Lao Zi

As i stepped over the red door into the temple, i saw Lao Zi standing at the far end of the room in front of a gong. He told me to follow him and I obliged. He showed me the stairs towards the second floor and we climbed up the wooden stairway up to an open room. There was a round table, there was two other ladies sitting on the table, they were dressed in traditional chinese costume. He told me to sit on a chair next to them and he sat on the other side, facing us.

Upon the empty table, he conjured up a porcelain bowl in front of our very eyes. He asked us to begin the meal, and the empty bowl was filled up with warm soft rice. We started eating with chopsticks, the rice tasted very fragrant. Halfway during the meal, he snapped his fingers and the bowl disappeared. He smiled and said, “Everything is created by our imagination. By using our thoughts, we can create what we imagine.”

Following that, he told each one of us to do an excercise. He told the first disciple to conjuer a bowl, she looked at the table and concentrated. In an instant, a bowl appeared! After which, he told the second disciple to fill the bowl with rice. She concentrated her thoughts on the bowl, and the bowl was indeed filled with rice. When it came to my turn, he told me to try leviating in the air. I was hesistant as i know that is not physically possible. He told me not to think of anything and let my thoughts flow. I listened to his instructions, the next moment, I looked down and saw my feet was off the ground!

We thanked the master for the lesson. I opened my eyes and saw that I was back in my room. After rubbing my eyes, I realised the master has visited me during my dream.

Things To Do

I have so many things that I would like to do yet there is so little time! I don’t understand how people could just do “nothing” because I constantly have to do “something”.

I am missing the days where I had time to myself to do whatever I wanted. Now, my life is run by school assignments, exams, deadlines etc. I want to do things that I can enjoy at my own pace.

I have many plans after exams… many things to do actually. I think I have to give up some things for other things that are coming into my life.

Everyday I thank for the abundance in my life and the abundance that the future brings. There are many things to be grateful about, I am starting to appreciate every thing that I have around me.

Sigh… I just need more time to do more things. There are endless of things-to-do.

Crystal Heart

My crystal heart is soft and fragile
Treat it with gentle loving care.

Don’t break it….

Love & Gratitude

A picture of a water crystal after saying “love and gratitude” to it.

“I will kill you.”
Imagine what our thoughts could do to us if they could do that to crystals?

Pictures from Dr Emoto Website

Time Is Spiraling

I wished that time would stand still, but it never stops for anyone…

Model: Averal
Photographer: Jericho

Brought to you by A.D Creative Productions

A Happy Day at Ikea

We had lots of fun at ikea, the first thing we did was to order those famous meatballs! It looks extremely delicious with Jeri’s photography skills! I am still dreaming about them after getting home, it is just so tasty. What we liked about Tampines Ikea is that it is in a wide open area. We chose a window seat, looking out we could see green fields! A rarity in land scarce Singapore. Jeri was reminded of his trip to Australia while we were there, the place was hardly full, there is lots of space and parking areas sprawled across - unlike the multi tiered carparks that we have.

We had lots of fun browsing through and trying out items, and there is no one to “disturb” us! So, we are free to wear, seat and experiment with all the displays! It is wonderful when there are no sales representatives trying to follow us around. We could make better purchasing decisions when left at peace, in fact, i only spent $13 on some vase bottles when we were there!

Other then the usual shopping, girls might want to take this opportunity to domesticate their boyfriends. I had a fun time making Jeri push the trays and carry all my shopping bags (evil laughter). He just looks so adorably cute when he is being a good-little-househusband. Also, make him lay down all the food for you while you do a kitty cat dance! If he misses out a packet of salt or sugar, make him run to get it for you with a pout! (omg i am soooo evil!). This is the perfect opportunity to get to know your partner better, especially when it comes to choosing the furniture… does he like what you like? I am glad Jeri likes my ideas although he does not know when to take me seriously because my mind changes all the time…

Ok, lets get down to business. The reason why we were at ikea was to choose a office set for his room. And… we found the perfect solution for a home based office start up… under the price tag of $500. No need to pay rental, just do it at home! We decided that this office set is great as it is quite stylish and have lots and lots of cubes for storage capacity. The table can be extended in future. I think this is quite suitable for a small office space.

Ikea anyone?

Meatballs And Ikea

I am feeling very happy now because Jeri is going to bring me to Ikea! We are looking at setting up his home office. He is currently a wedding photographer who does really great artistic quality photos. (click link on the side to view his works!) He has quit his day job to pursue his passion full time. So, we are going to redecorate an empty room in his house! Its been really fun setting all these things up for the future because I believe in his gifts and I guess, in life we just have to do things that makes us happy.

I am excited because I feel that lots of things are going to happen for the future. It is a wild roller coaster ride! Especially when you are starting out on your own. I realised the difference between people is direction - with a direction you will go far in life - without a direction you end up working [for others] direction and  in the process, you sell your soul to their goals.

