Hackers

Security breach again.... Wonder who is making this attack this time....

如此相互扞格

路很小很窄，車行不順，走走停停，有人按喇叭也改變不了路兩旁剛停好車的。看了看，這早餐店旁的大車小車，大部份都是要買早餐。那家電行前的小貨車，大喇喇停在那兒，好像要宣告自己的勢力範圍一樣。這街道兩旁堂皇放置的各式車輛，不論是臨停或長期的，在台灣各地應該都被視為理所當然了。

這舊街道據說是往日的交通要道，行人牛車往來不絶，兩旁的商家生意也很興旺；現在的老街道，看來是沒有規劃來回應現代的汽機車所形成的車流；兩旁的商店也似乎失去了往日的商機。

可惜....若有整體的規劃，若有恰當的執法，若有大家的配合，商家和消費者，用路人和行人，都能共同獲利，而非如此相互扞格。

Inside a maze

問他，何時失去了那份眼中對學習的光采? 何時失去那初進教室時，和同學舉手搶答的快樂....

＂當學校的考卷功課和一切的一切，都是為了學測指考...在父母和老師的[好學校代表好出路]的教訓中，決定放掉心中最愛那一刻。

那個決定是安全的，那是孝順的，那是孺子可教的， 卻不知為何, 心中總覺得有個地方空了。 ＂

袛有標準答案的考卷, 容不下好奇心的無盡探索。

加油

最近中午排了幾個面對面的個別約談, 給小朋友加油, 和建議 - 若讀本太多, 回歸到基本的課本內容(複習卷)和單字7000, 設立合理的進步目標, 也適時為自己加油打氣..... 學測將近, 加油喔!!

另二個同樣讓人掛心怗記的, 一個去了日本遊學團, 一個還在為社團活動拼命,四處奔波....等他們有空,等他們不再有公假公差和國外遊學, 還是要請他們來辦公室聽我嘮叨一番。

So i have arranged a meeting with a few during the lunch break in the office to how them my concerns over their academic performance in school. A simple smile and a reminder of what they should pay attention to are emphasized. Remind them to reshape their studying strategies and narrow down scopes. So far have been able to make some grasp the point that time and tie wait for no people.

However, there are still two missing - one is on a study-tour in Japan; the other is totally committed to club activities. If and when they return, I sure will ask them to have a chat with me....

Patience

又一支紅筆,慢慢的在作文批改/建議中用光墨水....
這兩天,要再去總務那兒申請新的紅筆...

一定要問問, 也許能問到新的文具,
能讓學生不再重複錯誤。 ^_^

(ps. 在高二自然組的第一次作文作業中, 我差點忘了, 他們是第一回嘗試英文作文, 自然會有錯誤的文字組合; 會和以前一樣, 在這些作業中, 找出幾個重要的例子, 然後印成上課講義, 或上課或分組討論, 全班/全面性的訂正這些共同錯誤....)

Bad batteries

早上複習考的巡堂,任教的三個班中,有一個班的情況特令人闗心---在認真作答的同學中,有幾個熟悉的身影,手上或拿著手機瀏覽,或四處走動,或低頭玩電動玩具.....特別走進去班級,還好這幾位很快就收起雜物,開始寫考卷.....

其中一個,問清楚他的作答已結束,請他出來.....告訴他..對他課業成績的擔心,也請他中午來加強課業....他安靜的點點頭,似乎也聽懂了我說的,要好好面對他的高中課業要求......加油! 別輸給自己! 這高中階段很重要,決定你們的大學入學成績, 別輸給自己! 加油!

While students took a review quiz in the morning, I went to have a look. One class needed immediate attention, and, without causing alarms, I walked in to send a signal to a few that were using their cell-phones. Why.... Why do children grow up in different ways? Why some flourish, while others don't do that well? ......Is it true that teens, most of them, lack self-discipline? This lack of incentives and motives may stem from an abundance of material supplies?

