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Quote of The Day

2011-09-13T17:49:00.000+07:00

In the history of mankind, Power and Money walking hand in hand. They never met Wise.

Quote of The Day

2010-01-10T22:37:00.000+07:00

If love was a battle, honesty would be the best strategy.

Quote of The Day

2010-01-09T15:44:00.000+07:00

A person that is trying to impress me isn't impressing at all.

Quote of The Day

2010-01-08T15:59:00.000+07:00

A mortal world that I couldn't reach with my own hand.

Quote of The Day

2010-01-03T02:18:00.015+07:00

Happiness is always one step ahead from the place I'm standing.

I think I'm confuse

2009-04-27T01:02:00.002+07:00

"Clinging to a concept confines you, ties you in a knot, and imprisons you."

I implement the above line to the below,

"All compounded things are impermanent."

The above quote is a concept. I shouldn't cling to the concept. It doesn't mean I must refuse, but rather I should examine it first, and keep be open to others.

If the "All things are impermanent" is true, then the "All things are impermanent" is impermanent, because it is a thing. Therefore, sometimes, it's permanent. Something that sometimes is impermanent and sometimes is permanent is impermanent. Therefore, "All things are impermanent" is the final result.

If the "All things are impermanent" is false, then "There is at least one thing is permanent".

...
I think I should sleep.

Hmm... something is wrong.

If the "All things are impermanent" is true, then I can say the "All things are impermanent" itself is impermanent, because it is a thing. Therefore, there will be time when there isn't "All things are impermanent".
This mean, even the "All things are impermanent" statement is impermanent (I'm not talking about right or wrong, true or false). And the final is still "All things are impermanent" is true.

If the "All things are impermanent" is false, then there is at least one thing is permanent. But the one thing doesn't have to be this "All things are impermanent".

I really have to sleep now. Trying hard not to disappoint you, I must write my final thought for this crazy post,
"The only thing that is permanent is, all thing is impermanent". I think it satisfied both condition.

Proverb - All's Well That Ends Well

2009-03-27T21:01:00.004+07:00

Lately, I often say, "All's well that ends well". I don't remember where did I get that for the first time.

All’s well that ends well

Proverbial Meaning: All one’s pains and struggles during a difficult task are soon forgotten when the task is complete.

Literal Origins: Everything feels fine and good once it is finished.

Common Usage: This is a well-known proverb, perhaps more so for being the title of a Shakespeare play, and may be quoted at the completion of a difficult task or journey, accompanied by a sigh of relief.

I put this proverb here, to remember today, for I just experienced a very sigh of relief...

Poem - Bete!

2009-03-21T01:43:00.002+07:00

Another one in Indonesian.
This poem was written long time ago. It was part of a story I wrote. I'll publish it now.

sinar mata mu,
memberi ku semangat tuk melalui hari-hari ku.
senyum kecil mu,
mengobati setiap luka hatiku.
gelak tawa mu,
mewarnai keindahan duniaku.
diri mu,
melengkapi diriku.

Poem - I'm a Devil of The Night

2009-03-21T01:38:00.004+07:00

Sorry, this time in Indonesian.

I'm a devil of the night.

Tiap malam aku akan mengunjungi mu,
muncul di setiap mimpi-mimpi mu.
Jangan tatap mataku,
tidak perlu serahkan jiwa dan raga mu,
Aku hanya perlu hatimu.

Never give up! ... stubborn

2009-03-19T10:21:00.005+07:00

Two in a row! THIS is a new record! Hehe...

A guy want-it-so-bad to be part of a famous company at his want-it-so-bad department. After sending his letters of applications to that famous company, the company sent him some of the damned nicest go-to-hell letters he has ever gotten. No he is kidding, he meant it had been just "we have carefully reviewed your application and presently we do not have any positions available which require your particular qualifications".

Since this guy is so positive,

But remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

Now my turn,
If you are the one (the one who the most want-it-so-bad), show it, and you will get what you want. And finally you get it. You will be very satisfied.
How can you know you are the one? What if there is other people who want it more badly than you?

My answer is, who is the most want-it-so-bad is not judge or conclude at the start of the competition. The process is counted, calculated, and accumulated.

The Oppositor

2009-03-19T09:33:00.006+07:00

Hi readers,

"It's been such a long time since I last wrote something."
I hope the above line will not appear too often at my writes in the future.

Okay, let me review my last post. Oh yeah, it was a quote from a movie. A conversation. Maybe this information I didn't provide at the previous post makes you wander.

