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襄理帶我們去賞楓、採蘋果，西點軍校等一日遊。 真的太感謝神了，原本說有百分之七十的降雨機率，卻是很棒的天氣，下一點雨也是在車上沒有妨礙到。 我們先到紐約上州的Rockland county- Bear Mt. State park賞楓。可惜不夠冷所以還是黃綠偏多偶有一簇紅。公園中有個熱心男士幫我們取景照相，我們離開時還叫我回去:You miss something, bring your camera, 原來是穿著警察裝和囚犯裝的兩隻狗， 之後去西點軍校，很嚴格，ICNY的學生證不能當Photo ID,所以不能參加他的TOUR。 不過West Point Museum是免費的，有真人穿著軍裝擺攤位，並有真的武器槍枝大炮讓我們可以實際體驗，對女生而言真的蠻重的5磅的槍枝及20多磅的連環槍。很Nice的講說員，耐心的解釋各種武器還說Thanks for coming. New Paltz的 Dressel Farm是今天的重頭戲，我們坐稻草車至FUJI蘋果區，咬下去就噴汁並可看見紅黃色的果肉如蜜般甜，0.95一磅，採了25顆才11元。在裡面吃不用錢，試吃了四五顆發現邊際效用遞減是有道理的，還有PAW，如爪般可以採到高處的蘋果，心理學來說高的好像比較甜美。實戰經驗發現很甜的那棵果樹幾乎都被人採光，好樹結好果。結實纍纍且品種多真是豐收。 農場另有超級大南瓜，是萬聖節必備的Pumpkin裝飾，幾乎家家門前都有放幾顆，很有氣氛。 11.1 All Souls Day ~ 鬼門關 10.31 萬聖節小孩扮鬼treat or trick 照片: http://picasaweb.google.com/alicehua0512/200910 #

2009.10.14 writing 10 – Topic: Packing Two weeks until I am backing home. To me 11 months and 6 days in New York are like a dream as Alice in the wonderland. Alice goes to New York, the Big Apple of the world and finds that she looks at things in different ways. First of all, she saw a group of people who are willing to devote their free time to help foreigners. In the International Center New York (ICNY), many volunteers come here to be conversation partners or writing partners of foreigners; it makes it easier for them to improve their English ability and get used to the Big Apple. Even jobless people come to be volunteers as well; it is so abnormal from the Asian’s point of view. Second, there are so many free events in New York City. The Thanksgiving Parade, New Year fireworks, Shakespeare in the Park, Museum Mile and openhousenewyork, etc. Though in the economic downturn, many companies cannot donate as much as usual, they still keep the tradition which makes New York has such a c...

translate and summerize from Sunday message and revise by Helen Mecs 2009.10.7 Writing 9 Topic: A girl in Jeans When I was working in the nature temple, I saw a girl wearing jeans and standing among a group of people wearing formal white clothing I went to say hi to her because she was a first time visitor. I told her that I was really busy and would only be able to say a few words to her. I said, “Listen to my words really well and be sure to believe them. No matter what happens, follow me because Jesus sent you. Today I came here to meet you. Besides, whenever there are large assemblies, be sure to come on your own, listen to my sermons, stay till the end and leave after saying goodbye. Okay?” she replied yes. After that meeting that girl participated in every assembly and remained. I greeted her if she waited till the end and asked her to eat with us because we always went to the restaurant to eat afterwards. She told me she was going to leave without eating. I told her, “Didn’t I t...

