Showing posts with label People. Show all posts
Showing posts with label People. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

Harder than fiction

First post of the year. Have you guys seen movies such as the Notebook, or the most recent, The Dilemma. Both of the story reflects some sort of story that might exist in the real world. The difference is, it makes good yet entertaining or even touching movies.

Let's say the Notebook. (Spoiler Alert!) The mother of the female leads character have to live with the man who she didn't fully love. Touching eh? No people in the world would want that kind of live!

Then, the Dilemma. There are situation where you don't know wether you have to tell your best friend an ugly truth. In the movie, it might be entertaining for the audience, but believe me people, you don't wanna be in that position.

From that case situation you'll find that those kind of things are more than possible to happen in one's life and it would be very hard to deal with. You also might find your life in an author's book. Anyhow, as we always knows, life is stranger than fiction, and we can do nothing but live it and let it flow.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

When Peoples Walk

It's been a time since I last post something in here. Actually couple time I had something that crossed my mind, but I didn't pour it here and I soon forget about it. Now, I have something in my head, and I'm gonna write it now, here.

When people are walking, they various style of viewing their way. Some of them see it straight forward, some are looking all the way around ( I do this!), and some walk with their head down.

People who see the road straight forward, I think they are the people who see everything to the forward, they might not care or bother things. I do think that people who do this are people with determination and they might unaware with the danger that comes from below, back and around them.

People who walk with their head down, people might say that those who did this are people who felt inferior and they might say that people should not walk like this. I disagree. These people are people who are down to the earth, they don't forget the land where they step, they also might be aware of things that might makes them tripped.

People might say that people who see around when walking might don't have principle. Well, I think people who do see around when walking are people who are fully aware of his/her surrounding. They are aware for what might tripped them, what might hit them from right or left, what might stab them from the back, and most importantly they knows what ahead of them.

I think that's all. I don't think I write this well. People might disagree, but hey, it's merely my personal opinion. I have no mean of insulting people here.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

When People Stress

Stress is something that is inevitable in people's life. No matter how you do, it will look and come to you. In some case, stress is able to take one's life literally.

After several stress attack, I just know there are some way to counter it and people often use this methods as well.

1. Drink. People usually drink (alcohol) to forget their stress. It is proofed effective temporarily.
2. Extreme Case: usage of drugs. Yes, it's an extreme case, it is said able to distract people from their stress, and even from their regular life.
3. Hobby. Hobby? Yes, it's able to distract. It's harmless in most occasion, and able to fill in your world, also kick stress aside. It's one of the constructive way to kill stress. I develop my photography interest during my stress period sometimes ago.
4. Drink non-alcohol. The same as the 1st point, the difference is you don't drink any alcohol. Coffee, tea, juices are the common example.
5. Find a getaway. Find somewhere pleasant, calming. It's really helpful.

That's it. To clarify, I won't say that currently I am being attacked by stress nor I currently living a happy life, but I just want to share something that crossed my mind (again). Lol. Thanksgiving is coming! Yeay!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Homesick

I guess it's been a while eh? No, currently I'm not having a homesick, I just wanna talk about it, for now.

It's been a couple month for me and my friends here in DVC (it's my 5th month, some entering their 3rd), and they started to miss their home for some reason. It could be because they live alone in here (literally no roommate), or the extreme case, being alienated and having only a few friends.

As far as I know, there are two friends of mine who having those symptom, one manage to overcome it, while the other is just begun feeling it. She feel alone simply because she has few to trust, really few, and I guess she miss her condition back in Indonesia.

Does anyone know how to help her?

Anyhow, in case you're questioning wether I had or have homesick yet or not, yeah. I had once, but not in high stadium. I manage to recover quickly.

I believe homesick have to be cured as soon as possible. If it don't it will ruin both of our daily and academic life. Try to cheer.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

The Truth

It's been a time since that wrongly-written post. Anyhow, I didn't post a blog not because of that post, nonetheless because I have no idea to post until now.

Gossip. People do love gossips, some even can be said wandering around looking for it. Often we found that the gossip are nothing but lie or false story (hoax) and those gossips are unknown by the gossiper, literally killing/hurting the subject of the gossip.

