校園一二事

本週末社團出遊, 要去苗栗三義看木雕, 我本來也想去, 不巧朋友傍晚要來拜訪,怕趕不回來, 只好作罷。好可惜, 他們已經第二次找我了, 還是不能成行。 雖然我早已過了大學生的年齡, 但是還是有著一顆年輕的心, 仍然可以再和大家一起出去呀, 再加上我本身也喜歡工藝品, 三義之旅可是剛剛好滿足一下我的好奇心。希望下次還有機會跟大家一起去。希望他們玩得愉快, 平平安安出門, 快快樂樂回家。

台鐵敬業人

前一陣子新聞又報導台鐵又誤點了，服務又沒改善等等。我卻經歷了一段溫馨的真實小故事，寫出來跟大家分享，也給台鐵打打氣。
某一週五晚從台南永康要搭區間車回高雄鳳山時，我一剛抵達車站售票窗口，當班區間車即將駛離車站。因為焦急地要趕快上車，就很快地塞了張五百元鈔票在窗口，又因為心急，一看到數張鈔票與零錢由售票員從窗口送出，我一把攫住鈔票再塞進口袋，便急著往月台衝。穿過入口時，頭也不回，就向剪票員說，趕火車，我已經買票了。就在火車出發鈴響終止前，剛好吊上車尾。找了個座位坐下，也稍喘了一口氣。
就在一邊暗自慶幸趕上車，一邊掏出剛才售票員找回的零錢細數時，突然發現什麼都對，就是少了那張車票。還以為車票夾在被捏皺的鈔票中，看了一下也沒有。再翻遍了全身口袋，也沒找到，回想之前買票時，拿回找的錢，穿過入口，提著行李再衝上車，車票可能在某一段行進過程中掉落。心裡不由得懊惱。好不容易吊上車尾，車票卻遺失，人生總是無法完美，現在可能得再補一張全額車票。那還是要自認倒楣，在抵達目的地的出站口向收票員誆稱補一張離目的站最近一站 (高雄) 的票呢？心裏正在盤算時，車長剛好經過，深深地看了我一眼，似乎己把我準備要「犯罪」的動機看透。
想了一下，覺得還是據實以報，反正自己真的有買票，心安理得，並沒有坐「霸王車」。雖然如此想，但心裏卻沒把握車站人員會相信。管它哩，了不起就再補一張票，也得要意見具申。誠實無價，非一張車票價可比擬。想著想著，自己為了一張價錢不到一百元的車票想太多真是無聊。車到站後，我跟著其它乘客魚貫下車，出車門，就看到車長己在一旁站著。看到我便問我是不是買了票卻沒拿票。我楞了一下，只回答我是付錢買了票，但好像把票弄丟了。然後他告訴我，之前永康站的售票員通知，有一位乘客付了錢買票，但只拿回找的零錢，卻不等車票印出，人就匆匆跑掉了。他又說，他看到我是在永康站最後上車的乘客，再比對永康站通知的描述，剛才又在車上仔細打量我 (我當時還以為他看穿了我的心事呢) 作比對，想應該是我沒錯。所以特地在我要下車的車廂門口等我。他又跟我說，鳳山站也收到了通知，待會出站時，再向任何一位收票員說一聲即可。原本想可能得費一番唇舌解釋，卻未必能搞定，想不到永康車站的售票員竟然不以小事而不為地通知車長和車站相關人員，真是不好意思。想想台鐵目前可能因服務品質而遭非議，但相信其中也多有敬業的人，默默地提供溫馨的服務，凡事是不宜以偏概全的。再想想自己，卻為了一張廉價車票而心裏七上八下，真好笑。寫出這件個人體驗的小故事與大家分享，也為台鐵加油。

布袋戲的後台效果

Check it out. This is so cool~ When I was little, I never could imagine the Chinese puppy show could be presented in this way. Man, I really love these kids. They showed me what I had missed long time ago~

^_^

逢甲拔河賽

I have not seen the tug of war for a very long time. Lately, I have been watching it to feel how young I used to be. This duel is one of the most exciting & breath-taking ones during the whole championship~

Check it out~

我的風箏

Yup~ That's right. The kite was created by me. A little bit shabby, but it is my kind of kite. It is part of my lovely & innocent childhood~

逢甲醒獅團

This photo was taken at the end of the show. Sorry, I was too late to catch part of the clip, so I only have the nice ending picture. Good job for them, our young kids.

