差不多每個人年輕時都有其偶像，
不論是偶像派還是實力派。
在人生的不同階段，
對音樂的喜好怎麼都有變化。
昔日是某明星的狂迷，
今天可能只是一種甜絲絲的回憶。
2018年12月29日星期六
dark side of the moon
The moon orbits the Earth once every 27.322 days. It also takes approximately 27 days for the moon to rotate once on its axis. As a result, the moon does not seem to be spinning but appears to observers from Earth to be keeping almost perfectly still. Scientists call this synchronous rotation.
https://www.space.com/24871-does-the-moon-rotate.html
https://www.space.com/24871-does-the-moon-rotate.html
gold-like material
A team of Chinese researchers have turned cheap copper into a new material “almost identical” to gold.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/2179209/chinese-scientists-turn-copper-gold
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/2179209/chinese-scientists-turn-copper-gold
5G network military use
(Air) force(s) are using mobile communications and geospatial functionality to increase situational awareness, collaborate in real-time and enhance mission command capabilities.
https://insights.samsung.com/2018/07/09/how-5g-could-take-the-u-s-air-force-to-new-heights/
https://insights.samsung.com/2018/07/09/how-5g-could-take-the-u-s-air-force-to-new-heights/
2018年12月23日星期日
2018年12月18日星期二
米田共
Appearance, Color, Consistency, and Time
https://www.healthline.com/health/digestive-health/types-of-poop#12
https://www.healthline.com/health/digestive-health/types-of-poop#12
CPT and SARS
With chest physical therapy, the person gets in different positions to use gravity to drain mucus (postural drainage) from the five lobes of the lungs. Each position is designed so that a major part of the lung is facing downward. When combined with percussion, it may be known as postural drainage and percussion. This is where a caregiver or partner can clap and or vibrate the person’s chest to further dislodge and move the mucus to the larger airways where it can be coughed or huffed (氣喘吁吁) out of the body.
https://www.cff.org/Life-With-CF/Treatments-and-Therapies/Airway-Clearance/Chest-Physical-Therapy/
Scrupulous (一絲不苟的) precautions should be taken during procedures like nebulisation (really practising for SARS patients?), bronchoscopy, chest physiotherapy and gastroscopy. Standard precautions like hand washing and eye protection should be made mandatory for all care takers. Contact precautions like use of gloves, gowns and masks should be enforced for all people coming in contact with the patient or his surroundings. N-95 respirators are recommended.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921718/
https://www.cff.org/Life-With-CF/Treatments-and-Therapies/Airway-Clearance/Chest-Physical-Therapy/
Scrupulous (一絲不苟的) precautions should be taken during procedures like nebulisation (really practising for SARS patients?), bronchoscopy, chest physiotherapy and gastroscopy. Standard precautions like hand washing and eye protection should be made mandatory for all care takers. Contact precautions like use of gloves, gowns and masks should be enforced for all people coming in contact with the patient or his surroundings. N-95 respirators are recommended.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921718/
2018年12月11日星期二
塵世
不論是堅強的人，
還是懦弱的人，
心裡總有閃現過自毀的念頭，
分別在於有沒有將念頭轉化為行動。
要離開塵世不太困難，
活下去似乎需要更大的勇氣。
選擇離去的人其實很自私，
親友會為你感到悲傷。
曾經在精神病房裡遇上一位病友，
他說抑鬱症讓他不時有自殺的念頭。
我問他世上有誰愛他，
他說他的母親很愛他。
他的母親時常來探望他，
我便對他說︰「每當你有自殺的念頭，
便想想你的母親。」
雖然我不知道自己的言語對他有沒有影響力，
但親人支持是我活下去的其中一種動力。
當然，人不應該只是為了別人而活。
父母總有一天會百年歸老，
夫妻可能有離異的一日，
我們亦不能百份百料定兒女會孝順。
所以，我們要尋找活著的其他原因。
人大了，在社會工作，我們可以從中找到人生的意義。
如果您覺得自己的工作對社會貢獻有限，
您或者可以再進修，然後找一份你認為更有意義的工作。
這裡有一個例子。
我認識一位十優生，他嘗過當一個 i Banker 的滋味，
但他認為這只是數字人生。
所以他再進修，現成為一個表達藝術治療師。
或者再簡單一點，我們可以培養一兩種興趣、一兩項運動。
有研究指出運動可以減少抑鬱徵狀。
運動方面，我選擇了游泳。
興趣方面，我選擇了閱讀和攝影，雖然只屬初階。
還是懦弱的人，
心裡總有閃現過自毀的念頭，
分別在於有沒有將念頭轉化為行動。
要離開塵世不太困難，
活下去似乎需要更大的勇氣。
選擇離去的人其實很自私，
親友會為你感到悲傷。
曾經在精神病房裡遇上一位病友，
他說抑鬱症讓他不時有自殺的念頭。
我問他世上有誰愛他，
他說他的母親很愛他。
他的母親時常來探望他，
我便對他說︰「每當你有自殺的念頭，
便想想你的母親。」
雖然我不知道自己的言語對他有沒有影響力，
但親人支持是我活下去的其中一種動力。
當然，人不應該只是為了別人而活。
父母總有一天會百年歸老，
夫妻可能有離異的一日，
我們亦不能百份百料定兒女會孝順。
所以，我們要尋找活著的其他原因。
人大了，在社會工作，我們可以從中找到人生的意義。
如果您覺得自己的工作對社會貢獻有限，
您或者可以再進修，然後找一份你認為更有意義的工作。
這裡有一個例子。
我認識一位十優生，他嘗過當一個 i Banker 的滋味，
但他認為這只是數字人生。
所以他再進修，現成為一個表達藝術治療師。
或者再簡單一點，我們可以培養一兩種興趣、一兩項運動。
有研究指出運動可以減少抑鬱徵狀。
運動方面，我選擇了游泳。
興趣方面，我選擇了閱讀和攝影，雖然只屬初階。
WeChat Pay and Alipay
電子付款的確有很多優惠。
但是，想想銀行、商家當年為何要發明信用卡？
目的是為了方便消費，當然亦可以帶旺經濟。
道理其實也是一樣，
電子付款讓您不知不覺消費更多。
雖然 Apple Pay 比信用卡隱私度更高，
而且板主的 iPhone 6S 尚算能夠支援 Apple Pay，
但孤寒的我仍沒有打算再開通多一個 payment method.
但是，想想銀行、商家當年為何要發明信用卡？
目的是為了方便消費，當然亦可以帶旺經濟。
道理其實也是一樣，
電子付款讓您不知不覺消費更多。
雖然 Apple Pay 比信用卡隱私度更高，
而且板主的 iPhone 6S 尚算能夠支援 Apple Pay，
但孤寒的我仍沒有打算再開通多一個 payment method.
research or coursework
Bachelor degree
Master degree
Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Medicine
Master degree
Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Medicine
2018年12月8日星期六
2018年12月7日星期五
anatomy of genitalia
External genitalia of female:
Mons pubis
Prepubis
Labia majora
Labia minora
Clitoris
Urethral meatus
Opening of Skene's gland
Hymen
Vestibule
Vaginal opening
Opening of Bartholin's gland
Perineum
G-spot:
(m-w.com) a mass of tissue that is held to exist on the anterior vaginal wall and to be highly erogenous
(g-dict) a sensitive area of the anterior wall of the vagina believed by some to be highly erogenous and capable of ejaculation
Female reproductive system:
Ovary
Fallopian tube
Fimbria
Uterus
Anterior fornix
Cervix
Posterior fornix
Rectouterine Pouch
Vagina
Urethra
Labium majus
Labium minus
External and internal male genitalia:
Urethra
Urethral meatus
Prostate
Seminal vesicle
Bulbourethral gland
Corpora cavernosa
Corpora spongiosum
Glans penis
Foreskin
Scrotum
Testis
Cavity of tunica vaginalis
Epididymis: 20-feet long, stores & nourish sperm for maturation
Vas deferens (Ductus deferens): 18-inch long, strong muscular tubes with duct, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves; contract with ejaculation
Weber, J., & Kelley, J. (2007). Health Assessment in Nursing. Philadelphia, PA: LWW.
Mons pubis
Prepubis
Labia majora
Labia minora
Clitoris
Urethral meatus
Opening of Skene's gland
Hymen
Vestibule
Vaginal opening
Opening of Bartholin's gland
Perineum
G-spot:
(m-w.com) a mass of tissue that is held to exist on the anterior vaginal wall and to be highly erogenous
(g-dict) a sensitive area of the anterior wall of the vagina believed by some to be highly erogenous and capable of ejaculation
Female reproductive system:
Ovary
Fallopian tube
Fimbria
Uterus
Anterior fornix
Cervix
Posterior fornix
Rectouterine Pouch
Vagina
Urethra
Labium majus
Labium minus
External and internal male genitalia:
Urethra
Urethral meatus
Prostate
Seminal vesicle
Bulbourethral gland
Corpora cavernosa
Corpora spongiosum
Glans penis
Foreskin
Scrotum
Testis
Cavity of tunica vaginalis
Epididymis: 20-feet long, stores & nourish sperm for maturation
Vas deferens (Ductus deferens): 18-inch long, strong muscular tubes with duct, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves; contract with ejaculation
Weber, J., & Kelley, J. (2007). Health Assessment in Nursing. Philadelphia, PA: LWW.
2018年12月5日星期三
Evaluation toward lecturer
在大學書店時，我曾經聽過一位學生說喜歡 E 死老師。
每到學期尾，學生都會填問卷，評估導師的教學表現。
E 死的意思是︰大部份學生不滿會直接影響到教席。
當年讀大學，有一次同學 E 到加紙。
我的同學言之有物，不是少許不滿便 E 死教師。
結論是年青人一蟹不如一蟹，這是我的個人觀感。
每到學期尾，學生都會填問卷，評估導師的教學表現。
E 死的意思是︰大部份學生不滿會直接影響到教席。
當年讀大學，有一次同學 E 到加紙。
我的同學言之有物，不是少許不滿便 E 死教師。
結論是年青人一蟹不如一蟹，這是我的個人觀感。
2018年12月4日星期二
能者居之
一個人不必過份懷疑自己的工作能力，
一個人也不可以高估自己的工作能力。
用心地工作、專注地工作，是基本的要求。
眼觀四面，耳聽八方，在 acute setting 尤其重要。
能夠平衡專注和 Alertness 並不是容易掌握。
很多時，我們也是盡力去做，但求無悔。
但如果你的工作直接影響別人的生命，
小至一位的士司機，大至一個外科醫生，
當你的身心因極大工作量而疲憊不堪，
你不得不考慮自己的能力，可否應付。
雖然人可以透過訓練、實習提昇能力和效率，
但每個人的資質、優點、缺點和特質也有所不同，
人不必強行要求自己做一些自己應付不來的工作。
即使你覺得一份工作充滿使命感，
你如果沒有足夠能力，是勉強不來的。
我們要記得「能者多勞」的道理，知所進退。
一個人也不可以高估自己的工作能力。
用心地工作、專注地工作，是基本的要求。
眼觀四面，耳聽八方，在 acute setting 尤其重要。
能夠平衡專注和 Alertness 並不是容易掌握。
很多時，我們也是盡力去做，但求無悔。
但如果你的工作直接影響別人的生命，
小至一位的士司機，大至一個外科醫生，
當你的身心因極大工作量而疲憊不堪，
你不得不考慮自己的能力，可否應付。
雖然人可以透過訓練、實習提昇能力和效率，
但每個人的資質、優點、缺點和特質也有所不同，
人不必強行要求自己做一些自己應付不來的工作。
即使你覺得一份工作充滿使命感，
你如果沒有足夠能力，是勉強不來的。
我們要記得「能者多勞」的道理，知所進退。
Man Mo Temple
The earliest of these voluntary organizations (established by local Chinese elites) was the Man Mo Temple, founded in 1847 by Loo Aqui (盧阿桂) and Tam Achoy (譚三才). Although its ostensible (外表的) purpose was to worship the gods of literature and war and to observe religious festivals, the temple served other important functions. It soon became the main social center for Hong Kong's Chinese population, regardless of their regional or occupational affiliations (聯繫). The temple also evolved into the self-managed, informal government of the Chinese community, with the merchants electing a committee to deliberate (仔細討論) disputes. Thus, between the Man Mo Temple and the smaller neighborhood committees, the Chinese community soon developed mechanisms for managing its own affairs. Although the European community often eyed the temple suspiciously for clandestinely (祕密地) controlling "native affairs," the colonial government was happy with the arrangement since it fit with the government's policy of ruling the Chinese on the cheap.
Carroll, J.M. (2007). A Concise History of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
攝於2015年，地點︰上環荷李活道
Carroll, J.M. (2007). A Concise History of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
2018年11月28日星期三
金漆輝映︰潮州木雕 (南華早報)
How China's skilled Chaozhou woodcarvers created an enviable (令人羨慕的) art form that still thrives today
Chaozhou woodcarving is one of the oldest surviving and most reputable form of woodcarving in China, and is famous for its precision, sophistication and lifelike sculptures (雕刻).
