tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77885090247199072662024-09-13T22:33:23.267+08:00I wrote my travel journal occasionally to refresh my memory. There are moments of happiness, moments of joy and sometimes moments of sadness. However, every single moment is priceless whether it's good or bad. I moved my blog to https://experiencetoday.org/blog/ keep reading and keep enjoying lifelangchathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09070143994782037162noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788509024719907266.post-67286134861262846272022-12-12T10:15:00.005+08:002022-12-30T15:13:40.992+08:00

Thai cuisine is very popular in New Zealand and can be super spicy. Restaurants' menus tend to be  quite small. Simply a range of starters and stir-fry dishes are offered. I cannot find any Thai desserts or vegetables. The dishes are prepared with local ingredients and are tailored to the strong Kiwi palate.I found Malaysian satay at a fast food joint. The choice of dishes is simple and is

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The weather is so unpredictable in New Zealand. In the morning and at night it can be below 10°C,  while in the afternoon it is hot like summer at 26°C. The wind direction plays a big role when it comes to the actual temperature. The forecast said 17°C, but I was wrapped head to toe in winter clothes on this summer day.  The sun is always so bright that sunglasses have become

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 The agriculture show resumed in Christchurch, New Zealand after a two-year hiatus. This show has put a lot of emphasis on sustainability with its online advertising although the plastic cups and plates have not yet been replaced with better solutions. However, the organiser claimed that they sourced local and climate-friendly partners, used recycled and decomposted materials as much as

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My friend kept giving me useful tips on how to look out for rich farmers in New Zealand. Pay attention to the cars they drive, how many acres of land they own, and very small details. No wonder there is a reality show in Australia where girls compete to win a farmer's heart. I've found that farmers in New Zealand are respected as much as other professions. There are a large number of farmers

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The population of New Zealand is around 5 million in 2022, but this vast country recorded 3.4 million residents only in 1990. Its size is 240 times of Hong Kong where its population has already reached 7.8 million. This island country covering 268,021 km is slightly bigger than Great Britain. With the abundance of land resources, farms are everywhere. The bungalows are so commonly seen on

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The Botanic Garden in Christchurch is nothing like the gardens in Asia. The vast space, the debris on the ground, vivid colours of flowers, and giant cabbage trees are some of its distant features. It’s like a wild soul being open to imperfections. Peaceful. Calm. Nothing is in harmony, but a diversity of plants is mixed but not matched. Flowers of different colours are arranged so close to each

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 星期六下午，一班人合力畫圓圈畫，很是新奇，畫紙由十二張普通A3紙組成，我們十二人，不同背景，但又有著不同的經歷，但都很享受和珍惜這次活動的安排。部分人很專注著眼前部分的畫紙，研究如何以大陽和笑做題材創作。我就不假思索，圓圈內加了星星和一些禪繞的筆法，很簡單地自由地畫，但也留意著身旁朋友如何畫她們的圓圈，我們笑說有一個似菠蘿，另一個簡單的圓形由別人加了幾筆變成了一朵耀目的太陽花。大家亦可以自由發揮，不受拘束地為其他人的圓形添加色彩、花紋和圖案。轉眼間，那個圖形可能已變得不一樣，也沒有人介懷別人為您的圓形裝飾，大家開懷地、放心地彼此合作享受一心一意繪畫之餘，也好像認識大家多一點，互相欣賞共同的創作，十二張湊合一起後，造成一張色彩繽紛的畫作，過了一個愉快和充實的下午。有朋友說，畫中亦隱藏了一些公仔，就像我們一樣，有時隱藏在人群中，不要忽視自己的存在，自己的能力、使命和才華。活動籌辦

