遇人不淑
想同大家講一個真人真事﹐遇人不淑既故事...
L曾經很愛VWJ, 可能她的前度N真的太差了﹐是名乎其實的POS。我也覺得J的外形不錯﹐德國籍, 雖然不算高大﹐但勝在好力﹐內在的條件亦不錯﹐比N是好得多. 再加上﹐N十分落後﹐連CD player 都不會用呢﹐二十一世紀了﹐仍在聽小鳳姐的舊歌﹐VWJ不同﹐他會欣賞Jay Chow。曾經一度﹐L去那裡﹐都會同VWJ一起﹐一同返工﹐返教會﹐去旅行﹐見到L﹐都會見到VWJ. 但慢慢地﹐VWJ開始改變﹐在他不錯的外表的背後﹐有好多既陰暗面。有時候﹐當L要外出﹐上班﹐到教會﹐VWJ會阻止她。L再三的懇求﹐VWJ才會讓她走。漸漸﹐VWJ變本加厲﹐開始向L要錢, L受制於VWJ﹐唯有乖乖就範. 但VWJ真的太過分了﹐最近一次﹐L花了近千元才滿足到VWJ。在此期間﹐L在VWJ不在的時候﹐找了N幫忙﹐否則L連上班也不能。真的很慘。L向家人哭訴﹐但家人也幫不到甚麼﹐其實細佬一開始就不看好L與VWJ的關係﹐可惜愛情係盲目既﹐L沒有聽細佬的話﹐真的很後悔。現在L正努力地擺脫VWJ﹐但係相信都要一段時間。
在此奉勸各位姐妹﹐要帶眼識人﹐尤其是要聽識睇人既兄弟同朋友既意見呀。
估中有獎
早前在一個朋友的車子上拍了這張照片。我以為很難認到是甚麼車﹐但是我讓一個朋友看看﹐誰知他想也不用想就認出。不過我不應該覺得得出奇﹐因為佢係全世界既車都認得既車迷。
不如大家又認下﹐看看大家對車既認識有幾深。估中有獎!
珍惜
一個電話﹐再次提醒我人生無常。這一刻﹐我與你﹐你與我﹐在網上有一搭﹐沒一搭地說話。下一分鐘﹐大家sign out, 明天又是否會有機會再在網上見? 如果某天大家沒有在慣常的時間online, 是因為modem 壞了? 抑或routine 有所改變﹐已經不能回到從前? 每一天下班﹐跟同事說聲"Have a good night, see you tomorrow." 但我們不能肯定生命是否還有明天. 如果我們明白生命不是在我們掌握之中﹐大家又會否更加珍惜每一日的時間﹐更加懂得去愛身邊每一個人?
American Girl Place...come spend a day that you'll never forget!
昨日與同事傾談﹐她提到禮拜六與數位媽咪帶著女兒到了在New York 的
American Girl Place. 聽她所講, American Girl Place 真係每個小女孩都想去既地方。原來American Girl Place 係賣公仔既﹐每個公仔有自己既名字, 有不同既outfits, accessories, 重有不同既書講每個公仔既故事。每一套公仔要差不多$100, 認真不便宜。另外重有真人size 既衫賣﹐等D小妹妹可以"Dress Like Your Doll". 要照顧D公仔一D都唔簡單﹐American Girl Place 有個Doll Hair Salon, 幫D公仔整頭髮﹐價錢由$10 到$20不等, 同我們剪頭髮的價錢差不多。 不但如此﹐去到重可以欣賞一個based on 不同公仔既生平既musical. 可以係cafe開birthday party. 據同事講﹐係cafe 午餐﹐如果你未買公仔﹐waiter會放一個係你身邊﹐個公仔重會有自己既plate setting 添。睇過個menu,同埋聽同事講﹐午餐相當不錯. 各位姊妹上NYC, 不妨stop by睇下﹐係5th Avenue 同49th Street, 同
Sony Wonder Technology Lab 距離不遠。
Godiva Sales
今日行經Liberty Place, 發現
Godiva 竟然有50% off sales。起初擔心是貨品快過期﹐細問售貨員後知道原來Godiva 將會推出改良的truffles﹐所以現有的存貨都要賣清﹐Sales 會為期兩星期﹐但係賣完即止。一向都喜愛Godiva 的朱古力﹐亦相信他們不會做壞招牌﹐所以我都買了一些﹐用來招呼朋友。星期六﹐乖乖返黎開GF core group既就有得食啦﹐D曳曳唔返既就唔留架啦。
多謝電腦專家
昨晚在外州電腦專家的間接幫助之下﹐終於成功地可以在YM用中文打字。在此要多謝電腦專家﹐多謝電腦專家的朋友。我曾經問過多位本地IT support, 可惜大家都不懂。現在終於用到﹐非常高興。雖然我的chinglish不錯﹐但有時候還是用中文溝通比較清楚。
All things bright and beautiful
我覺得可以一去再去西雅圖﹐因為 Seattle 不但係一個多元化大都會, city 內多野睇﹐多野玩, 亦係一個山明水秀的地方。在城西係延伸到Pacific Ocean 既Puget Sound, 東面有Lake Washington. 再向東南走兩小時左右﹐有高達一萬四千尺﹐係Seattle 市內看到都仿如就在附近的
Mt. Rainier. 其實不用離開Seattle, 都可以體驗大自然就在你的周圍, 因為
Pike Place Market前面就是Elliott Bay, Lake Union 都係Seattle 市內. YY每日返工﹐都會走Rt. 90, 橫跨Lake Washington, 再經過Mercer Island 到Eastside 既Bellevue. 她說那段路是她commute 的highlight. 我都好認同。印象中﹐從未見過與此大的湖﹐一望無際﹐湖後是青蔥的山丘﹐山上有大大小小的房屋, 如果住在那裡相信人都會健康一些。
今次﹐我們只有時間到
Bainbridge Island, Kirkland 與Snoqualmie Falls. Bainbridge Island 在Seattle 西面﹐我們駕車坐Ferry。 其實﹐坐
Ferry, 由船上望返去Seattle才是主要目的。因前一晚有特別節目既關係﹐睡得很少﹐我們下午六點多才坐Ferry﹐沒那麼熱﹐好舒服﹐35 min 既ferry ride, 一路享受微風與陽光﹐一路與YY同她的同事傾偈, 十分寫意。Bainbridge Island 很有小鎮風情, 沿路沒見到Starbucks, 但有很多有趣的小商店。Waterfront 停著很多船﹐我們在Waterfront 傍邊散步晚飯, 十分悠閑.
