Peah-Ching's Chinese New Year 2012 hampers (click to enlarge)

Doing a favor for my friend, Peah-Ching. This coming new year of dragon, Peah-Ching has design a wide range of Chinese New Year hampers to choose as a great gift for your family, relatives and friends. Free delivery to your love ones’ doorstep within Peninsular Malaysia.

Available for order now. Kindly contact Peah-Ching (+6016 3378827) for more information.

Have a nice day and happy new year.

在这里帮朋友Peah-Ching做个宣传。农历新年将至， 佳节送礼不能少。Peah-Ching推出了大方且价廉物美的春节礼蓝让你选购，送给您的家人、挚爱及朋友。而且，免费运送到西马地区。

如有兴趣请联络Peah-Ching (+6016 3378827) 。

祝新年快乐。

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Handout picture taken on June 2, 2011 shows a Greenpeace activist posing for a photo on a 3D artwork representing an organic farm, at the Museum of Siam in Bangkok. Thailand´s rice masterplan recently outlined a policy aimed at keeping Thai rice free of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). (image from Athit Perawongmetha/AFP/Getty Images)

For the occasion, Greenpeace unveiled a gigantic eco-friendly 3D artwork of an organic farm, an illustration of healthy, ecological farming, at Museum of Siam, Bangkok.   The event comes ahead of the National Rice and Farmers Day on June 5th to celebrate the pride of Thai rice tradition and wisdom of Thai farmers who can produce safe food without the need of GE.

“The Thai government’s strategy to keep rice production GE-free is an acknowledgement embedded in government policy that genetically-engineered (GE) crops are unnecessary and a risk to a sustainable future for farming.  This is a victory for rice farmers and consumers because it affirms the commitment of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to keep rice farming sustainable and rice crops free of environmental and health risks associated with GE crops,” said Natwipha Ewasakul, Sustainable Agriculture Campaigner for Greenpeace Southeast Asia.

“Greenpeace supports this strategy and we are happy to assist the government keep rice GE-free from now on.  We also welcome government commitment to keep this GE-free policy beyond 2011,” she added.

The current Thai Rice Masterplan conceived by the MoAC covers the enforcement period of 2007-2011.  The plan committed to strengthening the nation’s rice production while promoting farmers’ livelihoods and consumer confidence.  Keeping Thai rice GMO-free means that Thailand maintains its global leadership in rice production.

Greenpeace maintains that GMOs  threaten the future and biodiversity of rice in Thailand, and will make farming, and farmers, dependent on agricultural inputs exclusively owned by giant multinational corporations who control GMO technologies.

The huge 3D artwork presented by Greenpeace today during the festivities stands for the millions people around the world who aspire for a sustainable and secure future of food.  It was first launched in December 2010 front of the European Commission in Brussels, to accompany a signature petition by 1 million people clamouring for GE-free farming.  The petition, organized together with Avaaz [1] is an unprecedented EU-wide citizens’ initiative aimed at the European Commission calling for safe food and stopping genetically modified crops in the EU. The artwork is an ecological farm symbolizing the future of agriculture with no GMO crops, surrounded by the 1 million names.

“The policy asserts how the need for agriculture that is good for the planet and people is important to our country and our economy.  But it’s not just Thailand who stands to benefit from such a bold move.  Consumers around the world know that they can trust Thai rice. These 1 million people know that GMO crops are bad for food and farming and this demand is shared by people in Thailand,” said Natwipha.

Greenpeace and the Thai Farmer’s Network also organized a Thai rice exhibition which traces the history and tradition of Thai rice, Thai rice varieties and the profound relationship between Thai people and their staple diet. The exhibition also highlights the threats and dangers of GMOs.

The 3D art work and the Thai farmer network’s exhibit will be open to the public from 2 to 5 June 2011. Meanwhile, Greenpeace’s exhibition on Thai Rice and GE-free farming will be open from 2 to 30 June at Museum of Siam, 10.00 am – 6.00 pm (daily, except Mondays).

