Wednesday, 28 July 2010

何谓马来西亚华人——我们是马来西亚人,但不是马来人,我们是华人,但不是中国人

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【请大家转载】在校内发了第一篇过后,真没想到校内影响力那么大,能传得那么广。于是,我突然有一个想法,想有意识地运用校内的这种影响力,让大家更好地认识马来西亚华人这个群体。当然,以下只是我个人的想法,只代表我个人的立场。我的朋友,请帮忙转载,当帮我一个忙;大马同胞,也请帮忙转载;不认识的朋友,如果你觉得这篇文章稍有可取之处,也请帮忙转载~谢谢大家啊!



第一、尴尬的存在



场景1

当我刚到中国时,人们问我的第一个问题总是:“你的汉语怎么说得那么好啊?”紧接着“来到中国多说年了?”、“难道是从小学汉语吗?”



场景2

当时我和中文系的辩论队一起看01年的国际大专辩论赛决赛,马来亚大学的三辩提到“日本军在南京大屠杀凌虐我中华妇女”,有位同学问我“你们也提中华妇女吗?”



从我到中国以来,以上的情况遇上了无数遍,于是我很早就想写一篇文章来告诉大家:马来西亚的华人是一个什么样的存在。这个题目很大,我只能从我切身的体会和感受来写这篇文章。



缘起

先用一个大家都熟悉的历史背景来做开场白。1840以来,中国进入了一个动乱的时期。一方面,好些中国人想往外逃窜;另一方面,西方列强想捉苦力到东南亚地区为他们服务。于是,大量的中国人(尤其是福建、广东一带)就散布到东南亚各个地区,其中就包括了马来西亚。



尴尬的存在

当人家问我“你的汉语怎么说得那么好啊?”这么一个简单的问题时,我还真觉得这不是一句话就能解释的问题。最简单的回答就是:“因为我祖先是中国人”,但是有人又会问:“那么为什么好多印尼人就不会说汉语了呢?”问题的复杂之处就在这里。

从迁居到马来西亚,我们的先贤就特别重视中文的教育,通过私塾、宗祠等单位教授三字经、四书五经等教材,后来随着中国教育体制的改革而改革。这个时期,我们的祖先基本上还是以中国人自居,黄花岗七十二烈士就有二十九人是华侨、抗日战争时期全体华侨出钱出力、著名的华侨陈嘉庚创办厦大、集美大学。。。。。。这样的事情不胜枚举。

后来,随着居住马来西亚日久,我们的命运渐渐在这片土地上生了根。从马来西亚(大马)方面来看,我们开始更多地关注大马的政治,与马来族、印度族联手争取从英国的殖民统治中独立。从中国方面来看,周恩来总理提出:华侨应在其居住地生根发芽。但是,不变的是:我们始终坚持自己的母语教育。

在印尼,由于当地华侨没有组成统一的阵线,于是他们不能拥有中文名字、不能庆祝农历新年;在中国人普遍认为完好地传承了中华文化的新加坡,李光耀总理主动地消灭了中文教育,关闭了新加坡唯一以中文为教学媒介的南洋大学,全体人民学习英文,于是目前多数新加坡人的母语是英语。如今,随着中国的崛起,中文的“经济”价值日益提高,许多东南亚国家才掀起了“汉语热”。唯一的例外是马来西亚,因为我们的先贤从头到尾就没有以“经济”作为考量,而是从“民族文化”出发。

那么,难道马来西亚就没有遭遇当地政府的阻挠吗?有!而且很大!马来西亚教育终极的目标是:以马来语为唯一的教学媒介语,换言之,华语、淡米尔语的中小学迟早都得消灭。60年代,大马政府规定:只有以马来语为教学媒介语的学校才能获得政府的津贴,于是许多中文中学纷纷改制,变为政府中学。这时,我们的先贤,以林连玉先生为代表,明确地提出:学习母语是每个民族的天赋人权,即使不要一分钱的津贴,我们也要办独立中学!