第二天﹐我們向東走, 到了Eastside 的
Kirkland, 在那裡吃了一餐不錯的
日本菜。Kirkland 在Lake Washington 的另一面, 剛巧那天有一個classic car show﹐ 看到不少古董車. 算是一個偶然遇上的驚喜。
離開Kirkland, 我們到了
Snoqualmie Falls. Snoqualmie Falls 雖然沒有Niagara Falls壯觀﹐但瀑布由270尺之高瀉下卻比Niagara Falls 高出100 feet。我們在山上看﹐又到山下看﹐看到彩虹。在山上﹐有一間名叫
Salish Lodge 的hotel and spa﹐還有一對新人在舉行婚禮呢。
一連四日既西雅圖自助旅遊轉瞬結束。雖然沒有怎樣計劃﹐亦沒有一大班朋友一齊玩﹐但係一個人輕輕鬆鬆四處去﹐都幾寫意。希望將來有機會再遊Seattle, 可以上Mt. Rainier, 去Vancouver. 不過最好係帶團啦﹐因為我既自拍技術認真麻麻。
DJ的開卷有益之三
真好﹐係DJ個
posting, 見到一個新既中文小說link。
我覺得這個link的layout比較user friendly, 內容亦較豐富。大家去睇下啦。
大城小事西雅圖
今次旅程﹐由在西雅圖做summer intern既大學同學YY接待。YY住在Capitol Hill, 是在Seattle 西面﹐一個有點像South Street 既地區, 只要行20 分鐘左右便能到達Downtown 各旅遊點﹐非常方便。 一如South Street ﹐Capitol Hill 的居民比較前衛﹐ 無論在打扮同性向都一樣. 禮拜五同禮拜一﹐我由山上﹐朝著Space Needle 走到山下, 途經一D funky 既Cafes, shops, 十分寫意. Seattle Downtown 係 Pine Street, Pike Street, Union Street, 1st Avenue 到 5th Avenue 都有好多shops. 係Pine 就有Nordstrom Flagship store, Westlake Center 同Pacific Place, 係5th 既Banana Republic原本係個theater, 好grand﹐有好多不同既浮雕係牆上。去到shopping center 既food court, 發現好多East Coast冇既食店。 甘係Seattle﹐當然周街都係Starbucks, 另外一個chain Tully's 都唔少﹐重有間Seattle's Best Coffee, 不過都俾Starbucks 買起左. 因為我唔飲咖啡既關係﹐我除左間Original Starbucks 之外﹐都冇去過Starbucks.
最左shopping 之外﹐Seattle Downtown 有好多landmark building. 好似Rainier Tower, Bank of America Tower (Seattle最高既building), 新開既Central Library, 等等。
去到Seattle, 當然要上一上Space Needle. 因為monorail down 左﹐我途經Belltown行去. Belltown 係係Downtown 以北。每次睇Frasier都見到
Space Needle, 終於有機會上去﹐好開心。係520尺高既Observation Deck, 可以望到Mt. Rainier, Puget Sound, Seattle 全景。離開既時候﹐重有個好好心既老伯伯幫我係Space Needle下面影左張相。真係好多謝佢。其實﹐自己行都唔錯﹐唔怕自己睇得太快﹐或者太慢。 唯一問題係影相比較麻煩﹐最緊要係無左全世界既相機都識用既攝影師係度﹐D相既品質冇保證。
另外, 我重去左一個係Pioneer Square 既
Underground Tour, 好特別, 講到很多Seattle既歷史﹐好值得去。
走之前﹐大家都關心Seattle會唔會落雨﹐我又會唔會
Sleepless in Seattle 甘。誰知Seattle 天氣絕佳, 陽光普照。其實星期五﹐六都90幾度﹐很熱。Seattle 都很少有﹐正因如此﹐原來好多apt buildings 都冇air conditioning﹐另因每日行很多路﹐而且上斜落斜﹐所以每晚都好累﹐訓得唔錯。不過﹐我星期五晚就訓得好少﹐至於點解﹐哈哈﹐我諗都係唔好講啦。
Back in business!
