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✔️Seasonal Events
Bay Area Children's Theatre 會動的童話書 - 兒童音樂劇
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/806561069514250
The Gingerbread House at the Fairmont San Francisco真人版薑餅屋
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/videos/664053417098350
Whole Foods Market 主婦省錢大作戰
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/771370463033311
Touch a Truck 我是工人
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/700877296749295
Fire Station Visit 哪裡有火, 哪裡就有我
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/632215820282110
Chick-fil-A 天下沒有白吃的午餐
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/766470266856664
Lemos Farm 秋天的南瓜派對
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/830363013800722
Christmas Tree Farm 自己的聖誕樹自己砍
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/878044629032560
ZooLights 動物園的燈光嘉年華
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/886113131559043
Strawberry U-Pick Farm 來去採草莓
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/947507395419616
✔️矽谷馬麻懶人廚房系列
台式奶油乳酪麵包
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/879955882174768
零失敗率的酥皮蛋糕
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/876620119175011
義大利海鮮墨魚麵
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/857360074434349
✔️矽谷馬麻親子手作系列
DIY 雪人聖誕卡片
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/866710690165954
聖誕限定DIY手工花圈
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/879135482256808
✔️Peninsula (中半島)
CuriOdyssey 灣區CP值最高的兒童探索博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/603930456443980
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve 戲水抓寄居蟹的好地方
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/612419505595075
Fioli Garden 美到冒泡的花園
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/601684853335207
La Petit Playhouse 室內遊戲室
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/890421097794913
Navio at Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay 五星級豪華早午餐
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/832097636960593
Uncle Tetsu 日式起司蛋糕
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/960553240781698
✔️East Bay (東灣)
Jolly Roger Land 雨天溜小孩備案
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/919709351532754
Kidtopia 灣區最新兒童室內遊樂場
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/813842142119476
Old Mission Park 我在紐西蘭天氣晴
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/704131683090523
Seven Hills Park超級瑪利賽車公園
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/694277107409314
Rockridge 特色小店
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/683014841868874
Lindsay Wildlife Experience 野生動物之家 & Danville Harvest 用料紮實的早午餐
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/634063173430708
Ardenwoord Historic Farm 走進歷史的農場 & Frodo Joe's Petit Cafe 可麗餅專賣店
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/615968985240127
Chabot Space & Science Center 這是我的一小步,人類的一大步
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/602418846595141
The Campanile at UC Berkeley 柏克萊之光
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/599556583548034
Hayward Area Historical Society 鮮為人知的兒童互動展覽室
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/598344520335907
Adventure Playground 化腐朽為神奇的冒險樂園
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/724455747724783
Tilden Park 童話世界裡的蒸氣小火車
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/777089535794737
Uji Time Dessert 鯛魚燒霜淇淋
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/932864036883952
Local Cafe 香港茶餐廳
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/930015760502113
✔️South Bay (南灣)
Hellyer County Park 詢問率最高的夢幻公園
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/635197213317304
Mon Amie 室內親子遊戲室
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/684143575089334
Planet Snoopy at California's Great America 與史努比一起重拾童年的回憶
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/608013802702312
Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo 無料親子動物園&兒童博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/videos/676662495837442
Seven Seas Park - CP值爆表的公園 & Scrambl'z 偶像劇場景的早午餐店
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/613976738772685
Hakone Garden櫻花 - 燦爛於一瞬間
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/705954826241542
Rotary Playgarden 高科技公園的代表作
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/721549401348751
West Wind Drive In 星空下的蚊子電影院
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/763564837147207
Hello Kitty Cafe 誰說當媽後就不能有少女心
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/817410118429345
Bass Pro Shop 戶外用品界的Costco
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/824153004421723
San Jose Fire Museum 消防博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/827577194079304
Lisa's Tea Treasures 英式下午茶
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/838952306275126
Demiya 日式咖哩豬排飯
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/851292585041098
Hidden Villa 山林裡的休閒農場
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/930843847085971
US Soypresso 濃郁度100%的豆乳
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/940286706141685
Ramen Nagi 人氣拉麵店:Nagi凪
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/956265981210424
✔️San Francisco (舊金山)
