Makassar is the capital of South Sulawesi, one of the many provinces situated in the Indonesian Archipelago. This is my third visit after the last visit last year. The temperature is extremely hot with very high humidity it is extremely easy to get sweaty. The city is low land with its sea shore as the main attraction especially at night with youbgsters in groups hanging out and unwinding with buddies at the Losari beach, the hippiest rendesvous in town. Typical for important cities in the country, Makassar being one of the very important trading port during the Dutch occupation it has a building whose architecture is built to function as fortress, fort of Rotterdam. Nowadays it is used as cultural centre of South Sulawesi and museum. Many youngsters of Makassar hang out around the building with big cameras to practice their photography skill which is apparently quite popular especially among the youngsters.
Makassar is a very multi-ethnic city, many people of different ethnic and cultural background blend and integrated into its very culturally-rich society. Nevertheless its unofficial segmented fragments of the city that cater to certain ethnical group in certain part of the city.
Food is a very important part of the pride of its people. No food from anywhere else may beat the appeal of the food of Makassar. Typical for South East Asian food, the food is usually spicy and fresh, also rice is the primary part of culinary with seafood as its compliment.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
We are Human Being NOT Human Thinking
Napoleon Hill. Google him up and you will most probably stumble upon an ebook Think and Grow Rich. Pick it up and read it!
This book was written roughly a century ago by a man whose very vision and wisdom changed lives of many to the fab and greatness, abundance and richness. His very wisdom is scattered throughout the book that you may picked it up in the very beginning of your reading journey or take you till the very last page of the book. Just read it and be inspired.
Personally I have come across many many the alike references under the same subject and I must say this one is really the mother of origin that had given birth to many alike philosophies.
Parallel to reading it, I am also revisiting my other very very inspirational reading by Neale Walsch. Where it was written that we are creating our reality. And all that is happening is intended yet may not be anticipated. This means that all that we have intended manifested in this reality that we perceive and none of this intention is left unrealized. However the outcome of the manifestation may not be anticipated especially when there is no clarity of intention.
To think about it, we or most of us grow in the culture upholding beliefs such as good things does not come easy, good things do not last, dreams do not manifest and so on. We are creating reality or believe that forces us to think that life sucks and so on. Whilst the reality is we are creating the very reality that we live in. What we think is our reality is not the real reality. Now, it might get a little bit confusing. Basically, we need to stop to think or to analize rather we must start to being. Being with a problem and we will find the already available solution there is to be discovered.
Starting today Have Intention without prefering to it. Intend your path a certain way, intend the kind of achievement or goals you want to have without prefering to it. Do not think just intend and feel it. Be with your dreams and goals. Do not think cause when you think more you tend to urge yourself to find reasons or excuses that favor the opposite end of the result you desire.
Thinking is the slowest method of creation.
"It is when you just be with your problem, rather than keep thinking about it, that the greatest insight comes."
Have you not heard the truly great creators, the truly great problem solvers, say, when you give them a problem,...
"Hmm... let me be with it for a while."
A Genius does not create a solution, but finds the solution.
Awareness is a state of being.
You are living in the illusion, you have placed yourself there, so you should give it some thought. But remember, thought creates reality, so if you've created a reality that you don't like, don't give it a second thought.
PS: All written in italic are words quoted from Neale Donald Walsch book "Friendship with God"
This book was written roughly a century ago by a man whose very vision and wisdom changed lives of many to the fab and greatness, abundance and richness. His very wisdom is scattered throughout the book that you may picked it up in the very beginning of your reading journey or take you till the very last page of the book. Just read it and be inspired.
Personally I have come across many many the alike references under the same subject and I must say this one is really the mother of origin that had given birth to many alike philosophies.
Parallel to reading it, I am also revisiting my other very very inspirational reading by Neale Walsch. Where it was written that we are creating our reality. And all that is happening is intended yet may not be anticipated. This means that all that we have intended manifested in this reality that we perceive and none of this intention is left unrealized. However the outcome of the manifestation may not be anticipated especially when there is no clarity of intention.
To think about it, we or most of us grow in the culture upholding beliefs such as good things does not come easy, good things do not last, dreams do not manifest and so on. We are creating reality or believe that forces us to think that life sucks and so on. Whilst the reality is we are creating the very reality that we live in. What we think is our reality is not the real reality. Now, it might get a little bit confusing. Basically, we need to stop to think or to analize rather we must start to being. Being with a problem and we will find the already available solution there is to be discovered.
