Happy New Year 2012

“Another fresh new year is here . . .

Another year to live!

To banish worry, doubt, and fear,

To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me

To live each day with zest . . .

To daily grow and try to be

My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity

Once more to right some wrongs,

To pray for peace, to plant a tree,

And sing more joyful songs!”

~ William Arthur Ward 

"Satu tahun lagi baru yang segar ada di sini. . .

Satu tahun lagi untuk hidup!

Untuk membuang rasa khawatir, ragu, dan takut,

Untuk mencintai, tertawa dan memberi!

Terang Tahun baru ini diberikan kpd saya

Untuk hidup setiap hari dengan semangat. . .

Untuk bertumbuh setiap hari dan mencoba raih

Yg tertinggi dan terbaik dari saya!

Saya memperoleh kesempatan

Sekali lagi memperbaiki beberapa kesalahan,

Berdoa bagi perdamaian, untuk menanam pohon,

Dan menyanyikan lagu-lagu yang lebih menyenangkan! "

@Garut

Lessons from Charlie Chaplin

Uploaded by Feryanto Setyadi

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering

are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.

Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY.”

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody

As I try to force my desires on this person,

even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it,

and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT.”

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life,

and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.

Today I call it “Maturity,”

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance,

I am in the right place at the right time,

and everything happens at the exactly right moment.

So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE.”

As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time,

and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.

Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do

and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.

Today I call it “SIMPLICITY.”

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health— food, people, things, situations, and everything the drew me down and away from myself.

At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.

Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF,”

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right,

and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY.”

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future.

Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening.

Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT,”

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick.

But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally.

Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART.”

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others.

Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.

Today I know THAT IS “LIFE”!

Awesome speeches by a comedian by the name of Charlie Chaplin....

Uploaded by Feryanto Setyadi

I'm sorry but I don't want to be an Emperor, that's not my business. 

I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. 

I should like to help everyone if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. 

We all want to help one another, human beings are like that. 

We all want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. 

We don't want to hate and despise one another.

In this world there is room for everyone and the earth is rich and can provide for everyone.

The way of life can be free and beautiful. But we have lost the way.

Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate;

has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.

We have developed speed but we have shut ourselves in:

machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.

Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind.

We think too much and feel too little: 

More than machinery we need humanity;

More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness.

Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. 

The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men, 

cries out for universal brotherhood for the unity of us all.

Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world, 

millions of despairing men, women and little children, 

victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people. 

To those who can hear me I say "Do not despair".

The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, 

the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress: 

the hate of men will pass and dictators die and the power they took from the people, 

will return to the people and so long as men die [now] liberty will never perish. . .

Soldiers: don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you, 

who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel, 

who drill you, diet you, treat you as cattle, as cannon fodder.

Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men, machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts. 

You are not machines. You are not cattle. You are men. 

You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate, only the unloved hate. 

Only the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers: don't fight for slavery, fight for liberty.

In the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke it is written:

"The kingdom of God is within man"

Not one man, nor a group of men, but in all men; in you, the people.

You the people have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness. 

You the people have the power to make life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. 

Then in the name of democracy let's use that power, let us all unite. 

Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work,

that will give you the future and old age and security. 

By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie. 

They do not fulfil their promise, they never will. Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. 

Now let us fight to fulfil that promise. 

Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, 

do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. 

Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and

progress will lead to all men's happiness.

Soldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!

Look up! Look up! The clouds are lifting, the sun is breaking through. 

We are coming out of the darkness into the light. 

We are coming into a new world. 

A kind new world where men will rise above their hate and brutality.

The soul of man has been given wings, and at last he is beginning to fly. 

He is flying into the rainbow, into the light of hope, into the future, 

that glorious future that belongs to you, to me and to all of us. 

Look up. Look up.

ALL I Want for Christmas is You...

From Feryanto Setyadi & Family 

I don't want a lot for Christmas.., There's just one thing I need

I don't care about the presents.., Underneath the Christmas tree

I just want you for my own.., More than you could ever know

Make my wish come true.., All I want for Christmas is... You

MERRY CHRISTMAS and GOD BLESS YOU...

Forest Gump and St. Peter

When Forest Gump died, he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter said, "Welcome, Forest. We've heard a lot about you." He continued, "Unfortunately, it's getting pretty crowded up here and we find that we now have to give people an entrance examination before we let them in."

