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。
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.
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