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送給有養寵物的你

2008-07-08T23:59:00.001-07:00

How Could You

Jim Wills

When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" - but then you'd relent and roll me over for a bellyrub.

My housetraining took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed, listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect. We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs," you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.

Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you fell in love.

She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" - still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement. I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate. Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a "prisoner of love."

As they began to grow, I became their friend. They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears and gave me kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their touch - because your touch was now so infrequent - and I would have defended them with my life if need be.

I would sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams. Together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway. There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just answered "yes" and changed the subject. I had gone from being "your dog" to "just a dog," and you resented every expenditure on my behalf.

Now you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family.

I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said "I know you will find a good home for her." They shrugged and gave you a pained look. They understand the realities facing a middle-aged dog or cat, even one with "papers." You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as he screamed "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!" And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life. You gave me a goodbye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you. You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too.

After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home. They shook their heads and asked "How could you?"

They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules allow. They feed us, of course, but I lost my appetite days ago. At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you - that you had changed your mind - that this was all a bad dream...or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me. When I realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention of happy puppies, oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far corner and waited.

I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end of the day and I padded along the aisle after her to a separate room. A blissfully quiet room. She placed me on the table, rubbed my ears and told me not to worry. My heart pounded in anticipation of what was to come, but there was also a sense of relief. The prisoner of love had run out of days. As is my nature, I was more concerned about her. The burden which she bears weighs heavily on her and I know that, the same way I knew your every mood.

She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek. I licked her hand in the same way I used to comfort you so many years ago. She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein. As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured "How could you?"

Perhaps because she understood my dog speak, she said "I'm so sorry." She hugged me and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn't be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself - a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place. With my last bit of energy, I tried to convey to her with a thump of my tail that my "How could you?" was not meant for her. It was you, My Beloved Master, I was thinking of. I will think of you and wait for you forever.

May everyone in your life continue to show you so much loyalty.

豈有此理!! How could you?!!
Copyright (c) 倪震 2005, all rights reserved

　　當我還是傻裡傻氣的小狗時，一舉一動都會令你樂不可支。你稱我為自己骨肉，喚我作心肝寶貝。雖然，我解剖過你幾個枕頭，咬爛過你不少鞋子，但我們還是成為了最親蜜的朋友。

　　每次我「壞」了，你都會指著我，大叫：「豈有此理！」，但轉眼又會按捺不住，眉開眼笑地把我反過來搓肚子。我記得多少個晚上，我在被窩裏，鼻子哄著你，聽著你說秘密、說理想、說夢話。噢，那是多美滿的日子。我們一起散步，一起奔跑，一起遊車河，一起買雪糕 (每次你將雪糕吃光，把雪糕筒留給我，便開始說雪糕對狗有害)。你上班，我會晒著太陽，半睡半醒的等你回家，有時夢見你，有時想著你。

　　你愈來愈忙了，除了工作，也開始拍拖。我仍然每天等你，在你心碎、失意時安慰你；無論你對或錯，我都只會默默支持你。你回家，我當然雀躍；嗅出你戀愛的喜悅，我更欣喜若狂。

　　她，現在是你的妻子了，並不太喜歡狗，但我仍然歡迎她。我對她唯命是從，嘗試用熱情感動她。你快樂，我便快樂。嬰兒一個個出世，我和你同樣興奮。看到他們嬌嫩粉紅的肌膚，嗅著他們的氣味，令我覺得自己也是父母，我也想照顧他們呀。但她，和你，卻擔心小孩子的安全，最後，我不是被關在工作間，就是給困在籠子裏。唉，我是這樣的愛他們；愛，卻把我囚禁起來。小孩子慢慢長大，我終於成為他們的好朋友。他們扯著我的毛，戰戰兢兢地走出第一步；他們用小手指戳我的眼，好奇地拉開我的耳朵研究，又熱情地吻我鼻子。他們怎樣搞，我都無任歡迎，畢竟，你已經很少和我玩。我願意付出性命，來保護他們。我會鑽進被窩，聽他們的小煩惱、小夢話，我又會和他們一起，等待著你每天回家開門的鑰匙聲。

　　從前，朋友問起你有沒有養狗，你會急不及待從銀包拿出我的照片，興奮地講我們的故事。這幾年，你只會「嗯」一聲，就轉話題；我也早從你的「心肝寶貝」，變回你養的「一條狗」。我更留意到，你對養我的支出和費用，開始皺眉頭了。現在，你要調去上海工作，公司為你租的大廈不准養寵物。你為「家庭」，作出了理性的抉擇。只可惜，沒有人提醒你，曾幾何時，我就是你的「家庭」。很久沒遊車河了，我真有點興奮，直至，我進入了「愛護動物協會」，貓、狗、絕望、和恐懼的氣味湧進鼻子裏。你填好文件，說：「我知你們會替牠找個好歸宿的。」工作人員聳聳肩，一臉無奈。他們都知道，就算有出世紙，為中年犬隻尋找一個家有多渺茫。