于是,马来西亚的华文教育保留了下来,华小以及民办的独立中学、学院形成完整的中文教育的体系,甚至创立了“全马来西亚独立中学统一考试”,受全球各高校承认(除了马来西亚的大学),我们基本上就是以这张文凭为基础考进北大的。在这个过程中,多少先贤抛头颅、洒热血,林连玉先生被褫夺公民权、好多人被大马政府关押、无数的民众以自己的血汗钱支持独立中学。



但是,来到中国,没有人知道这一切。不止中国,我相信全世界的人都不知道这一切,不知道被我们称为“族魂”的林连玉,不知道马来西亚的华人用血、汗和泪水来争取母语教育的权利。于是,中国的同学反过来问我们:“为什么你们会说汉语?”时,我真觉得这是巨大的讽刺。



尤其,当中国同学问起我:“为什么你们也说‘中华妇女’?”时------尽管不理智------我还是立时火了:“为什么日军侵袭时,马来西亚的华人要出钱出力?为什么同一年发生缅甸风灾和四川大地震时,我们华人对后者的捐款额要远远大于前者,我们难道就没有资格称自己为‘中华民族’吗?”



当我来到北大的图书馆文学图书时,看着满目的“美国文学”、“印度文学”。。。。。。当我看到“新加坡文学”,而没看到“马来西亚文学”时,我更感到十分凄凉,以至于讽刺。我们浴血抗战,创建了一套完整的中文教育体系,有完整的“马华文学”,而这一切在中华文化的发源地------中国是得不到承认的。反倒是曾经废除过南大的新加坡,由于其更为强大的国势,反而被认为是在海外完整地传承了中华文化的国家。



“尴尬”之处就在于此:努力地捍卫中华文化,不为马来西亚政府承认,亦不为世人所知,里外不是人。这就是马来西亚华人第一种存在:尴尬的存在。



第二、独立的存在



独立的存在,另一个说法是孤立的存在。“马来西亚华人”这个词儿意味着:我们是马来西亚人,但不是马来人(中国朋友最大的误会~囧);我们是华人,但不是中国人。于是,一种特殊的群体和文化产生了,独立于世界之林。



我们跟其他马来西亚人(例如马来人、印度人)的差别很明显,黄皮肤在一片黑色的人海之中额外显眼,不同的语言、不同的文化。但是,在日常生活中我们相处得十分融洽-------马来人其实真的是很好相处的,什么种族冲突全是政府搞出来的-------整个群体都受到马来族极大的影响,这就铸成了我们好多的共同点,而与他们的这些共同点恰恰就是我们和中国人的相异之处。



最明显的差异就是口头表达。首先是口音,我朋友总说:“看你的时候一点都不像外国人,但你一说话我们就马上知道了。”在辩论赛场上时,我的一口马来腔更是显得极为突兀。所谓马来西亚口音,大概就是广东腔+福建腔,翘舌少、轻声较少(个人认为)、没有儿化、语调趋平。其次是词汇,以中文词汇为主体,再加上各种方言、马来语、英语的词汇,各种语气词“啦”、“咯”、“哄”层出不穷。大家有兴趣的话,可以去百度打“马来西亚VS中国”,马上就能找到许多具体的例子。



但是,我以为:更深层的差距不在嘴巴,而在脑子里。有一次,中文系的徐艺峰师兄领着我们留学生辩论队讨论一个辩题,他最感叹的就是:“如果是跟中国学生讨论,第三个衡量标准一定是‘何者更有利于社会主义的建设’。”看看中国同学的课就知道,什么思修、毛概、邓小平思想、军事理论,这些似乎都离我们的生活很远很远。冷战时期资本主义阵营和社会主义阵营的分家就决定了我们意识形态上的不同。



