There was a memorable scene in the movie The pursuit of Happiness, where Chris Gardner (Will Smith) - an unemployed, broke, homeless, single parent with a son to raise; one day saw a Ferrari F40 parked along the street, he then quickly ran up to the driver and asked, "What do you do, and how do you do it?"
"I am a stock broker," driver replied.
Even though its a movie, Chris' attitude made a deep impression on me - A person who has lost all of his processions once meaningful to his life (house, car, wife, salary, friendships, bank accounts), yet is still able maintain a courage and ambition to dream big. If he had not had the courage to ask those two crucial questions (questions which changed his life), he would not have known that the driver was a stock broker, and thus would have not determined to become one himself. He later became very successful at it and founded his own brokerage company that made him a millionaire.
Chris Gardner never thought of himself as being 'poor,' thus not allowing his circumstances to deter him away from being rich and think rich. - Rich is a mindset.
At the valley of his life, he did not see himself at despair, instead he is always motivated (with the desire to bring happiness to his son) to look for opportunities to climb back up to the peak. It was determination and courage which rewarded him happiness.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Psychology of "本來無一物"
"An experiment was done by a group of psychologists -Two strangers were invited into a room, 100 dollar cash was placed on the table. Person A was give the authority to split the 100 dollars with person B in however way person A desires (ie 50/50 ; 60/40; 80/20; 40/60, etc) , while Person B was given the authority to reject person A's offer at any point he desires, but when this happens neither person A or B will get any money at all.
The result was interesting: It was the point when person A proposed 80/20 split with person B, that person B decides to call off the deal, thus both of them walked away empty handed. This is because person B has reached a threshold where he simply could not get over seeing person A getting a better end of the deal, and would rather see both of them walk away from free money.
The psychologists took this experiment to a third world country, where 100 dollars is worth several months of average person's income. Two strangers were invited to participate, and the same result was found: There was one point where Person B would rather give up his own free 20 dollars (worth 1 month of his average salary) and let both walk away empty handed, than seeing person A getting free 80 dollars - a better end of the deal. " - Eben Pagan
菩提本無樹，明鏡亦非台，本來無一物，何處惹塵埃 : Most of us are easily seduced and trapped by the values present in front of us, thus forgetting to hold on to what is truly meaningful to us in a bigger perspective.
Learn to love the shorter end of the deal...this is scarcity thinking - the fundamental principle of marketing, and surprisingly, is also the principle of Buddhism - 本來無一物，何處惹塵埃. 知足, 助人為快樂之本.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k51vFkjtf3g
The result was interesting: It was the point when person A proposed 80/20 split with person B, that person B decides to call off the deal, thus both of them walked away empty handed. This is because person B has reached a threshold where he simply could not get over seeing person A getting a better end of the deal, and would rather see both of them walk away from free money.
The psychologists took this experiment to a third world country, where 100 dollars is worth several months of average person's income. Two strangers were invited to participate, and the same result was found: There was one point where Person B would rather give up his own free 20 dollars (worth 1 month of his average salary) and let both walk away empty handed, than seeing person A getting free 80 dollars - a better end of the deal. " - Eben Pagan
菩提本無樹，明鏡亦非台，本來無一物，何處惹塵埃 : Most of us are easily seduced and trapped by the values present in front of us, thus forgetting to hold on to what is truly meaningful to us in a bigger perspective.
Learn to love the shorter end of the deal...this is scarcity thinking - the fundamental principle of marketing, and surprisingly, is also the principle of Buddhism - 本來無一物，何處惹塵埃. 知足, 助人為快樂之本.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k51vFkjtf3g
Music tingles within.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnr72gZlTzs
and between minds......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtw8G5nSI4&feature=related
"Look at your environment, which you are enjoying, and see if it asks 'WHY,' You'll see that it doesn't. This custom of asking WHY is the same as asking which is the most or which is the best. They are very closely related questions that enable you to disconnect yourself from your experience, rather than to identify with it." - John Cage, composer
design ought to do the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnr72gZlTzs
and between minds......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtw8G5nSI4&feature=related
"Look at your environment, which you are enjoying, and see if it asks 'WHY,' You'll see that it doesn't. This custom of asking WHY is the same as asking which is the most or which is the best. They are very closely related questions that enable you to disconnect yourself from your experience, rather than to identify with it." - John Cage, composer
design ought to do the same.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
True Wealth
"There is a big difference between Money and Wealth. Wealth is having the knowledge, system, and asset to understand how to create value for others. While money is simply paper that pretend to have some arbitrary value." - Eben Pagan
Success is fulfillment, for self and helping others to fulfill.
What is interesting is that the billion and millionaires, such as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Paul Otellini, Jet Li, (the ones who can afford pretty much anything they wish) all expressed the fact that there is nothing more fulfilling than being able to help others to succeed and fulfill others needs than spending money buying mansions, cars, and other exotics for themselves. The act of helping others gives them the inner fulfillment that often endure a lot longer than the material fulfillment that they could easily achieve for themselves, as material fulfillment often didn't last long - cars will one day broke down, mansions will be sold. What is more permanent is the fulfillment of the minds, seeing their ability to make more significant impact by giving others who desperate in need of those material fulfillment than themselves do.
The most powerful and influential people throughout our history are commemorated not because how much they earned, but how much they acted, how much they influenced others, and how much they give back to society.
Success is fulfillment, for self and helping others to fulfill.
What is interesting is that the billion and millionaires, such as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Paul Otellini, Jet Li, (the ones who can afford pretty much anything they wish) all expressed the fact that there is nothing more fulfilling than being able to help others to succeed and fulfill others needs than spending money buying mansions, cars, and other exotics for themselves. The act of helping others gives them the inner fulfillment that often endure a lot longer than the material fulfillment that they could easily achieve for themselves, as material fulfillment often didn't last long - cars will one day broke down, mansions will be sold. What is more permanent is the fulfillment of the minds, seeing their ability to make more significant impact by giving others who desperate in need of those material fulfillment than themselves do.
The most powerful and influential people throughout our history are commemorated not because how much they earned, but how much they acted, how much they influenced others, and how much they give back to society.
Rich Mind
"Rich is a state of mind. If you are rich on the inside, then you can go create money. If you are not rich on the inside, even if you get rich one day, you will find ways to get rid of it" - John Reeves
There was a memorable scene in the movie The pursuit of Happiness, where Chris Gardner (Will Smith) - an unemployed, broke, homeless, single parent with a son to raise; one day saw a red Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole parked along the street, he quickly ran up to the driver and asked, "What do you do, and how do you do it?"
"I am a stock broker," driver replied.
Even though its a movie, Chris' attitude made a deep impression on me - A person who has lost all of his processions once meaningful to his life (house, car, wife, salary, friendships, bank accounts), yet is still able maintain a courage and ambition to look further and dream bigger than ordinary individuals. If he had not had the courage to ask the driver those two crucial questions (questions which turned his life around), he would not have known that the driver was a stock broker, and thus would not have determine to become a broker himself. He later became very successful at it and founded his own brokerage company that made him a millionaire.
Chris Gardner never thought of himself as being 'poor,' thus not allowing his circumstances to deter him away from being rich and think rich. - Rich is a mindset.
At the valley of his life, he did not see himself at despair, instead he is always motivated (with the desire to bring happiness to his son) to look for opportunities to climb back up to the peak. It was bold determination and courage which rewarded him happiness.
Between 0:27 - 0:40 sec,
There was a memorable scene in the movie The pursuit of Happiness, where Chris Gardner (Will Smith) - an unemployed, broke, homeless, single parent with a son to raise; one day saw a red Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole parked along the street, he quickly ran up to the driver and asked, "What do you do, and how do you do it?"
"I am a stock broker," driver replied.
Even though its a movie, Chris' attitude made a deep impression on me - A person who has lost all of his processions once meaningful to his life (house, car, wife, salary, friendships, bank accounts), yet is still able maintain a courage and ambition to look further and dream bigger than ordinary individuals. If he had not had the courage to ask the driver those two crucial questions (questions which turned his life around), he would not have known that the driver was a stock broker, and thus would not have determine to become a broker himself. He later became very successful at it and founded his own brokerage company that made him a millionaire.
Chris Gardner never thought of himself as being 'poor,' thus not allowing his circumstances to deter him away from being rich and think rich. - Rich is a mindset.
At the valley of his life, he did not see himself at despair, instead he is always motivated (with the desire to bring happiness to his son) to look for opportunities to climb back up to the peak. It was bold determination and courage which rewarded him happiness.
Between 0:27 - 0:40 sec,
5 skills necessary
Language: learn the language, and incorporate them into everyday speaking.
Communication: besides using words, practice communication through nonverbal, body language.
Marketing, PR: direct-response, train to communicate complete message/story to stranger
Sales: consultative sale over simple persuasive direct sell. start by asking questions to learn client's problem, see if you could offer them something useful, or if your product fit, then sell solution specific fixing their solution. The best seller would actually understand what client needs, and openly admit their product can't solve, but will refer someone else that could actually solve their problems...this builds trust and professionalism, learn to walk away and let opportunity finds its way.
Public speaking: rejection triggers pain, fear of potential rejection by audience. Learn it through practice public speaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyXSaZATMvM&feature=related
Communication: besides using words, practice communication through nonverbal, body language.
Marketing, PR: direct-response, train to communicate complete message/story to stranger
Sales: consultative sale over simple persuasive direct sell. start by asking questions to learn client's problem, see if you could offer them something useful, or if your product fit, then sell solution specific fixing their solution. The best seller would actually understand what client needs, and openly admit their product can't solve, but will refer someone else that could actually solve their problems...this builds trust and professionalism, learn to walk away and let opportunity finds its way.
Public speaking: rejection triggers pain, fear of potential rejection by audience. Learn it through practice public speaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyXSaZATMvM&feature=related
No hands, no legs, no problem
"心裡的恐懼 是人生最大殘障" - Nick Vujicic & Alexander the Great
Fear is our biggest handicap.
True strength is not found in perfection, but in understanding our own limitations.
知足者富, 強行者有志.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9026810297916989221
Notes:
Perspective: know where you are who you are. The way you see your life will determine how successful you are. See what you do have, not ponder what you don't have (知足), and use what you have wisely. Be thankful, give your self credit (肯定自己).
Vision: see far 遠見, know where you want go with what you have. The only limit is the ones you put on yourself. Vision is what keeps you moving forward. Dont give up with things you can't do today. "The day you have full potential is the day you have not, because there is still today."
Choice: It is up to you to decide who you are and what you want to do, then act upon it. Once determined, every decision, every action, every judgment could potentially propel you closer and closer towards your goal. So think mindfully every step you take.
Fear is our biggest handicap.
True strength is not found in perfection, but in understanding our own limitations.
知足者富, 強行者有志.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9026810297916989221
Notes:
Perspective: know where you are who you are. The way you see your life will determine how successful you are. See what you do have, not ponder what you don't have (知足), and use what you have wisely. Be thankful, give your self credit (肯定自己).
Vision: see far 遠見, know where you want go with what you have. The only limit is the ones you put on yourself. Vision is what keeps you moving forward. Dont give up with things you can't do today. "The day you have full potential is the day you have not, because there is still today."
Choice: It is up to you to decide who you are and what you want to do, then act upon it. Once determined, every decision, every action, every judgment could potentially propel you closer and closer towards your goal. So think mindfully every step you take.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Business of Magazine
"Getting information first is one of the biggest luxury of all" - Tyler Brule, founder of Wallpaper* Magazine
In the age of exploded media and internetships, ability to acquire, process, and present info has already become the second greatest asset, first being our mind (which is partially shaped by info we acquired, but not totally, 凡事從心開始)
Notes:
Monocle: 7000 copies printed per issue worldwide per day, 90,000 copies sold in the first year.
Journalistic over graphics like its predecessor Wallpaper*
The accessibility, the content, the medium of delivery (platform), the speed, efficiency, and portability.
platform being the most important, it decides how and what the info would be perceived by the audience.
Funding: from private equity firms, family investments, media corp, bank, readers, focus is on choosing one who understands the concept of the platform.
Understand what people want via market research, observation, survey.....costly and time consuming.
Where would it be read? on the road, plane, to work,
editorial budget: to finance the writers visiting and writing stories on the road.
Advertisers: bringing the platform and concept to the advertisement agency for approval to receive permission to publish products. Attracted not only to stats (ie # of copies sold annually) but also the perspectives ahead (ie expansion, content management, types of photos), as they wish magazines to be their primary advertising agency.
Distribution: Global - reduces risks of selling, wider audience may attract more global advertisers rather than only relying on a handful.
The abundance of web media drives further need for physical print. Print will become a precious scholarly luxury in the future. 反方向思考
Editorial consulting service...concept development of magazine comes from the desire to tell a strong narrative for each issue, with stories centering around the main idea...knowing what makes a good story, response to marketplace, find your target audience.
Archigram = telegraph
In the age of exploded media and internetships, ability to acquire, process, and present info has already become the second greatest asset, first being our mind (which is partially shaped by info we acquired, but not totally, 凡事從心開始)
Notes:
Monocle: 7000 copies printed per issue worldwide per day, 90,000 copies sold in the first year.
Journalistic over graphics like its predecessor Wallpaper*
The accessibility, the content, the medium of delivery (platform), the speed, efficiency, and portability.
platform being the most important, it decides how and what the info would be perceived by the audience.
Funding: from private equity firms, family investments, media corp, bank, readers, focus is on choosing one who understands the concept of the platform.
Understand what people want via market research, observation, survey.....costly and time consuming.
Where would it be read? on the road, plane, to work,
editorial budget: to finance the writers visiting and writing stories on the road.
Advertisers: bringing the platform and concept to the advertisement agency for approval to receive permission to publish products. Attracted not only to stats (ie # of copies sold annually) but also the perspectives ahead (ie expansion, content management, types of photos), as they wish magazines to be their primary advertising agency.
Distribution: Global - reduces risks of selling, wider audience may attract more global advertisers rather than only relying on a handful.
The abundance of web media drives further need for physical print. Print will become a precious scholarly luxury in the future. 反方向思考
Editorial consulting service...concept development of magazine comes from the desire to tell a strong narrative for each issue, with stories centering around the main idea...knowing what makes a good story, response to marketplace, find your target audience.
Archigram = telegraph
Friday, December 26, 2008
Marketing terms
Remember, there is the "best-selling author," but never the "best-writing author."
Museum + Marketing = Bilbao Effect
Architect + Branding + PR = Starchitect
Marketing's power concerns how the product can be effectively distributed to the potential customers, or you could say is a storytelling or narrative that helps public to understand your idea.
Pyramid Scheme: illegal, works somewhat like franchise, but does not actually sell anything.
Multi-level marketing or Network marketing: a business distribution model that use means of direct selling and relationship referrals such as "words of mouth" (involving the parent company of product, the distributors, and downline distributors, to sell)...similar to a franchise model.
Incentives (compensation, promotion, commission) motivates the distributors to sell or find more downline distributors, thus spreading the products.
direct selling: sell to customer via person
direct marketing: sell via mail, email, infomercial
downline,
Free-line: Products cheaply produced and can be give away to establish better customer relationships.
Depth-line: The products reserve for the best customers who wish to know you more.
消費者的口耳相傳是最強大的媒體 create value for yourself first, value is irreplaceable.
Museum + Marketing = Bilbao Effect
Architect + Branding + PR = Starchitect
Marketing's power concerns how the product can be effectively distributed to the potential customers, or you could say is a storytelling or narrative that helps public to understand your idea.
Pyramid Scheme: illegal, works somewhat like franchise, but does not actually sell anything.
Multi-level marketing or Network marketing: a business distribution model that use means of direct selling and relationship referrals such as "words of mouth" (involving the parent company of product, the distributors, and downline distributors, to sell)...similar to a franchise model.
Incentives (compensation, promotion, commission) motivates the distributors to sell or find more downline distributors, thus spreading the products.
direct selling: sell to customer via person
direct marketing: sell via mail, email, infomercial
downline,
Free-line: Products cheaply produced and can be give away to establish better customer relationships.
Depth-line: The products reserve for the best customers who wish to know you more.
消費者的口耳相傳是最強大的媒體 create value for yourself first, value is irreplaceable.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
7 Pounds of Yes! Man
"One must give in order to receive,
once received one must also give." - Ben Thomas IRS
"Its never too late to open a heart
Its never too late to change a life
Its never too late to take a chance" - Yes! Man
once received one must also give." - Ben Thomas IRS
"Its never too late to open a heart
Its never too late to change a life
Its never too late to take a chance" - Yes! Man
FQ
"Financial Intelligence is not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard that money works for you, and how much generation you keep it for." - Robert Kiyosaki
Choose freedom over security, it means business of managing risks over avoiding risks.
Choose freedom over security, it means business of managing risks over avoiding risks.
Cashflow
Notes:
Difference between four quadrants is emotion, choose quadrants based on personal belief and what is important.
Money is important, but don't spend your whole life working for it, let money work for you. Generate more free time to do other things more meaningful, such as time taking care of health, family, and friends.
Who you have to be, not what you have to do?
It doesn't take money to make money, nor a formal education.
Takes dream, determination, quick learning, and pick a quadrant.
how we choose to respond to emotions (of fear) : either security or freedom
4 cashflow quadrants:
Employee: need for security, receive salary, safe secure high paid job with good employee benefit.
Self employed: self employed type - owns the job and works for himself, do everything by himself (hard work and extreme effort) and works for duties responsible by many others in a business, be their own boss, or do their own things, private practice, receive salary for themselves, independent when comes to money, do it on their own and work hard, need for independence and freedom is more important than money, hardcore professionist....earn from commissions (artists, broker, freelance)
Business owner: own the business system and hire independent professionals to manage, don't have to work in business you own, while still be active in other quadrants like E, I.....looking for someone to run the company. "Why do it yourself when you could hire others to do it for you, better" - Henry Ford. Ownership and Leadership, bring out the best in everybody. Learn to work with elite people. Focus on the system of business (how departments run) not the product (burger).
Investment: money generate more money, is my cashflow from internal rate of return or net rate of return? Income generated without working for it, and still receive tax benefit columns.
Diversification: play to not lose. Focus: play to win. Instead of learning to avoid risk, learn to take and manage risk.
Wealth: "Number of days you survive without working and still maintain a same standard of living. Asset pays over your expenses." - Buckminster Fuller
security / financial security
freedom: business owner (people work for you), investor (money work for you) both are different skills. Education over ego.
Difference between four quadrants is emotion, choose quadrants based on personal belief and what is important.
Money is important, but don't spend your whole life working for it, let money work for you. Generate more free time to do other things more meaningful, such as time taking care of health, family, and friends.
Who you have to be, not what you have to do?
It doesn't take money to make money, nor a formal education.
Takes dream, determination, quick learning, and pick a quadrant.
how we choose to respond to emotions (of fear) : either security or freedom
4 cashflow quadrants:
Employee: need for security, receive salary, safe secure high paid job with good employee benefit.
Self employed: self employed type - owns the job and works for himself, do everything by himself (hard work and extreme effort) and works for duties responsible by many others in a business, be their own boss, or do their own things, private practice, receive salary for themselves, independent when comes to money, do it on their own and work hard, need for independence and freedom is more important than money, hardcore professionist....earn from commissions (artists, broker, freelance)
Business owner: own the business system and hire independent professionals to manage, don't have to work in business you own, while still be active in other quadrants like E, I.....looking for someone to run the company. "Why do it yourself when you could hire others to do it for you, better" - Henry Ford. Ownership and Leadership, bring out the best in everybody. Learn to work with elite people. Focus on the system of business (how departments run) not the product (burger).
Investment: money generate more money, is my cashflow from internal rate of return or net rate of return? Income generated without working for it, and still receive tax benefit columns.
Diversification: play to not lose. Focus: play to win. Instead of learning to avoid risk, learn to take and manage risk.
Wealth: "Number of days you survive without working and still maintain a same standard of living. Asset pays over your expenses." - Buckminster Fuller
security / financial security
freedom: business owner (people work for you), investor (money work for you) both are different skills. Education over ego.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
張學友老歌 新唱
離人
銀色小船搖搖晃晃彎彎
懸在絨絨的天上
妳的心事三三倆倆藍藍
停在我幽幽心上
妳說情到深處人怎能不孤獨
愛到濃時就牽腸掛肚
我的行李孤孤單單散散惹惆悵
離人放逐到邊界
彷彿走入第五個季節
晝夜亂了和諧 潮泛任性漲退 字典裡沒春天
離人揮霍著眼淚
迴避還在眼前的離別
妳不敢想明天
我不肯說再見
有人說
一次告別天上就會有顆星...又熄滅
張學友
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7aC3sKB1R0
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Hamburger talk
"How many people can cook a better hamburger and food than McDonalds? I bet you can, and almost everyone else can. But how come McDonalds makes a lot more money than you do?" - Robert Kiyosaki.