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.

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Zainah Anwar (image from Women's Learning Partnership)

Zainah Anwar
The leading Malaysian social activist who founded Sisters in Islam in 1988 and who is a director of Musawah which seeks equality and justice in the Muslim family, was ranked 7th on a New York based advocacy’s list of the 100 most inspirational women around the world. She pushes for the equal rights of Muslim women petitioning the Government to reform laws which are sexist.

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Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir (photo by Nur Zalikha)

Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir
The eldest daughter of Malaysia’s fourth Prime Minister, Marina Mahathir was this month placed 57th in a New York based advocacy’s list of the 100 most inspirational women around the world for championing the rights of women and children. As an advisor for the Malaysian AIDS Council and has won worldwide praise for her activism in dealing with the stigma attached to HIV/AIDS in Malaysia.

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Meera Samanther (image from http://national-express-malaysia.blogspot.com)

Meera Samanther
Meera Samanther is the President of Women’s Aid Organisation, Malaysia (WAO) which opened in 1982 offering the first shelter for Malaysian women and children who had been battered. One of the group’s biggest achievements was a change to the Federal Constitution prohibiting discrimination of women on the grounds of gender and pushed for the Domestic Violence Act to be passed.

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Dato Michelle Yeoh (image from www.oneasianworld.com)

Dato Michelle Yeoh
The Malaysian born Hong Kong based actress was voted in 2008 as the greatest action heroine actress of all time for her many roles on the big screen, including the 1997 James Bond film and the award winning Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon for which she was nominated a BAFTA for. Yeah was also honoured as The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP).

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Datuk Nicol David (image from http://squashstars.com)

Datuk Nicole David
Dominating women’s squash since she turned professional in 2000, Nicole is the World’s number 1 women’s squash player winning the World Open Title in 2005 and for five consecutive years and achieved the World Junior title, twice. Her winning streak also includes the Asian Squash Championship which she won seven times, and was awarded with WISPA Player of the Year six years in a row from 2005. Nicole honoured Malaysia by carrying the Olympic torch in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

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Datuk Rasammah Bhupalan (image from http://gambargambarpelik.blogspot.com)

Datuk Rasammah Bhupalan
The 84 year old Past President of the National Council of Women’s Organisations (NCWO), fought for Malaysian independence, served in Burma during the Second World War, has fought for women’s right and the equal pay for women teachers. She also involved herself in the anti-drug abuse movement and championed for women’s rights, giving a voice to millions of women.

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Yasmin Ahmad (image from www.selebriti.tv)

Yasmin Ahmad
The renowned film director and writer who sadly passed away in 2009 won numerous awards for her work within Malaysia and internationally. Although her films were contentious as they often broached taboo topics, they were also hailed for the humour and crossing cultural barriers. Thanks to the many commercials she was received into the Malaysian Advertising Hall of Fame by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia in 2008.

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Ida Nerina (image from www.qpicture.com)

Ida Nerina
The actress, director and producer who was paralysed after a fall in 2009, won multiple awards throughout her career from the Malaysian Film Association from best actress, best supporting actress and from the Malaysian Film Workers Association. She finished third place in The Amazing Race Asia series three and in 2009 became the acting and Drama coach for the seventh season of Akademi Fantasia.

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Hannah Yeoh (image from http://akalminda.wordpress.com)

Hannah Yeoh
The former lawyer and event manager became Subang Jaya assemblyman in 2008 after joining DAP in 2006 and obtaining a Bachelor of Law from the University of Tasmania, Australia in 2001. She has pushed for racial harmony and multiculturalism with the aim to eradicate discrimination.

