Each Day's Miracle

Chris Medina & Juliana Ramos

2012-01-09T16:33:00.008+07:00

I just watched one of American Idol 2011 audition on YouTube..
I know I'm late but I just knew about this one American Idol 2011 contestant named Chris Medina..
He didn't passed the elimination round for semifinal, but he does have strong background in his singing career..
He has a pleasant voice to listen to and in February 25, 2011, he released his first single:

~ What Are Words by Chris Medina ~

Anywhere you are, I am near

Anywhere you go, I'll be there

Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see

How every single promise I keep

Cuz what kind of guy would I be

If I was to leave when you need me most

What are words

If you really don't mean them

When you say them

What are words

If they're only for good times

Then they don't

When it's love

Yeah, you say them out loud

Those words, They never go away

They live on, even when we're gone

And I know an angel was sent just for me

And I know I'm meant to be where I am

And I'm gonna be

Standing right beside her tonight

And I'm gonna be by your side

I would never leave when she needs me most

What are words

If you really don't mean them

When you say them

What are words

If they're only for good times

Then they don't

When it's love

Yeah, you say them out loud

Those words, They never go away

They live on, even when we're gone

Anywhere you are, I am near

Anywhere you go, I'll be there

And I'm gonna be here forever more

Every single promise I keep

Cuz what kind of guy would I be

If I was to leave when you need me most

I'm forever keeping my angel close

The release date was one day right after he was eliminated..

This song tells about his fiance, Juliana Ramos..
Chris' audition video below will tell you more about her..

And this is a video, one year after Juliana's accident..

The scene when Juliana get up from her bed reminds me to my brother..

I see the hole in her neck in this video and her hospitalized photo in other YouTube video, it's just like my brother's..

You can check out my brother's photos in here and here..

Juliana's mother also writes a book about Juliana's life story:

Janet Spencer Barnes is a mother of 6 children who was thrust into the unenviable position of caregiver for her oldest daughter, Juliana Ramos following a horrific car crash that left her fighting for her life. In the early stages of recovery Janet documented the experience for her family and friends as a way to keep them informed. What developed was a chronicle of international inspiration as she gradually created a love story about her daughter. Read along as Juliana fights to live, recover and then live again while the world around her grows more and more fascinated by her journey and by the unwavering support of her fiance, Chris Medina. This is the first in a series documenting the story of Juliana Ramos living with a Traumatic Brain Injury that captured the hearts of the nation...a true reflection of love for a remarkable young lady and all those in her orbit wanting to do all they can...For Juliana. (Source: Amazon.com)

For more updates about Juliana, you can check out Janet's blog:
http://www.forjuliana.org/
or "For Juliana" community on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/forjuliana
If you wanna donate to her, here's the link:
http://www.laurusfoundation.org/help-juliana-ramos.php

Juliana Ramos
(Image is taken from here)

Just like my brother, you'll be 100% recovered too, Juliana! God bless :)

"Wow, wow, wow.."

2012-01-01T01:32:00.024+07:00

Time sure flies so fast..
It's already time for flashback again.. :D
I'm questioning to myself why I must do this? What for?
And I answer to myself (hahaha)..
By recapping all things I've done or experienced in one whole year, it helped me to become a more grateful person and to learn from the past so that I can make a better resolution for another new year to live.. :))

Wow, wow, wow..
That's how I express all things I've gone through 2011..
Yes, I feel like I really am formed this year..
All happy and unhappy moments in this year really have changed me much..
It changed my point of view in some ways, it improved my self-control, it somehow helped me to overcome my greatest fear in a very unique way, and most of all made me closer to Him.. :))

I've made half of the flashback in June 2011..
Now I'm going to continue it..

9. The first time I created a video using Windows Movie Maker ;p It's for one of my faculty club's event called "Penelitian Universal" on 22nd of September. We looked up for an experiment about bubbles from the internet, we tried it, we documented it in a video, and we were chosen as the second winner! Thanks to my solid team: Beatrix, Carla, Sheila, and Clara :)

10. Microbes blog. Remember Microbes, my faculty bulletin? The blog was officially published in May 2011. I took part in the layout design. www.microbesgoesonline.blogspot.com :)

11. The first time (again) I got a chance to be one of laboratorium assistants for my junior at campus. I have asked Him since the 4th semester and He gave me this chance in 7th semester. Well, why I asked for this chance? The only motivation of mine is I want to learn how to transfer my knowledge to others. And I've learned much from this experience. Thanks Dad :) I know You heard my prayer and waited for the best time.

Thanks also to all my junior (the first photo is my message and impression's notes from all bioinformatic participants during my assistance) and all bioinformatic laboratorium's assistants (the girls in the photo: Myra, me, Stefani, Marlin, Isabella, the only boy: Theda) and Pak Adi Yulandi (as bioinformatic docent) for the help, cooperation, and togetherness all this time :)

12. Bromelain extraction and characterization! This is my research for final assignment that I've started since October 2011. Since this is not my real passion, I really am learn to love all the enzyme thingy ;). So why enzyme? Hmm.. The reason I choose my research topic is because I don't want to deal with DNA, plant, or microorganism. LOL. Second reason is the benefit of my research result can be applied directly for some industries especially food industry. I've done the pre-research final test. It tested my knowledge and mastery level in my research (the research method, bromelain information, etc). This final test TRULY has taught me to fully depend on Him. That was a real prove that I could't depend on myself but Him. I'm way thankful for this experience. I hope I could learn more from this research to prepare me more for the future :)

13. November 19; December 23 & 24, 2011. My brother got convulsion for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time in this year and didn't got hospitalized. That time was for my mom to prove her faith. I, my dad, and my mom only praised and prayed until the convulsion stopped. We were struggling for approximately 1 hour. I still could feel the joyfulness I felt that day. 'Cause You are faithful to all that You have promised :))

This is a video of my brother praising. Looking at his expression does make me laugh. :D

The screen orientation changes couple of times, so sorry for the inconvenient.

14. Learning guitar! :) I got a guitar (the one that show up in the video above) from the last tenant of my other house (now the house is already sold). They left the guitar with some strings broken. My dad took it and currently fixed it. I myself want to learn to play guitar since long time ago. Maybe this is the time! I started learning the chords from song books I have last month and now I become addicted to it. I never miss a day not playing it, even during days of final test. ;p

15. Grow in fellowship. First, this year I'm trusted to lead one of sharing groups consist of 4 or 5 peoples in my campus fellowship twice. The members of each sharing group is randomised each week, so it's not a permanent group. I'm longing to have my own permanent small fellowship group since high school. Maybe this can be a practice before I'm trusted with a bigger responsibility. Amen! Second, I have new fellowship in my new church called "Youth"! Yes, I grew up and learned much in these two fellowship. I have been taught not to leave my fellowship because those are people who support me to keep on fire in Him. I've already left my fellowship for a period of time and it proved that I become more far away from Him. When I'm far away from Him, I found no peace, no joy, no spirit at all. Really don't wanna do that again.

Big family of Youth Gereja Allah Baik :)

16. A puppy to care for. Yes, yes, yes. We named it Browny. It's a male puppy, born from a wild dog that like to go around my house complex. Browny is very active and smart puppy. My dad took him couple weeks after he's born. He has two siblings. My dad said he's the second born. As a puppy, Browny love to bite things around him and he still learn to bark.

So, this is it..
Now let's move on to my resolution for 2012.. :)
You should take a look my resolution 2011:

2010

Finish reading the whole bible..

Never start a day without the Daily Bread..

Get sleep in minimal 5 hours a day..

Produce "my own money" by tutoring or taking a part-time job..

Be a good role model (especially for my brother)..

2011

Get up at 4 AM every morning for the Daily Bread
Go to sleep at maximum 12 AM
Do not argue with mom or dad's order or advice. If it's not like what you want, just say it nicely
Do weekly review for MICROBES' schedule/publication

Well, formerly I have crossed out the fourth point in my 2010 resolution but it turns out it is achieved this year..

That is producing "my own money" by being bioinformatic assistant.. :)

We never know what would happen, right?

He always works in unexpected way and it's all for our own good..

This year my desire to achieve the first point of my 2010 resolution almost becomes unbearable..

So I will include it again in my 2012 resolution..

There's also a slight change in my maximum bed and Daily Bread time, since I have made a commitment this recent few weeks..

And for the third and fourth point of my 2011 resolution I think I'll eliminate it..

It's because for the third point, I learned that it's not a resolution for me again..

I have grown up and it must become my habit..

The fourth point is because I don't have to do that again in 2012 since I'll officially not longer a Microbes member again..

Besides, I never do my own weekly review since I moved to design division.. ;p

Okay, here we goes, Jc's 2012 resolution:

Get up at 2 AM every morning for the Daily Bread
Go to sleep at maximum 11 PM
Finish reading the whole Bible
Learn to drive car
Taking part time job (I want it to be in HACCP field but, we'll see.. I've been thinking a lot about this and I've come to a conclusion: I don't like working in the lab.. Yea.. Some of the reason is because my internship experience..)
Taking graduate studies in bioethics field (Amen!)
Get involve in children activist organization :)

*The last two is not necessarily achieved in 2012, it could be prolonged to 2013..

