Gloomy Thursday

1) ARE YOU READING A STRANGER'S BLOG?
Today is a gloomy day with overhanging dark clouds that have poured down rain already and is still threatening to pour some more... Wonder whether should i bring an umbrella or not. Heheh. Anyway was gng to prepare to go to school but i thought why not log an entry into the blog before I go. So here i am. Heheh just a passing thought, I wonder whether there are strangers that totally do not know us that visit this blog. I am sure there are, but what would be their impression of our lives hahaha.

2) DISSERTATION WOES
Anyway was thinking about my dissertation topic recently, stripped away of all its technical or cheem content it is basically whether the law should make sure businessman behave honestly even though it means foregoing a certain amount of profit that could be made from some unsuspecting/stupid/naive ... and the list goes on.... corresponding party. In other words should people be compelled by a law to be honest with each other when transacting business.

2A) DOG EAT DOG WORLD
In our part of the world, we sometimes adopt a hostile attitude or adversarial attitude towards the other party when we do business with another person because we have the preconception that the other guy is trying to cheat us. So instead of seeking a win win situation we begin to think about how best to take advantage of the other person within the legal limits prescribed by the law. Then when we do fall foul of the law, the other person gets back at us with twice the amount of ferocity. In the end, it becomes a dog eat dog world.

2B) IDEAL WORLD
But the ideal world would be one where everyone seeks a win win situation and would be willing to forego a certain amount of profit to maintain long lasting relationships that is necessary for businesses in the future. Perhaps, some businessmen are took myopic to realise the importance and value of Guan Xi which means relations in chinese that can take one a very long way in this part of the world. Although one can say where the rules of fair dealing are clearly breached the law currently does intervene. However, i feel that it is time when there should be a general duty to act honestly and bona fide with each other so that the world would be a better place. Idealistic it may sound, but people in other parts of the world have this concept already.

STORY OF A JADE BANGLE
Imagine if Mr. A pawns his jade bangle which is a family heirloom and the deadline to pay is one month later. Imagine if exactly one month later he hears of news that an interested party is gng to buy his bangle today. So he immediately runs to the pawnshop and informs the pawnbroker that he is gng to repay the money the next day as his pay cheque would only be in tomorrow. Nevertheless, the pawnbroker goes ahead to sell the jade bangle to this Mr. C would is offering a very high price of the bangle. Clearly LEGAL? of course! but then clearly not in good faith cos the pawnbroker knew that Mr. A had the means to pay back the money but then he still proceeded with the sale of the pledged bangle. So some other country would rule that the pawnbroker acted unfairly and would set aside the sale. Now our conscience is at ease. heheh.

Ok now with this analogy i think those who have read until here would be falling asleep already especially C who would always complain that I confuse people too much with my weird logic hahaha. Ok gtg for lessons Toodlez.