學習的人
任務就是學習
聽起來順理成章
但要實踐其實並不容易
除了學習時要心無旁務、眼到口到心到手到等等
是自學的部分
我今天體會到的
是向他人學習的部分
以往磨練的像是
聞道有先後術業有專攻的不恥下問
求學如撞鐘的主動積極等等
可有一項功課實在不簡單
就是向態度很差或是自己不喜歡的人學習
需要一方面避免自己被傷害
又要同時去蕪存菁的學習
要避開偏見
要忍耐那高傲的鼻子
要拿掉有色的眼鏡
要把眼睛直視對方到心坎裡而沒有一絲不悅
只有愛可以達成這些吧
當然就需要禱告囉
畢竟所有問題上帝都能解決
因為智慧是來自上帝
Friday 23 January 2009
Dream and vision
In the Young People's Meeting yesterday, we discussed about "Dream and Vision", a topic full of shadow and mystery. We shared our own dreams, which seemed to be some "secrets", while secrets are the issues that you feel too lonely to carry, but also too private to share. Praise the Lord that we still have Him to share our secrets, and lift up our difficulty to Him, the God who promise that "I removed the burden from their shoulders"(Psalm 81:6).
As what I wrote during the last few days, almost all of my dream surrounded two topics: Death and Past. Death has been a big question mark in my heart for many years. It bothered me for a longtime and wasn't solved even after I met Jesus in my life, baptized into a Christian. Sure it doesn't mean that becoming a Christian can solve all life's issue. Becoming a Christian sometimes only means that from now on you have a new life in Lord, as a newborn baby, you just start to learn how to dwell with those issue in a Godly way and biblical perspective.
Yet death defined in Bible is actually transforming into an eternal life in God's kingdom, what do I need to worry about? This is the point, because my faith is too poor to completely trust in God, in honest. I also believe that many people actually avoid to face the fear in their heart, refusing to deeply consider this question in order to be a "Well-behaved Sheep" in front of Lord. Or they just basically ignore it for it can cause a large disaster to their Christian believe built on many year's "hard work".
About "my dream of death" this issue, my conclusion of the solution is to use a spiritual viewpoint to look at it. The dream of death is actually the trap of devil to make use feel strong desire to the life on earth, so finally reject to die, to become the resident of God.
As what I wrote during the last few days, almost all of my dream surrounded two topics: Death and Past. Death has been a big question mark in my heart for many years. It bothered me for a longtime and wasn't solved even after I met Jesus in my life, baptized into a Christian. Sure it doesn't mean that becoming a Christian can solve all life's issue. Becoming a Christian sometimes only means that from now on you have a new life in Lord, as a newborn baby, you just start to learn how to dwell with those issue in a Godly way and biblical perspective.
Yet death defined in Bible is actually transforming into an eternal life in God's kingdom, what do I need to worry about? This is the point, because my faith is too poor to completely trust in God, in honest. I also believe that many people actually avoid to face the fear in their heart, refusing to deeply consider this question in order to be a "Well-behaved Sheep" in front of Lord. Or they just basically ignore it for it can cause a large disaster to their Christian believe built on many year's "hard work".
About "my dream of death" this issue, my conclusion of the solution is to use a spiritual viewpoint to look at it. The dream of death is actually the trap of devil to make use feel strong desire to the life on earth, so finally reject to die, to become the resident of God.
Thursday 22 January 2009
Dream's record
Walking in a small medieval-style town, accompanied by a friend with a head of curly black hair, I sighed. That was a astonishing dawn time, with beautiful clouds surrounded the carrot-red sun on the sky. It's too much for me to bear, too abundant for my eyes to focus. I ask my friend to take picture of this breath-hold beauty, making it everlasting in my album. Wondering if this is the only chance for me to glimpse the heaven before the end of my life, I sighed.
For a ridiculous reason, I ran away left my friend alone with that magnificent wonder behind, toward a old house. I opened the door, aware with any little sound. Yes, it's there, exactly like the mysterious staff in the abandoned museum said, "Within the red-brick house is the ancient memory of the dawn". The ginger-colored fat cat lie on a soft flurry sofa, sleeping. I laugh at the cat, "How can this lazy-bone keep the memory". At the same time, above the spiral stair, a door giggled. "Magic!" I thought. Grabbing the cat, I rush to the door, locked. "Damn!" I cursed. All in a sudden, I saw a shadow swing downstairs, and the space around me started to twist inward like jam swallowed into a bloody throat.
As I woke up, my friend stood beside, peacefully. I asked, "Did you take the picture?", while my mind was still a chaos. No answer. I took the camera from his pale right hand, examining. I saw blanket, door, roof... Finally, a dark blue sky. "Oh come on man, where is my sun set?" I yelled with anger. No answer. I stood up looking at him, shocked. Silence embraced me tightly. I couldn't stand but felt dizzy and nearly puked. Under his super-big curly hair, his face twisted like strawberry jam, eye balls popped out and tongue disappeared.
