SIAP GRAAAAAAK !!! looooh kok gak gerak gerak ?

 Setelah berkumpul dan melewati percakapan menjelimet yang membuat rontoknya rusuk rusuk di otak , dan urat urat saraf di punggung (kebalik woi ) . Yah udah readers aja yang membalikan fungsional rusuk di otak dan saraf di punggung yah , gue males backspace trus ketik ulang capek (Gubrags )

Akhirnya kita bertiga tentukan tempat KTP , eh PTK , eh salah lagi PKT buset salah trus , TKP nah ini baru bener. TKP kali ini kita mau biar ada yang bernuansa hiking disela sela camping . Wiiih cihuy haseeeek , sedep banget tema hiking kali ini .

Oke deh  gue orang biang narsis buncis gak abdol kalau gak nyebutin rutinitas kegiatan gue dari pagi sampe dimulainya hiking yang jelas jelas kagak jelasnya   Fiuh ~

Bangun jam 05.30 => Bangun nyalain Sanio (kewajiban biar manusia manusia di kost kagak complaint mulu )


Jam 05.25 ===> Garuk - garuk hidung , ada sisa upil yang sumpah gatel ciiin


Jam 05.25 (lebih 30 detik )==> Memusatkan area garukan ditengah lubang hidung lebih dalam dan dalam lagi


Jam 05.24 (lebih 45 detik ) ==> Mencoba bersusah payah dengan mata terpejam mengeluarkan sesuatu yang keras dan sangat mengganjal di lubang hidung .

Jam 05.30 ===>Udah deh ! Udah !!! Udah!!! Udahan maen garuk garuknya , giliran gue neh di garuk emak , buru buru di suruh bangun =_=.

Setelah terbangun akibat paksaan , dan seharusnya Mak gue sadar apapun yang di paksa itu menyakitkan , tapi gue tetep bangun dengan riang ,

Check HP bentar ada 3 missed call dan 2 SMS , ternyata ouh ternyata gw check itu dari temen yang minta ngajak ketemuan , Gue kira dari " Si Bebep ". AAAAAAAARRRRGHHHH sudahlah curhatnya kembali ke naskah !

T_T dikit aja kenapa sich pengen curcol *jeritan bathin *

Oke , Gue mulai pagi  yang cerah , libur sehari di hari kejepit dengan tersenyum lebar , lugas melangkahkan kaki ke kamar mandi alias jamban. Cuci muka dengan produk PONDS dan mulai meninggalkan metode lama cuci muka dengan abu gosok  karena males tiap pagi gue mesti tengkaran sama emak karena emak gue tidak sudi membagi kasih anaknya dengan pantat panci T_T

Dilanjutkan lagi gue gosok sela karang karang gigi dan biji cabe yang sudah memfosil bekas rendang semalem , dengan PEPSODENT rasa mint *produk yang lebih efisien timbang gue pakek sirih sama gambir *

Triiing , sekalipun gak pake acara mandi , karena gue ingat pepatah mengatakan ,
  "Mandi hanyalah pekerjaan untuk orang yang merasa kotor "

Emang ajib banget gue bagian ngeles , Yes pagi ini gue udah cukup menawan dan eksotik bak peragawati yang siap berjalan di pasarwalk bukan catwalk.
Gue kalau lagi cakep begini ke pasar jadi  pengen nyanyi lagu jadul era 80-an

Sepanjang jalan kenangan ku menggandeng tas ke pasar .. uwooo ...uwoooo uwoooo

Membeli beberapa sembako dan keperluan membuat ayam opor dengan bumbu Bali plus plecing kangkung .
Proses berada di pasar adalah kegiatan paling sibuk dalam hidup gue , 30 menit meeting dengan tukang parkir gara gara motor gue dibikin nyenggol motor vespa sebelahnya , belum lagi buru buru mesti rapat direksi sama dagang ayam , sedikit pembacaan pleno di depan dagang sayur dan tuntutan dari dagang bumbu kenapa gue cuman beli bawang putih sama bawang merah kagak pake beli cabe yang udah dia bungkus jadi satu ?

*Pertanyaan kang bumbu akan gue jawab di segmen berikutnya *

Taruh semua belanjaan di dapur , bantu emak nyiapin keperluan sembahyang buat canang gue neh , biar entah emak gue tinggal sembahyang dengan khidmat dan tidak lupa mendoakan anaknya tercinta.

Cakepkan ? mesti cantik dan rapi dalam penataanya , setiap warna bunga harus sinkron dengan arah mata angin karena berkaitan erat dengan Dewata Nawa Sanga (Dewa penjaga setiap arah mata angin sebagai manifestasi Tuhan yang Maha Esa)
*Giliran begini gue kagak ngelucu yah , gue tachuut blog gue masuk blacklist  dari Tuhan Yang Maha Esa sebagai blog nomor 1 masuk neraka.

Check jam tangan waduh napa gelap semua , ouh gue lupa pake jam tangan yang gelap itu mah kulit asli  , oke terpaksa nengok ke jam dinding .

09.30 WITA , dalam hati " ouh masih ada 30 menit buat siap siap , alamak daging ayam belum mateng , kalau itu belum mateng entar gue ketemu NRS and Koko gue deh giliran yang bakal di matengin .Gimana ini ???
Ayo donk kasih gue saran ???

TELAAAAAAAAAAAAAT..... postingan ini di post udah 2 minggu setelah kejadian kale .

Gue ambil cara instant blender bumbu trus rebus trus tambah garam trus lari lanjutin buat canang part II , trus gue lari lagi ke dapur buat tengokin rebusan ketupat , trus tengokin panci sebelahnya bumbu ayam udah meresap belon , trus gue lari lagi ke tempat buat canang , trus gue check rebusan kangkung , terus terus terus terus terus terus grondang grondeng grandong bunyi dapur


Akhirnya semua kelar tepat pada waktu. (yang ngaret ) hehe , udah deh itu tulisan ngaret kan gue kecilin biar kagak malu ,  >_< Maaf ya teman teman .

10.20 => posisi masih cuci piring dan berbenah dengan planning di otak abis ini gue janji demi leluhur , nusa bangsa gue akan mandi !

Eiit tapi udah melebihi dari waktu yang kita tentukan untuk bertemu ini , aaah gak ada salahnya sms temen biar mereka kagak cemas . Orang kebanggaan Negri Indonesia Raya , orang yang mereka tunggu dan nanti nantikan kehadiranya belum menunjukan BATANGANNYA eh salah batang hidungnya .

Isi SMS : "Dear Diare , eh salah Dear teman teman akuuuh datang telat , Maafkan !"

10.35 ==>Emak gue berulah, "Kirim pesenan beras dulu yah tinggal 4 karung itu entar boleh maen cepetan "

T_T udah deh mesti turutin orang tua juga , daripada emak gue gotong sendiri kesian , biar gue kelarin yang ini dulu .

Finally 10.59 (udah jangan dibuletin ke jam 11.00 , malu banget gue telatnya ga tanggung tanggung sampe 2 jam hehe ) . Melenggang lah gue dengan motor butut ke rumah NRS dengan perasaan takut di tonjok hikz

NRS ? (kelanjutan dari Chikalay dan part dari hiking aneh )

  Si Koko sudahan mewek mewek trus sungkeman ketemu mak tercinta dia . Gak abdol dong Koko balik ke Bali tapi gak setor muka ke Nyi Blorong (Itha ) atau gak ke NRS (maaf nama disamarkan karena dia adalah seorang artis di masa keemasannya ===> entah apanya yang emas , who knows?

apakah ini yang dimaksut masa keemasannya?

Ataukah ini yang dimaksut masa keemasannya?

*Tapi NRS kan gak punya burung maksutnya gak piara burung  , kok bisa ada telur ?

Jangan jangan yang ini di maksut dengan masa keemasannya?  

*=_= ini mah Mas -mas jualan bakso hayah ~ Gubrags XD

Hayah ini mah bukan masa keemasan tapi masa keceMASan

Baiklah sekalipun doi gak mau gue bahas di blog karena tachut abis tambah populer tapi mau gimana lagi orang gue nafsu banget bahas . Sedikit akan gue deskripsikan .Kemisteriusan dan keangkeran NRS ini sungguh sangat fenomenal (sorry gue rada ngelebay , nyatanya dalam hati gue teriak  " PIIIH !!!!!"

