Wednesday, 2 July 2008

Stock Tips from Ten-Year-Olds

Young Entrepreneur :
They were selling lemonade, jokes, and stock tips! Click HERE...
So cuteee... :D
Lemonade
Jadi inget, dulu pas SD, gw sempet ngejual gambar-gambar karya sendiri dgn harga 50-100 perak per lembar. Medianya pensil & halaman buku-garis-dua-untuk-catatan-pelajaran yg dirobekin. Laku lagi. Heran. Heuheuheu... Lumayan buat beli permen stroberi bulet kecil-kecil merah jambu, permen telur cicak, & chiki-chiki-an coklat, jajanan favorit masa SD. Eia, dulu teh botol cuma 200 rupiah bo'!

Dan ternyata ada juga temen gw yang pernah jualan komik pas SD, bareng kakaknya, dan juga laku keras. Ceritanya tentang badut gitu, kata dia. Wahhh... So cuteee yah! Hehe! *Adiii, jualan komik lagi Di!*

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Article's source :
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/ 2008/06/29/ young-entrepreneurs-encouraging-children-with-kid-sized-businesses/
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/ 2007/07/01/ stock-tips-from-ten-year-olds/
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/ 2006/06/25/ frugality-in-practice-community-garage-slae/

Image's source :
http://www.shutterstock.com

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Twilight Zone in Real World

Hari Senin.

Masuk kerja lagi. Begitu sampai di apartemen tempat studio gw berada, gw langsung masuk lift, tekan angka 9.

Menunggu.
Bengong nungguin pintu lift terbuka.

*Ting!*
Pintu lift akhirnya terbuka.
Seorang wanita memasuki lift, dan gw bergegas menuju unit studio gw.
Gw ketok pintu apartemen dengan ketukan berirama *halah*...
Lama...

Kok ga ada yang ngebukain?
Ih pada males neh...
Ato jangan-jangan belum pada dateng?

Nelpon HP temen gw.
Menunggu panggilan masuk...
"Nid, lo belum dateng ya?"
"Hah? Udah kok."
"Oh gitu.. yauda tunggu bentar ya..."

Berinisiatif untuk membuka pintu sendiri.

*Klik!*
Eehh ternyata ngga kekunci!

Membuka pintu lebar-lebar dengan senyum puas.
Tapi.. eh..

LHO.. lho.. lho???
Mana perabotnya??? Kok kosong gini?
Lah.. Jangan-jangan mereka pindahan ga bilang-bilang..

Banyak baju-baju bertebaran, ada yang tergantung, ada yang disampirkan di rak-rak gantungan. Dan ngga terlihat ada penghuninya. What the..??

Hiii... tiba-tiba jingle TV series Twilight Zone bergema di otak gw...

Eh?
Jangan-jangan...

Menutup pintu lagi.
Ngecek nomer unit.

YEAHHH!! Pantesss...
Sorryyy sir...

Bukan No. 9A!!! No. 7A! Ternyata gw salah lantai.
Hehehehe... untung aja penghuninya lagi ngga ngeh, ada org nyasar masuk unitnya dia. Fyuhhh... Hehehehehe...

Sumpah kaget banget gw pas liat scene apartemen-kosong-tanpa-perabot-dan-penghuni itu!
Hehehehehe... Bodoh.

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

And the story goes...

Tadi lagi serius-serius ngerjain desain di Corel DESIGNER,
ehh gw dikagetin ama pop-up window yg tiba-tiba muncul kaya gini :

rahma... (1:13:00 PM): jeng?
BUZZ!!
jen... (1:13:15 PM): yo yo
jen... (1:13:21 PM):
rahma... (1:13:31 PM): inget lagu dari vit. c ga
rahma... (1:13:38 PM): graduation?