Depicting (描繪) everything from golden phoenixes [ˋfi:niks] and blossoming flowers to crabs struggling in a fishing net and rivals (競爭對手) fighting in a martial arts contest, the craft captures the fine, complex details of images and moments in time.
It brings them to life, right down to facial expressions and dynamic movements.
Chaozhou woodcarvings can often be found on the doors, windows and beams ( 樑) of temples and ancestral halls, on furniture such as partitions and cabinets, on ornaments and on religious tools and vessels (容器).
In 2006, Chaozhou woodcarving was placed on the first national list of intangible (非物質) culture heritage.
Chaozhou woodcarving dates back to the Tang dynasty (616-907 A.D.)
By the end of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.), the Chaozhou people had already mastered the skills and techniques involved, says Anven Wu Yim-chung, an executive director of the Federation of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community Organization.
Chaozhou woodcarving continued to develop, reaching its peak in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.).
"In the early years of the dynasty, a Ming loyalist called Zheng Chengong tried to topple the regime," Wu says.
"When he was in Taiwan, the Qing court imposed a sea embargo (貿易禁令) to prevent anyone, such as the fishermen, from helping him."
The Qing government eventually defeated Zheng and sea travel resumed, but by then suffering was already endemic (地方性的) among the Chaozhou people.
"Some ate tree bark to survive," Wu says.
"As a result, some Chaozhou people moved to Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore."
While many migrants struggled to survive, some managed to get by, eventually building on their wealth.
From the middle to late Qing dynasty, those who did well began sending money back to those family and friends who had remained in China.
Much of this money went towards building ceremonial buildings in China, all of them embellished (裝飾) with exquisite (精湛的) details and intricate (錯綜複雜的) patterns carved out of wood.
"As soon as you enter a temple or an ancestral [ænˋsestrəl] hall in Chaozhou, you will see wooden crossbeams on both sides of the ceiling decorated with elaborate carvings," Wu says.
While Ming dynasty craftsmen would leave the natural colour of the wood intact after carving, from the Qing dynasty onward they began coating the carving in colours such as gold, red, blue-green, black and white.
Carol Lau, assistant curator (館長) of urban and oral history, at the Hong Kong Museum of History, which is now staging an exhibition, "Gilded (鍍金) Glory: Chaozhou Woodcarving", says the woodcarvings are also known as "gilt (金色塗層) wood" because of the way in which lacquer and gold foil are often applied to pieces to give them a resplendent (華麗的) gold finish.
Chaozhou woodcarving is well known for its openwork (網狀細工) carving technique, which sets patterns against a hollowed-out backdrop, Lau says.
Other woodcarving techniques used in the Chaozhou craft include relief carving, in-the-round carving and intaglio (凹雕) carving. In relief carving, the pattern projects from the wood surface against a flat backdrop. Carving in the round produces three-dimensional pieces that can be viewed from all angles. With intaglio carving, the design is cut into the wood surface.
Before they start carving, craftsmen have to choose the right knives and the right wood. Camphor, China fir, chinaberry and rosewood are all common carving materials.
The process of carving is a complex one and every detail matters.
Woodcarvers first outline and image on a thin piece of paper, then placing it on a block of wood before carefully carving out the patterns and putting colours on them.
The patterns carved reflect the local culture of Chaozhou.
"One of the most common themes is sea animals such as crabs, lobsters and fish, which is a reflection of the everyday life of the Chaozhou people, many of whom used to be fishermen," Lau says.
"The carvings also indicate the hope for abundant catches."
Also popular are signs of blessings such as phoenixes, as well as scenes form folklore (民間傳說), myths and Chaozhou opera that carry a positive message, such as Guo Ziyi's (郭子儀) Birthday Celebration, a story about prosperity and longevity.
"Chaozhou people perform opera for the deities (神) they worship," Lau says.
"On some carved pieces of multilayered openwork, you will find the detailed depiction of these stories where different scenes are separated by the carving of footpaths, streams and steps.
For crossbeams, Wu considers a form called "three beams, five melons" the most magnificent (壯麗的) type of woodcarving.
This form is characterized by short columns in the shape of melons; they simultaneously decorate the beams and support the ceiling above them.
"Melons, which grow on long vines (攀緣), are a symbol of abundant offspring," Wu says.
"The blossoming [ˋblɔsəm] of fruit is also a sign of a big, prospering family."
As well as its application on buildings and beams, Chaozhou woodcarving is often used to decorate tools and objects used in religious rituals.
These include offering plates, shrine (聖殿) tables on which incense (香) is burned and where ancestor tablets are placed, and the boxes in which sacred (神聖的) food is placed inside a temple.
"You give the most precious food to deities, and the container also needs to be the highest quality, which is why we decorate it with gold," Wu says.
The Chaozhou people have a long tradition of deity worship.
They are devoted (真誠的) to building and refurbishing (整修) temples and ancestral halls, and it is this dedication that has kept the art of woodcarving alive and flourishing (興旺的).
"Everyone wants the deities to protect them and their family, and we all want our temples and ancestor houses to be the most spectacular (壯觀的)," Wu says.
It's a far cry from Hong Kong, where high labour costs are contributing the speedy decline of the art of woodcarving.
"Chaozhou woodcarving reflects our deep feelings for our deities and ancestors."
"The more detailed the woodwork, the more we show our respect," Wu says.
"The tradition is a source of pride of us and reminds us of where we come from."
Chaozhou woodcarving is one of the oldest surviving and most reputable form of woodcarving in China, and is famous for its precision, sophistication and lifelike sculptures (雕刻).
Depicting (描繪) everything from golden phoenixes [ˋfi:niks] and blossoming flowers to crabs struggling in a fishing net and rivals (競爭對手) fighting in a martial arts contest, the craft captures the fine, complex details of images and moments in time.
It brings them to life, right down to facial expressions and dynamic movements.
Chaozhou woodcarvings can often be found on the doors, windows and beams ( 樑) of temples and ancestral halls, on furniture such as partitions and cabinets, on ornaments and on religious tools and vessels (容器).
In 2006, Chaozhou woodcarving was placed on the first national list of intangible (非物質) culture heritage.
Chaozhou woodcarving dates back to the Tang dynasty (616-907 A.D.)
By the end of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.), the Chaozhou people had already mastered the skills and techniques involved, says Anven Wu Yim-chung, an executive director of the Federation of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community Organization.
Chaozhou woodcarving continued to develop, reaching its peak in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.).
"In the early years of the dynasty, a Ming loyalist called Zheng Chengong tried to topple the regime," Wu says.
"When he was in Taiwan, the Qing court imposed a sea embargo (貿易禁令) to prevent anyone, such as the fishermen, from helping him."
The Qing government eventually defeated Zheng and sea travel resumed, but by then suffering was already endemic (地方性的) among the Chaozhou people.
"Some ate tree bark to survive," Wu says.
"As a result, some Chaozhou people moved to Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore."
While many migrants struggled to survive, some managed to get by, eventually building on their wealth.
From the middle to late Qing dynasty, those who did well began sending money back to those family and friends who had remained in China.
Much of this money went towards building ceremonial buildings in China, all of them embellished (裝飾) with exquisite (精湛的) details and intricate (錯綜複雜的) patterns carved out of wood.
"As soon as you enter a temple or an ancestral [ænˋsestrəl] hall in Chaozhou, you will see wooden crossbeams on both sides of the ceiling decorated with elaborate carvings," Wu says.
While Ming dynasty craftsmen would leave the natural colour of the wood intact after carving, from the Qing dynasty onward they began coating the carving in colours such as gold, red, blue-green, black and white.
Carol Lau, assistant curator (館長) of urban and oral history, at the Hong Kong Museum of History, which is now staging an exhibition, "Gilded (鍍金) Glory: Chaozhou Woodcarving", says the woodcarvings are also known as "gilt (金色塗層) wood" because of the way in which lacquer and gold foil are often applied to pieces to give them a resplendent (華麗的) gold finish.
Chaozhou woodcarving is well known for its openwork (網狀細工) carving technique, which sets patterns against a hollowed-out backdrop, Lau says.
Other woodcarving techniques used in the Chaozhou craft include relief carving, in-the-round carving and intaglio (凹雕) carving. In relief carving, the pattern projects from the wood surface against a flat backdrop. Carving in the round produces three-dimensional pieces that can be viewed from all angles. With intaglio carving, the design is cut into the wood surface.
Before they start carving, craftsmen have to choose the right knives and the right wood. Camphor, China fir, chinaberry and rosewood are all common carving materials.
The process of carving is a complex one and every detail matters.
Woodcarvers first outline and image on a thin piece of paper, then placing it on a block of wood before carefully carving out the patterns and putting colours on them.
The patterns carved reflect the local culture of Chaozhou.
"One of the most common themes is sea animals such as crabs, lobsters and fish, which is a reflection of the everyday life of the Chaozhou people, many of whom used to be fishermen," Lau says.
"The carvings also indicate the hope for abundant catches."
Also popular are signs of blessings such as phoenixes, as well as scenes form folklore (民間傳說), myths and Chaozhou opera that carry a positive message, such as Guo Ziyi's (郭子儀) Birthday Celebration, a story about prosperity and longevity.
"Chaozhou people perform opera for the deities (神) they worship," Lau says.
"On some carved pieces of multilayered openwork, you will find the detailed depiction of these stories where different scenes are separated by the carving of footpaths, streams and steps.
For crossbeams, Wu considers a form called "three beams, five melons" the most magnificent (壯麗的) type of woodcarving.
This form is characterized by short columns in the shape of melons; they simultaneously decorate the beams and support the ceiling above them.
"Melons, which grow on long vines (攀緣), are a symbol of abundant offspring," Wu says.
"The blossoming [ˋblɔsəm] of fruit is also a sign of a big, prospering family."
As well as its application on buildings and beams, Chaozhou woodcarving is often used to decorate tools and objects used in religious rituals.
These include offering plates, shrine (聖殿) tables on which incense (香) is burned and where ancestor tablets are placed, and the boxes in which sacred (神聖的) food is placed inside a temple.
"You give the most precious food to deities, and the container also needs to be the highest quality, which is why we decorate it with gold," Wu says.
The Chaozhou people have a long tradition of deity worship.
They are devoted (真誠的) to building and refurbishing (整修) temples and ancestral halls, and it is this dedication that has kept the art of woodcarving alive and flourishing (興旺的).
"Everyone wants the deities to protect them and their family, and we all want our temples and ancestor houses to be the most spectacular (壯觀的)," Wu says.
It's a far cry from Hong Kong, where high labour costs are contributing the speedy decline of the art of woodcarving.
"Chaozhou woodcarving reflects our deep feelings for our deities and ancestors."
"The more detailed the woodwork, the more we show our respect," Wu says.
"The tradition is a source of pride of us and reminds us of where we come from."
金漆通雕梅花螃蟹樑托
2018年11月27日星期二
Text neck and WhatsApp thumb
今天，智能手機是年輕人生活中的一部分，伴隨他們成長。 重複使用手機導致筋腱、肌肉、骨骼損傷或過度使用綜合症，長時間使用手機或其他電子設備，可能會出現簡訊頸部綜合症和短信拇指。研究重點是，評估青年人的自我報告手機成癮，將過度使用人士與健康青年比較，對比兩組在頸部、手部之肌肉骨骼疾病的多寡分別。
Young adults have grown up today with mobile phones as an evident part of their lives. Text neck syndrome and SMS thumb may occur due to repetitive use of hand held devices resulting in repetitive stress injury or an overuse syndrome while using their mobile phones or other electronic devices for prolonged periods of time. Aim of the research is to assess self reported addiction to smartphone use and correlate its use and musculoskeletal disorders in neck and hand in young healthy adults.
研究表明，在智能手機成癮的學生中，觀察到有頸部和手部（主要是拇指）的肌肉骨骼問題，此可能是短期的，但可能會導致長期殘疾。
The study showed that musculoskeletal problems in neck and hand (predominantly thumb) can be seen in smartphone addicted students which may be short term initially but may later lead to long term disability.
Shah, P. P., & Sheth, M.S. (2018). Correlation of smartphone use addiction with text neck syndrome and SMS thumb in physiotherapy students. International Journal and Community Medicine and Public Health, 5(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182187
Young adults have grown up today with mobile phones as an evident part of their lives. Text neck syndrome and SMS thumb may occur due to repetitive use of hand held devices resulting in repetitive stress injury or an overuse syndrome while using their mobile phones or other electronic devices for prolonged periods of time. Aim of the research is to assess self reported addiction to smartphone use and correlate its use and musculoskeletal disorders in neck and hand in young healthy adults.
研究表明，在智能手機成癮的學生中，觀察到有頸部和手部（主要是拇指）的肌肉骨骼問題，此可能是短期的，但可能會導致長期殘疾。
The study showed that musculoskeletal problems in neck and hand (predominantly thumb) can be seen in smartphone addicted students which may be short term initially but may later lead to long term disability.
