Sirtea 茶翁

This is my journal: It records my thoughts, my cares, my struggles, my achievement and failure, my observation of life and nature, internet circulation、treasures、or recycled junks I found, ... . If you stumbled upon this blog by accident or on purpose, I welcome you. Thank you for your visit and comments. Hurry back!
這裡紀錄著我的生活點滴:我在想些什麼, 做那些事, 關心何事, 我的得與失, 我對人與自然觀察所得, 網路資訊、撿到寳貝、或是古物回收,... 。如果您是專程特地來訪或是無意中路過, 我誠心歡迎您。多謝您來訪及留言指教。請再來噢!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Andy Griffith 安迪·格里范

Andy Samuel Griffith (Jun. 1, 1926-Jul. 3, 2012)
As a young man, Andy Griffith studied for the ministry, then got a degree in music and taught high school for several years. During this time he worked up a comedy routine including his famous bit "What It Was, Was Football", about a country boy's misunderstandings as he watched his first football game. (More)
A look back at Andy Griffith's career in show business
安迪·格里范演藝界生涯的回顧

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Plays With Two Feet 雙腳演奏

MNOZIL BRASS lonely boy
好厲害的演出!保證看完後會起立鼓掌喊讚!


Monday, August 27, 2012

In My Daughter's Eyes 女兒眼中

Martina Won sings In My Daughter's Eyes


In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I wanna be
In my daughter's eyes

In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal
Darkness turns to light and the world is at peace
This miracle God gave to me gives me strength when I am weak
I find reason to believe
In my daughter's eyes

And when she wraps her hand around my finger
Oh it puts a smile in my heart
Everything becomes a little clearer
I realize what life is all about

It's hangin' on when your heart has had enough
It's giving more when you feel like giving up
I've seen the light
It's in my daugter's eyes

In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you see how happy she made me
For I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Geese Visit 加鵝來訪

A group of Canadian geese visit Sirtea Garden.
加拿大長頸鵝來到茶翁家園補給。

最近常可看到加拿大單隻或小群的大鵝在園中取食且很怕生, 一靠近就飛走。這次來了三十多隻, 還讓我可以順利拍照。 最後還是被高速公路的行車嚇飛, 讓我有點失望可惜。


Chase Wild Geese 1 追蹤野雁
Chase Wild Geese 2 追蹤野雁
Canadian Geese II 湖上鵝群

Saturday, August 25, 2012

How Can It Be! 很難想像

I wonder how can it be!
There are three incredible tricks in this video.

怎麼可能!
影片內有三段很難想像的把戲, 真是不可思議。


Friday, August 24, 2012

Trip To Quebec 旅遊魁北克

Quebec, Canada 2012.07.14.--16.
莊牧師伉儷趁到加拿大探兒孫
於七月十四至16日遊旅魁北克之夏龍灣/天池/小三峽。
跟網友分享他們拍攝的珍貴照片。


Rev. Chuang Blog 莊牧師部落格有詳細的說明。

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Almost Real 似真實假

Taking picture with statues,
True yet plausible fake;
Photographer's masterpieces,
Almost Real;
Very Good Artworks,
I like it.

與塑像合影,
真真假假;
拍攝者傑作,
唯妙唯肖;
蠻有意思的,
我很喜愛。


Wednesday, August 22, 2012

The Roses Will Bloom 愛似玫瑰

The Rose by LeAnn Rimes, performed by Bette Midler.

Lyrics 歌詞
Some say love it is a river (有人說﹕愛像一條小河)
that drowns the tender reed (往往淹沒了那些輕柔的蘆葦)
Some say love it is a razor (也有人說﹕愛像刀片)
that leaves your soul to bleed (會讓你的靈魂淌血)
Some say love it is a hunger (有人說﹕愛是一種饑渴)
an endless aching need (對它的需求是不會停止的)
I say love it is a flower (但我認為﹕愛就像朵花兒)
and you it's only seed (而你卻是它唯一的種子)
It's the heart afraid of breaking (一個怕跌碎的心)
that never learns to dance (永遠學不會跳躍)
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
(一個怕早醒過來的夢﹐永遠不敢斷然把握機會)
It's the one who won't be taken (如果我們不願意被擁有)
who cannot seem to give (那我們就永遠不懂得什麼是給予)
and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live
(只有那害怕死亡的靈魂﹐反而永遠學不會怎麼活著)
When the night has been too lonely (寂寞寒夜)
and the road has been too long (漫漫長路)
and you think that love is only
(難免讓我們覺得只有那些幸運和強壯人)
for the lucky and the strong (才能得到愛的眷顧)
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows
(但請記住﹐在寒冬雪封深處)
lies the seed (埋的是一顆小種子)
that with the sun's love (只要有陽光的憐愛)
in the spring (春天來的時候)
becomes the rose (會變成玫瑰)

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Hover Car 自動車

Volkswagen's Project: Hover Car
真的全自動, 好神奇啊!


