那是一个温和的星期六早上，微风阵阵的往我的脸上爬过去…..
这时候手机响起…..
我：喂…??
劳妈妈：早上好，我儿子在星期四的时候入院了。
我：啊？发生了什事？他还好吧？
劳妈妈：现在没事了，他发高烧导致全身麻痹，当天就送他入院检查。其实他的身体已无大碍，我反而在担心别的事。星期四当天入院后对不能出席当晚负责人的会议已经一直念念不忘。你知道他一直是一位责任感很重的人，到了今天医院方面还一直要他留下来做检查，他一直舍不得他的队员们，这两天如果他还不能出席练习他会更颓伤。恩…所以希望你能和他聊聊，开解他一下。
我：好的，没问题。您放心吧。
劳妈妈：拜托了，再见
放下电话，不知道他现在是否方便接电话，因此赶紧传个讯息给他。
09.33我：兄弟！你还好吗？听说你进院了，现在情况怎样？无论如何，我知道充满责任感的你一定会很担心这两天的练习。但你绝对不能心急和逞强，要好好的休息和调理自己的身心两面。广宣流布不是河流的尽头，而是河流的本身，是你活在佛法人生的脉动。这意味着为广布而生在，任何情况也继续奋斗。就算你不能出席但也可以以题目支持大家。我也会以强盛的题目祈求你的健康。加油！如果方便让我探望你的话，请回覆你的房间号码。
09.33他：Actually nothing serious. No fever anymore. But doctor said my white blood count very high last Thursday. So want me to stay back to check. Yesterday dropd. Chanting to check out 2day. Take you for ur msg. I will chant for the success of the practice n I can overcome this obstacle.
09.45我：多爽朗和坚强的回覆。好的，我就希望你今天出院，如果回家要找人和你一起唱题就联络我啦。冲吧！
09.41他：OK. No problem. Gambate! The roar of the lion!
10.16他：Doctor ask me to stay until 2morrow. My room is 616 bed2. XXX hospital. I’m fine. Everything normal. Just doing a full body check up.
10.28我：好！下午我去参观医院。
下午到了医院就见到他明朗的笑容。和他聊了几个小时，他不断和我分享在行事中奋斗的趣事，比如表演时候会播放怎样的音乐、表演者们如何进场退场，再来就是一共有多少个表演造型等等，全都一幕幕地呈现在我的眼前。提到今天下午的练习，因为另外一位负责人回家乡了，所以今天没有负责人在他的组队。但他已经播电给其中一位值得信任的队员交代清楚了。现在只要医生“放人”他马上就会回到岗位作战。在他说话的时候，可以感觉到他参与这个行事的光荣感和归宿感。池田先生曾经指导：“对自己应做的事，要燃起满怀热情。对现在应当做的事不全力以赴的人，没有资格谈论未来。只有切实站稳脚跟，才会有接着的大飞跃。决心用自己全部的精力去生活，努力、努力再努力的人，才会有真正发出“个性”的光辉。正是这样的人，才能尊重、珍视他人的个性。”
在和他聊天的当儿，我的思绪也跟着回到了1989年参与东运会开幕典礼的健身操演出。当时我的年纪小，在整个过程中就是跟着长辈们一起奋斗，还记得他们常告诉我一句话：“要在自己的人生当中留下一片值得回味的黄金回忆，同时在人生的每一瞬间创造新的历史！当我们在日常生活遇到任何困难的时候，就回到今天奋的原点再次鼓励自己。”人本主义教育家牧口常三郎也曾呼吁：“不要只看着历史的发生，要成为历史的创造人！”
当时在靠近演出还有一天，我突然发高烧。还记得那天，我全身穿着厚厚的暖衣，在讲堂内和两千位健身操表演者一起观看昨天彩排的片段。当看到精彩的片断时，大家都鼓掌互相鼓励，和我同一组的大哥们都不断地给我关心和鼓励。我心里不断的告诉自己绝对要撑下去，无论如何都要以强盛题目来战胜病魔。当晚就是这样不停地唱题祈求，到了第二天，终抱着大胜利的喜悦，和大伙门一起度过了黄金的一刻！大家经受了艰苦的练习，向极限挑战，互相的鼓励和鞭策，每当灰心时就认真地唱题，战胜自身的懦弱和任性。谁都确实感受到“胜利了！”充满了只要去做就可以的自信、骄傲和希望。
第二天晚上
21.02他：I discharge d. Then gone to practice this evening. Very healthy.
