Recently I am reading this book from a friend of mine who attended the MIP course.
Its quite lengthy. So its taking me a longggg time to read this. Hopefully I can finish this asap.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Theravada retreat - 2D and 3D objects - 1:30pm - 23/03/2013
My small little insight
I saw a kid's drawing on the wall. It literally looks 2D. Lol. Very cute. Even though it's drawn at an perspective angle, the carpet looks like it's viewed on top.
One thought came to my mind, why is it that our eyes viewed the world in 3D format (with am angle, obviously), even starting right from the time we were born, but why do we have to learn to draw in 3D perspective? And its so difficult to learn?
Is it - a skill we picked up?
- we are not really looking at objects? But only briefly seeing them, and let the rest register in our minds ( that's why we failed to capture the 3D aspect and let the mind do the rest of the generating to recognize it as 2D instead?
- and if we learn to be aware of our sight, to really 'see' carefully, will our drawings tremendously improve? And all those drawing lessons where the teacher pinpoint the nook and corners of ankles, feet, etc will be unnecessary?
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Company cutting costs
Currently I'm now contracted to this company that just went thru a big revamp one week before I started my work. The studio manager was axed suddenly and without reason nor notice. And that was the first week that the new CEO came in from India parent company.
2nd time he came, he came to axe another programmer. Whom I really liked and just had a beautiful baby girl borned in India just one week ago. Whilst wishing for my own contract to be changed to permanent job, I started to think about the Diamond Cutter theory. I remember it says very clearly that when a company start to cut down on welfare and etc, which is expected to help the company financially, but in fact, the company will be much worse off then before. Now I really see this with my own eyes. This is the perfect example, unfolding right before my eyes.
This team that I'm currently working with is an amazing team. They have the best people, and a perfect conducive learning environment. Even when I was lazy and lack of motivation in my last job, here, in this company, I saw myself stretched forward and taking things on my own and further then I have honestly ever tried to. And it's easy here to do so, because there are so many great people with talent here.
But when the new CEO started to come in and axe people, the entire atmosphere of the company changed. Initially people stayed till really late, working overtime without complaining, taking full pride in their own work. But the second time the boss came in to axe another staff, the entire staff started to panic, and actually start looking out for jobs right away. It's really irony, because, this is one team that I would say, could have the ability to make anything happen. So strong was this team that I never saw it before. It's a self-sustaining team that's so hard to come by.
So the Diamond Cutter theory IS correct. Once the company cuts thread benefits, down the company goes. Now no one really even have the mood to do late nights anymore. So theorically, we have actually become MORE expensive to hire.
Strange isn't it?
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Feels like I've gone home
Yesterday I went for my dentist appointment, and went back to Buddha Tooth temple for lunch. As I was offering incense, I made the wish to always be able to practise Buddhism in my future lives, whether I am in Pureland, or not in Pureland. And as I was traveling back from my dentist back to my work place, a feeling hit me suddenly, as I was walking down the steps of Bouna Vista mrt.
It felt like I had truely gone home, by saying this vow silently to Buddha and myself. Suddenly the feeling of thousands of repeated vows came flooding back to me. I felt like crying.. I was embraced by the familiar loving kindness of Buddhas and Boddhisattvas. I knew then its not the first time I made such a wish. I have found my true path in life again.
I am finally home.
It felt like I had truely gone home, by saying this vow silently to Buddha and myself. Suddenly the feeling of thousands of repeated vows came flooding back to me. I felt like crying.. I was embraced by the familiar loving kindness of Buddhas and Boddhisattvas. I knew then its not the first time I made such a wish. I have found my true path in life again.
I am finally home.
Abnormality
Recently it has been increasingly obvious.. that I don't belong in normal crowd.. and the things that occupy my mind day and night is hardly on one's dinner conversations. I wish I can talk about nail polish all day long too.. but I just can't.
Now with more awareness, I'm beginning to see that I was made differently all along. I thought others was weird and insisted that they are missing something. Now, then I realize, its me that's the odd one out, not them! They are normal!
Now with more awareness, I'm beginning to see that I was made differently all along. I thought others was weird and insisted that they are missing something. Now, then I realize, its me that's the odd one out, not them! They are normal!
Sunday, April 07, 2013
My birth day :)
Today I made a card for my parents, inspired by the card I saw during my retreat in end March.
It was made by a small kid apparently, and on it, it writes: "感恩父母养育之恩。"
When I saw that, I was very touched. Even a small kid has done it, yet I have never wrote a card for my parents before to thank them for bringing me up (which is a difficult thing to do, lol. I wasn't the easiest kid).
Thus, I wrote some things for my parents today. :)
It was made by a small kid apparently, and on it, it writes: "感恩父母养育之恩。"
When I saw that, I was very touched. Even a small kid has done it, yet I have never wrote a card for my parents before to thank them for bringing me up (which is a difficult thing to do, lol. I wasn't the easiest kid).
Thus, I wrote some things for my parents today. :)
谢谢父母养育之恩！ : )
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
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