撇开这个问题不谈,即使同样都继承了中华文化,两地的继承也是有所不同的。在这里,大部分的人都信仰“无神论”。但是,我们那里好多人都还信仰观十八罗汉、观音娘娘、关公、济公、齐天大圣等,不一而足。不止大量的神庙,我们还保留了大量的宗祠、会馆,并且还在华人社区发挥着一定的作用。由于我对中国的现代化进程还算有一定的了解,以上这些还不足以让我惊讶,真正让我吃惊的是中国风气的开放。校内校外,情侣相拥亲吻的情况无所不在,这还真不是我想象中的中国。当然,我们那里也有很开放的人,但是可以肯定的是:马来西亚的华人普遍上要比中国人保守得多(嗯~至少跟我的家乡相比)。



此外,许多大马华人一致公认的是:中国学生真的很多“学术牛人”,大体上比我们那儿的人要勤劳的多。中国人多竞争大,我所认识的每位同学一个个都是从高考的腥风血雨中杀出来的英雄豪杰,他们那股永不言倦的冲劲着实让我们折服。相较而言,马来西亚人则比较慵懒,更倾向于做自己喜欢的事、享受自己的人生。因此,我们玩起来比较放浪形骸,比较不顾形象,大声吵、大声笑、大声闹。



既不是马来人,也不是中国人,我们仿佛就是另一种程度上的混血儿,所以或许我们有点孤单。但是,这或许就是我们独特的优势:既传承了悠久的中华文化,又成长在一个相对宽松自由的舆论环境,想法更自由、更多元。所以,即使我们这个群体在世界上似乎很孤立,但如果让我有机会选择,我仍然愿意出生在马来西亚,当马来西亚的华人。



第三、悲壮的存在



“宝剑锋自磨砺出,梅花香自苦寒来”,这一句俗语在马来西亚人身上得到绝佳的体现。在过去,马来人、华人、印度人曾经联手争取了国家的独立;但是,随着马来人逐渐独掌大权(再注:对马来人的抨击仅限政治人物),华人、印度人的地位也日渐衰弱。首先,马来语成了唯一的官方语言。再来,马来西亚教育的最终目标定为:“使马来语成为唯一的教学媒介语”。



但是,最大的转折点是六、七十年代的“五·一三事件”。由于华人比较刻苦耐劳,比其他的民族来得富有,无形中造成了民族间的矛盾。出于权力斗争的目的,政治人物鼓动马来人屠杀华人。于是,第二任首相敦拉萨借此宣布国家进入“紧急状态”,顺势上台,颁布了一系列不平等的法令。在经济上,每家公司都至少要雇用30%的土著(其实就是马来人和其他极少部分的少数民族);在教育上,大学也实施固打制,要保留一定的份额给土著。此外,对中文教育的打压更是变本加厉,影响力最大的就是改制事件,即不以马来语为主要教学媒介语的政府中学都领不到政府一分钱的津贴。



打压归打压,但是马来西亚华人依然在暴风雨中茁壮成长。如第一篇所述,我们发展出了一套完整的中文教育,各领域人才辈出。大家熟知的梁静茹、曹格、光亮皆是马来西亚华人;大家现在人手一支的U盘是马来西亚的潘建忠发明的;在华语辩论界上,马来西亚以其犀利的辩风在世界上占有一席之地;如今,马来西亚的十大首富中也大部分是华人。



但是,从这里我们可以看到一些很可悲的现实。大马华人自己创办的独立中学培养了无数英才那又怎样?全世界大部分高等学府都承认我们的统考文凭时,唯有马来西亚政府不承认!马来亚大学在辩坛创出赫赫威名那又怎样?在政府控制下的马来亚大学还曾经试图禁止马大的辩手参赛!梁静茹、潘建忠等辈就更加可悲了,许多人都以为他们是台湾人!潘建忠自己就说过:“如果我留在马来西亚,不可能会有今天的成就。”因为在马来西亚,华人发展的空间有限,报国无门又无法自我实现,不出国发展还能怎样?