^_^

素還真

逢甲布袋戲

西遊記


節目表

逢甲大學布袋戲

「交通」不好，不是「腳痛」不好

我想到了我爹之前也因鄉音重而鬧的笑話。是這樣子的，有一天，遠在美國定居的好友打越洋電話回來找我，剛好我不在，老爹接到。因為老爹也認識這位好友，兩人就在電話中聊了起來。也許是基於禮貌，我這位好友就問老爹最近可有到外面走走。老爹就答說沒有，因為最近「腳痛」愈來愈不好，所以不太想往外跑。我那位好友聽了，就勸老爹，既然「腳痛」不好，就要趕快看醫生，可不要拖啊。可愛的老爹聽了，忙著再說一次，不是「腳痛」不好，是「腳痛」不好啦。我那好友再次表達關心，又說了一次「對啊，伯父，『腳痛』就要看醫生，這樣比較好。」兩個人就這樣在越洋電話上來來回回地說了好幾次「腳痛」不好。最後，在一旁快聽不下去的老媽就把話筒接了過來，向好友解釋，是
「交通」愈來愈不好，不是「腳痛」不好。我回來後，老媽告訴我好友打電話來找我的事，又順便說了這個「腳痛」笑話。我聽了立刻捧腹大笑，也看到了老爹可愛的傻笑

領學校剩菜 老人1個月不知肉味

See? This news was carried by 中國時報. Poor people。

2007.11.07
領學校剩菜 老人1個月不知肉味
鐘武達／雲林報導
「我1個多月沒吃到肉了，真的很想吃！」斗六國中提供剩餘午餐給轄內21名低收入老人，六日午後，排隊等著領剩飯菜的老阿嬤沈金說，學生愛吃肉，把肉吃光光，因此她已經有1個多月沒吃過肉了。
斗六國中學區有許多低收入家庭生活困苦，該校從去年起將學生吃不完的營養午餐飯菜 ，分享給這些弱勢族群，目前登記到校打包剩飯菜的低收入戶有21戶，另外，該校也有4名家貧學生打包剩飯菜。
午餐時間過後，斗六國中各班級學生將沒吃完的剩菜飯，一桶桶的抬到廚房「領餐區」集中，學生們抬著剩飯菜的路程，小心翼翼，因為他們知道，這是低收入老人的糧食，絕不能弄翻。
21名低收入戶老人，早已守候多時，他們拿著塑膠袋、鍋子趕了上來，手忙腳亂打包起來。他們等了10幾分鐘打包到的飯菜，足夠全家人吃2餐。
昨天斗六國中營養午餐的菜色，有炸紅糟豬排、滷大白菜、炒青菜、蓮子銀耳湯，附水果。校方說，學生因為愛吃肉，所以最後剩下的就只有青菜和湯供低收入老人打包。
70多歲的沈金老阿嬤說，到學校打包剩飯菜，很少看到肉，她已經1個多月沒有吃到肉了，真的很想吃肉！讓人聽了覺得心酸。
還有廖老阿伯說，兒子受傷無法工作賺錢，女兒又把3個小孩帶回娘家讓他照顧，他沒有工作能力，還好能到學校打包剩飯菜吃，生活才勉強過得去。
斗六國中表示，除了老人，該校也有4名家境貧困學生，同樣會打包剩下的營養午餐給家人吃，雖然學校的飯菜並不是很豐盛，但對家境不好的他們來說，已相當滿足了。

Old Ladies Striving for Leftover from School's Lunch

今天晚上到餐廳晚餐時，看到電視新聞正報導著中部許多窮苦人家，尤其是老婆婆們，為了讓家人吃飽，只好跑到學校向校方乞討學童們未用完的營養午餐剩菜。即使只是剩下白飯與一道青菜，這些可憐的老婆婆們仍然搶著，得趕快打包回去，因為家中還有人等著這些剩飯菜要填飽肚子呢。The news report even said there was an old lady who had to ride on a bike and travel up to 10 KMs just for catch up the timing and get the leftover back for her miserable families. Her son is minor retarded, her husband is seriously ill, and her grandsons are still very little. Then, what about her daughter-in-law, we don’t know. Guessed she was gone due to not being able to endure such terrible life any more. What’s wrong with the society, or what’s wrong with this government?! We still see people rushing for luxurious goods and for expensive foods, and we also hear who just bought some mansions again… But, we are also seeing people suffering from poverty, illness, loss of jobs, and rising prices of daily products. Even myself, I have to remind of myself to cherish what I make these days.

