Sunny Side Up

Knock Knock

2011-07-16T21:02:00.004+07:00

Wow, check out the dust on these, nothing's been touched since 2008, few things seem to be missing here and there but everything looks just the way I remembered it from back then. Don't see much that's different, if any. Anyone around by the way?I remember posting several times a day back when I just started blogging here, and then things slowed down after a while. Coming back here kind of feels

Me. In words.

2008-06-21T23:49:00.003+07:00

Found a cool site from rajasa

Time Machine

2008-01-29T23:35:00.000+07:00

So last night I had the opportunity to do a full restore of my system from Time Machine because I had to wipe out my HD in the morning. I set Leopard to custom install so it would only take up 7 GB instead of the 12 GB from a default install set up. 20 minutes later, my MacBook was ready to go. Yep, it took only 20 minutes to install on my MacBook 2GHz Core Duo with 1GB RAM.My Time Machine drive

Whatever

2008-01-06T02:14:00.000+07:00

Your Taste in Music:90's R&B: Highest Influence90's Alternative: High Influence90's Pop: High InfluenceR&B: High Influence80's R&B: Medium InfluenceHow's Your Taste in Music?You Communicate With Your EarsYou love conversations, both as a listener and a talker.What people say is important to you, and you're often most affected by words, not actions.You love to hear complements from others. And

Real Internets

2007-12-19T18:33:00.000+07:00

After 7 months selling mobile HSDPA plans from Indosat M2, I bit the bullet and signed up for it myself. Considering I do my webcrawl mostly at work (and my limited budget), I took the 1.2GB option just so I can have access to the net at home and when I'm not at work.I was going to go with Fastnet but those guys haven't got any link to my house. Also apparently people are having issues with

Stacks gone mad

2007-11-01T16:25:00.000+07:00

Nothing unusual about this screenshot but how Stacks' Fan view with a bunch of folders on the desktop is absurd.

Yeah. Right.

2007-10-27T04:50:00.000+07:00

This is what's on Apple's website since 6:00p.m. yesterdayThis is what should've been on it:Or this:

FUCK APPLE

2007-10-24T03:03:00.000+07:00

So Apple decided that Indonesia will not be on the Early Ship program for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and the launch will be postponed one week to November 2.EARLY WHAT??? LEOPARD IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 26, 2007! WHAT EARLY SHIP PROGRAM?? YOU WANT EARLY? TRY OCTOBER 25! THAT'S EARLY! WHAT'S THAT YOU SAID? EARLY MEANS BEFORE THE US CATCHES UP WITH THE REST OF THE BLOODY WORLD?? FINE!

Mobile Intarwebz

2007-09-19T05:34:00.000+07:00

Rp. 100/minute.3G over bluetooth phone.Cheap, relatively fast.Was online from home to hospital yesterday with no drop outs. That's nearly 1 hour.Pure wireless network.I love my set up.

Referrals

2007-08-23T02:07:00.000+07:00

I'll be doing most of my updates on Twitter from now on. Microblogging is faster to do and more convenient. Ever since I managed to get mobile twittering to work on my phone (Apparently my XL number doesn't let me register to Twitter but Indosat does), it's become more manageable.So head on to twitter for faster updates. I'll reserve this one for long posts. Need to manage LJ as well, it's

Appleclip

2007-08-05T08:23:00.000+07:00

After getting fired by Microsoft a few years ago, Clippy seems to have found himself a new job at Apple. From dishing out comments in Office to becoming hardware support for iPhone.

iPhone U

2007-08-04T21:20:00.000+07:00

You can make outgoing calls on iPhone but no incoming and no SMS. For now.Yeah yeah, another post on iPhone. This time my friends got their hands on a brand new 8GB.iPhone U. Don't phone me.

War

2007-08-03T12:59:00.000+07:00

When Apple Authorized Service Providers go head to head.

