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Senin, 14 Juni 2010

PROFESIONALISME





Profesionalisme (profésionalisme) ialah sifat-sifat (kemampuan, kemahiran, cara pelaksanaan sesuatu dan lain-lain) sebagaimana yang sewajarnya ter¬dapat pada atau dilakukan oleh seorang profesional.Profesionalisme berasal daripada profesion yang bermakna berhubungan dengan profesion dan memerlukan kepandaian khusus untuk menjalankannya, (KBBI, 1994). Jadi, profesionalisme adalah tingkah laku, kepakaran atau kualiti dari seseorang yang profesional (Longman, 1987).

Ciri-ciri profesionalisme
Seseorang yang memiliki jiwa profesionalisme senantiasa mendorong dirinya untuk mewujudkan kerja-kerja yang profesional. Kualiti profesionalisme didokong oleh ciri-ciri sebagai berikut
1. Keinginan untuk selalu menampilkan perilaku yang mendekati piawai ideal.
Seseorang yang memiliki profesionalisme tinggi akan selalu berusaha mewujudkan dirinya sesuai dengan piawai yang telah ditetapkan. Ia akan mengidentifikasi dirinya kepada sesorang yang dipandang memiliki piawaian tersebut. Yang dimaksud dengan “piawai ideal” ialah suatu perangkat perilaku yang dipandang paling sempurna dan dijadikan sebagai rujukan.
2. Meningkatkan dan memelihara imej profesion
Profesionalisme yang tinggi ditunjukkan oleh besarnya keinginan untuk selalu meningkatkan dan memelihara imej profesion melalui perwujudan perilaku profesional. Perwujudannya dilakukan melalui berbagai-bagai cara misalnya penampilan, cara percakapan, penggunaan bahasa, sikap tubuh badan, sikap hidup harian, hubungan dengan individu lainnya.
3. Keinginan untuk sentiasa mengejar kesempatan pengembangan profesional yang dapat meningkatkan dan meperbaiki kualiti pengetahuan dan keterampiannya.
4. Mengejar kualiti dan cita-cita dalam profesion
Profesionalisme ditandai dengan kualiti darjat rasa bangga akan profesion yang dipegangnya. Dalam hal ini diharapkan agar seseorang itu memiliki rasa bangga dan percaya diri akan profesionnya.

GEOGRAFI DAN KEHIDUPAN DI BUMI DAN MANUSIA SEBAGAI SALAH SATU MAKHLUK PENGHUNINYA

A.Geografi Kehidupan di Bumi








1.Faktor Lingkungan
Suatu faktor yang menentukan adanya perbedaan jenis – jenis makhluk hidup yang tinggal di suatu tempat di permukaan bumi ini adalah lingkungan hidup dari tempat itu.

Lingkungan Biotik

Lingkungan biotik adalah semua makhluk hidup yang menempati bumi, yang terdiri atas tumbuhan, hewan, manusia. Menurut fungsinya, komponen biotik dapat dibedakan menjadi 3 kelompok utama,

1. Kelompok Produsen

Kelompok produsen adalah organisme yang mampu menghasilkan makanannya sendiri, yang biasa disebut dengan autotrofik (auto = sendiri, trofik = menghasilkan makanan). Organisme tersebut mengubah bahan-bahan organik menjadi bahan anorganik dengan bantuan energi matahari dalam butir-butir hijau daun atau klorofil. Pada klorofil itulah proses fotosintesis berlangsung, yang termasuk kelompok produsen adalah tumbuh-tumbuhan yang berhijau daun (klorofil).

2. Kelompok Konsumen

Kelompok konsumen adalah organisme yang hanya memanfaatkan hasil yang disediakan oleh organisme lain (produsen). Oleh karena itu, konsumen disebut dengan heterotrofik. Kelompok ini terdiri atas manusia dan kelompok hewan herbivora (pemakan tumbuh-tumbuhan). Hewan herbivora selanjutnya dimakan oleh binatang karnivora (pemakan hewan lainnya), dan kedua jenis binatang ini dimakan oleh manusia, yang termasuk dalam golongan omnivora (pema¬kan segalanya).

3. Kelompok Pengurai (Decomposer)

Kelompok pengurai berperan dalam menguraikan sisa-sisa atau makhluk hidup yang telah mati. Termasuk dalam kelompok pengurai adalah bakteri dan jamur. Hasil penguraiannya berupa mineral-mineral dan air yang kembali ke tanah, serta gas-gas yang terlepas kembali ke atmosfer


Lingkungan Abiotik

Lingkungan abiotik adalah benda-benda mati yang ada di bumi tetapi mempunyai pengaruh pada kehidupan mahkluk hidup yang ada di dalamnya. Berikut termasuk dalam kelompok abiotik.

1. Tanah
Tanah merupakan tubuh alam yang berfungsi sebagai tempat tinggal makhluk hidup dengan segala aktivitasnya. Selain berperan sebagai tempat tinggal makhluk hidup, tanah juga menyediakan unsur-unsur yang diperlukan untuk kehidupan tumbuhan seperti unsur hara, bahan organik, serta air yang terdapat di dalam tanah.

2. Atmosfer / Lapisan Udara
Atmosfer merupakan lapisan udara yang menyelimuti bumi. Dalam atmosfer terdapat berbagai gas yang sangat penting bagi kehidupan makhluk hidup di bumi. Salah satu gas yang mempunyai peranan sangat penting bagi makhluk hidup adalah oksigen yang digunakan manusia dan hewan untuk bernapas. Manusia dan hewan bernapas menghirup oksigen dan mengeluarkan gas karbon dioksida, dan sebaliknya tumbuhan menyerap karbon dioskida dan membuang oksigen ke udara.

