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Hollywood movie's title in Minangkabau language

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:37:00 +0000

For me, this is the funniest joke i ever read in my Inbox. Thanks to unknown people who make the list :D

Lord Of The Ring — Juragan batu cincin
Dumb and Dumber — Pakak jo sabana Pandia..
Die Hard — Payah matinyo
Die Hard II — Alun Juo Mati Lai…?
Die Hard III With A Vengeance — Ondeh Mandeh.. ndak juo mati mati doh…?
You've got Mail — Ado surek tuh ha…
Paycheck — Pitih Gaji
Enemy at the Gates — Lah tibo lawan di pintu…
Independence Day — Hari Rayo
The Day After Tomorrow — bisuak-bisuak
Die Another Day — Ndak kini matinyo..?
There is Something About Marry — Manga si Merry yo..?
Silence of the Lamb — Kambiang pangambok
The Italian Job — Karajo maliang
All The Pretty Horses — Kudonyo rancak-rancak
Planet of the Apes — Planet Siamang
Gone in Sixty Seconds — Barangkek lah capek
Original Sin — Sabana-bana doso…
Remember the Titans — Lai Takana jo si Titan
Mummy Returns — Lah Baliak si One tadi..?
Crash — Balago kambiang
Copycat — Kopi Kuciang
Seabiscuit — Makan Biskuit di Lauik
Bad Boys — Anak Kalera
Sleepless in Seattle — Mangantuak..
Lost in Space — Ilang di awang awang
Brokeback Mountain — Gunuang patah tulang
lCheaper by Dozens — Bali salusin tambah murah..
Freddy vs Jason — Bacakak
Just in Heaven — Lah di Surgo
Air Bud — aia si Budi
How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days — Baa caronyo manyipak urang..
Batman Forever — Kalalauang
Deep Impact — Taraso dalamnyo
Million Dollar Baby — Anak Rangkayo
Blackhawk Down — Buruang itam si Don
Saving Private Ryan — Mahagia les ka si Ryan

My 7 best inspiration source

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:10:00 +0000

Each of us has different resource/way to get an idea. Here I make list for my best inspiration source.

1. Water closed (WC)/toilet.

When shit out of my body I feel a good thing come to fill in. This place often gave me an idea.

2. Reading
   Reading opens my mind. And it’s just like I open a door in my head and give an easy way for idea to come inside.

3. Walking/Traveling
   If reading didn't give me an idea, I start walking/traveling. When walking/traveling I saw many thing, and one of them could give me an idea.

4. Chat
   Chatting with inspirational person usually inspire me.

5. Listen music
   If till last four I am still stuck, I think my soul and brain to stress, I need to relax it. Listen to my favorite music make me fell comfort. Idea love a relax soul and cool head.

6. Eat
   Still stuck... Hmm...m I need to eat some thing and feel it like I eat my problem. The problem is nothing; it is as easy as I eat it, yummy.

7. Sleep
   Ok... I still don't have an idea. In this step I know I am to tire to think, I need to sleep. Usually, ideas love a fresh mind.

Apakah kejahatan itu ada?

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:44:00 +0000

Kita melihat setiap hari di koran dan TV. Banyak perkara kriminal dan kekerasan di antara manusia. Perkara-perkara tersebut adalah manifestasi dari kejahatan. Kenapa ada kejahatan? Apakah kejahatan adalah ciptaan-NYA seperti DIA menciptakan Iblis. Sebuah email dari Inbox mencoba membuka pikiran aku tentang kenapa kejahatan itu ada.

Seorang Profesor dari sebuah universitas terkenal menantang mahasiswa-mahasiswa nya dengan pertanyaan ini, “Apakah Tuhan menciptakan segala yang ada?”.

Seorang mahasiswa dengan berani menjawab, “Betul, Dia yang menciptakan semuanya”.

“Tuhan menciptakan semuanya?” Tanya professor sekali lagi.

“Ya, Pak, semuanya” kata mahasiswa tersebut.

Profesor itu menjawab, “Jika Tuhan menciptakan segalanya, berarti Tuhan menciptakan Kejahatan. Karena kejahatan itu ada, dan menurut prinsip kita bahwa pekerjaan kita menjelaskan siapa kita, jadi kita bisa berasumsi bahwa Tuhan itu adalah kejahatan.”

Mahasiswa itu terdiam dan tidak bisa menjawab hipotesis professor tersebut. Profesor itu merasa menang dan menyombongkan diri bahwa sekali lagi dia telah membuktikan kalau agama itu adalah sebuah mitos.

Mahasiswa lain mengangkat tangan dan berkata, “Profesor, boleh saya bertanya sesuatu?”

“Tentu saja,” jawab si Profesor

Mahasiswa itu berdiri dan bertanya, “Profesor, apakah dingin itu ada?”

“Pertanyaan macam apa itu? Tentu saja dingin itu ada. Kamu tidak pernah sakit flu?” Tanya si professor diiringi tawa mahasiswa lainnya.

Mahasiswa itu menjawab, “Kenyataannya, Pak, dingin itu tidak ada. Menurut hukum fisika, yang kita anggap dingin itu adalah ketiadaan panas. Suhu -460F adalah ketiadaan panas sama sekali. Dan semua partikel menjadi diam dan tidak bisa bereaksi pada suhu tersebut. Kita menciptakan kata dingin untuk mendeskripsikan ketiadaan panas.

Mahasiswa itu melanjutkan, “Profesor, apakah gelap itu ada?”

Profesor itu menjawab, “Tentu saja itu ada.”

Mahasiswa itu menjawab, “Sekali lagi anda salah, Pak. Gelap itu juga tidak ada. Gelap adalah keadaan di mana tidak ada cahaya. Cahaya bisa kita pelajari, gelap tidak. Kita bisa menggunakan prisma Newton untuk memecahkan cahaya menjadi beberapa warna dan mempelajari berbagai panjang gelombang setiap warna. Tapi Anda tidak bisa mengukur gelap. Seberapa gelap suatu ruangan diukur dengan berapa intensitas cahaya di ruangan tersebut. Kata gelap dipakai manusia untuk mendeskripsikan ketiadaan cahaya.”

Akhirnya mahasiswa itu bertanya, “Profesor, apakah kejahatan itu ada?”

Dengan bimbang professor itu menjawab, “Tentu saja, seperti yang telah kukatakan sebelumnya. Kita melihat setiap hari di koran dan TV. Banyak perkara kriminal dan kekerasan di antara manusia. Perkara-perkara tersebut adalah manifestasi dari kejahatan.”

