a short greetings from you.
And all of a sudden, my world turned bright, the dim passed by.
Deeply I wish, you know why...
2011/09/28
Allergy again.....
喝一杯平常就會喝的水,
加一杯平常就會喝的溫豆漿,
還有平常就會買來吃的原味蛋餅,
搭平常就會搭的捷運去到公司平常就會進的健身房,
踩了平常就會踩的腳踏車,
然後我就因為全身紅腫過敏莫名的被救護車送進了平常不會去的淡水馬偕掛急診....
我到底做錯了甚麼.....
下禮拜三要回診萬芳醫院，再做一次過敏原篩檢!!!!
加一杯平常就會喝的溫豆漿,
還有平常就會買來吃的原味蛋餅,
搭平常就會搭的捷運去到公司平常就會進的健身房,
踩了平常就會踩的腳踏車,
然後我就因為全身紅腫過敏莫名的被救護車送進了平常不會去的淡水馬偕掛急診....
我到底做錯了甚麼.....
下禮拜三要回診萬芳醫院，再做一次過敏原篩檢!!!!
2011/09/27
About Travel
The point is not where to go.
The point is completely who you are with.
The most beautiful place on earth can be horrible due to the terrible mates on the side.
Well, I'm so glad I'm leaving soon!!
The point is completely who you are with.
The most beautiful place on earth can be horrible due to the terrible mates on the side.
Well, I'm so glad I'm leaving soon!!
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2011/09/22
Welcome to Taiwan again, the Wakatani family!
9:00 a.m. sharp, Dad opened his arms to send a distant hug to a man 10 meters away;
the next second, a very cute girl happily ran to me with her arms wide open too, with her super energetic smile on the face, reflecting with my overjoyed one.
It's been 7 years since we last met. Seven years.
FELT LIKE YESTERDAY!
The first time we got to know Mr. Wakatani was actually year 2001. The time I met Tomomi was around 2003. With tremendous luck, the friendships between the two families remained for these many years. These many beautiful years, regardless if I am in Taiwan, in Swiss, or in the U.S.
The gathering this morning was even more touching with the handmade T-shirt shown on the photo. I asked Tomomi if the T-shirts voiced the appreciation of the 331 Japan earthquake/tsunami donation. She confirmed that, and told me she bought them and wrote the words on the T-shirts herself! Furthermore, before coming to Taiwan, the family decided to wear them with pride when traveling around Taipei. They wanted to let ALL passengers see and know their sincere gratitude: "Thank you Taiwan! 謝謝台灣! ありがとう台湾！"
How sweet!
Can't wait to talk to them more during dinner tomorrow. Must be a marvelous night with the glory of friendship!
2011/09/19
Love Taiwan deeper thanks to Medill IMCers' visit!
It has been some great days for you guys;
It has been some marvelous days for me, too!
Sept.8, I took half day off to rush to the airport to greet my fellow IMCers '12. This group of Medill IMC students, 35 people in total, traveled from the U.S. to Asia to visit Seoul, Shanghai and Taipei for a total of 3 weeks. For many, this is quite a lifetime adventure and memory; for me, this is the first time in history that I can showoff my beloved motherland to the top marketers-to-be. This chance is something Huge.
This simply is the reason why Anya Cheng, Jessie Mai and the elder alumni such as Joseph Lyu, Alan Huang will actively get involved in the planning and the information sharing along the way. People's generous participation is also the key to make fellow IMCers visit such a pleasant, joyful, and unforgettable one.
Aside from their company visit to CHIMEI, HTC and TsingHua University, on Saturday Sept.10, Alan and I took the group for one-day Taipei City tour. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Eslite bookstore, Bellavita, and Taipei 101 amazed the group, because these spots were a mix of traditional & modern Taiwan. IMCers learned about our park exercise culture: casual dancing, street dance, martial arts, to name a few (SYS Memorial Hall); our reading (read-holic?) lifestyle- 24HR bookstore with numerous free seminars to attend for all is truly cool (Eslite); the venue for the rich & the flagship fashion show stage (Bellavita); and about our anti-earthquake engineering pride (Taipei 101). I also tried to blend in as much marketing insights as possible to share with the group, so that they might find the sightseeing more meaningful and "rich" in context. Their questions or reactions to things as well helped me a lot to discover the beauty of my land, and to realize the difference among our culture with others.