jen... (1:13:40 PM): graduation?
jen... (1:13:41 PM): yups

rahma... (1:13:42 PM): jaman SMA
jen... (1:13:47 PM): yo'i, knp emg?
rahma... (1:13:53 PM): diputer pas perpisahan
rahma... (1:14:05 PM): ga
rahma... (1:14:05 PM): ada kata2nya

jen... (1:14:09 PM): hehehehhehe iya Li, gw inget kok...
jen... (1:14:25 PM): gile ya, skrg kita udh 25
jen... (1:14:30 PM): ehh nyariss

rahma... (1:14:43 PM): yg...when we 25 and make big money.. will the joke still funny..blabla
rahma... (1:14:46 PM): skarang kita dah 25

jen... (1:14:55 PM): hahahahhaha iya :D
jen... (1:15:01 PM): make "big money"

rahma... (1:15:01 PM): trus
rahma... (1:15:18 PM): lagu itu terdengar...mmmhhhh yah
rahma... (1:15:25 PM): itu di sedikit nyepet
rahma... (1:15:29 PM): miris
rahma... (1:16:05 PM): ko waktu pertamakali denger lagu ini ma skrg keadaan tak jauh beda ya..
rahma... (1:16:09 PM): heheheheh
rahma... (1:16:12 PM): parah

jen... (1:16:15 PM): ah masa sih...
jen... (1:16:21 PM): dulu kan kita masih bego2 gitu Li

rahma... (1:16:30 PM): skrg?
rahma... (1:16:34 PM): tambah pinter?

jen... (1:16:40 PM): udah *rada* pinteran :D
rahma... (1:16:50 PM): hahahahahha
rahma... (1:17:04 PM): ya udah itu aja si
rahma... (1:17:13 PM): gw tiba2 keingetan
rahma... (1:17:17 PM): plus kangen 70
rahma... (1:17:21 PM): ntah knapa

jen... (1:17:35 PM): hehehehe, iya gw jg... kdg2...
rahma... (1:17:59 PM): lu boleh bekerja kembali
rahma... (1:18:03 PM): hihihihih

jen... (1:18:54 PM): tp kan gw msh sering ketemu ank 70 Li, jd ga tlalu kangen :D
rahma... (1:19:08 PM): iya
jen... (1:19:16 PM): palingan gw kangen masa2 konyol2 brg aja
jen... (1:19:19 PM): hehehehehehe

rahma... (1:19:20 PM): gw kmrn pas kawinannya X aja
rahma... (1:22:06 PM): habis dari kawinannya X
rahma... (1:22:21 PM): trus denger lagu itu
rahma... (1:22:37 PM): bercerminlah kita
rahma... (1:22:41 PM): hahahahha

jen... (1:22:47 PM): hahahahahahahha
jen... (1:22:50 PM): B-)
jen... (1:23:02 PM): Skrg kan kita udah lebih 'cool' dari dulu, kekekekekek
jen... (1:23:06 PM): (apa sih)

rahma... (1:23:14 PM): ya...sedikit
jen... (1:23:32 PM): gile Li, lo memberikan inspirasi buat gw u/ menulis *halahh*
rahma... (1:23:40 PM): tapi dari lagu graduation itu di lanjutkan lagunya fergie yg big girls dont cry
rahma... (1:23:48 PM): jadi semuanya terasa PAS
jen... (1:23:53 PM): :))
rahma... (1:23:55 PM): iya
rahma... (1:23:57 PM): gw tau
rahma... (1:24:05 PM): gw juga pingin nulis bab itu

jen... (1:24:20 PM): bab kesimpulan??
jen... (1:24:24 PM): B-)

rahma... (1:24:37 PM): iiiii
rahma... (1:24:39 PM): ngingetin
rahma... (1:25:01 PM): sudah lah...presentasinya biarlah berlalu

jen... (1:25:10 PM): hahahahhahahaha parahhh
rahma... (1:25:11 PM): ga muud
rahma... (1:25:46 PM): iya
rahma... (1:25:49 PM): ya sutra
rahma... (1:25:55 PM): kerja gih

jen... (1:27:17 PM): hahahahaha sip2 :D
jen... (1:27:27 PM): kerjain tuh tesis!
jen... (1:27:31 PM): B-)

rahma... (1:27:41 PM): iyeeeeeeeeee
rahma... (1:27:43 PM): sssttttttttt

jen... (1:27:48 PM): :)
jen... (1:27:53 PM): :-B


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June, 2001 :

"And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25..."

June, 2008 :
Pertanyaan jaman SMA yang udah bisa kita jawab sekarang,
"Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly..."

Sssttt...
Kalo dilihat-lihat lagi ke belakang,
Apa aja pencapaian kita sampai saat ini?
Apakah bayangan kita-waktu-SMA ttg diri kita-sekarang
sudah tercapai?

