ghost stories
I was at a friend's house for the break of the fast. There were two others. Somehow the conversation went to ghost stories. Mmmm....what a topic for the time!
Anw, there were some confessions. One of us confessed (proudly) that he has seen all type of Indonesian ghosts-kuntuilanak, pocong, and others. However, there is one kind of ghost he has never encountered ever--sundel bolong! My Gooooooooood! I guess he really wanted to have his portfolio complete. LOL
Another confession went that one of us had a pocong stood up at his belly while he was sleeping. And then he reached at the pocong's stomach and it felt like something chubby. (Swear to God it wasn't me!!!!)
This same person admitted that he has seen ghost very often. I made a remark: "Maybe coz u r "thin". I guess some people are born "thin".
Another story was a friend of mine who got slapped by a ghost. Geeeez, what has he done wrong anw? LOL
My story? Mmmm.... I have some. I mean,..I live at the fifth floor alone, right? Oh, yes, I do have some.
How about you? Got some yourself?
Hihihihi
Vet Visit
I have a friend and my friend has a cat and I don't know if his cat has another thing. But possession is not the issue here.
Issuenya adalah, kucing temen gw sakit diare--alamaaaaaaaaaaaaak. Namanya Cassey. Pas gw maen ke rumahnya, si Cassey keliatan beringas2 aj tapi rada basah di bagian sononya. Akhirnya kita berdua masukin dia ke tas and pergi ke Vet near my friend's house. And thats where all the stories began.
"Namanya sapa, ni?" V--the vet
"Cassey." F--my friend.
"Cassey? Manisnya namanya. Sini, nak. Ayo." Kata si V sambil naikin itu Cassey ke meja periksanya (jangan bayangin ada kasur, ya, cuma meja aluminium aj).
Dan F ditanya2 kenapa Cassey bisa gini.
"Kan saya kerja, jadi kalo pagi saya siapin susu and baru saya ganti pas saya pulang. Mungkin susunya uda basi, ya?"
"Mmm,..iya. Kasi aer putih aj kalo mau ditinggal2." V
"Eh,..iya..baru tau."
"Maklum anak pertama." J-dalam hati. Kikikikikiki.
V mengambil beberapa helai tisu basah dan membersihkan bagian itunya Cassey. Si Cassey jadi kedinginan kali ya. Kikikikikik.
"Ini kucing mixed kan ya?"
"Laaaaaaaah,...what kind of father are you????" J--dalam hati, lagi.
"Iya, neh. Bulunya panjang.
Dan gw langsung ngeliat bulu tangan gw and bilang ke diri gw sendiri:
"Mmm...cara efektif untuk tau suatu makhluk itu mixed apa g. LOL"
"Umur brapa ni?" V
"Umur brapa ya? Saya juga bingung." F
"Seriouslyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! What kind of father are you, really?????" J--dalam hati--selalu.
"Tiga bulanan nih. Di cek beratnya dulu, ya?" V
That reminds me kapan ya terakhir kali gw nimbang badan???
"Mmmm 750 gram ya kamu? Manisnya..." V
"Itu sehat g kalo segitu beratnya?" F
"Kalo dari berat sehat kok. Kita cek temperaturenya ya. Ambil alatnya dulu, yuk, Cassey." V
Si V ngambil alat kayak USB yang warnanya biru tapi ujungnya ada kayak jarum yang tumpul.
In my mind gw teriak2...
"Harassement! Harassement!"
Dan si V memasukkan something like USB itu ke dalemnya Cassey lewat bagian sono no... OUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHH.
Langsung dong si Cassey berontak demonstrasi atas ketidakadilan yang terjadi dalam hidupnya or I should say,...dalam badannya!!!!
"Bentar ya, nak. Anak manis nunggu bunyi dulu ya."
"Bunyi apa???" J. Itu semua karena si Cassey uda bunyi dengan segala macem bahasa dan dalam desible yang tinggi banget!!!
"Bunyi dari alatnya. Kalo bunyi berarti normal dan g demam."
Dan Je pun berdoa dalam lubuk hati yang paling dalem....
"Bunyilaaaaaaaaaaaaah. God, please make some noise on that USB thing!!! Seriously, God. I feel sorry for the cat!!!"
