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【國立臺灣大學109學年度畢業典禮 致詞代表 心理學系林世峰】
Student Address, National Taiwan University Commencement 2021
Shih-Feng Lin from the Department of Psychology

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校長、各位貴賓、師長，親愛的家長、同學、畢業生，還有所有螢幕前的觀眾朋友，大家好！我是臺大畢業生代表，心理學系四年級的林世峰。

四年來，真的很難忘，我們同學一起在新生書院互加好友，在醉月湖找校鵝，還到舟山路上觀察大笨鳥的慢動作，又騎腳踏車到溫州街裝文青，到118巷當吃貨。多希望一切歲月靜好，但新冠肺炎疫情揮之不去，年輕生命殞落的悲劇突然到來，讓我們成為最迷惘的一屆，也是最獨特的一屆。

學校的活動臨時停辦，線上課程堆積如山，畢業舞會、椰林辦桌又被忍痛取消，最後甚至連實體畢業典禮和謝師宴也成為永遠的遺憾。我有朋友被迫放棄出國交換的機會，而我夢寐以求的芬蘭教育見習也無法成行。計畫被打亂、不安變常態，我們卻又將面臨更多挑戰。

一天，我在溫州街二手書店翻到詹姆斯．卡斯的一句話，震撼了我。這位哲學家將人類活動分為兩種遊戲，他說：「有限遊戲以取勝為目的，無限遊戲以延續遊戲為目的。」當下我驚覺，或許求學路上感到煎熬，就是因為我們被困在有限的遊戲中。有限的學習是一場短跑，只是一種手段，是為了勝過別人來證明自己，而拼命地刷新履歷、獲得標籤。

我回想起大三的一晚，我陪高三的學弟妹們為大考奮戰，原本想說幫忙解題而已，但最後他們卻對我說 :「學長，我讀書感覺好空、好累、好悶……」、「學長，我學這些到底為了什麼……」

是啊！為了考試而讀書、為了標籤而學習，不問意義與價值，讓我們陷入空虛、疲憊與痛苦。於是，我和一群來自超過二十個不同科系的夥伴創立了「臺大青鳥教育社」，有來自超過五所大學甚至香港、加拿大的大學生，一起走進的社區、偏鄉引導國高中生探索學習意義和自我價值，我們一起描繪活用所學、開展生涯的美好未來。

驀然回首，當初那麼想到芬蘭，不就是為了回台灣實現讓學習更有意義的理想嗎？疫情是一位無形的嚴師，教導我們在變動中珍惜彼此，在家園築夢踏實，更讓我們重新發現，學習是一場無限的壯遊，本身就是一種目的，是為了提升自己來造福他人，而自在地探索未知、創造價值。

經過師生共同努力，今天的臺大更重視心輔資源，「防疫一號」、「線上杜鵑花節」、「未來大學」，都讓我們這最迷惘的一屆，不僅成為了最獨特的一屆，更將蛻變為最堅韌、最覺醒的一屆。無論如何我們堅信，來到生命的必有意義，即使畢業了、即使停課了，臺大人都將繼續沉思、繼續學習，在人生的無限遊戲，繼續締造壯舉，讓傅鐘在心裡迴響起，永不止息！

一路上感謝師長、同學，感謝親友、爸爸媽媽及阿公阿嬤。感謝臺大砥礪我們脫胎換骨。期許自己並祝福各位同學，艱難時刻盡己所能，抱持無限思維活學活用，超越自我、同理他人，我們一起創造共好的故事、貢獻宇宙的精神！我是林世峰，畢業後我們一起勇敢！謝謝大家！

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President Kuan, distinguished guests, professors, parents, graduates, and friends on the screen, Hi! I am the valedictorian on behalf of graduates. I am Lin, Shih-Feng from the Department of Psychology.

The past transient four years brought me lasting remembrance. We made friends with classmates at Orientation Camp, searched for geese at Drunken Moon Lake, watched languid birds, Malayan Night Heron, on Zhoushan Road, biked to Wenzhou Street like a hipster and took a bite at the Lane 118. Although I dream that serene days live on, Covid-19 pandemic and the tragic loss of young lives suddenly happened. Hence, we have become the most puzzled and unique graduating class of 2021.

The events on campus were abruptly suspended. Online courses were augmented. The graduation prom and the feast at Palm Boulevard were cancelled. Even the onsite graduation ceremony and the banquet for thanking professors have become impossible but eternal regrets. One of my friends was forced to relinquish the opportunity to exchange abroad. And I could not fulfill my internship program of which I dream in Finland. Facing the disruption of planning and uncertainty as normalcy, we meet myriad challenges.