Now, I want to discuss about... quote. Haha! Yes I like to, hmm, maybe I listen very carefully each word one spell out, and then try to understand it. If there is an important part of a speech, or a line, it will have a different intonation, or italics for the text. And then, I will give more attention to those.

Back to couple months ago. My big sis told me about a book. A very good one she said. "You should read it". And till now, I couldn't manage to find that book. I wouldn't mention the title or the author. Because like usual, I'd like to give a different point of view from part of his speech. "His" here represent the author of the "famous" book, when he gave a speech at one of the university.

To tell the truth, I didn't attend the seminar, because I just lately really spare my time try to find the book, which is till now, hasn't accomplished. Anyway, I have a good source. Long story short, this speech in the form of papers finally find it's destiny. His speech was about the book. I think this can be a review for the book, before I read it. It's not long, only several pages.

when you’re pissed off at somebody and you’re angry at them, you just haven’t given them enough time

Followed with his description explaining the meaning behind the line. I'm sure you have something in your mind now. But to make it clear, that quote, a positive quote, tell us, not to give up, because, if u can give it a little more time, who know that is the turning point.

"Just give them a little more time and they’ll almost always impress you" ~ the author.

A very good one. Anyway, the quote did impress me for a moment.

I bold the almost always, because that means, logically, not always. I can't give percentage of the "almost", it's differ from everyone point of view.

So...........
Never give up.
Keep fighting for what you pursue.
Ganbatte!!!!
Semangatttt!!!
Jia youuuu!!!

I call them stubborn.

You can disagree with me, so does part of me. That's why this only "another point of view" which is less important and usually unseen.

Quote of The Day

2009-03-01T23:31:00.004+07:00

"Love me like there is no tomorrow.
And of course, live life abundantly!"

Quote of The Day

2009-02-11T05:02:00.020+07:00

Life is complicated for whom who think it is, otherwise, simple enough for the opposite.

The Great Motivator

2009-02-01T22:11:00.135+07:00

I just watched a very interesting television show. It was broadcasted on one of my local tv station. The speaker was, lets say Mr. X. According to the show's name, it should be "Great way for solving life problems". I won't mention the show's name, simply because of ethical reason.

I rarely watch television. Well, my tv is on almost all the time. It is just on, there at the corner of the room, while I'm sitting here, being busy with my laptop, being in another different world.

But that time, it was different. I felt the need to relax for awhile. The television quickly gained my attention. I increased the volume. The speaker, Mr. X had a funny face, not cute nor handsome, and for sure, was mature enough age-wise that he might say all those he said at the show.

In my mind, I categorized him as "a positive thinker", or "a motivator", or whatever it is you want to call this kind of person. I'm not a hater, but I don't really like books from these categories.

I don't like doesn't mean I don't read or listen. I'm very open-minded. I get myself very informed, I try to get informations from as many sources as I can. I select which ones I want to swallow.

Typical for people like Mr. X, they have high self confidence (even though all that they say are crap, they say it confidently). Because with their confidence, all things they say become "TRUE". Moreover, with most of the "lack of ..." audiences, they often throw questions, and whether or not the answer is satisfying, they will nod instantly, as if they are the fast learner and can absorb whatever the speaker means, "I'm not stupid", or "Go ahead, I can catch up," or maybe, "Yes of course I understand what you mean Mr X 'The GREAT'," and that will make me look not so stupid, or at least the same level with you (The GREAT SPEAKER / THINKER). When Mr. X stumbles upon problems, he will provide a little joke, and with his supportive face, all the audiences will laugh and all of a sudden, no one remembers the unanswered question, the topic is changed.

It is not the way they pass their idea that I oppose, but the idea itself. Most of the ideas, may I say, are "wrong", or lead to the wrong direction. It solves the problem right at the moment, but not when the person goes back home and faces the same problem again. It can be acceptable as a theory, without detail implementation. Speak is too easy. Most of the way even without considering long term impact. It is like escaping from one problem for now to face another problem in the future. Even worse, it's not solved to the root of the problem.

Then again, a great MC stands beside him, always ready to change the topic when necessary. At the end, big applause from trying-hard-to-look-smart audiences, great MC, great speaker. Good Job Mr. X. You are indeed really something.

P.S:
The show that I watched brought this topic, something like, "women's roles in the family." Most of the audiences were women, mothers, or even grandmothers.

How can we expect questions about the real problems of their family lives from the audiences? It will be just like telling your (pathetic family) problems to all the other people in the show and the whole world. What will they think about you after that?

