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我为什么成为巴哈伊信徒 - May 04, 2008

水自流 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:52:00 +0800

每当夜深人静的时候，每当人声鼎沸的时候，每当听动力火车的“当”的时候，我都会问自己，为什么我这么快成为巴哈伊信徒，又或者是为什么要成为巴哈伊信徒？

面对这个问题的时候，答案一般都是：“需要理由么？不需要么？”

要现实的回答这个问题，我想答案如下（有些排名不分先后）：

一、Melic人很好，他们人很好；
二、巴哈伊教的大同思想不错；
三、巴哈伊教给我的感觉更像是一个行政机构，比如更像是NGO；
四、可以认识很多本地人，很多“外地人”；
五、很多时候可以有免费的食物享用；
六、可以锻炼我的英文水平；
七、不会在新加坡感到孤单；
八、可以构建和谐社会；
九、待补充

上个星期收到Ming Hwee的一封主题为“policy regarding PRC citizens enrolling”的邮件，内容如下：

Guidance from the Universal House of Justice:
“It is correct that citizens of the People’s Republic of China who accept the Faith are not required to formally enroll at this time. In the specific case of a Chinese citizen residing outside of the mainland, he or she should be left free to decide whether to enroll officially or not. In other words, a Chinese citizen may be accepted as a Bahá’í in good standing on the basis of his verbal declaration of faith, even if he does not wish to be officially registered as a believer with an Assembly. This policy applies to all Chinese citizens residing outside of the mainland, irrespective of whether they have permanent residence status in another country.”

星期三上儒禧课程的时候，他对我说可以选择参加巴哈伊教的行政义务和权利活动，也可以不选择参加，另外也可以选择登记或不登记。这个规定专门是对中国的巴哈伊信徒而定的。我当然要参加，不过Teck Cheng说世界正义院的担心是有道理的，而且不知道会对家人有什么影响。

昨天的VOA新闻邮件有一篇名为“北京在奥运前打压基督教家庭教会”的报道，导文为“中国当局在北京奥运会举办前夕仍然没有放松对家庭教会的打压，尽管中国政府坚持说要构建和谐社会”。小标题包括：

1. 共产思想衰落宗教兴起
2. 基督徒不少于中共党员
3. 余杰：中共不容独立组织存在

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C: 为了尊严，网络起义 - Jun 22, 2008

水自流 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:27 +0800

Oh my God! This is Thy servant and the daughter of Thy servant who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and set her face towards Thee, wholly detached from all except Thee. Thou art, verily, of those who show mercy the most merciful.

Deal with her, O Thou Who forgivest the sins of men and concealest their faults, as beseemeth the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy grace. Grant her admission within the precincts of Thy transcendent mercy that was before the foundation of earth and heaven. There is no God but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

Allah’u'Abha
Allah’u'Abha
Allah’u'Abha
Allah’u'Abha
Allah’u'Abha
Allah’u'Abha

We all, verily, worship God.
We all, verily, bow down before God.
We all, verily, are devoted unto God.
We all, verily, give praise unto God.
We all, verily, yield thanks unto God.
We all, verily, are patient in God.

为了尊严，网络起义
瓮安暴动的主力竟然是一群中学生。看着这样的报道，忍不住泪流满面。是什么样的命运，竟把“暴徒”的身份落在这样一群学生身上？是什么力量让他们离开平静的书桌，成为买汽油纵火的愤怒少年？

在一个缺乏人权和法制的社会里，人人都没有安全感。今天这个花季少女的不幸命运，明天可能会莫名其妙落在你的亲人身上。你没有做错什么，你只是不幸生活在一个不适合你生存的国度。

这世上有些罪犯比另一些罪犯更心安理得。他们不象赤贫的盗窃抢劫者为生活所逼而沦为罪犯。相反地，他们因为自己家庭的特殊社会地位而成为有恃无恐的人。他们的背后是权力，在这个权力面前，你们平民根本没有权利可言。

瓮安千万个“暴徒”为什么会一致相信这是一件官家包庇嫌犯的凶杀案？为什么政府在他们心目中是如此的不可信任？为什么他们对警察会如此刻骨仇恨？难道是因为他们弱智而被极少数人蒙骗吗？难道是学校的老师教育中学生不要信任政府吗？难道家长从小教导他们买汽油纵火烧警车吗？

为什么网络上的人一边倒地支持瓮安暴动的暴徒们？为什么一边倒地相信少数别有用心者的煽动而不相信政府？

政府为什么要**？为什么要疯狂删贴？为什么CCTV和新华网不敢报道暴徒如此愤怒的真正原因？为什么我们不能在CCTV看到死难者家属的血泪控诉？

网络是网民的网络，网站是站长的网站，是站长的私有财产。网络上的每一个帖子，都是网民的知识产权。站长们自己掏钱买的空间和域名，呕心沥血和网友们共同打造网络家园。他们没有用政府一分钱，政府不拥有私人网站的任何股份，根据《物权法》，政府不拥有任何私人网站的控股权。他们有什么资格对站长指手画脚？你们已经操纵了几乎所有的电台和纸媒，你们用纳税人的钱办媒体作你们自己的喉舌，难道还要连我们仅有的网络都不放过吗？

言论自由不是政府恩赐的，是我们自己争来的。中国自古以来，政府从来不曾恩赐给老百姓言论的自由，只有不断剥夺老百姓的言论自由。他们不仅剥夺了言论的自由，更剥夺了人们获取信息的自由。老百姓不仅要成为哑巴，还要成为聋子和瞎子。

当大众失去言论自由的时候，他们得到了什么？

他们的痛苦将无法被人们知道，他们因为被封锁而丧失寻求社会支持的权利。他们的痛苦、冤屈、愤怒，将永远埋藏在地下，如同大地震无数永远埋在废墟下的尸体，腐烂、消亡。千百年后，谁去挖掘窦娥的眼泪？

高莺莺的梦魇，戴海静的梦魇，廖梦君的梦魇，李树芬的梦魇，是否会在明天变成你我的梦魇？

当大众被掠夺获取信息的自由，他们会有怎样的后果？

他们因为无法知道真相而无法为自己做出有利的选择，他们会因为得到被筛选的信息而变成被利用耍弄的工具和武器，他们的正义感和愤怒会被引导到那些根本应该是他们同盟的那些人身上去。一个被信息封锁的人只是一颗导弹或一个机器人，遥控器握就在宣传机构的手中。

