Nothing is synonymous with vacuum, which is more profound than emptiness.
Doing nothing is synonymous with valueless, which is worse than suffering.
This explains why humans need to do something to keep themselves going.
I personally experienced this myself.
When I was holidaying in Hanoi 2 weeks ago, I did nothing during my free time. I merely watched TV, brainless TV programmes. After that short break, I found my brain not working as well as it should be. I suddenly realised that I had forgotten quite a few words that I had learnt in the last couple of weeks. It really makes me shudder, will I pass my GMAT? I guess I better start looking through the questions and studying them seriously!
Word of the day from M-W : Chiliad (pronounced as kill-leead)
group of 1000
What's the difference between a chiliad and a millennium? Not much: both words refer to a period of 1000 years. While "millennium" is more widely used, "chiliad" is actually older. It first appeared in 1598 and was originally used to mean "a group of 1000," as in "a chiliad of errors." "Millennium" didn't make its way into written English until the 1630s. Not surprisingly, both words trace back to roots that mean "thousand." "Millenium" comes from the Latin "mille," and "chiliad" is a descendent of the Greek "chilioi."
Monday, August 20, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
The Truth of Impermanence
There is a tendency for human beings to visualise the truth of impermanence in terms of death and decay only. We tend to relate this truth only in the negative aspect. We tend to forget the flip side of the coin. The rain comes after sunshine, but sunshine also comes after the rain! Impermanence means "constant change" of all phenomena. This truth is neutral. It is what makes possible the transforming of bad situations for the better (and vice versa). Impermanance can therefore, offer hopes!
Everything arises and passes on
When you see this,
You are away from sorrow
- Dhammapada
Everything above refers to all things and situations both bad and good. When in suffering, know that "This too, shall pass." Take it easy and be realistically hopeful for a change for the better. When in joy (of the worldly), know that, "This too, shall pass." Treasure it, but don't be attached. Transcend it if you can, transform it into unconditioned happiness. Seeing impermanence is not to make us free from sorrow through glum freezing up of our hearts. It makes us more true and authentically alive to the flux of all things great and small!
Everything arises and passes on
When you see this,
You are away from sorrow
- Dhammapada
Everything above refers to all things and situations both bad and good. When in suffering, know that "This too, shall pass." Take it easy and be realistically hopeful for a change for the better. When in joy (of the worldly), know that, "This too, shall pass." Treasure it, but don't be attached. Transcend it if you can, transform it into unconditioned happiness. Seeing impermanence is not to make us free from sorrow through glum freezing up of our hearts. It makes us more true and authentically alive to the flux of all things great and small!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
JY Salon
Hate going to salons that overcharge and do not provide professional hair cuts. Yes, customer service may be good, but think about it. What's their objective of chatting up with customers and being friendly with customers? There are hair salons out there, particularly a famous one here, which sells packages at something like S$988 and S$1355 for 5 or 8 visits respectively. Why the hard selling? Take note, owner of this chain of salons, if your guys keep 'pestering' customers to buy packages, there won't be regular customers coming back to your salon. Main reason is because these customers do not want to be harassed or coerced into buying packages.Get it?
I paid more than S$250 and yet I am greatly dissatisfied with the hair cut given to me. I am not sure if their quality of silk rebonding is good, coz I am only into my 2nd day. I remember, sometime this time last year, I went to a salon with a Japanese name, that was my 2nd time to the salon. My 1st experience in that salon was generally good. The haircut was done by a guy, and he was pretty professional and he did a pretty good job. However, my 2nd experience there was disastrous. The cut was done by a lady and the impression that she gave me right from the beginning was bad. REAL BAD. She didn't seem to have a passion for cutting someone else's hair. She was like going through the motion of hair cutting and the end result? It was disastrous. From then onwards, I swore not go to into that salon anymore. Never. Ever.
And guess what? Yesterday, I wanted to give another salon chain a try, so I went to its branch in Tampines. The experience in the salon was generally good. However, I dislike the look that was given to me. I dislike the fact that the lady at the counter kept persuading me to buy the stupid package. She didn't give me GOOD reasons why I should buy. What they said is "Oh, it's worth buying". Give me a break.
In any case, I just wanna say to the owner of this salon (btw, I don't want to mention the name upfront, but you should know who you are). I will never, ever step into any of your salons again. If friends were to ask me about your salaon, I will tell them frankly about the "pressure" that I experienced, though I have to admit that it was not great. However, for people who are not resistant to such pressure-selling, I bet they could have pressured into buying the packages.
So, please. When a customer says 'NO' to your offer the 1st time. Do not keep pressurizing them into buying packages that only your own hairdressers think its worth buying. It was damn obvious to me that the package has no benefits to customers, but who makes money at the end of the day??????????? YOU know the answer.
I paid more than S$250 and yet I am greatly dissatisfied with the hair cut given to me. I am not sure if their quality of silk rebonding is good, coz I am only into my 2nd day. I remember, sometime this time last year, I went to a salon with a Japanese name, that was my 2nd time to the salon. My 1st experience in that salon was generally good. The haircut was done by a guy, and he was pretty professional and he did a pretty good job. However, my 2nd experience there was disastrous. The cut was done by a lady and the impression that she gave me right from the beginning was bad. REAL BAD. She didn't seem to have a passion for cutting someone else's hair. She was like going through the motion of hair cutting and the end result? It was disastrous. From then onwards, I swore not go to into that salon anymore. Never. Ever.
And guess what? Yesterday, I wanted to give another salon chain a try, so I went to its branch in Tampines. The experience in the salon was generally good. However, I dislike the look that was given to me. I dislike the fact that the lady at the counter kept persuading me to buy the stupid package. She didn't give me GOOD reasons why I should buy. What they said is "Oh, it's worth buying". Give me a break.
In any case, I just wanna say to the owner of this salon (btw, I don't want to mention the name upfront, but you should know who you are). I will never, ever step into any of your salons again. If friends were to ask me about your salaon, I will tell them frankly about the "pressure" that I experienced, though I have to admit that it was not great. However, for people who are not resistant to such pressure-selling, I bet they could have pressured into buying the packages.
So, please. When a customer says 'NO' to your offer the 1st time. Do not keep pressurizing them into buying packages that only your own hairdressers think its worth buying. It was damn obvious to me that the package has no benefits to customers, but who makes money at the end of the day??????????? YOU know the answer.
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