　　你的兒子尖叫著：「爸，不要讓他們帶走我的狗！」你要撬開他手指，他才肯鬆開我的頸圈。我實在替他擔心，我擔心你剛替他上的一堂課，會令他一生對友誼、忠誠、愛、責任，和所有生命都需要尊重的價值產生懷疑。你留下了頸圈和皮帶，避開我的視線，拍拍我的頭說再見。趕著開會的你，看看錶，時間已無多；我不用開會，但情況，似乎一樣。你走後，兩位工作人員談起來，說你幾個月前就知自己要調職，為甚麼不自己嘗試替我找戶好人家？她們搖搖頭，說：「豈有此理！」。

　　工作人員忙得要命，但很看顧我們。當然，每天都有食物供應，但，我己經喪失食慾很久了。起初，每有人走近「囚室」，我都以為是你回心轉意，連跑帶跳地衝向鐵欄杆，希望一切只是場惡夢。後來，我開始期盼會是想收養我的好心人，任何人，只要把我從這夢魘救出去就好。最後，我明白我不會是中心其他幼犬的對手，牠們活潑可愛，沒有包袱，我開始長期縮在「囚室」一角，靜靜等待。有天，下班前，我聽到腳步聲來找我，跟著她，我蹓過長長的走廊，入了一個房間。靜得像天國似的一個房間。她把我放上桌子，揉著我耳朵，叫我不要怕。我的心砰砰跳著，估量著下一步會是甚麼，暗地裏，卻有點如釋重負。做囚犯的日子，似乎走到盡頭了。我的天性不改，看見她邊拿起針筒邊流淚，又開始為她擔心。我明明白白到她的情緒，正如我明明白白你的一樣。我輕輕舔著她的手安慰她，就如從前安慰著你。她專業地把針滑進靜脈，刺痛帶著一陣清涼的液體流遍我全身。我累了，躺下，想睡了，抬頭望著她慈愛的眼睛，我喃喃怨道：「豈有此理！」她不知是看得懂，還是聽得懂，抱著我，抱歉地說對不起。又匆匆地解釋一切都是為了確保我不用受苦，不用受遺棄。我去的地方充滿著愛，充滿光明，會比這個世界更適合我。我用盡最後一分氣力，重重地擺了擺尾，想告訴她，那句「豈有此理！」，不是對她說的，是對我最愛的主人說的。我會永遠想念你，也會永遠等你。我希望你一生遇上的所有人，都和我對你一樣有情有義，都和我對你一樣忠誠。

註：有人在美國，用七千美元在報紙買了全版廣告，來刊登 Jim Willis寫的這篇文章。Jim 的英文版歡迎轉載，我這篇翻譯也是一樣。有心人，先多謝了。

倪震

神在哪兒

2008-06-25T18:35:00.000-07:00

當初是我們自己叫神離開，為甚麼現在又要問祂到底在那裡？

美國著名牧師葛培理的女兒安妮，於911後被美國某電視台邀請出席節目。

主持人單刀直入問：「為何神會讓此等悲劇發生？」

她以神的睿智，道出一番見解︰

我深信神跟我們一樣，為此事極度痛心。

但美國人在這些年來，將神從學校中趕走、將祂從政府內踢走、將祂從我們生活中剔走。

我相信神只有默默地從我們的生活中無奈淡出。

當初是我們自己叫神離開，為甚麼現在又要問祂到底在那裡？

為甚麼我們有權質問神，為何不保護美國人？

不如讓我們回顧美國這幾年的道德發展，好嗎？

某年，有人提出，學校內不可祈禱，因為學校應宗教中立，學校無權要求學生祈禱。

我們說︰「無問題！」

某月，有人覺得教導人「不可殺人、不可偷盜、要愛鄰舍」的聖經落伍，不如把它從學校中拿走。

我們說︰「無問題！」

某日，有人說︰「孩子的自尊心很脆弱，我們不應使用體罰。」（說這話的人，他的孩子最終自殺身亡。）

我們說︰「無問題！」

某刻，有人說︰「時代變了，老師、校長不應責罰學生，學生承受太大壓力了。」因怕惹怒家長，引起傳媒報導，學校不敢?
暺@學生。

我們說︰「無問題！」

又有人說︰「孩子有人權，他們有權接受墮胎手術，更沒有責任通知父母。」

我們說︰「無問題！」

他說︰「與其閃閃縮縮，不如主動教孩子如何使用安全套。反正孩子都是好奇嘛，婚前性行為，沒甚麼大不了！」

我們說︰「無問題！」

有人說︰「工作跟私人生活應分開，只要那總統能搞好經濟.....
我們幹嗎要管人家的私生活？！人人都有私隱嘛！」

我們說︰「無問題！」

有人說︰「瀏覽色情網站是個人自由，即使是兒童色情網站又如何？這都是個人言論自由，關你甚麼事！」

我們說︰「無問題！」

有人說︰「現代人應有開放思想，電視、電影的色情、暴力，只不過在反映社會實況。關於毒品、強姦、謀殺、惡魔的歌詞，也不過是宣洩情緒、紓緩壓力......為何要大驚小怪？想做就去做嘛！」

