Calligraphy - words of wisdom of Bhante Javana 书法作品——书快慧尊者法语

心空是善，心乱是恶。
款识：
敬录快慧禅师法语 此其一也
己丑之春 东暐书


善事不离手，善言不离口，善念不离心。
款识：
快慧比丘法语
己丑年三月既望 东暐


心不乱想，人就快乐；
口不乱讲，家庭和乐；
身不乱作，世界和平。
款识：
己丑禊月敬录快慧禅师法语
东暐于崇皓草堂灯下


心想多不如想少，心想少不如想好法；
口讲多不如讲少，口讲少不如讲好言；
身作多不如作少，身作少不如作好事。
款识：
快慧尊者嘱予书其法语
己丑年暮春之初 东暐于崇皓堂


修慈
款识：
小山林禅修中心惠存
己丑年 东暐

Egypt: "The gift of Nile" - March 2008, Part 4

Karnak Temple - a dedication to the Theban gods and the glory of the pharoahs


In the temple compound.




Superb statues.


Pharoah.


Min - God of fertility. See his long long penis??

West Bank of Luxor - the site of royal burials


Colossi of Memnon.




Temple of Hatshepsut ('hot chicken soup'?) - where many tourists died in a terrorist attack years ago.


Casings of the mummies?


The famous Tomb of Tutankhamun is beneath this tomb that u can see here.


Alabaster factory.


Shee-sha!!

Alexandria - the pearl of Mediterranean


Graeco-roman influence...


Pompey's Pillar.


Mediterranean Sea.

Egypt: "The gift of Nile" - March 2008, Part 3

Kom Ombo - land of Sobek


The temple.


Sobek - the crocodile god.


Us...


Birds.

Edfu - temple of Horus


Horus - without headgear.


Horus - with headgear.


I love this bird.


Temple guard.


Carvings.

Luxor Temple


Luxor Temple - best visited at night.


Pharoah.


Head of pharoah.

Hot air balloon at Luxor


To the west bank.


Balloons!!


View of the west bank from the balloon.


Picturesque!


This is how the air turned hot!

Egypt: "The gift of Nile" - March 2008, Part 2

Aswan - a favourite winter resort


Train to Aswan.


View from the train window.




The door to HAPPYness.


Felucca on the Nile.


Fauna.


Flora.


Tombs of the nobles on the west bank.


Nilometer.


Thousand-year-old dice.


Thousand-year-old hook.


Crocodile from Lake Nasser.

Philae Temple - feeling the romantic aura of Isis


Can feel the romantic aura??




The key of life.


Sah with a group of Egyptian girls from Alexandria.

Abu Simbel - a showcase of the greatness of Ramses II


Moving through desert.


The spectacular birth of Amun-ra... in the land where sunlight rules.


The great temple of Abu Simbel.


The temple of Hathor and Nefertari.


Jump!!

Egypt: "The gift of Nile" - March 2008, Part 1

Cairo - the triumphant city


Super dense Cairo.


University of Cairo.


Great balancing skills!


Khan el-Khalili market.


US-Arab fusion.


Papyrus - used from as early as 3000B.C.


Outside the museum. Plenty of mummies in there - even the hair was well preserved!

The pyramids

Building of the pyramids were a series of experiments (by the aliens?). U can see the obvious evolution from the pictures below...


At the prototype 'step pyramid' with my friend Dr. Mohamed, a geriatrician in Egypt.


Then they tried to build a real smooth pyramid without steps but oooops... too ambitious and had to change to a less steep angle, resulting in this 'curved pyramid'.


Yeah they finally succeeded in building a real pyramid - the Red Pyramid, albeit at an angle which is not very steep, resulting in a not-so-tall pyramid.


Eventually the optimal angle to build a pyramid which is straight and tall yet won't collapse was discovered. These are the three main pyramids at the Giza Plateau.


Guard.


Camel ride!


Ancient writing - hieroglyphs.


Pyramid of Khufu.


Pyramid of Khafre.


Pyramid of Menkaure.


Standing on the pyramid - see these huge rocks.


The Great Sphinx.


Camel.


Village woman.


Taking a break...

A travelogue of Egypt - March 2008

It's been a year since our visit to Egypt. It was actually our honeymoon trip.

"Honeymoon? In Egypt??"

Yeah that was the reaction of many of our friends and relatives when they came to know that we're going to Egypt for honeymoon. Why not Bali, Paris, the Carribeans, Maldives, or even China? Well, it's because of our interest in human civilisation and history I guess. This place with the only real Wonder of the World had been on our 'must go places' list so off we went!

Will put up some old photos when we were there starting tomorrow. It'll be a black & white series, so this is gonna be the only coloured photo! Do u like the very blue sky without clouds?

