a reminder: USED vs LOVED

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times not realizing he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.
When the child saw his father.....with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'
The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.
Devastated by his own actions......sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
The next day that man committed suicide. . .

Anger and Love have no limits;
choose the latter to have a beautiful,
lovely life & remember this:
Things are to be used and people are to be loved.
The problem in today's world is that people are used while things are loved.

Let's try always to keep this thought in mind:
Things are to be used,
People are to be loved.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character;
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

I'm glad a friend forwarded this to me as ..
I hope you have a good day no matter what problems you may face
it's the only day you'll have before it's over.

MUST READ: 妻子的空位 (The irreplaceable void)

妻子的空位 (The irreplaceable void)是一篇很值得分享的故事:

A story worth sharing:

我的妻子因為意外事故離開我身邊已經四年了，我想，妻子留下不會做任何家事的我和孩子，她的心有何等難過呢？我也因為無法兼顧父母雙親的角色而感到挫折。有一天我為了出差，清晨趕出門，無法將孩子打點好就得離開家，正巧前一天有剩下的飯，我熱了蒸蛋，向還沒有睡醒的孩子交代一聲，就出門去了。

4 years ago, an accident took my beloved away and very often I wonder, how does my wife, who is now in the heavenly realm, feel right now? She must be feeling extremely sad for leaving a husband who is incapable to taking care of the house and the kid. 'cos that is the exact feeling that I have, as I feel that I have failed to provide for the physical and emotional needs of my child, and failed to be the dad and mum for my child.

There was one particular day, when I had an emergency at work. Hence, I had to leave home whilst my child was still sleeping. So thinking that there was still rice leftovers, I hastily cooked an egg and left after informing my sleepy child.

為了照顧好孩子飲食三餐的事，我也無力把自己的工作做好。有一天晚上回到家，我只是很簡短地和孩子打個招呼，就因為身體疲累，不想吃晚餐，脫掉西裝之後就直接往床上躺下。就在那個時候，砰的一聲，紅色的湯汁跟泡麵瞬時弄髒了床單和被單，原來有碗泡麵在棉被裡！這小子真是的，說時遲那時快，我即時拿起一個衣架，跑出去，往正玩著玩具的兒子的屁股就打，因為我實在是太生氣了，所以不停地打他。但就在這個時候，他邊啜泣邊說了一段話，使我停了下來。

With the double roles, I am often exhausted at work as well as when I am home. So after a long day, I came home, totally drained of all energy. So with just a brief hug and kiss for my child, I went straight into the room, skipping dinner. However, when I jumped into my bed with intention of just having a well-deserved sleep, all i heard and felt was broken porcelain and warm liquid! I flipped open my blanket, and there lies the source of the 'problem'... a broken bowl with instant noodles and a mess on the bedsheet and blanket!

Boy, was I mad! I was so furious that I took a clothes hanger, charged straight at my child who was happily playing with his toy, and give him a good spanking! He merely cried but not asking for mercy, except a short explanation:

兒子告訴我說：「飯鍋裡的飯早上已經吃完了，晚餐在幼稚園吃了，但是到了晚上，爸爸還不回來，我就在櫥櫃的抽屜裡找到了泡麵。可是我想到爸爸說不能亂動瓦斯爐，所以我就打開洗澡的水龍頭，用熱水泡了泡麵，一個自己吃，另一個想留給爸爸吃。因為怕泡麵涼掉，所以我就把它放在棉被裡，等你回來。可是因為我正在玩向朋友借來的玩具，所以忘了跟爸爸講。」

"Dad, I was hungry and there wasn't anymore leftover rice. But you were not back yet, hence I wanted to cook some instant noodles. But I remembered you reminding me not to touch or use the gas stove without any adults around, hence I turned on the shower and used the hot water from the bathroom to cook the noodles. One is for you and the other is for me. However, I was afraid that the noodles will turn cold, so I hid it under the blanket to keep it warm till you return. But I forgot to remind you 'cos I was playing with my toys...I am sorry Dad..."