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流连摊

飞往槟城的那一夜，地面上刮起了强劲的风，飞机尝试降落好几次都不成功，机身强烈的晃动，最后一次尝试降落，飞机即将接触地面的那一刹那，我以为再也见不到槟城老家了。

飞机折返吉隆坡，待风停后再把乘客送往槟城。在槟城等待接机的爸爸显然不知道空中发生了什么事，很兴奋的告诉我他已经在外头等我们了。我只好说：“爸，夜深了，也不知道下一趟机几点才能到达槟城，你们先回去吧。”

爸和妈每次听到我回家都回很兴奋。尤其是每年的这个季节，即榴莲季节，也是我的生日。最近几年都兴致勃勃地吵着爸要吃榴莲。很多时候朋友们都不明白为什么我一定要回槟城吃榴莲，甚至还有人不知道槟城盛产榴莲。

飞机凌晨两点终于在槟城降落，爸和妈急急开车来接我回家。回到家已累到不成人形，休息一会儿又要赶早上茶楼，上茶楼喝茶也是回家的例行公事，我每次都回跟姐姐们说，陪两老上茶楼，志不在吃，乃在陪。

早晨天气凉凉的，爸开着他的老爷车走在亚依淡朝浮罗山背的路上。宛延的山路，一座座的榴莲山从车外晃过。时间还早，榴莲摊都还没开，好不容易看到了一档批发兼零售的榴莲摊，一问之下有红虾和葫芦，也就是此行我们志在必吃的榴莲品种。槟城美味的顶级榴莲，就在路边的榴莲摊吃到了。爸看我吃榴莲吃得开心，只吃了那么一两颗就停手了。妈也舍不得吃，眼睛直盯着榴莲看。我和朋友对望了一眼，吃了一个大概，就推说吃不下，让妈吃。

这里真好，到处充满人情味

爸妈在浮罗山背附近一个叫公巴（Teluk Kumbar）的小镇上交了30年的书，在这一带走动时常都会碰到自己的学生。开榴莲摊的、管榴莲山的、经营海鲜餐厅的，这些学生也都已经是五六十岁的阿伯阿婶了。爸爸兴致勃勃的走走停停，看到熟悉的榴莲摊就停下来聊天。谈到兴致，就说要上学生的榴莲山。我一夜没睡好，说真的要上山的意愿并不高，但是看到爸和妈兴高彩烈的样子，也不好扫他们的兴。

10年前上过的榴莲山，10后还是老样子。山路边的榴莲树依然伫立在那儿。不同的只是，爸和妈都老了，无法走上去，我们是开着车子上山的。爸爸的学生看到爸爸，高兴得不得了，采了好大一篮子比苹果还大的水蓊和两个尖不辣（cempedak）坚持要送给爸爸。只可惜榴莲已经送下山去卖了，吃不到。随行的朋友说，啊，这里真好，到处充满人情味。的确，在吉隆坡居住了这么多年，我还是会想念槟城的人情味。

车子满载着充满人情味的水果，下山了。爸爸说明年还要再来，我心里想：爸爸啊，我明年一定会回家吃榴莲的。只希望那时候你们还能够载着我，一起去吃榴莲。

文：裴拉（吉隆坡），刊登于星洲日报副刊

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Meng-Hong at a coffee shop in Ipoh (photo credit: Cinda)

巴刹楼上的食肆都各自为政，就连桌椅都形形色色，务必要让客人一眼认出，仅此一家，别无分号的吸引力。当我们选择了要吃的食物后，就必须坐在有该档子记号的位子，否则，他是不会帮你把食物送到别的“地盘”去。

公公爱坐在一间点心档享用早餐。偶尔我和妈妈去巴刹，就会遇到公公一盅两件，手舞足蹈地和朋友们聊天。然后他会唤我们过去，说是要请我们，免费吃早餐。有免费的早餐吃我固然开心，所以刚开始遇到公公时，心里都很雀跃。但后来渐渐发现，那间点心档附近没有我爱吃的面，跑到老远去叫了食物，老板却摇手拧头地不愿送去那里，害我只能闷着吃糯米鸡，喝着不搭配的普洱。

