2009/02/28
2009年畫展花絮
標籤：
建築與藝術
2009年畫展花絮
雖無生花妙筆，或繞樑樂音；
卻怡然自得，樂在其中。
更幸常遇良師指導啟蒙、益友切磋砥礪，
同在繽紛色彩中渾然忘機。
「縱一方白紙之所如，淩無涯之創作空間。」
2009/02/25
藝靈畫會聯展2009
標籤：
建築與藝術
藝靈畫會聯展2009
主辦機構 : 藝靈畫會
日期
27/2/2009 (星期五) 14:00-19:00
28/2/2009 (星期六) 10:00-19:00
1/3/2009(星期日)10:00-17:00
地點
香港大會堂 (展覽館)
記起我們上一次一起舉行畫展已是01年的事, 在這段期間, 自己已很少回到畫室. 當同學們嚷09年開畫展時, 心裏總是拿不定主意, 恐怕力有不逮, 直至看到以下一篇畫友給我們鼓勵的電郵....
.........我終於定與大家一起努力......
"各位親愛同學、新知、舊雨
隨2009年黃來師生畫展日期迫近,令我勾起2001年畫展的點滴…
那時剛巧發生美國九一一事件,於是黃來老師即興繪了一張震撼性的大作!!
各參展同學齊心共同努力趕工畫到最好,直至黃老師批准
大家在自己作品上簽名之一刻真是雀躍萬分
畫展開幕前準備- 大家分工合作由設計及印刷邀請卡、
至包裝參展作品及開幕時協助掛上作品…….等情況還記憶猶新!
最難忘的是各同學向觀賞畫展的親戚朋友、
不知名參觀者介紹自己作品…..
即使得到少許讚美,那種興奮心情實非筆墨能形容
我最記得有些參觀者邀請我與他/她們在作品前拍照留念,
簡直受寵若驚; 同學們互相欣賞大家的心血結晶及拍下難忘照片……….
畫展閉幕時的大合照及其後的聯歡聚餐,大家歡聚一堂的情況令人難以忘記!!
雖然今次隔了八年才有畫展,將見到很多黃老師的新參展同學,
讓我們在黃來老師的指導下共同努力,
2009年黃來師生畫展更精益求精
與各參展同學互勵互勉!!"
那時剛巧發生美國九一一事件,於是黃來老師即興繪了一張震撼性的大作!!
各參展同學齊心共同努力趕工畫到最好,直至黃老師批准
大家在自己作品上簽名之一刻真是雀躍萬分
畫展開幕前準備- 大家分工合作由設計及印刷邀請卡、
至包裝參展作品及開幕時協助掛上作品…….等情況還記憶猶新!
最難忘的是各同學向觀賞畫展的親戚朋友、
不知名參觀者介紹自己作品…..
即使得到少許讚美,那種興奮心情實非筆墨能形容
我最記得有些參觀者邀請我與他/她們在作品前拍照留念,
簡直受寵若驚; 同學們互相欣賞大家的心血結晶及拍下難忘照片……….
畫展閉幕時的大合照及其後的聯歡聚餐,大家歡聚一堂的情況令人難以忘記!!
雖然今次隔了八年才有畫展,將見到很多黃老師的新參展同學,
讓我們在黃來老師的指導下共同努力,
2009年黃來師生畫展更精益求精
與各參展同學互勵互勉!!"
Thanks, Vivien! 
2009/02/23
德 慶 盤 龍 峽 之 旅
標籤：
旅遊
德 慶 盤 龍 峽 三 天 遊
偷得浮生半日閒, 上週末到了德慶盤龍峽旅遊, 並且再次到兒時與
父母一起遊樂的七星岩....
父母一起遊樂的七星岩....