Museum of Ice Cream 玩心十足的冰淇淋博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/637327079770984
California Academy of Science 太空,陸地,海洋三合一博物館
https://svmamablog.blogspot.com/2018/09/california-academy-of-science.html
Bay Area Discovery Museum: 一覽無遺的美景,盡收眼底
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/715695625267462
不一樣的母親節: 舊金山放風日行程表
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/709854942518197
Music for Families 愛上每ㄧ個音符
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/928175757352780
Randall Museum CP值超高的免費博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/797256253778065
BAKE Cheese Tart來自北海道的起司塔
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/945614695608886
✔️Sonoma/Santa Rosa/Mendocino
Charles M. Schulz (Snoopy) Museum 史努比博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/600662340104125
紫色浪漫:薰衣草花田
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/1002994339870921
Sonoma Traintown Railroad 隱藏在酒鄉的復古遊樂場
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/598347673668925
AutoCamp Russian River 跟我們一起露營去
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/759687764201581
擁抱大海藍天,Mendocino兩天一夜這樣玩 (Day 1)
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/789758431194514
擁抱大海藍天,Mendocino兩天一夜這樣玩 (Day 2)
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/791307291039628
✔️Sacramento (沙加缅度)
California State Railroad Museum 不是火車迷也會愛上的鐵路博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/606259976211028
Sacramento Children's Museum
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/605417752961917
Fairytale Town 走進童話世界
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/604671956369830
✔️Monterey ( 蒙特瑞)
Monterey Bay Aquarium 此生必去的水族館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/videos/680902658746759/
Dennis the Menace Playground 淘氣阿丹主題公園
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/videos/674873529349672/
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History 小巧可愛的歷史博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/videos/670877213082637/
Point Pinos Lighthouse 指引回家的路
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/669569129880112
✔️Central California (加州中部)
San Luis Obispo懷舊小鎮
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/963385450498477
Santa Barbara Zoo & Stearns Wharf
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/965886960248326
✔️San Diego (聖地牙哥) & Los Angeles (洛杉磯)
Disney Hotels 迪士尼住宿推薦
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/848307838672906
La Jolla 景點: Birch Aquarium, La Jolla Recreation Center, Sugar & Scribe Bakery
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/687880984715593
Carlsbad 樂器博物館 & 濱海花田
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/686995611470797
Del Mar Beach加州的夏威夷
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/685974158239609
San Diego Zoo Safari Park 非洲草原初體驗
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/734707790032912
Legoland Castle Hotel 住進樂高夢想房!
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/728157800687911
Palm Springs 沙漠中的度假勝地
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/732106653626359
✔️Maui, Hawaii (茂宜島,夏威夷)
Ka’anapali Beach 茂宜島的威基基海灘
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/873444692825887
Supermarkets in Maui 家庭主婦到了夏威夷還是家庭主婦
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/870272689809754
Whale watching cruise 賞鯨船
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/videos/261481824546606
Costco 採買篇
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/874926619344361
✔️Cruise (阿拉斯加)
住宿篇
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/750781505092207
餐飲篇
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/753257894844568
✔️台灣
桃園機場貴賓室
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/917116271792062
全球最美十大單車道 - 日月潭環湖公路
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/656810834489275
全台首座史努比室內親子樂園 - Snoopy Play Center
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/655507194619639
巧虎來了!"巧虎的極光之旅"舞台劇
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/653680891468936
美國原裝進口的探索博物館—奧森兒童博物館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/651940118309680
台灣最美的古蹟小學 — 台中清水國小
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/648217268681965
等不到車的月台 — 勝興車站
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/646164622220563
台中國家歌劇院
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/644947419008950
哞哞哞~東海牧場 & 熊大的家~Line Store
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/643364869167205
台北親子館vs 台中親子館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/657614311075594
Snoopy Play Center 板橋館
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/916653415171681
嚕嚕米主題餐廳
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/916635401840149
巧虎電影互動嘉年華魔法島大冒險
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/912365268933829
農人餐桌 - 親子餐廳
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/911656169004739
全台北最大的一家7-11: 7-11博源門市
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/907777979392558
茉莉二手書
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/906683349502021
療癒系甜點店 - coco.Brownies
https://www.facebook.com/SiliconValleyMaMa/posts/905637822939907
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moon park 樂 居 在 彭博商業周刊 / 中文版 Facebook 的最佳貼文
【即時頭條】韓國新總統文在寅將面臨哪些經濟難題?
