"contradiction transit of mixed situations"...."more downs than ups". I never like to criticise but this sounds like its been written by someone with negative tendencies, who needs to get a grip on controlling their life, rather than letting it control them.
Oh sorry Ms SSS, so I should have sent to your mail. No thats not a chat up line, a lot of the blogs here start by talking about something and then they move on to talking about something else. But I apologise if I have messed up your blog - just delete my postings if you dont want them, I will understand.
There is so much snow in London today that many lazy students claim they cannot get to college because the trains are not running. Such a poor excuse! Still, on the plus side I have cancelled several classes, which means we dont have to pay some teachers for today. As we say, "every cloud has a silver lining". And Im not "goofing off", I just give out some instructions and then get on with other things. Thats my work !
OK Ms Hamy, I also have to leave soon. I have noticed that Hen and you seem to have coordinated sleeping patterns, which makes me wonder if you are either partners or the same person!? Maybe a subject for another blog....
Havent seen Bunny. Clearly Ms Hamy is quite delightful in a dignified and unspoiled kind of way. The session person - Im sure this mix of animals, economics and China would have right up its street. Right up its something anyway. I think you will have to work hard on the sweet Choco.
Well you cannot believe that the China economy will just keep growing for ever. Sooner or later the growth will have to slow down. In any case, its OK for you. You are young and you should be able to have opportunities to increase your income. The people who really suffer in these times are the old people on pensions, their income really is fixed.
Ms Choc, Dr Ash is the animal expert on CS. I think he only joined this site because he thought it was "Connecting Sheep". Anyway I would shoot a horse which broke my ankles....
Ms Chocco, its good that you realise the depth of some blogs here on CS. What started out as an adventure in animal depravity has now turned into a study of economics.
Hen, land and buildings can also fall in value. The value of property has risen hugely in China due to demand, but several "experts" predict that this cannot continue for ever. ("What goes up has to come down") !
Hey - this is sounding better and better! German lager, chilled vodka, spending the days in this large office of mine writing blogs on CS and pretending to work! I suppose my only slight reservation is that I was intending to ask the new welfare officer to also take on responsibility for students who have problems paying their fees. I would prefer to have the cash in the bank, rather than a very satisfied welfare officer - if you get my drift.
OK Hen, i can see that you want to be serious here. In times of inflation you are quite correct, money will lose its real underlying value. Normally interest rates will also be high, because most governments raise interest rates in times of inflation to take money out of the economy, to help bring down inflation. If you have surplus cash and are worried about it then I suggest you invest it somewhere where it will make a very good return, higher than inflation. If you need help with this just let me know.
Hen, demand and supply theory just comes from the free market. Sure - in China now there are so many more rich people than there were in the past that prices are rising fast. Is this something to be scared of? Well when prices reach a point where most people cannot afford things, then demand falls and prices should fall too. In the UK, about a month ago, there was a 17th century Chinese vase which sold at auction for 56 million pounds. It was a world record for a Chinese vase, it was bought by a Chinese bidder and there were many more (Chinese) who were prepared to pay a similar amount. This is the impact of rising wealth and increased spending power.
Student welfare is certainly interesting if you are "people oriented". We do have a reasonable representation of Chinese students, also many from the Philippines and Thailand which - if I remember correctly - is a favourite part of the world of yours.
Hen, the blog is just supposed to be about the free market concept of demand and supply and the effect of these on price. You know when there is a lot of demand and not much supply - the price is high, (like for gold). When there is a lot of supply but not much demand the price is low. (like coal, for example). You see?
Dr Ash - to address you by your proper title. Yes I do own a college - actually half a college - but I dont do any lecturing to students. We employ teachers who know something about the subjects we teach to do that. I am the Principal here, so you see how busy I am in addition to trying to sort out the German economy and also owning an immigration business. (A man like yourself will appreciate how neatly an immigration business fits with a college for overseas students). Vacancies? Well at the moment we need an additional student welfare officer - this would be someone who deals with the problems of the poor students. Next year we will need teachers for new courses, Marketing and Hospitality Management which we dont currently teach. If any of these are of interest then feel free to forward your CV.....
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RE: The beauty of life?
Mr T, thats interesting but is it related to "the beauty of life"?