Some souvenirs from a trip

 

These are some shots that I took from an 'unexpected trip'
to Anyer. Simply created by using HDR technique to merge 3 pictures with different exposures into every single of these HDR shots.

JRENG!

Hi guys! Kembali lagi bersama saya di acara... Ups! Kena dehh! #Okesip #Abaikan.

Hari ini baru dapet inspirasi buat di share lagi nihh. Gara-gara waktu ngerjain tugas bahasa Indonesia di rumah Teuku, terus dia nunjukin video si JRENG! yeahh! \m/ Intinya sihh sekarang gua jadi ngefans sama manusia yang satu ini hehehe...

Jadi dikisahkan bahwa ada seorang manusia yang bernama mas Bayu Ardianto. Dia menunjukan bakatnya melalui YouTube dan menamai dirinya sendiri JRENG! haha.

"JRENG! is Bayu Ardianto
Bayu Ardianto sings and plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, toy synthesizer, bass, drum, tambourine, claps, shaker.
Bayu Ardianto use Electro-Harmonix pedals.
Bayu Ardianto wear Cosmic clothes." 

Kurang lebih begitulah yang sering dia tulis di description video-videonya.
Yang bikin gua ngefans dan kagum sama dia itu adalah bakat sama kreatifitasnya. Karena, dia ngerjain hampir seluruh bagian dari tiap videonya sendiri, mulai dari konsep video, main instrumen, nyanyi, rekaman, sampe ngeditnya pun hampir semuanya dikerjain sendiri (walau sekarang doi udah punya tim, tapi sebagian besar produksi tetep diurus sendiri).

Pokoknya buat lebih jelasnya bisa dicek di channel Youtube-nya yang satu ini Jrengmusic. Diliat yaaa :D *promo dikit*

By the way, anyway, busway... Gua nemu sedikit info lagi tentang si mas Bayu haha

"bayu ardianto keluar dari rahim ibunya di makassar tanggal 8 maret 1984, sempat bersekolah selama 6 bulan di purworejo, kemudian menghabiskan bertahun-tahun bersekolah dari sekolah hingga perguruan tinggi di bandung. berbeda dengan teman-temannya yang rajin menuntut ilmu di bangku kuliah, bayu lebih gemar bermain musik dan bermimpi menjadi seorang musisi professional. sehingga di tengah masa studinya di teknik geodesi, institut teknologi bandung, bayu memutuskan untuk lebih serius mewujudkan mimpinya dan melanjutkan studinya di institut musik indonesia [imi], jakarta.

semester pertama di imi bayu sempat menjadi mahasiswa berprestasi dan mendapatkan peringkat best student. namun di akhir studinya di semester kedua, bayu sangat kecewa dengan sistem pendidikan di sekolah tersebut sehingga bayu memutuskan untuk berhenti sekolah dan memulai sendiri karir musiknya sebagai professional di dunia nyata.

tidak hanya piawai bernyanyi dan mencakar gitar, bayu juga seorang sound engineer dan seorang penulis lagu yang handal. selain karya-karyanya di M.I.G.I, bayu sempat menulis original soundtrack untuk beberapa sinetron lepas produksi salah satu rumah produksi ternama di jakarta."

Dan dibawah ini ada salah satu lagu ciptaan JRENG! yang jadi favorit gua, check it out!

Poorest yet noblest

Sebagian besar politisi di seluruh dunia, termasuk di Indonesia, biasanya memiliki gaya hidup yang berbeda 180 derajat dengan rakyat pemilihnya. Tinggal di rumah mewah, pakaian mahal, mobil mewah, dan gaji besar. Namun, semua hal itu tidak berlaku bagi Presiden Uruguay, Jose Mujica. Sejak dilantik menjadi presiden pada 2010 lalu, politisi berusia 77 tahun ini layak mendapat gelar presiden termiskin di dunia.

Bagaimana tidak, pria bernama lengkap José Alberto Mujica Cordano ini mendonasikan 90 persen gajinya setiap bulan, yaitu 12.000 dollar AS atau hampir Rp 120 juta, untuk berbagai kegiatan amal. Tak hanya itu, pria yang oleh kawan-kawannya dipanggil Pepe ini juga menolak tinggal di kediaman resmi kepresidenan di ibu kota, Montevideo. Mujica lebih memilih tinggal di tanah pertanian di luar ibu kota. Bahkan, jalan menuju kediaman Mujica belum dilapisi aspal.

Tak ada penjagaan ketat pasukan elite kepresidenan. Hanya dua polisi dan anjingnya yang hanya memiliki tiga kaki, Manuela, yang terlihat mengawasi di pintu masuk pertaniannya. Di pertaniannya, Mujica dan istrinya bahkan menanam sendiri bunga-bunga yang menjadi pemasukan baginya. Apa alasan Mujica memilih hidup sederhana meski jabatannya adalah seorang presiden?

Saya disebut presiden termiskin di dunia, tetapi saya tak merasa miskin. Orang miskin adalah mereka yang bekerja hanya untuk menjaga gaya hidup mewahnya dan selalu menginginkan lebih.

