2018年9月24日 星期一

Happy Birthday to You, Little Shine!

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今年中秋節,小宣的生日 ..........

.......... 2018 小宣的生日 (9/24) 巧逢中秋節

全家一同歡唱
生日快樂歌

歌詞有重點,好好笑!

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Imaginative Kids Enjoy the Outdoors

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爬樹 ● 騎車 ● 猴與狗

The two boys that I deeply love are imaginative animals:

One likes to climb the camphor tree, which is his three-story mansion; the other enjoys riding -- oh, no, he enjoys "driving" his police car here and there, patrolling the fairly open area in front of the building.

It's obvious that the one moving from one branch to another is more than a monkey. He invites the smaller one to come and visit as his honored guest. But the latter is too small to climb the tree. He works as a police officer again. Finally, he turns to get hold of me as if he were a naughty monkey -- oh, no, he is not a monkey, but a dog, barking at me as loud as he can!

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2018年9月23日 星期日

Rev. Robert Martin Visits St. James', in Taichung

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We had a special guest preacher this morning: The Revd Robert Martin (馬若斌牧師) from Hong Kong!

So far as I know, Rev. Robert works at the cathedral of Hong Kong Anglican Church (香港聖公會) and also at a small church called Emmanuel Church (以馬內利堂), in the Diocese of Hong Kong Island.

"Childlike vs. Childish" -- This is the title of Rev. Robert's sermon for today. What he preached was very impressive to me. And I thought I could use the Chinese phrase "赤子之心" (or 赤子心) as the equivalent of the English idea of "being childlike"; and "孩子氣", as "being childish."

Collin's COBUILD Dictionary on CD-ROM 2006 says:
  1. You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behavior. (e.g. His most enduring quality is his childlike innocence...
  2. If you describe someone, especially an adult, as childish, you disapprove of them because they behave in an immature way. (= immature, e.g. ...Penny's selfish and childish behavior...  Don't be so childish.)
Far East Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary (遠東 拼音 漢英辭典) says:
  1. chìzǐzhīxīn 赤子之心: (literally) a child's heart -- man's natural kindness
  2. háiziqì 孩子氣: childish; childishness
As children of our Heavenly Father, we should all know that it's GOOD to be childlike, to have the innocent heart of a child, to have the pure heart of a newborn baby; but it's NOT DESIRABLE at all for us to be childish or immature! -- O Lord, help us really grow up; let us grow well, or even a little better!

















2018年9月18日 星期二

[轉分享]歡喜來恰恰 + 夏威夷草裙舞

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The 2018 Moon Festival Party which was hosted by the Village Office of Jishan, in South District, Taichung City (台中市南區積善里中秋晚會) contained quite a few interesting programs.

The music band "Four Degrees C" took part in the performances (See #2018-0915 中秋晚會 The Moon Festival Party).

My wife, a member of Four Degrees C, sang two songs -- firstly, Ba Sheng Gan Zhou (八聲甘州); and then, together with Mr. Guolong Fang, Huanxi Lai Qiaqia (歡喜來恰恰). Through LINE, a film of this duet was shared with us by Ms. Bizhu Xie, leader of Four Degrees C. The film was so impressive to me that I'd like to share it with you, my dear blog readers! (Click and see the film below.)

Another interesting show was Hula-Hula, Hawaiian Dancing (夏威夷草裙舞). My good friend Peter Chan was one of the performers, but I won't tell you which one he is in the film or in the photo. (If you are interested in that special program, please click here and see it.)




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下圖為 2018 積善中秋晚會的
壓軸好戲:夏威夷草裙舞




2018年9月15日 星期六

中秋晚會 (The Moon Festival Party)

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台中市南區積善里 2018 中秋晚會,今晚 (9/15) 在國立中興大學學府路校門口旁邊[車道旁]盛大舉行。

晚會節目包含摸彩、詩詞吟唱、草裙舞、熱舞、器樂演奏、走秀......等,內容豐富又有趣。我們的好友陳美玉老師擔任節目主持人,而中部知名的「四度C樂團」也應邀參加演出三個節目:(1) 八聲甘州、(2) 陽明春曉、(3) 歡喜來恰恰。

在里長黃連泉先生的熱心推動下,今晚來觀賞節目的里民及其他觀眾,為數相當可,有圖為證歡迎點閱照片、影片


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相關文章 (Relevant Articles)
1)  Ba Sheng Gan Zhou (影音檔 轉分享) 
2)  "一翦梅" Sung by Jean Huang 
3)  [轉分享]歡喜來恰恰 + 夏威夷草裙舞 

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【上圖左】 台中市南區區長 鍾正光 先生
【上圖右】 南區積善里里長 黃連泉 先生