"Above the sky there is still sky. But remember there are footprints on the moon..."

taken from Bryan Wagey's facebook

Quotations... Beautiful yet Weird

"A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."
--Max Planck

"A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God."
--Alan Perlis

"Anybody who has been seriously engaged is scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye must have faith.'"
--Max Planck

"Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The beginning is always today."
--Mary Wollstonecraft

"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine."
--Thomas Jefferson

"Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems."
--Rene Descartes

"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."
--William Wallace

"Everything in life is luck."
--Donald Trump

"God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny."
--Garrison Keillor

"Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't."
--Richard Bach

"I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches."
--Alice Roosevelt Longworth

"A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe."
– Madeleine L’ Engle
(from library.uph.ac.id -- thanks to Hans ;))

"My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read."
– Abraham Lincoln
(from library.uph.ac.id -- thanks to Hans ;))

"Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure."
--George Edward Woodberry

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other."
--Abraham Lincoln

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
--Bill Cosby
(FSM only: bukan Bill Cosby Sena ya. hahha)

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
--Barack Obama

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
--Walt Disney

"I don't design clothes, I design dreams."
--Ralph Lauren

"Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart."
--Alan Alda

"All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired."
--Martin Luther

"Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits."
--Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826, Third President of the USA

"Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them."
--Blaise Pascal

"The past can hurt. You can either run from it or learn from it."
--The Lion King

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you."
--Winnie the Pooh

"Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."
--Marcus T. Cicero, c. 106-43 BC, Great Roman Orator, Politician

"All it takes is Faith and Trust."
--Peter Pan

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Others stay awhile, make footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same."
--Anonymous

"A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue."
--Russian Proverb

"What do you do when things go wrong? Oh! You sing a song!"
--Snow White

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
--Akeelah and the Bee
(akhirnya ketemu juga lengkap versionnya. haha)

I'm Still Alive

Hello folks! :D

It's been pretty much a long time yah since my last post. Apa kabar semuanya? Saya harap masih pada oke-oke aja yaaa. Udah berapa lama nih? Like 2,5 months, isn't it? ;) Waktu yang cukup untuk mengakomodasi hal-hal tak terduga yang terjadi dalam hidup saya.

Mulai akhir-akhir Mei sampai akhir-akhir Juni, I learned precious lessons while working on my #20on20 project. A project made for my best friend, Mixci, for his 20th birthday on June 20. I really thanked God for His helps and guidance. Also for new friends and wonderful experiences. Saya semakin yakin kalau mujizat itu masih ada. Kalau Tuhan saya itu hidup dan mendengar setiap doa saya. Kalau Tuhan itu peduli banget sama saya. Saya juga belajar tentang 'pemberian terbaik' dan 'kekuatan cinta'. Ternyata sukacitanya itu pol sekali ketika kita bisa memberikan yang terbaik untuk orang yang kita sayang. Bahkan sampai di hari-hari setelah kita melakukan itu. Kalau kita memberi yang terbaik, ada kepuasan dan kelegaan tersendiri. Gak akan ada rasa penyesalan.

Mulai akhir-akhir Juni sampai pertengahan Juli, saya menanti perubahan. Saya menanti hasil perjuangan saya. Dan hasilnya tidak sesuai harapan. Bukan salah siapa-siapa sih. It might supposed to be like that. Things just didn't work, and it was better to bring it to the end. I wouldn't do like what I did if there was still a small light-of-hope in there. Tapi ya sudah lah. Ini lebih baik. Sama seperti yang abang bilang: "One day, it's gonna make sense kok."

Mulai pertengahan Juli sampai sekarang, saya tidak mau tergesa-gesa. Saya belajar untuk mengontrol emosi dan keinginan. Saya mau menjadi lebih dewasa lagi dalam berpikir, bertindak, dan bertutur. Saya belajar pula bahwa sebuah hubungan bisa berhasil jika kedua belah pihak mau saling mengerti, saling menyesuaikan.

Now, I'm still alive :)

Each day in life has its own surprises. Mau gak mau ya kita harus tetap jalani. Life goes on. Waktu yang kita punya terlalu singkat untuk tidak menikmati setiap surprises tersebut. Gak ada yang bilang surprises itu selalu bikin kita ketawa, kesengsem, seneng, bahagia tak terkira, senyam-senyum sendiri. Ada surprises yang akan kita dapatkan yang ngebuat  kita terkejut, shock, kaget, gak bisa komen apa-apa lagi, bahkan perih hati. Tapi those all are arranged to result the best life of us. Seperti kata brader: "Rencana Tuhan untuk setiap kita itu beda-beda." Berarti, surprisesnya beda-beda, prosesnya beda-beda. But, remember, we are in the best life story God's specially written for us. Let's enjoy it to the fullest. In every circumstance, there will always one thing that can make us smile. Give it a good response, and it will give you back something good.

A new morning means a new day. A new day means a new lesson. Sampe mati kita akan senantiasa jadi murid sekolah kehidupan yang Gurunya adalah Sang Pencipta sendiri. Mari jadi murid yang denger-dengeran. Yang antusias. Rewardnya...... di bumi dan di surga--a miraculous life and a happily-ever-after life in heaven :D

Stay blessed!

The latest pic of me. Hahaha

Tenang aja, saya masih sehat-sehat, masih cakep XD

Me and Mom @ Minimal Mega Mall

August 1, 2011

You are the one whose smile I saw for the first time

You are the one who teach me the true beauty

You are the one who I’m learning to be strong from

And you are the one who always have faith in me

You are the sunshine when my feeling gets blue

You are the rainbow after the rain

You show me your love is true

Oh Mother, you are the sweetest angel God’s ever sent

Years passed off rapidly

Change everything we see

But the light of your heart shines on

The strength of your soul vanish not

Ages can’t take away your charm

You are still as tough as a diamond

You keep standing beautifully

You stay like you always be

I can’t ask for more, you are the best

I love you till the end.

Happy 53^rd birthday, Mom!

 -ping-