自製三明治

小女兒晚上睡覺前，提出人意料之外的要求--不要穿紙尿布；可能因為白天她可以自己上厠所，開始覺得晚上也不要包那一包尿布。緃使屁股上被賞了重重二巴掌，還是一臉鼻涕和眼淚的堅持要求：不要穿紙尿布！她的認真表情和決絶語氣，真是令人好氣又好笑。經過商量後，決定提前給小女兒試試看不包尿布睡覺，也搬出[保潔墊]放在床墊上來預防萬一。

大女兒對自製三明治的評價：蛋皮太厚（爸爸準備的）；美奶滋太少（媽媽再加一層）。不過，還不錯吃。謝謝媽媽。

Last night, before sleeping, Lisa, our little daughter, requested that she should sleep without wearing a diaper.　She is now able to go without diapers during daytime; that nighttime diaper is just an insurance. Even though her bottom quickly received two slaps, she was still holding to that demand with tears in her eyes. After a quick discussion, it was decided then she should be given a chance, albeit a bit early. It is a bit funny to see her stating her demand with that resolute face full of tears, and with a solemn face that you find in a grown-up.

單親家庭的難處

太座不在家這二天，再次體驗單親家庭的難處。白天要忙，下班後要接小孩/幫小朋友洗澡/洗衣服/洗餐具,檢查小朋友的功課/聮絡簿,順便準備明早的早餐......小女兒晚上還咳到完全沒辦法睡覺.... 早上出門前,也是如同打仗般的忙......還好我們家的媽媽回來了!

While my wife was away on a business trip, went through what a single-parent family would go through everyday. After a hectic workday, must proceed to picking up kids, helping them get a bath, doing the laundry and dishes, checking their homework and preparing for tomorrow's breakfast.... Our little daughter had a bad cold and she couldn't sleep well at night. Glad our mama is home again.

糖果

你看，袛要有心，一根糖果也是可以很有內容的。

所附連結的心理學實驗中,明示一件事實: 若懂得心理學原則，並能在特定的環境中，給予'適當'的命令和要求，絕大多數的人，會執行所謂的"命令"...而不會質疑這個權力/命令的正當性，或是執行後是否有人受害,.....

而身在大環境或團體之中的你我，有許多實驗條件和命題都不是我等所能控制或被明確告知的；但若能由細節中來反思並洞察整體架構和被設計過的"選擇"，或許我們有機會可以不再隨波逐流，不再隨便盲從，並能真正明瞭自己的決定。

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實驗所引起最主要的評論不在於實驗方法的倫理爭議，而在於實驗所代表的意義。一位在1961年的耶魯大學參與者在Jewish Currents雜誌上寫道，當他在擔任「老師」的中途想要停止時，便是懷疑到「整個實驗可能只是設計好，為了測試尋常美國民眾會不會遵從命令違背道德良心—如同德國人在納粹時期一樣」而這便是實驗的初衷之一。米爾格倫在他《服從的危險》一書中便稱：「我們所面臨的問題便是，我們在實驗室裡所製造的使人服從權力的環境，與我們所痛責的納粹時代之間有怎麼樣的關聯。」............

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/米尔格拉姆实验

小心謹慎

剛剛去7-11繳款，拿了蓋完店章的信用卡帳單和電信費，本要轉身離開； 不知怎麼回事,突然找起了收據.....抬頭和櫃台人員要收據...她，是一群客人圍著她要結帳要拿咖啡要收據的左支右拙，看著我的眼神好像是我要找她麻煩；好不容易說服她，收據她沒拿給我(錢包和口袋全翻給她看過)...她才由櫃台下翻找出那張收據。

哎～我怎麼日子過的這麼小心謹慎啊。

這成績？

在試題讀卡成績出爐後，出現了如此對話：

＂這孩子平時小考成績差，作業也亂寫，上課睡覺叫不醒，怎麼突然拿到這成績？＂

＂看考試時是誰監考吧～＂

＂本想說是這學生開始奮發向上了，可是手寫題一題都沒動，真是奇怪？＂

＂那個監考坐前面看雜誌的，學生其實也會看啦，真是差勁；那學生，上課時考試成績登記就多注意；這回，你就先依他考試成績登記，有機會再找其它同學來佐証查清當天狀況啦。＂

感恩珍惜

This doggy bag is a way to say to them that we cherish what we have now, and they didn't die in vain.

