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Thursday, September 29, 2005

phrase of the day: "If they cannot comprehend that we did not do this for the money, then they will never be able to be successful in their attempt(s).."

The first part of the sentence struck home when Mr.J said it. I cannot write down his full name coz it wud cause a polemic n endanger both our parties. I wish I cud write his name since it wud b n honor since not many people are able 2meet let alone speak with him.. yesterday i happened 2pass by n asked 4his availability.. he was in a meeting but was willing 2c me. btw u'd kno who he is if u read news on current indonesian internet conditions,especially on detik :) anywho.. back to the phrase.. those words are said by the fortunate few who enjoys their work.. and are usually successful (which is true in this case)...

This logic is very contradictory. how can some1 do something not for the money, and yet still b filthy rich? those that are in it for the money sometimes also get rich, but r usually not happy.. people like Mr.J (i'd state some more people,but it'd b 2risky hehe ), not only enjoy their work, they dont look for the money, and yet the money is there! he just freed a very important tool in our internet service from capitalism. he made it free.. but how can he make a living out of that? many of his services are free, and yet he can somehow always make the money come.. a businessman with a concience..

A secret he thought me was (one of those enlightment days) "dont be greedy" if people think ur greedy, then dats d end 4u. but how can u get money if u only ask for little? "there are many ways to make money", he said. "clear ur mind and b open 2different dimentions of a market.. dont focus and deplete a target market".. so we've been trying 2take his advice n yet sometimes i still falter thinking "we cudve gotten much more out of dat deal" and such.. good thing i met him again n shared stories yesterday.. he gave so much advice n information dat i wished i'd ask his advice so long ago coz it wudve been so much easier, n yet im glad i didnt coz thru d xperience, ive gained so much..

A man who if given a cigarette company to run, would increase cigarette consumption of Indonesians by many times over... haha coz he'd give the cigarettes 4free! he 1nce told me how 2make it possible n still make large profits haha.. Mr.J is a man who's usually behind d scene (except d last couple o weeks when he turned into a celebrity huehehe) has made it cheaper for us to access the internet. not cheap as in access cost, but a much faster access speed.. so cheap in the value sense. and he did it all with help from friends all for free.. but how does he gain financial value from this action? this he just smiled n did not share his secret.. and i wudnt bother him wit questions about it since its just a matter of time till the rippling effect starts.. hehe here's 2u Mr.J

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Monday, September 26, 2005

[conversation between Lord Kiyori and his 6year old grandson, Genji]

Lord Kiyori: I have the power of seeing the future, your uncle has it, and you will soon also have it.
Lord Genji: Does that mean I can avoid the bad things that may happen to me in the future?
Lord Kiyori: Knowing does not mean you can avoid things.
Lord Genji: Then what's the use of knowing before they happen?
Lord Kiyori: It is not a matter of usefullness or not, nor is it a matter of being able to choose or not. They are all side-stories and not the essence. They can blur your thoughts instead of clearing it. Blessing or curse, wanted or not, YOU HAVE IT. You cannot ignore it for it would mean ignoring your own mind. You can either utilize it or it will utilize you...

-SAMURAI-

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Avian Flu...

has been a problem the last couple of years in the Asia region. yet our government has never tried to fully address the problem. when chickens were infected, the government told people its ok to consume poultry. feel sorry for those in the poultry business and eat chicken is the message. R U KIDDING ME?!?! they'd actually put economy ahead of lives?? these things are normal in the economic cycle world. it is a risk people have to take when dealing with a business! and then when a new strain of the virus evolved from pigs, again there were no precaution. even now as the virus has spreaded and infected animals within the zoo, the government again took a long time to close the facility. the animal tests have started since September 5 and yet theyve only closed the zoo 14days later.

last nite i saw the smug-faced jakarta governor, sutiyoso, claimed he had put extra efforts in isolating infections by filtering the poultry entering the city and blablabla.. very contradictory to what his staff stated: "the law does not permit us to forcefully annihilate poultry that have been infected if the owner rejects it"(www.detik.com). what a joke! these government officials need to get their priorities straight!