The economic situations in TWN in all aspects have been getting worse & worse. Every day, we hear people are dying under pressure or for money. There are many people living in a very bad condition, jobless, no more financial resources, suffering from illness, and so on and so forth.
The prices of all things are rising, but seems what we make cannot catch up with what we have to spend. Can someone tell us what to do or what not to do, then we can improve what we are facing? My eyes were misty (almost cried out) when I saw the news on TV, and who can help them ASAP. How I wish I could help them with what I have. Can anybody help those who are in need? I want to help them, too. That’s my vow.

a testing clip

This is a test clip I have just made.

Theresa Deng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJI9WeWsXeU

Catching the Last String of Summer

I love this picture. It gives me a feeling of hope.
Summer in 2007 is getting to the end, but by seeing this picuture, it gives me an expecting feeling.
Though we never know whether tomorrow or death comes first, we should always bear positive attitude for live. What about that?

^_^

校園一二事

Having been in the campus for quite a while, I love it more & move.
Not only have I been enjoying the active atmosphere, but also partially participating students' acitivities. Like student clubs, I have touched a little bit anout how I feel, and seems it gets better & better. I am learning photoshop, and I also learn how to play Go. Nice.
Also, the library. How come I never felt how valuable it had been when I was a student??!! Maybe after making a circle out of the society, I realized it is the most beautiful thing to embrace books, all kinds of books in various areas.
How I appreciate I work & live almost like in school.

^_^

社團生活

開學後，算是已第三週了吧。
早晚都聽到許多社團在校園各地展現活潑的熱力，好喜歡這種吵嘈的感覺。除了社團的迎新，各系的學長姊也都將迎新辦得很精彩。一下子又是迎新拔河比賽，不然就是吉他社的迎新吉他歌唱晚會，也有布袋戲社團表演社團，國際標準舞社等等。You name it, we have it. 晚上在校園裏漫步，各種音聲此起彼落，好美。
中午抽空到圖書館借書，那種「貪法欲」又出現了。恨不得能再多借幾本書，再儘快地將書K完。而晚上去上多媒體課時，也是一樣，恨不得快些學會老師所教的東西，這都是自己當年還是大學生所感受不到的求知欲，這麼地強烈。看著這些盡情揮灑美麗青春的少年家，我問自己，若是時光倒流，讓我再重回到當年的大學生活，我又將如何經營它呢？難怪有一句西方警語好像是說，Only the young knew；the old could. 大意大概就是指，願少者能知，老者能行吧。
我也不算是在感嘆時光飛逝啦，只是年近不惑，剛剛開始體悟人生吧。還好咱們佛家有句好話，「活在當下」，時時給人希望與信心，逝者已矣，來者猶可追。真好，我還不太慢。不怕念起，就怕覺遲，不是嗎？
但願天下的年輕人都能及早知道人身難得，進而及時把握充實自己的機會，而老者們，也都能感悟到來日不多，而能夠更加善用這有限的時光，經營自己的人生，讓它繼續發光發熱，造福更多的人。共勉之。