The truth. Those who goes with gossip, I believe they know nothing about the truth. Even the people are telling them the truth, they wouldn't listen for they would think, that the responds (which sometimes basically are the truth) merely the form of the subject's self-defense.

Remember this line(s). Don't be discourage just because of gossip. You (and maybe your best friends) know the truth. They can talk or think anything they like about you, but they won't by any chance, know the truth better than you (and again, maybe your best friends) do.

So, why you think about it so much? Sometimes you can say, fuck gossip! Yes, I know I can be considered as hypocrite for despising gossip (yes, I do like gossip), but I won't add more than I heard, and I'm not a story teller who tell story to everyone.

I will do my best not to 'sell' my BEST friend.

Friday, July 30, 2010

I Miss Them

Sooner or later, I would definitely miss a lot of things. I just realize that I miss them. This morning, I had a dream that I goes home to Indonesia, only to spend a weekend (sounds crazy, but hey, it's only a dream), there I saw my father, my friends such as Hans, ManDik, Chris, Ivan, etc. I just realize that I miss them so much.

What I miss right now:
-My family.
-My choir
-My church
-My Lector Family
-The ambience when speaking in the church
-bunch of Indonesian food
-XXI/Blitz

and last but not least for now, my friends. I shouldn't name each of them should I?

No matter how good here in US, no matter how comfortable here, there's no place better than my home, surrounded by my family and friends.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Mellow Day

My second post, since I arrived in United States of America. So far is so good for me. I've been through some boring session, and now I'm quite settled in here. Everything was fine and enjoyable, we're all happy until this moment.

Problem are arising. Most of my friends have to face problems of their own, their disagreement either with their family or girl/boyfriend. It just so natural. A boy or girl studies oversea, soon, they break up.

I have to appreciate friends of mine who stay together even though they are apart for almost a year, they are so great. I do hope that they stay together, as long as they can.

Anyway, I have things to concern beside that. Not that I have problem, but, I have goals to achieve.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Hello from Pleasant Hill, CA!

Hello, it's been a time since I post a blog here. Well, it's almost a week, oh, it's more than a week actually! Let's straight to the point.

To tell the truth, I quite get bored when people asking: "hey how is SF?" or something like that. Here it is: sometimes it's cold, sometimes it freaking hot! And FYI, I'm in Pleasant Hill, a small town that located 1 hour from San Francisco.



I think this all I can say for now. The next post, I think I will post about my friends and my life in here. Aah, it would be so much fun! Oh, Almost forgot. I'm happy here, and I haven't been attacked by homesick, yet. And yes, I miss my family and friends in Indonesia.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Wajahnya di Malam Hari

Suatu hari, aku melintasi Jakarta, melintasi daerah barat dan pusat seperti jalan K.H.Hasyim Ashari, jalan Kyai Tapa, serta daerah Kebon Kelapa, aku melihat suatu pemandangan yang unik. Ternyata Jakarta telah memperlihatkan kepadaku satu dari sekian wajah yang dimilikinya, ia memperlihatkan wajahnya pada malam hari.

Sepanjang jalan, aku melihat di sepanjang jalan, orang-orang yang melawan waktu, terus membuka tenda makanan, dengan harapan ada orang yang singgah di tengah malam.

Sesekali aku melihat bajaj-bajaj yang diparkir di sisi jalan. Jika kau perhatikan, akan terlihat sang pengemudi tertidur di dalamnya. Bukan karena tidak mau, tapi sering kali mereka tidak mempunyai apa pun selain bajaj mereka.

Kemudian, jikalau engkau melihat di depan teralis gedung-gedung yang saling berhimpit di sana, engkau akan melihat seseorang yang tidur hanya dengan beralaskan kardus.

Lalu, aku melihat sebuah keluarga, mirip dengan kondisi orang tadi, mereka harus tidur di depan sebuah gedung, beralaskan kardus/kertas koran. Yang ada pada mereka hanya satu dengan yang lain, serta satu buah air mineral gelas dan sepotong roti untuk mereka semua.

