關於 how to say green in chinese ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

看著連日好天氣，山路應該會好走些，也上網做了不少功課，甚至與走過小觀音山的友人討敎路線後，才安心的出發。

一早便在劍潭站搭紅五到陽明山總站，再轉乘108小巴上鞍部停車場，如網上山友寫下的紀 錄，鑽進一旁的小路就開始了小觀音山的起點，原本計畫若走得不順，打算只先探探路走到西峰就折返，之後有機會再來O型縱走。

沒想到此次幸運遇見兩位熟路的天使，讓我們一次就把小觀音山群全部收集了，從登山口、小觀音山西峰、西西峰、北峰、西北 峰、北北峰、主峰再從戰備道路返回原點，一路共花了近7小時才走完，那日我們抓準時間在太陽下山前就走回登山口搭車。

許多人說台北抹茶山比宜蘭的抹茶山難度更高，對於新手來說很硬，親身體驗後認為何止硬，著實是體力腿力耐力的多重考驗，眾多陡上陡下的地形， 戴上好攀爬的手套是必備，當然充足的水與能量補給更是必須，還有一定要抓好時間比太陽早下山，摸黑可是很危險的。

若是平時極少登山的人想挑戰O型縱走，建議一定要有認識路的山友帶領，一定要至少 3 人以上結伴，有時山上網路不穩也能先下載好離線地圖，縱使小觀音山大部份路徑皆有山友留下的線索路標，但還是很容易在山裡走失。

位於大屯火山群的小觀音山因療癒綠調像抹茶，也有台北抹茶山別稱，然而陡峭蜿蜒的山型並不太好爬，想挑戰一定要先鍛鍊好體力且做足功課，也備好沿路所需，千萬不要只為了拍攝美景就貿然上山。

做好準備上山，你能發現山的美麗，人的溫暖，同時挑戰自己，走完是有無法言喻的幸福感與成就感。2020.11.20

此文節錄自《台北多謝(to-siā)》一書特輯，中英雙語。
購書連結：https://reurl.cc/e9Ravm

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Before visiting, we kept an eye on the weather forecast a couple of days in advance and also looked online for the trail routes and asked hiking friends for advice.

On the day, we arrived at Jian Tan MRT station early in the morning and took the Red 5 bus to its terminal station at Yangmingshan. From there, we then transferred to the 108 minibus to Anbu which marked the start of the hiking trail up Mt. Xiaoguanyin.

On the way, we were lucky to meet two regular hikers who were familiar with the area and gave us directions on how to get to each of the mountain peaks - the west peak, the beizhuzishan peak, north peak, north-north peak, main peak and then back to the starting point. Overall, the trail took 7 hours to complete and we timed it so that we could catch the bus back to Taipei at the end.

Some say that Xiaoguanyin, also dubbed the “Matcha Mountain of Taipei ” (as it looks like a mountain of matcha green tea powder), is more difficult to ascend han the Matcha Mountain of Yilan. From our experience, we agree - Xiaoguanyin, part of the Tatun Volcano Group, is really a formidable test of strength and endurance as there are many steep inclines and the terrain can be quite rough. Wearing good climbing gloves is also a must, as is carrying water, food and other supplies. If you visit, be sure to time your hike well to descend before the sunset, as otherwise the journeycan be quite perilous.

For beginners who want to take on Xiaoguanyin’s loop walk trail, it‘s recommended that you should be in at least a group of three and led by a guide who knows the path. You should also download the map of the mountain in advance as reception is unreliable on the mountain.

Even though you can usually find signs left by other hikers that show you the correct path, it's still possible for you to get lost on the mountain. Those who want to challenge themselves by climbing the mountain should probably be well prepared and do some training beforehand. Don't be tempted to visit just for some instagrammable photos without making the necessary preparations.

Be well-prepared, discover the beauty of the nature and the warmth of the people you meet, challenge yourself safely. After the journey, what awaits you is full sense of happiness and accomplishment. 2020.11.20

This article is excerpted from the special edition of the book《Taipei, to-siā》, Chinese - English Bilingual Version.
Book link｜https://reurl.cc/e9Ravm
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從非典到新冠肺炎

From SARS to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - English version is in the second half

新冠肺炎，Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) 新型冠状病毒肺炎，疫情越來越嚴重，被證實可以人傳人，也在武漢以外的許多地方發現病例，造成世界各國及世界衛生組織（WHO）高度關切，當然也讓很多住在中國大陸及附近區域的華人非常緊張，就好像當年的非典肺炎疫情即將再一次大爆發一樣。

目前，現代醫學還沒有找到治療新冠肺炎的方法，只能針對某些症狀來處理，疫苗的研發更是遙遙無期。怎麼辦？每次遇到這種情況，中醫就會被搬出來，這次也不例外。新冠肺炎爆發後，網上馬上有許多中醫對付新冠肺炎的文章。當然，除非哪位中醫師看過、治好過大量的新冠肺炎病例，所有的討論都是猜想、假設。然而，有些猜想及假設值得參考，有些猜想及假設卻明顯在誤導大眾。

