Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Friday, July 31, 2015
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
System Status: File Server Maintenance
System Status: File Server Maintenance
The file servers made partial online. Haven't had time to look into it and ran out of cash.
Need cash to replace those little machines and hard drives.
- wong chee tat :)
The file servers made partial online. Haven't had time to look into it and ran out of cash.
Need cash to replace those little machines and hard drives.
- wong chee tat :)
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Blog Updates
Blog Updates:
- No updates since June 28th as busy with work and still coughing.... :(
- wong chee tat :)
- No updates since June 28th as busy with work and still coughing.... :(
- wong chee tat :)
Still Coughing a little
Still Coughing a little. Still coughing though. Wondering whether I'm still sick or the air is dusty?
- wong chee tat :)
- wong chee tat :)
Scheduled Maintenance - POSB
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Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
More getting married, fewer getting divorced in Singapore
More getting married, fewer getting divorced in Singapore
However, many are choosing to marry later, with 30-34 years old now the peak age group for marriages, according to the annual Department of Statistics report on statistics on marriages and divorces. One in five marriages is now inter-ethnic.
POSTED: 29 Jul 2015 10:54 UPDATED: 29 Jul 2015 15:04
SINGAPORE: The number of marriages in Singapore rose 8.2 per cent last year compared to 2013, while the number of divorces and annulments fell 2.9 per cent, according to Department of Statistics (Singstat) data released on Wednesday (Jul 29).
However, many are choosing to marry later, according to the annual report on statistics on marriages and divorces. One in five marriages conducted is now inter-ethnic.
Singstat said a total of 28,407 marriages were registered in 2014, comprising 22,863 civil marriages and 5,544 Muslim marriages. This was up from the 26,254 total marriages registered the previous year.
Still, many are choosing to marry later, with marriage rates among those below 30 years old lower in 2014 compared to a decade ago, while the opposite trend was observed for those aged 30 years and above.
The peak age group for females marrying has shifted from 25-29 years old in 2004 to 30-34 years old in 2014, according to the data. For males, the peak age group remained unchanged at 30-34 years old.
The median age for marrying rose from 29.4 years old in 2004 to 30.2 years old for grooms in 2014, and from 26.7 years old to 28.2 years old for brides.
Inter-ethnic marriages have become more common, making up 20.4 per cent of marriages last year, up from 13.1 per cent in 2004.
More men are also marrying women with equal or higher educational qualifications. The proportion of university-educated grooms marrying brides with the same qualification rose from 71.9 per cent in 2004 to 80.9 per cent in 2014 for civil marriages, and from 48.9 per cent to 57 per cent for Muslim marriages.
FEWER DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS
A total of 7,307 marriages were dissolved last year, either through divorces or annulments – down 2.9 per cent from the 7,525 dissolutions in the previous year.
The decline was mainly due to a drop in the number of civil marital dissolutions from 5,863 in 2013 to 5,618 in 2014. The number of Muslim divorces remained comparable during the same period at 1,662 and 1,689, respectively.
The median age at divorce rose in the last 10 years, with males getting divorced at the median age of 42.6 and females at 38.4 last year, up from 39 years and 35.3 years, respectively, in 2004.
The median marriage duration for divorces in 2014 was 10.4 years, up from 9.2 years in 2004. Among civil divorces, couples who were married for 5 to 9 years consistently accounted for the largest group (30.5 per cent) in 2014, followed by those who were married for 20 years or longer (21.2 per cent).
Among civil divorces in 2014, the top two main reasons for divorce were “unreasonable behaviour” (51.9 per cent) and “having lived apart or separated for three years or more” (44.8 per cent). Female plaintiffs constituted the majority (62.9 per cent) of civil divorces last year.
Among Muslim divorces, “infidelity or extra-marital affair” (21.9 per cent) was the top reason given for divorce in 2014. This was followed by “financial problems” (15.7 per cent) and “desertion” (11.8 per cent).
In 2014, there were 446 annulments, up from the 392 annulments in 2013 (13.8 per cent increase). The median duration of marriages that were annulled in 2014 was 1.9 years, a marginal increase from 1.8 years in 2011 to 2013.
- CNA/cy
- wong chee tat :)
However, many are choosing to marry later, with 30-34 years old now the peak age group for marriages, according to the annual Department of Statistics report on statistics on marriages and divorces. One in five marriages is now inter-ethnic.