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 25 (Interesting signboards)

最後啦！和大家分享臺灣人的創意招牌。
25th part of Taiwan! Phew! Can't believe it. Imagine how many posts will I need when I go on a month's backpacking?? Well, ladies and gentlemen, this IS the last part for Taiwan. It's on some interesting and funny signboards of shops in Taiwan. To all banana frens and readers (no offence!), i apologise as they'll not be funny if translated... so no translation! :P


很明顯衝著哪一家咖啡廳而來。


好色女人的精品服飾不知是怎樣的？


這個更讚！


你敢給他剪嗎？


胖得很可愛。


看了上面幾個招牌后，你應該知道臺灣的招牌是從左讀到右，而不是從右讀到左的吧！哈哈！

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 24 (Taipei last day)

最後一天，在臺北市到處走走。
Spent our last day exploring Taipei city itself.




在一閒店外看到這孤獨的小可愛，阿莎忍不住上前陪她。


不可不去的永康街鼎泰豐縂店。The famous Din Tai Fung.


這裡的侍應服務態度一流！The service in the restaurant is definitely world class!


招牌小籠包——名不虛傳！囘馬后我們到The Gardens的鼎泰豐分店再試小籠包，不比總店的好吃！The steamed pork dumplings - simply the best! After we're back in Malaysia, we went to the Din Tai Fung branch in the Gardens and tried the dumplings - they're not as good as those in their Taiwan shop la!


冰舘。Ice Monster.


也是名不虛傳！I tell u, it's fantastic - worth the shivering taking it in the cold winter!






101.

Not me!

(photo from Flickr)

Another rather funny incident in relation to my unique surname.


One day, 2 of my colleagues in the same dearptment were talking to each other...

Dr. A: "Eh, who's on call today?"
Dr. B: "Yew la."
Dr. A: "Yes ah? No la, I don think so."
Dr. B: "Yeah lah, Yew on call."
Dr. A: "No lah, cannot be."
Dr. B: "I've just checked the call list. I'm sure Yew on call."
Dr. A: "No no no, I'm not on call today!"
Dr. B: "Oooo.... hahaha, I was saying YEW is on call, not YOU!"

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 23 (Tzu Chi Hospital, Xin Dian)

阿莎的舅舅在新店的慈濟醫院上班，於是我們安排了一個早上隨他到那裏去參觀參觀。
Sah's uncle is a consultant in the Tzu Chi Hospital in Xin Dian, so we allocated a morning to visit the hospital with him.


The hospital building. 醫院外觀。


The life-guarding cornerstone - Tzu Chi hospitals are well known for its emphasis on humanity and caring values apart from scientific medical excellence. 守護生命的磐石——除了先進的醫療科技，慈濟醫院非常注重人文的關懷。


The new edition of the "Buddha attending to the sick" drawing. 新版“佛陀問病圖”。


Nurses and doctors are depicted as angels on the ceiling of the main lobby. 醫生和護士被喻為菩薩。


Volunteer pianist entertaining the sick. 音樂志工為病人彈奏鋼琴。




Despite being a Buddhist hospital, it respects the needs of patients of all religions, and there's no projecting of prayers of a particular religion through the loudspeaker every morning!! 雖然是佛教醫院，但病人的宗教信仰仍受到尊重。


Very cosy and homely space in the palliative ward for the terminally ill patients and family members. 心蓮（臨終）病房内供病人及家屬的舒適空間。


Counselling room. 輔導室。


There's an outdoor garden for almost every floor. 差不多每一樓病房外都有讓病人散步的公園。


Waiting space for free connecting buses to main MRT and bus stations. 病人在等候到捷運站和巴士車站的免費接駁車。


“志為人醫”

身為醫師，
應視救人為志願，
志為人醫。
人醫就是良醫；
不止治療患者的身體病痛，
也能念及安慰患者的心苦。
能解除病人生死苦難的醫師，
對病人而言就是貴人，
就是活佛。

——證嚴上人


With Sah's uncle. 和阿莎的舅舅合影。


Saw this chap near the hospital exit who came out for a smoke. See the iv drip and drip stand he was carrying? :D 在出口出看到這偷跑出來抽煙的病人。看到嗎...他把點滴也扛出來了！

Suckers

At the place where we had the department family day, there was this special therapy that they offer to those who are interested in it...

Introducing to you our old friend......


The leeches!!




To be more straightforward, they're a bunch of SUCKERS.

I said they're "old friends" not without a reason - leech therapy has been used as early as 3,500 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. And people have been trying to revive this ancient method of therapy and have been doing researches to ascertain its effectiveness in various conditions and its safety of use. Even the FDA have approved its use for certain conditions!


Now this fat obese lady is undergoing leech therapy...


Sucker...


More suckers...

