【 #香港國際文學節 Hong Kong International Literary Festival x 馬米高 MMG】
In my debut book, "The Truest Stories Ever Written by MMG”, I wrote about my own experiences --- not just the good ones, but also the bad ones, and even the terrible ones. Some experiences I wished I never went through, painful as they were because no one likes to relive the moments they felt weak.

Sharing your own stories is not as easy as writing your best Instagram caption. In the process, you stir up a sea of memories by delving into your inner thoughts, according to 'Inside Out'. You find the fragments of the past and the shards you find, even though rusted, are still as sharp as the first cut. Scars are revisited and wounds are cut open again. As I put the pieces of the past together, I hesitated - 'Am I inviting the world to laugh at me? I mean I am naked in my book, literally. But I feel even more naked to let the world see the worst part of me.'

To my surprise, I found that sharing my weakest moment did not put me to shame. When the book was released, the feedback I received was all about how my stories inspired my readers, and how my book empowered them. The power of literature - It can turn someone's weakest moment into the strongest remedy for someone else.

I recommend a powerful collection of stories - #50People50Stories. I AM ASIAN. This book embodies stories collected from Asian communities all across the world. Each story is an important episode of the author’s life. They courageously shared their stories of racism, coming out, self-love, identity crisis, and so many more. In reading this book, I can guarantee you will gain some new perspectives through understanding theirs. What makes the stories even more compelling is that you can reach out to them because their social media handles are at the end of each story. 50 Stories with living proof.

Thank you #HKILF for giving away 10 Festival passes! (Each worth HKD500) If you are interested, please email michaelmammg@gmail.com with the subject 'HKILFxMMG'. First come, first served. For details, please go to festival.org.hk

現在多了作家身分的馬教練，自然要肩負起推動香港文學文化的使命。#香港國際文學節 邀請我推介一本我喜愛的書，最近all in推出的《英文寫真》，當中除了零下10c兩點盡露，去紀錄自己body的巔峰狀態，我亦用文字去紀錄自己大大小小的血淚史，令我對寫作有小小的感想，籍此想跟大家分享。

去分享自己的故事絕對不是容易的事，你要把自己的經歷在原本平靜的腦海中往海底翻土，把散落四周的碎片一塊一塊地撿起來，然後然後發現每塊碎片依然鋒利無比，滿手傷痕地拼砌後寫成一個故事，再把寫成有血有淚的文字公諸於世，給我們這些陌生人窺探他們的生命中的插曲，當中的勇氣更加值得人去欣賞。

我推介這本 50 People, 50 Stories. I AM ASIAN. 收錄了50個來自世界各地不同的亞洲人50個關於自己的故事，雖然他們已經是二、三代移民，但外國人總對亞洲人有着嚴重的stereotypes，矛盾亦來自於自己傳統亞洲的家庭和接受外國教育環境下長大的自己，當中包括種族歧視，追夢的困難，出櫃經歷，移居的煩惱，面對自己生命中的創傷，學去接受和愛自己的過程等等。

50位亞洲作者用的文筆都是最真實的文字，沒有刁僑扭擰的修辭手法，每一篇都像他們日記中撕下來的最重要幾頁。而我覺得最特別的是，每個故事的結尾都有作者的聯絡方法，他們都歡迎任何對故事有共鳴的朋友聯絡他們，更加讓我感受到，每一個都是活生生的故事。

多謝香港國際文學節送出10張Festival Pass（價值HKD500）活動將於11月5號至11月15號舉行，會採用現場直播和線上活動舉辦70項不同文學活動，當中有來自世界各地的作家和演講者！如果想知更多，可以去 festival.org.hk 睇睇。想得到pass的朋友只要LIKE這個post，然後EMAIL michaelmammg@gmail.com，subject註明「香港國際文學節x馬米高」，先到先得！

If you are interested in reading👇
Asian & Loud 50 Stories, 50 people amzn.to/36fRE10
#英文寫真 The Truest Stories Ever Written bit.ly/361sZvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhCEdIqFCck

常常看到網路或媒體以比較負面的方式看待「台腔英文」，可以換看看這個stand up comedy喜劇演員對「口音」的理解（有CC字幕）

口音不代表知識程度，只是他人用自己語言的規則，來說你的語言（翻得有點奇怪，看一下原文）
"An accent is not a measure of intelligence. It’s basically someone speaking your language with the rules of theirs”

總之說中文的人，在發英文的某些音本來就會有點困難，在不影響理解的情況下，真的沒什麼問題，也不用太以口音來judge自己或別人

另外有一點他也說得很好，刻意模仿別人的口音也有可能是racist的表現，真是一線之隔，完全要看context LOL

《花木寶典》(English version below)
THE TREASURE BOOK OF FLOWERS & PLANTS

大概二十年前，吾結識了一位林姓花店老闆，因爲他的原故，吾才會有這難得的機會，一親花木的芳澤。吾，玳瑚師父，不否認對花很有好感。其實不祇是花，樹與草吾也都同樣有好感。雖然我們無法將郊外的花草樹木「搬」進去我們的家宅，但是我們可以將我們的住處，佈置成有花草樹木的覺受。打個比方說：在客廳面向入口處的牆上，掛上一幅有花有草有樹的畫。餐桌上放盆花卉，如：鬱金香、百合花、向日葵、蘭花等等。單憑這四種花，已是非常讚了。因它們象徵著婷婷玉立、百年好合、朝氣蓬勃、富貴端莊等等。但，必須是真花哦！除非妳你不介意虛情假意的感情。（一笑）

堪輿學是什麼？堪輿學是一門甚深的環境學。是能夠利樂一切諸有情的上上之學。有志於利樂眾生事業的人，應該參研參研，功德巍巍啊！就算妳你胸無此大志，懂得皮毛已可獲得，生活中的大益。在現今的組屋城市裡，我們雖生活在文明繁榮的國度裡，但人與人之間，相互的情感聯絡，卻已到了急診狀態。那是爲何因？因爲過多的鋼筋水泥，會導致人走向固執不通，寡情寡意。而花草樹木則能使人走向溫馨，愉悅及有情。有情就能夠生旺，無情則衰敗。從家庭到社會，再從社會到國家，影響之大真是不堪設想啊！

在眾多植物中，金錢樹、觀音竹、富貴樹、琴葉榕、巴西鐵樹等等，都是吾幫眾生造福時，喜推薦的擋煞增旺的植物。其實吾特別喜歡一種植物，那就是松柏樹是也。吾特別喜歡，乃是樹對大小環境，皆能添加綠意美化之。亦能加持富貴、文昌、天喜、華麗、莊嚴，等等。而吾多年遊走國內外，爲眾生造福時發現，凡有松柏樹的地方，必有富貴人家。當然，這必須得視松柏樹的高低、大小、青翠與否、茂盛與否、莊嚴與否，來判斷財丁名。吾自認福氣實不小。十八年前，榮幸的受邀幫助一戶人家，因此因緣見到非常莊嚴的兩盆松柏樹。這戶人家雖住政府組屋，可它內部裝潢，卻是貴氣逼人，是吾勘察過的政府組屋中，非常有氣派的一間。另外一個主要原因，是她他們家中有位非一般的貴客，那就是密宗黃教尊貴資糧主，黃財神是也。此尊黃財神金身，亦是到目前爲止，吾還未見過比之更莊嚴的。

其實，一間陽宅周圍的花草樹木，已伏藏著所住的人之健康貧富、吉凶禍福、妻財子祿。越是高明的堪輿師，越能一眼識破，越能有能力禳解之。所以這麼多年來，吾常苦口婆心的勸請男女有情，選購房屋勿草率，勿盲從，要不然將來妳你所要承受的損失，不是短期的，而是一輩子的。有這麼嚴重嗎？一個原本快樂圓滿的家庭，出現一個生瘤患癌的成員，患者本身的身體與心靈受創，家裡也會愁雲密佈啊！堪輿學本是山川的大智慧，本是很深的環境學。風光明媚的景色，優美的環境，必定造就才子佳人、身心康樂。購屋是要擇地的，購屋是要細察周圍的地形與地物的。奇形怪物的環境，千千萬萬不要住下。房屋前後左右不可有兩種不一樣的菓樹，也不可有有刺的植物。切記！切記！這《花木寶典》的誕生，是天下眾生的福音啊！

