Monday, October 31, 2011

Dear  L,,

I am empathetic towards May, who has been experiencing  unpleasant primary school life for such a long time.


In fact, there are many children who have the similar problems, mainly because of their schools being a lack of loving environment for individual but for scores, glory and fame.  In the documentary MUSIC AND LIFE, KJ Wong, a student in Diocesan Boys’ School has his view to this school, extra activities, family and his own future, very though provoking. I can lend the DVD to you if you want to watch. We watched the movie in 2009 with Eugene.

 You can read Ming Pao to find that many parents put their children overall happiness at the first priority and try their all effort to find suitable schools for their children.Then the outcomes for their children's development are completely different.


All schools Eugene has been studied show strong sense of loving and caring,from principles to teachers, whom we are thankful always and forever. They gave children freedom, courage and confidence, they allow children to make mistakes and to try and to give space for them to develop potential. All children are equal and  are open to opportunities /activities. Most students don't need any remedy study after school. Save lots of money, right? Most importantly,children become much self-initiative and learn to study on their own from very early age.

What I strongly advise is as May is going to adolescence period, your relationship with kids are more like friends. They need freedom and space and respect. They are more creative and looking for independent. That is wonderful but need your parents positive support. All you need do is to give them best environment for her to have a happier, secure, freer, fair environment to develop.

Many children in student- unfriendly system are very depressed, for a longtime, and their inner world are rather vulnerable and less optimistic. This will affect heir outlook and value system to people, and society when they grow up to adults.The society and system is to be blamed. But our parents are also to be responsible.

Well. Try to do something for her. Listen to her and her problem may be not a problem at all, if she has chance to be less loaded and confined. She is a brilliant girl with so much wide imagination and creativity, I believe.

Give her more praise and recognitions, she deserve the comments.

 Well, you asked me what I have been doing throughout these years. I have never stopped learning (self-physiological development, communication and presentation skill, health practice and personal coaling with hope to coach myself, my family and help people I care for. I found what I see the world is rather different, from much insight, wide and open. Most importantly, I am more emphatic and tend to seeing things through others' eyes.


To get more details about my experiences, learning and my views and valuable info for health, you can frequently go to my blog

http://happinesshealthdw.blogspot.com/



With caring and loving.

Looking for details


25-10-2011

B

You seem to be gradually care for details from your talk, shopping and even cleaning the exhaustion fan through the CS training. In many cases, you reminded me and us of something important but we didn't realize That is a step stone to be an engineer or person who can make something. Steve Job was an example of looking on details and perfectionist.

Mom

Also it is very good to keep reading habit besides academia study, in which you might get lost but through learning successful persons' experiences and failures, you will stay cleared-headed and get to know what you really need for your future development.

We just watched Document on Steve Job, a person who has strove his whole life on computer innovation, development based on his visionary power, intuitions, which he believed to represent human's need and desire. Nevertheless, he also experienced huge setbacks which were his turning points after learning from error and adjustments. He was also an excellent negotiator and had an unbelievable convincing power and persuasive ability all because he was in strong belief of himself and his products. So I think you can try to talk more about your ideas in different environments and events to improve.

Father just spent his first retirement day. Looked much relaxed and we had some exercises last night in the Gym-room after dinner. I hope to change his habit of watching TV for hours after meals.

Mom

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Fauja Singh world's first marathoner at 100

MING PAO

Fauja Singh just ran a marathon. He’s also 100 years old.

Prepare to feel downright slothful. On Saturday, Fauja Singh became the oldest person to ever complete a full-distance marathon when he finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in just over 8 hours, 25 minutes (and no, he didn't finish in last place).
The British runner, who turned 100 back in April, chalks his success up to "not smoking or drinking alcohol, staying positive — and eating ginger curry," but experts in geriatric medicine say that, at least in Mr. Singh's case, there's likely a lot more at work than healthy living alone.
"He is obviously a highly exceptional person. Marathons are a major stresser on your body. At the age of 100 most people are concentrating on 10 yards rather than a marathon," said Dr. Sharon Brangman, chair of the American Geriatric Society.
"He is definitely a unique individual - not like any patient I have ever taken."
The BBC explores some of the reasons Singh is the oldest person to ever run a marathon, and how his success has inspired others:


 

