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*MAKNA KEBAHAGIAAN*

Karena melakukan kesalahan, Peter Parker diskorsing oleh Toni Stark. Peter Parker tidak boleh lagi menggunakan baju Spiderman. Peter Parker protes:

Peter Parker: I'm nothing without the suit!

Tony Stark: "If you're nothing without the suit, then you shouldn't have it."

Jawaban Tonny Stark ini jleb banget. Kalau kamu bukan apa-apa tanpa barang itu, berarti kamu tak pantas memiliki barang tersebut.

Peter Parker begitu tergantung dengan seragam Spiderman. Sehingga dia bukan apa-apa tanpa seragam itu. *Peter Parker mereasa dia memiliki seragam hebat,* tapi sebetulnya *seragamnya lah yang menguasai dia.*

*What you own, ended up own you.* Apa yang kamu miliki akhirnya akan menguasai kamu.

Ini bukan cuma problem Peter Parker. Ini problem umum orang modern. Yang begitu *bernafsu mengaktifkan mode having* (ingin memiliki) dari pada mode being (ingin menjadi).

Kita bekerja keras untuk bisa terus membeli dan memiliki. Dengan harapan kita bisa menjadi sesuatu dengan semua yang kita miliki. Hingga akhirnya semua barang itu menguasai dan mengatur hidup kita.

*Fumio Sasaki,* seorang profesional hidup di Tokyo mengalami stress berat karena apartementnya dipenuhi banyak barang. Semua barang yang dia kumpulkan, dengan kerja keras ternyata tak memberinya kebahagiaan.

Hingga akhirnya Fumio memutuskan untuk menjual dan mendonasikan semua barang-barangnya, hingga hanya menyisakan 4 kemaja, celana, dan sedikit barang yang betul-betul dia perlukan.

Di luar dugaan, hidupnya berangsur membaik. Dia merasakan kebahagiaan dengan gaya hidup minimalis ini.

Fumio Sasaki adalah satu dari sekian banyak orang Jepang yang berusaha mengembalikan gaya hidup minimalis jepang ynag sudah makin tergerus oleh gaya hidup modern.

Fumio Sasaki menuliskan pengalaman dan berbagi tips hidup minimalsi dalam bukunya *Goodbye Things, on Minimalist Living.*

Salah satu hal menarik yang Fumio tulis di bukunya adalah tentang rasa bahagia yang singkat. Ketika kita membeli sesuatu atau memiliki hal baru kita pasti merasa senang. Excitment itu yang mendorong kita untuk membeli dan memiliki, bahkan kita rela merogoh kocek yang dalam. Tetapi sebetulnya rasa bahagia itu hanya akan bertahan tiga jam saja. Setelah itu rasa bahagia itu hilang.

Dia mengutik Ben Shahar, seorang ahli psikologi positif dari Harvard. Ben Shahar adlah mantan juara squash internasional. Saat dia memenangi kejuaraan squash internasional, dia begitu bahagia. Tetapi rasa itu hilang tiga jam setelah seremoni pengalungan medali.

Di Barat, gaya hidup minimalis juga mulai populer. *Ryan Necodemus* dan *Joshua Milburn* adalah dua orang yang dikenal sebagai tokoh gaya hidup minimalis. *Mereka berbicara di berbagai forum termasuk di TED X* untuk berbagi cerita bagaimana hdup hanya dengan beberapa box barang. Mereka menuliskan cerita mereka di blog *TheMinimalists.com*

Gaya hidup minimalis sebetulnya juga sudah *banyak dipraktikkan oleh tokoh-tokoh seperti Steve Jobs* yang kemana-mana selalu mengguakan turtleneck black thisirt. Steve Jobs yang terinspiasi oleh gaya minimasli ajaran Zen, juga menerapkan prinsip minimaslis dalam semua product Apple nya. Atau *Mark Zukerberg yang selalu menggunakan kaos abu-abu.* Mahatma Gandi hanya memiliki beberapa lembar kain putih yang dia tenun sendiri untuk pakainnya.

*Kalau baca sejarah hidup nabi Muhammad,* kita juga akan menemukan bahwa hidup beliau adalah gaya hidup minimalis. *Di rumahnya hanya ada alas tidur dari pelepah kurma, beberapa potong pakaian, sandal, sisir, dan alat makan.* Suatu ketika Umar Bin Khatab iba melihat keadaan rumah nabi ini, "Raja Persia hidup mewah sementara engkau pengausa jazirah Arab hidup sangat sederhana". Dengan nada yang agak tinggi, Nabi menegur Umar, "Umar, aku tidak ada urusan dengan dunia."