It makes me sick that "even now, government officials are publicly congratulating themselves on a job well done in isolating the virus, often by just holding a press conference and spinning BALD-FACED LIES about their efforts. this is what happens when you hire cronies instead of experts. when the time comes to actually do their jobs, they scatter like cockroaches after the lights have been flipped on"[quoting from here].

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

and the ants get the "small change" contract :D

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haaaah... even the great UNDP is a dissapointment.. it seems dat anythin dat touches Indonesian or its protokol suddenly turns from white to grey or even black..

dammit this is really putting a dent into my spirit for business in indonesia..
its time to set the dogs on UNDP.

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Monday, September 19, 2005

The Forest of Endonesa

Since a long long time ago, a great lion named CANNI had been chosen to rule all the forests in the world. Sometime ago, a new forest had started to flourish.. It was called Endonesa. To keep track of all the animals living in the forest, the lion gave the task to a great elephant named CINDI and requested for a tribute of 1 Lion Gold per registration, equalling 10 Endonesan Gold.

CINDI's task is to register all of the new born animals, making sure no names are the same, and categorize them by class (avian, mammal, etc). CINDI must also take note of the animals's contact address and name changes.. An elephant never forgets, but seeing the rate of animals being born, CINDI did not want to take any chances and wrote down all the names. As the list grew longer and longer, CINDI had to work full time and also needed lots of money to buy utensils to support her work. CINDI decided to also ask for a fee. This fee to buy utensils and keep her fully concentrated is 75 Endonesan GOld. Another problem arose as the numbers of registrants grew. CINDI was busy and too old to go around asking animals to pay their debt, so CINDI appointed a ferocious tiger named PAT. The tiger's job is to bill the animals that haven't paid. Though the tiger is not a king, it is ferocious and vicious enough to scare most animals in the forest. This tiger wanted a 50% share of the fee so the fee was unavoidably increased to 150 Endonesan Gold.

In the times that passed, the tiger became more selfish and decided to not give the full 50% of the fee owed to CINDI. Nor would it want to provide the list of animals that have paid. This condition started to pamper with CINDI's productivity level. It is unable to buy sufficient utensils and mostly rely on charities. It also cannot take part in annual meetings of inter-forest animal registrators since it does not have the funds required to make the journey.

These problems are added by another as CANNI asked for a yearly tribute from all the animals in all forests. Seeing the partnership arrangement with PAT was deteriorating, CINDI decided to ask the help of a small team of ants to help design a method to bill the animals yearly without the help of PAT. They found a solution. When implemented, animals will only be registered after they pay. Their registration will be renewed on every birthday and if they do not pay, then it must be considered that they are dead and their names may be reused. This way, PAT will no longer be needed to bill the animals.

Upon knowing this, PAT was angry. He gave a warning to all the animals in the forest to not agree to the new method. Most animals were afraid, but some of the larger animals still followed with a cautious step. The tiger was not just ferocious and powerful, but it was also sly and tricky. He was able to manipulate the uncertainty into lies and deception and used them against CINDI. The peak of the battle was when PAT decided to state that CINDI was incapable of managing the animal population list of Endonesa and pushed for CINDI's resignation.

CANNI was a busy lion with kingdoms to rule and thus this problem cannot be handled right away. But all the animals in Endonesa were confused and asked for a swift resolution. PAT then decided one-sidedly to bring in a wise animal the Sea Turtle named FOMINKO as a mediator. PAT knows that FOMINKO is slow and unable to manage the list, and if manipulated can become a precious ally. It was decided that CINDI would resign and an organization consisting of many animals in the forest will take over to guarantee just and fairness. This was in favor of PAT since he struck fear and had authority over most of the animals. In the end it was decided that PAT and CINDI would settle their disputes while in the meantime FOMINKO is to temporarily take over the duties of CINDI until the new organization is ready. The appointment of FOMINKO backfired on PAT because it turns out the turtle is fully neutral and still has some resources that can manage the list of names.

