Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
You should not confuse your career with your life.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
Never lick a steak knife.
The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
Your friends love you anyway.
Thought for the day: Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that his faithful dog had been dead for many years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. As he reached the wall, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch, and the street that led to the gate made from pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water? We have traveled far," the man said.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up."
The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment, remembering all the years this dog remained loyal to him and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going. After another long walk he came to a plain dirt road, which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water? We have traveled far."
"Yes, sure, there's a faucet over there." The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in and help yourself."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to his dog.
"There should be a bowl by the faucet; he is welcome to share."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned faucet with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No. We're just happy that they screen out the folks who'd leave their best friends behind in exchange for material things."
More than 70 percent of Egyptians, Pakistanis, Indonesians and Moroccans believe the United States is trying to weaken and divide the Islamic world, a poll released on Tuesday showed.
The survey by WorldPublicOpinion.org also showed more than 40 percent thought that was the primary goal of the U.S.-led war on terrorism, while only 12 percent believed Washington's aim was to protect the United States from attack.
"While U.S. leaders may frame the conflict as a war on terrorism, people in the Islamic world clearly perceive the U.S. as being at war with Islam," Steven Kull, editor at the Washington-based group, was quoted by Reuters as saying in a statement.
The face-to-face survey, of between 1,000 and 1,200 people in each country from December to February, also found about 30 percent approved of attacks on U.S. military in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf.
But 60 percent said suicide bombings were never justified and 67 percent believed Islam was opposed to attacks against civilians.
While deeply concerned about the high traffic accident rate, especially involving motorcycles, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for a comprehensive solution to the problem.
The president made the statement after opening a Land Transportation Safety Week at the Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) in East Jakarta on Monday.
In the company of his wife, Madame Ani Yudhoyono, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa, State Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto, State Minister for Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi, and Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman, the head of state also called for declared the socialization of the use of safety helmets by elementary school students.
While deeply concerned about the high traffic accident rate, especially involving motorcycles, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for a comprehensive solution to the problem.
The president made the statement after opening a Land Transportation Safety Week at the Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) in East Jakarta on Monday.
In the company of his wife, Madame Ani Yudhoyono, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa, State Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto, State Minister for Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi, and Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman, the head of state also called for declared the socialization of the use of safety helmets by elementary school students.
Yudhoyono told some 800 Jakarta elementary students that the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Indonesia was higher than soldiers killed in the battle field.
The president also noted that most of traffic accident victims are young men in their productive age who were expected to become the backbone and breadwinners of their fammily.
He added that the traffic accidents also have an indirect adverse effect on economic activities.
Meanwhile, Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa said that according to the United Nations data, around one million people had been killed in traffic accidents worldwide in 2004, while 50 million others injured.
And in Indonesia in the same period, people were killed in 11,000 of the total of 20,000 traffic accidents.
The UN data also indicated that material loss caused by traffic accidents in Indonesia reached 2.17 percent of the country`s gross domestic product.
According to Hatta, the high rate of traffice accidents in the country was the result of the constantly increasing number of people having a motorcycle, while at the same time violation of traffic regulations also increased.
The UN predicted that unless special and effective measures have been taken, people killed in traffic accidents will significantly increase by 2020, and may even exceed the number people who succumbed to infectious diseases the country.
Meanwhile, President Yudhoyono also took the opportunity to hold a dialog with the elementary school students.
The president ordered the students to remind their parents, brothers and sisters to obey traffic regulations while driving or riding on a motor vehicle.
"Tell your parents, brothers and sisters to wear a helment and obey traffic regulations when riding a motorcycle," the president reminded the students
London (ANTARA News) - Satu dari setiap 10 pengguna Internet menjadi korban penipuan "online" pada tahun lalu dan rata-rata setiap orang tertipu 875 pondsterling, kata suatu survai, Senin.
Banyak yang tidak melakukan langkah dasar untuk melindungi diri saat "online" dan kurang dari setengah petanggap merasa bertanggungjawab secara keseluruhan atas keamanan mereka selama menggunakan Internet.
Enam persen mengalami penipuan saat berbelanja "online", empat persen mengalami penipuan umum dan tiga persen menjadi korban kejahatan terhadap perbankan atau kartu kredit.
Survai terhadap 2.400 orang itu dilakukan "YouGov for Get Safe Online", kelompok bentukan pemerintah, polisi dan perusahaan swasta untuk mengampanyekan keamanan saat menggunakan Internet.
THE IMPORTANCE AND THE EXISTENCE OF ENGLISH IN THE EYES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSBy : Mr. NasrulPraise be to Allah, The Merciful Lord who has created human and has made them tribes which own different language that they may know each other.
