A Message from Nick Santonastasso

Kita sebagai manusia pasti pernah mengeluh akan beberapa hal. Mengeluh memang bukan suatu hal yang baik untuk dilakukan, apalagi kalau sering dilakukan.

Banyak orang atau teman yang mengingatkan kita untuk bersyukur akan suatu hal, but let's be real, it's not that easy to not complain or whine at something. Gue pribadi, pernah berada dalam suatu keadaan dimana gue sama sekali tidak bisa bersyukur karena pikiran gue sedang dikuasai amarah dan benci yang menyebabkan gue mengeluh, mengeluh, dan mengeluh.

Capek? Pastilah... Mengeluh itu lebih capek ketimbang kerja dan olahraga (sok tau banget gue kayak sering olahraga saja). But once again, tidak semudah yang dikatakan orang lain atau teman untuk tidak mengeluh.

Suatu waktu, gue sedang browsing di Youtube dan menemukan salah satu videonya Nick Santonastasso. Videonya bisa dilihat disini. Setelah lihat video itu, gue jadi malu sama diri gue sendiri. Seorang Nick Santonastasso yang dengan kekurangannya saja bisa mencintai dan menerima dirinya sendiri. Sedangkan gue yang masih punya tubuh yang baik, sering merasa tidak percaya diri dan kadang benci sama apa yang gue punya. Video Nick ini jelas mengingatkan gue supaya gue (dan mungkin kalian juga) untuk bisa mencintai dan menerima diri sendiri. Kalau dipikir-pikir, mencintai diri sendiri itu penting juga, asal tidak berlebihan saja.

Malu ngga sih kalau masih mengeluh setelah lihat video ini? Hehe. Semoga kita semua bisa mengurangi keluhan kita ya. Terkadang bukan keluarga atau teman atau orang terdekat yang bisa menyadarkan dan membukakan mata kita, melainkan orang lain yang tidak kita kenal.

Thank you so much Nick Santonastasso for your amazing and inspirational video! Your message definitely will be spread! 

Cheers!

:D

Little Thing Called Friendship

Gue baru sadar, ternyata friendship itu bisa serumit pacaran ya.
Kok bisa?

Jadi begini ceritanya...
Gue sering dibilang sombong karena gue jarang banget nyapa orang-orang di messengers. Lalu timbulah pertanyaan, "Apakah kita harus nyapa teman-teman teman setiap hari?".
Kalau iya berarti gue harus menyapa jutaan ratusan teman gue dong? [cengok] [zoom in] [zoom out]

Lalu yang ada pikiran gue begini kira-kira...

gue : hi.. lagi apa?
teman : lagi nonton tv nih. lo?
gue : sama
teman : ouw
gue : . . . . . . . . . . . .
#krik
#kemudianendchat

atau kayak gini...

gue : woi.. lagi apa?
teman : perhatian banget sih lo nanya-nanya gue lagi apa [blushing] [GR]
gue : . . . . .
#serbasalah

Cerita lain...
Jadi gue punya beberapa orang yang gue sebut sahabat. Kita sudah bertahun-tahun temanan. Dan pada suatu hari, ternyata orang tersebut ternyata tidak menggangap gue sebagai sahabatnya. Sakit sih... tapi yaudahlah ya.

Akhirnya gue pun merenungkan kata-kata teman gue pas lagi pup. Mungkin gue memang bukan teman yang baik. Tapi percaya deh, gue bukan orang sombong kok karena ngga ada yang bisa gue sombongkan selain kemampuan gue yang bisa tidur dimana saja kapanpun gue ngantuk (which is useless) -__-


Jadi begini ya teman-teman sekalian...
Kalau kalian tanya "Kenapa sih lo jarang banget nyapa gue di messenger?".
Jawaban gue adalah gue memang susah untuk membuat percakapan di messengers. Gue bukan orang extrovert yang suka bercerita setiap hari. Gue lebih suka jadi pendengar ketimbang jadi pembicara. I ain't trying to be cool. I'm just a dork who can't stand small talk.

Kalau ada yang nanya "Kok lo jarang cerita sih tentang lo?"
Sekali lagi gue bilang kalau gue lebih suka menjadi pendengar ketimbang jadi pembicara. Jujur saja, gue bukan orang yang terbuka. Gue ngga gampang untuk percaya sama orang, dan kalau ada dari kalian yang pernah mendengar cerita atau curhatan gue, berarti gue percaya sama kalian.

Jadi buat semua teman gue yang mungkin kecewa dengan gue karena alasan apapun, gue minta maaf. Maaf ya kalau gue jarang banget share tentang gue atau masalah-masalah gue ke kalian. Maaf mungkin gue ga bisa selalu ada pas kalian butuh, atau bisa selalu kasih kalian hadiah / kejutan di hari ulang tahun kalian.