據韓聯社報道,中選委在會上公布文在寅當選第19任韓國總統,獲1342萬3800票,得票率41.08%;自由韓國黨候選人洪準杓獲785萬2849票(24.03%);國民之黨安哲秀獲699萬8342票(21.41%)。
在競選期間,作為最主要的兩位競爭對手,共同民主黨(Democratic Party)的文在寅(Moon Jae-in)和國民之黨(People’s Party)的安哲秀(Ahn Cheol-soo)在競選期間花費大量時間辯論如何應對朝鮮問題和韓美關係。鑑於華盛頓與平壤劍拔弩張的緊張關係,他們的辯論確實無可指摘。然而,在如何重振陷於困境的韓國經濟這一關鍵問題上,兩人似乎都沒能給出足夠的答案。到目前為止,兩人所展現的創造力和勇氣遠遠不足以修復弊端叢生的韓國經濟。
韓國締造了最具傳奇色彩的亞洲經濟奇蹟之一。在上世紀60年代初,它還是世界上最貧窮的國家之一,隨後竟然躍居最發達的經濟體之列。以三星電子(Samsung Electronics Co.)和現代汽車(Hyundai Motor Co.)為代表的韓國大公司,製造出了一些暢銷全球的產品。與此同時,其音樂和電視劇也催生了一波波席捲東亞、經久不息的「韓流」。
但近年來,這種進步已經顯著放緩。2016年,韓國經濟增長2.8%——這種增速並不那麼令人振奮。新上任的總統將不得不直面一些嚴重的長期結構性缺陷。
最大的挑戰莫過於迫在眉睫的人口災難。由於生育率位居全球最低行列,韓國人口正在迅速老化。又由於老齡人口大軍的撫養成本將不可避免地落在急劇減少的壯年勞動力的肩頭,這種人口形勢勢必會阻礙經濟增長。韓國的工作年齡人口很可能已經觸頂,預計未來20年將以年均1%的速度持續萎縮。
文在寅表態稱,他將竭力吸引更多的高學歷女性加入勞動力大軍,此舉應該會有所幫助。國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)於2015年釋出的研究報告建議韓國政府鼓勵企業聘用更多的女性全職員工(而不是臨時員工),並在工作時間上給予她們更大的靈活性。但作為一項或許最管用的政策,為韓國引進更多移民仍然是一個極其敏感的話題,沒有誰敢觸碰。
此外就是中國崛起帶來的挑戰。長期以來,藉助於更好的技術能力和品牌影響力,韓國公司一直保持著相對於中國競爭對手的優勢。但中國正在迅速趕上。在諸如智慧手機和平板電視等關鍵領域,中國公司不斷地擴張市場份額。這意味著,韓國企業必須變得更具創新性,更善於理解市場的瞬息變化,才能保持領先地位——這顯然不是一件容易完成的任務。改革癡迷考試的韓國教育體系,從而催生更多的創造性思維和專業化,將是一個頗有遠見卓識的起點。安哲秀將教育改革作為其競選綱領的組成部分,但從根本上改變根深蒂固的學校體系,以及渴望成功的社會文化,或許是一條道阻且長的征程。
最好的變革良機,很可能是企業改革。此前,政客們屢屢許諾要削弱被稱為「財閥」的韓國大型家族企業集團的力量,最終屢屢食言。但一場導致前總統朴槿惠(Park Geun-hye)遭到彈劾和貪腐指控的醜聞,幾乎已經使得遏制大型企業集團成為下任總統必須完成的任務。
文在寅和安哲秀都在競選中承諾採取行動。文在寅發誓要讓韓國企業監管機構的牙齒變得更加鋒利,不再動輒赦免因貪腐獲罪的企業領導人,並迫使大型企業集團重組其不透明的所有權和治理體系。這些措施或許有助於推動管理層職業化,並給予小企業更好的競爭機會。但它們不足以帶來那種真正撼動曖昧政商關系所需的激進變革(比如,促進競爭、生產力和創新的拆分財閥)。然而,任何人都不願意採取如此「極端」的措施。
所有這一切讓不少經濟學家質疑韓國的未來前景。研究機構凱投宏觀(Capital Economics)在5月釋出的一份報告中指出:「中期前景將取決於新總統領導的政府能否有效推動一些旨在解決該國日益嚴重的結構性問題的重大改革。但我們還沒有屏息以待。」
這些問題產生的反響將遠遠超越韓國邊界。韓國經濟越強,它就越能承受壓力——整個地區的境遇也將變得越好。撰文/Michael Schuman
#韓國大選 #文在寅 #朴槿惠 #三星電子 #現代汽車 #IMF
moon park 樂 居 在 玳瑚師父 Master Dai Hu Facebook 的最佳解答
【玳瑚師父客人見證】 《不過八月十五的預言》
The Prophecy: Not Beyond Mid-Autumn (English version below)
文 / 李季謙 女士 Written by Ms. Lee Ji Qian
撥電給玳瑚師父的那一天下午,我乘坐的德士,正駕駛在中央快速公路上。那是2006年中秋節的前兩個星期,記憶猶新。眼看我外婆的病情每況愈下,我迫切地想知道外婆還能活多久。那時的我從事空服員的工作,我擔心萬一外婆過世,我在國外無法第一時間趕回來看她最後一面,怎麽辦?
