Lolita Moorena

Hahaha...

Mind me guys..I'm being narcistic right now..

A friend of mine ask me (about 5 minutes ago) what does Lolita Moorena means ? so, now here I am excited, to write what does my father prays me to be (in Javanese culture : a name is the parent's prayers)...

My father adores a woman named Lolita Morena, a successful and beautiful woman indeed. She is Miss World and Miss Universe from switzerland and currently a celebrity and a presenter. A very enchanting woman with many talents, I guess. Because of admiring this pretty woman, he, my father, decided to named me after her!!hehehe He prays to have a daughter that has a successful carier and beauty like the original Lolita Morena...yep yep I hope I can make it come true, even though he did a corny modification with my Last name!!hahaha

Many people asked about this name, then with the spirit of puberty (at my senior high school) I searched several literature about Lolita and Moorena...I found several though, Lolita in sansekerta (ancient Javanese accent) means 'moving aroud'...(hehe yep yep I agree with this meaning since I cant stop doing many activities)...my friends usually laugh when they hear this meaning, they absolutely agree with it!!hehehe...

next word, Moorena...I was almost desperate to find the meaning...but coincidentally, a very best friend of mine, a phillipinos, told me the tagalog meaning of this word..in Tagalog, Morena means 'a beautiful girl' hehehe...very exciting!!hihihihi...so here here...another prayer from my father, accidentally, wishing to have a beautiful active girl..hehehe cool

some of you may have heard or read the definition in Oxford dictionary : ok that's not what my father meant...it's just a misconceptual interpretation caused by the Nabokov novel..and you know what, Nabokov actually didnt tell about a 'naughty' girl called Lolita..The morale is a woman can do anything for her lover, yet love is full of sacrifices...hehehe...(always look at the morale guys!!)

Nevertheless, many people uses the word Lolita in many uneducative ways...one of the examples is the websites of lolita.com...really misleads and creates a negative image..hiks..hate those websites!!let's banned them!!
as much as, I always wanted to banned those uneducative SINETRON (soap opera)!!

Anyone ever reads Nabokov's novel 'Lolita' ? please share it with me..

Friendship (clarification)

an interesting topic to talk about..

mmm...

like the definition in Wikipedia (an exciting in-human-languange-encyclopedia) that I found :
Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more humans. This article focuses on the notion specific to interpersonal relationships. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection.

I dont really agree with this Wikipedia definition (yep, since it's an opinion from some stranger) (anyone reading this blog, if you are a philosopher please do change this definition in Wikipedia)..I prefer affection...a considerate word for a relationship of humanbeings...an affection not to have but an affection that emerge based on mutual understanding and care..

A friend said that, family, love, & friendship is the feeling-driven topics..anything to do about those topics, then logics cant explain most of our actions...I do agree (esp. love :p)..I can always talk several hours in the phone with my best friend, going to Jatinangor just to talk with my bestfriend, mad at somebody that makes my bestfriend cry, cry instantenously when i heard about my bestfriends difficulties, or slap a boy face when I heard he is impolite to my bestfriend (hehehe yes, I've done this)...

But, maybe as most of the people that read this blog realized, that my life is full of ambition, I have many things to achieve and to think about...thus, I dont really have enough time with my friends...I dont have the time to go to the mall together, shopping, stayed together for the night, or doing girl stuff..And, I even have the problem of short-term memory of remembering my bestfriend's birthday!!!GOSH!!(I'm sorry, I think my bestfriends really know this character)...yep, I'm not an image of a good best friend ever in the world...In addition, my father taught me to be independent, if I can do it by myself then I'll do it by myself..I hate being too dependent to my friends, I dont know why, but it makes me feels weak...and I dont really want to be considers weak (except by my boyfriend, of course :p maaf ya sayang)...

I can only offer my best friend several simple things...

• a shoulder, an ear, and a heart to comfort, hear, and suggest from deep down my heart when he/she cry
• a hand to help if they needed it
• a huge smile when I hear about he/she happiness

why does friendship has a deep meaning for me?...The answers are simple : Firstly,I'm the only child...I dont have any brother nor sister...I once said to my lecturer that I need my friends, since I learn alot from my community and they are my source of inspirations...Secondly, My Prophet Muhammad taught us to always uphold 'sillaturrahmi' (good relationship with others), since we cannot live alone...

May ALLAH gives the opportunity for me to become a better friend..Amiinn

Ganesha Prize

-under construction-

A contemplation in Hongkong

Jalan-jalan ke hongkong bener-bener ngebikin semuanya fresh!!!dari kegagalan di LKTI sampe achievement dari HYLI...