我還沒有治療過新冠肺炎，不能大肆評論。不過，我治好過很多禽流感、豬流感、及每年流感導致的嚴重肺炎及其它病變的病人。其中許多病人是被美國大型西醫院證實為嚴重肺炎，被要求醫院或居家隔離，偷偷溜出來找中醫看診的。也因此許多病人及討論中醫的網站，希望我能針對新冠肺炎發表一些意見。

我們以前就討論過，這些彪悍的流感病毒，經過那麼多年、那麼多次的變種（mutation），每年都不一樣，東漢時期傳下來的經典中醫，根本沒有遇到過現在的病毒，怎麼可能治療如此嚴重的肺炎呢？

中醫從來就不認識病毒，也不從病毒種類的角度來思考。中醫是探討人體受到外界因素破壞，失去平衡後，身體會有哪些現象、哪些反應，根據那些現象、那些反應來調整身體狀況，期待身體能恢復到平衡狀態，把外界因素帶來的破壞減到最小。我打個半開玩笑的比方，警匪槍戰時，我們注意到壞人哪個方向來的火力強大，造成我們部署在哪個位置的警員傷亡，這時我們會趕緊重新部署人員，或者想辦法增派警力，我們大概無暇去管壞人是用哪個牌子的槍、哪個工廠做的子彈！

雖然幾百年幾千年下來，病毒變種等等的外界因素改變了非常多，人體演化的改變卻非常有限。人體的功能，無論是怎麼被破壞的，某項功能被破壞而導致的症狀、反應、後續演變，卻依然有明顯的脈絡可循。也因為如此，在很多情況下，中醫以專注人體本身平衡狀態的治療方式，反而比西醫專注在外來敵人的治療方式來得有效許多。

依據多年累積大量的臨床病例觀察，無論是禽流感、豬流感、還是每年的流感，人體敗壞的進程依然如同傷寒雜病論探討的一樣，非常簡化的說，從一般桂枝湯證、葛根湯證等的表寒，轉變到小青龍湯證等的裡寒，津液不足、水道運化失調而化熱，變成比較嚴重的大青龍湯證，或者更嚴重肺臟的寒熱夾雜，金匮要略肺痿肺癰咳嗽上氣病脈證治第七篇中的射干麻黃證、葶藶大棗瀉肺湯證、澤漆湯證、小青龍加石膏湯證等等混雜出現，搞得亂七八糟，也不再是什麼簡單方劑可以對應的。

然而，雖然進程很像，不同於一般外感的是，這些嚴重流感肺炎病情加重的改變速度快非常多，也來得猛烈頑強很多。一般的外感從桂枝湯證、葛根湯證等轉變到大青龍湯證或更複雜的病情，通常需要一兩週的時間。同時，還得病人自己非常不注意，或者醫生治療錯誤，一般感冒才會沒辦法自己好，反而變成嚴重的病症。這幾年的流感，從一開始覺得不太對勁，到嚴重複雜的病情，只需要三四天，而且有越來越快的趨勢。這大幅提高中醫師治療流感時，判斷功力及敏感度的要求，中醫師必須在許多症狀還沒有出現時，就得抓緊時間，趕緊行動，卻又不能預防過度，反而讓病情加重。換句話說，時機、劑量、藥材比例變得非常重要，稍有不慎，就無法反轉病情。

舉個例子，有些病人得了流感，咳嗽非常嚴重，痰非常多，呼吸困難。依照中醫的辨證，假如一致都是寒，舌苔白、小便清、怕冷等等，本來依照辨證論治，我們可能會開射干麻黃湯加減給病人。然而，因為流感的進程非常快速，中醫師得非常敏感，譬如看到舌苔白卻帶有一絲絲乾的感覺，就很可能得加上大寒的石膏來避免肺喪失津液，卻又不能加太多石膏，以免肺寒加重。又譬如聽到咳嗽聲音非常深沈，從肺的底部發出，又帶有膿痰的濁音，就很可能得加上瀉肺的葶藶來避免肺中水飲、痰飲大幅增加，卻又不能加太多葶藶，以免肺變得太虛弱。

我們回頭來看這次的新冠肺炎。根據有限的資訊，我們知道感染後有大約兩週的潛伏期，這段時間沒有什麼症狀，病人可能只會感到有些疲憊。剛開始發病時，很像一般的感冒，病人會發熱、乏力，並不嚴重，沒有什麼流鼻涕等上呼吸道的症狀，有的甚至沒有發熱。約一半的病人一週多後恢復，另一半的病人卻在一週後出現呼吸困難，有些病人會快速進展為急性呼吸窘迫綜合征、膿毒症休克、代謝性酸中毒、凝血功能障礙等等嚴重的問題，可能導致死亡。

從上面的敘述，我們不難發現，一開始很像一般中醫外感的桂枝湯證、葛根湯證，一半的病人也就自己恢復了，另一半的病人卻出現快速的入裡化熱現象，肺津液迅速流失，非常濃稠的痰飲沈積在肺部下方。同時，中醫認為肺為人體調節津液的源頭，肺金生水，好比天空下雨一般，而當肺的功能及津液調節出現嚴重障礙，很快就會拖累三焦水道、腎臟等的功能，導致上面提到的幾種嚴重病情。換句話說，新冠肺炎可以讓輕微的太陽證外感，迅速發展成嚴重的肺痿肺癰，再進一步瓦解人體其它功能的運作。

