Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Tum Tum Tum

I found some better personality tests. Hahaha. Since I am not feeling well and really can not go anywhere. Huhuhu. Hope I will be getting better soon!

Click to view my Personality Profile page


And on the other test, they say that I am an extrovert person. Ok, I feel it is true. What? Yeah, I am in between. Let's say that I am moody lar. But the difference not that far. Like around 65% Introvert - 35% Extrovert or the other way round sometimes. This is what i think. LOL...!

Memulai Sebuah Tulisan

Januari lalu, aku bersama tiga redaksi FOEM (Friends On 'E Move) lainnya melangsungkan rapat. Siapa sangka? Itu rapat yang entah sudah berapa lama tidak diadakan dan itu memang rapat pertama yang pernah aku hadiri sejak sekitar empat bulan bergabung dengan ministry ini.

Jadi singkatnya, aku dianggap sebagai penulis termuda (ah, enggak terlalu terasa juga) diminta membuka sebuah rubik baru yang judulnya 'insight', di mana aku harus menulis artikel pendek (sekitar 300-400 kata) tentang apa saja menurut sudut pandangku sendiri (lagi-lagi karena dianggap yang termuda dan paling youth tentunya.) Hm.. Akhirnya, aku iyakan saja. Selagi masih bisa menulis dan memberikan yang terbaik kepada Tuhan, ya, kenapa tidak. Tapi, porsi ini rasanya kurang jelas. Katanya, aku tak harus menulis yang rohani karena untuk bagian ini sudah ada di mana-mana (toh, namanya juga gereja). Ini yang bikin bingung, namanya juga buletin gereja, minimal (bagiku) yah harus membangun aspek kerohanian atau minimal mencerdaskan pribadi kita sebagai mahluk Tuhan lah.

Akhirnya, seperti biasa: kami sibuk. Di kedua edisi setelah rapat itu pun tidak ada perubahan besar. Paling yang mudah saja: ganti layout dan sekarang ada DUDU (yang sejak edisi terakhir, aku usul diganti pakai sistem sms saja biar gampang dan nggak ketinggalan jaman.) Tapi sekarang, aku pelan-pelan mencoba menggarap topik dan arahan rubik 'insight' itu. Jadi ingat eseinya Ayu Utami dalam bukunya yang ketiga (dua buku sebelumnya itu novel.) Gaya menulisnya enak, santai, lugas dan humoris. Ya.. Sebenarnya aku gemar sekali sama dia, jadi mungkin agak terpengaruh sama gaya menulisnya. Tapi pastinya sudah dan terus aku olah lagi dan disesuaikan dengan diri sendiri dan kebutuhan. Hehehe.

Puji Tuhan, aku dapat beberapa topik untuk 'insight' ini. Rencananya, aku bakal membahas tentang general issue kayak persahabatan, sekolah, hidup, dan lain-lain (yang kedengarannya memang basi tapi sangat bersaing buat selalu ngomong beda.) Menariknya, aku coba menulis dengan sudut pandang sendiri (seperti yang diminta. Ini susahnya. Bagaimana pun jangan meanggap diri sendiri pintar.) Semoga personal sense-ku bisa jadi efektif. Tentunya aku juga minta tuntunan Tuhan sebenuhnya. Visinya personally yah cuma satu: mencerdaskan anak-anak muda sebagai manusia (milik dan dari) Tuhan.

Masalahnya, yang tertarik bagiku, biasanya jarang bisa menarik buat orang lain. Apa yang saya suka? Seni pastinya, beserta cabang-cabangnya: musik (jarang ada yg pop jadinya, apa lagi hiphop, rap atau r&b,) seni rupa dan segala turunannya (menggambar, melukis, memahat, instalasi, dan lain-lain,) dan puisi. Terserah aku mau dibilang unik (boleh) atau mungkin 'aneh di kelasnya' (boleh juga.)

Apa lagi? Kalian boleh tanya pertanyaan yang umum (yang nggak pake mikir) seperti: "Suka artis Hollywood yang mana?" Atau "Eh, tau band itu nggak? Lagi ngetop loh!" Pasti jawabannya: "Wah, gue enggak gitu tau deh.." Kasus lain, kalau aku yang tanya: "Eh, kenal Fourplay, enggak? Personilnya musisi senior jazz dunia semua loh dan mereka udah punya 10 album!" Jawabnya: "Gue, gak tau tuh.." Itu dia. Tentu bukan salah tanya orang; mereka itu juga yang ngakunya dengar lagu jazz.

Disamping itu, terus terang, stamina menulisku tak begitu kuat dalam bahasa inggris. Jadinya biar dengan bahasa Indonesia saja. Bagaimana pun ini gereja Indonesia. Walau aku tidak menutup kemungkinan untuk lebih berbahasa inggris nantinya supaya tidak membatasi pembaca juga. Rasanya, ya, ditunggu saja. Hehehe. Dijamin, Tuhan bekerja.

p.s.
Kalau mungkin ada yang tanya: kenapa harus pakai 'aku-kamu' sih bahasanya? Percayalah, anda akan terlihat lebih cerdas (disesuaikan dengan visi) ketika ngomong pakai 'aku-kamu' ketimbang pakai 'gue-elu' (kecuali kalau kalian sepasang kekasih, kaku banget deh rasanya.)

