thoughts of the unspoken mind

moved!

2011-04-14T16:07:00.000+07:00

please visit my new website http://hanum.me/ where I'll post thoughts, photos, videos and anything I find in general. There will also be a link (coming soon) to a website where I'll write more on my work in education and my thoughts in that field.

I'll still keep this site for sentimental reasons :)

please drop by.... comments are appreciated!

World Health Day 2011

2011-04-07T10:51:00.001+07:00

Antimicrobial resistance: no action today, no cure tomorrow

Go to http://serambisehat.com/content/antibiotik-harus-dihabiskan and find out why it is important to finish of your antimicrobial therapy as directed to avoid drug resistance. (Article in Indonesian)

- Hanum Hartanto -

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Datura Metel

2011-04-04T20:16:00.000+07:00

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GWK, Bali.

2011-04-04T20:11:00.000+07:00

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Sunset. Kuta, Bali.

2011-04-04T20:10:00.000+07:00

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Blue Point, Bali

2011-04-04T15:53:00.000+07:00

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e-books

2011-02-16T14:18:00.001+07:00

Trying to make a bold move from buying books to e-books.

Bold because I love the format of books. I love the smell of the paper. I love they way they look when they're showcased in shelves.

For practical and environmental reasons I'm willing to try to buy some e-books. The only problem is, I can't buy from amazon, barnes & noble, kobo and other retailers because I don't reside in the US. They won't let me buy an e-book unless my billing address is in the US. There are local bookstores such as papataka, but not all titles I am looking for are available.

Does anyone have a solution for this?

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a wonderful man

2011-02-16T13:43:00.001+07:00

I’ve been meaning to write this for a while but I’ve been putting it off because it’s often hard to put feelings into words. For me at least. But the timing is perfect.

On Tuesday 15 February 2011 we all went to my aunt’s place to commemorate the 1 year passing of her husband, my uncle. Almost all of my extended family was there and we prayed and remembered the good man that he was.

He was a soft spoken man, polite, never raising his voice. Whenever he talked to me, he gave me his full intention. You know how people ask you how you are doing, as if asking for the time of day. In passing.Basa basi. He never made me feel that way. When I was studying in uni, every time we met he’d ask me how I was doing and what I was studying. He’d follow up with asking questions and intently listening to my answers. He made me feel appreciated, that I was studying for something. He appreciated that I learned something and I could also give in return. This might seem ordinary and mediocre, but the questions I got from my extended family were usually:

- When are you going to graduate?

- Are you seeing anybody?

- When are you going to get married?

With which I usually respond to with a smile.

Pakde never made me feel that the only goal I had in life was to get married. I was always looking forward to family events just to meet him, and something was missing when he was absent.

Pakde was related to me by marriage. His wife, is my dad’s older sister. Even so, that didn’t make the connection I felt any different from my other blood relatives. In fact I was closer to him than any other aunts and uncles I have. He always reminded me how important family is and that we have an obligation to help others less fortunate than us. I remember him telling me he had a project that he wanted me to help out with. A project for the yayasan my family made. He never got the chance to tell me what it was. I still owe him.

I remember talking to my cousins about Pakde. And we all realized that he made every single person he met feel special. I always felt special, that he’d take the time in family gatherings just to ask me how I was doing. Turns out he did this with everyone. Taking time to ask each person how they were. In the 5 – 10 minutes he talked to you, he’d make you feel significant.

I never got the chance to tell him how much he meant to me. The least that I could do is tell his family.

Bude, Mbak Wiet, Mbak Dewi, Mas Didiet…

Your husband, father, my Pakde, was the kindest most sincere person I knew. I am so grateful to have known such a person in my life. He meant a lot to me and to many others. I always had this wish that if I got married someday, my husband would have the qualities of this man.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives (Jackie Robinson)

Pakde Kus, you are a very important person to me. Rest in peace.

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magno stationery

2010-03-24T16:15:00.001+07:00

anyone who knows me well knows that i love office supplies. i get high just being at an stationery store. yea, well, don't need much to keep me happy.

anyways... went gaga over these:

aren't they gorgeous??!! made by magno a company in Indonesia.

known for their ultra kewl radios:

find out more about the designer, Singgih S. Kartono and his company at http://www.magno-design.com/

photos taken from magno

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Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!

2010-02-19T10:07:00.001+07:00

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quick links, pics, and randoms

2009-11-24T13:10:00.002+07:00

http://hanum.tumblr.com/

count your blessings

2009-05-30T20:06:00.000+07:00

Positive thinking brings positive returns. But never get hooked on the euphoria of everything going your way. Always, always count your blessings... Be grateful for every sweet little thing that goes your way. Each, small, little thing.