怎麼治療？在沒有直接治療武漢肺炎病人的情況下，我們也只能根據有限的資訊來推論，不過，以前大量的流感肺炎治療病例，可以讓我們比較有信心的面對新冠肺炎。當病人已經出現明顯新冠肺炎症狀時，大多已經入裡化熱，嚴重的肺痿肺癰。這個時候，得用大劑量的石膏清肺熱、加強肺津液運作。也得靠葶藶、大戟等把肺下方濃稠的痰飲及胸腔可能的積液去掉，痰飲積液不去，是無法修復肺家津液運作的。同時，肺氣不宣，就好像吸管上頭堵住了，吸管內的水無法上下，我們還得使用麻黃等宣肺、發陽的中藥來配合。另外，肺已經受損了，除了大動作急救外，比較穩定後，還得靠一些潤肺的藥來收尾，讓肺完全恢復。如果我們列一個可能加入的中藥單，大致有石膏、葶藶子、大戟、生半夏、麻黃、射干、紫菀 、款冬花、 生薑、炙甘草、紅棗、麥門冬、杏仁等等。當然，如前面所言，用藥的時機、劑量、藥材比例非常重要，每一個病人的差異也很大，嚴格考驗中醫師的功力與膽識，一旦判斷錯誤，不但沒有效果，反而可能會加重病情。

網上有些中醫師，說新冠肺炎或其它流感肺炎可以用板藍根清熱解毒來治好。也有些中醫師說可以用麥門冬湯等等的輕劑治好嚴重的肺炎。甚至還有些中醫師說多喝綠豆湯可以預防新冠肺炎！其實，真的遇過、治好過禽流感、豬流感等嚴重流感肺炎的中醫師，一看這些文章，就幾乎可以確定這些人根本沒有治療過嚴重肺炎的經驗，充其量只是在西醫治療下，在旁邊幫幫病人一些小忙而已。這樣的情況下，難怪中國政府平時大力推展中醫，真的有如同新冠肺炎這樣重大疫情爆發時，卻看不到中國政府大量使用中醫方法來治療病人、控制疫情。醫學是實戰的學問，沒有大量臨床病例，講得再好聽都是沒有用的，如果希望中醫真的在主流醫學裡站立起來，希望中醫真的能面對大規模的疫情，回歸最基本的臨床療效，才是最重要的，其它都只像是武術表演，而非實際作戰。

From SARS to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Written in Chinese by Dr. Andy Lee, January 21, 2020
Translated to English by Dr. James Yeh and Dr. Andy Lee, March 28, 2020

The epidemic from Novel Coronavirus is becoming much more serious. Transmissivity among people has been proven. (Note: It's now named COVID–19. The term “Coronavirus” will be used here.) Cases were found in areas beyond Wuhan. It has caused serious attentions from the WHO (World Health Organization) and many countries around the world. The residents in China and the surrounding regions are quite worried and wonder whether it will break out like SARS (2003). (Note: The article was written on January 21, 2020, before Coronavirus became a global pandemic.)

So far, the modern medical field has not found a cure for Coronavirus, but resorts to treating patients’ symptoms only. Any vaccine to treat Coronavirus is still no way in the sight. What do we do? Every time such a situation happens, the topic of using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is raised (at least among the Chinese communities). There is no exception this time. Many articles related to using TCM on Coronavirus have been popping up on the web. However, unless some TCM doctors who have actually treated many Coronavirus cases, all the discussion would be hypotheses or assumptions. Some hypotheses are worth considering while many others could be quite misleading.

Personally I have not treated patients cases related to Coronavirus. (Note: Shortly after this writing, the author has directly and indirectly participated in treating patients of Coronavirus successfully, and has published other later blogs which included his involvement in treating those patients. Please refer to his medical blog http://www.DrLee.us.) However, I did treat and cure patients inflicted by other viruses in the past, such as the Bird Flu, Swine Flu, and other influenza. A good amount of those patients were diagnosed as severe pneumonia by large hospitals and were required for isolation or self-quarantine. Hence many of patients and online medical forums online are asking for my opinions about Coronavirus.

As we discussed before, all these viruses from the outbreaks are either newly found or mutated from previous strands. The strand can be different every year. Therefore, people always ask how one can say that the TCM knowledge developed in East Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) would be any useful for treating the modern diseases, let alone the severe ones.

It turns out that TCM does not recognize any virus and does not deal with the concept of which type of virus is microscopically at work. TCM looks at how human bodies would become out-of-balance and react to external stimuli. Once the body is out of balance, what symptoms will exhibit and what reactions will be to adjust the body conditions to regain the balance, hence to reduce the damage to the body to the minimum. Let me take an example to illustrate: when there is a gunfight between the police and bandits, we want to see which direction the shots are coming from, causing casualties of the police force, so that we are able to adjust or reinforce the police power. We have no time to think about which brand of the guns or bullets the bandits use.

