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Kimi Raikkonen in a Music Video. Woot?!??

2011-12-21T19:53:00.000+07:00

Welcome aboard, lad! ;)

2011-12-07T09:27:00.000+07:00

Kimi Räikkönen arrives at Enstone

Alesi: "Kimi has more natural speed than..."

2011-11-29T23:04:00.005+07:00

Former grand prix driver Jean Alesi says Kimi Raikkonen will be a boost for Lotus

By Pablo ElizaldeTuesday, November 29th 2011, 15:02 GMT

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Former grand prix driver Jean Alesi believes the Lotus Renault team will get a boost from the arrival of Kimi Raikkonen.

The 2007 world champion has signed a two-year deal with the team and will return to grand prix action in 2012 after leaving the sport at the end of the 2009 season. Alesi believes the arrival of Raikkonen is great news for Renault, which will race under the Lotus name next year.

"It's fantastic news," said Alesi, now working as an ambassador for Group Lotus. "Kimi has more natural speed than just about anyone who has ever raced a Grand Prix car, and if he's coming back it's because he wants to do it, he misses F1, and he believes he can do well.

"He has had a short break, which was a little bit forced by Ferrari. I think he was fed up with the system and wanted to take time out, which I can totally understand. But now he's coming back, with Lotus, so it's really exciting.

Alesi expects Raikkonen to be able to get the maximum out of next year's car despite his absence from Formula 1. He added: "The great thing with Kimi is he extracts the maximum from a quick car. When the car was good at McLaren and Ferrari he was always winning. LRGP will expect him to extract the maximum from the Lotus as well." The Frenchman reckons that Raikkonen's natural speed will be a "very valuable" to help the team move forward.

"F1 teams need a driver who will consistently set laptimes that are 100 per cent on the edge," he said. "That is what a driver of Kimi's caliber can do, to dance on the edge and never fall off. From that, the engineers get a baseline.

"They understand the true speed of their car and can make changes accordingly. It eradicates any doubt. I expect Kimi will be a very valuable tool indeed. But I don't expect a lot of talking outside the car! I'm sure he hasn't changed a bit."

source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96582

Kimi Räikkönen Video Announcement

2011-11-29T21:44:00.002+07:00

Following the phenomenal news that Kimi Räikkönen has been chosen as Lotus Renault’s new race driver in 2012, we caught up with the 2007 World Champion, who is only too delighted to return his name to Formula 1 with us.

To see Kimi’s first interview in LRGP colours, watch our exclusive video for you below.

Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/8044-Kimi-Raikkonen-Video-Announcement.html

HES BACK ON TRACK! *Kimi Raikkonen

2011-11-29T21:32:00.000+07:00

I am super duper amazingly excited! Darn! Who wouldn't be?! ;)

For ONE United

2011-06-05T11:22:00.002+07:00

Watching videos tribute for 20LEGEND :'(. Missing him, Becks, the King, Keano, Gaz, PS, VDS and Scholesy later. #oneunited | June 1 at 9:09pm
Gonna miss Paul Scholes so much. One by one, Class of 92 started to retire :'(. Thanks for everything, Scholesy. | May 31 at 6:40pm
Thank you so very much for all the things, Scholesy. We (the fans esp.) are going to miss you indeed. It's such an honour for Man U to have such a GREAT player like you. Hail Scholes! :)
I am ALWAYS United inside. No matter what. | May 29 at 7:43am
Congrats FC Barcelona. I DO STILL LOVE MANCHESTER UNITED! And if you're dissin my club, then asked yourself, was your club in this final?!? Ha! #dedicatedespeciallytononManUandBarcafanswhoinsultedManUlosing | May 29 at 3:56am
Winning or losing, I am STILL a loyal fan of MANCHESTER UNITED. #GGMU | May 28 at 5:59pm
Class of '92 today! Yeah!!! *prepare4streaming. We're gonna miss you surely, Gaz! | May 24 at 6:52pm
We are the champion!!! It's party time! Btw, good play, Blackpool. :) | May 22 at 11:58pm
OLD TRAFFORD is full of RED! Amrazing! Party!!! :D | May 22 at 9:41pm
We've knocked 'em off, but 1 more 'mission' is yet to be done. #19andmoretocome | May 15 at 11:18am
The 'beautiful' is coming. Yes! #berbatov | May 14 at 8:25pm
GOAL!!!!! #stayalert | May 14 at 8:18pm
Sir Alex! Tolong si Kuszczak itu diganti :/! Bang VDS... kumaha nih?? :( #desperate | May 14 at 7:33pm
WE ARE THE CHAMPION!!! Glory glory MANCHESTER UNITED!!! | May 9 at 12:05am
Another GOAL!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!! | May 8 at 10:34pm
GOAL!!!!!!! Less than a minute!!!!!!! Awesome Chicharito! | May 8 at 10:13pm
BRRRRRILIANT RESULT, lads! We're goin to FINAL! Way to go MAN UNITED! | May 5 at 4:37am

Mr. Holland's Opus

2011-04-09T13:11:00.004+07:00

"A teacher has two jobs; fill young minds with knowledge, yes, but more important, give those minds a compass so that that knowledge doesn't go to waste." (Mr.Holland's Opus the movie)

I just watched the flick in HBO today. It has great story and awesome message for teachers and students. Planning to find the DVD (just like what I've done with Pay It Forward ;)), or simply ask my brother to download it for me.

Cheq da flag

2011-04-06T23:32:00.011+07:00

Kimi's winning in 2007

07:52

Formula 1 is coming! Vroom... vroom!

Pedal to the metal, full throttle, watch out for those chicanes!

14:33

And the first chequered flag of 2011 season was waved! Congratulations, Vettel!

Brilliant start and a superb finish!

Unique

2011-03-31T21:46:00.004+07:00

Ngobrol dengan seorang teman via YM. Entah bagaimana awal mulanya topik pembicaraan kami, sehingga si teman yg bernama Riris itu mengetik, "Tuhan membuatmu unik."

Terima kasih, Rir. I love this sentence. He makes you unique too indeed. ;)

Earth Hour 2011

2011-03-26T22:31:00.010+07:00

I've just finished with my Earth Hour this year. In 2010, I failed to do that since I was in the middle of the gig of the Bergen lads ;). Thanks a bunch to my fellows; Riris, Lydia, Mona and the others for switching off the lights.

Even though it's only an hour, it means something a lot indeed for our Earth. Hopefully this Earth Hour 'celebration' is not only merely an annual event, but it'll turn into lifestyle eventually in order to be wise in using electricity.

OFF...

2011-03-26T15:04:00.001+07:00

Earth Hour 2011 is comin' tonight. Turn off your lights for an hour (8.30 to 9.30) or maybe -better be- more, fellas. A SMALL step but does mean somethin' BIG for our Earth.

WDC 2010

2010-11-14T23:45:00.001+07:00

Congratulations, Sebastian! :))

You DO deserve the title.

Be Inspired

2010-10-16T22:26:00.001+07:00

Sedang menonton Metro TV; Eagle Award's winning flicks.

Melihat sisi lain

dari suatu hal

yang MEMANG

seharusnya perlu diketahui.

#janganlahpurapuratidaktahuatautidakmautahu

Uhuk-uhuk!

2010-10-15T13:06:00.013+07:00

‎

‎"Kamu sakit apa?", tanya seorang teman.

"I call it the extended version of bengek."

"WOW! Sophisticated sekali namanya!", ujarnya.

Oh well, I bet it's a compliment. #coughing

Gratitude

2010-10-14T06:14:00.005+07:00

‎Mari syukuri apa yang ada dan apa yang tidak ada.

(Inspired by Viena and Libert's two-way monologue)

Life o life

2010-10-10T10:54:00.006+07:00

"Cerita di bumi manusia itu selamanya bicara tentang manusia, kehidupannya, bukan kematiannya. ... Dan tak ada yg lebih sulit dipahami daripada sang manusia... " (Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Bumi Manusia)

"Enough about me, let's talk about you for a minute. Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while." (Alanis Morissette - All I really want)

Benar atau Betul?

2010-10-02T23:11:00.007+07:00

Antara memBENARkan dan memBETULkan.

*Ditulis seusai menonton film Sang Pencerah bersama beberapa orang teman.

2010-10-01T21:54:00.008+07:00

Let's try to look for the ordinary in the extraordinary...

2010-10-01T01:32:00.001+07:00

‎

"Bukankah apa-apa yang kau benci, belum tentu buruk bagimu,

dan apa-apa yang kau suka belum tentu baik bagimu?

Yang Maha Penyayang punya standar yang berbeda, teman.

Jadi pakailah jalur yang telah dipersiapkan olehNya,

bertindak saja sebagai masinis yang suatu saat jika kelelahan
dan ada kereta lain ingin lalu... kau bisa memperlambat laju."

Jazakallahu Khairan Uchy Gizhel for the reminder ;)

Pasangan (hidup?)

2010-09-29T16:57:00.001+07:00

"Dalam memilih calon pendamping, jangan terlalu mengandalkan akal. Jika terlalu mengandalkan akal, semuanya akan dipertimbangkan nalar. Maka tanyalah perasaanmu, tanyalah hatimu. Kalau sudah cocok, maka carilah pembenarannya lewat akal." M. Quraish Shihab.

The King of Spa

2010-08-28T22:38:00.010+07:00

"Dear Kimi...

Spa misses you so much.

Don't you know that?"

:(

http://krspace.wordpress.com/

Pay it forward

2010-08-14T23:56:00.003+07:00

Why not calling it... POSSIBLE.
Start helping today. Action is louder than talk.

Thanks to Patria for finding me the DVD of PiF. ;)

S1ngle

2010-05-02T09:45:00.003+07:00

Being single, doesn't mean to be alone. It means to wait for someone while laughing with others. :-)

If you love someone...

2010-04-25T19:12:00.002+07:00

‎"If you love someone, prove it. Love is not a noun to be define but a verb to be acted upon." (n/a)

Domino Effect

2010-03-27T19:16:00.009+07:00

Membuat sedikit kehebohan di Soundshine Event-nya KoC dan Jens Lekman di Bandung. What a hilarious moment! Seru banget! XD.

Menuju Kebon Tebu

2009-11-30T12:51:00.002+07:00

A glimpse of pasar bandar jaya. Lg nongkrong smbl nunggu supir brgkt. Wo hen lei! T_T

My life according to JM

2009-11-22T13:10:00.000+07:00

Originally written on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 10:22am on my Facebook account.

Directions:

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST/BAND, cleverly answer these questions.

Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think!

Repost as "my life according to (band name)"

Pick your Artist:
JM

Are you a male or female?
Not so usual

Describe yourself:
Bigger than my body

How do you feel:
Life is Wonderful

Describe where you currently live:
Why Georgia (?)

If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
In Your atmosphere

Your favorite form of transportation:
Wheel

Your best friend is:
Curbside prophet

You and your best friends are:
No stopping us

What's the weather like:
Quiet

Favorite time of day:
No such thing

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
Waiting on the world to change

What is life to you:
1000 things

Your last relationship:
0% interest

Your fear:
Too much food

What is the best advice you have to give:
Clarity

Thought for the Day:
Sleep all day

How I would like to die:
Unfold

My soul's present condition:
Ces't une belle journe

Most Faithful Companion:
Back to You

My motto:
No doubling back

Kimi Lookaliken

2009-11-17T20:20:00.001+07:00

Taken from F1 Fun (link).

;) I think Kimi somehow quite resembles himself as Eminem not Fred :p.

About the Princes Lea... :p

I wouldn't comment on that though.

L.O.V.E

2009-11-15T15:26:00.001+07:00

My love...

With my late mbahkung, my aunties and my mom. My last Eid Ul-Fitr celebration with him. :( My family is the most precious thing in this world. I could do ANYTHING just to protect them all. If Allah permits.

WDC 2009

2009-10-19T01:45:00.002+07:00

Congratulating Jenson Button for being the 2009 F1 WDC.

Hyvää Syntymäpäivää!

2009-10-17T13:52:00.002+07:00

Our Best Birthday present for you -kimi- is only ... our NEVER-ENDING support wherever you are... :) ♥ Hyvää Syntymäpäivää! 30 is A SPLENDID NUMBA! ^^

Hidup adalah...

2009-10-09T09:14:00.007+07:00

mengutip... "Bukankah hidup juga suatu pilihan, penentuan sikap, dan berpetualang?!"

Here I am...

2009-08-14T11:00:00.002+07:00

So... here I am.. writing my blog real-time for the first time again. It's been so long since I've 'disconnected' myself for those technology thingies except my 'jadul' k700i SE. Today I woke up late. Planning to see another perseid shower moment was just another wishful thinking since I fell asleep so..... quickly for these past three days. Gotta write more later. Ciao, Libert

Byur!

2009-08-08T23:15:00.003+07:00

Gw baru saja mengalami sebuah 'adegan sitkom'; keran sink patah, air menyembur dgn sangat deras, panik, pintu kamar terkunci, gw nelp Elva (tmn yg kamarnya di samping gw) sambil tangan yang satunya menahan lubang kran

Kamar super banjir, org HK (House Keeping) datang, ... dan pd akhirnya,gw pun ngepel kamar dgn kondisi masuk angin.

Ga lama kemudian gw baru sadar kalau kedua tangan gw udah penuh dengan darah akibat menahan keran yang telah berkarat itu.

Thanks to Elva, she made me a cup of tea sambil marahin gw yg malah bandel ikut bantuin HK yg lagi ngepel. :p

WHAT A DAY! :(

Jay to the Kay

2009-05-19T13:04:00.005+07:00

Watching Jamiroquai's concert after the race in Sepang, Malaysia. Too bad I missed 'virtual insanity' but glad I could finally hear 'deeper underground' and '7 days in sunny june' LIVE !!! ^^

Giggs savouring every game

2009-04-23T00:27:00.001+07:00

17/04/2009 14:17, Report by James Tuck. The article was taken from here.

