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Saturday, March 29, 2008
THE STORY OF THE EAGLE
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Monday, March 24, 2008
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke
victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to
recognize the symptoms of a stroke . Now doctors say a bystander can
recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.
3. Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks,
immediately send to hospital and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke
victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to
recognize the symptoms of a stroke . Now doctors say a bystander can
recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.
3. Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks,
immediately send to hospital and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
Monday, March 17, 2008
忽略等於遺忘
人的一生中有種種的遭遇，
相扶持的人也不斷的在過程中出現，
點滴的愛、滿心的足，暫時可失落，但是不可遺忘......
即將出嫁的女兒開始搬家，先提走了三箱衣服，再拿出一盒化妝品和兩個枕頭、四個
玩具。
最後，搬走了自己房間的小電視。
一直為女兒拉著門的母親，看見小電視，突然掩面而泣。
女兒呆住了，匆匆把電視放下，過去安慰母親：「媽！妳怎麼了？」
「我看到電視，忍不住了！」
「電視？」女兒不解地說：「那是我自己花錢買的啊！」
「我知道，我只是哭電視，不是哭妳拿走電視。」
母親又抽搐了一陣，平靜了，緩緩地說：
「當年，妳小的時候，我們家很窮，沒有電視。
一家人總坐在客廳聊天。
然後，買了電視，一家人還是聚在客廳，
雖然眼睛都盯著電視，在廣告時還能聊幾句。
後來，你們都逐漸長大了，買了自己的小電視，吃完飯就躲進房間，看自己喜歡的節
目，不過..我總還能從門縫裡看見你們。」
沉默了一下，母親搖著頭、咬著唇：
「而今，妳老爸迷上卡拉OK，經常夜不回家，在外面盯著電視唱。
至於妳搬家，媽為妳織的毛衣，全留在櫃子裡：
媽送妳的，親手畫的畫，也留在牆上，卻沒忘記拿走這小電視........」
女兒愣住了，想到過去二十年的種種，突然緊緊抱住母親，相擁而泣。
親情不容易被遺忘，只是容易被忽略~忽略等於遺忘！
親情不容易被遺忘，只是容易被忽略~忽略等於遺忘！
友情也是一樣容易被忽略
永遠不忘記朋友對我的好
相扶持的人也不斷的在過程中出現，
點滴的愛、滿心的足，暫時可失落，但是不可遺忘......
即將出嫁的女兒開始搬家，先提走了三箱衣服，再拿出一盒化妝品和兩個枕頭、四個
玩具。
最後，搬走了自己房間的小電視。
一直為女兒拉著門的母親，看見小電視，突然掩面而泣。
女兒呆住了，匆匆把電視放下，過去安慰母親：「媽！妳怎麼了？」
「我看到電視，忍不住了！」
「電視？」女兒不解地說：「那是我自己花錢買的啊！」
「我知道，我只是哭電視，不是哭妳拿走電視。」
母親又抽搐了一陣，平靜了，緩緩地說：
「當年，妳小的時候，我們家很窮，沒有電視。
一家人總坐在客廳聊天。
然後，買了電視，一家人還是聚在客廳，
雖然眼睛都盯著電視，在廣告時還能聊幾句。
後來，你們都逐漸長大了，買了自己的小電視，吃完飯就躲進房間，看自己喜歡的節
目，不過..我總還能從門縫裡看見你們。」
沉默了一下，母親搖著頭、咬著唇：
「而今，妳老爸迷上卡拉OK，經常夜不回家，在外面盯著電視唱。
至於妳搬家，媽為妳織的毛衣，全留在櫃子裡：
媽送妳的，親手畫的畫，也留在牆上，卻沒忘記拿走這小電視........」
女兒愣住了，想到過去二十年的種種，突然緊緊抱住母親，相擁而泣。
親情不容易被遺忘，只是容易被忽略~忽略等於遺忘！
親情不容易被遺忘，只是容易被忽略~忽略等於遺忘！
友情也是一樣容易被忽略
永遠不忘記朋友對我的好
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Snow Festival
The temperature in Harbin reaches forty below zero, both Fahrenheit and centigrade, and stays below freezing nearly half the year. The city is actually further north than notoriously cold Vladivostok , Russia , just 300 miles away. So what does one do here every winter? Hold an outdoor festival, of course! Rather than suffer the cold, the residents of Harbin celebrate it, with an annual festival of snow and ice sculptures and competitions.
The ice festival, a few miles away from the snow festival, is anything but dull and colorless. Crowds flocking to the entrance are greeted by dance music booming in the distance, as if at an outdoor pop concert. And bright neon colors shine everywhere, buried within huge blocks of ice forming structures as high as thirty meters, such as this huge structure beyond the entryway. You can just make out people standing atop its blue and red stairway.
The Great Wall doubles as a long ice slide; just sit and go. You can pick up some serious speed and wipe out spectacularly at the bottom if you're wearing a slick coat, but you won't go anywhere if you're wearing corduroy pants.