There are so many people in this world with extraordinary talents but are still poor because they focus on cooking a better hamburger yet know little or nothing about business of marketing and selling.
The reason why schools don't teach us how to make money is because schools could not differentiate the fundamental difference between a profession versus a business. Ray Kroc, McDonald's founder separates between profession and business: his profession is about selling (hamburgers) this is what he works for on daily basis and get paid by the hours, yet his business is the accumulation of income producing real estate (asset), where his true wealth amasses without himself being at work. Most of us focus only on the income from our profession because this is what our school teaches (ie get a good education then find a stable high pay job in a good company, this causes you to depend on you salary to live, to work for money and play safe with your money rather than to let money work for you). School teach you to invest in your profession, but not in your business (income producing asset). It is business that can give you long term financial freedom, while profession will only provide you with financial security...as long as you are still working and not retired...but how long can you work for, your whole life? This is why investment in income-generating asset is important. The earlier you start, the better. But its never too late.
There are valuable skills which you will learn from working in professions, these are necessary building-blocks to assist you in constructing a business and help you make a leap, such as understanding of leadership, communication, production, networking, and public relations. The purpose of profession is to learn necessary skills, while helping you to accumulate capital to pay to start up a business. In summary profession is essential in learning the skill set and knowledge about the process (business models), while help you earn enough asset to make a transition towards business building.
There are so many people in this world with extraordinary talents but are still poor because they focus on cooking a better hamburger yet know little or nothing about business of marketing and selling.
The reason why schools don't teach us how to make money is because schools could not differentiate the fundamental difference between a profession versus a business. Ray Kroc, McDonald's founder separates between profession and business: his profession is about selling (hamburgers) this is what he works for on daily basis and get paid by the hours, yet his business is the accumulation of income producing real estate (asset), where his true wealth amasses without himself being at work. Most of us focus only on the income from our profession because this is what our school teaches (ie get a good education then find a stable high pay job in a good company, this causes you to depend on you salary to live, to work for money and play safe with your money rather than to let money work for you). School teach you to invest in your profession, but not in your business (income producing asset). It is business that can give you long term financial freedom, while profession will only provide you with financial security...as long as you are still working and not retired...but how long can you work for, your whole life? This is why investment in income-generating asset is important. The earlier you start, the better. But its never too late.
There are valuable skills which you will learn from working in professions, these are necessary building-blocks to assist you in constructing a business and help you make a leap, such as understanding of leadership, communication, production, networking, and public relations. The purpose of profession is to learn necessary skills, while helping you to accumulate capital to pay to start up a business. In summary profession is essential in learning the skill set and knowledge about the process (business models), while help you earn enough asset to make a transition towards business building.
藏拙
在職場上能否到達想要的境地，關鍵就在於用心. "在社會中，我們很習慣以成敗來論英雄。但談到夢想時，我相信沒有成功與失敗，只有堅持與不堅持，勇敢與不勇敢 !" - 時尚造型設計師Roger
"除了經驗、敏銳、專業，還需要永不停止的熱情與堅持.
對導師的感激、朋友的真誠、對生活的熱愛、自我的要求.
明白除了歌唱、表演之外，更要注意藝人的外在、儀表及內在的人文素養，臨危不亂的從容優雅是多麼重要.
就算娛樂圈這幾年來千變萬化，他還是一樣，從心出發, 以誠待人，這樣做會讓自己更快樂 - 那種呵護，完全出自內心，不需要回報."
藏拙 = 準備好 100% 才出手
* from 藏拙-書
"除了經驗、敏銳、專業，還需要永不停止的熱情與堅持.
對導師的感激、朋友的真誠、對生活的熱愛、自我的要求.
明白除了歌唱、表演之外，更要注意藝人的外在、儀表及內在的人文素養，臨危不亂的從容優雅是多麼重要.
就算娛樂圈這幾年來千變萬化，他還是一樣，從心出發, 以誠待人，這樣做會讓自己更快樂 - 那種呵護，完全出自內心，不需要回報."
藏拙 = 準備好 100% 才出手
* from 藏拙-書
Monday, December 22, 2008
左賀的超級阿嬤
"人生就像爬山一樣有高有低 會往上爬也會往下走 人有時候也要下到有清撤溪水的山谷看看 喝喝冰涼的溪水 洗洗身子後再往上爬" - 左賀超級阿嬤的毅力
"上山頂後拍張紀念照片就該往下走了 山頂上是不適合住人的 山頂沒有房子 沒有超市 什麼都沒有 但是溪邊有水有魚又有花 就像是超市一樣 若是從山上走下 再往上走就好了 人生像這樣高低的重複者 其實才是最安定的" - 左賀超級阿嬤的樂觀
"人生致死之前都是打發時間 而學習就是打發時間最好的方法 既能打發時間又可以增加知識" - 左賀超級阿嬤的態度
"上山頂後拍張紀念照片就該往下走了 山頂上是不適合住人的 山頂沒有房子 沒有超市 什麼都沒有 但是溪邊有水有魚又有花 就像是超市一樣 若是從山上走下 再往上走就好了 人生像這樣高低的重複者 其實才是最安定的" - 左賀超級阿嬤的樂觀
"人生致死之前都是打發時間 而學習就是打發時間最好的方法 既能打發時間又可以增加知識" - 左賀超級阿嬤的態度
Sunday, December 21, 2008
謝謝
沒有你們 我不會有今天
伍思凱 - 分享
沒有你們 我不會有今天
伍思凱 - 分享
時間已做了選擇 什麼人叫做朋友
偶而碰頭 心情卻能一點就通
＊因為我們曾有過 理想類似的生活
太多感受 絕非三言兩語能形容
可能有時我們顧慮太多
太多決定需要我們去選擇
擔心會犯錯 難免會受挫
幸好一路上有妳陪我
＃與妳分享的快樂 勝過獨自擁有
至今我仍深深感動 好友如同一扇窗
能讓視野不同
與妳分享的快樂 勝過獨自擁有
至今我仍深深感動 好友如同一扇門
讓世界〔變〕開闊
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzJgsdluaaI
Life's Lesson
"Life is the best teacher of all. Most of the time, life does not talk to you, it just sort of pushes you around. Each push is life saying - Wake Up! There is Something I Want You to Learn.
Life pushes all of us around, some give up, others fight. Those who welcome life pushing them around want to learn something from each moment in life and move on, "
"Laziness does not make one healthy nor wealthy."
"Passion is combination of love and courage, fueled by anger and discontent."
"Self inflicted fear, ignorance, and desire/greed (which rises from emotions) is what keeps people working for money, but not letting money work for them." R. Kiyosaki
Life pushes all of us around, some give up, others fight. Those who welcome life pushing them around want to learn something from each moment in life and move on, "
"Laziness does not make one healthy nor wealthy."
"Passion is combination of love and courage, fueled by anger and discontent."
"Self inflicted fear, ignorance, and desire/greed (which rises from emotions) is what keeps people working for money, but not letting money work for them." R. Kiyosaki
Life's lesson
Summary of principles:
What is money? money is something everyone agrees on. Money can be any thing you want to be. If you can make something everyone agrees, then you can make money.
Know the difference between working for money and making money work for you, and Profession over Business. Work for money: profession, you work # of hr, and awarded $ per hr. Reality is: if you stop, $ does not come, and you can only work certain amount of hrs and being dependent on salary, rat race beings. Let money work for you: business, money comes even when you are not present, it works for you 24 hrs a day regardless of where you are what you are doing.
Asset: brings $ into your pocket.
Liability: takes $ out of your pocket.
Asset over liability, cashflow goes into asset first before going into expense. Must pay yourself first (regular contribution to asset) when the cheque is received, bills last, and use your intelligence not emotion to cut down expense, while make additional money to cover the bills.
Asset: Stock, mutual fund, real estate, GIS, bond, royalties, patents.... which will later help you to develop your own business. Liability: Mortgage, loans, debt, car payment, expense, anything out of your pocket. Your liability is someone's asset, your asset comes from someone's liability.
A house may be an asset or liability depending on the net income of the house. Ex: If the total month expense related to the income is less than the total income the house generate (ie via rent from tenant), then the net monthly income regarding the house is a surplus, thus the house is considered an (income generating) asset. If net income is deficit, then the house is a liability.
So always focus on asset, avoid liability.
True intelligence is knowing what is appropriate than what is right or wrong. Seeks balance, how much you should do, rather than being extreme and say either right or wrong right off the (emotional) bat....all about balance.
If you want something, you must first give.
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"Life is the best teacher of all. Most of the time, life does not talk to you, it just sort of pushes you around. Each push is life saying - Wake Up! There is Something I Want You to Learn.
Life pushes all of us around, some give up, others fight, those who want to learn something and move on, they welcome life pushing them around."
"Laziness does not make one healthy nor wealthy."
"Passion is combination of love and courage, fueled by anger and discontent.
"Self inflicted fear, ignorance, and desire/greed (which naturally rises from emotions) is what keeps people working for money."
Fear of not having money, and once they do, they feel money will buy them everything....this becomes an endless cycle that traps people into working for money their entire life...being rich and earn high paychecks does not solve the problem, it only makes you more fearful of losing money (fear) and wanting to earn more (desire)...this is when you are working for money, your emotions are controlled by money, your life is controlled by money. Ignorance is when you stop learning and search knowledge of oneself, you are shut off from the rest of the world, your perspective becomes narrowed, your mind is closed. Ignorance is the cause of greed and fear
Use your emotions to think, not to think with emotions. Higher emotions tend to lower financial intelligence. Mortgage: paying for home they never own, property tax, don't always appreciate in value, mortgage draws money away from other opportunities to make money, lost of time where other could grow in value, loss of additional capitol for other investment chance, lost of education. Primary income should be through income producing asset, not just wage itself. concentrate on buying income generating asset, keep liabilities (such as house) down.
"The rich buy assets, the poor only have expenses, the middle class buy assets thinking they are liabilities." Middle class work for owners of company, the government through taxes, and finally the banks through mortgages...this is a financial struggle...working for someone entire life, life revolve around wage and income column...this a lifestyle that they are trapped and will never get out of debt.
Business: something that generates asset without you being there you own, but managed by others (or else would be a profession). Stocks, bond, mutual funds, income generating real estate, notes IOU, intellectual royalities, patents, etc that appreciates and have a ready market.
Difference between Profession and Business: Schools trains people to have professional skills to enter the workplace to work for money. ex: if you are a banker, bank would be your profession, not business. . If you own the bank, bank would be your business. Ray Krock, McDonald's founder separates between profession and business: his profession is selling hamburgers (income), yet his business is the accumation of income producing real estate (asset). Most of us focus only on the income from our profession (ie wage, seeking raise or higher pay, educate for raise, cling to job and play safe could not help them survive during crisis), but not the asset. So buy real asset.
Work to learn, not to make money...to seek what you will learn rather than what you will earn...look down the road to see what skills they want to acquire before choosing a specific profession before being trapped in a rat race. "You want to learn a little about a lot"
Leadership, selling
"How many people can cook a better hamburger than McDonalds? then how come McDonalds make more money than you do? So many talented people are poor because they focus on cooking a better hamburger and know little about business."
"best selling author, not best writing author."
manage of cash flow, time organization, people, selling, marketing, negotiating, communication
1. Need a strong reason/purpose greater than reality
2. Choose, power to choose is in you, every action every moment you need to choose...choosing to be rich requires certain spending habits you have to make. Choose to spend it foolishly and you will be poor. Choose to spend on liability and you will be a middle class, choose to spend on your mind and asset, then you will be wealthy. Learn & time are most important asset, what we do with our time?
3. Choose friend carefully, learn from all of them, what to do, what not to do.
4. master a formula of making money, then learn a new one.
5. Pay yourself first, power of self discipline, spend on asset, control desire and cut expense. Pay bill is the last, when run into difficulty paying bill, don't draw money from saving to pay for it, but use your intelligence to make more money. Mental fortitude.
6. pay broker well, pay professionals well (they educate you ,and give you better information, their service will earn you money, more they make, more you make.
7. Indian giver,
8. Buy luxury only from asset, not credit. Learn to make money, not work or borrow money to pay for luxury.
9. Need for hero, and naivety, follow them no to read and learn from them, their experience, negotiation, investment strategy.
10. If you want something, you first need to give. Be charitable and giving, both in money and education. If you want something, first give you what you want. When you in need of something or short of money, health, always give yours first, it will always come back. Be generosity which what you are, and the power of generosity will make them smarter. Principle of reciprocity. Poor is more greedy than wealth.
Job = just over broke..work then pay bill. Workers work hard enough to not get fired, while the owners pay just enough so the workers wont quit.
"Wealth is a person's ability to survive so many days forward." - Buckminster Fuller - fincancial survivability compared between asset (excluding wage) and expense. Asset is re-invested back into asset, while expense maintain low.
Living a life of fear and ignorance....
Dont react (dont let money control your emotion), think!
Dont work for money, let money work for you.
asset and liability, acquire only asset, not liability....use asset bring you cash, not money, money only accentuate your flow of cash.
Financial illiteracy: spend on liability than asset, do not know how to spend money wisely. Do more for less. An intelligent person hire people who are more intelligent than they are.
"more money does not solve problems, intelligence solve problems."
R. Kiyosaki
I don't run, I fight.
Priority: 1. be Rich, 2. be comfortable, 3. be secure.
Money can be any thing you want to be.
True intelligence is knowing what is appropriate than what is right or wrong. (seeks balance, how much you should do, rather than being extreme and say either right or wrong right off the (emotional) bat.
What is money? money is something everyone agrees on. Money can be any thing you want to be. If you can make something everyone agrees, then you can make money.
Know the difference between working for money and making money work for you, and Profession over Business. Work for money: profession, you work # of hr, and awarded $ per hr. Reality is: if you stop, $ does not come, and you can only work certain amount of hrs and being dependent on salary, rat race beings. Let money work for you: business, money comes even when you are not present, it works for you 24 hrs a day regardless of where you are what you are doing.
Asset: brings $ into your pocket.
Liability: takes $ out of your pocket.
Asset over liability, cashflow goes into asset first before going into expense. Must pay yourself first (regular contribution to asset) when the cheque is received, bills last, and use your intelligence not emotion to cut down expense, while make additional money to cover the bills.
Asset: Stock, mutual fund, real estate, GIS, bond, royalties, patents.... which will later help you to develop your own business. Liability: Mortgage, loans, debt, car payment, expense, anything out of your pocket. Your liability is someone's asset, your asset comes from someone's liability.
A house may be an asset or liability depending on the net income of the house. Ex: If the total month expense related to the income is less than the total income the house generate (ie via rent from tenant), then the net monthly income regarding the house is a surplus, thus the house is considered an (income generating) asset. If net income is deficit, then the house is a liability.
So always focus on asset, avoid liability.
True intelligence is knowing what is appropriate than what is right or wrong. Seeks balance, how much you should do, rather than being extreme and say either right or wrong right off the (emotional) bat....all about balance.
If you want something, you must first give.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"Life is the best teacher of all. Most of the time, life does not talk to you, it just sort of pushes you around. Each push is life saying - Wake Up! There is Something I Want You to Learn.
Life pushes all of us around, some give up, others fight, those who want to learn something and move on, they welcome life pushing them around."
"Laziness does not make one healthy nor wealthy."
"Passion is combination of love and courage, fueled by anger and discontent.
"Self inflicted fear, ignorance, and desire/greed (which naturally rises from emotions) is what keeps people working for money."
Fear of not having money, and once they do, they feel money will buy them everything....this becomes an endless cycle that traps people into working for money their entire life...being rich and earn high paychecks does not solve the problem, it only makes you more fearful of losing money (fear) and wanting to earn more (desire)...this is when you are working for money, your emotions are controlled by money, your life is controlled by money. Ignorance is when you stop learning and search knowledge of oneself, you are shut off from the rest of the world, your perspective becomes narrowed, your mind is closed. Ignorance is the cause of greed and fear
Use your emotions to think, not to think with emotions. Higher emotions tend to lower financial intelligence. Mortgage: paying for home they never own, property tax, don't always appreciate in value, mortgage draws money away from other opportunities to make money, lost of time where other could grow in value, loss of additional capitol for other investment chance, lost of education. Primary income should be through income producing asset, not just wage itself. concentrate on buying income generating asset, keep liabilities (such as house) down.
"The rich buy assets, the poor only have expenses, the middle class buy assets thinking they are liabilities." Middle class work for owners of company, the government through taxes, and finally the banks through mortgages...this is a financial struggle...working for someone entire life, life revolve around wage and income column...this a lifestyle that they are trapped and will never get out of debt.
Business: something that generates asset without you being there you own, but managed by others (or else would be a profession). Stocks, bond, mutual funds, income generating real estate, notes IOU, intellectual royalities, patents, etc that appreciates and have a ready market.
Difference between Profession and Business: Schools trains people to have professional skills to enter the workplace to work for money. ex: if you are a banker, bank would be your profession, not business. . If you own the bank, bank would be your business. Ray Krock, McDonald's founder separates between profession and business: his profession is selling hamburgers (income), yet his business is the accumation of income producing real estate (asset). Most of us focus only on the income from our profession (ie wage, seeking raise or higher pay, educate for raise, cling to job and play safe could not help them survive during crisis), but not the asset. So buy real asset.
Work to learn, not to make money...to seek what you will learn rather than what you will earn...look down the road to see what skills they want to acquire before choosing a specific profession before being trapped in a rat race. "You want to learn a little about a lot"
Leadership, selling
"How many people can cook a better hamburger than McDonalds? then how come McDonalds make more money than you do? So many talented people are poor because they focus on cooking a better hamburger and know little about business."
"best selling author, not best writing author."
manage of cash flow, time organization, people, selling, marketing, negotiating, communication
1. Need a strong reason/purpose greater than reality
2. Choose, power to choose is in you, every action every moment you need to choose...choosing to be rich requires certain spending habits you have to make. Choose to spend it foolishly and you will be poor. Choose to spend on liability and you will be a middle class, choose to spend on your mind and asset, then you will be wealthy. Learn & time are most important asset, what we do with our time?
3. Choose friend carefully, learn from all of them, what to do, what not to do.
4. master a formula of making money, then learn a new one.
5. Pay yourself first, power of self discipline, spend on asset, control desire and cut expense. Pay bill is the last, when run into difficulty paying bill, don't draw money from saving to pay for it, but use your intelligence to make more money. Mental fortitude.
6. pay broker well, pay professionals well (they educate you ,and give you better information, their service will earn you money, more they make, more you make.
7. Indian giver,
8. Buy luxury only from asset, not credit. Learn to make money, not work or borrow money to pay for luxury.
9. Need for hero, and naivety, follow them no to read and learn from them, their experience, negotiation, investment strategy.
10. If you want something, you first need to give. Be charitable and giving, both in money and education. If you want something, first give you what you want. When you in need of something or short of money, health, always give yours first, it will always come back. Be generosity which what you are, and the power of generosity will make them smarter. Principle of reciprocity. Poor is more greedy than wealth.
Job = just over broke..work then pay bill. Workers work hard enough to not get fired, while the owners pay just enough so the workers wont quit.
"Wealth is a person's ability to survive so many days forward." - Buckminster Fuller - fincancial survivability compared between asset (excluding wage) and expense. Asset is re-invested back into asset, while expense maintain low.
Living a life of fear and ignorance....
Dont react (dont let money control your emotion), think!
Dont work for money, let money work for you.
asset and liability, acquire only asset, not liability....use asset bring you cash, not money, money only accentuate your flow of cash.
Financial illiteracy: spend on liability than asset, do not know how to spend money wisely. Do more for less. An intelligent person hire people who are more intelligent than they are.
"more money does not solve problems, intelligence solve problems."
R. Kiyosaki
I don't run, I fight.
Priority: 1. be Rich, 2. be comfortable, 3. be secure.
Money can be any thing you want to be.
