You may be a bit panic-struck today, for you know that time is running out and you want to tie up loose ends as quickly as you can. But some things must be left undone. You may prefer to set your priorities early in the day and then stick to your plan. Changing your schedule isn't something you do lightly, yet adaptability can be your secret weapon now. Don't hold on to anything that isn't useful in the long run. Be willing to let go of an old pattern or a strategy that just doesn't work for you anymore.

by Rick Levine

rick is amazing..almost weird..

Decisions in the workplace are difficult to make, for you can see both sides of most issues now. But just because you can hold multiple points of view doesn't mean that all choices are equally good. Continue weighing your options, but put off your final answer until the Moon enters transformative Scorpio this evening. By then you should know which way you want to go.
By Rick Levine

me today, said rick.

You would like to be able to teach people how to overcome their own fears now, yet you might have to face a few of your own first. You prefer it when stability is high and when the veils of illusion are not interfering with your work. Now, however, don't be afraid of dreaming the impossible dream; you have the power to make it come true. Lead by example today and your ambitious nature will inspire others without you having to say a word.
By Rick Levine

bad or good = good.

A fantastic movie indeed..totally deserve an oscar, too bad the actors did not win anything despite their excellent performance. well, then again, i'm not a film critic!

What i can tell you is basically my take out of the movie. It's simple...no matter how bad or good a person or an incident to you, they will play an important part in your life. It will be part of who you are and what you will become. "Everything happends for a reason" is a true saying. God will never allow things to happen without having a positive impact in our life. Like in the movie, every bad incident that had happened to the boy during his course of life played an important role in him winning the 20million rupee. All the bad people are people who helped him achieve his dream. Honesty and earnest also plays a big role. But the most imporatant lesson i learned from the movie directly and indirectly is that when things are meant to be, it is meant to be. No one can take it away from us. No matter how hard ones try.

Therefore, with every happiness and sadness, we have to thanked God for blessing it for us to learn and become a better person to ourself and people around us.

Accept. Appreciate. Work hard.

Your dream will come true.

once upon a time he was our leader.

Ex-Y&R digital chief takes charge of Rapp Asia
by Jane Leung

25-Feb-09, 14:00ASIA-PACIFIC - Former regional digital director of Y&R Asia, Mohammed Sirajuddeen (pictured), is moving to CRM agency Rapp Asia in the newly created role of chief executive officer.

Sirajuddeen will consolidate the Rapp network’s resources in the region following the agency’s appointment to a portion of the Hewlett-Packard business won by Omnicom Group. With a digital and advertising background, he is tasked with growing the market presence of the agency in Asia. Rapp is currently strongest in Australia and New Zealand.

Sirajuddeen will be based in Singapore and report directly to John Zeigler, president and CEO of DDB Group Asia-Pacific. “There is an increasing focus on Asia and we see this as an opportunity to take the lead in CRM in this region,” said Zeigler.

“Choosing the right person to lead Rapp in Asia was important to us,” he continued, adding that Sirajuddeen’s goal was to “create one of the strongest, most cohesive direct marketing networks in Asia.”

Sirajuddeen has held roles in Wunderman and Euro RSCG, handling clients such as Citibank, Dell, Ford and Microsoft.

Rapp covers 12 markets in Asia-Pacific. Rapp’s key clients in the region include ExxonMobil, Air France, Canon, McDonald’s, ANZ Bank, Disney and the Financial Times.Rapp’s role in the HP win is believed to involve the global CRM business as well as providing infrastructure for creative work coming out of Goodby Silverstein & Partners in the US.

http://www.brandrepublic.asia/Media/newsarticle/2009_02/Ex-YR-digital-chief-takes-charge-of-Rapp-Asia/34511

above hotel indonesia

it's where the new gramedia is..a bookstore you have to go to..3 floors..it's a combi of kinokuniya and gramedia..overlooking bunderan HI..you can have good coffee while reading or chatting with friends and love ones...really..it's in jakarta!! i love jakarta now more than ever..

ramen in ginza above melawai raya's kamome??

the best ramen...gyoza...traditional cheap japanese food..above kamome melawai raya...
PS: Ina..you look very hungry dear...very tired..eat!!

i fell in love for the very first time...

with a hotel..[unbeliveable!]..but it's true..if you all visit Bangkok..please, please, please stay at the Mandarin Oriental...it's the most beautiful and sincere hotel I've ever stayed in.

