A senior friend from my golf club has returned from Taiwan recently. I was amazed by his act of pedaling bicycles stoplessly to circle the whole island of Taiwan just to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our home country Taiwan, Republic of China. It took him 9 days to finish the great challenge under all kinds of weather. Mr. Frank Lee is my senior in Economic department of NTU by 4 years. Obviously his physical strength and mental determination is well above people from his ages down to even the forties. I am proud of him, and I consider him a legend.
So I have greeted him with the following poem:
恭賀李兄寶島行
六旬耆者勝壯丁
鐵馬征戰環全島
璀璨壯行垂丹青
Monday, November 7, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Excel of my ex-employee and partner
Some reflections and expressions on Hugo, my ex-employee and once major partner who has become a successful constructor in luxury homes...To show his appreciation of my support, he offered to build a house for me. But do I need one when I am about to retire? Whether I accept this offer, his good will is appreciated, and this relationship will be well preserved.
廣屋華飾雅庭院
坐北朝南名山前 (MT. Baldy)
今朝受邀為主客
主人原是我職員
弱冠入職銷售員
面試組櫥在面前 (closet assembly)
直言善事業績顯
忍讓擔當共向前
世人多誦千里馬
誰管伯樂受熬煎
飽承衝撞為大局
隨緣自在強怡顏
科技演化市場變
市場壓縮他眼尖
轉戰房市得三和 (天時地利人和)
揚名立萬蓋房間
Thursday, August 18, 2011
trip to Machupicchu and Galapago islands
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August 4-5-6 Fly to Lima from LA, and tour in Lima City
The cultural buildings in Lima, such as Churches in downtown are neither as grand, nor as long history comparing with those in Europe. But as Tour guide Ema said, the interest can be in the samall details that shows a little bit “naughty” or "rebelling" works by the building workers recruited from local people. To show their unwilling cooperation with the invading Spanish conqueror, they make the angels fatter and shorter, and made the poles engraved with grapes that is one of the main produce in Peru…
Museo de la Oro display gold items as well as porcelain displays mainly in sex activities. Inca tribes believe sex is open without being shy to display, because it is important in life to produce more generations. Some figures really display vivid action that is considered xxx rated. And that attracted a lot of attention from most male members of our group, and joked about it.
However,I was very touched and impressed by the peaceful and absorptive generosity of their people. I even asked the guide Carlos if, as an apparent local inca heritage, he has any indignant or even hatred about the “white” invader who controls most of the resource and power of the country, he said no, and I know he means no. There is no difference in their mind about black and white because for a long time the two races have been merged. And they respect the fact.
印加世住安地斯
文明物資自然足
無奈西強來侵殖
從此南美改歷史
如今融成祕魯地
兩族共治無嫌隙
貧坡富原有不同
戶戶共飄紅白旗
August 7 Machupicchu
The mysterious mountain village on top of mountain about 2400 Meters elevation, is now seen as remains of stone walls in different shapes. It has been recoreded as one of the 7 wonders of the world. It is really admirable for their ability to build such village in the high mountain about 500 years ago with so many huge stones without morden techniques. What impressed the world is that those Inca villagers have disappeared totally without leaving any trace of their existence, such as bones or remains. Were they really the aliens???
印加文明古今謎
世界珍奇七其一
群山圍繞不知處
早有人群在聚居
天文地理皆熟膩
上禱天神下守地
莫非外星人來居
為何頓逝無殘遺
August 8, Monday, at Cusco
For days in the 3400M elevation, we found some malfunctions of our physical systems. Some people get dizzy, some feel sick. Many bottles get a lot fuller with air inside. And I also had some feeling of some strange phenomenon…
高山行路氣吁吁
平地走步人虛虛
吃喝似乎都正常
就是尿多愛放屁…
Ema told the story that Brazil soccer team, the champion team in the region, and many times in the world cup, once got defeated 3:0 by Peruvian team because the course was set in Cusco. I guess it is a good strategy. But after the Brazilian athletes got used to the altitude problems, they revenged at 6:0. But Peruvians prefer to talk about their victory only. Another guide Carlos described the secret valley and also told us that the Inca troops defeated the invading Spaniards once before they got conquered from the modern and powerful weapons. The reasons of victory rest mainly on the thin air besides the great military advantage of the geographic position.
