簡單。生活

人，是否進入中年或是某個階段，就會想要過簡單生活，吃簡單的東西，穿簡單的衣著，聼簡單的音樂，或是，做和想簡單的事，或許，你已經很累，不想再把已經很複雜的人生再進一步複雜化。

一大堆的事情和煩惱，把你擠壓得透不過氣，你以爲解決了這一個問題，下一步就好走了嗎？你以爲有了這個，有了哪個，生活就會好起來嗎？你以爲自己對，別人錯，就覺得自己很了不起嗎？

一切都不重要了!

最後死亡帶走的，是我們自己而以。

現在的時間框框裡頭，我們能擁有的只有自己，為自己簡單，也扣著自己的時間。你以為我們是有差距的，你比較好看，我比較平凡，你高高在上，我在下，你的生活多姿多采，我的生活僅有小井，實際上都一樣，選擇要過什麼生活，是你的基因，是你的權利，是你的命運，而我願意（其實尚在學習）接受我所擁有的，我會嘗試不去看我沒有的，唉，縂之哦，反正簡單就好，因為我有讀過說知足始終是比較綿長一些。

就這樣我會嘗試把生命寫成簡單的樂譜，用簡單來記錄內心裡頭，不凡的悲喜，人生的七情六慾，貪嗔癡和因果都是來世的下一盆輕鬆，如水似鏡,，娓娓道出，存在心靈四方的寧靜。

呵呵，談何容易，其實呢，要簡單還不是那麽簡單！越簡單越是難得，複雜也許壞了眼前的自由，所以，簡單才能尋找快樂，少一份擁有，多一份自在。這些日子當我覺得心中起伏，我會試著閉上眼睛靜坐，放著菩薩佛歌，心，靜然，我們都是平等眾生。

中華兒女就有義務學習中文

全球掀起中文熱，中文的重要性已不言可喻，從表面看來這股全球中文熱，似乎是建立在放眼中國市場的一項集體行為，因此，很可悲的是，對很多本地華人家長來說，賺錢早已經成爲學習中文的主要誘因！就剛剛而已，同事在電話上跟她朋友分享她讓孩子們學習中文的經驗和原因，講得頭頭是道，我卻聼得心理有些不悅，而且覺得很可悲。

對於這些家長而言（主要是香蕉人），或許是因爲自己本身中文不好，還是從來沒機會(或不想)學習中文，而希望在孩子身上得到彌補的心態有關，再加上中國的經濟體系日益蓬勃發展，有成爲世界級強國的傾向，所以才突然間覺得中文很重要，希望孩子以後可以把中文當成“賺錢的工具”，在社會上享有“一定的地位”。很矛盾及可笑的是，這些家長還是以英文爲主，把孩子送進所謂的“英校”（國小），或者比較有經濟能力的就選擇國際學校，然後在課餘的時間再把孩子送去補習班學習中文，只是把中文純粹當成一個語言/工具，還自以爲很聰明光榮，以爲這樣能夠讓孩子成爲雙語專家！在此，我懷疑他們是否了解以下幾個論點：

（1）你學習中文是因爲你是華人，是因爲你身體裏面流著的是中國人的血！這意味著不管今天或明天中國是否會在世界經濟/政治舞臺商崛起，你還是有義務把中文學習好，你懂得飲水思遠這道理嗎？難道你要成爲一朵失根的蘭花，即漂亮卻沒有靈魂？

（2）如果你純粹把中文當成一個語文，一個賺錢工具，那你永遠就無法會體會中國豐厚的文化資產，並從她的歷史、文化、人文價值関等吸收其精髓，然後體現在生活上。你要以學習中文、懂中文而感到驕傲，因爲你是一個懂中文，並了解其文化背景的中華兒女！

（3）只是把孩子送去中文補習班跟讓他在華校就讀是不一樣的!!!華校提供的不只是語言上的教導，而是整個大環境，讓孩子們在講中文及生活在中華文化氣息的大環境下成長。

（4）未來華校在大馬的存與亡，全靠我們華人了！或許你認爲這並不関你的事，也不重要，最重要的還是我的孩子要懂得賺多多錢，住大洋房、駕名貴車，吃山珍海味，但你始終不希望你的子子孫孫有一天被別人侮辱、強姦和殺害吧？還記得十年前印尼排華的事件嗎？我主要並不是在強調把華人壯和團結起來並和別人對抗，或欺負他族什麽的，這並不是我的意思，我要表達的是，只有真正了解及實踐中華文化的價值觀，如懂得感恩回饋和不懼分享，社會國家才會取得安穩和平，這才是最重要的。當然，我們也希望我們的子孫永遠有機會受中文教育，在華校的環境下熏陶，成爲一個真正的龍的傳人，而不是長大后是黃皮卻只懂得講英文（或其它語言）的香蕉人，更不用談上懂得什麽華人的價值觀了。

別再跟我講學習中文是主要原因是中國的經濟崛起了，尤其如果你是華人，我會更加反感！

2012 - 震撼之餘帶來深思

等了三個多月，上星期爲了看2012跑了三間戲院卻買不到票，有點“氣憤”；如果不是前幾天先定好戲票，很可能今天也沒有機會看了！看過之後，感觸良多，其實在看的時候，很多鏡頭竟然讓我眼眶有點溼溼的，真的很感動，或許是人老了，就越來越容易被感動吧，感動與震撼之餘，這部電影的情節是不是危言聳聽呢？

洪水、地震、海嘯、颶風、火山……你所有能想象的自然災難，在2012中全部體驗完整，幾乎没人看完之後能保持冷靜。作爲一部災難類型片，2012在視覺特效上非常出色。在之前的各版本預告片中，那些鋪天蓋地的災難場面已經足夠震撼，但在大熒幕上親眼目睹的感覺還是非同凡響。加利福尼亞沉入大海，肯尼迪號航空母艦撞毁白宫，黄石公園超級火山爆發（其實這是時間問題而已，有多少人在看這部戯之前知道確實有這地方？），海水漫过喜馬拉雅山、夏威夷島被火山摧毀等幾個大場面，確實是藝術想象力和視覺特效技術完美结合的經典鏡頭。

別以爲2012所呈現的人類大劫難是天方夜潭，以爲這只是一部戯，把它當娛樂就好，看了就算，其實就不然，因為在人類歷史上就曾經發生過了！近年來地球生態的劇變，更讓人們具體深刻地感受到：我們所居住的地球是不大對勁了！那麼對習慣於固定生活模式的人們，2012真的不只是一部值得一看的好萊塢鉅片，同時也是值得探索、深思的重要議題…

其實佛陀早就有說過，人類歷史發展過程中，會有大小不同的劫數，多少年會經過一小劫，多少年會經過一大劫。那麼目前人類眼前所面對的，是否就是一個超大劫數呢？這是很有可能的（但我們今天姑且不討論宗教，畢竟佛教末法的定義與唯神論的“世界末日”觀點不一，我也不是非常了解）。重點是人們似乎已逐漸習慣了眼前的都市文明的生活與腳步，而忘卻了這不過是兩次大戰後50年來的發展型態，這種資本主義物質文明生活一定就會永永遠遠的下去嗎？當然不是。眼前我們就面對了前美國副總統Al Gore所稱的「不願面對的真相」！

話又說囘2012，導演在接受記者採訪時明確表示，自己是被中國人民在去年的汶川大地震中所表現出来的勇敢和堅毅的精神所感動，才臨時修改了劇本，加入了很多中國元素，目的就是爲了向汶川精神致敬。2012是一部災難片，但也蘊含著導演想表達的主題。最近有讀到影片主演John Cusack回憶，“當看到洪水漫過喜馬拉雅山頂時，你會不自覺的思索，生命的最後關頭該怎麼辦？什麼是重要的？什麼是次要的？誰對你更重要？你要在生命餘下不多的時間裡做些什麼？2012的確打破了類型片的框架，具有開放式的結構。”



而我在看這部戯時其實就是被這些人類在生命垂危的互助精神、不分彼此等平時很難表現出來的精神有所感動，還記得那美國總統向他的子民發表最後的演説嗎，說現在大家應該放下彼此的不同，我們從現在起就是一家人了，讓我們勇敢的手牽手一起步入人類有史以來最黑暗的一刻；還有，那黑人科學家Adrian跟他爸爸最後通電話時所表露出來的父子情深一景，身為爵士音樂好手的爸爸，鼓勵兒子要勇敢，繼續做他該做的事（拯救人類），而他自己會在海上陪他的好友渡過最後一刻，傷心之餘的他，選擇喝杯烈酒忘掉難過的人生最後一刻；對了，還記得總統決定留下來的那一刻嗎？他打電話給已經在“空軍一號”準備飛離的寶貝女兒，他其實可以很安全的陪女兒一起離開，但他最後決定留下陪伴他的子民渡過災害，多麽痛苦的抉擇，如果你是他，你會這麽做嗎？你會選擇人民，還是家人？你會選擇責任感，然後願意芳名留世，還是選擇和最愛團聚？

當然，另一個讓我印象深刻的就是Adrian和總統在白宮内教堂最後的交談，Adrian問總統是否應該是時候向世人宣佈災難的來臨，卻遭到總統的質詢顧問反對，後者是以“安全考量”和“拯救人類生存的希望”為由而勸解總統暫時不要宣佈...，但最後總統還是決定宣佈了，並通過電話向女兒表明自己的意願說，“...這個時候，我們應該讓所有家庭作最後的相聚，讓他們能夠互相關懷，讓天下的媽媽能夠安慰他們受驚嚇的孩子們，讓天下的爸爸能夠像女兒（孩子）道歉...”，聽到、看到眼前這一幕一幕的感人場面，不禁讓我眼眶溼了無數次...