You're chasing what would be your 11th title with United. Would the next one feel just as good as the first? To be honest, it’s probably hard to match the first one, purely because I grew up as a United fan and I knew how long it had been since the club had won the title. I remember feeling absolutely every emotion under the sun on the day we won the league. After that, they’re all nice, although the last few have been particularly memorable. I want to savour every trophy now because I know each one could be the last.

Some of the young lads like Ben Foster, Darron Gibson and Danny Welbeck won their first trophy at Wembley in the Carling Cup final… will that experience help those youngsters if they’re called upon? Absolutely. We were playing against Tottenham, who are a top team, and it was a tough game. That will have prepared them for the big games that are still to come. And the experience of playing at Wembley will help them handle the pressure that comes with that. You’re under the spotlight as a youngster and you have to be able to handle the stuff that comes off the field as much as the pressure on the pitch.

Your goal at West Ham was your 97th in the Premier League. You must have one eye on hitting 100 before you hang up your boots? Not really. That would be great, and I would like to score a few more goals, but the days of scoring 15 goals a season for me are gone. I just try to pitch in with important goals when the team needs them.

There’ve been one or two suggestions that you might be in for a Footballer of the Year award this season. How does that sit with you? It sits well! That would be nice, but there are a lot of players who have done well this season. At Liverpool, for example, there are people like [Steven] Gerrard and [Xabi] Alonso who have been terrific. And Frank Lampard’s had another good season. We’ve also got a few players here at United who would be deserving winners of that award.

The manager’s gone even further – he’s suggested a knighthood! [Laughs] I think the manager must have a bet on somewhere and he’s trying to influence the outcome! Maybe he’s got money on me getting one before I’m 40 or something!

Most 35-year-olds still have decades of their working lives ahead of them, but footballers of that age are firmly placed in the ‘veteran’ bracket. Is it frustrating to think some people regard you as ‘old’? Not really. I’ve been in the team since I was 17 and I think I first read about myself as a ‘veteran’ when I was about 28! I’m used to it now, though it’s hard to understand it sometimes because I feel young and I’m surrounded by young players. It’s a bit weird to be the old man in the team, but I just don’t see myself like that. I certainly don’t feel 35… except the day after a hard game. Then I definitely feel old!

What KIDS say...

2009-04-21T10:24:00.002+07:00

Children begin attending school when they are around 6 years of age because by that age they have mastered all the fundamentals of language—and much more. However, they attend school because they have a lot more to learn and, as the old adage tells us, we learn by out mistakes. Here are some hilarious language mistakes made by children in school. ***

@ Science

* "Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin. Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin is gin and water." * When you breathe, you inspire. When you do not breathe, you expire." * "H20 is hot water, and CO2 is cold water." * "The body consists of three parts—the brainium, the borax and the abominable cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abominable cavity contains the bowels, of which there are five: a, e, i, o and u." * "The pistol of a flower is its only protection against insects." * "The alimentary canal is located in the northern part of Indiana." * "Equator: A menagerie lion running around the Earth through Africa." * "Germinate: To become a naturalized German." * A myth is a female moth.

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@ Language Arts

A Virginia teacher presented each child in her class with the first half of a well-known proverb, a different adage to each child, asking that they complete the adage at home. The following were among the replies she received. No, Mel Brooks didn't help these kids with their homework. 1. Don't change horses . . . until they stop running. 2. Strike while the . . . bug is close. 3. It's always darkest before . . . Daylight Saving Time. 4. Never underestimate . . . the power of termites. 5. You can lead a horse to water but . . . How? 6. Don't bite the hand that . . . looks dirty. 7. No news is . . . impossible 8. A miss is as good as a . . . Mr. 9. You can't teach an old dog new . . . math. 10. If you lie down with dogs . . . you'll stink in the morning. 11. Love all, trust . . . me. 12. The pen is mightier than the . . . pigs. 13. An idle mind is . . . the best way to relax. 14. Where there's smoke there's . . . pollution. 15. Happy the bride who . . . gets all the presents. 16. A penny saved is . . . not much. 17. Two's company, three's . . . the Musketeers. 18. Don't put off till tomorrow what . . . you put on to go to bed. 19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and . . . you have to blow your nose. 20. There are none so blind as . . . Stevie Wonder. 21. Children should be seen and not . . . spanked or grounded. 22. If at first you don't succeed . . . get new batteries. 23. You get out of something only what you . . . see in the picture on the box 24. When the blind lead the blind . . . get out of the way. 25. A bird in the hand . . . is going to poop on you. 26. Better late than . . . Pregnant

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@ History

* The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies, and hysterectomies, all in Islamic pentameter. Romeo and Juliet are an example of a heroic couple. * Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel Cervantes. He wrote Donkey Hote. The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained. * Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Contented Congress. Thomas Jefferson, a virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were to 2 singers of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin discovered electricity by rubbing two cats backward and declared, "a horse divided against itself can not stand." Franklin died in 1790 and is still dead. * Abraham Lincoln was America's greatest precedent. Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation . On the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln went to the theater and got shot in his seat by one of the actors in the moving picture show. They believe the assinator was John Wilkes Booth, a suposingly insane actor. This ruined Booth's career. * Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach died from 1750 to the present. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and so was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was very large. * Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf he wrote loud music. He took long walks in the forest even when everyone was calling for him. Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died from this.

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@ Vocabulary Building

Not sure where this list of quiz questions originated, but the writer of this article assumed that they may have come from any school in the US. * Q - Name the four seasons. A - Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. * Q - Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink. A - Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoers. * Q - What does "varicose" mean? A - Nearby. * Q - What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on? A - If you are buying a house, they will insist that you are well endowed. * Q - What happens to your body as you age? A - When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental. * Q - What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty? A - He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery. * Q - What is the fibula? A - A small lie. * Q - Give the meaning of the term "caesarian section." A - The caesarian section is a district in Rome. * Q - What is a terminal illness? A - When you are sick at the airport. * Q - What does the word "benign" mean? A - Benign is what you will be after you be eight.

—Compiled from various sources.

Kit Evolution = Head Gear

2009-04-20T01:01:00.000+07:00

James Hunt's Bell Star II SW

Freddie Hunt: "This is the helmet that my father used during his 1976 World Championship-winning season, complete with all the original battle scars. The helmet means a huge amount to me, but it was a piece of functional machinery to him and I know he did his best to keep it in good order. But he still proudly decorated it in the colours of Wellington School - a Hunt family tradition." Shell: woven fibreglass. Visor: 1.5mm clear polycarbonate. Weight: 1850g. Interior: straight white expanded polystyrene lining. Cooling/airflow: none. Aerodynamics: not considered. Strength: built to withstand impacts at a force of 140Joules at peak acceleration of 300G. Sebastian Vettel's Arai GP-5 RC Carbon Sebastian Vettel: "Since I've been with Arai they've done a really great job. I work with them and Red Bull to ensure the helmet provides the optimum protection and comfort. For me, with the long, hot races, ventilation and cooling are an essential element. I drive with the Red Bull design but there's always space for me to add my own ideas. In Brazil last season I had pictures of the Toro Rosso team decorated on the outside." Shell: carbon super-fibre. Self-extinguishing 10 seconds after contact with fire Visor: 3mm optically correct tinted polycarbonate visor with tear-off strip to improve mid-race visibility. Can withstand debris impact of objects moving at 500kph. Weight: 1200g. Interior: fibre belt increases rigidity by limiting the spread of cracks from repeated impact. Cooling/airflow: two air intakes at the front of helmet regulate temperature. Aerodynamics: spoilers and gurney flaps work aerodynamically with the car. Strength: combined with reduced weight, is twice that of James Hunt-era helmet.

Source: redbulletin.com

Make Some Noise for Vettel !!!

2009-04-19T16:59:00.000+07:00

Today's race was started by SC due to the heavy rain happened in Shanghai. Kimi Raikkonen started from 8th position, while the cheerful kid from Germany named Sebastian Vettel took the pole position. It's boring at first. The cars... all of them followed SC obediently. to be continued....

Harry Potter's Final Trailer

2009-04-15T13:09:00.000+07:00

SIGG... sigh....

2009-04-11T12:35:00.000+07:00

I wonder if it is available in Indonesia...

Sorry... No Indonesia :(

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What a Mess....

2009-03-20T11:18:00.001+07:00

My messy bedroom... -sigh :(

In case you never noticed...

2009-03-17T14:05:00.003+07:00

A sudden idea came to us when we wanted to watch Jason Mraz in Java Jazz Festival 2009 in Jakarta. We bought some things for Jason and the Superband. While waiting for the long queue to get in to the venue... Patria and I planned the right kind of phrases we'd like to write on the greeting card. We did not finish it though... coz not long after that we got ready to enter the venue and see JASON MRAZ LIVE! ^^ (... to be continued...)

CATCH UP TO YOU

2009-03-17T12:59:00.003+07:00

I really DO hope to see Jason performs this song live one day in front of me. ^^ Love the tunes, and LOVE the lyrics a lot. There are some differences when I compared the recording version and the live version one. But, basically they're not that much different though.

CATCH UP TO YOU I think you could teach me a thing or two about you Oh the first stuff I've learned is the proof that you're punctual and from the state I'm in it's unusual to be getting on time the paradigm is you cos you were never come late Believe it or not, now lately I'm learning a lot 'bout waking up early to the cellphone clock along goes off and I'm off and over to the coffee shop at the corner of my block where I'm one cup and ready to go And I know that that's easy but it's probably a reason why I do I wanna catch up to you Oh yeah I'd better catch on I wanna catch on I wanna catch up to you I wanna catch up to you I wanna catch up to you I wanna be there for you Do you remember when we met beside the soda machine? You were green in the eyes and still shining like you're blue all the time, and I asked you why is it because of the cold that you lost control and your hands are cold you're standing like you walk on the park And sometimes that I like its meaning but it's probably a reason why I do I wanna be just like you So I'd better catch up I wanna catch up I wanna catch up to you I wanna catch up to you I wanna catch up to you I wanna be there for you.................... (I'd better gotta catch up this time. Haha....) I wanna catch up to you I'd gotta get off with you I wanna catch up to you I've got to catch up to you When I said heeeeee...... I said hooooooooo I said bbb.... baby, baby, baby don't you go... There you are you're not that far Yeah I can be a gentleman to you please... I could be a gentleman if I can only I wanna catch up to you I wanna catch up to you I wanna catch up to you I wanna be there for you Yeah I can be a gentleman baby Yeah I can be a gentleman if I, if I can only catch up... to you

a-MRAZ-ing guy

2009-03-16T11:00:00.003+07:00

One of the best shots -although it's so short- from Jason Mraz' performance, singing 'Only Human' in the Java Jazz Festival 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Way to go J! ^^

The Tickets!

2009-03-03T12:54:00.002+07:00

Jasong's tickets!!! Finally! ^^ Thank you so very much for teh Iya who've been standing in line for these thingies. :)

Doing the wrong job??

2009-03-03T12:37:00.005+07:00

These magnificent and 'illusionary' posters are just a part of Jobsintown.de campaign for those who need a new job. It's also mystery explained for those who believed coffee machines, ATMs and photo booths are operated by trolls who power them from the inside. Thanks a bunch to Vurdlak in moillusions! ^^

Amazing Shot

2009-02-27T17:07:00.004+07:00

Browsing this site has always been my favorite thing. These images were taken from NatGeo site. For more amazing shot, just go here.

LIFE IN COLORS Life in RED Life in BLUE Life in GREEN Life in BROWN Life in YELLOW Life in PURPLE Life in ORANGE Life in BLACK AND WHITE

Here's one example: Photograph by David Doubilet

Approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Belize City, the almost perfectly circular Blue Hole is more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) across and some 400 feet (123 meters) deep.

The hole is the opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose, the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers. Today the Blue Hole is famed for its sponges, barracuda, corals, angelfish—and a school of sharks often seen patrolling the hole’s edge.

(Photograph published in "A Celebration of Reefs," August 2003, National Geographic magazine)

Subhanallah...

2009-02-23T12:29:00.003+07:00

Quoted from Holy Quran... "This day, I have perfected your religion for you and completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion…" (Holy Qur'an, 5:3) Welcoming you, my brother.^^ Subhanallah.... indahnya 'cakep+smart' makhluk Tuhan yg satu ini, mana dapet hidayah lagi. klop sudah. LOL :D *kumat mode is loading....

ESQ... akhirnya.

2009-02-20T22:33:00.004+07:00

Let's get ready to sleep and prepare myself for ESQ tomorrow morning!!! :) Ah... can't wait! Finally I have the chance to join it. ^^

Ucup de Comic

2009-02-18T12:24:00.008+07:00

This following comic was made by my sister, Uchy. It's about our beloved -naughty one- cat named Ucup. The pictures were taken by me somewhere last year. I've posted this image on my dA account on 30 January '09. I'll be translating the story later ^^.

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Who are we?

2009-02-16T22:01:00.005+07:00

Quoting from the movie of Akeelah and the Bee, which also quoted this one from Marianne Williamson:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

Kimi's interview in Finnish

2009-01-10T11:44:00.003+07:00

Look how Kimi kiddingly pushed Gino. ^^ Untuk yang versi ada substitle English nya, bisa dilihat disini.

I ro NY

2009-01-08T21:16:00.005+07:00

Ini dia kaos 'Jasong' ala gue... :D.

