Tentang WANITA (About Woman)

1. Kecantikan seorang wanita ialah terletak sejauh mana ia dapat
menahan(menjaga) malunya, sementara kegagahan seorang lelaki
ialah terletak sejauh mana ia dapat menahan (menjaga) marahnya.

2. Orang yang membujang adalah orang yang belum menemukan penghibur
duka dan dia baru memperolehinya dengan berkahwin.

3. Suami adalah orang yang mencari kebahagiaan hidup dengan
menghilangkan sebahagian kemerdekaannya.

4. Wanita menghadapi banyak permasalahan sebahagian diatasi dengan
berkahwin dan sebahagian yang lain diatasi setelah dia masuk ke liang kubur.

5. Mata yang paling indah tetapi juga harus diwaspadai adalah
mata kaum wanita.

6. Jangan menyalahkan perasaan isteri anda kerana perasaannya yang
terbaik ialah ketika ia menerima anda sebagai suami.

7. Perawan tua ialah wanita yang kehilangan kesempatan
menyusahkan seorang lelaki.

8. Yang diinginkan seorang gadis dari dunia ini hanyalah seorang suami,
dan apabila ia sudah memperolehinya, ia menginginkan segala-galanya.

9. Wanita bisa memaafkan suatu pengkhianatan suaminya, tetapi dia
tidak bisa melupakannya.

10. Kecantikan wanita tidak bererti apa-apa dibandingkan dengan
kemuliaan akhlak dan perilakunya.

11. Sebelum kahwin, wanita hafal seluruh jawaban dan sesudah
kahwin, ia hafal seluruh pertanyaan.

12. Barangsiapa mengahwini wanita kerana hartanya, maka dia telah
menjual kemerdekaannya.

13. Wanita adalah bintang dan pelita bagi lelaki. Tanpa pelita, lelaki
bermalam dalam kegelapan.

14. Wanita lebih cepat daripada lelaki dalam menangis dan dalam mengingatkan
peristiwa yang menyebabkan dia menangis.

15. Wanita tertawa bila ia mampu dan menangis apabila ia
menginginkan sesuatu.

16. Pudarlah kebahagiaan seorang wanita jika ia tidak mampu menjadikan
suaminya teman yang termulia.

17. Wanita sangat berlebihan dalam mencintai dan membenci, dan
tidak mengenal pertengahannya.

18. Wanita selalu tergolong manusia halus dan lembut sampai saat
dia berkahwin.

19. Tidak mungkin seorang lelaki hidup bahagia tanpa didampingi
oleh isteri yang mulia.

20. Wanita hidup untuk berbahagia dengan cinta, sementara lelaki
mencintai untuk hidup berbahagia.

21. Kebijaksanaan wanita terletak di dalam hatinya.

22. Seorang wanita yang bijaksana menambahkan gula pada kalimatnya setiap
kali berbicara dengan suaminya, dan mengurangi garam pada ucapan suaminya.

23. Cincin perkahwinan adalah cincin termahal di dunia, sebab
mengharuskan pemberinya mengingatkan harganya setiap bulan tanpa henti.

24. Sesungguhnya tidak ada wanita yang sangat cantik, yang ada ialah kaum lelaki
yang sangat lemah bila berhadapan dengan kecantikan.

25. Bagi lelaki, yang terakhir kali mati ialah jantungnya dan bagi wanita
adalah lidahnya.

26. Wanita tidak diciptakan untuk dikagumi semua lelaki tetapi sebagai
sumber kebahagiaan seorang suami.

27. Pada waktu bertunang, lelaki banyak berbicara dan perempuan mendengarkan. Pada saat perkahwinan, perempuan berbicara dan pengantin lelaki mendengarkan. Sesudah
perkahwinan, suami dan isteri banyak berbicara dan para jiran tetangga mendengarkan.

28. Setiap wanita mempunyai dua mata. Adapun wanita yang cemburu berlebihan
mempunyai tiga mata. Satu di sebelah kanan, satu di sebelah kiri
dan yang ketiga diarahkan kepada suami.

29. Wanita pada umumnya takut akan tiga hal : tikus, munculnya uban dan
wanita-wanita cantik yang menjadi saingannya.

30. Isteri yang bersikap jujur dan setia kepada suami meringankan
setengah beban kehidupan suaminya.

31. Seorang wanita menghadapi kesulitan apabila ia berada di antara lelaki
yang dicintainya dan yang mencintainya.

32. Wanita hiasan dunia seindah hiasan adalah wanita solehah.

GODAAN SYETAN (BEWARE WITH DEVIL)

Manusia - Eh, dah subuh dah?
Malaikat - bangunlah wahai anak Adam, tunaikan solat subuh mu ...
Syaitan - Alahhhhhh, kejaplah, ngantuk ini...awal lagi nie?.zzzzzzzz

Manusia - Nak makan, laparlah ??
Malaikat - Wahai Anak Adam, mulakanlah dengan Bismillah...
Syaitan - Ahh, tak payahla... dah lapar ini !! mmm.. sedapnyaaaa?