當整個加利福尼亞和洛彡機在被地震吞下去時，主角的女兒在飛機的窗口往下望，眼看整個家園就這樣完蛋了，當場哭泣成淚人，當時我也在想象自己身歷其境，假設我是她，也一樣的在飛機上往下看，目睹一切我所認識的親人、朋友、甚至我不認識的一切人類，還有以前常去的地方等等，一切在眼前一一被摧毀，那我的心境會怎樣呢？我會怎樣去處理？我當時我的確從口袋裏拿出紙巾，輕輕抹掉眼淚...

2012也通過一些片斷表達人類爲了生存而表露出來的自衛本能，而這自衛本能到了最高境界，在無可奈何之下它是可以演變成極度自私行爲的，不是嗎？最後乘船離開的人類其實都不是原本計劃好的什麽“經過精挑細選”或“有特別基因”的人類“種子”，到最後還不是政治作怪，有錢稱王，有錢萬事通！還有最先發現異常太陽耀斑（solar flare）和太陽中微子（neutrino）的印度年輕科學家，最後還不是在自己家鄉和妻子及小兒子葬身于超級大海嘯，沒機會登上大船！現實生活中還不是這樣，誰管你優秀、有道德、有崇高的價值觀，到後來現實還是要歸現實，有權、有錢、有勢力及懂得玩政治的人始終還是在操縱局勢！這是2012所要表達的人類醜惡和現實的一面，諷刺人類畢竟還是不完美的，就是因爲這不完美，幾万年來人類才有生存至今的可能，不過，或許，在不久或很久的未來，這不完美將是我們滅忙的主因，我不知道，只是純粹懷疑。

談及愛情親情方面，主角的前任妻子因爲在這一次的世界性大災難一起共患難之後才發覺前夫其實也是不錯的，有點“後悔”以前的過去，身為丈夫的主角也一樣，覺得以前實在太對不起妻子和孩子們（因爲以前只懂得忙於事業），愛火似乎又有重燃的感覺，很曖昧...，而主角的兒子還不是一樣，之前對親生父親的那種沒禮貌及沒大沒小的態度，還真想給他一巴掌，到後來也是因爲一起共患難，才覺得自己還是喜歡親生父親的。人，難道是真的要經過那樣的災難洗禮之後或在垂死邊緣之下才會懂得珍惜嗎？災難來臨前可以理直氣壯的告訴全世界自己多麽有信心、理想和堅持立場，不幸的事發生后，如果至親或身邊的愛人真的沒有了，你還真的繼續不會後悔嗎？

最後，一般上誰也不會把2012年是世界末日這個“判斷”當真，但當電影以形象的方式把對人類與地球命運的危機思考呈現在銀幕上的時候，每日忙碌於柴米油鹽之間的我們卻不得不思考這個極為宏大的話題。災難往往會激活我們的生命感，激發我們的責任感，從這個意義上說，2012雖然主題老套，但帶給我們的震撼和思考卻是全新的，不是嗎？

犧牲精神。啓發愛心社會

自上個星期開始，公司裏有幾個友族同事們都為明天的大日子興奮不已，爲什麽呢？很簡單，因爲他們可以所謂的跟牛“玩摔跤”，順便又可以“做善事”，當然不可以錯過這難得的機會，反正這只是一年一次的機會，當然更加不可以錯過，有些還在面子書留言說：

“Practicing my smackdown for tomorrow's xxx （節日名稱）! If you smell-lalalala! What the Shuqster... is... wait a second... do i smell cow poop?”

“xxx （節日名稱） ni aku wrestling ngan lembu! Habih laaa korang kene smackdown ngan aku!”

他們邊說邊笑，而且有些還引以爲榮自稱自己力氣很大，牛大哥更笨不是他的對手等等。有些有錢的，還有一些不知道是愛作秀還是真的那麽慈悲的政治人物，將會捐出幾十只牛羊。很不幸的，明天幾千甚至幾万只牛羊等家畜將被拉往各社區或鄉村的大空地或草場，然後給于它們吃最後豐富的一餐，過後牛羊們將在混亂中被幾個大漢用力推和壓下身子（就是剛才同事們所謂的“摔跤”），幾十只人手合力把那只原本在拼命掙扎的牛或羊綁起來，頭部也一樣，用繩子緊緊的綁在他們顎下，用力一拉，頭部強制的被往上一推，整條長長的脖子立刻呈現個弧形，“頭手”繼續很熟練的用手在它脖子上下摸兩下子，找到尚在跳動的頸動脈后，輕輕拍兩下，頸動脈更加凸現，可能是因爲牛羊們很害怕，心臟跳動得很快，血液往頭部沖，那動脈才凸現和跳動得異常厲害，這時候大漢們已經是滿身大汗，還在用力壓住牛羊身子，接下來，頭手從腰時間取出一把早已經磨好而且非常鋒利的巴冷刀，二話不説就把刀鋒往牛的脖子和動脈用力一劃，牛的身子對這突然間的動作在毫無準備之下抽動了幾下，鮮血從脖子立刻噴了出來，頭手似乎很冷靜的繼續再用刀往上往下的割，這時牛只抽動得更厲害，眼淚甚至從它眼角掉下，鮮血從裂開的脖子噴得更遠更高，滿地都是血，這時四周圍的人群（包括小孩、婦女、老人等），還有大漢們將會大小聲的歡呼，好像很滿意整個過程，這時候牛的頭部幾乎完全被割斷，鮮血還是不斷從哪條動脈還有喉管（可以清楚看到）像水一般的流出來，牛的生命力漸漸虛弱，幾分鈡后牛終于往生，脫離極度痛苦和被侮辱的整個過程...（阿彌陀佛）

根據友族同事還有朋友們的分析，還有從其他資源裏得到的資訊，以上的用意除了在紀念還有象徵性的重演當年先知的一切神聖遭遇，它其實就是在提醒教徒們要有偉大犧牲的精神，要為身邊的人犧牲自己完全大我，還有啓發人們對一切的愛心，把牛犧牲之後，會將其肉優先分發給貧窮的人和家庭，或者把賣肉所賺回來的錢捐出去給需要的窮人等等，一點都不會浪費。

嗯，很好的念頭和宗旨，不過我在想，要啓發愛心和鼓勵人們要犧牲自己成就別人...，難道就要用“殺”還有血淋淋的一幕來表達或表明嗎？爲什麽一定要在大庭廣衆的草場進行屠殺，讓小孩一起“觀賞”？難道不可以像平常一樣在屠場殺了之後再把肉分出去或拿去賣嗎？我絕對不是以宗教的角度來評論這件事，只是覺得這樣的屠殺動物方式還有過程實在太殘忍和“沒人道”了！而且，現在是什麽時代了，又不是什麽中古黑暗或戰亂的時代，天啊，難道非用殺來教育人家不可嗎？是什麽教育啊？難道沒有其他更好的方式來教育或鼓勵人們表達/學習愛心和犧牲的精神嗎？The list goes on...，我真的有很多不解和納悶咯。

當時我有一股衝動想告訴同事們說爲什麽你們不在這個神聖和有意義的日子（當然如果能夠定期更好）大批的前往老人院、孤兒院或醫院等需要的地方做關懷和服務的工作，又或者在這神聖的日子辦一些愛心活動如義診、發放等等，可以鼓勵一家大小出來參與，順便告訴他們以前他們的先知是怎樣的犧牲和偉大，灌輸小孩正確和與時並進的宗教訊息及理念，這樣不是更好嗎？

我不是在藐視該宗教的教義和做法，更沒有譭謗的意思，因爲我完全尊重他們的一切，還有，這完完全全是他們的權利和自由，我更本沒權利批評，畢竟該宗教也是一個偉大的宗教，已經有千多年歷史，跟隨者也不計其數，一定有它的好處。我只是純粹發表我的看法，就這麽簡單。

Some of World's Weirdest Animals

HAGFISH


If there's a sea creature more repellent than the blobfish, it's this ghastly specimen, which even scientists have labelled the most "disgusting" fish on the planet. To escape predators, the hagfish exudes copious quantities of a viscous slime. That's the nice bit. To feed, it enters its victim through the mouth, gills or anus, and devours it from the inside out. Yep, the hagfish has absolutely no redeeming features whatsoever.


STAR-NOSED MOLE

The star-nosed mole best resembles a strange sci-fi amalgamation of two different creatures. It is, for the most part, a common or garden mole, with thick, dark fur and a long thick tail. But its nose seems to belong to another animal altogether. The ring of 22 fleshy pink tentacles that wave around at the end of its snout should really be living on its own at the bottom of the sea. The tentacles may be invaluable for identifying food in murky conditions, but aesthetically speaking, only the star-nosed mole's mother could love it.


TRANSPARENT SEA CUCUMBER


A transparent sea cucumber, identified as Enypniastes, was photographed at a depth of 2,750 meters (9,200) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In the same spot a "wildcat" tubeworm was caught in the act of dining on crude oil. When the worm was extracted by a robot arm from the sea bed, oil gushed both from the animal's body and the hole in which it was found.


BLOBFISH


The blobfish looks likes something out of a cartoon. Or it would, if there was a cartoon about the unfortunate adventures of the grumpiest, ugliest fish on earth. Don't blame the blobfish, though. To survive the intense pressure at depths of 1,000m and more, its body is largely made up of a jelly-like substance slightly less dense than water. The jelly allows it to float just above the sea floor without having to expend energy on swimming. So lazy as well as ugly, then.


AXOLOTL

The axolotl is a Mexican mole salamander, about 15-45cm in length, and one of the cleverest critters you're ever likely to meet. If the axolotl loses a limb, it will grow another. If it loses a certain part of its brain, it will grow that back as well. Tests have shown that it will happily accept transplants from other axolotls, including eyes and portions of brain, and rewire them to work perfectly. Because of these amazing powers of regeneration, some axolotls swim about with several more limbs than are strictly necessary.