Monday, August 20, 2012

Love Song 情歌

梁靜茹唱的情歌

命運好幽默 讓愛的人都沉默
一整個宇宙 換一顆紅豆
回憶如困獸 寂寞太久而漸漸溫柔
放開了拳頭 反而更自由


Sunday, August 19, 2012

My New Favorite 我的新寵

My friend Bill forwarded the following poem in en & zh. I like it. Thumb up.
網友傳來一首漢英詩。原作者不詳, 寫得不但傳神而且太妙極了, 特地推薦分享。

花甲老翁得新寵 Old Man Got a New Love
千嬌百媚俏愛鳳 Lovely as a Beauty Can Be
生活起居有了她 Living with Her in His Life
憑添情調趣無窮 He is Having Fun without End

打扮時尚迎潮流 Dress Up as Modern as She Would
溫柔體貼性順從 Tender Consider She Can Be
家居外出伴著我 Keeping Him Company in & out
四季如春無嚴冬 Making Four Seasons Feel Like Spring

學識淵博深若海 Knowledge's Deep & Broad as Sea
記憶如神超時空 Memories Swift in Time & Space
疑問雜題難不倒 No Question is Too Difficult
愛因斯坦拜下風 Einstein Would Consider Her Good

樂壇名曲知曉多 Knowing All Pops & Hit Songs
黃鶯出谷甜喉嚨 Voices Sweet as a Canary
側臥枕邊輕輕哼 Lying, Humming next to his pillow
天籟美聲伴酣夢 Bringing Him to Sleep with Sweet Dreams

天生一幅活地圖 Borne with Maps in Her Hands
大小路況握手中 Knowing All Big & Small Roads
有她導航我放心 She Make Him Felt Relaxed
出門駕車真輕鬆 Driving Always with No Tension

文武全材樣樣行 All Things She Can Do
各類游戲皆精通 All Games She Can Play
棋逢敵手弈一局 A Chess Champion She Is
修身養性腦運動 Help Him Exercise His Minds

日理千機大小事 All Things Are Organized Daily
有她只需幾分鐘 Only Need Her a Few Minutes
如此幫手何處覓 How Can He Find Such An Assistant
遠比秘書還管用 Far Better Than A Secretary
日常生活不能離 No Daily Life Should be Without Her
心存感激常歌頌 Appreciation is Always in His Heart
友人笑問她是誰 Friends Ask Who is She



愛鳳就是iPhone.
※2011年聖誕節孩子送我倆各一隻愛鳯(我叫她愛奉), 電子時代科技驚人, 都快跟不上了。愛奉全神隨侍在側, 可比與我的另一半還要黏蜜噢。還好, 我已經查覺, 我知收斂適可而止。

Saturday, August 18, 2012

To Stay Alive 袛求活著

"To Live" 「活著」 本片以貼近生活的小人物通俗劇風格反­映數十年來中國老百姓"好死不如賴活著"的生活觀,對大陸的政治運動荒謬性作出嬉笑怒罵的批判,是罕見的黑色喜劇佳作,但在大陸遭禁映。

Thursday, August 16, 2012

I Love Taiwan 我愛台灣

I Love Taiwan Part I 我愛台灣第一部


I Love Taiwan Part II 我愛台灣第二部

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

7 National Fllags 七隻國旗

One Norway National falg can be cut into 6 other national flags.
一隻挪威國旗可以剪裁成六個國家的國旗, 實在好懸噢!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Fruit & Vegetable harvest 採收蔬果

Some samples of our recent harvest.

近日所採收的一些蔬果: 白、綠苦瓜, 金(南)瓜, 冬瓜, 綠紅黃色辣椒, 葫蘆瓜, 菜瓜, 台灣絲瓜, 無花果, 大、小蕃茄, 還有九層塔, 紅杏菜, 青蔥, 𦷁菜, 有够辣的衝天小辣椒 ...

Beauty on Duty 美麗密令

Beauty on Duty 美麗密令
警署故事 詼諧幽默 美麗女警 保鏢密令

Friday, August 10, 2012

Taiwanese Polls 台灣民調

In a survey conducted by Taiwan Indicator Survey Research (TISR), 55.4 percent of the respondents said they prefered eventual independence, up six percentage points from a year ago and the highest since similar polls were conducted in 2006, while 29.9 percent said they did not support the idea; With 18.6 percent support for eventual unification with China.

