2012-02-29

Song - The Rose (Westlife)

《旅美小簡》

100 Years in 10 Minutes (1911 - 2011 in 10 Minutes)


Got the above link from my friend,
by watching the video,
I just feel that human being is such a tiny thing in the world.

All the events in past are like a moving car loading with our memories or experience, 
 they used to be part of our life or our old memories!

However,
we are no longer living in that moment,
but
at present,
all the happy or sad memories become our history.



2012-02-28

Line Dance - Past Love As A Dream (a.k.a. 舊歡如夢)

Line Dance - Tong Hua (aka Fairytale)

眾裡尋她-GOUDA

25.2.2012

早前S 從德國回來探望,
在同學聚會時為我們做了一些美食,
那時需要芝士GOUDA,
陪她多次四處在大型超市尋找,
都找不到!

今天,
竟給我發覺新口岸R字頭的大超市有售
真是(timing and placing)時空的錯誤相遇?!
人生普遍如是,
要的得不到,
不需要時,
卻往往出現在眼前!

沒有煙的南屏雅聚

星期日早上,
在閒暇的街上漫步,
去了十月初五街的南屏雅聚吃早餐.
店內沒有煙客下,
空氣真的不錯,
來了一個牛奶麥皮,
加一份波蛋治,
簡單的早餐,
看著不同的食客出出入入,
侍者及收銀的都非常繁忙,
真是充滿動力的周日早餐!

氹仔紅記

周末晚餐於氹仔紅記:
菜乾豬肺豬骨湯
南乳炸鷄翼
椒鹽中虾
苦瓜炒肉片
美味,
真的不錯!

現場直擊Witness

26.2.2012
Last night,
I saw two illegal driving conducts in the busy area–
The first one was in 夜呣與崗頂斜which is a one way road,
and the cars are not allowed to go up.
In the early evening, one “Benz” with a lucky no.ML-xx-yy ignored the sign and drove up to the hill side direction.
It was very dangerous, and when I saw it, I didn’t believe it happened like this.
Until the car reached the mid part of the road,
It suddenly drove backward,
As I was walking up to the hill to the library,
I could see the police car was waiting outside the police station,
Then, I knew the reason why at that moment, the driver drove back!!
The second one was happened in front of the old Court house in Nam Wan area,
A car first stopped in front of the red light for a while, then ignored the red light, and drove quickly while all the cars were still waiting for the green light.
From these two traffic events, it reminds me that "Don’t trust the traffic sign nor the traffic light in Macau, everything can happen on the road!"


椰汁南瓜香竽

在外食飯時,
曾食過此菜,
很惹味,
今天決心自家做!

主料】南瓜  香芋
【調料】 鹽  椰汁 

1,芋頭去皮。

2
,切成較小的塊。

3
,南瓜去皮。

4
,切成較大的塊。

5
,炒鍋下, 熱時下香芋略煎。

6
,煎至香芋塊兩面略變色。

7
,下南瓜塊。

8
,南瓜和芋頭炒勻後加入水和椰汁。

9
,煮至芋頭軟爛後加鹽調味。

意大利馬令及中式沙翁蛋球

黃昏放工經過占西餅店,
難得看見有中式沙翁蛋球,
還有白色的外形頗美麗類似批狀的西點,
查問下叫意大利馬令...
糖及蛋白打起做成,內有杏仁粒,
急不及待,
買了多件不同的西點回家.

隨後即時吃了兩件-蛋球及馬令各一,
真是一點小點,
鬆脆的,
甜甜的,
份量不是太多
不錯!

Communications

Someone made a careless mistake,
and I am the one who is blamed on,
and am asked to be more careful next time :(

Miss blogging

Don't know the reason,
for these few days,
cannot access the account for blogging,
kind of frustrated!

2012-02-25

霧裡看花

大大的霧,
像夢,
提醒我三月來了,
南方的特有天氣,
令人難忘,
真的是霧裡看花?!
要思意思意一下.

《伊朗式分居》A Separation


Plot: (from Wiki)

Nader and Simin have been married for fourteen years and live with their eleven-year-old daughter Termeh in Tehran. The family belongs to the urban upper middle-class and the couple is on the verge of separation. Simin wants to leave the country with her husband and daughter, as she does not want Termeh to grow up under the prevailing conditions. This desire is not shared by Nader. He is concerned for his elderly father, who lives with the family and suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
When Nader firmly decides to stay in Iran, Simin files for divorce.


潮式管理 山窿情濃

【明報專訊】家族生意,求一團和氣最難,尤其從近日鬧得熱烘烘的鏞記爭產案可見一斑。剛宣布下月底「光榮結業」的山窿謝記魚蛋粉,同樣是家族生意,偏偏兄弟姊妹全是工作狂,人人爭認謝記「打雜」,談到日後會否爭產,眾人一笑置之,「我們潮州人有個傳統﹕大哥話事!」七兄弟姊妹中排行尾二的謝少榮笑道。
1940年代,謝氏老夫婦在香港仔一小巷起家,數十年前謝記全盤交給一眾子女打理,兩老遊山玩水,年近九旬仍健步如飛。
兄弟姊妹爭認「打雜」

2012-02-22

2012

Dentro de um tempo tão curto,
eu tenho uma lembrança inesquecível como em apenas 20 dias,
eu consultei 10 médicos - isso é para 2012?

「山窿謝記魚蛋」


又一間老店要「光榮結業」,

上次往香港仔時都想去吃,

不過時間不配合,

只去了鴨脷洲,

正想看看何時再去吃,

忽然見到此新聞,

真可惜,

很懷念那些新鮮魚蛋,魚餃及炸魚皮!

【明報專訊】香港仔曾是老香港的重要港口,隨着見證漁港歷史的老店逐一被時代淹沒,屹立香港仔65年的「山窿謝記魚蛋」,亦決定下月底告別食客。謝記堅持每天親手打魚蛋、做魚皮雲吞,前港督彭定康亦是座上客。第二代掌舵人之一謝陳惠芳透露,近年難覓上等鮮魚食材,加上無人接班,情願「光榮結業」,也不願購入次等食材自砸招牌,更明言不會把「謝記」這名字賣出去。
「不是執笠 是光榮結業」

SWEET POISON!

Received this information from my English Teacher, important for sharing:

人工糖精阿斯巴甜(aspartame),可能致癌!!
"A MUST READ! PARTICULARLY THE DIABETICS.

In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick.
She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around.
Walking was a major chore.
It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain.

By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications.
The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her.
She was in so much pain, and so sick she just knew she was dying.



