My Favourite Football Player - Fernando Torres

Fernando William (lahir di Madrid, Spanyol, 20 Maret 1984; umur 26 tahun) adalah pemain sepak bola Spanyol yang mempunyai julukan El Niño ("Bocah Laki"). Posisinya adalah penyerang.

Torres memulai karirnya bersama Atlético Madrid. Bersama Atlético Madrid, Torres bermain sejak tim junior. Dia memulai debut profesionalnya pada 27 Mei 2001 dan mencetak gol pertamanya seminggu kemudian. Pada musim 2003-2004 Torres mencetak 21 gol setelah sebelumnya dianggap sebagai Vicente Calderon muda pada usia 19 tahun. Selama 12 tahun kariernya bersama Atlético, Torres telah mengkoleksi 75 gol dalam 174 penampilan di La Liga. Namun sebelumnya, Torres sempat bermain selama dua musim di Segunda División, bermain sebanyak 40 pertandingan dan torehan 7 gol. Kemudian dia bergabung dengan Liverpool pada Juli 2007 dalam usia 23 tahun, dengan nilai transfer diperkirakan sekitar £20 juta yang memecahkan rekor nilai transfer Liverpool. Torres mencatat sejarah di musim pertamanya bersama Liverpool dengan menjadi pemain pertama yang mencetak lebih dari 20 gol dalam pertandingan liga dalam satu musim sejak Robbie Fowler pada musim 1996-1997.

Dia juga bermain dengan Spanyol dan membuat debutnya bersama tim senior saat pertandingan melawan Portugal pada September 2003. Tujuh bulan kemudian dia mencetak gol pertamanya ke gawang Italia. Torres telah bermain bersama tim nasional Spanyol dalam 3 turnamen besar; Euro 2004, Piala Dunia 2006 dan Euro 2008. Torres gagal mencetak gol untuk tim Spanyol dala Euro 2004, namun dia berhasil mencetak 3 gol dalam Piala Dunia 2006. Torres mencetak satu-satunya gol kemenangan Spanyol dalam partai final Euro 2008 melawan Jerman dengan skor akhir 0-1.

Awal Karir

Fernando Torres, lahir pada 20 Maret 1984, mulai tertarik bermain sepak bola sejak kecil dan bergabung pertama kali bersama Parque 84 ketika berusia 5 tahun. Kakeknya sebenarnya tidak terlalu menyukai sepak bola, namun sangat bangga menjadi suporter Atlético Madrid, dan Torres juga mewarisi menjadi supporter klub dari kota madrid tersebut.

Sebenarnya Torres ingin menjadi penjaga gawang, seperti kakaknya. Namun, ketika berusia tujuh tahun, dia mulai bermain sebagai penyerang dalam Liga indoor besama klub di lingkungannya, Mario’s Holland. Tiga tahun kemudian, ketika berusia 10 tahun, dia mulai bermain dalam sepak bola sebenarnya bersama Rayo 13. Setelah penampilan yang menawan bersama klub barunya, dimana dia mencetak 55 gol, Torres menjadi satu dari tiga pemain Rayo 13 yang mencoba untuk bermain dengan Atlético Madrid. Dia membuat kagum pencari bakat dan saat berusia 11 tahun, dia bergabung bersama klub pada tahun 1995.

Career Honours

Atlético Madrid

• Segunda División: 2002

Spain

• UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship: 2001
• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2002
• UEFA European Football Championship: 2008

Individual

• Nike Cup top scorer: 1999
• Best Young European Player: 1999
• Algarve Tournament player of the tournament: 2001
• Algarve Tournament top scorer: 2001
• UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship player of the tournament: 2001
• UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship top scorer: 2001
• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship player of the tournament: 2003
• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship top scorer: 2003
• Premier League Player of the Month: February 2008
• PFA Team of the Year: 2008
• Liverpool Player of the Season: 2008
• UEFA European Football Championship team of the tournament: 2008

Love is.....

Mbak Heni di Acara Uya Emang Kuya

(di posting di websitenya mas Aditya Mulya)

Sabtu kemarin gue dan istri nonton acara “Uya Emang Kuya”. Ini adalah acara di mana Uya dengan jailnya menghipnotis orang dan di sana keluar lah kejujuran-kejujuran yang sebaiknya gak banyak orang tau. Biasanya gue annoyed dengan acara ini karena busuk-busuknya orang suka keluar tanpa perlu.

Tapi episode di Sabtu tanggal 6 Maret kemaren sangat menggugah. jadi korban Uya kali ini adalah seorang wanita berumur 35 bernama mbak Heni. Wanita ini sungguh riang dan bordering kocak dan very-very unassumming. Setidaknya sampai dia dihipnotis.

Ketika Mbak Heni ini dihipnotis oleh Uya baru lah ketauan bahwa dia sebenernya sangat sedih dan sangat merasa bersalah.

“Udah nikah belum?”

“Udah.”

“Suaminya mana kok ke sini sendiri?”

“Saya gak punya suami.”

“Lha, katanya udah nikah?”

“Suami saya meninggal.”

“Berapa lama?”

“4 bulan yang lalu.”

“Sakit apa mbak?”

“Sakit jantung.”

“Udah berapa lama?”

“Dari tahun 2002 dia sakit jantung. Jadinya gak bisa kerja. Jadinya saya yang harus kerja support dia dan kedua anak.”

“Masih sedih gak Mbak?”

“Masih. Saya ngerasa bersalah.”

“Lho kenapa?”

“Soalnya saya pernah ngerasa capek banget. Capek banget kerja. Sampe saya doa agar dia diambil aja sama Yang Maha Kuasa. Abisnya saya udah gak kuat sama cobaan ini. Kemudian suami saya kondisi membaik. Tapi kenapa justru pas dia udah membaik malah dia dipanggil berpulang.” Di sini mbak heni nangis. Gue baru nyadar bahwa orang dihipnotis masih bisa nangis.

“Kejadiannya gimana?”

“Kita lagi makan malem. Dia pergi ke dapur dan tiba-tiba aja serangan jantung. Jatuh. Saya teriak-teriak minta tolong. Tapi dia sudah berpulang.”

“Anak-anak gimana?”

“Keliatannya sih baik-baik aja tapi mungkin aja mendem perasaan seperti saya.”

“Kalo mbak hobinya apa?”

“Nyanyi.”

“Ada lagu favorit mbak?”

“Takkan Tergantinya Marcell. ”

“kenapoa?”

“Karena jadi inget suami saya.”

“Coba nyanyi Mbak.”

Kemudian Mbak Heni nyanyi lagu itu. Dan sambil nangis.

“Tangannya kenapa mbak?”

“Kecelakaan motor.”

“Kapan?”

“Dua bulan yang lalu.”

“Kejadiannya gimana?”

“Diserempet Mikorlet terus gak inget lagi.”

“Lha kok gak inget?”

“Soalnya amnesia. Sampe 3 hari.”

“Wah parah dong. Gimana bisa sembuh Mbak?”

“Waktu di rumah sakit, saya ngeliat suami saya. Dia bilang, mamah jangan sakit. Kasian anak-anak gak ada yang ngerawat. Abis itu saya bangun. Rasanya seperti mimpi tapi saya gak yakin itu mimpi atau bukan.”

Abis itu Uya ngebaik-baikin Mbak Heni dan membangunkan dia. Ketika bangun, Mbak Heni cengar-cengir.

“Wah saya diapain Mas? hehehe, hehehe, hehehe.”

