Taipei 2011 台北 （3）

Today is a holy day - visits to holy places!

We visited Sr. Marie Yong again this morning ... chatting and sharing....and no ending! We have to leave for Archbishop's office for lunch at noon.

Finally, we met up with Cindy, Archbishop's secretary who arranged our itinerary. She just came back on Sunday from her home town in central Taiwan.

It was heart warming to see Archbishop's office staff, priests and Sister to have lunch (daily) together with Archbishop... a family lunch.

At about 1:45pm, we followed Archbishop to Wufengchi Apparition of our Lady Church, at Jiaoxi town, Yilan, about an hour's drive from Taipei. He was to celebrate with the community marking the 6th anniversary of the opening of the Apparition church.

The church was built on the site marked the apparition of a lady in dazzling white appeared to five non-Christian mountain climbers, who got lost on the way down the mountain one dark night in 1981. They believed it was the Lady who protected them to safety. They later realized who she was when they passed by a Catholic Church and saw a statue of Mary.

The church was backed by mountain, facing the pacific ocean. The famous Wufengchi waterfall was just nearby, and the gushing water sound can be heard clearing.

I have heard about the apparation and the church, and wanted to pay a visit some day...and it was TODAY with God's blessing, without prior planning and knowledge of such a celebration .... my wish fulfilled!!

What a holy day is was. AMEN. ( see Facebook for more pictures)













今天是圣洁的一天 --- 探访了圣洁的地方！

今天一早，我们有到深坑隐修院，探望玛利亚杨金燕修女。。。还是谈不完的故事，喋喋不休。我们不得不离开，因为中午要到总主教府（公署）吃午餐。

总主教公署的午餐是件家庭的事 - 大锅饭！主教府的全体员工，神父们，修女们，会与总主教共进午餐。 见到全体一起吃饭，非常令我感动及温馨。

在下午一时四十五分，我们跟随总主教一同到宜兰礁溪的五峰旗圣母朝圣地教堂，庆祝建立六周年。从台北到该地，需时一个小时车程。

教堂建立在1981年，圣母显现给五位迷路的登山者的地点。当时五位非基督徒登山者在夜晚时迷路，他们见到一位穿着光亮白袍的妇人，相信是保护他们平安的下山。当时他们不是该妇人是谁，后来在天主教堂见到了该妇人的塑像，才确认该妇人就是圣母。

朝圣教堂坐落于半山，背山面海（太平洋），旁边就是著名的五峰旗破瀑布。当时下着雨，迷雾袅娜上升，犹如人间仙境！

我得知这朝圣地已经好几年了，我曾想有一天，要到此来观看（朝圣）。。。今天就是这一天了！在毫无计划，对今天庆典毫无知情之下，我今天就实现了这个希望！！这是来自天主的恩宠。

多么圣洁的一天！阿门。 （看面子书Facebook更多照片）

Taipei 2011 台北 (2)

We attended 8:00 Mass at the Holy Trinity Church in front of our hotel.

Before dismissal, names of parishioners who were born in November were called out, birthday cards were presented by the Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Dennis Yang, and then lined up for his blessing ... all in 25 of them, young and old, and took about 20 minutes!

It was first time for me to see such a wonderful event. And to my opinion, it was made possible:
1. Not so big a parish community,
2. Patience and cooperation of parishioners,
3. Dynamic priest.

we were also being welcomed by the parish priest as a first timer to the church. A microphone was giving for us to introduce ourselves. Later, we were invited to the birthday reception held immediately after Mass.

After breakfast, we left for the Carmelite Monastery in Shenkeng to visit Sr. Marie Yong, the main purpose of this Taipei trip.

After almost 10 years, my wife met with Sr. Marie for the first time ! No dramatic emotion, no tearing but just holding of hands and greeting from Sr. Marie: " mommy! "

As for Blaise, our third traveling companion, it was also the first time after almost 8 years ... She sent Sr. Marie off to Taipei at the airport in 2004!

We spent almost 3 hours for catching ups... and left after lunch prepared by the Carmelite sisters.

It was hot in the afternoon and we decided to go to Taipei Zoo to see the Panda. The gift from Mainland China were sleeping coosyly in the air-conditioned enclosure specially built for them.