Miris aku melihatnya. Kalian, yang masih mempunyai tempat tinggal, tercukupi kebutuhannya, serta masih bisa melihat tulisan ini, bersyukurlah!

Ingin rasanya kulakukan sesuatu, tapi apa daya. Aku masih belum mampu. Kuharap di saat aku mampu, aku masih memiliki rasa kasihan dan peduli yang sama dengan kumiliki sekarang. Pada saatnya nanti, maukah kau membantuku menolong mereka?

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Degradation

"Wow, I'm graduating from high school, but I do wanna play child's sand art"

"I'm about to attend college and right now I'm watching Toy Story 1 and 2 (again) and cried like a little child."

"I'm 17 going on 18, and I'm visiting theme park, excited like a little boy taken there by my pa and ma."

Those kind of quotes, were heard by me recently, and I thought some of it too. Why could those things slip to our mind lately? We're graduating from high school, and about to attend college but we often think like we're 5th or even 3rd grader!

One night, i finally come with an answer, rises in my mine. All of us, the senior high student are afraid. Deep down inside, we're afraid of growing up. Some of us, afraid of losing things we enjoyed, things we loved, things we have in this moment.

Deep down inside we're all wanna be forever young.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Hal Khawatir

Rasanya lama sekali tidak meng-update blog ini. Lama-lama bisa bernasib sama seperti account flixster nih. Oke, sekarang ada yang baru.

Ada sebuah perumpamaan, sesorang apabila bepergian, dia pasti membawa satu dari lima barang ini:
1.Handphone

2.Sisir

3.Permen/makanan ringan
4.Saputangan

5.Rosario/kalung salib

Jika anda harus memilih, manakah yang akan anda bawa?
  • Jika handphone yang anda pilih, anda khawatir tidak bisa berkomunikasi dengan orang lain.
  • Jika sisir, anda khawatir dan tidak percaya pada penampilan anda.
  • Jika permen/makanan ringan, anda khawatir akan kelaparan, ketidakcukupan dari kebutuhan perut anda.
  • Jika saputangan, anda khawatir akan pribadi anda yang sering grogi/tidak percaya diri.
  • Jika rosario/kalung salib/atribut agama yang dapat dibawa, anda khawatir bahwa Allah tidak menyertai anda!
Hai kalian, janganlah khawatir! Selalu ada Allah, sang Penguasa yang menyertai kita! Ia tidak akan meninggalkan kita meski teman-teman mau pun sanak saudara meninggalkan kita. Ia akan mencukupkan kita.

Percayalah saudaraku. ALLAH selalu sertamu.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Complicated Creature

Complicated creature, or complicated beings. That's what women, girls, and other daughters of Eve are. They're so complicated so that only they, the other women/girls and GOD knows what's on their head.

Of course they are, why? One of the reason is, they have an ability to say A while what they really mean is B, C, or even Z. Can't get it? Here's an example. A boy asked her girl what she want for her birthday, then the girl replied that it's enough for her as long as her boy remember her birthday so that he doesn't have to give her anything. The boy give her nothing. She's mad. Why? Because on her head she expect her boy to give her something (special I think).

Then, females has another special abilities (which I have found out). One of them, is the capability of changing mind or point of view in night (calmly!). This ability is amazing isn't it? They're capable of change the way they treat males, friends, or maybe even siblings! Sometimes I do hope this ability. :)

Last but not least, I have to restate that no one, but no one know what's on their head. One said that if you wanna know what's inside their head, you have to think like them. Never try to guess what's inside their head.

Right, as a conclusion of this silly post is: "Females are the most complicated puzzle mankind ever known". Don't you agree?

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Dagelan Perwakilan Rakyat aka DPR

Well, semua orang pasti sudah tahu kericuhan DPR saat memungut suara mengenai Kasus Century.

Mereka ricuh karena berpendapat kalau pendapat merekalah yang paling benar. Sungguh konyol. DPR yang demikian benar-benar dewan perwakilan rakyat dalam arti yang sebenarnya. Mereka dengan sukses mewakili citra sebagian besar masyarakat Indonesia yang egois dan cenderung memaksakan kehendaknya masing-masing, serta mengandalkan fisik dalam mengatasi masalah. Bayangkan, hal yang biasa kita lihat di kampung-kampung terekspos dengan jelas di gedung MPR-DPR, dan parahnya hal tersebut disaksikan jutaan orang di seluruh Indonesia!

