紅黃燈籠Pink Vs Yellow Lantern

詩巫廣場添上了粉紅及黃色燈籠......似乎分成兩個陣線：代表為詩巫治水而辯的朝野兩方！
今早11am，行動黨黨部，黃順舸部長、張泰卿YB、吳春祥YB，創下人聯黨高層人士登門造訪的空前舉動，本想一起上去的嚴建安及郭金斌等吃閉門恙，行動黨的黃和聯、黃培根、黃振淵等起立迎接，先禮後兵，彼此握手寒暄一番；
然後，黃部長就開門見山，要行動黨拿出治水計劃書，和聯顧左右言他，部長等站起來，和聯叫他們坐下，部長認為對方交不出計劃書，就離開；雙方言詞充滿火藥味......泰卿表示和聯應向詩巫人民道歉......然後，轉身離去，結束11分鐘的朝野面對面的鬧劇！
  　　部長等離開前，受到行動黨支持者喝倒采；雙方在稍後均在本身黨部記者招待會，指責對方......
詳情參閱明早的本地報章及the star

菲律賓的悲劇Philippines

日前香港8名遊客在馬尼拉因為被綁架為人質，菲警以不專業手法救人造成犠性；引起港人悲憤不已......s
這是去年在下到菲律賓在馬尼拉的一個黑耶穌天主教堂前的一個雕像：釘痕的手－－多災多難的菲律賓！
A former policeman demanding his job back — was able to gun down eight of the 15 Hong Kong hostages on board the bus before a sniper killed him and officers were finally able to get into the vehicle. Seven other hostages survived the final bloodbath, which came after a 12-hour standoff at a seaside Manila park.
Hong Konger angry about the incident very much...










With the total population more than 90 million, and almost 10 million Philippines were diaspora all over the world. It is the world's first MAID-exported country. I was in Manila last December and snap a few photos around this crowed city.

馬尼拉街頭一景：三種交通工具－－馬車，吉尼車，"風"（汽）車......

菲律賓人口九千多萬人，不過有一千萬人出口至海外各國從事各種行業，最知名的是菲傭......












馬尼拉唐人街的168商號，中國貨的集中營，每年有中國新客數萬人湧入......
菲律賓原有華人約二百萬人，近年來中國新僑民成為增長最快的外國移民群！

China Town in Manila, with thousands and thousands of New Chinese Immigrants, flooded at 168 Shopping Mall. The customers almost can find any goods made in China.The food court in the first floor.
168樓上的美食閣......擠滿人潮！

“馬打厝”Rumah Mata-mata

過去詩巫人都說警察局是“馬打厝”，是取自當時馬來話稱警察為mata-mata，原文是眼睛的意思；
有點警察是人民的眼睛，保護人民......蠻有意思的。

那天到京城鶴頂(Hotel)拍漲水也順便拍到了新重建後的“馬打厝”外景！

Previously, Sibu foochows usually called the Police station as Mata-Chu, from the name mata-mata( Police). The other day when i was at the top of Premier Hotel to take the aerial view of Sibu flooding photos, I took some photos of Sibu newly re-built town police station.The New Police HQ is located on the way to Igan Bridge, near Sg Aup.

五百里路有多遠？

唸中正中學F 2時，有一位紅毛老師叫Allen什么的，是教"陰溝里去"English的，不過印像中他每天來班上就是教唱歌，就是hundred miles這首歌......

近日河必常出現“上網龜速”現像，之前有關當局表示光纜被偷，因此在下遇到這種精況就阿Q說又是電線什么被偷啦！
網絡零國界，咫尺天涯，天涯咫尺，就讓在下啍起a hundred miles, a hundred miles......

詩巫的水稍退了......2010年8月23日Latest photos of Sibu flooding

咱們部長終於說要挖拉讓江的淤泥沙......
遠眺拉讓江與伊干江交匯處，早就就應該挖啦！
Finally our YB Minister declared that the authority concerned want to dig the silt sand and mud away from the mighty Rajang River.






下午2點許，在京城酒店經理伯許道敏帶領下登高拍了正在消退的積水......左是福州街，然後是夏廷路，和平路，最右是巴啦路，仍是黃河一片......
2pm, the photo shows the Foochow street from left and then Hardin Walk, Peace Lane and Jln Pedada still under the flooding.

詩巫市區的黑區，難為消防局，本是防火，但卻不能防水，自身難保......
The Bomba of Sibu always in embrassment during the flooding.

這是砂拉越大廈，即京城大酒店的天橋，早上十點許，正是車水馬龍，有如陸上行舟......
10am, the road under the  sky bridge of Sarawak House just like part of the Rajang River, isn't?

詩巫2010年漲水......Sibu Flooding

南蘭律Lanang Road

汪洋一片，一輪一驚心......Venice Sibu

人們涉水上教堂Sacred Heart Cathedral

成都，可好！？Hello, Chengdu

成都杜莆草堂

哈囉，阿東伯！成都廣場，與毛主席澤東狂人打招呼！

報載中國的成都因為洪水爆發，要成為澤國孤島了，想到兩年前去了這個地方，想念那裡的食物與老朋友－－李棟......，你們好嗎？
Hello, Chengdu,
I had been to chengdu at 2008 and 2009, and met some friends there. Rev Lee Dung brought me to the local famous poet Tu-Pu old exihibition house.









