Communications

Several days ago, I was being scolded by a family member in whatsapp. He is practically our highness in our family.

I praised my nephew in order to comfort him, then our highness scolded me.  He picked me because I am the youngest, I guess.

I was very furious but I spent time to polish my reply before I clicked the arrow.  I told him the intention of my message, I told him I had no mean to frustrate him. I said I apologise if my praise offended him.  (It sounds ridiculous as it can be, isn't it).

Our highness then replied he was not offended then changed the topic.

I know you cannot choose your family members, but it doesn't mean someone can hurt others whenever he wants to.

This is a display of unfairness.

the perks of being a wallflower

I saw this book written by Stephen Chbosky in a bookstore.  Love the cover, then just bought it in a second.

I enjoyed reading it.  It reminds me all the perplexing and complicated feelings when I was in adolescence.

Charlie, is a high school boy in early 90s.  If he is a real person, he is a few years older than me, that means we are practically in the same generation.  I guess it is the cultural difference (or just me), Charlie seems to have a more dramatic school life than me, mine is much more simple.  I grew up in a girls' school, our school is smaller, I guess.  Most of us did not have drug problem, we did not drive, we did not go parties which always show in Hollywood films, where people always get stoned or drunken or make out in bedroom.  Yet, I understand how he felt.   It was definitely a poetic, yet miserable period of a person's life.

Sometimes, growing up is not fun, it can be struggling and painful, but a comfortable life is boring.  The most important thing is, we can make choice of our path, we are the person who decide who we are, and how we live.

弟弟，你改變了！

我和弟弟經過Giogio Armani,見到poster上的唇膏很美，問他我買一支好不好。想不到他竟然說「你唔好 嘥錢買嘢！」

哼！自從你說「我要賺好多錢，跟住變大人」那一天開始，你變了，你再不是從前的那個弟弟！

美麗的每一天

弟弟很可愛，見到好天，他會說：It's a beautiful day! 我想是老師Mrs. F教他的。

弟弟能如此欣賞美麗事物，我感到很感動。

人越大，越明白Abraham Maslow所說的真善美層。美的事就在我們身邊垂手可得：鳥兒的叫聲，蝴蝶在花間飛舞，一杯香滑雪糕。。。只可惜，人心很易被蒙蔽，生活有時太累人，人們很多時也看不見這些美好事。

可愛的弟弟卻不同。孩子最心清眼亮，他會看到美麗的事物，不會（或是未會）被金錢蓋過自己雙眼。

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有天，哥哥跟我談起空氣內的二氧化碳百份比來，我們慢慢提到地球暖化問題。

「媽媽，」他說， 「我有個願望，就是我可到世界各地種很多樹，樹就會吸收過多的二氧化碳，我們便可阻止地球暖化囉！」

我看著他，緊緊的抱了他一下，這孩子實在太乖了！！

巴斯拉圖書館員

在公共圖書館找到一本很棒的兒童圖畫書﹣ 巴斯拉圖書館員。

這是發生在美伊戰爭時，伊拉克巴斯拉的真人真事。2003年戰火延至巴斯拉， 圖書館長愛莉亞擔心圖書會被毀掉。政府不予幫忙，她卻靠著自己，鄰居和朋友，在圖書館被炸毀前搶救館內三萬多本圖書。其中一本是有七百年歷史的默罕默德傳。

故事的結局，愛莉亞將書塞滿了她的家。她夢想著和平，希望有一座新的圖書館落成。

讀完故事後，我到網上查閱這故事的發展。令人鼓舞的是， 這圖書館2004年10用重新開放， 愛莉亞再次成為這圖書館的館長。

書中最使我感動的一幅圖畫， 就是愛莉亞夢想自己泛舟河上，享受著和平的寧靜。

孩子們都很喜歡這故事。我沒有跟他們詳盡解釋這故事，讓他們用自己的方法去理解，去感受。

Orange roses

  

Birthday party organized by my family

Thsee are the birthday cakes of me and my sis in law Candy. My family ororganized the party for us yesterday.  We received kisses from all children. It was so sweet!!

I love you all!!