你会相信他吗？

道歉须有的诚挚。诚挚就是懊悔本身以往的过失和应允不会重犯之。更重要的，本身会尽力弥补因他的过失而受到不公平的人士。

口头上的道歉，一句的对不起没有一点点诚挚心，你会相信吗？

Food or ryori or tabemono

Winter in Hokkaido

Christmas decoration in Hokkaido, Japan

Traffic Jam....no sign of its solution!

Since Penang was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site City, there has been an increase of influx of tourists both local and foreign. The scenario in Penang nowadays especially George Town where most of the heritage sites situated is congestion of vehicles and traffic jam with vehicles crawling like tortoises on the major roads. It is not uncommon for any car to arrive its destination about 30 minutes later for a road of less than 5 kilometers.

The poor planning of traffic control, the disruptive traffic flow from the existence of bus-stands at illogical locations, unsynchronized traffic light timing, placement of parking lots along the roads are some of the reasons why the traffic flow is becoming impeded. Notwithstanding the above, the present Penang authority seems ignorant the present predicament and inconveniences faced by the road-users and focuses only on the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP )which is yet to embark for solving the escalating traffic congestion in the city.

As the PTMP is to take years for its completion, what is the short-term plan to alleviate or minimize the traffic congestion ? Are the Penangites to continue wasting their time on the roads and suffering from the hot sunshine? Penangites need to be given an answer and solutions ! It is no use of keep on issuing summons on illegal parkings penalizing the helpless motorists without any intermediate and transitional measures to help the road users.

告诉我为什么?

以前，没政客高喊“自由民主”时，没听到什么政府部门拒绝让那些所谓穿着露出腿儿短裤的女士进入；但现在可不行了，因为这是“暴露”不是衣裤模式的问题而被拒拜访政府部门！

以前，大概是约五十年前吧！没听到什么什么的“清真洗衣店”，“清真医院”；但今天的日子，它出现了！是宗教意识的提高呢？还是政客的出现呢？我肯定会猜出你的答案！

为什么？告诉我为什么呢？只因为每隔约五年，我国的政坛会出现了什么什么的民族英雄，民族斗士，他们告诉我们如果没选他们，我们将会失去什么什么的！如果他们没当选，我们的未来是灰暗，我们的前途是无望的。这些政客不时向我们高喊：“为了捍卫的权益，我们必须打倒什么什么的政党！”，“为了我们的下一代，我们不能让对方得逞！”。原来，我们大马子民生活多么的苦，每天都在提心吊胆忧虑的渡过！我们害怕我们的权益被友族同胞抢，友族同胞也怕我们抢他们的。每位大马子民都彼此互不相信，他们还会跟我们在咖啡店同桌一起喝咖啡吗？

那一去不回的情景

以前，那是约五十年前，坐在华人咖啡店喝咖啡的有不少是友族同胞。我吃我的福建虾面，他们吃他们的面包，喝他们的咖啡。坐在一起，虽然互不认识，但不会有陌生感；因为我们会相互点头转达友善的信息。

以前，那是约五十年前，路边的小贩尤其是靠近学校的流动性的冰水的小贩特别多。在高空的炎热太阳下，来自不同种族的小学生很喜欢光顾这些冰水档。 以前，那是约五十年前，每逢庆典佳节。左邻右舍的友族同胞会相互祝贺和赠送过年甜品小食，增添佳节气氛！

那是以前以前以前的事了。现在的友族同胞们很少很少会跟我们“搭桌”一起在咖啡店用餐喝水。孩子，学生也会有选择性，选出合父母和朋友心意的场所用餐。，友族同胞会有所顾虑的接受我们的庆典佳节时的甜品小食！

念经

“活在當下” 語出自賀拉斯的拉丁語詩集《頌歌》。《頌歌》翻譯是「活在當下，儘量不要相信明天」。頌歌述說未來不可預見，不要盲目追尋未來，而是在今天盡力而為讓明天變得更好。這句話的用意並不是要忽視未來，而是不要相信事情會自己到位，並要在今天為未來做出行動。

你也许会反问的说如果没有回顾过去，当下的我们是不会在提升和进步中面对未来的生活剧变！这是执着和空想的一线之差异！金刚经说：“应无所住而生其心”。“应无所住”是不执着而成空相”，只有“空”才能容纳万物，如执着没放下，那来空想呢？“不立文字，直指人心”的禅学，因不妄想才能让学佛者顿开！

唐朝云门文偃大师被门徒问到：“请师父开示弟子要如何行道？”。云门文偃大师回答：“当下就是，眼前没有别的路！”。这是除去烦恼与压力，没法身相，清醒觉察。放下被过去经历绑架的思维以空想来修行。這種禪悅心法也就是六祖禅师說的「煩惱即是菩提」！煩惱的當下就等於菩提禪悅，無二無別的，何需等平撫轉移之後才自在呢！ 师父叫我们如心烦，有杂念，就念经。念” 字上为“今”下为“心”所谓“今心“，就是把心放在现在！通过诵经排除杂念以达到心在当下这种状态的行为。

活在当下

在电影《我来至纽约二之当我们在一起》，扮演近失智遐龄爷爷的狄龙在最后的片段向众人所说的：“现在最重要的是我们要活在当下！”。一句简单但不容易的“活在当下”的劝说是现今为每日三餐打拼的我们所不能体会和实践的！“当下”在一瞬间就会消失无踪，我们不能掌握时间的流逝，更不能预测未来的事情；惟有珍惜眼前的一事一物。但多少人会因此而放下呢？我们用“当下”感叹过去，以“当下”准备未来而让“当下”溜走。狄龙嘴里的活在当下是要我们不以执着心怀念往昔，心被套锁面对未来，好好珍惜现在的一切

猫哭耗子假慈悲，很会演戏

如果我没有从网络得悉2名槟岛市政厅执法员开罚单及锁车来对付一名女车主因为带着行动不便坐在轮椅上的老母亲而将车子停放在残疾人士专用的停车格的到大众银行办理转换户头手续的信息，只读槟州首长林冠英安排新闻发布会斥责警方扣留和欺压果农李天才只因分享辱骂副教长张盛闻视频的信息，我还以为首长林冠英是一位打抱不平，见义勇为的人！

原来果农李天才有被利用的价值和新闻价值！难怪，林首长会在百忙之中会见被警方扣查的果农李天才。

是基于什么理由，为何林首长没有责备他所掌管的市政厅执法员无理对待该车主？槟州因发生大水灾，众多人民生活因此大受影响而陷入困境，为何林首长却把重点放在远至太平的果农李天才身上？难道太平没有行动党的国洲议员？

真得是猫哭耗子假慈悲，很会演戏！

关心政治????

佛教徒心态没等级之分，只有平等心。反而有着政治倾向的人常有患得患失的心态。这是利益熏心之故！佛陀持着“众生平等，生态相扶”的理念深入民间，开导众生。政治是上倾朝向强化政权，宗教是有着水势下倾平等贫苦众生的功能。政治与宗教不是双轨而是相对性质的！相信政治，会让本身失去自信因为我们把改变的希望寄托在人民代议士；通过宗教的教诲和明白其理念，我们会了解自己的能力和本性来提升我们的不足和不能改变我们的人生观后充满信心地朝向未来！

也许，有人问相信宗教者也是把希望和未来寄托在神明佛陀上帝的身上吗？我们也是一样把希望和未来寄托在人民代议士！是的，没错！但是人民代议士的宣言与承诺会跟着时间而变，是对人不对事，它会因事态转变而失真！宗教理念是经得起考验。世尊的话，佛经上所讲经过约2500 年后的今天还是抱朴含真，经得起考验啊！简单来说，这是承诺和教诲的对比！

虽然说宗教超越政治，但身为一名佛教徒因为关心政治，我们还是要出来投票选出人民代议士。在投票时，我们就需有判断的能力和冷静的头脑

我们只关心政治，不谈政治!

第十四届全国大选的脚步越来越近，电子媒介体，报章等多充满了政治文宣和报导；朋友同事之间也有不少的政治话题。身为佛教徒的我们，可把宗教与政治混在一起？或参与政治？还是那老话的一句：“宗教超越政治，我们只关心政治，不谈政治！”那我们岂不是变了不吃人间烟火，“众人皆醉我独醒”的自鸣清高的人吗？

生活离不开政治，政治与每一位众生都有直接的关系，所以不管我们喜不喜欢，谈不谈政治，我们每天的生活还是在政治系统操作下所制定的宪法和法律中度过。政治的运作的目标可不就是为人民的福利吗？宗教也是为民求福啊！那为何佛教徒不受鼓励参与政治呢？

大约公元前7世纪时，还未成佛时的悉达多•乔达摩是蓝毗尼所在地的一个小国迦毗罗卫的太子也是未来的国王。从小悉达多在皇宫里就過着在一般人眼中看似舒适且豪華的生活，但在他二十九岁的某個月夜抛弃一切的天上人间似的享受乘馬出家修道来为人民众生谋福利。有着皇位继承人身份的悉达多太子可运用其权力和影响力通过政治体系来改善人民的生活，但他为何选择非政治运作的途径，最后深入民间为民谋幸福？

如果悉达多太子通过政治体系来改善人民的生活，他的眼光是短视的，他的普渡的目标不是众生而只是一个小小的迦毗罗卫国的人民！政治体系有着国家疆界的限制，反而传达理念是无边境的界限！政治过程是权力斗争和欺诈运作，强存弱灭，没有真理只有霸权的酿造。

Why Penang football failed miserably

If you read the news about what Datuk Shukor Salleh' s comments on Penang Football in New Straits Times ( Translation from Berita Harian ) you would have a clear picture on Penang football team performed badly and ended up last in the league

Below are the extracts from News Straits Times

Penang’s sad decline until they were relegated to the Premier League after only two season’s in the Super League is said to be caused by the management because they are ‘too smart’.

