Long time ago — about 20 years ago — people in US used to say optimists are learning Japanese and pessimists are learning Mandarin (Chinese). That was during the day when Japan economy could do nothing wrong. Globalization and the…
Quality of Experience
Every time I hear about length of experience, I start wondering is length really a good measure for experience. Just because I sleep thru a situation, does not mean that I have knowledge of the situation or insights in it.…
Research in Singapore
Singapore is known to be a very structured society. That is its strength and that is its limitation. Thigs work so well because of discipline and structure. But sometimes that comes in the way. So can one really establish a…
Suffering Fools
Diplomacy and maintaining good relationships demand that one suffers fools gladly. But should one? This is an interesting question and has an obvious answer. But it is one of those that are not really so easy. The obvious answer of…
Basic Research in Singapore
At the time when in most countries, including USA, funding organizations are looking for return on investments in short periods, Singapore seems to be adopting a different approach. They are going to invest 3% of their GNP on research. More…