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冬至春來家團圓;
家家迎春福齊來;
家裏團圓米飯香;
溫情満載樂無窮.
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祝冬至快樂,福杯滿溢.
志強
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
How to spend the money from "Scheme $6000"
各位同志：
有無想過拿到了6000蚊後點用,不如好似我咁把小部分捐助給不同的慈善機構,一來可以幫助有需要的人,二來這是一筆意外橫財,用當中一些作幫忙他人好讓剩餘的用得開心.因為幫了有需要的人，你會相比唔幫人的自己更為喜悅開心！
以下是我建議大家的一些慈善團體以作參考：
1. 國際培幼童會 (PLAN INTERNATIONAL HONG KONG)
2. 香港癌症基金會 (Cancer Fund)
3. 樂施會 (Oxfam Hong Kong)
4. 無國界醫生 (MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES)
5. 救助兒童會(SAVE THE CHILDREN)
一次過捐助(每個慈善機構港幣200)都係一千蚊,只是6000蚊的一部分而已。捐果陣講埋我個名重有收據攞tin！
志強上
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
From a Tadpole to a Tree Frog
Dear friends:
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I am writing to tell you about an interesting experience I had recently on a visit to my uncle’s home. I would like to show this as a teaching guide to some children who are forced to study at home on Sunday and to those who are forced to rack their brains during the class for those very difficult questions, respectively by their parents and their teachers. I still remember that I was so happy in my childhood, unlike today’s children. Catching tadpoles from countryside may most likely be an extravagant activity to nowadays’ children. If you are a child, and now you are reading this article, you absolutely will experience a complete evolutionary sequence of a tree frog!
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On 3 Sep 2011, it was a sunny day, not having anything in particular to do for that morning; I decided to visit my uncle. My uncle lives at Palm Springs of Yuen Long 元朗加州花園, it is located in Yuen Long, Wo Shang Wai, near Mai Po Marshes, there are 5 phases to the whole development at Palm Springs, namely (1st Phase) Montery, (2nd Phase) Ventura, (3rd Phase) Westwood, (4th Phase) Paloma and (5th Phase) Arcadia. To the best of my knowledge, Palm Springs has built more than 980 semi-detached three-storey houses with own car park and yards, my uncle's house is one of three-storey houses in Paloma’s phase. Palm Springs is nearby the countryside so that many varieties of insects and amphibians can be easily found everywhere at his yard.
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In that morning, I was talking with my uncle about two tortoises’ condition, these two I had gifted my uncle in September last year. These two Sulcata tortoises (非洲蘇卡達象龜) are the third largest species of tortoises in the world, I named these two respectively as “Schoolbag 書包” and “Hatch-bag 背囊”, they like eating in essence, and they grow so fast and big as I still remember that I took them in my home in May 2003, they were incredibly cute little Sulcata babies in the beginning but now they have reached at approximately 65cm in shell length, and each has 38Kg in weight. Below photos showing my younger uncle with two Sulcatas for your perusal, these photos were taken on 20 November 2011:
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On 3 Sep 2011, it was a sunny day, not having anything in particular to do for that morning; I decided to visit my uncle. My uncle lives at Palm Springs of Yuen Long 元朗加州花園, it is located in Yuen Long, Wo Shang Wai, near Mai Po Marshes, there are 5 phases to the whole development at Palm Springs, namely (1st Phase) Montery, (2nd Phase) Ventura, (3rd Phase) Westwood, (4th Phase) Paloma and (5th Phase) Arcadia. To the best of my knowledge, Palm Springs has built more than 980 semi-detached three-storey houses with own car park and yards, my uncle's house is one of three-storey houses in Paloma’s phase. Palm Springs is nearby the countryside so that many varieties of insects and amphibians can be easily found everywhere at his yard.