一連四日既西雅圖自助旅遊終於結束, 多謝細佬晨早六點多到機場接我。 Redeye flight 一切順利﹐冇好似去既時候甘delay左個半鐘. 一落機﹐發覺Philly天陰又潮濕, 同Seattle既完美天氣有天淵之別。 返到屋企, unpack, 洗衫﹐瞌一瞌﹐又係我同大家報導既時間。等我分開大城巿同大自然﹐同各位分享一下西雅圖自助旅遊既點滴。
Pictures from Seattle
Let you guys see some pic from Seattle first!!! I had a great time yesterday. Pike Place Market was great!! All the seafood, vegetables and flowers!!! I listened to an outdoor free concert on Harbor Steps. And I found the original Starbucks and went to the Seattle Art Museum and saw a special exhibition "Van Gogh to Mondrian." Can't ask for better weather
Hello from Seattle!
Special Report from Li Won Di, Seattle, WA
Hi all, not sure if anyone is checking my blog, but hello from Seattle!! The birthplace of
Starbucks and
Nordstrom, and the city of
Frasier and Niles! Thanks for all your good wishes. I think I will have a wonderful time here!! Despite a 1.5 hour weather delay yesterday (thank God for cell phone and SMS, otherwise, I couldn't notify my friend and would be really bored during the wait!), I had a smooth flight and was just in time to enjoy a gorgeous Seattle sunset when we were landing! My friend YY picked me up and we had a good time catching up. Although I got up early due to time zone change, thankfully I wasn't sleepless in Seattle and now I am ready for a day of exploring the city on my own. My plan is to walk to Pike Place Market today. It's like Reading Market Terminal, and they have the original Starbucks there. Can't wait!! We have perfect weather here, it's sunny and dry (might be a bit hot though, high is 95 today!!) I think I picked a good week to come out west
Will take lots of picture and probably some video too. Okay, got to go, will have more special reports later!!
敬啟者之二
敬啟者: 由於 Tour Guide Barbie 將會到Starbucks 發源地自助旅遊 o既關係﹐Ben Leung 將會休業數天。由禮拜四下午3點開始﹐到禮拜二早上8點左右﹐將會冇零食供應。不便之處﹐敬請原諒。
不過﹐因為係自助旅遊﹐無左一班團友俾記者李雲迪直擊訪問﹐同埋拍攝, 又無左全世界既相機都識用既專業攝影師係度﹐李雲迪有可能連部T-1都唔識用﹐悶得發荒﹐唯有係西雅圖都上blog。成日等人call, SMS 佢。 哈哈﹐希望唔會啦。
Ben Leung
西岸陽光充沛
終於收拾好行李。check check 天氣﹐未來幾日﹐西雅圖陽光充沛﹐真好。
這幾天很多人問我快將去Seattle, 係唔係好 excited 。其實﹐坦白講今次外遊的心情有D特別。當然放假﹐又有機會去玩﹐去探好久不見既好朋友YY﹐係好開心。 不過﹐完全無目的﹐無安排過行程就去玩﹐我都係第一次。通常出門﹐都係有D special occasion, wedding, graduation, family union 之類。 又或者係放long weekend, 成班人一齊出trip。 今次去Seattle, 係因為同個大學同學IM, 知道佢係Seattle 做intern, 我話不如我黎探你﹐甘樣決定既。好快就買左機票﹐之後都無plan 過﹐連聽日要早走﹐都係尋日先問老細。 so far 係知道應該會去個 concert, 其他時間﹐去到先算﹐有可能去hiking, 去Vancouver﹐都未知。星期五同星期一﹐YY 要返工﹐仲要自己拎住本travel guide係Seattle遊覽﹐我真係未試過。有少少驚會蕩失路﹐又唔知會唔會悶呢。不過﹐自問做開導遊﹐方向感唔差﹐我又會帶本書去睇﹐所以應該無問題。其實有個機會行開下﹐去一個不同既環境﹐唔錯﹐所以雖然可以多探其他朋友﹐我都無打算通知佢地﹐希望自己一個既時候可以安靜一下﹐諗下一D平時諗唔通既野。希望禮拜二返到黎﹐有D突破。
書與電影
好似Angie話,大家對睇書似乎沒有太大的興趣﹐< 開卷有益之二> 既留言不多 。唔知轉個角度講又點呢?
其實係美國好多電影都係由小說改編。好似依家做緊既 "I, Robot" 係 loosely based on Isaac Asimov 既書。重有今個禮拜上既Bourne Supremacy 都係原著小說(Robert Ludlum)改編。甘Spider-Man 大家都知係based on comic 啦。好多其他好戲﹐好似 A Beautiful Mind 係 based on Sylvia Nasar 寫既同名傳記。Black Hawk Down 係Mark Bowden 寫既﹐聽我細佬講寫得好精彩。甘當然唔少得靚靚既至愛Harry Potter啦﹐同埋LOTR。之前既The Hours (Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep) 都係小說改編 (Michael Cunningham)。我好努力o甘睇完書﹐先去睇戲。
我覺得一般而言﹐書都係比戲好睇﹐一來書無時空﹐無時間既限制﹐但係電影就唔同﹐ 無論special effect 幾好﹐有D野係做唔到就做唔到﹐而且做兩個幾鐘都好盡﹐無可能好似書甘detail。有好多講內心感受既﹐好難係電影裡面做出黎。不過﹐我諗最緊要係﹐書俾讀者有想像空間。好似小龍女究竟有幾 "秀美絕俗" "清麗秀雅，莫可逼視"(我引返金庸所形容), 如果大家睇過TVB既神鵰俠侶,大家一諗起小龍女﹐可能腦裡面就會出現陳玉蓮﹐李若彤既樣貌。但係我諗小龍女既脫俗係呢兩位美女都扮不來的。有時候﹐選角錯誤﹐亦好影響觀眾對故事既了解。好似係劉德華同梁朝偉做既鹿鼎記﹐由商天娥做天下第一美人陳圓圓既女兒阿柯﹐就真係講唔通啦。
唔知大家又會唔會受電影既影響去睇一本書呢? or vice versa?
