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Cipukun is still alive

2011-01-03T19:55:00.000+07:00

It has been a while since the last time I uploaded this blog. I did not write anything about the scholarship I got nor about what so-called my transmigration to Melbourne for my master course. Many things happened after 8 months that I (perhaps) forgot to update through my English blog. Managing three blogs simultaneously requires persistence, commitment and absolutely TIME. My failure in

And they left us....

2010-02-26T09:53:00.001+07:00

One thing I like about my office is my office mates. Yup, the atmosphere in my office perhaps is quite different compare to other offices. Do not expect a quite and silent situation when you pay a visit to my office because there will always be a lot chats in the office (or let me simplify it, my office is quite noisy yet comfortable). And a comment raised by someone will always be followed by

Me and my m***y room

2010-02-09T14:38:00.006+07:00

Ladies, I feel shame actually to reveal this. But since I have no idea what to post, I will show you an embarrassing fact about myself. When I reach home everyday, it is hard for me to leave my room unless I have another appointment. My room is not big, and although it has air conditioner, I rarely use it. And do not ask me how it looks like because I won't write how my room looks like. I think

Car Free Day in Bogor

2010-02-01T15:49:00.012+07:00

What comes to your mind when I say Bogor?After you mention all the foods and Bogor Botanical Garden, you perhaps will say "Angkot".Yup, Bogor is not only known as KOTA HUJAN (rainy city) but also Angkot City. Every time I visit Bogor, Angkot will always be my concern. The "indigenous" people of Bogor told me that Bogor used to be a cool place, but not anymore now. Maybe since Angkots are

Gosh, they are cool

2010-01-24T17:47:00.003+07:00

I think they deserve to be the next idol. They have voice, look and attitude.And I love this one as well These siblings are really stars.... Can't wait for their next video in youtube. And can't wait any longer to buy their album.

Gift Exchange Party

2009-12-29T09:39:00.008+07:00

This is the tradition in my office. Actually I have joined such event for three times including the one held yesterday (28 December 2009). This event is held annually at the end of December in my office. The purpose of this event is to praise the Lord of what have been achieved during the year and wish for a better upcoming year.The rule of gift exchange is simple:Each staff should bring a gift

Sophisticated but Manual, hmmm???

2009-11-04T14:12:00.005+07:00

Technology is supposed to make our lives easier. Heard this sentence many times, right? Unfortunately, this sentence sometimes deviates when it comes to real life. I will show you how this sentence is deviated in Indonesia.Automatic vending machine... self service I am sure not many of us are familiar with this machine. It is called Vending Machine, an automatic machine which will supply you with

A letter from Alison

2009-10-23T09:32:00.006+07:00

As an international organization, we have many international staffs working in our project. They come and go. Honestly, the foreigners who work with us (us refers to "Indonesian staffs") now are not really close with us, compare to those who were here two years ago. One staff that I will never forget is Alison. She is now pursuing her Ph.D in Johns Hopkins University, USA.Alison and Jen Since she

Batik-ing

2009-10-09T14:25:00.009+07:00

October 2, 2009 has been declared by the President of Indonesia as Batik Day. And on October 2, I saw many people wore batik to go to the office (including me off course). What does it mean?? It means that Batik has been acknowledged internationally by UNESCO as the cultural heritage of Indonesia. It is a relief for us since our neighbor keeps trying to claim some of our cultures as their

Kopi Darat: when you meet your online buddies

2009-09-12T12:20:00.007+07:00

I join in some social networkings and collect many new friends from there. One of my favorite site is Plurk. In Plurk, we know or identify someone's character through their responses or their comments. Unlike other social networking which enables narcissism to be exposed, Plurk only allows its users to use one picture as picture profile.@Starbucks SemanggiTo some extent, Plurkers (plurk users)

Enjoying beach at Anyer

2009-08-20T13:27:00.006+07:00

I didn't join in my office's outbond program last two weeks. The actual reason for my absence was I don't like the location (my office mates decided to conduct the outbound in Taman Safari). Besides, I don't really like a well planned outing with tight schedule, I prefer an outing which has no clear schedule so we may play and do whatever we want to do.I think my wish came true, a week after my

Enjoying the less polluted Jakarta

2009-07-26T11:24:00.004+07:00

Jakarta... hearing this city will lead our mind to think about traffic jam and pollution. Yeah, Jakarta is undeniably one of the most polluted cities in the world. The inexpensive yet bad public transport contributes to this situation. The only convinient and cheap public transportation in Jakarta is busway (but not always convinient).Today, I feel a different atmosphere when I passed Thamrin and

