I found this sentence on a web to be really true.
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Real Buddhism is very tolerant and not concerned with labels like 'Christian', 'Moslem', 'Hindu' or 'Buddhist'; that is why there have never been any wars fought in the name of Buddhism. That is why Buddhists do not preach and try to convert, only explain if an explanation is sought.
Something tells me that I'm really suitable to be a Buddhist.
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Real Buddhism is very tolerant and not concerned with labels like 'Christian', 'Moslem', 'Hindu' or 'Buddhist'; that is why there have never been any wars fought in the name of Buddhism. That is why Buddhists do not preach and try to convert, only explain if an explanation is sought.
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Something tells me that I'm really suitable to be a Buddhist.
Pizza Hut's salary is not that high. RM4 per hour and a free staff meal is all it takes for a worker to get through his day. Their salary, sometimes can be as low as RM1,300 per month for a full-time worker. That is not enough to feed a family!
Some of the staff have no choice to work there, as they do not have the education or skills to have a higher paid job. Some of them were even expelled from school.
But, not all is bad. And guess what? The guy who had flunk his SPM 3 years ago turns out to be my Shift Manager today!
You must be wondering, why would a University student, like me be doing in a fast food restaurant? There are plenty of other jobs which provides higher and better salary than this, no?
Well, I think that
money is not that important, the most important thing is that I like the things that I'm doing.
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The staff are really nice, sometimes. Although, there are conflicts between employees sometimes, ended up me being the 'middle' person. I blend well with most of the workers, being the only Chinese worker there.
Sometimes, customers can be very bias and racist towards the waitress/waiter there. After finding out I am a Chinese waitress, some customers' starts to 'demand' more things from me. Expecting me to give them BIGGER portion of their pasta, their drinks filled to the rim and even multiple drink refills till no end!!
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However, if there is one thing that I will remember and cherish in the future, it will be the time when all our morning shift staff (consisting of different races) sat down and ate rice together on a labour's day, Sunday morning. Laughing, talking and sharing the joy together as one.
I miss blogging. Seriously.
There's so many things I wanna write. There's so many things I wanna tell.
It's just that, time is not on my side now.
The only person I can talk to about my feelings and everything, is my diary.
The only person I can talk to about my feelings and everything, is my diary.
Please give me time.
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From an random picture to winning a competition.
Now, from a competition to the NEWSPAPERS!!! Again!!!
I didn't see it coming!! I swear!!! I never knew that it would come this far!! -___-lll
I think all my efforts is worth winning this competition. Even though that I know that the rewards are not as rewarding as it should be, as there were no cash nor free trips involved for winning this competition. But, I was fine with it. Money didn't matter to me, nor the gifts.
Now, looking back, it means more than anything else to me.
Being on newspaper.
There are many competitions in this world. Some people join competitions to win cash and prizes. But, how many of these competitions had announced their winners on newspapers? Had the winners message made any impacts to the society?
I guess, none.
I just hope one day that I will inspire and change the world. Just one day.
Just hopefully, that it won't end here.
I wished God let me. Insya-Allah.
Sunday, 9.30am. 30 minutes away before my day starts to get busy.
"Lin!" My shift manager called.
I went into the office. "Yes?"
"Jom! Kira duit," he answered.
He unlocked the huge, cold, hard steel and took out the packets of money.
RM50.
RM10.
RM5.
RM1.
Many times before, I've helped out my shift manager to count profits from last night sales. I remembered the first time I held those cold, hard cash. I had never seen or held so much cash ever in my life.
Seeing it everyday at work became a normal thing for me. I ran short errands for my shift manager which includes banking money and counting them.
They trusted me.
They trusted me.
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I am currently facing some financial difficulties in paying my University course fee as my first semester course fee is not settled yet.
Even after I have submitted the PTPTN loan, I still have to wait for the Government to approve my application, which takes like FOREVER!! Trying to persuade the University to allow me to pay my course fee through installations for my first semester until my loan is accepted.
One fine day, while me and my shift manager was counting the money.
I felt an evil urge to grab all those money right in front of me.
RM8,169.
That's all I need to pay for my semester fee.
If only I could.
If only it is not illegal.
If only no one sees me.
