THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE FROM SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

Have you watched cartoons? Do you like cartoons? Or are you a cartoon lover? At least, you had watched a cartoon when you was kid. Many childreen like cartoon, because it has animation color and funny sound that make it interesting.

I am a cartoon lover. May be my friend think that I am like a kid. Because cartoon is identic with kids. For me watching cartoon have a pleasure. It can reduce my stress because of funny story with funny sound. And cartoon can give me a positive imagination. Beside that, there are cartoon which is not fit for childreen. Because it's story teach a negative thing for them. So please keep it for them.

Spongebobs Squarepants, Doraemon, Detective Conan, Tom & Jerry, Barbie, Upin & Ipin, Toy Story, UP and many more. I am sure that you had watched it. Actually whatever the movie or film, they have a positive things that we can get lesson from them. Although some story have the negative side, but we can touch the positive side from them (think out of box).

I like Spongebob and every morning I always watched it on TV. He is a funny, plain and simple boy, and sometime look like a stupid boy. Because of his attitude, he always became scapegoat and be exploited by his friend. While, so many positive attitude that we can learn from him. He is a loyal friend to Patrick. Patrick is his best friend. Spongebob care depply with Patrick, even they made a  promise to be Best Friend Forever (BFF).

Moreover he is a workhorce, loyal and dicipline in working. He always go work on time. He was cook at restaurant of Krusti Krab. If he was late, he felt guilty. He always enjoy and have a pleasure with his job. Never mind how much salary that he was received. Even the holyday, Spongebob always went to work. Because working was his life. So it is different than us. Sometimes when we work in office, we come late to work, and sometime we still use time of work for another activity such as browsing, chatting and gossipss...

He also loyal and respect to his boss. Although his boss being hard to him, he never against and always respect to his boss. The other positive attitude of Spongebob, he always be happy and try to be happy with other. Although he gots troubles. Spongebobs have never give up attitude that we can try to do. He always fail when he got test driving car. But he never  gives up to get a driver's license.

So his attitude such as loyal, workhorce, dicipline, friendship, happy, respect and never give up. We can learn and do in our lives.

SIKAP POSITIF DARI SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANT

Apakah Anda pernah menonton film kartun? Apakah Anda suka menonton kartun? Apakah Anda pecinta kartun? Paling tidak Anda pernah menonton film kartun. Film kartun sangat banyak disukai oleh anak-anak karena animasi dengan warna dan suara pemainnya yang lucu dan menarik.

Saya pecinta kartun. Mungkin ada yang bilang saya masih anak-anak karena kartun identik dengan anak-anak. Bagi saya menonton kartun punya kenikmatan tersendiri. Bagi saya kartun menghibur dan mengobati stress. Ceritanya yang kocak dengan suara dan animasi yang lucu dan menambah daya imajinasi yang positif. Namun ada juga film kartun yang tidak pantas ditonton oleh anak-anak karena cerita yang mengajarkan pada hal negatif. So..jangan ditonton ya...

Banyak film kartun yang positif ditonton, sebut saja Spongebob Squarepants, Doraemon, Detective Conan, Tom & Jerry, Barbie, Upin & Ipin, Toy Story, UP dan masih banyak lagi. Saya yakin Anda pasti pernah menonton salah satunya. Sebenarnya apapun yang kita tonton, banyak hal positif yang dapat kita pelajari. Namun dalam cerita yang paling menonjol adalah hal negatif tapi kita bisa pandang dari sisi lainnya yaitu sisi positifnya (think out of the box).

Sebut saja Spongbob Squarepants yang lugu, polos dan kadang terlihat bodoh. Karena sikapnya ini, dia menjadi kambing hitam atau dimanfaatkan oleh teman-temannya. Walaupun begitu, banyak sikap positif Spongebob yang pantas kita tiru. Sikap dia yang setia kawan dengan sahabatnya Patrick. Spongebob sangat peduli dengan sahabatnya Patrick, bahkan mereka berjanji untuk menjadi Best Friend Forever.

Selain itu Spongebob adalah pekerja keras yang setia dan disiplin. Dia bekerja sebagai koki di restoran miliknya Krusti Krab. Setiap berangkat kerja dia selalu berusaha datang tepat waktu. Dan jika telat beberapa detik saja membuat dia merasa bersalah. Dia pekerja keras yang sangat menikmati dan menyenangi pekerjaannya. Tidak peduli berapapun gaji yang dia terima. Bahkan hari libur pun dia masih tetap ingin bekerja. Baginya pekerjaan adalah bagian dari hidupnya. Jika dia tidak bekerja, berarti potensi yang dimilikinya tidak berguna bagi orang lain. Beda ya dengan kita, yang sudah ada pekerjaan tapi masih memanfaatkan waktu kerja untuk hal yang tidak berguna seperti chatting, buka website dan bergosip di jam kerja.