Ada temen gw yang dulu punya cita-cita,
Umur 25 udah bisa ngangkat kaki ke meja.
*jadi BOSS, maksudnya!*

Ada yang ngebayangin dirinya punya karir yang sukses,
ada yang ngebayangin dirinya jadi ibu rumah tangga yang sukses,
ada yang ngebayangin dirinya jadi seniman yang sukses,
ada yang ngebayangin dirinya udah mandiri secara finansial maupun hidup,
et cetera et cetera...

Buat gw sendiri,
hmm...
lho...

kok dulu gw ngga punya bayangan ya tentang diri gw sekarang??
Hehehehehehe...

Prinsip gw dulu emang cuma,
"Do Your Best, and God Will Do The Rest"
"Aiutati che il ciel t'aiuta"
Entah pasrah, entah optimis.

Sampai akhirnya gw sampai di titik ini.
And I've found my passion, so far,
...I think that's what's really important for me now.
For the future? Nah... I'll make plans & find out later.
Because I'm such a kind of person who enjoy the process, not the output only.


Emang selalu menarik ya, ngikutin perkembangan teman-teman kita dari jaman SMA sampai sekarang. Dan gw bangga sama mereka semua. Entah bangga karena almamater, atau terlepas dari fakta mereka udah berhasil mengejar cita-citanya ato belum, yang pasti gw bangga. :)

Buat yang merasa belum mencapai targetnya,
Tenaaanggg, we are still young, my friend! :D

"Aiutati che il ciel t'aiuta!"


Tapi, yang paling penting dari semua itu...

"As we go on we remember
All the times we had together
And as our lives change come whatever
We will still be Friends Forever!"


Keep ROCK ON, guys!

(apa seh Jeng...)


:)

Monday, 26 May 2008

I've Learned...

Ive_learned
Lagi nge-search alamat email temen, ehh trus gw nemu satu email di inbox yang terkirim pada Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003. 5 tahun yang lalu! Jaman gw masih kuliah di Unpar, lagi bego-begonya, masih nyari identitas+karakter yang pas buat gw sendiri, jaman lagi falling-in-love-at-the-first-time & broke-my-heart-at-the-same-time *uheheue*, lagi berusaha memahami berbagai sudut pandang orang-orang baru yang gw temuin di dunia kuliah, dan sebagainya dan sebagainya.

Dulu sih (kayanya) gw kirim email ini ke orang-orang terdekat tanpa merhatiin banget arti kalimat-kalimatnya, alias cuma "Wah, kata-katanya bagus! Kirim ahh..." Sekarang, di umur gw yang mendekati seperempat abad, gw baru nyadar, kalimat-kalimat di bawah ini BENAR APA ADANYA *weleh*... Hehehehe...

Buat 'adik-adik'-ku yang sedang membaca posting ini : tulisan "I've Learned" ini pasti bisa ngebantu & mempermudah kamu dalam menjalani hidupmu yang 'baru' mulai itu. These are what you need to know for being a grown-up.

Hmmm...
Idih, kesannya kaya gw udah tua bangettt!! Haha!

Okeh, eniwei ini email-nya... :)

>I've Learned
>by : anonymous *edited by me
>
>Friendship
>I've learned-
>that we don't have to change friends if we
>understand that friends change.
>
>I've learned-
>that no matter how good a friend is,
>they're going to hurt you every once in a while
>and you must forgive them for that.
>
>I've learned-
>that true friendship continues to grow,
>even over the longest distance.
>Same goes for true love.
>
>I've learned-
>when a friend cries out to you.
>you will find the strength to help.
>
>I've learned-
>that my best friend and I can do anything
>or nothing and have the best time.
>
>Love
>I've learned-
>that you should always leave loved ones
>with loving words. It may be the last
>time you see them.
>
>I've learned-
>that regardless of how hot and steamy a
>relationship is at first, the passion fades and
>there had better be something else to take
>its place.
>
>I've learned-
>that just because someone doesn't love
>you the way you want them to, doesn't
>mean they don't love you with all they have.
>
>I've learned-
>that no matter how bad your heart is broken
>the world doesn't stop for your grief.
>
>I've learned-
>that just because two people argue,
>it doesn't mean they don't love each other
>And just because they don't argue,
>it doesn't mean they do.
>
>I've learned-
>that two people can look at the exact same thing
>and see something totally...different.
>
>I've learned-
>that the people you care about most in life
>are taken from you too soon.
>
>I've learned-
>that you can keep going, long after you can't.
>
>Me, Myself, & I
>I've learned-
>that you can do
>something in an instant that will give
>you heartache for life.
>
>I've learned-
>that it's taking me a long time
>to become the person I want to be.
>
>I've learned-
>that we are responsible for what we do,
>no matter how we feel.
>
>I've learned-
>that either you control your attitude
>or it controls you.
>
>I've learned-
>that heroes are the people who do what has to
>be done when it needs to be done,
>regardless of the consequences.
>
>I've learned-
>that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
>
>I've learned-
>that sometimes the people you expect
>to kick you when you're down,
>will be the ones to help you get backup.
>
>I've learned-
>that sometimes when I'm angry
>I have the right to be angry,
>but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
>
>I've learned-
>that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by
>others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
>
>I've learned-
>that our background and circumstances
>may have influenced who we are,
>but we are responsible for
>who we become.
>
>I've learned-
>that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a
>secret. It could change your life forever.
>
>I've learned-
>that your life can be changed in a matter of
>hours by people who don't even know you.
>
>I've learned-
>that credentials on the wall
>do not make you a decent human being.
>
>I've learned-
>that maturity has more to do with
>what types of experiences you've had
>and what you've learned from them
>and less to do with how many
>birthdays you've celebrated.

