Happy moment 高兴的时刻

It was a defining moment!

My wife and I were at the airport (LCCT) this evening .... it was heart warming to see Jenny again. She dressed simple but looked radiant and bright.

She is working in a bank in Kota Kinabalu and come to KL for training.

She wanted to give us a treat because she is earing salary now... we brought her to Petaling Street (Chinatown) for the famous Kun Kee Wantan Mee. We told her that she will treat us to more expensive "makan" (meal) when we go to KK.

Great to see Jenny again after almost 2 years.... our prayer ( many others too) will continue to accompany you in your new journey of life，mountains and plains ...... Jia You !! (see old post A brave girl and KK holiday 10 )


这是一个难忘的铭心时刻！

今天傍晚，我和太太到了雪邦廉价航空终站 。。。。非常感动的看到了俐雯，她穿着的简单，但亮丽及精神。

俐雯目前在亚庇一间银行工作，这次是来吉隆坡参加培训的。

她说要请客，因为现在有了工作，有薪水了。。。我们就带她到吉隆坡茨厂街（唐人街）吃老字号出名的冠记乾捞云吞麵。我们告诉她，下次去亚庇，一切都由她请了！

非常高兴的阔别两年后，再次的见到俐雯。在她开始新的职业人士旅途中，高山平地，海洋翠谷，我们（还有许多的朋友）的祈祷，将继续的陪伴她。。。俐雯，加油！！（看旧帖子一个勇敢的女孩及KK 假期）

Labouring over dumplings 粽子的忙碌

Dumpling 粽子（Zong Zi)

我自认是有吃福的人，因为我就是喜欢吃，什么都吃，什么都好吃！

我的朋友陈少芳（李太）也是有福的人。上天除了给她吃福之外，还祝福了她多子多孙。也因为这样，上天更祝福了她多一样：碌 。。。有没有放错字？没有，的确是忙碌的“碌”！不过，别担心，因为忙碌，自然就会有福禄寿的“禄”了！（她早已有了）。

端午节裹粽子的时候就要到了（六月六日），她也跟着忙碌了起来。裹的粽子要送到的名单可长呢：妈妈，女儿，妹妹，亲家，朋友。。。当然包括我在内！

她还能够依照各人的要求而订做：这个不要乾蚝，那个不要蛋黄，这个什么都要。。。。

我真有福，因为有这位会裹粽子的朋友。会裹粽子的人也是有福的，因为家人爱她，孩子爱她，当然朋友也爱她！！

忙碌的陈少芳，你是有福的，因为我们都爱死你了！！！！

（观赏录影 Youtube）



It is rather difficult for me to write in English what have written in Chinese above ....but I will try my best...lah!

I am blessed with the good fortune ( 福 fook ) of food. I enjoy eating .... all kinds and all types of food.

My friend Chan Siew Fong (Mrs Lee) is also blessed with the same good fortune of food. God is gracious to bless her with many children and grandchildren too. Because of that God has given her extra blessing of Lok 碌 ( labouring, same sound as the Lok 禄 meaning prosperity). She has already attained the Lok of prosperity through the other Lok (labouring).

Another 10 days （6/6/2011）, Chinese worldwide will be celebrating Dumplings Festival, the festival of Zong Zi. Chan found herself getting busy "wrapping" many many dumplings for long list of recipients：mother, sister, daughters, relatives and friends .... me included. She also tailor-makes for each individual: this bundle no egg yolk, this bundle no dry oyster, this one all in....

I am blessed for having a friend who can "wrap" delicious dumplings. Blessed is Chan who is good in "wrapping" dumplings, she is well-loved by family and friends!

To labouring (hard working) Chan .... we all love you !!!