Terhadap pernyataan ini mahasiswa itu menjawab, “Sekali lagi Anda salah, Pak. Kajahatan itu tidak ada. Kejahatan adalah ketiadaan Tuhan. Seperti dingin atau gelap, kajahatan adalah kata yang dipakai manusia untuk mendeskripsikan ketiadaan Tuhan. Tuhan tidak menciptakan kajahatan. Kajahatan adalah hasil dari tidak adanya kasih Tuhan dihati manusia. Seperti dingin yang timbul dari ketiadaan panas dan gelap yang timbul dari ketiadaan cahaya.”

Mahasiswa yang diketahui bernama Albert Einstein membuat profesor itu terdiam.

Kesan pertama menjajal Indosat 3.5G unlimited

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:39:00 +0000

Kesan pertama menjajal Indosat 3.5G unlimited jika dilihat dari statistik download, so far so good :) Dengan rata-rata Download speed 25 KB/s (walau masih jauh dari yang diiklannya yang bisa upto 256KB/s) dicoba jajal putar video SLANK di Youtube ternyata hasilnya lebih baik dari pada waktu pakai Telkomsel Flash, walau masih sedikit patah-patah (bukan promosi lho :P ) Info tambahan: Statistik diatas didapat dengan kondisi sinyal HSDPA 5 bar.

How to reduce the amount of Excel memory used?

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:08:00 +0000

You can reduce the amount of Excel memory used by:

1. Converting formula to values (Paste Special Values).

2. Reducing the number of formula referencing other worksheets. Formulae which refer to cells or ranges on other worksheets use significantly more memory for dependency trees than formulae which refer to cells or ranges on their own worksheet. The best way to do this is by moving the blocks of cells which are being referenced onto the sheet that refers to them.

3. Checking that the Excel's last cell on each sheet is in the right place: Ctrl-End or Edit-->Goto-->Special-->Last cell. When its not where you want, for instance because of additional formatting or recently deleted cells, you can reset the last cell by deleting all columns to the right and rows below the correct last cell, and then saving the workbook.

4. Storing repetitively used formula in defined Names and using the Names in place of the formula.

5. Using smaller ranges in formula such as INDEX and VLOOKUP.

6. Avoiding references to ranges containing unused or blank cells on other worksheets.

7. Simplifying formatting.

8. Reducing the number of fonts.

9. Switching off Change Tracking for Shared workbooks.

10. Shortening the formula.

11. Move the Pivot Tables to a separate Workbook.

12. Using multi-cell array formula.

13. Removing zero-sized objects.

14. Reducing the number of graphic or embedded objects.

15. Closing open Modules and Forms in the VBE.

Reference: decisionmodels

Free Commander

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:42:00 +0000

FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard Windows file manager with all the necessary functions and more. You can even take FreeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory onto a CD. It's like a free version of Windows Commander or Total Commander from Christian Ghisler.

Main features in FreeCommander:

Dual-panel technology - horizontal and vertical
Tabbed interface
Optional tree view for each panel
Built in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format
File viewer inside archives too
Built in archive handling: ZIP (read, write), CAB (read, write), RAR (read)
Nested archive handling
Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
Copy, move, delete, rename files and folders
Wipe files
Create and verify MD5 checksums
File splitting
File properties and context menu
Calculation of folder size
Folder comparison / synchronization
Modification of file date and attributes
Folder / program favorites
File searching (inside archive too)
File filters for display
User defined columns for detailed view
DOS command line
Multiple language support

Software info:

author: Marek Jasinski
required: Win2K, WinXP, Vista
Created: 06.12.2007
Size: 2,15 MB
File MD5: 2E24C52471DDC570F5F4DBD77ACD7775

Find more details here.

My Satellite

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:44:00 +0000

Below is my Toshiba Satellite L25 notebook specification. I buy this notebook on June 2006. This Toshiba notebook has given it best services to my life. It has helped me a lot to finish many of my (programming) projects and also entertain my life. At home I connect this notebook to Gadmei USB TV Box (It allow me to watch TV) and Multi Media Speaker Simbadda CST 6500. This Satellite L25 has dual operating system run on it. As you can see below, there is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition as main operating system. And as second operating system I install Ubuntu 7.04. Actually I want to be Windows free. But some software to support my job is Windows base. So, here I am still stuck with Windows OS.

[Toshiba Satellite L25 Information]

Model Name:
Satellite L25

OS Version:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 SP 2
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty-Fawn

BIOS Version:
Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1

CPU:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz

Memory:
512MB RAM (after share with ATI it is 384MB RAM)

Hard Disk Capacity:
61,031,577,600 [Byte] 56.840 [GB]

Video:
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series ver=6.14.10.6553

Screen Resolution:
1024 x 768 Pixels

DirectX Version:
DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Color Quality:
True Color (32 Bit)

Sound:
Conexant AC-Link Audio ver=6.14.10.590

Network:
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC ver=5.620.1202.2004
Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter ver=4.1.2.71

Modem:
AC97 Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP ver=7.25.0.0

IDE Device 1:
TOSHIBA MK6026GAX

IDE Device 2:
None

IDE Device 3:
TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-L462C Firmware=TO10

Browser:
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Mozila FireFox PE 2.0.0.12

Accessories:
USB SunFlower Mini Optical Mouse SF-1030

See complete Toshiba Satellite L25 details here (PDF)

After 1 year and 8 month in my hand, this Toshiba Satellite L25 problem only about battery (common issue for notebook I guess). Today the battery can keep my Toshiba notebook on for less than 45 minute.

One more thing, USB Mouse (SunFlower mini optical mouse SF-1030) or touchpad some time got crash (malfunction) when I run Ubuntu on this machine. I have no idea why.

Am I satisfied with my Toshiba Satellite L25? Exclude battery life, yes, I satisfy with this Toshiba notebook.

How a non-admin user change the computer’s date and time.

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:15:00 +0000

Have you ever gets an error message that says “You do not have the proper privilege level to change the system time.” when you try to change the computer’s date and time?

I get this error message after I connect my notebook to internet. The system time goes wrong. May be the problem is the computer’s time zone setting is wrong. So when the system tries to synchronize with one of time server out there while online, it gave the wrong time.

I tried to change the computer’s time back to local time when I’m offline.

