December 2013
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New Flyover in Jakarta: Will It Be the Answer?
As of today, Satrio Flyover in South Jakarta is officially opened for public traffic. The street has been widely notorious for its traffic jam during rush hours. Now that it is already opened, I wonder whether it works or fails to tackle this traffic jam “phantom” that has been haunting all of Jakartans all this… Continue reading
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Don’t Say Yoga is Boring before You Even Try!
So I saw this on my Twitter search result about yoga: “@Funniest_Joke: I’ve tried yoga, but I find stress less boring.”” I cannot stress how often I am asked if yoga is about sitting all the time and closing the eyes. That is meditation, which is part of doing yoga usually done after asanas but… Continue reading
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‘Rahasia’ Badan Lebih Lentur Minim Cedera
“Gila! Kok, bisa lentur gitu sih? Latihan berapa lama?” “Kok latihan baru (masukkan jumlah bulan atau tahun berlatih yoga), udah segitu lenturnya?” “Aku dah latihan yoga segini lama tapi kok belum selentur itu ya?” “Kamu dari bayi makannya karet ya? Lentur banget.” “Kamu latihan tiap hari ya? Bisa sampai selentur itu?” “Gimana caranya bisa nekuk… Continue reading
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Tidak Peduli Usia 90 Tahun, Pria Inggris Ini Selesaikan Pendidikan Doktoralnya
Seorang kakek yang pernah ikut berperang dalam Perang Dunia II menyelesaikan pendidikan doktornya (S3) 1 bulan setelah merayakan ulang tahunnya yang ke-90. Eric Woof, sang kakek yang dulu bekerja sebagai pengajar, merayakan prestasinya itu. Ia meraih gelar Ph.D. dari Lancaster University, setelah 74 tahun meninggalkan dunia kampus. Woof yang tumbuh sebagai anak seorang pekerja pelabuhan… Continue reading
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How to Tell Someone is a Hacker or a Cracker
First of all, before liberally label some cyber criminals ‘hackers’, let me tell you how “hacker” and “cracker” carry slightly yet important difference of meaning. The first has gotten its notoriety these recent years because laymen like me only know that hackers tend to commit hateful, law-violating crimes such as intruding into your personal web… Continue reading
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3 Cool Things to Do Instead of Plunging into the Annual Debate on ‘Merry Christmas’
Global climate change might be changing all the patterns of humanity’s life. But what one thing it can’t alter? Human’s ultimate stubbornness, to stick to one issue and debate over it year by year until we reach the acme of insanity and complete saturation of SICKNESS. While I keep what I believe in for myself,… Continue reading
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Small Talks to Remember (Poligama – Politik dan Agama)
Alkisah di sebuah mobil yang melaju di jalan Jakarta. Dua orang berbicara. Aku terpana, di sana, dengan kata-kata mereka, yang berguna. Mungkin Anda juga menyukainya. Atau mencerca. Silakan saja. Tak perlu malu ungkapkan rasa. Katakan apa adanya. Jadi demikianlah isi cerita. Y: “Aku begini ini dilihat orang kayaknya agamais banget.. Apa gitu lah pokoknya. Spiritual… Continue reading
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3 Public Speaking Tips from a Shy Guy
Public speaking has always been and will always be so hard for introverted shy people, like me or some of you. And the best thing that inescapably has to come to introverted people is when they need (or are made) to come up in front or up on the stage to speak, deliver speech, lead,… Continue reading
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When Language is Your Passion…
You can naturally become a teacher. It is one inevitability, to say the least. One type of career you can pursue easily when no field of work is available is teaching. You may write days and nights without no one’s telling you to do so. Passion may murder the overly passionate sometimes. Thus, know you… Continue reading
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Day One at the Height
I was given an access card and it didn’t work. I managed to get into the lift but it turned out the lift on 39th floor is still out of service.There is no Internet connection other than my own. And now I am thirsty and want to sip some water but can’t find a water… Continue reading
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Trik Blogging via BlackBerry Tanpa Install Aplikasi WordPress
BlackBerry, ponsel ‘relatif pintar’ yang kerap menjadi bulan-bulanan pengguna smartphone lain ternyata bisa membuat blogger jadi lebih produktif. Alasannya tentu adalah tombol qwerty-nya yang masih terlalu nyaman untuk digadaikan dengan layar sentuh. Jika Anda suka blogging di platform WordPress (baik wordpress.com yang gratis dan praktis atau wordpress.org yang juga gratis tetapi memerlukan lebih banyak pengetahuan… Continue reading
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