星期五, 七月 10, 2015

納吉不堪,老馬更不堪



老马火力全开攻纳吉。许多网民都非常赞赏这位政治老人。

马来网民支持崇拜老马理所当然,老马确实是,或他所声称,一生全心全意帮马来人。他向来的论述就是希望看到马来民族壮大。他任首相期间,花上数百亿政府税收培育了不少土著企业家和中产阶层。有些土著企业家后来经营失败,老马政府还花了数亿救他们脱离债海。

由于公立高等学府须保留多数学额给土著,老马九十年代决定开放私人高等教育领域,美其名提供机会给非巫裔可深造,实则那些私立高等学府都是重视盈利的大公 司,股东少不了在任或过气的政治人物,学费与课程素质不成正比,最後还弄出高等教育基金,用乾坤大挪移的方式,钱从学生身上流进学府的账,学费越贵就可从 高等教育基金抽得更多,至于债,就由学生来扛。

老马的大错,就是他不应只要当所谓马来人英雄,大马首相理应为全民首相才对。可是,他对马来人的讲词,往往都是华人怎样控制国家经济,马来人怎样做人家的仆从等等,当了首相,却没不曾看看自己的身份,还在处处搞煽动。

1999年大选前,当时的选情对国阵非常不利,马来人对安华入狱事件感到非常生气。此时华团向老马呈上"诉求",老马爽快接纳。岂知大选后,国阵靠华人票 险保政权,老马此时竟然翻脸不认人,指华团都是共产党和种族主义。我当年看过在报章上刊登的诉求内容,完全都是以民主人权为主调,何来共产与种族主义?

去年,他开始攻击纳吉,用的理由就是纳吉大选前过于讨好华人,却不得华人回报。可是此举没成效,最后他才以一马公司课题攻击纳吉。由此可见,至少在去年,老马的思维,还是马来人至上。他之所以讨厌新加坡,就是他认为新国是"华人政权"。

纳吉万一被证实有罪而下台,当然老马的功劳最大,可是我要提醒网民,这位前首相,所作所为都是为了自己,或他声称的为了马来人,而非不分种族的为了全民。

星期四, 七月 09, 2015

哥文寧巨人霸級市場內的李伯咖啡店 Pak Li Kopitiam @ Giant Hypermarket Kemuning

此咖啡店店位于Kemuning区的巨人霸级市场(Giant Hypermarket)。

到了这里,只见人潮汹涌,座无虚席。虽属于新式咖啡店,看看菜单,比较价钱,似乎却比某些"名牌"新式咖啡­­店便宜许多。

譬如咖啡冰(冷奶咖啡),名牌咖啡店都卖至少三块多,这里才买两块二左右,而且味道真的很不错,非常划算。

这里的烤面包也才块多钱而已,那些名牌咖啡店又何止是这种价钱?

我还点了黄金炒饭和海南鸡排。黄金炒饭很香,分量不会少。海南鸡排虽然并非最好吃,但也绝对不差。

服务员的态度还算彬彬有礼,看得出有训练过,店主可谓放了不少心思。

其实,类似这样"亲民"的新式咖啡店实在少见,市面上多由各类"名牌"咖啡店所垄断,随便一吃,就二三十元­­。这间食物味道不错,服务也很好,值得帮衬。





星期三, 七月 08, 2015

萬達商場“馬六甲角落” Melaka Corner @ One Utama Shopping Center

我在万达商场处的办公大楼上班。由于寒舍离公司远达三十二公里,须驾上好一段路才能到家,而且尚须经过重重­"车龙"阵,故我下班後往往不直接回家,而是先在万达商场内喝一下茶,看看一下商场形形色色的男男女女,才­欣欣然取车回家去。

我最常到的一间喝茶地点就是Melaka Corner。我选这间是由于其本土咖啡实在一流,还胜过某些著名的连锁本土咖啡店。而且我热爱本土咖啡更­胜于卖弄外型花俏的外国咖啡。我向来觉得外国咖啡品牌的Americano还是不能与本土的咖啡屋抗衡。

Melaka Corner的奶咖啡和咖啡乌都很好喝,香浓之极,即闽南语所谓的"厚"。价钱方面也比本土咖啡品牌连锁店­便宜几毛钱。我也试过其奶茶,也很浓很好喝,可是商场内尚有另一家的奶茶比之更香浓,甚至加便宜!

