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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Dijual Mac Powerbook (laku)

Dijual Mac Al Powerbook 15″ dengan spesifikasi sebagai berikut:

Processor G4 1Ghz
HDD 80 GB
SDRAM 1 GB
OS X 10.4 Tiger
DVD Combo Drive

Mas kawin hanya USD 600, dapat bonus tambahan sebuah penguat signal Wifi Quickerteck 500 mW (senilai USD 225), original cleaning cloth dan sebuah carrying case.

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Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Preparation for Brazil Trip

Bom dia! Como o senhor está? Me chamo Made. Eu so de Parrot Cay Resort. Hello friends, yes I am learning the very basic phrases of Portuguese language as the part of my preparation to visit Brazil. Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. I thought it would nice if I can say some basic expression in Portuguese. Hopefully by the time I am going to Brazil, I will be able to speak a little bit of Portuguese language.

The foundation (and PC) is planning my trip in between October 1st - October 18th 2008. Beside the language, I am also preparing myself in term of ‘product knowledge’ about both COMO Foundation and also Lua Nova Brazil. I believe that by having knowledge about COMO Foundation will make me a better ambassador as I would be able to share something with them about the foundation such as the foundation’s philosophy, the foundation’s collaborators, the foundation’s partners in other areas and also the position of the foundation within the COMO Hotels and Resort. Thanks to Ming who has posted my pre-itineraries from which enable me to determine which projects I need to focus to, such as Generate Action Project, Making Art Project, Building School Project and also House for the Children Project. Having seen the itinerary I am absolutely sure that I will have a great experience there and yes, I will have a lot of questions.

My trip planner told me that so far I have two options regarding my flight to Brazil. Most likely I will depart from Parrot Cay (Providenciales). First option is Providenciales - Jamaica (Kingston) - Panama - Brazil (Sao Paulo). However, due to safety reason, this route is not confirmed yet. Second option is Providenciales - UK (Heathrow) - Brazil (Sao Paulo). Why there is no option to have connecting flight in US airport? Yes, because I am not sure yet if my US visa application is approved when I apply it next month when I am going to Bali for annual leave.

Obrigado, ate mais!

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Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Online School, Why Not?

Once my friend said knowledge is without limit. The more you learn something the more you don’t know about it. Indeed it is true. Me for example, I hold a bachelor degree in English literature but when it comes to the real world of work, it seems that I do not know so many things. That’s why I keep improve myself in term of new things and new knowledge. I also found a stereotype among people saying that there will be no more school for workers, people who already have a stable job, especially 9-5 job. You know what I mean. They just simply do not have time. Guess what? It is not totally true because there is online schools now, meaning that we can study at home, no need to to go campus or college.

First of all, of course we need to do a reasearch in order to determine if an online school is an accredited one. This is important as it means that we can pursue any accredited online degrees from that particular school. The next step is deciding what online college major will you interested in. This step is all up to you. Choose any major that you like and is in line with your career planning.

I found an online source from which you can start a research in finding the right online school for you. It is called onlineschools.pro. The interface of the website is very user friendly. There is only three steps and you are ready to start to search from its 1000 degrees database. There is also a complete guideline in right sidebar of the site which is all combined into one category called main menu. Are you wondering how online school work? Do you want to know is an online school worth it? Then go to the website. There is explanation there for all your question. It even offers you insights about scholarship opportunities and also jobs after online schools.

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Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Bluebook the best Guide

It is a little bit tricky when it comes to choosing online casinos on the Internet. Not only because there is so many of them but finding the right and trustworthy ones is difficult as some of online casinos are not for real but scam. One smart way to determine the right casino for you is by reading a lot of review of the sites. It will enable you to make comparison before deciding to choose one. Online casino bluebook is one reliable source on the field. First, it has five major categories for you to choose from and they are no deposit casinos, online casinos, sport books, poker room and bingo halls. Just a complete category which is more than enough. Last but least is the review feature which is enable for each online casino. The review is just perfect as it consists of the real deal about the casino itself. Read it before you decide it.

