The heart of a teacher

A young man, a student was taking a walk with a professor who was known for his kindness. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day’s work.

The student turned to the professor, saying: “Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind bushes, and wait to see his confusion when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich and can give yourself much greater pleasure this way . Put a coin into each shoe, and We watch to see how the discovery affects him.”

The student did so and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coin. He was absolutely astonished . He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving thanking some unknown hand which would save his sick wife and his children who were without bread.

The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears.

“Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your wicked trick?”

The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of those words, which I never understood before:

‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Jangan mengantungkan kebahagiaan kita pd seseorang,walaupun pd pasangan kita.
Jgn mengantungkan kebahagiaan batin kita pd org yg kita percayai, krn trkdg semua harapan tdk sesuai harapn dan bs membuat kita terpuruk kedlm lembah duka terdalam.
kebahagiaan yg sesungguhnya adalah mengolah batin kita sebaik mungkin utk menerima semua yg trjdi pd kita, baik atau buruk. krn dari semua itu kita bs mengusahakn kekuatan didlm pikiran dan batin kita agar bs menghadapi semua hal dgn lbh baik.mungkin sj belum bijak, tp stdknya kita berusaha tdk menyakiti org lain dan diri kita. dan semoga dari semua perjlnan kehidupan ini, kita semua bs mendptkn kebijaksanaan.

Mendoakan seorang mantan pacar tuh harus baik,

meskipun dia telah menyakiti kamu ,

doakan saja semoga dia dapat balasan yg setimpal.

6 Hal yang “Paling”

1. Paling Tajam
Yang paling tajam di dunia adalah “Lidah” manusia. Karena melalui lidah, manusia dengan mudah menyakiti hati, melukai perasaan bahkan memfitnah orang lain.

2. Paling Jauh
Bulan, Bintang, bahkan Matahari memang jauh dari kita, tapi yang paling jauh adalah “Masa lalu”. Bagaimanapun kayanya kita, kita tidak akan bisa kembali kemasa lalu.

3. Paling Besar
Bukanlah... Gunung yang paling besar di dunia. “Nafsu” adalah hal yang paling besar, banyak sekali manusia yang tak mampu mengendalikan hawa nafsu nya sehingga ia melakukan hal hal yang tidak dibenarkan sekalipun.

4. Paling Berat
Hal yang paling berat bukanlah Besi ataupun seekor Gajah. “Berjanji” adalah hal yang paling berat karena sebagai manusia kita sering sekali mudah mengucapkan janji namun sulit melaksanakannya.

5. Paling Ringan
Walaupun kapas dan debu begitu ringan, tapi sebenarnya yang paling ringan adalah “Meninggalkan Ibadah”. Itulah mengapa banyak sekali yang sering melupakan hal yang sebenarnya sangat penting yaitu beribadah.

6. Paling Dekat
Sedekat apapun kita dengan Sahabat bahkan dengan orangtua sekalipun, tetap saja yang paling dekat dengan diri kita adalah “Kematian”, sebab “Kematian” adalah pasti adanya, walaupun kita tak pernah tau kapan ia datang menghampiri kita.

 

 

Chin Swee Temple, Cahaya di Genting

 

Apa yang pertama kali terlintas dalam pikiran kita saat mendengar tempat bernama Genting di Malaysia?
 

Ya, bagi sebagian orang pasti berpikir sebuah kasino yang sangat besar di Malaysia. Sebagian besar wisatawan yang datang ke Genting memang memiliki tujuan untuk “berkunjung” ke kasino di wilayah tersebut. Namun seperti halnya tempat yang gelap adalah tempat yang paling membutuhkan cahaya, terdapatlah sebuah vihara yang indah dan megah di wilayah Genting tersebut yang seakan memberikan cahaya.

 

Chin Swee Temple, menjadi sebuah ‘cahaya’ yang sangat indah di Genting. Vihara Chin Swee terletak di bawah terminal bus di Genting. Semua kendaraan dari Kuala Lumpur yang menuju Genting akan sampai di terminal bus ini. Untuk menuju Vihara Chin Swee ini, terdapat shuttle bus yang mengantarkan kita ke vihara tersebut secara gratis. Dengan kedatangan shuttle bus setiap 15 menit sekali dimana jam kedatangannya tercantum di papan pengumuman terminal bus, para wisatawan menjadi sangat dimudahkan untuk menuju Vihara Chin Swee ini.

 

Sampai di perhentian bus di Vihara Chin Swee, kita akan melihat sebuah toko dan restoran vegetarian. Setiap tempat di dalam vihara tersebut dapat kita capai dengan menggunakan lift. Jadi kita tidak perlu lagi capek jalan kaki ataupun naik tangga. Vihara ini sendiri terdiri dari 13 lantai, namun tidak semua lantai memiliki altar untuk berdoa.

 

Di lantai satu kita akan menemukan altar Dewa Empat Penjuru Mata Angin beserta rupang Dewa Kwan Kong dan Dewa Er Lang. Di lantai tujuh kita akan menemukan altar juga dengan rupang Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Namun yang paling mengesankan adalah di lantai 13. Di tempat yang paling tinggi ini, kita akan disambut dengan rupang Buddha yang sangat besar. Di depan patung Buddha tersebut terdapat rupang Delapan Dewa yang sedang bersenda gurau.