我不想讓兒子看到我在流淚，所以衝到洗手間，將水龍頭打開，大聲地哭。過了一陣子之後，我打起精神來，一面哄著兒子，一面也在他屁股上擦藥，讓他上床睡覺。當我清理好泡麵弄髒的床單和棉被後，打開兒子的房門一看，發現他仍舊發出哭泣聲，手裡還拿著媽媽的照片。我把頭靠在房門站了許久，看著這一幕。

At that moment, tears were starting to run down my cheeks...but I didn't want my son to see his dad crying so I dashed into the bathroom and cried with the shower head on to mask my cries. After that episode, I went towards my son to give him a tight hug and applied medication on him, while coaxing him to sleep. Then, it was time to clear up the mess on the bed. When everything was done and well past midnight, I passed my son's room, and saw that he was still crying, not from the pain on his little buttock, but from looking at the photograph of his beloved mummy.

自從在一年前發生這件事之後，我為了扮演好媽媽的角色，更加用心地去照顧他。現在兒子快七歲了，不久後就要從幼稚園畢業，進入國小讀書。慶幸的是，兒子在這段時間毫無陰影，很開朗地成長。

A year has passed since the episode, I have tried, in this period, to focus on giving him both the love of his dad and mum, and to attend to most of his needs. And soon, he is turning seven, and will be graduating from kindergarten. Fortunately, the incident did not leave a lasting impression on his childhood memories and he is still happily growing up.

就在不久前，我再一次打孩子，因為幼稚園來電話說，兒子沒有去學校，我心裡覺得很不安，所以早退回家，在整個社區裡大聲地喊他的名字，卻是遍尋不著。後來在文具店的門?f，看見他站在電玩的前面，於是我很生氣，又開始一直打他。兒子並沒有說出任何的解釋，只說了聲對不起。後來我才知道，原來剛好是幼稚園要邀請媽媽去

看才藝表演的日子。

However, not so long ago, I hit my boy again, with much regret. This time, his kindergarten teacher called, informing me of my son's absence from school. I took off early from work and went home, expecting him to explain. But he wasn't to be found, so I went around our house, calling out his name and eventually found him outside a stationery shop, happily playing computer games. I was fuming, brought him home and whack the hell out of him. He did not retaliate, except to say, 'I am sorry, Dad'. But after much probing, I realized that it was a 'Talent Show' organized by his school and the invite is for every student's mummy. And that was the reason for his absence as he has no mummy.....

發生這些事的幾天後，兒子回家說，他在幼稚園裡學了寫字，從此他經常關在自己的房間裡不出來，很認真地寫字。我看到兒子這個樣子，想到妻子在天國也一定會因為看到他這樣而微笑，我就無法忍住淚水。

Few days after the caning, my son came home to tell me, the kindergarten has recently taught him how to read and write. Since then, he has kept to himself and stayed in his room to practise his writing, which I am sure, would make my wife proud, if she was still around. 'cos he makes me proud too!

時間很快，又過了一年，到了冬天，街頭上都在播放著聖誕節的歌曲，我的兒子卻又闖了一個禍。我正要下班的時候，接到一通社區郵局的電話，說我兒子把一綑沒有寫地址的信，惡作劇地放在郵筒裡。每年到了年底，正是郵局最忙碌的時候，所以這對他們造成很大的困擾。雖然我已決定不再打孩子，但在急忙趕回家後，叫了兒子來，我又忍不住痛打他一頓。兒子這一次只是說他做錯了，卻沒有講出任何理由。我把他推到一個角落，不管了，自個兒跑到郵局領回那一綑惡作劇的信。我把信丟到他眼前說：「你為什麼要這樣惡作劇？」兒子哭著回答說：「這些信是我要寄給媽媽的。」

Time passes by very quickly, and soon another year has passed. It's winter, and its Christmas time. Everywhere the christmas spirit is in every passer-by...Christmas carols and frantic shoppers....but alas, my son got into another trouble. When I was about to knock off from the day's work, the post office called. Due to the peak season, the post master was also on an edgy mood. He called to tell me that my son has attempted to post several letters with no addressee. Although I did make a promise never to hit my son again, I couldn't help but to hit him as I feel that this child of mine is really beyond control. Once again, as before, he apologized, ' I'm sorry, Dad' and no additional reason to explain. I pushed him towards a corner, went to the post office to collect the letters with no addressee and came home, and angrily questioned my son on his prank, during this time of the year.

