Finally, Hong's Wedding! : Apr-11

On Hong's 29th birthday, he finally tied the knot with Dorothy! An unprecedented big big event in the family, an extremely joyous occasion.. all the children were so excited & thrilled and can't wait to be part of the entire celebration!

What Makes My Family Chant : Apr-11

To chant everyday can be a boring chore, juz like having to brush teeth everyday is a tedious chore. Brushing teeth is straight forward enough, and the direct effect of not brushing teeth is well-known to all young and old - on top of getting unsightly teeth and smelly mouth, tooth decay and gum disease, the toothache must be the most unbearable consequence of not brushing teeth! Chanting daimoku can improve destiny, and karma will deteriorate without chanting. By not chanting, previously improving destiny effected by chanting will revert back to its former bad karma. Many people do not realise this seemingly intangible and invisible change and get lazy with daily gongyo and daimoku. Hence, juz like motivating a young child to brush teeth, we have to motivate everyone to chant daimoku too. Many years ago, a beautiful-sounding bell helped to bring Victor closer to the Gohonzon. An expensive bell with a beautiful sound. To sound this bell, Victor more willingly led the family in our gongyo and more regularly too.. (: Like father like daughter. Many years later, his youngest daughter displayed almost identical traits! To sound the bell, En knows she has to lead in prayers, and to lead in prayer, she has to seat herself right in the centre. Well, see for yourself!

Sunrise, anyone? : Apr-11

Enthusiastic about viewing the sunrise, I woke up at about 5 am this morning, ready to journey my way to Punggol to view the sunrise which captivated me whenever I drove past in the morning. Shin Yang is 'invited' to participate in this inspirational event.

So at 5.30am, we started to walk for about 3km and reached our destination at 6.15am We waited for 30mins... and yet, not a single sign of the sun being seen even though the sky is getting brighter and brighter. We suspected it must be too cloudy for the sun today... so with slightly disappointed, we started to jog our way back home.

What a miscalculation... On the positive note, at least we are able to burn about 400cal.

First video with iMovie : Apr-11

Just brought my first MacBookPro after hearing numerous good feedback on it's performance. One of my key drivers to buy a new laptop is to be able to import videos and edit them faster and made them clearer. iMovie is the application which comes together with the MacBookPro. Still not familiar on using iMovie, but am truly impressed with it's powerful features... So, here you are, my first iMovie clip, the view from Marina Sands SkyPark.