A dedication to our legend

It has been an emotional week for me and many, little did I know, how Michael Jackson s` passing can effect me consciously and unconsciously a great deal.
We grew up with Michael`s music, he made an impact of entitle world. He was truly a king of the Pop music, Michael`s legend reminds me of Elvis Presley, the creative voice, the dance movement so beyond the conventional move, sharp beat, smooth, sliding and anti gravity. The famous moon walks will always be living on our mind. His eccentric fashion, white gloves, most of time only wears one glove.
I must honestly say that the legacies of Michael Jackson are all about his music, humanitarian and his magic, this I am certain that he will be forever sound track and live in our lives. May Michael Jackson rest in peace, and clear his name in heaven, Amen!

国父

’博爱‘是中山精神的核心，

　　2006年8月29号，在美国洛杉矶孙中山国际基金总会举行的纪念孙中山诞辰140周年新闻发布会上，一位金发碧眼的美国女士格外引人注意。她语调温和，气质高雅，面对当地众多侨领和来自《世界日报》、《星岛日报》等华文媒体的记者，她深情地说：
“我希望全世界的人都能弘扬中山精神。我希望我能够再次回到南京，看看中山陵。”
她的话打动了在场所有华侨和华人。这位女士便是美国旅游谈话台的总裁桑迪·杜维特(Sandy Dhuyvetter)。2004年秋天，她的第一次中国之行使她和孙中山、和南京结下了不解之缘。回忆那个金色的秋天，桑迪(Sandy)记忆犹新。
“我到南京也是我第一次到中国。那次我参观了中山陵。中山陵的建筑、孙逸仙博士的塑像都令我感到震撼。但那时我并不知道孙逸仙博士和美国有一些渊源。”
中山陵的宏伟庄严和南京人的热情好客给桑迪(Sandy)留下了很深的印象，通过导游的讲解，她大概地了解到孙中山在中国历史进程中的意义。桑迪 (Sandy)原本可以和许多外国来宾一样对中山陵有个初步了解就可以了，然而2006年3月，金陵之声记者刘晓越的一封飘洋过海的信，使中山陵在桑迪 (Sandy)的脑海里再次如昨日般清晰。刘晓越回忆说：
“我告诉桑迪，孙中山曾经在美国夏威夷读书，曾经到过洛杉矶、旧金山、纽约、芝加哥、圣地亚哥等地宣传中国革命的意义，在华人中为革命筹集经费。她知道这个事情之后对孙中山和美国的关系感到非常地惊奇和兴奋。”
　　桑迪(Sandy )回信道：
　　“我非常崇拜孙逸仙博士，孙逸仙博士是个伟大的人物。在他诞辰140周年之际，我们两个媒体应该为此有所作为。”
　　今年8月15号，记者刘晓越在美国洛杉矶见到了桑迪(Sandy)。在和桑迪(Sandy)一起的日子里，刘晓越见证了一个美国人对中山精神的认识过程。
　　“我记得在洛杉矶的孙中山国际基金会的新闻发布会上，(旅美)华侨何健行先生给大家讲了一个孙中山的故事。大家听了都很感动。桑迪听不 懂中文，于是，我就用英文给她讲这个故事。故事说，何健行先生的父亲当年是孙中山先生的一个随从，孙中山教导他的随从说：‘现在全中国人民要吃饭，我要烧 一大锅粥，你们就是烧这口锅的柴火。柴火不够用的时候，我就自己跳进火里和你们一起燃烧，也要把这锅粥煮熟。'桑迪听了之后非常感动，我看到了她眼睛里的 泪光。”
　桑迪(Sandy)作为美国一家旅游媒体的总裁，对中山精神有她自己的理解。她说：
　　“我想’博爱‘是中山精神的核心，也就是不论年龄，不论文化，不论性别，不论国籍，大家都能和谐融洽地相处。我想这种精神对于美国很有 意义，他在美国生活过这么长时间，又在美国受过教育，他的足迹遍及美国许多地方。我们可能有时并没有意识到我们两个国家的交流是多么地强烈，我们应该在现 代社会仍然继承他的精神，他的精神和信仰在今天的世界仍然四处可见。我想这也会使我们两个国家更加亲密，我确信我们两个国家有许多共同之处。”