 

 

Terletak di sebelah kiri dari rupang Buddha, kita akan menuju jalan yang menanjak bertuliskan ‘Journey to Enlightenment’ atau perjalanan menuju pencerahan, yang sekali lagi jalanannya dibuat tanpa adanya anak tangga satu pun. Hal ini menjadikan perjalanan menanjak sangatlah nyaman dan tidak melelahkan bagi para orang yang berusia lanjut.

 

Dalam jalan menanjak ini, kita akan diperlihatkan neraka-neraka tempat para makhluk mengalami penyiksaan akibat dari perbuatan buruk yang ia lakukan semasa hidup di dunia. Hal ini mengajarkan kita tentang akibat apa yang dapat ditimbulkan dari perbuatan buruk yang kita lakukan dan juga membuat kita untuk lebih mengendalikan diri dalam pikiran, ucapan, dan perbuatan kita semasa hidup.

 

Selesai dari jalan menanjak itu, kita akan melihat sebuah rupang Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva atau yang lebih dikenal dengan nama Dewi Kwan Im. Rupang ini memiliki ukuran yang hampir sama dengan rupang Buddha yang di bawah. Kedua rupang ini menjadi objek utama bagi para wisatawan untuk berdoa dan tentu saja berfoto.

 

Di jalan selanjutnya, kita akan menemukan rupang permaisuri dari Kaisar Langit dengan para dayang-dayangnya. Semakin kita berjalan kita akan melihat rupang dari 3 dewa: Fu, Lu, Shou (Kebahagiaan, Kekayaan, dan Umur Panjang), dan rupang dari legenda pendeta Tong Sam Cong beserta para muridnya, Sun Go Kong, Chu Pat Kay, dan Sa Cheng serta kuda putih.

 

 

Secara keseluruhan pemandangan Vihara Chin Swee ini sangat indah dan memberikan rasa kagum bagi para wisatawan yang datang. Tidak lupa juga terdapat patung pendiri Vihara Chin Swee ini dengan kata-kata bijak bertuliskan Mandarin di sampingnya yang memiliki arti, “Jika manusia memiliki keinginan dan keyakinan yang kuat atas apa yang diinginkan, Tuhan (alam semesta) akan selalu memberikan jalan.”

 

Setelah puas berkeliling dan berfoto di tempat tersebut, kita akan dapat kembali ke terminal bus di atas dengan menggunakan shuttle bus yang sama. Dengan segala keindahan yang dimiliki oleh Vihara Chin Swee ini, menjadikan sebuah tempat yang wajib untuk dikunjungi ketika kita pergi ke Malaysia.

 

Sangatlah menyenangkan untuk mengunjungi Vihara Chin Swee ini, dengan segala kemudahan transportasi, struktur bangunan yang nyaman untuk pejalan kaki, dan rupang-rupang penuh keagungan disertai dengan pemandangan alam yang indah, menjadikan perjalanan ke vihara ini tidak hanya sebuah perjalanan wisata, namun juga dapat menambah keyakinan kita.

 

 

 

Sumber : http://buddhazine.com/culture/item/479-chin-swee-temple-cahaya-di-genting

by Robin Dharmawan

 

Tak Kuhadiri Reuni, Sebab Aku Miskin

Booming Facebook, Booming Reuni
Ini semua gara-gara Facebook. Hebat betul media sosial yang satu ini mempengaruhi bahkan mengubah hidup manusia. Bayangkan saja, teman sekolah,  teman sepermainan waktu kecil, mantan kekasih, mantan teman satu kantor, sanak saudara, yang sudah puluhan tahun tak berjumpa, yang kita pikir sudah hilang ditelan bumi, tiba-tiba dalam hitungan minggu atau bulan saja, sudah  ditemukan, bahkan sudah bisa kontak lagi. Ini benar-benar sebuah keajaban dunia maya !

 

Booming Facebook, diikuti dengan maraknya penyelenggaraan acara reuni, sebab pertemuan di dunia maya dirasa tak cukup lagi memuaskan rasa rindu pada teman di masa lalu.  Beragam undangan reunipun berdatangan, dari reuni SD hingga reuni kantor. Sayangnya tidak seluruh undangan reuni itu  bisa kita hadiri  karena berbagai alasan.

 

Selalu ada perasaan yang sama manakala kita menghadiri acara reuni : perasaan bahagia ketika rindu terobati ,saat akhirnya dapat berjumpa lagi dengan sahabat tercinta yang telah hilang bertahun-tahun. Rasa haru biru yang menyelinapi hati saat menyalami Bapak dan Ibu Guru   yang sudah sepuh, juga suasana nostalgia yang begitu melenakan, yang membuat kita tak ingat umur, terlupa sejenak bahwa kita kini sudah menjadi orang tua. Obrolan dan canda tawa yang terjalin, sangat menghanyutkan kita ke masa muda, saat kita masih sekolah dulu. Ah asyiknya ..

 

Tak menghadiri reuni sebab miskin

Dalam sebuah kunjungan ke rumah famili saya di Bandung, saya terlibat obrolan serius dengan seorang kerabat dekat saya. Kerabat saya itu seorang laki-laki yang usianya lebih muda beberapa tahun dibawah usiaku. Pekerjaan sehari-harinya adalah berjualan bensin eceran di sebuah kios kecil di pinggir jalan raya di kota Bandung. Sebut saja nama kerabatku itu Fahmi.

