Birthday Celebration & Farewell Dinner

猜得到是为谁庆祝生日吗？当然不是我，是那位站在我旁边的。女同事们为寿星婆手工作做了一个小提袋，它是十字布的手工，这还是第一次。它非常美丽，让我蠢蠢欲动为自己做一个，但是我害怕我没有这么多的耐心去完成它。



可是，今晚有 Farewell Dinner，是应征我的那位。当我知道他要离职的时候，我非常的震惊，不愿意相信这是事实。虽然有预料他会离职，但是不愿意相信有这一个可能性。我总以为他会为了我们而留在公司，可是现实的生活中，没有谁一定会为了谁而留下，尽管是最亲密的那一位。因为没有任何人可以决定明天是否一定是如所预料的一样，只有神知道。
他是一位不可少的人才。他非常聪明、能干，我可以从他那里学习很多知识。可是，很难还会有此机会了。他的离职，好似将公司的亮光也带走了，失去光彩。无论如何，我祝福他，愿他在一切事上一帆风顺。我也希望他会认识真神并接受祂。

Beta Thalassemia

Few years ago, when I was doing medical body checkup for the entry of university, I found out that actually I am having beta thalassemia minor. I was so scared, but doctor said that generally I do not have any health problem except possibly minor anemia. So I was advise to take nutrition diet.

Maybe a lot of people have heard about it, it is common for Asian, especially female. In Chinese, it called 地中海贫血症。Thalassemia is an inherited disorder that affects the production of normal hemoglobin.

Normal hemoglobin is made of two substances:

• Heme, the nonprotein portion of hemoglobin, contains iron and gives the blood its color. It is the part of the molecule that attaches to oxygen.


• Globin is the group of four protein molecules that bind to the iron in heme molecules to form hemoglobin. The two main types of globin proteins are called alpha and beta. If the body has an imbalance in the two proteins the red blood cells cannot carry enough oxygen.

Thalassemia is caused by a defect in one or more of the genes that hold the instructions for producing hemoglobin. It is an inherited blood disorder, passed from parent to child. To have the disease, you must inherit a gene for the disease from both parents. Most people who inherit thalassemia are Asian, Filipino, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or, less frequently, of African descent.

The two main types of thalassemia are classified according to how specific genes malfunction and interfere with normal hemoglobin production.

Alpha Thalassemia
Alpha thalassemia occurs when one or more of the four genes that hold the instructions for making alpha-globin are missing or damaged. Alpha thalassemia mainly affects people from southeast Asia, China, and the Philippines, although it occurs in many populations throughout the world and sometimes is seen in people of African descent.

Beta Thalassemia
Beta thalassemia is the most common form of thalassemia. It occurs when one or both of the genes that hold the instructions for producing beta-globin are inactive or only partly active. It mainly affects people from the region around the Mediterranean Sea (such as Greeks and Italians) and, less often, people of African or Asian descent.

Beta Thalassemia Minor or Beta Thalassemia Trait
It is caused by one damaged beta-globin gene, so it is only a small lack of beta protein, so generally there are no health problem except possibly mild anemia and no treatment is needed.

Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
Enough beta protein lacking to cause moderately severe anemia and significant health problems such as bone deformities and enlarged spleen.

Beta Thalassemia Major or Cooley's Anemia
Both (two) beta chain genes have deletions, causing the most severe type of beta thalassemia. Hence, no beta protein is created by the body, so regular blood transfusions and medical care are necessary, and may not survive a normal lifespan. A major problem is the build up of iron in the heart and other organs, resulting in heart failure for some patients in their teens or early twenties.

Thalassemia major is inherited by an autosomal recessive gene, which means that two copies of the gene are necessary to produce the condition, one inherited from each of two carrier parents who have thal minor. Hence doctor advised me, when I am looking for future husband, remember to ask whether is he carrier of this disease.

Symptoms of Thalassemis
Mild thalassemia usually does not cause any symptoms. However, symptoms of anemia may develop in more severe forms of the condition and may include:

• Weakness


• Fatigue


• Lightheadedness


• Pale skin


• Dark urine


• Decreased appetite and weight loss (poor growth in a child)


• Rapid heartbeat


• Shortness of breath during exercise

For the daily diet, food rich in iron should be avoided. Vitamins C and E and folic acid are added as supplements.

第一次插花

在教会开始了插花事奉。对插花一无所知，一切从头学习。感谢神赐给我机会去学习及事奉。我要好好的学习。

梁燕城博士的讲座

今天去参加梁燕城博士的讲座会，他是一名哲学博士。他提到苦难、人为什么会觉得苦、上帝的全能、最近所发生的海啸事件、人的自由、预言及上帝完全的爱。

每一个人都会面对苦难，我们会去思考为什么有苦难，为什么苦难会临到我们，为什么会苦。我们每一个人都追求完美，当事情或事物不是人想象中或追求的完美的时候，那就变成苦难。人们都在追求完美的生活。当生活中发生突变的事件，使事情不完美，那就变成了苦难，就好像海啸的发生。

上帝是慈爱及全能的，那么为什么祂让这事件发生？其实地震与海啸是自然规律，神创造世界所定下的规律。神是全能的，但是上帝自我限制全能，不干预自然规律，如果上帝干预了自然规律，那么世界就不规律了。上帝也给予人类自由，自由去选择及决定。有自由才有创造力，限制自由就没有创造力。因此神除了限制全能，也限制干涉祂赐给人类的自由。那么上帝为什么让海啸发生？地震与海啸是自然规律，所以上帝没有干涉祂所定下的自然规律。但是祂赐给人类聪明智慧，管理大地的权利的自由。海啸的发生不是预测不到。其实上帝所赐给人类的聪明智慧已经预测会有海啸的发生。那为什么会有那么多的人丧命在这灾难中？那是因为人的自私，受金钱、权利所控制而导致灾难的发生。为了旅游业赚取更多的金钱而不在乎人们宝贵的生命，为了权利而忽略及轻看灾难的严重性。

旧约中有48个弥塞亚的预言，在耶稣基督的身上都应验了。因此我相信耶稣是神，道成肉生为了拯救我们，也解决人类的三大问题，那就是：苦难、罪恶及死亡。神因为爱来到人世间，祂也与我们一样经历苦难。但是在苦难中，耶稣选择宽恕侮辱，鞭打祂的人，爱祂的仇敌。藉此，神体会我们，明白我们，让我们学象基督以爱对待待我们不好的人。当我们改变心态，我们开始不再感到苦，体会到神的心肠，得到心灵的安慰因为我们不是看短暂的生命而是永生的盼望。耶稣从死里复活战胜了死亡，不再受罪的捆绑，使我们的到自由。神的爱就在此毫无保留的给了我们。

我们生活在末世的时代，主来的日子近了，什么时候没有人知道除了上帝。圣经中对末世预兆的预言已经一一的实现。（路加福音21：5-31）无花果树的预言是预言以色列复国，这预言在1948年已经应验了。我们不知道我们还有多少的时间来为主做工。我们得到神的恩典却自私的没有将这爱传给人。我感到非常惭愧，亏欠神。当我看到神的仆人染博士尽他有限的力量将爱豪无保留的给中国贫困的小孩有机会读书，认识上帝。求主帮助我，让我对社会更加敏感，将爱来温暖周围的人。