Memang tak ada yang salah dengan memiliki barang. *Namun ketika barang-barang itu menguasai diri kita*, maka ini akan menjadi masalah.

(Hamdi Akhsan)

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USA President Biden, now 78+, & First lady Jill , now 70., chose to go for a long bicycle ride instead of having a party on her 70th birthday !!! Should be an encouraging example to all aged people ! as well as of others 👆

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At m ovie theater

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Made in Indonesia,'2013 Maryland, Silver spring.

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"You Don't Know Me"

You give your hand to me Then you say hello I can hardly speak My heart is beating so And anyone can tell You think you know me well But you don't know me No, you don't know the one Who dreams of you at night And longs to kiss your lips And longs to hold you tight Oh I'm just a friend That's all I've ever been 'Cause you don't know me

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Bendera By Choklat

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"ANATA" Lyrics & Music by Akiko Kosaka Moshi mo watashi ga ie wo tateta nara Chiisana ie wo tateta deshou Ookii na mado to chiisana [DOA] to Heya ni wa furui danro ga aru no yo Makka na [BARA] to shiroi [PANJII] Koinu no yoko ni wa anata anata Anata ga ite hoshii Sore ga watashi no yume datta no yo Itoshii anata wa ima doko ni [BURUU] no jyuutan shikitsumete Tanoshiku waratte kurasu no yo Ie no soto de wa bouya ga asobi Bouya no yoko ni wa anata anata Anata ga ite hoshii Sore ga futari no nozomi datta no yo Itoshii anata wa ima doko ni *Soshite watashi wa [REESU] wo amu no yo Watashi no yoko ni wa watashi no yoko ni wa Anata anata anata ga ite hoshii *Repeat

--- "YOU" Lyrics & Music by Akiko Kosaka If I would have built a house I would have built a small house, I suppose With big windows and a small door In the room, there's an old fireplace, too Deep red roses and white pansies Beside the puppy is you, you I want you here with me That was my dream, you know My darling, where are you now Spread out on the blue carpet We live together, amused and laughing Outside the house, a boy is playing And beside that boy is you, you I want you here with me That was what both of us wished for, you know My darling, where are you now *Then, I'm knitting some lace Beside me is...beside me is... You, you...I want you here with me *Repeat

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The World’s Best Breakfasts

1. A full English Breakfast – it must have beans, sausages, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, hash browns and toast. Of course, it should all be knocked back with a cup of tea, but black pudding is optional as far as I’m concerned. 

2. Breakfast in Iran – it usually features some sort of naan bread with butter and jam. When a light breakfast just isn’t going to hit the spot Iranians eat halim. Halim is a mixture of wheat, cinnamon, butter and sugar cooked with shredded meat in huge pots. You can eat it hot or cold. You can also see the Iranian version of an omelet here too.

3. A Cuban wake up meal – usually consists of sweetened coffee with milk with a pinch of salt thrown in. The unique Cuban bread is toasted and buttered and cut into lengths to dunk in the coffee.

4. Polish Breakfast – known locally as Jajecznica, a traditional Polish breakfast consists of scrambled eggs covered with slices of custom-made kielbasa and joined by two potato pancakes.

5. Quick Spanish breakfast – Pan a la Catalana, or Pan con Tomate, in Spain is simple but really delicious. Just rub some bread with fresh garlic and plenty of ripe tomato, then drizzle with olive oil and salt. Top with cheese, ham or sausage for an extra bit.

6. A yummy Moroccan breakfast – usually consists of different breads with some chutney, jam, cheese or butter. They have a really delicious crumpet-style bread which they make in huge slabs for you to tear a bit off, and a semolina pancake bread called Baghir – both are really tasty.

7. A healthy Hawaiian breakfast – I couldn’t imagine Hawaiians eating anything but fruit to be honest. Of course, there’s the bagel but I’m sure they’d burn the energy from that off in a few minutes on their surf board anyway.

8. Swedish breakfast – often involves a Swedish pancake, known as a Pannkakor. It’s a thin flat cake made from batter and fried on both sides – much like a crepe. It’s usually served with a sweet, fruity filling.

9. Icelandic breakfast cuisine – a hearty and hot breakfast to fight off the dark, icy mornings is what’s needed here. Hafragrautur, or oatmeal, is served with a sprinkle of brown sugar with a few raisins or nuts on top, perfect.

10. Breakfast in Portugal – a delicious and simple affair with stuffed croissants and plenty of coffee served in the sun.