在車上,我不斷祈求玳瑚師父告訴我外婆的壽命還有多久。他不肯,他說做師父的其中一個避忌就是不算壽命,因爲很多人嘴巴說無所謂,知道答案後,心裡卻會七上八下,家人甚至會責怪師父嚇人。那時,外婆已皈依在蓮生活佛門下,我告訴師父家裡只有我和外婆是皈依的佛教徒,我很希望外婆過世時,我能夠為她做臨終關懷八小時,引導她往投極樂。
在電話的另一端,師父沉默許久,一句話也不說。我想慘了,如果師父不肯告訴我,我該如何是好?如何向公司請假?
「不過八月十五。」
什麽,師父,你說什麽?中秋節八月十五?師父,我都還沒告訴你外婆的生辰,你只知道她的名字和生肖,就能斷定嗎?
師父重覆說了一遍,並溫馨地告訴我到時遇到任何問題時,儘管撥電給他。就這樣,我們的通話結束了。
農曆八月十四的早上,在中央醫院復診時,醫生說外婆的血壓忽然降低,需要入院輸血。我便為外婆辦理入院手續,和照料外婆的女傭一直陪伴在外婆左右。幾個星期來,飛行穿梭與五大洲之間,熬夜時差,加上多次帶外婆來往醫院,每一次都花好幾個鐘頭在醫院等待,身心已疲憊不堪。我看著在病床上的外婆,輸血後她氣色開始好轉,醫生說一切穩定。外婆知道我很累,屢勸我回家休息。但師父的預言一直懸挂在我心中,本想留下來陪外婆一晚,但那天的入院來的突然,我沒準備任何衣物。那時的我住在兀蘭,離新加坡中央醫院很遠。我先生在一旁也勸我回家好好休息,才有更好的精神繼續和外婆說佛法及一同唸佛。
我猶豫著。師父為我做的預言從來沒有錯過。但外婆氣色之佳,是近幾個月從未曾有的。我這幾個月,也一直都有修法回向給外婆,可能奇跡出現了吧!
于是,農曆八月十五的淩晨一點二十分左右,我回家了。
早上十點二十分,女傭打了通電話給我。她不大會說英文,只是很情急地說外婆想見我,要我快點來醫院。我天真地以爲是外婆睡醒後,想見我。
早上十點四十五分,表姐打電話給我,哭著說外婆已過世了。那時的我,腦海裡立刻浮現師父所說的「不過八月十五。」 連半天都過不了。我的心一直往下沉。爲什麽我問了師父卻又不淨信他的話?爲什麽我沒有把師父的預言告訴我的家人?爲什麽我就不能在醫院熬多一天?生死皆天定,我怎麽不自量力地以爲自己那點修法回響就能改寫外婆的生死呢?原來人說死前的迴光返照是這麽一回事!天啊!我竟然那麽不孝,讓外婆過世時,身邊只有一個女傭,一個親人都沒有!
在醫院撥打電話給師父時,他很快就接聽了。第一句話一說完,我已泣不成聲了。師父說他一早起床,就不斷地有我外婆和我的影子,他知道事情不出他預料中,因此一直在等待我的電話。師父不但沒有怪我不夠相信他,還提醒我要為外婆做的佛事,也開導我說八月十五是月圓圓滿之日,外婆在這日離去也象徵她的一生已圓滿,她十多年的病業終于還清了,從病苦中解脫了,我應該為她高興。師父知道我性格衝動,再三叮嚀我在外婆停柩期間,勿和家人起衝突。
這也是我第二件遺憾的事。我那時學佛尚淺,包容、平等對待和處事圓融的道理,我無法實踐。我不但在外婆的遺體前爲了她的生後事,向家人耍狠,在喪禮上,因爲不苟同他們的做法,脾氣更是一「發」不可收拾。說什麽佛教徒,真是貽笑大方!我怎麽就沒有好好學師父那般的度量呢?
外婆過世後的那七天裡,家人陸續都夢到她回來和他們敍舊。唯獨我沒有。我很納悶。外婆臨終前,唯一想見的人是我,爲何卻沒托夢給我?她不是有話跟我說嗎?(其實是我多想在外婆面前跟她說萬萬個對不起。)想著,想著,我想到師父常教我在睡前的結界法,保護自己在睡夢中不被鬼魅魍魎干擾盜氣,出國在外也能平安。我睡前也必定會結界,這法非常實用也有真實的法力!