POSTED: 29 Jul 2015 10:54 UPDATED: 29 Jul 2015 15:04
SINGAPORE: The number of marriages in Singapore rose 8.2 per cent last year compared to 2013, while the number of divorces and annulments fell 2.9 per cent, according to Department of Statistics (Singstat) data released on Wednesday (Jul 29).
However, many are choosing to marry later, according to the annual report on statistics on marriages and divorces. One in five marriages conducted is now inter-ethnic.
Singstat said a total of 28,407 marriages were registered in 2014, comprising 22,863 civil marriages and 5,544 Muslim marriages. This was up from the 26,254 total marriages registered the previous year.
Still, many are choosing to marry later, with marriage rates among those below 30 years old lower in 2014 compared to a decade ago, while the opposite trend was observed for those aged 30 years and above.
The peak age group for females marrying has shifted from 25-29 years old in 2004 to 30-34 years old in 2014, according to the data. For males, the peak age group remained unchanged at 30-34 years old.
The median age for marrying rose from 29.4 years old in 2004 to 30.2 years old for grooms in 2014, and from 26.7 years old to 28.2 years old for brides.
Inter-ethnic marriages have become more common, making up 20.4 per cent of marriages last year, up from 13.1 per cent in 2004.
More men are also marrying women with equal or higher educational qualifications. The proportion of university-educated grooms marrying brides with the same qualification rose from 71.9 per cent in 2004 to 80.9 per cent in 2014 for civil marriages, and from 48.9 per cent to 57 per cent for Muslim marriages.
FEWER DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS
A total of 7,307 marriages were dissolved last year, either through divorces or annulments – down 2.9 per cent from the 7,525 dissolutions in the previous year.
The decline was mainly due to a drop in the number of civil marital dissolutions from 5,863 in 2013 to 5,618 in 2014. The number of Muslim divorces remained comparable during the same period at 1,662 and 1,689, respectively.
The median age at divorce rose in the last 10 years, with males getting divorced at the median age of 42.6 and females at 38.4 last year, up from 39 years and 35.3 years, respectively, in 2004.
The median marriage duration for divorces in 2014 was 10.4 years, up from 9.2 years in 2004. Among civil divorces, couples who were married for 5 to 9 years consistently accounted for the largest group (30.5 per cent) in 2014, followed by those who were married for 20 years or longer (21.2 per cent).
Among civil divorces in 2014, the top two main reasons for divorce were “unreasonable behaviour” (51.9 per cent) and “having lived apart or separated for three years or more” (44.8 per cent). Female plaintiffs constituted the majority (62.9 per cent) of civil divorces last year.
Among Muslim divorces, “infidelity or extra-marital affair” (21.9 per cent) was the top reason given for divorce in 2014. This was followed by “financial problems” (15.7 per cent) and “desertion” (11.8 per cent).
In 2014, there were 446 annulments, up from the 392 annulments in 2013 (13.8 per cent increase). The median duration of marriages that were annulled in 2014 was 1.9 years, a marginal increase from 1.8 years in 2011 to 2013.
- CNA/cy
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, July 27, 2015
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Buddha Speaks the Sutra of Maha Cundi Dharani, The Heart of the Mother of Seven Koti Buddhas
Buddha Speaks the Sutra of Maha Cundi Dharani, The Heart of the Mother of Seven Koti Buddhas
(Tripitaka No. 1077)
Translated during Tang Dynasty by Tripitaka Master Divakara from India
Once, the Buddha was dwelling near Shravasti, at the Anathapindada Garden in the Jeta Forest. At that time the World-Honoured One was contemplating and observing the sentient beings of the future. Out of great compassion for them, the Buddha decided to expound on the Dharani of Cundi, the heart of the mother of seven kotis of buddhas. Thus, the Buddha revealed the mantra:
NAMO SAPTANAM SAMYAKSAMBUDDHA KOTINAM. TADYATHA: OM! CALE, CULE, CUNDI SVAHA!
If any bhiksu(monk), bhisuni(nun), upasaka(layman), or upasika(laywoman) upholds and recites this dharani 800,000 times, all his or her deadly karmic transgressions created since beginningless time shall be eliminated. The individual shall earn the opportunity to meet all buddhas and bodhisattvas wherever he or she is born, and shall be endowed with all accumulations of merit as the individual wishes. The individual shall gain the opportunity to renounce worldly existence in every lifetime, maintaining all the precepts and vows of a bodhisattva.
The individual will always be born in the human and heavenly realms and avoid encountering rebirth in the evil paths, and will always be protected by heavenly beings. If any layperson should uphold and recite this dharani or mantra, his or her household shall be free from affliction and harm of calamity and illness. Everything the person does shall be auspicious; his or her words shall gain the trust and acceptance of others.