"DUMBO" OCTOPOD


Another of the bizarre creatures encountered by the researchers was a six foot long cirrate octopod, nicknamed "Dumbo" because of the large ear-like fins it uses to swim. It was found more than a mile deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

華社的負擔、人渣！

看了這一則新聞還蠻生氣的！（原稿在此文章下面）

丹斯里邱家金，你是名副其實的走狗，也是漢奸，如果在古代中國，你很可能早就被拉去斬首！

從來沒有受過中文教育的你，卻似懂非懂又自以爲是的在這裡拉屎，譭謗中文教育還有華人，你去死掉算了！沒有受過中文教育，你又怎樣知道失去什麽？？有什麽好處？？你的偏見和無知，應該是嚴重被洗腦還是你真的本來就是那麽笨！

本地沒有知名的科學家，或會研發產品的華教子弟？可能吧，因爲大多數都跑到外國去了，臺灣和美國有幾個鼎鼎有名的外科專家都是大馬華人，而且都是華校生，丹斯里，你知道嗎？世界上很多個諾貝爾獎得主也是受中文教育系統的中國人，難道這也是copy cat? 還有，難道教育的成功與否只能夠以生産多少個科學家為標準或來衡量嗎？你這個臭博士也是否太笨了吧？難道本地大學由你這樣的人來當教授，才又今天排名谷底的結果把...

你建議單一源流教育制度理念，把各族孩子放在同一屋簷下學習和相處，認爲只有這樣才可真正落實一個馬來西亞理念...，你去放屁好了，超狹窄和落後的想法！！今天國家不團結主要都是因爲貪污和種族主義的政治人物所導致，當然還有因爲像你們這些政治傀儡和走狗，才把事情弄得更糟，更複雜。多元文化和多元教育系統是一種特色、一項優點、強勢，應該加于鼓勵和發揚光大，而不是你們所認爲的負擔，真正的社會負擔其實就是你們這些人渣！你沒有資格說你是華人，你的言論是你個人的想法，絕對不代表我們的意見和思想，你是華人的羞恥，華社中的人渣、賤种！

不過，回想一下，你的提議也蠻好的咯，囯小不必抄襲華小的教學制度，我們也沒有義務教他們，就讓他們繼續腐爛下去吧，製造更多像你這樣的人渣！


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死背沒創意不值得取經
華小只出抄襲人才

獨家報導：高嘉琪 （中國報）

（吉隆坡23日訊）歷史學家丹斯里邱家金指出，華小只會栽培“抄襲人才”（copy cat），因此，政府向華小的數理科教學方式“取經”前，應三思而后行。

他說，若國小向華小取經，只會製造一批讀死書、缺乏創意及競爭力的下一代。

他說，華小的教學制度，製造了一批批專門“抄襲”的畢業生，他們厲害之處，不外是將口袋式的牛津字典生詞，背個滾瓜爛熟。

希望政府深入衡量

“這批學生缺乏創意。請看看本地的華校子弟，有多少個是知名的科學家，或會研發產品？”

邱家金也是馬大歷史系教授。他是針對副首相兼教長慕尤丁指華小生在數理科上比國小生優秀的言論，發表個人看法時如此指出。

慕尤丁昨天訪問印尼萬隆時說，政府會詳細研究和鑒定華小的數理科教學法，以在國內所有小學落實類似的教學法。

針對慕尤丁的言論，邱家金希望政府深入衡量，大馬要的是抄襲人才，還是可和全球競爭的人才？

他說，他從不欽佩一個只會死背，卻不懂得靈活運用知識的人。

現年72歲的邱家金不曾受過華文教育，他曾在新加坡大學和馬大深造，獲得歷史學士、榮譽學士、碩士及博士學位。

邱家金今年4月時，曾指非巫裔必須領悟本身在大馬是少數種族，應務實地放棄在中小學使用華語為媒介語，以走出種族框框及能在充滿競爭的世界上生存。

邱家金：各族一同學習
單元教育收穫更多

邱家金重申，他倡議的單一源流教育制度理念，把各族孩子放在同一屋簷下學習和相處，才可真正落實一個馬來西亞理念。

“我見過不少華校生子弟，進入大學時，無法和友族同桌吃飯。”

他說，他建議的單一源流教學，以國、英語為主，並選擇性以第三語言方式學習本身母語。

他強調，他不是要大家放棄本身的母語教育，但單一源流教育將令學生收穫更多，因學生至少可掌握3語。

純粹分享

多吃些粗粮。

给别人比他们自己期许的更多，并且用心去做熟记你喜欢的诗歌。

不要轻信你听到的每件事，不要花光你的所有，不要想睡多久就睡多久。

无论何时说“我爱你”，请真心实意。

无论何时说“对不起”，请看着对方的眼睛。

相信一见钟情。

永远不要忽视别人的梦想。

深情热烈地爱，也许你会受伤，但这是使人生完整的唯一方法。

用一种明确的方法解决争议，不要冒犯。

永远不要以貌取人。

慢慢地说，但要迅速地想。当别人问你不想回答的问题时，笑着说“你为什么想知道？”

记住那些勇于承担最大风险的人才能得到最深的爱和最大的成就。

给妈妈打电话。如果不行，至少在心里想着她。

当别人打喷嚏时，说一声“菩萨保佑”。

如果你失败了，千万不要忘记汲取教训。

记住三个“尊”：尊重你自己；尊重别人；保持尊严，对自己的行为负责。

不要让小小的争端损毁了一段伟大的友谊。

无论何时你发现自己做错了，竭尽所能去弥补。动作要快！

无论什么时候打电话，摘起话筒的时候请微笑，因为对方能感觉到！

找一个你爱聊的人结婚 ， 因为当年龄大了以后，你会发觉喜欢聊天是一个人最大的优点。

找点时间，单独呆会儿。欣然接收改变，但是不要摒弃你的个人理念。

记住，沉默是金。多看点书，少看点电视。

过一种高尚而诚实的生活。

当你年老时回想起过去，你就能再一次享受人生。

可以相信上帝，但是别忘了锁门。

家庭的融洽氛围是难能可贵的。尽你的全力让家平顺和谐。

当你和你亲近的人吵嘴的时候，试着就事论事，不要扯出那些陈芝麻，烂谷子的事。不要摆脱不了昨天。

多注意言下之意。和别人分享你的知识，那才是永恒之道！

善待我们的地球。不要愚弄自然母亲。

忙自己该做的事。不要相信接吻时从不闭眼的伴侣。每年至少去一个你从没去过的地方。

如果你赚了很多钱，在活着的时候多行善事。这是你能得到的最好回报。

记住有时候，不是最好的收获也是一种好运。深刻理解所有的规则，合理地更新他们。

记住：最好的关系存在于对别人的爱胜于对别人的索求之上。

回头看看你发誓取得的目标，然后评判你到底有多成功。

无论是烹调还是爱情，都用百分之百的负责态度对待，但是不要期求太多的回报。

"High-income" Economy

News excerpt from Bernama recently:

BUDGET: Malaysia To Drive Towards High-Income Economy

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has laid down a firm foundation to drive the nation towards embracing a high-income economy in the 2010 budget through bold proposals to raise private equity, invigorating the stock market, further developing Islamic finance while emphasising on micro-credit programmes...

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Come on lah, we DON'T WAN'T high-income economy..., read my lips, we DON'T WAN'T "high-income economy"! That's plain stupid or ignorant! Who ever came up with this idea is either a moron, has no economy sense or maybe just try to mislead the public.

We are OK with the same amount of money we are earning now. We are OK with middle-income economy. The key to survive with the current amount of money is to drive down inflation, strengthen the Ringgit against other major currencies and perhaps consider to re-value the Ringgit to spur exports and trade. More effort should also be put in to reduce national deficit instead of lavish/unnecessary spending in the name of stimulating the economy/business (but only to end up a fake feel-good economy).

What's the purpose of high-income when things are getting more and more expensive each day? We may have earn RM50,000 a month one day (under our PM's high-income initiative), but by then a piece of roti canai may costs us RM200, a glass of teh tarik RM250, a meal of mixed rice (chap fan) RM700, to watch a movie RM1,200, a Proton car RM2,000,000.....and the list goes on. If the current inflation trend were to continue, the so-called high-income economy WILL NOT HELP at all! Don't fool us ok, we are NOT stupid!!! Singapopre, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, etc. do not have to become high-income economy. Their purchasing power is so much stronger than ours because their currencies are stronger and the inflation are also lower. Dollar-to-dollar, they can buy more things with their money as compared to our useless Ringgit.

Perhaps the policy makers in this country are looking up to a screwed up country such as Indonesia as their role model. People there earn SO MUCH MORE (very "high income") than in Malaysia, but their money has virtually no value at all. Or even better, perhaps we look up to another great country such as Zimbabwee which is also considered "high-income economy". People there will go around carrying their money in bulk, in a big bag, just to buy some groceries or eat a simple meal outside (See pictures below). Their money is so useless and no value. What's the point of high-income then???





Oh yes, paramount to all the above, I think the main problem is CORRUPTION. It is the mother of all problem in this country. Please stop CORRUPTION and kill all those cronie and power abusers. We don't need high-income economy!! We are NOT stupid!! Or maybe, you're so STUPID afterall!!

心情突然波動

因爲那幾行字，心情突然間又波動起來，
哪段歷史，就乾脆讓它成爲歷史吧，
都已經過去了，我也不想再提，沒意義。
況且，為之哭過多少日子，夠了，真的真的夠了...

