值得去的地方- 柬卜寨 Cambodia / Angkor Wat


Photo: Smiling Faces of The Bayon, Angkor Wat

写了最不希望到的地方,也该写写最值得去的地方- 柬卜寨 Cambodia。柬卜寨 是个很贫苦的国家, 但她的人民却很爱笑。如果你有钱想做好事,又要有回报,那应该到Cambodia – Seam Reap 的 Angkor Wat (吴哥)去帮忙鼓吹她的旅游业, 帮帮当地的小孩。


Photo (Top Right): 我不知道她的家人在那里, 我知道她会在路旁坐一天。她允许我为她拍照,她没向我要钱。 在身边的是她儿子, 摇篮和肚子里分别还有两位。

Photo: 早上上课,下课讨生活的小孩。 不管生活多苦,都会对你薇笑。

Photo: 吴哥的神秘, 是连万里长城都没有的。



不希望到的地方 Kuala Lumpur - Pudu Street, Malaysia

2008 May 17, 为了参加朋友的婚礼,再次搭巴士到吉隆坡 Kuala Lumpur。真是对不起自己,说过不会再搭KL巴士,却没做到。既来之,则安之, 好好重温旧日的恶梦。 Pudu Station, Petaling Street 十年如一,一点都没改善。交通一样遭,人一样粗,地方一样脏。适逢Vesak Day 假期,Pudu Station 更加拥挤, 巴士公司份份开高价。德士(出租车)司机也说假日不用计算机, 开口乱叫价。Petaling Street 大致上也没变,只是多了很多外 国人做买卖, 少了很多华人的唐人街。我再一次希望, 以后不要搭巴士到 KL, 最好不需到Pudu。









Photo: Non-Chinese China Street / Petaling Street









Photo: Bus stop and food stall side-by-side

Photo: Crossing a roundabout













Photo: One way/direction roundabout near Pudu Station

7 Days Taiwan RM2588 (exclude shopping $), 14th – 20th Apr 2008

  • 吃马来西亚没有的食物:凤梨释迦,官才板, 台湾峰王浆, 赤红灵芝水,苦瓜凤梨蜂蜜汁,爱文芒果,释迦凤梨,牛肉面,阿宗面线,鱿鱼梗庚 ,千层芒果牛奶冰,干蘑菇,++
  • 超爱 千层芒果牛奶冰,干蘑菇,牛肉面,新竹米粉,凤梨 
  • 台湾男人多,摩托车多,垃圾桶少, 改种水果多
  • 化妆室/盥洗室免付费, 绿灯人车同行
  • 导游陈大象讲很多老蒋,宋美玲,邵族故事。把台湾赞的一支棒。

行程:
Day 1台北一乐园酒店
桃园机场Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport http://www.taoyuanairport.gov.tw/
西门町夜市

Day 2宜兰 -香格里拉休闲农场
自由广场National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall
宗烈祠 Matyr’s Shrine
国立故宫博物院 National Palace Museum http://www.npm.gov.tw/

野柳地质公园 Yehliu Geopark
九份 – 昔日金矿产区 Chiufen
香格里拉休闲农场 – 宜兰 shangrila leisure farming http://www.shangrilas.com.tw/


Day 3花莲 -黄金海岸国统大饭店
南天 Nanfangao Nantien temple

太鲁阁国家公园Taroko National Park http://www.taroko.gov.tw/ (长春祠 – 飞瀑)
东西横贯公路

苏花公路 (北回归线标塔, 一望无际的太平洋)

鹿胎(紫河车)& 阿美族Ami cultural villages aboriginal dance and song

Day 4高雄 – 信宗酒点
佛光山http://www.fgs.org.tw/
春秋阁, 生龙活虎两巨塔
文武庙
爱河乘船
Day 5台中 – 双星酒店
日月潭
孔雀园
麒麟峰碳酸温泉 http://www.kylin-peak.com.tw/
逢甲夜市, 大学
伍角船板- 一个女人盖的房子http://www.five-dime.com.tw/

