Rush Crush

post #230


"...Got a little crush I just can't get enough of that stuff It's such a rush 1980 Me
Got a little crush I just can't get enough of that stuff It's such a rush...." (Darren Hayes - Crush 1980 Me)

Such a rush...yeah that's what I felt last nite...finally Prison Break had that kind of effect again, like the one I had back in 2006 when I watched the first season. Yeahhhhhh......

Can't wait to watch the season finale. And today, I've been drooling too...I was excited to see this:

IBM Lenovo Thinkpad X300. What a beauty. It really...truly a direct competitor to Macbook Air.



Want some more pics? Here you go




Macbook Air can be put in manila folder...so what? X300 also fits in manila folder


X300 offers 3 USB ports, Ethernet jack, VGA connector, 'ultrathin' DVD burner, plus removable battery. Don't forget the 64GB SSD. It's the way of the future...lolzz. Other than the mesmerizing tech spec, I like the simple (some say boooorrringggg), elegant pitch black design. Maybe I'm just a lil old fashioned ;D. Yeah Macbook Air is claimed to be more intuitive in design. It's slimmer and eye catchy (for some other). But my personal preference is still X300. Macbook Air is (imo) way too slim and lack of I/O ports.

Okay, let's have a brief comparison of these two dream notebooks.



Which one will you choose? I will definitely go with the 'Black Beauty' X300. *Still drooling heavily, forgetting the Fujitsu S6510 Slim Edge that had successfully made me drool couple of months ago.
Technology....such a rush.....well now you know what would be a perfect birthday present for me...lollzzz....

Another rush (at the moment) beside Prison Break and ThinkPad X300 is Bali! Yeah, I'm gonna have an outing there this Friday....Yeah baby!!!!!

Hmmm....rush, like adrenaline rush....it's important to keep us in balance. To find what we're passionate about and spend some time to explore it. What would life be without that sparks? Plain.....and I bet it'd be damn boring. I know my passion n rush, have you found yours? ;D

I think this would be my last post in February 2008. It's been a productive month for me. Dunno what's got into me...lolzzz....


BALI, HERE I COME!


Note: Here are the links which I got the cool pics from
CNet Asia
Lenovo US
Engadget

Life Equalizer

post #229

I used to think that I can only focus on one thing, that if I go after one thing, I have to sacrifice the others. Coz I realize no matter how hard I try, I just can't have it all. Like in below illustration (yeah I know it's not pretty, a bit hasty in making it).

Imagine you're the black circle in the center. Which colored arrow will you choose? Each arrow points a different direction. If I focus on career, I can't have a personal life. Hmmm....gotta be wise in choosing here. But if it's so, then it would be impossible to excel in more than one aspect of life, wouldn't it?

Then...I got this epiphany (I think I had it when I was listening to a song and saw the graphic equalizer). What if I l look at it the wrong way? In that case, I have to change my perspective. How if we see the above illustration in a different way? Like this:


It turned out that we can go after more than one aspect of life but of course we cannot excel in all of them. I'd like to use the term 'Life Equalizer'. You know, like the graphic equalizer we use to set based on our preference when listening to music. WMP, WinAmp have some preset equalizer namely bass boost, treble boost, rock, pop, etc.

Like this (in the green box):



I think basically it's the same with our life. We can set our Life Equalizer based on our preference, our principles. We all have our own priorities in life. It depends on us how do we want to live our lives. Each decision we make set our life equalizer, which eventually determine the music of our life. How our life will be 'heard' by ourselves and others. Some might like it, some other might not like it. Well, everybody has their own taste of music, right?

So, our Life Equalizer can be like this (a simplified version compared to the above pic):

or this:
or this:
Whichever that is, it's our life. Maybe we'll find another person who'll like the sound of our life, which has been set using our Life Equalizer, vice versa. Then we can share our life together with that person, creating a beautiful melody of life.


How bout you? Have you find the right equalizer setting for your life? Have you set it?



Shiratori Emiko - Melodies of Life

Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark
For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart
To weave by picking up the pieces that remain
Melodies of life--love's lost refrain

Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let them ring out loud till they unfold
In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me
Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name

* A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Adding up the layers of harmony
And so it goes, on and on
Melodies of life,
To the sky beyond the flying birds--forever and beyond

So far and away, see the bird as it flies by
Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky
I've laid my memories and dreams upon those wings
Leave them now and see what tomorrow brings

In your dearest memories, do you remember loving me?
Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me behind?

* Repeat

If I should leave this lonely world behind
Your voice will still remember our melody
Now I know we'll carry on
Melodies of life
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts
As long as we remember


Note: charts were added at Feb 25, 2008. The charts were different, but the sum of the points are 2.5. It just a matter of points allocation, which similar to how we allocate our time and effort in life.

