Feb 28, 2012

Retirement

So my family walked, and I mentioned to them how I shall be able and may retire at 40yo.
My mother exclaimed, "Wah, your father and I work until die at this age, you want to retire at 40yo?!"
Hell yeah. I want to have the choice of working or not at 40yo. Just watch.

Feb 27, 2012

SAF suspends Exercise Starlight after Taiwan media exposes secret visits by Taiwan's Defence Minister

Source: http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%AF%86%E8%A8%AA%E6%9B%9D%E5%85%89-%E6%98%9F%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%B7%E8%88%87%E6%88%91%E8%BB%8D%E4%BA%8B%E5%90%88%E4%BD%9C-193500906.html

A rather localized translation by a kind member in hardwarezone, source
國防部長高華柱日前率團密訪新加坡,經台灣媒體披露後,引發星國政府強烈不滿,派遣星光部隊指揮官至國防部宣讀抗議信,聲明中斷台星軍事合作;原訂本周訪星的總政戰局代局長王明我,被迫取消行程。

TW MoD lead team to visit SG, kena baotoh by TW media, Gahmen not happy, ask Ex. Starlight CO to TW's ministry of defense to make noise, stating that cutting off any SG-TW cooperation, then originally got chief of staff who want to visit SG,being forced to cancel the trip.

這也是繼駐星代表史亞平引發的「國歌事件」後,新加坡政府半年來第二度對我方抗議。國防部現已全面清查所有與新加坡的軍事合作項目,盡速損害控管;我國安單位也開會研判台星關係與現況,因應後續情勢發展。

This is after an incident by TW's staff here in SG, Gahmen in half a year second time complain to TW. TW's ministry of defense now checking the checklist for joint ops with us, doing damage control,TW is now evaluating the relationship with us, play by ear.

記者昨天深夜向國防部求證,但電話並未接通,無法取得回應。

Reporter ka telephone, bo lang tia tian wei, so no response.

二年前高華柱以「參觀新加坡國際航空展」名義,率高階軍官訪新加坡,與當時的星國副總理張志賢會晤,相談甚歡,因此去年底國防部透過管道向星方表達再訪意願時,即使台星已為史亞平去留不快,星國政府仍同意讓高華柱訪星。

2 year ago, using as visit SG Airshow, lead a team of staffs to visit SG, then also shun pian come visit Minister Teo talk talk. Then last year, they ask can come to visit SG or not, even though both side buay song, but Gahmen still agree to let them come.

本月十二日,高華柱率空軍副參謀總長劉震武等人訪問新加坡,除會晤星國軍方高層外,也參觀軍事基地和措施。但原本秘而不宣的行程,卻因民進黨立委薛凌向媒體披露而曝光。

This month, 12, he lead Air Force assistant chief of staff and others to come visit SG, apart from meeting SG's high military staffs, also visit bases and installatiions, originally is tiam tiam schedule, kena batoh by their opposition party to media.

據了解,新聞曝光時,還在新加坡的高華柱,即感受星方壓力與不友善,但仍按計畫於十六日返台。

When news come out, the official feel the pressure but still stick to go back on the 16.

廿一日下午,星光部隊指揮官楊艾迪上校無預警前往國防部面見高華柱,態度強硬地宣讀新加坡政府抗議信。新加坡認為,高華柱訪星之事被台灣媒體披露,有違雙方事前同意「秘密進行」的默契,因此將暫停台星現行所有軍事合作項目,中斷軍事交流管道,以示抗議。

21st afternoon, Starlight CO no warning go to TW's mindef to meet him, with strong attitude to tell Gahmen's no happy from the report. SG thinks that he visit SG, still kena baotoh by TW media, violate both party agreement to secret secret, so stop all joint ops, to protest..

原訂本周要出訪新加坡進行交流與觀摩的軍方高階將領考察團,也在楊艾迪送來抗議信後不久,被星方告知確定「無限期延後」。據指出,不僅二月底的訪問團被迫取消,近期所有台星軍方互動的行程也都喊卡,我方僅被告知「順延」,但恢復日期不明。

originally got high ranking official to come and observe, kena tell by Gahmen that delay undefinately, not only feb visit forced to cancel but joint ops also cut.