And apparently she finds the lovely little things helped her quite a bit in relieving her osteoarthritis pain. I took the opportunity to ask the man in charged about using leech therapy if one can't get his 'batang' up. (not that i need it, mind u! :D)

"Definitely!" he said with a glow on his face, "just put the leech at the root of ur 'batang', and it's damn effective!"

Anyone wanna have a try? Heheh!


The leeches post feeding. Big fat suckers!

"F" you!

Skypaul wrote an entry about outdated lame jokes. That triggered an old thought of mine. If I'd pick an English name for myself, I'd definitely pick one which starts with the letter 'F', and I'll make a nametag which look exactly like above. How bout that - Dr. F Yew! Cool eh?!

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 22 (Yi Lan)

從花蓮囘臺北途中在宜蘭停一停，看元宵燈會去。真不好意思，清明都過了還在元宵。哈哈！
Had a stop at Yi Lan on our way back to Taipei for the lantern festival.


燈。Lanterns...


騎著海豚的牛。Ox riding on a dolphin.


熊貓。Kungfu Panda?


CD做的旺來。Pineapples made of CDs.


牛轉乾坤。














主體燈：科技牛。The main lantern.

Dept of Medicine Family Day, 11 Apr 2009 - Part 2

The night fell...


And everyone started off withe the food...


...some casual photos...




Then came the singing...








And acting...


Finally some oldies...


...and the ladies danced.

The event extended to the next day with some water sports but I did not stay overnight... Overall it was quite an enjoyable event though I just laid back and took photos most of the time... heheh!

Dept of Medicine Family Day, 11 Apr 2009 - Part 1

Participated in the Family Day of my department last Saturday in Agrotech Garden Resort, Ulu Langat...


Agrotech.


Registration.


Cheerful Cheah.


The organising chairperson - Sister Intan.


Group...


Solo...


The MOs and our boss.


It started raining cats and dogs shortly after lunch!


And the rain stopped finally.


Group photo before starting the outdoor activities.


Divided into groups.


Discuss...


Giant slippers.




Left... right... left...right...


Encourage...


Fall...


...and continue the battle!


Cheer...


Next game...




Throw...


Bowling...




Roll...


Voluntary judges...


Snap...


Watch...


Ready for the ball game...




All sorts of funny actions...






Mummy wrapping.



And the end results...

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 21 (around Hua Lian 2)

瑞穗牧場。Rui Sui Pasture.


鴕鳥。Ostrich.


喂鳥樂。Feeding...




看鴕鳥的睫毛多長多美，不知是用哪個牌子的睫毛膏？Beautiful eye lashes. Wonder which brand of lengthening mascara he uses?


乳牛。Mooo!!


乳頭。Teats!


尿尿牛。Peeing calf.




鮮奶雪糕。Milk ice cream.




掃叭石柱。Saoba Stone Pillars.


舞鶴茶園。Wu He tea plantation.






令人心醉的花海。Beautiful flower bed.


百花叢裏過，片葉不沾身。


小蜜蜂。Busy bee.


光復糖厰。Guang Fu Sugar Factory.




一流的雪糕！Great ice cream.

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 20 (around Hua Lian 1)

離開慈濟世界，我們在民宿阿姨的帶領下，開始花蓮縱谷游。


中國娃娃檳榔攤。只有檳榔，沒有西施。Betelnut stall without betelnut beauties.


鵝家庭。Goose family.


丑小鴨？The ugly duckling?


林田山的老火車。Old train at Lin Tian Mountain.


那裏曾是伐木的重地。It was an important logging area.


中山堂——當年的戲院。The old cinema in Lin Tian Mountain.




旭東亭——當年的婦女抱著孩子就在這裡等著到林裏伐木的丈夫歸來。The place where the ladies waited for their husbands who went into the logging forests to return.


這戶經營雜貨的人家從當年伐木的全盛時期就住到現在。


這就是山蘇。Ferns.


炸起來好好吃！Deep fried ferns - delicious!


參觀馬太鞍的原住民文化。這是養魚池裏為不同魚類設的“溫床”。The aborigines intelligent way of rearing fish in the pond.


大哥示範穿上原住民服飾。The aborigines traditional attire.


原住民在森林裏沒有煤氣爐，如何煮食？大哥來示範。首先將魚肉、蝦、青菜和水放進盤子裏。The natural way of cooking in the forest. First, put some fish, prawns, vegetables and water into the leaf container.


這是已燒熱幾小時了的特種石頭。These are special rocks that have been put into a fire for hours.


把熱石頭放到盤子裏去。Put the hot rocks into the plate.


滾燙！The cooking process.


可以吃啦！Ready to eat!


清光——可見多好吃。Empty! See how tasty it was!


當年多麽老土又胖嘟嘟的S.H.E.來過這裡。The then ugly looking S.H.E. been here before...