True intelligence is knowing what is appropriate than what is right or wrong. (seeks balance, how much you should do, rather than being extreme and say either right or wrong right off the (emotional) bat.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Affective design & business
Henrik Fisker - Chief in Design of Fords Motor, Aston Martin, BMW, and his own Fisker Coachbuilt.
"Passion. I remember, as a kid, riding in the back of my dad's old Saab 95 in Denmark. We were on the highway, and suddenly this silver Masertai Bora came upon us, then passed. At the time, to me, this car looked like a spaceship. I remember this tingly feeling I had, these goosebumps. That was it; that was the moment. I was into cars from then on."
"I have a certain way of designing, and I just won't shake that out of my system. I love pure sculpture, I like the right stance, large wheels sitting really well in the body; low-slung, sexy, beautiful, sculptural cars. I'm trying to create timeless designs that will last long. This is about creating a sense of style in this segment. This is not about quick hits.... When you see that car, something goes on in your stomach. It's so sexy, amazingly sexy. It almost doesn't matter how it drives."
"We want to be able to react to the market quickly; we have developed a way of designing and producing cars that allows us to go from idea and first sketch to market in about 18 months."
Quotes from:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/112_0507_henrik_fisker/index.html
"Passion. I remember, as a kid, riding in the back of my dad's old Saab 95 in Denmark. We were on the highway, and suddenly this silver Masertai Bora came upon us, then passed. At the time, to me, this car looked like a spaceship. I remember this tingly feeling I had, these goosebumps. That was it; that was the moment. I was into cars from then on."
"I have a certain way of designing, and I just won't shake that out of my system. I love pure sculpture, I like the right stance, large wheels sitting really well in the body; low-slung, sexy, beautiful, sculptural cars. I'm trying to create timeless designs that will last long. This is about creating a sense of style in this segment. This is not about quick hits.... When you see that car, something goes on in your stomach. It's so sexy, amazingly sexy. It almost doesn't matter how it drives."
"We want to be able to react to the market quickly; we have developed a way of designing and producing cars that allows us to go from idea and first sketch to market in about 18 months."
Quotes from:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/112_0507_henrik_fisker/index.html
信用
“You can be the richest person in the world, but without the love of family and friends, you would also be the poorest.” - W. Buffett
There need to be a conscious line between business and personal life, don't let what happened in business interfere with who you are off stage with family and friends. Its like defining a boundary between what you can and cannot (code of ethics) in a professional practice, always know where you are standing with each decisions made, so you never come close to crossing the line. When in doubt, step back, don't be seduced by greet and benefits right in front of your eyes, because in the long run, such actions will pay bigger consequence.
“It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to lose it. If you think about that, you will do things differently.” - W. Buffett
Ex: kitchen renovation case. Frequent delays from contractors, as they were shuffling multiple projects at once to make more cash without telling the clients , thus putting smaller clients in disadvantage because their projects were constantly being pushed back to devote more time for larger, more profitable clients (delaying deadlines, lied about production progress with poor excuses). A kitchen island that suppose to be completed in 3 weeks (given by the contractor) took more than 4 months.
The client: couldnt do anything because no contracts were signed to enforce the progress, only way is to denounce the contractors and threaten to withdraw the project.
Lesson learned: you get what you paid (its cheaper to hire a contractor without signing contracts however, you also dont get your protection at the same time. Contract or mutual agreement (acting as check and ballance) regarding schedule is necessary to enforce meeting deadlines, also place professional responsibility (pressure) on both side to get the work done.
Client side: never pay in full or over half before the project has completed. Pay in increments by what is completed, pay only deposites. If you pay in full before any has started, you've just handed the power to the other side, thus losing our right to negotiate in case something goes wrong.
Contractor side: Stick to your promise, at least show effort in recovery if deadline could not be met.
了解市場 才能保障自己權力 不吃虧 但也決不佔對方便宜 能取能捨 守信用 商場之道
大S 說的對 : "責任比機會更重要，不是嗎？我認真看待我完成的作品，盡全力去配合推動；如果命中註定屬於我的東西，將來它一定會再來找我." 不佔一時便宜 賠了信用與機會
There need to be a conscious line between business and personal life, don't let what happened in business interfere with who you are off stage with family and friends. Its like defining a boundary between what you can and cannot (code of ethics) in a professional practice, always know where you are standing with each decisions made, so you never come close to crossing the line. When in doubt, step back, don't be seduced by greet and benefits right in front of your eyes, because in the long run, such actions will pay bigger consequence.
“It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to lose it. If you think about that, you will do things differently.” - W. Buffett
Ex: kitchen renovation case. Frequent delays from contractors, as they were shuffling multiple projects at once to make more cash without telling the clients , thus putting smaller clients in disadvantage because their projects were constantly being pushed back to devote more time for larger, more profitable clients (delaying deadlines, lied about production progress with poor excuses). A kitchen island that suppose to be completed in 3 weeks (given by the contractor) took more than 4 months.
The client: couldnt do anything because no contracts were signed to enforce the progress, only way is to denounce the contractors and threaten to withdraw the project.
Lesson learned: you get what you paid (its cheaper to hire a contractor without signing contracts however, you also dont get your protection at the same time. Contract or mutual agreement (acting as check and ballance) regarding schedule is necessary to enforce meeting deadlines, also place professional responsibility (pressure) on both side to get the work done.
Client side: never pay in full or over half before the project has completed. Pay in increments by what is completed, pay only deposites. If you pay in full before any has started, you've just handed the power to the other side, thus losing our right to negotiate in case something goes wrong.
Contractor side: Stick to your promise, at least show effort in recovery if deadline could not be met.
了解市場 才能保障自己權力 不吃虧 但也決不佔對方便宜 能取能捨 守信用 商場之道
大S 說的對 : "責任比機會更重要，不是嗎？我認真看待我完成的作品，盡全力去配合推動；如果命中註定屬於我的東西，將來它一定會再來找我." 不佔一時便宜 賠了信用與機會
Fail before you suceeed
Success is not a good teacher. Only through making mistakes you can learn valuable lessons that others can't.
"A job with challenges keeps things interesting, creates high self-esteem, promotes creativity, and attracts the highest-quality people." Mr. Buffett
With all challenges, there has to be risks, thus mistake is inevitable. Mistake will motivate one's aggression and responsibility, it is what makes success so challenging yet rewarding.
"A job with challenges keeps things interesting, creates high self-esteem, promotes creativity, and attracts the highest-quality people." Mr. Buffett
With all challenges, there has to be risks, thus mistake is inevitable. Mistake will motivate one's aggression and responsibility, it is what makes success so challenging yet rewarding.
趁冷打鐵
每當有不好事發生時 就會浮現新的機會
那機會就是怎麼把不好變好
那機會就是怎麼把不好變好
一台吸塵器不好用 代表這市場需要有新產品去與它競爭
經濟衰退 暗示了是投資的好時機
"世界上最強大的力量不是核子武器, 而是複利" - 愛因斯坦
經濟衰退 暗示了是投資的好時機
"世界上最強大的力量不是核子武器, 而是複利" - 愛因斯坦
Thursday, December 18, 2008
望春風
獨夜無伴守燈下 清風對面吹
十七八歲未出嫁 遇到少年家
果然標緻面肉白 誰家人子弟
想要問伊驚歹勢 心內彈琵琶
誰說女人心難猜 欠個人來愛
花開當折直須摘 青春最可愛
自己買花自己帶 愛恨多自在
只為人生不重來 何不放開懷
陶吉吉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYhAZTJVXGE
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The day design becomes obsolete
I was at a Jeffrey Kipnis lecture half a year ago when he was speaking to a class of grad students at Sciarc. He started up the lecture by asking, "what is a window for?" Some brave students in the audience shouted confidently, "for viewing," "lets air and light in," "evaculate in case of fire," and "block outdoor sound." Now the interesting fact, if the same question was asked to a group of audience who do not have a formal education in design and architecture, would their answers be the same as grad students now in the audience who have been studying for over 4 years? I would think so too.
Design lacks necessity, this is fundamentally the reason why it does not have enough relevance that it should compare to other disciplines such as economy, science, even entertainment.
In design, almost every theoretical design position can be argued because the very foundation supporting the argument is built upon a system of perceptions (subjectivity), rather than facts, which makes it relatively easier to argue in comparison to other disciplines such as business or science, where solid quantitative data (statistics) are required to verify their interpolations in order for ideas to be validated. This results in over-saturation of design theories and projects being produced that can spread everywhere throughout the wide-spectrum, relevant and irrelevant, like viewing through a pool of videos on Youtube database (probably only 1 % out of millions out there is actually useful). The fact is designers do not build their work off of predecessors, nor share/exchange relevant information to other designers in the field as much compare to other industries such as medicine, psychology, physics, etc. This has to do with the profession's over-emphasis on individuality, believing that 'genuine' creativity could only come from an individual or a small elite group - thus preventing design from effectively progressing forward towards relevant ideas in consistent pace over time. This causes design to have less of its relevance. The fact that there is too much design ideas out there makes it impossible to validate every single one of them. As a result, the goal has become not to verify what we do is indeed correct or incorrect, rather, design has become a medium for individuals used to express their own self interests....there is a lot more leverage in design for interpretations that can be more personal.
Design need to break from its own bubble in order to expand and become more influential, more accessible, and less expensive to practice and execute.
design perceived as rich man's hobby, prostitution, thrive and expand only when the society reached the economy of abundance. The fact is, when people are struggling to earn the cash to pay for next meal, would they be worrying about how comfortable their chairs feel? what material their dinner table is made off? Design need to restablish a sense of urgency and necessity in order to provide a relevant service to society
Parametric design the future?
Design lacks necessity, this is fundamentally the reason why it does not have enough relevance that it should compare to other disciplines such as economy, science, even entertainment.
In design, almost every theoretical design position can be argued because the very foundation supporting the argument is built upon a system of perceptions (subjectivity), rather than facts, which makes it relatively easier to argue in comparison to other disciplines such as business or science, where solid quantitative data (statistics) are required to verify their interpolations in order for ideas to be validated. This results in over-saturation of design theories and projects being produced that can spread everywhere throughout the wide-spectrum, relevant and irrelevant, like viewing through a pool of videos on Youtube database (probably only 1 % out of millions out there is actually useful). The fact is designers do not build their work off of predecessors, nor share/exchange relevant information to other designers in the field as much compare to other industries such as medicine, psychology, physics, etc. This has to do with the profession's over-emphasis on individuality, believing that 'genuine' creativity could only come from an individual or a small elite group - thus preventing design from effectively progressing forward towards relevant ideas in consistent pace over time. This causes design to have less of its relevance. The fact that there is too much design ideas out there makes it impossible to validate every single one of them. As a result, the goal has become not to verify what we do is indeed correct or incorrect, rather, design has become a medium for individuals used to express their own self interests....there is a lot more leverage in design for interpretations that can be more personal.
Design need to break from its own bubble in order to expand and become more influential, more accessible, and less expensive to practice and execute.
design perceived as rich man's hobby, prostitution, thrive and expand only when the society reached the economy of abundance. The fact is, when people are struggling to earn the cash to pay for next meal, would they be worrying about how comfortable their chairs feel? what material their dinner table is made off? Design need to restablish a sense of urgency and necessity in order to provide a relevant service to society
Parametric design the future?
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
心建築 心氣象
助人為設計之本 凡事必從心開始
心不廣 江湖上難立足 更何況走遠
心 is our intention & vision - pure, open, unimpeded.
心可改變態度 開放的態度能學的快 隨機應變 多元化思考 減輕風險
after all, having more options is better than not having any.
心不廣 江湖上難立足 更何況走遠
心 is our intention & vision - pure, open, unimpeded.
心可改變態度 開放的態度能學的快 隨機應變 多元化思考 減輕風險
after all, having more options is better than not having any.
Monday, December 15, 2008
春泥
幾分欣喜 幾分愁...複雜帶細膩 很動聽的歌
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漫天的話語 紛亂落在耳際 你我沉默不回應
牽你的手 你卻哭紅了眼睛 路途漫長無止盡
多想提起勇氣 好好的呵護你 不讓你受委屈苦也願意
那些痛的記憶 落在春的泥土裡 滋養了大地開出下一個花季
風中你的淚 滴滴滴落在回憶裡 讓我們取名叫做珍惜
迷霧散盡 一切終於變清晰 愛與痛都成回憶
遺忘過去 繁花燦爛在天際 等待已有了結局
我會提起勇氣 好好地呵護你 不讓你受委屈苦也願意
漫天紛飛的花語 落在春的泥土裡 滋養了大地開出下一個花季
風中你的淚 滴滴滴落在回憶裡 讓我們取名叫做珍惜
那些痛的記憶 落在春的泥土裡 滋養了大地開出下一個花季
風中你的淚 滴滴滴落在回憶裡 讓我們取名叫做珍惜
讓我們懂得學會珍惜
庾澄庆 伊能静 （諷刺吧）
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAiEh2jjnE
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漫天的話語 紛亂落在耳際 你我沉默不回應
牽你的手 你卻哭紅了眼睛 路途漫長無止盡
多想提起勇氣 好好的呵護你 不讓你受委屈苦也願意
那些痛的記憶 落在春的泥土裡 滋養了大地開出下一個花季
風中你的淚 滴滴滴落在回憶裡 讓我們取名叫做珍惜
迷霧散盡 一切終於變清晰 愛與痛都成回憶
遺忘過去 繁花燦爛在天際 等待已有了結局
我會提起勇氣 好好地呵護你 不讓你受委屈苦也願意
漫天紛飛的花語 落在春的泥土裡 滋養了大地開出下一個花季
風中你的淚 滴滴滴落在回憶裡 讓我們取名叫做珍惜
那些痛的記憶 落在春的泥土裡 滋養了大地開出下一個花季
風中你的淚 滴滴滴落在回憶裡 讓我們取名叫做珍惜
讓我們懂得學會珍惜
庾澄庆 伊能静 （諷刺吧）
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAiEh2jjnE
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Complementarity
Complementarity: an economic term describing when you put together skills / goods from different sources, they complement each other and produce good that is better than on its own. People who building a company are not typically great at running then because these are two totally different set of skills - entrepreneurship & management, which require both the founders and the ceo. Physicists and journalist also complement in theory; physicist does the research, and the journalist publish and sells it. -Steven Dubner
陽光宅男
聽了很想去懇丁
夠寫實, 不知那位宅男是比喻誰？
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陽光宅男
鑰匙掛腰帶 皮夾插後面口袋 黑框的眼鏡有 幾千度 來海邊穿西裝褲
他不在乎 我卻想哭 有點無助他的樣子 像剛出土的文物
他烤肉竟然會 自帶水壺 寫信時用漿糊 走起路 一不注意就撞樹
我不想輸 就算辛苦 我也要等我也不能 讓你再走尋常路
我決定插手你的人生 當你的時尚顧問 別說你不能
讓我們乘著陽光 海上衝浪 吸引她目光 不要怕露出胸膛 流一點汗 你成了型男
讓我們乘著陽光 看著遠方 別當路人甲 讓美女缺氧 靠在你肩膀 我微笑在你旁邊撐傘
喔對了對女生用心疼 約會要等 講笑話不能悶 別太冷 像我一樣就剛好
對愛的人 接吻要深 擁抱要真 來電顯示 給個甜蜜的暱稱
穿著要個性 這只是剛入門 接下來你還要 會彈琴會寫歌 會雙截棍
頭腦清楚 不能迷糊 我要將你徹底改造 基因重組大變身
我決定插手你的人生 當你的時尚顧問 別說你不能
讓我們乘著陽光 海上衝浪 吸引她目光 不要怕露出胸膛 流一點汗 你成了型男
讓我們乘著陽光 看著遠方 別當路人甲 讓美女缺氧 靠在你肩膀 我微笑在你旁邊撐傘
周杰倫 方文山
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O-BHTpJ4cs
夠寫實, 不知那位宅男是比喻誰？
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
陽光宅男
鑰匙掛腰帶 皮夾插後面口袋 黑框的眼鏡有 幾千度 來海邊穿西裝褲
他不在乎 我卻想哭 有點無助他的樣子 像剛出土的文物
他烤肉竟然會 自帶水壺 寫信時用漿糊 走起路 一不注意就撞樹
我不想輸 就算辛苦 我也要等我也不能 讓你再走尋常路
我決定插手你的人生 當你的時尚顧問 別說你不能
讓我們乘著陽光 海上衝浪 吸引她目光 不要怕露出胸膛 流一點汗 你成了型男
讓我們乘著陽光 看著遠方 別當路人甲 讓美女缺氧 靠在你肩膀 我微笑在你旁邊撐傘
喔對了對女生用心疼 約會要等 講笑話不能悶 別太冷 像我一樣就剛好
對愛的人 接吻要深 擁抱要真 來電顯示 給個甜蜜的暱稱
穿著要個性 這只是剛入門 接下來你還要 會彈琴會寫歌 會雙截棍
頭腦清楚 不能迷糊 我要將你徹底改造 基因重組大變身
我決定插手你的人生 當你的時尚顧問 別說你不能
讓我們乘著陽光 海上衝浪 吸引她目光 不要怕露出胸膛 流一點汗 你成了型男
讓我們乘著陽光 看著遠方 別當路人甲 讓美女缺氧 靠在你肩膀 我微笑在你旁邊撐傘
周杰倫 方文山
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O-BHTpJ4cs
Friday, December 12, 2008
"You could be the richest man in the world, but without the love of family and friends, you would also be the poorest."
Success = "being loved by the people you hope love you."
"Money, to some extend, sometimes lets you be in more interesting environments. But it can’t change how many people love you or how healthy you are." It may only give you more options at time.
Dont do it for the resume, do it for yourself. There comes a point in time where you must do what you really want.
One x or two xx on your resume dont make any difference.
W.Buffett
Success = "being loved by the people you hope love you."
"Money, to some extend, sometimes lets you be in more interesting environments. But it can’t change how many people love you or how healthy you are." It may only give you more options at time.
Dont do it for the resume, do it for yourself. There comes a point in time where you must do what you really want.
One x or two xx on your resume dont make any difference.
W.Buffett
Thursday, December 11, 2008
ideo practical
七六年出版的歷使與師想關懷的問題牽扯了文化政治也是當時社會知識分子關懷的問題
正是因為有此呼應使他的影響力跨出了專業學術領域而切入公眾生活的層面
余英時就是所謂的公共知識份子
Architecture needs to depart from culture in order to become a cultural necessity. Necessity does not come from isolated theoretical practice within the profession (selfish ideological), but is created when the theory networks crosses beyond, breaking its preconceived boundaries, emerge to become more relevant.
文學與經濟做的到的(推理) 建築竟然還一直躲在被窩裡 被誤會是個反應派
正是因為有此呼應使他的影響力跨出了專業學術領域而切入公眾生活的層面
余英時就是所謂的公共知識份子
Architecture needs to depart from culture in order to become a cultural necessity. Necessity does not come from isolated theoretical practice within the profession (selfish ideological), but is created when the theory networks crosses beyond, breaking its preconceived boundaries, emerge to become more relevant.
文學與經濟做的到的(推理) 建築竟然還一直躲在被窩裡 被誤會是個反應派
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
大不了不玩了
人生大部分時間是在玩遊戲
建築是場遊戲 理財是場遊戲
管理是場遊戲 行銷又是場遊戲
遊戲就是場遊戲 扮演的遊戲人物萬一輸了 賠了 被淘汰了
對我們來說 畢竟還是場遊戲
我們的人生本質不會 (也不必要) 因輸贏而改變
黃金市價每天上下撥動 但黃金本質永遠不變
人類感受每天上下起伏 但人類本信永遠不變
何必為別人感受而限定自己
輸了 不服氣 在多玩幾場
休息 在玩
在休息 在玩
還一直輸 輸的精疲力盡
累了 卷了 大不了不玩了
打退堂鼓 好好去享受 不管輸贏都可享受到的新鮮空氣
Win or lose don't matter as much when you know you are still living.
And knowing that you have lived is what really matters in Life.
