Bliss English Club

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”

Part II: How to apply “Chapter I, “The Art of War”—Planning into Touring Guide Career

Agenda:

Introduction:

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”.)

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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