The story of hard pillow and soft pillow

由于公司要求每个部门响应公司的Ｉｎｔｒａｎｅｔ，我在想了数天之后，终于写了篇真人真事的故事。一篇关于我与我老婆之间的一个小故事。故事内里有一点小浪漫，一些抱歉，一个启示。。。。。
情人节也快到了，我趁机利用这篇故事祝大家情人节快乐。。。。。

故事如下：

Believe you’ve heard a story about an old couple and their dining habit. Being many years throughout the marriage, the wife always pick chicken drumstick for her husband thinking that he loves eating this best part. And for herself, she picks chicken breast. The husband, thinking that his wife loves chicken breast, also purposely reserves chicken breast for her and he himself will eat drumstick.

After so many years, they finally realized that both themselves had made the biggest misunderstanding ever! In fact the wife loves drumstick but because of her love to him, she gives it to him. However she didn’t know that her husband loves eating chicken breast but having thought that his wife likes it, he gives it for her without second thought!

All this while it is just a laughing joke for me!

However, this happened to me too!

My story begins…….My wife and I have been staying together for years. On our bed, there is always a hard pillow and a soft pillow. All this while I am using hard pillow and she uses soft pillow. Recently, we went shopping and I wanted to buy a soft pillow. What a surprise that she asked me why buy soft pillow as she thought that I like hard one. My answer to her: My dear, I hate hard pillow but thought that you love soft pillow so I give you my favorite.

Seems that she always ‘curi curi’ sleep on my hard pillow while I am not around. But too sad, I always exchange back every night before sleeping. No wonder, in bed, she likes squeezing to my side and share my hard pillow with me!

At that moment, we realized that both of us are giving our best part to each other. In fact she dislikes soft pillow so much but because she thinks hard pillow is more comfortable and she reserves it for me. On the other hand, because of my love to her, I give her my favorite soft pillow.

Morale of the story is we shall improve our communication by expressing thoughts to even our loved ones. There are many things that we purely make assumptions without asking or clarifying even with our loved ones. In this case, a tiny pillow.

For those reading my story, I advise you to find out what your loved ones preference, by today. May be you will be surprise by their answers?!

Lastly, I thank my dear wife for her deep love to me.

佛像

不知打从何时，迷上佛像或佛画。
总觉得望著那些佛像时，可让心里无限宁静，让心灵沉淀。
自认并不是个虔诚的佛教徒，可又认为只有这宗教可让自身的心灵找到寄托。

巴厘岛一行，喜见佛像无数。
上一次因行程匆忙，再者并未随身携带多余的旅费，错过了购买佛像。
这一次，虽说行程也蛮紧凑，可在把握时间之下，仍略有小收获。
行走了十余间的佛像店，终找到合意的佛像。

其实佛像重要在于神韵，雕工则其次，姿态于其后。
巴厘岛师傅的雕工多略为粗糙，我想，于环境大有关系，因他们多求产品自然。
而神韵也就各花入各眼了。在凝望佛脸片刻后，如感舒服即可。
可能十余尊同一款佛像，合意的只有一尊。

也许自己有点挑剔，总觉得合意的佛像难寻。
多年以来至今，还未寻到满意的地藏王菩萨像。
还记得在中国及台湾之行，逛行许多店铺，因苦寻不果而空手归。

以下的观音菩萨像，正是其中一尊购自巴厘岛的佛像。

另记：
曾经读过一本书，非常认同那书对于佛教的解释。
书中曰，佛本教育，非宗教。
佛陀要的是力行，而非膜拜。
而膜拜是因崇敬，非迷信。

佛法流传千年，译本无数。
当年，佛陀只口传佛法，而无记载。
如今的佛经译本，是根据无数僧侣本身的渗透能力而翻译，
单只“般若心经”，共有14版本，何以为准啊！

佛，的确佛法无边。
如另以科学讲解，佛本是地球外的高级生物，而我们的层次则相差太远。
佛要我们修行，要的是我们提伸心灵或的灵魂达至他们的要求。
合格者则被允许迁移到地球以外的世界。

以上是我自己对于佛教的解释，欢迎纠正。

2009 年新春初四的云顶高原

刚从巴厘岛回来的隔天，因一时兴起，与外家上了一趟云顶高原。
于半山用餐后，大约二时许，我们就驰车直攻山顶。
对于不善赌的我，与往常一样，纯粹上去吹吹风。

可这次的攻顶行动竟花了近一小时半的时间，才由半山抵达那娱乐城。
路上目睹无数同胞出师不利，他们的坐骑全都壮烈牺牲了（哎呀！车子的水箱都滚了或烧牙箱）
悉心一瞧，发现了一些有趣的景象。原来，那些沿着山路旁的车可让我轻易分类。

第一批的车子停于较低的海平线，多是大马的“第二国产车”或车龄较老的日本轿车。
凡是第二国产车的车款，都少不了踪影。凭著骄人的销售成绩，但竟如此“不堪一塞”。ｋａｎｃｉｌ，ｋｅｌｉｓａ，ｖｉｖａ 或ｍｙｖｉ ，仿如先锋队，全都抢先牺牲了。
第二批的车子，是大马政府之光荣，人民之耻辱 的第一国产车为多。可不幸之中的大幸，那些车子以高车龄的Ｗｉｒａ占多数。当然，也免不了那新款的Ｓａｇａ。
也于这时候，日本轿车渐多了，鬼佬车出现了。
当靠近娱乐城了，第三批路边的车子也就型型色色了。ｔｏｙｏｔａ，ＢＭＷ，ｍｉｎｉ ｃｏｏｐｅｒ等等。

这些景象应征了一个道理，外国车的质数较好。
我想，来年的春节，
我该在上山的时候，于车内载上十箱八箱的车子水箱冷冻济，
发一发新年财。

下面这张照片，摄于娱乐广场内。由于人满为痪，无法让女儿玩乐于任何的设备，只好拍照留念。。。。。。

新年礼品

由于工作性质，过年都常会收到礼品。
新年前，收了两份新年礼品。而那两份礼品都来自同一间公司。
一份，给自予老板；另一份，则是伙记所送。
可当接收时，心里滋味可大不同。

老板所送的是两罐属于“紫藤茶坊”出品的茶。自身估计价值大约七，八十元左右。
对于那老板的礼品，在收取的客套话过程中，深感那礼只是因工作所须，而做个人情。
自认并不怎么在乎这些年关人情，有与否也无所谓。
所以，很随便的收下了。。。。。。

而伙记送的是一包“龙记”肉干，我想大约值得四，五十元吧。
因刚出社会工作不久，其实那伙记工资并不高。
她出人意表地送了我这份礼品，礼轻意重，那份心意直冲击我心里。
让我感动的是那份心意，是那份诚意。

终于了解送礼这事，要从心出发，诚意最重要。