10.10-11 紐約開門 The seventh Annual openhouse new york weekend. It shows the NYC's rich and diverse architectural, design and cultural heritage. I joined the tour of Woodlawn Cemetery, Hall of Fame for great Americans in Bronx Community College and Grand Lodge of Masons. the photos are in Picasa: http://picasaweb.google.com/alicehua0512/2009NY # 1 Woodlawn is in Bronx, the last stop of four train. 爭取遺族的同意後，我們得以在導遊的帶領下進入外國人的陵墓(mausoleum)。有的內擺桌椅，讓訪客可以坐下來讀聖經，有的把心愛的寵物鳥放入一起作伴，有的是Tiffany玻璃，更有各國人從本國運來的石頭及裝飾，因此有各國各式樣的陵墓。很多名人有錢人住在裡面，可惜沒幾個認識的。 當我想著:死人多麼羨慕我們活著的人，希望我們來拜訪他，帶來生氣，所以開放讓我們欣賞她所住的地方，天空出現兩群候鳥，飛著成為微笑嘴型。紐約的早秋，楓葉開始轉紅，聽說這墓園連樹的造景都頗下功夫，按照時節會有何種顏色的組合都是種樹時的考量。 2 Hall of Fame of Great Americans 當我趕到名人堂時已將近五點關門時間。很幸運的是遇到很好的導遊正在為一對建築師夫婦講解。名人堂主要是知識及學術界的美國名人，同樣的除了總統之外我沒認識幾個人，聽說每年還會票選決定要拿掉哪些新增哪些銅像。 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_for_Great_Americans 3 Grand Lodge of Masons 紐約共濟會總堂，在ICNY附近，23 st+6 ave Masonic Hall 揭開神秘的色彩，共濟會的神秘一直是小說家的最愛，但他們一直有開放民眾參觀，富麗堂皇的聚會房間，每個都有其特色，有埃及風，法國風，義大利文藝復興風格等，但因為...

2009.8.12 Writing -1 why to NY New York is on the opposite side of the earth from my country, Taiwan, so when it is 12 noon in NY, it is midnight in Taiwan. Last November, my company chose me as one of four trainees to have a one-year job-training in our New York branch. With the blessing of my family and under the envious eyes of my colleagues, I started my first time trip to the Big Apple, New York. Our company rents a house for us in Flushing. To my surprise, I do not need to use English in my daily life, because where I live and where I work, I can use Chinese as well. Especially in Flushing, everyone speaks in Chinese, and there are Chinese restaurants and Chinese supermarkets everywhere, it is not like living in America. But on the other hand, New York is the place of different races of people, which forms various cultures and makes this city so attractive. The working hours here are less than in Taiwan, usually I do not have to work overtime, and thus I have much time to explore...

2009.9.30 Writing 8 The happiest thing and the saddest thing happened to me in New York As a foreigner living in the world’s Big Apple, New York, I experience many different things; sometimes it makes me happy; sometimes it upsets me. The happiest thing for me is the subway system operated without any abnormal situation or accident. Then I can be on time to my office. Because I live in Flushing, the only way to my office is to take the number seven train and transfer to four or five train. However, the # seven trains always have problems and take me twice the time to get to work among the crowds of people. If I can have a seat, it is my day. I am so happy and satisfied with it. Something upset me recently. Usually I buy an unlimited metro card for commuting. Though it is cheaper, it would be a big loss if I lost it. Besides, the metro card itself may have some problems as well. For example, my metro card had problem since I first used it on the bus, but it was fine in the subway turnst...

2009.9.26 今天終於去拜訪美國的七大景點之一: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. 從2001.9.11之後關閉的Crown 直到2009.7.4才開放民眾參觀。 The Crown represents the seven seas and seven continents of the world. 本來興沖沖的想暑假人潮過後再去爬王冠，但已經預約到12月了。 因為要通過兩次的安全檢查光排隊就花了一兩個小時 不過還是很值得，從底座那眺望曼哈頓的高樓們，真的很壯觀 且體會了作品真的要大才顯得雄壯，人人仰而望之。 這是美國的立國精神-遠離家園為了追尋自由的夢想國度 其中最有名的是清教徒的追求信仰的自由而建立了這個以神為本的國家 In God We Trust-- on all USD Bills So help me God-- 美國總統歷年就任之宣誓詞。 Ellis Island : 1892-1954 About 12 million people passed through this gate to America, 目前成為博物館，展示過去來自各國的移民者的生活軌跡和日用品等 看到很多帶著夢想般笑容登陸的移民者，大老遠並風塵僕僕的搭船來到美國 為了追求人生的夢想，也忍不住發出會心的微笑。 註 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty The Statue of Liberty dedicated on October 28, 1886, is a monument commemorating the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, given to the United States by the people of France to represent the friendship between the two countries established during the American Revolution. It represents a woman wearing a stola, a radiant crown and...

