..::: It's Peele-Peele Time :::..

iPad - Steve Jobs and Apple Did It Again..!!

2010-02-02T05:52:00.000-08:00

Sekali lagi, Steve Jobs dan Apple kembali membuktikan bahwa produk yang kreatif dari Apple tidak akan pernah hilang begitu saja. Setelah sukses dengan iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Apple Stores kini di awal tahun 2010, Apple kembali mengeluarkan produk yang bisa dibilang revolusioner dari sisi efektivitas, efisiensi, teknologi dan harga. Produk yang telah menjadi pembicaraan selama tahun 2009 kemarin akhirnya resmi diluncurkan pada tanggal 28 Januari 2010 kemarin. iPad, begitulah nama produk Apple terbaru ini

Kali ini, saya tidak membahas fitur-fitur yang ada pada iPad sendiri, melainkan saya ingin dari segi harga dan kreatifitas produk ini sendiri. Pertama, bicara soal harga, entah mengapa pada saat peluncuran kemarin dan kebetulan saya juga menunggu acaranya di CNBC, terbagi menjadi 2 (dua) sesi yakni, produk dan harga. Mengapa Apple membaginya, menurut saya disinilah kita dibawa oleh Apple dan Steve Jobs dalam suasana yang ‘excitement’ pada saat pengenalan produk dimana yang kita tahu sebagai Key Speaker yang handal dengan presentasi yang memukai, Steve memberikan informasi kepada para users maupun para investor. Mengapa investor, karena berbarengan dengan itu, sebelumnya harga saham Apple (APPL) di DJIA, dibuka naik dari penutupan kemarin dikarenakan peluncuran iPad ini dan kita tahu sama-sama apabila Apple mengeluarkan produk baru, selalu saja saham mereka naik apalagi setelah diketahui bahwa harga iPad ini ada di kisaran USD 499 – USD 899, tergolong murah sekali untuk teknologi tinggi saat ini. Teknologi tinggi bukan berarti harga harus tinggi juga, begitulah Apple mensiasati karena biasanya produk yang baru diluncurkan dengan fitur-fitur tinggi biasanya juga memiliki harga yang tinggi tetapi ini tidak berlaku bagi Apple lewat iPad nya.

Kedua, dari sisi kreatifitas, ada 1 (satu) sisi menarik dari iPad ini yakni iBooks. Yaa, inilah buku berjalan pertama yang ada di dunia menurut saya saat ini. Di iPad, kita tidak perlu susah payah membawa buku yang tebalnya ratusan halaman dengan beban yang berat. Di iPad, kita bisa menyimpan banyak sekali buku dengan ratusan halamannya dan tentunya… dengan berat yang sama dengan iPad. Kita bisa membacanya dengan kondisi terang bahkan gelap, sangat menarik bukan!! Nantinya kita gak perlu bawa buku segala secara fisik, ya gak :-)

Itulah mengapa saya bilang produk ini sangat revolusioner, semakin sering orang dimudahkan untuk segala aktifitas mulai dari internet, email, peta digital melalui iPad ini. Semoga saja di Indonesia kelak akan memiliki ‘the new Steve Jobs’ dengan produk dan konsep-konsep yang lebih kreatif dan revolusioner.

The Type of Brand Management

2010-01-11T06:47:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys, Meet me again. Well, I would like to story you now about Management. Within this blog I would like to tell you about the type of Brand Management. Well, Let's start.

A number of different types of brands are recognized. A "premium brand" typically costs more than other products in the same category. These are sometimes referred to as 'top-shelf' products. An "economy brand" is a brand targeted to a high price elasticity market segment. They generally position themselves as offering all the same benefits as a premium product, for an 'economic' price. A "fighting brand" is a brand created specifically to counter a competitive threat. When a company's name is used as a product brand name, this is referred to as corporate branding. When one brand name is used for several related products, this is referred to as family branding. When all a company's products are given different brand names, this is referred to as individual branding. When a company uses the brand equity associated with an existing brand name to introduce a new product or product line, this is referred to as "brand extension." [2]When large retailers buy products in bulk from manufacturers and put their own brand name on them, this is called private branding, store brand, white labelling, private label or own brand (UK). Private brands can be differentiated from "manufacturers' brands" (also referred to as "national brands"). When different brands work together to market their products, this is referred to as "co-branding". When a company sells the rights to use a brand name to another company for use on a non-competing product or in another geographical area, this is referred to as "brand licensing." An "employment brand" is created when a company wants to build awareness with potential candidates.

Companies sometimes want to reduce the number of brands that they market. This process is known as "Brand rationalization." Some companies tend to create more brands and product variations within a brand than economies of scale would indicate. Sometimes, they will create a specific service or product brand for each market that they target. In the case of product branding, this may be to gain retail shelf space (and reduce the amount of shelf space allocated to competing brands). A company may decide to rationalize their portfolio of brands from time to time to gain production and marketing efficiency, or to rationalize a brand portfolio as part of corporate restructuring.

A recurring challenge for brand managers is to build a consistent brand while keeping its message fresh and relevant. An older brand identity may be misaligned to a redefined target market, a restated corporate vision statement, revisited mission statement or values of a company. Brand identities may also lose resonance with their target market through demographic evolution. Repositioning a brand (sometimes called re-branding), may cost some brand equity, and can confuse the target market, but ideally, a brand can be repositioned while retaining existing brand equity for leverage.

Brand orientation is a deliberate approach to working with brands, both internally and externally. The most important driving force behind this increased interest in strong brands is the accelerating pace of globalization. This has resulted in an ever-tougher competitive situation on many markets. A product’s superiority is in itself no longer sufficient to guarantee its success. The fast pace of technological development and the increased speed with which imitations turn up on the market have dramatically shortened product lifecycles. The consequence is that product-related competitive advantages soon risk being transformed into competitive prerequisites. For this reason, increasing numbers of companies are looking for other, more enduring, competitive tools – such as brands. Brand Orientation refers to "the degree to which the organization values brands and its practices are oriented towards building brand capabilities” (Bridson & Evans, 2004).

The Blind Side – Extraordinary True Story of NFL Player USA

2010-01-08T15:34:00.000-08:00

The Blind Side – Extraordinary True Story of NFL Player USA

Hi all, Now I would like to story about an extraordinary film related with a true story of NFL Player in the US.

“The Blind Side” depicts the story of Michael Oher (Big Mike), a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher’s presence in the Touhys lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All American offensive left tackle.

Oher is a homeless and traumatized boy who become an All American football player and first round NFL. Living on the edge of gang bang boys area, Oher used to be lives close with drugs, alcohol, girls, violent but these are not influence him at much to be a protection of his family. He has 98% senses of protective instincts but at the same time he also has poor percentage of every lessons given by his school.

One day, when the teachers are in discussion about Oher, all of them are persistence about Oher, except one, when she read about what Oher write “ I look and I see white everywhere, white walls, white floors and a lot of white peoples. Teachers do not know if I do not understand whatever they teach. I do not want to listen to anyone especially the teachers. They giving a homework so I can do it by myself. I had never done a homework for all my life time. I went to the bathroom, looking to the mirror and say This is not Michael Oher.” Another is, Michael finally gets his driver's license, and SJ (Shawn Junior, as his brother) wants to pick out a new video game. SJ asks Michael to take him to the store, and Leigh Anne surprises Michael with a brand new Ford F-150, and not long after getting the truck, Michael crashes into an oncoming vehicle and "stops" the air bag from hitting SJ in the face.

A movie based on real events should be allowed some creative license. It's no high crime, for example, that the filmmakers skip over the fact that Oher became eligible to play college ball by padding his GPA with correspondence-course credits. The cheap grabs for emotional resonance in The Blind Side's screenplay gall far more than the film's elision of minor details. In real life, Oher pushed a trash-talking defensive lineman so far off the field of play that he was penalized for "excessive blocking." In the movie, the bile-spewing opponent comes with a racist, heckling dad, the better to give Leigh Anne (Sandra Bullock) an opportunity for righteous indignation.

This film is not a cost high-expensive film but it’s create a high impact of person life changing and mindset from instinct of protective to be a full left back NFL football player who protects his team as he protects his family. Somehow a low cost of film making is not always be a poor movie, this is an example

It's Peele - Peele Time..

