Sushi Academy

Hueheheh....setelah sekian lama menahan diri, akhirnya ga kuat juga buat bikin sushi sendiri...semua bahan bahan di beli di Setiabudhi supermarket. Karena masih pemula jadi cm buat Nigiri ma Maki (plus sashimi kali sisa salmonnya...hehe). Ada temen gw yg sama sekali lom pernah makan sushi, so I invited him over...walo dia sempet nanya,
"Yang buat sushinya sapa?"
"Ya gw lah, dodol, kan dah gw bilang gw bikin sushi ntar"
"Ouwh...",...gw ga tau dia bilang ouw ato ouch....hehehe
dan akhirnya dia dateng, dia makan, and he hated sushi...hihihi
btw...more sushi to come...so be prepared

The Mind Gym - Impact

Hasil dari TheMindGym , lucunya sama persis sama hasil evaluasi boss gw ke gw...hihihi...artinya boss gw jago nilai orang

You are an Adapter

As your scores are a mix of Carer (38.0) , Professional (30.0) and Driver (32.0) you are an Adapter.

Adapters are people who are a combination of each of the other three styles. You see the merits in focusing on people, on getting things done and on quality. You value flexibility and taking a balanced approach to any situation.

You can often take the role of peacekeeper in a disagreement as you quickly see and empathise with each of the different perspectives.

Adapters like to adapt, experiment, be open to change, make sure bases are covered and options considered. You sometimes feel pulled in many directions by their different motivations. Stuck with a problem! I?ll work out a way to find a solution, is your natural response

* At your best: flexible, adaptable, collaborative, mediator, jack of all trades
* At your worst: weak, political, all-pleasing, conviction-less, master of none
* What you hate: people who are stuck in their ways; obstinacy; extreme behaviours
* The perfect person if . . . you want to manage all possible eventualities.

My Day

This concludes my day....

Save Ass

Something u sudnt do!!!!

Braindead Festival

Must have been a real knock in the head, gw dateng ke kantor dg rambut acak2an lupa nyisir. Ga pernah kejadian seumur-umur. Untung yg liat cuma tukang parkir, bbrp supir, satpam...krn gw lsg ke kamar mandi, basahin rambut dikit dan nyisir ala tarzan pake jari...it's braindead festival...caused by a bunch of idiotics morons.

Life does UNFAIR and idiots does EXIST

Fact of the day....sigh

Man, Soccer and Beers

"Cowo tu harus suka bola, kalo cowo ga suka bola brarti aneh", tats what my friend (a she) told me when we had a conversation a couple of weeks ago. Dan ga cuma dia, gw rasa banyak yg masih punya anggapan klise seperti itu. Kasian bgt kalo gw pikir, pemikiran klise yg dibentuk sejak ratusan tahun yg lalu....Well HEYYYY....reality check guys, we're living in 2007, 21st century where soccer is not the only sport arround. I my self is a race addict (cars only), I love nascars, WRC, WTCC, DTM and offcourse, F1 grand prix, those are 21st century sports where man and machines combined. Yet....many thinks if I dun dig soccer...I'm not man enough?!?!?! Ada yg argumen kalo balapan sih cm gitu2 aja, bosen, gian, ga macho......ga macho gimana?!? Driving in 300kmh and enduring 3x G-force for an hour is not macho?!? Even an F-16 pilots can only endure those kind of G-force in 15mnts max in a dogfight. It's just a matter of choice, I chose 21st century, Hi adrenaline and Hi speed sport rather than a century old soccer game, I chose to learn how to put my car in slipstream and slingshot forward rather than how to shake the ball, it's my choice and I think it's a choice to be respected.
Another example is today, I had a conv with my best friend, she told me that one of her kolig won't drink even when they were all out all nite drinking. She said, wats the point of hanging out with friends who drinks when he's not even drinks beer?!? I said, he chose to be with his friend, sharing the good times, without boost, wats wrong with it? It's his choice, he values the good companies, not the beers. I used to hang out with junkies....but I don't do drugs, they are loyal and good friends, I like them and they don't even bother when I do Vitamin C and not the "pills".
It's 21st century when all the options are available, people are free to make their choice and sud be respected.
Bukannya "perbedaan" yang makes life more interesting?

U2 moment

It was close to midnight...the street of Jakarta was beautiful, after having a long tiring
day...and tyres day (see prev post)...dealing with crapy client...the
song STAY by U2 gives a sooting sensation, played it over and over and
over till I reached home...thanks god I closed the day with great
food, great companions, and superb song...yeah...I'm having my U2
moment

Double Flat Tyres?!?