我们只需要问几个问题：人是否应该有知道真相的权利？人有没有寻找真相的权利？人有没有说出真相的权利？人有没有为了自身的安全揭露真相的权利？

如果我们被允许说出的话，是亵渎自己的尊严并损害自己的权益；如果我们每天被允许听到的话，是用来欺骗自己以便被操纵；如果我们每天被允许接触的教育，是为了侮辱我们的智商；诸位，你们愿意容忍这样的日子吗？

为什么一个网络警察可以强行要求删掉网民辛苦发的帖子？为什么大众叫好的帖子会成为网络警察仇恨的帖子？他们到底代表谁的利益？谁给了他们关闭我们网站的权力？网站是私有财产，服务器是私有财产，网站和服务商之间有商业合同。

是谁迫使我们在网站注册的时候必须接受千篇一律的“不得发表……”的规定？十三亿中国人中有几个人授权他们这么做？做过调查吗？开过听证会吗？

是谁要求个人网站随时有人值班删贴？难道斑竹和站长是从真理部领取工资的吗？

我也曾多次被站长封名删贴，有过上千个帖子一瞬间无影无踪的经历，但是我从来不因此恨站长，他们所面临的压迫，并不是他们愿意的。

我多么希望这次的瓮安暴动，能够激发一些站长网络起义的勇气，让他们敢于公然对抗“有关部门”的指示，拒绝执行他们要求删贴的命令。而事实上也确实有些网站这么做。

因为网站是站长您的，网络是网民我们的。因为真相让我们觉得安全，因为全面的信息让我们不会成为被操纵的工具，因为我们需要知道真相让我们知道怎样才是有利于自己，我们也需要说出真相的权利，我们需要自己的嘴巴说自己的话而不成为别人的传声筒。

我们希望享受到做人的尊严。

为了尊严，我们需要网络起义。

网络起义并不是一件违法的事情。根据宪法，公民有言论的自由。根据物权法，服务器和网站是私人财产，不得被任意侵犯。网警如果认为某个贴子违反法律，他们有权对发贴人提出公诉，法院可以对某人的行为进行审判，发贴人应该对他们的言论负责。但是在我们看来，网络警察没有资格删除别人的言论，言论是否违法只有法院有权宣判，网络警察有什么资格代庖法官的审判？很多事实证明，那些被他们删除的言论，并不是违反国家法律的。他们用野蛮的办法限制他人的自由，才是违反宪法。

中国至今没有一部保护言论自由的法律。没有一部保护新闻自由的法律。在世界上168个国家中，中国的言论出版自由排名第163。

难道中国人是低贱的种族，以13亿人口的世界第一种族，居然不配享受到基本的言论自由？现在的印度，即使那些没有种姓的贱民，数千年来被认为是“不可接触者”，他们拥有的言论自由和获取信息的自由，也远远超过中国的知识精英。

所以，任何鄙视中国人的言论，我们都应该含泪忍受。因为我们确实是贱民。

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Children’s Day - Jun 01, 2008

水自流 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:29:18 +0800

好久都没有带着红领巾过儿童节了，当然也包括今年。不过还是有礼物收的。

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缅甸初印象 - Jul 01, 2008

水自流 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:25:15 +0800

今天起正式搬进了一个离公司很近的屋子，除了我，屋子里面的都是缅甸人，所以我成了外国人。昨天看房子，今天搬进来，可谓神速，原因在于每天两个小时的来回已经把我累的姓什么都不知道了。

虽然不是自己一个房间，但是价钱很公道，另外感觉像回到家里一样（相对于有些屋子里面不同房间的人都老死不相来往），然后离公司超近，就马上敲定下来现在就在“新家”发回第一篇报道。能够找到这里完全是同事Chit的功劳，他嘴上有时候虽然颜色笑话连篇，但却是个很热心的人。当他知道我在找房子的时候，又骑着摩托车第二次带我去City Hall MRT station对面的Peninsula Shopping Center去找信息。Peninsula Shopping Center是缅甸人的“聚集地”，类似于唐人街或中国城。由于中国人太多了，所以在Peninsula里面找到了唐人街的感觉，我混迹其中也没有人认为我不是缅甸人，感觉更加棒。在五楼的地方有个仿佛是慈善商店的店铺，里面有几本笔记本上面写着房屋出租信息，有房子出租的就在上面写上资料，租出去后就回去那里将资料划掉，当然也不排除有些没有划掉的资料，当时我就问阿Chit为什么将5月份的信息也记下来，这样的“简陋而有亲切”的方式感觉比狮城华人网的房屋信息板块好用多了。

好久没有练笔了，臭笔还是那么臭，好叻，上照片。

Peninsula Shopping Center里面的商店

租房信息

终于看懂了一个

宣传海报

稍微观察了一下，没有人当这个告示一回事

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Coldplay - Lost - Jun 22, 2008

水自流 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:49:48 +0800

Coldplay - Lost

Just because I’m losing
Doesn’t mean I’m lost
Doesn’t mean I’ll stop
Doesn’t mean I will cross

Just because I’m hurting
Doesn’t mean I’m hurt
Doesn’t mean I didn’t get what I deserve
No better and no worse

I just got lost
Every river that I’ve tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Ooh-Oh, And I’m just waiting till the shine wears off…

You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn’t mean you’ve won
‘Cause along may come
A bigger one
And you’ll be lost

Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Ooh-Oh, And I’m just waiting till the firing starts
Ooh-Oh, And I’m just waiting till the shine wears off
Ooh-Oh, And I’m just waiting till the shine wears off
Ooh-Oh, And I’m just waiting till the shine wears off…

在小众音乐那里看到Coldplay的歌，不由想到和菜头的范跑跑给我们的教训。

天在下着毛毛雨，心情也恍惚如受着雨水冲刷的玻璃模糊不清。再转载小众推荐的一首歌，以及《围城》的一段话，还没有时间通读过《围城》呢。

Jason Mraz - Song for a Friend

譬如咱们这次同船的许多人，没有一个认识的。不知道他们的来头，为什么不先不后也乘这条船，以为这次和他们聚在一起是出于偶然。假使咱们熟悉了他们的情形和目的，就知道他们乘这只船并非偶然，和咱们一样有非乘不可的理由。这好像开无线电。你把针在面上转一圈，听见东一个电台半句京戏，西一个电台半句报告，忽然又是半句外国歌啦，半句昆曲啦，鸡零狗碎，凑在一起，莫名其妙。可是每一个破碎的片段，在它本电台广播的节目里，有上文下文并非胡闹。你只要认定一个电台听下去，就了解它的意义。我们彼此往来也如此，相知不深的陌生人——

