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Whatever you decide

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If you allow others to define happiness for you, then you're not going to truly experience it. If you allow others to dictate what your dreams should be, you will never reach them.

The way to surely and reliably realize your dreams is to choose the ones that have real meaning for you. The way to know happiness is by allowing it to be what you want it to be.

Happiness is whatever you decide it is. And as such, it is always well within your reach.

In any circumstance, happiness is yours to define and to know. No outside factor, no other person, no twist of fate can keep happiness away from you when you allow it to flow out from you.

Putting conditions and restrictions on happiness keeps it at a distance away from you. Let go of the restrictions, and happiness is free to fill your awareness.

The smallest, plainest, simplest moment can be fertile ground for the most extraordinary happiness. Let happiness be from you, and it will absolutely be with you.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 30, 2006

Posted by viking at 1:11 PM

Prepare well

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Diligent preparation leads to outstanding achievement. What are you preparing for right now?

In every moment, in every action, you are preparing yourself for one thing or another. Prepare yourself for the life you desire to lead, and it will come to be.

Opportunities are constantly coming your way. Yet in order for them to be of any value, you must be prepared to take hold of those opportunities.

The sooner you begin to prepare, the more you can achieve. Being prepared gives you considerably more options, and puts time on your side.

Live joyfully and completely in each moment, knowing that you are preparing yourself for the times to come. Build one day upon another, with focus, positive intention and purpose, and you'll build a life that's truly spectacular.

Each moment is your opportunity to prepare yourself for reaching higher and higher levels of fulfillment. Prepare well, and your life will reap many great rewards.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 28, 2006

Posted by viking at 10:54 AM

Ads di Cabin AirAsia

category : ad , general , travel

Mau lihat ada iklan di Cabin AirAsia ? Nah yang aku lihat iklan Sunsilk...

posted by viking on August 25, 2006

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Thanks for the CD, Simon

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I just got free CD from Simon Wiffen... Yo Man, It's Cool... 4 Tracks...

posted by viking on August 25, 2006

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Check telah datang dari Google Adsense...

category : buzz , general

Pulang Jakarta, di meja kerjaku saya sudah menerima Check dari Google... Lumayan bisa beli Game PSP yang baru... Cool...

Terima kasih Google... Nyantai dapet uang... ya pakai Google Adsense...

posted by viking on August 25, 2006

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Sudah di Jakarta lagi...

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Setelah "Refresing" selama 10 hari di Bali... nyari inspirasi... recharge.... nah sekarang kembali ke Jakarta dengan banyak yang harus dikerjakan... Ada beberapa project baru menunggu... Thanks ya...

Ok deh... Have a blessed day!

posted by viking on August 25, 2006

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Jadi Wisata Kuliner

category : general , resto , travel

Sampai saat ini saya malah lebih sering mencari makanan khas di Bali... Aku da nyobain Durian Singaraja, Nasi jenggo nya pasar pagi Legian, Nasi Lawarnya LukLuk di Tabanan...

Seafood di Tuban yang enak... Nasi pedas depan supernova, Soto Ceker Legian... Trus kemarin saya menemukan minuman di Pepito : RealPower... Minumannya Real Madrid...

posted by viking on August 21, 2006

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Legian Kaja, Singaraja, Bedugul

category : general , travel

Gak sempet akses koneksi internet beberapa hari ini... Padahal saya biasanya akses di RITUALS di Jalan Legian Kaja... Nah sabtu kemarin kita ke Singaraja, mampir di Air Terjun Gitgit trus sebelumnya melihat-lihat Botanical Garden di Bedugul... Sempat juga makan durian di perjalanan...

17an kemarin ada acara seru di Pantai Double Six Seminyak... Lomba Tarik Tambang & Panjang Pinang... Ada beberapa photo yang nanti akan aku tampilkan...

Makan seafood... wow... iya makan di Tuban... Trus ada keong laut yang disebut "GongGong" yang enak dimakan sama Sambal Kacang... Penasaran juga nyobain Nasi Jenggo... dan Nasi Pedas di dekat Tuban... serta Soto Ceker di Seminyak... Kayaknya ini jadi wisata kuliner...

posted by viking on August 20, 2006

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Merdeka!

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Happy Independence Day! Selamat hari ulang tahun Republik Indonesia.

posted by viking on August 17, 2006

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Legian Kaja - Bali Day #2

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Setelah tadi malam sampai dengan selamat di Bali, dengan mengunakan AirAsia dari Soekarno Hatta... Sampailah saya ke Rumah Youth... Bertemu keponakan Nikita & Rebecca... Rumahnya di daerah Legian Kaja...

Tadi sempet nyari ATM sampai Raja's...

Malam ini deket Soto Ceker aku mampir di Warnet... Ok deh... Sehari ini cuman istirahat dulu...

Photo2x akan menyusul...

posted by viking on August 15, 2006

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Something to offer

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You can have anything you desire when you have something to offer in return. The path to lasting success is traveled by continuously creating something new and valuable to offer.

If your focus is on getting, and taking, and acquiring, you will meet up with much resistance. Such an approach will make it nearly impossible to accomplish the goals you've set for yourself.

Focus instead on finding ways to give, to create value, and to make that real and meaningful value available to others. When you seek to give of yourself, the possibilities for doing so will have no limit.

