星期四, 八月 20, 2009

現在的日本,未来的中國?

未来的中国会不会就是今天的日本呢?

中国现在所走的路就如同于日本在1950年代及1960年代走过的路。当时的日本正如今天的中国,处于经济高增长时期,社会一片欣欣向荣。之后更在1980年代崛起成为世界数一数二的经济强国。

中国则落后了日本整30年,在1980年代才来搞改革开放。中国就是要像日本般,复制日本的成功故事,成为世界又另一个经济强国。今天的中国确实是有这个气势,至于未来怎样,还看中共。

但很奇怪的,日本似乎只差那一步,就能与美国并驾齐驱了。当今局势,日本对世界各国除经济外的影响力与其强大的经济实力并不成比例,反映不出它身为一个强国的国力,很难说服他国以它为马首。当然日本最近二十年的经济增长也并不理想,但好歹也是在消耗之前数十年累计下来的国本,要说太阳就此坠落还言之过早。

经济上,之前提到日本1980年代就是世界数一数二的富国了,好几个日本品牌更是家喻户晓。这方面日本做得很好。

军事上,日本受限于和平宪法,无奈而必须听命于美国,所以是非战之罪。和平宪法是应该存在的,因为日本国内还有好多好多的极右好战分子,从不认为日军在二战的暴行是错误的。

政治上,日本也是以美国为首。其民主制度就是超自美国。可是它在政治上对别国的影响力似乎不够深。

文化上,单美国的好莱坞文化就足以压倒日本所谓的动漫文化了,更别提其他的了。很简单,有多少非日本人愿意学日语呢?学英语的更多吧!

科技上,日本这方面很不错哦!举个例子就有一代比一代出色的机器人等等。

中国能做得比日本好吗?是很有可能的。

首先,中国在军事上和政治上并不受制于美国,所以就没了限制。中国要在经济上像日本般富有还需勤下苦功。文化方面中国现在就可以趁经济起飞之势而广传四海,尽量鼓励并吸引外国人士学习中华文化。科技方面则有赖中共打造合理的教育制度,鼓励创新、谨慎、认真、理性思维,进而形成一个追求知识的环境,以利学生成长,而非建立一个洗脑制度向学生灌输马克思主义云云,这太教条式了,这太僵化了。

中国经济规模可能很容易在短短时间内超越日美,但在其他方面则还要百尺竿头、更进一步。最重要的是中共推行利民政策,方得以成事。

星期三, 八月 19, 2009

政府的作用

当许许多多的人在同一个地方共同生活后,社会就形成了,当社会规模有了,政府也就成立了。人民通过各种各样的形式选出一批人,组成一个团队,我们成为高官,这个团队也就是政府,也就是代表了政府。有了政府,社会方能有效地分配资源于人民,并为人民管理涉及公众利益的领域,以促进社会的进步。

由此看来,政府官员,当是为民着想的,当是以照顾人民利益为先的。

但是看看中共、看看大马政府,你就知道,在这两国,政府的作用已经变了,政府成为为高官服务的机构了。任何人,只要成功混入政府成为官员,他就占有先机,他就能得到大把的资源,而最人民所能看到的最直接的效果就是 - 官员们发达了!什么商业合同啦等等就被这些人及亲朋戚友垄断了。

我想全球各国都有面对这些问题,只在于程度轻重而已。而这问题的根本乃在于人性,贪婪和权利冲昏了官员的脑袋,首先想的是自己先得到了什么,然后任由这种思想文化从上层传至下层,慢慢腐蚀官员们的心。所以我说,选举制度是一伟大发明,通过选举,人民有了工具以惩罚那些忘记了人民是主人的官员,让他们领悟水能载舟、亦能覆舟的道理。古代的中国人民就没那么好运,要通过一场接一场的流血革命运动来换掉忽略民意的人。最不可思议的是当时全国这么多人竟只听命于皇帝一人,资源、权利只集中在皇帝及其朋党身上,也难怪最终中国民智不开,为外国所欺侮。

要解决政府作用瘫痪的问题,我认为真需要为有心为官员者上课洗脑,把凡是应以人民利益为先的思想植入他们的脑袋!政府本身强不强大并不重要,而更为重要的是政府如何使这个社会更公平、更安宁,让人人得以安居乐业,路不拾遗!

