How I praise Mike, MJ, Michael Jordan

I’ve been adoring his play since I was kid.

Until I read “How to be like MIKE” years ago, not only praising his play, since then I praise more of what he has done with his life.

MJ’s Act

The author of the book has made handy checklist of attitudes, how to be like MIKE, based on MJ ways of living. These are what the author has written.

1. Focus – Train your mind to concentrate upon the essentials and discard the frivolous and unimportant.

With a game on the line, MJ could achieve a level of focus no one else could reach. His concentration was impenetrable, part of his genius.

2. Passion and Energy – Enthusiasm is one of the greatest emotions. Without it there’s no achievement. With it, a new idea can win over an old idea.

Michael  is passionate about basketball and truly loved playing. His energy level allowed him to overcome fatigue in remarkable, transcendent way.

3. Hard work -  If you want to leave your footprints on the sands of time, you’d better wear work shoes.

Difficult as it is to recall, MJ did have weaknesses when he entered the NBA, but he works tirelessly to improve and soon those weaknesses -defense and outside shooting- became his added strengths.

4. Perseverance - Perseverance is not a long race, it’s many short races, one after another.

MJ won through his will. He was such a tough opponent because he would never quit.

5. Responsibility

MJ lives and thrives under a microscope. This visibility intensifies his sense of responsibility to his sport, family, community, and country.

6. Influence – The greatest of motivational principles is : people do what people see.

What an influence MJ has been to millions. He is truly the role model’s role model. He personifies how to conduct oneself on and off the court.

7. Competing and Winning – Winners expect to win in advanced. Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I believe his competitive juices boil. It is known far and wide that he hates to lose.

8. Teamwork – People support what they help create

MJ is the ultimate one-on-one player, yet he understands that winning big is determined by involving his teammates.

9. Leadership – Good leadership should do more than attract followers, it should produce more leaders.

MJ leads by example. He demands no more from his teammates than he demands for himself.

10. Respect, trust, loyalty – There’s only one thing finer than a friend you can trust, that’s one who trust you.

He has respect to teh game and the people in the game, and he reveres his predecessors who provided the foundation for today’s NBA. When you respect people, they trust you, and trust breeds loyalty. For example, the loyalty MJ had for coach Phil Jackson is rare in our profession.

11. Character – We all want character, but not the trials that produce it. You can’t build a character in cocoon.

He is certainly not perfect. He is flawed like the rest of us. It’s obvious that quality of character has been embedded in his make up. How else can one explain his dicipline, humility, honesty, integrity, and courage?

And his proof :

TOP 10 AMAZING FROM MICHAEL JORDAN

My heart was palpitating while I was watching this . It came from a man, who was just a nothing back then, and knowing the way he reached his goals and the way he’s been living his life-such as focus, passion, hard work, perseverance and accountability- makes him special, and so does this video. I guess, it’s not only matter of being superstar at the moment, but moreover how they could make it real and how they deal with all of those afterwards are the most precious thing. It’s matter of the process they’ve been passing through. I adore you MJ!!!

MJ’s words

Here are some from MJ :

“Nothing of value comes without being earned. That’s why great leaders are those who lead by example first. You can’t demand respect because of a title or a position and expect people to follow. That might work for a little while, but in the long run people respond to what they see.”

“It all started with an appetite to prove. Whether it was competing with my siblings or trying to get attention from my parents, I wanted to show what I could do, what I was capable of accomplishing. I wanted results, and I was driven to find out the best way to get them.”

“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”

“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”

“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.”

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.”

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”

“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.”

“I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.”

“My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn’t stand the sideline.”

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

“There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren’t willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”

“But my drive to win is so great … I just step over that line. … It’s very embarrassing, … one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, ‘I was stupid.’ “

Those are not just ordinary WORDS/QUOTES.  He is a man who has not only words that’s coming out of his mouth, though he created those based on his act. He has the proof of his words. Some might be just a quotes-maker, but MJ has words that come out of not only his mouth but also out of his act.

More to see from MJ :

Michael Jordan Interview

Michael Jordan Interview Part 2

keine Panik

keine Panik keine Panik, alles wird gut…

keine Panik Miaaa…keine Panik….

Ich muss mich nur mehr konzentrieren….

Muss bereits sein…an jederzeit.

