我们生活着，工作着，常常有用脑的时候。用脑，可以想，也可以不想。想 - 想想如何做得更好。不想 - 跟着过去做。错也无妨，反正你不是第一个。反叛的我，一般选择一者。
想，就是把现有的信息重组，分析，推理，消化成有用的道理。其实就是一种预测。
不想，就是接受已有的道理，加以精练，完美化。
想与不想，其实也不是说哪个好或不好。都是策略性的选择。一，如果某个问题还不能找到好的解决方法，就得怀疑现有方案的可行性。二，如果现有的方案已有效的解决问题，或已受到用户的肯定，那重点就在精练，完美化。
说的容易，又如何是有效的方案呢？如何能衡量。想的人，必须带着不知未来，不明白现在的观点。不知未来，未来变化无穷。不明白现在，现在含有乾坤。就这样，不断地思索，深入。不时，突然发现你知道的东西很少，不知道的尤其清楚。那你就知道你真的想了很久了。。。
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Sunday, June 01, 2008
The Future or the Present: A personal decision having an impact on a society
"What is your opinion on the future of Singapore economy?"
"Don't know ah. so chim..." (chim = complicated and deep: singapore speak)
We do not like to think very much, especially into the future. Its best left to the thinkers. To the planners and governments. They think for us. Such as building Casinos and putting 5 billion into 'Science.' We generally understand casino, since we gamble every time around Chinese New Year. But what is science? Can it be eaten?
Being a 'scientist,' I find hard to answer that question. Often time my Singapore friend will ask me, "What are you doing for you PhD?" Then I will find myself in a dilemma. I have three answers:
1. I am studying online game.
2. I am learning ethnography.
3. I am understanding the impact of technology on society.
Each of these will get a different respond:
1. Got use meh?
2. What is that?
3. Chim.
Frankly, I would rather the answer be the third, therefore, I would tell people I am trying to understand the impact of technology (online games) on society (I really mean society, not just gamers).
Nonetheless, its hard to dismiss the gross simplification of the future by Singaporeans, and I believe, many Chinese. Its not to say we do not think, but whatever is in our mind, its very 'real.' For example, what to buy when I visit Shanghai, what to eat, how to maximize expenditure while traveling, where do I get the best deal, why is this tea 10cents cheaper than the other? These are actual daily problems which we are very good at. Its hard to undercut a Singaporean!
At times, I wonder again, how do I tell a Chinese what is 'science?' I think it means sometimes very real to us right now. Can I make money out of it? How much do IBM pay for a scientist in their lab? However, hoo haa asides, I do think they mean very different things to us. 'Science' is about identifying the truth. If its the truth, you have to accept. And Chinese have been exploring the truth for a long time, for thousands of years. However, our truth may not lie very far into the future, its probably already here. Perhaps its not the way the west understood it.
"Don't know ah. so chim..." (chim = complicated and deep: singapore speak)
We do not like to think very much, especially into the future. Its best left to the thinkers. To the planners and governments. They think for us. Such as building Casinos and putting 5 billion into 'Science.' We generally understand casino, since we gamble every time around Chinese New Year. But what is science? Can it be eaten?
Being a 'scientist,' I find hard to answer that question. Often time my Singapore friend will ask me, "What are you doing for you PhD?" Then I will find myself in a dilemma. I have three answers:
1. I am studying online game.
2. I am learning ethnography.
3. I am understanding the impact of technology on society.
Each of these will get a different respond:
1. Got use meh?
2. What is that?
3. Chim.
Frankly, I would rather the answer be the third, therefore, I would tell people I am trying to understand the impact of technology (online games) on society (I really mean society, not just gamers).
Nonetheless, its hard to dismiss the gross simplification of the future by Singaporeans, and I believe, many Chinese. Its not to say we do not think, but whatever is in our mind, its very 'real.' For example, what to buy when I visit Shanghai, what to eat, how to maximize expenditure while traveling, where do I get the best deal, why is this tea 10cents cheaper than the other? These are actual daily problems which we are very good at. Its hard to undercut a Singaporean!
At times, I wonder again, how do I tell a Chinese what is 'science?' I think it means sometimes very real to us right now. Can I make money out of it? How much do IBM pay for a scientist in their lab? However, hoo haa asides, I do think they mean very different things to us. 'Science' is about identifying the truth. If its the truth, you have to accept. And Chinese have been exploring the truth for a long time, for thousands of years. However, our truth may not lie very far into the future, its probably already here. Perhaps its not the way the west understood it.
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