road to Ujung Genteng February 1, 2009
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last week, i had a trip to Ujung Genteng beach…i’ve been wanting to go there since a long time ago, and when my friends told me that they wanted to go there on friday last week, i wanted to come along, but unfortunately i had an event to attend the following saturday so i couldn’t…but on thursday, i got a news that the event was canceled, and that meant i was free to go…and there i went…felt like it’s a God’s gift for me…thanks God…
i just knew that we’re going backpacking…never done it before…felt kinda nervous but also excited…
8 of us departed from bandung (leuwipanjang terminal) taking a bus to sukabumi, moved to lembur situ terminal in sukabumi, and took an elf (not elf as in fantasy tales ^^) to a small town named surade…we arrived there at about 2.30 in the morning after 3 hours of crazy ride from lembur situ…we took a rest at a mosque there because we have to wait till the morning to continue our journey…
we took a move at about 6.30 to Curug Cikaso…we thought that it’s in the same direction as Ujung Genteng, but it isn’t…but it didn’t matter…
it took about half an hour to Cikaso village…there’s two ways to reach the waterfall, crossing the river by boat or walking through the ricefield…we chose the second way…and our efforts were paid off seeing the waterfall…so AWESOME!!
after we had so much fun there, we continued our trip to Ujung Genteng beach and after we got an inn, we had lunch and all of us took some rest…not much to do for the rest of the day, we just walked down the beach, took some pictures, finding a dead little turtle, etc…
the next day, we played on the beach in the morning and found many sea creatures (including snakes)…at noon we visited the fish market and bought some fish for lunch…roasted fish!!yummy!!
in the afternoon, we walked to Pangumbahan beach, where a turtle conservatory placed…it took about 1,5 hours…there we built a tent and waited until night when the turtles come to the beach to lay eggs…finally we can see the turtle at about 9pm…
at 4 in the morning we got back to Ujung Genteng, packed our belongings, and end our journey back to bandung…
it was fun, my first time backpacking and camping…although it was very tiring but it’s a great experience for me…and i’m still amazed with the waterfall (curug cikaso) ^^
btw, total money spent: about Rp.250k for 3 days and 2 nights (cheap eh??)
this year’s targets… February 1, 2009
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it’s a month already since new year, and i haven’t written down my targets for this year…so here i’ll try to write it…
(not in particular order)
1. buy my own laptop
2. save money to get no.1
3. save more for settlement in Japan and buy a lot of things
4. do well in Japan (daily life and my study)
5. fix relationship with her
6. learn to cook many kinds of food so that i can cook by myself in Japan
7. increase my driving skill
8. start to do something regarding my vision
9. keep my business going, maybe by finding some partners (any volunteer?)
10. pass my master course entrance exam and noryouku shiken 2-kyu
11. …
hmmm…no more i can think about right now…maybe i’ll update it later…
but well, at least i already have some targets right now and i have to do my best to achieve them…
がんばります！
how about you??what are your targets this year??