His answer, amidst his sobbing, was : The letters were for Mummy.

當時我的眼眶紅了起來，心裡很激動，但是因為在兒子面前，所以我盡量隱忍住沒有表現出來。我接著問他：「那麼，為什麼一次寄這麼多信呢？」兒子回答說：「以前我要把信投進去的時候，因為個兒太矮，所以沒辦法投入，但是最近我再去郵筒時，已經搆得到了，所以我就把以前沒有寄的，一次全部都投進入了。」

My eyes grew teary, but I tried to control my emotions and continued to ask him: " But why did u post so many letters, at one time?" My son's reply was: " I have been writing to mummy for a long time, but each time I reach out for the post box, it was too high for me, hence I was not able to post the letters. But recently, when I went back to the postbox, I could reach it and I sent it all at once..."

我聽了以後，心中一片茫然，不知道該對孩子說什麼話。過了不久以後，我就跟他說：「媽媽現在在天上，以後你寫完信，把信燒了，就能送到天國去。」等孩子睡著之後，我到外面燒了那些信。我很好奇到底孩子想跟媽媽說些什麼，所以讀了其中的幾封信。

After hearing this, I was lost. Lost at not knowing what to do, what to say.....

I told my son, " Son, mummy is in the heavenly kingdom, so in future, if you have anything to tell her, just burn the letter and it will reach mummy. My son, on hearing this, was much pacified and calm, and soon after, he was sleeping soundly. On promising that I will burn the letters on his behalf, I brought the letters outside, but couldnt help opening the letter before they turn to ash.

而當中有一封信攪動了我的心。

And one of the letters broke my heart....

親愛的媽媽：

我很想念你！媽媽，今天在幼稚園有才藝表演，但是因為我沒有媽媽，所以沒有去參加，我也沒有告訴爸爸，怕爸爸會想念媽媽。爸爸到處去找我，但我為了讓爸爸看到我很開心的樣子，所以故意坐在電動玩具面前，雖然爸爸罵我，但是我到最後也沒有告訴他原因。媽媽，我每天都看到爸爸因為想念媽媽而哭泣，我想爸爸也跟我一樣，很想念媽媽吧！但是，媽，我現在已經記不清楚你的臉。媽媽，請你讓我在夢中，再一次能夠看到你的臉，好嗎？聽說把想念的人的照片放在懷裡睡覺，就會夢到那個人。可是，媽媽，為什麼你沒有出現在我的夢裡呢？」

Dear Mummy,

I miss you so much! Today, there was a 'Talent Show' in school, and the school invited all mothers for the show. But you are not around, so I did not want to participate as well. I did not tell Dad about it as I was afraid that Dad would start to cry and miss you all over again. Dad went around looking for me, but in order to hide my sadness, I sat in front of the computer and started playing games at one of the shops. Dad was furious, and he couldnt help it but scolded and hit me, but I did not tell him the real reason. Mummy, everyday I see Dad missing you and whenever he think of you, he is so sad and often hide and cry in his room. I think we both miss you very very much. Too much for our own good I think. But Mummy, I am starting to forget your face. Can you please appear in my dreams so that I can see your face and remember you? I heard that if you fall asleep with the photograph of the person whom you miss, you will see the person in your dreams. But mummy, why havent you appear?

讀完這封信以後，我就開始嚎啕大哭。到底什麼時候，我才能填補妻子的空位呢？

After reading the letter, I cant stop sobbing. 'cos I can never replace the irreplaceable gap left behind by my wife....