Weekend was going real well, and it was only 3 pm on saturday afternoon.. As I was just to live it up for the rest of the day... Then... Damn... Busted up my ride (again). Purely my fault. Purely foolish and stupid.

Just what I needed to put me back in my place and realize... Be grateful, but stay grounded..

*hey again y'all.. Good to see you after a 6 month hiatus*

Apoteker = D3?

2008-11-07T15:21:00.004+07:00

suatu hari saat verifikasi di sebuah apotek:
ms. x : mbak, pendidikannya apa?
saya: apoteker mbak
ms. x: ooo.. itu D3 ya?
saya: (tercengang) umm, bukan mbak, saya kuliah farmasi, trus ngambil lg apoteker 1 tahun..
ms. x: ooo.. D1 jadinya?
saya: (tambah heran) bukan mbak.. saya kuliah sarjana 4 tahun, lalu mengambil program profesi 1 tahun... kaya dokter gitu mbak (keterangan yang sering diberikan ketika menjelaskan pendidikan apoteker itu kaya apa, meskipun tidak sama)
emang mbak lulusan mana? smf?
ms. x: bukan, saya bukan AA (tanpa memberi penjelasan lebih lanjut)
saya: udah berapa lama kerja di sini?
ms. x: di sini sih baru, dari bulan februari, sebelumnya di apotek di jakarta pusat berapa tahun..
saya: (WHAT??!! lo kerja di apotek udah bertahun2 dan lo ga tau apoteker itu apa?!!)

sedih... itu perasaan saya setelah pembicaraan tersebut. bukan karena gelar yang saya punya ga dikenal, bukan pula karena ketidaktahuan mbak2 itu. tapi karena percakapan itu memberi sebuah gambaran tentang kondisi apotek2 di Indonesia. yang jaga bukan apoteker, bukan pula AA, tapi orang2 ya tidak tahu bahwa bisoprolol itu merupakan obat yang diindikasikan untuk hipertensi....

saya pernah membeli CTM di sebuah apotek franchise ternama dan diberi dextromethorpan.. sama2 kecil dan berwarna kuning. begonya mereka tidak memberi label pada bungkusnya. GILA!!!!

apoteker indonesia... di mana sumpahmu???!! saya sadar ini juga bagian dari tanggung jawab saya sebagai bagian dari anda untuk memperbaiki keadaan ini... meskipun tidak bekerja sebagai APA, mudah2an bisa berperan semaksimal mungkin dibidang saya ini....

anemone

2008-10-10T18:54:00.002+07:00

pantai pangumbahan

2008-10-09T19:57:00.002+07:00

white sandy beach...

masjid baiturrahman, banda aceh

2008-08-20T17:38:00.000+07:00

keeping my dreams alive

2008-08-14T14:42:00.000+07:00

Nothing is impossible..

Impossible is nothing..

Impossible = I'm possible!!

NAD

2008-08-13T08:45:00.002+07:00

I'm in Banda Aceh right now. I finally got the chance to visit after all these years.

stories and photos to come...

sleep on it

2008-07-18T21:55:00.003+07:00

read a great article. it talks about how sleep helps in getting creative. love it!

I enjoy sleep. And I enjoy quick afternoon naps. You can call me lazy, but this article explains how that 15 - 20 minute stage of falling asleep stimulates the mind and can help you become more creative and be more productive at work. I've always felt that I could control my dreams, by thinking about the things I want to dream about just before I sleep. Ah... Bliss...
But this can also be a problem when you've got a lot of issues running about in your head, the end result being, not so bliss.

It seems that Salvador Dali (heart his work) also used this technique to unlock all the bizarre and quirky ideas laying in his subconscious. No wonder it was all surreal...

So next time you're stumped, sleep on it.

me and my character

2008-07-12T20:34:00.006+07:00

saya suka bingung kalo mengisi bagian 'about me' dari blog maupun profile website2 social networking. untuk anda yang tidak/belum mengenal saya... mungkin ini dapat memberi sebuah gambaran. kata-kata diambil dari bagian testimonial friendster yang diisi oleh teman2 saya.

aggree? disaggree? :)

dibuat menggunakan wordle.

coming to terms

2008-07-10T15:24:00.002+07:00

I just realized something that a friend said about me might actually be true.

crap.

crash

2008-07-10T10:04:00.006+07:00

I had my first car crash yesterday. Crashed into a motorbike while making a turn.
Yes, it was my fault. And don't worry.... she's fine.

Freaked out when it happened cause everyone was acting crazy like I wouldn't take responsibility for it. Called my brother and mum to ask how I should go about everything. It was pretty much under control, and that's when I got a call from my dad. He was the first person to ask me if I was alright? I think he asked my twice... and right then and there.... I... cried....

