Sometime ago I got this Ruby on Rails book from Apress. I reviewed it. It’s gone from me now. For a very good reason. And I’m really, really happy about it. 🙂
From an article about Paradox in Wikipedia: … it may be considered that an ethical admonition to “love thy neighbour” is not just in contrast with, but in contradiction to an armed neighbour actively trying to kill you: if he or she succeeds, you will not be able to love him or her. But to…
Overheard from Assaf: … every once in a while, we need to step back, forget all that we believe is true, and look at the situation with a fresh eye and an open mind. To judge that which is true now. Although in the original context Assaf was talking about Java. I think, seriously, this…
Overheard from Wikipedia: Excessive cerumen may impede the passage of sound in the ear canal, causing conductive hearing loss. It is also estimated to be the cause of 60 – 80% of hearing aid repairs. As mentioned above, movement of the jaw helps the ears’ natural cleaning process, so chewing gum and talking can both…
Alright… I’m not getting hold of it anytime soon. But one day, I’m seriously gonna get something like this: (and it has to be black.) Yup, a Honda Civic subcompact sedan. The cheaper (but new) ones cost around $20,000 here in Indonesia. My friend thought that Toyota Vios looks cooler. It turns out, I have…
Ever heard of the Raelian religion? For those of you who don’t know, the Raelians are an organization — some would say “alien sex cult” — that believes in scientific creationism — that “aliens” came to this planet and manipulated primitive DNA in order to create humans. In 1973, French journalist Claude Vorilhon (who now…
Life is beautiful. Especially beautiful when you see life from the eyes of a sinful. Like me. Overheard: “Many lessons are learned only after the fact…”
This is one of the last (but not the last) 23rd birthday gifts I received. These are the guys who gave this. Very very thoughtful, indeed. I was ecstatically flattered when opening the wrapping and seeing what’s inside. Yes, it’s the “Google Success Story” book, Indonesian translation.
I’ve been wondering for the past 2-3 years whether my experience, which was diagnosed by my psychiatric doctor, Dr. Kabul Budianto, as affective schizophrenia, were simply that (psychotic state, delusions, etc.) or there’s more to it… spiritually? I’ve also been increasingly thinking that these guys “don’t know nothing” about my condition. Be them doctors, Ph.D.’s,…
I may be too self-centric, but sometimes I think myself as a philanthropist. Not exactly, though. I’m not very fond of giving money to others, but other things, that can’t be counted, measured, or exchanged, by money. In my mind, I like to be an altruist. At least among my friends. This has proven to…
