Sunset 100731 日落

110731 Sirtea Garden Sunset cloud at around 7:30 PM
今天傍晚茶翁家園日落雲彩

Taiwan Next Election 台灣明年選舉

Will you vote for Ma Ying Jeou in next year presidential election?
No. I won't. I don't agree to his policies.
If you do, then vote for him. Not me.
※李教授, 抱歉啦, 明年選舉, 我完全不同意馬英九的說法與背地裡的作法, 我絶對不會投他一票。
關愛台灣的鄉親們, 請看下面李筱峰教授站台拉票的說法。

(轉載自李筱峰專欄〉來看我替馬英九拉票！
「老師，你是不是每次選舉都幫綠營助選？」有學生這樣問我。
我說，為了公平起見，這次我要替馬英九拉票。
不信請看我以下鄭重的呼籲。

不能忍受台灣主權獨立的人，請投馬英九一票！
希望台灣成為中國一省的人，請投馬英九一票！
喜歡將台灣國格貶為港澳地位的人，請投馬英九一票！
不在乎民主、自由、人權、法治會因「化獨漸統」之後流失的人，請投馬英九一票！
認為千億的國家財產長期被一個政黨侵占，至今仍不歸還也無所謂的人，請投馬英九一票！

喜歡「法院是國民黨開的」，請投馬英九一票！
同意再怎麼罪大惡極的濫權，都可以不必負責（例如因刑求冤死江國慶的那批軍事檢察官全都不必受追訴），請投馬英九一票！
喜歡讓我們的子弟多多背誦一些餖飣雜俎的文言古文的人，請投馬英九一票！
喜歡被馬英九「當人看」的原住民，請投馬英九一票！
喜歡總統一家人都擁有美國籍的人，請投馬英九一票！

認為總統拿外國綠卡無所謂的人，請投馬英九一票！
喜歡核能電廠，不怕自己及後代子孫隨時活在核災陰影的人，請投馬英九一票！
喜歡國光石化，期待國光石化能敗部復活的人，請投馬英九一票！
不在乎農工大眾的生活，只在乎軍公教人員的加薪的人，請投馬英九一票！
不在乎農民存活，同意強徵農地，圖利財團，方便財團炒地皮的人，請投馬英九一票！

不在乎「六三三」跳票的人，請投馬英九一票！
樂見產業持續外移，僅止於企業及股東獲利，但勞動者依然無力，失業者依然徬徨的人，請投馬英九一票！
贊成馬英九考慮逐步放寬境外學生就業規定的人，請投馬英九一票！
希望用我們台灣納稅人的錢補助來台中國留學生、補助來台中國客的人，請投馬英九一票！
歡迎中國大陸人民有朝一日來台和我們台灣人搶工作的人，請投馬英九一票！

贊成馬英九政府的構想，將中國大陸醫院納入台灣健保的人，請投馬英九一票！
贊成馬政府不努力在ＷＴＯ的架構下發展台中雙邊經貿，卻急著簽署中國官學所樂見的「兩岸邁向最終統一必要條件」的ＥＣＦＡ，請投馬英九一票！
欣賞馬政府神速的舉債速度（連三年舉債超過四千億元，預估今年底中央政府債務餘額將達四．九二兆，相較馬政府上任前多出一．二六兆元，相當於民進黨執政八年累積的債務），對於平均每位國民負債廿一萬元深感滿意的人，請投馬英九一票！
很欣賞馬政府暗中接受北京的安排，讓台灣以中國一省的身分成為ＷＨＡ觀察員的人，請投馬英九一票！

贊成馬英九在台灣發生災難時拒絕美軍入台救援的人，請投馬英九一票！
同意馬英九對外國媒體宣佈「我們永遠不會要求美國為台灣而戰」的人，請投馬英九一票！
總之，「台灣掛嘴邊，中國放中間；工農不夠看，財團最優先。」請投馬英九一票！拜託，拜託！

（作者李筱峰現任國立台北教育大學台灣文化研究所教授，http://www.jimlee.org.tw）

Shirley Jane Temple 秀麗添波

我最喜愛的童星之一秀麗添波

Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia(1989-92).
On March 14, 1935, Temple left her footprints and handprints in the wet cement at the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood
On September 11, 2002, a life-size bronze statue of the child Temple by sculptor Nijel Binns was erected on the Fox Studio lot.
http://www.shirleytemple.com/