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K’!!: 海南的阳光和海滩，还有。。。 - May 04, 2008

水自流 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:53:06 +0800

写在前面：在未来的两个星期里面我估计是没有什么时间上来灌灌水的了，为了不显得在六月份的文章数量太少，只好拉来阿K的“海南游”顶数。声明一点，刚才用了“只好”并不代表我的意思，其实他的这篇文章堪称代表他并不只是会吃饭而已。

2008.4.25 《阿K的口水派》

刚刚冲凉时想到我在留言板上信誓旦旦地说了一句话：我这个星期一定更新~！这么短的时间对我来说还是有点困难，十一点半就断网了，现在是22：48，不排除宿管的钟比我的钟快几分钟，那么我就剩半个钟多一点点了。

在这些不长不短的时间里阿K发生了好多好多事，我不知道哪些写出来会比较有市场，这样吧，说说我最近都喜欢吃什么了吧。自从我们学校民间盛传的食物中毒－－官方说法是“诺如病毒大面积爆发”后，我发现饭堂的饭菜里出现了面积大了稍许的肉块了，我也开始在中午差不多12点或者下午差不多6点的时候才去饭堂了，据我的不完整统计，那个时间段出现叉烧肉的概率似乎比较大。还有一个比较重要的就是这个学期没有去饭堂吃过早餐了，也好像没去面包店买过面包了，改为一杯用雀巢奶粉冲的热牛奶加两个好丽友巧克力派了，一个原因是我发现喝冷牛奶对我的肚子不好，另外一个原因我发现我真的遇到食物上的另一半了！那就是好丽友巧克力派~！然后我每次去超市我大大的头就在不断地想好丽友有没有打折，有没有20块一盒的优惠装卖了。我想大家一定会发现，一个人吃好丽友吃多了的坏处就是，一说话就会口水横飞，更新空间来也只会头脑简单地想起了“派”，而想不起其他比较有市场的话题了。

要不再这样吧，推荐几个值得去下载的东西吧。我只有推荐这本事了。暂时。

《罗生门》：http://www.verycd.com/topics/16034/
《我在伊朗长大》：http://www.verycd.com/topics/218460/
《攻壳机动队》(Ghost In The Shell)：http://www.verycd.com/topics/7922/
《攻壳机动队》(Innocence)：http://www.verycd.com/topics/15854/

这段时间看了一些有关电影动画的影评书，觉得有些电影还是值得吹嘘一下感受的。哪位同志看到《攻壳机动队》剧场版有什么独特看法的，留一下言，长点啊。还有《老无所依》，不知该从哪里入手去理解剧情，有意者沟通沟通啊~。

还有下面这个风格很英伦很“断弦的耳朵”的专辑，在哪里首先听到这个乐队我已经无从考证了，VeryCD上说这是个美国加州的乐队，豆瓣说这是个英国乐队，到底哪里的也变得无从考证了。好像只出了两张专辑的For Stars，并不是张国荣或者梅艳芳的周年纪念版，而是一个名不经传的乐队，我只能找到的也只有《We Are All Beautiful People》这个专辑，据阿K说，这个专辑，很美很好听。
For Stars -《We Are All Beautiful People》：http://www.verycd.com/topics/62546/

《攻壳机动队》剧场版里面的配乐也很有特色，动画片里很难见如此恢宏华丽颓废的配乐。

2008.5.4 《有朋自远方来，不宰一下，更待何时？》

刚更新完上面那篇日志发现我在留言板里的回复居然没有了，我想要是回复失败，也就不用遵守对静静MM的诺言更新了，于是第二天就把这日志删了，现在发现删了挺对不起我的辛勤劳动的，今天就恢复了。

经过五一前几天的深思熟虑后，我终于下了又一个难得的决定了－－在越觉得自己优柔寡断的特性在不断发扬光大的时候，越觉得自己连下一个很小很小的决定都很难了－－我在4月29号晚报名去海南了。然后在网上随便看了一下有关海南的游记，没想到大多都是骂海南的，某个官方网站里面的投诉几十页，有网管回复的寥寥几条投诉下面写着：请到当地工商局投诉。够汗的~当然也有说好的，但警惕的我觉得那有可能是当地旅行社雇人写的。于是我觉得捂紧钱包作用不大，最好不带多少钱过去，免得被海南佬敲诈，反正我也没多少钱。行程是4月30日晚上坐车到海口，第一天万泉河，玉带滩，博鳌，第二天兴隆热带植物园，亚龙湾，天涯海角，第三天大东海，苗寨，晚上坐车回珠海。坐了十几个钟的汽车和一个多钟的轮船后，我们于1号上午既艰难又顺利地到达了海南。一到海南就上来了个女导游，把整部车的人都哄得困意睡意全无，个个表现出回光返照般的喜悦。导游说的有句话我好像在网上看过：“海南岛是个以旅游为主的地方，大多数旅客来了一次就不会再来第二次了，所以很多商家都是逮到一个宰一个”，后来的事实告诉我们，确实是这样，也应了我看到的另外一句话，那就是导游会不遗余力地博得游客的好感，让旅客感觉除了导游其他人都不可信。出了南港，在中途一个加油站吃了被我们称为“海南粉”的黏糊糊的粉条后，我们被送往被海南人称为“母亲河”的万泉河玩上海南后的第一个项目：万河漂流。我们吃了黏糊糊的东西后，又纷纷表现出回光返照后的现象了。又坐了一个多小时的车后，我还睡得迷迷糊糊，导游告诉我们已经到了万泉河，一条相比起海南粉来毫无特色的黄乎乎的大河，河中间写着三个打字：万泉河。导游告诉我们漂流时要打水仗，最好买一次性雨衣和水枪。我原本什么都不打算买的，以是因为我觉得这里很黑，二是因为我觉得打水仗弄湿衣服岂不是件很麻烦的事。一个小师妹说，别人打你你不还手啊？我觉得不还手很没道理，便买了拖鞋雨衣和水枪。从此我便将脚步慢慢踏入了黑暗。我在岸上看到所谓漂流就是坐着竹排在河上打水仗，那河水慢得就像我走路－－我穿着刚买的劣质拖鞋，走快一点就感觉不舒服。我上了竹排发现每个座位旁边都放着比我买的水枪大很多的水枪，便郁闷怎么还要我们买这种喷农药的小水枪。刚把包放进一个铁桶里，前面那竹排的船夫就开始用水枪喷我们这条船了，我扔了买的小水枪，拿起摆在座位旁边的大水枪就要还击，然后发现只有我一个人站在船头，又发现除了船夫跟我，其他的全是女生，船夫面无表情，也不还击，还有两个女生已经在船尾打起伞来了。而前面那艘竹排已经站了三个人在往我们这条船狂喷了，可怜的我还没还击几下，就被前面的人打掉了眼镜，我还来不及去接，发现我那副当时花了我差不多一半利市配的眼镜掉进黄乎乎的河里去了。我当时想的第一件事就是我等会吃团队餐的时候看不到菜夹了。我只好坐到那几个打伞的女生后面去了，我看不到东西，能做的就是不时从伞后面升个中指出来。这个漂流很是有海南特色，就是前面一条小船拉着一大队竹排往河中间然后又拉回岸边。快要下船时我们的从不说话的船夫发话了，说我跟一个小师妹用了船上的大水枪，租金一共十块，然后指了指铁桶上面的两排字－－写着水枪租金五块，表明他们是明码标价的。我翻着白眼说，我们用的时候你怎么不说？我们的小水枪不带走了，留给你了，你不要收我们钱了吧？我还想再欺负他全身瘦黑没力气，再说多两句话讲讲价，这时来了一个不高但看着似乎很凶悍的人，我虽然看不清楚，但也感觉到了他逼人的杀气。我马上闭上嘴，掏了十块给他。那个天真的小师妹气愤地说，下次再也不给他们宰了！很可惜的是，我们要去换衣服的时候被告知，换衣服要一块。海南岛真是个商机无限的地方啊。