Be blessed all :)

A Christmas Letter

2011-12-26T11:06:00.003+07:00

Dear All,

As you well know, we are getting closer to my birthday. Every year there is a celebration in my honor and I think that this year the celebration will be repeated.

During this time there are many people shopping for gifts, there are many radio announcements, TV commercials, and in every part of the world everyone is talking that my birthday is getting closer and closer.

It is really very nice to know, that at least once a year, some people think of me.

As you know, the celebration of my birthday began many years ago.

At first people seemed to understand and be thankful of all that I did for them, but in these times, no one seems to know the reason for the celebration.

Family and friends get together and have a lot of fun, but they don’t know the meaning of the celebration. I remember that last year there was a great feast in my honor. The dinner table was full of delicious foods, pastries, fruits, assorted nuts and chocolates. The decorations were exquisite and there were many, many beautifully wrapped gifts.

But, do you want to know something? I wasn’t invited.

I was the guest of honor and they didn’t remember to send me an invitation.

The party was for me, but when that great day came, I was left outside, they closed the door in my face and I wanted to be with them and share their table.

In truth, that didn’t surprise me because in the last few years all close their doors to me. Since I wasn’t invited, I decided to enter the party without making any noise. I went in and stood in a corner.

They were all drinking; there were some who were drunk and telling jokes and laughing at everything. They were having a grand time.

To top it all, this big fat man all dressed in red wearing a long white beard entered the room yelling Ho-Ho-Ho! He seemed drunk. He sat on the sofa and all the children ran to him, saying: ”Santa Claus, Santa Claus” as if the party were in his honor!

At midnight all the people began to hug each other; I extended my arms waiting for someone to hug me and do you know no-one hugged me.

Suddenly they all began to share gifts. They opened them one by one with great expectation. When all had been opened, I looked to see if, maybe, there was one for me. What would you feel if on your birthday everybody shared gifts and you did not get one?

I then understood that I was unwanted at that party and quietly left.

Every year it gets worse. People only remember the gifts, the parties, to eat and drink, and nobody remembers me.

I would like this Christmas that you allow me to enter into your life.

I would like that you recognize the fact that almost two thousand years ago I came to this world to give my life for you, on the cross, to save you.

Today, I only want that you believe this with all your heart.

I want to share something with you. As many didn’t invite me to their party, I will have my own celebration, a grandiose party that no one has ever imagined, a spectacular party. I’m still making the final arrangements.

Today I am sending out many invitations and there is an invitation for you. I want to know if you wish to attend and I will make a reservation for you and write your name with golden letters in my great guest book.

Only those on the guest list will be invited to the party.

Those who don’t answer the invite, will be left outside. Be prepared because when all is ready you will be part of my great party.

See you soon.

Love,

Jesus Christ

Source: http://knowgodknowlove.wordpress.com/

Merry Christmas :D

2011-12-25T21:36:00.000+07:00

Spouse Criteria

2011-10-21T16:04:00.015+07:00

I have made this before actually..
But I only mentioned this in my prayer..
When I saw my senior high school's post about this, I kind of re-thought again, "why don't I wrote it down?"
There's not much criteria in my list though.. Here they are:

1) A "newborn" man
It's not newborn in literally..
A Godly man must have understood this..
It really is the basic..

2) Love Daddy JC more than anything
When I wrote "more than anything" it means "more than his family and more than me also"..
Extreme? No..
A man like this, I won't ever worry about his loyalty, his maturity, his manner, or everything..
Why is this included in my criteria?
Because "true love" can only be felt with Daddy JC..
If someone has felt the "true love", he/she can apply it to others, including his/her family and also his/her life partner..

How could I know he is a newborn man and love Daddy JC more than anything?
I myself have to build deep relationship with Daddy JC because I know He already prepared me the one..
I only have to wait and prepare myself..
So that when the time come, I could see who the one is..

A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her. ~ Anonymous

3) A worshipper

I think every creature is made to worship..

It's not that he must has a good voice or can play music instrument..

He only must love to worship Him in every single thing he does..

4) Support my passion
It would be so nice if he love kids like I do..
But I don't ask for that..
I only want him to support my passion..
Because Daddy JC has gave me this passion and I really am willing to sacrifice a lot for this passion..

One important thing:
I have been taught that if I have some criterias for my life partner, I must have already had those criterias in me..
Because a couple should have the same spiritual life level..
Because when we get married, there is no more "my life" or "your life"..
There's only "our life"..

Since they are no longer two but one,” ~ Matthew 19:6a (New Living Translation)

Isn't this verse always be said in a Christian wedding?
And "our life" must be managed to be closer and closer to Daddy JC..

I want to share these two good blogs to be read by singles out there:
http://knowgodknowlove.wordpress.com/
http://worththewaitblog.wordpress.com/

Be blessed~ :)

Why People?!

2011-10-21T09:11:00.007+07:00

Yueyue, Chinese toddler struck in hit-and-run, reported brain dead

by Elizabeth Flock

A Chinese toddler who was ignored by 18 passersby and left in the street after she was run over twice is now brain dead, doctors said Wednesday.

A state-run paper China Daily, however, is still confidently reporting that Yueyue is alive. Her “blood pressure and heart beat shows signs of stability,” their most recent story reads.

Is it possible that China’s censors are at work? It’s unclear, as state-run news agency Xinhua is reporting her death.

Either way, Yueyue’s story does not look good for the government.

The seven excruciatingly long minutes in which 18 people decide not to help a bleeding two-year-old girl lying in the road make China look like anything but the “harmonious society” President Hu Jintao has envisioned.

Yueyue is also not seeing any kind of miraculous turnaround, like the one China was able to celebrate for Xiang Weiyi, a toddler who survived the fatal bullet train crash in July and just started to walk again. (Watch a video of Weiyi in the the train five minutes before the fatal crashhere.)

Instead, Yueyue is now “in a deep coma and clinically brain dead,” according to doctors quoted by Xinhua. Yueyue’s parents are facing the decision about whether to turn off the life support machine that is keeping her alive.

There may be one similarity between the hit-and-run and the bullet train crash, however, and that is the media crackdown their cases may have inspired.

After reporters began aggressively covering the July train crash, which killed at least 40 people, government censors demanded the media stop writing about it. Most newspapers soon switched to upbeat reporting on other stories.

A commenter on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, wrote at the time: “Why have the people been robbed of the right to know? How long do they want to hide. ... We won't accept being treated like idiots.”

In Yueyue’s case, a media crackdown seems possible because of the legions of people calling for better legal protection for Good Samaritans. A prevalent fear in the country is that those who help the injured will be blamed for the injuries. Much of this has to do with a 2006 case in which a man who helped an elderly woman to the hospital was dragged to court by her family and made to pay a large share of her medical bills.

Conflicting reports about Yueyue support the idea that censorship of Yueyue’s story has already begun.

There are the conflicting reports on China Daily and Xinhua, two agencies controlled by the government, about whether or not Yueyue is alive.

There is also China Daily’s story Tuesday, in which it was reported the drivers who hit Yueyue had not seen her on the road, and were sorry for their mistake. The Shanghaiist blog, reported a totally different story the same day, writing that one of the drivers had admitted to trying to escape before anyone saw him and attempted to bribe Yueyue’s father to stay quiet.

China Daily also reported that the many passersby hadn’t noticed Yueyue lying on the street, while the video makes it very clear at least some of them did.

As after the July train crash, if government censors are making an attempt to silence information about Yueyue, they aren’t doing a very good job.

Lu Yuegang, a former investigative reporter for the Party-run China Youth Daily, told Reuters back in July: “These days, efforts to seal off the flow of opinion can't work like it did before.”

(Find out how you can help Yuuyue and her family here.)

Article is taken from Washington Post: BlogPost.

A message for Yue Yue:
Even though I don't know about your current condition.

But I just want to say: Fighting Yue Yue!! >O<

Many people loves and supports you out there!

A message for people out there (especially for Guangdong, China society):
Is that because of this?
Many people have argued that the reason so many people did not help Yueyue is because of the prevalent fear that those who help the injured in China will be blamed for the injuries. Much of this has to do with a 2006 case in which a man who helped an elderly woman to the hospital was dragged to court by her family and made to pay a large share of her medical bills (quoted from latest Elizabeth Flock's article - 10/20/2011).
Come on PEOPLE. What's up with your conscience?!