 

Dengan pekerjaan seperti itu, tentu saja Fahmi tidak bisa membuat keluarganya (istri dan ketiga anaknya ) hidup nyaman berkecukupan secara materi. Itu terlihat dari rumah beserta isinya yang sangat sederhana dan terkesan seadanya. Dan disini, di atas sehelai karpet di ruang keluarga yang sempit, kami berbincang hangat tentang segala hal, maklum sudah lama tidak bertemu.

 

Kebetulan saya dan Fahmi satu sekolah saat di SD dulu. Kepada Fahmi saya menyampaikan rencana acara reuni akbar SD untuk semua angkatan yang akan dilaksanakan selepas Lebaran nanti. Mendengar kabar itu, Fahmi hanya terdiam dan tampak tercenung. Tadinya saya tidak terlalu memperhatikan perubahan air mukanya. Namun setelah mendengarkan kata-katanya, gantian sayalah yang tercenung cukup lama

 

” Aku tak akan menghadiri acara reuni dimanapun, sebab aku miskin “

 

Kata – kata yang keluar dari mulutnya terdengar begitu lirih dan sedih. Saya terhenyak mendengarnya, namun sudah dapat menduga kelanjutan kalimatnya.

“ Aku malu pada teman-teman yang sudah kaya dan sukses “

 

“ Apa hubungannya reuni dengan kaya- miskin ? ayolah datang ! yang penting silaturahminya. Lagi pula tak akan ada orang yang bertanya-tanya apakah kita ini kaya atau miskin ! “, bantahku. Bantahan yang aku tahu terdengar sangat klise dan sangat naïf jika tidak dapat dikatakan bodoh.

 

Fahmi hanya tersenyum, menghela nafas, dan menggeleng. “ Aku nggak akan datang “. Pembicaraan tentang reunipun berhenti sampai disitu, tak dilanjutkan lagi sampai saya dan suami pamit pulang.

Pertanyaan - pertanyaan yang membuat rikuh …

Apa yang pertama kali ditanyakan di acara reuni, saat pertama kali berjumpa dengan teman-teman yang sudah lama sekali tidak bertemu ? apakah pertanyaan seputar : sekarang tinggal dimana ? sudah married ? anaknya sudah berapa ?. Mungkin terdengar seperti pertanyaan biasa saja, basa-basi  normal yang acap kali terlontar dalam setiap pergaulan. Namun bahkan pertanyaan sesederhana  itu menjadi sangat sensitif bagi sebagian orang yang (mohon maaf) belum mendapatkan jodohnya sementara usia semakin menua umpamanya, atau bagi pasangan yang belum mendapatkan keturunan padahal sudah bertahun-tahun menikah. Jadi jangankan pertanyaan soal kaya atau miskin ( yang mana pertanyaan seperti ini mustahil dilontarkan dalam keadaan serius), perkara sudah menikah dan memiliki keturunan saja sudah cukup membuat sebagian orang enggan menghadiri acara reuni, karena merasa malu dan minder.

 

Katakanlah pertanyaan -pertanyaan standar sudah terlampaui, lalu masuklah kita pada pertanyaan berikutnya, yakni soal pendidikan, soal pekerjaan, soal karir, dsb. Nah disinlah letak permasalahannya. Ketika pembicaraan sudah menyangkut masalah-masalah itu, akan ada teman-teman yang merasa sangat enggan untuk menjawab, karena merasa minder, sebab pendidikan dan pekerjaannya tak terlampau bergengsi, tak terlampau berkelas dan menghasilkan income yang besar untuk dibanggakan. Beberapa teman lagi memilih menghindar dengan tidak menghadiri reuni, daripada harus menghadapi pertanyaan-pertanyaan serupa itu.

 

Kadang Reuni Memang menjadi Ajang Pamer
( Ukuran Kesuksesan Kaum Hedonis  : HARTA )

 

Saya tidak dalam kapasitas menilai acara-acara reuni yang sudah saya hadiri, karena saya sangat menghargai teman-teman yang sudah bersusah payah menyelenggarakan acara tersebut, dan sebab saya sangat menghormati teman-teman saya. Lagi pula  semua acara reuni yang saya hadiri, jauh dari kesan hedonik.

 

Namun di luar itu, kita melihat betapa banyak reuni yang digelar dengan sangat megah di hotel-hotel berbintang, dengan acara dan sajian makanan minuman serba mewah dan melimpah, lebih mirip sebuah pesta ketimbang reuni. Oh ya tentu saja mereka yang hadir adalah orang-orang yang sudah sukses, sudah kaya raya, atau sudah menjadi pejabat atau tokoh ternama di negeri ini. Terlihat dari penampilan mereka yang serba gemerlap , juga terlihat dari deretan mobil mewah yang terparkir di pelataran hotel, dengan petugas keamanan dan kepolisian berseliweran di sekitar area reuni.

 

Apakah mereka teman-teman kita ? ya tentu saja, mereka adalah teman-teman kita, teman sekolah kita. Bahkan mungkin saja mereka adalah teman sebangku kita, yang terbawa nasib menjadi orang yang sukses secara duniawi. Perkara mereka telah terlihat bak penduduk negeri langit, jangan lupa sudah berapa masa kita tak berjumpa dengan mereka ? jangan lupa juga, waktu yang telah lama terlampaui membuat manusia berubah. Tak hanya fisiknya, namun sifat dan karakternya pun bisa saja berganti.