就像霍元甲電影裡的歌詞一樣:
"
嚇 命有幾回合 擂台等着
生死狀 赢了什麼 冷笑着
天下誰的 第一又如何
止干戈 我輩尚武德
我的 拳脚了得
却奈何 徒增虚名一個
江湖難測 誰是强者
誰爭一統武林的資格
女聲:小城里歲月流過去 清澈的勇氣
洗滌過的回憶 我記得你 驕傲的活下去
霍霍霍霍 霍霍霍霍 霍家拳的套路招式靈活
我我我我 我我我我 活着生命就該完整渡過
我我我我 我我我我 過錯軟弱從來不屬於我
霍霍霍霍 霍霍霍霍 我們精武出手無人能躲 "
詞:方文山 曲:周杰倫
人生不會因為只是遊戲 而不玩 不盡力 不珍惜
玩是在學習遊戲規則
把規則化為人生知識
在透過遊戲 來專磨知識如何在人生中被運用
人生與遊戲脫離不了關係
玩遊戲就是為了學習知識
知識是無形的資產
知識讓我們玩出生命的樂趣
人生就是遊戲 人生就是學習
有了無形的資產 輸贏也不會怕它遺失
多玩點
人生是為了知識而玩
人生是為了玩而玩
建築是場遊戲 理財是場遊戲
管理是場遊戲 行銷又是場遊戲
遊戲就是場遊戲 扮演的遊戲人物萬一輸了 賠了 被淘汰了
對我們來說 畢竟還是場遊戲
我們的人生本質不會 (也不必要) 因輸贏而改變
黃金市價每天上下撥動 但黃金本質永遠不變
人類感受每天上下起伏 但人類本信永遠不變
何必為別人感受而限定自己
輸了 不服氣 在多玩幾場
休息 在玩
在休息 在玩
還一直輸 輸的精疲力盡
累了 卷了 大不了不玩了
打退堂鼓 好好去享受 不管輸贏都可享受到的新鮮空氣
Win or lose don't matter as much when you know you are still living.
And knowing that you have lived is what really matters in Life.
就像霍元甲電影裡的歌詞一樣:
"
嚇 命有幾回合 擂台等着
生死狀 赢了什麼 冷笑着
天下誰的 第一又如何
止干戈 我輩尚武德
我的 拳脚了得
却奈何 徒增虚名一個
江湖難測 誰是强者
誰爭一統武林的資格
女聲:小城里歲月流過去 清澈的勇氣
洗滌過的回憶 我記得你 驕傲的活下去
霍霍霍霍 霍霍霍霍 霍家拳的套路招式靈活
我我我我 我我我我 活着生命就該完整渡過
我我我我 我我我我 過錯軟弱從來不屬於我
霍霍霍霍 霍霍霍霍 我們精武出手無人能躲 "
詞:方文山 曲:周杰倫
人生不會因為只是遊戲 而不玩 不盡力 不珍惜
玩是在學習遊戲規則
把規則化為人生知識
在透過遊戲 來專磨知識如何在人生中被運用
人生與遊戲脫離不了關係
玩遊戲就是為了學習知識
知識是無形的資產
知識讓我們玩出生命的樂趣
人生就是遊戲 人生就是學習
有了無形的資產 輸贏也不會怕它遺失
多玩點
人生是為了知識而玩
人生是為了玩而玩
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
心廣
"路多寬走多遠 要看心有多廣 多開
只要心開 目標永遠都在眼前" - 黃韻玲
人的心 象元子一樣 看不見 摸不著
但當它被引燃時 將會產生無可想象的爆發力
如果我們把每天都當作是生命的最後一天
那我們的心 隨時都有可能引燃
珍惜每一個呼吸
為生而生
如閃光般 陽光燦爛...
只要心開 目標永遠都在眼前" - 黃韻玲
人的心 象元子一樣 看不見 摸不著
但當它被引燃時 將會產生無可想象的爆發力
如果我們把每天都當作是生命的最後一天
那我們的心 隨時都有可能引燃
珍惜每一個呼吸
為生而生
如閃光般 陽光燦爛...
Sunday, December 7, 2008
答案
到了竹林深處才發現 原來答案一直跟隨在我在身邊 一起成長 發芽,
雖然不多 但我願意把我有的全部都交出來.
The question is precisely this: "What can i take with me when I die?"
No material will last.
雖然不多 但我願意把我有的全部都交出來.
The question is precisely this: "What can i take with me when I die?"
No material will last.
3 points
"the deadliest weapon in the world is a smile
the most powerful force in the world is compassionate love
the most worthwhile pursuit in life is the pursuit of happiness."
Jet Li
Friday, November 28, 2008
你是我的眼
將這首歌 獻給所有曾被感動過的朋友
如果我能看得見 就能輕易地分辨白天黑夜
如果我能看得見 就能準確地在人群中 牽住你的手
如果我能看得見 就能駕車帶你到處遨遊 就能驚喜的從背後給你一個擁抱
如果我能看得見 生命也許完全不同 可能我想要的我喜歡的我愛的都不一樣
眼前的黑不是黑 你說的白是什麼白
人們說的天空藍 是我記憶中那團白雲背後的藍天
我望向你的臉 卻只能看見一片虛無
是不是上帝在我眼前遮住了簾 忘了掀開
你是我的眼 帶我領略四季的變換
你是我的眼 帶我穿越擁擠的人潮
你是我的眼 帶我閱讀浩瀚的書海
因為你是我的眼 讓我看見世界就在我眼前
蕭煌奇
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Life through Straws
Our life consist of many beliefs. Imaging each belief that you cling on to represents a straw, what you see through this straw represents your view of this world. But in reality, the world we exist is as boundless as the sky, but unfortunately, you can only see a small portion of the sky through that straw. Thus what you believe in will actually narrow what you see. Now, the more beliefs you cling onto, the broader the picture of this world you might be able to see because you have more straws, right? However, when you try to see the sky with all these straws at hand, you can no longer get a clear view of this world, instead you see the edges of the straws more than the actual view, the edges represent boundaries exist between your beliefs that will ultimately obscure your vision of this world.
The question is, how do you get the broadest view of this world?
In response, Professor Salzberg, a well known spiritual practitioner, simply said to put down all the straws. "When we have the courage to put down the straw and view the sky as it is, vast and unimpeded, then we can recognize the varied perspectives each straw gives us. We can recognize the difference between our very favorite straw, our most accustomed straw, out exquisitely preserved straw, and the sky itself. If we hold the straw skillfully, we will be able to put it down sometimes and look nakedly at the sky."
The important thing is not to have as many straws as possible, this does not give us a better picture of the world, but instead we must recognize that the world is as vast as sky, each straw you cling to has its limitations, therefore, it is critical to step outside the straws and be self-critical of your beliefs. You can hold on to them, but always keep in mind that the world in reality is boundless like a sky, we must have the courage to question our own dearest beliefs from time to time in order to not be restricted by them. When we have the courage to question our beliefs, we will become more critical and open-minded, and thus giving us faith to embrace sudden changes and uncertainly in our life.
保持開放 別自我設限
想突破就不能孤立自己
要嘗試從外界角度去看問題
未來很多領域將無界限
與其被迫改變 不如自我改變
The question is, how do you get the broadest view of this world?
In response, Professor Salzberg, a well known spiritual practitioner, simply said to put down all the straws. "When we have the courage to put down the straw and view the sky as it is, vast and unimpeded, then we can recognize the varied perspectives each straw gives us. We can recognize the difference between our very favorite straw, our most accustomed straw, out exquisitely preserved straw, and the sky itself. If we hold the straw skillfully, we will be able to put it down sometimes and look nakedly at the sky."
The important thing is not to have as many straws as possible, this does not give us a better picture of the world, but instead we must recognize that the world is as vast as sky, each straw you cling to has its limitations, therefore, it is critical to step outside the straws and be self-critical of your beliefs. You can hold on to them, but always keep in mind that the world in reality is boundless like a sky, we must have the courage to question our own dearest beliefs from time to time in order to not be restricted by them. When we have the courage to question our beliefs, we will become more critical and open-minded, and thus giving us faith to embrace sudden changes and uncertainly in our life.
保持開放 別自我設限
想突破就不能孤立自己
要嘗試從外界角度去看問題
未來很多領域將無界限
與其被迫改變 不如自我改變
Monday, November 24, 2008
要看的遠
多次與大人 朋友 醫生 助理 傢具店員 銀行業務們溝通 學到做每decision前 不管你對你的看法多有把握 都必須要為對方與自己給一條後路
將來這條路也許會給你更多機會 自己以後也才不會吃虧
天知到 也許今天的敵人會變成你明天必須依賴的上師 老闆 client 或救命恩人
未來無法遇撤 我為一能control的只有現在
現在如不表現好一點 以後不保證會有一樣的機會從做一次
所以人不可貌相 現在要對每位誠懇一點
有遠見 給條後路 是葛好的態度
要把此態度變成習慣 平時必須心平氣和 不為一時利益 自付 與情緒衝動 而抹滅了以後的機會
Have faith, be nice to everyone may sound simple, but only people who really understand and practice this concept will see its true value - this is EQ.
Today does not mean tomorrow.
If you look far enough, what you fear now will become unsubstantial.
I am wrong, I apologize, and I need to change.
將來這條路也許會給你更多機會 自己以後也才不會吃虧
天知到 也許今天的敵人會變成你明天必須依賴的上師 老闆 client 或救命恩人
未來無法遇撤 我為一能control的只有現在
現在如不表現好一點 以後不保證會有一樣的機會從做一次
所以人不可貌相 現在要對每位誠懇一點
有遠見 給條後路 是葛好的態度
要把此態度變成習慣 平時必須心平氣和 不為一時利益 自付 與情緒衝動 而抹滅了以後的機會
Have faith, be nice to everyone may sound simple, but only people who really understand and practice this concept will see its true value - this is EQ.
Today does not mean tomorrow.
If you look far enough, what you fear now will become unsubstantial.
I am wrong, I apologize, and I need to change.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Hala
True strength is found not in perfection, but in understanding our own limitation.
Creativity is maximized when you live by the moment.
Creativity is maximized when you live by the moment.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
hala
如果人生只能活到70歲，今年過了35歲生日，人生也過了一半了。而我的20歲到35歲的生活，好像沒有什麼太大的改變？
回憶過去學生的時代，讓我想起了一部我很喜歡的電影「藍色大門」。電影裡，小士和小孟在午後的陽光下，騎著單車穿梭於城市的車水馬龍間，而年情的歲月，擁有的是時間，享受緩緩變成大人的體驗。這種體驗就像這電影的結局，小孟說的：
「小士，看著你的花襯衫飄遠，我在想，
一年後，三年後，五年後，我們會變成什麼樣子呢？
由於你善良，開朗又自在，你應該會更帥吧？於是我似乎看到多年以後，
你站在一扇藍色的大門前，下午三點的陽光，你仍有幾顆青春痘。你笑著，
我跑向你問你好不好，你點點頭。三年五年以後，甚至更久更久以後，
我們會變成什麼樣的大人呢？是體育老師，還是我媽？
雖然我閉著眼睛，也看不見自己，但是我卻可以看見你。」
六年前看這電影時，這段話我反覆咀嚼了許久。那時的我在想自己已經是什麼樣的大人呢？而到現在我還是不能清楚的看見自己，彷彿我自己也站在藍色大門前，沈浸在一種淡藍色的氣味中。不是憂鬱、不是痛苦、不是後悔、不是感傷，只是一種說不出來的、回味的安靜。
Above is an excerpt from the blog, I find it quite appealing...
http://blog.xuite.net/wenli07/blog/20853162
回憶過去學生的時代，讓我想起了一部我很喜歡的電影「藍色大門」。電影裡，小士和小孟在午後的陽光下，騎著單車穿梭於城市的車水馬龍間，而年情的歲月，擁有的是時間，享受緩緩變成大人的體驗。這種體驗就像這電影的結局，小孟說的：
「小士，看著你的花襯衫飄遠，我在想，
一年後，三年後，五年後，我們會變成什麼樣子呢？
由於你善良，開朗又自在，你應該會更帥吧？於是我似乎看到多年以後，
你站在一扇藍色的大門前，下午三點的陽光，你仍有幾顆青春痘。你笑著，
我跑向你問你好不好，你點點頭。三年五年以後，甚至更久更久以後，
我們會變成什麼樣的大人呢？是體育老師，還是我媽？
雖然我閉著眼睛，也看不見自己，但是我卻可以看見你。」
六年前看這電影時，這段話我反覆咀嚼了許久。那時的我在想自己已經是什麼樣的大人呢？而到現在我還是不能清楚的看見自己，彷彿我自己也站在藍色大門前，沈浸在一種淡藍色的氣味中。不是憂鬱、不是痛苦、不是後悔、不是感傷，只是一種說不出來的、回味的安靜。
Above is an excerpt from the blog, I find it quite appealing...
http://blog.xuite.net/wenli07/blog/20853162
Sunday, November 16, 2008
成長過成....
最近有點空虛 三更半夜就醒了 不知做什摸
途然想到一些朋友 想聊聊 但好像離越來越遠了
各至有了自幾的時間 事物 我已算多餘的
禿然又想到你 回想過去 有事就打電話分享
覺得現在有點孤獨 已不能在象已前一樣...隨心的打 隨心的聊
畢竟有點不一樣了 或許我只是有點想 想當年
這禮拜要看多倫多醫生了 還是...有點想
成長過成....有點孤獨
還是我不夠知足?
兩個寂寞
拿起了紅蘋果
放在嘴巴咬一口
咬出了一個缺口
排遣這寂寞
再咬一口蘋果
多出了一個缺口
還是一樣的結果
一樣的寂寞
站在鏡子前面轉身
眼前多了一個分身
站在鏡子前面轉身
眼前多了一個
兩個人兩個世界的寂寞
一左一右在等待著什麼
窗外的細雨無聲無息飄落
將美麗化成了彩虹
我又夢見我在某個角落
我感覺這孤獨
一天一天在將呼吸減弱
心跳變弱
直到有天沒有力氣再去感動
我不想這樣過下去
這不是我
我猜想愛情到底躲在哪個角落
我不想讓孤獨再一直將我傷分析
愛的位置愛的踪跡愛的座標
哪擱算抹出來
只好繼續夢下去
周杰倫/陶晶瑩歌詞
途然想到一些朋友 想聊聊 但好像離越來越遠了
各至有了自幾的時間 事物 我已算多餘的
禿然又想到你 回想過去 有事就打電話分享
覺得現在有點孤獨 已不能在象已前一樣...隨心的打 隨心的聊
畢竟有點不一樣了 或許我只是有點想 想當年
這禮拜要看多倫多醫生了 還是...有點想
成長過成....有點孤獨
還是我不夠知足?
兩個寂寞
拿起了紅蘋果
放在嘴巴咬一口
咬出了一個缺口
排遣這寂寞
再咬一口蘋果
多出了一個缺口
還是一樣的結果
一樣的寂寞
站在鏡子前面轉身
眼前多了一個分身
站在鏡子前面轉身
眼前多了一個
兩個人兩個世界的寂寞
一左一右在等待著什麼
窗外的細雨無聲無息飄落
將美麗化成了彩虹
我又夢見我在某個角落
我感覺這孤獨
一天一天在將呼吸減弱
心跳變弱
直到有天沒有力氣再去感動
我不想這樣過下去
這不是我
我猜想愛情到底躲在哪個角落
我不想讓孤獨再一直將我傷分析
愛的位置愛的踪跡愛的座標
哪擱算抹出來
只好繼續夢下去
周杰倫/陶晶瑩歌詞
Saturday, November 15, 2008
EQ IQ
Emotional Intelligence, like Intelligent Quotient, are not innate, but developed through our daily habits. If habits improve, it is definitely possible for both to improve as well. The key is to maintain compassion and mindfulness in every moment, as a personal discipline. Attitude, persistence clears obstacles.
"The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heacy to be broken" - Warren Buffett
思想與個性是習慣照成 趁年輕多學點正面觀念與個性 把這些變成習慣
好的留 壞的戒 為自己未來鋪路 還來的及
"The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heacy to be broken" - Warren Buffett
思想與個性是習慣照成 趁年輕多學點正面觀念與個性 把這些變成習慣
好的留 壞的戒 為自己未來鋪路 還來的及
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Empty Cognizance
Empty cognizance reduces human suffering.
Cause of suffering:
Desire, discontent, believe in permanence
What to do?
believe in impermanence, detachment from non-existed, nothing exists, including your mind. Objects are perceived and experienced, but does not mean they actually exist. (can you point to where your mind is? Can you point to "space?" what you are pointing at is a wall, a ceiling, a floor, etc, "space" like "mind" is a concept based on our experience with a collection of many objects, like everything else, you cannot pinpoint to one and say this is definitely a "space" or "mind", objects are concepts formulated based on our experiences with many other objects which are also concepts, concepts are assumptions we take for granted, nothing actually exists.)
We conceptualize objects around us, but we never could pinpoint their existence....
Our knowledge is founded on basis of inductive reasoning (making hypothesis based on past experiences), hence knowledge are not facts, they are fallacies derived from our perceptual experience. Since our perceptions are deceptive, cant be trusted (subjective, varying depending on circumstances), its fair to say knowledge is not concrete, so is every objects around us that are conceptualized based on our knowledge. We cannot prove existence of objects, they are empty, despite we 'feel' their existence.
Believing that nothing exists might be too difficult to accept unless you are a Buddha, so here is a less extreme version for us to contemplate:
Suffering arouse from our attachment to objects around us, because nothing in this world is permanent, objects we own and hold onto dearly will eventually perish or die, causing suffering. So the more we attach to, the more we suffer as a result. The objects we are always in pursue of....does not stay permanently, we will one day disappoint ourselves, again, causing more suffering.
Empty cognizance can reduce suffering. We are aware of our experiences with objects around us, however just because we felt their existence does not mean we need to conceptualize the object and thinking that it actually exists (our perceptions of existence are based on induction, a fallacy). We know they are all empty and impermanent in reality, thus no need to conceptualize/being attached to the object, hence we will not suffer if we felt we have lost them.
We perceive the existence of our thoughts because we perceive the existence of the object which our thoughts contemplate on. But if we know that the objects actually do not exist, or not meant to last forever, then our thoughts will one day perish with the objects. So dont be attach too deeply to your thoughts, dont be attached to0 deeply to your objects, one day they come, one day they will go again. Get use to gaining and losing, one day you just may realize that losing is actually a gain. (Gain loss theory)
"Everything has a beginning, has an end." - Matrix
Cause of suffering:
Desire, discontent, believe in permanence
What to do?
believe in impermanence, detachment from non-existed, nothing exists, including your mind. Objects are perceived and experienced, but does not mean they actually exist. (can you point to where your mind is? Can you point to "space?" what you are pointing at is a wall, a ceiling, a floor, etc, "space" like "mind" is a concept based on our experience with a collection of many objects, like everything else, you cannot pinpoint to one and say this is definitely a "space" or "mind", objects are concepts formulated based on our experiences with many other objects which are also concepts, concepts are assumptions we take for granted, nothing actually exists.)
We conceptualize objects around us, but we never could pinpoint their existence....
Our knowledge is founded on basis of inductive reasoning (making hypothesis based on past experiences), hence knowledge are not facts, they are fallacies derived from our perceptual experience. Since our perceptions are deceptive, cant be trusted (subjective, varying depending on circumstances), its fair to say knowledge is not concrete, so is every objects around us that are conceptualized based on our knowledge. We cannot prove existence of objects, they are empty, despite we 'feel' their existence.
Believing that nothing exists might be too difficult to accept unless you are a Buddha, so here is a less extreme version for us to contemplate:
Suffering arouse from our attachment to objects around us, because nothing in this world is permanent, objects we own and hold onto dearly will eventually perish or die, causing suffering. So the more we attach to, the more we suffer as a result. The objects we are always in pursue of....does not stay permanently, we will one day disappoint ourselves, again, causing more suffering.
Empty cognizance can reduce suffering. We are aware of our experiences with objects around us, however just because we felt their existence does not mean we need to conceptualize the object and thinking that it actually exists (our perceptions of existence are based on induction, a fallacy). We know they are all empty and impermanent in reality, thus no need to conceptualize/being attached to the object, hence we will not suffer if we felt we have lost them.
We perceive the existence of our thoughts because we perceive the existence of the object which our thoughts contemplate on. But if we know that the objects actually do not exist, or not meant to last forever, then our thoughts will one day perish with the objects. So dont be attach too deeply to your thoughts, dont be attached to0 deeply to your objects, one day they come, one day they will go again. Get use to gaining and losing, one day you just may realize that losing is actually a gain. (Gain loss theory)
"Everything has a beginning, has an end." - Matrix
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
如閃光般...