于是,马来西亚的华人成长是成长了,可是那跟政府什么毛关系都没有。因为我们政府很慷慨,在全世界都在争夺人才时,我们政府眼看马来西亚出现人才外流的滚滚洪流仍然可以视而不见!在马来西亚大力提倡向外吸纳人才时,去看看,有多少马来西亚的人才在新加坡工作!有一次,我们国家的首相到新加坡访问,探访一间医院时,竟然有一半以上的人用马来语跟他致敬!这是何等的讽刺!



我原本把第三篇命名为“令人骄傲的存在”,可是后来改成了“悲壮”。的确,我们有很傲人的成就。可是,在我们有心报效祖国时,却只能被不公平的政策拒之国门。马来西亚那么一块宝地,没有天灾、资源丰富、文化多样,又居于世界要冲,如果真的有英明的政府,摇身变为世界强国绝非难事!反观新加坡,没有什么自然资源,又是弹丸之地,可是,现在我们只有眼睁睁看着自己的国家成了新加坡的腹地,眼看着从马来西亚分离出去的新加坡一天比一天强大!这种感觉真的很复杂,真的很难以言喻!



谓之“悲壮”,我想应该甚为贴切。



后记



可能很多人很意外,我从小时候开始就自认为自己是个中国人。从小读的书就是《西游记》、《水浒传》、《三国演义》、《杨家将》、《岳飞传》。影响我一生最大的一套书大概就是一套三十本的中国历史漫画图集。在我小小脑海中,出现的总是滚滚的黄土和快马飞驰的勇将。长大了一点,看过《中国人史纲》、《中国寓言》,偶尔会翻翻《唐诗三百首》。



那时,我真的自认为我是中国人,我的文化之根和这里的人是联系在一起的。



于是,我的梦想就是回归中国。英文我认为不重要,因为我要去中国,从没认真学;马文我更是碰都不碰,甚至常以考不好马来文自嘲。可以说,我很偏执。我只有认为有必要的东西我才会认真去学。到了高二,我的国际视野才宽广到足以让我理解英文的重要性,我从那时开始才急起直追,算是打下了一定的基础,但是绝没到“好”的程度。但是,马来文,我始终不愿意去学习,在统考中马文拿了惨兮兮的“B6”还常拿去说嘴。



去年9月,我来到了中国,就读于中国最好的大学,学习着自己最想念的中文系,一切看起来都像梦想成真。但是,来到了这里,我才第一次深刻地体会到:我是马来西亚人。我才第一次感觉到:我有可能是爱国的。在祖国成长的每一部分,不管是口音、思维等,都在我的生命里留下不可磨灭的痕迹。即使我可能算是马来西亚里最中国的一小撮人,即使我跟很多中国同学相处得不错,但是我仍然能深刻地体会到我们的不同之处。不管怎么样,在中国,只要是外国人,就真的只是外国人。



那么我到底该何去何从?这是我一整个学期都在思考的问题。在迷茫中,在摸索中,我才会写出上面的三篇文章,试图找到马来西亚华人的定位,试图找到自己的定位,然后决定自己以后要到哪里发展。我个人认为,不管是留在中国还是去到西方,就注定了只能收到单方面的信息,很难认清这个世界的真相。此外,留在中国,或许就只能是成为一个尴尬、孤立的个体。去到西方国家,那更是彻底地孤立,存活在一堆思维截然不同的陌生人之中,甚至还可能面临他们的排斥。



可能,我仍然会回去马来西亚,即使我们目前仍然要活在打压之中,即使要存活在一个难以实现自我的空间。但是,我或许可以用手中的一票继续给国阵施加那千万分之一的压力,做自己想做的事,做一个开心的人。即使薪水不高,即使物质生活不丰裕,即使很难真正地实现自我,但是只要能在自己最熟悉的家乡、跟喜欢的人在一起,幸福或许就那么简单不是吗?



满纸荒唐言,

一把辛酸泪;

都云作者痴,

谁解其中味?

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

You shall not ask your customer to cut his feet to fit your shoe.

着火的引擎

修车员抱怨医生:车的引擎和人的心脏都差不多,这条管接这里,那条管接那里,为什么医生的工钱那么高?

