whoah.. slept late last night watching Youzhny vs Gasquet. This quality of tennis was too early for 1st round of Australian open. They should meet minimum in quarter-final, or maybe semi-final. But the rankings spoke. One can not be a high seed without a high ranking. Poor Gasquet, banned for several months now ranked fifty something. I preferably wanted Gasquet to win. But Youzhny pulled the trigger, saving some match-points, winning some heroic points. This will be remembered as one of the classic encounter.
May the tournament bring more great matches for the next two weeks time.
You have a mobile phone, no? Is it connected to the network everytime? How often do you use your phone? Do you speak over the phone everyday? Do you keep your phone in your pocket all the time? Do you even sleep with your phone under your pillow? Then you might want to ask, why do I want to know?!
For the last couple of days, I have been thinking about the sophisticated world we are living in now, and the reality that builds it. We all know that the wireless telecommunication is based on the radiation of electromagnetic wave in microwave length. This radiation is now all around us, at practically every space we live in.
You also might have already known that electromagnetic radiation in microwave range is absorbed by human body. It’s actually a kind of energy.
While the first law of thermodynamic says:
“Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only change forms.”
where does this absorbed energy go?
I believe something is happening in our body receiving this radiation. Although some studies have already stated that cancer is unlikely to be caused by cellular phones or their base stations and that reviews have found no convincing evidence for other health effects bla bla bla… read wiki on mobile phone radiation
and that could not be hazardous yada yada… depending on mobile type that you have. read article on mobile phones radiation level
I still can smell the gimmick here. I mean, why would anybody use a mobile phone that in fact could be such a huge business for millions of people while it is widely informed that a mobile phone is dangerous for health?! Money rules, business is prominent. That is the concept of the world today.
Then let’s move around a bit. Go to the mall, before entering the mall some security guys will put some lame checking stick over your bags and sometimes your body. Those security guys usually give you the best smile they have as well as the warmest regards they can probably say, “hallo good morning, may I check your bag please”. Beep beep, done, you’ve just got more radiation to your body.
The same thing happens in airport. I am a frequent flyer myself. Each time I enter the airport I have to pass several microwave check points. Whoa.. another radiation! But the good thing is that in Indonesia, the checking system is still using the old one, unlike In US, after a failed bomb-attack trial in Dallas had increased security awareness, so to say, by using full body scanner. More like an X-ray system used for medical purpose. There are already also some discussions about this full body scanner with regards the personal privacy. Leave the privacy things, what about the health concern? Is it that necessary to use the X-ray like tools to scan every passenger? lebay!
Now as we move around more, we will find some hot spot areas. Wi-fi! Dang! more electromagnetic radiation. Then you see people sitting next to you in the food court are changing files through Bluetooth.
Really, you just can’t escape radiation nowadays. It’s everywhere, and I think people are being sooo ignorance of the threat caused by the radiation. I will let the experts do the math; they can suggest how much radiations are acceptable.
I was ill yesterday. Lying down was all I did; got my laptop on my bed next to my pillow just to accompany me. Then I got a severe headache. I think there’s a chance that it was caused by the radiation both from my phone (acted as modem and access point) and my wireless computer. Darn.
So, for the sake of my own health and the people around me, I will now lessen the use of my own phone, change my connection in room back into wired connection. More primitive, but healthier I think.
I just read a theory that the more you write, articulate, and verbalise things, the better you become at understanding yourself.
I once endeavored to write at least one post a day.
I failed. Then I lower my expectation, a post in a week.
Still failed.
Okay, then a post in a month. So far I manage to do so, no matter how shallow it is.
If any of you come to this unimportant rambling thought of me regularly (which I believe none of you are since you are sooo using your time unwisely if so) and not finding any update in one month time, please call my family.
Tell them I love them.
May the new year bring joyful and prosperous for all of us.
I know we couldn’t expect things to be all on track all the time, but as long we can stay strong and focus, I am sure all others follow.
Rephrasing an old famous praying for all of us: “God please grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference”.
Yeah, to accept things as it is sometimes could be difficult, albeit we don’t know what to do to change it!
I had done some thinking early this year, about my achievements and mistakes in the past one year, and my plans a year ahead with regards to my long term plan in my life. Good things happened in 2009, so does bad things. But if I sum up I should always be grateful. Yes God, I am very grateful, forever.
For the next year, I can only plan; God will do the rest having my biggest faith that whatever happens would be the best.
So, what are my resolutions this year?
1. …
2. …
3. hoah… after typing and deleting several times, I decided to keep these for myself :p
You know, in general, just like everyone else, I am planning the best in life, love, family, friends, career, etc. Wish me luck!