Father's day

My father 's purpose life driven in compassion, selflessly in walking his humanitarian devotion to others. his life mission is in journalism. Due to his commitment to the community's needs and welfare, my list of injuries in growing up hardly having my father around, could go on and on. The healing for me is not to be found in the quicksand of blame. The attitude of blame could only lock me forever into the role of prisoner, and a victim. The focus was all about me!
As I grew older these day, I began to aware of my father's legacy---He had paid a great price for his suffering, including physical, and mentally as well, and still enduring till this day.
Gradually, I found the answer lies in the hidden pearl, the treasure of blessing through acceptance of the wound comes healing and forgiveness. I deeply felt compassion for his journalist life of sacrifice and suffering. In breaking this bitten cycle , it is possible to achieve a fruitful, caring relationship between my father and me. Aligned with God's loving heart, love is forgiving. Love....doesn't keep a record of wrongs that others do. I pray that in this day forward, with my genuine love and honesty , may new spirit will heal , and comfort his wounded heart also.

越華報人為誰犧牲奉獻? -行者

如眾所周知, 九一記者節的由來, 是紀念民初時期, 在杭州採訪的一位報
人, 秉著良知 紀實, 報導該處軍閥魚肉民眾劣行, 經威迫利誘仍不改其
志, 最後被害的就義日子。 人們以此日定為記者節, 寓意是惕勵從事媒
體工作者, 應具有忠於事實及公理的信念, 方能無愧於所負神聖使命!

旅越華人報人數十年前就是秉承此一共識從事, 近二十餘位同業先後一
一在崗位上 犧牲. 遺憾的是, 除了三兩位是死於抗日工作之外, 其餘十
多位竟然是喪生在自己所 支持的政府手中, 以及自己所不同意的對方陣
營。這種混淆顛倒的現象, 難怪十年 前我在加州報協特刊上發表時,
不少中外同業都感到莫明奇妙, 詫異不已!
這種「詫異」悲劇, 三十年來一直未為世人所正視, 乃至近日偶然接到
台北報人聯絡 中心來信, 說是要出版一本「海外越棉寮華文報奮鬥史」
我當然很感動, 因為那沈 澱在心頭數十年的怨氣, 總算有傾吐的機會.
可是, 也因此又勾起對既往捐軀同業的 追思和嘅嘆 – 他們死得太冤枉
了.雖然直到目前才有人提起, 可是遲來的表彰總比 沒人記憶的好, 其
中包括被共和政府特務施酷刑的遠東日報主筆彭勝天, 世界 日報主編趙
志昂,以及被當時華運槍殺的亞洲日報主編方中格, 新聞快報社長潘文遠
…等等十數位報人. 我本人雖小記者一名, 也不免被吳延柔 的爪牙看上,
以莫須有罪名, 關了三年多,灌水, 電刑, 倒吊…不一而足, 一頂紅帽子
由 頭蓋到腳, 也得忍下去, 為的只是我對硬性施行剝奪華人國籍的非
議罷了! 托當年 十一月變政之福, 我才在死神手中脫出, 雖然逃出魔
掌時, 雙腿己不能起立, 然而總較 上述幾位前輩僥倖多了!

說起來也啼笑皆非, 越南並不是我們的祖國, 旅居當地的華人, 只望能安
居樂業,因而 也希望當地政府能維持穩定局面, 然而當時共和政府卻徧
徧不爭氣;專橫、貪污到 處皆是。腐敗形勢看在華文報人有識之士的眼裡,
因此經常發表一些恨鐵不成鋼 的諍言. 坦率的報導即時受到檢閱抽截,
也逃不了記入黑名單內, 成為「嫌疑 份子」之後拘捕, 酷刑慘不忍提。

而另一廂, 自名為「人民革命」的附庸者, 看到華文報對當時政權的積
極表現,同樣感到不順眼, 因而把箭頭指向一些有影響力的報人, 加以反
動份子之罪,以圖邀功, 可憐一大堆無辜報人, 就此平白送命 - 成功日
報發行人郭育栽,亞洲日報主筆伍竹 君…等等, 橫屍街頭, 豈能瞑目?

為了別國的政爭, 身為第三者的華人報人, 竟然成為雙方的夾心受害者,
原因何在?無他, 只因越南華文報人, 都以優良的中國傳統道德為從業
規範, 以悲天憫人之心為 心, 一種浩然正義埴滿心胸, 此一正氣是由
民初時期的同盟會人所辦的民報帶起, 而至正道報所提倡的「縮食救
國」、「捐款買機」等僑民運動, 更為彰顯。隨後建 國日報兩位同業的
地下身份暴露, 被日寇殺害, 晉入越南華僑供奉的十七烈士 名冊, 在
在均在提高華文報人的使命感 – 格遵著孔孟遣訓:
天下有道, 以道殉身;天下無道, 以身殉道!