Writing 7-090923 The Love and Tears of Jesus: Why We Need to Love Jesus. There are more than 1.6 billion Christians in the world and among these countries, America has the highest Christian population; 76 % of Americans identify themselves as Christian. Though we all know that Jesus is one of the Trinity-the Holy Son, who is the almighty and all-knowing divine being; numerous angels in Heaven worship him, and he is the king of kings who reigns the world. However, there are so many people who either do not know Jesus loves them, nor believe in Jesus. There was a true story happened on April 20, 1999. In the Columbine High School in Colorado, two teen-age gunmen shot Rachel in her leg and asked her if she still believed in God. She replied, “You know I do!” then the second fatal shot hit her head at point-blank range. At the end, 13 people died in these shootings. The 17 year-old-girl protected her Christian belief even at the live or die point. After her martyrdom, many students went ...

十個月來的持續筆耕，今天是破百日! 說實在還蠻有成就感的 古人說的涓滴成流，日起有功，就是如此吧。 十個月一百篇，平均一個禮拜2.5篇，仔細想想也沒有什麼大不了，但持之以恆的成果是大的。 禱告也是，要持續的做，不是當成特別的活動要如日常生活般習慣的去做。 Prayer is not an event; It is daily life. Pray 1. As the prayers you prayed for yourself, have been fulfilled; If you pray for your brothers and your nation, they will also come true. 2 Never has there been a time on earth when prayer was needed as now. So pray every day, night and day, I will answer them all. 3 You must make me the first priority above all in your life. Know that I bought~ you with my life; you belong to me 4 Even the extended time is now drawing very fast to an end. Repent urgently of all your sins~, and prepare yourself. 5 The Lord’s return will happen much sooner, much sooner than you think. Really, spare your time; use it wisely and make yourself clean. 6 I am your God of heaven and Earth, Yahweh I am Jesus Christ. The savior Jehovah King of Kings, the Lord of Lords! Chorus: Therefore, pray, standing on faith firm and strong! With deep s...

(1)Today, we joined one of the biggest Christianity event in time square. We prayed in the 46 st. and Broadway, which is the center of Manhattan; Manhattan is the center of NY, NY is the ceter of America, and the USA is the center of the whole world now. I am so shocked to see so many people gather on street to pray and praise to God; because it is so hard to see this kind of ourdoor event in Taiwan. People from different countries, different regions came here only for praying to God together. We pray to Lord to forgive our sins and pray for the nation and the youth; I feel this country is full of hope and blessing, because from the president, the mayor to the ordinary people, they pray! Most people know God and have the chance to go to church and learn about the Bible, it makes difference! (2) http://www.everydaychristian.com/features/story/4755/ "By design this will be the third and final year of the rally, which may seem unusual considering its growth. Rhodes said between 8,00...

2009.8.14-17 SF San Francisco, nice to see you again. After 12 years I came back to San Francisco. During the flight, I tried to remember what happened 12 years ago, and figure out why I came to San Francisco again. That was in 1997 when I was a freshman in college. My mom and I went to Dallas for a seminar, and on our way back home, we stopped in San Francisco to sightsee. Unfortunately, our airplane tickets were direct flight to Taiwan which meant we could not stop in S.F. Therefore, we were fined a lot of money and were short of cash in San Francisco. It was a hard time, we did not have money to buy food, and we stood in front of the supermarket like beggars to share plain bread. The experience was so bad that Mom and I kept having quarrels and felt upset at the same time. To make matters worse, I had got my baptism in the church right before we went to America, Mom was so angry that I did not tell her before she could stop me. In a word, it was a sad story I had in San Francisco. T...

2009.8.26-writing 3 ~Adopt from a speech by P. Sonu Today is the last day of Holy Spirit assembly; the date was set by Jesus. Jesus will give the whole assembly message. How much Jesus loves every American. Every single person can receive revelation. SSN sent so many messages to us and wanted to take care of everyone. We have to receive the Holy Spirit right now. Jesus takes care of every single person. This is the last chance at this time. A church leader I know wants to evangelize, but other members of the church focus too much on their own benefits. Everyone has a desire to do well; she also works hard but now she wants to quit. Suffering for three months she prayed and wrote to SSN. He replied, “The church is run by Jesus and Jesus wants you to love him 100%, and then to love people.” She received energy from the letter and wanted to work even more. “The reason Jesus gave you a mission is to save you, and to receive salvation is the fundamental purpose. We should do a lot of good w...

