Saturday, 29 July 2017

Therapy Dogs ^^

Many people believe that dogs are born to be human’s loyal friends. I once questioned that why homeless people beg money from others by keeping a dog to take advantage of people’s kindness. Local people tell me that homeless people need company. Yes, I agree! But then I worried about how they keep dogs clean? They answered me the homeless can wash dogs and themselves in the Brighton beach. That's reasonable as Brighton is really a city loves dog so much (evidence as my blog).
After educating and training, the dog is more than playing a pet role. Aside from keeping doors for owners, they can serve as officers in helping detecting drugs in the airport; they can lead the blind in the street; more interesting, they function as therapists to comfort people, such as little children, cancer patients.


Almost everyone faces challenges every day. Under the pressure of study, economy, working or illiness may harm your mental and physical health. The church nicely arranges a therapy dog meeting for us, offering a harmonic, smiling and love moment for dogs and people (Don’t know how dogs think about this idea? But we do have fun and try to please them, in fact.). 
The process of training, evaluation, certification, registration, service and emotional support for dogs is never so easy. As such, I can see their owners are very proud of and cherish dogs from telling us their stories (just like their babies).


Most these therapy dogs invited today are well-trained to stay calm and allowed to be touched by strangers.

Only the young puppy (the 13 weeks puppy, again, like a kid) run around everywhere and tried to tease the old one to play with him. 

Love dogs and cannot find a way to keep them in England?
A British organisation: BORROWMYDOGGY aims to share love and the care of dogs with those who cannot have. To be kind, to be calm, to be strong, to be cute...do you have the characteristics of being therapy typed person? 
BBC reports Taiwan's Police Puppy: Click here
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許多人認為,狗是生為人類的忠實朋友。我曾經質問為什麼無家可歸的人藉著養一隻狗來利用人們的善良在跟別人要錢。人們告訴我,無家可歸的人也需要個伴。當我擔心他們如何保持狗乾淨?他們說無家可歸的人可以在沙灘上幫狗和自己洗澡。不論如何,Brighton絕對是一個愛狗的城市。
經過教育和訓練後,狗不僅僅是扮演寵物角色。他們除了為主人看門外,還可以擔任協助檢測機場毒品的人員;他們可以導引盲人到街上;更有趣的是,他們可當治療師來安慰人們,如小孩,癌症患者。
每個人都經常面對挑戰。工作,經濟,學習,家庭等壓力可能會損害您的身心健康。教會很好心地安排了1場治療狗和我們的會面,為狗和人們提供了一個和諧,微笑和愛心的時刻(不知道狗如何看待這個想法,但是我們確實很樂意嘗試讓他們開心。)
狗的訓練,評估,認證,註冊,服務和情感支持的過程從來都不是那麼容易。因此,我可以看到他們的主人非常自豪,很珍惜狗並告訴我們牠們的故事(就像他們的嬰兒)。
今天邀請的大多數這些治療犬都訓練有素地保持冷靜,讓陌生人撫摸,只有年輕的小狗(13周歲的小狗,就像一個小孩一樣)到處跑動,試圖逗弄老一點的狗。
愛狗但沒法在英國養狗?有一個英國組織:BORROWMYDOGGY成立目的在與那些不能擁有狗的人分享狗的愛與照顧。要善良,要平靜,要堅強,要可愛你具有療癒型男/女的特點嗎?

看BBC報導台灣警察小狗...點進去
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Sunday, 23 July 2017

Summer Rock Music Night!!

Over four decades after the Beatles split, their songs are still everlasting in the music history.

I don’t know much about the Beatles until I visited the Beatles Story in Liverpool where they origin.

Today, when it comes to the UK music, the Beatles is still the remarkable icon and unforgettable paradigm.



Punk rock is another cultural legacy developed in the early to mid-1970s in the UK and popular in London by late 1976. But nowadays I don’t see any one play Punk music or dress up like that on the street in the UK.

But this summer, I suddenly become one of the band - Chorusgirl + Jetstream Pony  fans.

This band’s music has stylish lyrics composed by the singer. They came to sing at Rialto Theatre in Brighton, and begin the tour concert among many cities in the UK.


It is glad to have this opportunity to enjoy the music.

In particular, the drummer is one of classmates and that has made some of us become basic fans before attendance, it of course allows me to videotape the wonderful highlights! 


夏日搖滾音樂之夜!
披頭士樂團在40多年後,他們的歌曲在音樂史上仍然是永恆的。在我參觀利物浦的披頭士故事館之前,我對他們知道不多。今天,當談到英國音樂時,披頭士樂團仍然是令人難以置信的人物及難得的典範。
龐克搖滾是1970年代初期在英國開始發展的另一種文化音樂遺產,並於1976年底在倫敦受歡迎。但是現在,在英國街上看不太到任何人玩Punk音樂或打扮成那樣。
但今年夏天,我突然成為樂團 - Chorusgirl + Jetstream Pony的粉絲。這個樂團的音樂是歌手自已創作個性歌詞。他們來到Brighton的里亞托劇院,開始在英國許多城市開始巡迴演唱會。很高興有機會享受這個音樂會。特別是,鼓手是同學之一,讓我們一些人在參加前就成了基本粉絲,當然還允許我錄製精彩的show亮點!
The Beatles Story: http://www.beatlesstory.com/

Sunday, 16 July 2017

Knock! Knock! Welcome Summer in Romance

Personalising your space and defining your style! 

Many people think that only the rich have the ability to own a front garden or a backyard in the house. It is not always the truth. 
With continuing sunshine, drizzle, and breeze, plants and flowers have growing well in midsummer England. How about creating a small space with a big idea to make your door look amazing and welcome visitors in a delightful mood?