Doi  salah satu orang yang memiliki kebanggaan akan sebuah cerita riwayat tempo dulu sewaktu doi masih kanak -kanak . Dia adalah tipe orang paling low profile ke gaje gajean yang pernah gw temui, dan gak pernah sungkan untuk menceritakan masa kecil dia dengan menggebu gebu , semangat 45 hingga titik darah penghabisan , Merdeka !!!!

*permisi bentar gue mau ngikutin gaya dia dalam bercerita *

Ketemu si A :  " Hei .....tahu gak sich dulu pas aku masih kecil , ibu ku bilang aku di USG kelihatan cowok eh baru lahir malah jadi cewek "

Ketemu si B : " Hei .....tahu gak sich dulu pas aku masih kecil , ibu ku bilang aku di USG kelihatan cowok eh baru lahir malah jadi cewek "

Ketemu si C  : " Hei .....tahu gak sich dulu pas aku masih kecil , ibu ku bilang aku di USG kelihatan cowok eh baru lahir malah jadi cewek "

 Tapi gimana urusan ketemu orang kayak gue ? yang dia kenal orang paling ngejengkelin di antariksa 

gue jamin banget sebelum dia cerita ini gue udah jawab ,

NRS  : " Hei .....tahu gak sich dulu pas aku masih kecil.....

Itha    :  Stop!!!! aku  udah tahu !!!!

NRS  : Tahu darimana lu ?

Itha   : Jawaban dikasih nyontek si A ,  B dan C hahaha 

Tapi NRS  adalah memang seseorang yang patut di banggakan ,NRS pernah menjabat sebagai Ketua Journalistik di sekolah paling populer di Bali . 

Satu -satunya manusia yang pernah membuat gempar isi sekolahan , karena tema dari tajuk MADING SEKOLAH 

     " Siswa SMA memakai rok 5 cm di bawah pinggul ? lalu?"

Siswa dan siswi Indonesia yang berbudiman cobalah kita berfikir , dimana mana yang wajar itu rok 5 cm di bawah lutut bukan di bawah pinggul kale , lah kalau beneran 5 cm di bawah pinggul Tolak Angin bakal laku banget dikalangan ABG labil . 

Kan pada masuk angin tuh "adik adik " mereka sekalian. Memang ada saja ulah NRs kita ini . 

Fakta kedua tentang NRS : 

Entah dia karena ingin low profile menutupi jati diri yang pernah menjabat sebagai ketua jurnalistik kebanggaan bagi nusa dan bangsa  atau memang inspirasi mentok segitu doank , gue juga ga ngerti yang jelas 

status FB dia yang terupdate setiap saat dan terpampang jelas di beranda adalah FAKE !!! alias dalam bahasa  jawa itu berarti  palsu .

Kalau kalian liat ada kata kata mutiara , kata kata lucu yang muncul di beranda anda ? 

coba tanyakan , siapakah yang sudi memberikan contekan dan NRS ditambah lagi  dengan lentik NRS menggerakan jari untuk copy paste ?

Gue masu kasih saran deh ke si Abang ini 

 Khusus untuk NRS ganti aja bang instruction di FB nya , jangan pakek " What's on your mind "?

ganti ke ===> "What's on your tetangga mind ?"

Anyway apapun wujudnya NRS tetaplah kita cinta

Peri (h) cintaku

 Fiuh , dilema dan dilema lagi mungkin kurang pas dalam hidup dilewati tanpa ada dilema dan kebimbangan , dan begitu pula apa yang menimpa gue dan teman gue belakangan ini . Lewat chatting beberapa teman gue pernah mengungkap betapa mereka merasa tersiksa akan perasaan cinta yang dipisahkan oleh perbedaan keyakinan .

Miris memang untuk dilihat , di tengah bergeloranya perasaan dua insan manusia ditambah bumbu manis saat mereguk nikmatnya menjalin asmara . Berikut penuturan teman gue yang udah lama pacaran sama pacar dia kurang lebih 7 tahun terhitung dari gue baru masuk SMA dan dia umurnya memang lebih tua jauh dari gue tapi gue asyik aja ngajak ngobrol dan bercanda sewajarnya ABG labil , itung itung nostalgia lah gabung maen sama gue .

Mbak Iin    : Tha , aku bingung kalau diminta harus memilih antara agama dan Bli Gede

 Itha            : Memang berat sich mbak , ok deh biar tidak timpang Itha mau tahu keputusan akhir mbak
 gimana?

 Mbak Iin    : Kalau pun mbak pisah dari Bli Gede itu pasti sulit banget , tapi di sisi lain mbak belum
  merasakan kecocokan hati untuk berpindah keyakinan ?

Gue dari hati kecil pun bisa merasakan kebimbangan yang terjadi , karena sedikit tidaknya gue ikut perjalanan cinta Bli Gede (tetangga gue yang paling baik hati ) dengan kekasihnya Mbak Iin sudah 7 tahun di lewati tentunya luar dan dalem dan rasa saling pengertian akan sikap masing masing sudah cukup di rasa tinggal persiapan mental untuk ke jenjang lebih tinggi , yakni pernikahan ditambah dengan kematangan usia sebagai salah satu faktor pendukung.

Saran gue yakni ambilah sikap dimana tempatkan posisi kalian (bagi yang mengalami problema yang sama ) disaat dimana kalian sudah menjalani biduk pernikahan . Bayangkan dimana letak ketimpangan yang terjadi , keyakinan ada segala sesuatu yang memang benar benar kita yakini , jikalau hanya faktor pernikahan semata di pergunakan sebagai landasan untuk berpindah. Karena yang gue takutkan akan ada polemik berkepanjangan yang disebabkan belum adanya keyakinan diri untuk menjalani sesuatu yang baru .
"Biarkan itu menjadi pilihan hati , bukan mengatasnamakan pernikahan atau cinta kepada seorang manusia , tapi memang benar cinta dan tulus untuk memahami ajarannya "

Gue ingat sebuah sloka yang hingga kini sebagai panutan gue untuk berfikir tentang hakikat kehidupan ini

" Ekam Sat Wiprah Bahuda Wadanti " 

Tuhan memang satu namun orang bijaksana menyebut dengan banyak nama
Gue tahu dimana letak yang membedakan beliau  sekarang yakni diri kita sendiri sebagai manusia lah yang membuat berbeda .

Mengingatkan akan sebuah lagu yang sering  di dendangkan seorang yang spesial dalam hidup gue , hehe pinjem bentar yah abis ngena banget sama topik ini (kerlingin mata sambil julurin lidah )


Peri cinta ku by Marcell

Di dalam hati ini hanya satu nama
yang ada di tulus hati ku ingini
kesetiaan yang indah takkan tertandingi
hanyalah dirimu satu peri cintaku
benteng begitu tinggi sulit untuk ku gapai
huuuuuu
aku untuk kamu, kamu untuk aku
namun semua apa mungkin iman kita yang berbeda
tuhan memang satu, kita yang tak sama
haruskah aku lantas pergi meski cinta takkan bisa pergi
benteng begitu tinggi sulit untuk ku gapai
huuuuuu
aku untuk kamu, kamu untuk aku
namun semua apa mungkin iman kita yang berbeda
Tuhan memang satu, kita yang tak sama
haruskah aku lantas pergi meski cinta takkan bisa pergi
bukankah cinta anugerah berikan aku kesempatan
tuk menjaganya sepenuh jiwa oooh
(aku untuk kamu, kamu untuk aku
namun semua apa mungkin iman kita yang berbeda)
Tuhan memang satu, kita yang tak sama
haruskah aku lantas pergi meski cinta takkan bisa pergi
(aku untuk kamu, kamu untuk aku
namun semua apa mungkin iman kita yang berbeda)
Tuhan memang satu, kita yang tak sama
haruskah aku lantas pergi meski cinta takkan bisa pergi



