Short + Sweet Musical Trailer

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Really like this trailer. I love Aleeya's voice. I have no idea how to spell her name hahahaha..her voice is even better live..

bits and pieces of everything

posted by tkl

there are a few things i wanna say....

1. They always say how we're a multi-racial community that lives in peace despite our different religions n blahblahblah..I seriously wonder whether that's true especially since Jais raided a church. In Sri Lanka, they are now living harmoniously and trying to build the country. I really believe that had they not had sooo many wars, they'd be richer than us. I feel like we are going backwards and erasing all the good and peace and harmony our former leaders created for us. Caring about all these petty differences is just going to slow down our development. We should be a bit more like Sri Lanka. Mosques next to churches, temples opposite mosques etc etc. They realise that it's not worth fighting over things like that..

2. photo for Mae who requested for more photos of Sri Lanka:

3. i shaved someone's head last night for the first time!or rather, i butchered his hair @.@ i'm sorry Iman!! he doesn't read this blog hahaha...Director made me do it!!you can see what happened in the trailer that will be coming out soon..

4. wjx's band was in MYC's Sept issue. Can you see them? Just coincidence they're in the issue about metrosexual guys btw.

5. i miss my granma.Going to chant sutta for her. I hope she isn't suffering and that she's not in pain.

ok i dah malas dah.n already forgot what other random shit i wanted to say.that's it for now!see yaaaaa~

wjx, your turn!!!post something!

last blog post on the Sri Lanka trip

One of the most peaceful memories I have of Sri Lanka is when I went to visit a stupa called Ruwanwelisaya. The tour guide said that it was built by a king after he managed to chase invaders out of Sri Lanka and unite the kingdom. In the process he had to kill many people and felt sad because of that so he had this stupa built.

Usually, people help construct stupas for free to gain merit for themselves but the king paid for the construction of the stupa, paid the workers' a salary, fed them and clothed them to gain all the merit for himself. According to the guide anyway.

It's a very beautiful stupa. My photo doesn't do it justice.

We walked around the stupa following the monk. Each of us held a lotus flower and we chanted. It was soooo quiet and peaceful. There was a lovely breeze and there were tiny birds flying around the stupa. I always believe that animals like peaceful places and they try to avoid places where there is strife or chaos. Our shadows moved along the walls with us. We prayed for peace and harmony and this was one of the rare times when I felt at peace. I'm not a religious person, but I like this feeling of being at peace.

In Sri Lanka we also went to a Buddhist Cultural Centre. We talked to the chief monk there and someone asked him about the percentage of Buddhists in Colombo. He said only 20% were Buddhists now. There are more Muslims. Someone asked him why and he said "Well, many Muslims are moving there.Also, Muslims are allowed to marry 4 wives and have many children. Monks don't have children and Buddhist lay people only 1 or 2 children." I found this kind of funny, hahaha...Reproduction is one of the reasons for a decline in Buddhism!Anyway, the centre was great, lots of Buddhist books where u can go to find out about the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka or about Buddhism in general. And the view from the rooftop is great:

I kinda miss Sri Lanka.