Over thousands of years, the external viruses have changed and evolved quite a bit, but the evolution of human beings was quite limited. The human body function, no matter how it was damaged, the symptoms due to the damage of the function, the reactions, and the following progression of the disease still follow certain paths. For this very reason, TCM’s focus on the balance of the human body often surpasses the effectiveness of Western medicine, which focuses more on external treats and the microscopic aspect of how human body’s cells are impacted by the external treats.

From the accumulation of many years of clinical treatment and observations, no matter it is Bird Flu, Swine Flu or other influenza, the bodily ‘damage’ and its progression by the viral attack still follow the description of the classic TCM literature “Treatise on Cold Damage on Miscellaneous Disease” (傷寒雜病論). In short summary, the disease usually starts with “Exterior Deficiency or Weakness” (表虛) or “External Coldness” (表寒), for which is matched to one of the several syndromes named with the corresponding herbal remedies such as “Gui Zhi Tang” (桂枝湯) and “Ge Geng Tang” (葛根湯). Then, the disease moves onto the next stage “Interior Coldness” (裡寒) or “Lung Coldness” (肺寒), which shows the syndromes named as “Xiao Qing Long Tang” (小青龍湯), etc. When the respiratory system is “affected by the coldness”, the body fluid function of the respiratory system gets affected. The circulation function of the lung becomes “Dry and Overheated” (燥热). This would lead to a more serious stage “Heated Interior” (入裡化熱) and would often be matched to its herbal remedy “Da Qing Long Tang” (大青龍湯). Or, even worse, it becomes so-called “mixed coldness and heat” (寒熱夾雜) in the lung. Such a complex situation was extensively discussed in Chapter 7 of the classic literature “Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber” (金匮要略肺痿肺癰咳嗽上氣病脈證治第七篇). At this complex stage, the illness development varies significantly among patients of different preconditions and other variants. It is no longer the situation that a simple herbal remedy can be applied to all the situations. The TCM theory illustrates various treatments by those herbal remedies such as “She Gan Ma Hung Tang” (射干麻黃湯), “Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang” (葶藶大棗瀉肺湯), ”Ze Qi Tang” (澤漆湯), “Xiao Qing Long Jia Shi Gao Tang” (小青龍加石膏湯), and others.

However, even the disease progressions are similar, the more serious viral attacks like Coronavirus can and often do progress much faster with more severe consequences than the common flu. As described in the previous paragraph, normally the disease progression of the “External Coldness” stage to the more serious “Heated Interior” stage usually takes one to two weeks. It is also often due to the ignorance of the patient or misdiagnosis and treatment of the doctor, which prevents the patient from recovering from this “catching a cold”. In the recent several years though, the time period between the time that the patient did not feel well and the time that the patient is in a serious and complex situation can be as short as 3 to 4 days. We also see the trend that this period gets shorter and shorter. In other words, the disease progression is getting much faster. This phenomenon poses a much higher demand on TCM doctors’ ability to make a quick and proper judgment and sensitivity to the subject matter. TCM doctors must intercept the disease progression before it reaches to a more serious stage, even without obvious symptoms of the next stage. TCM doctors have to timely prescribe the proper herbal remedy in terms of the type of herbs and relative dosages of herbs. Too weak a dosage could not stop the progression while too strong a dosage could worsen the condition also. A misjudgment would not be able the turn the conditions around, but hurt the patient more.

The above can be illustrated by a simple example. A patient caught flu and has symptoms such as heavy coughing, lots of sputum, and difficulty in breathing. From the TCM dialectics, with observations of white tongue coating, clear urine, and feeling chilly, etc., it is clearly caused by “Coldness”. Such a patient typically should be prescribed with “She Gan Ma Hung Tang” (射干麻黃湯) or its variations. However, due to the fast progression of the modern flu, the TCM doctor would need to pay attention to much subtle details such as the dryness of the tongue although it still shows the white coating. In this case, Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum, 生石膏) might need to be added to the herbal remedy to make sure that the lung would not suffer dryness. Given that Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum, 生石膏) itself is an ingredicient that is “very cold” in nature, the dosage could not be too strong to make the lung too chilly. At the opposite end of the spectrum, if the sound of the coughing is very ‘deep’, like dense sputum coming from the bottom of the lung, the herbal remedy might need to add Ting Li (Sisymbrium indicum, 葶藶) to clear up the lung to avoid too much mucus in the lung. And again, the dosage of葶藶 could not be too much to weaken the lung. (Note: Handling the proper timing and proper remedy can be a real test to the ability and experience of the TCM doctor.)

Let’s go back to the discussion on Coronavirus. From the limited information available so far, we know that there are about two weeks of incubation period after the infection. There are little symptoms during this period and the patient may just feel more tired than usual. More obvious symptoms will start like those of common flu with fever, fatigue but not too serious. Upper respiratory symptoms like running nose are less common. Some patients may not even exhibit fever. About half of the patients infected will recover over a week or so. The other half of the patients will experience difficulty in breathing, or rapid progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, metabolic acidosis, coagulopathy, etc. Some patients had died due to these severe conditions.

