the tiny atelier

Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and
glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained
and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for
a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number
one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can
also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and
conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people
suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a
banana.
This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that
the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve
your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS:
Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains
regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia:
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in
the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in
salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure.

So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the
banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to
reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power:
200 students at aTwickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through
their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and
lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that
the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more
alert.

Constipation:
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal
bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to
laxatives.

Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana
milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and,
with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels,
while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn:
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer
from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness:
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood
sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites:
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected
area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly
successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves:
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work?
Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at
work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps.
Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese
were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded
that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our
blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two
hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers:
The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders
because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit
that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also
neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the
lining of the stomach.

Temperature control:
Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower
both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In
Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their
baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorde(SAD):
Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the
natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking:
Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking.
The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium
found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine
withdrawal.

Stress:
Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat,
sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance.
When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our
potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-
potassium banana snack.

Strokes:
According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine,
"eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death
by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts:
Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off
a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with
the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or

surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you
compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the
carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A
and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals.
It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods
around.

So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say,
"A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"


"Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!"

Source: e-mail

# posted by [12:31] 

1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory
2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger again.
3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.
4. It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here.
5. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
6. The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
7. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
8. A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
9. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
10. You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the hanger.
11. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
12. Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.
13. Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction.
14. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.
15. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take-offs you've made.
16. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what these are.
17. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
18. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
19. If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things are not at all as they should be.
20. In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminium going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.
21. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.
22. It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.
23. Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
24. Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.

    sumber: dari milis sebelah juga deh

# posted by [14:27] 

Salah satu cara mencapai kesuksesan karir adalah dengan membuka pikiran Anda seluas-luasnya. Karena, seseorang tidak akan pernah mengecap sukses jika pikirannya terbatas pada lingkup tertentu. Anda harus memiliki pikiran terbuka dengan melatih otak Anda untuk mengeksplorasi hal-hal yang bisa dijadikan sebuah inovasi menguntungkan bagi kesuksesan karir.

Tentu hal ini tidak bisa muncul dengan sendirinya, melainkan harus dipupuk sehingga tumbuh dengan baik. Jika Anda mampu mengendalikannya, hasilnya bisa segera Anda rasakan. Pikiran dan insting Anda akan terlatih menangkap ide dan peluang segar yang berguna bagi kesuksesan karir Anda.

Berikut adalah beberapa tips yang bisa Anda tiru untuk menumbuhkembangkan sikap inovatif demi kesuksesan karir:

* Anda harus keluar dari zona Anda. Suatu inovasi tidak akan pernah terjadi jika Anda hanya dipenuhi dengan hal-hal yang telah ada. Sebuah inovasi merupakan penggalian yang harus Anda cari dan ciptakan sendiri. Karena itu jika Anda hanya menerima yang ada, Anda tidak akan pernah mendapatkan sebuah inovasi. Di sinilah daya kreativitas berpikir Anda diuji. Gunakan kesempatan dan peluang yang Anda miliki, jangan pasif dan hanya menerima apa yang ada.

* Kecepatan adalah kuncinya. Jika Anda tidak ingin ketinggalan, Anda harus lebih cepat dari kompetisi yang ada. Jangan jadi yang terbelakang, tetapi jadilah yang pertama dalam mengemukakan ide-ide Anda. Biasanya, masalah terbesar terletak pada psikologis Anda. Sebenarnya Anda memiliki kesempatan untuk mengembangkan ide inovasi Anda, hanya terhalang oleh ketakutan atau perasaan yang hanya menghambat Anda untuk maju. Jadilah pemenang dalam kompetisi.

* Dengarkan masukan dari klien dan para karyawan Anda. Dari sana Anda akan mendapat banyak hal, apa saja yang diperlukan bagi perusahaan. Carilah masalah yang melingkupi perusahaan berdasarkan informasi yang diberikan para karyawan atau klien bisnis Anda. Setelah itu carilah jalan keluar yang paling baik melalui inovasi yang Anda ciptakan.

* Ungkapan 'malu bertanya sesat di jalan' memang benar adanya. Maka bertanyalah jika Anda tak mengetahui sesuatu. Jangan bersikap sok tahu dengan mengasingkan diri Anda dari orang lain. Apa yang orang lain ketahui belum tentu diketahui oleh Anda. Jadi, bertanyalah tentang apa saja. Kadang sebuah ide dan inovasi muncul dari sebuah pertanyaan yang sederhana.

