Edinburgh Zoo...动物园

This jaguar really know how to post to get a photo shoot!

What you will do with your partner when have a free Saturday? So boring to go to cinema or shopping? May be you can think something different like go to zoo. I and my girl friend dating in the Edinburgh zoo today, and we spent almost 3 hours there. In the zoo it may nothing romantic for a couple but it is really special and meaningfulness. Playing with penguins, take photo of posted jaguar and enjoy with the playful monkeys. How rare we are to have such opportunity to make contact with animals? If we do have time I would like to have more changes to spend time with those lovely animals.

一个星期六的中午你会选择如何与你的情人度过？看戏或逛超级广场？哈哈，不如试试看去动物园逛逛。今天难得我和彩云都有假期，我们选择了动物园作为周末的‘拍拖’场合。对于一对情侣来说，动物园并不是一个浪漫的地方，但对我来说却是个有意义的地方。

爱丁堡的动物园规模不大，动物数量也不多，但胜在他们灌输爱护动物的理念，如进门票也有赞助附加费的。来动物园的意义也不象以前我小孩时的好奇心而已，如今更抱着一种爱护动物的理念。观看动物过程中，使我更了解一些它们的习性，也让感受到它们的可爱。我觉得若一个人喜欢逛动物园的话，肯定可以培养对动物的爱心，所以带小孩来动物园决对会影响他往后对动物欣赏。

有时候从人群中抽离出来，跟可爱单纯的动物来个互动，未免不是给生活加油的好注意。至少在‘陌生’动物的面前我们没有象对‘陌生’人似的尔虑我诈，争心斗角的。就这样，好玩的企鹅，会摆post的花豹，顽皮的猴子和威武的神雕倍我们度过一个特别的周六。

See Cai Yun how to play with penguins

King penguins

猪和老鼠的化身。（猪的身材和老鼠的摸样）

这绝对是神雕侠侣里的神雕

Brave heart...苏格兰英雄

Brave Heart，a movie produced in 1995 acted and directed by Mil Gibson. In spite this film was old but i must watch it anyway, it is because the story was about Scottish history. I still remember when I was first arrived here, I saw a lot of figures or souvenirs of a man who face is half blue, long hair, wearing a kilt and holding a long sword, but i have no idea who was he. Haha...now i know, the figure is a Scott hero called Wallace. 

It is a really amazing movie and it let me understand more why the Scottish so hate the English:p And the interesting thing was almost all the actors in the movie spoken scott accent naturally beside the Hero.......hahaha......you know why? Because he  is form America lo, simply as that.

这部长达三个小时的影片讲述一个苏格兰英雄的故事。以前我一直在礼品店里看到的人模型原来就是戏里面的英雄。从这部戏里面让我更加了解苏格兰和英格兰的历史，就算今天这两位兄弟还时不时会骂骂架，苏格兰人本身是很有民族自豪感的，他们会以他们自己特有的口音而骄傲，更会以男生穿苏格兰‘裙’而光荣。的确，苏格兰人有着自己特殊的文化和民族性。

虽然说英国是一个国家，但英格兰和苏格兰之间却有许多对立。比如说足球赛苏格兰人肯定不愿看到英格兰队胜利，英格兰法律不能在苏格兰同时使用；英格兰人不喜欢穿苏格兰裙子，他们也有各自的国会，真可谓一国两治呀！

无论如何，这部戏里埋涵着苏格兰人爱自己民族的情操，自尊和自由的信仰。几百年来究竟多少人曾经为自己的自由付出了生命？多少的人曾经为自己爱的人流出了血和泪？我喜欢里面的一句对白：“每个人都会死，但不是每一个人都懂如何活。” 死是肯定的，但活着可以是意义重长，也可以是行尸走肉，我你懂的活吗？？

                  

p/s: watch the movie please click here

Hit a pole...撞柱子

"Wah, it is a nice church"

"Why it look different with others church??"

PANG!!! 

Oh gosh!! %##&^*%%

My head hit a pole. After played basketball game, I was walking back toward to bus stop. On the way, a beautiful church was attracted my attention; I watching the church when I keep walking, suddenly a sound PANG!! and I felt very dizzy and numbness and pain. OH My Dear! I hit off the pole, it is so awkward , i can't believe that the thing which i thought only happened in movie really happened on me. My head started blooding and followed by my mouth and teeth. Now I know, what show on movie can really happened in our real life.