中共的唯一选择,就是缓缓转型,人民要付出的代价也较小。

巫统的唯一选择,当是解散!解散吧巫统!

Malaysia's pride - K.S. Pua 潘健成

He is a Malaysian. He was grown up in Malaysia. After high school he furthered his study in Taiwan. He later became one of the founders of Phison(Taiwan)群联 which claims to be the first company to invent "Pen Drive".

I was listening to interview session with Pua on AiFm today from 7pm - 7.40pm. From the way he was speaking, i found out that he is really a tough guy with very very strong mind. He is those passionate and aggressive kind of guy who speaks so fast and clear and with full confidence. I can feel that his brain keeps spinning fast all the time. Therefore, i think it is not just by luck that he has succeeded his career in Taiwan, really.

For those who wish to listen to Pua's philosophy & success story, just listen to AiFm on every Wednesday from 7pm - 7.40pm. I think there are a few more sessions with Pua.

Pua is really a anak Malaysia who makes Malaysia proud! Inilah semangat Malaysia Boleh!

又来放屁了!愚昧的君主们

最近不知怎的,全世界最好康的职业 - 马来西亚各州君主们一个接一个的频频放屁,说什么别质疑国家宪法啦、别质疑马来人特权地位等等,哇,好像他们是下了命令般,以为全国人民都有义务要听他们说。

哇,你们忘了是人民在养你们的啊!

要不是这些君主们有什么所谓的宗教义务,然后又千方百计将他们的利益与马来人的利益挂钩,在独立当时他们的地位已经不保了。

马来西亚各州君主,充其量只是一个好看的象征而已,这么多年来对国家一点贡献也没有!这些皇亲贵族只会向国家拿钱(还不是人民的钱!),然后逍遥快活去!现在是不是太得空,要来放放几个响屁才甘愿?

君主制度,象征了封建,象征了少数人必其他人地位高尚,最重要的是不是令人想起马来西亚很特别的关照“多数人”特权的政策!

这样下去,国家完了!

星期二, 八月 18, 2009

可恶的网络监控!

数月前中共政府竟然想到了一个奥步、一个烂招数 - 在每一台电脑装置绿坝软件,美其名为防止小孩接触不良资讯,实际上极大的控制民间的网络自由,此恶行着实令人不齿!

岂有此理,在中共统治下的人民没有投票权、没有第四权(媒体)、没有三权分立,现在竟然还要剥夺人民的网络自由权?!

众所周知,中共在全国网络点上无时无刻过滤着流入中国的网上资讯,禁了一大堆所谓国人不该去的网站,所谓怕动摇国本、煽动群众云云。我想,如果中共党员真正为民服务,还需怕人民利用互联网表达不满、表达意见吗?还怕人民随时夺权吗?我们知道的许许多多中共高官一个接一个把孩子送到国外念书深造,这是为国的行径吗?你身为高官都对自己国家没信心啊!领导不能以身作则,还能盼人民尊重你吗?

鼓励人民上访吗?还不是个个投诉石沉大海,高官们视还不是视【访者】如无物!

鼓励人民拼经济吗?打造出一堆无创造力、没公民意识的人民吗?有这样的人民,国家会强起来才怪!

没了互联网自由,中国才会乱!中共更快倒台!到时反倒拖累了中国的经济!全中国随时陷入清末民初军阀割据的时代!互联网自由是塑造一个强大的国家的平台、是一个培养高素质公民的工厂、更是一个传播汉学文化的利器!

现在可好了,马来西亚也想有样学样,执政党深怕反对党的网络攻势,竟以中共为榜样了!真好笑!也不想想只要破解这些限制易如反掌,最终他们也会和中共一样功亏一篑!好在他们醒悟得早,早前已宣布放弃此计划了!

绝对、绝对不能抹杀人民的网络自由!

星期一, 八月 17, 2009

脱氧核糖核酸

一天在翻阅报纸,刚好看到关于脱氧核糖核酸的部分,标题是XXX(一堆汉字)DNA XX(一堆汉字)等等。一旁的印度友人也看到了,问我为什么标题这么奇怪,中英参杂,我当场哑口无言。

DNA这英语词汇虽简单方便,但既然有了“脱氧核糖核酸”这中文译名,为何弃之不用,这令人费解。情况就如同弃“国民生产总值”而用GDP、采GPS而非“全球定位系统”一般,有违当初努力翻译相关外来词汇的人士的苦心。

真正的原因应该是在于那些译名都不够方便好用。我建议相关单位重新检讨那些不受欢迎之译名。其中一个可行的方法可能是再简化诸如“国民生产总值”之类的词汇,比如用“国值”代替“国民生产总值”。两个字数的词汇对媒体及公众来说都来得方便多了。

总好过让英语词汇泛滥于汉语世界中!