In the evening, we all joined the welcome party & Northwestern University alumni dinner, which we had around another 30 alumni to celebrate the night with. That was the time I heard all the happy people talking about their love about Taiwan:
The hit of the night, however, happened AFTER the dinner. I took them to CashBox KTV. Originally I was worried about if they would get bored easily, maybe due to the lack of English songs, but I was totally wrong. TOTALLY.
Swear to God, that WAS the MOST EXCITING KTV experience I've ever had in life.
Ever.
There were so many great songs for all to sing, new or old!
It is Absolutely not a problem if one room can only get limited mic or not-- Everybody in the cabin are singing, dancing, having fun at the same time anyways!
Even if the video does not show with the branded MV, people were happy "studying" our videos/singing culture~
Not a single person was bored. People took turns grab the mic or hop on the stage, or push other classmates to be the star of the song.
Everyone is merely SO Happy :)
That was an exhausted day, but I remembered the full joy in my mind. Thanks to all of you, I got the precious chance to learn again the beauty of my home!
~to be continued....~
It has been some marvelous days for me, too!
Sept.8, I took half day off to rush to the airport to greet my fellow IMCers '12. This group of Medill IMC students, 35 people in total, traveled from the U.S. to Asia to visit Seoul, Shanghai and Taipei for a total of 3 weeks. For many, this is quite a lifetime adventure and memory; for me, this is the first time in history that I can showoff my beloved motherland to the top marketers-to-be. This chance is something Huge.
This simply is the reason why Anya Cheng, Jessie Mai and the elder alumni such as Joseph Lyu, Alan Huang will actively get involved in the planning and the information sharing along the way. People's generous participation is also the key to make fellow IMCers visit such a pleasant, joyful, and unforgettable one.
Aside from their company visit to CHIMEI, HTC and TsingHua University, on Saturday Sept.10, Alan and I took the group for one-day Taipei City tour. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Eslite bookstore, Bellavita, and Taipei 101 amazed the group, because these spots were a mix of traditional & modern Taiwan. IMCers learned about our park exercise culture: casual dancing, street dance, martial arts, to name a few (SYS Memorial Hall); our reading (read-holic?) lifestyle- 24HR bookstore with numerous free seminars to attend for all is truly cool (Eslite); the venue for the rich & the flagship fashion show stage (Bellavita); and about our anti-earthquake engineering pride (Taipei 101). I also tried to blend in as much marketing insights as possible to share with the group, so that they might find the sightseeing more meaningful and "rich" in context. Their questions or reactions to things as well helped me a lot to discover the beauty of my land, and to realize the difference among our culture with others.
In the evening, we all joined the welcome party & Northwestern University alumni dinner, which we had around another 30 alumni to celebrate the night with. That was the time I heard all the happy people talking about their love about Taiwan:
"Impressive! There are so many alumni showing up tonight to greet us~ There were only so few on other sites."I thought these were amazing enough, but I was completely under-estimated the real hype.
"Taiwanese people are all so nice! They have treated us so nice during our company visit. Restaurant or vendor staff are so kind to us. Even pedestrians are so helpful guiding our ways, which they totally don't have to!"
"Food here are so amazingly tasty! An evening visit to a night market is simply not enough!"
"People here dress in style. Not cheesy, not too over, looks just right, feels like they're loving their life"....
The hit of the night, however, happened AFTER the dinner. I took them to CashBox KTV. Originally I was worried about if they would get bored easily, maybe due to the lack of English songs, but I was totally wrong. TOTALLY.
Swear to God, that WAS the MOST EXCITING KTV experience I've ever had in life.
Ever.
There were so many great songs for all to sing, new or old!
It is Absolutely not a problem if one room can only get limited mic or not-- Everybody in the cabin are singing, dancing, having fun at the same time anyways!