Dia selalu setia dan hormat terhadap majikannya. Walaupun majikannya bersikap keras dan kasar terhadapnya, namun dia tidak melawan dan bahkan tetap menghormati majikannya serta selalu menuruti majikannya.

Sikap positif lainnya adalah sikap dia yang selalu ceria dan berusaha agar selalu ceria terhadap semua temannya walaupun hal buruk menimpanya. Sikap pantang menyerahnya pun pantas kita tiru. Spongebob walaupun berkali-kali gagal dalam tes mengemudi, namun dia tetap berusaha agar bisa lulus dan memperoleh SIM mengemudi.
Jadi sikap setia kawan, pekerja keras, disiplin, bersahabat, ceria, hormat dan pantang menyerahnya patut kita tiru...

TROUBLE IS A FRIEND

Have you heard song by Lenka that title is Trouble is a Friend. I like this song so much, because of relax rhytm with soft her voice and simple lyric. This song is amazing for me. It tell us that troubles is a friend although they are a foe for us. But we can change our mind set so trouble is not a foe that will hurt us but they teach us for godness.

All of creatures can't be separate from troubles. They have troubles in their life and their environment. Sometimes when we got troubles, we can't control and always be distracted by them.

Trouble is in our heart, trouble is in the dark and they always be exist in our life if we can't solve them and we run away from them. They always seem to grow and always grow. Don't let they win.

We should be able to make a trouble is a friend. Friend that will change our mind and our attitude for the godness. Without troubles, our life no feel beautiful and no feel  challenges. Trouble teach us become grow up in action and be responsible. Trouble teach us to strong in our life.

Me and my friend always understand and teach each other for better life. If we consider troubles is a friend that always help and show the way to be better for us, so we never avoid them into our life and we should understand and not burden in our life.

For me I had had many troubles in my life. But we always pray for God that we don't get troubles. If we got them, think of them as a teacher that can teach us to maximize our good potential to be better.

"Trouble Is A Friend"

Trouble will find you No matter where you go Oh, oh
No matter if you're fast No matter if you're slow Oh, oh
The eye of the storm wanna cry in the morn Oh, oh
You're fine for a while But you start To lose control

He's there in the dark
He's there in my heart
He waits in the wings he's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend Yeah
Trouble Is a friend of mine Ahh

Trouble is a friend But trouble is a foe Oh, oh
And no matter What I feed him He always seems to grow Oh, oh
He sees what I see And he knows What I know Oh, oh
So don't forget As you ease On down my road

He's there in the dark He's there in my heart
He waits in the wings He's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend Yeah Trouble Is a friend of mine
So don't be alarmed If he takes you
By the arm I won't let him win
But I'm a sucker for his charm
For his charm
Trouble is a friend Yeah Trouble Is a friend of mine Ahh

How I hate the way He makes me feel
And how I try To make him leave I try Oh, oh, I try

But he's there in the dark
He's there in my heart
He waits in the wings
He's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend Yeah
Trouble Is a friend of mine
So don't be alarmed If he takes you
By the arm I won't let him win
but I'm a sucker for his charm
For his charm
Trouble is a friend Yeah
Trouble Is a friend of mine Ahh

Ooh Ahh Ooh

Trouble is a Friend

Pernah dengar lagu Lenka yang judulnya Trouble is a friend gak? Saya suka banget ma lagu ini. Alunan lagu yang nyantai dengan suara Lenka yang lembut ditambah lirik yang sederhana. Pokoknya lagu ini keren banget dehh...

Liriknya sangat sederhana bahwa masalah adalah teman walaupun masalah adalah musuh. Namun kita dapat mengubah cara pandang kita agar masalah bukan musuh yang menyeramkan, kita anggap masalah sebagai teman yang mengajarkan untuk kebaikan.

Semua makhluk Tuhan tidak ada yang lepas dari masalah. Mereka semua punya masalah baik kecil bahkan masalah besar sekalipun. Mereka memiliki masalah baik terhadap diri sendiri atau pun terhadap lingkungannya. Kadang saat kita mendapatkan masalah, kita tidak sanggup menahan dan mengendalikan diri hingga menangis sehingga kita berlarut dalam masalah.
Kita mendapat madalah seperti berada dalam kegelapan. Masalah itu ada dalam hati dan akan tetap ada jika kita tidak menyelesaikannya dan akan tetap ada jika kita lari dari masalah. Masalah akan selalu tumbuh dan berkembang. Jadi jangan biarkan masalah menang.