Huh!?!? Cud it be worse?!? Pas didepan TVRI ban belakang kiri gw mengeluarkan bunyi2 aneh, darn....I got flat one!!! Gw paksain mpe turun jembatan dikit biar agak landai, parked my car dan untungnya ada tukang ban deket situ, dia bantuin ganti ben serep gw. Gw sempet kepikiran skalian aja tambal bannya tp krn gw males nunggu ya gw langsung cabut, ga sampe 2 km dari tempat itu....I got another flat...dan itu ban serepnya.....MY GOD!!!!!!!! Wat the hell is wrong with my tyre?!?! Double flat in less than 15 mnts?!?! Tats gotta be a record....paling bete pas gw telp perusahan leasing gw, dia punya service emergency 24 jam, tp dengan berbagai alasan dia ga mo bantu, dia bilang kalo ban bocor bukan emergency, pelanggan harus bisa atasi sendiri, well....dickhead...it won't be an emergency if I still have spare tyre....akhirnya dia mau kirim ban serep, tapi dengan catatan mohon nunggu dan bisa ga cari angkot terus cari tukang tambal ban?!?! Gw jawab, "bisa ga tau saya bicara dengan siapa supaya saya bisa tulis email resmi ke perusahaan bapak bagaimana servise OR*X ke saya?" Akhirnya tanpa ba bi bu lagi dia janji jalan secepatnya.....tapi....dah sejam nih, kok blom nongol juga mereka?!?!

My TRANSFORMERS

They're cute eh?
Yeap those little cars might not transformed into hitech robot but they might turn into something else someday. Here's the thing, my company has been giving out this cars as a symbolic of Engine of Growth, it's the thing to recognize your achievement or "good deeds" in the company. Ntar tiap 6 bln diadain lelang, these cars will act as the "money", so the more u have, the richer u are, and the bigger ur chance to win the bid. Yang di lelang dari happy "dugem" hours ampe grand prize nya seperti PS3...wow...uhuh I heard that...but there's a catch...sigh, kalo lo menang bid grand prize, u get to choose between three envelops, one of them is the grand prize, others? well...still worthed tapi ga semahal grand prize. I won last years grand prize, black iPod Nano 8gigs....SOLD...wakakak....i dun like iPod anyway....hihihihi...wonder what next grand prize is?!?!? hmmmm....triple the sallary?!?!? hihihihi

Broadband Develops

Internet...dulu cuma mimpi punya internet pribadi dirumah...hell I didn't even noe how to use IRC back in Highschool, now look at me, I can't even live a day without internet...and I need it to be broadband...sigh...manusia, ga pernah puas. So here's how my broadband develops

1997
say hello to home internet, inget temen gw yg namanya Aip punya internet di rumah, kalo ga salah dia pake salah satu ISP lokal di bandung. Waktu lebaran dia pulang kampung ke Prembun (di jawa tengah), trus dia minjemin modemnya sama user/password ISPnya, masih ada sisa dari paket 30jam/bln. kecepatan kurang dari 64kbps/8kBps tapi gw dah hepi banget.
1999
ProNet hadir di bandung, masih dialup 63kpbs, paket 45rb u/ 10 jam internet...soalnya masih memperhitungkan pulsa telpon rumah....10 jam?!?!? yeah sure
2001
disconected....hiks
2003
back to ProNet, this time with unlimited package 82rb/month...hell yeah...disaster for my phone bill.
2004
Internet go mobile...yahoooooooooooooo....I got my N-Gage and a GPRS connection, masi mahal sih, tapi mayan bisa chat di YM pake agile trus cek friendster. waktu itu 30rp/KB
2005
Blackberry era has come, I got my first blackberry handheld with 24-7 internet connection, not free thou, but wat the hell, the company paid all the bills anyway...hihihi
2006
Sobat gw di singapore bener2 nyebelin...she always brag about how fast her connection was, how cheap it was dan betapa dia hobi donlod film dari youtube...sucks...akhirnya gw ga tahan dan pake Speedy...wow...512kbps bowk, keren...330rb/750Megs trus nambah jadi 1 gig, tapi masa kejayaan speedy ga berlangsung lama...kecepatan makin turun sampe kadang dibawah dialup
2007
So long speedy...I'm moving to XL-Centrin unlimited 300rb/bln. cuma dapet 100kbps sih, tapi mayan dibanding dialup and it's mobile....hmmm...cuma sebulan dan gw ga puas...hihihi...back to broadband again...but WIRELESS...thanks to telkomsel flash now I have 3.2Mbps for 40hours/month with only 200k to pay...but...I'm still thinkin about that unlimited package from myGPRS...hmmm...we'll c

hihihi...memang panjang perjuangan gw buat konek ke internet

Durian Pancakes

Mau?