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About 20 years ago, I got to know the boss of a floral shop, Mr Lim. It was because of him, I had the rare opportunity to appreciate the beauty of flowers and plants. I, Master Dai Hu, do not deny that I am fond of flowers. In fact, it is not just flowers. I take a shine to trees and grass as well. Although we are unable to move the greenery from the countryside into our homes, we can decorate our place to give out the vibe of greenery in nature. For example, you can hang a picture of flowers, grass and trees in your living room facing the entrance. You can also place a pot of flowers, such as tulips, lilies, sun flowers, orchids, etc, on your dining table. Just these four types of flowers alone are already very wonderful, because they symbolize elegance, a long and harmonious life, vigour, prosperity and dignity, etc. However, they must be be real flowers! Unless you don't mind hypocrisy and false affections in your relationship. (laughs)

What is Feng Shui? It is a very deep body of knowledge about our environment. This superior knowledge can bring immense benefits to all sentient beings. For those of you aspiring to bring joy and relief to sentient beings, you ought to delve deep into this subject. That will be a very virtuous act! Even if you do not have big aspirations, knowing a little about Feng Shui can also bring huge benefits to your own life. In the city landscape of HDB flats that we are in today, the nobility and importance of flowers and plants become more prominent.

Despite us living in a civilized and prosperous country, the emotional interaction between people has deteriorated to a level that calls for emergency treatment. Why is that so? Because excessive use of cement and metal structures will cause people to become more obstinate and cold-hearted. On the other hand, flowers and plants can lead people towards warmth, joy and affection. When there is affection, there will be prosperity. Without affection, we will suffer decline. This situation can spread from a family unit, to the society and to the entire country. The impact of this is so great that it is unthinkable!

When I helped sentient beings to create good fortune, among the many plants, I have favourably recommended these to enhance prosperity and negate vile energies: Zamioculcas, Bambusa multiplex, Guilfoyle polyscias, Fiddle leaf fig, Dracaena fragrans etc. Actually, I am especially fond of one particular plant, the cypress pine. I especially like the way these plants beautify the environment, big or small. They can also aid in wealth, culture and literature, heavenly happiness, magnificence, dignity, etc. And in my years of travelling overseas and locally to benefit sentient beings, I discovered that places with the cypress pine often have wealthy families residing there.

Of course, one needs to see the height, size, verdancy, luxuriance, as well as the nobility, to determine the quality of wealth, descendants and reputation. I thank my good fortune that 18 years ago, I had the honour to be invited to help a family, hence had the affinity to see 2 pots of regal-looking cypress pine trees. Although this family lived in a HDB flat, its interior decoration was overflowing with an aura of nobility. Among all the HDB housing I have audited, theirs was a very resplendent home. Another main reason was that their home had an extraordinary guest, that is the the Yellow Jambhala, the distinguished Lord of Accumulation of Gelug school in Varjayana Buddhism. The statue of the Yellow Jambhala was the most regal-looking I had ever seen till now.

Fact is, the greenery surrounding a residence already has hidden indicators of the health, wealth, fortune, marriage, descendant, and status luck of the occupants. The more accomplished a Feng Shui master is, the more he is able to discern this in a single glance, and negate the harmful effects. That is why all these years, I have been constantly telling everybody, male and female, not to be hasty and have a herd mentality when it comes to buying your own home. Otherwise, the losses that you have to bear will not be for the short term, but for the entire lifetime.

Is it that serious?

A family which used to be a happy unit suffers the fate of one family member getting cancer. The patient suffers physically and emotionally and the family is shrouded with worry and anxiety.

