[SSPM] 9/16 Bounded Rationality (Rewrite) and experiences of EMS exercise

Q1. Choose a newsitem about an event in which the actions of a firm or governmental agency play a crucial role. (Rewrite in 2010.12.29)

• Write a plausible account of how these actions might be the result of rational decision making.

• Write an alternative, equally plausible account, showing how these actions might result from a bounded rational organization (à la Jones 2003).

A1. This course discuss about rational and bounded rationality.

rational rationality: people can make decision base on optimal considerations

bounded rationality: due to the environment is complexed, the information is limited. Individual can not be consistently on every decision.

News : Science park development gets conditional approval

http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/09/01/2003481827

The farmer next to the Science Park Phase-3

The news is about the Science Park Phase-3 development project, the high tech industrial park is located in the middle Taiwan, governed by the Central Taiwan Science Park. Near the science park is the important rice production area, and the wastewater from the park would possible effect the quality of the rice. The development of the science park has to pass the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Environmental Committee in the Environmental Agency would make the final development decision for the EIA. I would examine the behavior of the members in the committee with the rationality and bounded rationality models.

1. Rationality model

The duty of the members in Environmental Committee is to make the final decision of the plan. They have the completely report, which is written by the experts followed the trusted standard procedures, about the economic forecast, ecological impact, and risk assessment. Also, during the EIA process the committee members would go the planned area and have different meetings with the local community, the developed companies, and the local government. The meetings would help the members approach to the particular situation of the park. This is a complete process for them to acquire all possible perspectives. In other words, the members considered themselves could make the optimize decision to decide this development plan. Finally, the decision is the conditional approval the plan.

2. Bounded rationality model

The environmental committee members made the decision by the information form the report, the field trip, and meetings. However, the future development would result some considerable changes in the current information. In the risk assessment, some new toxic chemical emission would be hard to assess because it could be the new technology and the effect on the health is still unknown. These chemical substances would accumulate in the body and strong response when the amount is over the threshold.

In the economic forecast, China has a rapid high technology park plan. This is a significant threaten for the economic benefit because China offers more attractive conditions for companies. To build a new factory would be faster in China than in Taiwan. The cost to operate is also lower in China. If the companies change their mind to build their manufactures in China, the Phase-3 development project would be a flat land in the middle Taiwan without buildings.

Therefore, the members are hard to add these future variables into the consideration. In other word, the decision is under the bounded knowledge and information, not in the optimized situation.

Q2. Describe your learning experiences with the EMS exercise.

A1. Definition is not clear for me.

I seldom have a group discuss in the class before. I am not sure how to start in the beginning of the vision and the role. What is the definition of them and in what position to think about that, in the viewpoint of boss or employee? I spent quit a lot of time understanding my questions by listening and asking other classmates. In an other word, I did not join lots of discussing. But trying to realize how to start. Because too much time on the first part, we do not have enough time to discuss the following questions.

A2. Purchasing Department

In this department, we focus on the prices, environmental impact of the products, which we would buy from other companies. It would be a big data so we would also filter them and provide the important informations.

掉皮包_Wallet Lesson - lost Euro 6600 from my account

十月十四號早上
0842在火車站買好票，準備搭上火車，竊賊不知道用何種手法拿到我銀行的密碼，同時偷走我的錢包
0850 竊賊開始提款，達到提款上限1250歐元，接著他搭車到海牙的賭博商店，用卡片購買賭博用代幣，連續在五分鐘內提出4900歐元。計畫還沒有結束，他搭火車到比利時利用國際提款，拿走最後500歐元。結束的時間1300。

總共帳戶的損失六千六百歐元，相當於25萬台幣，也就是我半年的生活費...這個竊賊知道銀行一切的規則，甚至搭火車到比利時去提錢。

昨天已經和荷蘭的朋友到警察局做了完整的筆錄並且報案，也把報案資料交給銀行調查。接下來我會寫信給銀行，並且副本給臺灣在荷蘭辦事處、萊登大學、臺夫特大學，原因是銀行沒有在我中止卡片功能的當下告訴我這件事情，當時核對最後使用卡片是在火車站，銀行應該要負責我凍結時間點之後的損失。此外銀行沒有好的安全措施警告我或是中止不正常的提款行為。

