http://adrianliem.multiply.com/ <i>We only live but once, but if we live it right, once is enough</i><br><br><br><br>There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud.<br><br>And these, my friend, are the lost chapter.<br><br><br><br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><br><td>Welcome here, stranger...</td><br><td align="right">I blog, therefore I am<br>(c) Adrian Liem</td><br></tr></tbody></table> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:10 -0000 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 06:48:39 -0000 http://images.adrianliem.multiply.com/logo http://adrianliem.multiply.com 100 100 gathering bersama susan dan teman temin dari conference ym, 29 February 2008, di Jade Imperial - Tunjangan Plaza, dan http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/47/All4JC_Gath Sat, 1 Mar 2008 06:48:39 -0000 these are 1% of my beautiful december experiences filled with various christmas events so -- unforgetable http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/46/Beautiful_December Fri, 4 Jan 2008 17:48:58 -0000 de Boliva - Gubeng 3 January http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/45/KC_Gath_New_Year_2008 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:33:03 -0000 di The Loft, Starbucks, dan Agojas Mulyosari belum terupload semua, yang lain menyusul. untuk referensi foto Gath lainnya dapat dilihat di: - <a href="http://geewaq.multiply.com/photos/album/25/Jumpa_Fans_Galaxy_Mall ">photo album Jie</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/44/Gath_KC_End_2007 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:24:04 -0000 8-9 Juni 2007 http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/43/Festival_Kuasa_Allah_8 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:38:43 -0000 Bali is such a greeat place. i *heart* Bali. actually i went to Bali because of my grandmother passed away (don't condolence me, she's a good and faithful person so we're quite happy that she's in heaven now hehe) there on thursday Feb 8 (my whole father's family is in Bali), then she was cremated on sunday, and we have some good trip before we went home. Ima was going with me too because i'd like to introduce her to all my relatives. we stayed at Teuku Umar, my uncle's residence. surprisingly, i found that there was also gereja mawar sharon (my church) in the same street. we visited about 8 places: - Puputan Margarana Square, a war monument - Erlangga Souvenir Shop at Denpasar, lotsa stuffs - Sukowati Marketplace, cheaper 50-100% than Erlangga, if you can do the bargain - Jimbaran Beach, nice spot to have dinner - Centro Mall, a mall that just right beside and faced the sea - GWK (Mandala Garuda Wisnu Kencana), tourism spot, still in development - Dreamland, a very must... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/42/February_07_Bali_Trip Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:58:08 -0000 <img class="alignright" src="http://images.adrianliem.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RaRJ3AoKCmYAAB1BXXs1/Ima-001.jpg?et=HOQUTwLOwd%2C2MZqEpUp%2BVA" border="0">blogging is fun. i know.<br>i have so many interesting thoughts and moments that i want to share (which i suppose at least half of you will be interested in it) -- but here, in my current life, there are so much exciting activities to do, that i just can't afford my time to do blogging anymore. blogging is also exciting, but currently it is not on my top priority.<br><br>along with my activities regarding to my vision, i suppose this brand new year, will be an interesting year. there are 3 main things that i'm very passionate about in 2007, they are harta tahta cinta. harta is my work, tahta is God &amp; my spiritual life, and cinta is my beloved. of course, i love my family and best friends though, but maybe since i've been through with them for a long time .... jk :p<br><br>ah, the good food. the good job. the good girlfriend. the good friends. the good church. the good home. the good pet? the good life. the good dream. and o my good God. everything is good. i'm loving life lovefuly. yay<br><br>there are may... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/157/157_Blogging_is_just_an_activity_that_I_cant_afford Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:43:00 -0000 <img class="alignright" src="http://images.adrianliem.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RXTudQoKCmYAABeMLLE1/Wealth%20Dynamic%20Profile.jpg?et=vKIPcJiC3015WuG%2ChIorLw" border="0">The Wealth Definition<br>This guide is about creating wealth. Having a clear definition of wealth is not just useful but necessary if that is our focus. Wealth is not how much money you have. Wealth is what you’re left with when you lose all your money.” Growing wealth enables you to continuously attract money and opportunities in the same way that growing a garden enables you to continuously attract the birds and butterflies.