Another Chance to Learn

2011-08-30T19:35:00.011+07:00

I've been thinking much lately..
And I'm yearning to share it to all of you..
It's about my spiritual life..
Suddenly, I'm kind of aware of the different between the period when I have a good communication with Him and the period when I don't..
Back when I was in high school until the second year in campus, I can say I have a close enough relationship with our Big Daddy..
I could feel the situation around me is very calm and comfort, I found a long-lasting peace in my heart, I could sense His grace every single day in my life.. It's awesomely beautiful..
Especially in my second semester, I found the braveness to ask my parents to do our family altar again (we once had our family altar when I was in the 6th grade, but it stopped)..
At this time, I really feel that every family should have their own family altar..
Why? Because based on what I have experienced, I learn so much in it..
In the family altar, me, my father, and my mother share all problems/ struggle we currently have..
Then we share our opinion, exchange ideas, and most important of all we strengthen each other through our prayer..
I could know more about what a finance manager do at work (it's my mom.. hahaha..)
I learn more about my mom and dad's character, learn to be a good listener, to solve a problem, and how to see thing from two perspective so I could be a good mediator whenever my mom and dad got a conflict (you can also read my old post)..
Well, although my brother used not to join our family altar, but we always pray for him so that someday he could join us..

Okay, let's back to the main topic..
About few months before my brother had the accident, our family altar has stopped again and my relationship with Big Daddy started to become apart..
My morning prayer was still on but it became more infrequent..
I'm so thankful when the accident happened, I chose the right path, which is to stand firm in my faith..
Yup, that's the only thing that help me to fight on..
Maybe somebody thought I was already crazy because I always smile and laugh whenever I talked about my brother.. But that's my "tangible" faith..
As time went by, my brother was getting better while my personal relationship with Him was getting messed-up..
I was just keeping my faith but I didn't have a good communication with Him..
I realize that I was so wrong! James 2: 26 (KJV) said "For as the body without the spirit is dead so faith without works is dead."
Yes, I did feel the impact..
I didn't find peace or comfort in my heart, I easily got afraid and worried on something, I lost the confident in me..

However, those two periods have taught me much..
I felt like I'm reaffirmed that I just couldn't stay away from Him.. I could do nothing without Him..
I'm reminded to stay focus on my priority, stand firm in my faith, whatever it takes..
I also learn that human skill, maturity, achievement, success, are all grace from Him..
We actually don't have anything to be proud about or anything to be jealous about..
"Don't have anything to be proud about" does not mean you have to be a person with low self esteem..
Contrarily, it means that you have to be proud of every small things you've achieved but don't let your pride makes you become a condescending person..
Most of all, I learn that a good communication with Him really is a MUST..
I remember the story about Maria and Martha..
The first thing Jesus want from us is not our service.. He just wants us to stay still under His presence and try to listen what He really want from us.. Therefore, it needs a deep relationship to be able to listen to His voice..
I'm still learning now.. I just need to be focus and makes Him to be the center of all my activity in life.. Difficult?
Well, I think that word depends to our will and perspective.. ;)

²¹ “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. ²² On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ ²³ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’ ~ Matthew 7: 21-23 (New Living Translation).

Engkau menyebut AKU Jalan, tetapi tidak mengikuti AKU...

Engkau menyebut AKU Terang, tetapi tidak melihat AKU...

Engkau menyebut AKU Guru, tetapi tidak mendengarkan AKU...

Engkau menyebut AKU Sahabat, tetapi tidak pernah memperhatikan AKU...

Engkau menyebut AKU TUHAN, tetapi tidak melayani AKU...

Engkau menyebut AKU Kebenaran, tetapi tidak percaya kepada AKU...

Jangan engkau heran, jika suatu saat nanti AKU tidak mengenal engkau !! (Matius 7 : 23) ~ quoted from here

Maybe many times before He has taught me all those things..
I really am grateful He gave me another chance to learn again.. :)
As long as we live, we are learning.. Right?!
That's why there's such thing called "school of life"..
And before He promotes us to enter the next grade, He tests us..
I hope next time He test me, I'll past.. :))

Not to forget, I wanna say "Happy Eid Mubarak for all who celebrates! ^^"

(Picture is taken from here)

Our Creation

2011-08-04T00:25:00.004+07:00

This is it...
As I promised before, I will make a special post about our (I & my colleague) STOP-MOTION project assignments... Enjoy! :)

Created by Isabella, Devijanty, Lydwina, Alvin, Sherlya, Giovani, Marlin

Created by Anne, Audi, Febrian, Indri, Vita, Niko, Devina, and me :)

As you watch this, just be patient.. The stop-motion is in the end of the video.. ;p

Created by Moses, Victor, Reynaldi, Onde, Bartimeus, Adhi

SHOWREEL from findaayu on Vimeo.

And this is my senior high school friend's (Finda) personal creation :)

It's Been A Long Time

2011-06-25T15:09:00.008+07:00

I think I made this post in 2010..
All this time it's saved as draft file.. hehe
I bet some of you, especially you movies addict, sure won't pass it by.. ;p

Hmm.. I'm kinda lazy to make reviews..

So I'll just leave my short comment for each of those..

This time is an India movie which has many moral lesson inside..

It's about loving what you do..

Not for pride, not for money, not for appreciation from people, or else..

Long storyline but definitely NOT boring.. Trust me, you'll like it! :)

Next is true story about an inventor of intermittent windshield wiper named Robert Kearns..

Because of his invention, he involved in a patent infringement case against Ford Motor Company..
Don't you think it's cool?! A man against a company..

I think if Robert Kearns weren't a "crazy" man, he would never win the case..

Do you know, he even got divorced because of this 12 years case... Wew..

I salute him, though..

I salute his kids also :)

Let's move on then.. This one is a Lifetime Television film about foster kids in America..

You should know that most of America's foster kids, after they reach 18 (which means they are no more under the charge of government foster care), end up homeless, in jail, or dead..

I dyingly wanna be like Dr. B in this movie..

I just imagine one day I will take real action for children's rights..

I used to have an ambition about adopting a child when I grow up..

And I think it's still valid.. :)

Now it's time for Disney movie!! Yay! In Indonesia, the title is Rapunzel..

I heard in the other country the title is still Tangled..

My college friend said its purpose is to attract people to watch because the title "Rapunzel" is more familiar..
Hmm, I think that make sense..

Furthermore, this Rapunzel is kinda unique..

Even the prince is way different.. xD

I absolutely will feel a pity for every children who haven't watch this awesome Disney movie..

Hey parents, how about your kid?! :)

Disturbia..

A story about troubled teenager who is imprisoned by the local police in his own house..

I forget why he got imprisoned..

Instead of doing nothing, he started to spy his neighbourhood with a binocular..

And that's when his love life begin, followed by a threat from a fugitive killer..

Unique storyline, huh?!

Another Lifetime's film about Christmas! :))

A poor 9 years old Emily is just left by her mother in a car accident..

She is taken by a child agency worker, Patricia Addison (usually called Patty)..

Emily stays in Patty's house while Patty is looking for Emily's mom relatives..

During this time, Emily indirectly help Patty making peace with her lousy past..

Maybe you can guess the end of the story..

In my opinion, this movie suitable to be watched with your whole family members in a warm-nice Christmas eve.. :)

One more thing.. The Emily character here is so cute.. ^^

I love Kate Hudson's & Dane Cook's act here..

Okay I will tell you a short review for this one..

Kate Hudson plays as Alexis, a successful-single career woman. While Dane Cook plays as Tank, a help line operator who often help guys in winning or losing a girl. *Weird way to help~* Until his own step cousin, Dustin (Jason Biggs) who has a crush on Alexis, ask for his help. Actually Dustin likes Alexis since they went to the same college, but Alexis doesn't feel the same way. Alexis find herself falling in love with Tank without knowing that Tank is Dustin's step cousin. And Tank feels the same for Alexis. Yeah, big fight happens between Tank and Dustin when Dustin find out before Tank has a chance to tell him. Feeling so bad toward Dustin, Tank starts to act like a jerk in front of Alexis and her family on Alexis' sister wedding day. He does that so Alexis would hate him and return to Dustin. His plan seems to work well. Alexis breaks up with him, but it doesn't open a way for Dustin.

Well, love can't lie.. :p

You see the short statement on the top of the poster?

"Some guys just can't handle Vegas" xD

Yup, that's what this movie's all about..

Those three (actually four) guys really got a hangover day at Las Vegas..

Curious?? Hehehe..

I adore Chow Yun Fat in this movie.. He plays as Master Roshi, a wise yet dirty old man..

Master Roshi is the one who teach Goku a powerful spell, Kamehameha..

I rarely (maybe have never) see him playing a comedy scene..

A bit weird to me, but he did make me laugh.. x)

The storyline is just like the other Dragonball live action movie: collect the seven dragon balls, fight Piccolo, revive the dragon Shen Long, and make one wish..

The different here is: the Goku character comes from modern life; he and his lover, Chi Chi, goes to college; no flying nimbus; and different wish to Shen Long..

Sandra Bullock.....

Hah, she always got the show..

She plays as a business woman who got engaged to her assistant by accident for the sake of saving her business..

Everyone knows, what started wrong won't end well..

But again, love change everything..

Then.. Tada~ Everyone wants an happy ending, right?! You got it here.. :)

Ah.. I heart the cover..

What is Angus? Angus is the cat.. Yes, cat with the black flat cap..

The girl on the center is Georgia Nicholson (Georgia Groome)..

And her three friends are Rosie (Georgia Henshaw), Jas (Eleanor May Tomlinson), and Ellen (Manjeeven Grewal)..

