JAVANESE DANCE PRACTICAL COURSE

We invite female expatriates Community in Jakarta to join Javanese Dance Practical Course. You just pay USD 280.00 to participate. Participants shall receive:

• Dance practice every Monday to Thursday
• Snack
• AC Venue
• Gamelan music will accompany your dance
• Dance apparels
• Top dancer will be elected for stage performance on November 29, 2008

Please hurry register before October 25, 2008. Contact :

• Ms. Ambar 081310165282
• Ms Yanti 08161921647
• Ms. Tanjung 08121851986
• Ms. Fajar 081519571258
  

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MY NAME

RISMA BUDIYANI means of :

There are 13 letters in my name.
Those 13 letters total to 64
There are 6 vowels and 7 consonants in my name.

Lets see what http://www.paulsadowski.com/ said about the meaning of my name

Your number is: 1

The characteristics of #1 are: Initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

The expression or destiny for #1:
A number 1 Expression denotes the skilled executive with keen administrative capabilities. You must develop the capacity to be a fine leader, sales executive, or promoter. You have the tools to become an original person with a creative approach to problem solving, and a penchant for initiating action. Someone may have to follow behind you to handle the details, but you know how to get things going and make things happen. You have a good mind and the ability to use it for your advancement. Because of these factors, you have much potential for achievement and financial rewards. Frequently, this expression belongs to one running a business or striving to achieve a level of accomplishment on ones talents and efforts. You have little need for much supervision, preferring to act on your own with little restraint. You are both ambitious and determined. Self-confident and self-reliant must be yours, as you develop a strong unyielding will and the courage of your convictions.

Although you fear loneliness, you want to be left alone. You fear routine and being in a rut. You often jump the gun because you are afraid of being left behind.

The negative attributes of the 1 Expression are egotism and a self-centered approach to life. This is an aggressive number and if it is over-emphasized it is very hard to live with. You do not have to be overly aggressive to fulfill your destiny. The 1 has a natural instinct to dominate and to be the boss; adhering to the concept of being number One. Again, you do not have to dominate and destroy in order to lead and manage.

Your Soul Urge number is: 5

A Soul Urge number of 5 means:
The 5 soul urge or motivation would like to follow a life of freedom, excitement, adventure and unexpected happening. The idea of travel and freedom to roam intrigues you. You are very much the adventurer at heart. Not particularly concerned about your future or about getting ahead, you can seem superficial and unmotivated.

In a positive sense, the energies of the number 5 make you very adaptable and versatile. You have a natural resourcefulness and enthusiasm that may mark you as a progressive with a good mind and active imagination. You seem to have a natural inclination to be a pace-setter. You are attracted to the unusual and the fast paced.

You may be overly restless and impatient at times. You may dislike the routine work that you are engaged in, and tend to jump from activity to activity, without ever finishing anything. You may have difficulty with responsibility. You don't want to be tied down to a relationship, and it may be hard to commit to one person.

Your Inner Dream number is: 5

An Inner Dream number of 5 means:
You dream of being totally free and unrestrained by responsibility. You see yourself conversing and mingling with the natives in many nations, living for adventure and life experiences. You imagine what you might accomplished.

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INDONESIA INDEPENDENCE DAY

This week will be special for me and for Indonesian. At 17 August 2008, Indonesia will celebrate its Independence Day. 63 years ago, Indonesian was officially proclaimed its independence at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, August 17 August 1945. Finally Indonesia reached their freedom after more than 3.5 centuries under colonial domination. They came to colonize Indonesia. They stole our natural resources, created battle field, killed many people, and made us lived in suffering in centuries. Here I don't need to tell who has created suffering. I hope all the countries who had colonized us still remember what had they done in the past. We had kicked off them, and please never ever come back. We'll really mad and fight to drive out YOU!

Preparations for the patriotic celebrations begin weeks before the 17th of August. We usually have started the preparation, even at the end of July. Skyscraper office buildings around town sprout large banners or lighted designs, fences around the presidential palace and many government offices are draped in red and white bunting, malls decorate in red and white, housing complexes, villages repaint their main gate decorated with independence themes. All people hoist their red-white flags in front of their house, building, etc. The big board with sentences, "Indonesia Merdeka, Dirgahayu Indonesia, 63 Tahun Indonesia Merdeka, Merdeka atau Mati, etc" can be seen in everywhere.

