Aww, can't get to sleep, thought might as well blog...
Disaster
One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house.
His three children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.
The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house.
Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess.
A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.
In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife.
He was worried she may be ill, or that something serious had happened. He found her lounging in the bedroom, still curled in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"
She again smiled and answered, "You know everyday when you come home from work and ask me what in the world did I do today?"
Yap, but Lonely won't leave me alone. Hey, I' m on LEAVE, Man, leave me alone...
I' m sure relaxing now with a bottle of champagne (Brut)at super discount to celebrate. Hey there, You Lonely(The clash on My Spouse Palace), yeah you, You only got three years left in my ten year luck pillars to torture me and unfortunately bad news for you, there are two years which is my : )
Cheers, I will be soon be BACK with the nine Hexagrams for the nine Palaces for Flying Stars, you mean you never heard of it? Never mind but meanwhile I' m on LEAVE and I will be talking about Life more, about People,people and ME.
Nah, I' m not being Horny but its the privilege of being Senoirs, ha-ha...
Lately I have been getting bored with Metaphysics and thought of taking a break like the frog in the last post. Started with some sorting of books as I thought of selling some of my almost brand new Chinese books, in Feng Shui, they called it clearing the clutter. I then came onto these few books by this author Chen Bo Yu. It was part of a collections of 25 odd books I have bought second hand from a metaphysics enthusiast who have told me he has given up on this hobby. Paid S$150 for them all.It was damn cheap, some of the books cost as much as S$40 alone when brand new. The books were almost brand new conditions even though some bought as far as back as 2001 with plastic cover wrapped protectively. The owner must have been very loving to metaphysics then. Ask him for any other reasons for selling as I was very puzzled with the books in mint conditions but he just shook his head. After buying the books, I had put them aside as I was then doing a lot of travelling in and out of Malaysia.
Well, happen to see this author first with four books and three were on Bazi and one was on Flying Stars Fengshui with also a translation of Purple White Flying Stars. Went thru the fengshui book first and found as usual that it looks suspiciously of those run by the mill Chinese fengshui books. Thought I would just go to the last section and look at his conclusions or viewpoints at least before deciding what to do with these 25 odds books. Surprise, he had concluded by giving some predictions from as way back in 1992(The first version was printed in 1992). This was a reprint version in 2002 Ren Wu year in the epilogue and it caught my attention with a prediction, probably add in at that time of the reprint on the Taiwan Presidency Election 2004. It had caught my interest as I had a Taiwanese girl-friend before and reminds me of my times with her. I then started feeling relaxed thinking how I had managed to get out of the relationship with her dumping me instead. You know if she had been with me, I would’nt have this luxury of time to be a travelling man in my pursuit to learn from masters all over the place. No offence to the ladies, guys better be careful not to get too engrossed with your pursuits that you don’t realise that your spouse have went missing.. Okay enough about me, this author begin by looking at the bazi of the then Chen Shui Bian VS Lien Chan (KMT) and James Soong (People First Party) and claim that Mr. Chen was in good ten luck pillar and would be having a better chance of a second term as president as Mr.Lien Chan was in bad luck cycle and so forth. He then claimed that Mr. Ma Ying-jeou also stand no chance but however would be the next president in 2008 by explaining this person’s bazi. I gleefully thought that I had then caught him there even though I have not much knowledge of Taiwan politics, I had remembered that Mr. Chen Shui Bian’s luck was’nt that good as he was caught in a scandal and Mr. Ma Ying-jeou had taken over as President vaguely. I just need to confirm the time period. I gleefully then did a search on the net to prove him wrong and thought that I would have something to gloat about, me BAD and I like to play catch, ha-ha… , Smugly thinking that I would still give him some respect that though he was wrong, as he had begun with his predictions saying that he might not necessary be right as there is no end to learning and he probably have not reached that level of understanding Bazi. Actually thought he was just trying to pretend to be modest. Don’t know why lately I’m getting cheesed off or bored by metaphysics and trying to find a reason also to dump away some books or to let off gas, whatever it means. Mind you, if he was wrong, the three bazi books I would have probably sell it off to an unsuspecting buyer but probably at a loss to compensate for me being bad. Anyway, thought why worry, why the heck about virtue, Big Bad Wolf (His id user on the forum), had done that to me, by selling the books to me, probably had found out that this writer of 3 bazi books and maybe more have also gone wrong and gave up on Metaphysics and sold the books to me.