我認為本書應闡明下列各點:
往日越華報人, 既非「嫌疑份子」, 亦非投機取巧之徒, 封祿厚利之誘不
改其堅貞之心。於高天之處看宇宙, 本良知之心寫春秋, 應為世人所敬
仰,留名後世!
前事不忘乃後事之師! 越南共和政體的迫害報人, 以及華運份子的胡亂
暗殺,終究是自食其果, 沒有好下場, 徒作千秋罪人。記取前事覆轍,
唯有傾聽民意,接納輿論, 才是興邦立國之道, 為政者應以此為鑑!
身處廿一世紀的現代報人, 言論空間比諸以前廣闊得多, 現應如何忠於
公理, 良知, 不負於報人天職, 無愧於前人功績, 委實值得詳思!

有道是, 德不孤, 必有鄰. 但願有識之士, 能對此書編者, 作出應有
的共鳴和支持!

二00三年八月二日脫稿於洛杉磯

人物傳奇 -記越華報人「何怪傑」

來到美國第一件快意的事是見到老友何健行了 - 一個我認為是越南華人報壇怪傑的人物。

我之所以把他稱為怪傑, 就是他的一生行事, 都是「不為什麼, 只為別人著想」的少有族類。

四十年前, 因眼見不少報人的權益得不到保障, 便發心要成立一個越南華文報記者的組織, 為免遭到報社老板的阻撓, 他竟然節衣縮食, 湊夠費用來邀集好幾位同業出外郊遊, 共商其事。當時受邀參加的, 除了我和洪鼎之外, 還有目前在三瀋市辦報的林善等好幾位, 由於他自掏腰包出錢出力去請客, 一些別有用心的人就向大使館及美新處等機構打報告, 硬說他成立公會別有企圖, 故而由上述單位指使, 實行對他來一個選票大封殺。結果, 記者公會是催生了, 可他卻連普通理事的職位都沾不上。

越南總統吳廷琰要把華僑統統轉成越南人, 華人子弟得往前線充炮灰。當時我駐越大使袁子健一無對策, 「不為什麼」的他激於義憤, 直叩大使官邸求見, 並說明曾經見到吳 延琰而陳意見, 卻被袁子健斥為狂妄, 並且說: 「假如我有兒子, 我第一個就要他去當越南兵, 因為, 反共是無國界之限的。」

及後, 他的「不為什麼」行為太鋒芒了, 被吳廷柔特務機關抓去軟禁, 他的整個家庭頓失支柱, 險些崩潰。

他的行為目的只有一個: 不為什麼, 只知大眾!

投奔怒海來到美國後, 受友人周衡修之托, 以「不為什麼」的身份, 率先把口袋裡僅有的兩百美元捐出來, 給代表「自由僑聲」報前去羅省籌款的楊明樞代轉。跟著, 就不斷給「自由僑聲」定期寄稿, 亳無薪酬。他並無所圖, 不為什麼, 但卻引起一些人的誤會。

雖然, 他本人由於直言不諱而常引起他人誤會, 但卻熱心為他人消除誤會。聞說原越南崇正體育會長羅旺達因要組織羅省客家同鄉會而與中國時報的記者林麗蓮發生誤會。時報向羅氏提出訴訟, 雖經經文處劉達人處長及越南聯誼會李少光會長出面調解, 也難補於事。最後, 羅氏找到這位「不為什麼」的何健行出馬, 見到中時彭老總, 只以同室不操戈等三言兩語便說服了中時撒銷訴訟。又有一次, 當時的羅省頤養會長梁勝金與目前在聖地牙哥開海記麵店的梁海, 由於羅省合夥的事發生糾紛, 鬧成僵局。結果他們找到「不為什麼先生」何健行, 後者以「來美求財不為求氣」等語意, 為他們設想出價承受另一半股本的提議, 結果圓滿收場。至今每一講起此事, 梁海記都大為感動, 頻讚「不為什麼」的為人。有友如此, 應無憾矣!