21.12我：你一出院就去参加练习了？医生的报告说什吗？
21.06他：Everything ok. No problem or sickness.
21.07我：哈！那就太好啦！欢迎回到广布奋阵线！日后对自己的健康要添多加油哦！
21.09他：Okok. I will thanks
本故事纯属真实体验，如有雷同，祝福你，一起奋斗吧！
Friday, July 27, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Photos from IPA (July 22)
Keep your feet on the ground, and reach for the skies!
Oh my people, let us march ahead boldly...
Sleep walking?
He he...help... I am ticklish... please stop it..
Fuh... ada gaya.
Beckham's fans are everywhere!
It's amazing that one can do so much during a practice session... other than practising, I mean... here is a list of things...
1. Share jokes."Q: Want to hear two short jokes and a long joke?
A: Joke. Joke. Joooooooooooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkke."
2. Pose for a group photo
3. Meet old classmates"Err... you mean, we were in the same kindergarten? Sorry... cannot remember leh."
4. Find long lost relatives"At last, I found you, my cousin!"
5. Re-schedule your appointments"OK, we change our high-tea gathering to the following Saturday afternoon. Set!"
6. Have a showdown"Eh, don't bully my brother ok? Pick someone your own size!"
7. Campaign for your favourite party"Eh? Not yet elections la..."
8. Share your adventures"... And then you know, this thug came out from nowhere... and I tried to block him with my two hands..."
9. Share your love stories"You know, I waited eight years for him -- eight long years of my life..."
If you have nothing else to do, just be good listeners....
You'll be amazed and shocked by what you see and hear!Our Super Group
Due to the scale and the high-profile nature of the Merdeka-50 performance, the performance committee has planned for a team of 100 reserve performers. It's always better to be safe than sorry.
A majority of the reserve performers will most likely not get a chance to perform on the actual day unless some performers have to pull out at the eleventh hour due to unforeseen circumstances or they fall terribly ill just before the show start. So, technically speaking, for them to get a chance to perform, they have to pray for people to drop out... OK, ok, just kidding... And I am sure none of our reserve performers have such thoughts.
But seriously, being in the reserve team requires a great deal of patience and a fantastic team spirit. At every practice, one may be assigned to different groups to fill in the positions of the absentees. It is definitely not easy as one has to learn the steps of the various positions in different groups.
Yet, without complaining (maybe a bit lah..), they gladly take up the challenge to support the other 1400 performers to the best of their abilities. That is why they are called the SUPER group! With their presence and support, we will definitely have a SUPER show. Three cheers to the Super Group!
No rest even if you are a reserve!
Don't worry friends, Sensei is watching us...
VICTORY for the Supergroup!
A majority of the reserve performers will most likely not get a chance to perform on the actual day unless some performers have to pull out at the eleventh hour due to unforeseen circumstances or they fall terribly ill just before the show start. So, technically speaking, for them to get a chance to perform, they have to pray for people to drop out... OK, ok, just kidding... And I am sure none of our reserve performers have such thoughts.
But seriously, being in the reserve team requires a great deal of patience and a fantastic team spirit. At every practice, one may be assigned to different groups to fill in the positions of the absentees. It is definitely not easy as one has to learn the steps of the various positions in different groups.
Yet, without complaining (maybe a bit lah..), they gladly take up the challenge to support the other 1400 performers to the best of their abilities. That is why they are called the SUPER group! With their presence and support, we will definitely have a SUPER show. Three cheers to the Super Group!
No rest even if you are a reserve!
Don't worry friends, Sensei is watching us...
VICTORY for the Supergroup!Group Photos (Jul 22)
Guess what, we will be posting group photos on our blog. Yeah!
Here we go, the first batch of group photos....
