this post was copied from Taming the Monkey Mind
蔡英文：年輕人得培養跨領域的生存能力
作者:編輯部 2006.12.20／ 第362期
「相較於我們，你們是幸福的，因為你們的老師都受過一流的訓練，」但是，「我不願意再過一次年輕人的生活，因為我蠻同情你們，你們的前途很坎坷，」行政院副院長蔡英文，在十二月一日《天下雜誌》於成大舉行的「實力，就是未來」校園論壇中，對著全場爆滿的學子們說。在科技如此發達的今天，當資訊的取得對大家都是既簡單又迅速，那麼年輕人的競爭基礎在哪裡？大學應給學生哪些必要的生存訓練？蔡英文誠摯地分享她的求學歷程：
剛才來的路上，我在想，台灣的教育告訴我了什麼？
在我們那個年代的台大，尤其是法律系，有德國教育出來的老師，有受日本教育的老師，也有美國回來的老師，每一個人都有不同的背景。他們的背景、表達方式、邏輯都不一樣。在這樣的教育環境下，我一直覺得做學生是件很痛苦的事情。
我記得，畢業前最後一科考試後，有一個同學從後面趕上我，說「蔡英文，我今天報仇了。」我問他為什麼？他說「平常老師講的我都沒聽懂，今天我的考卷他一定看不懂。」這一句話，真的道盡了我們大學四年。
回想大學四年教了我什麼？我都不太記得，但是我的老師們至少教了我一件事情，那就是當你不懂的時候，要怎麼去求生存。
相較於我們，你們是幸福的，因為你們的老師都受過一流的訓練，他們的思考比較有系統，教育也有系統。可是，我發現你們年輕人正在喪失一個必須的生存能力。你沒有辦法在一個複雜的邏輯網絡裡面，去釐清跟處理一件事情。
外面很多事情，不是學校裡可以學到的。外面的世界變得很快，你今天四年所學到的東西，很可能當你畢業時，就已經過時了。
想不想再過一次大學生活？
我常常問我自己說，到底想不想再過一次大學生活？跟各位很坦白的說，我不想再過一次那樣的生活了。
我記得小時候念書，常常聽不懂別人說什麼。後來我發現，在學習過程中，每個人領受的能力，就像天線一樣。你的頻率不一定跟老師的頻率一樣。你常常會聽不懂，所以就必須調整。最寶貴的學習過程，是那個調整的過程，而不是你記得老師告訴你什麼。
當年念法律系，會發現每一個問題的解決辦法，一定有甲說，乙說，跟丙說，甚至到丁說。但是在現實裡，只有三說，就是肯定說、否定說、跟一個調和後的學說。妥協，不是犧牲原則。
其實在人生裡，很多問題都是妥協說。妥協，不是犧牲原則。很多人把妥協跟犧牲原則劃上等號。如果你是這種態度的話，那你的日子會很痛苦，而且呢，你沒有辦法解決事情。因為只要是人，思想一定會不一樣，會有衝突。這個時候，就必須要經過協調的過程。
我們以前去談判時，有些年輕代表為了表示他是意志堅定的，一開場就說「這是無法妥協的！」我會跟他講說「那你今天來幹嘛？」如果問題要解決，你就要妥協。
我不願意再過一次年輕人的生活，因為我蠻同情你們，你們的前途很坎坷。因為現在的科技非常發達。
這個世界好像沒有去不到的地方，或接觸不到的東西。好像什麼都能靠電腦幫你解決。然後之後呢？之後你們的日子會很難過的。當資訊的取得對大家都是簡單的、及時的、而且是迅速的，那你的競爭基礎在哪裡？
我在康乃爾大學念書的時候，常到圖書館書庫裡找判例。找到那一剎那，你會有種虛榮感，因為你跟這麼多書本在一起，而且你可以處理這些書裡的知識。
可是今天，你只需要進到資料庫，輸入關鍵字，電腦就可以幫你做到了，甚至連那個評析它都幫你找出來。那你拿什麼跟人家競爭呢？單單知道怎麼去取得資訊，是不夠的，這些已經是基本條件了。
你們這個世代比我們這個世代辛苦，如果你要面對競爭，有些是基本條件。
第一，你必須能夠「運作」，而且是在跨國界的情境裡運作。
將來你會發現，你所工作的環境，無論是坐在家裡也好，或是在辦公室，你的情境，其實已經是跨越國界了，有時候更是跨越時空。你必須要讓自己在不同的文化、不同情境的互動裡，都能夠自在。
當你跟一個英國人講話時，你要用他的文化角度、他的語法，跟他講話。當你跟美國人講話時，用他的腔調、他的邏輯去講。
我曾經在兩個星期裡飛完世界一周後，空中小姐問我要吃什麼，我想了半天，跟她要兩種東西，一個叫可口可樂，另一個叫做泡麵。
今天我們腦袋裡，已經是有東方，也有西方的東西。對，我們已經生長在一個混合的環境裡。但是最重要的是，不能喪失你的歸屬感，因為要有歸屬感，你才能在全球自在地遊走。
第二，各位要的是什麼能力呢？我這裡寫的是「跨領域」。這是我們大學改革中最重要的方向，大學教育必須要是跨領域的。
在上一個世紀，很有可能三、 四代，甚至百年的家族都做同樣的工作。但是各位同學，你大學四年念完以後，很有可能第一個挫折就會出現，因為你找不到工作。
為什麼找不到工作？因為你的訓練，跟社會的需求，已經脫節了。等你工作了一陣子後，你可能又要失業，因為現在做的工作，已經沒有了，你必須要換很多工作。
我們的教育出了什麼問題？我們是不是在教育中，給學生太多面對社會所不需要的知識？我們給知識，而沒給他必要的生存訓練。