自此之后，我都在心里偷偷默许着，希望下次再去巴刹时，不会和公公碰上。这样，我就能坐在那些面摊前，吃着我要吃的食物。荏苒，我逐渐长大，鲜少陪妈妈去巴刹，也没碰上公公，直到公公去世，我想到再也没机会和他吃早餐，心里不免悲戚。

而今早，我和外子到久违的巴刹去，踏上楼梯的那一刻，仿佛瞥见一个熟悉的老人恣意地喝着普洱，高谈阔论，然后唤我过去，情切如故。

瞬间，眼泪婆娑。

文：刘美君（芙蓉），刊登于星洲日报副刊

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SpongeBob Squarepants saves the day! (web image)

An 8-year-old New Jersey boy saved his 5-year-old neighbor from drowning last weekend with a technique he says he learned from the Nickelodeon cartoon “SpongeBob SquarePants.”

Andrew Gentile was struggling in a manmade lake in Washington Township. He’d been playing in a shallow area, but wandered into deeper water. His mother, Shirley, tried to help, but she panicked herself when she lost her footing in the six-foot deep water.

That’s when Reese Ronceray remembered the strokes from a scene in the episode “SpongeGaurd on Duty,” and came to the rescue. He told “Early Show” co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez he ran and jumped into the water.

Reese said he grabbed Andrew around the shoulders and started paddling.

“I started swimming to shore, but before I grabbed him we just plopped and (went) under the water.”

Rodriguez said, “That must have been scary.”

Reese replied, “Very.”

He said, “I just kept (moving my arms) up all the way to the surface.”

Rodriguez asked, “You were just using one arm and holding him with the other?”

Reese added, “And two legs.”

Rodriguez asked Andrew, “What do you say to your friend for saving your life?”

Reese told his friend, “Thank you.”

Andrew responded, “You’re welcome.”

Reese added, “His mom was like, ‘Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.'”

Reese’s mom, Anne, said she’s “so proud” of her son.

Five-year-old Andrew Gentile, left, was saved from drowing by his 8-year-old neighbor, Reese Ronceray, at right. (CBS)

“I’m amazed that he even jumped into the water,” she said. “He’s only had some lessons for a couple of years. I didn’t think he could life-save. I saw Andrew having some problems and the next thing I knew, I saw Reese in the water.”

Anne continued, “I was like, ‘Oh, man, I’ll have to jump in myself. But Reese came back up and had Andrew in the crook of his arm and swam right to shore.”

Nickelodeon is proud, too:

David Bittler, spokesman for Nickelodeon, released in a statement, “We are so happy to hear that Andrew is OK, and we’re proud that ‘SpongeBob’ could inspire a great kid like Reese to be a hero.”

Rodriguez remarked, “A lot of people aren’t sure about letting people watch cartoons, but they obviously have some redeeming value.”

“Early Show” contributor child and adolescent psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hartstein said, “Cartoons absolutely do (have benefits). And Reese is surely to be commended for staying calm under pressure. He really kept a cool head, use he what he saw on television and made it happen. But I think we can’t forget how important it is to watch these shows with our kids, to really make sure they understand what it is they’re watching. And that’s really the trick I think at the end of the day is to make sure that everybody’s on the same page with what it is they’re watching and understand it so that they can put these great opportunities in to play and really help their friends out, which is a wonderful ending to a potentially tragic story.”

In addition, “SpongeBob SquarePants” also helped save a child’s life in April 2010, when a 12-year-old girl from Long Island, N.Y., saved her best friend from choking by using the Heimlich maneuver, which she said she learned by watching the show, according to the New York Post. 

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AFP/NASA – This NASA artist's concept image shows that the hottest known planet in the Milky Way galaxy

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Hubble space telescope has discovered a planet in our galaxy in the process of being devoured by the star that it orbits, according to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

The doomed planet, dubbed WASP-12b, has the highest known surface temperature of any planet in the Milky Way — around 1,500 degrees Celsius (2,800 degrees Fahrenheit).