Group A2
Group B2
Group E4
A few E4 group members actually made a special Birthday card for their beloved Group PIC... What a lovely bunch of people!
Group C1
Group B1
Group D5
Here we go, the first batch of group photos....
Group A2
Group B2
Group E4A few E4 group members actually made a special Birthday card for their beloved Group PIC... What a lovely bunch of people!
Group C1
Group B1
Group D5"Hey, what about my group?" : (
Sabar lah.... coming soon ok? Please look out for our future postings... Thank you. (That's how we get you to come back to visit this blog, hehe..)
Sabar lah.... coming soon ok? Please look out for our future postings... Thank you. (That's how we get you to come back to visit this blog, hehe..)
Feeling human
“During the two hours of game time, I live in another world. I forget about the car bombs and feel human again, and what is more beautiful is that the team includes all sects. They are all Iraqis to us and they make me feel we are united again.”
These were the words of Nawfal Hameed, an ordinary Iraqi, which was carried in a report published in the New Straits Times on July 23. He was talking about the Iraqi national team’s progress in the Asian Cup.
Feel human again. Ordinary Iraqis like Nawfal must live in fear each moment, not knowing when the next car bomb will tear their bodies, or that of their loved ones, into pieces.
In Malaysia, we often take issues of peace and security for granted, while there are many in other parts of the world who do not know if they’ll live to see the next dawn.
“Nothing is more precious than peace,” SGI President Ikeda writes in his epic work (still unfinished), The New Human Revolution. It is only with peace that we can develop our highest potential, when we can be truly human.
I believe that the Merdeka 50 performance can show the nation how important true peace is. All of you performers and support groups are noble angels of peace who can illuminate the path of peace for society. I believe that as we challenge the difficulties that lie ahead, we will all grow in character. We will all grow in stature. Good fortune will adorn our lives.
“Where there is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward.” – Nichiren Daishonin
These were the words of Nawfal Hameed, an ordinary Iraqi, which was carried in a report published in the New Straits Times on July 23. He was talking about the Iraqi national team’s progress in the Asian Cup.
Feel human again. Ordinary Iraqis like Nawfal must live in fear each moment, not knowing when the next car bomb will tear their bodies, or that of their loved ones, into pieces.
In Malaysia, we often take issues of peace and security for granted, while there are many in other parts of the world who do not know if they’ll live to see the next dawn.
“Nothing is more precious than peace,” SGI President Ikeda writes in his epic work (still unfinished), The New Human Revolution. It is only with peace that we can develop our highest potential, when we can be truly human.
I believe that the Merdeka 50 performance can show the nation how important true peace is. All of you performers and support groups are noble angels of peace who can illuminate the path of peace for society. I believe that as we challenge the difficulties that lie ahead, we will all grow in character. We will all grow in stature. Good fortune will adorn our lives.
“Where there is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward.” – Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
S & G
They are the men in yellow and blue... and their job is to ensure smooth traffic flow inside our culture centres during practice sessions. They are trained to be multi-taskers - helping out with a variety of tasks behind the scenes including security, jaga bus, jaga orang, jaga Q, distribute drinks, carry tables and chairs, etc... Thank you very much, Sokahan and Gajokai!
Good morning, welcome to SGM Drive-in. Can I have your order please? Kopi-O "kau", Roti kaya with planta, two half-boiled eggs ...
Not enough stock la!
We need to bring this bag of sweet potato to canteen. They are cooking "bo bo cha cha".
Can park one more motorcycle in between these two buses.
Halt! That way please!
"Weng Thiam calling all Sokahan. Has anybody seen my car? Where did I park ha? Over."
"Eh boss... you didn't drive to BK today lah... yo.."
Good morning, welcome to SGM Drive-in. Can I have your order please? Kopi-O "kau", Roti kaya with planta, two half-boiled eggs ...
Not enough stock la!
We need to bring this bag of sweet potato to canteen. They are cooking "bo bo cha cha".
Can park one more motorcycle in between these two buses.
Halt! That way please!
"Weng Thiam calling all Sokahan. Has anybody seen my car? Where did I park ha? Over."
"Eh boss... you didn't drive to BK today lah... yo.."
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