2010-01-02T23:08:00.001-08:00

Coba ulangi terus-menerus kata yang ada di Logo di atas.. Kepikiran gak maksudnya apa? atau artinya apa? Sebenarnya sih aq gak sengaja bisa nemu kata-kata yang pas buat itu, bayangin cuma dalam waktu 30 menit..!!

Oke, begini proses nya.. Harusnya kalo kita mau nyari kata-kata atau nama yang sedikit nge-freak dikit, mestinya kan ada brainstorming session? minimal kalo mau brainstorming ada 2 (dua) orang kan.. At least sh segitu, tapi dengan sendirian bisa kok asal purpose nya bukan mencari sesuatu yang bisa dianggap besar nanti di masa depan dalam artian besar ini adalah ide yang brilian. BTW, aq ngomongin apa yach.. Lo kok jadi bingung sendiri nh.. :-)

Oke waktu itu jam 22.45 (Coba itung nyampe gak 30 menit) Peele-Peele sebenarnya aq cari dari kata "People" tadinya aq mo pake kata itu buat nama in Blog nya aq tapi kemudian kepikirian kalo "People" itu adalah nama Majalah yang sangat terkenal di Dunia dan gak mungkin dong aq pake, ntar jadi kayak kasus Bu Prita deh malah-malah jadi kasus besar Dunia.. Wkkwkwkwk, gak mungkin banget ya.. hehe.. Setelah searching di Internet ternyata memang domain nya dah ada sh :-(

Terus, jam 22.55, aq plesetin katanya jadi "Peeple", unik banget kupikir dan tadinya aq malas banget nyari apa domain nya udah kedaftar atau belum tapi demi Hak Cipta orang yang telah membuatnya jadi aq putusin nyari di Internet dan ternyata hasilnya memang udah ada yang pake sh :-( jadi batal lagi deh pake nya.. Peeple adalah situs social networking tapi mereke lebih suka nyebutnya social club, walaw masih under construction namun aq gak mau pake domain itu, lagi-lagi karena Hak Cipta orang..

Terus, jam 23.05, aq coba lagi break jadi kata "Peele" karena teringat banget dengan legenda sepakbola dunia asal Brazil, Pele. Aq coba search di Internet tentang Peele dan ternyata domain itu juga udah ada :-(

Setelah hampir 30 menit mikir, ternyata setelah aq ulangin terus menerus kata "Peele" akhirnya muncul ide untuk mengulang kata tersebut menjadi "Peele-Peele" alias kalo dibaca pake Bahasa menjadi "Pilih-Pilih" bukan artian pilih-pilih kasih ya.. hehehe.. Namun ini yang aq cari sebagai Trade Mark nya Blog aq.. Kelak nama ini mau aq patenkan menjadi domain website dan someday it'll will be become my own company as creative consultant.. Amiiinn..

Ya, begitulah 30 menit pencarian alias brainstorming session sendiri, dimulai pukul 22.45 dan selesai hampir pukul 23.15 (hampir 30 menit ya). Oke buddy, see u next time ya..

Kiss Marta - Jati Diri Budaya Indonesia

2010-01-02T08:34:00.001-08:00

Indonesia memang kaya akan nuansa budaya yang beragam, sehingga banyak seniman dunia yang mengapresiasikan karya nya dengan kultur dan suasana Indonesia. Kali ini Blog saya akan menampilkan Kiss Marta, seorang seniman yang berasal dari Hungaria.

Pada acara pameran lukisan yang diadakan di Gedung Bank Volks di kota Budapest, Duta Besar Indonesia menemukan elemen-elemen budaya Indonesia dalam setiap lukisan. Dalam setiap pakaian atau kain apapun dalam lukisan selalu terlihat corak batik. “Semua lukisan buah tanganku selalu menyandang budaya Indonesia,” demikian tukas Kiss Marta, sang pelukis kepada Duta Besar Indonesia sesat sebelum pameran tunggal tersebut diresmikan. Wajah-wajah yang dilukis bisa saja bukan orang Indonesia tetapi baju mereka selalu diberi corak Indonesia khususnya batik Jawa.

Dalam acara pembukaan pameran ini pada tanggal 4 September 2009 Duta Besar Mangasi Sihombing menggaris-bawahi peranan Kiss Martha dalam menjembatani Indonesia dan Hongaria dalam dunia seni dan budaya dengan memanfaatkan waktu yang singkat dalam perkenalan dengan Indonesia. Dicatat bahwa selain Kiss Martha, terdapat dua orang lagi warga Hongaria yang muncul menjadi pelukis yang baik yaitu Laszlo Balogh dan Tari Eszter yang karya-karya mereka menampilkan ciri Indonesia.

Seorang kritikus seni Hongaria, Szilagyi Gabor yang ikut memberikan sambutan dalam acara pameran menegaskan bahwa sebelum berkunjung ke Indonesia Kiss Martha tidak memiliki suatu kemampuan seni, namun setelah berkenalan dengan budaya Indonesia yang beraneka ragam, maka Kiss Martha menemukan potensi yang ada dalam dirinya. Selanjutnya sang pengamat mengemukakan bahwa 3 tahun lalu corak atau gaya lukisan Kiss Martha tidak dihargai orang, namun dalam waktu singkat Kiss Martha telah menjadi salah seorang pelukis yang tidak dapat disepelekan lagi. Sang kritikus juga memuji Kiss Martha yang bukan saja sebagai seniman pelukis tetapi juga seorang intelektual dengan buku karangannya dan sebagai seniman bidang musik.

(KBRI)

GARMIN Forerunner 385 GPS Receiver

2009-12-26T22:59:00.000-08:00

Design

The 305's design is a radical departure from Garmin's previous generation of wrist mounted GPS devices, which reached a pinnacle with the Garmin Forerunner 301. While the 301 delivered accurate heart rate monitoring, good performance tracking, and decent GPS reception, it didn't quite deliver in the design department. The form factor was bulky and wearing it wasn't much different than duct taping a full-sized GPS device to your wrist.

Not so with the 305. Garmin's engineers obviously burned the midnight oil and have come up with a waterproof design that, while certainly not as small as a sports watch, feels just as comfortable. The curved casing allows the unit's antenna to face the sky when you're running, while the widescreen display is perfectly positioned for viewing when you need it. And the display certainly deserves a few kudos. While it's smaller than the display found on previous Forerunners, its resolution is far higher, offering incredible clarity and crispness.

Garmin has smartly given the 305 a simple button layout and the buttons have a nice tactile feel with good pressure response. The right side houses the menu selection and enter buttons, while the left houses a power/backlight button and a mode button. This simple and elegant solution is a big improvement over the sometimes confusing button functionality of previous Forerunners.

The underside of the 305 is pretty nondescript, except for a row of contacts that interface with the included charging and data cradle. The cradle is small and unobtrusive and its single mini-USB port connects to either an included AC adapter, or a USB cable that connects to your PC. In addition to data transfer with the USB cable, you can also charge the 305's embedded lithium-ion battery via a powered USB connection from your computer.

GPS Performance
The big news about the Forerunner 305 is that it features an integrated, high-sensitivity SiRFstar III GPS receiver. What does this mean? It means that the 305's ability to both track, and maintain a lock on, your position is better than anything before it. After an intial battery charge, the tester had the 305 on his wrist and was tracking speed and distance with GPS satellites within 3 minutes. The next time we used the 305, satellite acquisition was nearly instantaneous. A run through dense trees didn't faze the unit either; tracking remained true and steady. Performance on a bike was equally impressive. Whatever witchcraft has been cooked up by the designers of the SiRF technology, I like it!!

Computer Connectivity and Software
Garmin has been outfitting their devices with USB connectivity for some time now -- a welcome move for those who struggled with serial port connections in the days of yore. Thanks to USB, the 305 integrates seamlessly with the Training Center software and we quickly had workout history uploaded and stored on the computer. Not only does Training Center--which is compatible with both PC and Mac--make it easy to track your performance, you can graph data such as heartrate alongside your speed and distance. Over time, this is a great way to view your fitness levels increase, and it also helps you see what types of workouts are necessary to strengthen your weaknesses. For instance, if you see your heartrate begin to spike after a certain distance, you know you need to increase your endurance workouts to train that area of fitness.