Manusia - Hari ni nak pakai apa ye?
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, pakailah pakaian yang menutup aurat..
Syaitan - Ehh, panaslah, takde style langsung, nampak kampung!!!

Manusia - Alamak, dah lewat!
Malaikat - Bersegeralah wahai manusia , nanti terlewat ke pejabat..
Syaitan - Ahhh?awal lagi?mmm.. aaahh? suruh si X, punchkanlah?

Manusia - Azan sudah kedengaran.. .
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, bersegeralah menunaikan kewajipan
Syaitan - Baru pukul berapa.. rilex lah.. awal lagi nieii?.

Manusia - Eh, eh... tak boleh tengok ini, berdosa...
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, alihkanlah pandanganmu, sesungguhnya Allah Maha Melihat dan mengetahui!
Syaitan - Perggghh... best tu... . rugi ooo kalau tak tengok nie..

Manusia - Saudaraku sedang melakukan dosa
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, cegahla ia..
Syaitan - Apa kau sibuk? Jangan jaga tepi kain orang, lantaklahh?

Manusia - Elok kalau aku sampaikan nasihat ini kepada orang lain
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, nasihat-menasihatil ah sesama kamu..
Syaitan - Sendiri pikirlah, semua dah besar, buat apa susah?... pandai2lah?

Manusia - aku telah berdosa..
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, bertaubatlah kamu,sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengampun.
Syaitan - Tangguhlah dulu, lain kali boleh bertaubat... lagipun muda hanya sekali....rugilah. .. (kalau sempat la)

Manusia - Kalau pergi, mesti seronok!
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, kakimu ingin melangkah ke jalan yang dimurkai Allah, berpalinglah dari jalan itu .
Syaitan - Jangan bimbang, tiada sesiapa yang tahu... Jomlahhh?

Manusia - Uuhhh? letihnya arini.. tak solat lagi nieee?.
Malaikat - Wahai anak Adam, taatilah Allah dan RasulNYA, kebahagiaan di dunia dan akhirat untukmu. Solat itu wajib bagimu...
Syaitan - Hey anak Adam, ikutilah aku,kebahagiaan di dunia (sahaja) dan kebahagiaan diakhirat (jangan mimpi lah!) untukmu...

Tentang ANDA (About Yourself)

1. Sekurang-kurangnya ada 5 orang dalam dunia menyayangi anda dan sanggup mati kerana anda.
2. Sekurang-kurangnya ada 15 orang dalam dunia ini menyayangi anda dalam beberapa cara.
3. Sebab utama seseorang membenci anda adalah kerana dia ingin menjadi seperti anda
4. Senyuman daripada anda boleh membawa kebahagiaan kepada seseorang, walaupun dia tidak menyukai anda.
5. Setiap malam ada seseorang mengingati anda sebelum dia tidur.
6. Anda amat bermakna dalam hidup seseorang.
7. Kalau bukan kerana anda,seseorang itu tidak akan hidup bahagia.
8. Anda seorang yang istimewa dan unik
9. Seseorang yang anda tidak ketahui menyayangi anda.
10. Apabila anda membuat kesilapan yang sangat besar, ada hikmah sebaliknya.
11. Sekiranya anda merasakan anda dipinggirkan, fikirkan semula;mungkin anda yang meminggirkan mereka.
12. Apabila anda terfikir anda tidak mempunyai peluang untuk mendapatkan sesuatu yang anda ingini,mungkin anda tidak akan memperolehinya, tetapi sekiranya anda percaya pada diri sendiri lambat laun anda akan memperolehinya.
13. Kenangilah segala pujian yang anda terima. Lupakan segala maki hamun, caci umpat cela.
14. Jangan takut untuk meluahkan perasaan anda; anda akan merasa senang bila seseorang mengetahuinya.
15. Sekiranya anda mempunyai sahabat baik, ambillah masa untuk memberitahunya yang dia adalah yang terbaik.Hanya seminit diperlukan untuk mendapat sahabat baik,sejam untuk menghargainya,sehari untuk teman tetap paling setia.walaupn punya harta yang banyak,teman tetap paling berharga

Health and Delecious Food

Fun, Healthy, Delicious Food – Can You Really Have it All?

Is there really such a thing as food that is fun, healthy, and delicious? So many people think grub that’s good for you automatically takes all the fun out of eating. After all, healthy food can’t possibly taste good, can it? Of course it can!

I have been busy gathering some ideas for fun, healthy, delicious foods to share with you. If you have kids, these are recipes I think they’ll like too. And here’s another bonus – they are all easy to make:

• Have you seen those “Flatout Mini” soft wraps? I love these! They are small-size wraps that are low in calories, convenient, and very versatile. Try this easy recipe – all you need are the wraps, cooking spray, Mrs. Dash, and Parmesan cheese. Cut each wrap into 16 wedges and place on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with a little Mrs. Dash and a bit of Parmesan. Bake at 350-degrees for about ten minutes or until lightly brown and crisp.