Sehat ala Herbal

2009-01-06T20:47:00.000+07:00

Lupa kapan... Waktu tu gw nonton acara ‘Sehat Herbal bersama Akar Pinang’ di Trans TV. Kebetulan pada waktu itu sedang membahas gastritis atau istilah ‘keren’nya MAAG.hehe... Penyakit ini emang ‘sohib’ gw banget. Dari kecil, mylanta cair –kt nyokap gw- selalu setia menemani diriku. Yah ga cm dulu, sampe sekarang pun yg namanya maag adalah hal yg super sangat biasa bagi gw (punya penyakit kok bangga?!! Halah! X(). Menurut si herbalis, Bapak Haji Andi Muhammad, ada beberapa makanan yang menjadi pantangan bagi penderita maag. Mereka adalah makanan yang manis-manis, pedas, merica, lada, dan pisang. Ada juga resep sederhana (NOT for me :/) yang bisa diminum sehari-hari. Ini dia resepnya: Bahan-bahan yang dibutuhkan: 1. 7 macam akar pisang 1.5 ons 2. Kayu cacang 1.5 ons 3. Daun mangkokan 1.5 ons 4. Air 2.5 liter Cara membuat: Semua bahan di atas direbus, lalu disaring dan airnya diminum sehari dua kali. Kalo ada yang mau berobat atau berkonsultasi langsung, bisa datang ke alamat di bawah ini. (hehe... sampe gw catet alamatnya ;p). Tapi inget, tempat ini hanya buka setiap hari Sabtu dan Minggu. Yayasan Haji Andi Muhammad Komplek Dept. Perdagangan Jl. Niaga XI Blok B No.1 Cileduk Telp: (021) 5847742 / 70322271

How 'Pro' and Pro work...

2008-12-27T02:35:00.000+07:00

Mike works on new material in the studio with Pro Tools 8. Look at Bourdie's hair. ;) Oh my Rob.... :p

SENDIKO DHAWUH

2008-12-20T13:52:00.001+07:00

..... awalnya gw tau ni kata dari Bowo. Waktu itu, dalam perjalanan menuju Kiluan, gw lupa bawa kartu remi, padahal udah nyanggupin gw yang akan bawa. Nah, kebetulan kami melintasi beberapa perkampungan. (Oh ya, kami berangkat dua mobil, nah mobil Bowo dkk. itu mobil kedua, dan mereka lumayan ketinggalan nun jauh di belakang sono no). Dengan asumsi di kampung itu pasti ada warung, dan berasumsi lagi di warung itu mungkin menjual kartu remi, gw langsung sms Bowo bilang kalo bisa mampir ke warung dan beli kartu, soalnya gw lupa bawa. Eh tu orang cm bales ‘sendiko dhawuh’. Langsung gw tanya sama Bu Erma dan Pak Yus soal artinya, ya elah... mereka malah ngakak. Karena kagak dapet ‘jawaban’, gw langsung bales sms tu... *lupa waktu tu ngetik apa. Tapi yg jelas sms nya lumayan bernada sebel dan setengah mengancam, huehehe... Tiba-tiba gw inget, punya teman yang sepertinya fasih Boso Jowo dikarenakan dia tinggal di Malang, haha... *another assumption Gw sms Ari dan tanya soal ini. Yasud, dapetlah gw jawaban seperti ini: SENDIKO DHAWUH Adalah bahasa yang dipakai seorang abdi kepada tuannya. Sangat feodal. Terjemahan bebasnya... 'Oke Bos!’.
Oh... itu tho artinya... Bilang kek Wo dari tadi. Wahaha... artinya gw Bos donk! LOL Yasud, the end deh, story nye... hehehe... ^^

Ikan tisu

2008-12-20T04:24:00.003+07:00

I simply love these munches. Mmm... Yummy! ^^

We're all Photographers now

2008-12-07T14:03:00.000+07:00

Circa end of January or early February, I've read a short article about 'We're all Photographers' event in Komputer Aktif magazine. It was said that all people across the globe could send their photos about anything. Each day there would be some photos taken randomly from the pictures received. Those chosen images would be displayed in the screen in The Musée de l'Elysée or also known as a museum for photography, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Since I love photography so much -although wasn't supported by 'decent' camera :p, I sent some of my captures (around 7/8 pics if I'm not mistaken). Oh... by the way, the Museum would send you a notification e-mail if your image(s) happened to be displayed. So... here there I was, got my all photos displayed (but I didn't display all of them here) in The Musée de l'Elysée. I felt so happy, cos I'd never thought they might 'consider' my pictures ^^. In the end, I DO trust that EVERYBODY CAN BE A PHOTOGRAPHER INDEED!

Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne - A museum for photography

18, avenue de l’Elysée CH–1014 Lausanne, Switzerland tel. + 41 21 316 99 11 / fax + 41 21 316 99 12 www.elysee.ch / musee.elysee@vd.ch

* Remark : Image title/Time of Display

WHAT DO YOU SEE CEMENG? (2007_02_23__1[1].57PM)

SPAYDERMEN (2007_02_25__1[1].43PM)

BOSCHA (2007-02-24, 12[1].48PM)

TASYA (2007-02-24, 4[1].54PM)

THUMBS' WORKS

(2007-02-24, 2[1].19PM)

Get ready for Kings of Convenience!

2008-12-02T22:45:00.004+07:00

Progress Report: Kings of Convenience

Twice a week, Jessica Suarez's Progress Report updates you on what your favorite bands have been doing. Or not doing.

NAME: Kings of Convenience
PROGRESS REPORT: Recording their third studio LP, Quiet IS The New Loud (working title), at Esagono Studios near Reggio Emilia, Italy

Things are coming full circle for Kings Of Convenience, at least as album titles go. "We have thought about Quiet IS The New Loud, says Erlend Øye of their upcoming third studio album. "But the record company might object to that." Quiet Is The New Loud -- the same title minus a capital letter -- was the name of Kings of Convenience's 2001 debut album. It's been five years since their last LP, 2004's Riot On An Empty Street, so a confusing title isn't the biggest concern, especially when most assumed the duo had stopped working together.

Though they have been busy elsewhere -- Eirik Glambek Bøe has a young son and a band called Kommode, Øye is prepping a Whitest Boy Alive album for late February -- the next KoC album remains a huge priority. In fact, the duo have been commuting between Bergen, Norway and another studio, outside Reggio Emilia, Italy, to complete the next LP. Longtime collaborator Davide Bertolini is also back to co-produce Quiet IS The New Loud.

Øye says they've got 14 songs they'll pair down to 12 for the album, though the process has been slow. "It's hard because we know how we want each song to sound, but not quite how to play it in order to make it sound that way.

Recording a song is like drawing a perfect circle, but we are determined," says Bøe.

"We'll get there." They've put other things on hold for this -- Kommode haven't recorded lately, and Øye has stopped DJing, among other things. "I stopped working with electronic music as I realized it's much more fun to play live with KoC and WBA," says Øye.

The guys have another side project as well, one that benefits from recording out in the middle of Italian farmland. "Now when we're 33, we're finally beginning to reap the benefits of not having been smoking and drinking," says Bøe. "On tour we play tennis and soccer. Erlend beat me last month, but my revenge this week was sweet."

BurKet (Buruh Ketek)

2008-11-29T13:41:00.001+07:00

Do you think your job stinks?!?? so... what about these people? Are you grateful enough now?! ;)

He loves this game!

2008-11-29T12:29:00.002+07:00

How Kimi loves ice hockey so much. :)

Road to Revolution....

2008-11-28T10:09:00.006+07:00

How I miss these lads. :'(

All drawings (pictures) credit go to my best sista, Widya. The ONE who has drawn these awesomenesses! ;)

Bourdie, Mike, Joe, Chaz, BBB, and Phi

(Chester a.k.a Chazzy Chaz)

(Phoenix a.k.a Phee)

Fiskal Luar Negeri Diusulkan Naik 400%

2008-11-27T10:39:00.003+07:00

Berita dari Dirjen Pajak. Semoga bermanfaat. Thanks to Mba Lita for e-mailing me about this one. :) Original source > Here Ditulis oleh Ali - Sabtu, 22 November 2008 12:58

Fiskal... naik.. naik... ke puncak gunung... tinggi.. tinggi sekali

Masyarakat yang tidak memiliki Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak (NPWP) kemungkinan bakal dikenai biaya fiskal lima kali lipat atau naik 400% dari tarif saat ini. Kenaikan biaya fiskal luar negeri (LN) ini bertujuan untuk mendongkrak jumlah pemegang NPWP. Bila tarif fiskal untuk bepergian ke luar negeri lewat pelabuhan udara (bandara) saat ini Rp 1 juta, kelak akan menjadi Rp 5 juta. Sedangkan fiskal LN untuk perjalanan lewat laut yang saat ini Rp 500.000 akan menjadi Rp 2,5 juta. Lonjakan tarif fiskal 400% itu memang baru sebatas usulan Ketua Panitia Khusus (Pansus) RUU P aket Perpajakan DPR Melchias Markus Mekeng. "Kami mendorong agar fiskal ke luar negeri dinaikkan sebesar 400%, sehingga bisa menambah jumlah NPWP dan meningkatkan penerimaan pajak," kata Melchias kepada Investor Daily, di Jakarta, Jumat, (21/11). Biaya fiskal ke luar negeri hanya akan dibebankan kepada masyarakat yang tidak memiliki NPWP. Sebab, mulai 1 Januari 2009, masyarakat pemegang NPWP yang bepergian ke luar negeri dibebaskan dari biaya fiskal. Selain itu, kewajiban membayar fiskal hanya akan berlaku pada 2009 dan 2010, karena sesuai UU Pajak Penghasilan yang baru, mulai 2011 fiskal luar negeri dihapus sama sekali. Menurut Melky -sapaan akrab Melchias, peningkatan tarif fiskal akan mendorong wajib pajak (WP) untuk imemiliki NPWP. Dia menilai, banyak orang kaya sering bepergian ke luar negeri tapi belum memiliki NPWP. Melky menambahkan, kenaikan tarif fiskal luar negeri juga harus berlaku bagi orang kaya yang hendak berobat ke luar negeri. Melky mengakui, penetapan final kenaikan tarif fiskal luar negeri merupakan wewenang pemerintah, sedangkan DPR hanya memberikan usulan. Yang jelas, kata dia, pemerintah dan DPR telah sepakat untuk menaikkan besaran fiskal LN. Direktur Kepatuhan, Potensi, dan Penerimaan Ditjen Pajak Sumihar Petrus Tambunan saat dikonfirmasi masalah ini menegaskan, hingga saat ini pihaknya belum bisa memastikan besaran kenaikan tarif fiskal luar negeri. Tarif fiskal luar negeri, kata dia, harus dinaikkan untuk mendongkrak jumlah pemegang NPWP dan penerimaan pajak negara. "Kenaikannya paling tidak di atas 200% dari tarif yang berlaku saat ini," ungkapnya. Menurut Tambunan, untuk menentukan besaran kenaikan bea fiskal. Ditjen Pajak akan memperhatikan faktor usia, pendapatan, serta struktur masyarakat yang selama ini bepergian ke luar negeri. "Soalnya, yang bepergian ke luar negeri itu tidak semuanya orang kaya. Jadi, itu juga kami pertimbangkan," tuturnya. Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, penerimaan negara dari fiskal luar negeri rata-rata, sekitar Rp 2 triliun per tahun. Fiskal pada dasarnya adalah pajak penghasilan yang dibayar di muka dan itu akan mengurangi besarnya pajak yang harus dibayar WP pada akhir tahun.Saat ini tercatat 5 juta pemegang NPWP, namun tidak semuanya aktif, karena ada yang pemiliknya sudah meninggal, kembali ke negara asal, perusahaannya bubar, atau sebab lain. Senada dengan Melky, anggota Pansus RUU Paket Perpajakan DPR Oily Dondo-kambey menyatakan, ada beberapa tujuan yang hendak dicapai pemerintah dengan menaikkan bea fiskal luar negeri. Pertama, guna membatasi orang bepergian ke luar negeri, sehingga menghemat devisa. Kedua, mendorong orang-orang yang sudah mapan agar memiliki NPWP.Tujuan ketiga adalah meningkatkan penerimaan negara. Oily mengingatkan agar penetapan kenaikan bea fiskal dilakukan secara hati-hati agar tidak itafsirkan macam-macam, terutama terkait dengan upaya menghemat devisa di tengah kondisi pelemahan rupiah yang berada di level Rp 12.000 per dolar AS. "Pertimbangkan juga tenaga kerja yang bekerja di luar negeri, pasti akan menambah beban mereka. Jadi, sebaiknya dipikirkan untung ruginya," tegasnya. Dosen Pascasarjana Fakultas Ekonomi UI Ayudha Prayoga menilai, kenaikan bea fiskal luar negeri sebesar 400% cukup efektif meningkatkan jumlah pemilik NPWP. Pasalnya, orang akan , berupaya menghindari punishment pemerintah. Sementara itu, pengamat perpajakan dari Universitas Pelita Harapan Ronny Bako berpendapat, menaikkan bea fiskal sampai 400% demi mendorong masyarakat memiliki NPWP adalah kebijakan yang salah sasaran. Kenaikan secara drastis itu tidak ada dasarnya. "Kalau pemerintah menaikkan tarif fiskal luar negeri sampai 400%, hal itu bisa dibawa ke PTUN (Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara). Jadi, itu keputusan tidak tepat," tandasnya Sumber : Investor Daily Indonesia

Top 8 F-1 Sexiest Drivers (2008)

2008-11-26T10:05:00.004+07:00

If I ask you to choose eight drivers in F-1 as your

Top 8 F-1 Sexiest Drivers in 2008 Season

who will they be? ( ^_^)?

Do you agree with this video?!?

or this one?

Well, I DON'T! ;)

Anyway... my version will probably be this way:

Kimi
Vettel
Nelson
Jenson
Bourdais
Webber
Rosberg
Timo Bullock ;p

J'et aime LE PAPILLON. Pourquoi?

2008-11-26T01:26:00.003+07:00

Je t'aime LE PAPILLON. Pourquoi oh pourquoi?

(I hope my French is OK...) ;)

Thanks for iamsonny for posting this video and gave us the lyrics as well. Merci! ^^

In your life was there any child came into you in an unconventional way, then later became a good friend, even a friend for life? Le Papillon definitely tell a story of this kind.

