Monday, June 29, 2009

Guangzhou

Finally back from Foshan, Guangzhou. Couldn't update my blog there coz it was blocked!
Well, really insightful trip this time. Learnt alot about business, about people management and about life.

Many things happened. Many places I went to. 華地彎,上下九廣場,中華廣場,万陵廣場,小南國,佛山,廣州,海珠廣場. Even got trapped in a factory alone at night when the place experienced a short circuit. Scary... Interesting experience thou.

Made a trip to Nan Hua Monastery on the last day. A year ago, I mentioned to a friend about going to Nan Hua in June 2009. Who knew it'd actually happen. We even brought our one and only remaining tortoise to set him free in the temple ponds.
It poured heavily along the way but upon our arrival, the rain lightened to a drizzle and stopped completely the moment we crossed the bridge into the monastery proper.
The body of the Sixth Patriach sits there ever peacefully over the centuries.
The tombs of Master Hsu Yun and Master Wei Yin over look the temple and the surrounding mountains.
We were even invited to have lunch with the monks.
On leaving, upon hitting the highway, the rain returned immediately...
Everything was as if according to a well coordinated plan...

There are many complicating things in life... step by step, we learn to walk and find our walk out of this jungle of samsara.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

dude brother, you are one of the most well-traveled people i know xD

Yang C said...

Agree with sleepytomato above lols. Sounds interesting, I should pay a visit!