医生笑着告诉修车员:你有修过正在着火的引擎吗?

摘自柳叶刀 http://bk.pplive.com/tv/13185 

 

Monday, 26 July 2010

HOME (English with subtitles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU
看看人类怎样毁灭他们的家
有点长
一个钟半

20% of the world's population consumes 80% of its resources



The world spends 12 times more on military expenditures than on aid to developing countries



5000 people a day die because of dirty drinking water



1 billion people have no access to safe drinking water



Nearly 1 billion people are going hungry



Over 50% of grain traded around the world is used for animal feed or biofuels



40% of arable land has suffered long-term damage



Every year, 13 millions hectares of forest disappear


One mammal in 4, one bird in 8, one amphibian in 3 are threstened with extinction



Species are dying out a a rhythm 1000 times faster than the natural rate



Three quarters of fishing grounds are exhausted, depleted or in dangerous decline



The average temperature of the last 15 years have been the highest ever recorded


The ice cap is 40% thinner than 40 years ago



There may be at least 200 million climate refugees by 2050

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Record car sales expected this year

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/21/business/6700110&sec=business
MAA optimistic due to 19.8% rise in the first six months

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised upwards its 2010 total industry volume (TIV) forecast to 570,000 units from 550,000 units initially due to the stellar sales performance in the first half of the year.

The TIV in the first half grew 19.8% to 301,077 units compared with 251,305 units in the previous corresponding period.

The revised forecast, if achieved, means the Malaysian automotive industry is headed for a record-breaking year in terms of sales, surpassing its all-time high of 552,316 units in 2005.

MAA president Datuk Aishah Ahmad said the TIV growth in the second half was unlikely to be as strong as the first six months, and that the recent fuel price hike and increase in interest rates would have a minimal impact on the TIV.


»Our fuel prices are still the cheapest in the region« DATUK AISHAH AHMAD
She also said the impact on the TIV would be minimal if any further increase in fuel price and interest rates was marginal.

“A further increase in interest rates is possible. If the increase is 25 basis points the impact won’t be much,” she told a briefing yesterday.

“A further increase in fuel prices may not affect the overall TIV but car buyers may downsize to cheaper vehicles.

“Our fuel prices are still the cheapest in the region.”

Earlier this month, Bank Negara raised the overnight policy rates by 25 basis points to 2.75%.

Last week, the Government announced the increase of RON95 petrol price by five sen per litre to RM1.85, while RON97 would no longer be subsidised. The diesel prices rose by five sen per litre to RM1.75.

The multiplier effects of projects from the 10th Malaysia Plan would boost the economy and create demand for new vehicles, Aishah said, adding that the positive consumer sentiment was expected to continue owing to greater stability in the employment market.

She said outstanding orders carried over from the first half would be fulfilled in the second half of 2010.

Aishah also said the MAA had been lobbying the Government to extend incentives for not only hybrid and electric vehicles, but also all types of vehicles that cater to this segment.

For the first six months of 2010, total production volume increased by 27.8% to 293,783 compared with 229,842 units in the same period last year.

Aishah said the higher production volume was to cater to the improvement in sales of motor vehicles in the period.

The MAA also reported that motor vehicle sales for June rose 19.4% to 54,005 units from 45,245 in the same month last year as business conditions and consumer sentiment continued to be positive.

It said the sales increase was also due to buyers rushing to take delivery of their vehicles before the hike in interest rates.

On the outlook for July, MAA said the year-on-year growth would continue to expand, but the month-on-month volume would be maintained as outstanding orders had already been fulfilled.

Summary of "The Present"




This book explains very common yet powerful concept in very simple manner. The crux of the book is how to live in the present while learning from the past and planning for the future to achieve happiness in work and personal life. It explains The Present (gift) is not the past, and not the future, it is the present moment, it is ‘now’. It means to focus and pay attention to what is happening right now. Usually when you are in the office, you think where else you might enjoy working more, or what you will do when you go home. When you are in the meeting or chatting with friends, your mind wanders somewhere else. So this concept explains very powerful strategy to focus on the present moment and concentrate on the activity which is happening in that moment.