From the above description, this Coronavirus, in the beginning, is very much like the common flu and will stay in stages of “Exterior Deficiency or Weakness” (表虛) or “External Coldness” (表寒). Half of the patients infected will recover by themselves as in common cold. The other half of the patients may exhibit situations of rapid penetration into inner organs and excess ‘heat’, which causes loss of fluidity of respiratory system and accumulation of dense sputum at the lower part of the lung. In the TCM theory, the lung serves as the initial “gating factor” of body fluids. When the lung fails to serve the proper function, other organs like the kidney will be adversely affected also. In other words, Coronavirus can turn a light “External Coldness” to extremely severe “Lung Atrophy” (肺痿) and “Lung Abscess” (肺癰), which in turn will impair the function of other organs.

How to treat? Without direct experience of treating Coronavirus patients, we can only postulate from our limited information available in hand. (Note: Shortly after this writing, the author has directly and indirectly participated in treating patients of Coronavirus successfully. The treatments were exactly as outlined in this article.) From the ample experience of dealing pneumonia cases caused by flu, we are confident that we can also treat Coronavirus successfully. When patients are showing the obvious Coronavirus symptoms, most of them would have entered the stage of “Heated Interior” (入裡化熱) with “Lung Atrophy” (肺痿) or “Lung Abscess” (肺癰) to a certain degree. At this stage, we will need large dosages of Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum, 生石膏) to clear the heat to ensure the proper fluidity function of the lung. Also, we will rely on Ting Li (Sisymbrium indicum, 葶藶), Da Ji (Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr., 大戟), etc. to clear up the dense mucus at the lower part of the lung and to remove the edema of the chest chamber. Without getting rid of the excess mucus and fluid, the lung cannot properly function. We need to use Ma Huang (Ephedra sinica Stapf., 麻黃), etc. to enhance the lung function (宣肺、發陽) and restore proper breathing. When the lung is damaged as in fibrosis, after the conditions stabilize, we need to “moisturize” the lung (润肺) to help the lung to recover fully. In other words, we will most likely use the herbal ingredients such as Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum, 生石膏), Ting Li (Sisymbrium indicum, 葶藶), Da Ji (Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr., 大戟), Sheng Ban Xia (Pinellia ternate, 生半夏), Ma Huang (Ephedra sinica Stapf., 麻黃), She Gan (Belamcanda chinensis, 射干), Zi Wan (Aster tataricus, 紫菀), Kuan Dong Hua (Tussilago farfara flower, 款冬花), Sheng Jiang (Ginger, 生薑), Zhi Gan Cao (processed Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., 炙甘草), Hong Zao (Ziziphus jujube, 紅棗), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon japonicas, 麥門冬), Xing Ren (Prunus armeniaca, 杏仁), and others. As we discussed in previous paragraphs, the timing, dosage, the relative ratios of different herbal ingredients are very critical. Given that there are quite some variations in patient conditions, the challenges on TCM doctors’ comprehensive knowledge, judgment and courage are unprecedented.

In those articles online, some TCM doctors claimed that Coronavirus can be cured by Ban Lan Gen (Isatis tinctoria root, 板藍根), which is believed to have natural antibiotic chemicals to “clear up the heat and toxics”. Some TCM doctors suggested using a simple mild herbal remedy “Mai Men Dong Tang” (麥門冬湯), which mainly relies on the ingredient Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon japonicas, 麥門冬). Some people even suggested that having the green bean soup could prevent Coronavirus. In fact, those TCM doctors who have good experience of treating Bird Flu, Swine Flu, and pneumonia caused by other influenza would know that the people making those claims never had the real experience of treating severe pneumonia. They at most helped in a minor way the patients under Western medicine treatments. Under such conditions, it is not a surprise that the China government has not used TCM as the primary method of treating Coronavirus, despite its big promotion of TCM in the recent years. (Note: After this writing, Coronavirus epidemic became so severe in China that the China government changed its strategy and started to use TCM extensively in treating many mild Coronaviurs cases.)

Medicine is the science based on real treatment results. Without a good amount of successful cases in clinical treatments, it is useless to promote any fancy idea of treating patients. If we would like TCM to be respected in the mainstream medicine and to be meaningfully used in a severe epidemic like Coronavirus, it is critical to focus on the most fundamental. That’s the clinical results. Like the martial arts, unless you can fight off the bad guys, it’s just a show of fancy movements.

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Dr. James Soong Announcing His Bid For The Presidency

Dear Friends,

Let me start by quoting Tagore. “It is the most distant course that comes nearest to thyself, and that training is the most intricate which leads to the utter simplicity of a tune.”

I’ve been traveling on this most distant course for 25 years! Five times I’d entered the race to become the President of the Republic of China and garnered nearly 18 million votes in total. To me, every vote is a life time of affirmation, for which I’m extremely grateful.

Election Day on January 11th of 2020 will mark the conclusion of my 6th and “final” campaign for the presidency. We are clear minded that the odds for James Soong winning the election are very low. But when I made up my mind to embark on the last mile of my political career it was without resentment or dismay. Just the opposite, I was freely content. The reason I am running this time is very similar to what motivated me to enter public service in the very beginning.

James Soong’s decision to serve was motivated by the belief in “God will reward the diligent.” This is a belief I’ve talked and written about most often and have for the past 25 years internalized as a motto to live by. “God will reward the diligent” came from the Book of Changes. It means God loves those that are diligent and will reward them with success. In another word, the teaching dovetailed perfectly with the Taiwanese people’s proud ethos of “winning by working hard!” A 77 year-old James Soong is running for president for the sixth time because one can only win by not being afraid to lose! By running, he wants to rekindle the pragmatic spirit the Taiwanese people was once famous for: “Winning by working hard!”