Roaming Bro?

Gw punya kebiasaan, jelek mungkin, untuk menirukan dialek orang yg sedang gw ajak bicara. It comes naturally as I always find it hard to resist. Dimana aja gw berada ato sama siapapun, dialek jawa kalo ngomong ma org jawa, dialek batak kalo ama orang batak ato gi di terminal/pasar (wakakak), I talk Sing-glish when I'm in spore/malay, dan yang paling parah.....bahasa indonesia pun bisa jadi logat bule kagok kalo gi ngomong ma bule/org asing yang bisa bahasa indonesia tapi masi kagok logatnya. kalo gw perhatiin, banyak temen2 gw juga sama, suka pindah logat tergantung sapa lawan bicaranya...hihihi...Roaming ya bro?

MASMIA - Reviewed

Stephen Chow goes Indonesia...yes...that is exactly wat this movie feels. Without good story line and hardly any moral comes from this movie, only "Lie wont get you anywhere but trouble". But its a comedy, the main purpose is to make people laugh....and I must say it serves it purpose very well. I don't give a damn how bad the rating is, and how awful the critics are, I mean, they're using the wrong measurement, they're rating comedy based on story..?!?!?!?...its like measuring racing car by its beauty...not its speed or torque. This movie is worth your money, I'm getting the dvd when its available. There are two scenes that really made me laugh sooooo hard and soooooo long, I dont wanna become a spoiler but I'll give you a hint "Fire" and "Horas"...you gotta watch the movie to find out which scene.
watch the preview here

Impulsive Buying : very-very dangerous!!!!!

How many time you have a sudden urge to buy something,? just because it's there in front of you and you squeeze your brain to find a reason why you need it? And when you can't find it you ensure your self that you will need it somehow and end up making impulsive purchase? Gw yakin sekali seumur hidup pasti ada (ato berkalii-kali?!?). Biasanya gara2 kita ngeliat satu item yg harganya turun atau barang yang unik yg sulit dicari. Semalem (but I didn't buy it....thx God) gw ke ambas, like always, parked my car at ITC dan nyebrang lewat jembatan sambung yg banyak penjual handphone. Ga tau kenapa gw iseng (padahal emang sering gitu) nanya2 harga w950i bekas, masi garansi resmi mpe april 08, harga ngasi 2.5 belum ditawar. HAH?!?!?! SERIUS?!?!? Kan harga baru 3.5, baru dipake 2bln plg jatuh 3.2 lah. Gw curiga ada yg aneh, ternyata dia blg dia dapet murah gara2 awalnya kekunci. Gw terima alesannya tp masih mikir, gw puter2 dan ternyata rata2 kondisi sama masi diatas 3. I decided to buy it. Lagi jalan ke toko yg tadi, ada ide buat pura2 jual w950i (padahal ga punya) buat nawar O2 sync. Guess wat...dia cm mo nerima 1.6 juta buat my invisible w950i. Shocked dong, gw nanya napa ternyata dia bilang tadi sore SE ngedarin price list baru, w950i dari 3.5jt free fall ke 2.5, dan masi banyak toko jual di 3.5, biasa cari untung gede, ga bilang ke customer. Trus gw tanya SE dia belagak pilon, wajarlah, to protect retailers, I wud do the same. Pnasaran gw probing ke 4 toko laen dan gw tembak gw dapet info uda turun, akhirnya mereka kasi harga 2.5juta, 2.435 modal mereka. Bused....ampir gw ketipu...tapi tep aja itu dah mo ke atm ambil duit buat beli, thx god my wife called and I stupidly told her I was going to buy w950i cos this and that.....and.....you noe the rest....tipikal nasib para suami....hihihi
Anyway, think twice before making impulsive purchase or go arround the block to cool off and maybe you forgot about it. And for music lovers and touch screen lovers.....it's time to dig w950i.......hohoho.....unless u have a wife
Hihihi

Begundal Lanang Jahanam

Had a conversation with my buddy just now, and he's using Mobile YM in his Blackberry phone that is tends to locks up if recievin too much data from YM. So I did, as my instinct told me, I bombard him with a lot of text, I copied-pasted a word document and was trying to "kill" his BB, and suddenly he answered me with, "BEGUNDAL LANANG JAHANAM....jangan sok2 copy paste ya". I laughed hard, I mean, it's been ages since I heard that line, back when I was in Surabaya it's a common words, like Jancok (althou no one knows wat it means)....hihihi...somehow I miss those words. Tinggal cari ke sapa mo gw lemparin kata2nya...wakakak

Who cares?