給 已經結婚的女同事：

不要加太多班，工作做不完，一定是公司的某些地方出問題了，一定要將問題反應給妳的老闆，一直加班也不見的有用的，請務必要照顧自己的身體，才可以好好疼惜妳的小寶貝。

For the females with children:

Don't do so much overtime. If you cannot finish the work, it must be some kind of problems within the company, and it is not your sole problem. Feedback to your boss. Endless overtime may not necessary be the answer to the problem. Take care of your health so that you can treasure and take care of your little precious.

給 已經結婚的男同事：

不要喝太多酒，不要抽太多煙，請問我們的生意，我們的客戶，有比我們的身體重要嗎？

一定要想一想，有沒有辦法做到客人非我們不行，我們的差異化在哪裡，我們是否真的懂客人的心，這比拼命喝酒，還重要，請務必要照顧自己的身體，才可以好好疼惜妳的小寶貝和你的愛人。

For the married men:

Drink less, smoke less, cos nothing can replace your good health, not even business nor clients.

Try thinking this way, are you able to work till your clients are totally dependent on you? or your boss is totally dependent on you? In this society, no one is indispensable.

Take care of your health, so that you can take care of your little precious and your loved ones.

給 還沒有結婚的男同事和女同事：

For those singles out there:

Beauty lies in loving yourself first.

With confidence and loving yourself, you will see the beauty in other things around you. You will be able to work better and happier. Don't let your health be affected by your work or your boss, so nothing matters more than your well being.

美其實是從愛自己的身體開始 --（蔣勳，身體美學）。

無入而不自得 -- （孔子）。

妳/你們一定要很自在，工作才能做的好，如果工作讓你/妳們的心情做的很辛苦，代表的是我們的公司不夠聰明，那也是公司什麼地方不對了，要勇敢的說出來，不要讓不聰明的工作與老闆，傷害了妳/你們的身體。

烤蕃薯所具有的藥效最強大

蕃薯的維他命E含量足足是糙米的兩倍

一、蕃薯 --- 強身健體的超級美食
中美洲的土著自古以來就以蕃薯為主食，一直到十六世紀才經由歐洲傳來東南亞, 在所有的薯類之中，蕃薯的維他命C含量最為豐富，即使在加熱以後，也不會被破壞掉。

就以維他命 E 的含量來說，蕃薯的維他命 E 含量足足是糙米的兩倍，同時也含有很多克服成人病不可缺少的鉀。黃色品種的蕃薯含有豐富的維他命B、胡蘿蔔素，對預防癌症的發生很有效果。蕃薯也含有很豐富的丙種纖維素，能消除膽固醇以及克服頑固的便秘；而且就算吃的量多一些，也不致引起腹瀉。我們在切蕃薯時流出的白色黏液，就是能夠使通便情形轉為良好的物質。

中藥有一種叫(補中益氣) 的藥方，這種藥方能夠幫助身體消化器的作用，使全身充滿力氣。蕃薯就具備有這種功能，使衰弱的身體恢復健康。烤蕃薯所具有的藥效最強大，尤其是逢到胃腸衰弱，氣力衰退時，吃烤蕃薯最有功效。根據美國國立研究機構的最近報導，只要每天吃蕃薯、南瓜、胡蘿蔔一百公克 (指三樣合起來一百公克)，就可以防止肺癌。蕃薯所具有的蛋白鋂，抗氧化物質以及葉紅素，很受到注目。

二、蕃薯的健胃整腸方法
糞便長時間滯留於體內時，由於糞便發酵而產生的腐敗物質會滯留於腸內的緣故，它就會從腸壁進入血液裡面，而循環於體內。這種被汙染的血液，將招致種種叫人感到不愉快的症狀。那麼，為了防止便秘，且不損及健康，我們應該如何著手呢？