我們說︰「無問題！」

成年人為社會訂下以上種種「社會制度」後，我們又要追問︰為甚麼現今孩子沒有良知？為何孩子持槍殺人？
為何13歲的孩子已為人父母？為甚麼911慘劇要發生？

神無奈地答︰「孩子呀！是你們不許我踏入你們的生命。」

若細心思索，不難發現這一切是我們自己做成的，我們親手摧毀了自己所栽種的。

有趣的是，人們離棄神，卻又質問神為何整個世界正走向地獄的門口。

有趣的是，我們相信報紙所說的，卻質疑經上所說的。

有趣的是，你可以透過電郵發出笑話，並且很快被廣傳
，但當你發出與神有關的信息時，人們卻猶豫。

有趣的是，不雅及色情的文章在網上自由地發放；但在學校及工作環境中，對於神的公開討論卻被抑制。

你正在想什麼呢？

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有趣的是，當你把這封郵件轉送出去時，你不會發給很多人，因你不知道其他人會怎樣看你。

有趣的是，你對別人怎看你比對神怎看你更加在意。

若你認為這是有意義的，把這封電郵傳給其他人吧！

否則，把它棄掉吧！沒有人會知道的。

但是若你棄掉這思想過程的話，便不要投訴現今的世界不像樣了！

陳冠希懺悔信耶穌贖罪

2008-04-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)陳冠希(Edison)被人盜用的牀照風波，案件已於本月24日開審，自發相人「奇拿」於網上聲言會再發淫照企圖挑戰警方的威信後，昨日凌晨內地網站出現了3幅Edison與一名女子的親熱照片，不過已被證實是混淆視聽的舊照；另一邊廂，《東周刊》報道指Edison經商務及經濟發展局長馬時亨(相關)的牧師侄兒馬正遠(Jaeson)的勸導後改信耶穌，藉信主而覺悟前非。

有網民曾表明「奇拿」會於Edison的牀照風波開審日(即24日)，會再度發放新淫照挑戰警方，昨日內地網站在凌晨終出現3張Edison與一名女性在沙發上親熱的照片，有網友更因女主角的外貌難以辨認，紛紛猜估女方是蔡依林還是謝婷婷。不過，經查證後，這批相片其實是2004年間MTV頻道節目《Whatever Things》中擷取的畫面，估計是有人想於這個非常時期藉舊照片再惹事端。

此外，Edison本計畫於下月返港，為淫照案件作證人，及為自己的時裝店造勢，搶回潮界達人的地位，可是有關案件押後至10月才再審，有見及此，Edison身邊好友便力勸他不要返港，希望他能遠離是非地，因此Edison到目前為止仍未決定返港日期，反而計畫到非洲探訪貧困地區。而昨日《東周刊》亦報道指，Edison已歸信基督教，引令他信教的便是商務及經濟發展局長馬時亨侄兒Jaeson。

據知Ediosn是經林建岳(相關) 的好友輾轉介紹下，認識現年26歲任職牧師的Jaeson，二人一談之下十分投契，當時陷於迷惑的Edison深感罪孽深重，經Jaeson的感化後便決志成為基督徒。而原來Jaeson除了是馬時亨的侄兒外，他的出身也大有來頭，於美國出身及受教育的他，擁有3個學士學位，包括神學、青年事工及工商管理。Jaeson曾想於Rap界當巨星，於教會事務上創立一個叫Campus Church Networks，目的是推廣於每個校園內也有學生帶領的教會。

而原來Jaeson與Edison年少時性格同樣反叛，Jaeson少年時曾吸毒和犯下偷竊罪行而留案底，現在痛改前非，與Edison浪子回頭的經歷十分相似，難怪Ediosn會受感化信耶穌。

哩單新聞已經由Jaeson喺其部落格上被證實，詳細分享請點擊以下網址：
http://jaesonma.com/2008/04/pray-for-edison-chen-me-and-world.html

希望大家真係可以學習到一樣也：人喺可以藉着耶穌而被轉變咖。父神從來唔會丟弃祂的兒女。

滾-熊貓版

2008-04-14T09:43:00.000-07:00

再一次證明基督徒都可以創作無限

2008-03-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

口膠花

2008-03-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

這一代果然創意無限，大家不妨多花心思。

將口膠紙沿線摺，吃過口膠後吐在其中，用手壓一壓，成為一朵花，超有趣！

A Survivor's Guide To Plane Crashes

2008-03-10T01:25:00.000-07:00

FYI比經常有機會搭飛機的人士！

新星相命理

2008-02-05T23:05:00.000-08:00

新年又到,大家都見到同聽到好多相士師傅們o既星相命理。

有D,就話長者要小心身體,拍拖o既朋友要小心分手同有機會結婚,小心股市會有波動等等,全部都係D講左同無講一樣o既野。

今次,我哋請左一個全世界o既頂級大師同大家分析將來走勢,準確度十足!!