But it could be enveloped by its own parent star over the next ten million years, the paper’s authors have concluded.

Using a new instrument called the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph that was installed on Hubble in 2009, the researchers observed how the planet was whipped into an elongated shape by gravitational forces.

“We see a huge cloud of material around the planet, which is escaping and will be captured by the star. We have identified chemical elements never before seen on planets outside our own solar system,” team leader Carole Haswell of The Open University in Great Britain said.

Discovered in 2008, WASP-12b is located about 600 light-years from Earth in the Auriga Constellation and is more than 300 times the size of Earth.

It also has a mass 40-percent greater than that of Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system.

It is so close to its parent star that it orbits it in little more than 24 hours.

Astronomers already knew that stars will swallow a planet that comes too close to it, but this is the first time that the phenomenon has been observed so clearly.

The paper, which was published in the May 10 edition of The Astrophysical Journal Letters, confirms a theoretical paper published in the journal Nature last Friday by Shu-lin Li, an astronomer at Peking University in Beijing.

Shu-lin had predicted that the planet’s surface would be distorted by the star’s gravitational pull, and that gravitational tidal forces would make the interior so hot that it would greatly expand its outer atmosphere.

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伟大的环球计划，让孝鍇和怡慧走遍大街小巷；也更进一步贴近地球的胸膛。

来自台湾的林孝鍇（35岁）和女友顏怡慧（26岁）4月7日开始骑著掛上台湾旗帜的脚踏车，进行“KAI+YEN=单车环球计划”，从台湾出发至泰国曼谷后，日前开始骑著脚踏车抵达马六甲。

林孝鍇和顏怡慧两人分别骑著载有逾百公斤重行李的脚踏车，缓缓往马来西亚前进，偶然的机会下更接触了马六甲的风土人情。

林孝鍇说，泰国、马来西亚和新加坡的行程被视為是热身站，而27日将在澳洲的北部开始真正的环球计划。

善用当地交通系统

他说，27日开始将经过澳洲的达尔文、悉尼，然后再飞到纽西兰环岛。

“接著将再度回到悉尼，经过墨尔本再回到台湾。过后我们将在台湾继续出发，进入中国的兰州、途经世界第二大沙漠塔克拉干沙漠，往墨西哥、欧洲和美洲出发。”

他说，整个行程预计耗时10个月至2年的时间。

不过，看似普通的单车环球计划，却存有大大的抱负，林孝鍇还想经过这次的单车环球计划，让自己的生命留下色彩之餘也希望能贴近地球，倾听地球的声音。

“我们全程将会注重在骑脚踏车，一些地区则会透过飞机抵达。不过我们将善用当地的交通系统，例如乘坐不同的交通工具来翻山、越岭、跨海。”

他说，整个行程共花了20年的时间準备，包括策划路程、后备路程、筹募经费等。

“整个单车环球计划预计需要300万新台币（约30万令吉），不过庆幸都获得台湾的朋友、脚踏车製造商的支持与赞助。”

若有兴趣关注“KAI+YEN=单车环球计划”的行踪，不妨瀏览他们的部落格吧！

花20年时间筹备

1989年，胡荣华成為第一位骑著脚踏车环绕世界的台湾人后，林孝鍇便开始策划自己的环球计划，当时的他只有16岁。

林孝鍇说，自己花了这么多的时间準备后显得非常的有自信，在完成所有準备工作，就辞去剧场灯光、音响技术师的工作。

“我的女友也是剧场的导演，我们两人辞职后，就开始进行计划。”

福德祠旗帜一路保祐

来自台南的林孝鍇，脚踏车后还插著来自台湾仁厚境福德祠的旗帜。

“这面旗是来自福德祠，也经过神明土地公的加持，保佑我们出入平安。”

