Thank you Germany

Thank you, Germany, gave me so many memories, nice people, nice living environment, nice teachers and nice friends.
Thank you! for so many things you have given me, I appreciate it. Now I am going to another land to  go on with my life, it is because of you which made me strong, learn from the past. Acknowledge the good and bad, and face the situations. Thank you !

艾倫‧狄波頓:一種更寬容,更溫和的成功哲學

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/chi_hant/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentler_philosophy_of_success.html

放下

放下吧，一切都放下吧，把自己歸到零的狀態。

台灣與印度

若是哪天真的心血來潮，把所有一點一滴累積下來，應該很可觀吧?

也曾經看了不少這類的文章，異國戀情，台灣人嫁給印度人，印度男友，etc。也有不少大陸女生出嫁到印度的。雙方父母的同意，似乎不像想像中的一般容易。尤其是印度父母，似乎如果自己的兒子娶了非印度人的女生，就要跟他斷絕血緣關係。網路上看到一個台灣女生嫁給印度人，在台灣結婚生子，老公卻還不願意跟自己父母提到她的存在。直到東窗事發，媽媽卻要跟他斷絕關係。似乎很兩極，不是爸媽，就是老婆。印度是個生命輪迴觀念的發源地，為什麼到了自己的兒女論及婚嫁的時候，似乎還不能替他們著想呢?也許這是好幾輩子前結下的緣，前世無緣而到了今生相聚。畢竟婚姻是一輩子的事情，雙方若是真心相愛，如果能夠得到印度父母的祝福，那不是很好嗎?也許台灣的父母相對下來，比印度開放太多了，但是爸媽多少還是會擔心自己的孩子嫁到遠地他鄉。

這些都還是未知數。

[cited] Art of Living - Daily sutras and Knowledge sheets

Be both friendly and centeredWhen you don’t expect anything from your friends then you will be centered. You know, when you are friendly some sort of expectation is there, you enjoy being friendly. Stop enjoying being friendly and be friendly because it’s your very nature. Then you will be centered!

[BBC] Spain budget cuts

Spain budget cuts - Your reaction 

cited from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8677703.stm

Spanish residents have been sending their reaction to new budget cuts announced by their Prime Minister.
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced a 5% cut to public sector salaries, as well as reductions to pensions and regional government funding, amid concerns that problems in Greece may spread across the eurozone.

GIULIO, MADRID, SPAIN

Cut new jobs in the public sector and you will radically change the Spanish economy.
Spain will go through rough time. But in my opinion, it will be good.
At the moment they have literally 100 people doing one person's job.
To be elected in Spain, politicians have to promise public sector jobs, whether they are needed or not.
That's the only way to get elected. Almost all Spaniards works for the state in a way or another.
The politicians in Spain are going to have a very rough time.

DAVID SIDLEY, TENERIFE

I have lived in Tenerife for eight years now and have never seen it so bad.
Where I work is just barely staying afloat, but every day it gets worse.
I work in the construction industry - I run a machinery hire company. We used get 30 or more clients a day. Now, if we are lucky, we get three a week.
We can't keep going at this rate. I read in the local paper that unemployment here is higher than the national average which is over 20% now. I see it everyday, in front of the dole offices and people begging outside supermarkets and people trying to sell us their old machines.
With less people working I fail to see how pushing up taxes is going to make a dent in the budget deficit. It will affect the working population.

The normal person will have to take the brunt of it for mistakes made by banks and politicians David Sidley, Tenerife

Freezing public sector recruitment again affects the unemployment figures. And as for reducing spending - it's a joke. There are so many projects here in Tenerife that have been started but never finished. Where did that funding from Madrid and the European handouts go to?
The first thing they should do is stop the corruption. It's worse than the UK and the expenses scandals. Tenerife has become expensive with nothing to show for it. If mainland Spain is in the same situation then god help us.
I don't now what the answer is but one thing is for sure is that the normal person will have to take the brunt of it for mistakes made by banks and politicians. Fair? I think not.

