Karma

Karma, what's that?

As defined by Wikipedia, Karma is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian religious understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called samsara) originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies.

Wow...what a lengthy, indigestible definition!

In my own innocent, layman term, it just means that "whatever actions you take will affect how others treat you in future". A simple illustration.


Though I am not a believer of any religion but I do believe in karma. I maybe suffering in the hands of someone now or my life maybe miserable now or I may feel that my dreams have not been realised, but I may not despair. Because life is a cycle, like the stocks and shares. When there are ups, there will bound to be downs. When a person gets unlucky now, he/she will get lucky in the future, that is life. And when a person performs good deeds, he/she will be rewarded.

Take Michael Jackson for e.g., he was at his peak of his career for a few decades; enjoying the fame and wealth that everyone of us yearns for but look what happens in the end? His career went into a pithole, deeper than anyone of us could imagine. Perhaps, I sounded very sceptical, but this is life, whatever goes around comes around.

Another cute e.g. will be that of my colleague. She used to be an auditor. Those in the accounting line or who have worked directly with auditors, will understand how irritating and how unwelcome these people can be. They will disturb you when you are at your busiest moments and request for information or documents that seemed to be totally irrelevant to the accounts - just because their accounting rules and regulations say so. So she quitted being an auditor and switched to a career whereby she is now constantly being chased by the auditors. See what I mean? Whatever goes around comes around.

However, I realised that human beings are such funny creatures. Though we understand what karma is and how karma works, most of us are still doing things that are against the energy of karma. Why is that so? Why are we always allowing our emotions to rule our actions? Why do we often have to regret only after the actions have been done? Something which I have yet to understand...

Mission complete

Finally completed all the postings of my Perth trip. This blog was started basically to capture all my memories of Perth, and blogging happened to be an opportunity for me to pen down all my thoughts and lock my memories in.

Apologies for taking such a long time to upload the blog. Firstly, is due to my busy schedule. Secondly, is because I cannot find the right time and right moment to write. For me, writing depends a lot on my mood and I have not been able to find the right mood to pen down the thoughts.

As what most people will say, "Women are historians". I feel that women are historians because they are sentimental creatures, they like to keep memories of the little little meaningful things that happen in their life and that is what makes them special. And that is what makes the life of a man and woman interesting. Without the memories brought by the women, how would there be roller coaster rides and how would there be opportunities for couples to understand each other better? Acidic (as in the women's sentimental nature) + alkaline (as in the men's rational and emotionless nature) = Neutral. hahaha

Nevertheless, I like to thank my dear for lending me all his photographs. Without his wonderful photos, I wouldn't be able to share with you all the postings. Thank you =) But...I think I should also have the right to claim some of the credits - bcos without me, this blog of Perth wouldn't be created....hahahaha.

Yeah!

Perth Day 7 & 8 (100409 - 110409) - Our last days in Perth

Finally back in the city, sigh...but not a bad thing afterall.

That's life...All good things will have to come to an end, no matter what happens. But on the bright side - when you wake up, you find yet another new and wonderful discovery, one that is now so different from your previous experiences and one that is now more interesting and challenging. Afterall, that is what makes life exciting; no one wants a monotonous life, right? And that is what one of my gal-friends said to me, "Gal, finally an end to your honeymoon and welcome to my "ladies" club." Arghhh...

I shall say that my dear dear is a really good planner. Like I always tell him, "It is inside you. All you need is to put in a little bit more of the effort, and there you go." Being a perfectionist which he is, his products are always 100% good or even close to perfect ^_^. That is what made this trip wonderful. So don't play play with him. Though most of the time, he looks playful and as if he is not thinking...but...nah, that is actually not true.

And all thanks to his good planning, we managed to immerse ourselves in the Basking Festival on this Good Friday inside the Perth City. Lots of fun. It is so easy to kill your time with so many performances to watch.

Guess what this young little girl is doing? She was dancing to the music, shaking her cute little butt...shake shake shake. Hey, this sounds a little bit like a 3 year-old lady of mine, whenever her mummy sings "Thomas and Friends"(did I get the song title correct?), she will start to shake shake shake. hahaha

The Family Tree and this is how the father supports his family. Hmmm...I wonder, is this how my hubby is going to support me in future? Phew...not easy...Look at the amount of weight he has to carry on his shoulders...

Perth Day 6 (090409) - Bid farewell to Margaret River and back to Perth

Reluctantly, we bade farewell to Margaret River. Bye bye to the heavenly place. Bye bye to the place of freedom and no worries and embarked on our journey to the City.

