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Saturday, November 27, 2004

Dan Damai di Bumi! (Und Friede auf Erden!)

Iseng-iseng buka Kompas hari ini, ada ulasan ttg karya Karl May "Winnetou". agak pusing sih bacanya krn tinjauannya "sastra & humanis" banget. tp jadi inget dulu di detik.com dimuat jg seri Winnetou cuma gak pernah baca (bacanya Kho Ping Ho aja sih...hehehe).

Jadi inget jg sama buku Karl May yg udah berbulan2 lalu dibeli: Dan Damai di Bumi! atau judul aslinya dlm bhs Jerman "Und Friede auf Erden!". belum sempat dibaca smp selesai, klo gak salah baru sekian halaman gitu....

gara2 ulasan di Kompas, jd tertarik menyelesaikan buku ini...lagipula sayang jg kan udah dibeli gak dibaca....

i didn't expect to read what i'm reading now....this book is really a great book, touching & inspiring, teaching simple but principle things that most of us tend to forget or simply ignore.

that human is both equal and unique. and great people are those who have great heart, understanding and love.

hal 140:

- diceritakan bahwa sang Narator dalam perjalanannya ke Mesir, selalu memberi uang kecil kepada setiap orang buta yang ditemuinya di jalan. perilaku semacam ini adalah sesuatu yang jarang ditemui pada seorang asing terutama orang Barat. segera saja sang Narator dikenal sebagai "si Almani (Jerman) yang memberi semua orang buta", sampai2 dijadikan bahan pembicaraan di pertemuan orang buta tahunan. salah satu orang buta tsb begitu inginnya mendengarkan suara "si Almani" itu sampai2 dia datang berkali-kali menunggu di dekat hotel tempat si Almani menginap. orang buta itu adalah ayah dari pelayan sang Narator yg bernama Sejjid Omar.

- sang Narator menceritakan pertemuannya dengan orang buta itu (tanpa mengetahui kalau dia adalah ayah dari Omar):

"Ia duduk di dekat tempat mangkal, di pagar Ezbekije, orang tua berpakaian bersih dengan janggut kelabu. Saya memberikan sesuatu dan ia tidak mau menerimanya, karena ia bukan pengemis. Saya menyimpannya kembali, lalu kami pun bercakap-cakap."

(Omar)
"Ya, ia sangat senang justru karena Sihdi bersedia menerima kembali pemberian Sihdi. Sekeping uang perak bernilai besar. Dan ia lebih senang lagi ketika mendengar ucapan Sihdi selanjutnya: 'Uang ini telah saya berikan kepadamu sehingga menjadi milikmu, sekarang engkau memberikannya kepapa saya, dan saya mengucapkan terima kasih, sebab kita telah saling memberi hadiah". Setelah itu Sihdi tidak pergi, melainkan duduk bersamanya di tepi jalan dan bercakap-cakap dengannya. Sihdi berbicara tentang kebutaan yang lebih parah daripada kebutaan jasmani, dan tentang mata hati, yang pada orang buta justru lebih tajam dan terang dibandingkan pada orang yang melek. Sihdi bercerita mengenai langit dan bintang-bintang, yang sebelumnya tidak diketahui orang itu, padahal semuanya tersimpan di dalam hatinya tanpa disadari olehnya. Dan ketika Sihdi menyalaminya dan pergi setelah satu jam, ia memperhatikan suara langkah Sihdi sampai tak terdengar lagi, dan ia merasa seolah-olah dapat melihat, karena langit dan bintang yang Sihdi bicarakan telah muncul dalam dirinya, dan sampai hari ini pun ia masih menikmati keindahannya, meskipun di luar matanya semuanya gelap!"

oh i feel ashamed with myself....i've been blind all my life!


posted by retno@18:49

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Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Top List: Books & DVDs

Just bought some books and DVDs last weekend.

# Books:
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Hilary Clinton autobiography
- Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (finished)

# DVDs:
- Stepford Wives (watched)
- Japanese Story (watched)
- Love Actually (watched)
- The Hours
- Full Metal Jacket
- Dogville
- Annie Hall
- Gigi (classic one with Audrey Hepburn!)