<br><br><br><br>Wealth Equation<br>Wealth creation is not about making money. It’s about creating flow.<br>The Wealth Equation explains the plumbing:<br>WEALTH = VALUE x LEVERAGE<br><br>VALUE<br>Water will always flow from high ground to low ground and always in that direction. The height differential will determine the speed of water flow at any one time. If you double the height of the river, you double the speed of water flow. Double the value, and you double the money flow.<br><br>LEVERAGE<br>Value on its own does not make the river. A river also needs width. Whereas value gives the river a gradient, leverage gi... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/156/156_The_Eight_Wealth_Profiles Tue, 5 Dec 2006 03:48:00 -0000 Konpei Ceria Gathering IV, held on 20 November 2006, 6pm, at Boncafe Manyar, with our special guest star: Valentina Virginia Victoria Fortuna<br><a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/video/item/8">the video</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/36/KC_Gath_IV_VVVF Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:10:55 -0000 20 November 2006 7pm-10pm @ Boncafe Manyar Surabaya <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/36">the photos</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/video/item/8/KC_Gath_IV_Valentina_Virginia_Victoria_Fortuna Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:53:28 -0000 <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RUfp8woKCqwAAH9y@AI1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.adrianliem.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RUfp8woKCqwAAH9y@AI1/example1.jpg?et=Eq5t%2Cn78xXi6%2Cje36ElRqA" border="0"></a><br>prolog<br>beberapa waktu yang lalu saya sempat diajak bercakap-cakap oleh seorang <a href="http://nadtz81.multiply.com/">sahabat</a>, mengenai kantor temannya yang dikabarkan diperiksa oleh pihak yang berwajib sehubungan dengan software di kantornya yang tidak menggunakan software orisinal. ingatan saya sudah agak-agak kabur, tapi biarlah saya mencoba mengemukakan pemikiran dan apa yang masih bisa saya ingat mengenai hal ini (mohon pembenarannya bila ada hal yang salah)<br><br>cara kerja pembasmian software bajakan<br>belakangan di indonesia dilakukan pembersihan software bajakan. terdapat sebuah organisasi yang bernama <a href="http://bsa.org">BSA</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Software_Alliance">Business Software Alliance</a>. jadi misalnya, kantor dari pengusaha A menggunakan software bajakan, dan B tahu mengenai hal itu (mungkin B bekerja di perusahaan A), maka B dapat melaporkan ke BSA, dan A akan dituntut sejumlah nilai yang cukup besar, katakanlah 50jt, lalu B mendapatkan komisi mungkin sekitar 10% dari tuntutan A, yaitu 5jt -- nilai yang cukup besar untuk B sebagai seorang pekerja. dengan menggunakan cara ini,... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/155/155_Antara_Software_Bajakan_dan_Korupsi Wed, 1 Nov 2006 01:56:00 -0000 and ima of course, on 18 september. pelangi is a depot in the G-walk, Citraland, we have dinner there around 8, and then we went to agojas around http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/35/Pelangi_with_JJ_Yusnita_and_Yendy Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:10:35 -0000 <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/23">KC</a> gathering... 3rd edition, with our special guest stars: <a href="http://ertumb.multiply.com">eric</a>, <a href="http://jorurikurosawa.multiply.com">julia</a>, and <a href="http://sherli84.multiply.com">sherli</a>. the gathering was held at Tunjungan Plaza's Bentoya on 29 september, 7 pm to 9 pm. other documentation: - <a href="http://jorurikurosawa.multiply.com/photos/album/28">Julia's Album</a> - <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/video/item/7">movie</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/34/KC_3_Minigath Tue, 3 Oct 2006 07:26:54 -0000 some of the KC members hanging out in the cafe pisa, near the PTC. these photos was taken several months ago, from yusnita's cam, at the early quarter of 2006. but i forgot the exact http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/32/Cafe_Pisa Tue, 3 Oct 2006 04:42:04 -0000 http://adrianliem.multiply.com/video/item/7/KC_Gath_3_Mini Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:12:40 -0000 this is the second gathering for august 2006, celebrating the arrival of <a href="http://sherli84.multiply.com/">ms. sherli santoso tjioe</a> the event was held at PTC on 27 august from 1 pm to 6 pm, and then we moved to yoseph's residence for rujakan. there are about 25 ppl there. the 1st wave: <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/30">my previous album</a> other publication: - <a href="http://din2902.multiply.com/photos/album/24">din's