Another Shots From the Old Town

2009-02-28T14:15:00.009+07:00

Actually the pictures were taken during new year. It was on the first of January. Me, Vonny, Ragil and Kiki spent the new year by taking pictures in the old town of Jakarta sorry, I mean Batavia.We visited the old town soon after we bought our new short. So FYI, we all wore our newly bought shirts. Wakakakak.There are many beautiful spots available for photo shoot here.....The pictures were

A day with Shin Matsushima Sama in Yogyakarta

2009-01-24T18:08:00.012+07:00

It's been 4 years since my last meeting with my band mates. And one month ago, I got a news from one of them, Shin, our bassist that he wants to visit Indonesia. I was excited to meet him because there is one thing unique about him, his hair. Hahaha.After my trip to Makassar, I decided to take two days leave to accompany him in Indonesia. I was surprised when I saw him, yeppp I was again right,

What are your mandatory sites when you browse the internet?

2009-01-13T10:05:00.004+07:00

I have some websites that I have to visit when I am online. Off course my Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail and FAO accounts are a must. Besides checking email, the websites that I considered mandatory to visit are:Yahoo messenger. Everybody is so familiar with chat service, either YM, Gtalk, icq, MSN Messenger. I have all of those, but YM is my preference as most of my friends use YM. Besides, YM is also

What if......

2009-01-06T23:02:00.005+07:00

What if a person who is inexperience doing photo session is asked by his photographer friend to do the photo shoot . I experienced it once and I won't tell you how it feels. you may just see these results. Off course these pictures have been edited, and I told you that the editing part is a lot harder than the photo session itself as the model my friend used in this photo shoot is really not

New Year (sigh)

2009-01-04T09:26:00.002+07:00

On 31 December, I left my apartment heading to Kiki's house. There were me, Vonny, Kiki and Ragil in the car. We plan to hang around till dawn. Yeah some list of places have been noted but before that we have to go to Kiki's house to pick some stuffs. we imagined that this new year will be a fun new year for us. We kept talking in the car on the way to Kiki's house about the places that we were

My fun pathetic birthday

2008-12-27T08:51:00.004+07:00

I celebrated my birthday last week. At first I wanted to celebrate it in the office with my office mates but then I got an assignment to go to Pekanbaru, Sumatera. Hmmmm, then I should move to plan B.My plan B was ordering TIRAMISU for my mates in the office while I am away. Then I told Seven Grain (a bakery that made my cake) to write "Happy Seventeenth Birthday" on the top of the cake. I smiled

Job job job

2008-12-06T13:21:00.005+07:00

I have a new daily routine now, checking and applying for vacancies. I am still working as translator now, but I think it's not wrong to look for a better job while I am still young, fresh, energetic and spirit full (sounds a bit narcissistic, doesn't it?). I don't undermine the job as translator, I just want more challenge. I was inspired by my friends who left the office cos they got better

Henin, Davydenko and Chang. Small but powerful

2008-11-14T08:55:00.003+07:00

I watched Shanghai Master last night. There were two two matches, Tsonga vs Djokovic and Davydenko vs Del Potro.Both matches were interesting. In the first match, I could see how Tsonga struggled to turn the situation. The first set, he was under-pressure and had to let Djokovic won it with 6-1. But, in set 2, Tsonga really tried his best to return all the balls from Djokovic and he succeed to

How to get rid off N/A pagerank of your blog (Be indexed and ranked by Google)

2008-11-06T11:22:00.014+07:00

Sometimes it is necessary to know the pagerank of our blog. It allow us to know the level of our blog. Is it accessed by many people or not. The range of pagerank is from 1 - 10. The more visitors coming to your blog, the higher pagerank you will gain.I used to have problem with my pagerank. My site is definitely indexed by Google but it didn't show Pagerank. When I checked it in pagerank, it

A long hectic journey using busway

2008-11-04T11:45:00.005+07:00

Last night was one of my worst exeprience using busway in Jakarta. I took me almost two hours from Thamrin to Kuningan which actually needs only less than 30 minutes.My suffer started from Sarinah Shelter where the busway queue was so long, then the next hell was at Dukuh Atas. It took me and Ayu less than 20 minutes to reach the Dukuh Atas shelter.Arriving Dukuh Atas, we had to queue again to

The Celebrity Apprentice

2008-10-23T13:22:00.004+07:00

TV viewers may be so familiar with Donald Trump especially after he run his show, The Apprentice. We have seen some seasons with full competition among the apprentice candidates. Each week during the season was filled out with assignment to the team and elimination is carried out on a weekly basis. The apprentices will be given the opportunity to run Trump's business.After some seasons, another