In a first for the Forerunner series, the Training Center software also lets you define courses on your computer that you can upload to the device. When course information is combined with uploaded workout information, the Forerunner becomes a complete guide, telling you where to go, when to make a turn, and what kind of workout to do when you're on the road or path. Back on the computer, the software's ability to overlay workout data on maps of the course makes it easy to see where the course offers up the tough hills and the easy recovery spots. Plus, the ability to track historical performance on a given course is a great way to measure your improvement.

The 305 is also fully compatible with Garmin's MotionBased service, which takes your training to another level by connecting your data with the Internet. While we weren't able to use the service, the promise of sharing courses, maps, workouts, and performance data with other users is intriguing. And if you're a serious endurance athlete, you'll be glad to know that the 305 is also compatible with TrainingPeaks.com, an easy-to-use web based training system designed to help athletes train for any event.

Pros

Radically new design is better in every way
Amazing accuracy and fast satellite acquisition time
So simple to set up and use, you will actually use it

Cons

Okay, it's bigger than a sport's watch -- but so much more powerful

What's in the Box
Forerunner 305, Garmin Training Center CD-ROM, heart rate monitor, docking cradle, expander strap, A/C charger, USB cable, owner's manual, quick start guide.

Product Description

Package Includes: Forerunner 305, Heart rate monitor, docking cradle, expander strap, AC charger, PC/USB interface cable, Quick start guide, Garmin Training Center CD & owner's manual

The Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS System combines form and function. This combination running partner and personal trainer is designed for athletes of all levels. It features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, new courses feature, and robust ANT wireless heart rate monitor for optimal performance. The super-sensitive GPS tracks your every move, even working on tree-covered trails and near tall buildings. The heart device monitors your heart rate, speed, distance, pace and calories burned so you can train smarter, more effectively. These taskmasters will continually push you to do your personal best. Courses feature lets you download recorded courses and compete against previous workouts Auto Pause pauses and resumes training timer GPS features - GPS with high-Sensitivity SiRFstarIII architecture Wireless communication between system devices via ANT protocol Display Size(WxH) - 1.3 x 0.8 (33 x 20.3 mm) Lap Memory - 1,000 laps Rechargeable internal lithium ion battery - lasts 10 hours (typical use) Waterproof - Submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 mins. Alerts - Time, distance, pace and heart rate Physical Size(WxHxD) - 2.1 x. 7 x 2.7 (53.3 x 17.8 x 68.6 mm) Weight - 2.72 oz. (77 g)

Heart rate monitor features - Transmission Range - approximately 3m (9.8ft) 3V CR2032 battery - lasts 3 years (1 hour per day) Physical size(WxHxD) - 13.7 x 1.4 x 0.5 (348 x 35.6 x 12.7 mm) Weight -. 74 oz (21 grams)

Motorola DROID

2009-12-25T08:30:00.000-08:00

It's hard to look at the DROID without looking at the company which brought the device to life. Motorola: for years the name has been synonymous with... well, disappointment.

With the DROID, the company has perhaps created its most attractive and intriguing piece of technology yet. Forging an alliance with both Verizon and Google, Motorola has come up with a second compelling reason to count the phonemaker down, but certainly not out, while the other two giants have finally found a seemingly worthy device to position against the iPhone. So we must pose these questions: is this the phone which will catapult Android into the mainstream? Is it the device that will pull Motorola back from the brink? And -- most importantly -- is it the lynchpin Google and Verizon have needed to challenge the leader in mindshare in the smartphone market? After putting the device through its paces, we think we can give you the answers you seek -- so read on to find out!

The DROID is an odd and beautiful device. Looking at the hardware from a purely philosophical standpoint, the ID of the phone seems staunchly defiant. Instead of taking its cues (and lines) from current contenders in the smartphone space, the DROID is all hard edges and angular slopes. The construction is a mix of plastic and metal, and the phone has a solid, expensive heft to it. Couple that weight with soft touch materials and gold highlights, and the effect is somewhere halfway between a Vertu device and the European version of the Hero -- and it's a good mix.

If you must compare the DROID to the iPhone, then know that the Android platform still has a ways to go before the experience of using the phone is as seamless as the one Apple has created -- but also know that Apple has a long way to go before its messaging, email, and customization can match what Google is offering. Both products have very distinct strengths and weaknesses.

So, is the DROID a good smartphone? Yes, the DROID is an excellent smartphone with many (if not all) of the features that a modern user would expect, and if you're a Verizon customer, there probably isn't a more action packed device on the network. That's not to say the device doesn't have its faults; the camera was unpleasant to use, the application selection feels thin in both quantity and quality (despite the claim of 10,000 options), and the phone has bits of basic, non-intuitive functionality that might chafe on some users after a while. But even still, it's hard not to recommend the DROID to potential buyers eager to do more with their devices. It's easily the best Android phone to date, and when you couple the revamped OS, Verizon's killer network, and an industrial design straight from a gadget enthusiast's fever-dream, it makes for a powerful concoction. Ultimately, the DROID won't usurp the iPhone from the public's collective mindshare or convince casual users that they must switch to Android, but it will make a lot of serious geeks seriously happy -- and that's good enough for us.

America's Greenest Companies: 2009

2009-12-20T03:35:00.000-08:00

America's Greenest Companies: 2009

Cleaner Companies

The Carbon Disclosure Project has been tracking the carbon footprint of S&P-500 members since 2003. This year, for the first time, its report ranks companies based on their plans and actions to reduce emissions. This year, 332 companies responded to the voluntary survey, vs. 321 a year ago

For 2009, the project actually applied a performance metric, but since it is a pilot program, the project has opted not to release specific numbers. Instead, it has released the names of the 14 companies that posted the highest scores.

Questions asked of each company in the survey range from whether it has reduced emissions from last year to whether the company meets with policy makers to figure out how it could cut emissions. Specific questions in the survey were given a point value and added to come up with the list of 14 companies.

(cnbc.com)

Menjual Ide dalam Sebuah Desain

2009-08-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

Menjual Ide dalam Sebuah Desain

Hi, all.. Gw nge blog lagi nh. Sekarang ngambil title tentang Ide Desain. Sebenarnya kata Ide gak kepikiran langsung ke otak gw, gak tau aja tiba-tiba ngeliat paper yang ada tulisan ide, dari situ langsung aja gw caplok jadi judul tulisan. Nah desain sendiri itu hoby gw dari sedulu-dulu nya. Gw seneng nge gambar mulai dari kecil, TK kali ya. Waktu itu gw meratiin sepupu gw yang corat-coret gambar Donal Bebek, setelah itu gw langsung deh minta gambarin lagi ma dia.

Tapi, penyaluran gw salah sh sebenarnya karena dinding rumah gw jadiin objek canvas buat gambar, wah gak jelas tuh kenapa alasannya yang jelas Ortu kesel ngeliat polah gw waktu dulu. Gw sebenarnya suka illustrasi tapi juga senang art/digital graphics gitu deh. Akhir-akhir ini malah gw sedang ngejer-ngejer Ide buat dijadiin objek desain yah bisa Ide buat Iklan sh sebenarnya. Gw lebih serius setelah tau pendapatan yang dihasilkan dari sebuah iklan bisa sampe puluhan juta rupiah mungkin bisa sampe ratusan juta rupiah untuk sebuah iklan tapi yaa tergantung dari seberapa kreatif Ide kata mulai dari layout sampe nyusun kata-kata yang pas buat sebuah Iklan sehingga bisa menjadi alat penjualan bagi client. O ya setelah itu gw pengen juga ngedalemin bidang sales and marketing, sebenarnya dulu waktu gw professional di kerjaan sudah pernah tau sales and marketing. Namun hanya dasar ataupun hal-hal prinsip penjualan tapi sekarang harusnya tiap orang punya nalurin penjualan dan pemasaran, maklum lah Indonesia sendiri masih kurang sekali entrepreneur, bisa deh..

