A mind of a writer is mysterious. The beauty of a writer lies on the writing itself. The heart of a writer can be seen when the ink creates a word. The dangerous mind is a mind full of ideas with an expression of its own creativity. The mind of a writer is dangerous,mysterious and excited to tell a story. Something to think about, something to laugh, something to share, something to learn.
I only write things that matters to me, inspires me, motivates me and memorable as well. Those who knows me also know my love for animal, especially dogs.
Last night I watched the movie "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" and it makes me cry like I just lost a best friend. I knew about the movie for a long time because I knew the story behind it, but I try to avoid watching it because I know I would cry, LOL!
I am such a cry baby when it comes to dogs and their loyalty, even though I am not a crying type. This story touched my heart because it shows me that a dog has the biggest heart when it comes to love their human. They are loyal, protective, playful and the amount of love they have for us is unlimited.
Human tend to say something to us and think something else about us on their heart/mind. But, dogs will show us as it is. They don't like you, they will show it. They like you, they will show it as well. They also know if you are a bad person or a good one, they could feel your inner human LOL. They are an honest and bright creature. They would still love us, regardless of who and what we are as a human being.
The story of Hachiko is an amazing story. But you know what? every dog has an amazing story and a spot of loyalty in them, you just need to figure it out.
My dog, Luke, for example, would wait in front of the door every single day when my husband is away on his military duty. When he goes to the office, Luke does not wait in front of the door like that, he only wait when my husband is out of town (he knows lol). When we go on vacations, our dog's sitters would tell us that Luke waited in front of their doors for us to come back and avoid eating for at least two days. Luke will wait for our return every day and night on the front door. That's the kind of loyalty Luke shows to our family ever since we adopted him from Petco.
My old family dog, Bruno, was stolen, on three days the dog came back still with the chain on his neck. He was fighting for his life and he came back to his family's home. I will never forget that day!
My other dog (I have TONS of dogs lol), Benji , is a super mellow and smart dog. One day my uncle borrowed him and took him to his house and the next day Benji was gone. The poor old dog came back to us because he did not know that my uncle was just borrowing him for a week. He came back, all the way from my uncle's house to our house, which is very far to walk.
I have a lot of stories about loyalty of my own dogs, because I have owned so many dogs and cats as well. Google some more stories about "Loyal Dogs" and you will be surprised to see the remarkable stories of their loyalty, dedication and love for their human.
Please adopt a dog today, save their lives before they are put to death and lost their purposes on earth. There are a lot of dogs who get saved from the street, shelter, adoption agencies and these dogs turned into heroes. One of them is Gabe (remember my post about him on here?), speaking of Gabe, please vote for him again until October, click here to vote.
There are a lot of dogs who saved their owners from death, bombs, accident, snake bites, fire, sickness, loneliness, depression, even suicide by just being a good companion. There are a lot of working dogs (military, police, service, therapy dogs) who are working their tails off just to save our lives when we go to a movie theater, ball games, airport, school, office, supermarket, and the list goes on.
If you are thinking of giving up your dog, please think again. Even if you must do so, please give your dog to a dog lover people, not a killing shelter. They did not do anything to deserve this. You might not like them or could not train them, but there are other people who will love them and train these dogs.
Hachiko was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture.
In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in Hachikō, a golden brown Akita, as a pet.
During his owner's life, Hachikō greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where Hachikō was waiting. Every day for the next nine years the dog waited at Shibuya station.
Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. Initial reactions from the people, especially from those working at the station, were not necessarily friendly. However, after the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait. This continued for nine years with Hachikō appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.
Hachikō died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. In March 2011 scientists settled the cause of death of Hachikō: the dog had terminal cancer and a filaria infection (worms). There were also four yakitori skewers in Hachikō's stomach, but the skewers did not damage his stomach or cause his death.
Hachiko is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, even many years after his owner's death.
(Source/More of Hachiko's stories are in his Wikipedia)
"True Friendship isn't being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes"
-unknown-
Hug a dog today, make sure they know you will always be there for them because they already swear to God that they will always be there for you through thick and thin, life and death.
