Messy Geek

I have a big and very useful work desk in my bedroom.
It is very useful for me, not because I love to sit in front of it, and work.
But because I can put almost anything on it.

Books, dvds, magazines, papers, books, and books and books and some of unimportant stuff.

I just keep on putting everything on it.
It is messy already.
But it is now messier, since my maid left our house.
I have no time to clean it up.

Now, this is how it looks.





Anyone care to clean it up for meeee???
Like pretty pleaseee..

Good Egg

If you're a good egg, be ready to be broken. Because people can't make an omelet without breaking some good eggs.

From the book, "I Was Told There'd Be Cake" by Sloane Crosley.

Giving Your Best.

Ps. Jose Carol shared a very powerful and mind-changing message yesterday.

He preached about being excellence.

So often, we think excellence is about being the best, being spectacular, but it is not.

"Excellence in God's sight is not being the best, but being your best."

So the question is, have you done your best?
Have you given your all?

Excellence is more of a mind-set, an attitude.
And it is a process, a journey, not a destination.

So often, we think excellence is a destination.
Once we get there, we stop.

It is not, it's a JOURNEY.
A never ending journey, until our dying day.
It takes our effort and will to put it in our mind that we have to do our best everyday.

"Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom." Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NLT)

So whatever it is that you're working right now, work on it diligently, faithfully.
Grab every chance, every opportunity.
Because one day, you're going to miss all of the works.

"I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time." Ecclesiastes 9:11 (NLT)

Sometimes, we think we are not being excellent when we look at other people's life.
But that's not how it works.
If we are comparing ourselves with other people, we just merely wanna be the best.
But have we really done our best??

In a meantime, to be excellent is to compare ourselves with our very own self!
Because the biggest enemy, that we have to conquer in our daily life is our own self.
Because who we are is determined by the decision that we made in the past.
So stop blaming others for whatever it is that you are facing right now.

Don't be a complainer.
We are so easy to complain.
We look at other people's achievements, then we say, "I want that! I want to be the best like him! I want to have the best like him!"

Hey, beforehand, ask this to yourself,
"Have I done my best? Have I given my all?"

If not, don't complain.
If yes, keep on doing it! Remember, do it diligently, because excellence is a process, a journey.



So, have you done your best?

The Worst Feeling Ever...

The worst feeling ever for me is...


When I feel left out.


Still fighting on this one.


Gotta keep on telling myself again and again.
That, "Hey, I'm not supposed to feel that way."

I have YOU who lives in me, 24/7


No matter what the world say.
No matter what people do.
I have You.
There is nothing like Your love.

And I wanna dance with You, where the love lasts forever.


I should never feel so left out again.
Gotta put my trust in You, not on people.
No matter how perfect a person is.
They could possibly failed my trust, eventually.

You're the only one who will never failed me.

So I wanna dance with You, where the love lasts forever.



ps: Thanks for being the best buddy ever.

Facebook Manners

Found this video from Kenny.




Funny it is, isn't it?

A lil bit exaggerated, but somehow I think it is true that there are bunch of people out there doing that!

Ironically pathetic.

Gotta Keep Running!

Found this cool video Directed by James Jarvis and Richard Kenworthy, for Nike Running.

http://www.onwards.tv/

Too bad I can not download it, and upload it here.

But do click the link guys, it's worth watching.

For me, the video has a great, powerful and positive message.

No matter what you're doing, whatever that is blocking your way, blocking your trip from reaching your goal, you just gotta keep running!

Be it, a hot sunny day, a darkest night, difficult tracks, highest mountains, wild beasts, heavy raining, creepy thunder, whatever it is, you just gotta keep running.

Focus on your goal!

Reach your goal by being persistence, be excellent!

Quote of the Day

"Today's excellence is tomorrow's mediocrity."

- A.R. Bernard -

True Lesson On Being a Less Judgmental Person

Elbert gave me the link of this video.

Clicked at it, and grinned.

As I saw that old lady, I knew it she is a total joke.
I immediately labeled her as "clown".
Something to laugh at.

