忠言逆耳

朋友搞了一項活動，在网絡上召來一些評論，见他七手八脚的在解釋，深深感到主办人的辛劳。另一方面，也感受到他身为当家的，却又因制度的約束，令他無法自由發揮；大有人在江湖，身不由已的感觉。

其实，办任何事項，肯定无法令人人皆大欢喜。只要自已尽力而为，不负良知。就算午夜梦迴，也不会心悸而起。

对于給评论或批评的人，只要言之有物，无访受之，来日再做改善。須知这些人是爱之深而恨之切，才会出言而诤。其言必善。惟忠言常逆耳，听者若掩耳不闻，则一大失也。更甚者，若还打足官腔，言之无物，则大悲矣。

可幸吾友还非此类，善大莫焉。

吾等一芥草民，能做的或许便是奉上这么一两句谏言，闻者不受，且讓来日，看看后果如何，是成是敗，亦非吾等之罪也。

仅以陳伟联这首小人物的心声，共勉之。

My Digital Art Form

Some psychologist said photography could help to reduce mental stress. At this moment, where bad news are constantly announced through the media, it will be good for us to find a way to release our stress. Otherwise..........

Nothing grand here, hope someone would appreciate it.

Wu Wei Cai 吴韦才

Wu Wei Cai, a writer, a poet, a performer and a concerning social worker at times. He is humorous, knowledgeable, and talented. Recently he has organized a program at Whampoa CC entitled 'Wang Shi Yi Qi Hui Wei', attracted more than 200 senior citizens to attend. The scene was warmth and touching.

This is a clip taken at the scene.




This is one of the peoms from Wei Cai in late 1960s:

The Joy at Whampoa CC on Sunday Morning

Whampoa Community Centre organized an event entitled 'Wang Shi Yi Qi Hui Wei 往事一起回味', supposed to attract around 150 residents to attend. To the organizer's surprise, the turnout reached almost 300! The audience not only packed the mini theatre, it also jammed the walkway leading to the venue.

The main cause is the great attraction of Wu Wei Cai (吴韦才)! He is a writer, a poet, a performer, an art director and best of all, a well established speaker. His one and half hour session made the audience drown with laughter and joy, while in the mean time enjoyed all the Chinese oldies ranging from the 40s to 60s. Most of the audience were senior citizens, they really enjoyed the session and good old memories.

At this function, I really felt the original essence of a Community Centre. It is to connect people together, sharing laughter and love; sharing ideas and exchange experience. It should not be a place to make profit, or to show off its management excellence. Judging a Community Centre by it yearly profits does not serve it original purpose, it could only lead the premises further away from the people. Renting part of the premises to commercial entities will be heading the opposite way of the objective of building that CC. People who manages the CC may think otherwise these days, but people's mindset would not be the same.

So, would CC be another white elephant in the future? I think the bosses on top should give a thorough thought on this issue.

If have doubt, come to Whampoa CC on the next session of 'Wang Shi Yi Qi Hui Wei 往事一起回味'. And experience the warmth and touching feeling of the people there! The event is on a weekly basis, it starts from 9.30am to 12.00 noon on Sundays.

今夜正是元宵夜，正月十五夜。窗外一轮黄月，撲面而来。据报章说，今夜的月是近五十年来最大的一盤圓月。事因今夜的月距离地球最近，所以看来会比平時大。闲來无事，翻出辛弃疾的青玉案元夕诗共賞：

《青玉案 元夕》
（宋）辛弃疾
东风夜放花千树，更吹落，星如雨。 宝马雕车香满路，凤萧声动，壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞 。 蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。 众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首， 那人却在，火阑珊处。

An Old Working Table for a Goldsmith

一日，无意走过近觀音廟附近的购物廣場，驚见在三楼的一個角落，在一间不大上眼的店内，静静的摆着一張陳旧的金匠工作桌。仔细再详看，那影像差点将我活活擊倒。那可不是我小時候。日夜相对的老爸的那張工作桌嗎？那么熟悉的摆飾，那么亲切的工具。老爸就是利用这些器具，终日在桌前，敲敲打打的，将一個家独撑了半个世纪，将我们幾兄弟养大。

重見这些器具，恍如隔世。如今，老爸的敲擊声不再。留给我的，僅是一支小小的枰子。那是他常用来称量金飾用的。


那店中还摆着一張用人力拖拉金絲的工具。这一切实在令我震撼非常。只是世事无常，大多随风而逝。僅存斯人唏嘘于此。奈何奈何？

On day, as I walked along Waterloo Street toward Middle Road, accidentally I walked into a shopping centre. In that centre I found something that was related to my childhood and to my father. My Father who was a goldsmith by profession, had use his skills in goldsmith, brought up a family of four in 50 years. He was a good craftman, I still remembered one of his works was the commissioned work from the old Johor Sultan, that was in the early 60s.

As I saw this workstation of a goldsmith, it makes me recalled all my old memories that related to my father. I stood there for long time, and took several shots with my handphone to secure this scene. I regretted that I had not taken any photos while my father was working at his table.
I missed all the sounds, smell and glittering lights from his table.

A working table for a Goldsmith.

This is a tool to flatten a piece of gold bar, turns it into sheet form.

This is a tool to pull and produce gold thread with different sizes. All these tools are manual, need human force to perform the job.

The Flower Show 2009 at Sentosa

I went to Sentosa on the first day of Chinese New Year, wanted to witness the colorful Flower Show 2009. But in less than an hour, I was disappointed and decided to leave the place. The show was not as spectacular as last year. The flowers were mostly local breeds. Exhibitions venues were scattered at different places, where the aged were in difficulty to appreciate the floral. To add to the down side, the weather was not desirable for photography, as it was a cloudy and windy day. Hope next year the show could be improved.

Wan Feng (晚风）is a sentimental Chinese love song. Originally was sang by Sally Ye Qian Wen. She interpreted the song so well that once you heard it, you would fall in love with it.

I have been listened to it for many times. Every time I listen to it, it gives me different feelings and makes me recall lots of my long lost memories.

I posted it here and hope that you would appreciate it too.

The Lunar New Year

Every year as the Lunar New Year season draws by, China Town in Singapore would be buzzed with all kinds of activities. One prominent character would be: You will see RED all over the place. There will be red lanterns, red ribbons, red scroll, red packets, red dresses, and all kinds of deco items in Red. This is because Chinese believe that red would bring prosperity and good luck, at the same time it chases away the evil spirits.

The following photographs were taken with my handphone, while I was at China Town last week. The crowd was already building up, but the purchasing power was not as strong as last year!

伪君子

世上有千万种人，其中最令人厌恶的，莫过于伪君子！在我认识的人之中，就有如此鄙下之士。
此人外表斯文如君子，开口闭口都自认是读华文書的，懂得礼义廉耻，並口口声声说什么重师尊道之言。如果你一时失察，听他危言，日后必被他陷入十八层地獄。到时，你就会看到他切切私笑：哈，看！又一个傻瓜上当了！

对于这种人，我向来不耻与他多谈，避免被小人所乘！记得母亲在我小时候对我再三吩咐：遇到五短身材，瘴头鼠目者，说起话来又甜蜜如糖，奉承功夫上乘者，太半不会是君子，你最好远而避之，就像逃避瘟疫一般。不然你必定迟早会受到伤害。母亲的这幾句話就成了我日后交友的忠诫。

近日就亲眼目睹身邊有着这么一个小人，呼风喚雨，春风得意。只是不知道他的这蛋豪情可持多久。会不会有朝一日变成过街老鼠，人人喊打！到時，必有许多人大放爆竹庆賀一番矣。