I'd Graduate!!!!!

Thanks to Mum & Dad and my family members...

Thanks to my friends.......

Thanks to University of Malaya...

capture tis accidentally.. just for sharing....

Thanks for everything that made me graduated from University of Malaya....!!!!

I have back from Pulau Perhentian...

I'd back from Pulau Perhentian...
It's a nice trip...
Thnx for all the co-operation from coursemates...
Thnx for the travel agency....
Thnx the bus driver...
HOPE EVERYONE WAS ENJOY !!!!!
Apologize for any mistake done......
ALL THE BEST TO ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last day in GHD....

Yesterday was my last day in GHD...
It'd been almost a year in GHD since i'm started having internship..
my colleague, my table, my computer, my supervisor, my boss, my friends..
all the best.. it's really a hard decision..
Thanks for all the co-op and support and care...
Bye..

Today.. I start to learn swimming...

Today.. i start to learn seriously on swimming.... But i scared....... of water...



then... after training and training... i think i not tat scare d... haha..
Thanx to Coach~Boon Yiang..

History of Swimming

The history of swimming goes way back to that of prehistoric times. Books written from 2000 to 1500 BC including the Bible have references to swimming. It was mostly used in these times as a means of cleansing. Any form of competitive swimming wasn’t formed until the 1800’s in Europe. It was included in the first Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece.

It was noted that Ancient Egypt had cave drawings of humans swimming in the nearby sea. They often depicted a form of the breaststroke as the first type of swimming or something they used to call the front crawl. Ancient Egyptian, Grecian and Roman palaces were often equipped with swimming pools or baths. Often reserved for the elite that used them as relaxation pools and cleaning tubs.

It is noted by historians that swimming was also often used in battle. The Greeks were often regarded as solid swimmers and at the Battle of Salamis after a number of both Greek and Persian boats were destroyed it was said that all of the Persians drowned due to their inability to swim while the Greek prevailed.

The history of swimming is much easier to understand than other sports. Without any equipment to speak of an individual can take to the waters. Obviously those countries that had the most access to water were the first to adapt to swimming. History did not have the spreading of the sport as many other sports had encountered because it was basically already available. You either adopted swimming as a means of life or you just chose not to swim.

The evolution of swimming history expanded during the middle ages. A number of individuals took it upon themselves to write books about swimming. They were often focused on the ability to not drown rather than a perfect backstroke as you would imagine. Life saving concepts and techniques began to form throughout the next few hundred years and around the 18th and 19th century the sport began to evolve into more of a competition than just life safety. Swimming Associations and Clubs popped up all over the world. Some of the first in swimming history were in China, Sweden and Germany.

Schools began to believe that swimming was a natural part of any life education. Therefore, they began to teach swimming in schools not just as a life safety course but as an extracurricular activity. Schools and Universities began to adopt these practices and set up clubs and swim teams. Competitions began to arise around the mid 1800’s. England was the first to modernize the sport and incorporate an indoor swimming pool with a swim team. They began to formulate new swimming styles including the sidestroke. Shortly after this, variations of the freestyle began to form and credit can’t really be given to one person as so many were responsible for developing this technique.

The Olympic Games of 1896 in Athens was the first real platform for the sport. There only men competed in a number of events. Throughout the 1900’s the sport evolved and saw a number of stars arise. Johnny Weissmuller, the original Tarzan completed his ten year career by never losing a race and winning five Olympic medals.

Science and technology began to play a part in the sport throughout the 1900’s as well. When scientist and coaches began studying swimmers and there underwater techniques to improve times. The swimsuits began to change as well as any form of resistance was under scrutiny from all competitors. Goggles, swim caps and different variations of training have all evolved as well. The US has seen its share of great Olympians going back to Mark Spitz who won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympics.

The sport has evolved to a very competitive and fun sport for anyone. That has always been the great appeal that anyone can swim and we have been for the past 3000 years…So goes the history of swimming.

History of Swimming

Author: RecruitCity

The history of swimming goes way back to that of prehistoric times. Books written from 2000 to 1500 BC including the Bible have references to swimming. It was mostly used in these times as a means of cleansing. Any form of competitive swimming wasn’t formed until the 1800’s in Europe. It was included in the first Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece.





It was noted that Ancient Egypt had cave drawings of humans swimming in the nearby sea. They often depicted a form of the breaststroke as the first type of swimming or something they used to call the front crawl. Ancient Egyptian, Grecian and Roman palaces were often equipped with swimming pools or baths. Often reserved for the elite that used them as relaxation pools and cleaning tubs.





It is noted by historians that swimming was also often used in battle. The Greeks were often regarded as solid swimmers and at the Battle of Salamis after a number of both Greek and Persian boats were destroyed it was said that all of the Persians drowned due to their inability to swim while the Greek prevailed.





The history of swimming is much easier to understand than other sports. Without any equipment to speak of an individual can take to the waters. Obviously those countries that had the most access to water were the first to adapt to swimming. History did not have the spreading of the sport as many other sports had encountered because it was basically already available. You either adopted swimming as a means of life or you just chose not to swim.





The evolution of swimming history expanded during the middle ages. A number of individuals took it upon themselves to write books about swimming. They were often focused on the ability to not drown rather than a perfect backstroke as you would imagine. Life saving concepts and techniques began to form throughout the next few hundred years and around the 18th and 19th century the sport began to evolve into more of a competition than just life safety. Swimming Associations and Clubs popped up all over the world. Some of the first in swimming history were in China, Sweden and Germany.





