My mood swings

Sudah 2 bulan Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) Telkomsel saya berjalan seperti hantu: ada tetapi tiada.

Walaupun status sinyal yang nampak pada layar Javelin saya adalah "GPRS" (dengan semua huruf berupa huruf kapital yang menandakan kita sudah terhubung dengan BIS), saya bahkan tidak bisa memutakhirkan status Twitter saya--suatu pekerjaan yang hanya membutuhkan seupil 'bandwith'..

Dengan membayar gaji buta karyawan Telkomsel sebanyak Rp 180.000 per bulannya, lebih tinggi Rp 30.000-100.000 dari tarif BIS penyelia layanan seluler lainnya, layanan yang saya dapatkan sungguh tidak sepadan.

Jikalau bukan karena saya ingin mempertahankan nomer sIMPATI saya, sudah barang tentu saya akan berpindah ke provider lain.

Telkomsel? Busuk.

Catatan: saya berdomilisi di Bandung, beraktivitas di sekitar daerah Cisitu-Dago, terutama dalam kampus ITB. Namun, sinyal Telkomsel yang paling parah justru saya dapati ketika sedang beraktivitas di kampus.

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Alright.. Here's my review for the Toni Jack's fastfood outlet in Bandung Indah Plaza.

Yes, that is my IDR 36,000 MaRah 2 meal. But as you can see, all the packagings are still unbranded.

And yes, we can tell how mad Bambang Rachmadi is, he actually calls his new menu "MaRah" (angry in Bahasa). His new tagline is even pronounced "Better than that one!"

Oh, you wish.

The MaRah 2 menu comprises of a cheeseburger, a medium fries, and a drink. I switch the usual coke to lemon tea. The iced lemon tea is too sweet. The fries is average, and they switch the chilli sauce to the cheapest in town. Cheap. Very cheap that I'm now afraid it contains rhodamine.

And I am furious, they change the bun of the cheeseburger! They change the good bun to another cheap item they can find--an awful bun. They also add some mushroom instead of pickle. I usually love mushroom, but this mushroom tastes weird. 

Nothing has changed much about the atmosphere. Despite the pirate logo, they are actually playing Kelly Clarkson album as I eat.

Anyways, they now have this information desk. I think it's for the strays who wanted to ask, "Where's the McD now?"

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Above is the video taken previously today, at the undergraduate judicium. No, we obviously didn't gamble (judi) or smooch (cium) anyone.

I wasn't in the video since I was the one holding the handheld to record the piece. And boy, isn't that a precious piece?

I have to admit I did feel liberated, having finished this undergraduate crap. Now it's time to unleash the true nerd within me. Hahahahahahahhahaha (eerie laugh).

Thus several activities I am looking forward to do are:

1. Buy a set of screwdriver, disassemble my Javelin, and re-assemble it again.
2. Watch a lot of The Simpsons.
3. Get a fresh copy of Purcell's "Calculus" and remember the good ol' times.
4. Read a lot of economics books.
5. Eat a 'Whole Chicken' bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
6. Eat the notorious Pink's hotdog.
7. Watch Cirque du Soleil's "Ka".
8. Learn how to ride a bicycle.
9. Learn how to swim.
10. Sketch a lot.
11. Write three papers this year. Totally geeky.
12. Spend the new year's eve in Mt. Bromo.

I am overwhelmed of the possibilities that lie ahead!

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There are two important things that happened in the past two days in Indonesia.

The first is the West Sumatra 7.6 magnitude earthquake. We are deeply saddened for the losses.

The second is definitely another great loss, but it occured in Indonesia franchise business: few McDonald's outlets in Indonesia had just changed their brand to Toni Jack's.

I figured it out when passing the Bandung Indah Plaza (BIP) and couldn't find the signature 'M' golden arc; instead I saw an ugly green logo of this Toni Jack's. My mind was like, "Are they insane? BIP's McDonald' is like one of the modern landmark of Bandung.. And they sell well there! What is this Toni Jack's that I've never even heard of?"

Apparently it's only a desperate scenario of Bambang Rachmadi, Indonesian owner of those previously-McD-outlets, after McDonald's refused to prolong his franchise license.

And I bet he is totally desperate. He concepted the new restaurant brand as pirate-themed fastfood outlet. With Popeye's still playing in the Indonesian fastfood competition, looks like the pirate will not even be a worthy opponent for the wimpy sailor brand.

