The 52-Week Collection - Week 41: Wish

The Chinese New Year will approach very soon, what's your wishes for the coming year of rabbit? :)

The 52-Week Collection - Week 40: Regularity & Discipline

The 52-Week Collection - Week 39: History

There's an unique story behind everyone of us that makes us who we are. Sometimes it's kind of interesting to tell ourselves our own stories.

How to let go of negative emotions?

When there are so many things that could make us happy in this world, equally lots of things can make us unhappy. Learn how to let go of negative emotions can help us live our lives in a much easier way, in a much happier manner. Being happy or not, the time is gonna fly away none the less, so why don't us live it happily?

Doing what we like to do is a way to get rid of our disturbing negative emotions, for me cooking and taking photos are one of the best entertainments, when the food is ready to eat, I will feel happier, like the blue berry muffins I made today. :):)

Other than doing what we like to do, a while ago I came across a very helpful video on the web about how to let go our negative emotions, everybody can do it, although it cannot solve the problems that arouse our negative emotions, at least we can face the problems in a better mood, which might help us solve the problems in a better way. 

So, here are the 5 steps:

1. Find a quiet place, you can close your eyes if you like, welcome and feel the emotions that we are trying to get rid of, whether it is sadness ,anger, anxiousness, or anything that is bothering us, just experience the feeling.

2. After experiencing the emotions, ask yourself the first question 

"Could I let go of this feeling?" and Answer yourself "Yes"

3. Ask yourself the second question

"Would I let go of this feeling?" and Answer yourself "Yes"

4. Ask yourself the final question

"When?" and Answer yourself "Now" 

5. Repeat the whole process for 2-3 times until you feel better.

Again, this might not help solving the problems but at least we can now face the challenges again in a more positive emotion! 

Thanks Karen for sharing such a wonderful video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aCRo872l4k

Take care.

Congregation - and I am graduated!

30th November, 2010
..."By virtue of the authority vested in me, I admit these candidates to the degrees for which they have been presented." Said the Pro-Chancellor. It was the moment we have been waiting for after all these years' studies, and it marks the end of my 3 years' undergraduate life in the university.

It was a touching moment - When Prof. Tsui, our Vice-Chancellor, reminded us of the support and love from our family, teachers and friends during the time when we were a student. I said to myself back in year 1 that 3 years of university life would fly away very soon, it was true, and indeed, it flied away faster than I have excepted.

Road will not be as easy after graduation I think. It will not be as simple as before, we don't have a pattern to follow anymore, compared to going to kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, university - that all we need to do is to study hard and learn as much as we can. Suddenly, the protection shield seemed to be expired and we will need to take what we learnt to the real world - the university of society. Stepping away from the comfort zone is not easy until we have found our courage and determination to do so, and, don't let our fears to hold back our dreams.

I am proud of being a graduate of my university, thank you my school, teachers, family and friends.

The 52-Week Collection - Week 38: A Bunch of Love

This bunch of flower is unique and full of love, specially wrapped for my graduation day with my mum. :D:D

The 52-Week Collection - Week 37: Choices

Everyday, every minute, we are making choices...
how colorful would we like our life to be? the choices are on our hands...

“Life is a sum of all your choices.”  ~Albert Camus

The 52-Week Collection - Week 35 Shine

Be the one that shines.

Childhood

On my way to work, I always walk pass a primary school and a kindergarten. Hearing the laughter when the kids are having sports lesson on the playground and small kids saying "One, Two, Three..." after their teacher, suddenly I realized how far those experience / memories are behind me now.

I couldn't quite remember the time when I was in the kindergarten, my parents told me most of the things back in those time which I don't remember.
I do remember a bit of my primary school experience, like how naughty I was back then, running around with boys, fooling around with my classmates. I think they would be surprised to see how I have grown into now. I myself, am surprised too at the change of my personality throughout these 10 years. Back then, I didn't quite remember exactly what has happened but I was 'powerful' enough to push the boy sitting next to me off the chair because he pissed me off...LoL now when I think about it, it's kind of a funny memory *HAHAHA*. (and now I learnt how to control myself well, so don't worry when you are sitting next to me...LoL)

I was a fast runner back in primary school, my legs earned me 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal(considered as a flaw back then) in 100M, relay race and basketball on school sports days. Well...about the sports gene, I don't think they are very active now (overpowered by the fat gene?!)...LoL but I do like to play most of the sports still!

English, Music and cooking classes were my favorite subjects in secondary school. Proudly to be ranked #1 in music for quite a few years, partly because I was one of the pianists for morning assembly and I could play piano okay. However, due to the fact that my instinct interest in piano was overpowered by external forces in the last few years of my piano-learning, and that I was not in a very good relationship with my teacher, I couldn't enjoy playing piano anymore after I have obtained my grade 8 qualification. Now after a few years of cooling down period, I think I can pick up piano again in a new and easy way.

Back to the spot where I saw the kids running around on the playground, I wondered, when seeing the youngster doing what I did, are they enjoying what they are doing? Do they know that what they are doing are gonna be memorable experience? Do they know that those are their golden time in childhood?

If we have a pet we might have stronger feelings towards a life-cycle. When we see our dog young, full of energy, do our beloved dog knows that he's in his golden time? And I am pretty sure when our respectable elders see us, they would wonder "Do these young people know that they are in their golden time?"

Are we doing the right things? Are we doing things right?
Are we enjoying and treasuring the presents (gifts) that the present (now) gives us?

p.s my friend and I have attended a touching wedding of our friend today, there's a message about family that is inspiring. The speaker said what makes a family works start with loving our parents, for family might be the short form of Father And Mother I Love You (F-A-M-I-L-Y), when we have learnt how to love our parents and set an example for our kids, the family will automatically run well.

The 52-Week Collection - Week 34: reflection

Week 34!
The weather was cool and fine in the weekend, finally it feels like autumn! My family and I went hiking in that beautiful weather around one of the reservoirs in Hong Kong. We walked for about 3 hours, about 8.6 km and the scene was beautiful. This picture was taken around the half way through, a reflection of a big tree on clear water. It is so hard to believe that we have this beautiful scene in Hong Kong when we are living in the middle of our city. It might sound a bit weird to our foreign friends but you will get what we mean after you have visited Hong Kong!

When we were there, we can't actually see the real tree because it is so tall and there are lots of other plants nearby, but we can clearly see the tree through the reflection on the water. It was so beautiful and calm. The picture is 180 degree rotated. Let's love and protect our beautiful planet!