華教新看法

此文于西元二零一二年十一月廿三日获刊登于《南洋商报》言论版 － 教育视窗：华教新看法•勇瑜

我辈今得以在日常生活中以华文听说读写，真得感谢一众先辈如林连玉公。先辈尽心尽力为华教鞠躬尽瘁死而后已，留下的这宝物，是连财富也都换不到的。

本地华教体系也算完整。庆幸我们没生在邻国，曾受反华教恶政钳制，剥夺学习母语权力。惟本地华教尚存隐忧。官方政策不鼓励华教，华校无法自由发展，人口增加华校数量数量不变，供需失衡。

大马人口近三千万。华裔占了小小部分，百分之二十左右，剩下的皆是他族。

华教人士努力维护华教，多次促政府公平对待华教。努力大家有眼见，新闻也有报，结果是往往都是一呼三不应，吃闭门羹多过吃饭。华社也很气，很失望。

这都是华社的看法。那么，占大马多数人口的友族又如何看待华教呢？

友族生入读华小似乎年年高升，令人鼓舞。证明部分友族觉得华小校风好，认为能教出成绩优良，品德兼优乖小孩。

惟，还是有一大堆友族，没有经历过华校生活。他们只能根据媒体报导或道听途说，幻想本国华教的模样，幻想本国华教培养出怎样的人。就像本国很多华裔，没什么接触友族，或只懂那么一点皮毛，然后就假设伊斯兰生活学说是怎样怎样一般。

本人近来稍作研究，发现往上很多友族的部落格，都在抨击各种华教运动。他们鞭挞诸如“争取新独中”，“呼吁增加华小”等等运动。本人有留意部落格留言，发现多数友族都对华教运动不甚友善。种种言论有：这里不是中国要学华文请回中国、华教分裂国民国民团结要靠国语、要华教就该放弃大马国籍二选一，等等。这些都是“民声”，大概能解释为何政府始终打压华教。

他族为何如此仇视华教？难道华教真对本国毫无贡献？或他们是自小或长期受极端份子灌输一国一语、单元文化观念，认为唯有一国一语大马方能强打？还是他们曾受过直接来自“华文华语”的威胁与压力？而且他们为何又不会对英语如此反感？

我们若干爱华教者，也该扪心自问，我们真的有活出“中华文化”，感化友族？难道中华文化是求科科甲等？难道中华文化是求与别人比较成就？难道中华文化是求成绩优秀有好事业能赚大钱做医生做律师？难道中华文化是怕输？那么“天人合一”有做到吗？那么“己立立人，己达达人”有做到吗？那么“己所不欲，勿施于人”有做到吗？

希望华教团体能集思广益，思考怎么使本国受益于华教，使友族也从中受惠。学英文能使国民纵横世界，受雇欧美企业，也就没有人会反对学英文了。毕竟“己立立人、己达达人”这精神是人所不拒的。目的在于减少友族反对华教的声音，政府不受极端声音牵制，方能顺利迎合华社所求。

陳旭年公你好嗎？

馬六甲雞場街超熱鬧，還被冠上文化街的名堂。去了幾次，真的是在在體現了“吃”的文化，也能體驗到“小商品”文化，“買賣”文化，的確非常有“文化”。街尾又有舞臺，不時有表演，曾看過“大師”表演鞭術還有卡拉ｏｋ比賽等。有時走著走著還能看到一班阿姨在某某會館大廳跳交際舞。總之是每次去都是擠擠的，人來人往，好熱好熱。那些買賣攤位攤主手里大概也握過幾回厚厚的紙幣吧。

雞場街搞得這樣“成功”，這兩三年前新山華社也來效仿搞文化街。不知何因，新山華社看上了陳旭年，每逢周末為之打扮一番，免不了紅燈籠滿街高高掛，想當然耳，那是“中華文化”的象征哩。

那天去了陳旭年街，眼睛望去紅彤彤，好多的燈籠高高掛著。陳旭年街的街道彎彎曲曲，路面不像一般路般鋪上瀝青，而是某某材料，余也不知是什么，總之好看過瀝青就對了。街道兩旁則有人行道。攤子就擺在人行道上。