盤龍峽
盤龍峽原始生態旅遊區位於德慶縣西北部，距縣城28公里，整個生態旅遊區占地3萬畝。區內空氣負離子濃度達每立方釐米 100000 個以上； 區內有極爲珍貴的花草植物，如黑欏。區內峽谷漫長，罕見的瀑布群共有大大小小100多個，是首個得到廣東省旅遊局認可有10級以上瀑布群的旅遊區，被譽為“亞洲罕見、廣東第一”瀑布群。其中最有名的是“騰龍瀑、聆天飛瀑、煙雨飛瀑”三大天然奇觀，水勢變幻屬南國罕見，最大的騰龍瀑布落差達90米，是廣東省落差最大的瀑布。盤龍峽於2005 年獲中國最高權威旅遊雜誌《中國國家地理》評為 “廣東最美麗的地方”。 溫泉經地質礦產權威部門分析檢測， 除含人體必需的常量元素外，還含對人體健康必需的微量元素達九種以上，氡和矽酸的含量分別高達657Bq / 升和62.3毫克 / 升，超過醫療礦泉命名標準，被命名爲天然氡泉和矽酸泉。該溫泉占地100多畝，與園林景觀融爲一體。
金林水鄉
風景區"金林古城"建於明代，擁有一千七百多年的歷史，是一個文化底蘊深厚、自然景觀富、地理形勢奇特，村前八棵秀茂古榕，像綠色屏障橫亙於村邊， 更有兩河雙圳五大井，雙圳從各家各戶的門前流過，使其獨具水鄉特色，且古迹特別多， 城門、古宅、古祠堂、古街店鋪衆多，有形成於清乾隆年間的無人售貨市場、獨有水鄉特色的的大飯莊，漫步金林水鄉，清新的空氣，淳樸的民風，世外桃源的美景，將會令您忘卻城市的喧囂、浮華，被大自然的寧靜和祥和所陶醉而流連忘返。
七星岩
肇慶七星岩景區由五湖、六崗、七岩、八洞組成，面積8.23平方公里，湖中有山，山中有洞，洞中有河，景在城中不見城，美如人間仙景。七星岩以喀斯特溶岩地貌的岩峰、湖泊景觀為主要特色，七座排列如北斗七星的石灰岩岩峰巧佈在面積達6.3平方公里的湖面上，20餘公里長的湖堤把湖面分割成五大湖，風光旖旎。 被譽為"人間仙境"、"嶺南第一奇觀"。 國家級文物保護單位七星岩摩崖石刻是南中國保存得最多最集中的摩崖石刻群。
2009/02/20
困局下的演說
標籤：
分享
困局下的演說
個人認為困局下的演說總較一些錦上添花, 激勵人心的演說困難. 一篇動人的"認輸" 和 "認錯"的演說確實有很多讓我們學習的地方. 特別找來兩篇感動的演說與大家分享...
一篇是美國大選後戈爾"認輸" 的演說; 而另一篇則是美國總統克林頓 "認錯" 的演說 ....
Background:
Thirty six days of political and legal turmoil followed in which lawyers for Bush and Gore fought each other bitterly in the Florida courts over the subsequent recount, filing dozens of lawsuits. The main issue involved thousands of questionable votes cast by Democratic voters who may have been confused by the balloting method. To vote for the candidate of their choice, each voter needed to puncture a computer punch card at the correct spot, using a small metal hole puncher. Many Democrats later claimed they had been confused by the placement of names on the ballot and had voted for the wrong candidate, punching a hole for conservative fringe candidate, Pat Buchanan, instead of Al Gore. Numerous voters also voted for more than one presidential candidate or failed to make a hole in the punch card and only indented their choice. All of this served to fuel the storm of controversy surrounding the various localized recounts throughout Florida.
By late November, the U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to step in at the request of the Bush legal team. The court then issued two major rulings, both of which amounted to defeats for Gore's legal team. The second and final ruling occurred on Tuesday night, December 12. The five conservative Supreme Court justices sided with Bush while the four liberal justices sided with Gore. The 5 to 4 ruling effectively halted any further recounting and let stand a declaration by Florida's secretary of state that Bush had won Florida by 537 votes, and thus the presidency. On Wednesday evening, Al Gore appeared on national TV to concede, delivering this speech which was widely praised for its gracious and friendly tone.
