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IKIGAI The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life is my next read. Ikigai means the reason of your living. According to Okinawans, the villagers with the most centenarians in the world, ikigai is the reason you get up in the morning.   Something interesting that I found from this book is the usage of the word 'antifragility'. We know that fragile means when there is external force, something breaks. Resilient means when a thing is harmed, it is able to withstand without weakening. But what about things that get stronger when being harmed? *wow* So Professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb proposed the word 'antifragile'. Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shock and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.   T he Japanese practiced Kintsugi ; an art of fixing broken pottery with golden or silver powder, thus making the repaired one is better than before. There is no need to replace or disguise the ...

NEGERI PARA BEDEBAH DAN NEGERI DI UJUNG TANDUK  When I went to Bandung, I did a book hunting of Tere Liye's at Gramedia Bandung. I managed to buy 12 Tere Liye's novels and 1 book from Hanum Salsabiela & Rangga. 2 of Tere Liye's novels that are my favourite are Negeri Para Bedebah and Negeri Di Ujung Tanduk. So here is my review on those books. 1) Negeri Para Bedebah I think now I can say what is my favourite genre of a storybook/novel. That is 2S : suspense and speed ! In this book, the main character is Tommi/Thomas, who is a financial consultant. He is ideally a gentleman who loathes corruption due to his past family history. He especially hates his Om Liem, the uncle that caused the death of his parents. But, the blood is thicker than the water so family always comes first. He mightily saves his uncle's life and Bank Semesta eventhough his uncle is involved in corruption. In Malay, the saying of "menjilat ludah sendiri" applies here. He could go a...

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