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Have the Courage to Follow Your Dream: A Lesson from The Mighty Macs

A sense of boredom was what urged me to pick up a movie from my DVD collection in the first place. Another case of minor health problem, forced me into taking bed rest last weekend. With nothing better to do, I reckoned a good movie would improve my mood. So I chose to watch The Mighty Macs, a movie based on the inspiring true story of Cathy Rush,  the head women’s basketball coach at Immaculata College from 1972-1977. According to Wiki, Cathy Rush led tiny Immaculata College (under 500 students) to three consecutive AIAW national titles from 1972-1974. She led the [ ... ]

12 Best Inspirational Songs from Glee!

Have you watched Glee? I have and I totally LOVE IT! Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and has been a phenomenon since its first season in 2009. During its first season, Glee received generally favorable reviews from critics and won several awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy (source: wiki). I really love the show because the story alone is inspiring.  It’s about a group of kids on a high school glee club, New Directions, who loves to sing! They struggled against adversity from [ ... ]

Why Laughter is Important and 7 Simple Ways to Do it More

Do you remember the last time you laugh out loud? A real hearty laugh that made your body shake, your tummy felt tight, and your eyes water. Was it this morning, yesterday, or has it been a while? I was grateful to have that experience this morning. My friend shared a link to a very funny video which made headline in Indonesian news recently, and it made me laugh so hard. It felt awesome! I wish I had done it more often. [ ... ]

Find Happiness in Simple Things

This is an old post of mine.. I re-publish it as a reminder for my self and my readers to take those small steps..  little by little build happiness from doing good deeds to others, however insignificant it may seems. And also, don’t forget to say thank you to anyone who lend a helping hand or give you help when you least expect it. From my observation, many people (especially in Jakarta) are ignorant to both acts..doing good deeds and saying “thank you” for receiving one. Let’s start a new movement in this area, starting from ourselves!  Enjoy doing those [ ... ]

Generasi Synergy – Barry Likumahuwa Project ft. Pandji

This song is for my fellow Indonesian out there. It is a good song to remind us to stop asking for “Change” but simply “Be that Change”. How many time did we sit lazily in front of the television, complaining about everything that’s going on in our country? We complained for the lack of democracy, we complained for the lack of opportunity, we complained for the rising poverty rate, we complained for the perpetual corruption, we complained that something is too little or too much. All the while, we just sat there, and did nothing. Don’t you think it’s time for us to [ ... ]

Sara Bareilles – Gravity

I heard this song a few months ago on the radio, and I didn’t know the name of the song nor the singer. So I am left with a deep longing since.. Really,  I am not exaggerating. This song gave me the chills. I literally pause when I heard this. The beautiful voice of the singer captivate me, and the lyrics is so beautiful, simple and honest.. “Set me free, leave me be. I don’t want to fall another moment into your gravity.” This is the lyrics that really struck a chord in me. It stuck in my head ever since. I don’t know [ ... ]

Euforia Tim Nasional Indonesia

Baru aja nonton acara Metro TV tentang “Nasionalisme 2×45 Menit”. Di situ ada dianalisa tentang Euforia Timnas yang terjadi di Indonesia, pasca turnamen sepakbola AFF Cup 2010. Bagi yang belum tau (red:kemane aje? ), performa tim sepakbola Indonesia yg mengesankan di AFF Cup 2010 benar-benar membangkitkan nasionalisme bangsa dan popularitas sepakbola Indonesia di mata masyarakat, bahkan dinilai menimbulkan semacam euphoria dimana Timnas Indonesia diperlakukan bak superstar oleh rakyat dan media. Bagi saya hal ini pun sangat membanggakan. Untuk pertama kali setelah sekian lama, rakyat Indonesia bersatu padu mendukung Timnas Indonesia atas nama Nasionalisme. Luar Biasa! Ada analisa yang cukup menggelitik [ ... ]

B.E. H.A.P.P.Y

Is it wrong in my age to just live in the moment and not think much about my future.. Coz I kinda enjoy it.. *wink  It’s not like I plan this to happen, I don’t program my self to be like this.. I spent most of my age hating comfort zone and always looking far ahead to where I want to be in the next 10-20 years. That was me. But today, I’m like really enjoy looking around and focus much on my surrounding, friends, hobbies, and really just be ME in the present tense.. [ ... ]

Things I’m Grateful for in My Life

Aku bersyukur pada Allah  SWT telah diberi kesempatan hidup di dunia, terlahir Islam, rahmat hidayah saat aku akil baligh, kesempatan mempelajari Al Quran, keteladanan Nabi Muhammad SAW, kepintaran, kesehatan, fisik yg sempurna, keluarga yang mencintai ku, rizki yg halal, dan segala berkah yang telah diberikan seumur hidupku. Allah SWT telah memberiku kehidupan dengan modal yang sangat cukup untuk selamat dunia dan akhirat. Sekarang semua tergantung aku untuk memanfaatkan dengan sebaik-baiknya segala modal yang diberikan-Nya untuk dapat digunakan di jalan Allah dan mengejar ridho-Nya Aku bersyukur atas keluarga yg sempurna, Papa, Mama, dan Adek, yang mencintaiku dengan segala cara, memenuhi kebutuhan jasmani [ ... ]

Daily Inspirations..

Great Dreamers Cannot Be Tamed - Confucious- If you see something and think “someone should do something about that”, Remember.. You Are Someone! - The Daily Love-   Do not be afraid to dream.. Ordinary us CAN make a different!