I'm in love

Right now, I'm in love with many things and one of them is "batik" hohohohohoho.
I'm currently on a vacation, and when I first arrived at Soekarno - Hatta International Airport about two weeks ago, the first thing that I realized was the "new trend" which is Batik. And like all other people, I fall in love with Batik. So, here I am in Indonesia, buying lots of batik to be used when I am back in US.
I just want to share this with everyone out there who are Indonesian, but currently living in foreign country. Also, for foreigners who happen to love Indonesian culture. I hope that they will be informed about the newest trend within Indonesian people, especially for the ladies.
:)

Love Indonesia, Love Batik ^^

P.S. I love You

It was really good. I shed lots of tears for the couple in the movie. I know the plot in the movie might seem impossible, but I do believe that it is possible. The reason? power of love.
P.S. I Love You is about Holly which is a widow after her Irish husband, Gerry, died of brain tumor. She was so sad for her lost that she didn't go out of their apartment for several weeks after his death. Then, at her birthday, she got a cake delivered to her apartment and the cake was from her loving yet dead husband. This is where the story really begin. After that time, her dead husband send her letter that will guide her to enjoy life and move on with her life. And in all the letter, it is ended with "p.s. i love you." The letters are designed to help her cope with the loss and let go, as well as help her to learn to love again.
It was indeed hard to lose someone who you cherished and loved so much; however, what is important is how to live. Even if we mourned for our loved one, they won't come back and mourned with us. When we mourned, we make other living people sad. So, even when it is hard to let go of the one that you love, at some point, we must move on and live with the beautiful and good memory about them. They will be happy if we are happy. This is hard, but it is not an impossible thing to do. Time will help make it all easier.

Learning French

I took a French course 2 years ago at my current college with one thing in my mind: I want to understand French people and the language too. Well, the course turned out to be one of the best courses I have ever taken at my college. So now that I was reminded again about those memories I have from my French class, I decided to make a description for my blog using French. I'm not quite sure if I did it correctly or if I made some mistakes. For those who understand French, please correct me if I make some mistakes. Anyway, I was trying to say "I created this blog because I felt the need to share my thoughts (and stupid story) to anyone out there who are kind enough to read it. So, please enjoy" for the description of my blog. So once again if I made some stupid mistakes in practicing my French, please do let me know. I'm a newbie at this, so I still need to learn a lot of things before I can master my French.

An Evening to Remember

That particular Friday night after I finished my Accounting Class, I walked toward the parking lot to find my car, but instead I found something much more interesting then my lovely car. I saw someone holding a big knife, with red fluid dripping from it, standing in front of my car. I told myself, "This is just a hallucination, it can't be true." How I wish it wasn't true, but the truth was in front of my eyes. I knew that my eyes didn't lie to me. I couldn't run away now coz HE saw me already, so I walked slowly toward his direction while praying to God. When I got close enough to him to see his face, I realized that I know this guy, and he was the love of my life.

"What are you doing there honey? Picking me up from school? How sweet!" those are the words that come out from my trembling mouth.

He replied, "I missed you, so I thought that I should come and see you tonight."

"But... why are you standing there with a knife, sweet heart?"

"Oh... this knife? Coz I missed you so much and don't want to lose you, so I decided to make you mine forever."

"Ok, but what is the connection between making me yours and the knife? You couldn't be thinking about making me yours by killing me right?"

"Killing you? Oh sweety, You're so smart, that's why I love you"

I started to run as soon as I heard him saying that, but it seems like it's not fast enough coz he caught my arm. At that time, I was crying and starting to scream for help, but He kissed my hand and put one of his hand in my mouth to stop me from screaming for help. Then he hold my face and told me "Happy Halloween sweet heart, I guess I scared the hell out of you."

Believe me, I hated him at that time, I couldn't believe it, he was playing with me and scared me to death.

Then I heard someone calling me

"What? Where are you? Why are you calling me?"

I felt something cold on my face,
then I woke up to find my dog licking my face and I was taken back to reality.