Basically, language is a means to convey idea, thougth, opinion, and feeling. English is the first foreign language in Indonesia which is supposed to be very important for the purpose of studying and developing science, technology, culture art, and developmental relation with other nations. Therefore, it is determined as the major at schools in Indonesia, used as a means of students to achive the purpose. That way, they can grow and develop to be the intelligent and skilled citizens, having Indonesian individualities, and ready to take part in national development.
Mastering science well is as a condition of someone to gain bliss in life. For example, someone who masters English well is able to improve his career, as English is as the International language. We have known that in this modern era almost all aspects of life from the smallest to the biggest ones mostly use English as the lingua franca of it. For instance, in the field of business, commerce, administration, and governent. knowing this, as students we are demanded to be able to anticipate the situation, transition, development, and the progress of civilization, even it is in the field of language. As the role of language is very important for the success or the failure of someone`s career.
In the field of education, English plays an important role. Because by mastering English well, it means that we have a key to open the door of science. We can study science of which sources are written in English. I think we have known that almost all science books have been written in English, don`t we ? And by mastering English well, we can exchange information whith other countries about the thing which closely connected with education. Nowdays our goverment has been sending the students abroad to study the science. And the students that are sent are the students who master English of course. Because that will be studied by them is served in English. That`s why the role of English is considered very important in the field of education.
Considering the importance of English, as student we must study and deepen our English in a higher education. And if we don`t study it we can be fallen behind in education. As what we have seen that English these days has been subject which is desired by the students. And the field of education English has been advancing, either in citie or villages. It proves that English courses have been growing everywhere, either as the private courses or the general ones. And the main purpose of them is to make the students understand English.
It isn`t a strange thing for us if nowdays we find students desire studying English, for they have known the importance of it. And as students of Senior High School that have grown up and grow as youth, it is a nesessity for us to atudy English. Because it can be as a capital to face the future era. As young generation we are going to be in the middle of community. In order to be successful to live in societies, we must be diligent to study, especially English. Because in the future era, it is for us to face many kinds of things (affairs) which have medern scale.
I think we have known the importance of English, mainly in this era. And we are going to face the globalization era, aren`t we ? Aren`t we aware about this ? And what will we have to prepare for facing it ? The answer is studying the science.
And studying science needs a skill in a language, and the language that has to be mastered is only English. Because it is the only International language. Knowing the importance of English, as students we must study and master it. If we can`t master it, we will be left to study the science. I know that English used to be as a bugaboo subject in the eyes of students, it used to be, but now it isn`t. As almost all students nowdays have been aware of the importance of it. And English in the eyes of them is as a language that must be studied and mastered.
THE OBLIGATION OF PURSUEING KNOWLEGDE
TO EVERYONE (EVERY MOSLEM)
By : Mr. Nasrul
Science is a way that can guide human being to a happy life, either in the world or in hereafter. And science both religious science and non religious one are the light that will light the life of human being so that they can`t be lost on the way, they can`t be blurry to differentiate between the right things and the wrong ones. And the science human being will understand their tasks as the creatures.
Science plays an important role in the life of human being. We can`t live in a better life without science, espesially religious science.Therefore let`s use our life occasion in this world by studying the science, as it is a light that will show us if we are lost. And in our daily activities either in the form of worldly deed or hereafter one, it will be perfect and be useful when they are based on the science. For example , when we work hard every day, looking for a living , if we know the science of it, we will be safe and ,of course, what we have done will be given reward by the God.
It`s different from those who work without knowing the science of it. They are always fallen into the forbidden things. They would be rich in a sort time, whereas the job is more and the more difficult to come by and the need and the demand of life always rises, so they must fall flat on corruption, manipulation, robbing, gambling, etc. Thus are caused by their foolishness. And also their deed will be useless if it isn`t based on the science. It only wastes the time. On the contrary, when it is based on the the science it will contain value and will be useful.
We must be aware that studying science isn`t only the obligation of yorth, but it is also the obligation of old generation. The obligation of studying the science is obligatory for all of us. And when we don`t understand in studying science we are required to ask those who understand ,of course to the right man or according to their axpertise. For example, we don`t understant about english, we can ask the english teacher, we have difficulty about world history we can ask it to the history teacher, or when we don`t understant about the condition of pray, the way of ritual ablution and about fasting ( for every moslem ) of course, we must ask them to a moslem scholar or a preacher ( ustadz ).
It indicates that the places of studying science aren`t only at schools or at formal educational institutes, but we can learn at the informal educational institutes or organisations. That is why, there is no reason for us not to pursue science, espesially religious science. Remember, the best human being is those who is willing to study and is willing to apply it in the daily activities.
GOD ( ALLAH ) WILL EXALT THOSE OF YOU BELIEVE, AND THOSE ARE GIVEN KNOWLEGDE, IN HIGH DEGREES