3. Air
Air merupakan sumber utama kehidupan, karena tanpa adanya air makhluk hidup tidak akan bisa hidup. Lebih dari 70% permukaan bumi terdiri atas air, namun dari sekian besar volume air yang terdapat di bumi, hanya sebagian kecil saja yang dapat digunakan (air segar).

4. Sinar Matahari
Sinar matahari merupakan sumber energi utama bagi kehidupan. Pada tumbuhan, sinar matahari berguna untuk proses fotosintesis.

Komponen-komponen lingkungan hidup yang berada di sekitar kita merupakan satu kesatuan yang saling memengaruhi antara komponen yang satu dengan komponen yang lain disebut dengan ekosistem.
Hubungan antar¬komponen ini tidak hanya terjadi antarindividu, tetapi juga adanya interaksi antara makhluk hidup dengan lingkungannya. llmu yang mempelajari tentang hubungan timbal balik antara komponen biotik dan abiotik di dalam ekosistem disebut dengan ekologi












2.Faktor Sejarah

Dulu 220 juta tahun yang lalu hanya ada satu benua, kemudian benua itu retak dan bergeser. Pergeseran itu berlangsung lambat dan terjadi terbentuknya lima benua seperti masa sekarang dan ini terjadi kira kira 135 juta tahun. Jadi pergeseran dimulai pada zaman Mesozoikum smapai awal Cenozoikum hingga bentuknya yang sekarang. Yang seperti kita ketahui pada zaman ini bui telah dihuni berbagai jenis ikan, reptile, burung dan sampai pada binatang menyusui serta dihuni oleh tumbuhan atau hewan daratan. Pergeseran ini menyebabkan makhluk hidup yang dibawanya mengalami perubahan lingkungan hidup yang dibawanya mengalami perubahan lingkungan hidup,misalnya iklimnya berbeda sehingga makhluk – makhluk yang tahan terhadap kondisi ini akan tetap bertahan dan menyesuiakan diri.


3.Faktor Penghambat Penyebaran

Kita mengetahui bahwa makhluk hidup itu berkembang biak, misalnya bagi makhluk daratan ,air, merupakan hambatan ( water barrier ) sedangkan sebaliknya bagi makhluk air, daratan merupakan hambatan ( land barrier ). Daratan yang sempit jug adapt menjadi hambatan. Namun sebaliknya kepulauan dapat menjadi jembatan penyebrangan makhluk hidup. Tiga faktor itulah yang menentukan adanya variabilitas biogeografi.


4.Geografi Tumbuhan

Tumbuhan memegang peranan penting dalam menentukan geografi makhluk hidup karrena ia merupakn titik awal dari rantai makanan. Tanaman saangat peka akan keadaaan lingkungan fisik, oleh karena itu dapat dengan mudah mengamati adanya perbebedaan jenis tumbuhan pada daerah dengan iklim tropis yang sama


5.Geografi Hewan

Atas dasar faktor yang mempengaruhi variabilitas dan penyebaran terhadap makhluk hidup yang sudah dijelaskan ,maka dunia ini dapat dibagi menjadi 6 daerah ( faunall regions ),yakni daerah :
a. Palaeartic ( Eropa dan Asia Utara )
b. Ethiopian ( Afrika dan Semenanjung Arab )
c. Oriental ( Asia Selatan dan Indonesia )
d. Australian ( Australian dan sekitarnya )
e. Neartic ( Amerika Utara dan Greenland )
f. Neotropical ( Amerika Selatan dan Tengah )


B.Sejarah Perkembangan Manusia

Manusia adalah makhluk yang mempunyai derajat paling tinggi . Makhluk hidup yang berbudi dan berakal hanyalah manusia. Apabila kita ingin menyusun tentang asal mula manusia di bumi, jalan yang ditempuh hanya dengan mempelajari fosil –fosil yang ada dibumi.
Pada tahun 1871 Darwin menerbitkan buku yang berjudul The Desent Of Man tentang asal mula kehidupan . Pada masa Darwin , masih belum merupakan bahan penelitian yang meyakinkan . Darwin mencari hubungan kekerbatan manusia dengan primata .Didalam klasifikasi, manusia sebagai Homo Sapiens termasuk ordo primata.
Persamaan ciri sebagai berikut :
1. Mata Frontal menghaddap kedepan
2. Ibu jari pada tungkai depan dapat digerkan kesegala arah.
3. Letak kelenjar susu didada.
4. Bentuk rahim simpleks.


Kaki manusia yang lebih panjang daripada lengannya merupakan suatu hal yang membedakannya dengan primata lainnya. Kaki manusia yang mempunyai lekukan besar dengan ibu jari yang sebidang dengan jari jari lainnya sangat berbeda dengan kaki kera. Kepala manusia terletak pada tulang belakang demikian rupa sehingga memungkinkan manusa dapat melihat lurus kedepan jika berdiri tegak. Otak Manusia relative besar (volume 1200- 1500 cc ).
Hewan perama dari ordo primata diduga telah ada kira kira 75 juta tahun yang lalu Umumnya hidup dipohon – pohon. Hanya manusialah yang menyimpang dalam evolusinya sehingga menjadi suatu makhluk hidup yang dapt hidup diatas tanah dan berjalan dengan kedua kakinya. Tangan digunakannya untuk memegang dan mengatur alat – alat yang dipelukannnya. Makin tinggi tingkat hewan primata ,maka makin tangkas hewan itu mengguakan tangannya dan volume otaknya makin besar.