Many people are, by nature, quite thoroughly self-centered. Do you realize what an incredible opportunity that represents?

By giving people what they want, you can readily achieve whatever you want. Work to advance the interests of others, and your own interests are even more profoundly advanced.

Look at the world around you and ask yourself what you're able to offer that can bring value to the moment and to the situation. Answer that question and you've figured out how to move quickly ahead.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 15, 2006

Posted by viking at 7:09 PM

Ke Bali hari ini...

category : general , travel

Hari ini aku ke Bali... Liburan aja planningnya... Sekalian ketemuan sama ke-4 keponakanku... Titipan nya banyak banget euy... Dari Brownies Kukus, Mainan, Kue buatan Mami dan lain-lain untuk keponakan-keponakanku...

posted by viking on August 14, 2006

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Beautiful to behold

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Even the smallest light cuts a path through the deepest darkness. Let the light of your own goodness fully shine, and experience the positive impact it imparts.

Those who can only tear down and destroy grow weaker and more vulnerable with every action. Those who sincerely respect and value life have infinitely more possibilities open to them.

Those things gained through deception, repression, fear and intimidation are never worth having. They begin to crumble even before they are realized.

Those things gained through creative, positive, loving and respectful pursuits, on the other hand, quickly spread and multiply. That's because within each act of genuine goodness are fertile seeds of even greater goodness.

Each day life presents many and varied challenges. Every one of those challenges is an opportunity to confirm and intensify the truth and goodness with which life is filled.

Though it is often difficult, choose in each word, each thought, each action, to shine your positive light on the world. For it is in that choice that you will find a world and a life that is rich, and full, and truly beautiful to behold.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 14, 2006

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The way forward

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Sometimes the world appears to be spinning out of control. Sometimes there seems to be no end to the distressing news.

Sometimes it feels like troubles are being piled on top of troubles. Sometimes it can look as if there could never be a way forward.

And yet, that way forward is always as close as your next thought. For no matter how difficult and discouraging life may have become, with each dawning moment, a new world of positive possibilities opens up to you.

From the darkest depths of despair, hope does indeed grow and take flight. Out of difficult situations, new strategies emerge for creating real value and spreading life's goodness.

Remember that the future does not have to be an extension of the past. For you can act right now to create that future out of the abundance of positive possibilities.

Life always has its challenges, and those challenges are what enable you to bring real value to life. Whatever the circumstance, step boldly forward and choose to move the world positively ahead.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 10, 2006

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5 Blog Indonesia untuk BlogDay.org

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Menurut rekans, blog-blog siapa saja yang layak di nominasikan untuk BlogDay di 31 Agustus 2006 ? Silahkan tinggalkan comment ya... pilih 5 dengan kategori berbeda ya.

posted by viking on August 9, 2006

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There is a purpose

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There is a purpose that defines you. Live true to that purpose, and you bring unstoppable power and persistence to your actions.

There is a purpose that fulfills you. Find and understand that purpose, and you will achieve great and meaningful things.

There is a purpose that is you. But how do you uncover that purpose?

Learn to let go of all the things that ultimately have no lasting meaning. Choose to look at life and to see what you know, rather than what others tell you that you should see.

Look beyond the fleeting, superficial concerns of fame, fortune and fashion. Focus instead on building real and timeless qualities such as value, wisdom and love.

Seek that which is real, that which has substance, and the purpose that is your own will become abundantly clear. Stay connected to that purpose, and experience its unmatched power.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 9, 2006

Posted by viking at 8:47 AM

MacBook Pro baru

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Akhirnya semua pekerjaanku akan di lakukan bukan di PC lagi tapi di MacBook Pro... Senangnya...

posted by viking on August 8, 2006

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Before you

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Before you complain about how bad things are, take a few moments to make them better. Before you consider the day to be wasted, spend some time and effort to bring it real value.

Before you allow frustration to consume you, step back and put things in perspective. Then take a deep breath and choose to move forward with a peaceful, more effective approach.

Before you begin to fret about your own troubles, give your help to another. When you give of yourself, you'll discover resources and abilities you never before knew you had.

Before you give yourself over to anger, take time to listen and to understand. Before you lash out and tear down, look instead for ways to build bridges and create value.

Before you sink into the depths of self pity, see if you can find something to laugh about. When you avoid taking yourself too seriously, many more opportunities can open up to you.

Before you say or do something you know you'll regret, remind yourself of your highest purpose and vision. Before you take the next step, look where you're going, and choose the path that you know is best.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 5, 2006

Posted by viking at 1:10 PM

A powerful team

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Ambition and patience make a powerful team. Ambition gives you the drive and the enthusiasm to get things started, and patience sees them through.

Without ambition, you would never get going. Without patience, you would give up long before the goal was reached.

When you choose to develop and activate both your ambition and your patience, you've created a relentless combination. For not only will you be effective, that effectiveness will continue to be applied over time.

With enough ambition, you can make just about anything happen, but not right away. The most effective effort is continuing effort, and that is what patience makes possible.

You never have to choose between ambition and patience. You can live with them both at the same time, and when you do, great things will happen.

Success comes to those who know when to push and when to wait. Balance ambitious effort with a deep, underlying patience, and the results you achieve will be truly amazing.

-- Ralph Marston

posted by viking on August 3, 2006

Posted by viking at 11:30 AM