不過甘﹐戲比書好既例子都有。大家知唔知Forrest Gump 係 書改編架? 我係瘋狂既FG 迷﹐好多FG 既products 到有﹐不過本書我就覺得好悶啦。
一講書同電影﹐好興奮﹐連JEOPARDY! 都無睇﹐唔知今晚亞Ken Jennings 係唔係又贏呢?
開卷有益之二
講開睇書﹐真係欲罷不能﹐雖然近期睇書既時間比較少﹐但係睇書係我由細到大既嗜好。通常出街﹐如果知道會有空檔時間﹐我都會帶一本書﹐係坐車﹐等人既時候可以打發時間。臨訓前都多數會睇下書。 可能係書裡面既世界俾我好多想像既空間﹐睇小說﹐俾我有機會係腦海中經歷一下不同人﹐不同年代﹐不同地方既生活﹐諗法﹐情感。非小說類既﹐就可以增廣見聞。 其實除左呢D之外﹐我睇得比較多既係講信仰既書. 係美國中文既屬靈書籍比較貴﹐而且係費城無得賣﹐要上NY先有﹐我都比較少買. 不過其實好多英文既書都好值得一睇。 Philip Yancey, John Ortberg , Elisabeth Elliot 既書對我都非常有幫助。去巴西短宣之前﹐睇左 John Ortberg 既If You Want To Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat, 令我明白自己要離開comfort zone﹐經歷一下神既大能。Yancey 既 The Bible Jesus Read, The Jesus I Never Knew, etc. 都係不可多得既好書。 Elliot 既Passion & Purity, 係講relationship 既經典。早前睇左唔少講relationship 既書﹐好似 Cloud & Townsend 既Boundaries in Dating, Harris 既 I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Boy Meets Girl, 都唔錯. 好耐之前, 睇左Richard Foster 既 Celebration of Discipline 講habits for spiritual growth. 好好。 有關傳福音既﹐我覺得 Paul Little 既Know Why You Believe and Know What You Believe, Bill Hybels 既 Becoming a Contagious Christian 都好有用。 嘩﹐講講下﹐講左甘多添﹐唔知大家又有咩好介紹?
開卷有益
唔知大家鐘唔鐘意睇書﹐有個friend俾過呢個link我:
http://www.cnovel.com/cnovel.html
有既作者都唔少﹐ 中港台都有﹐但係個site係用簡體字既﹐不過我都睇得明大部份。其實我就唔係o甘鐘意上網睇書﹐始終睇書我都prefer一書在手﹐係邊度睇都得. 不過係美國買中文書實在太貴﹐唔同係香港. 加上又無得去library 借﹐如果有得上網睇, 總好過無。 唔知大家鐘意邊D作家(中文書)? 我係香港就睇亦舒﹐衛斯理多﹐ 又睇畢華流﹐赤村次郎﹐李碧華﹐Agatha Christie (不過係中譯本)。睇亦舒係喜歡佢文筆簡潔﹐感情方面同自己既諗法查不多﹐而且細個好多野唔識都係係佢D書度學識。 其實亦舒移民之後D小說我已經覺得無o甘鐘意﹐唔知係自己大個o左﹐定係佢真係寫得無o甘好。依家重睇係D情意結既關係。
衛斯理﹐我曾經很瘋狂地追看﹐不過後期的(六十幾之後的)都似乎無初期的新鮮。
中二個時﹐因某D原因睇晒金庸D小說﹐雖然我既動機比較特別﹐不過就好慶幸有機會接觸到金庸小說既世界﹐估唔到有人o甘厲害, 可以將中國歷史文化人情同武俠幻想既世界融合一齊﹐寫出o甘精彩既故事。金庸小說真係百看不厭。我有的不多﹐將來返香港一定要買翻一兩套先得。
不過講真﹐好多經典我都未睇過﹐好似紅樓夢。 三國演義個D﹐都怪自己無心機啦。 不過重有機會既。
Love is in the air...
今日係世界日報睇到個報導﹐幾有趣﹐係由路透社(Reuters) 翻譯既。我去返Reuters個webpage找到個link:
Southwest Passengers Find Love in an Empty Seat
基本上﹐係講因為Southwest唔劃位既關係﹐造就左唔少情侶﹐不少重結埋婚添。我一睇就諗到遲D有人會搭Southwest喎﹐唔知佢地會點呢? 嘻嘻。。。
其實之前有同過D friends 傾過係飛機上識人既問題﹐發現如過真係想﹐要同人傾偈﹐認識﹐甚至繼續聯絡唔係o甘難。唔知大家坐飛機﹐又會唔會同D坐傍邊既人傾偈架呢? 唔係講唔該借過個D喎。我唔係時時出門﹐不過我就唔會啦﹐雖然我同D熟人可以好多野講, 但係其實我好怕同D陌生人講野﹐而且世界上好多壞人﹐如果一個女仔出門﹐都係小心D好。尤其經過Vine Street parallel park 事件之後﹐我諗我D friends 同家人都怕左我﹐為左令大家安心﹐我都係帶多幾本書係飛機睇好過啦。
Sold Out!