C.Beberapa Penemuan Manusia Purba atau Pra-Manusia

Pada tahun 1924,Raymond Dart sorang ahli anatomi di Afrika Selatan telah menemukan fosil yang kemudian diberi nama Australophitechus Africanus. Bentuk Fosil ini menyerupai kepala simpanze muda tetepi giginya merupakan gigi manusia sekarang dan mungkin dapt berjalan tegak.
Di Afrika selatan ditemukan juga fosil manusia purba yang diberi nama Austrapitchecinae yang diperkirakan tingginya 1,5 m. Volume otaknya kira- kira 600 cc. Austrapitchecinae hidupnya tidak lagi di pohon –pohon. Fosil ini termasuk familia Homodinae , akan tetapi bukan dari genus homo.
Seorang dokter belanda Eugene Dubois pada tahun 1887 di daerah trinil di tepi bengawan solo menemukan fosil berupa rahang, beberapa gigi dan sebagian dari tulang tengkorak serta tulang paha. Fosil ini diberi nama pithecanthropus erectus atau homo erectus.
Di Jerman (Heidelberg) ditemukan fosil dari zaman palestorin diberi nama Heidelbergergensis. Ada juga fosil Cro Magnon dari perancis yang timbul pada zaman Neadherthal. Hidup kira –kira 30000 tahun yang lalu ,disebut juga Homo Sapiens Diluvialis, berukuran otak sama besar volumenya dengan manusia sekarang dan berukuran tinggi tegak .
Di timur Tengah juga ditemukan fosil - fosil manusia dari zaman 100.000 – 300.000 tahun yang lalu, misanya palestina, Gunung Carmel, dan manusia shanidar di gunug gunung Irak .
Manusia Neandhertal,manusi gunung Carmel ,manusia Cro Magnon dan Manusia sekarang dapat dimasukkan dalm Homo Sapiens ,sebagai satu spesies.
Pithecantropus erectus ,Lasianthropus Pelonensus, Homo beidel bergensis dianggap sebagai salah satu spesies saja yang disebut Homo erectus ,karena:
1. Mereka Hidup di zaman yang sama
2. Berjalan tegak
3. Walaupun ada perbedaaan diantara mereka ,perbedaan itu disebabkan karena lokasi yang berbeda








sumber :

Darmodjo,Hendro, dan Kaligis Yeni,2004. Ilmu Alamiah Dasar. Universitas terbuka.Jakarta

Renang Gaya Dada



RENANG GAYA DADA

Gaya dada atau gaya katak adalah berenang dengan posisi dada menghadap ke permukaan air, namun berbeda dari gaya bebas, batang tubuh selalu dalam keadaan tetap. Kedua belah kaki menendang ke arah luar sementara kedua belah tangan diluruskan di depan.
Kedua belah tangan dibuka ke samping seperti gerakan membelah air agar badan maju lebih cepat ke depan. Gerakan tubuh meniru gerakan katak sedang berenang sehingga disebut gaya katak. Pernapasan dilakukan ketika mulut berada di permukaan air, setelah satu kali gerakan tangan-kaki atau dua kali gerakan tangan-kaki.





Tekhnik Renang Gaya Dada

1. Gerakan kaki
a. Kaki ditekuk (dengkul dibengkokkan/ditekuk)
b. Kemudian tendangkan/luruskan kaki dengan posisi kedua kaki terbuka (kaki kiri dan kaki kanan saling berjauhan)
c. Masih dalam posisi kaki lurus, kemudian kaki dirapatkan (sampai telapak kaki kiri dan kanan agak bersentuhan ..ini akan menambah daya dorong)
Ulangi langkah a – c di atas

Jadi urutan gerakan kaki gaya dada ini :
1) tekuk, tendang, rapatkan,
2) tekuk, tendang, rapatkan,
dan seterusnya.

2. Gerakan tangan
a. Posisi awal, kedua tangan lurus di atas kepala (kedua telapak tangan saling bertemu & menempel)
b. Kemudian tarik tangan ke samping kanan dan kiri, tetapi tidak perlu terlalu ke samping (cukup tarik ke samping selebar bahu dan selebihnya tarik ke bawah)
c. Luruskan tangan kembali.
Ulangi langkah a – c di atas

Jadi urutan gerakan tangan gaya dada ini :
1) luruskan tangan di atas kepala, gerakkan tangan ke samping kiri dan kanan,
2) luruskan tangan di atas kepala, gerakkan tangan ke samping kiri dan kanan,
dan seterusnya.

3. Gerakan kombinasi tangan, kaki & mengambil nafas
- Gerakan tangan dan kaki dilakukan bergantian.
- Pengambilan nafas dilakukan ketika gerakan tangan ke samping kiri dan kanan, kemudian kepala mendongak ke atas sambil mengambil nafas

Gerakan pada renang gaya dada pada dasarnya lebih fokus pada gerakan tangan dan kaki, tetapi ada juga gerakan pendukung yaitu gerakan pada leher atau kepala.

1. Gerakan Lengan.

Gerakan lengan terjadi ketika perenang melakukan gerakan meluncur ke depan, dimana bagian-bagian tubuh yang bekerja antara lain :

1. Sendi articulatio humeri
2. Otot M. latisimus dorsi

Origo : Separuh bagian bawah processi spinosi columna vertebralis sampai os sacrum dan crista iliaca

Insertio : Permukaan ventral os humerus di bawah tuberculum minus humeri

1. Sumbu : Frontal
2. Bidang : Sagital
3. Pengungkit : Jenis pengungkit ke 3 , yaitu gaya berada di antara beban dan sumbu.