台灣指標民調公司昨(九日)公布八月六日至七日隨機抽樣電話訪問台灣民心動態調查最新民調,對於台灣人民終極統獨立場,有五十五.四%受訪民眾表示贊成台灣應該獨立成為新國家,廿九.九%不贊成, 僅十八.六%民眾贊成兩岸最終應該統一。

Lake Jet Skiing 氣艇滑水

Father & son lake jet skiing
父子噴氣艇湖上滑水

Seeing this video scene, I think of when Jesus walked on water and Peter too.
Jesus said: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
He said:“You of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:22-33)
Thank you Lord for remind me to trust You always.

這個影片畫面讓我想起馬太福音14:22-33耶穌和彼得走海面的記載。
耶穌對他們說:你們放心!是我,不要怕!
耶穌趕緊伸手拉住他說:你這小信的人哪,為甚麼疑惑呢?
小信的茶翁感謝上主的提醒。

Ax & Saw 動斧用鋸

We did some yard work yesterday morning. See the before and after differences.
最近幾乎天天下西北雨, 趁空檔加減整理庭園。這是我們昨天早上動斧動鋸暫時停工休息的一小部份前後畫面。

Read more 看更多Lake Jet Skiing 氣艇滑水 Raining Cats And Dogs 落西北雨

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Raining Cats & Dogs 落西北雨

It's raining cats and dogs now.
正下着急驟西北雨, 好大的雨點,
停了又下今天己來好幾次了。
*Update*We had power failure off at 6:52PM back on at 8:46PM.
※更新※停電: 失電開始於下午6點62分 於8點46分恢復供電。

The world's most remote hotels 世界最偏僻飯店

世界最偏僻飯店
玉屏樓酒店 中國安徽玉屏峰
坐標:北緯30° 0' 59.364",東經118° 1' 1.128"
海拔:5,249英尺 平均高溫:二月2.8℃,九月17.2℃ 人口密度:388/平方英里 (黃山市)
距離最近的星巴克:54英里
最近的機場:黃山屯溪國際機場
雙人房價格:68美元*
聯繫方式:86-559-558-2288
黃山是中國著名的風景名勝區,由70餘座山峰組成,玉屏峰便是其中一座。古往今來,玉屏峰的峭壁、奇松、怪石、雲海、溫泉以及連綿不絕的階梯向來是詩人和畫家筆下絕佳的素材。玉屏峰一年有約256天被籠罩在迷霧中。冬天,在濃霧的環繞下,玉屏峰看上去就像是一座白色的水晶城堡,這個時候的它是最美的。玉屏樓賓館就坐落在玉屏峰上一棵據說有1500年樹齡的古松旁。賓館有60間客房,裝修古樸。遊客可以直接坐纜車到達賓館,爬山的話則需要2個小時。如果晚上下山時纜車已停運,那麼不妨在玉屏樓賓館住上一晚,看看那清澈的星空,然後早起欣賞黃山「五絕」之一的日出。

奧巴裡魔法旅館利比亞 瓦迪哈亞特
坐標:北緯26° 33' 14.3994",東經12° 47' 56.399"
海拔:1,545英尺 平均高溫:二月20.6℃,九月37.8℃ 人口密度:6/平方英里 (瓦迪哈雅特區)
距離最近的星巴克:1,094英里
最近的機場:99英里外的塞卜哈機場
附近的湖泊:至少11個
帳篷價格:150~245美元/人*
聯繫方式:218-21-3408-355
從塞卜哈(Sebha)開車進入這片利比亞沙哈拉沙漠區只需要兩個半小時。這家帳篷旅館有35頂固定豪華帳篷,圍繞著一個木質平台。帳篷和貝多因人使用的傳統帳篷外形相似。每頂寬敞的帳篷裡都鋪著繡織花毯,配有嵌入式的雕花木製傢俱,還掛著鏤空金屬玻璃燈。從遊廊處可以看到沏薄荷茶的圖瓦雷克族(Tuareg)服務員,還能看到許多移動的小沙丘。旅館提供的早餐包括甜麵包,大棗以及咖啡。早餐過後,遊客們可以到沙丘群中探索一番,也可以到附近的綠洲和奧巴裡湖逛逛,或是去探尋古老的洞穴壁畫。