And God answered my pray.
"Thank you, God....million times, although I dont do numbers. Thank you."
Gw mulai mikir2 jauh banget...apakah setelah ini Cassey mulai bertanya2 arti hidupnya???
"Normal kok, suhunya." V
"Berapa ya? Apa kayak manusia?" J
"Oh, nggak, tinggian dikit. 38 nih. Kalo manusia uda demam, kucing2 masih biasa2 aj." V
"Makanya mereka buku tebal juga g kepanasan, ya." J--dalam hati...selalu.
"Kita kasi obat ya. Tapi nt dulu. Kita cek dulu ni telinganya kok kotor ni kayaknya. Uda mulai dimandiin?"
"Uda,...baru sekali. Belum boleh sering kan?" F
"Iya. Belum boleh sering." V
V mengambil cotton bud dan berkata kepada F n J:
"Ini kita tidurin nyamping dulu ya. Mungkin rada berontak ni anak manisnya."
F n J mengambil posisi siaga 4 menghadapi possible fight from Cassey.
"Yuk kita bersiin. Dooooh banyak juga ni harta karunnya ya."
V terus mengorek2 harta karun Cassey yang lebih banyak dari jumlah bulunya. Cassey berontak dan mengeluarkan jurus MERANTAU--"Awak sudah belajar sile tuk melindungi diri awak dari urang2 jahat nak ganggu awak" Kata Cassey pura-puranya.
"Nih kayaknya ada kutunya, deh."
"Kutu?" F--mulai panik dan panen keringat segede2 jagung. Fyi, jagung and gaban gedean jagung.
"Iya. Kalo normal si kayak congek kita aj, coklat gt."
"Congek gw apa ya?" J--yang ini JELAS dalam hati.
"Coba kita liat, ya. Nt pake mikroskop, ya."
V menjarah beberapa harta karun Cassey dan menaruhnya di kaca untuk kemudian diperiksa pake mikroskop.
"Mmm...bener nih ada kutunya. Kutu telinganya lagi telentang nih."
F dan J pun berubah menjadi anak kecil yang langsung gelisah2 excited dan berteriak2" Mau liat! Mau liat! Janji deh bakal beajar abis ini and rajin bikin PR kalo boleh liat. Mau liat!"
Dan kita berdua mendapat privilege untuk bisa ke backstage and ngeliat si kutu telingan secara LIVE. F dapet giliran duluan.
"HUH!" J--masih dalem ati.
Setelah ngeliat,...F mundur beberapa langkah yang kemudian diambil alih posisi obeservernya oleh J. Dan setelah ngeliat, gw langsung inget alien2 di film2 yang pernah gw liat. Bentuknya kayak kura2 terbalik gt. Tangannya yang lincip bikin merinding and gw langsung pegang2 telinga gw dan got down on my knees and prayed: God,.......pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee pleaseeeeeeeee do not let me have that thing--watever that is--inside my ear!!!"
Setelah adegan dramatis itu,..V memasukkan cairan yang konon--menurut legenda perdokterhewanan tingkat tinggi--akan membuat kotoran2 di telingan hewan terangkat. Cassey di massaged2 berkali kupingnya n terus kapas2 yang ringan berhamburan menjadi basah dan item pas nyerep kotoran kuping si Cassey. Yang ada setelah itu, si Cassey kayak geli2 gatel gt. Hihihihihihi.
"Nah,..pinter anak manis. Dikasi permen mau?" V
"MAU!!!!" Je--dalem ati banget yang satu ini.
V mengambil sebuah tube dari cool case and di pencet2 itu tube sampe keluar kayak pasta gigi coklat and dikasi ke Cassey.
"Minta nambah tuh." Je--padahal sebenarnya yang pingin nyoba gw, sih. Abisnya kata V rasanya manis.
"Nyam nyam,.." Cassey.
Bis itu si Cassey dicekokin obat diare yang separo tapi lumayan gede juga. Ampun ampun deh itu Cassey.
"Doooooooooooooooh!!!" Cassey.
Setelah semuanya kelar,...si V ngasi resep di kertas yang headernya gambar anjing. Hihihihi.
"Ini cewek apa cowok seh?" F.
"My God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank God that you are NOT my father!!!!
