Friday, March 28, 2014

X_X Shift Chronicles #10 - Identity Crisis.

Since the industrial revolution, the world was found new ways to modernize it's markets. From times long forgotten and only read about in history books, societies have grown and have come to form bonds of trading called marketing with each other. At the beginning, trade was done with one's resources, offering them to the other who didn't have them for exchange of others. This later turning into exchanging them for currency to be able to buy products from a third one that the second one didn't have but the first one needed. Due to the globalization of the markets, turning them into global markets, the individual society has turning into an organization. Some controlled buy governments and others by big multinationals.

Due to the globalization of the globe, there has been an increase in the loss of individuality of some of regions, states or nations. And due to the economic crisis, and the reforms and cuts in many parts of the world, some of these regions or states have found themselves having to deal with ever more urgent and extreme reforms. Although politicians in general, seem to be accepting these so called "orders" from other states in their global market, the people find it unfair for them to be the ones paying the price.
Most of the economic crisis has affected states that have had a lack of or any control of their economic system in the country, which were mostly run by the heads of the major if not all the banks, talking out the mortgage rates and giving out loans and stocks. But when everything is going the right way, no one seemed to care about the cracks in the system, as when one takes money out of place "a" to put in "b" thinking that they'll recover it from somewhere else instead of just waiting having the money. And then not being able to put it back in there.

A lot of us do this kind of micro economic management at home ourselves. We prioritize things we need and things we don't. Although there are some fixed expenditures that we have, we sometimes, tend to borrow from ourselves to pay for something that isn't necessary by not paying a fixed expenditure. When we have fixed income, it is easy to assume that later on we'll be able to pay that borrowed money back, and in some cases with an extra charge. The problem arises when we spend more than we are supposed and aren't able to put that money back where it was supposed to go, or when the income decreases or stops. There are a number of factors that can come in to play to cause such problems, unexpected bills, a loan to a friend that never comes back, self improving standards of living...
...the problem comes when you can't put back the money. And when you have to ask for money from the outside, and you have easy access - well, that's when the shit starts hitting the fan. As you spend more and more outside your income, you have more and more debt. There comes a point when that money from the outside stops, and they just want you to pay back.

With many states and regions, that have formed or were absorbed into a larger state/organization, when these problems arise, and they still have roads to build, teachers and functionaries to pay and they can't get the money from outside, they start asking and putting pressure on the people they have inside to create more resources or give more services. With more pressure, the more the people start questioning why should they have to pay for something that the banks or big companies have done? It wasn't there fault that a bank gave money to a construction company to build outside their region. And not only that, but the money that they have put into saving accounts aren't accessible to them? Or that they have to pay more commissions for services rendered by the bank. Many countries and regions have their own histories, and such situations just make it easier for the people to ask questions about why they are in these larger states or organizations and aren't just trading things and putting the prices themselves. Oil is regulated by a group of countries forming an organization just as the currencies are controlled by countries and states. But there comes a point when others start telling what to do.

The Greeks are tired of being told what to do by the European Union because of what a number of bankers or companies did to ruin the economy of the country just as the Spanish are. Yet as in Greece you see the rise of nationalist and extreme nationalist parties, in Spain you see a more regional break. Apart from the national sentiments that have risen, you find regional conflicts rising up. Because of regional tensions and issues that have never been solved you find that some regions want to break away from the main national identity as they feel more attacked on by the reforms and/or cutbacks. You also have countries that find themselves looking forward to more modernization and a better organization for help like Ukraine looking in to join the European Union, but old debts and attachments make it impossible to do so, and you have the fall of the main governing structure that is holding everything together and the break away of regions to "fulfill" long held national ideologies. You also have nations that wish to stop or block trade from other members in the same organization as they feel that they shouldn't be paying such a high rate than others...
...it's all returns to the fact that to grow, regions and states have to share markets with other regions and end up becoming organizations but when push comes to shove they all look at their own identity. Just as you can't ask your significant other to pay for a car that you didn't need to buy.