As a veteran of politics for over 40 years, I can proudly say I was a full participant and contributor to Taiwan’s evolving from an authoritarian system to a free and open democracy. I helped end martial law, lift the ban on political parties and press restrictions and amend Article 100 (domestic security) to end political persecution.

James Soong was instrumental in abolishing the “Permanent Congress” and paving the way for direct presidential elections and other democratic reforms.

During the peaceful revolution of the 80’s and 90’s, I felt deeply the pride and confidence of the Taiwanese people. Contrast with today’s polarization, chaos and stagnation, James Soong felt an obligation to once again stand up and stand with my fellow citizens. To renew and rediscover our pride and confidence!

Truth be told, I’d only contemplated running again on the morning of September 17, after Mr. Jerry Guo announced his withdrawal on the previous evening. I tossed and turned in bed that night worrying that if the Taiwanese people cannot free themselves of the “emotional blackmail” and “fear mongering” from the extreme partisans of the Blue and Green, it would be a tragedy for our country.

If a candidate with the international stature and the wherewithal did not come forward to help Taiwan navigate through the treacherous power game being played by the United States, China and Japan, it would be a pity.

Even though we are currently under such a gloomy and rueful cloud, I remain optimistic! That’s because I’m convinced Freedom and Democracy is Taiwan people’s common DNA. No party or politician will be able to sell Taiwan out. We have to have faith in each other and especially in our young. This generation of young people places a much higher bar for freedom and democracy than our generation.

I know many political activists who believe in and are genuine about “a welfare state that benefits all.” More than half of them are young people with bright futures. But our electoral system places a constraint on political parties other than the Blue and Green. For 25 years, it’s always been a battle of the two parties. There is no room for a third power to rise. If we don’t change our electoral system, Taiwan will always be drowning in the nightmare of the Blue-Green “emotional blackmail” and “fear mongering” and languishing in status quo!

January 11, 2020, will be James Soong’s “Final Battle.” I’ll be playing the role of “The Lonely Underdog.” I’ve been preparing myself for this battle for 44 years. For the first 14 years of my public service, I learned under the tutelage of the late former president, Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo, and the late former premier, Sun Yun Suan, on how to manage a country and to always have the people’s welfare in mind and be selfless. Then I was appointed the governor of the Province of Taiwan. I adhered to the principle of “every step taking is a step forward” and visited every corners of our island and learned that “there’s no such thing as a trivial matter when it comes to the issues concerning our people” and also “a tired official makes a higher citizenry.”

I love this passage in the Avatamsaka Sutra: “Stay true to oneself and enlightenment will come.” I am now carefree. My personal outcome is no longer important. I’ve completely put to rest my struggle of the past 44 years. James Soong is beginning his “Final Battle” without any burden or baggage.

This battle is not a battle for revenge. I firmly believe every political party in Taiwan has made real contribution to the country. My only wish is to open a new chapter for the freedom and democracy of Taiwan!

My wish is for the Republic of China to change from a quasi-presidential system to a parliamentary system.

My wish is for the voting age to be lowered to 18 so the younger generation can assume the mantle of their civic duty earlier. Also, for our educational system to be more grass root and less top down.

My wish is for a lower threshold for political party participation and a higher share of legislative safe seats for political parties.

My wish is for a lower requirement for the distribution of election finance funds so that elections are not limited to Blue and Green but multi-colored with a rainbow of small parties flourishing.

I sincerely wish Taiwanese voters can say goodbye to despair. To break free from the false dichotomy of “vote Green or Taiwan will desist” or “vote Blue or ROC is no more” perpetrated by the Blue-Green emotional wreckers. And stop punishing yourself by thinking the choices are only DPP, KMT, Cancel DPP or Never KMT. There are alternatives.

My wish is that every Taiwanese can put a spigot to their tears and exercise their free will. “Vote tearfully” is counter-productive to the cause of freedom and democracy and self destructive! Continuing down this path is not an option! I sincerely wish Taiwan can return to the ethos of “God will reward the diligent” of yesteryear, with every citizen believing in the maxim of “if you work hard, success will come!” and to overcome obstacles with mutual respect and tolerance.

Taiwan has the three advantages, including strategic geopolitical location, a highly cultivated society and democracy. We should treasure and use these advantages to the utmost! The Republic of China is a remarkable country. We are the perfect amalgamation of Chinese culture, Western culture, Japanese culture and indigenous Taiwan culture. We can delicately find our own way to flourish among the three powers of Sino-US-Japan. The road may be long and full of obstacles. But I am certain where there’s a will, there’s a way.

James Soong’s final battle is not for fame or fortune. Winning and losing is irrelevant. What matters is that Taiwan wins! ROC triumphs!

Mizu-Yokan (Soft Azuki Bean Jelly) is a typical Japanese summer treat. Cold, smooth and refreshing! The recipe is EASY but to make it into 2 layers, you want to pour in the second layer just before the first layer hardens.