Penang’s former player and coach, Datuk Shukor Salleh said such a scenario has happened because the team is managed by those who do not know much about football but act as if they know more compared to experts.

“I am actually fed up of commenting about Penang because I am just so disappointed. As one who is born and bred in the state who ended up playing and coaching the team, I am also ashamed of what has happened.

“The team should not have been relegated to the Premier League because financially they are fully supported by the state government. I have been made to understand that the team are given a grant of RM34.5 million.

“With a grant as much as that, they should be able to get good players to bolster the team. But what has happened is they wasted money engaging foreign players who were lacking in quality.

“What made things worse is they also hired a lousy coach in Ashley Westwood. When Zainal (Abidin Hassan) took over, by that time it was already too late.

“All this has happened because the FA of Penang (FAP) do not have a background in football but act smarter than the experts,” said the national footballing legend.

Apart from engaging Westwood’s services, the Panthers also brought on board foreign players in the form of Reinaldo Lobo (Brazil), Diogo Ferreira (Australia), Andy Russell (Hong Kong) and Nigel Dabingyaba (Papua New Guinea). Lobo, Ferreira and Russell were then replaced by Brandon McDonald, Mark Hartmann and Sanna Nyassi during the transfer window in the middle of the season.

However the move failed to change Penang’s fortunes who finished the season bottom of the Super League table with only 12 points from 22 matches which resulted in them being relegated to the Premier League.

Shukor also chided the FAP’s lackadaisical attitude in forming a team for the coming new season.

It shows as they still have not appointed a new president after Zairil Khir Johari resigned on October 9.

“How are they going to move forward if they don’t even have a president? While other teams are busy making preparations for next season, Penang are still in ‘slumber’ as though nothing is happening nor going on.

“If this is the case, it is not impossible for them to drop down even further to the FAM Cup like before,” said Shukor referring to the team’s past history of playing in the third tier in 2012 and 2013.

By Rodly Fadly - November 16, 2017 @ 8:33pm

Translated from Berita Harian

上善若水

老子说：“上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶。故几于道。”

自然界最接近“道”和最能对我们彰显“道”是水！水与我们日常生活分不开。我们要向水学习。

水有“向低”的素质，不跟众生争执。善的法则就是向下。人最讨厌的是处于低处，下位。每个人都要想往上爬，但高位只有一个；向上者唯有在与他人争执中，压制他人才能往上。但水总是往低处流，往低处留，与世无争的留在下位低处。

Shifting the blame

Penang Government is now trying to redirect the focus of the people on her continuous and devastating pace of deforestation that caused catastrophic flood to the alarm system of meteorological expertise.

It is undeniable that natural disaster cannot be avoided but if it can be minimized or reduced to certain degrees if Penang Government is environmental friendly.

The pace of leveling and deforestation in the hilly areas have been accelerated with unbelievable speed and haste when the DAP formed the government. Landslides, floods, rain stagnation are now a common scenario. Those areas formerly not flooded are now also being effected and the colour of flooding water has changed to yellow muddy.

But DAP led government continued denying the flood was the result of hilly development. They started to attack the Federal Government of the untimely and inaccurate weather forecast. They said they would seek the expertise of meteorological authorities from other countries to help it develop a comprehensive early weather warning system. By this statement, it would also mean that more floods are coming to Penang if hilly developments are not going to stop.

十一月四日的那一场雨！

我从来没见你发这么大的脾气。那天也就是十一月四日至五日，你就发了长达十多小时的脾气。看到你又击掌跺脚愤怒的状态，我实在好害怕！我知道你已经是忍无可忍了，要向“双木神”示威警告。

一向以来，槟城的子民都以升旗山为傲，在他们的心中已把它当着神。这位置是坚定不移的。但数年前三零八的那一天，从外地来了一位人称“双木神”的人，似乎是以猛龙不过江的形态来踢馆要把槟城的子民心中的升旗山挖掘除掉，那是因为一山是不能藏二虎的心理操作吧！

从三零八至那天历史性大水灾那天，正襟危坐的升旗山就遭受史无前例的连续不断的毁损举动，树林被砍伐山土被挖掘等等。虽然槟州子民多次提出抗议，但“双木神”始终置之不理！更甚的是，偶尔槟州子民的最爱的升旗山配合天上之水来个土陷泥泄以示不满，但“双木神”还是无动于衷，心似如铁！

老天爷，我相信你发这么大脾气应该是不忍“双木神”把上个月也就是十月二十一日在升旗山脚下因土崩夺走十一条人命的事故嫁祸于他人而归罪于外来因素的原因吧！所谓举头三尺有青天，“双木神”的欺山压土举动，难怪你会发脾气！

说真的，“双木神”来槟后，槟在市内的街道的电柱上就挂了许多的绿化家园的文宣布条，我们还以为他会保护你；原来是声东击西的障眼法。他不止挖山还填海，欺山又欺水没有一点与自然共处的理念。内心根本没有爱抚环境。无论如何，老天爷，我希望你这次的发怒会让“双木神”有制止破坏山区的效应。要不然，我们真的是无奈又无助！

在此要提醒“双木神”，槟城人对升旗山有特别的感情和尊重不要以外来无知者的身份来催毁破坏它！请你摸摸你的良心自问，你近九年在槟的日子所砍伐树林破坏山区填海的所作所为是否已超越过去往昔的速率和比率甚至还变本加厉呢？难怪老天爷会下大雨殃及无辜特地给你警告！请你好自为之。槟州可以发展，但须于槟州子民的利益为重不要无局限地让屋业发展破坏环境来建设，事可而止也！千千万万不要达至天理难容啊！

我希望槟州子民往后不再受天灾之苦，求上天保佑我们远离灾难！

政客说的话,笑话也

要辨别某人的虚伪，可“听其言，观其行，证其作”，就可一目了然！

为了避免闹的槟州人民的水灾在州议会讨论，行动党槟州议员雷尔在最近召开的州议会竟然不谈水灾问题，反而企图转于视线指控国阵联邦政府向中国大力促销及出口这些榴莲，令民众高呼吃不起。

如果以行动党为首也为主的槟州政府真的是以民为怀，为子民的利益，请问在近十年执政槟州时，是否有强制性的规定房屋发展商须建造人民可负担屋价的屋子和组屋呢？

出口榴槤会导致高价让民众吃不起，那么让外国人来槟购买房屋也会让屋价高涨，槟州政府为何没制止呢？

人民可以没榴莲吃，但不能没有屋子住！

政客说的话不可当真，只可当着笑话来看待！

Prepared for the worst?

The second wave of flood is coming...so be prepared for it

hypocrisy of Malaysia opposition

The Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte (pic) said he had ordered the police to kill his son, Davao City Vice-Mayor Paolo Duterte, if they should catch him being involved in the illegal drug trade.

"My order was: If there's any of my children into drugs, kill them, so the people can't say anything against me," Duterte said during a speech to government workers and groups in Malacañang.

He said he had told his son about his orders to the police: "'My orders (are) to kill you if you are caught and I will protect the police who kill you."

Duterte's order to the police came following allegations of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that his oldest son was a member of the Chinese drug triad.

"The better. So that I can say to people: There, you keep talking. There's my son's corpse," said Duterte. Salute to the President, Rodrigo Duterte.

This is what the general perception by any man in the street towards national leaders of any countries. The general public not only expect national leaders to be honest but also with unquestionable integrity.

However, this is not the practice in Malaysia especially for this to be applied on leaders of opposition political parties.

In Malaysia, when a leader in the ruling parties commits a crime or faces a corruption charge and is charged in courts, he or she will be asked to resign from his or her ministerial post by the opposition but when an opposition leader is charged on the similar offence, he or she will not be asked to resign or resign voluntarily. The said opposition leader charged in court can still go around the country talking about “ honesty”, “ anti-corruption”, “ save the nation”. What the mockery of personal integrity.

This is the political scenario in Malaysia.

The double standard practice is obvious but people just choose to ignore and keep on supporting these hypocrite parties.

A cart before a horse or otherwise

Now the Pakatan Harapan seemed to attack the Federal government on the recent flood in Penang. They blamed everything but themselves for the recent flood.

With DAP led government in Penang, there have been massive deforestation, excessive hilly development which is the catchment area. They spent millions on sports but not on flood mitigation. Where is the priority ?

The debating game on “ putting a horse in front of a cart or a cart before a horse “ started.

Some pictures on flood effected area.

