October 31, 2009

Selamat Jalan, Lindsay!

Lindsay adlh hp SE S500i gw yg ilank.. Sedih berpisah dgnnya stlh 1 th 10 bulan 12 hari menemani gw dlm suka n duka. Walopun keypadnya patah2, tp gw suka bgt ama modelnya, warnanya n designnya.. Hp yg gw beli dgn duit gw ndiri, yg gw kumpulin dgn sabar walopun stlh gw beli turun harganya kaya perosotan.

Ampir ketinggalan n ilank bbrp kali.. Dan kali ini bener2 ilank! Smua itu krn kecerobohan gw, keteledoran gw, kepikunan gw sendiri. Huhh, kesel gw ama diri gw ndiri knp gw ga bs ngelindungi sesuatu yg berharga bwat gw.. Coba gw ati2 n slalu inget ama hp, gw ga akan kehilangan dy utk slama2nya :(

Tp skrg Lindsay uda ga ada di samping gw, entah skrg dy ada dimana n dimiliki syapa.. Gw kangen tp apa blh buat, susu sdh jd yoghurt (gw kutip dr tmn gw menggantikan nasi yg sdh jd bubur) jd percuma disesali skrg. Post kali ini gw tulis sbg kenangan utk hp gw tersayang.. Selamat jalan, Lindsay!

October 30, 2009

Bisi Time is Over..

Kmrn gw dpt sms dr Ranggi “Dengan mengeheningkan cipta mari kita renungkan hal sbb: kita gagal lolos kompetisi CFA. Terima kasih atas waktu dan usahanya!”

Pas bacanya c gw rada biasa aja soalnya lg sibuk apaan gt gw lupa.. Stlh bbrp wkt kemudian, br ngerasa rada kecewa jg c. Tp gw yakin, pasti tmn setim gw yg laen trutama Ranggi n Gio pasti lebih kecewa dibanding gw krn yah scr mereka yg niat bgt bwat ikut lomba CFA yg diadain ama BEI (kayanya mereka bdua mau jd CFA jg ke depannya) n gw diajakin mereka.

Kompetisinya utk mahasiswa, bs S1 ato S2 yg mengharuskan masing2 tim utk nganalisis 1 dr 5 pilihan perusahaan yg uda IPO n bikin research report yg di dalamnya tmasuk valuasi utk nentuin apakah saham perusahaan tsb overvalued (rekomendasi sell) ato undervalued (rekomendasi buy).

Nah, tim gw milih BISI (PT Bisi International, Tbk) yg core business nya hybrid seeds.. Slama skitar 2 mingguan qta kerjain, mulai dr Investment Summary, Industry Overview, Competitive Positioning, Investment Risk, Financial Analysis ampe Valuation. Reportnya full Inggris pula, huahh! Pokoknya uda berusaha bener2 ampe gw ngerasa effort qta keluarin bwat report ini bs dibilank gede jg mengingat jdwl perkuliahan PM yg padat..

Qta jg uda konsultasi ama dosen Valuation, kakak S2 PM yg th lalu juara 1 lomba yg sama.. Mereka ngasih masukan yg bnyk n positif bahkan dibilank report qta layak utk masuk final, pdhal itu masih draftnya doank. Well, mank sayang c tp yah keputusan juri ga bs diganggu gugat jg.. Qta ga lolos msk 15 besar, yah mank saingan qta seluruh Indo n jg ada S2 jd mungqn walopun research report qta uda bgs tp masih bnyk yg lebih bgs dr qta hahaha!

P.S. bwat Ranggi n Gio, jgn menyerah n jd patah smangat krn qta ga lolos kali ini yah.. Gw yakin loe bdua pasti bs jd CFA yg hebat di kemudian hari! :)

October 29, 2009

Bagai Rajawali

Aku ingin selalu berada di hadirat-Mu
Aku ingin selalu berlindung dalam naungan-Mu

Di bawah kepak sayap-Mu
Kau bawa ku terbang tinggi
Melintasi langit biru
Bagaikan rajawali

Bagai rajawali, melintasi gunung tinggi
Bagai rajawali, melintasi badai hidup

Di bawah kepak sayap-Mu
Kau bawa ku terbang tinggi
Melintasi langit biru
Bagaikan rajawali

October 28, 2009

Q

To my special bro..

I know, sooner or later you’ll read my blog. I’ve message you last night but there’s no delivery report at all so I’ve decided to write it here..

Well I just wanna say, you don’t have to be jealous whether I’m with another guy. Coz you’re my forever brother.. So no matter what, just remember that you’re always special in my heart okay :)

-your sist-

October 27, 2009

Bella Cullen

If I were Bella in Twilight series.. (I took Facebook quiz "What's your Twilight character?" n the answer was Bella) I wouldn't want to be Bella Swan, who is careless, weak n always invites troubles around..