Do you guys see Simon Cowell's expression?
The underestimating look he gave to the old lady?
I was also having the sarcastic look.

But as you guys can see, the moment she started to sing...
In just a split second, everything changed.

She grabbed all the attention.
She made it!

She is stunning! Superbly stunning! Stupendous!

And this gave me a lesson.

So often, we are being so judgmental.
We judge people by their appearance, without giving them chance to show their real potential.
We give label to people, we give value to people, according to our judgment.

But look at this video, doesn't it slap you right on your face?
It does to me!

Stop being judgmental people.
Who are you to say that you are better than anyone else? (I also speak to myself as I'm typing this).
Who are you to say that you are great, and other people are not?

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When you judge less and listen more..
You will understand why people do things the way they do.

When you judge less and listen more..
You gain compassion.

When you judge less and listen more..
You will find the beauty in ugly.

When you judge less and listen more..
You will learn about empathy.

When you judge less and listen more..
You will learn about yourself more than anything else.

When you judge less and listen more, you will learn that everybody has a story.

by: Larasati Silalahi.


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Btw what funny is, the moment she started to sing, I got all goosebumps.
And my monitor went white, my MSN got error...
But her voice kept playing.
So there I was, sitting, staring at the white blank monitor, listening to her voice.
Lessons learned.

Paused...

I ran to that.. He promised me that.
But He said, slow down.. stop.. wait...

He hits the pause button.

I can not move until He press play again.

So I wait.

In silence, wondering, obeying, listening, waiting...



I have so much areas in "pause" right now.
Have to fight the urge of moving.


PAUSE.. the silence continues.................................................................................
Fade out.

For Women...

A woman is unique because she is God's idea.

Women, you don't understand how special you are.

In Genesis 2:18, God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

Adam was fumbling around in the bush thinking up animals' names. God said, "This is not good. This man needs help."

So it was God who said that the man needed the woman. She was God's idea.

A woman is a product of God; this makes her God's property. If you handle her, you are handling God's idea. If you curse at a woman, you are cursing at God's idea. If you slap a woman, you are slapping God's idea in the face. If you abandon a woman, you are abandoning God's idea.

Women, no matter what men might say about you, no matter what you might think about yourself, you are a good idea. God's mind thought of you, and God's Spirit brought you into being.



You are the result of God's idea, and that makes you very valuable to Him.



From the book, "Understanding The Purpose and Power of Woman" by Myles Munroe.

In Between...

I do realize, that life is all about waiting.
About a process, from one level to a higher one.
About a journey, from one point to another one.

It's called the in between moment.

The moment where you have to wait.
Where you gotta keep walking.
Sometimes, without seeing your final destination.

The in between moment requires your patience and obedience.
It's hard, isn't it?

It's like you're blindfolded.
Walk by faith, and not by sight.

Sometimes, I just wanna go there.
Jump to the final chapter.
Seeing how it ends.
But I can't.
I have to wait.

And the time is ticking.
Remember, patience and obedience while waiting are required.

I Was Lost.. But Now I'm Found

One day.


"Henry..." He whispered to my ears.

I was busy, with my thesis thingy.

"What?" I replied.

"How are you?" He asked.

"Great. Thanks for asking, sorry, I have to finish this. Talk to you later, okay!"

I continued working on my thesis.

He left.

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Another day.

"Henry.. how are you?" He asked.

"Great." I replied.

"Can we talk?" He continued.

"I really want to, trust me, I do. But I have this deadline coming. See? I even change my MSN and YM's status as busy."

"Oh, ok then..." He left again, disappointed.

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Just another day.


"Hi, Hen..." again He greeted me.

"Hi.. oh yeah, I did promise you that we are going to talk, right? I'm sorry, I'm still busy. I'll text you up! Or maybe I'll ping your BlackBerry Messenger! Just wait!"

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And it keeps on happening.
I can't remember for how long.
I can't even remember the last time I had a great talk with Him.
But He keeps on approaching me.
And I keep on disappointing Him.

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Yesterday


He sent me His beloved one.

"Hi Henry.. can we talk?"

