Thursday, November 29, 2007

Parents Job Descpription

To all the parents and the ones who are looking forward to it! Enjoy your wonderful children!

 
PARENT - Job Description

 This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way,

I don't believe any of us would have done it!!!!

 

POSITION:

 Mum, Mummy, Mama, Ma

Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop


JOB DESCRIPTION:

 Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.

Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities.

Travel expenses not reimbursed.

Extensive courier duties also required.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

 The rest of your life…

Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5.

Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.

Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60   in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.

Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers.

Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.

Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.

Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.

Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.

Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.

Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.

Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

 

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:

 

None.

Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

 

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

 None required unfortunately.

On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

 

WAGES AND COMPENSATION:

 Get this! You pay them!

Offering frequent raises and bonuses.

A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that university will help them become financially independent.

When you die, you give them whatever is left.

The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

 

BENEFITS:

 While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.


Monday, November 26, 2007

Child Abuse

Just wanna share something in my mind...........

Tadi pagi selintas nonton berita (lupa di TV mana) ada berita tentang child abuse ke baby 3 bulan yang kalo gak salah denger juga namanya Amelia, Can you imagine??? she's only 3 months baby girl.....
Gak habis pikir deh orang gila mana yang tega2nya berbuat kayak gitu, sekarang si baby lagi dirawat di rumah sakit (lupa RS mana, habis nonton-nya juga sambil siap2 mo berangkat kerja), kondisinya parah boo..hiks..hiks..sedih deh liatnya, di bagian muka penuh luka bekas sundutan rokok (can you imagine...?????!!!) trus ada luka di bagian kepala ama tangan & kaki. Aduuuhh...pokoknya bener-bener deh kalo gw ketemu orang yang ngelakuin itu semua pengin gw bales habis2an tega2nya doing something that horrible to 3 months baby girl.
Denger dari berita itu juga, yang ngelakuin orang tua angkatnya, coba pikir ngapain dia ngangkat anak kalau cuma untuk di-child abuse. Seharian ini gw kebayang terus neh sama wajah gak berdaya si baby Amelia ini, may God bless her with lot of Joy and love in the future.
Inget Gaby sayang, tadi pas gw nonton berita lagi gaby bobo . Thank God, Gaby punya bibi pengasuh yang sayang banget sama dia, jadi gw gak kawatir ninggalin Gaby kerja seharian.

Is there anything we can do to prevent such an abuse..???
Pernah juga gw nonton tayangan investigasi di salah satu stasiun TV soal penyewaan bayi untuk mengemis. Jadi diceritakan di situ pengemis2 di jalanan yang suka bawa2 bayi, bayi2 tersebut mereka sewa dari agen seharga 2 juta per bulan. Entah si Agen dapat bayi2 dari mana, kemungkinan besar korban2 penculikan atau anak2 yang ditelantarkan. Yang sedihnya lagi pas di tayangan investigasi tsb diperlihatkan si "ibu" palsu ini menggeletakkan bayi2 sewaan mereka di trotoar begitu saja di panas terik. Pengin marah gak sih rasanya, bayi2 yang masih dibawah setahun itu dipanas2in di pinggir jalan gitu aja, mentang2 mereka bukan emaknya. Trus gw jadi mikir, untuk makanan & kebutuhan susu bayi2 itu apa mereka penuhi juga, jangan2 biarpun bayi2 tersebut kelaparan tidak dipedulikan (Oh God please take care of them ...the babies I mean).

Kalau udah gini, rasanya jadi pengin setuju aja ama PERDA yang ngelarang kita ngasih duit ke pengemis2, habis banyak pengemis2 palsu yang mereka justru melanggar HAM dengan melakukan child abuse ke bayi2 dan anak gak berdosa.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Thoughts

"Thoughts"

 1. Anger is a condition in which the tongue,
    works faster than the mind.

 2. You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.

 3. Love ......and you shall be loved.

 4. God always gives His best to those who leave the choice     with Him.

 5.  All people smile in the same language.

 6.  A hug is a great gift, one size fits all.       It can be given for any occasion and it's easy to exchange.
 7.  Everyone needs to be loved,
     especially when they do not deserve it.

 8.  The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has
     invested in eternity.

 9.  Laughter is God's sunshine.

 10. Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.

 11. It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.

 12. Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need.

 13. If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday
     and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be      thankful for.

 14. Happy memories never wear out....
     Relive them as often as you want.

 15. Home is the place where we grumble the most,
     but are often treated the best.

 16. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within.

 17. The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow.

 18. Take time to laugh for it is the music of the soul.

 19. If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it.

 20. Patience is the ability to idle your motor,
     when you feel like stripping your gears.

 21. Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.

 22. The best thing parents can do for their children, is to love each other.

 23. Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts.

 24. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it.

 25. We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for.

 26. Love is the only thing that can be divided, without being diminished.

 27. Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon       others.

 28. You are richer today if you have laughed, given or forgiven.

 29. For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.

 30. Do what you can, for who you can,      with what you have, and where you are.

 31. The best gifts to give:
     To your friend, loyalty;
     To your enemy, forgiveness;
     To your boss, service;
     To a child, a good example;
     To your parents, gratitude and devotion;
     To your mate, love and faithfulness;
     To all men and women, charity;       and To God, your life. 