Gue gak bisa percaya sama wanita ini. Ketika dia sadar dia memasang muka yang berani dan tenang padahal masa lalu dia dan hati dia penuh dengan cobaan-cobaan yang menghantam kiri-kanan. Di tinggal suami dengan 2 bocah. Cari uang sana-sini pake motor pula. Sampe kecelakaan. Benar-benar wanita yang tegar.

Bagi gue, Mbak Heni adalah manusia-manusia tegar yang lewat di depan mata kita, yang memapas dengan motor di samping mobil kita. Yang berdiri depan mobil kita di sebuah lampu merah. Yang kita papas saat berteduh di kolong jembatan saat hujan. Yang mungkin rebutan baju sama kita saat belanja di sebuah ITC. Yang mungkin menjual laptop di toko sebelah. Mbak Heni adalah 1 dari manusia-manusia tegar yang memasang muka ikhlas dan riang menghadapi hidup. Air mukanya ringan, tidak membebani mereka yang menatap muka itu.

Bagi gue, Mbak Heni membuat gue merasa kecil. Gue gak mungkin bisa seriang itu jika diberi cobaan yang sama. Mbak Heni membuat letih gue hilang. Ribuan orang seperti mbak Heni menerima cobaan yang lebih berat dari gue. Tidak pada tempatnya bagi gue untuk mengeluh, berkeluh kesah atau bahkan menyerah.

Gue coba google mbak Heni ini kemarin, gak ada yang nulis tentang dia sama sekali. Makanya gue tulis posting ini. Untuk Mbak Heni di luar sana, terima kasih ya Mbak. Sosok pribadi Mbak menjadi panutan saya. Terima kasih sudah mau dirinya ditayangkan di TV nasional dan menjadi inspirasi saya dan mungkin orang lain.

Jabat Erat untuk Mbak.

Mencoba menjadi tegar itu susah, tapi mbak heni bisa melakukannya. Dia bisa menutupi semua masalah yang sedang di hadapi dengan senyuman. Gw salut.

Intinya, hidup tetap harus berjalan.

Base Jam - Bukan Pujangga

*
Aku mungkin bukan pujangga
Aku mungkin tak selalu ada
Ini diriku apa adanya

Aku mungkin bukan pujangga
Aku mungkin tak selalu ada
Ini diriku apa adanya

Mungkin aku bukan pujangga
Yang pandai merangkai kata
Ku tak selalu kirimkan bunga
Untuk ungkapkan hatiku

Mungkin aku takkan pernah
Memberi intan permata
Mungkin aku tak selalu
Ada di dekatmu

Ku ingin kau tahu isi di hatiku
Ku tak akan lelah dengan hati ini
Hingga dunia tak bermentari

Reff:
Satu yang kupinta
Yakini dirimu hati ini milikmu
Semua yang kulakukan untukmu
Lebih dari sebuah kata cinta untukmu

Kamis, 18 Maret 2010

Barusan gw dapet kiriman choki-choki 3 biji (koreddd, dasar!!).
Sumpah, gw jadi inget cemilan gw dulu waktu masih kecil.
Hahahaha.. Asli, gw inget banget tuh..

Rasanya enak (enak buat di emut), tapi jangan keseringan aja ngemut, kalo gak mau bibirnya jontor permanen.
Harganya murah meriah dan tersedia di warung-warung terdekat dengan kemasan yang cukup menawan hati *apaah sih..?!?*
Dulu yang namanya anak kecil, pasti suka banget kalo di kasih coklat atau permen.
Tapi kalo kebanyakan mengkonsumsi juga pasti ada efek sampingnya *merusak gigi, bikin perut mules,
bikin antrian panjang di WC apalagi kalo kebetulan pada saat itu ada yang mau ke WC juga*.
Kecuali obat kuat yang efeknya ke depan bukan ke samping.

Eh, gw sekarang lagi pengen beli sepatu, baju *buat kerja*, trus.....apa lagi ya..
ooo, iya, baju buat adek gw. Kemaren hari minggu, dia ulang tahun.

Bakalan banyak ngabisin uang tabungan nih.
Ga papa dah..

*tar tolong temenin ya..*

When You Look Me In The Eyes

Jonas Brothers - When You Look Me In The Eyes lyrics
Songwriters: Bianco, Pj; Boyd, Raymond A; Jonas Ii, Paul Kevin; Jonas Sr., Kevin; Jonas, Joseph; Jonas, Nicholas;

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

If the heart is always searching
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone
I never make it on my own

Dreams can't take
The place of loving you
There's gotta be a million reasons
Why it's true

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes

How long will I be waiting
To be with you again?
I'm gonna tell you that I love you
In the best way that I can

I can't take a day without you here
You're the light that make my darkness disappear

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes

Movin' on, I start to realize
I can reach my tomorrow
I can hold my head up high
And it's all because you're by my side

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When I hold you in my arms
I know that it's forever
I just got to let you know
I never wanna let you go

'Cause when you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
Oh, I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes, oh, yeah, ah

© JONAS BROTHERS PUBLISHING LLC; SONY/ATV SONGS LLC;

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Segalanya tentang "21 Februari..."

21 Februari adalah hari ke-52 dalam kalender Gregorian.

Sedangkan Februari sendiri adalah bulan kedua tahun dalam Kalender Gregorius. Kata ini diambil dari Bahasa Belanda Februari yang mengambil dari bahasa Latin, Februus, dewapenyucian. Bulan ini merupakan bulan istimewa sebab panjangnya bisa 28 atau 29 hari, pada Tahun Kabisat. Variasi pengejaan nonbaku yang kadang-kadang dipakai adalah "Pebruari".

Pada waktu dahulu Februari adalah bulan penghabisan, sampai tahun 450 sebelum Masehi, ketika akhirnya ditaruh di belakang Januari. Maret pernah sebagai permulaan tahun, dan Februari sebagai bulan penghabisan. Tetapi akhirnya Februari kembali ditaruh sebagai bulan ke-2. Oleh bangsa Romawi bulan ini dipandang sebagai waktu untuk merayakan upacara penyucian.

Untuk hari besar dan peringatan, 21 Februari diperingati sebagai Hari Bahasa Ibu Sedunia. (gw jg baru tau dari Wikipedia)

Info selengkapnya, gw ambil dari History Orb ya..