愛瑪善導善敘事
祕魯退敵有幾次
多虧低壓薄空氣
打敗西強和巴西
One the bus we made jokes on many issues without concern of bothering other groups. Once Daisy was repeating the Chinese lyrics of 街後, a famous Taiwanese song by 江蕙. When she read on “等待回去的時候一到, 我會讓你先走….” 為了強調女人的 "後走" 意志,我一時興起,在此接上一句
“你若不先走, 我麼會把你淘” (毒死)….馬上引起哄然大笑. Ema 說她笑出淚來了! 到底”後走”是真為愛, 還是別有用心, 莫衷一是, 如此加註, 畫龍點睛,不言可喻, 也算是趣談.
Overall, Peruvians, the then Inca tribes, have been enjoying a country with abundant resource of Gold, Silver and great nature assets. They are not politically hostile against any one inside the country. If any, they may be in a competing mood against its neighboring country Ecuador. I feel one of the reason is Ecuador is equally specializes in the Ceviche. ( It is from my imagination. ha ha.)
印加地沃歐力強
天時地利勢難擋
難得民風愛和樂
國順民安是天堂
On the other hand, I am shamed and worried from our own situation. Without difference in face, color and culture among them, Taiwan was divided by the two camps with sharp conflict. The Blue and Green has been offsetting each other and thus pulling down the strength of the country. The conflict is totally unfounded, especially in the viewpoints of these Latin people. However, without any preference on either side, I just cannot do anything about it.
反觀台灣卻不是
同文同種爭鬧痴
本土外族掛嘴邊
若傳此地將何如?
We had a dinner in the local restaurant today as we finished the mountain trip. We saw the dance of the people in local tribal costume. This same day we also celebrated the Chinese Father’s day, the 8-8.
August 10, Wednesday Fly to Quito (基多), in transit to Quayaquil and then to Galapago Islands.
We got the chance to tour the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. We saw a lot of better looking places and buildings ( than Lima, Peru) in the city center. Churches are quite splendid and almost everywhere in the corners. We also learn that today, August 10 is the independence day of this country from Spain.
There was a small group of people protesting in the square in front of Presidential office against the president. I got from many source that the current President is not popular with his people because he is too close to the rascal President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.
August 11/12/13, Thursday Fly to Galapago Islands for cruise trip
A lot of excursions in different islands in dry and wet landings, and we saw a lot of wild animals which are features of different islands.
We didn’t see much of sea turtle but some heads in the ocean:
大夥爭覓海龜蹤
只見數頭浮海中
今日訪看達(爾)文站
成群陸龜分多種
Lonesome George, the famous old guy may change his record book for recent behavior
百歲喬治名孤單
近年被爆追女伴
足証進化到處有
老龜性向列一般
On 8/13 we got Tsunami warning due to earthquake from Chile, (or Japan?) and all water activities were cancelled. We then went to the mountain top of Santa Cruz Island to watch the volcano.
就等下午濕上陸
卻獲通知活動除
只因鄰國有地震
海嘯警告防事故
行程臨改上高地
火山噴口夠稀奇
岩洞嶙峋步步險
老弱無事算奇蹟
Consequently we miss one more island to visit. All together we found we may just visited less than half of islands.
列島足跡未沾半
歡樂旅程己走完
臨別沙灘見紅鶴
還有海膽與海參
肥短圓軟如糞便
捏出海面噴水鞭
眾人驚奇未曾見
餐桌常列一美筵
但願有緣再來玩
再享吃喝鬧不休
The good time always come and go swiftly, so did this 11 day trip. Even though at the last day we faced some problems with plane delays and rescheduled flights, we complete a happy journey to Peru and Ecuador.
Here I want to give special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Tom and Jenny. Without their hard work handling those communicating task, we could not have the joy. Thank you all.
