Thursday, October 30

Busy week...生活紧凑

My model on presentation


Last week was considered the busiest week in the UK here, has presentation every 3 days, have to submit report every 2 days. During weekend I have to work part time as well, plus I have to do the Buddhist Society's preparation. Some more house work, buying food, social gathering, and eating......all this activities has already fill up my leisure time. 

However, I try to stay cool in my busy life. I train myself wake up at 530am in the morning and go to studio at 630am. Everyday, I will take an hour to have my lovely breakfast and reading news paper regularly. Normally, I will take an hours break for my lunch, and go back home to have my dinner at 7pm. At night I go to bed at 1130pm. And I won't do any studio work at home, but I will do other things like buddhist soc or sometime have a movie :p

Actually, I think 'busy' until no time is just a concept in our life. What we need is not an extra time but a proper time management. Fair to say, I keep changing my time to suit to different condition, so my sleeping time and wake up time might be very different during different period.

最近生活非常紧凑,每三天一个Presentation, 每两天要交一份report,加上又要打工,又要搞佛学会,减除生活作息,生活中并没有太多空余的时间。可能人长大了,我开始懂得如何面对生活的忙碌。记得以前师父说:人忙心不忙。现在我慢慢体会到,只要保持心中的安稳,再忙碌的生活也可以坦然面对,脚踏实地一步一步的走下去。不否认,有时的确会非常多东西要处理,但是当你仔细去想想,再安排一下时间,你会觉得‘很’多事情,其实算起来也不过是几样事情而已;再用心一点,你会觉得事情并不会像想象中复杂难搞;再专心一点,你会觉得事情不止是做‘完’,而且可以做的很‘好’。

当我审查我自己的时间,我发现其实我们还有很多时间是不知不觉化去了,这就是我们的惰性。我也是一个懒惰的人,但有时会想到人生短短,其实并没有许多时间让我们去浪费,心就会很自然地惭悔。当然,我说的浪费时间并不是指吃饭睡觉或看戏,而是不知自己在干什么,本来应该休息的不休息,应该做事的做不好,应该完成的事完不了,生活为了什么也不明了。。。

我很欣赏苹果电脑老板Steve Job的生活态度,每天起来告诉自己今天可能是生命的最后一天,所以要努力生活,不给生命留下遗憾,这才是佛教徒的生活态度。


Saturday, October 18

Buddhist Society Today...今天的佛学会


进过一年后的改进和努力,今天的佛学会终于看到一些成绩。回想一年前的星期五晚上,来佛学会的都是四五个人,有时人少到犹如出来喝茶而已,完全感受不到一个学会的存在;眼看这学会要生存下去也真不容易,缺少许多因缘。但我抱着一个原则,无论今天来的只有一人,只要他想学佛,学会都有存它在的理由。只要脚踏实地地一步一步经营,总有它生存的空间。就这样,这一年我就承担了主席这个职位,一心一意只想不让佛学会倒下来。

每次周五聚会,我都会提前半小时去准备,每次都会望着门口看看是否有人来。我每次都不会抱着太大的希望,只想今天来的人都能够愉快的学佛就好了。这个新学期开始以来,来佛学会的一直都有增加着,来了许多不同国家的人(有些来之连我不知道的国家那儿),从英国到俄罗斯,从马来西亚到澳大利亚,从香港到日本,可说是真正的国际化佛学会了。

如果你有看以前我的部落格,可以想象一路走来的不简单。所以我不会去想明天会有多少人来,但愿能一步一脚印地走下去,以一份小小的力量来完成弘法的使命。

Tuesday, October 14

New MacBook...新苹果


等待已久的‘新’苹果终于在昨天登场了。不知不觉我成了一年的忠心苹果迷,每逢苹果的Presentation我都会上网看;在马来西亚很多人认为买苹果的是有钱人而已,这是因为苹果一般的价位都比其他品牌高。可是对于我来说,苹果它并不是单纯的电脑,而是一件艺术品;苹果的设计并不是商业的产品,而是一种理念和哲学。

看着苹果简单不奢华的设计,你能够体会到原来美丽是那么的简约,不必装饰。看看苹果机提供的那几个connector hubs,你可以看到其实有时候生活并不需要太多的东西和执取,只要最基本的就可行了。苹果的设计理念是简单和简约,尽量减少不必要的东西,以达到本身功能的最高峰点。说起功能来,Window绝对不能和苹果比较,它的先进和创意绝对是科技界里的领导者。