全賴各位弟兄姊妹既努力﹐今日既教會擴建午餐籌款已經完滿結束. 所有的豆仔炒鷄同椰汁糕都全部售罄。 首先要多謝以諾既弟兄姊妹預備食物﹐一手包辦買﹐洗﹐切﹐煮﹐ 豆仔炒鷄色香味美。另外要多謝揚恩既團友serve同clean up. 希望大家尋日同今日花左甘多時間都唔會太辛苦。依家最後的籌款數字未知﹐但係無論如何﹐最緊要係我地係教會擴建上都出一分力﹐而且在幫助教會之餘﹐大家又可以一齊事奉﹐一邊做野一邊傾下偈﹐好開心﹐又可以俾個機會我影下相﹐捕捉一下團契生活歡樂既氣氛。希望大家都好似我一樣o甘enjoy.
大部份揚恩既弟兄姊妹都無機會食今日既豆仔炒鷄同椰汁糕﹐就俾大家睇下張相啦!
P.S. 椰汁糕點呀? 多謝大家捧場﹐請俾D意見啦.
各花入各眼
今日同同事傾開有關身形既問題. 同事係黑人女性﹐高高瘦瘦﹐好似田徑運動員。 佢講到黑人男性一般比較鐘意圓潤形既女仔。o甘我就話Asian 女仔多數偏瘦﹐而且香港重好興瘦身纖體﹐D女仔好瘦都話要減肥。o甘佢問我係唔係因為D男仔鐘意D瘦既女仔既關係。 o甘我又真係唔知啦﹐我係香港個時﹐未係好興瘦身纖體﹐加上好耐無返過香港﹐都唔係好知D人既心態。 不過﹐ 我諗男仔點諗(或者係 D 女仔以為 D 男仔點諗) 多多少少都有 D 關係。但係相信傳媒既影響亦唔少﹐ D 偶像明星都係瘦既多。當然如果真係過重到唔健康﹐減肥係應該既。好似亞欣宜o甘﹐依家瘦晒﹐又靚o左又健康o左﹐係好事。不過瘦到好似郭可盈甘都去纖體﹐又好似有D過份。唔知各位讀者又點睇呢?
教會擴建籌款甜品 -- 椰汁糕
多謝各位踴躍投票! 投票結果係椰汁糕僅以一票勝出。 無論各位係選擇那一種甜品﹐請多多支持教會擴建籌款。崇拜後在教會一齊食飯。八月十五日會有另一次午餐籌款﹐到時候再整其他甜品啦。
俾個樣本大家睇下﹐不過今次唔整心形啦。係D VIP 先有得食心形架咋。
Quadratini
今日lunch time 去
Trader Joe's 行﹐買D snacks﹐終於記得買返兩包Quadratini 既Chocolate Wafer. 好好食﹐如果鐘意食朱古力既話﹐相信一定會同意。其實﹐GF 好多人都食過, D 口碑唔錯。禮拜六我會帶包返church, 大家查經時又有得食啦!
Ken Jennings
不知近期大家有冇追看 JEOPARDY! 如果有留意新聞﹐都應該知道依家個 champion Ken Jennings, 已經贏左超過 30日﹐獎金亦超過百萬。 我好少睇電視﹐因為佢既大名,都連睇三晚。 發現佢真係好厲害﹐各類問題都難唔到佢, 腦根靈活﹐又手快﹐ 贏得果然實至名歸。我讀 high school 個時﹐都時時睇 JEOPARDY! 其實我好鐘意睇玩問答遊戲, 係香港個時試過 call 上電台玩﹐但係好快就輸左。
PDL
Just found out that some bro/sis from GF will be reading
Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren(標竿人生)! So glad that they will be embarking on this 40-day journey together! I read it earlier this year, and it was one of the best 40 days I've ever had in my life. Understanding God's purposes for me has made a tremendous difference in my life! I have known God better, changed my priorities, changed the way I prayed, changed the way I perceived myself, etc. etc. What made the reading experience extra special was that I didn't take the journey alone! I read PDL with a bunch of bro/sis. I will never forget how we exchanged thoughts with one another on what we learnt each day, talked about what shaped us in the past and what we could do to change ourselves to fulfill God's purposes! I hope you all cherish the experience as much as I do.
It's been almost 3 months since we finished, and I will be first to admit I need to do more to apply what I have learnt in that 40 days. Sometimes when I am feeling down, the last thing I remember is the five purposes God has for me. But I know God gave me that reading experience for a purpose, and from time to time, He reminds me of what He has taught me and that I need to focus on Him and Him alone, instead of my own personal drama (believe me, I am good at creating those =) And sanctification is a life-long process. We need to work on it day in and day out. But thank God for everyone of you who walk this walk with me =). Life would be much much more difficult without the love and kindness of bro/sis!
If you haven't read PDL, I highly recommend it!!!
God spoke to me thru...
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other."