I didn't realize that I was all shook up from it, maybe because I was trying really hard to look composed and all. But I wasn't... I was in shock... I realized everything could have turned out much worse. And I think all this happened to give me a slap in the face and tell me to be more careful on the road.

Lesson learned.

Thank you mum, for calling the lady and resolving everything.
Thanks nad, for having my back.
Thanks ndu... for laughing at my stupidity at letting me realize that things just happen.
And ultimately, the one person I didn't call because I figured he'd be really busy. Dad. Thanks...I really needed that call from you...

Don't repeat everything you hear

2008-07-06T08:13:00.004+07:00

Ever did something you thought was for the better, and it ended up making everything worse?

I did just that.

You think sometimes that what you do is of good intention.

But then there are:
Misunderstandings...
Misinterpretations...

And shit happens.

I meant well enough... at least.

Jembatan Ampera

2008-07-03T15:40:00.000+07:00

Visit INDONESIA 2008

2008-06-25T23:12:00.001+07:00

Garut in pictures

2008-06-25T19:06:00.009+07:00

on the 15th of this month I tagged along with my family to Garut, West Java. we were there to check out potential places to hold an upcoming bi-monthly family gathering. here are some souvenirs from the trip..

a resort with Sumatran inspired villas

a strong candidate

Kampung Sampireun... A place for honeymooners and people with plenty of cash to spare. Anthony Bourdain stayed here while visiting Garut for his show No Reservations.

Kamojang Geothermal Area. Fancy a sauna anyone??

writer's block...

2008-06-04T19:57:00.003+07:00

2 days till deadline
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being late and getting lost in my own city....

2008-06-03T22:34:00.005+07:00

Today I went to visit a friends mother at the National Cardiovascular Center in Harapan Kita Hospital, who was admitted for ischemic heart disease. Visiting hours there are 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM and 5.00 PM - 6.00 PM, and I had decided to leave home at 10.00 AM. I figured 1 hour would give me enough time to get there. I was all set to go and even packed some hot coffee for my friend (who was complaining of caffeine deficiency the day before). I grabbed my mum's cell phone because she had left it at home and told me to bring it with me in case she got any important calls, so I could forward them to her office. It turns out that she had some messages that needed an immediate reply, so I went to call her... and... STOOPID... I didn't have her office number! Well, it was the extension number I didn't have, and the one I had written down was busted. So I called the office anyway, and asked the operator to patch me through to her... couldn't be done, cause all i gave was her name... crap.... tried calling one of her friends at work... no answer... sent a text to dad in bangkok... no reply.... huuuuuu......... out of ideas.... then I remembered that she was in the politics and defense (orsomethingorrather) department. so I called her office again, and... yay!!

So after giving mum her messages, paying for my brother's friend's internet service (I forgot to do it the day before), getting on an ojek, and getting on a koasi, I got to the bus stop at 11.00 AM. Damn... I'm so late! I was ready to bail out and go home when the bus pulled up at 11.15.... HURRY!!!
And as the title of the post says, I was late. 12 minutes late... Hiks... So I didn't get to see my friend's mum... dudul...

I left the hospital at 2.30 PM and waited for the AC29 bus to take me back to Bekasi. I waited for 30 minutes (which felt like ages in the hot Jakarta sun) with no sign of the bus. I wanted to beat rush hour so I decided to get on any bus that would take me back to Bekasi, and soon enough I was on the AC26 bus which would get out at the East Bekasi toll gates. I figured I'd get off at the terminal and catch a koasi home. Before the bus reached the terminal, everyone started to get off the bus, because I wasn't sure how far to the terminal it was, I got off too... STOOPID... (again)... turns out we had only reached Jl. Juanda, and not knowing where the hell that was in the city of Bekasi, I decided I would walk to the terminal... STOOPID... (yes, again)... turns out I was MILES (way exaggerated) from the terminal.

The point being, I can't believe I don't know my own city!!! The city I've been living in for the last 10 years! 10 years! Here I am wanting to explore the world, and I don't even know my way around the city of Bekasi... yes, yes, shame on me.... I think I need to know more about Bekasi before I trot the rest of the globe, from now on I'll make an effort...

Or.... YOU could just tell me about it... males bo jalan2 di bekasi... panas... :)

Sir Ken Robinson TED Speech

2008-06-03T00:20:00.001+07:00

LISTEN to this...

kebab for my sorrow

2008-05-27T12:22:00.004+07:00

Senin kemarin merupakan hari yang terencana namun tak terlaksana. That's why I love spontaneity. Biasanya memang hal-hal yang dilakukan tanpa rencana yang matang lebih seru dan lebih memorable.

