2009 年6月27-28日 吉隆坡之旅

2009 年6月27-28日 吉隆坡之旅

半夜三更，我还没睡；肯定是刚才那杯浓浓的茶在作怪。

已经从吉隆坡之旅回来近两天，原本要上载一些照片，无奈BLOGSPOT 应该是出现了一些故障，无法上载。只好等到明天再尝试。

这次的国外旅行，十分短暂，去的国家也只是我们的邻国马来西亚。
山不在高，有仙则灵。

旅行不在乎长短，重要是和谁去。这次我可是和几位认识将近10年的老友出国，而且是头一回出国，因此意义非凡。

他们几位都没有到过吉隆坡，唯独我有到访过。所以我就只好安排行程，带他们逛街以及品尝当地美食。我们的‘大哥’进财，在之前负责安排巴士以及酒店住宿。进财为人细心，所以安排的还很妥当。

2天1夜的行程，包括我，大家都买了些东西。遗憾的是无法登上吉隆坡双峰塔，因为票已经分发完了。

这次的旅行，也让我体会到，新加坡人真的太幸福了。习惯了舒适的生活，对于比较‘差’的生活习惯，生活水平；新加坡人已经到了‘无法接受’的地步。似乎只有‘新加坡水平’才是‘对的’，才能接受。对于不同的环境，很多新加坡人都无法适应。

天啊，世界那么大，所谓适者生存嘛，有时候必须懂得包容，容忍，以及接受不同环境，甚至比较恶劣的事物也应该懂得处之泰然啊。不然得话如何在国际舞台生存？无法生存就只有做‘井底之蛙’了。

随遇而安，既来之，则安之。

古人的智慧，现代都市人，都做不到了。

说实在的，吉隆坡为马国首都，环境已经不错了。当然还是比不上‘小红点’，但是也不至于差到如同‘第三世界国家’啊。看到一些不如‘小红点’的事物，其实也不必大惊小怪的啦。
增广见闻，如果能到处走走，多体会不同文化，不同习俗，就能知道，世界无奇不有，比新加坡好的，差的；也是司空见惯，毋需惊慌失措。
事忙我不忙，事非我不非，才能临危不乱嘛！

The Night at the Museum : ACM and its Kang Xi Exhibition..

What a dog teaches us

A dog teaches us a lot of things, but we never seem to take notice. These are some of the lessons you might learn…

· When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
· Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
· Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
· When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience.
· Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory.
· Take naps and stretch before rising.
· Run romp and play daily.
· Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
· Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.
· On warm days stop to lie on your back on the grass. On hot days drink lots of water and
lay under a shady tree.
· When you’re happy dance around and wag your entire body.
· No matter how often you’re scolded don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout. Run right back
and make friends.
· Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
· Eat with gusto and enthusiasm, stop when you have had enough.
· Be loyal.
· Never pretend to be something you’re not.
· If what you want lies buried dig until you find it.
· When someone is having a bad day be silent, sit close by… and nuzzle them gently.

Don't try to change the world to suit only you..

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony.

He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows' skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.

Then one of his wise servant dared himself to tell the king, "Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money ? Why don't you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?"

The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a "shoe" for himself.

There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story : to make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world.

Don't let traditions and festivals vanish

Finally exams over, im back to post...something to share:

STRAITS TIMES
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Don't let traditions and festivals vanish

I AM in my late teens and am upset that many youth these days take various customs and festivals lightly.

Festivals under the lunar calendar, such as the Hungry Ghost Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, go unnoticed by youth. Some do not even know their history.
In the past, people would pray to the deceased throughout the month during the Hungry Ghost Festival. There would also be getai performances.
But times have changed and youth do not bother to carry on the tradition. They also do not support getai performances.

During the Mid-Autumn and Dragon Boat Festivals, they know only that it is time to eat mooncakes and dumplings. A few days before the Dragon Boat Festival, I overheard a group of secondary school students saying: "There's no need to celebrate such things. We are not in China. Just eat dumplings."

With such a mindset, I fear that Singapore's youth will not only lose their traditional beliefs, but also forget the history and significance of such festivals.
My suggestion is to have exhibitions at various locations in Singapore where youth hang out.
The Education Ministry should promote such traditions in schools. If not, in a decade's time, such activities and traditions will be wiped out from the lives of Singaporeans.
Tan Shao Ken

im still around..

just want to say....im still alive!

Didnt post much recently...cos of exam period and internet access down... but i start to post more soon...

pretty stressed up with something... argg..i really hate calculative subjects..

As usual

As usual, evidence and result show that i am still inclined in more theory based matters instead of doing maths and accounts....

Haha... Well, i just feel that writing arguments, doing articles debating and discussing are much interesting in punching numbers onto calculators or memorizing alien formulae...