Nah, apakah dari Ide harus butuh modal uang?jawabannya gak tuh, modal-nya hanya satu yakni kreatifitas, bayangin aja sebuah desain iklan atau logo yang tadi saya sebutin range-nya bisa dihargai mpe ratusan juta rupiah. Konon, logo Pertamina yang baru dibeli dengan harga Rp 3M!!. Ya itulah Ide desain yang bisa dihargai mahal oleh sebuah perusahaan. Tapi gak hanya iklan aja yang dihargai mahal banyak kok investor asing yang hobi mereka sebagai kolektor desain/art, bahkan makin banyak aja orang melek akan seni terutama dari luar. Kalo kita ngerti art and design, coba aja jual ke mereka siapa tau ada yang berminat karena sales and marketing yang ampuh masih dari sistem door-to-door alias dari mulut ke mulut.

O ya, gw sendiri masih Self Employed, sebagai CCO (Chief Creative Officer) dan saat ini punya perusahaan sendiri yang diberi nama EyeWorks Creative Network (ECN) karena dari mata lah objek bisa dilihat dengan indah!!. Gw hoby banget art/desain, Ide-ide kreatif, Sales and Marketing yang bisa bikin gw fresh always from the habit!! I’ll see u soon, again.. :-)

DIgital Imagine Shop

2009-07-30T00:51:00.000-07:00

Un-truth Topologhy

Light up Green, Yellow Palembang 2009

Goes On be a Project

2009-07-28T23:04:00.000-07:00

Sikok

Duo

Tigo

Google Chrome – Powerful Google’s Weapon

2009-07-26T00:47:00.000-07:00

Google Chrome – Powerful Google’s Weapon

Hi, kali ini saya akan mengangkat blog mengenai OS Google Chrome, seperti yang kita ketahui sebelumnya bahwa hampir ¾ OS di dunia saat ini dikuasai oleh Microsoft dengan OS Windows nya. Hmm, saya jadi bertanya-tanya adakah kelak yang mampu menggeser OS Windows?? Mungkin ada tapi tidak dalam hitungan hari, minggu dan bulan bahkan butuh waktu bertahun-tahun lamanya untuk menggeser OS Windows milik Microsoft. Hal ini juga diakui senada oleh CEO Google, Eric Schmidt. Tujuannya jelas selain karena ingin menggerus keuntungan lewat Chrome juga ingin mengubah kebiasaan masyarakat khususnya Multimedia dan Internet.

Larry Page (Google Founder) dan CEO Google

Lahirnya Google Chrome, akan berdampak pada pola konsumen dalam mengunakan internet, sebelumnya 9 bulan yang lalu dengan Browser Chrome-nya dan saat ini digunakan oleh lebih dari 30 juta users, diharapkan konsumen lah yang mengubah perilaku di Internet seperti memanfaatkan aplikasi kantoran maupun multimedia di saat yang sama dan mengirimkannya secara instan pada satu sentral data, hmm sedikit privacy juga yaa. Menariknya, Google Chrome OS sengaja dibuat open source dan ditargetkan untuk digunakan pada netbook. Dengan kata lain, OS ini dapat dikembangkan oleh semua orang di dunia dan tentunya, gratis. Bagi para pengembang yang ingin mengembangkan OS ini, Google menyatakan bahwa kode dari OS ini akan diopen source sejak akhir tahun ini, dan untuk pasaran netbook akan ada di kuarter kedua tahun 2010.

Inilah Google, salah satu perusahaan paling inovatif di dunia namun sayangnya masih belum mampu menggeser kedudukan Apple Inc dari peringkat 1 dunia tapi setidaknya Microsoft pun sulit menggeser Google dalam beberapa tahun terakhir ini. Disinilah letak kreatifitas Google, dengan mengandalkan engineers dan menghidupkan atmosfer kreatifitas dari setiap resource yang dimiliki Google. Saya hanya bisa berkata salut dan belajar dengan segala kreatifitas yang dimiliki Google

Well, kita tunggu saja kedatangan OS Chrome ya..

Check out Volunteer

2009-07-20T03:05:00.001-07:00

Title: Volunteer

Link: http://gotaf.socialtwist.com/redirect?l=-280632079009449991721

In the Name of Thoughts

2009-07-08T02:37:00.001-07:00

child@when we'll meet love?

My Wave

My Eye - curiously in hand

Stokes of Three

Additional Art and Thought

2009-06-22T22:52:00.000-07:00

Live My Life

Child@Retroconcrete

Outside@Box

Rush@Cruise

Some More Art Direction

2009-06-20T02:52:00.000-07:00

Art Direction

I ain't on top

What will happen??

Red Cliff – Kolosal Strategi Perang

2009-06-06T02:37:00.000-07:00

Red Cliff – Kolosal Strategi Perang

Pasti dah pernah denger kan film Red Cliff, arahan director John Woo?? Well, gw gak pengen certain sinopsisnya karena gw pengen ambil dari sisi lainnya aja karena gw pernah nonton film nya. Ciamiik banget.. Red Cliff I dan II gw tonton hampir 4x lho.. Lalu apa sih menariknya film ini.. Bukannya gw pemerhati film tapi di film ini ada unsure strategi, kreatifitas serta negosiasi. Gw suka banget art makanya gw juga suka yang namanya itu tadi, tapi ya mungkin belum tentu kalian semua.

Kalau kalian suka dengan kreatifitas dan strategy kayaknya ni film cocok dengan Anda, sebagai contoh strategy formasi perang kura-kura yang menurut Jendral Zhu-ge Liang (Strategy Director) ketinggalan zaman, namun sangat ampuh mengepung musuh dan mengurung nya, kalo kalian liat tampak seperti tempurung kura-kura dari atas, disinilah letak kreatifitas nya, coba aja liat Red Cliff I..

Terus, dimana pada saat Jendral Zhu-ge Liang dituntut menyelesaikan anak panah sebanyak 100 ribu buah dalam waktu 10 hari oleh Jendral Zhou Yu (Chief Commander) namun ternyata ditantang balik sendiri oleh Zhu-ge untuk diselesaikan dalam waktu 3 hari saja dengan taruhan penggal kepala.

Apa yang terjadi?? Pada saat itu Jendral Zhu-ge melibatkan alam dan kreatifitas nya. Dia hanya butuh waktu 1 (satu) hari saja untuk mendapatkan 100 ribu anak panah, dengan cara apa?? Yup, memanfaatkan kekuatan musuh dan alam dalam hal ini fog alias kabut. Penasaran dan ingin tau lebih lanjut, coba deh liat aja Red Cliff II..

Jadi saya berpendapat, kreatifitas itu bukan diukur dari hasil akhir melainkan proses itu sendiri. Hasil akhir bukanlah menang atau kalau tetapi kemauan dan keyakinan kita untuk terus berinovasi dan berkreasi. Red Cliff, menunjukkan dengan strategi dan kreatifitas maka raksasa pun bisa ditaklukkan ibarat David vs Goliath.
Oke, selamat menikmati film nya :-)

-Dedicated to John Woo-

Some More My Thoughts

2009-06-03T08:16:00.000-07:00

New Concept Logo

Conceptual The Carrota

Conceptual Tower Logo

Green.. Green.. Green..

Conceptual Art Works

A Concept of Life

2009-06-02T02:01:00.000-07:00

A Concept of Life

I woke up today, 2.45 AM in the very morning of a day. What was my thinking at that time is to reserve my life, my soul and my mind totally to God, ALLAH SWT. As usual here, just to bring up my mind is very hard in deep to do but as time goes on, those are on an easiest way to do. How come? Well I am not quite sure..

I sometimes spend my time to read holly Quran after pray, perfectly just what I’ve said. I like the blue one cover but not to mention about I have another one, but you know I just like it. An old blue, with complete of interpretation of it. I read mostly fast with sometimes also an error occurred, I just human..

I put it on top of my table, yup my only one table here in my room. But I would like to put it in another beautiful-comfort place. I don’t know what kind of material I mention about it, somehow.

Peoples mostly say, you should surrender yourself totally to HIM but how?? Big questions.. They ever said that, act like u are in front of HIM, see that you will give your soul totally to HIM and pray for HIS mercy.