Pagi-pagi udah siap buat ngurus bukti lapor ke DinKes, semuanya udah siap kecuali foto. Berencana buat ngeprint aja di Tirta Anugrah biar cepet dan murah, terus langsung ke DinKes. Abis dari DinKes janjian ama yudi di apotek buat ke Gianni's jam 2. Udah kebayang kue tiramisunya yg yummy...
Sampai depat TA jam 8 teng, ternyata belum buka... jadi ikut nganterin Dina buat daftar USM ITB di sabuga... ternyata lama juga nunggunya, jam 10 belum selesai. Akhirnya ninggalin ninid buat ke TA duluan. Ngeprint foto udah beres, langsung ke dinkes. Sampai sana minjem cutter ama mas2 fotokopian buat motong foto2, dan langsung nyerahin berkas buat ngurus bukti lapor. Setelah itu ke Maranatha, BSM dan langsung dianter ninid ke apotek.

Sampai di apotek baru dapet kabar kalo yudi ga bisa cabut dari RS..... hiks... padahal ini yg ditunggu dari pagi... gossip mode udah 'ON'... huuuuu... ga asik..... gagal deh LaCurnya...
jadi aja ga tau mau ngapain... pulang aja deh... travelnya baru jalan jam 3.30 PM, jadi berencana buat nunggu di chilli padi sekalian ngehotspot buat update blog.
Sampai promenade... chilpadnya tutup... hiks lagi.....

kemana ya? kemana ya? perut udah bunyi2.... eh, inget piccolino's turkish kitchen di seberang jalan.
Udah kebayang beef kebabnya yg guede banget... ternyata sekarang udah ada yg ukuran small! yay!! Mmmmm... enak..... best kebab I have tasted since Ali baba's at woden plaza. Guys (uul dan yudi...), daging kebabnya bener kok kali ini, kayanya waktu itu lg ga ada, jd aja pake minced... buat beef kebab itu 21rb, yg small 14rb. Emang aga mahal emang, dibanding stand2 kebab yg menjamur di bandung, but it's so worth the price... it's huge.. bapak2 sebelah gw aja kaget ngeliatnya... Mereka juga menyediakan pizza yg dimasak pake wood burning oven.... Kabarnya sih bahan2 yang dipakai langsung dari Turki, dan yg ngolah daging kebabnya itu orang Turki.... pantesan enak (menurut saya....)

Piccolino's Turkish Kitchen
Jl Cihampelas 132 Bandung

open:
Mondays - Thursdays: 10.00 - 22.30
Fridays - Sundays : 10.00 - 24.00

SM Britama wins the IBL

2008-05-25T18:02:00.007+07:00

Hari minggu kemarin nonton final IBL di GOR Citra Arena, Bandung. SM Britama Jakarta mengungguli Garuda Bandung 2-1, jadi game kemarin menentukan adanya game ke-5 atau ngga... berhubung gw ga pernah ngikutin basket Indonesia, gw ga megang siapa2... tapi demi kepentingan serunya nonton pertandingan (kan ga seru ya kalo ga ngedukung siapa2) akhirnya ngejagoin Garuda karena (one) home team, pasti lebih banyak pendukung = lebih rame; (two) kalo mereka menang berarti bakal ada game ke-5; (three) underdog, puas aja kalo menang.

dari awal pertandingan udah dibilangin ama MC, 'kalo terjadi hal2 yang tidak diinginkan, harap tetap tenang'... gw pikir, emang bakal terjadi apa? trus dibilang juga... 'jangan bertindak anarkis'... again, at a basketball game? emang lo mo ngapain?
Pas masuk semua minuman dalam botol dan kaleng haus dimasukkin ke kantong, pertama gw bingung, kan males banget harus megangin kantong plastik ampe akhir pertandingan. Tapi akhirnya gw nyadar itu buat mencegah orang2 ngelempar botol dan kaleng.

Dari pemanasan awal para pendukung Garuda udah berisik dan nyorak2in pemain SM. Di belakang gw ada cowo2 yang sangat amat menyebalkan teriak2 ngata2in pemain SM, gw pikir preman2 gitu... eh, ternyata masih smp2 gitu. sumpah annoying banget. Setiap kali SM bikin poin, disorakkin, setiap bikin foul dibilangin anjing sambil ngacungin jari tengah... kasar banget...
akhirnya kami (gw, ninid ama apri) memutuskan untuk pindah tempat duduk. Ga gampang buat pindah, karena tempat sudah terisi penuh bahkan ditangga2 udah diisi orang, tapi dibela2in karena udah kesel banget.
Masuk quarter ke-3 Garuda mulai ketinggalan poin, udah aja tuh makin rusuh. Wasit dibilang goblok lah, dibilang kampungan, dan yup kata anjing semakin sering keluar.
MALES... please deh.... ga sportif banget. kebayang kalo orang2 pada megang botol ama kaleng.

