Saturday, September 24, 2005

chaos is a normal state

that's indonesia, especially in bandung and jakarta. chaos is everywhere at anytime. oops, my brain is also in chaos.

i went to my relative's marriage last sunday, one good thing came out of my mind:
we do not have to wait until we are grown up before we make our step, but by making one step forward we grow one step wiser.

"Nikmatilah hidup merdeka, tak diperbudak, ingin dipuji, dihormati, ingin diperlakukan spesial. Menjadi orang yang biasa-biasa itu nikmat, karena ingin kelihatan hebat itu sengsara." (Aa Gym)


Sunday, September 11, 2005

told u about apple before

We had just been amazed by the second generation ipodmini which can stand 18hours of music nonstop tagged $199 for the 4GB version, and the new 20GB ipod photo tagged $299. But Now apple has launched two new stuffs which are the Motorola ROKR E1 and the very kool ipodnano (check it in http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/ ) and a software upgrade iTunes 5. if you're an apple freak, you'll feed apple with your money every 2 months. Coz they always have new unresistable kool stuff added almost every month.
well, u don't always have to get everything u like. just come, see, admire it and be satisfied.

Thursday, September 08, 2005

at last, some time for myself

i've spend 2 days reading books. "Sam Po Kong" by Remy Sylado (you should sing it, not spell it). and "Change!"by Rhenald Kasali. Jadi businessman tuh mikir 2 kali ya. di satu sisi, gw ngerasa ga cocok berbisnis. karena bisnis cenderung kotor, dan memang kemampuan gw berbisnis termasuk lemah baik secara mental, ilmu, strategi. but ada yang bilang bahwa: U are what U think U are.

bandung makin macet makin kebul. soalnya kebanyakan mobil padahal jalannya ga nambah. tapi nambah jalan bukan solusi. solusinya kudu mengurangi jumlah mobil. trus kebul yang dihirup setiap hari sebagian besar adalah kebul bensin yang berarti penuh kandungan timbal yang katanya bisa merusak fungsi otak alias bikin bodo. makanya mendingan juga semua mobil pake pertamax aja. supaya angkot ga naek tarif, boleh lah cuma angkot yang pake bensin. nah, dengan didorongnya orang2 untuk enggan menggunakan mobil (karena pertamax mahal), perlu juga ditarik dari depan dengan cara menyediakan sarana transportasi umum yang aman nyaman. angkot dibenahi. nyetirnya jangan ugal2an. dibikin tempat2 pemberhentian dan jadwal kedatangan. sopir diberi gaji. setiap angkot dikasi mesin penghitung jarak dan mengumpulkan ongkos serta mengeluarkan kembalian. jurusan elektro kan uda banyak, ga usa lah, jurusan mesin juga bisa. bisa koq. tinggal niatnya.

memang, berusaha sendirian di negara yang korup ini, serasa konyol. karena kadang beras jatah rakyat miskin aja yang kualitasnya jelek banget, masi diambilin ama depala desa. pengusaha pengusaha masi nyolong minyak tanah dan solar. pendek kata, orang kaya aja masi "ngambil gratis", masa kita kudu bayar mahal..?! but kalo bukan dari kita, dari siapa lagi. mulai besok, isi pertamax lagi ah.... seneng...susah... entah...

Saturday, September 03, 2005

gadget freak

help!! coz i'm a gadget freak. i find everything on the display is so cool and i can't help wanting them.
want to read any book from haruki murakami.

my generation is evolving into the next phase. the phase of getting married and having children. it is the third phase of four phases available in the sims. couples take the commitment in getting married. some onna no tomodachi (girl friend) are pregnant, some even has delivered her first child. another human being who will take role in building the future world. Conversations has shifted into questions like : "kapan lu kawin?" "mo beli mobil?" "mo beli rumah?" "mo tinggal dimana?" bahkan pertanyaan kaya :"lu cocok ga ama cewe/cowo lu?" tuh uda ga dipertanyain lagi. langsung aja "kapan kawin?"

terus terang, gw seh belom ngerasa angkatan gw tuh uda cukup dewasa untuk bisa jaga anak. our senses about the environment and our interaction with the society pull us (human being) to the next phase or biological time. for example: u see that it's 12 o'clock already and u realize that u are hungry. when u see that some of your friends can already afford a car, u feel that u also need your own car already. for some people, they know that babies are cute, these people feel that adding another life into this world wont meant so much, it's just too much trouble. but when it comes the time that your best friend is pregnant, a voice in your heart suddenly says: "kalo hamil, ato nungguin perkembangan janin,... lucu juga kali ya"

tapi yang penting lulus dulu kuliahnya. kerja.
but anyway, i am an individualist. the less people the better ^^

tapi kebayang ya kalo kita uda umur 40 dan belom punya anak. trus ada cowo baik cakep yang ga bisa kenalan ama cewe yang dia idamkan karena 17 taon yg lalu kita ga memutuskan untuk pny anak cewe yg harusnya bakal jalan bareng ama si cowo baik cakep.

is it a really big deal kalo lu ga bisa melanjutkan idup lu dengan pasangan idaman lu?
taro kata dia perna lewat di idup lu tapi lu melewatkannya.

do you consider a person crazy when he already has an ipod but is still planning on buying a discman?