Kids say it looks like Minecraft. LOL

Basic Mizu-Yokan Recipe:
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2-Layer Mizu-Yokan (Matcha and Azuki Bean Jelly)

Difficulty: EASY
Time: 20min + 2hrs cooling time
Number of Servings: 8 servings

Necessary Equipment:
18cm (7inch) square cake pan

Ingredients:
((Soft Azuki Bean Jelly))
400g (14oz.) Koshi-an (sweet Azuki red bean paste without skins)
300ml water
4g (2 tsp.) Kanten powder (agar-agar powder)
a pinch of salt
((Matcha Jelly))
1 tbsp. Matcha green tea powder
2g (1 tsp.) Kanten powder (agar-agar powder)
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
250ml water

Directions:
1. Mix water and Kanten powder (agar-agar powder) very well in a pot. Bring to a boil and boil on low for 2 minutes. *or use as directed on its package
2. Stop the heat, add Koshi-an and mix well. Add a pinch of salt to taste and mix well.
3. Pour it into a square cake pan (or any container). Then immediately start making Matcha jelly.
4. In a bowl, put Kanten powder (agar-agar powder), granulated sugar, and sift in Matcha powder. Then mix well with a spoon. Put in a pot, add water, and mix well. Bring to a boil and boil on low for 2 minutes.
5. When the skin forms (before it gets firm) pour in the Matcha jelly liquid. Leave to cool and firm at the room temperature (do not move too soon or layers will be mixed). Then put in the fridge to cool for about 2 hours.

↓レシピ（日本語）
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Hello friends! Today we're going to show you how to make Indian Masala Chai and Chai Ice Cubes Latte.(classic hot milk tea and fancy frozen cold tea drink)

There are hundreds of kinds of milk tea in the world, but the Indian Masala Chai is the top one in my mind. Especially in winter, whether it’s morning or afternoon, use freshly ground spices and favorite black tea with milk, you can have a tasty spiced milk tea in less than 10 minutes.

Masala Chai has so many names, like spiced tea, spiced milk tea, chai tea, chai latte, spiced milk tea. In Hindi, “Masala” means mixed spices, “Chai” means tea, so if you say Chai Tea, that means “tea tea” 😊

Masala chai is quite popular in India, it’s kind of an all-season beverage. And every family or street chai vendor has their own spices recipe. The common spices are cloves, ginger, cardamom and peppercorns. But please feel free to combine the spice you love or have, and create your own taste.

In this video, we’re going to show you how to make perfect Masala Chai. And for the hot summer, our Kori Kohi style of Chai Ice Cubes Latte is amazing, too. Trust me, it’s a must try recipe. Hope you like it. Enjoy. :)

This is an #ASMR ver, you can check out the other ver that with BGM and Voices in Chinese if you like:
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How to make Masala Chai & Chai Ice Cube Latte
Masala Chai & Chai Ice Cube Latte Recipe

☞ Yield: 150ml/cup, (HOT) 3~4 servings, (ICED) 5 servings

✎ Ingredients
☞ Masala Chai (Hot)
cinnamon stick 1.5g
cloves 3
black peppercorns 6
green cardamom pods 3
ginger 5g
ceylon black tea 6g
granulated sugar 30g
water 200ml
milk 250ml

☞ Chai ice cube latte
Cinnamon 4.5g, a whole stick
cloves 12
black peppercorns 24
green cardamom pods 12
ginger 20克
ceylon black tea  24 g
granulated sugar 120g
water 480ml
For serving: warm milk 100ml for one cup

✎ Instructions
☞ Masala Chai (Hot)
1. Place all spices in a dry frying pan and heat over a low heat, stirring constantly, until the aroma is released, remove the pan from the heat.
2. Put the spiced in the mortar, use the pestle to grind, bash or crush until all  are as coarse as you want.
3. Remove the skin of ginger, then put it in, grind until they are all reduced to the same consistency.
4. In a saucepan, combine spices and 200ml water over medium heat, when boiling, keep cooking for one more minute.
5. Pour 250ml milk into the pan, bring to a simmer or almost to a boil, reduce to low heat. Add black tea, when it's boiling again, cook for one more minute.
6. Add sugar, cook for one minute or until the sugar is all dissolved. Turn off the heat.
7.  Strain out the tea and spices, and pour the chai into the glasses or a mug, enjoy.

☞ Chai ice cube latte
1. Place all spices in a dry frying pan and heat over a low heat, stirring constantly, until the aroma is released, remove the pan from the heat.
2. Put the spices in the mortar, use the pestle to grind, bash or crush until all are as coarse as you want.
3. Remove the skin of ginger, then put it in, grind until they are all reduced to the same consistency.
4. In a saucepan, combine spices and 480ml water over medium heat, when boiling, keep cooking for one more minute.
5. Add black tea, when it's boiling again, cook for another 1 minute.
6. Add sugar, cook for one minute or until the sugar is all dissolved. Turn off the heat.
7. Strain out the tea and spices, let the chai cool, then pour into an ice-cube tray and freeze for at least 6-8 hours or overnight.
8. To make an iced chai latte, prepare a cup of warm milk, add 3-4 chai cubes in a glass, pour half cup of milk over the chai cubes, the warm milk will melt the cubes slowly, giving you the perfect rich taste of iced masala chai.

