Project 365

Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.

— Leo Tolstoy

Isn’t it funny that…

I keep on complaining about those who are so ignorant about the world’s current events and how they’re able to live in this world without thinking about others, while I keep my eyes and ears shut about what’s happening in Indonesia?

I criticize people who love to buy gadgets whenever the new one comes out because it is such a waste of money, while I spend so much money on traveling? (although I can give you a long list of arguments, benefits, etc about it hehe)

I get overly irritated when ANY of my guy friends commented on the physical aspect of any girls on the street (e.g. "look at that sexy woman"), yet I find it perfectly fine for my girl friends to admire handsome boys?

This is the world we live in. It is full of hypocrisy — whether you realize it or not.

I stumbled upon an interesting post titled Mom Confession: I Think I Love My Son Just a Little Bit More. Although I may not agree with her approach by publishing it online (what if her daughter read it in few years time?!), it is quite interesting, because she had the courage to say it. All this time I always wonder, how can you treat your children equally? How can you equally love them with all your heart? It’s surely not easy and it reminded me of my childhood, actually.

When I was around 8-15 years old, I used to be so jealous of my sister, because I used to think that my mom loved her more than me. I did tell my mom about it and (of course) she said she loved and treated us equally. But after I went to high school, I realized that I was indeed the source of the problem. I was a rebellious kid, very hard to control, and often got scolded (you can see how messed up the adult Amalia is right?! hahahaha). My sister, on the other hand, never got scolded, because she almost always followed whatever rules or orders that were given to her. She was very quiet and lovable. And you know the stupid rule of "you are older, so you have to give your younger sister the chance"? I hated that. It’s so unfair. I always got scolded and I had to give up whatever things I wanted to do. LOL 😛

This parenting stuff is veeery interesting. The thing I hate about it is that you can’t really "practice" it. You practice and at the same time jump into it. And the fact that every child is different makes it even more interesting and challenging. So things that work out with your first child may not work out with the second one.

I know what you’re thinking, "it’s about time". Don’t ever bring that topic up!! 😛

At this moment in time, I am in a desperate need of miracle…

I’ve been busy preparing for tomorrow’s gathering! So excited about it 🙂

Here’s the hint:

As I organized my inbox today, I found an email sent to me a year ago which read:

Keep on smiling for the rest of your live [sic]

I am and I will!

🙂

There is a way between voice and presence
where information flows.
In disciplined silence it opens.
With wandering talk it closes.

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Stop talking and listen.

You are imperfect and you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging

— Brené Brown

I’ve always been a fan of Hans Zimmer, a composer of many great movie soundtracks, ranging from The Lion King, Pearl Harbor, Pirates of The Caribbean series, Da Vinci Code, Inception, and The Dark Night.

He’s one of the greatest composers of all time! Every time I listen to the Lion King’s song "To Die For", I can clearly picture the time when Simba’s dad is killed. Both the scenes and the song are so emotional! 🙁

I’ve been listening to the soundtracks of The Pirates of The Caribbean these days. I LOVE THEM! The violin sound mixed with some rock elements… Just GREAT! He seriously needs to have a concert of his own!

YEAAAAH! I’m on the first page of Indonesian translators on TED! How cool! Hahaha… I would be "kicked out" by someone else if I stopped translating :P.

At least I know how it feels to be on the first page (does it matter?!) hahaha. I’m going to translate more videos if I have free time! TED is the coolest thing ever.

Here are some of the talks that I’ve translated.