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什麼是窺視？多年前，社會曾經探討辦公室裝上隱藏式閉路電視，引起公眾的談論。現代社會文明的轉化，人肉窺視，並不罕見，工作的一舉一動都可以給人雞蛋裏挑骨頭，而收發的電郵亦被窺視，感覺有如年少時給爸爸媽媽監視一樣。公眾wifi ，又是否存在這個私隱問題。大家的包容性似乎開放了不少，使用app亦被收集了很多資料，只不過坦誠地告訴同事CCTV的位置，app收集的內容，人會感到尊重多一點，也會多加留意，就正如收發電郵的處理一樣，每個人在社會和工作有不同角色，都希望得到一份尊重和信任。十分感恩地看到現代舞台全新的面貎，學習這個全新台階上每一步都要形形翼翼地小心而行。也欣賞別人高深莫測的計劃。台上演員一唱一和，十分精彩，期待下一場好戲。

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One of the best things to do when spending ME time is to get engaged with people around the world with interesting conversations. Dating and living with someone can be very romantic, and living by yourself can equally be romantic.I feel lucky when I could just lie on a sun bed, welcoming the heat touching my body and seeing the clouds drifting in the sky. When I watched an inspiring

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It’s a great joy to discuss with many others the travel topic again. We’re not trying to compete on how many places we had been, it’s more like a sharing about our travel experience and what we enjoyed the most. Thailand seems to be a popular destination for Americans in Asia, as it’s got a lot to offer, beaches, great food, islands, and inexpensive shopping. Some people got the luck to

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今天，感謝朋友的陪伴，探望我喜歡的『貓醫生』，我雀躍地跟她分享了一些心理學書本和網上討論渠道之餘， 也可以一齊做一些伸展，身心好像多了一份温暖的感覺，注入了多巴胺dopamine，也增加了與友人互動關懷所產生的oxytocin催產素。人與人的接觸，真的不要介懷接受別人的幫助，其實別人也可能得著不少。我期望身體回復狀態，能夠讓我再次投入義務工作和閱讀更多。年青時，在公關公司工作時，同事都著意自己有否『自我提升 (grow)』的機會，新一代希望在工作中有更多發揮和自主性，原來已經不再年青的我，也希望像新一代畢業生般在工作中享受這份自主的滿足感，而不只是聽從指示辦事，我深信每個人都有其長處，冀能得到別人的信任和尊重，發揮當中的『使命』，令自己更熱愛生命。晚上如常追看電視劇，劇中的一位醫生心𥚃有點感到不安—醫生的使命是挽救生命，不能計較病人的背景、就算病人做盡壞事，醫生不能有私心，不能拒絕不

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世界經歷很大的轉變，正如您熟悉的人和事經過歲月的洗禮，也變得不一樣。樂觀地看，您正面對著新事物、新人類、新事情，不妨花心機嘗試您是否跟這些新的東西有否產生良好的化學作用，看看是否感到一份暖意和令人雀躍的感覺，遇到這些人和事又是否給您動力？跟您的價值觀相連，令他感到舒服和快樂。前幾天，我參與一個關於心理學Grit的討論，心理學家Angela Duckworth提出grit 恴志力包含的熱情和毅力，令人不斷克服障礙而最後逹至目標。不少運動員的故事是當中的俵俵者。我聴到的一個故事，便是一個企業家，他於四川地震後，希望盡自己的綿力幹一點工作，於是開始跟村民開始種竹子，為的是讓村民可以靠著售賣竹筍改善收入。他的一班好朋友沒有一個相信這理念，他亦沒有這方面的經驗，貿然購入種子栽種，想不到竹與竹之間需要較多的距離，竹的根部橫向地伸展，破壞了收成。一次失敗讓他從中學習，再次從新開始，這次播種換來不錯的

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Friendship can be magical when two people meet on a special occasion, and then connect and become friends. However, friendship can continue or come to an end. When you were a kid, you might have looked for friends to hang out with or do activities with for no particular reason. Your friends may also help you with your homework. Friendship becomes more complicated as you get older;

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 Nowadays, many people are very opinionated. It’s common to see that people just blocked others on social media because of some disputes or negative feelings. They haven’t thought about resolving the difference or whether they did it wrong. They haven’t thought about opening up the dialogue. In Asian countries, an apology can be seen as “losing faces”. Self-image and reputation are