If one completes a recitation of this mantra 200,000 times, he will dream of the buddhas, bodhisattvas, pratyekabuddhas and sravakas, and see a black substance being vomited out of one's mouth.
Should an individual commit a heavy karmic transgression, upon reciting the mantra 200,000 times he or she shall dream of the buddhas and bodhisattvas and will also, in his or her dreams, vomit a black substance.
If the individual has committed one of the five deadly transgressions, and is unable to receive this auspicious dream, it is advisable that he or she recite the mantra 700,000 times. After this, the individual shall receive the auspicious dream and signs. When the individual dreams of vomiting a white substance such as a thick paste of rice, it clearly indicates that he or she has gained the pure sign of karmic purification.
I shall now elucidate what this great dharani may achieve. One may stand before a statue of a buddha or find some clear ground before a stupa. Pour gomaya (cow dung, considered in India as clean and purifying) over the ground and create a square mandala shrine, adorning it with offerings of flowers, incense, canopies, food, lamps and candles, according to the size of the mandala. Make these offerings within one's capacity. Then recite the mantra and spray perfume in the four directions, as well as above and below, to set a protective spiritual boundary. Place a bottle of perfume in each of the four corners and also in the center of the mandala shrine. The practitioner should enter the mandala, kneel and face the East. Recite the mantra 1080 times and the perfume bottles shall rotate on their own. Hold a variety of flowers with both hands, which are overlapped in a crossed position, and recite the mantra 1080 times to empower the flowers. Upon completion, cast the flowers at a mirror. After this, face the mirror and recite the mantra 1080 times. One should then be able to see the appearance of buddhas and bodhisattvas. Recite the mantra again 108 times over some flowers and cast them in the air as an offering. Ask any questions and they shall be answered.
If someone should contract an illness traced to spiritual entities, recite the mantra over some cogon grass and sweep the cogon grass over the patient. The patient shall be healed. If a child is possessed by spirits, take five different colored strands of thread and have a young girl weave them into a single thread. Take the weaved five-colored thread and tie a knot with each recitation of the mantra and complete 21 knots. Tie the thread of 21 knots over the neck of the child, recite the mantra 7 times over a handful of mustard seeds and cast the mustard seeds over the face of the child and the child shall be cured of the possession.
Other applications of this mantra include the following methods:
1) For a sick person who is possessed by spirits, while the person is present, draw the body features of the sick person on a piece of paper. Recite the mantra over a willow stick and strike the drawing of the sick person with the stick. This may cure the sick person of his or her illness. If a sick person affected by spirits resides in a distant place, recite the mantra over the willow stick seven times, and send another person with the stick. Have him or her draw the illustration before the sick person and strike the illustration of the sick person with the stick. This should heal the person of his or her illness.
2) If one recites this mantra while traveling, there shall be no fear of meeting thieves, robbers or wild beasts.
3) If one should constantly recite this mantra, he or she shall be on the winning end of any dispute. If one should cross the ocean, recite this mantra and one shall not meet any harm caused by the evil beings of the ocean.
4) If one is being locked up and handcuffed, recite this mantra and one shall be freed.
5) If a country suffers from a flood, drought, or a prevailing epidemic, prepare cream, sesame seeds and polished non-glutinous rice. Using any three fingers, grab a portion of each to prepare one mixture. Recite the mantra once over the mixture, and cast it into a fire. Do this continuously for 12 hours over a period of seven days and all calamities shall be eliminated.
6) Seal an imprint of a stupa image into the sand beside a river bank with each recitation of the mantra. Do this 600,000 times. One should either see the appearance of Guan Yin Bodhisattva or Tara herself. Or perhaps, one will see the appearance of Vajrapani. Whatever you pray for shall be fulfilled. One might even be given spiritual medicine or receive a prediction of attaining enlightenment.
7) If you circumambulate the image of a bodhi tree clockwise and recite the mantra up to ten million times, you shall witness a bodhisattva preaching the Dharma to you and be allowed to follow the bodhisattva.
8) If you make offerings of food and recite this mantra often, you shall be out of danger from any evil person or fierce dogs. If you should first complete 300,000 recitations of this mantra in front of a pagoda, or a statue of a buddha, or a stupa, and subsequently make a very large offering of food on the fifteenth of suklapaksa (the bright, first half of the month), reciting the mantra for a day while fasting from food, you shall gain an audience with Vajrapani and receive an invitation to go to his palace.