I live in Bandung, city town of Bandung. With a damn cold weather in the morning, somehow it would make yourself even become shiver. With this I feel so relax however, it’s a fresh and natural condition of Bandung. Old guy ever said to me that, in past you even could see Bandung very cloudy in the very morning but now you could not able to see it very frequent. I think this is impacted from climate change.. Arrrggg, I hate it damn so much.. How come earth peoples do this to the nature?

It is right what Quran says, mostly what causing the world-damage are caused by us as a human. We don’t care of our earth, however. I spend my morning time now on to read, it can be newspaper, sales and marketing book, business book, even Al Quran. It’s not what I hope actually but this is concept of life given by GOD.

I take breakfast on 10.00 AM sometimes, too late I think but I don’t know, it’s natural from me. If I take breakfast on early morning then I feel hungry before 12.00 PM which is nearly for lunch already, isn’t it? I love to eat “bubur ayam” in front of my home, the taste? Don’t u ever asking the taste, it’s very delicious, yummy and absolutely fantastic.. I think now u guys start to think how’s the taste actually, hehehe..

Well, for sure we will face the holly, a conflict and the judgment days. That’s a concept of life..

-Dedicated to my life-

3

2009-05-29T22:52:00.000-07:00

-3-

Mungkin bingung maksud dari judul di atas itu apa ya.. ya ada deh maksudnya apa hanya 3 yang tau (passs banget).. aku, dia dan DIA..

Yuppz, 3 ini menggambarkan dan melukiskan sudah berapa lama aku dan dirinya bersama terus-terus dan terus untuk selalu berkata “cinta dan sayang”. Dari 2006 ke 2009 dan aku berharap banget untuk terus selama-lamanya dalam larut dalam doa dan sujud padaNYA agar “cinta dan sayang” ini dipelihara, dimudahkan dan disatukan karena aku sayang bangeet padanya..

Terima kasih atas cinta yang kamu berikan, kesabaran, kesetiaan, doa untukku. Semoga ALLAH selalu ada pada diri kita, membimbing kita pada saat suka dan duka, karena dirimu ada pada saat aku sedih dan senang, dan aku juga begitu untuk selalu bersamamu serta menjagamu.. Amiin..

-Dedicated to My Q-

Kuala Lumpur.. TT.. Genting.. KLCC.. KLIA.. Malaysia..

2009-05-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Kuala Lumpur.. TT.. Genting.. KLCC.. KLIA.. Malaysia..

Ini blog, tadinya gak mau di publish ntah gak ada alasan yang real ataupun pas untuk menggambarkannya..hmm sedikit weird yahh.. tapi, tiba-tiba aja 24 Mei 09, 22:26 PM gw kepengen cerita..

6 November 2008, Jam kerja, pagi, datang Head-nya dept gw, sedang ngobrol ma Director gw..

“Hi Adhie, sedang ngerjain apa kamu sekarang.. “

gw, melongok aja, tumben dia tiba-tiba datang ke ruangan gw..

Nanti ada training delivery di KL, “saya..” (ceeeh, doski bisa ngobrol pake bahasa, cuy..) expat padahal.. lanjuut, “saya rekomendasikan kamu yang ikut, mewakilin Indonesia”..

Gerrrrrrr…. Gedubrakkkk… pagi-pagi dapat kabar ginian.. (sumpeh loh..), tanpa pikir lama-lama, pasang seat belt, masukkin gigi 1 dan tancap gas.. gw woke-in aja.. Siaap, I join the training..

“kamu siap-siap, minggu depan berangkat”.. tiket, bla..bla..bla.. minta ke sekretaris TSD”,

Oke deh… (dalam hati gw, gitu deh)

Besoknyo, gw urus tiket, ruangan sekretaris, di depan Director room gitu, biasalah, namanya juga bagian dari IM dan cross-line coordination.. tanpa basa-basi, gw langsung reservasi tiket…

“Hi mbak, gw mau ke KL tanggal 14 Nov 08”.. (Doi, dieem aja…) eh gak lama, baru ngomong..

“Pake MH atau GA”.. hmmm, GA dah sering.. gw pilih MH aja sekalian pengen tau passenger service-nya sebagus GA-gak.. “MH aja deh, mbak”..

“pagi, siang, sore” kata si, Mbak… hmmmm, “siang aja, Mbak.. pagi ngantor dulu..” (gumam gw..)

“siap, tiketnya diambil 2 hari ya, disini aja”.. oke deh kata gw..

Tiket beres… gw tanya-tanya, fiscal nya berapa ya ke MY.. kalo gak salah 1juta deh..

14 November 08, prepare berangkat nh, jam 14.30 take off nya. Pagi-pagi dah ditelp si bos, kebetulan Beliau lagi extend visa di KL. Tanya ma gw, kapan dan jam berapa take off ke KLIA?

“Hi Adhie, bile awak take off nye” (logat malay nh)..

“jam 2.30 PM, pak”.. sahut gw.. dan bla..bla..bla..

Terus, waktu selesai zuhur, gw bungkus aja nasi buat makan di jalan, karena mepet banget waktunya. Prepare driver, kebetulan orangnya dari Palembang, jadi ngocol aja pake bhs wong kito.. wkwkwk..

Kerepotan

Nah ni dia, chapter yang gw repoot banget , ntah itu di Cengkareng atau KLIA. Dimulai dari, telatnya sampe di Cengkareng tapi exchange dulu IDR ke MYR, waktu itu IDR 1 juta jadi MYR 330-an. Wah, MH720 dah mulai boarding padahal gw sendiri baru mau check in, mana terminal 2 internasional itu jaraknya jauuh man ke ruang tunggu.. walah.. mulai deh ada yang ngomel-ngomel, Tanya kenapa bisa telat dan bla..bla..bla.. gw diem aja, gak ngubris banget soale mau cepat-cepat..

Tiket dah kelar, gw langsung cabut ke fiscal cek, eh salah gak taunya.. untung aja ada petugas yang ngarahin tempat fiscal nya, baruu katanya.. pantas aja gw linglung nyarinye.. untung aja, si petugas nemenin nyari tempatnya. Sampe disana,

“Mas, ke KL..ni passport dan tiketnya..”

“Pake credit card ya, Mas..” Sahut gw kepada si Mas Fiscal :-)

“Bisa” kate si mas fiscal

Dan dah selesai gw ngucapin terima kasih ma si Mas fiscal dan si petugas.. langsung aja gw ngibrit alias lari ke ruang tunggu..untung aja gw hanya bawa tas laptop aja soale ada bagasi.. gw lari man, ke gate berapa ya..gw lupa..

Sesat lagi mau sampe ke gate-nya.. mulai terlihat petugas boarding yang sedang mengarahkan penumpang..

Gw sampe, dan nunjukkin tiket, passport, ID ma fiscal.. dah selesai..

Eh, tiba-tiba.. ada pengumuman ternyata pesawatnya delay, 20 menit… gw, ngomel aja dalam hati…

“..*^&%*#&&^()&^%(&$(&%)(#*%_#*^+#%(*+_#(..“ (gak ngerti kan…)

Dah lari-lari, diomelin eh taunya seperti ini…

Gw, langsung aja ambil kursi yang kosong buat didudukin..ngeliatin pesawatnya, kayaknya B737-500.. waduh pesawat kecil nh (dalam hati gw).. jam 14.50, kok gak ada tanda-tanda mo boarding nh.. banyak yang sudah Tanya-tanya ke petugas.. termasuk, si Bapak yang pakaian nya gaya eksekutif banget, kayaknya die lagi di uber-uber meeting, soalnya di telp sana-sini ngabarin kalo sampe sekarang MH belum take off..

Terus, mpe jam 15.30 belum juga ada tanda-tanda boarding.. wahhhh, mulai deh gw ngomel lagi..

^%*#^%#*%_#%&)(#&%)_*%($&*^)$(^*($(##$... gimana sih MH kok jelek gini pelayanannya… *&&^#$%*^#$*%*#%(*.. gw agak sempat nyesel, kenapa gak ambil GA aja… yah mau di apain lagi, mending gw Shalat Ashar aja, mudah-mudahan gak ada apa-apa di perjalanan nanti..

Jam 15.50 gw, telp temen gw yang dah sampe di KL buat ngabarin kalo gw telat sampe nya dan tanya siapa yang jemput ntar…

“ Hi, Zhangfei..” (tanya gw)

“ Have u stayed in Hotel already..?”