"Cewek lah! Bentar ya, biar pasti." V
V mengobrak-abrik bagian belakangnya Cassey and akhirnya yakin 100% kalo Cassey itu cewek and masih perawan. My God!!! Couldnt she just check Cassey's ID Card instead??? LOL
Yang seru pas di apotek. Si apoteker pas mau ngasi obatnya manggil2:
"Cassey,...cassey,...milik tuan F."
Kakakakakakakakakakakakakak.
All in all,...tambah lagi my never-ordinary day (seperti komentar Mariskova ke gw) gara2 si Cassey.
Thanks a lot F for letting me experience that. I must say that it was more interesting to see ur expressions when your baby--Cassey was being examined. Kakakakakakakakakakakak.
Get well soon, Cassey. Love you!
Banjarmasin kah?
Super J mau muji2 dulu para panitia yang uda capek2 n seru2an nyiapin segala macem buat nolong Super J bertugas. Siaaaap!
They stayed up all night loh!!! Full of dedication deh, popoknya,..eh,.. pokoknya! Saluuuuuuuuut!
Setelah tugas kelar, jalan2 dimulai. Jujur gak banyak yang bisa kita lakuin di Banjarmassin kalo cuma dua hari. Soalnya tempat2 yang disebut2 di internet itu jauh2. Tapi ya let's make the best of it.
1. Jalan-Jalan
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Pasar terapung. Salah banget kalo uda nyampe Banjarmasin gak ngapung2 di pasar. Hotel tempat Super J nginep nyediain tour ke Pasar Terapung grateeeeeeeeeees. Namanya Hotel Swiss Bel. Kereeeeeeeeeeeen. (TV di kamarnya flat kayak perutnya Super J!!!) Kalo ada yang mau ngikut ngapung, cuma bayar Rp. 25.000. Worthed banget dah!!! (Betawi abeeeeeees)
Jadilah kita subuh2 buta tuli keluar hotel and nyemplung di perahu yang langsung goyang2 keberatan. Gelap banget jam 5 disana. Tapi pas nyampe di Pasar Terapungnya,...uda terang benderang sampe sejerawat2nya Super J keliatan, loh!!! Cool!!! Looooooooooooh??????????
Tau g, sehari sebelumnya tim Super J ada yang kesana and cerita kalo kapalnya uda sedikit. Even mereka bilang kalo ada gosip para penjual di pasar itu lebih suka jual di daratan. Dan mereka biasanya dibayar untuk jualan ngapung gt pas ada tamu2 pemerintahan dateng. So sad!!!
Tapi namanya orang baek and banyak amal--gw lagi ngomongin Super J, kok, bukan ngomogin gw sendiri--pas Super J dateng, buuuuuuuaaaaaaaanyaaaaaaaaaak banget yang ngapung2 gt. Usut punya usut, selidik punya selidik, nona manis punya kita semua, itu karena hari Minggu. Jaid,...kl lo semua mau ngapung di Banjarmasin,...dateng aj hari Minggu pagi.
Disana seru banget. Banyak yang foto2. Sayangnya jarang yang beli. Tapi Super J beli loh. Kan kasian juga itu pedagang jadi artis dadakan gak dapet duit difotoin sana-sini tapi g dibayar!!!!!
Super J nyesel berat sampe kilangan bobot beberapa ons karena g sempat beli WADAI--bahasa Banjarmasin untuk KUE. Nyeselnya karena cara belinya unik. Kita dikasi tombak n nusuk2 Wadai di perahu yang ngejual. Moga2 g nusuk orangnya ya. Anw,...kalo sempat kesini, jangan lupa nyobain makan (apa aj) di atas perahu. Kalo lo misalnya mau minum obat cair,..g perlu lo kocok dulu deh....if u know wat I mean :)
Terusssssssss,...perjalanan lanjut ke Pulau Kembang. Mirip Sangehnya Bali. Ada banyak banget elo2 yang lari kesana-kemari, manjat pohon, manjat perahu, manjat elo and ngapa2in aj. Monyet2 itu kalo menurut Super J bukanlah atraksi utama. Atraksi utamanya adalah para turis2 lokal dan interlokal yang pada jerat jerit beberapa desible karena didatengin itu monyet. LOL.
