转转转。。。

“山不转，路转。。。
路不转， 人转。。。
人不转， 心转”

Saw these phrases on one of those advertisements in the subway stations of Taipei...

Loosely translated, it means:

"When you can't move the mountains, move the roads...
When you can't move the roads, move the person...
When you can't move the person, move the heart."

Of course, by 'moving the heart', we mean we take a fresh perspective and gather new insights...

Chinese wisdom at its best...

My trip to Tibet some 2 years ago had shown me this wisdom already... that the physical geography of Tibet is so harsh and unforgiving that roads really need to be built meandering around the slopes of mountains... and when roads can't lead one to one's destination, condition the heart to attain Nirvana...

And I must remind myself of this wisdom continually... there are some policies that I can't move... so I relook at strategies and approaches that may overcome the red-tapes... when strategies and approaches are helpless, maybe I just need a reframing of my mindset...

Some things/ people need to move... but they aren't... Some grudges need to be let go of... but they aren't... I can't change the world... I can't change other's priorities... I can't remove other's frustrations completely... but I can definitely choose how my mind is conditioned to perceive...

Mindfulness...

Concentration...

Compassion...

Loving kindness...

Lessons from my journeys...

G9 Tribute...

To my Canon G9... thank you for being with me for the last 4 months... Thank you for recording all the beautiful memories for my trips to Taipei, Gunung Panti, Kukup, and all over Singapore...

You probably is now resting somewhere under the P.Ubin jetty... You might have been washed ashore... It was a split second of clumsiness on my part that let you slipped out of my grip, and into the choppy waters of the Ubin jetty... I tried... but I couldn't bring you back...

LIFE IS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY BREATHS YOUR TAKE...
IT'S ABOUT HOW MANY MOMENTS THAT TAKE YOUR BREATHS AWAY...

My cadets asked me on that fateful day if I feel sad about losing my G9... And I told them yes, it's rather disappointing... Disappointing more from the fact that in my 10 years of photography, I've never lost or dropped any of my photography equipment... And to lose it this way, I'm rather disappointed with myself... However, I told them (and myself too), that it's not healthy to attach too much of me emotions onto an object... It has served me well, very well indeed, while it was still with me... And I should be gratified about that...

So... it was a 'smack right in my face' kind of lesson... and I shall and never will ever repeat such silly and clumsy acts ever again...