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“Look at everything going on in the world now. People and cultures getting divided in this world now. Are you aware or you pretend to be dumb now? I am aware, don’t you pretend to be dumb now.”

While our World fights bravely against the unknown, it’s clear to see that no matter the differences we have between our people and cultures, we are all in this together. This epidemic sees no color, respects no class or age, and recognizes only the best values of life. Victory only blesses the united, and now more so than ever, we must focus all our efforts, skills and resources to work with one another. Yet to see some parts of our world with selfish intents and bias agendas, we must #MaskUp and detach from all the bullshit. Together, we can focus on rebuilding towards a brighter united World.

“The vision is clear we’re getting really really near, Ima keep on fighting keep on lighting up our fears, switching up the hustle and we switching up our gears, we’re learning from our struggles together we’re all here.”

Dedicated to all the health care workers, supermarket staff, restaurant cooks, delivery men and women, volunteers and everyone on the frontline providing and protecting all of us around the world. They are the true heroes of humanity, our true guardian angels, thank you.

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「我目睹着正发生在世界上的这一切。人们被分隔 文化被分割。你有意识到吗？还是说你只是在假装无知？我很清醒 你也不要再装了。」

当全世界正勇敢地与未知作斗争时，我们能清楚地看到，无论我们的民族和文化差异有多大，我们都是捆绑在一起的。流行病并不分肤色，不分阶级和年龄，只强调生命的价值。团结就是胜利，现在比以往任何时候都更重要！我们必须集中所有的努力、技术和资源来互相合作。然而这世上还存在着许多自私和偏见。我们必须要 #戴上口罩，远离所有那些乱七八糟的事。站在一起，我们可以致力于重建一个更加光明和团结的世界。

「視線很清楚 未來越來越近，我會一直戰鬥繼續照亮我們的恐懼，調整重心調整檔位，我們從奮鬥中學到了許多 現在我們一起站在這裡。」

谨以此歌献给全球所有的医护工作者、超市商店职员、餐饮从业者、物流外卖送货员、志愿者以及每一个在前线为大家提供支持和保护的人。他们是人类真正的英雄，是我们真正的守护天使。感谢！

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I look at everything going on in the world now
我目睹着正发生在世界上的这一切
People and cultures getting divided in this world now
人们被分隔 文化被分割
Are you aware or you pretend to be dumb now
你有意识到吗？还是说你只是在假装无知？
I am aware don’t you pretend to be dumb now
我很清醒 你也不要再装了

They be stereotyping on my skin and where I’m from now
他们依旧戴着有色眼镜在审视我的肤色以及我从哪里来
I am Asian representing planet earth now
我是亚洲人 我现在代表着全球
Fighting through racism ever since from my birth now
从出生那一刻起我就不停地为反对种族歧视而战斗
Fighting through racism ever since from my birth now
从出生那一刻起我就不停地为反对种族歧视而战斗

I thought it’d get better but it never got it better
我以为这一切会变好 但是它并没有
Thinking life's forever but nothing's ever forever
以为生活永无止境 但从来都没有什么是永久的
Never say never whenever I say it I really mean it
永远别说绝不 每一次当我说这句话的时候 我都是认真的
Feeling like an Outkast the traits of a genius
感觉像是个异类 而这也是那些天才的特点

Depending on how much you want it you willing to bleed out
你愿意作出多少流血牺牲取决于你想要得到多少回报
Are you willing to give it everything till it breathes out
你愿意付出一切直到呼吸停止的那一刻吗？
They telling me to keep my head up it’s on me now
他们一直告诉我要时刻抬着头 因为我扛着所有的责任
I had to readjust with that love humbling yes I must
我不得不用爱去再次调整自己 感到谦卑 是的我必须要这么做

Give it everything when I cuss
从不遮掩自己的情绪
When I say it I really mean it I don’t give a fuck
当我说的时候我是认真的 我根本不会在乎
Look at my history made me stronger ain’t no luck
看看我的过往 没有任何幸运 但这也让我越来越强大
With everything I move I move the heaven and the earth
我的一举一动给这世界带来了改变

The vision is clear it’s getting really really near
视线很清楚 未来越来越近
Ima keep on fighting keep on lighting up our fears
我会一直战斗 继续照亮我们的恐惧
Switching up the hustle and we switching up our gears
调整重心 调整档位
We learning from our struggles together we all here
我们从奋斗中学到了许多 现在我们一起站在这里

I look at everything going on in the world now
我目睹着正发生在世界上的这一切
People and cultures getting divided in this world now
人们被分隔 文化被分割
Are you aware or you pretend to be dumb now
你有意识到吗？还是说你只是在假装无知？
I am aware don’t you pretend to be dumb now
我很清醒 你也不要再装了

I look at everything going on in the world now
我目睹着正发生在世界上的这一切
People and cultures getting divided in this world now
人们被分隔 文化被分割
Are you aware or you pretend to be dumb now
你有意识到吗？还是说你只是在假装无知？
I am aware don’t you pretend to be dumb now
我很清醒 你也不要再装了

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