^)^

社團活動

開學後，算是已第三週了吧。
早晚都聽到許多社團在校園各地展現活潑的熱力，好喜歡這種吵嘈的感覺。除了社團的迎新，各系的學長姊也都將迎新辦得很精彩。一下子又是迎新拔河比賽，不然就是吉他社的迎新吉他歌唱晚會，也有布袋戲社團表演社團，國際標準舞社等等。You name it, we have it. 晚上在校園裏漫步，各種音聲此起彼落，好美。
中午抽空到圖書館借書，那種「貪法欲」又出現了。恨不得能再多借幾本書，再儘快地將書K完。而晚上去上多媒體課時，也是一樣，恨不得快些學會老師所教的東西，這都是自己當年還是大學生所感受不到的求知欲，這麼地強烈。看著這些盡情揮灑美麗青春的少年家，我問自己，若是時光倒流，讓我再重回到當年的大學生活，我又將如何經營它呢？難怪有一句西方警語好像是說，Only the young knew；the old could. 大意大概就是指，願少者能知，老者能行吧。
我也不算是在感嘆時光飛逝，只是年近不惑，剛剛開始體悟人生吧。還好咱們佛家有句好話，「活在當下」，時時給人希望與信心，逝者已矣，來者猶可追。真好，我還不太遲。不怕念起，就怕覺遲，不是嗎？
但願天下的年輕人都能及早知道人身難得，進而及時把握充實自己的機會，而老者們，也都能感悟到來日不多，而能夠更加善用這有限的時光，經營自己的人生，讓它繼續發光發熱，造福更多的人。

^)^

My Own Broadcasting Station Online

Hurray~
I finally set up a personal Internet broadcasting station.
It is in http://www.shoutcast.com/, and my station name is Taiwan Newcomer and folks in genre.
It is still rough, and I only can play music and songs from the folders in my computer. It will take a while to make it better. I will try to see how far I can go then.

It is Mid-Autumn Festival. Happy Holiday to everyone.

^_^

Mother's Love for Son~

To avoid bad traffic jam for the Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, I decided to take off up back to Tai-Chung this afternoon, but unfortunately, I ended up getting stuck up a little bit in waiting getting on board & highway for a while. It usually takes less than 3 hours to Taichung, but the bus ride this time was longer than 4 hours this time. Guessed there must be lots of people having same thinking as I.
When waiting for the coming bus, I noticed a mother and a son, who looked like a college kid. Mother was asking him if he needed more money while he was looking into his a little bulged wallet. From my viewing angle, I could not see if he had plenty of money, judging from his & his mother wearing, and I guessed the family did not do too well. I could kind of tell he didn't want to take his mother's money but didn't want to reject her kind offer, either. Finally, her mother tugged a coupled of $1000 NTD bills into his wallet, and I believe this was out of her unconditional love, care, and sacrifice. I took a deep look at her, and saw nothing particular, no pride, no hesitation, and no nothing. That moment really touched me so much.
I thought of my mother, too.
One of the major reasons that I gave up what I had in America and came back home was for my mother and father. I work from Mondays. to Fridays. in Taichung, but try to go home on weekend to spend time with my parents. Because I have been worried about my mother's physical condition and wish I should be of help for few years before I decide my next stage for life.
Yesterday, we had a kind of dispute in my going to visit a friend of mine. She was concerned that I would spend money that is not supposed again. Then, I was upset at being interfered with. I talked back to her and reminded her of my age, being close to 40. How could you bother telling me what to do and what not to, when I am getting 40?! When I was in NY, I was so free that I could decide what to do and the time to go out and come back. Now, just because I came back home, I have to be well tendered by you?! If so, then I'd better not come back and stay away from you. I believe then we will cherish the relationship even more. How bad I was!
But I was mad. I cannot be treated like a kid all the time, can I?
Well, guess this is another kind of mother's love.
While still on bus, being taking too long on highway, mother called me from home to my cellular and checked on me. I realized that was the love. How much I wanted to cancel the trip and turn around back home.
Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, mother asked me if I really had to go up so early. After I explained to her about my concern, she had no choice but agreed with despite it being a holiday for family re-union. I told her I would still come home regularly on weekends. Well, she didn't want me to spend the holiday alone, though I have been used to "enjoying" all kinds of holiday with myself. By stuffing me 2 moon cakes, she told me at least I still enjoy the holiday with the moon cakes, the symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is mother's love.
That only makes me feel bad. So bad about people's relationships & love in the world. In Buddhism, seems we have to forgo those worldly chains and exceed oneself up to the status of nirvana. It is contradicting, huh?