我們需要不同領域的訓練，不需要每個領域都深入，但是每一個領域都要涉略。而且要有自己組織這些知識的能力，把它轉化成自己吸收的、分析的、思考的系統。
我記得在美國念法律時，老師每天進來教室，就說我們今天要討論六個判例。「某某同學，你告訴我們這些判例在講什麼？」然後他會繼續問，問到答不下去，就換另外一個人答，問到所有的人都答不下去時，就下課了。
老師從來沒有給過我們答案，每次下課後，我都會問旁邊的同學說「那答案是什麼呢？你要自己去找答案，把自己救出來。
第三，你需要的是「溝通能力」。現代人最重要的就是溝通，為什麼？因為通訊科技太發達了。
在老的時代裡，你寫信，一封信從寫好、寄到，然後對方再回信，可能要好幾天，或好幾年。可是今天，上網就好了，每次都是立即發生的，馬上問、馬上答。
換句話說，你必須在很短的時間裡，很精確的掌握你的語言，掌握情境。更重要的是，很精確地掌握對方的心情，和他的想法。
一個會溝通的人，不是天天講話的人。通常那些比較安靜的人，才是會溝通的人，因為他知道怎麼觀察你，知道你心裡在想什麼，知道怎麼回答你是最有效的。溝通考驗的是你的同理心、感受能力，還有你表達自己的能力。
要了解人性
那麼，要怎麼做一個有同理心的人呢？最重要的是，要了解人性。不論你未來做軟體或硬體設計，或者是醫生、做廣告、行銷等等。最重要，最重要的一件事，就是你服務的對象心裡在想什麼。
所以各位同學，文學作品還是要看，我也不反對你們看韓劇，無論哪一種都可以看，因為它代表的是不同的感受，不同表達的方式。把自己放到他的情境裡面，當你在他的情境裡面，你會怎麼樣做反應？你的感受是什麼？
最後，這裡我加了一個字，叫做「熱情」。如果你沒有熱情，你可能喪失將來再往前走的動力。
我忍不住要再放一個字，就是「好奇心」。好奇心就是你要對很多事情都感興趣，但是不要好管閒事，不該管的事情不要好奇。好奇心跟熱情一樣，都是你往前走的動力，如果沒有這兩樣特質的話，你的人生是很枯燥的，沒有動力。
回到原點，各位同學，前面的日子會愈來愈困難。外面的世界，是更複雜的，很多時候不是對與錯的問題。很多時候你沒有辦法分辨，但是這終究是你必須要面對的一個人生。
當你面對人生的時候，千萬要冷靜。有時候你會喪失信心的，但是喪失信心也不是一件壞事。喪失信心的時候，你要問自己問題出在哪裡？只有在喪失信心時，你才會去質疑事情，才會進步，這些都是你將來再往前走的動力。
當你再回頭看你坎坷而具挑戰性的一生時，或許你們會認為，你們的人生比我們的更有趣。
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
anyone would like to speak for the doctors??
copied this entire article from confession of a medical student , which i would like to share with anyone out there
Doktor cuma 'berdiam' bila rakyat kritik khidmat mereka
Doktor cuma 'berdiam' bila rakyat kritik khidmat mereka
Oleh AZMAN ANUAR
rencana@utusan.com.my
PENDEDAHAN berhubung isu penemuan dua doktor di Jabatan Kecemasan Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) 'mencuri tulang' oleh Timbalan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk M. Saravanan sedangkan lebih 20 orang pesakit masih menunggu dalam kesakitan - memang menghangat.
Susulannya, pelbagai pihak lain turut mendedahkan versi pengalaman dengan doktor di hospital kerajaan. Semua doktor hospital kerajaan telah dicemuh oleh masyarakat.
Tetapi akhirnya lain pula cerita sebenarnya. Dua doktor yang dituduh curi tulang itu sebenarnya doktor pelatih yang baru habis bertugas sejak hari sebelumnya. Bilangan pesakit yang menunggu hanya lapan orang (selebihnya ahli keluarga yang menunggu).