印加文明古今謎
世界珍奇七其一
群山圍繞不知處
早有人群在聚居
天文地理皆熟膩
上禱天神下守地
莫非外星人來居
為何頓逝無殘遺
August 8, Monday, at Cusco
For days in the 3400M elevation, we found some malfunctions of our physical systems. Some people get dizzy, some feel sick. Many bottles get a lot fuller with air inside. And I also had some feeling of some strange phenomenon…
高山行路氣吁吁
平地走步人虛虛
吃喝似乎都正常
就是尿多愛放屁…
Ema told the story that Brazil soccer team, the champion team in the region, and many times in the world cup, once got defeated 3:0 by Peruvian team because the course was set in Cusco. I guess it is a good strategy. But after the Brazilian athletes got used to the altitude problems, they revenged at 6:0. But Peruvians prefer to talk about their victory only. Another guide Carlos described the secret valley and also told us that the Inca troops defeated the invading Spaniards once before they got conquered from the modern and powerful weapons. The reasons of victory rest mainly on the thin air besides the great military advantage of the geographic position.
愛瑪善導善敘事
祕魯退敵有幾次
多虧低壓薄空氣
打敗西強和巴西
One the bus we made jokes on many issues without concern of bothering other groups. Once Daisy was repeating the Chinese lyrics of 街後, a famous Taiwanese song by 江蕙. When she read on “等待回去的時候一到, 我會讓你先走….” 為了強調女人的 "後走" 意志,我一時興起,在此接上一句
“你若不先走, 我麼會把你淘” (毒死)….馬上引起哄然大笑. Ema 說她笑出淚來了! 到底”後走”是真為愛, 還是別有用心, 莫衷一是, 如此加註, 畫龍點睛,不言可喻, 也算是趣談.
Overall, Peruvians, the then Inca tribes, have been enjoying a country with abundant resource of Gold, Silver and great nature assets. They are not politically hostile against any one inside the country. If any, they may be in a competing mood against its neighboring country Ecuador. I feel one of the reason is Ecuador is equally specializes in the Ceviche. ( It is from my imagination. ha ha.)
印加地沃歐力強
天時地利勢難擋
難得民風愛和樂
國順民安是天堂
On the other hand, I am shamed and worried from our own situation. Without difference in face, color and culture among them, Taiwan was divided by the two camps with sharp conflict. The Blue and Green has been offsetting each other and thus pulling down the strength of the country. The conflict is totally unfounded, especially in the viewpoints of these Latin people. However, without any preference on either side, I just cannot do anything about it.
反觀台灣卻不是
同文同種爭鬧痴
本土外族掛嘴邊
若傳此地將何如?
We had a dinner in the local restaurant today as we finished the mountain trip. We saw the dance of the people in local tribal costume. This same day we also celebrated the Chinese Father’s day, the 8-8.
August 10, Wednesday Fly to Quito (基多), in transit to Quayaquil and then to Galapago Islands.
We got the chance to tour the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. We saw a lot of better looking places and buildings ( than Lima, Peru) in the city center. Churches are quite splendid and almost everywhere in the corners. We also learn that today, August 10 is the independence day of this country from Spain.
There was a small group of people protesting in the square in front of Presidential office against the president. I got from many source that the current President is not popular with his people because he is too close to the rascal President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.
基多原為土部落
西強入佔原名留
百年教堂四處立
猶似台灣廟宇多
August 11/12/13, Thursday Fly to Galapago Islands for cruise trip
A lot of excursions in different islands in dry and wet landings, and we saw a lot of wild animals which are features of different islands.
We didn’t see much of sea turtle but some heads in the ocean:
大夥爭覓海龜蹤
只見數頭浮海中
今日訪看達(爾)文站
成群陸龜分多種
Lonesome George, the famous old guy may change his record book for recent behavior
百歲喬治名孤單
近年被爆追女伴
足証進化到處有
老龜性向列一般
On 8/13 we got Tsunami warning due to earthquake from Chile, (or Japan?) and all water activities were cancelled. We then went to the mountain top of Santa Cruz Island to watch the volcano.
