Monday, November 30, 2020

相識相知冇相惜

Dear Hakka Friends,

羅先生走後  (註:關西羅慶士先生係臺灣「客家三行詩」之父。)
發現三行詩詩伴
相識相知冇相惜

讀寫三行詩
冇爾冇佢也冇厓
復興客家文化難

搶救客家話
大家共下來相惜
「臺灣心」傳「客家情」

希望客委會
繼續推廣三行詩
辦「客家三行詩」獎

This is just an old Hakka man’s voice for your reference. BTW. I noticed that you did not post a photo of “Stone Lion wearing mask”
in the relevant H3LP.

Big Ben
華府
11/30/20

華府細白旗墳場

Dear Thomas,Grace and Hakka Friends,

Just share a few photos of “Little White Flags” memorial which symbolizes COVID-19 horror in the history of mankind, taken at 
RFK Stadium, Washington, DC on 11/28/2020. How could “265,146 had died this far...”happen in America? 

一場「武漢疫」
美國反應特別慢
一錯再錯非常亂

疫情燒到今
死亡人數打第一
二十六萬五千ㄧ

細白旗墳場
一支白旗一鬼魂
吶喊聲響遍華府

依照目前看
官方民間相對立
疫情不減反增加

Is there a solution for this pandemic mess? Yes! Let’s try New Zealand’s COVID response: Immediate national lockdown, quality testing 
protocols, tracing, and quarantine compliance. 

天祐美國!

Big Ben
華府
11/30/20







Tuesday, November 17, 2020

補頭腦 學到老

讀老友之信
填加知識補頭腦
互相幫助學到老


剛 初學一旬!葉雲旗敬上

Bald eagle at Blackwater National Wildlife Refugee Center, Maryland

Dear Thomas, Grace and Friends,

Last weekend, drove almost 3 hours to check brown pelicans near Hoopers Island on Eastern Shore, Maryland and ran into a pair of Bald Eagles at Blackwater National Wildlife Refugee. Here is a photograph for your reference. Are they awesome?

一對白頭鷹
企著樹頂頭勾勾
看到人類變瘋狗

美國一片亂
亂到紅藍分不清
川普到今吂認輸

認識白頭鷹
填加知識補頭腦
互相幫助學到老

“The Bald Eagle has been the National emblem of the United States since 1782 and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings.”(from Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

BTW. Will share two more photos in the separate email. Of course, will also show you brown pelicans with a different subject later.

Big Ben
華府
11/17/20

PS, Thomas, added 葉雲旗教授,鍾振亁僑務委員、管光明會長,鍾老寶貝女兒鍾春芬小姐,林明璋教授,余金榜大哥,何智勇老弟的to cc list without their permission. They shouldn’t mind a bit. Sincerely hope that they will join us in writing 「客家三行詩」and save Taiwan Hakka mother tongue from becoming extinct one way or another.





Monday, November 16, 2020

防疫? 封口?

am curious...

The Lion Guard is wearing mask to
prevent Covid-19 ?
or to keep mouth shut at this critical
time?

石獅蓋按嘴
認真作防疫措施
也係封口少是非?

Thomas

Sunday, November 15, 2020

The lions guarding National Zoo wear masks

Hi, Thomas,

Passed by the National Zoo and noticed that two guarding lions wear masks at the entrance last week. Took a couple of photos to share with you. Ran into some friends on the street and took a long while to recognize them behind those funny masks.

一場武漢疫
改變國家動物園
門口大獅蓋按嘴(=帶口罩)

COVID-19病毒
無影無蹤在人間
挑戰人類个極限

世界在改變
變到親友難見面
路上睹到認半天

Stay safe and be healthy during this pandemic, please!

Big Ben
華府
11/15/20

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

華府臺灣信用合作社 2020 年會報導

Dear 客家好朋友,

Just share an article on Capital Area Taiwanese Federal Credit Union(華府臺灣人信用合作社), founded in 1976 and only Taiwanese American financial institution left in the nation. Big Ben would like to inform you that he was elected as President or Chairman in his 3rd term.

Here is what is in his mind afterwards as follows.

華府防疫間
臺美社團惦縮縮
除了臺灣合作社

國家个規定
每月照開理事會
完全靠視訊會議(Virtual Meeting)

今年開年會
選出「華府吳三連」
張貴洋再接會長

華府五十年
接觸臺美人社團
各自為陣拼生死

海外臺美人
「利合就來,利散就去」
來來去去合有散

想要行出去
「同聲相應」要做到
「同心相知」愛做到

想愛救自己
大細聲音愛「相應」
以心傳心變「知己」

Stay safe and healthy by wearing your masks, washing your hands and 6 feet social distancing during the second wave of COVID-19
pandemic, please!

Big Ben
華府
11/4/20

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

2020 General Election in USA

Hi, Thomas and Friends,
May I share this piece of news with you on this 2020 General Election in USA? What a creative way to promote the business! We, Taiwan, should learn from it and try to do the same in the next election.


今年選總統
媒體幾乎一面倒
倒向民主黨拜登(Biden)

民調乜共樣
保證拜登贏川普
成為米國新總統(46th US President)

民意定乾坤
認為川普會連任
大贏拜登轉白宮

餅乾「章魚哥」
試探賓州个民意
Donald Trump sweeps Joe Biden

Pennsylvania is a democratic State and has a Democrat governor. In 2016, very few people thought that Trump would come from behind to win 20 electoral votes. Only God knows if he can do it again today.

God Bless the United States of America!

Big Ben
華府
11/3/20
BTW. I voted at 9 AM EST and found no line at all. Actually, there are more volunteers than voters.

Monday, November 2, 2020

Turning Leaf

時間惦惦過
春去炎夏變涼秋
變色葉落寒冬到

剎猛盡情寫
三行詩有布落格
記錄歲月个腳跡
萬聖節傳統機會
教育小孩作防疫

健康兼趣味
戴面罩不妨化妝
袋裝糖減少接觸



Sunday, November 1, 2020

Happy 2020 Halloween!

今年萬聖節
華府取消「分糖食」(Trick or treat)
社區變到當惦靜

天氣轉涼後
門前楓樹變金黃
聽講今年有寒冬

「寒冬總會過」
相信老弟有眼光
阿哥奈心等幾年

Happy Halloween!

Big Ben 
華府
10/31/20