Born in the wrong era? No. There is no wrong era.

some thoughts on business why is there business? because there is demand and supply and so there is an opportunity to make profits. so if there were infinite supply, would there still be business to be made? no. no more business. what about if there were no more demand? would there still be business? no. also no more business. so therefore, if there were no demand or infinite supply, then there would be no more business cos there would be no more profits(sounds quite elementary) unless i'm mistaken in any of the logic involved here... in heaven i imagine there would be no more demand because we would have all that we needed, and more in fact. i would also imagine that there would be no problems with supply because all that we ever needed would be in abundance. (actually, what would we need in heaven? God would be all that we need no?) so therefore i conclude that there would be no more business in heaven. or at least no more business as we understand it now. business is a product of the fall it would seem. think about the foundations of business theories and economics. it's based on self-interest. for the theories and laws to hold, we have to assume that people are looking out for themselves. to make more money. it assumes that we have to be selfish. that we want to make the maximum profit. maximum sales, minimum cost. if people sought the good of others, would the theories still stand? if people sought NOT to make the most money, would the laws still make sense? i suspect they would not. so, in a fallen world where business is unavoidable. what would a biblical business look like? or what would a God-pleasing business look like? i would begin by considering how businesses came about in the first place. to survive i need basic necessities. i trade what i have with others to meet my needs. how things were traded depended on various circumstances. for some items, people would be willing to give more things. and for others, less. under different situations, people would give more or less too. if i wanted more, i needed to know how to get more for less. and so profits started coming into the picture. money became invented as a marker to show how much something was worth. 1 cow is worth 20 chickens which is worth 20 dollars. so one chicken is worth 1 dollar. money gave a basic quantifiable value to things. now we want to spend as little to make goods and sell them for a much as possible to make the most profit so that we can live most comfortably. we have moved from "just meeting our needs" to "over-fulfilling our wants". so in extreme cases exploitation and cheating enter the equation to maximise our profits. but think about it. if somebody is going to be rich, then that means that the wealth is going to be concentrated in that somebody. the world only has that much resources. this would inevitably mean that somebody is going to be poor as a result. hence maximising profits would likely mean that the money is coming from somewhere, somehow, and that would likely mean that somewhere, someone is poorer. the exception maybe would be in the case where someone makes the goods all by himself and sells them. like a man who grows lots of fruits by himself and sells them to a lot of people. then everybody would only be poorer by a bit and that man would be much richer. but anyway. back to a less imbalanced business plan. as in one that sought to maintain a balance instead of attaining maximum profit. the balance would be that i sold my goods for what they cost so that i don't make a loss nor do i make a profit. the objective would be so that i simply had enough for what i need to survive. this i think would bring us back to the original trading my goods for your goods so that i had the necessary various goods for survival. like i have 3 milk, you have 3 chicken and he has 3 rice. we all trade with each other so we all have 1 milk chicken and rice. now in a fallen world, that would be too idealistic. but would it be possible that instead of selling goods to maximise profits i sold to make just enough profit to sustain the business and myself? that means that i sell goods to cover their production cost, the operation cost, and make just a little bit more to buy goods for myself to survive. how would this look like in practice? i'm not sure. but i would like to try it one day. just some thoughts.

what's so cool about comics? you need a good writer and a good artist. a fine blend. have just a good writer and it's just a nice story. have just a good artist and it's just a nice drawing. but add both together and you get something awesome.

blogger is reporting that it has some problems but i don't see what the problem is. anyway, just some things to note. ah kong is recovering ah ma is fussing jap exam tmr the sun is shining bright got a camera and gonna start snapping ball just enlisted erm, ya

the master is back ladies and gentlemen. with a renewed vigor for writing hahaha. i'm feeling electric. maybe cos i've some awesome things i want to write about. or maybe cos the laptop is charging and some excess charge seems to be finding an escape into me. hope i don't die from an electric shock tonight. if i do though, please know that the master loves his margarita <3

full metal alchemist..... is very addictive.... i..... cannot.... stop.... i cannot stop i cannot stop i cannot stop I MUST STOP

tmr got boulderactive. i need to be stronger la. :( this seems to have remained unchanged since forever. strength is something i want but have never really worked towards. i hope to work towards becoming stronger. need discipline. haiz

i like company the right kind of company of course. a comfortable kind of company. where i can be myself can do what i want and not feel pressured to do otherwise. where i can be comfortable just being there. don't have to do activities to entertain or occupy the other party or even be concerned about occupying the other party don't have to be scared of boring the person i can do my own thing even and it's cool also. nice eh?

hmmm? the layout of blogger changed ah? gotta get used to this. anyway, i'm writing this on the mac book air inside my parents room with the door locked. i scared that i am not alone at home. i scared that there is someone else here in this house. :( so paranoid. gah ok u punk. if you're real and u appear, i will put in all my effort to beat you. not for justice's sake but to get back at u for making me feel this way. i will vent my anger on you. catharsis. better not have anybody here... :s today got unchartered 3. i am sad that closure and warp have not made it to psn. doh. lousy network! and as i type my wrist hurts.

some chemical reaction are very exothermic. can be very hot or very violent.
like thermite this kind or when u throw caesium in water.

and then some chemicals just don't react. don't even mix.
immiscible liquids. think oil and water.

and then there are the suspensions like....i dunno throwing sand into water?
hah. this kind u leave it to settle it will settle. mix it up abit and it looks like it's mixed, but actually no la. does ribena count as a suspension?
the constituents may be well mixed but no chemical change has occurred?

and then there are the nice happy chemical reactions.
u mix baking soda with vinegar and u get something new.
the final product may not taste so nice, but final product it is and the constituents are not the same anymore. and we can hope that something good has resulted from the whole interaction.

obviously, the relationship between different chemicals will produce different results and one must definitely factor in the conditions of the interactions as well. think catalysts and atmosphere and reaction energy.

and then also consider that under different scenarios, different reactions are desired.

and so at the end of the day, it is about identifying the chemicals, knowing the interactions and producing the results as is required by the relevant scenarios.

straightforward in theory?
yesh.
simple in practice?
no.

is life not simple?
we don't need so many things right?
today i was thinking about a certain kind of lifestyle and i wonder how feasible it is.

imagine living in a flat
don't need so many rooms
kitchen and bedroom enough
the kitchen will have a fridge, washing machine, stove and microwave.
actually washing machine optional, pail will do.
toilet don't need heater.
bedroom will have a bed and a fan and a table and chair to do work.
table and chair maybe optional,
how about short table and sit on the floor?
and then a lap top, no need tv.
for other possesions, clothes.
clothing is minimal, only what is needed.
the house no need air con also.
at night when sleeping, just open the window and on fan, very comfortable lo
then when using the toilet, only on light when pang sai.
bathing and peeing no need light.
for recreation, is all out of the house, so don't need things in the house.
can go library or play sports or go ntu and watch dvd. hahaha.
maybe the only other possession is books.
hmm. how much money will be saved living like this eh?
and how much hassle also...

closure,
next game to get. haha
but after exams ba.
saw on ign and it looks like limbo, which is a good thing.
going to bathe now

sunday was a day when i saw two emo dudes
poor things.
had lots of laughs though. sometimes at their expense.
i hope i never have to put anybody through such an experience.
haha.
think too highly of myself le.
don't think i am capable of causing such trauma in ppl ba.