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2013年12月30日 星期一
中台禪寺一百零二年度秋季僧眾精進禪修
中台禪寺一百零二年度秋季僧眾精進禪修
《楞嚴經》云：「攝心為戒，因戒生定，因定發慧，是則名為三無漏學。」佛法是智慧的，把心收回來，才能看清楚方向、真正認識自己，破無明、斷煩惱，轉識成智。有鑑於此，導師 上惟下覺大和尚每年春、秋兩季主持僧眾禪修活動，期使學人了悟「明心見性，見性成佛」法門，安住菩提自性之家。
善咐囑 回復清淨
秋季僧眾禪修於十一月七日至二十三日期間，分兩梯次進行，本山及海內外精舍法師輪流進禪堂用功，每日除了早晚課誦、粥飯二時，其餘皆萬緣放下，坐香、行香，於靜中養成、動中磨鍊，參究本來面目。
禪修中 導師親臨指導，提示學人依止常住安心修道，不但衣食住行、生老病死有常住照應，而且最重要的是有「法」的依止。中台所傳的法，就是「師父說法、諸位聽法這念心」要淨、要定、要明！如是修行才有益處。生死事大，不是懵懵懂懂就能得道。
事上的用功，以禮佛為例，要秉持「恭敬心、平等心」二大原則；以恭敬心降伏我慢心，以平等心起觀行，所謂「能禮所禮性空寂」，能所俱空，銷歸自性。所謂「佛者，覺也」，指人人本具的覺性，老實念佛即攝念在心，返照、淨化、提升，知過改過，念念分明、處處作主，不妄想、不顛倒，這念心就是佛。
佛不是一個形相，有能見、有所見是相對的，都不是佛，都是妄見！如《金剛經》所說，有「人相、我相、眾生相、壽者相」四相，妄想執著就是業障，就隨業流轉。所謂「念佛念自心」、「自心是佛莫他尋」，八萬四千法門都是對治法門，統統銷歸自性。
昔龐蘊居士云：「但願空諸所有，慎勿實諸所無。」《六祖壇經》亦云：「邪迷之時魔在舍，正見之時佛在堂」，大善知識殷殷咐囑，從「聞思修三慧」下手，六根清淨了，覺性現前，能觀之智就是報身佛。「佛智照假、佛智照空、佛智照中」，不著空有二邊，堅住正念、隨順覺性，三惑漏盡，破無始無明，入金剛定，方能成道。
勤修道 銷歸自性 所謂「白蓮臺上觀世音」，「白蓮」就代表我們這念清淨心，經云：「應無所住而生其心」，無住就是觀世音。阿彌陀佛意為無量壽、無量光，藉由念佛收攝妄念，銷歸自性，認識自己的清淨心、菩提心、無染著心、無礙心，就是淨土。「隨其心淨則佛土淨」，打七坐禪，萬緣放下觀自在，這個心就能得解脫、就能得自在。
導師勉勵，能夠坐到一支好香，更進一步這一生天天都是好香，天天都如飲甘露，天天都禪悅為食。但是「萬里途程，不離初步」，「初步」就是剛剛起心動念的地方，要觸物起照，「凡所有相，皆是虛妄」，堅住正念，隨順覺性，養道才能成功。《楞嚴經》云：「以因同果，澄濁頓入涅槃」、「依根解結，出纏頓獲圓通」，又「觀相元妄，無可指陳」、「觀性元真，唯妙覺明」，要在這裡下功夫，在這裡生起正信。
秋季兩梯次僧眾禪修於二十三日中午圓滿落幕，共有五百多位法師在常住慈悲護持下，心無旁騖精進用功，更有來自各精舍學員回山發心擔任義工，共同成就此殊勝法緣。中台行者，依善知識住，依善知識學習，成就一切菩薩願行，願為一切有情所依止，堅固自利利他的願行，超越無常生死大海，同住自性真如之家。
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中台禪寺一百零二年度秋季僧眾精進禪修 :
