EuCHO0.NET - (^(0o)^) The Pigatory

ok.. it's Vesak Day.. the day for the faithful Buddhists to pay homage to Buddha and to bring happiness to the needy and less fortunate.. but the question for me is.. why am i working in my lab on a public holiday? the answer is simply because i do not celebrate this holy day as i am not quite a "holy" person myself (do you see plasma fluid leaking out of excess cavities on my body)

still i think it appropriate to give myself some time off.. sit back and relax a while to reflect on the sins that i have been committing since my eyes first opened to this world we call Earth..

There are basically eight Precepts to Buddhism (is it just me or does the number eight happen to be a lucky number for the chinese )

1. Not to kill
   

   i pray to the deaths of all the roaches, mosquitoes, ants and any other bugs that i have squished wittingly or unwittingly.. nah forget about the roaches and mosquitoes.. i have no regrets for these two critters..

2. Not to steal
   

   i regret to say that i have stolen several intellectual properties and media for my own benefit.. but this is the world of IT.. there is simply not enough new ideas to go around.. so let us not be stingy with our stuff..

3. Not to engage in improper sexual activity
   

   if anything is holy in this world.. it must be this.. so i promise not to go around raping young girls for no point and purpose..

4. Not to indulge in wrong speech
   

   i hardly like to talk so i guess this is not too much of a problem for me.. if any of my words had caused emotional hurt or discrimination towards anyone, or contains any form of foul language.. please forgive me..

5. Not to take intoxicating drinks and drugs
   

   i do not particularly like alcohol.. and the heck with drugs.. i do not even bother to take medication for common illnesses.. in the case of alcohol.. they are too expensive for excessive consumption anyways.. though i believe a little bit of beer or wine now and then does no harm to the body and it may actually have health benefits.. just don't get the brain dead-drunk and do stupid things.. i believe alcohol taken sparingly does not count as "intoxicating"..

6. To abstain from taking food at unreasonable times
   

   this bores down to the simple case of self-discipline.. having taken up a semi-vegetarian diet since this new year.. i believe there are food that your body can do without.. and with the proper mentality.. the lust for food actually calms away.. though i must admit i do love to gorge down any food that i foresee will end up in the rubbish chute.. gluttony is a sin.. but wasting food is an evil..

7. To refrain from sensual pleasures such as dancing, singing and self-adornment
   

   these are crimes?!? if that is the case.. i guess the modern society will never attain enlightenment with all the nightclubs, karaokes and beauty centres sprouting up in town.. for me.. i guess the occasional squeezing of pimples and shaving of my facial hair are the only forms self-adornment..

8. To refrain from using high and luxurious seats in order to practice humility.
   

   i do not quite understand this precept.. but is this urging all Presidents and Emperors to step down from their seats and thrones? i believe there must be positions of strength and power.. leadership is such an important trait for an overpopulated species such as us.. the key is to practice humility even if you are holding a high position.. i guess since i'm a nobody at the moment.. this does not quite apply to me..