Flowers In My Garden

I plant some flowers and leaf plants in my garden. Although it is not a very impressive garden but I try to keep it clean and tidy. Hubby had plan to build a garden with waterfall feature which I have objected strongly as I don't think we are both prepare to spend time and money to maintain it. I told him a simple garden will do as we are both busy and not the type to spend whole afternoon do gardening...........as our relaxing time is spent on net surfing, drinking coffee chit-chatting and watching TV (how unhealthy!!).

The flowers below are easy to maintain, just water, sunshine and weekly add in fertiliser and they will grow flowers easily.

This is Jasmine flowers, I could smell them even when I am in my sitting room.

This flower open up when its daytime and close when its night.

The lady sold me this flower called it Africa Rose, but I think it's called Daisy. She advised me not to water the plant too much.

This tiny yellow rose smells sweet and grow easily. I have about 10 roses at one time in this one single plant. Lots of sunshine and water.

The air in this area where I leave is very fresh and cooling. I don't even have to on air-conditioner at night, just open the window and a low speed fan will make the room comfy to sleep in. During rainy season, fog could be seen surround the whole housing area. It about 20 minutes drive to KL centre.

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St Valentine's Day

I knew my husband about 26 years ago on St Valentine's eve. The first few years we were just normal friends and spending a lot of time chit-chatting on the phone. We became serious three years later. Through out the years together, I didn't ask him to buy me flowers or gifts on Valentine's Day. I think Valentine's Day is being made too commercialised. Being a money, dollar and cent (sense) person, I would not want my loved one to spend hundred ringgit ($) to buy me a bouquet of flower.

But being a very sweet person, he bought me this:

Yes, three plastic rose. Some may say plastic flower is cheapskate, unromantic, it represents fake love blah blah.....but I really don't bother about all this bullshit. I still keep these flowers in my office drawer and it brings out the smile from my heart whenever I see them. After moving house for 5 times, I still keep them.

The first few years of courtship, we did go for candlelight dinner and one of them was at The Eden, which was a steak house and was an in thing then. It was located at the now Shahzan Tower, KL. There was also the Weld Swimming Pool (it was a public pool) next to it. Then we would adjourned to The Sapphire Disco at Yow Chuan Plaza and danced the night thru Donna Summer's Hot Stuff, Billy Joel's Uptown Girl and The Sting's Every Breath U take.

We still go for dinner together but not on the Valentine's Day, usually a day earlier and it is not a 'compulsory' thing. If we are busy we just forget about it. I think the meaning and spirit of Valentine's are more important......a caring gesture, a simple smile, kind words and loving touch are worth more than anything.

P/S Darling....ah, I went shopping the other day and saw this beautiful diamond bracelet......muahahaha!

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圣严法师

我自认对佛学尚在学习中。圣严法师著的 （正信的佛教）让我对佛教开悟不少。法师用简单的文字但清楚地讲解和分析我们对佛教疑惑。书里有一目录：佛陀是创世主吗？

里解：不。正信的佛教，没有创世主的观念。佛陀是人间的觉悟者，佛陀虽能觉悟世间的一却原理，但却无能改变世间已有的状态。佛陀虽能化度众生，众生能否得度，尚须由众生能否自我努力而决定。。。。因此， 佛陀不以创世主自居，什至不希望徒众们只对佛陀作形式上的崇拜；能够实践佛的言教，就等于见佛敬佛。。。。。。所以，佛陀不是创世主，也不是主宰神，佛陀只能教导众生离苦得乐的方法，佛陀自己虽已离苦得乐，但却不能代替众生离苦得乐。佛陀是大教育家，人天导师，而不是幻术家及魔术师，他用不着骗人家说（代人赎罪），他是教我们一却要自己对自己负责。


所以个人认为必：自修，自律，自救。

另一本是圣严法师著的一部分静思语。。。是生活智慧的一本书。我时常把它带在身边。每当我遇到问题或不快乐时，都会拿来看看。以下是法师的大智慧语录的一部分：

转一个角度来看世界，世界无限宽大，换一种立场来待人事，人事无不轻安。

一个缺口的杯子， 如果换一个角度看它，它仍然是圆的。

哭泣不能消灭昨日的哀伤，只会消灭明日的锐气。

甘愿做， 欢喜受。

心不难，事就不难。

生气是把别人的过错拿来惩罚自己。

面对它，接受它，处理它，放下它。

凡事往好的方面想，心中常存善念，遇事逢凶化吉。

要镜中人笑，必须自己先笑，这是种什么因，得什么果。

书里还有很多法师的善言劝告，文字简单，容易明白。

以上两本书只是圣严法师的一小部分，佛教之深妙也不能只凭这两本书说完。法师也推广禅宗静坐“数息观“，也写很多关于这方面的书。法师也不主张厚葬并推行礼仪环保。法师在世时要求他的葬礼简单环保。只用薄薄的棺材，烧了不入塔，不设坟，不立碑，死了就在这个世界消失。

圣严法师已在二月三号圆寂。享年八十。

阿弥陀佛

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