Worried and Lost

The truth is:
I am like a flying kite with almost broken string

Am walking the right path, but not walking it right
Many opportunities that I am not exactly grabbing it tight
Many simple things that I am not doing it right
Gosh~ I wish I could tell myself, that everything will be alright.

I am too worried, and lost too~

Doomsday?

It was believed that 2 days ago, May 21, 2011 was the end of the world, the judgement day. Harold Camping spent $100millions to advertise his prediction.

Doesn't he have something better to do? Now, he predicted that he was off by 5 months, so Oct 21 will be the new date of doomsday. We all will die and some of us will be saved, while others left stranded as they are not worth-saving! Ha-Ha

Believe it or not, nothing last! But... there are better ways in living the rest of our life, with all the resources that we have, aren't there?

With $100millions, how many eye sight that you could possibly restored? How many children that you could have sent to school? How many life that you could have possibly saved? How many good causes that you could have possibly supported?

It's just like the importance of appreaciating what we have now than keep dreaming on what we could have had.

Blessed Vesak

In this holy day, do you wanna see something blessed and beautiful?

It's a photo album in an acquaintance's facebook page. The photos are nicely captured. I can really feel them! Calming and simply Beautiful~

Have a blessed Vesak Day, Everyone~

His coffee shop (Nothing like Starbucks!)

We have already being asked this classic questions since we are really young. Starting when we are 5, maybe?

We are all tought to dream big, if we wanna make it big! To be under the spotlight, to be recognized for something we have done, best is if it's done for others.

There are some who just have simple dreams, especially when someone grow older, whether or not they have achived something in life, there is a stage in our life, I believe, we just wish for a rockingchair in our front porch, a colorful small garden in our backyard! Those huge house does not matter anymore, because there will be time when we are too old to climb up the stairs.

I know someone like that, who has had hardly talked about his big dreams, to make difference in people life! He just wants to make peace with people around him, no fancy life, and he only wishes for a coffee shop of his own.

When someone mention about opening a coffee shop, we, young people, might still think about how about making it big! Learn from Starbucks, the coffee legend! For him, it's nothing like that. It's all just about keeping his life busy with something that he loves.

I thought he is so blessed!

9 Ways to Contentment

Share with you something beautiful - take your time to go through each point and make a checklist :)

Health enough to make work a pleasure

Wealth enough to support your needs

Strength enough to battle difficulties and overcome them

Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them

Patience enough to toil until some goods are accomplished

Charity enough to see some goods in your neighbor

Love enough to move you to be useful to others

Faith enough to make real things of God

Hope enough to remove anxious fears concerning future

- Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe -

Second Life

I think this is when someone would say "I've found my life back". This is the story of a man who has a full face transplant.

I have seen a patient who has similar case, less extreme of course. It was not only patient's life that has been changed, but his family too! We, human, might have no power to reverse time to avoid bad accident or illness that ruins life, but when we are given the second chance to live this life, there is an extreme gratefulness to the creators and other humankind who have helped us through during the difficult time. All the little kindness counts!

The Dangerous Man of One Book!

Osama is dead! Yeah... that was the breaking news when I was in the Soekarno-Hatta airport, Jakarta, on my way back to Singapore last week.

Many people are celebrating! Some still take the news with caution, fearing cruel plots that might come after. Some hackers, using this opportunity to spread "Osama viruses", and I am stupid enough to open the link (Now, I can't be sure that my notebook is clean anymore.)

Anyway, back to the Osama, whether or not he is dead, no matter how holy his mission is, he is just freaking physco!!!

People have the right to believe in whatever make sense to them, like his belief in the mission of Al-Qaeda, others have the right to believe in Jesus, in Buddha, in Ganesha, or in nothing! Why should he try so hard? Sacrificing the innocents, the world's peace - that's unforgivable!

That's his mission? One world under One belief? Even if you can make people to believe in one thing, what then? Leave in peace? Yeah... in another millions years. Like teacher can teach the students one exact formula, but it never hinders the creative ones to use the formula differently.

Homo unius libri - Beware of a man of one book! Especially the one with the wrong book, disastrous belief, and the idea that of little depth.

I watched United 93, those who executed the order had family they love, if there is no this silly mission, they might still live in peace, and not pieces! But for whatever strong reason, even when they were in fear for their own death, they still carried out the order, suicide bombing! Sad and godforsaken!

Guns don't kill people, People do!

The Guardian

...

Could you lay your life down, so strangers can live?

Can you take what you need but take less than you give?

Could you close every day without the glory and fame?

Could you hold your head high when no one knows your name?

Can you lose everything you ever had planned?

Can you sit down again and play another hand?

Could you risk everything for the chance of being alone?
...

- Brian Adams - Never Let Go -

P.S. If I mentioned this before, I just want to say it again - The Guardian is a MUST watch movie~ Yeah... I always feel the need for me to save the world! Haha... So when I can't save it myself, I am supporting and feeling proud for those who are doing the mission that is impossible for me!

Randomly Happy~

Yohooo~ despite the uncomfortable stomach, I am in a very high spirit!

After all the stressful situation in the early of this year, I am so glad for the Bintan's quiet trip, for the Jakarta super short and fun trip! Today~ It was so good to rest at home, whole day!!! *finishing chores that have been abandoned, clean room, clean mind.

IF every other month, we are all given time off like this, we will be more happy, more fulfilled, more content, more balanced, look younger (*o*), and live longer!

Uhh~ I am just so high up now! It won't last (Nothing last) but I just wanna live the moment.

Since, I am so happy now, I want myself to always remember that I have 2 things that never fail to make me smile (at least so far, to date):
- My niece
- My Doggy (...the one that is (was) alive and breathing)

Someone wise said, when you are feeling unhappy think of something/someone that make you happy, fill yourselves with love, and you will feel better~ It's not me saying it, it's someone wise, which I could not remember. So you better take this seriously =D

Here ends my random and happy thought~