Monday, April 28, 2008

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

7 pains you shouldn't ignore

For Mia (also everybody), these are some pains you shouldn't ignore. http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/7-pains-shouldnt-ignore.

"Pain or Discomfort in the Chest, Throat, Jaw, Shoulder, Arm, or Abdomen: Chest pain could be pneumonia or a heart attack. But be aware that heart conditions typically appear as discomfort, not pain. "Don't wait for pain," says cardiologist Jerome Cohen, MD. "Heart patients talk about pressure. They'll clench their fist and put it over their chest or say it's like an elephant sitting on their chest."

The remaining pains you shouldn't ignore include everything from burning feet and calf pain to abdominal and back pain. At each point, the article highlights what kind of pains in each area should be considered out of the ordinary, pointing out what they could indicate and why you shouldn't ignore it. If you are, or someone you know is an ignore-it-and-it'll-go-away type who's suffered consequences like those mentioned in the article, let's hear your experience in the comments." [http://lifehacker.com/374148/seven-body-signs-and-pains-you-shouldnt-ignore]

Enjoying black tea and green tea

"Experts say that you should use boiling water for black tea. For more delicate green or white tea, Sebastian Beckwith, co-founder of the Connecticut-based specialty-tea seller In Pursuit of Tea, suggests letting the water cool for a few minutes. "You lose a lot of flavor if you put boiling water on white or green tea," he says."
http://lifehacker.com/377278/let-water-for-green-or-white-tea-cool-before-pouring

Monday, April 07, 2008

Enjoy Coca Cola (and Pepsi)

"Karena eh karena.. meruusak pikiiraaan."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi-Cola

Criticisms
See also: PepsiCo - Criticisms
Pepsi was banned from import in India in 1970 for having refused to release the list of its ingredients. In 1988, the ban was lifted, with Pepsi arriving on the market shortly afterwards.[13] However, this was the European standard for water, not for other drinks. The presence of these products could provoke cancers, negatively affect the nervous and immune systems, and cause birth defects. No law bans the presence of pesticides in drinks in India. In 2003 and again in 2006,[14] the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization in New Delhi, found that soda drinks produced by manufacturers in India, including both Pepsi and Coca-Cola, had dangerously high levels of pesticides in their drinks. Both PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company maintain that their drinks are safe for consumption and have published newspaper advertisements that say pesticide levels in their products are less than those in other foods such as tea, fruit and dairy products.[15] In the Indian state of Kerala, sale and production of Pepsi-Cola, along with other soft drinks, has been banned.[16] Five other Indian states have announced partial bans on the drinks in schools, colleges and hospitals.[17] On September 22, 2006, the High Court in Kerala overturned the Kerala ban ruling that only the federal government can ban food products.[18]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola

Use of stimulants in formula
The beverage was named Coca-Cola because, originally, the stimulant mixed in the beverage was coca leaves from South America, which the drug cocaine is derived from. In addition, the drink was flavored using kola nuts, also acting as the beverage's source of caffeine.[14] Pemberton called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup, a significant dose, whereas, in 1891, Candler claimed his formula (altered extensively from Pemberton's original) contained only a tenth of this amount. Coca-Cola did once contain an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per glass, but in 1903 it was removed.[15] After 1904, Coca-Cola started using, instead of fresh leaves, "spent" leaves - the leftovers of the cocaine-extraction process with cocaine trace levels left over at a molecular level.[16][17] To this day, Coca-Cola uses as an ingredient a non-narcotic coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.[18][19] In the United States, Stepan Company is the only manufacturing plant authorized by the Federal Government to import and process the coca plant.[20]

Enjoy Coca Cola

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola

Use of stimulants in formula

The beverage was named Coca-Cola because, originally, the stimulant mixed in the beverage was coca leaves from South America, which the drug cocaine is derived from. In addition, the drink was flavored using kola nuts, also acting as the beverage's source of caffeine.[14] Pemberton called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup, a significant dose, whereas, in 1891, Candler claimed his formula (altered extensively from Pemberton's original) contained only a tenth of this amount. Coca-Cola did once contain an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per glass, but in 1903 it was removed.[15] After 1904, Coca-Cola started using, instead of fresh leaves, "spent" leaves - the leftovers of the cocaine-extraction process with cocaine trace levels left over at a molecular level.[16][17] To this day, Coca-Cola uses as an ingredient a non-narcotic coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.[18][19] In the United States, Stepan Company is the only manufacturing plant authorized by the Federal Government to import and process the coca plant.[20]

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Latest news on susu

(http://news.okezone.com/index.php/ReadStory/2008/04/02/1/96987/kematian-duta-bukan-disebabkan-susu-formula)

Badan Penelitian dan Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan (BPPOM) Kota Padang memastikan kematian Duta (20 hari) bukan disebabkan keracunan susu, melainkan karena tersedak.

