s.m.a.l.l. is an art project that is made possible by cooperation at a global level and which was born from the necessity of covering one of most important basic needs in the life of a human being: EDUCATION.
We need artists from all over the world to send us their work in the form of a Mail Art. You can illustrate, paint, design, write or transform a small postcard into a unique piece of your art. These pieces will be framed, exhibited and sold in order to raise funds to build a school for children in Korem, Ethiopia.
s.m.a.l.l. also acts as an online platform to raise public awareness of the work of talented emerging artists as well as promoting the solidarity of the more established artists involved in the project.
LP的介紹上說，在前總統宅邸可以遠眺諾魯的漂亮的風景，但在2001年的時候，因當地人不滿政府的管理不當，所以用一支番仔火燒掉了，還佛心來的勸大家，不要因為一時衝動，也燒掉了寶貴的自然資源，要三思！ (原文：Ponder any potential lessons on the exploitation of finite natural resources. Think about purchasing a box of matches.)
世界文化日是我幫它取的簡稱，其實全名是「世界文化多樣性促進對話和發展日」，英文名稱為「World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development」。2001年11月聯合國教科文組織通過《世界文化多樣性宣言》，並宣布5月21日為世界文化多樣性促進對話和發展日。2013年的活動中，鼓勵來自世界各地的人和組織採取具體行動，支持多樣性，主旨是：
花車遊行的路線是從Kayser College出發，本來說只到Nauru College就要調頭，結果一繞就繞到機場去環了一圈，總里程數我想都快要可以環島了。以時速不到20公里的速度在向大家宣告今天是世界文化日，吸引了無數路人的目光。最辛苦的莫過於那些在卡車後面的小朋友，在卡車後面讓太陽曬了一小時還要猛揮國旗並大喊：「I LOVE TAIWAN」，相當敬業！
花車遊行路線
繞到機場(諾魯最南端)
回到學校後，就是各文化的展示及表演時間，因為校方要求贊助台灣食物，但實在想不到有什麼可以代表台灣的食物，就只好跟中國人訂了一些「mim pou」(註3)、麵包及炒麵。 (註3) MIN POU應該為廣東話翻為英文的，不是麵包而是肉包或豆沙包的名稱。
2013年是諾魯第一次舉辦「生物多樣性國際日」，由諾魯工商及環境部(Commerce, Industry and Environment Division, CIE)的Biodiversity部門主辦，地點也是在Centennial Hall。當然，台灣技術團也受邀到此擺攤展示。
2000年12月20日聯合國通過《生物多樣性公約》，並宣布每年5月22日為「生物多樣性國際日」(英文：International Day for Biological Diversity或World Biodiversity Day)，以增加對生物多樣性問題的理解和認識。2013年主題「水和生物多樣性」的選擇與聯合國指定2013年為「國際水資源年」(註1)不謀而合。
Variety of all living forms of life on Earth including all species of plants, animals, micro-organisms and the ecosystems which they live and interact.
Biodiversity is explored at three levels:
Genetic diversity in species
Species diversity in areas such as forest, reef etc
Ecosystem diversity
Why is biodiversity important? Biodiversity increase ecosystem productivity; all the species in that ecosystem, disregarded their sizes they all play important roles to develop and adapt to environmental changes. Our wealth needs to be maintained and enhanced for our economic, culture, social and spiritual well-being. How is biodiversity beneficial?
Human has direct benefit from a diverse ecosystem; plants, clean water and air, provide oxygen and control erosion.
