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05 June 2009
03 June 2009
二十年了!

匆匆,又已經二十年了。
當天的年輕人,都已經人過中年了。
難得香港的年輕人、一九八九年才出生的人,會做這樣的一件事。
他們未能親眼目睹當天的事件,但還是這麼有心,我們當天見過那些影像、那些血紅的記憶的,有可能忘記嗎?
雖然明天不能出席維園的燭光晚會,但我卻絕對不會遺忘的!
等待六四的平反!
轉載自都市日報(香港版)二零零九年六月三日
7院校編特刊 毋忘六四
明日是「六四」事件20周年,維園晚上會舉行燭光悼念晚會,而本港7間大專院校則首度合作,在「六四」前夕聯合出版名為《我們二十——國家走到哪裡》的紀念特刊,提醒年輕一代要 毋忘「六四」。
7大聯校編輯委員會聯合出版的「六四」事件20周年紀念特刊,共有80頁,印製2萬本,昨在銅鑼灣時代廣場外、及將在「六四」燭光晚會上派發。
特刊的大部分編採人員,均在1989年出生,希望提醒年輕一代,毋忘「六四」。
而特刊的封面是有一名嬰兒坐在浴盆上,浴盆底下卻是一攤血水。據學生洪曉嫻解釋,盆底下的血呈中國領土形狀 ,盆裏的嬰兒一方象徵當年浴血身亡的民運學生;另一方面,象徵我們這些在「六四」事件後出生,當年仍是嬰兒的年輕人。
她說,當年的嬰兒如今長大成人,要向中國問,現在的社會進程變成怎樣。
內容方面,包括介紹「六四」事件的背景及89年後的學運發展的文章,亦有訪問當年的學運「老鬼」,如陶君行及蔡耀昌等,亦有前《文匯報》駐京記者程翔的訪問,及部分當年採訪89年「六四」事件的前線記者,如謝志峰及陳慧兒。
特刊在總結時,更重提特首曾蔭權有關「六四」的失言,強調「無論經濟發展如何驕人,無論歷史走得多遠,八九民運仍是不可忘記」。
立會 學聯 獲贈迷你國殤之柱
另外,創作國殤之柱的丹麥雕塑家高志活的兩名兒子,把新造的兩個迷你國殤之柱,送贈給學聯及立法會,每個高約兩呎。
泛民議員何秀蘭說,會將雕塑帶回立法會,因立法會是反映市民聲音及彰顯公義法治的地方,只是目前立法會並非所有議席由普選產生。但她對能將雕塑成功豎立在立法會大樓內,未感樂觀。
學聯將安排迷你國殤之柱,在各大專院校巡迴展出。而學聯11名成員昨繼續展開64小時絕食,有參與的學聯秘書長周澄說,她感到頭暈不適。
而港大民意網站就本港十大政團排名及評分的調查顯示,在1000名受訪者中,支聯會對比3個月前,再次踏入認知度的門檻,認知率有48%,排名第7位;評分更是02年8月以來的新高,有48分。
11 January 2009
所謂平等
最近香港在家庭暴力條例上的討論甚囂塵上。
我個人認為,家庭的定位在於有父有母有子,而父與母分別是男跟女。
人體的構造從亙古以來,就已經分了男跟女,而且只有男跟女,沒有第三種性別。
而生兒育女,只能是經由一男一女的結合,本來就沒有其他的途徑。
後世的試管嬰兒、人工授孕,還是只能由一男一女的精與卵結合才能成為一個有生命的胚胎,不可能只有精子或只有卵子。
這是不可以否定的定律。
所以,兩個同性是不可能造就家庭的。
所以,我不覺得家庭可以涵蓋兩個同性戀人同住所組成的關係。
但,也不是說我對其他同住一個屋簷下的人活在暴力下是視若無睹的。
我當然是反對一切暴力的,而且每一個生命都要被尊重,不分男女老幼,也與性取向沒有關係。
香港現在有很多的老人家,因為貧苦無依,而公屋的單人單位又不能完全照顧到所有這樣的老人家,就將這些本來彼此陌生的老人家強行安排入住同一個單位,以致因性格不合而暴力相待,甚至閙出人命,這些人也是要被保護的。
所以,沒有婚姻或者家庭關係而同住的關係,又豈止同性戀同住者呢?
這樣說來,如果只將同性戀同住者納入家庭保護條例的範圍,而忽略了上述的同住的人的話,不久歧視了他們這些更弱勢的人的人權、人身安全?
真要公平,不如將法例的名字改為同住者暴力保護條例這一類的名稱,就不會歧視任何人,又將一切的居於同一個屋簷下的人都平等對待了。
有時候我會覺得,同性戀者是否過分渲染他們的不同呢?似乎總要要求一些本來就是人人平等的東西,要特特的成為他們的專利。
這樣的做法,只是更顯得他們的心虛,而不是他們一直的聲稱他們與所有人同等這般理直氣壯。
看看所謂的婦權解放就可以看到同樣的謬誤。
我生為一個女性,卻不能太同意所謂的婦女解放。
人生為男為女,本來就有不同的分工。
男人不能懷孕生小孩,難道男人可以要求平等,可以有懷孕的權利嗎?
而女人生來就不能射精,難道也要要求可以令其他女人懷孕的權利嗎?
我唯一的要求就是人人平等,不會因為性別或者其他的外在因素,而不讓我做我其實能夠做的,譬如讀書,譬如工作,譬如有言論自由,譬如有個人自主性,等等等等。
過分的偏激,只會讓自己有被害妄想,自己將自己的生活推到牆角,自己辛苦而已。
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關於回應社會在家庭暴力條例上的討論:
這兒是一個從基督教角度出發的觀點,或許可供參考。
我已經將我的觀點發送給香港特區行政長官及所有的立法會議員,你呢?
