Saturday, January 1, 2011
Monday, December 20, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
When A Man Loves A Woman
When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his mind on nothing else
He'd trade the world for the good things found
If she is bad he can't see it; she can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend if he puts her down
When a man loves a woman
He'd spend his very last dime
Trying to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his comforts
Sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way it ought to be
When a man loves a woman
I'd give you everything I've got
Trying to hold onto your precious love
Please don't treat me bad
When a man loves a woman
Deep down in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she is playing him for a fool
He's the last one to know
More than eyes can ever see
That's when a man loves a woman
I know exactly how it feels
When a man loves a woman
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
This one's for You..
This one's for you..
When i said something stupid
When i did something stupid
When i think of something stupid
Something that you could not understand
Something fishy
Something terrible
One that had put your head down, your heart beats faster, and your thoughts flies around
For this and or that, I'm sorry
This one's for you..
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time to go!
..and now it is almost time to take one more step away from you. I am really thankful and appreciate all your kind supports, critiques, helps, laughter, stress, anger, and excitements. It is a pleasure to be working and to be good friends with you. You guys are the best! I'll see you some other time :)
Thursday, September 2, 2010
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You got troubles, I got them too
There isn't anything that I wouldn't do for you
If we stick together we can see it through
Cause you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me
Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am
Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too, maybe
But none of them will ever love you the way I do
It's me and you, boy
And as the years go by
And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see, It's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me
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One of my favorite songs
Short notice
Tiba-tiba sebuah pertanyaan dikeluarkan oleh guru gw di suatu sesi belajar:
"Andra, do you mostly spend your money on people instead of something you can buy?"
"Yes. Mind if i know why did you ask?"
"Nothing important; Just my curiosity. It seems like you are that kind of person, are you not?"
Ya, gw adalah termasuk ke dalam golongan orang-orang yang murah hati untuk memberikan bantuan kepada orang lain. Sebuah perbuatan yang sangat baik. I sincerely enjoyed being nice. Hanya saja sifat gw ini tidak jarang menjadi senjata api yang meledak sebelum ditembakkan. Tidak jarang gw merasa kelelahan dan kesulitan karena cenderung untuk selalu menyanggupi apa yang orang lain inginkan untuk gw bantu. Walaupun begitu gw percaya dengan kelelahan dan kesulitan yang gw hadapi selama ini -- dan yang akan gw hadapi di masa depan -- akan membuahkan sebuah "balasan" yang setimpal. Satu pelajaran hidup yang telah lama gw budayakan dan akan selalu gw pertahankan; jangan pernah ragu untuk menjulurkan tangan.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
To think or not to think
Pernah seseorang bercerita ke gw mengenai pilihan-pilihan yang sudah dibuatnya selama ini. Gw tergerak untuk mengabadikannya dengan menulis sebuah uraian pendek mengenai betapa "susahnya" kita untuk membuat suatu pilihan.
Trade-offs. Hal yang pasti kita temui ini memang kadang dapat menyerupai pisau bermata dua; menguntungkan dan merugikan. Kalau dalam dunia ekonomi, kita mengenal sebuah ide yang bernama opportunity cost. Ide itu membuat kita untuk dapat menganalisa suatu pilihan dan mengetahui pilihan manakah yang seharusnya kita ambil dengan "menghitung" pilihan mana yang membutuhkan pengorbanan lebih besar. Sebuah ide yang sangat jenius tetapi tidak sempurna. Pertanyaannya adalah: Apakah semua hal bisa dihitung?
Jika kita dihadapi dengan sebuah kondisi di mana kita harus memilih antara permen atau es krim, kita tentu akan bisa menjawab dengan mudah; dipengaruhi dengan tingkat preferensi kita kepada kedua makanan manis tersebut. Jika kita dihadapi dengan sebuah kondisi di mana kita harus memilih antara mandi atau tidur, kita juga masih bisa menjawab dengan mudah; dipengaruhi dengan tingkat urgensi atau prioritas pribadi kita terhadap kedua kegiatan tersebut. Kedua contoh kasus di atas termasuk ke dalam kategori pilihan yang harus dibuat dengan hanya mempertimbangkan beberapa hal saja; hal yang sifatnya kongkrit. Tetapi coba bayangkan ketika kita harus memilih, contoh mudahnya, teman atau keluarga. Umumnya kita akan mencoba mencari poin-poin yang harus dipertimbangkan untuk dapat memilih di antara kedua hal tersebut. Setelah itu, kita akan kembali ke konsep opportunity cost yang sebelumnya sudah gw sebut. Pertanyaan yang kemudian muncul adalah: Apakah itu sudah merupakan cara yang terbaik untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan ini? Apakah kedua opsi yang harus dipilih dapat dihitung?
Gw menjawab "Tidak". Kadang memang kita dihadapi dengan kenyataan yang dapat menggandakan denyut jantung, menyesakkan paru-paru, atau hampir menerobos batas kesabaran kita. Memilih adalah bukan sesuatu yang mudah dilakukan. Memang "menghitung" kadang dapat membantu kita menyelesaikan sebuah trade-off, tetapi tidak selalu berhasil. Terkadang, hanya perasaan yang dapat memberikan solusinya. You can call me cheesy but it is the truth.
"Sometimes, thinking is not a way to get through our problems. Sometimes, not thinking is the best solution. When it comes to a situation where you can't find another way to settle a condition, stop thinking. Light sometime comes when you least expected." -R. Hava Duhita
This works in almost every kind of situations. When you have an assignment deadline; When you get bored of doing nothing; When you fall in love.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
The Pre-Departure
Hello.
It hasn't been long since my last post, not in my world. Just so we all know, I'm moving to Malaysia this September. Yeah, that's barely two months away from today. Reason? I don't feel like explaining.. But we'll get to that later.
Anyway, I will resign from the University of Indonesia and continue my educational journey in KDU College. I will be taking the double honors degree in Business Management & Human Resource Management program, it's a twinning program offered by Keele University in UK. I will spend 3 years of study there.
A challenge. A huge one.
Well, of course doubtful thoughts are surrounding me in every single second of my life knowing that I have to leave my current life here in Jakarta. Phew.. This is all too sudden, believe me I know.
And I'll be several miles further to reach you..
I don't know whether this is the right decision for me to take, but I am sure it's the best for me. And so, i just can't wait until my departure. Doubts, excitements, heartbeats.
Anywhere I go, it goes nowhere but inside me.
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