Hello Alessa,

This is strange that you should like these Chinese songs. But, that song is just off the mark for me.
Guessing it is missing that emotional draw for me.
Try this one, “y outube.com/watch?v=3P6uuUvEhAs”
It is called Norwegian Forest. It has a weird blues flavor to it.
And, it tends to stick in my head. Even though it is in Chinese and I don’t know what they are singing.

Oh, I liked your post to Peter. Umm, not really bilingual. Just know a few phrases.
Enough to ask where the bathroom is. Otherwise, I use the international indicator.
My index finger to point at what I need. Shake my head when I mean no. LOL.

What drew me to Buddhism? Wasn’t so much Buddhism as it was Zen Buddhism.
The Zen stories which highlight the mind’s understanding.
The way they illustrate the way we think and live our lives.
Meditation brings about a peace not found elsewhere in life.
Well, other than when one is immersed deeply in a single activity

What drew you to Buddhism?

Hello Alessa,

Another song that I drown myself in is Starwish By Cecilia Cheung. Here is the YouTube video.
“y o utube.com/watch?v=qKb8oKwZMHI” it has the English translation. For me, I just listen to the song
And get the feelings from the melody. I don’t understand Mandarin. And not especially in songs.

Hello Peter,

Peter said, “I often wonder how the words – the world is complicated – have shaped my own experience. I suspect the world has always been the world and that my thoughts create the complications.”

There are two monks looking at the flag on the pole. The first monk says the flag is moving. The second monk says the wind is moving. The master says, “It is not the wind that moves, and it is not the flag that moves. It is your mind that moves.”

To me, it is the mind that creates everything in our lives. Of course, that doesn’t mean we should believe that there are no outside forces in our lives. Strange how we can believe that we have free will and yet there is such things such as destiny.

Hello Peter,

Three bows and a thank you.

Hello Alessa,

I thought you were replacing an old dishwasher. Not installing a new one. Depending on the model. Does it go into and under the countertop? Plumbing usually means setting up one cold water feed line as the dishwasher has a water heating unit inside it. Do you have copper lines? What size are they? 1/2 inch? I used a pipe cutter. Don’t forget to ream the cut opening for better water flow. Then I use Sharkbite connectors rather than soldering. Then I use Pex plastic water pipes as it is easy to lay out the water lines. Just have to make sure the Pex water lines are held in place. If you need a hard point for connection to washer then you can go back to copper. Or just stay with copper. Then the drain needs a connection. YouTube is fantastic for getting the general idea of what is needed or what to expect. I have put in a small room and full bathroom in the garage. (no permit, no license). Did electrical and plumbing myself. It has been working fine for the past 4 years. I did try to follow building code as much as I know about it. No problems so far.

If you can change a light switch then you can put in a GFCI outlet to protect against ground faults or short circuits. (Not sure about the UK) Toughest part may be to connect the water line to the washer. Do you have access to under the floor? Basement? Crawl space?

Oh, my car is just waiting for the spray paint and the light assembly. Should be done by the weekend.

I hope everything else is going well for you. Sounds like the kid is growing up fast (from the other posts). Take care.