* Kemudikan perusahaan Anda dengan efektif. Seorang pemimpin adalah seseorang yang bisa menentukan arahnya menuju apa yang dia inginkan. Di sini diperlukan kemampuan dan keyakinan diri mencari inovasi-inovasi baru.

* Milikilah harapan untuk menang. Jangan pernah berhenti berharap untuk menjadi yang terbaik! Sekali Anda berhenti berharap, maka Anda tak kan punya semangat lagi untuk meraih yang terbaik. Tentu saja harapan yang ada di benak Anda harus Anda realisasikan menjadi nyata.

Pada intinya, berhentilah berpikir secara terbatas. Berhentilah berpikir hanya untuk hari ini. Hari yang akan Anda lalui masih terbentang panjang, so jangan berpikiran sempit! Anda harus selalu memikirkan untuk jangka panjang.

Source: 14 Februari 2003, Artikel dari AMA Indonesia

# posted by [00:12] 

Tokyo Hotel:
Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notis.

Bucharest (Romania) Hotel:
The list is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.

Leipzig (Germany) Elevator:
Do not enter the lift backwards and only when lit up.

Belgrade (Yugoslovia) Elevator:
To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order.

Paris Hotel Elevator:
Please leave your values at the front desk.

Athens (Greece) Hotel:
Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.

German Camping Site:
It is strictly forbidden on our Black Forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.

Hong Kong Ad:
Teeth extracted by the latest methodists.

Rome Laundry:
Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.

Czech Tourist Agency:
Take one of our horse-driven city tours. We guarantee no miscarriages.

Yugoslovian Hotel:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

Japanese Hotel:
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

Moscow Hotel:
You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

Swiss Menu:
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

Austrian Ski Lodge:
Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the boots of ascension.

Polish Menu:
Salad a firm's own make; limpid red beet soup with cheesey dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people's fashion.

Hong Kong Tailor Shop:
Ladies may have a fit upstairs.

Bangkok Dry Cleaners:
Drop your trousers here for best results.

Paris Dress Shop:
Dresses for street walking.

Rhodes (Greece) Tailor Shop:
Order your summers suit. Because is big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation.

Soviet Newspaper:
There will be a Moscow Exhibition of Arts by 15,000 Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. They were executed.

Swiss Mountain Inn:
Special today- no ice cream.

Copenhagen (Denmark) Airline:
We take your bags and send them in all directions.

Moscow Hotel:
If this is your first visit to the U.S.S.R. you are welcome to it.

Norwegian Lounge:
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.

Budapest (Hungary) Zoo:
Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food give it to the guard on duty.

Roman Doctor:
Specialist in women and other diseases.

Acapulco Hotel:
The manager has personally passed all of the water served here.

Tokyo Shop:
Our nylons come more than common, but you'll find they are best in the long run.

Japanese Hotel:
Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition warm in your room, please control yourself.

Tokyo Car Rental Firm:
When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor.

Majorcan Shop:
English we talking. Here speeching America.

Swedish Furrier:
Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin.

Hong Kong Calligraphy for Tourists:
May every memory bring the feeling that you have not lived for anything.

French Swimming Pool:
Swimming is forbidden in the absence of the savior.

Regent Singapore Hotel:
Final Exit.

source: e-mail

# posted by [07:50] 

During our flight home 5 days ago, my friend Dennis, a PhD. candidate in IT, showed me an article in his copy of Business Week. He handed me his magazine and said, "Here, read this. This is really impressive."

This morning, I checked my e-mail to find that my uncle had posted this on a mailing list. Different source, but identical article.


April 11, 2005 - ASIAN BUSINESS

How Google Searches -- For Talent


At the India Code Jam, only the hottest software writers need apply

Mar. 26 heralds the opening of the spring season in India, a day celebrated with riotous color and revelry. But in one corner of Bangalore, India's info tech hub, the sunny Saturday is heavy with tension. At an Internet cafe, a group of engineers and math majors, all in their 20s, hunch over terminals, ready to write some killer code -- and, with luck, launch careers with one of the world's premier tech companies, Google Inc. (GOOG)

It's the Google India Code Jam, a contest to find the most brilliant coder in South and Southeast Asia. The fastest will win $6,900 -- and more important, the offer of a coveted job at one of Google's research and development centers. At the stroke of 10:30 a.m., the contestants begin, emerging exhausted three hours later. "It's been incredibly difficult and awesome," says Nitin Gupta, a computer science undergrad at the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay.

