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Photographer Koh Sze Kiat posted an album of photos entitled “With Our Lives”, to mark the completion of his ten-year National Service cycle, as well as Total Defence Day. The series of diptychs portray NSmen in uniform at their civilian workplaces, and in their regular work attire in the field. A reminder that NSmen play multiple roles – soldier, colleague, worker, buddy, husband, and father.

We observe Total Defence Day today, the anniversary of Singapore’s fall to the Japanese in the War. 15 February 1942 was the first day of Chinese New Year. This year, it falls on the eve.

Public Warning System sirens will sound the “Important Message” signal at 6:20pm tonight, when many families will be gathered for reunion dinners. Even while celebrating, let us remember never to take our peace for granted. – LHL

#WeAreTotalDefence
#NeverAgainSG

"With Our Lives", these are the three words echoed loudest by every soldier reciting the SAF pledge from the very first day of enlistment. In less than a month's time, most of us in my battalion will transit into MINDEF Reserve (MR).

The topic of National Service (NS) will always raise a debate of opposing opinions. Regardless, I will like to share this personal photo project to mark the end of my ten-year cycle and in just a few days time, we mark Total Defence Day. More importantly, it is a celebration of all of our citizen soldiers whose dual roles support a strong economy and military that cannot survive without the other.

NS had always been a bittersweet experience for myself. I cannot speak for everyone but surely this feeling resonates very well - the mental and verbal grumbling before every mundane tasks we do in green. Yet at the end of the day we will betray that devil and still gave it our all to get the job done.

Every soldier may not be equal. There is always someone who is more 'garang', runs faster than us or is a better leader. There is a purpose for every serviceman in his own role with equal importance in responsibility. We performed well and that was because we worked together.

As I progressed through each In-Camp Training (ICT), it became evident to me that most of us embraced the SAF core values consciously or not that saw us through the past decade together.

Looking back on my personal journey has been the most insightful perspective of NS. The personal sacrifice from everyone and those before us in more ways than one is a necessary cost for peace.

New blood will take over the evergreen duty of up keeping a deterrence force when we 'stand down'. The concept of peace is something only maturity and experience can teach. My believe is that an educated mindset will surpass even the fittest but unwilling soldier. Fortunately in time to come, the future generations will go through the same rite of passage in defending our country, with our lives.

"MR loh!"

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【玳瑚師父客人見證】《「八」見玳瑚師父》
THE EIGHT TIMES I MET MASTER DAI HU
(English version below)

文 ／ 李秋蓮 Written by Miss Lee Chew Lian

我是在二零一七年二月十一日的茶會，第一次見到玳瑚師父。那天正好是元宵節，茶會叫《元宵節風生水起茶會》。記得第一次看到師父在臉書的照片，我對他的印象不是很好，因為他的樣貌，讓我想起曾經對我不好的一位老板。後來見到他之後，才知道是我先入為主。玳瑚師父跟那位老板比起來，簡直是一個天一個地！

第一次見到師父讓我感覺到他有一股正能量，心裡就有種高興見到他的感覺。那天，他也很耐心的回答我的很多疑問。因為是第一次見到他很多禮儀我都不懂，他也有耐心的教我們。我記得他當天對我們說的第一句話，就是禮貌的重要性。

見到師父一定要向他合掌，說聲「阿彌陀佛」，鞠躬說聲：「玳瑚師父好。」，請大家切記。因為他畢竟是個修行人，所以對他有基本禮貌很重要，這樣也對你好。

當天，師父分析了我們家庭成員今年的運程。他也傳授了我們應該吃的、喝的、穿的一些知識。一場茶會，真是令我收穫無窮，正如他說他不收費，我們只需要點飲料或著食物。剛好當時是新年期間，所以也包了紅包向師父拜年。他說使用一個地方，一定要消費，因為不消費，就如佔人家便宜。我覺得很有道理。佔人家便宜會折福啊！

當天師父也對我說，我遇見他過後的日子將像柑橘一樣甜。我寫這見證，是五月十日，也就是衛塞節。我認識他已經三個月了。果然我的生活比認識他之前快樂一些，還接到好幾份工作，月薪也比以前多。這要靠我自己的努力去找，也是因為他鼓勵我要有貢獻。

