It had been a strange morning, and made me think back now that it was a good prediction of the day. This was what I saw when I walked Lee to the bus stop, and by the time I left for work the Eastern sky was completely dark grey. The rain clouds had spread evenly… Continue reading Grey Friday Morning
This is my contribution to Scott Thomas Photography Assignment 10: Autumn 2010. I hope you will join and please check his blog post for rules and deadline. Fall is a harvest season and below is a picture of my co-worker harvesting her rice paddy. I read once that when the ancient Indians looked into the… Continue reading The Colors of Autumn
jewel akens - the birds and the bees Raising a child is one of the most gratifying jobs and if Bo has anything to add to this, he would take most of the credit, but I would say it is a 50/50 percent share. I grew up with 7 sisters, and our parents never had… Continue reading The Birds and the Bees
Life Is a Highway by Tom Cochrane I received 5555 comments, this must be a sign. In Thai or Lao language, a 5 is pronounced as Ha, and many use 5555 as the sound of their LOL or laugh out loud, and I’ve seen this used by mostly Thai people. When I saw this 5555… Continue reading There is More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
I hope that the introduction post of May the Force be With You will give you a little insight that Animistic beliefs are still widely practiced in Laos. As for our neighboring country Thailand, they also share this belief because Buddhism in Thailand is also closely tied to animist beliefs and belief in ancestral spirits. … Continue reading Be Careful if You Asked for a Child From a Sacred Place
This is a translated article based on a real life story from Koosang Koosom Magazine, written by Mr. Nhandom from Lampang in Thai Language, translated by Nye. [Definition: “Nung” in Thai and Lao language has two meanings, one being the DVD movies, or another as dried Buffalo skin, the usage of the word “Nung” can… Continue reading Beware! Bring “Nung” without License into America and Fined $300
This is not a ghost story, but a real life story of a headless chicken who had the will to live for another 18 months after his head got cut off, he made it on the Guinness book of world records. “I’ve been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off” is the… Continue reading Mike the Headless Chicken
It seems like I’m going backward with my photos, I took these photos first. We got to Biltmore Estate around noon time and found a place for our picnic. Apparently we weren’t the only one, and there were several that were there before us. Seeing these Canadian geese made me think of the story that… Continue reading Canadian Geese at Biltmore
Have you ever been in a place or situation that it’s so tense and the air is so thick that you could cut it with a knife? I’ve been there and living it. I think many people don’t think before they speak, or maybe we just don’t see it coming, but as for me, I… Continue reading The Five dysfunctions of a Team
These photos of the rice paddy were taken today, but I’m not going to talk about the rice paddy. [updated 9/25/2008, I wrote a post of Clearing the land, and how rice straw can be converted to Ethanol fuel, and also other alternative uses.] A lot has happened recently, as we move forward to the… Continue reading Wind of Change
Phil Collins - True Colors I came across the teachings of Ven. Master Chin Kung, words of inspiration and motivation, as for some of us need it more than others...I know I do. Be grateful to those who have hurt or harmed you, for they have reinforced your determination. Be grateful to those who have… Continue reading Living In a Grateful World
Have you ever wonder as to why we don’t know the people that we want to know, and those that we know is not exactly what we thought they are, might be because of how we perceived them. I once heard a story, there was an elderly lady talking to a child. She has a… Continue reading Coin in Your Hand
I’m not one to believe in Karma but after reading Laotian Teacher’s post on Karma, I think it is somewhat interesting. I guess I don’t believe mainly because I seem to be a magnet on the bad things and attracted strange people into my life and I've come to a conclusion that niceness is not… Continue reading The Law of Karma
This is based on a book called Buddhism a Living Message, by Thera Piyadassi, this is especially helpful for those that like to say inappropriate things to people, is it really necessary to play mind game? Our nervous exhaustion is increasing with the speeding up of our life. People often return home after work with… Continue reading Silence Is Golden
Looking back 10 years ago, I knew very little about Buddhism, a bit embarrassed when people asked me what Buddhism is. I can’t fully answer mainly because I associated Buddhism with Wat (Buddhist Temple), monks chanting in Pali or Sanskrit language which I didn’t understand, often times, very little or no sermon accompanied this because… Continue reading The One Main Teaching
