Unstoppable China

CHINA is doing good at all department not only in its original mainland but oversea. This unstoppable asia's giant is breaking records at all time and become a global power among other big influential states. Nowadays China have possessed almost everything what a developed nations have and they have always edge for its demanding domestic market and work force dynamic. No wonder all multi-national companies are seeking any opportunity for making investment in main land china as the growing market is unbeatable compare to anywhere else in the world.

We read some milestones on paper that China had done frequently. Some analyst even forecast that China would be the largest economy in the world within 10 to 17 years time. Even in the recession time, China economy have blossomed to one digit while other counterparts are struggling to survive from an adverse global economy. It clearly show the world how China have been good in world society and immediately became a super power nation. It has a lucrative market, technology, nuclear weapon, own satellite and rocket technology, among others. I was amazed to witness the latest version of China's national day celebration. They are boasting by marching and showing its modernized army power on that day. The media are widely expressed
by highlighting on the difference between then and now. The best thing I admire was intercontinental rocket that can reach everywhere on this planet and also able to carry a nuclear weapon. What a wonderful invention? In this point, what I don't understand is why US and its alley didn't concern China's nuclear power just like North Korea and Iran? Probably China's possession is not threaten to world's peace and it's not necessary to take measure like the aforesaid countries.

Recently China has launched its fastest train project in the world and it can travel as fast as 350 km/hour. What an amazing experience for a developing country and its people? No matter technology imported or not. For sure is China government's contribution to its people's convenience. The ambition of China government on railways network had improved significantly and now the latest train technology even can beat the aviation sector. Last week I read a news that some domestic airlines from China already cut some route less than 500km to prevent it's loss because their short distance market have been taken by high speed railway network. In China, now people can enjoy world's latest train technology and they are reducing traveling time for more than double compare to its conventional trains.

What I am thinking here is "where do all these old trains go?" It is likely to go a poor countries like our country after making a major repair or haul. To the best of my knowledge, our country's railway system is still relying on China-make locomotives and carriages. It's mean China govt can make some money from its rubbish like old technology toys. Anyway our people can enjoy China's antique products as it's always come cheap and even given as a present at some points. Anyway something is better than nothing and I'm looking forward to see them on the tracks of our land.

How last can a reputation be?

HOW LONG DOES it take to establish a brand to be recognized by not only domestically but internationally? Probably it can consume a few years for domestic market and a decade to international market. But once it come to breakdown, it take as short as a few days. What an interesting is it but it's universal truth. Just watch out and take a look at a business world, you will notice some big boys are falling unbelievably.

I recently noticed that Japan's big boys JAL was filing its bankruptcy statement followed by its fellow citizen Toyota, the world biggest car company's crisis. Nobody will think a big corporate companies like JAL and Toyota will end with a bad story like these. JAL (Japanese Airline) is a leading carrier among the regional heavy weight. But as a consequent of a global recession, air line industry was severely affected and JAL was no exception. As a world's second largest economy's flag carrier, nobody will think JAL will have a such a kind of failure in term of financial. Everybody was surprised to see them surrender by this way rather than saved by its prosperous government. There might have been a reason that I can't understand with my own tiny brain.

Another tragedy for Japanese big boy is Toyota who is facing now custom complains for its latest version of safety concern problems. One is anti-brake system failure and another is accelerator pedal false that lead to exercise recalls hundred thousands cars that can cost Toyota over US$ 2 billions and they are still counting. The worse is losing customer confident upon its product and it'll take long time to get back the same market proportion as before this case. Toyota has been global brand and Japanese proud for a leading corporate company for a few decade since it has been established. In order to get its reputation, it has been built for as long as three generation time, but it can be destroyed by as short as a few days. I believe they can find the best solution in saving their brand sooner or later.

If a reputation of a brand can be spoiled within a relatively short time, how about a person when it breaks a rule of society? I think is not different between a material and a human being. It can take somebody for a whole life to make himself a truth-worthy man. But the aforesaid reputation can be abandoned by a single mistake especially in a morally. Toyota is likely to loose a bit for its quality control system once they accept some default part from its suppliers and it could effectively spoiled its global brand that had been constructed by several decades. It seems unfair to a company but no rooms for excuses. We also, in our life, cannot afford to give excuses when we are committing something wrong that our society won't accept and we will have to pay sth as a penalty and it'll hurt us. Hopefully we can take extra care when it come to test our moral value in life and try to become a person of value for ever.

where is moral value?

I HAVE read a lot moral stories these days on the newspaper and I just asking myself if the value of people have been decline by time especially in the modernize and wealthy countries. How do we measure the quality of life? Is it depend on the rich/poor, famous/infamous, educated/non-educated? I don't have, for sure, a proper answer to these question.