9) If you should stand before the stupa erected to mark where the dharma wheel was first turned, or the stupa erected to mark where the Buddha was born, or the stupa built to mark where the Buddha descended the precious steps from Trayastrimsas Heaven, or any stupa containing relics, circumambulate the stupa clockwise and recite the mantra. You shall see the Aparajita Bodhisattva and the Bodhisattva Hariti. Your wishes shall then be fulfilled. If you should need any spiritual medicine, it shall be given to you, and you will also receive a spiritual discourse on the bodhisattva way.
10) If an individual who recites this mantra is not in a spiritual place, he shall receive a visit from all the bodhisattvas, regardless of where he or she is. This great dharani of Cundi is a great luminous mantra that has been expounded by the buddhas of the past, and shall be expounded by the buddhas of the future. In fact, all buddhas of the present expound this mantra, as I do today. This is done to benefit all sentient beings so that they may attain Supreme Enlightenment. Should any sentient being who is lacking in merits and has little good karmic root, and has none of the natural capacity and factors of enlightenment be so fortunate to receive this dharani, he or she shall swiftly attain the Supreme and Perfect Enlightenment (Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi). If one constantly remembers to recite this mantra, infinite good karmic roots shall ripen into accomplishments.
When the Buddha spoke of the Dharani of Cundi, infinite sentient beings were elevated from their impurities, and they received the merits of the Great Dharani of Cundi, the Great Luminous Mantra, and witnessed the presence of the buddhas, bodhisattvas and holy beings of the ten directions before they prostrated and left.
**End of Sutra**
- wong chee tat :)
(Tripitaka No. 1077)
Translated during Tang Dynasty by Tripitaka Master Divakara from India
Once, the Buddha was dwelling near Shravasti, at the Anathapindada Garden in the Jeta Forest. At that time the World-Honoured One was contemplating and observing the sentient beings of the future. Out of great compassion for them, the Buddha decided to expound on the Dharani of Cundi, the heart of the mother of seven kotis of buddhas. Thus, the Buddha revealed the mantra:
NAMO SAPTANAM SAMYAKSAMBUDDHA KOTINAM. TADYATHA: OM! CALE, CULE, CUNDI SVAHA!
If any bhiksu(monk), bhisuni(nun), upasaka(layman), or upasika(laywoman) upholds and recites this dharani 800,000 times, all his or her deadly karmic transgressions created since beginningless time shall be eliminated. The individual shall earn the opportunity to meet all buddhas and bodhisattvas wherever he or she is born, and shall be endowed with all accumulations of merit as the individual wishes. The individual shall gain the opportunity to renounce worldly existence in every lifetime, maintaining all the precepts and vows of a bodhisattva.
The individual will always be born in the human and heavenly realms and avoid encountering rebirth in the evil paths, and will always be protected by heavenly beings. If any layperson should uphold and recite this dharani or mantra, his or her household shall be free from affliction and harm of calamity and illness. Everything the person does shall be auspicious; his or her words shall gain the trust and acceptance of others.
If one completes a recitation of this mantra 200,000 times, he will dream of the buddhas, bodhisattvas, pratyekabuddhas and sravakas, and see a black substance being vomited out of one's mouth.
Should an individual commit a heavy karmic transgression, upon reciting the mantra 200,000 times he or she shall dream of the buddhas and bodhisattvas and will also, in his or her dreams, vomit a black substance.
If the individual has committed one of the five deadly transgressions, and is unable to receive this auspicious dream, it is advisable that he or she recite the mantra 700,000 times. After this, the individual shall receive the auspicious dream and signs. When the individual dreams of vomiting a white substance such as a thick paste of rice, it clearly indicates that he or she has gained the pure sign of karmic purification.
I shall now elucidate what this great dharani may achieve. One may stand before a statue of a buddha or find some clear ground before a stupa. Pour gomaya (cow dung, considered in India as clean and purifying) over the ground and create a square mandala shrine, adorning it with offerings of flowers, incense, canopies, food, lamps and candles, according to the size of the mandala. Make these offerings within one's capacity. Then recite the mantra and spray perfume in the four directions, as well as above and below, to set a protective spiritual boundary. Place a bottle of perfume in each of the four corners and also in the center of the mandala shrine. The practitioner should enter the mandala, kneel and face the East. Recite the mantra 1080 times and the perfume bottles shall rotate on their own. Hold a variety of flowers with both hands, which are overlapped in a crossed position, and recite the mantra 1080 times to empower the flowers. Upon completion, cast the flowers at a mirror. After this, face the mirror and recite the mantra 1080 times. One should then be able to see the appearance of buddhas and bodhisattvas. Recite the mantra again 108 times over some flowers and cast them in the air as an offering. Ask any questions and they shall be answered.
