Archive for 2007
December 6, 2007 at 2:01 am · 1626 days ago · Filed under Activity, Media
I’ve found updated chart of music hype in Japan (which i endure to follow) here, international music chart listed here too. The web itself has a flash based interface, which most browser able to view, its a bit heavier in graphics but worth to surf. Ooo, these site has music preview
button which u can hear the stream directly via your Winamp or latest Windows Media 11.
December 5, 2007 at 10:01 am · 1626 days ago · Filed under Economy, Thought
Buku ini simpel gak setebal “Blood Money” yang ampe review ini q tulis baru kelar 1/2-nya. Ini buku menarik oleh M. Yunus seorang akademisi dari Bangladesh, penerima Nobel untuk penanganan kemisikinan (yang q rasa pantas dia terima ketimbang SBY yang terlalu banyak formalitas dan “hand gesture” unik-nya) itu.
Melihat dari pendekatan dan cara pandangnya, 1 hal yang menarik bagi q ditulisan buku ini mengenai friksi pada sistem perkreditan, birokrasi terutama, bank konvensional dengan standar baku enggan menyalurkan kredit usaha pada mereka yang miskin (bank konvensional kembali pada standar mengenai agunan) yang menurut q mana mereka punya ?!
Orang miskin cukup puas bisa hidup dengan $1 sehari, aset yang diprasyarakatkan bank hanya baju dibadan mereka. KUKM di Indonesia sendiri masih terbatas, dan hingga 2007 ini bank konvensional masih enggan/setengah malu2 mengibarkan bendera perangi kemiskinan dengan kredit usaha kecil (bank2 ini sungguh naif) menurut q.
bUzz: mengadopsi semangat pemberdayaan, skema bank “kaum miskin” grameen ini jadi lahan baru perusahaan lokal Ba** untuk perluasan pelanggan mereka. Iming-imingnya sih memberdayakan kaum miskin dengan modal hingga 2.5juta dan tambahan income buat perusahaan Ba** ini. Janggal memang 2 hal yang menguntungkan tapi kerasa sangat kontradiktif !!
November 28, 2007 at 4:39 am · 1634 days ago · Filed under Economy, Thought
Greed; reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins). Rakus dalam arti luas, beda dari definisi klepto (tidak selalu bermotif ekonomi).
Rebutan reserve sumber daya mineral di timur tengah telah berlangsung puluhan tahun. Transaksi, fluktuasi harga per barrel di pasar sudah lama menjadi “mainan” spekulan dan “diam” nya perusahaan energi.
Jadi jangan heran penurunan BBOPD negara ini sendiri dalam 10 tahun terakhir, berarti reserve-less yang berdampak pada higher domestic demand dan more import.
bUzz: dan yang terakhir salahkan diri kita sendiri yang kerap acuh, konsumtif, budaya siapa yang kita tiru? lihat fenomena black friday di AS, sampai rela mengantri, bermalam didepan toko untuk belanja hal2 yang terkadang memang tidak perlu.
November 25, 2007 at 4:11 am · 1637 days ago · Filed under Economy, Media
Ini film menarik lainnya yang perlu disimak, seperti biasa film AS tetep tendensius dan cenderung menunjukkan superioritas atas negara lain.
” US being lashed out by their own ignorance, western orientation of the Saud’s. But again US seem to balance it with their military might.”
4 menit intro film ini sudah merangkum dasar cerita ini, base on the fact kejadian ini adalah nyata. Namun sebagian/seluruh scene dalam film ini jelas direka ulang.
bUzz: cerita film ini baik untuk diamati, terlepas ini membosankan bagi beberapa “generasi” untuk ditonton, terutama efek berantai dari politik-ekonomi global. hal-hal inilah yang membuat biaya transportasi mahal, harga sembako mahal, karena industri perlu talangi operational cost dengan menaikkan harga ke konsumen.
October 13, 2007 at 4:35 pm · 1679 days ago · Filed under Activity
Hari ini berangkat pagi2 sekali kejarin ke rumah grandma (ortu ayah), ditengah jalan kena guyur hujan deras lagi, jalan bawa dua kendaraan biar mudah ntr mencar pas silaturahmi ke rekan2.
Tune radio ke flyFM 94.0Mhz malaysia, kebetulan pas lagunya wkt itu dari “will-i-am”, subuh2, dingin2 dengerin lagu dgn beat, agak aneh rasanya kalo tune ke radio lokal yang masang dj-mix untuk suara takbiran .. dari dulu g dgrnya aj malas kl takbiran dibikin musik dgn backsound dj-mix gini.
After visiting grandma in tangkerang, drop some goods near acacia hub, then we go on in speed to “masjid agung an-nur” in city central, most of attendee already prepare for the pray in the vast park, but it seem its going to be rainy soon, i stood with parent, wait, then quickly decide approach the mosque sidewalk, then the announcement came the prayer will be held in the mosque because the rain are in effect, its crowded, I’m in the 2nd main hall floor.
It’s a weird day, weather seem uncertain with it mild, hot and rainy. it’s just getting worse when i leave last relative visit in the afternoon, than faced with hard raining while drove, water seem flooded main boulevard. i even get to the point of stuck, about half an hour i guess, the road seem flooded, i had to turn around the car to find alternative route, some flooded about 15cm deep, which in some cases i had to go through. but i manage to get at acacia hub an hour and a half hour later.
bUzz: thank mita, yuke, rama, adeetz, pidia, mas mega, j-net, ba-q, alia, elys, rudi, aklam, lady, mbak rina, arie, ranny, lyla, deddy, chiny, aline, erfie, bang tondy, danti, roy and santi for ied greeting.
October 11, 2007 at 4:38 pm · 1681 days ago · Filed under Friends, Thought
Leave the hub in the afternoon to RBI, then to PKU to attend “buka puasa” gathering at the hotel cafe, its being handled by alex and lady. I had previously asked alex there’ll be about 40 attendee.
Met old friend here, i neglect to attend any of these for the last 3 year, well at least i could met michael, ully, piter, yoyok, ayos, pinot, ikhwan, pidia, mia, citra, lady, alex, rio, oscar, mario, denny, anggi, andri, ayos, charles, bowo, rivie, bodat, dayat, ruly, uul, ejaq. If i hadn’t extend the wait 30 minute more i may not met aline and icha.
There’s final showdown quiz on “win-lose-draw” kind a game between social and science class, a door prize in which attendee perform exact what the message in the baloon told, and final remarks by several friends. Which is come to me at the latest prior my early leave from gathering.
I made it short and simple, ” it’s been a pleasent day, great gathering, nice friend, and my apology not attend previously held gathering”. They ask who impress me at school, i just could say “the person just arrive here within last 30 minutes “, up to them to make a guess ?@#
” i learnt there’s part of life that uncertain, the more exact preparation i made, the more blur it suffer (in my case) “.
bUzz: even though i left empty handed, u gaze me when u enter the room tonight. some images soon be submitted in my flickr archive and my server, compiling it from cameras (phone and DSLR) exist.
September 13, 2007 at 12:27 am · 1710 days ago · Filed under Environment, Friends
Will be cont’d later, but here are latest quake occured lately around Sumatra (read it here or seek at BMG), you can download the *.mht (packed html). More writing on these date updated soon. ba’i bai ..
bUzz: niz forwarded greet; thank olla,lyla and mel (pre-ramadhan), also to deddy, j-net, bayu, bro’ ansor (aussie), indie and ranz (post-ramadhan) greet.
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