 Sebuah naskah dari film yang gue suka banget contents dan pesan yang disampaikan

Since they call You with different names
They can't love each other
Why did God create us differently if God only wants tobe worshipped in one way?
That's why God created love 
So all the differences could be united 
God, who we call with different names and worship in differerent ways
Thank you for all the blessing You gave us
Please lead us not to temptation

God , you are a director in ours own lifes

Aku mundur dari langkahku

Sehingga detakmu kudengar,
Aku rapuh dalam diam.
Memohon waktu memecah sunyi,
Aku lupa tentang badai musim lalu hingga kini langit begitu kelam,
menggumpal awan pekat menggulung semua rasaku.
Detik ini aku luruh dalam hujanmu yang menganak sungai dihatimu.
Argghh...aku terlalu semu untuk kau jamah,
apa kau tak lihat aku mengeluarkan taringku,
akan menghisap seluruh darahmu...
Hingga kau terlupa akan jiwamu.
Sejak lalu...
Bau musim lalu mengalir dinaluriku,tapi aku terlalu binal,,,aku terlupa arah...
Lihat...aku buas n kejam sejauh ketaklayakanku aku binasa dalam rasa hampa,
tak ingin pisauku melubangi hatimu lebih dalam.
Cukup aku yang rasakan
dan kau pergilah dengan kepakan sayap kecil mu
membumbung tinggi dalam pencapaian cita
Maafkan aku .

Lagu ini untuk di ingat dan di cam kan dan membatasi sikap .Tetap jadi positif human

Entah kenapa setiap gue denger lagu ini membuat gue agak lebih berfikir untuk bersikap yang neko neko dan aneh . Emang sich selama ini sikap gue gak ada berfikiran aneh aneh amat masih wajar lah , tapi dengan lagu ini jadi harus ingat akan Tuhan lagi .

Kasus tempo hari Adji Massaid , umur itu tidak ada yang tahu ya kan ?

Belum lagi gue liat video rekaman temen gue tentang Trunyan sebuah desa di Bali yang tidak mengenal upacara "Ngaben " apalagi penguburan mayat . Mayat manusia yang sudah tiada hanya di letakkan begitu saja .

Terbayang tengkorak itu juga manusia , dulunya orang kaya , ganteng , cantik , semua yang serwa wah tapi kini hanya terbengkalai menjadi tengkorak pajangan . Yang dibawa hanya amalan saat hidup sebagai manusia .

Tuhan semoga rasa kasih akan sesama makin di tingkatkan , rasa jiwa persaudaraan dan rela berkorban makin meningkat di setiap umur ku .

Kebayang bukan lah harta benda sebagai bekal hanya pahala . Dan gue yakin Tuhan akan menanyakan pertanyaan yang sama kepada setiap umatnya

  " What's the meaning  of your life in the world?" and What did u do ?"

Takut juga kalau jawabnya kagok .. ehmm Tuhan tuntunlah hamba ya Tuhan sebisanya untuk selalu berbuat positif .



 Lyric Tobat Maksiat
Dengarlah hai sobat
Saat kau maksiat
Dan kau bayangkan ajal mendekat
Apa kan kau buat
Kau takkan selamat
Pasti dirimu habis dan tamat
Bukan ku sok taat
Sebelum terlambat
Ayo sama-sama kita taubat
Dunia sesaat
Awas kau tersesat
Ingatlah masih ada akhirat
Astafighrullahal’adzim
Reff:
Ingat mati, ingat sakit
Ingatlah saat kau sulit
Ingat ingat hidup cuman satu kali
Berapa dosa kau buat
Berapa kali maksiat
Ingat ingat sobat ingatlah akhirat
Cepat ucap astafighrullahal’adzim
Pandanglah ke sana
Lihat yang di sana
Mereka yang terbaring di tanah
Bukankah mereka
Pernah hidup juga
Kita pun kan menyusul mereka
Astafighrullahal’adzim
Repeat Reff
Cepat ucap astafighrullahal’adzim
Repeat Reff
Cepat ucap astafighrullahal’adzim

Amien semoga semua makhluk Tuhan berbahagia
Jadi inget pesan ibu ku


   " Ada 10 perbuatan dosa , lakukanlah 7 anak ku dan sisakan 3 untuk mu memulai hal positif"

Nyepi ke 4 tanpa kehadiran mu

  Beberapa hari ini aku sibuk lebih tepatnya menyibukan diri dalam segala rutinitas hidup . Memang terlihat sulit dan berat namun karena sudah biasa , keseharian ini akan terasa ringan dan terasa aneh bila sehari saja tidak dikerjakan .

 Aku tertegun ternyata Nyepi sebentar lagi , mungkin hitungan hari dari postingan ini diterbitkan , mungkin semarak dengan khidmat menyambut hari raya bagi pemeluk Hindu lain  begitupula aku , namun .......

Bias kesedihan menyeruak tiba tiba tanpa sengaja memori kenangan di masa silam muncul dan membisikan hati kecil ku untuk mulai menerawang kedetailan memori itu . Masa kecil yang penuh dengan tawa menikmati hari raya , saat dimana berkumpul keluarga kecil ku , kelengkapan dan keserasian antara ibu -anak , ayah -ibu dan , Ayah dan anak .

Aku mulai tersadar kehidupan kami sudah berbeda , terlalu banyak jurang pemisah yang siap mematenkan pondasi pondasi dan sekat sekat yang ada antara hubungan ku dengan ayah .

Keegoisan ku yang belum bisa memaafkan , keangkuhan ku yang begitu tinggi untuk menatap mata , asal kau tahu ayah , itu hanya lisan ku namun hati ku berkata berbeda .

Dinginnya sikap ku menutupi hangatnya jiwa ku untuk merasakan hangatnya ketika aku menyentuh tangan mu

Terkenang di masa silam , aku amat menghormati mu , ucap , tindakan dan langkah ku selalu berdasarkan kehendak mu . Besarnya hormat dan bakti ku berikut rasa percaya ku begitu besar mengalahkan segala nya ketika berhadapan di depan mu.

Kau meminta ku ke kanan , aku lakukan
Kau meminta ku menjadi seorang yang mandiri , aku lakukan
Kau selalu mengingatkan aku untuk tidak cengeng , aku akan berlari ke belakang dan seketika menghapus tetes air mata ku .
Kau selalu inginkan aku menjadi yang terdepan , sebisa ku usahakan

Namun itu runtuh seketika oleh sebuah penghianatan
Kau memilih pergi tanpa menatap wajah merah ku yang terkadang mencoba untuk mengarahkan wajah ku ke atas . Bukan aku egois dikuasai angkara murka melepas kepergian mu , tidak ayah .

Aku hanya ingin menunjukan ketegaran ku di depan mu , seperti janji ku tidak akan menunjukan air mata dan sebagai gadis kecil mu yang cengeng lagi .

Hati kecil saat itu menjerit " Ayah ... lihat aku , aku disini ada , jangan langkahkan kaki mu keluar dari pintu itu , letakkan koper mu dibawah biar aku bawa ke dalam , dan membuatkan mu secangkir kopi dengan 1 sendok gula . Engkau tidak pergi bukan meninggalkan kami ? tapi engkau membawa koper itu untuk kembali bersama kami ?"

Namun kau lancangkan kaki mu melangkah keluar , kau acuhkan wajah mu sekalipun dengan tangis dan berkata " Aku sudah terlalu banyak membuat kecewa , jaga ibu mu dan jaga diri mu "

Aku tahu jiwa mu berontak , aku yakin hati mu berkata "Kemarilah anak ku , jangan kau teteskan air mata mu , telapak tangan ini siap meraih setiap dua bola mata mu agar tak kau teteskan air mata mu "

Ayah lisan ku memang amat sangat membenci setiap tindakan dan perbuatan mu , namun dalam hati kau selalu kebanggaan ku .

Kau selalu menjadi panutan ku , aku selalu memposisikan mu bagai seorang guru .

Aku belum puas memperlihatkan pada mu bahwa aku sekarang sudah tidak cengeng seperti dulu , aku sudah berani tidur di kamar ku sendiri , seperti yang ayah inginkan bukan ?

Aku ingin di pagi perayaan Nyepi aku terbangun dan melihat kau memanggil ku dan mendendangkan lagu kesukaan mu .