Shah, P. P., & Sheth, M.S. (2018). Correlation of smartphone use addiction with text neck syndrome and SMS thumb in physiotherapy students. International Journal and Community Medicine and Public Health, 5(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182187
viewpoint of other people
If you say to yourself, "How would I feel, how would I react if I were in his shoes?" you will save yourself time and irritation (惱怒), for "by becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect." And, in addition, you will sharply increase your skill in human relationship.
Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of other person's viewpoint.
Cooperativeness in conversation is achieved when you show that you consider the other person's ideas and feelings as important as your own. Starting your conversation by giving the other person the purpose or direction of your conversation, governing what you say by what you would want to hear if you were the listener, and accepting his or her viewpoint will encourage the listener to have an open mind to your ideas.
Seeing things through another person's eyes may ease tensions when personal problems become overwhelming (難以忍受的).
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of other person's viewpoint.
Cooperativeness in conversation is achieved when you show that you consider the other person's ideas and feelings as important as your own. Starting your conversation by giving the other person the purpose or direction of your conversation, governing what you say by what you would want to hear if you were the listener, and accepting his or her viewpoint will encourage the listener to have an open mind to your ideas.
Seeing things through another person's eyes may ease tensions when personal problems become overwhelming (難以忍受的).
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
jurisdiction
the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
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scrambling dragons and fast crabs
快蟹船︰船兩側有成排的槳櫓，外形活似蜈蚣和螃蟹，船體通常漆成紅黑兩色，元明時期叫「蜈蚣船」，清代稱「快蟹」。
扒龍船: 又稱「快船」，設有三面風帆, 輔助人力划行。
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扒龍船: 又稱「快船」，設有三面風帆, 輔助人力划行。
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2018年11月26日星期一
Vitamin and calcium absorption
維生素C有助於提昇鈣的吸收。
"Vitamin C helps to increase the efficiency of absorption of calcium,” said Dr. Sheldon S. Hendler.
由於許多產品都含有鈣，高劑量攝取可能會產生不良影響。
He added, however, that since many products are fortified with calcium and there can be adverse effects at high doses.
其他營養素和食物會影響鈣的吸收。 在缺乏維生素D的情況下，鈣質吸收會大大減少。
Other nutrients and foods affect calcium absorption, he said. The most significant is vitamin D, and very little calcium is absorbed in its absence.
資料來源︰www.nytimes.com
"Vitamin C helps to increase the efficiency of absorption of calcium,” said Dr. Sheldon S. Hendler.
由於許多產品都含有鈣，高劑量攝取可能會產生不良影響。
He added, however, that since many products are fortified with calcium and there can be adverse effects at high doses.
其他營養素和食物會影響鈣的吸收。 在缺乏維生素D的情況下，鈣質吸收會大大減少。
Other nutrients and foods affect calcium absorption, he said. The most significant is vitamin D, and very little calcium is absorbed in its absence.
資料來源︰www.nytimes.com
2018年11月20日星期二
Too much folic acid during pregnancy
如果科學界普遍認為太少的葉酸確實導致嬰孩的神經管缺陷，那麼過多的葉酸導致神經組織損傷，繼而引致自閉症似乎是合理的。
If it is true that too little folic acid results in nervous tissue damage, as is accepted by the scientific community in regard to neural tube defects (NTDs), then it seems plausible (似合理的) that too much folic acid may result in nervous tissue damage associated with autism.
Beard, C. M., & Panser, L. A. (2011). Is excess folic acid supplementation a risk factor for autism? Medical Hypotheses, 77(1), 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.013
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If it is true that too little folic acid results in nervous tissue damage, as is accepted by the scientific community in regard to neural tube defects (NTDs), then it seems plausible (似合理的) that too much folic acid may result in nervous tissue damage associated with autism.
Beard, C. M., & Panser, L. A. (2011). Is excess folic acid supplementation a risk factor for autism? Medical Hypotheses, 77(1), 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.013
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key figures
Captain Charles Elliot of the Royal Navy was more than anyone responsible for establishing the colony of Hong Kong in 1841. (https://academic.oup.com)
Sir Henry Pottinger: The First Governor of Hong Kong
978-031-216-5062
Sir Henry Pottinger: The First Governor of Hong Kong
978-031-216-5062
2018年11月19日星期一
Get cooperation
No one likes to feel that he or she is being sold something or told to do a thing. We much prefer to feel that we are buying of our own accord (符合) or acting on our own ideas. We like to be consulted about our wishes, our wants and our thoughts.
The reason why rivers and seas receive the homage of a hundred mountain streams is that they keep below them. 江海所以能夠成為百川河流所匯往的地方，乃是由於它善於處在低下的地方。
The reason why rivers and seas receive the homage of a hundred mountain streams is that they keep below them. 江海所以能夠成為百川河流所匯往的地方，乃是由於它善於處在低下的地方。
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
落斜傷膝
https://www.hk01.com/跑步/69827/渣馬攻略-魔鬼賽道易傷膝-認識6個英文字母-落斜更精明
髂脛束（Iliotibial Band，ITB）
Source of image: www.physio-pedia.com
Fibula (腓骨) is the long, thin and lateral bone of the lower leg.
(http://www.innerbody.com)
髕骨(patella): 俗稱菠蘿蓋
Source of image: mathewhawkesphysiotherapy.blogspot.com
大腿內側的股內側肌（Vastus Medialis Oblique，VMO）
髂脛束（Iliotibial Band，ITB）
Fibula (腓骨) is the long, thin and lateral bone of the lower leg.
(http://www.innerbody.com)
髕骨(patella): 俗稱菠蘿蓋
Source of image: mathewhawkesphysiotherapy.blogspot.com
大腿內側的股內側肌（Vastus Medialis Oblique，VMO）
2018年11月18日星期日
睽違五年
這一次 我不想要 一個人走
回去的路 總是背對彩虹
沒有你 我是殘缺的彩虹
失去一個最重要的顏色
想要聽你說 你都怎麼過
你現在好嗎 你微笑點頭
想要聽你說 快樂多過憂愁
想要聽你說
卻發現你在騙我
這一次 你陪著我 兩個人走
回去的路 回頭就有彩虹
沒有你 我是殘缺的彩虹
哪裡去找 最重要的顏色
想要聽你說 你都怎麼過
你現在好嗎 你微笑點頭
想要聽你說 快樂多過憂愁
想要聽你說
卻發現你在騙我
想要聽你說 你都怎麼過
你現在好嗎 你微笑點頭
想要聽你說 快樂多過憂愁
想要聽你說
想要聽你說
想要聽你說
你看見的光
是我
2018年11月17日星期六
地中海貧血
Most thalassemias are inherited as recessive traits.
www.naturallivingcenter.net
Diagram: http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu
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2018年11月14日星期三
2018年11月13日星期二
acupuncture and physiotherapy
經官方網站得知，理大物理治療系學生需要研習針灸(acupuncture)。緊張時手震震的我不是不能應付，因為肌肉注射(intramuscular injection)也難不到我。技巧是將掌根(heel of hand)放在施針對下的位置，以拇指與食指握住針，然後就可以穩定施針。雖然手震的其中一個原因是藥物影響，但假如我可以克服心理阻礙，在治療時減少手震(hand tremor)，病人便會更放心接受針灸治療。
Initial
Initial is the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name.
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Surname is family name, a name that is pass down by generations. Given name is name that is given by your parents. Surname is known as Last name and Given name is known as First name respectively, in the West.
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Surname is family name, a name that is pass down by generations. Given name is name that is given by your parents. Surname is known as Last name and Given name is known as First name respectively, in the West.
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2018年11月12日星期一
let others ventilate
Most people trying to win others to their way of thinking do too much talking themselves. Let the other people talk themselves out. They know more about their business and problems than you do. So ask them questions. Let them tell you a few things.
If you disagree with them you may be tempted to interrupt. But don't. It is dangerous. They won't pay attention to you while they still have a lot of ideas of their own crying for expression. So listen patiently and with an open mind. Be sincere about it. Encourage them to express their ideas fully.
If you want enemies, excel (勝過) your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you...When our friends excel us, they feel important; but when we excel them, them may feel inferior and envious (羨慕的).
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
If you disagree with them you may be tempted to interrupt. But don't. It is dangerous. They won't pay attention to you while they still have a lot of ideas of their own crying for expression. So listen patiently and with an open mind. Be sincere about it. Encourage them to express their ideas fully.
If you want enemies, excel (勝過) your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you...When our friends excel us, they feel important; but when we excel them, them may feel inferior and envious (羨慕的).
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
為何公仔麵是彎而不是直的
(1) 為了節省包裝空間︰把公仔麵做成波浪狀，可以在較小的包裝內承裝更多的麵條。
(2) 為了讓麵相互之間不容易粘在一起︰捲曲狀的公仔麵麵餅間有很多空隙，在泡煮的過程中使面不容易粘在一起，也可以讓更多的水接觸到麵，均勻加熱，容易沖泡。麵餅吸收水分更充足就能使麵的口感和味道更佳。
(3)為了讓麵餅更不容易碎︰大部分方便麵都會經過油炸，而油炸之後就會變得很脆弱。大家都知道麵餅碎了就一點也不好吃了。波浪狀的麵比直線形的更不容易碎，有利於運輸和保存。
(4) 更易烘乾成型，彈性更好︰相比於直線形，把麵做成波浪狀在加工時有助於空氣流通，容易烘乾成型。麵泡煮熟後，彈性也更好。
(5) 為了方便食用︰無論是用叉子還是筷子，捲曲形狀都更便於我們食用。因為如果是直線的話，拿筷子去夾麵條會打滑，甚至還會濺自己一臉麵湯。
Source: hk.answers.yahoo.com
(2) 為了讓麵相互之間不容易粘在一起︰捲曲狀的公仔麵麵餅間有很多空隙，在泡煮的過程中使面不容易粘在一起，也可以讓更多的水接觸到麵，均勻加熱，容易沖泡。麵餅吸收水分更充足就能使麵的口感和味道更佳。
(3)為了讓麵餅更不容易碎︰大部分方便麵都會經過油炸，而油炸之後就會變得很脆弱。大家都知道麵餅碎了就一點也不好吃了。波浪狀的麵比直線形的更不容易碎，有利於運輸和保存。
(4) 更易烘乾成型，彈性更好︰相比於直線形，把麵做成波浪狀在加工時有助於空氣流通，容易烘乾成型。麵泡煮熟後，彈性也更好。
(5) 為了方便食用︰無論是用叉子還是筷子，捲曲形狀都更便於我們食用。因為如果是直線的話，拿筷子去夾麵條會打滑，甚至還會濺自己一臉麵湯。
Source: hk.answers.yahoo.com
癒す、癒し
近年，有個詞彙叫『癒す』（治癒系），意指從視覺效果上讓人感到放鬆愉快，從而得到慰藉。從治癒系遣生出來的音樂、繪本、人氣偶像好像都統統大熱，大家還記得一系列治癒系男星，卡通公仔蛋黃哥，甚或掀起一遍熱潮的秘密花園填色冊吧？
Source: www.passiontimes.hk
療癒是什麼意思？ 什麼東西具有「療癒」效果呢？ 其實這主要的概念源自日本，「癒し」這個字在日文中有解除痛苦、傷痛復原之意，中文翻譯為療傷、療癒。 有關文具、文創商品、盆栽或運用在空間設計上，使人在烏煙瘴氣的狀況下，有一種舒適、愉悅、放鬆等心理感受，進而在情緒上有撫慰的效果。
Source: web.pu.edu.tw
Source: www.passiontimes.hk
療癒是什麼意思？ 什麼東西具有「療癒」效果呢？ 其實這主要的概念源自日本，「癒し」這個字在日文中有解除痛苦、傷痛復原之意，中文翻譯為療傷、療癒。 有關文具、文創商品、盆栽或運用在空間設計上，使人在烏煙瘴氣的狀況下，有一種舒適、愉悅、放鬆等心理感受，進而在情緒上有撫慰的效果。
Source: web.pu.edu.tw
2018年11月6日星期二
錯綜複雜的關係
圖書出版的整個供應鏈包括出版社、材料(紙張)供應商、書稿加工審讀合作者、封面設計工作室、校對合作者、排版公司、印刷廠、倉儲公司、運輸公司、圖書批發商、圖書零售商等。出版社與這些供應商和營銷中間商的合作關係是互惠互利、資源共享、共同發展。
節錄自《營銷前沿系列——圖書市場營銷》
李琛、吳秋琴編著
清華大學出版社
以旅遊書為例︰
正文社出版有限公司於1994年成立。發展至今，成功打造了五大品牌，包括：《CO-CO!》雙周刊、旅遊書指南、《兒童的科學》、《兒童的學習》及《大偵探福爾摩斯》圖書系列。
www.rightman.net
《同德書局》早於六零年代成立，及後命名為《同德書報社》，並於1989年正式註冊為《同德書報有限公司》，迄今已逾五十多年，為本港歷史最悠久的書報發行商之一。
www.tungtak.com
《墨刻出版股份有限公司》是華文市場第一個以「雜誌書---MOOK」爲出版宗旨及工作理念的出版團隊，為城邦出版集團第七個成員，是專業的旅遊書籍自製出版公司。
www.tipo.gov.tw
2018年11月4日星期日
輕履者行遠
In talking with people, don't begin by discussing the things on which you differ. Begin by emphasizing the things on which you agree.
