Wednesday, November 19, 2008

It Starts With The Rain


OK, I am about to pass judgement and a mindless to behold.  But, before I let my mind to have its mental diarrhoea, it would be good to reflect on this action.  "I know that" are extremely dangerous words and before I lose more opportunities in my life, let these quotes guide me towards forgiveness to make improvements to my happiness and peace of mind.

On the foolishness of judging others

The act of judgement is an act of pride. It involves looking to our own store of knowledge, putting together a few facts, figures or fancies, and coming up with some sort of answer or solution to a given problem or situation. All too often it is the wrong solution or answer, and because of pride, we refuse to correct course.

Judging others is an act of monumental pride - enormous pride, stupendous pride, galling, astonishing, fantastic pride. This should be understood. When you render judgement on another, you have taken upon yourself an awesome responsibility for making the correct judgement. Because, after all, your judgement is not necessary.

All things, big and small, invite your judgement. The condition of the weather, political matters, the taste of your food, a television program - at every moment of the day, something or other is inviting your judgement of it. And so often, and so willingly, you render it, without being aware of the consequences, without taking care of the responsibilities entailed.

You judge, and then to make matters worse, you believe in your judgement. You've looked at the evidence, you've made a judgement - it must be right! There couldn't possibly be any other conclusion to arrive at but the one your've chosen, could there?

What you don't see, don't understand, is that your judgement leads to suffering - your own suffering. It does not touch the person judged; he or she is free of you and your thoughts and your judgements. You cannot change their behaviour by even a hair's breadth by your judgement.



And I love the words of Cheshire Calhoun:

In social life, there are unending opportunities to find other people boring, disagreeable, repulsive, stupid, sleazy, inept, bigoted, lousy at selecting gifts, bad cooks, infuriatingly slow drivers, disappointing dates, bad philosophers, and so on. The civil person typically conceals these unflattering appraisals, since conveying them may easily suggest that one does not take others' feelings or the fact that they may have different standards to be worth taking into consideration or tolerating.



You see, I am only human and I have splintered mind.  Today, as it rains (again), which has been almost every other day since we move in, the impression that I got about staying in Reiki Sanctuary is one of solitude, magnificence and abundance.  The exact phrase when I started this blog.

Nonetheless, it can be unfair to evaluate Reiki Sanctuary based on the rain as this natural downfall may not be representative.  My master used to tell me, "why shun the rain when it is supposed to be water from heaven?"  He walks in the rain and as the water gifts upon his head, he takes in the abundance.  In my general tendency, and in my confirmation biasness, the rain can make one sick.  It results in my judgement that his action, by contrast, is overlooked.  For that matter, his interpretation discounted.

Now, the rain has become a self fulfilling prophecy.  Perhaps, I am forming my master's impression - a behavioral confirmation in ways reflective of what I want Reiki Sanctuary to be.  Afterall, we cannot deny that water constitutes an intrinsic part of our daily life and we just could not survive without it.  Amongst its countless benefits, rainwater can be a detox - instant cleansing and purification, experience.

I love the rain. 
It is nice to see the falling rain and the breeze as it brings along.  Just looking at it is very therapeutic.  There's freshness around.  Here, in Reiki Sanctuary, I can touch it.  I can smell it.  We let the windows opened even when it rains hard.  Somehow, the rain does not stream into the house.  The only window that we need to close is the one at the balcony.  When we were in Hertford, the windows must be, or rather it was always, closed and it separated us.  We blocked each other.

I don't avoid the rain anymore.  Infact, it does not bother me much if it rains cat and dog.  The rain is, somehow, something that many of us avoid at times.  It ruins hair-dos, wets shoes, makes clothes unwearable, gets us cold.  Whatever the reasons we choose to provide, we have tried to stay out of the rain at different times in our lives.

The beauty about Reiki Sanctuary is through the open window.  She brings to bear courage.  She nurtures an open mind.  She invites the Universe to come through, day and night.  Hertford, in all her essential being and illuminative ways, was somewhat scarcely reactive.  Perhaps, it was a gestational period for the conception of bigger things ahead.

Am I ready for all things new?  I wonder.  As for now, there are things (of the past) that I still dearly want.