Feng Shui is originally the great wisdom of the mountains and the rivers. It is a profound study of our environment. Picturesque scenery and a pleasant environment will definitely cultivate gifted scholars and beauties, and nourish the health physically and emotionally. Prior to buying a house, one must first select the right land. Buying a house requires careful scrutiny of the landform and land features. Never ever stay in an environment of a strange shape and odd features. There must not be two different fruit trees, or thorny plants on all four sides of your house. Please remember this! Be sure to keep in mind! The birth of this Treasure Book of Flowers and Plants is definitely joyous news to all sentient beings in this world!

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《向善向上 2》Towards Kindness, Towards Betterment 2

30則真人真事的度眾故事 30 real-life deliverance stories of Master Dai Hu
全彩色的漫畫 Comics in lull colour illustration
中英文翻譯 In both English & Mandarin
約200頁 About 200 pages

此書將於2018年11月底抵達新加坡，目前開放預購，預計11月30日之前以Smartpac寄出 （本地郵寄），屆時也會在台灣金石堂書局同步上架。價格大眾化，包涵全球運送，無需再付郵資。

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This book will reach the shores of Singapore in end-November 2018. Right now, the pre-order is open and the books are estimated to be mailed out through Smartpac, by 30 November. At the same time, it will be on the shelves of Taiwan KingStone bookshop.

The economical price includes global delivery (Smartpac mailing for Singapore addressees, registered mail for overseas mailing).

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首支單曲: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UASHWB6Ai9Y

鬼故事: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CfqxuCHq3Y&t=3s

我的成長故事: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdhtp6A6YJE

我講 '香港' 10,000次: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G4uDe3QUfs

我受夠了, 我的精神困擾: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ6uxaQhiS4&t=7s

24小時內學印度話: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3EmtyVK1BQ&t=55s

我會否選擇科興疫苗

疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 (陰謀論）

疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 | 陰謀論

美國疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 | 陰謀論

[熱話!!!] 美國疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 | 陰謀論

【熱話】美國疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 | 陰謀論

Lately topic of 疫苗 has been spreading all across the internet. 打or 不打: that is the question.

Whilst doing research I found a particular topic that was very interesting and I want to talk about it.

黑人社區非常dam心疫苗. 來自一個在網上fung cheun的解釋.

在usa racism and racial divide (分化) is a very strong debated topic.

Earlier because of a black man being Murdered in broad daylight it sparked ‘yuw行’ in many USA states.

如今related to 疫苗 so many conspiracy theories appeared. 美國的黑人community甚至西班牙community have conspiracy theories 出來, saying their 人種 is being used for 疫苗實yim.

This has two main supporting points (論點支持)
美國疫苗由一樣叫mRNA的遺傳物質jo sing. So it’s has been rumored to change the dna of certain races. 但最近 it’s been proven that unlike DNA, mRNA is single stranded 單鏈型狀細胞while DNA is double stranded 雙鏈型狀細胞. So it’s very difficult for mRNA to enter the DNA 核子. So it can’t actually change the dna.
the second point has been brought up not only by 黑人社區, it is but one of the biggest conspiracies related to 疫苗. Or even the one of the biggest conspiracy theories in the world. It is that theirs microchip (晶片) inside the 疫苗, is用來跟踪我們人類的行jung. And ‘mok後黑手’ is bill gates... as he wants to enslave humanity.

Actually I feel the root of this fear in regards to 黑人and 疫苗來自 lik si上這個美國不能說的秘密.


-1932年USA government進行一個叫Tuskegee study 一樣東西. In 阿拉巴馬州 found有Syphilis 梅毒傳染beng的一堆黑人男子.

They were lied to by the government that they were receiving ‘meen fuy yi liw’ but they were actually not.
The experiment was to see if 梅毒惡化differently in white people as compared to black people.

This is 建基於相信black people and white people biologically is different. Or that black people is 不及white people的.

Though those black men after were never treated, 1943年even though invented 能對抗梅毒的yuek, it was never given to those black 男子. 甚至之後they went on to cheun yim their wives and children.

Although ‘黑lik si’ is something difficult to change, something can be done now.

-During the ‘yik ching ‘ 美國黑人社區被影響得最深.

因為they are low income人士and also being the air quality they inhabit is comparatively worst than other 社區.