11. Breakfast in Australia – there’s only one crucial ingredient here, Vegemite. Travelling Aussies are often found with a sneaky pot of the sticky, salty brown stuff in their backpack. Just don’t get in the Vegemite vs Marmite war – everybody knows Marmite is better, but let them have their fun.

12. A Brazilian breakfast – mmmm a delicious selection of meats, cheeses and bread is the normal breakfast fare here. Jazzy rosething crafted out of I don’t know what, optional.

13. An Italian breakfast – a nation too fabulous for heavy breakfasts me thinks. Or maybe they’re saving themselves for a big cheesy pizza lunch and a pesto pasta dinner? (Although there’s nothing wrong with having them for breakfast you know) Either way an Italian eats on the run with a ‘cappuccino e cornetto’ aka a cappuccino and croissant.

14. A Welsh breakfast – errrm is it just me or is that cheesy toast flashing me a smile? Welsh Rarebit aka cheese on toast is a truly, truly delicious breakfast. Just the sight of that bubbling cheese makes me want to smother it in Worcestershire Sauce and chow down, mmmmm. Anyway, 36 left, must dash.

15. Breakfast in Denmark – top marks for presentation here. On a Dane’s breakfast plate you’ll often find rye bread, cheeses, salami, ham, pâté, honey, jam and sometimes even thin ‘plates’ of chocolate. It came as a bit of a shock to me but my research has shown that bacon is not actually that popular! Dun dun durrrh. How can this be? Apparently they send in all to the UK.

16. A Philippines breakfast – it’s all about the local fruits here. Mangoes are popular fare to keep you regular. As for keeping your energy up rice is the top choice, or the little sausages, known as longganisa, you can see above. When fried with salt and garlic cloves it’s known as sinangag. The sinangag is then combined with eggs, meats and beans and bob’s your uncle, fanny’s your aunt, a delicious Philippine breakfast is born.

17. An Alaskan breakfast – featuring reindeer meat and an egg nestled on a pancake. Poor old Rudolph, he won’t be able to join in any reindeer games now, will he?

18. A traditional German breakfast – wursts, local cheeses and freshly baked bread is the normal fare for a German breakfast. All washed back with a delicious coffee.

19. The famous American breakfast – home made thick pancakes with syrup and blueberries, topped off with a few rashers of bacon. Anyone not wishing for a coronary usually opts for a bowl of muesli, so I’m told. Pancakes all the way for me!

20. The French breakfast – ah, le croissant, le croissant, how I love le croissant! Pack them with crushed almonds, butter, chocolate or cream, they always taste good.

21. Breakfast in India – here we have rosemary roasted potatoes, Indian tofu scramble, lentils, veggie sausage and banana pepper toast. Breakfast cuisine in India varies hugely depending on the region but if you think of your Indian breakfast somewhere along these lines, you would be correct.

22. A hearty Scottish breakfast – much like a full English and a full Irish, but the country’s USP is the ‘sumptuous’ slab of haggis served alongside every fat-fried egg. Don’t know what haggis is? Scroll down quick if your animal eating habits err on the queasy side. It’s sheep’s heart, liver and lungs minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, salt and stock…

23. Thailand’s breakfast offering – you’ll find this dish at stalls throughout Thailand. It’s a minty spicy fish with a sweet & spicy pork, served with rice. By all accounts it tastes excellent, and it’s cheap at only 30 Bhat. Thai breakfast fare isn’t all that different from what you’d eat for lunch and dinner.

24. An Argentinian breakfast -usually consists of “mate” (an infusion drink made with leaves of “yerba”) or dulce de leche with “facturas,”a croissant-like typical pastry.

25. An Irish breakfast – you’ve had English and Scottish, now it’s time to learn the Irish USP. That would be white pudding and soda bread.

26. A Canadian breakfast – that eggy looking section is actually perogies. Perogies are boiled, baked or fried dumplings made from unleavened dough and traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese, or fruit. Then you’ve got some sausages and toast to mop it all up.

27. Breakfast in Mexico – the delightful plate above consists of beef tips, chilequiles and other assorted goodies eaten in Manzanillo. Nachos, cheese and beans always feature heavily and a delicious, spicy breakfast is the norm.

28. A Russian breakfast – oladi is the breakfast of choice in Russia. They’re sort of like pancakes and kind of like Yorkshire puddings, hot, just fried, soft inside and with a crispy edge! They’re best enjoyed with soured cream, honey, jam or fresh berries.