• Famous Birthday on 21^st February

1417 - Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)
1484 - Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)
1556 - Sethus Calvisius, composer
1674 - Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer
1675 - Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)
1684 - Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)
1690 - Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer
1705 - Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)
1710 - Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet (Human Life)
1721 - John McKinly, American physician (d. 1796)
1723 - Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (d. 1808)
1728 - Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar (1762)/husband of Catherine
1730 - Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter
1744 - Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker
1776 - Vincenzo Lavigna, composer
1779 - Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer
1783 - Princess Catharina of Württemberg, Queen consort of Westphalia (d. 1835)
1785 - Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)
1794 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico (1833-36)
1795 - Francisco Manuel da Silva, composer
1800 - John Henry Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
1801 - Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer
1801 - John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author (Dream of Gerontius)
1802 - George Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general (Union Army), died in 1882
1805 - David Tod, US diplomat/(Gov-R-Ohio, 1861-63)
1814 - Nicolo Gabrielli, composer
1815 - Ernest Meissonier, French painter/sculptor
1817 - Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Vallodolid Spain, poet/dramatist (El rey Loco)
1821 - Charles Scribner, US, music publisher (Scribner Catalog)
1829 - Johnson Hagood, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898
1831 - Eduard Rappoldi, composer
1836 - Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer
1836 - Emil Hartmann, composer
1844 - Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory)
1852 - [James] Burner Matthews, US playwright/critic (NY Times)
1855 - Alice Freeman Palmer, educator (Hall of Fame)
1856 - Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam)
1857 - Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)
1860 - Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod, Czech journalist (d. 1927)
1860 - Goscombe John, Welsh sculptor (d. 1952)
1861 - Pierre Breville, composer
1865 - John Haden Badley, English school founder (d. 1967)
1867 - Otto Hermann Kahn, Banker, organized Metropolitan Opera Co
1875 - Jeanne Louise Calment, France, world's oldest woman (died at 122)
1876 - Constantin Brancusi, Romanian/French sculptor (Princesse X)
1876 - Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (d. 1956)
1877 - Jacob D du Toit [Totius], South African poet/theologist
1878 - Fritz Cortolezis, composer
1878 - The Mother, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)
1880 - Frank Orth, Phila Pa, actor (Boston Blackie, Brothers)
1880 - Waldemar Bonsels, German writer (d. 1952)
1881 - Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player
1883 - J M M "Mick" Commaille, cricketer (dual S African cricket/soccer rep)
1885 - Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat)
1887 - Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player
1888 - Florence Bates, TX, actress (Moon & Sixpence, Love Crazy, San Antonio)
1888 - Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist (Religious Build Up)
1888 - Clemence Dane, British novelist and playwright (d. 1965)
1889 - Felix Aylmer, actor (Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St Joan)
1893 - Andres Segovia, Linares Spain, classical guitarist
1893 - Vsevolod Pudovkin, Soviet film director/theorist (Mother, Deserter)
1893 - Celia Lovsky, Russian-born actress (d. 1979)
1895 - Carl Peter Henrik Dam Danish biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
1896 - Sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)
1897 - Celia Lovsky, Vienna Aus, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek)
1898 - Vassily Vainonen, Russian ballet dancers/choreographer (Gayaneh)
1900 - Madeleine Renaud, French actress/theater director (Plaisir)
1900 - Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor (Miss Jones & Son)
1902 - Arthur D Nock, English/US historian (St Paul)
1902 - Bob [Hijman] Scholte, Dutch vocalist [or 1909]
1902 - John Smallenbroek, Dutch minister of Internal Affairs [or 1909]
1903 - Eric Fogg, composer
1903 - Madeleine Renaud, Paris France, actress (Helene, Longest Day)
1903 - Raymond Queneau, [M Presle], French author (Un Enfant a Dit)
1903 - Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner (Boston Red Sox)
1903 - Fairfax M. Cone, American advertising executive (d. 1977)
1903 - Anaïs Nin, French writer (d. 1977)
1904 - Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet
1907 - Wystan Hugh Auden, US, poet (Age of Anxiety-Pulitzer 1948)
1909 - George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director
1909 - Hans Erni, Switz, painter/sculptor
1909 - Helen O Dickens, [Henderson], US physician/gynaecologist
1910 - Douglas R S Bader, British pilot (WW II)
1910 - Carmine Galante, Italian-born gangster (d. 1979)
1910 - Eddie Waring, British sports commentator (d. 1986)
1912 - Arline Judge, actress (Girls in Chains, Mad Wednesday, Age of Consent)
1912 - Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist (Arkadia 598-Schubert)
1912 - Patrick Murphy, English multi-millionaire
1913 - Glenn M Anderson, (Rep-D-CA, 1969- )
1913 - Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver (d. 1997)
1914 - Arnold S Denker, NY, US chess champion (1944-46)
1914 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Parool/VARA)
1915 - Ann Sheridan, Denton Texas, actress (Dodge City, Another World)
1915 - Godfrey Brown, England, 4 X 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1936)
1917 - Victor G M Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65)
1917 - Lucille Bremer, American actress (d. 1996)
1922 - Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle)
1922 - Uros Krek, composer
1923 - Lola Flores, entertainer
1923 - Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies)
1923 - Zvi Zeitlin, Dubrovnik Yugoslavia, violinist/prof (Eastman School)
1924 - Robert G Mugabe, premier/president of Zimbabwe
1925 - Al Fann, Cleve, actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor)
1925 - Jack Ramsay, NBA coach
1925 - Sam Peckinpah, Fresno CA, film director (Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs)
1926 - Hans Andreus, [Johan W van der Zant], Dutch poet (Animal Language)
1927 - Erma Bombeck, Dayton Ohio, humorist (Grass is Always Greener...)
1927 - Hubert de Givenchy, Beauvais France, fashion designer (Audrey Hepburn)
1927 - Pierre Mercure, composer
1929 - James Beck, English actor (d. 1973)
1930 - Elizabeth Adams, madame
1931 - Larry Hagman, TV actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas)
1932 - Harald V, King of Norway (1991- )
1933 - Nina Simone, [Eunice Waymon], Tyron NC, vocalist/pianist (Porgy)
1934 - Rue McClanahan, Healdton Okla, actress (Maude, Golden Girls)
1935 - Mark McManus, actor (Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night)
1935 - Jean Pelletier, French Canadian political operative
1936 - Barbara Jordan, Houston, Tx, (Rep-D-Tx, 1972-78)
1937 - Gary Lockwood, Van Nuys Cal, actor (2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant)
1937 - Ron Clarke, Australia, runner (held 19 world records)
1938 - Beryl F Anthony Jr, (Rep-D-CA, 1979- )
1939 - Richard Beymer, Avoca IA, actor (West Side Story, Diary of Anne Frank)
1939 - Ron Nagle, rock producer (Riding with the King)
1940 - John Lewis, (Rep-D-Georgia)
1940 - Peter McEnery, England, actor (Game is Over, Moonspinners)
1940 - Peter Gethin, British racing driver
1941 - Charlie Shelburne, English earl/large landowner
1942 - Margarethe Von Trotta, Berlin Germany, actress/director (Marianne)
1943 - David Geffin, Brooklyn NY, record producer (Geffin, Asylum)
1943 - Duncan Swift, jazz pianist
1943 - Roberto Faenza, director (Cop Killers, Corrupt)
1944 - Herman de Coninck, Flemish writer/poet (Impossible Work)
1944 - Kitty Winn, Wash DC, actress (Beacon Hill)
1945 - Paul Newton, rock bassist
1945 - Sudhir Naik, cricketer (Indian Test batsman in 2 Tests 1974)
1946 - Alan Rickman, actor (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves)
1946 - Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests)
1946 - Tricia Nixon Cox, Richard Milhaus' daughter (or 0202)
1946 - Tyne Daly, Madison Wisc, actress (Cagney & Lacey, Angel Unchained)
1946 - Anthony Daniels, British actor
1946 - Bob Ryan, Boston sports columnist
1946 - Vito Rizzuto, Sicilian-born alleged mafia boss
1947 - Olympia J Snowe, (Rep-R-ME, 1979- )
1947 - Victor Sokolov, Russian journalist (d. 2006)
1948 - Larry Ragland, Richmond Va, comedian (Keep on Truckin')
1949 - Jerry Harrison, Milwaukee, rock keyboardist (Talking Heads)
1949 - Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer
1951 - John Parker, cricketer (NZ batsman of 70s)
1951 - Michael Cotten, rock synthesizer (Tubes)
1951 - Vince Welnick, rock keyboardist (Tubes)
1952 - Jean-Jacques Brunel, rock bassist (Stranglers-Dreamtime)
1953 - Christine Ebersole, Park Forest Ill, actress (SNL, Valerie, Tootsie)
1953 - William L Petersen, actor (Return to Lonesome Dove)
1954 - Ivo van Damme, Belgium, 800/1500m dash (Olympic-silver-1976)
1955 - Sir Steven Fayburgh, British diplomat
1956 - Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor (Cliff-Facts of Life)
1958 - Alan Trammell, Garden Grove CA, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
1958 - Jack Coleman, Easton Pa, actor (Steven Carrington-Dynasty)
1958 - Jake Steinfeld, exercise expert (Body by Jake)
1958 - Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Princeton NJ, country vocalist (This Shirt)
1959 - José María Cano, Spanish musician
1960 - Steve Wynn, American singer (
1961 - Christopher Atkins, Rye NY, actor (Peter-Dallas, Blue Lagoon)
1961 - Ranking Roger, rock vocalist (English Beat-Drowning)
1961 - Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner (world record)
1961 - Martha Hackett, American actress
1961 - Bertha Faye, American wrestler (d. 2001)
1962 - Vanessa Feltz, British television presenter
1962 - Chuck Palahniuk, American writer
1962 - David Foster Wallace, American writer
1963 - Greg Turner, Dunedin NZ, Australasia golfer
1963 - Michael Gostigian, Newtown Sq PA, pentathelete (Oly-16th-88, 92, 96)
1964 - Alana Soares, Redondo Beach Ca, playmate (Mar, 1983)
1964 - Mark E Kelly, Orange NJ, Lt USN/astronaut
1964 - Scott J Kelly, Orange NJ, Lt USN/astronaut
1964 - Willie Pless, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
1964 - Jane Tomlinson, British cancer campaigner (d. 2007)
1964 - Huw Higginson, British actor
1965 - Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman (Team Germany)
1965 - Keith Arthurton, cricketer (Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty bat)
1966 - Bronwen Booth, London, actress (Andy-One Life to Live, Eternal Evil)
1966 - Chris Donnels, US baseball infielder (Houston Astros)
1966 - Edie Boyer, St Paul Minn, discus thrower
1966 - Tommy Hendricks, rocker
1966 - Wendy James, London England, vocalist (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
1967 - Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC) [or Feb 13]
1967 - Leroy Russel Burrell, Phila, long jumper (Olympics-96)
1967 - Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen)
1968 - Pellom McDaniels, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs)
1968 - Terry Allen, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, Wash Redskins)
1969 - Dean Noel, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1969 - Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skiier (Olympic-gold-1992)
1969 - James Dean Bradfield, Welsh musician
1969 - Tony Meola, American footballer
1969 - Eric Wilson, American musician
1970 - Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1970 - Marc Woodard, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
1970 - Michael Slater, cricketer (devastating Aust opening bat since 1993)
1970 - Patrick Pilloni, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
1970 - Will Moore, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars)