One Morning in Jakarta

post #228

One thing for sure, you’ll never walk alone know how’s the traffic gonna be. Well, actually you’ll never walk alone too, since the city is wayyyyyyyyyy overpopulated. Yesterday the road was clear, thus I could arrived at office earlier than I had expected. But today the traffic was congested, not heavily, but still yesterday was better.

Rain (plus very heavy weight vehicles such as trailer truck) has successfully damaged the road. Lots of new holes emerged, uneven surface of the road were a common sight. These factors added the congestion since cars had to go slowly, try to avoid the threatening holes and uneven surfaces.

There’s a funny (if I can say so) thing happened this morning. A trailer truck was rolled over near the major office. I happened to take a pic of it (I dunno, just had the impulse to do so :D). It seemed that the truck was rolled over because the awful road condition. Talking about karma, huh? Trailer trucks were the ones that heavily damaged the road, and one of them was rolled over coz of the damaged road. What goes around, comes around ;D.

Here’s the pic. Proudly taken using my E51. The result was quite good I think. I wonder how the traffic would be and how to get the truck back on it's 22 wheels....hmmmm....
I feel like an amateur journalist…a Clark Kent wannabe…lolzzz….



One morning in Jakarta..you’ll never know…Every morning in Jakarta, congestions is inevitable. Reminded me of a friend of mine’s blog. What makes you wake up every morning, deal with all the things you have to do, either work, school, business, or else?


Sugar Ray - Every Morning

Every morning there's a halo hanging from the corner of my girlfriend's four post bed
I know it's not mine but I'll see if I could use it for the weekend or a one night stand
Couldn't understand...how to work it out
Once again, as predicted, left my broken heart open and you ripped it out


Something's got me reelin', it stopped me from believin'
Turn me around again
Said that we can do it, you know I wanna do it again


Ahhhh, she always rights the wrong,
Ahhhh, she always right, she always right


Every morning there's a heartache hanging from the corner of my girlfriend's 4-post bed
I know it's not mine and I know she thinks she loves me, but I never can believe what she said
Something's so deceivin', when you start believin', turn me around again
Said we couldn't do it, you know I wanna do it again


Ahhhh, every morning...ahhh, every morning when I...
Ahhh, every morning, ahhh...every morning when I...
She always rights the wrong, for me, baby
She always rights the wrong, for me


Every morning there's a halo hanging from the corner of my girlfriend's four post bed
I know it's not mine but I'll see if I could use it for the weekend or a one night stand
Every morning...every morning when I wake up...
Every morning...every morning, turn me around again
Every morning
Do it again...Every morning when I wake up...Every morning
Every morning when I wake up

Lucid Dream

post #227

I was walking down a marketplace. It's very familiar. Yeah I recognized it. It's the marketplace of which I spent most of my childhood. I kept on walking. Wait a minute. I knew that girl. She's a member of a forum, just like me. But I never met her in person. She seemed tired after studying so hard. I offered her a massage and she said ok. I massaged her feet and she seemed to enjoy it by the way she closed her eyes and smiled. Her feet were smooth and delicate. But I had to end the massage. I continued walking and saw her boyfriend was sitting a few steps along with someone else that I also recognized. Hey, that's one of my colleagues, the Jay Chou wannabe. I looked to the other direction then I saw her. Still as beautiful as I could remember, but she looked different. She looked...so sad.

I talked to her, asked her what happened. She bursted into tears. I instinctively wrapped my arms around her shoulders. She said, "Why does he do not want to try? I've tried so hard to make it work. I've always been there for him, supporting him. But he never does the same, instead he was so easily say it's over. The marriage is off!" I just listened. I've never been good in this kind of situation, seeing a girl cry leaves me weak to my knees. I tried to sooth her, caressing her shoulder to calm her down. Our position was not too comfy, at least for me coz I must support her weight with my right arm, but I wouldn't trade that moment for anything else.

********

My eyes suddenly opened. Darn!!!! It was a dream, a very vivid one. I looked at the clock and realized it's one hour earlier than the time I was suppose to wake up. I've trained my body too well I think. Even without setting the alarm, I always managed to wake up at a time I intend to. Way to go, biological clock, you just ruined a dream that I've never had (nor remember) for quite some time.

My heart was beating faster, my right arm was trembling, like it had been supporting some weight. What a dream! I tried to focus and regained consciousness. What was that all about? How could I be dreaming of her? Because me and my homies talked about her earlier? What did the dream mean? What the.....???

Slowly I tried to get back to sleep. I knew the dream wouldn't continue. It's abruptly stopped and gone in the midst of unconsciousness. After a few minutes, I was drifted to sleep once again. I woke up an hour later, a bit late but still remember the lucid dream I had before. I wonder....