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In that morning, I was talking with my uncle about two tortoises’ condition, these two I had gifted my uncle in September last year. These two Sulcata tortoises (非洲蘇卡達象龜) are the third largest species of tortoises in the world, I named these two respectively as “Schoolbag 書包” and “Hatch-bag 背囊”, they like eating in essence, and they grow so fast and big as I still remember that I took them in my home in May 2003, they were incredibly cute little Sulcata babies in the beginning but now they have reached at approximately 65cm in shell length, and each has 38Kg in weight. Below photos showing my younger uncle with two Sulcatas for your perusal, these photos were taken on 20 November 2011:
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Absolutely these two tortoises are not leading role of this article, the protagonist of this article are 7 numbers of tree-frogs. The story shall be talked starting from their born place (a water tank located at my uncle yard). As a rule, tree frogs like to lay their eggs on trees as a rule; their eggs are inside the small whitish bubbles clumps attached to tree trunks. Tree frog's eggs hatch into tadpoles within 24 hours and the newly hatched tadpoles will fall into water below from their arboreal foam nest to complete development. For this reason, some tadpoles were found living in the water tank located at the yard of my uncle house. For the purpose of having more understandings of the complete evolutionary process of tree frogs, I collected 7 tadpoles by soft net from the tank and brought to home for further observation. For a clear view, they were kept in a transparent plastic bottle in my home for weeks, and their life-history was observed.
Personally, I didn’t know where they came from and what the type of tadpole species is, and even I didn’t know why they would appear in the water tank. 3W (Where, What and Why) gave me a good reason to bring them to home for further observation. I knew that almost all tadpoles living in nature are strong, and not much more knowledge is required if breeding tadpoles.
During the observation, I recorded the process to each tadpole including body size, evolutionary speed, and I tried to take some high density photographs as further comparison and observation with each of tadpoles.
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(Day 2 at my home- recorded on 4 September 2011)
One of the tadpoles obviously grew two rear legs; its evolutionary speed was faster than other tadpoles, this tadpole I named it as No. 1 tree frog. For breeding tadpoles, some frozen red-worms were put into the bottle one time per day. By and large, they looked like so good and were active during the Day 2 observation.
Absolutely these two tortoises are not leading role of this article, the protagonist of this article are 7 numbers of tree-frogs. The story shall be talked starting from their born place (a water tank located at my uncle yard). As a rule, tree frogs like to lay their eggs on trees as a rule; their eggs are inside the small whitish bubbles clumps attached to tree trunks. Tree frog's eggs hatch into tadpoles within 24 hours and the newly hatched tadpoles will fall into water below from their arboreal foam nest to complete development. For this reason, some tadpoles were found living in the water tank located at the yard of my uncle house. For the purpose of having more understandings of the complete evolutionary process of tree frogs, I collected 7 tadpoles by soft net from the tank and brought to home for further observation. For a clear view, they were kept in a transparent plastic bottle in my home for weeks, and their life-history was observed.
Personally, I didn’t know where they came from and what the type of tadpole species is, and even I didn’t know why they would appear in the water tank. 3W (Where, What and Why) gave me a good reason to bring them to home for further observation. I knew that almost all tadpoles living in nature are strong, and not much more knowledge is required if breeding tadpoles.
During the observation, I recorded the process to each tadpole including body size, evolutionary speed, and I tried to take some high density photographs as further comparison and observation with each of tadpoles.
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(Day 2 at my home- recorded on 4 September 2011)
One of the tadpoles obviously grew two rear legs; its evolutionary speed was faster than other tadpoles, this tadpole I named it as No. 1 tree frog. For breeding tadpoles, some frozen red-worms were put into the bottle one time per day. By and large, they looked like so good and were active during the Day 2 observation.
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(Day 5 at my home- recorded on 7 September 2011)
The No.1 had already developed its fore and rear legs, other tadpoles were observed as well, No.2 (the second one who grew 4 legs) and No.3 (the third one with rear legs) eventually evolved in the water.
The No.1 had already developed its fore and rear legs, other tadpoles were observed as well, No.2 (the second one who grew 4 legs) and No.3 (the third one with rear legs) eventually evolved in the water.
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(Day 6 at my home- recorded on 8 September 2011)
The No. 1 had been nearly a complete evolutionary process, nutrition stored inside its tail for the evolutionary period was entirely digested by itself body, and its tail was missing eventually. Below photos can be seen, the No.1 tree frog and No. 2 tree frog were well developed suction discs on all digits (所有腳趾長有吸盤了).
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The No. 1 had been nearly a complete evolutionary process, nutrition stored inside its tail for the evolutionary period was entirely digested by itself body, and its tail was missing eventually. Below photos can be seen, the No.1 tree frog and No. 2 tree frog were well developed suction discs on all digits (所有腳趾長有吸盤了).
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(Day 8 at my home- recorded on 10 September 2011)
Below photos showing the No.1 and No. 2 tree frog, their skin was very smooth with very tiny granules, moreover, there was a conspicuous fold from eyes to fore legs.
Below photos showing the No.1 and No. 2 tree frog, their skin was very smooth with very tiny granules, moreover, there was a conspicuous fold from eyes to fore legs.