就等下午濕上陸
卻獲通知活動除
只因鄰國有地震
海嘯警告防事故
行程臨改上高地
火山噴口夠稀奇
岩洞嶙峋步步險
老弱無事算奇蹟
Consequently we miss one more island to visit. All together we found we may just visited less than half of islands.
列島足跡未沾半
歡樂旅程己走完
臨別沙灘見紅鶴
還有海膽與海參
For the Sea Cucumber, we were so excited to see it so close. Without much caution,
I even pick them up for teammates to take photo. It even “pee out” after leaving water.
Then the guide interfered, as it is violating the regulation in these islands.
海參原貌
肥短圓軟如糞便
捏出海面噴水鞭
眾人驚奇未曾見
餐桌常列一美筵
歡樂假期轉眼過
同行共遊樂悠悠但願有緣再來玩
再享吃喝鬧不休
The good time always come and go swiftly, so did this 11 day trip. Even though at the last day we faced some problems with plane delays and rescheduled flights, we complete a happy journey to Peru and Ecuador.
Here I want to give special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Tom and Jenny. Without their hard work handling those communicating task, we could not have the joy. Thank you all.
One of my recent calligraphy being appreciated
Hi Walter,
Thanks again for the gift of your beautiful calligraphy.
It looks very nice in our dining room wall... See below.
My mom was very impressed with your special talent. :)
Thanks again,
Luis
Thanks again for the gift of your beautiful calligraphy.
It looks very nice in our dining room wall... See below.
My mom was very impressed with your special talent. :)
Thanks again,
Luis
Monday, June 27, 2011
taste others and lose mine
Some small fun during Golf round,we taste the juicy fruit under the shade to escape the
90+ degree heat:
北三洞邊一桑樹
春來結椹蜜多汁
多虧洋客不識貨
四月嘗到六月時
四人爭往樹下溜
手摘口送甜不休
驚聞下批人已到
馬克錯打阿豐球
But meanwhile in my back yard, I found my plums reserved for my grand daughter Avery to pluck totally disappeared overnight. Who can be the theft? Is this considered a "karma offset", as I tasted somebody's and somebody else stole mine? The difference is that my stealer may not be a human being...
旅遊歸來已春末
初紅桃李已熟透
本欲留枝逗愛孫
何畜忍心全採走?
後院果樹十數棵
年年多少有結果
許是何物太貪食
一到熟時全不留
疑犯是誰想不通
松鼠群鳥或園工?
下次再有好果實
妥善包謢不放鬆.
90+ degree heat:
北三洞邊一桑樹
春來結椹蜜多汁
多虧洋客不識貨
四月嘗到六月時
四人爭往樹下溜
手摘口送甜不休
驚聞下批人已到
馬克錯打阿豐球
But meanwhile in my back yard, I found my plums reserved for my grand daughter Avery to pluck totally disappeared overnight. Who can be the theft? Is this considered a "karma offset", as I tasted somebody's and somebody else stole mine? The difference is that my stealer may not be a human being...
旅遊歸來已春末
初紅桃李已熟透
本欲留枝逗愛孫
何畜忍心全採走?
後院果樹十數棵
年年多少有結果
許是何物太貪食
一到熟時全不留
疑犯是誰想不通
松鼠群鳥或園工?
下次再有好果實
妥善包謢不放鬆.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
母愛之純 vs 政冶之污
The other day I read past diary and feel it an urge to post it. This is about Ah-Bien's mom being put in a stage to plead for his guilty son....I feel very much shocked by human's complicate behabior. Here goes the article I wrote:
母親的慈愛乃上天所賜,造物所賦, 但若扯入爭議卻又何辜?近日電視數度播報扁媽在高雄挺扁聚會時在台上聲淚俱下,聲援愛兒無罪何辜被關到"瘦枝落肉". 天下慈母心,支援兒女沒有條件. 只是在這樣高度爭議性的政治埸合,令我不得不細思慢深嚼這代表著什麼人性意涵.