那晚,在紐約的酒店裡,我冒了一個險,沒行結界法。當晚,我就夢到自己在兒時住家附近(也是外婆的舊家)的停車場。我不知不覺走到一輛米色的「馬賽地」旁邊,低頭一看,咦,是外婆,穿著那熟悉的衣裳,坐在駕駛座位上。我叫她,以廣東話問:「婆婆,妳會駕車啊?」(外婆生前沒有駕駛執照) 她轉頭,跟我說:「幫公公皈依吧!」 我答:「皈依啊?好啊!」
我就猛然醒來了,趕緊看時間,是清晨五點多。師父曾說在早上五點至七點之間做的夢是真實的。我梳洗後,即刻撥長途電話給在新加坡的師父。外公已過世十多年,在夢裡,外婆要我為外公皈依時,我已知道他尚未投胎,生前沒聽聞過佛法,更別説往生極樂了。而當外婆提到皈依時,我心裡的直覺說她指的是皈依我們的根本上師,蓮生活佛,絕非他人。最神的是,夢裡外婆的車和家人在喪禮中焚化給她的,是一模一樣的!
師父在電話中花了一個鐘頭的時間,耐心地教導我。他說我得先回到外婆生前的居所,向那裡的祖先牌位請示外公是否真的想皈依蓮生活佛。除了攜帶外公生前愛吃的食物,我也得先上香供養家門外供奉的天公、土地神和門神,祈求祂們允許我外公的魂魄入屋。
回囯後的隔天,我和兩位表姪女一起到外婆家,一一跟著師父的指示照做。我們三人上了香,跪在祖先牌位前,呼叫外公時,不可思議的事情發生了!刹那間,我們三人同時感覺到有股強烈的陰氣從我們背後的大門進來,再看到一個黑影從我們身旁快速地飃過,到祖先牌位的供桌上,頓時,我們全身都起了雞皮疙瘩。卜杯請示外公是否要皈依蓮生活佛時,連續得了三個聖杯!我的夢是真實的!師父教的真管用!
當下,我既讚嘆又感恩玳瑚師父,是他引我皈依蓮生活佛。在他之前,我根本沒聼過蓮生活佛的盛名。因爲我的皈依,我好幾個家人也皈依。師父常說死人的眼睛是雪亮的。外公生前非常疼愛我,沒想到,我和外婆的皈依也會讓他想向佛了!我是多麽的雀躍啊!我讚嘆師父那麽好眼光,有福份,一生只皈依一個上師,而且是一位已開悟成佛的上師,怪不得師父的本領那麽了得。我更感恩他不辭辛勞地廣揚佛法,讓我們這些門外漢能學到人生最大的一件事到底是什麽。
我是一個差勁的弟子,脾氣又不好,兩次被師父「停學」,每一次長達半年,更曾被沒收所有的筆記和課本。但在「停學」期間,師父仍慈悲教導我如何處理外婆的生後事。可能你覺得他是修行人,是玄學師父,不給他錢,他仍然應該幫你消災解厄,給他錢,他更要幫你逢凶化吉。我的看法卻是,自己的問題本來就應該自己解決。沒有人是「應該」幫你的,師父也不是一個你能用錢買的人,更不可以因爲師父沒有幫你這一次或看法不一,便因「愛」成「恨」,來個「秦始王燒書」 般地把過去師父幫過自己的恩都忘得一乾二淨,再來個翻臉不認「師」。這般無情無義的人我看的實在太多了。
這兩天趕緊將這篇個人見證寫完,並翻譯,已此供養玳瑚師父為他的「生日」禮物。農曆八月十五是玳瑚師父皈依真佛之日。他常說這一天才是他真正的生日,皈依學佛前的日子懵懂無意,虛度光陰,貴為佛子後,自己才真正「活」起來,成爲有智慧有貢獻的能人。兒子的事業這麽有意義,我想師父的父母一定會以他為榮。
如果你也像我一樣,曾經請示過師父,卻在信與不信之間進退兩難,希望我這篇文章能給你一點啓發,更盼你不會有我這般的遺憾。
祝大家中秋節快樂。
我在此也誠心地祝玳瑚師父「生日」快樂。謝謝您在無止境的萬難中,仍堅持帶給我們光明。我祈禱,願您的一生有如今晚的月輪一樣地美麗、圓滿、吉祥,願您早日修成正果,速登彼岸。阿彌陀佛。
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It was one afternoon in the year 2006, 2 weeks from the Mid-Autumn Festival. I was travelling along the Central Expressway in a cab when I made a call to Master Dai Hu. The memory was still fresh. My grandmother's health was deteriorating by the day, and I desperately wanted to know how much longer she could hold on. I was working as a flight attendant at that time, and the fear was that I might be overseas and not able to see her the final time when she breathed her last.
During the taxi ride, I pleaded incessantly for Master Dai Hu to answer my burning question. He refused. He said that as a Master, it was a taboo to predict one's life span because the answer would drive many towards anxiety and hysteria, even when they seemed nonchalant initially. At that time, my grandmother had already taken refuge under Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, and I told Master Dai Hu that since my grandmother and myself were the only Buddhists who had taken refuge in the family, I really hoped to provide some form of hospice care, and perform the proper rites during the crucial 8-hour time window after her passing to guide her towards rebirth into the Pure Land.
