Dead End? Find a New Way

Today I'm experiencing a dead end on something I've been working on for these past 2,5 months. Yep, right in the 3rd day before the new year. Unexpected present? Maybe... But because of it I got something to write on this blog :)

When I knew what had happened today, I realized that I have 2 options, to regret and being skeptical, or to see it as an opportunity to start all over again, to have a new beginning (which is should be an improved one since I have gained more knowledge than what I had when I started for the first time). I chose the later :)

Suddenly I think about another area of my life that had found a kinda similar dead end. Unfortunately, I haven't made a good choice on this. Because since that happened, I have been skeptical. I hope for a new opportunity, but deep inside I didn't believe that hope. I doubted that I will find and walk in a bright new path.

I know this is must be God's way to wake me up :) I have to make my decision right now, before the 2009 ends... Maybe He wants to open the new road for me in that area in 2010 :) I'm just hoping :p Thank You God ^.^

Follow Me on Twitter

Yup! Many bloggers have converted to tweeple (twitter people) now.
Lately since I'm on Twalk I also become one of them :p

So if any of you wondering why I don't update this blog as much as before, that's because I spend my time more on Twitter now. I know, for most Indonesian, Twitter hasn't won over Facebook. Plus, many people still think that Twitter is just for updating status (like updating status on facebook). They haven't experienced Twitter as a place to share massive information and to get in touch so much easier with other people from all around the world in real time. But it's already so popular out there because of it's features. Simple but powerful :p

I will be very very happy if my friends start using Twitter instead of just Facebook :p

I hope there will be more and more Indonesian actively use Twitter in 2010 :p

If you already have Twitter account, then you can follow me @fifisunari
If you don't have Twitter account, then what are you waiting for? Go and make one :)

God's Way Is Right

(by Max Lucado)

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you." Isaiah 43:2-3 NASB

God knows what is best. No struggle will come your way apart from His purpose, presence, and permission. What encouragement this brings!

You are never the victim of nature or the prey of fate. Chance is eliminated. You are more than a weather vane whipped about by the winds of fortune. Would God truly abandon you to the whims of drug-crazed thieves, greedy corporate raiders, or evil leaders?
Perish the thought!

We live beneath the protective palm of a sovereign King who superintends every circumstance of our lives and delights in doing us good.

Nothing comes your way that has not first passed through the filter of his love.

Updating

It's been a long time...
I don't write a lot lately because I'm learning on something.

Sometimes I really want to relax, just enjoy a hot chocolate milk in the morning (I'm not a coffee lover :p) and writing post on my blog. But my days recently quite busy.

I'm not complaining though, it's fun to learn new things, to walk on a journey (success is a journey rite? :p) I just want to give this quick update to let you know that I'm still alive and online :p

Okay, just that.
This is definitely the shortest post I've ever made :)
I have to work on my office's tasks now. Bye and take care :)

Confession and Conclusion :p

Okay, I admit, today I got my mind screwed up with
jealousy and self pity. It all started when I found out that some of
my friends and also some people I don't really know got more $ than me
in 2 online areas. One from the program I'm working on and another
from a program in Facebook application.

I felt that no matter how hard I learn and give my best efforts (well
at least I'm doing as much as I can) I still can't get good results.
Other people who don't do it the hard way seem to get great results
easier. It might a bit similar with the parable of the workers in the
vineyard on Matthew 20:1-16. Only to me it felt like I'm the only one
who get the least among all (too dramatic isn't it? :p). The rest... I
had to confess to Him that I thought He is not being fair to me :p I
know it's not true, I was just being honest with what I was thinking
to Him.

You see, I have a habit to pour out my troubled mind and mixed
feelings first so I can think more clearly. So I wrote a post on my
private blog (no one knows and no one can see it except me :p). And
after I got home from office I read these scriptures:

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power,
of love, and of self-discipline." (2Timothy 1:7)

Strike one. The comparison I did and those self pity thoughts had made
me discouraged. Actually all I need to do is just try again,
experimenting, and re-focus.

"Reflect on what I am saying, for The Lord will give you insight into
all this." (2Timothy 2:7)

Strike two. He gives me a new hope and promise, He will guide me all
along, just like He always do.

"People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money..." (2Timothy
3:2 - "Godlessness in the Last Days")

He protects me from being one of them, lovers of money... I guess
that's why He didn't let me to get big amount of money fast. So I can
slow down, be patient meanwhile keep the perseverance to do my best
efforts. It's true because last night I had a dream about getting $$$
from the program I'm doing hahaha... It's a sign that it had gotten
too much of my attention :p

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may
be thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2Timothy 3:16-17)

The last is a conclusion :)
He created me for a purpose, and He is equipping me so that I can do
every good work in righteousness. Amen for that :)

The Real Essence of Our Father

(Source: Kerygma Mailing List)

The most common prayer among Christians is the Lord's Prayer. It is one of the first prayers that we get to memorize early in life. It is a prayer that is so rich with meaning and calls the pray-er to a particular responsibility.