Schools began to believe that swimming was a natural part of any life education. Therefore, they began to teach swimming in schools not just as a life safety course but as an extracurricular activity. Schools and Universities began to adopt these practices and set up clubs and swim teams. Competitions began to arise around the mid 1800’s. England was the first to modernize the sport and incorporate an indoor swimming pool with a swim team. They began to formulate new swimming styles including the sidestroke. Shortly after this, variations of the freestyle began to form and credit can’t really be given to one person as so many were responsible for developing this technique.





The Olympic Games of 1896 in Athens was the first real platform for the sport. There only men competed in a number of events. Throughout the 1900’s the sport evolved and saw a number of stars arise. Johnny Weissmuller, the original Tarzan completed his ten year career by never losing a race and winning five Olympic medals.





Science and technology began to play a part in the sport throughout the 1900’s as well. When scientist and coaches began studying swimmers and there underwater techniques to improve times. The swimsuits began to change as well as any form of resistance was under scrutiny from all competitors. Goggles, swim caps and different variations of training have all evolved as well. The US has seen its share of great Olympians going back to Mark Spitz who won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympics.





The sport has evolved to a very competitive and fun sport for anyone. That has always been the great appeal that anyone can swim and we have been for the past 3000 years…So goes the history of swimming.

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www.RecruitCity.com

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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

~~ Nice poem to share ~~

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Copyright © 1962, 1967, 1970
by Leslie Frost Ballantine.

《月光精灵 Pixies Of The Moon》

儿童戏剧《月光精灵Pixies Of The Moon》

编导：吕俊霖
演员：谭小虹·蔡迪伸·陈思莹·张家慧·张凯翔·陈圣量·张舒惟
场数：
17/24 Apr 2009 (FRI) 8pm
18/25 Apr 2009 (SAT) 3pm,8pm
19/26 Apr 2009 (SUN) 3pm
地点：般若人文空间 6,2nd Floor,Jln Panggong 50000 KL.
（ikopi楼上/紫藤茶坊楼下）
票价：RM15
询问：016-2212187

**前言-导演·吕俊霖**

每个人总有这么的一个阶段，尤其是孩童时期，总是会相信，甚至创造一个精灵、仙子或是外星人的角色。我们深信这些角色是善良的，会带我们去完成不容易实现的任务，会在一旁的守护着我们，倾听我们的声音，知道我们。

我 的小时候就是这样，老爱看月亮，跟月亮说话，月亮也会一直看着我。如果没有把记忆混淆的话，应该是在近圣诞节时期。爸爸也把传说中的圣诞老人带到了我的现 实生活中，他让我在二楼的露台前大声的对圣诞老人说出我想得到的礼物。圣诞老人也从没令我着幼小的心灵失望，爸爸给了我一个了不起的开始，也因此成就了现 在还爱发梦的我。是混淆了也好，不是也罢，月亮和露台，这个画面是到现在还很熟悉的、很温暖的。

所以故事中的——月光精灵，就这样联想出来了。

月光精灵只在晚上出现。因为晚上很黑很暗，他们会帮忙我们照亮，照亮我们的心，使我们更加勇敢也让我们安心的睡觉，这样我们的身体才会健康。就在一天的晚上，他们发现了还在工作到深夜的老公公和老婆婆。于是，他们就多了一份任务去帮助他们。

老公公和老婆婆其实是一个魔法师，但是他们没有高强的法力。他们把大家不要的东西，用他们的一双手再次的赋予新的生命，新的使命。

你也可以叫他们环保老公公和环保老婆婆。

现在大家都在谈环保，环保不是只有大公司、政府或是首领才能做到的，环保也有小的做。学习从自己开始做。这样多多个‘小小的自己’集合在一起，就可以是一个大机构了。希望故事里头的老公公和老婆婆，可以再一次的提醒你走入环保的潮流里。

故事中，以上的角色也将遇到了强调物质享受、浪费成性，欺压弱者的钱夫人。故事的发展，钱夫人一样会有恶报的惩罚。可是，她还是得到了宽恕，善的引导。

世界上就多了一个好人，不是更好吗？

No english version.. No time to translate in english.....

(information taken from http://gracelooicm.blogspot.com/2009/03/pixies-of-moon.html)

Our friend.. D'Shean.... had again.. performs in tis "kids" drama...
so.. anyone interested to go and support him??
it's located at Petaling's Street.. RM15 for the ticket...
I would suggest 18/25 april 3pm...

清明节,Qing Ming,Tomb-sweeping Day或者Pure Brightness

（资料来自百度百科）

【清明节简介】

清明节古时也叫三月节， 已有2500多年历史。在二十四个节气中，既是节气又是节日的只有清明和冬至，且清明影响相对更大更广。 由于二十四节气反映了一年四季气温、降雨、物候等方面的变化，所以古代劳动人民用它安排农事活动。公历4月5日前后为清明节，二十四节气之一。清明节是中 国重要的传统民俗节日之一，2006年被列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。清明一到，气温升高，是春耕春种的大好时节，故有“清明前后，种瓜种豆”“ 植树造林，没过清明”的农谚。由于清明与寒食的日子接近，而寒食是民间禁火扫墓的日子，渐渐地，寒食与清明就合二为一了，而寒食即成为清明的别称，也变成 清明时节的一个习俗，清明之日不动烟火，只吃凉的食品。

清明节的英文译名
Tomb-sweeping Day或者Pure Brightness

【清明节起源】
　　
清明节起源于春秋战国时代，是中国汉族的传统节日之一，为中国二十四节气之一，时间约在每年的阳历４月５日前后。清明节后雨水增多，大地呈现春和景明之象。这一时节万物“吐故纳新”，无论是大自然中的植被，还是与自然共处的人体，都在此时换去冬天的污浊，迎来春天的气息，实现由阴到阳的转化。

