.:A Small Stone in My Life:.

dua minggu belakangan ini bermacam2 feeling gua rasain..

mulai dr seneng ketika gua balik indo ketemu bonyok & spupu kecil gua dan reunian ama temen2 3a3, takut ketika ankle gua membengkak gede hanya dalam sehari, shock ketika gua dikasi tau kalo asam urat (uric acid) udah menggerogoti sendi gua.. itu cuma dalam 2 minggu..

menjelang umur ke-24 bulan juli nanti, gua bener2 terkejut pas dokter bilang gua asam urat. bahkan si dokter mendiagnosa tanpa gua harus jalanin tes darah..

sepulang dari dokter, gua cumen bs ketawa2, "ah, mana mungkin gua masi 23 kena asam urat.. ada2 aje tuch dokter!"

bonyok gua jg memperkuat alibi gua dengan bilang "kalo asam urat mah sendi2 loe dah kaku, dri.."

tapi tetap aja ada kekuatiran di dalam diri gua n gua bilang ke nyokap gua kalo gua mau tes darah.. exactly tgl 16 January 2010, gua tes darah jam 7.30 pagi di Biotest Pluit.. bokap jg tes kadar glukosa dlm darah dia hari itu.. pas saat itu gua tenang bgt sich krn gua tetep keukeuh kalo gua ga bakal kena asam urat..

jam 4.30pm hasil darah dateng ke gua.. shocking.. ketika gua menemukan angka 7.2 mg/dL.. itulah kadar asam urat / uric acid dalam tubuh gua.. batasnya? 3.4-7.0 mg/dL pada umumnya.. artinya? yes, gua kena asam urat meskipun ga kronis..

awalnya gua shock bgt.. "wow.. gua kena asam urat.."

gua masi tetep ga percaya.. "ah, bisa aja tes-nya salah... pas gua cek di internet koq batas tingginya ampe 8.3 mg/dL???? berarti salah nichhhhh!" seolah-olah gua ga bs terima tuch hasil tes.. emosi gua played part at that time..

ketika gua ke dokter lagi, dokter semakin meyakinkan gua kalo gua kena asam urat.. dgn melihat bengkak di ankle gua, dia langsung mendiagnosa gua kena asam urat.. i truly admire the doctor.. :) selain baik, dia nasehatin gua makanan2 yg hrs dihindarin.. bener2 baik bgt dokternya..

asam urat atau uric acid (english) itu adalah jenis asam berasal dari purines yang ga bisa diurai oleh tubuh lagi dan apabila berlebih, asam ini cenderung menyerang sendi2 tubuh melalui media darah atau lebih umum disebut gout/arthritis.. pada umumnya penyakit asam urat ini adalah penyakit turunan dan baru timbul ketika seseorang mencapai umur di atas 30.. artinya gua menghadapi a rare case.. mungkin possibility-nya 1:10000 atau mungkin lebih kecil utk bs terjangkit asam urat pada usia muda..

shockingly, bonyok gua ga ada yg punya history asam urat.. hanya kholesterol.. hmm.. dari mana ya? ah, ga penting jg! yg lebih penting gua harus jaga diet mulai saat ini.. ga ada lagi jero-an atopun daging2 merah berlebihan.. gua harus bener2 jaga makan dan gizi tubuh juga..

ga ada lagi makan berlebihan yg enak2 kayak kepiting saos tiram ala nyokap, angsio bakut (daging bakut merah nyokap yg super duper lezat), daging sapi ala nyokap, ba cincang ala nyokap, telor goreng kecap ala nyokap, udang goreng mentega ala nyokap, udang roti ala nyokap, baso ba ala nyokap, duck king ala suekim (adek ipar nyokap), otak padang, fried oyster.. ah masi banyak lagi.. ga bs makan banyak lagi tuch makanan.. haha.. (jadi laper...)

sejujurnya sedih... tapi di satu sisi gua bener2 bersyukur.. gua bener2 thankful karena at least gua bs spotted penyakit ini ketika gua masih muda.. di satu sisi ini bener2 melatih kedisiplinan gua.. gua terkenal dgn "ketidakdisiplinan".. :)

dan setelah dipikir2 lagi, mungkin beberapa case penyakit gua belakangan ini memang disebabkan asam urat.. swollen knee, swollen ankle.. kadang2 jari tangan gua agak sakit juga.. gua malah berharap mereka semua berhubungan satu sama lain yaitu asam urat.. smoga bukan lg penyakit yg laen d.. wew..

jaga pola makan.. dan juga.... mulai berolahraga d.. hehe.. smua org tau kalo mulut gua kyk terompet, bunyinya nyaring.. "yok, berenang.. yok, nge-gym.." tapi ga pernah dilakuin..... bahkan dulu gua pernah tinggal di hall NTU yg cumen kira2 50 kaki dari tempat gym, tapi gua cumen 2 kali seumur hidup gua ke gym itu.. haha.. ironis..

"anyway, gua ga bole kalah ama penyakit ini.. gua harus tetep semangat!!!" itulah cara gua menyemangati hidup gua.. yosh!!!!

resolution 2010 gua tetep berjalan.. n bakal berjalan.. :)

-andri-

.:2010:.

Happy New Year 2010 from me.

one year such a short journey. i never imagine that 2009 would have gone so fast. reflecting back what I have done for the past one year.... overall result is............ hmph..