我也會聯絡我的保險公司，協助處理這件事情，銀行說4-6週會知道結果。

星期五花了一整個下午處理，希望聖誕節之前可以有好的結果。

請大家注意

1. 隨時把皮包放在口袋裡，不要帶太多不必要的卡片

2.開存錢的帳戶，不要把所有現金放在零用金的帳戶裡（留學生請注意）

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Oct. 14 I lost my wallet.

08:42 I bought the ticket to Delft. This guy probably watched me somewhere.

08:50 He stole my wallet from my bag and started to take money from ATM. He reached the max Euro 1250 at this moment. And then he went to Casino in Den Haag. He took Euro 300 each time from the machine, and he got around Euro 4900. This is not the end of the plan. He took the train to Belgium because he can take Euro 500 when traveling abroad. When he finished the last movement, it was 1300.

I went to the police station with dutch girl to have a clear declaration and went to bank to explain this situation. People in the bank helped me to write a report to the bank. I have to wait for 4-6 weeks for the final judgment. 50% I can get my money back.

Thing I am going to do:
1. Write a mail to Rabobank and cc to Taiwan Representation in Netherlands, Leiden, and Delft. The bank did not have a save system to protect my money because they did not tell me these money when I freeze my account. I wish the bank would feel much pressure from schools and Taiwan.
2. Open a saving account to put money there. And limit the amount of money that I can use per day.
3. Contact with my insurance company in NL. Ask them if they can help me.

Please put your wallet in your pocket.

[SSPM] 9/30 Nokia sustainable supply chain government & common tragedy - fish game

NOKIA video Link
This time we look at a documentary about how Nokia company evaluates the working environment in a supply factory in China. The documentary was took in 2006. The director is Thomas Balmès.
The documentary is about the interaction between the auditors from Nokia and the managers from the Chinese factory. Managers in China factories tried to show their effort on how to take care the employees. However, when the auditors asked them why the working environment was so noisy, they started to give excuses. For example, the managers said they already gave the protect equipment for the workers, but the workers took off by themselves. It was not their fault. There were more this kind of response in the video.

Following two question are from the class.
Q1. Is this an effective way of diffusing sustainability criteria?
It is an effective and convenient way for Nokia to diffuse the sustainable idea in China factories because factories want to pass the audition and get the order. Using the term learn from this time, I would define it as a coercive force within the factories, the external pressure, to implement sustainable ideas into the factories. During the examination process, auditors could show their standard of sustainability to the manager, even the could pressure the managers to change the policy right away. In one scene, the auditors asked managers why the toxic compound was put next to drinking water in front of the restroom. The managers gave lots of excuses. They tried to say it would not harm the employee's health because they knew the bottles with the chemicals are dangers. The auditor followed their response and asked them if they could take the risk that workers make a mistake and drink the toxic chemical. Finally, managers could not give any reasons, and decided to put the chemicals to other place right away.

Q2. How would another governance mechanism improve on this?
Here are three different ideas.
1. Nokia could hold the annual sustainable competition in the supply factories. The winner can get the biggest order and the loser might be removed from the supply chain list. Factories have to report their sustainable performance and be proactive in order to get the more order. Due to the competition, factories have to try their best to implement the sustainable practice. (Sanction and set scope)

To get the big order from Nokia is the attractive incentive. In the first competition, factories would develop their own way. In the second competition, they can learn the first year experience from other competitors. (mimicry) If it can run in the cycle, factories can improve not only by the standard from Nokia but also from themselves. Nokia does not pay too much effort to maintain the sustainable management on supplier because of the competition among the companies.

If the supply factories do not take the competition seriously, or Nokia did not show seriously, the positive improvement cycle may be not happened. For example, Nokia only look at the report and not check the real implement in the factories, it would become the competition of writing report, not the real sustainable practice.

