Terrible day, I broke my glass

I didn't know what happen, suddenly the glass losed from it's frame. Hem, now I must buy the new one. It hurt my eyes.

Maximize your Laptop

Have a brand new or old laptop? How to deal with it?

Nowadays, people prefer to have a laptop rather than a personal computer. It is because the mobility aspect of a laptop. We can bring and use our laptop wherever we want to go. Two or three years ago, laptop is an expensive device, but now we can buy a laptop for only 7-8 million rupiah. That is why laptop so popular in our community now. Some people often ask how to choose the best laptop for them. I will try to describe some laptop classification based on the purposes, prices and specifications.

1.Future purpose
As an accountant has different job compared to an architect or programmer. Your profession can be a good way to choose your brand new laptop. An architect maybe need a high specification laptop to deal with image processing or designing something. An accountant or social worker will use office application in his/her daily activities and need a middle laptop specification only.

2.Budget
First thing you must consider when planning to buy a laptop is your budget. Price still play important role in our community. Laptop prices vary between 6 to 20 million rupiah depend on it's brand and specification.

3.Specification
There are so many laptop specifications, based on it's processor, memory, hard disk, graphic card, sound card, optical devices, port, etc. We can find many different types of processors whether in 32 bit or 64 bit such as Intel Celeron, Intel Centrino, Centrino Duo, AMD, VIA, etc.
Celeron is the lowest type of Intel processor. It's enough for you if you just want to use your laptop for office application or watching DVD. Centrino or Centrino Duo is faster than celeron. You can choose this type of processor if you want to do image processing or playing 3D games. AMD is the competitor of Intel and it has a lot of variants same as Intel but has cheaper price. You can find review of each processor by googling it.

How to maximize your brand new laptop?

1.Software
There are a lot variant of Operating System such as Linux, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Solaris, etc. Linux is an open source operating system. It means that you can directly use it legally without buy it first. Proprietary software like Windows is another choice, but you must buy it first. For people who don't need a specific software, you can consider open source software as your solution. No need to worries about the support because open source software means deployed by a lot of programmer that will help you if you have a problem using it. The other advantage is almost free of viruses. Two years using Linux, I never have a problem with a virus.

2.Memory
Have more memory means have more performance. Random Access Memory used to store temporary files needed by operating system to do your job. Upgrade your RAM and you will get performance improvement.

3.Battery
Battery life depends on many aspect. Recent laptop have longer battery life because it support by new technology such as speed step on Intel and using a lithium cell. Battery maintenance also have effects to your laptop. First time you use your battery, charge it until 8 hours to get maximal performance. You can find information about battery maintenance in Internet by googling it.

Let's move from plastic to paper bag

Two weeks ago, I had a discussion with some peoples about sustainable development. It was a very interesting topic. Unfortunatelly, I didn't have sufficient knowledge about sustainable development. One speaker talked about sustainable development in terms of politic, the other one had his own angle of view from economic field. My turn, I spoke about the use of paper bag to change plastic in our daily life activities. It was only a small angle of view, but this brought us the a deep discussion about environmental sustainability.

If we buy some groceries or any other things, the stores usually give us a plastic bag to bring the things we already bought. Sometimes we don't realize that this kind of plastic could not be recycled. Just imagine how many plastic bag used every day. It will increase the non-recycled garbages that have a lot of negative effects to our environment such as issues of global warming, environment destructions, etc.

Many countries in the world didn't use plastic bag anymore. They already used paper bag to change the plastic bag. They choose paper bag because it can be recycled. They aware about the future environment.

Today's International Herald Tribune newspaper gives us a lot of example of the efforts of many countries to recycle the trash. You can read it at http://www.iht.com/indexes/special/trash/index.php. This one is highly recommended to be read.

Indonesia has a lot of problem with trash. Plastic bag still used in a lot of sectors. why don't we try to change the easiest one. Start from supermarket, restaurant, etc?

Finally, it was just a discussion.

A session about Critical Thinking With Tim Moore

Today we (3Mont-ers) have an opportunity to meet Tim Moore, a representative of some Australian Universities. Tim Moore presented a topic about critical thinking from some different point of views. He interviewed some lecturer in Monash University from three different backgrounds. They gave a definition and comment about critical thinking from their perspective.
I try to understand the aim of critical thinking in each of background. I found the same purpose even it says in different ways. The main purpose of critical thinking is to understand whether something is a rubbish or values for us. Critical thinking is a way to identified something so we can say it needed or not.