Le Papillon (The Butterfly) French lyrics Pourquoi les poules pondent des oeufs? Pour que les oeufs fassent des poules. Pourquoi les amoureux s'embrassent? C'est pour que les pigeons roucoulent. Pourquoi les jolies fleurs se fanent? Parce que ça fait partie du charme. Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu? C'est pour faire parler les curieux. Pourquoi le feu brûle le bois? C'est pour bien réchauffer nos coeurs. Pourquoi la mer se retire? C'est pour qu'on lui dise Encore. Pourquoi le soleil disparaît? Pour l'autre partie du décor. Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu? C'est pour faire parler les curieux. Pourquoi le loup mange l'agneau? Parce qu'il faut bien se nourrir. Pourquoi le lièvre et la tortue? Parce que rien ne sert de courir. Pourquoi les anges ont-ils des ailes? Pour nous faire croire au Père Noël. Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu? C'est pour faire parler les curieux. Ca t'a plu, le petit voyage? Ah oui beaucoup! Vous avez vu des belles choses? J'aurais bien voulu voir des sauterelles Des sauterelles ? Pourquoi des sauterelles ? Et des libellules aussi, A la prochaine fois, d'accord. D'accord. Je peux te demander quelque chose? Quoi encore? On continue mais cette fois-ci c'est toi qui chantes. Pas question. S'il te plait. Non, mais non. Allez, c'est le dernier couplet. Tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu le bouchon? Pourquoi notre coeur fait tic-tac? Parce que la pluie fait flic flac. Pourquoi le temps passe si vite? Parce que le vent lui rend visite. Pourquoi tu me prends par la main? Parce qu'avec toi je suis bien. Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu? C'est pour faire parler les curieux.

'TOP' bathroom

2008-11-22T20:25:00.002+07:00

A bathroom that will raise up your adrenaline I want to have this kind of bathroom. Do you??! ;-p

My Nu UCUP

2008-11-22T18:07:00.002+07:00

my new cat...

we called him UCUP or Koneng. ^^

This kitten was abandoned by the owner. The owner put him inside a plastic bag near my home, until my mom found him... and called him ucup... as the replacer of my late 'ucup'. Love the old and new UCUP or Koneng. ^^

Follow me and love what you do

2008-11-22T17:53:00.002+07:00

I just love this song by Thom. I've been searching his CD since 2004, but I just got it two weeks ago when I 'got lost' in a music store somewhere in Jakarta .

THE PRINCIPLE OF JOY

The world is one It's started to happen You can feel in the corners of your heart It's your favorite song You're sharing the passion. The tension you can feel a bit for the start. It is spinning around, hitting the town and dancing all night. When you've done all you can, the touch of a hand that makes you feel all right. It's the last love of the final race and the first step on the moon. Chorus: You can start today Following the principle of joy You can start today whooooo You can start today following the principle of joy Follow me and love what you do (whoooo) Whatever makes you happy Whatever makes you cry Just like you it can't be silent in the night It's finding the cause, a round of applause and winning the game It's the beautiful work, you know it will heard and baby you can carry your own ? It's the last love of the final race and the first step on the moon

A Beautiful Mess...

2008-11-03T13:45:00.002+07:00

WHAT A RACE!!! It's been a wonderful season I've ever experienced!!! hampir di semua GP (tahun ini) gue nafas nafas n super deg2an, ga bs lega klo cheuqered flag belum dikibarkan. BUT the best are Spa and Sao Paulo! dari awal nonton GP, udah siapin diri (rohani n jasmani) menyambut siapapun yg akan jadi WDC 2008. (walau) Udah punya strong feeling Hamilton yg akan jd WDC, tapi tetep berharap Massa yg menang biar Ferrari dpt '1 paket'. lap terakhir, sempet sms slh 1 tifosi bilang 'Vettel.. Glock... please help Massa!'... tapi.. yah apa mau dikata, it's a race.. you'll never know what might happen till the last lap... Glock lost the pace and Hamilton overtook him. 1 point is MORE than enough of crowning him a new WDC. Congratulations LEWIS HAMILTON... Great job FELIPE MASSA.... Forza FERRARI!!! Go... KIMI RAIKKONEN for helping the team so well and sincerely! ^^ Nahan nangis sampe akhir race, tapi ga kuat pas denger komentator bilang... '(walopun lewis yg WDC) BUT the number 1 is always the best...' Langsung ga kuat n ga kerasa air mata menetes. I whispered to myself... how I love Ferrari and all the elements inside it (n thanks God kimi is a part of it as well).

FERRARI, KIMI, AND FELIPE ARE NUMBER 1... WE'RE THE BESTEST AMONG THE BEST! HOW I LOVE F1!!!

how i thanked my uncle and grandpa for introducing me to this sport called racing back then in early 91/92. :) cheers, Rookieonen a.k.a Liberti.... Go... KIMI!!! (i'm ready to welcome your title next year and the year after that as well, LOL) p.s. nyontek ucapan teh Iya... "Asyiknya jadi tifosi, We Win Together, We Lose together". Yuk marrri! ^^

What Kimi said...

2008-10-22T08:17:00.003+07:00

Lupa kapan tepatnya gue berencana mau posting tentang ini, tapi yg jelas udah luaaamma... banget, hehe... Yakni tentang jawaban Kimi di sebuah wawancara dgn F1 Racing (Edisi Oktober). Here are two that I like most.

Why don't you show more emotion after winning a race? It's not my style. yeah, winning feels good, but I'm not the type of guy to jump up and down and rub it in everyone's face.

How important is it for you to drive for a team that respects your personality and lifestyle? For sure, it's important. It's one of the big reasons I came to Ferrari. No one was demanding that I change. I live the way I live, I am as I am and the team is happy with it.

That's Kimi... and I admire him for the way he is :) Go KIMI!!! You'll get the title back next year and in 2010!!!

*optimist mode is loading...

No More Astro

2008-10-22T07:55:00.007+07:00

Terhitung mulai kemarin (19 Oktober 2008 pukul 24:00), TV berlangganan Astro menghentikan siarannya. Di website nya (yg sudah ganti nama jadi www.directvisiontv.com), Astro ga secara gamblang menjelaskan alasan penghentian siarannya. Tapi mereka bilang kalo kontrak dgn pemegang saham (Direct Vision) sudah selesai. Ada berita singkatnya di situs Media Indonesia, Detik, dan di Kompas (dan Kompas lagi) . Ini yang bisa kamu lihat kalau masuk ke situs yang tdnya www.astro.co.id Well, ya udh deh, akhirnya puasa lagi nonton Discovery Channel, AXN, HBO, dan saluran TV yang lain. Bye bye Mythbusters, Au revoir... until I see you again ^^. Btw, gue sih thn dpn (abis cicilan Me-Ow selesai) rencana mau langganan Indovision aja, biar bs nonton Kimi dan F1 sampe puas... hehe Tapi... hiks... pan gue juga mau nabung buat the next GPs! huhuhu.... banyak maunyah!!! x_X

HAPPY BELATED B'DAY KIMI RAIKKONEN!!!

2008-10-18T02:14:00.001+07:00

HAPPY BELATED B'DAY KIMI RAIKKONEN!!! MINA RAKASTAN! :) Tanggal 17 kemarin, Kimi Ultah yg ke 29... (masih muda kok ^^, sayang ga available lagi, haha...) Seperti biasa, 'ritual' mengucapkan selamat ultah buat si 'Iceman' ini selalu gue lakukan sejak tahun 2002. Dulu pas dia di sauber (2001), ada sih ajang buat ngucapin, tapi ga serame sekarang seperti yg di KR forum :). Tadinya gue pikir ga bs browsing karena gue lagi ga bs akses internet, makanya dr pagi udah telp Rara, sms Yona, dll.. ceritanya mau nitip ucapan ultah via mereka. Eh tapi pas siang, gue ada waktu 'luang' (tentunya setelah membereskan nilai anak2). Gue cb masuk KR forum (biasanya ga bs krn koneksi internet yg lelet di kantor gue), tapi kok kali ini tumben bisa. Yo weis... daku segera posting ucapan di forum. Malemnya, gue sempet sms-an sm Yona. Chat ngalor ngidul, hehe... ga kerasa udah mau jam 1 an (kayaknya). Ternyata tu anak insomaniac juga, haha... (ditujukan buat org2 tertentu) STOP F@CKING DISTURBING ME GUYS!!!

Final Decision

2008-10-15T22:33:00.001+07:00

Hari senin tanggal 13.10.2008 , gue udh ambil keputusan yg cukup penting. Nyesel? Ga! gue ckup tau diri, gue emang dari awal udh siap menerima konsekuensinya. 'Anak bandel' emang berhak dapet 'hukuman'. No regrets. They deserve to get someone who's A LOT BETTER than I am. Setelah keputusan diambil, gue sms mama n bbrp tmn yg gue 'anggep' bs gue percaya, and I trust these guys to be honest. Awal2nya, all of them got shocked. Malemnya, gue ajak bbrp my best pals to meet in the 'usual' spot. I explained everything to them. They didn't give much comment (oh well, as I wished them better not to though ^^). One of them said, 'At first I was shocked of hearing that, but since we know how you felt about this thing from the beginning, we can understand'. I just laughed, and I said, 'I didn't know how much marijuana/cannabis I've taken. I didn't even know, whether I was sober when doing this and that. Guess I'm not even sober now." Well, I am lucky to have them. They can understand my 'madness', even though most of the time I know that they were sick of that, LOL. At night, I called one of my pals who's in Jakarta. She's just like my own sister now. Well, she is my NARSISTA! ^^. I called her for more than three hours (Thank you esia! ^^). I've told her all the things. She's a good listener, I just need to be listened, that's all, so that I can 'reduce' a lil bit of this 'burden'. Yg so pasti ga bs gue ceritakan di blog ini adalah ketika gue nelpon nyokap gue, how I felt at that time, and what happened. Yg ada gue bs langsung jadi 'anak cengeng' when it's related to my family, and my mom especially. The point was that... Man! She's one strong female for sure! She's my spirit! LUV YA MOM! Banyak valuable lessons yg gue dapet gr2 hal ini, and cuma gue dan Allah yg tau.

A black day, There's little else to say.

2008-10-01T00:07:00.007+07:00

Too tired to write something for my blog now. So here I am, copying and pasting some news from the webs related to F1 in Singapore. Monday, 29 September 2008 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro leaves Singapore empty handed. After the early part of the race when Felipe Massa maintained his pole position set yesterday and Kimi Raikkonen was closing on the driver ahead of him in the fight for second place, the arrival of the Safety Car on lap 15 called for a double pit stop for both Ferrari men on lap 17. F. Massa: 13th 1:57.51.474 + 36.170 61 laps chassis 269 K. Raikkonen: 15th 1:50.11.975 DNF 57 laps chassis 271 Weather: air temperature 29/32 °C, track temperature 29/31° C, overcast. As Felipe was being refueled, the green light came on before refueling had been completed. The driver drove off dragging the fuel line behind him and had to stop at the end of pit lane, thus dropping to the back of the pack. His race was further compromised by a penalty linked to this incident and a puncture that saw him make his second stop ahead of schedule. He crossed the finish line thirteenth. Kimi, obviously penalized by the double stop, rejoined in around fifteenth place and began a climb up the order that should have resulted in fifth place. On lap 58 however, the Finn lost control of the car at the chicane and ended up in the barriers. After this poor showing, Felipe is now seven points down on the leader of the Drivers' championship and the team drops to second place one point behind the leader of the Constructors' classification.

Stefano Domenicali: "A black day, there's little else to say. We had the potential to finish first and second but we didn't even pick up a point. We are very disappointed but that doesn't mean we are downtrodden. We have always shown our ability to react, especially at the most difficult times and we will do it again this time. The situation in the two championships has become more complicated but there are still three races to go and a lot of points up for grabs. We know what we have to do to reach our objectives. The first part of the race showed that today our car was the quickest on track. The Safety Car came out at the worst possible moment, but we are not looking for excuses because this uncertain factor must always be taken into account. Then the team made a mistake at the pit stop during the Safety Car period, which cost Massa the race. I am very sorry for Felipe because he was driving a very strong race following on from a great pole yesterday. I want to point out that it was Felipe himself who went to console the mechanic who made the mistake, which shows the team spirit that we have between us: we win together and we lose together. Kimi managed to get into the points but then he ended up in the barriers at one of the many tricky points around this track. A shame, as it would have meant precious points for the Constructors' classification. We must look ahead and prepare ourselves as well as possible for the remaining three races."

Felipe Massa: "It's hard to deal with losing in this fashion a race that was within our grasp, with a car that was just the way I wanted it. We had a good strategy and all the signs were there that we could get a one-two finish. But things can change in a moment and that's what happened today. At the pit stop, one of the guys made a mistake. But we are only human. Each one of us always tries to do our best and these things can happen. With the Safety Car still on track, I didn't lose a lap, but then I got a drive-through and later I also picked up a puncture in the left rear. On this track it is almost impossible to overtake and ending up at the back meant I had not chance of getting into the points. Seven points to make up in three races? That can be a lot or it can be a little. We have the potential to do well, as we saw today and we will give it our best shot. We mustn't give up and I'm sure we won't."

Kimi Raikkonen: "I was trying to attack Glock in case he might make a mistake, but I went slightly wide at the chicane, jumping over the kerb and when the car landed, I lost control and ended up in the barriers. My situation in the championship was already rather compromised, so this doesn't really make that much difference but I am unhappy because the team has lost precious points in the Constructors' classification. In the opening laps, the car was a bit difficult but then it improved a lot, to such an extent that I was able to close right up to Hamilton. When the Safety Car came out, I know my race was compromised given that I had to pit behind Felipe. I was able to get back up to fifth but then the incident I described earlier happened. Clearly, morale is not high today. But I am not used to giving up and will do my very best to try and help the team reach its targets."