財運方面,大師話將來以穩健為主,佢話“你必終身勞,纔能從地裡得喫的”(創3:17), 大家想發橫財o既,都係努力工作啦。愛情運方面,小心第三者,大師話係撤下11章中,以大衛作例子。大衛因第三者,而晚年慘淡(撤下16),但好彩佢悔改,唔係晚年不保,大家小心小心。整體運,大師就搖頭話, “你們那一個能用思慮、使壽數多加一刻呢。這最小的事、你們尚且不能作、為甚麼還憂慮其餘的事呢。你想百合花、怎麼長起來。他也不勞苦、也不紡線。然而我告訴你們、就是所羅門極榮華的時候、他所穿戴的、還不如這花一朵呢。你們這小信的人哪、野地裡的草、今天還在、明天就丟在爐裡、神還給他這樣的妝飾、何況你們呢。” (路12:25-28). 大師睇口黎唔多想講啦。經過小記一番苦苦哀求,大師到最後佢都講多小小“賞賜的是耶和華,收取的也是耶和華。耶和華的名是應當稱頌的。”(伯1:21) E~~咁咪姐係, 耶和華係最勁嗰囉?! 嗱大家,收到啦!

陳智遠﹕集體窺淫症候群

2008-02-03T23:51:00.000-08:00

傳媒的烽火炒作，影響也實在太大了。忍不住真的要說一句：可否，還我健康傳媒！

2008-02-02
【明報專訊】先旨聲明，我是阿嬌粉絲，對陳冠希早有偏見，對在頭版刊登「淫照」的報章，有很多微言。

男女情到濃時拍下合照，只要你情我願，吹皺一池春水，着實干卿何事？藝人並非公職人物，也怎能將「誠信」及「公眾知情權」無限上綱，以合理化大眾的諸事與八卦？

始終不明，無論是假是真，有刊登「淫照」在報章頭版的必要嗎？（且慢，男女交歡就是「淫」？）若相片只是移花接木，惡作劇見怪不怪，新聞價值欠奉，高度注視只會助長歪風，這是簡單常識；若相片是真的，把照片攤放在街角上任由途人「欣賞」，不是對受害人帶來更大傷害？神秘人把相片逐張逐張「公諸同好」，製造浪接浪的「攻勢」，有部署地攻擊受害人，傳媒又何需沆瀣一氣，充作幫兇？

口說忠實報道實質渲染炒作

香港傳媒走向娛樂化，早是陳腔濫調；邊罵報刊淫賤，邊看淫賤報刊，在香港也早見怪不怪。但是，原來除了聲色、娛樂，傳媒更可販賣「曖昧」。當相片真偽未有一個最後說法，傳媒借「中立」、「客觀」的報道手法，貼身報道「貌似」誰的男星及「疑似」誰的女星，在睡房「好像」做什麼事，然後每天緊貼事件，帶領全民「緝兇」之餘，一有新相又齊齊登，然後全城等待當事人的「不認不認還需認」。口說忠實報道，實質渲染炒作，不是偽善，又是什麼？

相片是真是假，根本無人關心，大家心照不宣。當相片能夠幫助大家「對號入座」，「肯定」對藝人的固有觀感（例如花弗、玩弄感情、扮純情、外表斯文內裏open等等），「符合」大家對藝人的想像，自然自我感覺良好，真與假，又何干？

新聞自由促進社會開放，網絡自由帶來資訊共享，但只有建基在對別人的尊重，自由才有價值。當大眾連謊言或事實都懶得去分，只要信息符合自己所想，便自動照單全收，毫不經大腦過濾，怪不得幾幅相可以哄動全城，所有傳媒被牽着鼻子，身體自主、生活私穩等等，可以在所謂「客觀報道」、「公眾知情權」、「網絡自由」等美麗詞彙下徹底崩潰。

藝人也是人，也該有人正常的七情六慾，以及被尊重的權利。觀看、流傳藝人私人密照，竟變得如此大條道理、理所當然，反映了社會視藝人只是「販賣姿色」，窺看他們私密，只是無傷大雅。而既然相片在網絡上「任睇唔嬲」，沒有理由執輸。若相中人是親友，大家必感憤怒；若淫照主角是陌路人，大家也會有一絲惻隱；為什麼換了是藝人，大家便可以奉上「藝人食得鹹魚抵得渴」，而為自己完全開脫？

大家甚至心安理得地把別人的傷害及不合理行為，若化成充滿娛樂、可供茶餘飯後高談闊論的「話題」。這就是Neil Postman在《娛樂至死》中所言，人人彷彿覺得「話題」貼身，卻又可以大條道理置身事外，漠視自己在無心之下，也可以為他人帶來不可磨滅的傷害。