Hope all mothers in the world be able to enjoy kids' love with joy all the time.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

今晚又參加另外一個社團迎新 ^_^""

今晚又參加了另外一個社團--圍棋社。不是我又要搞怪，或裝怪叔叔，是真的想學圍棋啦。誰教我少小無知又不努力呢。亡羊補牢，猶末晚也。Better late than never.
遲到了快一小時，人不多，到時已看到大家都在下棋了。男生佔多數，好像只有兩位小女生相依為命，對著一小塊練習棋盤窩著。看樣子並不太像昨晚的多媒體社，有個溫馨的小小迎新儀式。想是對於圍棋有著狂熱興趣的大男生來說，就省省吧，下棋下到耳酣，就是最好的圍棋社迎新吧。因為Ethan開始學下圍棋了，老子也想學學，日後再見的時候，至少還有一項可以交流的玩具吧。
既然多是男生，我就比較容易打入這個社團，巴著看似和藹而又比較願意教人的一位小胖「學長」不放，就開始跟他學下棋了。講得多，下得少，看來要多花一點時間下棋了。還好他們幾乎每天午餐時分都多少有人在社辦下棋，再加上每週二與四晚上，就在我們辦公室附近，還蠻方便的。雖然週四與多媒体衝堂，但仍有其他的時間，希望我能堅持下去。至少一年的社員費也交了，多少也多學一下吧。
Getting to feel very difficult to be an open-minded leader। Because you have to learn how to lead people with setting up a good example and to correct follower’s errors with wisdom, it takes strong determination to make it।

Also, never have the mindset to talk about people behind their backs. Complimenting them is ok, but no bad mouth.
I vow to be a better person and help as many people as I can.

親愛的大學學伴

親愛的學伴,
好窩心收到妳的回信，從大一到多年以後的現在，那種感覺一直還在，真好。 也再謝謝妳。^_^咱們另一老同學主演的影片在柏林片影展得獎的消息，在我一回來台灣之後，就立刻得知。看著照片裏的他，一點都沒變，感覺真好。我也與有榮焉。他跟我的友情，是從「理二舍」開始的，或許可能暫時停格，但相信它還在持續當中。
我上班的地方，就在當地大學裏的育成中心 (是由政府與大學合作的計畫，由政府補助些錢，而大學提供相關系所技術與場地--辦公室--並以低廉的租金，招請外面的剛創業的小公司進駐，我負責行銷工作。)
重點是，走在大學校園內，多年前曾在大學當學生時的情景，歷歷在目。許多甘美的回憶，時而浮現。經過漫長暑假，學校上週開學，校園頓時熱鬧非常。不管老生新生，都展現多出樣的生氣與喜悅。很多的感覺都很像，就是少了鄭怡的那首歌，「心情」。
這幾天，各社團都在努力招收新生，經過幾番掙扎，也是想學一些多媒体的設計，剛好辦公室工讀生 也認識多媒体設計社團的老幹部，就透過工讀生的介紹，鼓起勇氣報名登記，重新成為一名社團新生了。哈，真是勇氣可嘉呢。今晚是咱社團迎新，我也去了唷。看到他們的迎新活動內容與台上表達與介紹，雖然生澀 (Sorry, 是以一名老年次的怪叔叔來看的)，但我也覺得很可愛，很真。這就是大學生的展現啦。當然，我也少不了得上去自我介紹。一隻老老的怪叔叔上台說話，怪難為情的。內容不外乎感謝社團為大家辦迎新，也很高興認識大家，希望向各位「學長姊」以及「同學」學習等等。我發現我竟然還會大舌頭呢! 儘管如此，也許是一隻怪叔叔的小感言，倒博取了不少同情的掌聲。真的好久沒當大學生了，尤其是新鮮人，快二十年了吧。
照片中的一對龍鳳，應是妳的小孩吧，很可愛，都有妳的影子。
也喜歡妳還叫我Blue, 也是一種熟悉吧。

Grammatical Errors

Just found out I made some errors in my very first article.
Man~ This is a bad beginning~

99goer~

走了九十九 - 99goer

This is my very first time when I want to do something out of my interest. I am not sure if I can make it the blog, but I try. In fact, I want to do my own Internet radio station. Guess it will take much time & effort to make it. Thus, I will go by step by step, and hope I will not give up.
Just like I have gone 99 steps, but one more step I will make it. Therefore, I call myself the 99goer, meaning, I still have one more step to go~

99goer