flashback of 2008 December 31, 2008
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2 hours 29 minutes to year 2009 (on my computer’s clock)…
wow…lots of things happened this year…
feels like time passed so fast…feels like many things i did this year that i want to redo but well, you can’t change the past…all i can do is just learning from everything i’ve been through and facing the future ahead of me…
at the beginning of the year i started to enjoy my times with my CG team (the-A-team), although many hard things came into us, we faced them together and it made us more solid…but it didn’t last long because the team was rearranged then…my new team is doing well until now, but sometimes i missed the old one, wishing it could last longer…
still at the beginning, i faced my process of the year…i lost my digicam, with all my mom’s photos in israel in it…i was afraid she’s going to be angry at me knowing that…finally she knew, and as usual when things go wrong, she blamed things for that…in the end i used my savings to buy a new one…
around march, still in my efforts seeking scholarship to japan, i applied for tohoku institute of technology…i got a phone interview for that, but unfortunately i failed (again)…oh yeah, i was also waiting for ayf (asian youth fellowship) scholarship but i didn’t pass either…then i tried again for monbukagakusho scholarship…i decided that i have to make it…i revised my research proposal, got some advices from my friends, and sent the application…and i got called for the exam and interview…i did my best and thank God i made it! during the process, i tried to look for professor who will be my supervisor during my study in japan if i got accepted…i send e-mail to some (7?) professors with my research proposal, only two of them replied…one said that he couldn’t be my supervisor because he was on exchange to US…and the other one from tokyo institute of technology (TIT) brought me a good news, i got accepted…after i passed the exam and interview, i requested letter of acceptance to him and everything went well…thank God again…and the boring times began…i had to wait for the final announcement which is about january, about 4-5 months! it felt so loooongggg…but finally, about two weeks ago, i got called, i will go on april 1st…finally it’s clear, all my waiting are paid off…can’t thank God enough…but well, still a lot of things to do, waiting for the acceptance in the university, applying for visa, etc…
during my journey seeking for scholarship, i tried to upgrade my skills…i continued my japanese course (which took me long enough for getting a class) and took french course…don’t know why, but i enjoyed the french class better…hahaha…i also tried to earn some money by tutoring my cousin, making t-shirts, and since november i teach in binuscenter…
a huge thing for me that happened this year, is my relationship with her…first mid of the year i got closer to her, i could spend a lot of time with her, having fun, etc and finally i realized that i was in love with her…i thought everything would go well, since we were so close, i thought that even though she realized about that, we could discuss it and we could still be close…but it was a totally wrong assumption…suddenly i felt that she kept a distance from me, started avoiding me…it was so so uncomfortable, you know the feelings being avoided by your own close friend…i tried to have some talk with her, but she kept avoiding me…even on my birthday, i really really felt uncomfortable…finally i got a chance to talk, but she only want to talk through ym, and she was sooo angry at me…*sigh* it really bothered my mind for a couple of days until i got to manage it…after that, i tried to keep my distance from her, i was so afraid that she would get mad at me again, although i didn’t want to be like that…some moments later, she got better…she wasn’t as angry as before, but still i could feel the distance between us, we couldn’t chat or have fun like before, sometimes she was still being sentimental at me…several months passed, i could go through without thinking a lot about her anymore…but then i started missing her a lot, i was getting more and more sure about my feeling toward her and i want to fight for it…it’s really really hard for me, even until now…sometimes i felt that it’s been somewhat better, but sometimes i realized that it hasn’t…i don’t know…my time in bandung is just 3 months left, and i won’t be able to see her in about 1,5 months…gonna be missing her a lot…i can only leave everything to God…i will do my best, i will fight for my love, and i believe He will make a way…
1 hour and 2 minutes to year 2009…
gonna miss you… November 9, 2008
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kemaren seorang temen deket ngasi kabar kalo dia dapet kerjaan di sebuah pulau yang cukup jauh di sana, dan akhir bulan ini dia udah pergi…well, gw ikut seneng karena dia emang udah pengen kerja di sono…tp di sisi laen gw jadi ngerasa sedih juga, bakal jadi kepisah jauh…
padahal gw udah ga terlalu deket ama dia, udah jarang ketemu juga, tapi koq begitu dia mau pergi jadi kangen banget ama dia, jadi ngerasa kehilangan gini ya…apa mungkin karena dulu qta pernah deket banget juga kali ya…rasanya jadi cepet banget aja udah harus pisah gini…
gw sendiri bakal pergi dalam taun depan, bakal kepisah ama org2 yg gw sayangin di sini…dan sekarang ternyata seorang malah yg duluan pergi dan gw udah ngerasa kehilangan gn…rasanya bakal bener2 berat nih ntar…but well, i have to overcome it…itu udah rencana Tuhan buat setiap qta, meskipun berat, meskipun sakit, tp ya beginilah yang namanya proses, tp gw percaya itulah yang terbaik…
for a lovely friend
thank you for everything
dunno what to say
but one thing
i’m gonna miss you
wish this friendship
lasts forever
why is it so hard? November 5, 2008
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it’s easy to have a friend
even a lot of friends
but a true friend is so hard to get
friends come
friends go
being apart always seems to be a reason
for us to not be close anymore
friends come
friends go
we should’ve been able to discuss our problems
but why do you keep running away?
