Cow Theory

Someone sent me this cow theory....

TRADITIONAL CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the mil k.
You then create clever cow cartoon images called ‘Cowkimon’ and market them World-Wide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION

You have two cows.
Both are mad.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows, but you don’t know where they are.
You break for lunch..

A SWISS CORPORATION

You have 5,000 cows and none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them..
You claim full employment and high bovine productivity.
You have the newsman who reported on the numbers arrested.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You worship them.

A MALAYSIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
You signed a 40-year contract to supply milk at RM0.06 per litre.
Then midway through, you raised the price to RM0.60 or you cut the supply.
When the buyer agrees to the new price, you change your mind again and now want RM1.20.
The buyer decided you can keep the milk and they go look for milk that comes from recycled cows or the cow urine instead.
Your two cows retire together with the Prime Minister.

And last but not least,

A SINGAPOREAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.
One cow-peh and one cow-bu.

25122008

This is Part II of my previous post http://renaza.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html. A reminder to count my blessings.

A Reflection Time #2

After ART #1, my world is defined by perspective, shape and highlight - dark shade, light shade, darkest shade etc. It is strange as I suddenly noticed things that I have never been aware of before and I'm really enjoying this discovery. Whenever I stopped at traffic light, I will look at a tree and identify the different shades and how its shape is placed relative to the environment. Amazing that I am seeing the tree more completely than before. It is on longer simply a tree to me; I'm seeing it relative to its environment and the tree will not be such if it is in another place or that I am looking at it from another angle.

A Reflection Time

Attended my first art lesson on 15 Nov 2008. It was not without trepidation that I made my way to the art studio. I imagined how I would freeze and not even able to draw anything decently recognizable and that how I would cringe when I hear criticism from my instructor and classmates. Oh my! Why did I subject myself to such torment?

Two hours later, I walked out of the studio feeling that I'm on the top of the world! I have managed to do a decent beginner piece albeit with lot of rooms for improvement. Accepting CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is actually easier than I thought as I know what and how to improve on my painting. I was so engrossed in my own work that there was no time to worry about how I should feel when my instructor critique my work.

At the end of the lesson, I told a peek at the four paintings and they were all different! There is no one right or correct picture! We all painted what we see from our own perspectives but that did not mean that mine is the best or that the others are better. I learn the need to be objective about and truthful to what I see and observe and at the same time, be open to others' views.

300408 Beijing

Saw the MTV on the cable station and it certainly brought back wonderful memories. The first time I heard these songs was during my May trip to Beijing. My trip coincided with the 100 days countdown to Beijing Olympics. There was a mega-stars live concert at the Forbidden City. I was there in the morning and could not figure out why there were so many activities going on then. All these seemed so long ago although it is less than 3-month ago. I have simply allowed myself to be trapped in the web of happenings.

Creativity

This is the much-talked about original version.

Cheers (again)!

This is part 2 of my earlier post on "Cheers" (20Oct07). Been told that those I missed dearly still remembered the "Cheers". It is such a timely message to myself as I needed the "Cheers" badly these few days.

Sushi Dai

Unbelievable! This is my personal record - stood outside the restaurant for two hours. Unlike the queue for Disneyland,we have little room to adjust our weight or move around. Finished the May issue of RD in queue. Verdict - the queue is worth the super smooth and delicious sashimi. Perfecto!

For the kids under the rumble

小小的小孩　
今天有沒有哭是否朋友都已經離去　
留下了帶不走的孤獨漂亮的小孩　
今天有沒有哭是否弄髒了美麗的衣服　
卻找不到別人傾訴聰明的小孩　
今天有沒有哭是否遺失了心愛的禮物　
在風中尋找從清晨到日暮我親愛的小孩　
為什麼你不讓我看清楚是否讓風吹熄了蠟燭　
在黑暗中獨自漫步親愛的小孩　
快快擦乾你的淚珠我願意陪伴你走上回家的路親愛的小孩　
今天有沒有哭是否朋友都已經離去　
留下了帶不走的孤獨親愛的小孩　
今天有沒有哭是否遺失了心愛的禮物
在風中尋找從清晨到日暮

... song by SuRui