Sunday, October 31, 2010

Making Korean traditional desserts at Kwangju Namdo food museum

Learning how to make Korean traditional desserts at Kwangju Namdo food museum. 12/9/2010

It was quite easy, because all the ingredients were prepared for us. What we had to do was just press and roll. And with the help of the Korean teacher frying the pancakes for us...it was as easy as ABC.

It was a fun experience though...for a bunch of curious tourists like us. haha!

We packed the desserts we made ourselves. Not bad though. But I ended up forcing myself to finish our finish products. haha!
http://namdofoodmuseum.go.kr/

This is what our team had made. I am not sure what this is called. Not too bad. haha!

Our Korean Teachers
Our fellow tour mates, or classmates preparing the desserts.
Namdo food museum, Kwangju

Han Couture 汉服

新唐人2010 全球汉服回归设计大奖


NTDTV 3rd Global Chinese Han Couture Design Competition

http://hancouture.ntdtv.com/













Bronze

 Gold
Silver


Thursday, October 28, 2010

"I Have Found the True Meaning of Life"

Computer Programmer from Romania: "I Have Found the True Meaning of Life" (Photo)

By Wentian Cheng

(Clearwisdom.net) Seven years ago, doctors told Kuki that he would lose his eyesight within two years. But seven years have passed, and Kuki, without taking any medicine, and without wearing glasses, can see very clearly. In the many years that Kuki had been married, he didn't want to have children because he was filled with anxiety about the world they would be growing up in. He felt that he had no way to undertake the responsibility of raising children, and he didn't want to bring them up in a world where they would be surrounded by violence and corruption. But now he has a lovely daughter, and because he has found the true meaning of life, he has seen hope in society changing for the better.
Kuki and his loveable daughter


A sufferer of glaucoma sees hope


These changes all occurred because Kuki began to practice Falun Gong five years ago. Kuki is Romanian and is a computer programmer. He enjoys working at his computer round the clock. He found out that he had glaucoma, and that the intraocular pressure in his eyes was high. He was told that he may become blind. With poor vision, he had no way to work, yet his family still had to depend on his earnings every month to pay for the rent.

He visited doctors everywhere, looking for a means of treatment. In the city where he lived, he saw over ten doctors, and also traveled to the capital city to see more. He even went abroad to seek medical treatment. But there was not one doctor who could tell him the real cause of the illness and how to cure it. Under enormous pressure, he was nervous and apprehensive, and gave up hope, and started to look for another solution. He started to try qigong and yoga as well as meditation, and read many books. He could feel that meditation could alleviate the intraocular pressure, but he said that he didn't understand what the yoga books meant.

Finally, a friend recommended Falun Gong. When Kuki saw that Falun Gong included meditation and was based on Zhen - Shan - Ren (Truthfulness - Compassion - Forbearance), he felt that it was very good.

He started to read the book Zhuan Falun. He, who placed much importance on logical thinking, felt that he had found a true science in the book: "After reading the book, I felt that this definitely opened up the whole world to me, all the possibilities unfolded before my eyes, and many things, and I felt that this was true science."

"My thought upon reading it for the first time was that this is certainly a very good book, but after reading it I didn't have an impression on the structure of it, and had no way to share it with people. After reading it for the second time, many words were Chinese, and I didn't know what the relation between them was. I noticed how it says that one should read the book many times, so I began to read it repeatedly."

He soon felt that his entire world had changed for the better. From the time he was small he was often picked on by others, but he didn't wish the same upon others, so when he was very young he started to think about how to make this society harmonious and peaceful. The way he saw it, life was very difficult, and if one just lived blindly, without knowing the meaning of life, that would make things very painful for people. "During this period of time I felt that there was no meaning to life. In the beginning I wanted society to change for the better, but what made me sad was that there was no way of doing so. When I read the book Zhuan Falun I thought, now I know what to do. Only through upgrading moral standards can society change for the better. When the whole world has changed, when you change your view, and when you look upon the world in a different way, you can say that the world has changed. I'm not afraid of going outdoors any more, and not afraid of conversing with people, and I'm not afraid of this sort of thing. I have become optimistic, and have found the meaning of life."

Positive Changes Come After Practicing Falun Gong

Kuki began to change. "Before I am about to say something that might hurt other people, I think it over. Before I used to think that I am independent and don't need other people. Now I avoid harming other people to the best of my ability, and I have realised that this has a lot of value, and for me not letting other people get hurt has a lot of meaning to it." He didn't argue with his wife any more after that, neither did he think that it was her problem and that it was nothing to do with him when coming across problems. He started to consider her and other family members, and to give them an environment in which they could feel comfortable.