Give example:
Provide variety of food sources like meat and produce
Housing materials comes from tress
Medical drugs and local herbs come from plants and most-likely marine animals
Plants absorb greenhouse gases and help reduce global warming effects
有了這筆經費，又有Music Festival (10th May)這個機會，校方希望我們可以在當晚擺攤子出來賣食物。於是當天早上我們就開始製作「We Are Year 9. We need supports」布條，下午挑了幾個比較可靠的學生來練習晚上要賣的Cake、Scone及咖哩雞飯，也叮嚀那些學生晚上一定要回來幫忙，幸好他們真的都有回來幫忙，不然我、Elizur跟Sheree就忙翻天了！
每到下午五點，衝浪教練John下班後就開著小巴繞島去載諾魯的小朋友到海邊衝浪，諾魯衝浪俱樂部不如你所想像的衝浪俱樂部，它沒有據點，它只有一個衝浪教練跟一台小巴。如果要說它是衝浪俱樂部，倒不如說它是一間衝浪小學。目前，俱樂部的主力是小孩們，雖然有些小孩都還不到十三歲，但各個都身手不凡，超乎想像！另外一組成年人，主要是以衝浪救生(surf life saving)訓練為技能，除了能當俱樂部的救援部隊之外；另一方面，還可以當難民營的救援團隊(註1)，一舉兩得。
(註1) 目前，澳洲政府將難民安置在諾魯，設置在一處難民無法與當地人接觸的地方。難民偶而會有澳洲保全人員陪同出來運動，John希望爾後難民游泳運動時，衝浪救生團隊就可以在旁協助。 John為了讓小朋友更強，所以訓練小朋友的體力，但小朋友的專注力實在是很低，才剛開始沒多久就一直喊著要surf、surf、John, I want to surf! John就只好用一些小朋友會喜歡的手段來吸引小朋友，例如等一下請喝可樂之類的，他們才肯再多專注一分鐘。
My island home ... John Short, who works as a rigger at the port, with members of the Nauru Surf Club he set up so Nauruans can teach asylum seekers the rudiments of ocean survival and swimming. Photo: Dylan Welch
NO MATTER what he did, every time John Short tried to go for a surf he attracted an audience.
''I thought I might just have a surf after work, but every time I brought a board down I'd have 50 kids following me asking to try,'' said Mr Short, who works on Nauru as a rigger at the port.
But the 51-year-old - who came to the island two years ago to help maintain the port's dangerously old equipment - did not see the children as an irritation.
''I thought this could be something good for the kids. I started lobbying all the surf companies and eventually got 12 boards donated.''
Twelve months later, Mr Short has 30 locals surfing with him, with another 50 on a waiting list - no mean feat in a country with a population of 9400.
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He has also formed a local committee of Nauruan elders so the club can become a permanent part of the community.
''One day when my time's up, I want it to run on its own feet,'' he said.
Anyone wanting to donate gear or money to the Nauru Surf Club can email John at short.john55@gmail.com
就在上個星期日(5th May, 2013)，諾魯衝浪俱樂部舉辦了第一次的Surf Life Saving Carnival，不得不說在諾魯算是一個相當有規模的活動，參加者跟圍觀者不只是小貓兩三隻，贊助商也是諾魯最大的超商(Capelle)跟電信公司(Digicel)，還有在諾魯工作的紐澳人士也聚集起來幫忙這次的活動。
雖然被告知要當小女孩組(<13 years)的衝浪裁判，但最後卻成了男孩組(<18 years)及成人組(Open group)的裁判，真的是硬著頭皮上了，還好評分規則都是一樣的。有時候一次碰到七、八個一起比賽，要記清楚每一個人的名字跟特徵，還真的不是很容易，尤其是在每個參賽者都遠遠小小的看不清楚臉的時候。雖然Sheree很客氣地對我說：「William, you did a great job!」，我自己是覺得我盡力了，但不管如何都是一次很特別的體驗！
最後的獎品- 衝浪板
最後，當全部比賽都結束後，所有的小朋友都乖乖坐在一起，渴望地看著那些衝浪板(獎品)，正期待等一下會是他自己拿走了其中一塊。不管贏家為何，透過這個Beach Carnival可以讓跟多諾魯人之道John的努力，也希望諾魯衝浪小學可以一直帶給諾魯人(無論大小朋友)新的體驗，畢竟這小島上，年輕人除了關注AFL(註3)外，也沒有其他特別的運動可以關注了！ (註3) AFL為Australian Football League之簡稱，即「澳式足球聯盟」。除了電視以外，諾魯月報(MWINEN KO)在最後都會有好幾頁AFL的報導，也是一部分當地人的賭博項目之一。
在諾魯中學的烹飪教室裡面翻到了這本「Legends, Traditions & Tales of Nauru」，是由南太平洋大(University of the South Pacific, USP) IPS於2008年出版的書籍。「A Transcript of a Series of Lectures Delivered by Native Teacher」指內容是從當地老師在課堂上所講授，並記錄於手抄本中的文字，再由諾魯的教育部主任(Director of Education) Timothy Detudamo所編輯與翻譯。