Twit. Er

2007-08-01T16:12:00.000+07:00

Signed up for twitter earlier and it looks like fun.Btw, I wonder if K618 can be made compatible with Mac OS X without the plugin from mobile.feisar.com. The one from mactomster.de doesn't appear to work with iSync 2.4. -update: this is the old plugin for pre 2.4. The new set is no longer free.If you're wondering why I'm wondering about the above, check out my twitter. I appreciate if anyone can

Pottermania

2007-07-20T23:24:00.000+07:00

Yeah, I preordered the book. Yeah i'll be in line before 8:00 a.m Saturday morning before the bookstore opens to pick up my copy of Deathly Hallows. No, there are no bookstores here crazy enough to open at midnight (to the best of my knowledge).

Superhype

2007-07-16T14:43:00.000+07:00

It's been what, over a month since I posted anything here? It's not that I don't have anything to write about, it's the opposite in fact. Plenty of things happened since I last posted and seriously, there's a whole bunch of materials that would fill it for every day of the week. Rants, raves, reviews, complaints, tips, whatever, you name it. So what kept me?Honestly, I'm not so sure myself. Time

Birthdays

2007-06-12T01:53:00.000+07:00

-ubermacgeek-On mine, I get a sneak preview into Mac OS X Leopard, to be released in October. Sometime this month, I'll get another sneak preview of my baby. Some of you may not know this but my baby's scheduled to be born in... October. So if everything goes according to schedule, my kid and Mac Leopard will share birth month.Supercool. (Maybe not)-/ubermacgeek-

Happy WWDC Day!

2007-06-11T23:55:00.000+07:00

It's so nice of Steve Jobs to announce the future of Apple on the day of my birth ;) It's 3 minutes to Jobs' Worldwide Developer's Conference keynote speech (and my birthday) and every Mac fan out there is waiting anxiously to hear about the latest news on Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard", iPhone, the rumored brushed-metal iMac, and an addition (already??) to the iPhone family.I was gonna take the day off

Beneath the surface

2007-06-08T22:19:00.000+07:00

After all the crazyness and hype surrounding the surface of erm, well... Surface, we return to earth with a thorough analysis beneath the Surface by Roughly Drafted. Read on.

Camino 1.5!

2007-06-05T23:42:00.000+07:00

Great news for the Mac community. Version 1.5 of the granddaddy of Mac OS X browser, the precursor to Safari and Firefox, the very first dedicated Mac OS X Mozilla browser, the Mac OS X exclusive browser, previously known as Chimera, CAMINO, has just been released!!New website, new engine, new features!Gecko 1.8.1 rendering engine powers Camino from the inside.RSS Feed detection will pass your

When Americans get bored

2007-05-27T16:27:00.000+07:00

What do you do when you get bored? My options generally range from hang out with friends, watching TV, going online, driving around, play pranks, bothering my cats, to just window shopping at the mall.San Fransiscans do this.More pics.

Por-table?

2007-05-16T01:36:00.000+07:00

So Apple released new 13.3-inch MacBooks with slightly upgraded specs, while HP announced their first 20-inch notebook computer.Apple's latest lineup isn't terribly exciting, adding slight speed bumps, larger HDs and 802.11 (draft) n wireless networking in a 2.3Kg package, while HP gives you 2 built in HDs totaling 500GB (Whoa!), 512MB graphics card (Yikes!), a huge screen (Yowza!), and a bag of

What was that again?

2007-04-10T18:01:00.000+07:00

I had an undoubtedly brilliant and unquestionably stupendous subject to post about yesterday which would've elevated my blog to star status but as soon as I opened the "new post" page, that very idea disappeared and left me agape as to what had happened.On a different subject, work has been good. Especially since I get to come in as late as 2 pm. Of course, I have to show that I've been doing

Too much is (not) enough?

2007-04-07T18:00:00.000+07:00

People say choice is good, but I say having too many can be confusing. Take the number of TV stations operating in Jakarta for example. We have RCTI, SCTV, TPI, Global TV, Indosiar, Trans TV, Trans|7, TVRI, ANTV, O Channel, JakTV, Lativi, SpaceToons.13 TV stations. Ironically the majority of the stations show pretty much the same content; gossip, soap, and games. 13 choices, zero option. I still

All you need is time

2007-03-25T14:57:00.000+07:00

I win.Everything I've been fighting for for the last 7 months is paying off. The rock that stood at the gate is slowly eroding and light is beginning to show. Some rocks are best molded with water.Director of Propaganda at your service.