Katy Perry has her own way to describe the meaning of her songs and I think all of us could relate to a song with many translations into our own life.
There are times in my life when I feel like the words on that song!
My "translation" of that song is that I feel alone, lonely, under appreciated, lost, cannot breath and nobody cares to help out or to at least understand my situation.
Have you ever feel like that in your life?
You feel like life is sometimes required too much out of you and you are drained;
physically, mentally and spiritually.
You feel like there is nothing left to offer for life, but life keep asking you to give more of you.
What else do you want from me, life?
I have given you everything!
Have you ever feel like you are drowning, trying to catch your breath and when you finally could breath again, there is another wave came at your way, slapped you hard and you drowned again,
fighting to survive the life, trying to find a way to breath again.
Trapped, seemed like there is no way out, nobody cares, and problems just keep adding up.
Well, you are not alone because I have my moments like that and in fact, all of us have our moments like that in life.
The problems might not be the same, but the feeling is the same.
We all have our own "luggage" in life!
May it be from our past to present life that will affected our future.
May it be from our parents, surrounding or ourselves.
May it be a temporary ones or a permanent ones.
May it be important, less important, priority, less priority.
But, we still carry that luggage either way.
There are things that we could easily unpack from that luggage, but there are things that still need our cares or attention and therefore we could not unpack it, we must carry it, because we have no other choice. Examples?
Debts that needed to be paid,
Children that needed to be taken care of until they could do it themselves,
Marital problems that needed help,
Health problems that needed your attention,
Piles of work that needed to be finished on a certain due date,
Family member that needed your help because they are unable to survive without your help,
Traumas from death, abusive relationship, mistreated,
etc.
My point is that we all have our own struggling, problem and luggage in life.
Some might have more than others, whether we are responsible for those problems or not, but we must face those problems regardless what or who caused it.
Feels overwhelmed?
Try to unload ALL of your luggage,
write it down,
sort it according to its priority (important, less important).
Then,
sort it according to what you could do by yourself and which one that you needed other people's help.
Ask for others to help you out,
you do not have to do it alone (but if you are literally alone, try to do it one by one according to its level of priority).
Sometimes you just need to unpack the less important luggage,
You need to prioritize your life.
Stop beating yourself up trying to save everyone all at once and neglected yourself and your own family (spouse-children).
Stop thinking that you could do it all by yourself when you have option to share it with others who are involved in it.
Throw away things that are no longer important in your life, scratched it off your list, unpack it from your luggage.
Life's burdens are no joke!
People are fighting with each other, killing each other and even killing themselves because they could not handle it anymore.
The pain, the problems, the "seemed to have no way out" moment, the depression, the needs are way too hard, too much to handle.
You have none left to fulfilled the needs, the expectation from everyone (esp. the loved ones) that you must solve it when you actually could not do it anymore, the pressure are just way too much to handle.
Many people says that those who ended their life are cowards and the list goes on, but they knew nothing about this person. It is easier to say those things because you have an army to help you out when you have problems, you sit on top of gold, or your problems are not as hard as the person who chose to ended his life.
Do you know what it takes to end your own life? Everything!
They found no help, no love, no hope from everyone and everything and therefore death seemed to be a quick way out to ease the pain, to end the problems.
Sadly, it is not.
:(
People who killed themselves left a never ending sadness to their loved ones, who always wondering why they never ask for their help?
The never ending of "Why" and the regret of what could have happened had that person asked for their help/support.
There is always hope behind every crisis,
There is always a way out,
There is always someone who is willing to help you out!
Please do not kill yourself,
Because though you are broken, you are still precious and there is always someone who loves you.
Life could be overwhelming but do not give up!
If you think you cannot take it anymore and needs someone to talk to, please check out these websites:
My prayers and love for you today as you read my post and thinking that you are alone, but I promise you that you are not alone.
Knowing that you are stronger, able and precious.
You deserve to live a good life,
so please do not take that away from yourself.
You do not know what tomorrow holds for you.
Giving up is not an answer!
My prayers for you right now is that God will give you the hope that you need,
the way out,
the people to help you out,
the strength to empowered yourself to fight back,
His love to remind yourself that you are worthy and too precious.
