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Don’t Drink Hot Water From the Tap
THE BOTTOM LINEHot water from the tap should never be used for cooking or drinking.
That’s what New York Time said in this article. Interesting. I was told by my friend circa 7 years ago that even though the tap water is drinkable I should use it to obtain cold water only, an advice that I diligently follow. Apparently there is a scientific reason for this 
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Other interesting (and good) news, in some parts of Indonesia, the tap water can be drank directly. Wonder if my stomach will be strong enough to drink this tap water, though 
Debunking Myths About The Developing World Using Statistics
This presentation below is a must see. Quite long, just a little bit over 20 minutes, but I was rooted to follow the presentation completely from the start to the end. Simply great.
So what can we learn from this? No, not that the Swedish professors are on par with chimps 
I was graduated from a Swedish university so I could assure you that they are really competent in their field, just like Prof. Hans Rosling (his blog, the wikipedia entry on him, his biography) from Karolinska Institute who was doing the presentation above (but my assurance only applies if you believe that I am way much better than chimps ).
Aside from the very good conclusions presented here, for me there are several points learned:
- Statistic can really talk, BUT only if you can present it in the way so that the data can be easily understood. How many times did you put numbers that could only help the audiences losing their way? The next time you present data and numbers, always present them in the way so that they can talk by themselves.
- For me, the presenter is great. He looks very confident (years of teaching experience must be very helpful here), he can convey his ideas clearly (supported by the awesome method for presenting the data), he seems to really understand what he is talking about and he can connect with the audience. Exactly the required recipe for great presentations. I should learn on how to do that in order to improve my presentation skill.
For you who missed the link when it was presented in the video above, to be able to play more with the data and tools used in the presentation, you could go here: http://www.gapminder.org/
Additional note: The presentation could also be followed here, in the website of TED conference (where the presentation was made).
Menyalurkan Energi Cinta
Pak Adi Junjunan selalu mempunyai cara yang sangat santun dan indah untuk menyampaikan buah pikirannya. Seperti apa yang dilakukannya pada entry blog berikut ini: http://adijm.multiply.com/journal/item/204.
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Agar energi cinta ini senantiasa tersalurkan dengan baik, yang pertama kali mesti dilakukan adalah memohon bantuan kekuatan kepada Dia Yang Maha Mencintai. Dengan ini energi cinta menjadi langgeng dan tersalurkan secara benar. Yang kedua, komunikasi verbal harus senantiasa dipelihara. Jangan biarkan cinta terstagnasi dalam kebisuan rumah tangga. Yang ketiga, berikanlah impuls cinta dalam berbagai kesempatan. Impuls ini tak mesti besar. Ibarat dorongan ringan pada ayunan, ia akan terus membuat ayunan bergerak. Dan yang keempat, buatlah inovasi dan variasi dalam interaksi; Interaksi hati, interaksi pikiran maupun interaksi fisik. Manusia itu punya sifat “pembosan”. Karenanya suami-istri mesti berlomba menciptakan kesegaran-kesegaran dalam interaksi mereka.
Tulisan yang dikemas dengan baik sekali, membuat belajar tentang kehidupan menjadi suatu proses yang ringan dan spontan. Banyak sekali yang bisa dipelajari dari orang-orang seperti beliau. Jazakallaahu khoir Pak Adi.
Untuk Cintaku .. sebagai suami yang (selalu) sedang belajar untuk bisa bersikap seperti yang disebutkan di situ, terima kasih untuk kesabarannya ya. Mas sayang sekali sama Cinta…