Few weeks ago, Tiger Wood's news was headline on the media world. As we all already known, he is a first ever billionaire sportsman and world's no. 1 golf professional. Plus he has a beautiful wife with 2 cutey childs. No doubt, his life is beyond a perfect in term of prosperous and popularity. Nobody will think he'll also have a dark time to come across oneday and it came to him really finally according to a circulating reports. There were 14 mistresses come out with a different story with a superstar golf man. It might be money ditching practice, but the reason is related to his morality. Nobody can deny that including himself. He might have thought the world will be blind as long as he affords to pay all his second strings. As a result, he lost his own family, some lucrative sponsor fees, withdraw from all major competitions among others. He paid multi-million dollar to his wife for divorce and he is finally left alone and I don't think he'll be as happy as before this case surfaced. Now he is under treatment of sex-addict and he look forward to get second chance to get back on the right track.

Similarly, another high profile sportsman, England national football team captain, John Terry, was under spot light last week for dating with his international team-mate's former girl friend. We might have been thought that this kind of behavior is not strange among western countries. But they also respect the value of moral and don't accept such a case. He has made all the best to save his figure and there is always penalty for wrong doing even he is a multi-millionaire with a very good-paid job. His wrong acting cost him England captain and uncertainty among his own family. He appointed consultant firm to engage and oversee all potential affects and spent a lot money to safe his reputation. But less or more he has been a loser among the world community despite there are few percentage of supporter.

In Malaysia, opposition leader is facing sodomy trial and what a funny case among well educated people? But it was really happening to our world and we are trying to survive at all time. Today the judge was accused for govt bias and announced to step down from this case. People are wondering whether this was actual story or not and eager to know the end verdict. At least the opposition leader's reputation had been affected by some ways. In the political world, there would be always complicated and I can't consider what is behind with my tiny brain.

In Singapore, recent result show more minor(below 14 year) have been experience sex and it is consistently highlighted by the media so that the parent, teacher and authority can minimize such case in future. I don't think it would be easy task to do successfully. Sometime I surprisingly read about the story of rape in which victim is daughter of her own father. What a wild and cruel world? I can't imagine what kind of matter lead such cases. But it's really happen to our community.

In our own country, there are reportedly increase the quantity of night clubs at the big cities. What does it show exactly? Is it the sign of development or declination? I read an article about day clubs from my domestic journal website and amazed to know that the customers to these day clubs are majorly students. How do we prevent our students going such a wrong place at the young age? Only the authority will have the answer and I'm looking forward to see them shut off in favor of country's future because our future's status is totally depend on today generation.

how are you, baby

Dear my unborn baby,,,,first of all, I'm sorry for failing to talk you these days as your dad is quite busy in coping a several duties at the same time. But I admit you are always on our mind. These days we are worrying about your health as we learned some from our friends. We try to give you the best service in taking care by consulting with a professional OG in private hospital in respect of your safety. We don't stingy in spending money on ur health as we want you to become a perfect baby. So we just follow the OG's instruction and unfortunately we need to do screening test on every single visit. We thought it's usual for a pregnancy women as the doctor knows what she needs to do in this procedure. So we go there at a right time for a consultancy.

The worry come from our friend's suggest. In our native country, the doctors are not usually recommend to scan when pregnancy is earlier stage. According to them, it can affect the baby inside as the unseen ray are going to touch the baby. It can be logically right and I inquired with my other foreign colleagues and they also agree with that. So my suspect upon this matter become grower and convert to worry. Now your mum and I discuss to tell OG not to scan unless it is necessary. In fact, it's not easy to ask the foreign doctor and show dislike in what he/she is doing. But it come against to you, our brave come out automatically in respect of your safety. Hopefully you are not yet to affect from that unfamiliar screening.

What we guessed and understood was it's a must to screen so that the doctor can monitor inside the womb and able to make an accurate and better decision upon the result of the screening test. We are happy to see you moving in our second visit and we never thought side effects as you are our first baby. Of course, every parent will expect the arrival of a new baby as much healthy as it is. We also wish to see you super-healthy baby once the time come to delivery and now we are unlikely patient enough to see you in physically. Thanks for doing your part on the other hand on which we can't control at all. Please do let you know that if there was something that can hurt you, it wasn't done intentionally, my baby. It probably arise because of our over worry upon your safety. Anticipate your forgiveness if any wrong doing existed, my be-loving baby.

Happy New Year ahead for you.

21th century robber?