1971 - Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player (SVDB, Vitesse)
1971 - Jeff Schmidt, US baseball pitcher (California Angels)
1971 - Jey Phillips, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 - Jose Solano, actor (Baywatch)
1971 - Terry Mickens, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1971 - Randy Blythe, American musician
1972 - Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman (Team France 1998)
1972 - Seo Taiji, Korean musician
1973 - Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing (Olympics-1994, NJ Devils)
1973 - Heri Joensen, Faroese musician
1973 - Bowie Tsang, Taiwanese singer and TV host
1974 - Alexei Lojkin, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
1974 - Rohsaan Griffin, Texas City Texas, 200m runner
1974 - Iván Campo, Spanish footballer
1974 - Roberto Heras, Spanish cyclist
1974 - Wish Bone, American rapper, (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
1975 - Scott Miller, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
1975 - Troy Slaten, actor (Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
1976 - Robin Confer, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1976 - Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1977 - Steve Francis, American basketball player
1977 - Chad Hutchinson, baseball and football player
1977 - Kevin Rose, American television host and Internet entrepreneur
1978 - Park Eun-hye, South Korean actress
1978 - Kim Ha Neul, South Korean actress
1978 - Nicole Parker, American actress
1979 - Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress (Sarah Reeves-Party of Five)
1979 - Pascal Chimbonda, French footballer
1979 - Carly "Carlito" Colón, Puerto Rican professional wrestler
1979 - Lonnie Ford, American football player
1980 - Parthiva Sureshwaren, Indian racing driver
1980 - Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 - Jim Vandermeer, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 - Tiziano Ferro, Italian singer
1982 - Bernhard Auinger, Austrian racing driver
1982 - Chantal Claret, American musician
1983 - Braylon Edwards, American football player
1983 - Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player
1984 - Andrew Ellis, New Zealand rugby union player
1984 - David Odonkor, German footballer
1984 - Karina, Japanese model and actress
1985 - Bob Burton, American speedcuber
1985 - Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer
1986 - Amedeo, Belgium, son of princess Astrid/arch duke Lorenz
1986 - Charlotte Church, Welsh singer
1987 - Ellen Page, Canadian actress
1987 - Burgess Abernethy, Australian Actor
1987 - Ashley Greene, American model and actress
1989 - Corbin Bleu, American actor and singer
1989 - Kristin Herrera, American actress
1989 - Scout Taylor-Compton, American actress
1989 - Josh Walker, English footballer

• Famous Deaths on 21^st February

556 - Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies
1437 - King James I of Scotland (b. 1394)
1471 - John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop
1513 - Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69
1554 - Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies
1595 - Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged
1624 - Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28
1648 - Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies
1653 - Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71
1668 - John Thurloe, English Puritan spy (b. 1616)
1677 - [Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44
1684 - Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75
1689 - Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies
1711 - Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57
1715 - Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. 1637)
1730 - Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81
1788 - Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)
1790 - Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64
1803 - Edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England
1821 - Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (b. 1756)
1824 - Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781)
1842 - Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85
1846 - Emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800)
1862 - Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75
1864 - Jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle
1872 - Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82
1876 - Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70
1879 - Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69
1884 - John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71
1894 - Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45
1901 - George Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851)
1919 - Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77
1919 - Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19), murdered at 46
1919 - Karl von Hohenzollern, Prince of Belgium, dies
1919 - Kurt Eisner, premier Bayern (soc), murdered at 51
1920 - Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)
1924 - Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78
1925 - Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52
1926 - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72
1938 - Albert Huybrechts, composer, dies at 39
1938 - George Ellery Hale, astronomer, dies
1941 - Frederick Banting, Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1891)
1944 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)
1945 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43
1946 - José Streel, Belgian World War II collaborator (b. 1911)
1948 - Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80
1949 - Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78
1951 - Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63
1956 - Edwin Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 78
1958 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936)
1961 - Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73
1965 - Malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39
1966 - Paul Comtois, French Canadian politician (b. 1895)
1967 - Charles Beaumont, American writer (b. 1929)
1968 - Anthony Asquith, British director (Court Martial), dies at 65
1968 - Howard Walter Florey, Australian-born pharmocologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1898)
1969 - Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies
1971 - Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79
1972 - Bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (b. 1891)
1972 - Eugène Tisserant, French Catholic candinal (b. 1884)
1974 - Tim Horton, Canadian hockey player (b. 1930)
1976 - Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32
1976 - Frieda Inescort, Scottish actress (Meet Corliss Archer), dies at 74
1978 - Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (b. 1901)
1979 - Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies
1979 - Ray Whitley, composer, dies
1980 - Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78
1982 - Murray the K, American impresario and disc jockey (b. 1922)
1984 - Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies
1985 - Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47
1985 - Ina Claire, actress/comedienne (3 Bdwy Girls), dies of stroke at 89
1985 - Louis Hayward, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors), dies of lung cancer at 75
1986 - Shigechiyo Izumi, Japanese sugarcane farmer, also the world's oldest man ever (b. 1865)
1986 - Helen Hooven Santmyer, American writer (b. 1895)
1989 - Alex Thépot, French footballer (b. 1906)
1991 - Margot Fonteyn, ballerina (1st lady of British Ballet), dies at 71
1991 - Roger Swaybill, actor/writer (Porky's II, Breaking Point), dies at 47
1992 - Eva A Jessye, US singer/actress (Eva Jessye Choir), dies at 97
1992 - Franc Holden, British astronomer (Binary Stars), dies
1992 - Jane Pickens Langley Hoving, singer, dies at 83
1992 - Roberto D'Aubuisson, El Salvadorian founder (ARENA), dies
1992 - William S Magginetti, dies at 98
1993 - Ferrucci Lamborghini, car maker (Lamborghini), dies at 76
1994 - Frederick Edward Nicklin, architect, dies at 68
1994 - William Elgin Swinton, child Psychiatrist, dies at 54
1995 - Robert Bolt, Brit playwright (Doctor Zhivago, Bounty), dies at 70
1996 - Horace Leonard Gold, sF writer/editor, dies at 81
1996 - Jean Burroughs, educationalist, dies at 67
1996 - Morton Gould, composer, dies at 82
1996 - Terence Edward Armstrong, polar geographer, dies at 75
1997 - Kenneth Rowntree, painter, dies at 81
1997 - Michael Hollings, catholic priest/crusader, dies at 75
1999 - Wilmer David Mizell, baseball player (b. 1930)
1999 - Gertrude B. Elion, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1918)
2000 - Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Spanish basketball coach (b. 1933)
2002 - Harold Furth, Austrian-born physicist (b. 1939)
2002 - John Thaw, English actor (b. 1942)
2003 - Eddie Thomson, Scottish football player and coach (b. 1947)
2004 - Guido Molinari, Canadian artist (b. 1933)
2004 - John Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1931)
2005 - Ara Berberian, American opera singer (b. 1930)
2005 - Gérard Bessette, Quebec novelist and poet (b. 1920)
2005 - Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban novelist (b. 1929)
2005 - Eugene Scott, American religious broadcaster (b. 1929)
2008 - Sunny Lowry, First British woman to swim the English Channel (b. 1911)
2008 - Ben Chapman, American actor (b. 1928)

