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#9 Don’t be net addicted please, KIBU (for myself !)

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I am a first generation, used to be fresh off the boat from “Asia”, Southeast. If I have not picked a profession that has a good job market, I would literally went starved together with my family, my parents and siblings. It is a survival matter and you just have to pick the field that provide stable jobs. For me, it was not a choice, eventhough I still keep dreaming what if I have picked the field I loved all my life instead of the profession I am in now. No one would die, but it would have been a very hard life for everybody if I picked my passion. Yes, we Asians have passions like anybody else, but many got stuck with the situation we are from. I always respect and admire the many American friends who chose their field out of love and passions, instead of for money or parental pressure. I admire their success and intelligence and enjoyment. I even admire more the few asians I know who pursued their passions inspite of the situation they are in. For my kids, I have learned the lesson and would definitely try to provide them the opportunity to CHOOSE themselves.

That is just my experience as a first generation Asian immigrant. I don’t believe that one can be stereotyped to be the same as second generation immigrants, or worse, stretch it and include asians who live in Asia…we are different. But in general, I believe that you have to come into the field with passions in order to come up with big ideas.

In terms of innovation, the only thing I can brag about is the near miss patenting that I did on a major idea. It turned out a big company has already taken cared of that patenting.

In terms of innovations, I believe Asia or asians lag behind the west a very far, far distant. We are a little better than pure copy cats with some secondary innovations. The Western world’s culture, education and open thinking produced and still produce the primary earth changing innovations that everyone else is just following, in general. There would be some exceptions, of course.

Innovations depends on many factors, not just how many BS,MS,PhD degrees you have: infrastructure, protective legal system, culture encouraging innovation, business environment to provide resources, the arts, and of course the brain.

I believe Asia will need at least a century to catch up.

[KIBU]

I am a first generation, used to be fresh off the boat from “Asia”, Southeast. If I have not picked a profession that has a good job market, I would literally went starved together with my family, my parents and siblings. It is a survival matter and you just have to pick the field that provide stable jobs. For me, it was not a choice, eventhough I still keep dreaming what if I have picked the field I loved all my life instead of the profession I am in now. No one would die, but it would have been a very hard life for everybody if I picked my passion. Yes, we Asians have passions like anybody else, but many got stuck with the situation we are from. I always respect and admire the many American friends who chose their field out of love and passions, instead of for money or parental pressure. I admire their success and intelligence and enjoyment. I even admire more the few asians I know who pursued their passions inspite of the situation they are in. For my kids, I have learned the lesson and would definitely try to provide them the opportunity to CHOOSE themselves.

That is just my experience as a first generation Asian immigrant. I don’t believe that one can be stereotyped to be the same as second generation immigrants, or worse, stretch it and include asians who live in Asia…we are different. But in general, I believe that you have to come into the field with passions in order to come up with big ideas.

In terms of innovation, the only thing I can brag about is the near miss patenting that I did on a major idea. It turned out a big company has already taken cared of that patenting.

In terms of innovations, I believe Asia or asians lag behind the west a very far, far distant. We are a little better than pure copy cats with some secondary innovations. The Western world’s culture, education and open thinking produced and still produce the primary earth changing innovations that everyone else is just following, in general. There would be some exceptions, of course.

Innovations depends on many factors, not just how many BS,MS,PhD degrees you have: infrastructure, protective legal system, culture encouraging innovation, business environment to provide resources, the arts, and of course the brain.

I believe Asia will need at least a century to catch up.

[KIBU]

Looks like the FED has decided to eat alive our savings, CDs…..and god blesses our wallstreet investments…..

http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/28/news/economy/fed_rates/index.htm?cnn=yes

Some here made it sound like waiting doesn’t bear risk. That absolutely waiting will be the absolute answer. I think it definitely has some risk and my enemy now is inflation, high inflation, absolute inflation. I personally still wait for the housing market to potentially crash, but with watching risk in mind as well.

[KIBU]

Looks like the FED has decided to eat alive our savings, CDs…..and god blesses our wallstreet investments…..

http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/28/news/economy/fed_rates/index.htm?cnn=yes

Some here made it sound like waiting doesn’t bear risk. That absolutely waiting will be the absolute answer. I think it definitely has some risk and my enemy now is inflation, high inflation, absolute inflation. I personally still wait for the housing market to potentially crash, but with watching risk in mind as well.

[KIBU]

Gee, some really got nice raises. Mine will be 1.5 to 2 %. I will ask for a raise then, gosh, this always kills me thinking about it.

[KIBU]

Gee, some really got nice raises. Mine will be 1.5 to 2 %. I will ask for a raise then, gosh, this always kills me thinking about it.

[KIBU]

Stay cool Hipmatt,

for I heard that the hole in the Ozone layer is leading to even higher temperture still for Temecula, BUT THEN: the ice in Greenland is going to melt more, raising the ocean up and submerging La Jolla, Delmar, especially Carmel Valley…..And one day Temecula is going to be a beach town.

At that time, when the housing bubble has reached the bottom, you can enjoy the beach from your back yard. I will go fishing above La Jolla. hehehe

[KIBU]

Stay cool Hipmatt,

for I heard that the hole in the Ozone layer is leading to even higher temperture still for Temecula, BUT THEN: the ice in Greenland is going to melt more, raising the ocean up and submerging La Jolla, Delmar, especially Carmel Valley…..And one day Temecula is going to be a beach town.

At that time, when the housing bubble has reached the bottom, you can enjoy the beach from your back yard. I will go fishing above La Jolla. hehehe

[KIBU]

You can look for an article on signonsandiego.com some weeks ago discussing about the pressure for decreasing rental rates in san diego and the trend will likely continue.

You can rent house cheaper as the market crashes. I think the 2 years lease is not usual here in SD.

KIBU, the expert renter

[KIBU]

You can look for an article on signonsandiego.com some weeks ago discussing about the pressure for decreasing rental rates in san diego and the trend will likely continue.

You can rent house cheaper as the market crashes. I think the 2 years lease is not usual here in SD.

KIBU, the expert renter

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Man, I have no clues what these guys are talking about even reading it twice. Ok, I will google these terms.

[KIBU]

Man, I have no clues what these guys are talking about even reading it twice. Ok, I will google these terms.

[KIBU]

I am not worried. SD maybe or maybe not out of land, doesn’t matter. As long as it will have plenty of empty homes……on previously empty land will be fine with me.

[KIBU]

I am not worried. SD maybe or maybe not out of land, doesn’t matter. As long as it will have plenty of empty homes……on previously empty land will be fine with me.

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