Then everything became blurry. I can only remember that I went to the abandoned museum and meet a medieval knight, who brought me to the mysterious staff, by the side sitting that ginger-colored cat, yawning.
By the power of the magic cat, the museum brought back all the exhibitions, which were stolen be the shadowy witch, through its memory. The exhibitions included a gigantic, out of control Tyrannosaurus, chasing me all around the museum.
At the end, the mysterious staff told me that my friend saved me from the slaughter of shadowy witch. That is why the picture mark out the appearance of the house of the shadowy witch.
My friend was worried of my safety, so he went to find me and record the pictures as a map for going back. As the result he forgot to take the picture of the dawn. Just before he stepped into the house, he took the last picture, the dark blue sky. Just as the tears ran down my cheek, the alarm clock roar.
For a ridiculous reason, I ran away left my friend alone with that magnificent wonder behind, toward a old house. I opened the door, aware with any little sound. Yes, it's there, exactly like the mysterious staff in the abandoned museum said, "Within the red-brick house is the ancient memory of the dawn". The ginger-colored fat cat lie on a soft flurry sofa, sleeping. I laugh at the cat, "How can this lazy-bone keep the memory". At the same time, above the spiral stair, a door giggled. "Magic!" I thought. Grabbing the cat, I rush to the door, locked. "Damn!" I cursed. All in a sudden, I saw a shadow swing downstairs, and the space around me started to twist inward like jam swallowed into a bloody throat.
As I woke up, my friend stood beside, peacefully. I asked, "Did you take the picture?", while my mind was still a chaos. No answer. I took the camera from his pale right hand, examining. I saw blanket, door, roof... Finally, a dark blue sky. "Oh come on man, where is my sun set?" I yelled with anger. No answer. I stood up looking at him, shocked. Silence embraced me tightly. I couldn't stand but felt dizzy and nearly puked. Under his super-big curly hair, his face twisted like strawberry jam, eye balls popped out and tongue disappeared.
Then everything became blurry. I can only remember that I went to the abandoned museum and meet a medieval knight, who brought me to the mysterious staff, by the side sitting that ginger-colored cat, yawning.
By the power of the magic cat, the museum brought back all the exhibitions, which were stolen be the shadowy witch, through its memory. The exhibitions included a gigantic, out of control Tyrannosaurus, chasing me all around the museum.
At the end, the mysterious staff told me that my friend saved me from the slaughter of shadowy witch. That is why the picture mark out the appearance of the house of the shadowy witch.
My friend was worried of my safety, so he went to find me and record the pictures as a map for going back. As the result he forgot to take the picture of the dawn. Just before he stepped into the house, he took the last picture, the dark blue sky. Just as the tears ran down my cheek, the alarm clock roar.
Monday 19 January 2009
Dream Dream Dream
I have a lot of dreams.
I like dreams.
I love dreams.
I fear dreams.
I dread.......
Dreams, how I always define, are half a part of our life. Every dream is a piece of puzzle.
Writing down all the dreams, that is another world, blurred, untouchable, sometimes even dangerous, fearful, or, haunting.
Good dreams can be beautiful and charming, while bad dreams can be horrify and overwhelming. Or in addition, good dreams can turn bad, as well bad dreams can be set free. Furthermore, you can not always tell the differences, in other words, it can satisfy you but harm you at the same time.
In the future, I will record some dreams happened in the past or happen at that moment.
Now I am going to tell a dream happened last week, which really effect my sleeping quality few days afterward. This is a dream about death. And there will be few more record about this specific kind of dream in the future.
Usually, when I go to sleep, I cover my nose with the duvet for a while due to my nose-stocked problem. Then after it's solved, I uncover my nose before I go into sleep. But, things not always go well, on that night, I was too tired to keep myself awake before that action.
I felt into sleep. In the dream, I was dying, because I couldn't breath, alone in a completely white space. Then things weired happened. I started to recall my life from the beginning to now, the end. All my memory pass in front of my eyes just like a film, only without a box of popcorn in my hand. The same as lots of people describe after they come back alive, I read my life again, with a very depressed emotion, for the reason that this was going to be the last movie in my life, and it's a tragedy. Under such painful feeling, I struggle to get out by moving my body, because I can sense a little bit that this was just a dream, although had the risk becoming the truth.
People always say "Hope this is just a dream." when disaster come into their lives. I don't do this because I knew the truth is the truth, obviously and doubtlessly, but in that dream, I yelled mournfully "Hope this is just a dream".
But I couldn't, I couldn't move at all. I was dying, even when I think about it now, I am still not sure of whether that feeling of death happened only in the dream or not, though it might related to what happened in the real world. I was shouting "I don't want to die now, I still want to do many things, fulfill many dreams, love many people."
At the end of my life, the film, finally, my hands moved, uncovering my nose and my mouth, gasping.
I like dreams.
I love dreams.
I fear dreams.
I dread.......
Dreams, how I always define, are half a part of our life. Every dream is a piece of puzzle.
Writing down all the dreams, that is another world, blurred, untouchable, sometimes even dangerous, fearful, or, haunting.