Kau pakai baju kotak kotak biru kesukaan mu yang aku pilihkan , aku ingin kita bisa bercanda lagi ketika aku meraba perlahan wajahku dari dahi hingga bibir dan mengarahkan tangan kanan ku ke wajah mu .

"Yah , aku benar mirip kamu ya ? hampir sama tidak ada beda bahkan aku sama sekali tidak mirip ibu ku  "

Engkau dengan gagah mu akan tertawa dan berkata " Jelas kamu anak ku bukan anak ibu mu  "

Ibu ku akan menunjukan wajah sirik nya melihat obrolan kami , seolah keberadaannya  tidak diakui diantara obrolan ayah dan anak

Baju baju mu aku rapikan dan aku kemas dengan baik , berharap ketika kau pulang dan kembali berkumpul dengan kami , kau akan bertanya "Dimana baju safari ku ?"

cangkir kopi dan semua peralatan listrik mu aku simpan dengan rapi , memang terkesan aku sembunyikan agar kelak kau kembali maka aku lah orang yang kau tanyakan pertama kali sehingga aku bisa lebih sering menatap wajah mu .

Sekian tahun kita terpisah dan tak pernah berjumpa lagi , aku selalu terhanyut dalam bayangan bagaimana rupa mu kini . Apa kau sehat disana ? Apa kau tidak lupa bersembahyang? dan terakhir masihkah kau ingat bahwa aku anak mu ?

Yang jelas ku doakan engkau bahagia dengan pilihan hidup mu kini dan anak mu sekarang ku doakan bisa menjadi yang baik seperti yang kau harapkan .

Terakhir aku hanya bisa mencuri pandang dari kejauhan itu pun 1,5 tahun silam , kau tampak bahagia dengan keluarga mu yang sekarang , tertawa riuh disana dan aku terbelenggu dalam tangisan . Bukan aku tak mau mencari tahu tentang mu ayah , namun kekuatan hati ku akan terkoyak melihat kenyataan .

Terimakasih atas didikan mu selama ini , aku sudah tumbuh dan besar sekarang di usia ku kini . Begitupula ibu dirumah , dia masih setia menunggu mu dan mengirimkan mu doa di setiap malam.

Disetiap hari kelahiran mu , ibu hanya menggunakan bingkai foto mu dan berharap kau menyaksikan ada kami yang setiap 6 bulan memperingati hari lahir mu dalam agama Hindu . Aku dengan segala kekuatan ku , menopang air mata ketika ibu ku memasang benang putih diatas bingkai pertanda pengharapan agar panjang umur bagi yang memakai , ketika itu aku hanya berkata " jangan di pasang di foto Ayah masih hidup , biar aku yang menggantikan prosesi ini  "

Aku berharap kau akan segera ingat ada aku dan ibu menunggu mu

Selamat Hari Raya Nyepi ayah ,aku berdoa agar Nyepi berikutnya kau mulai ingat akan keluarga kecil mu , Nyepi berikutnya lagi kau jejakan kaki dirumah , Nyepi berikutnya kau sapa aku , nyepi berikutnya kau ada menemani ku dan ibu .

Dimana akan ku cari
Aku menangis seorang diri
Hati ku selalu ingin bertemu
Untuk mu
Aku bernyanyi
Untuk Ayah tercinta
Daku ingin bernyanyi
Walau air mata di pipi ku
Ayah , dengarkan lah
Aku ingin berjumpa walau
hanya dalam mimpi

Lihatlah hari berganti
Namun tiada seindah dulu
Datanglah aku ingin bertemu
untuk mu
Aku bernyanyi


Untuk Ayah tercinta
Daku ingin bernyanyi
Walau air mata di pipi ku
Ayah , dengarkan lah
Aku ingin berjumpa walau
hanya dalam mimpi

Thank you for a sweet farewell

Over and over I hurt you….
I know I hurt you to deep this time….
Actually ,I hurt too….
You are the only my guardian in my heart
I still hear your voice call on me….
I still feel your kindness….
I still hear you breathing….
I still hear you laughing….
Even you laughing just because you see my photo…
Even you laughing just because I’m acting as an  idiot
But I think this is the best thing I can do for us….
For you and for me….
Do you know?
My heart hurt too….
More suffer….
I want to hold you,but I can’t….
I want to bring my self there….right beside you….but I can’t….
Because I’m not good enough for you….
I realize you deserve to get more….
More love you….
More care of you….
More good to you….
Someone can hold you,everytime you need…
Someone to kiss you when you need it to….
Someone to catch you,when you fall….
Someone to make you laugh ,when you angry….even when you trying to show your tears
Someone to take you around, when you feel boring….
Someone to protect you….
And this ‘SOMEONE ‘ is not me….
Please don’t ask if I cry…
Because you know I can’t cry in the front of you
Please don’t ask if when the night comes,I felt lonely…
Someday you will understand why I do this to us….
And someday you will remember….
Somebody very….very….stupid who leave you
Somebody very….very….stupid who leave you and choose to make you mine
,but just in  dream….in memory….
Because in this somebody’s world, there’s so many things….
Not just love….
And that ‘somebody’ is me…
We just are not familiar with our situation now….
I know you hate me….
But it’s OK….
Hate me please…
Because I hate my self too…
But it’s OK…
Because you deserve more….more….and More….than me….
And I know there’s someone out there who love you more than me…..
All I must do just leave….
And let someone come in to your heart….
If you want ,I always  can help you when you need…
If you want me to do everything u want
God Bless You

duka =lucu? , Masa sich ?

Yakinkan semua itu indah

“ Sesuatu yang manis jangan buru buru ditelan karena itu bisa jadi menyakitkan “

               Dan

“Sesuatu yang pahit jangan buru buru di muntahkan karena bisa jadi itu obat “


Inspirasi untuk menulis tentang hal ini dimulai dari sindiran seorang teman yang melihat diri ku dan hidup ku terlalu monoton .

Terkesan terlalu pintar menutupi segala macam problema yang akhirnya hal ini hanya mempersulit aku di kemudian hari .
Setiap ada permasalahan selalu berusaha untuk berlari , menghindari problema ,  

“aku gak pantas dapatkan hal ini “

“ Aku harus menghindar dan lari “

Banyak orang selalu mengungkit kenangan buruk yang terjadi dalam hidupnya , kesedihan , kemarahan , pertengkaran , kebrutalan , perceraian dan terakhir perpisahan .

Berusaha mengubur dalam dalam segala kenangan yang menyesakkan otak dan membuat sedikit gangguang pada psikis dan bathin . Mulai beranggapan bahwa pengalaman buruk itu adalah hal ternista , hal itu hina , hal itu buruk , jelek , dan rugi , sadis , blaaa………blaaa……..blaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Aku sendiri sebagai manusia bisa merasakan hal seperti ini terjadi di keseharian hidup ku .

Hal itu akan “stuck” menjadi suatu penyesalan tanpa ada jalan keluar bila aku biarkan begitu saja

Tapi seorang “Itha “ akan membuktikan bahwa dia sudah beranjak menjadi dewasa , dan tidak akan membuat segala sesuatu monoton baik pemikiran ketika masih kanak kanak , remaja , dewasa maupun nanti di hari tua. Mulai positif thinking dan positif feeling , anggap setiap hal buruk adalah hal manis , sekalipun kenangan buruk itu berusaha untuk di hapuskan , ditambah lagi keinginan kita untuk berusaha melupakan , menumpukan kenangan itu di sela sela memori otak yang mana hal itu akan terdesak lebih ke dalam sehingga seiring waktu akan terkubur dan terbayang hanya ingatan semu semata, 10 -15 tahun mendatang , aku akan mulai berfikir betapa bodohnya aku saat itu , padahal hal itu seharusnya bisa dengan kepala jernih dan perasaan senang aku lewati. Dan sadar bahwa hal itu sangatlah lucu untuk di lewati .

Kuncinya yakni tetap berfikir positif

Chikalay *Chikungunya Alay *

Perjalanan liburan kali ini memang diluar planning dengan seribu huru hara yang membara dan menggebu disertai pemikiran sesat.