MORE OF YOUR COMMENTS

I work for a private company in the railway sector. I have no discount although my wage is minimum. Military staff have a discount - the state pays, even though they earn more than me. A member of my family who works for the public administration gets free return trips to Barcelona by high speed train, plus hotels and a course in university. Thousands of Euros for that member of my family. None to me. They are reducing jobs in my company even though railway costumers are increasing. The member of my family has a secure job. I wonder if things like this also happen in Germany and France? I live in a country where some have to be without jobs or with little earnings because others have too much privilege.
Jesus, Madrid
I have lived in Spain since I was 19 years old - I am now 58. The cuts in Spain should be with the government. It is a mystery where the government money goes. My husband was made redundant a year ago after 35 years in the same job. He is entitled to two years unemployment benefit of 800 Euros per month. After that he will receive just 400 Euros per month. My son in law also has the misfortune to be unemployed and receives 400 Euros per month with two small children to feed. Everyone thinks that to live in Spain is so glamorous. Look again. Are they now going to cut what little we have? The electricity, gas and water bills have already gone up 30%. We cannot survive on any less.
M Carrion, Palafrugell, Girona
I hope that politicians cut expenses from their own earnings instead of from people of the bottom of the hierarchical pyramid. Always the same people have to tighten their belts. Another main subject for the government is to improve measures to control corruption: politicians and tax evasion. It seems that those who are corrupt escape unpunished from justice. My cuts: Royal family; Defence; Top public office (in Spain a mayor can earn more than the prime minister). Sadly, in all countries those are the points where cuts are never made.
Snosko, San Sebastian
I personally don't see how increasing taxes is going to benefit the Spanish economy in recovering from this crisis. How is decreasing consumer spending going to help the economy? I'd like to see this question answered in a clear and detailed form from Mr Zapatero.
Crystal Terri D'Cruz, La Rioja
We do not need public spending cuts: we need a better distribution of how these are spent (more education, research and development, technology). We do not need more taxes overall, we need more measures to fight tax evasion at all levels. We need exemplary leadership that does things right and punishes those who don't. We need to foster efficiency and production by helping those who work well, and blaming those who cheat.
Miguel, Madrid
I agree with the government in cutting the wages of civil workers, but the problem we have in Spain is that we have three different administrations, national, regional and local with its own civil workers, and ruled by different parties. The government can decide about its own spendings but they cannot decide about that spending in Andalucia, for example. So much more has to be done. I think these new measures are appropriate, but more should be done - like opening unemployment offices more hours, not only from 8am to 1pm. I can't believe that with a 20% unemployment rate they close so soon. I think also that all politicians should reject their extra salaries, I think cutting 15% is not enough. Finally, in Spain you can access to social security without being legal (you can register yourself without having a permanent visa), that's a big expense for the state.
Daniel, Barcelona
Currently, I am a civil servant. Specifically, a professor at the University of the Basque Country. What we see here is a need to tighten tax controls in order to avoid fraud. Here, we've seen for ages that many autonomous employees, enterprise managers and some liberal professionals have had it too easy for committing fraud. So, apart from the necessary measures announced by the president, if there were any budget to grow, it should be used to hire more fiscal inspectors.
Jon Charterina, Bilbao
I fully support the cutting of civil servant's wages. They have a secure job for life and are underproductive, they should share the burden of the global downturn. Now it's time to convince the banks to acknowledge their loses so that real estate prices can actually adjust and the unions that reducing privileges in exchange for more quality employment for younger people is a good thing.
Anonymous, Madrid
The biggest problem in Spain is the presence of a tolerated, huge and increasing black economy. Tax evasion/avoidance is rife at every level and the acceptance of illegal employment is commonplace. Knee-jerk politics prevail and medium to long term projects are never seen through. Today, Spain has 18 fully functional governments - one central government and 17 devolved autonomous governments! It is this political government system that is in serious need of review, cut-backs or simple elimination. Added to this, Spain must radically improve its revenue capture, employment controls and social security system. That said, it is great here!
El Guirri, Almeria
The point is that up to now, Spanish economic policies had no concrete direction, so the stability of the system shifted to insecurity in the whole economy. At least the government has now assumed the EU's duty of new budget cuts, which provides better financial conditions. It is not too late yet.
Jose Agreda, Soria
At present the situation in Spain is hopeless, as regards the lack of the government ability to put in place austerity measures. Basically, the government announcements are just words that do not materialise. But this is nothing new. Step number one would be to acknowledge the real magnitude of the economic crisis; but instead the Spanish government and most of the Spanish media are bombarding us with very optimistic news about the economic recovery of Spain. From my perspective, the austerity measures are not tough enough to tackle the current deficit and they also should include not so popular measures like the reduction of the public sector, review and harmonisation of salaries across the public sector; and more fraud control in the unemployment benefits. Moreover, apart from increasing taxes they should also include more effective measures to stimulate the creation of jobs and companies in the private sector.
Juan, Tarragona
Zapatero is acting now only due to the fact that the European Council has imposed on him measures for the development of the Spanish economy in order to protect the European economic and monetary systems. He has pointed out in various occasions that a situation like the one currently existing in Greece could not occur in Spain, and now he is adopting initiatives - all of them presented from Brussels - aiming to avoid another "Greek case". What the Spanish prime minister presents as independent measures within the framework of a new anti-crisis plan, are nothing but actions directed from European institutions, carried against the will of the Spanish government and heavily improvised.
Diego Spottorno, Madrid
Cuts should be made in government spending in the autonomous regions with reference to translating all public documents into four independent languages. Spain has 1,000,000 civil servants - too many. Mr Zapatero has no credibility. His cabinet manipulate the media and the public. He now has a lot of talking and convincing to do to the rest of Europe.
Vincent, Madrid
With this president, Spain will go bankrupt.
Emilio, Madrid

