27 July 2008

Lessons from the Future

It has been some times ago when i posted up an English article on my blog..haha..so today, i will bring u(my blog readers), a special review on a new non-fiction book, written by a futurist, Wolfgang Grulke.

As we can see, with the fuel price hiking up to RM2.70 per litre, and the Consumer Price Index(CPI) has rose to 7.7%, way higher than the predicted 6.6% to 7.0%, one day u might see that there will be tens of thousands unsold goods in hypermarkets. If this continues, the national economy structure will collapse.

So, this futurist gives us some professional insights, on how to survive in the next century.

1st lesson:
Skills vs Knowledge
The world is marching into a knowledge-based economic model. The people are paying more attention on knowledge in book, but neglect the importance of having the proper skills to practice the theory.

2nd lesson:
Bye-Bye IT, Welcome Bio-technology
At the brink of 21st century, we witnessed the IT revolution has sweeped the whole world into the "world of chips and binary". But, in the next 20-50 years, we could see the bio-technology as the second revolution. Our era has a paradigm shift into genetic engineering, and GM food. Plus, from the Human Genome Project developed by the States, we can see the future belongs to Biotechnology.

3rd lesson:
Self-controlled Economic Model
Everyday, most of the people are facing multiple choices to be made. So, the personal financial planning based economy will be a huge transform from the past centred-controlled economic model. This occurs mainly due to the easy access into the Internet and wide range of communication method that we can see today. That's explain why the new friends network website, Facebook creator is just a 23-year-old young adults, and he is one of the richest man in the world.

4rd lesson:
Leadership quality in demands
With the increasingly complicated enterprising structure, leadership quality is no more an advantage for a worker. It is a MUST. This is because the CEO of the company is not going to become the one and only decision-maker.

5rd lesson:
The Butterfly Effect

The physicist defined this as "the unpredictable, the unthinkable, the unexplainable situation". The unknown is where the chances or opportunities lie. We cannot rely on our past experience totally to predict what will happen in the future. This is because in the past 10 years and the coming 10 years are actually changing faster than we could have ever imagined. Think out of the box is going to be the motto of success, rather than "experience is the mirror for today."

6th lesson:
Humility is the best policy
Keep yourself humble. Figure out the worst situation that could have happened in every decision u made. Learn new and practical things fast. Try to "see the future".

7th lesson:
The Blue Ocean Strategy
Imagine this, you are a fish, in a blue ocean, there is a place where u can have many food. So, as time goes by, more fish come over. And, when the supply is not enough, competition will begin. They kill each other. This is the analogy for the Red Ocean Phenomena.
The solution, try to look for another place for food. This will in turn brings out a higher surviving probability.


[Adapted and modified from Sinchew Business]

20 July 2008

这是一个文明的时代?这是一个野蛮的时代?

昨日,观赏了直播的第二届世界华语大专辩论赛。正反两方,各具论点、论证。唇枪舌剑,气势高昂,在可观程度上,的确比当天安华与沙比尔的油价之辩,好看多了。

辩题是:这是一个文明时代?这是一个野蛮时代?

在这里,纯粹以个人之浅见,献一献丑。

时代,就是一个至少有十年光景的一段时日。任何一种的时代,都将会留下自己的影响力,继而让下一个时代的人,在思想、行动、以至价值观都会有所牵连。进入审题的阶段,我们来看看,何谓文明?而何谓野蛮?

我们一直都认为,我们活在一个文明的时代。我们朝着现代民主制度、采用更开放的施政方案、甚至在司法、教育等领域都以自己认为最文明的方式,改进、改良。可是,在眼前所展现的一切,我们不得不承认,当我们正以为我们正活在文明当中,实际上却走向后头,回去蛮荒时期、石器时代的野蛮。

911的世贸恐怖袭击、03年的伊拉克战争、韩国人质被杀害、韩国学生于06年在california tech. 射杀一位学生,然后自尽。这是几宗较为人知的国际事件。若看最近,由于高油价时代以及粮食荒时代的降临,各国也接二连三出现政局不稳定,经济架构脆弱的危机。

纵然有法律与宪法的限制与约束,但,走法律漏洞的人,也不计其数。甚至是受过高等教育的精英分子,也不例外。攫夺案、强奸案、打劫案,也与日俱增。这难否是个文明的时代?

