Electric Flower Pot

  

New!!!
A very advanced flower pot, with many advantages:

~ Cooks perfect rice without burned butt
~ Low wattage energy saver only 350W
~ Stainless steel lid (missing)
~ Steel body
~ With keep warm feature
~ Capacity 1.8 liters

giant BANANA

Here's a pic of the largest banana on this month's harvest. It weighs at 1250g for just a finger!!!
Other banana on the same tree weigh ard 700-1000g/finger.
The giant banana was so huge that it lasts for 2 breakfasts of 5 people :)
It was made into "pisang goreng" for day 1. and "pisang bakar keju" for day 2.

Hot Dog on Wheels

not-so-Holy War

Recently, a few churches was attacked by a certain-religion-group (1 2 3). The reason behind the attack is that those Christians have been using their private properties to be used as church. They claimed that they are supposed to do their Sunday masses in proper area (ie. proper church). While those Christians also claimed that the permit to build a church is quite complicated, such they need to wait for 10 years for the permit. Apparently, the police didn't do anything about the attack - they didn't protect the victim, they also didnt help the torturer. Inter-religious matters in Indonesia, for any case, with or without anyone's involvement usually will have a certain winner - the Moslem.

On previous attack on church (which obviously not solved yet)

A reporter get mass' reason on why they attack/force to close down the church

1. they do not hold permit to be a church (even it's a private property and used by a certain group of ppl)

2. a mother said she don't want any church near her residence as her kids are still young, she doesn't want them to get bad influence

3. they do not want their followers to change their religion

4. they insists that their religion is the best so everybody else should believe in their god too... etc

I will not comment on why the government cant do anything about it. we all know government are just useless in some matters :)

But... dear any religious ppl

Why are you worry that your followers will change their religion when they see/heard/learned about other faith? why?

Tata is Back !!!

tata has been missing for 2 weeks. she was last seen on 14 november 2010. i never wrote it on this blog cos it's a painful thing for me. i thought she's gone for good - someone poisoned, tortured or killed her. it's a mean thing to imagine, but it's not an uncommon thing here in indonesia.

anyway, to everybody's rejoice, tata is back 3 days ago (29 nov 2010). she's skinny, her fur is messy, she got a cut on her eye, and got a medium wound on her right shoulder. but her appetite is alright, so i assume she's ok :)

many of my friends joke (or not) if i have asked where she has been.

well, i do not see the importance of knowing where she has been.  i don't want to know if she was kidnapped or if she just had fun out-there.

all i want to know is she's back safely. i don't even care about the cuts on her body. she'll heal.

i am just grateful that she's back alive. that's all. no question asked.

thanks for coming back, tata.

note:
of course, we took a pre-caution if she jumped off the fence again, we took some debris away from temple's fence.
she as temple's guardian should be free to roam around.

Transformer: Ugly Duckling to Swan?

see what the power of make-up can do to an ugly duckling like me. i think i looked quite sparkling for the my bro's wedding day :)

Mr. Ant & his food

the sky was finally clear
wind blew softly
smell of after-rain was so nice
sun started to shine brightly

that place was very quiet
the only sound you can hear was His sound
Master's voice echoed in the grand Borobudur...
but, his soothing voice kinda made me calm and sleepy

then i stared on the paved floor where i seated
a big ant was so busy walking back and forth
going in and out of a hole between the paving blocks
he brought a white stuff out of the hole
i thought it was its larvae, but why did he put it out in open air?
he continued bringing the white stuff out and placing it in front of me
they looked like rice grains, some were big, some were small

maybe i am just fantasizing,
but kinda feel that he presented those grains for me
it's a warm feeling :) though maybe delusional
but I thank you, "big" ant!!!
it's wonderful that you've shared your food with me

ช่วงที่ดีที่สุด - chûang têe dee têe sùt - the best moments

This song has been played on "repeat" mode for days. Despite my inability to understand any words of the lyrics, I still fell in love with the song.
Thanks to EL, I had  a preview of what the song actually meant.

It's amazing that I fell in love with the song without knowing its meaning, yet the song speak what i have in mind.
Damn you BOYdpod, you guys are so good.
*First, I thought it's a boyband, apparently they are no longer boys*

Btw, the lyricstranslates to something like this...

Love is easy during the happy times. But when things get rough, it's hard but memorable at the same time. These difficult times show how much two people love each other. It's just a great feeling when you look back at them to see how you could get through it. After things ended, the past memories can come and haunt you once in a while. Good memories can hurt. Bad memories can hurt even more. But it's definitely worthwhile that, once in your life, you have lived through these "best moments".

Songs in Translation

This is my friend’s “comment” about my latest craze of Thai songs.

Errr… about the fuck-ass thingy, maybe they do it, but not sure if they’d sing it.
I’ll try to find out. For this time being, I’ll enjoy the songs despite of their meanings. Thai songs are nice, k?

Mencoba by Samuel Mulia

Below is article that I steal from our national newspaper. What he wrote is so TRUE , even it's true, not everybody can take it yet understand it. The world still goes round, and those brainless people still mock uncommon people like me. Despite any enlightenment, nothing ever changed out there, it's what's in me that need to change - my mind.

Kompas

Minggu, 19 September 2010 | 03:18 WIB by  SAMUEL MULIA

Saya sedang duduk di tepi pantai di atas kursi panjang. Deburan air laut terdengar diselingi suara burung. Langit pulau dewata, seperti biasa, biru bersih dan indah. Angin sepoi-sepoi menciumi kulit dan makin membuat rasa malas itu menjadi-jadi.

