Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Sunday, March 05, 2006

My College Finally Won!

This is my fifth year attending the choir competition, they finally got 2nd place! improvement from 3rd placing last year... Well, they won after I left, nvm.. I'm happy for them all the same...

Winning can be a really ecstatic feeling... Could see some of them had tears in their eyes, at last, after months of practice! Now they can go up the stage to take pics... I don't really remember us doing that when we didn't win, we just went back to college for post-mortem... but still got supper at mamak later...

It was really a great night to see old friends from my college, and from the choir team.... and to hear people shouting out names and all the college cheers... wonderful...

I didn't expect 1st College to get 2nd place, though I think they should at least make it to top 5, out of 8 who made it to the finals. Me and Eve somehow ended up sitting at the wrong side of the hall. When they announced that we got 2nd, we clapped amidst a group of people from another college who did not win.

Congrats to 9th, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th college, and to all the other colleges for the great show...
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