One day, I read a sentence written by James Carse in a second-hand bookstore on Wenzhou Street. To my astonishment, the philosopher categorizes human activities as two kinds of games. He said that "a finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.” All of a sudden, I realized that my struggling study arises from the trap of finite game. The limited learning like a sprint aims to prove superiority as means that we spare no effort to renew resume and acquire labels.

Reflecting back on one evening in my junior year, I accompanied third graders of high school who strived to prepare university entrance exam. I thought I could help answer their questions but eventually they said to me that “I felt aimless, exhausted, and suffocated…＂“What is the purpose for learning indeed…?”

Right. Studying for exams and labels without inquiring into meaning and value could ensnare us within emptiness, exhaustion and pains. Therefore, I found NTU Avizure Education Club in partnership with peers from more than 20 departments. Students from over five universities including those from Hong Kong and Canada enter the community and guide middle and high schoolers to explore the meaning of learning and the value of self through application of what we have learned, leading to promising careers in the future.

While viewing the past and thinking of Finland, wasn’t it the ideal that I wish to accomplish after return to make learning more meaningful? The pandemic is an invisible stern teacher who teaches us to cherish each other in times of turmoil, to pursue dreams step by step in homeland, and to discover again. Learning is infinite grand journey embodied in a purpose, improving oneself to benefit others, exploring unknown, and creating value.

With joint endeavors of faculty and students, National Taiwan University today draws more attention to counseling resources. The Device of Epidemic Prevention No. 1, Azalea Festival online, and the University of Future project allow us as the most puzzled class to transform into the most unique and perseverant class with self-awareness. We firmly believe that anything that brings to the life gives meaning. Regardless of gradation and end of class, members of NTU would continue to consider and learn as well as proceed to accomplish in the infinite game of life. And the resonance of ringing the Full Bell in our mind never ceases.

I would like to extend my gratitude to professors, fellow classmates, family, friends, parents and grandparents in my path. Thank National Taiwan University for urging us to change. I expect each student and myself to transcend ourselves and to be compassionate toward others as active learners during trying times. We together create stories of common good and embrace the spirit to contribute to the universe. I am Lin, Shih-Feng. We are brave upon graduation. Thank you all.

詳見：
https://www.facebook.com/NTUCommencement/posts/2718183551805402

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#臺灣大學 #畢業典禮 #NTUCommencement2021 #學生致詞代表 #臺大心理學系 #林世峰

Reposting a snippet from my latest blog post, you can read the full article here: http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/2020/07/raeesah-khan-ge-2020-and-being-labeled.html?m=1

I’m posting more about Raeesah Khan today.

First, a disclaimer. I do not dislike the Worker’s Party.

Of all the opposition parties, I think they are the best. I live in Aljunied grc, and they have done a great job so far. I agree with many of the policy suggestions in their manifesto.

For example, redundancy insurance, abolishing the retirement age, or lowering the age of eligibility for BTO flats, which will help singles and our LGBTQ community to get housing just like married couples are.

Previously I mentioned on my ig stories that Raeesah Khan is not suitable to be an MP.

Today I am going to ask some very important questions which I hope both WP and Raeesah will answer.

I refer to this tweet by Raeesah in the photos.

It appears that she is saying her political views can be summed up by

- Angela Davis’ political views
- Intersectional feminism

Many of you may not know about Angela Davis, but she is a far-left activist, who spent her life sympathising with some of the most oppressive communism regimes around.

She literally calls herself a communist, and was a member of the Communism Party in USA. I think there is no need to explain how horrible communism is.

And of course in order to make any non-communist country a communist state, it would involve total revolution, many lives, and replacing it with a totalitarian regime in charge of redistributing wealth back to its citizens.

She is also a prison abolitionist, campaigning for prisons to completely be eradicated. Where to put the murderers, I can’t seem to find a good answer, because it seems she also is against the death penalty.

Angela Davis was a member of the Black Panthers, a brutal communist, anti-semite organization. In 1970, Angela Davis bought the weapons that were used for a shootout during a trial of 3 black inmates accused of killing a white prison guard. All the black men and judge who was held hostage perished in the gunfight, and Davis fled the state. She was eventually caught.

Even though she conspired to commit murder, the jury found her not guilty.

In short, this woman is the antithesis to the Singapore that Mr Lee Kuan Yew wanted.

This tweet of Raeesah Khan’s talking about Angela Davis was posted only a few weeks ago, but surprisingly enough, nobody is talking about it.