Entah mengapa, di tengah suasana itu, saya teringat akan pesan dari seorang asisten desainer yang sangat rajin menyirami saya dengan pesan-pesan mulia yang menyemangati dan menggampar pada waktu yang bersamaan. Begini pesan mulia itu. ”I can accept failure but I can not accept not trying”.

Gagal

Kalimat itu menerbangkan saya pada masa lalu yang menjengkelkan karena trauma masa kecil oleh kepala sekolah yang membuat saya merasa ia harus bertanggung jawab terhadap ketidakmampuan saya memiliki kepercayaan diri sekarang ini untuk berani mencoba; karena tak bisa atau tak mau melihat dan menghargai kalau saya ini sudah mencoba dan gagal menjadi murid pandai.

Ada teman saya yang mengomentari saat saya berkeluh kesah soal yang satu ini. ”Kan, kamu sudah dewasa sekarang. Elo dong yang juga bersikap dewasa.” Benarkah demikian? Benarkah saya yang sekarang ini bisa tidak keder hanya karena saya dewasa dan bisa berpikir untuk tidak keder tanpa mengingat bahwa fondasi saya yang sesungguhnya begitu kedernya?

Kalau saya tak bisa matematika dan sudah mencoba dan ternyata hasilnya cuma ya.., gitu deh, mengapa saya dikelompokkan menjadi murid tidak pandai? Tak hanya guru di sekolah. Ayah saya saja pernah menggertak dan naik pitam karena saya tak bisa menjawab pertanyaan ilmu pengetahuan alam yang disodorkan kepada saya. Saya sudah berusaha, tetapi tak bisa.

Kemampuan saya tak pada yang eksak, tetapi pada yang tidak eksak, yang umumnya sangat tidak dihargai sebagai juara kelas. Namun, sepertinya ia tak mau tahu. Maka, ia berteriak dan saya makin tak bisa menjawab.

Kemudian saya berpikir, apakah quote-quote indah yang mengajarkan berpikir positif itu benar adanya? I can accept failure, misalnya. Saya, sih, bisa-bisa saja menerima kegagalan. Itu sudah pasti. Lha, wong hidup saya sendiri, kok. Akan tetapi, masalahnya, apakah guru, kepala sekolah, dan ayah saya mau menerima kalau saya gagal?

Tetap gagal

Menurut pengalaman saya, sih, mereka tidak mau dan tidak bisa menerima. Buktinya? Pengelompokan terhadap murid pandai dan tidak, saya di-kumon-kan (meminjam istilah sekarang) supaya saya bisa sama pandainya dengan anak tetangga dan, kalau sudah semua dilakukan dan saya tetap gagal, mereka kemudian berteriak begini. ”Gitu aja ndak bisa.”

Saya jadi teringat akan obrolan dengan seorang teman beberapa hari sebelum peluncuran film perdana pada akhir bulan lalu, di mana saya berperan sebagai bintang utama sebuah film semidokumenter. Begini ia mengirim pesannya. ”Bagaimana, uda siap dihina tanggal 31? Ha-ha sudah siaplah. Orang dari lahir juga selalu dihina-hinakan ha-ha-ha-ha.” Kemudian pesannya dilanjutkan begini. ”Aku sih berdoa sukseslah. You have to start from nothing to become something.”

Saya hanya berpikir, kalau seandainya guru dan ayah saya bisa berpikir seperti teman saya, mungkin saya menjadi orang yang paling berbahagia. Berbahagia karena dihargai karena mencoba dari nol dari nothing, bukan dinilai karena bermain buruk. Dinilai karena saya berani mencoba, bukan takut kalau hasilnya tidak menyenangkan banyak orang dan kemudian merasa tertekan pada akhirnya.

I can not accept not trying. Kalau dari kacamata saya sebagai yang tertindas, saya setuju bahwa semua orang harusnya mau melihat bahwa saya sudah mencoba. Namun, apakah guru dan kepala sekolah serta ayah saya bisa setuju dengan kalimat itu? Persis seperti quote lain macam begini. The most important thing is not the destination but the journey.

Benarkah guru, ayah saya, dan orang lain mau menghargai the journey, dan the trying-nya itu, dan bukan hanya semata-mata destinasinya alias hasil akhirnya?

Itu mengapa saya harus berpikir untuk tidak keder meski sejujurnya saya selalu keder. Maka, saya mengerti mengapa kalau dalam seminar saya takut bertanya, takut mengungkapkan ide saya, takut di suruh duduk di depan. Karena saya sudah terbiasa untuk tidak dihargai karena trying-nya.

Saya takut dianggap goblok memberi ide yang mungkin tak pernah terlintas dan tak biasa dilakukan, apalagi berhadapan dengan manusia yang tak pernah mau menerima kegagalan karena hidupnya tak pernah gagal, dan tak bisa menerima bahwa manusia itu bisa saja punya rambut sama hitam, tetapinya IQ-nya macam-macam. Dari yang jongkok sampai yang bisa kayang.

Itu yang membuat saya mulai berpikir, mengapa quote-quote itu acapkali dalam bentuk sebuah kalimat yang indah didengar, indah untuk dimengerti, dan menyemangati pada waktu bersamaan. Mungkin karena yang membuatnya pernah mengalami perlakuan yang ”tidak senonoh”. Dan, sayangnya, yang menghargai kalimat macam itu adalah manusia macam saya; bukan mereka yang pernah mengalami, tetapi tak mau menghargai the journey dan the trying itu.