My relaxing weekend

2008-10-21T12:32:00.005+07:00

My family came from my hometown this week to Jakarta (but unfortunately my Mom couldn't manage to come). So, Me and my sister decided to ask them spending weekend in Kota Bunga, Bogor District. It is actually a huge residential areas with many types of house styles. The good thing is that there are many houses rented for approximately 500.000 thousands a night. So we think, instead of staying in

Back to Jakarta Back to Routinity

2008-10-11T19:27:00.003+07:00

After having my one week wonderful most wanted vacation in Sidrap and Makassar, time to return to my nest in Jakarta.Frankly, deep inside I do miss Jakarta with all the facilities after one week being isolated and fed with BURASA and LEGESe'(Buginese special food which prepared prior to Idul Fitri celebration) plus limited internet access (I was able to connect but the connection was damn slow

CSI Kuningan Casablanca

2008-09-25T13:34:00.008+07:00

Have you ever seen CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) either CSI New York, Miami Las Vegas? Now we proudly present CSI Kuningan CasablancaThis picture was taken by Rico from Communication Team and I was chosen as the model since no other model was available. The location is at Park Lane Hotel. Actually there are 2 more pictures but they are restricted to be released because those pictures are

1st Asian Beach Games

2008-09-25T12:18:00.005+07:00

Asian Beach Games is a new event for beach sports. The first Asian Beach Games will be commenced in Bali, Indonesia started from October 18th.45 countries across Asia will participate in beach sports, sports played in this event are varied such as: beach handball, beach kabaddi, beach pencak silat, beach sepak takraw, beach soccer, beach volleyball, beach wrestling, body building, sailing,

Need a gatekeeper

2008-09-24T09:00:00.003+07:00

After a week assignment in Park Lane Hotel, I went back to my office and found that the door was automatically locked. It was required as my office is an International Organization.now, to enter the office, we need to use access cards which are given to some staffs including me. It is pity that not all the people in the office get the card. So, many times those who want to enter the office, have

Rectoverso

2008-09-19T08:59:00.004+07:00

I am a big fan of Dee a.k.a Dewi Lestari. I was blown out by her first novel Supernova, then the sequels i.e. Supernova Petir and Akar. Her first novel was my first adventure to enjoy the novel of Indonesian writers. Besides, she also wrote "Filosofi Kopi" for those who claim themselves as "coffee addict".Last night, i blogwalked at Dee's blog at the internet cafe in my apartment. She wrote that

Congratulation to Articles Trade

2008-09-18T20:59:00.000+07:00

I just got good news yesterday, from CEO of Articles Trade who is also my virtual friend, Mr Asri Tadda. He told me that Articles Trade is awarded as Independent Young Enterpreneur Award for Eastern Indonesia Zone in Student Category>So, I, personally as, the virtual member of Articles Trade would like to say Congratulation to Articles Trade, specially to the CEO, I am proud of you, Bro. Wish

Indonesia's TV programs are not creative?

2008-09-15T09:07:00.015+07:00

I am addicted of watching TV recently. I watch many programs especially reality shows. I then realize that many programs of Indonesia' TVs copied the overseas TV programs. Some Indonesia's TV programs amazed me when first they were broadcasted, but when I realized that they were not original Indonesian, my perception about such programs then changed. Here are some Indonesian TV programs which

Farrel again and again

2008-09-10T11:11:00.002+07:00

New pictures of Farrel Sleeping Farrel Cute pose, eh? Mall boy What do you stare at?

How to save your expenses for electricity

2008-09-09T10:05:00.009+07:00

Following the raise of commodity prices, we have to start thinking how to afford them all. Our salary may only raise by 5% each year whereas the price of commodities can raise more than 5% per year. Another option is to reduce our monthly expenses for water and electricity. Sometimes, we watch TV in the night then fall asleep in front of TV, the TV is on for one night. Or, we charge our mobile

Swim swim swim

2008-09-08T11:18:00.004+07:00

Entering ramadhan doesn't mean my sport activities are impacted. Fortunately, in my new places, I have many facilities to support my high passion sport (recently, I feel I am really into sports). In Ramadhan, it is impossible for me to start doing exercise in the morning because I am afraid of dehidration. So, I move the exercises after 8 pm. Usually, after prayer, I will go to the swimming pool

Some shots from Novus Puncak

2008-08-29T09:24:00.012+07:00

I herewith submit my NOVUS PUNCAK pictures, hahahahA sudden shot from Rico had generated this lookNo more food to finish.....Finally we find Harry Potters' sorcerer stone in front of BrascoBoth Me and Enrico failed to make find a ride back home, hiksBeing temporary statues in front of NOVUS HOTEL, i bet more people coming because the hypnotized looks of these models