我個人認為,家庭的定位在於有父有母有子,而父與母分別是男跟女。
人體的構造從亙古以來,就已經分了男跟女,而且只有男跟女,沒有第三種性別。
而生兒育女,只能是經由一男一女的結合,本來就沒有其他的途徑。
後世的試管嬰兒、人工授孕,還是只能由一男一女的精與卵結合才能成為一個有生命的胚胎,不可能只有精子或只有卵子。
這是不可以否定的定律。
所以,兩個同性是不可能造就家庭的。
所以,我不覺得家庭可以涵蓋兩個同性戀人同住所組成的關係。
但,也不是說我對其他同住一個屋簷下的人活在暴力下是視若無睹的。
我當然是反對一切暴力的,而且每一個生命都要被尊重,不分男女老幼,也與性取向沒有關係。
香港現在有很多的老人家,因為貧苦無依,而公屋的單人單位又不能完全照顧到所有這樣的老人家,就將這些本來彼此陌生的老人家強行安排入住同一個單位,以致因性格不合而暴力相待,甚至閙出人命,這些人也是要被保護的。
所以,沒有婚姻或者家庭關係而同住的關係,又豈止同性戀同住者呢?
這樣說來,如果只將同性戀同住者納入家庭保護條例的範圍,而忽略了上述的同住的人的話,不久歧視了他們這些更弱勢的人的人權、人身安全?
真要公平,不如將法例的名字改為同住者暴力保護條例這一類的名稱,就不會歧視任何人,又將一切的居於同一個屋簷下的人都平等對待了。
有時候我會覺得,同性戀者是否過分渲染他們的不同呢?似乎總要要求一些本來就是人人平等的東西,要特特的成為他們的專利。
這樣的做法,只是更顯得他們的心虛,而不是他們一直的聲稱他們與所有人同等這般理直氣壯。
看看所謂的婦權解放就可以看到同樣的謬誤。
我生為一個女性,卻不能太同意所謂的婦女解放。
人生為男為女,本來就有不同的分工。
男人不能懷孕生小孩,難道男人可以要求平等,可以有懷孕的權利嗎?
而女人生來就不能射精,難道也要要求可以令其他女人懷孕的權利嗎?
我唯一的要求就是人人平等,不會因為性別或者其他的外在因素,而不讓我做我其實能夠做的,譬如讀書,譬如工作,譬如有言論自由,譬如有個人自主性,等等等等。
過分的偏激,只會讓自己有被害妄想,自己將自己的生活推到牆角,自己辛苦而已。
---------
關於回應社會在家庭暴力條例上的討論:
這兒是一個從基督教角度出發的觀點,或許可供參考。
我已經將我的觀點發送給香港特區行政長官及所有的立法會議員,你呢?
06 August 2008
包容?還是信仰的稀釋?
我的姐姐是一個中國民間信仰的追隨者,卻嫁進了一個天主教的家庭。
當日作婚前輔導的時候,信誓旦旦的答應要讓將來的孩子在一個天主教的環境下長大。
大的孩子已經十三嵗了、小的那個都十嵗了,從來就不見他們一家去天主教堂做禮拜,反而每年春秋二祭,都會一家陪著我媽媽去燒香祭祖。
剛剛,我媽跟我說,這個周末我姐姐會帶她的兩個孩子過來跟婆婆學習怎樣“拜神”。
當所有人都覺得天主教比較包容、比較配合時代的變遷,讓不同信仰的人還是可以結合,而覺得基督教太過保守而食古不化的時候,其實沒有考慮到保護信仰純全的問題。
這樣實在有一點短視。
結婚不是兩個人的關係的完美句點,而是兩個人一起生活的起點。
看看這個實際的例子,如果真的對信仰認真的話,誰還敢讓一個不同信仰的人去教養自己的孩子呢?
這個也是當日耶和華神曉諭以色列人不可以與迦南的外邦女子通婚的原因。
以色列人的歷史也印證了,如果他們真的偏行己路,與異教的女子通婚後,就是不再繼續單敬拜耶和華神、改而也拜外邦的神的時候。
當日作婚前輔導的時候,信誓旦旦的答應要讓將來的孩子在一個天主教的環境下長大。
大的孩子已經十三嵗了、小的那個都十嵗了,從來就不見他們一家去天主教堂做禮拜,反而每年春秋二祭,都會一家陪著我媽媽去燒香祭祖。
剛剛,我媽跟我說,這個周末我姐姐會帶她的兩個孩子過來跟婆婆學習怎樣“拜神”。
當所有人都覺得天主教比較包容、比較配合時代的變遷,讓不同信仰的人還是可以結合,而覺得基督教太過保守而食古不化的時候,其實沒有考慮到保護信仰純全的問題。
這樣實在有一點短視。
結婚不是兩個人的關係的完美句點,而是兩個人一起生活的起點。
看看這個實際的例子,如果真的對信仰認真的話,誰還敢讓一個不同信仰的人去教養自己的孩子呢?
這個也是當日耶和華神曉諭以色列人不可以與迦南的外邦女子通婚的原因。
以色列人的歷史也印證了,如果他們真的偏行己路,與異教的女子通婚後,就是不再繼續單敬拜耶和華神、改而也拜外邦的神的時候。
於是,信仰再也不是純全,已經夾雜了其他信仰了。
一路稀釋下來,真假已經再也難分了。
所以,為甚麼基督教在配偶的選擇上這麼嚴謹呢?
說實際一點,就是防患信仰稀釋於未然而已。
07 June 2008
的士乘客可以議價嗎?
的士乘客可以議價嗎?我覺得,明碼實價是香港的文明之處。
也是為甚麼大陸同胞喜歡香港的地方。
我是不敢說是香港的“核心價值”啦,但確實是我們賴以成功的其中一個元素。
我們的商人是老老實實的在做生意的,不作興漫天開價,然後慢慢的討價還價,讓買家常常懷疑究竟這個東西、這個服務是不是真的值得這個價錢。
反過來說,如果我們真的開始讓每一個賣家隨便開價,讓每個買家隨便還價,我們就會回到叢林的生活模式,懷疑每一個人要在你身上揩油、懷疑每一個人的誠信。
我覺得可以立法訂定一個descending scale,越走得遠後面的路程越便宜,讓所有乘客與司機遵守;但不適合讓乘客與司機自己私下議價。
這樣,無論是香港本地的人,或者是來香港旅游的人也有理可循。
否則,我們與內地就越來越看齊啦,這是否我們的希望呢?
