Visitors to our Vesak celebrations tell our volunteers what happiness means to them. Vesak 2554: Passport to Happiness www.vesakcelebrations.sg

5. I wish my family, friends and myself happy! Ricky Limka

6. I wish I can make everyone laugh Dhiya Farah Khalisha

7. I wish I can speak and write English fluently Ariyanh

8. Good Food Good People! Kai Lin

9. Gym Budi

10. Seeing other people well and happy Hui Hui

11. Seeing people happy and contented Boon Leng & Lei Noy

12. Contentment and inner peace. When I am at ease and see others happy Min Lim

13. Be connect to myself and my family Ng Beng Wee

14. Happiness of mind Abha Atray

15. Happiness for me is being with my family and being able to help others especially children Bea Alegre

16. I wish good health for my mother and myself, and to pass my exam! Lin Yuqiong

17. Happiness can bring laughter in my family. Joey

18. Happy Mother’s Day! I wish for good health and a clear mind. Ong Siew Kheng

19. Happiness to me is people being nice to each other and working together to make the world a better place Jackie Robertson

20. Happiness for me is being with my family and being able to help others especially children Bea Alegre

21. Contentment in life in the most fulfilling happiness. I felt the richness of life with this fulfillment Shardul Thacker

22. Happiness equals to happy family. Being with my family makes me always happy. Wish them always good health Daina Lim & Family

28. Imm, Chwee Hong, Ann & Thomas “ Happiness is taking a break in the midst of volunteering !”

30. Vijay Atray “ Inner peace and love to others.”

31. Ven. Seck Kwang Phing Letting go will gain you happiness.

32. “ To be nearby the Lord” Bunta Puel

33. Suzanne: “ To live with a heart without attachment”

34. Jason Chin: “ Emptiness”

37. Little girl “ Happiness is bathing the Buddha”

38. Chwee Yong, “ Passport to Happiness” Volunteer “ Happiness is doing things that I like Doing.”

39. Anuar 27 Unity with God and making others happy

40. Huang Rong Buddha is in the mind

41. Belinda Teo “ Happiness is sharing and giving ”

42. Bobby Tan 34 “ “ Happiness is living in the Moment”

44. “ Contentment is happiness” Kam Kian Hin

45. Contentment is happiness! Letting go is happiness! Tan Tiah Chang, 43 Lee Boon Choon

46. “ Contentment” Tang Wai Chung

47. 放下就是快乐 覃诗玲

49. Lim Siew Lan “ Make the person Close to you also Happy”

50. Goh Li Yi Candy “ Listen to Dharma”

51. Niu Dan Dan “ Peace of Mind ”

52. Dolly Foo “ Beauty is in peace of Mind”

53. Irene Poon “ Healthy and simple life”

54. Peace on earth  Teo Yap Tee, 43

55. Happiness for everyone Lim Eng Sin, 44

56. Good health is everything Lim Joon Chew, 45

57. Contentment and health Tan Queenie, 41

58. Happy family Amy Tan, 46

59. May the world have less disasters, and Mother Earth be healthy! Fei Qiongxiang

60. Healthy mind and body Jill Tan

61. Kindness to everybody Tang Yuet Yi

62. Happiness is having no defilements Ven. Kwang Sheng

63. To be happy and productive no matter what the external conditions are. - Lee Sea Ming

65. My wife makes me happy. - Chitchpasong Khounsavath, 27

66. “ Playing with my dog – Muffin!” Anita Venugopal

67. Carene & Robson, BF Youth “ Being Contented! Contentment”

68. Contentment, good health and able to make others happy (if possible) Eric Lim

69. I’m happy when my relatives and everybody is happy. Peace in the world. Yap Ai Lee

70. Family harmony and health Kng Tat Seng

71. Prosperous Country. Everybody happy! Ching Poh Nai

72. World Peace World Happiness Liaw Wee Young

73. Healthy family, happy family Jimmy Fan

74. Good health, harmony, world peace Kate Luar

75. “ Loving every aspect of life” Nadia Waser

80. Clarence, NS Man 21 Happiness is getting to do the things I want to do in life.

81. Hui Zhen “ Working in Singapore is happiness to me”

82. Wu Pei Jia 22 years old Being free from worry, anger, greed and pride 

83. Teh Min Ruey 23 I feel happiness from my inner heart and smile 

84. Anonymous “ Happiness is when it rains!”

85. The Venerables and Mr Tom Inter-religious harmony makes us happy.

86. Mog Shi Xian “ When my friends are with me”

87. Yvonne Cwa “ Is when everyone is Happy”

88. WK Kan Joyce Kan When we brought our moms to Poh Ern Shih for Arahant Mogallana saving his mom, the act makes us very happy and thinking of this type of Happiness lasts.