There's no exact definition about critical thinking. A lecturer from Monash said "It's an interesting word, isn't it? it can be mean anything".

Again :

"The main purpose of critical thinking is to understand whether something is a rubbish or values for us"

Do a lot of reading!!!!

Christopher Abimanyu and B Linggar Yekti Nugraheni Performance in a Charity Concert

“I pray you'll be all right
and watch us where we go...”



A day before having a conference in Bali and Padang, My fiance Linggar performed a duet with Christopher Abimanyu, an Indonesian famous tenorist. “The prayer” song beautifully performed by them in a charity concert held by “Gratia”, Soegijapranata Catholic University Student Choir.

hey Ling, I'm proud of you....

Timebased Internet Connection using CDMA mobile phone

Everday I connect to Internet using my cdma mobile phone and laptop. Unfortunatelly, I must pay to much for the internet cost. If I use mobile-8, I must pay 5Rp for each Kb.
Finally, I got an information about timebased internet connection using CBN. Timebased internet connection is much cheaper for me compared to volumebased internet connection. I do a lot of download and email everyday as a consquences of my project and timebased internet connection gives me a lot of advantages, not only for the cost, but also on the connection speed.

It's an easy steps for you to have an timebased internet connection.
Requirenments:
- Laptop/Desktop
- Windows or Linux Operating System (I never try to other OS)
- CDMA phone or CDMA modem (more expensive)
- Cable data
- Mobile-8 or StarOne (prepaid or postpaid)
- CBN prepaid (actually there are a lot of company that provide timebased internet connectio, e.g : ipnet, jalamedia, etc)

Comparation :

Timebased
Price Rp. 220,- every minute

Pro - better used for a ot of download activities
- 2.5Kbps on average (depends on some aspect)
- on demand connection

Cons - You must refill your account separatelly from your mobile credits

Volumebased
Price Rp. 5,- every Kb

Pro - better used for chatting
- 4-5Kbps on average (depends on some aspect)
- long connection (that sometimes you not used it)

Cons - Another application use the connection, e.g windows update, etc (costly)

Email from Linggar..

Today I get an email from my fiance, it's better if I share it to you....

dear my Aji

life have sharpen our mind, thought and sense.... furthermore we'll never know what life would bring us to... every road should be traveled, every home must be stayed, and that's it how relationship would happen to us on the way we live our live.

Life is too short.. and what i believe is : "the more you give to life the more you'll receive..." You have so much dreams, and it would be enough to enrich your life in so many ways that you never imagine before. Keep moving, keep doing things you want, seize your dreams no matter what life take you to.. and don't let anyone take your dreams away from you.

You are very bright person, with your brain you can change the whole life itself, with your hand you could also change somebody's else life, you have beauty inside that makes people respect to your life... you have so many wonderful life that you must thank for.. such bless.!!

I am a woman that comes to your life when you're traveling around the world... we met on the cross road, with so much hope to travel our live in our own way and getting closer in every crossroad. No matter what road we choose, they will never lie to us.. and it's worth traveling.

take good care in your road, and i thank GOD to have you in the road i am traveling in right now.

lots of love
yours...

Another two days vacations....

It's not because a national holidays, it's caused by flood in Jakarta. I have another two days vacation because the electricity in "Wisma Budi" didn't work. It just bored for me. I prefer to have a class than stay in my boarding house. Why? because I already have a weekend for take a rest and doing something other than in the resource center. I just watched some movies and Linggar and Cristopher Abimanyu concert. Hem, they sang "the prayer" together, that's way I'm proud of my fiance. She has a high quality of sound, smart and mature..... (he2...). I'll give some pictures of them as soon as possible.
It's more than two weeks since I met my fiance, also my family. Hem, I miss u all.... see you

Flood Everywhere in Jakarta

I have an IELTS simulation test today. I waked up early at 6.30 and the rain was not stopped yet. I took a bath and ate some biscuits, I still not aware yet about the rain. Finished with my biscuits, I went up hurry to IALF.
I must have a breakfast first, then I go to "WARUNG TEGAL" around my boarding house. I arrived at 07.45 and a lot of my friend got late because some road in Jakarta covered by water.
If you want to know the recent situation in Jakarta, visit http://thejakartapost.com or http://www.detik.com