Physics Revolution (from mystical to realism)

written by Gerry van Klinken

This book refresh my thoughts in physics (a subject that I like :p), made me admire those GREAT scientist even more, and gives understanding on several important definitions. Moreover, the book present each great scientist inventions and ideas; and revolutions that connected those great thinker...

One of the things that i've just realized after reading that book is about the definition of a philosopher : I thought that a philosopher only thinks in the social manner..yet in that book I learned that from Plato until Aristoteles, those philosophers interpret the mechanism of nature in their logical way (even though most of it are influenced by the mystical way)...metaphysics so called, interest them the most...

It's marvellous how the book explain about the revolutions in physics.

• The first time those philosophers thinks about physics is when they look at the sky (astronomy-a mystical subjects for the ancient people)...they tried to explain many phenomenon in astronomy; the stars, cloud, planets, and the milky way; you may have heard about the heliosentric theory of Copernicus. Copernicus is one of the milestones of physics revolution..He contributed many thoughts in astronomy, based on observations; such as, the earth is round since you can see a ship in the ocean from the top of the mountain, but you cant see it down in the valley..a logical conclusion based on a simple observation indeed...From the subject of wonders, astronomy, people became fanatics in pursuing the truth of nature...

• The next revolution is based on the thoughts of Newton (I'm sorry I skip many great scientists, but I wanted to make it as short as possible, so it wont be so boring)..a GREAT GREAT philosopher!!!!!!!!!I really really admire this man!!!!!he explains many things and gives the platform of kynematics and dynamics in the modern science..he is a combination of a creative phillosopher and a brilliant mathematician..this combination has made him so popular; thus, so many people were influence by his thoughts and called Newtonian!!One of his biggest contribution is an equation of the Force with gravity and the connections with distance!!!!!!GOSH!!!!!GOSH!!!!!!!!he also creates simple theory in dynamics, about force, acceleration, action-reaction of forces....BRILLIANT!!!!!cant say much except those words (mind me, I have limited vocabulary)

• Faraday is the next great philosoher!!!He made many experiments on electromagnetics...he tried to relates several forces (electrical, light, magnetics) and he succeeded...he found the connections!!!unfortunately he didnt found the relations between those forces with gravitation..he conducted many complicated experiments, for different phenomenon...his experiments and ideas are used by many scientists even until today

• the biggest and my most favourite philosopher ever is Einstein (I even got a picture with him hihihi)!!!! OK, THIS GUY IS MAGNIFICENT!!!he is a philosopher, a pure one!!he seldom reads his predecessor's journals or thoughts but his ideas leaps beyond others!!He solve the debatable topic of eter and light!!debated topics by many of great scientists and he SOLVED it!!!!GOSH!!!!!!!GOSH!!!!SUBHANALLAH!!I wonder how did he found such magnificent imagination..

As you can see in the next photo, I took a picture with Einstein in Madamme Tussaud..hehe..looks like real right?

Physics has set and attracts many great people to think and innovate beyond others imagination..It try to reveals the secret of GOD!It tries to connect between each inventions (electric, magnetic, light, gravity, and so many others)..trying to find the ONE and ONLY secret and absolute formula of GOD!!...To discover the formula each scientists have different approaches, one tried to think and logically explain as a philosopher, while others tried to explain with empirical evidence, and the last approaches are done by the mathematician..All of it is sprited to find the TRUTH and complement each other...

In The Holy Koran there are 2 types of 'wahyu' (dont know the English), kauliyah and kauniyah...Many moslem believe in ALLAH when they read the Kauniyah sections..The Kauniyah section approaches the believer using the nature phenomena, like the process of pregnancy, the big bang, etc..In this point I believe that science is closer to the hand of ALLAH..and now I see the importance of developing science, other than as the engineering foundation

may ALLAH bless the people that seek the truth...

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..