The boy holding the guitar is the boy who is chased by Georgia..

His name is Robbie (Aaron Johnson).. He is so handsome here.... @.@

Basically this story is about a 14 years old teenager who learns about family togetherness, love life, and friendship from her life experience..

Simple storyline but still there's a moral lesson inside..

You'll learn about managing your priority in life, accepting who you truly are, putting aside your ego, and valuing friendship..

Well, Tim Burton never failed.. Haha..

Quite an imagination.. Great animation..

Its storyline is based on a novel by Neil Gailman titled the same..

One interesting thing from this movie is the doppelgänger..

What is it? According to Wikipedia, in fiction or folklore, a doppelgänger is a tangible double of a living person that typically represents evil..

But actually there's a scientific explanation for it..

It was found by Shahar Arzy and colleagues of the University Hospital, Switzerland, that the doppelgänger phenomenon can be stimulated by applying electrical stimulation to the left temporoparietal junction of someone's brain..

It's also often linked to monothematic delusion which can occur with/without some mental illnesses like schizophrenia or dementia, else caused by organic disfunction like traumatic brain injury, stroke, or neurological disorder..

The fact tells that some well-known people, including Abraham Lincoln, have felt this phenomenon..

O yeah, for you who watch The Vampire Diaries TV series, you can also find the doppelgänger phenomenon there.. ;)

Pretty little Anna Chlumsky and geeky little Macaulay Culkin..

They plays in this 1991 film as two best friend, Vada Sultenfuss and Thomas J. Sennett..

Vada is a 9 years old tomboy girl and suffer from hypochondriasis (this one makes the funny scene. Imagine a 9 years old kid visit the doctor by herself every day for regular check-up. And she talks like she has a serious disease.. xD Oh, I forgot to tell you that the movie's genre is comedy-drama..). She has a widower father, Harry Sultenfuss (Dan Aykroyd), who works as funeral director as well as funeral parlor. Vada's mother was already dead when giving birth to Vada and because of that, Vada often thinks that she has killed her own mother (Poor girl..). Beside her father, there's also an invalid grandmother whom is Vada care for and who suffer from Alzheimer disease (What a life..). Sometimes we think life is not fair. Even a 9 years old girl w/ that kind of life must handle death of someone close to her (I mean not her mother, but another someone.. I cried at this scene.. :'(). But one thing for sure, Vada learns many things from event to event happens in her life. Those events definitely help Vada to grow up into a more mature girl.

My opinion about this movie? I'll let you guess it from my short review.. ;p

Spanglish is a story about an American family man, John Clasky (Adam Sandler), who fall in love with a Spanish woman, Flor Moreno (Paz Vega), that moves to his house as a housekeeper by request of his wife, Deborah Clasky (Téa Leoni)..

Why? Because his wife is fond of the Flor's daughter, Christina Moreno (Shelbie Bruce)..

She is such a bad figure for a mom..

She treats someone's daughter better than her own daughter just because her daughter doesn't fulfil her expectation..

And she cheats on her husband.. Haiz..

Fortunately, there's granny! I mean Deborah's mother, Evelyn Wright (Cloris Leachman)..

At first I don't really get the statement in the poster "every family has a hero"..

But now I know.. For me, Evelyn is the hero of Clasky family..

And for Moreno family, I think Flor is the hero..

I heart Flor character.. In contrast with Deborah, she represents a strong-loving mother figure..

Shelbie Bruce & Paz Vega

Beautiful mom and daughter in Spanglish :)

To be continued~ :p

A Blessed Life of Mine

2011-06-24T04:06:00.030+07:00

Yes, I'm so out of blogging world..

My life until now is full of college's activity..

Even now, I'm in the middle of my final test for this semester..

I truly am struggling with my LAZYNESS... >_<

Nowadays, I feel like I've been tested..

I just found a situation that annoys me enough and I don't know how to deal with it..

I'm like a child who lose her way..

Or maybe a pig-headed person who keeps choosing the way on her own will while she knows well the best way she must choose.. T_T

I know You only want to take me to the next level..

But instead of following Your plan, I'm being such a troublesome for You..

Sorry, Dad... ><

The resolution I've made on the first month of 2011 still show up in my blog's main page..

I realize that I haven't done it well and it's already a half year.. Sheesh...
But I haven't failed yet! I still got 6 months more to make up for this..
FIGHTING, Jc! :)

If I take a look back at what has happened in my life for the last 6 months, I will never ever forget it..
It's really a blessed life of mine..

1. I'm officially finished my internship thingy on April 13, 2011. Thanks to my super duper patient mentor at PT Indofood Fritolay Makmur, Mr. Hendra Iswahyudi, and to my super duper nice docent advisor, Mrs. Noryawati Mulyono :) I still have to take care of my last assignment from Mr. Hendra after the final test (can't wait to meet the people there again! :D). Hopefully, everything goes smoothly. Yes, it will!

2. My sweet 21's birthday on the third of April where I got a handbag and a pair of shoes from my college friend, Eli, Anne, and Olivia. Thanks girls! Love you all :*

3. I chose to continue joining my faculty's bulletin team, MICROBES, in different division. From General Affair to Design. Always a pleasure to explore one of Daddy's gift :) This one decision pretty much has influenced my other decision. Actually, it helps me to be more focus to my priority.

4. ¹ Keep me safe, O God,

      for I have come to You for refuge.
² I said to the Lord, “You are my Master!
      Every good thing I have comes from You.”
³ The godly people in the land
are my true heroes!
      I take pleasure in them!
⁴ Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods.
      I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood
      or even speak the names of their gods.
⁵ Lord, You alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.
      You guard all that is mine.
⁶ The land You have given me is a pleasant land.
      What a wonderful inheritance!
⁷ I will bless the Lord who guides me;
      even at night my heart instructs me.
⁸ I know the Lord is always with me.
      I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.
⁹ No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.
      My body rests in safety.
  ¹⁰ For You will not leave my soul among the dead
      or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.
  ¹¹ You will show me the way of life,
      granting me the joy of your presence
and the pleasures of living with You forever.

(Psalm 16 - New Living Translation)

One afternoon, my brother took the Bible, he opened it, and pointed a section. It's from Psalm 16. Then my dad asked him whether he want the bible section to be read and my brother said yes. I believe this is exactly what my brother feels right now though he can't express or say it. When I was told about this rare event (I was not at home when it happened), I felt so happy. If I remember my brother's behaviour at the past, I couldn't imagine one day he can be like this. Not in the negative way, but conversely. The old Jan Jeremiah (my brother's name) would never pray or read Bible except at Sunday service. Now, everyday he "read" the Bible (the one that read the Bible is my dad and my brother always listen to him), sing out songs for Him (he can memorize a song's lyric fast enough), moreover he always remember to pray first before eat, drink, or take his medicine. When I said "eat" and "drink", it doesn't mean only breakfast, lunch, or dinner. But every time he wants to eat and drink (biscuit, fruit, milk, water, etc). It's like he has formed into a WHOLE NEW person. Yes, he already is and I'm so thankful for that. Daddy JC is always the best! :D

5. June 5, 2011. The first time dad, mom, I, and my brother stood behind the altar and share our life testimony to the people at church. We also sang a song together titled "Bagi Tuhan Tak Ada yang Mustahil - Sari Simorangkir". Thanks Dad for letting me feel this experience. :)

6. June 11, 2011. The first time my brother didn't get hospitalized when he got convulsion. I'm so proud of my dad. Other people would be panic and call the doctor at time like that, but my dad has proved that our FAITH in Him NEVER EVER FAILED. Convulsions, it's NOTHING!

7. This one is my newest-full of gratefulness-memory. Curious? Hehe. Proud to present, our Plant Biotechnology class' final assignment: a STOP MOTION about MARKER ASSISTED SELECTION :D Once again, first time is always meaningful. Yes, this is the first time I and my friends make a stop motion. We got the second position for our creation! I myself also admire the other team's stop motion creation. There are three teams (including our team) who made a stop motion with different content and they are all good! The other two teams use the cardboard character aka Danbo as one of their property. It's so cute! I like it.

I will make a new post for this because I want to show you all the stop motions created by my colleagues and one other by my high senior school's friend. :D

8. I got accepted as one of my faculty's newcomers orientation period committee and also as one of my university's newcomers orientation period games facilitator. Hope for the new kind of experience from these two events. :)

That's all for now! I will continue the flashback at the end of the year like I usually do. :p
And wish me all the best at the final test! See ya!

~ Be blessed and be a blessing ~

LOVE Random

2011-02-22T16:51:00.025+07:00

I love growing up..

I love to be stubborn..

I love to be obedient..

I love to be melancholic..

I love to be cheerful..

I love to love others..

I love to be loved by others..

I love to learn new things..

I love to teach new things..

I love to listen..

I love to be listened..

I love to be encouraged..

I love to encourage..

I love to be optimistic..

I love to be pessimistic..

I love to be scared..

I love to be brave..

I love to see children smiling, laughing, playing, even crying..

I love to mix and match..

I love to see people's expression..

