Category Archives: Peek into my mind

Lipid v. Fructose

Posted on December 12, 2013 by sinyaw

Since the 1950s, the medical industry and world public health organizations have subscribed to the Lipid Hypothesis: eating red meats and saturated fats will increase the cholesterol level in the blood stream; the cholesterol will then clog arteries, lead to … Continue reading →

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A Hundred Years to Shape People

Posted on December 1, 2013 by sinyaw

Chinese say, “It takes 10 years to shape trees, and 100 years to shape people.” To shape people is to educate them. In doing so, the government must think very long-term. Only educated parents and teachers will generate better educated … Continue reading →

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Labor v. Employer

Posted on November 20, 2013 by sinyaw

Boeing’s Machinist Union just voted against the company proposed contract. Since the current contract expires in 2016, there will be no strike or other negotiation. Boeing has until 2016 to figure out what to do next, primarily on the location … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Malthus

Posted on November 10, 2013 by sinyaw

I must be a fan of Dan Brown, having read many of his novels: Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Lost Symbol, and now Inferno. Digital Fortress is still my favorite, but that’s probably because I am in the security … Continue reading →

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Ungovernability

Posted on October 16, 2013 by sinyaw

A while back, I wrote about California is structurally ungovernable. Simply put, spending increases requires super-majority and benefits need only simple majority. As years, or decades, go back, the government is permanently stuck with all those benefit mandates but not … Continue reading →

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A Formula on Investment

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sinyaw

A friend is retiring (at age 62), he put most of his money in CDs and wonder if there are better ways. He is active and in good health and plans to live to mid-80s or even 90s. They have … Continue reading →

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Monetary and Fiscal Policies

Posted on September 11, 2013 by sinyaw

The stock market is like an addict hooked on QE. Whenever there is a hint of it slowing down, stock price tumbles. Quantitative Easing (or pumping money into the society) is part of the monetary policy which regulate how much … Continue reading →

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Superpower Chess Game

Posted on June 13, 2013 by sinyaw

Let’s see, Xi JingPing and Barrack Obama met in Sunnylands, California, early June 7th. Months prior, all major news media berated China for all kinds of cyber criminal activities: piracy, hacking, spying, and downright stealing US’s advanced defense technologies. Move … Continue reading →

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The High Price of Chasing Cheap

Posted on May 25, 2013 by sinyaw

Christine Romans of CNN had this segment on Your Money this Saturday on the slavish condition of garment workers in Bangladesh. She chastened all big retailers for their sub-contracting practice that ensure deniability and avoid accountability. The economist in me … Continue reading →

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忧心

Posted on April 18, 2013 by sinyaw

去国后，几次几次的回北京，默默地看她变化。北京人都以北京为傲，但夸了门面后，也一定埋怨几句。热水煮青蛙，他们习惯了。我这不时的过客，看得忧心。 空气就别提了，朋友家三居室二百多米大，放了五个滤清器，没天没地的滤。停两天孩子就喘气又出疹子。滤网狠心买，有时还缺货，孩子的卧房一定开，客厅晚上就停了。出了城到河北，高速路边的广告牌，居然说“这里有呼吸的自由”。 朋友家的阿姨，住的地方传出禽流感。一下全家慌了，叫她别来家事没人干，来了又怕感染。说是这回不会人际传染，但是“我们能不小心点吗？”言下之意，把非典时代的记忆挖出来了，报纸电视说的，不一定。咱们小心点呗。 河北的农民，肥料政府给，不要钱。于是几十年来，土化验是强碱，废了。没肥料种不了任何东西。知道的人只买远地而来的“有机菜”，一周菜钱数千。没办法，要命还是要钱？ 化学肥料养成强碱的土，成了工业废料，下雨全流进饮水源。我们人不敢喝，能给鸡鸭鱼猪牛喝瓶装水吗？有机饲料给它们吃吗？没事，给它们打针，猛打就不生病。怕了？你也可以只吃有机肉或进口肉。 全北京的人，都在隐隐的怕，默默的等，一天天的过日子。今天轮到不能开车挤地铁，明天注意不能吃鸡鸭，后天换空气滤网。放假敢紧跑去“自由呼吸”的地方。帮帮忙吧！

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