http://www.ctworld.org.tw/monthly/168/a01.htm
文／編輯部
《楞嚴經》云：「攝心為戒，因戒生定，因定發慧，是則名為三無漏學。」佛法是智慧的，把心收回來，才能看清楚方向、真正認識自己，破無明、斷煩惱，轉識成智。有鑑於此，導師 上惟下覺大和尚每年春、秋兩季主持僧眾禪修活動，期使學人了悟「明心見性，見性成佛」法門，安住菩提自性之家。善咐囑 回復清淨
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| 導師 上惟下覺大和尚提示大眾：「萬里途程，不離初步」，在起心動念之處用功，觸物起照，堅住正念，隨順覺性，成道就有希望。 |
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| 二六時中不離當念，大眾依循大善知識的教誨，時時覺照，於動靜中保持覺性。 |
禪修中 導師親臨指導，提示學人依止常住安心修道，不但衣食住行、生老病死有常住照應，而且最重要的是有「法」的依止。中台所傳的法，就是「師父說法、諸位聽法這念心」要淨、要定、要明！如是修行才有益處。生死事大，不是懵懵懂懂就能得道。
事上的用功，以禮佛為例，要秉持「恭敬心、平等心」二大原則；以恭敬心降伏我慢心，以平等心起觀行，所謂「能禮所禮性空寂」，能所俱空，銷歸自性。所謂「佛者，覺也」，指人人本具的覺性，老實念佛即攝念在心，返照、淨化、提升，知過改過，念念分明、處處作主，不妄想、不顛倒，這念心就是佛。
佛不是一個形相，有能見、有所見是相對的，都不是佛，都是妄見！如《金剛經》所說，有「人相、我相、眾生相、壽者相」四相，妄想執著就是業障，就隨業流轉。所謂「念佛念自心」、「自心是佛莫他尋」，八萬四千法門都是對治法門，統統銷歸自性。
昔龐蘊居士云：「但願空諸所有，慎勿實諸所無。」《六祖壇經》亦云：「邪迷之時魔在舍，正見之時佛在堂」，大善知識殷殷咐囑，從「聞思修三慧」下手，六根清淨了，覺性現前，能觀之智就是報身佛。「佛智照假、佛智照空、佛智照中」，不著空有二邊，堅住正念、隨順覺性，三惑漏盡，破無始無明，入金剛定，方能成道。
勤修道 銷歸自性 所謂「白蓮臺上觀世音」，「白蓮」就代表我們這念清淨心，經云：「應無所住而生其心」，無住就是觀世音。阿彌陀佛意為無量壽、無量光，藉由念佛收攝妄念，銷歸自性，認識自己的清淨心、菩提心、無染著心、無礙心，就是淨土。「隨其心淨則佛土淨」，打七坐禪，萬緣放下觀自在，這個心就能得解脫、就能得自在。
導師勉勵，能夠坐到一支好香，更進一步這一生天天都是好香，天天都如飲甘露，天天都禪悅為食。但是「萬里途程，不離初步」，「初步」就是剛剛起心動念的地方，要觸物起照，「凡所有相，皆是虛妄」，堅住正念，隨順覺性，養道才能成功。《楞嚴經》云：「以因同果，澄濁頓入涅槃」、「依根解結，出纏頓獲圓通」，又「觀相元妄，無可指陳」、「觀性元真，唯妙覺明」，要在這裡下功夫，在這裡生起正信。
秋季兩梯次僧眾禪修於二十三日中午圓滿落幕，共有五百多位法師在常住慈悲護持下，心無旁騖精進用功，更有來自各精舍學員回山發心擔任義工，共同成就此殊勝法緣。中台行者，依善知識住，依善知識學習，成就一切菩薩願行，願為一切有情所依止，堅固自利利他的願行，超越無常生死大海，同住自性真如之家。
above article is from the website below ...