I double click on the clock in the notification area of the taskbar. The first thing I do to change the computer’s time. But I get an error message that says “You do not have the proper privilege level to change the system time.”
Next I try double click on “date and time” in control panel. And s**t, the same error message comes again.
An alternative way to change the computer’s time is from command prompt. I use time (or date) command and input the correct time. Here I get different error that says “a required privilege is not held by the client.” F**k, is that meaning only an administrator and/or power user can do that?
Enough! I try to change it from BIOS. Then starting up windows again after I change the computer’s time from BIOS and… Yes it changes. It shows the correct time :)

The conclusion is as long as you have a full access to BIOS, you can change the system time event you are a non-admin user and don’t have privilege level to change the system time.

But I just change the computer’s time, not the time zone. So, the computer’s time must be wrong when I’m online again. Here I’ll share to you the real problem solving I found on Microsoft support and Aaron Margosis’ “non-admin” WebLog.

#1 Change the system time privilege.

For Windows XP Pro:

Run “Local Security Settings” (as admin). In the left pane navigate to Security Settings|Local Policies|User Right Assignment.
Double click on “Change the System time” and add users or groups. If you specify “INTERACTIVE”, it will allow whoever is logged on to the computer to change the date and time.

For Windows XP Home:

You need to download NTRights.exe from the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
At command prompt type:

ntrights –u INTERACTIVE +r SeSystemtimePrivilege

if you don’t want whoever logged on to the computer able to change the date and time, replace “INTERACTIVE with a specific user name.

The changes need you to log off and back on to take effect. Now you can change the date and the time, but not the time zone.

#2 Change the permissions to change the time zone.

Run registry editor (from start menu|Run|type regedit and hit enter)
Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation, right click on it and click Permissions from popup menu.
Here the permissions you need: Query Value, Set Value, Create Subkey, Enumerate Subkeys, Notify, and Read Control.

You don’t need to log off and back on for the change to take effect.

How the (Java) Compiler Recognize the Meanings of Names

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:07:00 +0000

When you use a particular name in your program, the compiler has to determine what that name refers to, so that it can decide if you are using the name correctly and so that it can generate the appropriate code. If names are interpreted based on the context in which they are used, the programmer gets the convenience of reusing names (such as you and I often using the name i for a for loop counter), but the compiler has to be able to determine what each name means and so does any human being reading the code.

Name management is achieved with two mechanisms.

#1 The name space is partitioned to give different name spaces for different kinds of names.

Different name spaces allow you to give the same name to a method and a field (not recommended).There are six different name spaces:

• package names,
• type names,
• field names,
• method names,
• local variable names (including parameters), and
• labels

#2 Scoping is used to control the visibility of names declared in one part of a program to other parts.

Scoping allows you to use the same name for all your for loop counters. Every declaration of a name has a scope in which that name can be used. The exact rules differ depending on the kind of nametype name, member name, local variable, and so on. A name cannot be used outside its scope for. However, scopes also nest and an inner scope has access to all names declared in the outer scope before the inner scope is entered.

When a name that could be a variable is used, the meaning of the name is determined by searching the current and enclosing scopes for declarations of that name in the different name spaces. The search order is:

1. Local variables declared in the code block,
2. for loop, or as parameters to the catch clause of a try statement. Then local variables declared in any enclosing code block. This applies recursively up to the method containing the block, or until there is no enclosing block (as in the case of an initialization block).
3. If the code is in a method or constructor, the parameters to the method or constructor.
4. A field of the class or interface, including any accessible inherited fields.If the type is a nested type, a variable in the enclosing block or field of the enclosing class. If the type is a static nested type, only static fields of an enclosing type are searched. This search rule is applied successively to any enclosing blocks and types further out.
5. A static field of a class, or interface, specifically declared in a static import statement.
6. A static field of a class, or interface, declared in a static import on demand statement.

If a name appears in a place where a type name is expected, then the different type scopes must be searched for that name. Type scopes are defined by packages. The search order is as follows:

1. The current type including inherited types.
2. A nested type of the current type.
3. Explicitly named imported types.
4. Other types declared in the same package.
5. Implicitly named imported types.

By knowing how the compiler works with Names in your program, you have a choice to make Names easy for both of you (as programmer) and the compiler to work with. And don’t forget make a documentations for your programs :)

Linkin Park Given Up Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:07:00 +0000

Since being in my western song collections for two week, the song from Minute to Midnight album finally listed as new comer in my top 20 list. I think this is another great song from Linkin Park. Chester Bennington proves himself as one of outstanding vocalist today. You can find this album review at Amazon.com. Rate from 1 to 5, this song gets 3.5 from me. Check the lyric below.

Given Up

~ Linkin Park ~

Wake in a sweat again
Another day's been laid to waste
In my disgrace
Stuck in my head again
Feels like I'll never leave this place
There's no escape

I'm my own worst enemy

Chorus:
I've given up...
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say?
Take this all away
I'm suffocating!
Tell me what the f**k is wrong with me!

I don't know what to take
Thought I was focused but I'm scared
I'm not prepared
I hyperventilate
Looking for help somehow somewhere
And no one cares

I'm my own worst enemy

[Chorus]

GOD!

Put me out of my misery
Put me out of my misery
Put me out of my...
Put me out of my f**king misery!

[Chorus]

What is The Java Platform?

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:07:00 +0000

I believe many of you already know and able to explain about the java platform in detail from theory to technique. I also believe some of you mastering the technical aspect but forget the basic knowledge. Here I write what I read as remainder for myself and perhaps also for you.

The Java programming language is designed to maximize portability. Many details are specifically defined for all implementations. For example, a double is a 64-bit IEEE 754 floating-point number. Many languages leave precise definitions to particular implementations, making only general guarantees such as minimum range, or they provide a way to ask the system what the range is on the current platform.

These portable definitions for the Java programming language are specific all the way down to the machine language into which code is translated. Source code is compiled into Java byte codes, which are designed to be run on a Java virtual machine. Byte codes are a machine language for an abstract machine, executed by the virtual machine on each system that supports the Java programming language.

The virtual machine provides a runtime system, which provides access to the virtual machine itself (for example, a way to start the garbage collector) and to the outside world (such as the output stream System.out). The runtime system checks security-sensitive operations with a security manager or access controller. The security manager could, for example, forbid the application to read or write the local disk, or could allow network connections only to particular machines. Exactly what an application is allowed to do is determined by the security policy in force when the application runs.

When classes are loaded into a virtual machine, they will first be checked by a verifier that ensures the byte codes are properly formed and meet security and safety guarantees (for example, that the byte codes never attempt to use an integer as a reference to gain access to parts of memory).