I wish I could be Bella Cullen.. Coz she doesn't need to sleep (so I'll have full 24 hr a day), has amazing defense power to protect her belongings and loved ones (lately I felt it so important for me). And well, last but not least (maybe d best for Bella in Twilight) is to have Edward as husband ;)

October 26, 2009

Sakit

Hr ini gw sakit, demam.. :(

11.08: baru bangun!
11.15: melihat bnyk missed calls n sms, huaa..
11.22: cuci muka, sikat gigi, pasang soft lens
11.34: sarapan (yg sngt2 kesiangan kayanya, hehehe)
13.26: makan siank
14.05: mati lampu, hujan gede, ga bs tidur >.<
14.18: dpt kabar kalo tnyata td Investment ada quiz, damn!

hmm, uda ah.. sungguh post ga penting!

October 25, 2009

Chiong!

Ada bbrp mata kuliah gw slama di PM yg entah knp rasanya chiong ama gw.. Gw bilank chiong bs krn mank pelajarannya aneh, dosennya freak ato mank ga sejalan n cocok ama pemikiran gw. Dan mata kuliah tsb antara lain.. ODD (Organizational Design n Dynamics) krn gw ga prnh ketemu ama dosen yg begitu 'idealis' sebelumnya, Interpersonal Dynamics (pelajaran paling ga jelas yg pernah ada n krn itulah ditiadakan lg skrg, cm 1 sks n gw dpt C!)

Hmm, gw br sadar.. Knp yg chiong ama gw namanya ada Dynamics yah? Hahaha, ga lah ciri2 utamanya gw sebut suatu pelajaran chiong ato ga itu kalo tjadi yg namanya no matter how hard I've tried n given my best efforts, hasilnya tetep ga sesuai dgn harapan gw a.k.a mengecewakan :(

Anyway, skrg di smstr 7 pun kayanya gw ngalamin chiong lg dah.. International Finance, hmm sbenernya pelajarannya asik, berguna n berbobot skali. Dosennya pun ok, sngt menguasai materi n ngajarnya pun enak tp entah knp masalahnya terletak di tugas jurnalnya.. Jd dy ngasih bnyk jurnal dlm inggris n qta disuruh bwat paper.

Gw inget bgt awalnya dy bilank suruh bikin summary ato ringkasan, bkn sekedar translate.. Eh tp br2 ini dy bilank jgn bikin ringkasan tp paper yg ngalir. Ktnya disuruh qta bikin jurnal br dr jurnal yg uda ada.. Nah loh, pusink dah gw! Mana klmpk gw kayanya nilainya jelek mulu kalo ngumpulin paper pdhal qta uda ngerjainnya dgn sungguh2, bener2 bahkan ampe ada yg mau seharian bwat ngebahas 1 jurnal doank.. >.<

October 24, 2009

Agmon’s Quotes

“Masa depan kalian tdk tergantung pd apa yang orang lain mampu lakukan atau pd apa yang orang lain pikirkan ttg kalian. So, just keep on moving forward..

Dan yg terpenting dr semua itu selalu libatkan Tuhan di dalamnya. Saya selalu melibatkan Tuhan Yesus dalam apa pun yang saya lakukan. Saya tau saya tdk sempurna and that is exactly why saya perlu Tuhan yang menuntun saya dan mengajar saya utk jd lebih bijaksana. Focus on pleasing the Lord.. Jd fokus atau main objectivenya adalah menyenangkan hati Tuhan, apakah yg saya jalani ini menyenangkan Tuhan atau tdk. Itu adalah jaminan apakah kita sudah menjalankan hal benar atau tidak.

Kalau tujuannya adalah untuk menyenangkan hati orang, well susah juga ya krn kita ga akan pernah bisa menyenangkan hati semua orang, motivasi orang juga sngt sulit kita tebak. Tapi kalo pegangan kita Tuhan, then we are safe..”

“Mimpi berlebihan? Tidak ada mimpi yg berlebihan. Semua hal muncul dr mimpi. Mimpi kemudian menjadi visi, menjadi target dan tujuan akhir. Cthnya, dl saat lampu belum ada, bahkan api pun dianggap sebuah mukjizat. Lantas knp skrg dianggap biasa saja?

Well krn kita melihatnya terjadi setiap hari. Logikanya apa yg belum terbiasa terlihat atau dilihat oleh kasatmata tdk berarti tdk mungkin atau berlebihan. Dulu sebelum ada pesawat terbang, bagaimana reaksi orang saat pesawat terbang untuk pertama kalinya? Takjub.. Seolah-olah ada burung besi terbang. Tp skrg? Tidak ada lg yang menganggap pesawat terbang itu sebagai sesuatu yg luar biasa atau berlebihan.

Mimpi Martin Luther King yang menuntut adanya penyetaraan hak antara kulit putih dan kulit hitam (50 th yg lalu) sempat dianggap muluk2 atau berlebihan. Tp skrg lihat buktinya? Barack Obama, seorang kulit hitam, bs menjadi org nomor 1 di negara superpower, Amerika. So, in conclusion nothing is impossible.”

Ric likes it :)

October 23, 2009

Thursdate

Yesterday I had a lovely date! ^^ hehehe, me n my datemate went to PIM n ate at Trains Cafe (it's named like that coz there's a lot of train miniatures moving on rails with the small sized town scenery on the back side of the cafe) we took some picts n had a lot of chat (for that time I was okay with delay food serving) haha!

