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Retty

Retty

I'm a mother of three boys. I'm Indonesian, and live near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. I like reading since my childhood, and I am still trying to give the same habbit to my boys.

Recently I'm taking part in citizem journalism websites as a citizen reporter. I've got a blog http://khazanahpikir.blogspot.com as a tool to... more »
  • Tangerang, Ba, Indonesia
  • member since September 11, 2007

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Retty’s last login was Thursday, July 1, 2010.

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  • ch. mohammad khan r

    ch. mohammad khan r says

    dear retty,

    why you do not come on my page with a beautiful
    image and thoughts please. yours, khan.waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • ch. mohammad khan r

    ch. mohammad khan r says

    dear retty,

    oh great lady, beauty is truth and truth beauty."" that is all.come and spread your knowledge here on shelfari. regards, yours, khan. waiting !!!!!!!!!!!!

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Amanda

    Amanda says

    Hi Retty. To accept the group invitation, click on your "Home" page. You will see any pending group or friend request there. Click "accept" to join the group. -Amanda

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • leegee

    leegee says

    Well, to stop falling asleep, how about Tai Chi or stances from Kuing Fu?!!

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • leegee

    leegee says

    Writh regard to "the five steps of meditation," did you mean "The Stages of Meditation" or something I read longer ago and whose title I have forgotten?! Stages of Meditation is a great book, but perhaps more to Buddhists of the Mahayana and Tantrayana schools than to the general populus: it's HH The Dalai Lama's a translation of, and commentory on, a 9th century text. It has all you need to know on meditation, but does contain a lot of "jargon."
    With regard to loosing focus and stray thoughts: everything I have been taught, and in practice learnt, is to accept stray thoughts, but do not follow them. Naturally the mind strays during meditation, otherwise we'd probably not practice meditation! When the stray thoughts are noticed, they can be "let go," the train of thought can be stopped, simply by mentally commenting on their existance -- "I am thinking about YXZ. I will return to meditation."
    Sometimes I find zazen sitting meditation is inappropriate, and walking meditation is much more apt. Sometimes playing the guitar is the only way to meditate. I find there are lots of way to harmonise, but I cannot think of a good book on the subject -- the introductory text I read when I was a lad was absolutely wonderful, and although I can see the cover in my mind's eye, I have so far been unable to focus on the name of the author! This is one of the few things Shelfari has been unable to help with, yet.
    Perhaps ask at the Buddhism group?

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • leegee

    leegee says

    Good guitar teachers - that's a difficult quesiton. My father showed me my first few chords, and I have been teaching myself ever since!
    I believe music is about self-expression, and that one can express oneself with a very limited palette. Everyone from Bach to Chuck Berry to Dylan to the Beatles wrote some music using just three chords, so I support my Father's philosophy of initially learning just three chords - E A B7. The first one is easy to play, it fits under the fings; the second is a little harder, and there are at least three ways to play it, from tradiitions (classical, flamenco, and blues/folk); the fourth, B7, is rather hard to learn, since it spans five strings, and it is the first of the three to engage the initally-unweildly little finger. One could learn the same I IV V pattern in another key, but not only does that miss the natural resonance of the guitar (whose highest and lowest strings are E), but it misses the gradual stretching of the hand.
    This is not an uncommon approach: I use it when I teach, and I know plenty of other plays and teachers who also support it.
    I would be very suspicious of anyone who teaches single-note melodies to a total novice, since they require much more focused attention to play, are much less versitle (E A B7 fits a million songs, whereas a melody...): thus chords are more fun, and more engaging.
    On another level, and please do not take this the wrong way, but a lot of professional musicians who are homosexuals consider 'E' to be the "key of heaven." I'm not gay (several members of my immediate family are), and I do not know the ins-and-outs of this, I just know that I've often heard it before having a pass made at me. So I suggest that no child need know the alleged Ancient Greek philosophical interpreation of the guitar's natural key.
    Above all, the student should set the theme and pace, should choose the music they want to play, and allow the teacher to map a path towards it. Finger tips should initially hurt as if they've been burnt, but that should pass within a month of daily practice. If the teacher is good, your son will be irritating the whole house with loud, happy strumming in to time! If you never hear him, maybe a bass guitar next Christmas...?
    Hope that ramble helps!
    Lee

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Yasmeen A

    Yasmeen A says

    hi Retty, Thanx for the comment, yes I too was taken in by the reviews of Pelzer, of course these things do happen unfortunately and this guy obviously cashed in on public sensitivity and compassion. It was a 'good' read but I was annoyed when I found out the story was just that, a story. I have problems getting good books now because I left the UK and moved to Egypt, I can only get my favourite books, Lee Child when I visit UK or someone comes to me for a visit. Keep reading. yasmeen

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tony J. Djohan

    Tony J. Djohan says

    Hi Retty. Followed a link of a book (Kartini's?) to your shelf. How do you like Saman? Compared to other Indonesian writers?
    Salam,
    Tony

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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