Saya pernah membaca suatu artikel di kompasiana, dan saya menemukan suatu pendapat menarik. Ada pendapat yang mengatakan bahwa penunjukkan orang-orang pansus yang berasal dari kalangan non-ekonom sangatlah konyol. Bukankah sebaiknya anggota Pansus diambil dari kalangan yang kompeten (para ekonom)? Hal tersebut bagaikan berkonsultasi penyakit mata kepada dokter gigi.

Sungguh, hal ini hanya bisa terjadi di Indonesia. Negaraku yang kaya.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

My Strange Indonesia

Indonesia, my country is a really strange country. You'll find lots of oddity.

Indonesia is the only place where you'll find things can be easily being forbid by a side. Yes, here I'm talking about MUI (Indonesian Moslem Council) who forbid lots of things! Lately they forbid hair smoothing, hair extension, and also curling. They said it attract lust, I mean woman's hair. Crazy isn't it? Those who said that women haircut attract lust is the one who attracted!

Indonesia is one of the country who (want to) restrict the freedom of expression in the Internet. As far as i know, it's intended to protect the government from bad impression. Simply remind me of the New Order (Orde Baru). Where in the world is Democracy? Pancasila?

Indonesia is the one of few country where justice isn't gray. You're the justice and the truth when you have money.

Indonesia, oh how I dream you to be a better country. Actually there are things, strange things in Indonesia that would make you exhales but, these are enough. These are as far as I remember when I post.
For those who celebrate The Lunar (Chinese) New Year and Valentine, I said happy new year or happy valentine!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Being Yourself

We live in this world, and believe it or not, sometimes we're not being ourselves. We could be having job we don't enjoy, attending wrong class at college, or else.


The fact is, we have to be ourselves, but how?
The easiest thing we could have done first is, defining our original interest, for example, I love traveling and I love the beauty of nature and that makes me more comfortable in landscape photography instead of photograph that involve model and photographing event.

And the least thing you should do, in my opinion, is not to being other's want you to be. For example, your parent want you to be a doctor, but you love the law deep inside your heart. Pick law in college instead of doctor. But still you have to listen to others because your friend could criticize you and you can take the positive side.



Well? A short one today, i do hope you enjoy it.
~The hardest battle you'll ever fight is the battle to be yourself.~

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Teman Jangka Panjang

Pertemanan adalah sebuah topik yang sangat sangat lazim, dan tak jarang diangkat dalam karangan seseorang (bahkan blog ini pernah memuat postingan tentang hal ini). Sekarang, mungkin akan dibahas lagi ya..

Kalau dipikir-pikir, mempunyai teman adalah hal biasa (yang tentunya wajib disyukuri). Begitupula memiliki sahabat. Banyak orang yang menganggap bahwa mereka memiliki sahabat. Tapi apakah hal itu benar? Terkadang memang benar, tapi ada kalanya orang yang kita anggap sebagai sahabat itulah yang 'menghancurkan' kita.

Yang dibutuhkan seseorang bukanlah teman, rekan, ataupun sahabat (jangka pendek), yang sangat dibutuhkan adalah teman jangka panjang. Teman jangka panjang inilah yang bisa disebut sebagai sahabat sejati. Teman jangka panjang inilah yang mampu mengkritikmu secara positif. Mereka pula yang dapat menerimamu meski kau telah membuat mereka kecewa. Mereka juga adalah orang yang akan terus mensupport kau dalam berbagai hal.


Teman seperti ini sangatlah sulit didapat. Mereka adalah orang yang dapat kau percaya sepenuhnya dan mereka didapat tidak dengan segera, melainkan melalui hitungan tahun, bukan hanya 1 atau 2 tahun.

Mereka (sangat kecil kemungkinannya untuk) tidak akan menyakiti perasaanmu, dan saat mereka melakukan itu, pastilah disebabkan engkau melakukan kesalahan terlebih dahulu.