"Sure. What's up?"

"He's been missing you. You are being very busy."

"What???"

"Yeah, He's longing for you to come to Him and talk intimately with Him."

"Well, I think I have always been doing that. I mean, I read books about Him, I listened to His words. And sometimes I greet Him, just every now and then, everytime I get the chance."

"That's not how it works. He wants you completely. Just the two of you, talking, privately, intimately."

"But I feel close to Him."

"You might, but He doesn't He feel the same way. He said to me that you guys are at distance. He's been calling you. And you keep ignoring Him, you say hi to Him using your BlackBerry Messenger perhaps. He doesn't want it. He wants to hear your voice. He wants to see your face."

I looked down and feel ashamed.


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Today

I came to Him, talked to Him.
I decided to say hi to Him again, to have a new start with Him.
He has prepared a lot of plans for me, He is taking me higher and higher.
And all that He wants from me is just some quality time.
I wanna hear His voice again.




I am now making my way there.
Just wait for me.
I've been missing you too.

Circles, Are You In?

I am now reading two sets of Myles Munroe's book.
It's about understanding the purpose of Men and Women.

Today I found this particular section.


When a person is wrong, he feels better if someone else keeps him company in his wrong doing. If I'm messing up but but youre not messing up, then I really feel messed up. However, if I'm messing up and I tangle you up in my mess, then we can both feel justified in our actions.

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And that paragraph leads me to this thought.

It is very important for us to find the right person, the right people, the right circle to surround us.

And this also leads to the very basic rule of the nature in establishing a relationship between human.
The alike attracts alike rule.

Some people are easily connect, not so deep thoughts, not so strong value, and not so 'expensive' price.
Some people left me out.
Some people came into my life.
Some people are now at distance with me.
Some people are now dragged near to me.

There is always this replacement.
And of all many people that have been replaced, I thank God, that there are still some names who stay.
Hopefully irreplaceable.
Hopefully heading to the same direction with me.
Going up, and not going down.

Because I've seen, that those who are going down, have left me alone, along the way they hurt me.
Made me feel that I am the stupid one, because I let them go.
But I've also seen, that those who are going down, attract and got attracted to people who are just like them.
They connect. Because together they justified the wrong doing.
And together, they do free-falling.
While me, together with my real friends, we do stairs-climbing.

We fly, they sink.

I'm gonna close with this quote.


"If you stay stupid, you can not be my friend. Not even on my Facebook friend."

- JR -

Quote of the Day

''Friendship is like when you're on the train.

People may come, people may leave.

But, those who are in the same direction with you will stay.''

- mushadool -

Vote vote vote!!

I have used my right to vote, have you??



Now lets pray, that this little thing we do, could bring such a massive and great impact for a better future for our nation.

Aura...

I was having a conversation with this friend of mine.


In the middle of it, suddenly she interrupted.

"Sorry Hen, but can I say something to you?? This is not another crap."

"What?"

"You know what, you've been improving a lot. Your aura is calmer and nicer."

"Heh? What dya mean?"

"Umm.. normally when we chat, there is also some point when you speak so bitter. You speak so mean to me. Well, I kinda get used to it, hehe, because I know that's just you. But you're different now, much different."

"Aww.. thanks, *hugs*."

"Yeah, am so proud and happy for you."


I see.
It is true.
When you have your heart fixed.
People can see it.
When you have your heart crippled.
People can also see it.

So what is your decision?
Everytime it gets crippled? Do you wanna fix it?
Or let it be?
If you let it be, at some points you'll make others' heart crippled.

That's all.

"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)

Oops...

I used to curse.
Well, to be honest I still like to curse sometimes.

This morning while having a conversation with a friend of mine.
I said quite a harsh curse.
"T*ILAH LO!" there I said it.

And my friend, jokingly replied:
"God please do forgive him."

I was like, "Sorry dude, I can't help it."

Then he replied again, (this time he's getting a lil bit more serious).
"Repent! How could you build others' life using that mouth?"

PLAK!

"You have to be more careful in saying what you say, and doing what you do. You're gonna be an example this time soon."