Ironically, in the recent flood, the schools in Air Itam had never experienced flood before Pakatan Harapan came into power but not for this time.

Dialysis Centre flooded

槟州又发生土崩事故!

十一月四日星期六那一场长达十多小时的滂沱大雨，导致槟岛多个地方再度发生水灾。这已是槟州的逢雨必水灾的惯例常态。

频密的水灾的导因乃是槟州政府治水无能和开山劈地填海砍伐树木的破坏环境的举动，令槟城“前朝所未有”的大水灾周而复始地困扰人民。当日的豪雨导致丹绒武雅Persiaran Tanjung Bungah 3于今年初刚完工的山边三层豪宅计划新建道路下的防崩墙裂开和道路严重下陷。十月二十一日在同样地方也就是丹绒武雅附近的建筑工地发生土崩事故，导致11人惨遭活埋包括1名本地华裔和10名外籍建筑工。

很明显的连续的土崩事故是与丹绒武雅的土质有关。从画面看出，该地方是属于泥土性非山岩性。丹绒武雅是槟州升旗山山脉之附属地区；升旗山因其泥土性质成了集水区( Catchman Area)；阿依淡水坝也就因此而建在升旗山山上！

泥土性地是软质不能建太高的硬体物。有些国家的硬体建筑物是建于高山地带，那是因为这些国家的山地是山岩性的啊！

going to school? 还是 going to the school?

“I am going to the hospital。”和“ I am going to hospital。”这两句中的 hospital 和 the hospital 有什么不同的意思？

若从英国式英语British English (BC)来看，这两句有轻微的差异。在英语中 the 是冠词，它是用于特定名词。Hospital 是指 医院，the hospital是指那间医院。医院是看病的地方，如果你说：“I am going to hospital。”你肯定是去看病或看医生或拜访病人。

如你说：“ I am going to the hospital。”这the hospital 是指那所医院；意思可能不是去看病或看医生或拜访病人，有可能你是去那边进行修理工作或其他的事情。

同样的，he is going to school 和he is going to the school 的演译也是与上面一样。

但是如果以美式英语American English, 美国人是用“I am going to the hospital。”和“he is going to the school 。”the 是少不了的！

他们会减税？

十月已逝，十一月莅临。全国大选的日期更近了！各政党也在鼓角齐鸣备战。选民因为有选票特别会受到候选人的垂青！但也是因为有票，候选人口齿伶俐善为说辞而令选民左右为难不知票该落谁？

竞选时间，听了在台上候选人的演讲，选民的情绪很容易波动。那些靠政治吃饭的政客似乎会让人民相信他们就是人民的英雄，人民救星，支持他胜出明天会更好。

政客靠着一张嘴儿活，他们是训练有素的骗子，专业骗子也！对他们的诺言，如果没有“听其言，观其行”详细思考，我们很容易被他们骗！很多例子可佐证他们骗话连篇，就举他们最近为了抗拒国阵政府的2018年年度财政预算案。

在他们的预算案，他们提出了种种的减税和调整人民最低每月的RM1500的薪金建议。这蜜糖甜品的建议很吸引人可说是令人响往但如深入分析，它简直就是当老百姓是笨蛋！在他们掌管的槟州和雪兰莪州的两届中，也是说从2008年2016年，不管是往日的民联政府还是现今的希盟政府，它们有否为他们属下官员包括劳力者制定最低每月的RM1500薪金？希盟政府有否调高门牌税，执照费，泊车费等等？

希盟的槟州政府为了增加收入，连水费都调高多达四次，你们想希盟执政中央，他们会减税？

Future Perfect Tense vs Future Perfect Continuous Tense

未来完成时态（Future Perfect Tense）和 未来完成连续时态 ( Future Perfect Continuous Tense)有什么不同？

未来完成时态（Future Perfect Tense）是指某个工作或工程或事件在未来的期限完成。

未来完成时态（Future Perfect Tense）的 例子

I will have finished my preparation by 300 pm today.

在今天下午三时，我会完成准备工作。

The plane will have reached Tokyo by 200 am next morning.

这架飞机将在第二天早上200点到达东京。

“ Don’t worry! The workers will have completed the decoration before 1000 am ”

“别担心， 工人将在上午十点前完成装修“

未来完成连续时态 ( Future Perfect Continuous Tense) 是指在某个工作或工程或事件在未来日子里，没有期限的，会继续的做下去！

She will have been staying here for 3 years by 2018.

到了2018年，她是一直呆在这里3年。 （到2018年，她会继续住下去）

The rain will have been pouring for 2 hours by 100 pm.

到晚上10点，这雨是下了2个小时。 （雨可能还会继续下！）

By next month, I will have been saving $10,000 in my bank .

到下个月，我的银行存款达到一万元了。（虽然到了一万元，我还会继续储蓄。）

Future continuous Tense Vs Future perfect tense

许多人对未来连续时态（Future continuous Tense） 和 未来完成时态（Future perfect tense）不大有把握因为这两个文法与未来有关而迷惘了。 “未来连续”是指在未来某段时间，有某个动作在进行或举行。英语说是duration持续时间。

例如 1：明天我会在在公司开会。

明天是未来，开会需一段时间来进行，所以，用英语说成： I will be having meeting tomorrow in the company.

例如 2：你跟朋友说你身体舒服，等下你会去看医生。

等下是未来，看医生需要时间，你可说：I am feeling not well and will be visiting a doctor later.

未来完成时态（Future perfect tense）是指某一个工作或动作预算在未来的某段时间完成。

例如 1：我的公司将会把这个工程在明年三月建好。

明年是未来，完成是预算中的期限。你可这样说: My company will have completed this construction by next March.

例如 2: 如果现在我们开始上路，我们可以在五点抵达他的家。

五点是未来的时间，抵达他的家是完成了的路程。英语是：If we start our journey now, we will have reached his house by 500pm.

九皇大帝圣诞期间售卖的斋饭素菜的价格

农历九月初一到初九，配合九皇大帝的圣诞，槟岛多个斗母宫寺庙张灯结彩很隆重的迎接这圣日的到来。九皇大帝的信徒们也很诚恳在这九天的庆典日子持素吃斋来对神明表达谢意和感恩神明的照顾。信徒们有的持素九天或最后三天或最后一天，就视个人的工作环境或情况。

问一问，为了方便选择在家外吃斋的信徒们，你们吃的安心吗？在路边的应时而设的斋菜素食的摊档吃后付钱时，你们是否是心甘情愿的付出摊格工作人员向你要的那个价钱呢？也许你甘也不敢说只好把怨气吞下因为有人告诉你在斋戒时作出投诉会冒犯神明，你会因此被“扣分”！与人争论是犯戒啊！你只好逆来顺受，任人鱼肉了。哦！有人说吃素时不可有争执！

是谁告诉你在斋戒时如有不平，不可投诉！这是那门的逻辑？那一门的道理？这道听途说的胡说八道根本是不经大脑！就因为我们吃斋者的逆来顺受的心态，卖斋饭素菜者，敢敢漫天开价，杀你一杯普通的饮料三令吉，一碟比平常还差的经济饭要你十五令吉！卖熟食面者不单起价还光明正大的在其档的牌子前写着：“人手不足，排队自助”。这不是双重起价吗？涨价了还要排队自己拿！难道看不出这牌子的另一个演绎就是：“生意太好，不能服务”。但有人说吃素时心中不可有怒气，不可有争执，会冒犯神明！又是有人说！

九皇大帝圣诞期间售卖的斋饭素菜几乎贵的离谱，但有人说不要紧一年一次，只要吃了平安就好。啊！又是有人说！到底是谁说？没人知道! 吃斋可是修行啊！修行提高智慧，但你付了不符合食物的质与量的价钱，是没智慧的。售卖价格便宜素食的摊口多的很，你为何跑去那漫天开价的摊口用餐呢？更糟的，你在摊口碰到友人埋怨价格时，你还安慰他说：“不要紧，一年一次嘛！” 吃了多年竟然吃不出智慧，难道找不到价格便宜的摊格吗？为何还要自找苦吃甘愿自投罗网被人宰割？为何九皇大帝的圣诞完毕，就投诉多多，难道不明白黄逾打黄盖，一个愿打，一个愿挨的操作？干嘛发牢骚？无论如何，你还是会明年再度光顾那漫天开价的摊格吧！

Flawless government ????

It is said that people living in Penang are safe. Why? The reason is one and simple because there is no traffic accident and no traffic congestion on the road.

But according the news reports, there have been fatal accidents and daily traffic congestion ? Is the assertion correct ?

Yes, the assertion of no traffic accidents and no traffic congestion is true. It is because the roads were built and designed by the previous government , therefore, the present government should not be held responsible. Additionally, vehicles are of locally made and from the BN government and even the imported cars on the roads are approved by the BN government. So it is unfair to blame the Pakatan Harapan government.

The Pakatan Harapan government has been giving all sorts of excuses whenever there are mishaps and accidents. They will never admit their mistakes so if there are fatal accidents they may twist and turn the fact by redirecting to the Federal government or previous government. They never do wrong.

槟城人最幸运!