Even if the video does not show with the branded MV, people were happy "studying" our videos/singing culture~
Not a single person was bored. People took turns grab the mic or hop on the stage, or push other classmates to be the star of the song.
Everyone is merely SO Happy :)
That was an exhausted day, but I remembered the full joy in my mind. Thanks to all of you, I got the precious chance to learn again the beauty of my home!
~to be continued....~
2011/09/15
乙男蟻女新書介紹，好引人入勝!
偶然發現的新書介紹，覺得好有趣喔!!! 透過作者動人的觀察和筆觸，了解現代日本的流行語彙以外，同時認識到新一代日本年輕人的思想行為進化，好些文化現象很出乎意料!
譬如.....你知道什麼是"便當男"嘛?什麼又是"仙人掌女"?
新一代的日本年輕人正被指涉為"嫌消費世代"，你知道原因為何和這個世代的核心理念嘛? Check it out!!
http://www.cite.com.tw/act/box_cite/RB9004/#04
譬如.....你知道什麼是"便當男"嘛?什麼又是"仙人掌女"?
新一代的日本年輕人正被指涉為"嫌消費世代"，你知道原因為何和這個世代的核心理念嘛? Check it out!!
http://www.cite.com.tw/act/box_cite/RB9004/#04
2011/09/11
失落沙洲-徐佳瑩, 寂寞主題曲
意外的那一次，你認出了她，我欣喜於你記得這個好聲音，也欣喜於你記得那片段徐徐晚風中的共同回憶。
故意的這一次，我下意識的挑了她來唱給一整票瘋狂HIGH的外國人聽，抱著分享一首中文精曲的美意，希望他們對寶島台灣的印象能夠更深刻一些，更全面一些。
聚精會神的唱完以後，自然是佳評如潮的，我卻在樂音的流轉中完全陷落了......
哈～連要你回來的資格都沒有......
失落沙洲
作詞：徐佳瑩 作曲：徐佳瑩
又來到這個港口 沒有原因的拘留
我的心乘著斑駁的輕舟
尋找失落的沙洲
隨時間的海浪漂流 我用力張開雙手
擁抱那麼多起起落落
想念的還是你望著我的眼波
我不是一定要你回來 只是當又一個人看海
回頭才發現你不在 留下我迂迴的徘徊
我不是一定要你回來 只是當又把回憶翻開
除了你之外的空白 還有誰能來教我愛
又回到這個盡頭 我也想再往前走
只是愈看見海闊天空
愈遺憾沒有你分享我的感動
我不是一定要你回來 只是當又一個人看海
回頭才發現你不在 留下我迂迴的徘徊
我不是一定要你回來 只是當又把回憶翻開
除了你之外的空白 還有誰能來教我愛
我不是一定要你回來 只是當又一個人看海
疲憊的身影不是我 不是你想看見的我
我不是一定要你回來 只是當獨自走入人海
除了你之外的依賴 還有誰能叫我勇敢
除了你之外的空白 還有誰能來教我愛
2011/09/08
單純覺得幸福而已
因為終於發生的千里相見,
因為有一起向上爬的信仰,
因為溫暖懷念的晚餐,
因為緩緩的,有點風的小散步,
因為仍有明天見~
因為有一起向上爬的信仰,
因為溫暖懷念的晚餐,
因為緩緩的,有點風的小散步,
因為仍有明天見~
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2011/09/06
The Tipping Point
It is absolutely amazing.
It starts this way--
When one decision was done right,
the ENTIRE world flips;
When the energy field turned from negative to positive,
the bad thing turned good, good thing turned great,
and most amazingly, ALL great things CAME AT ONCE or approaching ONE AFTER ANOTHER!
Welcome Back Wendy! Welcome Back!
It starts this way--
When one decision was done right,
the ENTIRE world flips;
When the energy field turned from negative to positive,
the bad thing turned good, good thing turned great,
and most amazingly, ALL great things CAME AT ONCE or approaching ONE AFTER ANOTHER!
Welcome Back Wendy! Welcome Back!
