The Bucket List

After watching the film 'The Bucket List', beside admire Jack Nicholas and Morgan Freeman acting skills; the contents of this film really touched me.
If everybody really lives as if you only have half a year of life; then you would see Life in another perspectives. As Nicholas said in the show: Do you want to live a life as everyone does? With the end coming near, just waiting for it to come, waiting the offspring to tear, going through the hospital scenario and get laid or cremate. Why not go and do something meaningful to yourself and die happily?

At the age of 61, I could not agree better! This is why I have chosen to retire early than what I should be, and enjoy what I am doing at the moment. I am the boss of my life. I have broken free from all the hustles and restrictions. I could not stand those old folks sitting at the void deck everyday, posing that miserable postures and let time pass by. My former boss Mrs Kee said: Must make yourself feel valuable to the organization / family. I further developed this concept: Must make yourself valuable to yourself; life would be much more beautiful and meaningful.
Yes, today I am one year nearer to the other end, but I feel much more delightful than the past. It is my perception contribute to this mood. My psychology tutor said: Our daily thoughts 80% are negative. I asked him why, he said it may be the world is not perfect. But could it be ourself caused it? If you do not value your life, who will?

Suicide Attempt

This evening, a youth suddenly appeared on the rooftop of my neighbouring block. He was sitting on the edge of the rooftop, looked very depressed and confused. The block of building is 14 storey high. Soon after, the police, fire department officers and vehicles, ambulance arrived at the scene. In less than 10 minutes, the rescue air cushions were set up on the ground of that building. Police and Fire fighting officers rushed to the roof top try to talk to him. It took these officers almost one and a half hour to snatch him from the edge of the roof, while he was distracted by the audience on the ground.
The drama finally ended with no life costs.

But to me there is a basic question: Why must someone tries to terminate his own life? Especially he is young! He should try to explore life, enjoy life. I believe this young man must be troubled by emotional problems; may be boy-girl relation that sort. If it is true, then would be most silly to attempt committing suicide. Love needs to parties to work with, if one party lost interest, then should start another journey, especially you are young.

No matter what happen, life is precious. If you yourself do not treasure it, who will?

Free Tibet?

Recently riots broke out in several parts of western China. Tibetans seen as rioters on TV news as well as newspaper publications. Western countries openly urging China to restrain their acts on the rioters. The Chinese Authority make public statement to stress that they could not tolerate unlawful behavior in the country. Tibet rioting became the headline on news media last week. Personally, I believe every act must have a cause. So as the Tibetan actions. But are these actions genuine or with hidden agenda? This is something we should look into. Dalai Lama has stated that he would not encourage violence. He appealed to the Tibetans to use peaceful ways of protest. At the same time, we saw protesters outside of China carrying banner stating 'Free Tibet'! This is another issue to be addressed. I believe the Chinese are most unhappy with this sort of agenda. Not only Chinese, anyone who has the proper concept of 'Nation' will not buy such concept. Where on earth you like to see your own country split into two?! In the history of Asia, where is the evidence that Tibet had been a nation by itself? People who wish to see Tibet break away from China, personally I believed there must be an ultimate motive behind it. This is the same with Taiwan issue! If we Asians are going to prove to the world, we have 5000 years of culture and wisdom, we better use our brains and do our parts. Blindly following foreign philosophy and ways of life would only lead us to doom!

逃狱

一日,动物园内的一隻黑豹,从栏栅的缝隙逃逸.数小时后,采访记者问动物园园长:黑豹是一种极其凶猛和危险的动物,为何您要沉默数小时才公诸于世?园长施里慢条的说:我们觉得这头黑豹己没有什么危险,对大家是无害的.采访人员便现场把实况播了出去.

那厢不远的森林中的各种动物,一接到黑豹脱困的消息,立刻引起巨大的反应.野兔说:这是什么人话!呆会儿我要是一不留神,岂不成了它的囊中之物!连庞然大物的象大哥也插嘴说:可不是,它那尖锐的爪牙,就像锋利的刀刃一般,只要给它咬上一口,我可要痛入心脾了!品种最接近人类的红毛猿说:呵呀!诸位,您们又何必如此操心,园长的话并无差错呵!现在我们这儿有谁受了伤害啦?众兽听毕,一时为之语塞.

钝牛还是按不住他的脾气:难道要发生了灾难,才算是危险吗?受害者的仓痛又有何人来承受!森林内嘩声四起。

另一厢,多营军警出动,真枪实弹在四处围捕那头’不会造成大害‘的黑豹。一隻恰巧路过的飞鹰目睹发生的一切,不禁大摇其头:真是一场丢人现眼的閙剧!

生老病死,仍人生之必经之路.但从电视萤光幕上看到沈殿雫的死讥,心中还是起了波澜.一个终日在银幕上大声豪笑的巨星,还是无法抗拒岁月侵蚀,黯然隐去.

其实,不是巨星的我们何尝不像她一般呢?总在人前装笑,整日笑脸迎人.为的只是要搞好公关,稳住饭碗,撑住一个家.夜深人静时,才脱下脸具,一面苍伤,对镜独饮凄凉.

想来肥肥必尽全心全力的过完她的一生,圆满的走完她的一生!

Feast of Floral

We do not have four seasons, as we are a tropical nation. But Sentosa has provided us the spring atmosphere when she has her annual flower show. This year without failed, she has another grand show at the little island, thousands of floral and fauna were displayed during the Lunar New Year festive season, we have a big feast of colors and scent.

These are the photographs taken at Sentosa, hope you could enjoy the feast of colors too!