FOMINKO had a problem though. The list was written in elephant language and is therefore unable to fully read it. It only knows of the names already being used, but does not know of the animals' birthdays and contact address. During this confusion, the ants that helped CINDI decided to help FOMINKO. They contacted FOMINKO and explained who they were and their position in this matter. FOMINKO then decided to call the ants to give a presentation.

During the presentation, the ants explained that they were first involved as a research entity. They are capable of fluently using elephant language and can help the animal name management of the Endonesa Forest if permitted. When asked what mission the ants had on this matter, they answered it was purely business and they have no intention of taking part in both the political battles nor taking over the management. FOMINKO had trouble reading the language, while the ants are able. So why not have a partnership agreement they stated.. If CINDI were still in charge, they would have offered the same thing, if PAT will be in charge in the future, they will also offer the same. Although the ants cannot provide free service, they realize that this is a for the sake of the forest and so their offer will be reasonable.

And thus is the current state of the Endonesan Forest. Until all matters are settled, newborn animals are unable to register nor alter their names. It is a shame that although the animals are aware of who is at fault and who is not, they are unwilling, or only have self-interest in their agendas, to state their opinion in a formal level.

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Monday, September 12, 2005

The new RATU Formation ROCKS!

I never liked d old ratu.. i duno y but they dont seem original.. i knew bout d new formation 4a while now, but just heard them sing sometime ago on prambors when they promoted their album.. Maya Dhani hav 3kids but still sizzlin hot while Wulan is a total babe with a sultry voice.. they sang TTM (teman tapi mesra) live n i was hooked.. hot, nice song, good lyrics (still have ku-mu-ku-mu), recognizable voice, n of course they're "naughty" hehe..
here's their lyric of Teman Tapi Mesra


Teman Tapi Mesra
-Ratu-

aku punya teman
teman sepermainan
kemana ada dia selalu ada aku

dia amat manis
juga baik hati
dia selalu ada
waktu untuk membantuku

namun aku bingung
ketika dia bilang cinta
dan dia juga katakan
tuk ingin jadi kekasihku

reff:
cukuplah saja berteman denganku
janganlah kau meminta lebih
ku tak mungkin mencintaimu
kita berteman saja
teman tapi mesra

aku memang suka pada dirimu
namun aku ada yg punya
lebih baik kita berteman
kita berteman saja
teman tapi mesra

aku punya teman
teman sepermainan
kemana ada dia selalu ada aku

namun aku bingung
ketika dia bilang cinta
dan dia juga katakan
tuk ingin jadi kekasihku

repeat reff

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SUCKY WEEKEND

a weekend wasted on the road and a weekend of losing money...

Saturday:
a day for fixing d car... the car's handling is bad and the tires r worn out.. the tires cost IDR 420k each. i bought 2 tires.. just as the balancing and spooring was about to start, the mechanic said u have some broken parts... the Tire Boot Axe and Tire Rod... okeey... how much do they cost.. about IDR300k.. the assembling took a very long time coz the parts are way inside d car so dey had 2take the wheel parts all apart... all in all, it took about 5hours (9am-2pm) with a total cost of IDR 1.3mill..

about 11pm, Mr. I, a biz associate, called n asked 4a meeting.. i asked who wud b ther n was told it wud probably be just 4 of us (me, wenang, Mr.I, Mr.L)... okay, but im wearing unfit clothes 4a meeting coz i wudnt b able 2change clothes in time.. he said it was allrite.. so at 3pm i headed 2his office and 2my horror ther wer 2other people there.. they wer all in office clothes while i entered wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and sandals.. >.<"' Finally got home @7pm.. Sunday:
In d mornin i drove my cousin 2a tryout (4 civil servant applicants)... suddenly the steering and wheels didnt feel right... it veered rite n left when i drive over 100kph.. so after dropping off my cousin, i went back 2d shop... the spooring was still guaranteed.. i was so tired of drivin dat i headed straight home n dropped dead on my bed @2pm... i was awakaned @4pm coz i hav a wedding party 2 attend dat nite.. the place was @TMII gedung Adiguna (or somethin like it)..