A view from atop that structure, looking back on a Russian-styled building and a mock Great Wall, both constructed out of ice. Making it to the top of this structure is an accomplishment in itself - imagine walking up a stairway of solid ice for two floors with no handrails. The yellow block wall on the right and the balconywork on the lower left are all ice, with no internal support structure - just lights.
An overview of the ice festival from atop the Great Wall of ice. It's like a Disney theme park, with multiple attractions and food hawkers and kids running around and people lined up for bathrooms. The only differences are that the temperature is about a hundred degrees colder than the typical Disney park, and all the structures are made out of ice rather than plastic - and slipping and falling here doesn't result in tremendous lawsuits.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Happy Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year!
GONG XI FAT CHAI !
Here's a new year greeting for you and your family .
Wishing you a happy & Blessed and prosperous Chinese New Year!
Good health, Deepest Joys, Peace and Happiness from GOD in the year of the Rat!
Monday, January 28, 2008
What keeps you going
Happiness keeps you
Sweet,
Trials keep you
Strong,
Sorrows keep you
Human,
Failures keep you
Humble,
Success keeps you
Glowing,
But Only God Keeps You
Going!
Sweet,
Trials keep you
Strong,
Sorrows keep you
Human,
Failures keep you
Humble,
Success keeps you
Glowing,
But Only God Keeps You
Going!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Words of a celebrated clown
Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.
A Message by George Carlin:
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch T V too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when the technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...
Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of yo u.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
A Message by George Carlin:
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch T V too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when the technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...
Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of yo u.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
Monday, December 31, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Hold the hand
Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,
"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."
"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.
"There's a big difference," replied the little girl.
"If I hold your hand and something happens to me,
chances are that I may let your hand go.
But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens,
you will never let my hand go."
In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.
So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours...
This message is too short......but carries a lot of Feelings.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,
"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."
"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.
"There's a big difference," replied the little girl.
"If I hold your hand and something happens to me,
chances are that I may let your hand go.
But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens,
you will never let my hand go."
In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.
So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours...
This message is too short......but carries a lot of Feelings.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Burmese doctor awarded for humanitarian efforts
By Hungfu Hsueh
Taiwan News, Staff Reporter
Page 1
2007-12-14 01:30 AM
Burmese human rights worker Dr. Cynthia Maung yesterday received the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award in recognition of her contribution and 19 years of service in humanitarian work.
ADHRA, inaugurated in 2006, is given by the Taiwan Foundation of Democracy to human rights workers or organizations in the Asian Pacific region, and includes a US$100,000 cash award.
TFD said that Maung was selected by the final review board for her tenacious and long-term commitment to the thousands of Burmese refugees and migrant workers who seek refuge from oppression and violence by the Burmese military junta that governs the country, as well as for her dedication to training and educating those refugees in order to build a community based on respect for life and human rights.
President Chen Shui-bina presented the award yesterday to Maung, who called on the international community to pay more attention to human rights atrocities.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Maung said that after her 19 years of forced exile on the Thai-Burmese border, she still sees the Burmese people being subjected to oppression by the military junta amid deteriorating human rights conditions.
"Burma's military regime is one of the most corrupt one in the world," she said. "Without the assistance and support provided by the international community, the human rights condition in Burma would never improve."
Maung also stressed the importance of human rights education, saying that only by having people understand the importance of respecting human lives can lasting peace become feasible.
An estimated 150,000 Burmese refugees are in camps on the Thai-Burmese border, and around one million Brumes refugees are in exile in Thailand. It is also estimated that there are several hundred thousands of refugees inside Burma who have been displaced.
Maung, 48, is a member of the ethnic Karen minority and a refugee herself. In 1988 she was working at a hospital in Burma when clashes broke out between demonstrators and the military government and Burmese soldiers opened fire on civilians. Maung and 12 other hospital workers, running for their lives, fled to the jungles of Thailand and ended up at the Huay Kaloke refugee camp.
Maung started a makeshift clinic in 1989, close to the town of Mae Sot, in an effort to help victims of the deteriorating situation within Burma. The clinic now has the capacity to provide medical care to some 200 patients a day, free of cost.
The clinic's staff, which consists of five physicians, 140 health workers, and 100 support staff, provides, in addition to basic health care, such services as occupational training, health education and counseling, and HIV/AIDS prevention education. The clinic also provides housing for unaccompanied children and facilitates cultural and community events.
President Chen Shui-bian yesterday offered his congratulations to Dr. Cynthia, and said the crackdown on Burma's Saffron Revolution in September this year reminded him of the brutal response by a dictatorial regime to the 1989 democracy movement at Tiananmen Square in China.
Chen called on all democratic countries around the world to unite in pushing for the democratization of autocratic regimes.
Taiwan News, Staff Reporter
Page 1
2007-12-14 01:30 AM
Burmese human rights worker Dr. Cynthia Maung yesterday received the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award in recognition of her contribution and 19 years of service in humanitarian work.