北極酒店格陵蘭 伊盧利薩特
坐標:北緯69° 14' ,西經51° 04' 平均高溫:二月﹣10攝氏度,九月﹣5攝氏度 人口密度:14/平方英里
海拔:95英尺
距離最近的星巴克:1,489英里
最近的機場:2英里外的伊盧利薩特機場
圓頂冰屋價格:314美元*
聯繫方式:299-94-41-53
在格陵蘭語中,「伊盧利薩特」即是「冰川」的意思。伊盧利薩特是一個人口約4500人的港口地區。夏天時總是充斥著魚的氣味和雪橇犬的吠聲。不過,若是呆在北極酒店那五間圓頂小屋裡,你就會感覺像是處於另一片天地中。小屋是鋁制的框架,帶有舷窗,溫暖舒適。不過這些圓頂小屋只會在5至9月間開放。在5月19日入住的遊客若是在凌晨1:38望向迪斯科灣(Disko Bay)的冰川,就可以看到準時升起的太陽。而這升起的太陽在6月25日之前都不會落山,這是否顛覆了你的時間觀呢?點上一杯加了冰塊的雞尾酒,在那靜美的景色下啜飲,杯中的冰塊和眼前的冰川甚是相得益彰。

戴納羅濱高爾夫溫泉酒店『模里西斯』莫爾納島
坐標:南緯20° 27' 3.6",東經57° 19' 26.3994" 平均高溫:二月30℃,九月26℃ 人口密度:489/平方英里 (黑河區)
海拔:海平面
距離最近的星巴克:1,103英里
最近的機場:41英里外的普萊桑斯國際機場
莫納布拉班特山上的朱槿種類:26種 (世界上已知的有36種)
套房價格:791~1,124美元*
聯繫方式:230-401-4900
酒店有172間套房,蜿蜒分佈在莫爾納島的頂端。從任何一間套房裡都可以欣賞到金黃迷人的沙灘和印度洋中的環礁湖。不遠處屹立著的莫納布拉班特山(le Morne Brabant)見證過奴隸們的反抗與犧牲:在18至19世紀,許多從奴隸主手中逃離出來的奴隸就藏身在山洞中或是山頂上;在被發現的時候,大部分人都選擇跳崖結束自己的生命,而不願繼續被奴役的日子。莫納布拉班特山還是世界上僅有的幾個朱槿灌木群之一,也是毛里求斯國花—紅心花的棲息地。如果遊客想要遊覽的話,最好有導遊陪同,免得自己錯過了這樣獨特的景觀,也不至於會無意對這些珍稀物種造成傷害。

比薩斜塔賓館 意大利 費耶美山谷 卡維尼翁峰
坐標:北緯46° 18' 39.312",東經11° 36' 10.404" 平均高溫:二月﹣0.6℃,九月11℃ 人口密度:105/平方英里 (普雷達佐 特倫托自治省)
海拔:8,763英尺
距離最近的星巴克:118英里
雙層床價格:22美元*
聯繫方式:39-462-501564
自19世紀80年代起,這座位於多洛米蒂山(Dolomites)的山峰就已經備受登山者青睞。多洛米蒂山是意大利阿爾卑斯山的一條分支。要想到達這座山峰,沒有任何交通工具,只能靠自己徒步2~3個小時。比薩斜塔旅館1至10月營業,宿舍式的房間裡擺放的是雙層床,總共有20個床鋪。來此觀光的話,最好帶上望遠鏡,運氣好的話能夠一睹巖羚羊的風姿,也可以用來觀察當地數量眾多的土撥鼠。
※(網路資訊)*價格僅供參考用。

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Curiosity landed 好奇號登陸

好奇號探測車成功登陸火星
NASA's most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars early Monday Aug. 6 EDT to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.
President Obama said the landing "will stand as a point of national pride far into the future."

Monday, August 6, 2012

Old Bridges 鄉間古橋

Old Bridges
古實的鄉野老橋
原野間小橋流水
讓人置身大自然
難得偷閒賞寧靜

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Friday, August 3, 2012

Excellent Catches 時間精準

Very good timing excellent catches
時間精準捕捉到了,
這一餐可好好享受;
攝影師適時按快門,
更是使我不絶喊讚。

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Here Comes The Train 火車來了

Old Trains Collection
古舊火車
憶起少時
追跳班車
回味無窮

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Basic Math 算術題

移動一個數字使下式成立:
(移動不是交換哦)

101-102=1

Note:
1.運算符號不能動 ( '-' 及 '=' 不能動)
2.當然不是102-101=1
3.解答在下面
把 2 往上移, 變成平方就可以了
101 - 10² = 1

Butterflies 128 蝴蝶集錦

Beautiful Butterflies
美麗的蝴蝶