Get the person saying "Yes, yes" at the outset (beginning). Keep your opponent, if possible, from saying "No."
Socrates (蘇格拉底) asked questions with which his opponent would have to agree. He kept on winning one admission (承認) after another until he had an armful (一抱之量) of "yeses". He kept on asking questions until finally, almost without realizing it, his opponents found themselves embracing (欣然接受) a conclusion they would have bitterly (極其) denied a few minutes previously.
The Chinese have a proverb pregnant with (意味深長的) the age-old wisdom of the Orient: "He who treads (行走) softly goes far."
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
古人云︰輕履者行遠。所謂輕履者，是指具有獨特人格魅力，在任何環境中都能輕裝上陣，從容前行的人。鳥兒的翅膀帶上黃金，就飛不起來了，而輕履者正是因為從容淡定、寵辱不驚，所以才能走得長遠。(kknews.cc)
Get the person saying "Yes, yes" at the outset (beginning). Keep your opponent, if possible, from saying "No."
Socrates (蘇格拉底) asked questions with which his opponent would have to agree. He kept on winning one admission (承認) after another until he had an armful (一抱之量) of "yeses". He kept on asking questions until finally, almost without realizing it, his opponents found themselves embracing (欣然接受) a conclusion they would have bitterly (極其) denied a few minutes previously.
The Chinese have a proverb pregnant with (意味深長的) the age-old wisdom of the Orient: "He who treads (行走) softly goes far."
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
古人云︰輕履者行遠。所謂輕履者，是指具有獨特人格魅力，在任何環境中都能輕裝上陣，從容前行的人。鳥兒的翅膀帶上黃金，就飛不起來了，而輕履者正是因為從容淡定、寵辱不驚，所以才能走得長遠。(kknews.cc)
2018年11月3日星期六
3 Nov 2011
正所謂出外靠朋友，大學時期的摯友不多，Matthew Cheung (左一)是其中一位。
患難時，他幫了我無數次，讓我覺得這個世界好像沒有那般絕望。
朋友仗義相助不是奉旨的，我認為是一種幸運。
聽父母憶述，在我住院期間，他曾經探望過我。
畢業至今，我們從未重聚。
從 Kitdee Lam (另一大學摯友) 口中得知，他在 QMH A&E 工作，
約他相聚是一種奢侈，他可能連休息時間也欠奉。
這裡想記敘兩樁大學時期的往事。
有一次我們在 Main Campus 遊走，
他帶我們漫遊昇降機，完全不用樓梯。
看似無聊，但證明了 HKU 的無障礙設施做得很仔細。
另一樁往事是關於 graduation dinner.
他覺得這個場合是學生派對，堅拒參與。
當晚 Professor Chan 致詞時，同學在竊竊私語。
學生無尊敬之心，那時才明白他怎會這樣抗拒。
P.S. 說來慚愧，在畢業典禮當天，我才知道他是全系成績第一。
關於學業，他教我用圖書館藏書來做功課。
他有一次又教導我運用記憶法。
學了他多少成功力，不提也罷。
HKU Nursing 是我跌倒過的地方，這裡，
自我中心過，被不公平對待過，同時也是我成長的地方。
老師的支持永難忘記。
雖然畢業後沒有當註冊護士，但知識是終身受用。
雖然醫學上的知識可以忘記，但至少在此資訊爆炸時代，我知道怎分真偽。
2018年10月31日星期三
當頭棒喝
大概在中一的時候，太極師公考我語文。
他以買賣玉器為生，不時與外國遊客打交道。
他拿出一件公牛擺設，問道︰「旨陽，這個擺設的英文是什麼？」
我想也不想便回答︰「Cow」
他說︰「錯了，這是 Ox」
當時我入讀英文中學，沾沾自喜，
連這般簡單的生字也不懂，的確是當頭棒喝。
可能會有人問，Ox 和 Bull 又有何分別，
大家都是 Google 一下啦！
已故的太極師公的中文程度更是深不可測。
他收藏的太極書籍仍存放在我家。
到目前為止，我都是看不懂，因為大部分都是文言文。
閱讀《三國志》，我全都是靠譯文。
要讀懂有關武術的文言文，短期內很難做到。
在天氣潮濕的香港，書正在發霉。
他以買賣玉器為生，不時與外國遊客打交道。
他拿出一件公牛擺設，問道︰「旨陽，這個擺設的英文是什麼？」
我想也不想便回答︰「Cow」
他說︰「錯了，這是 Ox」
當時我入讀英文中學，沾沾自喜，
連這般簡單的生字也不懂，的確是當頭棒喝。
可能會有人問，Ox 和 Bull 又有何分別，
大家都是 Google 一下啦！
已故的太極師公的中文程度更是深不可測。
他收藏的太極書籍仍存放在我家。
到目前為止，我都是看不懂，因為大部分都是文言文。
閱讀《三國志》，我全都是靠譯文。
要讀懂有關武術的文言文，短期內很難做到。
在天氣潮濕的香港，書正在發霉。
2018年10月30日星期二
Be friendly
If we (only) have the patience and the candor (真誠) and the desire to get together, we will get together.
A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall...if you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.
Gentleness and friendliness are always stronger than fury and force.
The sun can make you take off your coat more quickly than the wind; and kindliness, the friendly approach and appreciation can make people change their minds more readily than all the bluster (咄咄逼人的話) and storming in the world.
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
'Hard' stays the same whether it is an adjective or adverb...'Hardly' means 'only just' or 'almost not'.
https://englishlive.ef.com
In traditional British grammar, the rule is that will should only be used with second and third person pronouns (you; he, she, it, they). With first person pronouns (I and we), the 'correct' verb to talk about the future is shall. ... Equally, not all varieties of British English use 'shall' in these senses.
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com
A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall...if you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.
Gentleness and friendliness are always stronger than fury and force.
The sun can make you take off your coat more quickly than the wind; and kindliness, the friendly approach and appreciation can make people change their minds more readily than all the bluster (咄咄逼人的話) and storming in the world.
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
'Hard' stays the same whether it is an adjective or adverb...'Hardly' means 'only just' or 'almost not'.
https://englishlive.ef.com
In traditional British grammar, the rule is that will should only be used with second and third person pronouns (you; he, she, it, they). With first person pronouns (I and we), the 'correct' verb to talk about the future is shall. ... Equally, not all varieties of British English use 'shall' in these senses.
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com
矛盾
服務內地遊客有困難之處，
但是他們是高消費群。
然而，同事說寧可招待內地人，
也不願意招呼外國遊人，
因為他覺得不少外地人都很虛偽。
他有這種看法也不無道理。
外國人表面上都很有禮貌，
然而他們在家鄉歧視處處。
昨天有個例子，證明外國人難款待。
店舖只有一部信用卡機。
機器出現 Line Busy Error，
他起初不接受我們的解釋，
堅持以信用卡付款，我以為他沒有現金。
他站在收銀處前，看著同事致電 card center.
他說︰「What is the situation?」
我們再三解釋，說要等待 technician 回覆。
他動也不動站著等，最後板著臉用現金付款。
但是他們是高消費群。
然而，同事說寧可招待內地人，
也不願意招呼外國遊人，
因為他覺得不少外地人都很虛偽。
他有這種看法也不無道理。
外國人表面上都很有禮貌，
然而他們在家鄉歧視處處。
昨天有個例子，證明外國人難款待。
店舖只有一部信用卡機。
機器出現 Line Busy Error，
他起初不接受我們的解釋，
堅持以信用卡付款，我以為他沒有現金。
他站在收銀處前，看著同事致電 card center.
他說︰「What is the situation?」
我們再三解釋，說要等待 technician 回覆。
他動也不動站著等，最後板著臉用現金付款。
From Fukuoka to Tokyo
I'm still bewildered (困惑的) at this new journey
Inside the bus that's heading toward the station
I emailed my friend
I tried to call on (拜訪) the morning platform
But somehow, I felt that it was different
I came carrying an old guitar
I've placed out all of the pictures
I let something go and take something
I wonder if it's that kind of repetition?
This show of courage continues even in my dreams
If I became cowardly (膽小的), I would be cut off there
Inside the train that began to go
Just a little bit, I was moved to tears
This town that continues outside the window
I wished that it wouldn't change
The person who gave me the old guitar
Had said that Tokyo is scary
I've already stopped searching for an answer
It's fine being full of mistakes
The red evening glow was cut off at the building
Even if I endure the tears
Each journey that comes with the next morning
Has its doubtful places, right?
I can't simply choose the right thing
At least I understand that
Stephen Hawking and Gundam
眾所周知，高達是一個複雜的作品，其中對於新類型人NEW TYPE（簡稱NT）的想法，更是有別於其他作品的超能力，非常具討論價值。
說到NT的超能力，其實作品中，並沒有完整說明，主要的說法，是有比常人強的空間處理能力，強大的理解能力，容易找到事情的重點，加強機體操縱能力，以及人與人的聯繫能力，令他們感受到人們的意念。
www.vjmedia.com.hk/articles/2014/08/10/81312
作者：紫秤Purlibra
霍金生前留下的預言最近在遺作中公開，他提出了一個新的觀點，認為人類會透過基因改造讓自己進化，而「基因改造的新人類」將會淘汰一般的常人，造成嚴重的人類浩劫。
霍金認為基因改造的工程，可以創造出新的「超級人類」，富裕的家庭會有機會改變孩子的DNA，而新的種族可能具有更優異的智慧，能變得更加長壽，還可以抵抗疾病，足以摧毀其他的人類，這可能導致其他未進化的人遭滅絕，因此造成嚴重問題。雖然法律可管制人類的基因工程，但有些人可能無法抗拒誘惑。
http://std.stheadline.com
說到NT的超能力，其實作品中，並沒有完整說明，主要的說法，是有比常人強的空間處理能力，強大的理解能力，容易找到事情的重點，加強機體操縱能力，以及人與人的聯繫能力，令他們感受到人們的意念。
www.vjmedia.com.hk/articles/2014/08/10/81312
作者：紫秤Purlibra
霍金生前留下的預言最近在遺作中公開，他提出了一個新的觀點，認為人類會透過基因改造讓自己進化，而「基因改造的新人類」將會淘汰一般的常人，造成嚴重的人類浩劫。
霍金認為基因改造的工程，可以創造出新的「超級人類」，富裕的家庭會有機會改變孩子的DNA，而新的種族可能具有更優異的智慧，能變得更加長壽，還可以抵抗疾病，足以摧毀其他的人類，這可能導致其他未進化的人遭滅絕，因此造成嚴重問題。雖然法律可管制人類的基因工程，但有些人可能無法抗拒誘惑。
http://std.stheadline.com
Core of the Earth
The core is thought to be around 80% iron, though the exact figure is up for debate.
The main evidence for this is the huge amount of iron in the universe around us. It is one of the ten most common elements in our galaxy, and is frequently found in meteorites (隕石).
The constant movement of molten iron creates an electrical current inside the planet, and that in turn generates a magnetic field that reaches far out into space.
The magnetic field helps to shield us from harmful solar radiation. If the core of the Earth wasn't the way it is, there would be no magnetic field, and we would have all sorts of problems to contend with (對付).
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150814-what-is-at-the-centre-of-earth
The main evidence for this is the huge amount of iron in the universe around us. It is one of the ten most common elements in our galaxy, and is frequently found in meteorites (隕石).
The constant movement of molten iron creates an electrical current inside the planet, and that in turn generates a magnetic field that reaches far out into space.
The magnetic field helps to shield us from harmful solar radiation. If the core of the Earth wasn't the way it is, there would be no magnetic field, and we would have all sorts of problems to contend with (對付).
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150814-what-is-at-the-centre-of-earth
2018年10月29日星期一
Admit our mistakes
Say about yourself all the derogatory (貶低的) things you know the other person is thinking or wants to say or intends to say --- and say them before that person has a chance to say them...a generous, forgiving attitude will be taken and your mistakes will be minimized.
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error.
Any fool can try to defend his or her mistakes --- and most fools do --- but it raises one above the herd (人群) and gives one a feeling of nobility (高尚) and exultation (得意) to admit one's mistakes.
Elbert Hubbard, "Come to think it over, I don't entirely agree with it myself. Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to (訴諸) me today. I am glad to learn what you think on the subject. The next time you are in the neighborhood you must visit us and we'll get this subject threshed (翻滾) out for all time. So here is a handclasp (握手) over the miles..."
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error.