Pulangnya,...sempetin mampir di masjid bersejarah yang namanya Masjid Sultan Suriansyah. Masjid ini katanya uda 4 abad. 4 kali renovasi tapi g pernah ganti tiang penyangganya. Kuat banget kata Super J. Kayu ulin--jenis kayunya--juga dipake orang2 sana buat ngebangun rumah yang di atas aer itu. Katanya kayu kayak gt bakal lebih kuat kalo kena aer. MasyAllah deh pokoknya. Ckckckckckckckckck.
Super J pergi juga ke Martapura. Jalan2 di pasarnya untuk ngeliat bangunan2 keren n tugu2 yang tegak (ya iya laaaaaaaaaaaaaah) and megah pake langit yang jadi bayangnnya. Disana ketempat sodara and nostalgia yang seru2. Sayang banget g bisa ke tempat pengolahan intan karena tutup hari minggu. Pake acara 17an segala.
Ada beberapa hal yang g kesampaian buat Super J. Salah duanya adalah nonton PRJ-nya Banjarmasin and Boat Race di daerah Besiring. Hiks,... . (Super hero kok nangis!!!!)
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2. Makan-makan-makan-makan
Ini adalah daftar tempat makan yang Super J cobain di Banjarmasin. Emang g semuanya,...tapi cukuplah kalo buat dua hari. Perhatiin baek2 alamatnya ya. Catat dan buktikan kelezatan rasa hidangannya. Banjarmasin banget dah!!!!
Kalo lo semua bener2 merhatiin gambar2 diatas,...lo mestinya tau kalo gambar di sebelah kanan g ada alamatnya. hihihihi. Tapi gw denger dari Super J kalo dia ngejamin, lo g bakal g dapet jawaban dimana tempatnya si YANA-YANI kl lo tanya sama orang sana. terkenal banget dah!
Pokoknya semuanya jalannya ada awalan SEI. Itu artinya Sungai di Banjarmasin. Nah,...dua tempat ini kalo soal rasa si menurut orang2 sana enakan di yana yani(namanya diambil dari anak kembar yang jual), tapi kalo SUPER j bilang si sama aj. Cuma, si bang Amat menang tempat tuh. Lebih enak viewnya and disana ada grup musiknya juga. Jangan ngarep RnB yeeee. Tradisional banget! Unik! Cobain aj dua2nya kayak Super J!
Kalo mau tau makanan khas laen,...try Nasi Kuningnya. Beli aj di warung2 emperan jalan Pangeran Antasari. Lebih khas kan daripada di restoran yang sama juga rasanya tapi mesti lebih mahal. Oia,...ketupat Kandangan juga heboh!
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Nginep!!!
Capek dong! Uda ngegendong kemana2?? Mau rebahan? Waktu itu Super J nginep di dua tempat. Dia sengaja ngelakuin itu bair tau perbandingan kedua tempat yang paling sering disebut2 di blog2 orang laen yang uda pernah ke Banjarmasin. Ada dua pilihan yang lumayan reasonable. Satunya EFA HOUSE--di Banjarmasin biasanya orang2 bilang EPA house. hihihihi). Satunya lagi HANI HOUSE.
Hani house is OK. G ada yang salah soal dia. Cuma EFA House lebih enak kalo buat nginep2 karena suasananya hotel banget walaupun cuma guest house. Kalo hani house itu bener2 kayak rumah gt. Kalo soal harga sih bersaing lah. Super J sempat ngasi ke gw foto plang EFA house di pinggir jalan, Unik deh. LIat baek2 fotonya ya:
Disebelah plang EFA house ada plang Rumah Bersalin. Ini sebuah nilai plus buat Super J yang penampilannya rada2 hamil 5 setengah bulan. LOL.
Pas Super J kesana, dia sempat lewat bandaranya. Tau g, cuma di bandara Syamsudin Noor kayaknya yang cuek2 aj penjaganya kalo ada orang yang ngerokok. Mungkin karena semua perokok disitu plus penjaganya pada ngerokok kali ya. Hihihihi.
Uda deh banyak yang bisa diceritain soal Banjarmasin. Abis baca postingan ini, siap2 aj budgeting buat liburan kesana ya.