"大魔王你能活幾年 幾千年 或幾萬年 或你跟本就不會死
相比之下 我們人類的一生就如同瞬間的煙火一樣
從你們的眼中看來 人的一生就好像眨眼的瞬間吧
但即使已知到結果 我們也要掙扎．
努力的活下去
無論剩下的人生有五十年或只有五分鐘 對我們而言都一樣
雖然只有一瞬間 但卻要如閃光般
發出耀眼光芒地活下去" - 何布
Above sentence, what represents faith is - "如閃光般..." because it does not expect anything, but rather, it allows one to move forward despite uncertainty regarding what future might unfold.
the rest of sentences that followed are fixated hope, with an expectations in mind.
相比之下 我們人類的一生就如同瞬間的煙火一樣
從你們的眼中看來 人的一生就好像眨眼的瞬間吧
但即使已知到結果 我們也要掙扎．
努力的活下去
無論剩下的人生有五十年或只有五分鐘 對我們而言都一樣
雖然只有一瞬間 但卻要如閃光般
發出耀眼光芒地活下去" - 何布
Above sentence, what represents faith is - "如閃光般..." because it does not expect anything, but rather, it allows one to move forward despite uncertainty regarding what future might unfold.
the rest of sentences that followed are fixated hope, with an expectations in mind.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Architecture-therapy
There is such thing as music therapy, since architecture is close to music, does this mean architecture can also be considered a therapy? can it cure mentally ill, tap into the deeper emotional minds of its inhabitants during rehabilitation?
Arch-theraoy aims to mediate the suffering caused by our modern sickness, time-sickness, dependency on technology, haste, ignorance, unsatisfaction, privacy, that results in lack of happiness amongst people in society.
Arch-theraoy aims to mediate the suffering caused by our modern sickness, time-sickness, dependency on technology, haste, ignorance, unsatisfaction, privacy, that results in lack of happiness amongst people in society.
Good Architecture = Good Song
Architecture is a Song
Lyrics 詞 = Meaning, history, theory that puts the design into discussion by providing a narrative platform to express its support/denial of the context which it is discussed).
Tune 曲 = atmosphere, dictates the way in which the design is to be expressed according to the intended lyrics. Form, order, organization, tectonic expressions, material, color, pitch, rhythm, dynamics, texture, composition
A song with good tune does not require understanding of the lyrics of the song in order to enjoy it. Its purpose is to set the mood, not storytelling. Ex: Jay Chou's 周大俠, almost all of Jays songs dont require understanding of the lyrics, instead, its efforts lies in the complexity and layering of multiple tunes, he sings with tune in mind, rather than the content, this is what makes him so unique in contemporary culture. Other examples like Enya, which seem to express her voice as a musical instrument, a mechanism of expression, rather than as a storytelling medium.
However, classical songs 80's and before, often has to rely on the content of lyrics to captivate its audience, since the technology (sound mixers, garage band, etc) for making and editing tunes where not as sophisticated and diverse as it is now.
Combination of the two results in a great song; a great architecture, that when experienced, provides you with goosebumps.
UM + SCI-Arc = a great song.
Lyrics 詞 = Meaning, history, theory that puts the design into discussion by providing a narrative platform to express its support/denial of the context which it is discussed).
Tune 曲 = atmosphere, dictates the way in which the design is to be expressed according to the intended lyrics. Form, order, organization, tectonic expressions, material, color, pitch, rhythm, dynamics, texture, composition
A song with good tune does not require understanding of the lyrics of the song in order to enjoy it. Its purpose is to set the mood, not storytelling. Ex: Jay Chou's 周大俠, almost all of Jays songs dont require understanding of the lyrics, instead, its efforts lies in the complexity and layering of multiple tunes, he sings with tune in mind, rather than the content, this is what makes him so unique in contemporary culture. Other examples like Enya, which seem to express her voice as a musical instrument, a mechanism of expression, rather than as a storytelling medium.
However, classical songs 80's and before, often has to rely on the content of lyrics to captivate its audience, since the technology (sound mixers, garage band, etc) for making and editing tunes where not as sophisticated and diverse as it is now.
Combination of the two results in a great song; a great architecture, that when experienced, provides you with goosebumps.
UM + SCI-Arc = a great song.
海闊天空
我曾懷疑我 走在沙漠中
從不結果 無論種什麼夢
才張開翅 膀風卻便沉默
習慣傷痛 能不能算收穫
慶幸的是我 一直沒回頭
終於發現 真的是有綠洲
每把汗流了 生命變的厚重
走出沮喪 才看見新宇宙
海闊天空 在勇敢以後
要拿執著 將命運的鎖打破
冷漠的人...
謝謝你們曾經看輕我
讓我不低頭更精采的活
凌晨的窗口 失眠整夜以後
看著黎明 從雲裡抬起了頭
日落是沉潛 日出是成熟
只要是光 一定會燦爛的
海闊天空 狂風暴雨以後
轉過頭 對舊心酸一笑而過
最懂我的人
謝謝一路默默的陪著我
讓我擁有 好故事可以說
看未來 一步步來了
信樂團
從不結果 無論種什麼夢
才張開翅 膀風卻便沉默
習慣傷痛 能不能算收穫
慶幸的是我 一直沒回頭
終於發現 真的是有綠洲
每把汗流了 生命變的厚重
走出沮喪 才看見新宇宙
海闊天空 在勇敢以後
要拿執著 將命運的鎖打破
冷漠的人...
謝謝你們曾經看輕我
讓我不低頭更精采的活
凌晨的窗口 失眠整夜以後
看著黎明 從雲裡抬起了頭
日落是沉潛 日出是成熟
只要是光 一定會燦爛的
海闊天空 狂風暴雨以後
轉過頭 對舊心酸一笑而過
最懂我的人
謝謝一路默默的陪著我
讓我擁有 好故事可以說
看未來 一步步來了
信樂團
一了百了
一輩子兩個人在一起
你說要加個或許
不是你不喜歡甜言和蜜語
只是你比較實際
兩個人一輩子不分離
你問我好在哪裡
不是你不期待永恆的戀曲
你說最美的愛情叫做回意
為何連分手都不跟我爭吵
撂下一句話就想逃跑
讓我愛難平恨難消情難滅夢難了心難過
你卻放手一了百了
離開我你說是為了我好
可知道這句話傷人不少
就算忘不了沒有大不了
反正一切都不再重要
我的心既然你全都不了
何必再繼續讓彼此困擾
斬斷糾纏的愛
從今就一了百了
斬斷糾纏的愛
從今就一了百了
信樂團
你說要加個或許
不是你不喜歡甜言和蜜語
只是你比較實際
兩個人一輩子不分離
你問我好在哪裡
不是你不期待永恆的戀曲
你說最美的愛情叫做回意
為何連分手都不跟我爭吵
撂下一句話就想逃跑
讓我愛難平恨難消情難滅夢難了心難過
你卻放手一了百了
離開我你說是為了我好
可知道這句話傷人不少
就算忘不了沒有大不了
反正一切都不再重要
我的心既然你全都不了
何必再繼續讓彼此困擾
斬斷糾纏的愛
從今就一了百了
斬斷糾纏的愛
從今就一了百了
信樂團
如果没有你
hey我真的好想你
現在窗外面又開始下著雨
眼睛幹幹的有想哭的心情
不知道你現在到底在哪裡
hey我真的好想你
太多的情緒沒適當的表情
最想說的話我應該從何說起
最想說的話我該從何說起
你是否也像我一樣在想你
如果沒有你
沒有過去我不會有傷心
但是有如果還是要愛你
如果沒有你
我在哪裡又有什麼可惜
反正一切來不及
反正沒有了自已
hey我真的好想你
不知道你現在到底在哪裡
你是否也像我一樣在想你
莫文蔚
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk6zfQGzo0Y
現在窗外面又開始下著雨
眼睛幹幹的有想哭的心情
不知道你現在到底在哪裡
hey我真的好想你
太多的情緒沒適當的表情
最想說的話我應該從何說起
最想說的話我該從何說起
你是否也像我一樣在想你
如果沒有你
沒有過去我不會有傷心
但是有如果還是要愛你
如果沒有你
我在哪裡又有什麼可惜
反正一切來不及
反正沒有了自已
hey我真的好想你
不知道你現在到底在哪裡
你是否也像我一樣在想你
莫文蔚
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk6zfQGzo0Y
音樂可讓人起雞皮疙瘩建築不能嗎 ?
The world needs more 起雞皮疙瘩的建築
system variation, layering composition, harmony, ups and downs, specularity, like a well orchestrated symphony. Music transcends meaning, a good music allows one who does not have a music knowledge to experience goose-bumps, apealiing to everyone's innate feelings, what about architecture?
system variation, layering composition, harmony, ups and downs, specularity, like a well orchestrated symphony. Music transcends meaning, a good music allows one who does not have a music knowledge to experience goose-bumps, apealiing to everyone's innate feelings, what about architecture?
儲蓄 理財 名牌
saving money is an attitude
its not about counting and saving every single penny
its about knowing not to underestimate the opportunities which one dollar may bring
helping you spend at things thats worth more than its value.
理財是對金錢重視的一種習慣
不是說樣樣要省吃撿用 每元都計較
額是學把一元花的比一元更有價值
重質不重量
投資的成功是以報酬率計算
花錢也因該花在有回報利益的基礎上
不能低估1元可能帶給你的無限機會
以一位設計師的眼光來看
花錢買名牌不一定是浪費
名牌有名也是有它的道理
象徵了 設計 型象 企業管理 與時代的結精
所以值得去探討 去穿 去了解它為何成功
並且
在這個越來越重視 視覺美觀的社會
與客戶第一次見面
名牌有可能提高外人對你的設計品味
也可能無意間提拔您的設計概念更有說服力
如果事實如此 那不就是 one rock kill two birds
當然我不是鼓勵多穿名牌
名牌必須選擇適當的場和 才能發揮出它最大效果
有位老師說過 "right tool for the right tasks"
不然就像去夜市穿晚禮服一樣 變的花枝招展的 很糗
平時穿的舒適 健康 就好
有時在show一下
好的包裝與商業規劃不能保證一個好的設計
但一個好的設計後面擁有一個好的包裝與商業規劃
當你有了強又深的設計 搭配好的包裝 與高效率的執行程序
恭禧你!! - 你的設計生涯就此起步
我相信這些老師早已告知過我 額我遲鈍的腦袋現在也以明白
AX雖然不算名牌 但其設計和質感仍不算太壞
(此卡大概也無法滿足您無底洞的慾望)
但希望在你忙碌時 能幫你解壓 發洩一下
wish 心靈 healthy
its not about counting and saving every single penny
its about knowing not to underestimate the opportunities which one dollar may bring
helping you spend at things thats worth more than its value.
理財是對金錢重視的一種習慣
不是說樣樣要省吃撿用 每元都計較
額是學把一元花的比一元更有價值
重質不重量
投資的成功是以報酬率計算
花錢也因該花在有回報利益的基礎上
不能低估1元可能帶給你的無限機會
以一位設計師的眼光來看
花錢買名牌不一定是浪費
名牌有名也是有它的道理
象徵了 設計 型象 企業管理 與時代的結精
所以值得去探討 去穿 去了解它為何成功
並且
在這個越來越重視 視覺美觀的社會
與客戶第一次見面
名牌有可能提高外人對你的設計品味
也可能無意間提拔您的設計概念更有說服力
如果事實如此 那不就是 one rock kill two birds
當然我不是鼓勵多穿名牌
名牌必須選擇適當的場和 才能發揮出它最大效果
有位老師說過 "right tool for the right tasks"
不然就像去夜市穿晚禮服一樣 變的花枝招展的 很糗
平時穿的舒適 健康 就好
有時在show一下
好的包裝與商業規劃不能保證一個好的設計
但一個好的設計後面擁有一個好的包裝與商業規劃
當你有了強又深的設計 搭配好的包裝 與高效率的執行程序
恭禧你!! - 你的設計生涯就此起步
我相信這些老師早已告知過我 額我遲鈍的腦袋現在也以明白
AX雖然不算名牌 但其設計和質感仍不算太壞
(此卡大概也無法滿足您無底洞的慾望)
但希望在你忙碌時 能幫你解壓 發洩一下
wish 心靈 healthy
Friday, November 7, 2008
Atmosphere/sensation
From now on, Atmosphere should replace the word sensation. Atmosphere is beyond sensation. Sensation concerns the mood of space, object, time,perhaps more personal, describing one's feelings from within oneself, more subjective. While atmosphere is more objective, concerning the mood of the space/architecture/set rather than of oneself. It asks the question: what does this space offer (space to person)?, rather than how you feel in this space (person to space). Thus placing more focus on the spatial elements (materials, tectonics, color, lighting, and ways (pattern/organization systems) in which they are brought together) that combined to establish a particular atmosphere(s). Contemporary atmospheric spaces attempt to provoke five senses through employment of various techniques, although most stay mainly visual.
Atmosphere constructs sensations.
"In psychology, sensation is the first stage in the biochemical and neurologic events that begins with the impinging of a stimulus upon the receptor cells of a sensory organ, which then leads to perception, the mental state that is reflected in statements like "I see a uniformly blue wall." In other words, sensations are the first stages in the functioning of senses."
"Sensation" in Wikipedia
Atmosphere constructs sensations.
"In psychology, sensation is the first stage in the biochemical and neurologic events that begins with the impinging of a stimulus upon the receptor cells of a sensory organ, which then leads to perception, the mental state that is reflected in statements like "I see a uniformly blue wall." In other words, sensations are the first stages in the functioning of senses."
"Sensation" in Wikipedia
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Economics of life
Life is not perfect.
You can’t satisfy everyone, can’t do everything, with good quality, because scarcity exists.
Everyday we are forced to make decisions as a result of limited resources (materials, and even notion of time) yet so many demands. Scarcity limit us to how much we can buy, consume, and spend. Thus we need to make choices, prefer doing one task or buy one thing over the other…ultimately constructing our economic behaviors, our economic way of life. Hence the key to better economic way of life is balance.
To help us make better decisions require understanding each choice’s benefits and consequences. Thus a better decision often gives the most benefits (satisfy more of your needs/desire, more incentives) with you spending the least amount of scarce resources (good quality at low price)…this thinking thus forms the basis of our economic life. Making better decision often require risks analysis, thinking further to evaluate whether the decision you make today will have positive return (ie. Bringing more benefits to you) in the future. A high risk choice will likely limit or narrow your beneficial decisions in the future.
One concept people often ignore is that with every decision you make in life has trade-offs (capitol loss). For instance, if you spend two hours overtime to fulfill your work task today, you ended up losing two hours family time with your children and wife, or friends. So no matter how what choice you made, there is always something you cannot recover from. If everyone follows economic principles, lose is inevitable in all decisions made, the question is simply how much you lose.
Back to balance. To live in a economic life is to seek balance between trade-offs, between quantitative choices versus qualitative. However, as technology and (as a result of technology) secularism prospers…the world today exists in an imbalance between quantitative needs over the qualitative. This is evident in a major social problems that we face today - “time-sickenss” (doing everything fast) as a result of hot-pursuit for efficiency. As an architect, one who believes in balance, the world we exist today is overly charged with quantitative over qualitative aspect of living, the lack of so called the mind nourishment. The subject of qualitative properties is rarely discussed especially in architecture because of its ambiguity/subjectivity. We often think that people feel better in one house than the other because of their own background, demographics, experience, etc, things that architects have no control or prediction of, However, ironically, as technology progresses, our understanding of human brain increases, we begin to unravel the truth about sensations and feelings. With MRI technology, we can now accurately pinpoint what causes particular emotion to occur in what part of our brain, thus realizing the fact that emotions can be triggered, or manufactured more consistently, something that is no longer purely random and subjective. Experiments involving exposing certain object to several people and understand their emotional reactions to each object, in attempt to rationalize what causes those emotions. But I am aware qualitative should remain subjective, or else it would not be considered qualitative anymore, thus unable to achieve the quantitative/qualitative balance that I am hoping to achieve initially. However, with new interdisciplinary¬¬ knowledge in neurology, neuroeconomics, I hope to understand human decisions through the emotional side of their brain, in better hope for an architecture that could tap deeper into the minds of the inhabitants, to make us slow down, embrace temporary randomness, to savor every moment of the unexpected (by offering surprising returns/experiences that is specific to site and time), as an attempt to strike a balance in this imbalanced over-quantitative economic way of life.
How to fabricate slowness sensation, how to manufacture mind provocations, not simply visual provocations?
How can architecture have deeper impact beyond its material/visual existence, to influence our sensual and mind experiences? How people understand there is something beyond simply what they see, what is that “something” which drives their experiences?
You can’t satisfy everyone, can’t do everything, with good quality, because scarcity exists.
Everyday we are forced to make decisions as a result of limited resources (materials, and even notion of time) yet so many demands. Scarcity limit us to how much we can buy, consume, and spend. Thus we need to make choices, prefer doing one task or buy one thing over the other…ultimately constructing our economic behaviors, our economic way of life. Hence the key to better economic way of life is balance.
To help us make better decisions require understanding each choice’s benefits and consequences. Thus a better decision often gives the most benefits (satisfy more of your needs/desire, more incentives) with you spending the least amount of scarce resources (good quality at low price)…this thinking thus forms the basis of our economic life. Making better decision often require risks analysis, thinking further to evaluate whether the decision you make today will have positive return (ie. Bringing more benefits to you) in the future. A high risk choice will likely limit or narrow your beneficial decisions in the future.
One concept people often ignore is that with every decision you make in life has trade-offs (capitol loss). For instance, if you spend two hours overtime to fulfill your work task today, you ended up losing two hours family time with your children and wife, or friends. So no matter how what choice you made, there is always something you cannot recover from. If everyone follows economic principles, lose is inevitable in all decisions made, the question is simply how much you lose.
Back to balance. To live in a economic life is to seek balance between trade-offs, between quantitative choices versus qualitative. However, as technology and (as a result of technology) secularism prospers…the world today exists in an imbalance between quantitative needs over the qualitative. This is evident in a major social problems that we face today - “time-sickenss” (doing everything fast) as a result of hot-pursuit for efficiency. As an architect, one who believes in balance, the world we exist today is overly charged with quantitative over qualitative aspect of living, the lack of so called the mind nourishment. The subject of qualitative properties is rarely discussed especially in architecture because of its ambiguity/subjectivity. We often think that people feel better in one house than the other because of their own background, demographics, experience, etc, things that architects have no control or prediction of, However, ironically, as technology progresses, our understanding of human brain increases, we begin to unravel the truth about sensations and feelings. With MRI technology, we can now accurately pinpoint what causes particular emotion to occur in what part of our brain, thus realizing the fact that emotions can be triggered, or manufactured more consistently, something that is no longer purely random and subjective. Experiments involving exposing certain object to several people and understand their emotional reactions to each object, in attempt to rationalize what causes those emotions. But I am aware qualitative should remain subjective, or else it would not be considered qualitative anymore, thus unable to achieve the quantitative/qualitative balance that I am hoping to achieve initially. However, with new interdisciplinary¬¬ knowledge in neurology, neuroeconomics, I hope to understand human decisions through the emotional side of their brain, in better hope for an architecture that could tap deeper into the minds of the inhabitants, to make us slow down, embrace temporary randomness, to savor every moment of the unexpected (by offering surprising returns/experiences that is specific to site and time), as an attempt to strike a balance in this imbalanced over-quantitative economic way of life.
How to fabricate slowness sensation, how to manufacture mind provocations, not simply visual provocations?
How can architecture have deeper impact beyond its material/visual existence, to influence our sensual and mind experiences? How people understand there is something beyond simply what they see, what is that “something” which drives their experiences?
To the newly elected leaders of America
National (international) economy is the priority. If the government cannot feed its people and make them comfortable (making good money), then how do you expect to get people's support? So rescuing the economy and eliminate fear of recession, restore consumer confidence should be the top priority of the new government.
There are some ways to rescue the current economy from becoming a major recession:
1. Stop the war against Iraq and Afghanastan....before saving others, save your own people. If you cant manage your own country's concern, then why should you mind other nation's business? how could they trust you?
2. Reduce budget deficit. Spend less than what you actually collect from federal taxes. Stop war will reduce military spendings...thus sparing more money to spend on economic incentives, medical insurance, social security, and most importantly - education. Remember, this recession may take many years to recover, and a majority of the baby boomers population are retiring over the next decades, so training for the next generation to take over is critical in terms of the nation's economy in the long run, the country's prosperity depend on the future generations, they must be secured.
3. Reduce national dept, how? I don't know, cut deficit spending first.Or else future generations will have to repay this irresponsible debt.