Political observers, social scientists, bloggers, celebrities and those with opinions write 'Insights' in the newspapers, magazines, blog and speak out on the country's progress since independence and challenges for the future as well as discussions on what the founding fathers would think of various conditions in society today. They compete to show up their nationalism.

Neighborhood associations (RT, RW, Kelurahan, Kecamatan) often coordinate special activities for the neighborhood and may request donations from homeowners to sponsor games and prizes. They also organize to clean up of the area. Sometimes they also held Art performance. Schools also coordinate special activities, as holding games and races amongst classes beside flag hoisting solemnize.

TV shows commemorating the struggle for independence are aired for weeks before and after independence day. As Metro TV which has prepared some good TV programmes, Live event, Music Concert, News, History of Independence day on Metro Files, and many more.

Live event of Metro TV and all TV channel will cover The President statements of the Nation Address to the members of the House of Representatives, diplomatic corps and honored guests on the day before Independence Day. Flag hoisting and flag striking at the National Palace, the most solemn ceremony which invites the cabinet, military brass, family members of the current and preceding president, diplomatic corps and honored guests.

After the most solemn ceremonies have taken place, neighborhoods gear up for fun and games for the people and kids. They usually conducted some popular games, as Panjat Pinang (climbing the oily betel trunk) , Balap karung (run race with gunny sack), Makan Kerupuk (Eating crackers), and Tangkap belut (catching the eels and run).

Do you know that all popular games have meaning? Herewith I'll give you my opinions about the meaning of games :

• Panjat pinang, a team consists of some people. They work together to reach all prizes at the top of oily betel trunk. They have to climb the oily betel trunk. It has meaning to get our dream (liberty) we had to work hard together, althought it was so difficult but finally we did it.

• Balap karung, all participants wear the gunny sack. Then they compete to reach the finish line. It has meaning, before we got our liberty. People were in poor, even they didn't have properly material to cover their body. They used gunny sack for cloths. But with all of shortage they strived to survive and reach ther freedom.

• Makan kerupuk, committee prepares crackers (chips) and ropes. They hang the crackers and participants will compete to eat crackers without using their hands. It has meaning, before we proclaimed our Independence on 17August 1945. We had difficult to eat. Colonial domination took our opportunity to get enough food. People were in starving. But they kept trying hard to reach their freedom.

• Tangkap belut, all participants compete to catch the eels then run fast and fill the empty box with eels. It means, although colonialist so slick to be caught but we were never given up to kick off them from Indonesia.

Well, interesting. So, lets celebrate Independence day! But don't forget we should fill this freedom with positive things. Celebration is nothing without real action. Who knows colonialist will come back with different ways. Lets hand in hand together to resist colonisation. Long live INDONESIA! Merdeka....Merdeka..Merdeka!

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BE PROFESSIONAL AT WORK

Today, I was getting know that one of my co-worker will resign at the end of this month. It was shocking me. I was getting sad. It always happened when I lost my dear friends, co-worker or someone special. I had difficult to manage my feeling. Loosing someone would make my world different. It would not be the same as before. No more laughter, no more stories, and many happy and sad moment with my lost friends.

I always cried when I decided to resign. Because I realized that I would leave my paradise and move to another world that I'd never known before. Would I enjoy there? Would I have nice friends there? Would I get the same cherish life there? and many questions danced in my mind. Either I cried, each my co-workers or boss left the office.

People said, I should try to be professional at work. Never ever use my heart there. Just do my job and leave all stupid things about feeling. Mmmhhhhh.......I don't know, I always found the joy of life. When I met with new people, new environment. In very close time, I started to fall in love with the situation. I always could get the positive sides even from a weird place. And when Allah took away my life, I felt sad. Sometimes down, if that people meant a lot to me.