And, it is still raining now ..





Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Let's Have A Little Tour - Part Three


It will be one month in two days' time.  We are settling down well.  The house is so much organized now.  Still, there are outstanding works - the acrylic and kitchen rails have not been fixed.  Chiauw still cannot get the acrylic right and, in her last statement, trying up on mockup.

It is peaceful where we are today.  Reiki Sanctuary envelopes us with the solitary way of life.  A life that is essentially hidden with nothing to suggest an extrovert social identity.  It is, probably, a prophetic sign in its solitude, simple unobtrusiveness and silence.  Not that we are running away and ostracize our social interactions but Reiki Sanctuary integrates a closer sense of the Universe within.  It is here, and with respect to Hertford, that the real purpose is to present an inner outline of what we have learned.

We let friends to be who they are.  What they want to think of us.  Life is really an expression of consciousness that we create our own world.  We let events capture our interests and lead us to a continual search for answers to life's mystery.  Just as the Universe is always watching and knows all, we choose to let life to be in her infinite potential. 

Reiki Sanctuary is a discovery with a distinct characteristic, 'You are all alone'.  It is not about loneliness but a journey only we will know it ourselves.  Just as life is intended to be.  Eventually, we will return to the starting point, either willingly or unwillingly, sooner or later, and those choices are ours.

We miss Hertford just as we miss the good old days.  We miss them all.  Hopefully, we had nurtured what was for the highest good and letting love to engage in its flow.  We welcome the universal synchronistic co-incidences to guide for what shall be good to us.  We are dealing with life with a whole and the parts may seem an odd fit until they begin to gel.  Guess, at which time, the critical nature will be of use to avoid taking everything in our lives for granted.

For now, time for more Reiki Sanctuary's pictures.  *Bleah*:

Welcome to the Master Bedroom


.. and where we rest our soul


.. and how we prolong the night with the curtain


.. and how we entertain ourselves, away from physical outside world


.. and how, shamelessly, we shower and, oops, do our businessThe acrylic boxes that are meant to cover all the lights are still not fixed yet.



The Feature Wall


Till the next tour:

- Entrance to Study Area:










Monday, November 17, 2008

The Light


Connectedness. 

I feel a sense of awe at how a simple online connection can fruit into the sense of beingness.  How, with the wonderful event and processes that take place, the beauty of an individual left me with an uplifted feeling.  The shadows that you left behind lead me into thinking.  It enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences.  It mutes acceptance of life of why is all this happening to me.  I am inspired to begin the search for a higher spiritual meaning in life.

Are you a chance occurrence?  Are you one of my soul groups in all arrays of my life?  Are you here for a bigger purpose in my life?  Your presence expands the consciousness for an evolutionary process.  One that magnifies purity.  Seldom that I see a person who is covered with white light around his heart.  You are a beautiful soul, inside out, indeed.

Being around you increases higher vibrational frequencies.  Your energy can only uplift others and, through no effort, makes them feel loved and secured.  You are an individual, without a determinable basis of explanation, transforms humans into a completion for spiritual missions.

I am blessed to be part of the event.  And so are the others that joined the mystic dimension last weekend.  You have left behind your marks in Reiki Sanctuary.  The exact leaf that I saw in your third eye is reflected in the lovely crystal vase.  It is now dawned to shine in my sanctuary to which synchronistic growth will conceive.



My heartfelt gratitude to a lovely friend.  It was a great pleasure meeting you!

May what you left behind shall bring life lessons to all of us.  In your purity, even if it is unknown to others, is the seed that you had planted in our consciousness.  It is a greatest gift to all.  For now, it is about acceptance.  About gratitude for all your graciousness.  We are rewarded, and so are you!






The Foreign Talent


Thanks to a friend, Ben, who was kind enough lugging this little gadget all the way from USA and made our lives kinda easier, now.  Haha, ok - we know it is bulky and not making you to travel in style but Thank You! Thank You!  We appreciate the kind gesture.  We are thankful for your time, your effort and all the running just to make sure you were getting us the right thing.  Plus, all the overseas call to ensure the correct purchase.