Anyone who knows who Angela Davis is should be horror-filled that a candidate running for parliament is a fan of hers, and claims that the reading of her books represents her political views.

Previously I mentioned Raeesah appears to be one of those radical leftists who seem hell bent on bringing the toxic, cancerous identity politics that America is so notorious for into Singapore.

There are racial issues that minorities face in Singapore, of course there is. It is tough to be a minority in any country.

But instead of discussing calmly and logically what new politics can be introduced to solve these problems or what laws need to change, proponents of Identity politics instead try to make a single race the enemy.

When there are enemies, people unite. Political parties using this method will see themselves get votes if they manage to market themselves as the empathetic ones, even if the politics they impose do more evil than good in the long run.

Society is then split into a them vs us, while tribalistic infighting ensue. If you disagree with this method of classifying victims by their skin colour (when in fact so many things determine a person’s privilege, such as looks, height, family wealth, health, both parents around etc etc), you are automatically seen as racist and the bad guy.

Because nobody wants to seem morally corrupt or unsympathetic, they prop up this system.

Instill this sentiment into citizens long enough and resentment builds. The ones constantly told they are being oppressed will start seeing oppression everywhere. They won’t even try to succeed in life, because they are told they are so oppressed they can never make it. They believe their oppressors owe them.

Meanwhile, the majority race starts feeling angry at constantly being called oppressors. Or maybe they are poor and unhappy themselves, but see that resources for help are only made available for minorities but not them. If they were indeed racist before, this makes them even more racist.

What eventually happens is civil war. We cannot have this poison in Singapore.

Raeesah’s has apologised for her posts, but nobody needed to hear whether she is sorry she was being insensitive.

What people need to know is:

Does she still believe our courts are corrupt as she so insinuated? Does she still believe law enforcement unfairly target minorities? If not, what made her change her mind? Her statement does not address any of this.

Worker’s Party claim they did not see those posts of Raeesah’s. Fair enough. But I do not believe they have done such terrible vetting that they have not seen her tweet about Angela Davis which was so recent.

I wish to ask Raeesah Khan, DO YOU DISAVOW ANGELA DAVIS’ POLITICAL VIEWS?

- Do you believe that Singapore, through a brutal revolution and death, can become a communist utopia?

- Do you think that everyone in Singapore should not own private property and should have equal wealth, the very values communism epouses? If so, do you seek to redistribute your multi-millionaire dad's wealth to the poverty-stricken citizens of Singapore?

- Do you agree that it is only with violence and death do we achieve true freedom?

- Do you seek to abolish prisons in Singapore?

- Do you believe in the ideologies of Karl Marx, or Valdamir Lenin?

As for Worker’s Party, why did you field a candidate who holds extreme left-wing views?

Do you agree with her ideologies and think it aligns with yours? DO YOU ENDORSE THESE FAR LEFT VIEWS??

Please answer these questions. I write all these not because I am a PAP lackey, even though obviously people will say I am. Despite what you think, I believe it is healthy to have opposition seats in parliament.

However, I absolutely do not want to see candidates such as Raeesah Khan in our parliament - she brings with her dangerous political views that can topple the peaceful society we built over the years and is completely against everything that Singapore stands for. As it is, the mindless youth of Singapore are already echoing her dangerous ideologies.

I would rather any opposition joker win than her.

Repost :
Someone wrote this:

More than 20,000 FWs are now quarantined in several large dormitories. Confirmed infections up to 9 April reads

- S11 Dormitory : 283 cases
- Westlite Toh Guan : 49 cases
- Toh Guan : 25 cases
- Sungei Tengah Lodge : 43 cases
- Tampines Dormitory : 38 cases
- Cochrane Lodge : 9 cases
- Kranji Lodge : 7 cases
- 55 Sungei Kadut : 7 cases
- Project Glory : 37 cases
- 6 Battery Road : 5 cases
- Mustafa : 57 cases
- Keppel Shipyard : 17 cases

These are males. They have girlfriends.

Another large group, of the opposite female gender, are domestic workers (helpers). They are not in dormitories, they live in a Spore family household. Typically, they do not open up their private lives to their employers who do not know who their boyfriends are.

Infected persons can be infectious before they develop symptoms. The caveat is that their emissions of droplets and microdroplets are probably very low in covid19 virusload.

Spore has about 1,000,000 FWs population (ballpark number). They are housed in 43 dormitories in S’pore. Some have bad conditions like overcrowding and poor ventilation. This increase the risk of infection within the FW population in each dormitory.

