DUA DEKADE . MENGIRENG SINCE 1992
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“Apa Yang Harus Saya Lakukan Untuk Dapat Menikah dengan Pria Kaya?”
Saya akan jujur, tentang apa yang akan coba saya katakan di sini. Tahun ini saya berumur 25 tahun. Saya sangat cantik, mempunyai selera yang bagus akan fashion. Saya ingin menikahi seorang pria dengan penghasilan minimal $500ribu/tahun. Anda mungkin berpikir saya matre, tapi penghasilan $1juta/tahun hanya dianggap sebagai kelas menengah di New York . Persyaratan saya tidak tinggi. Apakah ada di forum ini mempunyai penghasilan $500ribu/tahun? Apa kalian semua sudah menikah? Yang saya ingin tanyakan: apa yang harus saya lakukan untuk menikahi orang kaya seperti anda? Yang terkaya pernah berkencan dengan saya hanya $250rb/tahun. Bila seseorang ingin pindah ke area pemukiman elit di City Garden New York , penghasilan $ 250rb/tahun tidaklah cukup.Inilah balasan dari seorang pria yang bekerja di Finansial Wall Street :
Dengan kerendahan hati, saya ingin menanyakan:
- dimana para lajang2 kaya hang out?
- kisaran umur berapa yang harus saya cari?
- kenapa kebanyakan istri dari orang2 kaya hanya berpenampilan standar?
- saya pernah bertemu dengan beberapa wanita yang memiliki penampilan tidak menarik, tapi mereka bisa menikahi pria kaya?
- bagaimana, anda memutuskan, siapa yang bisa menjadi istrimu, dan siapa yang hanya bisa menjadi pacar?
ttd.
Si Cantik
Saya telah membaca surat mu dengan semangat. saya rasa banyak gadis2 di luar sana yang mempunyai pertanyaan yang sama. ijinkan saya untuk menganalisa situasi mu sebagai seorang profesional. Pendapatan tahunan saya lebih dari $500rb, sesuai syaratmu, jadi saya harap semuanya tidak berpikir saya main2 di sini. dari sisi seorang bisnis, merupakan keputusan salah untuk menikahimu. jawabannya mudah saja, saya coba jelaskan, coba tempatkan “kecantikan” dan “uang” bersisian, dimana anda mencoba menukar kecantikan dengan uang: pihak A menyediakan kecantikan, dan pihak B membayar untuk itu, hal yg masuk akal. tapi ada masalah disini, kecantikan anda akan menghilang, tapi uang saya tidak akan hilang tanpa ada alasan yang bagus. faktanya, pendapatan saya mungkin akan meningkat dari tahun ke tahun, tapi anda tidak akan bertambah cantik tahun demi tahun. Karena itu, dari sudut pandang ekonomi, saya adalah aset yang akan meningkat, dan anda adalah aset yang akan menyusut. bukan hanya penyusutan normal, tapi penyusutan eksponensial.
Jika hanya (kecantikan) itu aset anda, nilai anda akan sangat mengkhawatirkan 10 tahun mendatang. dari aturan yg kita gunakan di Wall Street, setiap pertukaran memiliki posisi, kencan dengan anda juga merupakan posisi tukar. jika nilai tukar turun, kita akan menjualnya dan adalah ide buruk untuk menyimpan dalam jangka lama, seperti pernikahan yang anda inginkan. mungkin terdengar kasar, tapi untuk membuat keputusan bijaksana, setiap aset dengan nilai depresiasi besar akan di jual atau “disewakan.” Siapa saja yang mempunyai penghasilan tahunan $500rb, jelas bukan orang bodoh, kami hanya mau berkencan dengan anda, tapi tidak akan menikahi anda.
Saya akan menyarankan agar anda lupakan saja untuk mencari cara menikahi orang kaya. Lebih baik anda menjadikan diri anda orang kaya dengan pendapatan $500rb/tahun. Ini kesempatan yang jauh lebih bagus daripada mencari orang kaya bodoh. mudah2an balasan ini dapat membantu. Jika anda tertarik untuk servis “sewa pinjam,” hubungi saya.
ttd,
J.P. Morgan
"Bu, tika mau ke sekolah gapake jilbab dong, sekali.......aja", rengekku pada ibu
"Loh..loh..kenapa? bukannya tika suka pake jilbab?", tanyanya
"Iya tika suka, tapi kata temen-temen tika, tika lebih cantik kalo ga pake jilbab", saya berargumen
"Orang yang cantik, kalau memakai jilbab, lebih cantik di mata Allah..", jelas ibu
"Tapi kan sekali aja buu, boleh yaaa?", paksaku
"Yasudah, tapi kapan kapan ya...", jawabnya akhirnya
"HORE!" saya melonjak kegirangan
"Bu, mana dulu katanya tika boleh gapake jilbab sehari?", todongku
"Masih mau ? Yaudah sana kalau berani", sahutnya
saya cuma nyengir.....
Jika Allah mencintai seseorang, Allah akan mengujinyaJika ia sabar, Allah akan memilihnyaJika ia ridha, Allah akan menyucikannyaJika kita rasakan beratnya kaki menapak dan letihnya bersabar...itulah indikasi jawaban dari pertanyaan mengapa perjuangan itu pahit ?Karena surga itu manisJanganlah meminta Allah untuk meringankan beban, tapi mintalah Allah untuk menguatkan pundakmuDalam kesakitan teruji kesabaran..Dalam perjuangan teruji keikhlasan...