29. Breakfast in Vietnam – usually consists of some meaty treat dropped in a semolina/porridge mixture. What you see above is pork porridge. It features Chinese doughnuts, beansprouts, pork intestine stuffed with peppery pork mince, sliced pork heart, stomach slivers and blood pudding. A bit more interesting than toast and jam anyway.

30. Breakfast in Peru – ceviche is popular whatever time of day, breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s a seafood dish made from fresh raw fish marinated in citrus juices such as lemon or lime and spiced with chilli peppers. What a feast.

31. Breakfast in Bolivia – saltenas are a bit like empanadas crossed with Cornish pasties. They’re the traditional option for a Bolivian breakfast and usually filled with meat and vegetables, and slightly sweetened with sugar.

32. An Egyptian breakfast – the breakfast of choice here is Foul Madamas. It’s made from fava beans, chickpeas, garlic and lemon. Above you’ll see the dish topped with olive oil, cayenne, tahini sauce, a hard boiled egg, and some diced green veggies.

33. Breakfast in Japan – what do you mean you’ve never had tofu for breakfast? It’s a popular choice in Japan, along with fish and rice. Soak it in soya sauce and you’ve got yourself one delicious, and semi-healthy breakfast.

34. Breakfast in China – a lot like lunch and dinner in China. Expect noodles, rice, sticky coated chicken and fried veggies.

35. Malaysian breakfast – A hot bowl of Mee – noodles mixed with egg, vegetable and tasty spices.

36. Breakfast in Mongolia – it generally consists of boiled mutton with lots of fat and flour and maybe some dairy products or rice. In western Mongolia they add variety to their diets with horsemeat.

37. Breakfast in Belize – fry jacks are a staple in Belize breakfast cuisine. They’re deep-fried pieces of dough that are often accompanied by beans and eggs, or jam and honey.

38. A Hungarian breakfast – always consists of Pogácsa. Well, nearly always anyway. Throughout the year there are festivals dedicated to it and the recipe changes region to region. They have a scone-like consistency and as well as a popular breakfast item, they’re also used to bulk up goulash meals.

39. A Korean breakfast – breakfast is similar to lunch and dinner in Korea. You’ll get a small plate of kimchi, a bowl of rice and a bowl of clear vegetable soup. A good old-fashioned slice of toast is also a popular choice, but that doesn’t make for nearly as good a picture.

40. Breakfast in Pakistan – in Pakistan you’ll get Aloo Paratha for your breakfast. It’ s an Indian unleavened flatbread made by pan frying, wholewheat dough on a tava. The dough contains ghee and the bread is usually stuffed with vegetables. It’s best eaten with butter, chutney or some other spicy sauce. It’s not uncommon to roll it up and dip it in your tea.

41. An Estonian breakfast – curd cheese on a wheat bloomer – known locally as ‘cheese on toast’. The creamy topping can be supplemented with ricotta or fromage fraiche instead, if you prefer.

42. Breakfast in Jordan – the choice varies depending on the are and upbringing you’re from. Labneh, hummous and falafel are all popular choices and are usually served alongside olive oil, lamb sausage, jam and butter, turkey or beef mortadella.

43. Breakfast in Venezuela – empenadas are the order of the day. Fill the little pastries with fresh cheese, minced meat or any combination of veggies and beans.

44. Breakfast in Colombia – there are a variety of regional staples to keep your stomach grumbles at bay throughout the day. In Cundinamarca this changua dish is very popular. It’s made from milk, scallions and cheese.

45. Breakfast in Ghana – the most popular breakfast item in this African country is waakye. It’s basically rice cooked in beans and is found at all the street stalls in Ghana.

46. Breakfast in Uganda – like a lot of large countries the typical breakfasts vary region by region. But a popular dish across the country is katogo – it’s a combination of green cooking bananas mixed in a stew from beef or in a sauce from vegetables. The picture above is banana with cow organs.

47. A Bahamas breakfast – to be a Bahamian breakfast it must contain grits. Grits are dried ground hominy, or corn, for anyone not in the loop. You mix it with boiling water and the grits becomes a porridge. Its popularity came from slavery times when it’s all the slaves had to eat. Nowadays it’s topped with fat prawns and meat to spice it up a bit.

48. Breakfast in Costa Rica – Gallo Pinto is the standard breakfast fare in Costa Rica. It’s made from black beans, rice, optional soured cream, salsa and a corn tortilla. Costa Ricans will often have a bit of avocado, fried ripe plantain or cold meat on the side.

49. Breakfast in the Dominican Republic – you need to try the mangu. Mangu is made from mashing boiled plantains with butter and either salami, cheese or eggs. Top it off with a hot chocolate and you’ve got yourself some traditional Dominican Republic fare.