很多事情是無從再回去的，或許，總有些東西會留在生命最深處，深深淺淺的痕跡，當心輕輕拂過，已不會感到激烈的疼痛，只有一份麻木，幾份無奈。

經過很多，錯過很多；擁有很多，失去很多，明白很多。
傷過，哭過，笑過，總算能夠釋懷的面對，去看待人與事。

無論如何，我依然能夠感受到那份過去的真實與感動，自然會把這一切美麗的鎖在永恒的記憶裏，而其他的就讓時間慢慢沖淡好了；未來日子裏，我會期許自己做好自己該做的，盡本分吧~

夕陽下的西港

哪天我們來到這裡吃海鮮


來到這裡已經是傍晚六點多，夕陽西下的港口，懶洋洋的的船兒停泊在河上，似乎在享受著暖暖的陽光，忙碌了一天好回家休息，好漂亮的景色啊




接下來就是吃啦














把一切都掃個清空


囘之前來個合照




對了，之後的一個星期，我又同一班夥伴們到衛星市喝茶聊天到清晨十二點半，突然間心血來潮，決定驅車去Pantai Molek（離開瓜雪只差十五分鐘路程）吹海風，看星星，回到家已經是淩晨三點多。

備註：我知道有人“不會羡慕”也不再稀罕啦！ ^^

簡單就好，何必複雜化

我要重申，我並不是什麽修行人，也不會刻意強調自己是屬於哪一個派系、幫派、思想等等，凡是好的，我都會接受，凡是對的，我都會盡量實踐在生活裏，是“修行”與否，我不介意。

我只知道“修行”並非只是挂在嘴邊，讓自己顯得清高，高人一等，還是用自己“修行的地位”來逼人，讓別人有透不過氣的感覺；嚴格來講，修行應該是生活方式，是思維方式，是我們每天呼吸的空氣、舉手投足的修養，個人迴轉的空間，但與此同時，那一顆心要保持單純，我再説一次，要保持單純，做就對了，千萬不可以有目的，有目的，則一切轉零。至於修行到哪一個程度，是慢，是快，到底到了哪一個階段，有多深，有多淺，收穫多少，失去多少，體會多少，覺悟與否，這，是非常個人的事，不需要拿來跟別人相比，更不需要嘗試影響別人接受你自己的看法，因爲你認爲好的對我未必適合，而我認爲不好的可能你會覺得是絕世秘方，哈，反正大家各自負責自己的生命就好咯，何必要把事情弄複雜呢。

人，在尋尋覓覓和誤打誤闖的旅途中，難免有得有失，得到了固然是好事，但失去也未必是壞事，因爲這純粹是看你個人面對失去的態度，或許這也是“修行”的一種吧。我常提醒自己（雖然還做不到），對於生命裏的偶爾“失去”，千萬不要混亂失望，塞翁失馬，危機中往往會有轉機；一路上行走不要太執著，隨順因緣最好，要衡量自己的能力，還要看環境、時機、就是天時地利人和等條件行事，不過，這並非代表對生活或修行的懈怠或“找藉口”，還是對一切的障礙認命，反而應該説這是積極的和正面的，讓我們更有心理準備和信心面對不順利的業障，不會因爲失去或跌到而痛苦（其煩惱），還是因爲比別人慢、窮、白癡、笨、丑等等而覺得自卑，總之，時時要保持一顆不受外在因素影響的心（守之不動，億百千劫）， 當然也不要忘記，真正的“修行”其實就是在生活裡，在心裏，即在表面功夫以外的縱深和廣度裡。

TOTAL BAN on plastic bags?

Logically, economically, technologically and technically not feasible, for now!

I came across a Group who called themselves "We Are 1,000,000 Malaysians That Support The BAN of Plastic Bag!" in a famous social website today. As I'm writing here, there are already well over 400 "fans" in the group.

BAN the use of plastic bag? Well, it may sound noble at first glance and in reality it is totally ilogical and to certain extent MORALLY WRONG! SOME of the so called "fans" or people who joined the group there are getting too emotional and I can't help but laugh at some of their comments posted there.

To advocate for zero usage of plastic bags is practically impossible in the first place considering some health, security, marketing and industry factors. Take for example, we still need plastic wrappers in some medical research and food industries in order to ensure contamination-free, freshness, etc. (in conjunction with the use of vacumn packed technique, pasteurisation, etc.). Then we have customs and immigration clearance procedures where some goods are required to be wrapped in plastics for checking purposes, etc. due to the fact that plastics are transparent (i.e. to curb the trafficking of drugs, fire arms, etc.). The examples are countless actually and my point is we are living at an age where we cannot totally abstain ourselves from using plastic wrappers, whether we like it or not.

Then, the call for an instant and total BAN is even more ridiculous! These people are actually urging the authorities to TOTALLY BAN the production and usage of plastic bags simply because they're NAIVE or being TOO EMOTIONAL. Do they know that how many people are actually working in the plastic bags industry, both upstream and downstream? Do they know that how many livelihood will be affected should we call for an IMMEDIATE BAN? Do they know that how the country's economy will be affected if such ban is carried out IMMEDIATELY? Perhaps these people are shouting so emotionally and acting like a noble person because none of them or their families are working in the industry. All they know is just to follow blindly the current trend of advocating the various so-called environmental friendly campaign. To me, these are merely slogans only good for shouting and to show-off to people. To me, these are all merely advocates theory / concept that has no practical values. Some of the NGOs worldwide are only harping on these so-called "Go Green" campaign for their own and other hidden agendas.

Countries in the region like Singapore, Hong Kong and those in the northern hemisphere like UK, Germany, Sweeden, etc. DO NOT ban the usage of plastic bags. Instead, they DISCOURAGE, NOT BAN. Look, discourage is different from BAN. They discourage people from using plastic bags by charging them for each use. Countries like UK and Germany have been advocating environmental friendly effort over the last few decades, and they are still taking gradual steps in reducing the use of plastic bags. Apart from charging the use of plastic bags, they are also taking measures to help the plastic industry players to gradually convert their technology in the bio-degradable plastics, or help them to phase out slowly.

On another note, I'm also NOT satisfied with the effort taken by our Government in tackling the usage of plastic bags. They should start do something now, and gradually, and NOT doing almost nothing practical like what is happening now. Change should take place gradually and certainly overnight. I'm in support of REDUCING the usage of plastic bags gradually, and perhaps eventually "total ban" in many years to come (until such a time that we are technologicaly capable of using other material as substitute, and economically feasible).

Well, having written to much, I'm now beginning to doubt whether how many of those "fans" who signed up that Group ACTUALLY DO NOT USE PAPER BAGS AT ALL, I MEAN 100%! I would like to challenge them if they can ever give up the usage of plastic bags, having NOTHING to do with these evil plastics at all from now on. If their answer is a SOLID YES, then perhaps they are qualified to advocate such 100% and TOTAL BAN.

Please DO NOT misunderstand me as someone who's not supporting the protect-the-environment effort. Well, on the other hand, I dare not claim that I'm already practicing the good habit in its entirety, although I've always tried my best to do so whenever and wherever possible. I'm not at my best yet, but at least I tried, and definitely pledge to do better always. Take for example, I always make a point that I carry my own bag to a supermarket whenever I shop. In cases when I forgot, I will humbly decline accepting the plastic bags at the counter, albeit having to carry those goods using my bare hands and look like an idiot!

Well, I think everyone of us should start in a small way first, and from within OURSELF of course. There's no point being emotional or trying to align ourselves to some fancy slogans in order to appear and feel good. If we can't even internalise the concept in our daily lives, even in small way, then a slogan is still a slogan - it won't make a difference.

Finally, for those who still want to press ahead to call for a TOTAL BAN IMMEDIATELY, please get your facts right, have conscience, and start thinking and acting using your WISDOM instead of your emotion.

單純的放下

煩惱時，會想到去了解「六根知量」的意義，它很單純，並沒有成見與框框，管理就是管能管、理能理。不可以管、不可以理的，先放下。其實，把管理的分際分得很清楚就叫做單純。當能管能理的都管理好了，那個不能管、不能理的結，也會鬆開來了，這就是單純的奧妙，就是六根知量的奧妙。

我不敢自稱自己是什麽“修行人”，我沒什麽資格，覺得單純隨便就好，不過我倒認爲“修行”本來就是應該化繁為簡，它不應該是複雜的，只是人們自以爲是的把它複雜化，讓它顯得很神秘清高...；雖然如此，我不否認它的背後其實很深、但還是要很放鬆的深心信解。鍛鍊心回到無染著的源頭吧！必須學會喜愛單純、嚮往單純、很愛單純，心就會變得很單純。如何在面對境界時如如不動，很單純的回到清淨心，要六根知量、相信因緣。

以前以前我都以爲宗教的空主要是虛無的意思，但這並不正確，空是讓我們要懂得生命裡面的單純、懂得欣賞單純、懂得大事化小事，小事化無事，這就是鍛鍊的一種本事：即能夠把有事看成沒事，這需要心能夠沈靜下來的功力，還需要對自己、別人、人性還有事情本質的信心，不要賺牛角尖引來更多負面的力量。

秘密

Rhonda Byrne的《The Secret 秘密》這本書，暢銷全球，還在大熱賣中，整個重點就是「吸引法則」的觀念；我的馬來人同事、還有一些受英文教育及基督徒的朋友都大讚這本書有多好、多poweful，哪天在閒聊時還說這本書其實就是與神論有關，與他們的宗教教義非常符合，並說這秘密所採取的創造過程，其實源自《新約聖經》─ 是個簡易的指導方針，讓信者以三個簡單的步驟（要求、相信、接受），創造他所想要的事物。

沒錯，我沒有否認這本書非常好，很有閲讀價值，但是我在想，它整個概念莫過於佛教中所強調的「正思」和「正念」，就算你在“信”神的存在和其過程其實也在運用著「正思正念」這概念，不過差別的是，佛教不講求，或者我應該說，不把重點放在“要求”，不會把重點放在“我”和“我要”這一方面，因爲這种想法和念頭是與「正思正念」背道而馳或水火不容的，有違背佛教中所提倡的無我執之理念。