Now focusing on present doesn’t mean that you should forget the past. Everybody does some mistakes in the past but you shouldn’t keep worrying about it. You might keep thinking about those past mistakes in the present and may spoil the present. It is hard to let go of the past if you have not learned from the past. As soon as you learn from your mistakes, you can easily let that go away and move on in the present. Once you learn from the past, it is easy to enjoy in the present, which eventually enhances your performance in the present. When you are feeling unhappy in the present, then it is time to learn from the past or plan the future.

The common behavior of people is to live in the future and get anxious about the events in the future. This book explains that we should plan for the future but we should not live in the future. Only way we can make our future better than our present is to plan for the future. Planning for future reduces the uncertainty, anxiety and fear about future events as you are actively working on your plan to achieve your goals in the future. So we should visualize a wonderful future, create a realistic plan to help it happen and then take actions in the present to achieve the desired success.

It also explains living in the present, learning from the past, and planning for the future is not all there is. It is only when you live with the purpose, and respond to what’s important about the present, past and future, has all the meaning. Living with purpose means not only knowing what to do, but also understanding why to do. It means rising each day and seeing what meaning it will hold for you and for others as a result of your actions.

Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/37356/The-Present-One-Page-Book-Review

Friday, 16 July 2010

Summary of "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"

 

THE TWO SIDES OF SUCCESS

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Aesop's fable,

The Goose and the Golden Egg, is the story of a poor farmer who one day finds a glittering, golden egg in the nest of his goose. Though he is suspicious, he takes the egg home and learns, to his delight, that the egg is pure gold. Every morning thereafter, the farmer gathers one golden egg from the nest of his goose. He soon becomes fabulously wealthy. As he grows rich, however, he also grows greedy and impatient with only one golden egg a day. Attempting to seize all the gold in the goose at once, he slaughters it, only to find nothing.

The moral of this fable has personal and professional application. Like the foolish farmer, we often push production (golden eggs) at the expense of what makes us capable to produce (the goose). Often we are more concerned with efficiency than with effectiveness. In attempts to be efficient, we overlook effectiveness and destroy our capability for getting results.

 

THE EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT

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The Emotional Bank Account is a powerful metaphor that relates the amount of trust in a relationship. The metaphor suggests that every interaction with another human being can be classified as a deposit or withdrawal in that person's trust. For example, you make deposits in another's trust by showing kindness, keeping promises, honoring expectations, proving loyalty, and making apologies. In other words, you put something into a relationship. You build and you repair. While small things build trust, small things also destroy trust. Unkindness, breaking promises, violating expectations, showing duplicity, and being proud are withdrawals that take away from a relationship.

 

FORMING HABITS

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In this summary, we introduce The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People− habits used consistently by people who achieve desired results. Habits are patterns of behavior that involve three overlapping components: desire, knowledge, and skill. Because these three components are learned rather than inherited, effective habits can be learned and ineffective habits can be unlearned.

As illustrated in the Maturity Continuum®, the Seven Habits are interrelated, interdependent, and sequential. Using the habits, individuals work on the Private Victory™ (or self-mastery with Habits 1, 2, and 3) before moving to the Public Victory™ (building relationships with Habits 4, 5, and 6): to lead others effectively, individuals must first be able to lead themselves effectively. The seventh habit is the habit of renewal; it sustains physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual growth.

 

HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE

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The habit of personal vision.

Each person has the power to make his or her own decisions. When individuals use this power to choose their responses according to self-determined values, they are proactive. In other words, proactive people use a margin of freedom to make choices that best apply their values. As they work on things they can control (their Circle of Influence™) in lieu of reacting to or worrying about conditions over which they have little or no control (their Circle of Concern™), they use positive energy to influence conditions and increase their Circle of Influence.

