Sunday, March 16

一個瘋狂的事件,在一個失常的世界

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今天读了一篇觉得很有意义的文章,想在这里和大家分享一下 。。。

 

想像,你上了飛機,扣上安全帶,空姐示範安全措施,當然,你不會用心,那是例行公事,這一趟航程,和以往的航程,應該是一樣的。

你開始閉目養神,想像抵達目的地,見到想見的人,展開計劃中的任務……。

但是,你並不知道,飛機已經偏離航道,做了一個回轉,朝向一個不知的方向。

飛機轉向,生命轉折,機與人一體,不知道在哪裡,命運也不在自己手裡。

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首相納吉的宣佈,說明不是飛行意外,不是機件故障,可以確定的是,這是人為因素,有人操控了這架飛機,把乘客帶往另一個地方去。

過去一個星期來,集合龐大的各國陣容,配合現代科技的搜尋,一轉眼發現,竟然是在一個錯誤的空間,進行徒勞無功的努力。

駭然驚覺,飛機不是在南中國海,而是在另一側的印度洋。

這也成為一個更大的謎團。

――為甚麼飛機不是往東,而是向西?

――是機師的主動操控,還是被挾持而改變航道?

――如果是機長,那是為了甚麼?如果另有劫機者,用意又何在?

――飛機在哪裡?它有沒有一個目的地?

――MH370在哪裡?究竟機上239人的命運如何?

天空無垠,海洋無界,陸地莽莽,但又是否容納得了一架波音777?

排除了空難因素,使到事件更加複雜,產生更多的疑問;唯一可以確定的是,這是航空史上最大的疑團,也是近代歷史上的一個無可磨滅的紀錄。

消息公佈之後,整個搜尋重點從南中國海,轉移到印度洋,一個方向是往北,從泰國、印度、巴基斯坦,到中亞地區,都可能有過MH370的蹤跡。

一個方向是往南,在這片海洋,唯一的陸地是印尼和澳洲的領土範圍。

既然這是蓄意的行為,不管是機師或是劫機者,他們都應該有一個要去的地方,在地緣政治和國際課題來看,不太可能涉及印尼或澳洲。

因此,往北的可能性很高,飛機越過馬六甲海峽和安達曼海,往西北飛向印度,巴基斯坦,如果繼續再飛,就是中國新疆,以及中亞各國。

飛機出現的最後訊號是早上8時11分,已經過了它預計抵達北京的時間;811這個時候,它究竟已經降陸,還是耗盡了燃料,再也無法飛行?

許多朋友之前說,寧可希望是一項劫機事件,而不是一項意外事件;他們並不是想看到更多的奇情,而是心存善念;如果是意外墜毀,那機上生命恐怕都要罹難,但是,如果是劫機,則乘客和機員或許還是安全的,還有交換的餘地。

若是飛機飛往中亞,可能就和國際形勢有所關連。類似911的文明和宗教衝突,還未平息,911式的恐怖襲擊,還在持續;而近期的新疆問題,也可能引發動機。

不過,任何劫機或恐襲,都有它的企圖和動機;這些企圖和動機,必須對外宣佈,才會達到它的目的。

劫機和恐襲如果無聲無息的消失,只留下一個謎團,這肯定不符合他們的目的。

這個蓄意的飛機轉向,把整個調查引導到劫機和恐怖主義,然而,他們的動機和目的卻沒有浮現。

如果這是一次騎劫失敗的行動,它沒有達到目的,就在一個尚未發現的空間消失了,這可能就賠上了眾多的生命。

這是一個瘋狂的事件,在一個失常的世界。

世人還在期待,希望真有奇蹟,祈願和祝福,依然持續,不放棄。

 

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转载自星洲网(星洲日報/星期天拿鐵‧作者:鄭丁賢‧《星洲日報》副執行總編輯)

Saturday, March 1

Traditional Chinese Wedding

28.02.14 is it a auspicious date for wedding ? seems like many couples chosen this day for their marriage.  I had attended a wedding of my cousin bro yesterday. As usual, nothing much special to say about the wedding. For majority Chinese, we follow the traditional Chinese weddings. As we know, customs and cultural elements are very important for the Chinese especially during the big day. Chinese marriage is important to perpetuate and ensure the survival of the family. Before the wedding, the first step is the selection of auspicious dates <看日子> for the Chinese wedding based on the couple’s birth dates and the Chinese calendar. After that, the betrothal <过大礼> is an important part of the Chinese wedding tradition which included betrothal gift,bride price,dowry,details of the wedding banquet. While many of the Chinese weddings nowadays have become infused with Western wedding traditions. Couples nowadays are prefer to wear western wedding costumes compared to traditional Chinese wedding costumes. The highlight of the costumes is on the bride which usually are a series of white long wedding gowns, while for groom normally are a white or black suits. After choosing their preferable costumes, the couple will go to studio for wedding albums photo shooting.

On the wedding day, the groom and groomsmen will decorate the wedding car and drive to the bride’s house to fetch the bride <迎亲> at the chosen right time which in mandarin we call it <良辰吉时>. When reach the bride’s house door, the bridesmaids will play games with the groom and groomsmen before letting them into the house. The groom will need to present a big Angpau to the bridesmaids before proceed into the house. After fetching the bride to the groom’s house, the tea ceremony <敬茶仪式> to the groom’s family is part of the wedding ceremony as respect. The tea usually include lotus seeds and red dates which symbolize early arrival of children from the newly weds. For night time, the highlight of the Chinese weddings is Chinese dinner banquet <摆酒宴> and also the most expenses part of the wedding which the newly wed invite their families and friends to their wedding where usually hold in hotel or Chinese restaurant. If you have attended a wedding banquets, you’ll know that every Chinese wedding banquet consists at lest an eight-course dinner. Each and every dish served has its significance behind which often symbolize blessings of happiness, prosperity, longevity or fertility of the couple and their marriage. After attending few weddings since young, I can say that Chinese wedding is extremely tired for the newly wed and spending a lot but is also the happiest moment for the couple during the preparation for the wedding.

 

Day Before Wedding

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Bridal Sport Car

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Limited Edition AUDI sport car, they said this is the ONLY ONE in Malaysia, REALLY ?!

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First time sitting in a sport car, so COOL ^_^

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buffet party

 

D-DAY

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Both of the wedding singers really have a good voice *o*

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Family Photo with Newly Wed