Kalo uda kelar baca ini,...(maap panjang banget) coba lo klik DISCOGRAPHY di bawah tulisan THE FIRST MAN ON JUPITER--paling atas blog ini. Ada foto2 yang gw iseng2 ambil pas di Banjarmasin.Siapa tau uda bisa gw upload ke FLICKR :). Soalnya rada susah upload. But I know one thing for sure...my mind captures those still memories a lifetime :)
Robot A, Robot B
Gw lg in the middle of the road neh (nyebrang--red). Dalam posisi gw saat ini, gw memutuskan untuk tanya2 pendapat orang. Gw sengaja milih yang bakal pro and yang bakal kontra biar mata gw kebuka sedikit lebar. Dan kayaknya jawaban yang gw dapet persis sama apa yang gw arepin. Yang pro ya bener2 ngedukung and ngasi alesan yang professional abis. Sementara yang kontra, alesannya so much related to love. The love of what I have, the love what i will not have anymore. Keseruan itulah yang bakal gw bahas di postingan kali ini, para pemirsa...
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Yang A--pro
Mereka cara pikirnya ke depan yang nekad!!! (sama kayak gw)
Salah satu yang mereka ajuin adalah bahwa beberapa tahun lagi gw akan berterimakasih ke mereka2 karena omongan mereka bakal terbukti. Mereka2 memposisikan gw tuh sebagai robot yang didisain ulang and ditambahin fitur2 terkini yang disebut "LAKU" mode. Robot kayak gw emang lagi ngetrend akhir2 ini di selingkungan gw kerja. Nah,...kalo gw cukup nekad dan mau dijual di toko swalayan laen yang letaknya lebih strategis plus tambahan fitur tadi,...gw bakal laris and gampang milih siapa yang bisa beli gw. Mmmm...menggiurkan,...slurp slurp.
Ada lagi yang bawa2 gender. Mereka bilang gw itu robot laki yang mau gak mau punya tuntutan lebih di dunia perobotan nasional. Si another A ini meramalkan jumlah robot cewek akan lebih banyak dan mereka perlu robot2 cowok dengan fitur "LAKU" mode itu. Bahkan si another A ini uda bawa peta penjualan robot model kayak gw. Wuiiiiiiiiiih,...semangat banget si another A ini.
Yang kontra--B
You never know what you got till its gone. Ada yang bawa2 saying itu. And what do I get now? I get E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. But is that enough? For me yes,...in the past. Robot mana si yang g mau laris ditenteng banyak sekali manusia2 yang ketipu oleh performanya??? Looooh!
Ada B yang ngaku masih butuh gw sebagai temen sepajangan di etalase toko. Malah ada yang rada sesek gara2 gw mau ditempelin fitur "LAKU" itu. Toh semuanya juga belum pasti. Baru 99% aj.
Yang beda adalah si another B yang ngasi opsi laen. Dia nyontohin Gepeto yang bisa aj ngemis2 Pinokio biar jadi manusia asalkan Pinokio gak nakal lagi and rajin belajar. Do I want to be a human? Hell,...yeah! Tapi kalo robot tipe gw gini kayaknya masih lumayan g ngecewain juga. Usia gw juga gw planning masih panjang (although God decides!!!). Gw masih bisa jadi manusia dua tahun dari sekarang kan? Wouldn't it be nice if I could be "LAKU" first then in two-year time I would become a human?
Ada juga neh yang kena banget pendapatnya karena penyampainnya lewat puisi. Dooooooooooooh, terharu jingga gw sampe akhirnya muka gw kayak orang yang digebukin gt!!!!
Now,...here is from my side. Gw itu cowok yang percaya tanda2 di sekitar gw. Gw mulai dapet tanda2 itu sejak pertama kali tetangga gw tipe N27RI dapet kesempatan ditempelin fitur "LAKU". Waktu itu dia harus minta bantuan gw buat ngurusin prosesnya and gw bantulah dia. Di tengah2 proses itu, eeeeeeeeeee ada juga distributor yang nawarin fitur "LAKU" ke gw. Murah and gampang prosesnya. Kayak kartu kredit deh. Akhirnya gw tergoda and gw ikutin lah prosedurnya. Dan sekarang uda 99% gw bakal ditempelin fitur itu di tulang belakang gw. Soal kapannya,...itu uda hak prerogatif gw.
