7/30/2010

八卦:子恺漫画 (文摘)


丰子恺(1898-1975)是中国漫画艺术的先驱,民国1919年,丰子恺自第一师範毕业,飘洋到东京展开他的留学生涯。某日,他在旧书摊上看到【梦二画集·春之卷】。竹久梦二是日本一位自学成功的画家,专攻简笔漫画,在当时可谓自成一家。竹久梦二的画构图技巧来自西方,但画趣却是十足的东洋味。丰子恺认为,这些画作简直就是「无声的诗」。从竹久梦二的作品中,丰子恺找到了日後美术的途径。

丰子恺在日本遊学十个月,盘缠用尽後不得已返国。回国後迫於家计他再执起教鞭,授课讲学。丰子恺创作漫画的动机,先是因校务会议过於无趣之馀,他便观察同事不同的姿态,回宿舍後画成图稿,颇觉有趣,便开始尝试其他内容。

朱自清与俞平伯合办一份刊物【我们的七月】,便向丰子恺要了张画,刊登在1924年的期刊上,引起在上海办【文学周报】的郑振铎的注意。隔年,【文学周报】开始连续刊载丰子恺的画作,郑振铎给这些画题上了「子恺漫画」的标题。

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7/11/2010

TomYam:种族政党菜单

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7/09/2010

TomYam: Achievements of Penang Goverment by Lim Guan Eng (转载)

New measures implemented includes competitive and public open tender, payments directly to recipients without going through middle-men, priority given to Penang contractors, e-tender through the internet and a 2 week objection period to ensure that successful contractor no longer need "political cables" but "computer cables".

There is no doubt that competitive open tenders saves costs and improve quality.

Many contractors have been liberated with the implementation of open tenders at all levels. For Class F contractors which are only open to bumis, open tender system has allowed non-UMNO linked contractors in Penang to get contracts for the first time..

In the past contracts are usually reserved for UMNO cronies and those outside the state. Clearly the competitive open tender system of PR is more transparent, accountable and beneficial to the people compared to the negotiated tender system for BN cronies.

What is more surprising is the outcome of the open tender system open to all races. Instead of perception that Malays cannot compete and that the non-Malay contractor would win all open tender contracts, this is not true.

Since the new PR government took over, Penang Development Corporation (PDC) had issued 23 tender awards, of which 7(30%) were won by non-Malay contractors and 16(70%) won by Malay contractors.

Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) had issued 66 tender awards of which 22(33%) were won by non-Malay contractors as compared to 44(67%) by Malay contractors.

The performance by Malay contractors in an open tender system with non-Malays proves that Malay contractors can compete with others and win tender awards on their own merit. Clearly it is not the race that is an issue but failed policies that encourage dependency especially when it helps BN maintain the status quo and its grip on power.

BN had instituted policies that stifle initiative, creativity, hard work, drive and productivity which benefited only the few BN cronies at the expense of entire country.

For instance, 30% quotas of publicly listed shares were reserved for Malays but only a few benefited as many ordinary Malays never received shares from the Federal government.

The state government regrets that there are now certain elements within Pakatan Rakyat Penang that is aligned with BN in opposing efforts to implement an open tender system and CAT governance.

We must remain steadfast as we are backed by results. The Penang state government has been able to turn a projected deficit of RM 35 million in 2008 budget to a record surplus of RM 88 million.

A projected deficit of RM 40 million in 2009 Budget has been turned around to record a surplus of RM 77 million. In fact the 2009 budget surplus would have been a record RM 92 million were it not for the payment of RM 14.7 million as a result of the Tang Hak Ju land scam of the previous administration.

Penang is proud to be the first state to hold public open tenders of government projects and procurement contracts and also conducting it through the internet (e-tender). By sticking to CAT principles, Penang is the first state or federal government in Malaysia to gain praise from Transparency International.

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7/07/2010

八卦:四张三十多年前的旧照片

Siglap PAP Kindergarten (1973)

SJK (C) Jementah 1 Class 1A (1974)

SJK (C) Seg Hwa Class 6B (1979)

Jementah Methodist Church (1980)

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7/05/2010

八卦:更换行李箱锁头的密码

几天在JJ买了一个HP行李箱,上面的锁头除了常见的三个密码外,还加上一个锁钥孔,害得我以为需要锁钥才能更换这三个密码,却不见任何锁钥的踪影。

后来在网上查询出现在锁头上的字母数字“TSA 007”,才明白这个锁钥孔是方便各国海关用一把通用的Master锁钥来打开行李箱作检查,难怪找不到锁钥。

“TSA 007”这行字以及一个红钻标志(上图)也出现在Maybank赠送的小锁头上,显示这类TSA锁头符合美国交通安全管理局(TSA)在911事件后的安全要求。

至于如何更换行李箱锁头的密码,我们只需把密码转至原定的0-0-0,然后用笔尖按下锁头旁的小按钮,再把密码转至心目中所要的密码,最后把锁头打开便大功告成。

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7/02/2010

TomYam:为民?为己?

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