Kita harus mampu menjadikan masalah sebagai teman yang akan mengubah cara pandang kita dan sikap kita agar menjadi lebih baik. Tanpa adanya masalah hidup tidak terasa indah karena tidak ada tantangan. Masalah mengajarjan kita agar menjadi lebih dewasa dalam bertindak dan menanggapi setiap tantangan dan mengajarkan kita agar lebih kuat dalam mengarungi kehidupan.

Dalam kehidupan antara kita dan teman adalah dua kehidupan yang saling mengerti. Selalu saling membantu dan mengarahkan agar menjadi lebih baik. Jika kita dapat menganggap masalah sebagai teman berarti kita dapat menyelesaikan dan bukan menghindarinya. Semakin kita dekati dan semakin kita dekat maka masalah bukan menjadi beban. Namun menjadi bagian dari hidup agar menjadi lebih baik.

Namun bagaimanapun juga kita tetap harus berdoa pada Tuhan untuk tidak bermasalah. Dan jika kita mendapat masalah kita dapat menjadikannya sebagai guru yang mengajarkan kita untuk memaksimalkan potensi yang kita miliki.

"Trouble Is A Friend"

Trouble will find you No matter where you go Oh, oh
No matter if you're fast No matter if you're slow Oh, oh
The eye of the storm wanna cry in the morn Oh, oh
You're fine for a while But you start To lose control

He's there in the dark
He's there in my heart
He waits in the wings
he's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend Yeah
Trouble Is a friend of mine Ahh

Trouble is a friend But trouble is a foe Oh, oh
And no matter What I feed him He always seems to grow Oh, oh
He sees what I see And he knows What I know Oh, oh
So don't forget As you ease On down my road

He's there in the dark
He's there in my heart
He waits in the wings
He's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend Yeah
Trouble Is a friend of mine
So don't be alarmed If he takes you
By the arm I won't let him win
But I'm a sucker for his charm
For his charm Trouble is a friend Yeah Trouble Is a friend of mine Ahh

How I hate the way He makes me feel And how I try To make him leave I try Oh, oh, I try

But he's there in the dark
He's there in my heart
He waits in the wings
He's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend Yeah
Trouble Is a friend of mine
So don't be alarmed If he takes you
By the arm I won't let him win
But I'm a sucker for his charm
For his charm Trouble is a friend Yeah Trouble Is a friend of mine Ahh

Ooh Ahh Ooh

MATHEMATIC IS BEAUTIFULL IN LIFE

Now I wanna share about Math ... Please enjoy this post. I like math since I studied at elementary school. I do not know why, I think because of my teacher and my parents. They always taught me math every day.

Mathematics related to logic and emotion to solve the problems. Usually mathematics related with numbers and math symbols. Since we were kid, we had been taught math. Such as we were going to say "one, two, three." When we buy something, we pay in certain amount of money. It is the result of mathematical calculations.Mathematics is always around us and it is impossible to hate mathematics.

Many people believe that mathematics is the science that we make so boring. This is because of we can not change our mind set that math is horrific into math is fun. Even if math is a hobby for us in solving problems. Think math is a game, like a detective solve the problems using many tricks and intrigue. In one issue can use variety of methods and different ways of solution, but give the same solution.

Mathematics is the king of science that became the basic of the science. In the opinion of experts that mathematics as a servant of the other sciences. Mathematics is the basic of science. Mathematics has been known for thousands years before century. Mathematical sciences give idea to create somethings. We will not know the computer, phone, robot, mobile phones, etc if we don’t use a math science.

In physics science, using mathematics to calculate the magnitude of a force, to calculate distance of planet to sun, to calculate the electric current strength. In economics and finance we are also using math to calculate profit, loss and the percentage of bank interest. All science uses mathematics as a basic of the other science. No reason that we hated mathematics.

I love math and love very much to math. For me mathematics is an art and beauty. Art plays with numbers and logic. Mathematics is not only to count the number using a calculator, but math is playing game of logic, imagination and emotion. Thank for God, I got study without university entrance test in one of the best universities in Indonesia.

Many things that I have when I learned mathematics. Positive science, and creative thinking, never give up and curiosity to solve problems. For me, I never stop to solve math problem until I get solution using my mind. Because of that I am stubborn girl. Math can make me critical to think but be patient to solve a problem. I will never stop to solve it until I get solution. So it character become my habit in my life.

Sometime some people say, why we must learn mathematic in school, make we are boring with formula. And in our job, we never use that formula. 

But for me, just take a positive thinking for it. Although in our work never use that formula, but we have a critical, creative and good logic to solve a problem because of math.

Mathematical sciences is the most basic science, because

1. When we were three years old must have taught mathematics. For example, when say "one, two, three."

2. We're never can be separated from mathematics. So people say math is basic science.

3. Mathematics is an exact science and no doubt for it.

4. Advanced technology is built of mathematics, such as a computer language that uses figures compiled into a programming language.