Kelas akselerasi, ruangannya tidak persegi, tidak persegi panjang, ruangannya aneh, sempit dan cukup sesak untuk ditempati 1024 siswa (ada satu orang yang dihitung 400, satu lagi dihitung 600, dan kita tidak jahat :p) yang beraktivitas. Aktivitasnya ? apa saja.
SHIBUYA !!
the city view of yokohama (kayanya sih)
imperial palace .
tokyo bay .
view of tokyo bay, taken from the stairs at odaiba supermall .
sunset at tokyo bay .
tokyo tower uyeaaah !
peace memorial park - hiroshima
this is the peace monument of nuclear bombing on Hiroshima
this is the river . if im not mistaken, i was on the T shape bridge .
the shrine on the sea - miyajima island :)
jadi pas di miyajima itu ada yang nikahan , gatau namanya siapa , yaiyalah kan ga kenalan .
this is the city view cross the sea .
miyajima island port (harbor)
you'll see this view if you walk around kinkaku - ji, the golden pavillion

pond at kiyamizu dera
apple blossom road near my house .


Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can’t read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I’ve learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years.
You won’t be able to understand this letter today, but someday, when you’re ready, I hope you will find some wisdom and value in what I share with you.
You are young, and life has yet to take its toll on you, to throw disappointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles and pain into your path. You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life.
For this, be thankful. You are at a wonderful stage of life. You have many wonderful stages of life still to come, but they are not without their costs and perils.
I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I’ve learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of salt. What works for me might not work for you.
Life Can Be Cruel
There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll tease you because you’re different, or for no good reason. They might try to bully you or hurt you.
There’s not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who actually care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, hold on to them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them, love them.
There will be times when you are met with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always turn out the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on. Accept disappointment and learn to persevere, to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you’ll do much better in life.
You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you stronger.
But Be Open to Life Anyway
Yes, you’ll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life … but don’t let that close you to new things. Don’t retreat from life, don’t hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, new people.
You might get your heart broken 10 times, but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time. If you shut yourself off from love, you’ll miss out on that woman, and the happiest times of your life.
You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet … and then after meeting dozens of jerks, find a true friend. If you close yourself off to new people, and don’t open your heart to them, you’ll avoid pain … but also lose out on meeting some incredible people, who will be there during the toughest times of your life and create some of the best times of your life.
You will fail many times but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments. Failure is a stepping stone to success.
Life Isn’t a Competition
You will meet many people who will try to outdo you, in school, in college, at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets. To them, life is a competition — they have to do better than their peers to be happy.
Here’s a secret: life isn’t a competition. It’s a journey. If you spend that journey always trying to impress others, to outdo others, you’re wasting your journey. Instead, learn to enjoy the journey. Make it a journey of happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love.
Don’t worry about having a nicer car or house or anything material, or even a better-paying job. None of that matters a whit, and none of it will make you happier. You’ll acquire these things and then only want more. Instead, learn to be satisfied with having enough — and then use the time you would have wasted trying to earn money to buy those things … use that time doing things you love.
Find your passion, and pursue it doggedly. Don’t settle for a job that pays the bills. Life is too short to waste on a job you hate.
Love Should Be Your Rule
If there’s a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love. It might sound corny, I know … but trust me, there’s no better rule in life.
Some would live by the rule of success. Their lives will be stressful, unhappy and shallow.
Others would live by the rule of selfishness — putting their needs above those of others. They will live lonely lives, and will also be unhappy.
Still others will live by the rule of righteousness — trying to show the right path, and admonishing anyone who doesn’t live by that path. They are concerned with others, but in a negative way, and in the end will only have their own righteousness to live with, and that’s a horrible companion.
Live your life by the rule of love. Love your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, with all of your heart. Give to them what they need, and show them not cruelty nor disapproval nor coldness nor disappointment, but only love. Open your soul to them.
Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors … your coworkers … strangers … your brothers and sisters in humanity. Offer anyone you meet a smile, a kind word, a kind gesture, a helping hand.
Love not only neighbors and strangers … but your enemy. The person who is cruelest to you, who has been unkind to you … love him. He is a tortured soul, and most in need of your love.
And most of all, love yourself. While others may criticize you, learn not to be so hard on yourself, to think that you’re ugly or dumb or unworthy of love … but to think instead that you are a wonderful human being, worthy of happiness and love … and learn to love yourself for who you are.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and I will be there for you when I can. Godspeed.
Love,
Your Dad