居住於新幾內亞的人，極少罹患便秘。他們的腸胃機能與消化能力都非常良好，他們的健康情形也比我們良好，秘訣就在他們的飲食生活。
新幾內亞的居民以蕃薯為主食。他們一天吃兩餐，每天吃五百公克的蕃薯，一天總共吃一公斤之多。因為，新幾內亞的居民多吃含食物纖維豐富的蕃薯，而排出大量糞便，所以他們不會罹患便秘，胃腸機能特別良好。
吃蕃薯的量不必限制對於新幾內亞人的飲食生活，或許我們不能全盤接受；不過，我們可以採取折衷方式，那就是所謂蕃薯斷食法。

必須準備的東西為----- 烤熟的蕃薯，以及少許的蕃茄、洋蔥等蔬菜。這種只吃蕃薯的 (斷食整腸法)，可以選在不上班的星期六或者星期天實行。只要一天就夠了。在這一天的三餐裡，必須總共吃一公斤以上的地瓜。分成三餐吃 (最好每一餐吃半公斤) ，再配以少許的蕃茄或者黃瓜、洋蔥之類就行了。

蕃薯最好採取烤的方法，不要吃蕃薯以外的食物。 採取這種健胃整腸斷食的翌日或第三天，將排出很多 (約 一公斤) 的糞便。如此重複吃幾次以後，就能夠消除便秘問題，胃腸機能與消化力就會變成良好。

可能有一部分不能排出大量糞便，而只能排出少許。這一類人的胃腸可能已經受到相當的傷害，不過，再重複幾次的 (蕃薯斷食法) 後，必定能夠好轉。不但能夠克服便秘，胃腸機能也能夠轉為良好。

三、採取 (蕃薯斷食法) 的收穫
(1) 不但治好便秘，小腹也平坦了
我的丈夫以及孩子都喜歡吃油炸物，以及油膩的東西。或許我也跟著他們一道吃的緣故吧，從去年的秋天開始，我就被便秘問題所糾纏。

為了克服便秘，從那時開始，我就開始多吃一些蔬菜，但是效果並不太良好。有時忘了吃蔬菜，又吃油炸物之後，接連三、四天都無法排便。逢到那種狀況，一整天都會感覺到非常的不舒服，頭部感到有些暈眩，吐氣有一股臭味，肚子也感到脹脹的。那時，我聽人家說，只要吃一整天(三餐)的烤蕃薯就可以清理腸胃， 治好便秘，於是我想立刻實施。但是那一天我忙得一塌糊塗，騰不出時間烤蕃薯。正因為如此，早餐與午餐時，我只吃了一些沙拉。一直到翌日方才吃了連續三餐得烤蕃薯。在那一天，我大約吃了 一公斤又兩百公克的蕃薯。

到了翌日早晨在吃了早餐之後，我的肚子就咕嚕咕嚕地響了起來，叫我急忙地趕到洗手間。在那一天後，我前後上了兩次的大號，這是以前不曾有過的現象。這以後，我每天都能夠按時排便，克服了叫人煩惱的便秘。為了防範便秘再度復發，每逢星期天 , 我都是吃三餐的烤蕃薯，在量的方面都超過 一公斤。如此吃烤蕃薯五、六次以後，我不但是便秘痊癒了，就連凸出的下腹部也縮了進去。

(2) 晚餐主食改為蕃薯，體重減輕了十斤
五年前，我從大學畢業後，幾乎在同時進入一家知名的公司服務。剛進入不久的那一段時期，因為很不習慣於那種工作，整天繃緊神經，以致與便秘結下不解之緣。在那一段時期裡，輕者每隔三天上一次大號，重則一星期方才上一次，所以一直都在服用輕瀉劑。

一直在三年前，我方才看到一本健康雜誌報導說，含豐富食物纖維的蕃薯能治好便秘。那時，我的便秘問題似乎對輕瀉劑產生了抗力，再也達不到以前的效果。我在求助無門之餘，只好去掉了晚餐的白飯，改吃大約五百公克的烤蕃薯。

