Salsa Dance

We had started Salsa lesson three weeks ago, tonight will be the forth lesson for salsa.

The new instructor, Branda is very good. I like her style conducting the class, the method she carried out new technique. Additionally, she is cute, really cute. lol...

Yes, I like Salsa. The music is fast, the step is fast and the movement is fast. I feel young and energetic when doing Salsa (in fact, I am young and energetic, ha ha ha ....).

I have seen some people doing Cuban Salsa, and I have seen LA Salsa too. But I am not sure about New York Salsa. Personally I prefer Cuban Salsa. Dont ask me why. Just like it. lol...

Let's Salsa...

Standard 1

OMG! Someone found this photo from their album. Time really flies. Couldn't imagine, and I have to accept the fact that, this photo is "twenty over years old" hahaha... allowed me to say twenty over. hahaha...


I was in the picture. Try to guess, which one is me?

My Yoga Note - Hatha Yoga

Trying to make some note for myself, from reading books and browsing the net.
Here we go...

The word Hatha comes from two Sanskrit words. "ha" means sun and "tha" means moon. The word "ha" refers to the solar nadi (pingala) in the subtle body and "tha" the lunar channel (ida). When the two components of the word are placed together, "hatha" means "forceful", implying that powerful work must be done to purify the body. Yoga means to yoke, or to join 2 things together, hence hatha yoga is meant to join together our sun (masculine, active) energy with our moon (feminine, receptive) energy, thus producing balance and greater power in an individual. Traditional Hatha Yoga is a holistic yogic path, including moral disciplines, physical postures asanas, purification procedures shatkriyas, poses mudras, yogic breathing pranayamas and meditation.

Hatha is concentrating on the practice of postures (asanas) and breath control (pranayama) to energize the body. Asana is greatly emphasized in Hatha Yoga because posture is believed to be a key towards achieving true meditation. If one has already mastered his postures, then can be able to achieve higher levels of meditation and concentration. (In simpler word, can sit comfortably in a long time)

Breathing exercises through Pranayama is also essential towards achievement of balance. "Prana" means life force and "Ayama" means to prolong- to prolong one's life force. Hatha Yoga is based on the belief that mastery of one's breathing techniques is a key towards the higher stages of meditation. It opens up channels to the brain and regulates the elements that enter and exit throughout one's body.

Hm... Only now I know, Hatha is preparing one for meditation.

Namaste.

My Primary School

Feel like wanna to keep this photo in my blog. Copied it from a friend's blog... hahaha... my primary school friend lah. This is the photo of my primary school. Some time feel so pround of ourself. We still keep in touch with primary school "mate", hahaha... not only one of them, many of them.

Another short notice to paste here:
同学会
(Reunion)Sin Min Graduation 1987.... Hahaha... you know how old I am... ;) we all same same lah.

时间：明年年初二
When: 2th Day of Chinese New Year (Ada Balik Kampung ke?)

地点：不详
Where : Have not decided yet (definately sea food lah! what else?)

负责人：
Person In Charge:

主席 ： 张喜传同学 - 012-2841616 (very leng cai)
王晓灵同学 - 019-3533363 、019-3533383 khyrisheng3893@yahoo/hotmail.com (very leng lui)
财务部长： 贺桂芬同学 - 014-6692329 (got to keep a lots of money :)

Any one feel like joining, wanted to join, definately joining, not sure joining, please send your name and money to above person incharge ASAP. RSVP.

My Yoga Note - Yin Yoga

Most of people familiar with yoga but I think not many people know what exactly yin yoga means. I have been practising yoga for some time, but only recently discover Yin Yoga.

What is Yin Yoga?

Yin yoga is less popular compared to yang yoga. It performed to stretch the connective tissues of the body. Primary connective tissues include the hips, thighs and lower spinal area. It provides a deeper stretch. Some also believe that the practice of yin yoga is performed to regulate the flow of energy in the body. This energy is called “chi” and when its flow in the body is strong, a person is healthy. (Too bad, I am still unable to feel the Chi.).

Initially yin yoga seem quite boring, passive, or soft, but yin practice can be very challenging because we need to hold a pose for certain duration, normally 3 - 5 munites but sometime can up to twenty minutes!

Not many asanas are used for yin yoga. I am trying to copy down some asanas here:

Anahatasana (aka Melting Heart)
Ankle Stretch
Butterfly
Half butterfly
Camel
Cat pulling its Tail
Caterpillar
Child's Pose
Dangling
Deer
Dragons
Dragonfly (aka Straddle)
Frog
Happy Baby
Lying Twists
Saddle
Shavasana
Shoelace
Snail
Sphinx and Seal
Square
Squat
Swan
Sleeping Swan
Toe Squat

Any idea of what do the above mentioned asanas means? ;)


Enjoy the stretch, enjoy the pain. Namaste.

Lotus Pose (Padmasana)

I have been practicing Yoga for almost two years. Ever since there, I like to sit in a cross leg position. Whenever sitting on a chair, even in the office or in the car (if I am not driving), my leg will automatically cross into a lotus pose. I know sitting cross leg especially in the office is really unpleasant looking, but then… I cannot help it! It is so comfortable. Ha ha ha…

What is lotus pose?

The Lotus Pose (Padmasana in Sanskrit) is one of the basic yoga postures; it requires us sitting crossing the legs while maintaining a straight back, it is also ideal for Meditation and concentration. Not everyone can do Padmasana; it requires open hips and consistent practice.

Below picture copied from internet, I do believe that a picture sometimes is better then thousand words.



This Yoga pose has a lot of benefits, it provide a relaxing effect, increase our awareness and attentiveness, it also stimulate our body parts and processes, keep our joints flexible, develop a good body posture.

Farewell

What did you see in the picture? Foods, yes, is foods.
We had a potluck party in my apartment for a friend, who is going to work in Dubai.
Just wanted to say here, wish you best of luck. Do take good care of yourself. We are going to miss you.

Sometime, I do think of going far away, experience a new life in a new place. But there is something that I can’t let go. Yes, my mum. I love my mum and I don’t want to leave her alone. That’s y I still stay in Malaysia.

May be one day, one fine day…

A Story

A friend sent my this story, it is worth reading. Paste here to share. Hope you like it and also think about it.

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital. He died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how she was going to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.


QUESTIONS :

1. What were the five words ?

2. What is the implication of this story?





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ANSWER :

The husband just said "I am with you Darling". The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her. If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

MORAL OF THE STORY

This story is really worth reading. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.