ADHRA, inaugurated in 2006, is given by the Taiwan Foundation of Democracy to human rights workers or organizations in the Asian Pacific region, and includes a US$100,000 cash award.
TFD said that Maung was selected by the final review board for her tenacious and long-term commitment to the thousands of Burmese refugees and migrant workers who seek refuge from oppression and violence by the Burmese military junta that governs the country, as well as for her dedication to training and educating those refugees in order to build a community based on respect for life and human rights.
President Chen Shui-bina presented the award yesterday to Maung, who called on the international community to pay more attention to human rights atrocities.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Maung said that after her 19 years of forced exile on the Thai-Burmese border, she still sees the Burmese people being subjected to oppression by the military junta amid deteriorating human rights conditions.
"Burma's military regime is one of the most corrupt one in the world," she said. "Without the assistance and support provided by the international community, the human rights condition in Burma would never improve."
Maung also stressed the importance of human rights education, saying that only by having people understand the importance of respecting human lives can lasting peace become feasible.
An estimated 150,000 Burmese refugees are in camps on the Thai-Burmese border, and around one million Brumes refugees are in exile in Thailand. It is also estimated that there are several hundred thousands of refugees inside Burma who have been displaced.
Maung, 48, is a member of the ethnic Karen minority and a refugee herself. In 1988 she was working at a hospital in Burma when clashes broke out between demonstrators and the military government and Burmese soldiers opened fire on civilians. Maung and 12 other hospital workers, running for their lives, fled to the jungles of Thailand and ended up at the Huay Kaloke refugee camp.
Maung started a makeshift clinic in 1989, close to the town of Mae Sot, in an effort to help victims of the deteriorating situation within Burma. The clinic now has the capacity to provide medical care to some 200 patients a day, free of cost.
The clinic's staff, which consists of five physicians, 140 health workers, and 100 support staff, provides, in addition to basic health care, such services as occupational training, health education and counseling, and HIV/AIDS prevention education. The clinic also provides housing for unaccompanied children and facilitates cultural and community events.
President Chen Shui-bian yesterday offered his congratulations to Dr. Cynthia, and said the crackdown on Burma's Saffron Revolution in September this year reminded him of the brutal response by a dictatorial regime to the 1989 democracy movement at Tiananmen Square in China.
Chen called on all democratic countries around the world to unite in pushing for the democratization of autocratic regimes.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
MOTHER
M - O - T - H - E - R
"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Mettā
Mettā (Pāli) or Maitrī (Sanskrit) means unconditional and unattached loving kindness. It is one of the ten pāramitās of the Theravāda school of Buddhism, and the first of the four Brahmavihāras. The mettā bhāvanā (cultivation of mettā) is a popular form of meditation in Buddhism.
The object of mettā meditation is to cultivate loving kindness (love without attachment, non-exclusive love) towards all sentient beings. The practice usually begins with the meditator cultivating loving kindness towards themselves (though this is not specifically recommended by the Buddha himself in the relevant suttas/sutras), then their loved ones, friends, teachers, strangers and finally their enemies. It is a good way to calm down a distraught mind because it is an antidote to anger. Someone who has cultivated mettā will not be easily angered and can quickly subdue anger that arises. They will be more caring, more loving, and more likely to love unconditionally.[citation needed]
Buddhists believe that those who cultivate mettā will be at ease because they see no need to harbour ill will or hostility. Buddhist teachers may even recommend meditation on mettā as an antidote to insomnia and nightmares. It is generally felt that those around a mettā-ful person will feel more comfortable and happy too. Radiating mettā is thought to contribute to a world of love, peace and happiness.
Article from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metta
The object of mettā meditation is to cultivate loving kindness (love without attachment, non-exclusive love) towards all sentient beings. The practice usually begins with the meditator cultivating loving kindness towards themselves (though this is not specifically recommended by the Buddha himself in the relevant suttas/sutras), then their loved ones, friends, teachers, strangers and finally their enemies. It is a good way to calm down a distraught mind because it is an antidote to anger. Someone who has cultivated mettā will not be easily angered and can quickly subdue anger that arises. They will be more caring, more loving, and more likely to love unconditionally.[citation needed]
Buddhists believe that those who cultivate mettā will be at ease because they see no need to harbour ill will or hostility. Buddhist teachers may even recommend meditation on mettā as an antidote to insomnia and nightmares. It is generally felt that those around a mettā-ful person will feel more comfortable and happy too. Radiating mettā is thought to contribute to a world of love, peace and happiness.
Article from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metta
WHAT IS LIFE ?
1. A characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life" .
2. The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others" .
3. The experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" .
4. Animation: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" .
5. The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" .
6. The period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life" .
7. Liveliness: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" .
8. Biography: an account of the series of events making up a person's life
the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life" .
9. A living person; "his heroism saved a life" .
10. Living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" .
11. A motive for living; "pottery was his life" .
12. The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon" .
Monday, November 19, 2007
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