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Educated and Highly Schooled

Posted by You Teck - 09/12/10 at 01:12:04 am

It may take 20 odd years for an individual to receive the highest education but it can take a life time for an individual to be educated.

 

The Magic of Focus

Posted by You Teck - 28/10/09 at 10:10:13 am

 

 

Focus is a simple 5 letter word that has adverse effects. A focus objective could reap you big rewards while a lack of it will most likely cause your downfall. Many times I’ve being asked why project TradersCabin failed to take off and I could always offer a few underlying cause.

It wasn’t until recently when I really focus on the main issue that the reason became so crystal clear. The keyword was focus. We tried to do too many things with too little resources. Ideas were popping everyday and we always wanted to implement these new ideas into our project. Point in truth was that we should have looked at what was the core business we were into and focus 100% of our energy into it. Since our initial objective was to sell consumer electronics, we should have focus on building up the business before thinking about setting up another project.

Take the simple analogy of the picture of the magnifying glass above. Suppose you want to use use the magnifying glass to burn a hole through a paper. You would most probably focus the light spot on the exact spot of the piece of paper for as long as you could. Reason being the intensity of the light spot will generate enough heat to burn through the paper as fast as it could.

Imagine for a moment what would have happened if you moved the magnifying glass around constantly instead of focusing the light spot on a single spot. Do you think you will still achieve the burned hole?

Vertical Farming

Posted by You Teck - 01/09/09 at 04:09:17 pm

I heard about the concept Vertical Farming from my buddy during one of our conversations. I thought the concept was pretty interesting from what he told me and decided to google it to find out more information.

The Concept

An idea headed by Prof. Dickson Despommierm, the concept is to build a high rise building which holds multiple storey of farm and power it using clean or renewable energy. Artificial light will be used as a replacement for natural sunlight.  The main advantage of the concept is that the farms that are housed within the building will be protected from destructive elements and thus ensure year round production.

Image source: Vertical Farming Main Site

Obstacles

Adoption of the concept is the central issue along with the many sub problems revolving around the central issue. The sub problems in my opinion consist of:

1. Overall profitability of the proposed system
2. Reception of the end users
3. Need of special knowledge workers to maintain operations

Point 1 could probably be the only concern for major developed countries but if we think under the global context, point 2 and 3 remains valid and critical. A solution no matter how beneficial would never will able to justify itself without a reasonable net gain. With regards to point 2 and 3, it will be a major obstacle for developing countries as the resource and knowledge to support the system could be far more costly than the conventional way of farming right now.

The problem of having insufficent farmland to support the growing global population in the future is there for all to see. The solution offered by the Vertical Farming concept is valid and it’s not so much of whether the idea is workable or not but rather when can the concept developed such that it is financially justifiable.

Source: Vertical Farming

Running Gives Me Wings

Posted by You Teck - 19/02/09 at 12:02:58 am

I love freedom and I think that running is the closest to having a pair of wings other than flying. For me it doesn’t have to be sprinting at top speed to feel that pair of wings. Running at optimal speed gives me the same equal feelings.

With the wind blowing across my face and the thought that nothing can stop me from this freedom exhilarates me. There are very little moments that make me feel as alive as I am when I am running. Whenever I start to feel box in by certain situation, going for a run seems to allow me to think of solutions which I haven’t thought before.

Another aspect of running is the determination to finish the run and I always relate it to my personal determination in overcoming obstacles.  It wasn’t until recently that I realize that nothing is impossible, it’s just a matter of how much desire or determination you have within you to accomplish the impossible.

Gravity does keep us check on the ground but it’s up to an individual mind to find their own wings. Through running, I’ve found mine.

I am thinking

Posted by You Teck - 11/02/09 at 09:02:45 am

The year has barely started and my trimester has barely start.  It has been a long time since I last jogged, last finished a book and last think about things.

It’s time to put things back on track and start living life without the invisible limitations.  I am not driven by material gains but by my ambitions to achieve.

I am thinking of my next step…

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