The Trip

Hello! I just got back from Shen Zhen - Macau - Hong Kong trip (i was back like 2 months ago). Why? yes, because after that trip my Bosses suddenly got too carried away with work. In the end we were made to slave ourselves until we are exhausted. That's why, I'm thinking to quit and find another job, with better paid (of course). I'm tired of being overused by the current employer (doesn't all employer do that? exploiting their workers).

Anyway, above all... I just want to share my feelings a bit to get a bit relieve from this stress.

So... What's new?  Yap, I just bought a new iPod Shuffle 4th Generation. Colour: Black. Capacity: 2 GB. Ability: Makes me more happier when listening to my favorite music. HA HA HA!!!

I will tell you about my trip with office friends including our Bosses. Aside from my current relationship at the office, I tried to enjoy this trip without even bother thinking what will happen after this trip a.k.a workloads which was already happened.
So, we flew with Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong from Jakarta. It was 4 hours trip with a very comfortable plane. We landed in Hong Kong and meet with someone whom will escort us to Shen Zhen. We took a bus from the airport and transfer to the bus and then with Ferry boat to Shen Zhen. We met our guide, He'll guide us to Window of the World in Shen Zhen. Maybe I'll have to remind you, other than Window of the World trip, the rest of the place that this China guy took us was rather unpleasant: Giok Shop and Medicine Shop. Both was the place where they forced us (explicitly) to buy something or else they mocked us with China language (oh, yes they did it and offended me in their way). Well, that doesn't mean that I hate Chinese people, I still like their way of life and the culture though. Anyway, we're done some shopping in Shen Zhen, near our hotel, there was a shopping center. I got some steel chopsticks and an earphone there, that's good... at least I've got something useful. And then we moved to see some show, somewhere (forgot the place). We had had dinner before and then on to the show. The show is amazing and very interesting, Chinese people sure is skillful and very culture, nice job. At night, we're back to the hotel and rest a bit. My friends were dragged me along to hang out a while and see Shen Zhen at nighttime. The people in here, never tired of looking of fortune for their lives. They work like they're breathing, everyday. One thing that makes we respect them, they are discipline. That's why, i think their value of time is exemplary to every human in the world.

The next day, we're moved to our next destination. Macau. We were travelled by a bus and then continue our journey with a Ferry boat. After we arrived, we got another tour guide to show us Macau. Macau is a small place, but the place is very beautiful. The feelings of European in Asia is Macau, for me. We got a much better guide here, He always smile and know what was he doing. He took us to an old church (it's very famous), St. Peter the name... i forgot. We ate some egg tart, almond cake, chocolate, and other delicious food in Macau. We had seen so much here and of course took so many good pictures here. I love Macau very much. We were visiting The Venetian too, I saw an amazing mall and casino inside of the building, we got to see around for a while until dinnertime. At night, we had had dinner near the city and then we tried to gamble in Casino Lisboa. We tried Russian Roulette and Big&Small table, sometimes we lost, sometimes we won. Although I didn't get the chance to try other gamble with machine, I had fun. What an experience, something that couldn't find in my own country. I thought, Macau is better than Shen Zhen (only my opinion, maybe because Shen Zhen's tour guide was sucks?)

The next morning, we left Macau with happy face. Couldn't wait when can I go to Macau again (we all do, thinking the same thought). Anyway, that day was the last day, and it was time to explore Hong Kong, our last stop. Hong Kong city is very lively, so many people lives there and so many buildings around too. So, even the weather was hot, we were comfortable walking around the city. Anyway, we were gone to shopping (again) in the city called Yau Ma Tei. MRT was very functional and effective, remembering our tight schedule on that day. So, here we were... shopping.

We're gone home, at last. Safe and sound. Tired but fun. It was just some days we were gone abroad and enjoy this life a little bit, but those days gave us nice memories. Some days in September to be remembered.

Ciao!

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freebie

Hello again, after a long time not writing this blog... Once again! I decided or actually have the free time to write some of innuendos or maybe something like sharing some problems.

Anyway, until this recently... I've got my Android Phone. So, I installed some of the programs that needs internet connection, you know like yahoo mail, messenger, few games and also this... tweetdeck program. Tweetdeck has this ability to enable your social account like Twitter, Facebook etc and use it freely from your phone. I used this program like already more than a month, no problem at all. But today, right this morning. I have problem updating Twitter, until now. I wonder what happened? I reinstalled it two times today and still the same. How come?
And then i tried and i tried all over again to update, patiently. Guess what? Yes! I could update my Twitter again. BUT!!! after a few minutes of happiness. My Twitter now cannot update anything again. I don't know. I'm only guessing that there's something wrong with my connection. Oh man! How come it troubleshoot when I'm enjoying my new toy.