星期三, 八月 12, 2009

英语崇拜风

欧阳文风发表在星洲日报的文章抨击了许许多多带有不正确心态来学习英语的人。

不禁感慨,想不到还有这么多人活在当初殖民霸权的阴影下,以只懂前宗主国语言为荣,抱有阶级心态,想要在同族内高高在上。这种英语至上心态已如欧阳先生所说是一种扭曲的价值观了。

英殖民霸权的文化战略还真成功!竟影响至今,当然这跟美国的崛起乃大有关联。

陳天然老師病逝

得悉本地华语语音界泰斗陈天然老师于2009年8月10日逝世,令我感到惋惜。

以前常在电台节目听到他的声音。尤记得他是新闻广播员,同时也制作并主持有关华语发音的节目(不太记得)。他似乎也在电视台亮相过,没记错的话乃新闻主播。

一天不知从何处知道他的汉学功力在马来西亚是数一数二的,他在本地华语发音界更是个泰斗!另一个值得一提的泰斗是蒙润龙老师。

马来西亚又损失了一个人才了,陈老师请走好!

星期一, 八月 10, 2009

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

I came across this joke about GDP from today's Nanyang Siang Pau. (Nanyang Business Journal, 南洋商报). The story is roughly like below:

Two economists A & B were paying a visit to their sensei/master who is a well known economist.

On their way, they saw a pile of dogshit on the road. A told B that he was willing to offer B 50 million bucks if B eats the dogshit. Ok B really ate the dogshit and took the 50 million bucks. Then they continued their journey.

After a while, they saw another pile of dogshit again. This time B told A if A eats the dogshit B will return the 50 million bucks to A. A actually a bit regretted giving out his 50 million bucks to B early on and so he took this chance to get back his 50 million bucks by finishing up the dogshit.

Then they continued their journey. After several thoughts they started to realize they actually gained nothing but dogshit in their stomach. They were crying loud, and at that time they had already reached their master's house.

After listening to their stories their master was screaming with excitement: "100 million! 100 million! You two have ust contributed 100 million to our nation's GDP!!! "


Here is the formula of GDP which is taken from Wikipedia:

GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports)

So i think the 100 million bucks from the above story is referring to "private consumption". Hahaha.

I once read about an economist from the United States said that(I could not remember that well) "to grow a nation's GDP (or to boost up a nation's economy), give money to someone to dig a hole on the road, and then offer money to another person to patch the hole up". Hahaha.

Frankly speaking, i think GDP's should be quite reliable else it will not be a universal key indicator to a nation's economic strength.

星期日, 八月 09, 2009

Year 2012 again

Finally a movie about year 2012 is made. The movie talks about year 2012 is the end of the world.

There is a saying that in year 2012 Sun's magnetic pole will swap and hence affects earth's magnetic pole. Some more Earth's magnetic pole is changing all the time. Also Sun will be aligned with Earth in year 2012. Sun's sunspot will be very active at that moment and may cause some impact to the Earth. This was mentioned in the movie "Knowing".

The most famous prediction about year 2012 is the end of the world is coming from Maya civilization. Besides that Isaac Newton also predicted that year 2012 is going to be the end of the world.

Why do we need to trust Maya so much? It is because many evidences showing that they might actually be some advanced civilization race migrated to earth from another planet which position is in between Earth and Venus.

If year 2012 is really the end of the world. Let's start enjoying now. Do not work so hard, do not pursue money. Just try to spend more time with the one you love.

星期六, 八月 08, 2009

One year already!!

Time flies. It has been one year already since i joined this company in KL. Also it is my 1 year in KL.

I have been working on ESB/SOA stuff since day 1. Back then i was really blur of all these queue/web services/broker/adapter stuff as i was from web development background. I am glad that i was given the chance to get exposed to this area. Thanks to the support from my colleagues. They are really great!