Inilah bahana apabila membuat tuduhan tanpa usul periksa. Tidak rasa sedih dan terhinakah doktor dituduh sedemikian. Sedangkan kita tahu mereka bertugas dengan dedikasi, merawat pesakit berbilang kaum tanpa jemu, bekerja siang mahupun malam tanpa hirau penat dan lesu - tiba-tiba dituduh secara melulu sedemikian!
Jika ada pun doktor yang bersikap 'curi tulang' jangan dibuat andaian semua doktor begitu. Tempias nama buruk terpalit kepada institusi hospital kerajaan.
Pada hakikatnya ramai doktor masih bertanggungjawab dalam menjalankan tugas.
Sebagai rakyat Malaysia, mungkin kita pernah menjadi pesakit di hospital mahupun di klinik-klinik kerajaan.
Soal menunggu lama adalah lumrah kerana kita maklum jumlah pesakit yang ramai. Cuma sikap sewaktu memeriksa pesakit perlu dilakukan dengan penuh dedikasi - bukan menunjukkan reaksi kurang selesa dan kurang berminat untuk merawat pesakit.
Pun begitu, kita percaya masih ramai doktor yang komited dengan tugas mereka. Mungkin hanya satu dua orang sahaja yang tidak beretika dan sanggup mencalitkan lumpur kepada nama baik hospital.
Doktor dan pembantunya, jururawat telah diberi kursus dalam membentuk etika yang baik sewaktu bertugas. Mereka tahu cara untuk berhadapan dengan jumlah pesakit yang terlalu ramai termasuk melayan pelbagai kerenah pesakit.
Petugas di hospital kerajaan harus memberi layanan terbaik kepada setiap orang tanpa mengira status dan kedudukan. Jangan kerana pesakit terdiri dari golongan kurang mampu dan ditempatkan di kelas kedua atau ketiga, mereka dilayan bagai orang yang tiada perasaan - diherdik dan ditengking sesuka hati.
Profesion doktor cukup mulia. Tetapi naluri manusia sentiasa mahu dilayan dengan cepat dan tidak sabar jika terpaksa menunggu lama.
Perkara ini dilalui oleh para doktor. Bilangan doktor tidak pernah bertambah. Seorang rakan yang memilih bidang ini pernah meluahkan 'tidak ada masa yang cukup' untuk mereka.
Ada masa mereka terlepas waktu makan tengah hari. Kalau mahu ke tandas pun perlu bergilir-gilir. Perkara-perkara seumpama itu adalah biasa bagi seseorang doktor.
Namun, kita belum lagi mendengar doktor menjerit marah kerana kepenatan. Belum pernah kita lihat mereka memberontak dan mogok tidak mahu merawat pesakit.
Kita pun tidak pernah melihat para doktor berpiket menuntut hak mereka. Tak dengar oun mereka meminta dihargai. Sebaliknya mereka terus bekerja penuh dedikasi siang dan malam tanpa jemu merawat pesakit.
Sebenarnya tidak ramai antara kita sedar bahawa waktu bila doktor bekerja. Mereka memulakan tugas sebelum pukul 8 pagi, dan jika on call kena bertugas hingga 36 jam.
Banyak masa mereka korbankan untuk pesakit daripada bersama di sisi ahli keluarga, ibu bapa dan anak-anak.
Mereka tidak pernah merungut tentang gaji. Tidak ada siapa antara kita yang serius memikirkan soal menjaga kebajikan doktor.
Sekarang, amat jarang pesakit atau waris pesakit yang mengucapkan 'terima kasih' kepada doktor. Sebaliknya ada pesakit yang berani menghentak fail ke atas kepala doktor semata-mata kerana tidak diberi cuti sakit.
Tetapi doktor hanya diam, senyum dan meneruskan kerja. Bukanlah bermakna mereka tiada perasaan. Sebaliknya mereka dididik dan dipesan untuk bersabar dengan semua kerenah pesakit.
Jangan kerana desakan sesetengah pihak berkepentingan tertentu, mereka ini dijadikan mangsa dan bekerja dalam tekanan. Kelak ia hanya mendatangkan masalah kepada diri doktor, keluarga dan pesakitnya.
Mulai hari ini dan mengambil semangat baru sempena Hari Pekerja semalam, eloklah kita ringankan mulut untuk mengucapkan terima kasih kepada setiap doktor yang merawat kita
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please allow me to voice out my humble viewsi believe most doctors still hold firm to this quote "1st do no harm".....
we are not any robotic machine nor computer-cyborg....we just like any other human being, same as our beloved patient; we need rest, we need caring and love, we will fall sick as well....
we are passionate to be a doctor, but that doesn't mean we should be treated less than a human. life are precious and priceless, everyone knew that and i believe each hospital staff will work their best in surviving every life..
or maybe i m sound naive in this complicated world? correct me if i m wrong :)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
A Brilliant Conversation
read it from forwarded mails from my friend, and wish to share with u all. maybe it will enlighten ur day :D
Subject: A Brilliant Conversation/ must read to finish
An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the problem Science has with GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his new Christian students to stand and...
Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son?
Student : Yes, sir..
Professor : So, you believe in GOD?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD good?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent)
Professor : You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is GOD Good?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from?
Student : From...GOD.. .
Professor : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil?
(Student did not answer)
Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who created them?
(Student had no answer)
Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you. Tell me, son...have you ever seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still believe in HIM?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes, Faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn't...
(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events)
Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat, a Little Heat or No Heat. But we don't have anything called Cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat. We cannot Measure Cold. Heat is Energy. Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.
(There was pin-drop dilence in the Lecture Theatre)
Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the Absence of Something. You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light... But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it? In reality, Darkness isn't. If it is, you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student : Sir, my point is, your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD. You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought. It uses Electricity and
Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the
argument was going)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and Cannot even prove that this Process is an On-Going Endeavor, Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir? Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?
(The Class was in uproar)
Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
(The Class broke out into laughter)
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?... No one appears to have done so. So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have No Brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The Room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable)
Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir...Exactly!
NB:
I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation. ..and if so...
You'll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same... won't you?
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge... or FAITH.
That student was ALBERT EINSTEIN.
Subject: A Brilliant Conversation/ must read to finish
An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the problem Science has with GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his new Christian students to stand and...
Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son?
Student : Yes, sir..
Professor : So, you believe in GOD?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD good?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent)
Professor : You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is GOD Good?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from?
Student : From...GOD.. .
Professor : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil?
(Student did not answer)
Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who created them?
(Student had no answer)
Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you. Tell me, son...have you ever seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still believe in HIM?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes, Faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn't...
(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events)
Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat, a Little Heat or No Heat. But we don't have anything called Cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat. We cannot Measure Cold. Heat is Energy. Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.
(There was pin-drop dilence in the Lecture Theatre)
Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the Absence of Something. You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light... But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it? In reality, Darkness isn't. If it is, you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student : Sir, my point is, your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD. You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought. It uses Electricity and
Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the
argument was going)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and Cannot even prove that this Process is an On-Going Endeavor, Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir? Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?
(The Class was in uproar)
Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?
(The Class broke out into laughter)
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?... No one appears to have done so. So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have No Brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The Room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable)
Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir...Exactly!
The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.
That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.
NB:
I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation. ..and if so...
You'll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same... won't you?
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge... or FAITH.
That student was ALBERT EINSTEIN.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
a funny joke~
It's possible you may hv read or heard this before ..... sort of reflects on our PM and his Ministers ..
Abdullah Badawi was visiting Singapore and during a meeting with Brigadier Lee, he commented to him that he was so disappointed with his cabinet people for being stupid, and asked him how he managed to have such an efficient cabinet in Singapore.
PM Lee said, 'Simple, Abdullah, I choose able men for my cabinet. Abdullah asked, 'Yes, but how do you know that they are able?'
PM Lee replied : Just ask them simple questions to test their intelligence.
They don't need to be too difficult. Let me illustrate to you.'
Just then, DPM Tony Tan was walking by, PM Lee called out to him, 'Hey Tony, come over here.Tony walked briskly over and PM Lee asked, 'Tell me, Tony, who is your
father's son ?'
Tony Tan immediately replied, 'Me ! Of course.' PM Lee turned to Abdullah and said, 'See, all my ministers can answer such questions. Why don't you go back and try?'
Abdullah thanked PM Lee and left for Putra Jaya.Once he was back, he immediately summoned Home Minister Syed Hamid, and shot the question at him, 'Tell me, Hamid, who is your father's son?'
Syed Hamid was shocked beyond words and did not know the answer. After a while, he recovered and said, 'Boss, let me find out and I'll tell you tomorrow.'
Abdullah, a bit disappointed, agreed, hoping that Syed Hamid will give him the answer the next day.
Meanwhile, Syed Hamid was panicking that the PM was testing him. He tried desperately to find out the answer from his staff, but none of them knew the answer.
The next morning, he thought a smart guy like Anwar must know the answer. So he phoned and when Anwar picked up the phone, Syed Hamid said: 'Hello, Anwar !!, I want to ask you a question. If you do not willingly give me the answer, I shall have you detained under the ISA.'
Anwar then agreed reluctantly and Syed Hamid asked: 'Tell me, who is
your father's son?'
Anwar who was fuming at having been threathened over such a trivial question replied: 'Of course it's me, you stupid!' and he slammed the phone down.
Satisfied that he got the answer, Syed Hamid confidently walked into Abdullah's office and said: 'Boss, I've got the answer to your question.'
Abdullah, happy that his minister wasn't that dumb, said, 'So tell me quickly Hamid, who is your father's son?'