槟城人最幸运因为槟城在希联政府的执政管理下变得很安全。这里没有车祸，没人在道路因车祸而丧命.

可不是吗？ 道路是前朝政府国阵建造的，构造的，如果有车祸，该与现任的政府无关！车辆是国阵政府的产品，不是希联政府的产品，不能把车祸转于希联；如果是入口车辆发生车祸，那是国阵政府批准的进口车，也与槟城的希联政府扯不上任何关系！

槟州足球队在大马联赛中参赛的十二队伍中排名最后。 这也不能怪槟州希联政府因为足球场地是前朝政府国阵建造的，槟州足球协会也是前朝政府国阵成立的。

所以，槟城人要真正活在无前朝政府国阵的影响和影子下，只生活在希联政府的环境下，还须多年啊！

Press statement by Peter Bellew

The following are the press statement by Peter Bellew

Outgoing Malaysia Airlines Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Peter Bellew held a special press conference, yesterday (22nd Oct 2017 ) and his press conference transcript is as follows:

Thank you for joining me on a Sunday. I just wanted to clear up a few issues that have arisen over the last few days. This is a personal response and not on behalf of Malaysia Airlines corporately. I hope to answer some questions I was asked overnight.

I am incredibly grateful to my colleagues in the Malaysia Airlines family who have worked so hard with me over the last 2 ½ years. Wonderful people. Able to deal with the most difficult situations with strength and faith. Not one person I have asked over these years to give the extra effort has refused. My family and I are thankful for the welcome and hospitality we have received in our time in Malaysia. This is a wonderful country. It is with sadness that I will leave but with great hope for the future of this very special airline.

I apologize for not being able to fulfill my contract. For education and family reasons my wife and kids went Balik Kampung in July. I thought I could manage it for a year or two but I need to be with my family. I am sorry. I resigned this day two weeks ago. It was a very difficult thing to do. Really. At that time I had not signed for a new job. Khazanah and our Chairman did everything possible to get me to stay. They could not understand why I would leave.

I got an offer to return to Ryanair who have some well publicized challenges right now. This is my old family in Ireland. It is Ireland’s greatest company. I will move from being CEO to COO. They need me to help. Negaraku. That is your special word. That is how I feel. Negaraku. I have a duty to do it. When I was asked on 27th Sept would I go to Ryanair I said no. But a week later the call came and in life we can really never say never. I am looking forward to being close again to my family and friends 14 hours away in Ireland.

The news broke about Ryanair last Sunday in the UK Sunday Times. Ryanair waited until Tuesday to make a stock exchange announcement.

There have been news reports about Khazanah interference. Let me be clear. Khazanah is a Malaysian investment company linked to the Government. They have been incredibly supportive to me personally and corporately. There has been no interference. I cannot thank them enough for accelerating our transformation. Tan Sri Azman could not have been more supportive. Terima kasih Khazanah.

There have been reports that I am leaving due to political interference. That is completely untrue. The Dept of Transport have been more than helpful and Minister Liow has been extremely fair in the treatment of all airlines in Malaysia. The Dept of Tourism and Tourism Malaysia could not have done more for Malaysia Airlines in the past year and do a tremendous job globally. Minister Mustapaha from MITI is maybe the most effective Minister I have met in my lifetime. The Prime Minister has not interfered in any way. He has encouraged me at every step.

There are reports that I am leaving because of aircraft orders. That is completely untrue. 100% incorrect. Not a shred of truth in that statement. There was no political interference in MAB decision to buy Boeing or Airbus. MAB needs more widebody planes and less narrow bodies. Simple. The Chairman and I brought the MOU to the Prime Minister in Washington and he witnessed the MOU signing. It all came from MAB.

Malaysia is an amazing country. 60 years of peace. Incredible economic growth. Unique racial and religious harmony. Turn on a tap and there is clean water. Superb education. I have never seen anyone hungry. Abundant natural resources. A vibrant culture. There was some great vision from Government over the last 40 years to build Malaysia. And a leader in 1981 did some great things for his country.

But Tun Mahahtir is completely wrong. 100% wrong. No one connected with him has ever been in any contact to check. I have had no interference from anyone on anything. NO interference. I just want to Balik Kampung. Simple I am Balik Kampung. Negaraku. Back to the people I love. Simple.

I have read every book I could find on MAS. Tan Sri Aziz did a particularly good one. I have read Tun Mahathir’s biography and his books of letters. Tun Mahathir highlights in his own book his failures on MAS that led to its downfall. In fact across 200 pages in his own book he completely contradicts himself.

On page 711 he states "The company had been doing well when it was sold to Tajuddin in 1994 and his acquisition of Malaysia Airlines had been seen as a coup."

On page 533 he states "Tajuddin was elated over his purchase. He wanted to swap his Malaysian Helicopter shares for MAS shares. The Government rejected his plan and asked that he pay in cash instead, which forced him to borrow RM 1.8 billion. I do remember wondering how Tajuddin would be able to buy the airline."

But Tun Mahathir contradicts himself on page 711 of his own book saying, "He had attempted to to buy his stake in MAS through Celcom shares and he would not have had to spend a sen. In the end, however, he had to borrow a lot of money to buy the shares. Had I known this I would have put a stop to the acquisition."

In his own book on page 533 he states that he knew it was debt that was unsustainable.

Page 796 he highlights his bitterness when Tun Badawi did not appoint him as advisor to MAS. The damage goes back to 1994 and debt.

Malaysia Airlines is special. Not just an airline but one of the earliest symbols of the vibrancy of this amazing country. People who have never flown in their life love it. Most of the country hopes it will thrive and be the Pride of the Nation again. I wish Captain Izham and the Malaysia Airlines family all the best for the future.

槟州人民的生活是否有保障能安定？

槟州丹绒武雅的山坡发展工地在十月二十一日周六上午8时许发生土崩活埋14人惨剧。这个悲剧是可避免的，如果州政府有听取民间对于在山坡进行高密度的房屋发展计划可会引发山崩的意见。 在惨剧发生之前，当地州议员郑雨周就已强烈反对这项发展计划. 郑雨周就指出在山坡建50层楼高的房屋计划，山坡里面都是岩石，必须先炸石才能进行建设，而每次炸石时，周围地区的居民都会感受到地动山摇的情况，加上该区位于槟城北岸，地高、雨水量也较多，导致土地比其他地更潮湿，以及有地下水，是很容易发生土崩的。

在2016年6月，环境学者拿督梁粤广针对丹绒武雅山坡发展计划接受《东方日报》访问时质问槟州政府，槟州结构大蓝图都有禁止海拔高于250尺及斜度超过25度的山坡发展计划，为何槟城出现这么多合法或非法的山坡开发计划？梁粤广认为，大马天气多雨，山地较容易被侵蚀，山坡发展的风险是很大的。

今年9月9日，50名來自槟岛18个居民协会的代表联合召开记者会提醒州政府，不应该批准超过海拔250尺的山坡进行发展计划，因为这会对附近的环境造成破坏，包括土蚀、土崩、泥土不稳固等。 土崩发生后，槟州还会不会再有人为的悲剧呢？天灾难避，人为的灾难是完完全全可受控可避免的。但从槟州第一号官员的一贯做风，人为悲剧是还会发生的！只是不知谁是不幸者。每次的灾难，我们的槟州第一号官员都在找借口，推卸责任。要不是把责任推给前朝政府，就是玩弄文字游戏。这让人笑掉大牙的文字游戏有：“那不是水灾，那是积水”，“ 没有雨，那来水患！”，垄尾山崩时，槟州第一号官员赖给“空前大雨”，亚依淡水坝路山崩时就指是“自然造成”。这次丹绒武雅的牺牲人命的土崩惨剧，这位官员说是“工地意外”。

有了这样永远不认错的官员，槟州人民的生活是否有保障能安定？

浪子回头金不换????

10月14日 希望联盟举办的“爱国锄盗”集会的反应与往昔比的确差强人意，可说是冷淡收场。希望联盟的出席人数是10万人单但估计当晚最高峰的时候却是差不多1万人。往昔，民联所号召的集会人数很容易达至10万人；10万人的目标根本是易如反掌！民联换希联，政治方针模糊，有着争论性领导人物，提出不实际的宣言，矛盾的言论种种都是烧票云作。

希望联盟的“爱国锄盗”集会不受人民的支持和出席证明了人民还是有着冷静的头脑，有分析的能力看出表里不一的政客。往日的强盗要变今天的英雄，你们相信吗？

浪子回头金不换！金不换是要看情况而定啊！浪子倘若在风光时，痛改前非，改邪归正，那是真正的金不换！如果浪子在走头无路时，遭人抛弃时，才来懊悔，那是要他人的同情和支持。在位的时候，有权有势不与人民打成一片；今日无权无势，需要人民时低声下气向人民要求支持，我们会相信吗？

Hypocrisy of our Opposition

It is sad to know that when Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) is on trend to its route of recovery from the red, its CEO, Peter Bellew, had decided to quit for his much needed assistance in Ryanair Ltd where he would take over responsibility for all Ryanair’s flight operations, ground operations and engineering. In his press statement, Peter Bellew reiterated the reasons he left Malaysia Airlines for Ryanair. In his press release, Bellew quoted that it was the form of national service to help , Ryanair, his country airliner and secondly he chose to be with his family again.