3 days experience with leaking pipes

2008-08-28T14:09:00.003+07:00

Moving to a fancier place doesn't always refer to something better. I got a bad experience in my new place, my first night, I woke up at 4 am and found puddle of water over my kitchen and washing room. I found that the pipe joint was not tightened properly so the water permeated. I tried to fix the pipe, I tightened the pipe and screwed it up. And no more water permeated from the pipe (Problem

Got my iPod from ArticlesTrade

2008-08-11T13:15:00.005+07:00

At first, I never realize that I have talent in writing articles. I then had reference to a friend's blog called Asta. He was the one who keep spiriting me up. From him, I knew an articles review forum. It is Articles Trade.Articles Trade was found by Asta himself. In this forum, I got more frequent assignments compare to any other paid review providers I joined. The communication runs well with

Gosh, who open the lunch?

2008-08-06T08:59:00.003+07:00

Yesterday, as usual, I went home at 5 o'clock. Since the distance from office to my house is fairly close, it usually takes 30 - 45 minutes to arrive home. I always use busway to go home, just like yesterday. It was 5 o'clock when I entered busway. Then the busway was crowded as it stopped at Jati Padang shelter (busway stop), 4 shelters from my arrival busway stop (Duren Tiga shelter).After that

Bad experience with angkot

2008-08-05T14:29:00.003+07:00

In Indonesia, when you are outside Jakarta, the most possible public transport to use is angkot. Angkot is able to load 12 people. I use angkot a lot when I was in Makassar. I had bad experiences concerning angkot. It happened when I was in Sukabumi, Majalengka and Cirebon. It was not a big issue actually but it was quite bothering. Usually angkot charges 2000 rupiahs for a short distance and

Rush in 3 cities

2008-07-30T09:29:00.003+07:00

This week, a lot of things need to be completed. I have to visit three cities using public transport with big luggage. I almost completed my duty in the first city, Now I am preparing for the next city.Besides, I also have assignment with my legal translation course. Some terms confuse me because this week's assignment is about legislation and share market. And I don't have knowledge about both

I am negligent

2008-07-23T08:49:00.002+07:00

I have a bad habit that I couldn't get rid off. I am a negligent person.I have suffered many times due to my negligence. At the end of last year, I forgot to take my ATM debit card from the ATM machine after I withdrew my money. I was in a hurry so my ATM was still in the machine. Unluckily, someone who queued behind me got the chance to withdraw my money. He took approximately 370 US dollars

Tips for you who can't swim

2008-07-06T20:54:00.003+07:00

If you can not swim, here are some tips for you. (it doesn't mean that I am a professional swimmer, but to be honest I couldn't swim either four months ago, but now I am able even though I am not that good), hahaha.You must have commitment to learn swimming, at least you have to prepare everything you need for it such us goggles, swimming suit and etc. Don't feel shame in the pool that you can

My Friday experience

2008-07-04T16:45:00.003+07:00

As a Moslem, each Friday, I have to go to the mosque for praying. Before praying, we suppose to take holy water (wudhu) and after taking the water, the men are not allowed to touch the women and vice versa. I still remember that Friday, I took holy water in my office building then went to first floor using elevator. Inside, there were many ladies and I tried to be away from them because I don't

Emotionally unstable

2008-06-30T08:47:00.003+07:00

Things change, so do I. I feel something wrong with myself within the last 2 months. I feel that my personal relationship with the people surrounding me get worse. I count that I argue with more than 5 people this month leading to the odd relationship with them. A fantastic number for someone called Cipu. I realize that I am a bit unstable and emotionally unwell. I have no reason why my bad

What is wrong with Busway nowadays

2008-06-29T19:23:00.004+07:00

At first, we are all happy with the operational of busway in Jakarta because Jakartanese were dying of having a convinient transportation mean. Initially, the service was so amazing (especially in line 1), the passengers didn't have to wait too long for the bus to come, busway lane were not invaded by other buses/cars.Compare to current condition, I don't think Jakartanese expectation is closer

Video of a cute little girl

2008-06-17T15:49:00.003+07:00

This little girls is so adorable, wanna pitch her cheek....

Farrel , FArrel, Farrel

2008-06-05T10:42:00.002+07:00

Look, how cute he is....Can you count how many teeth I have now?Mr. University President is sitting on his throneHow do I look?Hahahaha that's funny, Uncle Cipu....

Where to find the handsfree of LG KU250?