Good dreams can be beautiful and charming, while bad dreams can be horrify and overwhelming. Or in addition, good dreams can turn bad, as well bad dreams can be set free. Furthermore, you can not always tell the differences, in other words, it can satisfy you but harm you at the same time.
In the future, I will record some dreams happened in the past or happen at that moment.
Now I am going to tell a dream happened last week, which really effect my sleeping quality few days afterward. This is a dream about death. And there will be few more record about this specific kind of dream in the future.
Usually, when I go to sleep, I cover my nose with the duvet for a while due to my nose-stocked problem. Then after it's solved, I uncover my nose before I go into sleep. But, things not always go well, on that night, I was too tired to keep myself awake before that action.
I felt into sleep. In the dream, I was dying, because I couldn't breath, alone in a completely white space. Then things weired happened. I started to recall my life from the beginning to now, the end. All my memory pass in front of my eyes just like a film, only without a box of popcorn in my hand. The same as lots of people describe after they come back alive, I read my life again, with a very depressed emotion, for the reason that this was going to be the last movie in my life, and it's a tragedy. Under such painful feeling, I struggle to get out by moving my body, because I can sense a little bit that this was just a dream, although had the risk becoming the truth.
People always say "Hope this is just a dream." when disaster come into their lives. I don't do this because I knew the truth is the truth, obviously and doubtlessly, but in that dream, I yelled mournfully "Hope this is just a dream".
But I couldn't, I couldn't move at all. I was dying, even when I think about it now, I am still not sure of whether that feeling of death happened only in the dream or not, though it might related to what happened in the real world. I was shouting "I don't want to die now, I still want to do many things, fulfill many dreams, love many people."
At the end of my life, the film, finally, my hands moved, uncovering my nose and my mouth, gasping.
Saturday 17 January 2009
Scarborough Fair
Are you going to Scarborough Fair:
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.
假如你要去參加漁港廟會的話
（芫荽草，山艾草，迷迭香，百里香）
請代為向住在那兒的她致意
她曾是我的真愛
On the side of a hill in the deep forest green.
Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested brown.
Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain
Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.
在山丘邊，在深深的綠林裡
追蹤雀跡在灑滿白雪的黃草地上
氈子，被單，山村之子
沉睡中聽不見號角的呼喚
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt:
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme;
Without no seams nor needle work,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.
教她替我做一件棉布衣裳吧
（芫荽草，山艾草，迷迭香，百里香）
沒有接縫也不需針線
如此她才算得上是我的真愛
On the side of a hill a sprinkling of leaves.
Washes the grave with silvery tears.
A soldier cleans and polishes a gun.
Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.
在山丘邊，葉落稀疏
銀亮的淚滴濕乾乾的墳地
一個士兵把槍擦淨磨亮
沉睡中聽不見號角的呼喚
Tell her to find me an acre of land:
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme;
Between the salt water and the sea strand,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.
教她替我找一畝土地
（芫荽草，山艾草，迷迭香，百里香）
在鹹鹹的海水與多灣的海岸之間
如此她才算得上是我的真愛
War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions.
General order their soldiers to kill.
And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten.
戰爭的吼聲發自腥紅的營隊之間
將軍們下令，兵士們殺戮
為了一個早已忘懷的目的而戰
Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather:
