Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Turbulence is the spice of life



我很喜歡做茶葉蛋,比起香醇的味道,我更加享受剝開龜裂蛋殼後,看到那均勻色澤時的完滿感覺。在三聯打書釘時,翻到黃桐的《人生就像茶葉蛋,有裂痕才入味》,覺得很有意思,但最終沒有買下。到圖書館去測試一下運氣,竟然隨便就找到。很喜歡他寫的心靈小語:

生命的傷痕,讓人生更入味
若現在的你人生一切順遂,我替你欣喜;若現在的你正飽受現實磨難,我替你祈禱。更請你相信,「天下沒有白受的苦」,人生中的種種考驗終會過去,如同落花化為春泥,孕育出加倍豐盛、美妙的生命﹗

與其逃避痛苦,不如學習如何與它共處
當你感到痛苦,甚至感到絶望的時候,請試著用不同的角度,來看待相同的人生吧﹗這麼做能讓我們看到截然不同的人生風景,從中發掘值得奮鬥的力量。
如果人生中一些遺憾無法轉變,那麼,我們只能選擇釋懷,試著與它共存;然後最終我們將學會「放下」。當我們放下的時候,生命也自然地綻放了﹗

只要家還在,就是幸福
很多人習慣性地抱怨自己不幸,卻從來沒有察覺,幸福其實一直都在身邊 因為,只要「家」還在,只要我們還擁有「愛」,就已經是老天最寶貴的恩賜。

最美麗的心,就是同理心
最能展現一個人教養、內涵的情操,莫過於同理心。一個人的同理心或許很微小,但眾人若能一起發揮同理心,就可以成為提升社會的驚人力量﹗

快樂小鎮在何方?
世上有什麼東西,是分給別人不會減少,自己反而愈來愈多?答案就是怏樂﹗對身邊的人多一點關懷、多一點善意,我們就會發現自己在過程中揮別了憂鬱,提升了快樂指數﹗

如果「此路不通」,那就換條路走
很多人希望伴侶,孩子改正缺點,於是日復一日說一樣的話、發一樣的脾氣………結果都是徒勞無功,只讓自己感到心力交瘁。既然如此,為什麼不「換個方法」?溝通方式改變了,結果也才能跟著改變﹗

煩惱其實不存在於外界,而是源自我們的心
我們都是平凡人,因此很難做到斷絶煩惱的工夫,但我們卻可以提醒自己放下煩惱,讓煩惱對情緒的傷害減到最低﹗

人生的兩個包袱
如果仇恨不能讓昨天變得更好,只會讓明天變得更糟,那麼仇恨就沒有任意義,只是徒然折磨自己罷了﹗若能停止咀嚼痛苦,把目光放在快樂的事物上,我們就能漸漸忘記過去的陰霾,看到明天的希望﹗

完美其實從來不存在
面對我們所愛的人,喜歡他們的長處之餘,更該包容、接受他的短處;與其不斷批評,不如多幾聲讚美 這才是讓「愛」永遠「保鮮」的方式。

別讓「信念」淪為「執念」
生命中如果有太多堅持,那麼我們的「信念」時常會變成「執念」,讓自己痛苦不已。既然人生不可能事事如意,不如讓自己多一點彈性,懂得伸縮自如的人,往往比較快樂﹗

你對,不代表他錯
這世界有千萬個人,就會有千萬種想法,你認為正確的事,別人未必會同意,反之亦然。試著做一個更包容、更有雅量的人,我們就能大大地拓展自己的視野,豐富自己的生命。

讓優點消減缺點
我們身旁的人,常會有讓我們難以忍受的缺點。然而急急地指責對方,往往不會讓缺點消失,只會引發不必會的衝突。試著發覺對方的優點並加以鼓勵,其實才是更事半功倍的聰明方法﹗

Circle of Life - Lion King


是否覺得似曾相識呢?是否覺得有點你我他的模樣呢?告訴大家,這不是給你們看的,是給自己看的。共勉之……

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Be a sunflower

Masterpiece


When your living becomes too tense and difficult, try to relax and seek more balance.  Taking a vacation is one way to forget worries.  The “vacation” I am thinking here is not just the “vacation” you are thinking of.  I am talking about a vacation from a problem.  I am talking about a vacation from worrying about how boring or dumb I am.  I am talking about a vacation from worrying about how far we can go, how much we have to do, or how a relationship is nagging us. 




Looking at the lovely sunflower, let’s turn toward the warm light of the sun.     

Pepero Day

 
My kids asked me how would I like to celebrate my coming birthday.


Then, give me a day of holiday.  It's Remembrance Day.



Then, buy me pepero sticks.  It's Pepero Day. 



So, let's enjoy a sweet and romantic holiday on my birthday.