Shirley Temple - When I Grow Up

Vegetable Noodle 素炸醬麵

Vegetable Noodle With Sweet Bean Sauce
素炸醬麵

材料：豆干. 甜麵醬. 竹筍.糖. 小黃瓜.紅蘿蔔. 麵條. 高湯. 花生醬. 橄欖油。

做法：
1.熱鍋用少許油炒香豆乾丁，炒出香味之後加入筍丁、紅蘿蔔。
2.加入甜麵醬炒勻，再加入糖、花生醬炒開。
3.最後加入少許水，用小火煮開到略濃稠，起鍋前加入小黃瓜。
4.炒好的醬料淋在麵條上即可享用。

Taiwan Is A Country 台灣是一個國家

“Is Taiwan is an independent country?”
“Yes, of course! You see I have a Taiwan Passport.” “Any question?”

馬辦要蔡回應獨不獨　網友訝異：台灣不是國家嗎？

〔轉載20110729 自由電子報〕
馬英九競選辦公室「台灣加油讚」發言人殷瑋，今（29）日公開質疑民進黨主席蔡英文的兩岸政策立場，問蔡英文「願意公開宣示不獨嗎？」言論一出讓網友十分詫異，反問馬辦「不獨，那現在是選哪一國的總統？」

　網友普遍質疑，馬英九身為一國元首，居然還要求準備競選總統的對手候選人宣示「不獨」。ptt實業坊網友「cyberridder」就說：「本來就獨了，幹嘛宣布獨不獨？」另外網友「kyogoku」則反問馬辦：「這什麼邏輯？一個國家居然要不獨？」

　網友「nik351235」質疑，如果馬英九要對手宣示「不獨」，那台灣現在到底是選哪一國的總統？網友「pttdog」則希望馬辦在質疑對手前，先請馬英九回答：「願不願宣示不統？」

　網友「cloudwolf」則是KUSO馬英九「不統、不獨、不武」的兩岸三不政策，是「不排除統一、不可能獨立、不抵抗武力」。

　馬辦近日火力全開，幾乎每日一篇新聞稿批評民進黨，但網路上也出現反彈聲浪，網友「urdie」就批評「嘴砲治國、人民無感」，「maverick01」則諷刺地說：「馬英九早晚會被馬辦的人害使（害死）。」

Decayed Log Holes 朽木圖案

Decayed log hole shapes
Do you see what I see?
Hmm, what do I see? I see marvelous images.

木頭朽洞圖案
我看到奇妙的圖像, 你看到什麼呢?

※To see individual picture 看單張大圖 點此 click here.

Hedy Lamarr 海蒂拉瑪

美麗而聰明的女人-海蒂拉瑪

Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000), an Austrian-American actress, co-invented with composer George Antheil an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary to wireless communication from the pre-computer age to the present day.

海蒂拉瑪在1940年代拍了18部影片。她最大的成功是1949年最賣座聖經故事的電影中演「參孫和大利拉」的大利拉。這裡是這部電影最後結束的一段。

Hedy Lamarr made 18 films from 1940 to 1949. She enjoyed her biggest success as Delilah in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah, the highest-grossing film of 1949, with Victor Mature as the Biblical strongman. Here is the ending of the film.

Diving Game 跳水競賽

1 2 3 Jump! 一二三跳!

Have you seen A group of ducks jumping into water?
看過鴨子跳水競遠比賽嗎?


Watch on YouTube

Taiwan Affair 台灣事務

※Taiwan is an independent country, not a district of China.
駁王毅-內政問題
中國國台辦主任王毅日前在美國華府表示: 「台灣問題是中國的內政，需要兩岸中國人協商來加以解決。同時我們希望包括美國在內的相關國家，也能夠為此發揮積極的作用」。
馬英九政府終極統一的親中政策, 「一中各表」是騙台灣人民的技倆; 中國早已認定台灣是轄區, 馬政府也私下偷偷地認同了。
台灣鄉親們, 把握您們手中那張選票, 投給愛護台灣主權的總統和立委候選人。
※鄭重聲明: 台灣(中華民國)是一個主權獨立的國家，不是中國的內政問題, 不屬中國。

I Am A Taiwanese 我是台灣人

My new T-Shirt designs.
※這是我的設計圖樣。


I am a Taiwanese.
I am a R. O. Ter.
Taiwanese‡Chinese Taiwan‡Taiwan China‡China.