Any fool can try to defend his or her mistakes --- and most fools do --- but it raises one above the herd (人群) and gives one a feeling of nobility (高尚) and exultation (得意) to admit one's mistakes.
Elbert Hubbard, "Come to think it over, I don't entirely agree with it myself. Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to (訴諸) me today. I am glad to learn what you think on the subject. The next time you are in the neighborhood you must visit us and we'll get this subject threshed (翻滾) out for all time. So here is a handclasp (握手) over the miles..."
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
2018年10月27日星期六
Phonics
IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet
DJ: Daniel Jones
KK: Kenyon & Knott
https://www.abelard.org/briefings/phonetic_chart_british_english.php
DJ: Daniel Jones
KK: Kenyon & Knott
https://www.abelard.org/briefings/phonetic_chart_british_english.php
microbiota and immune system
The combination of the host and its microbes is known as the 'holobiont' (mutualism). It is this co-dependence, this evolutionary inevitability, that led...to propose another level on which natural selection can act.
Tolerating some non-self substances and attacking some self molecules is just as important as destroying non-self pathogens.
People infected with hepatitis A or measles didn't have allergies as often as the uninfected...Strachan himself found that babies who had suffered an infection in the first month of their lives were no more likely to develop allergies than those who hadn't.
Professor Agnes Wold's reframing (再構造) of Strachan's original hygiene hypothesis has gained ground among scientists. Research on the body's microbiota have added our understanding of what triggers the immune system to develop in a healthy way. It is not simply infectious diseases that a super-clean environment puts a stop to, but normal colonization by the microbes that are sometimes referred to as 'Old Friends'. These old friends have evolved with us every step of the way, deeply engaged in conversation with the immune system as they have gone along.
Professor Sarkis mazmanian discovered a 'password', produced by a bacterium called Bacteroides fragilis. This species is one of the most numerous members of the microbiota, which often takes up residence in the gut immediately after birth. It produces a chemical called polysaccharide A (PSA), which is released from the surface of B. fragilis in tiny capsules. The capsules are engulfed by immune cells in the large intestine, and the PSA inside triggers the activation of regulatory T cell. The regulatory T cell then send out calming chemical messages to other immune cells, preventing them from attacking B. fragilis.
Antibiotics rarely decrease the total number of protective microbes present; instead, they shift the composition of the different species. It seems the real change is in how the immune system behaves, according to which members of the microbiota are present.
The drop in virulence (of Ebola), and mortality rate, means victims live just that little bit longer, giving the virus a better chance of switching to a new host and perpetuating (延續) its spread.
Collen, A. (2015) 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness. London: William Collins.
Tolerating some non-self substances and attacking some self molecules is just as important as destroying non-self pathogens.
People infected with hepatitis A or measles didn't have allergies as often as the uninfected...Strachan himself found that babies who had suffered an infection in the first month of their lives were no more likely to develop allergies than those who hadn't.
Professor Agnes Wold's reframing (再構造) of Strachan's original hygiene hypothesis has gained ground among scientists. Research on the body's microbiota have added our understanding of what triggers the immune system to develop in a healthy way. It is not simply infectious diseases that a super-clean environment puts a stop to, but normal colonization by the microbes that are sometimes referred to as 'Old Friends'. These old friends have evolved with us every step of the way, deeply engaged in conversation with the immune system as they have gone along.
Professor Sarkis mazmanian discovered a 'password', produced by a bacterium called Bacteroides fragilis. This species is one of the most numerous members of the microbiota, which often takes up residence in the gut immediately after birth. It produces a chemical called polysaccharide A (PSA), which is released from the surface of B. fragilis in tiny capsules. The capsules are engulfed by immune cells in the large intestine, and the PSA inside triggers the activation of regulatory T cell. The regulatory T cell then send out calming chemical messages to other immune cells, preventing them from attacking B. fragilis.
Antibiotics rarely decrease the total number of protective microbes present; instead, they shift the composition of the different species. It seems the real change is in how the immune system behaves, according to which members of the microbiota are present.
The drop in virulence (of Ebola), and mortality rate, means victims live just that little bit longer, giving the virus a better chance of switching to a new host and perpetuating (延續) its spread.
Collen, A. (2015) 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness. London: William Collins.
classification of diet
肉食
葷菜︰蔥蒜韭薤芫
茹素
動物界分級︰
carnivore 食肉動物
herbivore 草食動物
omnivore 雜食動物
Homo sapiens are omnivores.
葷菜︰蔥蒜韭薤芫
茹素
動物界分級︰
carnivore 食肉動物
herbivore 草食動物
omnivore 雜食動物
Homo sapiens are omnivores.
2018年10月26日星期五
2018年10月22日星期一
Don't say, "You are wrong."
Never begin by announcing, "I am going to prove so-and-so to you." That's bad. That's tantamount (無異於的) to saying, "I'm smarter than you are. I'm going to tell you a thing or two and make you change your mind."
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself.
Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
You will never get into trouble by admitting that you may be wrong. That will stop all argument and inspire your opponent to be just as fair and open and broad-minded as you are. It will make him want to admit that he, too, may be wrong.
Few people are logical. Most of us are prejudiced and biased. Most of us are blighted (破壞) with preconceived (預先形成的) notions (觀念), with jealousy, suspicion, fear, envy and pride.
"I am convinced now that nothing good is accomplished and a lot of damage can be done if you tell a person straight out that he or she is wrong. You only succeed in stripping (剝去) that person of self-dignity and making yourself an unwelcome part of any discussion."
Agree with thine (your) adversary (對手) quickly.
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself.
Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
You will never get into trouble by admitting that you may be wrong. That will stop all argument and inspire your opponent to be just as fair and open and broad-minded as you are. It will make him want to admit that he, too, may be wrong.
Few people are logical. Most of us are prejudiced and biased. Most of us are blighted (破壞) with preconceived (預先形成的) notions (觀念), with jealousy, suspicion, fear, envy and pride.
"I am convinced now that nothing good is accomplished and a lot of damage can be done if you tell a person straight out that he or she is wrong. You only succeed in stripping (剝去) that person of self-dignity and making yourself an unwelcome part of any discussion."
Agree with thine (your) adversary (對手) quickly.
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
2018年10月18日星期四
飲前三思
對於咖啡因敏感，年幼，懷孕和正接受治療的人士，(飲用前)請先諮詢醫護人士建議。
https://www.celsius.hk/
† Percentage Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
** Daily Value (DV) not established.
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-4-7
https://topick.hket.com/
2018年10月16日星期二
Avoid argument
Why prove to a man he is wrong? Is that going to make him like you? Why not let him save his face (in a public speech)? He didn't ask for your opinion. He didn't want it. Why argue with him? Always avoid the acute angle.
Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants (競爭者) more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right.
If you argue and rankle (使人怨恨) and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will (善意).
Buddha said,"Hatred (仇恨) is never ended by hatred but by love."
Our first natural reaction in a disagreeable situation is to be defensive. Be careful. Keep calm and watch out for your first reaction. It may be you at your worst, not your best.
When you have heard your opponents out, dwell (deal with) first on the points and areas on which you agree.
Anyone who takes the time to disagree with you is interested in the same things you are. Think of them as people who really want to help you, and you may turn your opponents into friends.
Could my opponents be right? Partly right? Is there truth or merit in their position or argument? Is my reaction one that will relieve the problem, or will it just relieve any frustration? Will my reaction drive my opponents further away or draw them closer to me?
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants (競爭者) more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right.
If you argue and rankle (使人怨恨) and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will (善意).
Buddha said,"Hatred (仇恨) is never ended by hatred but by love."
Our first natural reaction in a disagreeable situation is to be defensive. Be careful. Keep calm and watch out for your first reaction. It may be you at your worst, not your best.
When you have heard your opponents out, dwell (deal with) first on the points and areas on which you agree.
Anyone who takes the time to disagree with you is interested in the same things you are. Think of them as people who really want to help you, and you may turn your opponents into friends.
Could my opponents be right? Partly right? Is there truth or merit in their position or argument? Is my reaction one that will relieve the problem, or will it just relieve any frustration? Will my reaction drive my opponents further away or draw them closer to me?
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
2018年10月15日星期一
sincere appreciation
Little phrases such as "I'm sorry to trouble you,""Would you mind?""Thank you"---little courtesies like these oil the cogs (齒輪) of the monotonous grind (研磨) of everyday life---and, incidentally, they are the hallmark of good breeding (教養).
The unvarnished (無掩飾的) truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle (微妙的) way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely.
Talk to people about themselves and they will listen for hours.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
The unvarnished (無掩飾的) truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle (微妙的) way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely.
Talk to people about themselves and they will listen for hours.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
2018年10月10日星期三
Material that absorbs carbon dioxide
CO2 capture and storage
(CCS) has the potential to develop into an important tool to address climate
change. Given society’s present reliance on fossil fuels, widespread adoption
of CCS appears indispensable (不可或缺的) for meeting stringent (嚴格的) climate targets. We argue
that for conventional CCS to become a successful climate mitigation (緩和) technology—which by necessity has to operate on a large scale—it may need to be
complemented (補充) with air capture, removing CO2 directly from the
atmosphere. Air capture of CO2 could act as insurance against
CO2 leaking from storage and furthermore may provide an option
for dealing with emissions from mobile dispersed (被驅散的) sources such as automobiles
and airplanes.
Air capture research is still in its infancy and the practicality of large-scale deployment (部署) needs to be further explored. The inability to produce accurate cost estimates for a nascent (初期的) technology, however, should not be considered a reason for withholding support. Indeed, air capture is clearly feasible, and there are several lines of argument that suggest that its cost could well come down to a level that would make air capture economically interesting. Air capture would provide a different approach to reducing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. There is abundant research and development (R&D) to be undertaken with regard to the various possible materials, components, and workings of air capture technology. Given the enormity of the global climate challenge, we think this R&D needs to be scaled up urgently.
Lackner, K.S. (2012). The urgency of the development of CO2 capture
from ambient air. National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,109 (33), 13156-13162. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1108765109
2018年10月9日星期二
Introduction to WWI
第一次世界大戰是帝國主義國家兩大集團──同盟國與協約國之間為重新瓜分世界，爭奪勢力範圍和霸權進行的首次世界規模的戰爭。交戰雙方都是非正義的。直接捲入戰爭的國家達38個，雙方動員的總兵力達7000萬人，軍隊傷亡近3000萬人。第一次世界大戰的結果，德國為首的同盟國戰敗，英、法削弱，美、日地位上升，從而促使了世界戰略格局發生了重大的改變。這次大戰導致了俄國十月社會主義革命的成功和世界上第一個社會主義國家蘇聯的出現，同時促進了殖民地半殖民地民族解放運動的空前高漲。
第一次世界大戰對世界軍事學術的發展產生了深遠的影響。大戰中首次使用飛機、潛艇、坦克、毒氣等新式兵器，從而導致新的軍兵種和新的作戰方式的出現。戰後湧現的各種軍事思想，諸如空軍制勝、坦克制勝、閃擊戰理論和堅固戰略防禦制勝等，都是從不同角度總結第一次世界大戰經驗教訓的產物。
https://www.cp1897.com.hk/product_info.php?BookId=7801585798
第一次世界大戰對世界軍事學術的發展產生了深遠的影響。大戰中首次使用飛機、潛艇、坦克、毒氣等新式兵器，從而導致新的軍兵種和新的作戰方式的出現。戰後湧現的各種軍事思想，諸如空軍制勝、坦克制勝、閃擊戰理論和堅固戰略防禦制勝等，都是從不同角度總結第一次世界大戰經驗教訓的產物。
https://www.cp1897.com.hk/product_info.php?BookId=7801585798
新崗位
已在香港歷史博物館商務工作一星期，
今天是休館日，正好概括一下一周的工作。
禮品店的人流在黃金周比預期少，高峰期只有兩天。
初來乍到，工作範疇只限收銀及包裝。
收銀方面，有不少編碼和促銷價要記。
最難受的是需要用上極多膠袋包裝，但又無可奈何。
手震震的我，在包書包禮品的速度、美觀上仍有待改進。
一星期內，僅收了一次貨和只協助了一次埋數。
因為 Passage 退貨較困難，落貨要很小心，要慢慢學習。
禮品店其中一個特色是銷售形形色色的郵票，
有些古董郵票的價值上萬港元。
Passage 的精品很多都價值不菲，四位數字是等閒事。
與同事相處尚算和洽，但共同話題欠奉。
兩位男同事會在清閒時間打Online Game,
店長見到也沒有責備，只有勸告。
初步觀察，店長是個慈祥長者。
我和她同住屯門，有兩天我們一起乘西鐵歸家。
列車上，除了講述店舖過往的種種挑戰外，
她最喜歡則是談及無線和娛樂新聞，小弟一竅不通。
始終都是從中大商務放逐出來，真是要加倍努力。
我已經是幸運的一個，因為 Passage 的 Peak Season 是在暑假檔期。
七月和八月已嚇走了三位同事。
已不可以慢慢學習，要快些 pick up，香港是個汰弱留強的社會。
今天是休館日，正好概括一下一周的工作。
禮品店的人流在黃金周比預期少，高峰期只有兩天。
初來乍到，工作範疇只限收銀及包裝。
收銀方面，有不少編碼和促銷價要記。
最難受的是需要用上極多膠袋包裝，但又無可奈何。
手震震的我，在包書包禮品的速度、美觀上仍有待改進。
一星期內，僅收了一次貨和只協助了一次埋數。
因為 Passage 退貨較困難，落貨要很小心，要慢慢學習。
禮品店其中一個特色是銷售形形色色的郵票，
有些古董郵票的價值上萬港元。
Passage 的精品很多都價值不菲，四位數字是等閒事。
與同事相處尚算和洽，但共同話題欠奉。
兩位男同事會在清閒時間打Online Game,
店長見到也沒有責備，只有勸告。
初步觀察，店長是個慈祥長者。
我和她同住屯門，有兩天我們一起乘西鐵歸家。
列車上，除了講述店舖過往的種種挑戰外，
她最喜歡則是談及無線和娛樂新聞，小弟一竅不通。
始終都是從中大商務放逐出來，真是要加倍努力。
我已經是幸運的一個，因為 Passage 的 Peak Season 是在暑假檔期。
七月和八月已嚇走了三位同事。
已不可以慢慢學習，要快些 pick up，香港是個汰弱留強的社會。
Be a good listener
Few human beings are proof against the implied (含蓄的) flattery of rapt (專心致志的) attention.