But at the end of the day if more precautions were done by the government in ensuring a better healthcare, no matter what the past is,,, confidence 信心can be built here and now. With our actions here and now.

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首支單曲: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UASHWB6Ai9Y

鬼故事: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CfqxuCHq3Y&t=3s

我的成長故事: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdhtp6A6YJE

我講 '香港' 10,000次: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G4uDe3QUfs

我受夠了, 我的精神困擾: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ6uxaQhiS4&t=7s

24小時內學印度話: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3EmtyVK1BQ&t=55s

最後發現我有1種強迫症!
發現我有1種強迫症!
發現我有身體聚焦強迫症!
發現我有一種強迫症!
我有身體聚焦重複行為障礙 (強迫症的一種)-精神問題
發現我有身體聚焦強迫症!
最近看杜汶凙喱騷講強迫症的題目令我想到今年加拿大疫情最差時自己也表示有強迫症的症狀: 咬手指. (Show clip)片中他提及的數格子等的強迫症行為其實我小時候每隔地上走過兩步格子會喜歡跪一次在地上. 睡覺前數自己眨多少次眼, 不能有6或者6有關或pooy數. 例如: 6,12, 16, 18也不行. 因為6是魔鬼的號碼. 如果眨了6次眼要馬上眨到7,8, 或9. 或when I use to sit in the car I needed to use both sides of my hand to touch the car window. 4 times with both hands. I don’t even know why.
長大後我慢慢tou ley這些重複性的精神狀態. 這些年唯一陪伴我的是咬手指.
今天的身分拍這條影片不是而暗網仔的身分去拍, 而是為我自己找出答案. 因為彈琴或任何要show手指的行為有時都會有goo leuy. 因為不漂亮.
I know theirs a billion people will worst tragic fates than me and this is such a stupid small problem but this channel is for me to express my self.

這幾天找到原來這類型的強迫症學名叫 ‘身體聚焦重複行為障礙’ 是你重複obsessively對自己肉身做成的創傷. 這個koy kuet名詞令我發現自己某一些其他我曾經以為正常的行為也其實是強迫症. 當然咬手指是我最明顯的symptom. But like biting my lips, bitinh the inside of my mouth (like this) biting other parts of my hand, picking my bitten fingernails. Scratching my eyes inner part, before my elbows I constantly scratched for no reason. It’s almost like self harm.
I used to think everyone did this at least bit their lips.

Now the reasons for this some believe is anxiety. But honestly I bite my hands when I’m either bored or thinking. I think it’s a mixture because when I upload a video and I’m writing the tags and all that I’m both thinking but also anxious because I’m nervous about the video performance. So I think for me it’s both those things.

Now a cause of 身體聚焦重複行為障礙或BFRB有一些人説有自己問題外還有遺傳成分. 因為我也真的見過長booy有scratch themselves的習慣.

My solution: after watching this video they told me that the solution is not to stop yourself from the impulse of doing these things before that’ll only make you want to do it more. Actually it is to be conscious in that moment that you want to do this and do another action as a replacement. So what I did is I pretend I’m playing the piano every time I get this self harm impulse. Strange it when I do this my mouth still moves and if I were biting my nails or my lips and yesterday I caught myself constantly want to bite.
But over time it has gotten easier. And I think with enough effort I can stop this. Because honestly my nails are traumatized beyond belief and it’s been so long time I’ve had to cut nails because they don’t grow and is so weak. When I scratch an itch it feels weak. Like it’s gotta fall off. And it’s just...I don’t want that you know so let’s try to change it.

Thanks for letting me make this weird video bye.

每個新年，蕭叔叔都會重讀這首詩來警惕、勉勵自己。要做男神，mental and emotional maturity and stability，其實比六舊腹肌人魚線重要。共勉之。

蕭叔叔

If, by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!


蕭愷一，aka蕭叔叔。夢想做男神、現實是大叔的英文教學狂熱分子，law grad，哲學碩士dropout，語言學愛好者，以speak English like an educated native為教與學的終極目標。（facebook.com/siuhoiyat）