2. Gerakan Sendi Siku ( Articulasio Cubiti )

Gerakan pada sendi siku merupakan rangkaian gerakan pada lengan tangan dimana bagian-bagian yang bekerja pada sendi siku antara lain :

1. sendi engsel : antara humerus dadn ulna

2. sendi peluru : antara capitulum humeri dan radius

3. sendi kisar : antara ulna dan radius


a. Epicondylus humerus, tempat perlekatan (origo) otot-otot yang menggerakkan tangan dan sendi pergelangan tangan
b. Tuberositas radii, tempat intertio m biceps bracii
c. Procecus olecranii, tempat incercio m triceps bracii
d. Troclea olecranii, permukaan sendi humerus yang bertemu dengan permukaan sendi ulna pada sendi siku
e. Procecus coronoideus ulna, yang berperan pada sendi engsel
f. Capitulum humeri, yang bersendi dengan fovea radii ( sendi peluru )
g. Capitulum radii

4. Sumbu : frontal

5 Bidang : Sagital

6. Pengkit : Pengungkit 2 , yaitu beban berada diantara sumbu dan gaya.



3. Gerakan Pergelangan Tangan ( Articulasio Radiocarpae)

Pergelangan tangan atau articulatio radiocarpae, juga merupakan satu rangkaian dalam gerakan tangan saat melakukan renang gaya dada yaitu saat meluncur, dan bagian pergelangan tangan yang bekerja antara lain :

1. Sendi : Sendi Condyloid

Di sini yang bersendi ialah ujung distal radius dengan tiga tulang carpalia sebelah proksimal, yaitu : os. Naviculare, os. Lunatum dan os. Triquetrum.

2. Otot : m. Pronator teres dan m. Pronator kuadratus

3. Origo : Epicondylus medial humeri

4. Sumbu : Sagital

5. Bidang : Frontal

6. Pengungkit : Pengungkit jenis 2


4. Gerakan Pada Lutut ( M. Rectus Femoris)

Salah satu rangkaian gerak pada renang gaya dada yaitu gerakan pada kaki, dimana salah satu bagian yang bergerak adalah lutut dan bagian – bagian yang bekerja antara lain :

1. sendi : sendi lutut
2. otot : m rectus femoris
3. origo : pada panggul (spina iliaca anterior inferior)
4. sumbu : frontal
5. bidang : frontal
6. pengungkit : jenis ke 1

5. Tungkai Bawah

1. Sendi : Pergelangan kaki ( Articulatio Talocruralis)

2. Otot : M Tricep Surae

3. Origo : Femoris dan Tibia

4. Intersio : os calcaneus

5. Bidang : Frontal

6. Sumbu : Frontal

7. Pengungkit : Jenis 1



6. Gerakan Pada Tulang Bahu

Pada renang gaya dada juga terjadi gerakan pada tulang bahu diantaranya adalah

1. sendi : sendi bahu
2. otot :

a. golongan A : otot-otot yang berorigo pada tulang scapula dan berintersio pada tulang lengan atas ( humerus)
b. golongan B : otot-otot yang mempunyai origo pada batang badan dan berintersio pada tulang scapula
c. golongan C : otot-otot yang berorigo pada batang badan dan berintertio pada tulang humerus

1. bidang : frontal
2. sumbu : sagital
3. pengungkit : jenis 1



7.Gerakan Pada Otot Leher

Gerakan pada leher tidak kalah pentingnya dengan gerakan-gerakan yang lain pada renang gaya dada, dimana gerakan ini terjadi ketika perenang sedang melakukan gerakan pengambilan nafas.

Re-Post: It's Goin' Down!!

Last night I was out with my girlfriend at a bar and many were watching the Lakers Vs. Celtics Game 5 via the Bar's Direct TV service. Well at 1 point it began to drizzle outside and as any Direct TV user probably knows that's all it takes for the thing to freeze up or go out. So as the game froze up you were able to immediately hear most of the conversations throughout the bar since there was no volume on the TV. So my girl and I kind of zeroed in on some of the conversations. The one that caught our attention the most was between 2 different groups, some Lakers/Kobe fans and some Celtics fans that had began to "trash" talk amongst each other about the game and their teams.

Now the 2 groups of individuals were all black men. And as we all know when black men discuss sports and their favorite teams they tend to get very passionate and sometimes even loud. So as we were being nosy and observing this conversation we immediately noticed how uncomfortable the majority of the white people in the bar got. Many of them looked nervous as if something was about to jump off between these 2 groups. However, we of course knew that they were just having a discussion and of course they weren't about to fight, pull out guns or anything like that. At least based on the conversation at hand we knew that nothing was going to happen. But we also know which words and phrases to listen for to indicate to us if something was about to go down. Eventually the Direct TV came back on and with the volume and everyone went back to watching the game and rooting for their team. And as we suspected it was all Love in the end, even after the Lakers lost.

However, this situation just reminded me of this blog I wrote so I thought I'd repost it!

Oh and Ironically, the "best friend" that was mentioned in the blog below from November of 2008 is now my girlfriend that I was with last night. Go figure. lol.

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I consider myself to be a very observant individual. Some may call it nosey but trust me it's really not. But whenever I'm out in public or an unfamiliar environment, I'm very aware of my surroundings. I don't try to do it on purpose but I guess I'm just a naturally suspicious and skeptical person. Therefore, if I walk into a public place it won't take long for me to scan the room. Within maybe a few seconds I can inconspicuously survey the scene with ease. I know it probably sounds a little weird, and perhaps I should have be in the FBI or CIA. Lol.

