This is a very good story to reflect on. The following drawings were not made by me, and I don’t know who is the original artist. I merely translate the texts into English. You can contact me for the original Indonesian version. Click on the images to enlarge.
What defines a person with a happy life?
Is it his possessions? Is it his career? Why do many fortunate people instead feel unhappy in his/her life?
Often, happiness is not about something we have, but about how we see things. In this article, I will share how a difference of perspective can mean a lot!
Are you familiar with the Law of Energy Conservation?
It is one of the prominent physic laws which states, “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it only changes its form.”
The sum of all energies remain the same, from the time of creation until its eventual end. However, although the value remains, energy can change form. Water turns into vapor when heated, wood into fire, electric converted into kinetic energy, and so on.
However, the Energy Conservation Law (will be referred as “ECL” from this point) is not only a mere physic law. Few people realize that it also plays a vital role in our life as a human, a being that is not just quantitative as in science, but also qualitative. The things that happen in our life follows the ECL.
How?
The victor team of Think Quest Competition "Jakarta of my Dream Contest 2011" from Regina Pacis High School Jakarta, mentor teacher, headmaster, and two of the committees
Today, 26th March 2012 is the long-awaited final event of the National Think Quest Competition “Jakarta of my Dream Contest 2011.”
Think Quest Competition is an annual competition dedicated to cultivate students’ critical thinking ability and the ability to utilize technology. The overseas Think Quest event is held by Oracle Foundation, and the national Think Quest is held by the cooperation between Oracle, Department of Education, and Pesona Edu. The winner of the national level can go to the overseas level to compete even higher.
Last year’s contest, the aforementioned “Jakarta of my Dream Contest 2011″ was held from May ~ December 2011, with over 5,240 participants nationwide. The event experienced several delays though, which is why the announcement is just today in March 2012.
Today was a tear-jerking happy day for me.
When my mom cleaned our rooms when I were at school, since we’re going to move to a new house in a few months, she found my a whole lot of my childhood treasures! I couldn’t help but to let my happiness burst.
Tonight, I attended a glamorous wedding party in Ritz Carlton, an elite hotel known worldwide. The party was fabulous. I indulged myself in the amazing party set up by the event organizers and in the heavenly foods. However, as I moved around the room, a different thought came to my mind.
Is what “we” are doing right?
Official poster from PLASMA
PLASMA stands for “Pelatihan dan Lomba Penelitian Anak SMA” (Research Training and Competition for High School Students), an annual event hold by Student Research Unit at Atma Jaya Catholic University, a renowned University in Indonesia. This series of activities is devoted for high school students to get to know researches and foster critical thinking.
Every year, this event trains a big number of high school students from numerous schools in Jabodetabek, Indonesia and then holds a research competition, where I and my team were the victor last year.
This year though, I came to PLASMA not as a participant anymore, because my school forbids third graders from participating in inter-school competitions from 2nd semester onward, to focus them on their upcoming final tests; but I still came to mentor my underclassmen who participates in PLASMA, as well as to see the brilliance of this event this year 
