2015年2月26日星期四

騷擾

我有一個門鐘,咁係咪等於任何人見到都可以㩒吓呢?同樣地,我有一個電話號碼,咁係咪就等於任何人得到個電話號碼都可以打嚟呢?

星:喂,你好呀!我地係星展銀行,我哋依家有個 ......
我:我唔需要。
星:吓?點解你會唔需要呢?
我:你點解會打到嚟騷擾我㗎呢?
星:哦,係咁嘅,我哋係向一個表 ......
我:咁都唔等如你可以打嚟㗎喎!
星:......
我:我唔需要你哋啲產品呀。拜拜!

個重點唔係你點得到個電話號碼,個重點唔係你有咩權利騷擾我呀!

遠在天邊,近在眼前的愛情

不少人非常害怕失去,對愛情恨而不敢靠近。

當愛情來到時,諸多要求,無限理由要敬而遠之。把愛情看成遙不可及的東西。

其實緣來緣去,強求不得,離離合合,勉強不來。一場來到,別怕,愛過,不枉過。

2015年2月12日星期四

為求公平,浪費資源

由 OL 轉教書,係 contract 完咗之後,有人介紹我去代 3 個月課。學校 90% 新移民。我嘅親身經歷可以肯定,新移民好湊過問題本土學生!

當時代中二班主任。就係呢個係都要放 3 個月產假嘅英文老師留咗嗰條 "You can take them to use" 字條比我。呢啲小朋友好多直頭未離開過住嘅嗰區,因為無多餘錢比車費。放新年假時,我偷偷哋帶咗 6 個同學去兵頭花園同山頂玩。因為安全問題,只能帶咁少。每人比 $40 利是嚟填補交通費,晏晝我請。

好多對英文嘅認識就只係 36 個英文字毋。點解多咗10 個?因為大細草!我自己安排課室,放學時留底幫佢哋補習。大家猜有幾多人參加?係零。

自然非自然都好,淘汰賽係必然。有冇見過有心嘅小朋友眼白白望著懶散嘅小朋友浪費資源嗰樣?「佢唔要比哦呀!」哀求嘅聲線,渴望嘅眼神。但係社會樣樣講求 公平,平等。當中大多唔情唔願咁接受他人奉獻嘅資源,毫不珍惜。即係話 10 個有「有需要」資格嘅人,可能注定得 2 個有 potential 提升至脫離「有需要」資格。有好多人會覺得即使係咁佢都願意去比嗰八個人覺得佢多餘。我就另願幫嗰兩個以後可以幫到有需要嘅人。

2015年2月8日星期日

底佢一世做 N 㗎

成日聽人講「底佢一世做 N 㗎!」N 主要係 sales,侍應同的士司機。

如果人人都有野心又肯奮鬥,咁邊個做 sales,侍應同的士司機?由電腦同機械人代勞。所以,其實想針對嘅係態度。總會有態度良好嘅 sales,侍應同的士司機啩?咁佢哋係咪後期都會轉行或升職呢?未必。首先要對呢類職業作出歧視,然後先能起到睇底人嘅作用。

服務性行業可以要求好低,亦可以要求好高。服侍人其實好唔容易。係屋企服侍阿爸阿媽阿仔阿女,係工作上又要服侍班靚,老闆同啲客。邊個唔係做到隻狗咁?分別就係好狗定冇咁狗。所以遇到啲態度差嘅就會好勞氣。

我最近終於肯接受一樣嘢,性格係 DNA 咗。性格亦影響做人態度。知識改變命運似神話多啲。睇吓幾多人冥頑不靈,無論你說幾多道理,教多少次,佢就係咁嘅態度。所以冇辦法,唯有對其他人包容啲。包到就包,容到就容啦!

2015年1月28日星期三

老人家助聽器

同大家分享一啲老人家嘅問題。

我阿婆以前唔肯戴助聽器。老媽同佢配最新嘅,因為加拿大唔使錢。但係阿婆聾太耐,啲聲太靚,聽到佢好唔舒服。於是唔用。老媽話個助聽器好貴㗎,迫佢用。阿 婆就話你退咗佢,然後以後都唔敢再要。但係佢就成日「吓吓吓 ⋯ 都唔知你哋講乜」攪到個個都好紋!我番加拿大時探討過呢個問題。我問佢你淨戴著睇電視吖!佢話唔舒服。我問佢點唔舒服。佢話好嘈。我話較細聲啲。佢做比我 睇:

鈎响耳仔嘅助聽器,開關大細聲都放晒响果到。新型號 digital 教聲量可以教得好細緻。但係聾咗好一段日子嘅人,負責聽嘢嘅工能慢慢失去咗 selectively pick up important data 嘅能力。所以,一開始戴時乜 Q 聲都 pick up 晒,鬼殺咁嘈!醫生一定會教佢哋每日戴一陣,戴吓長啲時間,戴吓又長啲時間去 train up 番隻耳。不過個新型助聽器教聲量個制係好 fine 嘅動作先得。老人家已經做唔到 fine tuning 嘅動作。於是一係教到聽唔到,一係扭到去吱吱叫。非常唔舒服!我自已試過。於是我上網搵。Siemens 出嘅一隻超級舊款機:心口一個接收器,插著耳筒。老人家可以睇著嚟教聲量,甚至用接收器隊埋去電視到收好啲。好自主。用AAA電。戴著似 iPod。成功令我貪靚嘅阿婆戴!我有時對著佢部接收器細細聲講嘢,行街好多人見到都走埋嚟問邊到買。