反之，如果要運用「吸引法則」，那麽最好就是以平常心來吸引正面的能量，既不可以有任何貪念、或很濃厚的我執，因爲如果一有了這些，即使你已經吸引到宇宙中最好的能量，得到你所要的（比如很多$$），到最後最後你可能還是要付上不好的因果！怎麽說，拿一個很比較極端的例子，比如我很想要富有，然後起貪念，再來就想辦法去殺人放火搶劫等等罪孽，很用心的想要，而且還用「吸引法則」的觀念告訴自己一定會“成功”，甚至用心祈禱神力的幫助等等，是的，最後可能你成功殺了很多人、搶了很多錢，成爲百萬富翁，但最後的最後，講真的，你始終能夠逃過因果的宇宙定律嗎？？刀如果以「正思正念」來用，的確很好用，但是如果缺少了「正思正念」，後果就不堪設想。


後記：無論如何，我還是很喜歡《The Secret 秘密》這本書，強力推介！ :D

真正的快樂心裏一定要有寂靜

我們時常在講苦樂，其實它們是一樣的道理，是人生最根本的問題，不管我們相信它是否存在。人生究竟在追求什麼呢？很多人都會說在追求健康、財富、平安等，但是這些都含有快樂的元素！但是，講真的，如果我們的快樂裡面有一種不安，有一種不滿，那我們就不能說那是極樂（ultimate joy）。真正的快樂，一定要內心有一種很平靜的成分，少了這個寂靜，就不能叫真樂，也稱不上極樂。一般人都認爲人生就是在追求快樂、追求幸福，是不是？但是只要這個幸福快樂裡面帶有不安，就不能說是很快樂，因為那裡面帶有騷動和不安。如果我們真的在追求大我，或者追求無我，自然就不會人我比較。如果還有人我相，如果我們還在看別人比我不修行、別人比我有修行，我們就不是真的在追求大我，或者追求無我。

佛教常常在說：「一切回到內心來」。最裡面一層是「心」，第二層是「意」，第三層是「識」，這叫心、意、識。所有的東西都要迴光反照，都要回心才能轉意。無論遇到什麼樣的境界，都回到內心來自問：「我的心能靜嗎？」比如追求一個事業目標，還是個生命生活中的任何一個目標，又或者追求某一種幸福、快樂、理想，當我們在追求的時候，要問自己：「我這個心能靜嗎？」或者問：「我追求了以後能更靜嗎？」如果你認為：「靜之前要先付出騷動的代價，我要達到寂靜，要先經過騷動才有可能。」而且你很篤定地告訴自己：「經過了這個騷動，我的確能夠達到寂靜！」那麼你就去嚐試吧！嗯，這或許可以成爲我們抉擇的依準吧...


《内容重點資料摘自/參考某大師》

開心的吃

哈，寫些輕鬆的。
又是巴生，我來嚕！

難得約她出來，大忙人一個，終于還是答應了，我們去吃Pandamaran著名的肉骨茶，三個人叫了六碗（最後一碗是最後再order的）。



開始吃咯...



這是福建人的肉骨茶，味道偏鹹，湯汁偏濁，主要用生抽和黑醬油調味，藥材味不太濃，但喝起來卻不會太膩。肉和骨方面，煮得夠入味，但瘦肉的部分稍微有點“硬”，但還可以接受，那“肥”的部分呢，入口即溶，皮方面是很有膠質，但那油脂的部分的確是很不健康，哎呀，久久一次啦，管它的...，縂來講是不錯，整個感覺這肉骨茶比較像是滷豬肉、豬腳，因爲湯汁不是清湯的哪种，而且老闆比較kiamsiap，都不給多點湯汁。

最後，我吃最多，吃了兩碗半的飯（有半碗是她給的）！剩下的骨頭一大堆（不好意思 :P）...



他的戰利品也差不多（其實他可以吃更多的，只因爲之前連續幾個禮拜他都來此吃過了）...



哈，吃最少的當然是她！！之前她還辯駁說她已經吃“很多”了，騙人！至到我拍照片時她才承認！看，有圖為證！





少到可憐呢！但她又辯駁說她只吃瘦肉，所以剩下的骨頭“不多”，真會講話...

對了，在吃的過程中我們也有談到和“想到”一位剛到外國求學的家人，她出國之前有講過要吃肉骨茶，不過好像都沒有這個機會咯，這一個Pandamaran肉骨茶確實是很香、很好吃，希望她不要太羡慕，有機會再帶她來啦！^^

Anyway，今天很開心啦，三個人吃飽后再跑去喝咖啡、聊天、敍舊。她還邀請我們有機會到她家鄉過夜、玩、吃海鮮、看海、看山、看稻田、看猴子等等，我真的很想去，哈哈！

EGM, Don't Bother at All...

Wonder why people keep asking my opinion on who will "win" in today's MCA EGM. Seriouly speaking, I'm not at all bothered or interested at all - whether who win or lose. Politics in Malaysia sucks, anyway!

Furthermore to me, the party, which is supposedly representing the Chinese community in the country, has failed miserably after 60 years in existence. They no longer have the original spirit and sincerity of their founding fathers. They are now totally irrelevant to the Chinese in Malaysia.

Perhaps, like most right minded Chinese feel, the party should just dissolve itself and all its present and past corrupt leaders publicly apologise to the Chinese Malaysians for all the harm they have brought upon them.

Their political influence today is nada; they dare not speak or act on behalf of the community; they only know how to "kow-tow" (nod their heads) to their "Masters" in the Coalition. And for so long, they are fighting amongst themselves to continue to enrich themselves at the great expense of the ordinary Chinese Malaysians, like you and me.

Therefore, in today's EGM, either A or B wins, we, the ordinary Chinese Malaysians LOSE. Sigh...

Of Ayam and Migrants

In the news today:

News #1
Malaysia allows unskilled, semiskilled migrants

KUALA LUMPUR: Unlike many countries that favour only skilled migrants and put up barriers against unskilled workers, it is a different picture in Malaysia.

The Malaysian Government allows unskilled and semiskilled migrants to work in the country, most of whom are in the construction, plantation and service sectors, as well as domestic care, said United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Malaysia Kamal Malhotra.

My comments
Yeah, very good move by our Boleh government!! Nor wonder everything in our country is getting worst: robbery, snatch thief, break-ins, murder, rape, drugs abuse, gang fight, inflation, jobless, disease, abuse of free public facilities like education/schools and medical/hospitals services (all paid by Malaysian but enjoyed freely by these foreigners), squatters many more social and economy problem! Good job our government. Let the country continue to rot and rot and rot!!!


News #2
Uzbeks earning RM100,000 monthly as prostitutes

KUALA LUMPUR: Women from other countries are making big bucks in the prostitution trade here but the cops are keeping track of them.

Criminal Investiga-tions Department Director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin said police considered the fight against prostitution a serious matter and would never let up in their effort to eradicate it.

An article in Utusan Malaysia yesterday reported that Uzbekis-tan women involved in the flesh trade were earning between RM1,000 to RM1,500 per session.

The women who enter the country on student and tourist visas are said to earn an estimated RM100,000 a month by entertaining at least five clients a day and work five days a week.

My comments
Yet again another bias report by our local media! Bravo! Please don't simply blame the prostitutes, the ayam of Uzbeks or Chinese origins. More often than not, these newspapers always try to paint a bad picture on nationals of certain countries (like China) and therefore also the Chinese in this country. They try to portray all Uzbeks and Chinese as ayam. Chinese = Ayam, good for nothing. Chinese come to Malaysia = jadi Ayam. All Chinese cannot be trusted because Chinese = Ayam. Chinese students =Ayam. Ayam Ayam Ayam. The other races in these country now look at Chinese = cheap = sex = ayam.

Come on lah, why always ONLY target the ayam? Some people think that females from certain countries like to become ayam and ENJOY to be ayam. Who on earth with the right frame of mind want to be ayam and ENJOY to be one?? I believe most of these poor soul become ayam because of CIRCUMSTANCES. Some are forced to be one because of extreme poverty, some are stupid, while a lot of them are cheated and conned/forced to be AYAM.

Let me pose you a question, all you stupid local media. Why almost 99% of the news you published only highlight the police raid on the ayam only??? Obviously, you're trying very hard to put the blame solely on the ayam (especially those from China, not Hainanese Nasi Ayam of course), with certain hidden agenda.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT? THE CUSTOMERS, THEIR BOSS, THE PIMP, THE GANG/RING BEHIND IT, THE DATUK DATUK AND POLITICAL FIGURES (WHO ARE ALL BOSSESS OF THESE AYAM COMPANY)...ETC. Why are they not arrested??? You choose NOT to highlight and put all the blame on the ayam! What a shame and BODOH all these government controlled media/newspapers!!! That's the reason why nowadays most right minded people refuse to read local newspapers. We are fed up!