What does dream tell us? Does it contain encrypted message? Message about what? The future? Hidden and unknown desire? Unspoken feelings? What does it affected by? Can it be engineered? Or is it just merely things that pop up in our mind which are affected by our previous activities? Like RAM that still contains last few applications data though the PC is hibernated or shut down? Hmm......


The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream

Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream, dream, dream

When I feel blue in the night
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreamin’ my life away

I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreamin’ my life away

I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream


Dream, dream, dream, dream (till fade)

Father and Son

post #226

Today's been Asian screen. For the first time I watched two movies in theater consecutively, on a same day. Those movies were good (the latter was better, imo).

The first movie we (Bowo has activated his single formation membership..lolzzz) watched was Kungfu Dunk. The story was standard. I could guess the plot, esp the last part of the movie. The special effect was quite good. I think Jay Chou's name played important role here since he's the main cast. Since he's already had this arrogant look, it's not too hard for him to show it. Other than that, his dumb and naive look was quite real. In overall, the movie was entertaining enough (plus Charlene Choi's appearence :D).

Ok after that we attacked Sapo Oriental. We ate so many food. There were Black Pepper Beef, Kungpao Chicken, Fried Noodles, Mayonnaise Sauce Shrimp, Cakwe Sapo, Crab Corn Soup, and two other dishes. And it took only about 45 minutes to eat them all. Note: we also added three bowls of rice. Talking about hungry....lolzz....

The second movie was CJ7. At first we're planning to watch Kungfu Panda, but it hasn't played yet in theaters. I read CJ7 synopsis and it intrigued me. It seemed like a good movie to watch, remembering it's Stephen Chow's movie and it's more a drama than comedy, unlike the usual genre of Chow's movies. It turned out to be as good as I expected..slightly more actually. Although I found that some of the scenes were a bit too extreme to illustrate Chow's poorness, the moral of the story was very good. How they could still be happy though they didn't have much. It's a bit irony I think watching that movie at Gadink, which was considered as one of elite neighborhoods in the city. The movie taught basic principles in life such as integrity, hard work, and value of family. It's touching to see how Stephen Chow had to work so hard just to be able to get his son the best education and hoping his son wouldn't end up like him, a low pay worker. He played the loving (poor) father character well. How he often gave advice to his son, his dangerous line of work, and his expression when his son wanted a toy dog, just like his other friends. I usually watched his comedy movies and CJ7 offered a fresh image of Chow's acting skills.

The alien dog was quite a catch too. I bet the girl would love it. Heck, even me and my friends liked it. I guess the doll would come out soon ;D. Stephen Chow was still able to insert some funny scenes into the movie without conflicting with the main idea. There were some parody of Mission Impossible II and Kungfu Hustle (the latter was another Chow's movie). And to my surprise, there's an eye candy too in the movie. If in Kungfu Dunk the eye candy was Charlene Choi, here it's Kitty Zhang. She played Stephen Chow's son's (Dicky) teacher. She's so sweet and beautiful. I think I found Gillian replacement. Well just hope she won't follow Gillian's fate.

Isn't she lovely?

Ok watching CJ7 made me thinking and it reminded me to be (once again) grateful for all the things I have. We often taking the things we have, the person we spend time with for granted. Instead of being thankful, we complained, we felt that what we had wasn't enough. Yeah I agree that the feeling of unsatisfied with what we have can be a motivator to make us push harder and reach higher. But I think it's necessary to take a step back every now and then, realizing what we have. Thus we can appreciate the things we have, treat other person around us better and eventually it'll make us happier.


Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) - Father and Son

Father
It's not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy,
To be calm when you've found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

Son
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

Father
It's not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
if you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
(Son-- Away Away Away, I know I have to
Make this decision alone - no)

Son
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them They know not me.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

(Father-- Stay Stay Stay, Why must you go and
make this decision alone?)

Celebration

post #225

Just got this urge to write a short post, thanks to AAAA....lolzzz. Before that, I'd like to congrats my three friends.

First, congrats to Livia and Hendra. With the newborn baby, Clarissa Aurelia S., you guys are officially parents now. I would never forget your hospitality during my holiday in Perth. You guys are the best tour guide :D. The mother is a good friend of mine. I've known her since high school. Times we had in highschool...lots of good memories we shared. Mie Ibu...lolzzz....You guys have additional new role now. Hope you can be great parents. I'm gonna pay a visit someday to see my newborn niece...hahahaha....

Second, Happy Birthday to David. More success in life and love, bro. May God gives you wisdom, health, and strength for you to live your life better. May His blessings is full and abundant in each and everything you do.