There was total silence on the other end of the line for a long time. Master Dai Hu did not utter a single sound. I was doomed, I thought to myself, if Master refused to tell me, what should I do? How could I apply for leave of absence from my employer?
"It would not be beyond the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month". Finally the silence was broken.
What, Master, what did you just? You meant the Mid-Autumn Festival? But I had not even tell you the birth date and time of my grandmother. You only knew her name and Chinese Zodiac Sign, how could you be so sure?
Master Dai Hu repeated his prediction again, and told me warmly that I could call him anytime if I encountered any problem. With that, our conversation ended.
This was the fourteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month. The doctor told me that Grandma's blood count suffered a drastic drop, and had to be admitted to hospital for a blood transfusion. After I had done the paper works for the admittance, I stayed with her, together with her maid. I was totally physically and mentally exhausted. Flying around the world had taken its toll on me, with the late nights and jet lags, not to mention the many hospital trips I made with Grandmother over the past few weeks and every hospital visit spanned over a few hours. I looked at Grandma who was lying on her hospital bed. She looked much better after the blood transfusion and the doctor said all was well. Grandma knew I was washed out and kept asking me to go home and rest. Master Dai Hu's prediction was constantly on my mind. I had wanted to stay for one more night to accompany Grandma but the hospital admission that day was unexpected and I did not prepare any overnight bag. I was staying at Woodlands at that time and it was far from SGH. My husband who was by my side advised me to go home to rest too as he felt that I needed to be in a better condition to continue sharing the Dharma and reciting the Buddha's name with Grandma.
I hesitated. Master's predictions for me always rang true. But my Grandma looked quite good, something which I have not seen in months. Furthermore, I have been doing spiritual practices and dedicating the merits to her. Perhaps a miracle had happened!
At about 120am on the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month, I went home.
My phone rang at 1020am. It was the maid. She was not really conversant in English but told me anxiously that Grandma wanted to see me, and asked if I was on the way. I naively shrugged it off, thinking it might just be Grandma wanting to see me after her sleep.
Another phone call came in at 1045am, the sobbing and muffled voice of my cousin on the other end, telling me that Grandma had passed away. At that very moment, the words of Master "Not beyond the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month" reverberated through me. My heart sank to the rock bottom. Why did I ask Master for his prediction when I was not prepared to have complete faith in him? Why had I not told this prediction to my family members? Why could I not just stay in hospital with Grandma for that one more night? Life and death are both predestined. How could I think so highly of myself and believe that meagre merits from my spiritual practice was sufficient to rewrite her fate? Now I realized the truth in the saying that a person before his or her imminent death would look as if he or she is well. Goodness gracious! I was so unfilial to had left Grandma alone, on her death bed with no family member but only the maid beside her!
I phoned Master Dai Hu at the hospital and he answered very quickly. Once the first words were spoken, I had already broken down in sobs. Master said that he woke up early that morning with a premonition. He kept "seeing" images of my Grandma and myself, and knew in an instant that his prediction had prevailed and had been waiting for my call. Not only did Master not reprimand me for not having enough faith in him, he even reminded me on the list of things to do for Grandma's funeral. He counseled me, saying that for Grandma to bade this world farewell on the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month, it signified that she had lived a full and complete life, and that her karmic debt of suffering from illnesses the past 10 over years had finally been repaid. He said I should be glad that Grandma had been released from her pains and sufferings. Master was well aware of my rash temperament, and reminded me many times not to squabble with the family members during the funeral wake.
This has to be the other regrettable thing in this episode. My understanding of the Dharma was shallow then, and I did not practice the ways of endurance, equality, and did not consider the feelings of others in handling things. Not only did I pressurize my family members over the arrangements of Grandma's funeral, my bad temper flared uncontrollably during the funeral as I was not in agreement with the rest of the family members. All this talk about being a Buddhist turned me into a laughing stock! Why could I not learn from Master, who was and still is always so magnanimous and gracious?
During the seven-day period after Grandma's passing, many family members dreamed of her continually. I was the only one not to have seen her in my dreams. This was very puzzling for me. At the time of her passing, Grandma was calling out for me. Why did she not appear in my dreams? Did she not have anything to say to me? (Truthfully, I wanted very much to say a million sorry to her in person). As I was pondering over this matter, I remembered a demarcation method taught to me by Master, to protect myself against spirits stealing my life essence and disrupting my sleep, and to stay safe while I was overseas. This demarcation was something I always did before going to bed, and it really proved itself as a useful and powerful Dharma practice.