After finished eating, we watched "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" 3D version in XXI, A row (I've never been this high before!) and we're the first 'couple' entered the theatre so it seemed like private theatre! Hohoho ;p

Actually it was a good film, I mean both d story and d output (well, it's 3D) but I just hardly can't concentrated in some parts of the film coz he held my hand :D hahaha, let's fast forward.. Finally d film is ended and there was still a half bag of popcorn coz we both felt full of popcorn, hehe. Hmm, I was so happy then..

But unfortunately today is d last day of him in Indo :( coz he should go back to continue his study. What could I do? Well, I just wanna say thanks n I wanna spend another Thursday with u >.<

October 22, 2009

Invisible Hand Works, Equilibrium Exists!

Just like supply-demand and IS-LM curve (viva Macro!) my life tends to seize the equilibrium..

When my life seems dark and deteriorates, then something good will cover it up. Silver lining in dark cloud always appears then!

But my life is never smooth and fine as well. Challenges, problems, heavy loads.. They all form me to be a stronger person, day by day.

Without intervention (my effort) I believe the invisible hand exists! He has arranged it all, amazingly :)

October 21, 2009

Boyz!

Dlm bbrp hari ini, kebetulan gw bnyk ngerjain tgs2 bersama makhluk2 co.. Hr senen sharian gw di depan perpus ngerjain ringkasan jurnal International Finance brg kelompok gw yaitu Ades, Fiko n Ridho.. Slasa n brsan ampe malem gw bikin report research BISI bwat lomba CFA brg Gio, Ranggi n William.

Hmm, dipikir2 gw ce ndiri mulu yah.. Trus pas kerja brg mereka, tnyata emank dsr co yah! Sk bgt ngmngin ce.. Ga pilih2 loh, dr artis, kakak S2, adek kelas, SPG, sodaranya tmn, ampe yg ga dikenal n cm liat fotonya di FB. Dicomment aja trus dibahas gt.. Hahaha, mungqn mank gt kali ye, yah gw dgrin aja dah ;p

October 20, 2009

Mango Lover

Kinds of mango I've ever tasted (or very often for some of them)..
- Mango fruit
- Mango juice
- Mango pudding
- Mango yoghurt
- Mango bread
- Mango salad
- Mango sauce on pizza
- Mango jelly
- Mango jam
- Mango candy
- Mango ice
- Sweetened mango

But I'm still looking forward to..
- Mango cake
- Mango ice cream
- Mango sushi
- Mango biscuits
- Mango mochi
- Mango chocolate
- Mango cereal

Ric loves mango! :)

October 19, 2009

Terry, Heri and Erry..

Hmm, seharusnya skrg gw ga sempet bwat nulis blog ini.. Tp smua itu mungqn krn adanya pemberitahuan di milis kalo kls Investment & Portfolio Management n Business Valuation dua2nya dicancel yg gw br gw tau sesaat gw nyampe kmps n cek email.

Hahhh, gila! Artinya gw ga ada kls donk hr ini?! Bgs, mana admin ngasih taunya mepet bgt jem 8an pdhal klsnya mulainya jem 9 gw kan kburu ke kmps >.< Yah tp ada bgsnya jg c, hehe see d positive ric! Dgn ga ada kls gini, gw kan jd bs ngerjain tgs2 yg ga ga sempet gw kerjain pas weekend ato mungqn jg refreshing a.k.a jalan2 ama tmn hehehe..

Weekend kmrn kayanya mank waktu terasa sngt singkat, ampe rasanya hr ini (sblum tau kalo kdua kls gw hr ini dicancel) rasanya masih pengen weekend aja. Scr gw blum ngerjain tgs2 yg hrsnya gw kerjain pas weekend dr tgs Business Valuation, International Finance ampe report BISI.. Duh, mikirinnya aja ampe pusink gw :(

Sbenernya pas hr Sabtu uda mulai nyicil baca jurnal International Finance n bagi2 tgs n nyelesain BISI bagian Competitive Positioning (yg stlh gw kirim ke bos Gio n gw tanyain "ada yg bs gw bantu lg ga?"dijawab "hahaha, pasti ada donk er..") tp yah cm sebates itu doank tgs kuliah yg gw pegang. Selebihnya gw tuh mank sibuk cm gara2 ngerjain pekerjaan rumah bantuin nyokap, bikin pudding, ntn DVD, nulis blog n baca buku. Pokoknya tiba2 ga kerasa hr uda malem n gw pun ngantuk, hahaha!

