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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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!

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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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)

It's all about the win

Dear friends;

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On 29th March 11, it was the most important day to me and was indeed crucial to my career path, this day an interview was held in the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. Before the interview, I tried and used any way to get away from the exam pressure; a favorite movie plus a delicious dinner on Exam eve were the way for me to forget temporarily the stress.
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Being a winner was not easy these days, I had to bury my nose in the book day in and day out in order to stay ahead and to win the oral exam in the interview. A 4-day annual leave on 24th, 25th, 28th and 29th (exclusively Saturday on 26 and Sunday on 27) was approved as study for the exam. During these days, I missed out so much happening around me (such as the latest news about the earthquake incident in Japan, and the evolution about a one-off-grant refund of $6,000 to each citizen from HK government) as I only focused on how to face the oral exam. There were other interesting things so close to me but I was too busy at these days to stop and to treasure them. Definitely these days I just felt suffocated so that why I needed to have a favorite move and a delicious dinner to lower the tension on Exam eve.
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Before going to the hell (the so-called 4-day study leave), I had chosen for myself a favorite movie (movie name: Beastly) in the evening of 17 March after office, enjoying movie is actually one of my favorite pastimes, especially with good interest to the Hollywood made film. Going to the cinema can take me away for the time being from reality and can relax my soul. The movie (say Beastly) is so well-liked in USA and in HK; its lovely story could help me forget the exam pressure.
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After the movie, I joined in a special dinner with my friends in the 18th evening, we ordered in rough several dishes (oyster congee, Chiu style oyster pie, and roast duck) and beers to celebrate a living hell that came along with preparing for the oral interview in EMSD. That night was indeed happy, definitely was, it was.
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The day 1 (24th Mar 11) I went back to the library of the HK Polytechnic U for my 1st day study; I boldly rescheduled my original review table and slightly changed the study plan for the coming three days. It’s a true that the priority of a candidate is to acquire technique and do well at the oral examination. For this, I thought of an important open sesame to help me easy keep those boring regulations, code of practice and information in mind, that was reading loudly to the books, of course a quiet place (such as a small garden which is quite near the “A CORE” building in the University) could be giving me a space which is free from the students, the garden, growing beautiful flowers and shrubs, is far from the library and it is always, always a consideration to me in preparing my speech before presentation.
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Day 1 schedule
10:00am to 12:00pm (Chapter 327- lifts and escalators (safety) ordinance)
1:00pm to 5:00pm (Testing Procedure for new lift, existing lift and escalator)
5:00pm to 6:00m (Calculation)
7:00pm to 10:00pm (Code of Practice on the design and construction of lifts and escalators)
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Following the Day 1, I seemed to acquire great amount of energy in study and mind starting from the morning of Day 2, such change was of great assistance to my study plan, it indeed accelerated my Day 2 progress and made me more time to prepare my soul for the Day 3 and Day 4.
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Day 2 schedule
10:00am to 12:00pm (Review for past oral questions)
1:00pm to 4:00pm (Testing Procedure for new lift, existing lift and escalator)
6:00pm to 8:30pm (Attend mock examination prepared by Alan Law (Alan is one of my colleagues)
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Saturday Schedule (26 Mar 11)
11:00am to 1:00pm (Review for Code of Practice, and technical details, lift works)
2:00pm to 4:00pm (Review for lift works and MRL)
4:00pm to 8:00pm (Attend mock examination prepared by Tony Yip (Tony is my new friend introduced by my lifelong buddies Ah Siu)
9:00pm to 10:00pm (Calculation)
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Sunday Schedule (27 Mar 11)
9:00am to 12:00pm (Attend mock examination prepared by Chan Hin Wing (Wing is my formerly colleague)
1:00pm to 5:00pm (Review for Code of Practice, past oral questions and calculation)
6:00pm to 10:00pm (Review all documentations)
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Day 3 Schedule (28 Mar 11)
9:00am to 12:00pm (Study for the details of testing procedure)
1:00pm to 6:00pm (Review chapter 327 (lift safety regulation), lift works and Code of Practice)
7:00pm to 10:00pm (Attend 2nd mock examination prepared by Alan Law)
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Day 4 Schedule (29 Mar 11, the oral examination day)
11:00am to 1:30pm (Review all and well prepare for afternoon exam)
2:00pm to 5:00pm (Oral Exam in EMSD)
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Around 5:00pm, my oral exam in EMSD was completed, the first thing I needed to do was to go to the fast-food restaurant for my lunch, I ordered a noodle mixed with luncheon meat and double eggs, and of course a favorite ice-tea was. Personally, I was satisfied the whole exam as I had tried my best to it.
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Fortunately, I received a government letter on 8 April 11 and informed me that I passed in the oral exam and I has been included in the registers of lift engineer and escalator engineer kept under section 5 of the Lifts and Escalators ordinance, chapter 327. My RLE No. is L418, and REE No. is E390. I sent at my first time short message to all my friends about this good news and thanked to them for teaching me, training me and helping me in this exam. Else a best friend I have to thank to her, she is called “Diligence”, she has been accompanying me on day-in and day-out in the study period, Ms Diligence who has ever left from me a several years ago but she comes with me again when I need her. Ms Diligence who also introduced her best friend to me, she is called “Humility”, I brought her together in the exam place, my success is that she always reminded me to hear and response to the examiner carefully
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Coming down to the earth, my success is not only because I have made friends with “Diligence and Humility”, but a team of good friends at my back here.
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Finally, I have to thank