我，不敢不願也不會忘記你們所付出的一切；也會告訴孩子們，餐桌上每一口食物，得來如此不易，應要感恩珍惜。

月台

月台上的等待，
等著思鄉入站。
在軌頭的兩頭，
火車一路咯達咯達，
陪我想著爸爸媽媽。

國殤日......

這些花,是給那些在國共內戰中,不幸被捲入戰火的平民百姓同胞；國殤日......也許這個國家能抛開彼此成見,是在彼此同願同心同悲之時。國共內戰是場悲劇，死去的同胞，應被紀念。他們的逝去，應以鮮花音樂和紀念日／碑紀念。那些開啓戰端的元兇生前擁有權力財勢，死後還有紀念堂和國定紀念日？若有紀念堂，裏頭鮮花供奉儀隊致敬的應是那些逝去的無數人民百姓，而不是個.......政治無賴漢。這塊土地和人民，應有一個國殤日，哀悼早逝的青春，來不及長大的小孩和那些未能完成的夢想..... 

Wish You Success

Wish you all a wonderful new year. Fight like the rising sun, steady and invincible. Walk like the morning breeze, cool and pleasant. And live like a tree, tall and strong.

Struggles and Protests

Struggles and protests forge a nation's soul, awake people from that daily stupor, and free people from mundane constrains, to what really matters.

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A Nation's Architecture

A nation's soul presents itself in the visible and tangible form of architecture. A nation preserves its historical buildings because these buildings host its people's common memory, or history. A country that does not preserves its old buildings, is condemned to suffer from loss of memory, forgetting where they come from and which direction they should go.

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A Young Damsel

You see. This paradigm of a young damsel, letting go of every piece of her, looking for an near-impossible romance, and reflecting many, if not all, young ladies' heart, shows itself in arts and everywhere you look.


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Mothers, Beware

One particular strong drive behind a person's deed comes from stories. Stories chanted, stories remembered, and stories told all build an everlasting image or paradigm that people follow subconsciously.

What stories mothers tell decide what their children may follow or avoid. A story that all mothers tell to their children is a story that reflects common themes, fears or desires within a particular people.

A country without traditional stories, or paradigms, is a country subjected to the influences of other cultures. A country which could build their own fables and children's stories is a country that has its own soul.

Political emblems and all that ubiquitous propaganda vanish as soon as their masters are out of power simply because they're not true and faithful to the nation's heart and soul.

That soul, though intangible, has the power to revive a country after 2000 years of wondering. That soul, though seemingly vulnerable, makes a world of brave samurais and devoted mothers. That very soul dictates a nation's direction, and ultimately, its destiny.

Then, are there any children's stories that you still remember? Or, do you recall only what Disney Channel has been broadcasting? Mothers, beware of the stories you tell, for they may very well make up your children's character and destiny.

Sony ICF B03 and Philips (AE1120) 開箱文

商品的比較 Sony ICF B03 and Philips (AE1120)

----請看兩者設計上的用心程度: 電池蓋設計--一個是雙層防水半固定式；另一個是非固定式單層蓋,容易脫落,且電池糟內電池裝入後容易翹起。

Please note the difference between the battery covers. One is securely attached and the other comes off easily.

想問的是---PChome 是國內的大型購物網站,為何拿不到質精料美,價錢佳的貨品? Sony 這台,功能佳,設計貼心,附件多,(到手價格2120,內含抽佣500,快遞120; 附件有攜行繩/攜行袋/手機插座轉接器和連接線,甚至還附上一個黃色的求救口哨); 反觀 Philips的機子,單單價格就要2450!!! 圖中的攜行繩也不是它附贈的..........真心希望國內的購物公司,能真的替廣大的消費者多著想,多爭取好的產品和價格。