Hr Minggunya, lumayan siank jg gw bgnnya.. Trus diajakin ama bokap ngeliat anjing, asik2! Ke pasar modern (hmm, jgn ngerasa aneh yah cm mank pasar modern BSD menyediakan berbagai macam hal dr makanan ampe t4 les, dr DVD ampe barang antik) mkn Oen Pao trus ngeliat anjing :) ada golden yg bgs bgt warnanya putih gt cm syngnya ce, pengalaman punya anjing ce tuh repot kalo lg dtng bulan. Nah, ada pug jg kecil gt sepasang.. Umurnya br 2 bulanan, co, kecil. Lucu! ^^

Fast forward.. Akhirnya gw membeli 1 ekor pug kecil n gw pangku selama perjalanan pulang ke rumah. Awalnya pas di mobil diem2 gt cm uda nyampe rumah mala aktif jg ngikutin org2 rumah kemana2, lucu lg langkahnya kecil2 gt hehehe.. Gw beri nama "Terry" :D

Maen2 ama anjing, ngurusin makan minum, nyiapin kandang ampe ga kerasa uda jem 3 lewat.. Sorenya ada kondangan tmn bokap di Kelapa Gading n bokap gw nyuruh gw utk siap2 dr siank takut macet soalnya. Yah uda deh, akhirnya siap2 n jem stngh 5 berangkat!

Nyampe jem 6.. Masih kepagian 1 jem soalnya acarnya mulai jem 7 malem hehehe ;p abisnya ga macet, nyari t4nya jg ga nemuin masalah.. Resepsinya di Klub Kelapa Gading, di Boulevard jd gampang deh. Ternyata disitu ada 4 resepsi pernikahan! Hoho, trus dikasih tau kalo Heri & Erry lokasinya di taman. Hmm, btw 2 kondangan trakhir gw lokasinya di taman loh..

Suasananya keren!! Dkt kolam renang gt trus tamannya penuh dgn lampu2 kuning digantung2 n ada gerbang dr kayu yg dirangkai2 n dikasih lampu jg, pokoknya serba bersinar di tengah gelapnya malam yg cerah. Luv it so much! ^^ apalg pas pengantennya jln di atas karpet merah n dinyalain kembang api di pinggir2nya, huahh bikin gw makin tertarik dgn wedding. Haha.. Oya, kan gw liat anak kecil gt pk jas gt lucu abis n gw pikir gmn yah kalo misalnya ntar kalo gw married, ntar si Terry yg bk jalan di depan gt pk jas, hohoho pasti lucu! ;p

October 18, 2009

Sandal Guys

Continuing my previous post, High Heels vs Sneakers..

When I was asked whether I choose high heels or sneakers, well my answer would be none of them. Based on facts (which I found in my shoes shelves) I only have 2 high heels and 2 sneakers. What’s the rest of my collections?

The answer is.. Sandals!

Btw please don’t imagine sandals as “Swallow sandal jepit” okay.. They’re cute, fashionable and comfortable, with lots of variety models and color :)

So I’ve made up my mind.. If footwear (let me correct, not shoes anymore) is compared to guys, I’ll choose sandal guy that makes me comfort AND nice to see (noted within not an extreme way just like the two choices before).

October 17, 2009

Freaky Friday

The reasons why.. (in order of magnitude)

1. Earth quake! I was on the 3rd floor and together with others went downstairs with laptop in my arms.

2. I almost lost my ATM card, damn. I forgot to put it back into my wallet coz my friend took a candid picture of me that made me shocked n kept wondering how she could laugh so bad by
seeing my expression on her BB..

3. It was a long and full lecture day from 8 am until 5 pm although it was TBI n Business Law, fiuh!

4. Surprisingly, the room for PD was fully loaded! There’s a significant increase in number of visitors, especially from the new batch and at first, many people (including me) sat on floor coz no chairs left.

5. I dreamt a lot of people come to my house to be taught origami by me. In fact, I can’t make any >.<

6. My dad offered me to buy a subsidized apartment in BSD..

7. Lunch meal menu: Mango juice, bika ambon (I got it free anyway), a lightweight bag of kentang keriting n I didn’t feel hungry at all until dinner time.

8. My IELTS band for both listening and reading had just leveled up although I didn’t make any practice (mean: watch dvd without subtitle)! It was 7 then.. ^^

9. I did the longest pray ever in PD. I guessed it was already about 15 minutes but the speaker just didn’t want to end it n kept praying.. God bless!

10. Honestly it I felt a little bit extraordinary by wearing a really bright orange outfit to campus ;D

October 16, 2009

High Heels vs Sneakers

High heels: Attractive, fashionable, professional , boost your confidence level but it can be painful if you wear it all day long.

Sneakers: Comfortable, simple with an ordinary model, old fashion, support your active lifestyle but not in a formal occasion.

Maybe it seems weird, but I’m trying to compare these kinds of shoes with guys. Well, girls like shoes right?!

I saw there were two main categories of guys. First, the High heels group.. They‘re good looking, have a nice body, smart, professional, can make girl beside him is so proud to be his girlfriend. And the second one is Sneakers guys, hmm they have standard physical appearance but they can make girl feel comfortable and enjoy spending time with them..

When you’re looking for a boyfriend, which category do you choose? High heels or Sneakers?

I’ve been questioning myself as well.. And after thinking about it, my answer is neither high heels nor sneakers! Wanna know my answer? Just check it out in the next post! ;)

October 15, 2009

Anomaly

Everything in this world has what is called normality..