2011/09/05
Happiness on the weekend
Attended a lovely wedding to share the joy of Linda & her husband ;
Went rock climbing finally again to refresh my faith in "just climbing up!";
Had a pleasant dinner & chat with friends I cherish a lot;
Shared with them my plan and got just the warmest support & encouragement I need;
Touched by your concerns & thoughtful words, deeply ;
Caught up with a long time friend to feel still so connected in a totally sincere way...
Things changed a lot;
Super luckily, something never changes, like your love to me.
I do always desire a big, warm hug from you, you see? Always....
Went rock climbing finally again to refresh my faith in "just climbing up!";
Had a pleasant dinner & chat with friends I cherish a lot;
Shared with them my plan and got just the warmest support & encouragement I need;
Touched by your concerns & thoughtful words, deeply ;
Caught up with a long time friend to feel still so connected in a totally sincere way...
Things changed a lot;
Super luckily, something never changes, like your love to me.
I do always desire a big, warm hug from you, you see? Always....
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2011/09/04
蕭敬騰 信仰, 我的 信仰
那幾天中發生了很多事，在疲於奔命解決的時候我腦中不斷的迴旋著這首歌，也不斷的在說服自己：認真聽心底的聲音，認真追尋也執著於我的信仰。
所以我做了一個決定。
所以我勇敢的執行了那個決定。
就從那一天，我的心臟就這麼又開始震動著這片我眼前的蔚藍天。
我還不知道接下來會是怎樣的，不過我從執行後的那一刻開始心中有了很強烈很強烈的一股踏實和確信，我知道「這一刀真的砍對了。」或許我又要經歷一番坎坷，可是現在我很清楚的知道我要什麼，我追求什麼，我要往哪裡走。
大聲宣告，我要奪回屬於我的人生掌控權。我，堅持我的信仰！
信仰(Faith)
作詞：葛大為 | 作曲：李偉菘
時間像遊樂場 排著隊等遺忘
某段煩惱 某段憂傷 將單純再次播放
想把那些時光 反鎖住記得它
放在心上 變成太陽 每秒鐘都晴朗
我永遠信仰 昨天的願望 會實現
就從這一天 讓我的肩膀
撐起這 美好的世界
我永遠信仰 明天的天堂
會出現 絕對不遠
就從這一天 讓我的心臟
震動這片我眼前的 蔚藍天
當一切 都改變
我還在 在這個地方
2011/09/03
The Quote to Remember
When talking about execution, she is probably the best in this building.
I wish you could realize that and say that earlier.
But it won't change anything now anyways. Nothing.
I wish you could realize that and say that earlier.
But it won't change anything now anyways. Nothing.
2011/09/01
Medill師生歡迎晚宴暨西北大學台灣校友會2011年聚會
親愛的美國西北大學校友與各位朋友們：
西北大學Medill學院Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)學系，由教授John Greening及Julie Dannis領軍一行37人將於9月上旬參訪台灣，
西北大學Medill學院Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)學系，由教授John Greening及Julie Dannis領軍一行37人將於9月上旬參訪台灣，
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活動流程：
台灣校友會會長 呂桔誠致歡迎辭
台灣校友會理事長 方文昌致歡迎辭
Medill教授John Greening致辭
校友聯歡與晚宴
費用：新台幣600 (會員)；新台幣1100(非會員&非校友)
校友聯歡與晚宴
費用：新台幣600 (會員)；新台幣1100(非會員&非校友)
報名：rocsaalum[at]gmail.com
2011/08/25
Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods) | Video on TED.com
This is a very interesting magic utilizing (and unleashing) the power of iPod. The narration by the magician was quite inspiring too. I enjoyed the video, how about you?
2011/08/23
2011/08/20
If Tonight Is My Last/ Laura Izibor
Suddenly, this made me thought of you.
I can still recall the time when you share the song with me- you were so energetic and witty; you were so charming. For some unknown reason, I wish you were still THE you- as relaxed, as talkative, as caring.
After all, similarly as suggested in the lyrics, "it's gonna be alright." I hope you're alright.
I can still recall the time when you share the song with me- you were so energetic and witty; you were so charming. For some unknown reason, I wish you were still THE you- as relaxed, as talkative, as caring.