So, next to other topics. The day after tomorrow, me and my colleague will be going to Shenzhen-Macaw-Hong Kong for 3 Days and 2 Nights. I tried not to be so excited, cause of course I'm kinda have short amount of money problem (well, everyone does). I had this thought: "What should I buy there?"
Yup, I decided. I'll buy something I need and also gift for my parents and sister, my shopping priority. And then friends or other family. Since my mom bragging around that I'm going to Hong Kong, I will consider to buy something like lots of keychain. I think I'll go broke, even before this month end.

I have to use my money wisely. But when I can saving up, something came along and in the end I cannot save anything at all. Life oh life. Struggling so hard yet you're stuck in an unlucky situation also got trapped in the same problem.

Well, I won't give up. HA HA HA.. wish me luck..

ciao!

Trying a new stuff

Yup!! At last I got android phone... I want a sophisticated thing for a change. Here I got Samsung Galaxy Gio as my third phone. I should be happy, yes me happy. I managed to be the number one android user in my office even though a bit cheapo than my friend got. Yup but still no regret in my heart. I got new companion everywhere with a good & last a bit longer battery power. Now I'm a super duper android-licious.

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7 days more

Good evening everyone... Now I can't wait for my first time taking time off of work on next 7th day. Superglad, really. I don't think I can wait patiently, I doze off everyday and not caring much of work these days. Yep, big smile... really. I wonder when will I got out from this office anyway? well, I don't know. One thing I care, I won't think too much or I will hit by loads of stress and burden. I don't want that to happen anyway, scary. Let it flow, that's what wise man's said. So, I'll try to understand their so called wise words and doing it until right this minute. On 24th May 2011, yep, I'm going to Bali and WILL have so much fun out there.

see ya fellow =]

pingson

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What's Next?

Hi, today's Saturday. I'm off work today, so I think of doing something out of home. First place that I've been thinking on is McDonalds at Sarinah. The reason? it's because I can enjoy unlimited internet connection with only buying one regular Coke and one Kiwi Sundae, yes, i can still afford something regular like that. I have a plan of doing nothing here but online until night. Though I've been imagining something happen today at this place...like couple's quarrel or proposal or a husband/wife caught cheating...that must be fun! Oh well, i wish i'd have a chance to see it another time another place.

Now... I'm seeing many people chattering, gathering, meeting, eating, drinking, reading, having a chitchat, etc. Today's evening got very cloudy and pretty much windy indeed. The road today is not very spacious but I think I won't call it as a "hell of traffic" day but a "hell of people wandering everywhere" day instead.

Today is supposed to be a lazy day, where I don't have to do anything but I have to think about anything instead. While I'm thinking, I'm going to write some stuff about McDonalds at Sarinah. This place is awfully crowded. Sometimes it's noisy. Rarely play music. But even though it's like that, the internet connection is a Ok, the food tastes not bad either and the couch are quite comfy... tee hee..

And I just got someone asking "Do you mind if I sit down?" LOLS! Dude, It's hard to sit in a place like here, it's crowded place in crowded hour after all =D
Now the person is sitting in front of me. I got this feeling of awkward... but since I'm such of a good fellow.. I will let him sit right in front of me eating Kiwi Sundae.

I'll end this writing for now..

ciao

supercell (band)

yuhuuu! me again. This is the first post in May 2011. Yesterday, i posted the last post in April... just realize...
By the way, have you ever watched anime series like Naruto or Bakemonogatari (Ghost Story)? I had posted anime called Bakemonogatari before. Well,  don't mind that.
I know Japan has got so many new bands, boy bands, or singers like any other countries. There's one band in Japan called supercell that caught my attention. It started last year, when I was watching Bakemonogatari. First time I heard the band whose composer is Ryo.
After I listened their song; Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari, I'm looking for more information about this band. supercell was known before by the single called Melt. At that time, the composer seems didn't have any vocal, so He went with Vocaloid.
With that, He used the vocal of Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid voice character system, and make the single "Melt". And then supercell got known by people, and the song got hits in the country of Japan. It's like everywhere because of video sharing website, Nico Nico Douga. So after few singles that they released, there is one recording company (Sony Label) that offered supercell's single to be wrapped as one album. That's how supercell feat Hatsune Miku album was born.
After the album was released, looks like Ryo the composer find a human vocal, Nagi. So, when they got the offer to make a soundtrack for Bakemonogatari anime, Nagi already replacing the famous Vocaloid voice character, Hatsune Miku.
In first single album of supercell called "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari", contained two songs and two instrumentals. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari and instrumental, Love & Roll and instrumental which are the soundtrack of Bakemonogatari and Cencoroll.
Supercell also made the ending song for Naruto Shippuden anime series, "Utakata Hanabi". And for the last single they released before the album, they release "Sayonara Memories" of course with music video. You can see it on Youtube.
At last after a few singles were released, supercell release their new album called "Today is a Beautiful Day" under the label of SME on 16th March 2011. I'll tell you the track list of this album:

Tracklist:

1. Owari e Mukau Hajimari no Uta

2. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari

3. Hero

4. Perfect Day

5. Fukushuu

6. Rock 'n Roll Nandesu no

7. LOVE & ROLL

8. Feel so good

9. Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni

10. Utakata Hanabi

11. Yoru ga Akeru yo

12. Sayonara Memories

13. Watashi e

I think Hero is their mainstay for this album. My opinion, I like how the vocal sing the song, remembering the lyric itself has got quite a deep meaning. I really like how the song was composed, you know, I've tried to play Perfect Day with my guitar and got the strange feeling... hahaha! It's just my imagination, I think...
Oh yeah, i forgot to compliment their album artwork. But before I'd like to let you know the member of supercell.
Supercell has it 11 members with Ryo as a leader. Ryo produces the music and writes the lyrics. The other 10 members provide for illustrations, animation, design and photography in album booklets, cases and music videos.
Supercell members:
1. Shirow Miwa (illustration)
2. Huke (illustration)
3. Redjuice (illustration)
4. Suga (illustration)
5. Maque (illustration and animation)
6. Yoshiki Usa at Wooserdesign (design)
7. Hei8ro (Heihachiro) (support in illustration and photography)
8. Guitar (support in illustration)
9. Crow (support)
10. Golv (support)

So, i think give 'em applause for the great artwork and animation, and also a great song. See you!

Sweet Home 3D

yuhuuu! i'm back with something LOL

Lately i've been busy with trying some design softwares that i had never touched before. I've been interested with 3D design/animation, so of course i want to know how to make one design/animation in 3D. I'm learning 3Ds Max, of course with help of the real 3D designer and other friend that take part in my learning.
Now, i don't wanna write about the software just yet. You know, i've been using a new software for Mac. It's called Sweet Home 3D. I thought you could find it somewhere on the web, you can just google it.

Sweet Home 3D is a software that I installed on my Mac lately. With this, you can design the room or house of your dream. It's easy to use. Moreover, it provides quite a lot of tools to help us designing. Of course it's not as good as 3D design software like 3Ds Max or Auto Desk Maya or many other good 3D softwares. I think everyone can design the room/house of their dream without have to confused with details.
ok. Below is my first time trying the software, and kinda enjoyed it. So, enjoy!

Lu La La La

ehem, again with me the same person.

Today, i met my old school mates from elementary school. I accidentally met one when i was about to have had lunch in a chinese restaurant at Mall. She dragged me to the so called audition... i wrote audition here means like an audition for an organization only.. when i wrote organization means a christian church.. There, I saw their worshipped and sang their song that I never heard ~of course~. Put it aside, i don't really wanna talk about church or anything about how they pray. I want to tell that they are amazing. I am talking about the way they believe in something beyond and upon. In the audition, they had to worshipped and sang a song. I don't really care about their worshipping, i cared about how they did it. As I watched them one by one, there I saw one that they called Worship Leader. He talked about how to be one, about what to do and don't, he share some tips and his experienced. For me, I think human needs some balance. To be in an organization, it's human's choice to be in balance. I think its okay as long as they don't brainwashing. But at some point we had to dragged ourselves back to the start. If we want to be at one organization, religion or anything, we needs to be one of them. To understand them more, we have to be one of them. Well, every people has their own way to be in balance. For me, as long as i feel that i don't need more or less, i think i'm in balance. ha ha ha

unhide hidden files in Mac

I learned something lately. Unhide hidden files in Mac.

Well, it's easy.