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme;
And gather it all in a bunch of heather,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.
教她刈割那土地以皮帶鐮刀
（芫荽草，山艾草，迷迭香，百里香）
把刈獲的草料捆好成堆
這她才算得上是我的真愛
(羅青譯/文)
「Scarborough Fair/Canticle」這首歌，中文可譯成「漁港廟會/短歌行」。「史卡布羅夫」是英格蘭約克郡之東的一個小漁港，Fair這個字本義為小型的博覽 會或市集，商展，史港是英國鄉下的小地方，很少與外界接觸，因此這種一年一度的買賣，雜耍，商展混合式的集會，至今仍然留存了下來。另外Fair也有美女 或愛人的意思，一語雙關，故也可以譯為「漁港女郎」。歌中歌者殷殷託人向他住在漁港的愛人致意，正好與此歌名稱呼應。
這首歌是1965年左右，Paul Simon 在英國民謠俱樂部巡迴演唱時，於約克郡附近發現了這首「漁港廟會」（或「漁港女郎」），覺得可以利用來表達六十年代美國青年對越戰的感受。因此，便與 Art Garfunkel花了一年的時間，將此曲改編，加入一首類似Canticle的副歌，使之與「漁港廟會」溶合在一起，產生一種強烈的對照。這種合兩首歌 為一首歌的做法，可以稱之為歌曲中的立體派，充滿了「後現代」的風味。
首先，最令人不解的，就是那件「沒有接縫也不需要針線」的大衣裳。到底是甚麼衣服可以這樣製成呢？製衣之後，為什麼要找一塊地；找到地之後，又為什麼要把土地清理乾淨？土地上又為什麼只長上述植物？ 我們知道，那些植物都是烹調用的香料或草藥，其中「山艾草」(sage)又可做「聖賢」解；「迷迭香」則暗合了「忠實」、「貞操」、「記憶」等象徵意義。整個來說，這四種草多半生長在海邊，且與愛情有關，常常出現在英國古情歌當中。
保羅賽門聽到此歌，覺得可以反映六十年代美國參加越戰青年的感情。因此，他以此歌為主，外加他自己創作的「短歌行」為副歌，交錯唱出，使相關的詩行，產生對比與映照，以便顯出戰爭之殘酷，愚昧及悲哀。
副歌第一段是在訴說「山村之子」無憂無慮的自由生活，第二段則寫無辜青年應召入伍後，在多雨的叢林中打仗。
（台灣學生書局 1993年10月2日2版）
補充
Scarborough Fair/Canticle 史卡柏羅市集/頌歌 (詩經版中譯)
Paul Simon Translated by Lou Ming
問爾所之，是否如適 Are you going to Scarborough Fair
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
彼方淑女，憑君寄辭 Remember me to one who lives there
伊人曾在，與我相知 She once was a true love of mine
囑彼佳人，備我衣緇 Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
勿用針剪，無隙無疵 Without no seams nor needle work
伊人何在，慰我相思 Then she will be a true love of mine
伴唱：
彼山之陰，深林荒址 On the side of hill in the deep forest green
冬尋氈毯，老雀燕子 Tracing of sparrow on snow crested brown
雪覆四野，高山遲滯 Blankets and bedclothes the child of mountain
眠而不覺，寒笳清嘶 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call
囑彼佳人，營我家室 Tell her to find me an acre of land
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
良田所修，大海之坻 Between the salt water and the sea strand
伊人應在，任我相視 Then she will be a true love of mine
伴唱：
彼山之陰，葉疏苔蝕 On the side of hill a sprinkling of leaves
滌彼孤塚，珠淚漸漬 Washes the grave with slivery tears
昔我長劍，日日拂拭 A soldier cleans and polishes a gun
寂而不覺，寒笳長嘶 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call
囑彼佳人，收我秋實 Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
斂之集之，勿棄勿失 And gather it all in a bunch of heather
伊人猶在，唯我相誓 Then she will be a true love of mine
伴唱：
烽火印嘯，浴血之師 War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions
將帥有令，勤王之事 Generals order their soldiers to kill and to fight for a cause
爭鬥緣何，久忘其旨 They have long ago forgotten
癡而不覺，寒笳悲嘶 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call
全文轉載自
傷心欸所在-史卡柏羅市集/短歌(Scarborough Fair/Canticle)
http://blog.yam.com/sasahu/article/13086345#trackback
以及
主歌與副歌的交織對唱—Scarborough Fair
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/djabgosun-djangosun/article?mid=293&prev=294&l=f&fid=15
(羅青譯/文)
「Scarborough Fair/Canticle」這首歌，中文可譯成「漁港廟會/短歌行」。「史卡布羅夫」是英格蘭約克郡之東的一個小漁港，Fair這個字本義為小型的博覽 會或市集，商展，史港是英國鄉下的小地方，很少與外界接觸，因此這種一年一度的買賣，雜耍，商展混合式的集會，至今仍然留存了下來。另外Fair也有美女 或愛人的意思，一語雙關，故也可以譯為「漁港女郎」。歌中歌者殷殷託人向他住在漁港的愛人致意，正好與此歌名稱呼應。
這首歌是1965年左右，Paul Simon 在英國民謠俱樂部巡迴演唱時，於約克郡附近發現了這首「漁港廟會」（或「漁港女郎」），覺得可以利用來表達六十年代美國青年對越戰的感受。因此，便與 Art Garfunkel花了一年的時間，將此曲改編，加入一首類似Canticle的副歌，使之與「漁港廟會」溶合在一起，產生一種強烈的對照。這種合兩首歌 為一首歌的做法，可以稱之為歌曲中的立體派，充滿了「後現代」的風味。
Fair之所以翻成「廟會」是因為英國小漁港的這種市集，頗似中國的廟口市集；之所以不直接翻成「女郎」，是因為歌詞開頭第一句，在文法上是指地方或場所，而不是指人。
這首歌的內容大意是，一個人託他要去漁港的朋友，向他情人代致「問候之意」（remember me to），請她製做一件 沒有接縫也不需要針線功夫的的大棉布衣裳；此外，還請她在海灣附近找一塊地，把地上生長的灌木，草叢，例如芫荽草，山艾草，迷迭香，百里香之類的，收割綁 好。至於他為什麼要自己的情人做這些呢？歌裡並沒有明白的說出。不過，如果我們仔細分析歌詞的話，當可發現其真正的用意。
首先，最令人不解的，就是那件「沒有接縫也不需要針線」的大衣裳。到底是甚麼衣服可以這樣製成呢？製衣之後，為什麼要找一塊地；找到地之後，又為什麼要把土地清理乾淨？土地上又為什麼只長上述植物？
下面這首中世紀的民謠：「在一塊平扁的石頭旁」(By A Flat Rock)便是例子：
By a flat rock on the shore of the sea
My dear one spoke to me. Wild thyme
Now grows by the rock
And a sprig of rosemary.
