Sabtu, 29 Oktober 2011

I FEEL ALIVE IN MY LAST YEAR

I just know that learning is cheap. I always say before that seminar, workshop, discussion with famous people is expensive. Famous people seems amazing, their story, their experience, something that I haven’t done yet. I just realize that story and experience can be found from ordinary people, my friends, my teacher, even people that I’ve known before. Knowledge is eveywhere, cheap, free, and easy. Since now, I won’t say that knowledge is expensive again. Knowledge is cheap when we know how to reach it. I’ll tell how we’d get free knowledge, that is knowing new people and knowing people better.

It’s beginning from TEDx Bandung. My dream, meeting famous people is come true. I get much knowledge. I learn to know new people, that event ‘coercing’ me to know new people. It’s very exciting, hmm.. shaking hand with new people. I know, I can’t know every people in that event but it’s not bad for the beginning.

Then, there is UPI Expo, very exciting and it’s free. TEDx makes me exciting about learning new things. A little bit regret because i was late for the first session. But scholarship is really my dream, very especially in Europe. I don’t know why, I can’t explain it just love it. Yes, it’s like falling in love, I feel very exciting to talk about it because it is love, it will be different if it’s math, I can explained it easily. After that event, I know where to go to find ticket to Germany. Germany will wait for me. This event also makes me realize about myself. I’m too shy to realize that I want scholarship that I never try. It was relly my biggest regret. This last year is the only chance that I have. Everything is possible, include the scholarship, no reason for difficult bureaucreacy (omg, I just know the spelling), unqualify TOEFL, and other reasons.

Another free event is The Power of Kepepet. Yeah, entrepreneur can be made, by system or by perforce or ‘kepepet’.

The more we meet amazing people, the more we know everything is possible.

Why I use english for my notes? Because I am learning.

I write this note when I was busy to finish my assignment, making an entrepreneur book. I can’t stop the passion, it is more exciting than copy, paste, and edit a boring book. Why I started? Hmm.. I just watch face to face with Desy Anwar and the speaker is Tony Buzan, a mind mapping inventor. He told about the miracle of our brain. His words that I think the best is “Brain loves learning. Brain is designed to learn. Without learning, our brains will not survive.” Because I love my brain, I let my brain learning and try new things.

Jumat, 14 Oktober 2011

an amazing vision

Meksiko Kenalkan Pencakar Bumi
Saturday, 15 October 2011
MEXICO CITY – Umumnya orang lebih bangga ketika membangun gedung pencakar langit. DiMeksiko, ada orang yang lebih bangga ketika merancang gedung pencakar bumi.

Gedung yang akan dibangun ini justru terpendam ke bumi dengan bentuk piramida terbalik. Gedung piramida terbalik itu akan terbenam sedalam 300 meter di bawah permukaan tanah Mexico City. Gedung itu terdiri atas 65 lantai, didesain khusus untuk mengurangi jumlah bangunan pencakar langit di kota itu.

Dengan struktur piramida terbalik gedung ini menembus tanah di ibu kota Meksiko. Siapa pun yang menempati gedung tersebut akan merasakan pengalaman baru tinggal di lubang bumi. Gedung pencakar bumi itu diperuntukkan sebagai tempat tinggal, pusat perbelanjaan, dan sebuah museum. Ada 35 lantai untuk perkantoran. Gedung itu ditutupi kaca seluas 240 meter persegi untuk menyaring cahaya alami dari matahari.

Dalam desain gedung itu dipasangi bendera Meksiko. Perancang gedung piramida terbalik, Esteban Suarez dari BNKR Arquitectura, mengklaim bangunan itu juga akan menjadi pusat budaya baru.Ide rancangan gedung ini muncul karena sulitnya mencari lahan kosong di Mexico City. Padahal, kota ini masih membutuhkan infrastruktur, kantor, ritel, dan ruang tinggal baru.

“Hukum federal melarang menghancurkan ge- dung-gedung bersejarah dan peraturan batas ketinggian struktur baru hanya sampai delapan lantai,”keluhnya seperti dikutipThe Sun. Menurut Suarez, pusat sejarah kota dalam kondisi yang mengkhawatirkan dan perlu ditata ulang.Tapi semua pihak bingung di mana menempatkan berbagai benda bersejarah. Karena itulah muncul gagasan membangun gedung menembus bumi.

Gedung pencakar bumi mampu menyelamatkan ikon taman kota dan memberikan struktur hierarki yang berbeda dengan gedunggedung di sekitarnya. Suarez menjamin tidak akan ada hambatan dalam hal pencahayaan. Dia menegaskan, semua orang akan mendapatkan pencahayaan yang cukup dan fasilitas ventilasi udara yang sehat.

“Dengan atap kaca semua penghuni gedung pencakar bumi mengetahui apa yang terjadi di atas,”tuturnya. Menariknya, gedung piramida terbalik itu juga bakal dimanfaatkan untuk konser musik dan parade militer. Berbagai pameran seni juga bakal digelar di gedung unik ini. andika hendra m