雅丝敏阿莫

　　今天《联合早报》报道，马来西亚知名女导演雅丝敏阿莫（Yasmin Ahmad）在上星期四中风，两天后（即星期六）于吉隆坡一家医院逝世，享年51岁。

　　我知道雅丝敏，是因为看过她为社会发展、青年及体育部（Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports，简称MCYS）拍摄探讨婚姻的公众教育广告“葬礼”（Funeral），留下深刻的印象。

　　通过葬礼带出婚姻和家庭关系的讯息，是多么不寻常而有创意的表现方式：印族妇女在“严肃”的葬礼上追述华族丈夫的“丑”习惯，令人一愣，有点不自在，但又忍俊不禁；然而，这些“丑”习惯，却是她婚姻生活的一部分，勾起了她对丈夫的思念；然后，她对亲友和子女说出以下这段话，让我感动不已：

“人生就是这样，携手一生，记忆最深的，却是这一些点点滴滴的不完美，凝聚成我们心中的完美。我衷心盼望，我心爱的孩子也能像我一样，在漫漫的人生道路上，找到一位像他们父亲那样不完美的完美伴侣。”

　　就让我们收拾心情，一起欣赏这部“葬礼”（附中文字幕），还有另一部描述父女情的公众教育广告“家庭”（Family），为雅丝敏献上一份敬礼：

实现梦想A-Z

　　朋友Philip在facebook上刊载一篇相当典型的激励文章《实现梦想A-Z》：

To Achieve Your Dreams, Remember Your A-Z

A-void negative sources, people, things and habits.
B-elieve in yourself.
C-onsider things from every angle.
D-on't give up and don't give in.
E-njoy life today: yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.
F-amily and Friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.
G-ive more than you planned to give.
H-ang on to your dreams.
I-gnore those who try to discourage you.
J-ust do it!
K-eep on trying, no matter how hard it seems. It will get better.
L-ove yourself first and foremost.
M-ake it happen.
N-ever lie, cheat, or steal. Always strike a fair deal.
O-pen your eyes and see things as they really are.
P-ractice makes perfect.
Q-uitters never win and winners never quit.
R-ead, study and learn about everything important in your life.
S-top procrastinating.
T-ake control of your own destiny.
U-nderstand yourself in order to better understand others.
V-isualize it.
W-ant it more than anything.
X-ccelerate your efforts.
Y-ou are unique of all of Nature's creations. Nothing can replace you.
Z-ero in on your target, and go for it!!