Diou in a Journey

Probably, this is interesting to spend few time and thinking about our focuses in daily routine. Is it our strengths or the opposite is true?, if we often reluctant to do a presentation for instance under the reason, oh i am afraid to make a mistake, i am not that good in front of people and other reasons. See i think you already have a clue on this person’s focus, yups he/she focuses on his/her weaknesses. Everybody makes mistake though.

This absolutely fine, i often trap into that feeling as well, and it is killing me. From the authors of famous books such as "don’t be sad" or La Tahzan Dr Aidh Al-Qarni, then Buckinham and Clifton which are the authors of "Now discover your Strengths", also from Tal Ben Shahar new book "Happier",,all seems to agree on one word, which let’s change our habits to concentrate more on our strengths.

What is the results then? well i am myself still hardly ever merely focus on this, but those great authors of self help books really inspiring, let’s gradually improve our strengths, steps by steps up to we realize it is much more positive for ourselves development.

It is difficult, but it is not impossible indeed. Let’s do it together guys.

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Ramadhan is the holiest month for 1.2 billion muslem around the globe. Ramadhan encourages us to be a better person, due to it requirement to give up greadiness, badness and hypocratical things. Hmm that’s what i heard from last Friday speech at Mosque.

The speecher at that time says that before it is coming better to prepare something. As we assume that fasting is a trial or examination for moslem more or less it is wise to do preparation. As we always prepare to study before final exam university. He amphasizes to start preparing from now, do sunnah fasting, do evening prayer this important in order to get used to the long Tarawih pray.

Its common to see most of us are so obedience in the first week of Ramadhan, Sahur, Fasting, Breakfast, Tarawih, Tadarrus, and so on. However after the second week, we feel bored to do that and too lazy. I realise that, i want to get used to Ramadhan, before it coming.

Thanks for Mr Friday speaker, i will do some preparation, what about you guys, have you start preparing, let’s do it together. Have fun though. 

So what a bumper with routine and schedule. Simplify your life is another way to be a happy person. Do not put too much burden on you, some thing too much is just useless to own. If you find the world seems dark and rain never stop, simplify that day with smiles do not add more tiring things, stop complaining on what happening around you.

Simplify means, you start to do your jobs, duty, work based on your ability do not push your self too hard. Remember you are not a robot, we are all just human being. yes we are,,,,,

Believe it or not, by doing your hobby especially if your hobby is sport you will find it impact on your mind and health at the same time. People in todays age, tend to ignore exercise, no time for that, time is for money, love, TV, sleeping, eating, working with less exercise.

According to the most beautiful girl in Indonesia or Miss Indo 2007. She can be as happy as now and always stay healthy because she spend at least 1 hour to do her hobby icluding exercise. In addition Tal ben Shahar claims that 30 minutes exercise everyweek will make you a different person. A person who has positive thinking and feeling toward yourself, others and the rest of the world matters and problems.

I miss Badminton, i am too busy,,,,,,he he

Still from the lecture by Mr Shahar, this is about how actually we must end one particular day. Accordingly, evening sleep is the end of our journey in one day. To be honest, before sleeping i tend to think problems, assignment, issues, future and more another hard topics. What is the result, when you sleep often you might experience a nightmare, bad or horror dream.

Why not try to do this one, try to remember 5 fun things before sleepings. As simple you remember a fun things such as you went to see a good movies, you got a free coupons in Pizza resto, you receieve email from someone you want to be, you are healthy, you are a unique person and so on so for.

By remember 5 funs things at least everynight before going to bed, when you wake up there is something different you would feel inside your mind, fell happier, fresh, and well motivated. This is a habit, so why not try to that together with your wife, husband, kids, or parthners before sleeping.

I have proven that, it works, but remember, do it continously, since the result will not instanly come to you. Have fun

How many of you actually are happy at the moment. May be you are happy due to your assignment result, you meet a beautiful girl of your dream, you got a job that you want, or you can eat your favourite meal could be.

But from the lecture by Tal Ben Shahar from Harvard University US yesterday at Monash University. One most important thing he claims is the acceptance to be a human. What does it mean? it means we accepts the fact that we were born as a human, not an animal nor devil in extreme way.

As a human, you are forced to do what you hate to do. He provides a simple video on who is the real human is? the real human is a baby??? whell a question mark for that, but real human is when you can say no when you want to say no and vice verca, you are real human when you eat when hungry, cry when you sad, sleep when you are exhausted, or socialise with other people.

This notion of acceptance will bring you to realise that it is useless to aim to be a superhuman, super invidualistic, super strong, and maybe super independent. As a human you must express what you want to, otherwise you are not a human being.

Well, i am a human being though. what about you???

Interpreter is a person who provide an oral description and explanation about particular words or sentences to another party. Work as an interpreter is never an easy job, since we might deal with several difficults situation.

I never experienced as a professional interpreter due to the reason that the professional one will be paid so high money, but i do ever be an interpreter once in my life. It was in the 2005 when one agricultural expert from Netherland come to visit one of government sugar cane company in East Java.

The ducth were bullied by impudent sentence once he happen to visit a cane plantation farmer group. As an intrepeter i have to filter their message so that the ducth will not be fell offended by them. Well it works, however later on the farmers leader asked me whether i tell the ducth the truth or a lie.

I do want to be professional, but on the other view i have to keep a condusive relationship with the dutch as well. For you who does not know, who is Netherland or Ducth or whatever. Indonesia was colonized by Ducth for more than 3 and half century, they took many things from us and left us with some infrastructure, one of it is the Sugar Cane Factory in East Java, who now becomes the source of life of thousand of people especially farmers.

Are you dare enough to be an Interpreter, why not…. 

China got 3 world cup achievement in Malaysia’s Badminton World Cup yesterday, China dominated female single and double. In male category Lin Dan defeat Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the Final stage.

Interestingly, Indonesia gained two world medal from Lilyana Natsir/Nova Widianto in the mix category and also from Markis/Hendra from men double. For Natsir/Nova this is their second Badminton World Cup after 2005.

Again, for one more time Badminton give Indonesia a good reputation. But what the Government give to them, money?? that’s not enough, give them Scholarship to study up to Phd so that they can earn money still after quit playing Badminton, except for Taufiq Hidayat since he is rich enough and still need work hard further. Otherwise Sony will be Indonesian number 1.

Garuda Indonesia bans in Europe. However New Zealand Prime Minister keen to fly with Garuda Indonesia from Auckland to Jakarta, furthermore Belgium Royal Family who visit Bali for Holiday also fly with Garuda to go to Makassar from Bali and vice versa.

What about you guys, will you fly with SIngapore Airline or Qantas with all their good reputation in the air. Despite Garuda Indonesia is controversial in dealing with the Human Right activist Munir, Garuda is still safe and secure to fly with.

Don’t you news about China Airways erupted in Japan yesterday, or Brazilian Embraer crashed in the Rio Airport last month. Then if you don’t mind please search in database, even Qantas ever experienced accident on of them is when it fail to takeoff in the Thailand Airport or Jetstar who fail to fly and have to transit in Bali last month.

Are you dare enough to choose Garuda Indonesia Airways to go home for summer vacation this year. you better hurry the ticket might be fullybooked already!