That night, in my hotel room in New York, I took a risk and forgo the demarcation procedure before I slept. That very night, I dreamed of Grandma! I was at the car park, near my childhood residence (also near Grandma's previous residence). I was walking along a pavement and ended up beside a cream-coloured Mercedes Benz. I looked down, and there she was! My Grandma was wearing her usual clothing and seated in the driver's seat. I called out to her and asked in Cantonese, "Grandma, you know how to drive?" Grandma did not have a driving license when she was alive. She turned to speak to me, "Help your Grandfather to take refuge!" I answered, "Take refuge? Ok!"
I jolted out from sleep, and hurriedly looked at the clock. It was five plus in the morning. Master once said that dreams occurring between 5am - 7am were real. I washed up, and called Master who was in Singapore immediately. My Grandfather has been dead for more than 10 years. In my dream, when Grandma wanted me to take refuge for Grandfather, I knew then that Grandfather had yet to go through reincarnation. He did not hear the Dharma during his lifetime, so he could not have been reborn into the Pure Land. When Grandma spoke of taking refuge, my intuition told me that she was referring to our Root Guru, Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, whom we took refuge in, and no one else. The next amazing thing was that the car in which Grandma was seated in the dream looked exactly the same as the one the family members burnt as an offering to her during the funeral!
Master spent an hour on the phone with me, patiently guiding me. He said I needed to return to my Grandma's house and seek answers from the ancestors at the ancestral tablet if my Grandfather really wanted to take refuge in Living Buddha Lian-Sheng. Other than preparing my Grandfather's favorite snacks, I had to offer incense and other offerings to the Jade Emperor, the Earth Deity as well as the Door Guardians, who were enshrined outside my Grandma's home, and request for smooth entry of my Grandfather's spirit into the house.
A few days upon my return to Singapore, I went to my Grandma's house, together with my two nieces. I followed Master's instruction to the tee. The three of us offered incense, knelt down in front of the ancestral tablet and called for my Grandfather. Something extraordinary happened next! In the flash of an eye, the 3 of us felt a strong Yin energy coming in from the main door, and witnessed a black shadowy figure slid past us in speed, and onto the ancestral tablet. Momentarily, our hair stood on end and all of us felt goosebumps on our skins. When I threw the divination blocks and asked if it was Grandfather's wish to take refuge in Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, the answer was positive with three consecutive yes! My dream was real after all! The method which Master taught really worked well!
Instantly, I was in awe, and at the same time, extremely grateful to Master Dai Hu. He was the one who guided me to take refuge in Living Buddha Lian-Sheng. Before that, I never hear of Him. Because of my taking refuge, a few of my family members followed suit. Master often said that the dead had the brightest eyes. Grandfather doted on me very much when he was alive, and never did I expect Grandfather to follow my Grandma and I in taking refuge and seek the Dharma. I was totally elated! I praised Master for his foresight, and his great fortune of taking refuge in a one and only one Guru Master, one who had attained perfect Enlightenment. It is no wonder that Master Dai Hu has such great skills too. I am also grateful for his relentless pursuits to propagate the Dharma, enabling layman like us to learn, understand and prepare for the biggest event of our life.
I am a lousy disciple with bad temperament. Twice, I was booted out by Master and not allowed to learn from him for as long as 6 months. My notes and books were confiscated. However, even when I did not see Master during those periods, he showed compassion and guided me through the ordeal of my Grandma's passing. Perhaps you might think that it is his duty as a spiritual practitioner and Chinese metaphysicist to show compassion and help others in need even if no money is paid to him, and if money is paid, all the more he should help the clients out of their troubles.
My take on this: We must take responsibility for our own problems. No one owe us any form of help or assistance. And Master Dai Hu is definitely not someone you can buy with money. If he does not render his help to you or both of you have a different opinion on certain issues, you cannot go from having admiration to bearing resentment towards him over that. I have seen too many ungrateful people who erase all the memories of the good that Master had once done for them, pretty much like how Emperor Qin burnt the books, with no trace left and turned their backs on Master, like they had never known him.
Over the last two days, I rushed to complete this testimonial as a present to Master Dai Hu on his "birthday". It was this auspicious day, the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month, that Master Dai Hu took refuge in True Buddha and became a Buddhist. He often said that this day felt more like his real birthday. Before learning the Dharma and taking refuge, he led a life of meaningless existence, squandering away youth and time. Only when he became a Buddhist did he truly come to life, begin to live in wisdom and gain great ability, while making useful and meaningful contributions to the society. With such a noble career, I guess his parents must be very proud of having a son like him.