People

2007-03-18T17:13:00.000+07:00

Some people don't deserve the technology they've been blessed with.Some people don't deserve to afford technologySome people don't deserve to be taught about technologySome people deserve to have their necks wrung in a knot.Twice.

Wear an iPod

2007-03-06T00:29:00.000+07:00

I had a conversation with my wife about the death of my iPod.My wife: You can always use Bake-chan (Bakemono is the name of her iPod but she always calls it Bake-chan ^^;;)Me: I can't do that.My wife: Well, I don't mind really, as long as you get me a shuffle. ~ _ ^Me: That is not the issue! I can't use Bake because it's not mine. iPod is personal so I can't use Bake because... it's personal.My

Comedy of Errors

2007-03-06T00:26:00.000+07:00

So we arrived in Singapore at 12:30, 10 minutes earlier than scheduled. Hadi & I were booked a flight on ValuAir, an airline that I didn't think I've ever heard before but sounds rather familiar for some reason but not until we got on board that I realized why it sounded familiar. The flight attendants wore black and orange and they had a star motif on their uniforms. An orange star. I began to

End of a journey

2007-02-16T18:05:00.000+07:00

Here lies Frost 3.0.20GB 4th generation monochrome iPod.Loved til the end.RIPFebruary 2006 - February 2007.Frost 3.0 was the second replacement for my 4th generation 20GB monochrome iPod. The original Frost died 3 months after I bought it and Frost 2.0 in February 2006. Both had hard drive failures which made sure I got more than what I paid for when I bought AppleCare Protection Plan, but Frost

Damn people

2007-02-10T22:42:00.000+07:00

"What else do I get from buying this?"Bloody nincompoops think they're entitled to freebies when buying Macs. Guess what? You're getting jack shit! squat! Nada! Nothing more than the items inside the damn brown box!"This can run Windows XP right?"Yes it can if you want the entire weight of the viral community to come crashing down on you like 14 fully loaded cement trucks over your masterfully

Moated in

2007-02-02T09:52:00.000+07:00

South Jakarta flooded. Can't go anywhere further than 5Km. No work, no electricity, no running water (no, the water doesn't walk or crawl either). Posted this on PowerBook G4 through dial up. 21st century technology meets 19th century discovery. There's use for outdated technology after all.

WTF??????

2007-01-22T14:59:00.000+07:00

Seriously, who the hell does he think he is and who the hell is insane and idiotic enough to come up with such a product variant?????????Signed by the biggest opportunistic pirate in the whole wide world.I'd rather put the money towards a iPhone.

Best description of a common food item

2007-01-02T14:58:00.000+07:00

Medallions of revenu beef in sauce brune cradled on fingered lettuce striplets, fromage fondu pages, coupe en rondelles pickles, trinkles of waterised onion, cuddled in caramelised and lightly seeded petite pain and served with deep sauted potato cudgels.Click here to find out what it is.Happy New Year!

D'Oh!

2006-12-21T14:38:00.000+07:00

Scanner ≠ printer. Identical cables, different functions.

Big Day

2006-12-20T09:37:00.000+07:00

The BIG DAY is coming. Honestly it doesn't feel anything like it's coming, but I know I have several things that need to be done by Friday. Sometimes it pays to look into the future but often it can make you complacent. I'm hoping it's not the latter.Choice is the buzz word in my head at the moment. As in dream vs reality. Someone said let your dream be your dream because once you live it, it

Congratulations!

2006-12-20T05:35:00.000+07:00

On becoming TIME Magazine's person of the year. Who? You! Yeah, you, interweb user.

Weekend warrior

2006-12-03T16:56:00.000+07:00

Sunday. At work. Not many things suck more than that.I don't like working on Sundays as much as the next person but luckily while I got probably not the best people to work with but they're sure a fun group. There's not very many boundaries between me and my underlings (ZOMG I GOTS UNDERLINGS!!) although they do recognize our respective positions in the company. Sometimes I think I'm too lenient

Yet another Army joke

2006-12-03T16:36:00.000+07:00

Aren'tReady to beMarinesYetfrom Riga

From the department of lazy

2006-12-01T09:18:00.000+07:00

Comes this remote controlled floor sweeper.