• Historical Events on 21^st February

362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria.
1173 - Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury
1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery.
1431 - England begins trial against Joan of Arc
1440 - The Prussian Confederation is formed.
1564 - Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comte
1574 - Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders
1583 - Groningen Neth begins using Gregorian calendar
1598 - Boris Godunov crowned tsar
1613 - Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar
1673 - Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet
1675 - Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland
1764 - John Wilkes thrown out of Engl House of Commons for "Essay on Women"
1777 - English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag
1782 - US congress resolves establishment of a US mint
1792 - Congress passes Pres Succession Act
1795 - Freedom of worship established in France under constitution
1797 - Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British
1804 - 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
1828 - 1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix," published
1842 - 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC
1846 - 1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Mass
1853 - US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces
1857 - Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
1857 - US issues flying eagle cents
1858 - Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Mass)
1861 - Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief
1862 - Confederate Constitution & presidency are declared permanent
1862 - Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, NM
1864 - -22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi
1864 - 1st US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore
1866 - Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree
1874 - Benjamin Disraeli replaces William Gladstone as English premier
1874 - Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication
1878 - 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)
1882 - NYC's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours
1883 - 2nd French government of Ferry begins
1885 - Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)
1887 - 1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)
1887 - Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday
1895 - NC Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass
1902 - Dr Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation
1903 - Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington, DC
1904 - National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich
1907 - SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Neth (142 dead)
1909 - John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London
1910 - John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London
1911 - Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse élégique)
1914 - White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China
1915 - 20th Russian Army corps surrenders
1915 - World's Fair in SF opens
1916 - Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties)
1917 - British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die
1917 - Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire & explodes; 100s die
1918 - Australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine
1918 - The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
1919 - German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria
1919 - Revolutionary strike in Barcelona
1920 - Darius Milhaud & Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris
1921 - Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
1922 - Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die
1922 - Great Britain grants Egypt independence
1922 - WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
1923 - Andre Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London
1925 - 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published
1925 - Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg
1927 - Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres
1930 - Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC
1931 - Alka Seltzer introduced
1931 - Chicago White Sox & NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game
1932 - Andre Tardieu becomes premier of France
1932 - Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin
1934 - Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard
1937 - Initial flight of the first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman's Arrowbile.
1937 - The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
1939 - Belgian govt of Pierlot forms
1941 - US Senate accepts Omar Bradley's demotion to brig-general
1942 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn
1942 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht
1943 - Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews
1943 - German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia
1944 - "War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (NYC only)
1945 - Archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties
1945 - British Army captures Goch
1945 - US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line
1946 - Anti-British demonstrations in Egypt
1947 - 1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"
1947 - 1st instant developing camera demonstrated in NYC, by E H Land
1947 - Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ
1948 - NASCAR is incorporated.
1950 - WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting
1951 - SC House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated
1952 - Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement)
1952 - Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition
1952 - Liz Taylor's 2nd marriage (Michael Wilding)
1953 - "Maggie" closes at National Theater NYC after 5 performances
1953 - F Crick & J Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule
1953 - Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81
1957 - Dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
1958 - "Portotino" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 3 performances
1958 - Egypt-Syria as UAR elect Nasser president (99.9% vote)
1960 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open
1961 - Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zurich
1961 - Gabon adopts constitution
1961 - Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry Test reaches 172 km
1962 - Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Neth
1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1964 - UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US
1966 - Indonesia's president Sukarno fires General Nasution
1968 - 150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin
1968 - Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000
1969 - 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
1969 - Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Wash Senators
1970 - Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand"
1970 - Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy
1971 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic
1971 - Series of tornadoes cuts through Miss & La killing 117
1971 - The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
1972 - Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in NYC
1972 - Richard Nixon becomes 1st US president to visit China
1973 - Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out
1973 - Israeli fighters shoot Libyan aircraft down, killing 108
1974 - Israeli forces leave western Suez
1974 - Silver hits record $5.96½ an ounce in London
1974 - Yugoslavia adopts constitution
1975 - John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album
1975 - John Mitchell, HR Haldeman & John D Ehrlichman sentenced to 2½-8 yrs
1976 - "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 perfs
1976 - Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht
1977 - 74 Unification Church couples wed in NYC
1979 - Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)
1979 - 2 Iowa girls HS basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period
1980 - Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44
1980 - Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom)
1981 - "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured
1981 - Charles Rocket clearly says "fuck" on Saturday Night Live
1981 - Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)
1981 - NASA launches Comstar D-4
1982 - "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 perfs
1982 - "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances
1982 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic
1983 - Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 m 7.1 s
1983 - NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak
1985 - Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skateing race
1985 - Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)
1985 - Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator
1986 - AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School
1986 - Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks
1987 - Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
1987 - Syrian army marches into Beirut
1988 - Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane
1988 - Gustafson skates world record 10km (13:48.20)
1988 - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation
1989 - Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling
1989 - US bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1B st value)
1989 - US capture record 820 lbs of heroin ($1 B street value)[dup]
1990 - 32nd Grammy Awards: Wind Beneath My Wings, Nick of Time wins
1991 - "Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 780 perfs
1991 - Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in NYC
1991 - USSR announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War US calls the plan unacceptable
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympic gold medal in women's fig skating
1993 - 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City
1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m)
1995 - CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans
1995 - RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado
1996 - Soyuz TM-23, launched into orbit
1997 - "Empire Strikes Back, special edition," premieres
1997 - STS 82 (Discovery 22) lands
1998 - Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
2004 - The first European political party organization, the European Greens, is established in Rome.
2007 - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigns from office. His resignation is rejected by the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano.

