diary of a father XIII - teaching economy

this is a sugar cane field located up north of my country. the field is very huge. the final product of this plant is sugar. while cruising the field I taught my kids about economic activities surrounding the area. at least 3 to four  sources of income can be seen along the road.

we finally reached the sugar processing factory. we pulled over looking at the facilities. to my surprise, my wife's uncle told us that the factory paid less than USD2 per day for their temporary workers. at that moment,  my teaching of economic was over. again we're back at discussing the unjust society that we live in. there will be no politician who fight for those workers. it is their own battle. with note that we left the factory.

technology and death

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.

- Steve Jobs, 2005

Japan, 'nuclear energy free' society II

any news on the Japan's vision on nuke energy free society? I really want to learn how the Japan is going to implement this. or is it the change in the government has also change the direction? I hope not. this is a very good initiative that I believe everyone is eager to follow.

Yemen, tyranny replacing tyranny

so the president of Yemen says he will step down 'in days'. I hope he will. and the whole system that the people of Yemen opposed will step down too. otherwise I remember a speech of our local opposition leader who said, don't ever let a tyranny (colonial) to be replaced by another tyranny (a local one, this time)'. paradox...

Steve Jobs, family

'Jandali, who is 80, said at the time that he would have been happy to just have a cup of coffee with the son he never knew before it was too late.'


- http://www.ibtimes.com


that's the price of family relationship. even only minutes over a cup of coffee is too valuable to be exchange with anything in this world. now the billionaire had left his money and the dad is also going to leave that green buck sooner or later. it has been my belief that things would never make you happier, people do. people....

job opportunity

all praise to God. I've received two job offers. both located closer to my home. now I must decided which one I should pick.

interview

I'm going to have another interview tomorrow. this job, is I get it, will bring me closer to my home. sometimes things are so close but somehow you cannot reach it. I pray that I get this job. it has been a very long three years period. too long.