I love to get bored..

I love to get in trouble..

I love to share love..

I love to be excited..

I love to be surprised..

I love to be worried..

I love to hear someone's life testimony..

I love mystery..

I love comedy..

I love drawing..

I love watching movies..

I love to be inspired..

I love to inspire..

I love my creative, smart, funny, lovable friends..

I love my family..

My colorful life is so DELICIOUS..
Gumao :)

I Feel Growing Up (Spoiler Alert!)

2011-02-09T02:32:00.018+07:00

I actually started writing this post in December 2010, but I hadn't finished it yet..
So just now I have time to continue this post..
I hope this one post can be a blessed for all of us.. :)

I finished watching Nodame Cantabile last year.. Hehe.. xp
There's a part in Nodame's last movie where Nodame finally become a kindergarten teacher, which she's been dreaming of before she falls in love with Sinichi Chiaki..
Since she met Chiaki, her dream has slightly displaced..
She sets a new life goal which is playing a piano concerto with Chiaki as the conductor..
She's been struggling so much for it, but in the end she finds out that she only feels the joy of playing piano when she follows her real passion (she even has composed a cheerful pieces for kids)..
My tears burst out seeing Nodame happily playing the piano in front of kindergarten kids.. T__T
After all crazy though thing she has went through~

I started to think about the bold word above..
I'm sure that all people have their own passion.. YES, WE DO..
It's just some (maybe most) people doesn't realize it yet..
They have to experience many things in life first before they notice their real passion..
Meanwhile, there are also other people who find their passion from the very beginning..
I myself belong to the first type..
My passion is about all things related to KIDS.. Yeah, similar to Nodame..
Why kids? You can read this..
Even so, I also love music, animal (especially dog), and I'm concern about the environment issue (as you can see at the right bar of this blog~)..

One of my college friend has asked me this question....
"Why didn't you choose teacher education or child psychology major?"
I couldn't answer her..
In my mind, I know that what I choose now is not my real passion..
But I NEVER EVER regret it and I'm really PROUD to be a biotechnology student.. :))
I believe the major I choose now is the BEST major He has provided for me..
It's already part of His beautiful plan..
Now I only pray to Him that things I've learned from college will be USEFUL for other (more specific, it will be applicable for my future job), but I also DON'T wanna miss the chance to pursue my real passion..
I wanna do what I love and love what I do..
Above all, I just want to PLEASE You in EVERYTHING I do..

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters ~ Colossians 3: 23 (New International Version)

This verse have been inspired me whenever I get tired of what I do and it WILL ALWAYS do..

Just let me stay in Your path, my sweet Lord..
Bend me, shape me as Your will..
Prepare me to the next level You have prepared..

For you who is interested with this "growing up thing ;p", I found a nice testimony titled "The Further Pursuit of Dreams, How Do I?" written by Scott Molgard in his middle 30..
Differentiate between passion and dream..
This guy has realized his real passion since he was young (read Scott's biography), then he chose a major which related to his passion, and suddenly thought about his "unclear" dream.. x)
Well, if you are asking about my dream right now, here what pops up in my mind:
- go to Disneyland by my own money
- adopt a child with my future husband
- get involved in child care/ animal rescue/ environmental organization
- have some golden retrievers
- have wood floor in my future house
- travel around the world
There are still many that not pop out.. xD
What I know to do with those dreams is to lay them down at His "foot" and wait for His feedback.. :)

My life is not perfect, but God's plan for me is. ~ Anonymous
(quoted from http://ladyofrecklessabandon.tumblr.com/)

YouTube Sharing

2011-02-08T16:15:00.016+07:00

Her name is Clara Chung..

I know this American-Korean singer from my junior in high school's tweet..

This song is her first single from her first album "Art in My Heart"..

Like the large bubble effect!

Like the setting! Like the music, also the voice! :)

And do you believe this statement?

"here was essentially no budget to do anything, but we had a camera and some creative minds.."

Salute to all crew behind this video clip!

If you are curious on how the bubble's made, where the idea came from, or where the shooting took place, you can go to this website -> www.rossching.com

~ Offbeat by Clara Chung ~

I want a library full of our stories
A ship to keep our memories afloat
I wanna hit rewind
Playback a hundred times
The moment when our hearts aligned

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la (x2)

Forget the air
I'll breathe you instead
Fill up my lungs
Forget to exhale
Exhaaaale

I'll be down
You be my offbeat
Let's make rh-rh-rh-rhythm
And harmony
Waltz to our 3/4
'Cause you put the art in my heart

Your warmth and sunny rays
I'll save for rainy days
To break in case of emergency
And then I'll shut these eyes
Playback a thousand times
The moment when our hands intertwined

Forget the air
I'll breathe you instead
Fill up my lungs forget to exhale
Exhaaaaaale

I'll be down
You be my offbeat
Let's make rh-rh-rh-rhythm and harmony
Waltz to our 3/4
'Cause you put the art in my heart

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Don't you think it's so cool??!!

Yeah, IT IS..

The funny thing is these unique videos are made for a battle.. xD

Using any kind of stuffs to make music.. Love, love, love~

Those three videos are my favorite..

There are still more to see on YouTube! Check them out!

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Maybe it's too late to share this video..

But if I'm not mistaken (coz I rarely watch TV lately.. -_-), this video isn't published in my country yet..

As you can see, her fragrance "Black Star" and her clothing line "Abbey Dawn" show up in the video.. Nice way of promotion, girl.. Haha..

For the lyric, I have posted in Avril's Style post..

P.S She looks cute on that square eyeglasses x)

So Thankful

2011-01-21T22:02:00.015+07:00

Hi all!! Here I am again.. ^^

I'm currently busy with my internship at PT Indofood Fritolay Makmur..

Everyday I have to make a report and I just felt like I'm still doing my college thingy..

I wake up at 5.30 AM, go to the factory at 6.30 AM, go home at 5 PM and arrive at 6.30 PM, eat dinner, play with my cousin until 8-9 PM, went to my bedroom to do my report until approximately 1 AM.. That's my current life cycle.. Haha..

Thank God it's Saturday night.. x)

I'm studying about implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) in there..
Umm, actually I tend to learn about ISO 22000, because their food safety management system refer to ISO 22000 manual..

Nice people, nice environment..

It's been two weeks and I already learnt so much :)

Formerly, I applied for the Quality Control (QC), but they said that the QC Supervisor was busy..

Then I got a position in Quality Assurance (QA).. Nevertheless, I'm so grateful to get this opportunity..

I don't know, but I really enjoy working outside the lab.. Hahaha..
Well, I always know He has the best plan for me :))

And my mentor is so kind and smart!
I could see that he is fully trusted by his boss (the QA/QC Manager)..
As a document controller and also QA Supervisor of machine calibration, he got so many things to do..
He helps managing two factory of PT Indofood Fritolay Makmur which is located in Tangerang and Semarang..
I felt like a "neglected child" when there was an internal quality audit.. -_-"
A bit information for you, internal quality audit is an event when a group of auditor from PT Indofood Sukses Makmur have to make sure that food safety system in the factory goes well according to built procedure.. It is held for two days or more, start with an opening meeting and end with closing meeting.. Not finish there, the audited food safety team has to do an evaluation meeting, too..
Impact on me -> I was left out for 4 days and had to study a pile of documents by myself.. ><

I've told you in my previous post that I'm staying at my aunt's house..
I'm so happy to stay here with

my aunt and uncle
(couple since junior high school.. So sweet~ :)),

my eldest cousin and her children
whom are my niece and nephews,

(photos coming soon ;))

Mbak Wit (their trusted nanny),

(photos coming soon ;))

the 3 hamsters,

2 Cupang fishes,

5 turtles,

a lobster,

and some other fishes.

They do love animals.. Me too!! :))

Today, I heard a great yet touching news about my brother..
My mom told me that my brother continuously called my name today..
And when I spoke to him on the phone an hours ago, my mom said that he suddenly cried..

I'm happy that he could feel this kind of emotion, missing somebody who is close to him..

It proves that his memory is good enough.. :') Thx Dad..

I'll be home tomorrow.. Don't cry my lil brother.. Love you always :*

Avril's Style

2011-01-05T04:54:00.015+07:00

Avril, you rock as usual!!
Okay, I miss the news..
I just knew that Avril Lavigne has her own clothing line "Abbey Dawn"..

The names goes back to Lavigne's childhood, where her father nicknamed her Abbey Dawn, and her High school friends would often call her Abbey. The line was initially described as a 'Juniors' lifestyle brand', but since then has evolved to accommodate older girls. As of December 2010, the line has included men's clothing, heavily influenced by her brother's and bandmate's style. The girl's clothing is inspired by Lavigne's personal 'punk' style, and as the quality of the clothing has improved the line has become more expensive.

Abbey Dawn was originally sold exclusively at Kohl's in the US and Boathouse in Canada. Since then Lavigne has 'revamped' the line and shipping began internationally via the line's official website. It is now sold at influential stores Trash and Vaudeville in New York, as well as various other stores across America and Europe. There is an Abbey Dawn store open in Tokyo, Japan (Wikipedia).