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(Day 9 at my home- recorded on 11 September 2011)
In the morning of Day 9, four tree frogs were found in the bottle, No. 3 and No. 4 tree frog were named for the newly evolutionary frogs. These frogs were quite active at night and liked to rest during the day; their behavior was observed in this day, No. 1, No.2 and No. 4 were love to climb and so active in the bottle, but No. 3 was not. Also some special matters were observed; they were in grayish in colour, and all with an X-marking on their back.
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Photos show below the 4 evolutionary tree frogs and 3 tadpoles in the bottle, their change in size and body were quite obvious and their back all with an X-marking.
In the morning of Day 9, four tree frogs were found in the bottle, No. 3 and No. 4 tree frog were named for the newly evolutionary frogs. These frogs were quite active at night and liked to rest during the day; their behavior was observed in this day, No. 1, No.2 and No. 4 were love to climb and so active in the bottle, but No. 3 was not. Also some special matters were observed; they were in grayish in colour, and all with an X-marking on their back.
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Photos show below the 4 evolutionary tree frogs and 3 tadpoles in the bottle, their change in size and body were quite obvious and their back all with an X-marking.
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(Day 11 at my home- recorded on 13 September 2011)
Unfortunately, No. 3 tree frog died in the water, this was an inactive frog, it moved slowly and did not like to jump, unlike No.1, No.2 and No.4. Its dead gave me a warning sign on the care and breeding of tree-frogs. Maybe tree frogs should live in nature, not in a bottle!
Unfortunately, No. 3 tree frog died in the water, this was an inactive frog, it moved slowly and did not like to jump, unlike No.1, No.2 and No.4. Its dead gave me a warning sign on the care and breeding of tree-frogs. Maybe tree frogs should live in nature, not in a bottle!
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(Day 13 at my home- recorded on 15 September 2011)
Remaining 3 tadpoles evolved over the days into 3 grayish tree frogs; they were No. 5 tree frog, No. 6 tree frog and No.7 tree frog. In my record, 6 successful evolutionary processes were observed and well recorded, one dead case happened on No.3 tree frog. To me, evolution is very interesting process, it was definitely a good experience when I can see a tadpole evolving into a tree frog. Next, I tidied up the information, all tree frogs were subsequently released and brought back to the nature.
Remaining 3 tadpoles evolved over the days into 3 grayish tree frogs; they were No. 5 tree frog, No. 6 tree frog and No.7 tree frog. In my record, 6 successful evolutionary processes were observed and well recorded, one dead case happened on No.3 tree frog. To me, evolution is very interesting process, it was definitely a good experience when I can see a tadpole evolving into a tree frog. Next, I tidied up the information, all tree frogs were subsequently released and brought back to the nature.
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According to their properties in size, body and colour, I searched varieties of websites about tree frogs, I found this species of tree frog that widely distributed throughout Hong Kong, also they can be found in Macau, and other Asia areas, like india, China and Indonesia, the scientific name is “Polypedates Megacephalus” or we can call this to be spot-legged tree frog 斑腿泛樹蛙, this is a medium size frog which is grayish to reddish-brown in colour, sometimes with an X symbol on its back, spot-legged tree frog can sometimes change colour according to the background colour. The following photo I searched from the internet showing a mature spot-legged tree frog for your information.
Best Regards with my heart
Friday, July 15, 2011
UNHCR concerned about malnutrition levels among new Somali refugees
12 Jul 2011
GENEVA, July 5 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency is concerned about the high incidence of malnutrition among Somali refugees flowing into Ethiopia and Kenya amid a devastating drought in their conflict-racked country.
The relentless violence, compounded by drought, has forced more than 135,000 Somalis to flee so far this year. In June alone, 54,000 people fled across the two borders, three times the number of people who fled in May.
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GENEVA, July 5 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency is concerned about the high incidence of malnutrition among Somali refugees flowing into Ethiopia and Kenya amid a devastating drought in their conflict-racked country.
The relentless violence, compounded by drought, has forced more than 135,000 Somalis to flee so far this year. In June alone, 54,000 people fled across the two borders, three times the number of people who fled in May.
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"UNHCR is particularly disturbed by unprecedented levels of malnutrition among the new arrivals – especially among refugee children," UNHCR's chief spokesperson, Melissa Fleming, said in Geneva on Tuesday. "More than 50 per cent of Somali children arriving in Ethiopia are seriously malnourished, while among those arriving to Kenya that rate is somewhat lower, but equally worrying – between 30 to 40 per cent," she added.