"...... This has been an extraordinary election. But in one of God's unforeseen paths, this belatedly broken impasse can point us all to a new common ground, for its very closeness can serve to remind us that we are one people with a shared history and a shared destiny. Indeed, that history gives us many examples of contests as hotly debated, as fiercely fought, with their own challenges to the popular will. Other disputes have dragged on for weeks before reaching resolution. And each time, both the victor and the vanquished have accepted the result peacefully and in a spirit of reconciliation.
Background:
This is the speech delivered by President Bill Clinton at the annual White House prayer breakfast on Friday, September 11, 1998, to an audience of more than 100 ministers, priests and other religious leaders assembled in the East Room. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was also in attendance.
The speech, hand-written by the President, was delivered at the beginning of a day of tremendous political and personal turmoil surrounding the publication of the first report to Congress by Independent Counsel Ken Starr. The Starr Report laid the grounds for possible impeachment of the President, accusing Clinton of perjury, obstruction of justice and other offenses in connection with his sexual affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
"...I may not be quite as easy with my words today as I have been in years past, and I was up rather late last night thinking about and praying about what I ought to say today. .....
It is important to me that everybody who has been hurt know that the sorrow I feel is genuine: first and most important, my family; also my friends, my staff, my Cabinet, Monica Lewinsky and her family, and the American people. I have asked all for their forgiveness.
But I believe that to be forgiven, more than sorrow is required - at least two more things. First, genuine repentance - a determination to change and to repair breaches of my own making. I have repented. Second, what my bible calls a ''broken spirit''; an understanding that I must have God's help to be the person that I want to be; a willingness to give the very forgiveness I seek; a renunciation of the pride and the anger which cloud judgment, lead people to excuse and compare and to blame and complain. ....
I am very grateful for the many, many people - clergy and ordinary citizens alike - who have written me with wise counsel. I am profoundly grateful for the support of so many Americans who somehow through it all seem to still know that I care about them a great deal, that I care about their problems and their dreams. I am grateful for those who have stood by me and who say that in this case and many others, the bounds of privacy have been excessively and unwisely invaded. That may be. Nevertheless, in this case, it may be a blessing, because I still sinned. And if my repentance is genuine and sustained, and if I can maintain both a broken spirit and a strong heart, then good can come of this for our country as well as for me and my family...."
Audio clips and full text (http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/clinton-sin.htm)
continue reading "困局下的演說"
個人認為困局下的演說總較一些錦上添花, 激勵人心的演說困難. 一篇動人的"認輸" 和 "認錯"的演說確實有很多讓我們學習的地方. 特別找來兩篇感動的演說與大家分享...
一篇是美國大選後戈爾"認輸" 的演說; 而另一篇則是美國總統克林頓 "認錯" 的演說 ....
Al Gore - 2000 Presidential Concession Speech
Background:
Thirty six days of political and legal turmoil followed in which lawyers for Bush and Gore fought each other bitterly in the Florida courts over the subsequent recount, filing dozens of lawsuits. The main issue involved thousands of questionable votes cast by Democratic voters who may have been confused by the balloting method. To vote for the candidate of their choice, each voter needed to puncture a computer punch card at the correct spot, using a small metal hole puncher. Many Democrats later claimed they had been confused by the placement of names on the ballot and had voted for the wrong candidate, punching a hole for conservative fringe candidate, Pat Buchanan, instead of Al Gore. Numerous voters also voted for more than one presidential candidate or failed to make a hole in the punch card and only indented their choice. All of this served to fuel the storm of controversy surrounding the various localized recounts throughout Florida.
By late November, the U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to step in at the request of the Bush legal team. The court then issued two major rulings, both of which amounted to defeats for Gore's legal team. The second and final ruling occurred on Tuesday night, December 12. The five conservative Supreme Court justices sided with Bush while the four liberal justices sided with Gore. The 5 to 4 ruling effectively halted any further recounting and let stand a declaration by Florida's secretary of state that Bush had won Florida by 537 votes, and thus the presidency. On Wednesday evening, Al Gore appeared on national TV to concede, delivering this speech which was widely praised for its gracious and friendly tone.
