Comments on: Thoughts… http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/01/28/thoughts/ An online community engineer coping with the social media explosion Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Mohammad http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/01/28/thoughts/#comment-24 Mohammad Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/01/28/thoughts/#comment-24 An interesting post Bjorn and yes a little long :) I guess you are comparing Singapore to what you experienced here in Silicon Valley. Remember that the valley is one of the most dynamic areas in the world, so I think it’s a little unfair to hold comparisons between the culture in the valley and Singapore. Many factors contributed to the valley being the way it is right now. However, you should definitely keep this great attitude and work hard on infusing positive change in your region. By the way, many cities in the US and in other countries are trying to replicate the success that Silicon Valley has witnessed since the 1950s. For example, Dubai is trying very hard to become a tech and a business hub for the entire Middle East. They started a project called Silicon Oasis that provides sexy incentives for global companies to invest into building R&D labs and operational offices over there. China and India are playing the same game too. Countries are competing for talent. I guess I’m starting to digress into many other ideas now so let me stop. By the way, what’s your take on Hamas winning the elections in Palestine? An interesting post Bjorn and yes a little long :) I guess you are comparing Singapore to what you experienced here in Silicon Valley. Remember that the valley is one of the most dynamic areas in the world, so I think it’s a little unfair to hold comparisons between the culture in the valley and Singapore. Many factors contributed to the valley being the way it is right now. However, you should definitely keep this great attitude and work hard on infusing positive change in your region.

By the way, many cities in the US and in other countries are trying to replicate the success that Silicon Valley has witnessed since the 1950s. For example, Dubai is trying very hard to become a tech and a business hub for the entire Middle East. They started a project called Silicon Oasis that provides sexy incentives for global companies to invest into building R&D labs and operational offices over there. China and India are playing the same game too. Countries are competing for talent.

I guess I’m starting to digress into many other ideas now so let me stop. By the way, what’s your take on Hamas winning the elections in Palestine?

]]> By: Norman Ng http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/01/28/thoughts/#comment-23 Norman Ng Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/01/28/thoughts/#comment-23 I agree with you. While there are exceptions, I opinionate that in general, the local culture is more inward looking and myopic. Yet at the same time, I do feel it takes two hands to clap. While many have tried to interact (and successfully too) with the non-local community, there are many instances where the foreign community do not reciprocrate and interact too. The root of the problem I feel lies more in our Asian culture, somewhat cloistered and relatively passive. Of course, it's not all that bad too. Won't you feel that Asians in general are more respectful and humble? I guess we could take a leaf out of the book from every culture. It takes time Bjorn for a drastic social change. Just a passing thought. :P I agree with you. While there are exceptions, I opinionate that in general, the local culture is more inward looking and myopic.

Yet at the same time, I do feel it takes two hands to clap. While many have tried to interact (and successfully too) with the non-local community, there are many instances where the foreign community do not reciprocrate and interact too. The root of the problem I feel lies more in our Asian culture, somewhat cloistered and relatively passive.

Of course, it’s not all that bad too. Won’t you feel that Asians in general are more respectful and humble?

I guess we could take a leaf out of the book from every culture. It takes time Bjorn for a drastic social change.

Just a passing thought. :P

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