I may not have all the answers for you,
Am I problems free? nope and so are the rest of the human population.
We all have problems,
some are even harder than we thought because they do not show it in their everyday lives.
Just because people are smiling or put cool statuses and pictures on Facebook or Twitter (lol), does not mean their lives are problems free.
Just because they seemed happy does not mean that they do not have problems in life.
People only shows what they want the world to see them, not what really is going on in their lives.
But, if we involved in helping others in need, we started to see that we are not alone buried with problems, other people have it harderthan us.
Sometimes what we need is other people to help us with our problem, to defined our problem, to open our eyes up to see that we can do it, it is not that bad and even if it is that bad, we will be fine because they has proved it by their own living testimony.
Community,
especially those with the same problems really helps us understand that we are not alone. Sometimes we must stop looking "up" and starting to look around us or below us to understand that we are not the only one living this nightmare, others has their own and there are many who has worst situation than ours.
Find your community!
First, you must defined your problems then you seek help.
What do you want in life, set a goal, then go from there.
Little by little, but moving forward!
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."
Psalm 34:18
"Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield."
"The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation"
-C.S. Lewis-
I am currently reading the book, "Fearless" by Eric Blehm, it is a story of heroism, life, love for the country, family, struggling, what faith can do, hope in the middle of a crisis, and what one man could do to change the world.
I am a sucker for military stories, history, heroism, any true stories, inspirational stories, hope and faith in the middle of a crisis. I love to read great stories about great people who deserve to be called a "HERO".
A hero for me is an ordinary person who did an extraordinary things in this world. A person who change other people's lives to a better one. A person who saved other people's lives. A person who is known because of their unselfish act, undying love, faithfulness and courageous action in their lifetime. I am very picky to call someone a hero, unless that person is a real hero. It takes sacrifice and unselfish act of love to put your life in front of other people so that they may live. It takes courage and faithfulness to do something to change other people's lives. It takes patient, love and hope to believe that there is something I could do more to help others and not afraid to actually do it.
In this era, people use the word "hero" too generous and a lot of people get confused with that word because those who deserves that word do not get the appreciation they deserved or did not get recognized the way they should have been because of political reasons, confused society and lack of knowledge. Read more of their stories and you will realize what they sacrificed in a regular day just to saves, protects and serves us. I am not talking just about the military people, but also other law enforcement agencies. Yes, it is a job and they chose to work that specific job. But, they are real people just like you and I. They have hobbies, weakness and strength, family and friends. The difference is they are brave enough to work in that line of duty.
Imagine if nobody wants to do it. Nobody is brave enough to sign the paper that prioritize other people above their own lives (and their loved ones). Somebody needs to do it, so that this world could be a better and safe place for our kids to enjoy.
Many of those who died in war are very young and they left a lot of young lives behind, their children. It is important for these kids to understand that we, the citizens, appreciate their fathers and mothers sacrifices. Many of us do not even know their names, but for these children, they lost the one person that they loved the most so that you and I could live a better life. Please make sure that these children knows that you appreciate and proud of their parents.
These heroes might be young, but they have offered and gave the best any human being could offer to another human being, their very own LIFE. It is not how we die that defined us as a human being, it is how we have lived our lives. Be a hero to someone today! Thank a hero today! Appreciate a hero today and do the same tomorrow, the next day and so on.
Who is your hero today? May it be your mom or dad, brother or sister, friend, teacher, or maybe he or she is a stranger to you but their unselfish act makes them a hero to yourself. The question is, have you told them that they are your hero and thank them? :)
A helicopter was shot down today by Afghan insurgents as it was rushing to aid troops in a firefight, killing 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs, most of whom belonged to Team 6, the unit whose members were involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. officials said.
The Chinook helicopter was carrying a quick-reaction force to provide back-up to the troops on the ground in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak, a U.S. official said. After the crash, the forces that were involved in the firefight "broke contact" with the enemy so they could go provide perimeter security for the crash site, the official said.click here for a complete story
That was the news I read and heard yesterday morning. It was a sad week for me, personally, because the day before I just read the news about 10 people killed in a helicopter crashed in my hometown in Manado, North Sulawesi. There were 2 Australian, 2 South Africans, 6 Indonesian and one of them is a Manadonese. The complete story, click here.