Akhirnya SM menang... gw lupa skor akhirnya, kalo ga salah beda 10-11 poin. Meskipun gw megang Garuda, gw seneng SM menang, karena para suporternya bikin gw ilfeel. nonton basket aja gini... ga kebayang nonton bola... amit2... pas gw cerita ma nyokap, komentarnya adalah... 'kebayang kan kalo demo...'

Lain kali, gw nonton di tv aja... ga deh, nonton NBA aja.. lebih seru

Speed Racer

2008-05-22T11:21:00.003+07:00

Seeing the trailer I wasn't at all interested in seeing this movie. I thought it would be goofy, too colorful, too animated and one you'd only enjoy if you were a kid.

But yesterday before meeting up for dinner with my cousins in plaza semanggi, me, my sister and one of those cousins decided we'd meet up earlier to watch a movie. The choice was between speed racer and Narnia. I hadn't seen the first installment of Narnia and I don't remember much from reading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in primary school, so we decided on Speed Racer.

Turns out... it wasn't that bad. It's still a movie I'd enjoy better if I was a kid, but I wasn't too disappointed. The Wachowski brothers (best known for The Matrix trilogy) did a pretty good job of keeping me interested, and if anyone else had directed this movie shot entirely against a green screen, it probably wouldn't have turned out as good.

I love seeing movies without any expectations, and I think that's what made the movie fun for me.

http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com/

anyone else but you - the moldy peaches

2008-05-20T11:18:00.003+07:00

...You are always tryin' to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see in anyone else...but you...

I love this song... I've been hearing a lot of it lately on prambors in the morning. I don't know whose version they play, it's a different one than I've got on my playlist, but it doesn't matter, the lyrics are the same.

no one is perfect. and sometimes it's the little quirks in a person that makes us love them.

it comes back to how they make you feel.

crossroads

2008-05-18T21:06:00.003+07:00

after all these years, I've finally come to a point in my life where I need to decide where to go and what to do.
all this time it has always been school, and it has always seemed endless... until now.

road 1
On the day of the graduation ceremony my thesis adviser came up to me and offered if I wanted to continue on and get a masters degree.
first thought that came to mind: me?? considering I took ages to get my bachelors degree thesis done.
second: hospital pharmacy (again)?? tough as hell...
third: di itb lagi?? oh no.... hampir aja ga apoteker di itb... now, I gotta go back???
I have plans to go back to school to pursue a masters (someday), but I was thinking of taking public health or an MBA, not anything in the pharmacy field.
But I didn't expect to get an offer like this. And if I did want to pursue a career in hospital pharmacy, the only place to get a masters in that specific field (in Indonesia) is in itb. so....??

road 2
money. need money. need to work. obviously....
pick this road and I'll face another crossroad = where?
being the stubborn person that I am, I want to get the job of my dreams and pursue it hard. even though it might mean that I'd have to spend serious time doing volunteer work (unpaid) just to gain experience.
although, if it's the money I need, without the personal gratification, I just might choose to work in a hospital, local pharmacy or... maybe even a pharmaceutical industry. so....?

road 3
open up my own pharmacy.
I bet for most people who will read this, this would be the most obvious choice.
I've got people who are ready to invest. I've had experience (even though I've had the least between me and my friends). It's a low risk type of business, if you do all the planning right. Just need to find a place = location, location, location!!! I have a pretty good idea (in my messed up head of mine) of how I would run the place and what great things I could do with it.
but... (there's always a but) I'm afraid I'll get bored real fast (see old habits die hard post). Need me a mobile type of job that prohibits me from staying in the same place for too long. so....?

Then there is road no. 4
marriage....
umm yeah... this needs a post of it's own...

Indonesia masuk final piala uber!

2008-05-15T21:31:00.000+07:00

yay! tim indonesia lolos ke final piala uber setelah mengalahkan tim jerman 3-1..

moga2 bisa mengalahkan china d final. the last time we won was in 96, 12 long years ago.. God knows we need to win, it'd be real good for this nation if we win..

doa'in ya semua..

jangan lupa nonton semi final piala thomas besok pukul 18.00 WIB!

old habits die hard

2008-05-15T20:59:00.001+07:00

here we go again.. kebiasaan itu memang sulit diubah.. sayangnya kalo ini kebiasaan buruk. nyokap pernah bilang kalo gw orangnya 'anget2 tai ayam'.. ya kaya gini nih.. awal2 mah niat nulis blog.. tapi..