 

HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

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The habit of personal leadershi

p. The most effective people shape their own futures. They benefit from beginning with the end in mind in all areas of life. Instead of letting other people or circumstances determine their results, they carefully plan who they want to be, what they want to do, and what they want to have, and then they let their mental plan guide their decisions. This mental plan for their life's purpose expressed in written form is called a mission statement. A person who has a mission statement and uses it to guide decisions will live in harmony with his or her self-determined purpose.

 

HABIT 3: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

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The habit of personal management.

What are first things? First things are those things that we, personally, find most worth doing. They move us in the right direction. They help us achieve the principle-centered purpose expressed in our mission statement.

First things are always important and are sometimes urgent:

Important. An activity is important if you personally find it valuable− if it contributes to your mission, values, and high-priority goals.

Urgent. An activity is urgent if you or others feel that it requires immediate attention.

When we graph these two elements and their opposites, four quadrants emerge which describe the activities we engage in (see graphic). These quadrants form the Time Management Matrix.

The best use of our time focuses on the quadrants that emphasize importance. Of these two quadrants, our primary focus should be on Quadrant II, through which we can pursue excellence in our work and in our relationships.

 

HABIT 4: THINK WIN-WIN

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The habit of interpersonal leadership.

Think Win-Win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks mutual benefit in all human interactions. Win-win means everyone wins because agreements or solutions are mutually beneficial and satisfying-all parties feel good about the decision and feel committed to the action plan.

A win-win person possesses three character traits: integrity, maturity, and an Abundance Mentality.™ People of integrity are true to their feelings, values, and commitments. Mature people express their ideas and feelings with courage and with consideration for the ideas and feelings of others. People with an Abundance Mentality believe there is plenty for everyone.

 

HABIT 5: SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD

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The habit of communication.

When we listen with the intent to understand, our interpersonal communications are more effective. We quit sifting everything through our own paradigms and stop reading our autobiographies into other people's lives. By setting aside autobiographical responses and caring about what the other person is trying to communicate, we are better prepared to listen empathically− with an intent to understand.

The second part of the habit, seek to be understood, takes courage and skill. You need courage to express your true feelings and be open. You need skill to clearly

and accurately express your point from the other's frame of reference.

 

HABIT 6: SYNERGIZE

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The habit of creative cooperation.

Redwoods, whose root systems are shallow, grow close together. Their roots interlock and keep the trees from toppling when heavy winds come. Two working cooperatively have the potential to multiply the results of each working separately. This principle, Synergize, also holds true in social interactions. Two people, creatively cooperating and interacting interdependently, will be able to accomplish more than the sum of what they could accomplish separately. As they value each other's differences, open themselves to new possibilities, practice Think Win-Win, and build trust, they reap the benefits of synergizing.

 

HABIT 7: SHARPEN THE SAW

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The habit of self-renewal.

Dulled by use, a saw's serrated edge can no longer cut through wood. The blade is not in the proper condition to saw effectively. To function effectively, people need to Sharpen the Saw. In other words, they need to preserve and improve themselves. The key to sharpening the saw is to regularly and consistently work on all four dimensions of renewal: physical, social/emotional, spiritual, and mental. Bodies and minds exerted on a regular basis are prepared for exertion. Conscience, consistently listened to and followed, becomes increasingly sensitive. Relationships, loyally attended to, grow. As individuals balance and sharpen all four dimensions, they improve heir effectiveness in all of the habits. In so doing, they grow, change, and improve.

Conclusion

During the Seven Habits seminar, you are encouraged to share your experience, learning, and insight with the group. The differing experiences and perspectives of all people attending your seminar will expand your learning and enable you to learn things together that you would be much less likely to discover on your own.