过程犹如电影情节，因为被教堂的建筑设计吸引，我把所有的注意力都关注在教堂那儿，但同时候我的脚一直前行。突然间，‘邦’一声眼前一黑，我撞上了前面的柱子。以我步行的速度和那柱子的硬度，这一撞非同凡‘响’。我的头开始很眩，头脑空白一片，然后就觉得很痛很痛。额头开始流血，然后嘴巴也开始流血，最后牙齿也流血了。哈哈，我真的没想到，这样完美的电影情节会活生生地发生在我身上。那时候我还跟我身边的朋友开玩笑说：“我和上帝的意见不和，看来他要惩罚我一下吧。。。哈哈哈” 朋友们，下次走路要小心哟，走路不带眼，很容易撞柱子的咯！

Sabah...沙巴我支持你！

The latest news reveal the political earth quake seem to be happened in Sabah sooner. What the problem, Sabah? Ohh.....I think the Sabah is not the problem, the UMNO is the problem. Let see Sabah contribute a large portion on petroleum and other natural sources, but how can us believe that Sabah is the most miskin negeri in Malaysia still? 

My friend who work as a journalist in Sabah told me that many children here couldn't get to school because of poorness. Many kampong still do not have basic facilities like electric, clean water and telephone. How can we believe that when you eating a hamburger in KLCC?

Federal government just like take all the resources away from Sabah but giving them nothing. Development in semenangjung improve year by year, education rate almost achieve 90% but have a look how the education rate in Sabah, even school is not enough, road is not well built. I think the way that federal government treat Sabah is not a political failure, but it is a crime.

最近沙巴州政治出现让人瞩目的新闻，说要在国会投不信任首相动议，让马来西亚政坛震动了一下。沙巴，我支持你！有一位在Sabah担任记者的朋友告诉我，那里很多小朋友家里穷的不能去上学，许多家庭都生活在贫穷线下；很多地方至今还没有自来水和电，公路更不用说了。

我们都是马来西亚人，我们都唱着同样的国歌拥有同样的身份证，为什么我们之间分别如此大？在首都甚至在怡保我们都丰衣足食，虽不是大富大贵，至少孩子们还能去学校还有衣服穿；但我们在双峰塔底下啃着麦当劳时，真的不能想像一海之隔的Sabah州里的一些乡下是如何的贫困，那里的孩子可能连可乐也不曾尝过。

国阵政府统治国家50年的今天还有这样不平等的待遇，不平均的发展，不关心人民的措施，这已不是政治上的失败，而是刑事案了。为什么一家人里哥哥有大房子住，大鱼大肉，弟弟却连要喝清洁的水都没有呢？公理何在？社会契约何来？Sabah的朋友，把你们的声音喊出来吧，让首相知道，投他不信任票。沙巴，加油！！

Friends...朋友

My first flat mate who has been stay with for half an year was leaving me last month.与我共屋已久，感情深厚的西班牙朋友刚回国了。

When you leave your home, friends are become essential in your life. Here, I am out comer and I have no friend before I came; However, met a friend just like a journey, more road you pass through more things you will encounter. These fews day, my time have been busy filling by meeting friends. A lot of friendship cone and gone, nevertheless I will keep all in my memory no matter what will happened in the future.

离家后，你所遇的人，最亲的最信任的莫过于你的朋友。在英国，我是一位外来客；这里是我陌生的地方，没有任何一位曾相识的朋友。但交朋友就象旅行，走的路越长，遇见的人的越多；走到不同的地点，遇见的也不同的人。想想，从我们小时候第一次打架的朋友，一直到我们读书工作，究竟多少人曾在我们的心中留下痕迹呢？

有些人可能只是短暂的相遇，但给你留下很深刻的印象；有些很久没见面，但心中对他的感觉依然如此。朋友呀，就象来来往往的过客，虽然不可能一生一世走在同一道路上，但遇见了就如萍水相逢，随缘而聚，随缘而散。遇见新朋友当然开心，离开朋友未免会带来几分伤感；就让我好好珍惜现有的朋友吧，离去的也唯有献上我的祝福。。。

 