05 June 2008
轉載嚴家祺今年對六四的看法
嚴家祺﹕悼念六四及四川兩次大地震的死難者
(明報) 06月 05日 星期四 05:05AM
【明報專訊】
今年悼念「六四 」,是在悼念四川 大地震的哀痛中進行的。當我在網路上讀到天安門 母親的文字時,我感到痛上加痛。
現在,全中國、全世界都在悼念四川大地震的死難者,救助地震中的傷殘者和避難者。在人間充滿愛心的今天,四川大地震的死難者也就會安息了。那些大地震中因校舍倒塌而死去孩子的母親們,當她們看到校舍倒塌中的「人為因素」時,她們在痛哭、在呼喊,要求追究校舍倒塌的責任,只有更多的安慰、關懷、幫助,主持正義,才能使她們平靜下來。
19年前北京 「六四」大地震,為「胡趙時代」的落幕、「江胡時代」登場和中國的資本主義化開闢了道路。而這次大地震,造成了數萬人的死傷,數十萬人的痛苦和流離失所。19年來,全世界都在悼念「六四」,香港、台灣 都在悼念「六四」,唯獨中國大陸禁止公開悼念。「六四」的亡靈至今不得安息,天安門母親的眼淚還在向她們心中流去,趙紫陽也沒有得到安息,許許多多的「六四」大地震倖存者還在痛哭。
當地殼中的應力不斷積聚和集中時,地面上很難看出象,然而,當應力集中和應變積聚到一定程度並超過岩石的承受力時,地震就會突然發生,地球上的「岩石圈」和「政治圈」都是如此。在人類社會中,「應力」的形成、積聚都與不講正義、不要社會公正有關。「六四」和「八九」有聯繫有又根本不同。我覺得,「八九」的評價可以放下,但「六四」關係到中國有沒有正義。「六四」前絲毫沒有發生什麼暴動,「六四」是一場大屠殺。把一場大屠殺說成暴動,就沒有正義。希望我們的中國,對自然界的地震,做好地震預報工作;對民間不斷積聚的「應力」,要在講正義、講是非的基礎上,讓它緩慢釋放。
寫於2008·6·2
作者為中共前總書記趙紫陽的智囊團成員,六四時被指為幕後黑手,六四後逃亡海外,現居於美國
(明報) 06月 05日 星期四 05:05AM
【明報專訊】
今年悼念「六四 」,是在悼念四川 大地震的哀痛中進行的。當我在網路上讀到天安門 母親的文字時,我感到痛上加痛。
現在,全中國、全世界都在悼念四川大地震的死難者,救助地震中的傷殘者和避難者。在人間充滿愛心的今天,四川大地震的死難者也就會安息了。那些大地震中因校舍倒塌而死去孩子的母親們,當她們看到校舍倒塌中的「人為因素」時,她們在痛哭、在呼喊,要求追究校舍倒塌的責任,只有更多的安慰、關懷、幫助,主持正義,才能使她們平靜下來。
19年前北京 「六四」大地震,為「胡趙時代」的落幕、「江胡時代」登場和中國的資本主義化開闢了道路。而這次大地震,造成了數萬人的死傷,數十萬人的痛苦和流離失所。19年來,全世界都在悼念「六四」,香港、台灣 都在悼念「六四」,唯獨中國大陸禁止公開悼念。「六四」的亡靈至今不得安息,天安門母親的眼淚還在向她們心中流去,趙紫陽也沒有得到安息,許許多多的「六四」大地震倖存者還在痛哭。
當地殼中的應力不斷積聚和集中時,地面上很難看出象,然而,當應力集中和應變積聚到一定程度並超過岩石的承受力時,地震就會突然發生,地球上的「岩石圈」和「政治圈」都是如此。在人類社會中,「應力」的形成、積聚都與不講正義、不要社會公正有關。「六四」和「八九」有聯繫有又根本不同。我覺得,「八九」的評價可以放下,但「六四」關係到中國有沒有正義。「六四」前絲毫沒有發生什麼暴動,「六四」是一場大屠殺。把一場大屠殺說成暴動,就沒有正義。希望我們的中國,對自然界的地震,做好地震預報工作;對民間不斷積聚的「應力」,要在講正義、講是非的基礎上,讓它緩慢釋放。
寫於2008·6·2
作者為中共前總書記趙紫陽的智囊團成員,六四時被指為幕後黑手,六四後逃亡海外,現居於美國
04 June 2008
教我如何忘記他?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4PJVLTrjt0&feature=related31 May 2008
聖潔
這是看板上引用的聖經。
而小字是說,我們不要色慾城市,我們要聖潔城市。
這個看板,在九龍的油蔴地與旺角交界,亦是九龍兩大交通要道——彌敦道和窩打老道——的交界點,是從尖沙咀到旺角的必經之處。
所以這是一個很昂貴的廣告看板點。
所以我今天看到的時候覺得很感動。
而且,所謂的九龍的紅燈區,就是從這一截的彌敦道的內街(砵蘭街)開始的。
在這樣一個“重災區”要宣揚聖潔,意義更深重。
聼我剛從神學院畢業的朋友說,這不是說說而已,而是在年輕人當中有聖潔的立志行動,並且簽處立約的文件以示認真。
願這個城市的每一代,都保守自己的身、心、靈的聖潔。
阿們。
20 May 2008
心繫家國
這是香港政府投放了大量資金拍攝、徵用了各大電視台的黃金廣告時段播放的宣傳短片特輯的總名稱。

是中國政府希望香港人能夠多愛國家一點、多認同國家一點的產品。
我常常踫到的是有線新聞台每天九點整的那一次播放。
而每一次,我都會在播放的前一秒轉台。
我不喜歡被逼迫著愛國的那種感覺。那令我很反感,也令我更討厭那首“國歌”。

但是,當昨天,在四川地震發生一周後的同一個時間(星期一下午兩點二十八分),舉國一起默哀三分鐘的時候,看著電視裏在中國各地、不同的人,都停下來一起默哀,我不期然就興起了一種“我們都是一家人”的感覺,覺得在那一刻,我真的是與大陸上的他們是一夥的。
而當我看到新聞片中的救災工作的時候,我心中就自然的響起那首國歌。
這,才是真的“心繫家國”。

是中國政府希望香港人能夠多愛國家一點、多認同國家一點的產品。
我常常踫到的是有線新聞台每天九點整的那一次播放。
而每一次,我都會在播放的前一秒轉台。
我不喜歡被逼迫著愛國的那種感覺。那令我很反感,也令我更討厭那首“國歌”。

但是,當昨天,在四川地震發生一周後的同一個時間(星期一下午兩點二十八分),舉國一起默哀三分鐘的時候,看著電視裏在中國各地、不同的人,都停下來一起默哀,我不期然就興起了一種“我們都是一家人”的感覺,覺得在那一刻,我真的是與大陸上的他們是一夥的。
而當我看到新聞片中的救災工作的時候,我心中就自然的響起那首國歌。
這,才是真的“心繫家國”。
14 May 2008
中國加油!