Monday, November 5, 2007

Malaysia Truly Malingsia

Masih pengin ngerasanin negara tetangga yang annoying banget neh, tadi iseng buka milist dapet link resmi dari Kementrian Malay http://www.heritage.gov.my/
Iseng-iseng buka, surprise bgt neh, di situ ada soal CONGKAK (Di Indonesia Congklak) http://www.heritage.gov.my/kekkwa/index.php?bahan=viewbudaya.php?id=966 sama TARIAN BARONGAN (Di Bali Tari Barong), mirip bgt boo http://www.heritage.gov.my/kekkwa/index.php?bahan=viewbudaya.php?id=966.

Udah gitu untuk costum Tari Barong versi Malay mirip banget neh sama yang di Bali. Dan yang paling hebat mereka upload secara detail + gambar2nya di situs resmi goverment. Jadi penasaran di Indonesia Kementrian Pariwisata situs resminya apa ya???

Inget slogan Pariwisata malingsia eh Malaysia ini kan MALAYSIA Truly Asia, and mereka serius lho, maksudnya serius mengclaim budaya negara2 tetangga buat di akuin sebagai budaya originalnya mereka, kan mo wujudin Truly Asia, jadi termasuk Bali ma Maluku juga.

Annoying bgt neh bacanya (kok gw jadi ngamuk2 gini ya), buka aja deh link-nya, masih gondok soal Rasa Sayange kemarin eh nambah2. Herannya biar ramai di blogger kok kayaknya pemerintah kita anteng aja ya, berita yang hangat di TV kalo bukan soal Gunung Kelud ya soal Al Qiyadah (btw over reacted dari masyarakat soal Al Qiyadah ini justru bisa mem-blow up soal pelanggaran HAM baru lho di Indonesia), gak ada usaha soal budaya kita yang dibajak habis2an sama negeri tetangga. Kayaknya sudah waktunya deh pemerintah melegalkan (dalam bentuk copyright) semua budaya asli Indonesia, biar kalo ada yang ngebajak bisa di claim ke Jalur Hukum.

Does anyone know a link to our Kementrian Pariwisata web site ???

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Rasa Sayange

Malaysian theft of the “Rasa Sayange” song, before they claimed our two island named Simpadan & Sikatan (am I right??? the named of the island I mean), and what do the Goverment done about it...NOTHING.

It's widely discuss among the blogger about this Topic.
"Rasa sayange" is a title of Indonesian folk song sung by the people of Mollucas in the Eastern of part Indonesia. Although no official facts recorded, this song was believed created by Ambonese man, the late Paulus Pea. The controversy started when Malaysian Tourism Rasa Sayang Commercial, an advertisement, used to promote Malaysian Tourism industry has sparked a rift between Indonesia and Malaysia because the Malaysians considered the song are also owned by them and the other people of the Malay Archipelago since hundreds of years ago.

Indonesian Version:
Rasa Sayange, Rasa Sayang Sayange,
Eeee Lihat Dari Jauh,
Rasa Sayang Sayange

Malaysian Version:
Rasa Sayang Hey, Rasa Sayang Sayang Hey,
Hey Lihat Nona Jauh,
Rasa Sayang Sayang Hey

1.      "Rasa Sayange" song was recorded by PT Lokananta, Solo, Indonesia on August 15, 1962 on gramophone disc. The master copy of this first record is still kept by PT Lokananta. This is known as the first recording of this song

2.      The gramophone disc was distributed as souvenirs to the participants of the 1962 Asian Games IV in Jakarta, and the "Rasa Sayange" song was one of the Indonesian folklores on the disc, together with other Indonesian ethnic groups' folk song such as Sorak-sorak Bergembira, O Ina ni Keke and Sengko Sengko Dainang

3.      Since 1960's "Rasa Sayange" song has been introduced to kindergarten children, making it one of the most popular folk song in Indonesia

4.      The use of 'e' at the end of 'Sayange' is the dialect tone of Ambonese Malay, which distinguish them with the other ethnic groups in Malay Archipelago

5.      In 2007, Malaysia controversially claims this song as a Malay Archipelago folk song

Rasa Sayange" is not only sung by the Malays but is also very popular among the Portuguese in Malaysia, and is a favourite during festivals at the Portuguese settlement in Ujong Pasir here.

The head of the Portuguese traditional music group at the settlement, Manuel Lazaroo said the song handed down by their great-grandparents.

"The word "nona" in the lyrics of the "Rasa Sayange" song in Portuguese means a young lady or an unmarried woman," he told Bernama here today.

He said this in reaction to allegations by some quarters in Indonesia that Malaysia had "stolen" the song and made it a jingle for the country's promotion Visit Malaysia Year and Malaysia Truly Asia programmes.

The Portuguese first arrived in Melaka in 1511. There are currently about 1,200 Portuguese staying in 118 houses in Ujong Pasir.

Lazaroo, 66, however, said he could not say from which country the song originated or who composed the "Rasa Sayange" but that it had been sung since the time of his forefathers.

"I was taught to sing the song since I was a small boy and so were the other children," he added.

Lazaroo, who is the ninth generation in the settlement, said the "Rasa Sayange" could be regarded a song of the Malay archipelago.

Meanwhile, the settlement's head, Peter Thomas Gomes, 50, said the Portuguese community liked to sing the song because it exulted joy and merriment.

"The song is popular among the Portuguese and also other communities. I was taught the song when I was still in school," he added.


But it is a fact that one cannot claim copyright just because one knows or was taught about it or popular between them.