JAPANESE Psyche
There was the interesting exchange of the mails about the quality of the Japanese politician and their Psyche.
And the Japanese Psyche in general. (I may repeat this in English soon)
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日本の政治家の資質低下について，はたと気がついたのですが，どうもその原因は理念とか本人の器といった
高貴な問題ではなく，むしろ本人や党の台所事情ではと見えたのですがいかが？
かつての自民－社会対立の頃にはそれぞれが，企業－労組という強力かつ安定した資金源があり，金はないが
名将の器という人物が党の応援を得て当選し頭角を現す可能性があった。
ところが経済の混迷，それに引きずられて政党政治の混迷が起り，上記したような，
それなりに安定していた政治資金システムも崩壊してしまった。
言ってみれば 政治景観は，野武士ならまだしも，夜盗，かっぱらいだけがとにかく金を作って
生き残れるといふ焼け跡化してしまったのです。怪しげな利権のつながりで金をせびって来られる夜盗の頭目が
寄って来るかっぱらいを集め新党を作ったり他の徒党との取引に明け暮れる
－－－こりゃロクでもない連中ばかりになるといふのは当然でしょう。
（ミもフタもなさすぎますか？ ハッハッハ）
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> それでもなんとか世の中が回ってる。沈みながら、ではあるにしても。
というのが日本の民への賛嘆ではあるのですが
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日本人に染み付いた儒教仏教の美德は，今や世界中に認められた歴史的遺産で
元ネタである筈の中国人をすら驚愕させているのです。
未曾有の災害，その後の原発事故，為政者の無策に直面しても略奪はおろか暴動，反政府 運動も起らない。
［君，君たらずとも，臣，臣たれ］［己れの分をわきまえよ］で,ひたすら己れの分である所の職務を全うする。
全ての職務が平常心を持って完遂されれば，つまり全ての歯車が正常に回れば，
全体としてシステムは昨日と同様に作動する。メデタシメデタシ。
（逆に言えば昨日と同じで，新事態となるとお手上げ）
－－－つまり，日本人はこの［己れの分］を全うする為に，ひたすら滅私奉公。
ところがこの滅私といふのは無私とは程遠く，［分］というのは縄張りに外ならない。
縄張りに入って来るヨソ者を排撃するだけでなく，大きな縄張りを持った者ヘのネタミ，妨害は執拗にやる。
「このMLは俺が作った」のテですよ。
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－－－で，この［分］というのが日本人の場合，極度に狭い。もう卑小と言える狭さ。
知ったような顔で知識はあるが（なんたって世界ーの就学率，英語教育だけでも１０年）
しかし，その知識も，己れの［分］以外は「おこがましくって」と無視。
何しろ［月毎のおこずかい］を女房からいただき家政経済にすら疎い程ですから。
そうして，個である事の最後のトリデをオタクとかネットのポルノに見つける。
ネットは情報空間，コミニュケーション領域を異状な程に拡大した筈なのですが
良く見てみると，実はそうした卑小な密室にこもった人間同志が同類と交っているだけで，当人の視野や
思考領域が拡がっている訳ではなく，多少でも違ったコトを言う者が居ると完璧に無視されるか袋叩きに合う。
この異常な程の世界の狭さは大企業のトップでも同じで「それは現場に聞いてくれ」となる。
－－－で，日産もソニーもトップは外人に任せるコトになった。
－－－ムムム？－－－ひょっとしたら，官僚や政府の要職には英人米人をやとったら？
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縄張りと面子の調整で［和］に到逹するのが日本教の理念ですが，何しろ出発点，土台となる視野が
あまりにも狭いから，そもそも自分の鼻の頭を見るのが精一杯。
自分を客観視して位置を見定められないし，まして方向など言わずもがな。
大変な滅私奉公をやりながらとにかくシステムを回し続ける忍従は賞賛に値すると言えますが，
同時にその卑小な世界，縄張りにしがみつく頑迷さ，傲慢さもすごい。
（で，この縄張り意識（自己存在のより処）を失うと，コロっと自殺してしまう）
－－－滅私が無私に成長するとは限らない事の典形です。惜しい。
（まァ，褝家でも本当に開かれた目を持った視野の広い人物は希ですから）
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で，何か改善策はあるのか？－－－「ワトソン君，良い質問だ」（Good question !）
目前に在る対象にのみ反応し，それ以外の事象への想念を，雑念妄念として排除するのが褝なのですが
（つまり己れの手にある問題にのみ集中しそれを完遂する－－－振かかって来る火の粉は払わねばならぬが，
燃えている家の火を消すのは火消しの役目！！！）と言う［己れの分をわきまえた］行動様式は実に