Listening to the discussion and all the solutions Mr.X suggested, I was like, "Huh? Do you think every marriage is a result of romantic relationship? What about marriage done by matchmaker? What about a girl made by her parents to marry a rich-old guy to save their business..., or marriage for the social status sake, that happens..." If you realize, then do not generalize, you just simplify all the things. You just want to make it an easy case.

I remember his very sentence that made my head spinning, my stomach churning, that was "Serve him as a King". Mr. X told a woman to serve her husband as a King. I'm sure Mr. X has such a high self pride, and ego. That's the wrong thing I mentioned before. He just gave a short cut solution to the question. Do you think a housewife can manage, the whole time, to smile and appear pretty, smells good with your "parfume suggestion" all over her body, after all the house work? Do you think she can manage to be better then all the other women outside? You are so much bullshiting Mr. X! Ah, I know, with all your bullshit sold, you have so much income that you can provide maids in the house; no work for your wife to do so that she has all the time to enhance her appearance, practice a new way of talking (like you said, that melodious one) to you. Oh yeah, you like your wife parfume right? Ahh, I remember, you are the King anyway.

Quote of The Day

2009-01-27T21:00:00.023+07:00

"You are different now. You change! You are not the one that I knew."
"No, It's me. Maybe you just don't know me well."
"The one that I knew wasn't like this!"
"Sure, because everything keep changing, and so am I."

Poem - Please don't Kill Me!

2008-11-16T16:27:00.008+07:00

First,
I didn't really know how to speak.
I could only cry.
Then as I learned from the environment, I tried to make sound like they did.
I began learning how to speak.
Then I knew the alphabet.
I could pronounce A, B, C.
I knew several words.
I learned how to speak.
I knew several languages.

Nowadays,
All sounds out off my mouth can be assembled with a to z.
People accept me as a graduated human being.
I'm welcomed to their community.

Till one day I began to think.
About words that they usually talk,
Liberty, Beyond, Limit, Creativity.

I thought about many,
then I tried to apply to the sound I made.
First I hardly made any sound that couldn't be assembled with a to z.
Now I realize, they'd killed me!

Poem - You Don't Have To

2008-11-08T13:59:00.003+07:00

Hi readers...
It has really been awhile since the last time I wrote something here.
I hope you don't miss me. (Oh dear, who will miss you!)

Okay, now I will try to write a poem. It's about my thoughts, about life. Hope you will like this!

The title is... "You Don't Have To".

You Don't Have To

Learn crawling before walking,
Ride bike before motorcycle,
Study math before physics,
No you don't have to.

A broken home single parent shows me what true love is,
A god of gambler teaches me how to be honest,
A prisoner advises me what a good person is,
A thief ask me to not stealing,
Yes you have to.

Because when an idea passes to another,
It's not a matter who it is from,
nor whom it will be given.

Okay, I think it's not like a poem at all.
Anyway, no matter it's a poem, or a letter, or a fiction,
no matter what the label above it, or the wrapper around it,
please look inside it.

Memory

2008-10-30T20:25:00.002+07:00

When our song was on the play,
My room changed to the place I'd stayed,
The clock ticked in the counter way,
Everything was black white and gray,

It had been a one find day.

Question - Why we are here?

2008-10-14T22:06:00.005+07:00

Why we are here in the world?

Life is a Big Game

2008-10-10T15:43:00.011+07:00

My sis asked: Then, what about people that "living just for passing by each day, same as every day"? Does it have a meaning? (in this life) For "nothing is meaningless".

My opinion:
Since there isn't 100% true in this world, therefore, I wouldn't dare to say it's a wrong way to live your life. If the person happy for just living like that, then why not? If, the person is my friend, and I think there is something wrong, like... this person is already too much wasting his/her time, without doing something "useful", then I will tell him/her my point of view. Just in case he/she never thought about it. But if he/she ever thought about it, or already knew, or really aware of that, and still, he/she lives the way he/she does, then I can't blame him/her. It's his/her choice.

What about me? I myself, thinking globally; I had been born, it wasn't my decision nor my asked. I had been born. While in this world that has so many things, why don't I try to explore. Don't scared of wrong, do not scared of fail. Do whatever I want to. If I failed, the sky wouldn't fall down. If the sky fell down, it had not been a big deal!