Dimulai dengan halangan yang mengatasnamakan chikungunya  ,seorang ibu memakai  sebagai alasan agar bisa bertemu dengan buah hatinya , mungkin akibat kerinduan yang begitu membludak

Kurang lebih 11 February 2011 , seperti biasa Neng buat ulah sehabis ngerjain tugas kantor yang berjibun , jadi deh peri internet nyapa para penggemar dunia maya yang pade histeris

Neng Nonong      : Hello koooo *gambar ikon buzzz *

Koko                  : Diem lu lek ... Gue lagi sedih ney T_T

Neng Nonong     :  (sebenarnya tulus gue ga mau tanya males tapi kepaksa tanya juga  )
                             Ada apah ko?

Koko                   : T_T Mak gue kena chikungunya Nong

Neng Nonong       : Gaswat !!!! *sok tau apaan chikungunya *

Koko                    : Gue takut itu nular , kan virus

Neng Nonong       : Wah mesti di scan tuh pake Smadav

Koko                    : Mulut lu pernah di entup truck dikit aja Nong ? dikit aja ?

Neng Nonong       : Belom .. najubillah mudah mudahan kagak pernah
                              Gitu aja marah bener ah si Koko , iya tar kita tanyain dokter ada  gak  vaksin yang 
                              ampuh !!contoh BCG ampuh tuh buat chikungunya
                           

Koko                    : Bukannya entu buat tuberculosis ?

Neng Nonong       : lah bukan buat chikungunya ? wah perlu di bakar neh buku yang gue baca

Koko                    : Kalau perlu sama lu nya di bakar hidup hidup .. ngenes hati gue ~

Neng Nonong       : hehe sabar apa ko , ya udah pulang aja dulu

Koko                     : Udah ah gue pulang aja penting mak gue sehat

Neng Nonong       : mending pulang deh ko , tar sampe di Bali kita kelarindan tuntaskan hingga ke akar *
                               bergaya iklan kanesten *
                      
Koko                    : Lu kira mak gue kadas atau kurap?

Neng Nonong       : Iya maaf , biarpun dia galak tapi ya itu beliau kan sedang sakit

Koko                     : Lu sich bawaan curigaan mulu , doi kagak galak bego tampangnya aja begitu

Neng Nonong       : Eleuh *seperti biasa gue cuman bisa bilang , GUE LAGI GUE LAGI *

* Mulai chat ngalor ngidul , mulai dari ngomongin pasir , semen dan lain lain . Seingat gue image yang kental dari Bali terutama orangnya yakni selalu pake bunga kamboja di telinga
seperti contoh di bawah ini


Biar masih kecil doi mencirikan Bali , nah si koko bijimane ?

Si Koko paling yang di kuping die , pulpen trus di tangan penuh dengan nota semen , pasir , trus mulut komat kamit sambil ngitungin duit
hahaha

Keesokan hari nya tepat di tanggal 12 February pagi

Koko                 : Neng , nyokap gue barusan telphone
                                 katanya dia cuman flu biasa gak selebay pengakuan chikungunya kemaren


Neng Nonong    : =_= derita lu ko , udah pulang aja tar gue bantu mutilasi kepala nyokap lu!!!!

Koko                 : aaah jangan , emang tar mak gue kagak punya pala

Neng Nonong      : udah gampang tar gue ganti pake pala pindang ..susah amat ~

Koko                  : enak aje lu , mak gue itu kangen sama anak nya emang kayak lu                                  
                             Mau sampe Magrib kagak pulang kagak ditanyain ,  Mak lu sujud syukur gak ada lu
                            dirumah , nasi utuh !!!
                                

Neng Nonong     :  hayah senjata dimakan tuaaan ... hadeh GUE LAGI GUE LAGI

Semenjak itu terkenal lah legenda CHIKALAYCHIN  , itu adalah jenis penyakit baru yang di temukan , yang berasal dari kata

Chikung Unya Alay Chiiin ~

Yes Mati Mata ku oleh mu Matematika

Matematika ouh  Mate Mati  kah?
*NB: Mate artinya Mata dalam Bahasa Bali …bahasa melayu juga denk…doeng3x………

Neng Nonong mau berbagi cerita nih buat kawan-kawan semua tentang suka duka neng pas belajar ni pelajaran

Neng kecil dulu tingkat kegoblog bin kedodolannya masih standar , dulu neng masih suka itung-itungan , kalau dulu Ibu Guru Neng  (sebut saja namanya Mawar) * bujug dikiranya Bu Guru kuurban pamer koosan  ape *
Bu Guru dulu suruhnya begini nich neng tiruin yak

Bu Mawar             : anak-anak kelas 1.B, nanti kalian kumpulin   lidi buat mempermudah menghitung ya ?

Neng n Friends      : Iya!!!!!!!!!!!

(maklum semua turunan tarzan ) neng dari  dibrojolin emang bagian teriak paling kenceng ~_~!!!!
( Teng ……teng…….teng)

Asyik….cihuiiiiiiyyyyyyyyy, waktu pulang

Ting tong ……(boong deng …… pintu rumah neng gak begitu bunyinya )

Gereg ……( iye sich bunyi gereg , tapi gak neng nonong namanya kalau gak bikin ulah ).

*Ibu Nonong bin jenong terkaget-kaget liat anak semata picek si Neng Nonong udah ada dalem halaman.
Ini anak tuyul liwat mane yak ….nape kagak kasap mata (bujug mak…. Anak manusa ni dikiranya setan ….ngakal melingker mode on J)'

Ibu Nonong bin Jenong      : dek ….
(cit cuit lgi   disayang    neh eike dipanggil dedek )

Neng Nonong                       : iya buk …..
(aduuuuuh cantengan deh gw sampe tengleng ni pala bayangin neng Nonong sok imut kayak marmut =_=)

Ibu Nonong bin Jenong      : makan dulu trus kerjaan PR dek ?!!

(~_~ basi amat yak kt2nya ..neng mau sich bilang “Dek , duit 1000 beli chiki , sm es lilin kalau duit habis mintak ibu lgi )…teplak *ditampar gy bencong sm mamak neng*

Neng Nonong emang anak badung bau kelek , nyelenong ke rumah Lina (sohib neng). Kita bedua akan bergutat akan peluh dan dahaga untuk mencapai asa menjadi seorang ahli matematika yakni dengan alat super canggih yang pernah ditemukan di abad ini.

Penasaran??? Wkwkw J simpan rasa penasaran anda setelah pariwara berikut ini
Bujug dikiranye  tipi . hehe ada yang tahu jawabannya ???
Yah …..betul betul betul Sapu Lidi
Neng Nonong kan dapat tugas buat sempoa batangan dari lidi ….ayo kita gasak sapu lidi ibu-ibu kita
*setelah beberapa jam bergutat dengan kater , sehingga kami anak berbakat yang terlahir di Bangsa Indonesia ini merelakan waktu jam tidur siang yang berharga nian untuk dilewatkan , karena para pakar mengatakan anak seusia kami perkembangan otak akan lebih baik dengan tidur siang daripada meniduri orang  (mesum mode on)*

Neng Nonong                       : Lin , udahan yuk ….nanti kita    dimarah ibu kita

Lina                                         : Entaran ah …aku masih   kurang nich ….sekali lagi !!!

Neng Nonong                       : Emang kamu belon puas??? Kan udah berulang2!!!

Lina                                         : aku belum puas …masih kurang

Neng Nonong                       : ngerti ….tapi entar kita dimarah ibu kita!!!

Lina                                         : aaaah kamu ini …….ya udah deh aku udahan ……


Wahai pembaca yang budiman , janganlah berpikiran
dengan cuplikan percakapan diatas . Neng pas itu
nyuruh si Lina udahan abis Neng takut tuh sapu lidi
bakal habis digasak kita berdua J
Trus entar ibu Nonong bin Jenong nyapu masa pake
Rapia *tali nyang buat ngiket doank …eeet dah tu
Halaman Neng pan jadi kotor, sekotor otak dan
Muka neng

Perjuangan belajar Matematika sulit amat yak …
Pengorbanan begitu besar memang dalam belajar
Ilmu dasar alias ilmu pasti ini.

Kita harus berhadapan
dengan Trigonometri , Aritmatika dll.
Pada dasarnya apapun hal yang kita pelajari kita

Harus bisa menemukan sisi  mengasyikan dari
belajar Matematika itu sendiri.

