A Bouquet of God’s Beauties

A piece from Harun Yahya.

Please kindly read, enjoy, and absorb!

A Bouquet of God’s Beauties

All the living things on Earth have been created with innumerable, exceptional and superior features, from reproduction to defense, and from the way they feed to their systems of movement. Some build nests like architects, some ponder like chemists and come up with the ideal form of heating, and others still are true masters of camouflage. When one examines the lives of these creatures they will see that both the physical attributes and behavior are in complete harmony with one another and with their environment.

You can see a few of the extraordinary features possessed by living things.

Whale

The whale, the largest mammal in the sea, is at the same time the largest creature on Earth. Even some dinosaurs, which lived and became extinct millions of years ago, are dwarfed by whales. The blue whale in particular is considered to be even larger than all the dinosaurs known to date. Blue whales have a tongue the size of an average sized elephant and a heart weighing 900 kilos.

A heart, the size of a small car, pumps 10 tons of blood a second. Yet the food that such a giant creature consumes is quite astonishing. Blue whales feed solely on prawns, just a few centimeters long. The whale has to consume around two tons of prawns a day to completely fill its stomach.

Blue whales are not solely noteworthy for their size, however. They also possess complex bodily systems. The surface of the water is warm, but the deeper regions of the seas are cold. This means that there is a large temperature difference between the surface and the sea bed. Yet whales are unaffected by this since their fins function like air conditioning units. As the whales, created by God with such a superior feature, dive to the bottom they cool their bodies with their fins, and warm them again while rising.

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Everything Happens for a Reason

This is a wonderful writing (unfortunately I don’t know who’s the author L). Thanks for my pal who’s shared me this (but in video version). Actually I was used to this writing, but no longer read it until he reminded me again. I massive thanks J. And now is my turn to share it to you all.

Please kindly read, enjoy, absorb, and apply!

Everything Happens for a Reason

Sometimes people come into your life

and you know right away that they were meant to be there...

to serve some sort of purpose,

teach you a lesson

or help figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be

but you lock eyes with them,

you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible,

painful and unfair,

but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles

you would never realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.

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Did I Marry the Right Person?

This is an awesome article. Those who are still single may learn something from here...

Those who are already married or in a commitment may take it as a guideline to improve your marriage & relationship ... (Great thanks for the writer who's sharing this!)

Did I Marry the Right Person?

During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?"

I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?"

In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"

Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind.

Here's the answer.

EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse/partner. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies (unconventional behavior/habit) .

Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience.

You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... Because it's happening TO YOU.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet." Think about the imagery of that __expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.

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Always be Brothers

We're brothers,

just like Koda and Kenai --our fave dream brothers.

Though we're in difficult situations now,

I keep trying to read what's written on your mind, and 

to hear what's come out from your heart.

It's not easy (hope you know it),

(and I do know you're feeling, too)

So help me to make it better.

We're brothers,
and it will always be.

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Curious George: an Educational TV Series

Hi, moms & sis!

It’s parenting time! ^_^

Nowadays, we’ve got to be more care about what our kids’ hear, watch, and play. It can’t be denied that a kid’s character and personality built up from information he’s got (heard, read, and watched), from experiences which deem in memory as moral values and influece the way he think and react.

Selectively providing educational TV program for kids is one thing moms & sis should do to assure that they got only positive information and values.

I found that PbsKids.org is a recommended site for moms & sis to get information about educational TV program for kids. It much helpful. Arthur, Barney and Friends, Berenstain Bears, Boobah, Buster, Caillous, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Wild Kratts, Cyberchase, Dinosaur Train, The Electric Company, Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman, Fizzy Luch Lab, George Shrinks, Jayjay, Between the Lions, Mama Mirabelle, Martha Speaks, Maya & Miguel, Sid the Science KidMr. Roger’s Neighborhood, Sagwa, Scigirls, Sesame Street, Teletubbies, Wilson and Ditch, Wordgirl, The Cat in the Hat, and Super Why! are only numbers of programs offered. Above all, Curious George is the most favorite of mine.

In this time, I’d like to introduce you to my fave TV series which may be one of your kids fave educational program. (informations below available on Http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/)

PROGRAM SUMMARY


The Curious George is an Emmy award-winning animated series based on the popular books by Margret and H.A. Rey. It airs daily on PBS KIDS.

Aimed at preschool viewers (ages three to five), the goal of the series is to inspire children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world's most curious monkey?

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Transformation

Painted by Fajri Umami on July 23, 2010

It's my 1st painting since have been graduated from High School (2006). I created it at library in my  University in leisure time (just needed less than 45 minutes to finish). 

