Archive for February, 2007
Corn – eat it or use it?
I thought biofuel was a good solution to replace conventional natural resources, such as oil, gas and coal. Apparently, this technology has some problems including creating food shortages.
Biofuel is considered good for environment because most of them are plants’ produces, such as corn, barley, and sugarcane. When they are processed to generate power, the carbon [...]
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blue, red or green?
If the colours represent political stand, which one will you choose?
I find it difficult to choose. I even find it confusing with authoritarian or democracy; socialist or conservative; communism or liberal market.
The problem is I don’t know if they will all work when they are at the extreme. I know I don’t support authoritarian government. I [...]
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Crawling, not even walking
I had expected it to be difficult, but I have not expected interviewing to be this difficult.
On top of having to pick up the phone and talk to some strangers, I must formulate questions – good questions - to get information out of the interviewee. What is good clever question?
Today I called a lady to interview her. After five minutes [...]
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World without corruption?
The Economist reported last week that the World Bank is still continuing its initiative in fighting corruption. It made me feel hopeful, but I wonder how determine it is to continue doing it.
I first heard about the World Bank’s promise to fight corruption last year. The institution’s new president Paul Wolfowitz’s pledged that he would [...]
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Fishy money generating system
I don’t quite get the big hoo-ha about cash-for-honour. Is it really unexpected that such large donations will be repaid somehow in certain form?
Recently some Labour Party’s members have been under investigation. They have allegedly rewarded some people with honourable titles in return for their donation. Last week, The New Statesman magazine, being cautious, warns David Cameron to be careful about [...]
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Long road to democracy
I used to be angry with my own country; I was disappointed with our bad government. After the downfall of the Indonesian dictator, President Suharto, in 1998, Indonesia was in chaos. Inflation was high, corruptions rampant, and there was hardly any law and order. Worst of all, instead of working on rebuilding the nation, politicians [...]
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Money sucks?
Today, in class, Gary shared his life experience and the wisdom he gathered so far.
The list goes like this:
1. Gather experience wherever possible
2. Meet people and learn how to use the phone
3. Leave the Comfort Zone – have faith in your abilities
4. Money sucks
5. Avoid competition – set your own goal
6. Follow your intuition
7. Treat [...]
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