( See video Youtube )

















Back to main page 回主页

病中小记

【爱之光】五月份


病中小记

手术后的病假，就是留在家里，把脚抬起，什么都不用做。

空闲的时间，无聊的日子，头脑也胡思乱想，空空的游荡，至少没有丝毫的压力，就当作是一个假期吧！

这段期间，心情也好像天气般，有时晴天，有时阴天，有时雨天，起起伏伏，使到这个假期也不是很好过。

不过，却渐渐的，开始享受那种不需要按照时间做事，不需要烦恼该做什么事，按照时钟生活的日子。

膝盖关节痛，没动手术前，还拼命的想着要『走』去那里这里的，要做什么什么事情的。现在脚将变好了，可以『走』更多的路程，却在想着，不要『走』了！

想想过去整三十年，都是在教会里面『走』----- 整三十年为教会服务的路，包括圣母军工作。三十年堂区及教区服务的日子，三十年的千百次会议，二十年的慕道旅程，我觉得有点累了，有点厌了，很想不要再走下去了。

我也在想着从工作上，完全的退休。劳碌了一辈子，有的，就是有了，没有的，也不会有了。在进入耳顺之年的门槛前，我觉得是改变的时候了，也是一个新的旅程开始的时候了。

改变是什么呢？改变是：舍得，放下，走开。

舍得是不要眷恋。不要眷恋权力，不要眷恋成就，不要眷恋名利，不要眷恋物质或感官的快感享受。

放下是把包袱（职位及责任）卸下。不要以为是自己创立或建立的，而永远把它背着走。拿得起，放得下，生活才会轻松。包袱不放下，别人要帮你扛也没机会。事事有时，时候到了，就要放下了；时候到了，就让给别人吧。

走开是离开。包袱放下时，你就得离开，不要依依不舍。离开也是改变环境，跨出旧框框，寻找新视野，寻找新知识及体验，这也包括旅行看世界。

这是生活的提升。这种生活是建基在信仰上，依靠基督，奉献给基督，成全于基督。

没有拐杖的日子开始了，是自由的日子！

好像有点语无伦次！。。。可能呆闲了太久，头脑出了问题 !?

那就称它为病中狂想曲吧！

后记：好多各地军友在阅读了上一期【爱之光】后，来电话向我问候。谢谢你们的关心。

I believe 我相信

"I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or after life for broken-down computers. That is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark" Stephen Hawking, British physicist.


I believed in God the Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believed in judgment and a transformed life after death.

I would believe that there is God and heaven, yet to discover at the end of the life that there is none RATHER THAN not believing but discover at the end of the life that there is God and heaven.

So tonight I opened my door to welcome my neighbourhood fellow Catholics to my home to recite the Rosary in commemoration of the Apparition of Mother Mary in Fatima.

The Catholics dedicated month of May and October as Rosary months in honour of the Apparition.

Grandma and grand-daughter reciting the Rosary
祖母与孙女共诵玫瑰经

“ 我把头脑当作是一部电脑，当部件出现故障时，就会停止操作。对于一部毁坏的电脑来说，是没有天堂，也没有来世的生命。那是给怕黑暗的人的童话故事”。英国著名物理学家斯德望赫金

我信全能的天主父，天地万物的创造者 - 我相信有天主，我相信有天堂。我相信大审判，死亡后，一个改变了的新生命。

我宁愿相信有天主，而在生命尽头时，才发现原来是没有的，也不要不相信有天生，但在生命尽头时，才发现原来是有天主及天堂的。

所以我今晚敞开大门，欢迎我的邻里教友们到我家来恭诵玫瑰经，以纪念圣母玛利亚在葡萄牙法蒂玛的显现。

天主教徒为了纪念圣母的显现，特定了五月及十月为玫瑰经月，遵照圣母的训示，诵念玫瑰经。

聪明（愚笨?）的人是看不到这美丽花朵后面的创造者
The clever (foolish?) would not able to see the creator behind these beautiful flowers

A wedding Mass 婚配弥撒

I commentated a wedding Mass of two young Ukraine-trained medical doctors.

The bride is daughter of my Kajang friend and the bridegroom is from Sekinjang, the rice growing belt in the state of Selangor.

They met while studying medical course in Ukraine seven years ago.

Two Polish priests serving in Ukraine con-celebrated the wedding Mass with the local parish priest.

