i am in love with this!

(search

LOVE STORY (Taylor Swift) meets VIVA LA VIDA (Coldplay) - Piano Cello - by Jon Schmidt

on youtube.)

It's seriously so good! I'm addicted to it already!

Enjoy the music as much as I have!

cheers,

bryant

LOL. i was youtubing and found this! haha.

have fun sesame streeting!

Wait for the classic moment at the end! XD

Regards, 

Bryant

Okay. i'm going to post something super-uber hilarious. To people who are not in the ECH field, you might find it funny, but for ECH people, its super hilarious!!! haha! last night i was going crazy over not understanding how finish up my project. Then... I just typed something funny on my msn nickname which is this:

"You see child A digging his nose. What should you do? a) Positive Reinforcement b) Time away c) Smack the child? XD "

My friend gave me this answer, as the conversation continued, i just couldn't contain my laughter.

anyway! i did not provide the correct option in that question. LOL.

Here goes! Have a good laugh everyone!

oh gods. i hope the Principles and Practices of Classroom Management teacher doesn't strangle us. lollll.

Random Friend says:
is this a valid question

Random Friend says:
i would solve it by positive reinforcement.. DIG SOMeMORE..WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN NEXT? 1) UR NOSE BLEED, 2) U HAVE ENLARGED NOSE HOLE 3) U WILL FIND SOME GOOEY STUFF, 4) U CAN BREATHE BETTER 5) U REALISE THAT UR FINGER CAN ACTUALLY FIT

Random Friend says:
ohh its not nose hole btw..

Random Friend says:
its nostrils

Random Friend says:
lols

Bryant says:
LOL

Random Friend says:
u know they need concrete experiences

Random Friend says:
let them try lar

Bryant says:
LOLL

Bryant says:
has the one page belief driven u mad

Bryant says:
LOL

Random Friend says:
no lar

Random Friend says:
still saint

Random Friend says:
haha

Random Friend says:
but u see..  digging nose its quite a holistic approach leh

Random Friend says:
emotionally they feel good

Random Friend says:
physically its fine motor and manipulative.

Bryant says:
LOLL

Random Friend says:
Intellectually they know that their finger can fit and it can clear their nose

Bryant says:
and cognitive u know!

Random Friend says:
socially they can do it tog

Random Friend says:
mass digging

Bryant says:
because they have to put a mental image in their brain to picture where their nose shit is

Bryant says:
lol

Random Friend says:
yess..

Random Friend says:
haha

Bryant says:
emotionally also

Bryant says:
have getting the shit out

Bryant says:
they feel damn successful

Random Friend says:
u can tune it in by singing " this is the way we dig our nose dig our nose dig our nose"

Bryant says:
hahaha!!!

Random Friend says:
reinforce concepts by asking questions like.. How do u think it taste like?

Random Friend says:
or.. wat other materials can u use to dig ur nose?

Random Friend says:
maybe a shovel?

Bryant says:
follow up activity: self and social awareness
children are split into groups of 2. Group A will dig Group B's nose

Random Friend says:
hahah!

Random Friend says:
shit this is super funny

Bryant says:
after 5 minutes, children are to share their experiences with each other

Bryant says:
while teacher write them down in LEA style

Bryant says:
LOLL

Random Friend says:
haha!

Bryant says:
children can then decorate their sentence

Bryant says:
with the nose shit they have picked

Bryant says:
LOLL

Random Friend says:
haha

Random Friend says:
full stop

Bryant says:
hahahaha!!

LOLLLLL.

Comments please!!

Bryant.

 

JOANNE YOU PIG! 猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪！ XDDDD

i was using gmail to open up the emails to read the activities you guys sent! 

猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪. hahahahahaha.

HI WEI HAN((:

Joanne here!(: HAHAHA.. ORH HOR... HOW come your blogger account is logged in, in my com!(: hahaha.. okok.. i dunno your password(: HEH HEH(: blogging durin project time huh.. no wonder so slow huh... hahaha(: oh wells!! (: signing out now.. hahaha.. SO FUN TYPING on someone elses blog!((: HAHAHA... See you tomorrow!(:

Swine flu alert!

Singapore is in Orange Code.

*PANIC* *NOOO~~!!* * OMG!* *WTF!* *SHIT!* *I KENA HOW*

lolll. XD

If you don't wanna kena Swine Flu, then just take care of yourself!