Also, "Thank You" to another friend, Weng, who introduced us to this Foreign Talent.  And for your kindness to loan us your personal set just to make sure that we would be comfortable before we purchased it.

Miss iRobot Roomba, our new Foreign Talent, is an envy to all the maids in Reiki Sanctuary.  It surely makes Mr Vax redundant and fearing retrenchment.  The partners, Missy Broom and Mr Dustpan are now less employed and, once they were such loyal companion, are now idling most of the time.  Simply, Miss Roomba has taken over all their primary duties.

Once, they were the king of the house:

01.  Mr Vax


02.  Missy Broom, Mr Dustpan and Madam Moppie


Miss Roomba as she sings her way doing her daily job happily:

Though she does ease us and provided few hours of free time daily, this new missy has an attitude.  Alright, she allows us to sit back but geez!, she scratches the walls and leaves marks all over.


.. and this is how special she is with her 'bed' in the guest room!



Note to OCDs: 

Miss Roomba cleans but don't expect a spic and span result.  She cannot reach deep corners.  She is not a stain remover.  She can aggravate your vertigo when you continously watch her cleaning the floor.  She is not to be used when you are doing your meditation.

BUT, she is the best companion when age has caught on you.  When you are getting lazier.  When you want to spend more time surfing the internet.  And when you don't mind the coffee stains on the floor.





Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Life Anew


It has been a good three weeks, albeit all the labourious unpacking, sorting, tidying and arranging stuffs in Reiki Sanctuary.  Though there are still outstanding works, and we are still waiting for Chiauw to complete them, we are able to live here comfortably.

Nonetheless, we decided not to focus on the outstanding works after we had done chasing Chiauw last week.  It was not convenient having workers around the house when we have already moved in.  It was hard doing our own stuffs when they were here.  Firstly, the inconvenience evolved the waiting period and, at times, the appointment kept changing.  Then, there were the mess and the dusts.  Our last note to Chiauw was to expedite these works and a hope to put an end to it.  It was not about anxiety nor impatient scowl but for a life anew.  For us to move on.  We still have these outstanding works:

01.  Acrylic for Living Room TV Console, Dining Room wall ledges and the MBR Toilet light boxes

02.  Kitchen Towel rail

03.  Kitchen Shelf cum rail

04.  Sealing/coating of tiles in Guest and Master Toilets.

Reiki Sanctuary is, slowly, transforming into the dream home for us.  Each corner of the house is now organized the way we want it to be.  It is good to have a lot of storage spaces.  It makes it easy for everything within Reiki Sanctuary, and all the things therein, to have their own place.  It took us awhile, patiently, ensuring for a neat and uncluttered organization.

Perhaps, it is the new thing.  The fresh energy.  With everything new, and just as in life, we can get easily overwhelmed.  Every attention is magnified.  Every small things enlarged.  Every acquisition glorified.  Every experience surpassed all restrictions and limitations and, in our unconscious fool mindedness, we set a new soul fulfillment and open another destiny plan.  Still, we pray for guides and further understanding of why we are here and what our soul gifts are.

The days never fail to end with us feeling physically tired.  But we are happy.  We are constantly flow with the energy of peace.  Of one that calls for harmony of mind and soul.  Guess, in the process of beautifying Reiki Sanctuary, it is also about soul clearing within us. 

Layers of our past are cleared and released energetically when we re-start our life in Reiki Sanctuary.  She is like having a psychic vacuum.  She heals us of any unconscious attachments.  Even though we could be physically tired, our souls benefit from subtle phenomenal changes.  We experience inner peace and serenity and there is a shift to a higher level of consciousness.

There is often a need, by choice, to let our souls into new incarnation and acquiring higher dimensions.  We are allowing our inhibiting thought patterns to surface and, without resistance, to release and remove by openly talking about them.  It is a wonder how the divine connection into the space around us, in our love for Reiki Sanctuary, brought resources of light that immediately translates into our new mental and emotional experiences.

Reiki Sanctuary has created stillness within us.  It is her greatest gift to welcome us.  She is a sanctuary where the nowness has to offer.  It is said that 'Stillness' is where all of creation begins and that everything imaginable and unimaginable is created from it.  Everyday, for the last three weeks or so, there is this stillness energy growing in us.  Our senses grow and we are becoming more aware of our surroundings.

