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Monday, April 18, 2011
Prostate check-up.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Jokes : "What is the fastest thing you know?"
A Indian applies for a Job at Wal-Mart.
An office manager at Wal-Mart was given the task of hiring an individual to fill a job opening.
After sorting through a stack of resumes he found four people who were equally qualified -- an American, a Russian, an Australian and a Indian
He decided to call the four in and ask them only one question. Their answer would determine who of them would get the job.
The day came and as the four sat around the conference room table the interviewer asked,
"What is the fastest thing you know?"
Dave, the American, replied, "A THOUGHT. It just pops into your head. There's no warning that it's on the way; it's just there. A thought is the fastest thing I know of."
"That's very good!" replied the interviewer.
"And now you sir?" he asked Vladimir , the Russian.
"Hmm.... let me see. A blink! It comes and goes and you don't know that it ever happened. A BLINK is the fastest thing I know."
"Excellent!" said the interviewer. "The blink of an eye, that's a very popular clich for speed."
He then turned to George, the Australian who was contemplating his reply.
"Well, out at my dad's ranch, you step out of the house and on the wall there's a light switch. When you flip that switch, way out across the pasture the light in the barn comes on. Yep, TURNING ON A LIGHT is the fastest thing I can think of."
The interviewer was very impressed with the third answer and thought he had found his man. "It's hard to beat the speed of light" he said.
Turning to Patel , the Indian , the fourth and final man, the interviewer posed the same question.
Patel replied, "Apter herring da 3 preybyus ansers sir, et's obyus to me dat the fastest thing is DIARRHEA."
"WHAT!?" said the interviewer, stunned by the response. The others were already giggling in their seats...
"Oh, I can expleyn sir," said Patel . " You see, sir, da ader day my tummy was peeling bad and so I run so fast to the batrum, but before I could THINK, BLINK, or TURN ON THE LIGHT, I had alreydi done it in my pants!"
Patel is now the new "Greeter" at
Wal-Mart.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Kisah & Khasiat Teh
Milis Gramedia :
Buku Baru Gramedia Pustaka Utama 31 Maret 2011
Kisah & Khasiat Teh
Tanti, Ratna Somantri
120 hal Rp. 65,000
Di balik kesegarannya, teh menyimpan beberapa zat yang
diyakini dapat menjaga kesehatan tubuh, misalnya untuk:
a.. Membantu menurunkan berat badan
b.. Mencegah kanker
c.. Memperbaiki kesehatan kardiovaskular
d.. Menyehatkan pencernaan
e.. Menurunkan gula darah
f.. Membuat awet muda
Di dalam buku cantik ini, penulis mengajak kita menikmati
teh yang sebenarnya.
Melalui cara penyeduhan dan seni meracik yang benar,
teh dapat tampil dalam rasa yang luar biasa.
Aneka resep minuman teh dingin dan panas yang lezat dan
praktis serta aneka resep makanan yang berbahan dasar teh
juga disajikan di sini.
"Sebutannya mudah, 'Teh', tetapi tidak demikian kenyataannya. ...
Kisah dan Khasiat Teh ini akan membuka tabir misteri daun yang
unik ini." --William W. Wongso
"Tidak banyak orang yang memiliki passion yang sangat kuat
terhadap teh seperti Ratna Somantri. Passion, knowledge, dan
pengalamannya dengan teh dituangkannya dalam buku ini.
Ini buku wajib bagi para pencinta teh dan penyuka kuliner."
--Johnny Andrean
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
10 CARA UNTUK HIDUP BAHAGIA
Pas bongkar2 e-mail lama ketemu 10 Cara Hidup Bahagia,
lupa dari mana sumbernya, ada yang tahu ?
10 CARA UNTUK HIDUP BAHAGIA
1. LEPASKANLAH DARI KEKUATIRAN DAN KETAKUTAN.
Kekuatiran dan ketakutan hanyalah imajinasi pikiran akan
suatu kejadian di masa depan yang belum tentu terjadi,
kebanyakan hal-hal yang engkau kuatirkan dan takutkan
tak pernah terjadi!
Itu hanya imajinasi pikiranmu.
2. BUANGLAH DENDAM DAN AMARAH.
Dendam dan amarah yang disimpan hanya akan menyedot energi
dirimu dan hanya mendatangkan kelelahan jiwa. BUANGLAH!
3. BERHENTILAH MENGELUH.
Mengeluh berarti selalu tak menerima apa yang ada saat ini,
secara tak sadar engkau membawa-bawa beban negatif.
4. BILA ADA MASALAH, SELESAIKAN SATU PERSATU.
Hanya inilah cara menangani setiap persoalan satu demi satu.
5. TIDURLAH DENGAN NYENYAK.
Semua masalah tak perlu dibawa tidur.
Hal tersebut buruk dan tak sehat, biasakanlah tidur dengan nyaman.
6. JAUHI URUSAN ORANG LAIN.
Biarkan masalah orang lain menjadi urusan mereka sendiri.
