Operator War

"600 Rupiahs to call till you drop"
"13 Rupiahs per second, NO CONDITION"
"9 Rupiahs per second, till ur lips get limb"
and so on...

For those living in Indonesia, you must have been sick from these kind of advertisements, on TV, radio, or billboards. Yeah, so do i. I am SO SICK from these kind of ads. I think these people get some neural damage or delusional disease. No no... just kidding. i think those guys are so childish. This is like the kids, arguing over something. I remember a joke like this :

three kids from a primitive tribe, arguing over whose father is the "blackest",because black means power in their tribe.

The first kid : "Yesterday, my father got his finger cut, and HIS BLOOD WAS BLACK!"
The second kid : "Yesterday, my father fell from a ladder, his bone was broken, and HIS BONE WAS BLACK!"
The third kid : "HAHA! Those were nothing!! My father (sorry) fart in the family room, and suddenly THE ROOM GOT ALL DARK!"

well, all they said were nonsense, right? this is what is happening right now, i call it the "nonsense phenomena". Well, i think i will change it to "kiddy phenomena". They are giving out promises that they won't be able to fulfill. This is very dangerous. Consumer satisfaction is on its edge. For example, the operator i am using now offers this :

"you just need to pay 600 to have a conversation as long as you wish"
Let me share the truths :
1. the tariff "600 rupiahs" only applies in 11pm through 11am. in 11am through 7pm, there will be the 1200 tariff, and in 7pm through 11pm, the tariff will be 1800.
2. the call is "untimed", but when we reach 15, 30 , or 60 minutes, the call will be eventually dropped.
3. the signal bar will be very "fluctuating"

well, this is a kind of "not fulfilled" that i meant before.
Now, what is the benefit of having these "nonsense"? NOTHING!

by having this "tariff war", the only thing that happens is chaos. People will be led into miscalculation. Those standing in the thin line of marginalization will be pushed a bit over to the "submarginal" section.

Facts About F&B

I don't know why i want to write about this, but i am suddenly struck by the will to write about it. :p

F&B, as most of you know, stands for Food and Beverage.
The fact is, more than 95% of every eating activity ends with drinking activity.
And the most interesting fact is, more than 80% in those "inter-related" activities is ruled by the "mix and match" of food and beverages.
For Example :
1. Indonesian food is best with Mineral Water or Tea
2. Chinese food is best with Tea
3. Fast Food is best served with Cola or Carbonated Drink
4. Japanese Food is best with Green Tea
etc
These examples are only from what i experienced in my past years, but this is the most important thing : THOSE "mix and match"s also give a quite good effect to your health.

Indonesian Food : best known with its strong taste. The bold seasoning let our tongue get a shocking expression of taste, for example the Minang's spicy taste, Java's sweet taste, or Manado's salty and spicy taste. Tea (especially the non-sweetened ones) are good for neutralizing the taste, and moreover, tea also had antioxidants, good for health, especially for people with high density environment, such as Indonesia.

Chinese food : best known with its way of cooking, much oil, big fire, and strong seasoning. These ways do make the food taste very great, but the Carcinogen (Cancer Stimulator) is also in a high quantity. Cholesterol and Fat are also quite harmful. As what i said before, Tea has the power to "absorb" and neutralize the strong taste and also had antioxidants (which is great for anti-cancer). Moreover, the tea has the ability to absorb the fat and cholesterol, and then neutralizes it.

Japanese Food :

1. Sushi & Sashimi : Well, in fact, these foods are best with almost all drinks. But only one parameter had to be made sure, the freshness of the ingredients. Why? Because, fish (which is the main ingredients of the Sushi and Sashimi) already has a good nutrition themselves. But when they lose their freshness, those nutrition came out, and what left is the bacteria. Also, the Alkyl Mustard in Wasabi (horse radish extract, which is the best with sushi & sashimi) can stop the bacteria from multiplying inside our body, and kill them. Great combination, right?
   
2. Yakiniku, Teriyaki, and other Pan Fried Foods: these foods will contain much fat and cholesterol, and the tea can neutralizes it (like what i say before).
3. Robatayaki and other Charcoal Grilled foods : these foods will be harmful because of the carcinogen contained. Ocha or Green tea can be a great solution for this harm.

Fast Foods : best known for their chemical contain. No good nutrition anyway. And it can't be helped, even with whatever drink. Only the deliciousness and the quickness of serving is okay. I think that's why they call it 'junk food' :p

My Gadgets

Yep, i am going to tell you about my gadgets.
Not much to tell... But this is my esteem to them all...
You may laugh at this, but i gave name to almost all my gadgets, and act like they have feeling... :p

1. HarNyo
HarNyo stands for "Harapan Nyokap" (A mother's hope). This is a Compaq ASUS Black Notebook. I got it in 2005, when i am going to the National Science Olympiad for Informatics. My mom bought it for me, to support my learning and practice. That's why i call it her hope... It represents her hope upon me... But, too bad i failed... T_T. Now, HarNyo has finished his lifecycle... It is broken, and the flexibility got split up. I am still trying to find a way to get HarNyo back to life.

2. KulTis
KulTis stands for "Kuliah Gratis" (Free College). This is a Macbook White 2.16 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 14.4 inches widescreen. I got it in mid 2007, when i am ready to be a student in Universitas Pelita Harapan. Why is it called Free College? Because at that time, the price of this KulTis is about 1200 Dollars, the same price with my tuition fee after cut by the scholarship. In fact, by paying the tuition fee, we got the laptop. But this time, i think vice versa, by buying KulTis, i got my college tuition fee FREE! :p

3. NGAGE
Don't read it as it is in "engage", but read it as "AND-GUH-GEH". yes, it is Nokia N-Gage. Quite a rare thing nowadays, but mine is already "half-broken". I got it in 2005, the early months. I got this when i am about to go to the hospital because of sickness. And miraculously, the disease vanished. :p. NGAGE already lost some of its part, and it is already unable to be charged. But i still use it till now, since so many memories i passed with NGAGE as my active Phone.

4. 69
Yeah, this N70 of mine is called 69, because something is missing from it. I don't know why but everytime i got a new casing for this phone, there must be something missing. First, i bought a silverish casing, and the missing part is the memory card knob. Then i bought a black one, the missing part is the POWER BUTTON. Lastly, i bought this black silver casing, and the missing part is the CROSS BUTTON (Navigational Button). Dang! :p

*:i will post the pictures soon. So keep your eyes on this site. :p