Count what you have now Don’t count what you don’t have Find that you have so much Those words are from opening song of Japanese drama titled “Around 40“. The title of the song is Shiawase no Monosashi (幸せのものさし) by Takeuchi Mariya (竹内 まりや). What I like about this song is, the melody is quite bright and the words are very encouraging. About the drama, it’s light and entertaining. It’s about some women in their 40s with their different lifestyle […]
Month: August 2013
DOCTORS Saikyou no Meii: side note
Side note: I suddenly remembered a quote from XXXholic manga by Clamp: “There is no such thing as a coincidence in this world. There is only the inevitable.” I’m wondering why would I watch this show after completing two dramas related to doctor and hospital, yet I’m drawn into another one (しょうがないかなぁぁ。。). Or, was I randomly watching, whatever show is available in Viki? Though, the main actor, 沢村一揆 (Sawamura Ikki), was also in 続。星の金貨 (this drama is his debut!) and 7月24日通りのクリスマス (Christmas on July 24th Avenue). Since […]
To run away or not to run
Continuing last post, the second statement that I like from the drama is, “Rather than change the place, isn’t it easier to join another hospital?” – Minagawa Kazue (an eye opener statement) Does it sound familiar to you? When we are working for a company or another person, those conflicts are inevitable. We may have some principle or preferred method which differs to management or higher up. And after some times, when we are tired we decided to run from […]
Are we making excuses for ourselves?
I have 2 favorite quotes after watching a Japanese drama. The title is “DOCTORS: 最高の名医“. First is, “Statistic is just an excuse for doctor to hide from the patient. And saying “it’s usually like that ..” too ” – Sagara Kosuke Sagara Kosuke is the main character in the drama with some “unique” characters. I think sometimes we are trying to justify our failure by finding supporting facts which align with our facts. Do you think so? Hmm.. I think I did in the […]
5 years blog
Recently I browsed through some of my old posts and something crossed my mind, in which year was my first post? 2008! I didn’t realise that I have been writing or blogging for 5 years. It will be officially 5 years after 21 September. I started with 4 blog posts in 2008, someone has to started from somewhere right? And now I have 300 over posts. I feel proud that I managed to pull through year by year. Not all […]
Indonesia Independence Day
I wish Happy Independence Day for my beloved country Indonesia. The image above is Indonesia flag watermarked against the proclamation declaration. If you want to know more about it you can visit the wiki page. When I was still in school, it’s a must to attend a flag ceremony in our school (even if it’s a weekend). (Ah! those days..) Anyway, usually we will have some festivals with lots of games or mini competitions (for example: eating crackers (photo), bunny hoping in […]
Latest obsession
In my last post I mentioned that I had a drama marathon recently. Actually I’m still having it till now. To be more precise I’m watching it because of one actor (who is it?). It was all started because of 1 song, 逢いたくて今 (Aitakute Ima) by 대성 (Daesung) from 빅뱅(BIGBANG) member (MV). Yes, he’s a member of a Korea boyband but he’s having a Japan solo activities at this moment. And, it wasn’t his original song, but it was a cover, from […]
Things from the past
I just came back from a short trip to my home town last week. It was a good trip, catching up with friends, having 2 road trips with family and having a drama marathon which I haven’t done it in a while. My room is still the same. Although it’s recently renovated while I’m away because there were some cracks on the wall due to my neighbour house works. Layout wise is slightly different after the renovation work. My mom […]