　　古有清明前一天为“寒食节”之说，相传起于春秋时期晋文公悼念介子推“割股充饥”一事，后逐渐 清明寒食合二为一。唐代扫墓日期一般在寒食节，宋后移到清明。传说中“寒食节”的起源地就在山西中部介休，介休一名的来历即是为纪念介子推“割股充饥”而 不图为报，最终在此被大火烧山而亡，绵山也因此又称“介山”。

　　相传大禹治水后，人们就用“清明”之语庆贺水患已除，天下太平。此时春暖花开，万物复苏，天清地明，正是春游踏青的好时节。踏青早在唐代就已开始，历代承袭成为习惯。踏青除了欣赏大自然的湖光山色、春光美景之外，还开展各种文娱活动，增添生活情趣。

　　清明节流行扫墓，其实扫墓乃清明节前一天寒食节的 内容，寒食相传起于晋文公悼念介之推一事。唐玄宗开元二十年诏令天下，“寒食上墓”。因寒食与清明相接，后来就逐渐传成清明扫墓了。明清时期，清明扫墓更 为盛行。古时扫墓，孩子们还常要放风筝。有的风筝上安有竹笛，经风一吹能发出响声，犹如筝的声音，据说风筝的名字也就是这么来的。

　　清明节还有许多失传的风俗，如古代曾长期流传的戴柳、射柳、打秋千等，据载，辽代风俗最重清明节，上至朝廷下至庶民百姓都以打秋千为

乐，仕女云集，踏青之风也极盛。

【清明节由来】

中国传统的清明节大约始于周代，已有二千五百多年的历史。它在古代不如前一日的寒食节重要，因为清明及寒食节的日期接近，民间渐渐将两者的习俗融合，到了隋唐年间（581至907年），清明节和寒食节便渐渐融合为同一个节日，成为扫墓祭祖的日子，即今天的清明节。从此，清明节踏青扫墓成为中华民族一种固定的风俗。

　　

清明节，又称扫坟节、鬼节、冥节，与七月十五中元节及十月十五下元节合称三冥节，都与祭祀鬼神有关。

　　清明节，又叫踏青节，按阳历来说，它是在每年的4月4日至6日之间，正是春光明媚草木吐绿的时节，也正是人们春游（古代叫踏青）的好时候，所以古人有清明踏青，并开展一系列体育活动的习俗。 清明节古时也叫三月节，已有2000多年历史。

　　公历四月五日前后为清明节，是二十四节气之一。在二十四个节气中，既是节气又 是节日的只有清明和冬至。它的原意是大自然已经到了转暖的时候，万物开始复苏，可以春耕播种了。中国古代将清明分为三候：“一候桐始华；二候田鼠化为鹌； 三候虹始见。”意即在这个时节先是白桐花开放，接着喜阴的田鼠不见了，全回到了地下的洞中，然后是雨后的天空可以见到彩虹了。

　　由于二十四节气比较客观地反映了一年四季气温、降雨、物候等方面的变化，所以古代劳动人民用它 安排农事活动。《淮南子·天文训》云:“春分后十五日，斗指乙，则清明风至。”按《岁时百问》的说法：“万物生长此时，皆清洁而明净。故谓之清明。”清明 一到，气温升高，雨量增多，正是春耕春种的大好时节。故有“清明前后，点瓜种豆”、“植树造林，莫过清明”的农谚。可见这个节气与农业生产有着密切的关 系。

　　但是，清明作为节日，与纯粹的节气又有所不同。节气是中国物候变化、时令顺序的标志，而节日则 包含着一定的风俗活动和某种纪念意义。清明节是中国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。扫墓俗称上坟，祭祀死者的一种活动。汉族和一些 少数民族大多都是在清明节扫墓。按照旧的习俗，扫墓时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折 几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。唐代诗人杜牧的诗《清明》：“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指 杏花村。”写出了清明节的特殊气氛。 直到今天，清明节祭拜祖先，悼念已逝的亲人的习俗仍很盛行。

　　寒食节----寒食即禁火，只能吃冷或预先煮好的食物。相传这个习俗起源于春秋时代，当时晋国有人欲害死大公子重耳，忠臣介之推（又名介子推）便护送重耳逃亡，甚至在饥寒交迫之际，割下自己的肉给重耳吃，希望日后他安然回国，当上国君，并勤政爱民。

　　十多年后，重耳终于回国当上了国君，即春秋五霸之一的晋文公，并逐一犒赏流亡期间曾协助他的 人，却忘了介之推，他经旁人提醒，才赶忙差人请介之推前来领赏。可是，介之推和母亲到深山隐居。晋文公与臣子在山中遍寻不获，有人提议放火烧山，介之推是 孝子，一定会救母亲出来。可是，大火烧了三日三夜，仍不见介之推。火熄灭后，人们在一棵柳树下发现介之推背着母亲的尸体。晋文公非常伤心和懊悔，将二人安 葬在柳树下。晋文公将放火烧山的一天，定为寒食节，规定人民禁止用火，寒食一天，以纪念介之推的忠诚。

　　第二年,晋文公与群臣素服登山祭奠介之推，他们发现安葬介之推的老柳树死而复活，晋文公上前折了柳枝，围成圈儿戴在头上，并将杨柳挂在门外以示纪念，逐渐演变成今天的清明节习俗。