2008-06-04T13:31:00.003+07:00

As I have stated in my previous post, music is my passion. I listen the music all the times. I use my LG KU250 to listen the music, I have installed 1 GB memory card to store the songs. It is always fun to go anywhere while listening all my favorite songs; queuing for busway will not be a bored activity if I could listen my favorite songs.One week ago, my hands free/earphone was broken, I

My Karaoke Day

2008-06-03T11:05:00.004+07:00

First of all, sorry for not filling my daily notes in this blog.Many friends want to know what I have done recently which caused this blog is never been updated.Honestly, I got tanner skin now due to my new hobby: swimming. In addition, I went karaoke more often this month, too many irresistible karaoke invitations to reject, hahaha. Some complains about my tan look, but I take it as a

I apologize

2008-03-13T11:04:00.002+07:00

Dear all, my blogger mates.I am sorry for not online for 10 days. I was really busy with my office duties.But now I am back on the line again and will do blogwalking again.Thanks

Shamefull tradition in my campus

2008-02-28T13:29:00.004+07:00

I was shocked again when I saw the news on TV. Hasanuddin University students held its tradition again, a mass fighting. It sounds strange, a place where someone suppose to go for study change to a wild arena as a jungle. The stones were flying again in the campus in front of students cooperation for about one hour, approximately 11 students and one security were injured in this riot. From each

Soroako, here I come

2008-02-19T19:49:00.004+07:00

My first visit to Soroako was three days ago, I used Litha bus to come to this mining city. I spent approximately 12 hours to arrive to Soroako and to be honest it was quite hectic sitting on the bus and wanna pee all the time (I am also a human being, dude). I am actually so curious to know the live in the mining, is it tough as what the people always says. I find the place is so quite and well

Revitalizing the mosque

2008-02-14T18:39:00.001+07:00

Mosque is a predominant place to spread Islam or to teach Islam. Mosques are spreading across Indonesia. Don’t be surprise if you see mosques in every kilometer. Moslems believe that building a mosque will give you continuous reward from God.What will be the essential step after building a mosque? The answer is to fill the mosque with jemaah (jemaah means group of Moslem). It is not an easy job

Community empowerment goes out of track?

2008-02-09T16:29:00.000+07:00

Lots of community empowerment projects claim their programs as the real empowerment of community. By practicing Participatory Rural Appraisal and its tools, they think that they have empowered the community.But before going too far talking about community empowerment, let’s discuss about the term “community empowerment” first. What does this term mean? After having some observations, I concluded

Lengkese, after the landslide

2008-02-09T16:14:00.000+07:00

Lengkese is one village which suffered from a devastated landslide from Bawakaraeng Mountain. The volume of landslide is estimated 193 million meter cubic. It was happen on Friday around 1:30 pm. There were 32 villagers dead and several houses and a school buried in this disaster. It was around 120 hectares of rice fields and hundred hectares of coffee plantation area were buried in this disaster

My Hectic Week

2008-02-02T10:07:00.000+07:00

Finally this week is over, my hectic week prior to my one month break.....My last assignment before my break is interpreting for my office training in Makassar (I am blessed because I don't need to pay ticket to go home, hehehe) But I had to work hard for my ultimate duty in Makassar. I went home at least at 11 pm or even 1 am for almost one week and I had to reach the training venue at least at

2 Versions of Rama Shinta, Which one do you prefer?

2008-01-25T09:25:00.000+07:00

Most of us maybe know about Rama and Shinta story. It’s a classic tale. I’ve watched Rama Shinta ballet in Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta. And It was amazing to see the performance especially the fire effect used in the show. The story happened hundreds or even thousands years ago when some people were still able to fly, hehehe.The story is about a Prince named Rama who won a contest which

Dari Kilometer 0,0 (Peep the Presidennt through the Spokesperson)

2008-01-23T15:26:00.000+07:00

At first I heard that Mallarangeng wants to publish a book, I suddenly think that the book must be hard to understand since he is a politician and now president's spokeperson.I came on his book launching for 30 minutes (actually i came there to get the free book, hehehe). Then I went home. I spent one hour to read some articles in the book and honestly it's not as hard as my expectation. The book

Seek an advice for wet armpit

2008-01-22T10:33:00.000+07:00

Actually, it is quite embarrassing to write this in my blog because it concerns the guy's dignity. Hahaha. But a a lady who is sitting besides me (her name is Wanty) advised me to write this.I think it is guys' common problem but just few speak out about this issue. Male's armpit sweats more than woman, and off course it causes problem when you can not deal with it. Roll on deodorant seems not so

A Little Note for American Gangster

2008-01-21T11:34:00.000+07:00

After spending my Saturday just in my house, I decided to watch movie. I currently wait for an Indonesian movie titled Ayat-Ayat Cinta (Love Verses) based on the same title book. Unfortunately, the movie had not been showed yet, so I chose to watch American Gangster (Initially, I watched it because I had no other good options)American Gangster is basically about the illegal trade of drugs in US