 

Tak usah heran jika kemudian dalam kesempatan reuni, kita menemukan teman karib kita begitu membanggakan penampilannya yang serba wah, menceritakan dengan penuh semangat perawatan wajah yang dia jalani, tatkala teman-teman yang lain memuji kemulusan kulitnya. Menceritakan dengan sumringah perjalanan-perjalanan bisnisnya ke kota-kota besar dunia , seraya mempermainkan tali tas Hermesnya yang berharga puluhan juta. Jika sudah begini, tak ada gunanya kita membanggakan anak kita yang hafal 5 juz Al Quran, atau juara Olimpiade Fisika, atau rasa syukur karena anak kita diterima di perguruan tinggi negeri. Tak ada manfaatnya, karena sama sekali bukan itu ukuran kesuksesan kaum hedonik.

 

Lebih banyak teman-teman yang kurang beruntung

 

Lalu bagaimana dengan teman-teman yang belum sukses ? bagaimana dengan teman-teman yang bekerja mencari nafkah membanting tulang menjual bensin eceran dan tambal ban seperti Fahmi ? yang tinggal di rumah kontrakan terselip di pelosok gang sempit yang kumuh dan pengap ? yang hanya memiliki kendaraan sepeda motor cicilan ?. Apakah orang-orang seperti Fahmi akan memiliki cukup keberanian untuk hadir ke acara reuni semegah itu ? Fahmi tidak berani, dan saya rasa banyak orang seperti Fahmi yang juga tak cukup memiliki nyali untuk melakukannya.

 

Saya sangat memaklumi perasaan Fahmi. Sebab bagi orang yang tidak mampu, pembicaraan tentang kelimpahan materi di antara teman yang sukses hanya akan melukai perasannya. Dia mungkin tidak merasa iri dengan keberhasilan teman-temannya, tapi dia jelas merasa sedih. Betapa tidak merasa sedih, jika dilihatnya teman-teman sepermainannya hidup serba berkecukupan, sementara dia serba berkekurangan ?

 

Saya jadi berpikir, pantas saja acara- acara reuni yang saya datangi,  hanya dihadiri sebagian kecil saja dari jumlah keseluruhan yang tercatat dan seharusnya hadir. Kemanakah gerangan teman-teman yang lain ? mengapa tidak ada kabar beritanya ?. Tadinya saya berpikir, mereka mungkin sibuk, atau terkendala jarak yang jauh. Namun  melihat Fahmi, saya jadi berpendapat lain. Mungkin karena mereka yang tidak hadir itu memiliki alasan yang sama dengan Fahmi : merasa malu menghadiri reuni karena miskin.

 

Seharusnya persahabatan tidak terhalang status sosial

Saya tetap merasa bersyukur, karena sebagian besar  teman-teman saya tidak  berkelakuan aneh, meski mereka telah sangat sukses dari segi materi dan status sosial di masyarakat. Hanya segelintir saja yang bersikap sangat ajaib, kalau tidak bisa dibilang norak dan berlebihan dalam memamerkan kekayaannya. Mereka ini sangat tidak empatif terhadap orang-orang yang kesusahan.

 

Bagi orang yang memiliki kecerdasan sosial yang tinggi, harta sama sekali bukan ukuran kesuksesan, dan sama sekali bukan syarat bagi terjalinnya sebuah pertemanan. Dari dulu sampai kapanpun, teman tetaplah teman, tak boleh ada yang menghalangi, apalagi hanya sekedar harta yang sifatnya sementara.

Saya hanya ingin mengatakan bahwa reuni tidak pernah salah. Yang salah adalah segelintir oknum hadirinnya. Hadirin yang berlagak jadi orang yang paling penting sedunia, yang bersikap mentang-mentang. Orang-orang seperti inilah yang membuat teman-teman yang kurang beruntung, menjadi enggan hadir, dan menyebabkan tujuan reuni tidak tercapai.

 

Sementara pendapat saya bagi teman-teman yang enggan menghadiri reuni karena faktor ketiadaan harta, percayalah bahwa sebagian terbesar dari kami adalah orang-orang yang memandang persahabatan adalah sesuatu yang sangat bernilai dalam hidup kami. Tak perlu malu menghadiri reuni hanya karena ketiadaan harta, karena kami tak peduli. Kami hanya rindu padamu, kami hanya ingin mendengar kabar, bahwa engkau tetap sehat dan penuh semangat dalam mengarungi kehidupan ini. Selebihnya, tak penting lagi.

 

Tentu saja kami mengerti perasaanmu, perasaan tidak setara dihadapan teman-teman yang lain. Tapi ingat, engkau tidak mengetahui apa yang telah kami lalui dalam puluhan tahun hidup kami. Dan jika engkau menganggap kami berhasil, kami merasa bersyukur. Namun engkau juga harus tahu, bahwa ukuran keberhasilan dan kebahagiaan  kami, bukan semata-mata sebanyak apa harta yang kami miliki. Kami hanya ingin berteman denganmu, selamanya :)

 

 

 

Sumber : http://lifestyle.kompasiana.com/urban/2013/07/16/tak-kuhadiri-reuni-sebab-aku-miskin-577214.html

 

 

13 Tips Menghindari Pencurian HP

 1. Tangkap pencuri HP, gebukin rame-rame trus bawa ke kantor polisi.

 2. Pasang alarm sensor suara, infra-red, getaran, ultrasonik, dan sebagainya di sekitar HP.

 3. Kamuflase-kan HP, misalnya dibungkus daun pisang, biar dikira pepesan.

 4. Pakailah HP Siemens S4 (atau yang bentuknya seperti itu), trus taruh di dapur, pasti pencuri nyangka itu ulekan sambel.