The Day The Earth Gets Very Angry

全球經濟不景氣已進入近一個年頭，甲型H1N1流感病毒也在世界各地蔓延，造成上千個人死亡，昨天一天內，又接連發生了至少3起大災難，包括印尼蘇門答臘發生里氏7.6級大地震，目前罹難人數超過千人、南太平洋薩摩亞群島發生8級強烈地震並引發大海嘯，上百人可能已經不幸遇難，以及颱風“凱薩娜”在越南和柬埔寨分別造成上百個人喪命。

人類即將跨入21世紀第十個年頭。回首過去的兩千年，剛結束的20世紀可以說是人類最血腥、最災難、最荒唐的100年：發生了兩次世界大戰，恐怖主義蔓延整個地球，結果總共導致上億人死亡。這個數字超過了20世紀前1,900年間人類非正常死亡的總和！

雖然今日我們處在科技的時代裏，人類物質文明高速發展、科技騰飛、工業發達、教育普及，而且人類不斷向更高品質的生活努力邁進; 然而望眼所見、所聞， 天災頻頻不斷、道德日日頹廢、人心不安苦痛，種種不祥之氣乃瀰漫世間； 我們欲求福反得禍， 欲避苦卻為苦所逼， 社會危難已至千鈞一髮之際，人類到底出了什麼問題？

參考英國歷史學家Paul Johnson在他那本知名的專著Modern Times一書中，對此進行了總結。他以基督教的觀點指出，主要原因是人類在20世紀遠離了上帝，喪失了信仰，沒有了精神導引。和上帝之間的纜繩被砍斷之後，人類之船，就漂浮在迷茫的大海，於是列寧、斯大林、希特勒、波爾布特、薩達姆們等各類狂熱者（zealot），成了各種「偉大舵手」，把人類之船，開向了革命、屠殺、浩劫和無邊的苦難……(資料來源：擁抱災難的20世紀/曹長青)

展望未來，英國宇宙學家Martin Lee在他出版的新書《最後的世紀》中預言，地球在未來200年內將面臨十大迫在眉睫的災難，人類能夠倖免的機會只有50%，這些災難包括：一、粒子實驗可以吞噬地球，二、機器人接管世界，三、納米機器人，四、生化武器的危害離人類並不遙遠，五、超級火山爆發，六、地震引發世界經濟危機，七、小行星撞毀地球概率大過彩票中大獎，八、熱死地球溫室效應日益明顯，九、戰爭和核武器，除了以上九種人類可能面臨的威脅外，科學家將最後一種威脅歸之於大自然的不可抗力。

無數的天災與人禍，應驗了佛經裡所說末法時代、壞劫時期、小三災與大三災頻傳；其所帶來的刀兵劫、饑荒、瘟疫，乃至天搖地動、天崩地裂而使山河變色，讓地球上的眾生哀鴻遍野，飽嚐親離子散、家破人亡的浩劫與痛苦，也讓我們付出慘痛的代價，見證了大自然力量之巨大而從中體悟人身之渺小、人體之脆弱及世事之無常。

博地凡夫的我們該如何轉變厄運、開創真實幸福之路呢? 曾看過近代印光大師懇切地告知我們： 「現在世界之劫運， 吾人所受種種災難， 皆是過去惡業所招， 以致感受現在苦果。 故知此惡業者， 即過去惡因之所造成也。 欲免苦果， 須去苦因。 過去已種之苦因， 念佛懺悔， 乃能消去。 現在如不再種苦因， 將來即能免受苦果。 何謂苦因， 貪瞋癡三毒是也。 何謂善因， 濟物利人是也。 若人人明達因果之理， 則諸惡莫作， 眾善奉行， 災害自無從起矣。 唯今人不明因果之理， 私欲填胸， 無惡不作， 祇知自己， 不知有人。 詎知利人即是利己， 害人甚於害己。」

人生短暫， 世間無常， 趁此身體尚健在時， 應及時用此身勤修福慧， 慎勿放逸造諸惡業！還有，我也沒有忘了「克己復禮，民德歸厚」的新生活運動（雖然我承認我做得很爛:P），期待人人為自我的生活、行動做檢測，降低欲求、力行節約，盡量減少地球的負擔，保護地球，人人有責，盼共勉之!

此外，健康的身體真的很重要，必須有足夠的睡眠，所以，我要睡覺去啦！晚安~ ^^

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Earth Song - by Michael Jackson

What about sunrise
What about rain
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain.. .
What about killing fields
Is there a time
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine...
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before
Did you ever stop to notice
The crying Earth the weeping shores?

Aaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah

What have we done to the world
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son...
What about flowering fields
Is there a time
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine...
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice
The crying Earth the weeping shores

Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaah

I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far

Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaaah

Hey, what about yesterday
(What about us)
What about the seas
(What about us)
The heavens are falling down
(What about us)
I can't even breathe
(What about us)
What about the bleeding Earth
(What about us)
Can't we feel its wounds
(What about us)
What about nature's worth
(ooo,ooo)
It's our planet's womb
(What about us)
What about animals
(What about it)
We've turned kingdoms to dust
(What about us)
What about elephants
(What about us)
Have we lost their trust
(What about us)
What about crying whales
(What about us)
We're ravaging the seas
(What about us)
What about forest trails
(ooo, ooo)
Burnt despite our pleas
(What about us)
What about the holy land
(What about it)
Torn apart by creed
(What about us)
What about the common man
(What about us)
Can't we set him free
(What about us)
What about children dying
(What about us)
Can't you hear them cry
(What about us)
Where did we go wrong
(ooo, ooo)
Someone tell me why
(What about us)
What about babies
(What about it)
What about the days
(What about us)
What about all their joy
(What about us)
What about the man
(What about us)
What about the crying man
(What about us)
What about Abraham
(What was us)
What about death again
(ooo, ooo)
Do we give a damn

亂！亂！亂！

又是罪惡新山的攫奪匪害死人，17歲女生陳淑芳與母親梁亞桂一個禮拜多前共乘摩多時遭攫奪匪從後強搶手提袋，拉扯中兩人摔下摩多，母親跌傷，但她的心更傷，因為女兒淑芳撞傷頭昏迷了8天後，於週五（9月25日）下午4時逝世，一名學業成績優良和擁有美好未來的好學生就這樣香消玉陨了，真令人心痛。


幾天之後，另一名在太平的中六女學生做兼職下班後深夜騎摩多返家，途經偏僻處時被歹徒盯上，對方搶劫後企圖性侵女學生，強行扯下她的褲子，事主因奮力反抗而被毆傷。所幸在關鍵時刻有摩多駛來，嚇走匪徒，她才保住清白。


不到兩個星期的時間，兩個女孩在不同的地方遭遇不幸，其中一名死亡，另一名則面部、身體多処及心靈嚴重受傷。我国的攫奪案件早已經變成無可救藥的地步了，几乎每一天都有这样的事件发生，上網查看竟然發現以下幾年來所發生的一些嚴重攫奪案件，真令人擔心：

1）2006年关丹轟動全國的售貨員黃秋玲遭攫奪摔死案件经过审讯，被告諾曼莫哈末2項罪名成立，被判入獄2年和3年，刑期分開執行。扣了假期只需坐40个月牢吧了。一條人命只給被告40個月的監禁是否太輕了點呢？？？！！！

2）2004年6月14日，37歲的《南洋商報》書記鍾委珍，到百合花園一間家具店，為剛入住兩週的新家選購家具，遭摩哆匪強搶背包，失去平衡，一跌不醒，被醫生宣佈腦死，過后逝世。

3）2005年12月6日，年輕夫婦葉明坤和何莉莉，共乘摩哆準備到新加坡上班，途中兩名掠奪匪搶奪背包不遂，竟然怒踢他們共騎的摩哆，造成為妻者跌落地面，頭部嚴重受重擊，當場昏迷不醒。傷者何莉莉與死神博鬥一年半后逝世。

4）2007年9月30日，康文女中英文教師周玉英（譯音，66歲，未婚），與友享用早餐后前往取車時，遭分乘兩輛摩哆的4名巫裔匪徒掠奪，送院后不治；有目擊者目睹匪徒以鐵錘襲擊死者頭部。

5）2009年5月3日，一名懷有兩個月身孕的女銷售員，騎摩哆放工返家途中，疑遭兩名掠奪匪強拉手提袋，跌傷頭部，昏迷兩天后不治，釀一屍兩命慘劇。

太多的嚴重案件沒法一一盡錄，生活在這個國家的子民真的很可悲，要面對工作上帶來的壓力，還要面對薪水微薄吃不飽的壓力，最大悲哀莫過於治安敗壞帶來的生活壓力，尤其是家裏的年輕女性成員，隨時都得面對被強姦，殺害等帶來巨大的精神壓力！

案件發生是因爲執法不嚴，毒品汎濫，人類的道德與品性崩潰了等等。我國的執法部門到底要如何解決攫奪案件繼續嚴重下去呢？警方一直強調會大力打擊罪案，但是由於人力不足，所以往往力不從心。而我們所看到的就是執法部門對這類的案件比較放鬆和不重視，就比如我現在住的花園（社區）平時都看不到一個警員巡邏，他們反而比較重視人民的反對内安法令聚會、前霹靂州民聯政府主持的州議會會議，還有黑衣人士點蠟燭聚會等等，這些場合我們則可以看到幾十個甚至上百個警員很努力的“執行他們的任務”，然後造成嚴重交通諸塞等等！

另一方面，政府也應該是時候嚴重看待我國的經濟問題了，經濟不好，很多人收入受影響，甚至失業，無法養或自己，更沒有辦法養家，在四面楚歌的情況下唯有出來干案，不管其他人死活！目前的經濟政策只是讓有錢的人更有錢，還有就是哪种“靠關係”吃飯的政治人物，在底下的普通子民生活就因此變得水深火熱，受不了壓力的就乾脆去偷、去搶、走私、殺人放火、強姦等等了...