故事的主題是「Bagewa－How the Lizards, Insects and Fish Came to Nauru, page 79」，光看到著個標題，就很吸引我注意，畢竟Lizard跟Insect這兩「群」生物，在諾魯相當常見。除了很多小蜥蜴外，壁虎的體型有時候會是台灣的兩倍大；昆蟲，比台灣還多的就是馬陸(千足蟲，Millipede)，房間或廁所很常看見它們在爬來爬去的。 不扯太多，切入正題，故事是這樣的：
Once upon a time, a man called Bagewa lived in a land with his two wives, Elimama and Eabeij. There was one other person in this land, a man called Auriria. 中譯：很久很久以前，有個叫Bagewa的男人跟她的兩個老婆Elimama和Eabeij一同住在島上，而還有另一個叫Auriria的男人也住在島上。 As time went on, Elimama bore thirty daughters, and they all had the same name as their mother. Eabeij also had thirty daughters, and they all had the same name as their mother. 中譯：在這之後，Elimama生了三十個女孩兒，她們名字都與媽媽的名字相同；Eabeij也生了三十個女兒，她們名字也都與媽媽的名字相同。 One day, when these children had grown up, they went to the beach to play and, while they were playing, Auriria suddenly appeared and frightened them so much that they ran away. 'Why did you ran away?' asked Bagewa when he saw them, and they told him that they had been frightened by a man with a glaring red eye. 中譯：女孩長大後，有天，她們跑到海邊玩耍，這時Auriria突然出現而且大大地下嚇了她們，所以女孩們就驚慌失措地被嚇跑了。Bagewa見狀問：「乖女兒們為什麼要逃跑呢？」女孩們就回答：有個睜著紅眼睛的男人嚇著了她們。 When Bagewa heard thus he was very angry, and went out in search of Auriria. 'Auriria-o-o' he said when he met him, 'Why did you frighten my children?' Soon, Auriria and Bagewa became angry and fell to wrestling and. in the struggle, Auriria fell down and hurt his knee. It bled so much that as last he went down to the sea to wash it, and while he was going to the sea, a strange thing happened. Instead of blood, lizards of all sorts and many kinds of insects came out from his knee. 中譯：當Bagewa得知此事後非常生氣，於是跑去找Auriria。「Auriria，喂、喂」他大聲地叫，他問：「為什麼要嚇我的孩子？」不久，兩人越講越氣，還扭打了起來，結果Auriria輸了並傷了膝蓋。受傷的膝蓋留了許多血，當他走下海邊要清理傷口時，一件神奇的事情就這樣發生了，從膝蓋流出來的不是血，而是各式各樣的蜥蜴與昆蟲。 The next day, the children again went to the beach to play, but soon Auriria with the glaring red eye frightened them again, so they ran home and told their father of what had happened. Bagewa at once set out for Auriria's house and as soon as he reached it he called. 'Auriria-o-o! What have you done to my daughters?', and at once began to wrestle with him again. This time Bagewa fell and hurt his knee, and he went to the sea to wash the blood out off but, again, a strange thing happened. Out from his knee came tiny fishes: ekowarug, eamerena, eakiramaram, erub and ito. 中譯：事發隔天，女孩們又跑到了海邊去玩，但還是被Auriria睜紅的眼睛嚇著，於是跑回家並告訴她們的父親。Bagewa就跑到Auriria家堵他，「Auriria，喂、喂！你對我的孩子們做了什麼？」接著又開始扭打了起來。但這次 Bagewa輸了，他走向海邊想要清洗傷口，神奇的事再一次發生，從他膝蓋流出來的不是血而是各式各樣的小魚。 Some time after this, Auriria took the eldest of Bagewa's daughters for his wife, but it made all sisters very unhappy as they loved her so much. At last, the youngest of the sisters went to him and begged that his wife might be allowed to return to her sisters. 中譯：在這件事之後，Auriria將Bagewa最年長的女兒帶走作為妻子，但另關愛大姊的其他姊妹們非常不開心。最後，最小的妹妹跑去找Auriria並求他讓她的大姊可以回到姊妹們的身邊。 At last, he gave her up and she was allowed to return in peace to the sisters who loved her so well. Next day, as the sun went down and the moon arose, the sisters were off to the playground on the sand, and they happily with one another ever after. 中譯：最後，Auriria妥協並平安的讓大姊回到姊妹們的身邊。隔日，當太陽向隅，月娘升起之際，女孩們又一起跑到了海邊遊玩，從此之後就過著幸福快樂的日子。 p.s. 翻譯是個人行為，Blogger一概不負責。 感想：