2. In order to improve the worker’s welfare, the employees from the supply factories can send their opinions to Nokia. The feedback from the workers would give the factories significant pressure to be proactive to deal with the welfare. In order the get less complain, the factory would try their best to practice to take care the employees.

3. Nokia can send the people from the sustainable department in Nokia to the factories to monitor the sustainable practice and give suggestion to the factories. This would be more direct and expectable than the other two solutions. But Nokia has to send their people around China and put lots of effort on the sustainable development of the supply chain. (monitor, set rules)

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On the same day, we play a sustainable fish game!

Rules:
1. 51 fishes in the sea and they would double each time.
2. Five fishers should figure out some mechanism to use resource sustainably and get the most profit.
Result:
All the fisher took all the fish and the authority took lots of time to make decision but still hard to government all the fisher.

Observation/ conclusion
It is like a small size of the international negotiation because students comes from different countries and have their own goal to win the game. The fighting is always on how many fishes fishers should get each time. It is like what happen in COP15, countries consider their own best benefit and fight for that. In the class fishers try their best to get the most fish for themselves. Because there is one fish left every time, fishers are hard to decide who can get it. We decide to have a authority to decide the fair number of fish each time. However, people do not always follow the decision from the authority. The situation become more complicated because the authority has to think the fair strategy to make this situation more fare and sustainable. Otherwise, if fishers keep taking fish out of the sea without considering the future, it is very easy to run out of them in several rounds.

It takes much time to form the agreement and implement it. Also, the agreement need to adopt new situation soon because the result of each round are not followed the rules. In the final round, we run out of the fishes, although we already have a clear sustainable plan. I assume the reason is we do not have efficient/scared punishment for the bad fisher. Also, if we can alarm the signal of run-out fish earlier and fishers are afraid of breaking the agreement, it still has chance to live longer or even sustainable. I would take this, strict rule and early awareness, in my mind!

荷蘭單車地圖 剖析

前一陣子到鹿特丹旅遊，和遊客中心的服務人員聊得很開心，看到他們有賣『單車專用地圖』，忍不住就拿起來翻翻看，首先價格有點讓我吃驚，實在有點貴...，荷蘭在這半年啟用了新的單車道系統（fietserbond），對我而言這條單車道系統很實用，不太會迷路。

單車地圖圖例裡面的內容很豐富（雜），但是會想要用到的資訊大概都可以在裡面找到，單車停車場、景點、美術館等等，其中我覺得最棒的是按照各不同功能區塊分顏色，在規劃路線的時候就更容易按照想要看的點來安排。最後一張圖綠色的部份就是單車道，密密麻麻，臺灣友人看到應該恨得牙癢癢吧＠＠不過他們的單車道是混合式，有專用道、也有僅以分隔線隔開的道路，因為荷蘭實在太平了！單車使用率高，才有這樣驚人的發展，唯一可惜的地方就是單車規劃路線的網站是荷蘭文阿...

荷蘭單車道網站

另外這張地圖是鹿特丹的旅遊地圖，可以在遊客中心購買，或是在藝術街、YH免費索取，這張是目前我看過很讚的地圖，因為建築物辨識度很高，對照建築物就可以知道自己的位置，另外地圖也按照各區的特色標示，找起來很容易，可以作為地圖設計的參考摟。

之前的相關文章

荷蘭單車道觀察

[SSPM] 9/23 SES example and explain the adaptive status

Q: Think up a SES in which you are an active part and which has a public good character. Describe the different elements as defined by Ostrom. Also define the stage of the adaptive cycle in which the SES currently is in.

In order to answer the questions, I would recall some notes from the courses.

Figure of Social Ecological System
1. Social-ecological systems (SES) : The system includes four sub-levels (resources units, resources system, governance system, and user), outside settings (social, economic, and political settings), and related ecosystems.

