Roman Itskovich

Have you noticed how clothes for women are always made small? The textile industry makes all clothes work only for slim woman that have small breasts. This is also what one always sees in the commercials, posters and shops. So basically, woman who are not looking exactly like the models for whom the clothes are made have a really tough time to find something flattering. I’m talking about most women after teenage years.

On the other hand, men’s clothes are a different story altogether. I’ve noticed this only because I’ve been shopping for a business suit and some shirts lately. It seems that most of these clothes are tailored to fit men with big stomaches. Both shirts and jackets have “space” intentionally left for this purpose. This makes buying elegant clothes for someone who doesn’t have a belly to be extremely hard. 

I just don’t get it. Why are women supposed to be skinny, while men are supposed to have hanging stomaches?

I’ve decided I’m going to input some reflections I have from time to time about life. Some of the are based on an ancient Japanese  (?) board game called Go. It is an amazing strategy game played in ancient times by the Shoguns when they weren’t killing people or writing poetry. It is said that Go is a game for Leaders and Warriors where Chess is a game for Mathematicians.

I find that many strategies and ideas that are incorporated in Go reflect beautifully on real life. Sometimes I actually feel how understanding Go concepts gives a mental framework to deal with complex real life problems. Furthermore, I believe that Go gives important frameworks for coping with difficult business related issues.

For the time being - just know what is Go. I’ll elaborate more later.

R