３００年５００年に渡って叩き込まれている以上に，全システムがこの理念で動いているのです。
本物かどうか抜きに ［専門家としてテレビに］ 出て来た人間の言った事なら鼻くそでも鵜吞みにするが，
それ以外はどんな正論でも聞く耳を持たない。
（従って，戦争意識はー回の玉音放送でピタリと終息してしまった）
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実は日本人自身，何かおかしいとは気になっているのです。
だからこそ，限りなく出版される「日本人論」を買い続け，ー方あらゆる占い，血液形だ風水だと読みまくり，
己れは何者か，何処に立っているのかといふのを［お告げ］の中に見出そうとする。
ファッションの撰択すら，TV，メディアで確定されたタイプに限る。
セクハラとかPCといった社会理念，法制度すら［先進文化国家］で確立定着した片カナとなると
すぐ飛つくが日本独自の因習は完全に黙殺される。（今でも舶来崇拝！）
あくまで［与えられた分］の中に収まろうとする訳です。
つまり自分の判断には自信が無いから，自分で撰択し自己規定できない。従って周囲の人間に対しても
既製のレッテルを貼るだけで理解したような気分になっている。（さらに悪い事に，このレッテルが
次々と発明されて増え続け，それを的確に使い，かつ気持悪い程に馬鹿丁寧な言い回しができないと
文化的，知的にとり残された馬鹿とのレッテルを貼られ片付けられる。つまりこの文章も「まァ，限られた，
ごくー部のヒトであるのではと想像いたしますが」とか書いておかないと，僕もネトウヨのレッテルを貼られて
袋叩きに会うかも）この思考の硬直化はもうファッショのー歩手前です。オッ恐ろしかァ。
－－ミュータントとか新人類と呼ばれる若者が出て来た時，日本人も少しは変わるのかと思ったのですが，
それからさらに３０年，世界は激変してしまった中でも，全く変っていないのです。
－－－つまり僕ごときが今更何か言っても何の足しにもならない。僕は自然観察から出発して社会学，
人間観察に入った者で，予言者になる事も神がかりを演じる事もできないのです。
－－－それでも多少の期待を込めて敢えて書けば，ようやく盛上って来た原発廃棄ヘ向けての署名運動の
ようなもの，その大義に加わっていく事で己れの殻を破り新しい，未知の世界に目を開く事，
ひょっとしたら全く無馱になるかも知れない事に己れをかり立てる－－－つまり無償の行為＝無私というものを
実践するきっかけになるのでは？ そうした実践経験の中から，新しい人間像が生れて来るのを期待したい。
－－－－－
Yoshizen
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FORMURA in DHARMA
I have written about how Leonardo Davinch was obsessed with his Masonic belief a while ago.
And it is well known that the Masonic people has been trying to figure out the fundamental rule of
the universe in its proportion or mathematical formula, hence the architectural proportion of
the old temple etc.
Fibonacci number / its rule of consecutive numbers are one of the rules found in nature —–
since they thought, it should have the ultimate power of rule of universe. etc etc. ( It is true, some plants
and its order of distribution of leaves or seeds on the pod shows certain pattern, hence certain formula
which lead to the discovery of the very Fibonacci number ) —– so what ?
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Unfortunately, there is no such magic formula to solve the trouble in the human life.
If the perfect proportion of the old temple have had any mythical protective power of the universe,
it couldn’t have been destroyed.
It is a tendency of the dream of lazy and yet greedy man —— to grub the power and the fortune
by tricking using the simple and easy formula —– and believing such things could ever exist.