Ryanair is facing problems of pilot shortage which had triggered cancellation of more than 20,000 flights over the winter season and the liner has been getting together on social media to lobby for a major overhaul of the company's employment conditions. Peter Bellew is well regarded in the aviation industry and is "thought to have had a good relationship with the pilots when he was there." Therefore, it is not surprising to learn that he is the most ideal choice for Ryanair.

It is sad that Peter Bellew is leaving Malaysia Airlines but it is even disheartening and sadder to note that there are attempts by certain quarters to politicize the resignation to their selfish gains and benefits. When Peter Bellew was appointed as CEO of MAB, these were the same group of people who objected strongly but today they played hypocritically and expressed their desire of his retainership and continued engagement.

The contradictory actions by all quarters especially from our political parties are most unwarranted in the recruitment of foreign expertise to help in our nation development as it may be misconstrued by those foreigners who would like to take up offers of opportunities working and contributing in our country.

成绩好,聪明学生？

一般上，要把知识化为记忆囤积在脑海，须要对某事物有认知，认知要靠领悟的本能。领悟性强与弱，就得视个人的熟悉感的吸收力。学生们在上课时老师还未教导的课程，如果学生们能针对老师即教的课程来个参考或阅读；当老师开始教导那篇课，熟悉感会让学生的领悟性有着 醍醐灌顶的功能让他们顿时开窍呢！

显然的，学校考试是考学生们的记忆力。记忆力较差者，成绩不好，记忆力强者，理所当然的成绩好，所以不能把聪明与成绩好，愚笨成绩差相题并论因为聪明与愚笨与成绩不是有间接关系。反而，脑力与年龄有直接的关系。大致上，学校班级的安排是根据学生的年龄来分配。但年龄是没依据学生的月份；这就是说学生们的年岁的差异有可能会有最高的一岁之间！例如，一月出生者与十二月出生者被安排在同班上共学习共考试，是谁占优势呢？

缓解考试压力有赖于父母与孩子的相互沟通。许多孩子怕家长，这就是问题！为什么“怕”？关系不好吧？是不是孩子不听话？不听话是不是因为家长的话不能听？那肯定家长要自己孩子比别人的孩子强！别人考90分，他们要他考95 分或更高！最后，孩子变了不再听话了！最后难于沟通了！

当知识入脑时

学校考试，政府考试将举行，学生们面对考试的压力甚大。为什么会有压力？压力乃因考试前的准备工作不足，没有信心考获好成绩来面对父母吧？没有信心是否是自己定下的目标是非本身的能力能够达至的呢？还是不能达到父母要自己的考试成绩比他人更好的期望？

学生的压力来自考试。无论是小学还是中学考试，都是以测量考生的为根基。所以，记忆力强者是占有一定的优势！加强考生的记忆力是考试前的准备工作。新的课程，新的讲义对学生是陌生的，没有一点熟悉感。一旦对它有了熟悉感，又不断的背念，认知后就变了知识，成了知识就库存入脑海为记忆。考试到来，考生只须费少许时间温习，印在脑海中的就会如水般的泄流而出。

短缩关系从句 ( Reduced Relative clauses )

英语文法中有短缩关系从句 ( Reduced Relative clauses )，如果无法掌握其用法，很难明白句子的意思。

The letter which was sent to you was redirected to me.

上面是关系从句 ( Relative clauses )，但它可缩短至

The letter sent to you was redirected to me.

关系从句 ( Relative clauses )的which was 已被删除掉了。

再看看以下的例子：

1． I had my car repaired yesterday.

原文是：I had my car repaired by the mechanic yesterday.

原文中的by the mechanic已被删除掉了

2． Please show me the house rented was not meant for illegal activities.

原文是：Please show me the house which was rented was not meant for illegal activities

原文中的which was 已被删除掉了

3． Any money paid will not be refunded.

原文是: Any money which had been paid will not be refunded.

原文中的which had been 已被删除掉了

Although, though, in spite of, despite of

Although, though, in spite of, despite of 是“虽然”的意思。但它们的用法，有不同点。

Although, though 是 连词（conjunctions） 。它们须置于clauses 条文或句子的前端。例子如下：

Although the book was expensive, I bought it.

Although he did not like that movie, he still accompanied his wife to the theatre.

Though the company suffered losses heavily, the company still paid out bonuses to its staff.

Though she was tired, she went on working.

in spite of, despite of 是介词（prepositions），它们须置于名词 ( Noun)的前端。 例子如下

In spite of the time limitation, he finished the exam in time.

They went out in spite of the rain.

Despite of his objection, the development plan was approved.

We bought the house despite its bad location.

看看以下的句子：

They went out though raining. （错）

They went out in spite of the rain. （对）

Despite the price was high, he bought it. （错）

Although the price was high, he bought it. （对）

我国华社的悲哀！

政治最好的功能就是它能让清醒的人看透政客的真正的面目。政治人物是经验老道，善于“见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话”，随机应变的熟练手法让情绪易于波动选民难于区别。对于冷静，思维成熟的选民，在“听其言，观其行”下，政客会原形毕露，赤 裸裸的暴露他们的丑态和谎话。这些政客在他们的族群前，高声大喊捍卫他们的权益，但在非他的族群前，却默声不出，一句不敢再谈他本身族群的权益！

为了利益，这些政客没有立场，颠倒黑白；为土霸漂泊，为华族的敌人站台。这是我国华社的悲哀！

Where the room charges on tourits go ?

Room surcharge or Levy has been imposed and implemented by Penang Government since June 2014. The authority said the levy collected would be used to promote tourism in Penang for the benefits of visiting tourists. It has been almost three years since the collection of levy but we have not heard much about the development plans or promotional events pertaining to the tourism or its related operation.

There is an obvious lack of information centres on most of the Penang tourist centres. What the tourists especially non-local tourists need is the information and briefing on the attractions where they are visiting. Not only information centres are not available but also booths and stalls where pamphlets flyers and brochures can be obtained are hard to locate and find.

In some foreign countries where tourism is blooming, shutter buses are easily available from hotels to designated tourist spots and to ease the maintenance of these fleet of vehicles transporting tourists to the tourist sports, the local authorities can reimburse the hoteliers with the levy collected.

Levy collection is logic and relevant to be used to fund the tourism related activities including the maintenance. There are still many improvements needed for enhancement of the infrastructure in the tourist spots such as toileting facilities and erection and placement of informative signage.

政客又出现了

大马选民很无奈又无助，一直以来就受到无良和经验丰富政客的游说把选票投给他们。要不是前首相马哈迪医生因私利与现任首相纳吉反目成仇，我们不会看到这些政客的真正无耻无立场没有原则的丑陋的另一面。

这群政客为了选票，善搞课题煽动华裔选民的情绪不惜牺牲国民团结的根基。第十四届全国大选即将来临，我们相信这些政客又将在政治市场推出应时性的产品来吸引选民捞取选票。甚么华教课题，华社问题，宗教问题，自由民主等等，只要能在讲座会，宣传或文宣能有吸引力，能卖座有号召力就是他们的利用品。

今天我国的华裔须面对种种的障碍和困境，最大的问题是不懂如何鉴别政客和政治家。政客为私利，政治家为国为民不为私利而存。还有更重要的是，我们华裔选民也不能区别应时性的政治产品的虚与实，真与假。在情绪被煽动时，误判就出现了。所以，冷静的头脑，深思后的决定来投票是重要的。

Scene around Four-faced Buddha

谢谢雨 ，你 让他们原形毕露

我很喜欢雨因为它有着不平则鸣的性质永远向下流；倾于填平低处。连续几天的热天气，突然来了一场多雨，那该是众人欢天喜地期待的及时雨。雨水可冲散严热让人们凉快，也可冲掉许多伪君子的假面目，让他们原形毕露，让我们看了真“心凉”。

政客是利害而不是有智慧的人物。所谓利害就是利己害人也。君不见槟州有许许多多的屋业计划多是破坏环境须挖掘山地砍树倒木的利己害人的吗？

大雨一到，土崩水淹赤裸裸把政客们批准那些只利发展商害人民的屋业计划暴露无遗。

Are the safety cones really safe for the bridge users?

The scheduled maintenance works on the slow and emergency lanes of Penang Bridge has begun and is expected to last at least a year for its completion. As expected, traffic is slow during peak hours. Barricades and safety cones have been placed along the affected lanes especially at the middle span of the bridge to facilitate the work of maintenance carried out.

I am the regular commuters of the Penang Bridge and for the past weeks while crossing the bridge, I have noticed that many safety cones are being placed at the affected work site. A question on the safety to the bridge users has been raised by many bridge users with the placement of safety cones since the scheduled maintenance work started. Are the safety cones easily blown and flown away during bad weathers of strong winds and heavy rains and endanger the safety of bridge commuters?

Since the commencement of maintenance work begins, there is a noticeable show of patience by bridge users as well as commendable control of traffic flow by the Bridge authority. However, to many bridge users, they want to know if the safety cones are really safe during bad weathers.