Long-distance running is hard on the body - and the older you get the greater the toll it takes.
The heart becomes less efficient at circulating oxygen - an average 60-year-old pumps 20% less oxygenated blood than a 20-year-old.
Muscle strength also declines sharply once you pass 70, at a rate of about 30% per decade, according to some studies.
Your ligaments and tendons become more brittle, making you more prone to injuries, and your lung tissue becomes stiffer and less efficient.
But if you are in good health and used to training, some of these ravages of age can be slowed down.
And there is a growing band of people who find they can continue to pound the pavements into their eighties and even nineties, if they look after themselves properly.
To them - and younger people who believe marathon-running is the key to a longer life - Mr Singh is a hero.
You can read more about Singh's incredible feat over at BBC News

Monday, October 17, 2011

Death is only a ‘stop’ in Life Journey - On the day of Memory of Mr NG WING HONG

17-10-11




(One of Mr Ng's favorite hobbies was is to taking photos of butterflies)

Death is only a ‘stop’ in Life Journey

17-10-11

Mr Ng wing Hong has left us for two weeks. On his last two days in the world, he became a Christian. It must be his last and one of the most important decisions in his life, which was also the last spiritual present to his family without any doubt, making them much relieved and easier to get through the most difficult time.

In his Christian ceremony, I was deeply moved by Mrs Ng and his two sons’ strong character that must be influenced by his father. I could absolutely understand their pain, suffering and sorrow for lost their loved one. We could learn his family, best friend, colleague and his classmate sharing about their experience with Mr Ng and understanding about Mr Ng’s –his helpful, warmhearted and sincere character, his diligent lifelong learning spirit, hardworking attitude and versatile talents. His eldest son told us his father’s first consideration was to reduce the impact of his departure to minimum, even when he was battling against cancer, he never lost his temper and lost his faith to recover. He struggled to eat every mouthful of food until finishing it and breathed every monthly of air with the oxygen breathing device. He never thought of death until the last days.

In our family’s eye, he was a mountaineer, a warmhearted friend and a amateur photographer. We have enjoyed his photo about nature very often, which was incredibly beautiful and awesome.



There were some important things I have learnt from the service:

There are three savings we need to do in our life –

That is to create wealth

By build better health style, without health, without anything ( to save health)

To create spiritual wealth (to save spiritual properties)

– Friends for sharing and support

_ Knowledge and positive energy

To create value for others and thus ourselves (to save money is part of the savings)



The service was truly a process to remember our lost friend and encourage people to learn from him and give great comfort to his family. Most importantly, it was a celebration of love, caring and encouragement and life lesson to people who attended.

I am sure if Mr Ng could know all of the process, he would be much relieved and live in peace forever.

Well, compared with traditional Chinese funeral, I have to say that Christian ceremony and rites much more effectively serves the purpose of a service for a deceased because the speeches were included. I found the following purposes were fulfilled in the ceremony –

·      to remember the deceased

·      to share experiences and learn from of the deceased

·      to conform the survivors

·      to give positive energy to the people whom was loved and cared by the deceased to live with each day with love, passion, gratitude and joy.



I didn’t imagine my favorite song Amazing Grace was the background music in the ceremony. I was deeply impressed by the atmosphere. It gave us a sense of peace, relief and strength to face future challenge and to treasure each day as the last day of life with gratitude.


Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.



The priest’s speech about attitude to death from Christian’s point of view surprised me so much. I realized that my view to death is in echo with their views, that is life is not the end of life but a “bus-stop” in the life journey, a phrase of life, thus a part of life if we think spiritual life is enteral in a world full of love. I truly believe this and appreciate Christian’s ideology to life. Although our physical body is left the world, our spirit can live forever. It never dies if I trust there is unconditional happiness and love in the world and that is our heaven.



Throughout the ceremony, I was touched by the family’s strong character and courage in facing the heartbreaking moment and people’s comfort. I was again compelled to feel the power of religion to reunion people and strengthen people’s confidence the hard time.



If my life is in down count with days or months to go, I will immediately apply to be Christian and arrange my own ceremony in Mr Ng’s way. That is the only way my message about to love, to care and to be passionate to life can be delivered effectively.

Through reading my letter to my family and friends, and other speakers’ point of views, my family and friends can understand me better about my attitude to life, why I choose to be a Christian at this life and death moment, why I decide to donate my useful organs and why I decide to spray my ash to the South China sea.

In the world with love, my life could be reborn. 

In the world with love, my family could be standing on their feet more quickly and set them at peace so that they can get back to normal life easier, and the impact of my departure will be reduced to minimum.



My attitude to Life:

The span of life is not the major factor of happiness. It is the quality of life – if we have really enjoyed the process of our life, if we have tried our best to improve the wellbeing of our loved ones, our families, which matters most.



My attitude to death:

- Regarding death and everything that we cannot change with our current resources and power, we’ve got to accept it, face it and adapt to the changes that brings to us and then we can release it.