If someone should contract an illness traced to spiritual entities, recite the mantra over some cogon grass and sweep the cogon grass over the patient. The patient shall be healed. If a child is possessed by spirits, take five different colored strands of thread and have a young girl weave them into a single thread. Take the weaved five-colored thread and tie a knot with each recitation of the mantra and complete 21 knots. Tie the thread of 21 knots over the neck of the child, recite the mantra 7 times over a handful of mustard seeds and cast the mustard seeds over the face of the child and the child shall be cured of the possession.
Other applications of this mantra include the following methods:
1) For a sick person who is possessed by spirits, while the person is present, draw the body features of the sick person on a piece of paper. Recite the mantra over a willow stick and strike the drawing of the sick person with the stick. This may cure the sick person of his or her illness. If a sick person affected by spirits resides in a distant place, recite the mantra over the willow stick seven times, and send another person with the stick. Have him or her draw the illustration before the sick person and strike the illustration of the sick person with the stick. This should heal the person of his or her illness.
2) If one recites this mantra while traveling, there shall be no fear of meeting thieves, robbers or wild beasts.
3) If one should constantly recite this mantra, he or she shall be on the winning end of any dispute. If one should cross the ocean, recite this mantra and one shall not meet any harm caused by the evil beings of the ocean.
4) If one is being locked up and handcuffed, recite this mantra and one shall be freed.
5) If a country suffers from a flood, drought, or a prevailing epidemic, prepare cream, sesame seeds and polished non-glutinous rice. Using any three fingers, grab a portion of each to prepare one mixture. Recite the mantra once over the mixture, and cast it into a fire. Do this continuously for 12 hours over a period of seven days and all calamities shall be eliminated.
6) Seal an imprint of a stupa image into the sand beside a river bank with each recitation of the mantra. Do this 600,000 times. One should either see the appearance of Guan Yin Bodhisattva or Tara herself. Or perhaps, one will see the appearance of Vajrapani. Whatever you pray for shall be fulfilled. One might even be given spiritual medicine or receive a prediction of attaining enlightenment.
7) If you circumambulate the image of a bodhi tree clockwise and recite the mantra up to ten million times, you shall witness a bodhisattva preaching the Dharma to you and be allowed to follow the bodhisattva.
8) If you make offerings of food and recite this mantra often, you shall be out of danger from any evil person or fierce dogs. If you should first complete 300,000 recitations of this mantra in front of a pagoda, or a statue of a buddha, or a stupa, and subsequently make a very large offering of food on the fifteenth of suklapaksa (the bright, first half of the month), reciting the mantra for a day while fasting from food, you shall gain an audience with Vajrapani and receive an invitation to go to his palace.
9) If you should stand before the stupa erected to mark where the dharma wheel was first turned, or the stupa erected to mark where the Buddha was born, or the stupa built to mark where the Buddha descended the precious steps from Trayastrimsas Heaven, or any stupa containing relics, circumambulate the stupa clockwise and recite the mantra. You shall see the Aparajita Bodhisattva and the Bodhisattva Hariti. Your wishes shall then be fulfilled. If you should need any spiritual medicine, it shall be given to you, and you will also receive a spiritual discourse on the bodhisattva way.
10) If an individual who recites this mantra is not in a spiritual place, he shall receive a visit from all the bodhisattvas, regardless of where he or she is. This great dharani of Cundi is a great luminous mantra that has been expounded by the buddhas of the past, and shall be expounded by the buddhas of the future. In fact, all buddhas of the present expound this mantra, as I do today. This is done to benefit all sentient beings so that they may attain Supreme Enlightenment. Should any sentient being who is lacking in merits and has little good karmic root, and has none of the natural capacity and factors of enlightenment be so fortunate to receive this dharani, he or she shall swiftly attain the Supreme and Perfect Enlightenment (Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi). If one constantly remembers to recite this mantra, infinite good karmic roots shall ripen into accomplishments.
When the Buddha spoke of the Dharani of Cundi, infinite sentient beings were elevated from their impurities, and they received the merits of the Great Dharani of Cundi, the Great Luminous Mantra, and witnessed the presence of the buddhas, bodhisattvas and holy beings of the ten directions before they prostrated and left.
**End of Sutra**
- wong chee tat :)
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015
Dirty Data or "Dirty" Data?
Dirty Data or "Dirty" Data?