Melaka Corner位处商场的走廊边。在此可以一边喝茶一边看路过的商场客。有时可以看到许多有趣的人,而热爱美­女的人更是有眼福,打扮得花枝招展的美女不时都会路过此处。所以在这里喝茶,可以提神的不仅是茶水,"眼水­"亦可提神。哈哈。

至于这间店的食物,都是卖些娘惹糕点、经济米粉、暹罗米粉、经济面、油条等等的传统咖啡店食物,都不是先煮­的,而是外面弄好送过来卖的。价钱可谓不菲,因为商场内某一处贩卖同样的东西,价钱却便宜一倍!

正餐时间,在Melaka Corner可看见许多顾客点"亚叁拉刹",我曾吃过,觉得不错,但并不算惊为天人,可能是因为我本身也并­不是特别喜欢亚叁拉刹这种食物。

我想跟老板说不好意思,你的咖啡和茶是很好喝,但食物有点贵。我往往在附近买食物,再于此处点你的茶水,希­望你不要介意。哈哈。

星期二, 七月 07, 2015

The Power of Blessing



The truth about blessings is, there is nothing to bless us with. There is nothing to bless us for. We already are blessed Divine souls here. So what else is there to bless? Nothing. You feel you need blessings because you feel that you are unable to accomplish your needs and wants.

You are feeling incomplete because you do not know that you are blessed. Do you know when you can get the greatest blessing in Life? It is when you realize that you are already blessed.
When you realize that you are already blessed and that you have received the blessing, you will not seek more blessings and now you are as complete as you can be. You will realize there is nothing more to seek for. That is the power of blessings. Where does the power of blessings come from? From you, it is already in you. Realize this and you will realize that there is no need to seek something out there from the great Divine when you already have it.

So when you come and ask for blessings, what are you doing? You are asking for the removal of ignorance. You are asking for the removal of the thought process that makes you believe that you are not blessed, that you are not worthy to receive success. It is the Divine who is giving you the energy to remove your ignorance.

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When you get this realization, you have received the greatest blessings in Life. When you know that you have already been blessed, you will realize in that stillness of gratitude, love, and grace of God, that God is within you, for you.

You will know.

What do you do next with this realization? Now you need to enhance that energy, by praising God. Allow Him to guide you. Why? Simple, if He knows how to create you, if He knows how to bless you, if He knows how to put you in all successive happiness, and if He is with you, it is ridiculous to walk a path without Him or with Him following us. It is also ridiculous to walk a path with Him beside us. It is only right for us to walk a path with Him leading us. That is why we call Him the Good Shepherd.

That is all you have to do.

Know that you are blessed. Know that you are already blessed with success and to be continuously successful. Know that you can achieve anything that you wish for, in this world. You pray for God’s energy to come to you, so that you can achieve something, because you believe that God’s energy empowers you to achieve anything. You know it is a done deal. You just need to intent, and it will be done.

That is why the realization of blessing is the greatest blessing that you can ever receive. Be happy with what you already have and be thankful to be given all those. Most importantly, be thankful that you are able to realize the blessings that you have. Life is, after all, simple.

