you know i can't smile without youwelcome home! jangan banjir ya :)
i can't smile without you
i can't laugh and i can't sing
i'm finding it hard to do anything..
--barry manilow in starsky and hutch
Flores Man(Nature online, 27 October 2004)
It sounds too incredible to be true, but this is not a hoax. A species of tiny human has been discovered, which lived on the remote Indonesian island of Flores just 18,000 years ago. Researchers have so far unearthed remains from eight individuals who were just one metre tall, with grapefruit-sized skulls. These astonishing little people, nicknamed 'hobbits', made tools, hunted tiny elephants and lived at the same time as modern humans who were colonizing the area. News@nature.com tells the story of a find that changes the world of palaeoanthropology, and challenges our perception of what it means to be human.
On the same subject:
News, Little lady of Flores forces rethink of human evolution
Interview, The Flores find
Analysis, A stranger from Flores
Counter argument, RI scientists refute Flores Man finding (11/06)
At Least 78 Die After Thailand Riot
(Associated Press, Tue Oct 26, 3:21 PM ET)
PATTANI, Thailand - At least 78 Muslim detainees suffocated or were crushed to death after police rounded up 1,300 people and packed them into trucks following a riot in southern Thailand. Islamic leaders accused troops Tuesday of overreacting and warned the deaths could worsen sectarian violence. More..
"een natie met minoriteiten is geen natie"
("bangsa dengan minoritas-minoritasan, bukanlah sebuah bangsa")
--sukarno, antara, 22 februari 1963
(Associated Press, Tue Oct 26, 3:21 PM ET)
PATTANI, Thailand - At least 78 Muslim detainees suffocated or were crushed to death after police rounded up 1,300 people and packed them into trucks following a riot in southern Thailand. Islamic leaders accused troops Tuesday of overreacting and warned the deaths could worsen sectarian violence. More..
"een natie met minoriteiten is geen natie"
("bangsa dengan minoritas-minoritasan, bukanlah sebuah bangsa")
--sukarno, antara, 22 februari 1963
so many years come and gone
and yet the memory is strong
one word we never could learn, "goodbye"
true love is frozen in time
i'll be your champion and you will be mine
i will remember you
--amy grant, 1992
Wanita Modern Bilang, "No Sex Please..."tjap tjay: on the same note, produksi dan promosi sexual enhancers macam viagra kok makin gencar? sekarang ini di amerika ada 9 perusahan obat-obat sex dibanding cuma 2 yg buat flu vaccine (itu pun yg satunya hampir tutup). jay leno dari tonight show sampe berseloroh bhw orang-orang mungkin mending mati karena flu daripada gak ereksi. "good luck coba tutup peti matinya," quipped leno.
(Kompas, 20 October 2004)
Hmm.., wanita zaman sekarang agaknya benar-benar sibuk. Mereka tidak punya banyak waktu luang. Kalau boleh jujur, mereka akan mengatakan kepada pasangannya, "No sex please, we're too busy..."
Dibandingkan wanita era 1950-an, wanita modern jarang sekali berhubungan seks. Kesimpulan ini berdasarkan riset para ilmuwan Amerika. Siapa yang harus disalahkan jika wanita hanya punya sedikit waktu untuk seks?
"Kehidupan modern," kata Dr. John Bancroft dari Kinsley Institute. "Irama kehidupan saat ini membuat wanita memiliki sedikit waktu dan energi tersisa," lanjutnya. More..
(espn) the yankees loose.. the yankees loose..!!!sebenarnya hari ini lagi sakit. sampe gak bisa datang ke seminar yg lumayan penting. untunglah the yanks got their butts kicked today, jadi sedikit terhibur. what a series! i'm falling in love with curt schilling -- too bad he's a republican. kapan ya the m's bisa begini?
i just can't resist this.. from the late show with david letterman..
Top Ten Secrets To The Boston Red Sox Comeback presented by Curt Schilling
10. Unlike the first three games, we didn't leave early to beat the traffic
9. We put flu virus in Jeter's gatorade
8. Let's just say Pete Rose made some phone calls for us
7. We asked Pokey Reese to be a little less pokey
6. It's not like we haven't won a big game before--it's just been 86 years
5. Honestly, I think we were tired of hearing about the Patriots
4. The messages of encouragement Martha sent on prison napkins
3. We pretended the baseball was Letterman's head
2. What'd you expect--we have a guy who looks like Jesus!
1. We got Babe Ruth's ghost a hooker and now everything's cool
a night for baseball!there are ways to define baseball, as there are moments in the history of the game that define baseball itself -- the lou gehrig speech, the shot heard 'round the world 9th inning playoff homerun, or larsen's perfect game in the world series. but for a novice like me, it was the moment when curt schilling took the mound in game 6 of the ALCS, with stitched-up ankle tendon and blood seeping through his sock, and delivered seven clutch innings -- that's what defines baseball. it reminded me why i fell in love with this game.
reuni-cum-ultah
so what happened today? quite a lot actually. let's see.. first, ichiro broke sisler's 84-year-old record of hits in a single season. untung espn telecasted the game, otherwise cuman bisa dengar lewat radio mlb. then ke bekasi with ellen and vera for reuni skalian early birthday party for yanti. yg datang lumayan banyak.. keluarga yanti (so pasti, d'oh!), phau, batia, nur, tirsa, ritha, dasdo, farid, ari dan farhad (the last two were gone by the time i got there). makanannya? wah.. best cuisine in the world -- apalagi kalau bukan makanan manado! ada tjoetjoer djoega -- asjiiikk! malamnya hujan lebat.. sampe malam di tempat acara, jadi makan malam ikut juga :p thanks ya, ti!
so what happened today? quite a lot actually. let's see.. first, ichiro broke sisler's 84-year-old record of hits in a single season. untung espn telecasted the game, otherwise cuman bisa dengar lewat radio mlb. then ke bekasi with ellen and vera for reuni skalian early birthday party for yanti. yg datang lumayan banyak.. keluarga yanti (so pasti, d'oh!), phau, batia, nur, tirsa, ritha, dasdo, farid, ari dan farhad (the last two were gone by the time i got there). makanannya? wah.. best cuisine in the world -- apalagi kalau bukan makanan manado! ada tjoetjoer djoega -- asjiiikk! malamnya hujan lebat.. sampe malam di tempat acara, jadi makan malam ikut juga :p thanks ya, ti!
i am so darn tired. i don't wanna go out, i don't wanna eat, don't wanna shower, don't wanna see anyone. i just want to get some sleep!!