Friday, March 7, 2014

X_X shift chronicles #9

It's official. Life sucks and the world is filled with stupid people. Still doing the deadshift, crappy part was that I had to go back to work in the evening to get some important papers that needed to be signed. If it weren't for me asking about them, might have had to wait another two months or something like that.

Anyway, going back to what I was talking about... too late... forgot.

Well, I've been on a roller coaster ride of emotion, but getting some normality (mostly because I've been listening to music and watching series and animes).

I've been a bit thoughtful on the situation of a friend. She's been having problems at home and is thinking about leaving home and getting her own place (living with parents currently). And due to her problems, I think it would be a good idea if she got her own place. But talked with a friend we have in common, and we've both come to the same conclusion that she should get at least a job first, but I can't bring that up to her, as she's been looking for a job for the last year (if not counting the other 3 before that... which I'm not because there was a break in between). Either way, I believe it is a good thing that she can get her own place (apparently she found one and now has to decide on telling the rest of the family), but I also think that she should try and get a job before she does that. The tourist season here has already opened so there should be plenty of opportunities to get a job but time are difficult. So, I'm not sure how that is going to go.
I am a bit annoyed, because I told her that I'd call her this morning, but I was tired and the phone was almost dead, so I put the phone to charge and while I was waiting for a decent hour to call her and the phone to charge, I fell asleep. But first thing I did when I woke up was let her know that I'd have fallen asleep and that if she still wanted me to call her, to let me know. She said she would, she had news but that she was going for lunch and would let me know when to call her. Didn't receive anything until late in the evening/night, when I was already at work, that she'd found a place and that now she had to find a way to tell her parents. I'm pretty sure it's just nonsense but I still find it annoying that if some one offers to call and you tell them that you'll let them know, that you don't and that when they can't call you, you text them saying what you have to say. Annoying and a bit rude. I'll get over it over the weekend... (mostly because I'll be sleeping comfortably in me bed).

Another friend said that I was being grumpy. Might be true... not sure. I am a bit passive and in a "I don't give a fuck" mood most of this week, but I believe that is because I see how things are.
I've had 1 month and 20 days off work and don't have anything to show for that except an empty bank account. But since I've been off work till now, I've been a bit bummed out because everyone I know has something to do, a side project or some kind of activity they do, almost daily if not weekly. But I've been just sitting there watching and seeing that everybody is doing something. And after getting depressed, annoyed, angry and fed up about the situation, now I'm just passive. I no longer care what the others are up. This might be why some think I'm grumpy or mean or whatever, but I just don't care about others anymore. I used to be the one always there for anyone and always getting in touch with friends to find out how they are, but after this time that I've just watched everyone do something and have a direction in their lives, I've come to the conclusion that I'm alone and that nobody actually needs or cares what I do. So in conclusion, I no longer care what others are up to and no longer go chasing them to know how they are or what they are up to. I'm pretty sure that if they want me to know something, they know how to get in touch with me. This is why I've been successful in disconnecting from social media. I just leave messages to people and when they get the time, or feel like it, they'll reply. If not well, that's that.

Damn... finished all the work I had to do... now, I'm just sleepy >_<

Well, nothing much to do but check out some new music...

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Deadshift Chronociles #8

After 1 month and 20 days, I am back at work. And after almost 2 months, back on the deadshift. Six day run, currently on the 3rd deadshift. This month I will mostly be working the deadshift and evening shift at work, so I will not have time to do much. But it is not a big deal, not like there is much to do.

Recently, I have been trying to reduce using social media network and have been reducing successfully. Mostly because I am tired of them, but also because of misunderstanding with other people. I have not had time to properly disconnect from work this month and 20 days that I have had off. Maybe I will get lucky and be able to disconnect at the end of this month when I have a 3 day weekend - but that is yet to be seen.

Have started writing one of my novels, at the moment I have written till the second chapter. Have to translate it and have it revised but it is moving along calmly. Hopefully I will have the translation done this weekend so that I can have it revised. I have thought a bit on the cover of book, but I have not come up with a proper image that I like. Will think more about that as I write along.

That is it for the time being, as there is not much to say.