i knew this one would be a heavy read so i was looking forward to forced reading air time but i was so lacking of sleep that i drooled on the plane on the way there and head-rolled with my eyes down the back of my throat on the way back. poor flimsy canadian dude emitting a weird, toe-jam-soapy odor was stuck in the middle seat between an obnoxious, crater-faced woman and my flailing jacket sleeves (i was using my jacket as a blanket and i have this habit of sleeping completely under the covers so i can only imagine how many times my sleeves smacked him in the face). what a winning row 13 A thru C made.
suffice it to say, i'm only a few chapters in.
a few comments:
-'flat', 'flatness', 'flatter'. urrrr. overdone. overplayed. enough already. it's distracting.
-interesting the moral questions raised by the rise of developing nations and how inextricably linked those questions are to economic issues. this author suggests that people in india working in call centers shouldn't be pitied because they are being afforded opportunities they wouldn't have otherwise so they can provide for their families. it's like the sherpas. somehow it feels wrong to me. that there is a surplus of MBAs in china who have to compete for mundane jobs like widget-building. but then there's the hopeful vision of mayor xia - '...i hope one day we will be the architects.' i don't know. maybe it all works somehow.
-a coworker of mine left the company recently to start an online tutoring company based in india - a business idea that this book talks about. but my coworker's idea supposedly has a twist. i wish him success.
update: 3/10/08
it's a little embarrassing but i'm about to write an update that is so loosely connected to reading this book, but it must be documented. in fact, i'd venture to admit that it's completely against the protocol of a book review blog.
ok, so not only is this book i'm 'reading' really long and textbook-esque, i've been completely consumed with watching american idol. so i have not made any progress since my last post.
YES. i've followed the show just about all seven years of its existence, but i have of late been pretty much enthralled with this kid, jason castro. i know, he is so young! i can't decide whether i want to adopt him or marry him. for one thing, he is so talented. for another, he is so handsome. =)
on a serious note: jason castro is christian.
now you understand why i haven't read a lick since i got back from vacation.
update: 4/22/08
freeware,
open source,
community uploading,
etc
thank you berners-lee. thank you, that married couple at that university somewhere in california. thank you NCSA.
thank you for allowing me to access such enriching information in such an easy and expedient manner.