Day 6桃园 -桃园饭店
Theme Park Leo Foo Village http://www.leofoo.com.tw/
101大楼Tallest building in the world
World’s fastest elevator 1010 M/min, 37 seconds, 89 floor, 91 floor 390m, world’s largest wind damper 660 tons

铁木真蒙古烤肉

Photo Album:

Connie's blog on Taiwan http://lconnie.blogspot.com/ (May 2008)

故事


二零零八年,三月十日,凌晨时分, 电话传来他入院 急救的消息。 那晚,他只喊我的名字一声。早上七时多, 他太太哭着对我说:“他走了” 。 他今年三十一, 留下一名妻子及两名年幼的儿子。 有屋,有车, 有地, 有博士学位, 有事业, 只是没时间, 和很多遗憾。他要我替他照顾老爸及大姨,因为他做不到。

他选择了基督教仪式, 他是在一年前得病后皈依基督教。 家人除了惊讶之外, 无话可说。这不是他第一次让大家惊讶。

一起生活二十多年的亲人, 突然变得十分陌生。一次又一次的谎言, 让我有 了疑心。老爸最后说了一句:“就少了个儿子” 。老妈得病临终前,也哭了很多遍。大家很难接受, 他为什么会变成另一个人。

“以前的他很听话, 常帮忙作家务,读学院时很节俭, 每周末都会回家, 大家都说他是个好儿子”。“工作之后,他久久才回家看我们,认识女友不到半年就说要结婚, 我们没法子,只好让他作主” 。“婚后的他一直很忙, 新年才能见一面。不久他说要向家里拿钱,说他要买地投资, 后来又说要借钱读书。我要他承诺照顾还在求学的弟弟, 他不敢答应, 我也没答应给他钱” 。“第一个孙子出世后他依然很忙, 他很照顾儿子, 只是没时间看爸妈, 我们也是新年 才见孙子一面” 。

“爸妈一点都不支持我, 要结婚不行, 要借钱不行, 要读书也不行。 他们只听别人说。别人有车有屋子,我呢?租女友哥哥的房子, 驾女友的车。 好!你们不支持, 我要靠自己, 证明你们是错的” 。这短短的几句,让妈妈哭了很多回, 很多年。

夹在他和爸妈之间, 我需要解释很多:解释他工作压力大, 工作读书顾家忙;解释两老只是担心儿子负担太多, 还需要存钱给小儿子的学费。我的解释一点作用也没有, 他们心中还是有个结。直到有一方病了,见面 的时间才多了。希望他们的心 结,随着死亡而解开。

Rest In Peace - A 14th Feb Memorial Wish from me


生老病死是不变的事实,癌症cancer 是死亡的其中一个原因。 据研究人员的估计,全球癌症主要由9种危险因素所引起,如果减少这些危险因素,也就可以极大地减少死亡。这9种危险因素是:吸烟、酗酒、肥胖、劣质饮食、不安全的性、城市空气污染、室内燃煤烟雾、肝炎和缺少锻炼。

除了以上所提的因素,我很认同这篇文章所说的“癌症性格”http://news.xinhuanet.com/st/2005-03/17/content_2708283.htm . 我认识的癌症病人就有这癌症性格。很多激励名言都说性格主宰成功,原来性格也主宰健康,主宰生死。

"癌症性格的具体表现是:性格内向,表面上逆来顺受、毫无怨言,内心却怨气冲天、痛苦挣扎,有精神创伤史;情绪抑郁,好生闷气,但不爱宣泄;生活中一件极小的事便可使其焦虑不安,心情总是处于紧张状态;表面上处处牺牲自己来为别人打算,但内心又不情愿;遇到困难,开始时不尽力去克服,拖到最后又要做困兽之斗;害怕竞争、逃避现实,企图以姑息的方法来达到虚假和谐的心理平衡。"


MORE 有关癌:


你身边有没有患癌的亲人或朋友,许多癌症病种都是消耗性的,折腾得你骨瘦如柴、筋疲力尽,而不让你一下了断。化疗时呕吐、脱发已经让人痛不欲生,癌痛的那种苦楚,更是任何人不能替代。癌症的痛苦是会传染的,至今我还感觉到那种无奈。 Reminder: 你可以以癌症来结束生命,但不要伤害身边的人,请照顾自己的健康, 停止吸烟,停止污染。




Does the quote apply to you? Just to release tension and not for real!