There is no mystery about successful business intercourse (交流)...Exclusive (專有的) attention to the person who is speaking to you is very important. Nothing else is so flattering as that.
Many people fail to make a favorable impression because they don't listen attentively. They have been so much concerned with what they are going to say next that they do not keep their ears open. Very important people have told me that they prefer good listeners to good talkers, but the ability to listen seems rarer than almost any other good trait (特點).
If you aspire (渴望) to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments (成就).
Remember that the people you are talking to are a hundred times more interested in themselves and their wants and problems than they are in you and your problems.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
There is no mystery about successful business intercourse (交流)...Exclusive (專有的) attention to the person who is speaking to you is very important. Nothing else is so flattering as that.
Many people fail to make a favorable impression because they don't listen attentively. They have been so much concerned with what they are going to say next that they do not keep their ears open. Very important people have told me that they prefer good listeners to good talkers, but the ability to listen seems rarer than almost any other good trait (特點).
If you aspire (渴望) to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments (成就).
Remember that the people you are talking to are a hundred times more interested in themselves and their wants and problems than they are in you and your problems.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
地球自轉的原因
科學家們認為，一顆巨大的物體，也許是火星的大小，影響年輕的地球，挖出了一大塊最終成為我們月球的物質。 這種碰撞使地球以更快的速度旋轉。科學家估計，地球早期的一天只有大約6個小時。
Scientists think that a large object, perhaps the size of Mars, impacted our young planet, knocking out (挖出了) a chunk of (大塊) material that eventually became our Moon. This collision set Earth spinning at a faster rate. Scientists estimate that a day in the life of early Earth was only about 6 hours long.
月球剛形成時，與地球的距離較今天接近。隨著地球的旋轉，月球的引力讓海洋上升和下降。潮汐和轉動的地球之間存在一點摩擦，導致旋轉減慢一點。隨著地球的減速，讓月球以極慢速度遠離地球。
The Moon formed much closer to Earth than it is today. As Earth rotates, the Moon's gravity causes the oceans to seem to rise and fall. There is a little bit of friction between the tides and the turning Earth, causing the rotation to slow down just a little. As Earth slows, it lets the Moon creep (緩慢行進) away.
月球和地球的距離正逐步拉遠。我們可以使用極其精確的原子鐘精確測量旋轉減速的程度。一百年後，一天將比今天長約2毫秒。
The Moon is drifting (漂流) farther from Earth. We can use extremely accurate atomic clocks to measure exactly how much the rotation is slowing down. One hundred years from now, a day will be about 2 milliseconds longer than today.
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/review/dr-marc-earth/earth-rotation.html
2018年10月8日星期一
Three emails sent to Prof Chan in 2010
August, 2010
Dear Sophia,My name is Samson Lau, a year 2 student studying in BNURS. I got fail in both formative and summative sections of nursing practicum IIB. I just observed some problems happened in my summative practicum. I admitted I did quite poor in the practicum and it is necessary for me to defer in coming academic year. The purpose of this email is to express what I saw and what I heard in those three weeks.
A clinical instructor asked me to observe classmate B’s skill on wound dressing, but his ability in aseptic technique was weakened under the observation by two students including me. I observed that his transfer technique was not proper. Then, the clinical instructor said classmate B always had error under observation. Is it an excuse?
I have not passed the aseptic technique in my last practicum of year two. The clinical instructor asked me to handle a relatively complicated wound. The patient has MRSA infection. I had to wear PPE and middle-size disposable gloves (but my hands are too large to wear) throughout the procedure. As you know, I have to use alcohol hand rub before donning the disposable gloves. Usually, I pressed the alcohol hand rub bottle for two to three times. It took me a relatively long period to dry. The clinical instructor always counted the time I used to irrigate and clean the wound. Therefore, I would wear the gloves before my hands were dry. Because the disposable gloves were not worn properly, contamination occurred due to the unfitted disposable gloves. Then, two clinical instructors (one is second assessor) taught me to press alcohol hand rub only once before wearing the disposable gloves. I think that it is not a proper way to disinfect the hands. All I want to point out is that it is really under pressure when two clinical instructors watching my errors in the whole procedure.
Classmate I’s aseptic technique is very poor. For instance, she put the forceps in the middle of the sterile field at the beginning of wound dressing. Even a year one student knows it is not a proper way to position the equipment. Luckily, she passed the final practicum (after practicing with clinical instructor later?).
In male Foley insertion, two classmates put on the sterile gloves incorrectly. They might be too excited as we do not have many chances to do this procedure. Besides, classmate M held the penis with sterile gauze and then touched other sterile materials using the same hand. I discussed with her mistake after the procedure but she said it's no problem as she thought that she just held the penis with sterile gauze. Also, a balloon should be tested before cleaning penis by Hibitane. That student did not do this step and the clinical instructor did it for him/her.
For AOM, many classmates admitted that they did not complete 3 check 5 right in preparing IVI. Classmate F said she prepared IVI faster than me because I completed the 3 check 5 right procedure.
I forgot to sign after administering medications for two times in the last practicum of year two. However, some of my classmates also had this careless problem but I am the only one to fail AOM.
I also want to write something about professional behavior. Classmate A spoke the full Chinese name of patient in the minibus. Is it a serious incident? Besides, some students watched TV in the ward because they worked so “efficient” in the orthopedic ward and ward staff complaint of their conduct.
Clinical instructor said I could not display good team spirit and cooperate well with colleagues. I was in charge of two to three patients in a particular cubicle. That cubicle had six patients and three students. I cooperated with them well. However, the clinical instructor required me to enter another cubicle and work with others. I just did not want to watch TV with them in another cubicle.
Actually, I have had bipolar disorder (mood disorder) since Form 2 and my left hand has the problem of tremor. I have told my clinical instructor the situation. I told my clinical instructor not to give me any privilege. At the end, she seems to require me to do better than other classmates. I do not want to blame anyone but I observed the problem of double standard. It is unfair to me.
Best regards,
Samson Lau
Year II, BNURS
Second Email sent to Prof Sophia Chan
Dear Sophia,
Firstly, I would like to write about my past experience in participating supervised lab practice. The clinical instructors just wrote "fake" physician's order right before I performed my poor clinical skills. Those lab practice only focused on nursing intervention/implementation. Pre-assessment, patient's general condition, charts (e.g. BP, I&O) and kardex information are not included in lab practice. Therefore, we cannot get the whole picture of the patient. There was only one task for one patient, but it is not the real case we faced in the hospital. Usually, multiple tasks had to be managed at the same time. Then, we had to prioritize those interventions and had to implement them in a step-by-step manner and in a systematic way. And it is the actual requirement of clinical instructors in the clinical setting.
Later, I heard that supervised lab sessions will upgrade to scenario-based supervised lab sessions in the coming academic year. I was glad to know the new strategy at the beginning. However, a clinical instructor told me that year 3 students would have lots of "score-related" clinical assessments. The ratio of clinical instructor to student will probably change from 1:2 to 1:12 (my approximation) just before clinical assessments. All I want to say is my learning will be disturbed heavily under this reform.
Reform without careful consideration will not success. I am sorry that I do not have enough intelligence to give any suggestion. September is coming, I guess everything will turn into a mess if no action taken. We are in the same ship, I do care about the future of HKU school of nursing. Feel free to correct me if I wrote anything wrongly.
Best regards,
Samson Lau
責任之推卸 無理的要求
早前我寫了一封信︰
Date: 11 April 2011
Subject: Problems that cannot be solved by myself only
Dear teachers,
I am a year two student studying year three non-clinical subjects because of fail of Practicum IIB. One clinical instructor said, "You are the most hardworking student in the group, but you really cannot load." That means I am not smart enough.
I have to take lithium sulphate to treat my bipolar disorder. The side effect of this medication is tremor. Dr. Tsoi, a psychiatrist, said lithium sulphate could not be stopped. He prescribed an anti-parkinsonian drug called Benzhexol HCl to reduce the tremor. However, my left hand shakes slightly even not under stress. Tremor does not affect my confidence, but patients may feel scared.
Dr. Cheung, a psychologist at CEDARS, said my illness was probably a physiological problem as my disorder started from Form two. My medications could not be stopped and I have to take these medications for my rest of the life.
Another clinical instructor asked me to be a nurse after handling my illness. Unfortunately, my sickness won't go away before my death.
Besides, I felt disappointed regarding the lab booking system. The reason is that it gives me too many constraints. We could not decide what to practise in the supervised lab. As I observed, not all the clinical instructors used the scenario-based teaching approach. Although I have no experience in OSCA examination, it only trains the working speed of students in my point of view. I have seen a year two classmates practising clinical skill for the OSCA exam. She ran to the white board to do documentation after finishing off-staple. In my opinion, students learn in an OSCA-based way. If the skills are not included in the OSCA exam, they would not practise. It was heard from a year two student. Last year, I could invite clinical instructors to supervise my lab. Now, I don't know if they have time to help me as the workload of clinical instructors is increasing. Two CIs told me their tiredness in their career.
As we all know, HA hospitals do not employ year two student to be TUNS. Therefore, I don't have any chance to improve my skill, knowledge and confidence.
I cannot foresee any hope if support is not given by teachers. I entered HKU by non-JUPAS admission. I failed Chinese Language and Culture in A-level. I studied associate degree for only one year. I even don't have an associate degree. If I fail in the coming practicum, I have to work in the society with the Form 7 qualification because I don't want to be a financial burden for my family. Study has to be postponed. I studied very hard to enter university and I don't want to quit university due to fail of practicum.
Regards,
Samson Lau
BNURS Year II
之後，我跟三個 teaching consultants、一個 assistant professor 會面。安撫之餘，他們要求我交一封醫生信證明本人的 health status is suitable for practicum. 醫生說不知道 placement 的requirement and demand, 不寫 suitable for practicum，只是寫了 suitable for study. 今天，我將醫生信交給相關人士，她卻說醫生信用字不夠specific. 她吩咐我今天致電診所，然後叫我明天以 IIb nursing practicum journal 內的 objectives 向醫生解釋，並請醫生為我再出信。其實，我一開始就不滿 School of Nursing 的做法。為何要一個 psychiatrist 負這樣大的責任？
Remember names of people you meet
Jim Farley discovered early in life that the average person is more interested in his or her own name than in all the other names on earth put together.
Remember that name and call it easily, and you have paid a subtle (微妙的) and very effective compliment (致意). But forget it or misspell it -- and you have placed yourself at a sharp disadvantage.
Sometimes it is difficult to remember a name, particular if it is hard to pronounce. Rather than even try to learn it, many people ignore it or call the person by an easy nickname.
Most people don't remember names, for the simple reason that they don't take the time and energy necessary to concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly (不能磨滅地) in their minds. They make excuses for themselves; they are too busy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that one of the simplest, most obvious and most important ways of gaining good will was by remembering names and making people feel important -- yet how many of us do it?
We should be aware of the magic contained in a name and realize that this single item is wholly and completely owned by the person with whom we are dealing...and nobody else. The name sets the individual apart; it makes him or her unique among all others.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Remember that name and call it easily, and you have paid a subtle (微妙的) and very effective compliment (致意). But forget it or misspell it -- and you have placed yourself at a sharp disadvantage.
Sometimes it is difficult to remember a name, particular if it is hard to pronounce. Rather than even try to learn it, many people ignore it or call the person by an easy nickname.