Biography of Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette Biography:

Marie Antoinette was born in Austria, a daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Austrian Empress Maria Theresa. She was born on the same day as the famous earthquake of Lisbon.

As with most royal daughters, Marie Antoinette was promised in marriage in order build a diplomatic alliance between her birth family and the family of her husband. Marie Antoinette married the French dauphin, Louis, grandson of Louis XV of France, in 1770. He ascended the throne in 1774 as Louis XVI.

Marie Antoinette was welcomed in France at first. Her frivolity contrasted with the withdrawn personality of her husband. After her mother died in 1780, she became more extravagant and this led to growing resentment. The French were suspicious of her ties to Austria and her influence on the King in attempting to foster policies friendly to Austria.

Marie Antoinette, formerly welcomed, now was vilified for her spending habits and opposition to reforms. The 1785-86 Affair of the Diamond Necklace, a scandal in which she was accused of having an affair with a cardinal in order to obtain a costly diamond necklace, further discredited her and reflected on the monarchy.

After an initial slow start at the expected role of childbearer -- her husband apparently had to be coached in his role in this -- Marie Antoinette gave birth to her first child, a daughter, in 1778, and sons in 1781 and 1785. By most accounts she was a devoted mother.

Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution:

After the Bastille was stormed on July 14, 1789, the queen urged the king to resist the Assembly's reforms, making her even more unpopular, and leading to the attribution to her of the remark, "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!" -- "Let them eat cake!" In October, 1789, the royal couple were forced to move to Paris.

Reportedly planned by Marie Antoinette, the escape of the royal couple from Paris was stopped at Varennes on October 21, 1791. Imprisoned with the king, Marie Antoinette continued to plot. She hoped for foreign intervention to end the revolution and free the royal family. She urged her brother, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, to intervene, and supported a declaration of war against Austria in April, 1792, which she hoped would result in the defeat of France.

Her unpopularity helped lead to the overthrow of the monarchy when Parisiennes stormed the Tuileries palace on Aug. 10, 1792, followed by the establishment of the First French Republic in September. The family was imprisoned in the Temple on August 13, 1792, and moved to the Conciergie on Autust 1, 1793. There were several attempts to escape, but all failed.
Louis XVI was executed in January 1793, and Marie Antoinette was executed by the guillotine on October 16 of that year. She was charged with aiding the enemy and inciting civil war.

Dates:
Born: 15th August 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica
Married (Josephine): 9th March 1796 in Paris, France
Married (Marie-Louise): 2nd April 1810 in Paris, France
Died: 5th May 1821 on St. Helena
First Consul of France: 1799 - 1804
Emperor of the French: 1804 - 1814, 1815




Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte:
One of the greatest military commanders and a risk taking gambler; a workaholic genius and an impatient short term planner; a vicious cynic who forgave his closest betrayers; a misogynist who could enthrall men; Napoleon Bonaparte was all of these and more, the twice-emperor of France whose military endeavors and sheer personality dominated Europe in person for a decade, and in thought for a century.
Birth in Corsica
Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 15th 1769 to Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer and political opportunist, and his wife, Marie-Letizia. The Buonaparte's were a wealthy family from the Corsican nobility, although when compared to the great aristocracies of France Napoleon's kin were poor and pretentious. A combination of Carlo's social climbing, Letizia's adultery with the Comte de Marbeuf - Corsica's French military governor - and Napoleon's own ability enabled him to enter the military academy at Brienne in 1779. He moved to the Parisian École Royale Militaire in 1784 and graduated a year later as a second lieutenant in the artillery. Spurred on by his father's death in February 1785, the future emperor had completed in one year a course that often took three.
Early Career: The Corsican Misadventure
Despite being posted on the French mainland, Napoleon was able to spend much of the next eight years in Corsica thanks to his ferocious letter writing and rule bending, as well as the effects of the French Revolution and sheer good luck. There he played an active part in political and military matters, initially supporting the Corsican rebel Pasquale Paoli, a former patron of Carlo Buonaparte. Military promotion also followed, but Napoleon became opposed to Paoli and when civil war erupted in 1793 the Buonapartes fled to France, where they adopted the French version of their name: Bonaparte. Historians have frequently used the Corsican affair as a microcosm of Napoleon's career.

Early Career: Fluctuating Success
The French Revolution had decimated the republic's officer class and favoured individuals could achieve swift promotion, but Napoleon's fortunes rose and fell as one set of patrons came and went. By December 1793 Bonaparte was the hero of Toulon, a General and favourite of Augustin Robespierre; shortly after the wheel of revolution turned and Napoleon was arrested for treason. Tremendous political 'flexibility' saved him and the patronage of Vicomte Paul de Baras, soon to be one of France's three 'Directors', followed.
Napoleon became a hero again in 1795, defending the government from angry counter-revolutionary forces; Baras rewarded Napoleon by promoting him to high military office, a position with access to the political spine of France. Bonaparte swiftly grew into one of the country's most respected military authorities - largely by never keeping his opinions to himself - and he married Josephine de Beauharnais. Commentators have considered this an unusual match ever since.

Napoleon and The Army of Italy
In 1796 France attacked Austria. Napoleon was given command of the Army of Italy - the post he wanted - whereupon he welded a young, starving and disgruntled army into a force which won victory after victory against, theoretically stronger, Austrian opponents. Aside from the Battle of Arcole, where Napoleon was lucky rather than clever, the campaign is legitimately legendary. Napoleon returned to France in 1797 as the nation's brightest star, having fully emerged from the need for a patron. Ever a great self-publicist, he maintained the profile of a political independent, thanks partly to the newspapers he now ran.

Failure in the Middle East, Power in France
In May 1798 Napoleon left for a campaign in Egypt and Syria, prompted by his desire for fresh victories, the French need to threaten Britain's empire in India and the Directory's concerns that their famous general might seize power. The Egyptian campaign was a military failure (although it had a great cultural impact) and a change of government in France caused Bonaparte to leave - some might say abandon - his army and return in the August of 1799. Shortly after he took part in the Brumaire coup of November 1799, finishing as a member of the Consulate, France's new ruling triumvirate.


First Consul
The transfer of power might not have been smooth - owing much to luck and apathy - but Napoleon's great political skill was clear; by February 1800 he was established as the First Consul, a practical dictatorship with a constitution wrapped firmly around him. However, France was still at war with her fellows in Europe and Napoleon set out to beat them. He did so within a year, although the key triumph - the Battle of Marengo, fought in June 1800 - was won by the French General Desaix.


From Reformer to Emperor
Having concluded treaties that left Europe at peace Bonaparte began working on France, reforming the economy, legal system (the famous and enduring Code Napoleon), church, military, education and government. He studied and commented on minute details, often while travelling with the army, and the reforms continued for most of his rule. Bonaparte exhibited an undeniable skill as both legislator and statesmen - a study of these achievements could rival those of his campaigns for size and depth - but many have argued that this talent was deeply flawed and even fervent supporters admit that Napoleon made mistakes. The Consul's popularity remained high - helped by his mastery of propaganda, but also genuine national support - and he was elected Consulate for life by the French people in 1802 and Emperor of France in 1804, a title which Bonaparte worked hard to maintain and glorify.

Biography of Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio; the seventh and last child of Samuel and Nancy Edison. When Edison was seven his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. Edison lived here until he struck out on his own at the age of sixteen. Edison had very little formal education as a child, attending school only for a few months. He was taught reading, writing, and arithmetic by his mother, but was always a very curious child and taught himself much by reading on his own. This belief in self-improvement remained throughout his life.

Work as a Telegrapher

Edison began working at an early age, as most boys did at the time. At thirteen he took a job as a newsboy, selling newspapers and candy on the local railroad that ran through Port Huron to Detroit. He seems to have spent much of his free time reading scientific, and technical books, and also had the opportunity at this time to learn how to operate a telegraph. By the time he was sixteen, Edison was proficient enough to work as a telegrapher full time.