若這是我們的民智，我們無可奈何。但當年劉嘉玲為捍衛藝人尊嚴而站出來，獲得全城支持，為何只是幾年間，社會大眾能夠如此從容自若面對「淫照」風波？又為何我們能夠容忍傳媒透過販賣曖昧、炒作相關juicy奇聞（如其他女星人人自危、當事人如何邊做邊影相），淡化、否定相中藝人為受害者的客觀事實，並帶領公眾享受一場集體窺淫？

我並非什麼「道德塔利班」，也不敢以什麼正人君子自居。如此無病呻吟，除了我是阿嬌粉絲，也因為記得Neil Postman說過：「一切公眾話語都日漸以娛樂的方式出現，並成為一種文化精神；一切文化內容都心甘情願地成為娛樂的附庸，而且毫無怨言，甚至無聲無息，其結果是我們成了一個娛樂至死的物種。」我只是不甘自己死相如此駭人而已。

作者是中文大學政治與行政學系兼任講師、Roundtable Community總幹事

教會二月節目巡禮

2008-01-27T22:27:00.000-08:00

第一擊：誰掌管明天－－『中國麥當勞之父』朱源和見證佈道會

由路德會聖靈堂以及路德會恩望堂共同舉辦，"誰掌管明天"－『中國麥當勞之父』朱源和見證佈道會，將會在2008年2月22號及23號晚上7：30PM於帝利市路德會恩望堂盛大舉行。本次活動費用全免，不過座位有限，敬請留意。當晚大會設有免費停車及托兒服務。

聯絡電話：415.661.1120
聚會地址： Hope Lutheran Church and School， 55 San Fernando Way， Daly City, CA

第二擊：Cafe Hope－－夢·飛行 Dream·Fly High
“讓我高飛高高的遠飛不惜翅翼斷不安於低地”唔知你幾時畢業呢？或者你仲喺讀緊high school，有冇諗過自己大個之後會做咩職業啊？又或者，你現在做緊的職業，又喺咪你自己中意的呢？2008 LCHS 首次的Cafe Hope——“夢·飛行”，為你請來當中的在職專業人士，介紹不同職業的苦與樂及當中鮮爲人知的故事。有D你可能夢寐以求咗好耐，比如話係飛機師，警察。有D，你可能聽都未聽過：特殊兒童教學，犯罪心理學輔導……當晚，我地仲為你精心準備不同種類免費的甜品Buffet及飲品与你分享。免費入場，歡迎携同朋友出席。座位先到先得。如需訂座，請同我地聯絡！

I wonder when you are graduating. Maybe it'll be from college, maybe high school. Have you ever wondered what you'd be doing in the future? Or, are you currently doing something you love?The first LCHS Cafe Hope of 2008 -- "Dream·Fly High" -- brings to you the many different facets of jobs you may have wanted all your life -- a pilot, or a cop -- and jobs you may not even know existed!Come enjoy a night filled with dreams that shine brighter than the stars and an evening with a wonderful array of desserts and beverages on us!Admissions is free, so please come early! If you need reservations for a bigger group, feel free to contact us. Oh, and, don't forget to tell your family and friends about it!

聚會日期：Friday, February 29, 2008 7:30pm - 10:30pm
聚會地址：2400 Noriega Street， San Francisco, CA
聯絡電話：415.661.1120

Dreams

2008-01-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

I am sure everyone has had dreams at some point in their lives. I am not talking about the dreams you get when you fall asleep but dreams about the future, about what you want to do when you grow up, about who you want to be , about where you want to go. Hope this works but i have tried to post a link to a song that is sung by two very talented Taiwanese singer. The lyrics of the song is really good.

I hope all of your dreams come true... Reach for the stars .. If you don't get there, you are at least somewhere in heaven...

HK's Funniest Person 2007 - Vivek Mahbubani - Chinese

2008-01-26T00:41:00.000-08:00

睇完之後，我真喺O嗮嘴!

The Mom Song

2008-01-13T17:23:00.000-08:00

無意中見到的一段短片！好犀利啊！而傢D媽媽真喺好強！

不過，佢地都喺關心我地jeh！

NEPAL (Nhakote's Educational Project for Advancement and Literacy

2008-01-09T22:36:00.000-08:00

A couple of days ago, I went out to a farewell dinner with my long time friend who is leaving the material comforts of SF and heading to a small remote village in Nepal. I was pretty shocked when he told me the news as I would have never pictured him going to some remote village somewhere halfway around the world. He told me he was going to help raise funds to construct a primary school in this remote village called "Nhakote". I tried looking it up on Google and nothing came up. I guess this must be a remote area. He told me that this village was a six hour bus ride from the capital of Nepal - Kathmandu and then he would have to hike four more hours to get to this village. From the information that he has given me, this village is very poor and currently students ages 5 to 14 walk almost an hour every day from their home in surrounding villages to the school and back again. Now that is true dedication and determination. I think the kids today are so spoiled that they take school for granted. They get a ride to and from school or there is a school bus that picks them up. Since these villages are so remote, they get very little or even no aid from the Nepal government. The current primary school that they have was built in 1992 with some help from the government and it has only 2 class rooms for 90 students. The Project is aiming to built a larger school with at least 7 classrooms and one bathroom with the projected cost to be about $8,000 USD. My friend is collecting school supplies, children books, pencils, and notebooks for the students there. He is also hoping to raise some funds as well. If you would like to make a difference for these students and if you want more information, feel free to drop me a line...

