here's a thought. a friend told me to pursue phd degree with 2 arguments. One, i would be in a better position to teach. OK, i can accept this. the second argument of her, was so that people would be more affraid of me... hahaha. she really used the word affraid like in frighten not in respect. she was using bahasa, and she has been leaving out of Indonesia for sometime now. but, anyway, what a thought "get your degree, and be a mafia" :-)

well, yes, maybe she did meant 'respect'.

is it what degrees are good for?