After all, similarly as suggested in the lyrics, "it's gonna be alright." I hope you're alright.
"If Tonight Is My Last"
-Laura Elizabeth Isibor-
If an angel came down to me
Ask what I would do differently
I would say nothing, you see
I love someone truly
And if I do not see tomorrow
You know it's gonna be alright
'Cause I got my baby
Right by my side
And if the rain ain't falling
And the sun ain't shining
It makes no difference to me
I'm right where I wanna be
And if tonight is my last what I gotta do?
And if tonight is my last I wanna spend it with you
And if the sky's for us down it's gonna be alright
'Cause I got you here tonight
If I had to give all that I own
It returned for the love that's grown
I will give it gladly 'cause nothing else compares
To the moments that we shared
And if the rain ain't falling
And the sun ain't shining
It makes no difference to me
I'm right where I wanna be
And if tonight is my last what I gotta do?
And if tonight is my last I wanna spend it with you
And if the sky's for us down it's gonna be alright
'Cause I got you here tonight
Only given is short time, all this love
You gotta make it moment worth, something beautiful
You gotta give every bit of you for the love
It just won't do
And if tonight is my last what I gotta do?
And if tonight is my last I wanna spend it with you
And if the sky's for us down it's gonna be alright
'Cause I got you here tonight, ooh
If tonight is my last what I gotta do?
If tonight is my last I wanna spend it with you
And if the sky's for us down it's gonna be alright
Because I got you here tonight, here tonight
It's gonna be alright
If an angel came down to me
Ask what I would do differently
I would say nothing, you see
I love someone truly
2011/08/17
想念著
有時候,我接近病態的想念著充斥漂亮美語的環境. 現存現實貧乏得令人窒息,我也一點一滴流失那樣精準的語感及撰寫能力.
渴望與恐懼並存,手足無措到不能自己.
是否該再度開跋,大步邁向那可以滿足我的領域?
渴望與恐懼並存,手足無措到不能自己.
是否該再度開跋,大步邁向那可以滿足我的領域?
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2011/08/13
Whatever makes you happy
Just bravely embrace it. Just do it.
Don't think twice, but just follow your intuition.
Laugh, when there's a chance to laugh.
Dance, when there's some great music.
Join the fun, when there's good company.
It'll all worth it!
Don't think twice, but just follow your intuition.
Laugh, when there's a chance to laugh.
Dance, when there's some great music.
Join the fun, when there's good company.
It'll all worth it!
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2011/08/12
Just Discovered
I'm totally hungry for new inspirations, new learnings, and new discoveries.
It's my nature to dig deeper and check broader if the topic is interesting-- just can't help it.
At the same time, especially, I'm hungry for English contents. It's my deep fear to lose it gradually, or horribly totally. Can't, I can't let it fade out from my life this way.....
It's my nature to dig deeper and check broader if the topic is interesting-- just can't help it.
At the same time, especially, I'm hungry for English contents. It's my deep fear to lose it gradually, or horribly totally. Can't, I can't let it fade out from my life this way.....