I felt that I have fallen in love with Perth because of its beautiful sunset and beaches, and its relaxed lifestyle. You hardly hear busy footsteps; you hardly hear the hornings of the cars; and you hardly hear patrons shouting at the waitress "Is my food ready? I have waited for more than an hour!" Oh, what an ugly behaviour. Throughout the whole trip, I couldn't help grinning to myself, "Hmmm...this really suits my dear dear's personality. Everything is in slowwwww motion." That is why, he is good at capturing the sceneries (slowly adjusting his camera's aperture, the shutter speed, etcetc) while I am good at capturing fast moving scenes. Oops, sounds arrogant ah..hahaha. hmmm...but you can't deny that because of his detailed and meticulous nature, he is able to capture more wonderful shots than me =p

Another nice place which I thought I will like to share is the Bruselton Jetty. Again, is the lovely blue ocean and the big orangey egg yolk and the long long jetty. If you have the time, you can spend the whole day fishing. I heard that is relatively easy to get a big catch...

Perth Day 5 (080409) - Part II of Margaret River

The 2nd day at Margaret River was mainly spent exploring their 3 famous caves - The Lake Cave, The Mammoth Cave and The Jewel Cave. The day was tiring as we climbed flights and flights of stairs into the caves. It was a good exercise though as it helped us to digest all the carbohydrates (from Fish and Chips) that we had taken for the past few days. Hmmm...maybe that explains why we managed to stay slim...hahaha. Due to time constraint and our energy limitation, we could only explore 2 of their caves, i.e. The Lake Cave and The Mammoth Cave. Both were equally magnificant, each unique in their own ways.

The journey into The Lake Cave begins with a descent of 350 steps into a huge doline, which was once the largest cavern of the cave. With impressive limestone cliffs, the doline has the atmosphere of a primeval lost world.This cave was originally discovered in 1867, renowned for its treasured ‘Suspended Table’ and boasting a reflective lake which mirrors the delicate formations.

The Mammoth Cave is an impressive, gothic-like cave that could easily be described as the perfect home for a caveman. Mammoth Cave is a time capsule which reveals a fascinating amount of information about the local flora, fauna and climate. As you journey through the cave lookout for the carefully lit animal bones and fossils and listen to the stories about extinct animals including the extraordinary Megafauna (giant mammals). Mammoth is home to many remains including that of a Thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger and a Zygomaturas, a huge wombat-like creature.

Lunch was settled at Boranup Cafe, a cafe managed by Boranup Gallery. Boranup Gallery houses interesting and unique artworks by famous Australian artists, ranging from miniatures and Jarrah and Marri furniture. Lunch was especially delighting, prepared by this humble pettite lady boss of the cafe.

We visited yet another 2 wineries - The Voyager and The Redgate.

We ended our day with beautiful sunset.

Perth Day 4 (070409) - Exploration at Margaret River: Part I

We finally reached our destination at Heritage Trail Lodge - a humble little lodge managed by an Australian couple, strategically located just beside the Margaret River. We were thankful for their kind hospitality and the great hearty breakfast served every morning. We felt really at home during our 3 days stay here and we started to fall in love with their relaxed and carefree lifestyle. For a moment, I thought it will be wonderful and heavenly if I could have my retirement nest here - buy over a piece of land and build a resort and spend the rest of my life here with my love ones, one that is away from the hustle and bustle of citylife.

Margaret River is well-known for its wineries and this area is recognised as one of the world's great fine wine producers. Thus, being wine enthusiasts, we wouldn't want to miss them. And here we are, at our 1st stop - The Leeuwin Estate, a family operated West Australia's boutique vineyard and winery. Free wine tastings without any obligation to buy.

Another family owned winery - The Rockfield Estate.

And of course, you wouldn't want to miss their farms and grab some of their freshly-made. So here we are at The Berry Farm. This farm doesn't produce berries, as what the name suggested. Rather it produces different different types of jam, vinegars and award winning fruit wines, table wines, liqueurs and ports. I especially like their kids' corner. This allows the parents to shop with a peace of mind and the children to work on their creativity which I thought is really innovative and thoughtful of the owner.

The Cape of Leeuwin Lighthouse is one place you wouldn't want to miss when you visit Margaret River. The lighthouse is situated at the most south westerly tip of Australia, standing at the point where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet. It is a famous maritime land mark and important meteorological site from which data is collected, the tower stands 39 metres high from ground level and 56 metres above sea level. Its piercing beam, which has an intensity of one million candles, shines over the surrounding rugged sea and landscape for 26 nautical miles or 48 kilometres.
Standing high on top of the lighthouse, made me feel as if "I am on the top of the world looking down at the creation of man" - a sense of triumph emerged, as you start to tell everyone, "Hey look here. I have climbed to the top of the world and realised my dreams, how about you?" The feeling of being tall and staying tall.

Next comes our finally stop before we decided to call it a day and rest our tired legs - The beautiful Hamelin Bay. We love this place - the white sandy beach, the deep blue sea and the big orange egg yolk. We started capturing beautiful shots of the place, not wanting to miss any of them. This moment is especially beautiful when you know that you are enjoying this heavenly sight with your love one.