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Minggu, 29 April 2012

Agree In Future

I'm disagree because, In a survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, an overwhelming majority of technology experts and stakeholders believe that social networking and online sharing is more than just a fad for today’s youth.

More than two-thirds of those surveyed indicated that the Millennial generation — otherwise known as Generation Y — will continue to use social networking tools as they mature into adult life stages and have families of their own.

The research is part of Pew’s fourth “Future of the Internet” study which includes responses from selected experts and Internet users who were asked to think about “the future of the Internet-connected world between now and 2020.”

When it comes to Millennials, 67% of experts in the respondent pool agreed with the following statement:

“By 2020, members of Generation Y (today’s ‘digital natives’) will continue to be ambient broadcasters who disclose a great deal of personal information in order to stay connected and take advantage of social, economic, and political opportunities. Even as they mature, have families, and take on more significant responsibilities, their enthusiasm for widespread information sharing will carry forward.”

Pew found that the experts believe the advantages and social benefits of sharing personal information online far outweigh the consequences, an attitude that these young “digital natives” will carry into adulthood. A survey response from a Mozilla programmer exemplifies this notion: “Unless Generation Y has a collective privacy-related epiphany, they will continue to happily trade it for convenience.”

There’s even consensus that society may learn to forgive these teens of their youthful errors in judgment online.

Those dissenting with the majority (29%) believe that Generation Y will lose interest in social networking and age out of sharing personal information online.

At the rate teens are using social networking sites, it’s easy to see why the experts believe social media usage will grow with younger generations as they mature. Where do you stand on the subject?




Baby Boomers, X Generation, Y Generation


The Baby Boomers
The Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, were brought up in an abundant, healthy  post-war economy, becoming an egocentric generation. They saw the world revolving  around them.  Nuclear families were the norm. More than anything, work has been a de-fining part of both, their self worth and their evaluation of others. Their life style revolves  around the fact that they live to work. Balance is a quaint idea but not really a possibility.  As such, they see the workday at least 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a significant tension point  between them and the newer generations, as they expect others to have the same work  ethic and work the same hours. The earlier part of this generation followed the “bent” rules set by the traditionalists.
Generation X
The generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, was  the first generation raised on “to do lists” and grew up  with high rate of blended families. They were also  brought up in the shadow of the influential boomer generation.
They witnessed their parents sacrifice  greatly for their companies. As a consequence, they developed behaviors (not values) of independence, resilience and adaptability more strongly than previous  generations. In opposition to the hard driving Boomers who live to work, they work to live  and view the world with a little cynicism and distrust.
Generation Y
The Y generation, born between 1981 and 2000, has been portrayed as the next big generation, an enormously powerful group that has the sheer numbers to transform every life stage it enters.!!They were brought up during the ‘empowerment’ years where everyone won and everyone got a medal.
Raised by parents who nurtured and structured their lives, they were drawn to their families for safety and security. They were also encouraged to make their own choices and taught to question authority. This group was also raised in a consumer economy, and as Overcoming Generational Gap in the Workplace  Talent Management Team - Executive Office - United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund 6such, expects to influence the terms and conditions  of their job. As a result, they expect employers to accommodate their ‘consumer’ expectations in this  regard. This is the basis for the expecting more style  that characterizes this generation. They don’t necessarily see that they should get more, but that an employer should give more to their employees.  They  were brought up with an ‘empowered’ parenting style  and therefore they are not afraid to express it their opinion.
Generation Y (as well as X, to a lesser degree) is also the first to grow up with computers and the Internet as a significant part of their lives. Constant experience in the networked  world has had a profound impact on their style in approaching problem-solving situations.
This generation of worker is coming into the workforce with networking, multiprocessing,  and global-minded skills that the traditionalists and baby boomers could not have imagined. The advent of interactive media such as instant messaging, text messaging, blogs, and  especially multi player games have generated new skills and styles of collaborating in the  generation X and the generation Y to such degree that it has made them different.  This  ‘always on’ or ‘always connected’ mind-set is at the heart of some of the friction that exists between the generations.  The x and y generation is challenged by the rigidity of the  eight to five workdays.




Kamis, 29 Maret 2012

English time ! ;)

  • my first experience dealing with English

The first time I learned English when I was in elementary school. Firstly, I’m not interested with English, because I think it’s very difficult. But at last I fall in love with English. English is my favorite subjects in school. I always train my English.