第二次見到師父是在二月二十八日。那場餐會叫《餐桌的奧秘》。我得到有關餐桌的知識後，就馬上回家處理我的餐桌。睡覺的時候，就突然覺得肚子松了一下，原本腫脹的肚子好了很多。我也聽師父的話，把毛巾移去別處，原本有很多粉刺的身體部位也有好轉。沒想到餐桌與毛巾有這麼大的奧秘。對了！師父不只是分享有關的題目，他也把很多善知識都授於我們。

第三次見到師父是在三月四日。那場餐會叫《電飯鍋和熱水壺的奧祕》。師父當天分享了我們應該怎麼用電飯鍋和熱水壺。我原本是想，這麼不起眼的東西也能幫助我們嗎？我一樣聽了師父的話，當天就下載指南針應用軟件，找對的方向用熱水壺。隔天就開始煮飯，電飯鍋放對的方向。兩天後就開始有好幾個家長找我教他們的孩子。整個三月，就開始收很多新學生，忙到連好幾場餐會想去都不能去！

我總共去了八場餐會，都是獲益無窮的。

第七次見到師父是在四月十一日。那場餐會叫《桃花舞春風餐會》。我收到了一束花。那天正好有一位女子送師父花，可是她因為某些原因不能把花帶回家，所以師父就把花轉讓給我。我隔天就去買水桶，把花放進水裡拿來沖涼。後來，在電話中，師父跟我提起，把加持的花拿來沖涼可以治皮膚病。我當天就發現，一直發癢的某個身體部位已經不癢了！是的，如果您送師父花，他會把功德迴向給您，然後加持您送的花之後，讓您帶回家沖涼。

第八次見到師父是在四月十九日。那場餐會叫《圓滿父母親節餐會》。當天我因為忘記帶手機，而找不到他們還跑回家。可是，師父後來還是很慈悲的讓我繼續參加餐會。當天也是我看到師父最有慈悲心的一面。他很細心的教導我們如何為父母慶祝父母親節，還讓我更了解我父母是怎樣的人。他也解說，最大的孝不是帶他們吃喝玩樂，而是準備他們死後要去的路。這雖然對很多人而言是很不吉利的，可是對我而言，因為曾經有想過應該如何面對死亡，所以很清楚我們每一個人都要面對死亡的。我也有在想怎樣為自己死亡的路做準備，怎樣面對父母離開的那一天，所以師父的話我很贊成。過後，我就一直鼓勵我母親閱讀師父的文章，因為我覺得他的文章可以幫助她與很多人。我父親沒有臉書，我就買了師父的書給他閱讀。

我自己也還會重讀師父的一些文章，因為每一次的領悟都不一樣。

師父雖然是嚴肅，可是都是為了教好我們。認識他三個月，我認為他慈悲多過嚴肅。

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I first met Master Dai Hu during a tea session on 11 Feb 2017. It was on The Lantern Festival. The tea session was called Lantern Festival Prosperity Tea Session. When I first saw Master Dai Hu's photo from his Facebook, he gave me a bad impression. This was because his looks resembled my ex-boss, who used to treat me badly. After I met Master Dai Hu, I realise I had judged a person by his looks. Master Dai Hu is very different from the ex-boss!

I can sense great loving energy from Master, and a tinge of happiness when I first met him. That day he was very patient to answer a lot of my questions. Since that was the first time I met him, I did not know much etiquette, which he taught us patiently. I remembered the first thing he shared with us that day was the importance of good manners.

When you see Master, you must press your palms together, say "Amituofo" bow before him and greet him "Hello, Master Dai Hu". Please remember this. It is because he is a Buddhist practitioner, so we have to be well mannered to him. Doing so is good for you too.