After dinner, as we were driving , my friend asked me what are my aspirations and what I wanted to do in life. I was stumped and was speechless. I had never really thought that deeply about it... I guess it is never too late to start thinking....

Recent Trip to China

2008-01-08T22:12:00.000-08:00

I recently had the chance to visit Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanjing in December 2007. In all the cities and places that I went to, people seem to notice that I was a foreigner. I guess it is probably because of the accent of my mandarin. Some people even ask me if I was Japanese. I had explain that I am Chinese. And everywhere I went people were always trying to sell me something that I did not need or did not want. Everywhere I went, I saw people doing all sorts of things and selling all sorts of things to make a living. The most depressing sight I probably saw was women begging for money with their little children. I even saw one little kid hanging on to someone's luggage at a bus station and would not let go until they gave them some money. I wonder if they might have any skills that they can use to make a living instead of begging on the streets. I wonder what the future will be for these kids. I had brought along a book for the trip title "Banker to the Poor" by Muhammad Yunas who is the founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and also the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. In real life, the very poor people never have access to capital because they don't have the credit that traditional banks want. The Grameen Bank basically gave the very poor people in Bangladesh a chance to make something of their lives by lending them small amounts of money. These poor people not only paid back the money , they used the money to start small businesses that gave them back their dignity and made improvements to their living conditions. I have wondered if this process could work in the remote and rural parts of China so the poor people does not have to migrate to the coastal cities and beg for money. They can start small businesses right in their hometown. As I am writing this blog, I am wondering if that is my calling.... I guess we will have to see....

甘泉航空李卓民牧師見證神對香港人的愛

2008-01-07T15:15:00.000-08:00

先聲明，我們不是在賣廣告。只是想同大家分享，一家蒙福的企業，神在其背後的祝福有幾大。

香港葛福臨佈道大會於6月8日的籌款會上，甘泉航空創辦人李卓民牧師分享，見證神如何帶領他開始航空公司，並透過他的工作為他人帶來祝福。以下是他的見證。

「我出生於富裕的家庭，父母送我到美國留學時，其實我沒有興趣做生意, 因為我看見了財富越多，越會導致人與人之間的猜忌和仇恨。如果我要成為愛神的人，我就不可以成為金錢的奴隸，我要奉獻一生給神。」

畢業後，他在波士頓的一間華人教會牧會10年，也在基督教的大學裏當過教授和院牧，接著有9年時間從事柬埔寨難民宣教工作，前後和師母當傳道人共27年之久。

「我們熱愛青年人事工。我們曾經幫助一個柬埔寨青年人回轉。他很窮，家也很小。我們一次幫他搬家時，發現他床底下有好多馬標。那一幕我很深刻：這個弟兄已經立志信耶穌，也洗了禮，並離開了幫派。但因為只有一年幼稚園及小一的教育基礎，找不了工作。為了要脫窮，他就把希望都寄託在這些馬標投注上。

我看見很多已經離開幫派的青少年都重返舊路。因為他們實在找不到工作，回去賣毒品還可以賺到一點錢來維持生活。我想這絶對不是神的心意，神愛我們，神要我們經歷祂無比的大愛。如果我們教會今天連這樣的一個年青有為的柬埔寨少年人也幫助不了，我們怎麼可以幫助许多有需要的人？我知道神不會讓祂的羊走迷的，因為祂愛世人，而且祂叫每個立志跟從祂的傳道人都能成為流通的管子。」

所以在神的恩手帶領下李牧師在95年，在美國開始了甘泉地產公司，為年青人提供就業機會，也帶來了一個城市的更新。「當時很多人質疑我們既缺乏經驗，又堅持以聖經原則來經營公司，而且聘請的都是來自幫派的低學歷的青年人，當中有很多是還沒有改變過來的，那我們憑什麼可以成功，他們都拭目以待，等著看我們關門。」但最後他們的地產公司卻成為很多人羨慕的公司。

「在神的帶領下，我們領悟了一套新的經營哲學。過去15年來，我們平均每年回報率均逹30％以上，不單公司有營利回報，我們還見證了很多青年人成長和改變，成為熱心愛主的人。我們也見證了一座快要沒落的城市起死回生。」李牧師見證說，「耶和華說：不是依靠勢力，不是依靠才能，乃是靠神的靈方能成事。」

