Author Archives: sinyaw

Sinners casting stones

Posted on December 24, 2009 by sinyaw

Copenhagen Climate Summit was really the show for two countries: the USA and China, the biggest two polluters in this world. It came down to a simple struggle: each wanted the other to emit less CO2 than they would like. … Continue reading →

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Quite Inconvenient

Posted on December 23, 2009 by sinyaw

Let’s go with the premise that Earth is warming to the detriment of human societies. Let’s further accept that human activities, producing various greenhouse gases, etc., caused this. There are then three possible courses of action: do nothing (always an … Continue reading →

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Saving Dolphins

Posted on December 20, 2009 by sinyaw

The Cove 2009 Documentaries are so annoying. They disrupt my normal, ignorant, and blissful life. Now I think of this cause and must deal with the emotions that this film provoked: sadness, anger, and this thing that pinches your heart … Continue reading →

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Performance Enhanced?

Posted on December 18, 2009 by sinyaw

If athletes are allowed to compete only with whatever they were born with there will be no Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Joe Montana, and your favorite sport star. The ethical question is not whether an athlete can enhance his or … Continue reading →

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Earphones

Posted on December 15, 2009 by sinyaw

For years, I struggled to sleep on long flights to and from China. With many experiments, I nailed down the ambient noise to be the key culprit. That led to an iPod investment and the quest for a good pair … Continue reading →

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Stimulating Whom?

Posted on December 11, 2009 by sinyaw

Give an entrepreneur some capital. Of course he or she will try to make more money out of it. Infuse the whole society with money. You expect the whole would become more prosperous, since society is nothing but a collection … Continue reading →

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eBooks v. Paper

Posted on December 8, 2009 by sinyaw

I have been tempted by Kindle since its debut — I read reasonably avidly: books, magazines, and newspapers; I am comfortable with gadgets; I have enough discretionary income; I travel frequently; and I don’t shelf read books (they go into … Continue reading →

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SFO to ShenZhen 深圳

Posted on December 6, 2009 by sinyaw

The trip to ShenZhen can be non-intuitive and a bit unnatural even for seasoned travelers. The spirit is to treat the ferry as an international connection that you will purchase the ticket after you have arrived Hong Kong airport. You … Continue reading →

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2012

Posted on December 4, 2009 by sinyaw

2012 John Cusack Disaster is a well understood and typically formulaic genre. The special effects are the main draw. Audience wants realism: scary scenes that fool the brain into believing. Next the plot must could happen. Lastly, there should be … Continue reading →

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水滸: 管理觀念

Posted on December 1, 2009 by sinyaw

宋江原來在梁山經營個小公司,生意蒸蒸日上. 但是他覺得前途不好,於是想被併購. 汴涼的徽宗趙佶是他的理想對象. 於是三次協商,簽訂併購合同. 梁山泊的CEO,搖身成為宋朝的個中級主管. 商業併購,十之八九,被併購的主管,在兩年內離開. 文化隔閡太大,管理理念相隔太遠. 宋江原來的假想敵是徽宗. 大公司動作慢,又官僚,其實容易競爭. 他可以在大傘下,打下自己一塊江山. 被併購後,他的對象是江南方臘,另一個中小公司. 這下就難些了. 回頭看他如何在大宋中存活呢? 宋江其實沒有大公司的資歷. 那些高俅,蔡京,身居EVP,都是在大公司打滾過來的好手. 宋江以為做事好就能被賞識,其實公司內部的人事關係,比做事實力更重要. 他自己不就是靠李師師,才搞定那併購的嗎? 轉眼,他就忘了要下工夫聯絡好高俅和蔡京,只會去打仗. 一下子,梁山的大寨主頭把金交椅,變成了只知服從,不敢抗命的大宋奴才. 宋江要是自己繼續經營梁山公司,能打下足夠的市場,與宋朝分庭抗禮嗎? 其實還有另一個大公司,金朝,也在這市場競爭. 宋江如果局勢分析好了,應該知道和宋朝併購,不如在方臘,宋,金三面經營. 也許梁山能左右世局呢? 讀史,即使是小說,也真有用.

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