1. S.S. Chan & Tommy Lok

2. K T Tsui

3. Alan Law

4. K P Siu

5. Sunny Chan

6. S M Kong

7. H W Chan

8. Tony Yip

9. Henry Chan

10. Aldy Chan

11. K K Poon

12. Gordon Ng

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Best Regards

Ken Ngan Chi Keung

今天是我牛一,大家知唔知點做? Did you know what you shall do today? It's my Birthday.

各位好朋友:
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今天三月十二日是我牛一(即我的生日),請大家祝福我年年有今日,歲歲有今朝.
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至於禮物方面,我建議大家夾錢買隻百年靈賓利手錶(Brietling for Bently Motors T)比我,如果你地在經濟上有問題的話,咁是但送隻鋼勞我都會收.
多謝大家先!


Ken Ngan

YOU SAY GOD SAYS BIBLE VERSES

Dear all friends of mine,

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Today I received an email from my best friend housing some pictures and bible verses, it's a good mail its content expressed meaningful verses, definitely a good present, it is, it definitely is!

Below bible verses are extracted from the email, let's see what the mail expressed:
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You say: 'It's Impossible'
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: 'I'm too tired'
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: 'Nobody really loves me'
God says: I love you (John 3:1 6 & John 3:34)
You say: 'I can not go on'
God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: 'I can not figure things out'
God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5 -- 6)
You say: 'I can not do it'
God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
You say: 'I'm not able'
God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: 'It's not worth it'
God says: It will be worth it ( Ro man 8:28)
You say: 'I can not forgive myself'
God says: I Forgive You (I John 1:9 & Ro mans 8:1)
You say: 'I can not manage'
God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)
You say: 'I'm afraid'
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)
You say: 'I'm always worried and frustrated'
God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)
You say: 'I'm not smart enough'
God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: 'I feel all alone'
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)
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Best Regards

23 Feb 11

細聽"盲人點燈"的故事

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有一盲人走在街旁，他常於身邊點一盞燈。有人問他：『你既不能看見，白日黑夜，有燈無燈，於你並無分別，而你為何還要點燈？』
盲人答說，『我怕沒有燈，人看不見，當我坐在路旁時,會成為他們的絆腳石, 我怕沒有燈，人看不見，當我走路時,會引起他們不便！』

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你是基督徒，若不發光，別人會說，基督徒也不過如此，何必信耶穌呢？這樣，你就成為別人的絆腳石了。
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二月十一日

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2nd Day of the Rabbit Chinese New Year

Dear all friends of mine,
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The year of 2011 is the Year of the Golden Rabbit, which began on the first day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar and will end with lantern festival (年宵) which is on the 15th day. To all Chinese people, CNY (Chinese New Year) is the most important, celebration activities in Hong Kong are absolutely attractive and amazing, such as a must for a display of fireworks over the Victoria Harbor on the 2nd day of the CNY, a colorful vehicle show on the first day of the Spring Festival, and plus plenty of other attractions.
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Like all Chinese, our family spent more money on festive foods, presents and new clothing as to celebrate the coming New Year, we showed some red color couplets with popular themes of happiness, wealth and longevity everywhere in the house, and posted some festive wordings on the vase.

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Of course, ………we adhered as well a festive word in Chinese “福” on the tortoises’ carapace (For touching lucky of the year 五福臨門, see below photo) in the manner of same doing we made last year.

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On the 2nd day of it, we were enjoying with family the CNY catering (新春盆菜)of which we had ordered from Café De Coral while watching at home the fabulous fireworks on the TV. The delicious catering included 16 necessary stuff as pork, chicken, abalone, oyster, poulp, shrimp, turnip, pig skin.etc. Definitely, it was so delicious!
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Happy New Year