陳旭年街。漢字哪里去了？

整條街，檔子好多噢！好像有整十個吧？多吧！先看到的是一班耆老大顯唱功，以美妙歌聲犒賞游客，為陳旭年街添添彩、拉拉客、立口碑。他們唱的都是李茂山羅時豐等等歌手的曲子，特色都是歌聲渾厚。

中秋快到，有檔口免費教人做月餅，游客看了做得可口，都會買買試吃。

來學做月餅咯！

來到十字路口，在角落有個當地人稱為“紅屋”的建筑物。氣勢磅礴，造型古色古香，當然，不管多古也不會古過兩百年。新山開埠至今好像才大概一百五十年左右。你們有興趣就上網看看，或讀安煥然先生的文章。安君在星洲日報發表了不少有關新山歷史文化等的文章，值得一看。紅屋下設有舞臺。當晚有一些文化活動，惟余已忘了。

白天的紅屋，靜悄悄，不懂有鬼嗎？

什么活動啊？忘了

忘了有什么

其他檔口都是在發揚“買賣”文化或“小商品”文化或“老饕”文化，吃喝玩樂文化應有盡有，太有文化了，贊嘆贊嘆。

有車禍嗎？

人多，檔口也“多”

曲終人散？

深夜了嗎？

過了十字路口，走到街尾，就能看到〔新山華族歷史文物館〕了。看到的是店後方而非前方。其實游客也能從后門進入，前門反而更不方面，因為要過一條大馬路，故后門反而成了前面，前后倒置，希望不會破壞該館風水。余也進去參觀參觀。門票馬幣五元。這是余第三次參觀該館，第一和第二樓的展覽品似曾相似，來多數次應該能記得每樣物品的擺放位置。頂樓則換了主題，上回是辛亥革命展，今回所展則關乎“義興”史，資料豐富，對黑社會啊洪門啊等歷史有興趣者可以到此參觀參觀，體驗體驗反清復明精神，體驗體驗中華黑社會文化。

陳旭年街，短短數百公尺，卻有紅屋，又有文物館，著名的錦華咖啡店協裕面包店華美咖啡店等全云集在近處，游客到此一游，吃喝玩樂全都可以一網打盡，來時手空空，回時則舌頭往外在唇邊卷個不停、手滿滿塑料袋、腦袋滿滿歷史文化等知識，多么好。

快來快來陳旭年街！

殺到錦華狂吃一頓 Kin Wah @ Johor Bahru

锦华锦华　多次错过　这次余不放过你了
Kin Wah here I come again

你的咖啡　余尝过　你的“踢球”　余喝过　你的面包　余从没放过
I tried its famous coffee, bola sepak (milo), toast. But I never try its Nasi Campur. 

原来　你的饭　也名闻遐迩　连巫裔大人物都要来一亲芳泽　余之前竟漏了　真是忘八

A lot of big shots have tried Kin Wah nasi campur, which is run by an Indonesian. 

当天　余一大早就匆匆从十多公里外赶往你这里　
I kind of rushed to this place from more than ten kilometers away

他妈的　你竟跟余说你的椰浆饭卖完了　余的怨气要往何处发泄？

The Indonesian shook his head to me"Nasi Lemak Sudah Habis". I was frustrated. Very disappointed.  

没有黄金　就取银　余就跟你讨白饭吃
The Indonesian then asked "Mau Nasi Putih?" I said "Ok"  

一大早吃杂饭？　此事余生平最恨　故只匆匆夹了数道菜肴　咖喱鸡和腌菜

I actually don't like to eat Nasi Campur as breakfast. No choice. Nasi Lemak was sold out. I took a curry chicken and some Acar to serve with rice. I poured much curry into the rice. 

干！你真是他妈的太厉害了！
Unbelievable. The curry is so good. I could even finish the rice only with the curry sauce. 

饭一入口　余的怨气　如光亦如电　从七窍散散去　一点都不觉得呛

No more frustration. Frustration has been transformed into Joy by the curry. Indeed. 

咖哩太香了！！！！赞赞赞
The curry sauces is very tempting. 

余尚在酣睡中的肚子立刻醒了　各种所谓酵素什么素的生理化学汁液全都动起来了　引擎都哄哄响了　是时候进多点油了
My stomach got activated by this curry man. 