2012-02-21

《屎爛英語》-「O嘴」

【明報專訊】本港學生自小學習英語,但不少人面對外國人時卻「口啞啞」。曾任考評局英文會話考官、培正中學英文科副主任馬漪楠指出,文憑試臨近,但港生英語多死記書面文法,即使獲5*級也未必能與外國人交談。她見學生喜愛用「O嘴」、「囧樣」等潮語表達自己,便與曾留學英國的丈夫撰寫《屎爛英語》一書,將潮語譯成英式俚語,讓學生與外國青年「同聲同氣」。

「學生聽到『Cheers』以為是「乾杯」,但英國人卻普遍以此代替『Thank you』或『Goodbye』。」馬漪楠受訪時笑言,在港學英語為求分數居多,加上課程緊密,根本無時間理解語言背後文化,若與人溝通是用上大量書本英語,就如中文加上「之乎者也」,令人難以答話;而俚語就如本港「潮語」,令人感覺同聲同氣。

學生要求解Lady Gaga歌詞

馬遂在校內向百多名學生發問卷,發現他們最想學的其實是「潛水」(disappear)、「O嘴」(jaw drops)、「符碌」(fluke)等潮語的英文講法,甚至學生要求她解釋Lady Gaga歌曲的歌詞意思。她便按學生興趣翻譯出書,吸引青年閱讀。

Monica」變情婦全因克林頓

她說﹕「學生就算學通識也要看英文報章,內裏不少報道評論就用上俚語。」不少當代英語也是從時事或名人軼事演變而來,例如「Monica」這個名字,自前美國總統克林頓爆出性醜聞後,就有「情婦」的意思,因事件女主角名字正是「Monica」。

她的丈夫岑皓軒曾在英國留學多年,他則將當年留學的趣事加入書中,他指俚語有別於其他深奧詞彙,有的只是重組幾個簡易字詞,已有另一意思﹕「以往到酒吧識女仔,開場白非『How do you do?』而是『How you doing?』,同樣在打招呼,後者卻帶有追求的意味。」

提醒講俚語要分場合

岑皓軒認為,學懂俚語不但可增進英語水平,日常生活包括看外國電影、連續劇等也可理解不少笑點,而未來踏出社會也有助擴闊社交圈子,較進修商業英語班更有用處。

但兩人提醒學生,講俚語要分場合,例如在畢業典禮上要發表畢業致辭,就應盡量少用,當然與同學傾談時,就可暢所欲言。

明報記者 錢瑋琪

茶餐廳收貴一半劏外國客 中英餐牌價錢不同 平機會指涉種族歧視

明報專訊】有讀者向本報投訴,佐敦有茶餐廳「明劏」洋人遊客。本報遂邀請洋人區議員司馬文,喬裝遊客「放蛇」,點選牛肉湯烏冬及凍檸檬茶,「埋單」共46元。但本報記者之後點選同樣食品,收費只是30元,反映茶餐廳涉嫌多收洋人足足五成。平等機會委員會表示,類似個案可能已違反《種族歧視條例》。
有關茶餐廳負責人辯稱,洋人區議員和記者點取的「牛肉湯烏冬」是不同的,一碗是「牛肉『湯』烏冬」,另一碗是「牛肉烏冬」。平等機會委員會發言人表示,類似個案可能已違反《種族歧視條例》,但補充說必須對個案進行調查,及了解茶餐廳負責人的答辯才有最終結論。

Editorial Tang Must Listen to the Public

【明報專訊】CAUGHT in the illegal structures scandal, Henry Tang Ying-yen has come up with lies after lies, and now he has no credibility to speak of. Yet he remains adamant in his refusal to quit the race for Chief Executive. According to the latest survey conducted by the University of Hong Kong, more than half of those polled thought Tang should abandon his campaign. Tang should pull back before it is too late and drop his bid so that the public may be spared unnecessary nightmares, and the election, which ought to focus on the candidates' different political platforms, visions and abilities, may not further deteriorate into a political mud wrestling match. If Tang manages to get himself elected on the strength of the "small circle" election system, his election will only prove to be a time bomb for Hong Kong.
.Since the scandal broke last Monday, callers to phone-in radio programmes, netizens, and scholars have almost without exception made it clear that they are not happy with Tang. The public, always wise and discerning, is vocal in its outrage. Hong Kong people are not prepared to buy Tang's equivocations about the illegal structures, and are scandalised by his attempt to shift the blame onto his wife.
.The upcoming Chief Executive election is to be the last "small-circle" election before 2017, when there will be universal suffrage. It is also the first election with real competition within the establishment camp. Many have hoped that this election would be one in which the candidates will try to outdo each other with their political platforms, administrative strategies, visions, abilities, and campaign teams. It was unfortunate that Tang did not release his platform till a few days before the nomination period started, when the illegal structures in his residence finally came to light despite his denials and attempts to cover up the scandal. And now who would be interested in studying or discussing the political platform of a candidate without the slightest vestige of credibility?
.If Tang perseveres with his campaign, he will still be pestered with questions related to the illegal structures: Why do you keep lying? Why don't you quit the race for Chief Executive? Did you break the law? The candidates' political platforms will most unfortunately be relegated to a position of secondary importance. And if Tang wins the "small-circle" election against the will of the public, the illegal structures scandal will certainly not come to an end, but will continue to have its repercussions in the several years to come, with debilitating effects on society as a whole. His election will therefore prove disastrous to Hong Kong.
明報社評 2011.02.17﹕聽聽港人聲音唐應懸崖勒馬
在僭建醜聞中,唐英年謊話連篇、誠信破產,但仍堅持不退選,然而,港大的最新民調顯示,超過一半受訪者認為他應退選。為免這次本應是比政綱、比願景、比能力的特首選舉徹底淪為政治泥漿摔角,為免社會繼續折騰下去,為免唐英年在小圈子操縱下當選而為未來幾年的香港社會埋下炸彈,唐英年應該懸崖勒馬,立即退選。
僭建醜聞自上星期一曝光之後,連續幾天,市民致電電台所表達的意見、網民的反應、學者專家的評論,都一面倒不滿唐英年;公眾的眼睛是雪亮的,港人的聲音是清晰的,市民固然不相信唐英年對僭建醜聞的狡辯,更不齒他「推太太出來頂罪」的做法。
這次是2017年普選前最後一次小圈子特首選舉,更是首次建制派內的真正競逐,本來應該是一次比併政綱、管治策略、願景、能力、團隊的機會,不少人都寄予厚望。可惜唐英年遲至開始提名前幾天才公布政綱,而他一直隱瞞並否認的僭建問題,又在這個時候終於紙包不住火,大家又怎有興趣討論一個誠信破產的參選人的政綱?
唐英年縱使勉強支撐下去,仍會不斷被追問有關僭建的種種問題:為何說謊?何不退選?有否犯法?應有的政綱比併已乏人問津,淪為配菜。唐英年死撐的惡果,遠遠不止於競選期間;若他因小圈子操縱而仍能逆民意當選,未來幾年,僭建醜聞必繼續發酵,沒完沒了,成為社會內耗的重大禍源。一人當選,香港當災。
Glossary
outdo﹕if you outdo somebody, you do something more or better than him/her.
pester﹕to annoy somebody, especially by asking them something many times
relegate﹕to give somebody a lower or less important position, rank, etc than before
聲檔 english.mingpao.com/critic.htm