Togetherness we can strive for goal

In appreciation and recognition of much efforts for success and achievement of 29th SEA Game put up by various quarters specially our athletes for our historical 145 gold in the overall medal tally, our Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, declared an additional national holiday on 4th September 2017 for all Malaysians. However, our Prime Minister implied that announcing an additional national day was not easy as there were too many public holidays in Malaysia.

To put it explicitly what meant by “not easy” by our Prime Minister, an additional day of national holiday meant an additional cost to private sectors and any impromptu announcement of an additional holiday might derail planned and schedule operations and business and executive activities.

Our open economy depends much on the foreign investments. With the implementation of Minimum Wages Order in July 2016, competition for foreign investments become tense and keen among the Sean countries. For the 2nd quarter 2017, Vietnam achieved and exceeded 6% in her economic growth while Thailand had shown solid economic performance at her faster speed in over the last 4 years with exports growing at a double-digit rate. For our country, IMF had projected our economic growth for year 2017 at 4.8% and clearly we lagged behind our neighbouring countries. Notwithstanding the present scenario, our economic growth can still be accelerated if cooperation and positive approach can be propelled by all quarters especially from political parties. Influx of foreign investments depend on many determinants, labour and wages are one of inclusive and deciding factors. Other determinants are political stability, non-ambiguous economic and financial policies and public confidence.

Upon conclusion of 29th SEA Games, Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, reiterated that Selangor had helped Malaysia hauling 145 gold medals. The statement from Datuk Seri Azmin Ali may be interpreted as with cooperation and coordination of all parties mindlessness of political differences, our country can achieve desired goal. However, since the emergence of a strong opposition alliance in our political scene, our political stability becomes challenging and fragile. Since 2008 after the opposition successfully established reckoning force in Malaysia political arena , we have come across many irresponsible statements and acts to undermine the political stability in our country which is one of the major factors for influx of foreign investments.

Malaysia is now mature enough by her age of 60. Similarly, our rakyat share the same view hoping that our politicians are mature too not to undermine our political stability en route for greater and faster economic advancement for the betterment of ours.

Help underperforming students!

Our Education Ministry has identified a total of 402 schools nationwide as hotspots for disciplinary and drugs problems. We wonder after the identification and classification, what are the follow-up actions to be taken by the authorities to help improving or delisting these schools? Are there any ready measures and guidelines for the schools to be followed in order to be removed their names from the list ?

It may sound illogical and unreasonable for the schools to be enlisted or red flagged but no guidelines or measures for the grieved schools to adhere for improvement.

The root-causes of the disciplinary and drugs problems among the students must be identified and rectified within the shortest possible time to enhance the public confidence and perception on these schools. It appears ironical and unfair to the schools on the list if there are no remedial solutions and counter measures by the Education Minster to render necessary assistance tackling the disciplinary and drugs problems. Without any clear directions, the enlisted schools will find it difficult to be delisted.

Why are students lackadaisical in their studies? Why are they not disciplined and drug-addicted?

Education is said to be free and fair to all but what we have seen today the process of educating and transmitting knowledge is not fairly practised especially onto those students who are slow-learners and incompetent. The present scenario is discrimination through classification based on examination results. The students are being judged and categorized through their examination results. Students with excellent results are classed in Category A and those students with poor performance are being seated discriminatingly in the lower rank of the classes. This act of classification undoubtedly and directly creates misconception and stress on these poor students whose self-pride are hurt.

Placement of students accordingly to their performances is good if there are plans to assist improving those needy. These students with poor academic results really need motivation and inspiration. Are there any constructive and rhythmical plans for these students. Contradictorily, knowing them exam phobia, they are again given the same test papers as those students categorized A. They are again graded in overall results of the same form of the students. What do we expect their results will be? It appears that they are repeatedly beaten and placed lowly in the examination throughout their school lives. Continual failure and poor performance in the examination not only erode the confidence but also help to develop disciplinary problems among the students.

Proactive measures should be embarked to help those underperforming students. Motivational and inspirational talks should be conducted often. Self-pride and confidence of these students should not be eroded for the creation of disciplinary problems which will become the social liabilities with high cost to tackle.

Road signs in Geroge Town

最近，在槟城的市区与朋友走走时，突然发现许多的路牌上的华语路名不见了。

Recently, while loitering along with friends in the city of George Town, we discovered that many road signs were now without Chinese characters.

最近，在槟城的市区与朋友走走时，突然发现许多的路牌上的华语路名不见了。 Recently, while loitering along with friends in the city of George Town, we discovered that many road signs were now without Chinese characters.

最近，在槟城的市区与朋友走走时，突然发现许多的路牌上的华语路名不见了。 Recently, while loitering along with friends in the city of George Town, we discovered that many road signs were now without Chinese characters.

还归真相?????

当一个人莫名其妙地被人诬赖和误会了，自然的反应就是尽量尽快的澄清本身的无辜。如果有人提供场所和机会给与这位所谓的无辜受害者来澄清自辩，肯定是求之不得天赐良机也！他绝对在第一时间，紧抓这机会来向众人告白！

俗语中的“清者自清，廉者自廉；浊者自浊”或来自屈原的“举世皆浊而我独清”只是生活指南，不是常人尤其是政治人物在日常生活中可行可实践的品格规范。政治人物一有风吹草动，对他不利的事情和传闻；通常多会立刻出来澄清，绝不会有任何拖泥带水，犹豫不决的举动来延缓还我清白的机会！所谓“官”字，两个口，上口用来吃饭，下口用来装钱，有鉴于此，“钱”对当官者实在是太敏感了。若是有传闻或事情牵扯上“钱”而不利于某位当官者，该当事人的反应是想尽各种各样的方法，用尽管道来澄清，让民众知道真相，明白他是清白的！

在我国的政坛上，这几年却出现了反现象。当官者被控时或被扣押待调查，被控者与被押着都在尽量拖延时间或尝试规避“还归真相”的程序。这反逆叛行的举动，的确让人一头雾水因为当事人每时每刻都在谈反污，打污去污还大地清凉的官员！所以，政客的话不可信以为真，需要我们选民“听其言，观其行”认真分析后才能知道他们的真实或虚伪！

some time, sometimes 和 sometime

有学生再次问及英语中的 some time, sometimes 和 sometime的区别。

Some time, sometimes 和 sometime 太相似了但它们的意思却有些不一样。

Some time - 一些时间，一点时间。

例子：

I need some time to finish the work.

我要一些时间来完成工作。

She needs some time to come here as the traffic is congested.

她需要一些时间抵达这里因为交通拥挤。

Sometimes 有时

例子：

He sometimes drinks coffee though his favor is tea。

虽然他喜欢喝茶但有时喝咖啡。

Sometimes I go to bed without washing。

我有时没有淋浴就睡觉。

Sometime 某时

例子：

We shall meet sometime in future.

我们将会在不久后的某时见面！

I did remember we had done the repair sometime last week.

我记得上周的某时我们已做了修理。

Bring back the Pinang trees to Penang

The activities of cutting and shortening overgrown branches by the workers of Penang City Hall have been a norm of daily panoramic view along the major roads in town and this cutting exercises on major roads have impeded the flow of traffic and create inconveniences to the road-users. Nonetheless, these exercises will continue as long as the present species of trees are not changed. Not only the ever-growing branches of the problematic trees create laborious cutting work but also its withering leaves require constant clearing labour of the council workers. Therefore, to save cost and also avoid controversial arguments on the environmental issues contradicting many banners with slogan of Greener and Cleaner Penang, it is high time for the local council to plant or replant or replace the present species of trees with less branches and falling leaves.

As the name of the island implied, Pulau Pinang derives its name from the name of Areca Catechu or Pinang Palm. However, ironically, except for few places such as Codrington Avenue and Esplanade playground, we can hardly find any prominent proliferation of these Pinang trees within the town area. Pinang trees, one of the essential features of Penang signatures, should be considered an ideal choice of substitution for the present species as they are of pinnate compound leaves without any branches. Incidentally, their leaves are not straightly or upwardly protruding but growing downwardly and this may help to save the cutting and trimming exercises being conducted regularly by the local council. Secondly, the leaves of Pinang trees do not easily wither and fall and this would keep the roads free of scattering leaves.

Prioritizing planting of Pinang trees is not only apt to the name of “ Pulau Pinang” but also nostalgic of its agricultural heritage.