藥師灌頂真言（梵文音譯）

Main difference between lay people and psychologists

The main difference between lay people and psychologists is concerned with the method they use to produce and develop their knowledge. Ordinary people tend to make generalizations on mental life and behaviour based on their own personal experience or that of people who are close to them. In some cases, lay people may even accept the view of others on faith, in the absence of any critical examination. Moreover, they tend to cling rigidly to their convictions, regardless of possible counter-examples. On the contrary, psychologists use the scientific method.

Cited from EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICS
FOR PSYCHOLOGY © 2006 by Fabio Sani and John Todman
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING

Indian Paneer 可以在國外買到嗎?

這個問題在我心中很久了，今天發現一個很好的LINK，http://jugalbandi.info/2007/08/the-perfect-paneer-substitute/ 
介紹Queso Blanco。看來我可在西班牙找到paneer的替代品囉，當然我一向都是用豆腐替代Paneer，可是為了要符合印度人的胃口，找個相似的替代品，才能讓他們回憶家鄉味囉!

另外發現原來薄荷也能拿來當作Paneer的調味料! 以下轉自
http://www.amul.com/recipes/paneer1.html
Pudina Paneer

1. Heat 4 tbsp oil and fry 3 sliced onions till brown.
2. Add 1/4 tsp haldi, 3/4 tsp chilli powder and salt.
3. Add pulp of 2 tomatoes and cook till dry.
4. Add 250 gms Amul Paneer, 1/4 cup dried pudina and remaining tomato pieces.
5. Add 3/4 garam masala.
6. Cook for 2 mins and remove from fire.

Serve.

簡直一個字------------帥!!!!! 蔣家後代-蔣友柏

天阿 會不會太帥了一點 超man的蔣友柏!
(指的是右邊這個 不是左邊那個= =)
之前看到新聞播報他開的橙果設計公司 就一直對他有印象
這次又再度看到他在新聞上 天阿 超吸引人的談吐還有氣質
真的是大帥哥一枚!