Follow up

2006-11-22T11:47:00.000+07:00

Just to add to the the ridiculousness of the copyright amendment proposal, in Victoria, you can get drunk ($480), then get in your car, drive over the speed limit ($125), throw a lit cigarette out the window ($500), and still get fined less than the guy who got caught carrying a pencil or a camera ($1320 on-the-spot fine).

Own an iPod? Go to jail

2006-11-22T10:46:00.000+07:00

In Australia that is. Section 132AL(2) of the bill provides that a person commits an "indictable offence" if they possess "a device, intending it to be used for making an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter".Forget iPods, cameras, and other electronic gadgets. You can create an infringing copy of a work using a damn pencil!One time overzealous and paranoid Immigration Minister now

WIRES? Where we're going, we don't need wires.

2006-11-16T10:19:00.000+07:00

US researchers have outlined a relatively simple system that could deliver power to devices such as laptop computers or MP3 players without wires.Wireless power. It was coming sooner or later.Let spaghetti electricity be gone!

New Blog!

2006-11-11T11:38:00.000+07:00

Not really.If you're wondering about the Label section at the bottom of the last post, it's because I've switched to the new Blogger software from Google. It lets me use keywords to categorize my posts and it was one of my biggest gripe about Blogger when I first signed up several years ago. It also lets me restrict my readers if I choose to so I can make my blog readable only by certain people.

Long awaited update

2006-11-10T13:07:00.000+07:00

It's been over two months since an update here. Some people probably thought I disappeared off the face of the planet. Nope. I'm still here.One of the three main reasons is that I haven't bothered to install MacJournal on this PowerBook. Since MacJournal is my preferred blogging app, it pretty much stopped my blogging activities.The second reason is it's been really difficult to load the New Post

Build up

2006-09-12T10:51:00.000+07:00

Things are moving ahead slowly. I wouldn't expect them to go any faster since I'm not sure if I can handle it if it does. The boxes have been here for several weeks, none have been opened or moved since. The cat's coming tomorrow but will be quarantined for a couple of weeks. After that, things are gonna be moving much more rapidly.Apple's got a massive announcement scheduled tonight at midnight

It's a world of…

2006-09-10T00:32:00.000+07:00

Circles of friendsSmall, interconnectedSeparated by timeSeparated by spaceNo longer six degreesEveryone in oneDon't you just hate it?

long time no blog

2006-08-29T13:39:00.000+07:00

It's been more than a month since I last blogged. Several things have changed, some changed plenty. Let's just keep it in point form for brevity shall we?* new job, still selling apples* severed all ties with old place* destroyed any possible reconciliation with old place* promotion compared to last time* meetings every week with potential buyers* less pay (but less stress + more perks)* Intel

Parting

2006-07-21T13:32:00.000+07:00

Some time ago I decided to put up my iBook for sale. Today I received the nearest offer to my asking price and it's time for me to part ways with it. While it's less than what I hoped, it's still a pretty good price since apparently it's well above the market value thanks to Extended AppleCare.The buyer is going to pick it up late next week so I'm going to have to back everything up to my

Addendum

2006-07-19T16:07:00.000+07:00

New start, new beginning.Mom (at home): We're demolishing your room, should I pack your belongings in two separate suitcases?Me (at the office): O_oMom: Yeah, we're making a larger roomMe: Oh.Living room couch here I come.

New Beginning

2006-07-19T09:51:00.000+07:00

Starts Friday.I've been given permission to leave earlier than requested which means tomorrow's my last day. This'll give me more time to really work on my side projects and not get distracted much because in a couple of weeks, you'd see me working elsewhere doing something a little bit different to what I've been doing for the last couple of months.I'm not really keen on the prospect of the job

Meh

2006-07-14T07:51:00.000+07:00

I'm sick. Been a weekGot work to finish todayToo sick to do it.

Sums it up

2006-07-12T09:58:00.000+07:00

This strip illustrated precisely how I felt about the movie.