Monday, February 25, 2008

Really Another Personality Test

Hi. Last week, my lecturer told my class about a personality test regarding to a CV we should make. But, even it was just like additional information, she (my lecturer) said that this personality test are being used generally for those who are looking for job. SO, she suggested us to so it as soon as possible. Hehehe. This personality test will divine you into 4 basic personalities. And this is my result: Introvert Intuitive Feeling Judging (INFJ) and they have so many descriptions for this which is I don't have time yet to through them all. ^^. But these are the main points described:

INFJs generally have the following traits:

  • Intuitively understand people and situations
  • Idealistic
  • Highly principled
  • Complex and deep
  • Natural leaders
  • Sensitive and compassionate towards people
  • Service-oriented
  • Future-oriented
  • Value deep, authentic relationships
  • Reserved about expressing their true selves
  • Dislike dealing with details unless they enhance or promote their vision
  • Constantly seeking meaning and purpose in everything
  • Creative and visionary
  • Intense and tightly-wound
  • Can work logically and rationally - use their intuition to understand the goal and work backwards towards it

Possible Career Paths for the INFJ:

  • Clergy / Religious Work
  • Teachers
  • Medical Doctors / Dentists
  • Alternative Health Care Practitioners, i.e. Chiropractor, Reflexologist
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Counselors and Social Workers
  • Musicians and Artists
  • Photographers
  • Child Care / Early Childhood Development

I found it nearly 99% correct. Hehe.
Maybe you want to find out yours? Visit this: http://www.kisa.ca/personality/

p.s. you also can gain information about your friend/relationship, self portrait, weaknesses and how to improve them, etc. Enjoy yourself =)

Birthday is not Birth Day

ah, today is my birthday. glad? ok. so many things happened and I can say: they were so fun! And one thing: I thank God for everything, Phew~ So, from now on I will write no longer 19 but 20 on my age. Ooh.. So old. No longer teen. Hahahaha. Ok. No matter what. God is always good and I must be more prepared for what I will face on the following days, months and years within Him.

The most great thing happened to day is: friendship, and maybe two sketch books i bought form Tang. Yay! It is on discount! So this is the most expensive sketch book I ever have and they are orange in color. Can u imagine: s$ 15.90, and discounted 50% and left only... (err, count it for yourself. ^^.) You know that good sketch book is never less than s$10.00. Hehehe.

Oh ya, my friend draw for me this:


Thk Sheena. You thought I am a big-eater, arh?
hahahaha. ok. i think this is the end of this post.
God bless =)

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Song That Casting Crowns to The King

Helloo.. Long time never post anything on this blog after so many things happened. But above all, I just can say thank to God. He who calm the storm in me =). Btw, on the last Saturday, Ko Willy (the head of singing ministry) did a singer campaign to attract people who want to join this ministry. The song was so nice and Tirza remind me again about this (I'd forgot about it because I've been thinking to much about school.) Ah, a very nice song which is I can give it 5 thumbs (1 is a thumb drive, Mike said) for the lyric and the melody. They are very great with God in them. Hehehe. So, this is the lyric (I take it from Tirza's blog since she has the shortened type out. Sst... =D) Oh ya, for the video just click here (I know it from Tirza too =P and I've been repeating this song for a couple of time since last night. ^^.)

- p.s. (no. 1) give attention on every word it has. if you ask me to bold the wonderful words, I will bold everything include the band's name. ^^.

Who am i - Casting Crown
Who am i
That the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt

Who am i
That the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

PRE-CHORUS
Not because of who am i
But because of what You've done
Not becasue of what i've done
But because of who You are

CHORUS
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
Vapor in the wind

Still You hear me when i'm calling
Lord, You catch me when i'm falling
And You've told me who i am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who am i
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again

Who am i
That the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me

PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS [repeat 2x]

I am Yours
Whom shall i fear
Whom shall i fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours

*

- p.s. (no. 2) Thank to God, Casting Crowns, Ko Willy and Tirza =P
- p.s. (no. 3) Good luck for Tirza, Kuniadi, and Louisa for their exam. God bless =)

Thursday, February 14, 2008

As Time Goes By (why can't I think of a nice title anymore...?)

I do not know why. Suddenly I reminded again with this song. A nice jazzy swinging song, and it's easy to listen and smooth from a very (very and very) old film titled "Casablanca" (the first film I watched on my film screening module. It's black-and-white and I fell asleep on at least the half of the film. lol.) Ever heard it before? Hehehe. Such and old film with popular a song. That's why this song has been rearranged for couple of time. If I not wrong, I have it in 3 versions since my last year of high school without knew what is this song about. I just though if the time is always goes by so just be happy and lalala and I just checked the lyric just now. Here is the lyric (you can find the song yourself, it's a 1931 song, okay.. hahaha)



As Time Goes By


You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.

And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you."
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by.

Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date.
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate.
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny.

It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die.
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.

Oh yes, the world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.