We have the rare occasion to see a Red Crowned Crane brought in from Japan.



今天我们在酒店前的圣三堂，参加了早上八时的弥撒，由本堂主任杨神父主持。

在弥撒结束前，在十一月出生的教友的名字，不管老少，都被一一念了出来，从神父手中，接过生日贺卡，然后排列在祭台前，领受神父的特别祝福 。。。。总共25人，花了大约二十分钟。

这是我 第一次见到这么奇妙的事！以我所见，该堂区可以这样做，其因有：

1. 堂区团体不是很大，
2. 教友的耐心及合作精神，
3. 有活力的神父。

因为我们是第一次到访，也受到他们的欢迎，并透过麦克风，简单的作个自我介绍。过后，我们也受邀参加弥撒过后的生日庆祝会。

过后，我们就到深坑加尔默罗隐修院，去拜访玛利亚杨金燕修女，这也是我们此行的主要目的。

太太经过十年后，第一次的与杨修女见面。。。没有激动的情绪，没有流泪，只是四手紧握，和来自修女的一声：“妈咪。。”！

同行的李金梅(Blaise)，也是差不多七年后，与修女再次见面。在2004年，机场送别修女到台北的那一次，是最後一次见面了。

我们畅谈了将近三个小时，在用了有隐修院修女准备的午餐后，就离开了。

下午的天气法非常的热，我们决定到台北动物园观赏猫熊（熊猫）。这对有中国大陆赠送的大家伙，在特别为他们而造的围笼里，呼呼大睡，没有见到他们活泼挑剔的一面。

我们也特地到步行来回二公里的路程，去观看由日本运来的丹顶鹤，一种稀有的动物。

From left: Mr. Lee and Sr. Angela Liao
左起： 李先生和廖修女

Picture story in Facebook 照片故事

Taipei 2011 台北 （1）

（Top) Church in front of the hotel 宾馆前的教堂（上）

and Hotel lobby 及酒店大厅

Our plane touched down on time at 7:45 pm at Taoyuan Airport, Taipei.

On hand to welcome us was Sr. Angela Liao and Mr. Lee, Archbishop John Hung's driver. We checked into the guest house of Divine Word Missionaries situated at Xin Dian town. Thanks to Cindy, Archbishop's secretary's great arrangement. I like it !

Taipei is a city that never sleep. We went out to explored the surrounding area and have our supper at a nearby stall.


View from room window
宾馆窗口夜景

酒店附近的北新路
Beixin Rd near hotel

我们的飞机准时的在傍晚7：45 pm 降落在台北桃园机场。

在场借机的是廖修女和总主教的司机李先生。我们被安排住进于新店的圣言会宾馆。宾馆虽坐落在闹市，但环境幽静，非常舒适。谢谢总主教秘书 Cindy 的悉心安排。。。。I like it !

台北是座不夜城，我们出去外面溜一溜，还吃了夜宵呢！

Taipei 2011 台北

It's time for me to fulfill promises made before the end of the year, and a visit to Sr. Marie Aimee Yong is one of them.

She professed her final vows in May last year, and I promised to come back for a visit with my wife.

My wife and I will be leaving for Taipei this afternoon at 3:45 pm. and return on Nov 10.

In God's name, Give Thanks In Everything. Amen.

年终将至，是实现今年所以承诺的时候，到台北探望玛利亚杨金燕修女，就是其中一项。

去年的五月，到台北参加了她发永愿典礼时，答应会和太太一同来探望她。

我们将在今天乘搭下午三时四十五分的飞机，到台北去，十号回来。

因主之名，事事感谢。阿门。

Transformation 转型，转心

"The dictionaries of this country has no such word SHAME, it dies long ago..." This is a song made famous by The Malaysia Cheater.

The Auditor-General's report has highlighted many irregularities, and 9 ministries or departments overspent by RM 3.75 billions. I would like to mention two departments only....

The National Sports Institute acquired 23 horses worth RM5.66 million, without the approval of the Finance Ministry, supposedly to compete in two international championship. The horses remained idle and continue to be fed because some of them either received inadequate training, or sustained injuries or failed the requirement of the competition.