I am a proud Navy wife and the news about the death of the 22 Navy Seals, seven members of the Afghan National Army, one dog handler, a military working dog, an interpreter and an unknown number of crew were also on board the downed helicopter, was a hard and sad news. But, there are things that is out of our control as a human. Its hard for us, human, with our limitation, to understand the "why or what" certain things happened in our lives. No matter how smart, rich, powerful we are. We are just a human being and we are limited.
What we can do is to pray for the families and friends who lost their loved ones in these incidents. We can also support the Navy Seal Foundation, click here for more information http://www.nswfoundation.org/
Rest In Peace my heroes! Rest in God's loving arms forever. Please pray for their families as they face the hardest day of their lives. May God gives you all strength, comfort and hope to face tomorrow. One step at a time. God will never forsaken you, family! Words will never be enough to express our love and gratitude for your ultimate sacrifice.
This is one video of one of the Seal who died. Aaron Vaughn, your life and death has blessed me beyond words. Rest In God's arms and embrace His love :)
These are the complete names of those who died. Please do not forget the Afghan's special forces and their families who died alongside with our troops.
I am sure that we all have our moment when we feel like we could have done something different in life. May it be a career choice, spouse, diet plan, etc. We also have one of those moments when we doubt our decision. Sometimes we even get mad at ourself for letting us down.
I was talking with one of my relative and she was still drowned in sadness because her husband died years ago. She could not or should I say, would not, move on with her life. It is OK to mourn and cry when someone died. It is OK to start slowly with the moving on process, but it has to be done. Moving on has nothing to do with forgetting the person.
Moving on means you have to live your life and let that dead person, that we love, rest in peace. Those who died has finished their duty in life, not the living though. We are still living our life, so please don't die with them while you are alive. We need to let go of some things in our life that needed to go.
There is also a dangerous factor of don't want to move on with life or don't wanna let things go the way they should. Holding onto something like this is unhealthy. It ruins your life and others who actually cares and loves you. Do you have any idea how many hearts has been broken just because you are too busy caring for the dead and forget the living?. Your husband might be dead, but your children are alive. Your wife might divorced you, but your children depends on you. Your boss might fired you, but you don't have to be a jerk to everyone around you.
INHALE LOVE, EXHALE HAPPINESS
INHALE HATE, EXHALE BITTERNESS
I am not just talking about death. I am talking about broken heart because someone break up with you. I talked to my friend who seriously wounded because of her boyfriend. She thought they should be together forever and he did not think that is a good idea for them. Fast forward, years later a.k.a now, she still think that her life would be much better had she married him. I mean..COME ON!
When are you going to wake up and starting to realize that certain thing happened for a reason? In her case, BETTER reason. The end of something bad, might be the beginning of a new season of greatness in life. If we are willing to let go and move on with our lives.
I have been there and done that and wear the t-shirt!
I am not trying to be mean. I just want people to realize how much potential life has to offer them, had they willing to think positive. Even when bad and sad things happened to us, we have to survive the life. If we want to change the way we live then we must move on.
The sad part of don't want to let go and keep thinking the "What If" factor in our heads, is losing. We lost opportunity to love a new person or be loved by them. We lost relationship. We lost chances. We lost a lot of times that should be filled with happiness, instead of depression and pills to make you sleep.
Stop thinking about "What if I married him, life would be better" or "What if she is still alive, I might not be like this" or "What if I did not break up with him, I might have 5 kids by now" and so on. Appreciate what you have now and NOT what you could have had, IF __ (fill the blank)
The "What If" is a pity cry because you are too afraid to move on with your life. It is a fantasy that will never happen. So, unless you are willing to shake it off your head and think straight ahead, you will live the same miserable life forever. Let's be honest, nobody wanted to live with regrets of the "What If" that suppose to be that way. The what if in your head eliminate opportunities in life, break your life and others around you.