海岸邊，扁石旁
我愛曾經向我低語。
現在有野百里香依石而生，
旁邊還有一叢迷迭香。
這首短歌是回憶一段失落的愛情，過去，大大的扁石旁，有愛人的低語；現在，只剩下野百里香和迷迭香隨意生長。
鐮刀這個意象，在西洋傳統中，一直是死神手裡的利器，藝術家及文學家經常用農夫收割穀物或刈除野草的意象，來象徵死神之草菅人命，大量的收穫死 亡。至於歌中的「皮帶鐮刀」，是指歐洲濃人刈草用的大鐮刀，有皮帶可背上肩，用的人可挺胸直步，一邊走，一邊左右搖擺大鐮彎刀刈草。西洋古典文學或繪畫中 出現的死神，多半用這種鐮刀，以其收割得多且快也。
明白這一點，歌中其他問題便迎刃而解。那件「沒有接縫也不需要針線」的大衣裳是「屍衣」，是用來覆蓋死者的；而那塊地，當然是來做墓地用的。
全篇大意為，歌者離鄉背井，擔心今生不能生還回家，重入愛人懷抱，因作此歌，託友人轉告女友，請她代為準備後事。如果萬一不幸，屍體不能回鄉埋葬，那她也應把他們的愛情，像收穫那些香草香花一般，割取收集，捆而藏之。
副歌第一段是在訴說「山村之子」無憂無慮的自由生活，第二段則寫無辜青年應召入伍後，在多雨的叢林中打仗。
兩首歌交織在一起時，棉布衣對綠森林，香花香草對雪地上的雀跡，「屍衣」對「氈子，床單」，「愛人」對沉睡聽不見「軍號」，找「一塊土地」對 「墳」上落葉，香花香草對墳上銀色的淚珠，…最後用「鐮刀」刈草對「戰爭」的狂吼，「sage」(聖賢)對「將軍」，一堆割好捆好的「乾草」對一些早已忘 卻的「目的」。
讀者細心玩味上述對照，當可發現作歌詞者含蓄的地方，更可感覺到那經由對照而產生出來的諷刺意味。原來一首充滿傷感悲悼的民謠，經此一改，變成 一首「抗議歌曲」(song of protest)，上接巴布狄倫以及瓊拜雅慈的傳統。不過賽門與葛芬柯的聲音，不像狄倫那樣淒厲，在傳達抗議時，他們二人的作風是比較接近拜雅慈的，常常 在溫柔敦厚之中，表達深沉的抗議與哀痛。
—節錄自羅青「詩人之橋」—引用「迷迭香與炸彈 」文中部分內容
（台灣學生書局 1993年10月2日2版）
補充
Scarborough Fair/Canticle 史卡柏羅市集/頌歌 (詩經版中譯)
Paul Simon Translated by Lou Ming
問爾所之，是否如適 Are you going to Scarborough Fair
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
彼方淑女，憑君寄辭 Remember me to one who lives there
伊人曾在，與我相知 She once was a true love of mine
囑彼佳人，備我衣緇 Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
勿用針剪，無隙無疵 Without no seams nor needle work
伊人何在，慰我相思 Then she will be a true love of mine
伴唱：
彼山之陰，深林荒址 On the side of hill in the deep forest green
冬尋氈毯，老雀燕子 Tracing of sparrow on snow crested brown
雪覆四野，高山遲滯 Blankets and bedclothes the child of mountain
眠而不覺，寒笳清嘶 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call
囑彼佳人，營我家室 Tell her to find me an acre of land
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
良田所修，大海之坻 Between the salt water and the sea strand
伊人應在，任我相視 Then she will be a true love of mine
伴唱：
彼山之陰，葉疏苔蝕 On the side of hill a sprinkling of leaves
滌彼孤塚，珠淚漸漬 Washes the grave with slivery tears
昔我長劍，日日拂拭 A soldier cleans and polishes a gun
寂而不覺，寒笳長嘶 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call
囑彼佳人，收我秋實 Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
蕙蘭芫荽，鬱鬱香芷 Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
斂之集之，勿棄勿失 And gather it all in a bunch of heather
伊人猶在，唯我相誓 Then she will be a true love of mine
伴唱：
烽火印嘯，浴血之師 War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions
將帥有令，勤王之事 Generals order their soldiers to kill and to fight for a cause
爭鬥緣何，久忘其旨 They have long ago forgotten
癡而不覺，寒笳悲嘶 Sleeps unaware of the clarion call
全文轉載自
傷心欸所在-史卡柏羅市集/短歌(Scarborough Fair/Canticle)
http://blog.yam.com/sasahu/article/13086345#trackback
以及
主歌與副歌的交織對唱—Scarborough Fair
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/djabgosun-djangosun/article?mid=293&prev=294&l=f&fid=15
Chinese Stir-fried Chicken in Sour-Sweet Sauce
Yesterday was a thrilling day in kitchen. One step by another, just like the producing procedure in a mini factory, but with only one little machine - Me. Yeah, it was really really true.