In stillness, we are doing nothing yet everything and anything.  It is an evolution of creation.  It is, indeed, a spiritual awakening at this point.  It is the greatest of gifts we are giving ourselves - that of self love. 

Reiki Sanctuary is a journey home.  A mountain that exists directly for us to experience the magnificence of that world and the angelic friends and family that are there with us, and for us, while we are here in this world.  We feel the profound love and connection we know with this world and those with us.  We relish the profound sense of homecoming that says, "Welcome home".





Wednesday, November 05, 2008

The Beauty Beast


The Beast Number One

When we ordered our dining set in August, the company told us that we had to wait three months.  Piang!  In order for them to secure our sales, they told us that we could get (their company's practice) a temporary set.  Since we would not be bringing our old Hertford dining set, we happily agreed.

It was a blessing that we accepted the temporary set.  When it arrived, the original idea to place the dining table horizontally against the window just didn't work.  It cramped the dining area.  The dining lights needed to be re-positioned.  We needed the electrician to do it and then the painter to patch up and paint the false ceiling.



And now, the blessed ugly temporary set with the hanging lights vertically re-positioned:


 
Honestly, we were surprised to get this set from such a reputable so-called high class shop.

The Beast Number Two

This is a classic joke!

When we ordered the sofa set, it was for a specific L-shaped sofa.  It was even drawn in the invoice together with the set code number.  We got a rude shock when the set was delivered - it was completely wrong.  The company, in their attempt, tried to get us to accept it but we rejected.

We had to wait for few weeks for the shipment.  Meanwhile, they gave us a temporary set.


This blessed ugly beast had a good ending though.  When our right set finally arrived, we tried our luck to get the company to give us the two cushions.  Must say that those cushions are of good quality.  Yay! and we managed to get them.

We are just thankful for everything!






Let's Have A Little Tour - Part Two


Haha, I am beginning to feel a little (hmm, maybe too much) show-off with pictures of Reiki Sanctuary.  But never mind.  Guess, with such a lifetime investment and a bombed renovation cost, to own what had been put in needs a celebration.  It is also about paying gratitude to Chiauw and all the people who had put in their energies in giving us a home.

So, let's continue the tour.  Our main entrance as we welcome guests:


Outstanding works:

01.  Gate guy needs to align the frame work

02.  Gate guy needs to fill up some wall holes from the previous gate

As you enter the house:
(View from Living Room)

The Living Room:

The sofa set



The Suspended TV Console


Outstanding works:

01. To fix arcylic to flush reflection of LED lights under the TV console

The Sheer and Dress Curtains


The Dining Room

The Dining Set


The dining area and the Sheer n Dress Curtains


Outstanding works:

01.  Acrylic to cover the LED lights along the wall two ledges.


Preview of next tour:


Entrance to Master Bedroom


There are still outstanding works left but we are not going to chase Chiauw.





Saturday, November 01, 2008

Let's Have A Little Tour - Part One


Slowly as we are settling in, for the last two weeks, the house is beginning to take shape.  There are still minor things not completed.  Let's [show off] start with the Guest Toilet.


Basically, there are no more outstanding jobs here.  We are also happy that the water pressure in the Guest Toilet is good.

The Black and White Kitchen
The outstanding jobs here:

01.  Carpenter to fix towel rail near sink
02.  Carpenter to fix hanging rail near hob/hood
03.  Carpenter to align one top hung cabinet
04.  Tiler to rectify floor tiles near sink area


The Balcony

This is the place that we often take refuge whenever there are contractors in the house.  Just to chill out while they are doing their works.

The outstanding jobs here:

01.  The professional cleaner is to clean the stains on the aluminium sliding door.
02.  Day bed cushion.



The outstanding works left:

01.  Curtains for Living and Dining areas
02.  Day bed cushion
03.  Box-up acrylic for Living Room TV Console, Dining Room ledges, Bed frame top, MBR Toilets
04.  Rails in Kitchen
05.  Touch up for Main Gate
06.  Floor tiles (kitchen) rectification
07.  Delivery of dining set





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