Berea Buddies in Asia

Received a message from K.M.
who told me that this year will be their last year in Hong Kong,
as next year they will move back to Japan.

What a surprise !
After getting their update that they are living in Hong Kong for few years,
of the busy schedule,
I didn't get the chance to visit them.

K.M. was from Malaysia,
I knew him as there were not many Asian students in our college,
and we from time to time met in food service.

L was from Japan,
was also our alumni,
but I had no memories that whether I met her on campus or not.

Two young people went to U.S. pursuing for higher education,
fell in love,
separated for a while,
seeking for higher degrees,
then, teaching career in Italy.

They got married eventually,
in a country out of their home countries.

As K.M. got his teaching position in HK later,
they live and work in there.

Excited to get the news after few years of school,
that both of them are in HK,
they came over to visit me few times,
and made me so excited..
called back my old memories in Berea.

If I could not visit them in HK,
I should give myself a good reason,
to visit them in Japan next year!

Masters in Painting

• Masters in Painting
• Art Corner
• Gallery

The ‘Masters in Painting – Love of Two Places: An Exhibition of Exquisite Chinese Ink and Oil Paintings’ is the first co-operation activity between two of the most important first-grade art and creativity institutions, namely the Chinese Painting Institute and the China Oil Painting Society. Many fine artists are participating in this exhibition, and this represents an unprecedented lineup of contemporary artists in terms of scale in the academic area. This exhibition assembles a total of 120 pieces of the most representative Chinese painting and oil works from the older, middle-aged and young generations. Also, local artists from Macao will be participating by showcasing a total of 42 pieces of their most expressive artworks. Arts lovers, this is an exhibition not to be missed!

Date:	Friday, 7 – 26 Sep 2013
Venue:	Hall E, Cotai Expo
Operation Hours:	12 pm to 8 pm daily

Do not miss the chance to bring your kids, or even yourself, to attend a complimentary workshop on ink painting and sketching at the Arts Corner inside the exhibition, run by the Veteran Macao Artists. You can become an artist too!

http://www.venetianmacao.com/macau-events/masters-in-painting/

《好好吃一頓》 李純恩

http://www.hkbookcity.com/showbook2.php?serial_no=191568

好好吃一頓 http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E7%B4%94%E6%81%A9

吳望堯 的詩

" 豎琴"  吳望堯

我的心是一隻小小的豎琴，
久久沒有人來彈奏，
如今撥出了優美的聲音，被你一雙纖纖的手，
你切莫把琴絃彈的太重，
因為絃絲已經腐舊，
也不要儘管輕輕的撫弄，
那將撩起我的哀愁。

"銅雀賦"  吳望堯

若你有銅雀           鎖不鎖得住春天
若你有春天           鎖不鎖的住二喬
若我有東風           便把東風一古腦而借你
借與你滿天的花雨 千樹的桃花
竹水流。可是江南不是千山的江南
任十里的春江向晚  凝目處堆煙砌霞
漢朝的樓台不見樓台    荒蕪的庭院深深
誰還知道千年的往事  又散入了誰家?
若你有春天   鎖不鎖的住東風
若你有桃花  染不染的紅半璧的天涯
百代下  若你再銅雀遇見了二喬
且問他  若三月的東風不來   你嫁是不嫁

老畫家的畫

老父的朋友上門探他,
並送了一些他的作品....
超美,
多幅花,魚,蝦.....
看得我心花怒放,
極品!

10 things that define a true professional - Alan Norton

You may be a brilliant developer, a highly skilled net admin, or a crackerjack DBA -- but if you're unprofessional, your career is likely to fall short. Alan Norton offers some attributes to strive for. 

The term professional is thrown around quite a bit these days, perhaps too much. I do it myself. But what exactly does it mean to be a professional? As you read through the items below, consider how you compare with each trait.

1: Put customer satisfaction first

Understanding and satisfying your customer's needs are the cornerstones of a successful business. Do what is necessary to meet those needs. After all, without the customer, there is no professional.

You may not view those you work with as your customers, but in many cases, they are. I remember when one of my managers perceived that I was overly stressed. He pulled me aside and sat me down in his office where he told me stories and jokes for the better part of half an hour. He recognized my needs and acted accordingly.

Professionals identify and satisfy their customer's needs.

選舉文化

拜票,
洗樓,
派傳單,
聯歡會,
記招,
......
其實真的很想了解每組候選人的抱負,
早上電台播放每組候選人的宣傳聲帶錄音,
珍貴的黃金時段,
limited golden airtime,
有一組真的是令人印象深刻,
主旨只有數句,
以口號式呼叫,
重複多過5 次以上,
當初還以為電台機器故障-食帶,
播完又播,
轟炸式的宣傳手法,
他的組別號碼未能使我忘記!

積極與消極

下雨黃昏,
首次往看政府醫院的急診,
在建築物內要轉來轉去,
到目的地的診室,
相對候診室內的人不多,
不多於十人,
但有多人都是說普通話,
還以為身在內地,
只是牆上的通知仍有葡文及中文,
電視正播放著6點半新聞.

等的時間永遠是漫長的,
看的時間好像很快,
醫生及護士共五人對一人.

主治醫生是耐心及盡責的,
但他解釋的積極與消極論,
真的是很玄,
有待消化!

Why complicate life?

Missing somebody - Call
Wanna meet up? - Invite
Wanna be understood? - Explain
Has questions? - Ask
Don't like something? Say it
Like something? State it
Want something? Ask for it
Love someone? Tell them

Nobody will know what's going on in your mind...
it's better to express rather than to expect...

You already have the NO,
take the risk of getting the YES.

噪音

立法會選舉進入了候選人的宣傳期，
即時市面上多了一些做廣播宣傳的車輛，
不時穿街過巷，
播放宣傳資訊，
今天在辦公室內久不久即間歇性地被各組的廣播騷擾，
 如此選舉的特色文化，
還有兩星期！
期待快些完結。