Jadi, carilah teman jangka panjang, karena selain pasangan hidupmu, merekalah yang akan mengisi hidupmu dan mensupportmu sampai hari-harimu berakhir.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Wish For Something

Jolly. It's 2010. And i started this year with a sickness. How sick is that? But fortunately, i recovered, well, not fully though, but it's enough to handle school.

Well, new year can be used as a time to set a new goal, a new hope, or even a new beginning. This year's going to be a big year for me. Well, at least I hope it will be. And it should be.

Things I really wish to come true this year are:

1.watching Java Jazz
2.Attending college, in US.
3. well, before attending college, graduate with good mark of course.
4. see Lakers in action
5.travel with friend(s)
6. be a better man

and one optional things that i don't really wish to come true: is to have a girl, but that's optional. xD

Right, like i said, it's another new year, another new day, another new life, and I'm feeling good. Let's put our past behind, and learn from it. Walk it head straight up. New challenges are waiting for us.

Friday, December 11, 2009

What I learned today..

Um, well, today (11/12/'09) is the day I learned a lot.

1. do NOT depend on peoples who depends on you a LOT, because they have big chance to disappoint you.

2. Jakarta's best view comes when sky is dark. It's just, so beautiful.

3. never ever think that it's going to be easy, plan everything well

4. ice lemon tea+movie with long duration+strong Air Con= urinate a lot during movie!

5. 2012 is a bad with fuckin long duration provided with magnificent effect but irritating plot. Certainly can't understand why people get in lines to watch this movie.

These things was posted in my twitter account, but i think it's not a bad idea to repost it in my blog. From micro to macro? So what?

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Remembering John

8-12-1980: One of the greatest songwriter on earth was killed.
He's John Lennon.

Imagine there's no racism
No black
No white
Only human, living together

Imagine no fanaticism
It isn't hard to do
No reason to fight for
And no anarchy too.
Imagine all the people
Living in peace.

You may say, you may think,
I'm a dreamer.
But I'm sure that I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
and the world will be as one.

"John Lennon might only be a dreamer, but someday someway, people will understand and join his dream. He may be long gone, but his artwork will stay till the end of the world. "
- Tribute to John Lennon -

John Lennon 8-12-'80

Friday, December 4, 2009

Suicide Phenomenon

Ugh, sebenarnya banyak yang melintas di kepala selama seminggu ini, dan akhir-akhir ini, berita di Kompas.com bercerita entah tentang kelanjutan kasus Prita dan "tren" bunuh diri di mall. Setelah dipikir-pikir, bahas tentang "tren bunuh diri" saja deh.

Seperti yang telah diberitakan di koran, inet, dll dsb dst, dan yang jadi pertanyaan, kira-kira, kenapa sih hal demikian bisa terjadi dan dilakukan?

Kalau di pikir-pikir, seberat apa beban yang ditanggung oleh pribadi yang melakukan bunuh diri tersebut? Apakah tiada jalan lain? Ataukah mereka tidak ingin mencoba untuk mencari jalan keluar?

Tanpa niat menyinggung perasaan keluarga yang ditinggalkan, saya katakan dengan keras bahwa perbuatan bunuh diri itu sungguh bodoh! Hanya orang yang tidak dewasa secara mental dan iman yang akan melakukannya. Jikalau mereka dewasa, mereka pasti akan melihat secercah harapan dalam setiap kondisi, meskipun kondisi itu sangat berat.

Untuk media-media yang ada, tidaklah pantas bagi mereka untuk mengekspos kasus bunuh diri tersebut secara berlebihan sampai memasang foto-foto, bahkan metode bunuh diri yang digunakan secara lengkap, karena dikhawatirkan hal ini akan memunculkan preokupasi (pikiran berulang) bunuh diri, dan tidak menutup kemungkinan akan memberi ilham metode pelaksanaan bunuh diri.

So? Haruskah bunuh diri? No way. Di setiap kesulitan, seberat apa pun pasti ada jalan. Tinggal pintar-pintar kita menjaga hati mental dan pikiran.