Luca Baldisserri: "It's hard to put into words today's disappointment. We had everything in place to get the best possible result and unfortunately we ended up with nothing. Felipe was controlling the early stages of the race, while Kimi, after a few difficulties at the beginning, was running at a great pace. The Safety Car threw our plans into the air. First and foremost, we had to go for a double pit stop - the best choice in this situation - but it penalized Kimi. Then we made a mistake in letting Felipe go and that ruined his race. We could have made a significant step forward in both championships but we ended up going backwards. Now we must roll up our sleeves and prepare as well as possible for the coming races. There is still plenty of time to recover but there is no more room for error."

Together we cry

2008-09-30T22:57:00.006+07:00

Kayamana gue ga makin cinta sama Stefano ^^, ihiks...

Domenicali: "We win together, we lose together"

Monday, 29 September 2008

Maranello, 29th September 2008 - Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has set the BAR high for his drivers in the final races in the 2008 World Championship after the team failed to score points in the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday. "The objective that we have is clear," said Domenicali. "We have three races to go, we will approach the last three races aware that we need to finish first and second every time. We have the potential to do so, so the target is very clear. It is not easy, but don't forget that we have raced in very difficult situations over the last couple of years, and we were sometimes able to win, sometimes unfortunately to lose but the motivation is still the same. The team is very strong; unfortunately you have the moments such as this Sunday but after two hours we were already motivated and looking forward to going to Japan to attack again." The team's fortunes were compromised on lap 17 of the 61 lap race when a safety car resulted in half the field making a pit stop. Massa came in first and was released early into the path of a Toyota, with the fuel rig still attached. He stopped at the pit lane exit to have it disconnected and eventually had to serve a stop-go penalty. Kimi Raikkonen had to queue up behind his teammate, rejoined 15th and fought through to fifth place before crashing five laps from home. His performance after the safety car went in suddenly improved after half a dozen laps. "Maybe at the beginning the tyre pressures were a bit too low," explained Domenicali. "When the pressures came up to the right level, he was able to push. He got fastest lap and he was catching up with Lewis (Hamilton), because the strategy was going in the right direction. "It was really a shame that we got this result because today is really a black day. The best car (the Ferrari) is the last on the result sheet," suggested Domenicali. "Sometimes you have to consider that the safety car is mixing up the situation of the race, but this time it was too much. I don't want to discuss situations that may arise under safety car conditions, because it's unpredictable. Sometimes they are going in the right direction and sometimes in the wrong direction. "In that respect, Renault did very well with the safety car, and congratulations, they won the race. Unfortunately we didn't get the result that we wanted - not only that we wanted, but that we had in our hands, because we saw the performance of the car yesterday (in qualifying), we saw the performance of the car in the first stint of the race." Regarding the problem with Massa's stop, Domenicali pointed out "that historically, during the last ten or 12 years, there were always problems during the pit stops. I remember very well problems with Michael and Rubens. So it's not true that we have made more mistakes than in the past. Unfortunately, we shouldn't have them, but that's another story." Domenicali explained that "unfortunately there was a mistake. We were not using the electronic system, it was run manually. When there are a lot of cars coming into the pit in a safety car situation, it is better to have (the system working) like a lollipop but instead of a lollipop you control the green light and unfortunately there was a mistake." Asked whether the team will stick to this system for the remainder of the season, Domenicali said "we will analyse what we did in the other pit stops. It was a tense moment, again a guy was knocked down. He's OK, no problem at all, but it's a very tense moment, so we preferred not to use it for the other pit stops because we wanted to give a sign of less tension. It's a system that is trying to give as good a performance as possible. "At that moment you have to consider that there were so many cars coming in and of course, you try to be quick, you try to find the right slot in order for the car to be released, so it was a difficult moment. I don't think a lot of people would want to wear the overalls of the guy who has to manage the pit stop. We have to have a lot of respect for these guys. They are not top drivers but part of the team. It is very difficult and they have a lot of pressure." There was no question that he would lose his job. "We win together, we lose together and in that respect the philosophy will not change because of one unfortunate mistake. He felt very bad of course, as you can imagine. Felipe went to see him straight away, and he said, OK guy, look ahead. As I said, we're always together." high for his drivers in the final races in the 2008 World Championship after the team failed to score points in the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.

http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/10486/900/

F2007

2008-09-21T00:55:00.002+07:00

Mau lihat ini.... hiks... ini kan yg ',membawa' Kimi jadi WDC 2007. ^^

Cowok GANTENG vs cowok JELEK?

2008-09-14T04:41:00.004+07:00

An e-mail forwarded to me from my Principal ^^. Quite hilarious.

cowok ganteng vs cowok jelek... ???

kalo cowok ganteng berbuat jahat cewek-cewek bilang: nobody’s perfect kalo cowok jelek berbuat jahat cewek-cewek bilang: pantes…tampangnya kriminal kalo cowok ganteng nolongin cewek yang diganggu preman cewek-cewek bilang: wuih jantan…kayak di filem-filem kalo cowok jelek nolongin cewek yang diganggu preman cewek-cewek bilang: pasti premannya temennya dia… Kalo cowok ganteng pendiam cewek-cewek bilang: woow, cool banget… kalo cowok jelek pendiam cewek-cewek bilang: ih kuper…!!! kalo cowok ganteng jomblo cewek-cewek bilang: pasti dia perfeksionis kalo cowok jelek jomblo cewek-cewek bilang: sudah jelas…kagak laku… kalo cowok ganteng dapet cewek cantik cewek-cewek bilang: klop!…serasi banget… kalo cowok jelek dapet cewek cantik cewek-cewek bilang: pasti main dukun… kalo cowok ganteng diputusin cewek cewek-cewek bilang: jangan sedih, khan masih ada aku… kalo cowok jelek diputusin cewek cewek-cewek bilang:…(terdiam, tapi telunjuknya meliuk-liuk dari atas ke bawah)… cuciaaaaan deh lo! kalo cowok ganteng ngaku indo cewek-cewek bilang: emang mirip-mirip bule sih… kalo cowok jelek ngaku indo cewek-cewek bilang: pasti ibunya Jawa bapaknya robot… kalo cowok ganteng penyayang binatang cewek-cewek bilang: perasaannya halus…penuh cinta kasih kalo cowok jelek penyayang binatang cewek-cewek bilang: sesama keluarga emang harus menyayangi… kalo cowok ganteng bawa BMW cewek-cewek bilang: matching…keren luar dalem kalo cowok jelek bawa BMW cewek-cewek bilang: mas majikannya mana?… kalo cowok ganteng males difoto cewek-cewek bilang: pasti takut fotonya kesebar-sebar kalo cowok jelek males difoto cewek-cewek bilang: nggak tega ngeliat hasil cetakannya ya?… kalo cowok ganteng naek motor gede cewek-cewek bilang: wah kayak lorenzo lamas …bikin lemas… kalo cowok jelek naek motor gede cewek-cewek bilang: awas!! mandragade lewat… kalo cowok ganteng nuangin air ke gelas cewek cewek-cewek bilang: ini baru cowok gentlemen kalo cowok jelek nuangin air ke gelas cewek cewek-cewek bilang: naluri pembantu, emang gitu… kalo cowok ganteng bersedih hati cewek-cewek bilang: let me be your shoulder to cry on kalo cowok jelek bersedih hati cewek-cewek bilang: cengeng amat!!…laki-laki bukan sih? Kalo cowok ganteng baca tulisan ini langsung ngaca sambil senyum-senyum kecil, lalu berkata “life is beautifull” kalo cowok jelek baca tulisan ini, Frustasi, ngambil tali jemuran, trus teriak sekeras-kerasnya “HIDUP INI KEJAAAAMMM….!!!”

Inglish

2008-09-14T03:21:00.010+07:00

Inglish = Indonesia English Pas kemaren mau beli majalah F1 Racing, sempet liat majalah Chic edisi terbaru... disitu dimuat soal situsnya Dee alias Dewi Lestari si penulis buku itu. (iseng) Berselancar ke websitenya, gue menemukan postingan yg lucu. Kalo baca ini, jadi inget si BALADA WAKIDJAN yg gue baca di file-nya Uchy, adek gue. Ga jelas siapa penulis balada tersebut, ga da keterangan. Jadi inget beberapa murid di sekolah gue, * kalo mau manggil guru (waktunya mengajar):

"Pak/Bu... it's time you" (Pak/Bu... ini waktu anda.)

** kalo kami (guru) kasih banyak Pe eR :), hehe... :

"Pak/Bu... you are very very" (Pak/Bu, anda kebangetan deh.)

Picture source: Unknown. Courtesy from Riko.

Posted by Dewi Lestari on Sunday, March 9, 2008, at 12:44 AM Original source > The Demo

I wonder how the other party would respond to that. Could it be: Demo lagi, demo lagi. Kapan kerjanya? Demo more, demo more. Work when?

Bukber TMI-JHS

2008-09-12T22:49:00.001+07:00

Date: 12 September 2008 Location: Restoran Rumah Kayu, Bandarlampung left to right > Ini dia... para (sukanya sih ngaku....) jomblomen JHS: Eko, Samroh, Kasim, Bowo (yg ini dobel... berat badan mempengaruhi status Wo! Huehehhe :-p) Abe (alias Baijuri) n pak taufik (lho kok dah kenyang malah manyun begono pak?!!) and the ladies... left to right > Sally, Yuyun, Rachma, Ira English partner gue > Sari (native speaker asal Aussie... she loves Indonesian food so much, apalagi nasi bungkus ^^) Ni ga termasuk menu lho. Ini namanya air kobokan, hehe... Pas gue ambil foto2 gelas (yah seperti biasa lah, bereksperimen dgn macro mode), Sari lsg bilang 'Miss Liberti, you should've put the arrow to your direction,' sambil ketawa.... Duasssar!!! ^^ Soalnya pada saat itu gue pake kaos bacaannya 'He's Weird!' dgn anak panah mengarah ke kiri, hehe...

He'll stay there

2008-09-12T22:33:00.003+07:00

How happy I was when reading 'bout this. Thanks Ferrari for makin' him feels 'cozy' there ^_- From Ferrari's official site

Raikkonen Racing for Ferrari until 2010
Maranello, 12th september 2008 Ferrari announces that it has extended its agreement with Kimi Raikkonen the end of the 2010 race season. Therefore, the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver line-up remains unchanged for the next two coming seasons.

Added by this interview

Exclusive Raikkonen Q&A: We need to take every chance

Never underestimate a sly old fox. When most had discounted him as a title contender, last year Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen gave his competitors a dressing down in the season’s final races and walked away with the crown. With a 19-point deficit on championship leader Lewis Hamilton, Raikkonen seems to be facing a similar situation in 2008, though now with team mate Felipe Massa also among his rivals. Ferrari haven’t yet picked a favourite, but the Finn knows he must perform well in Monza if he is to stay in the picture… Q: Kimi, how is life as the reigning world champion? You have been in the public eye for quite a while but the title must have increased attention on you? How do you deal with that? Kimi Raikkonen: It’s true, it increased but it has not changed any normal living. I wouldn’t say that anything is different for myself - and the racing is still the same. But yes, it’s nice to be the champ. I always wanted to achieve that - and it’s something that can never be taken away from me. This is the really great part! Q: Driving for Ferrari is every aspiring young race driver’s dream. Is it a dream come true for you? KR: It was a dream at one point for me as I always wanted to come into Formula One and be with a top team. So far I’ve been lucky to be in two top teams. I enjoy being here and I had a fantastic time last year - when I joined last season, I had more fun than I have had in a long time. It is a great place to be, working with all these 120 percent-committed people. And red suits me, I would say. (Hore...!!!) ^^ Q: This season must be like a deja vu for you. As in 2007, you are playing catch up in the title race. But what is different to last season? KR: Well, so far it has not been the easiest year. There have been a lot of difficulties lately, but that is part of racing sometimes. We have had some issues in getting the car exactly how we want it. We had a strong first part of the season and then we faced some problems. It has been difficult, yes, and hopefully we can turn it around a bit and get some good results. It is not too late yet - but it is getting difficult with every race. Let’s wait and see how it develops. Q: Last year it was you against Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. This year the title match involves your team mate. That obviously doesn’t make things easier… KR: Of course not. But again, that is part of racing. At the end of the day, it does not matter who it is - you need to beat all of them. So it doesn’t make any difference if it is your team mate or somebody else. You need to be in front of everybody if you want to win. Q: But teams can concentrate their efforts on one driver… KR: We have never had that situation. Of course last year when it was clear that the other car had no chance - points-wise - then it was a different story. But as long as we have every chance, we need to take them. Until that ‘no-chance situation’ comes, it is up to us to move forward - or to come back in my case. Q: If your chances decrease, will you play the role of supporter to Felipe? KR: When I clearly have no chance at all then it is a different story. But then that is not up to me. First Felipe needs to be in a position where he can try to win, and then if there is something that the team will benefit from, then it might be yes. But until that situation comes, I am not interested in talking about it. Q: The championship is still wide open with five races to go and 50 points up for grabs. At what point would you accept that your chances to win the title have evaporated? KR: As I just said, when it is clear that I will not be able to make enough points. Q: In Spa you drove for all or nothing. In hindsight, would you do it all over again or settle for securing some points? KR: I wanted to win - or nothing. Unfortunately I got nothing that time, but at least I had more fun that at many races before. And what are sure points? I needed more points than the others, so realistically I was in a position where I didn’t have much to lose, so I went for it. Afterwards it is always easy to say that by playing safe I would have probably ended in second place, but that is not the right way to win. I want to win it on the circuit rather than after the race. What happened in Spa happened. Again, that’s racing. Q: The F2008 seems to be a very different machine to last year’s car. Are you still struggling to adapt your driving style to its characteristics? KR: I would not say that the car is so different to last year. It is more about getting the tyres the way you want them to behave - that is the biggest issue. But then again, they are the same for everybody. When you compare the tyres from a couple of years ago, what we have now is completely different. So hopefully next year when we get the slick tyres it will be more as it used to be - meaning that it will be more fun to drive. And it’s not about wanting the old car back, it is more about getting the package right for us. And the last races indicated that we are on the right track. Q: Monza is Ferrari’s backyard. It’s almost an obligation to succeed here. You have never won this race. How much ambition is there to walk away with the trophy on Sunday? KR: I have never made it here although the chances were there. It would of course be great to win here - especially as it is the home Grand Prix for Ferrari. And hopefully we are in a position on Sunday to fight for it - that would be great. Q: What about you and Felipe? Is there a rivalry? KR: It is like at any other race. I try to win, he tries to win. This is normal procedure in a top team. Q: You wouldn’t die for it, but what would a race win here be worth to you? KR: Of course not. But be assured that I really want to win here and it would make me more happy than in a long time to be on the top spot of the podium on Sunday. Q: Were you satisfied with the test here two weeks ago. Did it give you any indication of what your performance level will be? KR: The test was not bad. It was definitely better than where we were one year ago, so we should have quite a good chance of a good result, but it depends on many things. If we get everything running well and the weather stays nice, that would improve our chances. Q: All that sounds as if you are still enjoying racing… KR: I would not be here otherwise!