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Fleming said UNHCR estimated that a quarter of Somalia's 7.5 million population was now either internally displaced or living outside the country as refugees. She added that the drought and prevailing violence in southern and central parts of the country, were "turning one of the world's worst humanitarian crises into a human tragedy of unimaginable proportions."
The conflict makes it difficult for aid agencies to reach the most vulnerable and needy people. "Many families tell us they exhausted virtually all of their resources. Facing starvation, they walk for days, several weeks at times, through the desert, arriving in an appalling state of health," Fleming said.
Fleming said UNHCR estimated that a quarter of Somalia's 7.5 million population was now either internally displaced or living outside the country as refugees. She added that the drought and prevailing violence in southern and central parts of the country, were "turning one of the world's worst humanitarian crises into a human tragedy of unimaginable proportions."
The conflict makes it difficult for aid agencies to reach the most vulnerable and needy people. "Many families tell us they exhausted virtually all of their resources. Facing starvation, they walk for days, several weeks at times, through the desert, arriving in an appalling state of health," Fleming said.
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Increasingly, UNHCR staff are hearing reports of children below the age of five dying of hunger and exhaustion during the journey. Many children are in such a weak condition when they finally arrive that they die within 24 hours.
Increasingly, UNHCR staff are hearing reports of children below the age of five dying of hunger and exhaustion during the journey. Many children are in such a weak condition when they finally arrive that they die within 24 hours.
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In north-east Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp complex, where some 1,400 refugees are arriving every day, UNHCR and its partners are distributing high energy biscuits for instant calories and micronutrients. These are life-saving interventions. In addition to malnutrition, overcrowding of the camps, which already host more than 382,000 people, is a major concern.
In Ethiopia, refugees are registered at the border by authorities before being transferred to a UNHCR transit centre where they receive hot meals and go through health and nutrition screening. UNHCR recently opened a new camp at Kobe, the third in south-east Ethiopia, which is quickly reaching its capacity of 20,000.
In north-east Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp complex, where some 1,400 refugees are arriving every day, UNHCR and its partners are distributing high energy biscuits for instant calories and micronutrients. These are life-saving interventions. In addition to malnutrition, overcrowding of the camps, which already host more than 382,000 people, is a major concern.
In Ethiopia, refugees are registered at the border by authorities before being transferred to a UNHCR transit centre where they receive hot meals and go through health and nutrition screening. UNHCR recently opened a new camp at Kobe, the third in south-east Ethiopia, which is quickly reaching its capacity of 20,000.
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"Together with Ethiopian authorities and in anticipation of a continued influx, we have identified a fourth site and discussions are under way about the location of the fifth camp," UNHCR's Fleming said.
She added that as part of UNHCR's response, a chartered Boeing 747 was due to land in Addis Ababa later on Tuesday with a cargo of 100 tonnes of relief items. A convoy of some 20 trucks loaded with thousands of tents and other aid left from Djibouti on Monday afternoon and was expected to reach the Ethiopian capital on Thursday. The High Commissioner is set to visit Ethiopia and Kenya later this week.
"Together with Ethiopian authorities and in anticipation of a continued influx, we have identified a fourth site and discussions are under way about the location of the fifth camp," UNHCR's Fleming said.
She added that as part of UNHCR's response, a chartered Boeing 747 was due to land in Addis Ababa later on Tuesday with a cargo of 100 tonnes of relief items. A convoy of some 20 trucks loaded with thousands of tents and other aid left from Djibouti on Monday afternoon and was expected to reach the Ethiopian capital on Thursday. The High Commissioner is set to visit Ethiopia and Kenya later this week.
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A UNHCR appeal covering the needs of protection, food, shelter, health services and other life-saving aid supplies is about to be issued. The needs are urgent and massive. In the light of the urgency of the situation, UNHCR not only calls on governments but also on individual donors and the private sector to urgently support operations in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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A UNHCR appeal covering the needs of protection, food, shelter, health services and other life-saving aid supplies is about to be issued. The needs are urgent and massive. In the light of the urgency of the situation, UNHCR not only calls on governments but also on individual donors and the private sector to urgently support operations in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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There are now more than 750,000 Somali refugees living in the region, mostly in neighbouring Kenya (405,000), Yemen (187,000) and Ethiopia (110,000). Another 1.46 million are displaced within Somalia.