仁辉师兄，马大佛学会认识，现在在剑桥大学修博士。他在我来英国前给了不少的协助，我在英国唯一的寒衣也是他在马来西亚给我的。上星期终于在爱丁堡见面。

昭伟，友善风趣的中国朋友, 认识不久但感觉却象兄弟一样，可惜他在下个月就毕业回国了。

老蔡，与我同乡(中国潮州人）在爱大修心理学博士，我们都称他心理学家。由于我们都对佛学，哲学，甚至篮球有同样兴趣，所以课题不断。

最新的公司阵容，我们来自不同的地方：马来西亚，英国，爱尔兰，波兰。

Simon, 老外中最好的朋友，我们常常扭打在一起，说一些别人不懂的暗语。

Uncle Ron, 一位退休的老师，现在活跃于政治。我们在一场讲座认识，只在一起短短的八小时。但是他就象一位慈祥的老者，我就象他的小学生，现在还有电邮来往。

Religion Dialogue...宗教对话

             

You can have your own religion but also have to respect others believe.

In the UK, I do a lot of conversation with other religion societies. Here, the religion topic is not as sensitive as Malaysia, people can discuss it openly and we all can work together. Before that University Interfaith group has had hold an interfaith dinner. Why the religion can discussed peacefully here but become a sensitive issues in Malaysia?? Actually, religion in Malaysia have been politicized, or many people not understand religion well; Indeed, respecting people is the most basic essential for us to start up any kind of conversation. Good religion can also become a bad thing if without any respectful on people. So before we promo any religion, let us promo respect people in the first place.

在英国这样一个高度自由的国家里，讨论宗教绝对不是一件很敏感的课题。这里我曾进入回教堂听讲座，曾进教堂做礼拜，我本身是一位佛教徒也正在担任大学佛学会主席。昨天我就跟了一位马来西亚的基督的朋友讨论起宗教的课题来，有一段对答相当精彩：

朋友：Do you believe or not you're in the God's hand?

我答：Do you believe or not I'm on the ground?

朋友：Ground is belong to God.

我答：But we have to pay money to buy it.

哈哈。。。其实宗教对话并不是带着‘改变’别人信仰的态度而是以尊重为大前提，这样的对话并不会造成暴力，反而是激发大家的创意和思考；宗教对话不是要让我们怀疑自己的宗教，而是对自己的宗教有更深一层的认识。历史告诉我们宗教可以是很多战争的源头，但本宗教是源头呢，还是我们人自己本身的利益是源头呢？是宗教分化人类，还是人自己本身的分别心呢？在全球化的大趋势下，宗教之间对话是避免不了的。

Shenzhen new Airport...深圳新机场

Shenzhen New Air port

Shenzhen new airport design competition has won by a Rome-based Architect firm, Fuksas Architect. In other word, China will have another mega-project breaking the ground. We can notice that this project presented its great visionary, the design look arrogant,futuristic and iconic. It is the power of architecture, people will willing to pay tremendous money on a iconic building, no matter you like it or not, architecture in China being changing its cityscape. 

10 years later, I believe many city in China will shocking us with their fantastic architecture, for architects, it is a great time to explore their career, for government, it is a good time for them to show off; for the tycoons, it is a good time for them to invest the properties, but for ordinary people it nothing than the good time to 'look' at the great arrogant building. Anyway, building is belong to the owner but architecture is belong to everybody who appreciate it. 

深圳机场设计竞赛中，来自罗马的建筑事务所赢了这项目。换句话说，中国在未来10年又将多一个‘超级建筑’。如今中国各大城市都非常倾向于注目国际，充满理想和野心的建筑设计；当然，这也成为了诸多国际(不如说只来自西方）建筑大师理想的实验场，如Sir Norman Foster的北京机场，Hezog de Meron 的奥运‘鸟巢’ 和Rem Koolhaas的CCTV总部， 都是建筑界里响当当的人物。这是好还是坏呢？

美籍中国著名建筑师贝。律明，(巴黎罗浮宫的设计师）说到：“前卫的建筑设计在中国这样一个发展迅速的国家是非常需要的，这就如七八十年代的日本。但不同是日本出了一位Kenzo Tange但是中国却没有(Kenzo是日本八十年代大师级的建筑师。) 他还说道在中国这样高度学术被监视的国都里，的确很难训练出有创造性，大胆性和前卫的建筑师，而且现代建筑体系在中国也成立不久，还需时间来打好根基。”