剛好下午看了一部電影, Public Enemy. 主角 John Depp 演活了1933 年代的銀行大盜. 他殺人搶劫,進出監獄如家常便飯, 全國出名,卻仍有美女委身追隨,不畏"我倆沒有明天"一再重演的險境. 我細思女人愛情的深淺似與對方在其子宮的時間長短成正比. 如果男歡女愛的論秒論分的接触就足以令女友以身相許,不計福禍, 那麼十月的同体感情,如何構成絕對的愛護與支持,完全不計榮辱或其他,自然不言可喻了.當然, 我這不太正經的比喻不入大雅之堂,本人黑桃 (Walter)-只想用計量方式比較凸顯其區別而已.
所以母親是榮是辱,為賢為愧,絕對性的責任就落在兒女身上. 精忠報國的岳飛, 慈母為他刺字在背而名垂千古. 孟子取義,自成一家之言,其母為其三遷而居更傳為美談. 就屬現世的達官貴人也多積福慧以彰顯其母之德, 既使無能力做到的,也都能消極的少做令母親煩勞或擔憂的事. 至於令母親蒙羞痛心的事更絕對避免. 本人黑桃 一介平民,更是”飯飯之輩”也知道一些. 當年當兵時抽中傘兵,听說訓練嚴格,、如入魔鬼營, 尤其跳傘訓練更吉凶難卜,所以一直隱瞞實情一直到傘訓結束,手腳無缺才稟告,以免慈毋幾個月的憂心.
如今扁媽如此高齡, 卻被扶到台上作呼冤喊弊的哭訴. 尤其鏡頭上還有人為她繫上黃色頭巾, 與其他台上的政治人物完全一致, 確確實實成為政治舞台的一顆棋子, 由全國老百姓評判. 這是把人性高貴的母性用在骯髒污穢的政治砧板上. 阿扁啊, 我為你難過,我為你不齒啊! 在台大宿舍我們同舍不同系. 至少也是熟識. 我在美國期間你在政途上如明星一般竄起,竟至坐上大位. 本以為你會以布衣之姿平民之忱給台灣帶來祥和富庶的美夢, 沒想到八年來卻由四龍之首掉到最末, 尤其種族撕裂,藍綠痴仇更是你一直要深耕的政治土壤. 最令你校友不堪的是你與你的家人與部屬還有手腳不乾淨的官司. 試問你一生到此,有何可告慰之事?
阿扁校友, 因為你,我曾經拒看母校台大寄來的刊物 “台大校友”. 今天我送你前幾句文天祥的正氣歌, 請你細思,是否對得起老母,家人,朋友,乃至於你曾經統治過的全國同胞:
天地有正氣，雜然賦流形。下則為河岳，上則為日星。於人曰浩然，沛乎塞蒼冥。 皇路當清夷，含和吐明庭。時窮節乃見，一一垂丹青。
母親的慈愛乃上天所賜,造物所賦, 但若扯入爭議卻又何辜?近日電視數度播報扁媽在高雄挺扁聚會時在台上聲淚俱下,聲援愛兒無罪何辜被關到"瘦枝落肉". 天下慈母心,支援兒女沒有條件. 只是在這樣高度爭議性的政治埸合,令我不得不細思慢深嚼這代表著什麼人性意涵.
剛好下午看了一部電影, Public Enemy. 主角 John Depp 演活了1933 年代的銀行大盜. 他殺人搶劫,進出監獄如家常便飯, 全國出名,卻仍有美女委身追隨,不畏"我倆沒有明天"一再重演的險境. 我細思女人愛情的深淺似與對方在其子宮的時間長短成正比. 如果男歡女愛的論秒論分的接触就足以令女友以身相許,不計福禍, 那麼十月的同体感情,如何構成絕對的愛護與支持,完全不計榮辱或其他,自然不言可喻了.當然, 我這不太正經的比喻不入大雅之堂,本人黑桃 (Walter)-只想用計量方式比較凸顯其區別而已.