I NEVER think myself as a robber until I read one article that is circulating today. The article is about a foreign talent who cannot speak fluently despite designation is "account executive". This story begin once she sign up for a free English language class at a community club in Singapore. Unfortunately she entered into the trap and dramatically become a victim of this press. In my point of view, there is nothing wrong with her as she just wants to improve her language skill just like others. The problem is she is a migrant worker just like me who is also from the same source. I learned some from the side effect of this article and I'm writing now what I am feeling regarding to the story.

We both have few similarity between us, such as, S-pass holder, working as an office, possess a domestically recognized degree from a same country, etc. So I can't afford to ignore such a kind of article as the article is entitled with my country and she, my fellow citizen, is center of attention. As a consequence of this, there are so many comments, most of which goes against migrant workers and I am very much frustrated by reading them at all. I can't remember all exactly but generally is we are not welcomed as a white-collar works that is easily taken by locals. Why can't we do such a job if we are eligible to do so? Are we not a human being? Everybody wants to get a better job as long as it's reachable.

Some S'porean come with strong comments that might suffer to all foreign workers who are coming and working not only their own benefit but also them. Despite they are mainly attention to a certain jobs under a sudden industries in which they are willing to work. Actually being immigrant workers, we are not supposed to choose where to work and at some point we need to shift according to the desire of employer. Only few % of ours can pursue in what they want to work in real life. However some people can get the jobs exactly what they want and it's happened coincidentally. This type of migrant workers proportion would be insignificant number I dare to say.

At one point, they, Singaporean, accuse foreign workers seriously as once they see one foreign worker mean one of S'porean's job has been robbed. It's look like unfair to us. We are also human being just like locals and of course we are improving by experience and looking for a better job for a better life. They seems forget that and they always would like to see us as a under-dog. Everybody has a right to enhance their chance of becoming a better person who can able to work at the better place. In this global world, people with a such attitude are so pity and their words of mouth show how poor their mentality. Furthermore they are probably the lower standard education people. Because it's obvious they don't need to worry about their job losing as long as they are well prepared and competent people.

Concerning in small matter means their level are not match with a citizen of first world country that is label to Singapore by themselves. I don't know whether Sg is one of first world country or not. Probably it's true and I would like to remind that the character of citizens also should raise to match the development of a country. In fact I am seeing so many sign boards that is similar to a third world countries's manner. Some people, on the other hand, come out with a horrible idea that suggest to increase the living cost of foreign workers to 100% to 300% by discussing among their fellow citizens. What a stupid idea to have like that? It's ok if they don't want to support to other's business, but it's offence to do such a manner in a law-governing country. It show how bad is the character of this country. Such a kind of people will damage/ spoil the image of Singapore among world's society.

In fact, we all are not happying in staying here and working here. I am sure most of us are not meant to work here for life as they thought. Once we have gained some experience and money, we will go back our home land. We are temporarily working here, not shelter like a refugee. We are contributing by working in some areas that are shun by locals. We are filling all voids that are left behind by locals. As they are facing some risks like they thought, on the other hand, we are also facing our own risks. We mostly come here through agent and paid fees and accept all risks that are awaiting for us in future. Nobody take all incoming liability for things that goes wrong including our life risk. I have been experience in life cost accidents in my past oversea experience. Who is taking responsibility for that if come to us? We ourselves take it, right? At the end of the day, our family welcome back whatever situation is.

Some people come out with alternative ideas that is pointing out their own government's policies that can loose the rule and open door wider than it is supposed to be. In fact, their govt is not a stupid one and they might have been think from all angles in order to prevent their own people's benefit. If the Singapore govt is not good enough, then their people won't deserve today they are. But they are still seeking weak point of their own govt's policy when things went wrong. Human can make mistake including them, they may forget that. Anyway it's non of our business and what we need to pay attention is to focus on our own jobs and keep as long as our employer and this govt need us. We shouldn't care about the words of stupid people who are afraid of competition in this global world.

They dare to say their country is first world country while their character is lower than even third world country. Wondering if Singapore can stand itself without foreign workers. The answer is as simple as ABC. Their own govt leaders frequently highlight this regarding to the maintaining of FTs. Basically we can't survive here if we are not good enough to work here. This say able to work in Singapore mean we are as good as locals unless even we are better than them. Moreover boss are not stupid men and they know how to handle it in respect of their own benefit. Let me remind Mr and Mrs Singaporean that we'll go back home when the time come right. We are not from a tiny island state that has no natural resource. We are coming from a big country that has very long history and rich in natural resources. We are proud of our country despite our system is among worst in world. Hopefully this year election can change our country's future and effectively impact to our lives. Wish to show how hospitality of our people are when you come and invest in my country by the time my country reform democratic and going on the right track.

Thank you for allowing us to work here with a temporary pass.