Avril Lavigne has also designed jewelry for Abbey Dawn, this includes necklaces, bracelets and earrings, and consists of skulls, crossbones, lightning bolts, hearts and stars. The theme includes Abbey Dawn's trademark colors - Pink, Purple, Red and Black. Lavigne also designed exclusive watches for the clothing line. As of Summer 2009, bags were available in the Abbey Dawn collection, and exclusively to Boathouse there are now belts and sunglasses (Wikipedia).

These are some of my favourite Abbey Dawn's outfit..

Pictures from Google image

In New York Fashion Week Spring 2010, she held a fashion show of her own clothes collection "Abbey Dawn"..

Pictures from Elle Runaway 2010 RTW

Beside that, Avril also has her own fragrance product named Black Star since 2009..

I created my own rock star avatar in the website.. Hehe.. Just for fun.. :p

Jc's rock star :)

Another surprise from Avril, she is concern with kid's issue! <3 <3 <3

This is the proof:

www.theavrillavignefoundation.org partnering with Easter Seals, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and The Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis..

One more important thing, her newest album "Goodbye Lullaby" will be released on March 2011!!!

I'm waiting patiently~ :)

Here is one of Goodbye Lullaby's single she sang at Dick Clark's New Years' Eve..

~ What The Hell by Avril Lavigne ~

You say that I'm messing with your head (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

All cuz I was making out with your friend (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Love hurts whether it's right or wrong (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

I can't stop cuz I'm having too much fun (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

You're on your knees, begging please, stay with me

But honestly I just need to be a little crazy

[CHORUS]

All my life I've been good, but now

I, I, I, am thinking what the hell

All I want is to mess around

And I, I, I don't really care about

If you love me

If you hate me

You can save me

Baby, baby

All my life I've been good, but now

Whoooooooa what the hell!

What? What? What? What the hell!

So what? If I go out on a million dates? (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

You never call or listen to me anyway (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

I'd rather rage than sit around and wait all day (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Don't get me wrong, I just need some time to play (e-yea)

You're on your knees, begging please, stay with me (?)

But honestly I just need to be a little crazy (crazy!)

[CHORUS]

La la la la la la la

whoa whoa whoa

La la la la la la la whoa whoa whoa

You say that I'm messing with your head

Boy, I like messing in your bed

Yeah, I am messing with your head

When I'm messing with you in bed

All my life I've been good, but now

I, I, I, am thinking what the hell (what the hell!)

All I want is to mess around

And I, I, I don't really care about (I don't care about!)

All my life I've been good, but now

I, I, I, am thinking what the hell

All I want is to mess around

And I, I, I don't really care about (If you love me)

If you love me (you know)

If you hate me (you know)

You can save me

Baby, baby (If you love me)

All my life I've been good, but now

Whoooooooa what the hell!

La la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la

Nice to Be Back Home Again :)

2011-01-04T14:14:00.010+07:00

I've told you in my first 2011 post (in the part "Far Away Home") that I felt so empty when I'm far from my "Daddy"..
I felt scared to face the world..
Next week, I'm going to start my internship..
Many worrying things came to my mind..

What if I can't do all the job they will be given to me well?

What if I make a hilarious mistake during the internship?

What if I can't keep the good name of my university?

What if, what if, what if...
I really was being pessimistic..
And like I said before, there was no peace at all in my heart.. >_<

However, I'm grateful for those tiring and frustrating thoughts..
It means that I'm in the middle of growing up process..
It shows how I really need Him in my life..
That I won't find any peace outside Him no matter how hard I try..

These last 3 days, I've been starting to communicate with Him again..
The result?
I feel far more calm and comfort..
I gain my positive thought and optimistic feeling back..
Feel so stupid for ignoring Him all this time.. ><"
Well, there's no need to blame the past.. Right?!

I'm also reminded of a simple thing I've been taught since I was a kid, that there's NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM..

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ~ Matthew 6: 33 (New International Version)

All I need to do is just HAVE FAITH in His words.. Simple, isn't it?
He has showed me that there's always HOPE for those who trust in Him..
There's always enjoyable struggle in Him..

Perseverance..
My mom said that we're lack of this one thing..
I think so..
In whatever you do, if you don't have this, then you will achieve nothing..
I want to learn to have this and I know there's a lot of people working on this one too..
Therefore, let's work it out together guys!

Be blessed and be the blessing :)

PS: I was very surprised with this semester's result! I'm nothing without You~

I Don't Feel Like Writing A Short Post ;p

2011-01-03T19:44:00.006+07:00

Hohohoho...
Second blog post in 2011... :D
So this is it guys, I don't want to take much time to think about my new resolution..
Why don't we just take a look on my 2010 resolution and check out whether all of them has been done or hasn't..

http://justcallmejc.blogspot.com/2010/01/sweet-memories-prepare-me-to-welcome.html

Copy the resolution part, paste here~

Finish reading the whole bible.. (NOT CHECKED)
Never start a day without the Daily Bread.. (NOT CHECKED)
Get sleep in minimal 5 hours a day.. (ALMOST)
Produce "my own money" by tutoring or taking a part-time job.. (NOT CHECKED)
Be a good role model (especially for my brother).. (FAILED IN THE END)

What can we learn from this?

First step, I have to reduce it..

Finish reading the whole bible..

Never start a day without the Daily Bread..

Get sleep in minimal 5 hours a day..

~~Produce "my own money" by tutoring or taking a part-time job..~~

Be a good role model (especially for my brother)..

Second, it has to be made more specific..

Never start a day without the Daily Bread.. -> Get up at 4 AM every morning for the Daily Bread
Get sleep in minimal 5 hours a day.. -> Go to sleep at maximum 1 AM
Be a good role model (especially for my brother).. -> Do not argue with mom or dad's order or advice. If it's not like what you want, just say it nicely

Last, if you have new important thing which just showed up last year, you can add it if you want..
But remember, it has to be SPECIFIC and try to make the points NOT MORE than the last one..

Get up at 4 AM every morning for the Daily Bread
Go to sleep at maximum 12 AM
Do not argue with mom or dad's order or advice. If it's not like what you want, just say it nicely
Do weekly review for MICROBES' schedule/publication

:DDD

~ God helps me ~

Now, shall we continue?

I want to share you a Korean, Japanese, and two Taiwanese drama series that I've watched.. All is magnificent!

I'm sure some of you have known all of those.. ;)

The first is "Down With Love"..

It is a Taiwanese drama series played by Jerry Yan and Ella Chen as the main character..

A lawyer named Xiang Yu Ping (Jerry Yan) who lives with his niece and nephew (The boy who act as the nephew is so cute! He also plays in the other Taiwanese drama series I'm going to tell you later.. His real name is Xiao Xiao Bin..). He has an actress girlfriend named Ding Hui Fan. Xiang Yu Ping meets Yang Guo (Ella Chen) by accident and employs her as his nephew and niece's nanny. Because of the kids' naughtiness, Hui Fan breaks up with Yu Ping due to her wrong perception on Yu Ping and Yang Guo relationship. Until Hui Fan decides to reconcile with Yu Ping, Yu Ping has already fell in love with Yang Guo. Qi Ke Zhong, Yu Ping's best friend, who still has feeling for Hui Fan (he used to be Hui Fan's boyfriend) helps Hui Fan to get Yu Ping's attention back. He pretends to fall in love with Yang Guo. The naive girl, Yang Guo, who is actually have no feeling for Ke Zhong accepts Ke Zhong as her boyfriend because he has been so nice and kind to her and her family. The situation becomes more complicated when Yang Guo finds out that her sister, Yang Duo, has been in love with Ke Zhong since the first time they met.

What's so special about this drama?

Well, I like to see a man's act when he is truly deeply in love with a woman..

When the woman whom he really cares about is right in front of him but he couldn't declare his love for some reasons..

Maybe it's typical..

But every film/drama have their own way to make this typical plot different from others..

Every time you watch those scene, you feel the sensation like you are the character in that film.. Hahaha.. xD

After all, I'm a fan of Ella Chen and I love kids.. :)

I like Ella more after I find out that she loves dog.. Just like me!

She has a special yet sad-ending relationship with her small pug named Qiang Qiang..

This is what I read in Wikipedia:

However, due to health problems, Qiang Qiang had to undergo surgery and died due to an anaesthetic allergic reaction. As a result of this, she composed and wrote the lyrics to a song dedicated to her deceased pet. She released the EP recently and to reduce costs, she performed many tasks herself, such as designing the cover for the EP, so that the profit, all of which went to animal shelter associations, would be higher. She also asked several of her friends and acquaintances, such as Joe Cheng and Jay Chou, to sign a few of the EP so that they could be auctioned off.

I read the explanation of the term EP (Extended Play) in Wikipedia, but I still don't fully understand..

The point is it's the song dedicated to Qiang Qiang..

Perhaps for you who don't really into this doggy thing, you will think that she's being too much.. It's just a dog..

But for me and millions dog lovers out there, dog is like part of our family...