These features combined give platform independence to provide a security model suitable for executing code downloaded across the network at varying levels of trust. Source code compiled into Java byte codes can be run on any machine that has a Java virtual machine. The code can be executed with an appropriate level of protection to prevent careless or malicious class writers from harming the system. The level of trust can be adjusted depending on the source of the byte codes on the local disk or protected network can be trusted more than byte codes fetched from arbitrary machines elsewhere in the world.

Find more about java at http://java.sun.com

Google AdSense Between My Posts

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:05:00 +0000

While I re-make up gegem'studio, one blogspot setup has caught my attention. This setup make blogspot blogger can show ads between posts. May be I miss this setup before or it’s a hot thing..? Never mind… I will never ever put search about it on blogsphere in my TTD List. But I am sure google must have documentation about this setup. Below is a documentation I got from Google Help > Blogger Help > Advanced Use > Add-Ons > AdSense

How to do I show ads between my posts?

To show ads between your posts first go to your Template | Page Elements tab. Then, in the "Blog Posts" section, click on "Edit".

A pop-up window will appear with options to configure your blog posts. Check the box next to "Show Ads Between Posts". (Note: You must be signed up for AdSense before you can check this box.)

Once you check this box you'll see the configuration options for your ads. You can then select how often you would like ads to be shown after your posts.

For example, if you want ads to be displayed after every post, select "1" from the drop-down menu. (Please note that AdSense policies limit you to a total of 3 ad units per page and Blogger will automatically prevent you from going over this limit.) You can then select your ad format and colors. Once you have finished configuring your ads, click on the orange "Save Changes" button in the bottom right corner.

After activate this setup for 7 days, I found my AdSense income increase well. I wonder how much money I miss before.

Generasi Kerdil

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Sebuah abad yang besar telah lahir/tetapi ia menemukan generasi yang kerdil. (Bung Hatta, mengutip puisi Schiller)

Indonesia luas tanahnya, besar daerahnya dan tersebar letaknya. Pemerintahan Negara yang semacam itu hanya dapat diselenggarakan oleh mereka yang mempunyai tanggung jawab yang sebesar-besarnya, dan mempunyai pandangan yang amat luas. Rasa tanggung jawab itu akan hidup dalam dada kita jika kita sanggup hidup dengan memikirkan lebih dahulu kepentingan masyarakat, keselamatan nusa, dan kehormatan bangsa. Untuk mendapatkan rasa tanggung jawab yang sebesar-besarnya, kita harus mendidik diri kita sendiri dengan rasa cinta akan kebenaran dan keadilan yang abadi. Hati kita harus penuh dengan cita-cita besar, lebih besar dan lebih lama umurnya dari kita sendiri. (Pidato Radio Bung Hatta, 8 November 1944, dikutip dari Membesarkan Jiwa Bangsa oleh Yudi Latif di rubrik Opini Harian Kompas 16 Agustus 2007)

Dua kutipan kegundahan salah satu pendiri Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia di atas menampar wajah indonesia sekarang yang telah berumur 62 tahun. Manusia Indonesia sekarang adalah generasi yang kerdil. Tidak bertanggung jawab dan memiliki pandangan yang sempit. Hanya mementingkan kepentingan orang per orang atau kelompok tertentu saja, tidak lebih dahulu memikirkan kepentingan masyarakat keseluruhan, keselamatan nusa, dan kehormatan bangsa. Kebenaran dan keadilan cuma cerita lama.

Sangat tercermin dari banyaknya konflik antar kelompok baik itu konflik horizontal maupun konflik vertical. Paket-paket kebijakan memiliki kecendrungan mengesampingkan Keadilan Sosial Bagi Seluruh Rakyat Indonesia (tidak heran ide separatis semakin populer). Pengrusakan bumi ibu pertiwi (penambangan mineral dan penebangan hutan, dll) yang sudah keterlaluan dan mengabaikan kesejahteraan rakyat serta tidak memikirkan generasi yang akan datang. Dan semakin berkurangnya kendali pemerintah terhadap hal-hal yang menyangkut hidup orang banyak. Serta diperparah oleh ketidak-jujuran aparatur Negara dan lemahnya keadilan para penegak hukum di Negara ini.

Mengingat semakin banyaknya kejadian-kejadian tidak pantas yang menimpa tenaga kerja Indonesia di luar negri. Politik luar negri yang nyaris sudah tidak lagi Bebas Aktif, dan tergantikan oleh kecendrungan berpihak terhadap Negara adidaya. Tuntutan demi tuntutan dari luar negri di iya-kan saja. Sampai-sampai demi 87 milliar dolar AS wilayah NKRI pun di lego. Masih adakah kehormatan Indonesia sebagai bangsa yang merdeka dan berdaulat?

Tidak ada suatu bangsa dapat berhebat, jikalau batinnya tidak terbuat dari nur iman yang sekuat-kuatnya. Jikalau kita bangsa Indonesia ingin kekal, kuat, nomor satu jiwa kita harus selalu jiwa yang ingin Mi’raj-kenaikan keatas-agar kebudayaan kita naik keatas, supaya Negara kita naik keatas. Bangsa yang tidak mempunyai adreng, adreng untuk naik keatas, bangsa yang demikian itu, dengan sendirinya akan gugur pelan-pelan dari muka bumi. (Bung Karno, 7 Februari 1959, dikutip dari Membesarkan Jiwa Bangsa oleh Yudi Latif di rubrik Opini Harian Kompas 16 Agustus 2007)

First Time Reader Audit (Result)

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:56:00 +0000

Bad English, it doesn't mean a rock band. That is a comment from my first time reader about my blog (gegem'studio) :) Like Darren say in his 31 day to built a better blog, I do a First Time Reader Audit to gegem'studio. I ask my friends to open gegem'studio in front of me and watch their activity in this blog and make some evaluation. I ask their review, comment and suggest. Darren was right; I got much valuable review from them. Here is evaluation conclusion:

1. Bad English.

Like I say at Hello world, my English is terrible. I don't deny it. One of my motivations to blogging is to practice and improve my English.

2. Improve my communication skill.

I am an introvert person; it’s hard for me to communicate with other. I just get the point in my mind, but I didn’t know how to communicate it. That way they have to read at least twice to get what I want to say. Ok, I’ll try to make it easier for the reader to understand. And as I can I’ll make it straight to the point.

3. Change blog template and re-organize blog elements.

I search on web for free themes/templates (because I don't understand HTML, XML, DHTML, PHP, AJAX or other web programming). And I have got a nice template from finalsense.com and I use it since August 10, 2007.

4. Give downloaded files.

This to make them easy to understand my visual basic post "Say good bye to ILTP" and other post which is need a sample files (for who love an instant).