I launched an English not only from the lessons in school, but also I learning it through songs and watching movies. From watching movies, I can know what the English language and how to pronunciation. Through song, I looking the lyric the I to interpret by myself. that’s how I learned English.


  • major obstacles and expectations

I think the obstacles from learning english is when I learned kinds of verb. For some reason I find it hard to understand. Even I learned it over and over again I still don’t understand. And I prefer to learned the conversation or reading the story than I learned kinds of verb.

I hope I can learned more English to be able to launch my English with proper pronunciation.


  • Singing from the same hymn sheet

It is a phrase often used in business to mean that everyone has the same information and are ‘coming from the same place’ in terms of their approach to a certain situation.

Example : we have introduced a standard to ensure that all salespeople are singing from the same hymn sheet.


  • Talk the talk, walk the walk

it means you should parctice (walk) what you preach (talk). Basically, it means to do as one says, rather than just saying something and then not acting in accord with the words.

Example : “If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk”


  • The elephant in the room

A situation where something major is going on, it’s on everyone’s mind and impossible to ignore – like an elephant in the room. But nobody talks the “elephant” because nobody knows what to do about it.

Example : uncle Nimrod is busily getting drunk again at the family thanksgiving dinner. There’s going to be a drunken scene. But everyone feel powerless and choses to ignore his behavior.


  • Pass to the monkey

Means pass the responsibility for an issue or problem to someone.

Example : if employees don’t develop the understanding that they are empowered to do what they can with the freedom that provides, they will always pass the monkey back to the manager.


  • All hands to the deck

Means everyone is needed to work or help to do something.

Example: many hands make light work, all hands on deck !



http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=289470

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/836.html




Kamis, 22 Desember 2011

linkin park - shadow of the day

I close both locks below the window
I close both blinds and turn away

Sometimes solutions aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only way

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]

In cards and flowers on your window
Your friends all plead for you to stay

Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only way

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]

the corrs - only when I sleep

You're only just a dreamboat
Sailing in my head
You swim my secret oceans
Of coral blue and red
Your smell is incense burning
Your touch is silken yet
It reaches through my skin
And moving from within
It clutches at my breast

But it's only when I sleep
See you in my dreams
You got me spinning round and round
Turning upside-down
But I only hear you breathe

Somewhere in my sleep
Got me spinning round and round
Turning upside-down
But its only when I sleep

And when I wake from slumber
Your shadow's disappear
Your breath is just a sea mist
Surrounding my body
I'm workin' through the daytime
But when it's time to rest
I'm lying in my bed
Listening to my breath
Falling from the edge

But it's only when I sleep
See you in my dreams, (dreams)
You got me spinning round and round
Turning upside-down
But I only hear you breathe
Somewhere in my sleep, (in my sleep)
Got me spinning round and round
Turning upside-down
But its only when I sleep
It's only when I sleep

[Sharon & Andrea solo]

Up to the sky
Where angels fly
I'll never die
Hawaiian High
In bed I lie
No need to cry
My sleeping cry
Hawaiian High

It's reaching through my skin
Movin' from within
And clutches at my breasts...

But it's only when I sleep...
See you in my dreams, (dreams)
You got me spinning round and round
Turning upside-down
But I only hear you breathe

In bed I lie
No need to cry
My sleeping cry
Hawaiian High

But it's only when I sleep... aaaaaaa....
Got me spinning round and round
(Turning upside-down)

Up to the sky
Where angels fly
I'll never die
Hawaiian High
But it's only when I sleep...

ne-yo - one in a million

Jet setter
Go getter
Nothing better
Call me Mr. been there done that
Top model chick to your every day hood rat
Less than all but more than a few
But I've never met one like you

Been all over the world
Done a little bit of everything
Little bit of everywhere
With a little bit of everyone
All the girls I've been with
Things I've seen it takes much to impress
But sure enough you go it makes your soul stand up from all the rest

I can be in love
But I just don't know
Baby one thing is for certain
Whatever you do it's working
All the girls don't matter
In your presence can't do what you do
There's a million girls around but I don't see no one but you

Girl you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this

You're not a regular girl
You don't give a damn about your look
Talking about I can't do it for you
But you can do it for yourself
Even though that ain't so
Baby cause my dough don't know how to end
But that independent thing I'm with it
All we do is win baby

I could be in love
But I just don't know
Baby one thing is for certain
Whatever you do it's working
All the girls don't matter
In your presence can't do what you do
There's a million girls around but I don't see no one but you

Baby you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this
Girl you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this

Timing girl
Only one in the world
Just one of a kind
She mine

Ooh all that I can think about is what this thing could be
A future baby
Baby you're one of a kind
That means that you're the only one for me
Only one for me
Baby (girl) you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this
Girl you're so one in a million
You are
Baby you're the best I ever had
Best I ever had
And I'm certain that
There ain't nothing better
No there ain't nothing better than this

MY LOVE IS MY........