GUT LUCK!! :)

Perasaan baru-baru ini pake Toga. Ternyata 4 hari lagi temen-temen seangkatan Farmasi udah mau ujian profesi ajah…hoho.

Doa orang yang mengalami kesulitan :

اللَّھُمَّ لاَ سَھْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلْتَھُ سَھْلاً وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا

شِئْتَ سَھْلاً

“Ya Allah, tidak ada yang mudah kecuali apa
yang Engkau mudahkan dan tidak ada yang sulit jika
Engkau menghendakinya kemudahan”.

Semogaaaa…segala kesulitan kalian dimudahkan…

Amien..

I sincerely wish you all do well by this 27th July..

GUT LUCK!!!

- smoga posting tanggal 27 July dst nanti bertuliskan kabar yang baik….hehehe.

Inspirational and motivational message

Inspirational presentation

It has such nice pictures and some wisdom words within. A must see video.

You’re put on this earth with one chance, with no rules for what you can achieve.

Failure is simply telling you, to change your plan and try again, no limit to how far you can go

Don’t let one day go by without being thankful, for absolutely everything you have, and for all the people in your life

To get your dream life, you must know exactly what you want, take persistent action towards it.

“If you don’t know where you’re going, how can you expect to get there?” — Basil S. Walsh

“We make a living by what we get, but make a life by what we give.”   — Winston Churchcill

Let’s take our time………………

please, not again…brutalism.

Friday, 17. 07 2009

*still in grief, due to today’s catastrophe in Jakarta*

whatsoever the reason was…

it has no RIGHT of hurting and even killing people.

whatever the religion is…

still, you have no RIGHT, using one as the excuses.

as written in one of Jacko’s best song, it is said that:  “We are all a part of God’s great big family, And the truth, you know, Love is all we need.”

yes..love is all we need.

“One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.”

-Agatha Christie

“All who affirm the use of violence admit it is only a means to achieve justice and peace. But peace and justice are nonviolence…the final end of history. Those who abandon nonviolence have no sense of history. Rather they are bypassing history, freezing history, betraying history.”

-Andre Trocme

“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”

-Benjamin Franklin

and..lastly……

“Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.”

-Dorothy Thompson

It might be just a NOTHING to write this blog, but at least just for the sake of one or two read this and avoiding the quietism, that will be enough. Anyone who read this…I let you know by this, There are still many people want to live in peace.

There comes a time when we hear a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
and its time to lend a hand to life
There greatest gift of all

We cant go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of Gods great big family
And the truth, you know,
Love is all we need

[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
its true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me

Send them your heart so they’ll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand

[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
its true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me

When you’re down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Let us realize that a change can only come
When we stand together as one

[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
its true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me

and she asked…”Why do Moslems fast during months of Ramadhan?”

Just yesterday, I have had conversation with my host family here, in Germany (and of course we did it in German, and it’s still still hard for me ). She knows already what I do, I’m going to do, and I don’t as a moslem. I do pray daily, I do fast during months of Ramadhan, I don’t eat pork, I don’t drink any Alcohol, etc. She also told me that she’s only “a bit” Catholic. Hehe… and we’re just laughing at it. Well yeah, I think I’m not a really good moslem tho. But I’m still learning to be a better one. On next August, all the moslem in the world will do fast. Then she started to ask me, why do moslem fast? Woow..!!!

I know It’s such a simple question, at least I already have had many exams and lectures related to this kind of question. But still, Hard to answer.

1. I had to explain it with my third language (which is HARD, hahaha).

2. Ok, or maybe I could have just explain it in English (I didn’t try this one, why? it might because whom I was talking to is a German, or maybe I myself didn’t want to or I couldn’t or maybe I just forgot there’s still a second language that is exist)

As a result, what I explained to her yesterday was :

- It’s because fasting is good for our health.

- We could feel what arm people do, (less daily food)

and… THAT WAS ALL.

Hahaha..

and she said, “sehr spannend” , interesting!!!

But still, I was so full of regret. I should have had better explaination .

while surfing and questioning about the other reasons, I found this from here.

This is a common but interesting question which a child may ask his/her parents. Non-Muslim may also pose it to a Muslim. Here are some possible reasons why Muslims observe a marathon one-month fast during Ramadan.