银匙银叉在油纸上鬼画符　三两口余就把马达给喂饱了！满足啊！爽啊！

The curry made me more hungry. I finished the rice in just a few minutes. Satisfying! Satisfying!

再来烤面包啦！咖啡啦！半生熟蛋啦！余不费吹灰之力就已经活在当下了！想不到美食竟有助修行　真是阿弥陀佛啊！

I ordered Roti Bakar as well. Both Round Shape Roti and Triangle Shape Roti. The coffee here is my favourite. Another important dish is half-cooked egg. Hehe. 

Curry Rice + Toast + Coffee + Half Cook Egg = Made my day. I realized that to be in the NOW is not something difficult. Delicious food is a good vehicle to send us there :) 

咖喱鸡杂饭建议淋多多汁啊！

配上烤圆面包　咖啡　半生熟蛋　境界往上升升升　宛如身在西王母桃园盛会

从旁杀出拍〔锦华〕大字招牌

来锦华岂能不叹浓浓点点甘苦的咖啡？

烤三角形面包

太好吃好了　你去想象　风卷残云的画面

在老虎銀行的短短歲月

来到老虎银行

以为可以上上网　聊聊天　做做一点工　就过一天

毕竟老虎银行　数十年招牌　管着众人钱　岂能胡乱一番？

岂知　无论在何处　

只要头头争面子　不认输

项目搞砸了　全部人也要陪葬　车子无论是在弯路　岔路　阴阳路　还是要按时走下去

就这样　混乱中下猛药　先为你肚子止痛　交货了你要泄就泄个够吧！

把肛门炸烂也不关我事

好在我队头头　精明能干

早已搞好分内事　全体队员都有安乐茶饭吃

惟　身在同一个项目　没被火烧着　也被烟熏着

所以我　趁烟未笼罩头上

赶紧　溜之大吉　逃之夭夭

往风筝航空躲去了

呵呵呵

新山至佳雞扒 IT ROO Cafe @ Johor Bahru

游新山，有幸光顾此〔至佳鸡扒〕店！该店只有英文店名IT ROO CAFE，无中文店名。

Travelled to JB some time back. Was fortunate to have the chance to try the "Best Chicken Chop in Town" at IT ROO CAFE. 

至棒鸡扒！

此点与文化街近在咫尺。当晚文化街有活动，店内只见人头黑压压，侍者端着盘子杯子账单又进又出的，满场飞。所幸犹能找到空座。

This shop is right at the Cultural Street (Jln Tan Hiok Nee). There were events that night. The shop was crowded. The waiters were busy. Luckily still managed to get some seats. 

蘑菇酱鸡扒！

 鸡扒两种煮法，炸或烤。两种酱，黑胡椒或蘑菇。我只试了蘑菇酱烤鸡扒。

The waiter will ask every customer if you'd like the chicken chop to be fried or to be grilled. And you'll be asked which sauce that you prefer? mushroom sauce or black pepper sauce? I took mushroom sauce grilled chicken chop. 

Mushroom Sauce Grilled Chicken Chop

 赞赞赞！余吃过不少鸡扒，惟这鸡扒的酱汁能令余舌头反复内外卷，不把哪怕一滴酱汁浪费在余唇外。其鸡肉也不像某些店有股异味腥味，反之是鸡肉烤过后的香味！证明其肉新鲜，老板很用心！这才是中华精神！敬业乐业！

So DELICOUS! It's really tasty! I finished up the sauces as if the sauce is soup. To be honest, without the sauce the chicken is just the normal grilled chicken. Yet some shops' chicken chop sometimes is smelly, probably the chicken is not fresh anymore. But right here at IT ROOT CAFE, the chicken meat is nice, no such rotting smell. It's fresh. Thanks to the boss for insisting on providing the best chicken chop for the customers.

下回游新山，余必定再来大快朵颐！

I will definitely revisit this cafe again on the next trip to JB!