2011/08/11
查克‧費尼，最讓人尊敬的隱士慈善家
他出生在紐澤西州一個愛爾蘭裔天主教平民家庭，是一個虔誠的基督徒。他今年76歲，和妻子居住在美國舊金山的一套一居室的出租屋裡。他從來沒有穿過名牌衣服， 眼鏡破舊不堪，佩戴的手錶也是從地攤上買來的。他不愛美食，最喜歡的是價格低廉的烤奶酪和蕃茄三明治。他沒有自己的小汽車，外出通常都是乘坐公共汽車。他用的公文包是個布袋。另外，如果你和他一起到小酒館坐坐，他一定會仔細核對帳單：如果你住在他家裡，睡覺前他一定提醒你把燈關 了。
你一定很奇怪，一個貧窮而吝嗇的美國老頭有什麼好說的？
就讓我們看看他都做了哪些事吧：
他就是對己吝嗇對人大方，喜歡掙錢卻又不喜歡擁有錢的查克.費尼(Chuck Feeney)。
查克.費尼行事低調，是那種刻意匿名的“隱士型”慈善家。他創立了擁有 80億美元的“大西洋慈善基金會Atlantic Philanthropies”，為了避開美國法律關於基金會信息披露的有關規定，這個基金 會到遠離美國本土的百慕答群島去註冊。基金會的名字沒有使用查克·費尼或與他相關的人的名字，他甚至要求基金會的員工不告訴家人自己在哪裡工作。根據他的苛刻要求，接受捐贈的機構甚至不能為他放置一塊銘牌。捐贈的受益者大多不知道資金的來源，知情者必须簽訂保密協議：若向外界透露有關消息，資助將停止。
直到1997年，查克·費尼的“免稅購物連鎖店”被法國奢侈品(LVMH)巨頭伯納德.阿諾爾特Bernard Arnault收購，公眾才知道，費尼在該公司的股份已移交给“大西洋慈善基金會”，他捐贈的金額竟然超過了麥克阿瑟、洛克菲勒等家族設立的鼎鼎大名的基金會！
這麼多年，他為人低調，行善一直隱姓埋名、捐款全部匿名，就連他親自創建的高達80億的“大西洋慈善基金”也拒絕以自己的名字命名。當這事被人們發現之後，真是讓全世界都震驚了。
此後，繼續隱姓埋名已無法實現，但查克·費尼 及“大西洋慈善基金會”仍然盡量低調，比如：不專門發布捐助消息；拒絕設立各式銘牌；資助建設的大樓不能用他的名字命名（據說這樣可以吸引其他希望獲得冠名權的慈善家與費尼合作）。
對此，費尼说：“誰建起樓房並不重要，重要的是樓房能建起來。”
費尼說自己是個“衣衫襤褸的慈善家”，他的節儉確實令人驚訝。
費尼出資建設了無數大樓，他曾在法國旅遊勝地、英國倫敦高級住宅區和紐約公園大道等地擁有6棟豪華住宅，但如今，一處都沒留下。
他和妻子赫爾佳住在舊金山一套租來的一居室裡，平時乘公共汽車、地鐵或計程車出門。
費尼靠銷售免稅名牌商品累積起近百億美元的財富，但他從不穿名牌服裝。在一些正式場合，他戴著一副破舊的眼鏡，那是他從街頭雜貨店裡買來的。
費尼的飲食十分“平民化”。他說：“你可以上高檔餐館，一頓飯吃掉100美元，但是，吃那種 25美元的飯也能讓我滿意。”
費尼共有五個孩子，這些兒女沒有得到特别恩寵和多少財產，在假期時，他們需要到飯店、餐廳和超級市場打工。女兒十幾歲時，有一段時間曾與好朋友一起打了不少長途電話。父親收到長長的話費帳單後，立刻切斷了自家的電話，並貼出了一張本市地圖，上面標有附近地區的公用電話。接著，他還將帳單送到那女孩的父親那裡。女兒當時覺得很尷尬，但她後來覺得父親這樣做很正確。 對於費尼隱姓埋名地疏散家財，子女們也很贊成：“這有些奇怪，但他這樣做，接受捐贈的人不必特殊對待我們。”
兒女們認為，“這讓我們與正常人無異”。在大西洋慈善會理事會的記錄上， 留下了費尼的一段話：“我認為，除非富人們在一生中用財富來幫助做有意義的事，要不然他們無形中給未來的一代製造了不少麻煩。”
與喧囂的商業世界相比，這位商業超人的安寧顯得如此獨特，而耐人尋味。