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Friday, July 25th, 2008

Dari dan Untuk Seorang Sahabat

Postingan ini merupakan sebuah tribute untuk seorang sahabat yang telah menuliskan sebuah catatan kecil sebagai berikut:

sendiri, ku termenung
terpaku dalam diam, dalam sepi.
sungguh ku tak mengerti, tak ku temui jawabnya.

sobat,
ku kehilanganmu, kini kau benar benar menjauh dariku, kau seakan hilang dari kehidupanku, tak ada lagi tegur sapamu, tak ada lagi perhatianmu, tak ada lagi candamu, yang semua itu membuatku nyaman. apa salahku padamu, sobat? hingga membuatmu benar benar tenggelam dalam jauh

sobat,
ku menyayangimu tulus, tak mau ku kehilanganmu, namun pabila menjadi sobatku itu tak membuatmu nyaman, dan kau merasa lebih bahagia tak bertemankan diriku lagi, ku akan mencoba menerimanya, meski terselip rasa sedih dan kehilangan,
rasa kehilangan yang menyelinap di kisi kisi hatiku, ada yang hilang dari hatiku

sobat,
bagaimanapun dirimu tetap sahabatku, teman terbaik yang pernah ku punya, teman terbaik yang pernah kumiliki, meski semuanya sesaat.
terima kasih sobat, untuk segala yang pernah kau berikan & kau lakukan untukku
doaku senantiasa menyertaimu, forever.

Jawaban:

Dear Sobat,
Untukmu, tidak ada kata sesaat. Kau tetap sahabatku;dulu, kini dan nanti, terlepas dari apa yang terjadi.Terima kasih untuk doamu, terima kasih untuk satu ruang maaf dihatimu, terima kasih untuk sayangmu. Yakinlah aku tetap disini, aku masih yang dulu, seperti yang kau kenal pertama kali.

Aku akan kembali, saat rapuhmu dan rapuhku sudah tidak ada lagi. Kuharap kau mengerti karena kepakan sayapku tak bisa jauh lagi!

Take care!

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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Arsitek Bali di Karibia

Satu lagi kiprah orang Bali di luar negeri yang membuat saya bangga sebagai orang Bali. Adalah tayangan di Travel Channel yang berjudul Owned Islands, sebuah acara TV yang berisi listing pulau-pulau terkenal yang dimiliki secara pribadi di seluruh belahan dunia termasuk Karibia yang ternyata mendominasi kepimilikan pulau2 pribadi. Kenapa Karibia? Selain faktor keindahan pantai dan mudahnya birokrasi pembelian pulau, faktor pentingnya adalah karena jaraknya yang dekat pusat kapitalis Amerika. Negara2 yang masuk kawasan Karibia bisa dilihat disini.

Salah satu pulau yang masuk dalam daftar tersebut adalah Necker Island yang  terletak di British Virgin Island. Luas pulau tersebut hanyalah 74 acre dengan sebuah resort pribadi yang berdiri diatasnya. Pemilik pulau pribadi tersebut adalah Sir Richard Branson, yang punya Virgin Airlines dan juga raksasa industri Virgin Music di US sana. Yang cukup mengesankan adalah resort pribadi tersebut bergaya 80% nuansa Bali yang tentu saja diarsiteki oleh orang Bali. Sayang dalam narasinya tidak disebutkan nama, hanya disebut Balinese architect. Memang dalam tayangan itu jelas sekali terlihat gaya Balinya baik dari segi bentuk bangunan, atap maupun dari segi landscaping, plus tentunya patung2 batu yang banyak dijumpai di daerah Gianyar. Bahan2pun langsung didatangkan dari Bali.

Mau liburan ke sana? Harganya ‘hanya’ $56.000 sehari (akomodasi tok, excluding makan dll). Bookingnya yang susah. Pulau tersebut sudah fully booked untuk 10 tahun ke depan. Jadi kalau mau liburan ke sana tahun 2018, harus booking dari sekarang. Saya hanya wonder, dengan level seperti itu, kira2 bagaimana bayaran arsitek dari Bali itu?