If only I was invincible.
But, that will never happen.
So, it's true that money is the root of all evil, huh?
But, that will never happen.
So, it's true that money is the root of all evil, huh?
I remember doing this Earth Hour thesis for my English assignment, and it really sickens me at the end of my thesis paper.
But, nevertheless, my feelings for Mother Earth will never fade!!! I still practice the habit of recycling, reusing and reducing my usage of resources!!! I've done so much for Mother Earth, but yet, I feel like I'm the only person in the university campus who is doing it alone.
Well, I don't care what my friends say about me, I'm still gonna fight for Mother Earth till my last breath!!!
As a reminder, tomorrow is Earth Hour. I do hope everyone of you would support this event by switching off your lights for 1 hour from 8.30pm-9.30pm!!
If not....
It was 10am in the morning when I received a phone call from a friend.
"Hello...," I said, groggily, as I was in the middle of my sleep.
"Hello...," I said, groggily, as I was in the middle of my sleep.
"Siew Siew!!" Came a familiar, cheerful voice over the line.
I groaned. "What you want...?" Came my reply.
"Okay. Just to ask you larh. I saw this advertisement on...."
Yean Lynn started filling me out with details about MTV Exit competition.
"So, I just want to ask for your opinion about the competition larh, since you're the most creative person I know."
"And than?" I asked, started to feel annoyed.
"So, I was thinking that, can Nui Nui and me come over to your house to take pictures for the competition?"
"Fine. Whatever."
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"Do I have to really do it? 'Coz I feel so lazyyyyyy..." I complained.
I guess no one heard me, or actually, bothered about my complains.
"Can I not join this competition thingy...?? I feel so tired....."
Again, no one heard me.
Sara was busy helping Yean Lynn with her make-up. On the other hand, Yean Lynn was busy with... herself.
"Oh! Fine!! Just give me that black powder!"
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"If we 3 made it to the top 6 finalists, we'll be sworn enemies, competing with each other," Yean Lynn joked.
"Nahhh... I don't really care. I'd just joined for fun," said Sara, combing her hair to the back.
I sigh. "Aiyah! Whatever larh! If either one of us come out in the top 6, I'll be laughing my ass out man."
At the end, my picture did.
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First of all, I would like to thank my bestie Heng Yean Lynn. Without her, I wouldn't have heard of this competition, and I wouldn't have participated in the first place. I would like to thank my bestie Sara Nui Kuan Yee for being such a wonderful make-up artist!! However, your make-ups doesn't apply to me, 'coz I did my own make-up ya :P By the way, HOW COME YOU'RE SO GOOD AT MAKE-UP, BUT YOU CAN'T GET AN A FOR SPM PENDIDIKAN SENI?!
Adding on, I would like to thank those who have supported me and giving me their votes. Like I have said, I would not let your votes go to waste!! And indeed, it didn't!!! Thank you so much to those who have helped me spread the word too!! You know who you are :P
Plus, I would like to congratulate the other competitors too!! You have amazing pictures as well!! Some of them are quite good at conveying messages about human trafficking too!!
Last but not least, thanks to MTV Exit for giving me the chance to participate in this event!! This is my first time for accomplishing something this big! Well, sort of.
Once again, THANK YOU!!!
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Here's my Twitter interview on Friday, 1st April 2011 at 6pm till 7pm with the MTV Exit team and some random people all over the world!!!
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Here's my Twitter interview on Friday, 1st April 2011 at 6pm till 7pm with the MTV Exit team and some random people all over the world!!!
I once told myself, that I DIE DIE DIE I also won't go to Sunway University. Because it was too expensive.
I told all my friends that I wouldn't end up studying there, if it's the last thing I do. Everything that is inside that campus is all about $. The people. The facilities. The books. Everything.
And, look!
Look where I had ended up to?
Studying my Pre-U Foundation In Arts in Sunway University.
Not only that, I'm also pursuing my 3 years Degree in that same University too.
Now, that I have just graduated from my foundation, I started to have flashbacks about my university registration.
Sometimes, I do not understand what God has in plan for me. I think that anything unexpected can happen to us anytime, anywhere.
So, what I want to say is, embrace yourself for some unexpected events!!!