前幾年，李牧師成立了甘泉航空公司，希望抱著基督捨已為人的犧牲精神，通過價錢低廉的機票，促進香港和對外的交通，打破人與人、國與國之間的障礙。

「希望香港能成為萬國的祝福，神要祝福香港人：聰明的香港人、勤奮努力的香港人，也要興起香港人成萬國萬民的祝福。」

不過，我想問......你幾時登陸三藩市啊......等咗好耐啦！

Source: http://www.gospelherald.com/template/view.htm?code=min&id=8090

08年的科技新知

2008-01-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

踏入2008年，iGod同你細數世界的流行科技！

一：三輪車起飛拜拜塞車荷蘭發明首架飛天三輪車

【明報專訊】趕時間之際卻又遇上塞車，最容易令人煩躁。荷蘭一班科學家深明塞車之苦，發明了全球首架飛天三輪車(PAL-V)，它的車頂安裝了摺疊式螺旋槳，可輕易變身成直升機，以時速近200公里在空中飛行，與擠塞道路說拜拜。

車頂藏摺疊螺旋槳易變直升機

專家花了6年研究這款單座位飛天車，發明人巴克(John Bakker)稱，飛天車專為厭倦了塞車的駕駛者而設。飛天車地面最高時速約201公里，可在轉彎時自動傾斜減低離心力，只需5秒便可加速至97公里。當遇上塞車時，車頂的螺旋槳可張開並啟動升空，再發動車尾的推進器在空中飛行。變身後，飛天車就像辛康納利(Sean Connery)1967年在電影《鐵金剛勇破火箭嶺》裏駕駛的小型直升機。它可升至1200米天空中，最高飛行時速約193公里。

環保引擎用無鉛汽油

飛天車需要50米的起飛距離，但降落時只需5米。它還配備環保引擎，使用無鉛汽油，司機可隨時在油站加油，入滿油後可持續飛行約550公里。由於該車的飛行高度只有1200米，尚未進入商用航空領域，機師不用事先向有關當局提交飛行計劃。但要駕車在半空飛翔，用家必須先考取飛行員執照，並接受10至20小時飛行訓練，地面駕駛者則只需擁有普通駕駛執照。

擬大規模生產售價平民化

巴克正計劃大規模生產飛天車，預計正式公開發售後，價格將只較高級房車稍貴。他說﹕「自從亨利福特(Henry Ford)製造了福特T型車(令汽車成為普羅大眾的實用交通工具後)，人們一直希望擁有一架飛、行兩用的汽車。這個夢想現在終可實現。這架飛天車確實很有趣，它的外形輕巧，又可飛行。在道路基建不完善的國家，它可成為更安全快捷的交通工具；在已發展國家，它則可節省大忙人的時間。在不久將來，私人飛行工具不再是高官與名人的專利。」

二：Wii Remote唔聽話？唔緊要！打佢！

Nintendo support recommends Wiimote abuse to puzzled caller
Posted Dec 31st 2007 2:20PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Gaming

Controller abuse has always been a mainstay of the video gaming existence -- no need to blame your thumbs when there's this hunk of plastic to chuck at the floor -- but who knew Nintendo was working such violence into its own official support curriculum? Wired's Russ Neumeier gave Nintendo support a ring when one of his Wiimotes stopped sensing motion and none of the usual fixes seemed to work. After explaining his situation, the Nintendo rep asked Russ smack the controller into his hand, button side down, two or three times. After being assured that she wasn't kidding, Russ did as he was told and was awarded with a fully functional Wiimote. We could see why Nintendo wouldn't go shouting about this "fix" on its official support literature, but it has us wondering if "blow into the cartridge, whack side of NES, insert cartridge, repeat" was the Nintendo-approved method all along.

三：不想被人打擾嗎？

掛個「請勿打擾」的牌子、鎖上門索、還是裝做沒人在房間裡？這些或許都是不錯的方法，不過你也可以用更優雅的方式，比如說：讓來者「完全不得其門而入」如何？

由 Arnaud Laplerre 設計的這個門把，看起來似乎跟一般的門把沒什麼不同。不過當你不想被人打擾的時候，只需要在門內輕輕一拉，門外的手把立即就會從左圖變成右圖的模樣，讓那些想要來湊熱鬧的人們，完完全全地被擋在門外。

當然，按下門鎖讓人開不了門也能夠達到相同的效果。不過，你不覺得用這樣的門把來拒人於門外，不是更為優雅許多嗎？

source: http://chinese.engadget.com/

誰是主角

2007-12-24T12:35:00.000-08:00

一首好適合在聖誕節聽的詩歌。

在這燈飾璀燦都市中，耀眼燈飾彷似千串夢，
凝視每串夢裏的景緻，晚空裏飄送，
誰是這節日裏的主角？你懂不懂？
萬闕歌聲喧染都市中，沒有一首可以稱與頌，
旋律佈滿玩笑的音韻，晚空裏飄送，
誰是這節日裏的主角？誰又會懂？

他身穿紅衣，還是身穿粗衣麻布？
他靜靜降生人世，還是以雪車到步？
他輕聲溜走，還是應許一生懷抱？
他賜予百千玩意，還是賜與眾恩典到老？

的確，好多人現在喺聖誕節中慶祝的係聖誕老人，但喺仲有多少人會記得，聖誕節的主角却係愛我地的耶穌基督呢？2000多年前耶穌尊卑降生於馬槽，實行人間行傳，向我們宣講福音的大喜信息係何等的寶貴。哩首歌，真喺一個警醒!