後嚟阿婆不在人間之後,我捐咗個助聽器。

2015年1月23日星期五

誤會 . 糾纏

一切誤會因不坦白做成,一切糾纏因不肯面對現實而產生。

2014年10月25日星期六

Israel and Palestine

偏見 . 改變

Curling camp 中一位來自 Slovenia 的女士主動過來跟我們打招呼。她談到一些人不肯接受改變,不肯接受異己,經常投訴麻怨攪亂。她表示這班人可以相信他們的主意,過他們的生活;但不要迫其他人跟他們一樣,排除新事物。

現在科技發展得很快,令一些人很不安。他們還是活在以自然非人為為好的法則時代,越走越極端。連疫苗,西醫藥,科學都不相信。不去認識新事物,不去了解問題,只抱著偏見,糊亂推翻任何不經典的事。最後,連別人耐心解釋都不相信了!

Two More Mysterious Siberian Craters Discovered

July 30, 2014 | by Lisa Winter

A couple weeks ago, scientists were made aware of a massive crater in the permafrost of Yamal, Siberia. They're currently analyzing the crater to understand the origins of the 30-meter-wide hole, but no definitive cause has been identified. Curiouser and curiouser, two new smaller craters have been discovered that seem to have arisen under similarly mysterious conditions. The Siberian Times reports that one of the craters is also located in Yamal and the other is to the east in the Taymyr Peninsula.

The second Yamal crater is about 15 meters wide and has a small icy lake at the bottom. Unlike the original crater, there were witnesses when this was formed on September 27, 2013, although there is some discrepancy about what happened. Some local residents claim the ground began smoking and then a huge flash of light appeared, while others believe it was caused by a meteorite.

The Taymyr crater was accidentally discovered by herders who nearly fell into it, and there are no eyewitness accounts of how it came to be. It is shaped like a slender cone, with the opening at 4 meters in diameter and reaching depths of 60-100 meters. Scientists aren’t sure what would cause this perfect cone shape, as it doesn’t overtly appear to be manmade or naturally occurring.

The original crater set the internet on fire with possible explanations of its origins, including weapons testing, meteorites, and even alien activity. One leading hypothesis involves an explosion of gas that had been trapped underground in the permafrost, especially given its proximity to the largest natural gas reserve in Siberia. The thawing ground would have warmed the methane, increasing pressure until it popped like a cork.

As this area has been particularly affected by climate change and is warmer than it has been in 120,000 years. The rampant thawing may have caused a large pingo, in which frozen ground begins to push up to the surface. As the ground thawed, the pingo could have collapsed, forming the deep hole with water at the bottom. While some preliminary analysis has been completed, scientists won’t speculate on a cause until more study has been completed. Unfortunately, the Arctic is so remote that large portions of it have not been well studied.

If climate change really is the driving force behind these mysterious craters, they could very well happen more frequently. Researchers might be able to predict if/when another crater explosion is likely to appear if they are able to determine a definitive cause. This could be important in protecting people and property in the area.

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/two-more-mysterious-siberian-craters-discovered

點解佢硬係要嚮嗰到爆窿?

西伯利亞嘅永久冰土上出現咗個30米闊嘅大大大孤窿!何來?暫時不明。然後又再搵多兩個細啲一樣樣嘅。

第二個細嘅於此2013年9月27日形成。當時有當地人話見到有煙,然後一度強光。有其他人話係隕石做成。

第三個形狀似完美嘅倒轉雪糕銅,4米闊60-100米深。由遊牧人發現,差啲跌咗落去。冇人目擊點形成嘅。唔知係人為定天然嘅。

猜測有好多!排第一嘅假設係被困嘅氣體爆炸,尤其咁接近西伯利亞自然氣儲存地。沼气嚮地底被暖和因為上面溶雪,爭加壓力至最後好似水松蓋咁爆出!


嗰到比起十二萬年前暖咗好多,地向上推,已經形成咗小丘。當地面繼續溶雪,小丘開始倒塌。造成一個有水嘅好深嘅大孤窿!雖然初步分析已有,但未作更多研究之前科學家唔會就原因作出推測。可惜一大大遍北極地帶仍未被研究。


若呢啲大孤窿真係地球暖化而造成,將會陸續有嚟!若能確定原因,研究人員就有可能預測到下一次嘅發生,減輕對當地人及財產嘅損傷。

2014年10月22日星期三

真正的朋友

小時候父母會教導孩子要對別人好。為甚麼?因為別人就會對自己好
騙人的!
事實是,你對別人好,別人不一定對你好。但你對別人不好,那別人就一定會對你不好!
第一次遇到對別人好,而別人未有對自己期望的好,甚至對自己不好時,那種被背叛的感覺不好受吧!
所以,長大了點,對好的要求有量度時,父母要開始教導孩子升級:施恩莫望報。這就是真正的朋友!