　　在春光明媚、桃红柳绿的三四月间，中国传统习俗中最重视的节日就是清明节了。清明节就是现在的 民族扫墓节。按主日说，约在四月五日前后，按农历，则是在三月上半月。古人把一年分为二十四节气，以这种岁时历法来播种、收成，清明便是二十四节气之一， 时在春分后十五天，按“岁时百问”的说法：“万物生长此时，皆清洁而明净。故谓之清明。”所以，“清明”本为节气名，后来加了寒食禁火及埽墓的习俗才形成 清明节的。

　　本来，寒食节与清明节是两个不同的节日，到了唐朝，将拜拜扫墓的日子定为寒食节。寒食节正确的日子是在冬至后一百零五天，约在清明前后，因此便将清明与寒食合并为一了！

　　在墓前祭祖扫墓，这个习俗在中国起源甚早。早在西周时对墓葬就十分重视。东周战国时代《孟子· 齐人篇》也曾提及一个为人所耻笑的齐国人，常到东郭坟墓同乞食祭墓的祭品，可见战国时代扫墓之风气十分盛行。到了唐玄宗时，下诏定寒食扫墓为当时“五礼” 之一，因此每逢清明节来到，“田野道路，士女遍满，皂隶佣丐，皆得父母丘墓。”（柳宗元《与许京兆书》）扫墓遂成为社会重要风俗。

　　而在仍有些寒冷的春天，又要禁火吃冷食，怕有些老弱妇孺耐不住寒冷，也为了防止寒食冷餐伤身，于是就定了踏青、郊游、荡秋千， 踢足球、打马球、插柳，拔河，斗鸡等户外活动，让大家出来晒晒太阳，活动活动筋骨，增加抵抗力。 因此，清明节除了祭祖扫墓之外，还有各项野外健身活动，使这个节日，除了有慎终追远的感伤，还融合了欢乐赏春的气氛；既有生离死别的悲酸泪，又到处是一派 清新明丽的生动景象。真是一个极富特色，非常特别的节日。

　　清明祭扫坟茔是和丧葬礼俗有关的节俗。据载，古代“墓而不坟”，就是说只打墓坑，不筑坟丘，所以祭扫就不见于载籍。后来墓而且坟，祭扫之俗便有了依托。秦汉时代，墓祭已成为不可或缺的礼俗活动。

　　《汉书.严延年传》载,严氏即使离京千里也要在清明“还归东海扫墓地”。就中国人祖先崇拜和亲 族意识的发达、强固来看，严延年的举动是合情合理的。因此后世把上古没有纳入规范的墓祭也归入五礼之中：“士庶之家，宜许上墓，编入五礼，永为常式。”得 到官方的肯定，墓祭之风必然大盛。 清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓，扫墓是慎终追远、敦亲睦族及行孝的具体表现，基于上述意义，清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。

　　清明节是在仲春与暮春之交，也就是冬至后的106天。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前10天或后10天。有些籍贯人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。

【清明节习俗】

清明节的习俗是丰富有趣的，除了讲究禁火、扫墓，还有踏青、荡秋千、蹴鞠、打马球、插柳等一系列风俗体育活动。相传这是因为清明节要寒食禁火，为了防止寒食冷餐伤身，所以大家来参加一些体育活动，以锻炼身体。因此，这个节日中既有祭扫新坟生别死离的悲酸泪，又有踏青游玩的欢笑声，是一个富有特色的节日。

　　荡秋千 这是中国古代清明节习俗。秋千，意即揪着皮绳而迁移。它的历史很古老，最早叫千秋，后为了避忌讳，改为秋千。古时的秋千多用树桠枝为架，再栓上彩带做成。 后来逐步发展为用两根绳索加上踏板的秋千。荡秋千不仅可以增进健康，而且可以培养勇敢精神，至今为人们特别是儿童所喜爱。

　　蹴鞠 鞠是一种皮球，球皮用皮革做成，球内用毛塞紧。蹴鞠，就是用足去踢球。这是古代清明节时人们喜爱的一种游戏。相传是黄帝发明的，最初目的是用来训练武士。
　　踏青 又叫春游。古时叫探春、寻春等。三月清明，春回大地，自然界到处呈现一派生机勃勃的景象，正是郊游的大好时光。中国民间长期保持着清明踏青的习惯。

　　植树 清明前后，春阳照临，春雨飞洒，种植树苗成活率高，成长快。因此，自古以来，中国就有清明植树的习惯。有人还把清明节叫作“植树节”。植树风俗一直流传至 今。1979年，人大常委会规定，每年三月十二日为中国植树节。这对动员全国各族人民积极开展绿化祖国活动，有着十分重要的意义。

　　放风筝 也是清明时节人们所喜爱的活动。每逢清明时节，人们不仅白天放，夜间也放。夜里在风筝下或风稳拉线上挂上一串串彩色的小灯笼，象闪烁的明星，被称为“神灯 ”。过去，有的人把风筝放上蓝天后，便剪断牵线，任凭清风把它们送往天涯海角，据说这样能除病消灾，给自己带来好运。

　　扫墓 清明扫墓，谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”。其习俗由来已久。明《帝京景物略》载：“三月清明日，男女扫墓，担提尊榼，轿马后挂楮锭，粲粲然满道也。拜者、酹 者、哭者、为墓除草添土者，焚楮锭次，以纸钱置坟头。望中无纸钱，则孤坟矣。哭罢，不归也，趋芳树，择园圃，列坐尽醉。”其实，扫墓在秦以前就有了，但不 一定是在清明之际，清明扫墓则是秦以后的事。到唐朝才开始盛行。《清通礼》云：“岁，寒食及霜降节，拜扫圹茔，届期素服诣墓，具酒馔及芟剪草木之器，周胝 封树，剪除荆草，故称扫墓。”并相传至今。