"...... This has been an extraordinary election. But in one of God's unforeseen paths, this belatedly broken impasse can point us all to a new common ground, for its very closeness can serve to remind us that we are one people with a shared history and a shared destiny. Indeed, that history gives us many examples of contests as hotly debated, as fiercely fought, with their own challenges to the popular will. Other disputes have dragged on for weeks before reaching resolution. And each time, both the victor and the vanquished have accepted the result peacefully and in a spirit of reconciliation.
So let it be with us. I know that many of my supporters are disappointed. I am too. But our disappointment must be overcome by our love of country.
And I say to our fellow members of the world community, let no one see this contest as a sign of American weakness. The strength of American democracy is shown most clearly through the difficulties it can overcome. Some have expressed concern that the unusual nature of this election might hamper the next president in the conduct of his office. I do not believe it need be so. ....."
Audio clips and full text (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/algore2000concessionspeech.html)
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Bill Clinton - I have sinned
Background:
This is the speech delivered by President Bill Clinton at the annual White House prayer breakfast on Friday, September 11, 1998, to an audience of more than 100 ministers, priests and other religious leaders assembled in the East Room. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was also in attendance.
The speech, hand-written by the President, was delivered at the beginning of a day of tremendous political and personal turmoil surrounding the publication of the first report to Congress by Independent Counsel Ken Starr. The Starr Report laid the grounds for possible impeachment of the President, accusing Clinton of perjury, obstruction of justice and other offenses in connection with his sexual affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
"...I may not be quite as easy with my words today as I have been in years past, and I was up rather late last night thinking about and praying about what I ought to say today. .....
It is important to me that everybody who has been hurt know that the sorrow I feel is genuine: first and most important, my family; also my friends, my staff, my Cabinet, Monica Lewinsky and her family, and the American people. I have asked all for their forgiveness.
But I believe that to be forgiven, more than sorrow is required - at least two more things. First, genuine repentance - a determination to change and to repair breaches of my own making. I have repented. Second, what my bible calls a ''broken spirit''; an understanding that I must have God's help to be the person that I want to be; a willingness to give the very forgiveness I seek; a renunciation of the pride and the anger which cloud judgment, lead people to excuse and compare and to blame and complain. ....
I am very grateful for the many, many people - clergy and ordinary citizens alike - who have written me with wise counsel. I am profoundly grateful for the support of so many Americans who somehow through it all seem to still know that I care about them a great deal, that I care about their problems and their dreams. I am grateful for those who have stood by me and who say that in this case and many others, the bounds of privacy have been excessively and unwisely invaded. That may be. Nevertheless, in this case, it may be a blessing, because I still sinned. And if my repentance is genuine and sustained, and if I can maintain both a broken spirit and a strong heart, then good can come of this for our country as well as for me and my family...."
Audio clips and full text (http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/clinton-sin.htm)
2009/02/17
激勵人心的演說
激勵人心的演說
在找尋奧巴馬的演說時, 找來一些搜集了很多感人演說的網站, 特別選了兩篇精彩的激勵人心的演說與大家分享....
Martin Luther King, Jr. - "I Have a Dream"
delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
Background: "I Have A Dream" is the popular name given to the public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., when he spoke of his desire for a future where blacks and whites, among others, would coexist harmoniously as equals. King's delivery of the speech on August 28, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters, the speech is often considered to be one of the greatest and most notable speeches in history and was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century by a 1999 poll of scholars of public address
"..... Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.
And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today!......"
Video and full speech: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
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Winston Churchill - Blood, sweat and tears
Background: Upon his very first entrance into the House of Commons as Britain's new Prime Minister on May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill only received a lukewarm reception from the assembly, while at his side, outgoing Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was heartily cheered. Churchill then made this brief statement, which became one of the greatest calls-to-arms ever uttered
"... I say to the House as I said to ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.
You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea, and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God has given us, and to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs - Victory in spite of all terrors - Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival. ....."
2009/02/14
濃情三日 - 情人節豎琴演奏
標籤：
音學
濃情三日 - 情人節豎琴演奏
時代廣場 Times Square
Opening Ceremony開幕
Romantic Hours濃情三日
2009年2月12日 3:00pm
2009年2月13、14、15日 2:00pm-8:00pm
Fee費用：Free of charge免費
今次是我與威廉第一次公開合奏, 心情既緊張又興奮呢 !!!