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 麥嘉是上一代的電影人，於美國修讀電子工程，不甘於過著平凡的生活—畢業後養妻活兒，再借錢渡假。他愛冒險，希望快點成名，便嘗試修讀電影，滿腔熱忱地加入電影界，毅然回港創一番事業。他由演員做起，也當起西片的副導演，曾有一次導演要求短時間內要臨記，電影圈不能說不可能，否則您會被取替。二十多歲的小夥子學習了電影圈的一課。事業低潮時，沒有工作開，他天生性格樂觀。事實上，並非每一套電影都能夠成功。失敗與成功與否，他認為這視乎是否學懂一些東西，儘使這部戲不賣座，當是一個考驗，學習失敗的點子後，下一套戲是一個新機會。有人跟他說是所有新聞是中立，要視乎你如何演繹。雖然現代的新聞已加入不少立場，不過如何演繹完全是因人而異，樂觀點看會開心一點。麥嘉中年時，面對一班新人出現，主動尋找宗教。他感到基於以前的經驗，似乎困在一個框架，以發揮其所長，難以突破。一天，他從雜誌閱䢱了一篇文章，有關一個科學家信奉

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我的工作曾是負責協助籌辦高爾夫球賽事，雖然不大了解比賽，但亦可跟同事請教，老闆在高球界混熟，從開始工作接觸這項運動，也學習高球起來。高球是一個自我緞練和策劃戰術的運動，我跟朋友試一試揮杆，一同學習，工作與娛樂也緊扣著。從工作中，我也認識到一些高球好手，如 Nick Faldo、Jack Nicklaus、 Grey Norman， 因為中國有些場地是以這些職業高手命名，是賣點之餘，亦可提高知名度，也有機會親自到訪這些知名球場，大開眼界。張連偉成為中國高球一哥，不要以為他是有錢子弟，畢竟打高球18個洞要千元以上。原來張連偉這個標槍運動員於1985年被派到高球項目訓練，那時高球於中國剛起步，他對這項運動一竅不通，說是訓練，其實是當球僮而已，由低層開始，為球手背球包、拾球、清潔球杆及幹一些雜務。他鍾愛高爾夫球場的環境，於20歲運動員的高齡，開始揮杆，那時中國沒有職業球手，他完全是在下班後自學

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Jose Mujica 是一位全球最貧窮的總統。他一生不斷抗爭，加入游擊隊，務求推翻軍事政權。他入獄十四年，在獨立的監倉渡過，飽受飢餓、毒打和脫光衣服的侮辱，精神受到影響，出現幻覺。他如何對應？跟內心和心靈對話，給了他慰藉。他亦逃過了槍傷奪去其生命的厄運，給他做手術的醫生原來是其黨友，幸運地他安好繼續抗爭。出獄後，他和妻子已經過了生育的黃金時間，沒有孩子，兩人默默地當農夫，這也是他生父的職業，借來種子開出白色輕柔的花朵，於市場販賣。另一方面，他以演說為人民發聲，最後成為參議員。他的一字一句跟政治家有別，真誠的字句猶如跟平民對話，最後成為烏拉圭總統，他認為解決國內的貧窮問題，不單是從增加財富的角度入手，而要從人民的思維入手，當然幫助他們解決生活基本的需要是重要的。若印度的車有如德國那麼多，能解決問題嗎，空氣只會變得難以呼吸，並沒有觸及問題的底部。他獲邀到東京大學跟學生分享的一席話，一切道理