Syed Hamid confidently replied, 'It's ANWAR!'
Abdullah slapped his own forehead in disgust and said: ' No you stupid ! It's TONY TAN !'
Abdullah Badawi was visiting Singapore and during a meeting with Brigadier Lee, he commented to him that he was so disappointed with his cabinet people for being stupid, and asked him how he managed to have such an efficient cabinet in Singapore.
PM Lee said, 'Simple, Abdullah, I choose able men for my cabinet. Abdullah asked, 'Yes, but how do you know that they are able?'
PM Lee replied : Just ask them simple questions to test their intelligence.
They don't need to be too difficult. Let me illustrate to you.'
Just then, DPM Tony Tan was walking by, PM Lee called out to him, 'Hey Tony, come over here.Tony walked briskly over and PM Lee asked, 'Tell me, Tony, who is your
father's son ?'
Tony Tan immediately replied, 'Me ! Of course.' PM Lee turned to Abdullah and said, 'See, all my ministers can answer such questions. Why don't you go back and try?'
Abdullah thanked PM Lee and left for Putra Jaya.Once he was back, he immediately summoned Home Minister Syed Hamid, and shot the question at him, 'Tell me, Hamid, who is your father's son?'
Syed Hamid was shocked beyond words and did not know the answer. After a while, he recovered and said, 'Boss, let me find out and I'll tell you tomorrow.'
Abdullah, a bit disappointed, agreed, hoping that Syed Hamid will give him the answer the next day.
Meanwhile, Syed Hamid was panicking that the PM was testing him. He tried desperately to find out the answer from his staff, but none of them knew the answer.
The next morning, he thought a smart guy like Anwar must know the answer. So he phoned and when Anwar picked up the phone, Syed Hamid said: 'Hello, Anwar !!, I want to ask you a question. If you do not willingly give me the answer, I shall have you detained under the ISA.'
Anwar then agreed reluctantly and Syed Hamid asked: 'Tell me, who is
your father's son?'
Anwar who was fuming at having been threathened over such a trivial question replied: 'Of course it's me, you stupid!' and he slammed the phone down.
Satisfied that he got the answer, Syed Hamid confidently walked into Abdullah's office and said: 'Boss, I've got the answer to your question.'
Abdullah, happy that his minister wasn't that dumb, said, 'So tell me quickly Hamid, who is your father's son?'
Syed Hamid confidently replied, 'It's ANWAR!'
Abdullah slapped his own forehead in disgust and said: ' No you stupid ! It's TONY TAN !'
Saturday, September 27, 2008
爱情之道
爱的感觉，总是在一开始觉得很甜蜜，
总觉得多一个人陪、多一个人帮你分担，
你终於不再孤单了，至少有一个人想著你、恋著你，
不论做什么事情，
只要能一起，就是好的，
但是慢慢的，随著彼此的认识愈深，
你开始发现了对方的缺点，
於是问题一个接著一个发生，
你开始烦、累，甚至想要逃避，
有人说爱情就像在捡石头，
总想捡到一个适合自己的，
但是你又如何知道什么时候能够捡到呢？
*她适合你，那你又适合她吗?
其实，爱情就像磨石子一样，
或许刚捡到的时候，你不是那么的满意，
但是记住人是有弹性的，
很多事情是可以改变的，
只要你有心、有勇气，
与其到处去捡未知的石头，
还不如好好的将自己已经拥有的石头磨亮磨，你开始磨ma？
很多人以为是因为感情淡了，
所以人才会变得懒惰。
错！
其实是人先被惰性征服，
所以感情才会变淡的。
*在某个聚餐的场合, 有人提议多吃点虾子对身体好，
这时候有个中年男人忽然说「十年前，当我老婆还是我女朋友的时候，她说要吃十只虾，我就剥二十只给她！
现在，如果她要我帮她剥虾壳，开玩笑！我连帮她脱衣服都没兴趣了，还剥虾壳咧！
*听到了吗？明白了吗？
难怪越来越多人只想要谈一辈子的恋爱，却迟迟不肯走入婚姻。
因为，婚姻容易让人变得懒惰。
如果每个人都
懒得讲话、
懒得倾听、
懒得制造惊喜、
懒得温柔体贴，
那么夫妻或是情人之间，
又怎么会不渐行渐远渐无声呢？
所以请记住：
有活力的爱情，
是需要适度殷勤灌溉的，
谈恋爱，更是不可以偷懒的喔！
*有一对情侣，相约下班後去用餐、逛街，可是女孩因为公司会议而延误了， 当她冒著雨赶到的时候已经迟到了30多分钟， 他的男朋友很不高兴的说：你每次都这样，现在我甚么心情也没了， 我以後再也不会等你了！ 刹那间，女孩终於决堤崩溃了， 她心里在想：或许，他们再也没有未来了