resolution : regularly update blog!

rush in jakarta

2006-11-01T22:08:00.000+07:00

Damn... today was the first time I tried the wonderful transportation system in jakarta in five years. The last time I experienced the adventure of chasing a bus and jumping on was when i was getting tutoring at santo lukas in pancoran.

ok... for the average joe in jakarta getting a bus ride ain't all that exciting, but like i said... it had ben five years ago. and since then the roads in jakarta had been barricaded with concrete blocks to keep all the commuters and bus drivers in order. and because of that i had to walk a couple of hundred metres to catch my first ride because the were traffic cops everywhere - this would be OK if i was actually in Bandung or some other sanely weathered city - but i was in jakarta, and even though it wasn't a particulary sunny day, humidity still lingers. Flagging down my first ride and then getting on the bus/metro mini and other types like those was a whole other adventure, i had to jog in short, sometimes long, strides along the side of the bus while he courteously slows down so we can jump onto the moving vehicle. of course the... once you got your foot in, quickly find something to grab and hang on to while the driver speeds on hunting down new passangers...

pheew.... i'm in at last!! but the minute i look up... the damn bus is so full i suddenly feel like the last sardine to jammed in a can at the canned foods factory... uugghhh... i gotta find a spot to squueeezzee myself into so i dont get thrown off the bus when it does a 100K in an 80 zone....

time to get off... heading for the door you gotta get your feet and coordination ready so you can step-jump off the bus and land with your left foot first and balance out with your right while the bus keeps a steady pace...

BEWARE... you really gotta get this down right... or youll fall flat on your ass... thats not the bad bit... its the humiliation... trust me... i speak from experience...

Anywayz.... if you know ME... then youll know i often exaggerate at times.... and this is probably one of those times.... Like I said, if your the ave Joe (or Jane), then Im sure you think riding a bus in JKT is F I N E.... so dont take my word for it... coz the thing is... practice makes perfect (besides, this only happens a rush hour)... unless you got your own ride or catching someone elses... then you gotta make do wit whatcha got.... in my case... no to either... so.... im goin back in tomorrow....

what was the number of that bus.... 62?? 26?? then the 16..... ??? .... ummm.....

wish me luck....

2006-07-11T16:42:00.000+07:00

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2006

YOUTH PHOTO COMPETITION

Tema: Dunia Remaja, Dunia Kita

Sub-tema:

Pendidikan Remaja
Realita Kepedulian Remaja
Realita Kesehatan Remaja

Hadiah:

Juara I: Rp500.000,-

Juara II: Rp300.000,-

KETENTUAN LOMBA

Peserta adalah pelajar dan Mahasiswa berusia max. 24 tahun
Mengisi formulir pendaftaran disertai fotokopi kartu pelajar/kartu mahasiswa
Kamera yang digunakan bebas (analog/digital), tidak diperkenankan untuk mengolah hasil foto secara digital
Foto dicetak 8R (20 cm x 30 cm) berwarna/hitam-putih dan dikumpulkan beserta kupon yang ada pada tanda peserta dan diberi judul, sub-tema yang diikuti, lokasi serta tanggal pengambilan foto
Foto yang dikumpulkan 2 lembar dengan sub tema yang berbeda
Foto yang diikutsertakan dalam lomba belum pernah dipublikasikan ataupun diikutsertakan pada lomba lain
Foto dikirimkan langsung paling lambat 31 Juli 2006 atau via pos paling lambat 25 Juli 2006 cap pos ke MCR (Mitra Citra Remaja) PKBI Jawa Barat Jln. Soekarno Hatta No. 496 Bandung 40266
Pemenang akan diumumkan pada acara International Youth Day 12 Agustus 2006

PENDAFTARAN

Formulir pendaftaran dapat diperoleh di

- Mitra Citra Remaja Jln. Soekarno Hatta no 496 Bandung

- Apotek Dipatiukur Jl Dipatiukur no 107A

INFORMASI

MCR (022-7069 7997), Kiki (0856 244 26626), Hanum (0856 215 1661)

kampuz rame...

2005-09-13T09:07:00.000+07:00

seneng deh... hari sabtu tanggal 10 sept kmaren kampus rame. dah lama banget ga ngeliat kampus kaya gitu. ada LFM yg muterin film 2 hari nonstop + bintang tamu nico saputra [pantes aja rame.. :)], trus di himpunan banyak bgt org!!! pada rapat smua lagi...
senang melihatnya... [makanya num... sering2 ke kampus, emang rame tau!]

don't let a good idea go to waste

2005-04-05T04:00:00.000+07:00

Ikutan PH?? This might be my chance to put my ideas into realization...
All those ideas I had about a year and a half ago to actually make an event that would've been memorable dan bermanfaat... it didn't even take 2 minutes to think it over, and it was thrown out, just like that.
Jadi mungkin kali ini gw bisa bikin sesuatu, setidaknya ada yg memfasilitasi...

ozpex...