So death is a fact of life, just let it go if we don’t scare of it. Don’t let it bother you too much to miss our so much wonderful things we already have or we can create.

For anything you have to do it, you’ve got to love it, and then you can make the best use of it and succeed. Similarly, death is a fact of life, if you know how to die (face it), you know how to live each day with meaning and fulfillment.

-death is not the destiny but a phrase of changing – to enter into a pure spiritual world by spreading our loving thoughts to our descendants, donating  my  useful organs to people who are in desperate need and to spray my body ash to ocean so as to be back to absolutely nature.

You can consider see death is not an end of life but a ‘bus stop’ of a life journey.

Here is my favorite poem about death -


“I have turned into

A glimpse of a wave stroking the shore,

A lining of sunlight warming your heart,

A breeze of wind refreshing your face,

A bunch of grass relaxing on the hill,

And a tuft of flowers smiling to you!"



-Anonymous






So I will be in the hill to embrace you, I will be in the sea to hug you and I will be in the smile to smile to you. Be with me each day in your mind as I was still round.

My last words would be if I was dying:

Be happy, be smiling and laughing all the time even in adversity.

Stay curious for new things;

Stay hungry for knowledge;

Stay foolish and don’t take it too serious to life.

Life can be fun if you see it fun and can be sad if you see it sad.

It is you mind makes the hell heaven and heaven the hell.




There were some important things I have learnt from the service:

There are three savings we need to do in our life –

That is to create wealth

By build better health style, without health, without anything ( to save health)

To create spiritual wealth ( to save spiritual properties)

– Friends for sharing and support

_ knowledge and positive energy

To create value for others and thus ourselves (to save money is part of the savings)



The service was truly a process to remember our lost friend and encourage people to learn from him and give great comfort to his family. Most importantly, it was a celebration of love, caring and encouragement and life lesson to people who attended.

I am sure if Mr Ng could know all of the process, he would be much relieved and live in peace forever.

Well, compared with traditional Chinese funeral, I have to say that Christian ceremony and rites much more effectively serves the purpose of a service for a deceased because the speeches were included. I found the following purposes were fulfilled in the ceremony –

·      to remember the deceased

·      to share experiences and learn from of the deceased

·      to conform the survivors

·      to give positive energy to the people whom was loved and cared by the deceased to live with each day with























The Power of subconscios mind - Some review on NLP theories


17-10-2011       


 Chris Howard talk in the Aware Show yesterday reminded me that

1
What you think of yourself to become will be the major factor to determine your destination.  That is bound by Cause and Effect relationship. Positive thinking and constructive thinking always make things better, that is because you are physiologically prepared to make things better and prepare to accept mistakes and ready to adjust it.

2
What you want doesn’t mean what you really want. Most desires and wishes are in the conscious level but not on the subconscious level. The later level will be the action talking center in which you treat putting effort as a kind of enjoyment rather that burden. If your wants are from subconscious level, you wants will be turned out results without second thoughts or any limiting decisions or beliefs to hold things up without action.

3
If you have thing that you have to do, you’ve got to love it; only if you love it, you will make succeed in it. That is also to say if you can’t change the event, you’ve got to change you r attitude to accept it, adapt to it and eventually to make the best use of it. Anything is positive if you think it is only an experience, learning process that can enrich your life.

4
Secondary gain is a tricky thought from our subconscious mind to make an excuse to indulge ourselves in  any negative thinking or behavior. The more second gains we have, the more passive a person will be in life. It will devastate a person’s latent potential and leave them locked in a vicious circle in the end.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Happiness vs Health

Dr Mark Wily's article extract:

http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/alternative-medicine/tools-for-making-yourself-happier/?rmid=2011_10_12_EHD_[E11605601]&rrid=389427993

Health and happiness go hand in hand. You can’t be truly healthy unless you’re truly happy. But happiness may mean different things to different people. Still, measuring systems have been devised that can help you understand your happiness quotient and how to improve it.

Ultimate Actualization

Abraham Maslow put forth the idea that until certain basic needs are met, you cannot truly excel or actualize your potential. These include: psychological, safety, social, esteem and self-actualization needs.

To help us understand and rate our own life quality, we should use Maslow’s basic needs as the foundation for measurement.

Finally, you have to take into account health factors that depend on individual personal responsibility. These include lifestyle factors like diet, physical activity, addictive habits, social behaviors, education and income. You have to interpret a survey of life satisfaction in the context of the lifestyle choices made by those who take the survey.