But every normality, there’s an anomaly (which is not “normal”). Well I don’t know every anomaly exists in this world, but I believe that there’s must be an anomaly in every normality (it’s just my theory, anyway).

Is anomaly always refers to something bad? Will it be fine if someone doesn’t want to join the normality n choose to be the anomaly?

October 14, 2009

Girls Day Out!

Kmrn abis Gate 2 Hatching yg tdk menegangkan (soalnya bener2 kaya diskusi n pak Win nya baek bgt ngasih saran gt, mungqn gara2 dikasih tester mulu kali ye hehe) gw n klmpk Hatching jalan ke PIM. Tujuan awalnya c buka tabungan bersama di BCA, nyicil setor modal bwat BP.. Akhirnya qta buka joint account atas nama gw n tmn gw krn mank bolehnya pk KTP Jabodetabek. Trus smua sesuai prosedur2 standar yg ngebosenin (kdng gw ga abis pikir, ko customer servicenya tahan yah tiap hari kerjaannya kaya gt mulu) kaya ngisi formulir, fotokopi KTP, tanda tangan2, bikin kartu ATM, setor duit.. Nah, lucunya tmn gw tuh suruh ngulang ttd spy sama di KTP (harap maklumlah yah zaman2 SMA kalo ttd biasanya dimacem2in, ada yg pk logo hati, bintang, piss, dll) krn ttd tmn gw itu ada tulisan “05” ga ngerti jg gw artinya apaan, hahaha :D

Mkn di food court yg ga tll rame (gw mkn mknan sehat bgt dah dibanding tmn2 gw, salad n sandwich haha..) sambil ngeliat2 referensi brand2 resto trus beli tiket di XXI! Hoho, mank uda rencana c ntn Ugly Truth (abisnya penasaran bo, org2 bilank filmnya kocak abis soalnya) sayang bknnya di theatre 3 favorit yg enak bgt, hehe.. Filmnya skitar 1,5 jem n mank gw akui tuh film kocak walopun mank ceritanya agak gampang ditebak, yah standarnya komedi romantic gt deh.

Selese ntn, jln2.. Gw coba ngunjungin SE center bwat ganti keypad si Lindsay tp masih blum ada :( lama bgt dah, payah! Nemenin tmn yg nyari kado bwat tmn, beli mknan bwat mkn malem, ada yg beliin tas bwat nyokapnya, ngeliat harga2 equipment di Ace, bnyk deh tujuannya pokoknya hehehe.. Pas jln ke Gramed, gw beli buku “Studying Abroad” hoho mank uda sempet ngincer tuh buku jg c, eh kebetulan ada jd gw beli deh!

Uda lelah muter2, biasa deh butuh penyegaran tenggorokan hehehe.. Tdnya tmn gw ngajakin mkn yoghurt Jco cm ga mau ah, bosen! Tdnya pengen nyobain yoghurt Heavenly Blush di PIM2 cm kebetulan lokasi qta lg jauh dr sana jd nyobain Charm gara2 ngeliat salah 1 menunya sungguh menggoda yaitu “Really Really Mango” ;) tp syngnya pas gw mau mesen itu, ktnya ga ada! Adanya Really Really Lychee soalnya ktnya mangga lg ga musim.. Gw bilanklah kayanya skrg lg musim mangga deh, cm si mas2 nya bilank “iya, tp di Taiwan kan lg ga musim” haia, walopun brand Taiwan pun ga mungqnlah mangganya impor! Cape deh.. Akhirnya gw mkn yg laen, ice nya lychee pk topping strawberry n waffle hehehe dingin n segar bo! Uda gt pulang deh, senank2..

October 13, 2009

Waktu ‘tuk Tuhan

Suatu pesta menjadi meriah krn kehadiran para undangan. Coba bayangkan kalau Anda mengundang org utk merayakan hari ulang tahun atau pernikahan Anda, tetapi sedikit org yg menghadirinya. Betapa kecewanya Anda?

Allah mengundang qta utk ikut dlm kerajaan-Nya yg sering digambarkan sbg suatu persekutuan. Allah menghendaki semua org dpt masuk ke dalam kerajaan-Nya. Betapa kecewanya Allah kalau tdk ada yg menanggapi undangan tsb.

Dlm perumpamaan ttg org2 yg berdalih (Lukas 14: 15-24) ada bnyk undangan tdk bs hadir dlm perjamuan. Mereka tdk bs hadir krn sibuk dgn urusan mereka sendiri. Ada yg mengurusi ladangnya yg br dibeli, ada yg mengurusi lembunya, ada pula yang baru kawin. Mereka tdk mau hadir krn tidak ingin meluangkan waktu, meninggalkan kesibukannya sendiri utk dtng ke perjamuan.

Hal ini jg sering qta alami, jadwal kuliah yg ketat, pekerjaan n tgs yg menumpuk seolah menjadi alasan yg sngt bs diterima utk tdk hadir dlm perjamuan atau persekutuan memenuhi undangan-Nya. Memang qta bs berdalih. Namun sebenarnya sangatlah disayangkan melewatkan sukacita perjamuan bersama Allah sendiri. Memang ada waktu yg harus diluangkan, harus berani menanggalkan kepentingan pribadi.