2005-03-22T12:05:00.000+07:00

kaderisasi... cukup membuat pusing. Knapa akhir mpab mesti kaya gitu ya?? Ada sesuatu yang salah, kalo lo tanya gw, semuanya salah. Ga bisa nyalahin panitia doank. I can only imagine what they've been through. Knapa ya orang ga bisa sedikit open-mind? I'm not saying you have to understand everyone and their perspectives, but you can at least try. I've been there, and it wasn't exactly cookies and cream. gw cukup salut sama panitia skarang, setidaknya kompak (atau terlihat kompak). Mungkin gw hanya membandingkan dgn kpanitiaan yg kmaren, dan gw yakin kalo anak 2001 yang megang tahun ini, pasti lebih ancur jadinya. (maaph jika ada yang tersinggung).
ntah lah... mungkin mesti begini jadinya untuk bisa maju ke depan.
2004 memang mempunyai karakter yang berbeda... jaman dah berubah, bergeser. Pikiran orang udah beda, tujuan dan landasan hidup bagi mereka pasti sudah berbeda. Setidaknya coba lah untuk mengerti hal itu. Ga mudah merubah orang. Orang bukan adonan kue yang kamu ramu sendiri dari resep yang kamu buat sendiri. Ga bisa langsung masukin ke oven dalam cetakan dgn bentuk tertentu dengan suhu 120 drajat C selama 30 menit dan kluar2 dan enak dan siap dinikmati. Kalo kamu berfikir kamu mampu mengubah seseorang dan membangun paradigma baru ke dalam orang tersebut dengan cara dan waktu yang (memang) terbatas, kamu orang yang terlalu PD. Bahkan menurut gw angkuh.
Gw punya 2 adik. I've known them all their lives. Dan selama itu, gw berusaha untuk menjadi contoh yang baik. Gw berusaha untuk mendidik mereka supaya mereka ga jatuh dalam lubang yang sama ama gw. Kalo pun mereka jatuh dalam lubang yang berbeda, gw akan ada untuk ngebantu mereka keluar. Tapi selama itu pula, gw ga bisa menjamin bahwa mereka akan belajar dan menjadi orang yang lebih baik dari gw. Gw cuma bisa berdoa dan terus berusaha. To always be there for them. Umur jelas sudah lebih dewasa, cobalah untuk memiliki sikap yang lebih dewasa pula.
Knapa ya gw peduli, life would be so much easier if I didn't care...

Cinta...

2005-03-17T21:19:00.000+07:00

Cinta... apakah cinta itu? mampu kah seorang manusia benar2 mencintai seorang manusia yang lain? layak kah cinta (antar manusia) itu?
Maukah anda malakukan apapun untuk mendapatkan cinta seseorang? Relakah anda menunggu berjam-jam untuk pacar anda yang telat dengan janjinya? apakah itu yang dinamakan cinta? Pernah kah anda mengkianati pacar yang anda cintai? Selingkuh?

Gw jadi berfikir... sepertinya manusia itu tidak akan pernah mampu benar2 mencintai. Cinta itu milik Tuhan. Yang layak mendapatkan cinta itu Allah. Allah mencintai gw... buktinya gw masih diberi hidayah, diberi kesempatan untuk mendapatkan ilmu. Kalo gw baik dikasih pahala, kalo gw ga baik, masih dikasih peringatan. Itu bukti cintaNya, masih mau ngasih teguran. Bisa kan Allah langsung mengambil semua itu dari gw?? Itu hakNya. Tapi sudah brapa kali gw menghianatiNya? Sudah brapa kali gw selingkuh dengan lebih mementingkan kegiatan lain (yang tidak penting) daripada shalat? Kalo pacar, kita telat ama janji, pasti bete. Kalo dah brapa kali dikhianati, bisa2 diputusin. Tapi Allah akan selalu terbuka kalo kita taubat. Allah tidak butuh cinta gw, tapi Dia tetep mencintai gw.

Maafkan aku ya Allah... telah berkali2 menghianatiMu... Jangan pernah lelah memberi teguran jika aku salah. Segala puji bagiMu, yang telah mencintai aku selama ini...

tentang film tentang dia...