Please read the Dr's report -
THREE SECRETS TO OPTIMAL HEALTH

http://www.drmarkwiley.com/media/3_Secrets_Report.pdf



Negotiation skill - 林伟贤的谈判技巧课程

谈判技巧:


Section 1 and 2 How to win-win and Preparation of a negotiation


建立双win:谈判是商量
1
找有能力的人,从中再找有兴趣的人销售
2
找有需要的人,confirm ability to buy 建立需求,挑起欲望
3
有需求必有期望和想要的压力,要利用压力
Buyer:quality,prices,time,quantity
Seller:price,time,quality,quantity
You have to meet buyers requirement to make profits:win win
4
提供不同选择的方案,保持弹性,画出底线
5
Use phrasal anchor to set up an inspiring buying environment to buyers and target to self
6
让客户记住你,离不开你
每次谈判都可能是最后一次,故不要害怕ask for close the deal
7
Negotiator:
Need
Expectation
Guarantee
objections
Trust
Interaction
Assume tips of close
Timing
Over delivery
Relationship


Section 3: Opponent Info collection
MAIN points:
1)collection of info:
positive and negative
2) analyse info and get the authentic info only
3) know the opponents' wants and targets and try to meet their basic need
4) update info and do assessment during the whole process
5) different roles to play in a team or by only self
6) always meet win-win goal
7) psychological quality control 



Section 4
如何进行优势谈判
昨天的成功靠机会,明天的成功靠智慧
how to make more profit:
  1. by selling more and produce more new products
  2. by reducing costs
  3. by negotiate optimal prices

  4. TRY TO GET THE OPPONENT PRICE FIRST
  5. OTHERWISE TO OPEN A HIGHER PRICE ESP IF YOU KNOW YOUR OPPONENT LITTLE: demand > TARGET(WHY: YOU MAY GET UNEXPECTED  ACCEPTANCE AND UNEXPECTED PROFIT; YOU CAN HAVE MORE SPACE FOR FORTH AND BACK TALKS)
  6. TO OPEN A PROPER PRICE, YOU MUS KNOW YOUR PRODUCTS WELL AND KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS' REQUIREMENTS WELL
  7. DURING NEGOTIATION, YOU CAN REQUEST THE OPPONENT TO BE FAIR ENOUGH, OR  TO ASK FOR PERMISSIONS FROM YOUR LEADER TO PLAY TIME.
  8. 夹心法:中间价 = (selling final price -buying final price)/2 + buying final price
  9. WIN WIN = buyer face and seller/buyer benefits are considered 


    Section 5

    谈判的开场策略



    a-Once opening price, try to handle buyers' response: with understand their FEELING, you would have the same feeling if you were the buyers and tell them what is the reasons for the prices. 
    b-Create the value of the products before opening the prices.  
    c- show indifference feeling for both sides, never showing your hurry to buy or sell
    d. try to squeeze prices with plenty of info that you have got before
    and
    not showing to eager to close the deal. Once you don't bother to buy or sell, the other side has lost 1/2 good position
    e. customers can be defined into three types: visual, audio and kinetic - most of them are the no. 1 and no.3
    f. if no reaction and no objection, assume the deal is done and ask them:
    is there any thing no clear?
    Anything needed to be added?
    If everything is clear and money is not a problem, quantity 5 or 6? ( possible accepted area or a little bit bigger)
    g. three prices: opening price ( wishful price), possible price and bottom price
    h. using product value to resolve the confrontation 
    Section 6
    谈判的中场策略
     Buyer: Your conditions are not good enough. keeping silence Seller: what is your best price? Buyer: giving a price Seller: in that case, we have to lower the quality of the material or ... Try to find out if the objections are excuse or real problem, if real, help them to solve it, if not, give them face but go to more details or soften their embarrassment. try to throw the ball to the opponent Don't firstly confirm the 1/2 price , ask the buyer to give the price. try to cover the profit by selling other side benefits when the price is not too good
    give an assumed answer and get the real answer for the buyer/ seller
    When questioned, ask them to give answer first or ask who can solve the problem in buyer side
    speak less, listen more and ask right questions
    don't answer questions too fast, wait and delay the answer if it is favor you or if you are not sure
    The longer time the talk takes, the higher pressure to both sides; so be patient and be calm and relaxed
    Section 7 蚕食黥ten
    Raising conditions step by step
    don't offer additional conditions or benefits for free initially
    得了便宜不卖乖
    每让一步,要求对方也让一步
    提出要求:在人临成功/已成功的式后,在失败的时候,在对方对你有信任的时候,这个时候,人是最脆弱的时候
    offering additional benefit may not bring any benefit to self. So need to take a balance. Exchange conditions are most important
    don't offer more than one benefits at one time, step by steps and get back counter offers as well
    don't proactively offer benefits until very necessary and ask back for more as well
    the better preparation, the more advantages to negotiate and more space to squeeze prices 
    Summary

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

「聰明」患者与救命飲食


那麼要怎麼做才能維持健康呢?