(a) To obey Allah’s injunction

Fundamental to a Muslim’s faith (or belief) are six articles: (i) belief in Allah, (ii) belief in Angels, (iii) belief in divine Books of Allah, (iv) belief in all Prophets, (v) belief in the Day of Judgement, and (vi) belief in Predestination. Articles (i) and (iii) demand that a Muslim must believe in, obey and implement, all the words of Allah contained in the Holy Qur’an. This is because …His (Allah) word is the truth…” (6:73) and ::the truth is from your Lord, so be not at all in doubt” (2:147) and “…whose word can be truer than Allah?” (Qur’an). Thematically, Qur’an contains injunctions for mankind, allegories, stories of past events, accounts of future events, and a lot of lessons especially for Muslims. Of importance the injunctions are sometime directed to all creatures (men and jinns), or sometime to specific gender (men or women), or sometime to specific tribes (eg “Bani Israel”), or sometime to the progeny of Adam (i.e mankind), or sometime to Ahl-ul kitaab (the people of the book), or sometime to Muslims (i.e those who believe in One Allah) etc. In most cases, the injunctions of Allah to Muslims can be regarded as blessing and mercy and when fully obeyed often lead them to His straight path. Without mincing words, there is no compromise with Allah’s injunctions: every sincere and God-fearing Muslim must obey them; this is a necessary precondition for being a Muslim. One of His injunctions, directed to Muslims (men and women), is:

“O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you…”(2:183)

The phrase “O you who believe” is referring to: (i) those who submit to Allah’s wills and commands, (ii) those who believe in the six articles of faith, (iii) those who testify that “La ilaha illa llaha Muhammadu-r Rasululla”, (iv) those who practise the five pillars of Islam, and (v) those who implement and obey Allah’s injunctions in the Qur’an and follow the sunnah of His Prophet, Muhammad (s.a.w). No followers of any religions satisfy these criteria of “O you who believe” except the Muslims. It is they (Muslims) that Allah is directing His injunction in 2:183 to. The injunction prescribed fasting as a compulsory duty for them thus:

“…fasting is prescribed for you (Muslims)…” (2:183)

and

“…whoever witnesses the month of Ramadan should fast through it…” (2:185)

Clearly, Ramadan fast is a divine injunction mandatory for all able-bodied Muslims who are free from compelling excuses. Whoever deliberately forgoes fasting in Ramadan, should know that (s)he has disobeyed Allah’s injunction and no amount of fasting thereafter can give her/him a reward equivalent to one misssed Ramadan fast as obvious in this hadeeth:

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet(s.a.w) said: “whoever did not fast one day of Ramadan without a genuine excuse or a disease then even if he fasted for a complete year, it would not compensate for that (missed Ramadan) day”

(Sahih al-Bukhari, vol 3,p.88)

(ii) To practice the tradition, and way of the pious people.

Fasting is not new to Islam; it is, indeed, as old as Adam(a.s) who was the first creature and the first Muslim to submit to one Allah. No one knows precisely when fasting began among Adam’s progenies but it is the practice of all the Prophets of Allah and their followers. Qur’an mentions that Musa(a.s) fasted for 40 days (see 2:51) (this is what the Jews termed “Jewish Passover”) and the Prophet(s.a.w) told us that Dawud(a.s) used to fast for half of the year (this involves fasting on every alternate day). ‘Issa (a.s) (or Jesus) was also reported to have fasted for 40 days (this is what the christians termed “the Lent”, usually observed before Easter festival). Since these Prophets were Muslims, it can be seen that by asking Muslims to fast, Allah intends to draw their attention to the practice and tradition of those pious predecessors who attained piety (in His sight) through fasting.

“O ye who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for people before you …”(2:183)

This verse shows that fasting was observed by the people (i.e “ahl-ul kitaab”) who came to the scene before the Muslims and so it is a “sunnat Allah” (i.e a tradition approved by Allah) for those who lived aforetime and for the Muslims who are now the best generation ever raised for mankind (3:110). Qur’an says:

“(As for) the sunnat Allah (approved) for those who lived aforetime, no change will you find in (such) sunnat-Allah” (33:43)

Therefore, Ramadan fast should be seen as a propagation of the tradition approved by Allah for all those who submit to Him.