中台禪寺一百零二年度秋季僧眾精進禪修 :
http://www.ctworld.org.tw/monthly/168/a01.htm
《金剛經》的智慧－－上惟下覺大和尚開示
《金剛經》的智慧－－上惟下覺大和尚開示
苦海無邊 回頭是岸
修行就是在六根門頭來修，心當中要返照，有了煩惱，知慚知愧。把心當中的煩惱化得乾乾淨淨的，心空境寂，六根清淨，就得解脫。看看自己的功夫到什麼程度，道是本具的，不是修來的，這就是正知正見，這就是正法。
所謂「苦海無邊，回頭是岸」，「苦海」是什麼？就是平時的種種妄想、種種煩惱、種種執著，很多問題想不開，所以產生了無量無邊的煩惱，就像「苦海」這麼多。雖然「苦海無邊」，但是你不要害怕，「回頭是岸」，「頭」是什麼？就是念頭。把念頭放在數息、觀息，馬上心就定下來了，馬上就到彼岸。心煩惱、心不定、心空虛，就是苦海；心定，就是彼岸，這是第一層彼岸。先用數息的方法得到定了，然後修中道實相觀，這就是到達真正的彼岸。這是什麼岸？就是佛的心境。
明白這個道理了，平時就要反省檢討，起了貪心，是貪財、貪色、貪名、貪食、貪睡？為什麼貪吃？酸甜苦辣種種味道根本就沒有自性，都是緣起性空，是自己的意識執著，這樣反覆思惟、反覆追究、反覆研究……一直到把這個執著破得乾乾淨淨，心當中沒有掛礙。這就是用智慧的方法來對治我們的煩惱。
另一種，是用定的方法，了知「凡所有相，皆是虛妄」，一切境界都是虛妄不實的，男、女都是虛妄，好、壞也是虛妄，天堂、地獄也是虛妄……由定而得到解脫。
所以，要檢討我們這念心究竟煩惱在哪裡？要對治煩惱，一種是用定力，一種是用智慧，一種是用定慧不二這念心。什麼是定慧不二？要調身、調心，不想過去、不想現在、不想未來，這就是定；時時刻刻保持師父說法，諸位聽法這念心清清楚楚、了了分明，就是定慧等持。生處轉熟 熟處轉生
經云：「心能轉物，即同如來。」「物」，一方面是指外面的色、聲、香、味、觸，心不隨這些境而轉；第二，「物」是指心當中的貪、瞋、癡，物欲、物愛，必須要轉化。假使對外能轉境，又能淨化自己的內心，達到最高的境界，「即同如來」，與如來相同，但是還不是如來。要在這裡用功，覺察、覺照，無論動靜閒忙，時時刻刻都要管好我們這個心。
心當中有昏沉、有煩惱、有是非、有得失，有種種雜毒臭穢，這時候就要修。修，不是修一個道出來，而是轉識成智，佛法告訴我們，修行要「生處轉熟，熟處轉生」。過去熟的東西──貪、瞋、癡，名、利、財、色──現在要慢慢遠離，要看破、要放下，這就是「熟處轉生」。什麼是「生處轉熟」？一打坐，兩腿又痠又麻又痛，坐在這裡不是坐禪，就像坐牢一樣，這就是「生」。現在開始慢慢練習，日積月累，日久功深，兩腿不痠、不麻、不痛了，這就是「熟」，心就定下來了。心定下來了，就像虛空一樣這麼廣大，所謂「淨極光通達，寂照含虛空」，這就是「轉熟」了。
用「生處轉熟，熟處轉生」的功夫，檢討反省，慢慢煩惱淡薄了、執著稀少了，把這個心安住在覺性上，如永嘉大師所說：「惺惺寂寂是，惺惺妄想非；寂寂惺惺是，寂寂無記非。」這個心時時刻刻清清楚楚，了了分明，如如不動，等於儒家所說的「清明在躬」，這個心就能了生死。所以，生死事大，切勿等閒視之，今生不了，就要隨業流轉。心清淨了，就是淨土；心不清淨，無論東、西、南、北，都沒有淨土。淨土，就在我們這一念心當中。
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《金剛經》的智慧－－上惟下覺大和尚開示 :
http://www.ctworld.org/monthly/168/a02-01.htm