　　清明祭扫仪式本应亲自到茔地去举行，但由于每家经济条件和其它条件不一样，所以祭扫的方式也就 有所区别。“烧包袱”是祭奠祖先的主要形式。所谓“包袱”，亦作“包裹”是指孝属从阳世寄往“阴间”的邮包。过去，南纸店有卖所谓“包袱皮”，即用白纸糊 一大口袋。有两种形式：一种是用木刻版，把周围印上梵文音译的《往生咒》，中间印一莲座牌位，用来写上收钱亡人的名讳，如：“已故张府君讳云山老大人”字 样，既是邮包又是牌位。另一种是素包袱皮，不印任何图案，中间只贴一蓝签，写上亡人名讳即可。亦做主牌用。关于包袱里的冥钱，种类很多。
　　一、大烧纸，九K白纸，砸上四行圆钱，每行五枚；
　　二、冥钞，这是人间有了洋钱票之后仿制的，上书“天堂银行”、“冥国银行”、“地府阴曹银行”等字样，并有酆都城的图案，多系巨额票面，背后印有佛教《往生咒》；
　　三、假洋钱，用硬纸作心，外包银箔，压上与当时通行的银元一样的图案；
　　四、用红色印在黄表纸上的《往生咒》，成一圆钱状，故又叫“往生钱”；
　　五、用金银箔叠成的元宝、锞子，有的还要用线穿成串，下边缀一彩纸穗。旧时，不拘贫富均有烧包 袱的举动。是日，在祠堂或家宅正屋设供案，将包袱放于正中，前设水饺、糕点、水果等供品，烧香秉烛。全家依尊卑长幼行礼后，即可于门外焚化。焚化时，划一 大圈，按坟地方向留一缺口。在圈外烧三五张纸，谓之“打发外祟”。

　　有的富户要携家带眷乘车坐轿，亲到坟茔去祭扫。届时要修整坟墓，或象征性地给坟头上添添土，还 要在上边压些纸钱，让他人看了，知道此坟尚有后人。祭罢，有的围坐聚餐饮酒；有的则放起风筝，甚至互相比赛，进行娱乐活动。妇女和小孩们还要就近折些杨柳 枝，将撤下的蒸食供品用柳条穿起来。有的则把柳条编成箩圈状，戴在头上，谓“清明不戴柳，来生变黄狗”。此即是扫墓又是郊游，兴尽方归。

　　插柳 据说，插柳的风俗，也是为了纪念“教民稼穑”的农事祖师神农氏的。有的地方，人们把柳枝插在屋檐下，以预报天气，古谚有“柳条青，雨蒙蒙；柳条干，晴了天 ”的说法。黄巢起义时规定，以“清明为期，戴柳为号”。起义失败后，戴柳的习俗渐被淘汰，只有插柳盛行不衰。杨柳有强大的生命力，俗话说：“有心栽花花不 发，无心插柳柳成荫。”柳条插土就活，插到哪里，活到哪里，年年插柳，处处成荫。

　　清明节春风明媚，绿树成荫。人们在这一天踏青、扫墓、上坟。人人都要戴柳，家家户户门口插柳 枝。这个习俗究竟从何而来呢？关于清明节有个传说和宋代大词人柳永有关。据说柳永生活放荡常往来于花街柳巷之中。当时的歌妓无不爱其才华，并以受柳永青睐 为荣。但因为生活不轨，柳永一生为仕途所不容，虽中过进士最后却于襄阳贫困而亡。他的墓葬费用都是仰慕他的歌女集资的。每年清明节，歌女们都到他坟前插柳 枝以示纪念，久而久之就成了清明插柳的习俗。其实这个习俗早在唐代就有了。唐人认为三月三在河边祭祀时，头戴柳枝可以摆脱毒虫的伤害。宋元以后，清明节插 柳的习俗非常盛行，人们踏青玩游回来，在家门口插柳以避免虫疫。无论是民间传说还是史籍典章的记载，清明节插柳总是与避免疾疫有关。春节气候变暖，各种病 菌开始繁殖，人们在医疗条件差的情况下只能寄希望于摇摇柳枝了。

　　清明插柳戴柳还有一种说法：原来中国人以清明、七月半和十月朔为三大鬼节，是百鬼出没讨索之 时。人们为防止鬼的侵扰迫害，而插柳戴柳。柳在人们的心目中有辟邪的功用。受佛教的影响，人们认为柳可以却鬼，而称之为“鬼怖木”，观世音以柳枝沾水济度 众生。北魏贾思勰《齐民要术》里说：“取柳枝著户上，百鬼不入家。”清明既是鬼节，值此柳条发芽时节，人们自然纷纷插柳戴柳以辟邪了。 汉人有“折柳赠别”的风俗：灞桥在长安东，跨水作桥，汉人送客至此桥，折柳赠别。李白有词云：“年年柳色，灞陵伤别。”古代长安灞桥两岸，堤长十里，一步 一柳，由长安东去的人多到此地惜别，折柳枝赠别亲人，因“柳”与“留”谐音，以表示挽留之意。这种习俗最早起源于《诗经.小雅.采薇》里“昔我往矣，杨柳 依依”。用离别赠柳来表示难分难离，不忍相别，恋恋不舍的心意。杨柳是春天的标志，在春天中摇曳的杨柳，总是给人以欣欣向荣之感。“折柳赠别”就蕴含着“ 春常在”的祝愿。古人送行折柳相送，也喻意亲人离别去乡正如离枝的柳条，希望他到新的地方，能很快地生根发芽，好像柳枝之随处可活。它是一种对友人的美好 祝愿。古人的诗词中也大量提及折柳赠别之事。唐代权德舆诗：“新知折柳赠”，宋代姜白石诗：“别路恐无青柳枝”，明代郭登诗：“年年长自送行人，折尽边城 路旁柳。”清代陈维崧词：“柳条今剩几？待折赠。”人们不但见了杨柳会引起别愁，连听到《折杨柳》曲，也会触动离绪。李白《春夜洛城闻笛》：“此夜曲中闻 折柳，何人不起故园情。”其实，柳树可以有多方面的象征意义，古人又赋予柳树种种感情，于是借柳寄情便是情理中之事了。