 5. Taruh HP di rumah, bawa pager, minta Doi kirim message lewat pager, supaya cepat-cepat pulang kalau HP-nya bunyi.

 6. Beli HP mainan di lampu merah, pajang di dashboard mobil, HP yang betulan diumpetin.

 7. Pakai HP 3 in 1, maksudnya satu HP untuk tiga orang, disamping irit, banyak yang ngejagain dan juga bermanfaat untuk menjalin kekompakan antar teman, karena kemana-mana harus sama-sama.

 8. Pilihlah HP model one touch button, biar pencuri bingung makainya. Kalau HP model begini nggak ada di pasaran, ya... berarti memang belum diproduksi.

 9. Pilihlah HP model lama yang ukurannya segede gajah. HP model begini akan gampang melacaknya, karena udah jarang yang punya.

 10. Di rumah/komplek, bikin siskamling antara sesama pemilik HP.

 11. Jangan pakai HP. Pasti pencurinya akan nyolong yang lainnya. Jadi ikhlasin aja TV, kulkas, perhiasan, dll. buat dicolong. Yang penting kan nggak kecolongan HP.

 12. Minta sama tentara sedikit bahan peledak semtex (C4), letakkan didalam HP Anda, biarkan dicuri orang. Tunggu berita di koran mengenai mayat tanpa kepala, pasti itu pencuri HP.

 13. Pilih jenis HP yang menggunakan kabel (non-wireless).

 Catatan:

Kalau masih saja kecolongan HP walau sudah mencoba ke-13 tips di atas, saya sarankan ganti saja HP Anda dengan "kentongan"

 

 

10 TIPS MENGGUNAKAN HP YG BENAR

SEPULUH TIPS MENGGUNAKAN HP YG BENAR

 1. Jangan menggoyang-goyangkan HP saat sinyal lemah/tdk ada.
Hal ini akan membuat si HP pusing & mual. Tempelkan saja di ujung menara, sekalian si HP berjemur agar lebih sehat.

2. Jangan mencharge HP terlalu lama (saat baterai sudah full). 

Hal ini akan membuat baterai anda bunting/melembung. Jika itu terjadi, belum tentu anda mau bertanggung jawab & menikahinya.

3. Jangan terlalu sering bermain game di HP.
Cobalah serius dengannya. Di dunia ini tak ada yg mau dipermainkan.
Syukur kalau bisa langgeng sampai ke anak cucu.

4. Jangan terlalu keras memencet keypad atau layar sentuh HP anda.
Kecuali HP anda sedang pegal-pegal.

5. Cucilah HP anda seminggu sekali agar bersih dari noda, bau & virus.
Bayangkan jika anda tidak mandi seminggu. Begitu juga dengan HP anda.

6. Pakaikan jaket yang tebal pada HP anda.
Hal ini akan membuat HP anda lebig nyaman, tahan masuk angin & pilek.

7. Jangan terlalu sering mengisi pulsa dengan yang murahan/BM.
Hal ini akan membuat HP anda minder. Semakin mahal semakin tinggi harga dirinya.

8. Gunakan Facebook bersubsidi (0.facebook).
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How to Quit Your Job and Travel the World (from Someone Who's Done It)

Ever feel like telling your boss to “take this job and shove it,” so you can drop everything and travel around the world? Well, really, what’s stopping you?

Some of you may find this hard to believe, but the idea isn’t that inconceivable. In fact, in many countries other than the United States, long-term global travel is so much a part of the accepted culture that it’s just normal. For example, in the UK and Australia, most late teens and twenty-somethings take “gap year” — the year between high school and college, or between undergrad and grad — to gallivant in remote parts of the world away from home. Israelis often travel for a year once they finish their military service requirement. The Germans, Danes, Dutch, Canadians, Japanese, French, etc., many of them (of varied ages and socioeconomic status) are out there in the world, traveling like most of their fellow countrymen.

But I’m a hard-working American, you say? But I’m not young anymore, you think? At the expense of using a cliché, if there’s a will, there’s a way, and it’s never too late to do it if you really want it; I’ve met a woman pushing 70 years of age, hiking the Inca Trail in Peru just because she wanted to. More and more Americans have been embracing the idea of long-term travel and following their around-the-world dreams in recent years. Here are some steps for how to get started.

Step 1: Take the idea seriously.

Photo: Erik R. Trinidad

         

You may have read the title of this article and thought, Yes, how do I do that?! You might have even read similar articles elsewhere but haven’t been proactive about the notion after the fact. Maybe you entertained the idea for a brief moment, only to be sucked into Facebook and have forgotten about it. Or maybe you brushed it off as a lofty pipe dream that you could never do for any number of excuses, usually starting with the word “But…” Well, this is the most important tip that should be the mantra of everything you do from here on out: Focus, and take the idea of quitting your job to fulfill your dream of traveling the world seriously. It’s not as crazy as you think.