            "救命飲食"告訴答案就在於吃的食物。

            坎貝爾博士出身於傳統的酪農家庭,他也曾經深信牛奶是自然界
            中最完美的食物,並鼓勵人們多多攝取牛奶,蛋和肉類,因為這些
            食物含有許多“優質”動物性蛋白質。

            然而,在協助進行一項改善菲律賓貧童營養不良的過程中,他發現
            了一個可怕的秘密──

            攝取最多蛋白質的孩童,最容易罹患肝癌!同時期的另一份印度研
            究報告也指出,在被投以致癌物,並且在飲食裡分別含20 蛋白質
            5 蛋白質的二組大鼠中,產生肝癌病變的比例是1000

            掌握自己的健康,正確知識很重要。

            今所以提倡以植物性食品為主的飲食,來降低癌症風險,90
            病自己會好.

            高血壓、糖尿病、高血脂、膽固醇過高、肥胖、痛風、便祕、胃潰
            瘍、頭痛、腰痛、過敏、失眠、 自律神經失調……

            這些佔門診百分之90的病,實際上不必吃藥就會好. 岡本裕(Y.

            Okamoto)是日本腦外科醫生,同時專長惡性腫瘤的臨床治療與研
            究。他最出名的就是「盡可能不開藥」,但他治療與給過建議的慢
            性病及癌症病患,復發率卻很低,這是怎麼辦到的?

            岡本醫師二十多年診療觀察的經驗指出:當個「聰明」患者,比當
            個醫生眼中的「好」患者,得到痊癒的機率更高。關於看病吃藥,
            他指出:

           
            ◎不是不吃藥,而是吃藥要有期限; 如果一直吃不好,就要檢討原因。

            ◎血壓高未必需要吃藥,壓力大、作息亂才是腦溢血主因。

            ◎血糖標準降低,於是糖尿病患者暴增幾百萬人,但並非都需要吃藥。

            ◎膽固醇愈低愈好?其實膽固醇在220~280mg/dl的人,最長壽。

            ◎新陳代謝症候群,本不必看醫生。

            ◎連醫生都未必知道,腸子是人體最重要的免疫器官。

            ◎制酸劑並不能治療胃潰瘍,原因何在?

            ◎常吃頭痛藥會刺激交感神經,可能引發其他疾病。

            ◎腰痛別穿緊身搭,更別馬上貼痠痛貼布。

            ◎過敏、溼疹,不用擦藥膏,多攝取發酵食品就可以治好。

           ◎晚餐不要太晚吃,就能改善失眠。

            ◎別讓養生成為壓力,再養生的食物,吃起來好吃才是最基本的。

            ◎量量體重,就能看出營養是否失衡。

            ◎坐姿不前傾,就能改善很多疼痛症狀。

            ◎按摩手指,就能維持自律神經的平衡。

            ◎按摩小腿部,可以改善全身血液循環。

            ◎按壓百會穴,刺激分泌內啡□, 提高自癒力。

            ◎洗澡冷熱水交替,能遠離感冒。

            ◎把看電視改成每天散步一小時或6,000步, 半年體重90kg60kg

            ◎睡覺不只是休息,睡足七小時才能徹底修復人體自癒 力。

            ◎不可以用病患的身分去看病,而要以顧客或朋友的對等身分。

          
            種提高自癒力的生活習慣,有多達2,400 癌症與慢性病患在
            使用,就算不全部執行,只做到六、七成結果一樣很顯著。

            他的臨床數據顯示:病患在淋巴球數的增加、生活品質的提高,以
            及存活率的提升,都得到顯著的改善。

            用吹風機吹手虎口, 鼻塞馬上通

            現代人,鼻子過敏, 10 人至少有2 個。預防感冒,或是想讓鼻
            塞馬上通的妙方:

            準備吹風機~

            用吹風機吹虎口的部位,虎口在食指與拇指中間, 右邊不通吹右
            邊的手, 左邊不通吹左邊的手, 請用最小的熱風,小心不要燒傷自
            己,可以慢慢吹。

            不知有沒有聽過溫炙,就是有艾草在穴道上燻熱。人 覺得用吹風
            機比較快,因為吹的面積比較大。

            還有家中有小孩的,要預防感冒, 可常常用以上的方法,但要小心
            別把小孩燙傷。

            手上的穴道很多,但是抓不到那個點,所以可以隨時用吹風機吹自
            己的手以達到強身保健.