UPEKKHA

25 April 2012, Wednesday

I was telling Zhen about the Four Sublime States of Buddhsim.  I was explaining to her what "upekkha" (equanimity) means.  I told her that equanimity means everyone is the same, everybody in this world is the same.

About an hour later... Min was telling Zhen that her friend could draw much nicer than her.  To assure Min, that her drawing are as lovely, I said, "It's ok darling, everyone is not the same."

Zhen: Mi, just now you said everyone is the same?? 

NOTE:

The Four Sublime States, which Lord Buddha singles out as the four mental qualities important for cultivation are:

(1) Metta: caring, loving kindness;

(2) Karuna: compassion or mercy;

(3) Mudita: sympathetic joy, being happy for others, without a trace of envy; and

(4) Uppekha: equanimity or levelness, the ability to accept others as they are.

STANDING EGGS

5 February 2012, Sunday

Min trying hard to stand the egg.

It was Lichun (立春) yesterday.  It is believed that one can 'stand an egg' at mid day on Lichun.  A few friends of mine were posting photos of their 'standing eggs'.  As I wanted to prove that this game of egg standing can be done on any other day of the year, I bought some eggs back today to play the game.

My experiment on the standing eggs game, 2 years back... "standing eggs - myth busted".

Zhen managed to stand an egg, after several attempts.

CHINESE POEM (唐诗) - "Jing Ye Si" (静夜思)

11 April 2012, Wednesday

Dad:  床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 举头望明月，低头看太阳

LZ:  No, 低头看... 看... 看什么了啊, Mummy?

Mum:  低头看星星

LZ:  No.

LM:  低头看大便

SUKU KATA

29 February 2012, Wednesday 

LZ:  Mi, how to spell 'mum'?

LM:  m, a, ma, m, a, ma... mama
 

Min is learning suku kata in her kindy these 2 weeks.

CHINESE WRITING - MOUTH

23 April 2012, Monday 

LZ: Mi, 嘴巴 (zuǐba) how to write? 

LM: 口 (kǒu) la, so easy... (with hands writing the word in the air)

KONGMING LANTERN

28 January 2012, Saturday

Zhen & Min together with their friends and new foster brother writing down their wishes and releasing kongming lantern during Chinese New Year.

Our wishes

ZHEN'S FAVOURITE PILLOW

December 2011

Zhen loves this pillow (cover) a lot.  One day, Min was hugging this pillow, at the back seat of the car, while I was driving.  Zhen, in the front seat, tried to trick her little sister into 'selling' this pillow to her...

LZ:  Min, come we play selling pillows, want or not?

LM:  Ok.

LZ:  Boss, this pillow very nice.  How much is it?  I want to buy this.

(I was smiling, knowing what Zhen had in her mind.) 
LM:  This pillow is RM10. (I forgot the actual figure.)

LZ:  Here's the money.

LM:  Sorry, I want to close the shop now.  You come back tomorrow.

LZ:  Ok... now, next day already.  Boss, remember, I came yesterday.  I want to buy that pillow. 

LM:  Sorry, I'm busy today.  You come back tomorrow.

(Zhen was getting 'mad' for not getting her favourite pillow and I was laughing out loud.)