And as the soundtrack of my early days in new year, I started humming this song out of nowhere, hard to find out. Maybe my subconscious music-mind automatically relates the song with whatever I am going through now. heheh… drama!
Here is “Don’t Dream It’s Over” performed by Crowded House, there also the later cover version by Sixpence None the Richer.
There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup There’s a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you’ll never see the end of the road
While you’re travelling with me
Hey now, hey now
Don’t dream it’s over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won’t win
Now I’m towing my car, there’s a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there’s no proof
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the T.V. page
Hey now, hey now
Don’t dream it’s over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won’t win
Now I’m walking again to the beat of a drum
And I’m counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief
Hey now, hey now
Don’t dream it’s over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
Don’t ever let them win
Whatever you are, be a good one.
- Abraham Lincoln
Gw suka banget sama quote yang ini, karena berbau duniawi padahal dilandaskan pada konsep yang spirituil.
Maksudnyo.. buat gw quote ini berarti bahwa mau jadi apa gw nanti itu adalah sudah ditentukan oleh nasib, sudah ada yang mengatur, tinggal gw lah yang menentukan level nya nanti.
Misalnya..: nasib membawa gw jadi engineer, ini misalnya loh yaa… maka pilihan gw adalah:
1. engineer baik yang kere.
2. engineer cupu yang kere.
3. engineer telo yang kere.
4. engineer ganteng yang kere
*kenapa semua kere? karena engineer juga takdirnya adalah kere. Tinggal milih lagi jadi kere yang baik, kere yang cupu, atau kere yang gimana terserah.
Oke, jadi misalnya garis tangan gw saat ini adalah jadi engineer, tapi mau jadi engineer kayak apa, itu adalah keputusan gw.
Dan gw sudah putuskan bahwa gw akan menjadi engineer yang baik. Efeknya, gw tahu bahwa semua perbuatan ke-engineering-an gw harus baik. Karena gw udah tau tujuan gw adalah “baik”, maka gw harus konstan di jalan “baik”, kalau nggak ya gak kan sampai-sampai. Sama seperti di jalan raya. Lo udah tau tujuan lo mau kesana, tapi malah memilih untuk berbelok-belok. Suatu saat mungkin saja akan sampai, tapi gw rasa hidup terlalu singkat untuk dibawa berputar-putar terlalu jauh.
Balik lagi ke yang baik-baik. Nah, sekarang gw tanya diri gw lagi; apa gw udah cukup baik belum ya? sumpah gw bingung.
Gw yakin ukuran baik pastinya beda-beda. Bisa aja menurut gw baik tapi kata lu kurang asik; menurut lo baik belum tentu kata si dia baik.
Sama seperti kalo lo baik ke cewe cantik sama lo baik ke cewe jelek juga pasti beda, bukan?!
*he? sama?! gay!
Karena itu lah kadang gw berpikir walaupun gw udah mati-matian jungkir balik ngerjain kerjaan gw tapi masih aja belum dianggap baik sama orang lain itu adalah wajar.
Gw kerja dengan baik supaya orang senang. Karena gw percaya mbikin orang senang itu baik, tapi ya… susah. You can’t please all of the people all of the time.
Karena dengan gw berpikir bahwa gw adalah engineer yang baik bukan berarti gw tiba-tiba bisa menjadi superman, then suddenly I am damn good in this area. Kalo aslinya cupu ya tetap cupu saja, kalo dulu nya gak bisa ya bukan berarti tiba-tiba kalo gw mikir gw mo jadi baik ah, lalu tiba-tiba bisa. Ya tetep saja cupu. Tapi gw percaya kalo gw udah set pikiran untuk jadi engineer yang baik, at least gw tau engineer yang baik mestinya bisa nyelesaikan itu, maka gw akan belajar menguasainya. Dan yang paling penting menurut gw, itu akan datang dari diri sendiri, it comes from the heart. Sesuatu yang pake hati pasti akan meninggalkan kesan yang dalam (termasuk patah hati). Huee…
Kata-kata si Abraham ini memang maut! Mengingatkan gw bahwa its not about what you do specifically, but how you do it. Gak peduli lu cuma peran figuran atau peran utama. If you are not a good person, what does your skill really matter to the rest of population?! nothing. You are just making it worse.
So please please be good everyone, whatever you are; engineer, doctor, policeman, KPK, jaksa, uztad, boyfriend, girlfriend, mafia, stripper, gambler, whatever. I am trying hard myself. I promise.
*Sumpah, ini bukan curhat kerjaan karena abis dimarahin boss.
This has been viewed 39-milions times by people whom I think mostly are away from his or hers.
This song makes you happy, yet sad in someways; if that’s possible
Hey there Delilah
What’s it like in New York City?
