Stop This Train

Sometimes I think life is like taking a train. I mean, like train, life is all about moving forward. You never see train moves backwards right? (of course this is a silly question. No need to answer this)
No matter how hard we tried, we can't turn back time.
I know that if someone asked what does he want the most, most often he/she would choose to go back to the past.
I know that.
Because I want it too.
I wish I could go back to my past.
Back to time when I'm still a little boy.

I remember when I'm still a 6th year old (or older), my mom used to submit me to a piano lesson. I refused because I think piano is a girl stuff. There's nothing manly about piano (as far as I remember that time). The decision that I regret it now. Maybe if I took that piano lesson I would become a great composer right now. Making a beautiful music like Matthew Bellamy or Mike Einziger. Well at least I could impress young chicks that watch me play. There is a friend of mine name reza, or many people like to call him 'omo', he took that piano lesson when he still a child. Now he play keboard in a band called pee wee gaskin. That band quite popular in my town, although I'm not the fan of the band.

Back when I'm still in junior and senior high, I never like subjects like maths and physics. No matter how hard I'm trying to learn it, I never be able to master it completely. Well I'm at science class when I'm in third grade of senior high. I graduate with score 8.5 for math and I got average 9 from three subjects. Most people will think that I'm smart enough to calculate the relativity theory. To be honest, I got good grade because my math teacher was the creator of the math test in my country (we used to call it 'Ujian Akhir Nasional' or 'UAN'). The day before the test, he gave us sample of the test for tomorrow. With different numbers and possible answers but the methods of how-to-solve-the problem- is still the same. Well not so genius after all right?

Now I'm in 5th semesters of mechanical engineering study. I deal with a lot of math, physics, and some chemistry problems. Instead of becoming a hard-scary-don't want to be- subjects, those subjects are become my favorites now. I learn step by step from beginning and it turns out to be fun. I now understand that there is no shortcut in math and physics. The only fast solution is how fast can you calculate. I wish I knew about this earlier. Maybe I would become an Olympiad participant for math or physics. Who knows?

We all have some mistakes in the past that we like to fix.
But as I said, life is never turning back.
We may remember about our past mistakes and learn it for the future. so hopefully we don't repeat the same mistakes again.
Like John Mayer song 'Stop This Train'

Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?

Remember it, and fix it on the way.
There is no stopping, no turning back, and there is no shortcut to happiness.
Definitely.

3 World's Greatest Leader

This is funny joke that I had from someone's note.
I copy it and I think it would be cool if I post it here.
Although it is written in Indonesia, I do hope you can still enjoy it (I don't know how though :))
Anyway, enjoy!

dalam suatu masa...dipangillah 3 presiden dunia oleh Tuhan, yaitu Presiden amerika Obama, Presiden Cina Hu Jintao, dan Presiden Indonesia yang diwakilkan oleh Jusuf kalla (SBY sedang berhalangan sehingga tidak bisa menemui panggilan Tuhan)


sesampainya mereka bertemu dengan Tuhan, maka Tuhanpun Berkata...

"tolong sampaikan pada Rakyat Kalian, bahwa 7 hari mendatang Dunia akan kiamat, dan sampaikan dengan cara yang baik"

mendengar perkataan dari Tuhan tersebut...Obama, Hu Jintao, dan Jusuf kalla pun terkejut.

setelah itu mereka dikirim kembali ke Dunia.

dengan penuh ketakutan dan tidak tahu harus bagaimana,akhirnya Obama mengadakan Pidato nasional di Amerika dengan mengatakan...

"rakyatku semua...saya memiliki berita baik dan Buruk dari TuHan...
berika Baiknya adalah Bahwa Tuhan Itu memang benar ada"

mendengar perkataan tersebut, seluruh Rakyat Amerika diselimuti kegembiraan lalu Obama melanjutkan Pidatonya.

"berita buruknya adalah Bahwa 7 hari lagi Dunia akan Kiamat"

mendengar Perkataan tersebut, Seluruh Rakyat Amerika Panik dan terjadi kekacauan yang Luar Biasa.

melihat Kegagalan Obama, Hu jintao merasa harus menyampaikan dengan cara yang lebih baik lagi.

sama seperti Obama, Hu jintao melakukan Pidato Nasional dan berkata

"Saudara-saudaraku...aku memiliki berita baik dan berita buruk untuk kalian semua, berita baiknya adalah Tuhan bersama kita"

seluruh Rakyat Cina pun bergembira, lalu Hu jintao melanjutkan Pidatonya lagi

"dan berita buruknya adalah bahwa 7 hari lagi kita semua akan dipanggil oleh-NYA karena Dunia akan Kiamat"

mendengar perkataan tersebut, Seluruh Rakyat Cina shock...dan resah....terjadi kekacauan walau tidak separah Amerika.

melihat kedua president itu gagal, Jusuf Kalla tetap tenang dan tersenyum.

dengan penuh Berani, Jusuf kalla berpidato di depan Rakyat indonesia.

"wahai saudara-saudaraku, setelah aku menemui Tuhan....aku memiliki 2 berita Baik untuk kalian, Yang pertama adalah Bahwa sila pertama kita Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa adalah benar karena Tuhan itu ada"

mendengar perkataan tersebut, seluruh Rakyat Indonesia pun senang dan gembira.

"lalu berita baik yang kedua adalah bahwa 7 hari lagi..kita Rakyat Indonesia akan terbebas dari krisis Ekonomi, Krisis Pangan, krisis energi dan terlepas dari kemiskinan"

mendengar perkataan itu...seluruh rakyat makin senang dan makin bergembira dengan membuat Pesta dangdutan dan mereka berjoget senang.

Life through a tattoo

I used to hate people with tattoo. My first Impression when I see such a person is "Wow look at that. he looks like a gangster or thug. Maybe he is a fugitive from big-cruel-secret-such an organitation or something".
I definitely hate a tattoed person (or person with tattoo I think).
But that's long time a go.
Now I see it with different way.
I begin to love a tattoo.
Maybe this is an impact from playing music.
I saw many musicians, artists, even a hollywood superstars have a tattoo.
The tattoos are beautifull.
Absolutely awesome.
As far as I know, a person's tattoo has a meaning. Every person has a different tattoo meaning.
Most tattoo has important and unique meaning according to a person's life.
Here's my favourite. It's from Brandon Boyd. Singer and songwriter of incubus

The first one is a picture of Koi Fish.
The Koi Fish is symbolic in the Buddhist Religion, representing courage. Humans ’swim’ through the ‘ocean of suffering’ without fear, just like a fish swims through water.
The next one is a Tibetan mantra, “Om Mani Padme Hum”.
Its direct translation is “Hail the Jewel of the Lotus” and means, “The Sound That Strengthens Compasion in All Enlightened Beings”.

That's sound pretty good right? I suprise to know that how a tattoo can have such a deep meaning. It's absolutely huge.
Brandon is looking georgous with the tattoos.




















You couldn't agree more right?

I used to have a 'Light Grenade' tattoo. But it's only temporarily.
My girlfriend (and both my parents) is forbid me to have a tattoo.
Yeah that sucks.
But hey, maybe I will have it someday.
well at least not in short time I guess.
Someday.. Sooner.. Later...
Just wait and see...