album</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/31/KC_Gath_II_2nd_Wave Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:51:05 -0000 please see the related event <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/30">here</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/video/item/6/KC_Gathering_2 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:09:23 -0000 <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/23">link ke KC Gathering 1</a> KC Gathering 2 kali ini dihelat pada tanggal 17 agustus 2006 (hari libur) dengan bintang tamu <a href="http://dinasan.multiply.com">Dina</a> kronologis: - 1 pm sampai di TP - 130 makan di foodcourt - 300 jalan-jalan ke excelso - 345 di coffee bean (dina datang) - 700 ke pizza - 715 pizza penuh, ganti HK noodle - 900 ke agojas (jemput <a href="http://coolz.multiply.com">shirley coolz</a>) - 1100 pulang hasil kameranya rada-rada ngeblur soalnya bingung settingannya butuh waktu capture agak lama baru bisa ga ngeblur another view of the event: - <a href="http://geewaq.multiply.com/photos/album/7">Jie's Album</a> - <a href="http://dlung.multiply.com/photos/album/10">Lung's Album</a> - <a href="http://heaven2eve.multiply.com/photos/album/5">Eva's Album</a> - <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/video/item/6">The Video</a> - <a href="http://saintfalcon.multiply.com/journal/item/89">Yohan's Blog</a> - <a href="http://dlung.multiply.com/journal/item/8">Lung's Blog 1</a> - <a href="http://dlung.multiply.com/journal/item/9">Lung's Blog 2</a> - <a href="http://dlung.multiply.com/journal/item/11">Lung's Blog 3</a> - <a href="http://nadtz.blogspot.com/2006/08/gathering-kc-aug-17-2006.html">Vanie's Blog 1</a> - <a href="http://nadtz.blogspot.com/2006/08/review-gath-kemerdekaan-i.html">Vanie's Blog 2</a> - <a href="http://nadtz.blogspot.com/2006/08/review-gath-kemerdekaan-ii.html">Vanie's Blog 3</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/30/KC_Gathering_2 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:01:34 -0000 it's my gf at the location where i propose her, one year ago quite a funny clip please see the photos <a href="http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/29">here</a> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/video/item/5/One_Year_Anniversary Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:08:28 -0000 "hari ini setahun yang lalu ..." begitulah aku memulai hariku pada tanggal 7 agustus 2006. tepat satu tahun yang lalu diriku bersanding dengan seorang wanita muda sederhana baik hati imut-imut dan masih single bernama ima kusumawati yang tak dinyanya akhirnya sekarang telah menjadi cinta sejatiku, yang mungkin akan hidup bersamaku dalam suka dan duka, kaya dan miskin, sehat dan sakit, baik dan jahat, panas dan dingin, terang dan gelap, atas dan bawah, dan lain sebagainya. satu tahun penuh telah kami lewati, banyak pengalaman tak terlupakan yang telah kami arungi bersama. bukan berarti kami tidak pernah melewati badai (yang pasti berlalu), tetapi bisa juga dikatakan kami masih cukup beruntung karena selama dalam masa penjajakan yang kami tempuh hingga kini ini, kami belum pernah mengalami dengan apa yang telah santer disebut sebagai prahara rumah tangga. satu tahun tlah berlalu. tetapi kami akan tetap bersikukuh dalam satu kesatuan hati untuk menyongsong hari esok yang indah dan... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/photos/album/29/One_Year_Anniversary Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:29:53 -0000 there are two main philosophy that i always follow when i am into a discussion. they are:<br><br><br>1. always focus on the solution, not the problem.<br>i learnt this from a good friend, named Yoga.<br><p style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida;"><font size="1">Case 1<br>When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater,in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.<br>And what did the Russians do? They used a pencil!<br><br>Case 2<br>One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the Case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest Cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problemto the assembly line, which transported all the p... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/154/154_On_Discussion Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:28:00 -0000 this is my scrambled notes and knowledge about what i think about spirit. this could be boring for you. don't read, if you feel you don't want to.<br><br>i used to think that, as long as i do not make other suffer, or i do not commit sins, i am ok. but recently i've been thinking a lot. i've been thinking that we live in a spiritual world. since it's my point of view, i think i will wrote half of this post from my religion point of view :) i write this post without any references, it only based on what is on my mind.