當香港傳奧運聖火,人人喊著中國加油的時候,我沒有特別的感覺,沒有特別的去看那些電視畫面。那一天,我反而去了打我人生中的第一場十八洞哥爾夫。
而,無獨有偶,我打出人生中第一個小鳥的那一天,四川發生了7.8級的大地震。 我是在打完了球後才收到消息。
中國第一次舉辦夏季奧林匹克運動會、香港作為境内傳奧運聖火的第一個城市,這樣歷史性的榮耀時刻,不能讓我對中國熱起來。
反而在中國自七六年唐山大地震以來最大的一次地震,這樣災難性的事件中,我終於對中國熱起來了。
我覺得很驕傲。
因為國家的第一線領導人,一直以來對人民很有同理心、很愛惜人民、形象很清廉的溫家寳總理,第一時間到達災區指揮。清晰地表示無論用甚麼方法、不惜付任何的代價,總要以救人為首要任務。
因為中國的軍人,以面對作戰的態度,用行軍的刻苦方式,徒步攀山、涉水的務要以最短的時間到達被塌方而對外切斷的震央進行拯救。
因為電視上記者問那些徒步攀山進入汶川映秀的軍人辛不辛苦的時候,被訪問的軍人說:“不辛苦,我們是軍人嘛。”
因為沒有藝人、名人出來呼籲或作任何表演之前,香港人、内地人都已經開始捐輸。香港甚至在災難發生的第二天,一天以内從民間籌集了1.5億港幣的善款,香港政府也立刻批出3.5億港幣以資救災。内地更有不少人已經在開始捐血,為之後的醫治作準備。
泱泱大國如美國,年前南方發生水災的時候,虛有先進的器材,無數的專才,還不如中國現在在救災中表現的上下一心、不計困難的道德力量。
雖然災情沒有因此而減少,但是我很為中國驕傲。
中國加油!!
而,無獨有偶,我打出人生中第一個小鳥的那一天,四川發生了7.8級的大地震。 我是在打完了球後才收到消息。
中國第一次舉辦夏季奧林匹克運動會、香港作為境内傳奧運聖火的第一個城市,這樣歷史性的榮耀時刻,不能讓我對中國熱起來。
反而在中國自七六年唐山大地震以來最大的一次地震,這樣災難性的事件中,我終於對中國熱起來了。
我覺得很驕傲。
因為國家的第一線領導人,一直以來對人民很有同理心、很愛惜人民、形象很清廉的溫家寳總理,第一時間到達災區指揮。清晰地表示無論用甚麼方法、不惜付任何的代價,總要以救人為首要任務。
因為中國的軍人,以面對作戰的態度,用行軍的刻苦方式,徒步攀山、涉水的務要以最短的時間到達被塌方而對外切斷的震央進行拯救。
因為電視上記者問那些徒步攀山進入汶川映秀的軍人辛不辛苦的時候,被訪問的軍人說:“不辛苦,我們是軍人嘛。”
因為沒有藝人、名人出來呼籲或作任何表演之前,香港人、内地人都已經開始捐輸。香港甚至在災難發生的第二天,一天以内從民間籌集了1.5億港幣的善款,香港政府也立刻批出3.5億港幣以資救災。内地更有不少人已經在開始捐血,為之後的醫治作準備。
泱泱大國如美國,年前南方發生水災的時候,虛有先進的器材,無數的專才,還不如中國現在在救災中表現的上下一心、不計困難的道德力量。
雖然災情沒有因此而減少,但是我很為中國驕傲。
中國加油!!
21 February 2008
What we sow, we reap
陳冠希道歉聲明全文 (明報) 02月 21日 星期四 05:45PM
Edison Chen returned to Hong Kong and made a public apology today.
This is really true - what you sow is what you reap.
I think one thing he said was really right, let this be a lesson for all of us. As I have said in a previous journal entry, if we don't want this happen to us, don't do anything we would regret later in the first place.
Let us all take heed.
Edison Chen returned to Hong Kong and made a public apology today.
This is really true - what you sow is what you reap.
I think one thing he said was really right, let this be a lesson for all of us. As I have said in a previous journal entry, if we don't want this happen to us, don't do anything we would regret later in the first place.
Let us all take heed.