换好衣服我问导游哪里有配眼镜的地方，她说周围没，晚上看看吧。两天里我问了几次她这样答了几次。她三天内除了带我们去一些不怎么用钱的地方，一些很贵的游玩项目的地方，就是卖土特产的地方。网上说的，这是为了拿回扣。所以，我三天内没看到一家像样的超市，最想买的地图都没买着。像我预言的那样，这真的是个黑暗之旅，因为我三天里不但看不到团体餐的菜，也看不到所有我交了那么多钱从遥远的珠海来应该看到的东西了。看了博鳌后，在车上导游推介了晚上去看人妖，她说了一大堆人妖的美应该得到尊重得到重视的话，再然后又说了一大堆不应该歧视人妖的话，把人妖说成是世界上最独特的一道风景线，人妖被她吹得“此美只有天上有”。总之，她的意思就是，大家应该去看一看，再然后就说我们晚上落脚的地方，即是兴隆，除了酒店没有其他好逛的地方，治安很不好，不去看人妖的同学晚上不要到处跑。我没眼镜，当然不去看人妖了，吃过晚饭立刻就跑外面找眼镜店了。拦到的出租车司机居然是茂名人，会说粤语，于是便聊了起来，司机跟我们说，人妖没必要去看，外面卖门票才三十块，导游卖给游客却卖到一百五，还会吓游客外面治安很不好，以免得跟当地人说话得知人妖价格门票。司机的一番话让我有点怀疑他跟我们的导游离过婚，不然怎么我们的导游说过的话他都知道呢~？很可惜，兴隆唯一的一家眼镜店店主回家了……我只好认了。第一晚的酒店还可以，有温泉泡，导游说，别弄脏了被单跟毛巾，不然酒店会整套卖给我们的，一条毛巾就三十块，很不值的，有一些物品一定要仔细看有没有标价，不然要掏钱的，把我吓得用什么都小心翼翼，我知道我没带多少钱来，没钱给的后果估计就是给当地又黑又粗壮的土著揍了－－尤其是像我这样比他们白那么多的年轻小伙子~说真的，我去到海南感觉自己真的白了很多，因为海南人实在是太黑了，哈。第二晚的酒店就让人感觉哪里都可以冒出个鬼来了。第二天去植物园，我们看的区域很少，看完几棵怪树之后，又是购物时间了。下午到了三亚海底世界，我在网上看的亚龙湾好像不单单海底世界这段，而是还有另外很长很长一段海滩的。导游又推介了潜水，价格320，原来这地方可以潜水，导游可以拿回扣。她说，人妖可以不看（立刻有人起哄），海鲜可以不吃（当天晚上她推介去吃海鲜，90块/一位），但来到海南一定要潜水，然后又说了一大堆说潜水怎样好玩潜水可以抓鱼潜水可以看珊瑚潜水可以体验到很多在陆地上体验不到的东西潜水可以圆满人生之类的话。去年我有个同班同学也搞海南游，引诱我们宿舍参加他的团给的潜水价格才80块。天啊，不来海南，不知商有多奸啊，真的让我这个小奸商都自愧不如。在亚龙湾，我深深感觉到没有眼镜所带来的痛苦了，满地的美女，无论我怎么翻白眼眯眼睛，就是看不清一个，又不好意思老用相机对着人家，更不敢跑到人家面前仔细观察。所以，经过亚龙湾的沙滩之旅，我对海南的怨恨更加深了～！差不多傍晚的时候，来到了天涯海角，在这里更正一下大家对天涯海角的误会，其实天涯海角是很多块石头上面的两块，而不是传说中的两块……虽然这两种说法区别不是很大，但区别还是有点点的。

