Ideas Man 2

What?! Another One??

ggwfung — Wed, 30 May 2007 03:27:03 +0000

Ideas Man 3

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Chill Out

ggwfung — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:15:00 +0000

I’m taking a short break.

I’ll be back in 2 weeks.

take care.

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Tech and Media

ggwfung — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:22:39 +0000

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The internet has evolved quite quickly:

1. dialup (10 years ago) – the good old days of tying up a phoneline for hours on end. Basically text and images, an attempt to reproduce the written page.

2. basic broadband (3 years ago) – depending on where you live, access to 1 Mbps broadband has now become the norm. Great for audio, and is usable for basic video.

3. faster broadband (less than 12 months): still struggling to make inroads. Trying to push the streaming DVD model.

along the way, we have seen greater sophistication in page layouts, an adoption of ad-supported media, and greater interaction. The net has become a de-facto aid for the human mind.

Street Art

ggwfung — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:52:12 +0000

Metatrons Art Gallery

yeah, it’s like love … – whatever

The 5 per centers

ggwfung — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:49:41 +0000

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engaged with life? involved?

You must be one of the 5 per centers. Everyone else is just an observer.

Whatfor Schools?

ggwfung — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:37:45 +0000

The uses and abuses of education have occupied me of late. We force kids to undergo over a decade of this system – 6 hours/day, 5 days/week, 30-35 weeks per year. Indoctrination or training the mind? or just waste of time?

Or just a holding pen for kids?

There are many views, but only one outcome – the ones they endure and survive.

“Down through history and all over the world, education has had two great goals: to help people become smart and to help them become good.”

Virtue Education: Does it Work?

Peace Tree

ggwfung — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:30:14 +0000

simple plain white

Question the System

ggwfung — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:11:27 +0000

one has to ask why?

why this government?

why this working week?

why this interest rate?

why these atomic weapons?

why this crime?

why these lost emails?

why these scapegoats?

why this endemic illness in our children?

why this monopoly on information?

why these constant assassinations?

why this one world thinking?

don’t take things at face value -

ask why?

Land of Poverty

ggwfung — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:00:37 +0000

The poor are everywhere.

Not just in Asia or Africa, but the western world too.

It makes me ponder.

“Just a year ago it was said 37 million poor hidden in the land of plenty
A shocking 37 million Americans live in poverty.
That is 12.7 per cent of the population -
the highest percentage in the developed world.
They are found from the hills of Kentucky to Detroit’s streets,
from the Deep South of Louisiana to the heartland of Oklahoma.”

does charity begin at home…

Because it’s fashionable

ggwfung — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:24:02 +0000

great art for today’s world

Most Prized Possession

ggwfung — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:26:51 +0000

I’ve had the fortune/misfortune of having some rather painful, long-term illnesses (6 months – 2 years). I’ve recovered from both instances. However, it does make you appreciate your health!

Having a fairly functional body is something not many appreciate until they lose it. Life is still possible, and things enjoyable, but it certainly puts many barriers in the way. Everything becomes an effort.

Having lost it and regained it, I can pretty safely say that my health is my most prized possession.

Listen to the Universe

ggwfung — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:19:30 +0000

There are many modes of life.

Sometimes we just need to be patient:

“To me, the most interesting part of the service was the first Silence. Each Silence lasted for 10 minutes–interspersed with music, readings and prayers, there was time for only two. The first one started out well, but quickly deteriorate. Americans can not be silent! We can’t be still.”

Taize