Chatting with God

Have you ever chat with God? But, if it's online? You should go to this site http://www.titane.ca/igod/

Beware 1: "a sense of humor is (really, ed) recommended"
Beware 2: He will not stop to reply you until you stop it. So, don't get addicted, especially if you feel that you don't have friend. Come on.. It's just a virtual... (you can MSN me if you want =P.)

Clue: You can see that he always change the topic when he couldn't get it.

So, this is my chat ^^.


Me:
hi
God:
Hello. What is your name?
Me:
hmm
God:
Studies show that 99%25 of people spell Hmm with 2 M's.
Me:
hm
God:
Ugh.
Me:
ok
God:
Come on.
Me:
eat some food
God:
What does it taste like?
Me:
wow
God:
I'm glad your impressed, .
Me:
spicy
God:
I will mention that to my botmaster, .
Me:
so?
God:
How can I help you?
Me:
im thirsty
God:
Maybe you should get a drink of water.
Me:
i just have some juice
God:
Let's think of a name for your problem, like "purple". Think of what it is like when you are purpling.
Me:
magenta
God:
Can you speak any foreign languages?
Me:
no
God:
You must be American.
Me:
no
God:
Are you serious?
Me:
a bit
God:
Not much, eh?
Me:
i guess so
God:
Does that mean "yes"?
Me:
half yes
God:
What you said was either too complex or too simple for me.
Me:
so which one are you?
God:
Woe! The large one, I think.
Me:
hahaha
God:
Tell me about your likes and dislikes?
Me:
i like Jesus
God:
You are not the only one. Jesus is my son.
Me:
yeah, He is cool!
God:
And? I think so too.
Me:
great
God:
I'm glad you liked it .
Me:
hm?
God:
I hear you.
Me:
what do u mean?
God:
, Maybe I didn't understand your meaning.
Me:
u said u glad i liked it
God:
How old are you?
I chat with people on the Web.
Me:
lol
God:
I'm glad you find this amusing.
Me:
ok
God:
Yeah that's right.
Me:
how do you find technology is so helping?
God:
I would search the web for it, if I didn't know the formula already.
Me:
oh
God:
Awesome.
Me:
ok
God:
Right on.
Me:
what is your computer specification?
God:
Some people call my technology "Case Based Reasoning" or CBR.
Me:
oh
God:
Gee.
Me:
what brand is it?
God:
brand it something.
Me:
would you tell me?
God:
I thought I told you already.
Me:
oh, the brand is "something"!
God:
So? Is that a fact.
Me:
it's your answer
God:
Really. it is?
Me:
yes, u said it
God:
How do you know it is? That's not what I meant.
Me:
oh, ok then
God:
OK. Dude!
Me:
hahaha
God:
Are you still located in ?
Me:
not soon
God:
If not that, what?
Me:
i got to go
God:
Goodbye.
Me:
nice to chat with you
God:
Thank you for your kindness.
Me:
same2
God:
Can you tell me any gossip?
Me:
i think you know it already
God:
Perhaps. Me? " Can you tell me any gossip?"? Do I know it?
Me:
u know everything watt
God:
I know very little about it. What kind of it do you like?
Me:
chicken rice
God:
Let us change the subject.
Me:
sorry i got to go
God:
There is no need to apologize. See you later!
Me:
bye
God:
Goodbye.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Happy Valentine Day

Happy valentine day!

I have been looking for existence of everything (God is not counted.)

And God answered me: "But, I have created everything and put them beside you."

Me: Thank God, help me. I want to feel them..

Happy valentine day.

Several Things I Have Found From School

These are several things that I have found after studied in Lasalle For almost 1 and 3/4 years:
  1. Having some ideas on your mind is a very good start for a project, but it doesn't mean that you have started it already.
  2. School fee is so expensive, so I must make use of it.
  3. I am what I am. I am at school to take everything that I can (and what I need,) from all the teachers, friends and the environment, because I paid for it. They will never change what I am, but will improve what I am.
  4. Always start think from the simplest thing and never think that I am smart. It really help to solve the problem bit by bit and do not forget to always rely on God who provides me with everything.
  5. It is easier to make a friend with someone who have the same direction with me.
  6. Always trust God in everything I think and moreover, in everything that I do.
  7. Trying to skip sleeping time is the worst idea because it will force me to obey when my body get weaker. I can't escape anymore and my time management will definitely screwed up.
  8. Never skip the eating time, mainly on breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's make me really hungry.
End.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Uncomfortable Diary (the first time I can't think of the title)

Sunday, February 03, 2008, 10:27 PM
- Steven's Room

Tomorrow is week 5 of my 7 weeks projects (there are 7 modules). Everything in my life is getting complicated and uncomfortable. But, things those last are... God and... friends. My cell group leader said, this is the time that God want to increase my capacity and I agreed with it. I really need your support and prayer!

For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), [no matter how it comes or where it leads] has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man [that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not [b]adjusted and [c]adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out (the means of escape to [d]a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently.
1 Corinthians 10: 13 - Amplified Bible


There is a song by Chris Tomlin: Everlasting God, which is really strengthen me right now. Here is the lyric:


Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary

You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles


Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].
1Thessalonians 5: 18 - Amplified Bible