Any business related to Sari Husada should be in relief.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Morning sickness explained by evolution expert

On an episode of Michio Kaku's explorations, an evolution expert explains that morning sickness is the reaction of the fetus of the mother's diet. Adults are well adapted with toxic contents in their diets. Fetuses aren't built with that, so they would have to undergo that process of adaptation .

Monday, March 31, 2008

Shortest distance between two points

Is not a line. That only applies in a 3D world. The shortest distance between two points is a wormhole (M.Kaku)

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Life flashes on Vocalizing by Gita Gutawa

In a short song, my life flashed before my eyes. How hard it was for us to cross this line, to bash ourselves back into the same jungle everybody had 5 years ago. How awful was I that I needed 5 years to get here? Maybe some part of me is better prepared than some people, but I couldn’t help wondering why. Poor G, she had to be there when it all happenned.

Now I understand some part of it, why it was comfortable for most people to stay employed.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Little Indira month 6

LI sekarang lebih sering ganggu Mamanya di sore hari, banyak sekali kegiatannya. BAP (Bapak, Ayah atau Papa *belum ditentukan) baru menyesuaikan diri dengan mandi air dingin lagi, pagi2 tanpa 2 telur rebus, pergi lebih pagi dan no pool access. On the upside, BAP gets to hear G's kids (all of her sister's kids are hers by law of Minang) in the morning, 2 houses away.

Friday, March 14, 2008

rp. 1/kb murah?

aku lebih banyak menggunakan internet daripada sms di hp. kenapa? karena teman2ku dpt dihubungi via email, dan menurutku sms itu terlalu mahal.
Menjelang tidur aku menghitung lagi. IM3 menagih rp. 1 per kb. Tarif ini kelihatannya murah. Berarti 1 MB itu 1000 dan 1 GB itu sejuta. Tapi aku juga berlangganan IM2. Paket 1,2 GB itu 350 ribu, sepertiga biaya di IM3. Paket IM2 dg kapasitas lebih tinggi juga lebih murah per kb. Ini lebih mending, karena speedy 200 untuk 1 GB. Berarti tdk worth sekali paket personal itu, karena speednya rendah dibandingkan hsdpa.
Sebel sama tarif mahal ini, tapi tidak ada yg dapat aku lakukan, posisiku sgt lemah.

Ciri-ciri anak 90 dari Sari

Sari (http://siperibaikhati.multiply.com/journal/item/4) mencantumkan ciri-ciri anak 90an. Dari mana dia tahu sih? Dia kan belum lahir :D?
Ya olooh, Sar, kreatif banget sih lu. Jadi copywriter aja gih sana.

Jubing nanti sore main di Four Seasons.

Yang suka suara gitar nilon. Jubing itu termasuk gitaris Indonesia yang jago mainnya. Dia punya lagu2 yang biasa kita dengar sehari2 di album terakhirnya.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Menjelang Little Indira

Menjelang Little Indira:
Kita pindah ke Kramat Jati, Jakarta Timur.
Aku mulai bekerja (daily), entry level di market research senin depan. Selain untuk financing kepindahan kita, juga memberikan corporate experience untukku, memberikan exposure terhadap industri fmcg dari sudut pandang marketing, semoga membantuku untuk lebih mengerti industri secara umum melalui pengalaman yang lebih hands on. Kupikir-pikir, selain trading, situasi seperti inilah yang menarik bagiku. Dan aku berkesempatan untuk memulai dalam lingkungan yang sangat welcome dan helpful. Semoga aku punya kapasitas untuk karir di bidang ini.
Paramadina akan menawarkanku kelas tutorial kognitif bila ada yang buka. Mereka tetap menerimaku dengan jadwal yang lebih sempit. Still crossing my finger untuk Pancasila, Ya Wa.
Penelitianku yang terbengkalai. Terakhir kali bertemu Pak Adler Manurung, belum berhasil menentukan item kuesioner. Aku juga telat dua minggu untuk mengirimkan draft kuesioner dari thesis. Jadi malu sama beliau. Pengen belajar nulis sih, kaya'nya itu membutuhkan keahlian yang tinggi sekali.
Aku juga akan mencoba lagi untuk mendapatkan sertifikasi wmi. Tidak begitu pasti kegunaan praktisnya dalam jangka waktu yang dekat. So far, membantu menerjemahkan Bodie's Investment untuk Erlangga (thanks, Bim) membantuku mengingat2 kembali bahan kuliah dulu.
Rumah sakit: So far, rumah sakit Asih kelas II menarik bagi kami. JMC juga nggak begitu mahal. Sayangnya, Harapan Bunda Kramat Jati justru mahal. Kita belum terima ACA Igm dari Pramita Mampang, untuk bahan konsul ke dokter di JMC.
Something I miss are friends to share this with. Tapi sulit juga, semua lagi nggak available.
Aku jadi tambah kagum sama orang-orang yang bekerja keras dan berusaha dengan tekun. Seharusnya ada pahala yang bersifat universal (berlaku di semua agama) untuk effort bekerja atau belajar dengan tekun. Ada sesuatu yang indah dari hal tersebut. Aku hanya bisa kagum dari sudut pandang penonton, karena rasanya aku tidak tekun.