In his work, he also changed his attitude. Before he would intentionally show off about some things he could do in front of his project supervisor, and in his mind he would think, "You can't do it, but I can." After practicing cultivation, he realised that this was not good. "This was an attachment of mine - I was hoping to validate myself. Now I know this is not good, and I am trying to encourage everyone, trying to have everyone put forth a surge of effort, and in this way they will do even better."

Kuki, who had never thought of having children before, became a father after practicing cultivation because he finally had confidence in society. He was now confident that he could undertake the task of bringing up a child, and that he could give the child a good living environment. Especially after practicing cultivation, he realised how precious life was, and now he has a loveable daughter.

Along with his cultivation practice in Falun Gong, he had come to understand more and more about changing himself for the better according to Truthfulness - Compassion - Forbearance, and he felt that he didn't need to use any medicine to treat his glaucoma any more. Five years have passed, and his eyesight has gone back to normal and he doesn't have the worry of glaucoma any more.

Talking to Others About Falun Gong

When he had just started to practice cultivation, he saw news about the persecution that Falun Gong was suffering in mainland China, but he felt that this was not related to him, because he had only just started to practice cultivation. But after coming to understand more about Falun Gong, and after meeting even more Falun Gong practitioners, he changed: "This is good people being persecuted, it's simply mad. So I started to think about how I could help, and how to stop this irrational persecution."

When Kuki, who had himself lived under the rule of an evil Communist government, read the "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" he gained more understanding about the evil communist party. He realised that although there is no longer a communist government in Romania, that some people still live in its evil shadow. For example, some people are still worried about whether spies will report them to the authorities for speaking out in public. To enable more people to see clearly through the evil communist party, he and other Falun Gong practitioners held a Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party Seminar in the city in which he lives, and the mayor came to speak. He recollected the situation when Romania was under the rule of the evil communist party.

He also tried his best to enable more people understand what Falun Gong is, and to understand the persecution that is happening in China. In his view, the persecution that is happening in faraway China is also related to Westerners. Many people ask him, "Why are you so concerned about what is happening in China? Aren't our own problems enough?" He tells them: "It is just like what Martin Luther King said: 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' If we accept this infringement upon human rights, and accept this enslavement, perhaps one day we will also be enslaved."

Kuki hopes that this persecution will soon end and that the world can become more harmonious. Not only is it for ourselves but also for our future generations. He believes that if everybody can make some small effort, it could bring about significant change in the world.

http://clearwisdom.net/html/articles/2010/10/27/121051.html

Monday, October 25, 2010

西澳农产品展上的法轮功真相(图)

【明慧网二零一零年十月二十五日】(明慧记者林峰澳洲报道)一年一度的布伦斯维克农业展(Brunswick Agricultural Show)是南半球规模最大的农业展,布伦斯维克离西澳首都珀斯市约一百六十公里,是一个有百年历史的小镇。每年的十月份吸引约一万五千当地居民与游客前往参观。
法轮功优雅的炼功动作让许多人在川流熙攘的人潮中驻足

今年,正如往年一样,法轮功优雅的炼功动作让许多人在川流熙攘的人潮中驻足。他们被法轮功学员散发出的慈悲祥和的能量所吸引。众多的访客接受了真相及介绍法轮大法的传单。一些人在制止迫害的请愿书上签名。

许多民众对中共荒谬愚蠢的迫害表示不解与谴责,并希望这场无理的迫害能早日结束。还有一些有缘人表示要来学习法轮功。

中國舞蹈 Chinese Dance

第四屆新唐人全世界中國舞舞蹈大賽實況錄像

WATCH NTDTV’s 4th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition ONLINE ...

Double click on the box below to watch it! ^^


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(http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/b5/2010/10/23/a446688.html#video)

(http://dance.ntdtv.com/)

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Bye Bye Oily Skin! For shine-free skin...

Bye Bye Oily Skin! For shine-free skin, try using 'Milk of Magnesia' as an Oil Controller! IT WORKS!

Found in most drugstore under the gastric section.

Yeah, it is an ingredient used for treating constipation and gastric.

But it can be used to control the oil on your face too. Surprise!

(Also known as Magnesium hydroxide)

P.S.: You can buy products with 'Milk of Magnesia' or  'Magnesium hydroxide' from UNITY - NTUC Healthcare in Singapore. Look under the 'gastic section'

There is one called 'POLYSILIC III SUSPENSION' which costs only  $3.80 a bottle. Cheap, and it works!