First, you have to open Terminal from application, and type the command below:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

killall Finder

and then to change the hidden files to be unhidden, simply:

choose the selected hidden files

get info

rename the Names & Extension

done

and then to hide the unhidden files, simply retype the command and change TRUE to FALSE.

voila.. you're done

-pingson-

About Japan

Hello, it's been a long time since I last wrote something.

I do really want to write something about this. About earthquake and tsunami that happened in Japan exactly at couple days ago. I heard it first from my friend, She said that Japan had an earthquake. I asked her about if there was tsunami or not. She said she didn't know yet. So, I was concerned but I said to her "then let's buy something first, and then watch the TV news"... We went to the mini mart near the office and when we back, the people at my office saw the news about Japan's earthquake and tsunami. I, We saw the footage about the quakes and tsunami. Scary. And then we went up and turned on the TV at creative room. We saw the news and the footage once again. I saw the footage that NHK TV had recorded, live. We saw the water swallowed everything from above, and so we knew that the quake was 8,9 magnitudes. After the mega-shock, we were informed that our country (especially in Eastern of Indonesia) was warned about the impact from the catastrophe. I did worried about the outcomes, when it arrived to certain province in our country, remembering that our country is not as ready as Japanese, and not as calm as them. We are a nation with worries and full of unpreparedness after all.
Of course, it was a headline in every media. It was a chaos. Many people are missing and dead. Late after the disaster happened, the news said that the quake was actually 9 magnitudes. After the catastrophe, actually Japan people still need to face one more obstacles. Nuclear. Radioactive radiation. And a positive possibility of radiation alert, because of nuclear reactors's had explode. As expected result from the media, we have always seeing the headline about Japan's worst catastrophe and radiation alert.

Personally, I love Japan. There are reasons behind it. I love the people because they are creative, careful from the tiniest thing, smart, complicated, strictly discipline, love their environment, very responsible. I love the culture and the history. But sometimes it's very tricky to understand the Japanese. They have a thinking that people usually don't understand. They are sometimes weird in thinking and or weird in taste of liking. But I don't think it's something to not like about. Looking at their history, I think that their history that made them who they are right now. They are a strong nation, always preparing, always learning from their mistakes, always moving on, always inventing. After all, they still have the bad side in them, but it's all right i guess. We need balance in this life.
Of course, I too love reading manga, hearing J-Pop/Rock and watching anime. I am really concerned about the mangaka, singer and seiyuu. I read about some of them that was confirmed alive. But some of them still missing or rather no news. I don't know them personally, but I love their work after all and still wanting to see/hear/watch more of their works.

After the disaster happened, various opinions or judgements occurred -of course- some of them made it jokes, some praying, some said that this is a punishment from God, some said that this is pure a natural disaster and etc. I don't really care, but I don't think the catastrophe and radiation obstacle that hit Japan lately is a joke. The people that made fun of it should really go to hell. The people who said that this is a punishment from God is really a bad prejudice... after all they have to look at themselves in front of the mirror and make an introspection before judging others. People always judging other people. I don't like when the people that believe in God, always pray, but they judge and said something not nice about others. Well, it's their freedom to say what they wants. But hey, look at the situation. Be smart. Think before you talk, take a positive act rather than just talking but no act. Silence is gold, but sometimes when you think you need to say something with a good purpose, with a concern about yourself or others, say it out loud without hesitate. Your mouth is on your face not without a purpose. Your mouth is your powerful device to hurt people and to encourage people. Use it wisely.

Well then, I hope their worst nightmare will finish sooner, and they can back to rebuild again. Starting all over again. I hope the best will come after the worst. Behind every disasters, there are always stories.. a heart warming stories... I have one of the link. It's worth to see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3TM9GL2iLI

ciao
-pingson-

Yuhuuuu!!

Long time not writing. 2011 has finally come. First time I really hoped that something really good will happened. Financially, virtually, mentally, personally and all.
Believe it or not. I don't have quite a nice experience this January. Even though I am working like a pig, I am still broke. Oh well...
Let it be when it must be.
Everything I have planned on had gone PUFF!! whyyyyy??
Oh well....
I decide to plan a holiday trip this year. yihaaaa!! Bali or Macau? either one, i really have to sum up my bank account. I just love to travel. How to get out of this country, once in a while, even though I'm broke?
I've been through these past two weeks like a dork. I hope tomorrow it won't be so bad...oh well....

If the account bank has summed up, I will be leaving for a while. Finding a blast fun for myself =]


Let's dreaming!