Well, I guess that just a sweet nightmare, An evening to remember :)

Sciences politiques

Argghhhh.... I just finished my political science exam and that was hard. Uh... Can anyone tell me why do we have to study political science in college? (I know the answer, but please tell me the reason again, so I can bear with my class). The exam was soooooooooooooo hard, and I'm not joking. It is HARD. Uhhh, I can only hope that I'm good at guessing :)
But anyway, even if it's hard, the class was fun (when we were talking about the presidential nomination and campaign and all those "fun" stuff) hahahahaha. At least, I get to learn lots of new things like, what is a superdelegate? What happen with the social welfare in the US? what is dealignment and realignment? Jewish people are more likely to vote for Democrats (cool), high income people support Republican, and Republican (the Grand Old Party) is actually not the oldest party in America, since the oldest party is the Democrats. Not bad huh? Yup, those are some "facts" that I learn from my political science class. So, after all, it wasn't that bad (I'm sorry professor T., for saying earlier that your class is hard and that I don't like it. I actually love your class and your teaching)
I pretty much enjoy the class, but not the exams..... those are hard (seriously).....

Belle de prix sur les fleurs

A flower's fragrance declares to all the world that it is fertile,
available, and desirable, its sex organs oozing with nectar.
Its smell reminds us in vestigial ways of fertility, vigor, life-force,
all the optimism, expectancy, and passionate bloom of youth.
We inhale its ardent aroma and, no matter what our ages,
we feel young and nubile in a world aflame with desire.
- Diane Ackerman


In the hope of reaching the moon
men fail to see the flowers
that blossom at their feet.
- Albert Schweitzer


Silently a flower blooms,
In silence it falls away;
Yet here now, at this moment, at this place,
The world of the flower, the whole of
the world is blooming.
This is the talk of the flower, the truth
of the blossom:
The glory of eternal life is fully shining here.
- Zenkei Shibayama..


I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
- Emma Goldman

Internal Control

Five Elements of Internal Control:

• Control Environment

A business’s control environment is the overall attitude of management and employees about the importance of control. Three factors that influence the control environment are:

- Management’s philosophy and operating style, because a management that over emphasizes operating goals and deviates from control policies may indirectly encourage employees to ignore controls.

- Business’s organizational structure, which is the framework for planning and controlling operations.

- Personnel policies, which involve the hiring, training, evaluation, compensation, promotion of employees, job descriptions, employee’s code of ethics, and conflict-of-interest policies are part of the personnel policies. Such policies can enhance the internal control environment if they provide reasonable assurance that only competent, honest employees are hired and retained.

• Risk Assessment

All companies face risks, such as changes in costumer requirements, competitive threats, regulatory changes, and employee violations of company policies and procedures. The management must be aware of these risks and take necessary actions to control them. Once risks are identified, they can be analyzed to estimate their significance, to assess their likelihood of occurring, and determine actions that will minimize them. Some examples are:

- Clear objectivities regarding operating, financial reporting, and law compliance functions

- An entity-wide review to assess and evaluate risks.

• Control Procedures

Control procedures are established to provide reasonable assurance that business goals will be achieved, including the prevention of fraud. Some control procedures that can be integrated throughout the accounting system are:

- Competent personnel, rotating duties, and mandatory vacations. The successful operation of accounting system requires procedures that ensure that people are able to perform duties to which they are assigned. Thus, it is necessary to have all accounting employees trained and supervised in performing their job.

- Separating responsibilities for related operations. This can be done to decrease the possibility of inefficiency, errors, and fraud by dividing responsibility for related operation to two or more people.

- Separating operations, custody of assets, and accounting. This can be done to decrease the possibility of having errors and fraud. Then, the accounting records cans serve as an independent check on the individuals who have custody of the assets and who engage in the business operations.

- Proofs and security measures. This should be done to safeguard asset and ensure reliable accounting data. Some examples of security measures are:

1. Immediately deposit all cash in a bank account.

2. Use cash registers to record sales.

3. Have employees bonded

4. Install security cameras or hire security guards.

• Monitoring

Monitoring can help locates weakness and improves control effectiveness. In this way, the internal control system can react dynamically, changing as conditions warrant. Some examples include:

- Regular receipt reports of problem in the internal controls (from external/internal auditors).

- Prompt follow-up on unusual variances from budget.

• Information and Communication

Information and communication are essential because they enable people to capture and share the information needed to conduct, manage, and control operations; also, to ensure compliance with reporting, legal, and regulatory requirements. The management can also use external information to assess events and conditions that impact decision making.