06 February 2008
也談最近很“紅”的照片
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFMCQrMiCxM
我沒有看過那些照片,我的朋友也沒有轉過來逼爆我的郵箱,我更成功的避開了報紙、雜誌的轉載。我只是從收音機聼到這件事的發展。
這應了聖經的一句話:因為掩藏的事、沒有不顯出來的.隱瞞的事、沒有不露出來被人知道的。(路加福音8:17)
中國人也有一句話:若要人不知,除非己莫為。
我自己也有一句話:如果覺得這些東西羞於讓人看到,最初就不要做。
不做這些淫亂的事就不會被拍到,不被拍到就不會被流傳,不被流傳就不會惹起這樣的軒然大波。
道德這件事,不是死的規條,而是保障我們的智慧;就正如聖經的教訓,從來都是為我們好的,要叫我們有真的自由。
我沒有看過那些照片,我的朋友也沒有轉過來逼爆我的郵箱,我更成功的避開了報紙、雜誌的轉載。我只是從收音機聼到這件事的發展。
這應了聖經的一句話:因為掩藏的事、沒有不顯出來的.隱瞞的事、沒有不露出來被人知道的。(路加福音8:17)
中國人也有一句話:若要人不知,除非己莫為。
我自己也有一句話:如果覺得這些東西羞於讓人看到,最初就不要做。
不做這些淫亂的事就不會被拍到,不被拍到就不會被流傳,不被流傳就不會惹起這樣的軒然大波。
道德這件事,不是死的規條,而是保障我們的智慧;就正如聖經的教訓,從來都是為我們好的,要叫我們有真的自由。
19 November 2007
公民基本禮貌
剛剛乘巴士回家,習慣性到上層去坐。
一上到上面,左看有人在喝紙包飲品,右看又有一個已經喝完另一包紙包飲品而放到隔壁的座位。到我坐下來,又看見走道另一邊的乘客正在喝冰咖啡。
我已經瞪著他了,都沒有收斂,再看他因為聼電話而令那杯咖啡溢了出來,弄汙了座位。
剛好我要下車了,我就跟他說,車廂裏不可以吃喝,而且你已經弄汙了座位,請你弄乾淨。他回我一句:“多謝你提醒我喔”,那一臉的不以為然令我更動怒。我就一邊下樓,一邊跟他說,在車廂裏吃喝是有罰則的。他還是一臉的不馴。
我到達樓下等下車時,還是覺得有氣,所以我就跟司機投訴了。
原以為司機只是聼聼就算了,估不到司機靠站等我下了車以後,關了車門就離開駕駛座,上上層去看,我想他起碼會口頭警告那些人罷?!
我覺得如果我規勸那個違反規矩的人他就停止的話,我就不會特別的去舉報他,是他自己沒有悔意,我才會去舉報。幸好我有去告發,才知道原來這些司機真的會執法的。往後我就不會再自己去規勸那些犯規的人,而是直接告訴司機就好了。
敬告各位,如果你也像我一樣,覺得不在車廂裏吃喝是一個正常、負責任的公民的基本禮貌的話,請你也一定要去舉報。
如果是在巴士的話,請告訴司機;如果在地鐵,就下車後在月台利用通話器跟車站的人員舉報,他們會通知下一站的人員上車檢查的。
我已經看過有人拿著一整個麥當勞餐在地鐵吃(當然是包括沾著番茄醬吃薯條的動作啦),又看過有人在巴士上層吃“豬腸粉”(當然也是有甜、辣醬等調味料),其他如汽水啦、咖啡啦、薯片啦更是層出不窮。更甚者,我親眼看到過有人在地鐵車廂裏抽煙!
此風真的不可長。請去舉報罷!!
一上到上面,左看有人在喝紙包飲品,右看又有一個已經喝完另一包紙包飲品而放到隔壁的座位。到我坐下來,又看見走道另一邊的乘客正在喝冰咖啡。
我已經瞪著他了,都沒有收斂,再看他因為聼電話而令那杯咖啡溢了出來,弄汙了座位。
剛好我要下車了,我就跟他說,車廂裏不可以吃喝,而且你已經弄汙了座位,請你弄乾淨。他回我一句:“多謝你提醒我喔”,那一臉的不以為然令我更動怒。我就一邊下樓,一邊跟他說,在車廂裏吃喝是有罰則的。他還是一臉的不馴。
我到達樓下等下車時,還是覺得有氣,所以我就跟司機投訴了。
原以為司機只是聼聼就算了,估不到司機靠站等我下了車以後,關了車門就離開駕駛座,上上層去看,我想他起碼會口頭警告那些人罷?!
我覺得如果我規勸那個違反規矩的人他就停止的話,我就不會特別的去舉報他,是他自己沒有悔意,我才會去舉報。幸好我有去告發,才知道原來這些司機真的會執法的。往後我就不會再自己去規勸那些犯規的人,而是直接告訴司機就好了。
敬告各位,如果你也像我一樣,覺得不在車廂裏吃喝是一個正常、負責任的公民的基本禮貌的話,請你也一定要去舉報。
如果是在巴士的話,請告訴司機;如果在地鐵,就下車後在月台利用通話器跟車站的人員舉報,他們會通知下一站的人員上車檢查的。
我已經看過有人拿著一整個麥當勞餐在地鐵吃(當然是包括沾著番茄醬吃薯條的動作啦),又看過有人在巴士上層吃“豬腸粉”(當然也是有甜、辣醬等調味料),其他如汽水啦、咖啡啦、薯片啦更是層出不窮。更甚者,我親眼看到過有人在地鐵車廂裏抽煙!
此風真的不可長。請去舉報罷!!
12 November 2006
天星碼頭的最後一天
26 May 2006
7 World Trade Center
After the 911 incident, I haven't heard any news about the Twin Towers of World Trade Center for quite some time. The last memory was watching the memorial ceremony on the 1st anniversary, how people mourned about the lost loved ones.
Suddenly, I bumped into this tiny square of news on the Metro yesteray that 7 World Trade Center (the first of a series of buildings on the site of the Twin Towers) was about to open next Tuesday.
Ever since the 911 incident, I had this impression that the Twin Towers resembled the Tower of Babble, "touching the sky" and boastful of human achievement; a monument of pride to the Americans. And the Americans also feels like those living in Jericho, a city that had been strong and seemingly invincible.
Both imageries pointed to the human desire to play the role of God Himself. Something that might seem very desirable to the Americans.
Having worked in the biggest bank in US for over 10 years, I found that the average American is very complacent, very self centred, and thought the world of themselves.
Everywhere outside of the US seems to be wilderness and undeveloped. Everybody who cannot speak English is illiterate and uncivilized. The rules and regulations in US are the best in the world. Their technology is the best, and no application is worth the slightest consideration if developed by people outside the US.
US was built by the protestants, a people of God. Its National Anthem is in fact a hymn, a war song of the Army of Jehovah.