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruXbdwRZFn0)

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

2nd chance at life through the practice of Falun Gong

A short multimedia piece about a onetime 'wise-guy' from South Boston who got a second chance at life through the practice of Falun Gong.

(http://vimeo.com/8142015)


leaving southie from R Galluccio on Vimeo.

“我找到了人生的意义”

【明慧网二零一零年十月十七日】(明慧记者文天成采访报道)七年前医生告诉库奇(Kuki),两年后他就会失明。但是七年过去了,库奇不吃药,不戴眼镜也能看得相当清楚。结婚多年的他一直没有要孩子,因为他对社会充满了忧虑,他觉得自己无法承担抚养孩子的责任,他不想让孩子在三十年后在一个暴力、腐败的社会生活。但是现在他有了一个可爱的女儿,因为他找到了生命的意义,看到了社会变好的希望。

青光眼患者看到了希望

这些变化都因为库奇在五年前开始修炼法轮功。库奇是一位罗马尼亚人,身为电脑程序员的他对夜以继日的在电脑前工作乐此不彼。当得知自己得了青光眼,眼压很高,不久后可能失明时,他感到了极大的压力。因为没有了视力,他无法工作,而他和家人还得靠他每个月的收入还房屋贷款呢。

于是他到处看医生,寻找治疗方法。在他居住的城市,他看了十多位医生,又来到罗马尼亚首都看医生,甚至还到国外去看。但是没有医生能够告诉他真正的病因和治疗方法。在巨大的压力下,他紧张,焦虑,失望,开始自己寻找解决方法。他开始尝试气功,瑜伽,静坐,并看相关的书籍。他能感受到静坐可以缓解他的眼压,但是瑜伽书却让他看的不知所云。

正在他焦头烂额的时候,一位朋友向他推荐了关于法轮功的网页链接。当库奇看到法轮功第五套功法是打坐,看到了“真善忍”时,感觉就非常好。

他开始阅读《转法轮》一书。非常注重逻辑的他觉得从《转法轮》中看到了真正的科学:“读完书后,我觉得这确实给我打开了整个世界,所有的可能性都展现出来了,有各种事情,是真正的科学。”

“第一次读的想法是,这的确是很好的书,但是我读完后对书的结构没有印象,无法与人分享。第二次读的时候,有很多词是中文的,我不知道他们之间的联系是什么。当我读的时候,我注意到书中写着应该反复读。所以我就读了一遍又一遍。”

在看了一遍又一遍《转法轮》后,库奇觉得他的整个世界得到了改善。他从小就受人欺负,但他不希望别人也有同样的遭遇,因此很小的时候就开始考虑如何才能使社会变得和谐安宁。在他看来生活非常艰难,如果只是盲目的活着,不知道生活的意义,那会让人非常痛苦。“我曾经历过这段时间,没有活着的意义。当初让我坚持活下来的原因是我想让社会得到好转,但是让我悲观的是我无法做到。在读了《转法轮》后我想,现在我知道该怎么做了,只有提高道德水准才能让社会变好。整个世界都变了,当你改变了你的视角,你看待世界不一样时,你可以说世界都变了。我不再害怕出门,不再害怕与人交谈,我不再害怕这类事情。我乐观了,我找到了人生的意义。”


得法后的改变

库奇开始改变自己。“我现在更加勤奋了,在说出可能会伤害别人的话前,我会多多考虑。以前我觉得自己是一个独立的人,不需要任何人。现在我尽量避免去伤害别人,我认识到这样很有价值,对我而言让别人不受伤害非常有意义。”他不再和妻子发生争执,或是遇到问题后觉得是她的问题,与他没关系。他开始为她和其他家人考虑,给他们创造可以让他们感觉舒服的环境。

在工作中,他也改变了自己的态度。以前他会故意在项目经理面前炫耀一些自己会做的事情,心里想着,你做不到,我行。修炼后,他意识到这样不好:“这也是我的一个执着--我希望能证实自己, 现在我知道这样不好,我会试着鼓励每个人,让大家都能发挥出来,这样让他们干的更好。“

从未想过要孩子的他在修炼后当上了爸爸,因为他终于对社会有了信心,有信心承担起抚养孩子,给孩子良好生活环境的信心,特别在修炼后,他了解了生命的珍贵无价,他有了一个可爱的女儿。