嘿嘿。。。Apple可没有给我任何的广告费唷,我纯粹是站在欣赏这产品的角度去和大家分享。因为有时商业品牌也有它能够给我们一些学习的地方。有关苹果的哲学实在是无法在这里一一讲完,如果你有兴趣,不妨查查看它的历史背景,因为它的成功的路也是跌跌撞撞而来的。

p/s: 按此更多详细的报告



Configurations

 2.0GHz MacBook
(MB466*/A)
2.4GHz MacBook
(MB467*/A)
EnclosurePrecision aluminium unibody
Processor2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
L2 cache3MB shared
System bus1066MHz
Memory2GB (two 1GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500); supports up to 4GB
Hard drive4160GB Serial ATA; 5400-rpm250GB Serial ATA; 5400-rpm
Slot-loading optical drive8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3
VideoBuilt-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, and Dual-Link DVI (requires adapters, sold separately)
Display13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1280-by-800 resolution
USBTwo USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
AudioBuilt-in stereo speakers, built-in omnidirectional microphone, combined optical digital audio input/audio line in, combined optical digital audio output/audio line out
NetworkingBuilt-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet

Tuesday, October 7

Last year today...去年今天


Last year today, I was still struggling with the new UK's life. I just reviewed back my life last year today and it how the results are:-

Last year: Don't know how to cook, everyday just ate awful foods, or eat eggs everyday. Some more I have had the same menu everyday.
Todays: I am considered as good cooker, know how to cook rice, noodles, and vegetables. Indeed the big change is I eat outside more frequently now :p  Anyway, I have more good foods todays.

Last year: Life was boring, especially during weekend, do nothing and just stayed in the room looking on four walls, can sleep as long as I like.
Todays: Busy everyday, got studio works, president of Buddhist Society, part time jobs, meeting with friends, house works......cannot sleep long even I like to =.=

Last year: Save money, don't dare to spend any single penny if not necessary, will convert the pond (x 6 times ) in Ringgit Malaysia. I can remember all the prices in super market and spending time in shopping market just to get a cheaper foods.
Todays: Hihi.....I forgotten every single price in TESCO already, just buy whatever thing I like (no time to think too much)

Last year: Most of the times, I dun understand what the people here talking about, and similarly Amo dunno what I taking about, I always looked silly.
Todays: Hihi....can make joke with amo, some more I using English to teach Amo buddhism and do public speaking when represent society in certain meeting.

Emmm.....still got a lot of others changes, but no time to describe one by one lah. Ops!!! another biggest change today is more lazy to write blog: 

Last year: every 2/3 days a post
Today: 5 to 2 weeks per post =.=

Sorry, sorry....if you want some more about my changing you can click on my older post in 2007, cheers!

一年的时间,生活究竟可以有什么改变呢?而自己在这个异国也一年了,现在又开始向另外一年迈进。看回以前刚来到的时候,生活的糟糕真的惨不忍睹:不会煮只会吃,不会赚钱只会花,不会讲话只会听,没有朋友只有MSN和facebook, 没有事情做只有睡觉。。。还好,一步一步地熬了过来,慢慢地建立起自己丰富的生活。有人说看到自己的成长是最愉快的,但是过程不一定美好的;一年的阅历让自己成长不少,见识过许多的人事物,也面对过不少的困难,当然也拥有许多美好的回忆。一年的价值原来是那么神奇,只要你踏出第一步去创造生活。凡走过必留下痕迹,不管生活过程是那么的困难单调,或是精彩连连,都有值得我们回味的地方。

Friday, October 3

Don't Work too hard...加油

在马来西亚,如果我们要与同学或朋友们说一些对他们学业或工作鼓励的话,我们肯定会说:“加油!!”。 但是如果你跟Amo说一些鼓励的话,你应该说:“Don't Work too hard!” 这是东西方文化的不同,我们比较喜欢做,他们比较喜欢轻松;当你说Dont Work too hard, 意思就是说你已经很努力了,非常了不起(要知道,老外常常会说反话,这是他们的幽默)。不明白的话,还以为他们妒忌我们努力,要我们‘别太努力’呢!

这方面我们可以多参考一下,许多工作的环境一味地要求员工做,做,做!而导致我们失去生活的平衡,要想想,若连生活都失调的人如何能够在工作上有好的表现?如何有热诚去完成手上的任务?虽然有人说老外很多都很懒,倒不如说他们很多都很会享受生活;而东方的文化就缺少了教人享受生活,很多时候工作和生活都分不清楚,忙忙碌碌是许多上班族的写照。老外喜欢‘Work hard(smart), play hard' 一当下班时间到了,他们才不管什么工作不工作的,放下手头上的事情回家去。

其实,我们应该从工作和生活之间取一个平衡点,最好的情况是我们实现东方的努力的精神,西方享受生活的原则,所以除了告诉你同伴:加油!,有时也要提醒他一下:Don't Work Too Hard!!