Yang pasti sih, gue selalu mencoba untuk menjadi teman yang baik buat kalian. Ya mungkin gue ga bisa selalu ada atau bisa ngasih kalian saran-saran yang baik. Gue mungkin bukan seperti teman kalian pada umumnya. Tapi gue sangat menghargai our friendship karena kalian merupakan bagian dari hidup gue dan ngga sedikit yang sudah baik dan banyak membantu gue. Gue berusaha untuk membantu kalian disaat kalian butuh, berusaha menjadi pendengar yang baik, dan berusaha mendukung apapun yang kalian mau capai walau mungkin gue ga selalu di pihak kalian. Mungkin itu ngga cukup untuk kalian, tapi sampai saat ini itulah yang bisa gue lakukan ke kalian. So maaf atas keterbatasan gue.

Have a great live my friends!
:)

Quotations part 1

Kali ini mau posting beberapa kutipan dan wise words dari berbagai sumber.
Words and sentences can be very helpful and encouraging if they were made in good ways.

Here they are...

From MANGAS :

"I don't have time for that ridiculous old-fashioned thinking" - Sabaku no Gaara (Naruto)

"Those in the ninja world who breaks the rules and regulations are called trash. But... those who don't care about their companions are worse than trash." - Uchiha Obito (Naruto)

"I don't care what reasons you have. I won't forgive anyone who messes with my friends." - Red-Haired Shanks (One Piece)

From MOVIES :

"How come people always say "no offense" right before they offend you?" - Christina (Bring It On : Fight to the Finish)

"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now." – Edna Mode (The Incredibles)

"I'm only brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble." – Mufasa (The Lion King)

"When you need me but do not want me, then I have to stay. When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go." - Nanny McPhee (Nanny McPhee)

"Life is about making mistakes." - Nicole (The Bounty Hunter)

"Sometimes the less you say, the more that people understand. Keep it simple." – Pooh

From PEOPLE :

"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times" - Aeschylus

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

"Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein

"The important thing is not to stop questioning." - Albert Einstein

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character." - Albert Einstein

"Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward." - Amar Gopal Bose

"You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb." - Andrew Carnegie

"Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are." - August W. Hare

"Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey." - Babs Hoffman

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." - Benjamin Disraeli

"Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting." - Brian Tracy

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." - Buddha

"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness." - Charles Sprugeon

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius

"Respect yourself and others will respect you." - Confucius

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." - Dale Carnegie

"The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others." - Don Shula

"Live without pretending, Love without depending, Listen without defending, Speak without offending." -
Drake

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr Seuss

"We are all born originals - why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young

"Waste no tears over the grieves of yesterday." - Euripides

"A "No" uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." - Gandhi

"Without danger you cannot get beyond danger." - George Herbert

"Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise." - Harvey Mackay

"Whatever advice you give, be brief." - Horace

"What is important is not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to us." - Jean-Paul Sartre

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." - Jim Morrison

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." - Jim Rohn

"He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Deal with the world the way it is, not the way you wish it was." - John Chambers

"If you keep dwelling only in your own problems, you'll become more like a tree. You're growing but not going anywhere." - Joko Anwar

"Setiap orang pasti punya cara sendiri2 buat dirinya anteng. Dan saat mereka melakukan itu. Jangan diganggu." - Krisna Harefa

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Lao Tsu

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment." - Lao Tsu

"Silence is a source of great strength." - Lao Tsu

"Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." - Leo Buscaglia

"Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality." - Les Brown

"It doesn't matter if I don't succeed in something, what matters is that I learn from my mistakes." - Linda Evans

"Realize that true happiness lies within you." - Lucian

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West

"Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." - Maya Angelou

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"God never sends us more than we can handle." - Mother Theresa

"Live your life and forget your age." - Norman Vincent Peale

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." - Oscar Wilde

"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." - Oscar Wilde

"Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else." - Paul Harvey

"Don't spend time with anyone you don't like." - Prue Leith

"Kita gak belajar kalau gak buat kesalahan, gak buat kesalahan kalau gak nyoba. Try new things. It might be the best thing in your life." - Raditya Dika

"Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, pray. Before you quit, try again." - Rick Warren

"Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final." - Roger W. Babson

"When you confront a problem you begin to solve it." - Rudy Giuliani

"Every exit is an entry somewhere else." -Tom Stoppard

"If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others." - Tryon Edwards

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." - Vernon Law

"Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience." - Victoria Holt

"Love what you do. Do what you love." - Wayne Dyer

"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." - William Shakespeare

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

From TWITTER:

"Yes, I've made mistakes. Life doesn't come with instructions." - @9gag

"Having negative thoughts will change your whole perspective. Think positive." - @BoyQuotations

"I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I've been hurt but I'm alive. I'm human, I'm not perfect but I'm thankful." - @damnitstrue

"#JustBecause I don't text you first doesn't mean I don't want to talk." - @DeepPosts