(John 15: 9-17)
洗﹐剪﹐吹
今日同事話我D頭髮長左好多﹐係唔係諗著留長o甘。其實上次剪完都未夠一個月﹐冇理由o甘快又剪o架. 不過﹐佢o甘講﹐令我記起早排同個friend傾開﹐話D男仔係咪鐘意長頭髮既女仔多D。原來係真既﹐我個friend有D friends 無論係明星同女友都鐘意長頭髮既。唔知各位男士又點睇呢? 係唔係真係prefer D 長髮姑娘呢? 點解呢? 各位姊妹又會唔會﹐或者有冇試過﹐"長髮為君剪﹐短髮為君留"呢?
For the record, 我只在F.2 & F.3, 同埋college sophomore & junior year 既時候試過長頭髮。留長剪短都同異性無關。 但係反而有D女仔friends﹐叫我留長頭髮﹐女性化D喎﹐唉﹐唔通要長頭髮先至似女仔?
大家發表下意見啦!
零食
上次同靚靚佢地係Mitsuwa買左包紫菜﹐帶左返公司食。今日發現D紫菜除左好味之外﹐原來終好健康有益。每3小包先得15個calories, 又冇fat, 冇cholesterol, low carb (1% of daily value), 又多 dietary fiber (6%)﹐ 重有14% 維他命C﹐ 2% calcium, 1% iron 同維他命A。 真係一個零食既好選擇。唔知各位讀者係公司又或者讀緊書既時候又會唔會食零食架呢? 我係office放D snacks, 都係以防忙得濟﹐冇時間食lunch, 都有D野醫肚。 我早前愛上 Trader Joe's 既 honey roasted soy nuts, 好味,又多 dietary fiber (32%!), 有時我會食 Wheatables, Teddy Grahams o甘. 糖﹐chips (粟一燒之類)﹐同朱古力就好少啦﹐因為個D係要同D friends 一齊食先高興。唔知大家又鐘意食咩零食呢?
Please support church expansion fund raising!
見DJ 整左個poll﹐我又玩下先。不過希望大家真係會投票﹐我都想整D大家想食又會買既野. 希望大家會支持church expansion fundraising啦。 本星期六﹐Grace同Enoch會攜手合作﹐下午兩點係church 預備﹐在星期日粵語崇拜後賣午餐,為教會擴建籌款. 如果大家有時間幫手﹐請留言,謝謝!
The Day after Tomorrow?!
今日全日都好大雨﹐好似完全冇停止既跡像。從來未見過家外的Route 70, flooding 如此厲害﹐好有The Day after Tomorrow 既 feel 呀。
講開The Day after Tomorrow﹐DJ 加左個poll﹐ 講summer movies, 大家去投票啦﹗
Poll
唉o也, o岩o岩發現最後一包粟一燒俾我細佬食o左呀, wuwuwuwuwuwu.....
TGIM
開始 blog 之後﹐有人complain YM 同 email 少o左. 不過我又唔覺喎。反而有Blog 多o左個 channel 同D friends 溝通﹐最好就係有得 post 野﹐可以有聲有畫﹐重可以大家留 comment,好似 forum o甘。大家交流下﹐唔錯。尤其係將D平時冇機會傾偈既人放埋一齊﹐我就覺得好正。依家我照舊同d friends YM, email. 冇乜變。其實如果係friend﹐ 就自自然然想見面﹐傾偈﹐無論係用咩channel 都好。我就乜野 channel 都用﹐phone, SMS, IM, email, 睇下D friends 既 preference.
其實真係好多謝D科技既發展﹐尤其係instant messaging. Thank God for IM! 睇翻我依家D熟既朋友﹐好多都係因為 IM/YM/ICQ 而熟落既。當然 relationship 唔可以永遠 virtual﹐點都要有D face-to-face 既交通﹐但係係美國﹐唔同係香港﹐話出街就出街﹐又有好多 friends 係 out of town, overseas﹐ 冇o左IM﹐ 又點 keep in touch 呢?
唔知各位讀者又點睇呢?大家發表下意見啦!
沒有難成的事
昨日參加了Church Retreat. 因為即日來回﹐有點累。Message很好﹐講教會﹐很享受與弟兄姊妹一齊既時間﹐敬拜﹐行森林﹐再次與YY farewell, 睇人玩 Zip Line, Rock Climbing. 回家後想﹐是否應該stay over 呢? 因為信息只聽了一半。但今天發現原來早回來是神的安排。 因為今天不在 Retreat﹐有機會與一些剛回Philly或是不在Philly的弟兄姊妹 catch up. 原來小別數月﹐大家生活都有些改變﹐有開心的事﹐也有些困難要去面對。想送給大家兩首詩歌:
我們有偉大奇妙神
我們有偉大奇妙神
祂創造天地和萬物
我們有偉大奇妙神
祂使瞎眼看見瘸腿能行走
在祂沒有難成的事
在祂沒有難成的事哦！
全能的上帝
在你沒有難成的事
在你沒有難成的事
在你沒有難成的事
當轉眼仰望耶穌
當轉眼仰望耶穌，定睛在他奇妙慈容，
在救主榮耀恩典大光中，世俗事必要顯為虛空
無論你我在如何的光境﹐別忘記在神沒有難成的事!
P.S. 多謝今日call我傾偈既friends﹐太多人當我係1083啦!
What do you think?
尋日係email睇到個quote, 覺得幾有趣﹐唔知各位讀者點睇呢? 大家發表下意見啦!