Admittedly, I used to think the idea was crazy myself, until I really embraced it, took it seriously, and made plans to go on my own sixteen-month trip around the world in between cubicle desk jobs, mid-career. If you’re resourceful, you can find a way to do it too, as long as you stop making excuses and get it out of your head that it’s an unattainable fantasy — others like you have already done this. And from experience, I can report that when you come back, not much of the world you left behind will have changed; you can definitely pick up where you left off if you want — only enlightened with a new conception of the world.

Step 2: Recognize that the world is not a scary place.

News flash: the world isn’t as scary a place as the media portrays it. In fact, violence and turmoil often make the news because it’s dramatic, and that sells. Sure there are war zones and crime-ridden places, but peace-keeping places outnumber them in the world, and they do just that: keep the peace (but don’t make the news). And if it’s not violence that you’re concerned about and have a fear of being out in the wild, you should know that the perils of nature are also often dramatized. TV adventure hosts often accentuate the danger of a situation for the sake of drama (and their ego), but let it be known that in most scenarios, what you’re watching had been planned and staged with the logistics of traveling with a camera crew in mind; it’s not that extreme, nor does it have to be.

Fasilidas Castle in Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Erik R. Trinidad

         

Many television shows feed into the myth that other places are so foreign that they’re inaccessible; however, the world is currently more accessible than it has been in decades. Long gone are the times where it took days or weeks to get from Point A to Point B; many developing nations now have travel infrastructure — in fact, they depend on it for most of their economy. Remember when there was a war in Vietnam? The southeast Asian nation is now a sought-out beach destination. That War on Drugs in Panama? They’ve turned it around with their beaches and city culture. The famine in Ethiopia? It’s now a destination to explore a unique cuisine and medieval African castles. Safaris in sub-Saharan Africa, for example, are not as dangerous as your imagination might lead you to believe; I used to be intimidated myself until I went on one in Botswana and realized how organized everything is, with lodges, park ranger stations, and everything else you might find in operations at Yellowstone in America — only those are the things they usually edit out of most television shows.

So you’re a woman

To women concerned about traveling independently in certain countries, I respond with examples of all the fearless solo female travelers I’ve met on the road. In fact, Marie Javins is on her second independent world tour, and Jodi Ettenberg of Legal Nomads has been continuously traveling independently since 2008. Both of them can attest that you don’t need to be a guy to travel the world.

Don’t worry about it if you don’t speak a foreign language

Don’t speak a foreign language language? Don’t sweat it. Fortunately for Americans, the default language for most parts of the travelled world is English; Germans, Italians, Spaniards, French, and others often have to learn English as a “base” language to get around, even in non-English-speaking countries. Granted it’s always best to learn a foreign language before hand, and that is definitely preferrable — I’m just saying don’t let a lack of foreign language skills inhibit you from traveling; you’re not going to be the only one without them. (Still afraid? Get the “Point It” book to communicate by pointing to pictures as a backup.)

Step 3: Plan your escape from work.

Chances are if you’re seriously thinking of doing this (remember the mantra of Step 1), you already hate your job and want to quit. But maybe you love your job. If that’s the case, find out if your company is willing to let you go on sabbatical or a leave of absence. (It will probably be unpaid, but travel might not be as expensive as you think — more about that later.) You’d be surprised at how many companies will let you do this — in fact, you might actually be doing them a favor in our shaky economy; perhaps they could use a temporary lapse in salary payouts until things pick up. Try to negotiate something. However, if they won’t let you leave nicely, revise your opinion of your job: You now hate it — continue reading.

So you hate your job, or perhaps are just bored with it, and are ready for something new. Quit! (Just don’t burn that bridge severely. Who knows if you’ll run into your boss later on in life?)

What will you do for money?

Well, if there’s a will, there’s a way. Personally, I saved for months before leaving my job, sold my car, got rid of my apartment, and moved back to my parents for a few months — anything I could to stock up on funds. It may have seemed inconceivable and unbearable if not for remembering what I was doing it for. Everyone’s situation is different, but the options are out there if you look for them, as far-fetched as they may seem. Remember the mantra and you’ll find a way to make it work.

And who says you can’t make money on the road? Maybe there’s even a way you could work remotely for your current job, as much as you hate it. (If that’s the case, revise your opinion; you now like your job.) If not, don’t fret; many globetrotters I’ve met have financed their travel by teaching English abroad or volunteering with an organization. GoAbroad.com is a huge resource for exploring those options.

Family of four, off the beaten path at the Peruvian/Bolivian border. Photo: Erik R. Trinidad

So you’ve got a family

In my travels in the world, I’ve seen families travel together, particularly one Danish one off the beaten path in Bolivia with a four-year-old boy and a twelve-year-old girl — and they were more behaved than you would think. Pull your kids out of school, or just go during their summer break — whatever you can logistically make happen. Or redefine your conception of travel and try relocating somewhere else with them; I know of someone who left his New York life, took his wife and kids with him, and moved to a beach house in the Caribbean where things were a lot cheaper than they are in the Big Apple. The important part of traveling with your family is making sure everyone is on board to do so; it’s not going to work unless everyone follows Step 1. And if they’re not willing to travel, perhaps they’ll be supportive of you going solo anyway, just like Jean Béliveau of Montreal who walked around the world with the encouragement and support of his wife and sons.