Lauryn Hill - Zion

2008-01-18T17:40:00.000+07:00

My favorite Lauryn Hill Song, the tranquil makes me relax, It is absolutely stunningEnjoy it, guys

FARREL in action

2008-01-18T16:58:00.000+07:00

Miss my nephew so much

Online Casino Review

2008-01-17T10:37:00.000+07:00

I, personally, don't know everything about gambling or casino because it is forbidden according to my religion. But today, I incidentally found a good looking online casino review website, PRO360. Realizing that online casino lovers must need reference where to play, I fully recommend this site. Online casino is everywhere across the internet, but player have to be carefull to pick where to play

Transyogya, a good news from Yogya

2008-01-17T08:35:00.000+07:00

I went to Yogya last week for my office assignment. And as usual, I stay in Bladok hotel nearby the famous Malioboro Street.I noticed that something new on the left side of Malioboro street, I saw a shelter (bus stop) looked like the transjakarta shelter. When I asked the people around, they said it is TransYogya shelter. But I didn’t see any specific bus lane for it which I think good for

Your Guide to Ecommerce

2008-01-17T08:09:00.000+07:00

The era of conservative commerce has passed and turned to online shopping cart era. Everything can be sold online. Unfortunately, there are many online merchants closed down due to lack of consumers or there are many people who wants to start e-commerce but afraid to start it because they have no knowledge on ecommerce software.To cope with these issues, Ashop Commerce as the foremost shopping

Blogging + Advertising = Income

2008-01-16T09:32:00.000+07:00

Many people do not aware that blogging could be profitable. They think that blog is just like a diary. If this sentence stated two years ago, It might be correct. But If you say it now, I would like to say that it's untrue. Nowadays, the blog owner (blogger) can also earn money from their blog. The significant growth of blogger had invited the advertiser to use blog as an effective media to

Self Fulfilling Phrophecy

2008-01-13T19:57:00.000+07:00

I don't have the exact meaning of this title, but from one article in Makassar di Panyingkul, I try to define it in English. I define the term as the actualization of your desire/ambition/dream through the way under our consciousness. Now, I am pretty sure that the term is more complicated to understand. But I have three examples to make you understand.The first, is from Mr. Hafied Gany, himself.

Makassar di Panyingkul

2008-01-13T14:57:00.000+07:00

It's a book title concerning everything about Makassar. The reason I ordered this book is because I know some friends who contribute some writings in this book (Syahlan/My High School Friend, Nilam/My Identitas Internship Mate and Aan Mansyur/Just recently know him from his blog, hehehe). I read the articles from these three friends and honestly I give TWO THUMBS UP for them because they write

Baksoholic

2008-01-08T12:50:00.000+07:00

Bakso, that's what Indonesian names this food. It consists of meatball, noodle and soup. It's everywhere. If we have defined book lovers as biblioholic, now I think it is the time for us (especially in Indonesia) to have a new term for bakso lovers (cos there are a lot bakso lovers outside there). And from this blog, i propose baksoholic for the term. I, myself have been bakso lover since I was

Funny enough to turn your mood

2008-01-04T18:24:00.000+07:00

Hopefully this video can cheer your bad day or turn you to good mood. Best Vietnamese Idol in action.

Additional Busway Information

2008-01-04T15:01:00.000+07:00

Dear Busway passenger and Busway passenger wannabe,I just want to put more information regarding busway.Maybe some of us do not realize that actually busway has two rates, not one rate. Most of us use the 3500 Rupiah ticket while actually we can get a cheaper price. As we know, busway operates from 5 am to 10 pm. If we use busway between 5am to 7am, the actual price is only 2000 Rupiah.Usually

Protect your life with insurance

2008-01-04T09:15:00.000+07:00

Nobody knows what will happen. Indonesian proverb says that "prepare your umbrella prior to rain" means that it is better to prepare everything before something happens. I did have bad experience. When my sister was sick, she didn't join any insurance and she had to cover all the expenses by herself. Then I finally come to my decision to join an insurance. And I really feel the advantage of

Gain extra income from your blog

2008-01-03T17:44:00.000+07:00

Today, just read a doctor's blog that is worth to follow. He is a doctor who is also a blog master i think. He stated in his blog that he earns some money from blogsvertise (blog and advertisement program) with some tips. He also recommends us to join the site (blogsvertise).There are a lot of benefits of possessing a blog, i.e. to express our feeling, publish our journal and provide some useful

Ayu's Birthday MOment in Dixie

2008-01-03T08:19:00.000+07:00

Here are two very short movies of Ayu's Birthday moment. The files are small cos I used my mobile to record the moment. So to Ayu, Monica, Mia, Olive and Tania, enjoy these files......