Figure of the adaptive cycle
2. Adaptive cycle: it can be defined in four stages - conservation, release, reorganization, and growth. Good explain from Video
Def. connectedness/control : the degree of system to control itself and the resistance to external variation
Def. capital/potential/wealth : the ecological, social, economic capitals

Example of the adaptive cycle: The succession of a forest:
r -> k
Individual species and the diversity of species would increase. ( Population of species increase -> capital up; diversity increase -> connectedness decrease)
k -> Omega
The limitation factor limited grow and reduce the capacity, ex the forest is burning, or the forest is infected by the virus. (the population decrease - capital down; diversity of species still stay in a situation - connectedness keeps the same)
Omega -> Alpha
Species start to find their way to adapt new environment. (diversity would decrease due to the species, which can not adopt the environmental change - connectedness decrease; total population would grow - capita increase)
Alpha -> r
Connect to previous stage, some species would find the way to survive. Some would be died. Diversity keep the same. After the system is stable the connectedness and capital would start to grow up again. (Population down)

Case study – Shimen Reservoir Management:
The case I chose is the management of the Shimen Reservoir in Taiwan. The reservoir is located in the remote mountain with the high biodiversity. These place is original owned by the aboriginal, and until now some of them still live there.
In 2004 the strong typhoon destroyed Taiwan, the total participate in three days were above 1700 mm. The soil can not absorb the significant amount of water, and go with the rain into the dam. The slurry flowed into the dam made the waterworkrs could not deal with the water. Citizens in the downstream can not get clean water for half month. Therefore, government started a plan to prevent the same story happen. The water management agent, who is responsible for the reservoir, considered to build more small dams in the mountain would be an effective solution.
Before starting Industrial Ecology program, I worked in the ecological consultant and checked the ecological effect when they planned to build the small dams. My company collected and analyzed the ecological information in the reservoir area for the government. I played a observation role in this SES.

Define the actors:
Governance system: related government agents, ex Soil and Water Conservation Bureau, Water Resource Agent, local government, and Forestry Bureau
User: people live in the reservoir, tourists, and construction companies
Resource system: mountains in the reservoirs
Resource units: water, plants, and animals in this mountains

Before the government paid attention on the reservoir (2004), people burned or cut the forest to culture the tea or bamboo. Although there were some laws to restrict these activities, the monitor agent did not practice its duty well. When the forest disappeared the habitat for the creatures was also gone. At that time the number of the rare animals and plants kept decreasing. At this moment, the ecosystem at in the k -> Omega phase due to losing the richness in the mountain.
After 2004 Government restricted the development in the mountain so people can not burn the forest. At the same time, the forest agent retrieved the land from the local in the reservoir. The strategies were successful for the ecological system because the populations for the rare species increased. The ecosystem is at the r -> k phase.

Reference
Ostrom, E. (2009). A general framework for analyzing the sustainability of social-ecological systems, Science 325, 419-422.

[ SSPM ] Introduction on this tag!

This tag, social systems - policy and management (SSPM), is for the course on industrial ecology. I would try to note my observation and the homework with this tag! It would be very welcome to give me the feedback. ^ ________ ^

[ SSPM ] 9/9/2010 Questions + introduction

Q1. 1st impression on social science on industrial ecology, how to relate with earlier experiences? And introduce my self with post card.

Social science is an other tool to see how industrial ecology work in human society. I expect in this perspective I can observe more detail interaction between the activities in this field. The tools would be mechanisms and frameworks, which are the knowledge that I seldom or never study before. I would try to read all the reference and pay attention on my understanding.

My previous background is Agriculture Chemistry, which is more related to chemistry and biology. I have also work in the ecological consultant firm. During the work period, I realized many decision causes lots of problems and conflicts in Taiwan. Such as there is no enough lands for the industrial development. Government take strongly the productive farm or high biodiversity area for industries. There are many mechanisms in social science to look at these issues. I expect I could explain them and try to give some alternative suggestions.

My postcard is a handsome chicken. I like this one because it is like a simple to tell societies to implement industrial ecology thoughts. I would like to be the one of this chicken with my classmates.

