J-16: Confucius Quote on Work !!

"Find a job that you love doing and you will never have to work a day in your life." Confucius.

I think this quote means when someone can work in a career that he loves, he won't consider himself working since he is practicing something that he enjoy doing it. He may go early in the morning and stay all day long at work full of energy because this job will please him. Consequently, high and significant performance.

The quote is very true. Personally, I'm in a big struggle right now; my major is computer science but I don't really like it and not sure how my future going to be in a profession that I'm not willing to major in. Politics and international relations are very interesting to me, therefore I'm thinking seriously to switch my major to political science to be in a position that I love for the rest of my life.

Many people perhaps are in jobs they don't enjoy. The clues of that are being lazy, complaining constantly and counting days for the weekends and holidays.

The knotted question is: is it possible to love your job when it's involved somethings that you are not interested in? I HOPE IT IS.

Fukue, Natsuko. (2009). Japanese women still hitting a glass and bamboo ceiling in the boardroom. The Japan Times, Retrieved from http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20091111a4.html

It's likely that Mr. Fukue used a quote to state his thesis. "The glass ceiling in boards of directors remains in Japanese large companies," Irene Natividad, chairwoman of CWDI, told reporters in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
The claim seems to be Policy.

His argument is appealing to reason 'logos' [better performance for J-companies to be globally competitive].

Again he used a quote in his conclusion from same person.

What I think:
I think his approach in this argument is weak. His main arguing is to allow women to hold director positions in big Japanese companies in order to be successful and "globally competitive".
Well this claim is obviously not true; in his article he mentioned Toyota as an example of companies that doesn't have even one woman director. Clearly Toyota is one of world's biggest companies, it's 3rd globally according to Forbes ranking. Not only Toyota, but many other Japanese companies are already successful and competing all over the world. In addition, Japan is second largest economy in the world.

J-13: In A Tragic Shooting, 12 Dead and 31 Wounded in Fort Hood, TX

Maria Newman from NY Times has reported that 12 soldiers killed and 31 others wounded in a terrifying shooting in Fort Hood, a military base in Texas.
At 13:30 Central time today, a gunman carrying two guns opened the fire on a group of soldiers in readiness unit, where soldiers receive medical checking before they being shipped overseas; according to Maria. Gen. Robert W. Cone said, top officer in Fort Hood, that the shooter was killed immediately by the police forces.
“There were several eyewitness accounts that there was more than one shooter,” General Cone said. Therefore two other soldiers were put in custody for further investigation. Yet, there is no information about the shooter identity or reasons behind this shooting. Authorities are investigating in the incident to figure out the cause of this terrifying accident.
“a horrific outburst of violence.”, President Obama commenting from the White House, “My immediate thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and with the families of the fallen,” He added. (Newman, 2009)


Maria, Newman. (2009, November 05). 12 dead, 31 wounded in base shootings . NY Times.
Retrieved November 05, 20009, from
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/us/06forthood.html?_r=1&hp

UPDATED At 11:50 pm:
OH MY GOD !! NEWS ARE STUPID. THEY JUST CHANGED THE ORIGINAL STORY THEY ANNOUNCED AND I READ THIS AFTERNOON,, SHOULD I REWRITE IT ?!!
Even the web link - above - was replaced with a different report !!

Journal 12: Source about how public and media effecting one another.

Uscinski, Joseph E. (2009, Oct 15). Social Science Quarterly. When Does the Public's Issue Agenda Affect the Media's Issue Agenda (and Vice-Versa)? Developing a Framework for Media-Public Influence, 90, 796-815.


From this scholarly article, by Joseph E. Uscinski, I will try to understand the relation between media and public and how they affecting one another. The public issues can comprise the media agenda, but most times the media will comprise the public agenda. Mr. Joseph tried to study the influence that drive this relation. He analyzed historical data to come up with his conclusion which give a clue to understand this concept.

In order to make media agenda influenced by public opinion and issues but not the vice versa, I will try to focus on how the events that make public the overpowering side against the media. If that's possible we will decreased the impact that media imposed on us.

Research on Media Power.

I believe that media have a stranglehold power on public opinion. Through my research I want to know how media can shape the public; consequently controls the world. Most people, for example, believe every thing they see on news TV. I don't think that news is showing the whole face of truth because it can be biased. Then masses might be influenced by misleading news which, normally, not for the public benefits but minorities desires. News media could influence on our choices to select decision makers. Hence, in what way we can eliminate the supremacy that media impose on audience.

Journal 7: My best friend..!!

We have different languages, though we are best friend. I have always said if we can't understand each other by language, we will by telepathy. He speaks Japanese, and I speak Arabic..!! But after we have worked together for about 8 months we realized that friendship can be more than a language. For some reason, we became best friend.

I think we have things in common. Both of us are very active and like to laugh, well he might be slightly more but I like that. We're always up to do crazy things and get in an adventure. That was only when it's time for fun. He got married on Nov. 2007 in Japan. I was supposed to be there then, but, and because he will leave the country immediately after the wedding, the plan has changed when he suggested a crazy idea that I meet them during the honeymoon. I did that and share them 2 days of the honeymoon..!!

Most important, we are always sacrificing for one another.

Journal 6: They will complain, when they speak up..!!

Leave me alone to enjoy my own life, stop destroying my habitat, stop using me for your pleasure, and don't hold me in a fake jungle "The Zoo" to satisfy your desires.
I think these words will be the very first things that animals would say when the speak out. Whatever luxury, we think, we can afford for animals, I don't think they would prefer it as much as the freedom to live their lives as they want. Free from all restrictions and rules that human may allocate to them. Think about it is a very simple equation, what would you choose when you have two options; first, practice your entire life in a complete freedom, gain your own things, and make your own choices OR second, don't have choices, and everything in your life would be as someone 'human' wish.