• Fruit kabobs – This is a fun alternative to a plain old bowl of fruit. Just pick a few of your favorites – maybe apples, pineapple, bananas - and cut them into chunks. Slide the fruit onto a skewer. Next, roll the skewer in a plate of nonfat yogurt… then roll again in a plate of shredded coconut. Voila! A fun, healthy, delicious snack!

• Sandwich kabobs - Cut whole-grain bread, low-fat cheese, and your favorite deli meat into cubes. Slide them onto skewers along with some veggies like grape tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, and olives. Dip into fat-free or low-fat Italian dressing.

• For a quick mini-pizza, top an English muffin (go for the whole grain ones) with spaghetti sauce and a little shredded low-fat mozzarella. Broil until the cheese melts.

• Pop a frozen waffle or pancake into the toaster and top it with warm applesauce and cinnamon. Too easy, huh?

• Freeze some grapes, bananas, cherries, or maybe peaches and blend with yogurt for a fruit smoothie.

• Yogurt pops – fill paper cups with your favorite non-fat or low-fat yogurt and put a popsicle stick in each cup. Freeze and enjoy!

• Creamy Coolwich (from Nabisco World) - put 2 tablespoons of sugar free Cool Whip in between graham cracker squares. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze for three hours or until firm. Yum!

• Blueberry Cracker Bites (from Kraft Foods) – spread 1 teaspoon light cream cheese on a reduced-fat Ritz cracker and top with 5 frozen blueberries. Too fun!

So, you see – healthy foods can be fun and delicious.

Now, I am a firm believer that the key to a successful, healthy lifestyle is to choose fun good-for-you foods and exercises when you can. It’s a tough enough fight out there whether you’re trying to lose or maintain weight. But enjoying the journey is half the battle.
by: Sahar Aker

Is Your Mattress Making You Sick?

Imagine sleeping for eight hours per night, all the while breathing in dangerous and toxic chemicals that have been proven to be toxic and carcinogenic to human beings. Does this sound far fetched and crazy?

Yes, it does. But it is also true.

A new law was just put into effect, on July 1, 2007, that requires all mattresses sold in the United States to be flame proof. This was spearheaded by the ISPA (International Sleep Products Association) with a stated purpose of making mattresses more safe from fires.

At least, that is their stated position. But on closer inspection, it appears as if there is a sinister motive. Sadly, it appears as if this is merely a farce, and the real reason is to limit competition, by effectively pitting smaller mattress companies out of business, because they cannot comply with this new law.

Mattress sales are big business. Over 37 Million new mattresses are sold each year, and smaller, specialty mattress manufactures and imports have been taking away a large share of the Big three sales (Serta, Sealy, Simmons).With this new law, many smaller companies will be forced out of business.

The challenge with making mattresses flame proof is that large quantities of harsh chemicals are needed, such as Boric Acid, which is the active ingredient in Roach Killer. Now, you may be thinking that this is somehow different than the roach killer you can get at the local hardware store, but its not. I checked, and it's the exact same chemical. And there is up to two pounds of boric acid (as finely sprinkled dust) in the average mattress.

As you can imagine, this has caused a consumer backlash, as many people are experiencing symptoms such as severe allergic reactions. The most common ones include rashes, itchy skin, runny nose, difficulty breathing, and light headedness. The long term effects of many of these chemicals have not been determined, and could prove to be deadly by causing various forms of cancer.

There is one caveat, however. People who are adamantly opposed to sleeping next to these chemicals have a way out. The law allows anyone to claim an exemption, as long as they have a prescription from a doctor. And there is only one mattress manufacturer that will still make these types of chemical free beds. That company is Strobel Technologies.

Many mattress manufacturers have been in compliance with this law for the last 2 years, so if you purchased a mattress in that time frame, you could have been affected. Of course, you will never know because there is no labeling requirement. The ISPA made sure of that, as they don't people to know what they are sleeping with.

The solution is either live with it (and risk your health), or purchase a chemical free mattress by getting a prescription from your doctor.

Dr. Masood Kureshi is a chiropractic specialist, and has spoken against the use of flame retardant chemicals in mattresses for many years. He has prescribed chemical free mattresses for hundreds of his patients.

Sony PS3

The new PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment and is a successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. This model game console comes to compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

Sony launched its third version of PlayStation first on November 11, 2006 in Japan, on November 17, 2006 in North America and Asia, and Europe. The Sony PS3 is capable of playing back content from a Blu-ray Disc(BD) at a rate of multiplex 48Mbps, the maximum bit rate defined in BD standards. It is the third generation of the Sony PlaySation that is making waves now.The official unveiling of the Sony PS3 to the public was held on May 16, 2005, during the E3 2005 conference. A functional version of the system was not present there, as a working system was not readily available due to power failures and hardware problem. On September 6, 2006, Sony declared the delay of the launch of the PlayStation 3 until March 2007 due to a shortage of diodes used in the Blu-ray Disc drive. Later, the release of the PlayStation 3 in Japan was held on November 11, 2006. The PS3 from Sony created a record by making a sale of approximately 600,000 units in its first two days of launch in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Sony later announced that the 80 GB PlayStation 3 would be launched in South Korea on June 16, 2007, in one configuration featuring an 80 GB hard drive. It was for the first time that the Sony PS3 was released with an 80 GB hard disk.