編輯部整理
修行，就是把身、口、意三業的妄想、煩惱、垃圾統統修掉，修正我們的心行、修正我們的口行、修正我們的身行。心怎麼修？我們的心一般都是善念、惡念、無聊、煩惱夾雜，所以要把起心動念安住，要把裡面的貪、瞋、癡、慢、疑等轉化，用善念來轉惡念，這是第一步。除了用善念轉惡念以外，還要堅住正念，使我們這個心清楚明白，要自在、要空。苦海無邊 回頭是岸
修行就是在六根門頭來修，心當中要返照，有了煩惱，知慚知愧。把心當中的煩惱化得乾乾淨淨的，心空境寂，六根清淨，就得解脫。看看自己的功夫到什麼程度，道是本具的，不是修來的，這就是正知正見，這就是正法。
所謂「苦海無邊，回頭是岸」，「苦海」是什麼？就是平時的種種妄想、種種煩惱、種種執著，很多問題想不開，所以產生了無量無邊的煩惱，就像「苦海」這麼多。雖然「苦海無邊」，但是你不要害怕，「回頭是岸」，「頭」是什麼？就是念頭。把念頭放在數息、觀息，馬上心就定下來了，馬上就到彼岸。心煩惱、心不定、心空虛，就是苦海；心定，就是彼岸，這是第一層彼岸。先用數息的方法得到定了，然後修中道實相觀，這就是到達真正的彼岸。這是什麼岸？就是佛的心境。
明白這個道理了，平時就要反省檢討，起了貪心，是貪財、貪色、貪名、貪食、貪睡？為什麼貪吃？酸甜苦辣種種味道根本就沒有自性，都是緣起性空，是自己的意識執著，這樣反覆思惟、反覆追究、反覆研究……一直到把這個執著破得乾乾淨淨，心當中沒有掛礙。這就是用智慧的方法來對治我們的煩惱。
另一種，是用定的方法，了知「凡所有相，皆是虛妄」，一切境界都是虛妄不實的，男、女都是虛妄，好、壞也是虛妄，天堂、地獄也是虛妄……由定而得到解脫。
所以，要檢討我們這念心究竟煩惱在哪裡？要對治煩惱，一種是用定力，一種是用智慧，一種是用定慧不二這念心。什麼是定慧不二？要調身、調心，不想過去、不想現在、不想未來，這就是定；時時刻刻保持師父說法，諸位聽法這念心清清楚楚、了了分明，就是定慧等持。生處轉熟 熟處轉生
經云：「心能轉物，即同如來。」「物」，一方面是指外面的色、聲、香、味、觸，心不隨這些境而轉；第二，「物」是指心當中的貪、瞋、癡，物欲、物愛，必須要轉化。假使對外能轉境，又能淨化自己的內心，達到最高的境界，「即同如來」，與如來相同，但是還不是如來。要在這裡用功，覺察、覺照，無論動靜閒忙，時時刻刻都要管好我們這個心。
心當中有昏沉、有煩惱、有是非、有得失，有種種雜毒臭穢，這時候就要修。修，不是修一個道出來，而是轉識成智，佛法告訴我們，修行要「生處轉熟，熟處轉生」。過去熟的東西──貪、瞋、癡，名、利、財、色──現在要慢慢遠離，要看破、要放下，這就是「熟處轉生」。什麼是「生處轉熟」？一打坐，兩腿又痠又麻又痛，坐在這裡不是坐禪，就像坐牢一樣，這就是「生」。現在開始慢慢練習，日積月累，日久功深，兩腿不痠、不麻、不痛了，這就是「熟」，心就定下來了。心定下來了，就像虛空一樣這麼廣大，所謂「淨極光通達，寂照含虛空」，這就是「轉熟」了。
用「生處轉熟，熟處轉生」的功夫，檢討反省，慢慢煩惱淡薄了、執著稀少了，把這個心安住在覺性上，如永嘉大師所說：「惺惺寂寂是，惺惺妄想非；寂寂惺惺是，寂寂無記非。」這個心時時刻刻清清楚楚，了了分明，如如不動，等於儒家所說的「清明在躬」，這個心就能了生死。所以，生死事大，切勿等閒視之，今生不了，就要隨業流轉。心清淨了，就是淨土；心不清淨，無論東、西、南、北，都沒有淨土。淨土，就在我們這一念心當中。
above article is from the website below ...