Someone told me a lame joke some days ago... Someone told me his eyes were swollen due to dirty / "dirty" data.
Well, this word dirty or "dirty" have different meanings. I have properly use "" to highlight the differences.
"Dirty" can be related to sexual related content.
In database, dirty data is basically inaccurate, incomplete or simply erroneous data. This could be ported in wrongly or entered / keyed in wrongly.
Source: Dirty Data
- wong chee tat :)
Someone told me a lame joke some days ago... Someone told me his eyes were swollen due to dirty / "dirty" data.
Well, this word dirty or "dirty" have different meanings. I have properly use "" to highlight the differences.
"Dirty" can be related to sexual related content.
In database, dirty data is basically inaccurate, incomplete or simply erroneous data. This could be ported in wrongly or entered / keyed in wrongly.
Source: Dirty Data
- wong chee tat :)
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
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Services under Maintenance
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22 July 2015
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2010hrs to 2055hrs
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System Maintenance
- MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry - Online Equity Trading (OET) |
25 July 2015
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1000hrs to 0000hrs
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System Maintenance
- Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
26 July 2015
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0000hrs to 1300hrs
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System Maintenance
- Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
02 Aug 2015
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0045hrs to 0315hrs
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System Maintenance
- Transfer to An Overseas Account - Overseas Transafer > All Other Countries – View or Delete Recipient |
02 Aug 2015
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0000hrs to 0200hrs
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System Maintenance
EStatements - View EStatements |
02 Aug 2015
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0045hrs to 0315hrs
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System Maintenance
Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS China Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS China Remit) |
mBanking
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22 July 2015
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2010hrs to 2055hrs
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System Maintenance
- MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry |
- wong chee tat :)
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Launch of the Singapore Savings Bond Programme
Launch of the Singapore Savings Bond Programme
Singapore, 21 July, 2015….The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that the first Singapore Savings Bond will be issued on 1 October 2015. Interested investors may apply for this issue from 1 September 2015. A new Savings Bond will be issued every month thereafter. Singapore Savings Bonds are a new type of government bond that offers individual investors a safe, long-term and flexible product to meet their savings and investment needs.
Applying for the first Savings Bond issue
2 On 1 September 2015, MAS will publish a public notice to provide information on the 1 October 2015 Savings Bond issue, including the amount on offer and the interest pay-out schedule from the 1st to the 10th year. The notice will be published after 4.30pm on the Savings Bonds website (www.sgs.gov.sg/savingsbonds). This information will also be made available in local newspapers the following day. Investors should note the following:
Item
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Details
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Applications open
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1 September 2015, 6.00pm
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Applications close
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25 September 2015, 9.00pm
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Application results
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28 September 2015, after 3.00pm
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Issue date
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Successful applicants will receive their Savings Bonds in their Central Depository (CDP) accounts on 1 October 2015.
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Apply through
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DBS/POSB, OCBC or UOB ATMs; or
DBS/POSB internet banking |
3 In order to apply for Savings Bonds, individuals must have a bank account with participating banks, namely DBS/POSB, OCBC or UOB and an individual CDP Securities account with direct crediting service (DCS) enabled1.
4 A new Savings Bond will be issued every month for at least 5 years, so there is no need to rush for the first issuance. The Singapore Government plans to issue S$2-4 billion of Savings Bonds this year.
Savings Bonds website and hotline
5 To help investors understand the features of Savings Bonds and learn how to apply for them, MAS has set up a Savings Bonds website which is accessible now at: www.sgs.gov.sg/savingsbonds. The website will also feature tools to help investors keep track of application timelines and understand the returns from investing in Savings Bonds over different investment periods.
6 In addition to the website, members of the public can call the Savings Bonds hotline at 6221-36822 to find out more about the programme.
1 To find out how to open a CDP Securities account or activate DCS for an existing CDP Securities account, please refer to CDP’s website (www.sgx.com/cdp/faq) or call the CDP Call Centre at 6535-7511.2 Operating hours: Mon-Fri, 8.30am to 5.30pm, excluding Public Holidays.
- wong chee tat :)
First Singapore Savings Bond issued on Oct 1: MAS
First Singapore Savings Bond issued on Oct 1: MAS
Retail investors will be able to apply for the Singapore Savings Bond from Sep 1, said MAS.
By Nicole Tan
POSTED: 21 Jul 2015 12:00
SINGAPORE: The first Singapore Savings Bond will be issued on Oct 1, 2015 and retail investors will be able to apply for them from Sep 1.