5. Improve the quality.

My Post just gets an Acceptable Quality :( from them. "Make it better and valuable event this is your life logs".

6. KISS.

This hurt me :( they say my post a little too long in front and not scannabel. Ok, I have to make it more scannabel. Their idea, make it short and as simple as possible and don't make full post in front page. If it has to be long post, just give half and make "read more...” personally I don't agree, because when I come to other site, I hate when I have to click “read more…” or “continue reading” and wait more second (sometime minutes) to read full article. Keep it simple is my priority.

The result by doing a first time reader audit to gegem'studio is Thing to Do List above. I’ve done with some point above since August 10, 2007. After next 30 day, I’ll ask their review again and do another first time reader audit. For a better blog :)

New face of gegem’studio

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:28:00 +0000

Why I need a fresh template for gegem'studio?

Reason #1

The Snapshot template by Dave Shea I used before come from blogger standard template. I love the style but it has a little problem with loading time and to many color.

Reason #2

The Snapshot template is not wide enough (this is main reason). Some ads sizes format cannot fix with template width on top or bottom or sidebar.

Reason #3

My decision to change blog template is an impact of a first time reader audit result. I do one of 31 day to build a better blog tips. This tip gave me valuable feedback from my reader.

Template Hunting

So, where I can find a free new blogger template (XML Format) for gegem'studio? Like usual I ask uncle google. And this nice uncle listed finalsense.com in search result. Actually I come to this site after other 4 similar sites on list. Finalsense.com offers me many nice templates they have. They offer 2 column and 3-column new blogger template (XML Format). I choose Dream template (2 column template). I think this one is simple and nice template.

Go Live

I implement Dream Template from Finalsense.com to this blog today on August 10, 2007. I have done re-setup all widget, third-party codes and ads. And I also remove some page elements. And the result is what you see now.

4 Bad In My Last Months On Campus

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I have some Bad Thing in my last months on campus. It is all about my thesis.

Bad #1 Mission (almost) Impossible

As I know other university student in Indonesia has 2 semesters to make a thesis. But at my campus, we just have 2 month to make a good thesis. It is a bad thing. For me, it sounds like a mission (almost) impossible.

Bad #2 No Progress

I just realize that I have spent 9 of 60 days I have to finish my thesis with no progress. Till days 9 I can’t decide what my thesis will be.

Bad #3 Throw away to Rubbish bin

I Just Put My Ideas for thesis into rubbish bin. I had done a searching about the ideas on libraries, Internet and also ask my friend who mastering Visual Basic. But I still didn’t know how to make the ideas come true.

Bad #4 No Approval

My best friend Erik gave me his idea. I know I can make it. I still doing a little searching about this idea, to make sure I can finish it. The Idea that I got from my best friend Erik didn’t get an approval yet. Perhaps in next 2 days I can tell the idea to my thesis mentor to get his approval.

How to customize drive background

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I re-use an old trick for Windows XP to customize my flash disk background. I know this trick from my college senior in the middle of 2002. I ever forgot it when I move to Jakarta June 2004. In April 28, 2007, I find it again in jasakom website. This is what I mean.

Various responses I got from my friends. Some of them say “Old Trick”, “useless”, “newbie stuff”, other say “how to make it”, “I want my flash drive like yours”, “share me”, “post it to your blog, so I can show it to my friends”, bla…bla….

This is only for you who didn’t know this before or who forgot it.

#1 Find and copy an image to your flash disk root. (In this case I copy spidy3.jpg to G:/)

#2 Open your favorite text editor (i.e: Notepad) and type or copy paste script below and save as: destop.ini in your flash disk root (i.e.: G:/)

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} = {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image=spidy3.jpg
IconArea_Text=0xFFFFFF
[.ShellClassInfo]
ConfirmFileOp=0

#3 Refresh your flash disk

What The Script About?
-----------------------

Honestly, I only understand the function of IconArea_Image and IconArea_Text.

#) IconArea_Image use to set an image file name you use for your drive background.

The script format:

IconArea_Image=FILE_NAME

If your image in a folder you have to include folder name before image file name, script format should be like this:

IconArea_Image=\FOLDER_NAME\FILE_NAME

#) IconArea_Text use to set text color. It uses hexadecimal number for Red-Green-Blue color combination. It has range from 000000 to FFFFFF.

Format:

0x FF FF FF = 0x Blue Green Red

Some Hexadecimal number and the color result:

Hexadecimal Color
------------------------------
0x000000 Black
0x0000FF Red
0x00FF00 Green
0xFF0000 Blue
0x00FFFF Yellow
0xFF00FF Magenta
0xFFFF00 Cyan
0xFFFFFF White
0x808080 Gray
0x00AAFF Orange
0x00FFAA Soft green
0x004080 Brown

My question for master out there, How to make it works for each folder? I’ve tried and fail.

Accio Harry Potter Novel...!

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:11:00 +0000

Since the last novel of JK Rowling’s wizard son Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows release, it broke the book sales record (8.3 millions copies sold in first 24 hours base on trusted Indonesia local daily newspaper report). And that number comes from an English version only. What about if Harry Potter and the deathly hallows has been translate to other language (as I know Last 6 Year Harry Potter (Books 1-6) translated to 64 difference language and 325 millions copies spread around the world). I wonder why it can’t be added to world record book for the most popular book ever (as I know).

For Harry’s fans (sorry I don’t write JK Rowling Fans) who cannot read an English version because of they don’t understand English or limited English. They have to be waiting till it translates to their mother language. I am one of them. In Indonesia, I have to wait till at least for 3-6 month to go.

But I can’t help my self to stop hear and read about Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows witchcraft spread around the world. I have to read it too event with my limited English. Indonesia Local books store is my target. I found the book, but when I saw the price… to expensive for me. I didn’t stop there, I try to find it in online books store. When I saw the price it’s 50% cheaper then on local book store. For comparison, in My Amazon affiliate online books store the price is $17.99 and in local books store is around IDR 325000 or in USD its $35.32 (with a rate of exchange $1 = IDR 9200).