(轉載文圖) 國民黨馬英九競選連任辦公室昨(27)日推出「I am a R.O.Cer」T恤和徽章，民進黨發言人梁文傑今(28)日表示，雖然「I am a R.O.Cer」的創意很有趣，但「R.O.Cer」在國際上卻容易被誤解，不明白馬辦在國家認同上出了什麼問題，網友也紛紛表示不妥，認為直接打「I am a Taiwanese」不就得了。

梁文傑表示，除了中華民國外，全世界還有8個國家也可簡稱為R.O.C，穿下「I am a R.O.Cer」T恤後，外國人可能會問「你是代表哪一個國家」？梁文傑強調，「這事情不是可以KUSO的遊戲啊！」民進黨發言人陳其邁也表示，若馬辦非 得要穿T恤，就穿印有中華民國國旗和寫著「台灣」衣服的字樣就好，也不用中國大官一來，又把國旗撤掉。

網友也紛紛認為T恤印製「I am a R.O.Cer」字樣不妥，網友Hollowcorpse更直言：「直接說I'm from Taiwan 很難噢」。

Flexible Workout 柔體操練

Flexible body show
最極限的柔體表演

A Thankful Heart 感恩的心

A Thankful Heart sings by Ouyang Fei-Fei.
歐陽菲菲唱感恩的心
作詞: 陳樂融 作曲: 陳志遠 編曲: Terence Teo


我來自偶然像一顆塵土
有誰看出我的脆弱
我來自何方我情歸何處
誰在下一刻呼喚我

天地雖寬這條路卻難走
我看遍這人間坎坷辛苦
我還有多少愛我還有多少淚
要蒼天知道我不認輸

感恩的心感謝有你
伴我一生讓我有勇氣作我自己
感恩的心感謝命運
花開花落我一樣會珍惜

我來自偶然像一顆塵土
有誰看出我的脆弱
我來自何方我情歸何處
誰在下一刻呼喚我

天地雖寬這條路卻難走
我看遍這人間坎坷辛苦
我還有多少愛我還有多少淚
要蒼天知道我不認輸

感恩的心感謝有你
伴我一生讓我有勇氣作我自己
感恩的心感謝命運
花開花落我一樣會珍惜
感恩的心感謝有你
伴我一生讓我有勇氣作我自己

Street Art 街頭藝術

Humorous street art makes you stop and watch.
創意無限的街頭藝術, 生活化, 小巧且幽默風趣 !

In Queens New York 紐約皇后街景

I took these pictures during this morning walk in Queens, New York, using Fujifilm Finepix S4000 camera.
今早在紐約皇后區住處附近散步時拍下這些街頭照片。

Wake Up Atlantis 太空人起床了

Atlantis Wake Up Song
叫太空人起床歌

Landing Day Wake Up Song and Greeting
Kate Smith’s rendition of Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” woke Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. But unlike most wakeup songs, which are played in honor of a particular crew member, this one was dedicated to all the men and women who have worked for the Space Shuttle Program in the past three decades.

Video & Text source: NASA

Ni-Tele Big Clock 日視大鐘

Tokyo Steampunk Hayao Miyazaki's Ni-Tele big clock
located in Shiodome, in front of the Nippon Television Tower.
東京日本電視公司前的巨大時鐘。
照片源自Picture source Muza-chan's Gate to Japan

Yang Shu-Chiun Withdrew 楊淑君撤告

Yang Shu-Chiun Withdrew Court Case.
楊淑君撤告
Previous post 前文: November 19, 2010 Yang Shu-Chiun 楊淑君

楊淑君被判失格, 爲她的清白而提出告訴; 卻於2011/7/22撤告。
妳當時當場坐哭喊冤, 害很多人和我都爲妳打抱不平。
爲什麼不堅持到底?
到底有什麼黑手在迫妳連名譽清白都不顧了呢?
請看下面兩段影片作爲判斷的參考。



Chairman of Taiwan Taekwondo Association Hsu An-chin
calls-in to Da Hwah News.
台灣跆協會理事長許安進打電話到大話新聞澄清(擇要)。

※噢! 原來去年五都直轄市長選舉是用楊淑君的案件作爲騙選票的手段, 我們都被馬英九和中國國民黨騙了; 下次我們不要輕易受騙, 太「民粹」了。

A Peaceful Night 夜深人靜

Enjoy a moonlight peaceful night at Sirtea Garden.
享受一個月光寧靜的夜晚。

Funny Pepsi Commercial 搞笑的百事廣告

It's a very funny Pepsi tv commercial with Chinese Monks.