This was announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday (Jul 21) at a press conference on its annual report for financial year 2014/2015.
Singapore Savings Bonds are a special type of Government bonds that cater to individual investors. Like regular Singapore Government Securities (SGS), they are said to offer the same long-term risk-free returns. But holders of Singapore Savings Bonds are said to not be exposed to price risk if they redeem the bonds early.
Details of the first issue such as the amount of bonds available and the interest rates will be released when applications open.
MAS said a new Singapore Savings Bond will be issued every month for at least the next five years, so there is no need to rush for the first issuance.
- CNA/av
- wong chee tat :)
Retail investors will be able to apply for the Singapore Savings Bond from Sep 1, said MAS.
By Nicole Tan
POSTED: 21 Jul 2015 12:00
SINGAPORE: The first Singapore Savings Bond will be issued on Oct 1, 2015 and retail investors will be able to apply for them from Sep 1.
This was announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday (Jul 21) at a press conference on its annual report for financial year 2014/2015.
Singapore Savings Bonds are a special type of Government bonds that cater to individual investors. Like regular Singapore Government Securities (SGS), they are said to offer the same long-term risk-free returns. But holders of Singapore Savings Bonds are said to not be exposed to price risk if they redeem the bonds early.
Details of the first issue such as the amount of bonds available and the interest rates will be released when applications open.
MAS said a new Singapore Savings Bond will be issued every month for at least the next five years, so there is no need to rush for the first issuance.
- CNA/av
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, July 20, 2015
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Men dare not date her
Men dare not date her
Ng Ping Ping, 37, says part of the reason she is single is because she is tall, especially in heels, and guys have told her they feel scared to approach her.
The number of singles, aged 35 and older, has spiked in the past 10 years. Life asks singles such as Ms Ng Ping Ping, 37, about their dating lives
By Venessa Lee
Ms Ng Ping Ping, 37, says that among other things, men are most intimidated by her height.
At 1.71m tall, the Asia-Pacific sales manager for a haircare range is usually in five-inch heels.
"Heels make me feel more well-dressed. It's a bit of a power thing for me," she says, adding that she feels she has a palpable presence when she walks into a meeting or makes a presentation in heels.
"I'm quite an alpha female: I'm confident, assertive," she says. "Very seldom does anyone come up to talk to me when my friends and I go out for drinks."
Her guy friends have told her they would be afraid to approach her.
"A male friend told me, 'I feel sorry for people like you. You're good- looking, with a good career. Our egos are too big to approach someone like you, we don't want to be rejected,'" she says.
A male friend told me, 'I feel sorry for people like you. You're good-looking, with a good career. Our egos are too big to approach someone like you, we don't want to be rejected.'''
MS NG PING PING, 37, who has been single for about three years
Although she has been single for about three years, being "old school", she does not actively look for dates and prefers to be introduced to friends of friends who can verify if anyone has a bad track record in relationships.
She finds it hard to meet men through work as most of her career has been in retail, especially in women-dominated fashion retail.
Although she does not "need a guy to pay for me because I can pay for myself", she would like him to share similar interests.
"He should be able to enjoy the kind of lifestyle I lead and make me laugh," she says.
"I eat well, drink well and travel well."
She appreciates fine tipples such as 18-year-old Glenfiddich whisky, and enjoys staying at "good resorts" where she is particular about how comfortable the bed and sheets are.
Because she "doesn't want to be running after kids at 50", she is glad to play with her four-year-old nephew for half an hour each time, before returning him to her elder sister, 40, who works in the conventions and exhibitions industry.
Her last relationship of seven years with an Australian oil and gas executive, who was based in Kuala Lumpur like she was in recent years, ended because "our characters were too strong".
She is looking for mutual strength and support in a relationship, where she and her partner can "take turns to be alpha".
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/men-dare-not-date-her#sthash.fQQFE9CI.dpuf
- wong chee tat :)
Ng Ping Ping, 37, says part of the reason she is single is because she is tall, especially in heels, and guys have told her they feel scared to approach her.
The number of singles, aged 35 and older, has spiked in the past 10 years. Life asks singles such as Ms Ng Ping Ping, 37, about their dating lives
By Venessa Lee
Ms Ng Ping Ping, 37, says that among other things, men are most intimidated by her height.
At 1.71m tall, the Asia-Pacific sales manager for a haircare range is usually in five-inch heels.
"Heels make me feel more well-dressed. It's a bit of a power thing for me," she says, adding that she feels she has a palpable presence when she walks into a meeting or makes a presentation in heels.