I can imagine how Ella felt that time.. :'(

Next, a Japanese musical anime series, Nodame Cantabile..

The storyline is based from the comic book written by Tomoko Ninomiya..

Actually, I watch the life action version which consist of TV drama series and the movies..

The series are from episode 1 to 11, then the story continue in the movies volume 1 and 2..

Nodame Cantabile TV Series on Fuji TV, Japan

Nodame Cantabile Movie Volume 1

Nodame Cantabile Movie Volume 2

To be honest, I like Nodame because of my friend, Anne..
I have watched it on my first semester, but I only watched the first 10 minutes..
Then I didn't have any interested at all to continue watching it..
You know, in anime or in comic book, sad, happy, or confused expression of the character is exaggerated.. So is Nodame's live action.. It feels odd and awkward to see.. -_-"
Here are the example:

Look at the man

However, you will get used to it.. You'll laugh at it.. Believe me.. ;D
I never expected there are so many classical music played in Nodame Cantabile until one day Anne excitedly tell me about pure music-talented Nodame she just watched..
I who heart music became very curious to watch it all of a sudden.. Hahaha..

I borrowed the drama series' DVD from my friend, Eli, and watched it at Anne's laptop..
I even stayed overnight at Anne's boarding room only to watch them because my laptop can't play the DVD.. :((

Thankfully, I got a website link to download the movies from my high school friend, Christian.. Aaahh, so happy... :))

Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and else..

After you watch this, you definitely will become more familiar with classical musics.. :D

Below is a bit snippets from the TV series..

Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue played in a spring festival concert :)

If you are wondering about the storyline, you can read this... ;D

And now I wanna read the comic and watch the anime as well~

@Eli: bring your comics when the 6th semester begin... ^O^

Okay, here we arrive at another Taiwanese drama series titled "Autumn's Concerto"..

You might guess that it must be like Nodame Cantabile because of the word "concerto"..

Wrong guess then! Hehe..

This is a touching love story of human being..

Yes, very touching~

Lots of intrigue inside, but still good..

By the way, do you recognize the guy in the poster?

If you don't, I'll give you one more question..

Do you know F4 or have you watched Meteor Garden?

That's it! He's Vanness Wu!
I didn't notice it when I first saw the poster.. ><"

The lead actress opposite Vanness is Ady An.. Cute mother~ Haha..

Oh, not to forget, Xiao Xiao Bin is here too! :)

Remember the kid I told in "Down With Love"?

He talks much in Autumn's Concerto more than in Down With Love..

Hmm.. Maybe you need to take a closer look..

See how cute he is?!

Ta hen ke ai~ x))

Ren Guang Xi (Vanness Wu), a cocky law student, seems to lead the perfect life. He’s the sole successor to a huge and famous business and a talented ice hockey player with good looks and charisma to boot. But in reality, his lonely life lacks joy, laughter and motivation. That is until he meets Liang Mu Cheng (Ady An), the new bento seller at his school canteen. Although orphaned at a young age, Mu Cheng does not let her past affect her and lives life with great passion and determination. A harmless bet brings the two together and Guang Xi slowly changes as Mu Cheng teaches him how to give and love. Tragedy strikes when Guang Xi suddenly has to go through a major brain surgery, waking up with no memory of his past at all. His mother begs Mu Cheng to leave him and the latter has no choice but to do so. Later she learns that she already has Guang Xi’s child.

Six years pass. Mu Cheng lives a quiet life with her young son in the countryside while Guang Xi is now a successful lawyer with no memory of his past and is engaged to He Yi Qian, the kind and beautiful doctor who took care of him after his surgery. Guang Xi has flashbacks during a case and hits his client which sends him to the same town that Mu Cheng and Xiao Le (Guang Xi's son) is living. After he leaves, Xiao Le goes to Taipei to find "Uncle Guang Xi" and meets Guang Xi's mother and collapses from his illness, diabetes. He Yi Qian, Guang Xi's fiancee operates on Xiao Le and gives Guang Xi a wristband that contains photos of him and Mu Cheng. The day before the wedding, Guang Xi sees a memory card of pictures of the two lovers. Guang Xi suddenly realizes that everything that everyone told him was lies and the memories begin to rush back. A strangely familiar piano piece stirs Guang Xi’s heart as he struggles to recall his past romance with Mu Cheng, which leads to him knowing about the true father of Xiao Le. He leads to the court to fight for custody. How will the couple make up for six years of lost time? (Wikipedia)

Then if you click "next" button again in the "iPod", soundtrack of Korean drama series, Personal Taste/Personal Preference, will be played..

The male main character, Jeon Jin Ho, is played by Lee Min Ho, the guy that also acts as one of the main character in Boys Before Flowers Korean drama series..

While the female main character, Park Kae In, is played by Son Ye Jin..

About this actress, I was shocked when I found out that she is Kim Su Jin (the female main character) in Korean movie, A Moment to Remember, either.. @_@

She acts those two different characters awesomely good!

Park Kae In's character is very different from Kim Su Jin's who suffers from Alzheimer disease..

I didn't recognize her at all in Personal Taste.. ><"

No wonder there are many awards she has achieved from 2001 until 2009..

Wait..

I don't mean that Lee Min Ho's act is not good..

Tell me if any normal girls on earth who doesn't fall into his charisma..

In this drama series, he is told accidentally known as a gay..

Because of his deadly handsome look, I think he fits well the gay character.. :p

It's just because most of gays I've seen has a very good-looking.. Anyone agree?!

*Sorry to all Lee Min Ho's lovers.. Hey, I am also his fans! Consider it as my crazy thought.. xD

I tell you, you may find some similar scenes or things between Personal Taste and Down With Love..
I don't want to judge whether one of them get the idea from the other one..
Both are wonderful! I did enjoy watching all of them... :)

For those who still in holiday, hope these drama series can be an alternative to fill your holiday!
And for those who has started your activity, hope these can brighten up your day! :DD
Have a jolly days ahead! God bless ^^

2010 Flashback

2011-01-02T00:34:00.030+07:00

Yea right, I am a bad blogger..
Really sorry to all my blog's readers..
But now I'm back! :)
And it's already the first month of 2011.. Hehe
Don't you think it's time for flashback? ;)
Okay, start with....

1) MICROBES Team

MICROBES is the name of my faculty's monthly bulletin..

Yeah, I joined MICROBES team in 2010 as General Affair Director..

What do we do? Here are General Affair's job description:

- print MICROBES bulletin every two months

- distribute the bulletin to all students council and organization in my university, to my faculty lecturers, to the students in general, etc

- decorate MICROBES wall magazine

- make the announcement for MICROBES article's contributor

- distribute the prize for quiz winners

To make the job easier, I allocate each job list to my General Affair team..

My part is distribute the bulletin and make the announcement..

Honestly, I feel that I haven't done the distribution well yet.. :(

It's already the 3rd edition! How come? :'(

I feel really sorry to the chief editor, Bagaskoro..

This will be one of my resolution for 2011.. Yep!

Fyi, this is 2010/2011 MICROBES' team..

Let's do our best for MICROBES in our last period, guys :D

Chief Director

Bagaskoro

Editor in Chief

Isabella Apriyana

Head Editorial

Theodorus Eko

Editorial Staff

Alexander Ng

Gabriella Meirina

Yeremia Jonathan

Mahaldika Cesrany

Graphic Designer Coordinator

Elisabeth Rosmeilia

Graphic Designer Staff

Thomas Onde

Anastasia Setiadi

Business and Marketing Director

Devijanty

Business and Marketing Staff

Niko Prasetyo

Marlin Elza

Stefani Lobionda

Amanda Kristiani

General Affair Director

Jessie Gabriela

General Affair Staff

Adelheid Astrid

Nikodemus Steven

Reynaldi Darma

Please take a glimpse of our work in 2010 :)

2) Social Science "PELANGI: Percobaan Ilmiah yang Mengasyikan"

This is an event held by one of faculty's student club: Science Club..
I joined them as one of the group's mentor..
We played games with and taught the orphanage of St. Vincentius Putri some fun experiments :)

My group :D

3) Goblet of Biotech

A futsal and basketball competition between students from Biotechnology, Life Science, MIPA, Food Science, Environmental & Agricultural engineering which will be held in 2011..
I participated in the committee as Liaison Officer member..
I really am excited for this event because this is my first time to become a Liaison officer.. Hehe..
I hope I could get some valuable experiences from this committee.. :)

4) FTb Games "BIOSFAIR"

Left to right; top to bottom:

Me, Elisabeth, Rosalie, Wince, Awin, Yola, Marlin, Jinia, Ibel

2010 was the first time I joined this sport event.. :)

This is my faculty's sport event which is held every year..
There are chess, basketball, volleyball, futsal, and table tennis competition..
Since the first semester, I only show up as the spectator and the "cheerleader", but not this time..
I took part in the volleyball team (photo above)..
Well, I wasn't really good in it..
But at least I participated, I tried, and we did it! :D

5) Got Approved for One Month Internship at PT Indofood Fritolay Makmur

Way cool... Thanks Dad :)

Familiar with this product?
I bet you are.. ;)
PT Indofood Fritolay Makmur is part of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk that produce snacks like Chiki, Chitato, Jetz, Cheetos, Lays, and Qtela..
I got a position in Quality Assurance and will learn about the implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) at there from January until February..
During the internship, I will stay at my eldest aunt's house in Tangerang..