我稍微灑了一些肉桂粉在烤蕃薯上面吃，同時也吃了少許的蕃茄與黃瓜。改為晚餐吃烤蕃薯以後，只經過兩三次，每天一早就能夠上大號。不但便秘遠離我而去，就連臉上長的面皰也逐漸減少。這兩年來，我都改為晚餐只吃烤蕃薯，想不到，在這兩年內，我的體重減輕了整整十公斤！

四、吃蕃薯綜合料理防治疾病
預防胃癌-蕃薯、紅蘿蔔與牛奶綜合料理亞洲人所罹患的癌症，大約有60%屬於消化系統的癌症。近些年來，雖然罹患率已經降低了些，然而，它仍然是我們最大的威脅。這一道蕃薯，紅蘿蔔與牛奶的綜合料理，包含了對預防胃癌有預防效果的硫化物。

海南鸡饭百年演变：从文昌到南洋

逢新马两国为海南鸡饭的专利权及拥有权而闹风波之际，奉总编辑之命，临时重操旧业，为正宗的文昌海南鸡饭和南洋的海南鸡饭来个比较。



二零零九年九月二十五日 下午三时

文：黄幼君

论正宗，哪一家敢自称比得上发源地文昌？

论口感，吃时心中的那一念，是感恩？是思乡？是充饥？

在海南，同一个村庄内每家每户所蒸煮出来的各不尽相同，更何况经过数百年的演变及入乡随俗本地化的百花齐放，海南鸡饭早已走向全球化，何必一再相比相争?

海南过年 无鸡不欢

海南鸡饭，一个从小我们都习惯了的桌上餐之一，忽然之间，因为“专利权”、因为“拥有权”，成了新马各大媒体及政坛民间的话题主角。

顾名思义，海南鸡饭当然是指来自中国海南的一种鸡饭，后经海南人南渡而随后在东南亚一带享誉盛名。在海南鸡饭之中，又以文昌的最为著名，成为海南四大名菜之首，难怪我们都会在马、新、泰、菲等东南亚华人地区看到不少挂上“文昌鸡饭”为招牌的鸡饭业者。

家翁出生于海南岛，少年南来。童年经历过颠沛流离的中共时期及战乱，三餐不继，一年才有一只鸡全家共享，鸡饭成了农村人最丰富、孩童最期待的佳肴。因此，他对海南鸡饭的情意结是亘古执著及带着无限感恩的。

在槟城落地生根之后，这些年来，除了多趟往返海南岛探亲祭祖，他也曾经带了祖孙一家在农历新年期间返回海南岛两星期与乡亲父老们一起过年，让我们都有机会尝到了多顿道地的文昌鸡饭。

在海南，白斩式的文昌鸡饭不论在筵席、便餐或家庭菜，皆派上用场，素有“没有文昌鸡不成席”之说。我们在海南过年的两星期里，每日每餐都“无鸡不欢”。虽然 如此，真正专卖海南鸡饭的饭店却不多，因为每家每户都自己蒸煮，被商业化了的海南鸡饭专卖饭店的主要食客对象反而都是游客居多，旅游区才可见到“鸡店”林 立。

情牵乡味 乡音点饭

虽然已经游遍大半个地球，年届八十的家翁始终念念不忘家乡的海南鸡饭，认为那才是正宗的原汁原味。

每 到任何一个售卖海南鸡饭的档口，我都会听到家翁以纯正的海南乡音来点鸡饭。如果业者马上以海南话来回应，哈哈，家翁的乡情就发酵了。他不但那一餐会点得特 别多，还会与业者聊起来，像是他乡遇故知般亲切万分。这时，不论该档所售卖的海南鸡饭是否真正好味可口，在家翁的咀里，却已是最好吃的了。

鸡肚塞姜 鸡皮肥Q

在文昌吃着道地的海南鸡饭时，发现每只鸡肚内都塞入一块被压开的生姜，味道特别，鸡肉质滑嫩，皮薄骨酥，香味甚浓，肥而不腻，尤其是那“Q” 感十足的厚鸡皮更教人印象深刻。