Eh, satu lagi.. Pada tanggal itu juga seorang pria yang bernama Ferdian Musliansyah berulang tahun. Siapa Ferdian Musliansyah?? ya, gw gitu loh... Nyang punya blog ini.. Majikannya blog ini.
Mudah-mudahan, di perlancar segala urusan, pekerjaan dan rezeki. Dan umurnya berkah. *Mari sama-sama bilannngg......!!!* Amiinnnnnnnn......

Linkin Park - Not Alone

Linkin Park tak tinggal diam melihat penderitaan warga Haiti setelah gempa pada 12 Januari lalu. Band asal California ini membuat lagu khusus yang disumbangkan untuk Haiti.

Mereka merilis lagu dan video berjudul Not Alone. Linkin Park melabeli lagu itu 'donwload untuk donasi Haiti'. Mereka tidak akan menarik keuntungan sepeser pun dari penjualan lagu. Semuanya akan disumbangkan bagi Haiti.

Seperti dilansir Hollyscoop, Kamis (18/2/2010), video lagu tersebut menggambarkan kehancuran yang terjadi di Haiti. Dalam situsnya, Linkin Park menuliskan bahwa lagu itu bisa diunduh dari www.MusicForRelief.org.

Setelah masuk ke situs tersebut, Anda dapat men-download seluruh kompilasi, kemudian pilih berapa banyak uang yang ingin disumbangkan untuk download.

Linkin Park juga meminta kepada mereka yang tidak mampu menyumbang supaya memuat link download lagu Not Alone di halaman MySpace atau berbagi di profil Facebook.

I break down, fear is sinking in
The cold comes, racing through my skin
Searching for a way to get to you
Through the storm you...

Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone

With arms up stretched into the sky
With eyes like echos in the night
Hiding from the hell that you've been through
Silent one, you...

Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone

You go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known

You go, giving up your home
Go, you are not unknown
You are not alone
You are not unknown
You are not alone

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Uhuuuukk....uhukkkk..!!

Uhuukkk…uhuuuukkk…. *lagi batuk ceritanya*
Gak tau nih, tiba-tiba aja gw kena serangan batuk..
Gatel banget nih tenggorokan. Kalo bisa digaruk, mungkin udah dari kemaren-kemaren gw garuk. Emang bisa?!
Gara-gara ujan nih kayaknya.. Yak, ngomongin ujan, emang udah 3 harian ini gw pulang ke rumah basah-basahan. Tapi bukan karena mandi madu ya.. *dangdut banget* Tapi mandi aer.....aer ujan tepatnya.

Yang paling parah kebasahannya, pas hari jum’at kemaren. Gw hari itu cuma bawa sweater. Dan gak tau kalo sorenya bakalan ujan gede.
Jadi kemaren itu ceritanya, nungguin ujan yg gak begitu gede sama pak agus di IT.
Sebelumnya kita sempet ngebantai sepiring cilok yg dia beli tadi siang. Beeehhh, enak banget…

Dikirain bakalan bentar. Eh...eh...eh....etaugasilo! ternyata eh ternyata, ujannya awet banget sampe maghrib juga gak reda-reda. Mungkin ini yg namanya kutukan cilok yg tidak berdaya.
Dengan modal nekat, dan jas ujan yg lumayan gombrang (jadi bisa buat 2 orang gitu), kita memutuskan pulang aja. Gw di belakang pak agus, sambil megangin jaketnya. Berasa kita jadi superman yg lagi terbang di jalan raya. Hahahaha..

Pulangnya nyamper dulu ke RSHS buat beli makan. Pak agus pesen sop buntut, gw pesen nasi goreng seafood. Beeehhhh, yg ini juga endang markonah banget alias enak. Nasib sop buntut sama nasi goreng seafood, gak beda jauh sama nasib cilok yang tadi. Sukses masuk perut dengan sempurna. Alhamdulillah.

Selesai urusan sama perut. Balik lagi mikirin ujan.
Ujannya belum berenti juga, dan pak agus udah ngajakin pulang.
Yahhh, terpaksa…kita pulang dengan kondisi pada waktu itu masih ujan.

Dan hasilnya, bisa dilihat sekarang.
Batuuukkk…..

Sukses kan...

Cerita gak nyambung hari ini....

Gak tau nih, tumben-tumbenan gw mau baca buku yg tebelnya cukup buat bikin kucing mabok sekali timpuk...
Judul bukunya "La Tahzan - Jangan bersedih". Tebelnya sekitar 700 halaman.
Kemaren aja gw sok iye, pinjem sama bu iin bukunya.
Halaman pertama sukses gw baca, lanjut ke halaman berikutnya... *masih bisa dicerna*
Halaman ketiga sampe empat, mata udah rabun liat huruf-hurufnya berjejer... *masih bisa dicerna, pake bantuan aer putih*
Halaman lima sampe halaman enam, menuju ke tujuh, delapan... *gw pingsan*

Kayaknya isi bukunya bagus *kyk yg udah baca aja*, secara garis besar mengajarkan kita bagaimana menyikapi dan menghadapi suatu masalah tanpa harus bersedih.
Don't be sad, yak... mungkin itu artinya kalo orang-orang bule bilang.

Gw ambil kutipannya sedikit ya,

Sesungguhnya manusia waras tidak akan memandang ke arah belakang. Mereka tidak bakal menoleh ke arahnya, karena angin bertiup ke arah depan, air mengalir ke arah muara dan kalifah berjalan ke depan.

Setelah gw cermati dan amati kata-kata itu lebih dalam, gw resapi, akhirnya gw berkesimpulan dan memutuskan untuk "bangun lebih pagi dan mandi lebih bersih....."

Pagi ini gw dapet "wake up" call dari dia..
makasih ya, udah mau ngebela-belain pulsa'nya berkurang. hehehe....

Hari ini keseharian di kantor, seperti biasa.
Yang beda yaitu, gw hari ini lagi suka dengerin lagunya Hijau Daun, "selalu begitu"
Bagus aja musiknya, dan liriknya juga bagus. But it's not telling about my feeling now..
Jangan salah!!

Lapeeeerrrr... pengen makan nih!
Makan sop buntut kayaknya enak deh. Pedes2! Wuiiihhh... manteeppp

Ngomong-ngomong pedes, gw punya tips buat lu yg suka makan pedes tapi gak kepedesan.
pertama, berdoa sebelum makan.. *minta supaya makanan yg kita pesen gak pedes*
kedua, cuci tangan sebelum makan.. *penting banget tuh. kebayang kalo lu abis maen-maen tanah, trus lu langsung makan. Dijami mencret-mencret dua hari dua malem..*
dan yang terakhir, ini yang paling penting, pas mau pesen makanan, bilang ke mas-masnya, "mas, saya pesen makanan pedes tapi gak usah pake cabe ya..!"
Tips'nya boleh dicoba, semoga berhasil dan sukses. Amin.

Selasa pagi yang "cerah" tapi mendung.. (II)

Setelah lelah mengabdi menjadi lelaki "panggilan", tau-tau udah waktunya pulang kerja..
Tujuan selanjutnya adalah ciwalk, tempat gw janjian mau nonton.
Sampe disana, beli tiket, sholat, trus nangkring di ciwalk XXI sambil nungguin dia dateng.

