A part of me would be very happy of where am I now.
Another part would be very disappointed, because I couldn’t have the trivial parts.
After all the talk of the insignificant speck dust in the universe and how life is over-rated.
I am still a human after all.
I stopped and looked at the back today
Do I see beauty?
Do I see destructions?
I never know
Because none ever matters
Matters no one ever.
I believe you always with all my heart, body and soul. Every little words you said, every thing that you have done and every move you make.
I may not be as loving as you wanted me to be, but that is because I believe that my proclamation of love to is bigger than words.
I always believe that all I need is you today, tonight and forever and there are no days I have never think of something like that.
I am sorry for all the hurt that I have caused to you, I never meant it and I’ll to anything to mend it.
I support you and your life and I wish for your happiness always.
I thank you for all the sacrifices that you’ve done for me, I will be gladly to repay that with my devotion for you.
You will always be there, you can always come back to me because you are truly an exception in my life.
And I wish you will be with me till the end.
Because and only because I love you so much.
Over the past, I have seen people being taught by the universe regarding the karma, its principles and the very valuable lessons that could be generated from it. However most people are not taking any lessons at all, or simply they didn’t realise that the lessons were there.
Many things causing this, the most visible perpetrator is the emotion; it shrouded our judgement and vision like a mist and it denies our logic above all. Emotion, basicly would turn a person to the very thing I loathe.
However, the more we loathe or hate, the more we become all of those things that we hate or loathe.
Thus I asked God for objectivity, to shed the mist from my judgement and to allow me to see with clarity. To learn from karmic existence without any ounce of emotion running from it.
Make me embrace reality for all it is and how bitter it is, with no fear or loathe and hate. For I do not wish to become that very thing that I loathe, fear and hate.
I wish to be straight not bent
I wish to be honest not crooked
I wish to be truth not lies
I wish to be cure not disease
I wish to be aids not trouble
I wish to be peace not war.
And I wish these all to all the people, so there are no need for loathe, fear and hate.
Cheers
Writer’s notes: When I write “our” on the title I am referring to people in South East Asia or Asia Pacific and most particularly in Indonesia.
Last time I fall sick, I was doing an experiment on myself. Not that I fall sick due to the experiment, I was experimenting on how long I could recover fully from the sickness by not coming to the doctor and moreover to not consume any antibiotic to recover myself.
It took me a month.
The people here loves their antibiotic and especially the doctor that prescribe them with the antibiotic. A doctor which could cure their patients in a single visit, is a good doctor and very kind as well, because not only the patients get cured easily they also kind of doctor who won’t take any advantage of the patients. But how will it affect the general populations in the future? while science and medical students are very aware of the term ”super-bugs”, the general population do not. The continuos bombardment of antibiotic, and the low understanding regarding the use is giving way to these “super-bugs” to increase in the terms of numbers and kinds.
What are the “super-bugs?”
They could be present as the insects which capable to resist the strongest insecticide, or as the infamous Methicillin Resistant Streptococcus Aureus (MRSA), regardless of the name they could only mean one thing. Trouble.
Like every species, this super-bugs have come a long way, they evolve from the most primitive form to the ones which contain all the necessity to survive. Humans evolve from apes (creationists please do not argue on this), as a species we learn to use tools and to exploit the nature in order to gain the favour, whether to hunt or gather, in a simpler word, we learn how to survive. These super-bugs are also the same, although they don’t use tools they survive because of the difference in their genetic material.
Consider the case of the white butterfly on the height of Industrial revolution in England. They originally were white in colour, because living in a temperate climate they need the colour tone in order to survive from their hunter. however some of them born in a unusual circumstances, with black instead of white as their wings. Easier to be recognised, easier to be hunted is the fate of these black butterfly, however the Industrial Revolution came, and the usual white snow was polluted to become black, and the condition was altered. For the benefit of the story let’s just say, nowadays there are more black butterfly than the white one in England.
The story above is the similar picture in the context of the super-bugs, where they actually also the product natural selections, however the one who acts as the “natural selections” are none other than mankind with their love of antibiotics.
“So it’s just a little bugger which is difficult to be eliminated?” not exactly. This little bugger causes many hospital acquired infection on patients which are recovering from their diseases and finally could cause complications or even death. The fact that they are more antibiotics resistant, would make them very difficult to eliminate with the present level of antibiotics and if they could be eliminated there is still chances for them to evolved to be resistant to that particular antibiotic.
What can we do?
Consider MRSA as a very expensive experience, we can actually slow down the transformation of other bacteria or viruses to become the next “super-bugs”, avoiding arms race between species. How to slow down the transformation is easy that is by do not using antibiotic in order to cure non-significant diseases (common cold, sore throat, fever etc.). The problems (sigh) lies on whether people could understand that they are not supposed to take antibiotic as simple as taking candy.
