Oneness

Tell me about Oneness

My life has been so blessing

I praise the Lord, for His greateness

That has led me to this state

Where I see nothing but HIM,

feeling that I do not exist,

Even that I do not feel anymore

Complexion in Simplicity

Truth in Lies

All are supposed to be a remembrance

to HIS Existence

I am so happy with HIS borrowed feelings

BUt my place will be the feeling itself

The mortal will be back to mortality...

Another awakening, August 2009

The One from One

My heart is full of happiness

When I know and being known

To see and be seen

To save and be saved

The journey of the immortal

To the emptiness where I could only be...

Hardy, July 2008

Mathnawi

The Jesus of your spirit is inside you now.

Ask that one for help, but don’t ask for body-things…

Don’t ask Moses for provisions that you can get from Pharaoh.

Don’t worry so much about livelihood.

Your livelihood will turn out as it should.

Be constantly occupied instead with listening to God.

Rumi, Mathnawi II:450-454

To Reach God

For your sake, I hurry over land and water:

For your sake, I cross the desert and split the mountain in two,

And turn my face from all things,

Until the time I reach the place

Where I am alone with You.”

To Reach God -Al Hallaj

Fountain of Fire

you mustn’t be afraid of death

you’re a deathless soul

you can’t be kept in a dark grave

you’re filled with God’s glow

be happy with your beloved

you can’t find any better

the world will shimmer

because of the diamond you hold

when your heart is immersed

in this blissful love

you can easily endure

any bitter face around

in the absence of malice

there is nothing buthappiness and good times

don’t dwell in sorrow my friend

“Rumi, Fountain of Fire“

On Art

Born in a beautiful nature and environment, I enjoyed myself everytime I walked passing the rice fileds, the rivers and especially when I saw the twin Mountains of Merapi and Merbabu in the west. I felt great everytime I executed pencil, pens on any papers or other mediums. The same excitements when I did a little piece of works on woods, clay… Drawing, paintings, sculpting…those were really enjoyable!

I never went for an official course paintings. I thought I was born to draw and paint. I was happy and excited each time to have pen, crayon, paint…or anything to execute. It symbolizes my spirit of preserving beauty, freedom, peace and love…anything we could do to make things and life better.

I had official knowledge on art from references I read when I was in my college. But the real meaning of art in my life is when I feel excitement the same way as people feel on my presence.

My Career

When I was kid, I thought that being a farmer, a dancer or an artist would be interesting. I really wanted to live a simple life.

When I was entering my teenager, I was very much interested in plants and animals. I also enjoyed learning people culture and values. I took Biology Department when I was in my high school, hoping I could be a good biologist or an anthropologist.

The fact that I was accepted in one of the State College and that was for English and Literature Department. My whole dreams changed!

Raised in a big family, my father always showed me how to work hard and to be independent. While struggling to learn the English subject, I was trying to find as many opportunity as possible to support my own life. I sold newspaper, wrote an article on the local newspaper, doing translation services and also giving private English Courses…

Thank God that I received government scholarship since I was in my 3rd Semester. In addition to attending the classes, I pushed myself to have as many networking friends as possible. I enjoyed attending English Club, Drama Assosciation …and also unoficial Art Community Club. Until I finally joined two big English Courses in town and being the full time Instructor.

My direction changed when I was hired by first international hotel chain to open in Semarang. I was hired as English Instructor for nearly 2 years. From this point, I know the world of hospitality…the career world that I am in until these days.

The hospitality world suits me in the sense that there are values that fit to mine. Helping others, being courteous…among the values that I believe in. And that’s what my parents and my villagers always showed me.

With this pre opening hotel, I had the opportunity to learn not only the operations but also the planning side and the system. I worked with Human Resources Department on day to day basis, and was quite fortunate to have the Front Office, Food and Beverage as well as Finance Exposure.

My first official career was when I joined The Five Star Diamond Boutiqe Hotel in Surabaya. This was indeed one of my best career periods. I was interviewed for Training Manager Position and had to do two presentation. One for Staff and One for Key Management. Later I also found out that my superior in previous hotel also went for the interview but I was the one appointed for the post.