Google has staged Code Jams in the U.S., but this is its first such bakeoff in Asia, and the response is huge. Some 14,000 aspirants registered from all over South and Southeast Asia for the first round in February. The top 50 were selected for the finals in Bangalore: 39 from India, 8 from Singapore, and 3 from Indonesia. "It's a dog-eat-dog world," says Robert Hughes, president of TopCoder Inc., the Glastonbury (Conn.) testing company that runs the Code Jams. "Wherever the best talent is, Google wants them."

And the winner is...one of these clever IIT grads from India, right?
Surprisingly, no.
Ardian Poernomo, a third-year undergrad computer engineering student at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, lands in first place. The No. 2 finisher, Pascal Alfadian, a second-year student at the Universitas Katolik Parahyangan in West Java, is Indonesian, too. Poernomo didn't commit to taking a job with Google, however: He may go for a PhD in computer science in the U.S.

Still, Google now has a new pool of Asian talent to choose from. According to Krishna Bharat, head of Google's India R&D center, all the finalists will be offered jobs. And Google needs them. The search company has been frustrated by its inability to find top-notch engineers for its year-old Indian center, according to industry insiders. Its Bangalore staff now totals 25, but it was hoping to have signed up at least 100 engineers by last December.
Bharat refuses to discuss the company's difficulty in filling its ranks, except to say: "It has been a challenging year."


WAR GAMES

Google's frustrations in India stem from two factors. One is the red-hot job market in Indian tech. Engineering students are assured a job a year before they graduate.
But Google makes things hard for itself by having some of the most exacting hiring standards going. The contest is an example. Participants are tested on aptitude in problem solving, on designing and writing code, and on testing peer-written work.
Finalists are asked to create and test software for unique Web searches and to get from point A to B in a city with a minimum number of turns. The final challenge is programming a war-based board game, a task so complex that only winner Poernomo completes it.

For Google, the Code Jam will serve as a short cut through its hiring regime. Candidates normally go through a seven-stage process that can last months -- and, at the end of it, they're more likely to be rejected than hired. Much of that screening can be set aside for Code Jam winners.

For Wunderkinder like Poernomo, Google can be patient. Stanford grad Jon McAlister was the 2001 winner of TopCoder's U.S. Collegiate Code Jam, but didn't sign up with Google until 2004. He eventually rejected competing offers from Goldman, Sachs & Co. (GS) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT ) "Google is the genuine engineering company," says McAlister. Google hopes its India finalists think so, too.

By Josey Puliyenthuruthel in Bangalore

# posted by [09:59] 

Nih Yee...
Ucapan ini terkenal di tahun 1980-an, kalau tidak salah tepatnya November 1985 pertama kali diucapkan oleh pelawak Diran, kemudian dijadikan bahan lelucon oleh Euis Darliah...

Memble dan Kece
Ini adalah ciptaan khas Jaja Mihardja, di tahun 1986 kemudian di mainkan dalam Film Memble tapi Kece yang diperankan oleh Jaja Mihardja sendiri dan Dorce Gamalama.

Booo........
Ini ucapan populer di pertengahan awal 90-an, pertama dipoplerkan oleh grup GSP, kalau nggak salah Hennyta Tarigan dan Rina Gunawan yang pertama kali mengucapkan, kemudian kata-kata ini pernah di ucapkan dalam lenong rumpi, tapi kata- kata ini populer dalam lingkungan pergaulan di kalangan artis, Titi DJ-lah orang benar-benar
mempopulerkan ucapan ini.

Nek...
Setelah kata-kata Boo... tak lama kemudian muncul kata-kata Nek... bagi generasi yang SMA-nya di pertengahan 90-an pasti mengalami bagaimana populernya kata-kata ini, Ucapan Nek...pertama kali di ucapkan oleh Budi Hartadi seorang remaja di kawasan kebayoran yang tinggal sama neneknya, makanya dia sering ngucapin Nek... kebetulan dia latah jadinya setiap ngomong dia ngucapin,
"Nek...Nek...eh lo mau ke menong, Nek?"
Si Budi ini seneng gaul di wilayah Tjokro, Menteng. Kebetulan ada waria Menteng yang denger, kemudian si waria itu ngikutin kata-kata si Budi, so... banyak waria ngomong gaya Budi, jadi banyak orang mengira kata-kata ini di populerkan oleh para waria .