Instead of following others blindly, I think that everyone of us should set our own goals in life, because after all, we are the controllers of our destiny. I have submitted to the fact that I am meant to be a writer and I am working very hard on it - my inspiration comes and goes - I cant seem to complete my projects and there are many half completed books I am writing simultaneously. You might have seen some bits and pieces of the projects I am working in fragments in this blog.

I do want to publish my first book on March 2009, it will be named The Darkest Days, a limited first print edition of 500 copies will be published in Singapore. If things turn out well, I will publish a second edition. I would like to share my works with the literature community in Singapore because they are obviously very stagnated and they follow conventional forms, which is very dry and boring.

I am seeking to compile all the dark poetry I ever written over the past few years into a nicely illustrated book. I do vision myself becoming an author, possibly a full time one. I just love reading and writing, nothing can ever take that away from me. I might be dabbling in some marketing projects as well but they don’t hold my attention for long. The future is filled with so much possibilies that I can’t seem to contain my enthuasm on what tomorrow brings.

For now, I will be dreaming of swedish meatballs and Jeri’s dark brown eyes.

The Paradox of Unlimited Wants

In the commercialised world of today, we have trapped ourselves in an endless cycle of unlimited wants. There are so many things that we would like to have but cannot have. In economics, we learnt that the economy basically runs on the scarcity concept. There are limited resources but unlimited wants. This is the paradox of human nature.

Most of us, sitting here right now in front of a computer screen, have abundance in our lives. In fact, we have so much that we can indulge in technology, games and hobbies. There is actually no lack of our needs as we have a roof over our heads and food to eat. We are living in a world that we “want” and not “need” something. We want luxury items like the latest Wifi and Iphone. However, these does not come for free. The value of the item is based on the perceived value of what it is. For example, the Iphone cost $100 to manufacture in a factory in China. However, because we perceive the value to be much more compared to the other high end phones in the market it is valued at SG$1000.

Majority of us “trap” ourselves in the illusion of wants. The marketing efforts of these companies somehow has a defined what is “in” and “out”, leading us to think what we have now is rather old fashioned and should be upgraded when in fact, there is no need for that as it is still in proper working order, like the latest flat screen televisions for example.

Breaking down the material code of unlimited wants has also led to my redefinition of happiness. If we continuously tell ourselves that we want this and that, we would not be truly happy because of the lack of [the thing] itself. However, it is not that we need it, it is just an illusion that it makes us happy by owning the item that we desire.

Kings and queens of the past has surrounded themselves with exquisite treasures but some of them were never happy in their entire lives no matter how much they owned. They knew they would not be able to bring these items to the other world when they leave this place. They feared the imminent death that they built pyramids and monuments to preserve their legacy. It is strange indeed, that nothing can replace the value of happiness.

Happiness In The Material World

The world is not one dimensional. There are overlapping dimensions. What our physical eyes can see is not what it is to all. However, many of us live in a one dimensional world, it is also called the material world. Many of us feel empty because of the lack of material objects ( the latest iphone, laptops, cars etc). There are infinite wants but limited resources. As a result, many of us want more material objects to fill this “emptiness” in our lives. So, we always feel that we are in a state of poverty.

However, life is not about just having material possessions. It is also about spirtual well being, in fact, being spiritually fulfilled is more important then being materially fulfilled. To attain spiritual well being, we have to understand our life’s purpose, our past lives and our vision for the future. Then again, most people do not realise the key to happiness is what lies within their hearts. Our heart will tell us what is best for us. Many people choose to ignore and surpress their feelings to conform to expectations.

By understanding ourselves, we learn to accept ourselves. By accepting yourself for who you are, you wil be able love yourself. Only by loving yourself you can then share the love with the people around you to make them happy.

This is the key to happiness which we all know but hide inside.

A Reservoir of Boundless Gifts

Within everyone of us, lies a reservoir of untapped gifts.
We do not realise our full potential because of our self imposed limitations

Imagine, the wonderful contributions to the world you could create if you could let your mind go freely, amassing the knowledge in the whole universe, tapping into all the resources you need to create your works.

Let yourself go, do not hinder yourself.

Hindrance comes from within, limitations are boundless.

If everyone of us awaken to the idea of infinite possibilities, imagine the amount of happiness we could derive out of our gifts. Imagine a world of resources, waiting for you to summon them at your call. Imagine, the pyramids, the great wall, the hanging gardens of babylon. Imagine all that you ever wanted.

The new energies are readily coming into the world, feel their higher vibrations, their godlike energy, flowing into your body, empowering your soul. Feel the silver white light flowing into your body. Feel the control in your hands, using your hands to create goodness for all.

Feel yourself levitating through the air, with white light covering your body, protecting you from all harm. Feel yourself becoming closer to the core of god. Feel the angels around you, hear the bells ringing in your ears.

Listen to your heart, listen to your purpose. Let it guide your way.

May the light be with you.