Empty

2006-07-11T21:56:00.000+07:00

To think we used to be so closeTo think we used to have fun togetherTo think we used to joke around togetherTo think you'll no longer be a part of our livesTo think you no longer welcome us in your heartTo think now you disapprove when you were very supportiveI hope you'll change your mind.Someday.Good luck and farewell.Everyone else, please don't ask.No, I'm not recently single.

iQuit

2006-07-09T23:36:00.000+07:00

Bye bye dumb asses. Letter's on its way, I got a division to head.Last day August 1.

iPods = Hate

2006-07-07T17:22:00.000+07:00

I hate iPods.No, scratch that.I hate Windows people who use iPods. DIE!!

Positive

2006-07-02T04:14:00.000+07:00

Meeting with potential new employer was fruitful but turns out if I were to resign, I need a 1 month notice instead of 2 weeks. Bah.Well, the other day I found out that an entire department is leaving (hush hush) so now there's even more reason for me to leave (or rather justification) since the whole second floor gang is ready to pack up and leave too.Rio, if you're reading this, don't make a

This or that

2006-06-28T13:58:00.000+07:00

June 24Company's looking real shaky and I just got offered a new job at that other place. It's something I've always been after although we haven't gone further than, "Hey we got an opening for you, let us know if you're interested".June 28My 3 month evaluation is meant to be this week but since the big boss is off to Singapore for a few days, looks like it's gonna be next week. I'd rather not

Crazed Donuts

2006-06-22T17:34:00.000+07:00

While Aussies are going ga-ga over Krispy Kreme, Indonesians are doing the same over J.Co with lines up to 20 meters outside every outlet for a tray-load of sugar-coated dough.What's J.Co? Its owner (or should I say franchise holder?) and all its press materials claim that it's a franchise of an American doughnut chain (HA!) but before this year I've never heard of it, nor have I met anyone who

Teh awesum

2006-06-15T01:02:00.000+07:00

Google Spreadsheet is platform independent and share-able. As in multiple users at the same time.Death knell for MS Office is beginning to ring very loudly. As soon as Google releases a word processor and a presentation software, Microsoft can kiss its collective asses goodbye. StarOffice and OpenOffice are already gaining ground.The upcoming OpenOffice-based NeoOffice 2.0 (PPC and Intel Macs)

It's weird

2006-06-15T00:20:00.000+07:00

The longer I stay away from Australia, the closer I feel like an Australian, and the more people say I act like one (how? no idea). In no way that I am one (I have no desire to be one) but having spent over a third of my life there, it probably left a lot in me, like the fact that I'm a die hard rugby league fanatic who hates AFL with passion, goes for Melbourne Storm in the NRL and Queensland

Office day

2006-06-14T09:34:00.000+07:00

I'm not at the store today. Mainly cuz I was told there's only one operational company car today as the other driver called in sick or something and his car is at our sister company's office and partly cuz I wanna know how they handle the store without tech support.In the future, I'm going to have a regular visitation schedule (what am I, a divorced parent?) to the store, maybe once every two

Postal

2006-06-13T11:30:00.000+07:00

What's up with this country's postal system? They never send packages to the addressee, they always leave a note telling people to pick up the package at the post office. I thought they're supposed to be the delivery people. Now I need to find time to pick up the package I mentioned yesterday. Turns out it's been at the P.O since the 9th but they only let me know yesterday. Stupid system.

WTF?

2006-06-12T08:55:00.000+07:00

[Sunday]Him: You're prohibited from going anywhere near the store unless outside work hours[Monday]Him: I need you to go to the store today before lunchtime.Me: O_oBtw, I forgot to bring my 0856 number today.

On this day

2006-06-12T01:06:00.000+07:00

I have just one wish and that is to be with the two most important girls in my life. I hope I can get to see both of you real soon.No, I still haven't got the package.

A day in the life of an Apple store manager

2006-06-10T06:13:00.000+07:00

No, not Apple Store manager, a manager of a store that sells Apple stuff. Anyway,"Hi, how do I sync my iPod to iTunes?""Hello, I'm trying to get the songs in my iPod to iTunes. Yes, I'm on Windows.""How do I get movies to convert to a format that iTunes recognizes? Umm… Windows.""I wanna get my DVD's into iPod. How do I do that? I use Windows.""I can't get my iPod nano to sync my contacts data

Chalk up another one on my resume

2006-06-05T13:27:00.000+07:00

Say hello to your new (interim) store manager. The previous one quit because he kept running into barriers held up by the managers and basically was given no authority to operate the store properly. Now, as they're looking for a replacement, they asked me to take over.It wasn't even a month ago I was transferred from the creative department to product training/research/testing. Yay for more

It's open!