那失落的手帕

朋友往生了。在陪同他走完人生最后一段路的送殡行列中，我不禁想起刚才一位中年妇女的话。

在灵堂前，这位妇女接到丧家家人交给她的一条手帕后，待丧家家人走向另一处派发手帕给与其他到来送殡的妇女后，低声地对她旁边的朋友说：“手帕现在已不流行了，我们都不用了。我自己也几十年末曾带手帕出门。现在的香巾纸，用后可丢实在太方便了！”

那位妇女的话是千真万确的。现在的确是很难见到小姐女士们用手帕了，擦眼睛或脸，擦眼泪，抹汗水等，或替小孩擦鼻涕已用上了香巾纸来代替手帕了。方便极了！方便的运作酿造了许多的方便性质的商品。现在的市场到处可见许多与环保意识相对的纸盘，纸杯，纸碟，用后可抛丢的叉子，勺子和筷子等等。

我们就是为了方便自己在不知不觉中制造垃圾带来了环保问题。我们为了避开洗涤的麻烦，不惜花了另一笔额外的钱来这些“用完可丢”的纸制品。家庭主妇也为了方便不要麻烦，不再提菜篮上菜市场，结果带回来了许多塑料袋的垃圾。

今天的社会依凭高科技的发展让日有着越来越舒适的享受；但环境，自然生态却愈来愈严重地受污染。土崩地陷，水泛，天气的畸变，天灾始终唤不醒人们对环保的特别关注。这是在舒适生活里，心灵渐渐被方便文化的污化吧！

在送殡后下山的回程中，目睹着路上被人抛弃许多的香巾纸和其它包装的饮料的空盒，我的心是沉呀沉。。。

马云的四个 "坚持"

马云讲了他本身的四个坚持：

第一要坚持理想主义。永远记住我们是因为有理想才有今天的，今天不因为有了钱、有了事以后，我们放弃理想主义。理想主义是坚持未来的思考，只有理想主义者才能够在残酷的时候活下来。

第二坚持乐观主义。我是一个乐观主义者，我不相信一个悲观主义者可以做好企业。你愿意不愿意，十年以后会诞生大批的企业，而在座很多企业家二十年以后，我们的企业不会在了，这不是悲观，这是一个现实。因为未来三十年技术的变革，未来三十年全球化的变革，未来三十年中国产业升级的变革，会淘汰大批企业。大批的就业会没有，机器会越来越超越人，大数据时代对IT的冲击之大超过大家想象。很多省份你看不起，很多企业行业你看不起，但是它会起来，昨天你认为很牛的行业都会被击跨，所以这不是危言耸听。

第三，我们要坚持学习。不直接世界发生什么事情，不知道隔壁邻居在发生事情，不知道竞争对手在发生什么事情，我认为我们不可能走向未来。

第四个我们要自重、自尊、自强。世界已经发生很大的变化，中国已经步入了商业社会，但是我们的很多思想还是农耕思想，还是在农业思想，总觉得商人这个群体不行，我希望大家作为商人，我们要自尊，只有我们看得起自己，尊重自己，只有我们自己把自己做强大，我们自己开始纳税，我们自己开始就业，我们自己参与社会的责任担当，我觉得我们才会强。

人要成功，情商、智商、爱商缺一不可

人要成功，要情商、要智商，还有爱商。如果你要想获得成功，你必须要有强大的情商，情商好的人容易成功，因为支持你的人多。但是你要不败，一定要智商。我们现在的第二代年轻人智商很高，情商不行。情商是一路打出来的，情商是玩出来的。我今天看到很多年轻浙商，你的孩子很小的话，花一点时间，让他们会玩，会玩的孩子会有情商，强大的压力，被打压过的人，情商才好，情商高的人，人家愿意帮你，但是智商高的人，不太容易失败。很多老板成功了，但是缺乏知识结构、文化结构，我是眼看着愚蠢的一个个下来，别人帮了他，他觉得天下人都会帮他，没那么回事情，别人帮你是不正常，别人不帮你是很正常。所以要想不败，必须要有智商，如果你自己觉得读书不咋的，知识结构不够好的，请把读书好的、知识结构好的人请过来。

所以要成功，要有情商，要不败，必须要有智商，但是你要受人尊重，一定要有爱商。我们很多企业做得很大，没有人尊重他，他的脑子里就是钱，我觉得钱很重要，但是它只是证明你是会赚钱的聪明人而已，所以爱商显得尤为重要。爱商是什么？是担当，是做一些看来跟你没有关系的事情，绝大部分的决定，我相信在座每个人会感到骄傲的，你做最大的决定，跟你的生意毫无关系的时候，这些决定让你一辈子，别人尊重你不重要，你自己知道才是最重要的。

公益请大家多参与。我并不觉得社会责任是企业的第一责任，我认为社会责任的第一责任人是政府，企业的第一责任人是纳税，去服务好整个社会，这是我们社会的第一责任。但是社会责任，去担当社区建设，去做一些帮助别人的事情，会让你在做生意的过程当中无比快乐，你的钱解决不了社会什么问题，你捐出去的钱，你花在公益上的时间是改变了你和改变了你的孩子，如果改变了你和你的孩子，你才会有更大的未来。

Greener Penang ??

Non-Stopping deforestation and leveling near Paya Terubong, Penang

Non-Stopping deforestation and leveling near Paya Terubong, Penang

Non-Stopping deforestation and leveling near Paya Terubong, Penang

Banners of “ Cleaner, Greener Penang) can be seen everywhere in Penang

Fail and Success

I was invited to give a motivational speech at a secondary school recently. I was glad to accept it as nowadays our youngsters seem to have lost their ways and are in dilemma of confining themselves in the circles of uncertainties. Hopefully, I can help those wandering in the field of study and learning lessen the necessary stresses and pressure. Because of the stress and the lackadaisical attitude on studies, many students find it as a pressure rather than interest on their studies. To motivate these students to study poses a big challenge as direct, simple and innovative approach is needed to enhance their interests on studies.

I shared with them the meaning of “ Fai”. I explained to them that upon receiving the examination results, if they had done badly, the result would show Fail. However, they tended to focus on the first alphabet of F and ignored the importance of “ ail” that followed. The abbreviation of “ail” means “Am I lazy.” If you got a “f”, you should ask yourself “ Am I lazy?”

Another word I shared with the students was “ success” . I asked the students to look at the spelling of this two word. It was spelt without a and b but with c, and e and with both end of s. It meant that if your results were given the score of c and e, you had to keep on study and study to improve your score and there was the reason why the alphabet of s stood at both end of “ success”.

One of the problems faced by students in their studies and learning is the lack of preparedness for the lessons to be conducted by teachers. Understanding of the subjects taught is the basic requirement for the students to have high scores in their examination or proficiency test. Lack of understanding is caused by low level of absorption of the knowledge transmitted during the lessons given by teachers. The rate of absorption can be enhanced through familiarization that requires student to prepare their lessons which are not taught but going to be taught by teachers the following day. With the lessons prepared in advance by students, when the lessons are being transmitted the very next day, the students are able to absorb them through familiarization fast into their minds.

When the knowledge is rooted in their minds, it becomes memory and will be called out in the examination. The end result is the high score.

Basically, the examination is discharge of memory and put it in writing from what has been learnt on the test-papers. Therefore, good memory is due to good storage of knowledge in the brains; good storage is because of ability of understanding which is gained through series of familiarization processes. Therefore, the preparedness is vital in learning.

马先生当司机，你敢上车吗！

林掌门与林师兄，

你们好？前几天，没看到你们俩出席那天重要的最高领导会议和召开的新闻发布会汇报领导层阵容时，我深感不安，以为你们身体出了状况，实在担心？后来，朋友告诉我说：“你们俩人都患上了特殊的敏感退缩症，每当有重要的事情时，病症会突然发作。所以，就缺席那天的会议和新闻发布会。朋友还告诉我林掌门老人家因为年迈，智利退化，最近患上了痴呆症，时常言无论次呢！无论如何，我还是迫不得已，要写这封公开的信给你们两位目前掌控大半华人票源的武林至尊，问一问，我们该不该和你们一起坐上那位你俩过去二十多年一直在评得一无是处，没责任感又喜爱危险驾车的马司机的巴士车呢？

事源是载着我们已八年的前司机安先生因为有事，不得不更换司机，而你们的同事当天所推荐的司机人选竟然是一位执照差不多要期满又问题多多的马先生！虽然你俩当天因要事患上了严重的敏感并发退缩症没有在场，我们要听听你们的意见！

你们俩曾经提醒我：这位马司机对搭客尤其是我们这一族很不公平。同样的车程，我们必须多付车资，其他的搭客的车资比我们还少，有时还会免费载送呢！ 你们还公开的指责这位马司机专门只挑选有他同族贩卖食物饮料的休息站来泊车，让我们在南北大道旁作生意的华族面对很大的压力，赚钱的机会也减少了。 这位马司机对搭客真的很不平。他自己的族人可以在车内大声讲高声谈自由跑动，我们这一族却被他有所限制，得乖乖的坐在车位。有时，还得被命令让位给他刚刚上车而没有车位的朋友！你还记得吗？多年前，你就是不听话，他叫了他的警察朋友把你抓进牢房里？

你俩还告诉我们说马司机有行为不当的举动。他的巴士车的维修费，气油费等等不时出现不合标的索求。马司机的多次驾车违反交通规则，但始终一意孤行我行我素，顽固不听他人的劝告。

我很不明白为何曾经被你们视为恶狼态狡猾性的马司机，不时要我们提高警惕这位我族群的过街老鼠，如今你俩却一反常态大力要求我们支持他，要我们搭坐他的车呢？你们的目的是什么？我们的将来是否有保障？相信你俩和我们乘客一样，曾经目睹这位马先生以前当司机时的霸道态度。他很固执无理，不能容忍旁人的指指点点和接受他人的意见；已开除了坐在他旁边的三位副司机。