Meal designed on the menu is Stir-fried rice with chicken, easy but not interesting at all, and more than 80 people to feed. I can't believe! Or in other words, I don't want to believe. I had a low-quality sleep, as a result I felt powerless to accept th truth. I sat on a chair used while chopping food, which now become my small corner for taking a rest and think: I was complaining about that me a chef could not get the authority to manage the menu, or get a little bit "changing". Why not today? Today is the chance for revolution! For the reason that nobody can interfere me today. All right, if this is the realistic, face it!
Finally,I changed the menu into "Stir-fried chicken served with white rice".
Chinese Stir-fried Chicken in Sour-Sweet Sauce
Ingredients:
Diced chicken
Onion
Garlic
Colored Pepper
Other ingredient(ex. Mushroom, depends on your taste)
Marinade - Soil sauce, Sugar, Corn flour
Fryer powder - Corn flour, Salt, Ground Black Pepper
Stir-fried Sauce - Tomato Sauce, Soil Sauce, Lemon juice, Corn flour
Steps:
1.Wash and drain the chicken, then soak it in marinade for half an hour.
2.Fry the chicken wrapped with the fryer powder in 355。F.
*For keeping the juice inside the chicken. Don't need to be well-done.
3.Heat oil in pan till the wave emerge.
4.Stir-fry the garlic till golden.
5.Put in the onion, stir-fry it till brown.
6.Put in mushroom, stir-fry it till soft.
7.Put in chicken(Fried) and "Stir-fried Sauce"
8.Put in colored pepper and turn off the fire in twenty seconds.
9.Suggestion: Eat it now! Or the crispy texture can lose in a couple minutes.
10.Served with rice and other side dishes.
Meal designed on the menu is Stir-fried rice with chicken, easy but not interesting at all, and more than 80 people to feed. I can't believe! Or in other words, I don't want to believe. I had a low-quality sleep, as a result I felt powerless to accept th truth. I sat on a chair used while chopping food, which now become my small corner for taking a rest and think: I was complaining about that me a chef could not get the authority to manage the menu, or get a little bit "changing". Why not today? Today is the chance for revolution! For the reason that nobody can interfere me today. All right, if this is the realistic, face it!
Finally,I changed the menu into "Stir-fried chicken served with white rice".
Chinese Stir-fried Chicken in Sour-Sweet Sauce
Ingredients:
Diced chicken
Onion
Garlic
Colored Pepper
Other ingredient(ex. Mushroom, depends on your taste)
Marinade - Soil sauce, Sugar, Corn flour
Fryer powder - Corn flour, Salt, Ground Black Pepper
Stir-fried Sauce - Tomato Sauce, Soil Sauce, Lemon juice, Corn flour
Steps:
1.Wash and drain the chicken, then soak it in marinade for half an hour.
2.Fry the chicken wrapped with the fryer powder in 355。F.
*For keeping the juice inside the chicken. Don't need to be well-done.
3.Heat oil in pan till the wave emerge.
4.Stir-fry the garlic till golden.
5.Put in the onion, stir-fry it till brown.
6.Put in mushroom, stir-fry it till soft.
7.Put in chicken(Fried) and "Stir-fried Sauce"
8.Put in colored pepper and turn off the fire in twenty seconds.
9.Suggestion: Eat it now! Or the crispy texture can lose in a couple minutes.
10.Served with rice and other side dishes.
