I have noticed that in the past few weeks, I have not been giving due importance to Whisky, and she has been very irritated too lately.
Here goes a string of her latest pics!
Here goes a string of her latest pics!
October 4, 2008
October 3, 2008
Future of daily wage labour
Most developing nations are seen to be an ideal place to put up production units for all major world giants, predominantly due to the cheap labour which is available. Most parts of the population is trying to move to the towns/ cites from their rural lifestyles in hopes of giving their children a better lifestyle and future. This is has been happening for some years now, and now all of a sudden there is this huge uproar of a shortage of labor in China.
I am not too sure whether the government has an accurate account of the population especially after reading about the Hukou system. This system is very much like a SS system in the US, but a more rigid and region specific. This system does not allow anyone to even travel to another region without a temporary residence permit. How can anyone be required to have a residence permit requirement within one's own country? This would mean that one is ideally only the citizen of a state and not of a country. Here is an interesting read from someone who knows about this first hand.
In 2006, the NY times stated that the shortage in labor in China would end up pushing up the wages and hence make products made in China not the bargain prices which was the case during those times. The Chinese wages/hour in 2006 were alarmingly low at a urban - rural average of just 64 cents, and the present rate is approximately 2.67 USD with 1 USD being spend on living expenses by the workers. These wages are mostly what is seen by a sweatshop worker in the most industrially inclined districts.
We hear that there has been a certain shift in the outsourcing of production work, be it from the car manufacturers or the dress makers, the number of items that you see in a common market place, with the tag ' Made in India' are far more common now. There are so many export rejects which you find at Sarojini Nagar of 'good' brands all available at dirt cheap prices, and all of them carry the ' Made in India' tag too.
On poking around a little more on the web, I came to know that the Indian daily wages are almost 2-3 times what a Chinese person would be getting for the same level of work. India is also seen to serve more in the service market rather than in the manufacture segment, this might also have a very strong link with the higher minimum wages recorded in India. As per the country, there is not a single minimum wage prescribed, but there are some set standards which are set on a state to state or industry to industry basis.
Now with China's increase in wages, the next best option as seen by many are India, even though it might prove to be a slightly more expensive bet than what China was a few years ago.
I am not too sure whether the government has an accurate account of the population especially after reading about the Hukou system. This system is very much like a SS system in the US, but a more rigid and region specific. This system does not allow anyone to even travel to another region without a temporary residence permit. How can anyone be required to have a residence permit requirement within one's own country? This would mean that one is ideally only the citizen of a state and not of a country. Here is an interesting read from someone who knows about this first hand.
In 2006, the NY times stated that the shortage in labor in China would end up pushing up the wages and hence make products made in China not the bargain prices which was the case during those times. The Chinese wages/hour in 2006 were alarmingly low at a urban - rural average of just 64 cents, and the present rate is approximately 2.67 USD with 1 USD being spend on living expenses by the workers. These wages are mostly what is seen by a sweatshop worker in the most industrially inclined districts.
We hear that there has been a certain shift in the outsourcing of production work, be it from the car manufacturers or the dress makers, the number of items that you see in a common market place, with the tag ' Made in India' are far more common now. There are so many export rejects which you find at Sarojini Nagar of 'good' brands all available at dirt cheap prices, and all of them carry the ' Made in India' tag too.
On poking around a little more on the web, I came to know that the Indian daily wages are almost 2-3 times what a Chinese person would be getting for the same level of work. India is also seen to serve more in the service market rather than in the manufacture segment, this might also have a very strong link with the higher minimum wages recorded in India. As per the country, there is not a single minimum wage prescribed, but there are some set standards which are set on a state to state or industry to industry basis.
Now with China's increase in wages, the next best option as seen by many are India, even though it might prove to be a slightly more expensive bet than what China was a few years ago.
October 1, 2008
SShhh..... Glum
I have realized that I tend to speak at times to people who are close to me in a manner which I think is appropriate, but they say is completely inappropriate.
Let me explain, last week I happened to bring up something which was supposed to have not been brought up, as I had previously and he had explained himself. Here again I decided that I was not convinced with that explanation, and brought it up. Why? I do not know. Even when I said it, I know that I should not have, but I was just irritated and saying something which gets back was all that I was looking at. It got back, and now I do not know what to do. My friend is real mad, refuses to speak, and has already said I do not want any sorry or anything as its not anger, but just the hurt feeling.