But nowadays, the Americans have effectively shattered the family system, allowing people to divorce. They defy the 10 Commandments such as killing by allowing aborption, and seeing ex-marital affairs simply commonplace.
They have basically removed the Christian faith in every aspect of their life, not even allowing children to pray in school.
What is freedom after all, if it is not confined in the boundaries of righteousness?
It would be nothing but sin itself.
Of course, there are nice people in the US, but unfortunately that's the impression I have from working in this company for this long.
And being a devoted Christian in US would be extremely difficult, I believe, because you are not allowed to even stand up against homosexuality, which God hates so much.
Well, God has doomed the city of Jericho to ruins for ever and ever. And whoever wants to rebuild it would lose his sons. I genuinely pray that it would not be the same for those who have been or will be building on the ruins of the Twin Towers.
This is a lesson we must all learn. We are not God, and God treasures those who are humble, and see himself/herself just as he/she is.
I do pray that the Americans can return to God, and be humble again at His feet.
Suddenly, I bumped into this tiny square of news on the Metro yesteray that 7 World Trade Center (the first of a series of buildings on the site of the Twin Towers) was about to open next Tuesday.
Ever since the 911 incident, I had this impression that the Twin Towers resembled the Tower of Babble, "touching the sky" and boastful of human achievement; a monument of pride to the Americans. And the Americans also feels like those living in Jericho, a city that had been strong and seemingly invincible.
Both imageries pointed to the human desire to play the role of God Himself. Something that might seem very desirable to the Americans.
Having worked in the biggest bank in US for over 10 years, I found that the average American is very complacent, very self centred, and thought the world of themselves.
Everywhere outside of the US seems to be wilderness and undeveloped. Everybody who cannot speak English is illiterate and uncivilized. The rules and regulations in US are the best in the world. Their technology is the best, and no application is worth the slightest consideration if developed by people outside the US.
US was built by the protestants, a people of God. Its National Anthem is in fact a hymn, a war song of the Army of Jehovah.
But nowadays, the Americans have effectively shattered the family system, allowing people to divorce. They defy the 10 Commandments such as killing by allowing aborption, and seeing ex-marital affairs simply commonplace.
They have basically removed the Christian faith in every aspect of their life, not even allowing children to pray in school.
What is freedom after all, if it is not confined in the boundaries of righteousness?
It would be nothing but sin itself.
Of course, there are nice people in the US, but unfortunately that's the impression I have from working in this company for this long.
And being a devoted Christian in US would be extremely difficult, I believe, because you are not allowed to even stand up against homosexuality, which God hates so much.
Well, God has doomed the city of Jericho to ruins for ever and ever. And whoever wants to rebuild it would lose his sons. I genuinely pray that it would not be the same for those who have been or will be building on the ruins of the Twin Towers.
This is a lesson we must all learn. We are not God, and God treasures those who are humble, and see himself/herself just as he/she is.
I do pray that the Americans can return to God, and be humble again at His feet.
09 May 2006
I know this is a bit late, but I want to say something about Brokeback Mountain
I have always been interested in the topic of homosexuality. I think this is an exemplification of what sin is: you know that according to the Bible it is NOT right with GOD, but you are so trapped that you keep going back to it.
As we all know, Brokeback Mountain is one of the hottest topics recently (though the heat has almost died down).
Although I really don't agree with the practice of homosexual relationship, I forced myself into understanding the story. I believe that if you don't know the details, you are not supposed to criticize anything.
First, I bought a book with short story and the screenplay. Believe me, the screenplay is not lengthy at all, and quite easy to read. But, I just couldn't brought myself to finish reading it.
I couldn't sleep the night when I was 3 quarters through reading it, and I stopped there.
I was too disturbed about the fact that these 2 guys had been having this ex-marital affair for almost 20 years!!
Then I saw the movie, and was just as disturbed about this same fact as when I was reading the book. And I lost another night's sleep.
The wife of one of them actually knew from the first instance when they reunited after both of them got married!! She saw them kissed and was SO shocked. She was completely shattered by this fact, but have to withstand it because their children are still toddlers. Even after they got divorced, and she got married again, she was still extremely disturbed by this betrayal.
With all the halos around this movie, being exhaulted as a movie redefining love, I am deeply concerned about the effect that it has on our societies' moral values.
What are we going to teach our children in the future? That loving someone is not a sin, even when that person is of the same sex? That having an ex-marital affair is not a sin, if you truly love that person? That loving someone while hurting a lot more persons is right?
I don't think this whole thing is really about love; I think it is about
(1) betrayal,
(2) not giving due respect to a commitment such as marriage, and
(3) not caring about how you might hurt the ones that you love with wrong decisions.
The leading male role not only hurt his family but also his boyfriend. The latter was so disturbed that they couldn't be together as lovers would that he was always in distress, so much so that he said the famous quote "I wish I knew how to quit you".
Only when his boyfriend died that he realised he should be better to the ones he loves.
I believe that's why the last scene was about his elder daughter asking him to come to her wedding, he hesitated and said he need to work, but on second thought said they could find another person to work but he must attend his girl's wedding.
This forms a great contrast to an earlier scene that this same daughter asked whether she could live with him rather than staying with her stepfather's family, and he refused.
If we really need to learn from this story, I think this is my take:
(1) Give the people you love the right attention when they are still around; don't wait till they had died
(2) When you make a decision, be sure you take into consideration whether it will hurt anybody, especially someone you love
As we all know, Brokeback Mountain is one of the hottest topics recently (though the heat has almost died down).
Although I really don't agree with the practice of homosexual relationship, I forced myself into understanding the story. I believe that if you don't know the details, you are not supposed to criticize anything.
First, I bought a book with short story and the screenplay. Believe me, the screenplay is not lengthy at all, and quite easy to read. But, I just couldn't brought myself to finish reading it.
I couldn't sleep the night when I was 3 quarters through reading it, and I stopped there.
I was too disturbed about the fact that these 2 guys had been having this ex-marital affair for almost 20 years!!
Then I saw the movie, and was just as disturbed about this same fact as when I was reading the book. And I lost another night's sleep.