People like to make a purpose, want, desire, wish, dream. A purpose is a purpose. Nothing more, it make your life, your entire energy, focus on your purpose. What if you got it? Your life is fulfilled? Ah, bullshit! A purpose is something we make. WE make it. We manipulate our life. But, it is life, there to be manipulated. So, it's legal. Rather than the watcher, I'd better be the player. Make some purpose. It's just like a mini game. If you are a gamer, this life is a big game. In this big game, there are lots of mini game. How to collect gold from this game? You can try to open an ice cream shop. That's a mini game. Oh, this life is so much fun. What if I fail? Then you fail! Let's try another mini game? Or you still curious about that ice cream shop? Wanna give it a second chance? When you succeed with your mini game, you got your purpose. Is it the end of the game? I don't think so. It's just a mini game. Why don't you try to make relation with the opposite sex? Just like the SIMS. Yeah. Are you bored of all this stuff? Maybe you just don't know many other exciting mini game. That's why, please, read much, be opened... If you can enjoy this big game, you won't have too much time for sit and counting the day, watching the clock ticking. And suddenly, you are 70. It's time to finish this game. It's the end. Now let's look back, review what have you done. Pretty much? Pretty good? Satisfied? Not so good? Better luck next time!!! Cya!

About Opportunity

2008-09-02T18:51:00.009+07:00

Here are several of them I found from the internet:

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD)

What if: A man offered me to buy a lottery ticket. Because I wanted to help him, I bought it. Then I won a big price from that ticket. Had I been done any preparations? The lottery ticket that was offered by the man was an opportunity for sure. Could that winning be called my luck? Please Seneca, accept that people do lucky sometimes. ^o^

"Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them."
Orison Swett Marden

Q: What so cool with "strong men"?
A: They are opportunities maker.
Q: Then who will get it?
A: Um.. I don't know. Maybe me!

The end of a Chapter

2008-08-20T10:49:00.005+07:00

If life is a journey, I have completed it.

I gave my report to all my children. I let them read what I had accomplished. I know I was not a perfect example. So I let them decide what they should take and what they should just left behind.

I have nothing to be proud of and nothing to be embarrassed about. Because all proud and embarrassing things would mean nothing in a very near future.

I always think about my children. In my last days on earth, I thought more about them. And somehow I smiled, and was happy. For I have many children I can be proud of. Although I had worries in some of them, but I was sure they can help each other out. It was all because I reminded them every time I could, that in this life, brothers and sisters are the closest. You all must be solid. And I believe, they will.

And that was how, I can left them with no worries.

The Journey Begin

2008-06-08T13:25:00.002+07:00

There is a man. A perfectionist from he was born, a Capricorn. His perfectionist was and still developing, pacing with the time. He realize a perfectionist is not a kind of person that could be happy. Since he thought this was brought from the first time he saw the world, he couldn't change it. It's flowing in his blood and growing in his brain, then affecting the atmosphere around.

Rarely he complained about it, but on the other hand, most of the time he said to himself, it wasn't that bad. Despite what kind of person are you, all have a meaning in this world, in this universe. Then he began to accept it. Realizing the long winding road, he straight up and look ahead, prepare the best for himself.

If a tree falls in the middle of a forest and there’s no one near by : does it make any sound?

2008-06-01T06:07:00.005+07:00

Today I found a question in Paulo's website. It was questioned too at Yahoo! Answers by him.

The question is as the title:

If a tree falls in the middle of a forest and there’s no one near by : does it make any sound?

I read most of the answer from other people in yahoo and his site. I can say most of them agree the answer is yes, it make sound.

Since it was placed on philosophy category, I think this question is not as simple as it's looked. I wanted to answer at yahoo, but it had been closed. So I decided to write my answer at his site.

My answer is:

It depends on your mind.

What about you?

Poem - I'm Lost

2008-05-29T04:47:00.008+07:00

Yesterday's flower still in the vase,
capturing the picture of my withered lover.
In this very silent night,
I sipped the red of wine from the bottom of my glass...

Tired and wounded, I'm standing still,
trying hard to go through this long curving steps.
Counting another one sleepless night,
laughing at me in it's empty universe.

3 am why I couldn't sleep,
thinking of your words in yesterday's fight.
Searching another reason that could possibly,
still couldn't figure out your way of thinking.

This relation is killing me slowly,
drain my blood, suck my energy, stop my brain.
I can't sustain,... yet I can't accept.
So let me yell to the brother mountain!!!
And let me kneel to the father sky...
And let me surrender to the Lord of Time.

ps: for indah, hope u like it. sorry took awhile to make this. for I was busy lately.