Interesting Facts

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. 

Butterflies taste with their feet. 

 In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined. 

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -myth is more potent than history -dreams are more powerful than facts -hope always triumphs over experience -laughter is the cure for grief -love is stronger than death"

-Robert F

Rainbow Colors

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.

All claimed that they were the best. The most important, the most useful, the most beautiful and the favorite.

Green said:

"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope."

Blue interrupted:

"Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

Yellow chuckled:

"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world."

Orange started next to blow her trumpet:

"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life."

Red could stand it no longer he shouted out:

"I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood!I am the color of danger and of bravery."

Purple rose up to his full height:

"I am the color of royalty and power."

Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others. But with just as much determination:

"Think of me. I am the color of silence.

You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial."

In the midst of the clamor, the Rain began to speak:
"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."
"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky. In a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow."

And so, whenever a good rain-washes the world and a Rainbow appears in the sky, is to let us remember to appreciate one another.

Freedom

"Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something that people take and people are as free as they want to be" -James Baldwin 

"HAPPINESS is a way of travel.. not a destination" -Anonymus

Song Lyrics- Only Hope by Mandy Moore

There's a song that's inside of my soul. 
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again 
I'm awake in the infinite cold. 
But you sing to me over and over and over again. 

So, I lay my head back down. 
And I lift my hands and pray 
To be only yours, I pray, to be only yours 
I know now you're my only hope. 

Sing to me the song of the stars. 
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again. 
When it feels like my dreams are so far 
Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again. 

So I lay my head back down. 
And I lift my hands and pray 
To be only yours, I pray, to be only yours 
I know now, you're my only hope. 

I give you my destiny. 
I'm giving you all of me. 
I want your symphony, singing in all that I am 
At the top of my lungs, I'm giving it back. 

So I lay my head back down. 
And I lift my hands and pray 
To be only yours, I pray, to be only yours 
I pray, to be only yours 
I know now you're my only hope. 

Failure

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts."

-Sir Winston Churchill

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better" -Samuel Beckett

"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" -Saint Augustine

Everything Happens For a Reason

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be; your roommate, your neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would never have realized your potential, strength, will power of heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments or true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of the soul.

Lance Armstrong- A Great Survivor

Lance Armstrong was born in Plano, Texas, on September 18, 1971. His biological father moved out when he was a baby, and he and his father were on their own. At age sixteen, he become a triathlete. Suddenly, when he already reached the top of success, approximately after his 25th birthday, he began coughing up blood. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer that has been spread to his abdomen, lungs, lymph nodes and brain.

Then he underwent surgery, radiation treatment and chemotherapy which brings lots of side effects. In 1998, he was married with Kristin Richard (Kik). In late 1998, he was get back to riding. He got the spirit from his wife and his dream to won the most famous bike competition, which is Tour de France. Then he joined the Tour de Luxembourg, the Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt in Germany, and Tour de France (a three-week ride through France), and he did it! 

Lance Armstrong is never give up even though he got severe cancer disease,and he always keep his positive spirit, ambition and love.

A Faithful Lizard

This is a true story in Japan.

One day, a house in Japan need to be renovated and someone tear open the wall. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stucked there because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet.

He saw this, felt pity and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail, it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was firstly built.

What happened? The lizard has survived in such position for 10 years?! In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is very impossible.

Then he wondered, how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step - since its feet was nailed!

So, he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what has it been doing and what has it eating? Later, don't know from where appears another lizard, with food in its mouth.

He was stunned and touched deeply. For the lizard that was stucked by nail, another lizard has been feeding it for the past 10 years..

Movie Review - Street Dance

This is a dance-genre movie with energetic British drama. The story begin when Jay (Roach) decided to leave Street Dance Crew and break up with her girlfriend, Carly (Burley). Suddenly, Carly is in charge for the team, and she makes the deal with a ballet teacher to rent the dance studio in exchange for adding five of the students to her team. The difference of background and interest makes them chaotic and they think that it is impossible to combine ballet and street dance. But they have one dream, becoming a winner in a big dance competition. Until in the end, they succeed to perform a stunning combination between those different dances. 

See, another story of how to turn something impossible into possible?

One thing, the dream could be reach by a hard work.

The Miracle of Bumblebee!

"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway."  -Mary Kay Ash

You know what, I found this quote and really interested to it. I thought, this quotation is just a joke, but after I do research  through the internet, I found that according to the aerodynamics theory, it is true! bumblebee has too small wings compared to their body. Moreover, some scientists said that if an airplane were built the same way, it would never get off the ground. But the bumblebee doesn't know about this fact, so they just tricking their wing muscle and nerve impulse. They can do what people thought impossible for them!

We can learn something from the bumblebee. This often happen in our life. We often think that we can't do something because people said that it is hard and impossible to do. But actually, it is possible! So, don't get 'down' by what people said. Just ignore the negative feelings and do your best.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness. A single word that we often hear and say. A single word that is very familiar to us. But it is a single word that would brings tons of positive impacts. It may heal the hurts. It may relieved our heart. It lets go the obstruction. It may heals depression, anger or stress. And it may gives us more hope. 

So, in the moment of Idul Fitri 1431 H, let us forgive each other, forgive every single mistakes that we have done, and let god do the rest. 

"You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness." -Anonymus

Book Review- Bidadari Santa Monica

'Bidadari Santa Monica' is an Indonesian book which tells about a tragical love story between Pelita and Effraim, but it ends up with an unpredictable endings. 

Pelita was an illustrator in a magazine. One day, she asked to interview an artist, and this is her first time to met Effraim. As the time goes by, they were in love. But when they arranged their marriage, Effraim was died. Pelita decided to forget Effraim, until one day she met a harpist in Santa Monica, America. People called her as 'Angel of Santa Monica' or 'Bidadari Santa Monica'. Pelita is amazed with that angel's eyes. When Pelita is on her flight to Jakarta, suddenly she met the angel, and the angel asked Pelita to tell every single story of her life.. When they arrived in Jakarta, the angel gave Pelita a blue paint. What is the meaning of blue paint? But, after all, Pelita whispered, "thank you for loving me that much Effraim.."

Seriously, when I read this book, I was surprised with the endings and my eyes can't stop shed tears.. Even though there are some unreasonable parts in this book but overall, it is an amazing book. So, happy reading everyone.. :)