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Of cause, Buddha taught no such things could ever exists, and such idea is nothing
but a delusion. —– though, some Mahayana Mantras having many fancy super natural stories.
A man who read Diamond Mantra and wanted to gain such super natural power, asked me to teach
the secret of Zen. (since he believed I’ve got it —– how nice complement 😀 )
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Give a thought or two to what Buddha taught —–
Fixed formula which got only few parameters only works to the fixed, limited condition.
Buddha said, nothing stays permanent and keep changing moment to moment = out of
reach of any fixed formula.
Such formula is a product of our poor thinkings —– how we can rely such idea when the author,
ourself is unreliable. Even its existence is not certain.
Above all, what is the intention to get such secret formula for — to get the good result quick ?
To get power and the fortune in easy way ? = What a greed and the arrogance.
Such greed or arrogance negates any virtue of the Buddhism.
One Buddhists sect recruiting the people saying “Get happiness quick“— though, such idea to appeal
the people’s greed negates Buddhism itself. ( You can see, despite they are taking a lots though they
are the most miserable people — only able to repeat what was written in the book, and thinking Happy)
Strange Paradox of Goodness in the Buddhism only came out of absolute nothing. From No expectation.
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Buddha didn’t give an answer to many questions — long time myself has been thinking, because
it was not necessary for us to know, — though I realized, it was the very answer Buddha intended to give.
The answer itself is a notion, whether it was said by Buddha or not. When the notion itself and
the condition based upon it couldn’t exist in a fixed form, there couldn’t be
a fixed answer = no answer is the very answer.
—– Then all the another pieces of his teachings fallen into the jigsaw —– that’s why the clear eyes to
see the Dharma is essential = Dharma itself is not fixed entity, it changes a moment to moment,
hence the flow of response is essential. The free mind, not cringe to any fixed idea, away from any
deluded idea or belief is essential = Mind of No-Mind is the key to see the Dharma.
Its mean, the compliance to the situation is the matter. See the situation as it is.
And the response on this moment may not be the same to a response a moment ago.
Its mean, there is no fixed formula. Or no-formula is the ultimate formula.
No quick fix with anticipation exists.
Don’t worry with bad anticipation, until its happened, it hasn’t happened yet.
When it’s happened, then, take best action —– as long as you keep your eyes clear,
the situation you see is far better than misguided anticipation.
Flexible structure is much stronger even in an earthquake.
This is the Buddhism. Buddhists never miss the moment.
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JOKE
One of the most cynical joke toward the Buddhism is
—– If there is no Self, where is the one who get enlightened ?
In fact, I’ve seen this joke also in a famous book written by one of the most prominent Buddhism
scholar in Japan. He translated many important Buddhism scriptures into modern Japanese.
Which book, I might have read 100 times ?
(so, I’ve read this joke 100 times) — Ha ha ha —– very funny 😀
And it took me more than 20 years to realize the hidden truth —–
Ah’ because, he hasn’t enlightened yet then !
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As long as the one is entwined with the Self —– no enlightenment. (It is self-evident)
And the moment, when the one got enlightened —– it is the same moment as the Self disappeared.
Or, the moment when the Self disappeared, it’s mean the one was enlightened.
The Self and the Enlightenment never exist in the same time.
Therefore, to make the joke has no point —– and the author of the book hasn’t realized it by
himself —– its mean he didn’t know what is the enlightenment. Yet still, he is a professor teaching
about the Buddhism. —– knowing the words and teaching them is different from Buddhism itself.
One could get enlightened in direct transmission in one day, still the other who studied
hundreds of scriptures are not necessary guaranteed to achieve enlightenment or nirvana.
Never mind, we all are still Buddhist. Ha ha ha 😀
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SEXUAL Conotation
It is a funny paradox. I always amazed to find that the search term and its wording which end up
here having many sexual connotations. Its mean I’ve been giving so much disappointment to
those who is expected to find somewhat erotic content here. Sorry folks 😀
It was not in my intention or tactics to attract the readers but my careless choice of the subjects.
