What LIFE is all about

"Life isn't about keeping score.
It's not about how many people call you and it's not about who you've dated, are dating, or haven't dated at all.
It isn't about who you've kissed, what sport you play, or which girl or guy likes you.
It's not about your shoes or your hair or the color of your skin or where you live or go to school.
In fact, it's not about grades, money, clothes, or colleges that accept you.
Life isn't about if you have lots of friends, or if you are alone, and it's not about how accepted or unaccepted you are.
Life just isn't about that.

But life is about who you love and who you hurt.
It's about how you feel about yourself.
It's about trust, happiness, and compassion.
It's about sticking up for your friends and replacing inner hate with love.
Life is about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance, and building confidence.
It's about what you say and what you mean.
It's about seeing people for who they are and not what they have.
Most of all, it's about choosing to use your life to touch someone else's in a way that could never have been achieved otherwise.

These choices are what life's about."

-- Nike Ad

Fat me, who cares?

I'm getting sick of people telling me to lose some weight.
Yes, I'm fat. So what?

14-10-2012

He put the ring on me and I put the ring on him

Money and Friends (at work)

Somebody once told me that his motivation going to work was for making money, not friends.

I, too, am going to work for making money. But my friends are the one who kept me going, even on my darkest days.

Most romantic wedding vow

To love each other even when we hate each other.

To love each other even when we're old, senile, and smelly.

Meredith & Derek's wedding vow
[Grey's Anatomy]

Best friend's wedding

Some of my best friends are getting married this year. And this is one of them.

:)

PS. will update on the other brides :))

Life goes on...

This month, another team mate is leaving.
She's been a great individual, a great team member, and a very dear friend.
ANYWAY, life goes on, and people take what it has to offer.

Thanks for the colorful days for the last 2 years.
May you always one step closer to your dreams every each day.

See you again my friend, I will surely miss you, but no worry, we'll meet again some other day. :')

the girls :)

See you in another life!

Grandma is one of my dearest persons in my life. Yes, I didn't spend much time with her since I went to college, but I was close with her when I was in the junior high - when my family moved in to her house and she shared her bed with me. :')

And now she's moved on to another life. So long, Grandma, take care. Be well, and may you reborn in a better life. You'll always be loved and may we meet again one day.

xoxo
your granddaughter

Grandma & her daughter & my mom :)

Pic: personal

Whoaa...

It's been 3 months since my last post here.
Cannot keep my promise to myself. *sigh*

Pic borrowed from here

Uang Setip

Pagi tadi, bertemu Mbak penjaga kos pas saya berangkat ke kantor.
Saya (S) : Mbak, nanti pas giliran bersihin kamar, tolong ganti sprei ya. Udah saya siapin sprei bersihnya di atas ranjang.
Mbak (M) : Tapi saya minta uang setip ya, Non, soalnya berat kalo angkat2 sendirian.
S : Ooo, iya2 gak apa, gampang itu mah.
M : Oke deh, Non..
S : uang setip apaan yah?? (dalam hati)

Setelah sampai ujung gang, baru sadar, mungkin maksudnya uang tips! XD

Moving On

It's been more than 7 years, and I think I've finally moved on.
I can see that I'm glad I wasn't with that someone.

Pic borrowed from here

I Wrote This For You

Blogger favorit saya menerbitkan buku! Meskipun isi bukunya diambil dari blog-nya, saya merasa harus punya buku ini.

Setelah pesanan saya dibatalkan secara sepihak oleh pihak toko buku online, ternyata bukunya sampai juga ke tangan saya.

Love it, love it, love it so much!

Oops... Sekarang, bagaimana cara saya bayar bukunya ya? Pembayaran saya sudah di-refund ke rekening kartu kredit saya gara-gara saya bawel.

Another oops... bagaimana nasib buku Yang saya pesan lewat Amazon ya? Anyone wants to buy it?