5. In a economic, we sell and buy something are using the mathematical sciences.

6. In the competition game had to use math to calculate the point who the winners and who the losers.

7. Mathematics is every thing in our life. No body not use math in their life.

I have a few ways that I use to favor math, may be you can try, such as :

1. I always enjoys with mathematics.

2. Eliminating the assumption that math is horrific.

3. Mathematics is an exact science, so there is no doubt for it.

4. Always enjoy and solve the problem of math and enjoy play math game.

5. Never give up and always try to be able to answer the math problems

7. Discuss to solve math problems with other.

8. Think that numbers is a beautiful painting.

9. Write mathematical formula. For me, I wrote the formula on the sheet and displayed on my bedroom wall.

10. Mathematics is not a boring lesson, but the lesson that makes us curious and be able to solve the problems.

11. Math force us to be dicipline on doing all activity.

12. Math make us to be patient and stubborn.

13. Always think that “I CAN DO IT”.

14. Often make imagination with mathematics.

Math is the beautifull. Mathematical is knowledge that comes from God. Math is an exact science that there is no doubt of it. Do not be afraid in solving problems. Don’t be afraid to make mistake. Because of the mistakes we may know the truth, or force us to do things better.

Sometimes we do not know the truth and we do not get right information to do the right thing. If we do and make mistake, we can see the reaction of the environment, and we can learn what they want. Never stop adding our knowledge, it  doesn’t  get from school, but we can get when we read books. Because book is a silent and faithful teacher.

Take a look:

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

We assume:

1  2  3  4  5  6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

So if we add the:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K

8 +1 +18 +4 +23 + 15 +18 +11 = 98%

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11 +14 +15 +23 + 12 +5 +4 +7 + 5 = 96%

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 

1 +20 +20 +9 +20 + 21 +4 +5 = 100%

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D 

12 +15 +22 +5 +15 + 6 +7 +15 +4 = 101%

Love of God is more important in our life.

Lets enjoy with mathematics.

Breakthrough Thinking

I had written this post in bahasa in 2010. Now I write again in English.

I had Ever read a book that titled "Breakhtrough Thinking" written by four teams (Eko S, Joy K, Anthony WS and Ronni S) from Indonesia. This book is really good. Discussing about the people who think analytically and creatively. In this book also explained that “Being innovative is a choice”. Nothing is wrong between analytically and creatively. Analytical thinking or creative thinking is needed in daily life, especially we have both.

In everyday life, we know that we must be able to recognize our potential and our character, so that we can maximize what we have. Although it is difficult for those who do not recognize themselves. Sometimes I often think that “Who am I, what potential that I have, and what potential that I can develop”. But on the other hand I can recognize my own potential so that I can focus to develop it for further.

In our life, we always have many problem, we never be separated from the problem. Problems can come from our minds that make the problem becomes complicated. Furthermore, the problem based on how we think, determine and respond to that problem. How do we react it, whether we will be dissolved on that problem, or whether we make that problem as a force to be better in the future.

This book describes some of the characteristics being creative thinking, such as

1. Imaginative

2. Curiosity

3. Critical

4. Dare to take risks

5. Sensitive to environmental situations

6. Accept critism from other

7. Able to articulate ideas

8. Generally, unable to work in scheduled

Some characteristics of analytical thinking are:

1. Systematic thinking

2. Discipline

3. Think in a logical

4. Organized

5. Thorough and focus on the details of the problem

6. Awkward

7. Take a long time to decide

In this book show two people name are Cerdi and Cerda. Cerdi has the creative thinking and Cerda has analytic thinking. Cerdi has ideas that appear suddenly while Cerda always analyze the ideas of what is likely to happen, so he looks slower. But neither of them is wrong, if controlled properly. When they did cooperate in preparation of the event, Cerda always required that Cerdi must gave idea on schedule. But Cerdi didn’t do it, because his idea can not appear suddenly.

There is a third person whose innovative thinking, he has an innovation and has vision (visionary). He requires creative ideas and vision to run the analytical. So, He took Cerda and Cerdi to gave their idea. This innovative people can control both, he knows the conditions and circumstances in which the Cerda needed and where the Cerdi needed. He was able to combine the two ideas.

This book tell us that ”Innovative is a Choice.” People who think innovative are more mature than people who think creatively or analytically. According to Mitchell Ditkoff, there are some characteristics of the innovative thinking, such as

1. Curiousity

2. Self Accepting

3. Self motivated

4. Peripatetic

5. Visionar

6. Humorous

7. Takes risk

8. Reflectives

9. Resilient

10. Persevering

I think from what I had read, innovative thinking is a combination of creative thinking and analytical thinking. Combined analytical and creative nature is needed to solve the problem more effective. This book also explains how to find creative ideas and use the tools of problem solving such as SWOT analysis, effectiveness and efficiency analysis, financial impact analysis, and many more.