新紀元與宗教

我讀了新紀元學說

一度以為　會從此告別佛法

事情卻非如此　

我反而　更了解佛法了

那感覺簡直是　如沐涼風　精神抖擻！

新紀元學說　不是新型宗教　

新紀元學說　是一種〔新的詮釋〕

通過　新紀元學說

你會更加了解　自己的信仰

你將是悟者　不再是蠻從者

你會看清

各大宗教的本質　都一樣　沒錯　都一樣！

所謂求同存異　那異　也只是教法不同　教規不同　形式不同　而已

畢竟　有時　文化滲入了教義

畢竟　有時　政治滲入了教義

其實　宗教組織　既是組織　必有政治　免不了

既有宗教組織　以宗教名義　爭權奪利　爭面子　爭人數　免不了

若各宗教信徒能認清　你我他　其實都是一體

拋開外在形式　直搗精神核心　

世界大同　必近在咫尺矣！

先賢偉業不能忘

最近，被派駐新客戶處上班。

新客戶之大廈位處吉隆坡市中心，靠近佳美清真寺輕快鐵站。下站后步行兩分鐘就到了。

一天，下站后，剛剛要前往客戶處，赫然看到隔壁大樓寫著四個中文大字 － 光前大廈。英文則寫著WISMA LEE RUBBER。

真是一大發現。沒想到在吉隆坡市中心還能看到李光前公所留下的產業，而且位置實在太好了，一下輕快鐵站就到了。

李光前公曾是世界十大華人富豪，乃另一華人先賢陳嘉庚之乘龍快婿。他所創辦的南益公司歷史悠久，至今仍在營運中。他所成立的李氏基金會幫了不少人 。中共豐他為〔一代風范、萬民楷模〕。他在馬來西亞也曾獲封拿督和丹斯里勛銜。在新加坡則有國立的〔李光前圖書館〕，我曾參觀之，規模大，藏書豐富。當然，他也在中新馬兩地成立了不少中小學，也捐助了不少教育機構，如南洋大學、廈門大學等。也曾擔任新加坡大學的首任校長。

不知怎么，我感覺到現任政府有意逐漸消滅在吉隆坡的華人老產業，以抹殺華裔先賢建設吉隆坡之貢獻之歷史事實。最近就有借欲起輕快鐵而征用蘇丹街土地一事。一旦此街受征用，所有華裔先賢所建起的老店恐怕會遭摧毀，歷史就又被篡改了。

所以，在蘇丹街附近（只隔幾條街），還能看到光前公的大廈，還能看到四個大中文字堂堂正正寫在大廈外頭，實感欣慰也！

我們要怎樣的下一代？

我們要怎樣的下一代？

領袖、公司、機構、政府要的都是“順民”。

只要是領袖，都要有隨從，沒有隨從不成領袖。

他們無所不用其極，灌輸我們以所謂的“價值觀”，荼毒我們的小小心靈，使我們不知所謂的有了“原則”，甚至毀了我們當中某些人的一生。

總之，就是要做順民，要效忠、不反抗、不質疑。

“問這么多做什么？我叫你這樣做就這樣做！”

有時，我們覺得某某道理不通，毫無邏輯，再問多一點，這些人就以種種理由不回應問題，有些甚至拂袖而去。

所幸，當今民智開啟，眾人敢于問到底，硬硬說教或閃避問題，已行不通，所說所答要合情合理有邏輯，方能服眾。

人腦無限大，無時無刻能想出種種點子，以致造福人群。我們已耗盡光陰“覺悟”，莫再讓下一代也步入我們后塵。

如何圓愿？

一年前幸遇名師，領悟了許多人生道理。

但有時一次過聽了過多，反而混淆了，覺得很多矛盾之處，彼時只覺得更煩更痛苦。

幸好，名師很有耐心，我多番請教他都一一釋疑。

如今我可說已經毫無疑問了！就算你往我心底挖也無從挖出任何一個問號。

就說如何圓愿吧！

首先，你要知道，宇宙有“道”，而“道”是不易的，你要說是自然法則也可以，就像太陽永遠從東方升起一樣。

我們的愿望是不離“道”的。

許愿時，千萬別帶有一絲情緒，比如恐懼感或匱乏感。有些人覺得自己沒錢而一直許愿求財，覺得沒錢而失落是一種情緒，帶著這種情緒許愿，愿望是無法實現的。

我之前也曾有疑惑，若滿足現狀了，何必求呢？原來，關鍵在于“情緒”。

我們有不足之處很正常。但我們莫因此煩躁郁悶，我們應該認清事實，不必有一絲情緒。

認清了自己所要，才來許愿，然后千萬別帶有情緒，之后放下忘掉所許之愿，才能圓愿！

How to Improve our life?

