After 1 Month

It's been a month since my last post. Actually I had nothing which was significant for a month besides hopa, and this annoying sore throat.

I had my sore throat straight after I ate panda express (Beijing beef, orange chicken, mushroom chicken, and fried rice) hmmmm...sounds a lot for a meal.

Although I have a not so normal college life pattern, I can assure you that I can survive. I have to skip my breakfast which I don't have everyday because of my habit, and I have to skip my lunch every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. So, I don't have anything besides mineral water on my stomach until 4P.M. on the day that I mention above. That's why I have to take 1 big meal at 4 P.M. 1 big meal at one time reminds me of sumo eating pattern. FYI, sumo take his meal only once for a day, but he has a very huge meal at that one time.

However, I'm taking nutrition class for this quarter, and my instructor (she is a registered dietitian in the bay area) said that I must had not skip my meal in order to retain my muscle mass. In fact, I'm struggling to shape my arms. The bottom line: Skipping meal is a serious business for me.

It's such a pain in the ass for me to take nutrition class for general education req. in long life development area because I can take human sexuality class which has the same area with nutrition. However, I learn that my sister's recommendation is not always the best one to take.

By the way, you should watch the office Halloween episode because it's f*ing hilarious.

Well, I should study again for my mid term tomorrow.

Sampai jumpa~~

What would you do if you know you'll die soon

Well, I came with this thought after I flashed back my mind into 1 scene from the Simpsons movie.
Springfield has a bar, and a church which is located side to side with each other. Guess what after the citizen of springfiled knew they all going to die?? People who used to pray at church run to the bar, and vice versa.
Its all because Spriengfield citizen know that they all going to die soon, therefore they want to go into a new zone that they don't have before.

What if they have a balance, or they actually hit the bar three times a week, and go to the church to hear a sermon every Sunday?
Indeed, this shocking transition case will not happen in the first place.

Once, I heard about a concept about "comfort zone" which could be very dangerous for one's potential development because once somebody feel comfortable in a comfort zone, and when he feel hard to leave that zone, then he is trapped. It is because the zone is not getting any "bigger" while he stay at the same place which eventually will lead into a boring routine. (if you feel hard to understand please change the "comfort zone" word with "life")

As the conclusion, I simply want to encourage you to explore a new thing that you might want to do it, but you haven't done it YET. Please, leave your comfort zone.

-white/black, sun/moon, fire/water, hot/cold, it's about balance-

Stupid

So, all of the following story will explain how stupid it could be

July 24, 2009
I went to Indonesian embassy to fulfill my duty as a good Indonesian. The gate & front door was locked, and I saw nobody was there. I thought it would be the same case when I came on last week; they take an earlier recess time. Instead on 1 o'clock PM, they had already closed at 12.50 PM.

So, when I pushed the ringger button, nothing was happened. The second time, I pushed continously. Suddenly, a representative from inside came out, and he shouted to me & my friends: "Why did you guys push it like an angry man!?!? Are you guys mad!?"

DAMN!
He was so angry with us, but what could we do?
We could not speak up our mind because it's Indonesian teritory, and I knew very well about Indonesian code of attitude; don't you mess up with the officers if you want to get an easiness.

I took a couple of minutes to think:
-why do they always lock up the door if it is still their service hours? STUPID!!!
the answer is: because they are just lazy......
What a shame!! You guys took an earlier recess time when I arrived there last week!!
They made me go back and forth twice from Cupertino to SF, and it took 1 hour drive for each.

July 25, 2009
I brought a leather belt in Macy's store in San Jose Valley Fair. A man offered me a macy's card, but he said I have to get EITHER a passport, or a SSN. I took a bus to my apartment to get my SSN because I have not memorized my SSN yet, and since it's more easier than took a passport with me. It took me 1 hour to get back into the Macy's. I recalled my on hold item, and tried to apply a Macy's card with my SSN, but it doesn't work because IN FACT they need a passport. So, was it my mistake to believe that man's words?
Moreover, he remembered me for I come from Jakarta which the city got bombed twice.

STUPID you old man
FUCK YOU TERRORIST

STUPID
STUPID
STUPID

Komodo Dragon

Komodo dragons have thrived in the harsh climate of Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands for millions of years, although amazingly, their existence was unknown to humans until about 100 years ago.Reaching 10 feet (3 meters) in length and more than 300 pounds (136 kilograms),

Komodo dragons are the heaviest lizards on Earth. They have long, flat heads with rounded snouts, scaly skin, bowed legs, and huge, muscular tails.As the dominant predators on the handful of islands they inhabit, they will eat almost anything, including carrion, deer, pigs, smaller dragons, and even large water buffalo and humans.