Sony discontinued the 20 GB PlayStation 3 model in North America on September 2007. It was after citing "lack of consumer demand" although the 20 GB model is still on sale in Japan. It is widely speculated that the removal of the 20 GB model from the North American market was to save manufacturing costs, as there is a difference in cost between the two aforementioned models of around $30.

Bullying Art in the Office

Mengenali budaya bullying di kantor

Pernahkah anda mengalami rasa enggan yang teramat sangat saat hendak berangkat ke kantor karena anda sudah membayangkan akan mengalami 1 hari yang menyeramkan di kantor. Pernahkah anda merasa mual saat menunggu bos datang dan jantung anda serasa hendak copot saat ajudan bos datang ke kantor dan membawa tas kerja bos anda. Pernahkah anda merasa gembira luar biasa saat mengetahui bahwa bos anda harus menghadiri suatu meeting di luar dan tidak dapat datang ke kantor satu hari penuh.

Jika anda menjawab “ya” untuk semua pertanyaan di atas berarti anda sedang menjadi korban bullying yang dilakukan oleh bos anda.

Atau anda merasa bahwa semua orang mendadak menundukkan kepala dan tidak berbicara dengan jujur saat bicara dengan anda. Di suatu saat, anda merasa bahwa bawahan anda sedang membicarakan keburukan anda di belakang. Atau anda selalu memberikan instruksi dengan suara keras sehingga bawahan tidak mampu untuk memberikan pendapat berbeda.

Jika anda menjawab “ya” untuk semua pertanyaan tadi, mungkin anda sedang menjadi pelaku bullying di kantor.

Bullying yang saat ini sedang ramai dibicarakan karena perilaku beberapa siswa sekolah favorit di Jakarta sebenarnya juga rawan terjadi di kantor. Di beberapa kantor yang mempunyai budaya yang kaku, praktek tekanan terhadap karyawan jamak terjadi.

Praktek menekan yang dilakukan oleh atasan biasanya akan diimbangi oleh budaya gossip di antara bawahan. Praktek gossip ini dilakukan untuk menetralisir suasana hati yang buruk saat menghadapi tekanan atasan. Untuk menambah runyam suasana, yang umum terjadi adalah adanya mata mata yang disusupkan oleh atasan yang merasa bahwa dirinya sedang dibicarakan oleh anak buahnya.

Tiga budaya yang tidak produktif dan saling berkaitan ini (bullying – gossip – espionage) pada akhirnya akan menghancurkan kerjasama tim dan membuat suasana kantor menjadi tidak nyaman untuk bekerja. Produktifitas yang tercapai adalah produktifitas semu yang nampak di peningkatan dan pencapaian target , namun menghabiskan komponen lainnya yaitu turn over pegawai.
Seorang pegawai tidak akan bertahan lama di suasana seperti ini, dan hanya orang orang yang dekat pada atasan saja yang akan survive. Jika atasan pelaku bullying adalah pemilik perusahaan, maka bawahan yang survive akan menjadi orang kepercayaan. Sedangkan jika atasan pelaku bullying hanyalah seorang pegawai yang dapat dimutasi, maka orang yang menjadi mata mata atasan biasanya akan tersingkir dari pergaulan saat terjadi mutasi atasan.

Apakah kantor anda mempunyai suasana yang tidak menguntungkan seperti ini? Jika ya, berarti anda telah terjebak dalam suasana kantor yang tidak menguntungkan. Ada baiknya anda segera menentukan akan berada di posisi mana untuk menjamin karir anda di perusahaan ini.

Atau anda memilih untuk melanjutkan karir di tempat lain?

The Three Pillars of Self Confidence

The search for true self confidence leads all of us in different directions. We all desire the magic pill that will instantly bring us the qualities and personality of someone with true self confidence. Confidence is not something that can be acquired simply by reading multiple self help books. It can not be acquired by taking action one day and then deciding it did not work. It certainly will not be acquired by sitting around imagining yourself with it. True self confidence will only become a fabric of you through repeated education, experience and faith.

The first pillar of self confidence is education. My first instinct to acquiring self confidence was to read books and listen to CDs about it. The next level of education started when I persistently asked those who already had it how they achieved it. I found educating myself through books, CDs and other�s personal experiences immediately gave me the foundation. The most important step in the education process was to only apply my learning to one area of my life. For example, I wanted self confidence in my profession which was sales and marketing. I read books on finding prospects and closing deals. I also asked the most successful marketing and sales professionals how they handled certain situations. Be specific when you start the learning process. We all want self confidence in all areas of our life whether it is relationships, career or physical appearance. Amazingly, once you start to educate yourself in a specific context, you will see that you can apply it to all areas of your life.