- Swami Guru Sri Kriyathasa Sekar-

星期五, 七月 03, 2015

怡保南香 Nam Heong @ Ipoh

怡保食物以白咖啡闻名。余有机会到此数日,其中一日的午饭就在南香解决。

南香据说是怡保白咖啡之老祖宗。不过,又有人说新源隆才是正宗的白咖啡。不过,请你放心,南香和新源隆,其实都是面对面而已。你可以在同一个地方品尝这两间店的白咖啡。

店内有几个档口,余不知什么好吃,随便点了干咖喱面,有叉烧等佐料,味道只是中中。

比较显眼的是靠近柜台处有卖蛋挞等点心。许多人来排队“打包”带走。很销。所以也点了几粒蛋挞,还有叉烧酥。蛋挞的确好软好吃,不过比起平常所吃到的好像没胜过太多。倒是叉烧酥更令人惊艳,很香很酥脆。

至于白咖啡,则不必说,必点!由于日正当中,闽南语所谓“日头炎”,余就反常点了冰冻白咖啡。哇,喝起来真的很浓厚,很好喝。








不要宗教糾紛,很簡單



不要宗教纠纷,很简单:

1) 承认所有圣人教的都是真理。
承认佛陀教的是真理。承认耶稣教的是真理。承认穆罕穆德教的是真理。还有各古今多位圣人,教的通通是真理。

承认不同宗教是寻得真理的不同之路。

2) 把现有的宗教教条和〔半神话故事〕通通废除掉。

诸如谁谁的故事是假的,谁谁的故事才是真的,所以我才是正统,云云。还要应该穿什么、应该吃什么。这些通通废掉。

3) 保留各宗教的〔修炼〕方法,如祷告、礼拜、诵经、静坐等等。

4) 任何人都可以选择他们所想要的修炼方式。

星期四, 七月 02, 2015

廣告:在中國留學會促進事業發展的4個原因

此文非我所撰,乃借出空间打广告。希望能帮到那些正考虑深造的学子。 

此文来自Easyuni 学子可以多上这里看看。

 
欧洲委员会在这个月的研究里证明了在外国留学的好处。这个伊拉斯谟影响研究(Erasmus Impact Study)专注于迁移对于学生技能和受聘率的影响以及高等教育机构的国际化。这个研究显示了国外留学和受聘率有着密切的关系。

流动学生包括了那些在外国参加语言课程或文化课程的学生。上个星期,我们聊了关于学习中文的好处。然而这个研究显示,在中国学习中文对学生也有额外的好处。在中国留学并不只是提升你的语言能力。就如这个研究所强调的,在外国留学还可以提高学生在毕业后的受聘率。世界各地都面对着极高的失业率,这反而说服了那些正在考虑国外留学的学生和家长。

伊拉斯谟的影响研究是由一个联盟所准备的。联盟里包含了德国的CHE-Consult,布鲁塞尔的教育服务,Compostela大学集团和Erasmus Student Network所组成的。研究对象包括了接近80,000个来自于34个不同国家的学生、毕业生、高等教育机构、工作人员和就业者等。这个研究让我们发掘了很多关于国外留学和国际化高等教育的好处和影响。

我们已经无数次听闻,中国即将超越美国的国内生产总值(GDP)和购买力平价(PPP),也会成为新的世界大国。过去的五年来,中国的经济已经成长了超过7%。中国是世界上经济发展最快的国家,也是人口最密集的国家。那些对环境永续、商业管理、医疗保健等感兴趣的学生,应该考虑这个世界经济中心。这些经济上的强项让中国成为一个很适合工作和留学的地方。在这里,我们了解了此研究并且用它来分析中国留学。这就是四个你应该到中国留学的原因。

1. 文化敏感培训



在国外念书、受训、工作,甚至是参加自愿服务的其中一个好处,就是让你更加了解异国的文化和习俗。在国外念书可以让你完全的融入新文化,也是一个最严苛的文化敏感训练。这个经验会让你体验家里以外的人生体验。 在国外留学的日子可以让你亲身体验新文化,所面对的挣扎都会让你更快熟悉他人的文化。在你体验更多新事物的同时,你的适应能力也会开始提升。除此之外,比起其他待在舒适地带的学生,你也会有更高的适应能力,也能够提高你熟悉其他文化的能力。