"Kill your ego, before it kills you." - @funnyorfact

"Never regret something that ever made you smile." - @funnyorfact

"Sometimes second chances work out better than the first, because we learn from our mistakes." - @funnyortruth

"Take what you need, not what you want!" - @funnyortruth

"Never treat anyone like a stone, as if they don’t feel anything, because when a stone gets back at you they can cause real pain." - @ihatequotes

"Don't change yourself just to make someone love you, be yourself and let the right one fall for you." - @ILLUMINATI

"Appreciate those who love you. Help those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Forget those who leave you." - @Notebook

"Assumptions can KILL relationships." - @Notebook

"I've made lots of mistakes in my past...but if you judge me on what I did in my past, then you have no reason being in my future." - @Notebook

"Be nice to people on your way up. You might need them on your way down." - @relatablelist

"If you don’t do something foolish while you are young, you won’t have anything to smile about when you are older." - @relatablelist

"No matter how plain and simple you are, there's someone who will surely look at you as if you're the most perfect person ever." - @relatable

"Pain makes you stronger. Tears makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the past for a better future." - @relatable

"Other people's opinions should never effect the decisions you make. It's your life, not theirs. Do what makes you happy." - @TheLifeDiaries

"You're free to do whatever you want, but you should also take responsibility for all its consequences." - @TheLifeDiaries

"Don't live in the past; don't even think about the future. Live for the moment and for nothing else." - @TheseDamnQuote

"Don't rush into any kind of relationship. Take your time." - @TheseDamnQuote

"Life's too awesome to waste your time thinking about someone who doesn't treat you right." - @TheseDamnQuote

"Nobody can take away your pain, so don’t let anyone take away your happiness." - @TheseDamnQuote

From TV SHOWS :

"If you really want to listen, then you need to stop talking." – Emma Pillsbury (Glee)

"There'll be some days when life just sucks, but you're gonna get through this." – Kurt Hummel (Glee)

"Cause I just try to be really, really honest when I think that they suck, you know?" - Santana Lopez (Glee)

"You will never become a star or get the lead if you play it safe." - Shelby Corcoran (Glee)

"Just because you’re free to say whatever you want, doesn’t always mean you should." – Sue Sylvester (Glee)

These are so far my favorites. I think I'm gonna post more if I find some good quotes.
Ciao!
:D

Oldie But Goodie part 1

Akhir-akhir ini lagi suka banget dengerin lagunya The Andrews Sisters.
One of their hits, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", can be heard on Pitch Perfect 2 and Pentatonix's Evolution of Music.
Gue jadi penasaran sama lagu ini. Akhirnya gue cari di Youtube lalu gue dengerin, tapi ga ada suaranya. Eh ternyata gue mute volumenya. Setelah gue dengerin, ternyata keren! It's so catchy I'm gonna die!
Three words to subscribe them : classic, sassy and cheerful.

Yang mau lihat video Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, bisa dicek di bawah ini.



Pertama lihat nih video, gue jadi keinget sama oma gue. Padahal ga ada hubungannya. Cuma gue jadi ngebayangin saja oma gue dulu muda kayak mereka. Nyanyi sambil nari-nari lincah gitu. Hahaha...

Ada satu lagi lagu mereka yang gue suka, judulnya "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree".

Videonya merupakan video favorite gue because it's so funny and entertaining.



Entah mengapa mendengarkan musik-musik mereka jadi bikin gue senyum sendiri. Habis di video clipnya mereka kelihatan cheerful banget, padahal setahu gue itu pas jaman-jamannya World War II.
Anyway, spreading happiness and cheer are better than spreading negativity right?
So I hope you guys can enjoy The Andrews Sisters' too like me.

Be happy people!
:D

Angel Sleeps in Peace

August 14th, 2015

If that day come.. don't cry because I'm gone.. but smile because I finally found my peace.. coz I'm ready for it.. :)

— Dennisse Valkosta (@xaverovalkosta) August 9, 2015

Last tweet from Dennisse...

You know what mas? One time, I told your fiance that I didn't want to let you go, but if God wanted you so much, then there's nothing I could do.

I always believe that God will heal you 100%.
No matter what doctor said, for God there is nothing impossible.
It's just the way God heal you is not the same as I imagine.
I imagined that you will be able to stand again.
I imagined that you will be able to work again.

But God loves you more...
Because you finally found your peace.
No more tasteless porridge to eat.
No more boredom because you stuck in hospital's bed.
and more importantly, no more pain.

So that "day" finally came, eh mas?
Even if you said "don't cry", I still cannot hold my tears in the end.
I cried not because I don’t want you to go.
I cried because we lost someone who we love so much.
I cried because you will not be here for us anymore.
I cried because I lost the greatest person I’ve ever known.

Thank you mas...
for all the good things you gave us.
for being a great friend.
for being an angel.

Rest in Peace, Dennisse Bagas Putro Valkosta (1985 - 2015)
You will always be missed.
I'll see you in another place and time.
:)