High Quality = High Price. Not enough money for both local store and online store. I just start thinking I’ll wait till Indonesian version release. Like what I did before for last 6 Harry’s novel. But wait….! I don’t think so. I remember one web site that has given me lot of free e-books. Why I don’t try to search there. Come to the site. Type Harry potter in search text box, click search. And Bingo! There were lots of Harry potter. I pick Harry_Potter_Book_Set_All_7 and download it. It sounds like contain all Harry potter book. After several minutes waiting for download progress complete. I open the file and…. I got all full versions Harry potter novel from the first year to the last year. I got to start reading Harry potter and the deathly hallows immediately. Don’t give up, a formula above can be set to: High Quality = No Price

A little bit illegal I think. I have to say sorry to JK Rowling. That’s why I don’t write the site name or address where I got it. Event I have got Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows novel, I’ll keep waiting for the Indonesian version and buy it to complete my collection.

FYI, Till I publish this I’ve reach chapter fifteen since 4 night reading. Slowly isn’t it. While reading I have open my English dictionary to translate unfamiliar words.

Say Good Bye to ILTP

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:41:00 +0000

I ever made an application for a company when I work at migent computer an accounting software house in Jakarta, Indonesia. A part of that application need to save or load a picture. I don’t have any idea at time how to save/load a picture from a database. Thanks God, my senior there has the code. But, the code I got from my senior has a problem with loading time. At time I guess that Image Loading Time Problem (ILTP) cause of the code set data source and data field for images control. But I ignore it at time because of deadline. And then when I am a freelance programmer I found the same case again. I need to solve time loading. Then I try to find it at the home millions of lines of source code. Thanks God I find what I’m looking for. A class from Khalid Mahmod does help me.

‘----------- begin class (clsPicture.cls) ---------

‘ Class source code came from Planet-source-code

‘ Original Author: Khalid Mahmood, Lahore, Pakistan (k_mahmod@hotmail.com)

Private Declare Function GetTempFileName Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempFileNameA" (ByVal lpszPath As String, ByVal lpPrefixString As String, ByVal wUnique As Long, ByVal lpTempFileName As String) As Long

Private Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" (ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long

Public Sub LoadPhoto(rstMain As Recordset, PFName As String, SizeField As String, picEmp As Image)

On Error GoTo Handler

Dim bytes() As Byte

Dim file_name As String

Dim file_num As Integer

Dim file_length As Long

Dim num_blocks As Long

Dim left_over As Long

Dim block_num As Long

Dim hgt As Single

Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass

DoEvents

file_name = TemporaryFileName()

file_num = FreeFile

Open file_name For Binary As #file_num

file_length = rstMain(SizeField)

num_blocks = file_length / BLOCK_SIZE

left_over = file_length Mod BLOCK_SIZE

For block_num = 1 To num_blocks

bytes() = rstMain(PFName).GetChunk(BLOCK_SIZE)

Put #file_num, , bytes()

Next block_num

If left_over > 0 Then

bytes() = rstMain(PFName).GetChunk(left_over)

Put #file_num, , bytes()

End If

Close #file_num

picEmp.Picture = LoadPicture(file_name)

Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault

Exit Sub

Handler:

Resume Next

End Sub

Public Sub SavePhoto(filename As String, rstMain As Recordset, FieldName As String, SizeField As String)

On Error GoTo Handler

Dim file_num As String

Dim file_length As Long

Dim bytes() As Byte

Dim num_blocks As Long

Dim left_over As Long

Dim block_num As Long

file_num = FreeFile

Open filename For Binary Access Read As #file_num

file_length = LOF(file_num)

If file_length > 0 Then

num_blocks = file_length / BLOCK_SIZE

left_over = file_length Mod BLOCK_SIZE

rstMain(SizeField) = file_length

ReDim bytes(BLOCK_SIZE)

For block_num = 1 To num_blocks

Get #file_num, , bytes()

rstMain(FieldName).AppendChunk bytes()

Next block_num

If left_over > 0 Then

ReDim bytes(left_over)

Get #file_num, , bytes()

rstMain(FieldName).AppendChunk bytes()

End If

'rstEmployee.Update

Close #file_num

End If

Exit Sub

Handler:

MsgBox Err.Description

End Sub

Public Function TemporaryFileName() As String

Dim temp_path As String

Dim temp_file As String

Dim length As Long

' Get the temporary file path.

temp_path = VBA.Space$(MAX_PATH)

length = GetTempPath(MAX_PATH, temp_path)

temp_path = Left$(temp_path, length)

' Get the file name.

temp_file = VBA.Space$(MAX_PATH)

GetTempFileName temp_path, "per", 0, temp_file

TemporaryFileName = Left$(temp_file, InStr(temp_file, VBA.Chr$(0)) - 1)

End Function

‘----------- end of class (clsPicture.cls) --------

I add codes below in Form Where i want to Load/Save a Picture. In this case i had one Image control named Foto. And i’ll add or remove picture by right click at image control, so i make menu from menu editor:

mnuFoto -> visible False

--- mnuAddFoto

--- mnuRemoveFoto

And to fill blank picture I give an image put in Vb Resource with who-am-I as Id. If you don’t want to just remark all code contain LoadResPicture

‘------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim FullPathFoto As String, RemoveFoto As Boolean

Private Sub Foto_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)

If Button = 2 Then PopupMenu mnuFoto

End Sub

Private Sub mnuAddFoto_Click()

FullPathFoto = ""

FullPathFoto = ShowOpenPictures(Me.hwnd, False, Func.CekPath(App.Path) & "Foto")

If FullPathFoto <> "" Then Me.Foto.Picture = LoadPicture(FullPathFoto) Else Foto.Picture = LoadResPicture("who-am-i", vbResBitmap)

End Sub

Private Sub mnuRemoveFoto_Click()

FullPathFoto = "": RemoveFoto = True

Foto.Picture = LoadResPicture("who-am-i", vbResBitmap)

End Sub

‘--------------------------------------------

‘ add this code in your save (add new) procedure

‘-------------------------------------------

Dim PIC As New clsPicture

If FullPathFoto <> "" Then

PIC.SavePhoto FullPathFoto, Rst, "Foto", "FotoSize"

Else

Rst!Foto = Null

Rst!FotoSize = Null

End If

Set PIC = Nothing

‘----------------------------------------------

‘ add this code in your edit procedure

‘-----------------------------------------------

Dim PIC As New clsPicture

If FullPathFoto <> "" Then

PIC.SavePhoto FullPathFoto, Rst, "Foto", "FotoSize"

Else

If RemoveFoto Then

Rst!Foto = Null

Rst!FotoSize = Null

End If

Set PIC = Nothing

‘--------------------------------------------------

‘ add this code into your recordset loading

‘--------------------------------------------------

If Not IsNull(Rst!Foto) Then

Dim PIC As New clsPicture

PIC.LoadPhoto Rst, "Foto", "FotoSize", Foto

Set PIC = Nothing

Else

Foto.Picture = LoadResPicture("who-am-i", vbResBitmap)

End If

‘For MIGENT Only

‘Delete code below at FillForm() procedure and add codes above:

Set Foto.DataSource = record_set

Foto.DataField = field_name

‘-----------------------------------------

‘ Special for MIGENT Computer J add this in your xEdit() or ClearForm() Procedure

‘------------------------------------------

FullPathFoto = "": RemoveFoto = False

Foto.Picture = LoadResPicture("who-am-i", vbResBitmap)

'------- end of code ----------

By implement code above, I can say good bye to ILTP.