This is another very good sharing. Please take note of this seriously.

Question: The purpose of learning all the meditation techniques or the power of now and so on, is to have "miracles" in our life? So that there will always be "sunshine" forever. If there is rain, it will not be "cats and dogs" but just "drizzling" only.

 Answer: Perfect

 ~ Sri Kriyathasa Sekar

All about LIFE

I would like to share with you what is life & how can you keep a good life. The following is a question I raised to my Guru. 

Dear Sekar, 

I am a frequent visitor to fortune tellers. I visited at least 3 fortune tellers in the past. They told me what is my personality and some important life events for myself. So far their "computation" results are quite accurate except for a few items.

At the same time I also listen to your Life Coachings, T-rex sharings on life, some other ppl sharings on life and I did some readings also. 

Last year I have consulted a fortune teller to read my 'Luck' for this year. I jotted down his reading. Recently I read back what I have jotted down. I realized his computation result is rather inconsistent.  

Therefore I have had some "realization". I want to share them. Much appreciate if you can provide your opinion. Thanks. 

The following are my "realization":   

1) Our life is full of all kinds of possibilities.  

2) Without believing in the Divine, our life might end up as described in our Astrology Birth Chart.

3) With the help from Vasthu Sastra or Feng Shui or Number (e.g Visiber) or some other tools, our life could be much better than the life in our Astrology Birth Chart. 

4) If we surrender ourselves fully to the Divine (by following the right practices as taught by 7C or by other spiritual masters) ,  our life will always be better than the life in our Astrology Birth Chart.  

Thank you.

Here's the reply from my Guru

Hi, 

Thank you for asking these questions. 

You are right in your understanding but with one difference, the astrological sign are not wrong if the reading is done by an expert. 

Lets talk about life:
1. Life is all about experiences and going through that learning process. This process has to give the bad experiences, so we will know what to avoid in the future and also the good experiences so we will know what to look forward to. 

2. If you don't do anything, then nothing bad or good will happen to you. This is the same as for the people who say I never seen the rain or sun because I stay in my house always. To them, life is fine, but they don't have any life experiences at all. Life has no meaning or purpose at all. 

3. Astrological charts/reading are like the weather forecast, it is just a guide. We read it or listen to it because we want to know what is ahead of us, not for us to fear  about it but to manage it. 

4. The life coaching that we give you, is to teach you how to manage this and understand this. We teache you to understand what is the purpose of the rain and sun. What are the effects of the rain and the benefits of the sun or vice versa.
That's the teaching we share. So you know how to manage the situation and also to grab the right opportunity for the right purpose. 

5. Accept that this is part of nature and whatever you do, there will always be rain and sun out there always. This is the acceptance and surrender. 

6. The most important thing happens next, your effort. This is where you take your experience, your guides and your understanding of purpose (acceptance and surrender) and combine them all.
This combination is called wisdom. You use this wisdom to be above all this and succeed. Wisdom simply teaches you to get an umbrella when you go out, not always but whenever you know it is appropriate. These are the successful people. Be here. 

I hope I have explained it well. If not we can always discuss this in the sessions. 

Thank you.

贊嘆儒學！

我靈修　我學生活哲學

學了一段日子　也領悟了不少東西

再重新了解　佛學　

再重新了解　儒學

發現　大家說的　都是同樣的事

可見　如何詮釋　真的很重要

我讀了辜鴻銘公說儒學

說不出的歡喜　實在太歡喜

儒學是生活智慧啊！

中共怎么能唾棄之　利用之　侮辱之呢？

我們的華小　怎么能不多教些　儒學呢？

Yet another 4 year cycle

Time flies. There goes my 4-year again.

4 years back. I was assigned by my company to a local tel-co client. I joined the Enterprise Service Bus team there, where all team members belong to the same company as mine.

I remember i only had 2 days to take over one existing Java Standalone Program, also an "adapter" to the client's back end system. The program owner is a Filipino and he had to fly back to The Philippines two days later. The project phase then was System Integration Test (SIT).

So i spent 2 days with my Filipino colleague for the Knowledge Transfer session. Back then my Java knowledge was not really solid so it was kind of difficult for me. My previous experience was more on web application rather than standalone program. And I had to deal with web services(SOAP/HTML), API (to talk to the back end system), Message Queue and etc. Nowadays i think those stuff are easy but during the first week that I got to learn all these I just felt these were so challenging.

