Happy Birthday Mac

Today is the twenty fifth birthday of Mac Intosh.


Thanks for bring such a great product to the world. Never regret the time I bought my Macbook (and even less regret on the moment when I was given my Ipod).

Mac was very close of not making it. Good things Steve Jobs was back to safe the company. As they say, the rest is history.

Some memorable and pivotal product (click here) and video (click here) to relish the day.

Got to post a pic of my fave Mac of all time. The fastest desktop in its time, breathtakingly beautiful. Aptly nickname: The Cube.

Its so good that the hard-to-impress Musium of Modern Art (MoMa) in NY put it in its display.

Obama inauguration

What a relieve Bush stop being president of USA.

Being optimist is much easier these days, especially when Obama said" "the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily ... But they will be met.

Went to the inauguration at Marriott (free of course) with some friends.
Good coverage of the event in Jakarta Globe (click here)

Petruk Republic vs Pandawa Republic

I will not write a complete review of the performance (read in Tempo, Kompas, Jakarta Post or Jakarta Globe).

I am interested more in the clash between oligarchic and meritocratic nature mention (not-so) implicitly.

Why is it in the wayang pakem, the king must (at least claim or married to) be royal descent. Could be a (supposedly) good governance like Pandawa or (supposedly) bad one like Kurawa.

But when a plebian descent tried to be a king (and govern supposedly good) then both Pandawa n Kurawa as well as other royal blood base kingdom join forces to attack.

Petruk is shown as smart, well travel and multilingual. He won the kingdom fair and square in a public match. He bring (some) prosperity to the people. Why coudnt he remain as King.

At the end of the performance, thousands of Kalimusada is spread over the stage and audience. There are no heavan appointee anymore, anyone want to govern the people must convince (enough) people to lend their Kalimusada in the ballot box. Not bullet. Not coup d'tat.

May Indonesia stay as Petruk Republik

A Prayer for the Years Ahead

Dear Lord,

May I given humility
To lower my self
And accepth your wisdom

May I preserve gratefulness
And forget not your abundance
While many has been rationed

May I have patient
To continue striving
In your path

May the procrastination
Is behind me
And only diligence ahead

May I retained the strength
To keep an open mind
And a human heart

May I able to extend my hand
To reach out
And lift up

May I acted upon
From a peace within
And guidance from You