 

Thursday, 8 July 2010

世界杯上演四大神功 西班牙落英神剑掌 VS 荷兰黯然销魂掌

http://www.chinanews.com.cn/ty/2010/07-08/2389428.shtml
 世界杯上各支球队如同各路武林高手,个个身怀独门绝技,一番恶战下来,荷德西乌内力深厚闯进四强,他们成功的看家武功是什么,又有什么致命的缺陷,让我们一起来看看。

  西班牙 落英神剑掌

  落英神剑掌是黄药师从剑法中变法而得,出掌凌厉如剑,招数繁复奇幻。双臂挥动,四面八方都是掌影,虚虚实实,如桃林中狂风忽起、万花齐落一般。

  作为欧洲冠军,西班牙是欧洲技术足球的代表。球员个人技术一流,队伍讲究短传渗透,狭小空间内的传递配合让人叹为观止。西班牙队中场控制力天下第一,每场比赛控球率往往超出对手二三十个百分点,球队踢得水银泻地,真可媲美万花齐落的落英神剑掌。

  命门:西班牙队的招式让人眼花缭乱,但在致命一击上有很大欠缺。近几年,全世界都在研究对付巴萨和西班牙队的方法,如何不断变化,练就绝杀,这是他们面临的问题。

  德国 七伤拳

  七伤拳为崆峒派传世武功,后金毛狮王谢逊夺得《七伤拳谱》古抄本,终于练成。此拳法一拳中有或刚或柔七股劲力,威猛无穷。可如果内力较浅的人来练,对自己便有极大伤害,实为先伤己再伤人。

  此次世界杯,年轻的德国队一改以往长传冲吊的打法,讲究地面配合,令人耳目一新。大战临近却改变习惯的战法,风险极大,犹如练七伤拳。不过,因为近年来德国对青训极为重视,厄齐尔、穆勒等人虽年轻却身怀绝技,所以七伤拳才能初有小成。

  命门:“内力”不仅仅限于个人能力和战术,还包括大战经验和心理承受能力。德国队目前顺风顺水,后一方面还未受到考验。“成也年轻 败也年轻”,希望这句话别一语成谶。

  荷兰 黯然销魂掌

  《神雕侠侣》中,杨过和小龙女在绝情谷断肠崖前分手后,他心中日夜思念小龙女,渐渐形销骨立,又因早年断去一臂,他故意与传统武学原理相反,百无聊赖之中灵感迸发,自创一套黯然销魂掌。这套掌法厉害之处全在内力,而在身临险境、哀痛欲绝之际,更能发挥其威力。

  荷兰队一直以打法华丽著称,可总因为有些华而不实,屡屡在世界大赛中折戟,如同杨过受断臂之难一般。如今的荷兰队终于大彻大悟,变得保守务实,内力渐深,竟一路闯入决赛。

  命门:荷兰队风头正劲,而高高兴兴、豪气冲天是无法使出这路掌法的。要想夺冠,抛弃杂念、放低姿态,对荷兰队尤为重要。

  乌拉圭 铁砂掌

  铁砂掌是阳刚之劲路,属于硬气功范畴。少林功夫中的铁砂掌,是用铁砂和药物配合而操练的,练至掌部坚硬如铁,臂长力增,重伤对方皮肉筋骨,功力深者可以碎砖断石。

  乌拉圭队一向作风顽强、球风粗野,练铁砂掌要的体格,他们绝对具备。本届世界杯上,主帅塔巴雷斯攻守平衡的战术得到了充分体现,对阵荷兰队之前的五场比赛,他们攻入7球,只丢了2球。乌拉圭队因此得以晋级四强,成为最大的黑马。

  命门:乌拉圭的出局,悲壮味道甚浓,但正如铁砂掌刚有余而柔不足一样,乌拉圭中场组织薄弱,刚猛的球路很容易被技术流的对手化解,被荷兰淘汰也就不足为奇了。

What Is Inside ???




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Friday, 2 July 2010

Papyrus - 纸莎草




收藏了几年的纸莎草
终于要拿出来装饰了
爸爸拿了两块玻璃
后面喷上黑漆
就把纸莎草夹在中间
就那么简单

以前的照片从这里开始http://gnocspider.multiply.com/photos/album/159/Day_1_Afternoon_-_Pyramid

每个星期五,联邦大道就会变成联邦停车场。。。