In reply, the Treasury said that the institute has admitted its wrongdoing and promised not to do it again .... good boy, admit your wrong and say sorry ... forgiven!

The Marine Parks Department paid RM56,350.00 for a pair of night vision marine binoculars although the estimated market rate is RM1,940.00 (overpaid by 2,805%); paid RM16,100.00 for a LCD television and DVD player although market valued at RM2,182.00 (overpaid by 638%); paid RM11,845.00 for a laptop and a printer although their market price was RM3.428.00 (overpaid by 246%).

In an unprecedented speed and efficiency, the MACC (Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission) came out with a statement on Nov 2 that the purchase of binoculars contained no element of corruption, it was merely technicality - no market survay was conducted to find out the actual price! UNBELIEVABLE!

Since 2004, people were paying attention to the irregularities found in the AG report, and demanded the government to punish the culprits; and in 2009, Najib has promised to do so followed the many irregularities found in AG report that year. Until today, no one has been prosecuted ... no even received any blame ...

In the Land of Boleh (can do) where the dead can vote, living can go missing, the most popular word now is "Transformation". The government, the Prime Minister spent millions to engage image consultants to burnish their image in order to win votes.

Transformation through giving out money, distributing money and spending money, at best, resulted in the transformation of exterior image only, nothing in the transformation of HEART!

A heart that knowing no shame, has been formed by corruption and immorality into a heart of stone and has lost the basic sense of normality of decency!

But we shall not give up hope!

In the Land of Boleh, the Name of the Almighty is being uttered by every person (including the shameless), and be heard everywhere. So ... let us turn to God the Almighty, pray to him to give us strength to transform our hearts, a heart of flesh and be filled with moral and decency...

" I will give them a single heart and I will put a new spirit in them; I will remove the heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh instead, so that they will keep my laws and respect my observances and put them into practice. Then they shall be my people and I will be their God..." (Ezekiel 11:19)

As a citizen of this land, expecting a 10 cents discount on a kilogram of vegetable; rejoice in a 20 cents discount on a kilogram of Rambutan fruits; a worker who almost lost the job because of extra Rm100.00 on company purchases, is feeling pain and angry on billions of Ringgit lost ....

It must be translated into action, no by others but myself (ourselves) ... We Want a Transformation of Heart !

So Undilah Untuk Malaysia Vote for Malaysia！


Voting for the Chinese
character of the Year:
SHAME 『 耻 』










“这国家的字典里，没有羞耻，因为廉义早已死去 。。。。。” 这是马来西亚只会千 的成名曲。

2010年国家总稽查司报告,许多政府部门的财政出现很多弊端, 九个部门总共超支了马币三十七亿元，其中有好多项目非常显眼的“离谱”极了。只谈一两个部门。。。

国家体育学院在没有获得财政部批准下，花了马币五百六十万买了23头马，以用了参加两项马术比赛 。。。最终这些马儿只会吃草，不会跑，所以就没有参赛了。财政部报告说，它们（我不是指马，是指这些购买的人）知错而又认错，答应以后不会再犯，就这样没事没事了。。。

海洋公园局以马币RM 56,350.00购买市价约马币RM1,940。00的夜视海事双筒望远镜 （差额2,805%）；马币RM 16,100.00 购买市价马币RM2,827.00的晶体电视机及DVD放映机（超额628%）； 以马币RM11,845.00 来购买市价马币RM2,182.00 的一架手提电脑及一架打印机（超额266%）。

今天，反贪污委员会（反贪会）以出奇的高效率，最快时间宣布，根据它们的调查结果，该部门只是犯下未遵守财政部指示，没作市场价格调查，买到贵货而已，并不属于滥权贪污！没事，没事，不要小题大作！

打从2004年起，大家开始注意总稽查司的报告弊端，而要处罚那些歹徒，到2009年的报告，照样充满弊端，首相纳吉也扬言要抓拿元凶归案，但到今天为止，还没有一人被控上法庭，更没有一人需背负责任。。。。亿万元人民的钱，就这样的消逝无影无踪！

在『万事都能』，死人会投票，活人会失踪的国度里，时下最流行的一个名词是“转型”（贪腐莫熄 Transformation或者马来语Transformasi ）。这个国家的政府，这个国家的首相，不惜斥巨资，请来了外国形象公司，就是要来个改头换面，以一个新形象来赢取选票。