年的感覚


一翻
竟把一年翻了过去
回首
能细数的又有几人?
跨栏般的人生
色彩愈跨愈淡时
苦涩就日渐浓郁
仰眼眺望
落日与枯枝相扶
夕日里
斯人孤影益发修长

（二零零八年二月五日初稿）

The Lunar New Year Festive Season



Very year when time comes close to the Lunar New Year Season, I will have not choice and be forced to listen to those famous oldies, such as 'He Xin Nian', 'Gong Xi Gong Xi'. Year in year out, the same song will be repeated at the same time frame. No doubt, sometimes the singers are different, the music arrangement has changed. But the tune is the same.

When I was younger, I really get sick of them, once I heard them. This is why I do not like this season.

But as years passed by, age catching up, things change greatly. These days, as I walked pass China Town, heard of these songs, certain strange feeling arises. Suddenly, the old memories float up from nowhere. Suddenly realized that my parents were passed away for more than 15 years. Suddenly, noticed own self is no more younger as before. Suddenly, the world seems to be parting away from me. All of my elderly relatives were not around, those young siblings turn into full grown adults. Friends disappearing one by one, even my own students' faces starting to appear on obituary page!

Other things also happened in silence: The actors that I admired, the singers that I most adored; one by one, all slipped into the other side of the world. But their movies, their songs still mingle around the moment I play their records or videos.

Suddenly, shockingly realize that time also had slipped away so much and so fast from me. Yet, there are so many things not done yet. Life, is really rush away as the tidal wave. If we do not catch it on time and present ourself in full colour, it will never be another chance for you....

怀旧之歌

今夜不慎取出方琼的怀旧金曲影碟,一看就看了两个小时。看到自己百感交集,泪聚满眶。一是方琼唱得投入,把旧时情怀唱得丝入扣。一是每首旧曲,都是我人生旅途上的一种刻记。一时之间,听到前尘胸涌,往事奔腾。茫茫间,犹如重入旧世，重返失落己久的旧路。

吴莺音的明月千里寄相思，令我想起傍晚五六奌丽得呼声的歌曲奌播,老父躬着身子打金的背影。周璇的天涯歌女,母亲嘶喊吃晚饭的叫声。隨后姚莉的歌声跟着灯亮时刻播起。如今这些与我听歌的人,一一作古矣。人生始终是这么的无奈。

特别是方琼唱的 ‘莫忘今宵’，‘永远的微笑‘；昔日听歌的人，今日不知身在何处。如果斯人有朝也听得此曲，是否还会忆起这么一个痴人？昔时年华方盛的你我，今朝都以白发苍苍。如今细嚼词曲，才深深领会到其中的滋味。虽然事隔多年,但歌曲在空中依旧，恍佛间有如重坠时光遂道，那人的一言一语历历隨曲重生。定过神来，才恍悟那都是杨州一场大梦！人生真得如戏呵！

心上的人儿。。。。。歌声依旧，只是时间与场景都大不相同。怀念与牵挂，依旧。

看你横行到几时

螃蟹实在是一种莫明奇妙的生物（我是指它的行为举指），还因为它的双眼长在头上,傲视天下，不覚察自己不过是大海边沿的一隻微小生物，整日横行!

这世界里也不乏这类的人物,仔细想想你周边的人,不难会看到这样的人!

台湾的政冶人物更是彼彼皆是!横行多时,把民族,国家不视眼内；整天在为自已作秀,到头来,一次的选举遂败得人样全殁!实在是罪有应得!这种无法无天的行为,我这个局外人看了,都为当地的台下阿斗不值!幸好当地的民众还有一條颇刚直的脊骨,默默地忍受了多年,一待时机成熟,万众一心,一人一票,把成箩的螃蟹打回原形!真是大快人心!

螃蟹, 到处都有。只是要奉劝这些螃蟹一句话:横行时,切勿做得太绝,留下一条后路给自己退。免得有朝一日,走到穷途末路,无法回头,落得粉身碎骨的结局!切记,切记。

Traceless (Poem in Chinese)

草根艺人之逝

草根艺人蓝顉嘻突然逝世,本地华文报章大幅度报导。令人对这位终日笑脸迎人,却不想让人轻易撞入他内心世界的艺人,感到非常婉惜。以他自已供及在搏客或媒体的资料看来,他入行十多年始终挤不上头缐演员名册,心中的甜酸苦辣,外人肯定无从想象。但他在小银幕的阳光造型,深得人心,那是不可否认的；既使他自己的同事也有同感。

他逝后的媒体报导,引起了一些令人回味的因由。试想一名草名演员,为何以令到惜笔如金报纸不惜大版位报导吸?他的突然猝死,当然有其新闻价值,但个人认为他的亲民作风才令所有为他执笔的人,下笔如风。看到大小华文报,对他的报导都是充满着温情,不像一般公式型的报导,就知篮顉嘻平时的为人,是何许的亲易近人事。

只是上苍往往爱开世人的玩笑:天妒善人,唯让恶棍横行!时也!命也!哀哉!

HDR Chase

Few weeks ago, the first time I saw HDR photographs from the Web, I was so amazed by its range of colours. I told myself that I have to learn the techniques and produce such photographs. What is HDR? It stands for High Dynamic Range. Some interpreted it as High Digital Resolutions. Anyway, a rose is a rose, no matter what name you give her. What I like to see is the full range of colours captured in one photograph. In traditional or conventional photography, we hardly see such photographs. So, it opens a new door of exploration to me. I am like a curious cat. Spent day and night trying to figure out the procedures and process of it. With reasons unknown to me, my CS2 works like a crazy guy, sometimes it produces it, most of the time, it gives me a message stated that the photos I have loaded were short of dynamic range of exposures, and refuse to do the conversion for me. It was a frustrating experience, until I use Photomatrix Pro. It works perfectly for me. I am using the trial version, therefore, you would see its water markers appear on every piece of the works here. HDR really is very pleasant to look at. Beside the range of tones, it also provided great details of the subject captured.