friends come
friends go
i’ve tried my best to be beside you whenever you need
but why can’t you do the same?
friends come
friends go
selfishness is a human nature
but why do you seem to never try to not be selfish?
friends come
friends go
so many things that can break friendship
but i believe there’s always a way out
so why don’t we try it out?
a true friend would mean a lot to me
i will really treasure it once i get it
but when can i?
je ne te comprends pas… October 28, 2008
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pourquoi est-tu comme ci?
je juste veux t’aimer
est-il faux?
a small hug could mean a lot October 26, 2008
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i was watching TV this afternoon and I saw a local TV-show about traveling to South Korea…a scene caught my attention…it’s a woman standing on the street carrying a “FREE HUGS” sign and she hugs everyone who needs a hug…
i was wondering, what motivates her to do such a thing…i was just reminded of this generation…this world lacks of LOVE, and it’s what they need most…and hug is a way to show our love to others…i found this AIDS campaign that says “I have AIDS, please hug me, I can’t make you sick”…it gives the message how people, especially those who don’t have normal life like others, need love so badly…
a lot of people may rarely or even never feel being loved, hugged, and with these acts of free hugs, it could make them feel better…
i also found this article, about the power of hug…
“To survive, we need 4 hugs a day. For health, we need 8 hugs a day. For growth, ever young, happiness, we need 12 hugs a day” -Virginia Satir, family therapist.
Maybe you’re wondering, do HUGS really have a great power, that can make someone healthy, happy, and ever young? When did the last time you hug someone or someone hug you? If the answer is rarely or even never at all, try to remember, what did you feel recently? It could be that you get sick, depressed, stressed, having head-aches, or some emotional problems. Many researches show that hug therapy can heal physical dan psychological illness. It can overcome stress, depression, etc. Hugged people, or hugging people, feel some power of love surrounding them. This power makes our immunity increases.
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taken and translated from here
and here’s about the Free Hugs Campaign
Sometimes, a hug is all what we need.
Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.
As this symbol of human hope spread across the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign BANNED. What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be described as awe inspiring.
How it all started:
I’d been living in London when my world turned upside down and I’d had to come home. By the time my plane landed back in Sydney, all I had left was a carry on bag full of clothes and a world of troubles. No one to welcome me back, no place to call home. I was a tourist in my hometown.
Standing there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers meeting their waiting friends and family, with open arms and smiling faces, hugging and laughing together, I wanted someone out there to be waiting for me. To be happy to see me. To smile at me. To hug me.
So I got some cardboard and a marker and made a sign. I found the busiest pedestrian intersection in the city and held that sign aloft, with the words “Free Hugs” on both sides.
And for 15 minutes, people just stared right through me. The first person who stopped, tapped me on the shoulder and told me how her dog had just died that morning. How that morning had been the one year anniversary of her only daughter dying in a car accident. How what she needed now, when she felt most alone in the world, was a hug. I got down on one knee, we put our arms around each other and when we parted, she was smiling.
Everyone has problems and for sure mine haven’t compared. But to see someone who was once frowning, smile even for a moment, is worth it every time.
wow…it really inspires me…the world is in a great need of love, and we have to answer this need…it came into my mind about doing the campaign here in Indonesia, but with this culture and many ‘weird’ rules this country has, i’m not sure if it’s really okay to be done here…well, the least i can do right now is sharing the love i have to all people around me, hugging them whenever i’m able to…
for someone…a big hug for you…may this hug can heal the wound between us…
XOXO
for love… October 16, 2008
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these recent weeks i’ve been thinking a lot about love, about my soulmate…
and i found this poem on a friend’s blog…well, maybe it describes my feelings right now…
i still do love her, no matter what she has done to me, no matter how i’ve been hurt, i just don’t care…
i don’t know what to do now, but i want to fight for it…
Jika kita mencintai seseorang, kita akan senantiasa mendoakannya walaupun dia tidak berada disisi kita.