随着他修炼法轮功,对按照“真善忍”改善自己理解的越来越多,他觉得自己不再需要服用任何治疗青光眼的药物。五年过去了,他的视力和以前一样,再没有青光眼的困扰。


站出来,让更多人了解真相

在刚开始修炼的时候,他看到过法轮功在中国大陆受迫害的消息,但是他认为这应该和他没有什么关系,因为他只是想修炼而已。但是在更多的了解法轮功,接触到更多的法轮功学员后,他意识到对法轮功学员的迫害是一场对好人的迫害:“这是好人在被迫害,简直是疯狂。所以我开始看如何能帮助,如何能制止这无理的事情。”

曾经在共产邪党统治下生活过的库奇在看了《九评共产党》后,对共产邪党有了更多的了解。他意识到,今天在没有了共产邪党统治的罗马尼亚,有些人仍然生活在共产邪恶主义的阴影下,比如有的人仍会担心是否会有特务拿自己的话去告密。为了让更多的人认清共产邪党,他和其他法轮功学员一起在他所在的城市举办了”九评共产党研讨会“,市长也来做了演讲,并回忆了当年罗马尼亚在共产邪党统治下的情形,效果相当好。

他也尽力让更多人来了解法轮功,了解正在中国发生的迫害。对他而言在遥远中国发生的迫害也关系到西方人。有很多人问他,为什么要关注在中国发生的事情,我们自己的问题还不够吗?他告诉他们:“正如马丁 ·路德 ·金说的:‘任何一个地方的不公正是对一切地方的公正的威胁。’如果我们接受了侵犯人权,接受奴役,可能有一天我们自己也会被奴役。”

库奇希望迫害能够早日结束,社会能够和谐,不仅仅是为了我们自己也是为了我们的子孙后代。他认为每个人都能做些小小的努力,而这小小的努力就可能带来世界的变化。

(From: http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2010/10/17/231135.html)

Monday, October 18, 2010

精美唐装 Tang Dynasty Dress

来自台湾的高透应,在本台举办的第三届全­球汉服回归设计大奖赛中,捧得银奖。从小就梦想能穿上古画中美丽衣裳的她,在大赛中用­一套套精美唐装,展现重返古代的欣喜。
Gao Touyin from Taiwan wins Silver with her green colour Tang Dynasty dress in NTDTV 3rd Global Han Couture Design Competition.

 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKhytjyu2Wc)

(http://hancouture.ntdtv.com/en/)

明代皇后礼服 MING DYNASTY EMPRESS Dress

汉服大赛金奖得主获奖感言

林颖媚,在第三届全球汉服回归设计大奖赛中,以一套华贵大气的明代皇后礼服,一举夺得大赛金奖。

Lin Yinmei's MING DYNASTY EMPRESS Dress wins GOLD in NTDTV 3rd Global Han Couture Design Competition.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgS-6sdEIrE)

((http://hancouture.ntdtv.com/en/)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

全球汉服回归设计大奖赛获奖揭晓 The Winner is....

"NTDTV 3rd Global Chinese Han Couture Design Competition"

THE WINNER IS....


(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-0PUMctrc)

古风悠悠 纽约上演汉服回归

NTDTV Chinese Han Couture Design Competition" in New York! 16/10/2010
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0pxBCI3Vjo)

(http://hancouture.ntdtv.com/)



新唐人 2010 “全球漢服回歸設計大獎賽”網絡直播录像
NTDTV 3rd Global Chinese Han Couture Design Competition" in New York! 16/10/2010
WATCH IT ONLINE -
http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/b5/2010/10/17/a443622.html#video

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Beyond - 情人(粵) MTV

A nice Cantonese song composed by Beyond Wong Ka Kui 黄家駒 ^^

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0t2PvXL0Q)



情人 - beyond

词刘卓辉.曲黄家驹.主唱黄家驹



盼望你没有为我又再渡暗中淌泪

我不想留底你的心空虚

盼望你别再让我象背负太深的罪

我的心如水你不必痴醉

盼望我别去后会共你在远方相聚

每一天望海每一天相对

盼望你现已没有让我别去的恐惧

我即使离开你的天空里

哦你可知谁甘心归去

你与我之间有谁

是缘是情是童真还是意外

有泪有罪有付出还有忍耐

是人是墙是寒冬藏在眼内

有日有夜有幻想没法等待

多少春秋风雨改多少崎岖不变爱

多少唏嘘的你在人海

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others ....

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” - Audrey Hepburn







Monday, October 11, 2010

Boatman Singing at Suzhou Garden or River, China

I captured this while touring in Suzhou Garden or River, China.