"I'm quite an alpha female: I'm confident, assertive," she says. "Very seldom does anyone come up to talk to me when my friends and I go out for drinks."
Her guy friends have told her they would be afraid to approach her.
"A male friend told me, 'I feel sorry for people like you. You're good- looking, with a good career. Our egos are too big to approach someone like you, we don't want to be rejected,'" she says.
A male friend told me, 'I feel sorry for people like you. You're good-looking, with a good career. Our egos are too big to approach someone like you, we don't want to be rejected.'''
MS NG PING PING, 37, who has been single for about three years
Although she has been single for about three years, being "old school", she does not actively look for dates and prefers to be introduced to friends of friends who can verify if anyone has a bad track record in relationships.
She finds it hard to meet men through work as most of her career has been in retail, especially in women-dominated fashion retail.
Although she does not "need a guy to pay for me because I can pay for myself", she would like him to share similar interests.
"He should be able to enjoy the kind of lifestyle I lead and make me laugh," she says.
"I eat well, drink well and travel well."
She appreciates fine tipples such as 18-year-old Glenfiddich whisky, and enjoys staying at "good resorts" where she is particular about how comfortable the bed and sheets are.
Because she "doesn't want to be running after kids at 50", she is glad to play with her four-year-old nephew for half an hour each time, before returning him to her elder sister, 40, who works in the conventions and exhibitions industry.
Her last relationship of seven years with an Australian oil and gas executive, who was based in Kuala Lumpur like she was in recent years, ended because "our characters were too strong".
She is looking for mutual strength and support in a relationship, where she and her partner can "take turns to be alpha".
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/men-dare-not-date-her#sthash.fQQFE9CI.dpuf
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
- wong chee tat :)
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Scheduled Maintenance - POSB
Scheduled Maintenance - POSB
We are constantly upgrading our systems to bring you a more pleasant banking experience. During the mentioned period of scheduled maintenance, some of the services will not be available:
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|---|---|---|
Date | Maintenance Period | Services under Maintenance |
18 July 2015 | 1000hrs to 0000hrs | System Maintenance - Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
19 July 2015 | 0000hrs to 1800hrs | System Maintenance - Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
19 July 2015 | 0130hrs to 0530hrs | System Maintenance - Fast Funds Transfer to Other Bank (New/Existing Payee) - Adhoc Fast Funds Transfer to Other Bank - Fast Transaction History - View/Delete Post Dated Funds Transfer |
19 July 2015 | 0025hrs to 0030hrs 0745hrs to 0750hrs 0800hrs to 0820hrs 0830hrs to 0850hrs | System Maintenance - MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry |
25 July 2015 | 1000hrs to 0000hrs | System Maintenance - Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
26 July 2015 | 0000hrs to 1300hrs | System Maintenance - Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
02 Aug 2015 | 0045hrs to 0315hrs | System Maintenance - Transfer to An Overseas Account - Overseas Transafer > All Other Countries – View or Delete Recipient |
02 Aug 2015 | 0000hrs to 0200hrs | System Maintenance EStatements - View EStatements |
02 Aug 2015 | 0045hrs to 0315hrs | System Maintenance Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS China Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS China Remit) |
mBanking | ||
|---|---|---|
Date | Maintenance Period | Services under Maintenance |
19 July 2015 | 0025hrs to 0030hrs 0745hrs to 0750hrs 0800hrs to 0820hrs 0830hrs to 0850hrs | System Maintenance - MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry |
- wong chee tat :)
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Monday, July 6, 2015
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
Scheduled Maintenance - POSB
Scheduled Maintenance - POSB
We are constantly upgrading our systems to bring you a more pleasant banking experience. During the mentioned period of scheduled maintenance, some of the services will not be available:
iBanking
| ||
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Date
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Maintenance Period
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Services under Maintenance
|
04 July 2015
|
1000hrs to 0000hrs
|
System Maintenance
- Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
05 July 2015
|
0000hrs to 1200hrs
|
System Maintenance
- Online Equity Trading (SG) - iB trading services |
05 July 2015
|
0000hrs to 0115hrs
|
System Maintenance
- Apply for Singapore Government Securities (SGS) |
mBanking
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|---|---|---|
Date
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Maintenance Period
|
Services under Maintenance
|
05 July 2015
|
0000hrs to 0115hrs
|
System Maintenance
- Singapore Government Securities (SGS) |
| D2Pay (eNETS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Maintenance Period | Services under Maintenance |
05 July 2015
|
0400hrs to 0700hrs
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System Maintenance
- D2Pay (eNETS) |
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