Highlights of the Mass:

1. Indian priest speaks Mandarin, Polish priests speak English.

2. Two professional cameramen, two professional video recording crew ..... missing no moment!


今天两位乌克兰受训的年轻医生在教堂举行了婚配弥撒，我是带经员。

新娘是我加影朋友的女儿，新郎则是来自雪兰莪州米乡适耕庄。

他们是在七年前，于乌克兰大学时认识的。

两位在乌克兰服务的波兰籍神父与本堂神父共祭。

这台弥撒的特点：

1. 印度神父说华语，波兰神父说英文

2. 两位专业的摄影师，两位专业的录影师。。。绝不会错过任何一刻！

The haven 幽静之所 (And video 加录影）

New video in Youtube 最新的录影

It has been almost a month my wife stayed home after the operation.

Being a public holiday, we took the opportunity retreating to country haven - The Farm with our two little dogs.

We, and our dogs, enjoyed a bright sunshine day and ... peace and quiet!











太太在手术后，留在家里休养将近一个月了。

今天，藉着公共假期之便，我们带了两只小狗狗，退避到幽静之地 - The Farm.

我们享受了蓝天白云，平静悠闲的一天。

Police and thief 警察和贼

Facts :

1. When comes to politic, religious leaders are no match for the foxy Prime Minister Najib.

2. And when Prime Minister invites you for lunch, you have no choice but to oblige.

3. Meal in Prime Minister office is bitter to swallow.

8 Christian leaders under the umbrella of Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) learned this after attended a luncheon hosted by the prime minister over the report of Christianisation of the country. (see story Buddha has anger too)

At the press conference after the luncheon, Najib declared: "the Christian leaders have given two very important and meaningful undertakings..."

1. Christian leaders in the country respected the position of Islam as the official religion and were not challenging the provision enshrined in the Federal Constitution.

2. Christian leaders had given their undertaking to cooperate in nurturing peace and harmony between the various faiths so the country would continue to be peaceful and prosperous.

The Christian leaders' roles had been turned from police into thieves in the process of having lunch with the prime minister !!

Apparently, they have declared through the mouth of Najib: " No gold buried here" **

** A thief buried his loot underground. Fearing others may come to know, he put up a sign board: " No gold buried here". (A Chinese idiom meaning a guilty person gives himself away by consciously protesting his innocence.)

No wonder... hardly a day later, Home Minister Hisham said: " there is some basis to Utusan Malaysia's report that there is a conspiracy to make Christianity the official religion of the country and install a Christian prime minister".

And the real thieves got away scot-free.... and dirty business as usual.



事实：

1. 在政治权术上，宗教领袖绝不是狡猾的首相纳吉的对手。

2. 当首相邀请你共进午餐时，你是无法拒绝的。

3. 首相署的饭菜是很难吞的。

马来西亚基督徒协会属下的8位领袖，在首相署与首相纳吉共进午餐后，所体会到的。他们是在“马来西亚基督化”的课题上，受邀赴会的。（请看故事佛都有火）

午餐后的一项新闻发布会上，首相纳吉宣布：“我国基督领袖已作出了两项非常重要和有意义的承诺” ：

1. 基督教领袖没有意图要挑战联邦宪法下回教党地位，同时承诺会尊重回教作为官方宗教。

2. 基督教领袖承诺会合作维持宗教之间的和平及和谐，以便大马成为一个和平与安宁的国家。

一顿午餐过后，基督领袖的地位，已经从警察变成了小偷！

更甚者，基督徒领袖好像透过纳吉的口宣布：“此地无银三百两”！背上了：欲盖弥彰、不打自招的嫌疑！

纳吉给公众的印象是：火被熄灭了。。。！事实上却没有。

就在隔天，内政部长希山坚持，《马来西亚前锋报》 的“基督教列为官方宗教，非马来人成为首相”的报道，确实是有根据。

最終，真正的賊若無其事般的一身輕，一切如常般的照偷可也。

Different fate 不同命运

One of our Taichi members, Mdm Lee, suffered from a spinal joints condition and rendered her wheelchair bound for at least six months.

She is blessed with filial children that willing to look after her at home. She does not suffer the same fate as my other friend did. （see Dear children)

We visited her this morning after the Taichi session.



