Selasa, 09 April 2013

Are you brave enough?

Hello people, what a nice day today...How are you folks doing?? I feel so energetic today and just want to share joy with everyone...
So, today I would like to write an article about motivation...I would like to give you guys encouragement and strength to stand up on your own feet and speak up your mind without having the fear or feeling of people belittled you. yeah, I said the word...brave or courage or guts, whatever you may call it. 
Here's one little secret I learned about courage....: it is a decision. yeah, it is as simple as that, but really, when you think about someone you know, someone very brave and dare and truthful and don't care about speaking up whatever in his/her mind, you think he or she was born with that bravery attribute? NO. As I said, it is a decision. you have to consciously decide whether you want to be heard or you want to be belittled by people. you decide...

Few days ago, I was in my moody situation, I was having a bad day, felt tired, lonely, sad, all those bad things just accumulated in my head, and then I stumbled upon an article about how to be a courageous 
person. The article is in Indonesian, so I will share it to you now guys, I hope after you read it you'll feel better, more energize, more cheerful and most of all, you'll feel free...these are 6 steps you can refer to in order to be bolder:

1. Do Actor Analysis. Imagine someone, could be your friend or family or even celebrity, someone you admire for his/her bravery. Now, take your time, and pretend to be that person (very brave) for at least 1 hour per day for a week. Just as if you're acting...

2. Take Initiative. You know sometimes or most of the times we just feel to shy or nervous to start a conversation or to ask someone out or whatever, but now you need to take the lead. for example, you can offer a snack  or drink to one of your colleagues, or maybe you can 

3. Do Unexpected Things. This thing will really help you to boost up your confidence if you just really push yourself to the extent which you just don't care about other people's opinion. for example, in my case, I would, say, wear something I normally would never wear to office or I would dye my hair or get a new haircut. People who are close to me would ask like 'what happen to you? are you nuts? why you did this to your hair? or why would you wear that clothes?' and I would say in my mind like 'yeah whatever...I am proud of myself...I ain't scared of your opinion, you just being jealous.' But in here I don't mean that you should totally reject every opinion from everybody. some people really care about you, but some people just want to make fun of you...these people who I am talking about. When you do this step, you will learn that it's so tiring to hear and feel afraid of what people would think of me when I do this or this?? cut it off...throw away that nasty thought and be proud of yourself.

4. Ask For What You Want. This is so important. Speak up your mind...If you don't like it, say it...If you think that's bad, say it....If you have a request to someone, ask that person and tell that person about your request...the worst response you can get is no. so you have nothing to lose. Don't get suffered just because you're too shy to say what's in your head...you got my point??

5. Take Risk. In financial accounting class and investment class my lecturer taught me something very important: The biggest risk is not taking any risk...the bigger the risk, the bigger the return. So, what does it mean?? Life is an adventure, make mistakes, do fall in love, enjoy your life while you're still young...the world was meant for us to enjoy.  Sometimes you need to just throw away all the rules and obligations and everything and just do what your heart says...Don't be like: No, I can't do that, that's too dangerous, or No, my mom will be mad at me...Sometimes just act as free as the birds in the sky...or butterflies...

6. Find the True You. I found this is the most important of all these steps. you can decide to be brave, you can decide to do whatever you want, but one thing you need to remember....BE YOURSELF! don't try too hard to make people like you, or to attract people's attention. You know, in my bedroom in Indonesia, I put a quote in my wall, it says: "It's not Rico's job to make people feel happy every single day...I am not a happy machine. just keep it real." Why did I do that? Well, you know you can't deny that at certain point of your life, you'll meet people who don't like you either it's because of jealousy or hatred. The best thing is: ignore them (I don't mean you should be violent towards them.) Don't try so hard to be like someone else. God created us the way we are today for a reason. Just like in my case, I was born with a high-pitched voice unlike other men with bass voices, and I believe there's a reason for it, and I am so extremely proud of my voice, instead of considering it as my weakness and trying to change it, I enforced myself with it. it's my competitive advantage, you know what I'm saying? You were born for a reason. embrace yourself.