THINK OUT OF THE BOX

Well now I wanna share again

Consider this Picture 1, what is the picture that you can see?

Picture 1 

The first thing that you can see is a picture of old man with white-haired and bearded while stroking his chest, don’t you? Now try to look at Picture 2, what picture that you can see?

Picture 2

I can guess, you think that the picture is a face of someone, don’t you? Now try to look Picture 3, what picture that you can see?

Picture 3 

The possibility of the pictures that you can see are two grandparents facing each other. 

Are you sure only that picture that you can see? Can not be explained other images by that picture? Try to look carefully. The first thing you can see is a white-haired grandparents who look at each other. Do not you see there are two men use big hat and sitting against a great pitcher. The right side, man are holding a guitar, and there are a woman standing at the door behind him. For the left side, there is a man who was sitting and holding his hat. Have been you sure for that picture? Let's take a look again.

As shown in the picture above, Picture 1 and Picture 2 is not just a white-bearded old man picture and not just the face painting. But try to see the other side, that the Picture 1, there is a mother who was holding her son and the Picture 2, there is a man playing the saxophone. How great it is, we can see from the other perspective for that picture.

We can conclude that in the picture can be explained more than one meaning. Of course, everything that happens in our lives can be seen from all sides, not just one side but should cover both side or maybe cover more than both sides. We may not judge a thing in a hurry, but we have to find and observe as much as possible all the information.

Thinking like this we know as "Think out of the box". I think that you had heard this. We do not think just in terms of the ordinary, but we must be able to think out of the ordinary and also from unusual thinking to ordinary thinking. Had you heard about Wright brother, they had an impossible idea and even people thought that their idea was crazy. They wanted to make people can fly into the sky like a bird. Of course this is not possible, because humans didn’t have wings and had a heavy body. But who could guess that they had a great idea. Because their idea, we know what is a plane and  we can fly with a plane. This suggests that unusual thinking can produce an extraordinary thing.

As my experience when I was working in a private company in the Human Resources department. Their employees still use the old habits. If we did a unusual for something that is not necessarily generate an error, they will immediately complained because they though it is not fair. They could only see from one side. They couldn’t see from the other side and they couldn’t accept the new things. They couldn,t change old habits, it is related to did not want to change the beliefs and did not want to change the old ways. Whereas the old way far behind and we had to accept the new great ways.

Thinking outside of the box is to think and create unusual ideas to provide answers the challenges. This is in the times today and problems from time to time is not the same. We may not use the same methods to solve it. It's important to try to get out from thinking in the box. People who think in the box is a follower, not creative, and always monotonous in response to a problem.

Think Out Of The Box

So how do we Think Out Of The Box. I get from my experience, from sharing and some references that I have learned, there are many things to do. Among them are

- Focus and confident in what you're doing

- Do not set limits in your mind and dare to do things that challenge

- Do not be afraid to be weird and do not be afraid of the risks

- Conducting discussions, ask questions and seek references as much as possible and learn  from the experience.

- etc

There are many other things that we can do in order to think out of the box. Do not be afraid to be different with others, always think smart and think creatively. Consider the following example.

We know that mathematics is an exact science that everything is determined with certainty. Call it 1 +1 definitely the answer is 2. But we might argue that the answer is not 2, it is 11. It is certainly not wrong and correct if it is sum of the binary. So a new way is not necessarily wrong, and of course we can receive it.

I am writing this blog not only to be shared, but I also have to get used to the thinking outside the box. Because creativity, intelligence and incredible things, perspective and think outside the box is necessary.

"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." - Mary Lou Cook.

Berpikir Di Luar Kotak - Think Out Of The Box

Nah sekarang saya mo sharing lagi nih…

Coba perhatikan Gambar 1 di bawah ini, gambar apakah yang dapat Anda lihat?

Gambar 1

Pasti yang pertama Anda lihat adalah gambar bapak tua berambut dan berjenggot warna putih sambil mengelus dadanya. Benar bukan? Nah coba perhatikan Gambar 2 di bawah ini, kira-kira gambar apakah yang Anda lihat?

Gambar 2

Saya bisa tebak, yaitu gambar lukisan wajah orang. Benar bukan? Nah coba Gambar 3 berikut ini, kira-kira gambar apakah yang Anda lihat?