(iii) To learn how to attain piety

By the very nature of human beings, they are susceptible to sins and transgression of Allah’s limits. This may be due to their ignorance, worldly struggle for ephemeral and tantalizing things, or satan’s handiwork. In particular, Muslims are warned against gossiping, backbiting, slandering, hypocrisying, lying, cheating, duping, hatring, nursing grudge, keeping malice, fornicating as these vices negate the teachings of the Holy Qur’an. But since Muslims are like any human beings created to err as a result of forgetfulness, they need to be reminded and coached against any social vices from time to time. This will requires a fixed trainning period where Muslims will know and learn how to put an end to vices, learn virtues and get nearer to Allah. That trainning period is chosen by Allah to be the Ramadan fast which occurs once in every year. During Ramadan:

(a) compulsory five daily salaat are observed regularly and timely (this is to remind and train the mindless Muslims that salaat is an all-time duty for them);
(b) Zakat-ul fitr is paid on or before the ‘idl Fitr (the festival that commemorates the end of Ramadan fast) (Zakat-ul fitr is to teach Muslims to do sadaqah and to remind them that after zakat-ul fitr they should not forget to pay on time their annual divine obligatory Zakaat, the fourth pillar of Islam);
(c) Tarawih and Tahajjud prayers are observed in the evening and night of Ramadan (this is to teach Muslims to observe nawafil (i.e additional) prayers after Ramadan so as to increasetheir iman and get their supplications to Allah accepted promptly);
(d) Doubtful hobby such as smoking is stopped (this is to train Muslims to be frugal as Allah hates extravagancy and to save themselves from diseases such as Tuberclosis, Cancer, and heart attack known to be associated with smoking and premature death);
(e) pornographic videos/pictures are avoided and kept away (this is to free Muslims’ hearts and eyes from corruption and from shaitan’s whisperings to do evil deeds);
(f) Excessive intake of food is avoided (this regulates the stomach from being pot-bellied and distinguishes Muslims from kaafir whom Qur’an describes as those who eat like cattle (47:12)); etc. All these good things which Ramadan fast teaches Muslims are the means to attain piety. This is why the verse on Ramadan fast says:

“O ye who believe, fasting is prescribed for you…so that you will (learn how to attain) piety” (2:183)

(iv) To reap the full reward of the Night of Power (Lailat-ut Qadr)

The last book of Allah to His creatures, Al-Qur’an, was revealed in the night of Ramadan. What this means is that the first divine revelation to Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w) took place in the Night of Ramadan. Allah chose the night because of the special blessings in it. It is called the night of Power (Lailat-ut Qadr) or the night of blessing (Lailat-ul mubarak). The deed in this night is better than the rewards of deeds of 1,000 months (about 83.3 years). Let suppose that a man survived up to 100 years and he consciously witnessed 93 nights of Power, he would have in his account more than 7,750 rewards which exclude all other rewards he earned from doing virtuous deeds. It is this night that all Muslims are invited by Allah to look for in the month of Ramadan. Specifically, the night is in the last ten days of Ramadan and usually in one of the odd days (i.e. 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29th). A Muslim is expected to perform naafilah, recite the Qur’an, do zikr etc in the night. Since no one knows precisely which of the odd days is the night, Muslims are expected to be in seclusion (itikaf) during the last 10 days of Ramadan and the best place to do so is in the mosque.

It should be mentioned that the Angels descend in succession during the night of Power and they go round with special greeting of “peace” till day break when they will move back to their position. The number of these angels is uncountable and they descend with special command of Allah. The following chapter of the Qur’an details the event of the night of Power thus:

“Indeed We have revealed it (Qur’an) in the night of Power. And what will explain to you what the night of Power is? The night of Power is better than a thousand months. Therein descends the Angels and the Spirit by Allah’s permission, on every errand: (they say) Peace” (continuously) till the rise of Morning!” (97:1-5)

Who will like to miss the Night after reading this description? It is this very reason that every Muslim wants to witness and reap its full blessing by fasting during the days of the month of Ramadan. As Ramadan fast is inextricably tied to the Night of Power (see 2:183) it follows that any Muslim who wishes to benefit from the Night of Power must fast during the month of Ramadan. Qur’an says:

“Ramadan is the (month) in which Qur’an was sent down, as a guide to mankind, and a clear guidance and judgement (so that mankind will distinguish right from wrong). Whoever among you witnesses the month of Ramadan should fast through it…” (2:183)