You can be a good green-finger to decorate a nice summer door to catch up people’s eyes when they pass by the house. Here are some such romance I found at Brighton. 








In particular, this solar-powered-bulb garden has its electricity-saving utility as the colourful bulbs hanging on the trees function as a solar energy generation station. It is functional, chic and ‘powerful’ as the sun is from 5 am to 9 pm right now. 
Interestingly, recently there is also a small moving space with a romantic and carzy idea reported by BBC: a Taiwanese forest bus. (Click to see: Source: BBC News). 

Gardening is a professional work. Being a good plant carer, it is better look at what plants are for sun and what are for shade and semi-shade before startup, sustaining the beauty longer all the year round. 




敲一敲門!夏日浪漫
給自己個人化的空間及打造一個樣式! 許多人認為,只有富人才有能力在房子裡擁有前花園或後院。這並不一定總是這樣。何不試著在小空間裡設計出好點子讓你的門看起來很讚,用著快樂的心情迎接訪客?

隨著陽光充沛,毛毛雨,微風,植物和花卉在英格蘭夏季越長越好。你可以是一個好的綠手指妝點一個很美好的夏天的門,當人們經過房子時捕捉他們的眼光。這樣的浪漫就像我在布賴頓的美麗收藏:

特別地,這個燈籠或燈泡花園具有節能效用,因為懸掛在樹上的五顏六色的燈泡有太陽能發電的作用。它是時尚而有電力的!

另外,還有一個小空間狂想法是臺灣花園公車:有植物和花園的公車,載著人在城市跑。 (資料來源:BBC新聞)

園藝是專業的。作為一個好的植物護理人員,在開工之前,看看什麼植物屬性是向陽,什麼是屬於遮陽和半遮蔭,好讓美麗終年持久。

Sunday, 9 July 2017

Tower of London

Two famous iconic London landmarks have often confused many tourists from all over the world – to mistake Tower Bridge for London Bridge. I was once one of them. 
Tower Bridge
Source: Google Map
London Bridge  (Source:http://travelfeatured.com/london-bridge-historical-bridge-river-thames/)
However, due to 2017 Wimbledon, I had a chance to meet my Taiwanese friend who made a long flight to watch Roger Federer in this game in London, and we visited Tower of London together in the weekend. That really helps me to distinguish Tower bridge & London Bridge.

Tower of London is in the core location of London, telling its importance in the British history, as the introduction described, “London’s castle - a secure fortress, royal palace and infamous prison. “



Although the ticket from £22 Pounds (for students) to £26 (for adults), even higher than Louver in Paris, is a bit stunning, Tower of London is home to the most famous and prominent landmarks in the UK with the Royal treasure (royal crowns and bishop’s crosiers) inside there. 



A secure fortress:
It is a place full of historic stories, be they glory or sorrow. 


Apart of the armoury exhibition, they host live historical events in the castle square. 



 Visitors can engage in such a play and live show to recall the past history. 





A royal palace
The highlights in this palace is to see the dazzling, breathtaking, world famous collection of the Royal jewelry, which up to 23,578 gemstones and are still used in royal ceremonies today (Not allowed to take photos).





An infamous prison
All the royal families who have power and money beyond the people inevitably face their own issues, such as love betray, competition for the throne, leading to two young princes were secretly killed and buried in the base room.



It takes half a day to visit Tower of London, and after that, only five-minute walking distance to the famous Tower Bridge, which some warships display on The River Thames.




Walking on Tower Bridge, now you stand opposite to the Tower of London, it becomes easy to use your imagination to connect historic stories with a great battling fortress as a whole picture. 

Therefore, how to tell London Bridge from Tower Bridge will never bother you anymore. 

(Click to know more about Tower of London)

兩個著名的標誌性倫敦地標時常使來自世界各地的許多遊客搞不清楚 (倫敦) 塔橋弄錯成倫敦橋。我曾經是其中之一。

然而,由於2017年溫布登網球賽,我有機會見到我的台灣朋友,()坐很久的飛機來看羅傑·費德勒在倫敦的這場比賽,我們一起去了倫敦塔,這真的幫助了我區分塔橋和倫敦橋。

倫敦塔是在倫敦的核心位置,講述了英國歷史上的重要性,如同介紹形容的“倫敦城堡”是一座1) 安全的堡壘,2) 皇宮和3) 臭名昭彰的監獄。"


雖然票價從英鎊22(學生)到26英鎊(成人),甚至比巴黎的羅浮宮高,有點嚇人, 但是倫敦塔是英國最著名和最顯赫的地標之一,擁有皇家寶藏在裡面(皇冠和主教的交叉)。

安全的堡壘:
它是一個充滿歷史故事的地方,無論是榮耀還是悲傷。除了軍械庫展覽,他們還在城堡廣場舉辦現場的歷史事件,遊客可以參與這樣的演出來回憶過去。
  
皇宮
這個宮殿的亮點是看到令人眼花繚亂,令人嘆為觀止的世界著名的皇家珠寶系列,其中高達23,578顆寶石,今天仍然用於皇家儀式(不允許拍照)。

一個臭名昭著的監獄
所有擁有權力和財力的皇室,不可避免地面臨著自己的問題,比如愛情背叛,競爭王位,導致兩名年輕的王子被秘密殺死,埋在地下室。

在參觀倫敦塔半天後,距離展示著部分軍艦泰晤士河畔的著名塔橋,僅有5分鐘的步行路程距離

走在塔橋上,現在你站在倫敦塔的對面,使用你的想像力連接歷史故事與一個偉大的戰鬥堡壘成為一個整體畫面,就變得容易了。

因此,如何辨識塔橋及倫敦橋,就永遠不會再困擾你了。