以派钱，给钱，分钱及花钱 ($)来转型的政府，终究也只是外型而已，却没有丝毫的“转心”！

这颗对廉耻已经死了的心，腐败及无耻已经锻炼成了铁石之心，已经没有礼仪廉耻的意识了。

但我们不要绝望！

在这『万事都能』的国度里，人民（有耻，无耻的）天天都在呼唤上主之名，上主之名天天都可以听到，也就等于说有希望了。。。。是的，我们应该全心归向上主，向他呼求。。。。“主，求你在人愚蠢的要求转型的时刻，求你给我们力量转心，一颗血肉之心，一个满注礼仪廉耻，正义之心。。。”

『我必要赐给他们另一颗心，在他们的脏腑放上一种精神，给他们换上一颗血肉之心，为使他们遵行我的法令，谨守我的法律，而一一实行；如此他们要作为我的百姓，我要作为他们的天主。。。』（则11：19-20）。

作为一名普罗大众的国民，买一公斤菜都想便宜一角钱；买一公斤红毛丹能够获得减价两角钱就雀跃的人；为公司采购物超额一百元，几乎给老板炒鱿鱼的员工，对亿万元的损失，当然心痛 了。。。。。。。

心痛就要行动。。。。不要等别人行动，应该靠自己行动。。。自己能！我们要转心！

马上行动： Undilah Untuk Malaysia 为了马来西亚，投票吧！

特别投选：
今年马来西亚的一个代表汉字：
『 耻 』

Mr.Bean 豆先生

Mr. Voral a.k.a Mr Bean

It was cloudy and slight drizzling this morning, so we stopped by the riverbank during our morning walk and chatted with Mr. Bean ... whom we fondly called "Ayah".

He greeted us from afar .... and called out to me warmly " Saimont"

His house is by the riverside. He put in hard work, cleared a strip of riverbank and planted some flat beans.

It keeps him busy and healthy, plus some income from the sale of beans, and also keeping the river banks clean and green.

He is 80 years old, with many children and grandchildren.

I feel a sense of peace and joy whenever see his warm smile and the green green beans!

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今天早上阴天及微雨。早上步行中，在河边停下，与我们常亲切称呼他“ayah" 的『豆先生』谈天。

他的家就在河边。他用力一些劳力，清理了河边的一片土地，种了好多的扁豆。

这些工作令他忙碌及健康，也带来一些收入，更甚的是，他绿化了河边，也显得干净整洁。

他今年已经80岁了，有好多孩子及孙子女。

每当我见到他温暖的笑容及翠绿的扁豆园，平安及喜乐的感觉，油然而生！

Beginning of a day 一日之计

A group of Holy Family TaiChi members gathered at their usual market stall for breakfast after their exercise. My wife and I went there after the morning All Souls Day Mass,

Life is simple, relaxing and enjoyable ..if only you want to!

一群加影圣家太极班成员，在运动过后，到巴刹（菜市场）一间常到的食档共进早餐。我们则在参加了追思已亡弥撒过后，也到同一个地方。。。。生活就是那么逸致及简单，只要你轻松的去享受！

All Saints and All Souls

The Catholic Church is celebrating All Saints Day today (November 1) in commemoration of all saints in heaven. It is a day of obligation and all Catholic are required to attend All Saints Day Mass.

We implore God's solemn blessings:

1. God is the glory and joy of all his saints, whose memory we celebrate today, May his blessing be with us always.

2. May the prayers of the saints deliver us from present evil; may their example of holy living turn our thoughts to the service of God and neighbour.

3. God's holy Church rejoices that her children are one the saints in lasting peace. May we come to share with them in all the joys of our Father's house.

Amen.

And tomorrow, November 2, it is All Souls Day, Catholics are encouraged to offer prayers and Mass for the souls of the faithful departed in Purgatory. Many will go to cemeteries to light candles and recite prayers at the tombs of the departed loved ones.

Lord God, May the death and resurrection of Christ which we celebrate in this (All Souls Day) Eucharist bring the departed faithful to the peace of your eternal home. (Prayer after communion)

Amen.