中国拥有超过56种民族文化。不同的区域也拥有着不同种类的传统,宗教,习俗和白话。从书法、传统药方、自卫术甚至是京剧,中国拥有着丰富的文化遗产。在中国生活和念书会让你更加珍惜这些古老历史和跟随她的传统。例如,在中国云南的丽江市拥有很多不同的宗教。其中包含了佛教、伊斯兰教、道教、基督教,甚至是彝族人所信了上百年的毕摩教。在内蒙古,如果你在他们的家拒绝了主人所捧上来的米酒,是件很无礼的事。在中国,文化和礼仪是很被人们所重视的。所以在商务来往上,熟悉中国文化和习俗的候选人都会被优先考虑。

2. 培养优良的技巧



一个人的就业能力和个人发展都和国际经历有关,其中,高等教育学府更是扮演着重要的角色。83%的高等教育学府认为,巩固该校在国际学府地位的重要原因之一,就是要有能力提供学生到外地留学。雇主也认为,曾经出国留学的学生,有更好的团队精神、沟通能力、外语能力、分析能力、判决能力和组织能力。从各国不同的文化和习俗里,我们可以很清楚地看到出国留学提高了就业能力。

中国大学也着重于在职场里扮演着重要角色的技巧和观念。例如,医学系培养学生的人道主义、为别人牺牲自己的品德,还有关怀;同样的,大学也培养政治学和法律系学生的高尚品德,要成为一个公正和诚实的人。除了技巧和社交能力以外,大学也努力地培养学生的性格,例如良好的学习精神、勤奋、纪律、创新和谦虚。

目前职场所追求的就是这些技巧,尤其是那些与中国有交际的国家。实际上,Erasmus影响研究显示,国际迁移使得长期的失业率减半了;曾经在国外进修或受训的学生,失业率更是在五年后减少了23%。这个统计让国际经历成了令人无法抗拒的诱惑。

3. 提高国际经历



除了与普通的西方或亚洲大学的拥有合伙关系外,中国大学还有一个额外的好处。Erasmus的研究结果也可以用来推断在中国进修和实习的好处。拥有很多合伙大学关系的大学,能够让你体会更多的国际经历。身为中国大学的学生,你将有机会到另一个国家的高等学府里学习一个学期至一年的时间。如此一来,你的国际经历会提高了,更会让你成为一个优良的雇员。

此外,中国是其中一个拥有强大的经济能力和稳定成长的国家。几乎每个大型的跨国公司都想要和中国进行交易。中国是世界上最大的输出国。在这个经济发达的国家里留学的话,学生可以让自己有更多的机会接触到大型国际公司。这其中更是包括了那些在北京和上海,建立了亚洲总公司的国际公司。在中国念书会给学生创造实习和就业的机会,更是学生事业里重要的起点。

4. 提高就业能力



很多原因造成了迁移性的学生拥有更高的就业能力。其中一个原因,是国外留学提供了学生实习和短期工作。研究报告显示,在每三名Erasmus学生中,都有一名学生是被实习公司或短期工作的公司所聘请的。此外,国外实习也对学生的在事业上的软技能发挥着很重要影响。他们也能够协助你了解中国的贸易文化和环境。学习中文可以给你提供更多的选择。所以,在中国进修是学习中文最好的办法。这个技能也可以使得你在中国或是其他国家里找到工作,主要是因为你了解超于两个国家的贸易文化。除此之外,新加坡、香港、马来西亚等国家也拥有庞大的华人人口,并且也与中国有频繁的生意来往。事实上,在中国的体验不只会开启你在中国发展的机会,它也会帮助你到其他想要与中国来往生意的国家发展,甚至可以帮你成为一个企业家。

此文来自Easyuni 学子可以多上这里看看。
(图取自网络)

專注寫書



由于想尽快于年尾前出版新书,我自四月起就停止写评论登在报纸上了。

我觉得还是专注一点比较好。

我写此书估计已有一年多。白天要办公,晚上才能写上一二小时,实在不容易。

而且写此书要需要搜集许多资料,甚至阅读消化众多文章书籍,哇,真的无法想象这一年来怎么过。感谢上天!