Exercise more, drink lots, have enough sleep and be happy!

Here's the phrase for today, i surprised myself the other day while thinking about it:

"Let's say, you see a person you don't like, let's just call him/her a bastard. You show the bastard the loser hand sign. You feel happy all about it. THEN... if one day, you see a loser, will you be a bastard? LOL. "

I know this might not make sense. but i was pondering about it for a while. haha.

Anyway, i changed my music source from imeem to mixpod.com. imeem.com keeps giving those 30 seconds crap even though i uploaded the music myself. haha.

Take care of yourself and watch out for others! BOOYA!

Bryant.

recently i have signed up in the gym at school. for 2 sessions now, i have been feeling super super successful. I have lost weight and most importantly, i feel so much change in my lifestyle.

School has started, i am feeling the urge to do all my work diligently.

I have been listening to this christian song, i was just so speechless over the simple tune AND meaningful lyrics. then i paused and wondered. 

"How come Buddhism doesn't have all these beautiful hymns and songs which just brings us closer to knowing more about buddhism? Where has the various methods of learning Buddhism gone to? Why the traditional way of learning Buddhism has to be through the intellectual domain?  A simple song not only brings people together, but it somehow gives people a means of relating the song to their daily life. Have you ever pictured the immense positive energy from a wholesome activity which could be as simple as singing a song which "renews" our faith and gives us a new found perspective OR new found energy to perservere on?

I am just thankful for having heard the christian song which have truly inspired me to do the same thing for Buddhism. To spread the teachings of Buddha through music. Not everyone learns through the conventional method of sitting down and listening to a teacher go on for an hour+.

I want to give youngsters as well as young children to know that Buddhism in itself isn't something so boring and stagnant NOR something so restrictive. From my point of view, i certainly think, more youngsters are moving away from Buddhism due to the fact that, it just doesn't have enough holding power and doesn't give the youngsters enough reason to stay on to learn MORE about buddhism. 

Sad eh?

I will certainly compose a song, so true about Buddhism and yet, mesmerizing which renews the lost faith of wavering Buddhist. what's more, it's the wholesome+positive energy invoked from listeners and people who sing to the song that i am looking for. With all that positive energy, it just makes people feel so peaceful and happy.

Who ever mentioned that music only makes people addicted?

P.S: you guys must be wondering what was the song that i was listening to, which made me so fired up.

Bryant.

Yesterdays, sunday day school session was the most interesting to me, i got to meet up some of my friends whom i have not seen for months, and talk to a few of my students. 

To my surprise, while having lunch with my class, one of the boys stayed back at the lunch table and chatted with us. He started off with talking about his own interests, then as we were more engrossed in the conversation, he mentioned that he had autism, but on the mild side. I was shocked to hear that. This piqued my interest alot. Many questions were running through my head. After having known a little about Autism, and having spent some of my holidays reading about Autism, I asked him curiously, what were the problems he faced in his general education school as well as the special school.

He said, he always had cases of classmates bullying him in the general education school, having heard all the vulgarities, he was taught to ignore. At times he struggles a challenging problem inside him whether he should scold them back with what was thrown at him. He would then remember his fathers advice on people bullying him.

After hearing what seemed to be the boy's main concern in schools, i started wondering and thinking back. In sunday classes, he also gets bullied by his classmates. Not only do the bullies poke fun and call him names, they dislike him too.

I as a teacher in charge of them, should do something about it.

I am thinking of talking to the whole class about the boy's condition and explain to the class how things can be hard for him and how we all can work together to make is learning successfull.

But, i should approach the boy to ask him if he is agreeable with informing the class about his condition first.

Any comments? I would like to approach this matter with utmost sensitivity and i would like to avoid stepping on anyones toes.

Bryant.

Holidays has been great for me.
Working working working. haha.
My exam results have really really surprised me in a good way. I performed better than I had expected. I think, many people this semester have really done quite well. Really happy for them too. =)
At this rate, all of us can get a chance to further studies together. yeah.

Blogging for me has taken a step back as we all can see. haha.
my cca's concert is over. I've certainly learnt alot from this cca, in one lies passion, however, with passion comes desire. That desire is something one must look over and control to prevent it from causing unhappiness and causing one to lose friends close to them.

