My Paintings

These are two paintings I painted in Class. I love them. Its Hibiscus and Chinese New Year flowers. I simply love them. Teacher says it can be better. Yes and i believe it can be better, so i practise almost everyday.

In Fact what I have realized is that Chinese Ink Painting is not an easy hobby. Its not only a form of Art, but its a form of exercise too. We have to learn how to control our energy and strength from our hand, arm and shoulder so that we can control the brush and paint. Its also a form breathing exercise too. When we paint, we have to do it with 1 deep breath (一气合成). No wonder the veteran painter can live up to 90 years old and still so strong and healthy.

Sembawang Park: My childhood Memory

Sembawang Park, a beautiful and serene beach park situated at the Northern most part of Singapore. The Park is just a 5 min bus ride from where I live, Sembawang Close. As far as I can remeber, this is a place full of happy childhood memories for me when I was younger. My parents will always bring my two elder brothers and myself to the beach Park during weekends for fishing, swimming and also our favourite crab cathching too. My parents will stay at the Jetty fishing while my brothers and me will go into the water to hunt for crabs. And at the end of the day, we usually have a "harvest of crabs" to bring home and enjoy, no doubt i am allergic to Crabs, but I enjoy the laughters and screamings from my brothers and I whenever we catch a crabs. Its was fun.

And 2 days ago when I revisited the Park, I realized that the park has changed tremendously. The park department has planted many tropical plants in the park, more shelters were built too. The waters are clearer compared to the last time I visited and when was that? Its 15 years. For 15 years i have not visited the park already no doubt its just a mere 5km away from my house. WHAT A SHAME......The next time whenever my overseas friends come to Singapore, the first place I will bring them to is my Childhood Beach, SEMBAWANG PARK. And I feel so proud that the Beach Park now is so beautiful and full of activities during the weekends and weekday nights.

感恩的心 Gratitude

在这新的一年(2011)我要感恩在我身边的每一个人。我感恩父母给我的养育之恩，我也感恩上天给了我一个明心见性的明师教会我佛法。我感恩我两位用心良苦哥哥的关心与关怀。教导我画国画与及写书法的两位好老师。我感恩上天给我的Nephews and Niece所带给我的欢乐。我也要感恩帮助我与教导我的好朋友与及佛堂的同们与及大自然所给予的一切。在此我更要感恩那些伤害过我，欺骗过我的人，遗弃过我和绊倒我的人。因为这些人磨练了我的意志力，见视力，也教会我生活要自立并强化了我的能力。感恩再感恩。

对我而言，感恩之心是走向成功的第一步。其实如果人们能够怀着一颗感恩的心面对生活，困厄的环境都可以变成沙漠中的绿洲。感恩之心要说也是以粒美好的种子，要懂得收藏也要懂得播种。感恩的心不止可挽救人的心情也可以改变人世间的情感世界。

想必而知，懂得感恩的人，往往是有谦虚之德，也是有敬畏的人。我从中学会了感恩之心可净化人们的心灵，也可提升我们的心智。感恩的生活是我们明眉的阳光，懂得感恩时，生活中就不会出现浮燥和不安，也一样能肖融许多的不满与失意。

总而言之，我们活着就是一种应该感恩的幸福。维有学会感恩，我们才会知足惜福。最后，让我们用最真诚感恩的心来打造我们幸福的未来，让感恩永恒的住在我们心中，让我们做最好的自己，用感恩的心成就最美好的人生。