第一次拿柺杖的人生體驗: 因為沒有做好準備及布鞋太軟，上禮拜天到中央公園玩足球時，右腳大拇指因為搶攻球門踢到腳趾頭瘀血如塗上藍色的指甲油，冰敷兩天後比較好，但昨天因怕下雨不敢穿涼鞋，穿鞋穿襪後因為束縛和摩擦變得很糟，感覺指甲一直很想脫離因為指頭不斷的腫脹，且小腿肚緊繃到麻痺，走出地鐵火車時，走路踉蹌不小心拍到前面的黑人女人，她不太高興以為我打她，我還得不斷解釋真的是因為腳受傷無法平衡不是故意的。 Connie提到可以向央行的JACK借正骨水和柺杖，(他2月時因為門口積雪成冰沒有掃好害他滑倒摔斷腿至五月都行動不便，現在才好了約95%)，Jack以著過來人的經驗，主動借我柺杖並教我如何走路和下樓梯。 拿柺杖走路比較不會痛了，拄著柺杖頓時變得很嚴重似的，雖然走路一樣慢，旁人都會多看我一眼，也特別會禮讓，如:司機先生用西班牙語向我問候、chase plaza的地鐵管理員很好心的幫我開緊急出口且說直到我百分百康復都可以不用刷卡進出地鐵，真是太感動。 沒想到美國人這麼好，很多人這麼有同情心同理心，很有愛心，不禁落淚，希望更多幫他們禱告不要被神審判到，更多傳道是基本解決之道。 也體會到受傷的人、生病的人、殘障者的痛苦和不便，對自己的健康和健全更加的感恩! 因為受傷所以更小心不要讓人二度傷害，體會不要讓主再臨時，二度受傷！

Recently, I took a class of writing, and had to write some homework. After revising by Helen, I put it on the net to share with you. 2009/9/15 writing 6 --Spirit and the body (summary and translation) Many people in the world do not know they have a spirit body which will be kept alive after their physical body dies. They live lives with their own minds and do whatever they want in the world without knowing the spirit will suffer forever in the future. According to the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, “may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” We know that as a human being, we have spirit, soul and body. God hopes we can learn how to live a righteous life and keep away from all sinful deeds in order to meet the second coming of our Lord Jesus. Next, let’s talk about the body and the spirit. Our physical body is like a car and the spirit is like the person who is the owner. It ...

US OPEN網球決賽進入倒數第三天~ 感謝神，氣象報告說今天會有百分之六十的機率會下雨，還好是有風的陰天到了晚上才下雨。 看了三場決賽，女雙爭前二，混雙奪冠及男單爭前四。因為白天人不多，自己換到價格較貴的那一區，外國人人格也很好，也沒有趕我，逕自找其他的位置坐下。 Arthur Ashe Stadium: 一、 Women's Doubles - Semifinals Serena Williams (USA)[4] / Venus Williams (USA)[4] defeat Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)[13] / Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)[13] 7-6(4); 3-6; 6-2 Rules: For each match/tournament: 女生(單打雙打混雙)三盤兩勝制；男生五盤三勝。 每盤(Set)看誰先贏六局，每個局(game)看誰先得四分(points) (0-15-30-40-game) o is L'oeuf, 30:30 is 30 all. 如果一局中先出現各得3分時稱為「平分」，必須再淨勝2分才能算勝一局。 deuce is 40:40, then is advantage. 勝六局則算勝一盤。如果雙方各勝五局，同樣必須再淨勝2局才能算勝一盤。可採五盤三勝或三盤兩勝制。一盤六局制先勝六者為領先一盤，而一盤中如為五局平要連勝二局，打到六局平時要打搶七分制(Tie Break)。 雙打時，適用單打的方法。發球之順序是選手作第1分發球時要在右側，然後對方的發球者在左側和右側2分的發球。接下來由作第1分發球隊伍的另一選手作發球者，由左、右側作2分的發球。接下來在這局或盤結束之前，四位選手依單打的方法輪流，各作2分的發球，當然第6分結束時要換場 tie break結束。該局的比數就是7--6，先得到七分者為此局之勝者。 Ace: 發球直接得分 對方沒碰到球 二 Mixed Doubles - Finals Carly Gullickson (USA) / Travis Parrott (USA) def. Cara Black (ZIM)[2] / Leander Paes (IND)[2] 6-2 6-4 三 Men's Singles - Quarterfinals Jua...

