Compassionate 慈悲心

China - Shenzhen (Old Street)

中国 － 深圳（老街）

Went China on a business trip and stop over at Shenzhen.

Winter in Shenzhen was not as cold as other parts of China.

In fact the temperature was just nice for me.

I wear only T-shirt and jeans when the temperature is six degree and above.

So my close friend gave me a nick name "zero degree".

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Walking back to my hotel after dinner.

A woman scavenging the trash can caught my attention.

What shocked me next was that she was eating directly from the bin!

She even passed her son "food" found from the trash can!

The scene had sent chill into my spine.

I stopped her from eating and offered to buy them dinner.

She refused to go with me.

I rushed to get food for them.

When I was back, the woman was still eating the leftovers from the bin.

I passed them the food and drinks.

I told her that she and her son should not be eating waste.

She could be a mute as she never answered any of my questions and only gesture to her son.

Where were they from? Could they have spent all their money yet could not find their loved one?

Where were they heading to? Could they have not enough money to go back their hometown?

No answer from both mother and son.

What saddened me was that, a lot of passers-by walked pass them but none offered help.

Instantly, all the traditional virtues are indifferent.

Friends said that she might be con-woman, just to gain sympathy.

But I thought, even if she was a con-woman, I was only being cheated with one meal.

Sometimes can we just treat others with compassion?

到中国出差，在深圳过境。

冬天的深圳不比中国的其他地方冷。

其实，对一向怕热的我来说，这天气还挺好的。

当气温在六度以上时，基本上我还是穿T恤和牛仔裤在街上走。

所以我的好友给了我一个外号“零度”。

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吃完晚餐，朝我住的旅馆走去。

一个脸朝垃圾桶里拾荒的女人，引起了我的注意。

令我震惊的是，那个妇女是直接在垃圾桶里扒饭来吃！

她甚至拿垃圾桶里的“食物”给儿子吃。

这一幕，让我整个脊椎有刺骨的冷。

我阻止她吃，并提议为他们买晚餐。

她拒绝跟我走。

我赶紧为这对母子买晚餐。

当我回来时，那妇人还在垃圾桶里扒着残羹吃。

我把食物和饮料交给他们。

我告诉妇人，她和儿子不能吃残羹。

妇人有可能是个哑巴，因为由始至终她都没回答我的任何问题，也只对儿子比手势。

他们从哪来？是不是身上的钱用完，还找不到亲人？

他们要去哪？是不是没钱回家乡？

母子俩也没给我任何答案。

令我悲伤的是，很多路人路过他们，却没有人愿意伸出援手。

霎时间，所有的传统美德都淡然无存。

朋友说可能她是个骗子，在博人同情。

但我想，就算她是骗子，我最多也只被骗了一顿饭。

有时我们是不是可以以慈悲之心待人呢？

Phi Phi Island 比比岛

Thailand - Phi Phi Island

泰国 － 比比岛

The Phi Phi Islands are between the large island of Phuket and the west Strait of Malacca coast.

比比岛是介于普吉岛和马六甲海岸以西海峡之间。

The islands are administratively part of Krabi province.

这些岛屿是甲比省行政的一部分。

The islands came to worldwide prominence when Ko Phi Phi Leh was used as a location for the 2000 film The Beach.

小比比岛之所以在群岛屿中那么突出，是因为它被用作 2000年 的电影《海滩》的拍摄景点。

Phi Phi Island was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami on December 24, 2004.

比比岛于2004年12月24日，遭受印度洋海啸蹂躏以至满目疮痍。

Nearly all of the island's infrastructure was destroyed.

几乎岛上所有的基础设施被摧毁。

From Phuket to Phi Phi Island via speed boat needs more than an hour.

乘快艇从普吉到比比岛需要一个多小时。

For those who get seasick easily, be prepared to puke.

对于那些容易晕船者，准备吐个够吧。

The whole sea route is super bumpy.

整个海路都是超级起伏不定。

P/S: Several passengers on the same boat began their journey with laughter and chatter but halfway through became miserable and groggy.

注：同船的几个乘客从出发时的嘻嘻哈哈、喧喧嚷嚷到半途的凄凄惨惨、昏昏沉沉。

Taxi Driver 德士司机

Thailand - Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)

泰国 － 曼谷（素旺那蓬机场）

After a long one and half years, was back in Bangkok for a meeting.

Bangkok, used to be a very familiar place but after the passing of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is not as colourful as before.

Took a taxi to my hotel in Sathon area.

The taxi driver was very chatty.

He was one of the rarest taxi drivers I had met so far.

Most taxi drivers were complaining about how tough lives were and they were in dire straits.

Instead he told me that he worked hard and travelled abroad whenever he could.

He showed me photos of him travelling to Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea.

Although his English was not so good but to understand what he said was no problem.

His nick name is October.

Thai people have very long name, even they themselves find it cumbersome, so most of them have nick names.

If you have been following my blog, I did write about some dishonest taxi drivers in "Scam City".

I was delighted by the service provided by Mr October.

He was honest and diligent.

He charged by meter.

Travellers who had travelled in Asia countries, would agree that most of the taxi drivers would not charge according to meter.

He even asked for my departure date and made a point to call me one day earlier to arrange for a pick-up at my hotel to the airport.

Most importantly, all this service did not come with extra cost.

Again he only charged according to the meter.

I was satisfied with his service and promised him to write about him in my blog, hoping to help him get more business.

P/S: When you visit Bangkok next time, you can look for him. Mr October, his vehicle number plate is 5252, his cellphone number +66896652156.

经过漫长的一年半，再次回到曼谷参加会议。

曼谷，一个非常熟悉的地方，但在泰王蒲眉蓬驾崩后，似乎变得没以前那么多姿多彩。

乘坐德士到我位于撒通地区的酒店。

德士司机非常健谈。

他是我见过的最罕见的德士司机之一。

大多数的德士司机都抱怨生活如此艰难，使他们陷入了严重的困境。

相反的，他告诉我他努力工作，储蓄够钱就出国旅行。

他向我展示了他去新加坡，香港和韩国的照片。

虽然他的英语不是那么好，但要理解他说些什么并没问题。

他的别名叫奥托本（十月）。

泰国人的本名都很长，甚至连他们本身都觉得很繁琐、难念，所以大多数泰国人都有别名。

如果你一直有关注我的部落格，我曾经在《诈骗城市》写过一些不诚实的德士司机。

我很高兴奥托本先生所提供的服务。

他诚实和勤奋。

他按计程表收费。

曾在亚洲国家旅行的旅客大概都会同意，大部分的德士司机都不按计程表收费。

他甚至问我几时回国，并提议在我回国的前一天打电话给我，并安排到我下榻的酒店接送到机场。

最重要的是，所有这些服务都不附带额外的费用。

再次的，他也只是按照计程表来收费。

我对他的服务感到满意，并答应他会在我的部落格中写关于他，希望能帮到他获得更多的业务。

注：下次到访曼谷时，你可以找他。奥托本先生，他的车牌是5252，他的手机号码+66896652156。