“ Yes we did, we have stayed in Corus Hotel”

“So, how u reach that hotel”

“ I used City Central to KLCC”

“ Oh, I thought u guys were picked up by driver?”

“there were no available driver to pick up us”

“alright, I see.. Then, I see u there”

Yah begitulah dengan bahasa inggris yang campur aduk…

Dan gak lama kemudian sekitar jam 16.15, ada tanda-tanda boarding nh.. Alhamdulillah… gw, ada di 14F dekat jendela.. dan ngeliatin di sebelah kanan gw, ada teknisi yang sedang bongkar pasang mesin pesawat..

Ni, sebenarnya mau apa sih si MH.. kayak belum prepare mau take off, mau nekat apa…

Gak, lama kemudian ada capt pilot yang inform kalo sampe sekarang kita belum bisa take off karena mesin masih diperbaiki.. Waaaahhhhh… MH yang aneeehh…

Padahal, semua prosedur keselamatan sudah selesai diperaga-in ma para stewardesses.. ampuuun… jam, 16.30.. ntar sampe KL bisa jam berapa nih, kalo gak jelas berangkatnya.. ternyata, kita disuruh turun untuk pindah pesawat A330.. katanya sih A330 yang setara dengan B747-700.. nih pertama kali gw naek pesawat yang berbadan lebar.. kita semua turun dari pesawat, ganti tiket, karena tempat duduknya dah berubah lagi, gak tau deh, gak nyangka begini banget reportnya..

Iya, bener A330.. pesawat berbadan lebar. Gw naik dan ternyata memang dah hamper full, gw duduk lagi-lagi dekat jendela dan disamping bule. Gw lupa seat no nya berapa. Ternyata memang dah hamper mau take off, untung sempat minta juz apel ma spaghetti ma steward. Alhamdulillah, jam 17.15 pesawat nya take off, mulus banget kalo A330 atau hanya pesawat yang setipe aja mulus kayak gini, pelan tapi lancar-lancar aja. Biasanya kalo B737 atau A319/20 waktu take off nya pasti gak mulus-mulus.. di atas juga adem-adem aja, gak terlalu kuat turbulence nya.. bahkan gak terasa sama sekali..

KLIA

Makanan didalam pesawat juga enak-enak, gw pilih nasi ayam aja deh.. karena tadi makan spaghetti, jadi harus di isi nasi juga biar gak sakit perut sampe disana.. perbedaan waktu di Malaysia +1jam. Jam 9 PM waktu sana atau jam 8 PM waktu Indonesia. Akhirnya MH landing juga, Alhamdulillah.. gw langsung menuju baggage claim, ambil bagasi.. taunya, yang ditunggu-tunggu gak nongol juga.. Aduuuw, kemana… langsung aja gw tanya ma petugas buat bagasi, eh taunya gw yang salah tempat… halaaah, malu-malu in aja nh..

Kemudian gw pikir lancar-lancar aja waktu mau lapor imigrasi, tau nya ada yang iseng.. orang nya keturunan India, pada waktu mau ambil form imigrasi, die tanya..

“hey, man.. do u see us or not” (tanya dia)

“of course, man.. I see both of u clearly and brightly with both of my eyes wide open, then what”

“u have to in line with us!”

‘do u see this surrounding table? Then this side is for what, do I have to follow u? then this form for what if it put on this side of the table, u see everybody there, u see it clearly” (gumam gw)

Melihat gw ngomong kayak gitu, kayaknya nyali nya ciut.. mempersilahkan gw mengisi form imigrasi.. gw ngomel aja dalam hati &*&%($&#(&#_#_%#).. sialan, mo ngerjain aja..

Terus aja gw ke bagian imigrasi buat lapor… ternyata disamping gw ada orang Arab yang gak ngerti bahasa inggris, walau ngerti hanya terpatah-patah.. kayaknya mereka (keluarga.red) kerepotan menangani petugas imigrasi yang super cerewet dan sedikit kasar.. (apa memang orang Malaysia itu kasar-kasar ya) buktinya gw temuin disini.. atau cuma perasaaan gw aja..

Ngerasa kasihan, jadi gw ikut membantu keluarga itu, jadi gw ngobrol ma petugas imigrasi, memperkenalkan diri dari Indonesia. Ternyata si petugas sedikit menebar senyuman gitu ma kita. Katanya mereka harus isi form imigrasi dulu tapi mereka gak ngerti ngisi nya seperti apa dan dimana harus ambil form.. Owwww, langsung aja gw bantu mereka ke form imigrasi, dengan bahasa Inggris yang sedikit repot gw minta mereka untuk isi form, gw bantu deh ngisinya terus gw kasih ke petugas imigrasi..dan kelar juga punya gw.. Alhamdulillah dah bisa bantu orang…

Setelah itu gw, coba tanya-tanya city central, tapi kayaknya ribet banget dan ckup lama. Jam dah menunjukkan pukul 10.00 PM. Bingung, naek apa tapi coba deh ke depan KLIA, ternyata ada taxi airport. Taxi disini beda dengan taxi airport Cengkareng. Warnanya hitam dan ada jenis sedan serta SUV. Gw langsung aja book. Ternyata gak ada argo, tarifnya flat berdasarkan area. Jadi area Corus Hotel termasuk dalam KLCC, bayarnya sekitar MYR 70. Langsung aaj gw bayar dan nunggu di gate 3, pada malam hari KLIA gak terlalu tampak wah nya. Eh, ternyata langsung di antar ke taxi, gw naek sedan.. yahh sedan lokal gitu deh, apalagi kalo bukan Proton..

Sepanjang perjalanan gw menikmati banget KL, jalan tol nya rapi gak macet kayak Jakarta. Gak ada petugas ticketing yang biasanya kita temui di gerbang tol, ada nya semacam magnetic card yang akan memotong jumlah pulsa begitu kartu itu ditempelkan kea lat detector. Yaa, efektif.. Dari kejauhan gw ngeliat cahaya yang tinggiii banget, disisi gedung utamanya dan ternyata itulah TT alias Twin Tower.. semakin dekat semakin tinggi.. pengen di foto tapi ni taxi larinya kencang banget takut hasilnya blur alias kabur..jadi gw putusin next time ajalah..

Sampe di Corus Hotel yang kebetulan dekat ama TT dan Maxis Tower. Langsung gw tanya ke receptionist booking atas nama gw, dan ada.. langsung gw keluarin kartu kredit buat deposit 5 hari dan beres.. Gw ada di lantai 7, corporate area gitu deh karena banyakan yang nginap orang-orang kantor. Gw masuk dan ternyata kamar nya biasa-biasa aja, ya mirip-miriplah kayak deluxe-nya Horison, Novotel di Indonesia gitu.. ngeliat jam dah jam 12.00 PM.

15 November 2008, gw mulai training hari pertama, ya bisa dikatakan meeting juga karena dihadiri para top management se Asia Pasifik.. Sebenarnya gw malas nyeritaiin suasana training, tapi gpp ya..

17 November 2008, banyak temen-temen yg pengen jalan-jalan salah satunya ada yang mau ke genting highland, gw sih oke-oke aja kalo mau kesana, fun-fun aja.. alhasil akhirnya kita pilih ke genting. Rencananya besok tanggal 18 November 2008, kita mau kesana dan temen gw dari Bangladesh nanyain, ntar kesana mau naik apa.. Gw bingung juga mi naek apa, terus gw tanya ke bagian receptionist hotel.

“Hi, can we know how we reach Genting Highland?” Kata gw

“Oo, u can go there by our busses or our taxi” Kata si Mbak receptionist

“If we wanna use taxi, how much it cost?”

“MYR 200 and u can pay directly to us”

“Alright, I see then, thanks” kata gw

Terus aja gw bilangin ke temen-temen, kalo kita harus bayar MYR 200. Kita berangkat dengan beranggotakan 6 orang, 2 dari China, 3 dari Bangladesh dan gw sendirian dari Indonesia..