我们的一位太极班成员李妈妈，背脊骨老化而数节出现问题，使到她行动不良，需坐轮椅，医生说需六个月以上才能复原。

她很有福气的得到孩子在家照顾她，不像我另一位朋友，被送到安老院去。（亲爱的孩子）

我们今早在太极运动过后，到她家探望了她。

One hour passport renewal 一个小时出护照

60 minutes !

Have a cup of tea and a copy of newspapers ....

And my Malaysia international passport is ready !

Thanks to constant improvement of the Passport division of Immigration Department, renewal of Malaysian Passport takes only 60 minutes !!

I went to renew my passport at the Immigration Department in Kajang this morning. I chose the Kiosk instead of the counter service.

No form needed ....

Step 1: scanning of old passport,

Step 2: scanning of Identity card,

Step 3: Scanning of right or left thumb print,

Step 4: Choose the number of pages of your passport, and insert in the money required,

Step 5: Put old passport, photo copy of ID and a copy of photo into an envelop,

Step 6: Put into the kiosk and take the printed receipt,

Step 7: Exactly 60 minutes later, collect your passport at the designated counter AND GO HOME !!

Well done Immigration Department, the most improved government department !!

Friendly sign of the department
友善的指示牌

60 分钟！

喝一杯茶，看一份报纸。。。

我的新马来西亚国际护照就好了！

感谢移民局不断的改善服务，现在更换护照，只需一个小时而已。

今天早上，我到加影移民局更换我的国际护照。我选择使用护照更换机，而不用普通的服务柜台。

不需要填写任何表格。。。

步骤一 ： 扫描旧护照，

步骤二 ： 扫描登记，

步骤三 ： 扫描左或右拇指，

步骤四 ： 选择你护照的页数，而存入所需的钱数，

步骤五 ： 把旧护照，复印登记和一张照片，放入一个移民局信封，

步骤六 ： 投入护照机内，领取收据，

步骤七 ： 六十分钟后，到指定的柜台领取新护照，回家！

做得好，移民局！你是最有改善的政府部门。

At random 生活随意

A day in the life of a Catholic in Kajang .....

一位加影天主教徒的一天生活。。。

I attended a zone Mass at 8:00pm .... Fellow Catholics from the zone gathered at the house of a member to celebrate community Mass.
我在晚上八时，参加了区弥撒 。。。 一个区里面的教徒，集合在一位教徒的家，共庆团体弥撒（感恩祭）

Group sharing and discussion 分组讨论及分享

Food and fellowship 食物分享

Buddha has anger 2 佛都有火2

"Buddha has anger too"!

I applied for Citibank Shell Visa because it offers rebate on petrol purchase. Every month I save about RM40.00 - 60.00

However, I constantly receiving many calls from the bank (telesales staff) bugging me about "the benefits of Citibank Visa...".

This morning I received another call....

" Are you Mr. Simon.....".

"Are you calling from Citibank...?"

"No, I am not calling from Citibank. I am calling regarding the benefits of Citibank Visa...."

"Sorry, you are the fifth one to call me since yesterday. I cannot entertain you anymore....".

I really got fed up with the constant harassment of the bank. It is damned nuisance.......

I am mad !! Buddha has anger too !!

I decided to cut the card into many pieces and send them back to Citibank .... tell the bank to "fly kite le...."!!


佛都有火！

我使用美国花旗银行( Citibank) 的 Shell Visa 卡，是因为买汽油有回扣。我每个月可以获得马币四十至六十元的回扣。

但却因此而常常接到该银行（电话传销）打来的电话骚扰。

今天早上我有接到一通电话。（有时是英文，有时是说华语的）

“请问是潘先生吗。。?”

“请问你是从花旗银行打来的吗？”

“不是，我不是从花旗银行打来的。我是打来关于Citibank Visa 的好处。。。。”

“对不起，你是昨天到现在，第五个打来给我关于Visa 卡的，我不能应酬你了。。。”。

我真的是忍无可忍了。这简直就是骚扰。

我气极了。佛都有火！

我决定把我的 Shell Visa 卡碎尸万段，然后寄回个花旗银行，我不要了。。。！

Buddha has anger too 佛都有火

Here goes the Chinese saying: "Buddha has anger too!" (means good people can get angry too).

Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Murphy Nicholas Pakiam, has slammed reports alleging a conspiracy to turn the country into a Christian state. Describing the reports as “irresponsible, baseless and provocative”, Pakiam demanded that the authorities take action against what it said were quarters that seek to threaten the harmonious, multi-cultural and multi-religious make-up of the country.

He was responding to the blog postings, on which an Utusan Malaysia report was based, accusing DAP of colluding with Christian pastors to make Christianity the country's official religion so that a Christian can become prime minister. (MalaysiaKini)

Utusan Malaysia, the UMNO (the dominating partner of ruling coalition) owned Malay daily
published almost freely fictitious, provocative and baseless reports on any subject and topic whenever, whichever it likes to gain political capital for its master.

But this one really got people mad, including Archbishop Pakiam.

This time, it is using religion to cook up lies (Buddhism becomes official religion of England? ) to disrupt the harmony of the country. It is a dangerous act.

What is the government going to do? What is Najib going to do? (He is the boss of the newspaper !)

What are we going to do ?


常言道：“佛都有火！”。（广东人常用，意思是好人也会发火）

吉隆坡巴吉安总主教抨击《马来西亚前锋报》的报导，诬指有阴谋要把马来西亚改变成为一个基督教国家。他形容这个报告是“不负责任，没根据及具挑衅性的”。总主教要政府采取行动对付这些有不良企图，意图破坏我国多元和谐及多元宗教的结构的人及团体。

在他所发布的文告中，他坚持必须测查这事件，以找出这些误导，挑衅及恶毒谎言的源头。

他是回应《马来西亚前锋报》的报导，诬赖民主行动党（反对党）和基督教牧师阴谋要使基督教成为国家队官方宗教，回教徒可以成为首相。

《马来西亚前锋报》是巫统拥有的一份马来文报纸。它毫无忌惮的常常发表挑衅，无根据，无中生有的课题，以达到它后台老板的政治目的。

不过这一趟，却是使到人憎鬼厌，惹火了人，包括了巴吉安总主教。

这次它利用敏感的宗教课题造谎（佛教成为英国国教？）来破坏国家的和谐。这是很危险的举动。

我们的政府将会有什么行动呢？首相纳吉又会有什么反应？（他是这报纸的老板！）

我们又应该怎么做呢？

Formation 培训

Today I was at Port Dickson to give my sharing with members of 3-Organisation - Mustard Seeds Evangelisation Center (MSEC), Costantini Research Center and Guangren Service Center on the establishment of Cahaya Puri Holdings Sdn Bhd, a company set up by laity for evangelisation through audio-visual and printed media.

About 40 members of MSEC attended this 2-day 3-night formation programme at the seaside Champagnat Youth Center (owned by The Marist Brother) in Port Dickson.













今天我到波德申，和三机构 - 芥子福音传播中心（芥子心），恒研心及光仁服务中心的成员分享光仁控股有限公司的成立历史及其使命。

大约四十位成员，有者来自槟城，参加了这个在圣母昆仲会波德申海边别墅举行的三天两夜的培训节目。

阳光虽然好，但时间迫促，没有机会到海滩走走。

Now and then 现在和早前

Now (May 2011, above) and then (Jan 2011, below)

现在 （上，五月）及早前（下，一月）

Putrajaya 布城

Today we went to Immigration Department at Putrajaya ( the administrative capital ) to renew the work permit of Agnes, our Filipino housemaid for another year.

She has been here since June last year. She handles all household works independently and cooks very well. We are satisfied with her performance. (see Two tales)

She was not require to be present but went along to walk with my wife to the office.

And we took this opportunity to show her around Putrajaya.



今天我们到坐落在布城（行政首府）的移民局，去更新菲律宾家佣的工作准证。

她在去年六月就到来工作了。她的工作表现非常的好，能够不需监督而自己处理家务，而烹饪也进步神速。我们对她的工作表现非常满意。（看两个故事帖子）

她是不需要在场的，但跟随来陪同太太到办公厅去。

我们也乘机带她观赏布城的风景。