Saturday, 17 September 2011

愛心飯盒

我最鍾意飲 Yakult, 但要成 CAD3.95一排,好似貴咗D喎﹗


Meggy 話我這個太太真太懶,最近完全無寫BLOG。實情係,這個新學年我又有新攪作 - 就喺每日為兩個孩子做新鮮愛心飯盒,並在他們午飯時專遞給他們。

就係因為我攞嚟做,所以大仔無再投訴要食翻叮飯,細仔都無再投訴嗰D飯壺味惡頂,仲有D同學話佢哋D飯盒好似好好食咁話喎﹗細路仔就真係細路仔;其實,一切都只是表面假象啫﹗

When we look up close at things, you will find simple things can be sources of great pleasures and hidden wonders of life.  While sucking my favorite Japadog, I started to realize that mustard and relish are embellishments that improve the taste of hot dog.  Each day, let's try to add one little embellishment to improve our lives.  Perhaps, by adding one little embellishment, I can improve the taste of their lunch, or perhaps the taste of their lives too.  

你係咩嘢級?

Suppa doujyou 



小朋友在街上大聲問我:「媽咪,你係咩嘢CUP?」攪到周圍D人望住我地一家。




其實小朋友係想問我食嗰一粒Suppa doujyou 係初級、中級、上級定係達人級啫﹗













各位姐妹,仲記唔記得細嗰時成日食嘅 Super Lemon 呢?咁,你又係咩嘢級呢?

Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Paradoxes




Life is full of paradoxes.  I want to change myself but accept myself.  I want to treat matters less seriously, and also more seriously.  I want to use my time wisely, but I also want to wander, eat, pray and love.  I want to think about something so I can forget something.  I want to let go of anxiety about the future, yet keep myself energetic and ambitious.  I want to do nothing, but equally want to do whatever at whim.  I hope someone can show me the answer, but I enjoy finding it out by my own self. 

So, that is life.  So, life is fun.

Monday, 5 September 2011

Totally myself


Finally I had an epiphany that I was overweighed.

We all know the secret of losing weight – eat better, eat less and exercise more.  I understand this law but I need to grapple with it for myself, just because I want to minimize the chance of drawing back.  I know my problem - I want to lose weight but I don’t want to make too many changes in the first move.  I did not really want to uproot myself; instead I would rather focus on improving my style as it was.  I keep eating affluent servings when I am hungry and intake less when I don’t feel hungry, without exercises, without starvation.  I understand this style of dieting won’t have overwhelming result but I understand it suits me better and stay longer, at least for the initial stage.  What I just need is to create a personal scheme to put dieting ideas into practice in my life, with a bundle of dessert, soft drinks, carnivore, and keep fine-tuning.

What did my son say?  “Ideology!  It’s totally ideology.  Let’s see whether you can lose weight by sheer ideology.”

我的健康週記 – 一大步後的一小步

第一星期:143-10=133
第一個月:144-10-3=130

其實第一個目標只是卑微的130磅,沒有既定的時間表、沒有傳說中的減肥血淚史、生活作息亦沒有大改動;竟然一個星期內就減了10磅,一個月以來就達標減到130了。




Lunch after bowling

第一個星期的唯一改變,就是晚餐盡量只吃一只西柚,其餘兩餐都無變,仍然是大魚大肉多菜,餐前餐後汽水生果甜品任飲任食。我說盡量,因為間中仍有出外吃晚飯。其實我都覺得這個節食行動不知所謂,如果你堅信 No pain, No gain 的話,那我的所謂純節食減肥,就真的是得啖笑﹗幸好托懶,一個星期內就輕了10磅。


A peek into my snack

其後磅數都是橫行,維持在133135磅。其間最驚險就是去了美國短遊,每天在外吃飯,最慘山卡啦鄉下地方,一喺高脂多肉無菜deep fried肥仔餐,一喺不知所謂難食到暈的中餐日餐,又或者你可以選擇唔食囉﹗幸好全程乾煎行山路行得好甘,回來仍然是133135磅,無減亦無升喎﹗

旅行回來數天,人生首次覺得在家自行做住家飯,原來是一件感恩的事啊﹗這幾天,由於人懶的關係沒有出外買西柚做晚餐,分别以木瓜、烤三文魚、西瓜、豆腐做輕食,四天以來竟然降至130磅。

My snack (healthier version)

我開始覺得天主對我真的不薄,竟然唔使出汗、唔使捱餓、唔使食藥、完全無難度、輕輕鬆鬆就達到首個目標。除了感謝主之外,我真係唔知講D咩好?希望這個小小的奇蹟,不只是一刹那的光輝就好了﹗

Sunday, 4 September 2011

Enjoy Nature



When my kids decided to visit Yellowstone National Park, I kept on worrying about the sunburn, the dry skin and the whacked limbs. Surprisingly, the short trip renews my spirit by deepening my connection to nature.  Excuse me that I am not so poetic to describe how it was when I was walking atop of hot springs, geysers, steaming by the heat and dry waves, smelling the sulphides, listening to the streams and falls but feeling the pulse of nature. 



We are living in a miracle and often fail to notice it.  It is a blessing to live in awe of the miracle of life, in awe of the sun, water sky, earth, people, flowers, laughter, smiles, and a myriad of other amazing things.  Let’s enjoy the miracle around us.  Here’s a flower to someone who counts in my life, a flower carrying my affection.   


SMAP 世界上唯一的花