真不可思議在這種情況下我們的領導人還有心機去組F1賽車隊，而各政黨内外還把整個注意力和資源放在殺得你死我活的政治遊戲上，完全忽略了人民的死活，真的很可悲！除此之外，還有其他問題如貪污、種族/宗教間互相排斥和不信任、司法濫權等等有待我們去面對，唉...真的咯，有時我在懷疑這個囯家到底還有沒有未來，想的越多就心越寒和失望~

學佛 - 不是信與不信的問題

有個人，他聼某人說：

「宗教，是信與不信的選擇，不是你可以選擇相信多少。」

他完全同意，然後繼續說自己的感受：

「...讓我深刻體會到真要選擇一個宗教，需要的是義無反顧的信任情操」

他，是一個“虔誠”的佛教徒，在衆人眼中也是一個所謂“很資深”的信徒，奈何，我認爲，他以上的見解都不正確，可能缺乏對佛學深一層的探討/認知。第一，他應該了解，嚴格來説，佛教並不是一個宗教，也不是一門哲學（哈，有機會我也倒想嘗試解釋一番，暫時他可以先自己去research :P），所以如果他把“佛教相等于宗教”那就不對了。第二，佛教講究「信」、「解」、「行」、「證」--> 那就是説，信多少，解多少；解多少，行多少；行多少，證多少。佛教的信仰是由「疑信」，而「淺信」，而「深信」，而「堅信」。如來，是佛的十種尊號之一，佛教的道理一定會讓你體悟「真是如此」，你才會信受奉行，不是嗎？這不是我說的哦，而是佛陀自己本身對其弟子說的。

還有，在半信半疑的情況下去「信任」和「相信」，並不是他所說的「信為道源功德母」，而是「迷信」。佛教講求「正信」，不鼓勵「迷信」，那就是要你自己去親身體會（體悟）之後才相信，佛陀的體悟是祂自己的體悟，你無法直接受惠，祂只是把祂的體悟、經驗、智慧和藥方告訴你，你必須自己去親身體驗，自己吃那一帖葯方之後，才會知道葯的效果，直接受惠，而體悟是要根據個人的背景、文化、業力、智慧、根基、還有其他先天後天等等條件，因人而異，沒有絕對和固定的竅門；今天佛教有八万四千法門，明天如果你體悟之後可能又多了一個法門了，就好像佛陀時代哪有什麽“方便法門”、“環保法門”、“點燈法會的法門”、“慈善法門”等近代才“被發明”、“被發現”或“被體悟”的“法門”。

今天如果他不是佛教徒我就沒話説，因爲其他宗教，比如“唯神論”的基督教和回教都強調“信念”(faith)，就是説如果你選擇入教，那你就要完完全全相信，不可以有任何疑惑，更不可以質問，因爲那是神或先知說的，因爲那時聖書裏寫的，絕對沒有錯，信者得救，不信者入地獄，甚至如果你在犯了五十年的罪之後，在臨終前如果虔誠入教，完完全全信任他們的一切，誠心誠意的懺悔，那或許你會有得救，一切罪惡可以因此而赦免。

好吧，佛教，信或不信？還是按部就班的學習和體會？我應該會選擇後者，因爲我希望我生生世世都有機會學佛，與佛學有緣，而不是三年、五年、十年、這一生就搞定了。總之，學佛，絕對不是信與不信的問題，根本不需要去擔心這一個課題，隨性中不忘用心不是好咯！ :D

喜悅接受

上個星期，哪件事情發生得有點突然，讓我有措手不及的感覺，當時應該說是有些“開心”吧，但後來便很理性的收斂自己，不要去想那麽多，順其自然就好；三年來我都盡量抱著平常心和感恩心去面對（雖然有時真的做到很爛），盡量以正面的方式去思考（真的很難很難！），就如最近在看“秘密”這本書所說的一樣，人類頭腦的力量是無限的，也極不可思議，不管你是以宗教、哲學或科學的角度去看和分析，我確實是體驗到了它不可思議的力量，雖然還不自于驚天動地還是改寫我生命樂章什麽的，但是在某种程度上，我可以暫時“松一口氣”，不過還是要時時刻刻用心，繼續的保持平常心，更何況無常的定律是不可漠視的咯，對了，我也要感恩身邊的善知識時時刻刻的提醒和鼓勵噢！

嗯...，偶然的也想到某位禪師對於“慈悲喜捨”的另一番詮釋：

慈 → 就是能給對方能量；

悲 → 就是能轉負為正；

喜 → 喜悅接受，看有不看無，謙虛；

捨 → 不論遇到可意或不可意都要平等心，把它看成功課，捨心就是“學習”，很知量的學習。

是啊，我絕對同意，世間的一切就是那麽奧妙，不過其實很簡單，可是又卻不容易發掘，發掘后又不容易實踐，縂之總之，要看自己接下去的態度怎樣啦！

我又踏上這一片土地

好久沒有過去巴生走一趟了，今天剛好朋友說要不要去那邊吃喝，我就一口答應了。

我刻意帶他去（或經過）我以前常去的幾個地方，一幕幕以往的畫面不斷出現在我腦海中，他或許不知道，因爲我沒告訴他，但是我在陪他的過程其實是有點心不在焉的咯。

都已經過了半年，說久不久，但也不算短，其實哦，平時我都不會再提及它，就讓一切成爲過去，但是今天我的心情是蠻起伏的，再次踏上這一片在西方的土地，我沒錯過機會去仔細觀察一切，過程中必然會勾起一些往事，想想六、七年前我第一次來這，為哪一個家的誕生而忙碌了好幾個星期，就這樣的跟它結了不解之緣，之後陸續的來回好多年，有很多人和事就因此點綴及滋潤了我的生命，讓我生命有了意義，當然不用講在這期間讓我有了很多很多美好的囘憶，我會永遠好好的把它收藏起來。

相隔半年多，雖然說那幾個地方景物依舊,朱雀橋還在，野草已開「殘」，可是景物不殊，人事已非，「燕子歸來人在否」一勺設問，觸發了無限今昔人事盛衰之感，因而不禁生愁，再説，當年集聚在一起的老地方，談笑用兵、生活、辦活動等，今昔對比，心中難免不勝鬱卒啊。

以後，我可以無數次的回來這地方走走，吃吃風，但可以肯定的是，我再也沒有機會囘去以前，我沒有後悔，只有無限的感恩，感恩一切在這一段日子裏曾經與我在這生命的路口相遇過的人，更感恩緣分把我們在這片土地相遇與成長，我會非常懷念一切，但我會把懷念轉爲祝福，時時刻刻都為大家祈禱，希望大家過得幸福美滿，輕安自在。

那一顆种在門前的小樹長大了嗎？有人為它澆水嗎？你們還過得還好嗎？

I miss all of you, every single one of you.

Rakyat Didahulukan???

Lately, in the news:

(1) The new Proton Saga to be sold in Australia soon. Known as P16, the car will be powered by 1.6 litre CPS engine, together with superb safety features such as twin air-bags, ABS, among others. The price tag - AUS$15,000 (roughly RM38,000).

The "joke" is: In Malaysia, Proton Saga is only 1.3, without all the above safety feature (as if the life of Malaysians are CHEAPER than those of Australians), but the price tag is RM36,000!

(2) Malaysia to have her very own F1 team very soon, and to take part in the race from January 2010! Known as 1Malaysia F1 Team, the team will be sponsored by the government through several of its GLCs and other corporates. The team has a start-up capital of RM168 million and a baseline annual budget of an estimated RM308 million. Official estimated expenditure per annum will be at least RM1bil (could be 10 times more if based on expenditure by other teams, but official Malaysian news hide this truth from the public)!

The "joke" is: Malaysia is still in deep **** as far as economy is concerned! Inflation is at all time high (at least around 7% t0 8%, but not being revealed). Chap-fun (mixed rice) costs RM5-6 now compared to RM4 early last year. Teh tarik costs RM1.40 now compared to RM1 last year. The public also have to pay RM1.80 for the inferior RON95 petrol now. The government is still unwilling to vaccinate the rakyat against H1N1 for free, neither are they willing to treat everyone with suspected symptoms. Price of basic needs like electricity, water, petrol, gas, etc. continue to go up. The same goes for other food items. The list goes on and on...very cham...

Well,
1 Malaysia
RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN

Didahulukan? My foot!!!!!

Countdown to Farewell

如果說我不覺得難過，那是假的。
昨晚英國那位好朋友告訴我說：“你應該為他高興才對啊！”
我回應：“是的，不過那也不代表說我沒有難過。。。”

你就要飛到真正屬於你的一個更高更美好的境界，
我們暫時再也不能真實的與你相聚，
再也不能想見你就能見到你。

是有些心酸的，
好像是自己的孩子要出國深造一樣，
很不捨。
離別，明知是為了更美好，
但是，眼睛還是會有點溼溼的...

還有幾個小時你就要起飛了，
謝謝你一路來的陪伴，
祝你一路順風，
我真誠的祝福會緊相隨~ :"

天王巨星的价值观

前几天在报章上看到某老先生往生出殡，那本来应该是一场普遍的送行，竟变成本地媒体和国外狗仔队的追踪目标，这位老先生一定走得很无奈，可能也会气得无话可说。

出殡当天，老先生家人出动了近五十位保镖，当中有些看上去相当高大健硕，甚至有点像“流氓”或“社会老大”，他们拼命的用雨伞遮啊遮，还喝令在场争先恐后的狗仔队离开，气氛相当紧张和混乱，我还以为只有国王还是一级国家领袖等才有这样的“特权”，没想到竟然是跟某位国际天王巨星有关！

天王巨星跟老先生的女儿“爱情长跑”了二十多年，而且还听说生了一个女儿，很可悲的是老先生的女儿至今还没有一个名分，背着“未婚生女”的“罪名”，可怜老先生在走的那一刻都还没有机会目女儿披上婚纱，堂堂整正正的与丈夫结婚，公开于世！二十多年来天王巨星继续在外间接风流，以单身的身份过著生活走江湖，在台上的表演、穿著和动作（火辣程度）都使劲法宝模仿二十来岁的小伙子，他的粉丝，从当年多是织梦的小女生，到今天的安娣和奥巴桑，对他都如痴如醉，从她们撕裂呐喊和疯狂的程度探测，仿佛把自己身体出卖给天王都无所谓，天啊！天王巨星的唱片和电影公司把天王捏造成白马王子形象，而天王也"乐于配合"，顺理成章的在外完成他的娱乐事业，而可怜的老先生女儿二十多年来却因为他的自私需要过著躲躲闪闪的生活。

你可以说这可能是他家里的事，老先生女儿是“自愿”的等等，但天王巨星本来就是一个大众人物，一举一动都受人瞩目和注意，所以这已经演变成不只是“他家人的私事”那么简单了。不知天高地厚及对世面生涩的年轻人或多或少都会受其行动有所影响，我自己都看过有这样的例子，这是无可否认和铁定的事实。我在怀疑天王到底是在传递什么样的价值观，到底有没有把自己当成一个很好的模范，那些他在国外做过的“慈善事业”都不算数，因为对我来说那只是一个宣传特技（publicity stunt），目的在于捞取支持票和提高知名度指数。最基本的对自己对别人一个尊重都不懂，我想再多的慈善举动和甜言蜜语都于事无补了。

话说回当天的出殡，幸亏没闹出什么悲剧，否则天王将负上巨大的责任！出殡，本来是一种对往生者的一种祝福和追思、更何况当天是一位长者，更应该献上无限敬意以表达孝心，但是我们看到的场面不是那样，而是“疑云密布”及“舆论纷纷”的尴尬场面，尽管老先生家人出动了“雨伞阵”，前方百计否认天王巨星在场，但我认为这是他家人一种“愚蠢”的动作，看，天王巨星的魅力和影响力有多大，“骗”了人家的女儿，现在连她家人都为他而著迷，愿意配合他，继续以他定下来的“游戏法则”玩下去，没完没了。

这年头，有很多事情实在看不下去~

Old Fox Panders to the Racists

Racist comments made by an elderly statesman in his blog recently are not the only worrying issue here. The equally flammable comments and opinion as posted by hundreds of his hardcore fans who share the same narrow view of this old fox actually sent chill down my spine.