The second pillar of self confidence is experience. A more direct way to state this is take action. We have all been guilty of educating ourselves and suddenly realizing we have made a great discovery. The problem that most of us have is once we acquire the information we fail to take action on it. I will be the first to admit this. Do the action that will bring you confidence. If you are in sales and you have a problem closing deals with your prospects, ask for the sale. If you want to ask out some one on a date, simply ask for the date. Remember, the result is not what is important. In the short term, it does not matter if the person says yes or no. If you do get a yes, your self confidence will immediately get a boost. If you get a no, you will gain valuable experience that will help you the next time you ask. Failure is the most important element of experience. Read this sentence again. Those with the greatest self confidence still fail more often in their life than succeed. Accept failure as a stepping stone to unwavering self confidence. The reason is once true self confidence is attained; the mind no longer looks at results as failure but rather opportunity.

The third pillar is faith. Faith is that power that can not be measured like education and experience. Faith is an ingredient, when accepted, that will take you to higher levels not even imagined. I am not talking about blind, unprepared, careless faith. I am talking about educated, prepared and confident faith. True faith will be accomplished when you take action against your fears. You will know when you have real faith because you will thirst the knowledge, experiences and situations you once dreaded. You will no longer fear rejection, embarrassment or failure. Your faith will drive you through these fear thoughts. They will no longer be looked at as barriers but rather simple challenges that will only make you better in the long term.

Remember that all three pillars of self confidence have to be practiced and executed consistently. Faith breeds action. If you don�t believe, you will not take action. Education without experience is useless. If you do not take action, you will not learn. Work on all three pillars simultaneously in your daily life now and take the first step to true self confidence.

Top 10 Steps for Success

The Top 10 Steps for Success and Fulfilment
"You attract not what you want but what you are."
Break through your blocks, unleash your potential, find peace of mind and freedom, and make a difference by using these top keys for success and fulfilment. If you're really serious about change, follow these 10 key steps:

1) Develop personal discipline
It takes discipline --commitment, effort and time -- to learn and grow and change. We often know what is best for us, but then stay with old ways because they are familiar. Change requires that we pass through a stage of discomfort until we adjust to new ways of being. Learn to focus your mind and your time on your goals, and to persevere until you succeed. Master willpower and you can master anything.

2) Master time management principles
Get the very most from your time. Continually evaluate whether what you are doing serves your greatest purpose. Value your time and your life as priceless commodities. Own your power to live your life your way.

3) Tap the power of daily journaling
All you need to know -- all the answers and the wisdom you could ever need -- lies within you. And journaling offers the best tool to access that wisdom.

4) Set meaningful goals
Goals help us identify what we want, set priorities, create action plans and attain results. As you plot targets and achieve them, you will take control of your life. Your self-esteem, happiness and fulfilment will grow. Success breeds success.

5) Stimulate your creativity to expand your options
Every mind is creative. All you need is the training and practice to get your mind working in new and different ways. With enhanced creativity, you will solve problems faster and more easily, and have more fun doing it!

6) Develop your awareness and intuition
When we depend solely on rational thinking, we lose access to a valid and highly valuable source of knowledge within us – our intuition. With simple awareness exercises, you can significantly expand the information available to you for improved decision-making. You can work through the blocks and connect with imagination and inspiration.

7) Empty your mind regularly
Only when you have a quiet mind can you truly be stress-free, creative and intuitive. With rest and recreation, you can let go of worldly pressures and connect with the essence of who you are. Practice meditation or periods of relaxation daily. Do not compromise your holidays. Allow your mind to take a break.

8) Know your life purpose
As we align with our life purpose and unlock our inner power, life becomes easier and more meaningful. We become more focused and energetic, and we attract synchronicities and gifts of abundance that help us fulfil our mission.

9) Track your growth and success
It's so easy to get caught in busyness, doing what's urgent rather than what's important. Tracking tools help you focus on what's most important. They offer measuring sticks so you can monitor your growth and successes. With this regular discipline, each year will just keep getting better!

10) Accept yourself fully
It's only when we truly accept who we are right now that we can change. Why do you want change? If it's because you think you aren't good enough now, this lack of self-worth will undermine your efforts to grow and achieve success. Love who you are, with all of your strengths and weaknesses. This gives you a solid foundation to make your life even better! You will turn your dreams into reality!

Six Reasons to Make a Career Change

Should a Career Change Be in Your Future?
The average person can expect to change careers three to five times in his or her lifetime. One reason for all these career changes is that people often don't make informed choices. While making an informed decision regarding your career is a good way to help insure that the career you choose is right for you, it doesn't guarantee it. Even if you follow all the prescribed steps and choose a career that is right for you, it may not remain your best choice forever. Here are some reasons to consider leaving your current career for a new one.
You Should Consider a Career Change If ...
Your Life Has Changed:
When you chose your career your life may have been different than it is today. For example you may have been single then and now you have a family.