HK chief executive criticised for dining with junkets

Macau Business:

"Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen was photographed last weekend at a Spring gathering at City of Dreams with junket operators and high rollers.
The images have led to strong criticism from the media and political opponents who say Mr Tsang should not have joined a dinner with people said to be of “dubious backgrounds”.
The banquet was a Spring gathering of the Li Ying Club, a VIP club at City of Dreams.
According to a spokesperson from the Hong Kong government, Mr Tsang was in Macau on a private tomb-sweeping trip. The spokesperson added that he and his wife had not done anything improper and that they did not enter the gambling floor."
Unlike in Macau, Hong Kong’s doesn’t ban its civil servants from gambling.


 

芳姐保健湯餸

Ms. Chau's recommendation for soup recipes

http://www.healthy-food.hk/

Tools for Making Emergency Plan - flow chart sample

2012-02-19

女性美顏四物湯

四物是當歸、川芎、熟地、白芍 4味藥材組成
為女性補血虛的傳統方劑,
月經完清後連服5 天,
經期時不能飲;
感冒時也不能喝.

當歸 10g、
熟地12 g 、
白芍 12g 、
川芎 8 g、
黨參 8 g、
枸杞6g 、
紅棗 5 粒
豬骨750g (1.5斤)
薑片數塊

1.藥材稍清洗
2.豬骨出水
3.冷水下薑片,水滾後加所有材料
4.中小火煲1.5小時
5加鹽即可.




簡易小米粥

龍眼肉30克,
小米100克,
紅糖少許。

1、小米淘洗干凈,龍眼肉洗一下。
2、將鍋置火上,放入適量清水、小米、龍眼肉,
      先用旺火煮沸,再改用文火煮至粥熟,調入紅糖即可食用。

2012-02-18

Expensive Soy Sauce

Last Wednesday,
went to the supermarket and bought a bottle of soy sauce,
was happy as I searched and checked all the soy sauce,
found this special soy sauce which is the only one without preservative,
however,
later on,
discovered that I accidentally lost my prepaid card ( with value 120) in the supermarket cashier,
thus,
this bottle of soy sauce is very expensive!!!

二○一二年「傑出美國人」

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)一月二十三日中國龍年初一,也是美國三藩市安老自助處總裁鍾月娟生日。美國公民移民服務局局長馬約卡斯從首都華盛頓致電,告訴她當選二○一二年「傑出美國人」,頒獎禮日前舉行。

「我當時以為他們弄錯了,怎麼會是我?」一九七六年從香港移民美國、服務長者和新移民三十五年的鍾月娟回憶道,「一時感觸很深,幾乎說不出話,這是一個很大的榮譽。」

第七位華人奪殊榮


2012-02-17

Song - Summer Fly

Last night, learned the line dance with this beautiful song, love it!

In another younger day I could dream the time away
In the universe inside my room
And the world was really mine from June to September
And if that wasn't really so I was lucky not to know
And I was lucky not to wonder why
'Cause summertime is all that I remember

A summer fly was buzzin' every night
When I was young
In the gentle world my childlike senses knew
When the world was just my cousin
And the wind was just the dawn
The voice my lonely moments listened to

And I look at me today all my dreams have gone away
And I'm where I never thought I'd be
Seein' things I never thought I'd see happening to me
And I lie awake at night till the darkness goes to
light
Hearin' voices callin' out my name
Dronin' over and again the same message to me

Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's
your baby now?
Who wakes up at night to pull you in?
Whoa, it don't matter, you’d just make her lonely
anyhow
Don't know why you even try to win

土生葡人協會周五午餐自助餐

午聚於土生葡人協會,
湯為南瓜湯,
菜沙律,
主菜有葡式乳豬,
葡式燴羊肉,
羅漢齋,
水果及甜品,
份量充足,
方便快捷,
味道OK啦,
因比預期的差了一點,
葡式乳豬應該是脆及香口,
Anyway, 只是75元的自助餐,
Happy Friday!

Divórcio

Ontem, o meu colega recebeu uma carta de registada no escritório.
 

Quando ele abriu a carta,
ele ficou muito surpreso,
como ele recebeu uma carta do tribunal.

O seu amigo está indo para obter o divórcio e ele foi convidado para ser o testemunho.
Ele não foi dito antes e que o casal se casou há 20 anos.

Esta é a vida!

Kwun Yum Open Treasury 觀音開庫

Every year,
not long after the Chinese New year,
I usually can watch the evening TV program news about  the tradiiton of "Kwun Yum Open Treasury",
this Chinese tradition is on the 26th of January Lunar calendar,
I can usually see plenty of people go to Kwan Yum Temple to borrow money for the coming  new year, and also thanks for the blessing for last year.

I never went to the temple to experience that kind of culture,
however,
I heard from the news today that a man told the reporter he was very happy,
for this year,
he successfully borrowed 880 Million from Kwun Yum,
it is very attractive!


Line Dance* - Summer Fly

Song - Let Your Love Flow 讓愛奔放

2012-02-15

Line Dance* - Puttin' On The Ritz

不含防腐劑的豉油

今天在超市買東西,
因為家中豉油將用完,
所以往豉油架處找.
心想,
食開傳統的一隻,
最近細看成分時,
發現有添加防腐劑,
故今次在買時,
可以小心些,
應該有得選擇,
消費權益在我手!
怎知最後好像做了倉務員一樣,
檢查各牌子的成分,
幾乎全部牌子的豉油都有防腐劑,
最後只有香港某公司出的頭抽豉油,
沒有防腐劑成分.
價錢稍貴.

真的不明白,
為何健康的食品如此少!?

消費者應該用行動去使製造公司注意注意,
以及政府都有責任!