That's a painting of a bear paw. Why paw? Coz I love bear (especially Brother Bear movie). On that movie, there's a scene when Kenai (in the form of bear) print his hand on a cave wall, then (another moment) he (in the form of human) touch the paw-print. I imagine myself doing the same (touch a paw-print) and I can feel a "new spirit" come into me (I don't know why how it works, it just happens). That's what I call "transformation". 

When I feel lack of spirit, "transforming" is one of alternatives I'd choose.

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Pain, Is It All Bad?

Two days ago I noticed a point of Pharmacotherapy lecturing that my lecturer told in front of class. It’s about emesis (vomiting).

“Emesis on a pregnant woman may be disturbing and annoying, but it’s not all bad coz we can see it as an ‘alert’ for the new mom-wanna-be to take more care of her health, especially in eating. She may eat something which not good for her fetus (she doesn’t realize it), then it physiologically rejected….”

Those statements tempted me to write this note.

The point I got from those statements is that something which you feel disturbing and annoying (all bad) may be not that bad. So may pain.

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Pain, What Is It Anyway?

We can see, hear, smell, taste, and touch coz we’re given built-in senses to do it all. Other senses include hunger, thirst, temperature, proprioception, spatial, time, and visceral sensations… and pain. The last one sounds bad. I think everyone knows how it feels and I doubt that somebody likes it.

Pain is an unpleasant sensation caused by noxious stimulation of the sensory nerve endings. It is a subjective feeling and an individual response to the cause. Pain may be mild or severe, chronic, acute, lancinating, burning, dull, or sharp, precisely or poorly localized, or referred.

People in Pain

Everyone gives different respond –verbally and nonverbally– for each pain like self-protective (a narrowed focus that is indicated by an altered time perception, withdrawal from social contact, or impaired thought processes), distraction behavior (marked by moaning, crying, pacing, restlessness, or the seeking out of other people or activities), a facial mask of pain (recognized by eyes that appear dull and lusterless, a 'beaten' look, and fixed or scattered facial movements or grimace), alteration in muscle tone (ranging from listlessness to rigidity); and autonomic responses to increasing pain (including diaphoresis, changes in blood pressure and pulse rate, pupillary dilation, and an increased or decreased rate of respiration). What about you?

Nowadays, many people seem fragile (I heard many stories from mom about how good people-in-the-past managing pain – they’re tough). It recalls my memory to my childhood when I used to cry and couldn’t stand up after falling until my dad carried me up, though it’s only for the lightest injury (oh! how spoiled I was). But now I’m no longer that spoiled of course.

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Mengenalkan Internet pada Anak

Salam, Moms & Sis!

Wah, ketemu lagi di parenting session dengan topik Internet Sehat. Kali ini ada info apa saja, ya? Let’s check it out!

Well, setelah kita memahami pentingnya memperkenalkan anak pada kemajuan teknologi dalam penyampaian dan perolehan informasi melalui internet, sekarang muncul pertanyaan “bagaimana cara memperkenalkan internet pada anak”?

Salah satu pertimbangan penting dalam memperkenalkan internet pada anak adalah usia anak. Dengan memilih cara yang sesuai dengan pola pikir anak pada masing-masing rentang usia, akan lebih mudah bagi Moms & Sis untuk memperkenalkannya.

Berikut ada info penting bagi Moms & Sis mengenai cara memperkenalkan internet pada anak berdasarkan usia mereka (dikutip dari ICT Watch, dapat diakses pada www.internetsehat.org):

USIA 2 – 4 TAHUN

Pada usia ini, anak harus didampingi oleh orang tua atau orang dewasa. Melakukan surfing bersama orang tua adalah hal yang terbaik. Hal tersebut bukan sekedar persoalan keselamatan anak, tetapi juga untuk meyakinkan bahwa anak tersebut bisa mendapatkan pengalaman yang menyenangkan sekaligus memperkuat ikatan emosional antara sang anak dengan orang tua.

Sejak masuk usia ketiga, beberapa anak akan mendapatkan keuntungan jika mendapatkan lebih banyak kebebasan untuk melakukan eksplorasi, menemukan pengalaman baru dan belajar dari kesalahan yang dibuatnya sendiri. Hal tersebut bukan berarti mereka dibiarkan menggunakan Internet secara bebas. Orang tua harus memberikan penjelasan mengenai aktivitas apa saja yang terjadi di internet, situs yang bermanfaat dan tidak boleh diakses, serta ancaman yang berpotensi dihadapi.

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Ber-Internet di Tengah Keluarga

Internet Sehat: Pedoman Keluarga dan Orangtua

Hello, Moms & Sis!

How’s your day?