What was my mood back then? I took it easy. I still left office before 8pm. I was telling myself I should not again force myself to work till late nights, like what I did in my first company. One should be willing to work late night that the work result will only be good, that is my realization so far after working for many years.

After my Filipino colleague left, for every SIT issue, the client person in charge would look for me, as i was the successor for the program. They were disappointed that i could not commit to solve every SIT issue within a day. And they sent an email to my boss that they complaint I was not the suitable candidate to take over the program. My boss was kind. He is a very understanding one. He stepped in and helped me to resolve some critical issues. I really wanted to thank him. Till today I still remember his help. I know some people do not really like his working style but that does not affect my gratitude towards him.

Finally the program went live. I enjoyed every moment installing the the prerequisite software for the program to the production server, with root access. I enjoyed deploy the program to the production server with the help from deployment team. I enjoyed working from home for a few days continuously to troubleshoot the production issues of the program. That was really tiring but it was fun as well.

Few weeks later, my company managed to sign a Out Source deal with this client. That means my company will run the client's IT services from infrastructure to every services & systems. That was really a big deal to my company. The deal created a lot of job opportunities. Anyway the contract ended just last month.

So once Out Source deal was signed, my boss moved on to join one of the projects. Subsequently our team changed 3 bosses in one year time. LOL. I remember there was this boss. He has a poker face. He looks a really strict guy. I was kind of worry knowing he was going to be my boss. In fact, he turned up to be quite a good boss to me. He knows how to reject all unnecessary projects. He knows how to prioritize projects for us. I really appreciate his help during his term.

Soon another boss has come to join us. And with his presence our team had turned into Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) team. Actually what changed is just the name of the team and the service methodology.
This boss stayed with us until last month. He is really a good one. All team members really appreciate his guidance. As for myself, i also appreciate much the trust and freedom he has given to me. I can actually conclude that he is the best superior i ever had. His existence is part of the important process of my life, indirectly, but very important.

What interesting is, I have this good friend, an ex-colleague, joined in the same team as me! He started off in another team after the Out Source deal. Then because he was playing with some integration product, due to the nature of work, he finally joined the SOA team. I actually never expected that both of us would end up working in the same team again. He is a special one in my life. He has been introducing a lot of personal improvement stuff to me. He led to to another meditation teacher. I really owe him a lot a lot. I will not mention all the stories here because it will be very lengthy. Ha ha ha.

Few months after SOA team was setup. I became a module lead. I was leading a team working on the java module. Team members came and left. When our company left the client, i had 2 team members left. In the beginning, it was a bit challenging for me to duplicate my experience and knowledge to them because at the same time i was rushing for projects. Fortunately they are very eager to learn about the module. I just needed to spend like 2 or 3 months to coach them and then one of them eventually was taking almost all the works while i just hid behind and provided necessary support to her. I really really appreciate her help in this. She is a good team member.Of course, I have to thank the rest also for their effort. With their help, I managed to get away from getting calls every minute every second. Imagine I once had to entertain calls almost every night or during dinner time. My dinner mate was there to "testify" this. Ha ha.

It was a meaningful 4 years. Not only at job. But in my life as well. I met one senior citizen who actually shared with me a lot of concepts, a lot of knowledge and a lot of interesting stuff. Other than the friend I mentioned earlier, I owe this senior citizen friend a lot a lot too. Of course over the 4 years I managed to get together with all my university mates. We all had crazy memories during our university life. One of them was my daily dinner mate. So in KL, we talked about a lot of craps LOL everyday. We played FIFA in cybercafe and I really enjoyed all the games. We watched a lot of movies and spent much time crap about the movies also.

So, that's my 4 years in KL. It is like dream. What left is only memories. And I forget to mention I almost lost my life 4 years ago in a severe car accident. Just one week before I started my new job. On my trip back to hometown from KL, my car hit the divider of the expressway. Thank divine, thank divine that I managed to survive. Only this year one medium told me that It was the amulet that saved me from the accident. Life is really full of surprise. And now I have come to one crossroad that if I am courageous enough to LIVE MY DREAM.