Dlm kehidupan qta, Allah trus mengundang qta utk hadir dan terlibat dlm perjamuannya. Allah telah menjadikan komunitas persekutuan atau gereja sebg tanda kehadiran-Nya di dunia. Allah telah mengundang qta utl berperan serta, terlibat dlm kegiatan komunitas persekutuan, berdoa, merenungkan Firman Tuhan, dimanapun qta berada.

Percayalah qta akan menemukan sukacita yg sejati yg dijanjikan-Nya. “Tetapi carilah dahulu Kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya, maka semua itu akan ditambahkan kepadamu” (Mat 6:33).
Rasakan jg ajakan Tuhan Yesus, yg slalu merindukan qta. “Marilah kepada-Ku, semua yg letih lesu dan berbeban berat, Aku akan memberi kelegaan kepadamu”(Mat 11: 28)


Mari luangkan waktu utk bersyukur, berdoa merenungkan Firman-Nya. Selagi kesempatan masih ada, selagi pintu masih terbuka. Menanggapi tawaran sukacita sejati ikut dalam perjamuan-Nya. Tuhan memberkati..

Diambil dr kertas renungan yg dibagiin ama petugas PD n kebetulan halm baliknya kosong jd gw pake buat nyatet krn gw lupa bw bk catetan.. Kalo aja gw ga make kertas itu bwat nyatet, mungqn uda gw buang n ga sempet gw baca. Tuhan mungqn mank mau ngingetin gw, scr gw mank blkngan gw sibuk mulu ama urusan kuliah.. Jd yah pas bgtlah, menyadarkan n menginspirasi gw. Oleh krn itu gw jg pengen membagikannya ke yg laen mll tulisan di blog gw ini, smoga bermanfaat yah!

October 12, 2009

My Diminishing Marginal Utility of Study

You know what, in the 7th semester my marginal utility of study has diminished a lot! Don’t know why, I’m so lazy and feel forced to attend the lecture, do the assignments, presentations and so on..

Fiuh, well maybe it because of the accumulation effect from the beginning till now and high GPA as well (what a bad effect for student in their final year, especially for me!) Oh no, it’s almost reach the lowest point.. Huahhh, I really need something to shift my marginal utility again! >.<

October 11, 2009

Superman (It's Not Easy)

A really cool song from Five For Fighting..

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me

I'm more than a bird
I'm more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It's not easy to be me

Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I'll never see

It may sound absurd
But don't be naive
Even Heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed
But won't you conceed
Even Heroes have the right to dream
It's not easy to be me

Up, up and away
Away from me
It's all right
You can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy
Or anything

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me

It's not easy to be me.

October 10, 2009

Detailicious

Have you ever think about the punctuation, upper or small case in your FB status? I do..

Have you ever change the custom animation in your power point slide so many time just to make it looks perfect for you? I do..

Have you ever buy something not because its purpose but only for its design and appearance? I do..

Have you ever go back in front of your wardrobe to change your clothes when you found something’s not match to you? I do..

Have you ever wonder about the spoken words you want to say to someone for the next day? I do..

Have you ever tried to match numbers, signs, events with something else happened to your life? I do..

Well, I think my bro is right. I love details..

October 9, 2009

Garam Dunia

Hari ini ada penyambutan anak angkatan baru di PD (Persekutuan Doa) tempatnya di auditorium krn kalo di kelas biasa bs dipastikan ga bakal muat, hahaha.. Penuhnya ama anak2 angkatan 2009 jg c, angkatan 2006 nya yah tetep aja.. Dy lg, dy lg hehehe :p

Pembicaranya Pak Deddy tadi.. Tp bukan ngmngin Business Valuation pastinya, hoho! Topik khotbahnya ttg garam dunia. Bagi org Kristen, istilah garam dunia itu yah bs dibilank uda populer, cm gara2 dibahas ama Pak Deddy gw jd dpt pemahaman yg lebih dalam ttg makna garam dunia sbenernya..

Awalnya diceritain ttg adanya perjanjian garam yg di zaman dulunya dianggap suci n sakral krn menandakan perjanjian antara manusia dgn Tuhan. Jd sebelum ngerti peran ato tugas qta sgb garam dunia itu apa, Pak Deddy nekanin kalo mank qta hrs yakin terlebih dahulu akan status qta yg spesial di mata Tuhan yaitu menjadi garam dunia.

Knp yg dipilih istilah garam? Bukan gula dunia gt? Ya, smua itu krn sifat2 dr garam itu sendiri..

1. Healing substance
Garam mank dikenal sebagai penyembuh, trutama zaman dl krn macem2 penyakit bs disembuhin ama garam. Menjadi garam dunia, bukan berarti org Kristen smuanya hrs jd dokter tp yg dimaxud qta hrs bs jd penyembuh jiwa2 org di skitar qta.