They see him as a fatherly figure and would even address him as ‘Ayahanda’. They would seek “advice” and opinion from him, and would agree to every single view that the old fox would offer them, even if he were to tell them that the moon is square. What they don't know is the old fox is already getting senile (nyayuk) and pass him prime though he's still desperately seeking attention, like a rebelious child throwing tantrum all the time.

To this group of people, the only reason why their community is relatively “backward” in many areas is because other races took advantage of them. They blame and generalise the 26% as “penipu”, selling liquor and “empat ekor”, involved in vice activities like prostitution and “Ah Long” business, etc.

The 26% become rich because they are not honest and cannot be trusted. For the handful of hardworking and honest 26%, they should “thank” and “show gratitude” to their “master” by not complaining or demanding too much.

They also wrote ridiculous comments about the little-country-down-south and how they “mistreat” the minority there with twisted facts and/or quoting some fiery statement from selected “deprived” individuals. They warned that Malaysia should not allow itself to become another little-country-down-south because of obvious reasons.

The little-country-down-south is also an "apostate" country which is full of “maksiat”, “injustice”, “immoral activities” and etc. Hence, the readers want other readers and others in their community to be cautious against the 26% who is also their fellow countrymen. The “enemy” is within the country, not from outside. To me, the enemy is inside their corrupted mind rather than anything else.

In essence, they would blame the whole world for any of their shortcoming except themselves. I believe there are many who share their narrow view because they do not read Malaysiakini or views from other “opposing” source. They only read and listen the mainstream media and would start to propagate their view and influence others.

Sad to say, some of the 26% I know also share the same view and would support that senile fox in whatever he said or did in the last 22 years. In fact, some of the 26% I know also believe that Ah Hock actually committed suicide rather than because of some other yet-to-be-known reasons!

Absolute Retards

Once again, someone open her filthy, stinking big mouth, talking sheer nonsense and rubbish! Her damn shallow opinion:

(1) I'm very sick and disgusted with the opposition party because they only know how to "politicise" the entire issue related to Beng Hock's death

(2) The oppositions are good for nothing except making a lot of noise

(3) The oppositions are just putting up some publicity stunt to gain "political mileage"

(4) I worked with Beng Hock before, I "know" him. He was someone who "cannot take pressure"..., easily stressed out, etc. Hence, MAYBE he could have committed suicide due to the tough interrogation by MACC
(The truth is she only worked with Beng Hock on some very minor assignments previously..., i.e. hardly know him but still want to act as if she knows him well based on just few points)

(5) Aiyah, just let the police investigate lor, you cannot make assumption now (about the possibility of foul play)

Her cheap opinion is generated purely based on just reading some major newspaper (which are mainly controled by...you know who) headlines everyday and perhaps gossiping with some other females her age. Yet, she tried to sound intellectual, smart and different-from-others. Unfortunately, the more she tried, the more it makes her looks like a moron and idiot, if not pariah.

She's able to make all the above comments because Beng Hock is NOT her son. It is because the decease is not her children, family or loved ones. Everyone can make all sorts of general comments that may look "cool" and appear "civilised" because the unfortunate event did not happen to their loved ones. So, please...please don't ever think that such unfortunate things only happen to other people, or other people's friends and families and not you, for YOU may not guarantee that such event will not happen to your loved ones one very fine day. (I sincerely pray NOT of course, but only God will know.)

By the way, I still remember that on the first day of Beng Hock's death, this is the very same person who tried to jump into conclusion that Beng Hock actually killed himself! Huh???

Well, I want to make myself clear. I'm certainly NOT a great fan of the oppositions, and neither do I like those on the corridor of power. I'm a nobody anyway, or just a plain man-on-the-street like anyone else who just want to live in peace. We just want truth and justice. We just want fairness and safety to our love ones, family and children. And sometimes in order to acheive this, we need voice. But, who are we to voice? Even if we voice, who will listen? We need someone, don't care who they are, just someone who's capable enough to make a lot of noice and let the other party listen. If everyone were to be "patient" and "silent", who's going to reveal the truth about Beng Hock's death? Who's going to give justice to Beng Hock and his family? The police? MACC? It's not about Beng Hock or Chinese anymore. It's about fairness, justice, and integrity.

Back to this smart idiot. She thinks that the opppositions is "politicising" the issue. Hello, can you please be more precise and give some hard solid facts? Please go and read more (i.e. research), err, not only major newspapers but from other important sources as well, including news portal from so-called "neutral" and opposition parties. By the way, I think she won't because some of these new portal you need to pay $$ - she said not worth it. It is only after you read opinions and "facts" from all sources then you can start to analyse and form your own opinion. In fact, I love to listen to intellectual opinions based on facts, even if the opinion is different from mine, because at least he argues with facts (and not simple based on hearsay or being emotional).

Any sane people will know who's politicising and "racialisng" the whole issue by now. There's definitely something very suspicious and mysterious out there. We cannot make any conclusion yet, but the least we can do now as a Mr. and Ms. Nobody (i.e. the general rakyat) is to support any effort and voice that may lead us to a fair conclusion, hopefully.

I also hope people of such low mentality / IQ or perhaps retarded, will start to seriously reflect from now onwards (for the betterment of the society and nation). The country will have no more hope if more RETARDS like you were to surface. I really hope not.

Of Manchester United & Sports

The Manchester United craze and fever suddenly shot up in temperature over the last few days. Yes, the flamboyant and glamorous team swipped across the country like a hurricane. From their arrival to the field and their departure, they're acting like divas and superstars rather than true/real sportsmen in its original spirit. People are shouting and cheering hysterically. Hardcore fans queued overnight just to get their tickets which are not cheap at all. Some even flew in from neighbouring countries just to get a glimpse of their idols. People jammed the malls and hotel to get thier autograph signed. Young girls and boys, uncles and aunties, professionals, engineers, accountants, students, mat rempits, ah bengs, ah lians, etc. are some of these "hardcore fans" whom I'm talking about.

I can't blame these players as almost all of them are multi millionaires. Their salary in a month is equivalent to what most of us earn in a lifetime. They play golf, drink, eat, play and enjoy a luxury lifestyle when they're off the field. They live in big houses and drive sexy and beautiful sportscars. The true meaning and values of sports like in the good old days no longer hold, or should I say, has been conveniently forgotten.

People are idolising the players as if they are gods. Look at the so called supporters and "fan" of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, or whatever, I would say none of them understand sports, let alone how to kick a ball!

The girls are supporting the players not because of the game / skill / etc. itself, but because of this thing called "hormonal reaction" in their bodies that attracts to hunky / handsome looking guys! Those girls, well, I would say most, know NOTHING about fooltball. To them, the players are merely "sex objects" that can be used to enhance their fantasy, that's all. Rude revelation, but that's the fact, admit it.

As for male supporters (some of them even look sissy and feminine), well, it's mainly because following the trend because it looks "macho" and "in" if you know "how to speak foodball". The true fact is most of these male fans (especially the younger generation) have not even kick a REAL football before in a REAL football field for a full 90 minutes! Looks at their skinny / flabby and fair coloured legs and you'll know what I mean! The thing that shock me even more is some of these male supporters actually idolise those good looking players...oh my!!

Sports are supposed to make us healthy - both mentally and physically. Sports are also supposed to teach us about values like teamwork, disciplin, honour, loyalty, determination, etc. When we actually play sports and involved ourselves in comptetitive sports like football, we actually learn those values I just mentioned. You won't learn all these by just glueing yourself to the TV set, or shouting at the mamak stall or stadium. Nor wonder the standard of our country's football is so disappointing over the last many years as nobody is serious about the sports anymore.

Football competition and all the major leagues nowadays are not sports anymore, no longer! They are just commercially arranged games or acting aimed at creating excitement to the unsuspecting "fans" worldwide. Reports in the past have even claimed that some of these games were even pre-arranged! While the "fans" are fantasising about their handsome hunks and/or cheering for thier heroes, those behind the scene are laughing all their way into the bank. Bookies (related to legal and illegal gambling), club owners, TV stations, businessmen, media agemcies, advertisers, etc. are some of these people I meant. Oh ya, don't forget about the players, managers, coaches themselves who earn millions and millions a year while the rest of the people around the world suffer. To me, these are not sports. I repeat, these are not sports but merely organised activities to make money! This is totally rubbish, I must say.

I used to love watching football on the TV and even stadium in my younger days but no longer anymore today. I've lost faith in the system, and interest in the game itself. I do play a lot of foodball in the old days, having even represent the school at my peak period. I do know the pain and joy about the game in its simplest form, and I appreciate every moment of it. In fact, it is the many sports activities that I involved in my younger days that mould some of value systems today. Thank goodness...

To those Man U fans. Go buy a ball at the nearest store today, form your own teams and start play. Appreciate sports in its true value and spirit. I'm NOT talking about futsal anyway, which is also another type of rubbish!