When praying it, one cannot miss the fact that it is a prayer that is supposed to be offered communally. Thus, "Our father… Give us this day our daily bread… forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us… Do not bring us to the test, but deliver us..." It speaks of the prayer's supplication not for himself but for others even if he is praying it alone.

We cannot deny the fact that God really listens to all our prayers. Not one prayer is left unanswered. That was Jesus' promise, "Ask and you will receive."

Hence, when we ask for bread He gives it to us. So where does the prayer's responsibility come in? When God heeds his supplication by giving him bread he is expected to share it with others. After all, he prayed not just for his own bread but for "our" daily bread. God responds by giving it to one or some, who then are expected to share.

The event when Jesus gave food to 5.000 people can be understood in the same light. The multitude is hungry. Jesus, in His compassion, multiplied the bread. But He gave them not directly to the multitude but to His apostles. And as He gave the food to them "the disciples gave them to the crowds."

(Fr. Sandy V. Enhaynes)

Reflection Question:
Pray the "Our Father" meditatively and imagine yourself praying it with the rest of humanity.

Mencegah Account Twitter Anda Di-hack


Saya sudah menemukan ada beberapa account Twitter yang di-hack dan account-account ini digunakan untuk mengirim DM (Direct Message) spam ke semua follower mereka. 

Kok Bisa Sih Di-Hack?

Ada 2 cara account Twitter Anda bisa di-Hack:

1. Account yang sudah di-hack mengirimkan DM ke account Twitter Anda dan bernada mirip seperti yang di bawah ini:
- Hah, this is you? http://URL
- Wow look at this http://URL
- What's your IQ http://URL
Atau variasi yang lain. Intinya, pesan ini tidak ditujukan secara spesifik kepada Anda.

Pesan yang asli biasanya tidak sependek itu dan seharusnya memuat informasi tambahan atau komentar tertentu dari pemilik account Twitter yang mengirimkan DM tersebut kepada Anda. URL atau link yang ada di dalam DM itu juga agak aneh dan bukan bit.ly atau tiny.url yang umumnya digunakan oleh 99% pengguna Twitter.

2. Anda diarahkan ke situs yang tampilannya mirip Twitter
Anda bisa diarahkan ke situs yang mirip Twitter lewat link atau URL yang Anda klik dari tweet orang lain atau dari DM. Waktu Anda mengklik link yang Anda pikir mengarah ke gambar atau ke situs informasi tertentu, Anda malah diarahkan ke situs yang tampilannya mirip Twitter.Com. Mungkin Anda langsung mengira itu memang Twitter.Com karena tampilannya benar-benar mirip, tapi jangan gampang terjebak.

Seorang scammer telah membuat duplikat dari situs Twitter yang hostingnya di server mereka, sehingga waktu Anda memasukkan username dan password untuk login, mereka meng-copy username dan password Anda lalu mengarahkan Anda ke situs Twitter yang asli. Dan dengan cara ini account Twitter Anda sudah berhasil dihack.

Jangan Sampai Di-Hack!

Cara yang paling gampang untuk mencegah account Twitter Anda di-hack adalah jangan mengklik link yang ada di dalam DM (Direct Message) yang terlihat aneh atau tidak ditujukan spesifik untuk Anda (kelihatan seperti pesan yang ditujukan untuk umum atau disebar secara massal). Untuk lebih amannya, Anda bisa mengirimkan DM kepada pengirim link itu untuk memastikan apakah memang mereka yang mengirimkan link itu kepada Anda (bukannya si hacker). DM yang perlu dicross-check dan diwaspadai adalah DM yang berasal dari orang yang tidak benar-benar Anda kenal atau yang sudah lama tidak berhubungan dengan Anda. (Nggak semua orang yang Anda follow dan yang jadi follower Anda di Twitter benar-benar Anda kenal di dunia nyata kan? :p)    

Ingat bahwa serangan hacker ini hanya berhasil jika Anda langsung saja mengklik setiap link yang dikirimkan lewat DM kepada Anda tanpa pertimbangan atau pemeriksaan terlebih dulu, atau jika Anda langsung saja memasukkan username dan password pada situs yang mirip Twitter.Com tapi sebenarnya palsu (periksa alamat situsnya). Anda perlu berhati-hati karena kalau account Twitter Anda dihack yang jadi korban bukan cuma Anda tapi juga para follower Anda.

Bagaimana Kalau Account Twitter Saya Sudah Terlanjur Di-Hack?

Kalau misalnya account Twitter Anda sudah di-hack, segera ubah password Anda atau minta reset password lewat Twitter Support Site.

Anda bisa follow saya di @im_twalk atau @im_indonesia untuk tips-tips lainnya tentang internet marketing dan social media (termasuk Twitter dan Facebook).

Anda juga bisa Retweet artikel ini untuk menyebarkannya pada teman-teman Anda lewat link di bawah ini.