Well the reason that I am this way is not because I am scared, paranoid, on drugs, or anything like that. Honestly I think that I'm this way because I always want to be prepared in case something jumps off. Not that I always expect or think that something is going to happen, but just in case something goes down I prefer to be prepared. For example, here's a true story:



So my best friend and I went out to eat at a Buffalo Wild Wings a few weeks ago and ordered some wings to go (They always give us more wings when we order to go. Gotta love boneless Thursdays. lol). So they took our order and told us it will be up in about 15 minutes. So, her and I sit down and talked while we waited. As we talked I noticed there were 2 guys and a girl sitting across from us. Then next to us was a guy and his girl. Then a final guy walked up and he and one of the guys across from us shook hands and said what's up etc. Then the guy that walked up noticed the guy on my right and apparently he knew him too. So he also shook up with him and said what's up, etc. Then he said to the guy on my right "Hey you know so and so right?" Pointing to and talking about the guy across from us.

Now all of this took place in a matter of maybe a minute at most. All the time my best friend is telling me about her day at work. I am listening to her and still paying attention to what's going on right in front of us. Well as she's digging deeper into the events of her day, I heard something that took my complete attention away from anything she was saying. Before the guy on my right could answer the question that was posed to him, [if he knew the other guy across from us] he was interrupted. I heard the guy across from us say "Yeah I know that Bitch Ass Nigga!!"

First of all neither of these men were black so that's an automatic attention getter (but that's another story and blog). So like a dog hearing a dog whistle my ears perked up and I was no longer listening to a word my best friend was saying. Yet she apparently didn't hear what was said, since she continued to talk and go on about her day. However, at that point I was completely focused on what was being said by these 2 guys. Next thing I heard was the guy across from us say "I oughta whoop yo ass!!" The guy to my right played it off and was laughing at the other guy. However, The guy across from me didn't find it funny at all and the next thing you know he's standing up as his girl is trying to calm him and get him to sit down.



At this point my best friend said something and I guess she noticed I wasn't even paying attention to what she was saying. She says "Are you even listening to me?" I replied "uh huh yeah," all the while watching the activities transpire in front of us. She then replies "no you're not," then she noticed the guy across from us standing up. Well from here the guy on the right's girl left out and went to get the manager. Right before the manager came the other guys voluntarily left out of the restaurant. So my best friend goes "that's why you weren't paying attention." I told her yeah "I noticed it about to go down before it happen."


So, the moral of that story is this: A peaceful quiet moment can turn into something no one expected in a matter of seconds or minutes. Then the eye witnesses will be saying "I don't know what happen all of a sudden I saw someone get hit or I heard a shot." Now I'm not saying that everyone should be like me and all extra observant and what not. However, there some key indicators that you should be aware of that will let you know when something is about to go down. Below I've compiled a short list of some of those things.

"Bitch Ass Nigga" - Just like with my story above if you hear someone getting called a bitch ass nigga you better believe that there will be some sort of retaliation. Usually this term is directed at another man (usually black) and no man will tolerate being called a bitch. Let alone a bitch ass nigga. That's just over kill. Also, another variation of the usage of this term could be "Shut yo bitch ass up!!"


Multiple People Running - If you see one or two people running it doesn't really mean much, perhaps they're trying to catch a bus or something. But when you see a group of people running (I'd say 3-5 or more) then something has either already went down or is about to go down. So if you see a group of people running, trust me you'll be better off if you just run with the crowd. You don't want to be the person caught not running or trying to be curious as to what is going on. If you remember Cedric The Entertainer illustrated this point in the movie "Kings of Comedy." Check out the clip below.




"Who the F**k you think you talking to?" - If you hear someone ask this question it will usually be in a very loud octave. Therefore, you won't be able to miss hearing it. But the biggest clue as to whether or not something is going to go down is based on the response to this question. However, once that question is even posed you should be aware that the odds have increased for something to go down. If the person wants to avoid confrontation they simply won't answer the question. But the likelihood of someone just shutting up is slim to none. If they really want to throw salt in the wound they can respond "I'm talking to you, you bitch ass nigga!!" LoL.


"On My Momma...___" - You can fill in the blank here, but pretty much once someone puts something on their momma they're not playing. So whatever they say after putting it on their momma I would venture to say that they are serious about doing. For instance, if someone says "On My Momma it's about to be on up in here." Well you can pretty much trust and believe it's about to be on. That should be your cue to move around. Also, if you hear someone talk about some one's momma that's also another clue as to what will be taking place next.


"I'm going to the car we'll see when I get back" - If an argument has just ensued and for some reason someone feels compelled to go to the car, you may not want to be around when they get back. This also applies to someone saying they are about to "pop the trunk." Trust me they aren't going to the car to feed the meter or check on the air pressure of the spare tire. They're going to get some sort of weapon most likely a gun. For an example, check out the video from the movie "White Men Can't Jump" below. The scene occurs at about 2 Minutes in if you just want to skip right to the part I'm talking about.




"You gone Let him get away with that??!!" - Where there's an argument or fight there is usually someone there to instigate. What may be harmless or not close to escalating to more than a verbal disagreement can always turn into much more when an instigator is present. So you should always listen for someone in the crowd instigating. Once the instigator speaks their piece you may want to take that as a sign to vacate. Take my opening example, what if the guy's girl didn't go get the manager? What if instead she said "You gone let him call you a "Bitch Ass Nigga?" Well if that had happened I doubt he would have laughed it off as he did. I'm pretty sure that he would have felt obligated to respond to the nonsense that was being directed towards him. The instigator has the ability to put an indirect attack on someone's manhood, increasing the chances a fight even more. Other examples of the instigator at work are "If that was me I'd Whoop his ass," or "He must think you a punk (and or a bitch ass nigga)." Notice the multiple people smiling in the background of the image to the left. Any of them could be the suspected instigator in this fight.

