Honesty is such a big problem

Honesty is such a big problem.

Look at the news papers and check the problems in Chinese made product in world market, and judge yourself. It is a shame that honesty is such a big problem in the land of Confucianism. I don’t mean to be sarcastic. And when I criticize, I too feel the pain for the land where my grandfather and my father came from.

China is going through the period similar to the post world war 2 “Japanese Clock Era” – a time when produce of Japan was known to be of inferior quality. When everything that doesn’t work in life was liken to this phrase “Japanese Clock”. However, it was a transitional period necessary to lead to what you see as Japan today. The only difference between the Chinese and the Japanese development is that the Chinese is doing it a lot faster; so fast it worries the super powers of her rising effects in the world economy, politics, trade balance, etc. China is changing fast for one simple reason; her technical capability is far more advanced than what she is generally now producing. As long as you pay, she can do anything, including sending you to the moon. Then during the Japanese Clock Era, Japan’s general development was moving simultaneously with the development of technology.

Corporations are training people on management skill, quality control, planning strategy…but all these work within the simplest principle known to be the core value of Chinese culture, honesty, now little emphasized in the country. People are just too feverishly chasing after material gain that they long lost, but opened now suddenly to them. This was not found in the Japanese development. The Japanese goods were inferior though, but the produce was honest. It was not meant to cheat.

This situation must be dealt with not through just management and quality control. The problem is rooted in the social attitude. Should the problem not be solved, the Chinese prosperity you see now is still going to live, but not for long.

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studio LDA - Child Talk 1

My daughter said "I love birds, but they are scared of me."

I find it interesting. What think you ?

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Hierachical pretext - a true word can lie

Somebody described it as mismanagement - a mismanagement of fund. It can be described to be as petty as you can. i.e A piece of 30 cents karipap purchased at the price of 3 ringgit of course can be explained. Maybe it came from Hilton Hotel’s kitchen, maybe it is organic, maybe it is … The explanation would get to different levels (hierarchy) of details that justify the misdeed. Even a thief and a robber have reasons on why they must do it.

Hierachy is a universal truth. It is as real as the relationship between cells and a body which is made up of cells. Word such as “mismanagement” for example, is a big word. It consists of various aspects of wrong doings. It could means seriousness such as corruption, collusion, or it could means triviality such as the stuffs are not using recycle papers. But somehow, when one use the word “mismanagement”, the perception of issues are a little relieved. The hierarchy pretext becomes a lie of word/s to the root truth.

Liken to the body and cells. When one says he is not feeling well, you may think it is a matter of a few tablets of penadol. But who knows, it might be due to the cancer cells in the body which is fatal.

Of course to say the body is not feeling well is true. I could only hope the root problem is not ignored with the coating of “mismanagement”. To me, the phrase sounds like " the piece of cake is a little too creamy" .


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studio LDA -- About partnership

When A and B work together , it is not about the sum of the two. It is about something else. There should be a C, different in quantity and quality.

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studio LDA - About beauty and meaning

The longing for beauty is essentially like greed, there is no end to it. So I decided it is more important for me to search for the meaning of design, and let others decide if it is beautiful.


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studio LDA - things on lips

things hang often on lips, have little space at heart.

studio LDA - balance

balance is not just a matter of how much

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studio LDA - enough

good design works on adequacy
so, do you know how much is enough

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studio LDA - chase

chase
that all is worldly
but
none know of your heart
including
yourself

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studio LDA - V can stand for victory

V can stand for victory

v
dress up the symptons
cover the truth
when it becomes a DNA
when it becomes incurable
when rectification means death
when corruption could only continue
are v

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studio LDA - group in a penisular

Group in a peninsular

Far at the other end of the umbilical cord
There is no 7% house buying discount
Educational
Economic
Privileges
Are always green or brown
Life is a mere function of existence
Decorated by karaoke, delicacies, travels, in a seemingly ok fashion
Dignity is locked in a safe box
But the content and the box has long been sold
Despite scorching heat all year round
Everybody sweeps snow at the front of their own door steps
More diligent then they normally do
During annual Ching Ming ancestor tomes cleaning session
Perhaps one day
They will realize
There is no difference
Between the two


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vertical can be horizontal

Vertical can be horizontal ( right can be wrong and vice versa) as there is no rules

Politics-------------a gentle raping
House--------------is making money
Educate(ion)------tool(s)
People-------------toy(s)
Go------------------if you only dare
Even to hell-------miss not a chance to cash in

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studio LDA - untitled

Untitled

June 30th morning
The Dato (grandpa) coaxed us all
I am amazed all are as innocent as his grand children
That afternoon nap
I dreamt of a black striped red worm
Wriggling on a thick fat book
It fell on the floor and turned a centipede
And then morphed into a scorpion
Shocked awaked from the nap
I then realized it wasn’t a dream

for skin and black widow

for skin and black widow

for a rosier skin
the soul is sucked dry
but the urge to have a black widow ride on you
never stop
“give- me- more”

皮肤红润的社会
为了更红润的皮肤
灵魂被吸乾涸
但那被黑寡妇骑的欲望
却未曾停过
我要 我要

studio LDA - dream

Dream

Fortunately
While we are numbed by dollar signs
To a universal definition of practicality
Dogs
Cats
Pigs
Still have dreams

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studio LDA - untitles

Untitled

Thousands of words from bible
Millions of acts from the court of laws
Do not match
A straight conscience from a heart

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ship of 25 million

ship of 25 million

ship of 25 million
goanna hit rock
the captain ?
already sunk
in the sweet beautiful bubbles
promises ?
can you not see ?
there they are in the sweet bubbles too

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两千五百万人的火轮
要触礁了
船长？
早沉了，
沉于那甜美的泡泡
诺言？
没看到吗？
不就在那泡泡里头吗？

studio LDA - straight or curve of profession

straight or curve of profession

straight…. curve……..
nope, nope, nope.
all wrong
it’s the tall one
with a little curve in the middle
ok, ok, ok,
it’s the bank book account
at the end
it was supposed to be straight
its now a big blob of massive dirty black

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直的弯的 专业


直……弯……
不！不！不！
全错了。
就是高矗
而中间又有弯的啦
Ok!Ok!Ok!
就银行户口的数码吧
画得乱七八糟，一团肮脏的黑。

studio LDA - simple solution to most problems in life

Simple solution to most problems in life.

This morning while I was driving to work, the radio station reported the forthcoming completion of “Smart” drain by end august, which claimed to be a solution that will solve the KL’s flood problem.

During lunch, just two shop lots away from my office, I saw through a metal grill drain cover, a drain deposited with so much rubbish it choked and blocked the water flow. I am sure there are many more of the same blockages in KL.

Sometime, you don’t need grand solution to a simple problem. I am sure as long as these smaller network blockages are not cleared and maintained, build another “Smart” drain, KL will still flood.

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studio LDA - seeing life beyond a Milo can

Seeing life beyond the content of our own Milo can

An ordinary rubber taper cum housewife, hard working, thrifty just like many other Malaysian Chinese, got back one day from her morning work, discovered all her years of saving in the Milo can was stolen! She was so sad and upset that she had a stroke immediately, and has since for 20 years been lying on bed.

This is sadly, a true story. This sad auntie is staying in my town looked after by her husband.

I know it’s not worth it. It might be just the few thousands. Even for a million or billions, would you ever do it in exchange for 20 years in bed?

If only the auntie was a little less concerned on her belongings, it would have been a different story. But this is life; it takes a lot more wisdom than you think.

It’s not easy to see life beyond the content of our own Milo cans.

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