Ngeliatin orang pada jalan be-2, gw agak-agak ngiri juga.
Liat aja ntar, gw bakalan ngajak warga sekitar rumah gw buat nonton juga.. Puas!!

Kita beli makanan dulu sebelum nonton.
Tadinya sih mau beli mie instant, tapi bingung tar di dalem masaknya gimana.
Jadi niat buat beli mie instan di batalkan.
Awalnya gw juga agak-agak ragu, *tu makanan bakalan dimakan atau enggak pas lagi nonton atau sesudahnya..*

Pas filmnya mulai sih, dia masih biasa-biasa aja.
Tapi menjelang pertengahan sampe abis filmnya.
Segala ditutup. Kadang nutup mata *karna filmnya sadis*, nutup mulut *karna blm gosok gigi*, nutup kuping *suka ngagetin filmnya*, nutup idung *gak bisa napas...*
Kesian sih! Gawat nih kalo sampe bete cuma gara-gara nonton film rumah dara.

Perkiraan gw gak meleset sedikitpun, selesai nonton, mukanya manyun mulu..kayaknya dia bete..
Dari awal film sampe abis, kebanyakan nutup matanya dari pada nonton. Pantesan aja, fer!

Selesai nonton, kita keluar dari ciwalk. Mau cari minum dulu.
Tibalah disebuah tempat dengan nama......lupaaaaaa! Apa ya? kok gw bisa lupa sih..
Gw pesen bandrek susu, soalnya bingung mau minum apa. Pesen minyak tanah tar dikira mau debus, pesen minyak goreng tar dikira gw mau mandi. Jadi pilihan jatuh ke bandrek susu.

Selesai dari sana, tujuan terakhir yaaa..pulang!
Dia langsung dines malem. Sampe besok pagi. Kesian ya..

Intinya hari itu, gw seneng! Setidaknya gw bisa pergi sama dia.
I've had a great time with her..
Makasih atas waktunya, jangan kapok kalo nanti suatu saat diajak nonton lagi kalo
keluar film dengan judul Rumah Dara II, Rumah Dara III, dst... hehhehehe..

Rumah Dara

Starring:
Julie Estelle, Shareefa Daanish, Michael Lucock, Ario Bayu, Sigi Wimala, Imelda Therine, Arifin Putra, Daniel Mananta, Dendi Subangil, Ruli Lubis, Aming

Screenplay By:MO Brothers
Directed By: MO Brothers
Produced By: Delon Tio (Nation Pictures and Merah Production)
Genre: Action Survival Thriller
Studio: The Mo's and Nation Pictures

***

Note from TS
Bagi Anda yang sudah menonton film pendek DARA dalam Takut (Faces of Fear) mungkin langsung bisa mengenali film MACABRE (atau yang belakangan berubah judul menjadi RUMAH DARA) ini. Ya, Macabre/Rumah Dara adalah versi panjang dari DARA, arahan The Mo Brothers. Film ini berkisah tentang perjalanan enam orang teman lama, yang tanpa sengaja membawa mereka ke sebuah pengalaman yang mencekam, sadis, dan membahayakan jiwa mereka.

Walaupun tidak memberikan formula baru untuk genre serupa, film ini sudah dinanti-nanti para penggemar film slasher Indonesia sejak lama. Genre yang cukup asing di dunia perfilman tanah air, dan jarang (bahkan hampir tidak pernah) digarap oleh sineas-sineas Indonesia lainnya. Selain menarik minat penonton tanah air, film ini juga sangat menarik minat dunia internasional. Overlook Entertainment bahkan sudah mengambil hak distribusi untuk wilayah Eropa dan Amerika. Sementara Five Star Entertainment nya Thailand mengambil hak distribusi wilayah Asia.

Sebelum beredar di tanah air, film ini pun telah ‘melanglang buana’ ke beberapa festival-festival berskala internasional, seperti Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan 2009), di mana Shareefa Danish menyabet penghargaan sebagai Best Actress untuk film ini. Selain PiFan, Macabre/Rumah Dara juga sedang diputar di festival lainnya, seperti Fantastic Fest 2009 di L.A, USA dan Fantastic Film Festival Germany 2009.

The Mo Brothers, sutradara yang memang memiliki passion tersendiri terhadap dunia slasher ini sebelumnya juga sudah pernah membesut film “SENDIRI (ALONE)” sewaktu mereka masih berada di Australia.

***

Selasa pagi yang "cerah" tapi mendung..

Cuaca di luar pagi ini mendung banget. Tapi gak banget-banget amat sih.
Yah, lumayan bikin gw agak-agak takut, jangan sampe gara-gara ujan, rencana gw buat keluar gagal.

Pagi-pagi mandi, sabunan *gw pernah bilang kalo gw mandi jarang sabunan..tapi kenapa ada yang percaya.
ya gak mungkinlah, masa' gw mandi kagak sabunan seh..* trus siap-siap buat berangkat kerja.

Hari ini, insyaallah mudah-mudahan jadi, gw mau nonton "Rumah Dara".
Udah dari kemaren-kemaren gw pengen banget nonton film ini. Dan rencana baru hari ini bakal kesampean.
Gw mau nonton sama dia. Kebeneran dia hari ini dines malem, jadi mungkin setelah kita nonton, dia mau langsung kerja.
Kasian juga sih..

Tapi..
"Ikhlas kan ya..
Ridho kan ya..
Gak kepaksa kan ya..

Makasih ya.."

*apaan seh..?!@?&%!!

Mudah-mudahan cuacanya "cerah" ya..

*telp IT bunyi..
halaahhh, panggilan lagi.
Udahan dulu ah..
Tar deh, gw sambung lagi ceritanya..

Saatnya beralih profesi menjadi "lelaki panggilan"...
Lelaki panggilan = di panggil kesana, di panggil kesini, mondar-mandir aja kerjaannya..

Cerita Wanita Dan Pria

WANITA MEMANG SUSAH DIBUAT “BAHAGIA”
Jika dikatakan cantik dikira menggoda ,
jika dibilang jelek di sangka menghina..
Bila dibilang lemah dia protes,
bila dibilang perkasa dia nangis .

Maunya emansipasi, tapi disuruh benerin genteng, nolak
(sambil ngomel masa disamakan dengan cowok)

Maunya emansipasi, tapi disuruh berdiri di bis malah cemberut
(sambil ngomel,Egois amat sih cowok ini tidak punya perasaan)

Jika di tanyakan siapa yang paling di banggakan, kebanyakan bilang Ibunya,
tapi kenapa ya ….. lebih bangga jadi wanita karir,
padahal ibunya adalah ibu rumah tangga

Bila kesalahannya diingatkankan,
mukanya merah..
bila di ajari mukanya merah,
bila di sanjung mukanya merah
jika marah mukanya merah, kok sama
semua ? bingung !!

Di tanya ya atau tidak, jawabnya diam;
ditanya tidak atau ya, jawabnya diam;
ditanya ya atau ya, jawabnya: diam,
ditanya tidak atau tidak, jawabnya: diam,
ketika didiamkan malah marah
(repot kita disuruh jadi dukun yang bisa nebak jawabannya).

Di bilang ceriwis marah,
dibilang berisik ngambek,
dibilang banyak mulut tersinggung,

tapi kalau dibilang S u p e l
wadow seneng banget…padahal sama saja maksudnya.

Dibilang gemuk engga senang
padahal maksud kita sehat gitu lho

dibilang kurus malah senang

padahal maksud kita “kenapa elho jadi begini !!!”

Itulah WANITA makin kita bingung makin senang DIA !