費尼的諸多慈善項目中有一個叫“微笑行動Operation Smile International”，主要資助發展中國家唇顎裂兒童接受整形手術。有一次，他在一處候診室裡見到了一名準備接受手術的女孩，女孩用手掩著嘴，掩飾不住激動與期望。“做完手術後，她微笑著，似乎在說‘我現在再也不是你們以前看到的那個醜樣子了’ ”費尼說，他在這樣的時刻才會覺得，財富是有價值的。
還有一次，在一家餐館裡，一名男子走過來對費尼說：“您知道，我接受過您的獎學金……我現在是這家餐飲連鎖店的總經理了。”這讓費尼很高興。
費尼能說流利的法語和日語，喜歡到世界各地轉轉，自主選擇慈善項目， “大西洋慈善基金會”的捐贈範圍早就超越了國界。
比如：向越南學齡兒童提供交通安全基金，為澳大利亞癌症研究及菲律賓顏面殘缺兒童整形手術提供費用等。費尼说：“人們習慣於賺錢，成為富人對大多數人都很有吸引力。我並不是要去告訴人們應當做甚麼，我只是相信，如果人們能為公益事業提供捐助，他們將從中獲得巨大 的滿足。”
據說很多億萬富翁，比如：比爾蓋茨、巴菲特等人都將他視作慈善方面的榜樣，可以說，查克.費尼是富人們學習如何做慈善事業的好老師。
目前查克.費尼還有兩個願望：一個是在2016年前捐光剩下的40億美元，現在，這筆錢正以每年超過4億美元的速度流向世界各地需要的地方。在費尼看來，這個世界上有太多的人需要幫助，因此捐助不得有半點延誤。他笑著發誓說：“這錢要是不能花掉，我死了都不能瞑目。”
為富豪們樹立榜樣——“享受生活的同時做出饋贈”。據說，比爾蓋茨和沃倫.巴菲特深受他的影響並已付諸行動。
媒體追問查克.費尼，為何非要捐得一乾二淨？他的回答很簡單，因為“裹屍布上沒有口袋”。
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這樣的榜樣讓人好佩服！我雖然無法跟他一樣有萬貫家財，但是我願意盡自己的能力去付出、去資助需要的人。與朋友們共勉之！
你一定很奇怪，一個貧窮而吝嗇的美國老頭有什麼好說的？
就讓我們看看他都做了哪些事吧：
- 他曾為康乃爾大學捐了5.88億美元，為加州大學捐了1.25億美元，為史丹福大學捐了6000萬美元。
- 他曾投入10億美元，為改造、新建愛爾蘭的7所大學和北愛爾蘭的2所大學。
- 他曾設立“微笑行動Operation Smile International”慈善基金，為發展中國家的唇顎裂兒童做手術提供醫療费用。
- 他曾為控制非洲的瘟疫和疾病投入巨額資金.....
- 迄今為止，他已經捐出40億美元，還有40億美元等待捐獻。
他就是對己吝嗇對人大方，喜歡掙錢卻又不喜歡擁有錢的查克.費尼(Chuck Feeney)。
查克.費尼行事低調，是那種刻意匿名的“隱士型”慈善家。他創立了擁有 80億美元的“大西洋慈善基金會Atlantic Philanthropies”，為了避開美國法律關於基金會信息披露的有關規定，這個基金 會到遠離美國本土的百慕答群島去註冊。基金會的名字沒有使用查克·費尼或與他相關的人的名字，他甚至要求基金會的員工不告訴家人自己在哪裡工作。根據他的苛刻要求，接受捐贈的機構甚至不能為他放置一塊銘牌。捐贈的受益者大多不知道資金的來源，知情者必须簽訂保密協議：若向外界透露有關消息，資助將停止。
直到1997年，查克·費尼的“免稅購物連鎖店”被法國奢侈品(LVMH)巨頭伯納德.阿諾爾特Bernard Arnault收購，公眾才知道，費尼在該公司的股份已移交给“大西洋慈善基金會”，他捐贈的金額竟然超過了麥克阿瑟、洛克菲勒等家族設立的鼎鼎大名的基金會！
這麼多年，他為人低調，行善一直隱姓埋名、捐款全部匿名，就連他親自創建的高達80億的“大西洋慈善基金”也拒絕以自己的名字命名。當這事被人們發現之後，真是讓全世界都震驚了。