The crazy schedule or the frequent travel that is typical of your career may not suit your new lifestyle. You should look for an occupation that is more "family friendly."
The Job Outlook in Your Field Has Worsened: Things looked promising for your field when you entered it. Due to changes in technology, the economy, or the industry you work in, job opportunities are no longer plentiful. You should look for an occupation that has a better outlook.
You Are Experiencing Job Burnout:
Once upon a time you loved going to work everyday. You no longer feel that way. You can't stand doing your job anymore and changing employers hasn't helped. It could be time to find a career that will inspire you.
Your Job is Too Stressful:
Some occupations are inherently stressful. After a while the stress can become too much to handle. To preserve your mental and physical health, you may have to find a career that is less stressful.
You Find Your Work Boring:
When you did your initial research, the occupation you ultimately chose had a lot of advancement opportunities. Now that you've been working in that field, you've climbed as far up the ladder as you can go, and you miss the challenges you once faced. A career change can provide you with the challenge you crave.
You Want to Earn More Money:
You may be surprised to learn that money isn't at the top of the list when it comes to job satisfaction. Therefore, don't be surprised if a career that will bring you higher earnings isn't one you will find particularly satisfying. That said, if other reasons are leading you to consider a career change, higher earnings should be something you consider when you choose a new career.
Dawn Rosenberg McKay.

Optimism vs. Pessimism

Some people see the glass as half empty. Others see it as half full. But is it really as simple as that? Is it possible to be a bit of both? What are the advantages and disadvantages to both? Maybe there is more to both mind-sets.

When you think about it, most people tend to be an optimist sometimes and a pessimist other times. Ironically, a lot of times things turn out how the people tend to feel about them. If a person feels like something will go well or feels optimistic about it, it usually seems to go well. The same is true of the reverse. When someone feels like something will go badly, it tends to do just that.

So why is this?

Henry Ford once said, "If you think you can, or you think you can't, you are right!" Does this mean that what we think about, whether positive or negative, tends to happen? The only answer that I can really give to that is yes, but very basically. We cannot simply think things into existence, no matter how optimistic we are, if that is all we do. And when it comes down to it, that's not really optimism, but delusion.

But then is there any real difference between pessimism and optimism if, when it comes down to it, the results aren't any different? The short answer is yes, with an added but.

Pessimism will tend to lead to bad outcomes, whether it is because you just think things will turn out poorly and thus do not take any action, or because the pessimism will color your actions and choices and as a result you tend to do things that will make the result what you expected, the bad outcome.

Now where the but comes in with optimism is that the mere act of thinking either optimistically or pessimistically will for the most part produce not much difference in outcome, with perhaps a slight edge to the optimist. However, when you add positive, productive action to that optimism, this is when truly amazing things can happen. You can be as optimistic as you want that you will find a way to get the money for that new car or new house, but unless you are including the productive action that helps to push things to that end, you will never get there. The difference between only thinking optimistically and thinking optimistically while acting in a productive manner is kind of like saying to an empty fireplace "Give me warmth and then I will put some wood in you".

I once knew a woman who always said, "I would rather expect the worst and be pleasantly surprised on the rare occasion when good happens than be disappointed all the time". This pessimistic attitude of hers has brought her nothing but misery and strife, and yet she still thinks it has nothing to do with her. She does not realize that her pessimism is coloring her entire life and making the bad things she expects to happen actually happen. My response to her was always, "I would much prefer to expect the best and enjoy what life gives me than to constantly worry about how bad things are." For a long time, we had the same results. Then I realized that I needed to do my part and put positive, productive action behind my thoughts. And while I am not where I want to be yet, I have moved much closer to it and have been much happier along the way.

So I would say to you: be optimistic! Expect the best out of life! Expecting the best out of life is better than being miserably pessimistic. Above all though my optimistic friend, don't forget to do your part to not just think but also act optimistically.

Google Bersedia Memblok Fitna bagi Orang Indonesia

Jakarta, Kominfo Newsroom -- Perusahaan layanan pencarian data terbesar dunia, Google menyatakan bersedia bekerjasama dalam upaya pemblokiran akses ke video-video yang dinyatakan dilarang oleh pemerintah Indonesia.
''Google telah mengirimkan surat resminya semalam (Kamis,10/4) yang ditujukan ke Menteri Kominfo,'' ujar Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika Mohammad Nuh kepada pers, Jumat (11/4), usai sholat di Masjid Al-Makmur Klender, Jakarta Timur.
Ada dua hal pokok kerjasama yang ditawarkan Google, pertama adalah kesediaan untuk memblokir atau tidak mengizinkan siapapun mengakses dari Indonesia video-video yang dinyatakan dilarang oleh pemerintah.
Kedua, Google juga menyatakan bersedia bekerjasama untuk melakukan pemblokiran siapa saja yang akan meng-unggah (upload) film atau tayangan-tayangan berbentuk video yang melanggar peraturan perundangan di Indonesia.
''Termasuk film Fitna yang telah mengiris hati umat Islam,'' kata Menkominfo.
Sebelumnya, Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Senin (31/3), secara resmi telah menyatakan pencekalan terhadap Geert Wilders, anggota parlemen Belanda sekaligus pembuat film Fitna ke Indonesia.
''Presiden juga secara resmi telah meminta film tersebut sebagai film terlarang,'' kata Menkominfo menambahkan. (T.tr/mul/toeb/b)

Yudhoyono Dianggap Pemimpin Paling Dipercaya di Kawasan Asia-Pasifik

Washington (ANTARA News) - Masyarakat Indonesia menganggap Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sebagai pemimpin negara di kawasan Asia-Pasifik yang paling dapat diyakini dalam menangani berbagai masalah di dunia dibandingkan para pemimpin lainnya dari Jepang, Australia, Korea Selatan, India, dan Filipina, demikian menurut hasil jajak pendapat yang dilakukan oleh WorldPublicOpinion.org di 20 negara di dunia.