(For instance, when I used the term [xxxx Do] it supposed to mean such as Kendo, Judo, etc.
in general. As I was not familiar with X-rated film kind, I was not aware — to other’s eyes, it can
be construed as “about Do XXX act” Ha ha ha, very funny. 😀 —– my ignorance but too late)
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In 1987, when I heard very first news of the new disease from San Francisco which is now known
to be the AIDS, I noticed that the sexual relation is no longer safe.
And it was the same time when my court case which related to a woman’s exploitation of
immigration loop-hole was started.
(A woman deported from here, fraudulently registered the marriage in Japan using my name
without my knowledge. The woman admitted that she did it by an instruction of employer, though
the High Court Judge made it valid and granted her quick divorce for her to escape deportation to
Japan where the Police was alerted. Naturally, the case was brought up to the Court of Appeal.
Because of the case was too obvious fraud, the President of the High Court came out to suppress the
matter saying “no need to go into the evidence”—– since the evidence in the transcript says
“Marriage is Void” —– He couldn’t go into the EVIDENCE ) —– ( From this evidence, how
High Court Judge Dobly made the marriage valid, reflect the situation in the English justice)
I just gave up any relation. Woman is nothing but the trouble.
So that the file in my brain to deal with woman was deleted.
The woman became just a part of a landscape, hence its sexual connotation disappeared.
Existence of Genitals doesn’t mean sex —– its sexual connotation is all in the mind.
( of which I’ve been calling [ OBSESSION ] —– which can be erased )
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Anyhow, court case consume a lots of time and a money. Especially in my case, to proceed it myself
as Litigant in Person (without Lawyer, while studying English Law overnight) was hard.
I was simply fallen into the situation, not able to spare the time or money to a woman.
It was totally out of question.
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Of cause the knowledge was still there and able to see or hear what woman says, though it doesn’t
connect to my EMOTION hence the so-called female sexuality or their sex appeal stop to
appeal to my mind —– they became the matter of foreign land or different universe.
A funny side effect (?) was, as the receptacle to read sexual context in my mind has been deleted, I lost
a capability to see the innuendo or meaning of suggestive approach or its signal. (So that, in many
cases, after long time, I suddenly became aware “I see, she wanted to sleep with me” 😀 )
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As a matter of fact, even myself was amazed to see the change of my own perception. And it
made me realize, this must be the condition of mind what the Zen Buddhism is talking about.
Then I gave a thought. Read the books I brought from Japan etc. etc. —– it was an epoch in my
quest to the Zen. If the mind can be controlled in this way, in reverse this must be the way to control
the mind in general. (If even a so-called imperative instinct could be negated and completely
disappeared, there can not be any difficulty to control the mind )
On
Since then somewhat strange 23 years past —– but, it seems it was seen by others even more strange.
Most of all, be in the Club every weekend, seemed to give an impossible puzzle to others. 😀
I was there to perfect my body movement (others call it dancing) nothing else. Though, even a
club owner, manager seemed not able to understand what is the purpose for. As a matter of fact, I had
the indispensable opportunities to observe the Skinner Box of male-female behaviour ! ! ! 😀
And seeing hundred of almost naked young girls shaking their ass every weekend for (just with the
Fridge Club in Brixton — almost 6 years) so many years, I’ve accumulated a collation of body shape, facial
expression and her dancing style and the character —– how to behave, and so on.
But never dance or even talk with them (and never drink alcohol) created funny myth —– such as,
I was the real owner or under-cover detective etc. —– The worst was mistaken as a gay (for their mind,
“if not interested in woman it must be a gay” then start sexual act straight on the spot, hugging from
behind or touch the body while wearing only kinky strings, etc. —– I respect their right to be a gay.
But I have exact the same right not to be sexually harassed by them —– do what you like but
don’t count me in) —– yet still, those facts enforced my view even stronger—-> not all the gay
person was born to be a gay, but became gay by their choice, its mean a drive came from
their thinking = mind-set can change even an inherent, imperative instinct.
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To accumulate too much data makes a person insensitive. —– nothing would surprise nor excite.