For the purpose of a very simple transmission modeling, take an example of a 20,000 FW aggregate group.

If up to 2% are infected, this means 400 FWs.

Like the average Sporean, FWs also visit supermarkets, take mrt and buses etc. These are transient presence.

What I want to highlight are situations for *sustained interactions* where infections has a high chance of happening.

The 400 FWs could infect onwards their girlfriends.

This could bring covid19 right into Sporean households in large numbers.

*IF* their girlfriends are mostly domestic helpers, and *half* are infected, these 200 infected helpers will be the trigger to tip S’pore families into a covid19 disaster.

This is the point where much worse things can very quickly spiral out of control in a very probable chain of large sustained group infection interactions.

We’re talking possibly 200 infected households.

A helper in a household typically look after at least 1 child. So possibly
- 400 infected parents,
- 200 infected grandparents (assuming 1 per family)
- 400 infected kids (assuming 2 kids per family)

We now have onward infections:

- Parents goes to their companies with many co-office workers.

- Grandparents are the most vulnerable group. With their underlying conditions, this aged group will take up most of our bed resources in hospital ICUs and high dependency wards (I’m also talking limited numbers of ventilators).

- Children go to school. They would infect their classmates. Typically 30-40 in a class.

Worse, these other kids goes home to their families. Again, another set of 2 parents, a grandparent and probably another sibling. They will cause disastrous onward infections.
- Sibling goes to school, in a different class. Perhaps a different school. Onward infections.

If such a covid19 infection interaction chain develops, it is truly disastrous.

In the last few days of increasing unlinked cases leading up to circuit breaker (great use of neutral language to describe lockdown measures), I was very concerned about the start of widespread community infections.

When the circuit breaker was implemented, I heaved a sigh of relief. Not a day too soon.

Now, when I learn that FWs now are the group of newly formed clusters, and I consider the consequences of this simple model of onward interactions and infections, I am determined to advocate as strenuously as possibly that everyone stays at home and work from home.

Take this circuit breaker (lockdown in another word) seriously.

The FW-domestic helpers contact is the weakest link in Spore society that is not usually discussed.

Do not downplay this simple model for what could already have quietly happened in the last 1 or 2 weeks.

*We need to maintain viligance, even after 4 May,* when the simple model can kick in to trigger and project covid19 right inside your hitherto safe family.

I advocate we all adopt a war footing against covid19.
We are the frontline of defence. Docs, nurses and hospitals are our last line of defence.

Stay home. Keep safe.
Keep everyone safe.

Why yes I do like modelling
I originally planned to talk about why I like my job and the positive factors of the industry, but I got a bit sidetracked lol

Asian diaspora is something that's very close to my heart and a topic that my friends and I have constantly discussed between ourselves for years. I think many of us have underlying, unresolved feelings - be it positive or negative - regarding our childhood and parents despite it not being a popular topic in mainstream media.

I hope it doesn't seem like I'm "airing out my (family's) laundry" or so by posting this; I just wish to share with my fellow first gens and Asians that your hardship and feelings are perfectly valid as personally, I felt that a lot of my teenage years were full of undirected anger.

Let me know if there's anything else model or culturally related that you want me to talk about!

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Here are ways in which you can donate to support the Asian community:

Welcome to Chinatown
https://www.welcometochinatown.com/
Offering probono resources to Manhattan, Chinatown small businesses while considering how their goods and services can benefit the broader Chinatown community

https://www.sendchinatownlove.com/
Providing an online platform to low-tech, cash-only, Asian-owned small businesses that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19

Heart of Dinner
https://www.heartofdinner.org/
To fight food insecurity and isolation experienced by Asian American seniors while supporting local small businesses during their COVID-related recovery process

Red Canary Song
https://www.redcanarysong.net/
The only grassroots Chinese massage parlor worker coalition

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
https://www.aaldef.org/
To protect and promote the civil rights of Asian Americans

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【今日の動画について】
「赤ちゃんの初めての家族旅行」ということで、今日の動画は、高知で撮った家族旅行の動画です。こちらは、１日目で、次回の動画は2日目になります。「赤ちゃんの初めての家族旅行」だからかどうかわかりませんが、今回の家族旅行で１歳の赤ちゃんのオリビアはなんとカメラの「チーズ」」できるようになりました！！赤ちゃんの成長って速いですね！

そして、タイトルに書かせていただいた「外国人の妻が英語で高知県を観光する」ですが、これから日本のいろんなところに行って、その町・エリアの素晴らしいところを外国人の目から見て、是非英語で皆さんにご共有したいと思います。

