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2012年9月25日星期二

上主日学笔记,Sunday School notes(9)





上主日学笔记,Sunday School notes9

在炮兵服役37年,看见很多好人好事。37 years of service in the artillery, I saw a lot of good deeds.

腓立比书 4章,第8
弟兄们,我还有未尽的话。凡是真实的,可敬的,公义的,清洁的,可爱的,有美名的。若有什么德行,若有什么称赞,这些事你们都要思念。

Philippians 48
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

哈山上士是P连的连上士,在炮兵称为BSM (Battery Sergeant Major)。第一天来到达曼裕廊营,没有被哈山上士虐待(Tekan)。哈山上士不像别的BSM ,乘机虐待(Tekan)新来报到的学员,要新学员做一些无聊的动作,例如上军车和下军车几十次,借此无聊的动作,以为可以建立长官的形象与威严。每批从士官学校完成士官课程,新任中士, 来火炮训练翼报到,继续接受炮兵班长课程,新来报到第一天,必定被火炮训练翼的BSM和指导员虐待(Tekan),  拿着行军袋上军车和下军车几十次,之后,制服上的两巡中士军阶, 被扯了下来。

哈山上士的好印象深深留在我的记忆。弟子规:见人善, 即思齐。回首37年在炮兵,197221日我擢升为上士,1974年从SSG Ayub Bin Abu Baker 接任为技术助理训练翼BSM,当新学员来报到,我总想起哈山上士,我以哈山上士为榜样,没有乘机会虐待(Tekan)新来报到的学员。

Sgt Hasan was our BSM. The first day came to Taman Jurong Camp, we were not been abused (Tekan) by Sgt Hasan. Unlike other BSMs, who took the opportunity to abuse (Tekan) the new trainees reporting for courses. They made new trainees to do some silly actions, for example, loading and unloading the military vehicles many times, They  thought it could set a superior image. Every batch of NCOs from SISL (School of Infantry Section Leaders), fresh new Corporal (Cpl),  reporting to artillery training wing, to continue to receive artillery detachment commanders’ course, reporting on the very first day, they were abused (Tekan) by their artillery instructors and the BSM, The new Cpls were made to carry their Alibaba bags load and unload the military vehicles many times,  and after that their newly sew two stripes Cpl rank on their uniforms were been torn down by their artillery instructors.

Sgt Hasan’s first good impression remained deeply in my memory. Disciples regulations (弟子规:见人善, 即思齐): When we see good points of others, we should strive to emulate them.  Looking back 37 years in the artillery, On February 1, 1972 I was promoted to sergeant, and in 1974 from SSG Ayub Bin Abu Baker I took over as BSM TA training wing, when the new trainees reporting for courses, I always think of Sgt Hasan who I took as an example, I did not abuse (Tekan) trainees.

上主日学笔记 Sunday School notes(8)





上主日学笔记Sunday School notes8
闲谈莫说人非,静坐当思己过。谁人背后无人说,谁人人前不说人,说人闲话将受到审判。

Who talks bad behind others, would be criticised by others. I shall not talk bad behind others and I shall meditate my misconduct. For all gossips will face trial.

马太福音 1235 - 37
善人从他心里所存的善,就发出善来。恶人从他心里所存的恶,就发出恶来我又告诉你们,凡人所说的闲话,当审判的日子,必要句句供出来。因为要凭你的话定你为义,也要凭你的话,定你有罪。

Matthew 12: 35 - 37
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.

弟子规:道人善,即是善。扬人恶,即是恶。

Disciples regulations: Praising is a good deed while criticise is evil.

俗语说:来说是非者,便是是非人。

As the saying goes: Speak about evils of others is evil himself.

好好读这本神的话语:圣经。神保守你,使信靠主者常心里所存的善,就发出善来。

Read the words of God, the Bible. God watch over you, so that have faith in Him, good store of heart, praise others.

Body weight (体重) 67.7kg


24/09/2012 (星期一, Monday, Isnin):
0615hrs: 起床. 量体重: 67.7kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 67.7kg. 

25/09/2012 (星期二, Tuesday, Selasa):
0545hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.0kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.0kg.  

Old photos (2)





Old photos (2)

We were poor and my mother often said this phrase, 'hand-to-mouth', meaning that when my father had no work one day (my father was a tailor, who got paid by pieceno work no pay), we would not have meals. So it was not often we had extra money to go to photo studio, hence, I did not have mugshot from 1958 to 1961, it was a 4-year fault.

This 1962 photo, I was 12 year-old, for government requirement to apply the Singapore resident card. And I got my IC at 12 in 1962, which was a cardstock, the registration number with an S, and 7 K. I could not find the IC now, maybe I had returned to NRIC department when we changed our IC from cardstock to plastic covered.