2010國定佛誕節：09祈福典禮 - 諷誦般若心經

20100411 亞洲星光大道 超偶聯軍踢館賽(下) 2 曾昱嘉(阿嘎) 如果沒有你

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[介紹] Castellon de la plana

Castellon de la plana，是個靠近Valencia北方75km的一個小鎮，也是我即將要去工作的地方。西班牙當地有許多的市區腳踏車，提供當地人民使用，一年只要十歐喔。Castellon de la Plana簡稱Castellon，當地也有人稱之為Castello(是Valenciao，瓦倫西亞語)，它是位在西班牙東部靠地中海沿岸的城市。以下是google地圖。據說此城市是在西元1233年，King Jaume I of Aragon (國王亞拉岡，蕉梅一世)在驅逐占領當地的穆斯林民族之後建立的。(Moorish kingkom of valencia是當初站領此地的回教徒，稱之為摩爾人)。


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西班牙馬鈴薯煎蛋麵包Tortilla la patata con pan

西班牙的煎蛋餅真的好吃，下次在多波幾張上來跟大家分享。

[教學]申請西班牙簽證

學者簽證(適用於碩士後博士後研究) - "不同"於一般申請工作簽證

(台灣人在德國結業， 從德國申請西班牙學者簽證)

1.有效護照 (起碼一年)

2. 學校給的合約(必須有你跟校方的簽名)，形同工作合同

3. 過去五年內的刑事紀錄(如果你過去五年內有幾個月在台灣也算)
台灣: 警察局辦理良民證 NTD.250，請翻譯社把中文翻譯成西班牙，台北收價大概NTD.800。
再來就是要去法院辦理公證，中西文都要蓋章，一個章750x2 = NTD 1500。最後要送到台灣的西班牙辦事處蓋章，一個章290x2 =580 (中西文都要蓋章)

4. Certificado Medico (健康證明)
建議可以在西班牙辦，不然還要再找翻譯社翻譯，西班牙私人診所有專門在辦理健康證明的收費30歐到50歐不等，要事先去他們的TABACO(菸攤，或者報攤)買一張3.5歐的證書。醫生會把檢查結果寫上去。我的經驗是，當地的醫生"口頭"詢問我的健康病歷史，然後就"直接"開給我證書了，有點扯。不過為了討visa，只要是西文證明你沒有患有重大傳染疾病，就可。


5. 歐盟居住證明
在德國這張證明叫做AUFENTHALTBESCHEINIGUNG，可在你德國居住地的BUERGERAMT辦理，一張五歐，要帶護照過去。注意: 此證明不需要翻譯成西班牙文。


6. 以上所有文件皆需要複印兩份，建議多複印幾分就不需要再多跑幾趟。德國柏林的西班牙大使館"不"提供COPY服務，若有缺少的文件他們會要你自己去找影印店。護照的部分，有照片的那頁要COPY兩份，德國給的Aufenthalterlaubnistitel也要copy兩份(我當時總共跑了三次大使館)。 他們並沒有很清楚的說明哪些需要哪些不需要，且可能因辦事人員而異，建議要有多跑幾趟的心理準備。