First Patent

The development of the telegraph was the first step in the communication revolution, and the telegraph industry expanded rapidly in the second half of the 19th century. This rapid growth gave Edison and others like him a chance to travel, see the country, and gain experience. Edison worked in a number of cities throughout the United States before arriving in Boston in 1868. Here Edison began to change his profession from telegrapher to inventor. He received his first patent on an electric vote recorder, a device intended for use by elected bodies such as Congress to speed the voting process. This invention was a commercial failure. Edison resolved that in the future he would only invent things that he was certain the public would want.

Marriage to Mary Stilwell

Edison moved to New York City in 1869. He continued to work on inventions related to the telegraph, and developed his first successful invention, an improved stock ticker called the "Universal Stock Printer". For this and some related inventions Edison was paid $40,000. This gave Edison the money he needed to set up his first small laboratory and manufacturing facility in Newark, New Jersey in 1871. During the next five years, Edison worked in Newark inventing and manufacturing devices that greatly improved the speed and efficiency of the telegraph. He also found to time to get married to Mary Stilwell and start a family.

Move to Menlo Park

In 1876 Edison sold all his Newark manufacturing concerns and moved his family and staff of assistants to the small village of Menlo Park, twenty-five miles southwest of New York City. Edison established a new facility containing all the equipment necessary to work on any invention. This research and development laboratory was the first of its kind anywhere; the model for later, modern facilities such as Bell Laboratories, this is sometimes considered to be Edison's greatest invention. Here Edison began to change the world. The first great invention developed by Edison in Menlo Park was the tin foil phonograph. The first machine that could record and reproduce sound created a sensation and brought Edison international fame. Edison toured the country with the tin foil phonograph, and was invited to the White House to demonstrate it to President Rutherford B. Hayes in April 1878.

Leonardo da Vinci biography

Leonardo da Vinci - Renaissance Artist

Leonardo da Vinci Biography - Life of da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci Facts Born as: "Leonardo da Vinci" Leonardo was born on: April 15, 1452 Born at: Anchiano, Italy Da Vinci Died: May 2, 1519 Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most celebrated artists of all time. The Italian Renaissance artist was a master painter, engineer, architect, anatomist, inventor and sculptor. Leonardo is considered to be a genius, creating some of the most famous paintings ever painted (Including the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper) and his notebooks filled with drawings of many inventions that were to become the machines and technology that we now use (flying machines, submarines and war machines). Leonardo da Vinci on the 15th of April in 1452, in Anchiano, Vinci, not far from Florence in Italy. Hi father was a notary "ser Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci" and mother Caterina was a peasant woman. Leonardo was born an illegitimate child and raised in his father's home in Florence. Leonardo impressed his father with his early drawings, prompting him to introduce the young Leonardo to the painter Andrea del Verrocchio. At just 14 Leonardo da Vinci became an apprentice of Verrochio and quickly became his most talented worker. In the painting "Baptism of Christ", Leonardo was assigned to paint one angel, while Verrocchio painted the other. Da Vinci chose to paint his angel in the relatively new medium of oil, while Verrocchio painted his in the usual tempera medium. The young Leonardo clearly upstaged his master, and left the studio of Verrocchio in 1477 to work in his own. Da Vinci was employed by the Duke of Milan (Ludovico Sforza) in 1482, allowing him to work in his own workshop until after the Duke's fall to the French in 1498. Leonardo stayed until 1499, but moved on to Mantua, then to Venice where he was employed as a military engineer. He then worked for Cesare Borgia as a military architect in Florence until 1506, before returning to Milan. Leonardo worked in Rome between 1513 and 1516 where his contemporaries included great Renaissance painters like Michaelangelo and Raphael. He then moved to France where he worked for the French King until his death in Clos Lucé, 1519.

Quick Biography of Mr. Benjamin Franklin

Francis Folger Franklin, Ben's son

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. Benjamin's mother was Abiah Folger, the second wife of Josiah. In all, Josiah would father 17 children.

Josiah intended for Benjamin to enter into the clergy. However, Josiah could only afford to send his son to school for one year and clergymen needed years of schooling. But, as young Benjamin loved to read he had him apprenticed to his brother James, who was a printer. After helping James compose pamphlets and set type which was grueling work, 12-year-old Benjamin would sell their products in the streets.

Apprentice Printer

When Benjamin was 15 his brother started The New England Courant the first "newspaper" in Boston. Though there were two papers in the city before James's Courant, they only reprinted news from abroad. James's paper carried articles, opinion pieces written by James's friends, advertisements, and news of ship schedules.

Benjamin wanted to write for the paper too, but he knew that James would never let him. After all, Benjamin was just a lowly apprentice. So Ben began writing letters at night and signing them with the name of a fictional widow, Silence Dogood. Dogood was filled with advice and very critical of the world around her, particularly concerning the issue of how women were treated. Ben would sneak the letters under the print shop door at night so no one knew who was writing the pieces. They were a smash hit, and everyone wanted to know who was the real "Silence Dogood."
After 16 letters, Ben confessed that he had been writing the letters all along. While James's friends thought Ben was quite precocious and funny, James scolded his brother and was very jealous of the attention paid to him.
Before long the Franklins found themselves at odds with Boston's powerful Puritan preachers, the Mathers. Smallpox was a deadly disease in those times, and the Mathers supported inoculation; the Franklins' believed inoculation only made people sicker. And while most Bostonians agreed with the Franklins, they did not like the way James made fun of the clergy, during the debate. Ultimately, James was thrown in jail for his views, and Benjamin was left to run the paper for several issues.
Upon release from jail, James was not grateful to Ben for keeping the paper going. Instead he kept harassing his younger brother and administering beatings from time to time. Ben could not take it and decided to run away in 1723.

Escape to Philadelphia

Running away was illegal. In early America, people all had to have a place in society and runaways did not fit in anywhere. Regardless Ben took a boat to New York where he hoped to find work as a printer. He didn't, and walked across New Jersey, finally arriving in Philadelphia via a boat ride. After debarking, he used the last of his money to buy some rolls. He was wet, disheveled, and messy when his future wife, Deborah Read, saw him on that day, October, 6, 1723. She thought him odd-looking, never dreaming that seven years later they would be married.
Franklin found work as an apprentice printer. He did so well that the governor of Pennsylvania promised to set him up in business for himself if young Franklin would just go to London to buy fonts and printing equipment. Franklin did go to London, but the governor reneged on his promise and Benjamin was forced to spend several months in England doing print work.
Benjamin had been living with the Read family before he left for London. Deborah Read, the very same girl who had seen young Benjamin arrive in Philadelphia, started talking marriage, with the young printer. But Ben did not think he was ready. While he was gone, she married another man.
Upon returning to Philadelphia, Franklin tried his hand at helping to run a shop, but soon went back to being a printer's helper. Franklin was a better printer than the man he was working for, so he borrowed some money and set himself up in the printing business. Franklin seemed to work all the time, and the citizens of Philadelphia began to notice the diligent young businessman. Soon he began getting the contract to do government jobs and started thriving in business.
In 1728, Benjamin fathered a child named William. The mother of William is not known. However, in 1730 Benjamin married his childhood sweetheart, Deborah Read. Deborah's husband had run off, and now she was able to marry.
In addition to running a print shop, the Franklins also ran their own store at this time, with Deborah selling everything from soap to fabric. Ben also ran a book store. They were quite enterprising.

The Pennsylvania Gazette

In 1729, Benjamin Franklin bought a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. Franklin not only printed the paper, but often contributed pieces to the paper under aliases. His newspaper soon became the most successful in the colonies. This newspaper, among other firsts, would print the first political cartoon, authored by Ben himself.
During the 1720s and 1730s, the side of Franklin devoted to public good started to show itself. He organized the Junto, a young working-man's group dedicated to self- and-civic improvement. He joined the Masons. He was a very busy man socially.

Poor Richard's Almanack

But Franklin thrived on work. In 1733 he started publishing Poor Richard's Almanack. Almanacs of the era were printed annually, and contained things like weather reports, recipes, predictions and homilies. Franklin published his almanac under the guise of a man named Richard Saunders, a poor man who needed money to take care of his carping wife. What distinguished Franklin's almanac were his witty aphorisms and lively writing. Many of the famous phrases associated with Franklin, such as, "A penny saved is a penny earned" come from Poor Richard.