A call from Thapa

2008-01-03T08:10:00.000+07:00

My Nepalese brother called me from Japan two days ago. It’s been two months since our last conversation so no wonder if we chat for thirty minutes (Thanks to you who created Yahoo Messenger). We talked in Japanese at first. The first and second minute was excellent but the next minutes I was faltering with every Japanese word I produced. I couldn’t even remember how to say “send” in Japanese.

BUSWAY MAP (PETA BUSWAY) JAKARTA

2008-01-02T17:51:00.000+07:00

For you who recently come to Jakarta and intend to use busway, I am sure this map must be useful. Just double click the picture......Have fun using busway

My Dream for Indonesia: An Integrated Transportation System

2008-01-01T13:06:00.000+07:00

I know it sounds a bit exaggerating to have an integrated transportation system in Indonesia (Let's say Jakarta as an example). Honestly, I am neither a road practitioner nor a road expert. But I do have a dream for a better public service in this country. As I observed in Japan (the only foreign country I have visited) , the people tends to use public transports (train, bus, subway) instead

BAJO

2007-12-31T14:28:00.000+07:00

Bajo people is well known as sea man. They lived as shipmen. They married on the sea and were depended their life from the sea. As sea community they also have leader to whom they called “Jagugu”. In 1892, the Dutch colonial forced them to stay on the land and forced them to work as farmers. They spread on the land based on the location of the land where they had to work in. Some of them couldn’

busway, subway or what?

2007-12-30T17:02:00.000+07:00

Today, I accompany my friend for city tour using busway and i do realize it is really helpfull. Since busway operated 2 years ago, many benefits are gained by the people in this city. Yet, this mode of transportation is still far below perfect and needs to be improved more. Delays, overpassengers, some reckless drivers and lack of busses are some complains from the users. Other issue is the

Desperate December

2007-12-24T12:54:00.000+07:00

This month, i feel that the whole world againsts me... I supposed to be happy during December since my birthday is in December in fact I am really in my bad luck during the early to the end of December, but I will prove that I can survive....

Time will answer your entire question that’s why it keeps ticking

2007-12-22T18:00:00.000+07:00

I don’t know during december, the month in which I celebrate my birthday, I have to listen bad news regarding myself and my friends. The early December, I have to be hospitalized due to a disease I’ve never heard before.At the day the Moslem celebrated Idul Adha, Lia, my bestfriend’s sister, had to go Singapore for her medication. She has to spend her christmast there, struggle for a disease

Party in office

2007-12-20T18:13:00.000+07:00

These pics were made one day before a long holiday, so please understand if the faces seems saying: I WANNA GO HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE......

Sick

2007-12-15T17:34:00.000+07:00

I just figure out that the most boring thing i've ever experienced in my life is hospitalized. Just imagine being trapped in hospital for a week, spending my lonely time to see the bed besides me, watch the curtain or observe the width of window nearby me. I also experienced my first infuss during my hospitalization, couldn't move free as I was/am. a tough week for me I felt better during the

Anyer

2007-11-03T12:46:00.000+07:00

Pieces of me in Anyer

Home Sweat Home

2007-10-10T08:51:00.000+07:00

After 15 months waiting for this chance, finally I can make it true. Here I am, in a little nice unnoticed town, the place which I name hometown. It’s a long journey from metropolitan city, 2 hours by plane and 4 hours drive from Makassar. This place recalled me a lot of memory. I’m so happy to be here, to gather with my family, to meet my old friends, to go to

Fasting Month

2007-10-10T08:46:00.000+07:00

It is my second fasting month in Jakarta. Actually nothing really special except that I had to go some cities to interpret for trainings. I had to visit Yogya to replace my best friend who couldn’t accomplish her job there due to family emergency business. Yogya wil always be a nice city for me, I don’t know why I like this city so much. Some days after, I was asked

Cultural Night

2007-10-10T08:42:00.000+07:00

The project aimed to conduct outbound and cultural night. I was assigned as the person in charge for cultural night. I really had nothing in my mind on what kind of program I should arrange. I got more confuse because some friends asked me to make a concept for the show. I was totally confused, some ideas came from my friends. Then, I decided to send email to all staffs and ask them to make a

LEO

2007-10-10T08:38:00.000+07:00

There are a lot of things happen after 2 months I don’t write anything in this blog. Leony came to Indonesia for her internship and I could manage to meet her twice. It must be so nice to meet a true friend that you haven’t seen for almost 2 years. Time was ticking so fast in Klaten and 2 days were short enough to share our stories. We visited some beaches with Leo’s host family in Kulonprogo