找到一個可以陪你一輩子的朋友

Thanks for Angela's sharing message:

"老人七悟 書法家:趙樸初
我今已古稀,感悟有七,寫出來與老年朋友們共勉。

一、活著:日出東海落西山,活一天,少一天。過一天,樂一天。樂一天,賺一天。

二、高興:高官不如高薪,高薪不如高壽,高壽不如高興。高興了就好,只有高興是現款,其他至多不過是支票而已。

三、自己的:地位是暫時的,榮譽是過去的,健康是自己的。

四、不一樣:父母對子女的愛是無限的,子女對父母的愛是有限的;子女有病,父母揪心,父母有病,子女對父母問問、看看就知足;子女花父母的錢,理直氣壯,父母花子女的錢,就不那麼順暢;父母家也就是子女的家,子女家可不是父母家。不一樣就是不一樣,明白人把對子女的付出視為義務和樂趣,不圖回報,一心想回報,就是自尋煩惱。

五、指望誰:養病指望誰?指望子女,久病床前無孝子;指望老伴,自顧不暇,無能為力;只能指望錢,用錢養病。

六、懷舊:常想一二忘九八,健康長壽樣樣有;老當益壯天地寬,滿目青山松和柳。

七、直接面對死亡:生老病死,自然規律,人人平等,要有思想準備,一旦閻王策小鬼來叫,無牽無掛無語,跟上走就是了。"

“一帆風順的時候不要得意忘形,一波三折的時候也不必灰心喪志。情況好的時候,不能沒有警覺心;壞的時候也不要喪失信心;可能條件一改變,情況就會轉變。”
“我們不一定會因為賺很多的錢而富有,但我們可以因付出的善念而使心中富有。”

Happy Valentine Day

Yesterday was 2.14,
in TV, newsapapers and from the shops, restaurants,
all the people were reminded of this special day.

In the evening,
my old classmate called me to clarify some technical problems of glasses,
and he said that on behalf of all the gentlemen in Macau,
wished me a Happy Valentine Day,
and I also answered him,
that on behalf of all the ladies in Macau,
thanked for the blessing.

Valentine Day is for all the people,
not only for the lovers,
but also for family, friends.

Remember that I got plently of Valentine Cards, candies and flowers from my firends when I was in College on this special day.

So, wish every one is happy on each day, not only in Valentine Day!

油炸鬼

老爸說想吃油炸鬼,
中午經過勝記,
正想是否買一條回家,
沒有行動.
回家看見已有油炸鬼放在檯上,
真是行動快速,
查問現在油炸鬼的價錢,
原來要4元一條,
真是看一條不起眼的油炸鬼,
已知生活程度真高!

2012-02-14

港女嫁內地男﹕只要包容無懼差異 他不慣港式節奏急 她懶做家務愛購物



【明報專訊】由搭車食麵到名店拍攝,港人近期在這個高度密集城巿與內地人之間,發生軒然大波。對於共處同一屋簷下的中港情侶,如10年前與港女結婚的福建男阿Kent而言,不同背景的兩口子生活習慣上有差異,如妻子愛分期付款及外出用膳,而他則文靜內斂不愛應酬,但彼此透過退一步為對方設想及包容,維繫着這段奔走兩地的情緣。

中港兩地接觸愈來愈頻繁,造就大量中港情緣。根據統計處數字,2010年共有1.68萬宗中港婚姻,但較高峰時期即2006年3.4萬宗顯著下跌,但2006至2010年仍錄得每年平均近2.5萬宗,當中以港男北上尋伴佔多;不過近年亦有不少港女北嫁內地男,5年間每年平均有近4500宗。

ICQ認識 結婚11年

來自福建農村、現於廣州從事環保研究工作的46歲陳能場(Kent)和從事印刷生意的31歲港女徐文恩(阿Joe)於1999年通過ICQ結識。雖然雙方年紀相差15載,又是異地情,而女方當年才剛中五畢業,但兩人相識不夠年半便閃電結婚。

分期付款先使未來錢「很誇張」

曾於香港及日本工作的阿Kent,想起新婚初期與妻子在港生活共處,無論文化上、生活上,甚至小如養寵物的習慣都為他帶來不少衝擊:「香港人節奏真的很快,我比較喜歡安靜,但Joe總喜歡湊熱鬧、上街……還有剛來的時候接受不到這邊的消費習慣。」

與大部分男友及丈夫一樣,Kent曾見妻子買一次衣服就能花掉幾千元及分期付款,「分期付款這種先使未來錢的概念,對我來說也很誇張。」

妻子Joe亦說雙方成長背景和生活上有很多不同的地方,如自己家中從來不留「隔夜餸」,男方會覺得浪費;Kent婚前亦不知Joe不慣做家務,就算兩人平常工作日分隔兩地生活,周末才在港共處,丈夫回家也會擔當起清潔的角色。

平日分隔兩地 周末香港相聚

坦言受丈夫才華吸引的Joe,婚後發現丈夫「深閨」沉靜,不太能與其朋友對談,「最重要是包容,他現在比以前大方多了,而我也買少了很多衫!」

結婚11年來,中港關係正處於變化速度最快時期,近期兩地文化差異的議題鬧得熱哄,但他們坦言對此並無太大感覺。兩人計劃未來在港共同生活,但唯獨未談好一件人生大事——生兒育女,要留待溝通達成「共識」。

明報記者

2012-02-13

Friday Movie in Berea - "The Body Guard"

What a surprise news,
Whitney Houston left us quietly last Saturday.

I like her music in the 90',
I extremely like the move "The Body Guard",
I didn't think the story plot was a good one,
it was just a simple story,
but I  remember clearly that I stayed in Phelpes Stokes on one Friday night,
which was the relax moment after a busy work week,
I could enjoy the movie with her nice voice.

To my memory,
it seems that she didn't have any great music later on,
however,whenever I listen to her old songs,
it reminds me of my old days in Berea.

Taxi Driver

My father went to see his doctor last Thursday,
after the consultation,
he told me that some taxi-drivers needed to be monitored or punished.

By the time he arrived the hospital,
he left the taxi,
a man with a patient in wheel-chair wanted to take the taxi,
however,
the taxi-driver just told them that he needed to leave,
thus they were rejected,
and needed to wait for another taxi.

I think taxi is a kind of public service,
the taxi-drivers earn their living by providing the service,
however,
they should also be considerate for the elderly
or the people who in need of the special care of service.

I know there are some nice taxi-drivers ,
but we need more!




Zhuhai Qiao Mangrove Nature Reserve (珠海淇澳擔杆島紅樹林)

http://www.tripadvisor.nl/Attraction_Review-g297418-d1843581-Reviews-Qi_ao_Mangrove_Forest_of_Zhuhai-Zhuhai_Guangdong.html

Went to Qiao, China for few times with my father,
just walked around inside the residential area,
wanted so much to visit the Mangrove Forest for long time,
on Sunday,
got the chance to visit the place with F,
and realised that it was kind of convenient to go there.

The walk was very nice,
as it was not as cold as expected,
and the wind was mild,
plus the sun was not strong.
It is a huge place,
and there are a lot of plants,
however,
we could not find any animals like crabs, fishes or birds.

After the walk,
we had a very nice lunch,
and accidentally met my ex-colleague,
the world is so small!