以上 想到之後再補充

[轉載:分享好文章] People Who Want You to Fail

這篇文章值得推薦，轉載自 Tipps for Success


The biggest barrier to a successful career is not a lack of opportunities, the job market or your city. It's certain people.
Specifically, antisocial people—people who are devious, mean-spirited, cruel, hostile or negative. People who oppose you, treat you with disrespect and cause you trouble.
"When we trace the cause of a failing business, we will inevitably discover somewhere in its ranks the antisocial personality hard at work."
"It is important then to examine and list the attributes of the antisocial personality. Influencing as it does the daily lives of so many, it well behooves* decent people to become better informed on this subject." -- L. Ron Hubbard (*behooves: to be necessary or proper for)
One of the most famous antisocial personalities was Adolf Hitler. Hitler loved children and pets. He was a vegetarian who neither smoked nor drank. He was kind and considerate to the ladies, secretaries and chauffeurs. People thought Hitler was a nice guy, yet he ordered the deaths of millions.
Most antisocial personalities are not famous. In fact, they are rarely obvious.
Antisocial personalities can be anyone: doctors, lawyers, politicians, business leaders, police officers, newspaper reporters, employees, men, women, old, young . . . anyone. They can be family members, spouses and colleagues. You probably know a few antisocial people.
When antisocial people are openly nasty or critical of you, you know who they are. They say, "You are a stupid idiot" or "That idea of yours is the worst idea I've ever heard." They stab you in your chest, not your back.
However, the worst types of antisocial persons are those who hide their true intentions. They stab you in the back so you can't catch them. They say, "Everyone thinks your ideas are silly" or "I heard a rumor the police might be investigating you" or "You look so tired; why don't you take a vacation?"
Antisocials make you ill. For example, you are enjoying your day and getting a lot done. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, you feel a little upset. Your stomach and head hurt.
So you review who just talked to you. Mary gave you a report and made a nice comment about the weather. Fred asked to borrow your pen and was very polite. The computer guy needed to look at your computer and told you how everyone hates your new software.
You think, "What was the computer guy talking about? Why did he waste so much of my time? And why are the computers always having problems? I'd better watch out for this guy."
Suddenly, you feel better. You have spotted an antisocial person. Your day is pleasant again.
L. Ron Hubbard identified certain characteristics of the antisocial person. The first way to spot them is to notice how they speak.

Generalities

"The antisocial personality has the following attributes:
"1. He or she speaks only in very broad generalities. They say . . .' ‘Everybody thinks . . .' ‘Everyone knows . . .' and such expressions are in continual use, particularly when imparting rumor." -- L. Ron Hubbard
Have you ever been to a meeting when someone said, "We're all having troubles because of the government," "People don't like anyone who's too successful" or "Everyone in this area is having a rough time"? These are generalities.
Whenever you hear a statement that starts, "Everyone says . . . " or "All the citizens feel . . . " or "The employees think . . . ," you must perk up your ears. You have just heard the beginning of a generality.
Now if the generality is a good message, you can relax. "Everyone thinks you are doing a great job!" "No one was late today." "All the carpenters appreciate the wood you bought."
However, if the message is negative, the speaker is pointing a knife at you. "No one believes your little act." "Everyone thinks the pay is too low." "No one wears their hair like that any more."
One reason the news media is such a bad influence on society is because of their generalities. Just listen to the news or read a newspaper and you see generalities. "America was shocked and saddened . . ." "Sources revealed that . . ." "Critics wonder why . . ."

How to Respond

"When asked, ‘Who is everybody . . .' it normally turns out to be one source and from this source the antisocial person has manufactured what he or she pretends is the whole opinion of the whole society." -- L. Ron Hubbard
Example:
You: "Nancy, you say everyone thinks I make too much money. Who exactly?"
Nancy: "Oh, uh, well, you know, everyone I talk to. It's common knowledge."
You: "Can you tell me who exactly?"
Nancy: "I don't know, I can't remember. I'll ask around."
You: "Okay, but if no one really said it, you need to stop saying things like that to me."

Social Personality

While the antisocials are tearing down the world, the social personalities are improving it. Constructive people make life better for those around them. Fortunately, most people are social personalities.
Social personalities are opposite of the antisocial personality. For example, they are specific.
"The social personality is specific in relating circumstances. ‘Joe Jones said . . . ‘ 'The Star Newspaper reported . . . ‘ and gives sources of data where important or possible.
"He may use the generality of ‘they' or ‘people' but seldom in connection with attributing statements or opinions of an alarming nature." -- L. Ron Hubbard
Examples: "Patty and Joan want raises." "Everyone's happy you're back from vacation." "Steve loved your speech."
Even if the social personality is passing bad news, it is not upsetting. For example, "Kelly and Roger closed their business so they could help their son produce documentaries." An anti-social would say, "Everyone's business is going down the tubes, just like Kelly and Roger's."

Recommendation

Every time you hear a generality regarding bad news this week, reject the information. Assume the person is either careless or antisocial. Instead, ask "Who is everybody?" or "Who exactly?"

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