Now keep in mind that these are simply precursors indicating that something may possibly be about to go down. The reaction and or response to the above items will most likely be the main indicator. I'm sure that there are probably many other things that would qualify to appear on this list. However, these are the main ones I came up with. Feel free to add your own to the list. But in conclusion just be more aware and on the look out. Because like Young Joc you never know when "It's Goin' Down!!"


--C-Recks--

Re-Post: It's Goin' Down!!

Last night I was out with my girlfriend at a bar and many were watching the Lakers Vs. Celtics Game 5 via the Bar's Direct TV service. Well at 1 point it began to drizzle outside and as any Direct TV user probably knows that's all it takes for the thing to freeze up or go out. So as the game froze up you were able to immediately hear most of the conversations throughout the bar since there was no volume on the TV. So my girl and I kind of zeroed in on some of the conversations. The one that caught our attention the most was between 2 different groups, some Lakers/Kobe fans and some Celtics fans that had began to "trash" talk amongst each other about the game and their teams.

Now the 2 groups of individuals were all black men. And as we all know when black men discuss sports and their favorite teams they tend to get very passionate and sometimes even loud. So as we were being nosy and observing this conversation we immediately noticed how uncomfortable the majority of the white people in the bar got. Many of them looked nervous as if something was about to jump off between these 2 groups. However, we of course knew that they were just having a discussion and of course they weren't about to fight, pull out guns or anything like that. At least based on the conversation at hand we knew that nothing was going to happen. But we also know which words and phrases to listen for to indicate to us if something was about to go down. Eventually the Direct TV came back on and with the volume and everyone went back to watching the game and rooting for their team. And as we suspected it was all Love in the end, even after the Lakers lost.

However, this situation just reminded me of this blog I wrote so I thought I'd repost it!

Oh and Ironically, the "best friend" that was mentioned in the blog below from November of 2008 is now my girlfriend that I was with last night. Go figure. lol.

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I consider myself to be a very observant individual. Some may call it nosey but trust me it's really not. But whenever I'm out in public or an unfamiliar environment, I'm very aware of my surroundings. I don't try to do it on purpose but I guess I'm just a naturally suspicious and skeptical person. Therefore, if I walk into a public place it won't take long for me to scan the room. Within maybe a few seconds I can inconspicuously survey the scene with ease. I know it probably sounds a little weird, and perhaps I should have be in the FBI or CIA. Lol.

Well the reason that I am this way is not because I am scared, paranoid, on drugs, or anything like that. Honestly I think that I'm this way because I always want to be prepared in case something jumps off. Not that I always expect or think that something is going to happen, but just in case something goes down I prefer to be prepared. For example, here's a true story:



So my best friend and I went out to eat at a Buffalo Wild Wings a few weeks ago and ordered some wings to go (They always give us more wings when we order to go. Gotta love boneless Thursdays. lol). So they took our order and told us it will be up in about 15 minutes. So, her and I sit down and talked while we waited. As we talked I noticed there were 2 guys and a girl sitting across from us. Then next to us was a guy and his girl. Then a final guy walked up and he and one of the guys across from us shook hands and said what's up etc. Then the guy that walked up noticed the guy on my right and apparently he knew him too. So he also shook up with him and said what's up, etc. Then he said to the guy on my right "Hey you know so and so right?" Pointing to and talking about the guy across from us.

Now all of this took place in a matter of maybe a minute at most. All the time my best friend is telling me about her day at work. I am listening to her and still paying attention to what's going on right in front of us. Well as she's digging deeper into the events of her day, I heard something that took my complete attention away from anything she was saying. Before the guy on my right could answer the question that was posed to him, [if he knew the other guy across from us] he was interrupted. I heard the guy across from us say "Yeah I know that Bitch Ass Nigga!!"

First of all neither of these men were black so that's an automatic attention getter (but that's another story and blog). So like a dog hearing a dog whistle my ears perked up and I was no longer listening to a word my best friend was saying. Yet she apparently didn't hear what was said, since she continued to talk and go on about her day. However, at that point I was completely focused on what was being said by these 2 guys. Next thing I heard was the guy across from us say "I oughta whoop yo ass!!" The guy to my right played it off and was laughing at the other guy. However, The guy across from me didn't find it funny at all and the next thing you know he's standing up as his girl is trying to calm him and get him to sit down.



At this point my best friend said something and I guess she noticed I wasn't even paying attention to what she was saying. She says "Are you even listening to me?" I replied "uh huh yeah," all the while watching the activities transpire in front of us. She then replies "no you're not," then she noticed the guy across from us standing up. Well from here the guy on the right's girl left out and went to get the manager. Right before the manager came the other guys voluntarily left out of the restaurant. So my best friend goes "that's why you weren't paying attention." I told her yeah "I noticed it about to go down before it happen."


So, the moral of that story is this: A peaceful quiet moment can turn into something no one expected in a matter of seconds or minutes. Then the eye witnesses will be saying "I don't know what happen all of a sudden I saw someone get hit or I heard a shot." Now I'm not saying that everyone should be like me and all extra observant and what not. However, there some key indicators that you should be aware of that will let you know when something is about to go down. Below I've compiled a short list of some of those things.