And having so much data (about woman) made me too casual, or there is no romantic sanctuary left.
So that I might have lost the usual sense to handle the matter with kid gloves, hence I might be
giving an impression to have lots of sexual talk. (Certain extent, it is true 😀 —– when the subject
having no significance to place in the sanctuary, it became just one hilarious subject among the others)
Hence, I just have no boundary or prohibition.
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And the reason why I created so many female nude figure was, simply it is easier. —– it is much
more cumbersome to make a dressed figure, using such as wire or metal panel. And if you put big
boobs it became female nude. In comparison, to show the male figure as male, needs to show more
complexed muscles etc. which is harder for the simple material. (Strangely, my Buddha stature has
no muscle, just the bones —– still nobody thought he is no other than Buddha 🙂 )
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If you happen to be an unsuspecting, misguided reader, who unfortunately end up here,
it was mainly caused by the Google’s key-word program —- they literally, pick up a word out of context.
Still, I hope, you had unexpected fun while reading this. Ha ha ha 😀
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Nostalgia
Yesterday I popped out with my camera with
ever loved fish-eye lens to meet a friend photographer.
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With a sort of fixture when ever I have to go out in this kind of
occasion, the sky is blue, sun is shining (in fact, too much for
photography) —–.
Waking from a camera shop where I bought two SLR bodies for
5 pound each for spare parts, I literally came across a charming
graffiti and an artist working on it at the notorious [Authorized
Graffiti Space] railway under-path near Waterloo Station.
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In one glance, as I felt the image is somewhat Japanese hence I thought the guy is Japanese.
But he turned out to be rare Thai-Mexican mix and a graduate of an Art School here.
So, the image on the wall is not a Japanese [Okame] face —– 😀
—– What so ever, it’s having strange nostalgia. The trouble of this kind of very deep latent
memory is, it is hard to figure out its origin. In fact, non of Japanese woman got a face like that
—– but why I felt it is a Japanese Okame ? ? ? —– was it an illustration of a children’s book I saw
when I was very small ? Or ancient paintings ?
( At the dawn of Japanese culture, the paintings remain now showing those round cheeks and smooth
round face, hence the explanation of the teacher was “It must be the Korean beauty’s face then” as
those cultural influences came from China through Korea though I never seen no such faces
among the Korean women now)
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—– or more fundamental nostalgia / common ancient memory even shared by Thai-Mexican ? ? ?
Seeing some other drawings of the artist at his website – sniffsniff.co.uk – (Please Google it. It’s
fascinating enough to click) I found, it was not necessary to be Japanese but his own style — even
his another drawing of western woman having same kind of rather smooth, somewhat innocent,
naive faces —– may be originated from his own memories of childhood —– hence having
no element of eroticism. I like the art which appeals to my subconscious —– and make me puzzle
but more importantly —– gave a kind of soothing, —– listening a far distant lullaby like feeling.
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After all, we are not living on the sophisticated, complex idea but on the basic feelings.
We may debate or argue about idea or ideology though, unless those idea has made sense and
fused into our subconsciousness, it wouldn’t intertwined or influence our feelings.
On the conscious thinking process, we can think anything we know (even about a new information
just acquired on the spot ) though, that information may soon be forgotten.
But a deep imprinted fact ( in the long-term memory) or its feeling remains almost for ever —–
even after we all forgotten associated facts which tells where and when etc. some information
or latent memories affect our feeling and even a judgement.
(Unless the new information came with shocking impact otherwise repeated again and again, it
wouldn’t become long-term memory / a memory stacked in the subconsciousness )
Still when we rediscovered long forgotten or hidden old memories, it gave us a bit of shock.
—– this is why we need an art which joggled our memory or mind —– as the artists are
good to communicate and able to express their own subconscious.
(The deeper he can go, it will be common with more people —– same as the music)
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PEACE in JAPAN —- Really ? ? ?
Japan is a strange country. Among the developed countries, it is the most safe, prosperous
country. Newborn babies’ mortality rate is the smallest in the world and live longest life.