Brand New Hair

2007-08-30T13:50:00.000+07:00

After having a long contemplation, i finally decided to cut my hair which has never been cut since december 2006. Although it sounds exaggerating, but i decided to cut it after i canceled this plan many times. I cut it two weeks ago on my personal trip to Yogya. When I entered my office, everybody was gasped and speechless after seeing my total change. Some of them said that I look cuter, some

Me and My ThOng

2007-07-24T10:17:00.000+07:00

Just imagine going to office using thong instead of office shoes. Just imagine stepping lightly on the office floor with a lovely pair thong, hmmmmm, it sounds nice.I don't really remember when i started falling in love with thong. i think I was inspired from a novel written by Hilman titled :LUPUS DAN SANDAL JEPIT. the novel was funny and taught you to be a thong maniac....If i have to choose i

2 weeks duty in Yogya

2007-07-20T10:07:00.000+07:00

I got an assignment to work in Yogya to help 2 research students from US. Instead of working, I also visited many interesting places, Yogya. Borobudur, Prambanan (Ramayana Ballet), Mendut, Malioboro (everyday), Parang Tritis Beach and many more...... Cant wait for more assignments.......

the tetralogy of Andrea Hirata

2007-07-18T14:55:00.000+07:00

This time, I am going to promote a young Indonesian novelist who has published 3 novels that inspiring me and some friends who had read the novels. His name is Andrea Hirata and his novels are based on his own life. The novel is about the efforts of children who tried to pursue their dreams in acquiring education. The story line is simple but the way he made the story is really cool. There will

Trapped in Yogya

2007-07-12T17:35:00.000+07:00

Surprise with the title? Hahahah, this is not a movie though, it’s just to describe my 2 weeks assignment in Yogya (again to interpret)I got assignment 2 weeks in Yogya, that’s why I wrote “trapped” as the title. I was trapped there, but surprisingly I feel enjoy the entrapment. I enjoy the assignment, the losmen (hotel), the food, the city and everything…….The foods are cheap, the losmen (hostel

2007-07-07T14:22:00.000+07:00

I just feel I made a right decision leaving Makassar last year.I used to doubt the decision because it caused me a lot problems.But today, i got the messages from one of my bestfriends in Makassar. Everything is running out of control there. All the things we built have gone. No more laugh, happiness and sincerity there. they are all covered by hatress mask, no trust between them anymore....so

Islamic Boarding School

2007-07-04T21:30:00.000+07:00

today, my fourth day in yogya.i went downstair (i stay on the third floor of a cheap but nice losmen). i saw some high school girls interviewed 2 tourists who stay also in the losmen. i think they had assignment from their teacher to interview foreigners while doing their school trip.after that i listened to their interview, they asked questions using proper words and also good pronounciation. (i

2007-06-29T15:31:00.000+07:00

PiCs iN JicA aNd FaO

Tortured by translation and confuse in translation

2007-06-28T11:38:00.000+07:00

This week is definitely not a regular week nor an easy week in office. At least for me, Mbak Denni, Mbak Wanti and Pak Parta. We hava to translate and old fashioned document. it's law no.6 of 1967. (Can you imagine how unusual the language they used in this law?). And the nightmare comes true, the translation is really torturing, i feel i tossed aside to the past, hahahah. the words in the

A person called someone........

2007-06-24T20:49:00.000+07:00

It’s been more than one year I am using this blog. I don’t know whether this blog is viewed by people or not. But I never forbid someone to read this blog because it’s open, free of charge and reflect my mood time to time. But, I do know that someone there always reads this blog. Someone who gives me spirit, someone who is far but I feel near with, someone who taught me lol double triple,

RECENT UPDATES FROM SHIN, SAMUEL AND YAMA

2007-06-24T19:29:00.000+07:00

Shin Chan (my Japanese buddy) called me a couple nights ago, he told me that he is going to US this weekend for one and a half year. He asked how I am doing, and I just answered that I am doing good, everything runs well so far (actually I lied), and I said I miss the band (our band  Kuroshiro Band  so much) (for this statement, I didn’t lie). He flattered my Japanese, he told me that my

the last day to a person who always sits beside me

2007-06-22T13:28:00.000+07:00

I don't know where to start this. But, i do feel so comfortable in the office when she is on my side (I am not talking about girlfriend), I am talking about my nice, kind, devoted colleague, my partners in crime. my washing mate........She is going on her one month break, and i m not sure whether she is going back here after a month. I ll have no more friend to tease......to make fun with.......