November 21st, 2009
Nanotechnology
Posted by ardianto86 at 10:13 AM on November 21, 2009.
Perhaps if I should do research in the future, I should go to nanotechnology. It's a field that blurs the boundary of physics, chemistry and biology. Perfect. Since I am passionate about unifying the sciences. But its a very ambitious field, and requires a lot of hard work. But I believe it can reveal more mysteries and hence its so exciting. And i believe its very fundamental since it deals with very tiny dimensions. Hmm...should I switch direction? I believe my knowledge till now are not irrelevant. Down there, every aspect of knowledge will be important. Control theory, system architecture, physics, chemistry, biology, statistics, mathematical physics, even power electronics, fluid dynamics, all knowledge will be useful and has to be considered to make something out..
Meanwhile, about philosophy, i think its quite mundane since its been overridden by theology. Economy doesn't motivate me since its about modelling afterall. Computer science is good when its about architecture and methodologies, but i'm not interested in just building fancy effects. Theology is always neccessary.
Perhaps I don't have to be ambitious, I should plan well. I realised people can be overly ambitious if they don't see their overall schedule. So to be realistic, a plan should be made. I need to plan my life carefully, either financially, or the progress of it. (just a few days ago someone explained me about financial planning and I get this insight)..
Perhaps.. perhaps.. (well im still not determined to pursue this field anyway, things might change)..
I should build my schedule and not waste my time dreaming.
November 20th, 2009
Posted by abeneplacito at 08:35 AM on November 20, 2009.
crossing my fingers. it would be a great opportunity, a great challenge and responsibility.
let's see =)
November 19th, 2009
On Engineering
Posted by ardianto86 at 05:49 PM on November 19, 2009.
I've obtained a new insight on engineering, now that i've been 5 months working as an engineer. Engineering is very vast area. My longing is to do some fundamental research, or just to explore it. True enough, working as an engineer (perhaps just applicable to my current job), I can apply the fundamental things, but just as a matter of understanding things. Engineers need to now those fundamental stuffs, but its not enough. As engineering consists of many layers, you also have to be familiar with various products which your engineering field uses. Most of the time we deal with 'black boxes' as we used vendor components. Ultimately, you need to be familiar with all components and vendor's architectures in order to explore everything. But it is just not possible to have unlimited moving space. Even vendors have their interest not to expose the weakness of their products when we try to probe further, and it makes it hard to probe everything.
Next, I believe to learn theory itself isn't enough. Ultimately, theories must be met with applications. Applications which uses many components has to deal with a lot of vendors, providing the components. Probably as an engineer you will learn many things but as 'black boxes', very specified to one vendor, perhaps learning their architecture and product limitations. You will keep yourself busy with few temporary 'products', which itself evolves over time. Simply put, there are too much work to do, too much study must be done in something that seems trivial. Oh and what you learn and the things you are familiar with, they are just one strand of product in history. Well I think this confinement is inevitable, we're doomed to be limited anyway. Perhaps what I can do is to learn as much as possible and find the general conclusion that perhaps can unify, or simplify things. Well I think that will be good if it can be done. I don't want to end up just being specialist in one product. If I'd be a specialist, perhaps I would be a specialist in theory, and know the answers to general questions like 'how to connect the theory with the practice?'. I'm more interested in the methodology than the application. Applications, I believe, they are based on arbitrary insights.. but how good it is if we can make categories to insights, make them systematic instead of arbitrary. So, instead of learning many product architectures, I'd rather learn some rules like 'there's always tradeoff between A and B, which leads to two different products. One emphasises on A and the other emphasises on B'. And of course, together with the reason, why those tradeoffs are inevitable. So far I think I have talent for generating such conclusions, and to see things in a 'general' view, and make general conclusions.
Oh there are too many things to learn, but its exciting! But in the long run, again, I think we need to be specialists.. But I hope I wouldn't be a blind specialist, but a specialist that is clear why I want to specialise in such direction, while keeping other things in a general view. I personally think having a general view is important. As an analogy it's like having a google earth, you are possible to zoom in to one area and be familiar with it, but as long as you maintain the global view of the earth, practically you can zoom in anywhere else and switch direction if you will (just need time). Only that, now you choose to specify in this particular area since you think it is potential to unlock many mysteries and new applications.
And i wish perhaps I can contribute in the future in the area of science and technology, well perhaps incorporates some philosophy about its methodology too.. But the future is still unclear.. anyway, I won't be stubborn to determine my own destiny. We shld still seek and listen to God in the end and His calling should be much more meaningful.. Hmm..
Posted by abeneplacito at 01:58 PM on November 19, 2009.
i believe in angels, but i prefer human beings, really =). someone to know up close and personal.
Posted by abeneplacito at 03:59 AM on November 19, 2009.
He who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom
Have I broken stuff to find out what it is? I suppose I have. I hope it's not too late to mend it.
North Asia Trip - 1
Posted by sentosa at 03:45 AM on November 19, 2009.
HK Trip Day 1 (Friday)... taking plane from Changi Airport Terminal 3 @1.30pm... arriving at HK @ 5:30pm... basically nothing much to do =)
At the same time, visiting the recently born baby of my cousin
On Day 2, Taking bus and visiting Aberdeen 香港仔 (Repulse Bay/Tsuen Wan and Ap Lei Chau 鴨脷洲)
Tsuen Wan
My aunt is staying at Ap Lei Chau (South Horizon), the common area is magnificent
November 18th, 2009
Posted by abeneplacito at 08:32 AM on November 18, 2009.
to do what must be done. i wish i didn't wish so hard.