Just another corner

Sushi Fools

ini buat yang sering ato yang mau makan sushi, gw dari dulu dah curiga ini kalo makan sushi pasti ada etiketnya, dari urutan pesenan sampe cara makan. Untungnya gw selama ini suka makannya di resto sushi yang franchise gitu, jadi ga seberapa malu-maluin kalo salah...hihihii...
Ada banyak site di internet tentang etiket makan sushi, dan semua rata2 ngalamin hal yg sama ma gw, yaitu bingung musti pesen apa dan cara makannya. Dibawah gw tulis rangkuman singkat dari smua site yg gw temuin ya, moga2 bermanfaat:

Sushi itu dulunya adalah makanan istimewa, biasa dimakan oleh para samurai jepang saat perang, kokinya dinamain Itamae. Kalo ngomong samurai pasti ga jauh2 dari adat yang kental. Jaman dulu para samurai sangat hormat pada Itamae, karena mereka sangat menghormati orang yang mengisi perut mereka tiap hari.
Ada empat macam sushi yang basic dan cara makannya,
Sashimi (potongan ikan mentah), biasa dipesan sebagai pembuka, bole pake sumpit ato tangan, campurin kecap asin sama sedikit wasabi di ujung piring kecil, celupin dikit aja ke wasabinya.
Nigiri (nasi pake ikan mentah diatasnya), kalo pake tangan pegang bagian ikan pake jempol dan bagian bawah nasi pake telunjuk, biasanya uda ada wasabi antara ikan dan nasi, jadi jangan nambah terlalu banyak, bisa dianggap penghinaan pada itamae, colek kecap dikit di bagian ikan jangan bagian nasi, makan sekali suap dengan ikan menghadap bawah dan menempel ke lidah, feel the texture.
Makisushi (nasi gulung pake isi dibungkus nori), cara makan sama seperti nigiri, sekali suap aja, jangan mpe malu-maluin pake makan setengah terus kita sibuk ngumpulin pecahan nasinya di piring.
Temaki (seperti ice cone pake nori), nah yang ini mpe sekarang gw ga nemu cara makannya, gw sih pake tangan terus makan dari ujung cone bawahnya....hihihi...ada yang tau?

terus kalo lama nunggu pesenan, mending ambil rebus kacang dulu...ga usa sok di campur wasabi makan kacangnya...hehe...ada satu lagi yaitu acar jahe (weksss) dulu gw ga ngerti buat apa, ternyata itu buat nge-"reset" lidah lo supaya rasa ga campur aduk. Jadi tiap lo ganti tipe sushi ato jenis ikannya, mending makan dulu acar ini selembar (sumpah aneh bgt rasanya). Itu aja, satu lagi kalo emang lo makan di sushi bar beneran ama real japs yg kokinya, better baca2 dulu di internet etiketnya...
HAPPY SUSHI DIPPING......!!!!!!

Hi there embrio!!!

Hi there little dude...you've been there for almost 3 weeks and u didn't tell me?!?!?
even when I came knocking on your door several times?!?! well, I guess you were too bussy moving into your new place, well take your time honey, you got 9 months to prep, make sure u buzz yer mom before coming out, she'd freak out if you cought her unprepared...hihi...kay little dude, c u soon

The most talked about Day in history

Is it new year?
Is it someone's birthday or death?
Is it Independence day?
Is it lebaran or xmas?
NO!!!!!!!!
IT'S MONDAY....
Mama Oscar Nano Delta Alpha Yankee!!!
YEAP....it's the most talked about day in mankind history, why?!?! Coz people always whine about monday, monday is horrible, monday is doom, monday we get to face the real world which is not pretty....and so the list goes on, mostly negative. Just today I woke up and saw the status of my friends in YM, they are all complaining about monday...hihihi...and so I did too.