On this small notebook was my father's handwriting, it was very precious relics to me. My dad studied only 1 to 2 years in a Chinese private-school, however, he was able to perform secretary in a small group meeting at Tailors’ Union to minute the meeting. It was amazing.

从旧相片回首我一生(2)





从旧相片回首我一生(2

当年家贫,妈妈常挂在嘴边的一句话是‘手停口停’,意思是说爸爸一天没有工作 (我爸爸是一名裁缝,以件算工资,没有工作就没工资),我们就没有饭开。所以不是常常有多余的钱上照相馆拍相,因此从1958年到1961年我都没有大头照,一个4年的断层。

这张1962年拍的相片,我12岁,因为要办理新加坡居民证拍的。当年的居民证是卡片纸的,我得到的登记号码是一个S,和7K

小记事簿上的文字是我爸爸的墨宝,很珍贵的文物,我爸只读一两年私塾,在洋服工会开小组会议时他却能当会议记录,好厉害。

2012年9月24日星期一

Old photos (1)


Old photos (1)
I was 7-year-old in 1957. It was the legislation age for a child to enrol into primary school in Singapore. This was my first photograph which was taken and required by Nan Hua Girls’ Secondary School for registration. Nan Hua was a secondary school for girls with affiliated primary 1 to 6 classes, however, it accepted boys up to primary 2.

We were living at 550A, North Bridge Road, which was 2nd floor of a pre-war shop-house, at the ground level, No 550 was a grocery shop.  My family of 5, my parents and 3 siblings, my elder brother, my younger sister and I, rented a 4 X 6 cubicle room from a landlady couple. We shared common kitchen, common bathroom and common toilet with other families members tenants. It was inevitable we had to live with 'kampong spirit' in harmony with others.

The landlady couple and their eldest son Liang Guixun couple, were also stayed at the pre-war shop-house with us. They had two grand-children, a boy Liang Zhiyun (younger ) and a girl  (elder) Liang Suxin. Liang Suxin was studying in the upper primary class at Nan Hua. Hence, she took me to and from school everyday. It was a good deed of 'kampong spirit'. We walked from North Bridge Road to Sophia Hill, only to take a taxi when it rain, the taxi fare was upfront negotiated before boarding, probably 30 cents. Sometimes I had to pay 10 cents, but most of the time I was exempted.

There were about 6 boys in the class of 30 students in primary 1 and 2.

I was 8-year-old, in primary 2. Once, we, 6 boys, climbed up to the hill behind the school, to catch spiders, and we had fruitful result. While we were playing spiders fighting, the class monitor appeared suddenly. She said that we had violated the rules and regulations, she quoted Sheng’s words (Sheng meaning teacher, ‘Sir or Mr’, even for a female teacher, students were also addressed a female teacher as Sheng 'Sir') Sheng said that nobody were allowed to climb up the hill behind the school to catch spiders. She was fierce, confiscated all our spiders, opened the boxes and let out the spiders, on the ground, she stepped them one by one to death. She was so ferocious. We, the 6 boys, wanted to beat her up, but fortunately she was a girl.

2012年9月23日星期日

从旧相片回首我一生(1)




从旧相片回首我一生(1

1957年,我7岁,是新加坡居民报名上小学的法定年龄。这是我首张相片,是为了用来报名入学南华女子中学校用的相片。南华女子中学校是一间女子中学,有附小,也收男生,男生只可以读到小二,因为那是一间女子学校。

小时,家住小坡大马路550A号。550A号是一间战前店屋楼上,楼下550号是复兴杂货,楼上同屋共住十来家人。我家五口,爸妈和三兄妹,哥哥,我和妹妹,向包租婆夫妇租一间4 X 6 公尺小房间,没有私人厨房,冲凉房,厕所。和同屋共住的十来家人公用,居住环境不能没有甘榜精神,和谐共处。

包租婆夫妇和大儿子梁贵勋夫妇也和我们同屋共住,有一男孙梁志云(弟弟)和一女孙梁素馨 (姐姐),梁素馨在南华就读高小,每天由她带我上学和放学,是义务的甘榜精神。我们每天从小坡大马路(桥北路)步行去苏菲雅山,只有下雨才搭德士,德士车费是上车前谈好价钱,大概是三角钱。有时我付一角钱,不过多时我不必出钱。

小学一年级和二年级,一班大约30人,其中只有六名男生。

8岁,二年级时,有一回,我们六名男生爬到学校后面的山上,捉小蜘蛛,玩蜘蛛对打,我们都有所获,正打得兴高彩烈时,班长忽然出现,是一位女生班长,她说我们犯校规,她说(先生,女老师我们也称先生,说时只说)说不准爬到学校后面的山上捉小蜘蛛。班长好凶,把我们的小蜘蛛充公(没收),把盒子打开,把小蜘蛛放出来在,在地上,一脚一一踏死。好凶恶的嘴脸。我们六名男生差一点要打她一顿,可惜她是一位女生。

Body weight (体重) 68.0kg


20/09/2012 (星期四, Thursday, Khamis):
0605hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.0kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.0kg. 