第三天完全就是骗钱的，没有晚餐，去了两个景点，一个是大东海，免费的，不过似乎很多美女－－又让我恨起海南人的母亲河了；还有一个是苗寨，也是免费的，进去后要经过一条走廊，两边站了两排“阿妹”，看到男生不断伸手来抓我们的手或者撩耳朵，这是他们在抓男生拍照，一个“阿妹”十块，这是按照相片上能看到多少个“阿妹”算钱的。我们都死死粘住同行的女生，免得被拉去当水鱼宰了。然后到了一个模拟苗族结婚的地方，做假新郎可是要money的。我们没人出声要当新郎，就又逃过了一劫。再走了不过几十步，我们又到了一个要钱的地方，一个“阿哥”拿着喇叭卖力地宣传他们的表演如何精彩，我们一百号人没人敢靠近，最后他说听他说话不用钱，我们呼了一大口气，拥了进去。他介绍完后，说每人只要交十块，就可以享受以上他介绍的景点。我们又一窝蜂地跑了出来。我们的一个领队折断了那里的一根树枝，吓得手里撑着那根树枝不敢动，又不敢说话，我们还以为他在那里摆pose让我们拍照，我拍了两张相片后，他小声地说：“我折断了一根树枝……”然后把树枝一扔，逃命般跑了。出了苗寨导游又带我们去一个珍珠卖场和一个土特产卖场，都很贵，网上说的，试吃试喝很味道很好，买回去的就不同味道了。我买的土特产的确不好吃。

说说整体感觉吧，我也觉得老是骂人不好。整个海南岛路况很好，也没收费站，不过加油要比广东贵30%。搭船过海的感觉也蛮不错的，虽然海风吹得全身黏黏的。除了海口，其他地方都感觉不像是城市，也看不到几个人，除了摆摊买热带水果的，当然了，导游说，那些都是缺斤短两的。我买过一排香蕉，样子比在广东买的好看多了，不过没一根能吃的。不过整个过程中，我没看到一个热情的海南人，他们都是面无表情对人爱理不理的，即使跟卖东西的说谢谢，也不会有回应。听带队说在海南导游把迟到的旅客丢掉是很正常的。不过说句公道话，玉带滩跟亚龙湾的海滩跟大海都很干净，颜色很好，感觉也很好，要不是我在万恶河的无聊节目里面被打掉了眼镜，感觉应该更好。天涯海角嘛，很一般，跟名声不怎么相配，我去到的时候正好是夕阳要下海的时候，用心想想，也很有“天涯海角”的意境呢。阳光就别说了，一个字，毒。喏，我把海南打出来的口号：阳光大海沙滩，都描写完了。

差点忘了说，第一天导游就跟我们说，晚上住酒店的时候会有电话打进来，问要不要特殊服务的，可惜的是我们都没遇到。导游说，这也是一个海南特色。

又要断网了，不然我还会写更长，加更多毒辣的形容词~

PS:今晚七点多，我又重获光明了，大家不但要爱国，更要爱眼睛啊！有双好眼睛，去了沙滩不后悔~

(Updated:13:00 May 5th. 不知是不是我骂海南骂得太多了，修改后发表要审核了…)

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无题 - Jun 20, 2008

水自流 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:33:57 +0800

看了妹妹传过来的照片，才发现爷爷奶奶在这半年中老了许多，很想回去。一定要去追求什么东西么？这个机会成本是不是太大了？

逃避一下，附上弟弟的签名档：

-你除佐识食饭仲识做咩阿？
-我仲识屙屎~。

再回到现实生活，同样附上一个星期前朋友的一条短信：

“Woo.. it’s really surprised to know what u’ve inform me, you wanna move back to China buddy, don’t u? So.. is this your final decision? Will you be able to get another job here? Oh! try not to give up so soon. I found that most of the locals are selfish as well, and do totally agree with you. Especially half in my class are Singaporean, they’d ignore the situation when i’ve got some requests from them. It’s unbelievable for what they do this to me ha. i was stupid to trust them in the last two months. Right now it’s time to understand that what’s F. system working with those of the F. people neither. I have the same feeling as yours. Only as your friendship and encourage can spirit my soul keep pushing myself to aim on my mission also. Otherwise i’ve already given it up right from the beginning. That’s why I don’t want u to consider leaving so early. Just try your best till last minute.”

妈妈说，那里都是一样的。

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祈祷会 - Jun 07, 2008

水自流 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:06:37 +0800

亲爱的朋友们，现在在中国的四川，地震带的巨大灾难使无数的同胞们失去了他们可爱的家园。他们不仅需要物质上和经济上的支援，更需要的是精神和心灵上的帮助和慰藉。希望远在异国的我们，能在精神上给予他们更大的支持。

新加坡的巴哈伊们准备为中国四川的地震受害者们举行一个祈祷会，欢迎有同样愿望和想法的朋友来和我们共同为地震灾区的朋友们祈祷，希望我们的爱与团结的力量，能帮助他们建立更大的信心来重建他们的更新更美的家园而献一份心，尽一份力。同时我们也可以通过对这次怔撼人心的地震灾难之意义的冥想，从而反思我们对生命目的的理解和对待人生的态度，以及人与人之间关系的处理等等。

地址：新加坡妇女协会中心Singapore Council of Women’s Organization (SCWO) Centre, 96 Waterloo Street
时间: 6月7日, 星期六，晚上7:30

“巴哈欧拉已经勾画出天下大同的远景。他制定了一个将全世界人民团结起来的计划，把他们聚集在普天一家的帐篷下。这是慷慨这神的千秋大业。我们大家必须全心全意努力，直到团结在我们中间真正实现。
要我们作出努力，我们就会得到力量…… ”
– 阿博都巴哈

“在这里，你们大家欢聚一堂，心连着心，灵魂洋溢着神圣的爱，
渴望并努力达成全世界的团结。”
——阿博都巴哈

我们也在此向参加此次活动的朋友示以真诚的感谢!

As we watch the horrific scenes beaming back from China, we cannot help but share, through our common humanity, the sorrows, pain, helplessness, loss and emotional traumas of the victims.

Apart from offering material assistance through international aid agencies, we can also assuage their sufferings spiritually through our prayers.

The Bahá’ís of Singapore are coming together 7.30 pm Saturday 7th June at the SCWO Centre (96 Waterloo St.) to do just that.