The wife of one of them actually knew from the first instance when they reunited after both of them got married!! She saw them kissed and was SO shocked. She was completely shattered by this fact, but have to withstand it because their children are still toddlers. Even after they got divorced, and she got married again, she was still extremely disturbed by this betrayal.
With all the halos around this movie, being exhaulted as a movie redefining love, I am deeply concerned about the effect that it has on our societies' moral values.
What are we going to teach our children in the future? That loving someone is not a sin, even when that person is of the same sex? That having an ex-marital affair is not a sin, if you truly love that person? That loving someone while hurting a lot more persons is right?
I don't think this whole thing is really about love; I think it is about
(1) betrayal,
(2) not giving due respect to a commitment such as marriage, and
(3) not caring about how you might hurt the ones that you love with wrong decisions.
The leading male role not only hurt his family but also his boyfriend. The latter was so disturbed that they couldn't be together as lovers would that he was always in distress, so much so that he said the famous quote "I wish I knew how to quit you".
Only when his boyfriend died that he realised he should be better to the ones he loves.
I believe that's why the last scene was about his elder daughter asking him to come to her wedding, he hesitated and said he need to work, but on second thought said they could find another person to work but he must attend his girl's wedding.
This forms a great contrast to an earlier scene that this same daughter asked whether she could live with him rather than staying with her stepfather's family, and he refused.
If we really need to learn from this story, I think this is my take:
(1) Give the people you love the right attention when they are still around; don't wait till they had died
(2) When you make a decision, be sure you take into consideration whether it will hurt anybody, especially someone you love
12 February 2006
The Last Battle - some thoughts and a serious question
I have just finished reading the Chronicles of Narnia last night.
Took me from Chinese New Year's Eve (Jan 28) till yesterday to finish all 7 books, amidst my heavy work scheules and intensive MBA class in the last 9 days. Took a bit long...
The last book, with name “The Last Battle”, is talking about the end of the world, and what becomes of our world in the renewed world after the end of time.
I couldn’t tell you what the story line is, lest you lost the fun of reading it yourself, but this much I could tell you. I have this warm feeling, like a whirlpool of pleasantly warm water, surging in the inside of me.
I felt so happy, and in fact relieved, that the end of this world we know is really a beginning of new and much better world, and that this new world will never cease. What’s more, in this new world, you will never feel sad, or afraid, or anything of that sort. I know we are supposed to know this through the Revelations, but reading about it in a story book is very different, believe me.
What are especially relevant to me are that you might be able to swim (which I never dared), and you could see with perfect eyesight such that however near or however far you could still see as clearly (I am short-sighted, my eyes degenerated prematurely, and I have many relapses of macular edema).
I daresay I long to be in this new world a lot.
But am I fit for this new world?
Well I think I share the same feeling of Puzzle the donkey, the same one who was deceived into pretending to be Aslan, the saviour. I will definitely feel ashamed in the face of my Saviour, but I have the faint hope (well, I know I should feel more sure, but this is just my character) that I will be accepted by Him regardless of my own perception of myself. He certainly looks at things differently.
Think about the young Calormene nobleman Emeth. (By the way the Calormenes are a people living south of Narnia. They have no fear of the true God, and are generally mean and evil.) He had in his whole life believed in a different “god”, which is a demon in fact, yet his deeds were noble and righteous all along. Then he found out after the end of the world that Aslan was the real God, and thought that he would be doomed.
Yet to the contrary, Aslan received him as a loved one, because he said that:
"Not because he (Tash) and I (Aslan) are one, but because we are opposites, I take to me the service which thou hast done to him. For I and he are of such different kinds that no service whick is vile can be done to me, and none which is not vile can be done to him. Therefore if any man swear by Tash (the evil one) and keep his oath for the oath’s sake, it is by me that he has truly sworn, though he know it not, and it is I who reward him. And if any man do a cruelty in my name, then though he says the name Aslan, it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted.”
How easy it is then to understand the Bible saying, “You called me Lord, Lord and you still don’t know me” in a parable told by Jesus!
But I must admit that by putting it this way, C S Lewis had posed a theological difficulty. Does it mean that one can NOT acknowledge the true God as God, but by way of one’s good deeds that one will still find favour in the Saviour’s eyes on the Judgment Day? Then does it mean that no one needs to be a Christian, or own up as a Christian in this mortal life?
I certainly do not believe so! One has to acknowledge that God is God when one knows that there is this God and heard about His deeds. I am not 100% sure about those who have never heard of God, but definitely not so otherwise.
What do you think?
Took me from Chinese New Year's Eve (Jan 28) till yesterday to finish all 7 books, amidst my heavy work scheules and intensive MBA class in the last 9 days. Took a bit long...
The last book, with name “The Last Battle”, is talking about the end of the world, and what becomes of our world in the renewed world after the end of time.
I couldn’t tell you what the story line is, lest you lost the fun of reading it yourself, but this much I could tell you. I have this warm feeling, like a whirlpool of pleasantly warm water, surging in the inside of me.
I felt so happy, and in fact relieved, that the end of this world we know is really a beginning of new and much better world, and that this new world will never cease. What’s more, in this new world, you will never feel sad, or afraid, or anything of that sort. I know we are supposed to know this through the Revelations, but reading about it in a story book is very different, believe me.
What are especially relevant to me are that you might be able to swim (which I never dared), and you could see with perfect eyesight such that however near or however far you could still see as clearly (I am short-sighted, my eyes degenerated prematurely, and I have many relapses of macular edema).
I daresay I long to be in this new world a lot.
But am I fit for this new world?
Well I think I share the same feeling of Puzzle the donkey, the same one who was deceived into pretending to be Aslan, the saviour. I will definitely feel ashamed in the face of my Saviour, but I have the faint hope (well, I know I should feel more sure, but this is just my character) that I will be accepted by Him regardless of my own perception of myself. He certainly looks at things differently.
Think about the young Calormene nobleman Emeth. (By the way the Calormenes are a people living south of Narnia. They have no fear of the true God, and are generally mean and evil.) He had in his whole life believed in a different “god”, which is a demon in fact, yet his deeds were noble and righteous all along. Then he found out after the end of the world that Aslan was the real God, and thought that he would be doomed.