Bukber Benk2

2008-09-11T22:37:00.004+07:00

Date: 11 September 2008 Location: Kontrakan nya Benk2 n istrinya, Ari ni dia host kita > Ari n Benk2. kika > Asni, Roswi, Dewi, Ari, Benk2 kika > mas Bayu, Nuril, Benk2 (lagi... huh nampang mulu, haha!) Biar sederhana yg penting kenyang, hehe... Pas udh selesai makan gue baru ngeh klo ternyata ada menu sayur asem... yah! telah deh.

2008-09-11T13:43:00.003+07:00

Here are my buttons... be added later ^^. I asked my sister to edit the design. She's very good in that 'stuff' ^^, I mean designing.

Watchin' TV

2008-09-10T21:27:00.002+07:00

I don’t really like watching TV, since most of the nowadays’ programs suck! (Oh well, at least the ones that are aired on my local channels). Therefore, I’m quite picky in ‘spending’ my time to watch TV. Because my uncle has subscribed cable TV (Astro) since last year, I started love being in front of that magic box. I love Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Animal Planet, HBO, Astro Kirana, Discovery Travel and Living, AXN, and others. So without further do, here are some of my favorite shows. Let’s see whether we have something in common or not :) CSI:NY Cool investigators. I love all the characters here compare to other CSI series. From left: Danny Messer, Lindsay Monroe, Mac Taylor, Stella Bonasera, Don Flack, and Sheldon Hawkes. ART ATTACK Dulu tiap sore jam stgh3 an, pasti nongkrongin TV, krn mau lht acara ini. POCOYO He’s so………….. cutie pie! ^^ MIAMI INK Bukan karena gue suka tato tapi karena desain mereka yang bagus2. Dan juga, si Chris Nunez mengingatkan gue akan Mike Shinoda (11 12 lah alias cumi, hehe). JAMIE’S AT HOME Well, basically I don’t really like cooking (alasannya cukup simple, karena gue GA bs masak! Hiks…) but somehow I like seeing Jamie’s way of cooking. He talks a lot but he works a lot at the same time. I knew Jamie when I watched his show on ANTV (a local TV channel). I forget the title of the show, but Jamie’s still young at that time. TRIBE Bruce Perry is one cool guy! Ngiri liat dia bisa keliling dunia, moreover, be a part of a tribe (surely it is bloody hard) and, explore many places around the globe. Yg paling seru waktu episode Bruce ke Alaska. Brrr….. dinginnya, dia sampe kena frostbite gitu. dan sebenernya... masih banyak program TV yg mau gue tulis, tapi... disambung kapan-kapan aje ye ;). Arrivederci!

Raikkonen: Second was not good enough

2008-09-07T22:37:00.002+07:00

(Kimi is indeed a REAL racer!!! ^^)

By Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde Sunday, September 7th 2008, 15:11 GMT Kimi Raikkonen said he did not want second place at the Belgian Grand Prix after crashing out on the final lap while battling for the lead with Lewis Hamilton. The Ferrari driver had led the majority of the race, but Hamilton benefited from the rain during the final laps to close the gap and pass the Finn. Raikkonen regained his position when Hamilton and the Ferrari driver himself nearly crashed into the spun car of Nico Rosberg, but lost it again moments later when he spun too. The world champion then lost control of his car again and crashed against the wall. Raikkonen admitted it was all or nothing for him. "I was prepared to win or lose, but unfortunately I went off," Raikkonen told reporters. "I only wanted to win. I slid wide on the fast left hander, and tried to come back on the circuit but I spun. "I needed to get points so wanted to win it or lose it but unfortunately went off. I didn't want to finish behind we would have lost points. We see what we can do." Raikkonen made contact with Hamilton a few times while battling for position, and their clash was put under investigation by the stewards. Hamilton jumped the final chicane when the pair made contact, and although he let Raikkonen past, the Briton kept his momentum and overtook him on the following corner. Raikkonen did not want to comment on the incident. "There are rules about cutting chicanes and gaining an advantage and they are looking it. So I don't have anything to say," the Finn said. The result left Raikkonen a massive 23 points behind Hamilton in the standings with just five races left. Teammate Felipe Massa is eight behind the Briton, and it is now likely the Finn will have to play a support role. He said, however, that he is only planning to win races. "It is not up to me if he (Massa) wins or not," he said. "I will do the best I can do and we see what the situation is. I try to win races and we will see what happens."

An old letter

2008-09-06T22:03:00.003+07:00

Kemarin pas bongkar2 tumpukan buku2 lama, nemu selembar kertas surat (printed) dari sahabat pena lama gw. Seseorang asal Rusia bernama Soloviev Mikhail. Duile itu kynya dr jaman jebot deh, hehe... (dilihat dr hasil printing, tintanya masih warna ijo, yg berarti itu ketika gw punya printer pertama kali9/10 tahun lalu. Klo ingetan gw masih waras). Seinget gw, wktu itu kontak dia via e-mail smpt 2/3 kali an. Udahnya putus komunikasi. Dia sih kasih postal address dia, Cuma gw ga pernah kirim surat ke dia. Yg menarik adalah ketika gw baca profilnya, yg ternyata seorang mahasiswa di Moscow State Construction University (MSCU), dan di jurusan hydraulic ENGINEERING! (coincidence?!). Langsung pas kebetulan lg chat dgn Iya, gw blng... “kok lagi2 engineer ya Ya?” Hehe... Smp Patria tny, “Actually, what’s up with you and engineer?!?” ^^ Pas cb gugel... ga ketemu hasilnya dikarenakan byk org bernama serupa. Ada seorang profesor jurusan Biologi, tp kayanya bukan dia deh. Browsing soal MSCU, eh ternyata jurusan dia itu hanya ada buat PhD. Langsung berasumsi he’s a lot older than I am, tp ya ga juga, klo dia emang pinter bisa jadi dia masih muda tp udah PhD. (Hiks.. . kok gw jadi inget sama seseorang yg thn dpn rencana lanjut ke PhD. –halah!). Too bad I’ve lost his contact (e-mail), couldn’t remember it at all though. From his letter, I assumed see that he’s one clever man, he liked music (not the popular ones), movie, going to museum and art places, traveling, writing, and books (from the authors he wrote, I just recognize Antuan de Sent-Exupery, the rest are totally ‘aliens’ for me). Finding this letter has taught me some things; that it’s good to get to know lots of people from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds, cause sometimes we can learn and experience many things. Besides that, it’s necessary to keep contact with them (snail mail, e-mail, phone). If not, you might end up into regretting it –just like what I experienced once.

How to say these?

2008-09-06T21:53:00.000+07:00

I got this when attending sharing session in LBPP-LIA in 2005. Test yourself about it. Gue bikin kesalahan utk pengucapan beberapa kata, tapi udahnya lihat my magic book called ‘Oxford pocket dictionary’ jadi tau deh how to pronounce it correctly. It’s a good exercise for those who love learning English (IMO). OK, now it’s your turn to give it a shot. Good luck! The words are:

AUNT BEAR BECAUSE CAUSE CLAUSE COUSIN (added) DETERMINE (added) DRAW EFFORT GARAGE LAW MATURE MUSTACHE NEPHEW PAL PAUSE PEAR PREFACE PROCEDURE PURPOSE SAID SAYS SINCERE TEAR (v) TECHNIQUE VEHICLE

SMS Ramadhan

2008-09-02T22:09:00.001+07:00

My friends sent me these text messages in welcoming Ramadhan (fasting month). Some of them came up with an interesting sms. Mungkin bisa dicontek buat stok Ramadhan thn depan (insya Allah, jika Dia mempertemukan kita lagi dgn bulan suci ini). Aaamiin!

Sebentar marah2, sebentar baik, sebentar ngerepotin, sebentar nolongin, sebentar rajin, sebentar males... sebentar lagi Ramadhan nih. Mohon maaf lahir n batin ya!

Tiada gerak seindah sholat, tiada kata selembut doa, tiada puisi semerdu dzikir, tiada sikap seindah memaafkan. Marhaban ya Ramadhan. Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa.

Selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa. Mari kita setting niat, upgrade iman, download sabar, delete dosa, approve maaf, dan hunting pahala.

Ramadhan akan tiba. Meski tangan belum berjabat, dan mata belum bertatap tapi kumohon maaf agar bersih hati kita dalam memasuki bulan penuh rahmat ini. Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa, maaf lahir dan batin. Semoga Allah SWT menerima amal ibadah kita. Amin.

Ya Allah, kebenaran firman-Mu telah menitis dalam lintas personal dimensi tempat n waktu. Kau pilih diantara hari-Mu brp rahmat-Mu. Kau plh diantara rentang zaman-Mu bbrp malam khusus utk persembahan nikmat2 dan rahmat- Mu. Kau tetapkan Ramadhan bgi bulan terbaik-Mu. Ia yg satu2nya Kau sebut dlm kitab suci-Mu ‘Al Quran ya Karim’. Maka masukkanlah aku dan org2 di sktrku ke golongan org2 yg berpuasa dgn iman ikhsan, ilmu dan iklhas. Aamin. Met puasa, mohon maaf atas segala khilaf.

RAMADHAN SUPER GIGA GREAT SALE! Dont miss these! > Big DEED Sale > SIN Discount up to 99% + door prize “LAILLATUL QODAR”. ONLY 30 DAYS! Ended by d greatest apologizing days in the world.. Start from 1-30 sept in all over the world.

Ada buaya makan pizza, ga krasa udh mau puasa. Ada hiu makan pepaya, maafin aku ya. Ada udang mendem di kue, jgn ada dendem ye. Have a nice ramadhan.

Friends are like antiques they’re just get worthy with time. May we enter this ramadhan with fully heart of forgiveness to forgive each other n be better in life. Amin.

Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa di bulan suci ramadhan. Semoga bs bljr byk, mengenal Tuhan, diri sendiri, dan org lain lebih lagi bulan ini.

Spread love, return to sincerity. This is the time to get back to reality. All mistakes made by me.. for those I beg u to forgive me. Marhaban ya Ramadhan.

Raikkonen's preferences

2008-09-02T17:26:00.001+07:00

RAIKKONEN and Massa confirmed for FERRARI 2009

2008-08-31T20:33:00.008+07:00

"They are (still) there next year. Don't you worry ^^. Go KIMIku!!!"

Judul asli artikelnya adalah Ferrari Tetap Tanpa Alonso Musim Depan (karena gw kurang sreg dgn judulnya, mknya gw ubah, hehe... Fokus aye pan ke Kimi bukan si alon.)

Diambil otomotifnet.com RELATED ARTICLE

*Jika memang* benar Fernando Alonso tidak ingin segera memutuskan ketim mana ia akan berlabuh musim depan karena menunggu keputusan Ferrari, maka pupus sudah harapan pembalap asal Spanyol itu. Pasalnya bos besar Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo sudah mengetuk palu dan memutuskan bahwa line up Ferrari musim depan tetap tidak akan berubah. Kecuali jika memang Kimi Raikkonen tetap dengan komitmennya akan segera pensiun jika tidak bisa meraih titel juara dunia diakhir musim. “Kritikan seperti ini terkadang muncul kepermukaan. Saya teringat dengan rumor yang beredar terhadap Filippo Inzaghi saat bermain di Juventus. Semua orang bahkan mengatakan bahwa Inzaghi akan masuk kedalam zona gawat jika tidak menghasilkan satu gol pun dalam tiga kali pertandingan. Bagiku, itu tidak akan mengubah apapun. Saya masih mempunyai kontrak dengan kedua pembalap saya,” ungkap Montezemolo. “Kami seharusnya tidak melupakan Kimi, dia itu adalah mantan juara dunia musim lalu. Apalagi itu adalah tahun pertamanya dia berjuang bersama kami. Saat ini dia telah menyumbangkan total 17 kemenangan di Ferrari, dan saya harap kemenangan demi kemenangan bisa diraihnya musim-musim mendatang,” imbuh bos besar Ferrari itu. “Kami juga tidak membenarkan bahwa kami menerapkan pembalap pertama dan kedua. Posisi kedua pembalap kami adalah sejajar. Hanya saja saat ini Felipe Massa mampu mendongkrak posisinya diklasemen,” pungkas Montezemolo kemudian.