《金剛經》的智慧－－上惟下覺大和尚開示 :
http://www.ctworld.org/monthly/168/a02-01.htm
2013年12月29日 星期日
一本好書(a good book) : 我們真正的歸宿 - 阿姜查
Reference :
我們真正的歸宿 :
http://dcph.myweb.hinet.net/chah01.htm
阿姜查的禪修世界參閱書目： <1> 我們真正的歸宿圓光出版社出版<2 ... :
http://dhamma.sutta.org/downloads/acjdcxsj.txt
[PDF]阿姜查語錄之止觀解析與禪宗會通 :
http://enlight.lib.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-MAG/mag172677.pdf
阿姜查的禪修世界: 調身: 如實之道: 明覺電子: 佛門網 :
http://mingkok.buddhistdoor.com/cht/news/d/578
圓光-文化志業-印經會 - 圓光禪寺 :
http://www.ykcm.tw/cult/cult00_02.php?offset=10
阿姜查與阿姜佛使的禪修世界 - 莊春江工作站 :
http://agama.buddhason.org/book/aps/aps00.htm
[PDF]5i 內觀的法流 :
http://www.ss.ncu.edu.tw/~calin/article2008/5i.pdf
財團法人內觀教育基金會- 佛法與內觀- 南傳佛教各派在台發展概況 :
http://www.insights.org.tw/xoops/modules/articles/article.php?id=214
阿姜查的禪修法語(寸心是福田) - 葉子菁 - MySinaBlog :
http://mindyourmind.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=2174807
臺灣地區南傳佛教非營利出版品現況分析（上） - 香光資訊網 :
http://www.gaya.org.tw/journal/m50/50-main2.htm
A cap ... RAF XXVIII(AC) Squadron
Before British army left Hong Kong after 1997, there was an open day held in Stonecutters island.(昂船洲).
I bought some caps and a beret(貝雷帽).
one of the cap is 28 (ac) SQN and the badge as shown below(a flying horse).
The attached information is from the website below ...
XXVIII(AC) Squadron :
http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/28squadron.cfm
1915 - Formed at Gosport.
1997 - The last RAF unit to leave Hong Kong.
2003 - First Merlin operational detachment to Bosnia.
Current Location: RAF Benson
Piave, Vittoria Venito, Waziristan 1921-1925*
North-West Frontier 1939*
Burma 1942*
Arakan 1943-1944*
Manipur 1944*
Burma 1944-1945*.
(Honours marked with an asterisk, may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
Four months later, the Squadron reformed by renumbering No 114 Squadron based at Ambala in India, then equipped with the trusty Bristol Fighter and operating on the North-West Frontier as an Army co-operation unit. The 'Brisfits' soldiered on until September 1931 when Wapitis arrived, these in turn being replaced by Audaxes in 1936. It wasn't until September 1941 that "modern" equipment in the form of Lysanders arrived. These were used to support British forces in Burma fighting the Japanese advance until the country was over-run. The Squadron re-grouped at Lahore and co-operated in a series of exercises until the end of the year when it traded the Lysanders for Hurricane fighter-bombers. The 'Hurri-bombers' as they were known commenced operations over Burma in January 1943 and continued through to the Japanese surrender by which time No 28 had started to re-equip with Spitfires. The Squadron then returned to Burma as part of the permanent defence force before transferring to Hong Kong in May 1949 in light of the situation in China.