*同样的在同一个地点，另一对情侣也面临同样的处境； 女孩赶到的时候也迟到了半个钟头，他的男朋友说：我想你一定忙坏了吧！接著他为女孩拭去脸上的雨水，并且脱去外套盖在女孩身上， 此刻，女孩流泪了, 但是流过她脸颊的泪却是温馨的。你体会到了吗？
*其实爱、恨往往只是在我们的一念之间！
爱不仅要懂得宽容更要及时， 很多事可能只是在於你心境的转变罢了！
懂了吗？
当有个人爱上你，而你也觉得他不错。
那并不代表你会选择他。
*我们总说：我要找一个你很爱很爱的人，才会谈恋爱。
但是当对方问你，怎样才算是很爱很爱的时候，
你可能无法回答他，因为你自己也不知道。
*没错，我们总是以为，我们会找到一个自己很爱很爱的人。
可是後来，当我们猛然回首，我们才会发觉自己曾经多么天真。
假如从来没有开始，你怎么知道自己会不会很爱很爱那个人呢？
其实，很爱很爱的感觉，是要在一起经历了许多事情之後才会发现的。
或许每个人都希望能够找到自己心目中百分之百的伴侣，
但是你有没有想过在你身边会不会早已经有人默默对你付出很久了，只是你没发觉而已呢？
所以，还是仔细看看身边的人吧！
他或许已经等你很久喽！
他或许已经等你很久喽！
*当你爱一个人的时候，爱到八分绝对刚刚好。
所有的期待和希望都只有七八分；剩下两三分用来爱自己。
如果你还继续爱得更多，很可能会给对方沉重的压力，让彼此喘不过气来， 完全丧失了爱情的乐趣。
*所以请记住，
喝酒不要超过六分醉，
吃饭不要超过七分饱，
爱一个人不要超过八分
*那天朋友问我：到底该怎么做才算是爱一个人呢？
我笑著跟他说：其实每个人的爱情观都不一样，说对了叫开导，但就怕说错反倒变成误导。那就糟糕了！
*如果你也正在为爱迷惘，或许下面这段话可以给你一些启示：
爱一个人，要了解，也要开解；
要道歉，也要道谢；
要认错，也要改错；
要体贴，也要体谅；
是接受，而不是忍受；
是宽容，而不是纵容；
是支持，而不是支配；
是慰问，而不是质问；
是倾诉，而不是控诉；
是难忘，而不是遗忘；
是彼此交流，而不是凡事交代；
是为对方默默祈求，
而不是向对方诸多要求；
可以浪漫，但不要浪费；
可以随时牵手，但不要随便分手。
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Goo Tolerance Index
Gooiness Reference of Selected Specialties Scale (GROSSS)just for fun, don't take it seriously =P
Low-goo specialties (score 1–3)
so....what do you think of this goo tolerance index? how gooiness you are?
Low-goo specialties (score 1–3)
Psychiatry
Very little goo is involved, unless you count emotional goo.
Radiology
Practically goo-free. You get to sit around in a sterile office all day looking at pictures of goo, but you never have to touch it. Your Italian loafers do not get stinky.
Neurology
You do have to touch people, but most of the time their bodily fluids are not leaking all over you. (If they are, call the neurosurgeon.)
Moderate-goo specialties (score 4–6)
Family medicine
Lots of mucus, earwax and toe jam, with an occasional smattering of pus and vomit. Overall, though, the goo tends to be stable and relatively odour-free. Also, it is interspersed with enough insurance forms to minimize the impact.
Internal medicine
A little gooier than family medicine. If you do not enjoy the tangy aroma of infectious diarrhea, stay away from this specialty.
Pediatrics
Patients are often very gooey and have not gained full goo-control. However, they are relatively easy to tolerate because the goo has not had 75 years to fester.
High-goo specialties (score 7–9)
All surgical specialties
Surgery is perfect for those who like to be up to their elbows in goo. When goo gets explosive — think projectile vomiting, arterial spray, or tense, pus-filled abscesses — who do you think they're going to call? (Not the psychiatrist, I can assure you.)
Note: Be wary of surgical specialties such as ophthalmology that try to fool you by assigning pretty names to their goo, such as "aqueous humour" and "vitreous humour." Let's be honest: when a nail gun meets an eyeball, there is nothing humorous about it — it's just aqueous goo and vitreous goo.
Emergency medicine
This specialty is made worse by the fact that the goo is entirely unpredictable. The emergency physician can be relaxing with a Bratwurst sandwich one minute and picking someone's intestines off the floor the next.
Dermatology
This is a specialty for the true goo connoisseur. Dermatologists delight in taking photos of the gooiest lesions they can find, then presenting them in slide shows with catchy titles such as "101 really cool penile warts."