2006-06-01T15:39:00.000+07:00

Yeah, I'm posting from the store on a 20" iMac Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz. People at Kemang, stop by anytime, we're open from 10:00 am-7:00pm daily.

Thought of the Day

2006-05-30T00:05:00.000+07:00

If a wedding goes through without a hitch, does that mean the couple failed to get hitched?

As promised

2006-05-29T08:26:00.000+07:00

Here's the version about work. Again, in Indonesian.Ga bisa mimpin tapi jadi bosSetiap hari gue mending bolosKerjaan dibilang salahEnggak kerja apalagiCuma buang keringatTiap hari gue diminta idePura-pura senyum aja dehHabis ga pernah digubrisDaripada gue capeCuma buang keringatDia bikin beteKerja malesProtes terus ga ada gunanyaMau cabutTapi bingungDapet duit nanti dari manaDia bikin beteMau

57 seconds of destruction

2006-05-27T19:47:00.000+07:00

To the victims of the Jogjakarta earthquake and their relatives , my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Weird

2006-05-27T03:24:00.000+07:00

My last post didn't show up, Maybe this won't either. It's listed in my Blogger Dashboard and I can edit the entry but the link to actually see the posted entry gave me an error page. Odd.-edit 7:00amSo now they both show up almost 4 hours after they're posted. Glitch. *Shrug*

Creative

2006-05-27T03:15:00.000+07:00

Bad days are no longer what it used to be thanks to Daniel Powter's overplayed song, so in that honor, I came up with an Indonesian version of it a couple of days ago while driving. Here's the abridged version. Got a few lines that may need revisions so I haven't posted the full lyrics. Non-Indonesian speakers, you'll just have to give this one a miss because I got no time to translate and

Matrimonials

2006-05-21T18:20:00.000+07:00

I got two wedding invites for today, first one was earlier today, the second is later tonight. I was really looking forward to the first one cuz the groom was one of my best friends during school. We went to the same schools from kindergarten to junior high and the only reason we didn't go to the same high school was because I moved to Singapore and then Australia for the next 10 years. We still

It's off

2006-05-19T13:48:00.000+07:00

After 3 straight days of overtime chasing a deadline, we got an email from the big boss that it's been postponed.Upset? Not really. I'm actually kind of glad because it gives me more time to work on a few things and we can set a more realistic goal for the actual opening.

Lights. Upgrade. Action.

2006-05-17T01:27:00.000+07:00

As predicted by several rumor sites, Apple finally unveiled its latest consumer portable computer powered by Intel Core Duo processors.The MacBook arrived at 8:00 p.m (GMT+7) last night in three forms and two colors.White MacBook1.83GHz or 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo60GB 5400 rpm HDSlot loading Combo or Super DriveBlack MacBook2.0GHz Intel Core Duo80GB 5400 rpm HDSlot loading Super DriveAcross the

I was right.

2006-05-12T15:30:00.000+07:00

He said "That looks pretty good from here" (sitting 2 meters away from the screen).Goddamn incompetent mindless dumb ass airhead.

Hard headed

2006-05-11T16:15:00.000+07:00

I told him the Mac mini can't drive the 30" Apple Cinema Display on full resolution two weeks ago. He insisted it can because he saw a Mac mini powering a 30" ACD at an Apple store (not THE Apple Store, there's none here). I said it's all pixellated because I was at the store just the day before. He didn't believe me so he told me to link up the mini core solo to the 30" ACD we have here.To prove

Interesting

2006-05-09T17:21:00.000+07:00

I did more work being sick at home yesterday than the entire day at the office today. Maybe I should stay at home more. I'm also poised to get more money for one freelance job (if it gets the greenlight) than I do for a month working here.