In other words, it is the most peaceful place in the world. Never seen bloody conflict or
political economical insurgence, other than few Yakuza killings and very remote poison-gas attack
by the religious fanatics. —– Only exception is occasional natural disasters which is
killing handful people in each incidence.
—– so, some may say Japanese are spoiled by the peace.
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It seems, the previous post which I wrote how Japanese is overcoming the disaster by
ignoring the BAD NEWS, annoyed some people who was saying “ Don’t mix-up
the natural disaster to the man-made Nuclear Accident and the failure of the
response by the government.
I’m well aware of it. In fact I’ve been annoyed by the situation myself. At least, I was an
anti-establishment activist. —-but, we learned it in 60th, 70th how hopeless the situation is.
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The expression in the west [Bang the head against a stone wall] would explain the
situation. —– And the rack of the political leadership, charismatic leader, nor championing
organization — hence no prospect of any change. ( You might be noticed, there is
virtually no anti-Nuclear demonstration in Japan except the one organized by the
musicians —– it was more like a family outing to cheer-up the depressed people
and politically gave no effect )
So that, there is very positive activities to help the disaster stricken people, but in the same
time deep hopeless mind-set toward the situation, especially the government or establishment.
This hopelessness and powerlessness toward the ever murky politics and the
situation of the Nuclear Plant made the people to feel —– it is no different from
unfortunate fate, like the one’s death which will inevitably comes.
(Remember, there was anti-Nuclear or anti-War demonstration, though I never seen
anti-death demonstration — of cause, there is no point at all though,
it is utterly unfair isn’t it. Why not ? 😀 )
—– This Japanese psyche has been exploited by the government, hence their one-party
dominance could continued 50 years. (Then even after the power moved from Lib-Dem to
Democratic Party, unfortunately as they have been away from the system too long,
they don’t know how to govern the country —– and the system relying on the personal
expertise and the connection, it can not be replaced and changed easily)
Japanese politics is done by the negotiations between those in power and the backup person
and not open to public, not mention foreign journalists, the debate in the Parliament are
just a farce and the Minister is just a nominal figure (the facts and the data was held by
bureaucrats, hence Minister doesn’t necessary know the whole picture) —— even a head of
government change, those people who know the data and actually run the system is
still the same. Mind you, the system there is economically second or third largest system
and the industrially as large as US. —– when the supply of components stopped from Japan
due to the disaster there, even the iPAD production in China halted.
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Cheap or HUMBLE ?
These days, every corner of the town, there is yet another so-called
pound shop. At one of them I found rather surprising item on the shelf.
—– Six energy-saving light bulbs for 99 pence.
Alternative to traditional incandescent light, those miniaturized fluorescent
light are everywhere. I’ve seen three bulbs for 2 pounds, then 1 pound, but
I couldn’t anticipate six for less than 1 pound. Those light bulb having rather
complicated electronic control circuit inside of its socket base and
regulating the current go through the tube to about 50 mili ampea level
—- hence, 240 V x 0.05 A = 12 W. And to do it, the circuit is switching the
current in pretty high frequency using high voltage Power Field-effect Transistor.
If I buy this kind of transistor which I can use in another electronic switching circuit, it may cost me
a pound each. So, I thought, even if the bulb is not perfect, still I can take the component out of it and the glass
tube can be used to make a kind of sculpture.
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So, I bought, and tested them in my place.
—– The bulb worked as it is. Though, I wouldn’t know whether they last only 500 hours or
3000 hours. —– But, what I found peculiar was, the socket base of the bulb, its metal fitting is
slightly out of the standard. In fact, they are a bit larger, therefore very tight to insert to
the socket. Think about, when you change the light bulb on the ceiling, stretch the hands while
standing on a wobbly chair, and struggling to insert or removing the bulb gripping the glass tube,
—– what would likely happen is, the thin glass tube may break, while sprinkling the toxic white
powder on your eyes, if not cut your fingers.
My guess is, those bulb has been rejected by the dealer / importer as they are not meet the British standard —–
hence end up to the warehouse clearance sale, then came to a pound shop.