“ Whooaaa!! Ceritanya manis banget!” kataku sambil menutup novel yang baru saja selesai kubaca.

“ Wah, wah Fiore akhirnya ada tanda-tanda kehidupannya juga ya. Daritadi yang aku lihat kamu cuma diam dan membaca buku tebalmu itu” kata Hana, salah satu sahabat terbaikku.

Aku hanya tersenyum kecil dan melanjutkan kembali membuka-buka novelku, mencari bagian-bagian yang aku suka dari novel ini. Namaku Fiore, kelas 2 SMA dan aku sukaaaaa sekali dengan novel. Novel sudah menjadi teman kedua sepiku setelah mama. Semenjak papa meninggal, mama yang tadinya ‘sibuk’ sekarang menjadi ‘super sibuk’. Pulang kerumah hanya dua atau tiga kali dalam sebulan. Tapi aku sangat sayang mamaku karena mama rela bekerja keras demi aku.

“ Re liat Re ada si kakak!!” teriak Lily.

Tanpa pikir panjang, aku langsung berlari menuju jendela kelas dan menatap sesosok cowok yang disebut Lily ‘kakak’ tadi. Tanpa berkedip sedikitpun aku melihat dia, dia seseorang yang selama ini aku suka. Tapi sayangnya aku tidak terlalu berani untuk bilang kalau aku suka dia. Namanya Rendy, awalnya aku tidak mengenalnya sama sekali sampai akhirnya aku tau kalau ternyata aku masuk di SMA yang sama dengan dia.

Kejadiannya kurang lebih satu setengah tahun lalu,saat aku sedang memilih novel disebuah toko buku. Saat itu ada satu novel yang sangat ingin aku lihat karena tempatnya terlalu tinggi, aku agak kesulitan mengambil novel itu tapi saat itu juga ada yang membantuku mengambilnya dan orangnya adalah ‘kakak’. Aku bukan tipe cewek yang gampang jatuh cinta, tapi entah mengapa saat ‘kakak’ memberikan novel itu sambil tersenyum aku merasa kalau dialah cinta pertamaku. Dan saat kelulusan SMP, tanpa kuduga aku bertemu lagi dengannya disekolah ini.

DEG!! Tiba-tiba aku merasa kaku dan aku merasa sepertinya aku akan pingsan. Astagaaaa baru saja aku melihat kakak tertawa lepas dan sekilas dia melihat kearahku!! Seperti mimpi bisa melihatnya tertawa seperti itu.

“ Wah gawat, sadar Re sadar” kata Hana sambil mengguncangkan tubuhku.

“ A.. A.. Ta.. Ta.. Tadi...” kataku terbata-bata.

“ Iya, iya kita lihat kok. Ya ampuunn kamu gugup banget sih Re, hahaha lucu deh padahal Cuma dilirik sama si kakak” balas Lily sambil tertawa kecil. “ Tenang yaa Re, tadi kan si kakak Cuma ketawa doang”

“ Iyaa tapi ketawanya itu lho manis banget. Aduh aku sampe gugup gini. Untung nggak disebelah kak Rendy langsung ya”

“ Haha yaudah sini duduk dulu. Tenangin dulu kamunya” balas Hana. “ Tapi Re, kamu yakin kamu nggak mau nyoba buat bilang sama kakak kalau kamu suka sama dia?”

“ Iya, kamu kan udah lama suka sama dia. Masa kamu mau sih terus-terusan Cuma bisa ngeliat kakak dari jauh? Lagian kamu kan udah dapet nomor HP nya, kenapa nggak kamu coba aja SMS dia?”

Aku hanya bisa terdiam.

“ Hnggg...” jawabku. “ Aku.. aku takut, jangankan kakak. Buat dekat sama temen cowok dikelas aja aku takut. Aku nggak berani buat bisa deket sama cowok”

“ Tenang Re, kan ada kita berdua. Kita pasti bantuin kok” hibur Lily. Hana pun mengangguk dengan cepat setuju dengan yang dikatakan Lily.