"Bitch Ass Nigga" - Just like with my story above if you hear someone getting called a bitch ass nigga you better believe that there will be some sort of retaliation. Usually this term is directed at another man (usually black) and no man will tolerate being called a bitch. Let alone a bitch ass nigga. That's just over kill. Also, another variation of the usage of this term could be "Shut yo bitch ass up!!"


Multiple People Running - If you see one or two people running it doesn't really mean much, perhaps they're trying to catch a bus or something. But when you see a group of people running (I'd say 3-5 or more) then something has either already went down or is about to go down. So if you see a group of people running, trust me you'll be better off if you just run with the crowd. You don't want to be the person caught not running or trying to be curious as to what is going on. If you remember Cedric The Entertainer illustrated this point in the movie "Kings of Comedy." Check out the clip below.




"Who the F**k you think you talking to?" - If you hear someone ask this question it will usually be in a very loud octave. Therefore, you won't be able to miss hearing it. But the biggest clue as to whether or not something is going to go down is based on the response to this question. However, once that question is even posed you should be aware that the odds have increased for something to go down. If the person wants to avoid confrontation they simply won't answer the question. But the likelihood of someone just shutting up is slim to none. If they really want to throw salt in the wound they can respond "I'm talking to you, you bitch ass nigga!!" LoL.


"On My Momma...___" - You can fill in the blank here, but pretty much once someone puts something on their momma they're not playing. So whatever they say after putting it on their momma I would venture to say that they are serious about doing. For instance, if someone says "On My Momma it's about to be on up in here." Well you can pretty much trust and believe it's about to be on. That should be your cue to move around. Also, if you hear someone talk about some one's momma that's also another clue as to what will be taking place next.


"I'm going to the car we'll see when I get back" - If an argument has just ensued and for some reason someone feels compelled to go to the car, you may not want to be around when they get back. This also applies to someone saying they are about to "pop the trunk." Trust me they aren't going to the car to feed the meter or check on the air pressure of the spare tire. They're going to get some sort of weapon most likely a gun. For an example, check out the video from the movie "White Men Can't Jump" below. The scene occurs at about 2 Minutes in if you just want to skip right to the part I'm talking about.




"You gone Let him get away with that??!!" - Where there's an argument or fight there is usually someone there to instigate. What may be harmless or not close to escalating to more than a verbal disagreement can always turn into much more when an instigator is present. So you should always listen for someone in the crowd instigating. Once the instigator speaks their piece you may want to take that as a sign to vacate. Take my opening example, what if the guy's girl didn't go get the manager? What if instead she said "You gone let him call you a "Bitch Ass Nigga?" Well if that had happened I doubt he would have laughed it off as he did. I'm pretty sure that he would have felt obligated to respond to the nonsense that was being directed towards him. The instigator has the ability to put an indirect attack on someone's manhood, increasing the chances a fight even more. Other examples of the instigator at work are "If that was me I'd Whoop his ass," or "He must think you a punk (and or a bitch ass nigga)." Notice the multiple people smiling in the background of the image to the left. Any of them could be the suspected instigator in this fight.

Now keep in mind that these are simply precursors indicating that something may possibly be about to go down. The reaction and or response to the above items will most likely be the main indicator. I'm sure that there are probably many other things that would qualify to appear on this list. However, these are the main ones I came up with. Feel free to add your own to the list. But in conclusion just be more aware and on the look out. Because like Young Joc you never know when "It's Goin' Down!!"


--C-Recks--

Selasa, 18 Mei 2010

Update: "Don't Save the Last Dance"

Well I know it was some time ago and it's been less than sporadic when we update this blog, but last year (August 11, 2009 to be exact) I wrote a blog entitled "Don't Save the Last Dance." The gist of that blog was talking about all the rap songs with stupid dances to go along with them and I gave a few examples of some of the latest ones out and some older songs. Well if you never read that blog hit the link above and check it out.

If you remember and or notice, at the very end of that blog I was playing around and made up the following song clearly off the dome making a mockery of this type of music see the quote below:

"However, I will proposition any choreographers out there to hit me up. callmecrecks@gmail.com or @crecks on twitter. Let's come up with a stupid dance move and make a song out of it. You do the dance I'll write and produce the song. We can do it, it can't be that hard. Wait! I already got one! The "Hula Hoop." I can hear the hook for the song now. "Do the hula hoop, do the hula hoop, work them hips 'round like you would a hula hoop. Girl do the hula hoop, do the hula hoop, you can do it too, girl, don't think you too cute!!" The dance moves can mimic something like you would do while playing with a hula hoop. LoL. I'm clowning, but I swear I'll write this shit. It would be a ghost written song however for MC Sambo or whoever I could find to be the artist. But I would gladly take the royalty checks for writing it. Matter of fact I'm going to copyright the lyrics today for all you biters out there. LoL."

Well obviously I was 100% playing around and especially didn't take heed to the last sentence of that blog about copyrights. The reason I state this and the reason for this updated blog is because as I was just downloading music last night, (legally of course ;-) I came across a song entitled "Hool-a-Hoop" by Black Frost Feat. Mista F.A.B. Now upon reading the title of the song I thought "GTFOH" (if you don't know the acronym google it). Then I said wait it can't be let me listen to this. Then I listened and said "Hell Naw!!! They done stole my song!" LoL. Not literally because obviously in the above mentioned blog I was completely playing around and making a mockery of how easy and simple it is to come up with some of the rap songs of today, especially the dance songs. But I just found it ironic how it was almost identical to what I came up with over 9 months ago off the top of my head. Please take a listen to the song below for further evidence:









All I had was the hook but I could've filled up 3 - 16 bar verses with any old filler lyrics. But this simply just 100% irrefutable evidence that most of the music now a days takes absolutely no talent and or skill to create. Now that is not to say that I have no talent because I do. But to just think that what took me 3.5 seconds to come up with while writing a blog someone actually went into the studio, produced, wrote and performed is just ridiculous to me. And trust I'm not hating because this song may blow, make whoever the artist a little money off a "one hit wonder single" and then they fade away. No by all means I'm not, I hope they make whatever they can off the song, I hope they make a video and they get to #1 on 106 & Park. That's really not the point. I'm simply exposing the truth! Hip Hop Music is not what it used to be peoples and this is as far as the creative mind is taking it these days.