Greensleeves - Harp & Flute duet
Nightingale - Harp & Flute duet
Chaconne- Harp & Flute duet
2009/02/12
You've got a friend
標籤：
心靈加油站
You've got a friend
好朋友相處之道
第一句沒有一百分的另一半，只有五十分的兩個人。
第二句付出真心，才會得到真心，卻也可能傷得徹底。
保持距離，就能保護自己，卻也註定永遠寂寞。
保持距離，就能保護自己，卻也註定永遠寂寞。
第三句通常願意留下來跟你爭吵的人，
才是真正愛你的人。
才是真正愛你的人。
第四句有時候，不是對方不在乎你，
而是你把對方看得太重。
而是你把對方看得太重。
第五句冷漠有時候並不是無情，
只是一種避免被傷害的工具。
只是一種避免被傷害的工具。
第六句如果我們之間有1000步的距離;
你只要跨出第1步, 我就會朝你的方向走其餘的999步
你只要跨出第1步, 我就會朝你的方向走其餘的999步
第七句為你的難過而快樂的是敵人 為你的快樂而快樂的是朋友
為你的難過而難過的, 就是那些該放進心裡的人
為你的難過而難過的, 就是那些該放進心裡的人
第八句就算是believe 中間也藏了一個 lie
第九句真正的好朋友
並不是在一起，就有聊不完的話題，
而是在一起，
就算不說話，也不會感到尷尬。
並不是在一起，就有聊不完的話題，
而是在一起，
就算不說話，也不會感到尷尬。
第十句朋友就是被你看透了
還能喜歡你的人
還能喜歡你的人
2009/02/09
e-Sword - An excellent Bible study software
標籤：
好書好網
(http://www.e-sword.net/)
近日威廉在網上發現了這個近乎完美的聖經學習軟件, 可是它只可以在PC或PDA上使用, 暫未有iPhone版本. 如你對研習聖經感興趣或是神學生, 這個確是一個不可缺少的工具!
e-Sword是一個免費的聖經學習軟件，其中包括各種語文的不同翻譯（如KJV, ISV, 和合本, 希臘原文, 等等） 。 而最吸引的當你閱讀任何特定的經文, 它可以將經文很容易地串連到不同的評論和字典。 還有各種各樣的附加文獻可用（如類似荒漠世泉的靈修書籍） ，及支援許多不同的語言。還可在同一時間閱讀及不同的翻譯（最多4個） 。
Review on features
(http://www.freechristianresources.org/2007-06/esword-review)
Translations
The main translation that is missing in eSword is the NIV, due to copyright issues. It has the English Standard Version, which is a very good translation, as well as many more (including ASV, ISV, MKJV, KJV). It also has various other languages, and has Greek & Hebrew versions should you wish to delve deeper.
Compared to online options, it is therefore lacking in bible translations.
Commentaries and Dictionaries
As with the bibles, there are some you can purchase and some you can get free with eSword. The best free commentaries are John Gill’s exposition, Mathew Henry’s commentary, John Wesley’s notes and The Treasures of David (on the psalms by Charles Spurgeon). There are a fair few dictionaries too, with Easton’s Strong’s and Smith’s bible dictionaries providing good resources.
You can also download various other stuff such as daily devotionals, maps, books and STEP “Standard Template for Electronic Publishing”.
It is worth looking at all of the free downloads, to see which you prefer and feel add value to your studies. Most of these are quite old (i.e. 100 years!), as the copyrights have expired. However don’t let that put you off, they are really valuable and rich resources and have helped me immensely with my studies.
Ease of use etc.
eSword is very easy to use, and this is a huge selling point. It easy to install the software and the various module. The whole menu system is also easy to understand and use too.
Searching
You can search either by using the drop down list on the side of the program, or by typing in a reference. Both work well. You can also search for keywords.
The best 11 free iPhone bibles!
http://www.freechristianresources.org/2007-10/best-iphone-bibles
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