-- Jose Mujica

"Hampir seluruh hidup saya habiskan dengan cara seperti ini. Saya bisa hidup baik dengan apa yang saya miliki saat ini," kata Mujica sambil duduk di sebuah kursi tua di kebunnya.

Dengan mendonasikan sebagian besar gajinya sebagai presiden untuk rakyat miskin dan pengusaha kecil, maka setiap bulan Mujica hanya menerima kurang dari Rp 800.000.

Pada 2010, ketika kekayaan pribadinya diumumkan—yang merupakan kewajiban pejabat publik Uruguay, saat itu total kekayaan Mujica hanya 1.000 dollar AS atau kurang dari Rp 10 juta. Uang sebanyak itu hanya bisa digunakan untuk membeli sebuah mobil VW Beetle keluaran 1987.

Setelah dua tahun menjadi presiden, kekayaan Mujica memang bertambah. Itu pun setelah dia menambahkan aset milik istrinya berupa tanah, beberapa traktor, dan sebuah rumah. Kekayaannya mencapai 215.000 dollar AS atau sekitar Rp 2 miliar, masih terbilang miskin untuk seorang kepala negara. Bahkan, kekayaan Wapres Daniel Astori dua pertiga kali lebih besar ketimbang orang nomor satu di negeri juara dunia sepak bola pertama kali itu.

Source: BBC

This one is mine

Serpihan Cahaya

Hidup...
Ketika kau harus masuk ke sebuah lorong
Panjang, gelap, tak tahu harus kemana
Dan ada sesuatu yang menjaga
Kakimu tuk tetap melangkah

Ada saatnya kau berjalan
Menikmati segalanya dengan perlahan
Ada saatnya kau berlari
Mengejar sesuatu yang tak pasti
Ada saatnya kau mundur
Karena tak tahu lagi harus kemana

Tetapi beberapa hal yang pasti
Harapan kan tetap menerangi jalanmu
Sahabat kan tetap menemani langkahmu
Cinta kan tetap mewarnai hidupmu
Masalah menjagamu tetap berdiri
Tuhan kan tetap memastikan, kau percaya ada cahaya... Di ujung lorong ini

Dan, janganlahh sesekali
Berjanji ketika kau bahagia
Berbicara ketika kau marah
Memilih ketika kau sedih
Semua tuk satu alasan, menemukan cahaya di ujung lorong

Dan pada saatnya kau sampai
Kau pun kan lihat... Padang indah
Dimana terbentang cita-cita dan tujuan
Terbentang harapan dan kebahagiaan
Akhir dari perjalanan panjang
Melalui beribu persimpangan
Kemudian akhirnya kau percaya
Semua itu tak sia-sia

A poem of my friend

Kamu

Oleh: Fherly Aulia

Ketika tidak ada lagi yang dapat ku percaya
Ketika tidak terbesit sedikit pun akan berubah
Dan ketika semua itu menjadi tak berguna
Kau datang seakan-akan menjanjikan perubahan
Bagaikan air dikala kekeringan
Bagaikan angin dikala kepanasan
Kau bagaikan setitik harapan yang hadir ketika sebuah keputus asaan menyerang 
Kau membuat semuanya aman seakan-akan tidak ada yg salah
Disaat itu juga aku berfikir
Kau mungkin pantas menjadi setitik harapan itu
Dan kini kau ada untuk mewujudkan harapan itu
Harapan untuk dapat menjadi milikmu selamanya

Story sharing

I found this story quite heart touching...

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally
. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked.

My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then said, “I would like that very much.”

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel’s. “I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed, “she said, as she got into the car. “They can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said. “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” I responded. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation – nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

“How was your dinner date?” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,” I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates – one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU” and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till “some other time.”

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Never Give Up

A Guy Who Didn't Give Up

The Red Sea, is it really red?

The red sea is located between Asia and Africa. When you look at the list of seas that exist on the planet, the red sea is the only sea that exists in the southern-most region in relation to other seas.

Why called red sea?

The name red sea has been a translation that is related to its location. But, interestingly, the name red was originally used to refer to direction, as was the practice in ancient times in that area, to use colors in referring to directions. Thus, red is south and one of the famous kings had been quoted freely replacing red for south, while black was used to refer to the north.

Facts and figures

It is estimated that the red sea covers up to 438 000 square kilometers of area and has a length of about 2250 kilometers. This is even much longer and bigger in area than many European countries. On average, this sea has a depth of 490 meters. But many have argued that it has to be much higher than that because the deepest part of this sea has a depth of 2.2 kilometers. Additionally, the measurements that have been taken along the width of this sea have varied figures. This data shows that the widest part of this sea has a width which goes up to 355 kilometers.

The red sea has also been noted for its having many shallow areas that support many species of aquatic animals or aquatic life in its variety. Thus, it has been estimated that, apart from the rich corals supported along the rich areas of this sea, there are over a thousand species of aquatic animals living in it. Besides these facts, the red sea is associated with the rich biblical history with the Israelites. This is the only sea where the miracle of parting a sea in two was performed and has never been repeated anywhere after that.

Source: Yes I Know That

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