Bismar Siregar, a spiritually accomplish yet eloquent figure, former Supreme Court justice, passed away. Innalillahi (1928 – 2012)
“Media bias is betrayed by the stories we choose to cover, the order to them, the length we give them, & the perspective we favor” ~Touré
“Ya udah diulang lagi, adegan zoentjes-nya,” Bung Karno kepada fotografer Frans Mendur http://j.mp/HUGy1o
“Tidak akan beruntung seseorang yang darinya tercium aroma ambisi terhadap jabatan & kekuasaan” ~Yahya ibn Mu’adz ar-Razi ↬ @salimafillah
“I studied adab for 30 years & I studied knowledge for 20 years” ~Ibn al-Mubarak http://j.mp/HqnSnM
“Termasuk kerendahan hati adalah; meninggikan diri & menunjukkan rasa tak membutuhkan di depan penguasa angkuh” ~Ibn al-Mubarak [↬ Salim AF]
Wahai muda, kenali dirimu \ Ialah perahu tamsil hidupmu \ Tiadalah beberapa lama hidupmu \ Ke akhirat juga kekal hidupmu ~Hamzah Fansuri
Tan Tjeng Bok flamboyan keroncong, pelesir pakai Rolls-Royce, bangkrut jadi kenek oplet. Bak tonil yang dilakoninya http://j.mp/GWE6TJ
Virginia Woolf last letter http://bit.ly/bTrjQP ↬ @avieazis. Only knew her Mrs. Dalloway from “The Hours” after failing to finish her book
Badu seen next to Stevie Wonder at a lite after-hours jam session, less than a week after her ban in Malaysia #pic