懂得吃海南鸡饭的人，最享受那层又厚又肥又“Q”的鸡皮。人们所谓的“鸡皮不肥不好吃”，皮和肉之间有一层喱状的胶汁最上乘。大概文昌人当年还不知道什么叫胆固醇，也没有所谓的各种进步带来的污染。吃鸡皮、吸鸡骨中的髓，已算是文昌人的最大乐趣了。

据 知，文昌鸡一般之所以都有着金黄色的皮肉，皆因采用当地营养丰富的榕树籽作为饲料，加上蒸煮时火候的讲究，当地盛产的椰油烹煮，还有鸡汤必加大豆芽，酱料 是用传统石桩打磨的，沾料中的酱油、桔汁、鸡汤及姜蒜末都有一定的比例，以及那独一无二的饭团，难怪文昌鸡饭能名扬海内外，香味源远流传。

新马泰风 本土化浓

辗转来到新马泰南洋等地的海南鸡饭，早已和文昌的海南鸡饭有相距了。

据知，经过西化洗礼及简化处理之后，除了在鸡外皮抹上一层盐，一般南洋的海南鸡会选择使用牛油的方式来取代文昌的姜蒜泥等配料，涂抹在鸡身，让鸡只散发出金黄香。

在新加坡，配鸡饭的佐料都是以黑酱油及红辣椒为主，鸡饭旁会伴有切半的酸柑让食客随本身口味喜好来挤压调配。

大概是为了迎合本地人及友族的口味，大马本土化的鸡饭都已加入了班兰香草叶的香味，另配有黄瓜切片，而少了文昌鸡饭那浓郁的姜蒜味。配汤更是以葱丝、豆腐细粒或四川菜来取代。

而在马六甲售卖的海南鸡饭，至少还保留着文昌鸡饭的饭团的特色。胃口大者一餐就可以轻易吃下十多粒饭团。

泰国的海南鸡饭也溶入了当地人好辣的口味，白斩鸡配上让人鼻孔冒烟的泰式辣椒，吃得汗流浃背，再来一杯当地鲜榨的甘蔗水，一大乐也！

有时候，一些只是售卖普通的白斩鸡和白饭的，竟然也挂上海南鸡饭的招牌，吃后忍不住让人破口大骂上当了。

林秋雅: 全球共享 文化发扬

祖籍海南文昌的马来西亚海南会馆联合会妇女团顾问及副议长林秋雅，从小就从母亲那儿学习到正宗的家乡鸡饭烹调法，本身也擅长煮海南鸡饭，水准绝对不逊于他家。

足迹踏遍世界各方的她，每到一处都会品尝当地的海南鸡饭，曾经在英美主要大都市及唐人街食用。她认为，海南鸡饭源自文昌，在地球各角落随着当地的风土人情及口感而演变，让全球人共享，也是一种文化精华的发扬光大。

也是槟城海南会馆前任主席的她说，海南鸡饭越来越好吃，是跟着时代的需求及地方上的口感而演变及改良。当我们追寻美食历史时，也在缅怀祖先的创业艰辛及智慧结晶。

对我来说，美食的世界是无国界的，何需画地自限？这和爱国思想完全是两回事。一般食客在乎的并不是海南鸡饭的发源地及属于哪个国家所拥有，而是讲究鸡饭的口感是否美味。

海南鸡饭已存在数百年，让我们的口水，是为海南鸡饭的美味可口而流，而不是在为了争夺所谓的“拥有权”、“专利权”而口沫横飞！

圣严法师语录：忙

忙人的时间最多：

忙而不乱，累而不疲
忙得快乐，累得欢喜
忙没关系，不烦就好

工作要赶不要急
身心要松不要紧

应该忙中有序的赶工作
不要紧张兮兮地抢时间

山不转路转
路不转人转
人不转心转