How many book have you read in your life? I am a person who really like to books. A favorite one is the books about Dhamma. After I read them, I feel so peace inside my mind. I can get good solutions from those books. When I was very serious and I felt that there’s no solution to solve problems, I learnt that sometimes I need to “let it go.” It’s easy phase to remember and very meaningful. It’s not just “let it go,” but I must have consciousness to wisely find out the solutions. Some problem couldn’t be solved in a very short time. If we immediately solve with incorrect solution, the problem may be not solved. One more favorite kind of books I read is fiction like novel and cartoon. They make me relaxed and happy. Today is one of my happy days because I got many cheap of books from bookstores such as Dokya, Praepittaya, and Nai-in. I could get both of non-fiction and fiction books. Do you believe me I bought 10 today? This is my first time that I bought many books in one day. I am quite happy because I have a chance to read good books. Long time ago, I used to read an article about Japanese said that the Japanese spend 30% of their salary to buy books in a month. In my opinion, it’s good to those people that spend money to buy a useful thing for their life. Every kind of books contributes knowledge to the readers, so just read books to meet new world.
Program in Translation for Education and Business, School of Applied Arts, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Buddha of the Front Palace
After studying Chinese I always went to temple or museum in Bangkok. So last Saturday I went to worship the nine Buddha of the Front Palace at National Museum Bangkok—Phra Buddha Sihing, Phra Hai Sok , Phra Bhaisajyaguru, Phra Chai Nakhon Ratchasima, Crowned Buddha, Sandal wood Buddha, Luang Pho Nak and Phar Buddha Ratthanamuni.
When I have learnt about this news, I wanted to see Sandal wood Buddha because these Buddha made from sandal wood (Chan Hom Wood) in abhaya mudra gesture, which means “Protection”. As a legend of Sandalwood Buddha, the Buddha preached the Dharma to his mother at the heaven. King Phasanethikosol ordered to create the Buddha statue made from sandal wood for replacement of the Buddha.
Besides, I am interested in Phra Bhaisajyaguru meaning around 12th-13th centuries. Lopburi art. these Buddha sheltered by Naga, was believed to cure body and mind diseases.
Many people worship the nine Buddha and want these Buddha to bring the good things to them. For example, Phra Buddha Sihing brings prosperity and auspiciousness, Phar Hai Sok can bring happiness. Lauang Pho Nak in meditation image means enlightenment.
For me, I worshiped the Buddha and really want to have the enlightenment. And also I asked for happiness happens to my family, friends, teachers, loved and disliked persons, and all being things.
I don’t expect good things will happen to me or not, but only want to successfully do something good in my life.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The pineapple cookies
I'm so busy since the end of the last year until now as I have to do my job. I already have a job which is come from my hobby. I'm a baker who have to bake the bakery thing over and over to earn the money. That's so good. Today I'm gonna present my newest master piece. It is the pineapple cookies, my favorite cookies. This is the first time that I bake the pineapple cookies. As last week I went to the shop where I can buy the bakery stuff for my product and I found that there are the stir pineapple. Then I bought it and start to learn how to bake the pineapple cookies on the website. There are so many way to do it but I choose just one. It not as hard to do as I think but I have to take very long time to shaping it. I though that why it have to be the worm shape? how about to make it in another shape? Since there is one blog that I found, the writer make a pig shape. Then I decided to do the pig shape but not actually same as the pig in that blog. I decided to make my own style of pig. It take around 5 minutes each but I think that it is so much more appetizing and more valuable. Not just the pig shape, I try to do the turtle shape and it is so cute but when the turtles are in the oven. They were loose their head so when they came out they had no head.. so pity.. I tried to fix them, give the head back but it didn't work. So next time I will try to do the other shape again. It's so funny