A nice-comfy house of my eldest aunty where I can play PS2, The Sims 2,

basketball, even biking with my niece & nephews xD

To Mr. Hendra Iswahyudi as my mentor in Indofood, all workers there, and Mrs. Noryawati as my mentor from my faculty, let's cooperate! :D

6) 5th Semester

A trip to PT Nutrifood :)

At the top: Vita, left to right: Olivia, Laora, Indri, Vilam, Me

Olivia, Lobi, Acid, Me

Me & Anne

In the greenhouse: Bamma & Moses

Ibel, Me, Uwi, Yustin, Jinia, Ika, Febri

Big family of Tissue Culture Laboratorium 2010 :)

Tissue Culture Laboratorium's group

Left to right, top to bottom:

Leo, Me, Vita, Ivan, Lydia (our lovely lab assistant :)), Moses, Sherlya, Awin

Finally, we finished this semester... :D
I'm happy yet scared..
The case is I didn't try my best at the final exam and the result hasn't come out yet.. >_<
Still hope for the best ~ not from my point of view, but Yours..
So sorry Dad..
Shame on me.. :'(

7) Smallpox

Yep! By the end of 2010, this virus attacked me..

Errrggh, it's so frustating.. :(

Fever, itchy, dizzy, and laryngitis..

The last word was a bonus.. Fyuh~

Smallpox + laryngitis made me consume antivirus and antibiotic every 4 hours.. Geezz..

It's my own fault, though..

I ought to keep distance from my brother when he suffered from smallpox too..

But the TV cable is in my room while he is now sleeping in my room..

I just can't stand still to watch movies.. -_-"

Right now, all I can do is hoping the scars will get better soon..

So that I could finish my internship before Goblet of Biotech starts..

I truly hope so...

8) Far Away Home

Fyi, that "home" doesn't refer to a real home..

Recently I felt far far away from my Big Daddy..

I rarely talked to Him for about 5 months..

I did feel He called me through every little thing happens around me..

But I kept pretending like I heard nothing, I saw nothing..

And to me, there actually ain't no peace at all..

In fact, I felt empty..

Fool me..

I tried to repel the emptiness by doing what I like to do..

Watching movies, listening to the music, drawing, even playing with my brother..

I felt happiness at that moment, but it didn't last long..

In the end, there's only two of us..

I and the emptiness..

Did I sound like a drama queen? Haaaahhh...

I don't care what you guys think of me..

Right now playing on my iTunes -> Sperti rusa rindu sungaiMu, jiwaku rindu Engkau.

Kaulah Tuhan hasrat hatiku, kurindu menyembahMu~

Dad : "Is doing 'the talk' that hard, Jc?"

Me : T_____T

"I already hurt You too much.. Still, you keep calling me.."

9) The Boy Full of Spirit

Guess how many times my brother got inpatient!

First was when the accident happened..

Second and third, when he got convulsion due to his brain injury..

The doctor said his cerebrospinal fluid is suppressing his brainstem..

Then a thin hose must be put in his body to drain the fluid for the rest of his life..

Yeah, that sounds horrible..

But again, HE shows me that there's always HOPE..

That keeps me strong and tough.. :)

Fourth, when he got another convulsion because of the smallpox virus..

And fifth was on the last Christmas,,

He got the convulsion again because many visitors came to my house and his condition was too weak..

Well, he must already be the most famous patient at Premier Hospital, Jatinegara..

I myself is almost as well-known as him there.. -_-

But look!

We're all in this together.. FIGHTING! >O<9

He never gives up..

And I know he never will.. :)

10) Indonesiaku

Timnas Indonesia at Asean Football Federeation Cup 2010 :)

For you who don't know yet, Indonesia football team reached the final of AFF Cup 2010..
They didn't get the first place, but they already showed us a great game.. Well done! :D
I wish for the very best to my beloved country in 2011~
Always proud to be Indonesian :))

to be continued..

Next post: New year's resolution

Handsome Boy ;)

2010-09-14T20:27:00.002+07:00

Jan Jeremiah Alexander Moi

Love and pray for you always :-*

A.L.I.C.E

2010-09-10T01:34:00.017+07:00

Have you ever heard about Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

I have heard it since I was still in senior high school..

There was one chapter in my English book that tells about AI..

In my faculty, there is also AI subject include in optional subjects..

I was about to take it before my faculty announced all students of year 2008 couldn't take the optional subjects.. T__T

Recently I discovered a form of AI from my college friend's Facebook wall post..

I actually wanted to post this topic about a month ago..
Yeah.. Like usual, I just have no time because of my college's assignment..
Every time I want to touch this blog after I'm done with my assignment, I feel tired already.. -__-

At first, I didn't know the iGod | Chat with God application I discovered is one of AI's project..

iGod? What kind of application is that?

It is an application where you can have live chatting with "god"..
I think everyone who hear or see it would become so curious.. That includes me!
Let me show you "our" conversation..

Okay..
At that time, I truly thought I was talking to a "real person".. That there was an "operator"..
So, my purpose in having this conversation was to find out the person behind this.. -,-"
You see the email given to me?
I searched "Dr. Wallace" in the Goole and I found this link -> http://www.alicebot.org/bios/richardwallace.html
The fact is..
I was talking to a computer program named ALICE (Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity).. @.@
Then my purpose in the next conversation was to know how far this chatterbot could response me.. ;P

Yeah, what can I expect from a robot?
We did have some miscommunication during the chat..
But still, I salute Dr. Wallace!
Moreover I salute Michael Loren Mauldin, the very first founder of chatterbot! :D

If you wanna know more about ALICE, chatterbot, or Dr. Wallace (like I do ;P), you can visit Dr. Wallace's blog on http://alicebot.blogspot.com/ or simply browsing the internet.. ;)

If you wanna make YOUR OWN CHATBOT, here's the link: http://www.pandorabots.com/botmaster/en/home
You can choose your own chatbot's gender, favorite music, hobby, etc..
You also can publish your chatbot and see every conversation between your chatbot and people on the net.. Interesting, isn't it?
So have fun with your chatterbot! ^.~

Not forget to say:

for you who celebrate it ^O^

:)

2010-08-29T00:23:00.007+07:00

Miracle at birth? Mom in Australia 'Kangaroo care' helped revive her 'dead' premature baby
By Michael Sheridan
Daily News Staff Writer

Saved by a mother's touch.

A mom in Australia says a doctor declared her newborn son "dead," but she helped bring him back to life by holding the premature baby against her body using a method known as "kangaroo care."

"I thought, 'Oh my God, what's going on?' " Kate Ogg said on the Australian television show, Today Tonight.

The child, named Jamie, was born after only 27 weeks with his twin sister, Emily, at a hospital in Sydney. Her birth went well, but his was a different story. The doctor struggled for 20 minutes to save him before declaring him dead.

"His little arms and legs were just falling down away from his body," Ogg said.

"I took my gown off and arranged him on my chest with his head over my arm and just held him."

She and her husband, David, spoke to the child as she continued to embrace him for nearly two hours. During that time, she said, the two-pound infant showed signs of life.

"I told my mum, who was there, that he was still alive. Then he held out his hand and grabbed my finger," Ogg said.

Although the doctor - who refused to be interviewed by Today Tonight - initially dismissed the baby's movements, when he put the stethoscope to its chest, he was reportedly shocked.

"He said, 'I don't believe it, I don't believe it,' " Ogg said. "It was a miracle."

The happy mother credits the amazing reversal to "kangaroo care." According to Dr. Pinchi Srinivasan, director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Neonatology at New York Hospital Queens, the procedure consists of positioning a premature baby on its stomach - clad only in a diaper - against a woman's chest and between her breasts with "skin-to-skin contact."

"The care helps the baby maintain body warmth," he told the Daily News. It also "regulates their heart and breathing rate," and is believed to contribute to weight gain and improved sleeping habits.

Fathers can also use "kangaroo care," Dr. Srinivasan noted. The key to the method is skin-to-skin contact, not the gender of the person.

The practice began in less developed nations where access to ventilators and other equipment was more difficult, he said. It was eventually studied in the United States and Europe throughout the 1980s, and has since become a recognized practice in helping preemies.

The doctor felt it was "unlikely" that the Ogg baby was "dead," as the practice of "kangaroo care" would not resuscitate a deceased child. But the technique can and does benefit babies, and is used in many neonatal intensive-care units, including the one at New York Hospital Queens.

"It is credited with helping to shorten the amount of time a baby spends in the NICU," Dr. Srinivasan said.

Article is taken from NY Daily News: World New

A Promise

2010-08-23T01:47:00.004+07:00

"Even if I am super duper extremely busy, I will still have time for You.."

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. ~ Philippians 4:13 (New Living Translation)