Also, one vital thing which I have learnt is, communication is very important, through not communicating, but suspecting one another, making assumptions as well as not clearing one's doubts with another, is not going to solve problems. But, as a matter of fact, it would make things worse.
Thus, being straight to the point and not creating senseless gossips nor incorrect accusations on people would:
firstly make things clearer to you,
secondly, understand the intention of the other party and
lastly, be able to get feedback from the other party.

Having learnt and gone through many social challenges and issues, i have improved myself since Day 1 when I joined the club. I wish for everyone in the cca to be happy and let the music we all play spread and make people enjoy it. Music is supposed to be something which makes people gather and enjoy so, let it be that way and don't let music be the reason to start off something unnecessary. =)

Best wishes,
Bryant

Dear friend,

i am so sorry to hear of the loss of someone close to you.

Although i do not really know how you are feeling right now, i am sure it really hurts and pains your heart to find this close one's presence is missing from your life. 

It hurts. Really hurts. 

As tears crawl down your cheeks unknowingly, please, don't stop them from flowing. 

The tears represent your feelings of loss, hurt and pain. Leaving behind the happy memories of the close one in your heart.

I am dedicating this song on my blog to you.

Please do stay strong and remain cheery. We, your classmates and friends will always be here to give you a helping hand if you require. We will give you emotional support. Friends. =)

Here is the translated lyrics of the song.

Dear you,
Who's reading this letter
Where are you and what are you doing now?

For me who's 15 years old
There are seeds of worries I can't tell anyone

If it's a letter addressed to my future self,
Surely I can confide truly to myself

Now, it seems that I'm about to be defeated and cry
For someone who's seemingly about to disappear
Whose words should I believe in?
This one-and-only heart has been broken so many times
In the midst of this pain, I live the present

Dear you,
Thank you
I have something to tell the 15-year-old you

If you continue asking what and where you should be going
You'll be able to see the answer

The rough seas of youth may be tough
But row your boat of dreams on
Towards the shores of tomorrow

Now, please don't be defeated and please don't shed a tear
During these times when you're seemingly about to disappear
Just believe in your own voice
For me as an adult, there are sleepless nights when I'm hurt
But I'm living the bittersweet present

There's meaning to everything in life
So build your dreams without fear
Keep on believing

Seems like I'm about to be defeated and cry
For someone who's seemingly about to disappear
Whose words should I believe in?

Please don't be defeated and please don't shed a tear
During these times when you're seemingly about to disappear
Just believe in your own voice

No matter era we're in
There's no running away from sorrow
So show your smile, and go on living the present
Go on living the present

Dear you,
Who's reading this letter
I wish you happiness...

手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ～

アンジェラ�アキ

拝啓　この手紙読んでいるあなたは　どこで何をしているのだろう
十五の僕には誰にも話せない　悩みの種があるのです

未来の自分に宛てて書く手紙なら
きっと素直に打ち明けられるだろう
今　負けそうで　泣きそうで　消えてしまいそうな僕は
誰の言葉を信じ歩けばいいの？
ひとつしかないこの胸が何度もばらばらに割れて
苦しい中で今を生きている
今を生きている



拝啓　ありがとう　十五のあなたに伝えたい事があるのです

自分とは何でどこへ向かうべきか　問い続ければ見えてくる
荒れた青春の海は厳しいけれど
明日の岸辺へと　夢の舟よ進め
今　負けないで　泣かないで　消えてしまいそうな時は
自分の声を信じ歩けばいいの
大人の僕も傷ついて眠れない夜はあるけど
苦くて甘い今を生きている

人生の全てに意味があるから　恐れずにあなたの夢を育てて
La La La Keep on beliving


負けそうで　泣きそうで　消えてしまいそうな僕は
誰の言葉を信じ歩けばいいの？

ああ　負けないで　泣かないで　消えてしまいそうな時は
自分の声を信じ歩けばいいの
いつの時代も悲しみを避けては通れないけれど
笑顔を見せて　今を生きていこう
今を生きていこう

拝啓　この手紙読んでいるあなたが
幸せな事を願います

i wish happiness and good health to you, my friend.

Condolences,

Weihan

Hey! haha. I really do update once in a month. haha. 

I've been super busy with projects this whole month of january nearly 7 or more assignments to hand up in a month? [ i don't know the exact number of assignments but i swear that we have more than 16 assignments to hand in this semester]

Exams are coming, my first paper is on the 20th and last is on the 23rd. I better take good care of my health, else, my studies would be really affected.