選用穿黃色咖紗的和尚來作百事可樂電視廣告。

A Taiwanese's Voice 一位台灣人心聲

A Taiwanese's Voice
Taiwan Is Our Country
Taiwan & China Two Countries equal and Co-existence

Red Lantern Dance 紅灯籠舞

Red Lantern Dance 紅灯籠舞

A Private Bar 私家酒吧

A private bar in Hurst, Texas.

德州賀市的一間私家酒吧。

Choose A Watermelon 挑西瓜

如何挑西瓜

西瓜甜不甜- 外皮, 蒂頭漏玄機。
路邊一整車西瓜，到底哪一顆才是好瓜，賣西瓜三十幾年的陳先生，用看的就看得出來。西瓜底部的圈圈，越小越好，切開來看，果然，果肉又紅又紮實。
相反的，底部圈圈越大皮越厚越難吃，切開證實，不但不夠紅，還帶點白白的肉，明顯甜度大扣分。除了看西瓜底，也要看西瓜頭，就是所謂的蒂頭，如果是直直的一條線，不要，如果是捲曲圈起來的，馬上買。
還有西瓜紋路和顏色，紋路整齊就是好瓜，如果花紋亂七八糟，裡面肯定也是一團糟，顏色呢，最好挑青綠色，不要拿霧霧白白的瓜，掌握瓜頭捲，瓜尾小，瓜紋正，和瓜色綠這四大原則，保證你用看的就能買到滿意的瓜。

How to Pick a Watermelon

Sylvia Kostelic 柯施維亞

In Loving Memory of Ms. Sylvia Kostelic, the energized bunny.
November 2, 1918 - July 19, 2011
追悼柯施維亞女士

樂觀活躍似小兔子93歲的柯施維亞女士於今晨(110719)4時蒙上主恩召回天家。求上帝安慰遺族。
Email from her daughter: "I have been in touch with many of you for weeks, giving you updates on my mom. About 3 weeks ago, she went into the hospital with congestive heart failure. She thought that she could beat it so she told the doctors to do what ever they can. After an attempt to open her heart valve was unsuccessful, the doctors said there wasn't anything more they could do. Mom tried to recover, but a decision was made to send her to a hospice home in Washington, PA. Here we visited her for 11 days. The nurses said that she was a strong women. That sick little heart just kept going, and going and going. We always called her the energized bunny. At 92 1/2 she was remarkable .
Today, Tuesday, July 19th mom past away around 4 am. We do not have final arrangements made, but I will let you know as soon as they are made."
May God Comfort you and your family.
You might want to see The Energized Bunny 活跳跳的兔仔
Happy Birthday 生日快樂

Walking Around 漫遊

Walking around Goodyear, AZ.

在亞利桑納州豐年鎮漫步。

Funny Translation 有趣的英譯中

English Menu Chinese Translation 英文菜單中譯

上圖是一位網友搭乘郵輪所拍攝的「菜單」。
有趣的是，這些美國人「直譯」菜單完全令人傻眼。
Ham and Bamboo Shot Salad (火腿竹筍沙拉) 笨拙的演員和竹子的沙拉
Chicken and Mushroom tart (雞肉磨菇餡餅) 膽小和迅速增長的妓女
Regular Milk (全脂牛奶) 規則牛奶
Green Split Pea Soup (豌豆湯) 綠分裂豌豆湯

Look Thru Holes 洞外景

(Photo 6/25/2011 拍攝 Hurst Texas 德州賀市 )

Panel Mark Tree Shape 木紋樹形

(Photo 6/25/2011 拍攝 Hurst Texas 德州賀市 )

Cultured Golden Pearls 培殖金珠

稀世金珍珠

金色的珍珠, 在菲律賓西南方巴拉望島海域人工培育成功, 女人有福了!

Rare Golden Pearls

The golden pearls in this photographic collection are produced
in the island of Palawan in southwestern Philippines.

The fragile natural pearls are treated like royal jewelry.

Each oyster takes 5 years to produce one gem,
and the slightest jolt could kill it.

Dough figurines 捏麵人

Dough figurines 捏麵人

捏麵人是一項非常具有鄉土色彩的傳統技藝，它原名是米雕人，又叫雕工米人，因為材料和語言的關係，在台灣叫它做捏麵人。由於麵人色彩鮮艷可以食用，所以非常受到兒童們的喜愛。可是這麼精緻的造型把他吃掉，實在覺得可惜。(※當今的捏麵人只供觀賞用。)

(YouTube video)

Zoo Trip 逛動物園

We went to visit The Fort Worth Zoo again on 110708 .