So i arrived @7pm n d wedding was so lavish.. it was grandeour.. so i put the "envelope" in the box n entered... haaah?!?!?! the bride was so beautiful!! dont mean 2b rude, but d bride im invited 2 was not haha... well d joke was on me dat nite coz the building had 2weddings n d1 i was invited 2 was in another room... ther goes IDR200k.... the building owner provided another envelope n wit a heavy heart inserted another 200k.. :'(

WEEKEND SUCKED!!!

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Thursday, September 08, 2005

as i took the car out of the garage and left my house to go to the office, i turned on d radio and tuned in to Radio SK (93.2FM), a song was just starting... it was rap.. i listened to the opening lyrics and started laughing... not laughing coz the song was funny, but bcoz it should never have been allowed 2b recorded in d 1st place let alone b aired live around 8am... haha.. here's the lyric below.. remember FOR ADULTS (or those dat thinks like adults hehe) ONLY!!!


ME SO HORNY
by:2 live crew

What'll we get for ten dollars?
Every'ting you want
Every'ting?
Every'ting
Ooh! don't do that, baby! ahh!

Hold on to this! oh, sock it to me! aaahh!
Ooohh!

Chorus (repeated during breakdowns):
Ahh! me so horny!
Me love you long time!

Verse 1: [brother marquis]
Sittin' at home with my dick on hard
So I got the black book for a freak to call
Picked up the telephone, then dialed the 7 digits
Said, yo, this marquis, baby! are you down with it?
I arrived at her house, knocked on the door
not having no idea of what the night had in store
I'm like a dog in heat, a freak without warning
I have an appetite for sex, 'cause me so horny

Chorus

Verse 2: [fresh kid ice]
Girls always ask me why I fuck so much
I say what's wrong, baby doll, with a quick nut?
'cause you're the one, and you shouldn't be mad
I won't tell your mama if you don't tell your dad
I know he'll be disgusted when he sees your pussy busted
Won't your mama be so mad if she knew I got that ass?
I'm a freak in heat, a dog without warning
My appetite is sex, 'cause me so horny

Chorus

Verse 3: [brother marquis]
You can say I'm desperate, even call me perverted
But you say I'm a dog when I leave you fucked and deserted
I'll play with your heart just like it's a game
I'll be blowing your mind while you're blowing my brains
I'm just like that man they call georgie puddin' pie
I fuck all the girls and I make 'em cry
I'm like a dog in heat, a freak without warning
I have an appetite for sex, 'cause me so horny.

Chorus

Breakdown(4x):
Ahh! hold on to this! oh, sock it to me!

Chorus

Verse 4: [fresh kid ice]
It's true, you were a virgin until you met me
I was the first to make you hot and wetty-wetty
You tell your parents that we're goin' out
Never to the movies, just straight to my house
You said it yourself, you like it like I do
Put your lips on my dick, and suck my asshole too
I'm a freak in heat, a dog without warning
My appetite is sex, 'cause me so horny

Chorus

Breakdown (repeated till end of track):

Fuckie suckie. me fuckie suckie.

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Who Can We Trust Now?????

It started when out of desperation and feeling hopeless, i blurted out a non-elegant question: "so who can we trust now?" The answer was Mr. H, Mr.T, and Mrs. L.. These people wer strangers 2me.. i only knew of their status and position..