最後にですが、こういう風に高知に家族旅行ができましたのは、ザ・シックスダイアリーかほくホテルアンドリゾート様のお陰でした。下記にホテルの詳細を記載しましたが、親子にとって非常に過ごしやすいホテルであり、「このホテルならまた高知に来てもいいよね」とタカとずっと話していたぐらいです。よかったら、ザ・シックスダイアリーかほくホテルアンドリゾート様のサイトもご覧ください。
6thdiary.jp

This is our baby's first family vacation EVER!!! Our baby, Olivia, is now one year old and we've actually never had a real family vacation with our little baby. So our little baby's first family vacation is going to be a trip to a historical area in Japan--Kochi, Japan. Traveling with kids in Japan is a bit tough as few places have any real resources for kids, but as you'll see from this video, we found the most amazing hotel for both parents and kids. If you're traveling with kids in Japan, we highly recommend it! This hotel in Japan offered us the chance to spend the weekend with them and we are so glad they did. I think our baby had the most amazing first family vacation ever!

【動画でご紹介した高知県の観光スポット】
◆ホテル
ご招待をいただいたホテルは、親子にとってもフレンドリー且つVeryお洒落な
「ザ・シックスダイアリーかほくホテルアンドリゾート」です。高知に家族旅行される方は、是非、おすすめです。普段ホテルに置かれていない赤ちゃん・子供のアメニティー（グッズ）もたくさんあり、だからと言って「子供っぽいホテル」という訳でもないです。ロビーに入った瞬間から、リゾート地をイメージしたロビーがあり、明るくて（ちょっとアメリカンっぽい？）雰囲気の中で大人も楽しく過ごせるし、子供も何時間も飽きないで遊べます。オムツもベイビーバスも授乳室も・・・ハイチェア、キッズメニュー、おもちゃ、ベビーカーの貸し出し・・・Etc etc! いろいろ揃っているホテルなので、お陰様で、今回の旅は結構手ぶらでいけました。URLはこちらです！
6thdiary.jp

◆Hotel
The hotel we stayed at is called The 6th Diary Kahoku Hotel and Resort. It is located near the city of Kochi,Japan. If you're traveling with kids in Kochi, Japan, we HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend staying here. It was every possible amenity and service that a traveling parent could ever require-diapers (yes, you read that right-free diapers for guests!!!), a baby bathtub, baby soap/shampoo, a nursing room in the lobby, two really big play areas right next to the dining room, toys, stroller rental…etc etc. We practically packed nothing when we stayed here! But don't be fooled. This is not a "kiddy" hotel. While they have tons of services for kids, the entire hotel is positively gorgeous. It actually sort of look like some kind of resort destination. You can get more details on the hotel in the link below.
6thdiary.jp


◆桂浜（高知の観光地）
高知市に行かれる方は是非坂本龍馬像を見に行ってください！大きさに私たちが圧倒されたけど、大きさだけではなく、特別なパワーももらって帰りました。歴史的にとても大事な人物ですし、とにかく日本っぽい海辺なので、本当にオススメです。ただ、ごはん屋さんは非常に少ないなのでお昼ごはんの時間に合わせて行かれない方がいいと思います！
https://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/site/kanko/ryomazou.html

◆Katsura-Hama (Katsura Beach in Kochi, Japan)
If you traveling anywhere near Kochi, Japan, I highly recommend visiting Katsura-Hama (Katsura Beach). First of all, the beach is home to the famous Sakamoto Ryoma statue. Sakamoto Ryoma is an extremely important historical figure in Japanese history and somehow the entire beach was enveloped in a certain aura of strength and power. Not to mention that mountains by the beach are all blanketed with Japanese pine trees. The scene feels like something out of a Japanese film. There aren't a lot of places to dine in this area, though, so I recommend visiting this area NOT during lunch or dinner time.

◆ 坂本龍馬記念館
日本史に興味のある方は是非この記念館に行ってみてください！非常に歴史の勉強になります！
https://ryoma-kinenkan.jp/

◆The Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
This is a great museum to take children to if you are ever in Kochi, Japan. There is a whole wing filled with historical activities for children (including a part of a pirate ship!) and they can also see actual samurai swords-always a plus for the little ones.
https://ryoma-kinenkan.jp/country/en/

◆Kochi Castle (Kochi, Japan)
If you're traveling to Kochi, you really do need to take an hour and a half or so to climb up to Kochi Castle. The inside of the castle is incredible and the view from the top is inspiring. There is also a beautiful model of Kochi during the times of the castle.

#英語 #観光　＃家族旅行