That day, Master analysed the luck cycles for all the family members this year. He also taught us what to eat, drink and wear. It was a huge harvest from one tea session. True to his words, Master did not charge any fee. We just had to order food or drinks. As that day was still within the Chinese New Year period, I also gave a red packet to wish Master well. He said we have to spend, in order to use a space in the restaurant, because if we do not spend a single cent, it would be taking advantage of the restaurant. I felt what he said was right. Taking advantage of others will take away our merits!

On that day, Master also said that after meeting him, the rest of my days would be as sweet as the mandarin oranges. As I wrote this, on 10th May 2017 and also Vesak Day, I have known Master for 3 months. Indeed my life was happier than before I knew him, I even received a few jobs and my monthly pay had increased. All these were due to my hard work to go and find the jobs, and thanks to Master for encouraging me to contribute to the society.

The second time I met Master was on 28th February. The dinner was called The Feng Shui Power of Your Dining Table. After I received the knowledge of dining table, I immediately went home to clear my dining table. When I was sleeping, I felt my stomach loosen. My bloated stomach problem was improving. I also listened to Master to move my towel to another place, part of my body which once was full of blackheads improved. I never know that the dining table and the towel got such a great knowledge to them. And yes! Master will share a lot of knowledge, which is not limited to the topic on that day too.

The third time I met Master was on 4th March. That dinner session was called The Secret Powers of the Rice Cooker & Water Boiler. Master shared with us how to use the rice cooker and water boiler. At first, I thought what could these insignificant items help us with? I did the same thing, immediately when I reach home, I downloaded the compass app and found the correct direction to use my water boiler. The next day I started to cook and put the rice cooker in the right direction. After two days, a few parents sought for me to teach their kids. Within the whole March, I started to have a lot of new students. I was so busy that I could not attend some of the dinner sessions Master held!

I have gone to 8 dinner sessions in total and received a lot of useful knowledge, reaping immense benefits from those sessions.

The seventh time I met Master was on 11th April. That dinner session was called How to Strengthen Your Personal Magnetization. I received a bouquet of flowers. That day, a lady gave a flower bouquet to Master. However, due to some reasons she could not bring the flowers home, so Master asked me to bring it home. The very next day I bought a bucket and used it to take a bath with the flowers. Subsequently, during a phone conversation with Master, he said using the flowers to bath would help to treat skin problem. That day I realized that my body part which was always itchy was no longer itchy! Yes, if you give Master flowers, he will dedicate the merits to you, perform an incantation blessing it and ask you to bring it home for bathing.

The eighth time I met Master was on 19th April. That dinner session was called The Perfect Celebration Of Our Parents. That day I forgot to bring my hand phone and I could not find them, so I went home. However, Master was kind enough to allow me to continue to take part in the dinner session. That night I saw the most compassionate side of Master. He meticulously taught us how to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and also help us to understand our parents characteristics. He shared that the biggest filial piety is not to take them out to eat, drink and play. It is actually to prepare the path for them to go on after death. Even though this is unacceptable by most people and considered inauspicious, yet deep in my heart, I have thought about how to face death and so I am very clear that we all have to face death one day. I even thought of what to do to prepare for my own death and how I can face the day when my parents pass on. Hence I totally agree with what Master had said.

After that, I have been encouraging my mum to read Master’s writings because I feel that his writings can help her and a lot people. My dad does not have Facebook so I bought Master’s book for him to read.

I also reread some of his articles, because every time I read it, I will have a different insight. Even though Master is very strict, all he does is for our own good. After knowing him for 3 months, I feel that he is compassionate more than strict.

www.masterdaihu.com/「八」見玳瑚師父/

Eden Kai, 16 year-old acoustic guitarist virtuoso singer-songwriter, played his acoustic guitar instrumental songs and music performance at the 50th State Fair at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on July 4th Independence Day weekend celebration 2015. It was Brown Bags to Stardom Day showcasing the winners of the prestigious statewide competition.

Eden Kai was this year's 2015 Grand Champion and also 1st place Music Instrumental. This acoustic guitar player gave an amazing live performance. This is the same competition which launched the careers of Bruno Mars, Jake Shimabukuro, Tia Carrere, Glenn Medeiros, Yuna Ito, and many other stars from Hawaii.

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