Wednesday 14 January 2009
電影-圍城
圍城Besieged City
長期政經不平衡發展下，素有「悲情新市鎮」之稱的香港天水圍，除了是貧民和移民的大本營，也是眾多犯罪和社會問題的溫床。
在這個被遺忘的「圍城」裡，有一群被社會遺忘的少年，他們多是家暴或亂倫下的受害者，平日靠著結黨、避免受到校園霸凌；夜裡，他們則潛入商家偷竊、分享性愛和吸食毒品以追求快感。
十六歲的何靈傑為了尋找失蹤多時的弟弟－俊傑，而來到這個觸目驚心的童黨世界，找到弟弟的靈傑，為了幫弟弟洗刷殺人罪名，在查証事件的來龍去脈 中，被帶到以14歲少女Panadol為首的圈子裡，並逐步揭發弟弟與他們的關係，親身見證著這班沒有明天的少年，如何在吸毒、性、暴力、亂倫中過著非人 性的日子……。
想到昨天才看到雅虎新聞
說今年頒布的世界經濟自由指數（Index of Economic Freedom）
香港蟬連15年冠軍寶座
在一個指標上分數越高
政府對經濟的干涉水平越高
因此經濟自由度越低
指標中絕大部分都市針對中上階級的商業行為
只有所謂的最低工資法
換而言之
就是給予下階層勞工的生活水準保障
是阻止貧富差距無限度擴大的一種福利政策
根據資本主義自由市場的定義
這樣的政策便是市場干預
對於經濟自由度是負相關
然而香港的經濟自由度居然可以突破90分
遙遙領先世界各國
超出世界平均值59.5數十分
難道那些扣除的10分統統是因為給予極優渥的最低工資嗎
還有很多的中下階層經濟問題是沒有列入評比的
因為自由經濟只在乎所謂的"總體利益"
總體當中如何分歧是不重要的
因為"全人類"!?的福祉才是值得關注
傳統基金會國際貿易暨經濟中心主任米勒（Terry Miller）表示
這份排名為「經濟維持最自由的國家，在促進人民福祉方面做得最好」
真的是這樣嗎
仔細透析經濟體
才能發現裡頭千瘡百孔
這部影片血淋淋的敘述就是最佳例證
另一項經濟自由度的指標-黑市
也就是不法的地下經濟
竟然也是自由市場所鼓勵的一種自由行為
這部影片也充分的佐證這種黑市在香港的存在
在這90分中這樣的經濟手法佔了幾分不得而知
但是這種變向鼓勵黑市存在的指標
實在是有待商榷
黑市所販賣的商品包羅萬象
其中最廣為人知的商品便是毒品
這不是只是電影情節而已
是千真萬確存在的
黑市的發達反應著中下街層的人民
試圖在法律之外尋找生機
這是一個不被法律所保護
只能自己保護自己的世界
走向死亡是自然的事情
因為在這樣的經濟市場中
"生存自由"也成為商品
香港的貧富差距嚴重
根據堅尼係數（Gini coefficient）
20世紀初義大利經濟學家基尼（Corrado Gini）
根據勞倫茨曲線所定義的判斷收入分配公平程度的指標
香港是已開發國家中貧富懸殊最為嚴重的地方
2001年0.525
2006年高達0.56
與中國皆長期高於0.44
是紅色警戒區段
排名世界倒數18
相較於香港
以其嚴格法律及優良治安著稱的新加坡
世界經濟自由度排名第2
可見"真正的人民福祉"
與自由經濟是不衝突的
經濟
即或金錢
固然重要
從影片中可以看到
物質是絕對必要的
可是真正能給予人民積極生存意志的
是精神層面的東西
是家庭、是朋友、是歸屬感
可是話說回來
沒有基礎的物質水平
又怎有精力去在乎這些呢
飢寒起盜心
就是這樣出來的
當然新加坡的例子比較極端
可是適度的法律規範以及獨立的執法單位
對於真正的人民福祉而言
也是十分重要的
法律是預防在先
執法單位是治療在後
不過感受到不被法律保護的人民
又怎樣能夠乖乖遵行呢
可見自由與規範是一環扣一環
並非用簡單公式或片面的指數就可以解答
人類是很複雜的動物
沒有將人的心態考慮進去的政策
很有可能是缺乏效率或者是顧此失彼的
最後推薦這部影片
這是香港這個經濟月亮的另一面
參考網站
維基百科Wekipedia
Yahoo!新聞
推薦網站
【世界公民運動】李東昇
http://blog.nownews.com/alexandros/
長期政經不平衡發展下，素有「悲情新市鎮」之稱的香港天水圍，除了是貧民和移民的大本營，也是眾多犯罪和社會問題的溫床。
在這個被遺忘的「圍城」裡，有一群被社會遺忘的少年，他們多是家暴或亂倫下的受害者，平日靠著結黨、避免受到校園霸凌；夜裡，他們則潛入商家偷竊、分享性愛和吸食毒品以追求快感。
十六歲的何靈傑為了尋找失蹤多時的弟弟－俊傑，而來到這個觸目驚心的童黨世界，找到弟弟的靈傑，為了幫弟弟洗刷殺人罪名，在查証事件的來龍去脈 中，被帶到以14歲少女Panadol為首的圈子裡，並逐步揭發弟弟與他們的關係，親身見證著這班沒有明天的少年，如何在吸毒、性、暴力、亂倫中過著非人 性的日子……。
想到昨天才看到雅虎新聞
說今年頒布的世界經濟自由指數（Index of Economic Freedom）
香港蟬連15年冠軍寶座
在一個指標上分數越高
政府對經濟的干涉水平越高
因此經濟自由度越低
指標中絕大部分都市針對中上階級的商業行為
只有所謂的最低工資法
換而言之
就是給予下階層勞工的生活水準保障
是阻止貧富差距無限度擴大的一種福利政策
根據資本主義自由市場的定義
這樣的政策便是市場干預
對於經濟自由度是負相關
然而香港的經濟自由度居然可以突破90分
遙遙領先世界各國
超出世界平均值59.5數十分
難道那些扣除的10分統統是因為給予極優渥的最低工資嗎
還有很多的中下階層經濟問題是沒有列入評比的
因為自由經濟只在乎所謂的"總體利益"
總體當中如何分歧是不重要的
因為"全人類"!?的福祉才是值得關注
傳統基金會國際貿易暨經濟中心主任米勒（Terry Miller）表示
這份排名為「經濟維持最自由的國家，在促進人民福祉方面做得最好」
真的是這樣嗎
仔細透析經濟體
才能發現裡頭千瘡百孔
這部影片血淋淋的敘述就是最佳例證
另一項經濟自由度的指標-黑市
也就是不法的地下經濟