Extreme-goo specialties (score 
Pathology
If festering abscesses and explosive melena are not gooey enough for you, this specialty is a perfect choice. Pathology is the only specialty where you get to work with decomposing, bug-infested goo and use words such as "putrefaction" and "necrosis." Plus you get to solve murders single-handedly and hang out with all those hot-looking crime-scene investigators.
Conclusionso....what do you think of this goo tolerance index? how gooiness you are?
Sunday, June 8, 2008
倒數
i read a nice article forward by my friend and i would like to share with everyone~
從事投資顧問的我，從來都很愛自己的家人，愛自己的伴侶。至少，我以為是這樣。
我每天的主要工作是緊貼著香港及美國股市，就是這樣，已經花掉大半生時間。餘下的時間就安置在情人、朋友、及家人身上。
為了《愛得太遲》的內容，為了對家人、情人的內疚感而流過眼淚，但淚痕風化後，仍雖繼續為「將來」而賣命。為了《無事常相見》的歌詞，為了曾被冷落的好友而眼淺過，但深呼吸一口氣，還是要營役餘生。為了未能抽空回家團年，為了未能抽空陪女朋友驗身，我們竟花得起寶貴的時間來冷戰。但我想，父母、伴侶，都是最親的人，應該會明白的。
我的生日快要來臨，但沒有期待過，因為，根本沒甚麼值得慶祝。反而，想一個人靜下來，享受一刻的寧靜。在南丫島的度假屋內，我準備感受一個較孤單的生日。
在晚上，靜坐在度假屋的露台，沐浴在帶有點點鹽份的微風中，整個世界都變得很寧靜。突然，我迷迷糊糊的聽見頗陌生的聲音，我再細心一點聽…… 原來，他在跟我說話：「……年青人，我希望今年送您一份很特別的生日禮物，甚麼也可以。」
我想，我大概已經進入了夢境，跟神仙對話。 我微笑回應道： 「是神仙嗎？那……我真的甚麼願望也可以提出？」
「對。」
「那，我就希望有一雙眼，能夠看透每一隻股票升跌時間。」
「沒有問題，那對眼睛已經給您了。」
夢醒了，一笑置之。 第二天，回到戰場上，我看著升得頗急的「森力鋼鐵」，心想「它還可以升多少天」呢，突然間，有個發光的「3」字浮在「森力鋼鐵」之上。三天後，它真的插式回落了。原來，這份生日禮物是…… 真的。
我善用這雙上天賜給我的「眼睛」，在股票市場嬴了很多場勝仗。不過，我已經有很多天沒有見過家人和女朋友了。 今天回家，一推開門，就向著自己的房間走去，隱約的聽 ! 見媽媽說：「明天是爸爸生日，你可以回來吃飯嗎？」不過，爸爸立即搶著說：「不用回來，你忙你的工作吧！」
我放下了工作包，就走到客廳跟爸爸說：「如果可以的話我會……… 」突然，我看見爸爸的頭頂出現了一個發光的數字……「35」。我立即給嚇呆了。之後，我慢慢回到房間， 35天後，爸爸會……
爸 爸生日那天，我盡能力完成手頭上的工作，回到家，爸爸已經睡了。我在房間像小朋友的哭起來。三天後，我請了假期跟父母飲早茶，看見爸爸的發光的數字是 「34」……原來，這是我還可以見他的次數。慢慢地，我也看見媽媽的頭上浮現了「45」這個數字。原來，看著自己跟家人的相處日子在無情的倒數，心，是很 痛，很痛的。
星 期天，被我冷落了的女朋友終於來電，想見一見我 。我們就相約在又一城的COVA見面，因為我記得，她很想到COVA吃甜品，但我一直未有時間陪她。我到了好一陣子，她還沒有出現……半小時後，我看見站 在大門口的她……頭上面出現了「1」字，我……還看見她身邊多了一個「他」。這次之後，我們真的再也沒有見面。
一個星期後，我辭掉了工作，盡量陪伴在家人的左右 ，用儲下來的積蓄跟他們去旅行，直至爸爸患了重病 …… 直至爸爸頭上終於出現「單位」數字。最後陪伴爸爸的幾天，我盡量逃避正面面對他，最多也只是低下頭跟爸爸說話，因為我不希望看見「3」、「2」、「1」。