2. Katalisator
Inget aja Pocari Sweat! Air dlm tubuh ga bs diserap tanpa adanya garam, yg merupakan gabungan ion positif n negatif (Ayo inget2 pelajaran kimia! Hehehe..) jd kalo di kehidupan sehari2 qta diharapkan utk jd pemersatu n pendamai, bkn sebaliknya.

3. Pembangkit gairah
Garam merupakan salah satu zat yg bs membangkitkan nafsu makan.. Coba deh, kalo misalnya qta mkn potato chips kpn bs berenti? Kalo bs pun pas uda abis kan ;) nah, sbg garam dunia diharapkan qta dpt “memberi rasa” dgn menciptakan suasana yg menyenangkan, bkn malah kalo ada qta bnyk org ga suka ato mending menjauh..

4. Flavour boomer
Stiap roti n kue yg enak pasti ngegunain garam dlm proses pembuatannya, knp? Krn kata chef nya, garam berfungsi sbg flavour boomer yg bikin rasa2 dlm kue tsb makin kuat sdngkan rasa asin garam malah ilank. Jd tgs garam dunia yg trakhir adlh untuk menjadikan org laen, dimulai dr org2 di skitar qta smakin bertumbuh..

Bgitulah qra2 inti dr khotbah PD td, mudah2an qta smua bs menjadi garam dunia di lingkungan qta masing2. Amin..

October 8, 2009

Someday We'll Know

-Mandy Moore feat. Jonathan Foreman-

Ninety miles outside Chicago
Can’t stop driving I don’t know why
So many questions, I need an answer
Two years later you're still on my mind

Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart?
Who holds the stars up in the sky?
Is true love just once in a lifetime?
Did the captain of the Titanic cry?

Oh, Someday we’ll know
If love can move a mountain
Someday we’ll know
Why the sky is blue
Someday we’ll know
Why I wasn’t meant for you

Does anybody know the way to Atlantis?
Or what the wind says when she cries?
I’m speeding by the place that I met you
For the ninety-seventh time tonight

Someday we’ll know
If love can move a mountain
Someday we’ll know
Why the sky is blue
Someday we’ll know
Why I wasn’t meant for you..

Someday we’ll know
Why Samson loved Dalilah?
One day I'll go
Dancing on the moon
Someday you’ll know
That I was the one for you...

Open up the world
I bought a ticket to the end of the rainbow
Watched the stars crash in the sea
If I can ask God just one question
Why aren’t you here with me tonight?

Oh, Someday we’ll know
If love can move a mountain
Someday we’ll know
Why the sky is blue
Someday we’ll know
Why I wasn’t meant for you..

Someday we’ll know
Why Samson loved Dalilah
One day I'll go
Dancing on the moon
Someday you’ll know
That I was the one for you..

October 7, 2009

Glass Barrier

Gw sempet mikir.. Gmn yah kalo di dunia ini smua org tuh ras, suku bangsa, kelas sosial, budaya n agamanya sama smua? Pasti jdnya monoton c, smuanya sama.. Ga ada perbedaan satu sama laen. Cm gw pikir2 lg, ga akan ada tuh yg namanya konflik agama, perselisihan antar suku, dll.. Yah kalo itu c mungqn lingkupnya uda gd c yg ngelibatin suku, daerah ato negara tertentu. Bwat skala yg lebih kecil, ga akan ada lg pertentangan cinta gr2 perbedaan2 tsb..

Yah, qta uda seringlah denger kasus2 cinta terlarang gr2 beda suku lah, agama yg bersebrangan, gap kelas sosial, dll. Hmm, sbener2nya c yah kalo uda nyangkut cinta perbedaan2 “demografis”kaya gt hrsnya ga jd masalah loh.. Mnurut gw, smua itu dibesar2in semata2 krn pandangan n pemikiran org2 aja. Baik munqn itu memandang rendah org2 yg beda dgn dirinya atopun pemikiran generalisasi yg nganggep sifat n tindakan sebagian org mencerminkan keseluruhan.

Yg bikin tambah parah, sebagian org sngtlah mementingkan persepsi org laen pd dirinya.. Maka seringlah suka ada pertentangan dr pihak ortu kalo anaknya memilih pasangan hidup yg ga “sama” dgn mereka.Bahkan ada yg uda turun menurun tradisi tsb, mengakar ampe dalem bgt di bbrp keluarga.. Walopun keluarga besar gw ga ampe bener2 strict bgt masalah ini, tp tetep aja pas tante gw mau nikah ama calon suaminya dl yg berbeda dgn keluarga gw awalnya ditentang abis2an ama kakek gw. Tp akhirnya c dibolehin jg c hehehe..

Mungqn ga smua pasangan seberuntung n sebahagia tante n om gw itu.. Dan gw sungguh menyayangkan kejadian2 spt itu. Rasanya sedih aja kan kalo misalnya qta ktemu pasangan hidup qta yg mencintai satu sama laen n tnyata krn perbedaan yg mank dr sananya (toh qta ga bs milih mau lahir dimana n jd suku apa toh?!) qta hrs mengorbankan cinta demi adanya persamaan.. Lalu kalo kaya gt mending org2 di dunia ini disamain aja donk biar ga repot.