期间,我也一面写书,一面实践书内所分享的方法,最近的一项成就竟然神奇的“赶走"了上司,使我获得百分百的自由,而且我上司是走得心甘情愿,开开心心的走的,我从没对他做过什么,我只是做我的方法而已。

目前我感觉好像回到了旧公司。同事八点多早上就到公司,我十点半才姗姗来迟。因为上司已走了,新上司远在欧洲,他只问我工作进展,不问我几点进办公室。

这段过程真的很神奇,非常出乎我意料之外,我没想到我的方法会有这种效果,感谢上天!

我会在书内提到这段故事。当然,书内还有我其他的神奇事迹。

星期二, 六月 30, 2015

馬來西亞NTV7本地華語連續劇




NTV7晚间九点半通常都会播放本地华语连续剧,然後在十一点播放港剧。

过去两年我都有陪家人看九点半的本地剧(有时是新加坡剧)和十一点的港剧,所以不经意为本地剧和港剧的比较。

我觉得本地连续剧论剧情和演技,都比港剧精彩得多。譬如林宇中主演的法律剧,论剧情和演员的演技,都比谢天华杨怡主演的那套法律剧好得多。然後有套比较新的本地华语剧《分身乏术》,也拍得非常感人,尤其是结局时少女演员演出对那老人若隐若现的爱,真的令我印象深刻

廣告: 網絡文章評選 - 如何通過自慰提高性生活質量



在网络上读到这篇文章: 如何通过自慰提高性生活质量

关于改善“射的太快”这方面,我没试过文章所说的方法,而且我认为,有必要这么麻烦吗?

我的方法就没这么麻烦,简单直接有效,你试过就知道了。按这里可读我之前分享的经验。



星期五, 六月 26, 2015

Confucius is Prophet



The following is my answer to "Why God did not send prophets to China"

God did send Prophets to China. Many. Fu Xi 伏羲, Zhou Wen Wang 周文王, Kong Zi 孔子(Confucius) are Prophets.

The reason you're asking this question is because you put a narrow definition to the word Prophet. You version of Prophet is from the Abrahamic religions.

Prophet simply means the one who is able to experience Divine's consciousness and is able to receive the divine messages from God.

Remember, God's teachings vary in different places.

Confucianism stresses the importance of Humanity rather than God because the way to become a better human is also the way to glorify God. (Heaven in Confucianism context)

Confucianism & Political System



Today I want to talk about one of my favourite topic - Confucianism. 

Confucius has always been my spiritual guide.

Confucianism says that there is only goodness in human.  There's no "sin" in us. We've given the Love from God (Tian 天、Tai Ji 太极), which is also our naturally born conscience.  

Confucianism says that the capable ones are going to be leader eventually, regardless whatever political system they're in. This is the law of nature.  Because God arranged the path for them to become the leaders. Confucianism is always about to go back to the Law of nature, which is the divine law of God.

According to Confucianism, leaders have great responsibility to the people they lead. Leaders have heavy duties to perform. Leaders themselves have to lead by example. In return their followers will pay respect to them. So it's a two way thing.

Leaders have to always stay humble all the time because God is there watching all human. God is all that is. Staying humble is also very much aligned with the law of nature. If you're not against the law of nature, then yes you're on the right path and God will always take care of you.

So, democratic or not, does not really matter. There's no perfect system. Every system has flaws and can be misused for evil purpose. Most importantly, every individual must live the "Jun Zi 君子" out from them, and get rid of the "Xiao Ren 小人" that resides within themselves.

星期三, 六月 24, 2015

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