Starting today Have Intention without prefering to it. Intend your path a certain way, intend the kind of achievement or goals you want to have without prefering to it. Do not think just intend and feel it. Be with your dreams and goals. Do not think cause when you think more you tend to urge yourself to find reasons or excuses that favor the opposite end of the result you desire.
Thinking is the slowest method of creation.
"It is when you just be with your problem, rather than keep thinking about it, that the greatest insight comes."
Have you not heard the truly great creators, the truly great problem solvers, say, when you give them a problem,...
"Hmm... let me be with it for a while."
A Genius does not create a solution, but finds the solution.
Awareness is a state of being.
You are living in the illusion, you have placed yourself there, so you should give it some thought. But remember, thought creates reality, so if you've created a reality that you don't like, don't give it a second thought.
PS: All written in italic are words quoted from Neale Donald Walsch book "Friendship with God"
Sunday, July 11, 2010
How to Manifest Your Dreams?
1. Be Specific.
What do you want exactly? There are not one thing that you think that does not manifest. Be specific on your goal. When you want to achieve it and most importantly what exactly is it that you want to achieve. Be specific! Writes it down and break it down into points or perhaps action plans. For example, one year from now I will be moving to switzerland and start working there. That is my ultimate primary goal at the moment. In order to achieve that I need to make action plans such as VISA application and the likes.
2. Be Stubborn.
Yes. You gotta be stubborn or in other words hold on to your dreams faithfully no matter what. Do not be deceived by the pseudo physical or material limitation that might seem to hinder you. There is no such thing as limitation. Keep holding on to it, put your passion and mind to it. Focus on to your dreams. Talk about it with your family or (trustworthy) friends write about it, think about and dream about it. Live your dreams in your head before you live it in your reality. You will be surprised how resources just come to you and as if they all conspire to help you achieve your dreams.
3. Enjoy the Journey
Enjoy the process, or whatever that you have to go through to reach your final goal. Enjoy the ride, look around you, enjoy the process whilst firmly grasp your goal in your head and heart. There is nothing better than appreciating the journey of hard work, sweat and blood when it is done with passion and full heart.
4. Celebrate
Celebrate your success. It helps registering the very process and fundamental to your system that the next time you set your mind to something you will just be able to achieve it.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Outliers:The Opportunity (Part II)
Okay, presumably from the title of this posting, it is to be understood that this is a continuation from the previous posting of the Outliers posting:The Opportunity. We, now, understood that the succesful outliers do not primarily depend on one's individual innate talent in excelling or achieving mastery yet rather a result of "opportunity" which led these individuals cultivating hours and hours of hardwork and practice in sharpening paricular skills, 10,000 hours.
What implication does it have to us?
The most obvious one would be the way we would perceive outliers. Perhaps no longer do we fall un to false admiration to these outliers as such perceiving God plays unfair rule by inseminating more gifts un to some people but not others. Rather, we appreciate the hardwork and time spent in carving such a exceptional skills in these outliers.
Now, if we look at the number of hours put 10,000 hours, it is natural to think that such dedication is not possesed by Tom, Dick and Harry. 10,000 hours of practice that spans through out one sixth, on average, of one's lifetime if the average age is to be taken as sixty and if it is assumed that each year one-thousand hours are invested in developing one particular talent. It involves unconditional dedication that demands nothing in return. A pure devotion of self-indulgence into practices and learnings. Such situation only possible when the person is devoting himself entirely like when one is in love. Total devotion translates to hours and hours of practices and learnings.
What implication does it have to us?
The most obvious one would be the way we would perceive outliers. Perhaps no longer do we fall un to false admiration to these outliers as such perceiving God plays unfair rule by inseminating more gifts un to some people but not others. Rather, we appreciate the hardwork and time spent in carving such a exceptional skills in these outliers.
Now, if we look at the number of hours put 10,000 hours, it is natural to think that such dedication is not possesed by Tom, Dick and Harry. 10,000 hours of practice that spans through out one sixth, on average, of one's lifetime if the average age is to be taken as sixty and if it is assumed that each year one-thousand hours are invested in developing one particular talent. It involves unconditional dedication that demands nothing in return. A pure devotion of self-indulgence into practices and learnings. Such situation only possible when the person is devoting himself entirely like when one is in love. Total devotion translates to hours and hours of practices and learnings.
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