Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Nuclear Energy in Malaysia

I've been following this issues after my lecturer gave his lecture on the energy resources during my under grade. Some said, having the nuke on our country just like having a nuke bomb in your hands. But, i never thought that way because am aware that the nuke energy doesn't mean an atomic or nuke bomb.

Before talking about the the nuclear energy, we should discuss the phrases of Nuclear Energy as single word.
The word 'Nuclear' used mostly by the citizen was actually just a name. Yes, you can give it to your sons or daughters as their name. It has a meaning when you call it as Nuclear Power which means a power that obtained through controlled nuclear reaction (Herbst et al., (2007). During SPM, we also learn about this things (if u still remember).
Energy in other hands can be describe as quantity that has the ability to change other forces. It could be from the light, thermal and hydraulic.

So, Nuclear Energy can be describe as a forces to do a work (change the system) by using heating energy from the radiation of Uranium and some other heavy metals.

Some people might said that there is no way our country can manage the nuclear waste and its operation. Is it true? Keep your answer for yourself. As i know, we already have our nuclear research since 1972 through Centre for Application of Nuclear Malaysia (CRANE) which known as Agensi Nuklear Malaysia nowadays to promote peaceful use of nuclear science. Since then, we have been using the nuclear energy for research purposes.

Talking about safe use of the nuke energy, we can simply say that it is just like driving, dealing with poisons, doing some other works because all of the things around us have their own hazard. The things we need is just the way to control the things so that no accident would happen.

Nuclear energy has been undergoing so much research since it was first intensively tested in 1890s. You can see so many energy plant around the world nowadays. That was true if u said some of them was exploded and caused death as well as poisoning. But, it was actually caused by lack of precautions and unpredicted events.

Taking into account the current technology we have, i believe that the way world managing the nuclear energy now are safer than before. Its like driving a car without sit belt during early development of cars and driving cars with superb speed with sit belt and other safety features nowadays.

Natural Environment VS Conserving Natural Environment

Our natural environment was something that extremely essential to support all the living things in this blue earth. Since thousand years before century, living things in this earth create a bond of symbiosis amongst them weather directly or indirectly. Not to specify the predator and prey interaction, parasitic, mutualistic as well as commensal interactions. If you talk about the price of natural environment, we can assume that as the price of everything.

We look closely to certain issues,

1. Opening Forest for Agriculture

Economists and Businessman were racing to get a hold on land around the globe. Its not for the dream home, dream park, or for place to have peace of mind. Some of the objectives is to open job opportunities, to increase country income, and some to develop the land that said has been left behind by the development. But, the main objective is to get bucks from it.
They cleared the forest/jungle for cultivation, they generate waste to pollute environment and done too much  damage to the environment just to get extra income. Most of this activity will earn double or triple to the cost their invest on the activities.

Is there anyone learn business? I guess, having too much profit means something was wrong. Unless u winning a lottery, there is no chance the cost vs profit will vary that much.

Am not saying that agriculture is bad, or any parties is doing wrong, it just something was missed.

I guess, there is an answer for the question. Why there is so much profit? Because they didn't give out cost for the environment.

When you producing something, there will be a list of cost included which at the end will be deducted from the income to get the profit value. However, during listing the cost, no one will ever look outside the office and ask the land, air, rivers and also other part of environment, how much have they lost. Since all of them a deaf, static, unharmed in some way and cant tell the people what they need, so those developer will never know.

Are you saying that the environment is the one who didn't do their part? NO!

Nowadays, strange weathers, rare events, extreme weathers and so many things happening were actually related to one another. Take a simple explanation, all the living things in this world are all dependent on each other. The equilibrium has been reached long time ago and now all of a sudden lots of things is changing.

All of this might be caused by the earth system or natural environment is once again are working on reaching the equilibrium, or maybe it was caused by the ecosystems getting together like building an army to attack humans.

It might not be able to satisfy all the ecosystem by giving out some cost for them but still, it could make a difference. Some cost for soil erosion control, establishment of buffer zone, conserving wild animals, enriching forest canopy and lots more program can be done just give out the cost of environment. There is a lot of NGOs and government agencies which would be happy to help you out in this.

Just an opinion from,
A. Hamid K.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Rasionalism

Rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" (Lacey 286).

I would like to discuss this ideology more comprehensively as per nowadays situation.
Taking situation such as at work, home or public relation day after day.

Working With/Without Rationalism.
As per today, most of the people that we call "Boss" are those who live in the 20th century and lead the decision making for most of the new successor. We (those who reach their 21 years in year 2000 above) are the successor for the new world. We were told, taught, trained and observed by this group of leaders (parents, uncle aunt, boss, master, chief, minister etc.) through the way they used to learn on their life at 20th century.

If we talk about rational and questioned the way our leaders lead us, i believe tons of issue can be discussed.
We who used to adapted in an environment of joy, calmness and knowledgeable way, where always used to talk about freedom, success and dreams, were able to cope and adapt to the situation where the decision maker use their right to choose our path "dictatorially".

Most of the action they took was something they learn before from they previous leaders. Of course it is a good one to choose since its been (i believe) evidently successful. However, doesn't mean there is no other method to be used to get same result or more better result.

We take one example, leader was talking about a plan to move his successor (employee) from one division to other division. The decision was made through consultation with some member of the leader and also the successor. Since the successor was very good in his job and the other division need someone like him, it is important to put someone like the successor to maintain the division. However, the successor view point, he/she has been working in his current position and division for more than 3 years, where he/she already adapt himself perfectly to his current post.

When we talk about rational, which action taken are more rational then the other one. Taking into consideration about the successor settlement in the current place with family and friends and the leaders ability to choose other person to replace him/her.

For me, take the win-win action. I got few ideas to settle them, but need other views.