Saturday, April 09, 2005 @9:12 PM
Just now I chat with a girl from Japan. She is 21 years old and the name is Saki. She is in business study and doing part time job at the same time. She really mad at me when I call her, “gal”. She said “I am not Japanese gal, I am Japanese lady”. She just 21 and call herself lady, that what make me laugh. At first the chatting is same as any chatting session I have before, but after I told her how I really admire how the Japanese do their business, she gave me unexpected respond. The session goes like this….
nistelro0y: i like to know how Japanese run their business
nistelro0y: really admire u guys
Lady: nah
Lady: shouldn’t
Lady: Japanese society is starting to fall
nistelro0y: is it so?
nistelro0y: can u tell me more about it?
Lady: yep
Lady: the big times have gone
Lady: people are losing their jobs
Lady: higher ranked people do some nasty things
Lady: they get arrested
Lady: a lot of young crimes
nistelro0y: corruption?
Lady: yeah
Lady: and all those together,, Japanese aren’t gonna be better. we only await to fall
Lady: that’s what I’m saying
nistelro0y: but Japan still have strong base right
nistelro0y: as a main player in world economy
Lady: NO MORE
nistelro0y: i c
Lady: still on the top
Lady: but soon to be on the bottom
nistelro0y: it's good if we know our mistake earlier, so we can prevent it right?
Lady: China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore,,,, those countries are coming up up up/
Lady: right
nistelro0y: why not focusing to save the economy right now
Lady: those who controls the society don’t care about economics enough
Lady: nobody cares
Lady: sounds like they do but actually they don’t
Lady: those are the one who has been making a lot of wrong decisions and such
Lady: and we, young generation don’t have the power to do so YET
nistelro0y: what a shock
nistelro0y: I heard Japan have problems, but don’t think it is this bad
nistelro0y: time for revolution, young generation supposes to do that
Lady: yep
Lady : its really up to our generation now but the thing is that most of the young people aren’t even interested in economics and all those important things in society. Because those dumb adults educate us wrong.
Lady : I don’t know,, its deep, i think you gotta be a Japanese to understand the problems
nistelro0y: now I can say that u r lady
nistelro0y: very mature thinking
Lady : hahaha
Lady : thanks
nistelro0y: u’re welcome, but really... I think there is not many of them realize this problem...
Lady : hmm
Lady : everybody can feel it but they just try not to pay attention
Lady : I THINK.
nistelro0y: is it so?
Lady : haha
nistelro0y: so what are they paying their attention to?
Lady : their OWN things.
Lady : they are happy as long as they are happy
nistelro0y: doesn’t it affect their future?
Lady : it does
Lady : that’s the thing
nistelro0y: i see
Lady : but they don’t think about what it is gonna be like 100 years from now, even 50 years from now.
nistelro0y: something had to be done there
Lady : we gotta stop cutting off the trees
Lady : gotta be smart with those trash
Lady : recycles
Lady : and all that
nistelro0y: u care about environment too eh...
Lady : we all have to
nistelro0y: yeah...
Lady : Japan has really serious problem i guess
Lady : wasting a lot of stuff
nistelro0y: if the elders don't care, we should care
Lady : true true
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What an interesting thought from Saki-chan. She really makes me think a lot. It won’t be surprise for Malaysia to face the same problem for time to come. That’s what happens if people stop to think.
“He who thinks about death (future) is the smartest person in the world”
Have faith, wassalamz.