Third, below is a bit of my chat transcript with a friend (AAAA). I'm the BBBB. It's like we're a couple deciding which movie we're gonna watch...darnnn...we really need to get gfs to have this kind of conversation without giving the wrong impression..lollzzz...

AAAA (2/17/2008 12:25:19 AM): ampe jam 11 bos
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:25:25 AM): cuma gw biasanya pulang dulu
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:25:26 AM): :D
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:25:30 AM): bisa aja sih langsung
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:25:32 AM): heheheehehehe
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:26:55 AM): bos jumper kayanya bagus neh
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:27:03 AM): pelem superhero gt deh
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:27:04 AM): :D
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:27:16 AM): anjret banyak pelem bagus yah
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:27:17 AM): :))
BBBB (2/17/2008 12:27:24 AM): icic...ok ok....
BBBB (2/17/2008 12:27:39 AM): jumper kata temen g jelek
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:15 AM): owww,,,thriler nya sih kayanya oke
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:16 AM): :D
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:20 AM): ya udah asian week aja deh
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:22 AM): nonton jay
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:23 AM): :D
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:25 AM): anjret
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:29 AM): kita kaya pacaran gini
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:31 AM): ngomongin pelem
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:32 AM): taik
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:28:35 AM): =))
BBBB (2/17/2008 12:29:31 AM): =))
BBBB (2/17/2008 12:29:35 AM): kacauuuu =))
BBBB (2/17/2008 12:29:45 AM): g masih doyan ama cewe boss...maap
BBBB (2/17/2008 12:29:46 AM): =))
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:30:53 AM): walkakakaka
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:30:55 AM): gw juga kale
AAAA (2/17/2008 12:30:57 AM): :D


Well, I must go to sleep now. Long schedule awaits this Sunday.

Kiss The Rain

post #224

Rain.

Been noticing that for the past three days, at around 4.30 PM, rain started to fall. It's usually getting bigger at around 5 sth PM. Well it happened that my seat was near the window (Yeah after some period of uncertainty, I got assigned to a new project).

It's been raining quite often lately, hence it's called raining season. I think there's something about the rain that makes it very interesting. The sad nuance it creates, the symbol it represents (for some people), etc. Lots of songs use rain as their (part of) title. Some that I can remember are Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Rhythm Of The Rain, Kiss The Rain. It even used as a stage name by Jung Ji-hoon 정지훈.

Talking about rain, bikers (bikers = motorcycle riders, not bicycle riders) do not like it very much. There are several reasons why. First of course it makes us drenched. Wet is not a problem....if we don't mind to get wet. But if we're on our way to the office, it can be quite irritating ;p. Second; It's hard too see in the pouring rain, helmet doesn't help. The rain that falling will affect our sight. And with this diminished sight, the chance of accident becomes higher. Not to mention the slippery road as a result of the rain. It reduces control and again, increases the possibility of accident. Three; It often creates heavy traffic jam.

Yesterday it was still raining quite hard when I went home. Luckily I put on my raincoat (it's quite helpful) and I could still enjoy the journey back home. I even singing..'Raindrops keep fallin' on my head...But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red...Cryin's not for me..'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin' really fit the situation, don't you think? How romantic was that? Being soaked wet while riding Elisha on Valentine's day (or should I say nite?)..lolzz....She could really use some bath. The rain had made her body all dirty.

Ermm...I guess that's all. The rain has stopped now I guess. It's too dark outside to see. I'm hungry and really need to go home n get something to eat. Well...have a nice weekend....

Rain...

Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain

Hello...
Can you hear me
Am I getting through to you

Hello...
Is it late there
Is there laughter on the line
Are you sure youre there alone
Cuz im
Trying to explain
Somethings wrong
You just dont sound the same

Why dont you
Why dont you
Go outside
Go outside

Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me
Kiss the rain
Whenever Im gone too long
If your lips feel lonely and thirsty
Kiss the rain
And wait for the dawn
Keep in mind
Were under the same sky
And the nights
As empty for me as for you
If you feel
You cant wait till morning
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain

Hello...
Do you miss me
I hear you say you do
But not the way Im missing you

Whats new
Hows the weather
Is it stormy where you are
You sound so close but it feels like youre so far
Oh would it mean anything
If you knew
What Im left imagining
In my mind
My mind
Would you go
Would you go

Kiss the rain

As you fall
Over me
Think of me
Think of me
Think of me
Only me
Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me
Kiss the rain
Whenever Im gone too long
If your lips
Feel hungry and tempted
Kiss the rain
And wait for the dawn
Keep in mind
Were under the same sky
And the nights
As empty for me as for you
If you feel you cant wait till morning
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain

(kiss the rain)
(kiss the rain)
(kiss the rain)

Hello...
Can you hear me
Can you hear me
Can you hear me