I live with my friend, and sitting in two separate rooms, on our laptops, just meeting in the kitchen, or on route to get a glass of water is not what I like. Its in fact so far from what I even remotely like. I know what I have done was so not right, and there is no question ofa sorry. I am just thinking about anything which is possible so that I can say that I understand what I have done. I take this kind of liberty with some, and it so backfires at me. When I am alert, and very receptive to others feelings, I am always in everyone's good books. The moment I let my guard down, I tend to be a bad person.. I am not sure why. Is it because inherently I am a bad person? Or because I am not caring enough towards those I take to trust and like? I can not imagine that I do not care for them, but I think I tend to believe that I can say anything, and that is where the issue lies.
I need to watch my mouth!
Let me explain, last week I happened to bring up something which was supposed to have not been brought up, as I had previously and he had explained himself. Here again I decided that I was not convinced with that explanation, and brought it up. Why? I do not know. Even when I said it, I know that I should not have, but I was just irritated and saying something which gets back was all that I was looking at. It got back, and now I do not know what to do. My friend is real mad, refuses to speak, and has already said I do not want any sorry or anything as its not anger, but just the hurt feeling.
I live with my friend, and sitting in two separate rooms, on our laptops, just meeting in the kitchen, or on route to get a glass of water is not what I like. Its in fact so far from what I even remotely like. I know what I have done was so not right, and there is no question ofa sorry. I am just thinking about anything which is possible so that I can say that I understand what I have done. I take this kind of liberty with some, and it so backfires at me. When I am alert, and very receptive to others feelings, I am always in everyone's good books. The moment I let my guard down, I tend to be a bad person.. I am not sure why. Is it because inherently I am a bad person? Or because I am not caring enough towards those I take to trust and like? I can not imagine that I do not care for them, but I think I tend to believe that I can say anything, and that is where the issue lies.
I need to watch my mouth!
September 30, 2008
Who is sexy?
Your girl/boy friend, or her/his friend?
If you decided to answer the latter, then I would also like to know how many of your girl/boy friends know of your answer? Do they know your answer and are still perfectly happy about it? Or is it that they are not aware of your answer, maybe not in the complete clear sense! This incompleteness may be attributed to the habit of polishing up answers, which many if not all tend to do as per the person you're speaking to and their reaction through the conversation. Is this a right thing to do, I am not very sure, but I believe this is a very common thing to happen in many cases.
If you said the former, then I do hope what you said is true and not just the intuitive right answer which came about for you ;) I am happy for the girl/boy who you are with, as I believe such a feeling (that the person you are with is truly the sexiest, in your view) is a feeling which can add so much confidence and strength to a relationship. There is never any mixed feelings, or urge to prove oneself. All in all, why would you want to waste time in proving yourself (always) to someone! Will that be able to give anything good to any relationship?
I have also been thinking, is it so important, the whole physical appearance bit? Or is it something which should be pushed to the background in due course? What if one's personal good feeling depends on his/her physical appearance, its appreciation; and if that is not appreciated or worse still, liked, then where will the general happiness come from?
I completely believe that one's happiness should be given a lot of importance, if you wish to have a happy relationship. For that is it a lot to ask that your significant other be given some importance? I am sure that there will come some point of time, when your significant other will be deserving of some raving comments! Right?
What is the point of playing on the ' make one jealous' string?
If you decided to answer the latter, then I would also like to know how many of your girl/boy friends know of your answer? Do they know your answer and are still perfectly happy about it? Or is it that they are not aware of your answer, maybe not in the complete clear sense! This incompleteness may be attributed to the habit of polishing up answers, which many if not all tend to do as per the person you're speaking to and their reaction through the conversation. Is this a right thing to do, I am not very sure, but I believe this is a very common thing to happen in many cases.
If you said the former, then I do hope what you said is true and not just the intuitive right answer which came about for you ;) I am happy for the girl/boy who you are with, as I believe such a feeling (that the person you are with is truly the sexiest, in your view) is a feeling which can add so much confidence and strength to a relationship. There is never any mixed feelings, or urge to prove oneself. All in all, why would you want to waste time in proving yourself (always) to someone! Will that be able to give anything good to any relationship?
I have also been thinking, is it so important, the whole physical appearance bit? Or is it something which should be pushed to the background in due course? What if one's personal good feeling depends on his/her physical appearance, its appreciation; and if that is not appreciated or worse still, liked, then where will the general happiness come from?
I completely believe that one's happiness should be given a lot of importance, if you wish to have a happy relationship. For that is it a lot to ask that your significant other be given some importance? I am sure that there will come some point of time, when your significant other will be deserving of some raving comments! Right?
What is the point of playing on the ' make one jealous' string?
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