"If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours." - Hamburger King” Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
::When we have started to love our jobs, we are reassigned a new job. Have to start another love (Boss said: this is a new challenge, new assignment). Sometimes, we have no choice but to love so many jobs at a time, do not blame us for being unfaithful (Boss said: we should do multitask, is fully utilised).

"I am always doing things I can’t do, that’s how I get to do them."-- Pablo Picasso (1881-1973),
::Most of the time i am asked to do things that i can do at my job, this is called routine work.

“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” -- Charles Mingus (1922-1979).
::Usually my manager will say the thing is too simple and not impressive enough.

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." - Winston Churchill
::I' ll tell my boss this the next time he ask me to work over time without pay.

"There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don't like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do things that cause the company to succeed. I don't spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities." - Michael Dell
::mmmm.....Micheal Dell said so because he owns the company.

"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Accordingly a genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework." Thomas Edison
::If we achive that 99:1 porpotion, it is most probably 99% perspiration and 1% resting, or 99% perspiration and 1% celebration

"Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life." - Wayne Dyer
::This might be the reason why we always complain of poorness.

"Do what you love. When you love your work, you become the best worker in the world." - Uri Geller
::But first i need to find the enbling employer.

Trip to Seam Reap (Angkor Wat) and Phnom Penh (PP) Cambodia, 13th -18th Jan 2008

My travel photo album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/osk803/CambodiaBnW
http://picasaweb.google.com/osk803/CambodiaCulture
http://picasaweb.google.com/osk803/CambodiaAngkorWat
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=fxvsxsp.7ejz2yh&Uy=-nwcb6u&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=1 (invitation ONLY)




http://www.canbypublications.com/ provides good info and guidance for SR & PP. You can get map for Seam Reap http://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/srmapspage.htm and map for Phnom Penh http://www.canbypublications.com/maps/ppmaphhr.htm there.


Suggested Itinerary:

Day 1
Check In- Lunch – Visit Angkor Thom (South Gate, Bayon, Terrace of Elephants, Terrance of Leper King, etc.) & Floating Village for sun set – Dinner – Central Market - Night Market

Day 2
Sunrise in Angkor Wat – Visit Grand Tour Circuit (Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, East Mebon, Pre Rup) – Lunch – Visit Ta Prohm, Banteay Kdei, Sras Srang, Ta Keo – Balloon Ride for Sun Set – Dinner in Town

Day 3
Visit Banteay Srey & Banteay Samre – Lunch – Cultural Village – Dinner & Apsara Dance

Day 4
Old Market – Post Office –Lunch – 1pm Bus to Phnom Penh – Reached PP at 6pm – Check In – Dinner

Day 5
Visit Killing Field - Russian Market – Toul Sleng Museum – National Museum - Wat Phnom – Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda

Day 6
Central Market – Fly back

Money $$$ Spend in USD (excluding fair for flight KL-SR RM144.50 PP-KL RM36.50)


Some info for sharing:
  1. The Weather: Nov-Feb: cool & dry & sunny & dusty; Mar-May: hot & dry; Jun-Aug: hot and wet; Sep-Oct: cool & wet (best for photographing)
  2. Visit Butterfly Garden Restaurant for lunch in SR
  3. I like the Express Fast Food Restaurant (petrol station & covenient ctore in SR, opposite Hotel de la Paix)

  4. Go to the Dead Fish Tower for dinner & Apsara dance - reasonable price and unique architcture
  5. When arrive in SR & PP, ask for hotel/guest house free pickup
  6. 1USD = 4000riel, you can find 1USD = 4100riel in PP
  7. Water is expensive in Cambodia. You can get 1 canned drink for 0.5USD in AW area, 1USD in town