无可否认，西方一直以来都领导着现代建筑设计体系，在亚洲也唯有日本能够在国际建筑舞台上占一席的地位，而马来西亚有一位Kenyeang(生态建筑师,但还是受英国教育的)。未来50年肯定是亚洲的世纪，建筑界的局面是否也会改变呢？亚洲是否能培出优越的建筑师呢？以后设计伦敦新的博物馆会否是来自亚洲的建筑师呢？我不知道，放眼去看吧！！

Tibetan Temple...英国西藏庙

The Stupa

Samye Ling is a monastery is the biggest Tibet Temple in the UK. We took an hour train and another 30mins taxi deep in to country side then only found the place. The place is called Dumfriesshire (I don't know how to pronounce it, it is a native Scott language). 6 of us, 4 Malaysians and 2 Chinese had a nice time here where we did meditation and praying. NO politic, and no hate, and no worry, peace is the only thing here. I think it is more constructive to visit temple and do a good merit rather than promo political among people, no matter the Tibetan or China government.

经过了一段上上下下，弯弯曲曲的路，一行朋友来自中国和马来西亚终于来到了号称全英国最大的西藏庙。来此地没有任何政治目的，纯粹是为了欣赏宗教和文化而来。一个东方千年的文化，来到西方落叶开花，究竟是什么效果呢？世界越来越平坦了，国界越来越模糊了，各国文化也互相弘扬，东西方也越来越靠近；只有为利益纠纷的政客把世界分的越来越远。我想若世界多建几间佛庙，教堂或公园肯定比多建几间监狱或兵营来的有意义。究竟世界几时才能真正的和平呢？各国几时才能放下自己的成见呢？可能这永远只是个梦，但在我祈祷中我还是愿：世界和平！

We did meditation in the main hall

Prayer wheel house

莲花大士

What career?....各国各前途

Fuel hike causing a lot of Malaysian feel uncomfortable in term of the future, especially working class. What kind of career that we should have in Malaysia? Before we have the answer it is better to refer what kind of career that better to do in others countries.

The better career in the UK is to be an employee. Taxes are high here, so gain less pay less; Plus social benefit is fantastic here, with Labour Party Government labour class people gotten a lot of consideration in the country policy. 

The better career in China is to be a government servant. With Communist Party Government a strong power of government control almost every resources in the country. As a servant you definitely will be gotten a lot of advantages form government related business.

In Malaysia?? With Barisan National Government, NOT as an employee, they not keen to help or consider the working class people compare to corporate. NOT as a government servant, a lot of political issues judging you rather than your own ability. So what else?? The best choice just to be an own BOSS by yourself loh........

经过了马来西亚油价狂起，通货膨胀，许多打工一族都为‘钱’途担心，更多的有移民外国的念头；有的还问我说那个国家有‘钱’途，那我就一我的经验来跟大家分享各国各前途。

若你在英国，最好的还是打工。薪水不底，工人受重视，还有亲打工族的工党(Labour Party)执政；虽然这里抽税高，可是福利好，看医生，生孩子不用钱，还有补贴金。上下班准时，失业还有支助金，不做也有钱拿；老板不好还可以去法庭告他，去劳工署投诉，工人肯定赢的。这样的国度打工最好！

若你在中国，最好的还是做政府部门的。官爷大过天，一党独政，饭碗肯定稳定有前途。公务员在许多方面都有优惠，如买楼买产业，看病住院。政府日益强大富有，公务员也享有更大的福利和方便，前途肯定无量。在这样政府有绝对权利和资源的国度下，做公务员最好！

若你在马来西亚呢？打工？没什么前途，薪水赶不上通货膨胀，好老板不容易遇上；政府又不亲民；上班准时下班总是迟，老板欺负你，除了张天赐，你就没处申冤了。做公务员？更惨，政府无能，管理不当；上有不公平政策，下有无效率计划；富不起，饿不死，没被上头欺压就算你走运。

所以在马来西亚最好的是当老板。自力更生，不靠别人，不靠政府；通货膨胀，东西贵来贵买，一样赚钱。政府管理不当，执法不严，司法又乱，做生意的可以逃税跑法律漏洞。找几位阿里巴巴(挂名不做事的土著）说不定还可以拿到政府的工程。员工拼命又忠心，有些还会拍马屁，又有老板至上的心态。在这样高度商业‘福利’的国都里，做老板最好！

哈哈，以上言论纯粹吹水，若有雷同，纯属不幸！！

Petrol price up...油(又)起价！！

Malaysia current government is a very stupid government, increase petrol price 40%. Do they think about people before they do that?? I know petrol price have to rise anyway because the energy shortage globally, but as a government is not just SIMPLY rose the price and consider settle the problem. NO plan, NO study and NO control at all!!