Hmmm

2006-05-07T12:46:00.000+07:00

I haven't done most of the things I'm supposed to do this weekend, especially work related. On this one, I blame the unbelievable traffic I ran in to on Friday night. 90 minutes on a trip that's supposed to take only 20 and I didn't get anywhere near icon. Out of the five, I can do 1, 2, and 4 on Monday but I need to do 3 and 5 by tonight.Problem is, I got an emergency tech support call this

Things to do

2006-05-05T17:38:00.000+07:00

Over the weekend, I got plenty to do for next week since it's the big opening at icon among other things.What I gotta do:Work:-Write Apple content for the company profile (my copywriter job)-Find high res images for Tiger, Boot Camp, and Intel Core Duo (my designer job)-Check out icon, do some measurements (my project manager job)-Figure out connectivity and product integration at icon (my

Book Club

2006-05-04T16:35:00.000+07:00

My company just decided to go Oprah on us. We have a book club. T_____T God help us. Book reports due monthly, new book every month. I thought I'm done with college 5 months ago. This month's title: Skill with People by Les Giblin.We also have a monthly employee review, not in the traditional sense. Everyone is to pick their most favorite person of the month, as in the most helpful, most positive

Indovision, SCREW YOU!

2006-05-02T16:26:00.000+07:00

As of yesterday, no Star TV network on TV. My sat provider, Indovision, decided not to renew their broadcasting agreement with the Star TV network which includes Star World, Star Movies, Star Sports, ESPN, Channel V and National Geographic.This seriously sucks. I can't switch between Star Sports and Global's broadcast of Formula 1 during ad breaks anymore, no more tennis matches, and a whole

GETAMAC!!!

2006-05-02T14:25:00.000+07:00

If you've been mulling over a decision for a new computer, get a Mac!Why?1. It just works 2. You can make amazing stuff 3. Design that turns heads.4. 114,000 Viruses? Not on a Mac. 5. Next year’s OS today. 6. The latest Intel chips. 7. Instant video chats. 8. More fun with photos. 9. One-click websites. 10. Amazing podcasts. 11. Rock star tunemaking. 12. Hollywood-style movies. 13. No hunting for

Justification

2006-04-28T09:33:00.000+07:00

Remember this long rant from 2 days ago?The morning after, the MD wanted to know what the fuss was all about, so he came to my desk (yes, he came to my desk, he didn't call me to his) and asked to see my work.After 2 minutes, he said "I like it. It's clear, it's good. We're going to use this one from now on." In front of the BusDev who protested over the erm … makeover, since he was the one who

Wii will prevail

2006-04-28T09:20:00.000+07:00

Introducing … Wii.As in "we"While the code-name "Revolution expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.Wii will break down that wall that separates video game players from everybody else.Wii will put people more in touch with their games … and each other. But you're probably asking: What does the name mean?Wii sounds like "we", which emphasizes this console is for everyone.Wii can easily

Wiiiii!!!!

2006-04-28T09:07:00.000+07:00

That's the new name for Nintendo Revolution. WTF? Whee? No, Wii. Yep. Wii. Double you double eye.WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Wii know.

Long ranting*

2006-04-26T13:10:00.000+07:00

Apart from that scream of agony, I haven't updated in nearly two weeks, I'm just overloaded with work. It's insane how much they want me to do in such a short time. At the moment, I'm two weeks overdue on my deadlines, few of them I could've finished in a couple of days but most of them, even if I'm pleased with how they came out, there's always that dreaded revision request. The Apple brochure

Paintball

2006-04-26T13:09:00.000+07:00

I went paintballing on Sunday. Man that felt amazing. Seriously. Everyone should try it out sometime. A friend of mine flew down for the easter break from Perth a couple of weeks ago and took some friends and a bunch of people from his dad's company to go Paintballing at Alam Sutera which is about half an hour drive on the highway east of Jakarta. It's not exactly a cheap exercise but it's worth

MacBook Pro 17"

2006-04-24T20:25:00.001+07:00

DAMN YOU APPLE!!NOW I GOTTA REWORK MY BROCHURE DESIGN AGAIN!!!!!!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Connection reestablished

2006-04-11T09:31:00.000+07:00

I updated my iBook to 10.4.6 last week and it sort of broke compatibility with my new SE K600i. Address Book lost about 90% access to the phone (No sms send/receive, no dial, no caller ID) and it took me a while to find a fix for this, but everything is back to normal now.Read on.