Q2. IE - inspired puzzles and three perspective explanations

Puzzles : I am always face the problems of Netherlands rail train was delayed 15 mins. I always think what is going on.

1. Weather : The season is fall. Too much leaves lay on the switch so it can not work well. (Or the snow can cause the same problem.)

2. Rush hour : Too many people are in the train so it takes more time for entering and leaving the train in the stations.

3. Machines : Some engine problems are in the train so it can not speed up. (Or any other mechanical problems.)

4. Human troubles : The driver's watch delayed for 15 mins.

Bike Lane in Netherlands 荷蘭 單車道觀察 - 1 (fietspad in NL)

該是分享一些在荷蘭待了三週的單車心得。上課要通勤兩地，選擇上火車不用另外付費的折疊車，因為價格不斐（一般來說大概要三萬台幣...，好不容易找到八千台幣以內的車...）花了不少時間找單車，上週才買車，也才開始啪啪走，別怪我為什麼這麼晚寫文章阿...

荷蘭單車專用道觀察 - 1 (fietspad in NL)

(路邊的單車道標示)

1. 線上規劃路線系統，以號碼作為記號，像是藏寶圖告訴使用者，下一個寶藏要到哪裡找

(單車左轉車道)

2. 不同類型的單車道混搭（我覺得有因地制宜的趨勢），需要專用道通常是在轉彎或是高速通勤的單車道。市區車速不快，所以單車道則是在轉彎處多，有特別的左轉道。

（補指標的照片）

3. 單車道上指標系統清楚，至少我可以沿著單車道走上二十公里，在不會荷蘭文的狀況下還不會迷路

4. 路面平穩：我所遇到的鋪面，在住宅區內的單車道，因為需要降低車速，不少都是使用磚塊，讓駕駛開在顛坡的路上降低速度，對單車也有同樣的效果。

5. 沒有大型障礙物阻擋在單車道上，推測因為沒有太多的機車。臺灣單車道上路障主要擋的是機車，這裡機車與單車視為同一類，路障也就小了。

6. 多數通勤單車道與火車鐵軌或是重要省道平行，就跨城市通勤是很方便，也不容易迷路，另外這裡真的很平，騎起來算是很順，會影響騎乘的因素就是逆風與大雨的障礙。回頭看家鄉，沿著基隆河也有一段很平的單車道合適通勤，大約三十公里可以往返台北基隆市區，風景也是超棒，障礙就是地形起伏。

（單車道路邊照片）

7. 單車道沿途景色，有些在古城、住宅區、農場旁邊、高速公路旁的豪宅（因為部份公路低於住宅區，噪音干擾少）

（運河單車號誌）

8. 部份地區有單車專用號置，不過還沒有確定和行人的號誌到底差在哪裡呢？？室友德國人的見解是單車號誌優先，單車起步快，有很大的彈性與自由可以決定要怎麼走，再來是起步速度慢的行人號誌

9. 單車道、汽車專用道、公車道混用

車道優先的照片

10. 沒有車輛優先順序，不是汽車優先，而以"車道"優先順序為準：例如A車道上面的直行車有絕對優先權，就算是單車是直行車，要轉彎的汽車也要停下來等

11. 汽車對於行人非常尊重，對於單車則是像一般的汽車一樣摟，該遵守的還是要

（單車停車場）（單車停車場）

12.車站附近單車停車場空間很大，包括室內、室外。

總結來說，市區車速不快地區，各種車輛一起始用窄窄的車道，轉彎處有單車專用的空間與號誌，行人則是一定有沒有遮雨的人行道。市區往郊區方向出現單車專用道連接，此處車速加快。郊區就像是河邊公園的專用道