Chengdu City Square with Chairman Mao's statu behind.

這個招牌，讓人懷念成都；2008年來了，2009年又來......

美廉的旋風－－腦性麻痺的快樂小天使

美廉畫砂拉越綠油油的森林（右上）.....形容這是太美的地方了！

她可能沒想到，在座好多人正在把森林砍伐的七七八八呢！










她說小時候都趴在地上，今晚看到許多人也趴在地上，竟然笑個不停...... 子錦與在下都趴在地下要拍她！

 詩巫衛理關懷中心的小朋友也在場上演唱，獲得好評！










 

 這是新福源堂樓上

 這是大門入口的走廊也擠滿了人群！










這是樓上望講台方向看，美廉的魅力由此可見！

這是新福源堂旁邊停車場，由外看內的觀眾還真不少！








黃美廉，出生時因醫師的疏失，使她自小就得到腦性痲痺。六歲以前，都是像一團軟泥癱在地上或床上，不能說話，而且口水不停的往外流。有位醫生判定黃美廉活不過六歲。
黃美廉是個智能不足的女孩，但父母堅持讓黃美廉上學，而且和別的同學一樣寫功課。是媽媽握著她的手，一筆一劃牽著寫；二年級時，黃美廉試著自己拿筆，試了千遍萬遍，終於能拿起筆來，開始寫字和畫畫。黃美廉找到了和人溝通的一種方法了。
一天，上完美術課後，媽媽到學校來接黃美廉，老師對她媽媽說黃美廉很有美術天份。
在14歲那年，黃美廉全家移民到美國。到中學畢業的時後，黃美廉在校裏校外參加美術展覽中得到很多獎項和榮譽。在大學時黃美廉主修藝術，副修心理學。每天都很努力在上課、畫室畫畫、圖書館找資料、打報告，別人三、四小時就完成的報告，黃美廉卻要花十個小時以上才可以完成，因為左右手不協調，手寫還比打字快，有的同學看她這樣子用功，就主動和她做朋友了。
黃美廉的臉，扭曲成S型，她的手，也已變樣；她說的話，音不成調，極少人了解。可以想見的是，她一路走來，艱辛坎坷。但是，她機智、開朗，輕鬆自在，像是上帝派到人間傳播喜樂的使者。

雖然是嚴重的腦性麻痺患者，卻能擁有藝術專科博士頭銜，她不僅具備高學歷，同時還是畫家、作家、十大傑出青年、優秀身心障礙老師「金心獎」得主、影評人、歌詞創作者等多重身份。

今晚在詩巫，回答觀眾的問答時，若她能講要先講那句話：我愛上帝，上帝愛我！

真令人感動！ 

詩巫市鎮廣場最新相片Latest Photos- Sibu Town Square Aug 2010

詩巫塔？
Sibu Tower?

原來是土著的雕飾紋柱
A local tattoo sculpture Belian(Iron Wood)  pole stand at the bank of Igan and Rajang River.






這個角度如何！？
How about this corner view?

退潮的拉讓江，造成橫渡如陸上行舟；
別人有天災的泥土流失，咱們是上游拼命砍伐造成人禍的泥土流失；
森林的劊子手，不只要把地球的肺划破剷除，還要把整條拉讓江掩蓋......
The silted mud is very serious already, during the low tide,it  makes the ferry difficult to embark and disembark. The upper river logging activities at the past 30 years not only damaged the Green lung of the earth, but also made the whole Rajang river bed becomes shallow.

忽然有發展商要填泥土，要把詩巫市鎮最佳的兩江流匯的景觀遮掩......
報上報導說要停止這裡的工程，詩巫人民才曉得，原來有這回事！？
The Sibu Town Square river bank extension project happened very suddenly and uninformed, Sibu folks are very surprised about the incident. After finish the project, it not only obstructs the river view but also endanger the ships passing by.

馬來食物一廣場Malay-muslim food in Sibu Town Square

用木炭燒烤的雞，用鐵條串的雞，一隻RM15，用人排成一條龍.....
During Ramadan buka period, Sibu Malay-muslims roasting the chicken at the corner of Sibu Town Square, attracting so many Chinese to buy......

濃煙讓人嗆鼻，不過香噴噴的雞香味，讓人們耐心等待，一人可只能買一隻呢！
Although in the dense smoke made ppl to choke, but with the savory smell of roasting chicken everybody waiting very patiently, and one person can buy one only! 

沙爹！Satay!

這是烤魚
Roasted fish

半個月亮？

婆羅洲文化節迥後，詩巫市鎮廣場仍然熱到High！Ramadan帶來的另一個商機，也是市民另一個美食節！
After Borneo Culture Festival, Ramadan sitr up another Malay Food Festival, the Sibu Town Square still remains unrest!