When hunting, Komodo dragons rely on camouflage and patience, lying in wait for passing prey. When a victim ambles by, the dragon springs, using its powerful legs, sharp claws and serrated, shark-like teeth to eviscerate its prey.Animals that escape the jaws of a Komodo will only feel lucky briefly. Dragon saliva teems with over 50 strains of bacteria, and within 24 hours, the stricken creature usually dies of blood poisoning. Dragons calmly follow an escapee for miles as the bacteria takes effect, using their keen sense of smell to hone in on the corpse. A dragon can eat a whopping 80 percent of its body weight in a single feeding.

Indonesia is the only place where this animal could be found. There is a stable population of about 3,000 to 5,000 Komodo dragons on the islands of Komodo, Gila Motang, Rinca, and Flores. However, a dearth of egg-laying females, poaching, human encroachment, and natural disasters has driven the species to endangered status.

Source: National Geographic

Images:

A Komodo Dragon

close up

Komodo Island

1.11 AM

Jam menunjukkan pukul 1.11 AM.
Mata gw dah berat.
Badan dah lemes. Udah lama ga post di blog gw.
Cape nih gw...minta dipijitin dong. Tapi ga mao sama cowo. Maonya sama cewe.
Apaan sih??? Udah lumayan dodol nih malem malem. cape bngt sekarang, tapi masih maksa ngepost supaya kesannya nih blog dirawat.
Beberapa hari ini gw pindahan & bantuin si Ferik pindahan. Ferik adalah teman gw di U.S.
kita dah seminggu tinggal bareng, tidur sekamar, maen sekamar (maen game online yg bernama dota). tolonggggg gw diracunin sama Ferik. Percayalah kawan, I'm not a gamer.
Jadi, gw udah 3 hari kerjaannya ngangkut tv, box buku, koper yg mayan berat, rak, lemari, pokoknya jadi semi-kuli. Nah, yg paling parah tuh hari ini. Gw ngangkut mesin cuci dari lantai dasar ke lantai 3, berdua sama si Ferik, lewat tangga!!! Sungguh apartement yg jelek, ga ada lift, representative leasing office yg jutek bngt (her name is sabrina), garden gak kerawat, bau bawang (ngerti lha yah artinya apa). Pokoknya gw ga bakal mao rent itu apartment. Buat yg tinggal di daerah silicon valley dan sekitarnya, jangan pernah rent apartment yg namanya cascade! jelek bngt sumpah!
Oh well, Ferik baru ajah balik Indo, dan gw masih 1 bulan lagi baru bisa balik.

Anyway, 4 kelas buat summer is a bad idea, but I have to. jadwal gw hari rabu dari jem 8.30AM-8.30PM. SERIUS!
recess 4x10 minutes. Jadi..harap maklum kalau blog ini agak telat update dalam beberapa bulan ini. Oh mama, Oh papa. Anakmu sedang dalam medan pertempuran yang kejam. Kurang makan, kurang hiburan, kurang belaian kasih sayang....duh duh..
makin ngaco.
sekarang si steve lagi nginep menemani gw. dah ah.....daripada di cap orang ngaco, mending gw kapan2 lagi deh baru cerita lagi.
cao!

-It's a matter of choice-

Tribute to Michael Jackson

I posted his song "Heal The World".
I do agree and believe that this world has to be healed.
My last final exam was history, and it's kind of sad if I hear this song because I've just learned about WWI, WWII, Civil rights movement, segregations, Vietnam war, Korean War, Cuban Crisis, Genocide, Pentagon, and all nasty stuff.
What a perfect timing!

-Make a little space, make a better place. Heal the world, make it a better place for the entire human race. There are people dying if you care enough for the living. Make a better place for you and for me- (Michael Jackson, 1958-2009)

Done with my finals, Cave, The Hangover

Yeah!!!
I've done with my finals. It's a struggle to reach this point.

It's just about 1 month ago when I went to Moaning Cavern in California.
It were an adventure for us (Me, Kevin, Steve, Andrew)
Sadly, I can't take a pitcure of me when I was doing rappel in the cave because it's too dangerous to take a pitcure in the cave. It was great for sure! However, I have some pitcure on my facebook when we explored the cave.

The Hangover. It was really awsome guys. Tells us about what could be happen in Vegas if you have a bachelor party. Definitely better than American Pie, but maybe equivalent with Harol & Kumar: Escape from G-bay. However, I wonder if you guys in eastern country have a chance to watch that in a theatre because It has a lot of nudity, slap stick jokes, and an insult (not sure). If that so, you can watch that on a dvd. Just wait for around 3 months.

I have 42 days to go before my flight to Indo, but don't know why I'm not as excited as before because I've just realized that It would be different from what I expected.
:(


-May force be with you-