Above the Equator

  East Coast Park (ECP). This photo was taken by my elder daughter using her iPhone SE. ECP is where my family can find natural beauty, recreational activities, and a serene environment. I love watching those big ships waiting to come into the Singapore port. Sometimes, you can see magical lights and shadows just like this.

The word “involution” in China nowadays describes overworking or over-competition that results in less or no results. The background is rampant homogeneous competition in mainland China. Lacking home-originated creativity, everyone has to rely on lower prices, minor product feature improvements, and nearly the same marketing strategy. It’s a very pathetic situation. Also, “involution” can refer to too many overqualified young graduates from prestigious universities competing for an underpaid job. You can often hear scores of postgraduates from Peking or Tsinghua competing for a teaching job in a middle school. What a waste.