4. Secure our foreign policy with Japan and China, one of the biggest US bond owners in the world. If they withdraw the bonds, the economy will collapse. So smile and be friendly, at least convince them that US is still worth investing in the long run. This may also means to balance the trade deficit between US and China.
There are some ways to rescue the current economy from becoming a major recession:
1. Stop the war against Iraq and Afghanastan....before saving others, save your own people. If you cant manage your own country's concern, then why should you mind other nation's business? how could they trust you?
2. Reduce budget deficit. Spend less than what you actually collect from federal taxes. Stop war will reduce military spendings...thus sparing more money to spend on economic incentives, medical insurance, social security, and most importantly - education. Remember, this recession may take many years to recover, and a majority of the baby boomers population are retiring over the next decades, so training for the next generation to take over is critical in terms of the nation's economy in the long run, the country's prosperity depend on the future generations, they must be secured.
3. Reduce national dept, how? I don't know, cut deficit spending first.Or else future generations will have to repay this irresponsible debt.
4. Secure our foreign policy with Japan and China, one of the biggest US bond owners in the world. If they withdraw the bonds, the economy will collapse. So smile and be friendly, at least convince them that US is still worth investing in the long run. This may also means to balance the trade deficit between US and China.
彩虹
有沒有口罩一個給我
釋懷說了太多就成真不了
也許時間是一種解藥
也是我現在正服下的毒藥
看不見你的笑我怎麼睡得著
你的身影這麼近我卻抱不到
沒有地球太陽開始環繞
沒有理由我也能自己逃
你要離開我知道更簡單
你說依賴是我們的阻礙
就算放開那能不能別沒收我的愛
當作我最後才明白
看不見你的笑
要我怎麼睡得著
你的身影這麼近我卻抱不到
沒有地球太陽開始環繞環繞
沒有理由我也能自己走掉
是我說了太多就成真不了
也許時間是一種解藥解藥
也是我現在正服下的毒藥
歌詞：
作曲:周杰倫 作詞:周杰倫
釋懷說了太多就成真不了
也許時間是一種解藥
也是我現在正服下的毒藥
看不見你的笑我怎麼睡得著
你的身影這麼近我卻抱不到
沒有地球太陽開始環繞
沒有理由我也能自己逃
你要離開我知道更簡單
你說依賴是我們的阻礙
就算放開那能不能別沒收我的愛
當作我最後才明白
看不見你的笑
要我怎麼睡得著
你的身影這麼近我卻抱不到
沒有地球太陽開始環繞環繞
沒有理由我也能自己走掉
是我說了太多就成真不了
也許時間是一種解藥解藥
也是我現在正服下的毒藥
歌詞：
作曲:周杰倫 作詞:周杰倫
嗚啦啦啦火車笛隨著奔騰的馬蹄小妹妹吹著口琴夕陽下美了剪影
我用子彈寫日記介紹完了風景接下來換介紹我自己
我雖然是個牛仔在酒吧只點牛奶為什麼不喝啤酒因為啤酒傷身體
很多人不長眼睛囂張都KAO武器赤手空拳就縮成螞蟻
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了不用麻煩不用麻煩了不用麻煩了
你們一起上我在趕時間每天決鬥觀眾都累了英雄也累了
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了副歌不長你們有幾個一起上好了
正義呼喚我美女需要我牛仔很忙的
我啦啦啦騎毛驢因為馬跨不上去洗澡都洗泡泡浴因為可以玩玩具
我有顆善良的心都只穿假牛皮喔跌倒時盡量不壓草皮
槍口它沒長眼睛我曾經答應上帝除非是萬不得已我盡量射橡皮筋
老闆先來杯奶昔要逃命前請你順便餵餵我那隻小毛驢
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了不用麻煩不用麻煩了不用麻煩了
你們一起上我在趕時間每天決鬥觀眾都累了英雄也累了
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了副歌不長你們有幾個一起上好了
正義呼喚我美女需要我牛仔很忙的
曲：周杰倫詞：黃俊郎
我用子彈寫日記介紹完了風景接下來換介紹我自己
我雖然是個牛仔在酒吧只點牛奶為什麼不喝啤酒因為啤酒傷身體
很多人不長眼睛囂張都KAO武器赤手空拳就縮成螞蟻
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了不用麻煩不用麻煩了不用麻煩了
你們一起上我在趕時間每天決鬥觀眾都累了英雄也累了
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了副歌不長你們有幾個一起上好了
正義呼喚我美女需要我牛仔很忙的
我啦啦啦騎毛驢因為馬跨不上去洗澡都洗泡泡浴因為可以玩玩具
我有顆善良的心都只穿假牛皮喔跌倒時盡量不壓草皮
槍口它沒長眼睛我曾經答應上帝除非是萬不得已我盡量射橡皮筋
老闆先來杯奶昔要逃命前請你順便餵餵我那隻小毛驢
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了不用麻煩不用麻煩了不用麻煩了
你們一起上我在趕時間每天決鬥觀眾都累了英雄也累了
不用麻煩了不用麻煩了副歌不長你們有幾個一起上好了
正義呼喚我美女需要我牛仔很忙的
曲：周杰倫詞：黃俊郎
Sunday, November 2, 2008
To AVM
Do I know it exists? Yes, it finds me.
Do I know how it feels? Yes, suffering, unhappy, fear.
Do I know what causes it? Yes, the object, the reality.
Do I know how it will affect me? Yes, agitation, temptation, fear.
Do I care? Yes, compassion for self and others.
Will this disturb my mind? No, its empty, comes and goes.
Will this constraint my actions? No, I live in peace and co-existence.
看開了
Do I know how it feels? Yes, suffering, unhappy, fear.
Do I know what causes it? Yes, the object, the reality.
Do I know how it will affect me? Yes, agitation, temptation, fear.
Do I care? Yes, compassion for self and others.
Will this disturb my mind? No, its empty, comes and goes.
Will this constraint my actions? No, I live in peace and co-existence.
看開了
What is Thought.
Our thoughts exist, because thoughts are tied to an objects which exist. Therefore, we could say that thoughts are the objects, thoughts exist because the objects that cause/arose this thought exist. Thoughts cannot exist without the objects, so the thoughts are the objects themselves, the objects are the thoughts. And since objects do not exist (its empty, immaterial) therefore, we shall not "dwell on the Nonconditioned [non-existed]."
Meaning one should recognize the thoughts of the objects, but should not limit his/her actions to something (condition of the object) which does not ultimately exists. Be mindful of everything, but take control of your actions, not be mis-guided by non existed objects/thoughts, they are empty and impermanent, and there is no purpose to pursue or be agitated by them.
Original excerpt:
" Thought is like the flame of a lamp, and it proceeds through causes and conditions.
where there is an object, there thought arises. If the object were one thing, and the thought another, then there would be a double state of thought. So the object itself is just thought.
Thought proceeds, without any staying power, like a monkey or like the wind. It ranges far, bodiless, easily changing, agitated by the objects of sense, with the six sense-fields for its sphere, connected with one thing after another.
What does it mean, "not dwelling on the Nonconditioned"? The bodhisattva contemplates the reality of Emptiness but does not take Emptiness as an object of attainment.
The bodhisattva practices the reality of Nonappearance and Nonpursuit but does not take Nonappearance or Nonpursuit as an object of attainment....
He meditates on Suffering but does not reject the world of births and deaths.
He meditates on Detachment but goes on realizing good things in the world.
He meditates on Nonaction but continues always his acts oof service and education.
He meditates compassion but does not abandon Great Compassion.
Practicing in the way, the bodhisattva is described as "not dwelling on the Nonconditioned."
He has wisdom but does not end his action in the realm of the conditioned...he wants to realize his great Vow but he will not abandon the conditioned world. "
Excerpts from
Nhat Hanh - "The Miracle of Mindfulness" 1987, p. 135-138
One shall bridging the gap between the current "conditioned world" and the ultimate reality.
One shall see how empty and impermanent the conditioned world (object, thoughts) is in compare to reality. However, one shall not as a result, ignore the object and thoughts, instead, should always be mindful of their impermanence deep inside their minds.
Meaning one should recognize the thoughts of the objects, but should not limit his/her actions to something (condition of the object) which does not ultimately exists. Be mindful of everything, but take control of your actions, not be mis-guided by non existed objects/thoughts, they are empty and impermanent, and there is no purpose to pursue or be agitated by them.
Original excerpt:
" Thought is like the flame of a lamp, and it proceeds through causes and conditions.
where there is an object, there thought arises. If the object were one thing, and the thought another, then there would be a double state of thought. So the object itself is just thought.
Thought proceeds, without any staying power, like a monkey or like the wind. It ranges far, bodiless, easily changing, agitated by the objects of sense, with the six sense-fields for its sphere, connected with one thing after another.
What does it mean, "not dwelling on the Nonconditioned"? The bodhisattva contemplates the reality of Emptiness but does not take Emptiness as an object of attainment.
The bodhisattva practices the reality of Nonappearance and Nonpursuit but does not take Nonappearance or Nonpursuit as an object of attainment....
He meditates on Suffering but does not reject the world of births and deaths.
He meditates on Detachment but goes on realizing good things in the world.
He meditates on Nonaction but continues always his acts oof service and education.
He meditates compassion but does not abandon Great Compassion.
Practicing in the way, the bodhisattva is described as "not dwelling on the Nonconditioned."
He has wisdom but does not end his action in the realm of the conditioned...he wants to realize his great Vow but he will not abandon the conditioned world. "
Excerpts from
Nhat Hanh - "The Miracle of Mindfulness" 1987, p. 135-138
One shall bridging the gap between the current "conditioned world" and the ultimate reality.
One shall see how empty and impermanent the conditioned world (object, thoughts) is in compare to reality. However, one shall not as a result, ignore the object and thoughts, instead, should always be mindful of their impermanence deep inside their minds.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
快樂頌
人生的最大成就是 空
唯沒有 才有永恆的快樂
平時多想 多付出 多觀懷 而不求回報
定期的不悔付出 是對快樂的摘陪 與內心氣質的修養
快樂是培養面對每件事的勇氣
考驗情緒的掌控 理性與感性的思惟 配和誠實與樂觀的心態
快樂需要理性與感性相互搭配 去了解快樂與不快樂
理性助於理解
當不快樂時 可分析
怎麼不快樂
為何不快樂
需要什麼才快樂
而感性助於了解自己的感受 別人的感受
了解快樂的感受 不快樂的感受
心痛的感受
失敗的感受
離別的感受
病死的感受
了解越多快樂與不快樂 會越看的開 看的空
才知到如何站在多人立場
去關懷別人 與關懷自己 得到快樂
避免逃避 不快樂
避免忙碌為由 不快樂
避免等到事發後才 不快樂
如逃避不快樂 就永遠不會快樂 心也不會空
當事事求回報 但無回報時 只會帶給你不快樂
期待它人付出 自己卻沒付出 更會帶給你不快樂
心胸廣闊 崇高之人 會永遠堅守義工心態 真心付出
懂得助人為快樂之本
為別人快樂而快樂
為自己快樂而快樂
這不是犧牲 而是為永恆的快樂播種
你快樂 你周圍的人會快樂 你生活的世界也會快樂
祝曾經與現在一直給我快樂的人
天天快樂～
你們的快樂 將會帶給其他人更多快樂
Ode to Joy ~
唯沒有 才有永恆的快樂
平時多想 多付出 多觀懷 而不求回報
定期的不悔付出 是對快樂的摘陪 與內心氣質的修養
快樂是培養面對每件事的勇氣
考驗情緒的掌控 理性與感性的思惟 配和誠實與樂觀的心態
快樂需要理性與感性相互搭配 去了解快樂與不快樂
理性助於理解
當不快樂時 可分析
怎麼不快樂
為何不快樂
需要什麼才快樂
而感性助於了解自己的感受 別人的感受
了解快樂的感受 不快樂的感受
心痛的感受
失敗的感受
離別的感受
病死的感受
了解越多快樂與不快樂 會越看的開 看的空
才知到如何站在多人立場
去關懷別人 與關懷自己 得到快樂
避免逃避 不快樂
避免忙碌為由 不快樂
避免等到事發後才 不快樂
如逃避不快樂 就永遠不會快樂 心也不會空
當事事求回報 但無回報時 只會帶給你不快樂
期待它人付出 自己卻沒付出 更會帶給你不快樂
心胸廣闊 崇高之人 會永遠堅守義工心態 真心付出
懂得助人為快樂之本
為別人快樂而快樂
為自己快樂而快樂
這不是犧牲 而是為永恆的快樂播種
你快樂 你周圍的人會快樂 你生活的世界也會快樂
祝曾經與現在一直給我快樂的人
天天快樂～
你們的快樂 將會帶給其他人更多快樂
Ode to Joy ~
想和你再去吹吹風
想和你再去吹吹風 雖然已是不同時空
還是可以迎著風 隨意說說心裡的夢
感情浮浮沈沈 世事顛顛倒倒
一顆心硬硬冷冷 感動愈來愈少
繁華色彩光影 誰不為它迷倒
笑眼淚光看自己 感覺有些寂寥
想起你 愛恨早已不再縈繞 那情份還有些味道
喜怒哀樂依然圍繞 能分享的人哪裡去尋找
很想和你再去吹吹風 去吹吹風
風會帶走一切 短暫的輕鬆
讓我們像從前一樣 安安靜靜
什麼都不必說你總是能懂
想和你再去吹吹風 雖然已是不同時空
還是可以迎著風 隨意說說心裡的夢
的夢 吹吹風
娃娃 葉良俊
還是可以迎著風 隨意說說心裡的夢
感情浮浮沈沈 世事顛顛倒倒
一顆心硬硬冷冷 感動愈來愈少
繁華色彩光影 誰不為它迷倒
笑眼淚光看自己 感覺有些寂寥
想起你 愛恨早已不再縈繞 那情份還有些味道
喜怒哀樂依然圍繞 能分享的人哪裡去尋找
很想和你再去吹吹風 去吹吹風
風會帶走一切 短暫的輕鬆
讓我們像從前一樣 安安靜靜
什麼都不必說你總是能懂
想和你再去吹吹風 雖然已是不同時空
還是可以迎著風 隨意說說心裡的夢
的夢 吹吹風
娃娃 葉良俊
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Mind, World / 心 世界
The world does not change,
what does change is your mind,
because the world is perceived through your mind
If the mind changes, so will the world
So if you can control your mind,
you can control your world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
世界本不變
變是在人心
人心變 世界也變
人心不變 世界也不變
人心樂 世界也樂
人心不樂 世界也不樂
人心悲 世界也悲
人心不悲 世界也不悲
人心是世界的嚮導
世界是人心的反射
what does change is your mind,
because the world is perceived through your mind
If the mind changes, so will the world
So if you can control your mind,
you can control your world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
世界本不變
變是在人心
人心變 世界也變
人心不變 世界也不變
人心樂 世界也樂
人心不樂 世界也不樂
人心悲 世界也悲
人心不悲 世界也不悲
人心是世界的嚮導
世界是人心的反射
勇氣 隨 快樂
有勇氣才會去相信
相信後才會有快樂
成功不代表會快樂
但快樂一定會成功
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
成功是自我嚴格向上的態度
今天做的比昨天好 有進步 就是成功
快樂是對生命擁有知足感與重視
快樂不會因為無財,利,權 而離去
也只有看淡生死離別才能得到永恆的快樂
看淡 不代表冷眼無感
而是對生命中'隨'的領悟
“隨不是跟隨 是順其自然 不冤懟 不躁進 不過度 不強求
隨不是隨便 是把握機緣 不悲觀 不刻板 不慌亂 不忘型“＊
凡事隨緣 隨時 隨性 隨遇 隨喜 就會快樂
祝大家能各自掌握與分享...
有勇氣追求 永恆的快樂.
＊劉庸 詞
相信後才會有快樂
成功不代表會快樂
但快樂一定會成功
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
成功是自我嚴格向上的態度
今天做的比昨天好 有進步 就是成功
快樂是對生命擁有知足感與重視
快樂不會因為無財,利,權 而離去
也只有看淡生死離別才能得到永恆的快樂
看淡 不代表冷眼無感
而是對生命中'隨'的領悟
“隨不是跟隨 是順其自然 不冤懟 不躁進 不過度 不強求
隨不是隨便 是把握機緣 不悲觀 不刻板 不慌亂 不忘型“＊
凡事隨緣 隨時 隨性 隨遇 隨喜 就會快樂
祝大家能各自掌握與分享...
有勇氣追求 永恆的快樂.
＊劉庸 詞
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
In Honor of Ray Kappe
"I was once asked what I think
are the ten most important principles
that helped make me a successful
architect, planner, and educator...
(1) Think positively, not negatively.
(2) Accept structure but know that
it is to be questioned and broken
when necessary.
(3) Always be willing to explore,
experiment and invent. Do not
accept the status quo.
(4) Know yourself and keep your
work consistent with who you are
and how you think.
(5) Maintain good moral and social
values.
(6) Be humble, honest, compassionate,
and egalitarian.
(7) Have conviction about your work.
(8) Be open and say yes to most
ideas and requests. The good ones
will be valuable, the bad ones will
cease to exist.
(9) Allow employees and fellow
workers freedom and the ability
to work to their strengths. Avoid
hierarchy.
(10) Money should be the residual
of work, not the goal. But do not
compromise your worth."
From Kappe+Du Architects
http://www.kappedu.com/RayKappe.html
Ray Kappe, FAIA, founder of SCI-Arc
are the ten most important principles
that helped make me a successful
architect, planner, and educator...
(1) Think positively, not negatively.
(2) Accept structure but know that
it is to be questioned and broken
when necessary.
(3) Always be willing to explore,
experiment and invent. Do not
accept the status quo.
(4) Know yourself and keep your
work consistent with who you are
and how you think.
(5) Maintain good moral and social
values.
(6) Be humble, honest, compassionate,
and egalitarian.
(7) Have conviction about your work.
(8) Be open and say yes to most
ideas and requests. The good ones
will be valuable, the bad ones will
cease to exist.
(9) Allow employees and fellow
workers freedom and the ability
to work to their strengths. Avoid
hierarchy.
(10) Money should be the residual
of work, not the goal. But do not
compromise your worth."
From Kappe+Du Architects
http://www.kappedu.com/RayKappe.html
Ray Kappe, FAIA, founder of SCI-Arc
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Opportunities ahead
Undoubtedly US is still the most powerful economic nation in the world, judging by the magnitude of effects that its recent financial crisis had (still has) on the world economy. There is reason why US dollar is the most widely used currency in global market, all the most precious resources, such as gold and oil (maybe fresh water?) are quantified according to USD. This is why if US market collapse, every market around the world will also plunge.
The crisis is deep, but not unrecoverable, given some time, the market will gradually recover. Foreign investments are still pouring into the US at this time when the prices (real estates, stocks, etc) are at their record lows. "There is already a two year lineup to purchase multi-million dollar penthouses above Manhattan skyline" a reliable source says (mostly European and Chinese investors). Everyone around the world seem to have faith that its just a matter of time before the US will recover....so a relief for the investors who have saved some spare change over the past years waiting for this perfect moment to enter the market...be prepared to make some $$ over the next 3 decades.
Remember, investment is a gamble, if you don't know what you are doing, you should diversify your funds and aim for long term return. The goal is always to invest in good business with durable long term competitive advantage and is currently offered at a bargain price due to consumer inconfidence.
The crisis is deep, but not unrecoverable, given some time, the market will gradually recover. Foreign investments are still pouring into the US at this time when the prices (real estates, stocks, etc) are at their record lows. "There is already a two year lineup to purchase multi-million dollar penthouses above Manhattan skyline" a reliable source says (mostly European and Chinese investors). Everyone around the world seem to have faith that its just a matter of time before the US will recover....so a relief for the investors who have saved some spare change over the past years waiting for this perfect moment to enter the market...be prepared to make some $$ over the next 3 decades.
Remember, investment is a gamble, if you don't know what you are doing, you should diversify your funds and aim for long term return. The goal is always to invest in good business with durable long term competitive advantage and is currently offered at a bargain price due to consumer inconfidence.
稻香
給頻臨絕望的人(尤其事業不順) 不要放棄 永敢站起來
There is nothing to loose...
everyone is empty to begin with.