Since i am doing integration job, i often have to liaise with a few parties. Hence the interaction between me and them is quite important. The communication between me and them has to be effective to ensure that i am able to deliver the right solution as according to what business users need. This part has troubled me a lot. I think i still have much space for improvement in this area. Perhaps i need to take some psychology course. Hahaha.

I am quite lucky to witness the outsourcing process. My client - a telco company has outsourced its IT department to my company some time back. Things have turned quite messy at the first few months after the outsourcing. For example my project manager has changed 4 times in 3,4 months time and the process is no longer as clear as the one before the outsourcing. Fortunately i can see things are getting stable now.

Just looking forward to learn more things as long as i have not left this company. I hope can get high pay with minimum workload. Hahaha.

星期四, 八月 06, 2009

Statistic - The decline in Malaysia's economic from year 1960 - 2000

Below shows the statistic of GDP per capita which is a very good indicator to a nation's economic strength.
Year 1960, Msia ranked 4th after Singapore, Hong Kong and The Philippines.
Year 1970, S.Korea had caught up and pushed Msia to 5th place. However The Philippines lagi teruk(from 3rd - 6th).
Year 1980, Msia showed some improvement by pulling S.Korea down one place. Guess it was due to the discovery of crude oil in the 70's.
Year 1990, this time S.Korea caught up again and broadened the gap to 9591-6924 = 2667 !!!
Year 2000, the gap between S.Korea and Msia went bigger to 15702-11405 = 4297!!!
Can't wait to see how is it for year 2010.
In summary, from year 1960 until 2000, The Philippines ranking dropped the most. The accusation could go for its then incomplete politic system especially during reign of the notorious Marcos.
It's sad to see the gap between Malaysia and S.Korea to get bigger & bigger. It has been 9 years from year 2000 and i am quite negative that Malaysia could overtake S.Korea's place once again as what it did in year 1980.


1960
countryyeargdp per capitagdp per capita2
Singapore19604211.014219.14
Hong Kong19603264.243321.62
Philippines19602037.332038.72
Malaysia19601829.301800.74
Korea, Republic of19601544.151458.35
Taiwan19601490.941443.61
Indonesia19601098.521071.28
Thailand19601085.841059.09
Vietnam1960nana


1970
countryyeargdp per capitagdp per capita2
Hong Kong19706988.346967.22
Singapore19706843.576837.95
Taiwan19702872.192846.37
Korea, Republic of19702621.312551.89
Malaysia19702571.762529.36
Philippines19702427.132430.59
Thailand19701748.071733.87
Indonesia19701279.191272.85
Vietnam1970nana


1980
countryyeargdp per capitagdp per capita2
Hong Kong198013326.4013410.37
Singapore198013001.4113032.17
Taiwan19805944.635962.89
Malaysia19805009.634950.16
Korea, Republic of19804556.594496.54
Philippines19803293.293313.71
Thailand19802741.712708.16
Indonesia19802082.792083.55
Vietnam1980nana



1990
countryyeargdp per capitagdp per capita2
Hong Kong199022003.3521963.40
Singapore199019472.4619465.91
Taiwan199011283.9011248.17
Korea, Republic of19909591.279592.83
Malaysia19906924.166889.75
Thailand19904844.584863.76
Philippines19903208.793213.57
Vietnam19901441.611433.65

2000
countryyeargdp per capitagdp per capita2
Singapore200029433.7729433.77
Hong Kong200027236.1527236.15
Taiwan200019183.9319183.93
Korea, Republic of200015702.2715702.27
Malaysia200011405.5011405.50
Thailand20006473.606473.60
Philippines20003825.623825.62
Indonesia20003771.863771.86
Vietnam20002189.412189.41

昔华中学杰出校友

目前为止所知道的杰出校友有数位如下:

  1. 黄子。他常在报章电台等媒体发表意见。他在电台上的说话方式非常滑稽,常常反讽时弊。他现时在南洋商报有个专栏。
  2. 杨善勇。自多年前就常在各报章看到他的文章。从中得知他的专长乃城市策划。近来他在东方日报有个专栏。
  3. 后起之秀彭靖岚彭靖雯两姐妹。他们的部落格/博客/网志在本地非常受落因而累积了一些知名度。2年前我偶然间于凌晨在国营电台听到他们的声音,原来是当天的嘉宾。
就只知道这数位,有待日后补充。