What Oracle DBA is?

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:42:00 +0000

In newspaper I read some job vacancy for Oracle DBA. Then I want to find more about the Oracle and Oracle DBA.

What is Oracle?

Oracle is a relational database from Oracle Corporation. In a relational database, all data is stored in two-dimensional tables that are composed of rows and columns. The Oracle Database enables you to store data, update it, and efficiently retrieve it.

Oracle Database is the industry-leading database management system that you can use to store all types of business data, including relational, document, multimedia, XML, and location data. It is available on a wide range of platforms and scales from single processor systems to grids of interconnected servers. Oracle Database is the first database designed for Enterprise Grid Computing. It is easy to deploy and manage; can handle all data management workloads; and offers exceptional availability, scalability, reliability, and security.

Oracle provides software to create and manage the Oracle database. The database consists of physical and logical structures in which system, user, and control information is stored. The software that manages the database is called the Oracle database server. Collectively, the software that runs oracle and the physical database are called the Oracle database system.

What is Oracle DBA?

Oracle DBA is a job posisition title for person/team who is responsible for the environmental aspects of an oracle database. As an Oracle DBA, you can expect to be involved in the following tasks:

1. Installing Oracle software
2. Creating Oracle databases
3. Performing upgrades of the database and software to new release levels
4. Starting up and shutting down the database
5. Managing the database's storage structures
6. Managing users and security
7. Managing schema objects, such as tables, indexes, and views
8. Making database backups and performing recovery when necessary
9. Proactively monitoring the database's health and taking preventive or corrective action as required
10. Monitoring and tuning performance

In a small to midsize database environment, you might be the sole person performing these tasks. In large, enterprise environments, the job is often divided among several DBAs, each with their own area of specialty, such as the database security administrator or database tuning expert.

Tools for Administering the Database

The following are some of the products, tools, and utilities you can use in achieving your goals as a database administrator.

A. Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

The Oracle Universal Installer installs your Oracle software and options. It can automatically launch the Database Configuration Assistant to install a database.

B. Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)

The Database Configuration Assistant creates a database from templates that are Oracle supplied, or you can create your own. It enables you to copy a preconfigured seed database, thus saving the time and effort of customizing and generating a database from scratch.

C. Database Upgrade Assistant

This tools guides you through the upgrade of your existing database to a new Oracle release.

D. Oracle Net Manager

This tool guides you through your Oracle Net network configuration.

E. Oracle Enterprise Manager

The primary tool for managing your database is Oracle Enterprise Manager, a web-based interface. After you have installed the Oracle software, created or upgraded a database, and configured the network, you can use Oracle Enterprise Manager as the single interface for managing your database. In addition, Oracle Enterprise Manager also provides an interface for performance advisors and an interface for Oracle utilities such as SQL*Loader and Recovery Manager.

Hmm…m only that I can find and share now. I got all info above from Oracle® Database 2 Day DBA 10g Release 1 (10.1) Part Number B10742-02 and from wikipedia by asking uncle Google.

Getting started to say “Hello world…” with java

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:23:00 +0000

Now we already have JDK installed in our system. Before we get the party started, my lecturer says a short introduction about Java programming. He said that in the Java programming language, programs are built from classes. From a class definition, we can create any number of objects that are known as instances of that class. A class contains members, the primary kinds being fields and methods.

General format for java code:

import package;

class class_name

{

public static void main(String args[ ])

{

statement;

…………….;

}

Example:

class HelloWorld

{

public static void main(String[] args)

{

System.out.println("Hello world…");

}

Use our favorite text editor to type this program source code above into a file. Attention!!! Java is a case sensitive language. Put the source for HelloWorld into a file named HelloWorld.java. Format for saving java source code: class_name.java. Open command prompt windows and go to our HelloWorld.java location. Then run the compiler to compile the source of this program.

To compile it type the command

javac HelloWorld.java

To run the program type the command

java HelloWorld

This executes the main method of HelloWorld. And ... WOW! I made it!

Hello world…

But what does the code mean?

The program declares a class called HelloWorld with a single member: a method called main. Class members appear between curly braces { and } following the class name.

The main method is a special method: the main method of a class, if declared exactly as shown, is executed when we run the class as an application. When run, a main method can create objects, evaluate expressions, invoke other methods, and do anything else needed to define an application's behavior.

The main method is declared public so that anyone can invoke it (in this case the Java virtual machine) and static, meaning that the method belongs to the class and is not associated with a particular instance of the class.

Preceding the method name is the return type of the method. The main method is declared void because it doesn't return a value and so has no return type.

In this example, the body of main contains a single statement that invokes the println method the semicolon ends the statement. A method is invoked by supplying an object reference (in this case System.out the out field of the System class) and a method name (println) separated by a dot (.).

HelloWorld uses the out object's println method to print a new line-terminated string on the standard output stream. The string printed is the string literal “Hello world…”

What if I don’t want to print a new line? Just replace println with print.

And the men say “congratulation!”

Say “Hello world…” with java (J2SE)

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:00:00 +0000

In the beginning of 2007 I just start to know java programming. Event only a quick tour, it was a valuable knowledge for me. What is java? How do I get it? How to install? How do I make “Hello world…” Appear in my computer. Those are the question in my mind.

After two hour sitting in a class room I got all the answers for those questions above. Java is a powerful programming language suitable for building a variety of applications that either do not depend on network features or want them for different reasons. With platform-independent ability, you can build in any platform and its runtime environment enables users to run compiled code anywhere and share code with anyone who has a Java runtime environment. Some common programming errors never occur because of features like garbage collection and type-safe references. Support for multithreading caters to modern network-based and graphical user interface based applications that must attend to multiple tasks simultaneously, and the mechanisms of exception handling ease the task of dealing with error conditions. While the built-in tools are powerful, it is a simple language in which programmers can quickly become proficient.

To built application using java, we have to install Java Development Kit (JDK) into your machine. When I start to java, JDK has reach version 2 (Java 2 Platform). Java 2 platform has three categories:

1. Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE)

Used to develop and run PC base applications.

2. Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)

This category use to develop and run java applications in enterprise environment. It has Servlet, Java Server Page (JSP) and other functions.

3. Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)

This one use to develop and run java applications for handheld devices such as: Personal Data Assistant (PDA), Mobile Phone and Pocked PC.

In case we use operating system Microsoft Windows XP. We need to install JDK by download it from Sun Microsystem web site. After installation process finished, we have to modify Autoexec.bat file to set PATH and CLASSPATH. File Autoexec.bat common location is in drive c:\. Open it and type:

SET PATH = c:\j2sdk\bin;%PATH%

SET CLASSPATH = . ; c:\j2sdk;%CLASSPATH%

In example I install JDK version 1.4.2 (last time I check a new version than 1.4.2 is available) to drive C and JDK folder name I change from j2sdk.1.4.2_03 to j2sdk. Than save modification. At this point I ask a question to my mentor, what does it mean? The man who stand in front say that SET PATH will point to a drive and directory where java.exe, javac.exe and javadoc.exe location. And SET CLASSPATH will say to compiler where library class location is. If we didn’t change Autoexec.bat, we have to call java.exe, javac.exe, etc directly from it original location (c:\j2sdk\bin). By doing a little modification, we can call java.exe, javac.exe, etc from any directory in command prompt.

For how-to installing java in Ubuntu operating system available at id-ubuntu (lang: Bahasa Indonesia)

Now we already have JDK in our operating system and we are ready to develop java application on next posting.

Air Mendidih

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:50:00 +0000

Seorang anak mengeluh pada ayahnya mengenai kehidupannya dan menanyakan mengapa hidup ini terasa begitu berat baginya. Ia tidak tahu bagaimana menghadapinya dan hampir menyerah. Ia sudah lelah untuk berjuang. Sepertinya setiap kali satu masalah selesai, timbul masalah baru.

Ayahnya, seorang koki, membawanya ke dapur. Iamengisi 3 panci dengan air dan menaruhnya di atas api. Setelah air di panci-panci tersebut mendidih. Ia menaruh wortel di dalam panci pertama, telur di panci kedua dan ia menaruh kopi bubuk di panci terakhir. Ia membiarkannya mendidih tanpa berkata-kata. Si anak membungkam dan menunggu dengan tidak sabar, memikirkan apa yang sedang dikerjakan sang ayah. Setelah 20 menit, sang ayah mematikan api. Ia menyisihkan wortel dan menaruhnya di mangkuk, mengangkat telur dan meletakkannya di mangkuk yang lain, dan menuangkan kopi di mangkuk lainnya. Lalu ia bertanya kepada anaknya, "Apa yang kau lihat, nak?" "Wortel, telur, dan kopi" jawab si anak. Ayahnya mengajaknya mendekat dan memintanya merasakan wortel itu. Ia melakukannya dan merasakan bahwa wortel itu terasa lunak. Ayahnya lalu memintanya mengambil telur dan memecahkannya. Setelah membuang kulitnya, ia mendapati sebuah telur rebus yang mengeras. Terakhir, ayahnya memintanya untuk mencicipi kopi. Ia tersenyum ketika mencicipi kopi dengan aromanya yang khas. Setelah itu, si anak bertanya, "Apa arti semua ini, Ayah?" Ayahnya menerangkan bahwa ketiganya telah menghadapi kesulitan yang sama, perebusan, tetapi masing-masing menunjukkan reaksi yang berbeda.

Wortel sebelum direbus kuat, keras dan sukar dipatahkan. Tetapi setelah direbus, wortel menjadi lembut dan lunak. Telur sebelumnya mudah pecah. Cangkang tipisnya melindungi isinya yang berupa cairan. Tetapi setelah direbus, isinya menjadi keras. Bubuk kopi mengalami perubahan yang unik. Setelah berada di dalam rebusan air, bubuk kopi merubah air tersebut. "Kamu termasuk yang mana?," tanya ayahnya. "Ketika kesulitan mendatangimu, bagaimana kau menghadapinya? Apakah kamu wortel, telur atau kopi?" Bagaimana dengan kamu?

Apakah kamu adalah wortel yang kelihatannya keras, tapi dengan adanya penderitaan dan kesulitan, kamu menyerah, menjadi lunak dan kehilangan kekuatanmu.

Apakah kamu adalah telur, yang awalnya memiliki hati lembut? Dengan jiwa yang dinamis, namun setelah adanya kematian, patah hati, perceraian atau pemecatan menjadi keras dan kaku. Dari luar kelihatan sama, tetapi apakah kamu menjadi pahit dan keras dengan jiwa dan hati yang kaku?

Ataukah kamu adalah bubuk kopi? Bubuk kopi merubah air panas, sesuatu yang menimbulkan kesakitan, untuk mencapai rasanya yang maksimal pada suhu 100 derajat Celcius. Ketika air mencapai suhu terpanas, kopi terasa semakin nikmat. Jika kamu seperti bubuk kopi, ketika keadaan menjadi semakin buruk, kamu akan menjadi semakin baik dan membuat keadaan di sekitarmu juga membaik.
Sumber: pondokrenungan

Hello World…

noreply@blogger.com (Gegem) — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:15:00 +0000

This ~~first post~~ about page has “Hello World…” as title. I chose it because that the most common words to announce the first thing had been made (usually in programming). And here I use it too, off course to announcing that my first blog has born to day (Saturday, July 7, 2007). Lucky number 7 isn’t it. This blog will use two different languages: Indonesian and English. Because I am Indonesia citizen and came from Minangkabau ethnic that start learning English.

My name is Gema Fatra. I was born on July, 1983 in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. I call this blog gegem'studio. Gegem is my nick name when I am a college student; it doesn’t mean and don’t have a connection with a woredas in the oromia region of Ethiopia. An excerpt from wikipedia about gegem:

Gegem is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Gegem is bordered on the south by the Muger River which separates it from the Misraq Welega Zone, on the west by Kuyu, on the northwest by Hidabu Abote, on the north by the Jimma River which separates it from the Amhara Region, on the northeast by Gerar Jarso, and on the east by Yaya Gulelena Debre Liban. Towns in Gegem include Alidoro and Anbiso.

I am a ~~freelance~~ programmer. My specialist is visual basic programming (not certify yet). Now I made my move to self learning about Bussiness Inteligent, .NET, SSIS and SSAS. Here I’ll share to you what I read, learn and experiences not just about computer but anything.

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