Sports Can Be A Major or Not

Nowadays, people pay attention to sprots more and more. They will investment in it with a huge resource such as the U.S. , China, and Russia. In those places, Sports can be a major. Their athlete can be a professional player. In Hong Kong, sports never will be a major. Athele just can be a amateur player. Parents, information, and the government also can affect the sports can be a major or not.

Culture is the basic problem to decide a subject can be a major or not. In Hong Kong, almost every parents think sports just can be a insterest. They always think about the major need to bring home the bacon. In their mind, Maketing, Law, and Medicine also can make their children become outstanding and rich. On the other hand, the U.S. parents think every subject has its master even though it is art, music or sports. They will spport their children in every way. Parents are the one kind of trend to settle what the major is.

Nowadays, the effect of information technology education is secong only to parents. In Hong Kong, media always broadcast other countries sports' news. For example, N.B.A, Wimbledon Championships, and other football leagues. Teenagers know foreign atheles more than local. It will make them to think local atheles are not professional. Then they will just want to be a foreign famous athele and they will not join the local training anymore. So, information also can control the trend.

Finally, the government is the last one to rule the major. Choosing the outstanding is Hong Kong government's style even though it is a training program. Nearly all of coaches just want to find out the special one. It will make other normal children have no way to join any training. Then parents will push their children who are normal to study other subject except sports. Therefore, a subject can be a major, it depends on the goverment's system.

In conclusion, Sports can be a major in the U.S., but not in Honk Kong. Because of three things, parents, information and the government. Parents can push their children to study a major what the parents want. Information can influence teenagers' thinking. It can make people look down on local sports or not. The government is a judge to estimate a subject. Unfortunately, in Hong Kong all of them do not support sports. So, sports are totally different between in the U.S. and in Hong Kong.

What Is My Major

So far, I have lived in the U.S. for six months. I know my target is to finish a undergraduate degree. It is clear and definite, but I never think about the major. Even though I will take criminology, I don't have to decide it. I am so confused, because I must go back to HK when I finished the undergraduate degree. That's mean I need to choose a major what can earn money in HK. For example, Marketing, Criminology, Accounting and others. In HK, some majors are not valued. So, I need to make a decision between interest and actuality.The other problem is my family. My source of income is my parent, so at least i need to tell them what major i will choose. That also make me feel perplexed.

Luckily, I have seven months to decide it. I will go back to HK in September, because my the other sister get married. Then I will skip the fall semester. So, i can talk with my parent about my major. It is a good news for me. Then I can focus on TOFLE. I hope I can pass the TOFLE and have a full time undergraduate in the next spring semester. Anyway, I will try my best.

讀書破萬卷 - 男子漢養成班

繼聖經之後，雖然我睇晒成套金庸小說，因為大多數人都睇過，好似無咩好講咁(不過我都會後補既......)。所以一月個陣睇左呢本書，「男子漢養成班」，原名係《The Way of The Wild Heart》，呢一本唔係教人健身，又或者係一般「如何成為一位成熟男士」既陳腔濫調。我睇完之後覺得本書好「到肉」。

本書舉出左一個新既觀點，成為一個男子漢需要經歷六個階段：
兒子：深深體會到自己是神的寶貝兒子；
牛仔：參與冒險，培養自己成為牛仔或遊俠；
戰士：參與爭戰，受訓成為戰士；
情人：發現純美，喚醒心中的情人；
君王：為著他人的緣故發揮力量，準備成為君王；
哲士：這一生的經驗，成為哲士的智慧錦囊。

哲士同君王既階段，我無咩資格講，我太年輕了！
情人既階段，有點抽象，只有一部份係提及與女性交往，大部份係講如何被造物主既偉大吸引，從而讓上帝醫治你心中的情人。呢個階段需要大家既親身感受，唔可以身教或者言傳。

我特別想講下兒子、牛仔同戰士既階段，首先你要成為一個男子漢，就要問自己一個問題：
「你喜歡你父親身為一個男人的樣子嗎？」
你希望像他那樣嗎？更切身既問題係！他能在你的人生旅途上帶領你，給你男性所需的啟迪嗎？用以下量尺，評估你處於哪個位置：
「我希望像他那樣，他可以做我的榜樣。」
「他是個好人，但不是我心目中的模範。」
「他大部份時候缺席。我不想和他扯上關係。」
「他是個惡人。願神拯救我脫離他的遺傳。」

我諗大部份男士都會選擇第二個答案，一來係「佢始終都係我老豆」，二係「我選擇第三、第四個既話，咁我咪好不孝」。但係我唔同，我諗左好耐，我選擇左第一個選擇「我希望像他那樣，他可以做我的榜樣。」除左佢未係一個基督徒之外，我父親─簡耀國，絕對可以成為我既榜樣。

第一，我其實係好鍾意煮野食既，我好享受由開始預備食材，到完成一道食香味俱全既菜式之間既過程。我會覺得好有成功感，尤其是煮俾一大班親朋好友食，佢地仲會讚你廚藝好。而我父親就係一個好廚藝既人，佢可以晌舗頭(蘇記)到幫個大廚出菜，唔係幫手預備食材喎(呢個係執碼既工作)，而係幫手廚埋。我仲好記得有一年食團年飯，有成大約二十個親戚晌蘇記，由我父親一手煮晒所有野，我仲聽到有位伯父讚我父親「手勢好」，煮得兩味。讚已經唔容易架啦！仲要公開讚。晌個陣我諗：「呢一個係我老豆呀！」我感到自豪，心口都挺得高過人呀！所以晌呢一方面我父親絕對係我既學習對象。