Come join us in our devotional offering, followed by a short talk and light refreshments.
欲知关于巴哈伊信仰请上网浏览: info.bahai.org/chinese/
新加坡巴哈伊国家总会: 1 Sophia Road, #03-10, Peace Centre, Singapore 228149.
Tel: 6273 3023. Fax: 6273 2497. Email: webmaster@bahai.org.sg
Website: http://www.bahai.org.sg

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儒学现代化与巴哈伊信仰 - Jun 05, 2008

水自流 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:42:38 +0800

儒学现代化与巴哈伊信仰 — 传统与现代接轨之挑战

主讲：山东大学蔡德贵教授
日期：2008年6月5号(星期四)
地点：新加坡妇女协会中心 (SCWO Centre) 96 Waterloo Street
时间：晚上七点半

新加坡巴哈伊团体主办

欲知蔡德贵教授详情请上网浏览
http://www.wdac-cn.com/ry10.htm
欲知关于巴哈伊信仰请上网浏览
http://info.bahai.org/chinese/
讲座详情请致电 98460212 郭先生

Confucianism and the Bahá’i Faith — the challenges of relating the traditional with the contemporary

Delivered by: Professor Cai Degui
Date: 5 June 2008 (Thurs)
Venue: SCWO Centre 96 Waterloo Street
Time: 7.30 pm

Organised by The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’is of Singapore

Further information on Prof Cai please log on to
http://www.sps.sdu.edu.cn/english/enperson/cdg.htm
For further information on the Bahá’i Faith please log on to
http://www.bahai.org

For further information on the talk please call 98460212 (Mr Kuek)
(The talk will be in Mandarin, without translation.)

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By the way, it’s free!

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When you walk away - May 17, 2008

水自流 — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:41:10 +0800

多么希望时光停止流逝，多么希望痛苦马上消失

每一秒钟，都至珍至贵
只要不言放弃，相信就有更多希望

When You’re Gone

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I’d need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I’m alone
And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now

When you’re gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you’re gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you’re gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok
I miss you

I’ve never felt this way before
Everything that I do reminds me of you
And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor
And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were, yeah
All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I’d do, I’d give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me, yeah

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Learning English - May 17, 2008

水自流 — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:05:07 +0800

Listening

BBC Learning English (Watch and Listen)
Watch and listen to TV and radio programmes

British Council LearnEnglish in Listening
Listen to stories, articles and poems, all with audio scripts

Listening tips

Listen to the radio news or watch a television news programme at the same time every day. How many stories are there? Note down what each story is about (think: when, where, who, what).

If you can, record the programme and listen to/watch it again to check details from the first time. You cannot do this in “real life” but it is very useful practice and it means you find out what you got right the first time and this will boost your confidence.

Alternatively, record a news programme without listening to/watching it. Then play only the headlines. Stop the tape and predict what the stories will be about. Then listen to check your predictions. Use one of the stories as a dictation text. Listen several times and write down what you hear.

Don’t force yourself to listen for too long. Set yourself realistic goals. For example, when listening to the weather forecast, just listen for the temperature and weather conditions for your city/area for the next day. Don’t worry about information which won’t affect you.

If there are similar programmes in your language and in English, compare them. Is the content exactly the same? Are the opinions given similar? What are the differences?

Native listeners don’t often listen to or understand 100% of what they hear. Non-native listeners shouldn’t try to either. Work on strategies to find out what people are talking about – listen for clues about the topic, the speakers’ opinions/feelings and the type of relationship they have (eg boss and employee, colleagues, wife and husband). Practise on the bus by eavesdropping on (secretly listening to) other people’s conversations. Or, try to work out what a tv/radio programme is about when you’ve missed the beginning.

If you are watching an English-language film with subtitles in your language, listen to check if the subtitles are accurate. Are they a direct translation or just a summary of what is said? If you hear a bilingual announcement, is the grammar exactly the same? Notice the differences and the similarities.

Watch a television soap opera every day so you get to know the story and characters. Knowing the background and context makes listening easier.

Enjoy listening. Use an English-language workout video and “kill two birds with one stone”. Listen to songs in English and learn your favourite lyrics.

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Speaking and Pronunciation

BBC Learning English (Watch and Listen)
Pronunciation advice and practice

British Council LearnEnglish in Listening
Listen to a pronunciation poem

Speaking tips

Become aware of how native speakers behave and copy them.
Watch a native English speaker’s mouth on television. Note what shapes they make and try to copy them. Listen out for characteristic “English” sounds and copy them too. What noises do they make when they are thinking? How do they take turns to speak? What happens to their voices when they get angry or embarrassed? Do they only smile in certain situations or with certain people? All these things are just as important as the words they use.

Ask a native speaker you know to help you with English you don’t understand.
Keep your questions simple and don’t expect your friend to know their English grammar as well as you do.

Talk to yourself in the mirror
Sing your favourite songs in English to copy the native speaker sounds. Have a set of general topics to choose from and take a new one each day.

Try to think in English
Ask yourself: How would I say that in English? How could I explain that idea to an English speaker?

Set up a conversation group
Meet regularly to talk in English. If you are preparing for an oral exam/interview, ask one friend to practise the interview with you and another to listen and give you constructive feedback on your performance. Then swap roles. Keep your conversations on topics you are familiar with. If you don’t know what to say, change the subject or keep quiet until you feel you can contribute easily again.

Write familiar conversation topics on cards.
Take a card and speak about the topic for two minutes. Record yourself and then listen, checking for things you could improve. Next time you take the same card, can you speak more confidently?

Learn some English: sentences which you need again and again.
Practise so that you can say them in conversation without having to worry.

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Vocabulary

BBC Learning English
Understand words in news stories

British Council LearnEnglish
Magazine articles to read.

Vocabulary tips

Learn five words a day.
Note them in a small diary, five words for each day. In this way you quickly build up a large set of vocabulary. If you keep the diary in your pocket, it is easy to review it on the bus or in a queue.

Create a personal dictionary.
Use a notebook to organise your vocabulary. Decide how you want to sort out the words:

parts of speech (eg all the adjectives together)
topic area (eg food, crime)
function of the language (eg suggesting, complaining)

If you use an address book with A-Z dividers, you could make an alphabetical sequence.

Keep a scrapbook of headlines, articles and advertisements
Include vocabulary that interests or amuses you. Write down phrases you hear on television or read and note the context they were in.

Use pictures to record idioms
Draw a cartoon picture to make each expression more memorable: eg “a storm in a teacup”.
Use the idioms to label a poster of your favourite singer or actor. Put “He pulled her leg” next to the leg, “She has no heart!” next to the heart, “She didn’t believe her eyes” next to the eyes, and so on. This may help you remember them better.

Make vocabulary cards
Write the English word on one side and the translation in your language on the other. Prepare the cards with new vocabulary and then use the cards to test yourself. Look at the English word and try to remember the translation.

You could also try to explain the meaning of the word (How would a dictionary define it?) or think of a sentence including the word. This is another activity which is easy to do when you have a few minutes of free time if you keep the cards in your pocket or bag.