Gambar 3

Kemungkinan gambar yang Anda lihat adalah dua orang kakek dan nenek yang saling berhadapan. Apakah Anda yakin hanya itu yang dapat Anda lihat dari ketiga gambar tersebut? Apakah tidak ada gambar lain yang dapat dijelaskan oleh gambar tersebut? Coba perhatikan Gambar 3 dengan seksama. Pertama yang Anda lihat adalah kakek dan nenek berambut putih yang saling menatap. Coba perhatikan lagi gambarnya. Tidakkah anda melihat ada dua orang bertopi besar sedang duduk bersandar pada sebuah kendi besar. Pria yang duduk di sebelah kanan gambar sambil memegang gitar, dan terlihat dibelakangnya ada seorang wanita yang berdiri di pintu dan sebelah kiri terdapat seorang pria yang sedang duduk sambil memegang topinya. Anda belum yakin, ayo coba lihat lagi.

Dari hal ini, kita simpulkan bahwa dalam satu gambar memiliki lebih dari satu makna. Begitu juga dalam kehidupan bahwa segala hal yang terjadi dalam kehidupan kita dapat dilihat dari berbagai sisi, tidak hanya satu sisi tetapi harus cover both side. Atau mungkin cover more than both side. Kita dalam memberikan penilaian terhadap suatu hal janganlah terburu-buru namun kita harus mencari informasi sebanyak mungkin dan mengamatinya.

Berpikir seperti ini kita kenal dengan nama “Think out of the box”. Pasti Anda sudah sering mendengarnya. Kita diajak berpikir tidak hanya menurut kebiasaan yang ada, namun kita harus bisa melihat dari hal yang biasa dan hal tidak biasa menjadi hal yang biasa. Wright bersaudara memiliki ide yang mustahil dan bahkan orang mungkin beranggapan bahwa idenya adalah ide gila. Ide mereka adalah membuat orang bisa terbang ke angkasa seperti burung. Tentu saja hal ini tidak mungkin terjadi, karena manusia tidak memiliki sayap dan memiliki massa tubuh yang berat. Namun siapa yang menyangka, karena ide dari Wright bersaudara terciptalah pesawat terbang.  Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa berpikir diluar kebiasaan dapat menghasilkan suatu hal yang luar biasa hebatnya.

Think Out Of The Box

Seperti pengalaman saya saat masih bekerja di sebuah perusahaan swasta di departemen HR, dimana karyawan yang masih membiasakan diri terhadap kebiasaan lama. Jika ada perlakuan yang berbeda terhadap sesuatu hal yang belum tentu menghasilkan kesalahan, mereka akan langsung mengkomplain hal tersebut karena dianggap sebagai suatu hal yang tidak wajar. Mereka hanya bisa melihat dari satu sisi, tidak dapat melihat dari sisi lain apalagi menerimanya. Kecendrungan untuk tidak mengubah kebiasaan lama berkaitan dengan keengganan untuk tidak mengubah kepercayaan dan pandangan yang sudah dimiliki manusia. Padahal cara-cara lama mungkin saja sudah jauh tertinggal dan kita harus bisa menerima cara-cara baru yang jauh lebih hebat.

Seperti pada ketiga gambar yang diperlihatkan di atas, Gambar 1 dan Gambar 2 bukan hanya gambar bapak tua berjenggot putih dan bukan hanya lukisan wajah. Namun coba lihat sisi lainnya, bahwa pada gambar pertama ada seorang ibu yang sedang menggendong anaknya dan pada gambar kedua terdapat seorang pria yang sedang bermain saxophone. Sungguh luar biasa bukan jika kita dapat melihat dari sisi pandang lainnya.

Kita berpikir diluar kotak (Think out of the box) maksudnya adalah bagaimana kita berpikir dan menciptakan ide diluar kebiasaan yang ada dan untuk menjawab suatu tantangan yang ada. Hal ini didorong dengan perkembangan zaman semakin maju dan pemasalahan dari waktu ke waktu tidaklah sama, dan tidak mungkin menggunakan cara-cara yang sama dengan yang lama. Sangat penting untuk mencoba keluar dari cara berpikir in the box. Orang yang berpikir in the box hanyalah sebagai pengikut, tidak kreatif dan selalu monoton dalam menanggapi suatu masalah.

Nah bagaimanakah caranya agar kita dapat berpikir Out Of The Box. Menurut pengalaman, sharing dan beberapa referensi yang pernah saya pelajari, ada banyak hal yang dapat dilakukan. Diantaranya adalah

• -         Fokus dan percaya diri terhadap apa yang Anda kerjakan
• -        Jangan membuat batasan-batasan dalam pikiran Anda dan berani mengerjakan hal-hal yang menantang
• -       Jangan takut dianggap aneh dan jangan takut akan resiko
• -        Melakukan diskusi, bertanya dan mencari referensi sebanyak mungkin serta belajar dari pengalaman.

Masih banyak lagi hal lain yang dapat kita lakukan agar berpikir out of the box. Jangan takut untuk berbeda dengan orang lain, selalu berpikir smart dan berpikir kreatif. Coba perhatikan contoh berikut ini. 