Fire Prevention

Franklin continued his civic contributions during the 1730s and 1740s. He helped launch projects to pave, clean and light Philadelphia's streets. He started agitating for environmental clean up. Among the chief accomplishments of Franklin in this era was helping to launch the Library Company in 1731. During this time books were scarce and expensive. Franklin recognized that by pooling together resources, members could afford to buy books from England. Thus was born the nation's first subscription library. In 1743, he helped to launch the American Philosophical Society, the first learned society in America. Recognizing that the city needed better help in treating the sick, Franklin brought together a group who formed the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751. The Library Company, Philosophical Society, and Pennsylvania Hospital are all in existence today.

Fires were very dangerous threat to Philadelphians, so Franklin set about trying to remedy the situation. In 1736, he organized Philadelphia's Union Fire Company, the first in the city. His famous saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," was actually fire-fighting advice.
Those who suffered fire damage to their homes often suffered irreversible economic loss. So, in 1752, Franklin helped to found the Philadelphia Contribution for Insurance Against Loss by Fire. Those with insurance policies were not wiped out financially. The Contributionship is still in business today.

Electricity

Franklin's printing business was thriving in this 1730s and 1740s. He also started setting up franchise printing partnerships in other cities. By 1749 he retired from business and started concentrating on science, experiments, and inventions. This was nothing new to Franklin. In 1743, he had already invented a heat-efficient stove — called the Franklin stove — to help warm houses efficiently. As the stove was invented to help improve society, he refused to take out a patent.

Among Franklin's other inventions are swim fins, the glass armonica (a musical instrument) and bifocals.
In the early 1750's he turned to the study of electricity. His observations, including his kite experiment which verified the nature of electricity and lightning brought Franklin international fame.

The Political Scene

Politics became more of an active interest for Franklin in the 1750s. In 1757, he went to England to represent Pennsylvania in its fight with the descendants of the Penn family over who should represent the Colony. He remained in England to 1775, as a Colonial representative not only of Pennsylvania, but of Georgia, New Jersey and Massachusetts as well.
Early in his time abroad, Franklin considered himself a loyal Englishman. England had many of the amenities that America lacked. The country also had fine thinkers, theater, witty conversation — things in short supply in America. He kept asking Deborah to come visit him in England. He had thoughts of staying there permanently, but she was afraid of traveling by ship.

In 1765, Franklin was caught by surprise by America's overwhelming opposition to the Stamp Act. His testimony before Parliament helped persuade the members to repeal the law. He started wondering if America should break free of England. Franklin, though he had many friends in England, was growing sick of the corruption he saw all around him in politics and royal circles. Franklin, who had proposed a plan for united colonies in 1754, now would earnestly start working toward that goal.
Franklin's big break with England occurred in the "Hutchinson Affair." Thomas Hutchinson was an English-appointed governor of Massachusetts. Although he pretended to take the side of the people of Massachusetts in their complaints against England, he was actually still working for the King. Franklin got a hold of some letters in which Hutchinson called for "an abridgment of what are called English Liberties" in America. He sent the letters to America where much of the population was outraged. After leaking the letters Franklin was called to Whitehall, the English Foreign Ministry, where he was condemned in public.

A New Nation

Franklin came home.
He started working actively for Independence. He naturally thought his son William, now the Royal governor of New Jersey, would agree with his views. William did not. William remained a Loyal Englishman. This caused a rift between father and son which was never healed.
Franklin was elected to the Second Continental Congress and worked on a committee of five that helped to draft the Declaration of Independence. Though much of the writing is Thomas Jefferson's, much of the contribution is Franklin's. In 1776 Franklin signed the Declaration, and afterward sailed to France as an ambassador to the Court of Louis XVI.

The French loved Franklin. He was the man who had tamed lightning, the humble American who dressed like a backwoodsman but was a match for any wit in the world. He spoke French, though stutteringly. He was a favorite of the ladies. Several years earlier his wife Deborah had died, and Benjamin was now a notorious flirt.
In part via Franklin's popularity, the government of France signed a Treaty of Alliance with the Americans in 1778. Franklin also helped secure loans and persuade the French they were doing the right thing. Franklin was on hand to sign the Treaty of Paris in 1783, after the Americans had won the Revolution.
Now a man in his late seventies, Franklin returned to America. He became President of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and signed the Constitution. One of his last public acts was writing an anti-slavery treatise in 1789.
Franklin died on April 17, 1790 at the age of 84. 20,000 people attended the funeral of the man who was called, "the harmonious human multitude."
His electric personality, however, still lights the world.

Mangroves

Mangroves

What are Mangroves?

Mangroves are groups of tropical trees or shrubs that grow in swampy ground along river banks, with branches that spread and send down roots, thus forming more trunks and causing growth. Mangroves are essentially the rainforest of the sea, and are unique in both the plant and animal life they support.

How did Mangroves originate?

Scientists theorize that the earliest mangrove species originated in the Indo-Malayan region 66 million years ago. Today there are far more mangrove species present in this region than anywhere else on earth. Mangroves unique floating propagules and seeds, caused ocean currents to spread the species westward towards India and East Africa, and eastward to Central and South America.

Where are Mangroves found?

Mangroves dominate coastal wetlands in tropical latitudes. These complex ecosystems are found between the latitudes of 32 degrees north and 38 degrees south along the tropical coasts of Africa, Australia, Asia, and North and South America. Although Mangroves are found all over the worlds coastline, the American, or red, mangrove is found along the muddy shores and in the everglades of the Florida peninsula Mangroves are specially adapted to in areas where there is continual flooding and salt water. They grow all along the Gulf coast of Florida, but because they are sensitive to cold temperatures, tend to be smaller and less abundant in the northern part of their range.

How do Mangroves work?

Mangroves function from their trunks by producing aerial roots that become embedded in mud and form a tangled network. This not only helps to stabilize the trees themselves, but serves as a means of aerating the root system. Such roots also form a base for the deposit of silt and other material carried by the tides, and thus land is built up which is gradually invaded by other vegetation.

How are Mangroves effected by the climate?

Near the area of Tampa Bay, Florida, mangroves are periodically killed by prolonged freezing winter temperatures. Mangroves are often replaced temporarily by smooth cordgrass until the trees recover.

It can take 5-10 years for mangroves to re-grow to their full potential again following severe freezes in this area.

dead mangroves and recovering mangroves

How do Mangroves relate to Geology?

Because Mangroves can filter silt out of water, they have overtime evolved so that they are able to survive not only in saltwater, but also in freshwater or brine. Some mangrove species form a broad network of roots above the surface of the water. Dense stands of mangroves dampen the effects of story weather and thus prevent coastal erosion. Mangroves have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots that enable them to thrive in salt water and swamp lands. Mangrove ecosystems sheltered nursery and spawning grounds for much of the earths coastal marine life, They ensure rich nutrients for sea life; and needed protection of shorelines from erosion by waves and storm action. The strong holding roots of mangroves protect sea grasses and coral reefs from otherwise devastating deposits of silt. Mangrove forests, therefore, are essential habitats for many varieties of endangered species, such as rare birds, sea turtles, manatees, and dolphins.

How are Mangroves related to Coral Reefs?

In addition to providing protective areas and shelter for reef fish, crustaceans, and molluscs, their root systems also harbor organisms that trap and cycle nutrients, organic materials and other important chemicals. In addition, Mangroves also contribute to higher water quality by stabilizing bottom sediments, filtering water and protecting shorelines from erosion. They protect reefs from land runoff sedimentation, and are in return protected by the reefs from erosion during heavy storms and strong surf.

How can we protect Mangroves?

Mangrove forests are among one of the most threatened habitats in the world. They are disappearing at an alarming rate with little public notice or awareness. Lenticels in the exposed portions of mangrove roots are highly susceptible to clogging by crude oil and other pollutants, attacks by parasites, and prolonged flooding from artificial dikes or causeways, as well as costal development. Environmental stress can also damage or even kill large numbers of mangrove trees. In order to make sure that these precious trees stay protective, the government needs to enforce stricter local regulations and local communities must take action. Mangroves are essential to our ecosystem, and without them, coastal and marine life will be in potential peril.