　　烤饼 在四川一带都用清明菜和面粉辣椒等混合烤制清明饼，色香味极佳。

　　清明菜粑：贵州安顺屯堡一带把一种在清明节时期才会有的一种野生植物----- 清明菜（本地话又称为毛毛花，因其形似一朵花，且杆上面有许多小毛毛）和面粉混合，通过一种独特的手工工艺做成“粑粑状”，再包上陷（一般是本地春菜拌 肉、“引子”（苏麻籽）拌红糖，酸辣子炒肉等），通过屯堡一带一种独特的土砂锅在煤火上煎烤而成。清明节屯堡人每家每户都会做，由于清明菜是一种纤维植 物，一口咬下去会有“拔丝”的现象，口感极佳。可当零食，也可当主食，可放置时间极长，据说是在明朝朱元璋时期百姓为行军打仗之时士兵随带方便而做。

Start to think a lot nowadays...

Working??
Studying??
Working and studying??
Whatever the choice..
will change the life i think..

No matter how...
future is unpredictable..
so,
before any problems prevails,
let the happiness to continue first...

Let's celebrate...
I'm gonna working soon..
WooHoo!!!

p/s: completed 6.5km with speed 6:18 today..

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Flora Bay Resort - Pulau Perhentian

( Taken from http://www.florabayresort.com/)

Flora Bay Resort; a “true Malaysian style holiday resort”! Offering 5-star services in a more relaxed & friendly atmosphere. A family own beach resort, Flora Bay Resort open its door to Perhentian Island’s international guests in since 1990.

Our resort is situated on a beautiful long sandy beach of Teluk Dalam. Facing the south; our resort offers brilliant view of Lang Tengah, Redang Island and other islands nearby.

All of our 80 rooms and bungalows are just a few steps away from the water! In fact, your night sleeps will seems to be serenaded by the graceful sound of gentle waves breaking just outside your doorstep!

Beautiful nature, breathtaking sea view, cozy and comfortable resort facilities coupled with attentive, personal and friendly service; Flora Bay Resort is perfect for everyone; whether you are a lonely traveler, couple on honeymoon, family, young or old…..we will make your stay with us the most enjoyable and memorable one!

See you in “paradise”….

Our resort facilities

80 guest rooms & bungalows
• 5 Different room standards
• Right by the ocean
• Private balcony
• King, Queen or Super Single size beds
• Wardrobe
• Private bathroom & toilet
• Hot water(except for Hill View)
• Mini fridge in each room (except for Hill View)
• Cleaned daily
• 24 hours electricity

Broadband internet
• Internet Cafe - Open from 9am till 11pm
• Internet surfing and emails
• Wireless internet services

Conference hall
• Seats up to 100 guests
• Dinner party
• Meeting & Seminar
• Equipped with state of the art audio & visual equipment

Other services
Laundry service
Complimentary Safety Deposit box for each room
Movie show at the restaurant
Boating
IDD Telephone calls - iTalk phone
Air, Train and bus ticket bookings & other travel arrangements

Shopping

Souvenir Shop
• Memory gifts
• Local handy craft
• Batik products
• Shirts
• Everyday necessities
• Toys

Our Restaurants

2 restaurants
• Open from 7am till 10.30pm
• Wide variety of local favourites (Malay, Indian and Chinese food)
• Popular western cuisines
• Fresh Seafood
• Fresh local juices
• Special BBQ Dinner party (upon request & special occasion)
• Special set Lunches and Dinners (special occasion)
• Movie DVDs
• Cable TV (movies, sports, news, Discovery & NGEO)

Civil Trip Payment Detail 3

Our Civil trip had reached 35 PPL !!!!!

Pls help to spread summore.. then contact TJM, Patrick or me..

The registration is still opened.. ( But pls pay the deposit.. )


NOW reached 36 PPL !!!!! (updated 20.3.09 21:26)

Rayner is joining us......



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Civil Trip Payment Detail 2

~updated~

Pls pay the deposit ( RM100 ) to TJM or Patrick ONLY within this week.. (before 20th March)


More details>>>>>

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Matta Fair 13-15,03.2009

(Taken from Patrick's Blog)

旅游展开时了。
筹委会开时了首天的工作，去找package !!!




很多booth，看到头都会晕。



Civil Trip 2009 考查团成员。


大家在讨论与分析，以获起最好的配套。





YOKOSO JAPAN !!!



台湾八天七月，机场税加到完RM 2.5K ，包山包海。
非常值得。



taiwan...taiwan....taiwan....