Kita tahu bahwa matematika adalah ilmu pasti yang semuanya sudah ditentukan dengan pasti. Sebut saja 1 +1 pasti jawabannya adalah 2. Tapi bisa saja kita menyanggah bahwa jawabannya bukan 2 yaitu 11. Hal ini tentu tidak salah dan benar jika penjumlahan dalam bilangan biner. Untuk itu banyak sisi pandang yang berbeda yang belum tentu salah dan tentu saja dapat kita terima.

Saya menulis blog ini bukan hanya untuk dishare, namun saya juga harus bisa membiasakan diri dalam berpikir di luar kotak. Karena kreatifitas, kecerdasan dan  hal luar biasa dan cara pandang dan berpikir di luar kotak sangatlah diperlukan di era sekarang.

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” — Mary Lou Cook.

When The Lights is Gone

This is my true story from my experience, me, my sister and my parents at the hospital in Jakarta.

It has been almost four months, Rissa visited the clinic of UI for some medical examination. However, the doctors did not know about her disease. Still remember the time, in November 2007, Rissa asked me to accompany her to the hospital. But, I could not do it because I must finish my work that approaching deadlines in the office. And, finally, Rissa went with Wiwik our friend in Depok. Before Lebaran 2007, Rissa also had done medical examination in hospital at Bukittinggi, but the doctor did not find any peculiarity disease in her body. Even the doctor claimed that she was suffering the cartilage inflammation.

Family Photo

In Lebaran 2007, she had a last request for family photo, she asked to do so as soon as possible because she felt that she could not do it next year. Before these, she had also been asked me to watch JGTC (Jazz Goes To Campuss) in the UI, because she felt that only this time she could watch JGTC in her life. But, I didn't do it, and until now, I felt sorry for her.

On the recommendation and advice of the UI clinic, Rissa was referred to the surgeon in Salemba Hospital. She went alone by a train from UI Depok to Salemba. Medical Examination was carried out several times and began from October 2007. However, they did not find her disease, even she had a swelling in below her neck, and it caused difficult to breathe while sleeping on her backs. So, Rissa could only sleep by sitting against a wall with a pillow.

CT Scan 

In December 2007, Rissa did the procedure of CT scan to see in detail that swelling. CT Scan Tool is the X-ray generator, when its operation, X-ray pass through the body's tissue and it is arrested by the detector. Because of differences mass organ, so it has different result appropriate with different density. This is to be reconstructed by a computer system and produce an image that I want it.

I was shocked and sad because she might do complicated procedures to find the diseases that felt in her body. When we came into the CT Scan's room, our clothes must be sterile and should be covered with a special coat. At that time, I saw first, what CT Scan was and how the CT scan was running because I had only seen on television. At that moment I prayed that no matter would  happened to Rissa.

A few days later, we went to the laboratory at the hospital and we got the results of CT Scan. We tried to open the results with feelings of anxiety and worry. We were trying to understand the results and found at a section that claimed, she suffered a Tumor Malignant Thymus or Tumor Malignant Lymph. But this result did not shows which tumor that affects her.

Oh my God, I trembled and sat up, my tears came down. At that time, I said it was impossible, the result was wrong, maybe it was not hers, all reasons out of my mind denied that claim because it was not true. But Rissa remained calm and patient. She asked me to meet the doctor and to make sure that results. Unfortunately, there was no doctor because his practice was closed and would be open on Monday. We were confused and sad because we hope she got quick handling and quick treatment to her. We tried to calm down, and be positive to that all. We found a seat. Rissa slept and put her head on my feet. I felt her tear comes out to my trousers. And, I could not hold back my tears too. Just thought that I must keep her and found the place that she got hospitalized.

We walked around the hospital and requested hospitalized for Rissa. But we were rejected because there was no recommendation from a doctor. We were desperate, and finally back to the lodging house in Depok. We still decided, did not tell to our parents in Bukittinggi.

In the evening, I tried to cheer rissa and play the traditional game “congklak”. She just said, "Uni (sister), I want go home, I do not want sick here, please.” She was crying. I tried to cheer her up by making funny jokes, she was still crying. And, I could not hold back my tears and immediately I cried in the toilet because I didn't want to make her sad.

At that time, I pray for Allah SWT, why were not me that get a tumor, why should Rissa. I felt that was my fault for not paying attention to her. I was only busy with my work and rarely take the time to her, except Saturday and Sunday. I worked far outside the city and boarding there. So during worked on Monday until Friday, we lived separately. Sometimes, because of busy work, we met only once in two weeks.