Eamang nya Wanita aja yang kayak gitu?? Ngga donk.. Pria juga ternyata!

Pria itu memang susah…

Jika kamu memperlakukannya dengan baik, dia pikir kamu jatuh cinta
padanya……… Jika tidak, kamu akan dibilang sombong.

Jika kamu berpakaian bagus, dia pikir kamu sedang mencoba untuk
menggodanya. Jika tidak, dia bilang kamu kampungan.

Jika kamu berdebat dengannya, dia bilang kamu keras kepala.
Jika kamu tetap diam, dia bilang kamu nggak punya otak.

Jika kamu lebih pintar dari pada dia, dia akan kehilangan muka..
Jika dia yang lebih pintar, dia bilang dia paling hebat.

Jika kamu tidak cinta padanya, dia akan mencoba mendapatkanmu.
Jika kamu mencintainya, dia akan mencoba untuk meninggalkanmu.

Jika kamu beritahu dia masalah mu, dia bilang kamu menyusahkan.
Jika tidak, dia bilang kamu tidak mempercayai mereka.

Jika kamu cerewet pada dia, kamu dibilang seperti seorang pengasuh
baginya. Tapi jika dia yang cerewet ke kamu, itu karena dia perhatian.

Jika kamu langgar janji kamu, kamu tidak bisa dipercaya.
Jika dia yang ingkari janjinya, dia melakukannya karena terpaksa.

Jika kamu merokok, kamu adalah cewek liar !
Tapi kalo dia yang merokok, dia adalah seorang gentleman, wuiihh..!

Jika kamu menyakitinya, kamu dibilang perempuan kejam..
Tapi jika dia yang menyakitimu, itu karena kamu terlalu sensitif dan
terlalu sulit untuk dibuat bahagia !!!!!

Jika kamu mengirimkan ini pada cowok-cowok, mereka pasti bersumpah kalau
ini tidak benar. Tapi jika kamu tidak mengirimkan ini pada mereka, mereka akan bilang kamu egois.

(thanks to Katro'boy)

Filsafat bolak-balik

Masih muda, korbankan kesehatan cari harta.
Sudah tua, korbankan harta cari kesehatan.

Karena harta, orang asing menjadi seperti saudara.
Karena harta, saudara menjadi seperti orang asing.

Orang kaya mampu beli ranjang enak, tapi gak bisa tidur enak (stress…euiii)
Orang miskin gak mampu beli ranjang enak, tapi bisa tidur enak (capek jadi kuli…)

Orang kaya punya duit buat foya-foya, tapi gak punya waktu.
Orang miskin punya waktu buat foya-foya, tapi gak punya duit.

Masih muda, pengen jadi kaya biar nikmatin kekayaan,
Udah kaya, gak punya waktu buat nikmatin kekayaan.

Sekali punya waktu buat nikmatin kekayaan, udah keburu tua gak ada tenaga…

Bersyukurlah dan nikmati apa yang sudah kita dapat !!

Gw vs sariawan...

19 Ramadhan 1430 H (beneran gitu..?!? gw gak punya kalender hijriah..)

Gue sariawan.....lagii!!
Hadooohh, nyebelinn...
Ngomong susah, buka mulut susah, gosok gigi gak bisa (eehh, gak mungkin nihh..)
Gue kayaknya musuhan banget sama yang namanya sariawan. Aneh banget nih.. Masa' sariawan datengnya rombongan gini. Kalo kaum hawa, pasti ada yang ngedatengin tiap bulan (apa coba..?!) Nah, kalo gue, tiap bulan didatengin sariawan. Kurang kerjaan nih sariawannya..

Udah makan sayur, minum vitamin C, mengkonsumsi jeruk, tapi gak mempan juga..

Gara2 sariawan, gue jadi mogok bicara. Bukan mau ikut2an demo, tapi emang mending gue gak usah ngomong sekalian. Selaen sekarang lagi bulan puasa, mulut gue sakit banget kalo ngomong..

Ya Tuhan, kenapa sih sariawan gue datengnya tiap bulan..?!
Kalo bisa sih, gajian aja yang tiap bulan. Jangan pake bonus sariawan..

Makan juga jadi kagak enak gara2 dia (dia = sariawan..)
Punya tips laen gak?! bantuin gw dong ya..

Mudah2an sariawan gue gak bertahan lama di mulut.
Cepet sembuh ya, fer..
Amin..

Wassalam.

Marhaban ya Ramadhan....

SEIRING TERBENAM MENTARI DI AKHIR SYA’BAN,
TIBALAH KINI BULAN RAMADHAN,
PESAN INI SEBAGAI GANTI JABAT TANGAN UNTUK
MOHONKAN MAAF DAN KEKHILAFAN.
MARHABAN YA RAMADHAN.

Beneran atau Boongan nih...

Asseeeeeuummm....!!
Tadinya gue berangkat kerja masih dengan membawa semangat 45, sisa-sisa dari 17-an kemaren.. Trus begitu gue nyampe kantor, nyalain komputer, nge-charge "kamdig", matiin mp3 handphone, duduk.. Gak perlu waktu lama nungguin gambar loading windows komputer gue. Abis masukin password, gue langsung buka flock.

"buka facebook, bentar ah...", emang  nih ya, kayaknya udah jadi agenda rutin kalo harus ngebuka facebook. Halaahhhh.. Gue pengen liat facebook'nya dia "yang diharapkan"..

Dia "yang diharapkan" ng'update foto profilnya, she look so beautifull, but....ada yang aneh nih di statusnya..
Di profilnya juga...

"Jeeegeeeerrrrrrrr.....gubrraaakkk....deeziiigggg......"
Semangat 45 gue, sisa-sisa dari 17-an kemaren ilang gitu aja.. Buseeettt!!
Beneran gak tuh? atau cuma boongan doang?!

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Mama, jualannya dan Sheila on 7...

Alhamdulillah jualan mama sekarang udah mulai banyak peminatnya. Terutama anak-anaknya yang jadi pelanggan tetap.. hahahaa..

Eh, gue lupa ngasih tau kalo di rumah, mama udah mulai jualan. Yaaahh....kecil-kecilan sih..tapi lumayan lah.. Beberapa hari ini mama super sibuk, banyak ibu-ibu di kantor gue yang tertarik mau nyobain makanan bikinan mama. Tapi se-super-super'nya mama, yang namanya orang tua, kesehatan fisik harus dijaga banget. Gue takut kalo sampe mama sakit.

"Ma, jangan serius-serius banget jualannya..." gue pengen banget ngomong itu ke mama. Tapi pasti jawabannya gini, "Kalo bukan mama, siapa coba yang mau cari uang..." Edan kan jawabannya!

Delapan jempol buat mama!! *yang enam, pake jempol adek-adek gue..*
Gue dan adek-adek gue yang seharusnya udah bisa meringankan beban mama. Kita gak bisa terus-terusan diem kayak gini. Kita harus bisa ngalahin semangatnya mama, atau seenggak-enggaknya 'nyamain.

"Whenever the rain comes down and it’s seems there’s none to hold me
She’s there for me, she’s my mom..
Just for my mom, can wipe my tears
Just for my mom, can only here"
(by : Sheila on 7)

Dua belas jempol lagi buat mama!! *yang enam, pake jempol adek-adek gue..ditambah jempol tetangga*
Gue salut sama mama!!
Mama bisa jadi panutan buat kita, anak-anaknya!
Mudah-mudahan mama sehat yah!
Jangan terlalu capek dong kalo jualan, kan masih ada kita-kita..!!

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