The interesting is, that this movie taught me the work ethics and lots of philosophy that I find it so useful in life…..I thought it is completely correct, that when you do a work, you should give all your heart and your effort trying to make the best of it……be serious in your work, always digging in things that you should learn….no one can reach success without hard works or rely on talent only……..this is also the morale I grasped when watching an interview of a (also) Korean singer who hits the world lately….It’s all about hard works that make him ‘big’ as he is now….his life story just burst me into tears. I thought we should learn from Korean people about giving out your best in everything you do…..I guess this morale which makes Korea steps ahead Indonesia. Come on my fellow Indonesian, we are blessed with rich natural resources, we have everything only lack of fighting spirits……so try your best in everything. AJA AJA FIGHTING.

What you give to life, life would bring it back to you…..

Di bangkok, sempet naik perahu, ke kuil2 alias wat yg betebaran dimana2, ternyata emang takdir gw menjelajahi daerah2 sucinya agama Budha…..ada satu temple, gw lupa namanya yang mirip banget sma Potala di Tibet. Malem2 jalan ke daerah "Red Light"nya Bangkok alias Patphong…….niatnya cuma cuci mata, tapi kejebak masuk satu tempat "syereeemmm" banget……trus ditinggal lagi supir Tuktuk yg kurang ajar, tapi lumayan cakep. Soal supir2 tuktuk ini sangat2 berkesan banget, soalnya kita selalu kebagian supir tuktuk yang cakep…..jadi kesimpulannya org2 Thai emang cakep-cakep mulai dari cowo,cewe,waria sampe supir tuktuk juga ngga kaleh cakep.

Makan juga enak, cuma sayangnya kita ga sempet nyari tempat2 makan yang murah meriah tapi enak……udah 2 minggu ini kena kram otak…..pengen nulis bagus tapi tiba2 bad mood….pengen jalan2 lagi….udah ngelirik HK tapi kayaknya mending South Korea dulu deh………feeling gw bilang gw harus kesana walaupun fitrix bilang ga da bagus2nya……what the heck……Oh Korea, here I come….Annyong Haseyo !!!

At this age, i’m getting mature, I know now what are my life goals, how to set priorities in life, understand how to control my self, how to treat my family or other people, avoid any bad temper that i used to have before. Well, I succesfully learned from someone. Yet, I feel still missing something or someone that i already let go…..

and the tears come streaming down your face, when you lose something you can’t replace, when you love someone you but it goes to waste   

Lucky for me, i have friends who shared the same interests and passion, Edwin and Fitrix, Both of them were also excited about Tibet, so Fitrix arranged everything and contact the travel agent to take care of the trip and documents needed. We decided that we should try the new railway Qinghai - Tibet, which just been opened for 2 months and looks people rushing to take on this train. This raised up our excitement for the trip. It still several months to go but we already dream and imagining the trip, the train, Tibetan culture etc every day and the news about the train and Tibet were always on CCTV 9, driving us crazy…….counting time to time.

Oops, i need to work now…will continue the story later…..oh yeah, i remember one moment when we went to Ganden Monastery, 30 km outside Lhasa, by jeep and we passed along Lhasa river, it was extremely gorgeous…..very very beautiful, i could never can forget it….and the songs You’re Beautiful by James Blunt kept ringing in my mind.

You’re beautiful…You’re beautiful….You’re beautiful…It’s true….I saw your face in a crowded place and I don’t know what to do….’cause I’ll never be with you…..

for Mr. Sta*R*bucks, for all beautiful memories we had…

Located on the northern of Forbidden City, you can ask the taxi driver to go here just by saying "HouHai". I never realize that this place is so big until last weekend me, Andam and Fitrix had a visit. It’s a place for hang out indeed.

You will find (western style) cafes along the lake (including Starbucks, I have to mention it hehehe…) and a lake with small boats (you can have a dinner on a boat). I think none of them has a Chinese cultural background for their entertainment package, except a live Chinese pop songs. So many expats at the area, just like the Sanlitun Area in a bigger scale with a lake inside. Well, all I can say that: this place is not for Chinese culture. It’s for me (and you) to hang out.

Just outside this lake area, you also can find the "HuTong", a Chinese traditional  housing area. The HuTong people always try to survive against the modernism. From the latest magazine,  I found out that all HuTong area in BeiJing will be demolished and replaced with high buildings for apartmentsas the preparation for Summer Olympic 2008. Pro and contra always comes up from the residents.

I’m wondering is there any lake in Jakarta that can be plotted just like this HouHai Lake entertainment area…??? Eh…

One of my best visit beside the Forbidden City (the history) and Simatai Great Wall (the landscape & the challenge). Temple of Heaven is truly a must visit if you’re in BeiJing.

Located just southern of Wang Fujing Street, about two or three km to the north gate of this temple. The ticket is 35 RMB for "through ticket", the ticket that allowed you to enter the main gate, the Circular of Mounds and the Temple of Heaven itself. In my opinion this is the place that I always want to take pictures and still want to. Specially when you have a bright blue sky. Magnificent.

photo by: edwin 

Built first in 1420 during the Ming Emperor Yongle’s reign, it was expanded and renovated during the Ming Emperor Jiajing’s (1522-1566) and Qing Emperor Qianlong’s (1736-1795) reigns. The Temple of Heaven is a magnificent masterpiece of architecture in a solemn environment. Since the founding of New China, the government has allotted major resources to protect and restore the cultural monuments here. The Temple of Heaven with its long history, deep cultural significance and magnificent architectural style mirrors the ancient culture of the China.