It's been a while since the incident of September 11 2001 in the USA, when the terrorists attacked World Trade Center and caused 2,974 people lost their lives. The 19 al-Qaeda terrorists were hijacking 4 commercial airplanes and crashed them into 3 different places. Two of the planes hit WTC, one hit Pentagon and the … Continue reading A Season of Terror (1) : Bombers Attack
Tag: Life
Story of A Girl : Reflection on Second Chance
There was a girl who were born and grew up in a small town with her happy family. Her father was a hard-working man who would do anything for her and her siblings. Her mother was a fighter who would let down her family. Simply to say, she was a happy girl. When she was … Continue reading Story of A Girl : Reflection on Second Chance
Dream Big: Pursuing One’s Personal Legend
Yes, dream big! I've talked to a number of people about having a big dream, a real big one. But only a few of them can have the same perception like I do. Did I blame them? No, I did not. It's truly their right not to have a big dream in their lives. Or … Continue reading Dream Big: Pursuing One’s Personal Legend
Getting In Too Deep
A friend of mine shared his view on how a relationship should grow deeper in times. When we are friends, we know how to treat them well ... share a joke, hang out, go to theater and enjoy your own popcorn. When we are best friends, we understand them even better ... cry together, share … Continue reading Getting In Too Deep
CSI and Why Do I Love It
I'm a CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) freak. I can miss other TV shows but not CSI series: Las Vegas, New York and Miami. A friend of mine asked me on why do I like to watch CSI? For me, it's not about the crimes or the plots, but it's more about the motives. I really … Continue reading CSI and Why Do I Love It
Another Lesson from Randy Pausch
I just finished viewing the complete video on 'Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams' by Randy Pausch. I got it for free from http://www.cmu.edu. He prepared that lecture for his 3 children, not for us (he called it the 2nd head fake). He had some points to deliver on the lecture. 1st : His childhood Dreams. … Continue reading Another Lesson from Randy Pausch
The Last Lecture
Prof. Randy Pausch had gone (July 25, 2008), but his 'Last Lecture' will left a deep mark on everybody who listen to it. I just found out this website yesterday from a blog of Mark Brady. Randy Pausch is a Professor of Computer Science in Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He had terminal pancreatic cancer and … Continue reading The Last Lecture
We are All Connected
Have you ever heard people say that the world is very small? Does it ring a bell? The world is not enough, that's what James Bond said... I have realized this fact since a few years ago but I did not notice it. Until yesterday, my best friend told me a story. So, I have … Continue reading We are All Connected
Why Do They Kill Others?
Indonesian newspaper has the same headline for these past 2 weeks. A serial killer from Jombang, East Java. A man named Verry Idam Henyansyah a.k.a. Ryan had killed 11 people. It was the final number of victims that has been discovered this week. Police is going to search further and dig deeper to figure out … Continue reading Why Do They Kill Others?
Light Conversation
Yeah, I had a light conversation with 4 friends this evening. We had dinner together. It was unplanned, but the rest of the night was great. We talked about many things, a wide range of topics. From daily activities, church life, charity, soulmate, entering 30s and politics. It comes to my mind that everybody has … Continue reading Light Conversation
My Writing Paper 