Nah,...hubungannya sama tanda2 lagi,...akhir2 ini gw mendapat tanda2 dengan cara yang nggak gw sangka2.Pagi ini ada beberapa tipe robot yang dateng and siap majang di etalase toko gw. Mereka harus di interview dulu dong. Interviewnya lucu2 tapi kalo gw pikir2, daleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem maksudnya. Ini beberapa contohnya:
1. Tipe RY787Z
Dia sudah majang di toko dimana2. Siapa si yang g kepingin kayak dia? Pas gw tanya kenapa akhirnya mau mangkal di toko ini, dai ngejawab: Ini adalah toko yang paling besar di Indonesia. Apa2 aj ada disini. Orang bakal banayk banget dateng kesini and itu bagus kan?
Pertanda: Kontra
2. Tipe BB980X
Dia ngomongin soal how to be a better robot. Dia bilang: WE have to know ourselves--what we got, what we are capable of getting.
Pertanda: Pro
3. Tipe GHF564
Dia bilang: Whoever we are, whatever we do (and dalem ati gw langsung nyeletuk: minumnya
).And make good use of it.
Pertanda: PRO
4. Tipe NEOROCKR
We have to dream,..fulfil it and share it!
Pertanda: PRO
Hidup gw selama ini penuh dengan tanda2 yang ajaib abis. Contohnya ya hari ini. Hari ini gw uda tau banget mau ditempellin fitu "LAKU" apa nggak. Sekarang semuanya MY CALL. Saat ini gw lagi ngebahas berapa label harga yang bakal di taruh di depan gw. And that's another problem!!!
Pray for me so that I be a good robot bearing an OK price :)
mission accomplished!!!
Sergeant Je was sent to a battle field in the form of a seminar in Bandung. The short notice was quite amazing for him. It was rather startleing that he had to face the audience alone. But he followed orders given to him.
The friends of Sergeant Je who know him well, understand that he will NEVER take a photograph in a cool manner. Sergeant Je is the kind of man who is never ashamed in look silly but fun at the same time. He designed the photo taking projects to be that kind. The results were great photos in my own sense of creativity. Look below!
After a meeting in his office, Sergeant Je was given a salute and headed off to Bandung. he arrived at the battle field to measure the real battle happening the next day. He tried to analyze his possibility in winning this designed-to-lose war. He gathered sufficient information then headed back to his barrack in Bandung to take a rest.
Did that happen? Of course not. Along with him was a queen of shopping and a tank driver. They wanted to explore the city. Sergeant Je followed their plan to fulfill their desire. What a noble sergeant he is!!!!
The journey was a flop in which the quuen and the driver failed to engage themselved in culinary tourism and the hunt for pleasure. Sergeant Je was very determined to make them feel good and came up with the activity in which the three of them were making moments immortal--photographs taking.
After all was done, Sergeant Je begged to go back to the barrack coz he still had to load his gun with amunition for the battle the next day. He stayed up until two thirty in the morning making sure that he would be ready to fight.
The D day came. He was fully loaded and ready to win the battle. The enemy attacked him by a special weapon called : critical questions!
Sergeant Je was able to return all the questions single--handedly (the battle was supposed to be fought by 4 personnels)!
Did Sergeant Je win the battle? Yes, he did and he was very proud of it!!!
Mission accomplished!!!
Congrats, Sergeant, Je!!!
Stutter free world for everyone
I was browsing the internet when I found an article about a stuttering child. That article takes me back when I was young--as if I were 50 now. LOL
I stuttered as a child. I remember having to prepare myself saying "STOP" miles away before I reach my destination in a public transportation. I also remembered that my sis had to hit me roughly on my back so that I continued what I was about to say. Those were tough times.
What about now? Well,...my family's amazement on me will never stop, I guess. I mean,...I was like that and now I am a trainer??????
I speak in front of people now. But does that mean I passed my stuttering times? Not really. At times I get stuttered but I am more in control, now. It's a hardwork I have to say.
