This is Day 4 of my attempt to stay vegetarian. Today I faltered a bit when I had chicken soup with mee sua (a type of chinese rice vermicilli ) and I ate a piece of fish cake. Everything with meat today looks especially good. I almost succumbed to the temptation of a piece of chicken breast but I held on. So far, I do not feel more healthy. I guess the reason is that I still ate quite a lot sugary breads and biscuits. I guess that is not very good. Anyway I hopped on the weighing scale today and to my horror… my weight increased 1 kg!! Either the sickness for the past week and the inactivity had my weight going up or I had built more muscles. Argghh…
MUST LOSE WEIGHT…
I have also started on my lemon juice detoxing drink today. I love lemons. But not Scruffy. He hates it.
Anyway, the secret is out and official… Bo is leaving the yoga studio. It was sad when I first heard it a few weeks ago. Sad for myself but yet happy for him and Shirley. This move is probably the best for both of them. I love both of them very much and would most definitely miss them when they move over to Thailand.
Changes are inevitable. But when you suddenly know that someone you really care about is going to leave, you suddenly realized more acute than ever that the difference they make in your life and how their presence inspire and support you. One is my best buddy whom I felt is more like a sister to me. She is beautiful inside out. I don’t think she knows how inspiring and beautiful she is to me and many others. And yet some there are bad people out there whom due to their own insecurity had tried to say harmful things about her to hurt her.
Then of course the loss of Bo, a wonderful Anusara yoga teacher from Singapore is a bad for the yoga practitioners ( the studio had a wonderful teacher but yet… sigh… they did not treasure an asset nor to nurture him but instead chose to listen and believe in bad vibes stemming out of jealousy from various people in the studio; yes yes… the yoga community has a dark dark side… yoga teachers are human too… well, I used to think yoga teachers are all good people… well, I was wrong… ). Bo brought so much knowledge and so much grace about Anusara yoga for students in Singapore. I can say on behalf of his regulars, we are forever indebted to his teachings.
But there is a bright side. A new beginning is in sight. Like Bo said, “there is no goodbyes, but only ‘see you again!’ ” I wish Bo and Shirley a new and beautiful beginning in the land of a thousand smiles. I know the smiles will shine on them! 
Guess what? It has to be “Bo-intensive” for me for the next two months before he leaves us. Yes, my present to them, will be to do a fearless headstand in the middle of the room! 
oops… did I just do that? I better buck up! One day is coming soon…
OM~
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August 3rd, 2007 at 3:16 am
Yoga center is a place for health conscious people and Yoga fans to share the friendships. I enjoyed the yoga class where can get together with friends everyday.
Have FUN. Enjoy Old FRIENDs reunion. Make New FRIENDS.
August 6th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
ooo, haven’t been in here for a while… thank you so so much for the kind words. i got so emotional just reading it and tears couldn’t stop rolling down. attachment is such a scary thing. i too have grown so close to you that the thought of being away from you is scaring me. i’ve seen how your practice has evolved and i feel so very happy for you and how you’ve blossomed your whole self, not just your butt! heh heh, bet you’ll be missing these anusara terms. you have such a great heart and it really shows in your expression. bo and i really feel that we have such a great community, everyone that comes to class is so very nice and just really wanting to learn more. we share something between us that’s so sincere and free from the dreadful dark side that we’ve come to know. thank you so much for the well wishes! i am looking forward to that fearless headstand in the middle of the room. maybe you didn’t realise it, but it’s already here. go for it!
August 6th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
I love the community right now with all the fun and sincere people that we have in the group in Bo’s classes. This is the true spirit of yoga, learning from, inspiring each other and encouraging each other. It’s like what Bo says, we are all part of one, supporting each one another and encouraging each other. I like that.
PS. Dont use the word “blossom”… haha… tell you the joke when we meet tomorrow…