第二，我朋友都知我好鍾意武術。我父親就係習過武既，而家好多人都習武或者玩空手道、跆拳道等等。但係有幾多個人上過擂台，打過比賽，仲要得過獎呢？晌三、四十年前，香港係有擂台打既，係無流派分別既比賽，我父親就參加過，仲得過獎。所以唔好同我講你學過咩，學過物，你有冇上過擂台打過先？冇呀，咁姐係講就天下無敵啦！所以我覺得我父親好勇，佢係我偶像。

第三，我父親可以為左佢老婆既家族生意，而放下自己既工作，去舗頭到幫手。你可以話，男人點可以無左自己既事業架，但係我覺得一個男人既事業就係佢既家庭。一個男人事業幾好都好，但係無左家庭，有屁用！好似我大姐夫咁，原來佢應承左我家姐，4、5年之後佢會舉家回流香港。呢一樣野係我始料未及既。講返我父親，因為佢去左舗頭幫手，所以晌經濟層面上係有著數既，因為呢位員工絕對會忠心同賣力，而且支出都會少0的。另外，我父親都係一個孝順既人，因為咁多年我都係同阿嬤一齊住既，我唔係話其他伯父或叔父唔孝順，只係我覺得晌香港有幾多老人家係住晌老人院呢？孝順唔係講就得架，而係要行動架，唔係每個月俾家用呀，而係關心呀！正因為我父親既關係，我決定左就算係我結婚之後，我都會同我父母親一齊住。

第四，我覺得我係愛子，係因為我終於知點解父母會幫我搵補習老師喇。我以前真係好頑皮，成日俾補習老師打。上面都講到我父親係習武既，如果換成係俾我父親打，個後果我真係唔敢想像。我試過一次，俾我父親踢左一腳，因咩事俾佢踢我就唔講喇，單係個一腳，我已經飛出兩至三米遠，好彩有個坐廁截停左我，如果唔係一定可以飛得更加遠。單憑呢一點我絕對有理由認為，佢係因為知道佢脾氣唔係咁好，唔適合教仔，所以先至送我去補習社。否則，小弟早已遍體鱗傷。

總括而言，我父親絕對係我既榜樣！

講返本書，仲有一個問題係每個男士都會問自己既：「我擁有足以承擔的力量嗎？」有誰人會告訴你：「你有足以承擔結婚的力量了」、「你有足以承擔家庭的力量了」、「你有足以承擔教育子女的力量了」，我想應該沒有吧！正因為沒有人這樣告訴我們，所以我們才會沒有自信，不斷從失敗中建立自信。但係仍然沒有人認同你，你甚至會想：「我至少要得到父親的認同！」，呢本書會解答到你呢個問題。

以上都只係兒子既階段，至於牛仔階段，姐係冒險。如果經濟許可的話，我好希望晌我完成大學學位既時候，進行徒步旅行兩至三個月。同一時間我都覺得我晌美國讀書，都會係一種冒險，因為你需要學會獨立，我就好似幾歲既小朋友咁，剛剛學會說話(說英文)，剛剛學會走路(學駕駛汽車)。甚麼都好新鮮，好好奇。

最後係戰士階段有兩點，第一你需要搵到你既君主。對於我，上帝當然就係我既君主啦！第二，你需要搵到你為咩而戰，例如家庭、第三世界既人、弱勢社群、一個信念、教育、政治等等。但係我仲未搵到，希望我會晌2009年內會搵到。願主指引我的前路。

生活有感

過左黎美國三個月，唔知點解好習慣呢到既生活，你話我可以晌到定居，我又唔覺得。美國俾我既感覺雖然係好寫意，但係同時間我又覺得人與人之間既關係好生疏，令到我覺得呢到唔會係我服侍神既地方。我應該會有好大機會返香港發展，但係將來既事邊個知。

講返我住既地方─Albuquerque。呢到高達海拔5000米，搞到我到而家個鼻都仲有血絲。另一方面又好似高原訓練咁，令到我體能大幅下降。好彩大學入面有健身室同室內運動場，可以成日做運動。除此之外，我每日都要6:30起身，行三十分鐘去巴士站，再搭30~45分鐘巴士先至返到學校，真係慘過返工呀！不過，我又好享受每日行個三十分鐘，一黎有時間俾我諗野，二係個段路有好靚既景，俾我感受造物主既偉大。

講下我上既堂CELAC，我竟然會係high-intermediate(高過我家姐一級haha......)，25/3就係中期測驗，不過而家每星期都要交一篇文，作文應該無咩問題，我係vocabulary差0的姐，再加把勁應該問題不大。

最後講下信仰方面，我最近先搵到祟拜返，如果唔係我都唔夠膽貿然寫blog。而我搵到祟拜，我深信都係神既安排。話說兩個星期前既星期四，我搭遲左一班車，當我搭第二班車既時候，我發現坐晌我隔離既哥哥仔睇緊聖經，遲疑左一陣，我就搭訕(我晌到學到既一樣野)，問佢係唔係睇緊聖經(廢話，開場白一句)，跟住打蛇隨棍上，問佢有唔係UNM既學生，同埋邊到有團契/崇拜返。就係咁樣俾我搵到崇拜返，我諗如果我唔係搭遲左一班車(仲要係目送個班車開走)，我都而家都未搵到崇拜返。