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Sunday, December 31, 2006
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Sunday, December 24, 2006
夜探扶康會
扶康會 Fu Hong Society
Introduction to Fu Hong Society
An italian Missionary, Father Enea Tapella, in the late 1960s and the early 70s, with great enthusiasm and dedication, formed and organized groups of volunteers to make home visits, arrange social and religious gatherings as well as summer camps for people with handicaps, Unfortunately, in April 1977, he died in an accident while he was searching for a new site for the summer camp of that year.
Following his death, people donated some money in the hope that his work might be continued in the same spirit. In June that same year, some Fr. Tapella's fellow P.I.M.E. missionaries, sisters and volunteers opened a small residential and training service unit called "Father Tapella Home" (FTH) - in Chinese: Home of Fraternal Love, in a temporary accommodation.
To ensure continuity and stability for FTH and to develop urgently needed services particularly for adolescents and adults people with mental and multiple disabilities, one of the P.I.M.E. missionaries who had initiated the FTH together with a group of highly motivated volunteers from various professions were instrumental in setting up an association, namely "The Society of Homes for the Handicapped" (The society's English name has been changed to Fu Hong Society with effect from 3 January 2001) - in Chinese; Society of Support for wholesomeness, for this said purpose. From its inception, the Society maintains a positive partnership with the Government's Social Welfare Department and a special link with Caritas-Hong Kong.
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Introduction to Fu Hong Society
An italian Missionary, Father Enea Tapella, in the late 1960s and the early 70s, with great enthusiasm and dedication, formed and organized groups of volunteers to make home visits, arrange social and religious gatherings as well as summer camps for people with handicaps, Unfortunately, in April 1977, he died in an accident while he was searching for a new site for the summer camp of that year.
Following his death, people donated some money in the hope that his work might be continued in the same spirit. In June that same year, some Fr. Tapella's fellow P.I.M.E. missionaries, sisters and volunteers opened a small residential and training service unit called "Father Tapella Home" (FTH) - in Chinese: Home of Fraternal Love, in a temporary accommodation.
To ensure continuity and stability for FTH and to develop urgently needed services particularly for adolescents and adults people with mental and multiple disabilities, one of the P.I.M.E. missionaries who had initiated the FTH together with a group of highly motivated volunteers from various professions were instrumental in setting up an association, namely "The Society of Homes for the Handicapped" (The society's English name has been changed to Fu Hong Society with effect from 3 January 2001) - in Chinese; Society of Support for wholesomeness, for this said purpose. From its inception, the Society maintains a positive partnership with the Government's Social Welfare Department and a special link with Caritas-Hong Kong.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
If You Wanna Be Happy
Below is the video clip "If You Wanna Be Happy" made by my friend Alex for his best friend's wedding which was chosen as top 15 in a Sony Video Competition.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Person of the Year: You
Time Says You're the 'Person of the Year'
ABC News - Dec. 17, 2006
According to Time magazine, you are the person of the year.
Yes, you, along with everyone else in the "digital democracy" blew other contenders, including North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and President Bush, out of the water (though both made it into the magazine's list of "People Who Mattered.")
In an age where MySpace, YouTube and blogs rule, Time chose to recognize the power of the common people who create and use content on the Internet.
On Sunday's "Good Morning America Weekend Edition," Time's Lev Grossman, who wrote the person of the year cover article, explained the reasoning behind the magazine's decision.
"When you're picking Time's person of the year, you play a little bit historian of the future," he said, "[asking] 'What is the story of 2006 that people will remember?' And more, I think, than any of the political or military stories, the shift in power from consumers of media becoming producers of the media … that will really change a lot of things."
Grossman cited the ability of the Internet to make or break the future of people in the public eye.
"If you look at what happened in the Virginia senate race with George Allen, who made his famous macaca gaffe, that is the kind of mistake a politician will make but because of YouTube, he will never get away from," he said, referring to the racial slur Allen used while on the campaign trail. "This is something people will see hundreds and hundreds of thousands of times. It killed his career."
The 2006 "Person of the Year" issue hits newsstands Monday. Instead of a traditional photograph, the cover of the iconic issue bears a mirror to let every reader know they're noteworthy. But Grossman said Time doesn't want people to take the magazine's appraisal too far.
"We don't want to sort of idealize this phenomenon too much. You're harnessing the wisdom of the crowd but also in some ways, there's stupidity. A site like Wikipedia, it sort of tests your willingness to be helpful," Grossman said, talking about the encyclopedia that invites anyone to edit or add to its entries.
"Some people vandalize it," Grossman added. "Some people add falsehoods, so you're getting this raw look at human nature and how we behave as a group. It's fascinating."
For more information on Time's person of the year, visit www.time.com.
ABC News - Dec. 17, 2006
According to Time magazine, you are the person of the year.
Yes, you, along with everyone else in the "digital democracy" blew other contenders, including North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and President Bush, out of the water (though both made it into the magazine's list of "People Who Mattered.")