Through the last month, January, i have realized, when you are too kind, not firm enough, too soft on people, with a hard to anger up character and maybe sometimes an airhead, people really take things to the extreme and push you to the end of the cliff with nowhere to go but to surrender to them. You've got to admit it, this is reality. If the world was void of people who take advantage of kind and compassionate people, will there still be a need for prisons? 

also, when has it ever been a nice thing to gossip behind people's backs? Again, from experience, it is never right to talk bad things behind people's backs. I know, it might be a good topic to start off a conversation. We should always ask ourselves, whatever gossips that i am sharing with my friend about person X, can i repeat the exact same thing i have said to my friend to person X (face to face)? If you can't do it, then don't say it.

A proposed solution:
1) make time to meet up with person X, if you feel that person X has done something which you might not like and find out the reason why person X did so, rather than jumping to conclusions.

2) Be straight forward with person X. Don't leave things to later as it might sour the friendship even more.

Some stuffs that have happened to me:

i had 3 sore eye incidents. due to the contact lenses which i bought from school. Brandn name : "Definition". if you're using it and feeling any discomfort, please stop wearing it and change to a reliable brand. 

Here's a picture of what happened to my right eye.

earlier today, i went to the optician and he check my eyes. I was told that i had eye lid infection which could have spread to my eyeball.

Here's just a short update, when my exams are over, i'll update again. 

anyway, here's something to my close friends. 

Play back the music on my blog and read it. =)

The Rain

People...

come and go.

As they step in and out of our lives,

they leave footprints of themselves behind in our hearts.

Sometimes, our hearts might be crushed by the weight of these footprints;

leaving unerasable markings on heart. 

Delusioned and lost,

pained by the footsteps that were once on him,

the heart is left alone in the dark.

Shrouded in darkness;

he lies down and cries.

Feeling accused, hated,

and unmotivated,

he forgets who he once was.

Droplets of rain start peltering on his face,

washing away his tears of sadness.

Feeling better,

he sets off to find the source of light to lead him back to who he was;

the cheerful and optimistic heart.

However faint the light is,

determination as his only friend,

he perserveres on.

Never giving up on the hope of light,

fragments of memories of his virtuous friends return.

Piecing up the blurred vision of his memories,

he realizes how he forgot about the people who cared for him;

while he was groping in the darkness.

Radiant light seeps into the darkness,

gradually conquering it.

The light shines gently on him.

Leaving behind him, a shadow of his past.

Given a choice,

stepping out of his past,

he embraces the light,

moves towards it and looks towards to new horizon.

Regards,

Bryant.

Happy new year! may the year 2009 be good one for everyone!
some tips for 2009 to make it a better one than 2008:
1) Be cheerful and SMILE more
2) Think twice before spending your allowance.
3) with the recession that has come to stay, save up your allowance for emergency days!
4) plan your time well
5) Spend more time with your family
6) Be more generous, the art of sharing/giving is a joy. [i only realized this during the last quarter of 2008)

I've been working part-time during the weekends at Little Skool House. The job is pretty interesting however the hours are long. I guess, i will adapt to it soon. I'm saving up money to treat myself! hope i can treat myself during semester holidays! =DD
To my close friends: I might treat you guys too! maybe ice cream = D

Here's how i spent my 31st Dec '08 afternoons, ENJOY!



weihan

Merry Christmas everyone!

To Jocelyn, Nikos, Dorothy: Thanks for the sms! Merry Christmas to you guys too! my sms's just could not get through to you guys. Probably because many people are sending too many messages to each other. its overloaded!

To all my sunday school students: Merry Christmas to you all! May you find happiness and share the joy of finding happiness with everyone! May all be well and happy! May we never falter in the teachings and always question 'why' instead of blindly following. See you guys real soon!

To Jin Jin: Thanks for leaving a tag behind! Merry Christmas to you too! Let's all meet up real soon!

To Jing Xiang and Ming Li: Merry Christmas to you guys! Appreciate you all for being there.

To the rest of the people who i have forgotten: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

anyway, this is a little Buddhist teachings that i want to tell my sunday school students, if you are non-buddhist and don't mind reading it, then please read on!

The Mangala Sutra has stated that: [i'll just point out a few, this really teaches you things in real life experiences]

"Not consorting with fools,

consorting with the wise,

paying homage to those worthy of homage:
This is the highest protection."