February 1951 saw Vampires arrive and the Squadron on the move again, this time to Sek Kong where it remained for three years before returning to Kai Tak and receiving Venoms. The multi-role Hunter was taken on strength in 1962 before the unit was disbanded in December 1966. On 1 April 1968, No 28 Squadron reformed at Kai Tak, this time with Whirlwind helicopters. These were replaced by Wessex's in early 1972. No 28 was the last unit to leave the colony of Hong Kong before it was returned to Chinese control in June 1997 during which time it provided support not only to British forces, but local authorities on the colony. It was reformed again in 2000 to operate the first Merlin HC3 helicopters from RAF Benson, these arriving from January 2001 onwards. The first operational deployment by the squadron with its Merlins was made in 2003 when aircraft commenced operations in Bosnia.
The Squadron was reformed again in 2001 at RAF Benson to operate the first Merlin HC3 helicopters. On achieving Initial Operating Capability, the first operational deployment commenced immediately with the Squadron deploying two aircraft to Bosnia in support of SFOR in Banja Luka. Since then the Squadron has gone from strength to strength, supporting helicopter operations worldwide including Operation TELIC in Iraq until 2009 alongside 78 Squadron as the Merlin Force. Following the drawdown from Iraq operations, the Merlin Force swiftly trained aircrew and modified the aircraft to cope with higher altitudes, and the Squadron deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation HERRICK in November 2009 as 1419 Flight.
RAF Reference :
Royal Air Force :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force
RAF Historic squadrons :
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/historicsquadrons.cfm
Cap/hat reference :
Beret:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beret
貝雷帽- 维基百科，自由的百科全书 :
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B2%9D%E9%9B%B7%E5%B8%BD
I bought some caps and a beret(貝雷帽).
one of the cap is 28 (ac) SQN and the badge as shown below(a flying horse).
The attached information is from the website below ...
XXVIII(AC) Squadron :
http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/28squadron.cfm
28 Squadron
XXVIII(AC) Squadron
Badge:
In front of a demi-Pegasus, a fasces, approved by HM King Edward VIII in October 1936. The demi-Pegasus represents the white horse on the downs near Yatesbury - the Squadron's first operational base - while the fasces commemorates service in Italy during the first World WarMotto:
Quicquid agas age - 'Whatsoever you may do, do'Key Dates:
Current Aircraft and Location:
Current Aircraft: Merlin HC Mk3/3aCurrent Location: RAF Benson
Battle Honours:
Italian Front and Adriatic 1917-1918*Piave, Vittoria Venito, Waziristan 1921-1925*
North-West Frontier 1939*
Burma 1942*
Arakan 1943-1944*
Manipur 1944*
Burma 1944-1945*.
(Honours marked with an asterisk, may be emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
The History of XXVIII(AC) Squadron:
Number 28 Squadron formed at Gosport on 7 November 1915 from a nucleus provided by No 22 Squadron. For 18 months it was a training unit before moving to Yatesbury in July 1917 and re-equipped with Sopwith Camels before moving to France in October. The Squadron had barely settled on the continent when it was moved to Italy, along with the British Expeditionary Force, to bolster the forces in that country. No 28 Squadron remained in Italy until February 1919 flying offensive patrols before returning home for the inevitable disbandment of the unit on 20 January 1920.Four months later, the Squadron reformed by renumbering No 114 Squadron based at Ambala in India, then equipped with the trusty Bristol Fighter and operating on the North-West Frontier as an Army co-operation unit. The 'Brisfits' soldiered on until September 1931 when Wapitis arrived, these in turn being replaced by Audaxes in 1936. It wasn't until September 1941 that "modern" equipment in the form of Lysanders arrived. These were used to support British forces in Burma fighting the Japanese advance until the country was over-run. The Squadron re-grouped at Lahore and co-operated in a series of exercises until the end of the year when it traded the Lysanders for Hurricane fighter-bombers. The 'Hurri-bombers' as they were known commenced operations over Burma in January 1943 and continued through to the Japanese surrender by which time No 28 had started to re-equip with Spitfires. The Squadron then returned to Burma as part of the permanent defence force before transferring to Hong Kong in May 1949 in light of the situation in China.