In an age where MySpace, YouTube and blogs rule, Time chose to recognize the power of the common people who create and use content on the Internet.
On Sunday's "Good Morning America Weekend Edition," Time's Lev Grossman, who wrote the person of the year cover article, explained the reasoning behind the magazine's decision.
"When you're picking Time's person of the year, you play a little bit historian of the future," he said, "[asking] 'What is the story of 2006 that people will remember?' And more, I think, than any of the political or military stories, the shift in power from consumers of media becoming producers of the media … that will really change a lot of things."
Grossman cited the ability of the Internet to make or break the future of people in the public eye.
"If you look at what happened in the Virginia senate race with George Allen, who made his famous macaca gaffe, that is the kind of mistake a politician will make but because of YouTube, he will never get away from," he said, referring to the racial slur Allen used while on the campaign trail. "This is something people will see hundreds and hundreds of thousands of times. It killed his career."
The 2006 "Person of the Year" issue hits newsstands Monday. Instead of a traditional photograph, the cover of the iconic issue bears a mirror to let every reader know they're noteworthy. But Grossman said Time doesn't want people to take the magazine's appraisal too far.
"We don't want to sort of idealize this phenomenon too much. You're harnessing the wisdom of the crowd but also in some ways, there's stupidity. A site like Wikipedia, it sort of tests your willingness to be helpful," Grossman said, talking about the encyclopedia that invites anyone to edit or add to its entries.
"Some people vandalize it," Grossman added. "Some people add falsehoods, so you're getting this raw look at human nature and how we behave as a group. It's fascinating."
For more information on Time's person of the year, visit www.time.com.
The Fourth Wise Man
(Starring: Martin Sheen, Alan Arkin, Eileen Brennan, Ralph Bellamy / Director: Michael Ray Rhodes)
We all know about the three wise men that brought gifts to baby Jesus 2,000 years ago. Much folklore and myth surround the event. Children and adults re-enact this great event every December. But have you heard about the elusive fourth wise man?
Martin Sheen is known as Artaban, a magi who is the fourth wise man. He is a prominent physician and learned man who carefully watches the stars and is convinced that the Christ child has come to earth. Much to the dismay of his closest friends and mostly-loyal servant, Orontes (Alan Arkin), he sells his great fortune to set out in search of this baby born in Israel. He sets off on his journey with only a few small provisions, but with precious gifts fit for a king. The Fourth Wise Man documents this fictional, yet realistic story (based on Henry van Dyke's classic, "The Story of the Other Wise Man"). What happens to him and his wise-cracking servant during their much-prolonged journey to find Jesus is a fascinating tale, full of subtle humor, irony, and sensitivity.
While The Fourth Wise Man features several big-name actors including Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen (in a cameo role), and Eileen Brennan, there is refreshingly nothing offensive at all. With good photography and an easy-to-follow plot, it is a great film for family viewing, appropriate for both children and adults. The theme that shines clear is that any life spent serving the poor and needy is truly spent serving Christ himself. After all, Jesus said during his parable of the sheep and the goats:
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'"
--Matthew 25:37-40
Year of Release - 1985
Source: http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/pre2000/rvu-fourthwiseman.html
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
How to Stay Awake in Meetings
Do you find yourself falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What
about those long and boring conference calls? Here's a way to change all
of that.
1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call,
prepare yourself by drawing a square. (I find that 5" x 5" is a good
size.)
2. Divide the square into columns - five across and five down. That
will give you 25 one-inch blocks.
3. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
* synergy
* strategic fit
* core competencies
* best practice
* bottom line
* revisit
* expeditious
* to tell you the truth (or "the truth is")
* 24/7
* out of the loop
* benchmark
* value-added
* pro-active
* win-win
* think outside the box
* fast track
* result-driven
* empower (or empowerment)
* knowledge based
* at the end of the day
* touch base
* mind-set
* client focused
* paradigm
* game plan
* leverage
4. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those
words/phrases.
5. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally,
stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!"**
Testimonials from satisfied "Bullshit Bingo" players:
"I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."- Adam,
Atlanta
"My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically." - David,
Florida
"What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first
win." - Dan. New York City
"The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us
waited for the fifth box." - Ben, Denver
"The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLSHIT!' for the
third time in two hours." - Paul, Cleveland
"When I won and yelled "BULLSHIT!" the woman sleeping next to me slid
off her chair!" - Joseph, Los Angeles
about those long and boring conference calls? Here's a way to change all
of that.
1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call,
prepare yourself by drawing a square. (I find that 5" x 5" is a good
size.)
2. Divide the square into columns - five across and five down. That
will give you 25 one-inch blocks.
3. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
* synergy
* strategic fit
* core competencies
* best practice
* bottom line
* revisit
* expeditious
* to tell you the truth (or "the truth is")
* 24/7
* out of the loop
* benchmark
* value-added
* pro-active
* win-win
* think outside the box
* fast track
* result-driven
* empower (or empowerment)
* knowledge based
* at the end of the day
* touch base
* mind-set
* client focused
* paradigm
* game plan
* leverage
4. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those
words/phrases.
5. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally,
stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!"**
Testimonials from satisfied "Bullshit Bingo" players:
"I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."- Adam,
Atlanta
"My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically." - David,
Florida
"What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first
win." - Dan. New York City
"The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us
waited for the fifth box." - Ben, Denver
"The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLSHIT!' for the
third time in two hours." - Paul, Cleveland
"When I won and yelled "BULLSHIT!" the woman sleeping next to me slid
off her chair!" - Joseph, Los Angeles
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Saturday, December 02, 2006
兩個機會
有點像達賴喇嘛說的西藏諺語：「能解決的事，不必去擔心；不能解決的事，擔心也沒用。」
希望大家在努力與忙碌之餘, 也能換個角度去看待事情......
有個年輕人，屆逢兵役年齡，抽籤的結果，正好抽中上上籤，最艱苦的兵種—海軍陸戰隊。
年輕人為此鎮日憂心重重，幾乎已到了茶不思、飯不想的地步。
年輕人深具智慧的祖父，見到自己的孫子這付模樣，便尋思要好好開導他—
老祖父：「孩子啊，沒什麼好擔心的。當了海軍陸戰隊，到部隊中，還有兩個機會，一個是內勤職務、另一個是外勤職務。如果你分發到內勤單位，也就什麼好擔心的了！」
年輕人問道：「那，若是被分發到外勤單位呢？」
老祖父：「那還有兩個機會，一個是留在本島，另一個是分發外島。如果你分發在本島，也不用擔心呀！」
年輕人又問：「那，若是分發到外島呢？」
老祖父：「那還是有兩個機會，一個是後方，另一個是分發到最前線。如果你留在外島的後方單位，也是很輕鬆的！」
年輕人再問：「那，若是分發到最前線呢？」
老祖父：「那還是有兩個機會，一個是站站衛兵，平安退伍；另一個是會遇上意外事故。如果你能平安退伍，又有什麼好怕的！」
年輕人問：「那麼，若是遇上意外事故呢？」
老祖父：「那還是有兩個機會，一個是受輕傷，可能送回本島；另一個是受了重傷，可能不治。如果你受了輕傷，送回本島，也不用擔心呀！」
年輕人最恐懼的部分來了，他顫聲問：「那……若是遇上後者呢？」
老祖父大笑：「若是遇上那種情況，你人都死了，還有什麼好擔心的？倒是我要擔心，那種白髮人送黑髮人的痛苦場面，可不是好玩的喔！」
人生擁有的，是不斷的抉擇，端看您是用什麼態度，去看待這些有賴您決定的無數機會。能夠綜觀每件事情、每個問題的正反兩面(或許有更多面)，您將發現，內心最深沉的恐懼，也在所有狀況明朗了解之後，將會自行化為烏有。
希望大家在努力與忙碌之餘, 也能換個角度去看待事情......
有個年輕人，屆逢兵役年齡，抽籤的結果，正好抽中上上籤，最艱苦的兵種—海軍陸戰隊。
年輕人為此鎮日憂心重重，幾乎已到了茶不思、飯不想的地步。
年輕人深具智慧的祖父，見到自己的孫子這付模樣，便尋思要好好開導他—
老祖父：「孩子啊，沒什麼好擔心的。當了海軍陸戰隊，到部隊中，還有兩個機會，一個是內勤職務、另一個是外勤職務。如果你分發到內勤單位，也就什麼好擔心的了！」
年輕人問道：「那，若是被分發到外勤單位呢？」
老祖父：「那還有兩個機會，一個是留在本島，另一個是分發外島。如果你分發在本島，也不用擔心呀！」
年輕人又問：「那，若是分發到外島呢？」
老祖父：「那還是有兩個機會，一個是後方，另一個是分發到最前線。如果你留在外島的後方單位，也是很輕鬆的！」
年輕人再問：「那，若是分發到最前線呢？」
老祖父：「那還是有兩個機會，一個是站站衛兵，平安退伍；另一個是會遇上意外事故。如果你能平安退伍，又有什麼好怕的！」
年輕人問：「那麼，若是遇上意外事故呢？」
老祖父：「那還是有兩個機會，一個是受輕傷，可能送回本島；另一個是受了重傷，可能不治。如果你受了輕傷，送回本島，也不用擔心呀！」
年輕人最恐懼的部分來了，他顫聲問：「那……若是遇上後者呢？」
老祖父大笑：「若是遇上那種情況，你人都死了，還有什麼好擔心的？倒是我要擔心，那種白髮人送黑髮人的痛苦場面，可不是好玩的喔！」
人生擁有的，是不斷的抉擇，端看您是用什麼態度，去看待這些有賴您決定的無數機會。能夠綜觀每件事情、每個問題的正反兩面(或許有更多面)，您將發現，內心最深沉的恐懼，也在所有狀況明朗了解之後，將會自行化為烏有。
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