2009 leaves me quite number bad experiences. life without direction makes me clueless on where i should go to.

here comes 2010. i've never been evaluating myself, what kind of improvements i've had.. my resolution for both 2009 and 2008 was the same: "to be a better man". sounds cliche or ambiguous as "a better man" can be of a lot of meanings.

2010.
new resolutions. physically, mentally, socially and spiritually.

physical resolution:
1. put on weight (another 4 kg)
2. enlarge my arm muscles (biceps & triceps)
3. be healthier

mental resolution:
1. "never give up" mentality
2. don't be stubborn
3. be wiser

social life:
1. get in touch with old friends
2. more easy going
3. more extrovert

spiritually:
1. live a life of prayer
2. no more self-centered life
3. more committed

"be wiser" is the one that i want to focus more.

"a wise man rules his world."

how many people on earth are actually wise? i can say, not many of them.
hmm.. how should i explain this.. i give an example:

ok.. fyi, i'm currently in indonesia for my ankle treatment. these last few days i've been dilligently following a hot case about "Century Bank Bailout". this case was surfaced right after Indonesia government decided to bailout Century Bank back in 21-23 November 2008 due to global economic downturn. at least Rp6.7k billion (equals to about S$1 billion) was injected in order to salvage Century Bank from bankruptcy. it was a controversial move by our government as Century Bank was known as one of low performance banks. according to Jusuf Kalla, with Robert Tantular as Century Bank's current CEO, the bank has encountered a lot of financial problems. corruption is just one example and bad management is just the other one. rumours said that Century Bank funded one of Indonesia's biggest politics parties for their presidential campaigns back in 2008. hence, in order for this party to payback, here came the famous "Century Bank Case".

imagine, what you could buy with S$1billion cash on your hand!! it's a huge amount of money, peeps!!

and now they are having what they call "Rapat Pansus" investigation which involves Prof. Boediono (Vice President 2009-2014 & former Bank of Indonesia Chief Governor) as the suspect, Sri Mulyani (Minister of Financial Monetary 2009-2014 & former Head of KSSK) and Jusuf Kalla (former Vice President 2004-2009) as witnesses and many other politicians. In this investigation, each of them was questioned by all of the politics parties such as Partai Demokrat, Partai Golkar, and else.

If you see what they were doing in the investigation, it was so disappointing. such a small matter, they all disputed it for about 1 hour. debates were anywhere in that room and each of them felt they were right. there was no justification to say who's wrong or right. every rules, regulations, or acts made by human have always a flop here and there. i know nothing is perfect, but sadly, these people were always trying to make an excuse to defend themselves. perhaps, it's human nature, protecting himself, i can't deny it. but words like "apology", "sorry" is a never spoken one. instead, "bangsat" (damn), "kodok" (frog), "setan" (evil) were easily screamed out from their mouths. so embarassing for such educated people....

other than that, "Lumpur Lapindo" (Lapindo Flowing Mud) is another example of "big man's" arrogancy. while these bunch of irresponsible people from Lapindo promised all the evacuees an amount of money. until now! until now most of them haven't even received a single cent yet! ckck.. what have these poor people done to you, jer*s? they just put their best effort to make living & you, jer*s, you simply came with fake smiles, dag the ground, caused the problems and then left without a single care about them. what is your heart made of? sucks!! you call yourself a leader of country? shame on you all!

i just hope to be blessed with wisdom, so that every decision i'll make it will have to through sufficient cognitive process spiritually and rationally. a good decision leads to many aspects of life.

secondly, it's my health. i really want to boost up my physical health. 2008 & 2009 were a bit traumatic for me. starting from ache at my waist, swollen knee, stomachache, swollen ankle, and many else. :(

pray it'll be much better in 2010. :)

2010. that's how i'm going to be a better man.

-andri-

.: Room Sweet Room :.

yosh, feel like writing again..

tedious week after week.. ever since last March, basically I've been quite busy with both my work and church activities.

hmm.. not everyone actually knows about this.. right after Nasi Boengkoes musical drama, on the following day, officialy i'm no longer a Clementian.. I'm now a CCK-er.. hehe..

yeap, just shifted to my new flat.. :)

and by grace my brother & i can own this flat.. but, well, we are now under debts & we need to pay monthly installment for this new flat.. hoho.. so, financially, from now on, i need to manage it very well..

aside from my work & financial matter, i'm currently more than happy.. finally i can have my own room again.. the last time i have it was during my final year in NTU.. 1.5 years ago..

my room concept is "simplistic". i just want to make sure i have a spacious room with only those stuffs i really need.

some decorative toys and photos just make my room even perfect.. exactly the same as what i've been dreaming of.. :D

below are some "fresh from the oven" snapshots i took.

firstly, my bed mattress.. looks convenient, huh.. well, it is..

my wardrobe.. mm.. the biggest wardrobe i've ever had so far.. hehe..

my book shelves.. i like this part of my room.. :)

but i like this even better.. my comfy sofa, table & computer set.. cihuy!

i just can't stand it.. XD

maklum anak kampungan.. ga pernah punya kamar bagus.. hehe.. i keep telling myself to alwaysss take a good care of this room.. "i will, mama".. :D hehe..

mungkin ini adalah the best place to relieve all my stresses and pressures after work.. i love where i am now.. :)

-andri-