Selama ini gwa selalu dikejar ma pencapaian-pencapaian..tapi entah kenapa rasanya kosong aja, kaya ngga ada hikmah dibalik semuanya...dan perjalanan di Hongkong bener-bener bisa jadi titik balik...gwa ngereview semua yang udah tercapai, mencari hikmah disemua kejadian sambil ngeliat pemandangan Hongkong.. :) dan akhirnya gwa menyadari sesuatu...

ternyata quote 'keep reaching for the stars, but put your feet on the ground' tuh bener2 yang gwa butuhin...ngerasa kalo achievements tuh bener-bener bisa bikin sombong...padahal harusnya sesuai sama ilmu padi yang bilang makin berilmu-makin rendah hati...bener-bener baru sadar kalo gwa harus banyak evaluasi dan banyak beribadah...

Perjalanan ini akan selalu gwa ingat sebagai perjalanan penuh akan kontemplasi

Di Hongkong gwa jalam ma Achie(sepupu gwa) dari ujung ke ujung..motivasinya cuma satu!!nikmatin jalan-jalan kita tapi dengan jalan kaki!!!alhasil, setiap pulang ke motel selalu ngolesin balsem!!!hahaha soalnya kaki rasanya pegel-pegel, dan telapak gwa kapalan!!parah banget deh jalannya...
Hongkong udah maju banget...banyaj banget bangunan pencakar langit yang mereka bangun diatas lautan, public transportationnya juga udah sangat teratur, dan jalan-jalannya bersih bangeeeet!!!hehehe

Beda Indonesia ma Hongkong :

• HK nga punya kekayaan alam sebanyak Indonesi, tapi pariwisatanya sangat-sangat maju..bahkan pariwisata HK tuh ngasih kontribusi terbesar ke anggaran pemerintah!!hebat banget!!..obyek-obyek wisatanya sangat teratur, fasilitas penunjangnya juga bagus...sedih banget kalo dibandingin ma Indonesia...
• People in HK are cellphone addict...pusing banget gwa ngeliatnya...dari anak muda sampe orang tua, jalan keliling HK selalu sibuk ma cell phonenya...agak bingung juga harus sedih atau biasa aja ngeliatnya karena menurut gwa dengan mereka terlalu sibuk dgn hpnya mereka melewatkan kesempatannya untuk mengamati lingkungan, ngobrol ma orang yang ngga dikenal, dan ngelamun..hahaha pekerjaan yang selalu senang gwa lakukan!!!
• Mobil disana mewah-mewah!!ngga ada yang tua gitu...mungkin efek dari kepatuhan mereka ma protokol kyoto, trus emang pajak barang mewahnya mahal bet!!..masa parkir 21,000 rupiah buat satu jam!!parah banget!! mobil emang bener-bener barang mewah disana...tapi memang sesuai ma fasilitas public transportation yang sangat bagus

Every journey has a different story

Bener-bener seneng...alhamdulillah banget dikasih kesempatan kesana...:) sebenernya gwa tertarik sama satu hal lagi...

di night market yang gwa kunjungi..gwa ketemu ma banyak banget orang ngomong bahasa Jawa...amazed banget waktu denger!!!ternyata banyak banget TKI disana..they look very happy and stylish..:) dan waktu sampe di bandara Soekarno-Hatta, gwa tersenyum simpul waktu baca 'Selamat Datang Pahlawan Devisa Negara'...Moga-moga gwa ada kesempatan untuk nulis tentang TKI lain kali..

Hitachi Young Leaders Initiatives

HYLI
event internasional gwa yang pertama!!!deg2an, sempet minder juga...tapi alhamdulillah gwa dapet banyak banget pelajaran...dan tentu aja temen-temen yang sangat inspiring!!!hehehe

-pemimpin itu harus punya visi dan keinginan untuk memberi-
sebuah visi...karena seorang pemimpin harus memiliki tujuan hidup dan mengerti hakikat penciptaan dirinya

dari sebuah visi biasanya seorang pemimpin akan lebih kuat dan mampu menularkannya ke orang lain..

setelah itu, seorang pemimpin harus bisa ngaplikasikan semua daya nya untuk ngasih ke orang lain...karena hidup ini tidak pernah berguna kalo tidak bisa memberi..

-Indonesia sangat tertinggal-
tema hyli : empowering Asia as a responsible player,
sedangkan tema grup gwa : What China and India can do for Asia's Economic Development
many people thinks that Chindia is a threat!!Yes, I agree that it's a threat...but a threat can be a great opportunity...CHANGING THE PARADIGM:CHINDIA AS A POTENTIAL MARKET AND INVESTMENT!!hehehe...
emang pembahasannya mengarah kesana tapi akhirnya kebutuhan yang muncuk paling mendesak adalah integrating ASEAN countries...as a group we are powerful...
ASEAN will be the next flying geese!!! :)
I hope so, for the sake of the misfortunates..

HYLI ini emang bener2 ajang buat integrating ASEAN...ngumpulin talented young leaders around South East Asia..dan emang bener2 ngerasa kalo kita tuh deket banget..dan sampe sekarang masih sering email2an hehehe