(v) To show to Muslims how to get their past sins forgiven

Islam is a religion that stresses equality: both the poor and the rich (men or women) are equal as slaves in the sight of Allah. In Islam the surest way to obtain Allah’s forgiveness for one’s past sins is Pilgrimage (the fifth pillar of Islam) which unfortunately is easy for the rich to afford the cost of the journey. The All-wise, Allah, did not put the poor Muslims in limbo, rather He made fasting during Ramadan as a means of placing the poor and the rich on equal footing in terms of asking for forgiveness for their past sins. If a Muslim has no means of going for hajj, there should be a way to compensate him/her. The All-wise has chosen Ramadan for all Muslims to get their past sins forgiven as evident in this hadith:

Narrated Abu Huraira(r.a): The Prophet said:”… whoever fasts during Ramadan with sincere faith and hoping for his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol.3 p.70).

Therefore, Ramadan fast unites Muslims and bring them together as equal slaves who can be forgiven of their past sins devoid of discrimination in the sight of Allah.

(vi) To show that Fasting is the epitome of the five pillars of Islam

Islam is built upon five pillars. The third pillar is siyam (i.e fasting during Ramadan). The wisdom behind its third position is because it is a fulcrom upon which the other four pillars (Tawheed, and salaat are in first and second positions while zakat and Hajj are in the fourth and fifth positions) are balanced. It is the only pillar that encompases all the four other pillars in the sense that:

(a) before one observes fast, s(he) must be a Muslim, sane, matured, and free from excuses (such as menstruation, illness, travelling long-distances, child-birth bleeding, etc). And since a Muslim is required to proclaim Shahada (i.e Tawheed, the first pillar of Islam), fasting is directly tied to shahada. (b) Salaat is the second pillar of Islam that delineates a Muslim from one who is not; this means that a Muslim must observe salaat regularly to become a true Muslim. It follows that fasting during Ramadan without regular salaat is like using a spoon to fill a porous basket with water. (c) Zakat (the compulsory divine tax) is aimed to redistribute the Muslims’ wealth so that the gap between the rich and the poor is bridged to a certain extent. In Ramadan, every fasting Muslim, who is free from insanity, bondage etc, must pay Zakat-ul fitr on or before the ‘Idl Fitr day. Zakaat-ul fitr is in some sense a low-profile zakat, though aimed to achieve similar result, is completely different from zakat. Hajj is a duty which Muslims owe to Allah and it is to help the pilgrims to get their past sins forgiven. Coincidently, fasting during Ramadan has the same result. From the foregoing, it can be concluded that fasting is an epitome of the pillars of Islam. Therefore, every able-bodied Muslim must fast to learn how the other four pillars operate.

Conclusion

This article has discussed some reasons why Muslims do Ramadan fast. It is not intended to delve into the subject of fasting but to help Muslims answer often repeated question: “why do Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan?.”

May Allah give us His support in this world and in the hereafter and give us strength and good health to be able to fast during the month of Ramadan.

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Kiddo

There are times I want to play freely, as what kiddos do, without overanalyzing and overcomplicating thing

(Captured by: Me)

Inspirational speech from Dr. Randy Pausch

Inspirational speech from Dr. Randy Pausch

a touching, inspiring, motivating video from Dr. Randy Pausch. At the time, he’s facing his  “dying” because of his severe cancer. What I learn from this, is that we should have fun all the time, in every each condition we are in the meantime. But the video is not talking about death, it’s about life, dream.

#Experiences what you get when you don’t get what you want

#When you’re doing a bad job, and nobody points it out to you, that’s when they’ve given up on you

#Brick walls are there for a reason : They let us prove how badly we want things

#The important of people vs things — My fave part

I once was disappointed with my beloved sister when she hurt me by saying something hurting, just because a dress!!  (but I still love you sis…hehe)

sometimes we forget, that what’s making us fighting with others, what we’re arguing with, is just a THING.

#You’d better decide early on if you’re a Tiger or Eeyore

Tigers are optimistic, energetic, curious, …and have fun (I missed a word here, I didn’t get it what the word is)

#Work and play with others

- Tell the truth

- Apologize (properly)

- Wait, and people will show their good side

# Dont complain, work harder

This complaining thing is absolutely ME!! for the time being

it’s such wasting time,hehehe… I’m still learning to get over it.

# If you live properly, the dreams will come to you

enjoy!!