"I know, but there are some people in my circle who keeps speaking like that. It's hard to be me."

"So what with them? It's their business. You're not them, right? You have to start from now. Get used to it, man!"

"Ok ok, I get your point. That's why I'm keeping you close in my circle."

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As a matter of fact, I need more friend like this.
The slapper kinda friend.
Who has the willingness to shake this stupid head sometimes.

I say it so many times that I want to be an example, a good one.
I am putting my life in a fish bowl. A very transparent fish bowl.
Everybody can see me.
I have to start to care about small things - even things that I think don't really matter - if I want to give a good influence to others.

Oh sh*t it's hard isn't it?
Oops, there I cursed again. Hahaha, that one was a joke guys.
Don't take it seriously!

(Little) Tips, Please?

I have a little tips for you who consider yourself as a professional employee.

"Never come to your employer and tell him about how you've put so much effort onto your assignment, and how you've done your best to accomplish it, yet you don't accomplish it."

If you haven't finished your assignment, then work on it, find any possible solution to overcome it.
Never said, "I've tried my best, I don't know what to do with it anymore."

He's your employer, not your counselor.
Don't go tell him your problem especially during a hectic work hours.

Typo!

You guys who have been friends to me long enough must have understand my habit of editing and criticizing what I see and what I hear.

What do you expect, I am an into detail person.
I am a linguistic geek.
And maybe that's also why I became a Chief Editor.

Last night, while waiting for a cab that will pick me home from campus, there was a cab which was stopping by in front of me to drop off its passenger.
There I spotted a mistake.




Do you guys see what I am talking about? LOL.

Quote of The Day

"Choose a good reputation over great riches;

being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold."

- Proverbs 22 (NLT) -

Finally Finished My Weekend

As I've said in my previous post, there are five fun-most-waited things that I want to do for this weekend.

And I managed to accomplish all of those.
Let's do the review:


1. Going to Oakenfold (checked!)

2. Going to have a Dudes Nite Out @ Oakwood's Ranch Market (checked!)

3. Going to Oxygen (checked!)

4. Going to church on Sunday and meet some dear friends (checked!)

I decided to ask Hera to watch The Fast & Furious. So after church we went to Elbert's house, picked him up, then off we go to watch it at Puri Mal, but (thank God! Lol) it was very crowded, so we moved to PI. Cool movie, cool soundtracks (reminds me to my high school era where I used to go to Bliss and dance with all the R&B beats, say "Gasoliinnaaaa"! ahahaha. Apparently, Hera used to do the same thing back then.

5. Have a family time. (checked!)

As usual, my parents picked me up at Plaza Indonesia then we went for some dinner.


And yes I am totally happy and refreshed.

Now let's go back to all the deadline, because it's Monday again.
But hey the good news is, there are only three workdays these week due to the election coming.
Horaaay more weekend this week!!

Have a blastin one y'all!!

Quote of the Day

"Do hard things means fighting for greater levels of excellence, because there's always something harder to do. It is never a matter of arriving, it is a constant battle for growth."

- Wenslyn Reyes -

Dudes Nite Out

Had a lot of fun today by having this Dudes Nite Out, with my O2 Movement's male fellas.
Dinner @ Oakwood, then having a surprise bday party for one of us, Jeffrey.



This is important for building a stronger team.
We need to spend more quality time together.
And I love this community, we clicked, despite of our different background, we have this passion for the greater future of the younger generation in this nation, and even the world.



Giving suprise for Jeffrey.



And still we pray for the total healing onto Edwin's arm.

Avoid Crashing!

When two people are in love, surrounded with foggy cloud.
They tend to move forward, without knowing where, when or how to stop.
Because they enjoy the trip.

It's like driving around in a car.

Just because your are sitting inside a great car, with your beloved one at your side, doesn't mean you're heading to the right direction.
There is always this possibility that you have taken the wrong track.
When you need to turn away.
When you need to stop.
When you need to hop out of the car.

That's why it is very important for us to fully consider about the risks and consequences we might have, before we hop into a car.

