Leather is fundamentally at odds with sustainability, which I am concerned about. Hence I actively email and contact the companies at the forefront of vegan leather in order that I may start persuading my customers to buy my sustainable (for real) products. However, there is simply no supply, and no reply. I suspect that beyond […]
MoreThere are societies that manage waste better, that manage waste worse. There are also societies that generate waste less, and those that produce more. I mentioned the two points, and in a way that pretty much covers the entire spectrum for both points, ie in “a some do more and some do less” manner. Like […]
MoreWe understand slavery in the context of the past: of cities in deserts, cracking whips and hordes of slaves moving immovable cut rocks. At present, while remuneration for helpers seems fair and seems engaged in less harsh conditions, I am uncertain it is any less slavery. I observe this on two points: – many people […]
MoreI don’t abhor the “system” whatever that is out of some misplaced ideology. Rather, the ideology that crystallises itself to something real such as red tapes and bureaucracy gets in the way of getting things done efficiently.
MoreWhen I was a child, my friends around me proudly expressed how much they hated eating vegetables. I was quiet back then, and I couldn’t quite formulate sentences. But with retrospection as an adult now, I still remember exactly that I loved vegetables because it was alot easier eating them than eating meat. Also, it […]
MoreWhile I focus on the sustainability of my various businesses, which are essentially about real reduction in waste generation in the course of producing physical goods for sale, someone out there pursues it in his own way, in his own world separate from mine, in a completely different direction. A particular company I stumbled upon […]
MoreI was watching Alien, and a question popped into my head: what if the facehugger impregnated a cow? “A cow” because the jaw area is different from humans, and I wondered how the cow’s face would be wrapped. It was really a matter of visual imagination. Cutting through the dings and the dongs, the pertinent […]
MoreI had access to appraisal notes of leadership candidates, which included those describing me, when I landed the top job in a school curricular activity NCC (National Cadet Corp) back in secondary school. It was a unanimous observation among my predecessors that I preferred going about alone. I explain: the bullshit is real, ie the […]
MoreI learnt the piano for 11 years. Then I stopped for 17 years. Yet I was able to pick up again, upon relearning, from where I left off on my final attempt at learning Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu. It is amazing how the human body works.
MoreWe probably have our own dominant definition in our heads at present. I think that weakness is a particular shortfall(s) among an individual’s strengths. Feeling lost in life despite tremendous wealth is a weakness. Diffidence despite good looks is a weakness. The list of weaknesses goes on. Note to self: it doesn’t hurt to uplift […]
MoreHubris to some, inspiration to some. To me, inspiration. Not to be overlooked are the principles of child-like innocence and of uplifting the weak. Otherwise I am as successful as Chatur, only.
MoreThe illusion of designing a suit Understand that for bulk of the world’s tailored suits, the tailor does no design work. Neither does the customer. Most suits are conservative, i.e. black, navy blue, grey etc. To make the point about design, I juxtapose my seer sucker with my black suit. If we ignore the funky […]
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