---

Kata orang, Jangan menoleh ke belakang, terus aja maju ke depan... Hmm, kalo gw sih lebih milih buat kadang-kadang noleh ke belakang, buat mastiin gw ngga akan mengulangi kesalahan yang sama... Lagian gw percaya semua kesalahan yang gw perbuat dulu malah justru ngebentuk gw-yang-sekarang ini, dan gw ngga nyesel udah jadi gw-yang-sekarang.

Intinya sih, "As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do..."

Sesuatu yang masih gw pelajarin sampai sekarang.

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Journey to Medan

17-18 Mei kemaren, gw dan dua org temen gw jalan-jalan ke Medan, Sumatera Utara... Seruuu!! :D

Awalnya...
Sekitar dua bulan yang lalu, tiba-tiba ada kabar kalo anak-kost-termuda-di-kost-Bandung saat itu (kost angkatan 2002), a.k.a Lia, mo ngadain hajatan. Mo nikah dia! Mau diadain di Medan, katanya. Kalo mo dateng, bakal disiapin akomodasi di sana. Waktu itu sih ga kepikir apa-apa, soalnya di pikiran gw : Medan tuh jauh bung!

Sebulan yang lalu, tiba-tiba ada salah satu temen kost Bandung juga yang keukeuh ngajakin booking tiket pesawat ke Medan, alias si Ayu, ibu satu ini memang pintar "merayu"-lah. Karena emang saat itu gw lagi jenuh ama kerjaan, ya gw iya-in aja, (asal budgetnya bisa ditekan seminimmm mungkin, huehehehe ngirit dunks...) Lagian gw juga belum pernah ke Medan. Akhirnya ada 3 orang yang konfirmasi jadi berangkat : Gw, Ayu, & Puti.

Berhubung jadwalnya mepet (Sabtu pagi berangkat dari Cengkareng jam08:00 & Minggu pulang jam18:25), gamau rugi dong kita... POKOKNYA selama 2 hari itu harus puas-puasin jalan-jalan di Medan! Akhirnya dengan bermodalkan informasi & peta hasil nge-print dari internet, booklet Femina berjudul "Akhir Pekan di Medan" yang kebetulan gw temuin pas lagi beresin kamar, tiket pesawat AirAsia, backpack, dan NIAT yang teguhhh, berangkatlah kami menuju Medannn!! Horas Bah!!

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Begini ceritanya...
Perjalanan ke Medan dari Cengkareng ngabisin waktu sekitar 2 jam. Begitu keluar dari pesawat, kesan pertamanya : "Eh Medan ternyata udaranya mirip-mirip Jakarta ya..." Panas dan kebetulan lagi banyak angin, jadi hari itu ya lumayan sejuk. Bandara Polonia Medan ini bener-bener terletak di tengah kota, ngga kaya Bandara Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta yang di pinggiran kota. Dari sana, kita naik taksi ke Asrama Haji, tempat kita nginep nanti, lokasinya kira-kira 10-15 menit dari Bandara Polonia. Pas gw perhatiin, jalan raya di Medan tuh lumayan lebar & relatif lancar, apalagi kalo dibandingin Jakarta yang macetnya udah parah buangettt.

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