As happens now. I really love with my work. I love the job, environment, friends, bosses, etc. Although I don't really get what I want for my career. I mean salary. But I feel the joy here. And I cant change with anything. I'll only leave this place when my time that Allah gives to me has finished. I don't know, I always think that whatever happens to me is the best thing that Allah gives to me. Its my destiny. So when I have to move to another destiny, no one can stop my way. I just want to use carefully my time as my thankful expression to Allah. Just be the best! And may be now, my time with my co-worker who will resign this month almost finish. So Its time out.

Company are faceless industries. They do not care about how you feel, your personality or whether or not you're happy. Company only care about your end results. They want you to produce and they don't care how you do it. Whether you work 18 hours overtime, whether you work every weekend, whether you work every lunch, does not matter to them. Company has paid you enough so they have right to claim your productivity as a loyal worker.

So you must learn to always be professional at work. Never lose your temper, never cry, never get impatient, never get upset, never show your weakness. If you are caving under pressure, run to the bathroom. Trust me, by being emotional, you are making yourself a liability. No one wants to keep people who are flaky or break under pressure. The corporate world wants people of steel.

Remember to be professional, polite and loyal. Always get your work done, always strive to do your best, and always make your boss look good. If you follow these steps you will go places. Remember the corporate world is not like working in a small business, you are just a name and payroll number to them. Don't case waves, make your boss look good and he/she will help you climb the corporate ladder.

Well, I need to learn how to be professional at work. Although I'm a sensitive girl. I don't need to use my feeling all the time. So? No more cry for my co-worker who will resign. Can I? hahahah............

Well, for you my friend. May GOD bless your steps. Its time to move on. May be your destiny being here has finished. And may be, Allah has prepared somebody else for me. But the joy of life that have you shared to me, never ever been replaced in my heart. Ups.........my mellow feeling is coming now.

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LUCKY NUMBER 888

Today is 8 August 2008 (8-8-8). Today is a special day. It only happens once a whole of life 8-8-8. Many couple in the world have booked today for their wedding. And today at 8:08:08 pm, Summer Olympic in Beijing will be opened. Even some pregnant woman proudly decide to give birth today. Many people passionately welcome this special moment.

What happens with 8?

For Asian people, 8 is a lucky number. The word for "eight" in Chinese (Pinyin: bā) sounds similar to the word which means "prosper" or "wealth" short for Pinyin: fā). In regional dialects the words for "eight" and "fortune" are also similar, eg Cantonese "baat" and "faat". There is also a resemblance between two digits, "88", and the shuang xi ('double joy'), a popular decorative design composed of two stylized characters (xi, 'joy', 'happiness').

Many Chinese believe that number eight (8) will make fortune effect to their believer. Believe it or not! House with number 8 will always be best selling than another number. 8th floor in shopping centre or apartment or office building will always be best selling. The big boss from Asian company which owns building, will place their big boss on 8th floor. In my previous company, the big boss was also on 8th floor.

What about 4? Number 4 also has mystery. The number 4 is considered unlucky by most Chinese. Because #4 (Sei) the worst number, why? Because in Cantonese when spoken sounds like the word death. 4 means of death. Chinese will avoid this number to choose house, phone number, floor, many things. The Chinese are very superstitious when it comes to figures, they choose telephone numbers, house number, business numbers, car number plates and anything that has numbers in very carefully.

Believe or not, many building in Asia. As I see in Indonesia, there is no 4th floor. Actually no floor with number 4 (4, 14, 24, 34, etc). Most of businessman, entrepreuner in Indonesia are Chinese. They avoid 4 because they believe that '4' means of death. So noone will buy house number 4, 4th floor, all with 4 character. The funny things when you see building in Asia. There is no 4th floor but 3A. After 13th floor will be 15th floor. There will be 25th after 23th floor.

The funniest when you see building which applies Asian and Western Superstitious. Check the elevator 'floor panel' ! If it has 25 floors. There will be B, G, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26. Could you find something strange???

Do i believe with that superstitious? Hem, but i thought I will marry on 8-8-8. And I really dont like with 4. Hahahha.........Well, for PKS (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera) 'Justice Party'. I'm pretty sure that you'll get lucky on National Election 2009. Because they got number 8. Well, let see!

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