The people who buy those products may not realize it is out of standard, even not able to speak in English, therefore
least likely to complain, not mention to take the matter to the Trade Standard Authority kind.
Anyhow, 16 pence each —– who bother to complain. 😀
non
As a matter of fact, this kind of trouble is nothing new. I’ve bought rechargeable battery from the Lidle.
The 4 x AA type 2500mAH rechargeable battery £2.99 looked very very cheap —– on the face.
What I found was, they are slightly big. In fact, they are 0.3 mm longer, which is in most of the case imposes no
trouble at all. Though, I’ve built many home-made devices which is not necessary using ordinary battery case, but
having battery housing tightly placed in the device, hence the larger battery is harder to insert and remove. 😀
( With my test, they hardly show the proclaimed capacity of 2500 mAH nor having consistency —– and one of
them deteriorate quicker. —– its mean, set of four became useless / We can’t mix this kind of battery with others)
These days, those small and cheap products are all coming from China. Though China having their own measuring
unit, hence having the complication like a conversion between metric and imperial unit, therefore prone
to make a mistake to produce in wrong size.
Once before, I found a kind of toy from China which got two bearings inside, for one pound each.
Bearing is not a cheap item if we buy from engineering shop. So, I thought if it is 50 pence each, it would be useful
for somewhere —– and I bought ten of them. ( got lots of bearings 😀 )
Then with my annoyance, I found their internal diameter is odd 7.5 mm and realized, this must be the common size
in China. —– So, I bought big screwdriver (of cause, also made in China ) —– and my guess was spot on,
its shaft diameter was also 7.5 mm. I got shaft as well. ( Best matched them are happy ever after 😀 )
—– To deal with cheap goods, we need to use our brain more.
A funny question is, to buy those cheap goods, is it a sign of humbleness ?
Or is it peny pinching greed ? —– I think, I leave this question to you 🙂
___/\___ ( Yes, this is the Zen question, Ha ha ha 😀 )
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ANGER management
I talked about those matter in relation to Emotion or Subconscious in many of my old posts.
As I wrote there, Emotion is more to do with the chemical / Hormone effects in our body than
the matter of what we are thinking.
Although there is a funny circle of Chicken and Egg of one’s Mind and the Chemical.
—– which comes first ?
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When we are contented, that feeling of being satisfied is created by the Hormone called Serotonin
and the Dopamine. —– And the anger was caused by the Noradrenalin.
With the presence of Serotonin the effects of Noradrenalin is suppressed.
Everybody knows, when we are hungry, we tend to get angry. —– we are pretty simple animal 😀
Simply because, when we are hungry there is no Serotonin in our brain hence easily get angry.
Therefore, not get angry, we need to be contented, hence having Serotonin in the brain.
—– Being contented —– here comes your Mind-set.
Non
Contentedness is a relative matter and which is dependent to your assessment —– assessment between
your expectation and the result or what you got on front of your eyes.
Literally, the content is in a jar. How content fills the jar is depends on the size of the jar.
The same content which fulfil a small jar may look almost empty in the bottom of huge jar.
We just feel how it is full by a glance —– and feel either contented or disappointed.
So, have a small size of the jar —– you always feel full = CONTENTED.
Therefore, plenty flow of Serotonin.
With a lots of Serotonin, the anger hormone Noradrenalin is suppressed = PEACE of MIND.
non
To have a small jar is, what we called Humble life. And not too greedy nor arrogant.
Settle with small jar seems to be not ambitious and associated with defeatism —– you are wrong.
It is an easy popular deception created by the commercialism. With its commercialism you are
mislead and infected by the virus of hunger.
Be positive to be Humble —– ( It’s better than to be in Hunger and Angry dairy life. 🙂 )
What you need is proportional to your size. —– your size is what you were born to be.
You may have huge jar in one aspect of your life, but small one in the other aspect.
No one can have everything. And not expect to others, since the other may not have it too.
This is What you need to become aware WHO YOU ARE.
And to know this, you need to have clear eyes to see it, listen it, feel it.
Here comes Zen Buddhism to have clear self-awareness.