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Reading

BBC Learning English in the news
Choose a topic and click on Reading

British Council LearnEnglish in reading
Read magazine articles on many different topics

Reading tips

Remember that there are different ways of reading
Think about the process of reading. When you skim read, you just get a general idea about the content. If you are looking for something particular, for example the name of your team on the sports pages, you scan the text for more detail.

Read actively
When you do any reading, predict what the text is going to be about from the title or the pictures. After you have read the text, do something with the new information you have, think about these questions:

Who is the article about?
Where and when is the article talking about?
What are the main points of the article?
What kind of people would find the article interesting to read?
What is your opinion of/reaction to the article?
Share your understanding
If someone you know has read the same article, talk about it with them. What do they think? Do you agree with them?

Read the same material in English as you would in your language
If you enjoy reading about fashion in your language, read about fashion in English too. You will already understand some of the vocabulary and ideas and have a good background knowledge. Conversely, if you hate films and never go to the cinema, reading an English-language film review will probably not be a useful exercise for you because you won’t enjoy it.

If you have access to the same material in your language and in English, compare the two versions. How has the translator expressed the same idea in the new language? Is it a good translation? What would you change? Are the texts exactly the same?

Set yourself a reading target
Reading one article every day is better than reading a whole paper only once a fortnight. Ask your teacher to recommend suitable materials.

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Writing

BBC Learning English Message Board
Write messages to other learners of English
British Council LearnEnglish in writing
Grammar games to help your writing
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Grammar

BBC Learning English (Learn it)
Answers to your grammar questions

British Council LearnEnglish in Grammar
Grammar Games

Grammar tips

Read & listen to English every day
Reading and listening to natural English will expose you to a lot of new grammar in a natural context. Find magazines that interest you, watch films in English and read simplified readers with tapes, or do the crossword in the newspaper.

Try to work rules out for yourself
Try and work out rules for yourself before checking in a reference book. If you try to work things out for yourself first, this will help you remember it better. It’s also good practice as you won’t have a reference book with you all the time, so you’ll often have to guess the meaning of unknown words.

Keep a notebook
Have a separate notebook for grammar. When you come across sentences or paragraphs with good, clear examples of structure and grammar, write them in your notebook. Grammar rules need good examples to help you to better understand. Don’t just learn the translation. Practise using the grammar and vocabulary in the right context in written and spoken sentences.

As well as writing in a notebook, try to stick what you’ve learned in a place where you often see it. For example, you could stick it next to your mirror in the bathroom. While you’re brushing your teeth, read through the list and try to remember them. You could stick words on the walls or beside your computer.

Learn words in groups or phrases
There are many words in English that go together. Try to learn words together with their partners and not words on their own, e.g. phrases (brush up your English), adjectives or verbs with prepositions (interested in, listen to, verb and noun collocations - do your homework).

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We need help - May 12, 2008

水自流 — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:21:36 +0800

远在千里之外，唯有默默祈祷。

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月满西楼 - May 08, 2008

水自流 — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:54:25 +0800

I wish I had a relationship like ~~her~~ she has.

月满西楼
演唱:安雯

红藕香残玉簟秋
轻解罗裳独上兰舟
云中谁寄锦书来
雁字回时月满西楼
花自飘零水自流
一种相思两处闲愁
此情无计可消除
才下眉头却上心头

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We will have one world - May 01, 2008

水自流 — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:41:45 +0800

I joined this two songs in Bahai Centre of Singapore on 1st May for the Twelfth Day of Ridván. At this moment, I can’t find the lyrics of “One Planet One People Please” in second part of the video ‘We will have one world’ below.

We are one

In a bombed-out room in Belfast
A young boy is crying.
He’s alone, and he don’t understand
How the teachings of one book built on love and understanding
Could cause the hurt and killing in his land.

In an old part of Jerusalem
Two children are playing.
They run and laugh the way that it should be.
But one will wear the star and one will wear the crescent.
They’ll grow up and change from friends to enemies.

But we are one, the flowers of one garden.
We’re one, the leaves of one tree.
Let the walls come down.
Stand here together.
We are one family.

In a Pakistani village
A young boy on crutches
Takes a fall and lies helplessly there.
And he holds out his hand but no one will take it.
They won’t touch him or the clothes that he wears.

On a side street in Selma
A black child is sitting
In a squad car protected from the whites.
‘Cause they’re burning a cross to send her a message.
You can see the fear in her eyes.

But we are one, the flowers of one garden.
We’re one, the leaves of one tree.
Let the walls come down.
Stand here together.
We are one family.

Ponder in our heart how we were all created
From the same dust, the same dust.
Searching we will find that the Spirit of the Age
Has come to find us, to find us.

We are one, the flowers of one garden.
We’re one, the leaves of one tree.
Let the walls come down.
Stand here together.
We are one family.

We will have one world

We will have one world, Bahá’u’lláh
For the great day of peace has come

**Chang ‘one world’ to:
(2) Justice (3) Equality (4) Unity

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Georgie the Ginger Bread Man - May 04, 2008

水自流 — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:41:08 +0800

Body in Light Colorado Topaz crystal with Light Siam crystal buttons and Aquamarine crystal eyes; beige ribbon. Thank you, Jerry. Wish you all the best.

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James Blunt - Cry - May 03, 2008

水自流 — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:33:22 +0800

I’m reading the simple version of “The Chamber” which written by John Grisham. I like the paragraphs in which mention about Eddie:

“Eddie was different.”
“You mean, he didn’t hate?”
Sam continued. “Eddie was a tender child. He was like his mother. There was a black family on our place. The Lincolns. Joe Lincoln had worked for us for many years. One of the boys, Quince, was the same age as Eddie, and they were best of friends. When Eddie started school, he got real upset because he rode one bus and his African friend rode another. He was always asking questions about why the African in Ford Country was so poor, and lived in bad houses, and didn’t have nice clothes, and had so many children. He suffered over them, and that made him different. I tried to explain things to him.”
“Such as?”
“Such as the need to keep the races separate. There’s nothing wrong with keeping Africans in their place. Eddie left home when he was eighteen.”
“Did you miss him?”
“Not at first, I guess. We were fighting a lot. He knew I was in the Klan by then, and he said he hated the sight of me.”
“You thought more of the Klan than of your own son?”
Sam stared at the floor. “He was a sweet kid,” he said quietly. “We had an old boat and used to fish, that was our big thing together. Then he grew up and didn’t like me. He was ashamed of me, and of course it hurt.” He looked up at Adam. “What kind of father was he?”
“I don’t know. That’s a hard question, Sam.”
“Why?”
“Because of the way he died. I was mad at him for a long time after his death, and I didn’t understand how he could leave us, how he could decide we didn’t need him anymore. And after I learned the truth, I was mad at him for lying to me all those years, for changing my name and running away. It was terribly confusing for a young kid. Still is.”
“Are you still angry?”
“Not really. I try to remember the good things about Eddie. I guess he was a good man, a good father who just had this dark, strange side to him.”
“Tell me about his death. How did it happen?”
Adam waited a long time before answering. “He was going through a bad time. He’d been in his room for three weeks, hiding from the world. Mother kept telling us that he was getting better, soon he’d come out. We believed her. He picked a day when she was at work and Carmen was at a friend’s house, a day when he knew I’d be the first one home. I found him lying on the floor of my bedroom, still holding the gun. One shot in his forehead. There was a neat circle of blood, and a typed not beside him. The not was addressed Dear Adam. It said he loved me, that he was sorry, that he wanted me to take care of the girls, and that maybe one day I would understand. He asked me to clean up the mess and call the police. Don’t touch the gun, he said. And hurry, before the girls get home.” Adam cleared his throat and looked at the floor.
“And so I did what he said, and I waited for the police. We were alone for fifteen minutes, just the two of us. He was lying on the floor, and I was lying on my bed looking down at him. I started crying and crying, asking him why. There was my dad, the only day I would ever have. I heard voices, and suddenly the room was filled with police.”
Sam was leaning on his elbows, one hand over his eyes. There were just a couple more things Adam wanted to say.
“Lee stayed with us after the funeral and told me everything. I couldn’t stop thinking about you and the Kramer bombing. It took about a year for me to figure out why Eddie killed himself when he did. He’d been hiding in his room during your trial, and he killed himself when it ended.”
Sam removed his hand and stared at Adam with wet eyes. “So you blame me for his death, right, Adam? That’s what you really want to say?”
“No, I don’t blame you entirely.”
“Then how much? Eighty percent? Ninety percent? How much of it’s my fault?”
“I don’t know, Sam. Why don’t you tell me?”
“Just add my son’s name to the list, is that what you want? The Kramer twinc, their father, then Eddie. That’s four I’ve killed, right? Anyone else you want to add?”
“Dead bodies?”
“Yes. Dead bodies. I’ve heard the rumors.”
Sam jumped to this feet and walked to the end of the room. “I’m tired of this conversation!” he shouted. “And I’m tired of you! Here I am twenty-three days away from the chamber, and all you want to do is talk about dead people. Just get out of here!”

On 13th May, James Blunt will perfomance at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The first song I heard from him might be the famous one was the “You’re Beautiful“. And this “Cry” I just started listening this morning is fantastic.

James Blunt - Cry

I have seen peace. I have seen pain,
Resting on the shoulders of your name.
Do you see the truth through all their lies?
Do you see the world through troubled eyes?
And if you want to talk about it anymore,
Lie here on the floor and cry on my shoulder,
I’m a friend.

I have seen birth. I have seen death.
Lived to see a lover’s final breath.
Do you see my guilt? Should I feel a fright?
Is the fire of hesitation burning bright?
And if you want to talk about it once again,
On you I depend. I’ll cry on your shoulder.
You’re a friend.

You and I have lived through many things.
I’ll hold on to your heart.
I wouldn’t cry for anything,
But don’t go tearing your life apart.

I have seen fear. I have seen faith.
Seen the look of anger on your face.
And if you want to talk about what will be,
Come and sit with me, and cry on my shoulder,
I’m a friend.
And if you want to talk about it anymore,
Lie here on the floor and cry on my shoulder,
Once again.
Cry on my shoulder,
I’m a friend.

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Baha’is to elect Universal House of Justice - Apr 29, 2008

水自流 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:20:35 +0800

昨天上了第二堂课，但是进度很慢，只看到第四课，感觉好像在学初级华文一样。很谢谢Tech Cheng和Ming，也谢谢Melic昨天的旁听，参与的有David，Jessy，Fan Li， Yi Yun。这个星期天在Maziar & Tina的家里举行了Ridvan Celebration和地区选举（在新加坡最开始是分成９个地区，后来政府重新规划将整个岛分成５个区，新加坡巴哈伊教区也就跟着变成５个地区）。Ridvan是巴哈欧拉向世界宣布他是信使的日子；无记名选出９个人，为期一年，而下面的世界正义院(Universal House of Justice)为期５年。Lalitha已经到海法城等着选举会开始。

BAHA’IS TO ELECT UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

HAIFA, Israel, 22 April 2008 (BWNS) — A global election process that began with people in 100,000 cities and villages around the world will culminate on 29 April when delegates gather here to elect the international governing body of the Baha’i Faith.

Representatives of some 170 nations will cast ballots for the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, which has its seat at the Baha’i World Centre in Haifa. The election is held every five years.

Baha’i elections are distinctive in that there are no nominations, no campaigning, and no discussion about which individuals should be elected.

The delegates to the International Baha’i Convention - members of all the Baha’i national governing bodies around the world - vote by secret ballot for the nine people they believe best suited for membership on the supreme institution of their Faith.

The Baha’i writings state that voters should try to choose people “of selfless devotion, of a well-trained mind, of recognized ability and mature experience.”

For Baha’is, the Universal House of Justice is the highest religious authority. It guides the worldwide Baha’i community in its development and in its response to changing world conditions, provides for Baha’i pilgrimage, holds in trust and maintains the Baha’i holy places, and administers international Baha’i funds.

The election process began well over a year ago when Baha’is in some 100,000 localities around the world began meeting in district conventions to elect delegates to their own national conventions. At those gatherings, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of each country is elected.

The members of those national councils gather as electors at the global level for the International Baha’i Convention, to be held from 29 April to 2 May 2008 in Haifa.

About 1,200 delegates are expected to attend the convention. Those unable to attend send ballots by mail.

The establishment of the institution of the Universal House of Justice was called for by Baha’u'llah Himself, the founder of the Baha’i Faith.

To view the photos and additional features click here: http://news.bahai.org

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