Most people don't remember names, for the simple reason that they don't take the time and energy necessary to concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly (不能磨滅地) in their minds. They make excuses for themselves; they are too busy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that one of the simplest, most obvious and most important ways of gaining good will was by remembering names and making people feel important -- yet how many of us do it?
We should be aware of the magic contained in a name and realize that this single item is wholly and completely owned by the person with whom we are dealing...and nobody else. The name sets the individual apart; it makes him or her unique among all others.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
2018年10月7日星期日
2018年10月1日星期一
Have a smile
A psychologist said, "People who smile tend to manage, teach and sell more effectively, and to raise happier children. There's far more information in a smile than a frown (皺眉). That's why encouragement is a much more effective teaching device than punishment."
Everybody in the world is seeking happiness -- and there is one sure way to find it. That is controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
"There is nothing either good or bad," said Shakespeare, "but thinking makes it so."
"A man without a smiling face must not open a shop." It is a proverb in ancient Chinese.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Everybody in the world is seeking happiness -- and there is one sure way to find it. That is controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
"There is nothing either good or bad," said Shakespeare, "but thinking makes it so."
"A man without a smiling face must not open a shop." It is a proverb in ancient Chinese.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Become genuinely interested in other people
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves.
When you see a group photograph that you are in, whose picture do you look for first?
If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way.
If the author doesn't like people, people won't like his or her stories.
If we want to make friends, let's put ourselves out to do things for other people--things that require time, energy, unselfishness and thoughtfulness (深思熟慮).
Many companies train their telephone operators to greet all callers in a tone of voice that radiates interest and enthusiasm. The caller feels the company is concerned about them.
Publilius Syrus remarked,"We are interested in others when they are interested in us."
Martin Ginsberg said,"It was Thanksgiving Day and I was ten years old. I was in a welfare ward of a city hospital and was scheduled to undergo major orthopedic (整形外科的/骨科) surgery the next day...My father was dead; my mother and I lived alone in a small apartment and we were on welfare. My mother was unable to visit me that day...A young student nurse heard my sobbing (啜泣) and came over to me. She took the covers off my face and started wiping my tears. She told me how lonely she was, having to work that day and not being able to be with her family. She asked me whether I would have dinner with her...She talked to me and tried to calm my fears..."
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves.
When you see a group photograph that you are in, whose picture do you look for first?
If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way.
If the author doesn't like people, people won't like his or her stories.
If we want to make friends, let's put ourselves out to do things for other people--things that require time, energy, unselfishness and thoughtfulness (深思熟慮).
Many companies train their telephone operators to greet all callers in a tone of voice that radiates interest and enthusiasm. The caller feels the company is concerned about them.
Publilius Syrus remarked,"We are interested in others when they are interested in us."
Martin Ginsberg said,"It was Thanksgiving Day and I was ten years old. I was in a welfare ward of a city hospital and was scheduled to undergo major orthopedic (整形外科的/骨科) surgery the next day...My father was dead; my mother and I lived alone in a small apartment and we were on welfare. My mother was unable to visit me that day...A young student nurse heard my sobbing (啜泣) and came over to me. She took the covers off my face and started wiping my tears. She told me how lonely she was, having to work that day and not being able to be with her family. She asked me whether I would have dinner with her...She talked to me and tried to calm my fears..."
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Chapter 3
Remember that tomorrow when you are trying to get somebody to do something. If, for example, you don't want your children to smoke, don't preach (說教) at them, and don't talk about what you want; but show them that cigarettes may keep them from making the basketball team or winning the hundred-yard dash (奔跑).
"If there is any one secret of success," said Henry Ford, "it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own."
Many salespeople spend a lifetime in selling without seeing things from the customer's angle.
Looking at the other person's point of view and arousing in him an eager want for something is not to be construed (理解為) as manipulating that person so that he will do something that is only for your benefit and his detriment (損害).
A child was underweight and refused to eat properly. His parents used the usual method. They scolded and nagged (嘮叨)...His father said to himself, "What does that boy want? How can I tie up what I want to what he wants?"...His boy had a tricycle that he loved to ride up and down the sidewalk (人行道). A few doors down the street lived a bully--a bigger boy who would pull the little boy off his tricycle and ride it himself...Naturally, the little boy would run screaming to his mother, and she would have to come out and take the bully off the tricycle and put her little boy on again. This happened every day...What did the little boy want?...His pride, his anger, his desire for a feeling of important...And when his father explained that the boy would be able to wallop (擊潰) the daylights out of the bigger kid someday if he would only eat the things his mother wanted him to eat.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
"If there is any one secret of success," said Henry Ford, "it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own."
Many salespeople spend a lifetime in selling without seeing things from the customer's angle.
Looking at the other person's point of view and arousing in him an eager want for something is not to be construed (理解為) as manipulating that person so that he will do something that is only for your benefit and his detriment (損害).
A child was underweight and refused to eat properly. His parents used the usual method. They scolded and nagged (嘮叨)...His father said to himself, "What does that boy want? How can I tie up what I want to what he wants?"...His boy had a tricycle that he loved to ride up and down the sidewalk (人行道). A few doors down the street lived a bully--a bigger boy who would pull the little boy off his tricycle and ride it himself...Naturally, the little boy would run screaming to his mother, and she would have to come out and take the bully off the tricycle and put her little boy on again. This happened every day...What did the little boy want?...His pride, his anger, his desire for a feeling of important...And when his father explained that the boy would be able to wallop (擊潰) the daylights out of the bigger kid someday if he would only eat the things his mother wanted him to eat.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
2018年9月30日星期日
Chapter 2
The only way I can get you to do anything is by giving you what you want.
John Dewey said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important."
It is this desire that lures (引誘) many boys and girls into joining gangs and engaging in criminal activities.
When a study was made a few years ago on runaway wives, what do you think was discovered to be the main reason wives run away? It was "lack of appreciation." And I'd bet that a similar study made of runaway husbands would come out the same way. We often take our spouses so much for granted that we never let them know we appreciated them.
Of course flattery (阿諛奉承) seldom works with discerning (眼光敏銳的) people. It is shallow, selfish and insincere. It ought to fail and and it usually does. True, some people are so hungry, so thirsty, for appreciation that they will swallow anything, just as starving man will eat grass and fishworms.
In the long run, flattery will do you more harm than good. Flattery is counterfeit (偽造的), and like counterfeit money, it will eventually get you into trouble if you pass it to someone else.
The difference between appreciation and flattery is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired (讚賞); the other universally condemned.
General Obregon's philosophy: "Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you."
Flattery is telling the other person precisely (恰好) what he thinks about himself.
One of the most neglected virtues (美德) of our daily existence is appreciation. Somehow, we neglect to praise our son or daughter when he or she brings home a good report card, and we fail to encourage our children when they first succeed in baking a cake or building a birdhouse. Nothing pleases (使高興) children more than this kind of parental interest and approval.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
John Dewey said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important."
It is this desire that lures (引誘) many boys and girls into joining gangs and engaging in criminal activities.
When a study was made a few years ago on runaway wives, what do you think was discovered to be the main reason wives run away? It was "lack of appreciation." And I'd bet that a similar study made of runaway husbands would come out the same way. We often take our spouses so much for granted that we never let them know we appreciated them.
Of course flattery (阿諛奉承) seldom works with discerning (眼光敏銳的) people. It is shallow, selfish and insincere. It ought to fail and and it usually does. True, some people are so hungry, so thirsty, for appreciation that they will swallow anything, just as starving man will eat grass and fishworms.
In the long run, flattery will do you more harm than good. Flattery is counterfeit (偽造的), and like counterfeit money, it will eventually get you into trouble if you pass it to someone else.
The difference between appreciation and flattery is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired (讚賞); the other universally condemned.
General Obregon's philosophy: "Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you."
Flattery is telling the other person precisely (恰好) what he thinks about himself.
One of the most neglected virtues (美德) of our daily existence is appreciation. Somehow, we neglect to praise our son or daughter when he or she brings home a good report card, and we fail to encourage our children when they first succeed in baking a cake or building a birdhouse. Nothing pleases (使高興) children more than this kind of parental interest and approval.
Carnegie, D.D. (1981). How to Win Friends & Influence People (Revised Ed.) New York, NY: Pocket Books.
CIMT
【Now新聞台】不少青少年都有晚睡的習慣，不過長期睡眠不足，原來會增加患心血管疾病的風險。https://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=321426
carotid intima-media thickness
頸動脈內膜中膜厚度
Atherosclerotic vascular disease (動脈粥樣硬化血管疾病) begins in childhood and progresses over decades. Symptomatic, clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) events generally occur when atherosclerosis progresses to flow-limiting disease that causes ischemia (an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body), or when a thrombus (血栓) forms on an existing plaque as a result of rupture or erosion...As a screening test, imaging must be safe, be sensitive, be affordable, and lead to interventions that can favorably alter the natural history of CVD. Measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with ultrasound is a noninvasive, sensitive, and reproducible technique for identifying and quantifying atherosclerotic burden and CVD risk. It is a well-validated research tool that has been translated increasingly into clinical practice…In 2000, the American Heart Association Prevention Conference V concluded that CIMT “can now be considered for further clarification of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment at the request of a physician,” provided that it is performed by an experienced laboratory. In 2001, the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III stated that CIMT “could be used as an adjunct (attachment) in CHD risk assessment…
James H., & Claudia E. (2008). Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Medicine. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 21(2), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2007.11.011
carotid intima-media thickness
頸動脈內膜中膜厚度
Atherosclerotic vascular disease (動脈粥樣硬化血管疾病) begins in childhood and progresses over decades. Symptomatic, clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) events generally occur when atherosclerosis progresses to flow-limiting disease that causes ischemia (an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body), or when a thrombus (血栓) forms on an existing plaque as a result of rupture or erosion...As a screening test, imaging must be safe, be sensitive, be affordable, and lead to interventions that can favorably alter the natural history of CVD. Measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with ultrasound is a noninvasive, sensitive, and reproducible technique for identifying and quantifying atherosclerotic burden and CVD risk. It is a well-validated research tool that has been translated increasingly into clinical practice…In 2000, the American Heart Association Prevention Conference V concluded that CIMT “can now be considered for further clarification of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment at the request of a physician,” provided that it is performed by an experienced laboratory. In 2001, the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III stated that CIMT “could be used as an adjunct (attachment) in CHD risk assessment…
James H., & Claudia E. (2008). Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Medicine. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 21(2), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2007.11.011
2018年9月29日星期六
2018年9月26日星期三
頹唐
十月開始，會從中大商務調往歷史博物館商務工作。
在中文大學書店工作了將近三年，難免有不捨之情。
被調走的感覺一點也不好受。
還要給我打聽到是 In 完一個再調走我，心再沉了一沉。
板主是時候反省一下。
深明僱主需要的不是一隻默默耕耘的新界牛，
而是要一匹跑得快的良駒。
店長和我談及轉職說得很輕鬆，
本人認為此是主管給我的一個美好的下台階，
同時是一個無形的警號。
新的主管不會視我為新人，
轉職可能會是一個頗大的挑戰。
新的工作地點賣的主要是精品，
雖然報到前還不知道工作範疇，
相信我會更像一個售貨員。
正所謂「魚不過塘不肥」，人總要思想正面。
況且，新崗位 weekday 工時較短，交通更方便。
另一重點是可以在家吃晚飯，會比較健康。
在中文大學書店工作了將近三年，難免有不捨之情。
被調走的感覺一點也不好受。
還要給我打聽到是 In 完一個再調走我，心再沉了一沉。
板主是時候反省一下。
深明僱主需要的不是一隻默默耕耘的新界牛，
而是要一匹跑得快的良駒。
店長和我談及轉職說得很輕鬆，
本人認為此是主管給我的一個美好的下台階，
同時是一個無形的警號。
新的主管不會視我為新人，
轉職可能會是一個頗大的挑戰。
新的工作地點賣的主要是精品，
雖然報到前還不知道工作範疇，
相信我會更像一個售貨員。
正所謂「魚不過塘不肥」，人總要思想正面。
況且，新崗位 weekday 工時較短，交通更方便。
另一重點是可以在家吃晚飯，會比較健康。
2018年9月25日星期二
2018年9月24日星期一
blame her here
謾罵很簡單，要修補關係很困難。
所以，我選擇在自己的園地發洩一下。
每一個人都有優點和缺點，我不明白她為何只針對我的缺點。
話說她是店舖中的一位副主任，以前是 Pearson Sales.