Civil Trip Payment Detail

Our Civil trip had been confirmed on 6-8 May which we will depart at night on 5th May and back on 8th May. The destination will be Pulau Perhentian + Redang + Lang Tengah. And we will stay 2 nights at Pulau Perhentian Flora Bay Resort.

TOTAL cost is RM300.00 ( Not including meals) but including

• 2 nights stay in Perhentian Island Flora Bay Resort
• 2 way speedboat transfer to resort
• 1 day of snorkeling activities around Perhentian Island
• 1day of snorkeling activities around Redang & Lang Tengah
• Speedboat with personal guide (whole trip)
• Snorkeling equipment Mask, snorkel & life jacket.
• Local fruit provided at the end of snorkeling
• Bread (For fish feeding)
• Drinking water
• basic snorkeling training and professional Tour guide services.

Please pay the deposit ( RM 100 ) within this week (before 20th March) !!!

to me, Patrick Sar or Tan Jiunn Ming.

Pls sms me if u wish to transfer the money to me through Maybank2u.com.


and those who interested but haven't register to Jiunn Ming , can still do so but till 20th March.

AND, the full payment must be settled before 17th of April !!!

Thanks!!

Our Resort.......

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ATIC @Kuala Lumpur 2009 ASIA TRADER & INVESTOR CONVENTION

First launched in 2006, Asia Trader and Investor Convention (ATIC) event has travelled to 7 Asian Cities, i.e., Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Mumbai, Shenzhen and Tokyo. With participation by over 300 financial services companies, including securities exchanges, retail and consumer banks, securities brokerage firms, asset/fund management firms, listed companies and other financial services providers, ATIC events have attracted over 75,000 active traders and serious investors across Asia.

This year, ATIC is here in Malaysia. ATIC @Kuala Lumpur will feature more than 50 English and Mandarin seminars, 25 international and local speakers, 40 exhibitors and 15,000-20,000 targeted investors
Event date : 14-15 March 2009 (Sat& Sun)Venue: KLCCTarget: Investors & TradersMore information here.

Kitaro Love and Peace 2009

I went to Kitaro's Love and Peace tour 2009 held in Genting Hinghands yesterday.. It was a fantastic show as the music presented are amazing. It touched our feeling from the deepest place. But think I wont go for the 2nd time.. HAHA.. (It's not bcoz of the show presented is bad.. but just wanna have the experience..)





From the Star Online...

Kitaro to perform in Genting

Musical maestro Kitaro is set to enthral his fans and music lovers at Genting’s City of Entertainment on March 7.

Kitaro first two albums Ten Kai and From the Full Moon Story, after he began his solo career in 1977, became cult favourites of fans of the nascent of the New Age movement.

He performed his first symphonic concert at the Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

During this concert Kitaro used a synthesizer to recreate the sounds of 40 different instruments, a world’s first.

Be mesmerised: Catch Kitaro at Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands on March 7.

But it was his famous soundtrack for the NHK series Silk Road that brought him international attention.

Over the years, the Grammy award-winning producer, musician, composer and arranger has been awarded recognition for his work and in 1988 his record sales soared to 10 million worldwide.

Kitaro is also known for his strong advocation of peace and spirituality. In the wake of 9/11, the artiste began recording Sacred Journey Of Ku-kai, a series of peace-themed albums (Vols 1-3).

In 2007-2009 he launched the “Love and Peace World Tour,” an international tour with which Kitaro hoped to inspire his message of world peace with his music.

Now’s your chance to catch this living legend in action. Tickets are on sale now, priced at RM70, RM110, RM170, RM230 and RM320. CIMB Bank, Direct Access and Genting WorldCard members can enjoy the Early-Bird Promotion of 20% discount for the first thousand RM70, RM110, RM170 and RM230 tickets.

After the Early-Bird Promotion, CIMB Bank, Direct Access and Genting WorldCard members will enjoy 10% discount on all price scales, while tickets last.

StarTwo and Genting are offering 20 lucky readers the chance to win a pair of PS2 tickets for the show.

All you have to do is e-mail Kitaro’s real name and send it to contest@genting.com with the subject “Kitaro Live in Genting 2009 – StarTwo Giveaway”.

You also have to finish this slogan: I want to see Kitaro live because ...

Don’t forget to include your full name, IC number, contact numbers and address. Gen­ting will contact the winners, who can then pick up their tickets from Arena of Stars box office on the day of the concert.

> Kitaro Live in Genting 2009 will take place on March 7, at 8pm at the Arena Of Stars, Genting Highlands.

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  有份出席的張起政（右）也不忘贈送個人專輯喜多郎，希望以後可以合作。

（吉隆坡）國際知名音樂大師喜多郎（Kitaro）來馬，個唱第2天特別抽空赴環東藝校，並進行了一場音樂上的學術交流。

除了聆聽環東藝校學生們的音樂作品，大師更為大家呈現一曲，出席者可真是耳福不淺噢！

喜多郎聚精會神地聆聽學生們的演奏，更不時隨著音樂輕輕哼唱並搖擺著身體，當遇到緊張而凸槌的表演者，他也不吝於微笑地給予鼓勵。陪同大師而來的還包括知名女歌手林淑蓉，兩人坐在嘉賓席上，不時露出滿意的微笑。

Kitaro喜多郎更現場講評，他表示音樂無論是使用任何樂器或是哼唱的音符，任何的聲音都可以是音樂的呈現。他覺得音樂能夠促進心與心之間的溝通，以音樂來交流。

音樂大師魅力果然非同小可！數位支持Kitaro喜多郎長達20年之久的忠實粉絲突然帶著收藏品及樂器湧上前索取簽名及合照，並表達對偶像的仰慕，其中一名粉絲更在毫無預警之下以自備的樂器演繹兩曲，大師見狀也以鋼琴合奏，這名粉絲還真是賺到了。