“ Hmm.. mungkin kalian benar, mungkin aku harus mencobanya. Baiklah besok aku akan mencoba untuk menyapa kakak” balasku dengan senyum mengembang.

Hana dan Lily pun ikut tersenyum senang.

Sepulang sekolah..

“ Re, kamu langsung balik?” Teriak Lily.

“ Iya, hari ini mamaku pulang” Balasku sambil berjalan cepat meninggalkan ruangan kelas.

Sesampainya dirumah, aku langsung berlari kekamar mamaku. Disana mama sedang duduk sambil membaca buku favoritnya.

“ Mamaaaa!!” Teriakku sambil berlari kearah mama dan dengan segera memeluknya.

“ Astaga, anak mama pulang sekolah bukannya langsung makan dan ganti baju. Ini kok malah kekamar mama sih” balas mama sambil mengusap kepalaku.

“ Aku sudah kangen, kangeeeeeen banget sama mama”

Mama mengecup keningku. “ Iya, mama juga kangen sayang”

Aku membalasnya dengan senyum terbaikku.

“ Oh iya, malam ini kamu ikut mama ya. Mama mau ngajak kamu dinner bareng, sekalian mama mau ngenalin kamu ke om Benny“

“ Hah? Malam ini ma? Kok mama baru bilang sekarang?” tanyaku terkejut.

“ Iya, mama lupa buat bilang sama kamu soal ini. Maaf ya kalau dadakan. Tapi kamu mau kan bertemu dengan om Benny malam ini?”

Aku mengangguk cepat. “ Yasudah, lebih baik kamu sekarang makan siang dulu ya”

Akupun mengangguk lagi dan dengan segera meninggalkan kamar mama.

Om Benny adalah calon papa baruku. Walaupun awalnya aku tidak menyetujui untuk mempunyai papa baru. Tapi semenjak aku melihat mama merasa bahagia lagi setelah ditinggal papa, akupun menyetujuinya. Hubungannya dengan mama sudah berjalan sekitar satu tahun. Tapi sampai sekarang aku belum pernah melihat seperti apa wajahnya itu, atau bagaimana sifatnya. Yang aku tau dari mama dia itu orangnya baik, baik sekali. Dan hal lain yang aku tau tentang om Benny , om Benny juga hanya mempunyai satu anak laki-laki yang umurnya setahun lebih tua dari aku. Dan pada akhirnya, aku bisa merasakan punya papa lagi sekaligus mempunyai kakak laki-laki.

Hampir setengah jam aku dan mama menunggu om Benny dan anaknya itu direstaurant ini. Tapi mereka belum datang. Entah kenapa aku merasa gugup untuk melihat papa baru aku ini.

“ Ah itu mereka” kata mama yang tiba-tiba menunjuk ke arah pintu masuk.

Aku melihat sesosok pria berkacamata dengan menggunakan setelan jas yang bisa dibilang terlihat sangat rapi. Dari atas hingga bawah, penampilan pria ini memang terlihat seperti pengusaha sukses yang tidak perlu diragukan lagi. Inikah calon papa baruku?

Pria itu mendekati meja kami dengan senyum mengembang. Setelah memberi sebuah kecupan dipipi mamaku, pria yang bernama Benny itupun menyapaku dengan ramah.

“ Lho mana jagoannya?” tanya mamaku.

“ Oh, sebentar dia sedang kekamar mandi”

Dan sambil menunggu calon kakak laki-lakiku, kami bertigapun membicarakan berbagai hal. Tawa bahagia sangat terlihat diwajah kami. Termasuk aku, aku sangat bahagia apalagi melihat mama yang lebih bahagia.

“ Pah” tiba-tiba terdengar suara lelaki dari arah belakangku saat kami sedang asyik berbincang.

“ Ah, ini dia jagoanku. Kenalkan ini jagoanku satu-satunya. Rendy”

Jantungku berdegup dengan cepat ketika om Benny menyebut nama itu. Dengan sedikit ragu-ragu akupun menoleh, berharap kalo dia bukan orang yang aku kenal ataupun bukan seseorang yang aku harapkan. Dan tubuhku lemas seketika ketika yang kulihat itu adalah Rendy. Rendy si ‘kakak’ yang selama ini aku suka, Rendy yang selalu aku ada dihatiku. Ya, Rendy cinta pertamaku itu ternyata adalah calon kakak laki-lakiku.

created by : Annisa Hanif