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今天遇到一個替Food Panda打工的中年人，身材矮小，不知道他的國籍如何。他在地鐵站前拿著手機正想問路，途人似乎對他想問的確實地址不太認識。荔景山道可以由美孚伸延到荔景。我也不禁停了下來，一股好奇心促使我了解他要到的地方，我也正好要向荔景山道方面走。有幸的是，好心的途人查看到他要到荔灣花園，我二話不說，便建議我帶路。他的中文，我不太聽得𢤦、英文也不太𢤦，毋須深究他的國籍。幫助人的心可以是從小處做起，我十分感謝得到助人的機會，畢竟現代人太多負面的想法，又或者對某些人有不好的成見。送遞員的工作可以是很重要的，絕不低微，試想想不能外出的人士可以享有美味的食物，多謝造物主之餘，也要感謝農夫、分發食物的人和送遞食物的人士。造物主把食物送給世界上不同人士，這份慷概的心令我佩服，值得學習。就正如造物主的眼光和量度都比一般人䆖大。期望世人有䆖大的心，擁抱需要幫助的人。我也要學習「另眼相看」。

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女主角出世時37秒沒呼吸，之後造成腦性麻痺，媽媽很愛她，從洗澡以至外出上車，也看緊她。她的漫畫成為別人的作品，沒有得到讚美，只感到被人利用。一天，她看到一些情色漫畫，突然想嘗試創作這方面的漫畫，她主動到雜誌社跟主編見面，雖然得到主編的欣賞，但就是情愛的描繪不真實，因為她從未試過戀愛，也從未試跟男子作親密過，主編鼓勵她有這方面的經驗後，加入漫畫的元素再次見她吧。少女對性的疑惑，令她想與男士作一次親密接觸，結果無功而回。她失望極了，但她遇到一個服務殘障人士的性工作者和她的朋友。兩人給少女一種過正常人日子的感覺，唱歌、飲酒、打扮一下。媽媽發現她不再工作、過著不一樣的日子，十分失望，沒收她的電話，也不讓她外出。殘障人士和其他患者也有其尊嚴，照顧者、朋友和同事或未能理解。她們也想發揮所長。什麼是休息？這可以是在床上睡著，這亦可以是按摩，這亦可以是作喜歡的事，例如每天精神許可下，寫一點東西、做一點

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Broken Embraces directed by Almodovar is a superb movie about a relationship between an incredible movie and a scriptwriter/a rich man. Have you been a fan of someone or something you indulged in? It can drive you to do whatever to get a tight grip of it and it's so hard for you to let it go. If it's a harmless obsession, we call it love, focus, and passion. If it has become a hurtful

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I went to a classical music concert at lunchtime today. As I was super tired, I decided just to close my eyes and relax and listen to the music. Whilst I didn't actually fall asleep, I felt empowered with energy as I was so focused and all my muscles, my brain, and my jaw were so relaxed that I enjoy the music even more without opening my eyes. The people around me might have found me weird,

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Today, I got the news about a doctor whom I admire was passed away. Many of us anticipated this day would come but I was more shocked to hear the news when I was on a bus. The day before I read the news about a famous Chinese novelist who gave up treatment and passed away. I totally respected his decision as he said he had no longer enjoyed the taste of food. And he's over 85 and didn't want

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I'm still feeling I have to pay off my sleep debt, but every day is a new day. Today, typhoon signal no 8 has been hoisted most of the days, and the face-to-face skincare workshop was called off. I felt lucky I joined the Clubhouse - Our happy room, to talk about the topic of "how to align your mind, body, and soul. It's probably my 2nd or 3rd time joining the clubhouse chat, I felt great to

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A therapist told me to take care of my feelings, not necessarily just seeking a solution as your mind also has needs. I started to "digest" what it means - Listen to what your body trying to tell you, instead of overthinking to do something to save brain power. Yes, just "follow the gut feelings", just "do it, don't think" especially when going to bed.You write the address on an envelope,

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A magical night happened when I tried to figure out why I don't feel sleepiness. I realised that "God" might have given me hints here and there when I was meeting everyday people. The masseuse said, "I have been feeling tired, so I went for hours of massage every day, but I still felt some discomfort. Then I went out running for a few days, I felt so relieved."Another massage therapist told

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