February 1951 saw Vampires arrive and the Squadron on the move again, this time to Sek Kong where it remained for three years before returning to Kai Tak and receiving Venoms. The multi-role Hunter was taken on strength in 1962 before the unit was disbanded in December 1966. On 1 April 1968, No 28 Squadron reformed at Kai Tak, this time with Whirlwind helicopters. These were replaced by Wessex's in early 1972. No 28 was the last unit to leave the colony of Hong Kong before it was returned to Chinese control in June 1997 during which time it provided support not only to British forces, but local authorities on the colony. It was reformed again in 2000 to operate the first Merlin HC3 helicopters from RAF Benson, these arriving from January 2001 onwards. The first operational deployment by the squadron with its Merlins was made in 2003 when aircraft commenced operations in Bosnia.
The Squadron was reformed again in 2001 at RAF Benson to operate the first Merlin HC3 helicopters. On achieving Initial Operating Capability, the first operational deployment commenced immediately with the Squadron deploying two aircraft to Bosnia in support of SFOR in Banja Luka. Since then the Squadron has gone from strength to strength, supporting helicopter operations worldwide including Operation TELIC in Iraq until 2009 alongside 78 Squadron as the Merlin Force. Following the drawdown from Iraq operations, the Merlin Force swiftly trained aircrew and modified the aircraft to cope with higher altitudes, and the Squadron deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation HERRICK in November 2009 as 1419 Flight.
RAF Reference :
Royal Air Force :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force
RAF Historic squadrons :
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/historicsquadrons.cfm
Cap/hat reference :
Beret:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beret
貝雷帽- 维基百科，自由的百科全书 :
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B2%9D%E9%9B%B7%E5%B8%BD
2013年12月28日 星期六
「收成節2014」@塱原 的義工Briefing Day Dec. 26 2013
Date : December 26 2013
Time : 09:30 - 15:30
「收成節2014」@塱原 的義工Briefing Day Dec. 2013
corns and sweet potatoes are wrapped by newspaper.
They will be placed into the ancient kiln.黍米和蕃薯是由報紙包裹, 然後放置到土窯裡烤熟.
all of us go to find some Reed grass for the paticipants who can make a small Scarecrow by themselves.
我們所有的人去尋找一些蘆葦草的幹部/莖部, 給參加者自己做一個小稻草人。
digging for the Eleocharis dulcis
掘馬蹄/荸薺
A metal buffalo
鐵牛
a scarecrow
稻草人
weeding
除草
briefing
簡報
going to collect the stem of Reed grass for making a small scarecrow
去收集蘆葦草的莖用於製作小稻草人
my wife, Bonnie
我老婆,邦妮
a well, what is my wish?
水井, 我會許一個什麼的願望？
vegetables
each volunteer collects four Reed grass stems for the activity held in January 2014
現在每個義工收集四支蘆葦草的莖. 準備好足夠的材料後
參加者便可以在下個月(一月)每人自己做一個小稻草人
a Reed grass stem
一支蘆葦草的幹部/莖部
HK$10 per person(十蚊任食),
all you can eat this soft tofu dessert(豆腐花) at this shop in Ho Sheung Heung(河上鄉), Sheung Shui(上水), New Territories(新界), Hong Kong(香港)
soft tofu dessert
豆腐花
sesame soft tofu dessert
芝麻豆腐花
a handmade large oven made by him Mr. Kan
簡先生也造了一個大烤爐
a demonstration of making an ancient kiln to volunteers by Mr. Kan
簡先生給義工示範製造古法土窯
an experience of making an ancient kiln
古法土窯體驗
a cart of Firewood
一車柴
I have to leave here for schooling at 15:30.
I cannot taste these baked sweet potatos and corns as the oven will be ready after the preheat process at 16:30.
我和我老婆,邦妮要在15:30離開這裡上學去,因此我們不能品嚐這些烤蕃薯和烤黍米.
因為烤箱(土窯)要在16:30後才完成預熱過程及把土窯的水分排走.
因為烤箱(土窯)要在16:30後才完成預熱過程及把土窯的水分排走.
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