有道是「忠良出於孝子之門」, 這話並不虛假。何健行在未踏上新大陸之前, 先行來美的朋友都知道他已脫險。原來他投奔怒海到達香港時, 是背負老母上岸的。那個感人鏡頭, 已被美聯社派駐香港的記者捕捉到, 然後在美國報刊中登載出來。

談到投奔怒海, 當時同船不少難友還津津樂道。其中有目前在加州羅蘭崗金龍珠寶店的蔡老板全家, 以及在聖地牙哥發行金牌的「金牌王」, 在洛衫磯現時支持美西彿教寺最力的原賽瓊林東主馮家…等等, 都盛讚他在難民船上擔任「救危組組長」的不惜犧牲服務大眾精神, 包括游水到島上問路, 不眠不休在船上為同舟共濟的兄弟們打氣, 而至到達香港難民營, 被營中八千餘難友選為自冶會代表, 並致力組成歌舞演出, 以回饋香港救濟機構, 社會局等等難能可貴的事跡。而且還與同業葉世材合辦了一份名為「展望」的難胞期刊, 直至離港來美才停止。

像他那樣無論在哪裡都不忘服務大眾的情懷和胼手胝足也要作無私奉獻的精神, 確是難得。

當日船到香港時, 正值七十年代末香港地鐵工程如火如荼地展開, 難友們大都趁機會到地鐵工作賺錢, 而他卻寧願在營內當無薪的難友代表。

目前, 他已屈退休的耄耄之年, 然而仍孜孜不倦地為一此報刊寫短文, 並和往日同船的難友組成了一個重敘舊情的「怒海餘生」聯盟茶敘。

這幾年間, 他不時為台灣「自由僑聲」、香港「華文半月刊」、三藩市「中華論壇」等期刊執筆, 鉽砭時事, 激濁揚清, 每多讜論, 讀來鏗鏗有聲, 發瞶振聾。

一九八○年到達美國後, 當不少人向商場討生活之際, 他這位「愛報成痴」的報人卻一頭栽進吃力不討好的老本行, 與朋友合作創辦了加州越棉寮中文周報。幾年後因志趣不同而另行創立了「新亞洲報」。合作的同業有原越華報人李肇雄、陳印基等。後因李肇雄身體不支而告解散, 但已在來美的越棉寮華人中, 留下深刻的印象。

兩年前參加最大的華文報 - 世界日報創刊廿五周年紀念徵文, 他以「薪傳中華文化的報紙」一文, 成為越棉寮在美華文唯一入選佳作, 除了穫得獎金獎牌等外, 該報還將他夫婦巨幅合照, 插刊在獲獎的文章中, 向全美國的華文社區發行, 以為酬謝。以一個現年已經七十七歲的老報人, 尚能如此熱愛輿論, 關懷大眾, 誠屬難能可貴。

关心父亲节

June bride

Jewish traditional wedding

Pismo beach, Calif.

Venture beyond the ordinary, to this woman's retreat on the beach front resort. What I love the most is where I can set aside from my daily duty, take a simple, unhurried beach luxury walk, to this resort of timeless beauty and nature' wonder...what a good way to say goodbye to Spring, and embracing the most vibrant, sunbath, swimming season--summer. Time to shop for a lovely bikini, I think?!

San Luis obispo,calif.

Think with discenment

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool; shun him

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a child; teach him

He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep; wake him

He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise; follow him.

OK, then how do we know whom to shun, to teach, to awaken, or to follow? There is a lot of counterfeits, phonies,and deceivers...

Discernment is the key. The skill and accuracy in reading character, an understanding heart to judge, by paying attention. The ability to detect and identify the real truth. to see beneath the surface and correctly. To read between the lines of the visible. Call it a mark of maturity.

All in your perspective

Your perception is your reality.Winter can be a beautiful white covered picture or...a bone chilling blast. We must remember that roots grow deep when winds blow hard.

Such a time as this today, I need to be reminded, always, particularly long and challenging days, feel like nothing is happening to my favor. But isn't it interesting that dormant in the Winter is a process to the Spring, when new life becomes visible to replace the inactive old one. And it never fail , year after year nature orderly change -- the seasons. There is time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.

to everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.

sunrise,sunset

Wisdom comes privately from God as a by-product of right decision to our daily circumstances. But more from being faithful to the small, obscure tasks few people ever see.
Stop and reflect, in the process of we are just growing old or are we also growing up?
As we number our days, do we count just years-the grinding measurement of minutes- or can we find marks of wisdom....character traits that were not there when we were younger?