Leiden - swim - Vijf Meibad - 游泳記事

跑到荷蘭萊登的游泳池游泳

幾件特別的發現

＊游泳池裡面，快速水道的速度超快阿～都快跟不上

＊學校沒有游泳池，是和別人一起分享使用，有限定特定時間，一天約一小時...（沒有辦法晨泳了...）

＊不知道為什麼，人好多阿，擠在25公尺的游泳池

＊泳池的深度很夠，大概有160公分和3公尺，各佔一半的空間

＊更衣間設計很省空間，換完衣服之後，打開門就會看到另一側的更衣間，中間就是給大家掛衣服

＊水很清，我真的有嚇到，可能是因為使用時間短，所以泳池裡面的水很透明，消毒水的味道也很淡

＊很多穿比基尼游泳的好身材歐洲人XD

拍謝！沒有圖

My folding bike in Netherlands

Dear all,

I am going to tell the story of my bike! This is the second week in Netherlands. I spent lots of time walking to the train station and different department. I also count on it on google. The result is quit amazing. I walk for 8 KM per day. I told myself it is the time to buy my bike! After some introduction from my friends about the bike price in netherlands, a high quality second hand bike is around 150 to 200. What are they like? You can see the following photos. The price is really high and I have never seen it before.

Did you get it? These bikes have some special equipment: light(self-charged) and inner shifter. I guess this is the reason why it is expensive.

However, my program is in Delft and Leiden. It would be better to by a bike that can be carried on the train without charge.(Train company charge the bike 6 euro per time.) That's right - a folding bike would be a wonderful option. So how about the price? Normal one is around 700 euro. Crazy! It could be a excellent folding bike from Taiwan. I kept searching on the streets and website(Dutch language...). Finally, I found a good bargain 199 euro with 6 external shifter. The boss said the bike would arrival next week... NO~ I have to walk around again... I kept telling the boss about my eager to get the bike right away. He may be affected by my passion on bike. He gave me a good deal. 175 euro for the used one. He used this bike for 2 weeks. YA!!! I got it.

Bike shop: ADO bike, Breestraat 143, 2311CM, Leiden
Boss, coskun EKIC Tel: 071-512-5003

哈哈～終於買腳踏車了！結束每天走八公里的健行生活，買單車過程尋尋覓覓，因為要找划算的折疊車真的不好找，最後總算在這家店裡面找到物美價廉的合適單車，接下來就要和它一起開學摟

萊登小城

萊登古城
經過一個星期的摸索，對於萊登大學與舊城區總算有些概念與清楚的印象。萊登舊城區內清一色都是舊建築，這裡的建築物可是從西元十三世紀就開始使用了！因為還沒有單車，每天走在如詩般的萊登古城，甚至是住在其中一棟古老的宿舍裡，一切就像是在童話故事般夢幻。住在這裡沒有階級（薪水）不同造成明顯的隔離（可能是因為大家平均薪水都很高XD），觀察到許多不同等級的車子會一起停在同一座停車場，今天就看到法拉利跑車隔壁停的是一輛車齡十年的舊型箱型車，我猜這原因可能來自於荷蘭政府對於人民居住權利的保障摟。

＊舊城建築物改裝萊登古城區域內沒有突兀的建築，沒有新的建築物在古城內，常常看見的就是鷹架搭在牆外進行整修，或是在牆內進行大肆整修！我想這除了對舊時代的尊重與歷史記憶的保留，同時也減少蓋新房子對於環境所造成的影響，這樣處理的優點除了減少蓋新房子所需要的原料，也不需處理舊房子的垃圾！這兩者加起來所造成的資源消耗很可怕...。因為宿舍旁邊剛好有看到整修的房子，每天早上慢跑就看到高大的荷蘭人背著工具上工，剎那間回想到臺灣工地的景象，不知道是不是錯覺，好像第一個出現在工地的人是東南亞來的勞工，臺灣人在工地出現的數量似乎越來越少...，是因為年輕人（如我），開始都不吃苦頭了嗎？

