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Guatemalan Worry Dolls.

“… the doll is thought to worry in the person’s place, thereby permitting the person to sleep peacefully.”

you know I’d be your worry doll if ever you ask me to. you know I’d do. :)

You know what I believe? I remember in college I was taking this math class, this really great math class taught by this tiny old woman. She was talking about fast Fourier transforms and she stopped midsentence and said, ‘Sometimes it seems the universe wants to be noticed.’ That’s what I believe. I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is improbably biased toward consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it - or my observation of it - is temporary?

John Green (via julieheartsbooks)

“I think the universe is improbably biased toward consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed.” —> what a nice yet very humble point of view! and yeah, now that I think about it, perhaps the universe is not only granting intelligence reward for those who observes and who notices the beauty of it, but is also granting beautiful fate by keep on conspiring through their everyday life.

  • ketemu tutor di lantai 2.
  • aku: hi!
  • si tutor: hi. (sambil megangin pintu)
  • beberapa menit kemudian..
  • ketemu si tutor yang sama, di lantai 1.
  • aku: hi!
  • si tutor: hi. just met your twin sister walking around.
  • ....
  • BAHAHAHAHAH entah kenapa lucu bangetlah ini!

sometimes I just randomly want to go to a park, pack my lunch, sitting there, staring, listening to the nature, doing nothing.

and I want to lay down below big leafless trees, looking at the clear blue winter sky.. figuring things out. reaching and getting closer to God by being grateful for such a lovely life I have.

but after all that stuff.. after I close my eyes, after I calm myself with the sounds of flowing river, chirping birds, blowing breezy wind.. after I am completely surrounded by the gentleness of the Universe..

I wonder who would come to mind?

your eyes never lie, you know. so does your heart telling you what to do. one can directly read your heart by reading things you do.. and I’m on your side now. there used to be borders between us, between our hearts, between yours reaching mine, between mine reaching yours, but now.. I’ll stand by your side instead and I’ll help you going through the borders to someone else’s heart.

good luck, buddy. :)

indeed. :)

indeed. :)

It does not really matter for me whether you care about yourself or not.. I do care and I’ll always pray for you anyway.
Tuhan memang selalu adil, bukan? Manusia lah yang selalu meminta lebih daripada yang pantas didapatkannya.

Happiness is not when you go to beautiful places with random people, but rather when you go to some random places with your closest people.

Happiness is not a framed formal smiling picture with famous buildings or famous people in it, but rather an ugly picture of you and your close friends laughing heavily taken in your everyday places.

Happiness is not an act of relentlessly living a luxury life given to you, but rather an act of treating poor people with luxury feelings and equality.

Happiness is not when you’re dreaming, but rather when you’re pursuing it.

Happiness may lies in your achievements, but it also lies in your anonymous help towards others in need.

Happiness is not the act of overrating our habits and identities, but rather the act of keeping faith in our identities while tolerating diversities.

Happy New Year 2012, and may we all be the happiest people! :)

… bahwa disaat kita berhak untuk menentukan preferensi kita sendiri, orang lain pun sama berhaknya untuk menentukan preferensi mereka.

apabila jutaan orang memiliki preferensi mereka masing-masing dan masing-masing dari objek preferensi memiliki preferensinya sendiri, sampai pada suatu titik jumlah preferensi akan tumbuh secara eksponensial dari orde ‘juta’..

maka bukankah secara probabilitas, merupakan hal yang ajaib sekali ketika dua orang yang memiliki preferensi serupa dapat dipertemukan di dalam ruang dan waktu yang sama?

kuasa Tuhan memang ada di dalam setiap sudut kemungkinan terkecil dari seluruh keputusan-keputusan remeh yang merangkum seluruh perjalanan kita.

bersyukurlah atas keberadaan dia yang berada di sampingmu. :)

Saya tidak pernah mengatakan apa yang seharusnya bisa saja saya katakan. Saya tidak pernah melakukan apa yang secara natural seharusnya saya lakukan. Saya tidak pernah berusaha menanam dan menyimpan perasaan yang dibiarkan tumbuh begitu saja oleh ia yang tidak akan pernah memetiknya.

Namun betapapun tidak terkendalinya, saya tidak akan pernah mengutuk eksistensi sebuah perasaan wanita terhadap pria ataupun sebaliknya karena saya tahu ada banyak sekali orang yang menginginkannya meskipun mereka tahu mereka tidak akan pernah bisa.

You may see me as weak, you may imagine me as weird, you may look at me as shallow-minded, but I’ve spent years and years yearning for the unreachable.. and I survived. Sorry, but I am strong inside.

But still.. Who am I without my other destined half?

:)

Liverpool: a perfect getaway.