Rissa at the hospital

In the morning, I woke up and saw Rissa sleep while sitting. I could not hold my tears, anxiety and fear. Finally, I decided to call our parents. I asked them to come here. And, our parents came directly from Bukittinggi in the afternoon. But Rizki, my youngest brother not, he left in Bukittinggi to preparing his test in senior high school.

In the night, I saw my father cried in the bedroom, although he covered it. And, my mother tried to cheer rissa. Oh God, this test too difficult for us, we did not want to see our parents were sad because we had never brought happiness to them. 

The end of December was a great day off to work, so doctors at the hospital got leave. We could not be silent with this situation. We found the traditional treatment in Sukabumi Bogor. The ride was very far and we were not familiar with that area. Althouh her condition was not good, we must keep and gave spirit to her.

Finally, on 26th December, 2007, Rissa treated in a hospital in Salemba, Jakarta. Previously, we had been rejected at a private hospital because Rissa need fast treatment, while doctors at that hospital got leave at the end of the year. While in the hospital, Rissa was strong and our parents were too patient. Although I worked at Purwakarta, that far from Jakarta, but I must commute Jakarta to Purwakarta. 

I still remember that night, on 31th December, 2007 at 12.00 a.m., she gave birthday greetings to me via text. She still remembers my birthday on 1st January. That is last birthday greetings from my sister.

As long as we were on hospital, many things are needed for her, also I was not going to let my parents do it themselves. Medical treatment, rontgen, and many other things to do. So, I decided not to work for someday, although the risk that I would be removed from the company.

While in hospital, Rissa did some serious testing procedures such as X-rays, MRI, biopsy to take a sample of the tumor. MRI did to see in detail and sensitive to the soft tissues in the body.

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a diagnostic tool to check and detect the body by using a large magnetic field and radio frequency waves, without surgery, it uses of X-rays or radioactive materials. During the MRI examination will allow the molecules in the body to move and join to form the signals. This signal will be captured by the antenna and transmitted to a computer to be processed and displayed on the screen into a clear picture of structures inside the body cavity.

And furthermore doctors recommend surgery because the tumors had reached stage 3. Then, on 15th January, 2008, the operation was performed. The operation lasted long enough. We felt anxiety and fear, we always pray that the surgical operation went smoothly and she got heal, so she could be playing, joking and arguing with me like usually, and we were able to realize our dream.

After the operation running, Rissa is brought into the ICCU's room, in her body was mounted medical tools that I did not know what for. I saw  conditions that she felt uncomfortable and felt sick with that tools and I wanted to remove the tool from her body.

We went into the ICCU's room, I could not hold back my tears. Her friends, her lecturers and her parents' friend always assist and support her. While in the room, the first I saw was the tumor had not in her body. I'm quite relieved, although we did not know the results.

The doctor who operates Rissa called us, they told us about the result of surgical operation. My parents and I were worried. I saw that sadness and disappointment on their faces, when the doctor said that the surgical operation was failed. They could not remove the tumor because it was strong and grew up to the liver and lungs, if it continued to do, the result would be fatal for her.

I was shocked and my tears came out. Doctors just put up artificial vessel from groin to the neck, so that blood could flow smoothly into the brain and throughout the body because tumor had been blocked bloodstream to the brain. And, doctors gave advised to do a series of radiation and chemotherapy treatment, although that treatment was very small, less than 40% would be success. We just let go and pray. And, we decided to keep this information from her because the most important requires for Rissa was her passion and her confidence.

after surgical operation

A few days later, Rissa went from ICCU's room into the regular room. I saw that her condition would be better, she was also happy because there was no swelling in her body. Because of the artificial vessels, she felt the pain. It takes a long time to adjust the artificial vessels in her body.

Rissa was critical and intelligent girl, she was brave and impatient. When the doctor came to check her condition, she asked detail to the doctor about her surgical operations. Doctors only suggest to always keep spirit and prayer. And, she must perform and do a series of other treatments.

A few days after surgery, Rissa knew that surgical operation was not successful and now she had a strange object in her body. But she always be patient and always kept spirit to heal, to reach her dreams and our dreams. Someday in the hospital, I rebelled because doctor wanted to make a hole in her body to remove residual liquid after surgical operation from her body.

Before Rissa got surgical operation, when she was in the first room, we saw patients whose bodies are also filled holes and could not be heal. And, I didn't want that happening to Rissa.

The next day, many of my friends and her lecturers came to the hospital to give support and encouragement. Mrs. Lely and Rissa's Lecturer on  Computer Science of UI was also my Lecturer in Mathematics of UI. She was also often giving spirit. Many people gave spirit to her. For this all, we were really a lot of indebtedness to them.

A few days later, Rissa had been allowed to go home and we went back to the lodging house in Depok while waiting for the healing her condition and preparation for further treatment.

(To be continued…)