Play and Feed a Hungry Person

2007-12-20T23:40:00.000-08:00

而傢好多後生仔女都話：喺咖，我好想做善事咖，不過唔知點做，同邊度有得做咋嗎。
哈哈，唔使再搵藉口啦。你而傢上網玩game都一樣可以做善事咖。
有冇諗過全世界因爲饥饿而去世的人數每分鐘達到多少呢？驚訝地，數字達到每3.5秒就會有一人因爲饑荒而死亡。而不幸地，因饥饿而死亡的，大多數都係小童。

最近，聯合國世界糧食計劃署（United Nations World Food Program “WFP”）連同非牟利社會機構Poverty.com 一同創立咗一個網上游戲網站http://www.freerice.com來幫助被饑荒困擾的人士。

玩法好簡單：只要你登上http://www.freerice.com,你就會見到屏幕中間有一個英文生字，接著下方有四個同義詞比你揀。如果你答對一題，此網站的讚助商就會捐出20粒米，由WFP接收和派發出去。唔使擔心答錯之後有乜影響。就算你答錯，網站都唔會倒扣你20粒米，只會下一次出題的時候，會比一個更加簡單的生字你揀。

網上玩game仲可以幫到人，唔錯咖。喂！年輕人，快D坐言起行啦!

有創意我中意

2007-12-18T21:12:00.000-08:00

一段以動畫為形式的怖道手法。如果你覺得還可以，不妨forward去你朋友果度啊。

Can! -- World's Strongest Dad

2007-12-17T22:32:00.000-08:00

每一次睇番以下哩一段短片的時候都會忍唔住眼有淚光。或許我真的太感性。睇完哩段片後，你能感受到我地喺天上的父神對我們的愛嗎？

鄭秀文受洗激動落淚

2007-12-16T23:35:00.000-08:00

鄭秀文受洗激動落淚 (星島) 12月 10日星期一 06:30AM
(綜合報道)

(星島日報報道)近年不少藝人都信奉基督教，昨日一班藝人教友現身常去的中國基督播道會港福堂舉行2007年第3次浸禮，今次受洗的藝人不少，當中包括鄭秀文（Sammi）、寇鴻萍、翁嘉穗和于莉等。
　　昨午約五點半，頭戴黃色頭箍和黑超的鄭秀文手持鮮花到達教堂，甫見記者便滿面笑容地一支箭的跑進內堂，沒有停步受訪。她約於晚上8時許，與郭啟華及前助手阿爽等一同離去。問到有很多好友來支持她受洗，是否很開心？她點頭示意，並表示聖誕節會去傳福音。
　　
林青霞精神奕奕觀禮
　　據在場人士透露，Sammi在受浸前先換上了白袍，她在台上談感受時，講出了一段十分感人的說話：「我一直以來賺了很多錢，物質很豐富，但卻愈來愈不開心，我以為賺更多的錢就可以開心，結果同樣是不快樂，結果我用了一千日找到了快樂，找到了真正的神，從此我得到心境的平和安靜。」說罷，鄭秀文眼泛淚光，在場的不少人士也感動得聲淚俱下，場面感人。
　　而Sammi經理人郭啟華表示，Sammi昨日與數位教友一齊浸洗是對宗教的承諾。Sammi昨日邀請了家姐、陳輝陽和卓韻芝等好友見證開心時刻，晚上更與家人食飯慶祝，郭啟華還透露Sammi下星期便為寰亞新片《查之女》開工，並會與陳奕迅合作。
　　
寇鴻萍與Sammi一同受浸，她的家人齊齊現身支持。在台上講見證時，她一邊講一邊喊，她稱讚Sammi好叻，在台上沒有喊，只在台下感動落淚。她說：「今日是大日子，做個全新的人。」鄭裕玲和陳淑蘭亦來支持好友寇鴻萍。
　　
林青霞昨日亦有前來觀禮，早前有傳她患病，但昨日所見她精神奕奕，相信只是傳聞而已。另外，卓韻芝、陳輝陽、鄭明明和劉坤銘夫婦等都有出席浸禮。

睇完哩個報道唔知你有乜感受呢？我只能說這是恩典。作為基督徒的藝人，佢地有咁的心為香港娛樂事業淨化，真喺好開心的一件事。最近同一位姊妹傾開果陣，佢都同我講：“如果第日佢D仔女要入娛樂圈，佢都唔會反對。因爲哩個真喺一個好好的傳福音媒介。”

不如同大家玩下游戲啊：數數現今的娛樂圈有幾多基督徒的藝人啊！