The article I read mentioned about causes and also tips in handling children who stutter. I have to say that I know exactly why I was like that (cant tell you here, though--too private) and I also find out that my family did SOME of the tips to help me out. However, the rest of the recovery were purely an individual effort and God's bless. Guys, if you happen to have a stuttering child or friend,...be nice to them, ok. They are experienceing hardships, you know.
I just hope that one day this world will be stutter free. I mean what;s the use of being in a free country while you can't even pass the barrier of being stutter?
"The Orphan"--the review
"The Orphan" is the latest release of DARK Castle Production and is distributed by Warner Bross. Some may argue that this movie sucks, but here in my blog, you will hear only good things about it.
A couple trying to cope with their psychological problems adopted a child names Esther from an orphan. Soon the exceptional child found her way to (almost) everybody's heart. Or I should say...she deliberately chose some people to impress. Find out which ones and why while watching the movie.
This psychological thriller will not keep you at the edge of your seat, I have to say. It will make you jump off of it once in a while. The horror is awsome in which not only your nerves play you but also your mind--if you are a thinker. LOL. Make guesses along the movie only to find that they are wrong! Go logical, go imaginative, I still guarantee that you are wrong about the whole idea of the movie.
This movie worths your money, guys! It's one of the best I've ever seen. Wait a minute,...it IS the best.
Hereby, Je gives 5 stars for the movie!
THAT THING
Everybody’s in search of that thing.
Philosophers say “it’s the last piece of a big life puzzle board.”
The romantics go for “the life completion”.
The extremes label it “the life end.”
The optimists state it as “the light far away.”
I would just choose “that thing.”
We all would sacrifice everything for that very one thing. But what makes us willing to do so? What thing that great that consumes all the energy inside us? The one draining our sweat? The one squeezing the little brain—as we have run out of the big one? The one pushes us to ignore others? The one we love? Even our very selves?
And for how long? The rest of our youth—if we were that young? Until the grown of the whites in our beard? Until the fashion cycle back to the 50’s? Until roads full of tour of the aliens? Until we read “THE END” of a true untold story? Is there even an agreement of time?
Do we even know its coordinate? Are the compasses not out of order? What happens if we just don’t read maps? These days road signs are covered by the arrogant leaves. And they say water destroys rocks? Posts? Is it a desert? With the shifting sands of the whirling wind? Or we shouldn’t worry at all for we have a GPS! Do you really want to be driven by robots? I would prefer to go with my backpack like a real man of the adventure! There’s no guarantee of us not being lost.
If one day we woke up and found a new land, let’s just cheer ourselves for the invention. Let’s just fool the world of the following the new direction. We will come up with bombastic names: the lost world, the undiscovered till’ now, the new generation, the change of orientation, the new course of life—anything to cover the failure of our search. Anything so that we can still held our head up high for a recognition! Though inside we know that we are lost—that we have failed our very selves. The world need not know about it—just you and your deep inside…and a little drop of tears if necessary.
Is it happiness? Is it the completion of life? Is it love? Is it the wander of the mind? Or is it nothingness?
You tell me!
My guess is...
I gave a training to several seniors in my office. I wrote a posting on a blog after that. FOLLOW THIS LINK. Apparently, the training has a profound effect--a serious one.
Here's a complete background of the training. The sessions were designed in response to the misconceptions of people from the field in dong their practice. Hours after hours were spent discussing those things with the participants--mostly senior participants. My session was the last one. I decided to relate some points that the previous trainers missed out. Those were sensitive things.
At that moment I was a bit unsure to say those things left out. My consideration was that they are seniors. But I dis see the importance of informing those wrong practices. And so I did.
I coould actually see faces confessing things. Some other faces were more of shocked than of felt guilty. I empasized to the that those cases were real which data was gathered from FGDs, feedbacks and observation. I had good grounds--something I hold dear everytime I give a presentation.
Today--several days after the training, I met some of the participanst. Suddenly I was asked--if I couldn't say forced--to tell them which participant I referred to when explaining problem A. I didn't of course!
The conversation ended by me making a conclusion that I guess they were very reflective toward what they do--which is good.
At the end of the day, I contemplated with myself. Was I the right person to "fix" the problems? Anyway, I think what I did was only showing them data that things maybe wrong. Or maybe the fact that I was the youngest person in the room and facing seniors? But what does age have anything to do with all these? I thought it is already 2009.