Non
It’s a long circle of the Chicken and Egg 😀
You must be convinced why the Buddhism exist to have Peaceful Life.
( Effect of chemicals in our body is a part of the Dharma and the Buddhism.
Buddhism is not dubious mumbo-jumbo, but has clear explanation in science )
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Illusion of PERMANENCE
A decade or two ago, when we saw the dawn of digital photography, we were told
and believed that the digitized photo will be safe and permanent.
Unlike silver based photo image which is vulnerable to the chemical deterioration
etc. digitized information is the most reliable, solid archive of the recording.
—– Really ? ? ?
non
After nearly three decade, the people who bought early CD music, started to notice
that their disc has been deteriorated and no longer playable due to the
ageing of the plastic material.
CD player just show you a sign [ No Disc ] or music became corrupt and repeat the
same passage again and again. —– The average life of CD is 20 years.
Considering the 100-year-old Wax-cylinder Gramophone Record still able to give the signals out,
I wonder what an advancement of technology was.
non
And I noticed, some photos saved in a USB flash memory has become [ Invalid ] —– ? ? ?
Data was just evaporated. Since I have no idea what image existed there. I just give up. Nothing I can do.
—– The data in the flash memory last 5 years.
non
HDD / Hard disc is notoriously fragile animal. One drop would nullify hundreds of Giga byte of data instantly.
( Mechanical and electrical life span of HDD is about 5 years. Therefore, you may need to copy the data
again to new HDD, before trouble occur )
It is absolutely true. Digitized image never changes and as it is the simplest form of the
information which consists only 1 and 0, it would be most reliable form. Yes, Information is,
but not a media which recording or storing them. Without a media, the data can not exists.
And the danger of electrical glitch which corrupt the data or OS could be always there.
The more you open the file, the more chance to have it. The larger the HDD, having the more danger.
(Just imagine, a 2.5″ HDD disc on the photo having less than 5 square inch surface. —– Assuming, on there
30 Giga x 8 magnetized (and not magnetized) dot are aligned —– you know how small they are.
Picking up the data, whether each point was magnetized or not, from the disc which is rotating 5400 round
a minute —– it is an incredibly tricky business, even when everything worked perfect = soon or later,
something not perfect come to affect the over all function = you no longer able to read the data. That’s it. )
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A collection of Photos and Video images I had been accumulated in my old laptop which I have copied into
a USB flash memory to read in my new laptop was just disappeared all together. 4 Gb size of data has just gone.
The screen shows ” File is empty / 0 bite ” —– great !
( Later, I recovered the lost file in the 4Gb USB memory using [ Mini Tool Power Data Recovery, Free Edition
program ] which I downloaded free —– saved about 15,000 files out of 20,000 though, all jumbled-up, without
caption or file name = you know, How the situation is nightmarelish —– 😦 and 😀 )
non
In this situation and its hard reality, the internet data storage service was born —- though, like my experience,
one day its might just disappear. Service might be withdrawn, even by human error, or the file even the
site management itself could be hacked in, and the data could be lost. The more important the data is, it would
be the more profitable for the hacker to steal it. The Cloud computing may seem very convenient and
very very powerful though, of cause, such concentration of the data can be seen just as a huge
treasure trove, and inevitably attract the organized cyber criminal. Cynical irony is, even if the
data has been extremely highly encrypted, billion combination of code can easily be deciphered
using even more computing power of the Cloud. —– Nothing is safe and permanent.
So that the wise mind-set is, —– accept its nature, it might be there, might not be there,
and live with which is remained to be there.
If the photo is there, use it. If not there, it’s not there. Never cling the idea [It should be there ].
(Better keep the crucial data locked up as a print-out copy —– then how about a fire ? 😀 )
non
Your loved one might be there and smiling at you.
You enjoy it, but might not be there any longer, still not to be desperate.
You enjoy your precious memory. —– Live on what you got in your hand.
___/\___ Have a peaceful day.
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PS: ( Photo above was taken by Canon 5D Mk-II with TSE 24 mm-L II — This is a pretty well made good lens )
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