Wall-e : Save The Tree, Save The Earth

Have you watched Wall-e movie? If you haven’t then don’t continue reading my blog. Watch the movie first is recommended.


I’ve just watched Wall-e movie. It’s exciting for it contains messages to all of us.

I won’t tell the story here. I just want to write down the messages so we realize our role as mankind.

First, take care of your environment if you still want to live on earth. In Wall-e movie, we can see blocks of garbage which are as high as a skyscraper until no human can live again because earth is contaminated.

Second, save the tree! It is one of our life sources. Reduces tree is one issue of global warming.

Third, oh human please… don’t be lazy because automation. If you lazy, you will get fat and even can’t walk.

Fourth, learn to love will form a new hope and a great spirit. Try to love our earth start from now, from our self, and the earth will give us back in return.

Fifth, you don't know how precious what you have now until you lose it someday.

The Art of Speaking (Part 4)

You learn nothing when you are speaking, but if you want to learn, you must do it by listening. Ask questions that people love to answer it, everything about them, their great achievement, etc. Remember, someone who have toothache is only thinking about him/hersefl rather than tsunami which killed million people in some region of the world.

When you are listening, make eyes contact. People will feel you pay attention to what they are talking about if you keep eyes contact, they also will be feel respected.

For Larry King, body language is just like verbal language. Body language is natural part of conversation and communication. If it happened naturally, body language will become effective form of communication. If it just pretended, it will look like its original -> fake. Act natural and speak from your heart.

Book Reference :
"How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere : The Secrets of Good Communication" by Larry King, Bill Gilbert

My Story: Read The Manual

Saturday night, July 19, 2008, me and my friends hang out for a dinner. We went by a cab. Fortunately, there was mini TV in that cab. Shortly, my friend turn on the TV. I saw several buttons on that TV, then I tried to switch the channel by pressing all buttons. Without knowing what button function that I pressed, I had had change TV mode into DVD player mode. We didn’t know what button should we pressed to change back the mode. We tried turning off and on. However, all we could get just sound without display. “Sir, do you know how to display this TV?”, ask one of my friends to the cab driver. The cab driver gave us instruction while he was driving, but it didn’t work. Finally, we arrived at the destination without watching TV. “Sorry my friends, because of me you couldn’t watching TV in that cab ^_^;”

In this life, we have leaning to try new things. What we had done could bring neutral, positive, or negative effect. It can not be undo for time is always move forward. Often we act first without deep thinking. Just like my story above, I act first without knowing how to operate the TV exactly. Luckily caused effect is not big. Imagine if you act like the story above in leading a company, of course the company won’t hold out longer.

If you are a driver who carry a lot of passengers in your car, read the map so you won’t lost in the middle of road. If you are a leader who has to lead a lot of people, you will have to know the way of being a great leader before you lead or you’re going to lose your followers.

“Read the manual first, then find ‘How to…’ words.

Faringitis

Whoaa... i've just realized that i haven't wrote almost 1 month.

3 weeks ago i've got sorethroat. It cause me couldn't speak, fever, and made my body loosing strength. Every time i went home after worked, i felt so tired.

So, i went to the doctor and got medicine plus vitamin. Well, it did work for the sorethroat, but its effect still left. When i took a deep breath or drank cold water or talk too much, i was coughing. I went to the doctor again for the second times.

Until i post this, i still take medicine. Left three for today, hope this is my last day i eat drugs :)

My Story : Scholarship and Work

When I was in General Middle School, I was depressed thinking whether I was capable of studying to the higher level or not. That time, my friends started talking about well known universities, both public and private. They also took courses so they could graduate with the best results and be accepted in their favourite universities.

Day by day had passed by with the thought of accomplishing my vision and dream of becoming successful. My dream was not unttainable; I only wanted to be a game programmer simply because I liked playing games.

By the time I was in the last semester of school, my brother hadn’t finished his study at a university. My father's job as a salesman was not enough to pay for both our university fees. That thing made me thinking really hard, 'How could I make some money? Do I need to just find a job and not continue my study?'. I lost direction. It was out of my capabilities; I could only pray. “Be it unto me as Your wish” was my pray.

Unpredictably, my father was told that a private university which was well known for its IT courses was offering scholarships for new students. Starting by completing documents including school grade average, entry test grade, medical check-up, as well as sitting an interview with the head of its HRD and the principal of the university, I finally managed to score the scholarship. Thank God for helping me complete all the requirements which were printed on the register form.

I then signed a contract with the head of the university. In the contract, written was that I had to work for the university for the duration of my study as well as right after I graduate for about 7 years, which was twice the length of my study. I thanked God because I could continue my study and also got a job at the same time. This event made me stand alone. A few months after I started working, I could pay my rent and buy my needs.

“Thank You Lord, because of You my life has changed. You have opened unpredictable ways for me and carried out my deepest desire, that I don’t even realize it.”