Gratitude and thanks 感激感谢

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Our Brunei trip is truly one of the memorable and enjoyable trips in our life.

Besides meeting old acquintances, we met many new friends, including Facebook friends for the first time.

Being month of Rosary, we have the opportunity to pray the family Rosary with the local faithful. Beside prayer, we were blessed with the "gluttony" of enjoying all types of food after prayer session. Praying and eating together is undoubtedly a blessing from God!

On the eve of our departure, more than 2o of them held a farewell dinner in our honour, and celebrated our coming 35th wedding anniversary !

Our gratitude and thanks to each and everyone of our friends in Brunei for your hospitality and love showered on us. May God bless all of us, our families and our friendship.

Glory be to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.










我们这趟汶莱之旅，是生命中，最另人回忆及享受行程之一。

除了与好友见面，我们也遇见了很多新朋友，包括诉不谋面的面子书朋友。

十月玫瑰月，我们有机会参与当地信众们每晚都家庭玫瑰经。除了念经，我们也受祝福了“饕餮”，在玫瑰经过后的聚餐，享用了各种美味食物。一个团体，共同祷告及进食，毫无疑问的是天主赐予的宠佑。

在离开汶莱的前夕，他们为我俩摆设了惜别晚宴，约有20 位出席。当晚他们也惊喜的为我们庆祝了即将到来的35周年结婚纪念。

我们诚心的感激及感谢汶莱的朋友们，给我们献出的热情爱心招待。愿天主祝福我们及家人，和我们的友谊。

愿光荣归于父，及子及圣神。阿门！

Celebrating our coming 35th wedding anniversary
提早庆祝我们的结婚35周年

Mulu Adventures 姆鲁探幽 2

The itinerary for Mulu visitors basically, are the same.

First day to cover Lang caves and Deer cave, and second day covers Wind Cave and Clearwater cave.... ending with a splash in the clear water river. It can be done in a 3D2N or 2D1N tour.

We are on a 3D2N (3days 2 nights) tour. On second day, we headed out in the morning for Wind Cave and Clearwater Cave.

The 30 minutes boat ride on the Melinau river was a great pleasure and enjoyment. We stopped at a Penan settlement for a walkabout and handicraft shopping. Most of the 400-plus inhabitants of the Mulu Caves area are Penan, the other is Berawan tribe.

Gunung Mulu National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Clearwater Cave is famed as the largest cave in the world.

On the third day morning, we climbed up to a small hill opposite the resort. The view is breathtaking ... we can see the whole resort and a view of the Mulu Caves complex.

We left Mulu on a noon flight for Miri, and were back to Bandar Seri Begawan of Brunei at about 5:30 pm.

Enroute, we stopped by to look at the Nodding Donkey at Seria oil field which are operated by British Shell Petroleum in Brunei.

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基本上，游客到姆鲁的行程都是大同小异。

第一天，去参观狼洞和鹿洞，第二天，则去参观风洞及清水洞，然后在清水洞地下河流出的清水沐浴，作为结束。行程可以分为三天两夜，或两天一夜。

我们是参加三天两夜的行程。所以，在第二天，我们就往风洞及清水洞出发。

我们这趟是以船代步，在马利瑙河上飞驰。大约半个小时的船河，是一种非常清新的享受。船在平静的河面滑行，凉风习习，两岸青翠，在这百万年的雨林里，留下无印的痕迹。

我们参观了河边一处布南族部落。在姆鲁地区的大约四百位居民中，大部分为布南族，另一个为博拉万族。

姆鲁国家公园是联合国文教科组织认定的世界遗产公园，而清水洞是世界最大的洞穴。

在第三天早上，还没有离开前，我们爬上渡假村对面的一个小山，可以远眺姆鲁山区的壮观，和整个渡假村也尽在我们的眼帘之内。

我们乘搭中午的飞机，返回米里。午餐后，我们续程前往汶莱，在傍晚大约五时半，回到了汶莱的斯市。

在途中，我们到斯里亚参观当地的油田，看到很多“点头驴子”在操作，抽吸地下油。

故事太长，最后是看相片及旅游，慢慢品尝。。。！！！ 在此点击： FACEBOOK 照片及 Youtube 录影。