But I'm glad McDonald's make the right decision anyway; I went to several Bambang Rachmadi's McD outlets besides the BIP's, and found them to be quite gross. It's the right decision to keep a standard of hygiene and such to your outlets when you are a leading mega-franchise in the world, although your products' ingredients are only carb and fat.

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It's funny when we learn that the autopsy of Noordin's corpse reveals that he used to be sodomized.

A Islamic militant? Frequently sodomized?

Are you f*cking kidding us? I haven't found any passage in the Koran that says sodomy is permitted, moreover it's definitely a gay act for Noordin.

There has been many controversies surrounding the terrorist's death, but this one is simply way too controversial.

So here's a theory of mine:

1. After the July bombing, Indonesian police force promised that they will finish the JW-Marriott & Ritz-Carlton bombing case, bring Noordin dead or alive, before the Eid.
2. The chief of Indonesian police force, Komjen Susno, was at the same time suspected to be involved in the case of Century Bank's bailout.

Komjen Susno needed to secure his place. First, he needs to counteract the moves of Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK)--who possess evidences of his involvement in Century Bank's bailout case--by weakening them. This is managed to be done by accusing both of KPK executives of authority abuse as criminal act. Second, Komjen Susno realized that he has to win Indonesian people sympathy over him and the police force. Thus the Solo ambush scenario; they probably just kidnapped some male prostitute, kill him, put his body into the wrecked house where other militants were already dead, and claim that the random guy as Noordin M. Top. All these were done before the Eid; Indonesian police force kept their word.

Indonesian president, SBY, gained popularity from the police force 'heroic' act. He is praised by both his people and international leaders for this 'achievement' on war against terrorism. Hence this "Noordin M. faux" identity will unlikely be revealed, and Komjen Susno accomplished his personal mission as well.

Hey, it's just a theory. I'm not a fan of conspiration theories either.

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Jyaiks.

Barusan aja gue ditanya orang, "Eh, kenal sama si Ini, engga?"

Pertanyaan yang membuat gue teringat bahwa gue sudah engga lagi ketemu-ketemu sama yang orang yang jadi subyek pertanyaan. Bukan gara-gara gue musuhan. Bukan juga karena gue sama orang yang dipertanyakan itu ada kenapa-napa.

Tapi gara-gara orang tersebut masuk ke lingkungan pertemanan yang gue hindari karena gue udah mengacau.

Mengacau? Maksudnya bukan gue berbuat suatu kriminal kayak mencuri atau gimana ya.. Tapi sebenernya kriminal yang lebih buruk, sih.

Mengacau sebagai tukang maenin orang a.k.a. player.

Dalam spesialisasinya, tukang maenin, a.k.a. player, dibagi menjadi cowo tukang mempermainkan orang (playboy), dan cewe tukang mempermainkan orang (playgirl).

Jadi, si orang yang jadi subyek pertanyaan di atas adalah teman dari orang yang gue permainkan.

Sialnya, ketika elo menyadari bahwa memang 100% elo yang salah, maka engga mungkin hubungan elo dengan temen-temen orang yang udah elo permainkan itu tetep bisa normal, atau kembali seperti sediakala. Pasti bakalan awkward.

Sebenernya hal ini engga gue inginkan. Tapi ya gimana.. Ada konsekuensi untuk semua tindakan yang kita lakukan. Dan, namanya juga anak muda, wajar deh kayaknya kalau gue pernah 'mengacau'.. Toh yang jelas sekarang gue udah belajar dari kesalahan gue tersebut.

Dan bagi gue, silaturahmi memang penting, tetapi, kalaupun suatu tali silaturahmi harus putus karena satu dan lain hal, gue juga ga lantas jadi frustasi atau kepikiran akankah gue masuk neraka gara-gara mutusin tali silaturahmi.. Karena, menurut gue, yang paling penting untuk dijaga adalah hubungan silaturahmi dengan orang-orang yang elo tahu engga bakalan ngecewain elo ketika elo butuh mereka (atau kecil banget probabilitasnya mereka bakal ngecewain elo), misalnya keluarga besar elo.

Untungnya, akhirnya gue menemukan alasan untuk berhenti 'mengacau' untuk seterusnya. Jadi, semoga di masa depan engga ada lagi orang yang gue kecewakan.

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