50. A Turkish breakfast – the full Turkish treatment usually consists of a few varieties of cheese, butter, olives, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, jam, honey, and spicy meat.

A plate of nasi goreng with fried egg, kerupuk and sate ayam or barbecued chicken.

51. Some of the more popular Indonesian dishes happen to be our favorites too. Nasi goreng is simple fried rice prepared with garlic, onions and kecap manis or sweet soy sauce, Indonesian style. In most street stalls a fried egg and kerupuk (prawn crackers) are added to complete the dish which is usually served for breakfast, although nasi goreng can be taken any time of the day. In restaurants it is used to accompany meat and other dishes.

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Behind The Lyrics - Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” Song Meaning

So I’ve been hearing this song from Foster The People called Pumped Up Kicks for a few weeks now.   The point of the conversation, what is this song talking about?  Well I’ve listened to the song several times and done some internet research and I think I’ve got it figured out! This song is about teen bullying.  It’s a serious issue that many teens face every day of their life!  It’s not cool, and it leads to serious problems.  I think most of us remember the Columbine shooting.  This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, but first, my reasoning for thinking this song talks about teen bullying. Let’s start by looking at the lyrics (courtesy of metro lyrics): Robert’s got a quick hand. He’ll look around the room, he won’t tell you his plan. He’s got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he’s a cowboy kid. Yeah he found a six shooter gun. In his dads closet hidden in a box of fun things, and I don’t even know what. But he’s coming for you, yeah he’s coming for you. [Chorus x2:] All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run, better run, faster than my bullet. Daddy works a long day. He be coming home late, yeah he’s coming home late. And he’s bringing me a surprise. ‘Cause dinner’s in the kitchen and it’s packed in ice. I’ve waited for a long time. Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger, I reason with my cigarette, And say your hair’s on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah. [Chorus x2:] All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run, better run, faster than my bullet. [Whistling] [Chorus x3:] All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run, better run, faster than my bullet. Okay, I can really derive this whole theory from the 1st verse of this song.  In my opinion, they are talking about a kid (Robert) looking around the room, kind of shady like.  With very shifty eyes.  He is scoping the scene of the people he wants to shoot.  Then it says he found a 6 shooter gun in his dad’s closet.  The verse is describing a kid that is being bullied and he is planning a revenge with a gun. The hook, which says “all the other kids with the pumped up kicks better run better run, out run my gun”.  Well that explains itself.  These “trendy” kids, all wearing “pumped up kicks” (shoes), are in his sites of his gun.  He wants to shoot them.  They even say “better run, faster then my bullet”.  So the way I read into it, these kids with the “pumped up kicks” are like a group, a click.  They all wear similar style shoes, and he is flat out saying, “keep picking on me, your soon going to have to out run my gun.” The second verse begins by talking about the kids dad.  He is waiting for his dad to come home for dinner and bring him a surprise, but he mentions the dinner is “packed on ice,” meaning it’s in the freezer.  As he says “he’s been waiting for a long time”, from this I gather dad up and left him and his mom.  So now not only are we dealing with a child that is being bullied at school, but a child with abandonment issues, a result of his father walking out on his family.  Then it continues to say “with the slight of my hand, now the quick pull  trigger”.  That’s going back to his plan to shoot people, to get revenge. The song then just whistles the melody and repeats the hook or “chorus” of the song.  Again, reinforcing that his plan is to take the gun he found and shoot the people he is being bullied by. Maybe I’m crazy, maybe I am reading to much into the lyrics of this song.  However, after reading all this, it really seems spot on, doesn’t it? There have been songs in the past that have dealt with the issue, like Pearl Jam’s – Jeremy.  Let’s face it, teen bullying is a serious issue that leads to drastic results!  You don’t know what the person you are bullying is going through personally.  Like the kid from Pumped Up Kicks.  His dad has left his family, he is feeling abandoned and exiled.  He has enough problems at home yet he has to go to school where kids just add fuel to the fire by bullying him.  Let’s take a stand against teen bullies!  We are many, they are few!  Not saying for your to get violent.  But it’s time for this to stop! My question for you is, how do we stop teen bullying?  How do we handle this situation?  If we pull our heads together, we can beat this!  The floor is open to everyone, what do we do about teen bullying?

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"Good Life" One Republic + Lyrics (by XshinocookieX)

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Tim Berg - Bromance (Tucandeo Rework)

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Macys 4th of July NewYork.City.Fireworks.