在 隱約看見爸爸的「1」字那刻，我離開了病房，走到街上。在途中我一直淚流滿面，眼前的東西都已經看得不清不楚。在醫院大門外，我看見媽媽，抹乾眼淚後，她 的頭上竟然出現「1」字……媽媽 …… 我轉身看著身邊的途人，全部都在頭頂掛著發光的「1」……我呆呆地退後一步，就看著馬路上的巴士撞向自己，來不及反應，我已經眼前一黑。
很光…… 很光……原來，已經天亮了 ……原來我還在度假屋的露台上。多謝他的「生日禮物」，我想，我大概知道餘下的路應該怎樣行。我們 ……是不是要看見「倒數」，才會懂得珍惜可以親眼看見他 / 她的「這一次」。
朋友：就由今天起，每次與父母、親人、伴侶、朋友見面，就請珍重珍惜。要學懂世事無常。
從事投資顧問的我，從來都很愛自己的家人，愛自己的伴侶。至少，我以為是這樣。
我每天的主要工作是緊貼著香港及美國股市，就是這樣，已經花掉大半生時間。餘下的時間就安置在情人、朋友、及家人身上。
為了《愛得太遲》的內容，為了對家人、情人的內疚感而流過眼淚，但淚痕風化後，仍雖繼續為「將來」而賣命。為了《無事常相見》的歌詞，為了曾被冷落的好友而眼淺過，但深呼吸一口氣，還是要營役餘生。為了未能抽空回家團年，為了未能抽空陪女朋友驗身，我們竟花得起寶貴的時間來冷戰。但我想，父母、伴侶，都是最親的人，應該會明白的。
我的生日快要來臨，但沒有期待過，因為，根本沒甚麼值得慶祝。反而，想一個人靜下來，享受一刻的寧靜。在南丫島的度假屋內，我準備感受一個較孤單的生日。
在晚上，靜坐在度假屋的露台，沐浴在帶有點點鹽份的微風中，整個世界都變得很寧靜。突然，我迷迷糊糊的聽見頗陌生的聲音，我再細心一點聽…… 原來，他在跟我說話：「……年青人，我希望今年送您一份很特別的生日禮物，甚麼也可以。」
我想，我大概已經進入了夢境，跟神仙對話。 我微笑回應道： 「是神仙嗎？那……我真的甚麼願望也可以提出？」
「對。」
「那，我就希望有一雙眼，能夠看透每一隻股票升跌時間。」
「沒有問題，那對眼睛已經給您了。」
夢醒了，一笑置之。 第二天，回到戰場上，我看著升得頗急的「森力鋼鐵」，心想「它還可以升多少天」呢，突然間，有個發光的「3」字浮在「森力鋼鐵」之上。三天後，它真的插式回落了。原來，這份生日禮物是…… 真的。
我善用這雙上天賜給我的「眼睛」，在股票市場嬴了很多場勝仗。不過，我已經有很多天沒有見過家人和女朋友了。 今天回家，一推開門，就向著自己的房間走去，隱約的聽 ! 見媽媽說：「明天是爸爸生日，你可以回來吃飯嗎？」不過，爸爸立即搶著說：「不用回來，你忙你的工作吧！」
我放下了工作包，就走到客廳跟爸爸說：「如果可以的話我會……… 」突然，我看見爸爸的頭頂出現了一個發光的數字……「35」。我立即給嚇呆了。之後，我慢慢回到房間， 35天後，爸爸會……
爸 爸生日那天，我盡能力完成手頭上的工作，回到家，爸爸已經睡了。我在房間像小朋友的哭起來。三天後，我請了假期跟父母飲早茶，看見爸爸的發光的數字是 「34」……原來，這是我還可以見他的次數。慢慢地，我也看見媽媽的頭上浮現了「45」這個數字。原來，看著自己跟家人的相處日子在無情的倒數，心，是很 痛，很痛的。
星 期天，被我冷落了的女朋友終於來電，想見一見我 。我們就相約在又一城的COVA見面，因為我記得，她很想到COVA吃甜品，但我一直未有時間陪她。我到了好一陣子，她還沒有出現……半小時後，我看見站 在大門口的她……頭上面出現了「1」字，我……還看見她身邊多了一個「他」。這次之後，我們真的再也沒有見面。
一個星期後，我辭掉了工作，盡量陪伴在家人的左右 ，用儲下來的積蓄跟他們去旅行，直至爸爸患了重病 …… 直至爸爸頭上終於出現「單位」數字。最後陪伴爸爸的幾天，我盡量逃避正面面對他，最多也只是低下頭跟爸爸說話，因為我不希望看見「3」、「2」、「1」。
在 隱約看見爸爸的「1」字那刻，我離開了病房，走到街上。在途中我一直淚流滿面，眼前的東西都已經看得不清不楚。在醫院大門外，我看見媽媽，抹乾眼淚後，她 的頭上竟然出現「1」字……媽媽 …… 我轉身看著身邊的途人，全部都在頭頂掛著發光的「1」……我呆呆地退後一步，就看著馬路上的巴士撞向自己，來不及反應，我已經眼前一黑。
很光…… 很光……原來，已經天亮了 ……原來我還在度假屋的露台上。多謝他的「生日禮物」，我想，我大概知道餘下的路應該怎樣行。我們 ……是不是要看見「倒數」，才會懂得珍惜可以親眼看見他 / 她的「這一次」。
朋友：就由今天起，每次與父母、親人、伴侶、朋友見面，就請珍重珍惜。要學懂世事無常。
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