Walopun bnyk org yg bilank kalo perbedaan itu ga jd masalah, hal itu susah bgt diaplikasiin di kehidupan riil.. Keliatannya aja qta bs berkumpul bersama meski berbeda2 (kaya slogannya Indo bhineka tunggal ika, hehe) tp gw ngerasanya tetep ada batasan yg mungqn mank invisible tp tetep aja ada! Ibaratnya tuh kaya qta berdiri dlm ruangan yg besar tp disekat ama dinding kaca.. Kalo dr atas keliatannya aja berbaur tp susah bgt bwat bs nembus sekat pemisah tsb.

Dan kembali masalah cinta terlarang, sungguh malang skali yah nasib mereka krn cuma bs ngeliat cintanya dr balik dinding kaca yg ada :(

October 6, 2009

Follow Your Dreams

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken winged
Bird that cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow

October 5, 2009

My Goal Defender

Well, post gw kali ini bukan ngmngin ttg bola.. Walopun keliatannya dr judulnya begitu yah, hehehe. Mank uda cukup lama jg gw ga nulis ttg Chelsea (yg kmrn menank lwn Liverpool! ^^) atopun John Terry, d best blues captain ever..

Goal yg gw maxud disini tuh "tujuan", bukan "masuknya bola ke gawang" hahaha.. Blkngan ini gw cukup bnyk bpikir ttg tujuan jangka pendek menjelang menengah gw ke depannya a.k.a bwat 1-2 th ke depan. Mostly yg gw ada di pikiran gw adlh ttg ngelanjutin kul S2 di luar..

Dan hal ini makin "diperparah" stlah gw ngeliat poster Japan edufair di kmps trus kebtulan tmn kmps gw jg mau pegi kesana.. Alhasil hr Sabtu kmrn gw pegi ke JCC ngeliat Japan edufair disana n gw dpti antusiasme gw bertambah! Awalnya sempet mank rada2 kurang optimis soalnya bnyk pendapat2 spt:

T: "Ngapain nerusin S2, mending nyari duit aja!"
U: "Hidup di luar tuh susah tau, apa2 hrs ngerjain ndiri.. Hrs mandiri bgt!"
V: "Drpd langsung nerusin S2, lebih baik kerja dl biar ada gambaran dunia kerja n tau minat loe mau kemana."
W: "Mending kalo mau nerusin di Indo aja, ga kalah dr luar ko.."
X: "Org Indo tuh kurang dihargai kalo di luar negeri, dianggap warga kls 2 gt."
Y: "Beasiswanya kan paling bwat skolahnya doank, biaya hidupnya gmn?"
Z: "Ah, kalo Jepang c susah.. Hrs bljr bahasa dl!"

Yah gt deh qra2. Fiuh.. Those are my goal defenders!

October 4, 2009

Flow Gently, Sweet Afton

Gw rasa smua ce suka ama co yg gentle, tmasuk gw tentunya.. Hehehe ;p

Gw suka co yg nyuruh ce nunggu di mobil ketika di luar ujan, nyari payung, keluar dr mobil n muter ke pintu sebelahnya buat mayungin si ce ampe ke tempat yg ga ujan.

Gw suka co yg bersedia nganterin ce ketika hari uda malem walopun dy sbenernya ada urusan laen.

Gw suka co yg ngelarang ce bwat ngebayarin parkir n bilank “uda2, sante aja..”

Gw suka co yg ga cm ngeliat ke depan jalan saat diajak ngbrl di mobil tp skali2 ngeliat lawan bicara di sampingnya.

Gw suka co yg ga malu bwat ngenalin ce ke tmnnya.

Gw suka co yg rela berdiri bwat ngasih t4 duduk bwat ce walopun kakinya uda pegel bgt.

Gw suka co yg nawarin pilihan ke ce n saat si ce nentuin pilihannya, dy nurutin keinginan tsb dgn sepenuh hati walopun mungqn itu bukan keinginannya yg sebenarnya.

Gw suka co yg bersedia ngebawain bawaan ce tanpa diminta saat si ce lg kerepotan.

Gw suka co yg suka bercerita dlm perjalanan shingga membuat dinginnya hujan + AC n macet yg panjang jd ga terasa.

Gw suka co yg ga bs nepatin janjinya krn sesuatu di luar kuasanya tp tetep minta maaf karenanya.

Gw suka co yg mempersilahkan ce utk berjalan duluan ditengah kerumunan org bnyk n ngeletakin tangannya di punggung si ce utk mastiin dy ada tepat di blkng si ce.

Gw suka co yg tau bnyk hal n bs diandalin shingga saat ce bersamanya akan ngerasa aman n tenank.

Gw suka co yg berani ngungkapin pendapatnya walopun mungqn bertentangan dgn kbanyakan org pd umumnya.

Gw suka co yg punya inisiatif dan kreatif menyusun rencana sehingga hari pun terasa menyenangkan apabila dilewatkan bersamanya.

Gw suka co yg punya mimpi n bilank “saya akan berusaha..” bwat ngeraih mimpi itu.