Mereka memiliki cara sendiri untuk menangani setiap masalahnya.
7. HIDUPLAH PADA SAAT INI, BUKAN MASA LALU.
Nikmati masa lalu sebagai kenangan, jangan tergantung padanya.
Konsentrasilah dg hidupmu pada kejadian saat ini, karena apa
yang engkau miliki adalah saat ini, bukan kemarin, bukan besok.
8. JADILAH PENDENGAR YANG BAIK.
Saat menjadi pendengar, engkau belajar dan mendapatkan
ide-ide baru dari orang lain.
9.BERPIKIRLAH POSITIF.
Rasa frustrasi datang dari pikiran negatif, kembalilah berpikir
positif. Bertemanlah dengan orang-orang yang berpikiran positif
dan terlibatlah dengan kegiatan-kegiatan positif.
10. BERSYUKURLAH.
Bersyukurlah atas hal-hal kecil yang akan membawa engkau pada
hal-hal besar.
Sekecil apapun karunia yang kau terima, akan menghasilkan hal-hal
besar dan selalu membawa engkau kepada Kebahagiaan saat engkau
bersyukur.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The age gap
The age gap
At 85 years of age, Roger married Jenny, a lovely 25 years old.
Since her new husband is so old, Jenny decides that after their wedding
she and Roger should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned
that her new but aged husband may over-exert himself if they spend the
entire night together.
After the wedding festivities Jenny prepares herself for bed and
the expected 'knock' on the door.
Sure enough the knock comes, the door opens and there is Roger,
her 85 year old groom, ready for action.
They unite as one. All goes well, Roger takes leave of his bride,
and she prepares to go to sleep.
After a few minutes, Jenny hears another knock on her bedroom door,
and it's Roger. Again he is ready for more 'action'.
Somewhat surprised, Jenny consents for more coupling.
When the newly weds are done, Roger kisses his bride, bids her a fond
good night and leaves.
She is set to go to sleep again, but, aha you guessed it - Roger is
back again, rapping on the door, and is as fresh as a 25-year-old,
ready or more 'action'. And, once more they enjoy each other.
But as Roger gets set to leave again, his young bride says to him,
'I am thoroughly impressed that at your age you can perform so well and
so often. I have been with guys less than a third of your age who were only
good once. You are truly a great lover, Roger.'
Roger, somewhat embarrassed, turns to Jenny and says:
'You mean I've been in here already?'
The moral of the story:
Don't be afraid of getting old, Alzheimer's has its advantages.
PS. Have I sent this to you before??
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Akan segera terbit buku kedua Agustinus Wibowo : Garis Batas.
My second travel writing book is being published in Indonesia. The title is Garis Batas (Borderlines), focusing on ex-Soviet Central Asian countries (the "Stans") and how the artificial nations created their pride.
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Negeri apa di seberang sungai sana? Penduduk desa Afghan setiap hari memandang ke “luar negeri” yang hanya selebar sungai jauhnya. Memandangi mobil-mobil melintas, tanpa pernah menikmati rasanya duduk dalam mobil. Mereka memandangi rumah-rumah cantik bak vila, sementara tinggal di dalam ruangan kumuh remang-remang yang terbuat dari batu dan lempung. Mereka memandangi gadis-gadis bercelana jins tertawa riang, sementara kaum perempuan mereka sendiri buta huruf dan tak bebas bepergian.
Negeri seberang begitu indah, namun hanya fantasi. Fantasi tiga dimensi yang menemani mimpi-mimpi mereka. Fantasi orang-orang yang hidup di seberang garis batas.
Fantasi yang sama membawa Agustinus Wibowo bertualang ke negeri-negeri Asia Tengah yang misterius. Tajikistan. Kirgizstan. Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan. Negeri-negeri yang namanya semua berakhiran “Stan”. Perjalanan ini bukan hanya mengajak Anda mendaki gunung salju, menapaki padang rumput, menyerapi kemegahan khazanah tradisi dan kemilau peradaban Jalan Sutera, ataupun bernostalgia dengan simbol-simbol komunisme Uni Soviet, tetapi juga menguak misteri tentang takdir manusia yang terpisah dalam kotak-kotak garis batas.
Petualangan Agustinus Wibowo di buku ini seakan mengajak kita untuk masuk dan melihat sendiri tempat-tempat yang selama ini tersembunyi di peta dunia. – Andy Noya
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
VOX AMABILIS presents MUSIC OF THE NIGHT.
presents
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
excerpts from Operas and Musicals
Irene Astika Dewi, soprano
Nuke Yuliana, soprano
Dien Fajria, alto
Santi R. Natakusumah, alto
Nugraha Tri, tenor
Kenar Pradipto, tenor
Firman Saragih, baritone
Risayogi Wicaksana Sitorus, bass
Leo Simanjuntak, chorusmaster
Yuty Lauda, pianist
Thursday, March 24th 2011, 8 pm
Erasmus Huis
Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav. S-3 Kuningan
Jakarta
Ticket : 50000 IDR
Contact Person : Kenar (082113206285)