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!

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Hebrew Slaves Chorus 希伯來奴隸心聲

Nabucco - Hebrew Slaves Chorus

Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves
Italian Lyrics
Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate;
va, ti posa sui clivi, sui colli
ove olezzano tepide e molli
l'aure dolci del suolo natal!
Del Giordano le rive saluta,
di Sionne le torri atterrate.
Oh, mia patria sì bella e perduta!
Oh, membranza sì cara e fatal!
Arpa d'or dei fatidici vati,
perché muta dal salice pendi?
Le memorie nel petto raccendi,
ci favella del tempo che fu!
O simile di Solima ai fati
traggi un suono di crudo lamento,
o t'ispiri il Signore un concento
che ne infonda al patire virtù!

English Translation
Go, thoughts, on golden wings;
Go, settle upon the slopes and hills,
where warm and soft and fragrant are
the breezes of our sweet native land!
Greet the banks of the Jordan,
the towers of Zion ...
Oh my country so beautiful and lost!
Or so dear yet unhappy!
Or harp of the prophetic seers,
why do you hang silent from the willows?
Rekindle the memories within our hearts,
tell us about the time that have gone by
Or similar to the fate of Solomon,
give a sound of lament;
or let the Lord inspire a concert
That may give to endure our suffering.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Save Yourself 救救自己

In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation...
After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide.
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you.... Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy..
The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Don't sit in your car!
Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS!). The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a weapon to you, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF!

Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor , and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door.
Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs.
Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. (This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic:
STOP
It may get you raped, or killed.
Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS playedon the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door..'

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.

10. Water scam!
If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people competely turn on all your outside taps so that you will go out to investigate and then attack.

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors!

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or someone you love. Please pass this on. This information should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Monday, November 11, 2013

My Beautiful Homeland 我可愛故鄉

曾道雄領唱_美麗台灣我可愛故鄉


【美麗台灣,我可愛的故鄉】歌詞在下:
美麗台灣,我可愛的故鄉;
那有咱大家生命寄託的希望。
美麗台灣,我可愛的故鄉;
那是咱大家心靈寄託的天堂。
我一旦離開了咱親愛的故鄉,每日我心頭總是思思念念!
美麗台灣,我可愛的故鄉;那是咱大家心靈寄託的天堂。

台灣那親像大海的搖籃,不管大風大浪,咱不驚嚇!
台灣那親像你我的母親,千辛萬苦飼咱來大漢。
雖然咱命運過去真慘澹,但是咱超越了一切的苦難。
美麗台灣,我可愛的故鄉;那是咱大家心靈寄託的天堂。

我願意為着伊流汗來打拼,我願意為着伊流血來奉獻,
啊,台灣,我故鄉。

Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Chalk Artist 粉彩畫家

The Chalk Guy Has Returned
Simply amazing talent!
真令人開眼界的藝術畫品

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

A Mother's Love 我的丑孩子


一個窮而沒有受過教育的婦女如此懂得生命的尊貴, 如此的珍惜生命. 這是很多生長在富裕社會裡的人所缺乏的。



Monday, November 4, 2013

O God, Our Help In Ages Past 上帝做阮代代幫助

O God, Our Help In Ages Past
Sing by TUCCNY Church Choir 131103
紐約台灣基督教會聖歌隊獻唱-上帝做阮代代幫助

主, 祢是阮世世代代安穩居起所在,
於眾山尚未生出前, 或是世界尚未形成,
永遠到永遠不變的天父上帝, 父上帝,
上帝做阮代代幫助, 亦是將來盼望,
使阮閃避大湧風颱, 永站安穩所在。
眾山尚未生出以前, 世界尚未形成,
祢自永遠就是上帝, 久長不變無替。
主, 祢是阮世世代代安穩居起所在,
於眾山尚未生出前, 或是世界尚未形成,
永遠到永遠不變的上帝, 父上帝,
上帝做阮代代幫助, 復做將來盼望,
遇到艱苦求祢照顧, 做阮永遠門戶,
做阮代代幫助, 阮永遠門戶。