We had a farm meal-
chicken(泥燴雞), fish, vegetables, tofu etc,
as we were hungry,
we enjoyed the food very much.

What a good trip,
with such a nice weather,
I did exercise,
got closer to the nature,
and met with friends!

2012-02-11

Thumbs up and thumbs down

This morning,
when I was ready to get off the bus,
an old lady was running far away from the bus stop,
a small girl inside the bus watched this from the window,
and asked the driver to wait for her,
obviously she didn't know the old lady at all.
The driver was patient and the lady got in the bus successfully,
Though I didn't encourage the elders to run to catch the bus,
I do appreciate the little girl and the driver's kind consideration.

However,
not all the people behave nicely in Macau.
Earlier in the morning,
I saw a woman threw the rubbish next to the garbage station,
why couldn't she  make one more action,
to make the city cleaner,
this could be also a bad example for the kids.

I felt bad the other afternoon too,
a student just put the juicy container of her snack in the window of the bookstore,
what a bad action!!

"Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives"

The trends identified were:
(1) Becoming an information society after having been an industrial one
(2) From technology being forced into use, to technology being pulled into use where it is appealing to people
(3) From a predominantly national economy to one in the global marketplace
(4) From short term to long term perspectives
(5) From centralization to decentralization
(6) From getting help through institutions like government to self-help
(7) From representative to participative democracy
(8) From hierarchies to networking
(9) From a northeastern bias to a southwestern one
(10) From seeing things as "either/or" to having more choices. (Author)

John Naisbitt

"Mind Set!: Reset Your Thinking and See the Future"

Book Description

October 3, 2006
In his seminal works Megatrends and Megatrends 2000, John Naisbitt proved himself one of the most far-sighted and accurate observers of our fast-changing world.
Mind Set! goes beyond that—Mind Set! discloses the secret of forecasting. John Naisbitt gives away the keys to the kingdom, opening the door to the insights that let him understand today's world and see the opportunities of tomorrow. He selects his most effective tools, 11 Mindsets, and applies them by guiding the reader through the five forces that will dominate the next decades of the twenty-first century.
Illustrated by stories about Galileo and Einstein to today's icons and rebels in business, science, and sports, Mind Set! opens your eyes to see beyond media headlines, political slogans, and personal opinions to select and judge what will form the pictures of the future.

"Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss"

By David Cottrell
Monday Morning Leadership is a story that can help your career! Everyone likes a good story, especially if there are lessons that can be immmediately applied to life. This book is one of those stories - about a manager and his mentor. It offers unique encouragement and direction that will help you become a better manager, employee, and person.

Indonesian Thousand Layers Cake

"The Unbearable Lightness of Being"

Written by Milan Kundera, is a philosophical novel about two men, two women, a dog and their lives in the Prague Spring of the Czechoslovak Communist period in 1968.









 

生命中不能承受之轻
名言
  • “如果我们生命的每一秒中都有无数次的重复,我们就会像耶稣钉于十字架,被钉死在永恒上。这个前景是可怕的,在那永劫回归的世界里,无法承受的责任重荷,沉沉压着我们的每一个行动,这就是尼采说的永劫回归观是最沉重的负担的原因吧。”
  • “如果永劫回归是最沉重的负担,那么我们的生活能以其全部辉煌的轻松,来与之抗衡,可是,沉重便真的悲惨,而轻松便真的辉煌吗?”。“最沉重的负担压得我们崩塌了、沉没了,将我们钉在地上。可是在每一个时代的爱情诗篇里,女人总渴望压在男人的身躯之下。也许最沉重的负担同时也是一种生活最为充实的象征,负担越沉,我们的生活也就越贴近大地,越趋近真切和实在。”
         书中昆德拉奏响了他的四重奏:托马斯,特瑞莎,萨宾纳与弗兰茨。通过各个人物的角度讲述了了一个存在主义的主题,重还是轻?政治对人生命的扭曲程度到底有多大?昆德拉借萨宾纳的口说出了“我不是反共,我是反对媚俗!”。借此表示了他自己的取向。

         人的所作所為是有底線的. 有所為,更重要的是有所不為!

Milan Kundera quotes

Penguin Book Of 20th Century Speeches

The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers



http://www.amazon.com/Blessing-Minus-Teachings-Resilient-Teenagers/dp/1416542035
'
The Blessing of a B Minus﹕Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers,
由臨牀心理學家Wendy Mogel撰寫,
透過她的親身經歷、
專業心理分析和猶太人的教誨,
解析爸媽應如何管教開始踏入青春期的子女。

中文譯名是《從B-到A+的猶太教養智慧》

富士康女工:生活像畜牲


【明報專訊】美國傳媒近日接連揭發蘋果產品代工商的員工情况,其中有線新聞網絡近日在深圳龍華區的中國電子生產商富士康工廠訪問員工,有員工控訴每天就只是「上班、睡覺、上班」,「活得像畜牲一樣」。
陳小姐(化名)與其他百多萬中國工人一樣為富士康打工,裝嵌iPhone和iPad。西方不少傳媒近期揭露富士康工廠的工作環境惡劣,員工以死控訴工作環境不人道。富士康員工說,工時不固定且冗長、軍訓式控制員工、工作期間不准交談、人工低等都令工作沉悶不歡。
「女人像男人 男人像機器」
陳小姐每周工作60小時,每天不是睡覺就是工作,只為掙取每月1300人民幣(約1600港元)的報酬。她表示:「在富士康,我們有句話:『女人像男人般工作,男人像機器般工作』」。她抱怨,超時工作是必然的,「感覺像畜牲,伙食差、人工低、壓力大。如果他們抱怨,富士康就說他們不滿意的話,可以執包袱走人。在人口氾濫的中國,你不打這份工,很多人排隊等着做。」
富士康﹕有泳池健康中心
富士康反駁,說工廠的工作環境比其他中國內地的工廠好,而且為員工提供游泳池、健康中心和輔導服務。蘋果上周日亦發表聲明,表示「關心全球供應鏈的每一位員工,要求供應商提供安全工作環境、尊重員工並環保生產蘋果產品。」受訪的陳小姐回應:「蘋果可能關心員工,但她感受不到這份關心」。
(有線新聞網絡)

2012-02-10

Song - 情濃若真(梅艷芳)

作曲:John Barry
填詞:木鳴
主唱:梅艷芳

情濃若真 怎可說遺憾
延續這生 是情是緣 不忘不悔
淚眼笑聲 分秒聚 結 凝
一想再想 幻想 緣何未放心

情濃若真 生死也無憾
流逝半生 是情是迷 不離不棄
若有變更 分秒淚 雨 塵
心影愛影 夢影 緣何聚變分

今世來生 韶華飄退
留住只有在故事裏雲煙舊人面 
情濃若真 愛念從意生 變化在心

Be My Valentine 情濃二月

My favorite movies from Pearl in February:

What Happens in Vegas
Music and Lyrics
The Proposal
He's Just Not That Into You
Made of Honor
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Vicky Cristina Barcelona 
Hearthbreaker
Il Mare 觸不到的戀人
Bachelor
Fly me to Polaris
Ghost
The Wedding Planner
Before Sunrise
情書
十二夜
Pretty Woman
Sleepless in Seattle
Falling In Love
Closer

狗臉的歲月
Stand by me
What's eating Gilbert Grape?

