Best lesson learned: I failed my PhD

People call me crazy when they learn about my plan of going back to school and do a PhD. Some would call me as an ambitious person, some would simply asked: "What is it that you're looking for?". My response was simply smiling. I had to wait for 15 year to finally get the scholarship … Continue reading Best lesson learned: I failed my PhD →

True To Your Heart

I am inspired by a song with the same title, sang by Stevie Wonder and 98 degrees (OST Mulan). I just realized how good it is to be true to your heart at all time. it might easy to say, 'Please, be true to your heart! Because lies won't make you feel any better!'. But, … Continue reading True To Your Heart →

Unexpected Ending

I believe that every one of us had the experiences of predicting of how a movie or story will be ended. We try to analize the ending by using the previous life events, incidents, habits of the main characters/heroes or environmental factors. When the prediction we make is accurate, then we can say that the … Continue reading Unexpected Ending →

Lesson Behind Strawberry Juice

Early this afternoon, I had an idea to make strawberry juice for my family. My dad bought 2 big packs of fresh strawberry yesterday and I found a half jar of guava juice (very thick and sweet) in the fridge. This idea was completed by my will to have a healthy diet menu (fingers crossed). … Continue reading Lesson Behind Strawberry Juice →

Personal Review on ‘Marley & Me’

Actually, I borrowed this DVD from a friend of mine. He suggested me to watch this 'Marley & Me' movie because according to him, I would be able to sharpen my sensitivity. Well, I took the DVD and obviously I ignored his purpose. If Marley could inspired John Grogan to write in his columns, he … Continue reading Personal Review on ‘Marley & Me’ →

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 →

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 →

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

I know it's a bit late (or is it way too late?) to review this movie. It's been almost 3 months late since the premiere of this movie in Indonesia. I have to admit that I love this movie! Not because the casts (they were very eye-catching though!) but the lessons that I could gain … Continue reading The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian →