SERENITY.

Being RARA is not easy.

FAITH makes all things possible

HOPE makes all things work

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I'LL BE THERE

                                                "I'll Be There"-Mariah Carey

You and I must make a pact
We must bring salvation back
Where there is love
I'll be there

I'll reach out my hand to you
I'll have faith in all you do
Just call my name
And I'll be there

I'll be there to comfort you
I'll build my world of dreams around you
I'm so glad I found you
I'll be there with a love so strong
I'll be your strength
You know I'll keep holding on

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness well it's all I'm after
Just call my name
And I'll be there

I'll be there to protect you
With an unselfish love that respects you
Just call my name
And I'll be there

I'll be there to comfort you
I'll build my world of dreams around you
I'm so glad I found you
I'll be there with a love so strong
I'll be your strength
You know I'll keep holding on

If you should ever find someone new
I know she better be good to you
'Cause if she doesn't
Then I'll be there

Don't you know baby
I'll be there
I'll be there
Just call my name
And I'll be there

I'll be there baby
You know I'll be there
Just call my name
And I'll be there

Just look over your shoulder
Just call my name
And I'll be there

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GASING (BALANCE IN LIFE)

 

Gasing is one of traditional toys from Indonesia that going to extinction, maybe just few of Indonesian aware of it.

Gasing is a symbol of life balance. You realize or not there's always life messages in every traditional heritages/treasure, if you seek deeper meaning on it, you'll find a bunch of life meaning treasures inside everything. 

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PEACEFUL VILLAGE

I was having an opportunity to visit one of my relations in a very small village in east java.

There I was so amazed with how people live their Life.

People looks so grateful, patient, surrender, sincere, genuine, honest and nothing to lose despite all shortcomings they have in life.

They keep smile, friendly, helping each other, live a simple life without much expectations in life, in facts they have lots of shortcomings in life, perhaps those traits that can makes them live longer, peaceful inside and outside...

Maybe farming has teach them about patient, going through all the process from seeding to harvesting, waiting the seeds to create another seeds for many months, harvest, dry, separate the grain from the husk, and finally sell it to the market.

And I was surprised seeing the price of the rice from farmer is very very cheap!!! i think the rewards that they got is not equal with the hardworks that they already spend. 

There's loooooong journey of every seeds to come to our plates today.

I think if there's a highest awards on earth, farmer is the one who deserved that awards, i think farmer profession is more like social then profitable business.

I think lot of people outhere that still love to do self-proclaimed or too much proud with themselves after doing very small things MUST GO and SEE life in the village, see the farmer, they do lot of work with sincerity even though the reward isn't not equal with their hardwork but they still dedicate to do their job faithfully! so the self-proclaimed ppl can learn, appreciate and become more grateful with their life. 

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Nothings Gonna Change My Love for You-George Benson

 If I had to live my life without you near me

The days would all be empty
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever, oh, so clearly
I might have been in love before
But it never felt this strong

Our dreams are young and we both know
They'll take us where we want to go
Hold me now, touch me now
I don't want to live without you

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

If the road ahead is not so easy
Our love will lead the way for us
Like a guiding star
I'll be there for you if you should need me
You don't have to change a thing
I love you just the way you are

So come with me and share the view
I'll help you see forever too
Hold me now, touch me now
I don't want to live without you

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through
But nothing's gonna change my love for you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you

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ALL I ASK OF YOU (PHANTOM OF THE OPERA)

 "All I Ask Of You"

(performed with Cliff Richard)

[Raoul (Cliff):]
No more talk of darkness
Forget these wide-eyed fears
I'm here, nothing can harm you
My words will warm and calm you
Let me be your freedom
Let daylight dry your tears
I'm here, with you, beside you
To guard you and to guide you

[Christine (Sarah):]
Say you'll love me ev'ry waking moment
Turn my head with talk of summertime
Say you need me with you now and always
Promise me that all you say is true
That's all I ask of you

[Raoul:]
Let me be your shelter
Let me be your light
You're safe, no one will find you
Your fears are far behind you

[Christine:]
All I want is freedom
A world with no more night
And you, always beside me
To hold me and to hide me

[Raoul:]
Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime
Let me lead you from your solitude
Say you need me with you, here beside you
Anywhere you go, let me go too
That's all I ask of you

[Christine:]
Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime
Say the word and I will follow you

[Together:]
Share each day with me, each night, each morning

[Christine:]
Say you love me

[Raoul:]
You know I do

[Together:]
Love me, that's all I ask of you

Love me, that's all I ask of you

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AUTUMN|WINTER 18/09

Dear Rara,

I'm sorry

Please forgive me

I THANK YOU

and I LOVE YOU!

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THAT'S THE WAY IT IS

 "That's The Way It Is"-Celine Dion

I can read your mind and I know your story
I see what you're going through, yeah
It's an uphill climb, and I'm feeling sorry
But I know it will come to you, yeah

Don't surrender 'cause you can win
In this thing called love

When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is

When you question me for a simple answer
I don't know what to say, no
But it's plain to see, if you stick together
You're gonna find a way, yeah

So don't surrender 'cause you can win
In this thing called love

When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is

That's the way it is

When life is empty with no tomorrow
And loneliness starts to call
Baby, don't worry, forget your sorrow
'Cause love's gonna conquer it all, all

When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is

When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is

That's the way it is
(That the way it is)
That's the way it is, babe
(That the way it is)

Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is

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UP WHERE WE BELONG

-- Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

Who knows what tomorrow brings

In a world few hearts survive
All I know is the way I feel
When it's real, I keep it alive

The road is long
There are mountains in our way
But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world below
Up where the clear winds blow

Some hang on to used to be
Live their lives looking behind
All we have is here and now
All our lives, out there to find

The road is long
There are mountains in our way
But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Where the clear winds blow

Time goes by
No time to cry
Life's you and I
Alive today

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Where the clear winds blow

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong

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SANDWICH GENERATION

 

EVERYTHINGS STARTS FROM HOME

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GREATEST LOVE OF ALL

"Greatest Love Of All" (Whitney Houston)

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody's searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

And if, by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

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LOVE (LANG LEAV)

 

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TIMELESS CLASSIC SOFT ROCK (OLDIES BUT GOODIES)

 "To Love Somebody" (Michael Bolton)

There's a light
A certain kind of light
That never shone on me
I want my life to be
Lived with you, lived with you
There's a way
Ev'rybody say
To do each and every little thing
But what does it bring
If I ain't got you, ain't got

[Chorus:]
You don't know what it's like
Baby, you don't know what it's like
To love somebody, to love somebody
The way I love you

In my mind
I see your face again
I know my frame of mind
You ain't got to be so blind
And I'm blind, so very blind
I'm a man
Can't you see what I am
I live and breathe for you
But what good does it do
If I ain't got you, ain't got you

[Chorus]

Oh yeh
You don't know what it's like
Baby you don't know what it's like
To love somebody, to love somebody
To love somebody oh yeh

To love somebody
The way I love you
You don't know, you don't know
To love somebody, to love somebody
You don't know, ooh
To love somebody, to love somebody
The way I love you

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THE ART OF "SLOW" LIVING, LIVING HARMONY WITH NATURE (MINDFULNESS)

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The art of slow living or in Bahasa it is called as Seni Menikmati Hidup Seutuhnya secara Sadar.

I once have the opportunity to work and live in Singapore, I have more "prosperous" life there however the funny thing is I don't feel happy that time, instead I felt TIRED with everything in life at that time. 

So I decided to take sabbatical leave for a year, away from work, social media (till now) or whatever,  and fully spent time with myself, doing my hobby and have a date with NATURE.

In the nature we find ourselves, soe hok gie.

Like a MAGIC! NATURE has the POWER to help me to Heal, Recover, and Recharge my mental health, Cause Nature has very POSITIVE ENERGY that helps me to be POSITIVE again towards LIFE. Look deeper into nature then you'll understand everything better, its really true! Just like Nature, in life everything has its own season, after autumn there's winter, then its transform to spring then summer :), that's the cycles of nature~, similar with our life, people need to going through hard times in order to have a good times afterwards. And it continues, sustain and never end, as long as we live, we will transform and grow. 

Nature can help to reduce stress and negative emotions, by feeling the coolness of nature, our blood pressure becomes stable and stress is reduced, trees gives human more energy. Nature is also able to calm us, invite us to stop for a moment from the hustle  and bustle of the city. Help us to "slow down", enjoy every moment to moment, create a lot of good memories. Nature brings us to a calmer feeling, in the wild, we can live fresh air as we please. Shout as loud as you can to let go of your heart. Occasionally close your eyes, sit cross-legged and let the wind blow our body. It feels like nature whispers a magic spell that can make our problems go away on their own. With a calm atmosphere that comes from nature, our way of thinking and feeling will be more positive, humans will find it easier to contemplate, understand, and explore themselves in the wild. 

Lately, I build my greenery garden at home, it was comforting, refreshing and relaxing, even though I need to do lot of "hard" works like lifting up dozen bags of sand, fertilizer, compos, play with goat poop, and other animal poop but its enjoyable.

And believe it or not gardening can help me to gain back my energy and positivity, free self healing! NATURE IS VERY POWERFUL! , sometimes I believe when we step our bare foot to earth, earth can help to detox all the negativity and absorb it, in the same time the greeneries trees around us release positive energy that we can absorb. That's why when you feel stress, anxiety, overthinking, worrying, just go out see the blue sky and mingle with greeneries, then you can HEAL! Thank you Nature!

WHY NATURE IS SO POWERFUL TO HELP US RECHARGE, RECOVER AND HEAL?! WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM NATURE?

Wisdom

Have you ever ask that there's difference character between people who live in the village and big city? this is what I found, villager tend to have patience, sincerity, empathy, kindness, helpful, and gratitude while people who lives in a big city tend to be emotional, in rush, greedy, lack of gratitude, jealousy, selfish and arrogant, HOWEVER NOT ALL OF THEM LIKE THAT, still there's lot of GOOD PEOPLE OUTTHERE, just put more understanding in it as in the end we are all HUMAN BEING. So from here we can learn to take the good part of it and leave the bad part of it. 

God's Power

to grow small seeds to great giant plant!

Everything will comes back to earth, include us, after we die, we will sleep inside the earth! so stay down to earth, help each other, create a meaningful life, create a good legacy to our next generation that's how we respect life and thanks God who already gives us an opportunity to live this LIFE. 

Karma

We reap what we sow, we aren't harvest what we plant immediately but SURELY, so if you want to have GOOD HARVEST, then plant a GOOD SEEDS and take care of them well, so in the future you can harvest what you already plant before :), IN THE END IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO YOU :), I once ask my mom I've been doing good to people, but why people still can be so mean to me?! should I reply to it? and my mom said NO NEED TO DO THAT, LET GOD DO IT, just becomes a good people, do the right things, as everything that you do will comes back to you in the end! God's power will always protect and safe you from the harm, you can't see it however after you look back then you realize how amazing God's way to safe and protect you from the harm, and yes it's true! as I've prove it!

I always believe Those who hurt you will screw themselves up, and if you're lucky GOD will let you watch! 

Patience, Live in the Present moment and Enjoy the moment

Urea story,  this is sad yet funny story to tell, I once had bought urea fertilizer for my plant in the garden, as I want my plants grow bigger rapidly so i watery all my plant with urea in high doze, and you know what instead of having a healthy plant, the day after tmrw i saw all of my plant is die~ :( sad!! but that's becomes lesson learned for me to not rush in anything, enjoy the moment, everything will fall a part in time! don't worry! 

Life to be meaningful and give meaning

Be a part of solution for our future generation, as what we do now will impact to our future generations, so it's our responsibility to preserve this nature, to LEAVE A GOOD LEGACY FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Give Back to Nature and Community, Mutual Cooperation between all "stakeholders" in the ecosystem

Nature is giver, whatever we do nature always give us its best, oxygen, food, everything, that's why we need to give back to nature by preserve it, instead of exploit it. 

Food Independence and Economic value, Free groceries stores!

If we can produce vegetables, fruit by our self in our garden, we're not only help to build green ecosystem but also to empower ourselves to have more healthy food, more productive and independence and save budget as we minimize our work to market, instead we grow our own plant and eat it! 

Holistic Interconnectedness

Holistic cycle of life, in example, nature gives us banana to eat, and we give back to nature, by throwing away banana skin back to the land so it can be a natural fertilizer. Nothing waste if we can proceed it. 

ALL IS COMING BACK TO US, If we can preserve our nature, then the one who have the benefit is also us, NATURE WILL PROTECT US from disasters, provide us with oxygen, clean water, healthy food, and relaxing place to recharge ourselves 

Serenity, Balance, Stillness, Positivity

Peacefulness for mind and soul

Tolerance with other creatures 

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BLUE MIND (SOLITUDE, SERENITY, WISDOM)

“The world is full of uncertainty and the road you are traveling may be a bit scary at times, but don’t ever lose faith. Let go of the scary things that are holding you back and start noticing the great realities unfolding around you. Most of all, believe in yourself and never give up on what’s important to you! Life is always going to present you with unexpected changes. But if you keep an open mind, look for the goodness in every situation and are able to adapt in any of life’s misfortunes, you will always prevail.”- The goodreads.

Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do

Book by Wallace J. Nichols

Having solitude and serenity through Nature, Ocean, and Mountain.

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ART AND HISTORY

As a big fans of ART and HISTORY, visiting MUSEUM, GALLERY and OLD TOWN(listening to OLD SONGS 😁) becomes my favourites activities, I found lot of fun, walking in the silence, UNDERSTANDING the GREAT CREATIONS OF ART and HISTORY from every nations around the world. 

RarArt has some new paintings to share....here they are....

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Some history quotes that I loved.

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AUTHENTIC TASTE OF INDONESIA

Everywhere I go I always make time to go to Museum, Gallery, and TRADITIONAL RESTO AND MARKET. 

WHY? Because Cooking and Tasting every single traditional recipes from every corner of the world is amazing! 

From a dish, we can learn about history, culture, character and legendary story that shapes that communities/society.

Beyond the tasty taste, every traditional food hold the authenticity of the recipes, legendary stories and art behind it, that makes the food legend, resilience, and sustainable for loooooooooong time! 

as young generation, we have the responsibility to preserve this treasures, so that our future generations still can taste the deliciousness of the legendary authentic recipes from our great ancestor before.

Besides the FOODIE, I'm also a cook/chef! here I'm going to share several creations of mine.  This is it! :D

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SAD TRUTH/REALITY

1. Children cannot go to school and have to work in the earlier age because have no money
2. Old man/women still need to do "hard" work
3. Veteran cannot afford life properly 
4. People cannot afford basic needs (food and health)
5. People die because have no money to buy food or cannot go to hospital
6. Women labor working abroad as low level worker/housemaid which treated inhumane by their employer
7. Gov are still allowing Chinese labor come and work easily to Indonesia during lockdown, while in other side Indonesian must stay at home, becomes jobless, and can't go anywhere easily #unfairness
8. Indonesian citizen split up because ethnics, religion, cultures, race issues
9. Young people lost their future because of Narcotics
10. Local people have to get disease, disaster, loose their land and their source of life from nature because of irresponsible mining industry that come and go easily as they liked
11. Broken Nature (Flora and Fauna) because too much irresponsible exploitation and exploration 

I'M CRYING INSIDE SEEING THAT TRUTH, I WISH SOMEDAY I CAN HELP ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEEDS! PAY IT FORWARD! AMIN🙏

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INDONESIA KAMI LAHIR UNTUKMU BERKARYA DAN MENGABDI BAGIMU

Indonesia kami lahir untukmu
Berkarya dan mengabdi bagimu
Bersatu untuk membangun bagi negeri tercinta
Mari majulah Indonesiaku

Indonesia kami lahir untukmu
Berkarya dan mengabdi bagimu
(Berkarya dan mengabdi bagimu)
Bersatu untuk membangun bagi negeri tercinta
Mari majulah Indonesiaku

Bersatulah semua raih kejayaan
Melengkapi dalam perbedaan
Bersatu membela merah putih tercinta
Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Mari majulah indonesiaku

Bersatulah semua raih kejayaan
Melengkapi dalam perbedaan
Bersatu membela merah putih tercinta
Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Mari majulah indonesiaku

Bersatulah semua raih kejayaan
Melengkapi dalam perbedaan
Bersatu membela merah putih tercinta
Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Mari majulah indonesiaku

Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Bangitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia

Mari majulah, majulah
Ooh majulah, majulah
Mari majulah Indonesiaku

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Liliana Tanoesoedibjo

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DREAMS COMES TRUE PACHELBEL CANON IN D

My FUTURE WEDDING SONGS 😏

WITH SOMEONE THAT GOD ALREADY DESTINED FOR ME, DON'T KNOW WHO 😂

Come with me, and we will fly together,

to a place, where we can love forever,
Take my hand, and we will see tomorrow,
only joy, and no more tears or sorrow,

A love I never knew, until I found you,
I promise that I do, believe that dreams come true.

Miracles will be, look at you and me,
heaven helped us to, believe that dreams come true.

Instrumental Break

In this moment, filled with deep emotion
hold me tight,  you'll feel my true devotion. 


A love I never knew, until I found you,
I promise that I do, believe that dreams come true. 


Miracles will be, look at you and me, 
heaven helped us to, believe that dreams come true, 
believe that dreams come true. 

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THE BOOK OF JOY

For All that has been: Thanks!

For All that shall be: Yes!

-Dag hammarskjold, markings-

When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God. We are transformed by what we accept. We transform what we have accepted by understanding it. Believe that there is a design that wants to come through in our lives despite the random and untidy display.

Forgiveness is the only way to heal ourselves and to be free from the past. Without forgiveness we remain tethered to the person who harmed us. We are bound to the chains of bitterness, tied and trapped. Until we can forgive the person who harmed us, that person will hold the keys to our happiness, that person will be our jailor. When we forgive, we take back control of our own fate and our feelings. We become our own liberator.

 

Every reality meets us with impermanence. The fact of impermanence gives us the hope that we will rise again. The first given of life is that changes and endings are inevitable for any person. Everything falls apart in time. Every beginning leads to a finale.

We will never be given more than we can bear. Humility lies in accepting reality with all its surprises and in accepting ourselves with all our limitation 

Life is committed to variety and new growth, and that comes at the price of endings. Perhaps things end so that we can reach the high spiritual peak that comes with letting go. 

 

Be Grateful always, Everything in Life occurs in Cycles just like season. Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter, Enjoy every moment in your life,

Everything in life is temporary, so live your life!

 

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BEING GRATEFUL

Those were hard times, when my heart felt so heavy, I felt empty inside, and feel like want to cut off from the world

sometimes life feel like doesn't make sense at all

however whenever I wake up in the morning and look outside at the beauty of nature, it's so beautiful!

I come through the snow and cold month and not it's warmth again

IF THERE IS A LIFE, THERE IS A HOPE

EVERYTHING HAS ITS OWN TIME AND ITS OWN SEASONS

Things don't always go well

these are better days

those were not easy times

but NEVER GIVE UP ON HOPE

as you still have lot of LOVE to GIVE and you've got a second chance to live!

AND HAVE A LOVE IN YOUR HEART ALWAYS....

LOVE is the biggest foundation of life, that's the biggest secret! 

if you still care deeply for someone, means that you still have love to give to others, to rise up someone from his past, so that he no longer continued to live in the past

LOVE is the foundation which makes you stronger

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To achieve something in life you need to work on it

You must MOVE FORWARD with LIFE

sometimes I think I have tough times in life, but then when I see others who are even worse off and suddenly my troubles becomes insignificant

The less you have the more you appreciate your life

You can't want too much from life

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SMALLEST THINGS THAT I HAVE, I GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE NOW, 

You may rich but without health you won't achieve anything!

I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY HEALTH AND THE PEOPLE THAT LOVES ME AND I LOVED

Times moves on, and that's the truth

Don't waste a moment of your life

You can't turn back time

You need to move forward with it

You CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST, SO YOU NEED TO MAKE PEACE WITH IT

YOU NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT

-Fulfilled, Happy, Peace-

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THE BREADWINNER

Women is a Multi talent, women is strong, women is independence.

I ever asked to myself, why women is always becomes a breadwinner, and why women is the one who have to sacrifice many things in life? 

Being a women is not easy, they have to become a good daughter, a dedicated mother, as well as a strong spouse for their husband, oftenly it makes women forget to take care for themselves. They sacrifice their life for other happiness.

For example, I oftenly met a lot of women leaders in company who still single in their 40's even 50's (wish ain't :)) as they're too much focused on their career, so they are missing lot of things in their love life, you know what actually sometimes that's not what they wanted, maybe some people choose to be single for their lifetime, however sometimes that is not their choice to have a life like that, even sometimes they never expect to be in that point of life, if you look closer, they also want to have someone who loves them, someone who can relay on, someone who cares, someone who can listen, someone who always stay besides her in ups and down, I can see that sometimes they also feel lonely in life even though they have so much "things" in life, after I understand deeper some of them is spending too much time in career because they have to become a breadwinner for their family, they have to take care of their family...

I sometimes confused ya, when women have to fight for their life, and they becomes success, then the society will said, "women no need to succeed, man will afraid with you, in the end you'll end up in the kitchen and take care of the baby", else "women need to marry young cause if you're too old, no man will likes you!", those kind of stigma still strong in Indonesia, unfortunately!

Talking about women sacrifice, when women have a family, most of man just want their women to stay at home, stop career, and become fully housewife, take care of home, children, food, husband and anything non stop 24x7 a week plus if they still have legacy family to take care on, women burden will be more and more..

if women have career then they have to do everything parallelly as a mother, a wife as well as a career women, in addition with that if they have their legacy family to take care as their parents not working, so their burden will be more and more....can't imagine if unfortunately they have lazy and irresponsible husband, then women roles will be more and more, being a breadwinner for their life, their family life, a mother, wife, daughter....they sacrifice many things to make everyone happy and feel loved... that's why finding the right partner who has full responsibility and have a good understanding is very important!

Everywhere I go around Indonesia and around the world, I always see women workers from Indonesia. They have to leave their family, and their children to fight for "a spoon of rice" abroad as well as in Indonesia.

I'm sad if seeing a lot of lower workers from Indonesia abroad even in my own country Indonesia!, they become a devisa heroes abroad cause there is no job opportunity in Indonesia, in other side government continously open red carpet for chinese workers, with the statement our local worker is not capable or not have expertise, then Sir please train them, give them skills, in fact the workers that coming from china also not an expert, they just ordinary workers, which we can find a lot in Indonesia too! in fact Indonesia talent is a way more creative than that.

Indonesia is very rich, diverse and beautiful country however known as low level workers exporter! while other people (non Indonesia citizen) can easily get a job, earn money in Indonesia in many ways, kind of sad truth!!

RICH COUNTRY DILEMMA

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UNTUKMU INDONESIAKU

UNTUKMU INDONESIAKU

By. Guruh Soekarnoputra

Dari berbagai daerah kami datang
Lewat kesenian kita pun berjuang
Segala upaya untuk Indonesia
Demi keharumannya di mata dunia

Untukmu Indonesiaku
Hasratku aku limpahkan
Memuja keagunganmu
Demi bahagia di masa depan

Untukmu Indonesiaku
Jiwaku aku teguhkan
Menjaga kebesaranmu
Demi rakyatmu dan kemanusiaan

Untukmu Indonesiaku
Ragaku aku serahkan
Membela nasib rakyatmu
Pembinaan di tanah kebenaran

Untukmu Indonesiaku
Karyaku aku ciptakan
Sebagai rasa syukurku
Kepadamu junjung berkuar-kuar

BERSATULAH INDONESIA

By. Indonesian Idol

Songwriter. Liliana Tanusoedibjo

Indonesia kami lahir untukmu
Berkarya dan mengabdi bagimu
Bersatu untuk membangun bagi negeri tercinta
Mari majulah Indonesiaku

Indonesia kami lahir untukmu
Berkarya dan mengabdi bagimu
(Berkarya dan mengabdi bagimu)
Bersatu untuk membangun bagi negeri tercinta
Mari majulah Indonesiaku

Bersatulah semua raih kejayaan
Melengkapi dalam perbedaan
Bersatu membela merah putih tercinta
Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Mari majulah indonesiaku

Bersatulah semua raih kejayaan
Melengkapi dalam perbedaan
Bersatu membela merah putih tercinta
Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Mari majulah indonesiaku

Bersatulah semua raih kejayaan
Melengkapi dalam perbedaan
Bersatu membela merah putih tercinta
Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Mari majulah indonesiaku

Bangkitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia
Bangitlah Indonesia
Buktikan pada dunia

Mari majulah, majulah
Ooh majulah, majulah

Mari majulah Indonesiaku 

TANAH AIRKU

Songwriter. Ibu Soed

Tanah air ku tidak kulupakan
Kan terkenang selama hidupku
Biarpun saya pergi jauh
Tidak kan hilang dari kalbu

Tanah ku yang kucintai
Engkau kuhargai

Walaupun banyak negeri kujalani
Yang masyhur permai dikata orang
Tetapi kampung dan rumahku
Di sanalah ku rasa senang