Jayus
Di akhir dekade 90-an dan di awal abad 21, ucapan Jayus sangat populer, kata ini artinya lawakan yang nggak lucu, garing atawa tingkah laku yang mau ngelucu tapi nggak lucu orang yang mengucapkan ini adalah kelompok anak SMU yang bergaul di kitaran Kemang, konon ada seseorang bernama Herman Setiabudhi, dia dipanggil temen-temennya Jayus, soalnya Bapaknya bernama Jayus Kelana seorang pelukis di kawasan Blok M. Si Herman alias Jayus ini kalau ngelawak nggak pernah lucu, temannya yang
bernama Sonny Hassan alias Oni Acan sering ngomentarin tiap lawakan yang nggak lucu dengan celetukan Jayus, ucapan Oni Acan inilah yang kemudian diikuti tongkrongannya di daerah Sajam, Kemang lalu kemudian merambat populer di lingkungan PL, dan anak-anak SMU sekitar Melawai. Puncaknya pas ada acara PL Fair 2000 kata-kata Jayus ini banyak di ucapkan.

Jaim
Ucapan Jaim ini di populerkan oleh Bapak Drs. Sutoko Purwosasmito, seorang pejabat di sebuah departemen, yang selalu mengucapkan kepada anak buahnya untuk menjaga tingkah laku, pada suatu hari Pak Pur, begitu ia sering dipanggil, berpidato di hadapan anak buahnya untuk Jaim, inilah kutipan kata-katanya, "Saudara-saudara, sebagai pegawai negeri kita harus Jaim, apa itu Jaim? Jaim itu yah...Jaga Imej," itulah awal kata-kata Jaim itu populer, kemudian seorang anak buah Pak Pur, Bapak Dharmawan Sutanto, yang punya anak bernama Santi Indraswara, pernah memarahi Santi untuk gak terlalu ngumbar ama temen-temen cowoknya, "San...kamu kalo jadi cewek harus Jaim..!!!!" Santi bengong dengan muka begonya dia nanya, "Pa...Jaim itu apa seh..?" Pak Dhar langsung keluar kamar Santi sembari ngomong, "Jaim itu Jaga Imej." Santi yang masih bengong cuman ngucapin, "Oooooh..."

Nah hari seninnya Santi pas upacara bendera dia ditugaskan jadi pembaca UUD 1945, diakhir kata dia gak sengaja ngucapin, "Jaim doooong..." Kepala Sekolahnya langsung noleh ke Santi dan nanya ke Santi, "apa tuh Jaim?" Santi dengan santai
jawab "Jaga Imej..." Pak Kepala Sekolah dengan muka bego juga cuman ngucapin "Ooohh..."

Gitu Loooooooooohhh........(GL)
Kata GL pertama kali diucapin oleh Gina Natasha, seorang remaja SMP di kawasan Kebayoran, Gina ini punya kakak bernama Ronny Baskara seorang pekerja event organizer, nah si Ronny ini punya temen kantor bernama Siska Utami, pada suatu
saat Siska bertandang ke rumah Ronny, pas dia ketemu si Gina, Siska nanya, "Kakakmu mana?" si Gina ngejawab, "di kamar, Gitu Loooohhh..." terus pas ditanya lagi, "Eh Gina kelas berapa sekarang?" si Gina ngejawab, "Kelas dua SMP Gitu looohhh..."
Yah namanya tamu, Siska trus nanya Gina, "Kalau yang benerin genteng bocor siapa seh?" Gina ngejawab, "Siapa aja... Gitu Looohhh" sampai sebelas pertanyaan selanjutnya si Gina ngejawab dengan kata-kata "Gitu Looohh..." Esoknya si Siska
di kantor ikut-ikutan latah dia ngucapin kata "Gitu Loooohhh..." di tiap akhir kalo dia ngomong.

Lembaga Penelitian Bahasa
Departemen Pendidikan Nasional (ceunah... heheheh)

# posted by [15:46] 

When you are together with that special someone, you pretend to ignore that person.
But when that special someone is not around, you might look around to find them.
At that moment, you are in love.

Although there is someone else who always makes you laugh, your eyes and attention might go only to that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

Although that special someone was supposed to have called you long back to let you know of their safe arrival, your phone does not ring.
You are desperately waiting for the call!
At that moment, you are in love.

If you are much more excited for one short e-mail from that special someone than other many long e-mails, you are in love.

When you find yourself as one who cannot erase all the messages in your answering machine because of one message from that special someone, you are in love.

When you get a couple of free movie tickets, you would not hesitate to think of that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

You keep telling yourself, "that special someone is just a friend", but you realize that you can not avoid that person's special attraction.
At that moment, you are in love.

While you are reading this page, if someone appears in your mind, then u are in love with that person.

# posted by [09:23] 

# posted by [08:06]