To raise awareness about this antibiotic issue is the solution, however is not the same as raising awareness about issues like the global warming. It is more like putting a warning on cigarettes’ pack to tell people the hazard to your health, however it seldom kept them away from smoking. Furthermore, by telling this, people must accept that evolution is real and we are part of it, while in this region people still believe that evolution is a concept where man comes from primate.
It would be long and lengthy process to educate the people, perhaps as long as the development of the new super-bugs, however as it is necessary to be done, none is too late after all.
The movement could began in hospitals or clinics by doctors, in which if there are any patients coming with the symptoms of cold or fever try to explain to them that the disesase did not require the administration of antibiotics, just plenty of rest and liquids and paracetamols is enough. Of course doctor, have to be more than able to explain the matter to the patients and that requires a great communication skills.
What can a patient do then? other than educating themselves, patients are also having the rights to have the proper explanations from the doctor and finally do not judge the doctor based on what medication that they give you or how long does it takes to recover.
As a final notes, I will say that prevention is better than care thus live your life healthily and love your vessels, you can’t actually change them anytime if you have trouble.
Cheers
In less than 15 minutes, it will be the official earth hour in Jakarta, Indonesia a place where the writer currently resides. This blog entry is made solely on the battery power of my laptop and without any other source of electricity. For the matter of publishing the writer is using a USB dongle of 3G internet service and hopefully it will reign on.
Update: at least one of the building in Jakarta turning of their lights, which is kinda neat, but the rest….
Update 2: just heard some malls are actually turning off their lights cool 
although Malaysians are very daring to turn off the Petronas Twin Towers.
Update 3: The Flickr Photo Group have the picture of Jakarta during the Earth Hour, you can find it here. There is a very clear picture on Sampoerna Strategic Square turning their lights off and some other beautiful picture as well.
It is another earth hour this year, and unlike the previous one, tonight is backed by many organisation and public figures (in Jakarta), the message is very clear and concise, do something for mother earth and do it tonight by switching off the lights for 60 minutes.
After that then?
The trend to care of the environment have been gradually increasing; we have seen many movies, lectures, seminars, and music concerts to address this awareness. However those all would meant nothing if the care for the environment is only present at that particular time.
What’s next after earth hour? that’s the part that haven’t being explained by the organising committee of the earth hour, will people continue to their daily habit again and next year to do this same routine again, to vote earth again on 2010? I certainly hope not. The idea of voting for earth is not by just turning the lights off for 60 minutes during the earth hour only, the real deal is how to vote for earth everyday in our life.
Sceptics of the earth hour and the global warming have something in common, their disbelieve of the event and the ability of people to keep up to vote earth. Although it is very simple to do something for the environment which can be done in their daily lives. Use the public transport, bring your own case when you’re taking away food, and simply, use less paper and many other things that we, ordinary people can do.
Do not let this just become a trend, a media over-hype and just something people do to achieve credibility. So turn off your lights tonight, however the real business starts after this, change your daily habit and act beyond 60 minutes. Keep voting for earth.
Cheers
ps: just for the fun of it now I’ll shower in the dark
I’m now at KLIA waiting for my flight at 16.00, and when I step my foot inside it, It’s the last stage of this phase of life. My life had been divided by phases, which is essentially the period I spend in the community, not only schools but also my life with the people around me. This time another phase would be ended.
When there is an end, it ended just like that, and I will begin a new one, with a new spirits and hopes but this time it’s different. I don’t want it to end.
And I can state many reasons why I did not want it to end, because I fall in love with the most amazing woman, because I love it here, because of I like it to pursue my academic, and simply because I don’t want it to end and I don’t want to lose anything from here, especially her.
Why is it like this? last time I was free from it all, and I don’t want to attach myself if I want to. But now I have attached myself to it, and I don’t want to let go. Call me a fool but a fool is all I wanted to be right now and forever.
Cheers
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Now playing: The Bravery – Swollen Summer
Sometimes it’s just what makes us suffer, and yet we keep continue to stay on that path, because change is far more frightening than the reality we faced.
Therefore there’s a need of blessing of understanding and patience on them, because without it, we will live in a place where men suffer while others feel nothing about it.
And about their tragic view on us too, easy for they make judgement, alas we do not do things they accused us.
Cheers
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Now playing: The Strokes – Someday
Just recently read the article on BBC website regarding that US wants Palestinian state to be formed now. Some might be skeptical, but this might all the world need to stop one of the longest conflict on earth. What can we do now, is just observing how the matters would turn out, and I personally optimistic that in near future we can see the state of Palestine and Israel together in a map.
Cheers
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Now playing: Peter Bjorn And John – Young Folks
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