2005-03-16T04:54:00.000+07:00

behhh... smalem nonton film ttg dia. gara2 salah jadwal banyu biru.
Mengapa filmnya jelek sekali???!!! screenplaynya lamban. editingnya jelek. actingnya juga jelek. ada beberapa bagian yg bagus, tapi lebih banyak yang jelek.
Kan sayang, pesan yang ada di dalamnya bagus, namun pengemasannya mengecewakan...

anak ilang

2005-03-15T13:51:00.000+07:00

boo hoo... gw ngrasa kaya anak ilang... ga tau mesti ngapain, ga tau mesti kmana...
jadi deh menghabiskan waktu dan duit ke warnet... ga penting
damn...

jenuh....

2005-03-07T13:45:00.000+07:00

God... I'm so bored... knapa tidak ada smangat untuk melakukan apapun...??
kuliah sudah tidak menarik... blajarnya gitu2 aja. Mau ngerjain TA... hmmmm... (read last post). Mau baca buku... ga masuk2... JENUH!!!
pengen jalan2, dan bersemedi di gunung.
Tafakur alam... di Birrigai...

T.Arrrrrgggghhhhh!!!!

2005-03-06T04:02:00.000+07:00

TA.... pusing...
baru dari rumah sakit... kok tulisan dokter jelek amat siy??? Didn't they learn how to write properly?? I mean, what if the patient takes the wrong drugs because you couldn't read the damn prescription?
Do they expect the pharmacist to be able to read their scribbles? Prasaan ga diajarin gimana baca tulisan jelek deh di kuliah...
aduuhh.... gimana donks???

Salah ga??

2005-03-01T14:33:00.000+07:00

Idealisme... What's wrong in being an idealist? Nothing really, only to be faced by the real world. There wouldn't be such a thing as idealism, if this world is perfect... and ideal. Which it's not. Jadi yang salah itu dunia atau konsep idealisme? karena kenyataannya ga ada yang sempurna/ideal di dunia ini. kesempurnaan itu maya.
Salah ga kalo gw pengen dunia ini menjadi lebih baik? Pengen masyarakat jadi lebih sehat? Itu gunanya gw kuliah kan? Buat dapetin ilmu, dan menerapkan ilmu itu utk kebaikan, you know, for the greater good.
Gw tau gw ga akan bisa membuat semua orang di dunia ini sehat. Of course not. Lagian: where there's good, there's evil. Satu orang sehat, 3 jadi sakit. Satu orang jadi kaya, 10 jadi miskin. Seperti itu bukan? Dunia ini pada akhirnya akan kiamat toh? Kiamat kalo udah ga ada orang yang ngaji dan shalat (kalo loe muslim lo pasti percaya hal itu, makanya bagi orang islam mati itu pasti, asal jangan ngalamin apocalypse aja). Jadi apa maksudnya? bad will prevail in the end?
Ga juga... toh kiamat datang dari Tuhan, dan yang baik2 dibalas kebaikannya dan yang engga... so in the end it's all good.
Back to the subject, salah ga kalo gw orang yg idealis? Gw pengen bilang jelas ga salah! Tapi katanya ga ada satupun orang yang punya perusahaan obat berniat meningkatkan derajat kesehatan masyarakat dengan obat-obat yang mereka buat... Whoaa!! hold up, did I hear right?? Here's a bunch of people who spent 5 years (or more) studying pharmacy and the use of drugs (which is to cure illness) and in the end all they care about is money!!! WHAT'S THE FUCKING POINT!!
Hey don't get me wrong. Ga salah kalo pengen jadi orang kaya. Bisa ngajak keluarga jalan-jalan ke luar negeri, punya mobil mewah (saking mewahnya cuma disimpen di garasi karena kalo dibawa keluar bakal dicolong). Tapi terus apa?? Wafat. Mati. DEAD. And you and your bentley goes to heaven? I don't think so... the bentley stays in the garage my dear friends...
Gw juga pengen kaya, pengen bisa berbulan madu di Italy dan punya rumah peristirahatan in the Swiss Alps. Tapi gw pengen obat-obatan yang gw buat bisa bikin orang sembuh, bukan tambah sakit karena mikirin harganya. Jadi salah ga kalo ntar gw kerja buat orang yang hanya profit oriented? Dengan perusahaan yang hanya profit oriented dan sebenernya ga terlalu peduli apakah orang bisa beli atau ngga (yg penting gw dapet gaji gede, toh ada orang lain yang semestinya mikirin orang-orang itu eg. pemerintah, LSM, or even...God...).
Jadi salah ga? Bakal dosa ga?

so... this is where my mind should speak??

2005-02-17T04:52:00.000+07:00

this is it huh??? i'm supposed to write up my thoughts on anything and everything and share them with the world...
there are a couple of things on my mind that take up most of my time, but rarely (not that it isn't intentional) share with anyone.

I might be a daydreaming fool, as some might take me for, but not all I think about is foolish...