Anyway, berdebar-debar menjelang LI.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Dari Firman

Dapet tag dari Firman, spesifiknya di sini (http://firmanwidyasmara.multiply.com/journal/item/45/Meneliti_Seorang_Saya_dalam_8_Hitungan) kaget. Seneng sih. Tapi malu karena telat tahunya. Masih pusing ngeliatin progress di multiply dan facebook. Promise will be more attentive. Anyway, here are the rules:

Tag Rules:

1.

Each blogger must post these rules
2.

Each blogger start with random facts or habits about themselves
3.

Blogger that are tagged need to write on their own blog about eight things and post these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4.

Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged to read your blog.


Here goes:
1. A few minutes after I got home after birth, I almost choked myself to death. Appearantly a nurse didn't get all the fluid inside me. Dad saved my life by sucking the remaining fluid from my nose with his mouth. He was panicked.

2. My dad was erecting a TV antenna when the 7 meter antenna pole fell and landed less than a meter from me, a little boy wandering around daddy with tools.

3. Growing up in a family of 4 boys, a girl's attention was precious. Everytime a little a girl was around, these 4 boys would literally be flying in the air trying to grab the attention.

4. 4 boys. Depending on the political situation, we classified ourselves by (Kalau lagi berantem, kita suka ngebagi-bagiin ke dalam kelompok tertentu):
a. Besar Kecil (Big & Small) Big is boy # 1 (me) and #2.
b. Ganjil Genap (Odd & Even) Even is boy # 2 (Hendra) and #4 (Andri).
c. Roti Isi (Bread & Filling) Filling is boy # 2 and #3 (Rio).
We had time on our hands

5. Hendra cracked my head twice, I cracked his twice. He did mine with sheer cunningness, mine was brute force.


Sekarang giliran:

1. Arien (http://ariencantiq.multiply.com/)
2. Jubing (http://jubingfantasy.multiply.com/)
3. Mia (http://miapuspita.multiply.com/)
4. Sigit (http://mbonk.multiply.com/)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Agi.. Agi

Some days ago a person regularly called my phone, insisting on talking to someone else, a person called Agi. on the first and second call, i tried to convinced her. But this person was hard-headed, and that's why I enjoyed talking to her. On our last attempt, I told her to meet with Agi and get his phone number.
+Nomernya berapa sih?
-9200....
+Kamu terakhir kali nelpon Agi kapan (jangan2 nomer gue curian lagi.. tapi kan gue beli baru?)
-Ng, teman gue sih minggu lalu katanya nelpon Agi.
+Berarti kamu belum pernah nelpon Agi?
-Belum (mulai nggak pd)
+(Kasihan, tapi jengkel) Lain kali kamu ketemu Agi, tanya nomer telponnya ya
-Iya deh (koin abis) udah dulu ya
+Ya (udah dulu? aneh banget)
This morning, she called me (for the last time?) to "report" that she DID get Agi's number wrong. Mind you it was NOT EVEN CLOSE to my number!!
-9200nya sudah bener sih, tapi belakangnya..
+Jauh amat (nggak mirip banget sama nomer gue?!)
-Iya gue salah denger. Maaf ya
+Ya udah (lucu juga, sportif dan honorable). Udah ya.

Lucunya, G bilang dia juga ada yang salah telpon. Cewek itu, tanyaku? Suara cowo, katanya.

Jangan-jangan si Agi, lagi.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Smile

In a rough Monday morning, a little smile from a stranger is oasis.