"Okay," said Forest. "I hope it's not too hard. I've already been through a test. My momma used to say, 'Life is like a final exam. It's hard.' "

"Yes, Forest, I know. But this test is only three questions. Here they are."


1) Which two days of the week begin with the letter 'T'?"

2) How many seconds are in a year?

3) What is God's first name?

"Well, sir," said Forest, "The first one is easy. Which two days of the week begin with the letter 'T'? Today and Tomorrow."

St. Peter looked surprised and said, "Well, that wasn't the answer I was looking for, but you have a point. I give you credit for that answer."

"The next question," said Forest, "How many seconds are in a year? Twelve."

"Twelve?" said St. Peter, surprised and confused.

"Yes, sir. January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd …"

St. Peter interrupted him. "I see what you mean. I'll have to give you credit for that one, too."

"And the last question," said Forest, "What is God's first name? It's Andy."

"Andy?" said St. Peter, in shock. "How did you come up with 'Andy'?"

"I learned it in church. We used to sing about it." Forest broke into song, "Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me, Andy tells me I am His own."

St. Peter opened the gate to heaven and said, "Run, Forest, Run!"

Omihachiman

Kota kecil yg tenang, dekat danau Biwa, di Shiga prefecture, Japan,
Hampir selalu mampir kota ini tiap kali ke Jepang...

Feryanto Setyadi di salah satu coffee shop di Omihachiman

Dormitory karyawan Daihatsu Motor Co.

Dormitory karyawan Daihatsu Motor Co.

Iklan yg sangat Inspiratif Untuk Ditonton

Hello Again - - - My Little lover

Jangan jadikan aku istrimu, jika....

~Jangan jadikan aku pasanganmu, jika nanti kamu enggan hanya untuk mengganti popok anakmu ketika dia terbangun malam hari, sedangkan selama sembilan bulan aku harus membawanya diperutku.

~Jangan jadikan aku istrimu, jika nanti kita tidak bisa berbagi baik suka & sedih dan kamu lebih memilih teman lain untuk bercerita. aku hanya ingin berbagi dan aku bukan hanya teman tidur mu yang tidak bisa diajak bercerita sebagai seorang sahabat.

~Jangan jadikan aku istrimu, jika dengan alasan sudah tidak ada kecocokan kamu memutuskan bercerai/berpisah denganku.

~Jangan jadikan aku istrimu, jika nanti kamu memilih tamparan dan pukulan untuk memperingati kesalahan ku, sedangkan aku tidak tuli dan masih bisa mendengarkan kata katamu yg lembut tapi berwibawa.

~Jangan jadikan aku istrimu, jika setelah seharian bekerja kamu tidak segera pulang dan memilih bertemu teman teman mu.

~Jangan pilih aku sebagai istrimu, jika nanti kamu malu membawaku kepesta teman-temanmu & memperkenalkan aku sebagai istrimu. Takkan kubiarkan kamu menjadikanku sebagai pajangan dirumah sedangkan kamu lebih memilih berpergian dengan teman temanmu. Bagiku pasangan bukan sebuah trofi atau pajangan.

~Jangan Buru Buru Menjadikan ku Sebagai Istrimu, Jika saat ini kamu masih belum bisa menerima Kekurangan & Kelebihanku. Sedang seiring waktu kekurangan bukan semakin tipis tapi semakin NYATA!

Yg blon married, harap kirim ke pasangannya :)
Yg sudah married agar diingatkan kembali arti pentingnya sebuah pernikahan...

Inspiring Movie : Ketika Gladiol Bersemi.... 草山的風

A true story of Mother’ s Sacrifice - Kisah nyata kasih seorang ibu...

This is a true story of Mother’ s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake.

After the Earthquake had subsided, when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees like a person was worshiping; her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supporting by an object. The collapsed house had crashed her back and her head. With so many difficulties, the leader of the rescuer team put his hand through a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was hoping that this woman could be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away for sure. He and the rest of the team left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. 

For some reasons, the team leader was driven by a compelling force to go back to the ruin house of the dead woman. Again, he knelt down and used his had through the narrow cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement,” A child! There is a child! “ The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3 months old little boy wrapped in a flowery blanket under his mother’ s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made an ultimate sacrifice for saving her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. 

The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up. The medical doctor came quickly to exam the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cell phone inside the blanket. There was a text message on the screen. It said ,” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” This cell phone was passing around from one hand to another. Every body that read the message wept. ” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Such is the mother’ s love for her child!!