Not consorting with fools tells you that:
Fools hold wrong views, that is why they do immoral deeds, and neglect to do wholesome deeds.
In the ultimate sense, not to associate with fools means to remain aloof from foolishness. Whenever one meets others, one should focus on and encourage wise conduct, and overlook or discourage foolish conduct.

To Associate with the Wise tells you that:
Unlike fools, the wise are those who observe basic morality carefully. The wise cultivate wholesome deeds such as charity, morality, meditation, reverence, service, learning the Dhamma, etc., and they hold right views. Wise friends restrain us from evil and urge us to do good.

To Honour Those Worthy of Honour tells you that:
People are worthy of honour for many reasons. One should respect those who provide material and spiritual benefits: parents, teachers, employers, monks, public servants, etc. One should also respect those with more refined morality, greater learning, or greater age. Respect may be shown in various ways, by service, homage, etc.

"Living in a civilized land,
having made merit in the past,
directing oneself rightly:
This is the highest protection."

Living in a Suitable Locality tells you that:
To fulfil the three blessings stated above, we need to live in the right place. In some places it is difficult to meet wise and good teachers who can point out the meaning of Dhamma. [in the case for non-buddhist: it could mean good morals and conduct] Someone who meets only fools, must suffer a lot, even if they are wise and good.

Setting Oneself in the Right Course tells you that:
It takes wisdom and patience to build good character. One who fulfils all of the preceding blessings, will be naturally inclined to cultivate virtue, but most people will have to make special efforts to avoid wrong doing and correct their defects. Knowing one’s faults is a good start, but we need great humility, honesty, and patience to correct ourselves.

I won't be stating all of the sutra down, but just snippets here and there. This here, is the second last verse:

"When affected by worldly conditions,
If one’s mind remains unshaken;
Sorrowless, Stainless and secure,
This is the most auspicious sign. "

When Affected by Worldly Conditions, if One’s Mind Remains Unshaken tells you that:
When the highest path has been attained, the Arahant is unaffected by gain and loss, praise and blame, fame and defame, happiness and sorrow.
Here's a Zen Story to help you explain further: A young girl got pregnant, but did not want to reveal the father. When pressed by her parents, she said it was a monk living in the local monastery. The parents scolded the monk, but he just smiled without protesting. When a boy was born, they took him to the monk and left him. The monk devotedly cared for the boy for seven years. When the girl married, she wanted her boy back, so went and took him. The monk smiled and blessed her and the boy, wishing them every happiness. He did not sorrow over the loss of his novice.

Sorrowless tells you this:
An Arahant is completely free from sorrow, grief, and despair. “From affection springs grief, from affection springs fear. If there is no affection, whence grief, whence fear?” (From the Dhammapada, verse 212) A truly mindful meditator can enjoy similar bliss through keen awareness.
To non-buddhist: this could just mean that if you are ATTACHED to something, there will always come an end to the attachment. It's cause and effect. They come as a pair, without a cause, there won't be a effect. Similarly, with no effect, it would not have a cause nor lead to another cause. Thus, without feeling attached to something will free you from sorrow, grief and despair.

To end this whole post off, i wish everyone a merry christmas and a 2009 year!


cheers!
weihan

It's really a long time since i blogged. Everyone's telling me that my blog is dead and all.

Reason: Busy with assignments and aiming for my A's.

School has really been a mad and crazy rush this semester. Time is not slowing down!

Dad said this when i was young, time and tide waits for no man. Now, i really understand what this means. Time management is very very important. Especially if you have 2++ assignments to submit every week, it really calls for serious sitting down to do up your weekly schedule. My response to this would be: If you can't beat 'em, join'em! So, being realistic enough, you would know that you can't beat time, whatever you do, time still flies and passes. If time is too fast, then join him! This way, you will always be on time. =)

The term holiday's coming. 3 weeks. I had better cherish these 3 weeks of precious time to do my assignments and spend time with my family.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

Ice Cream from IceKimo

Ice cream from Marvelous Cream (as seen from the serviette)

Metta my cat; entertaining himself at 12.40am

Home-made pizza; it tasted reall good! =D

My veggie pattys; very tasty too!

Alright! its super late right now! anyway, i changed my blog song, the kingdom hearts one was kindy emo. Enjoy the new song Hug by DBSK.

Cheers!