If it is not meant to be, then it is not meant to be. Don't push your life to turn around and stay in the past. Push forward, no matter how hard things might get during the process, keep pressing forward. You do not want to live in that "What If" prison of mind. What's not meant to be, must not meant to be. Don't try to take control over something that is already over.
Accept the fact that many times, life doesn't turn out the way we wanted to be. There are things that we can still do something to change it, but there are things that needed to be done. Do not try to win something that is already been defeated. Do not try to change something that cannot be changed. Some things are the way they suppose to be because that is the path that God prepare for your future. But, if you don't trust Him and take things into your own hands then be careful, because things might get messy and you will never find the right way unless you chose a different path in life.
What if can either makes you more creative in life or hold those creativity from you. Be free and enjoy life. Your future is not over yet because someone died. Your life should not end because someone break up with you. Your family don't have to suffer just because you can't control your emotion, etc.
People who could not letting go tends to rejected happiness because they thought they could not be happier unless things go BACK the way it should be. They think life as a tragedy and they are the reason people say, "Misery loves company."
You do not wanna be the misery followers or friends. Life is too precious to waste it.
That was the first time in my life that I have to experienced losing someone close to me. It was the day my grandpa, Johhny Henry, died. I was 10 years old and I was very close to him. I spent most of my after school days visiting him and accompanied him. He died in a hospital bed and I was there. I was watching every single pain he had until he closed his eyes. Then, he was gone, forever.
Johnny Henry Pussung
It was a very tough time for me. 10 years earlier, I lost my grandma to heart attack. But, I was only 1 years old at that time. This time was different, because I was 10 years old and I was very close to him. I was close to both of my grandfathers. Johnny Henry is my grandpa from my dad's side. I forever love him and miss him.
June 14th 2001
That was 10 years ago today. It was the day I lost my other grandpa that I love dearly, Robert Messach. He was one of my hero in life. He taught me so much about integrity, honesty, compassion and he had such a big heart. He is loved and respected by many. It was such a hard day because I spent my whole life with him. I also took care of him until the day he died. I still remember that day very clear in my head. I was leaving to visit my uncle and he was on his bed and smiling at me. He said, "Hey, can you buy me some Silver Queen's Chocolate?" and that was the last words he said to me before I left.
I was in one of the mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, when I received a phone call from my mom. She said that grandpa fell on the bathroom's floor and he is in coma. I remember taking the bus back to my uncle's house. It was the longest, most painful day of my life. I kept thinking of everything he has done for my family. His voice asking me to bring him his chocolate was inside my head, over and over again. It was too soon and too sudden for me.
WHY, GOD?!
I arrived at my uncle Roy's house and then they took me to Bintaro International Hospital. Grandpa was laying there, in coma. I heard all the machine that support his life beeping and beeping. I looked at him and he look so peaceful. I cried and there were silent. I did not know what to do, but prayed. My grandpa was the strongest man alive. He was in the ARMY, he was active in Karate. He was an athlete and a coach. He was an inspiration to many people. He was the political advisor to many great leaders in Indonesia. He was a hard working, honest and brilliant man. On that hospital bed, he was just an old man in coma. Helpless!
Robert Messach Kermite
He died and that was the hardest day of my life. But, at the same time I had peace in my heart. He died after he received Jesus Christ to be his Lord and Savior. That is more than any money could buy.
He was created for God's own pleasure and he died in God's glory.
I asked God to let my grandpa live until at least 70 years old and He answered that. I asked God to allow my grandpa to be saved, and He answered that. My grandpa fell from stairs and he could not walk. He was in and out the hospital because of hepatitis and other complication in his body. But he was a fighter. He lived linger than what the doctors predicted. Then one day, he said he wanted to be baptized and so he did that. He also wanted to go to one of a church's service in Jakarta, Indonesia. In that service, they asked if anyone would want some healing prayer to come up front. So, my grandpa decided to go with his cane. He got up there, and he walked. Yes people, miracle happened. God is forever faithful and I am forever grateful to have my grandfathers in my life. They are my heroes and I will always love them, forever.
Gone but nor forgotten. Died but not in vain. Forever loved and missed! I love you grandpa J.H.P and I love you too, grandpa R.M.K