If you saw last week's episode of The Boondocks, (See the link to the left for those that missed it), they ironically touched on this very same subject. I will forever be a lover of good music especially Hip Hop Music since that's the era in which I grew up in. And until songs like this stop getting air play I will continue to turn off my radio and turn on classics, when I can sit back and reminisce on when real Emcees came with it and put forth effort to master their craft. Which is not comparable to the song and dance routine that I covered in this blog or the aforementioned one.

Lastly, just a heads up we soon plan on expanding this blog into another blog where we can really get back into one of my our real loves... music. I know we've been lacking on this one but hopefully when my Partner in Crime @drizadre gets back on we will be able to keep this updated more regularly as well as the new blog coming soon. So Stay tuned...

Oh and since no one took me up on my offer last year I'll put it out there again. If any one wants to take me up on my offer to come up with a dance routine, I'll gladly ghost write the song! As you can see I'm 1 for 1. However, this time I'll leave my next dance craze to myself or at least until we can put it down and copyright it. Lol.

--C-Recks--

Update: "Don't Save the Last Dance"

Well I know it was some time ago and it's been less than sporadic when we update this blog, but last year (August 11, 2009 to be exact) I wrote a blog entitled "Don't Save the Last Dance." The gist of that blog was talking about all the rap songs with stupid dances to go along with them and I gave a few examples of some of the latest ones out and some older songs. Well if you never read that blog hit the link above and check it out.

If you remember and or notice, at the very end of that blog I was playing around and made up the following song clearly off the dome making a mockery of this type of music see the quote below:

"However, I will proposition any choreographers out there to hit me up. callmecrecks@gmail.com or @crecks on twitter. Let's come up with a stupid dance move and make a song out of it. You do the dance I'll write and produce the song. We can do it, it can't be that hard. Wait! I already got one! The "Hula Hoop." I can hear the hook for the song now. "Do the hula hoop, do the hula hoop, work them hips 'round like you would a hula hoop. Girl do the hula hoop, do the hula hoop, you can do it too, girl, don't think you too cute!!" The dance moves can mimic something like you would do while playing with a hula hoop. LoL. I'm clowning, but I swear I'll write this shit. It would be a ghost written song however for MC Sambo or whoever I could find to be the artist. But I would gladly take the royalty checks for writing it. Matter of fact I'm going to copyright the lyrics today for all you biters out there. LoL."

Well obviously I was 100% playing around and especially didn't take heed to the last sentence of that blog about copyrights. The reason I state this and the reason for this updated blog is because as I was just downloading music last night, (legally of course ;-) I came across a song entitled "Hool-a-Hoop" by Black Frost Feat. Mista F.A.B. Now upon reading the title of the song I thought "GTFOH" (if you don't know the acronym google it). Then I said wait it can't be let me listen to this. Then I listened and said "Hell Naw!!! They done stole my song!" LoL. Not literally because obviously in the above mentioned blog I was completely playing around and making a mockery of how easy and simple it is to come up with some of the rap songs of today, especially the dance songs. But I just found it ironic how it was almost identical to what I came up with over 9 months ago off the top of my head. Please take a listen to the song below for further evidence:









All I had was the hook but I could've filled up 3 - 16 bar verses with any old filler lyrics. But this simply just 100% irrefutable evidence that most of the music now a days takes absolutely no talent and or skill to create. Now that is not to say that I have no talent because I do. But to just think that what took me 3.5 seconds to come up with while writing a blog someone actually went into the studio, produced, wrote and performed is just ridiculous to me. And trust I'm not hating because this song may blow, make whoever the artist a little money off a "one hit wonder single" and then they fade away. No by all means I'm not, I hope they make whatever they can off the song, I hope they make a video and they get to #1 on 106 & Park. That's really not the point. I'm simply exposing the truth! Hip Hop Music is not what it used to be peoples and this is as far as the creative mind is taking it these days.

If you saw last week's episode of The Boondocks, (See the link to the left for those that missed it), they ironically touched on this very same subject. I will forever be a lover of good music especially Hip Hop Music since that's the era in which I grew up in. And until songs like this stop getting air play I will continue to turn off my radio and turn on classics, when I can sit back and reminisce on when real Emcees came with it and put forth effort to master their craft. Which is not comparable to the song and dance routine that I covered in this blog or the aforementioned one.

Lastly, just a heads up we soon plan on expanding this blog into another blog where we can really get back into one of my our real loves... music. I know we've been lacking on this one but hopefully when my Partner in Crime @drizadre gets back on we will be able to keep this updated more regularly as well as the new blog coming soon. So Stay tuned...

Oh and since no one took me up on my offer last year I'll put it out there again. If any one wants to take me up on my offer to come up with a dance routine, I'll gladly ghost write the song! As you can see I'm 1 for 1. However, this time I'll leave my next dance craze to myself or at least until we can put it down and copyright it. Lol.

--C-Recks--

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