Sekarang makin sering kita lihat dan dengar informasi di berbagai media, baik cetak maupun elektronik tentang bahaya penggunaan internet, terutama terhadap anak-anak. Tentang cyber bullying, akses situs-situs yang mengandung konten dewasa oleh anak-anak di bawah umur, penipuan yang berawal dari perkenalan di dunia maya, dan sebagainya. Tentu saja ini menjadi salah satu fokus kekhawatiran bagi moms & sis yang tidak menginginkan hal serupa terjadi pada anak dan adik-adik kita.

Untuk menghindari efek negatif dari penggunaan internet, sebagian moms & sis memilih untuk menjauhkan anak dari internet. Apakah itu tepat? Saya pikir itu keputusan yang kurang bijaksana mengingat upaya menjauhkan anak dari internet berarti juga menjauhkan anak dari kesempatan untuk memperoleh nilai-nilai positif dari internet itu sendiri. Tak bisa dipungkiri bahwa selain pemberitaan negatif tentang dampak penggunaan internet, masih banyak hal positif yang dapat kita peroleh dari internet, termasuk bacaan yang Moms & Sis baca saat ini.

Jadi, bagaimana cara melindungi anak dari efek negatif internet tanpa harus menjauhkan mereka dari nilai-nilai positif ber-internet?

Ada beberapa tips nih dari ICT Watch (www.internetsehat.org):

1. Pertama, jika di rumah kita ada anak di bawah umur, gunakan Internet bersama dengan anggota keluarga lain yang lebih dewasa. Tempatkan komputer di ruang keluarga atau di tempat yang mudah diawasi oleh kita. Jika diperlukan, berilah penjadwalan/pembatasan waktu untuk anak dalam menggunakan Internet.

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Bad Situation

Bad situation:

Avoid before it happens,

Fix when it's already happened.

~Fajri Umami

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Tarzan Trashing the Camp

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Phil Collins [Featuring 'N Sync] - Trashin' The Camp (Studio Sessions)

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12 Tips Berkomputer Sehat

1. Gunakan kursi yang secara dinamis dapat diatur tinggi-rendah dan senderan punggungnya.
2. Posisi monitor bagian paling atas setidaknya setinggi 5-8 cm di atas arah pandang mata.
3. Untuk menghindari efek silau dari layar monitor, bisa gunakan filter atau pelindung anti-silau.
4. Duduklah dengan jarak sekitar satu rentangan tangan dari monitor.
5. Kaki harus dapat menjejak pada lantai atau pada pijakan kaki yang stabil.
6. Jika menggunakan alat pemegang/penjepit dokumen, tingginya samakan dengan layar monitor.
7. Antara siku dan pergelangan tangan sejajar dan lurus saat menggunakan keyboard/mouse.
8. Lengan dan siku berada dalam posisi santai dekat dengan tubuh Anda.
9. Monitor dan keyboard posisikan di tengah hadapan Anda.
10. Gunakan keyboard yang memiliki bagian pengungkit di bawahnya untuk mengatur posisi.
11. Gunakan alas kerja atau meja yang stabil dan tidak goyah.
12. Sesekali lakukan istirahat pendek dengan berdiri, perenggangan dan melihat arah lain.

Sumber: www.internetsehat.org

Semoga bermanfaat . (^_^)

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On My Way

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Belajar Hidup

Saat semua menjadi lemah,

harus ada yang bersedia mengambil peran sebagai yang kuat,

untuk menguatkan yang lain…

Saat semua mengumbar amarah,

harus ada yang mau menjernihkan hati dan menjadi penyejuk,

untuk mengembalikan kedamaian bagi semua…

Saat semua mengeluh tentang kekurangan,

harus ada yang meneladankan kebersyukuran atas semua yang diperoleh,

untuk mengajarkan keikhlasan…

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Caught in a War

Being caught in a war/conflict or difficult situation is something I never want to imagine. But here I am, playing as the third person out of the story – the observer.

How it feels? Though I’m just an observer, I’m not comfort with it, especially if it happens to my closest (whether it's between parents, parents-children, siblings, or friends, I'd rather to talk generally). Just like what Cera said in The Mad Song (The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze):

When your tummy feels all sticky and hot

Like it's filled with bubbly goo

And those fuzzy, buzzy things inside your head

Make you sad and blue

I’m, a melancholic girl with ratio of logic vs feeling = 2 : 3, tend to see this situation emotionally. (Apparently, it depends on the degree of complexity and tension of situation. For this case, in the range of 0 – 10 of scale, I mark it 8.5).  

If only a slap can wake up someone’s awareness, I’d do what this hand urges.

But in the meantime, the angel part of me whispering that negative feeling never bear good things, it worsens situations instead.