Walk with the Wise

I prayed a prayer for wisdom just like a farmer prays for rain

cause I knew that I must have it to survive in this life

And I stared out in the distance cause it seemed so far away

and I waited for the lightning but the lightning and the thunder never came

so I took a look beside me to my left and to my right

and saw people full of wisdom all around in my life

And it started to come clearer I began to understand

that my prayer was being answered, it's all part of God's plan

if we walk with the wise we will grow wise

if we walk in the light then our path will be bright I know

There's someone who's already been where we must go

In the light of what they've learned we fine

That we will grow wise if we walk with the wise

I 've learned to look for answers in those born before my time

As I listen to them tell me what they've learned in their lives

I talk to friends with understanding much deeper than my own

And gain wisdom beyond measure I could never find alone.

Becoming Real

Laying down the facade and living in truth is a process through seasons of life. The tree is one of the most beautiful pictures of the changing of the seasons. Though sometimes all we see in the season is the changing of the leaves, there's something happening inside. the tree is growing, becoming strong, and roots are going deep. Each season is designed to deepen us, to instruct us in the wisdom to help us grow strong like a tree planted by streams of water.

The 3-D artist is back

Tiananmen dissident rebuffed

Wuer Kaixi speaks to reporters after being forced to return to exile in Taiwan yesterday: A PRINCIPAL student leader of the 1989 pro-democracy movement has slammed Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's statement on the 20th anniversary of the brutal crackdown after a failed attempt to return to China through Macau.
Twenty years after his defiance made him the second most wanted ringleader of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, Wuer Kaixi says he wants to return to his homeland.
He marked the anniversary of the crackdown in a holding cell in the Chinese territory after immigration officials denied him entry to surrender.
"China will not let me return and my parents are prohibited from travelling abroad," Mr Wuer said in a letter shortly before he left Taiwan, where he lives. "I have not seen them in 20 years."
The Macau authorities refused him entry, citing "the maintenance of social harmony". He refused to board several flights to Taiwan but last night was forced to admit defeat.
Upon his arrival at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport, he criticised Mr Ma for praising China's growing attention to human rights. "Is now the right time to say good words on China's behalf?" he asked.
Mr Ma's official statement offered only weak support for the victims of Tiananmen.
"This painful part of history has to be faced bravely and cannot be avoided," he said.
Mr Wuer remains on the list of 21 student dissidents who Beijing identified as ringleaders of the Tiananmen protests. Now 41 and living in Taipei, he has been told that China will never grant him amnesty.
He last saw his parents shortly before he was smuggled out of Beijing after the students' movement had been crushed by tanks and machine guns on June 3 and 4, but can communicate with them relatively unhindered via the internet.
"Living as an exile is tormenting and impossible for anyone who has not experienced it to understand," he said. "At first, I felt hatred for the regime, but that soon passed as hatred can bring no good. But the anger is there every day."
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on China to account for those killed in the Tiananmen Square protests.
"A China that has made enormous progress economically, and that is emerging to take its rightful place in global leadership, should examine openly the darker events of its past and provide a public accounting of those killed, detained or missing," she said.

Tiananmen 6/4

20th anniversary of Tiananmen in Beijing ,China. June 4 is still here, with Government 's use force to gets its way. Major social problems today arise, with corruption, hypocrisy and suppression. however, it is not a massacre like 20 years ago; the reinforcement in Police brutality,the suppression from the communist government's restraint protestors and demonstraion still remain. The methods of political control have grown in tightly controls content posted online, websites, filter out any related to politically sensitive issues and periodically blocks overseas web sited with content it deem objectionable. This is still happening everywhere with incident s using the police, using violence, from torture, to the arrest in illegal detention, or using power to suppress the common people, and the environment.

The real key to Government's control over its citizen by paying the poor , the countryside people some payments to buy their silent, and despair, even threatened them to withhold complained about the crisis ...In Sichuan earthquake is a perfect example of how this system "buy off " the survival's family , with 60,000 yaun. So the parents opted to have another child and move on, heartbrokenly swallow the pain and suffering of the loss.

From the out look of the economic growth, free enterprise, the ability to own, to have independent entrepreneurs, wealth, and quality living. But what about the equality , the democracy of the people? and the right to pursuit the freedom of expression? When is the fairness begin?

Finding Joy

You may have been deeply hurt during your childhood. One of your parents may have died abruptly or you may have been abused. If you are having difficulty forming and keeping relationships and if you have had a loss or traumatic event years ago and it seems like it happened yesterday, you may be suffering from stuck grief. Seeking out a psychotherapist or an appropriate self-help group may be very helpful.