Archive for March, 2008

The Illusion of Going Green

Category: Thoughts

Sorry to disappoint you if you arrive today to read about personal finance or self-development or to nose about me. Nope, today’s none of those. Instead, I want to point out some silliness I observed about the social hype of going green.
Hybrid Vehicles
If you are going to get stuck in traffic [...]

Debt and Conspicuous Consumption Speak Fundamental Problem

Debt and conspicuous consumption are symptoms of a much fundamental problem.
The subprime crisis, consumer debt issue, and negative national saving rate don’t happen together out of sheer chance like giving birth to triplets. They demonstrate the change in people’s values and perception from past decades. What is the difference?
It is a fact that [...]

Storms Will Come to Pass

All things will come to pass. The good things and the bad things. The important part is always trying your best without holding on to the moments - just keep doing what you need to do that you value. Every moment is life, no more and no less.
Trying to hold [...]

Life is Tough and That is Just How It is

I have been dealing with quite a bit negativity in the past few days, weeks. Between the search for roommate, some work situations, issues happening to people close to my heart, market downturn’s impact on my portfolio, amongst other things, it’s been a downer for me.
But I did not say this to [...]