[me]: my first 56km in three hours cycling

saturday morning, 20th of may the national awakening day and also the personnal awakening cycling day for me. carried 1.5 liter-camelpack behind with some bar of chocolates, i started my day to ride the bike from my home to arkadia ... at least, it is 33km drive from my home through toll road for 45minute-driving.

so, it must be around that... 50 to 60km cycling.

the next, 1 hour and 15 minutes i arrived at arkadia, with no sweat. i directly returned back to cibinong and stopped for couple of times due to ... thirsty, tired ...

picture above is only to give you innersight if wombat can ride the bike, you must be better than that, and if i can make my first 56km, you can be better than me... for sure.

cheers

[My Prophet] : Maulid Nabi Muhammad PBUH

The non-Muslim verdict on Muhammad (PBUH)
5/3/2006 9:10:00 AM GMT


"lf a man like Muhammed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness."
- George Bernard Shaw

"If ever a man had the right to say that he ruled by a right divine, it was Muhammad. for he had all the powers without their supports. He cared not tor the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life.""
- Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith

"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him."
- Diwan Chand Sharma, The Prophets of the East, Calcutta 1935, p. 122.

"Four year after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race . . . Muhammed."
- John William Draper, M.D., L.L.D., A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, London 1875, Vol. 1, pp 329-330.

"In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal ruler of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world."
- John Austin, "Muhammad the Prophet of Allah," in T.P's and Cassel's Weekly for 24th September 1927.

"Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator. Warrior, Conqueror of ideas, Restorer of rational beliefs, of a cult without images; the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?"
- Lamartine, Historic de la Turquie, Paris 1854, Vol. 11 pp. 2762727.

"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived,. to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher."
- Annie Besant, The Life and Teachings of Muhammad, Madras 1932, p.4

" Muhammad is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities."
- Encyclopaedia Britannica

"I have studied him — the wonderful man — and in my opinion he must be called the saviour of humanity."
- George Bernard Shaw in "The Genuine Islam"

"By a fortune absolutely unique in history , Muhammed is a threefold founder of a nation, of an empire, and of a religion."
- Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith in " Muhammad and Mohammedanism 1946."

Me: dik Okiku tersayang

[AA 176]
sayangku dik Oki,
maafkan papa harus pergi lagi … pergi ke negara yang dibenci dik* Oki, Amerika!!
negara yang telah berapa kali dan berminggu-minggu memisahkan dik Oki dengan papa

maafkan papa harus meninggalkan dik Oki sabtu malam yang lalu dengan air mata dan jeritan dari kasihku
walaupun cinta papa masih jauh dibanding rindu dan cinta dik Oki**, tapi sungguh papa sayang dik Oki
anak kecilku ini bahkan sampai menyakiti diri, memukul dirinya sendiri***, melihat kepergianku hingga tertidur pada malam itu

maafkan papa, sayangkun … rinduku akan selalu menggayuti diriku selamanya untuk mama tercantik, mas zaki, kakak noval dan dik oki - sang jagoan hati papa

papa tak kan lama walaupun tetap terasa lama dengan jauh dari kekasih tercinta dan anak-anak tersayang di sisiku

kali ini papa akan segera cepat pulang…

* dik Oki, anak ketigaku berusia 4tahun, dengan kakak Noval atau dedek Noval dan mas Zaki (si sulung)
** dik Oki, yang terbangun ketika aku pulang dari London jam 11malam dan segera memberikan kado ulang tahun
*** dik Oki bahkan membenturkan badan dan memukul dirinya sendiri sejak aku pergi

[me] pak harto cepat sembuh ya

[dallas airport - aadmirals club]
pak harto (kalow di cnn ditulis Indonesia ex-dictator undergoes surgery) sedang berjuang diusia senjanya. mengingat jasa-jasanya, saya mendoakan supaya pak harto cepat sembuh seperti sedia kala.

menurutku, beliau - diluar kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh orang-orang sekitarnya - merupakan salah satu presiden yang memiliki visi (tentunya termasuk habibie dan yudhoyono), dari pin, klompencapir, posyandu hingga repelita atau kepemimpinan tingkat dunia. yudhoyono pun memiliki visi yang hampir bersinggungan sehingga bukan hal yang memalukan baginya untuk melanjutkan aksi suharto.

eyang harto, cepat sembuh ya...

[my family] okiku sayang, papa akan kembali

[AA 0176: Narita - Dallas]
6 mei, 7malam
sabtu malam aku harus kembali melakukan perjalanan bisnis untuk sebuah pertemuan di omni hotel, galerria - houston. sejak awal, oki - si bungsu - sangat menentang setiap perjalanan ke amerika, karena telah berapa kali dilakukan dengan waktu bepergian berminggu-minggu. walaupun kali ini, aku akan pergi kurang dari sepuluh hari, baginya suatu keniscayaan bahwa "papa tidak boleh ke amerika!!", jeritnya. bahkan dengan logika anak-anak, aku lebih baik keluar dari pekerjaan daripada pergi berlama-lama.

malam itu aku meninggalkan rumah dengan jerit-tangis dari si bungsu. aku cium dan peluk satu per satu di pekarangan rumah sebelum memasuki taksi blue bird. aku cukup lama sebelum akhirnya meninggalkan rumah dengan diiringi jeritan si bungsu.

beberapa menit kemudian, aku menerima tilpon kalow si bungsu sedemikian histerisnya hingga memukul badan sendiri, belakangan aku bisa berbicara dengannya --- dari pesan jangan terlalu lama sampai oleh-oleh (kartu yogi oh!) dan akhirnya menginginkan untuk segera pulang ke rumah sekarang juga.

sesampainya di cengkareng, aku menelpon ke rumah dan anak-anak sudah terlelap tidur.

[aku berangkat dengan JAL ke narita, seharusnya take off jam 1:30dini hari, tetapi ditunda hampir sejam untuk menunggu kedatangan empat penumpang yang terlambat. sangat jal yang dajjal sekali ...
sampai di narita untuk short transit dilanjutkan ke dallas dan houston dengan american airline.
papa pulang senin depan, waktu jakarta ...]

Me: [Shared] Stroke Identification

STROKE:
Remember The 1st Three Letters...

My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously.. Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK . to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
(Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
{NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue... if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke}
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.