Don't forget to smile all the time cause with just a simple smile, your day will be good, trust me. Don't care about what people think of you, just keep it real, don't push yourself too hard to please people--we're not happy machines, consciously decide to be brave and keep smiling :D
God Bless you all...

Senin, 08 April 2013

Enjoy your life with laughter


Hello people!! How are you doing?? I hope you enjoy your life and everything, but don't get crazy . . . You need to stay on top of your mind, body and spirit, or else I might call the security to arrest you...hehe
Anyway, I'ts been ages since last time I posted my article in this little blog of mine...no excuses from me, it's completely my fault for being so lazy...

So, this time I will post something related to humor. You know, people say the best medicine is: LAUGHTER. and we're not supposed to put on frowny face or feeling blue just because of stupid things happen in life...just enjoy your life, the world is meant for us to enjoy folks...and if you ever get sad or mad, just remember one secret to release all your stress: LAUGH, or even simpler: SMILE. trust me, it will change your bad, shitty day...

So, as a ritual of throwing away my fear, anxieties, doubts, bad mood, all those terrible things you name it, I usually watch funny videos...seriously.

1. GloZell. Ooh my holy cow, this sister is the queen of comedy, I mean like really, everything she says in her videos is like wow, so amazing and original, you know what I mean? But I love the most when she talks about song lyrics in which she tries to interpret each song in her own way that will surely crack you up. Her infamous tagline is: Is you okay? is you? good cause I wantsss to know...She talks about how she love her lil' juju (Justin Bieber), or her fifths (One Directionsss), or how crazy Riri (Rihanna) is and what a skanky skank crackhead Ketchup (Ke$ha) is...haha so freaking hilarious!!
If you folks already familiar with this chick, I am not surprised for she is such a trend setter that everybody should watch her videos...check her out on youtube: GloZell1 you'll surely love her...

2. Mad TV (especially Miss Swan, Bon Qui Qui). Ooh, this show is amazing...so hilarious!! I personally and especially love the awesome Miss Swan (FYI, for Indonesians, this chick is the original one who got hijacked by Jeng Kelin...) and Bon Qui Qui from the show. They are so funny each time they show up on TV I cannot help myself but to laugh so hard my lung is burning...hehe Please check their videos on youtube and see if you will laugh or not...If you don't feel anything, then you iiissss a robot (Glozell style..)...hahaha

3. Jerry Springer. If you don't know the show...please search on youtube, and you'll find tons of videos...Some people might consider this show as a serious one, but for me personally I find it really entertaining in a way that will make me die of laughing...So basically to simply explain the show: A and B are a troublesome married couple (Both are black), no kids, and A has a hot affair with B's best friend, C. To clear things up, in Jerry Springer show, the three of them will be 'reunited' in a face-to-face confession, and in those moments you will witness amusing scenes where they fight, cuss, throw stuff, hair tuft, cat fight, all those things...make sure you check out the videos on youtube...nice refreshment for your bad mood.

there so many sources more but my hands and fingers are getting lazy to type it and so I just list it down so you can search and find it on the internet, okay?

here's the list:
- Timmy fell down the well
- Judge Judy
- Miles Jai Production
- other MAD TV videos cause this show is amazing

Yeah that's all!! I know what you're thinking about this article...quite lame, isn't it?? whatever...
thanks for tuning in to my blog...I hope you have a great day and no bad mood, okay??
God bless~~


Kamis, 05 Juli 2012

Computers have Sexes, too~!