So you’ve got a mortgage

No one says you have to leave your place forever; if you figure a way to come up with funds to cover your monthly costs for the time you’re away — no matter how far-fetched it may be (without committing any crimes, I mean) — then you’re golden. If not, here’s an idea: use a home rental site like HomeAway or AirBnB and rent out your place while you’re away. You can use the rent money people pay you to pay your monthly mortgage payments — and maybe even make a surplus amount in the process.

STEP 4: Plan your trip, but don’t overplan it.

Okay, so you’ve made arrangements to leave your job and have figured out some means to support yourself for the time you’re away, may it be a couple of weeks, or a year (or more). Now the fun part: get planning! There are plenty of on-line resources about independent travel — Lonely Planet being probably the most recognized one. Along with their guidebooks, I’ve found that BootsnAll.com is also an invaluable resource for the independent traveler, with a special section for RTW (Round The World) travel if you’re so inclined. If you really want your money to stretch, independent travel is the way to go, although if you don’t think you can hack it, there are tons of travel agencies out there — including Discovery Adventures — that can come up with tours if you want to see parts of the world in a series of convenient multi-day packages.

But you’ve quit your job; you have the luxury of time and don’t necessarily have to rush through structured day-to-day activities. When you travel independently over a longer period of time, you can get to know a place, and eat and travel as the locals do. Believe me, it’s a lot more culturally rewarding — and a hell of a lot cheaper. (Just remember to bring some Pepto Bismol, and stick to bottled or purified water where necessary.)

As for accommodations, you don’t have to stay in the fanciest hotel, or the diveiest shared hostel; in some places you can get a private room for as little as $15 per night, sometimes less. If you’re traveling with a partner or in a group, all your costs are split as well. Admittedly, I used to travel on the super-cheap, slumming it in hostel dorm rooms years ago ($3 per night in some places in South America), but have since outgrown those with age. I still go to hostels when traveling independently, but now I reserve a private room. This has the benefits of a hostel, including lower rates and the opportunity to meet other solo travelers almost automatically — something that nicer hotels don’t necessarily have — but with some privacy too.

Hostels are usually pretty clean. Photo: Erik R. Trinidad

On hostels and young, dirty, hippie backpackers

Some, but certainly not all, hostels have them. If you seek to avoid them, opt to reserve your own space. Usually in very popular destinations, there’s one party hostel, which is fine if that’s your thing, but most often there are quieter ones for the older crowds — hostels aren’t exclusively “youth hostels” anymore. In destinations with more than one hostel, there’s competition, so a hostel is generally clean; owners know they get better business if they stick to some sort of cleanliness standard. The same goes for small hotels.

Other affordable housing options

But hostels and small hotels aren’t the only places in town when traveling independently; let’s not ignore the B&Bs, the chain hotels, and the occasional 5-star resort — all of which I’ve embraced from time to time. There’s the prospect of renting someone’s place (you can use AirBnB as a renter instead of a rentee, for example). Also, there are homestay arrangements that can be made, like with the non-profit hospitality network CouchSurfing, where you stay with local hosts who voluntarily open their doors and their couches for travelers to crash.

Figure out your comfort zone in terms of food and accommodations, and mix it up if you can. This will save you money and let you extend your time out in the world if you opt on the lower end; in fact, I’ve found that “real travel” happens when you leave your comfort zone — although I do enjoy being pampered too from time to time. Just know what you’re comfortable with, what your tolerance is for inconveniences, and how much wiggle room you have in your budget and itinerary.

How to plan your trip — and when to go with the flow

When I was planning my big 16-month itinerary, I meticulously used guidebooks and the internet to figure out each and every place I’d stay, the site I’d see, the restaurant I’d eat at, etc., from day one. But I learned the first week of actually being on the trip that it’s not an advisable way to do things; from experience, I now recommend that you do not overplan, especially if you’re on a longer trip. You’re traveling long-term so you can be flexible; use it to your advantage. Inevitably, sometimes things will happen that are out of your control and if you have a tightly-planned itinerary, it can’t happen as planned. Overplanning just sets up an expectation that may or may not be met — many times not — which may ruin the experience for you. I’m not saying don’t plan — maybe you’re the planning type — I’m just saying don’t overplan.

My advice from my years of travel experience is to get a general sense of what you want to do and leave buffer time to let experiences in a destination evolve. And then, if you decide, you can embrace them. Lately when I go on a trip (if only for a couple of weeks), I simply book the flight to and from a destination (not necessarily the same airport so I can go from one place to another), and reserve a room for the first two nights. That’s it (unless there are vaccinations or visas needed). The itinerary evolves from there, based on what I hear, who I meet, etc. I have a general sense of the things I want to do, and where I want to go, but when they will happen I will figure out when I’m there; often a travel plan comes together naturally.

As for that initial flight to first get you to a destination, there are several sites out there to shop and price compare airfares; almost everyone knows about the regularly advertised travel sites like Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline, and Orbitz. Kayak and Hipmunk are also great tools for figuring out the best deal on airfare that works for you. For round-the-world (RTW) tickets, there are programs out there that offer deals; airline networks like Star Alliance have special RTW fares, albeit with some restrictions. Also I’ve had a positive experience with AirTreks, which specializes in inexpensive international and RTW tickets.

Step 5: Know what should be on your pre-flight to-do list.

