Monday, 23 November 2009

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。

Thursday, 19 November 2009

"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!!

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

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~

Monday, 9 November 2009

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。

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

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.

Monday, 26 October 2009

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。

Thursday, 15 October 2009

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

Sunday, 11 October 2009

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》

Saturday, 10 October 2009

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!

Friday, 9 October 2009

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...

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

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!

Thursday, 1 October 2009

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

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

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

Saturday, 26 September 2009

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!!!!!

Monday, 31 August 2009

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~ :"

Sunday, 23 August 2009

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~