明天會更好 - Míngtiān huì gèng hǎo (+ English Version: Tomorrow Will Be Better)

"A dream you dream alone is only a dream... 
A dream you dream together is reality..."

 明天會更好 - Míngtiān huì gèng hǎo (Mandarin Version)

(English Version)

KE- TIDAK PEDULI -AN

"Kebalikan dari CINTA bukanlah BENCI, tapi ketidakpedulian..
Lawan dari IMAN bukanlah Ketidakpercayaan, tapi.., ketidakpedulian..
Kebalikan dari KARYA SENI bukanlah ke-tidak indah-an, tapi.., ketidakpedulian..
Dan lawan dari kehidupan bukanlah kematian itu sendiri, tetapi.., ketidakpedulian.."

Sejarah tentang Teddy Bear (The story of the Teddy Bear . . .)

  

Many of us have loved a teddy bear.

Maybe we've even had more than one very special "teddy" in our lives. Here is the real story of how the teddy bear sprang into our hearts.

Nearly 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt, went on a bear hunt. He enjoyed nature and being out in the woods where animals lived. Because he was the President of the United States, the people organizing the hunt wanted to make sure the hunt was successful.

But after 3 days of walking and climbing and riding, no bears were found. Now what? The President's bear hunt would be a failure!

The next day the hunt guide and his hunting dogs finally found an old bear. The dogs and guide followed the bear for quite a distance until the bear was very, very tired. The dogs attacked and injured the old bear. The guides tied the bear to a tree and called for the President. Here was a bear for him to shoot!

President Roosevelt looked at the poor old bear and said "no!" No one would shoot this old bear for sport. That would not be right. However, the bear was injured and suffering. President Roosevelt ordered that the bear be put down to end its pain.


A political cartoonist by the name of Clifford Berryman heard this story. A political cartoonist draws about current events in the news. Mr. Berryman drew a cartoon showing how President Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear while hunting in Mississippi.

 

If you look at the first cartoon that was printed about the President's bear hunt you see Theodore Roosevelt in the front. In the back is the guide with a bear tied on a leash. Notice that the guide and the bear are about the same size, suggesting a grown bear.
Look at the cartoon which appeared later in other papers. It has been redrawn. The bear is smaller than the guide. The bear is shaking with fear. This cute bear cub began to appear in other cartoons which Clifford Berryman drew throughout Theodore Roosevelt's career.

So that is how a bear became connected to the name ofPresident Theodore Roosevelt.



But where do toy "teddy bears" come from?

After this famous cartoon appeared in the papers, a shopkeeper, Morris Michtom took two stuffed toy bears which his wife had made and put them in his shop window. He had an idea.

Mr. Michtom asked for permission from President Theodore Roosevelt to call these toy bears "Teddy's bears". This store eventually became the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.

Other stuffed animals were made by a German company, Steiff. An illness left Margaret Steiff unable to walk. She refused to be stopped by her handicap and earned her living by sewing. First she made stuffed elephants, then other animals. In 1903 an American saw a stuffed bear she had made and ordered many of them.

The phrase caught on. Now toy bears are often called teddy bears!

References:

Linda Mullins, The Teddy Bear Men: Theodore Roosevelt & Clifford Berryman, Historical Guide for Collectors, Hobby House Press, Inc, Cumberland, MD, 1987

Peggy & Alan Bialosky, Revised and Updated Edition,The Teddy Bear Catalog, Workman Publishing, NewYork, 1980

Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA

Bandung.., The Flower City

Bandung.. They call it Paris van Java..
A beautiful city in West Java.., The most beautiful, I think..

Indonesia Mold & Dies Industry Association

Connecting companies and institutions related to mold and dies manufacturing, purchasing, marketing and maintenance in Indonesia. All IMDIA activities are made to improve mold and dies industry, financial and also the living standard in Indonesia.

Official Website of IMDIA: http://www.imdia.or.id/english/profile/index.html

First Visit to Japan...

 

Learn Japanese at  AOTS - Yokohama Kenshu Senta

In My room @ Yokohama Kenshu Senta

 

Hiroshima & Hachiman 

 

Shirakaba Kogen & Kamakura

   

  

Gathering with Japanese Families

 

Skiing is not easy at all....

  

Kana Chan, Ken-Ken Chan and their mother...

 

 

@Nara City