Been looking for original dvd of 2001: A Space Odyssey but couldn't find it....

and...hem...where the hell is my Pride & Prejudice dvd?????? I can't loose it! it's a gift from a dear friend plus i love it so much! oh gee...have to remember, did i lend it to someone or not?????

posted by retno@18:02

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Back to work

back to work again this week....

first day at work, a big gathering of my company's group followed by one hour meeting (my god!). i was quite tired n almost fell asleep twice in front of my bosses....(think they noticed but didn't say anything...lucky me!)

then escaping to "Bersih Sehat Spa & Family massage", i finally got massaged after 2 months feeling wrecked and tired....it was fantastic! felt refreshed again a bit. fell asleep almost instantly when i got home...(oh yea...missed dinner cos of this...good girl, me should add some more weights but whenever i'm tired i just forget dinner....)

planning to watch newly bought DVDs and books but maybe need to keep them till this weekend.

posted by retno@17:54

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Friday, November 19, 2004

Free Photos & Images!

Just found this great site with free photos and images for use in blogs, websites, etc...

http://www.sxc.hu

most other free-photo-sites only allow people to download and use their collections for desktop backgrounds, cell-phones etc..etc..etc... so it's nice to find this one.

I'm selecting some for my own blog design (well, want to create by myself though not sure when..)

posted by retno@20:57

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posted by retno@18:41

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Fancy!

been looking for fancy designs - linkware template - for days, i finally found this site with wonderful templates: http://www.quixoticpixels.com/

the one i used here is naturalist themed... i really like it, simple-classic yet very nice... much much better than the free-template from blogger i put before....

as newbie in blogging, first time is always a bit difficult.... yes changing "style template" is simply copy and paste...but putting everything in the right place for sure is not that easy guys!
after spending several hours (even nights!! stupid me...should've catched this up faster.....as usual, my brain seems to be much slower during holiday...), finally i made it and hopla! got all in place nicely!

need to add some other things though, in the sidebar... have to do it this weekend since i don't think i'll have spare time anymore after work starts again next week (argggghhhhhhhhhh.... don't remind yourself 'bout this!!!!)

posted by retno@13:13

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Thursday, November 11, 2004

Oh My God!

Ugh...just can't believe what i've been asked to do....
have to update my dept balanced scorecard (that's sort of perfomance indicator)
feel crazy about this...not cos it's so difficult of what...just that i've told hrd guys several times i need training for this and got none so far....
but still they want me to do updating (should be manager task but since there's no manager right now... everything seems to end up at my desk! sigh...) if not, bonus won't be in our account this month...arggghhhhh...

and to the "best" of it....the server is damn sooooo sloowwww....i'm bitting my nails now....close enough to smash my laptop....(i know...i know...it's not its fault...)

still hard to understand....bonus is determined by just three colors: green, yellow and red....




posted by retno@16:45

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Monday, November 08, 2004

I dun like Monday!

Wah udah senin lagi nih....
I dun like monday.....why the hell weekend always passes so quickly...
wish i have more days to rest and relax...hiks...

posted by retno@01:19

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Addicted....

Weekend ini gue habisin dgn nonton drama taiwan Mars berkali2....aduh kayaknya udah addicted dgn seri ini deh....serasa jd teenager lagi....tp sebenarnya dipikir2 enggak juga sih...abis ceritanya lumayan rumit, karakter2nya juga rumit....*pembenaran diri nih...hehehe....*

posted by retno@01:07

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Human adapts and life goes on....

It just prompted out in my head tonight....
How we as human being have the ability to adapt to changes much quicker than we would have thought...

8 months ago I didn't believe myself being able to continue my life without grieving....after one of the most devastating moments of my life... having lost someone, I kept thinking, how could I go on with my life? like nothing never happened... but probably the most difficult thing was how I could face a new life... could not stop wondering whether it would be worse or better...

The biggest problem is not loosing that someone, but the changes it made

I guess that's the most difficult part: we all, at some point, are afraid to face changes in our life, even the small ones....to live through it....to believe that God has a better plan for us....to take it as challenges...

But we are given the extraordinary capability to adapt, to adjust ourselves, to new things, to changes....and survive...and live better....

and when we are not afraid to do it....it would come much quicker that we think....

and at the end, life goes on....the way it has to....:)

posted by retno@01:05

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