Or perhaps it was just a case of being defensive.
Says who it is easy to be me???
The imitation of Daffodil's blog--Cepluk's Kitchen
Welcome to Cepluk's Kitchen straight from the exaggerating jupiterian. LOL.
Cheese Cake Factory has been my most and as a matter of fact, only favorite for cakes!!!
So I stopped by and looked at the collection of the cakes. I was looking for BLUEBERRY of course but I wasn't lucky. However, I directly knew what I should choose instead. I went for MIXED FRUIT CHEESE CAKETonight I bought MIXED FRUIT CHEESE CAKE from their store in South Jakarta. I was passing that road when I saw the logo calling me:
"Come,...come,...you can never hide from me! hi hi hi hi (Mc Lampir's effect).
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As you can see from the picture (mmmm yummyyyyyyyy) this is a state-of the-art cake. Everything about this cake is so soft....even the seller--I had to go like a deaf person confirming what I wanted. The fruit were very nice and not rude. Feels like I didn't even have to chew them. They just flew along my deep throat leaving traces of the cheesy cream.
The coating looked like a fresh piece of wood being cut down directly from a mother tree for the pleasure of a hungry man. Who cared for mother nature when what's in front of you is such pleasure for the eyes? LOL.
I was not satisfied with JUST the surface. Gotta go down deep. So I literally ripped the cake of and found...magic!!!!
The inside of the cake smelled very good and tickle my passion for anything!!! I tried to keep my cool by using the small spoon--I would prefer licked things. LOL.
I was thrilled to see the broken cake. Then I knew that this cake was not only arousing from the outside but it was also like that from the within it.
I went down on my knees to admire the beauty in its taste. Yummyyyyyyyyy. Now I understand why Dracula can't stand the temptation of blood!
The cake seemed to challenge my manhood to finish it all. I took the challenge and destroy every inch of it...leaving the ruins of what used to be a temptating history of the great flour, egg, fruit and of course cheese!
"What a night." I sighed.
LOL
Dedicated especially for Daff. Guys,...you're next!
my friends, their blog, my opinions
I always consider that friends are GREAT INSPIRATION. And the most amazing thing is that most of the time,...they just don't realize it!!!
I am going to post some articles imitating my friend's way of writing in their blogs to show how much I appriciate their ideas. Of course I am going to do it MY WAY--Exaggerating is an art!!!
Energizers
I am often in charge of the energizer part during training sessions. Here are some I have practiced and some I really want to practice:
I have practiced
- Tono Tini
The idea is simple. Each participants has to lean to certain directions when they hear certain names
Tono--Lean Bakcward
Tini--Lean Forward
Father--Lean to the right
Mother--Lean to the left
Then I provided a story about a happy family consisting of a father, mother, a son named Tono and a daughter named Tini. The twist of the activity is when we say the names Tono and Tini as fast as we can. There goes the backache for the participants. LOL
-Kungfu Fighting
I divide the participants into several grooups and hand in them list of kungfu movements they have to come up with such as the swimming butterfly, the lion longing for the stars, the one-legged swan and others. After that I would read the participants a story about clans in a kungfu world that are fighting each other. Everytime the movements are mentioned, the participants have to move accordingly :)
-Football Wave
Ever watched a football game and made a wave with your friends? That's what I ask the participants to do when I play 5 consecutive clips on GOALS from all over the world with various laguages. The most expressive group wins!
-Talk to yor plants
I presented a survey stating that talking to a plant will make the plant healthier. I give each participants a plant, give them situations experienced by the plants and ask the participants to talk to them. I videotape their conversations and play them back. Laugh out loud, guys :)
I really want to practice:
-Bus Crowds.
I really want to ask the participnats to imagine that they are inside a packed-with-passangers bus. I asked them to move to certain directions everytime I shout PRESS THE BRAAAAAAAAAAKE! They have to pretend as if the break were presses :)
Try them out, guys :)
All parents should watch!
I just finished watching DVD entitled HORSEMEN. Dennis Quaid stars in it. It's a cool movie. I really do hope that all parents watch this movie coz this thriller will teach parents a great deal of parenting hood. I won't tell how the movie goes. It's just cool for a thriller :)
