2011年11月3日 星期四
2011年10月31日 星期一
2011年9月22日 星期四
How much water, cement, sand and gravel to mix a "happy"?
After 7 months preparation, I finally landed in Kampot, Cambodia in July 2011 with over 40 volunteers. From sketch design, model building, detailed design to site work in Cambodia, we participated and built a new pre-school for 45 Cambodian children to support schooling in local.
Every day we spent some time playing and interacting with the children and guiding them to draw and paint, so as to emphasize the importance of participatory design and increase kid’s sense of belonging to the school. This is one of the objective of IDEA Project. Without any knowledge in Khmer, we communicate with the children with body language. Friendship and love came into being when we hold hands, hugged and kissed. Isn’t it the simplest way sending your regards to people around?
After 9 days working in the construction site, mixing cements, putting together the bricks, we have beautiful school buildings with every one participatory in the construction process. Standing in front of the yellow blocks, I reckoned the second meaning of building the school – people living at ease in this small village, they are grateful to what they have. I feel satisfied and happy when I was slowing the pace of living with a taste of simplicity.
Every day we spent some time playing and interacting with the children and guiding them to draw and paint, so as to emphasize the importance of participatory design and increase kid’s sense of belonging to the school. This is one of the objective of IDEA Project. Without any knowledge in Khmer, we communicate with the children with body language. Friendship and love came into being when we hold hands, hugged and kissed. Isn’t it the simplest way sending your regards to people around?
After 9 days working in the construction site, mixing cements, putting together the bricks, we have beautiful school buildings with every one participatory in the construction process. Standing in front of the yellow blocks, I reckoned the second meaning of building the school – people living at ease in this small village, they are grateful to what they have. I feel satisfied and happy when I was slowing the pace of living with a taste of simplicity.
2011年9月9日 星期五
2011年9月6日 星期二
2011年9月3日 星期六
Wake me up when September ends
Hope the sweetness lasts.
Should I go for a sleep now, and
please can you come and wake me up when September ends?
2011年8月26日 星期五
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今天食了四餐，除了等菜和飯後傾談的時間外，
毎次真正用餐其實都不多於20分鐘，現在得撐得肚皮都破了。
在柬國的時候，午餐和晚餐都得花上２小時，
不是因為我們點了鮑參翅肚要大魚大肉，
而是當地上菜速度慢，客人自然放輕鬆去吃。
我就在想，在香港，大家有必要迫得自己這麼緊嗎－－
鑽進名氣食店，然後進店前有人跟你要求一小時後還枱；
你急不及待要點菜，再狼呑，終於趕得黆切在限時內完成壯舉。
其實把食物咀嚼多幾口，細味一下，
不但是對它存在價值的肯定，也是對自己的尊重。
生活和生存之別，不就在此？
我要放生自己，吃慢一點吧！
Whats more, 我長肉了 >.<
P.S.我聽聞過禪修中有一種訓練會在用膳時進行，
參加者每一口進食都要咀嚼三十次或以上。
就是要放鬆思想，使感覺變得更敏銳。
我應該要學習！
毎次真正用餐其實都不多於20分鐘，現在得撐得肚皮都破了。
在柬國的時候，午餐和晚餐都得花上２小時，
不是因為我們點了鮑參翅肚要大魚大肉，
而是當地上菜速度慢，客人自然放輕鬆去吃。
我就在想，在香港，大家有必要迫得自己這麼緊嗎－－
鑽進名氣食店，然後進店前有人跟你要求一小時後還枱；
你急不及待要點菜，再狼呑，終於趕得黆切在限時內完成壯舉。
其實把食物咀嚼多幾口，細味一下，
不但是對它存在價值的肯定，也是對自己的尊重。
生活和生存之別，不就在此？
我要放生自己，吃慢一點吧！
Whats more, 我長肉了 >.<
P.S.我聽聞過禪修中有一種訓練會在用膳時進行，
參加者每一口進食都要咀嚼三十次或以上。
就是要放鬆思想，使感覺變得更敏銳。
我應該要學習！
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