Saturday, July 19, 2008

EHV CLASS IN PROGRESS

Our EHV teacher Sis Lily and Sis Shirley together with some of our students.... Todate we have an enrolment of 13 students.....

Sunday, July 06, 2008

SCA National Sadhana & Motivation Camp

For your information:

The SCA National Sadhana & Motivation Camp (19-21 Sept 2008) at PD Glory Beach Hotel have been defer until further notice . We would like to thanks our volunteers for their co-operation and initial preparation for the said event.

Below is the e-mail send by our VP-SCA Bro. Yong the contents of which is self-explanatory.....

To :
All State Coordinators
All State Coordinators for SCA
All Council Members & Ex-Officio Members
The Chairman of all Sai Centres
The Coordinator of all Sai Bhajan Units.

Dear all,
It is with much regret that we have deferred the above program due to inadequate response as of the extended dateline on 28 June 2008.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused, in particular for those who have registered. Please contact Bro Cheah WK at Tel: 012-2008493 / 07-5990434 for any administrative matters related to the deferment (eg cheque refund etc.)

Thank you & Sai Ram,

Bro Yong KW
VP-SCA

E-mail from Sis Boo- EHV Class

Hello and Sai Ram dear Sis. Lily, Sis. Shirley & Bro. Albert,

First of all, my apologies for having only seen your email today (02.07.08). So sorry !

I guess in future you can send your emails to me to 'soham9@hotmail.com' instead because i do not check my 'mail.com' everyday. However, I do check my 'hotmail.com' everyday unless i'm on holiday.

Congratulations for having taken the initiative to start your EHV classes. It is a very noble effort and the children are very fortunate to receive Swami's teachings in human values. It does not matter whether the lessons are conducted in Chinese or in English so long as the children understand the values taught. If you need the syllabus or lesson plans in Chinese, i'm sure our Bro. Yong Kong Why or Sis. Kee Book Ing will be able to provide and guide.

From Sis. Lily's information, i understand that you carry out the lessons during the same hour as your weekly Bhajan. This is a convenient arrangement because the parents also come for the Bhajan. I am not an EHV Co-ordinator and I do not teach EHV. (I teach English (R.O.S.E Programme) at the Soon Cheng Chinese Primary School in Muar.) As such, i may not be qualified to give my opinion on how to carry out EHV classes. But i think that so long as the children are not distracted by the sounds coming from the Bhajan, then it is alright to have it at the same time.

Here in Muar, we have 2 EHV classes that have been going on for many years now. One of the classes has been conducted for more than 30 years already! These two classes are conducted on different days from our Bhajan day. One is on a Tuesday evening at the EHV teacher's house and the other one is conducted on Saturday evenings at our Sai Centre. Each class is about one and a half hours long.

Perhaps for you all, you can try out further if your present arrangement is okay and if you wish to have a separate day to conduct the classes, it is also fine. Both the teachers' and the students' convenience must be taken into consideration.

Guess this is all that i'm able to share with you all for now. Do contact me if you need any help. I'll always be most happy to help.

Thank you and Jai Sai Ram !

With Sai Love,
Sis. Boo.

PS,
All of us from Tangkak Bhajan Unit would like to convey our sincere thanks and apprecitation for your support and advise ........

Saturday, July 05, 2008

My visit to Janda Baik

JANDA BAIK回憶錄

在我年轻的时候 , 就有聽闻过一些关于 Sai Baba的故事 . 只是一直都沒有深入的探解 , 这也可說是有缘无份吧 !

事隔了许许多多年 , 在一个非常偶然的機会下 , 通过我女儿和女婿再次的接触到 Sai Baba . 这一切的一切是因為缘份未尽 , 还是 Sai Baba 刻意的安排 ? 不知道 , 这应該也是个疑問吧 !

今天 , 我們來到了这个非常神圣的地方 --- Janda Baik . 让我再一次接触到 Sai Baba . 在這里 , 我們都是以唱歌來奉拜及兴致勃勃的献歌 .在奉拜儀式后 , 每位信徒都给于機會近距離的跟Swami Sunilji 接触.个个都守规矩排隊拜见Swami Sunilji . 我帶着超紧張的心情一步步的走进房里 . Swami Sunilji 跟我說了一些非常动心的活 . 然后要我打开双手 , 就在这一刻變出一些Vibhutim 给我 .我小心翼翼將它收好 . 看在眼里这真是太神奇了. 当用完晚餐后 , 我們便到事先备好的地点休息 .虽然是打地鋪 , 这一夜我睡得很舒服 .

第二天开始了, 起身梳洗后 , 大家又聚在一起门吃早餐 . 时間过得很快 , 滴答滴答的一转眼就到下午了 . 大家开始收括行裝准备回家 . 我也趕快抓紧最后的时间在敬愛的Sai Baba 尊相前 ,双手合十的诚心诚意為我的子孫们祈福 ,并要求保佑他們平安 ,健康 .忽然 , 在我脚下辟啪 、辟啪 、辟啪三响聲 ! 这三声如小鞭炮 ,又好像誰人打破了瓶子之娄声 ? 慌忙往脚下瞧 ,真得不可思異 !原來是三粒糖子掉在我脚旁 . 又驚又喜撿起 , 往沙发上坐下才能使心情平靜下來 .这个 "奇遇記" 毫無保留的与親友分享 , 终生難忘呀 .

周月珍