I don't talk in behalf of animals, but for sure most of them will go with the first option; yelling, give me my own freedom and don't interfere in my own world.

Anyway when animals could speak, I will make a lot of friends-animal. But I'm curious whether they would think in the same way we think..!! May be not.

Journal 5: Oh, yesterday came suddenly ..!!

As a partly result of not having much emotional adventures, I don't pay as much attention to the lyrics as what I do to the melody. Consequently, whenever it comes to listening a classical Arabic music, particularly Umm Kulthum's, I will be affected to crying. However, last year was my first time to feel harmonized with a Western music when I heard the Beatles warbling the song "Yesterday".

I have not even knew who is the Beatles then, while I was driving my car randomly Yesterday had played on the car's CD, right away after it finished, I jumped on my friend who was sitting next seat and asked him, what was this song and who was playing it? He answered, with a little surprise because I didn't recognize the song,: It's 'Yesterday', the Beatles man. Since that moment 'Yesterday' became my favorite English song, which I will never feel bored of repeating it. It's just 2.30 minutes length, that's not long enough to enjoy more. Generally, Yesterday's warm music is the type of melody that makes me feel deeply affected. By the way, after that I knew the Beatles well. Now I have all their albums, but unfortunately they don't have many songs like Yesterday, therefore it's still number one.

Journal 4: Cloudy Please.

Since I came to California last June, yet I like every thing here except the Californian sunny weather. I will be the most enthusiastic person when I see the sky covered with clouds. I believe that is effecting me psychologically, the cloudy weather, it's ok some drizzle too, is my favorite weather. I grew up in Saudi Arabia, one of hottest and sunniest places in the world, where people enjoy the rain and cloudy days. In Saudi we used to go outdoor when it's not sunny.
I think I really miss those days of last year in Tennessee where I enjoyed all kind of weathers. In Tennessee, it could be raining a day, cloudy and cool the next day.
However, I would enjoy all seasons winter, spring and autumn but not summer.

Journal 3: Oh man, I'm so scared..!!

Honestly I'm thinking about something I was most afraid of when I was kid, but couldn't find a certain fear. That's doesn't mean I'm a brave guy never be scared,, no but nothing certain. I just remembered the first few hours after a severe car accident that I had back in 2001 "I was not the driver". At that moments, I got many injuries in many parts of my body. My head, my leg, and my back were bleeding a lot. My cloths were ripped and bloodstained as in movies. It was the first time in my life to feel that way. Death was in front of my forehead..!! Oh man, I was so scared of dying in that incident. In the the car which rescued us and took us to hospital, I was yelling loudly at the driver 'Don't go fast please'. Thanks God, that every one was safe later and we could recover.

Journal 2: GETTING AROUND.

If you're of those who like long distance traveling by car, definitely, the US is the right place. I think this country has the world best highways network, interstates are perfectly connecting all over the country in a convenient way that won't make you go over extra miles. I did a trip by car crossing the country from Tennessee to Orange County using I-40, more than the good experience, it was a convenient too. There were all needed services, food, housing and gas, every a while driving beside the highway. There are also 3 to 4 lanes in each way, but :( I can't go fast they will catch me.

Inside the cities, usually I use my own car for getting around. Although I'm not used to use the public transportation, I really wanted to try it, at least to save some gasoline, but unfortunately I don't think it convenience. The roads are normally good too, but here in Orange County the asphalt is quite destroying my car..!! It's not well flatted, they don't do good maintenance I think. Though, I love when someone is accompanying me in the car, so I can use the CARPOOL to go faster and to avoid the traffic especially in peak times.

However, the gasoline here is 4 times more expensive than in Saudi, so that will confine my using of the car to the important things like going to school. The parking lots, CUSF's in particular, are another thing is driving me crazy, it is not easy to find one wherever you go.

In Saudi Arabia, most people using cars for transportation. The public transportation is almost ignored.

Introducing myself,, [Aziz].

Hey guys, nice to meet you all. I'm Aziz from middle east. For some reason I don't prefer to be called by my real name, even back home, so I always use the second part of my first name Aziz, it's easier and I like it. I came to the United States to pursue my master degree, which I hope it to be MS in Information Systems at CSUF. My undergraduate degree was in computer science, honestly I didn't like to major in computer science. I just did it because it could offer better job opportunities.

I like to work in an international company, hope Japanese one, after I finish my education. I'm so interested in the Japanese culture, and I'd like to learn Japanese. In general, international politics is attracting me a lot recently. My dream is to be a useful person in the future, who can present something good, helpful, and useful for others.

As most young Saudi, Soccer is my favorite sport, playing and watching. I also always ready to practice any other sport, except American Football. Spiritually, solo music makes me fly away, I don't know where, but I like that. Away from sport and spirituality, I like to read but I'm not a good reader yet.

I will never say no to any fun opportunity, even if I have homework..!! "Hope Mr. Sean won't read that". In other words, I don't have resistance against pleasure, therefore I consider myself a crazy person sometimes. Hope to have all fun together in this class. :)

Thank you all.
I'm sure that we will be a productive writing class. Even though I don't like writing but I will try my best.


Other posts I read:
Sally's
Dennis'
Ann's
Alwin's
I also read my own one..!!

Test post...!!

This is just for testing purposes.