此後，繼續隱姓埋名已無法實現，但查克·費尼 及“大西洋慈善基金會”仍然盡量低調，比如：不專門發布捐助消息；拒絕設立各式銘牌；資助建設的大樓不能用他的名字命名（據說這樣可以吸引其他希望獲得冠名權的慈善家與費尼合作）。
對此，費尼说：“誰建起樓房並不重要，重要的是樓房能建起來。”
費尼說自己是個“衣衫襤褸的慈善家”，他的節儉確實令人驚訝。
費尼出資建設了無數大樓，他曾在法國旅遊勝地、英國倫敦高級住宅區和紐約公園大道等地擁有6棟豪華住宅，但如今，一處都沒留下。
他和妻子赫爾佳住在舊金山一套租來的一居室裡，平時乘公共汽車、地鐵或計程車出門。
費尼靠銷售免稅名牌商品累積起近百億美元的財富，但他從不穿名牌服裝。在一些正式場合，他戴著一副破舊的眼鏡，那是他從街頭雜貨店裡買來的。
費尼的飲食十分“平民化”。他說：“你可以上高檔餐館，一頓飯吃掉100美元，但是，吃那種 25美元的飯也能讓我滿意。”
費尼共有五個孩子，這些兒女沒有得到特别恩寵和多少財產，在假期時，他們需要到飯店、餐廳和超級市場打工。女兒十幾歲時，有一段時間曾與好朋友一起打了不少長途電話。父親收到長長的話費帳單後，立刻切斷了自家的電話，並貼出了一張本市地圖，上面標有附近地區的公用電話。接著，他還將帳單送到那女孩的父親那裡。女兒當時覺得很尷尬，但她後來覺得父親這樣做很正確。 對於費尼隱姓埋名地疏散家財，子女們也很贊成：“這有些奇怪，但他這樣做，接受捐贈的人不必特殊對待我們。”
兒女們認為，“這讓我們與正常人無異”。在大西洋慈善會理事會的記錄上， 留下了費尼的一段話：“我認為，除非富人們在一生中用財富來幫助做有意義的事，要不然他們無形中給未來的一代製造了不少麻煩。”
與喧囂的商業世界相比，這位商業超人的安寧顯得如此獨特，而耐人尋味。
費尼的諸多慈善項目中有一個叫“微笑行動Operation Smile International”，主要資助發展中國家唇顎裂兒童接受整形手術。有一次，他在一處候診室裡見到了一名準備接受手術的女孩，女孩用手掩著嘴，掩飾不住激動與期望。“做完手術後，她微笑著，似乎在說‘我現在再也不是你們以前看到的那個醜樣子了’ ”費尼說，他在這樣的時刻才會覺得，財富是有價值的。
還有一次，在一家餐館裡，一名男子走過來對費尼說：“您知道，我接受過您的獎學金……我現在是這家餐飲連鎖店的總經理了。”這讓費尼很高興。
費尼能說流利的法語和日語，喜歡到世界各地轉轉，自主選擇慈善項目， “大西洋慈善基金會”的捐贈範圍早就超越了國界。
比如：向越南學齡兒童提供交通安全基金，為澳大利亞癌症研究及菲律賓顏面殘缺兒童整形手術提供費用等。費尼说：“人們習慣於賺錢，成為富人對大多數人都很有吸引力。我並不是要去告訴人們應當做甚麼，我只是相信，如果人們能為公益事業提供捐助，他們將從中獲得巨大 的滿足。”
據說很多億萬富翁，比如：比爾蓋茨、巴菲特等人都將他視作慈善方面的榜樣，可以說，查克.費尼是富人們學習如何做慈善事業的好老師。
目前查克.費尼還有兩個願望：一個是在2016年前捐光剩下的40億美元，現在，這筆錢正以每年超過4億美元的速度流向世界各地需要的地方。在費尼看來，這個世界上有太多的人需要幫助，因此捐助不得有半點延誤。他笑著發誓說：“這錢要是不能花掉，我死了都不能瞑目。”
為富豪們樹立榜樣——“享受生活的同時做出饋贈”。據說，比爾蓋茨和沃倫.巴菲特深受他的影響並已付諸行動。
媒體追問查克.費尼，為何非要捐得一乾二淨？他的回答很簡單，因為“裹屍布上沒有口袋”。
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這樣的榜樣讓人好佩服！我雖然無法跟他一樣有萬貫家財，但是我願意盡自己的能力去付出、去資助需要的人。與朋友們共勉之！
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