回坊一條街Hui(Islamic) Street in Xi'an, China

這是中國西安的回坊一條街的一個招牌
A Signboard along the Islamic street, also named Hui's Stret in Xian, China

回坊一條街就在西安鼓樓的右邊
Islamic Street is located at the right side of Drum temple, Xi'an

路邊的食檔：天上餡餅Cake from Heaven

這是後巷賣牛肝的攤位Liver of cattle

羊骨Ram Borne

在街道上的一家叫賈三的餐館，昌明特別order一隻羊腿，太好吃了，只剩下骨頭！
想到西安就想到羊腿......
aAfter we enjoyed the Ram Leg( a gigot) with a leg borne left,  in a restaurant, so delicious and so wonderful of the muslim food in Xi'an.

這是2008年3月間拍的，不過2009年舊地重遊，因為阿明不在，只好望樓興嘆......
The Photo taken during March, 2008 before the restaurant with Mr and Mrs Ling Cheong Ming, Jacqualine at the left.

2009年，在下與張利昌傳道來到後巷，見到包，當然就以包當餐，解決肚腹問題！
Buns along the street.

東南亞都稱呼穆斯林為回教徒，伊斯蘭教為回教，這可能是因為回族的信仰所致。
中國的穆斯林人口究竟有多少，不易統計，2000年人口普查，回族是982萬，維吾爾族是840萬，再加上信仰伊斯蘭的其他民族共2000萬，那麼大約是四千萬之間；但有人統計，中國穆斯林達到1.2億。
The Hui people are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, and many of whom are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.T

he Hui people are defined to include all historically Muslim communities in China that are not included in China's other ethnic groups.

The Hui people are concentrated in Northwestern China (Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang), but communities exist across the country, e.g. Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hainan, Yunnan, etc.

齋戒月開始囉！Happy or Enjoy Ramadan!

2008年3月買了票，走一趟中國西安的清真寺之旅！

這是入口的一個大門，完全沒有咱們先入為主的葱形的圓頂......卻是具中國風味！

During the visit to The Great Mosque of Xi'an, 2008,  I wondered whether it is the correct place, because of the Chinese style buildings surrounded. Unlike most mosques in Middle Eastern or Arab countries, the Great Mosque of Xi'an is completely Chinese in its construction and architectural style, except for some Arabic lettering and decorations, for the mosque has neither domes nor traditional-style minarets.

在咱們觀念中，中國建築式風格怎么會是清真式呢，有沒有走錯地方？

一直到看到這兩位戴著帽子的少年，才較確定是來到了清真寺，在馬來西亞大家都稱為回教堂！噢，這可是回教堂，中國的回教徒（穆斯林）人口約有四千多萬，比整個馬來西亞的人口還多呢！

　　西安清真大寺，據說創建於唐代。唐初，伊斯蘭教隨著阿拉伯商人經“絲綢之路”來到唐都長安，他們在西市、東市經商貿易，陸續在長安城定居。

　　現在的清真大寺基本上是保留了明代永樂年間的氣勢和規模。樓台亭殿，布局嚴謹；雕梁畫棟、肅穆幽雅，它成為西安最大的一座伊斯蘭教寺院。

　　清真大寺，歷經數朝。1200多年來，寄托著穆斯林民族的希望和心願。至今它依然是西安數萬穆斯林虔誠禮拜、聯絡感情、文化交流、慶祝節日的聖殿。

The Great Mosque is the oldest and one of the most renowned mosques in the country.It was first built in the Tang Dynasty (reign of Emperor Xuanzong, 685-762), and renovated in later periods (especially during the reign of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty). It remains a popular tourist site of Xi'an, and is still used by Chinese Muslims (mainly the Hui people) today as a place of worship. 

Bulan Ramadan是齋戒月，就是穆斯林用這個月進行白天禁食的活動，其意義：在齋月裡從日出到日落，不吃不喝、禁房事、忌道人長短、作姦犯科，當然相信齋月帶來健康的人認為，人體內臟中負荷最重的是腸胃，齋戒的作用就是在使人於每年一定的期限內，把日常飲食時間與次序加以調整變換，減少進食次數以減少腸胃負擔，而近十個小時不喝水，能使人的肌肉緊縮而精壯有力，不致肥胖臃腫，再加上禮拜動作，全身血液循環通暢，神清氣爽，是一種保健良方，而且非得要一個月的時間，才能顯現效果。穆斯相信藉著齌戒月，特別追求對伊斯蘭的信仰，好讓他們有好行為去幫助那些窮人及有需要的人；他們也相信在這個月的禱告會蒙神垂聽及應允。

Ramadan is a time of reflecting , believing and worshiping God. Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam and to avoid obscene and irreligious sights and sounds. Sexual activities during fasting hours are also forbidden.Purity of both thoughts and actions is important. The fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised awareness of closeness to God.

The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the inner soul and free it from harm. It also teaches Muslims to practice self-discipline, self-control,sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate; thus encouraging actions of generosity and charity.(Adapt from Wikipedia)