Why the riches get richer, while the poor get poorer?

Why the riches get richer, while the poor get poorer?

Redistribution of wealth starts from you and me (consumer).

Do you ever wonder why the riches get richer while the poor get poorer? This question suddenly wondered me just now when I am having my chicken rice in the newly opened chicken rice restaurant. Initially, I ask myself why I chose the newly opened one instead of the other restaurants that I used to eat. There are various reasons I found after I did few minute of thinking.

Firstly, I want to setup a more competitive market by supporting new brands on the shelves. This can remind all existing brands to improve their qualities and while maintaining their reasonable price. (I don't want to be long-winded on this point as you may know more than me what the importance is.)

Secondly, I don't like existing brands to over dominating the market. As a result, this can induce a situation whereby everyone has to work for them, because no one can compete with them as the consumers only recognized their brand. In turn, this is a direct picture of the boss get richer while people become poorer as they have to be his worker, which we don't like to see. Besides, dominating brand may be too proud of themselves while setting very high prices for their product and make consumers to pay through their nose.

In addition, we don't want to see anyone holding too much of the money which prevent it from flowing. In fact, the total money available in this world is limited. So if a few people are to be too rich, they will prevent their money from flowing and break the cycle. The economy can only be promoted is the money is flowing and cycling between one person to another. Every person can able to spend certain amount of money; any addition money that he earns beyond what he can spend will become his saving. In fact saving is bad for the economy because if everyone is saving all their money, then no one will go buy anything and in turn everyone have no business. On the other hand, if everyone spent their money, then everyone have better business. When business is better, then everyone can earn more, and then they can spend more. If they spent more, then the businesses get even better. Apparently, economy is all about the speed of cycling of the money from everyone to everyone but not anyone to dominate it.

Furthermore, I have seen movies that illustrating this ideology. In the story, they have to elect for the leader for the black market every 2 years. It is their traditions to elect a new leader every time, while the ex-leader has to retire. So the last leader wants to continue to be the leader for the second election, but the elderly tell him to let go, because he was elected last time for the same reason that is to maintain the balance and avoid any dominator in their black market.

Moreover, this can be easily done without much effort, on the consumer point of view. Although it can be easily done, however its collective effect is very significant. Also, this can reduce boredom of life by trying out and monitoring the growth of new brand.

In conclusion, consumer should support new brands as it can setup more competitive market, prevent dominating brand, and prevent any people that’s holding too much of the money to break the economy cycle. If the products of new brand do not taste too bad, why not give them a try. It is time to change. We should take turn to be rich. If we give this opportunity to others, certainly one day we can have our turn and opportunity.

Life is like a boomerang, what you give, you take back.

Fate that reject electronics in my life

It’s been a while since my last post. I barely remember I have a blog, because many events had happen recently.

When I recorded the recent events on to my dairy, I realize there are general pattern and sequence for most if not all these events that happen. This reminded me of fate or destiny that some people believe all events happen are neither coincident nor random. They believed all have been designated, planned, and arranged to happen to fulfill the fate and destiny of people. Initially I was uncertain about it but neither did I doubt it, because hypotheses are never wrong unless proven to be wrong or otherwise.

I am very surprise for those unpredicted and unanticipated things that had happen these days.

Let me show the general trend and pattern of thing that happen. Surprisingly, many electrical and electronic things had suddenly not working the way they used to be.

The first electrical thing to breakdown is the car. The first failure was on 23 of march, where it suddenly fainted at Lintas parking lot, and couldn't start. Eventually, a friend of my father helps out and repaired for RM100. Immediately, on the second day, it failed to start again. I am very touched when my female friend Picit, came by with his brother and jump start my car. They had recommend me to Automotive Electronic Technology for further service. That's the second attempt to repair, paid for about RM175 (forgotten, so not sure). It work well for few weeks. However, today morning it failed to start again. I am frustrated. Luckyly when I call the guy, he came and jump start and repaired it for the third attempt, paid for RM111. Hopefully it would be the last attempt. This thing never happen when it was in Sandakan for it had been working fine and never failed to start for like the past 10 years. Now when I take over, I fail 3 time within a month.

Secondly is the sudden death of my beloved Nokia Express Music earphone. It was happen on 24^th of march, the second day after the first breakdown of my car. It happen in the middle of the way walking back from Damai. The problem is the right earphone went silent. I was very terrified and shock because, it never happen before. It worried me the most for I am not certain whether it's the problem with the phone or the earphone. Once I reached home, I tested it with my Sony headphone, it turn out to be working. So I am certain that it is the earphone that damaged. I exam in detail and observed that there are areas on the plug that used to be gold plated but now the gold paint went off, I think that's why it cannot conduct signal very well now. I am very sad even now, because it is very rare earphone that can produce very deep and clear bass. It used to accompany me when I was alone. I treasure it very much as I always keep it in my pocket wherever I go. It is such a waste as all its component is working perfectly despite that gold paint that went off. I had an idea to electroplate it again by myself using CuSO4, but just worried the current flow may affect or damage the speaker in it, so I never dare to try it out.

Last week end was not so easy for me as the air conditioner in my room is officially dead. My mom realize the aircon was not cold enough weeks ago. She is right, the aircon had become not working later. Luckyly, Mr wong, landlord were very efficient and repaired it on Monday. Now my room is very cold as if there were snow building up in my room.

In addition, today my laptop charger beeping suddenly for the first time, and producing spark sound on touching it. Although, later it work well after I disconnect and reconnect it again, but this is a bad sign for it may fail at any moment from now.

Apparently, I don't have the fate to work together with electrics and electronics. Initially, I was uncertain about the prediction from Chinese oracle in the radio that said 2011 will not be a prosperity year for the goat year’s baby. But now I don't have the options to choose to believe or not to, but I will have to bare the consequence and pay the cost for repairing those electronics. Sadly, I did nothing wrong but things fail by themselves one after another. Even if all else failed, hopefully I will not failed myself in my life.