<br><br>i think, if we drove a car, soul can be defined as the driver who pick the direction, body can be defined as the car, and spirit can be defined as the fuel. we need all three of them. and without a good spirit, i doubt we can reach the destination.<br> <br> in my religion, we believe for the existence of the Holy Spirit. so there must be other spirits exists. there is good spirit, and there is bad spirit. spirit in bahasa indonesia can be translated as "roh", and also "semangat". i t... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/153/153_On_Spirit Mon, 7 Aug 2006 03:08:00 -0000 A Father, His Son, and A Donkey<br><br>A father and his son once went to the market with a donkey. The father sat on the donkey and the boy walked. Onlookers said, "What a terrible thing, a big strong man sitting on the donkey's back, and the poor boy has to walk."<br><br>So the father got off the donkey, and the boy got on. People said, "How terrible, this poor man walking and the boy sitting on the donkey."<br><br>So both the father and son got on the donkey's back, but people said, "The poor donkey! Two people sitting on his back--that's terrible."<br><br>Then the father and son got off the donkey. People said, "How crazy, the donkey has nothing on his back, and two people are walking."<br><br>Sometime later, people at the market were astonished at what they saw as the father and son approached. <br><br>What did they see? The father and son were both carrying the donkey!<br><br><br><br><br>this story is one of those classic stories. i always like this story because it emphasize how to be firm with your own belief and your own will. two people can ... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/152/152_You_Cannot_Please_Everyone Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:20:00 -0000 Prologue<br>this is my story about my trip to Pati, my girlfriend's residence, with its fascinating experiences (as always) on my gf's father funeral. i shall write it in bahasa indonesia, because i feel more familiar with it.<br><br>mungkin agak sedikit bertele2 sih, dan mungkin agak membosankan bagi beberapa orang (apalagi yang tidak mengenalku dengan dekat), tapi yah, toh tujuan blogku ini adalah sebagai personal blogku, bukan untuk entertain orang :)<br><br>nama papinya ima adalah Sutikno, dan biasanya dipanggil Pak Tik (tapi tik dilafalkan tek seperti "mesin ketik" lafal jawa), dan maminya dipanggil Bu Tik, dan maminya ima biasa manggil papinya dengan panggilan Ko Tik. maminya ima namanya adalah Lisa Sulistyawati, dan biasa dipanggil papinya ima dengan sebutan "Lis".<br><br><br><br>Monday, July 17 2006: Pagi yang Cerah<br>masih lagi lelap2nya tidur, malam sebelumnya aku tidur jam 10, tapi karena ACnya dingin biasa baru bangun jam 8. pagi2 jam 630 telpon rumahku berdering. aku malas bergerak dari tempat tidur. mamaku y... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/151/151_The_Funeral_of_Imas_Father_ Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:19:00 -0000 yesterday i just made a group for the indo-christian community, it's located in <a href="http://akucintayesus.multiply.com">akucintayesus.multiply.com</a><br>currently it has 104 members<br>i have no intention to create the group, actually i want to join one, because these days i need a spiritual refreshment, but i found none, so i created it.<br><br>* while i want to post a content for the group, i accidently pushed the publish button on this compose-blog-page-of-mine several minutes ago, so i posted this short content for exchange instead -- so it will not be empty.&nbsp;yeah accident happens :)<br> http://adrianliem.multiply.com/journal/item/150/150_Indo-Christian_Community Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:51:00 -0000 tak jarang dalam hubunganku dan ima (girlfriend) ada perdebatan. dan suatu kali aku dan ima membaca cerita ini (diambil dari <a href="http://coolz79.multiply.com/journal/item/14">sini</a>). lalu kami sama2 tertawa Sepasang pengantin baru tengah berjalan bergandengan tangan di sebuah hutan pada suatu malam musim panas yang indah, seusai makan malam. Mereka sedang menikmati kebersamaan yang menakjubkan tatkala mereka mendengar suara di kejauhan: "Kuek! Kuek!" "Dengar," kata si istri, "Itu pasti suara ayam." "Bukan, bukan. Itu suara bebek," kata si suami. "Nggak, aku yakin itu ayam," si istri bersikeras. "Mustahil. Suara ayam itu 'kukuruyuuuk!', bebek itu 'kuek! kuek!' Itu bebek, Sayang," kata si suami dengan disertai gejala-gejala awal kejengkelan. "Kuek! Kuek!" terdengar lagi. "Nah, tuh! Itu suara bebek," kata si suami. "Bukan, Sayang. Itu ayam. Aku yakin betul," tandas si istri, sembari menghentakkan kaki. "Dengar ya! Itu a. da. lah. be. bek, B-E-B-E-K Bebek! Mengerti?" si suami berkata dengan gusar. "Tapi it... http://adrianliem.multiply.com/reviews/item/31 Tue, 1 Aug 2006 18:52:21 -0000