稻香
對這個世界如果你有太多的抱怨
跌倒了就不敢繼續往前走
為什麼人要這麼的脆弱墮落
請你打開電視看看
多少人為生命在努力勇敢的走下去
我們是不是該知足
珍惜一切就算沒有擁有
還記得你說家是唯一的城堡
隨著稻香河流繼續奔跑
微微笑小時候的夢我知道
不要哭讓螢火蟲帶著你逃跑
鄉間的歌謠永遠的依靠
回家吧回到最初的美好
不要這麼容易就想放棄就像我說的
追不到的夢想換個夢不就得了
為自己的人生鮮豔上色
先把愛塗上喜歡的顏色
笑一個吧功成名就不是目的
讓自己快樂快樂這才叫做意義
童年的紙飛機現在終於飛回我手裡
所謂的那快樂赤腳在田裡追蜻蜓追到累了
偷摘水果被蜜蜂給叮到怕了誰在偷笑呢
我靠著稻草人吹著風唱著歌睡著了
哦哦午後吉它在蟲鳴中更清脆
哦哦陽光灑在路上就不怕心碎
珍惜一切就算沒有擁有
還記得你說家是唯一的城堡
隨著稻香河流繼續奔跑
微微笑小時候的夢我知道
不要哭讓螢火蟲帶著你逃跑
鄉間的歌謠永遠的依靠
回家吧回到最初的美好
詞：周杰倫 曲：周杰倫
There is nothing to loose...
everyone is empty to begin with.
稻香
對這個世界如果你有太多的抱怨
跌倒了就不敢繼續往前走
為什麼人要這麼的脆弱墮落
請你打開電視看看
多少人為生命在努力勇敢的走下去
我們是不是該知足
珍惜一切就算沒有擁有
還記得你說家是唯一的城堡
隨著稻香河流繼續奔跑
微微笑小時候的夢我知道
不要哭讓螢火蟲帶著你逃跑
鄉間的歌謠永遠的依靠
回家吧回到最初的美好
不要這麼容易就想放棄就像我說的
追不到的夢想換個夢不就得了
為自己的人生鮮豔上色
先把愛塗上喜歡的顏色
笑一個吧功成名就不是目的
讓自己快樂快樂這才叫做意義
童年的紙飛機現在終於飛回我手裡
所謂的那快樂赤腳在田裡追蜻蜓追到累了
偷摘水果被蜜蜂給叮到怕了誰在偷笑呢
我靠著稻草人吹著風唱著歌睡著了
哦哦午後吉它在蟲鳴中更清脆
哦哦陽光灑在路上就不怕心碎
珍惜一切就算沒有擁有
還記得你說家是唯一的城堡
隨著稻香河流繼續奔跑
微微笑小時候的夢我知道
不要哭讓螢火蟲帶著你逃跑
鄉間的歌謠永遠的依靠
回家吧回到最初的美好
詞：周杰倫 曲：周杰倫
恆星的恆心
寫的還不錯哩
你和我看星星那夜空多神秘
天很黑風很急 你把我抱得很緊
自沉默的銀河系 因為你有意義
你要是落淚滴 世界都要下雨
網雨降落在大地 我安靜傾聽 卻無法領悟你為何放棄
帶走迴盪的回憶 你像流浪的流星
把我丟在黑夜想著你
你要離開的黎明 我的眼淚在眼睛
下定決心我決定
用恆星的恆心等你等你（等著你等著你等著你等著你）
那一年的花季 那一刻的呼吸
那一生的旅行 因為你動魄驚心
我不是很聰明 我以為我可以
守護你一直到 最後一絲呼吸
我只是沒發現 故事已結局
你早已離去 我還在堅定
老了 累了 倦了 變了 那不會是我不會是我
帶走迴盪的回憶 你像流浪的流星
把我丟在黑夜想著你
你要離開的黎明 我的眼淚在眼睛
下定決心我決定
用恆星的恆心等你等你（等著你等著你等著你等著你）
作詞：阿信 作曲：阿信
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HssZ9APhVL8
你和我看星星那夜空多神秘
天很黑風很急 你把我抱得很緊
自沉默的銀河系 因為你有意義
你要是落淚滴 世界都要下雨
網雨降落在大地 我安靜傾聽 卻無法領悟你為何放棄
帶走迴盪的回憶 你像流浪的流星
把我丟在黑夜想著你
你要離開的黎明 我的眼淚在眼睛
下定決心我決定
用恆星的恆心等你等你（等著你等著你等著你等著你）
那一年的花季 那一刻的呼吸
那一生的旅行 因為你動魄驚心
我不是很聰明 我以為我可以
守護你一直到 最後一絲呼吸
我只是沒發現 故事已結局
你早已離去 我還在堅定
老了 累了 倦了 變了 那不會是我不會是我
帶走迴盪的回憶 你像流浪的流星
把我丟在黑夜想著你
你要離開的黎明 我的眼淚在眼睛
下定決心我決定
用恆星的恆心等你等你（等著你等著你等著你等著你）
作詞：阿信 作曲：阿信
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HssZ9APhVL8
Sunday, October 19, 2008
在我生命中的每一天
(女)看时光飞驰我祈祷明天
每个小小梦想能够漫漫实现
我是如此平凡却又如此幸运
我要说声谢谢你在我生命中的每一天
(男)看时光飞驰我回首从前
曾经是莽撞少年曾经度日如年
我是如此平凡却又如此幸运
我要说声谢谢你在我生命中的每一天
(男)让我将生命中最闪亮的那一段与你分享
(女)让我用生命中最嘹亮的歌声来陪伴你
(男)让我将心中最温柔的部分给你
在你最需要朋友的时候
(女)让我真心真意对你在每一天
(合)让我真心真意对你在每一天
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=oVCeihdCojY
每个小小梦想能够漫漫实现
我是如此平凡却又如此幸运
我要说声谢谢你在我生命中的每一天
(男)看时光飞驰我回首从前
曾经是莽撞少年曾经度日如年
我是如此平凡却又如此幸运
我要说声谢谢你在我生命中的每一天
(男)让我将生命中最闪亮的那一段与你分享
(女)让我用生命中最嘹亮的歌声来陪伴你
(男)让我将心中最温柔的部分给你
在你最需要朋友的时候
(女)让我真心真意对你在每一天
(合)让我真心真意对你在每一天
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=oVCeihdCojY
How Spectacular is Wii?
Nintendo Wii is a contemporary spectacle in the realm of video game industry. Why? its simple, the invention of the wifi controller revolutionizes the way in which video games are traditionally played. We no longer sit passively on our couch with both hands on a controller to play the game, instead, we have the freedom to act like how the role players in the game will act, you are part of the game, you literally acting as the player that you are playing. It is considered a great spectacle because the interactions between the player and the games is "live"; when you swing controller on your right hand, the tennis player in the game does a right swing. Your movement is replicated by the role player which you control in the game.
Wii blurs the boundary between the players of the game (us) and the roles in which we play in the game, thus making the game more engaging. Great spectacles often engages the audience and the performers as one, making the audience feel they are all part of a great performance on stage.
To create a spectacular architecture relies on breaking the boundary/interface between the inhabitants and the event, how to engage the inhabitants with their surrounding environments, so they too become the participants of the events taking place within architecture. The notion of event (sometimes known as program) goes back to Archigram's imaginary cities, Tschumi's Manhattan transcript, and Koolhaas' Delirius New York. Together, they form the fundamental basis in which we understood architecture as an event generator, not only as an habitat to be inhabited. The difference between the generator and habitat is that there is uncertainty lie within the generator. It is this uncertainty which creates the spectacle unpredictably spectacular.....
cont'd
Wii blurs the boundary between the players of the game (us) and the roles in which we play in the game, thus making the game more engaging. Great spectacles often engages the audience and the performers as one, making the audience feel they are all part of a great performance on stage.
To create a spectacular architecture relies on breaking the boundary/interface between the inhabitants and the event, how to engage the inhabitants with their surrounding environments, so they too become the participants of the events taking place within architecture. The notion of event (sometimes known as program) goes back to Archigram's imaginary cities, Tschumi's Manhattan transcript, and Koolhaas' Delirius New York. Together, they form the fundamental basis in which we understood architecture as an event generator, not only as an habitat to be inhabited. The difference between the generator and habitat is that there is uncertainty lie within the generator. It is this uncertainty which creates the spectacle unpredictably spectacular.....
cont'd
Friday, October 17, 2008
手放開
我把自己關起來只留下一個陽台
每當天黑推開窗戶 我對著夜幕發呆
看著往事一幕一幕 再次演出你我的愛
我把電視機打開 聽著別人的對白
也許那些故事 可以給我一個交代
你要的愛 我學不來
眼睜睜看情變壞 人怔怔看情感慨
不能給你未來 我還你現在
安靜結束也是另一種對待 當眼淚留下來
傷已超載 分開也是另一種明白
我給你
最後的疼愛是手放開
不要一張雙人床中間隔著一片海
感情的污點就留給時間慢慢漂白
把愛收進胸前左邊口袋
最後的疼愛是手放開
不想用言語拉扯所以選擇不責怪
感情就像候車月台 有人走有人來
我的心是一個站牌 寫著等待
我把收音機打開 聽著別人的失敗
哽咽的聲音彷彿訴說著相同悲哀
你的依賴 還在胸懷
我無法輕易推開
我無法隨便走開
感情中專心的人容易被傷害
每當天黑推開窗戶 我對著夜幕發呆
看著往事一幕一幕 再次演出你我的愛
我把電視機打開 聽著別人的對白
也許那些故事 可以給我一個交代
你要的愛 我學不來
眼睜睜看情變壞 人怔怔看情感慨
不能給你未來 我還你現在
安靜結束也是另一種對待 當眼淚留下來
傷已超載 分開也是另一種明白
我給你
最後的疼愛是手放開
不要一張雙人床中間隔著一片海
感情的污點就留給時間慢慢漂白
把愛收進胸前左邊口袋
最後的疼愛是手放開
不想用言語拉扯所以選擇不責怪
感情就像候車月台 有人走有人來
我的心是一個站牌 寫著等待
我把收音機打開 聽著別人的失敗
哽咽的聲音彷彿訴說著相同悲哀
你的依賴 還在胸懷
我無法輕易推開
我無法隨便走開
感情中專心的人容易被傷害
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The affect of Neuroecomics on manufacturing Sensations
Neuroeconomics is an interdisciplinary study bridging between economics, neuroscience, and psychology. It attempts to understand how one makes economics/monetary related decisions (economic behaviors) via studies on our brain activities when we do so. It is an attempt at quantifying the qualitative...it is possible to measure the feelings of the human heart.
Experiment done by MIT professor Drazen Perlec illustrated that our perception and sensation are partly constructive rather than intutive, how we feel and value an object is very much depend on prior influences (marketing, brand, previous experiences forming perception). Using three case studies, Prelec illustrates how “neuroeconomics picks up some of these violations of rationality, trying to understand where in the brain we can get a deep understanding of what’s going on.” In a notable instance, subjects sipped different wines (through a straw) in the fMRI, and were asked to rate them. They were told they were drinking wine that ranged in price from $5 to $90. The “dirty trick was the $5 and $45 wines were the same, as were the $10 and $90 wines.” Not surprisingly, “ratings were massively influenced by price,” so the $90 wine was considered exceptional.
What was surprising, says Prelec, was that “the brain lies also.” An area behind the forehead, the medial prefrontal cortex, which is associated with the perception of value, burst into more activity when the subject experienced the “$90” wine than with the exact same “$10” wine. It seems as if the very idea of quality, or value -- often a marketing ploy -- makes a product like wine more enjoyable.
In the future, social behavior will be generated based on how "affective" you are capable of producing a particular sensation (a mechanism to behavioral motivation) that can manipulate one's decision.
Reference: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/598
http://www.neuro-economics.org/
Experiment done by MIT professor Drazen Perlec illustrated that our perception and sensation are partly constructive rather than intutive, how we feel and value an object is very much depend on prior influences (marketing, brand, previous experiences forming perception). Using three case studies, Prelec illustrates how “neuroeconomics picks up some of these violations of rationality, trying to understand where in the brain we can get a deep understanding of what’s going on.” In a notable instance, subjects sipped different wines (through a straw) in the fMRI, and were asked to rate them. They were told they were drinking wine that ranged in price from $5 to $90. The “dirty trick was the $5 and $45 wines were the same, as were the $10 and $90 wines.” Not surprisingly, “ratings were massively influenced by price,” so the $90 wine was considered exceptional.
What was surprising, says Prelec, was that “the brain lies also.” An area behind the forehead, the medial prefrontal cortex, which is associated with the perception of value, burst into more activity when the subject experienced the “$90” wine than with the exact same “$10” wine. It seems as if the very idea of quality, or value -- often a marketing ploy -- makes a product like wine more enjoyable.
In the future, social behavior will be generated based on how "affective" you are capable of producing a particular sensation (a mechanism to behavioral motivation) that can manipulate one's decision.
Reference: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/598
http://www.neuro-economics.org/
天空
聽著自已的心跳,沒有規則的跳躍
我安靜的在思考,並不想被誰打擾
我們曾緊緊擁抱,卻又輕易地放掉
那種感覺很微妙,該怎麼說..才好
時間分割成對角,
停止你對我的好,瓦解我們的依靠
在你離開之後的天空,
我像風箏尋一個夢..
雨後的天空,
是否有放晴後的面容..
我靜靜的望著天空,
試著尋找失落的感動..
只能用笑容,
期待著雨過天晴的彩虹
我安靜的在思考,並不想被誰打擾
我們曾緊緊擁抱,卻又輕易地放掉
那種感覺很微妙,該怎麼說..才好
時間分割成對角,
停止你對我的好,瓦解我們的依靠
在你離開之後的天空,
我像風箏尋一個夢..
雨後的天空,
是否有放晴後的面容..
我靜靜的望著天空,
試著尋找失落的感動..
只能用笑容,
期待著雨過天晴的彩虹
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Lose or Gain Theory
Every loss has a potential to become a gain given the right attitude and patience. So it is up to you to decide whether it be a loss or gain for you.
Few steps towards turning loss into a gain:
1. Hardship is like a long dark tunnel, the only way out is to go through it.
2. Release your emotions, then learn to control it. Be rational, but not cold blooded - care about others who truly care about you (your family and friends!)
3. Have the courage to face reality, admit there are things in life you have to face, they are there for you to accommodate and learn from, readjust your objectives if necessary, but never give up your faith and moral.
4. Channel your grief into motivation for learning.
Knowledge is the best investment you will make regardless of your age, social status, in any given difficult situations. The more you learn, the broader the perspectives you will gain, and the more chance you will overcome adversity. Being a smart thinker is about being flexible, knowing there are many options for you to choose allows you to make the one that is most advantageous to you in the long term. This is why the more diverse of knowledge you gain, the more opportunities you will discover lying ahead of you than ever before. For instance, who said you can’t combine architecture with business management, entrepreneurship, sociology, religion, neuroeconomy, investing, etc. Innovation comes from recombining across disciplines. Don’t be selfish thinking that only architects/designers can solve architecture/design issues, and that architecture can solve all issues beyond architecture. We need more from others than they need us; we need them to help us break through our boundaries.
5. Learn from the past, learn from others who been through this, learn from books, from web, learn something you never learned before, build up your curiosity towards others you never cared about.
Acquire more knowledge will strengthen your ability to cope with adversity. The qualitative and quantitative returns from investing in your knowledge will help build your material and spiritual wealth in the long run.
6. Learn to look ahead of yourself because there is nothing you could change about the past. So think where you could be in 2, 10, 30 years from now, and walk towards it. Time will not stop for you when you are suffering, so flow with it. Don’t waste what you have accomplished before - You have come all the way up to this point, so there is no reasons to believe you can’t make it to the next.
7. Don’t lose your dream because of your grief of loss, or sympathy of others, because you will only lose, not gain.
8. Optimism helps, but don’t think that by sitting there, everything will turn out to be good later. Optimism will only be effective if you act at the same time, meaning - do something! Some/ a lot of effort is required to reverse the table from loss to a gain. Don’t just thinking optimistically, act with optimism and faith.
9. Look into an infant’s eyes, watch them grow, and you will realize how incredibly intelligent their learning abilities accumulate and adapt, and how incredibly stupid and clumsy the way we (the adults) learn. We are all selfish, trying to defend rather than to embrace and adapt...(learn from tai chi)
10. Courage brings hope, hope brings happiness. Everything you do requires courage, courage, together with faith and knowledge - will help you endure adversity by giving you more options to avoid dead ends, while assisting you to make the most beneficial (lower risk) choices that is best for you in the long run.
11. You do realize you have a plenty of time to learn, grow, experience. Life is a long marathon; losing at this moment does not mean you cannot do better in the long run. Look ahead with courage, faith, and knowledge, and someday, you may just become the one and only - the best.
All these points mentioned above came from my experience with adversity that I am currently still fighting, not from Dr. Phil,….except maybe #1
If you need help, reach me at hsiehyp@hotmail.com, I'll do my best.
"Pain is temporary, it may last for seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, or even years, but if you give up, it will last forever." - Lance Armstrong.
Ciao~
Few steps towards turning loss into a gain:
1. Hardship is like a long dark tunnel, the only way out is to go through it.
2. Release your emotions, then learn to control it. Be rational, but not cold blooded - care about others who truly care about you (your family and friends!)
3. Have the courage to face reality, admit there are things in life you have to face, they are there for you to accommodate and learn from, readjust your objectives if necessary, but never give up your faith and moral.
4. Channel your grief into motivation for learning.
Knowledge is the best investment you will make regardless of your age, social status, in any given difficult situations. The more you learn, the broader the perspectives you will gain, and the more chance you will overcome adversity. Being a smart thinker is about being flexible, knowing there are many options for you to choose allows you to make the one that is most advantageous to you in the long term. This is why the more diverse of knowledge you gain, the more opportunities you will discover lying ahead of you than ever before. For instance, who said you can’t combine architecture with business management, entrepreneurship, sociology, religion, neuroeconomy, investing, etc. Innovation comes from recombining across disciplines. Don’t be selfish thinking that only architects/designers can solve architecture/design issues, and that architecture can solve all issues beyond architecture. We need more from others than they need us; we need them to help us break through our boundaries.
5. Learn from the past, learn from others who been through this, learn from books, from web, learn something you never learned before, build up your curiosity towards others you never cared about.
Acquire more knowledge will strengthen your ability to cope with adversity. The qualitative and quantitative returns from investing in your knowledge will help build your material and spiritual wealth in the long run.
6. Learn to look ahead of yourself because there is nothing you could change about the past. So think where you could be in 2, 10, 30 years from now, and walk towards it. Time will not stop for you when you are suffering, so flow with it. Don’t waste what you have accomplished before - You have come all the way up to this point, so there is no reasons to believe you can’t make it to the next.
7. Don’t lose your dream because of your grief of loss, or sympathy of others, because you will only lose, not gain.
8. Optimism helps, but don’t think that by sitting there, everything will turn out to be good later. Optimism will only be effective if you act at the same time, meaning - do something! Some/ a lot of effort is required to reverse the table from loss to a gain. Don’t just thinking optimistically, act with optimism and faith.
9. Look into an infant’s eyes, watch them grow, and you will realize how incredibly intelligent their learning abilities accumulate and adapt, and how incredibly stupid and clumsy the way we (the adults) learn. We are all selfish, trying to defend rather than to embrace and adapt...(learn from tai chi)
10. Courage brings hope, hope brings happiness. Everything you do requires courage, courage, together with faith and knowledge - will help you endure adversity by giving you more options to avoid dead ends, while assisting you to make the most beneficial (lower risk) choices that is best for you in the long run.
11. You do realize you have a plenty of time to learn, grow, experience. Life is a long marathon; losing at this moment does not mean you cannot do better in the long run. Look ahead with courage, faith, and knowledge, and someday, you may just become the one and only - the best.
All these points mentioned above came from my experience with adversity that I am currently still fighting, not from Dr. Phil,….except maybe #1
If you need help, reach me at hsiehyp@hotmail.com, I'll do my best.
"Pain is temporary, it may last for seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, or even years, but if you give up, it will last forever." - Lance Armstrong.
Ciao~
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
被遺忘的時光
是誰在敲打我窗
是誰在撩動琴弦
那一段被遺忘的時光
漸漸地迴昇出我心坎
是誰在敲打我窗
是誰在撩動琴弦
記憶中那歡樂的情景
慢慢的浮現在我的腦海
那緩緩飄落的小雨
不停的打在我窗
只有那沈默不語的我
不時的回想過去
一直在腦海裡徘徊.