89. Jun Han, 8 years old “ Happiness is when my friends play with me”

90. Elizabeth “ To propagate the Dharma is Happiness.”

91. Geena Lee “ To be a Buddhist”

92. Tan Jiok Saw “ When Everyone is Happy”

93. Clarene Chen “ When everyone else is happy & laughing”

94. Lau Family “ Happiness is being contented”

95. “ Happiness is to be reborn in Western Pureland” Li Lan Fang

98. Albert Tan “ Giving”

99. Ann Ann Happiness is to have something to do

100. Michelle To achieve what I wish to achieve and good health

101. Happiness is seeing my teacher again! Joreen Sim

102. Jenny Wijaya “ When you feel less suffering”

103. “ Doing the most simple things in life” Ang Shiaw San

104. “ Enjoying and appreciation the simple and basic things in life and taking Time to smell the roses along the way” Belinda Ang

105. CB Wong Peaceful mind

106. Enthbold “ Very happy today”

107. Meng Chen “When I see people smiling And laughing, I am happy”

108. Agnes Siew Admin Assistant Happiness is sharing

109. Serena and Witoyo Happiness is here and now, Happiness is always present!

110. Pia , Maria and Heede Bankers Being with family and friends, seeing different cultures and helping others.

112. Tee Ching Ching, 20 NTU Student I am happy when people around me are happy.

113. Imm Banker “ Happy to meet you!”

114. Evelyn Looi “ No pain and be healthy”

115. “ Take care of my Father and Mother” Yue Jia Xuan, 8

116. “ Happiness is to be free from rebirth” Alice, 34

117. Kalfian Jo, NTU student “ When I see that my parents are happy” Richard Oey, NTU Student “ When I see that what I’ve done makes people happy”

118. Keith “ Freedom from worries and stress ”

119. Tony, 52 Doing charity and contributing is happiness

120. “ Being calm and peaceful” - NTUBS

121. Wirhelvnina F Rendina “ Happiness is to be with others serving wholeheartedly”

122. May all beings be well and happy Rachel Chan

123. Simon Sim 58 Yes!

124. Lily Tan 36 Happiness is sharing, worry-free and giving

125. Happiness is to be with family members! Kwek Co Li

126. Heng Sze Yuan “ When everyone is happy”

127. Quah Fong Choo “ Happy and peaceful mind”

128. “ Happiness is when I can play and get a lot of things” Jocelyn Tan, 10 years old

130. Nina Teo My family and friends

131. Xie Bing Xiang Mind is happy,worry free, like a baby

133. Yong Chee Hoy Take things as they are , Live for now.

134. Bak Can Haleva 27 “ Peace”

135. Chan Yong Song “ World peace”

136. Cassie “ My children”

137. Carol Calinoff “ Being centered”

138. Ann Valenti Being loved .

139. Ali “ Music”

140. Max “ Family”

141. Dean Wiltshine, 40 “ Happiness is waking each day and looking forward to what will happen”

142. Laurent,40 “ Happiness is enjoying the present moment”

143. Yap family “ No worries and to get what I w ish for”

144. Daw Tin Myint Something you feel good , if no good , go practice”

145. Johnny Low, 26 “ Helping old people and others”

146. Lau Jia Wei “ When we have done something good, as in good deeds”

147. Ching Keat Yee 10 “ Happiness is can be with your l oved ones and not stressful”

148. Swee Luen Good health!

151. “ When others are happy” Yvonne Lim

152. “ Being with my family” Tan Shwu Teng

153. “ As one family” Cindy Tan

154. “ Being contented” Pui Bee Shannen Franz, 35

155. “ My mother loves us!” Terrence and family

156. “ To celebrate Vesak Day togther with friends Adeline Tang and friends

157. “ Do what I like and be happy” Lim Wah Teck

158. Toh Pei Ling “ Happiness is knowing Buddhism in this lifetime”

159. Leow Jia Ning “ Simple is happiness”

160. Jenny Ng “ Happiness is to be human and know the teaching of the Buddha”

162. Everyday is a good day! Yam Woon Teng

163. Inner bliss is the most important Yang Gui Tong

164. Inner peace is happiness Ong Suat Har

165. Healthy and Contented Tina Teo

166. Happiness means being happy Phua Bee Yen

167. Peace & Happiness Chua Tian Ser

168. I pray for all being Tsewang Rigzih

169. Be Healthy Choo Lian Fong

170. To be happy everyday without being ill Tang Shi Jie

171. Be healthy Tan Sian Han