邂逅 Encounter unexpectedly

During lunch hour,
watched a leisure program over TV,
one chef demonstrated one dish for the Valentine Day,
and he gave the name of the seafood plate as "邂逅"  encounter unexpectedly-
two kinds of mushrooms with a piece of fish in between,
with some kinds of dressing,
and a beautiful decoration on the plate,
I don't need to eat it,
but am impressed from the name of the dish!

邂逅 《詩經·國風·鄭風·野有蔓草》


“野有蔓草,零露漙兮。
有美一人,清揚婉兮。
邂逅相遇,適我願兮。
野有蔓草,零露瀼瀼。
有美一人,婉如清揚。
邂逅相遇,與子偕臧。”

2012-02-08

數目字

今早,
路過板樟堂時,
發現平日經過的葯房有一個很漂亮的門牌-8 號,
之後,
往前走,
看見隔鄰都有.....
但在前一間的金飾店
卻沒有,
心想,
此店裝潢美觀,
為什缺門牌號碼-
再往前數,
原來此店舖應該是4號......

剛好記得早幾天在一座高層大廈的電梯內,
尋找不到14樓的掣,
只有13及13A,
原來澳門仍是有人迷信數字的!

2012-02-07

《香港,醒醒﹗--危機重重,怎保競爭力》

Wake up, Hong Kong.

http://www.cosmosbooks.com.hk/topic_2/page_0.asp?topic=1&bookid=330311

涵蓋了近20個香港的主要行業, 集結了本港逾160位精英,對香港經濟與發展前景的剖析。

手機、上網死晒火 全城通訊迷失五小時

轉載:現代澳門日報

【本報訊】本地通訊網絡昨突迷失”全城告急”,無論市內及對外均告癱瘓近五小時。「澳門電訊」在下午約四時半開始,機樓的IP核心網出現問題,流動通訊網絡3G2G及互聯網等全告中斷服務,澳門多個小時進入”澳門無通訊”的嚴峻時刻。市民無法以流動電話通訊,部份固網亦受影響,甚至無法致電各緊急熱線例如999,不少市民到澳門電訊門市查詢,投訴該公司處理事件不善,電信管理局局長陶永形容「澳門電訊」網絡是次出現的問題嚴重。
    
電管局:是次屬嚴重事件
澳門大部份使用通訊聯絡的市民於昨日下午四時之後,發覺手提電話無法接通,由於大部份市民是使用「澳門電訊」的網絡,但無法致電該公司的熱線了解,不少市民直接到「澳門電訊」各區的門市查詢,工作人員解釋3G網絡出現問題,只表示正在搶修。但是,不少市民稍後發覺,除了3G網絡,另外包括2G、互聯網及家居固網均出現無法連線等問題,整個澳門電訊通訊聯絡完全癱瘓,而其他電訊營運商的服務亦受影響,澳門傍晚開始頓成”通訊死城”!但電信管理局於下午五時後才接獲澳門電訊通知事件,「澳門電訊」在下午約五時即時啟動嚴重事態緊急處理機制,但3G網無法恢復,該公司位於澳門半島的機樓IP核心網出現問題,3G服務受影響最大,網絡停止運作,亦影響其他營運商的服務,市民無法以流動電話通訊,甚至無法致電各緊急熱線例如999,全澳十五萬互聯網用戶則有超過一半受到影響。消防局亦立即在電台呼籲市民若遇到火警等緊急情況盡量以固網電話報案。有傳媒趕到「澳門電訊」位於高地烏街的門市採訪,但被保安阻止,甚至拍打記者的鏡頭。
    
電信管理局局長陶永強形容「澳門電訊」網絡是次出現的問題屬於嚴重事件,他表示外地網絡通信專家已趕赴澳門與澳門電訊解決事件,爭取短時間恢復運作,同時亦會作出檢討,避免將來出現同樣問題。陶永強又表示,澳門電訊在軟硬件設施外,還應再增建其他網絡作為補充,至於會否處罰「澳門電訊」,陶永強則表示需要要查清原因才有決定。
    
澳門電訊保安員採訪拍打記者鏡頭
到晚上七時,電信管理局及澳門電訊召開聯合記者會,交代澳門電訊網絡出現故障事件。電信管理局局長陶永強及澳門電訊財務副總裁葉明旺出席,葉明旺在記者會上就網絡服務出現問題向市民躹躬致歉,他表示初步懷疑是涉及軟件問題,又表示會盡快透過傳媒向市民發佈搶修機件消息。澳門電訊網絡服務副總裁李永廉稱,發生問題的IP核心網絡,在各電訊服務商均有使用,於下午約4時半發現數據傳輸流量明顯減慢且不穩定,出現固網服務斷線等情況,因澳門電訊大部分機站均有連上IP核心網絡作主要傳輸途徑,導致大量用戶網絡“塞車”。李永廉稱自推出3G服務後,近兩年數據流量增長迅速,澳門電訊已計劃引入多一個IP網絡,但未預料到今次嚴重事故的發生。電信管理局局長陶永強表示,已責成澳門電訊汲取是次事件經驗及聽取居民意見,避免延遲發放相關信息。
    
直至晚上八時後,澳門的互聯網服務才基本恢復,而流動通訊網絡3G2G在近十時亦只有部份恢復服務。

From : Macau Business

Telecommunications provider CTM suffered a major black out yesterday, with thousands of clients unable to use 3G mobile phones, fixed line telephones and the Internet between 4.30pm and 10.30pm.
The company said yesterday the blackout was likely due to a software malfunction, but CTM has not yet been unable to detect what the problem was.

The overall number of clients affected is yet to be announced.

CTM is to deliver a preliminary report today to the regulator about the incident.