是誰在撩動琴弦
那一段被遺忘的時光
漸漸地迴昇出我心坎
是誰在敲打我窗
是誰在撩動琴弦
記憶中那歡樂的情景
慢慢的浮現在我的腦海
那緩緩飄落的小雨
不停的打在我窗
只有那沈默不語的我
不時的回想過去
一直在腦海裡徘徊.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Hero
There's a hero if you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid of what you are.
There's an answer if you reach into your soul
and the sorrow that you know will melt away
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.
It's a long road when you face the world alone;
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold.
You can find love if you search within your self
and the emptiness you felt will disappear.
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.
Lord knows dreams are hard to follow,
But don't let anyone tear them away.
Just Hold on, there will be tomorrow,
In time you'll find the way
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in.....you.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PWlS8Oerx8o
You don't have to be afraid of what you are.
There's an answer if you reach into your soul
and the sorrow that you know will melt away
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.
It's a long road when you face the world alone;
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold.
You can find love if you search within your self
and the emptiness you felt will disappear.
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.
Lord knows dreams are hard to follow,
But don't let anyone tear them away.
Just Hold on, there will be tomorrow,
In time you'll find the way
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in.....you.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PWlS8Oerx8o
Sunday, October 5, 2008
How Spectacular
Design is a mechanism for spectacle, like architecture, it provides a stage for an everyday event to unfold, while depicting an ordinary moment of the story to magnify. End result is a creation of a spectacular atmosphere where original perception of the ordinary moment becomes spectacular and extraordinary.
Spectacular design work hand in hand with seductive medium - media, branding, economy, technology, science, psychology, with goals to inject some excitement to the banal environment, while appeal to the deepest human desire for provocation, differences, and change.
How bold
how seductive
how exuberant
how complex
how unpredictable
how big
how surprising
how interactive
dictates
how spectacular a design becomes.
Spectacular design work hand in hand with seductive medium - media, branding, economy, technology, science, psychology, with goals to inject some excitement to the banal environment, while appeal to the deepest human desire for provocation, differences, and change.
How bold
how seductive
how exuberant
how complex
how unpredictable
how big
how surprising
how interactive
dictates
how spectacular a design becomes.
The World still needs our Left Brain
Left brain thinking is important.
It deals with
it helps you to make critical analysis and judgment based on logic and reasoning (objective, quantitative) which are detached from your initial emotions.
Emotions are normally temporal, hence making decisions based on emotions dont always work in the long run. Architecture are built to last a considerable periods of time, so you better not make your decisions purely on emotions, or else buildings will lose intentions and meanings with its selfish tempo.
Experiences are not accumulation of emotions (it can be, but not always). It is more of the accumulation of your knowledge and encounterance with similar situations repeatedly through life. So when someone (ie architects) are making decisions based on experience, this does not mean they are making them based on their emotions at those moments (like artists probably do). They are indeed practicing through reasoning, to make the best choices, to strike the balance between all criteria needed to be fulfilled.
Creativity does not always come from emotions, and being logical and reasonable does not take away creativity and emotions. Logics help you channel your emotions, creativity towards the right (the positive, less risky, more optimistic direction) direction . Logics give you directions and instructions to which you should further explore in order to establish yourself outside the box.
Combining strategic thinking with your creativity not only help you to clearly define your goals and expectations with efficiency, but also help you to understand and analyse what others did before, what you are doing now, and how will your actions define what is coming next.
It deals with
it helps you to make critical analysis and judgment based on logic and reasoning (objective, quantitative) which are detached from your initial emotions.
Emotions are normally temporal, hence making decisions based on emotions dont always work in the long run. Architecture are built to last a considerable periods of time, so you better not make your decisions purely on emotions, or else buildings will lose intentions and meanings with its selfish tempo.
Experiences are not accumulation of emotions (it can be, but not always). It is more of the accumulation of your knowledge and encounterance with similar situations repeatedly through life. So when someone (ie architects) are making decisions based on experience, this does not mean they are making them based on their emotions at those moments (like artists probably do). They are indeed practicing through reasoning, to make the best choices, to strike the balance between all criteria needed to be fulfilled.
Creativity does not always come from emotions, and being logical and reasonable does not take away creativity and emotions. Logics help you channel your emotions, creativity towards the right (the positive, less risky, more optimistic direction) direction . Logics give you directions and instructions to which you should further explore in order to establish yourself outside the box.
Combining strategic thinking with your creativity not only help you to clearly define your goals and expectations with efficiency, but also help you to understand and analyse what others did before, what you are doing now, and how will your actions define what is coming next.
Freedom or Lost
Freedom comes when you have full control of situations, when you know your limits and parameters, when you know your risk level (ie of losing a project or exceeding budget) and when you know when to accelerate and hold back.....this helps to establish the zone in which your creativity could be put to best use. Laying out what is know, and from there, you start to question what is yet known or done.
However, freedom does not come when there are no control or limitations to what you do, because this would only hold you back from being creative in a useful and effective way, while increase your chance of failure and risk. Not knowing your limitations and expectations will give you 'lostness', not freedom.
However, freedom does not come when there are no control or limitations to what you do, because this would only hold you back from being creative in a useful and effective way, while increase your chance of failure and risk. Not knowing your limitations and expectations will give you 'lostness', not freedom.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
蒲公英的约定
小学篱笆旁的蒲公英
十几英里有味道的风景
雾水草场传来她的声音
多少年后也开始很好听
将愿望折纸飞机寄出信
因为我们等不到那流星
等枕头坠离命运的引力
却不知道到底能去哪里
已经长大的约定 那样清晰
拿过到的我相信
说好要一起旅行...是你如今 唯一坚持的任性
在走廊想霸占她手心
我们却注意窗边的情敌
我去到哪里你都跟很紧
哼歌而梦在等待着惊喜
已经长大的约定 那样清晰
拿过到的我相信
说好要一起旅行...是你如今 唯一坚持的任性
已经长大的约定 那样珍惜
与你聊不完的曾经
而我已经分不清 你是友情 还是错过的爱情
方文山
十几英里有味道的风景
雾水草场传来她的声音
多少年后也开始很好听
将愿望折纸飞机寄出信
因为我们等不到那流星
等枕头坠离命运的引力
却不知道到底能去哪里
已经长大的约定 那样清晰
拿过到的我相信
说好要一起旅行...是你如今 唯一坚持的任性
在走廊想霸占她手心
我们却注意窗边的情敌
我去到哪里你都跟很紧
哼歌而梦在等待着惊喜
已经长大的约定 那样清晰
拿过到的我相信
说好要一起旅行...是你如今 唯一坚持的任性
已经长大的约定 那样珍惜
与你聊不完的曾经
而我已经分不清 你是友情 还是错过的爱情
方文山
Friday, October 3, 2008
我不配
这街上太拥挤
太多人有秘密
玻璃上有雾气在被隐藏起过去
你脸上的情绪
在还原那场雨
这巷弄太过弯曲走不回故事里
这日子不再绿
又斑驳了几句
剩下搬空回忆的我在大房子里
电影院的座椅
隔遥远的距离
感情没有对手戏你跟自己下棋
还来不及仔仔细细写下你的关于
描述我如何爱你
你却微笑的离我而去
这感觉已经不对
我努力在挽回
一些些应该体贴的感觉我没给
你嘟嘴许的愿望很卑微在妥协
是我忽略你不过要人陪
这感觉已经不对
我最后才了解
一页页不忍翻阅的情节你好累
你默背为我掉过几次泪多憔悴
而我心碎你受罪你的美我不配
方文山
太多人有秘密
玻璃上有雾气在被隐藏起过去
你脸上的情绪
在还原那场雨
这巷弄太过弯曲走不回故事里
这日子不再绿
又斑驳了几句
剩下搬空回忆的我在大房子里
电影院的座椅
隔遥远的距离
感情没有对手戏你跟自己下棋
还来不及仔仔细细写下你的关于
描述我如何爱你
你却微笑的离我而去
这感觉已经不对
我努力在挽回
一些些应该体贴的感觉我没给
你嘟嘴许的愿望很卑微在妥协
是我忽略你不过要人陪
这感觉已经不对
我最后才了解
一页页不忍翻阅的情节你好累
你默背为我掉过几次泪多憔悴
而我心碎你受罪你的美我不配
方文山
Thursday, September 25, 2008
廣島之戀
（男）你不就該拒絕我 不該放任我的追求
給我渴望的故事 留下丟不掉的名字
（女）時間難倒回 空間易破碎
二十四小時的愛情 是我一生難忘的美麗回憶
（男）越過道德的邊境 我們走過愛的禁區
享受幸福的錯覺 誤解了快樂的意義
（女）是誰太勇敢 說喜歡離別
只要今天不要明天 眼睜睜看著愛從指縫中溜走
還說再見
（男）不夠時間好好來愛你
（女）早該停止風流的遊戲
（合唱）願被你拋棄 就算了解而分離
不願愛的沒有答案結局
（男）不夠時間好好來恨你
（女）終於明白恨人不容易
（合唱）愛恨消失前 用手溫暖我的臉
為我證明我曾真心愛過你
愛過你
愛過你
愛過你
愛過你
給我渴望的故事 留下丟不掉的名字
（女）時間難倒回 空間易破碎
二十四小時的愛情 是我一生難忘的美麗回憶
（男）越過道德的邊境 我們走過愛的禁區
享受幸福的錯覺 誤解了快樂的意義
（女）是誰太勇敢 說喜歡離別
只要今天不要明天 眼睜睜看著愛從指縫中溜走
還說再見
（男）不夠時間好好來愛你
（女）早該停止風流的遊戲
（合唱）願被你拋棄 就算了解而分離
不願愛的沒有答案結局
（男）不夠時間好好來恨你
（女）終於明白恨人不容易
（合唱）愛恨消失前 用手溫暖我的臉
為我證明我曾真心愛過你
愛過你
愛過你
愛過你
愛過你
Friday, September 12, 2008
懷念過去
在某年某月某日讓我想...回到過去美好時光.
一盞黃黃舊舊的燈 時間在旁悶不吭聲
寂寞下手毫無分寸 不懂得輕重之分
沉默支撐躍過陌生 靜靜看著凌晨黃昏
妳的身影 失去平衡 慢慢下沉
黑暗已在空中盤旋 該往哪我看不見
也許愛在夢的另一端 無法存活在真實的空間
思緒不斷阻擋著回憶播放 盲目的追尋仍然空空盪盪
灰濛濛的夜晚睡意又不知躲到哪去 一轉身孤單已躺在身旁
沉默支撐躍過陌生 靜靜看著凌晨黃昏 妳的身影 失去平衡 慢慢下沉
這樣挽留不知還來不來得及
想回到過去~
劉畊宏
一盞黃黃舊舊的燈 時間在旁悶不吭聲
寂寞下手毫無分寸 不懂得輕重之分
沉默支撐躍過陌生 靜靜看著凌晨黃昏
妳的身影 失去平衡 慢慢下沉
黑暗已在空中盤旋 該往哪我看不見
也許愛在夢的另一端 無法存活在真實的空間
思緒不斷阻擋著回憶播放 盲目的追尋仍然空空盪盪
灰濛濛的夜晚睡意又不知躲到哪去 一轉身孤單已躺在身旁
沉默支撐躍過陌生 靜靜看著凌晨黃昏 妳的身影 失去平衡 慢慢下沉
這樣挽留不知還來不來得及
想回到過去~
劉畊宏
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Slow Space Part II
Slow is the new fast
Slowing down or being ‘unplugged’ does not mean abandoning all technologies that have offered us comfort, or eloping from our cities to live in the countryside. Be slow means to be able to control your own pace, learn when to go fast, when to be slow, and when to be in between. Sometimes taking power naps between long working hours is more beneficial to productivity; it clears your mind, so you come back more sharp and focused. Other times its best to go for a walk than sitting at your desk in order to be inspired to solve complex issues. Quite often our most creative and thoughtful ideas submerge while we are in the shower, half asleep, or even staring out the window and do nothing. Slowing down allows our body to establish intimate relationships to our minds, allowing us to think deeper below the surface rather than reaching for quick but shallow solutions. This may help us to enjoy the process more by establishing meaningful connections with what we do, and thus improving quality of our lives. We need more Slow Space in our urban environment to provide us the opportunities to slow down - something that our ‘wired’ homes failed to do.
Polarizing
Slowing down or being ‘unplugged’ does not mean abandoning all technologies that have offered us comfort, or eloping from our cities to live in the countryside. Be slow means to be able to control your own pace, learn when to go fast, when to be slow, and when to be in between. Sometimes taking power naps between long working hours is more beneficial to productivity; it clears your mind, so you come back more sharp and focused. Other times its best to go for a walk than sitting at your desk in order to be inspired to solve complex issues. Quite often our most creative and thoughtful ideas submerge while we are in the shower, half asleep, or even staring out the window and do nothing. Slowing down allows our body to establish intimate relationships to our minds, allowing us to think deeper below the surface rather than reaching for quick but shallow solutions. This may help us to enjoy the process more by establishing meaningful connections with what we do, and thus improving quality of our lives. We need more Slow Space in our urban environment to provide us the opportunities to slow down - something that our ‘wired’ homes failed to do.
Polarizing
Slow Space Part I
“Life is about exploring the world, and our reactions to it, at our own speed." - Carl Honore*
In an era of information super-highway, where notions of speed and productivity dominates how we value the way we live and work, we have forgotten the pivotal role of our home as a refuge for us to rest and slow down.
Rapid expansion of Global Capitalism and technological advancements over decades has forced us to accelerate almost every aspect of our lives.
Satellites, Cell phones, computers, internet, microwaves, electronic gadgets, automobiles, television, etc - all have convinced us to work faster, talk faster, eat faster, travel faster, shop faster, and play faster. Our hurry lifestyle consequently has a detrimental effect on the traditional role of our home. Home has lost its value as a place that could offer tranquility; instead it has utterly become an extension of our workplace adapting to our hurried lifestyle.
Technology were initially invented to provide convenience and free ourselves from work, but ironically, two centuries after the first Industrial Revolution began, we now work longer hours than ever before just to catch up with ever-rising expectations of our modern society. Even at home, we standby 24/7 answering business calls, checking emails and fax sent from clients overseas, net meeting with colleagues over the internet, and making tasteless microwave food just to spare more time for work after meal. Even if we do receive empty time, we rather spend it on watching televisions, chatting on msn with friends, and browsing through friend’s YouTube or Facebook profiles, than spending quality time to slow ourselves down. Our ‘wired’ homes could no longer provide ourselves the opportunities to feel ‘unplugged’.
Polarizing
In an era of information super-highway, where notions of speed and productivity dominates how we value the way we live and work, we have forgotten the pivotal role of our home as a refuge for us to rest and slow down.
Rapid expansion of Global Capitalism and technological advancements over decades has forced us to accelerate almost every aspect of our lives.
Satellites, Cell phones, computers, internet, microwaves, electronic gadgets, automobiles, television, etc - all have convinced us to work faster, talk faster, eat faster, travel faster, shop faster, and play faster. Our hurry lifestyle consequently has a detrimental effect on the traditional role of our home. Home has lost its value as a place that could offer tranquility; instead it has utterly become an extension of our workplace adapting to our hurried lifestyle.
Technology were initially invented to provide convenience and free ourselves from work, but ironically, two centuries after the first Industrial Revolution began, we now work longer hours than ever before just to catch up with ever-rising expectations of our modern society. Even at home, we standby 24/7 answering business calls, checking emails and fax sent from clients overseas, net meeting with colleagues over the internet, and making tasteless microwave food just to spare more time for work after meal. Even if we do receive empty time, we rather spend it on watching televisions, chatting on msn with friends, and browsing through friend’s YouTube or Facebook profiles, than spending quality time to slow ourselves down. Our ‘wired’ homes could no longer provide ourselves the opportunities to feel ‘unplugged’.
Polarizing
This world uses too much left brain
This world uses too much left brain…..
All numbers, logical, rational, economical,
Attempt to do everything right, but ultimately what for? To get to the next faster, but always trapped in the endless cycle of speed, everything keeps on coming when you go faster…so set your own goals to beat….knowing when is enough, when you can enjoy, don’t get trapped in cycle of speed, and don’t get used by others
In the end, what matters most is what you enjoyed, not what you have rushed through
The world lacks feelings, intellect, psychological nourishment, poetics, connection to mind and body.
Material culture, no materials will last till the end but your feelings for others….quality, not quantity, as simple as that.
By Yuki
All numbers, logical, rational, economical,
Attempt to do everything right, but ultimately what for? To get to the next faster, but always trapped in the endless cycle of speed, everything keeps on coming when you go faster…so set your own goals to beat….knowing when is enough, when you can enjoy, don’t get trapped in cycle of speed, and don’t get used by others
In the end, what matters most is what you enjoyed, not what you have rushed through
The world lacks feelings, intellect, psychological nourishment, poetics, connection to mind and body.
Material culture, no materials will last till the end but your feelings for others….quality, not quantity, as simple as that.
By Yuki
This world communicates too much
This world communicates too much
Too much talking results in distractions
Society consumes communication (one way), rather than attempting to understand (2 way loop with feedback).
We don’t always need to talk in order to proceed
Humans have brilliant individual minds to think powerfully critically imaginatively, given the right time, but when they are forced to communicate quickly to let others understand, they compromise their thoughts, generate more misunderstanding than understanding, complex thoughts (with emotions attached) becomes simplified (rationalized, simplified) in order to tell stories to others so they could understand…..interpreting boils down to talking…..personal becomes status quote, bibles, music notes are the most over-communicated mediums in contemporary, leaving no room for self interpretation/enlightenment. How to create something (a text) that can multiply in meaning specific to each individuals?
We should interpret more rather than talking more.
We need a better communication method than language, language sets barriers to understand our inner thoughts.
We are afraid our thoughts not being accepted by others, we lack our confidence and faith in believing our thoughts, that’s why we are forced to communicate,
But in return is Misunderstanding, everyone stereotypes, everyone wants to understand others, but in reality, they want others to understand themselves, forcing others into their own thoughts and labels.
Everything becomes others not yours, everything is perceived by society via consensus, not your own. We should not communicate too much.
Everyone compromise themselves (by being simple) in order to be understood by others,
Everyone looses ingenuity, complexity in order to communicate.
Too much communication, learn not to speed to others, listen to your own mind, your own body. Not being selfish, but being aware.
Wondering what the world would be like without communication, without language.
There was a period in the pre-historic where homo-sapiens did not speak a language, how did they know each other’s thoughts, did they need communications to live?
Plug your ears for an hour a day and listen, you will realize there is no such thing as ‘silence’, in fact, it is only “the absence of unintended sounds”* that are much richer and have yet to be explored.
謝雨萱
*Quote by John Cage
Too much talking results in distractions
Society consumes communication (one way), rather than attempting to understand (2 way loop with feedback).
We don’t always need to talk in order to proceed
Humans have brilliant individual minds to think powerfully critically imaginatively, given the right time, but when they are forced to communicate quickly to let others understand, they compromise their thoughts, generate more misunderstanding than understanding, complex thoughts (with emotions attached) becomes simplified (rationalized, simplified) in order to tell stories to others so they could understand…..interpreting boils down to talking…..personal becomes status quote, bibles, music notes are the most over-communicated mediums in contemporary, leaving no room for self interpretation/enlightenment. How to create something (a text) that can multiply in meaning specific to each individuals?
We should interpret more rather than talking more.
We need a better communication method than language, language sets barriers to understand our inner thoughts.
We are afraid our thoughts not being accepted by others, we lack our confidence and faith in believing our thoughts, that’s why we are forced to communicate,
But in return is Misunderstanding, everyone stereotypes, everyone wants to understand others, but in reality, they want others to understand themselves, forcing others into their own thoughts and labels.
Everything becomes others not yours, everything is perceived by society via consensus, not your own. We should not communicate too much.
Everyone compromise themselves (by being simple) in order to be understood by others,
Everyone looses ingenuity, complexity in order to communicate.
Too much communication, learn not to speed to others, listen to your own mind, your own body. Not being selfish, but being aware.
Wondering what the world would be like without communication, without language.
There was a period in the pre-historic where homo-sapiens did not speak a language, how did they know each other’s thoughts, did they need communications to live?
Plug your ears for an hour a day and listen, you will realize there is no such thing as ‘silence’, in fact, it is only “the absence of unintended sounds”* that are much richer and have yet to be explored.
謝雨萱
*Quote by John Cage
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