他说，今次的环球计划，预计每天以每小时10公里的时速行驶，一天的路程大约是70公里左右。

“我们也坐好所有的準备和安全工作，包括脚踏车出现损坏时，将依据所需的零件向台湾友人求助，要求他们将零件邮寄到我们的所在地。”

Discovery民宿赐家的感觉

环球计划进行至今，泰国的警察让孝鍇和怡慧感到非常的有素质；马六甲的Discovery民宿则让他们有家的感觉。

“我们在泰国时，能轻易的从警察身上获得咨询服务，他们的态度也很和蔼。”

至于马六甲Discovery民宿，是因為业者王正兴的热情，让他们轻易感染到这块土地上的热情、文化和人情味。

林孝鍇更形容王正兴為马六甲的土地公公。

Discovery民宿的业者王正兴说，该民宿经常接待来自各地的游客，大家都有自己的故事、色彩，林孝鍇的目标更是了不起。

“能有机会热情接待KAI+YEN，真的是我的荣幸，而我也当然有义务為他们带来‘家’的感觉。”

最担忧签证和气候问题

单车环球计划最让林孝鍇和顏怡慧担心的除了是世界各地的气候之外，台湾和国际邦交状况也是他们的担忧之一。

他说，所持有的签证有可能因為各国和台湾的邦交关係不同，而面对一定的阻扰，不过这一切已早在策划内。

“其次就是温室效应所导致的气候问题，例如台湾目前应该是进入夏天的时候，可是温度却只有10度左右。”

至于马六甲的天气，林孝鍇说一切都很好，也让他感到很舒服。

“马六甲的环境和气候都很像台南，走在这裡彷彿像走在家乡的街道上，而且都能轻易的找到小食。”

林孝鍇说，马六甲就让他感受到像家一样，风土人情都非常融洽。

“我们差点就要和马六甲擦身而过，虽然从高速大道进入甲州有一段距离，可是我们并没有后悔此次的决定。”

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张天民热爱收藏古董。（图：星洲日报）

铜器有价，近期不少寺庙的铜炉都被毛贼窃走，有些铜炉已有数十年歷史，现今难买，让人感到气愤又无奈。

说到铜器，也许很多年轻人不知道，几代以前的人们，日常有使用铜制容器，如茶壶、杯子和烟斗等。这些容器现在已经难寻，不过，你尚可在明光张天民的家裡找到。

烧炭式熨斗绝种了

爱收古物的他，连旧时容器也不放过。他收藏的其中一个铜制水壶是葫芦形，不知当时的工匠怎麼会把水壶製成葫芦呢？这个构思，大概是沿袭至以干葫芦盛水的古人。

除此之外，他还收藏了烧炭式的熨斗，掀开有炭烧的痕蹟，后面还刻了商号。至於瓷器枕头，是他父亲从中国带来的，两边皆有通风口。

他说，现代人觉得瓷器枕头硬邦邦，如何睡得下，但老一辈的人却很喜欢睡这些枕头，尤其天气酷热时，睡起来凉冰冰的，很是舒服。

以下是张先生的收藏:-

这样的烟斗，您看过吗？（图：星洲日报）

葫芦形铜制水壶，相当别致。（图：星洲日报）

旅行带回来的石器茶壶，有著多层次的纹路，雕工精细。（图：星洲日报）

瓷器枕头两边皆有通风口。（图：星洲日报）

邮政局淘汰的秤子，他如获至宝。（图：星洲日报）

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【图话故事‧力挡大象】“大象来了，快还击啊！”人们不分你我同心协力，用几把小水枪就力挡了大象的水射。（图：法新社）

（泰国‧曼谷）泰国今日（週二，4月13日）迎来一年一度的泼水节，但由於曼谷市上週六（4月10日）刚爆发近20年来最血腥的暴力衝突，政府已宣佈取消多项官方庆祝活动。