… Unfortunately, life never be that simple. A slap never exist in any prescription for “heart”-disease therapy. If it does exist, that’s irrational prescription.

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Who Moved My Cheese? (Part 11-end)

As Haw enjoyed the New Cheese, he reflected on what he had learned.

He realized that when he had been afraid to change he had been holding on to the illusion of Old Cheese that was no longer there.

So what was it that made him change? Was it the fear of starving to death?

Haw smiled as he thought it certainly helped.

Then he laughed and realized that he had started to change as soon as he had learned to laugh at himself and at what he had been doing wrong. He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly—then you can let go and quickly move on.

He knew he had learned something useful about moving on from his mice friends, Sniff and Scurry.

They kept life simple. They didn't overanalyze or overcomplicate things. When the situation changed and the Cheese had been moved, they changed and moved with the Cheese. He would remember that.

Haw had also used his wonderful brain to do what Little people do better than mice.

He envisioned himself—in realistic detail—finding something better—much better.

He reflected on the mistakes he had made in the past and used them to plan for his future. He knew that you could learn to deal with change.

You could be more aware of the need to keep things simple, be flexible, and move quickly.

You did not need to overcomplicate matters or confuse yourself with fearful beliefs.

You could notice when the little changes began so that you would be better prepared for the big change that might be coming.

He knew he needed to adapt faster, for if you do not adapt in time, you might as well not adapt at all.

He had to admit that the biggest inhibitor to change lies within yourself, and that nothing gets better until you. change.

Perhaps most importantly, he realized that there is always New Cheese out there whether you recognize it at the time, or not. And that you are rewarded with it when you go past your fear and enjoy the adventure.

He knew some fear should be respected, as it can keep you out of real danger. But he realized most of his fears were irrational and had kept him from changing when he needed to.

He didn't like it at the time, but he knew that the change had turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it led him to find better Cheese.

He had even found a better part of himself.

As Haw recalled what he had learned, he thought about his friend Hem. He wondered if Hem had read any of the sayings Haw had written on the wall at Cheese Station C and throughout the Maze.

Had Hem ever decided to let go and move on?

Had he ever entered the Maze and discovered what could make his life better?

Or was Hem still hemmed in because he would not change?

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Who Moved My Cheese? (Part 10)

He used to believe that Cheese should never be moved and that change wasn't right.

Now he realized it was natural for change to continually occur, whether you expect it or not.

Change could surprise you only if you didn't expect it and weren't looking for it.

When he realized he had changed his beliefs, he paused to write on the wall:

Haw hadn't found any Cheese yet, but as he ran through the Maze, he thought about what he had already learned.

Haw now realized that his new beliefs were encouraging new behaviors. He was behaving differently than when he kept returning to the same cheeseless station.

He knew that when you change what you believe, you change what you do.

You can believe that a change will harm you and resist it. Or you can believe that finding New Cheese will help you and embrace the change.

It all depends on what you choose to believe.

He wrote on the wall:

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Who Moved My Cheese? (Part 9)

Haw decided to go back and see if Hem was ready to join him.

As he retraced his steps, he stopped and wrote on the wall:

After a while Haw made his way back to Cheese Station C and found Hem.

He offered Hem bits of New Cheese, but was turned down.

Hem appreciated his friend's gesture but said, "I don't think I would like New Cheese. It's not what I'm used to. I want my own Cheese back and I'm not going to change until I get what I want."

Haw just shook his head in disappointment and reluctantly went back out on his own. As he returned to the farthest point he had reached in the Maze, he missed his friend, but realized he liked what he was discovering. Even before he found what he hoped would be a great supply of New Cheese, if ever, he knew that what made him happy wasn't just having Cheese.

He was happy when he wasn't being run by his fear. He liked what he was doing now. Knowing this. Haw didn't feel as weak as he did when he stayed in Cheese Station C with no Cheese. Just realizing he was not letting his fear stop him, and knowing that he had taken a new direction, nourished him and gave him strength.

Now he felt that it was just a question of time before he found what he needed. In fact, he sensed he had already found what he was looking for. He smiled as he realized:

Haw realized again, as he had once before, that what you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

He'd been so afraid of never finding New Cheese that he didn't even want to start looking.

But since starting his journey, he had found enough Cheese in the corridors to keep him going. Now he looked forward to finding more. Just looking ahead was becoming exciting.

His old thinking had been clouded by his worries and fears. He used to think about not having enough Cheese, or not having it last as long as he wanted.

He used to think more about what could go wrong than what could go right.

But that had changed in the days since he had left Cheese Station C.

He used to believe that Cheese should never be moved and that change wasn't right.

Now he realized it was natural for change to continually occur, whether you expect it or not.

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