It smells great the first time you enter the lobby..and soon after you are greeted and served all the way by the most sincere service staff..unbelievable is all i can say. their smiles and care comes from the bottom of their hearts. Well, if by chance they are all faking it, i would be frightened to be their spouses...can you imagine them faking orgasm everyday??? hahaha..

Anyway, at Mandarin Oriental, I actually went to their boutique and bought their toiletries..i did not steal the ones in the bathroom..i actually bought the hand cream, shower gel and room spray..i also bought some for friends as oleh oleh..

Food? good..i love the birch muesli for breakfast by the river..soooo mucho romantic!! the beef noodle is also a thumbs up!! yum...

*birch muesli i love...

Another thing that captured my attention was how beautiful the flower arrangements are in the whole hotel..i am not a flower girl but this time my female flower love erupted from my heart..i fell in love with flowers for the very first time..

Of course, if i tell you only the good part, you will definitely have the "too good to be true" feeling, right? well, there is only one incident..but because of the super nice staff, I've decided to waive it..plus it's kinda my stupidity too..haha

the story goes like this.."i arrived in Bangkok around 1AM in the morning..it took almost an hour for the luggage to arrive at the belt..so i took my bag and grab a cab..stupid me, not aware that a limo has been booked for me. So i took the scary can that did not know where mandarin oriental was but insisted to take me there. So i wrote on all my status starting from facebook, tweeter, msn, ym, bb, etc. that i was on a cab in Bangkok at 2AM and asked everyone to note the taxi number I've given out. 20 minutes later i arrived at the hotel..i went wow...checked in...said wow again in the room...wow in the bathroom..wow everywhere..then i read the welcome letter and found out that the meeting starts at SEVEN AM!!!..so i rushed and went to bed at 3.30AM.. at around 4.30AM i woke up and went to pee...and suddenly i discovered a door that goes straight to the bedroom from the toilet..wow..i don't have to go around to actually go to the toilet..so once I'm done, i opened the door and...SLAMMMMMM..POW..BUM!!..i bumped my head..there's glass!! so it's not a door..it's not walk thru..it's glass..my head hurts..i could even see a stamp of my forehead on the glass..mucho ouch..my head hurts..i see stars and birds..anyway, since i was very tired, so i decided to just ignore the pain and went back to sleep. at 6AM...wake up call..OMG, i had a big hump on my head..its as big as a golf ball!!...OMG...mucho embarrassing..I'm going to attend a regional meeting, in this lovely hotel with a huge golf ball on my forehead..the glass door was and is very dangerous..no sign of warnings at all.." - that's the only flaw of the hotel..FYI, it's been a week and i still have a hump on my head..a holistic memory from Bangkok..

*see the glass door behind my bag?

*the view from my room..the river..

*i met the famous bollywood star.."hi, Sanjay.." he's the Y&R BKK boss now!!

*the new airport is mucho cool

cute is in @ potato head.

I found a new love..i love the atmosphere..i love the food..i love the lamps on the tables and how it lits up at dinner time..

*breakfast at potato head

Please visit potato head at pacific place..you'll love the green green grass of home...you will know what i'm talking about once you're there..

*dinner at potato head

Ruben, Sachin and Johan having fun with the rubber doll..soooooo cute..it even looks good on guys!! hahaha..kawaiiiii...mecha kawaiii...

I found this KEDAI

I found this really cute cafe'..KEDAI at Jl. Benda, Kemang..it's really cozy like one of those home cum cafe' you see on American TV shows...what I love about it is not the food in particular as I did not have the chance to taste it..but I totally love the decor..it's simple and uses various kinds of unique unusual items..like the red "centong" which they've transformed into a lamp shade..how cool..I loved it, loved it and loved it!!

"Hey, Reza..trying hard to look cute, babe?"....ganteng, ganteng..hahaha..

*well, this report is a couple of weeks old..sorry..