The zoo is displaying dinosaurs. Here are some of them.

七月8日再次陪伴孫兒女去福堡動物園。
這次拍下一些正在展覽各式各樣的恐龍。

Playground 童玩場

Children like to play under trees.

Build playground ring around a tree.

兒童們喜歡在樹蔭下玩耍,

把童玩場蓋在樹下好構想。

12 Top Bible Verses 十二條聖經金句

Top 12 Most Important Verses From The Bible
民調選出十二條最重要聖經金句

According to a survey done by ListAfterList.com, these are the top twelve most important verses in the Bible.
1. 約翰福音 John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, will have everlasting life."
This verse is so important because it shows that God loved the world (Every person who has ever been born or will be born) so much that He was willing to allow His one and only Son to be born into the sin filled world; just so we can live eternal life with Him one day, if we chose to.
2. 申命記 Deuteronomy 31:8 - "And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. he will be with you, He will not leave you nore forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed."
In this verse Joshua is speaking to the Isrealites, telling them not to be afraid to battle with their enemies beause the Lord will never leave their side. This verse is so comforting to us, as Christians, because God says that He will never leave us or forsake, He is always there. So whenever one feels alone, he can know that God is always there beside him, every step of the way.
3. 腓立比書 Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me."
Whenever you feel you can't go on, or something is too difficult, think of this verse and know that you can do all things through Christ, because He is the one giving you the strength.
4. 馬太福音 Matthew 6:33-34 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Important for anyone who worries a lot.
5. 以弗所書 Ephesians 4:29 - "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."
A good reminder that if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything.
6. 羅馬書 Romans 8:28 - "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Everything that happens to us occurs for a reason. We can grow stronger through suffering. We can comfort others after experiencing our own losses/illnesses. With God there are no accidents.
7. 馬可福音 Mark 11:23 - "For verily I say unto you that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, 'Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea', and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he sayeth shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he sayeth."
Because "silent" faith does no good. The work of faith is speaking. One gets what one needs not by only believing it, but by saying it.
8. 耶利米書 Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord: thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
This illustrates a loving God, not a cruel judge, who wants the best for mankind.
9. 彼得前書 1 Peter 2:24 - "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed."
Jesus died for all mankind so that we could have eternal life.
10. 哥林多前書 1 Corinthians 10:13 - "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
Shows that every challenge and temptation you face is a test from God, and everything you are faced with, you can overcome.
11.創世記 Genesis 4:7 - "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
Shows that everyone is faced with a decision to do wrong or right. However, you may not be accpeted if you do wrong, but you will have God.
12. 雅各書 James 1:19-20 - "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."
Everyone needs to talk less and listen more.
(Source: www.listafterlist.com)

El Teide Mountain 西班牙山㬌

Capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains in El Teide, Spain. Video by TSO Photography.

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

Paper Fan Dance 紙扇舞

Classical Paper Fan Dance－Beautiful Scenery
秀色-古典紙扇舞

上海東方青春舞蹈團《秀色》是一部女子群舞，演員通過身姿與扇子的翩然結合，營造出時動時靜的典雅意境，中國風情十分濃郁。

(YouTube video)

More 更多:Folding Fans 折疊扇
古典扇舞

Taiwan Mystic 神秘台灣

Beautiful Taiwan Scenes
解開台灣神秘美景旅遊好去處。

A Vegetable Seller 賣菜的辛酸

黃西田唱賣菜義仔
道出菜市場菜販的心情。

Old Time 古早時

Recall old time and compare then and now.

想起古早時的情景與現時作比較。
實在差別太多太多了。

I Am Rich 我發財了

(Recycle Internet Message 網路資訊)

I'm rich!

Silver in the Hair
Gold in the Teeth
Crystals in the Kidneys
Sugar in the Blood
Lead in the Ass
Iron in the Arteries
And
An inexhaustible supply of Natural Gas.
I never thought I'd accumulate such wealth.

我發財了

銀質頭髮
黃金牙齒
結水晶腎
血液產糖
帶鉛渣滓
鐵存動脈
和
釋之不盡的天然氣
我從未想過會積累這樣的財富。

Butterflies 117 蝴蝶集錦

Beautiful Butterflies
美麗的蝴蝶