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Can anyone tell me how much contentment the two syllables vish-nu can provide?
I am ok, for once. The end of a year provokes in me a sense of peace and closure to what has been 2007. It has been a tough year emotionally and mentally but I am glad to God and my friends who helped me through. I don't know how 2008 would be and I await, albeit suspiciously, to discover it.
I await Vaikuntha Ekadasi this 20th. It's an all-night vigil in the Vishnu temple in Kajang with many devotees. :-) It's the main ekadasi of the year and also the day when Krishna spoke the Gita to Arjuna so it's a double bonus. I can't wait for the multiple viewings of Vishnu we'll get as well as the stories and sermon by the priest. Not to mention the presence of many devotees, who help purify me. I am excited!
I've passed up my thesis proposal and await my supervisor. While waiting I'm reading up on my topic and trying to do some work as I don't want to be burdened when I start writing it in January. I have mixed feelings about it, as I await the academic adventure and discovery but also doubt my abilities in expressing my ideas and thoughts well. It's to be seen...
I have my cousin's wedding coming up next Wednesday. He's marrying a Chinese girl but he's having a Sri Lankan wedding anyway. I'm going to wear a dhoti. I recently learnt how to tie it but it's the Southern style. I want to learn the Northern style also but I need somebody to teach me as internet instructions are not helpful. But I await to dress up traditionally. It'll be a new experience and if I like it, I can use the dhoti more when we go to cultural or religious events.
I am ok, for once. The end of a year provokes in me a sense of peace and closure to what has been 2007. It has been a tough year emotionally and mentally but I am glad to God and my friends who helped me through. I don't know how 2008 would be and I await, albeit suspiciously, to discover it.
I await Vaikuntha Ekadasi this 20th. It's an all-night vigil in the Vishnu temple in Kajang with many devotees. :-) It's the main ekadasi of the year and also the day when Krishna spoke the Gita to Arjuna so it's a double bonus. I can't wait for the multiple viewings of Vishnu we'll get as well as the stories and sermon by the priest. Not to mention the presence of many devotees, who help purify me. I am excited!
I've passed up my thesis proposal and await my supervisor. While waiting I'm reading up on my topic and trying to do some work as I don't want to be burdened when I start writing it in January. I have mixed feelings about it, as I await the academic adventure and discovery but also doubt my abilities in expressing my ideas and thoughts well. It's to be seen...
I have my cousin's wedding coming up next Wednesday. He's marrying a Chinese girl but he's having a Sri Lankan wedding anyway. I'm going to wear a dhoti. I recently learnt how to tie it but it's the Southern style. I want to learn the Northern style also but I need somebody to teach me as internet instructions are not helpful. But I await to dress up traditionally. It'll be a new experience and if I like it, I can use the dhoti more when we go to cultural or religious events.