所以母親是榮是辱,為賢為愧,絕對性的責任就落在兒女身上. 精忠報國的岳飛, 慈母為他刺字在背而名垂千古. 孟子取義,自成一家之言,其母為其三遷而居更傳為美談. 就屬現世的達官貴人也多積福慧以彰顯其母之德, 既使無能力做到的,也都能消極的少做令母親煩勞或擔憂的事. 至於令母親蒙羞痛心的事更絕對避免. 本人黑桃 一介平民,更是”飯飯之輩”也知道一些. 當年當兵時抽中傘兵,听說訓練嚴格,、如入魔鬼營, 尤其跳傘訓練更吉凶難卜,所以一直隱瞞實情一直到傘訓結束,手腳無缺才稟告,以免慈毋幾個月的憂心.
如今扁媽如此高齡, 卻被扶到台上作呼冤喊弊的哭訴. 尤其鏡頭上還有人為她繫上黃色頭巾, 與其他台上的政治人物完全一致, 確確實實成為政治舞台的一顆棋子, 由全國老百姓評判. 這是把人性高貴的母性用在骯髒污穢的政治砧板上. 阿扁啊, 我為你難過,我為你不齒啊! 在台大宿舍我們同舍不同系. 至少也是熟識. 我在美國期間你在政途上如明星一般竄起,竟至坐上大位. 本以為你會以布衣之姿平民之忱給台灣帶來祥和富庶的美夢, 沒想到八年來卻由四龍之首掉到最末, 尤其種族撕裂,藍綠痴仇更是你一直要深耕的政治土壤. 最令你校友不堪的是你與你的家人與部屬還有手腳不乾淨的官司. 試問你一生到此,有何可告慰之事?
阿扁校友, 因為你,我曾經拒看母校台大寄來的刊物 “台大校友”. 今天我送你前幾句文天祥的正氣歌, 請你細思,是否對得起老母,家人,朋友,乃至於你曾經統治過的全國同胞:
天地有正氣，雜然賦流形。下則為河岳，上則為日星。於人曰浩然，沛乎塞蒼冥。 皇路當清夷，含和吐明庭。時窮節乃見，一一垂丹青。
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Unforgettable trip to South America
Me and Grace on the Glacier, the purpose of the trip.
Punta Arenas- Chile 1/13, 1/14
長程飛機終停落
機場不見接待手
全隊惶恐不能走
因逢擋路罷工客
機場已似救難所
旅客慌亂無所措
自救方略也不多
鴻康主張向前走
一團老弱長路踱
路遙欲雨憂心多
幸有巴士肯收受
五過路障遊輪泊
南美旅遊障礙多
全隊行李早弄丟
再遇罷工路難走
彷若亂世失魂魄
1/15 See the Megalan Penguin
荒島無木唯地洞形狀各異方向同
成群企鵝滿地走
還有稚鵝毛絨絨
肥身直立平蹼走
搖臀擺肩像阿婆
也有快走身形落
仆地跌倒吃泥坨
企鵝只見極南國
如今目睹真享受
鄰近水鴨形相同
就差沒有兩隻手
1/19 Plane to el Calafate cancelled at Ushuaia
罷工陰影猶未收
停飛困境再出頭
語言隔閡難交涉
旅舍安頓眼難合
都覺南美真落後
延遲停飛沒斷過
此行艱難結束後
龍游大海不回頭
1/21/11 El Calafate see Glaciers
碧綠湖水一線斷
只見泡沬接一端
再有冰牆立兩岸
直入遠山成冰川
冰川跟前貯目觀
偶聞悶雷出某端
但見冰柱隨聲斷
大疊小塊濺水藍
1/22 & 1/23 Iguazu Fall
伊瓜巨瀑跨兩國
雄濤娩瀑稍不同
遊艇護雨入瀑中
披靡尖叫溼幾重
熱溼雨林蜿延走
猿聲入耳覓不著
俯看食蟻找小虫
仰視巨蛛坐網中
1/24 conclusion of trip
驚險逆阻一假期
罷工停飛丟行李
龍入險灘遭蝦欺
南遊美民被人戲
南北半球航線裡
酷暑返寒忙加衣
親朋好友玩一起
革命情感樂無比
奉贈對聯給當機立斷的歐醫師伉儷:
鴻儒精于醫 友眾得安康
淑媛朗于情 群朋見智慧
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