最後，欲罷不能的他們還想與大師做更近距離的接觸，如此“熱情”，還真讓人吃不消！最後還是在工作人員的勸說下，才使活動能夠繼續下去。

在活動結束後，喜多郎將會到新加坡的郵輪上演出，視大馬為第二個家的他向大家承諾明年他一定會在回到大馬。

Q & A - the "Slumdog Millionaire" book

~~Never tot that this my favorite would become a movie.. Only know this after the movie has won the academic award.. I was thinking it will for sure a fantastic movie when it becomes a movie.. and it does~~

Synopsis

How a penniless waiter from Mumbai became the biggest quiz-show winner in history - warm-hearted comic storytelling by a debut author Eighteen-year-old Ram Mohammad Thomas is in prison after answering twelve questions correctly on a TV quiz show to scoop one billion rupees. The producers have arrested him, convinced that he has cheated his way to victory. Twelve extraordinary events in street-kid Ram's life  how he was found in a dustbin by a priest; came to have three names; fooled a professional hitman; even fell in love  give him the crucial answers. In his warm-hearted tale lies all the comedy, tragedy, joy and pathos of modern India.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

When Ram Mohammad Thomas, an orphaned, uneducated waiter from Mumbai, wins a billion rupees on a quiz show, he finds himself thrown in jail. (Unable to pay out the prize, the program's producers bribed local authorities to declare Ram a cheater.) Enter attractive lawyer Smita Shah, to get Ram out of prison and listen to him explain, via flashbacks, how he knew the answers to all the show's questions. Indian diplomat Swarup's fanciful debut is based on a sound premise: you learn a lot about the world by living in it (Ram has survived abandonment, child abuse, murder). And just as the quiz show format is meant to distill his life story (each question prompts a separate flashback), Ram's life seems intended to distill the predicament of India's underclass in general. Rushdie's Midnight's Children may have been a model: Ram's brash yet innocent voice recalls that of Saleem Sinai, Rushdie's narrator, and the sheer number of Ram's near-death adventures represents the life of the underprivileged in India, just as Saleem wore a map of India, quite literally, on his face. But Swarup's prose is sometimes flat and the story's picaresque form turns predictable. Ram is a likable fellow, but this q&a with him, though clever, grows wearying.

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From Booklist

Swarup's inventive debut traces the fortunes of Ram Mohammad Thomas from "Asia's biggest slum" to his sudden acquisition of enormous wealth as the biggest winner on the popular quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? A poor, uneducated waiter, Ram is arrested after the final episode in the belief that he must have cheated. In jail he shares his hardscrabble life with his lawyer: his abandonment at birth in a used clothing bin, the church orphanage where he was dubbed an "idiot orphan boy," the foster home where children were purposely crippled and forced to beg, the estate of an Australian diplomat who was really a spy, the home of an aging Bollywood actress, and his meager waiter job. Each chapter in Ram's life provided him with a correct answer on the show, as a la Forrest Gump, he has been in the right place at the right time. Ram's funny and poignant odyssey explores the causes of good and evil and illustrates how, with a little luck, the best man sometimes wins. Deborah Donovan

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Petronas 3on3 basketball

(taken from Patrick Sar blog)

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Petronas 3 on 3 Basketball

15号2月2009，今天是国油三人蓝球赛日。


比赛在klcc进行。在室内比所以不用晒太阳。



早上九点就去那边集合了。



我的队名是PFF（Play For Fun)。
原本是想放patricksars.blogspot.com做队名的，
可是太长了，不好意思放。


我的队报名参加男子公开组。
还有一个组别是adidas super series。
只公开给国手和黑人比的。


我的队员，阿才，ah kok,patrick。
我们参加这个赛会各自都有自己的目的。
阿才为了打蓝球而参加，ah kok为了收集
球衣，我就为了写blog。




Adidas Super Series专用的场地。
比其他的场地还大。



这个人是“So U Think U Can Dance"的冠军。
听别人讲的。



大马国手。



黑人球员。
他们最后都没有拿到冠军。
Final是由大马国手包办。
第三名才是由黑人队赢得。





首圈比赛的队手，队名叫Tosai Telur Bawang。
他们很没创意，这种名都取得出。
队手不会很强，只是比我们大只了一点点。
很难上篮，所以就在外线射三分球咯。
最后我们7比0获胜。
ah kok得4分，我得3分。




第二圈还要等很久，所以就去吃午餐。




俊明的队第一圈就遇到了高手，被对手击败了。



两点多酱就开始第二圈的比赛。
对手叫TCL，三个都是前州手，
身材又高又大只。
我们只能用引开队手在外线射球的战术。
开赛不到半分钟我们就意外的领先3分，
ah kok请他们一粒三分球还要阿才的上篮。
队手开始担心了，之后被进了两分，
这时候阿才又在大只佬前上篮成功，比数改为4比2。
最后还是被追回两球。时间到，4比4平手。
射罚球，1比2输了比赛。



ah phang（左，前马大篮球队队长）的队拿到公开组的亚军。
他们是上届赛会的冠军。
Final时射罚球输掉，没有luck。



输完比赛就去玩其他小游戏。



赢到一张五块的Petronas voucher。可以打油用。



这辆车不懂要怎样赢的。



比赛video。。。。


Petronas 3 on 3 2009。




1st Round Match:首圈赛。




2nd Round Match:次圈赛。



The End.