But if you're already inside a car right now.
And you feel something is wrong, that you are seemingly heading to the wrong direction.
That you need to turn away, to slow down, or even to stop.
It's still not too late for you.

Hit the brake right now! Slow down, or even stop.
You know what's best for you.
Don't just get busy hitting the pedal all the time.
Remember, there is a BRAKE.
To prevent the car from moving way too fast.

You don't want to end up in a car crash with your beloved one right?

Teddy Bear

Hey I'm a teddy bear.
Poke me at night.
Tell me all your stories.
Your hurts, your joys.
I smile and hear.
I frown and hear.


Woke up this morning.
Dizzy.
From having a very tipsy head before going to bed last night due to the mojito and minty berries effect from Oakenfold.

Opened my Facebook account to upload the pics from last nite.
Then a friend of mine buzzed.
Not really a friend, the only-hi-bye kinda friend.
We dont really know each other.
And we dont hang out together.

Out of sudden she buzzed.
She greeted.
She told me everything that has been bothering her mind.
Then she asked for my opinion.

This thing happens to me like a lot.
Some people, closest friends, relatives, colleagues, and even those that I just met for once or twice somehow has this tendency to come to me and tell me all their problems.
I dunno. I don't understand.
Do I have the word "SPILL UR LIFE" written on my forehead.

But I like this weirdness.
I see this as an opportunity to invest in other people's lives
You will never know how people will react after hearing your words.
This could also help me to enlarge my influence.

I also see this as a learning process.
Because when I give 'em advice, I actually talk to myself.
Remind my own self, not to do the same thing they do.
I whipped myself with my own words.

Paul Oakenfold @ Segarra

Finally, the first thing of my so-called "most-waited-fun-actvities-list-on-the-weekend" is accomplished!

Had a lot fun watching Paul Oakenfold's performance at Segarra, in Marlboro Magnifisound's event.

Nothin beats the fun of enjoying great music in a very cool venue and surrounded with the bestest friends to hang out with.






Elbert, Hera, Deb and Me



Mel and Deb



Deb and Me



And of course, Paul Oakenfold!



And as a bonus, we geeks attract two magazines and one O-Channel camera capturing the geeks while dancing.. hahaha.

Weekend

Finally I can put aside the deadline, because the weekend says "Hi!"

I have a lot of things to do!

1. Going to Oakenfold tonight, beach party, with tee, short, flipflop, nice drinks, and cool friends.

2. Going to have a dudes day out tomorrow night at Oakwood, again with a bunch of friends.

3. Going to Oxygen tomorrow afternoon, as usual, Oxygen always rock my weekend!

4. Church time, again, time to learn something new and meet some dear friends.

5. Family time at weekend!

Oh gosh, I do love weekend!!

Oxygen Day Out

Had a lot of fun with my dearest Oxygeners at Happy Land, on March 26th.

Puppy Love, Cinta Monyet whatsoeva...

I had this talk wif a friend of mine.
Our conversation recalled the memories about some love stories I've had in the past.
A puppy love's stories, not a true love's stories.
Ive been single for 21st years, yes since the day that I was born.
Call me picky, call me conservative.
But I kno, I am meant for something great.
A great relationship, a true one, I wanna be different.


Anyway, back to my puppy love's stories.
I told my friend bout the three girls that I liked, and one girl that I've been observed lately.
And he wanted to see their pics, so I sent him.
Hahaha, call me stalker, because I went to their Facebook profile and grabbed 'em pics.


There I realized, the four girls, has a very different physical features.
One is Caucasian, one is Oriental, and the two are Indonesian types.
But, they all have one similarity.
They LOVE to write.
Just as I AM.

So I've been attracted to those who have the main activity as the core of their lives.
Physical attraction comes later.
And this is such a revelation for me.
This could be a revelation for you too.

Think about this,
Physical appearance is important, yet it is not ETERNAL.
The skin will grow older, the hair will grow whiter.

What eternal is, the core thing that you have with your spouse.
The same passion.
The same compassion.
The core.

Think wise, before you pick your divine partner.