 If you want to rise the petrol price you need to provide an alternative plan or transportation for people like public transports or walking plan. But see how worst the public transports are? Bus like satin tin, LRT has long line up; walking? takut rompak pula. How the people choose the alternative plan beside pay a high prices on petrol???

After canceling the petrol subsidy, where the money gone to? Do they plan improve the transport system? or paying penalty to the tolled highway's company??Malaysia minayk, nasi, and even electric prices increased, just salary not. Government stupid, stupid and stupid!!!

马来西亚政府又起汽油价格，起了40％，真的岂有此理！！首相口口声声说油价日益高涨，政府不能再像之前津贴，但是却没有很好的措施如何有效地解决油价起。他口口声声说起价不会影响中阶级或穷家户，因为有现金回扣。哈哈，笑话！现金回扣就不会影响百姓？

现金回扣绝对不能带来很大的帮助，只是某种安慰奖，影响百姓最大的是通货膨胀。气油起价，接下来运输起价，接下来材米油盐起价，最后只有薪水没起，百姓肯定比现在更穷。

谁没被影响？商家没被影响，石油公司没受影响。东西贵来贵卖，利润是一样的。百姓呢？薪水肯定难以起价，每年能起10％已经很好了，但是现在单单汽油就起40％，米起了50％。。。。人民是越来越穷的。

笨政府！若每年官员贪污少一些，国库用的有效率一点，石油公司帮补一点，公共交通系统弄好一点，就不需要为了起价而起价，富了石油公司，穷了人民！笨政府！

译：汽油起，奶粉起！

全马来西亚儿童代表。

Da Vinci Code...密码之旅

Wow....The Da Vinci Code said this chapel is the place that protect the Holy Grail, is that true? In the end of the movie, Robert Langdon reveals Sophie Neveu as the Jesus's only posterity in the chamber of this church. 

Was the church really hiding the truth of the Christianity? Was the church really give us the crew about Holy Grail? I don't know. But they do have a pillar called "Princess Pillar" which written in Latin said: "Wine is strong, a king is stronger, women are stronger still, but truth conquers all"

Why it said women? Who are they? What they mean the truth conquers all?

一班中国的朋友邀请我去“密码之旅”，《达文西密码》里头其中一个关键的地方，罗斯林教堂。传说这里就是收藏‘圣杯’的地方，也是保存女人在基督教里头重大的秘密。就比如这间教堂里最令人好奇的一句在横梁的拉丁文 ：（英译）"Wine is strong, a king is stronger, women are stronger still, but truth conquers all" 为什么是讲女人比较强？为什么说真理征服一切？女人和真理之间又存有什么的关系呢？

我本来想就亲自来这里看看，碰碰运气，看能否找到‘圣杯’，或者有能够在这里发现什么千年大秘密的，可是没成功！来的前一天我还特地把达文西密码再看一篇，学几招再来寻找秘密。哈哈，圣杯就没看到，大酒杯就有（我跟着当地人去做礼拜，有一环节是跪在神父前，然后他给我吃一个饼干，再喝一口葡萄酒，那个酒杯挺大的:p )

除了酒杯，我还看到许多石头雕刻，它们都个有个别的故事的秘密。这里底下还有一个秘密地下室，但是没有人知道怎样进去，也没有人知道里面藏了是什么？（我想可能就是圣杯的储存地了）

说真的，十年前来这教堂的人寥寥无几，可是就是因为多了一层密码的笼罩，多了一层的神秘感，来的人们络绎不绝。我们就是有这种好奇心就是想去搞明白，但是太明白的反而没什么，知一点不知一点才好玩，人生也如此的矛盾。

The most famous pillar in the church, The Apprentice Pillar. The master killed his student because the student crafted pillar was much more beautiful than him. His student died because of this beautiful pillar (only one among all the pillars)