Aside from any loose ends you have to tie up in your personal life, there are few basic things you need to do before you go:

Your passport becomes your portable booklet of bragging rights. Photo: Erik R. Trinidad

Get a passport and make sure it’s going to remain valid

According to a CNN article, only about 30% of Americans have passports, which is an embarrassingly low percentage compared to the other G10 nations. If you don’t have one, don’t be embarrassed; it’s never too late to get one, and it doesn’t take too much effort — all you need is 110 bucks, a couple of passport photos, and the patience to wait a few weeks for it to arrive. (Or pay more and get it quicker.) If you have a passport already, make sure it’s got a least 6 months left before the expiration date; many countries will not let you in if you don’t.

Find out if you need a visa

Check the US Department of State website for the visa requirements for specific countries you wish to visit. If you’re traveling long term, keep in mind the expiration dates on them; there’s no sense getting a visa that only lasts 90 days ahead of time if you’re not going to arrive until six months after you’ve left home. If that’s the case, remember that there are embassies in other major cities in the world that you can go to for visa applications, closer when you expect to arrive in a visa-requiring country.

Find out if you need vaccinations

Check the Center for Disease Control website for vaccination recommendations for the specific countries you wish to visit. Set up an appointment with your doctor and get them. If you can do this before you quit your job and can take advantage of health benefits, plan accordingly.

Consider travel insurance

Some people opt not to do this, but if you’ve quit your job and no longer have medical coverage, it might be a good idea — especially if you think you might end up having to get air-lifted off the Everest trail in Nepal because of altitude sickness. Surprisingly, travel insurance can be a lot less expensive than the monthly premiums you pay out of pocket simply by being at home. (For about 200 bucks — less than half of my monthly insurance premium in the USA — I had a multi-month travel policy which covered my $4,000 Everest rescue.) Shop around for what suits your needs.

American Express Travel has a travel insurance program that includes medical benefits, albeit on the pricey side. For a less expensive policy, check out World Nomads Travel Insurance, which specializes in medical coverage for long-term travelers, and has been recommended by Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, National Geographic, and BootsnAll.

Get your ATM and credit cards in order

Gone are the days of travelers checks. Sure they’re available, but in most parts of the world, they’re a bit of a hassle to use, or come with a hefty surcharge. Cash is easier these days; ATMs are in most parts of the developing world now, and are almost always a part of a global network that you’re already associated with. (There are exceptions though; I was once in Zambia where all but one available ATM in the country was on the MasterCard/Cirrus network — the rest were on Visa.) With all your ATM and credit cards, make sure you remember to call your company and notify them that you’re traveling abroad; the worst thing is to have your cards reported as fraudulent or stolen when “mysterious” charges that are yours come from overseas.

Pack light

Most, if not all, experienced travelers can agree on this: Pack light! When you travel long-term, you obviously can’t pack for your entire stay. Long-term travel is different from a short vacation; you are inevitably and regularly going to do laundry on this trip, so there’s no sense trying to bring clothes for the entire time. I usually just pack a week’s worth of underwear, a week’s worth of socks, two pairs of quick-drying pants (one to wear while I’m washing the other), a few shirts, a quick drying towel, and a few toiletries. And you need not pack everything; remember that despite what you may see on television, you really aren’t going to the middle of nowhere; stores exist for basic necessities — as well as plenty of other things — and you can simply get things as needed when you’re away. (Plus, you might be surprised about what you can do without.)

Step 6: Go see the world, and have the time of your life!

If you’ve got this far, you’re making your dream a reality! If you’re still buying into excuses, please go back to Step 1.

Now quit that job, plan that trip, get your documents in order, pack your bags, board that plane, and travel the world! You won’t regret it; it’ll be the best decision you’ve made — that’s the general consensus of everyone I know who’s taken the leap. And if you’re still a little afraid, don’t worry; that only means it’s going to be good. Hell, it’s going to be great as you face your fears, conquer your qualms, meet new people (you’re never really alone when if you travel solo), explore new cultures, eat new foods, and learn new things about the world — and yourself.

You can make your peace with the planet in Patagonia. Photo: Erik R. Trinidad

         

“I’ve never met a person who did a RTW [Round The World trip] and regretted it,” says Sean Keener, CEO/co-founder of BootsnAll.com, and fellow world traveler. “It’s the best investment in yourself and perhaps the best way to get a real education. Forget grad schools and the overpriced MBAs; the long-term indie travel experience is worth far more in beginning to understand the world — and your best fit within it.”


Source : http://news.discovery.com/adventure/how-toquit-your-job-and-travel-the-world.htm

Sometimes you have to stop loving the most important person in your life.. not because the spark is gone... but because they unintentionally make you feel WORTHLESS.

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Segala yg terjadi di hari2 yg telah kita lewati, biarkanlah berlalu.
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Right now, there are people all over the world who are just like you.

They're either lonely or they're missing somebody.

They are in love with someone they probably shouldn't be in love with.

They have secrets you wouldn't believe.

They wish, they dream, they hope and they look out the window whenever they're in the car or on a bus or a train.

And they watch people on the streets and wonder what they've been through.

They wonder if there are people out like them.

They're like you and you could tell them everything and they would understand. 

And right now, they're sitting here reading these words and I'm writing this for you so you don't feel alone anymore.

Never give up on your dreams and hopes. Believe in yourself because the best is yet to come.



 

 

 

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