* Penulis : Uda*

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Gw seneng banget dgr berita bahwa hal ini udh confirmed. For the moment, I believe inilah (Ferrari) tim yg sesuai buat Kimi (terlepas dr pemberitaan media yg cenderung menyudutkan Kimi; kurang berusaha lah, selalu sial lah, ga maksimal lah pdhl byrn gede, de el el es be). Bahkan bbrp tmn F1 mania gw 'seneng' banget bilang "Maaf ya, kimi bukan pembalap nomor satu lagi tuh. Tim akan fokus ke Massa lho." Weleh, so what?!? Emang trus kenapa -sigh-, toh itu bukan akhir dunia, bukan akhir karir kimi, n definitely bukan akhir hidup gw... jadi kenapa. -phew- Kadang2 gw heran, kok kadang2 org cenderung sweat the small stuff ya?!? Sekarang setelah ada pengumuman dari mulut bos tim nya langsung, akankah fans Alonso tetap kekeuh mau FA pindah ke Ferrari, atau mereka berubah pikiran?!? We'll just wait and see.

HAPPY RAMADHAN !!!

2008-08-30T13:05:00.002+07:00

Ga kerasa... sebentar lagi mau Ramadhan. Insya Allah, bs ketemu dgn bulan yg suci ini lagi. Mohon maaf atas segala salah baik dalam bertutur kata ataupun bersikap... May Allah bless us during this year's Ramadhan. Aamin. Do'a malaikat Jibril menjelang Ramadhan ....

"Ya Allah tolong abaikan puasa ummat Muhammad, apabila sebelum memasuki bulan Ramadhan dia tidak melakukan hal-hal yang berikut: * Tidak memohon maaf terlebih dahulu kepada kedua orang tuanya (jika masih ada); * Tidak berma'afan terlebih dahulu antara suami isteri; * Tidak bermaafan terlebih dahulu dengan orang-orang sekitarnya."

Maka Rasulullah pun mengatakan Amiin sebanyak 3 kali. Dapatkah kita bayangkan, yang berdo'a adalah Malaikat dan yang meng-amiinkan adalah Rasullullah dan para sahabat , dan dilakukan pada hari Jumat. Oleh itu SAYA TERLEBIH DAHULU MEMOHON MAAF jika saya ada berbuat kesalahan, baik yang tidak di sengaja mahupun yang di sengaja , semoga kita dapat menjalani ibadah puasa tahun ini dengan sukses, dan kembali dalam kefitrahan.

Raikkonen: I’m more motivated than ever

2008-08-30T12:56:00.003+07:00

Taken from here With his last race victory dating back to April’s Spanish Grand Prix, it is no surprise that reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen has been criticised recently for his dwindling results. Raikkonen, however, has dismissed speculation that his motivation is fading and believes his championship hopes are still very much alive. After retiring from last weekend’s European Grand Prix, Raikkonen saw team mate Felipe Massa overtake him in the standings to go second behind leader Lewis Hamilton. He now trails Massa by seven points and Hamilton by 13. But last season the Finn made up an even greater deficit to clinch the championship at the final race, and he believes there is still plenty of time to salvage his title defence. “Life would be much easier if you could always win,” the 28 year-old told Ferrari’s official website. “But sometimes it doesn’t seem to go your way. It’s useless to cry over spilled milk: what happened, happened and now we have to look ahead. It’s not over yet. I’ll keep fighting to get the results I want to achieve. One third of the season is still left and it’s enough to fight back. If someone has doubts as far as my motivation is concerned - go ahead. I want to win more than ever!” As well as enduring a four-month wait for a win, Raikkonen has also come under fire for his poor results in qualifying. He took his last pole position at June’s French Grand Prix and has since qualified no higher than the third, at July’s Silverstone race. “There has been a lot of talk about my problems in qualifying,” he explained. “But the truth is that in a couple of races - at Hungary and Germany - I made some mistakes and I had to start from the sixth position. At Valencia I missed the third position by a whisker.” Raikkonen, who will test at Monza later this week, is already working hard preparing for forthcoming Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, an event he is looking forward to with relish. “I love the track,” he added. “I'd like to race there all the year round. It's the best of all the tracks and I hope that I'll have a car that works the way I want. I'll give it all to win again.” Spa-Francorchamps would seem a likely venue for Raikkonen to rediscover his form - he hasn’t lost at the famous circuit since 2002.

Goin' Kartin'

2008-08-12T09:26:00.007+07:00

Diambil dari http://www.otomotifnet.com/. Kemarin pas abis magrib, iseng ke rumah mbah. Pas kebetulan adik gw lg buka internet, gw minta dia sekalian browsing situs nya Tabloid Otomotif, yg utk sementara pindah ke alamat td di atas. Wahehe.. ternyata berita soal acara karting hari minggu dah ada, tapi sayang, fotonya kurang woke, hehe... Ga lama setelah itu, mba Febi krm gw sms soal ini. Senin, 11/08/08 19:58

Jelang A1 GP Musim 08/09

A1 GP Mania Kopdar Bareng Iyo

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*Situasi kopi darat bareng Satrio Hermanto di Speedy Karting* *Disinyalir *menderita gangguan kesehatan, ternyata tidak menyurutkan kerinduan Satrio Hermanto untuk berjumpa dengan teman-teman yang selalu memberinya dukungan saat menjalani balapannya. Adalah A1GP Mania yang tergabung dalam a1indonesia@yahoogroups.com, akhirnya mampu bertemu dengan pembalap A1 Indonesia yang sangat mereka-idam-idamkan. Pasalnya ini pertama kalinya mereka menggelar ajang kopi darat untuk pembalap Indonesia. Alhasil mereka pun ngobrol dan saling berdiskusi seputar masalah balap A1 terutama pada Iyo. “Senang banget rasanya bisa bertatap muka langsung dengan pembalap sebesar Iyo. Kami sebagai fans A1 GP pun bangga Iyo bersedia untuk bertemu dengan kami walau dalam kondisi yang kurang fit. Sebenarnya fans ini sendiri telah resmi ada sejak 24 Agustus 2005 silam. Namun kami baru bisa menggelar ajang seperti ini sekarang,” ungkap Rina BEY yang sangat berapi-api untuk memberikan dukungan kepada pembalap itu. Walaupun ini adalah event pertama yang dirangkaikan dengan ajang balap Go-Kart antara sesama anggota, namun kemeriahannya sudah terasa. Mereka pun berharap agar event-event seperti ini tidak saja hanya berbentuk pertemuan biasa saja. Namun bisa membuat tim balap A1 GP Indonesia semakin solid.

Penulis+Foto : Uda

Birthday Wishes

2008-08-10T10:08:00.002+07:00

Today's
MY BIRTHDAY....

phew...
guess getting older sucks ^^

So many wishes I want on this day...
Beberapa di antara keinginan itu adalah....

mengunjungi tempat ini... (Raja Ampat, London, California, Pulau Senpu, Pulau Komodo, Jepang... )
nonton more GPs till finally bisa foto bareng kimi, haha... yg ini ga terlalu penting sih, tp kepengen banget, n nyelinep ke paddock lagi.
ketemu 'dia' lagi... dan kali ini 'dia' ga kesasar plus, gw ga akan lupa nanya nama lengkap, tanggal lahir, alamat, no telepon, de el el es be...
JOINING KARTING! (we'll see... hopefully rencana bs berubah ^^)
tambah wise aja, makin bs kontrol mood n esmosi, hehe...
bs ngelanjutin studi gw ke S2 di luar Lampung/Indonesia
... gw tambahan nanti ya

Sarcastic Choice...

2008-08-05T16:43:00.000+07:00

Ditulis pada suatu Jumat dini hari *Insomnia mode was loading..... Jika suatu hari lu ketemu dgn gw, and you call me as a sarcastic person, well... jangan kaget klo gw akan bilang bahwa lu adalah orang ke sekian yg menyebut gw begitu, hehe... Bukannya bangga atau gw menyebutnya sebagai prestasi, tapi entah kenapa, lumayan sulit utk melepaskan ‘atribut’ itu dari diri gw. Jadi inget pas gw dan salah seorang temen gw ngatain seorang bule di kantor dia dgn julukan SC alias Sarcastic C******************. Suatu ketika temen gw itu bilang, “Haha... kayaknya lu deh yg sarkastik. Sok ngatain dia lu”. Gw jawab,”Ya juga ya coy, hehe... Ah ga kok, parahan dia”. Waktu itu pernah, guru2 baru di JHS tanya ke gw, “Miss, acara *********** itu ngapain aja sih?” (menyebut slh satu kegiatan yg diadakan di sekolah gw dan terus terang ga terlalu gw suka, cos I think it’s just a waste of time. Mind me). Gw jawab,”Mau dgr jawaban jujur gw atau apa?!”. “Apa?” tanya mereka. “Hmm... haha, hihi, makan, trus pulang”, begitu jawab gw dengan ekspresi datar. Mereka semua langsung terdiam dan senyum. Temen2 gw jd suka tempat curhat tentang kejadian di sekolah langsung pada ketawa denger cerita ini, dan rata2 pada bilang,”Sarkastik banget sih lu!”. BUT trust me, I didn’t do that in purpose, I mean just to ‘keep’ that image on me... NO WAY! Ga ada niat buat gitu lah jelasnya. It happened just like that. Biasanya Roswi yg sering banget denger komentar sarkas gw klo kita lagi jalan. Dunno why it’s so damn hard for me not to be ‘to-the-point’. Lucky me to have a boss like Bu Erma yg ga keberatan dgn sikap gw yg satu ini. Ya tentunya gw ga pernah lah mengutarakan komen sarkas yg kurang wuajar. Gw insya Allah masih sadar diri kok, hehe... Gara-gara sikap to-the-point gw ini juga, I think, yg membuat gw kehilangan ‘kesempatan itu’, hiks! Terlalu cepat menarik kesimpulan, ga ngasih celah sedikit pun sangking cueknya, seenak jidatnya ngatain orang (untung dia ga tersinggung dgn sarcastic comment gw wktu itu. Btw, yg wktu itu termasuk sarkas ga ya?!? Hmm....ga juga ah, huehehe...), and didn’t dare to take the chance(s). Eventually, mau gimana pun akhirnya ‘those ten days’... gw harus bersyukur, karena dia udh buka pikiran gw akan buanyakkkkk hal. “God is great!”, I spoke to myself. “He’s so..... awesomely good in giving surprise”, “He wants to give me a lesson/lessons”, “He wants me to ‘destroy’ my arrogancy and over-ingnorance”, probably those are why He ‘made’ me to meet that guy. Hiks... gw masih suka sedih klo inget betapa begonya gw waktu itu. T_T. Wish that I could turn back time.. Oh... I wish...

Nikah di hari kerja

2008-08-05T16:38:00.001+07:00

“Ngeliat shbt2 terbaik gw ad dhr bhgia gw bsk adlh suatu hal yg mustahil n mengada2. Tp sekelumit doa yg tulus dan ikhlas akn sllu gw nantikan. Smg u pd cpt menyusul.” Diterima tanggal 16 Juli 2008, jam 6:37 PM.

Sms di atas dikirim Benk2 sahabat gw yg mau menikah esok harinya. Ya lumayan sedih juga bacanya, tersirat rasa kecewa dari dia. Kalo ada acara2 nikahan atau acara teman2 lainnya, dia selalu mengusahakan utk datang, eh giliran ‘hari penting’nya dia, Ga satu pun teman dekatnya yg bs hadir. Jgn berpikiran buruk dulu, bukannya kami sengaja ga datang tapi karena dia nikahnya di hari orang ‘kerja’ yaitu kamis! X_x Selain tempat yg nun jauh disana -2 jam dari pusat kota, waktu yg kurang ‘senada dan seirama’ dgn jadwal kami para temans nya, juga hal yg bikin kami gw dan tmn2 lain ga bs menghadiri acara itu. disambung nanti ya.... ^^

just an sms

2008-08-05T16:31:00.000+07:00

Gara2 tny tentang si engineer ke Nisa yg kebetulan kerja di tempat yg hendak dikunjungi si Cali itu, Nisa sampe curig ke gw, hehe... ^^ From Nisa 14 june 2008 / 5:14 pm "... Wah, ngeliat gelagat lu, bs dipastikan kalo tu bule ganteng ya, haha..." Ga kok Nis, plus pinter, ramah, baik hati dan rajin menabung jgn lupa itu ;p

no connection

2008-07-26T17:07:00.005+07:00

Gara2 spidi gw di rumah diblokir (ni lagi di w-net sebelah rumah), semua draft buat postingan di blog ini jd ga jls nasibnya, lbh sebel lagi oscar protes soal being kreatip. Halah.... kan blog itu sesuai dgn keinginan si penulis nya... lagian gw jg jls2 kasih tu sub title 'my scribble'. No time for 'philosophy' yet dude! Meanwhile, just accept my copy paste okay?!!

YES! Akhirnya... (hiks)

2008-07-25T16:24:00.001+07:00

Bs juga gw menghilangkan my ‘Californian’ blues yg kerap nongol tiap hari Sabtu ataupun ketika gw inget topik yg diobrolin bareng dia waktu itu. Apa yg gw pernah bahas sm Iya ternyata benar, it’s just a temporary shock/feeling. Move along! Seperti kata si ‘All American Reject’ di lagu mereka. Tapi yg jelas, kejadian waktu itu memberi gw banyak hikmah yg ga ternilai dan mungkin aja ga akan gw alamin lagi. I’m ready for a change, I spoke to myself. He has opened my eyes. Kalo ada chance, yah.. go for it! Karena mungkin aja kesempatan itu ga akan dateng lagi ke diri lu. Yah... gw rasa, ga perlu gw tulis detil ceritanya di blog ini, let me keep it personal first ^^. It’s about time till I write about that thing. Makasih banget buat Asni, Dewi, n teh Iya yg udh mau dengerin curhatan gw tentang dia, hehe...

(look at) The bright side > God has opened my eyes thru him.

KULI ah!