Song - 《指揮家》



作詞:阿璞
作曲:黃晨峰
編曲:阿璞(八三夭)
監製:阿信(五月天).阿璞(八三夭)

弦聲在起浪 琴鍵在奔忙
聚光中你登場 揮動手中的魔杖
整個命運 開始合唱
你為我輕唱 像魔法花腔
讓我衷心鼓掌 願讓你像提琴倚靠肩膀
像吉他 能抱在我胸膛

左彎彎 右轉轉 劃出優雅形狀
相愛 要忘了緊張
指揮愛的方向 從此不再莽撞
相信也不在流浪

左彎彎 右轉轉 劃出美麗輝煌
我們要震撼全場
指揮愛去實現 所有美好想像
你讓快樂音浪太強 幸福大肆交響

弦聲在起浪 琴鍵在奔忙
聚光中你登場 揮動手中的魔杖
整個命運 開始合唱
你為我輕唱 像魔法花腔
讓我衷心鼓掌 願讓你像提琴倚靠肩膀
像吉他 抱在我胸膛

左彎彎 右轉轉 劃出優雅形狀
相愛 要忘了緊張
指揮愛的方向 從此不再莽撞
相信也不在流浪

左彎彎 右轉轉 劃出美麗輝煌
我們要震撼全場
指揮愛去實現 所有美好想像
你讓快樂音浪太強 幸福大肆交響

我不是蕭邦 我也不會是朗朗
但我小小樂章 讓萬眾衷心鼓掌

左彎彎 右轉轉 劃出優雅形狀
相愛 要忘了緊張
指揮愛的方向 從此不再莽撞
相信 也不在流浪

左彎彎 右轉轉 劃出美麗輝煌
我們要震撼全場
指揮愛去實現 所有美好想像
你讓快樂音浪太強 幸福大肆交響

Movie - My name is Khan





故事簡介: 阿漢自小患有自閉症,不能與人對望,怕與別人有身體接觸,就連母親想抱他一下都有難度。可是,阿漢智商不比常人低,理解機械操作易如反掌,修理電器汽車毫無難度,而且記憶力更勝常人。心地善良的他眼中,世上只有好人壞人之分,與宗教、種族、身份地位全無關係。母親病逝,他隻身飛到美國三藩市投靠弟弟。在新環境裡,阿漢遇上失婚髮型師曼迪娜,難得她沒有戴上有色眼鏡端看阿漢與別不同的小動作,也不介意印度教與回教徒通婚如何為世人所異議,就連曼迪娜的兒子阿森也對他大為改觀。終於,他擁有屬於自己的家。某天清早,電話響起,打開電視,客機撞進大樓,世界再不一樣。從此,美國人對回教徒的偏見,都加諸於所有南亞裔人之上,阿漢一家當然不例外。阿漢定時定候在公眾場所誠心禮拜,惹起群眾的白眼;繼子阿森在學校的儲物櫃被塞滿拉登的剪報;曼迪娜的髮型屋生意一落千丈;戴上頭巾的弟婦遇襲,被迫背棄宗教的信條……及後,一個令人心痛的噩耗,更加將阿漢擁有片刻的幸福也奪去。遭逢厄運,曼迪娜將一切歸咎於阿漢的信仰,並拋下一句︰
「你有本事就向總統說一句『我叫阿漢,我是回教徒,但不是恐怖份子』吧!」。
阿漢信守這句無心快語,一個人穿州過省,希望真的能接近國家元首。

Good People, Bad People, No Other Difference╱文﹕蔡子強

轉載-喜歡的一篇文章

【明報專訊】過去一星期,我看了一齣讓自己感動的電影,那是《阿漢正傳》(My Name is Khan)。這齣片被形容為印度版的《阿甘正傳》,但其實片中的寓意卻比《阿甘正傳》更為深遠。

做好事抑或做壞事,其他都無關宏旨

主角阿漢是一個患有自閉症,但心地善良、天資聰敏的印度人,雖然不諳人情世故,但卻待人真誠。母親死後,他到美國投靠早已移民的弟弟,因緣際會,與一位美麗的單親媽媽結婚,另組新家庭。本來三口子生活美滿,但人生無常,發生了911事件。阿漢是一名回教徒,他的宗教背景,從此讓他以及家人飽受歧視及欺凌,為別人犯上的惡行而背負上十字架,夫婦更因此出現芥蒂和嫌隙,最後家裏更發生了慘劇。

她太太在傷痛欲絕、心力交瘁之餘,再無法負擔這個十字架,因而叫他離開。但天真爛漫的阿漢便問太太說,那麼幾時可以回來?太太賭氣的說,除非他能見到總統,在他面前說一句﹕「My name is Khan. I am not a terrorist.」就是這樣,阿漢便展開了歷盡艱辛之旅。

片中有兩幕,在今天這樣分化的社會,尤其發人深省﹕

阿漢年少時無知,試過貪得意加入了「唱衰團」,整天把「唱衰」印度教徒的順口溜掛在口邊。有一天,當他又在家中「貪口爽」時,被母親聽到,便立時嚴肅的把他拉到一旁。母親在他面前畫了兩個火柴人公仔,一個拿着棍子,一個拿糖,再問阿漢,哪個是好人,哪個是壞人?他毫不猶豫的說,拿着棍子的是壞人,拿着糖的是好人。母親再問他,那麼,哪個是回教徒,哪個是印度教徒?阿漢茫無頭緒,說分辨不出來。母親說關鍵就是如此,做好事的就是好人,做壞事的就是壞人,是否回教徒或是印度教徒,無關宏旨。

母親﹕Remember one thing, son. There are only two kinds of people in this world. Good people who do good deeds. And bad people who do bad. That's the only difference in human beings. There's no other difference. Understood? What did you understand? Tell me. Tell me.

阿漢﹕Good people. Bad people. No other difference.

不錯,人與人之間,只有一處分別是重要的,那就是做好事還是做壞事,其他宗教、膚色、語言等分別,都無關宏旨。

天堂大門的唯一門檻

片中也有另一幕﹕阿漢為了要見到總統一面,來到一個為非洲飢餓兒童籌款的餐會。原本receptionist看見他的一副寒酸相,便說餐券要500美元,希望藉此讓他知難而退。但當他掏出辛苦掙來的500美元時,receptionist再說這是一個基督徒的聚會,不歡迎其他教徒。阿漢沒有強人所難的硬要闖進,他只是把500美元謙卑的放下,並說﹕「Please keep it, for those who are not Christian in Africa.」

是否很non-sense?我想神的眼中,只會看到一個分別,那就是,有人選擇濟人之急,有人卻選擇袖手旁觀,這也是天堂大門的唯一門檻,其他族群分別,都無關宏旨。

香港局勢讓人憂心忡忡

我曾經認為香港是世上對不同族群最為包容的一個地方,但近日事態的發展,卻不容我不憂心忡忡。

因為雙非嬰兒和自由行政策所造成,對香港社會容納能力所造成的衝擊,因着D&G禁拍風波、港鐵進食罵戰、北大教授孔慶東罵港人是狗等風波,而火上加油,引來一次大爆發。據報道,上個禮拜,有本地人組成「唱蝗團」,在廣東道名店和旺角行人專用區「快閃演出」,一邊唱歌,一邊高叫口號,沿途「唱衰」內地孕婦搶牀位、搶奶粉,以及旅客隨地大小二便等行為,惹來內地遊客不滿。