Tanah ku tak kulupakan
Engkau kubanggakan
Tanah ku yang kucintai
Engkau kuhargaiKuhargai

BENDERA

Songwriter. Kotak

Biar saja 'ku tak sehebat matahari
Tapi selalu kucoba 'tuk menghangatkanmu
Biar saja 'ku tak setegar batu karang
Tapi selalu kucoba 'tuk melindungimu

Biar saja 'ku tak seharum bunga mawar
Tapi selalu kucoba 'tuk mengharumkanmu
Biar saja 'ku tak seelok langit sore
Tapi selalu kucoba 'tuk mengindahkanmu

Kupertahankan kau demi kehormatan bangsa
Kupertahankan kau demi tumpah darah
Semua pahlawan-pahlawanku

Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
Di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini
Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
Di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini

Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
'Ku akan selalu menjagamu

Biar saja 'ku tak seharum bunga mawar
Tapi selalu kucoba 'tuk mengharumkanmu
Biar saja 'ku tak seelok langit sore
Tapi selalu kucoba 'tuk mengindahkanmu

Kupertahankan kau demi kehormatan bangsa
Kupertahankan kau demi tumpah darah
Semua pahlawan-pahlawanku

Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
Di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini
Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
Di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini

Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
'Ku akan selalu menjagam

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BEING RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFUL (CREATIVE!)

Being RESOURCEFUL or Indonesian knows as The Power of Kepepet!!

I think it's been innate in every Indonesian characters, no wonder you'll find lot of CREATIVE people in Indonesia who will never gets tired to find a way to SURVIVE AND THRIVE (RESILIENCY).

Indonesia is very rich country, you'll find a bunch of beautiful nature, culture, cuisine, language, mining resources, creativity crafts. The Richness is not only on the nature and diversity but also the geography, Indonesia is the most islands country in the world, own the biggest island in the world, the biggest tropical forest, the most beautiful and rich of ocean creatures in the world, the best pearl in the world, all the largest mining resource in the world...

However despite all of this richness why still there are so many Indonesian live in poverty? why still so many children cannot earn education properly?! the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer!!

I sometimes wonder how easy foreigner earn good living in Indonesia, while so many Indonesian are known as helper workers abroad?! I've been living in abroad for years as expert and I know how it works and feels, I admire how that country protect their local people and resources, while still give obligation to expatriate to give back to their country as a return because foreigner has living in their country. I wish someday Indonesia also can treat local people better than foreigner in the future.

When I came to Tual Maluku, one of the richest fishery area in Indonesia, I'm surprised that the price of seafood there is highest than in Surabaya/Jakarta, do you know why? because most of the fishery resources are exported abroad!!! while nothing remains for local people that's why the price is getting higher?!

When I handle fishery project in IBM, I manage to visit fishery center in Jakarta, there I also get a sadly fact that fisherman that sacrifice their live in ocean only got very little payment and no proper life, and all the fish they got from ocean directly sort of by exporter, the best one goes to abroad (again) while the worst one goes to local people!!!

you know what, in Japan, Korea, they have regulation that all the best fish they have is prioritize for local people while the remaining one is for export purpose, you can see how different the regulation is.

Pasal 33 ayat 1,2,3 in our UUD/constitution said all the resources is fully owned by country and USE FOR all Indonesian citizen.

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BITTER BETTER HAPPIER

THE BEST BLAZE BRIGHTEST IN ADVERISTY

I got new strength for these past 2 years, STRENGTH to ACCEPT, FORGIVE AND LET GO.

It's not easy to forgive and forget something that is really painful, disappointing that makes us suffer and anger.

It's not easy to make peace with the circumstance and ourselves if we are under the cloud of adversity like that. 

But everything that happened in this world is by permission and knowledge of GOD, so i always believe that there's always positive things that I can get after the bad things that happened in my life. 

And that's true, as I looked back there's a lot of new things I can discover after the storm ended, discover how strong I'm, who I'm, what I want, what is my true priority in life, what value I uphold in life? so in the end I can discover WHY all of that bitter past happened, now successfully figure out HOW to get through it!! COOL ISN'T IT!

Happiness and Success is not only about achievement but also fulfillment. 

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INDONESIA: ENERGY OF ASIA

 #ExperiencingIndonesia

The more you know Indonesia, The more you'll falling love with.

                                        

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