I just found out that My Laptop is a WOMAN!
Sweet hell! MY LAPTOP CAN TALK!!!
and the most shocking news is: SHE PROPOSED ME!!!
She ain't Beyonce though, bcoz if she was Beyonce, then she would say: if you really like then you shoulda put a ring on it! okay??!! *kriikk...
what a hell??!
anyways...try it...although it's not that impressive but yet it's worth trying 'coz you're not gonna damage you computer...





follow these easy STEPS:
(for Windows OS I guess. never tried it on Mac or Linux)
1. Open notepad
2. type these codes:
CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice").Speak"I Love You"
3. Save it under the name: xyz.vbs
4. Open the folder where you just saved the file; double click it to open the file (make sure your speaker is active and loud enough to blow your head off! haha kidding..)
5. If it is working, then you'll hear a voice coming out, saying: "I Love You"
6. If it is a Woman's voice then your computer's Sex is a Female, vice versa.
7. You can try another sentence anyways. just replace the: "I Love You" with something like "You Are Beautiful".

Try it and comment below to share what's your computer's Sex. damn yeah! technology these days has become more and more crazier (and I use more+crazier bcoz using only crazier wouldn't be enough to describe how cray cray it is!) but yet I'll never point my two thumbs upward unless it can create food in front of my computer (*poke my friend: Dave. haha!).
Nice try though...

JOY, REJOICE and ENJOY!!! 

Senin, 02 Juli 2012

PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2012 teaser


Hi y'all folks!!



I AM BACK! after 100 years of my hibernation....hahaha
I can't hold myself back from posting this one: wait for it........ PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2012!!!
I was actually thinking about posting my story during my exploration to Talaud for this lifetime yet prestigious event. but I'm still doing it...took ages to compile all those wonderful story..bear with me just a lil' bit....I'll post it sometime near in the future....maybe,,,uhmmmm, next week??!

  (in the picture: Rico, Milka, Patrice, Hannah, Claya, Jeanette, Pamela, Ray, Winda, Gina, Megy, Mea, Anne. minus Dave, Femy and Iwan. I wonder where did they go? Exploring?? haha...just kidding!)

In short, I was one of the interpreters for Pacific Partnership 2012 in Talaud (there are several stations, i.e: Manado, Sangihe, Talaud, and Siau) for around 13 days started from June 02-13 2012 (3 leisure days included)....there are 16 of us (read: interpreters) whom we called ourselves: TALAUD AWESOME INTERPRETERS! our password is: JOY!!! hahahaaaa... I even got my new name: RICO SUAVE. (I didn't intentionally give myself a nickname. it's just a name that my new friends from the Navy used to tease me with.) Don't know what it is?? ask Sir Google!



So, yesterday I made this video about the story of our awesomeness (is that even in the dictionary? whatever; cray cray moments included).....I used ULEAD video studio to create it.

Enjoy watching!!!

for more information about Pacific Partnership 2012:
@http://pacificpartnership.wordpress.com/
@http://www.facebook.com/pacificpartnership

JOY, REJOICE, and ENJOY!!!

Magnum: Irresistible!






I took these pictures when I was eating Magnum ice cream on a cold, windy night. LOL what a penguin!!
as its tagline says something about "no one can resist Magnum Ice Cream" and I really couldn't refrain myself from devouring Magnum Almond ravenously, bcoz it taste HEAVEN! you should try it folks!!!




To make y'all feel me, I took these lovely pictures of me, eating magnum, inside my bedroom, in front of my laptop. I ate that ice cream like a 5-year-old toddler. haha..



JOY, REJOICE, and ENJOY!!! hahahaa... :D

Minggu, 12 Februari 2012

My tribute to Whitney Houston


This is a video of me singing Whitney Houston's "I will always love you". it's my special tribute to the legend. I am no Whitney Houston, I don't think I'm even coming close to the way Whitney sang it but this is my tribute. I'm really sorry if I sing it not as great as Whitney.

I pray your soul will rest in peace,

Sabtu, 11 Februari 2012

Timeline of Whitney Houston part 2


2005:

2006:

2007:

2008:
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2010:

2011:

2012:

RIP WHITNEY HOUSTON

 
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