I then asked 4a meeting with Mr.H, the closest person whom i believe was reachable (note: reachable != lowest position).. the person was super bz but i managed 2 schedule a meeting with him later dis week(2moro).. during dis week (tuesday) i had a meeting wit a Mr. D, some1 who i believed was not related 2any1 of the above 3people, to discuss other bizniz..

After discussing wit him, he blurted out.. "this product of urs might interest Mrs. L.." i asked "is this Mrs. L the person that used 2b [censored] at [censored]?"... "yes she is..."

On d phone he asked her "do u hav time next week? u might want 2c their solution"... after chit chat and negotiatin' the time, it was decided dat next week we would present 1of our products to Mrs. L and Mr. T.. "Mr.T?" i asked.. "who is he?(tryin desperately 2hide my delight)" "he's a team member of Mrs. L and a subordinate of Mr. H"...

huehehe... 2morro Mr. H, next week Mrs. L and Mr. T.... wats d probability rate of dat?! and all bcoz i asked "who can we trust?" but trust cannot be fully implemented anywher in business.. so although this is a great opportunity, there is a quote i like dat u can read on Mr.Benny's (my former lecturer) calendar on his desk "I have no enemies. I have no friends. I only have competitors." its sad, i kno.. but dats reality in bizniz.

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Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Life is about choices

Life is filled with fork roads of many things.. We face fork roads all the time n yet we do not realize it. What to eat, what to wear, which path to take 2d office.. Each road has its consequences and we decide the path we take based on our knowledge. Either something dat was taught 2us or by experience.. Windows of opportunities open and close in front of our eyes and yet we never take notice of them.. the chance to chat wit a boy/girl u like, the right moment to strike a deal, the right moment to interrupt some1 talking.. all these windows open and close in a flash..

chances and choices pass us every day.. it is a shame if we cannot see or realize them.. because when we see them, we will be ready to take every road conciously and hopefully, with no regrets in the future...

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Friday, September 02, 2005

to plan, or not to plan...
that is the question...

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feelin down when other r happy...
...so purple...
Not anymore... thank you :)

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If you've ever seen me wearing sandals, u'd recognize dat im not comfortable in them..
I still trip over them and sometimes even get my toes cut by asphalt.. when i walk fast, they somehow always manage to slip off and slide 10meters in front of me (which could be quite embarassing depending on d people present)..

10years living in Indonesia and I still cant wear a sandal hahaha...

wat does sandals have over shoes anyway? they dont protect ur feet from heat, rain, or dirt.. u cant run in them.. they used 2b cheap, but now they're as expensive (well close enough) as shoes..

i only wear sandals in campus coz they're easier 2take off when u need 2pray.. or i dont have time 2put on shoes when leaving the house, so i slip on a sandal and put my shoes in the car... even when driving i'd rather not wear sandals.. so sandals r only of use to those dat r lazy? *grins*

im not sayin dis coz i cant wear a sandal... really.. :p

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Thursday, September 01, 2005

A conversation with my 4year old cousin 2day:

(we were in the room dat faces d tree..the window open directly facing the bamboo tree..)
cousin: (looked out d window @d tree)
me: (trying 2scare her) how bout if u sleep on that tree (pointing 2d bamboo tree) tonight?

cousin: okay.. im not scared..
me: y rn't u scared? wouldn't it be scary sleeping alone on the tree?
cousin: nope.. thers some1 2accompany me..
me: who wud accompany u sleep on the tree?
cousin: that man on the tree...
me: is ther some1 on the tree?
cousin: yes..
me: who is on the tree?
cousin: some man..
me: can you see him now?
cousin: no..
me: so when is he there?
cousin: he's only there at night..

the conversation took some time because she felt "disturbed" by my questions and constantly tried to distract me and change d subject with each question..

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The word circulating within the Government...
the reason why the Indonesian Rupiah has been drastically weakening is because those dat are being accused of corruption are angry and have decided to use their resources (billions of dollars of corrupted money) to pressurize the president and his government by manipulating the IDR..

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