Source: The House News
1. Chinese Verse of the Day
李白 (701 - 762)
將進酒
君不見黃河之水天上來，奔流到海不復回！
君不見高堂明鏡悲白髮，朝如青絲暮成雪。
人生得意須盡歡，莫使金樽空對月。
天生我材必有用，千金散盡還復來。
烹羊宰牛且為樂，會須一飲三百杯。
岑夫子，丹丘生，將進酒，君莫停。
與君歌一曲，請君為我側耳聽。
鐘鼓饌玉不足貴，但願長醉不願醒。
古來聖賢皆寂寞，唯有飲者留其名。
陳王昔時宴平樂，斗酒十千恣歡謔。
主人何為言少錢，徑須沽取對君酌。
五花馬，千金裘，呼兒將出換美酒，與爾同銷萬古愁。
2. Kevin Lau, until a few months ago the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao newspaper in Hong Kong, was stabbed on the morning of Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
Ming Pao is one of the most credible newspaper in Hong Kong and very influential with Chinese all over the world.
The attack shocked Hong Kong and the incident was carried by the international presses such as BBC News, Wall Street Journal and CNN.
The reason why I blogged this news item is because of some commentaries I heard through the Internet in a Hong Kong radio program.
This particular program was broadcast on the night of February 27, 2014, one day after the stabbing attack.
In the program, the two commentators were discussing possible motives for the attack.
During this discussion, one of the commentator said that the possibility the attack has to do with personal matters such as over money or over woman is zero.
The other commentator said that Hong Kong people will be "praying for blessings" ("祈福") for Kevin Lau, but immediately changed to "praying for" ("祈禱") Kevin Lau.
The phrase "祈福" is usually used with Chinese religions while the phrase "祈禱" is usually used with Christianity.
This other commentator follow up with the comment that Kevin Lau is a very devout Christian.
I think this other commentator changed the phrase used out of respect for Kevin Lau's Christian belief.
Both commentators are not Christian.
I commend Kevin Lau for his Christian testimony over the years such that when the stabbing happened, others will immediately presume that the attack has nothing to do with his personal life.
3. Names, Words and Phrases:
Kevin Lau (Traditional Chinese: 劉進圖; Simplified Chinese: 刘进图).
Ming Pao (Traditional: 明報; Simplified: 明报).
References:
"Ming Pao", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Pao
(accessed 2014-02-28).
"劉進圖", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E5%8A%89%E9%80%B2%E5%9C%96
(accessed 2014-02-28).
"李白", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E6%9D%8E%E7%99%BD
(accessed 2014-02-28).
"將進酒", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%87%E9%80%B2%E9%85%92
(accessed 2014-02-28).
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