她之前在外國留學，英文好是她的優點。
她能夠獨立處事，也是她的優點。
她做事效率高，亦是她的優點。
她會熱心幫助同事。
譬如當收銀處排長龍，會主動幫忙。
她說話率直，是優點同時也是缺點，
因為我認為厚道不只是男士的專利。
她認為在早會上講過一次，我就要牢牢記著。
例如，店長吩咐她統一字典、英文考試用書的折扣。
她用 Excel 表印一份清單，然後在早會說了一遍。
她沒有將清單貼在收銀位置不緊要，
至少應該告訴同事 Excel 表放在內聯網哪個位置。
人腦不是電腦，再問多一次就被她罵。
她說開學很忙，我的提問是滋擾。
我不可以說自己沒有錯，因為我的記憶力真是很差。
雖然醫生說過 psychiatric medication 不會影響記憶力，
但是我大大話話都服用了將近二十年。
早上不會喝提神飲品，只會在午飯前飲烏龍茶，
早餐後又要服用 600mg Epilim，在早會上其實狀態不太好。
加上早年用耳機聽音樂調較得太大聲，聽覺欠佳。
在這裡搬出了種種藉口，但卻是不爭的事實。
我有我的缺點，她有她的缺點。
既然我說會在此處發洩，當然會像個小人一一細數。
她已經工作了一段長時間，但是對收銀處工作不甚了解。
譬如她不懂客人退貨收銀程序。
她每一次都很大方替客人換貨，但是程序便交給我幹。
她明明每星期都負責一兩天埋數，可是一些基本的相關工作也要問人。
她可以問我，但是我不能問她，是什麼樣的道理?
她連速成輸入法也不懂，只用奇怪網站將英文或拼音轉為中文。
她是聰明人，是不肯學，覺得不用學，而不是學不到。
她寫字很快但很草，數字比較難辨認。
她跟別人談話興起會笑得很大聲，但我只覺得是可怕的冷笑。
上星期店長跟我單獨對談，
他建議我轉到歷史博物館商務工作。
因為他覺得我的工作表現沒有進步，
在收銀處應對有待改進。
他說一直以來都想增加我的工作範疇，
但又知道我優柔寡斷，做事欠膽量。
其實四份三時間都在收銀處工作，可以怎樣分身?
當然，我沒有反駁他。
雖然交通較方便，工時縮短，
但那裡主要是賣精品，我又不捨離開大學書店，
所以我將意願告訴店長，現時去向未明。
當歷史博物館商務主管發現我的工作效率低，
公司下一步會怎麼安排。
始終，不會每個人都像現時店長這樣包容。
店長又問及我怎麼看自己與其他同事的關係，
我不免另有聯想。
一位舊員工，開學時應邀回書店幫忙。
開學過後，她仍在大學店做兼職。
如果我是她，我不會甘願當兼職。
大學店聚餐當天，她都有出席。
可能是我多疑，難道我要知所進退?
所以，我選擇在自己的園地發洩一下。
每一個人都有優點和缺點，我不明白她為何只針對我的缺點。
話說她是店舖中的一位副主任，以前是 Pearson Sales.
她之前在外國留學，英文好是她的優點。
她能夠獨立處事，也是她的優點。
她做事效率高，亦是她的優點。
她會熱心幫助同事。
譬如當收銀處排長龍，會主動幫忙。
她說話率直，是優點同時也是缺點，
因為我認為厚道不只是男士的專利。
她認為在早會上講過一次，我就要牢牢記著。
例如，店長吩咐她統一字典、英文考試用書的折扣。
她用 Excel 表印一份清單，然後在早會說了一遍。
她沒有將清單貼在收銀位置不緊要，
至少應該告訴同事 Excel 表放在內聯網哪個位置。
人腦不是電腦，再問多一次就被她罵。
她說開學很忙，我的提問是滋擾。
我不可以說自己沒有錯，因為我的記憶力真是很差。
雖然醫生說過 psychiatric medication 不會影響記憶力，
但是我大大話話都服用了將近二十年。
早上不會喝提神飲品，只會在午飯前飲烏龍茶，
早餐後又要服用 600mg Epilim，在早會上其實狀態不太好。
加上早年用耳機聽音樂調較得太大聲，聽覺欠佳。
在這裡搬出了種種藉口，但卻是不爭的事實。
我有我的缺點，她有她的缺點。
既然我說會在此處發洩，當然會像個小人一一細數。
她已經工作了一段長時間，但是對收銀處工作不甚了解。
譬如她不懂客人退貨收銀程序。
她每一次都很大方替客人換貨，但是程序便交給我幹。
她明明每星期都負責一兩天埋數，可是一些基本的相關工作也要問人。
她可以問我，但是我不能問她，是什麼樣的道理?
她連速成輸入法也不懂，只用奇怪網站將英文或拼音轉為中文。
她是聰明人，是不肯學，覺得不用學，而不是學不到。
她寫字很快但很草，數字比較難辨認。
她跟別人談話興起會笑得很大聲，但我只覺得是可怕的冷笑。
上星期店長跟我單獨對談，
他建議我轉到歷史博物館商務工作。
因為他覺得我的工作表現沒有進步，
在收銀處應對有待改進。
他說一直以來都想增加我的工作範疇，
但又知道我優柔寡斷，做事欠膽量。
其實四份三時間都在收銀處工作，可以怎樣分身?
當然，我沒有反駁他。
雖然交通較方便，工時縮短，
但那裡主要是賣精品，我又不捨離開大學書店，
所以我將意願告訴店長，現時去向未明。
當歷史博物館商務主管發現我的工作效率低，
公司下一步會怎麼安排。
始終，不會每個人都像現時店長這樣包容。
店長又問及我怎麼看自己與其他同事的關係，
我不免另有聯想。
一位舊員工，開學時應邀回書店幫忙。
開學過後，她仍在大學店做兼職。
如果我是她，我不會甘願當兼職。
大學店聚餐當天，她都有出席。
可能是我多疑，難道我要知所進退?
2018年9月23日星期日
interpersonal skill
'When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling (豎立) with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity (虛榮心)."
condemnation doesn't work
"B. F. Skinner, the world-famous psychologist, proved through his experiments that an animal rewarded for good behavior will learn much more rapidly and retain what it learns far more effectively than an animal punished for bad behavior. Later studies have shown that the same applies to human. By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment."
2018年9月22日星期六
irreversible?不可逆轉?
大規模的藻類種植可以降低大氣中的二氧化碳水平。 藻類的生長速度足以降低地球的溫室氣體。 以便收成，它應該種植在極大的網中。 被人類吃掉是不合理的，因為這是極大量的繁殖，可以的話，最好將藻類轉化為有機肥料。 我們應該種植對不同種類的藻類，因為它可以降低害蟲生長的風險。 另一個需要解決的問題是我們必須考慮如何處理晚間大量二氧化碳排放。二氧化碳只是一種溫室氣體，我們也可以少吃牛排來防止甲烷的產生。
Large-scale algae agriculture can reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The growth speed of algae is fast enough to lower this greenhouse gas of the Earth. It should be planted in an extreme large nets in order to harvest. It is probably unreasonable to be eaten by human as it would be a huge amount to consume. It is better to transform the algae into organic fertilizer. We should undergo polyculture of different species of algae as it can lower the risk of pest growth. Another problem has to be solved is that we have to consider how to handle the large amount production of oxygen. Carbon dioxide is only one kind of greenhouse gas, we can also eat less steak to prevent the production of methane.(Image: phys.org)
要解決塑膠污染也不是沒可能，一種細菌產生的酶可加快 PET分解。然而，我們不可有恃無恐使用塑膠。因為科技有機會趕不及污染。延伸閱讀︰
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plastic-eating-enzyme-pollution-solution-waste-bottles-bacteria-portsmouth-a8307371.html
要解決塑膠污染也不是沒可能，一種細菌產生的酶可加快 PET分解。然而，我們不可有恃無恐使用塑膠。因為科技有機會趕不及污染。延伸閱讀︰
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plastic-eating-enzyme-pollution-solution-waste-bottles-bacteria-portsmouth-a8307371.html
2018年9月16日星期日
Autism and antibiotics
自閉症是一種嚴重的發育障礙，相信有多種原因。腸胃中的慢性破傷風感染可能是自閉症的成因之一。
很多自閉症患者有廣泛使用抗生素病史。口服抗生素顯著破壞保護性腸道微生物群，為趁虛而入的病原體創造有利環境。破傷風梭菌是一種普遍存在的的厭氧桿菌，可產生強力的神經毒素(TeNT)。迷走神經能夠將破傷風毒素由腸道運送至中樞神經系統。一旦進入大腦，TeNT破壞了神經遞質的釋放(見下圖)......這種對神經遞質釋放的抑制可以解釋自閉症各種行為缺陷。一些自閉症兒童在使用抗菌藥物時有效對抗腸道梭菌，自閉症典型行為會顯著減少。(但只屬短暫效果)
Autism is a severe developmental disability believed to have multiple reasons. This paper outlines the possibility of a chronic tetanus infection of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) as the underlying cause for symptoms of autism observed in some individuals.
A significant percentage of individuals with autism have a history of extensive antibiotic use. Oral antibiotics significantly disrupt protective intestinal microbiota, creating a favorable environment for colonization by opportunistic pathogens. Clostridium tetani is a general anaerobic bacillus that produces a potent neurotoxin... The vagus nerve is capable of transporting tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) and provides a route of ascent from the intestinal tract to the central nervous system (CNS)…Once in the brain, TeNT disrupts the release of neurotransmitters...This inhibition of neurotransmitter release would explain a wide variety of behavioral deficits apparent in autism...Some children with autism have also shown a significant reduction in stereotyped behaviors when treated with antimicrobials effective against intestinal clostridia…
In fact, gastrointestinal symptoms are surprisingly common in people with mental health and neurological conditions...
Diarrhea is often a side effect of antibiotics...
Clostridium difficile infections cause severe intractable (難治療的) diarrhea in some people after they have been given antibiotic treatment...
For sufferers of long-term conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, emotion plays a fearsome role in their symptoms...
Sudo and Chida designed a simple experiment, using mice, that looked at whether the gut microbiota affected the brain's response to stress... in the germ-free (in the gut) mice the (stress) hormone concentrations were twice as high...
...Many microbes were (soon) linked to mental illness, but it is the Toxoplasma parasite that has proved to be the most compelling suspect for many conditions...
...Introducing live bacteria (to the gut) increases levels of tryptophan in the blood. This little molecule is of paramount (首要的) importance of happiness, as it is converted directly into serotonin...the increase in tryptophan that the added bacteria bring about is not because they make it, but rather because they prevent the immune system from destroying the body's supplies of it...
Collen, A. (2015) 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness. London: William Collins.
很多自閉症患者有廣泛使用抗生素病史。口服抗生素顯著破壞保護性腸道微生物群，為趁虛而入的病原體創造有利環境。破傷風梭菌是一種普遍存在的的厭氧桿菌，可產生強力的神經毒素(TeNT)。迷走神經能夠將破傷風毒素由腸道運送至中樞神經系統。一旦進入大腦，TeNT破壞了神經遞質的釋放(見下圖)......這種對神經遞質釋放的抑制可以解釋自閉症各種行為缺陷。一些自閉症兒童在使用抗菌藥物時有效對抗腸道梭菌，自閉症典型行為會顯著減少。(但只屬短暫效果)
神經遞質的釋放協助神經細胞傳遞訊息
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Autism is a severe developmental disability believed to have multiple reasons. This paper outlines the possibility of a chronic tetanus infection of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) as the underlying cause for symptoms of autism observed in some individuals.
A significant percentage of individuals with autism have a history of extensive antibiotic use. Oral antibiotics significantly disrupt protective intestinal microbiota, creating a favorable environment for colonization by opportunistic pathogens. Clostridium tetani is a general anaerobic bacillus that produces a potent neurotoxin... The vagus nerve is capable of transporting tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) and provides a route of ascent from the intestinal tract to the central nervous system (CNS)…Once in the brain, TeNT disrupts the release of neurotransmitters...This inhibition of neurotransmitter release would explain a wide variety of behavioral deficits apparent in autism...Some children with autism have also shown a significant reduction in stereotyped behaviors when treated with antimicrobials effective against intestinal clostridia…
Bolte, E. R. (1998). Autism and Clostridium tetani[Abstract]. Medical Hypotheses, 51(2),133-144. doi.org/10.1016/S0306-9877(98)90107-4
Autism was once exceedingly rare...By the time the first real surveys were done in the 1960s, around 1 in 2500 children were affected...At the time of last count, in 2010, the number stood at 1 in every 68 children...
Mental health and antibiotics
Diarrhea is often a side effect of antibiotics...
Clostridium difficile infections cause severe intractable (難治療的) diarrhea in some people after they have been given antibiotic treatment...
For sufferers of long-term conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, emotion plays a fearsome role in their symptoms...
Sudo and Chida designed a simple experiment, using mice, that looked at whether the gut microbiota affected the brain's response to stress... in the germ-free (in the gut) mice the (stress) hormone concentrations were twice as high...
...Many microbes were (soon) linked to mental illness, but it is the Toxoplasma parasite that has proved to be the most compelling suspect for many conditions...
...Introducing live bacteria (to the gut) increases levels of tryptophan in the blood. This little molecule is of paramount (首要的) importance of happiness, as it is converted directly into serotonin...the increase in tryptophan that the added bacteria bring about is not because they make it, but rather because they prevent the immune system from destroying the body's supplies of it...
Collen, A. (2015) 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness. London: William Collins.
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