在最近数年，曼谷的考山路已成為游客和民眾欢庆泼水节的主要场所。但由於当地太接近上週发生军民衝突的地点，许多商家决定取消泼水节庆典。

然而，仍有不少住在当地民宿和酒店的外国游客涌上街头，与朋友和路人一同泼水為乐。

关于泼水节，傣族人民有着这样的传说：在很久很久以前傣族居住的地方，有个很大的恶魔，它做尽了坏事，百姓都很痛恨它。恶魔还霸占了7个美丽的姑娘做它的妻子，7个姑娘决心为民除害。一天，在恶魔酒醉的时候，用话套出了杀死恶魔的秘诀，趁恶魔熟睡的时候，杀死了恶魔。不料，恶魔的头一落地，大地就燃起了熊熊烈火，只有把恶魔的头举起来，大火才会熄灭。于是7个姑娘不怕血污和疲劳，轮流举着恶魔的头，并相约在每年傣历新年这一天交换。傣族人民举行泼水节仪式就是纪念这7个姑娘为民除害并表示对她们的感激和祝福。

每到泼水节，傣族人民就到附近的山上采集一些鲜花和树叶，泼水的时候用它沾满清澈的泉水，洒向亲戚，洒向朋友，洒向远方的客人，把自己最美好的祝愿奉献给别人。傣族人认为，在节日里谁被水泼得最多，他得到的幸福也最多。 傣族人民信仰龙是吉祥、幸福的象征，每到泼水节，人们纷纷向龙泼水，预祝生活美好，年年五谷丰登。

泼水节期间，男女青年最喜爱的活动是丢包。丢包是傣族男女青年互相求爱，选择对象的一种娱乐活动。

【图话故事‧魔鬼出场】这人戴著魔鬼面罩，希望用干凈的水把上週六发生的流血事件洗凈，恶运能从此远离他们。（图：法新社）

【图话故事‧水泼军车】这位红衫军把水泼在军车上，似乎想要军车保佑他们早日完成心愿，和平结束这场抗战。（图：法新社）

【图话故事‧冰冷湿意】几名外国人在朋友之间互相射水，弄得整身湿淋淋，有者甚至兴奋地脱下上衣，在这炎热的天气中享受冰冷的湿意。（图：法新社）

【图话故事‧真假聪明】这人為免眼睛被水所射而戴上眼睛罩，虽然做法聪明，但也不禁让人想问他一句“老兄，你看得到东西吗？”（图：法新社）

【图话故事‧力挡大象】“大象来了，快还击啊！”人们不分你我同心协力，用几把小水枪就力挡了大象的水射。（图：法新社）

【图话故事‧地头蛇赢】过江龙不及地头蛇，一名外国女人不敌当地已训练有素的小孩，被他射得全身湿透，只能在旁狼狈傻笑。（图：法新社）

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（马六甲4日讯）首相拿督斯里纳吉今日傍晚首度抵达闻名遐迩的马六甲鸡场街，在此春意盎然的老街向各界拜一个早年，并即场挥毫写下“和”字，冀望我国在虎年里国民和睦共处、大家和气生财！

纳吉是于今午6时许抵达鸡场街，并乘坐三轮车沿街游览这条已被列入著名古迹旅游版图的老街。陪同者尚有甲州首长拿督斯里莫哈末阿里、教育部副部长拿督魏家祥、甲州行政议员拿督颜天禄、鸡场街文化坊工委会主席拿督威拉颜文龙及各族领袖等。

纳吉较后亦颁发红包予贫老，并受邀为世界最大的舞狮贴上“一个马来西亚”的标志。

颜天禄在较早前接受访问时指出，纳吉今次的到访，已给予鸡场街工委会大力的支持与鼓舞，更是华社全体子民的骄傲，也证明了工委会这10年来的努力与付出已获得肯定。

他表示，工委会也在会上呈交一封备忘录予首相，以要求中央政府的拨款，作为在老街区设立华人文化馆的费用。

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