帥哥馬總統也曾來過。怎麽就沒有人如此盛裝迎接我們的？哈哈！...so did the handsome Mr. President! Hmmm... I wonder why we were not greeted with such grandious team huh? Darn...

Couplets for Sudhamma - 為Sudhamma佛學會撰聯

最近應芙蓉Sudhamma佛學會之邀寫的字。由於要兩幅對聯，便請老師夏振基（子固）先生“出手”，幸得夏老師豪爽地答應了！Have been asked to write some calligraphy for Sudhamma Buddhist Society, Seremban. Apart from me writing, I've invited my teacher, Mr. Ha Chan Kee to write a couplet as well and he happily obliged!


夏老師的對聯作品：
“靜味禪機翻貝葉，勤耕心地蒔蓮花。”
款識：己丑仲春吉旦 振基敬題

Mr. Ha's couplet:
"Taste the bliss of meditation
and study the Dhamma
in peace and serenity,

Cultivate the mind
like tending a blossoming lotus
with diligence and heedfulness."


我的對聯作品：
“風前勁葉稽真理，雨後新花悟妙禪。”
款識：己丑年稧月上浣 尚熙尤東瑋撰題

My work:
"Observe the green leaves
blowing in the breeze
and traverse the Noble Truth,

Contemplate on the budding blossoms
after a refreshing rain
and penetrate the supreme Dhamma."


又是拙作：戒、定、慧。
Another piece of my work: Sila (morality), Samadhi (concentration), Panna (wisdom).

Need some Viagra??

So the Pakatan managed to grab the two "Bukits" firmly in their hands - one in each hand - but still couldn't get that "Batang" up. Maybe need some Viagra like that aunty... or some Cialis or Levitra?? Heheh!

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 19 (Hua Lian - Tzu Chi)

第二天一早，我們走入慈濟世界看看。The next morning we visited the Tzu Chi world.


慈濟醫藥大學。Tzu Chi University.


佛教慈濟綜合醫院。Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital.


有名的“佛陀問病圖”——侍病者侍佛陀。The famous picture of the Buddha attending to the sick monk.




靜思堂。Still Thoughts Hall.


一步一蓮花。A lotus for every step.


證嚴上人當年居住的小木屋模型。A model of the small hut which Master Cheng Yen used to stay in.


靜思堂内的莊嚴觀音像。Beautifully carved Kuan Yin statue.


靜思堂内。The main hall.


多用途椅座——把椅背推前就可以跪著誦經，還可以將架子拉上來放經書。椅子内還可放包包，讓禮堂内看起來非常整齊。Multi-purpose innovative chair which can be changed into a platform for kneeling while reciting the suttas. Bags can be placed within the chair itself to make the hall look very clean and neat.

臺灣之旅 Taiwan trip 7-17 Feb 2009, Part 18 (Hua Lian - Taroko National Park 2)

唉！別理那討人厭的糞便，繼續停頓已久的臺灣之旅。

Lets forget about the shit and the fart and continue with the Taiwan story.


九曲洞乃太魯閣峽谷的精華路段，沿途可欣賞大理岩峽谷、溪流、斷層等。Tunnel of Nine Turns - one of the walkways with the most spectacular views of the marble gorge, sheer cliffs and tunnels.


魚躍龍門。看到嗎？Fish leaping across the dragon gate. Can u see it?


大理岩峽谷。




落石！Rockfall!


這裡的氣流是往上升的，若將輕如紙屑之類的東西丟在這裡，它將往上飛去。The flow of air here is upwards - if u let go of a piece of paper, it'll just fly up!


長春祠。

離開了太魯閣，我們到慈濟靜思精舍看看。We headed to Tzu Chi's Still Thoughts Abode.


靜思精舍。The Still Thoughts Abode.


留影。


一日不作，一日不食——師傅們的菜園。Vegetables planted by the nuns.


可愛的小沙彌。Cute novice monk.

夜裏在華蓮石藝街那裏觀賞原住民阿美族的舞蹈表演。We watched a dance performance by the aborigines in the evening.


身著傳統服裝的司儀。The emcee in traditional costumes.










舞。Dance.


賣力的舞者滿身大汗。The dancers soaked in sweat.


好多慈濟師傅也來了。


阿莎和眾原住民美媚。Sah and the girls.

看完了表演，又是吃的時候了！After the show, it's eating time again!








夜市里等人領養的狗狗。Dogs awaiting their new owner in the night market.


好命狗。Pampered dog.


獨樂樂的卡拉ok仁兄。This man was enjoying himself with his karaoke set.

And shit always comes with...

Yes u're right - it's biological gas! A loud first fart has been fired off!

Focus of the day

Focus of the day...



Najis... holy shit!!!

Well, sorry for the gross pic... but it's najis for real!