Donation Hotline: 2388 3278
Donation A/C : HSBC 502-393333-001
Donation by cheque:
Please make cheque payable to "UNHCR" and mail to Rm911, Yaumatei Carpark Building, 250 Shanghai Street, Kowloon.
Donation Hotline: 2388 3278
Donation A/C : HSBC 502-393333-001
Donation by cheque:
Please make cheque payable to "UNHCR" and mail to Rm911, Yaumatei Carpark Building, 250 Shanghai Street, Kowloon.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Know about MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (MSF)
Above message promoting the ideal from MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres) suggests people to donate 1 day salary on 7 July 11, a simple action will help the doctors who are working in MSF.
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Best Regards
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
He has joined the Kendo Class!
Dear all
My nephew has joined the Kendo Class. I hope that this class can teach him how to build up his confidence and learning attitude, and it will lead him to respect people, in particular to his parent.
Nice to hear from his decision.
Friday, July 1, 2011
A decision to join / not to join the Kendo Class
Dear friends,
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It has been more than two months not to write article since the beginning of this MAY, this article has a good message to bring you all, perhaps this is not related to any of yours but is meaningful to me, to definitely my nephew and his mother (My sister Jessica Ngan). I still remember my first Kendo Class was in May of 2007 and I still have good memory and familiar feeling despite years. Maybe this was not a boon to me, I suffered my backache during the pracitce time, the pain had ceased my Kendo Class no matter whether I was willing or not willing to.
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It has been more than two months not to write article since the beginning of this MAY, this article has a good message to bring you all, perhaps this is not related to any of yours but is meaningful to me, to definitely my nephew and his mother (My sister Jessica Ngan). I still remember my first Kendo Class was in May of 2007 and I still have good memory and familiar feeling despite years. Maybe this was not a boon to me, I suffered my backache during the pracitce time, the pain had ceased my Kendo Class no matter whether I was willing or not willing to.
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With the aid of having a fine impression, of course this impression is to Japanese's swordmanship, I suggested a visit for Kendo class to my sister and my nephew last Saturday, Tom Leung (my nephew) who didn't seem to have a spark of interest in learning Kendo but his mother did more after the visit. By the sword and Kendo's spirit, I really hope that Tom Leung can join this class as I know that he will take the advanatage of good training from swordmanship through the class if he could join. Being a good uncle, I am willing to sponson 1 year Kendo tuition and a set of Kendo uniform, except that, I will give him my used swords (bamboo sword and wooden sword) as present.
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Kendo is a traditional wushu in Japan providing optimization and concentration with trainee, each trainee will definitely be educated to respect his/her parent, and his/her friends, the most important things being learnt from the Kendo course are " to optimize trainee's personality, moral, soul and to strengthen trainee's boby". From below, photos showing my formerly colleague who was training on the beach with his kendo's classmate (The bare-headed one is my formerly colleague)
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No need to say, I strongly recommend Tom Leung to join this course because KENDO CLASS can bring him to a good area where he can find many friends there and where he can learn what's respect, and learn to treat people with respect. A good friend can change a person's life, A good course can enhance a person's mentality, A good decision can affect a person's life path.
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Awaiting for his sound!
Monday, April 25, 2011
細聽"何時稱富" 的故事
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一位老教授問一學生說，『人到何時纔堪稱富？』
學生回答說，『若是他有一萬元？』老教授說，『不。』
『若是他有兩萬元？』學生又說。老教授仍說，『不。』
『十萬元？』『不。』
『五十萬元？』學生以為此數目已經很大了，但是老教授仍舊說，『不。』
學生惘然，無所再答，對他說，『我不知道，我不再說了。』同時要求教授發表他的意見。
老教授回答說，『世人每每盼望比他所有的更多一點，因此人無稱富之時。』
主耶穌說，『凡喝這水的，還要再渴。』（約四13。）
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Ceiba
Dear friends;
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Some pictures for Ceiba are shown below for reference:
(Name: Ceiba, Location: Wong Tai Sin, by Ken Ngan)
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(Name: Ceiba, Locaton: Tai Po, by Ken Ngan)
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Some pictures for Ceiba are shown below for reference:
(Name: Ceiba, Location: Wong Tai Sin, by Ken Ngan)
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(Name: Ceiba, Locaton: Tai Po, by Ken Ngan)
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From my friend, I received his pictures from the recent email he sent, they all turned out pretty good. see below:
(Name: Ceiba with the bird, Location: Wong Chok Hang, by Ken's friend)
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