但是,若我们直截了当否定了文明的存在,也谓不智。因为就是文明的存在,我们才得以看到自由民主的伸张,我们也才能领悟到司法独立的重要性,我们方能以本身的能力,来省思、反思、斟酌现今的局势,来创建一个美好的乌托邦。

可是,这些的一切,就如身为反方的中国苏州大学的二辩所说,“一个时代,我们必须拥有第三者来判断,可是这是人类自己主宰的时代,并没有所谓的第三只眼。”所以,我能说的是,这并不是一个文明,抑或是野蛮的时代。这是一个混浊的时代。

其实,这辩题,只能从现实层面,或是价值观层面来辩下去。但,我在这里是讨论。因此也没有必要去选一个立场。

说实在,我们所处的这个时代,不外是如《双城记》里所说,“这是一个最好的时代,也是一个最坏的时代”我们这个年代,可说是一个尴尬的时代。我们自己也活在文明与野蛮的矛盾里面。当我们越以为摒弃了野蛮的兽性,我们看见的是,我们其实越把那压抑的野蛮,展现出来。否则,为何野蛮的言论能够在文明的国会里出现?当我们看见台湾立法委员扔椅子时,我们又看见了什么?

这辩题,也实实在在地解释了我国的趋势。我们正以为我们朝着2020宏愿,但是,当我们抽身出来一看,我们看见的是,种族狭隘观、朋党主义、拜金主义、狂妄自大、利益瓜葛、权力斗争、黑金政治。。。。。。

13 July 2008

心·印

彷徨,
一时之间,仿佛,
不再理智的书写。
迷茫于雾,
看不见的隐约。

不累的继续徒步,
纵然,脚步渐渐沉重,
依旧,
向前方的未知,
投下那颗久违的感觉。

梦中,
片片画面,
似乎暗示着,
月老的劳心,和
丘比特的捣蛋。

蓦然,
不需回首,彼此,
也感应了,疑惑了许久的端望。
印在心中的半段情,
也莫名的寻觅着。

那暗藏着的明朗,
也许,
像月夜许下的山盟,
却不知,
何时才能实行的海誓。

刻在三生石的约定,
尘封的心,
那似曾相识的情,
好比陌生路人,
一见如故,
对望,
微了一笑。

12 July 2008

人生如戏,戏如人生

其实在我还没有进入正题之前,我想说说一两句。 从我那篇《大马政治前景》的留言人数来看,我真想说,“大马政治已经演变成中华京剧了!”同辈们原来不再如此热衷于政治的发展与影响。还有一位在我部落格路过的友人,还笑着和我说,“一看你的标题,我就没兴趣再看下去。” 我除了感叹岁月不留人,再也没什么可以说了。

但是,我不得不提的是,大马的政治,自从308的海啸后,从此永无安宁之日。更为好笑的是,我国政治,也慢慢成为了一场高潮迭起的电影了。 若说2007是大马观光年,我说2008是大马电影年。

《水浒传》-南宋末年,政治腐败,官逼民反。3月8日,从此在“今日历史”中,除了是三八妇女节外,也是国阵有史以来最差的胜战。

《公子多情》-尊贵的副首相,纳吉,成了家,立了室,却惊传与Altantuya有染。难道,英雄真的自古难过美人关?

《断背山〉-前副首相,安华又再次被人起诉鸡奸。98年的鸡奸罪,已经几乎击垮他的政治生涯,莫非他这次又来?相信他为了重夺中央,也应该不太会有时间搞断背。

〈不能说的秘密〉-私家侦探的法定宣誓书,于23小时内突然改口。而且还改的南轩北辙。而后,一家五口突然失踪,自己去报案。然后,连自己也不见了。(有点儿穿插〈人间蒸发〉的情节。最近流行电影合并吧)

一连串的电影情节,一时之间,可真是目不暇给。依据这样的情节发展下去,很可能〈廉政ICAC〉、〈法政先锋〉等连续剧也会展现眼前。

人生如戏,戏如人生啊!