If you are to be in my shoes one day, having asked Master for advice but still teetering on the border and unsure if you should believe him, I hope my story will inspire you and not let you suffer the same regrets as I did.
Wishing everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
And I genuinely wish Master Dai Hu a "Happy Birthday". Thank you for bringing the Light to us, despite the endless obstacles you constantly battle. I pray that your life will be as beautiful, complete and auspicious as the full moon tonight. May you soon attain the fruit of perfect and complete Enlightenment. Amituofo.
www.masterdaihu.com/the-prophecy-not-beyond-mid-autumn/
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特拉利 (Tralee) 是位在愛爾蘭凱里郡的一座迷人小鎮。這裡充滿了許多的名勝古蹟、酒館、酒吧和餐廳。登上山頂,還能眺望丁格爾半島 (Dingle Peninsula) 的壯麗景觀。郡立博物館則擁有獨特非凡的收藏,您可以欣賞到眾多無價的考古文物。這座城市以其所舉辦的國際性比賽而聞名,廣受世界各地愛爾蘭社群的喜愛。「特拉利玫瑰 (Rose of Tralee)」會在每年的 8 月份舉行,用以頌揚愛爾蘭文化。在這項節慶活動之中,會有各種街頭表演、市集、戲劇及煙火秀。而活動的重頭戲就是由具有影響力的年輕女性來共同角逐「特拉利玫瑰」的后冠。坐落在市中心的 特拉利城市公園 (Tralee Town Park),可讓您享受一整天的戶外時光。園內打造了令人賞心悅目的花園、步道和紀念噴泉。您將會發現一座美麗的玫瑰園,這座玫瑰園擁有愛爾蘭規模數一數二的玫瑰花收藏。來到公園的中央,您還能看到一座用來緬懷首位「特拉利玫瑰」瑪麗‧歐康納 (Mary O’Connor) 的紀念雕像。在凱里郡立博物館 (Kerry County Museum) 的主要展廳之中,您可以參觀年代可追溯至西元前 3000 年的青銅號角;在考古文物展廳之中,則可了解考古學家們如何運用特殊工具來發掘古代文物。不僅如此,博物館還打造了一座中世紀體驗館,遊客們可在此深入探索 15 世紀特拉利居民們的生活樣貌。您可以參觀鉅細靡遺、比照實物大小所打造的展覽內容。小朋友們還能體驗古代服裝。走訪 布蘭納維爾風車 (Blennerville Windmill),可讓您了解傳統風車的運作方式。這座美麗而高聳的建築物,高度超過 65 英呎 (20 公尺),且開放民眾入內參觀。從特拉利市中心出發,只需短短的車程即可抵達布蘭納維爾風車。特拉利位於愛爾蘭西南部的凱里郡。這個擁有悠久歷史的地區距離 都柏林 (Dublin) 約 190 英哩 (300 公里),距離 科克 (Cork) 約 70 英哩 (110 公里)。您可以在此找到飯店、旅館或自助式公寓住宿。特拉利蘊藏著悠久的歷史,若想要領略愛爾蘭人的傳統生活方式,這裡是絕佳旅遊目的地。
詹姆斯•拉斯特(德語:James Last,1929年4月17日-2015年6月9日),原名「漢斯•拉斯特」,德國作曲家、大樂隊指揮、輕音樂大師,其創立的詹姆斯•拉斯特樂團與法國波爾瑪麗亞樂團、英國曼陀瓦尼樂團並稱為三大輕音樂樂團。拉斯特出生於不萊梅,1946年進入當地交響樂團。1948年,他組建了自己的樂團,1955年樂團解散後,他投入寶麗金旗下,並組織了詹姆斯•拉斯特樂團。他致力於將古典音樂改編為晚會休閒音樂,取得了很大成功。生前,他往來於佛羅里達和德國之間,他於美國時間2015年6月9日病逝於佛羅里達家中,公祭預定在數周後於德國漢堡舉行
詹姆斯•拉斯特(James Last),原名Hans Last,德國著名輕音樂大師,1929年4月17日生於不萊梅市Sebaldsbrück區Helmholtzstraße街33號。他的父親路易斯•拉斯特是不萊梅市政部門的一個小幹部,他的生母是他父親第二個妻子。
詹姆斯•拉斯特的音樂生涯開始於1939年,他在那年上了有生以來第一堂鋼琴課。第二次世界大戰剛剛打響時,詹姆斯•拉斯特不願像他兩個兄長一樣去軍工廠工作,而是選擇了從事音樂事業,於1943年進入布克博格(Bueckeburg)的希爾斯音樂學校(Heeresmusikschule)學習,當時他的目標就是有朝一日能夠指揮世界著名交響樂團。
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