马司机会载我们到那儿？以他的作风，我们相信马司机的最后的目的地，只有他知道？但相信、是离荷兰不远吧？

还我歌唱的蓝天。

华人有五千多年的文化，但在我们华人的生活习惯，日常语言谈话中，似乎找不到一些以人体器官骂架和点评他人的惯用语！与人骂架，气愤时，大声喊叫的惯用语不外是王八蛋，王八，无赖，混蛋和她妈的。最粗劣的还是不触及人体器官的“干你娘的”，“炒你娘的”。一句“你妈的”就画上了句号，下一句让被骂者去猜去想。

中华文化和习惯始终攀及绕参于八德或八端的考、悌、忠、信、礼、义、廉、耻。现今，有人为了要出名，连人体器官的名称灌输入歌曲中。不管是明显性的，含蓄性的，还是暗示性，这已是触及八德的耻；耻，羞也。作曲者竟然不懂华人的八德，把人体器官的名称，“击败”加入歌词中，还不知耻羞的公开邀人和唱合唱！真的是“他妈的！”。也许有人会争论，这“击败”不是我们想象中的那“击败”，那我问歌唱者为何唱到歌曲中的这两个句，会有音调的转变让听者特别注意呢？ 歌曲与歌唱已是人们不可缺少的生活调情安心的储煤。无论抒情还是民谣，歌唱者的目的是与人分享内心的感受。能在歌艺赛脱颖而出夺取宝座者，肯定是在演唱时把内心的情感与选唱的歌曲融合一起，打动评审员和听众的心弦引起了共鸣！把“击败”的歌曲唱出来，是否要人们明明白白的知道歌唱者内心是充满污染文化，有着玷辱性的人格呢？作曲写歌者要引起他人认同与共鸣？

毛泽东能在物质短缺，劣势的军备，除了依靠争论性的独裁和共产法制下，成功带领中国人民突破世界各强国杯葛抵制成为强国，民间持续不断涌出的真能量的歌曲扮演着激发民心斗争的重要功能！

我国的政坛乌烟瘴气是因为有位上台不讲粗话不爽，越讲越爽的政客。如今，我国歌坛上，又出现了一位不唱粗歌心不爽的所谓有创作性歌手，人民的心情在休闲时间都被染污了！

歌手有着社会的公责，歌曲有着教育的功能。我国有不少的有潜能的作曲家和歌手，相信他们会创作更多的美好清澈性的歌曲驱散空气中的阴郁暗淡，还给我们一个歌唱的蓝天。

政客自鸣清高，你可否相信？

三零八，五零五的两次大选至今的日子，在台上高喊“反污抓污，还我天空一片蓝”的候选人当选后，如今生活如何？肯定生活比以前过得更好！生活好是否因为身边多了“争论性”的商场朋友呢？以踏脚车为交通工具来“为民服务”的已故议员崔耀才的人种已难找甚至绝种了，试问现在的国洲候选人不是以议员的高额津贴为目标竞选参选？

为什么1MDB的事件已燃烧近两年了。至今还是政党的喜爱炒作课题呢？ 是否因为要以1MDB的课题来掩盖本身的污败事件转移人民的视线？或者是要人民在相比下，从腐败的一群，选出少腐败的一位？对政客高谈反污去污之评语是跟妓女谈贞操也！政客自鸣清高整天自我宣传为清廉者，你可否相信？

“少事多福、多事是祸。”

古文说“廉者戒贪，让者戒争！”清者自清，浊者自浊，一个人是否清廉，可不必每时每刻在大庭广众前自我宣传，自我推荐本身是位不贪婪，廉洁奉公的标准大好人！在政治舞台，腐败贪婪的风气浓厚，贪官居多，清官当然也有，但能不能不受诱惑，不随波逐流，也许需等到“盖棺定论”的时刻了！一位在政治领域出任高官者，如果时常高谈雄辩意向标榜自己廉洁的名声，唯一的认同法只有从这位政治高官者的日常的起居饮食，包括其有关家人的国外深造和度假等等来推敲了；虽然不是完整，但可知一二！

古人当官不求权也不求利，是为民服务，为老百姓谋福利。当官者多恪守勤俭简朴的作风，过着对得起国家，对得起老百姓，对得起家人的生活。北宋大文豪苏轼，一身为官但却安于清贫的物质生活。与往昔相比，现今参政者，又有几位是“为民服务”，“为民牺牲”来竞选的呢？君不见，政客当上了官职，在议会多次提呈调整俸禄津贴的议案，是在没有一点的反对声下通过的吗？更有高官者，一身出任多个首职，明眼一看就知是瞄准首职的高额津贴而非为民服务也！古人说：“少事多福、多事是祸。”一个人有着工作能量的顶点，一身多职，就是问题多，祸事也！

Money Gamers....the action ??????

Bank Negara has again red-flagged another fourteen companies which are allegedly operating money games and pyramid schemes and with the latest addition, there are now 316 companies which are neither authorised nor approved under the relevant laws and regulations for operating business or financial activities in our country.

It is quite shocking to note that there are so many companies operating money games and pyramid schemes favour Malaysia as their bases and centres. Many questions are being posed to our authorities. Are our existing laws inadequate and ineffective to curb or control these money games ? Are our enforcement blindfolded or handicapped amidst the blossoming of these unauthorized and unapproved business activities? What ironical was that at least one of the directors had been caught and jailed in our neighbouring country but not in our country where the jailed director amassed millions of dollars. Isn’t it a mockery of our enforcement?

The publication of names of companies involved in unauthorized and unapproved financial activities will not deter any ignorant or greedy investors being lured into the lucrative investments. To enhance the public confidence, other than giving warnings through media, immediate action must also be taken. Though raids were conducted by task force comprises officers from Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crime Department; the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK); Bank Negara Malaysia; and the Companies Commission of Malaysia, there seems not a slight jitter being created on the existing investors on the companies raided. This is an alarming sign to the authorities to nip the bud before the money games or pyramid schemes proliferating into uncontrollable state in our financial and business circles.

Our legal tender is ringgit but virtual coins via Loyalty Reward Points launched by the Money Gamers are being used in the daily business transactions. It is a clear contravention of the norm of Money Service Business Act. Goods worth billions of ringgit had been bought with Loyalty Rewards Points and transferred by foreign tourists out from our country but with their money deposited in the foreign branches. The outflow of goods without any real money involved should be checked and put to a stop as it is detrimental to our economy.

The authorities should act fast in wake of the mushrooming of the money game activities. The public has been watching the action to be taken since the raids conducted by the authorities. If there is no action or charges made against the so-called outlaws, the public confidence and trust on the current money-games will be further enhanced as the questionable legality would be diminished in due course.

明天会更好????

我国还有两个月就庆祝建国六十年，但国民和睦和团结还是处于不稳定和脆弱的架构。导因是我国人民对于任何事情都爱以种族性的观点来看待之！这是无良政客的操作的后遗症！308前，反对党鼓吹如果要明天会更好，唯有落实两线制的政治结构体。但从两届的大选中，我们可看到两线制的成败输赢不是以各政党对国家远景和利益的好，坏，优，劣的宣言和政策来赢取选票，反而是以宗教和种族性的课题煽动民心，谎言谣闻，搞情绪来捞取选票！这种制造忌恨，仇视的拜票运作就是侵蚀国民团结的因子。

在政客的的煽动下，人民的国家意识非常的淡薄，党意识特强。沙巴被苏禄军侵袭，马航失联，马航被击落，朝鲜金正男在机场被毒杀等等，反对党的州，国议员都针对问罪政府，嘲弄执法者，一点爱国护国的精神都没有，可否愧对自己的州，国议员的身份？

来届大选，也就是有了十三次大选的经历的我们，相信各政党的拜票拉票的运作还是停留在互相斗臭挖苦爆丑闻相骂制造谣言的阶段，没有在治国方针，经济政策，提升国民福利为较量和比较；所以无论谁胜执政，我国人民的明天不会更好，国民和睦和团结还会继续恶化。我国的社会的种族构造和经济体系，是经不起国民分裂，甚至对抗的考验！人民须警惕之！

和睦和团结情景如今不在！

每天清晨除非天不着美，一群逾五十多名不分种族和宗教的男女老幼的人士总会在某广场进行韵律的健身操和广场舞。这群人士随着节奏不同的音乐和歌曲，无论是华语歌曲，英语歌曲，还是马来歌曲，甚至是韩语歌，都非常投入的载歌载舞，气氛蛮和谐融洽的！他们的思维是单纯的，目标是“健身，要热身流汗”。所以，无论是什么歌曲，什么音乐都能配合和投入！健身操后，这群不分种族和宗教的男女老幼的人还会再集合来个谈天说地，继续聊不停呢！

但这情景如今不在！

那时因为某天某日，来了一位政客。这位政客观察了几天后，向其中一，两位的健身操者说：“这里的健身操者逾大半是你们族群的，为什么音乐和歌曲不完完全全是你们族群的呢？”政客的责问不久后就有了很大的回响；回响引起猜想，猜想引出了争执，争执就是不合，不合的结果就是散！这就是今我国人民相互猜疑的现景实况

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