Buat yang mau baca gratisan, silakan mampir ke iwrotethisforyou.me :)

Dream a little dream

Should I keep on chasing a dream if it is not coming true? Or should I just dream another one? #wondering

Pic from here

Percakapan saat lembur

A: Lo masih lama?
B: Masih. Nunggu bonus lah... #salahfokus

:D

Ironi dalam sepotong kalimat

Hari ini saya entah mengapa merasa tersinggung dengan kalimat yang dituliskan oleh seseorang di milis yg saya ikuti. Kalimatnya: "Ironis sekali mengaku buddhis tapi tidak kenal biksu A".

Entah karena ada sepotong kebenaran di dalam kalimatnya, atau karena ada nada "discouragement" di dalamnya. Entah, mungkin juga karena kebijaksanaan saya kurang sehingga bisa terpancing oleh kalimat tsb.

Saya sendiri mengaku Buddhis selama bertahun-tahun tanpa pernah mengenal ajarannya. Saya sempat malu mengaku Buddhis dan mengikuti pelajaran agama lain yg diajarkan di sekolah. Ya, saya buddhis, tapi tidak memiliki akses kepada informasi dan ajaran Buddhis.

Saya tidak terlahir di keluarga yg religius. Orangtua saya, tidak pernah mengajak saya ke vihara. Mereka mengajarkan saya untuk bersembahyang kepada Dewi Kwan Im. Dulu, saya pikir itu cukup. Dewi Kwan Im yg saya kenal dengan "Emak Bayang" itu juga saya kenal sedikit lebih jauh dari film serial Kera Sakti. Saya pikir, memuja Dewi Kwan Im adalah Buddhisme. Sampai saat saya belajar di sekolah bahwa ada seseorang bernama Siddharta Gautama yang telah mengalami penerangan sempurna. Demikian sajalah pengetahuan umum saya, seorang Buddhis, selama 18 tahun hidup saya.

Ironis. Ya. Tapi, jika ketika usia saya 18 tahun dan seseorang mengucapkan kalimat: "Ironis sekali mengaku buddhis tapi tidak kenal biksu A", mungkin saya tidak akan pernah mau mengenal lebih dalam Buddhisme. Cukup sekian dan terima kasih. Saya tidak ingin mengenal Biksu A untuk mengesahkan ke"Buddhis"an saya, karena siapalah dia - Biksu A, tanpa bermaksud mengecilkan beliau - yang harus saya kenal itu? Sesakti apa sih sampai harus dikenal oleh semua org Buddhis?

Kalau saya, keinginan untuk mengenal seseorang itu akan bertambah jika mendengar cerita tentang karyanya, pengaruhnya terhadap orang banyak, dibandingkan dengan kalimat ironi penuh sindiran seperti di atas.

Bagi saya, kalimat tersebut termasuk kategori kasar dan menyinggung. Menurut saya, ada sekelumit arogansi di dalamnya.

Kalau saya, akan berusaha menghindari kalimat demikian, karena saya sendiri tidak menyukai "impact" kalimat tersebut terhadap pembaca. Saya sendiri saja merasa tersinggung, apalagi orang lain? Bagaimana kalau ada orang lain yg merasa tersinggung dan kehilangan minat untuk mempelajari Buddhisme lebih jauh? Bukankah seharusnya orang-orang yang memiliki pengetahuan itulah yang membaginya kepada mereka yang tidak tahu?

Mungkin cuma beda gaya komunikasi. Mungkin cuma saya yang sensi saja. Tapi mungkin juga ada orang lain yang sependapat dengan saya.

#just thinking

18Jan2012

This might be one of the best days in 2012. I left the office on time, when the sky was still bright. Something I never had earlier in 2012.

I went shopping with my sister, spent some time in the dressing room, leaving the other shoppers waiting outside our door :) We had a light meal, one of my favorites, okonomiyaki and takoyaki. After, we went to Giant and shop all the things needed and wanted. Dropped a bottle of UC-1000 on the floor and left it unpaid after calling the janitor. Sorry! :(

Going home after redeeming our shopping slip with two tiny jars from the mall management, I got to spoil myself with a full body treatment. Quite a luxury I didn't have within the last 2 weeks.

This is a happy day for me. How's yours?

New year, new hope

But one needn't to wait the new year to have a new hope. 

Have hope, have faith. 

Embrace your every moment. 

Enjoy the present.

Pic from here