Jangan sesekali mengucapkan selamat tinggal jika kamu masih mau mencoba. Jangan sesekali menyerah jika kamu masih merasa sanggup. Jangan sesekali mengatakan kamu tidak mencintainya lagi, jika kamu masih tidak dapat melupakannya.
Cinta datang kepada orang yang masih mempunyai harapan, walaupun mereka telah dikecewakan. Kepada mereka yang masih percaya, walaupun mereka telah dikhianati. Kepada mereka yang masih ingin mencintai, walaupun mereka telah disakiti sebelumnya dan Kepada mereka yang mempunyai keberanian dan keyakinan untuk membangunkan kembali kepercayaan.
Kadangkala kamu tidak menghargai orang yang mencintai kamu sepenuh hati, sehingga kamu kehilangannya. Pada saat itu tiada guna penyesalan karena perginya tanpa berkata lagi.
Cintailah seseorang itu atas dasar siapa dia sekarang dan bukan siapa dia sebelumnya. Kisah silam tidak perlu diungkit lagi, kiranya kamu benar-benar mencintainya setulus hati.
Siapapun pandai menghayati cinta, tapi tak seorangpun pandai menilai cinta karena cinta bukanlah suatu objek yang bisa dilihat oleh kasat mata, sebaliknya cinta hanya dapat dirasakan melalui hati dan perasaan.
Cinta mampu melunakkan besi, menghancurkan batu, membangkitkan yang mati dan meniupkan kehidupan padanya serta membuat budak menjadi pemimpin. Inilah dahsyatnya cinta.
Cinta sebenarnya adalah membiarkan orang yang kamu cintai menjadi dirinya sendiri dan tidak merubahnya menjadi gambaran yang kamu inginkan. Jika tidak, kamu hanya mencintai pantulan diri sendiri yang kamu temukan didalam dirinya.
Cinta bukanlah kata murah dan lumrah dituturkan dari mulut kemulut tetapi cinta adalah anugerah Tuhan yang indah dan suci jika manusia dapat menilai kesuciannya.
Bercinta memang mudah, untuk dicintai juga memang mudah. Tapi untuk dicintai oleh orang yang kita cintai itulah yang sukar diperoleh.
Jika saja kehadiran cinta sekedar untuk mengecewakan, lebih baik cinta itu tak pernah hadir.
quoted from: http://owlindeucritz.blogspot.com/
Opera Mini 4.1 August 14, 2008
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Regarding to my previous post about wordpress doesn’t work in my opera mini, I tried upgrading it to the latest version. So here I am using opera mini 4.1 and wordpress works! A lot of development has been made to this new version. It by default shows web pages just as in PC,it even shows the mouse pointer. A little bit weird n uncomfortable for a 176×220 sized screen. But it can also be switched into mobile view mode like the old version.
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a little bit more… August 12, 2008
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it’s all thanks to HIM i’ve got this far, so close to my dream to go to Japan…after passing the primary screening, I’m required to get a letter of acceptance (LoA) from a professor in Japan whom I want to do research with…I sent the form via EMS (it costs $9) on July 31st and the post office employee said that it would be delivered in 4 days…I got a little bit doubted again when I track my shipment in the internet on August 5th and see that there is no more progress after it departed from Soekarno-Hatta Airport…but again I tried to keep my faith in Him…
the next day, when I was having lunch with my sister N, I just tried to check my e-mail with my cellphone…and there is an e-mail from the Japan professor saying that he had sent me back the LoA…I felt so much relieved…in the evening I checked the tracker again, it had been updated, and it said that it had been delivered on August 3rd!! wew…but it doesn’t really matter now…the most important thing is that I should be receiving it in the next few days…
I thought it was going to be delivered in (also) 4 days, but surprisingly, just two days later, my mom at home messaged me that it had been delivered…wow…finally I got it…I have sent it back to Japanese Embassy in Jakarta with other required documents yesterday, and now it’s time for another wait…a little bit more…gotta keep my faith…
My LoA (anyone can translate it for me??hehe)