"According to a survey on Match.com, 37% of single people think splitting the check is okay on a dinner date. The other 63% were women." - Jay Leno
最搞野既係個quote係由Rick Warren's Ministry Toolbox 既email度睇到既。
我就覺得splitting the check 係 okay既﹐冇理由次次都係男方俾錢。
誤落塵網中
某日在上司的辦公室討論如何設計Excel的程序的時候﹐突然驚覺自己幹會計這一行已經有一段不短的日子。家人與在我的前半生認識我的朋友﹐仍會偶爾為我會計師的身份而感到詫異萬分。誰又會想到文科出身﹐唯一志願是做一個圖書館管理員的我,竟然成為了一個每日與數字為伍,在大公司工作的 "bean counter"? 對於現在的工作﹐我真的很感恩﹐因為知道是神親自為我預備的, 在工作中亦得到滿足感。但有時候我也會想﹐是否下半生都是如此度過呢? 是否應該想想自己仍有何理想﹐冒一冒險﹐在仍然年輕的時候﹐尋找一份自己熱愛的工作呢? 免得真的誤落塵網中，再回頭﹐一去已數十年。
Dream Room
這次去Pittburgh﹐除了探望Tiger之外﹐亦拜訪了我大學師姐一家三口。師姐剛於四月喜獲麟兒﹐小孩子非常趣緻可愛﹐師姐初為人母﹐生活非常忙碌﹐但一家三口﹐樂也融融﹐真的為他們高興。
師姐的房子在山上﹐花院種滿各式各樣的花草﹐寬大的後院放著鞦韆與滑梯, 更有游泳池。如此優秀的環境﹐加上愛他的父母﹐相信小朋友一定會健康快樂地成長。
在此讓大家看看小朋友的臥室, 很多父母也會用Winnie The Pooh 作為嬰兒室的主題﹐不過最特別的是這些牆上的圖案﹐全是師姐的弟弟親手一筆一畫的繪畫而成﹐這樣的慶生禮物真的是無價。
再談匹茲堡
很多到過匹茲堡的朋友看過由優の良品贊助﹐Tour Guide Barbie領隊,<國慶日三日兩夜匹茲堡之旅>的報導之後﹐都相當驚訝原來匹茲堡如此多fun. 當然地膽 Tiger姐的安排周到﹐整個旅程的成功﹐Tiger姐居功至偉。加上團友五人的夢幻組合﹐真的史無前例﹐我怕真的如Boy'Z所講可一不可再。不過客觀而言﹐匹茲堡真的是個不錯的地方﹐有歷史﹐有山有水﹐有全美著名的大學﹐加上不斷有新的建設發展, 令到曾三遊匹茲堡的Tour Guide Barbie都甚覺驚喜﹐每次到步都有新的發現。相信明年再舊地重遊﹐又會發掘到匹茲堡的另一面同大家分享。
Ann Taylor 買衫貼士
今次去匹茲堡﹐仲收到D係Ann Taylor 買衫既貼士。根據好耐之前由費城去既 M 姊妹所講﹐Ann Taylor既衫褲除o左有數目字既碼之外﹐仲有由A至D既英文字碼。A係最細﹐D係最大。M 姊妹話如果知道自己exact果碼﹐D衫褲會好似度身訂造喎。各位姊妹﹐下次去Ann Taylor 同埋AT Loft 買衫﹐不防試試。
匹茲堡之旅
<本報特約記者李雲迪匹茲堡報導>
由Tour Guide Barbie 領隊﹐國慶日既三日兩夜匹茲堡之旅已經完滿結束. 沿途除了有名DJ 親自打碟﹐播放英皇人氣組合Twins 同 Boy‘z 既首首好歌﹐Choi Lan 現場講飲講食講電影﹐仲有優の良品贊助, 源源不絕既零食飲品供應。到步之後﹐由匹茲堡地膽 Tiger姐接待﹐一行人遊遍匹茲堡各大景點﹐由有過百年歷史既Kennywood Amusement Park, 有Sony又有Nike既Grove City Outlet,有全城最新最靚既Loews Theater,又有D&B既The Waterfront, 以至係Oakland 既Carnegie Mellon U﹐係 Shadyside 既Walnut Street 名店街都有留下各團友既腳蹤. 有Choi Lan 呢個食家係度﹐食方面自然唔會馬虎﹐泰菜﹐中菜﹐美式 Diner Eat N Park, Cold Stone Creamery既雪糕都有試過。連Spider Man 2 都睇埋,節目應真豐富. 各團友對今次行程非常滿意,尤其多謝Tiger姐的照顧﹐令大家有賓至如歸的感覺。
敬啟者
敬啟者: 由於 tour guide Barbie 將要帶團到匹茲堡o既關係﹐Ben Leung 將會休業數天。由禮拜六早上8點開始﹐到禮拜一晚上8點左右﹐將會冇新鮮甜品供應。不便之處﹐敬請原諒。o甘o岩得o甘轎﹐亞Angie 又會offline,亞DJ又會off the air. 希望各位係呢個週末﹐雖然冇新鮮甜品食,冇新o既posting睇﹐又冇新歌聽﹐同Euro2004 o既 update, 但係都會玩得開開心心。禮拜一晚再同大家網上見!