2008-07-24T10:38:00.003+07:00

When I went to BC's site for browsing, I found this one link. Nofie Iman, that's the name. I suddenly interested in reading one of his/her (dunno the gender yet :p) articles. It's about Education. Ok, without further do, just read the article below (taken from here)

Lulusan Jaman Sekarang

November 6th, 2006 | Education

Kita semua tahu bahwa pengangguran di negeri ini luar biasa besarnya. Kita semua juga tahu bahwa lulus dari perguruan tinggi (sarjana) ternama pun tidak selalu menjamin pekerjaan seperti yang diharapkan.

Ironisnya lagi, serbuan tenaga kerja asing yang merangsek ke negeri ini meningkat dengan begitu tajam. Menurut data Depnakertrans, pada tahun 2004 hanya ada 19.567 ekspatriat di negeri ini. Tetapi di akhir tahun 2005, jumlahnya sudah mencapai lebih dari 51 ribu. Sebanyak 59,86% dari jumlah tersebut menduduki jabatan profesional, sementara 32,47% memegang pucuk pimpinan. Tentu saja, mereka menikmati fasilitas dan gaji yang begitu wah.

Konsep Dasar

Menurut saya, idealnya perguruan tinggi hadir sebagai institusi pembangun linkage antara dunia sekolah dan dunia kerja. Perguruan tinggi menjadi jembatan yang mempersiapkan lulusan sekolah dasar-menengah menjadi personel yang siap pakai dan siap diberdayakan.

Lulusan perguruan tinggi kemudian memegang “tanggung jawab” sebagai pemberi value addedmeningkatkan value added perusahaan dengan menggunakan sumberdaya internal secara optimal serta memberikan feedback demi perbaikan perusahaan. bagi perusahaan. Lebih lengkap lagi, lulusan perguruan tinggi dituntut untuk bisa

Sayangnya, perguruan-perguruan tinggi di Indonesia tidaklah sama kualitasnya. Ada yang benar-benar highly-reputable, tetapi ada pula yang sekadar (maaf) menjual ijazah. Akibatnya, lulusan perguruan tinggi menjadi sangat besar variansnya.

Banyak perusahaan yang mengaku telah membatasi varians mutu lulusan dengan mengontrol beberapa variabel, seperti IPK di atas 3, akan tetapi hasil tes internal perusahaan menunjukkan bahwa varians mutu lulusan tetap lebar.

Akibatnya lagi, ada lulusan-lulusan yang berkualitas tetapi masih menganggur; dan ada pula lulusan-lulusan yang “so-so” tetapi sukses mendapat pekerjaan dan memberi “value added” yang destruktif bagi perusahaan.

Kalau situasi demikian tetap terus terpelihara, bukan mustahil pengangguran di tanah air akan terus meningkat jumlahnya.

Yang Mempengaruhi Mutu Lulusan

Kualitas input. Untuk top PTN di Indonesia, screening test (PMB) dilakukan dengan cukup ketat. Di samping itu, beberapa PTN juga membuka jalur penerimaan tersendiri yang kualitasnya lebih disesuaikan lagi. Tapi ada juga perguruan tinggi yang membuka jalur penerimaan yang “ala kadarnya”; semata-mata karena kekurangan mahasiswa. Kalau sudah begini, wajar jika kualitas lulusan kemudian “biasa-biasa saja”.

Kualitas dan kuantitas dosen. Ada dosen berkualitas yang mengajar dengan penuh motivasi dan memberi materi dengan begitu inspiring. Ada juga dosen yang hanya membacakan buku, bercakap-cakap dengan papan tulis, dan kurang memiliki dedikasi. Perguruan tinggi memiliki kontribusi terhadap baik-buruknya kualitas dosen lewat kebijakan pengangkatan, remunerasi, dan faktor lingkungan. Gap pengajar yang begitu lebar dan dosen yang miskin akan pengalaman praktis kurang baik efeknya bagi mahasiswa.

Sistem penilaian. Walau sudah diatur oleh Dirjen Dikti, perbedaan sistem penilaian di perguruan-perguruan tinggi begitu lebar. Ada yang mensyaratkan nilai C sebagai batas kelulusan. Ada yang mensyaratkan penulisan research report. Ada juga yang bisa lulus asal nggak bener-bener kebangetan. Akibatnya, nilai A di sebuah perguruan tinggi “biasa” mungkin hanya “setara” dengan nilai C di perguruan tinggi yang highly-reputable.

Teaching materials. Perguruan tinggi seharusnya didukung oleh teaching materials yang memadai. Sayangnya, membeli buku teks dan berlangganan jurnal ilmiah membutuhkan biaya tinggi. Di kampus kami, alhamdulillah banyak mahasiswa yang bisa menikmati buku teks asing yang bermutu dan akses terhadap jurnal-jurnal terkini. Apakah setiap perguruan tinggi bisa mendapatkan fasilitas semacam itu? I doubt it.

Kualitas sarana prasarana. Penyelenggaran pendidikan tinggi tidak cuma disediakan dengan adanya ruang-ruang kelas. Perguruan tinggi harus punya perpustakaan, ruang dosen, aula, musholla/ruang ibadah, ruang pertemuan/ruang sidang, ruang bagi kegiatan kemahasiswaan, restroom, pantry, tempat parkir, dan seterusnya. Apa setiap perguruan tinggi punya semua itu? Kalau iya, bagaimana dengan kualitasnya?

Kerjasama. Yang sering dilupakan, perguruan tinggi kadang terlalu angkuh dan percaya diri tanpa merasa membutuhkan bantuan pihak lain. Faktanya, kerjasama antara perguruan tinggi dengan dunia kerja, organisasi profesi terkait, dan bahkan perguruan tinggi lainnya adalah wajib. Idealnya, dosen tamu harus sering didatangkan, studi banding/site visit juga perlu dilakukan.

Masalah-Masalah Umum

Kalau faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi tersebut di atas gagal dipenuhi dengan baik, maka wajar jika lulusan-lulusan perguruan tinggi kualitasnya tidaklah seberapa. Apalagi jika mereka dibandingkan dengan lulusan-lulusan India atau Taiwan misalnya.

Kepercayaan diri. Sudah banyak dosen yang mengeluhkan rendahnya kepercayaan diri mahasiswa, baik itu kepercayaan diri secara umum, teknis, analitis, komunikasi, maupun kepercayaan diri dalam bidang lainnya. Contoh gampangnya, mahasiswa malas untuk bertanya/berkontribusi pada diskusi kelas. Sementara ketika ditanya apa mereka sudah faham dengan materi kuliahnya, lagi-lagi tidak ada yang menjawab. Kalau sudah begini, sulit sekali membangkitkan kepercayaan diri ketika mereka berada di dunia kerja.

Komunikasi efektif. Kebanyakan kegiatan perkuliahan cenderung dilakukan secara satu arah. Dosen dianggap dewa yang maha tahu segalanya. Akibatnya, mahasiswa merasa bahwa dosen adalah satu-satunya sumber ilmu. Akibat laten yang lebih parah, mahasiswa jadi minim dalam kemampuan komunikasi karena tidak terbiasa bertanya, berinteraksi dengan dosen, melakukan presentasi, diskusi kelompok, atau adu argumentasi.

Pengetahuan praktis. Banyak mahasiswa yang memiliki pengetahuan teoretis yang mumpuni namun tidak dilengkapi dengan pengetahuan praktis. Lucu jadinya jika seorang lulusan finance misalnya, tidak bisa memahami transaksi perbankan, praktek perpajakan, sulit merumuskan dan mempraktekkan feasibility study, tidak paham standar akuntansi internasional atau PSAK, tidak mengerti risk-based audit, dan juga praktek keuangan lainnya. Ibaratnya, mereka punya Ferrari tapi nggak bisa nyetir.

Presentasi dan kemampuan meyakinkan orang lain. Dalam dunia kerja, kemampuan presentasi, pitching, dan meyakinkan orang lain adalah skill yang mutlak diperlukan. Sayangnya, tidak semua kegiatan perkuliahan memfasilitasi mahasiswanya untuk melakukan presentasi. Sebagian mahasiswa memang terlatih dengan mengikuti kegiatan kemahasiswaan. Namun jumlahnya tentu tak seberapa dibandingkan jumlah seluruh mahasiswa yang ada.

Leadership. Seperti sudah disinggung di atas, mahasiswa yang pernah terlibat dalam organisasi kemahasiswaan sedikit beruntung karena memiliki tempat untuk mengembangkan kemampuan leadershipnya. Tapi, tentu tidak banyak lulusan yang sempat mendapatkan pengalaman leadership tersebut. Dunia kerja kini tidak lagi menuntut kinerja individual yang superior, tetapi lebih dari itu, kemampuan leadership dan teamwork yang mumpuni.

Keberanian dan etika. Sudah jadi rahasia umum kalau lulusan kita sering sungkan dalam mengambil keputusan berdasar sound business practice, corporate government, regulasi yang berlaku, cost-benefit analysis, project management, dan variabel lainnya. Namun, ada juga sebagian lulusan yang terlalu “berani” menembus batas etika bisnis maupun etika profesi yang seharusnya menjadi pegangan. Etika mutlak diperlukan agar kemampuan yang dimiliki tidak digunakan untuk hal-hal yang bertentangan dengan moral dan hukum.

Pengetahuan bisnis lemah. Sekarang jamannya globalisasi. Kita perlu memahami adanya transaksi keuangan dan pelaporan lintas negara, harmonisasi dan konvergensi antara satu kebijakan/satu negara dengan yang lainnya, dan ide pasar bebas (AFTA. EEC, WTO, dsb) yang semakin berkembang. Akibatnya, tanggung jawab seorang lulusan perguruan tinggi tidak melulu terbatas di bidangnya, tetapi juga memperluas ke luar daerah, mengarahkan orientasinya ke bisnis yang lebih bersifat strategik, dan bukan sekadar operasional atau taktikal.

Kemampuan bahasa inggris. Di sebagian perguruan tinggi, kemampuan bahasa inggris mahasiswa/lulusannya masih perlu dipertanyakan. Beberapa memang sudah mewajibkan skor TOEFL minimum dan memfasilitasi pendidikan/kursus inggris cuma-cuma bagi mahasiswa. Tapi respon dari mahasiswa belum terlalu baik. Padahal, kemampuan bahasa inggris mutlak diperlukan tidak hanya secara pasif, tetapi juga dalam presentasi, diskusi kelompok, penulisan laporan, dan sebagainya.

Komputer dan internet. Ini kisah nyata. Saya pernah bertemu dengan seorang mahasiswa S2 dari daerah yang tidak bisa mengoperasikan Microsoft Word dan bingung luar biasa dengan yang namanya internet. Tanpa bermaksud su’udzon, saya jadi bertanya-tanya, dulu gimana ya dia menyelesaikan skripsinya? Jangan-jangan…

Masalah persepsi umum. Ada sebagian profesi yang dicap negatif oleh publik. Akuntan misalnya. Dalam sebuah polling yang dilakukan suatu media, akuntan dianggap less trustedmark-up project untuk kepentingan kelompok/pribadi, menyusun studi kelayakan tanpa menghitung depresiasi agar cost tidak terlalu tinggi, atau membuat laporan keuangan yang menyesatkan investor/publik. Siapkah mahasiswa jaman sekarang untuk menghadapi persoalan semacam itu? daripada pengacara, politisi, dan jurnalis. Wajar memang, mengingat banyaknya oknum akuntan yang sering melakukan

Solusi

Kesempatan presentasi secara individual. Idealnya, kegiatan perkuliahan bisa memfasilitasi mahasiswa untuk melakukan presentasi, berdiskusi, melatih komunikasi, beradu argumentasi tanpa saling menjatuhkan. Lebih baik lagi jika kesempatan tersebut dilakukan dalam bahasa inggris.

Praktik simulasi bisnis. Khususnya di bidang bisnis/keuangan, perkuliahan banyak berkutat pada sisi teori dengan mengabaikan kemampuan praktis. Dengan praktik simulasi bisnis semacam itu, kemampuan teknis yang dimiliki akan lebih diarahkan untuk mengatasi persoalan (problem solving) dan membuat keputusan (decision making).

Integritas dan profesionalisme. Kemampuan untuk menegakkan integritas dan profesionalisme mutlak diperlukan karena seorang lulusan perguruan tinggi nantinya akan bertanggung jawab penuh pada perusahaan dan kepentingan publik (stakeholder). Mereka juga dituntut untuk tunduk pada standar profesi. Sayangnya, mata kuliah terkait dengan keagamaan, civics, etika, dan personality development seringkali dipandang sebelah mata oleh mahasiswa.

Suasana ilmiah yang terkondisi. Kuliah seharusnya bisa menjaga terpeliharanya suasana ilmiah. Dengan demikian, mahasiswa “akrab” dengan perpustakaan, familiar dengan dosen, betah berjam-jam nongkrong di lab, dan melakukan kegiatan ilmiah lainnya. Sayangnya, banyak mahasiswa yang hanya kuliah, bikin tugas, praktikum, lalu pulang.

Jangan jadi kupu-kupu. Seperti disinggung di atas, banyak mahasiswa yang jadi kupu-kupu: kuliah-pulang, kuliah-pulang. Padahal, ada baiknya spend some times di kampus untuk melakukan kegiatan organisasi kemahasiswaan, terlibat dalam kegiatan olahraga, menjadi asisten/tutor, magang dan terlibat dalam proyek penelitian, dan kegiatan-kegiatan positif lainnya.

Sikap mental positif. Dunia kerja penuh dengan tantangan dan tekanan yang saling berbenturan antara pihak-pihak berkepentingan (conflict of interest). Ada baiknya sejak dini disiapkan sikap mental positif seperti trust, image positif, integritas, profesionalisme, dan kredibilitas. Integritas dan kredibilitas, terutama, sangat penting untuk mengatasi masalah persepsi umum seperti tersebut di atas.

PS: Selamat bagi UGM yang masuk Top 100 Best University versi The Times. Semoga segera menyusul bagi universitas-universitas lain.