Well, it now had ended up with me croaking instead of gloating, must have the fault of that little frog I put in my last post, yes, you froggy!. The writer was correct in his prediction, Mr Chen Shui Bian won the 2004 elections for presidency, his second term and only got into trouble with a scandal in 2006. Mr Ma Ying-jeuo had then won the 2008 elections for President. Well, kinda of feeling guilty, thought I would blog about his books as a compensation to him for having such lowly thoughts. Arggh, that means I would be reading all his books in the mean time and would be too busy for the Net. And worse, my grammars is getting worse with too much brainworks now switched to Chinese or Am I now using the right side of my brains? Anyway, I have to give him respect for having the guts and daring to predict despite at the risk of his reputations and of losing his students and also having written some books and having people like me looking to dump the books fast, ooops. Anyway, I don’t see any reputed master would also take that kind of risk unless super confident of his bazi skill as then there is no risk at all, right?.. And coincindentally, Lien Chan (Koumintang) was gaining votes until a series of events changes the destiny, one was the gunshot injury to Mr. Chen and etc…
Mmm, don’t thank me, Mr Chen Bo Yu, I was wrong about you and I don’t keep things to myself even though no one knows what I was thinking when I read your predictions. To be fair, I would have complained about you if you were wrong as I would be trying dispose your books to an unsuspecting buyers though I would sell them cheap. Hey, you people out there, vote me as your Watchdog for Metaphysics, would ya? :)
Well, enough of my crapping today, thought I would take a break from metaphysics and what the heck, I going thru it all again. Well looks like the Yi Jing wants me to do some readings up even if I’m taking a Break. “Urgh, Master YJ, I means I want I want nothing to do with Metaphysics for my Break.”
Ditto…..
Till when I’ m Bad, oh I means Back. Cheers.
On second thoughts, How about Korean? Thought of knowing more about the language offered at S$120, a bargain at a Community Centre (Local government instituion)for my Break. Man, he looks cool.. Aah, don't worry, I AM Ah-Beng(lingo for being Crude in trying to be Macho), Man. Remember Brother Sharp in one of my posts, mmm,copying from, Master Ken Lai' s Blog, ha-ha....
Having been called senior in the past and now, don't envy me....
Just came across this exercise suggested for seniors, to build muscles strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I thought I'd pass it on to some of my younger friends. The article suggested doing it three days a week.
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.
With a 5-lb. potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides, and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax.
Each day, you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.
After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks.
Then 50-lb. potato sacks, and eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.
After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks; but be careful.
Ha-ha.....
I' m getting old, man.
Anyway, can't think of anything to write except copying, anyway the following is a divination method used by the Tibetan monks called the Mo Divination, taken from Digital Tibetam
'Here is a fast divination technique using a mala.(Tibetan Strings of Beads)
You visualize the deity (often Manjushri) and pray one japa of the mantra. You then hold the mala in your lap, and with each hand grasp a bead at random. You then count off in threes, moving the hands toward each other, until one, two, or three beads remain. You do this three times.
One remaining bead is called Falcon. If you have a Falcon on your first round, it indicates support from protectors, luck in new endeavors, and success in lawsuits. If you have a Falcon on the second round, this indicates general good luck, with small risk of misfortune. If you have a Falcon on the third round indicates expected guests will arrive imminently, or you will have news of them.
Two beads remaining is called Raven. A Raven on the first round means little support from the protectors, nothing can be accomplished, lawsuits will be unsuccessful, and enemies have the upper hand. A Raven on the second round indicates serious illness and a decline in force. Things will be lost or stolen. A Raven on the third round indicates bad luck for travelers, and sicknesses will not be cured.