Ben Leung
謝謝
想不到一篇<桃花依舊>會帶來這麼大的回響。很多謝大家的留言鼓勵。說真的﹐雖然自問不算多愁﹐但也是一個善感的人。很多時候﹐身邊發生的一些小事﹐也會令我想得很多﹐令我感慨的事情﹐真的不少。其實﹐我想很多人也是這樣吧。只是有些人會將自己的情感埋藏於心底﹐有些人會選擇與人分享。我無意將這個blog變成我的網上日記﹐一些太個人的事情與想法﹐是無論如何不會在此出現。但決定開始blog﹐都是為了與大家分享一些自己的生活中的悲與喜﹐一些個人的感受. 如果我的blog只有資訊﹐沒有感情﹐我想大家不如到其他網址瀏覽好多了。希望各位不會介意我偶然在此感性一番吧。
Toronto
今日亞Lo 終於決定o左July 4去 Toronto 同 Niagara Falls 玩。甘咪好o羅, 又有得睇風景﹐又有得食好o野﹐ 又可以幫我買零食﹐同埋買d賤兔同炸醬麪o既得意o野。我上次上去﹐已經係兩年前o既July 4﹐同埋 Angie, 悶人﹐一行九男女個次啦。依家諗返起都覺得好正﹐淨係食好o野都值得啦。如果今年有人去﹐我都好想去。 同埋亞Lo 又話最近同亞水星姊妹聯絡返 (我諗得亞Angie會識佢)﹐依家亞水星係Toronto 喎。
歡 迎 鍾 sir
好開心見到亞鍾 sir 係個 blog 度留o左comment。其實我好想我香港 d friends o黎個 blog, 等佢地知道我o既日常生活係點。其實我好想 keep in touch 得好d, 但係好多時都會有一排就email得好密﹐一忙就幾個月都無聯絡。希望依家會好d 啦。
其實除o左鍾 sir o既 留言﹐今日又收到去o左Kansas City o既舊老細o既email。尋日NYC o既 roommate 又 call 我。好多謝各方好友係百忙中都冇忘記我。
THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN® LIFE Daily Devotional
I don't mean to keep quoting others today. And this is long too. But I thought this is too good not to share with you and I got it in my email and don't have a link for it.
Enjoy!
THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN® LIFE Daily Devotional July 1, 2004
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Got Idea?
by John Fischer
Most believers are familiar with the story of Jesus joining the disciples on the Sea of Galilee by walking on the water. It was three o’clock in the morning and a storm was buffeting their boat when Jesus showed up, initially adding to the disciple’s fear because they thought he was a ghost out on the raging sea. And most people know how Peter stepped out of the boat and courageously walked on the water to meet the Lord, until his fear of the storm and the waves overtook him, requiring the hand of Jesus to lift him up and take him safely back to the boat. But I bet not everyone recalls whose idea it was for Peter to walk on water in the first place. I’ve heard this story all my life and didn’t realize this until just recently. It was Peter’s own idea.
“Then Peter called to him, ‘Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you by walking on water’” (Matthew 14:28 LNT). This wasn’t a requirement of faith. It was not a test all the disciples had to pass at one time or another. It was not a spiritual hoop to jump through. It was a bold, rather stupid idea of Peter’s that Jesus decided to cooperate with. Notice Peter didn’t ask if he could come, he asked Jesus to invite him to come. Actually that’s pretty brilliant when you think about it. By asking Jesus to invite him, he is tying Jesus into the enterprise. If Jesus invites him to come, then Jesus is responsible for what might happen. Jesus isn’t going to invite Peter to walk out to him if he didn’t know he could do it, or save him if he couldn’t.
This says at least two things for us in relation to the task God has put us on earth to accomplish. 1) He wants our involvement. He wants to interact with our thoughts and ideas. God does not push us around like robots; he cooperates with us—he involves us in the process. 2) It helps to have an idea what you want to do.
Imagine what would happen if we started praying, “Lord, invite me to reach out in love to my neighbor today. Lord, invite me to share my faith with someone today. Lord, what would you think about a block party as a chance to get our neighborhood together and meet people? Would you like to invite me to do that?” Come to think of it, this could get pretty exciting.
What’s your idea in terms of your mission in the world? If you don’t have an idea, you just stay in the boat and watch someone else do it. And that’s kind of a drag.
PDL
John Fischer is an author, speaker, and song writer based in Southern California. His latest book, Love Him in the Morning has been released by Revell Publishing.
Good quotes
Saw this quote in one of my email messages this morning. Something for all of us to think about!
Revelation: The Bible is God’s perfect guidebook for living.
God: God is bigger and better and closer than I can imagine.
Jesus: Jesus is God showing himself to us.
The Holy Spirit: God lives in and through me now.
Creation: Nothing “just happened.” God created it all.
Salvation: Grace is the only way to have a relationship with God.
Sanctification: Faith is the only way to grow as a believer.
Good and Evil: God has allowed evil to provide us with a choice. God can bring good even out of evil events. God promises victory over evil to those who choose him.
The Afterlife: Heaven and hell are real places. Death is a beginning, not the end.
The Church: The only true “world superpower” is the church.
The Second Coming: Jesus is coming again to judge this world and to gather God’s children.
- Tom Holladay -- from Foundations, a Purpose-Driven Discipleship Resource
Italian Bistro
今晚同我班好姊妹去食飯。好開心﹐可以慢慢食,慢慢傾﹐不知不覺食o左成3個幾鐘,真係快樂不知時日過. 7月份﹐大家都有不同o既 travel plans. 希望無論大家去到邊度﹐有d咩o既mission都會係禱告中彼此記念。
俾大家睇睇我地食o既 Rosemary Chicken Salad and Panna Cotta. 色香味美!
Blog/Diary
Blog/Diary 