I had a really good superior and very great General Manager. For almost 3.5 years I stayed with the property(the longest work period ever), the hotel invested valuable development on me. They did mentoring system, paying scholarship and implemented clear career tracks. I started with Training Officer, being Training Manager after 1 year ( When I was 25 years old)and following Employee Relations and Training Development Manager. I had lots of opportunity to actualize myself professionally( I was once in charged as GYM Manager as well). I loved Surabayan who were direct, honest and dynamic…

Soon I shifted my career to the east part of Indonesia, to the heavenly island of Lombok! I joined one of the leading hotels of the world resort. This is in fact the first time I was officially in charged as Head of Department. I was a 27 year old Human Resources Manager of the best resort in the area. I learnt much on how to deliver personalized and high standard of service. Lombok people are owesome!

From Lombok I went to Bandung joining the best International chain property. Being Director of Human Resources when I was 29 years old, I enjoyed learning a well established system and strong drive of this well known group. This was also good year until I decided to go home to take care of my mom as she had serious diabetic complexion.

While going back home, I joined International Chain hotel in the center of Yogyakarta for the same position. I was fortunate to have a good leader. I had the opportunity to enroll the career development for the position of Executive Assistant Manager. I felt home already and attached myself to my past.

Just right after my mom passed away, I moved to Jakarta in 2007 and assumming Regional Director of Human Resources, Indonesia for fast growing International Hotel Group. I travelled frequently to Indonesia areas from west to East, performing the audit and management development.

I moved to Maldives for some reasons…my first time ever exposure in overseas. Joining the pre opening team of luxury resort with mixed of 15 nationalities…

My College Time

It was not easy to live in totally different set of environment. Leaving my lovely village to Semarang city, the very first time in my life meeting people from different parts of Java and Indonesia.

The genuine values from my village helped me a lot in getting along with my friends. My first semester was a challenge. Soon I realized that there were more than what my parents told me. At this stage I was more logical instead of using “my old courtesy and feelings matters”.

In my college, I had lectures from different nations. A couple from Australia, A couple from Canada, A couple from Netherland and French….. What a life! My other stage of life began. It all ended well as my perpective was broadened…after series of cultural shocks and cross culture misunderstanding….

Until at a point I realize that my future are wide open and I could be anyone I wanted…. I grew up into a more complex person. While preserving my old tradition and values, I accepted smoothly modern-wetern-point of vews.

I was doing fine with my study, but networking and side jobs took my focus more. I thought I learnt values and culture more than the language itself. I kept myself busy with classes in days time, while doing the courses and participating on various clubs in the nights. It was fun to tested and expereimented with various set of people and networking societies.

My Teenager

I went to school on foot every morning , crossing the rice field and the river. I could manage my classes very well and was always on the top rank. I had high interest on most of subjects particularly art, language, music …all about human, and also history…

I usually went to the land farm in the afternoon, getting some grass for my goats or just simply took them with me. Frequently my father asked me and my brothers to the land farm, doing the lands and taking care of our crops…I was glad every time we had the harvest of rice, tobacco, cassava, corn….

The community in my village preserved old traditions. We performed traditional music and traditional dance frequently. I learnt Wayang Wong dance and performed occasionally. I was also active in the youth club where I could learn Javanese Basic Courtesy and tradition official speech.

I liked going to the river, collecting woods and plants and treated them as piece of art. I did not have much space for serious relationship.

My Happy Childhood

I was born in a village of Gajihan, Jatinom, Central Java. A beautiful village surrounded by rich and fertile rice fileds. Beautiful Merapi and Merbabu mountains are seen in the west side of the village. I spent a happy childhood. I enjoyed playing all day long in the river, along the land farm…having cows and goats around, it was perfect!

My father is a farmer. He used to take us to the land farm every afternoon. Just right before the sun set, he had all of my brothers and myself with him and he started to talk about life values …In fact, I was too young but I miss that moments so much.