Yet to the contrary, Aslan received him as a loved one, because he said that:
"Not because he (Tash) and I (Aslan) are one, but because we are opposites, I take to me the service which thou hast done to him. For I and he are of such different kinds that no service whick is vile can be done to me, and none which is not vile can be done to him. Therefore if any man swear by Tash (the evil one) and keep his oath for the oath’s sake, it is by me that he has truly sworn, though he know it not, and it is I who reward him. And if any man do a cruelty in my name, then though he says the name Aslan, it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted.”
How easy it is then to understand the Bible saying, “You called me Lord, Lord and you still don’t know me” in a parable told by Jesus!
But I must admit that by putting it this way, C S Lewis had posed a theological difficulty. Does it mean that one can NOT acknowledge the true God as God, but by way of one’s good deeds that one will still find favour in the Saviour’s eyes on the Judgment Day? Then does it mean that no one needs to be a Christian, or own up as a Christian in this mortal life?
I certainly do not believe so! One has to acknowledge that God is God when one knows that there is this God and heard about His deeds. I am not 100% sure about those who have never heard of God, but definitely not so otherwise.
What do you think?
29 June 2005
你今日表左態未?
本人反對性傾向歧視立法,原因如下:
1.基於本人的雇員身份,設若有性傾向歧視法,本人將會因非同性戀者而反被歧視:因為一旦有同事宣稱自己是同性戀者(我們無從驗證是否屬實,就算對方有異性朋友,也可以說自己是雙性戀者),老闆若要裁員,礙於性傾向歧視法,可能先向異性戀員工開刀。但到時本人卻不可能控告老闆因本人是異性戀者而開除本人,因為這條法例顯然是偏幫同性戀者與雙性戀者,有違「平等」精神。
2.基於本人的基督徒身份,設若有性傾向歧視法,本人將會因非同性戀者而反被歧視:因為基督教信仰明確表示同性戀乃神所憎惡之罪,若本人要持守自身信仰立場,必將被判違法,到時本人卻不能以宗教自由之辯脫罪,因為這條法例顯然是偏幫同性戀者與雙性戀者,此亦有違「平等」精神。
其實作為一個基督徒,在香港這社會裡也是佔人口少於十份一之「少數」,所受的歧視也是不少。單就星期天要到教會聚會而不能上班,已經會遭到雇主的無理歧視,考核、晉升機會都能因此被貶低。若真要立法,為何不也為消除對基督徒的歧視而立法?
設若必須立法消除對性傾向之歧視,請一并立法消除對異性戀者、基督徒、天主教徒、回教徒、佛教徒、新移民……等等之歧視。
愚見認為,要得到別人的認同與尊重,絕對不是以立法此等高壓手段達成,反而要努力自強,做出佳績,叫世人都有目共睹才是。香港小小彈丸之地,當日尚在微時,何曾強制要發達國家不歧視我們?反而是自己奮發圖強,達至今日享譽國際之勢。要別人不歧視,只有自己做得好一途才是正路。
最後,本人也是有一些同性戀的朋友的,個人非單不歧視他們,更是彼此可以交流的。為何偏要立一些法例來厚此薄彼,形成更多的分化?
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1.基於本人的雇員身份,設若有性傾向歧視法,本人將會因非同性戀者而反被歧視:因為一旦有同事宣稱自己是同性戀者(我們無從驗證是否屬實,就算對方有異性朋友,也可以說自己是雙性戀者),老闆若要裁員,礙於性傾向歧視法,可能先向異性戀員工開刀。但到時本人卻不可能控告老闆因本人是異性戀者而開除本人,因為這條法例顯然是偏幫同性戀者與雙性戀者,有違「平等」精神。
2.基於本人的基督徒身份,設若有性傾向歧視法,本人將會因非同性戀者而反被歧視:因為基督教信仰明確表示同性戀乃神所憎惡之罪,若本人要持守自身信仰立場,必將被判違法,到時本人卻不能以宗教自由之辯脫罪,因為這條法例顯然是偏幫同性戀者與雙性戀者,此亦有違「平等」精神。
其實作為一個基督徒,在香港這社會裡也是佔人口少於十份一之「少數」,所受的歧視也是不少。單就星期天要到教會聚會而不能上班,已經會遭到雇主的無理歧視,考核、晉升機會都能因此被貶低。若真要立法,為何不也為消除對基督徒的歧視而立法?
設若必須立法消除對性傾向之歧視,請一并立法消除對異性戀者、基督徒、天主教徒、回教徒、佛教徒、新移民……等等之歧視。
愚見認為,要得到別人的認同與尊重,絕對不是以立法此等高壓手段達成,反而要努力自強,做出佳績,叫世人都有目共睹才是。香港小小彈丸之地,當日尚在微時,何曾強制要發達國家不歧視我們?反而是自己奮發圖強,達至今日享譽國際之勢。要別人不歧視,只有自己做得好一途才是正路。
最後,本人也是有一些同性戀的朋友的,個人非單不歧視他們,更是彼此可以交流的。為何偏要立一些法例來厚此薄彼,形成更多的分化?
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傳真:(852)2591-6002;電郵:hab1@hab.gov.hk
地址:香港灣仔軒尼 詩道130號修頓中心31字樓
行政長官辦公室(特首辦):
傳真:(852) 2509-0577;電郵:ceo@ceo.gov.hk
地址:香港中環下亞厘畢道中區政府合署中座五樓
平等機會委員會:
傳真:(852) 2511-8142;電郵:eoc@eoc.org.hk
地址:香港灣仔港灣道1號會展廣場辦公大樓20樓
抬頭寫:「致:民政事務局局長何志平先生、民政事務局副秘書長余志穩先生、特首曾蔭權先生、平等機會委員會主席鄧爾邦先生」
主旨可以寫:「反對性傾向歧視立法」。
寫完意見後,請記得加上署名及附上聯絡電話。
如果你支持這行動,請按上面指引發信給政府,然後將你的姓名、所屬界別電郵或傳真至香港性文化學會,並註明「支持一人一信反對性傾向歧視立法」,以便統計人數。
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