Three beads remaining is called Snow Lion. A Snow Lion on the first round indicates middling support from the protectors, slow accomplishment, and weak enemies. This is generally a neutral result. A Snow Lion on the second round indicates dangers to health that could nevertheless be resolved. Things lost or stolen can be found. A Snow Lion on the third round indicates late arrival for travellers, and some difficulty finding the right treatment for illness.'
Anyway, the above is the link to the above divination from my friend Erick who had just wrote on my Facebook wall and inspired me to blog as I was bored. Arrgh, I' m being back to Ba Gua (local lingo for busybody)....
Anyway, foods for thoughts, I' m kind of wondering that with all the metaphysics we have learned, what is the point of not being able to use it morally. And of course, are their parents and peers willing to believe that we can avert a catastrophe for them.(refering to the links below). We can't blame them too as there are Shamans out there who have given this trade a bad name.
It sure it's disturbing as there are many more out there, depressed teens. Sure the pay is peanuts but it is worth giving a helping hand. I know, I know, what you means, many a times we help somebody by pulling that person when he or she is about to cross the road with an oncoming car and saves that person. It might feels great but problem sometimes that person don't even bother to say a simple 'Thank You'. Well, You know it could be worse as there is another situation, e.g. you happen to know , a speed demon would come by at this particular time everyday at this blind spot and you pull the guy back and nothing happens as that speed demon' s machine is at the workshop and you end up being called a BUSYBODY. I can't blame you if you do not think that its worth doing this as Man tends to be ungrateful and suspicious. and neither can we blame them with the history of charlatans being around.
Well, just my thoughts for the day. Won't be the reason for my retirement though, ha-ha...
The two Chinese word 'Wu Wei' or don't do which actually is a short term for the above phrase have also been often misinterpreted in old Chinese history where an Emperor got so fed up with it that he banned the teachings of Lao Tzu when he managed to seize actual military power in his reign. Guess which Emperor? The Emperor was annoyed that his ancestor had passed down the meanings of "The world can be ruled by letting things run their course; it cannot be ruled by interfering" which was supported by powerful ministers in court and his country divided by powerful warlords concerned more about consolidating their powers then going to war against the warring and pillaging nomadic tribes from outside the border. He was even powerless to stop his beloved sister being married off to a warlike nomadic tribe as a concession for peace and being insulted by the warring tribe when they pillage local villages on the borders for food, women and men as slaves and being forced to accept it as 'ruling without interfering'. End of the day when he managed to gain control of the military power, he trained his inferior army and sent spies to learn to improve the weapons and also to buy horses from other neutral nomadic tribe for his Calvary who has inferior horses compared to the nomadic tribes superior Calvary. In the past, war was fought on horse-backs, the enemy would attacked and then baited his army with running away and tiring his troops before turning back to attack the troops with the exhausted horses. He had then later turn the tables back against his powerful enemy and subduing them in a twenty years period with 'You asked for it', Ha-ha.....
The above was a good example of how the ancient Chinese sages teachings was even misinterpreted by the ancient Chinese themselves down along the way. Ha-ha, I' m Chinese too. The meanings of Lao Tzu' s teaching on 'Wei Wu Wei' or 'Action without action'. Its meaning is to be natural, e.g. To learn to swim, you have to learn to float in water first and as you are learning to float in water, you have to go with the water not against it as Flip Flapping with forceful energy in water would wear you out whereas if you relax or the so called 'let go', you would find that you are able to prolong your time in the water. An easier analogy would be a Chinese story of a famous butcher who was well-known for his superb skill in cutting meat precisely and super fast without wastage. His action has reached this innate level of Wei Wu Wei of cutting meat with being precise and natural(being part of it)without thinking or being too forceful, going with the flow instead. So Wei Wu Wei does not means that you don't do anything at all even when somebody wants to chop off one of your hands, ha-ha, just kidding.
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'The Tao flows though all of life, it holds all things in balance. When we find true harmony within, we open ourselves up to all of the wonder and magic around us.'
So now, what is Qi and how do you measure Qi? Ha-ha, don't ask me.....
