Wednesday 15 January 2014

爱乱绘本 #2 - 退化的翅膀


1998/99学驾车时,遇上的考官太拿我没办法,说了句:
“怎么你的手脚都这么不协调啊!”

然后指向远方驾着车的老安娣说:“你看,安娣都厉害过你,你才这么年轻。”

那时的我本来就没什么信心,这么一说,更理所当然地懦弱下去。
每回学车总是穿黑灰系列的衣服,心情特别沉重。

然后有一次,学车前收到一个噩耗-在班上坐我前面的同学,遇上车祸已经不在了。
从此学车时,穿得更灰了。

好像就把这些阴影和驾车画上等号。

当然,在合法的程序下,我还是有考到驾车执照。:P

后来搬去KL后,一直都是搭公共交通,执照还是安份地准时更新。
又后来,遇上很乐意载送我的男朋友老公(同一个人哈哈)。

就这么,幸福地被载送了整15年。

现在终于需要自己驾车了,也有自己的车了~翅膀却好像退化了。

明明孵化出来的小鸟,一样有飞翔的能力。
而我却退化成农场里的鸡,飞也飞不起了。

勇气好像没有维修的车子轮胎,泄气了。

考官应该没料到,他的一句话可以这么有杀伤力吧。
这件事教会我,待人处事时要对他人的感受敏感些。
舌尖有时还比武器更能造成伤害。

一直保护我的爸爸和老公,无形中也纵容了我,理所当然地甘愿退化。

给自己借口的人,永远只会呆在原地,然后被退化侵蚀吧。




 

Sunday 12 January 2014

爱乱绘本 #1 - 精彩的吉隆玻好像总是属于他人的

那年第一次离乡背井。
在理大念书三年,快乐得不可思议。
看海的校园。
绿葱葱的草原。
浩瀚的老树。
派送慈济义卖饭盒的宿舍湖畔。
无价的友谊。
 
2004年毕业后懵懵懂懂地,一个人去了异乡‘偿还’奖学金的代价。
 
本来就不会被璀璨的霓虹灯所吸引。
本来就和大海和大自然的频率比较贴近。
所以精彩的吉隆玻,好像总是属于他人的。



乘搭轻快铁上班的日子,一点也不轻快。
大家的肩膀也都背负着责任、过去和压力吗?


身边的人总是冷着一副表情。
是自我保护,还是沉淀真实的自己?
那段日子,真像停歇在冷水杯上的小鸟。
想飞。却也被卡住了。
渺小得让无力感,理所当然地取代体会生活的热枕。

而冷水遇见温度所流露出来的水珠,还是冷的。


那段日子,摄影、文字和音乐,给自己无数慰籍。


那时的我就像只松鼠,躲在树桐里头。
找到许多借口,让自己多愁善感下去。

pix credit: qualy


Saturday 11 January 2014

这一次真的要豁出去了

这一次真的要豁出去了。

我还有很多顾虑,很多的“如果XXX,怎么办。。。”, 许多的“XXX会嘲笑我这样怎么发达吧。。。”

算了,人生怎么大,勇敢点 - 况且我又不是做坏事!

其实真的没奢望会因这而发财什么的,这可是我在‘创业’课程里‘幼儿班阶段’的学习。

喜欢这篇文章:

If you’re working on something important, then you’ll never feel ready. A side effect of doing challenging work is that you’re pulled by excitement and pushed by confusion at the same time.

You’re bound to feel uncertain, unprepared, and unqualified. But let me assure you of this: what you have right now is enough. You can plan, delay, and revise all you want, but trust me, what you have now is enough to start.

It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to start a business, lose weight, write a book, or achieve any number of goals… who you are, what you have, and what you know right now is good enough to get going.

We all start in the same place: no money, no resources, no contacts, no experience. The difference is that some people — the winners — choose to start anyway.

No matter where you are in the world and regardless of what you’re working on, I hope you’ll start before you feel ready.

http://jamesclear.com/successful-people-start-before-they-feel-ready

是喔,我还没感觉自己准备好了哩!



这应该是启程的好时机了,YEAH!

祝我好运!

Wednesday 8 January 2014

感恩孩子的努力

感恩外头慷慨的阳光。

感恩孩子幼儿园校长传来的简讯,告知我的宝贝已经踏出他的第一步,不再哭泣,并且参与老师的教学了。还帮我拍了张照片,watsapp 给我 ^^ 很用心。

做父母的喜悦,往往都是这些简单的幸福。孩子快乐健康,就什么都值得了。

感恩亲爱的孩子的努力,爹爹妈咪真的为你感到无比骄傲。

孩子,人生就是这样哦,无论身边的人多么支持鼓励,自己努力面对克服解决,才是让自己幸福的关键一步。

丞,加油,爱你。

妤,谢谢你,在家、在学校都是个懂事的好孩子、好姐姐。爱你。

Tuesday 7 January 2014

Plant and nurture the seed of kindness

As published on My Brand Lab's FB page.
 
December 2013 - It was school holiday, it was the gift-giving season. The kids were kept busy with iPad, TV, LEGO, junk food - but life isn't just about eat & play! This is when the idea of My Brand Lab Mini Project #1 came about. The kids will... organise a fund raising event! Plant and nurture the seed of kindness - and let it grow...

The older kids started their event planning - from RSVP, F&B, logistic, programme to publicity. Aside from learning about event management, they learned about giving and sharing their blessings.

During the 1.5 hours event, they organised a mini exhibition of LEGO artworks they built (displayed on dining table!), piano performance and taekwando; even the 2-year-old cutie pie entertained the audience with her singing.
 





Food and drinks were prepared and served by the organising committee (consisting of 9 beautiful children, aged from 2 to 17 years old - Ern, Xue, Heng, Ying, Quan, You, Jhie, Chloe & Chayne. Too bad 3 angels can't make it this time).

The kids were proud of their total collection - RM316 which is going to Tzu Chi Dialysis Centre. And sure enough, the audience (the kids' parents and uncles/aunts) are proud of the children - as much as My Brand Lab is! 


If you are interested to conduct your own kindness project - let's do it together!