This Chinese man sang a song for us, while rowing the boat. ^^ 8/9/2010


(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjoQp-qL_i8)

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Persecution Suffered by Falun Gong Practitioners in China (4)

So Cruel.... :(



http://www.zhuichaguoji.org/ - Mr. Wu Yueqing was a Falun Gong adherent from the city of Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang province. He was abducted numerous times because of his cultivation in Falun Gong. In January 2002 he was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and was detained at the 23rd unit, 11th ward at the Mudanjiang prison in Heilongjiang province. He was tortured during detention, resulting in muscular dystrophy, and deteriorating of multiple organs. He was persecuted to death on December 23 2007. At that time, his sister Wu Yuexia was also imprisoned at the labor camp because she practiced Falun Gong. Their 13 years old son was orphaned without anyone's care after Wu's wife died later, he was sent to the Jiamusi Orphanage. The video was recorded before Wu's death. http://faluninfo.net/, http://fofg.org/, http://falundafa.org/, http://plsreadthetruth.wordpress.com/

Friday, October 8, 2010

Artwork of Falun Gong practitioners from China

中国法轮功学员书法/水彩画/剪纸 China Falun Gong practitioners' Calligraphy, Painting, paper-cutting ...

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devM8iT5ps4)



A girl in China practicising Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) 5th exercise - mediation.

This is a village in China, on the banner, it wrote 'Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) exercise - Free teaching'.
At a countryside in China, the passerbys were surprised to see a banner hung on a tree, which read 'Falun Dafa is Good!'.

Beyond Wong Ka Kui -海闊天空 "Under a Vast Sky" w/ Eng subtitle


'Forgive me for being wild and yearning for freedom'....

原諒我這一生不羈放縱愛自由




作曲:黃家駒 作詞:黃家駒
*今天我 寒夜裡看雪飄過
 懷著冷卻了的心窩飄遠方
 風雨裡追趕 霧裡分不清影蹤
 天空海闊你與我 可會變 (誰沒在變)*

多少次 迎著冷眼與嘲笑
從沒有放棄過心中的理想
一剎那恍惚 若有所失的感覺
不知不覺已變淡 心裡愛 (誰明白我)

#原諒我這一生不羈放縱愛自由
 也會怕有一天會跌到 Oh~ No~
 背棄了理想 誰人都可以
 那會怕有一天只你共我#

Repeat *# Oh~ Yeah~

仍然自由自我 永遠高唱我歌 走遍千里

Repeat #

背棄了理想 誰人都可以
那會怕有一天只你共 Oh~ Yeah~

原諒我這一生不羈放縱愛自由 Oh~ Yeah~
也會怕有一天會跌到 Oh~ Ho~
背棄了理想 誰人都可以 Oh~
那會怕有一天只你共我

~

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

How to have beautiful skin?

DIY: refreshing lemon toner

This is a secret family recipe passed down from youtuber - Elisa Sung's grandmother. She have tried this since she was 12 and it does really work! For those who are having skin troubles, sometimes the best solution for your skin is natural products found in your kitchen!

I love the natural ingredients she used in this toner. They are cheap, and make your face beautiful.
Why don't you try it today?


Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm0pN8OM3gc)

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

韩国健康盛典 - 人参

韩国最高健康盛典—金山人参节

The Koreans like ginseng, it is their health supplement.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s30IRy_NszA)

Ginseng Mask DIY

The secret to Korean women beautiful skin....

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NymYiC3iURo)

(P.S.: Don’t try using ‘Ginseng mask’ if your body is heaty in nature.“Korean Ginseng’ is considered as heaty and it might make your skin worst and prone to more breakouts if your body is heaty in nature.
Body Heatiness will be prone to more pimples breakouts and rashes. Try using cooling ingredients like ‘Tea Tree Mask’ from Body Shop or ‘Seaweed mask’ from Face Shop instead. Tea Tree fights acne!)

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Sunday, October 3, 2010

中国菜 Chinese Culinary

These delicious Chinese dishes were cooked up at the 2010 第三届新唐人“全世界中国菜厨技大赛” New Tang Dynasty’s 3rd International Chinese Culinary Competition!

Szechuan, Huaiyang, Northeastern, Cantonese, Shandong Cuisines


川菜, 淮扬菜, 东北菜, 粤菜, 鲁菜

http://culinary.ntdtv.com/












Times Square Transformed Into Ancient Chinese Kitchen! 時代廣場上的大唐之風
Times Square Transformed Into Ancient Chinese Kitchen! 時代廣場上的大唐之風

Times Square Transformed Into Ancient Chinese Kitchen! 時代廣場上的大唐之風