[Talk] [Group] Bliss English Club-7/29 Cancel

作者: wunjo (wunjo)   2017-07-28 22:43:57
Dear Blissers
With the concerns of your personal safety , we have to cancel the meeting tomorrow on 7/29 due to the typhoon is going to hit Taiwan tomorrow
Apologies for the late notice and hope every Blissers will stay sound and safe in your place during this weekend
And see you all soon at our next meeting on 8/12 (Sat) afternoon same time same place !!
<Bliss Meeting Notice>
“Pay Toilet-the Fun of Traveling & Chapter I, “The Art of War”—Planning” by Uncle Ting Lee on July 29, 2017
Hi, Blissers,
This Saturday we feel privileged to invite Uncle Ting Lee, Blissers' role model, informative and modest enough to give us a presentation, divided into two parts, which all attendants need to answer in Q &A:
Part I: “Pay Toilet-the Fun of Traveling”
Would you tell us your opinion on that, and what you know about “Pay Toilet”? If possible, please show us some pictures of pay toilet you see.
Note: Study it by the key word “Pay Toilet” on Google
Part II: How to apply “Chapter I, “The Art of War”—Planning into Touring Guide Career
Please be prepared to express your understanding on the summarized “five factors” and discuss how those factors relate to Tour-Guiding Career
Note: Research it by “the Art of War”, An Animated Book Summary on YouTube, or Chapter I Chinese & English Version on goole)
Agenda
1430~1445 Warm up
1445~1535 Session A: Fun of Travelling ~Presentation & Discussion on Pay Toilet-
1535~1550 Break
1550~1720 Session B: How to Apply "Art of War" to Tour-guilding: Presentation & Discussion
1720~1730 Sum up, End of meeting
Introduction
Part I. Pay Toilet-the Fun of Traveling
If you travel to foreign countries, you probably will see a sign in front of toilet facility asking you to pay before using it.
A pay toilet is a public toilet that requires the user to pay. It may be street furniture or be inside a building, e.g. a shopping mall, department store, or railway station. The reason for charging money is usually for the maintenance of the equipment. Paying to use a toilet can be traced back almost 2000 years, to the first century AD. (From Wikipedia)
(You may find more information on Wikipedia under the title “pay toilet”.)
Part II. How to apply Chapter I of “the Art of War “in Tour-guiding
Here are some important quotes from “the Art of War”. Chapter one.
1, Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.
2, It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
3, the art of war, then, are governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
4, these are: (道、天、地、將、法) 1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
Reminders:
1.Be on time: Plan your arrival before the meeting
2.Be prepared for above-mentioned Q & A
***Another reference:
第一章始計Detailed Assessment and Laying Plans 始計,始计
1. 孫子曰:兵者,國之大事,死生之地,存亡之道,不可不察也。
It mains to explore the five fundamental factors (the Way, seasons, terrain, leadership, and management, and seven elements that determine the outcomes of military engagements. By thinking, assessing and comparing these points, a commander can calculate his chances of victory. Habitual deviation from these calculations will ensure failure via improper action. The text stresses that war is a very grave matter for the state and must not be commenced without due consideration.

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