Typical

2006-04-07T11:38:00.000+07:00

Everyone in the office got an email last Monday saying there will be an Apple training session from 9:00-11:00 on Friday, April 7 2006. No further info was given. For four days we're forced to discuss, speculate, and rumorize about who and what to expect (not really, most ppl couldn't care less).Today's Friday. It's 11:30. No training so far. Our Business Dev Manager (who apparently may be the

Presentation

2006-04-06T09:54:00.000+07:00

I'm in the middle of a training for a product that the company's an agent of and is offering up in the market. Is it bad that I'm more concerned about the way the trainer presents the material? While he's presenting (with many unsure pauses I might add), I'm on my iBook browsing the website of the product he's talking about. I end up understanding better about it that way than following his

Boot Camp

2006-04-06T09:08:00.000+07:00

Boot Mac OS X. Boot Windows. Boot both. Boot Camp. Boot*. Gotta hand it to Apple, it's a clever name. Like David Chartier said on TUAW, good thing they didn't go with iBoot or iBooty.Windows on Mac. Native. Official. Fast. Not that I would ever want it.Read on*apologies to Trainspotting.

Done for the week

2006-04-05T13:57:00.000+07:00

I just finished my tasks for this week (yes, everything for this week) and now I got a headache after four days of working on multiple versions of one job.This means I got time to slack off before worrying about the mountain of stuff I gotta finish by the 17th.*SNEEZE*Been doing that pretty often the last several days. Saturday night clubbing until 3:30am and not getting home until an hour later

Good and Bad (Mac+work related)

2006-04-03T16:08:00.000+07:00

It's official. I'm the resident expert on Macs in the office. Everyone comes to me if they have Mac problems. This means I'm doing double duty, one as a designer, the other as a techie. The last place I worked at I was also a techie. At home in Melbourne, I was also the neighborhood techie. It's my lot in life.One issue with that though, Finder on my iBook is eating up 60% of CPU every time I

Sekai wa nante suteki

2006-03-30T08:10:00.000+07:00

I got myself a SonyEricsson K600i last Sunday. Joy. Finally. ^_^. Cost me Rp. 1.9m, which is under US$220, outright, not that you can even buy a GSM phone with a contract here. It's definitely worth my wait.This phone is a joy to use with my only real gripe being the lack of multiple character search in the contacts list. Supposedly the European firmware of the phone's OS has this ability but for

In charge

2006-03-29T08:30:00.000+07:00

2 days on the job and I'm already helping to oversee the company's pilot project. That's some confidence they got on me. POP material, sales kit, fliers, tags, I'll be doing the whole lot. Apparently this is a new beginning for them as well so I'm essentially working for a new company.In the next 30 days, I have about 4 major projects lined up with deadlines one week after the other. Gonna be

Crappy Movie Drama

2006-03-26T06:31:00.000+07:00

No, I'm not going to talk about drama movies. This is about a crappy experience in getting a ticket to a movie. On Saturday I went to meet my cousin Aria and his girl to watch V for Vendetta at Pondok Indah Mall. On thursday the movie was still at PIM 2 which meant admission was about 1.5 times than at PIM but on Friday they switched it to the old Mall, which is weird because I thought they

Having a bite in the Apple pie

2006-03-20T11:18:00.000+07:00

From next monday I will be joining the 8:30 - 4:30 people churning out ideas and concepts for an up and coming graphic arts company whose also aiming big for a slice in the Apple pie. The next 6 months seems to be shaping up as the most interesting times in my adult life.Goodbye free-wheeling, time wasting, stress-free unemployment, hello hectic, time consuming, mind numbing, stress inducing

New voyages?

2006-03-16T00:58:00.000+07:00

I'm this >--< close to getting a job. A graphic arts oriented company is offering me to be a member of their creative team venturing on a new, possibly large scale project. Good starting salary with potential upgrade after the standard 3 month trial period ends.This feels like Star Trek. To boldly go where I've never gone before.