Sharing the beautiful poem which is written by my friend. Title: Love is... Love is the principle for the creation of universe. Love is the strength of God’s existence. Love is the power that can enliven all the creatures of God. Love is the energy that can move the hearts of people. Love is the author of salvation. Love is the forgiveness that covers all the faults. There is love like a flame. There is love like a lake that is filled with serenity. Love is the cause of pain that equals with the suffering of death when you are not together. Love is what burns away all the sins. Love is the string of fate that you and I are destined to meet. Love is the power of repentance that you need to exist in this world. For I loved, you have met the Lord of salvation. For I loved, you could talk to the Lord. For I loved, God turned His Will around. For I will love, I have endured and waited. For I have longed for your love, I could endure the years of suffering. For I love, I promised to come aga...

Journey Every year, our company holds an outing for employees and their families on Labor Day weekend. Though many companies cut thisoff budgets due to the recession, we still have it as usual. This year we went south to Pennsylvania and Baltimore. There were two coaches to bring us there. The first day, our first stop was Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. Longwood Gardens is one of the premier botanical gardens in America and it was started in 1906 by Pierre S. Du Pont. There are 20 outdoor gardens and 20 indoor gardens in the four-acre Conservatories. It contains more than 11,000 different types of plants and trees. It hosts 800 horticultural and performing arts events each year, including flower shows, fountain shows and musical recitals. We enjoyed our outdoor buffet lunch in the tent of the Terrace restaurant. Next stop was Baltimore, MD. We joined the tour and visited 4 historic ships in the Inner Harbor. Among them, I was impressed by USS Torsk, a small submarine but able ...

8.30 晚上近十一點時，為了打在天花板的一隻蚊子，我從椅子上摔了下來。 看到蚊子被我打中並"摔死了"，對自己的肉體說:爬起來! 但肉體很痛，整個右半身重擊於地板，剛開始只能痛苦呻吟很沉重的慢慢調整呼吸， 之後爬起來檢查傷口，右半身很多地方都瘀血了。 其實自己的運動細胞不錯，常常爬上爬下也在公司、家裡換燈管燈泡的都沒事，這次會掉下來， 直覺是屬靈上的原因。 第二天聽同事的建議去看醫生，醫生讓我轉診去照X光。還用緊急的Star Case，不用掛號但也等了一個半小時，外國的檢查師很仔細的照了很多X光片，今天去看片子，還好沒有骨折，只是皮肉及筋骨損傷。但胸口還是會痛，呼吸或是笑的時候都會痛，醫生讓我擦活絡油並熱敷，覺得有能講中文可以通的醫生和熟悉的治療方法真的很感謝神，相信休養一下就好了。 一些我去看過的醫生 in Flushing, NY 眼科 吳嘉德 吳嘉德父子 718-762-2113 復健 蕭永紅 曾/ 孫/ 王醫生 718-961-8881 照X 光 Main street Radiology 718-428-1500 內科 丁原弘 718-961-7968

他鄉遇故知 (二)~同學篇 兩人電話相認的五個月後才排出時間見面。 剛好遇到restaurant's week 延期的最後一周，決定去吃一家Susan介紹的餐廳Water Edge。 很酷的是這餐廳在東河的另外一岸 long island city，與上次協理請的Water Club很像都是沿岸景觀餐廳，餐廳提供免費的Ferry from 23 st + ave D 沿著東河由14st走到23st, Stuyvesant Town 的景觀又是另一種紐約，比較像是住在英國宿舍的感覺，四層樓的公寓被群樹包圍著，小朋友們在playground 玩著，白人黃人混血小孩等玩在一起，這就是紐約! 坐上免費的接駁渡輪還有免費的香檳送上，今天的天氣真的舒適，航行在東河上真的是人生很大的享受。美國每年的國慶都在East river放煙火，但今年特別在Hudson river。沿著東河走的感覺有點像淡水河畔，但更多的是慢跑和釣魚的人們。 十分鐘後抵達餐廳，坐在戶外享受著曼哈頓的晚霞，Queensborough bridge的壯麗及夜晚的燈光秀，搭配好吃的Tuna Tenpura ~真的很美很有情調。 餐廳二樓是水晶燈宴會廳，透明的窗戶可看到戶外的美景和曼哈頓夜景，感謝神賜下這樣美好的天氣和豐富的一餐!