至於網絡上的罵戰,更是無日無之。據報道,有網民甚至不單止把內地孕婦描繪成蝗蟲,還設計出大肚蝗蟲圖案,極盡醜化的能事,甚至聲稱要以此製作海報,並貼在遊客區,向內地旅客抗議。結果,這些消息和圖案又在內地討論區及微博瘋傳,造成兩地的進一步撕裂。

我想大家都有責任叫停這些行為。

不要讓不相干的人背上十字架

孔慶東是孔慶東,其他祖國同胞是其他祖國同胞,更何况香港也一樣有出言不遜的人。或許有內地遊客會在地鐵車廂內進食、不守秩序,但類似的港人也不少,最近自己才在地鐵月台親身碰上,被人用嬰兒車從背後撞上,而對方竟然還惡人先告狀說自己不需要道歉,而其口音顯示他是一個如假包換的香港人。我們千萬不要上綱上線,一竹篙打一船人。

如果一個行為要不得,那麼任何族群的人做這個行為,也同樣要不得。我們要批評的是這個行為本身,而不是扯上當事人以外其他並不關連的人。一個祖國同胞做這樣不對的事,不會比起一個香港人做,要來得可惡。

不要只為宗教、膚色、語言,以及族群,而讓無辜的人,為了別人所犯的惡行,而背上十字架。

這是《阿漢正傳》一片的主旨,也是歷史上無數悲劇的一大教訓。

Good thing. Bad thing. There is no other difference important.

我們所畫所寫,就如一面鏡子

我們當然可以在政策層面,討論雙非孕婦的問題,以及香港醫療系統和資源的承受能力,也可以討論自由行的問題,以及在基建及社會配套上能否承受得來,有必要,我們還可以提出把有關政策放緩,甚至堵塞政策上的漏洞,但把別人醜化,例如以蝗蟲的模樣醜化,卻是萬萬要不得的行為。

其實,我們畫的東西、寫的東西,就如一面鏡子,在那裏,我們看到自己。

我相信「將心比己」。香港人最愛出外旅行,如果我們不希望自己到海外旅行時,也被當地人當面「唱衰」,如果我們不希望自己那些移民到加拿大、澳洲等地的家人、親戚、朋友,也被當地人醜化為蝗蟲,那麼,請大家自己也不要這樣做。

A way that heals, not a way that wounds

我想起美國總統奧巴馬,以及他的一篇動人演說。

去年1月初,美國發生了嚴重槍擊案,民主黨國會議員吉福茲(Gabrielle Giffords)在一個政治集會上被開槍擊中頭部重傷,案中更有6人中槍身亡,這宗慘劇轟動全美,事後也惹來各種上綱上線、互相指摘的言論。

就在此時,奧巴馬發表了一篇演說,指出在那一刻最重要的,是停下來,想一想,確定這些爭論到底是在治癒傷口,還是在把它進一步撕裂﹕

「it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.」

奧巴馬指出,只有一個更加文明及誠實的公共討論,才能讓國家面對挑戰。

「Only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to our challenges as a nation.」

或許,有時我們真的會被一個人的言論,或者某些人的行為,而弄得怒火中燒,但我誠懇的希望大家,能夠停一停,想一想,究竟自己正在做的,是在治癒傷口,還是在撕裂傷口?我們正在進行的,是一個文明的,還是一個橫蠻的公共討論?

在很多人怒火攻心的這一刻,我誠意推介他們去看看《阿漢正傳》這齣電影。

蔡子強

中文大學政治與行政學系高級導師

Late Arrival Christmas Card 2011

The Christmas card eventually arrived my letter box today,
the date left Texas Post Office was 22.11.11,
but it arrived Macau Letter Distribution Center on 6.2.2012.
It really has a long trip though,
longer than the one E made!!

I just wonder where did it go during the past two months?

2012-02-06

無言感激

最近有一些不愉快的事發生,
很是不安,
真的感謝身邊默默支持的人,
不知如何感謝,
但肯定是銘記在心!

Thank you so much for your support,
I love you all!

Line Dance* - A Little Waltz

2012-02-03

The Dalai Lama's 18 Rules For Living

  1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
  3. Follow the three Rs:
    1. Respect for self
    2. Respect for others
    3. Responsibility for all your actions.
  4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
  5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
  6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
  7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  8. Spend some time alone every day.
  9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
  10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
  11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
  12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
  13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
  14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
  15. Be gentle with the earth.
  16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
  17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
  18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

The Power of Words

Birthday Party at Happy House

High School buddies' gathering at Happy House,
didn't realise the date was everyone's birthday during the Chinese New Year.

As usual,
the Chef C ordered and made the food for all of us - 10,
we had a lot of nice Japanese food,
variety of Sashimi, variety of Sushi,
grilled fish,
clams with white wine,
grilled chicken pieces,
beef with mushroom,
sweet red bean soup,
full meal at very reasonable price,
it was really a happy meal in the Happy House!

Line Dance* - Looking Good

2012-02-02

送船

星期二晚,
出碼頭送船,
真的好像時光倒流,
那些光陰像很久很久的事,
以前送船送機的時間較多,
尤其是一個一個的同學移民往外地,
不知何時再見,
心情當是沉重.

現在真的是較少,
難得老友今次遠方回來,
又不知下次會期,
真的希望時間停下.

人生旅程,
就是一站又一站,
下一站我在何方?

Hide

Read a notice (in English and Chinese language) on the entrance of the building I live:
"In order to keep the place clean,
we are proposing to hide a cleaner to wash the building twice a month,
with a monthly fee of................"

It is so funny,
in order to hire a helper,
we need to hide a cleaner,
to keep the place clean,
is she an angel?

Vacation

It is not my trip,
but during S 's trip back to Macau,
I feel like I have a good vacation.
It was really fast though.


Tuesday night,
we were in the ferry terminal,
and I said the last good-bye to her.

She spend 1/12 time of 2012 in Macau,
the place where we were studying high school together.
Then, I left Macau,
later, she left,
Few years later,
I came back Macau,
but she didn't ,
and now she lives in a place with -10C in her cold winter.

The time we can be together is very rare,
since each of us has our own life!

Last night,
missed a call,
and later on,
realise that it was S 's call back from Germany,
she wanted to let us know that she arrived home safely.
Actually, I was counting the hours she was in the plane,
and when she can be her home in Germany.

Looking forward to having another vacation!

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