18 November 2008, pagi-pagi jam 7an kita janjian ketemu di lobby hotel Corus. Dan temenku dari Bangladesh, namanya Atiq langsung booking taxi ke Genting. Dan biasa-lah kita CK-CK *#*%)#

Sekitar jam 8 pagi kita berangkat ke Genting, cuaca di KL pada saat itu cukup mendung dan berkabut, mungkin akan turun hujan. Sampe disana jam 10an, dan memang benar cuaca disana kurang bersahabat, cukup dingin karena daerahnya perbukitan, cing..

Genting

Kita harus nge gunain sky train untuk mencapai daerah tujuan Genting Highland, semakin lama dan jauh semakin tinggi kita dibawa, dan cukup mengerikan juga karena sekitar kita hutan lebat dan berkabut disamping ketinggiannya yang lumayan. Temen gw Atiq sibuk foto-foto demikian juga aq dan temen gw yang lain. Ketika sampe di Genting, tampak beberapa hotel bintang 5 berjejer menyambut kedatangan kami, dan keramaian orang-orang juga ikut membaur bersama kesenangan kami. Kita belum mutusin mau kemana dulu, namun si Atiq sudah berkeinginan ingin mencoba Casino-nya Genting.. well……

Kita mampir ke Starbucks dulu untuk sedikit nyambi coffee, karena cuacanya cukup dingin jadi gw mutusin nyobain hot chocolate.. yang lain ada the, dan malah ada es.. ada-ada aja.. Setelah itu kit abaca peta dan mutusin, jalan sendiri-sendiri dan sekitar jam 4 sore ketemu di stasiun sky train untuk pulang bersama. 2 orang temen gw dari China mutusin mau ke plasa Genting dulu sementara gw dan 3 orang temen gw dari Bangladesh mau nyobain Casino walau bagi gw sendiri berat sekali mau kesana tapi rasa pengen tahu dan penasaran tetap mengalahkan segala nya.. waaaah… kacawww… (gw gak mau cerita deh yang bagian ini)

Terus kita mau nyobain masuk ke Ancolnya Genting, kalo dilihat-lihat sih masih jauh lebih megah Ancol deh, mana Hujan juga disana, jadi untuk berhati-hati kita hanya liat-liat aja.. Gak terlalu banyak cerita disini jadi gw cut aja ya.. dan Jam 4 sore kita ketemuan di stasiun sky train untuk pulang bareng.. Well it's done..

Besoknya, gw dapat SMS dari temen gw di Indonesia, dia minta dibeliin wine ma rokok Dunhill gitu deh di KLIA, jadi gw iya in aja kalo sempat.. dan kebetulan waktu mau pulang ketemu deh toko yang dimaksud, totalnya MYR 70 an gitu deh...

Well fela, sampe disini gw cerita in ya.. ada 5 halaman nih.. sebenarnya banyak tapi gw cut aja yang gak penting-penting. Next time gw post lagi deh.. ^_^

-Dedicated to him-

Ouuuugggg....Antara kesal dan bahagia

2009-05-23T21:34:00.000-07:00

Waddup Guyz,

Hari ini, 23 Mei 2009. Aku diberikan sesuatu yang tadinya gak terduga, pagi-pagi, mata masih lemas banget buat wake up, buku-buku masih berantakan habis dibaca malamnya, sebagian ada yang kebuka halamannya. Ada satu buku dari Ernst and Young tentang business plan. Katanya banyak calon-calon entrepreneur belajar dari sini, termasuk juga aku.. Iyakah..

Seperti biasa jam 3 AM, bangun dan membangunkan Mom, dingggin banget. Setiap jam segitu, gak lepas dari namanya mengigil, airnya jernih banget, menetes dari kran.. tik..tik..tik.. yaa perjalanan pagi dimulai biasanya dari hal seperti ini walau kadang tidak setiap hari tapi hampir setiap hari. Berharap DISANA mendengarkan. Walau kadang gak seindah yang diharapkan tapi inilah hidup. Aku pengen mengalir saja tapi tampaknya aku lunak terhadap hidup. Aku gak mau seperti ini, namun hidup yang harus lunak padaku dan aku harus keras terhadapnya. Sebuah kebiasaan BURUK, tidak menunggu sampai Subuh, kenapa sekarang begitu sulit melawan itu. Padahal janji sudah dibulatkan, dan tidak mau lunak begitu saja. Eh, ada buku “Mukjizat Shalat Tahajud dan Subuh” >> Yusni A. Ghazali, gak nyangka… Tapi kok kenapa mata-ku ini tiba-tiba di arahkan begitu saja ke buku itu?? Hal pertama yang begitu tak terduga pada 23 Mei 2009 ini.. DIA ada untukku.. Malaikat juga ikut menyaksikan tuh..

Sebuah kebiasaan BURUK lagi, tidur habis Subuh.. (dedicated to her, I wish she read this) Terima Kasih kepada dia yang begitu sabar, membangunkan aku. Kesabaran dan Kesetiannya membuatku selalu merasa nyaman berada dekatnya. Terima kasih kepada My Q, begitu aku menyebutnya.. duuuh, kok jadi sedikit terharu ini... hehe..

Walau aku dengan volume suara 2, seperti di HP Samsung kesayangan.. Namun, kubahagia.. Bandung, begitu dinginnya pada pagi hari. Suara mobil, motor mulai mengusik telinga.. Bangooeeeennn///

Eheem, ide segar muncul nih buat desain, Bali.. ya Bali, tapi mau di apain ya? Tracing, tiba-tiba muncul begitu saja di pikirannku.. ambil sample, buka Illustrator kesayangan, place dan siap untuk live trace.. Waw, Bali…rasanya pengen kesana lagi..

Jam 10 AM, ada yang SMS nh, pengen ngajak ketemuan, Abdullah, nama yang baguss (sorry Man, gw sebut nama kamu disini) ternyata salah satu calon partner bisnis, dia ada di Jakarta, pengen ketemu di Bandung juga.. Hal kedua yang tak terduga dan kejutan dari NYA lagi.. Kalau dipikir-pikir, kemaren gagal dan sekarang ada sesuatu yang baik.. TUHAN Maha Adil, Bro’s.. Jadilah atur-atur schedule, print business plan yang sudah dibuat, siapin conversation…. Selesai juga, bla..bla..bla.. nunggu yang laen come’ in nh..

Jam 11 PM, Brrrrrrrr (eitts, bukan jargon iklan CC ya..), sebegitu kuatnya efek magnet dari si CC.. masih lebih enak MT alias Madu+Telor.. lebih segar, dude.. lebih sehat juga.. I am happy.. Dapat pahala gak ya..??

-Dedicated to my brain-

A Platform for the Next Technology Revolution

2009-05-23T01:01:00.000-07:00

A Platform for the Next Technology Revolution
Published: October 28, 2008
By Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation

During the past decade, a dramatic transformation in the world of information technology has been taking shape. It’s a transformation that will change the way we experience the world and share our experiences with others. It’s a transformation in which the barriers between technologies will fall away so we can connect to people and information no matter where we are. It’s a transformation where new innovations will shorten the path from inspiration to accomplishment.
Many of the components of this transformation are already in place. Some have received a great deal of attention. “Cloud computing” that connects people to vast amounts of storage and computing power in massive datacenters is one example. Social networking sites that have changed the way people connect with family and friends is another.
Other components are so much a part of the inevitable march of progress that we take them for granted as soon as we start to use them: cell phones that double as digital cameras, large flat-screen PC monitors and HD TV screens, and hands-free digital car entertainment and navigation systems, to name just a few.
What’s missing is the ability to connect these components in a seamless continuum of information, communication, and computing that isn’t bounded by device or location. Today, some things that our intuition says should be simple still remain difficult, if not impossible. Why can’t we easily access the documents we create at work on our home PCs? Why isn’t all of the information that customers share with us available instantly in a single application? Why can’t we create calendars that automatically merge our schedules at work and home?
This week at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, we shared news with software developers about a new set of platform technologies that will help transcend these limits. I wanted to share my thoughts about the impact that these technologies will have as developers begin to use them to create a new generation of experiences that extend uninterrupted from the desktop to the mobile phone, media player, car, and beyond—to places where we never thought information and communications would be available to us.
A New Platform for Cloud Computing
At PDC, we announced the availability of an early preview release of a new technology called Windows Azure. Windows Azure will enable developers to build applications that extend from the cloud to the enterprise datacenter and span the PC, the Web, and the mobile phone. For the first time, we shared pre-beta code for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows 7, which is the next version of the Windows desktop operating system, will take advantage of software and hardware advances to help eliminate the boundaries between information, people, and devices.
We also previewed Office Web applications, which are light-weight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote that are designed to be accessed through a browser. Office Web applications will be part of the next version of Office and will enable people to view, edit, and share information and collaborate on documents on the desktop, the phone, and in a Web browser in a way that is consistent and familiar.
Windows Azure is part of the Azure Services Platform, a comprehensive set of storage, computing, and networking infrastructure services that reside in Microsoft’s network of datacenters. Using the Azure Services Platform, developers will be able to build applications that run in the cloud and extend existing applications to take advantage of cloud-based capabilities. The Azure Services Platform provides the foundation for business and consumer applications that deliver a consistent way for people to store and share information easily and securely in the cloud, and access it on any device from any location.
Windows Azure is not software that companies will run on their own servers. It’s something new: a service that runs in Microsoft’s growing network of datacenters and provides the platform that helps companies respond to the realities of today’s business environment, and tomorrow’s. Windows Azure technologies are already finding their way into products such as Windows Server 2008 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager, enabling organizations and Microsoft partners to create their own cloud infrastructure.
Windows Azure will enable organizations to respond to realities such as the need to use the Web to provide customers with comprehensive information and to interact with an audience that has the potential to expand exponentially overnight; to integrate operations with partners — and sometimes even competitors — to meet customer needs; to add new capabilities quickly to respond to new opportunities; and to enable employees to work efficiently and effectively no matter where they are. These realities apply not just to businesses, but to organizations of all kinds: schools, governments, community groups, and more.
Traditional approaches to building technology infrastructure and delivering computing capabilities make it difficult and expensive to adjust to these realities. You need systems with enough capacity to meet the highest possible demand—capacity that includes servers and buildings to house them, the power to run them, and the people to manage them. You have to spread that capacity across locations so there’s a backup if one part fails. You have to solve issues like access for different types of users and compliance with tax regulations in all countries where your customers reside.
Designed specifically to meet the global scale that today’s organizations require, the Azure Services Platform will provide fundamentally new ways to deploy services and capabilities. It gives businesses the option to take advantage of the capacity available in the cloud as it is needed, reducing the need to make large upfront investments in infrastructure simply to be ready when demand spikes. It will enable developers to create applications that run in the cloud and provide the features, information, and interactivity that employees, partners, and customers expect — no matter how many of them there are, where they are in the world, or what device they have at hand.
Software Plus Services and the Power of Choice
The Azure Services Platform reflects our belief that choice is critical for developers, companies, and consumers. It is also based on our belief that the key to delivering value today and in the future lies in combining the best aspects of software running on PCs, servers, and devices with the best aspects of services running on the Web — an approach we call “software plus services.”
Our software plus services approach lets people take full advantage of the incredible power of today’s devices. While there are undeniable benefits to being able to tap into the wealth of information and services that can be accessed over the Web through a browser, the interactive experiences that people expect on their PC, mobile phone, and media player depend on sophisticated software running on powerful processors.
The richness of these experiences will only increase as multicore processors expand the computing capabilities of our devices and new programming languages open the door to a new generation of applications that let us use more natural ways to interact with digital technology such as voice, touch, and gestures.
Software plus services also recognizes that for most companies, the ideal way to build IT infrastructure is to find the right balance of applications that are run and managed within the organization and applications that are run and managed in the cloud.
This balance varies by company. A financial services company may choose to maintain customer records within its own datacenter to provide the extra layers of protection that it feels are needed to safeguard the privacy of personal information. It may outsource IT systems that provide basic capabilities such as e-mail.
This balance will change over time within an organization, as well. A company may run its own online transaction system most of the year, but outsource for added capacity to meet extra demand during the holiday season. With software plus services, an organization can move applications back and forth between its own servers and the cloud quickly and smoothly.
Today, companies around the world are implementing Microsoft technologies to take advantage of the best combination of on-premise software and cloud-based services. Using Microsoft Online Services, businesses including Coca-Cola Enterprises, Blockbuster, and Energizer access and manage Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications Server, and Live Meeting over the Web through a single, secure infrastructure. In addition, 1 million people rely on Office Live Workspace for sharing and collaborating with friends, family, and colleagues.
Expanding the Definition of Personal Computing
Ultimately, the reason to create a cloud services platform is to continue to enhance the value that computing delivers, whether it’s by improving productivity, making it easier to communicate with colleagues, or simplifying the way we access information and respond to changing business conditions.
In the world of software plus services and cloud computing, this means extending the definition of personal computing beyond the PC to include the Web and an ever-growing array of devices. Our goal is to make the combination of PCs, mobile devices, and the Web something that is significantly more than the sum of its parts.
The starting point is to recognize the unique value of each part. The value of the PC lies in its computing power, its storage capacity, and its ability to help us be more productive and create and consume rich and complex documents and content.
For the Web, it’s the ability to bring together people, information, and services so we can connect, communicate, share, and transact with anyone, anywhere, at any time.
With the mobile phone and other devices, it’s the ability to take action spontaneously — to make a call, take a picture, or send a text message in the flow of our activities.
Through Live Mesh — a service from Microsoft that we announced earlier this year and about which we shared new information week — we’re beginning to bridge the PC, phone, and Web and create this next generation of connected experiences. Built on the Azure Services Platform, Live Mesh enables you to use programs and information stored on your work computer from your home PC, and vice versa. With Live Mesh, you can share folders and ensure that the information is automatically synchronized across your devices.
Live Mesh hints at how our lives will be transformed as the barriers between devices disappear and the option to connect instantly to people, devices, programs, and information becomes a reality.
We’re not quite there yet. Today, the Azure Services Platform is available only as a limited technology preview release. But as developers begin to combine the capabilities of this new platform with the amazing ongoing hardware and software innovations that we are seeing from companies across the industry, it will bring us significantly closer to the time when information, communication, and computing flows along with us seamlessly as we move through our day-to-day activities.
You can learn more about these technologies and the progress we are making by visiting the Microsoft Software + Services Web site.

I look forward to sharing more information with you about these new technologies in the near future.

Steve Ballmer

EyeWorks

2009-05-22T01:49:00.000-07:00

It's a dream begins. Well, we are small but we are talking to u. We know what u want, how it works and how we offer the best design for u.

I am Done

2009-05-16T21:50:00.001-07:00

Red Sajadah

2008-08-04T04:18:00.000-07:00

Red Sajadah

Mine is red, with certain colors of black, very fabulous shape. Couple of skins and touching the skin itself. Every second I waste is more than of what I take and get. Somehow, everything is made will be broken but why and how come..

Who do I need? Or a thing needs me? None of those are explained clearly for me. Vern of mine always asking who and who and nothing asking about something ensure. I can’t show who I am without it cares for me. What’s wrong with this one thing called world stuff, is it important to thinking of? Disaster of world, whole of world pieces are need one. Yeah, one thing called a pray..

Red and certain of Black, what I have to calling it. Hmm, “above” and “one”, am I wrong? No.. This is what I got only, working with all of burdens on top of my shoulder, my head and my lovely vertigo. I thing called this s**t, I don’t care. All I need is two of that, but no line has been given for me? Wonder when I get this going through of my life. I have to sit on top of it, but I have to asking on top of my selfish. Listen to me and listen to me, until I become unperfected and reloading again all of my old memories kept by this thing. I can’t remember since I couldn’t able to remember of my pain.

My heart is fully attack, my pillow and my sorrow has been gone, but somehow it goes back to its hole. End? No.. Start? No, nothing of these has clearly explained. I can’t be on this, to let it go without me. I need it, but I don’t know anymore it needs me or not. Lost already and stuck on mind. I was taught never let go it, but I have a passion. A passion which need to be maintained, but with what? Did I have this kind of tools? I don’t want to erase this, to directly destroy my steps. I am tired with this role playing, I need to take some rest. Rest on top of this, sleep and dream beyond of my control. Could I?

-Dedicated to my red-