＊市民對於園藝的熱愛古城內隨處可見家家戶戶對於自己家裏四周的景觀維護，該怎麼說呢？萊登古城就像是坐落在花園裡的一座城市，處處讓人驚奇！其中印象深刻的一幕是在今天傍晚晚餐後的散步，在宿舍附近的一座橋邊，一位住在河邊的婦人正悠閒地在照顧她小小的花園，園子不大就在運河旁邊，除了花圃擺上幾張舒適的椅子，阿＠＠，好想去坐在那裡發呆阿！好讚的感覺，看著金黃色的陽光照在附近高聳的屋頂與樹木，天色漸漸暗下來，今天整天在外面奔波的辛勞好像也就被一陣一陣的風給帶走

＊充滿運河與單車的城市另外城市內單車是很重要的交通工具！可能是因為鋪面都是磚頭，加上到處都是岔路口與跨越運河的小橋，單車的速度不快，加上行人最大，走在馬路上汽車必須等行人通過後才能夠繼續行駛，萊登小鎮的節奏變得非常怡人，哎呀！腳踏車還沒有買下來，因為之後會通勤萊登與臺夫特，所以買一台上火車不用另外付車票的折疊車似乎勢在必行，但是價格與車子遭竊還是讓我怯步的兩個原因，讓我心理上準備好，再開始單車生活摟。
因為出生在基隆，忍不住會給自己一個期許希望以後可以有艘小船可以載著家人與單車一同到世界各地旅行，現在眼前就是一條又一條的運河，這裡離夢想好近阿！萊登是僅次於阿姆斯特丹的第二大運河城市，每天下午運河上的船越來越多，而且什麼樣的人都有！有小妹妹掌舵全家人一起出遊散步，有放著搖滾樂載著寵物一起在小船上搖晃，也有一群學生帶著沙發躺在船上悠哉閒晃，好心動阿，找時間調查一下，怎麼樣才有機會在運河裡駕船。

＊荷蘭人對於樹木的熱愛Undutchable(荷蘭不唬爛) 裡面關於荷蘭人喜愛與尊重樹木的故事讓我印象深刻，裡面提到因為樹木染病可能要被砍閥，市民為了悼念老樹，引起其他市民關注更讓政府花上更多資源請樹木醫生來照顧，難怪在這裡常常看到不少大樹，說真的！可以看到大樹的心情是非常平靜、平穩，那...台北市是不是因為缺少太多樹木的原因，反而使整個城市變得更加不穩定呢...多尊重樹木吧！愛惜樹木肯定有好報。因為在萊登這裡空氣好、噪音少、車禍少、治安好。

關於中醫拍打的論證 氣血的旋律_王唯工

最近王唯工老師出了新出-氣血的旋律，裡面提到了更多實驗的數據說明氣的樂章裡面的論點，在樂章一書中最重要的概念就是-共振，藉由心臟推動主動脈產生振動，振動的位能將血液分配到不同的臟器，人體的心臟便是運用這樣的方式來調控身體的循環，此概念可以解釋中醫的理論。

新書延續之前的論點，以感冒（病毒入侵）、高血壓等病症的脈相更進一步驗證樂章中的論點。

新書的最後則提到了許多人好奇的問題，其中一樣就是拍打的治療如何以共振來解釋，就我所能夠理解的邏輯，拍打四肢、頭部（尤其是關節的部份），可能可以增加三焦經（上（頭部）、中（軀幹）、下焦（腰部到腳））的能量，增加有什麼好處呢？三焦經是第一道身體對抗外部病毒的防線，當病毒來了，身體的反應是把原本負責打擊病毒的三焦經的能量分配給內臟的經絡，保護內臟不要受到病毒感染，所以三焦經就虛了。此時，藉由外界拍打的力量，以及拍打部位的紅腫，可以改變（猜測可以增加）三焦經絡能量，身體有更多能量可以來打擊病毒，就會更健康了！

王唯工老師的書真的很特別，很有說服力！很推薦大家！
1.氣的樂章（身體的共振）
2.水的漫舞（多吃油脂、少吃澱粉）
3.氣血的旋律（脈診儀看到生病的脈相，以高血壓、感冒為例）