竟然也是自由市場所鼓勵的一種自由行為
這部影片也充分的佐證這種黑市在香港的存在
在這90分中這樣的經濟手法佔了幾分不得而知
但是這種變向鼓勵黑市存在的指標
實在是有待商榷
黑市所販賣的商品包羅萬象
其中最廣為人知的商品便是毒品
這不是只是電影情節而已
是千真萬確存在的
黑市的發達反應著中下街層的人民
試圖在法律之外尋找生機
這是一個不被法律所保護
只能自己保護自己的世界
走向死亡是自然的事情
因為在這樣的經濟市場中
"生存自由"也成為商品
香港的貧富差距嚴重
根據堅尼係數（Gini coefficient）
20世紀初義大利經濟學家基尼（Corrado Gini）
根據勞倫茨曲線所定義的判斷收入分配公平程度的指標
香港是已開發國家中貧富懸殊最為嚴重的地方
2001年0.525
2006年高達0.56
與中國皆長期高於0.44
是紅色警戒區段
排名世界倒數18
相較於香港
以其嚴格法律及優良治安著稱的新加坡
世界經濟自由度排名第2
可見"真正的人民福祉"
與自由經濟是不衝突的
經濟
即或金錢
固然重要
從影片中可以看到
物質是絕對必要的
可是真正能給予人民積極生存意志的
是精神層面的東西
是家庭、是朋友、是歸屬感
可是話說回來
沒有基礎的物質水平
又怎有精力去在乎這些呢
飢寒起盜心
就是這樣出來的
當然新加坡的例子比較極端
可是適度的法律規範以及獨立的執法單位
對於真正的人民福祉而言
也是十分重要的
法律是預防在先
執法單位是治療在後
不過感受到不被法律保護的人民
又怎樣能夠乖乖遵行呢
可見自由與規範是一環扣一環
並非用簡單公式或片面的指數就可以解答
人類是很複雜的動物
沒有將人的心態考慮進去的政策
很有可能是缺乏效率或者是顧此失彼的
最後推薦這部影片
這是香港這個經濟月亮的另一面
參考網站
維基百科Wekipedia
Yahoo!新聞
推薦網站
【世界公民運動】李東昇
http://blog.nownews.com/alexandros/
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Travel Plan (Rough)
Destination:York
Date:30Jan-2Feb
Traveler:Jackson Lin, Jonathan Ricardo
Main Transportation:Train & Feet
Schedule:
30Jan
0720Drive to Bus station by Marcus
0747-1032Train from Lancaster to York
1100Check in Hostel
1130Lunch in Town
1230-1330Information Centre
1330-1500Soak in the beauty of this historical town
1500-1600Tea Time
1630Shopping for Dinner
1700Go Back to Hostel
1730Dinner
1900-2100Planning for the rest of the trip
2100-2200Reading Bible
2230Go to Sleep
Budget:
Train Tickets 27GBP
Hostel 40GBP (Breakfast included)
Meals 2*3*4 = 24GBP
Bus Tour 1GBP
Viking museum 7GBP
Total:99GBP
Extra Fee:20GBP
Final:119GBP
Date:30Jan-2Feb
Traveler:Jackson Lin, Jonathan Ricardo
Main Transportation:Train & Feet
Schedule:
30Jan
0720Drive to Bus station by Marcus
0747-1032Train from Lancaster to York
1100Check in Hostel
1130Lunch in Town
1230-1330Information Centre
1330-1500Soak in the beauty of this historical town
1500-1600Tea Time
1630Shopping for Dinner
1700Go Back to Hostel
1730Dinner
1900-2100Planning for the rest of the trip
2100-2200Reading Bible
2230Go to Sleep
Budget:
Train Tickets 27GBP
Hostel 40GBP (Breakfast included)
Meals 2*3*4 = 24GBP
Bus Tour 1GBP
Viking museum 7GBP
Total:99GBP
Extra Fee:20GBP
Final:119GBP
網誌啟用
先說明這個網誌的特色
簡單
似乎這樣的格調比較適合文筆精鍊之人
只用文字便可以引人入勝
不需要其他綴飾
所以這意在澄清我並不是這樣的人
我只是因著母親的建議
其實是三催四請
才開始動筆的
這是一個沒什麼活力的開始
是避免所謂三分鐘熱度效應
一開始就沒熱度
比較有發展空間
簡單
似乎這樣的格調比較適合文筆精鍊之人
只用文字便可以引人入勝
不需要其他綴飾
所以這意在澄清我並不是這樣的人
我只是因著母親的建議
其實是三催四請
才開始動筆的
這是一個沒什麼活力的開始
是避免所謂三分鐘熱度效應
一開始就沒熱度
比較有發展空間
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