I’m a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can’t shine as bright as you
I swear it’s true
Hey there Delilah
Don’t you worry about the distance
I’m right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice, it’s my disguise
I’m by your side
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me
Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I’ll pay the bills with this guitar
We’ll have it good
We’ll have the life we knew we would
My word is good
Hey there Delilah
I’ve got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I’d write it all
Even more in love with me you’d fall
We’d have it all
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they’ve got planes and trains and cars
I’d walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we’ll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you’re to blame
Hey there Delilah
You be good and don’t you miss me
Two more years and you’ll be done with school
And I’ll be making history like I do
You’ll know it’s all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here’s to you
This one’s for you
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me.
Someone has just recommended this menu to cook.
Love the part when it says “cara membuat: campur semua bahan”. ehehe… as simple as it is. And there are only 2 lines on “cara membuat”. Love it!
Bahan:
150 gram kentang, kupas, potong besar, goreng, haluskan
2 butir bawang merah
2 siung bawang putih
2 sendok makan kornet sapi
1 butir kuning telur
Garam, merica, pala secukupnya
1 sendok makan irisan daun seledri
1 butir putih telur, kocok
Minyak untuk menggoreng
Cara membuat:
1. Campur semua bahan. Bentuk bulat gepeng.
2. Celup putih telur. Goreng.
Karena di sini kornet sapi itu susah nyari nya, maka kornet diganti dengan ikan sarden yang dihancurkan. Lalu minyak goreng diganti dengan margarin. daun seledri juga gak ada disini.
best food I ever cooked!
sumber: http://resepbunda.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/perkedel-kentang-kornet-sapi/
I’ve been in the search of my future phone and wife. Love my current Diamond, but its getting old. Aside Windows Mobile 6.1 doesn’t seem good enough anymore and it is getting a bit slow. Too much running program I think, while it doesn’t have that big RAM. While my other stupid phone is getting more stupid everyday. Countless wrong addressed SMS, dropped calls, proof of stupidity.
So! I’ve been hunting this freaking cute Iphone 3GS for the last couple of months. You know I am not sooo buying the Iphone from Telkomsel. Too damn expensive. Plus if I had an Iphone I would use that as my first phone that doesnt come with a Telkomsel card. I have my second phone with Telkomsel but I don’t want too much (money and work) on that. Fcuk, too complicated.
So anyway, actually I am not that much of an apple fanboy, but since I was using this seductive lustful cute Iphone couple of months ago for testing purpose I’ve been in love with it. perfect perfect perfect. Umm, well actually I did find some defects on it but it has been reported and now they are coming with OS3.0. They would be a total idiot if they hadn’t had it fixed. So now it would be a perfect 100gr toy of joy.
Then now I have to find one that is factory unlocked. It’s not easy. I’ve been in search for this everywhere. Actually a friend of mine offered me a black-marketed one. Yea, you know dude; mangga dua is the place for this. But if I really really want something, I want it to be special. I don’t want that easy way. Plus I am not buying cool (and expensive) stuffs without guarantee.
So here I am, as my job requires me to travel A LOT, let me emphasize, A LOT, so one thing I look for in a place I visit (except the local chick*) is the apple reseller.
I have checked in Australia, AU$900. dammit!! They have rich Telkomsel fucker in their blood.
Then there are also Italy, Belgium, Hongkong, but still haven’t checked the price. France, buy the phone and then request for an unlock at 100 Euro charge. Dammit. Technology (and joy) is truly expensive. Let’s see let’s see whether I have to bury my dream of having an Iphone deeply or I stupidly buy one and go hungry with no money for food for the next one year.
Or maybe I this dream will end happily.. crossing fingers.
update 14.01.2010 hoah, still too much, not a smart spending.
Hence now I decide to bury my dream of having iPhone deeply for indefinite time.
Until then, bye iPhone!
I couldn’t stop listening to this guy. He’s great, singing a great song.
Man in the Mirror
Gotta make a change
For once in my life
It’s gonna feel real good
Gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right
As I turned up the collar on
A favorite winter coat
This wind is blowin’ my mind
I see the kids in the street
With not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind
Pretending not to see their needs
A summer’s disregard
A broken bottle top
And a one man’s soul
They follow each other
On the wind ya’ know
‘Cause they got nowhere to go
That’s why I want you to know
I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change, yey
Na na na, na na na, na na na na oh ho
I’ve been a victim of
A selfish kinda love
It’s time that I realize
There are some with no home
Not a nickel to loan
Could it be really pretending that they’re not alone
A willow deeply scarred
Somebody’s broken heart
And a washed out dream
They follow the pattern of the wind ya’ see
‘Cause they got no place to be
That’s why I’m starting with me
I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
…