Julson是諾魯天主教會的見習神父，有一次我開車載著Baby Clinic的護士Elena挨家挨戶打預防針時，在半途Julson就突然上車說要跟我們一起去，因此就認識了他。復活節假日前，他邀請我3/29 Good Friday早上十點到機場旁，他說教會有一齣「耶穌受難」的行動劇會在機場旁的中國商店開演，從商店一路演到教會去。
350 org.網站上的〈March 2nd: Stand with the Warriors of the Pacific〉這篇文章就是今日活動的原委。簡單來說，350 org.的南太島國成員們聯合在3/2這天一同在各南太島國舉辦活動，而活動的主要精神就是以戰士的精神對抗「氣候變遷」，企圖要告訴全世界「We are not drowning. We are fighting, and we need you to fight with us.」
最後還是要謝謝Ann的邀請，要不然我無法參與到這麼有趣的活動！當然最重要的，在看表演之餘，也別忘記3/2這天，南太島國的島民正在對全世界說「We are not drowning. We are fighting, and we need you to fight with us.」，一起對地球盡一份心力！節能減碳！
The monument is dedicated to memory Nauran who perished in Truk during WWII
「MWINEN KO」二月份的報紙專欄有寫到：
「The Truk Memorial Monument is built in remembrance and honour of our loved ones, who for the past 68 years were laid to the rest in Truk and never again to reunited with their families in Nauru after WWII. The monument is built in direction facing towards Truk. This is to let us know and make us remember that our loved ones lay in graves in a foreign land which was formally known as Chuuk. The chosen location for the erection of the monument in Aiwo district was the landing area for those Nauruans and expatriates who safely returned back home from exile.
During the Japanese ocupation, 1201 people from our country were exiled to six islanders of Chuuk known as Fioto, Sioto, Arisima, Agisima, Kaitisima and Otisima. At the end of the global warfare in 1945 only 737 survivors returned, 464 perished. Each year on the last day of January, we celebrate and commemorate a special day for our returnees from Truk. Today only a few are still living with us and they are formally known in Nauru as the 'Young at Heart.' Story by Faith Mau」
「MWINEN KO」二月份的報紙專欄寫： 「The last beauty pageant witnessed on island was in 2001 when Nauru hosted the Pacific Islands Forum Meeting. A beauty pageant then was held with Miss Ophelia Caleb who represented New Zealand was crowned, Miss Forum. Beauty pageants in Nauru are not always held on an annual basis, but rather on special occasions and times of big celebrations. After a 12-year gap. A group consisting of women who were part of the Independence Day steering committee came up with an idea of hosting a beauty pageant contest for Nauru's 45th Anniversary of Independence. And so from a mere suggestion, the 2013 Miss Independent become reality.」 Miss Independence 2013的選美比賽也是活動之一，我們守時的台灣人不知幾點所以五點多就到現場了，結果節目整整拖到快九點才開始，比表定的七點還慢了快兩小時，但這就是諾魯的特色「Nauru Time」。選美內容比的有三項：傳統服飾、沙龍及晚禮服，中間有穿插表演或是頒獎。看完三項還沒等到宣布名次，我們就離開了，時在不知道看完結果會拖到幾點。但我所見的參賽者都已使出渾身解數，由其是最豐腴的那位，展現極佳的自信，太令人驚艷了！ 為期四天的獨立紀念日假期就這樣結束了，沒有外島的諾魯一遇到長假就只好看看島上有什麼慶祝活動可以參加，慶幸還有這些活動可以參加，如果沒有的話，就只好消耗自己電影的庫存了。
Hash House Harriers，縮寫為HHH或H3，簡稱Hash。根據＜台北捷兔俱樂部＞的資料，Hash這個活動起源於1938年英國殖民時期的吉隆坡。一個英國人A.S.Gispert依據19世紀初期盛行於英國鄉郊野外「野兔與獵犬Hare and Hounds」的追逐遊戲，成立一個「越野追蹤俱樂部─Hash House Harriers」。此俱樂部之宗旨不在於競賽，也不完全為了運動。最重要的是促進人與人之間彼此的合作，攜手共同體驗大自然的精華。
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