Calm Sunday

I'm just having my time in my dorm today. I really enjoy a calm day like this... Woke up in the morning, made a cup of coffee + chocolate milk, ate some crackers, took a bath and then write a blog post :p After this maybe I will browsing a little bit more, and make fried rice for my lunch and read Joel Osteen's book... and maybe will take a 2 hours nap :p I haven't taken a nap for a long time :p

With the hectic of learning about internet marketing these lately weeks, I've decided that I must have time to be relax, to enhance self improvements by writing and reading certain books. Actually I wanted to go home this weekend, I miss my family and my cat so bad :p but I postponed it to next weekend so I wouldn't be caught up in the traffic jam (last Friday is a holiday to celebrate Idul Adha - moslem's tradition, long weekend) at the Suramadu bridge.

I realize this week I have learnt more things. I learn about Twitter, Hootsuite, Digsby, and even got a Google Wave invitation from Matt Stenning via Twitter :) I've been hoping to get a Google Wave invitation since months ago because I just want to know what it's like and give it a try, finally :p. Tomorrow I will attend Twalk webinar, hopefully my internet connection won't be troubled anymore. If it does, then I guess I will have to be satisfied by the video (downloaded webinar) version like the 1st webinar...

Hope is one thing that enables us to keep moving forward, and choose not to giving up before we give our best efforts.
It's so much powerful if we put our hope not on something meaningless, but onto Someone up there, who owns our life, and on something that has eternal value...
I keep praying for this... and it comforts me to know that He always listen and never leaves me...

I want to share these quotes today:
"To know something is better than not knowing at all. But it is much much better if you take a step further: Taking action based on that knowledge."
The above quote has the same meaning as "To have faith is better than not having it at all. But it doesn't mean anything if you don't turn your faith into action."

It's comforting to know that you are not the one who fights for a better life right? 
Let's do this together and encourage each other :)

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God Does Big Things with Small Deeds

(by Max Lucado)
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin”
(Zech. 4:10 NLT).

Begin.
Just begin!

What seems small to you might be huge to someone else.

Just ask Bohn Fawkes. During World War II, he piloted a B-17. On one mission he sustained flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. Even though his gas tanks were hit, the plane did not explode, and Fawkes was able to land the plane.

On the morning following the raid, Fawkes asked his crew chief for the German shell. He wanted to keep a souvenir of his incredible good fortune. The crew chief explained that not just one but eleven shells had been found in the gas tanks, none of which had exploded.

Technicians opened the missiles and found them void of explosive charge. They were clean and harmless and with one exception, empty. The exception contained a carefully rolled piece of paper. On it a message had been scrawled in the Czech language. Translated, the note read: “This is all we can do for you now.”

A courageous assembly-line worker was disarming bombs and scribbled the note. He couldn’t end the war, but he could save one plane. He couldn’t do everything, but he could do something. So he did it.

God does big things with small deeds.

Against a towering giant, a brook pebble seems futile. But God used it to topple Goliath. Compared to the tithes of the wealthy, a widow’s coins seem puny. But Jesus used them to inspire us. And in contrast with sophisticated priests and powerful Roman rulers, a cross-suspended carpenter seemed nothing but a waste of life. Few Jewish leaders mourned his death. Only a handful of friends buried his body. The people turned their attention back to the temple. Why not?

What power does a buried rabbi have? We know the answer. Mustard-seed and leaven-lump power. Power to tear away death rags and push away death rocks. Power to change history.

In the hands of God, small seeds grow into sheltering trees. Tiny leaven expands into nourishing loaves.

Small deeds can change the world. Sow the mustard seed. Bury the leaven lump. Make the call. Write the check. Organize the committee.

A Love Worth Giving

Moses had a staff.
David had a sling.
Samson had a jawbone.
Rahab had a string.
Mary had some ointment.
Aaron had a rod.
Dorcas had a needle.
All were used by God.
What do you have?

God inhabits the tiny seed, empowers the tiny deed.
He cures the common life by giving no common life, by offering no common gifts.

Don’t discount the smallness of your deeds.

Making New Priorities

To make a change, especially a significant change, we need to change our habits and start making new priorities. Either we realize it or not, we often "automatically" doing our daily activities based on priorities we have in our mind. Those priorities become unconciously stronger because we do it over an over again.

That's why it is very important to stop for a while and assess your memories, write down what you do in daily basis (or weekly) and your habits (or repeated reaction towards certain situations), and how many hours you spend for each activity.

We can know our priorities based on things we do, not based on what we think we should have. For example, an extreme one, if you spend almost a day on your job (exclude sleeping time) and only have 1 hour to communicate with your family, then it is obvious that your job is your number one priority.

This is what I'm doing now... I'm trying to renew my priorities since I want to make a significant change. It is not as easy as it says, but I really need to do this. :-) I'm inspired from Shaun Stenning's blog :-)
   

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