21/09/2012 (星期五, Friday, Jumaat):
0525hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.0kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.0kg. 


22/09/2012 (星期六, Saturday, Sabtu):
0700hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.0kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.0kg. 



23/09/2012 (星期日, Sunday, Ahad):
0700hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.0kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.0kg. 

0830hrs: 四人搭德士去女皇镇基督渔人团契. Four persons took a cab to the ‘Fisherman of Christ’ Fellowship (FCF), Margaret Drive Queenstown. (德士车费Taxi fare: $12.66, paid $12.70)

0945 - 1100hrs: 主日崇拜, 听华语主日讲道. Attended the Preaching Service conducted in Mandarin.
主讲者: 陈激成. (: 撒母耳记下,第24章,1- 25)
Speaker: Tan Kiak Seng. (Topic: 2 Samuel241 -25).

1115 - 1230hrs: 上主日学的初信班. I attended Sunday School.
主日学林许吟珍老师讲解: 心志与心灵里合一(息息相关共团契课本的第7课)。
Topic: Fellowship in the Church Unity of mind and soul inside)。 Teacher: Xu Ngim Thiang.

1240 – 1345hrs: 三对夫妇在锦茂小贩中心吃午餐. Keng Hin and wife, Albert and Helen, Joyce and I, 3 couples  went to Ghim Moh hawker centre for lunch.

1530 – 1700hrs: 清洁家居, 吸尘和拖地。Household cleaningvacuuming and mopping the floor.

21000 – 2200hrs: 看电视8 频道,华语节目,《和总理对话》。Watched TV, Channel 8,A Conversation with PM Lee

2012年9月21日星期五

Flag raising ceremony




37 years served in Arty 39

Every soldier must abide by the unit routine orders and regulations, especially officers and SNCOs, should set a good example. In 1985, when I returned (posting back) from 21 SA to Sch of Arty (Khatib Camp), I was not surprised, to see that the CO Sch of Arty, Maj Kam Heng, attended every Monday morning flag raising muster parade. Maj Kam Heng stood at the last row at the parade square, set a good example in person at the flag raising ceremony, singing the national anthem and recite the SAF pledge.

Unfortunately, not every Commanding Officer turnout at the flag-raising ceremony, with everyone singing the national anthem and recite the SAF pledge.

I was in 24 SA in 1976, and very often there had no field duty officer turnout on the flag raising ceremony. Until after a monthly SNCOs meeting with CO, a Sgt EFG reported to the CO that Lta ABC did not turnout on the flag raising ceremony.

Attached here an anonymous complaint letter to CO 24 SA. The letter tell the Singapore Arty Story.

2012年9月19日星期三

Body weight (体重) 68.4kg


13/09/2012 (星期四, Thursday, Khamis):
0530hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.4kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.4kg. 

1130 -1400hrs: 参观博物馆。Visited to National Museum of Singapore



14/09/2012 (星期五, Friday, Jumaat):
0615hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.8kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.8kg. 

2000 – 2100hrs: 看电视U 频道,英语节目,《和总理对话》。Watched TV, Channel U,A Conversation with PM Lee.


15/09/2012 (星期六, Saturday, Sabtu):
0620hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.8kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.8kg. 


16/09/2012 (星期日, Sunday, Ahad):
0620hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.5kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.5kg. 

0830hrs: 三人搭德士去女皇镇基督渔人团契. Three persons took a cab to the ‘Fisherman of Christ’ Fellowship (FCF), Margaret Drive Queenstown.

0945 - 1100hrs: 主日崇拜, 听华语主日讲道. Attended the Preaching Service conducted in Mandarin.
主讲者: 陈纯仰. (: 非常详细解说福音,路加福音第7章,36 50)
Speaker: Tan Soon Yong (Topic: Luke 7: 36 – 50).

1115 - 1230hrs: 上主日学的初信班. I attended Sunday School.
主日学林许吟珍老师讲解: 基督渔人团契组织和结构。
Topic: The organisation of FCF Teacher: Xu Ngim Thiang.

1240hrs: Joyce出国去了,我自己在FCF吃午餐。I took lunch at FCF.   

1400 – 1600hrs: 清洁家居, 吸尘和拖地。Household cleaningvacuuming and mopping the floor.


17/09/2012 (星期一, Monday, Isnin):
0600hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.2kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.2kg. 

18/09/2012 (星期二, Tuesday, Selasa):
0615hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.7kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.7kg. 

19/09/2012 (星期三, Wednesday, Rabu):
0620hrs: 起床. 量体重: 68.4kg, Woke up. checked body weight: 68.4kg.