Jajak pendapat itu juga menyebut Presiden Amerika Serikat George W. Bush sebagai salah satu pemimpin yang paling tidak dipercaya memiliki kemampuan untuk menangani berbagai permasalahan dunia.

Dalam keterangan persnya yang dikeluarkan pada Senin, WorldPublicOpinion.org mengungkapkan bahwa para responden Indonesia memiliki pandangan yang positif terhadap kemampuan Presiden Yudhoyono.

Kemampuan Presiden keenam RI itu dalam menangani masalah dunia lebih dipercaya dibandingkan pemimpin negara Asia-Pasifik lainnya yang juga disebut dalam ulasan jajak pendapat, yaitu Perdana Menteri Jepang Yasuo Fukuda, PM Australia Kevin Ruud, pemimpin Korea Utara Kim Jong-il, PM India Manmohan Singh, dan Presiden Filipina Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Para responden Indonesia yang ditanyai "seberapa yakin Anda terhadap pemimpin negara bahwa mereka mampu melakukan hal yang benar menyangkut isu-isu dunia", sebanyak 51% menyatakan "sangat yakin dan yakin" kepada Presiden Yudhoyono sementara Fukuda mendapat angka 32%, Ruud 31%, Kim 28%, Singh 21% dan Arroyo 19%.

Tentang pemimpin dunia, para responden Indonesia menyatakan "sangat yakin dan yakin" kepada Presiden Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (40%), Sekretaris Jenderal PBB Ban Ki-moon (39%), PM Inggris Gordon Brown (38%) --yang tidak yakin sebanyak 43%, Presiden AS George W. Bush (38%) --yang tidak yakin sebesar 57%, Presiden Cina Hu Jintao (27%), Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin (23%), Presiden Pakistan Pervez Musharraf (22%), dan Presiden Perancis Nicolas Sarkozy (19%).

Secara umum, jajak pendapat yang melibatkan 19.751 responden di 20 negara itu --yang merupakan 60% dari penduduk dunia, mengungkapkan bahwa tidak ada satupun pemimpin dunia mendapatkan kepercayaan yang luas.

Sementara Presiden Bush menjadi salah satu sosok penting yang paling tidak dipercaya, para pemimpin lainnya termasuk Hu Jintao dan Putin, juga tidak mendapatkan dukungan internasional yang luas.

Menurut hasil jajak, 16 dari 20 responden mengatakan mereka tidak menaruh kepercayaan terhadap kemampuan Bush. Hanya responden di dua negara, yaitu Nigeria dan India, yang memberikan pandangan yang positif terhadap Bush.

Bush juga menjadi pemimpin dunia yang paling tinggi mendapatkan presentasi negatif dari para responden, yaitu 67%.

Hanya Sekjen PBB Ban Ki-moon yang mendapatkan tingkat kepercayaan luas yang cukup tinggi.

WorldPublicOpinion.org adala proyek penelitian yang bekerja sama dengan pusat-pusat penelitian lainnya di berbagai belahan dunia dengan Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)-Universitas Maryland di AS yang menjadi pengelola proyeknya.

Jajak pendapat dilakukan di negara-negara dengan jumlah penduduk terbesar seperti Cina, India, AS dan Indonesia, juga dilakukan antara lain di Rusia, Inggris, Prancis, Spanyol, Turki, Palestina, Iran, Mesir, Yordania, Meksiko, Argentina, Korea Selatan, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Ukraina dan Nigeria antara 10 Januari hingga 6 Mei 2008.(*)

Djoko Suprapto Berhasil Buktikan Temuannya

Nganjuk (ANTARA News) - Penemu bahan bakar alternatif asal Nganjuk, Jawa Timur, Djoko Suprapto, berhasil membuktikan bahwa bahan bakar "blue energy" dari air yang ia temukan bisa bekerja ketika digunakan untuk menghidupkan generator atau genset.
Dalam ujicoba yang digelar di depan rumahnya di Dusun Turi, Desa Ngadiboyo, Kecamatan Rejoso, Kamis, Djoko juga berhasil menghidupkan alat pembangkit listrik mandiri yang juga hasil karyanya.
Ujicoba dua penemuan Djoko itu disaksikan oleh Dandim Nganjuk, Letkol (Art) Chrisetyono, warga sekitar, dan juga Toriq dari Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), orang yang selama ini menginginkan Djoko membuktikan temuannya itu di depan wartawan dan masyarakat.
Pembangkit listrik mandiri berupa kotak berukuran kecil persegi empat warna merah ciptaan Djoko itu dapat menghidupkan lampu dan alat mesin bor hanya dengan pemantik berupa enam buah baterai kecil yang dibungkus gulungan koran.
"Alat ini bisa memiliki kekuatan hingga mencapai 10.000 watt dengan voltage 220. Anda bisa saksikan semua, tidak ada kabel yang menghubungkan ke listrik dalam alat ini," kata Djoko di depan ratusan warga masyarakat.
Djoko menyebutkan alat yang oleh UMY dinamai pembangkit Jodhipati ini lah yang ditawarkannya kepada UMY.
"Pak Toriq (utusan tim Banyugeni UMY) bisa membuktikan sendiri berapa besar kekuatan listrik di dalam ini. Kalau mau nyoba, silahkan sentuh alat ini ada setrumnya atau tidak," kata Djoko kepada Toriq yang selama ini dianggap mengintimidasinya.
Sebelumnya Djoko sempat histeris beberapa saat setelah berhasil menghidupkan mesin generator berbahan bakar energi alternatif air. Dia berteriak kepada Toriq untuk bisa memberikan penjelasan kepada masyarakat dan wartawan yang menyaksikan ujicoba tersebut.
"Ayo Toriq, jelaskan ini karena selama ini Anda yang mengintimdasi yang menganggap saya berbohong," kata Djoko dengan nada emosional yang kemudian ditenangkan oleh Dandim Nganjuk dan beberapa anggota keluarganya.
Toriq menjelaskan bahwa selama ini dia diminta oleh tim Banyugeni UMY untuk menyelidiki hasil temuan Djoko. Dia menyampaikan dua tuntutan kepada Djoko, yakni temuan Djoko harus bisa dibuka kepada masyarakat umum dan dia sebagai utusan tim Banyugeni. Djoko juga harus bisa mempertontonkan temuannya di depan para wartawan.
"Dan saya bersyukur karena dua tuntutan ini telah dipenuhi oleh Pak Djoko. Saya dengan mata kepala sendiri membenarkan hasil temuan ini," kata Toriq yang mengaku diminta oleh tim Banyugeni UMY sekaligus untuk mendapatkan investor mengenai temuan Djoko tersebut.
Namun demikian Toriq masih meminta kesedian Djoko Suprapto agar alat temuannya itu bisa diteliti oleh para pakar seperti dari LIPI, BATAN dan lainnya agar supaya masyarakat tahu manfaat dari hasil temuan tersebut.
Djoko sendiri sebelumnya meminta kepada wartawan agar bahan bakar alternatif temuannya tidak dikait-kaitkan dengan bahan bakar blue energy seperti yang selama ini marak diberitakan.
"Jadi saya ini ingin mensinergikan antara air dan bahan bakar. Alat generator tadi itu komposisi bahan bakarnya terdiri atas 70 persen air dan 30 persen solar. Bahkan saya mampu menjadikan 90 persen air dan 10 persen solar. Inilah yang saya sebut sebagai bahan bakar alterntif ramah lingkungan," katanya.

Siswa Usia 13 Tahun Bicara Soal Ancaman Asteroid Tabrak Bumi

Anak usia 13 tahun dari Jerman ini luar biasa, bisa mengkoreksi hasil perhitungan NASA tentang probabiliti tabrakan sebuah komet atau asteroid dengan Bumi kita pada tahun 2029 nanti. Si bocah ini menghitung, kemungkinan tabrakannya 1: 450 , sementara NASA menghitung kemungkinannya 1: 45.000, dan European Space Agency (ESA) mengatakan pernyataan anak kecil ini yang benar

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Berlin - Seorang siswa Jerman berusia 13 tahun punya pendapat sendiri mengenai asteroid yang menabrak bumi. Pernyataan Nico Marquardt ini mengkoreksi perkiraan NASA.

Nico Marquardt menggunakan temuan teleskopis dari Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) yang memperhitungkan 1 dari 450 kesempatan asteroid Apophis akan menabrak bumi. Hal ini seperti dikutip dari AFP, Kamis (16/4/2008).

NASA awalnya menaksir hanya 1 dari 45.000 kesempatan asteroid yang akan bertubrukan dengan bumi. Tetapi European Space Agency (ESA) mengatakan pernyataan anak kecil ini benar.

Dalam perkiraannya, siswa ini mempertimbangan risiko berputarnya Apophis pada satu atau lebih dari 40.000 satelit orbit bumi hingga berakhir pada 13 April 2029.

Satelit-satelit itu berjalan di 3,07 kilometer per detiknya hingga 35.880 kilometer di atas bumi, dan asteroid Apophis melintasi orbit bumi dengan jarak 32.500 kilometer.

Jika asteroid menabrak satelit pada 2029, ini akan mengubah jalannya yang membuat asteroid menghantam bumi di atas orbit berikutnya pada 2036.

NASA dan Marquardt setuju jika asteroid menabrak bumi, akan menciptakan bola besi dan iridium dengan lebar 320 meter dan berat 200 miliar ton yang akan menabrak Samudera Atlantik. Guncangannya dapat menimbulkan gelombang tsunami yang besar dan menghancurkan. Selain itu muncul awan kelabu yang tebal dan membuat langit menjadi gelap.