Posted in Kabar-kabari, Karibia | 18 Comments

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Break Sejenak

Sahabat dan pengunjung Devari’s Corner, dengan berat hati saya ingin mengabarkan bahwa saya akan break sejenak dari dunia blogging. Tidak ada satu sebab khusus sebenarnya, hanya ingin ‘konsentrasi’ sejenak dengan euforia persiapan mudik ke Bali. Di samping itu, juga karena persiapan kunjungan ke Sao Paulo, Brazil. Beberapa materi lumayan menyita konsentrasi terutama masalah bahasa (Portugis). Begitulah, maka ingin keluar sejenak dan tidak memikirkan dunia blog dengan segala pernak-perniknya.

Terima kasih buat semua sahabat pengunjung yang telah meluangkan waktu sekedar membaca coretan2 di Devari’s Corner maupun yang telah berkenan meninggalkan jejak komentar. Thanks berat guys. Blog ini nothing tanpa kalian. Mohon maaf juga nantinya tidak bisa bertegur sapa alias blogwalking lagi.

Happy Blogging dan sampai jumpa beberapa waktu yg akan datang. Ciao!

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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Kuis Tinjauan Berbayar ala Devari

Hitung-hitung belajar membuat postingan tinjauan berbayar alias paid review, maka Devari’s Corner mengadakan kuis tinjauan berbayar ala Devari. Yang menjadi bahan tinjauan adalah blog saya Bali My World: Information about Bali for Dummies. Syarat dan kondisi sebagai berikut:

1. Postingan tinjauan harus berbahasa Inggris dengan minimal 250 kata atau berbahasa Indonesia dengan minimal 350 kata (lebih disukai yang bahasa Inggris)
2. Blog yang dipakai minimal mempunyai page rank 2. Satu postingan tinjauan untuk satu blog, jika punya lebih dari satu blog maka harus membuat postingan tinjauan yang berbeda juga.
3. Tinjauan harus bersifat positif tapi tidak hiperbola.
4. Mencantumkan 3 buah link dan kata kunci dengan detail sebagai berikut:
- Kata kunci : bali for dummies (link–> http://devari.info)
- Kata kunci: balinese language (link–> http://devari.info/2008/04/16/basics-balinese-language/)
- Kata kunci: money changer in Bali (link–>http://devari.info/2008/04/28/money-changer-in-bali/)
5. Nilai tawaran adalah Rp.100.000 - Rp.500.000.  Silahkan ajukan nilai penawaran beserta dengan blog yang mau dipakai ke kadeksuardana(at)gmail(dot)com
6. Postingan tinjauan harus bersifat permanen di blog tersebut.
7. Keputusan untuk menerima, mengajukan counter offer atau menolak tawaran adalah hak mutlak saya dan tidak bisa diganggu-gugat.
8. Pembayaran akan dilakukan maksimal 7 hari setelah postingan dipublish, melalui internet banking ke bank2 besar di tanah air (Mandiri, BCA dll)
9. Pembayaran bisa saya batalkan sepihak jika ternyata postingan tinjauan yang dipublish tidak sesuai dengan syarat2 diatas.
10. Tidak boleh mencantumkan bahwa itu merupakan tinjauan berbayar, baik itu secara implisit maupun eksplisit atau in any other ways what so ever. Dengan kata lain, be natural.

Jika ada pertanyaan, bisa ditulis di kolom komentar. Terima kasih.

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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Authentic Memorabilia

I like to spend my spare time playing guitar with some friends. Usually, I searched the guitar chords from the Internet and then trying to play it like how the real singer does it. It’s a fun, yet challenging activity to do. Once I was shocked and feel jealous at once of my friend. Not because she is good at playing guitar but because she has something special on her guitar, something that would be everybody’s dream. To be exact, she got Keith Richard’s signature on his guitar. Yes, the famous Rolling Stone’s guitarist. Wow, it is just really cool and feels really good playing a guitar with a famous guitarist signature on it. Is the signature real and authentic? Yes it is. She used to work for the artist and Keith kindly has signed her guitar.

Not everybody has a chance to be close with famous people in order to get their signature or any other form of their memorabilia. Maybe one in a million. Thanks to memorabilia4u.com. This site gives you that chance, having great memorabilia from many famous people such as football memorabilia. This is fantastic, I myself is a football fan especially English Premiere League. I can have some football autographs from my favorite players such as Wayne Rooney, Ronaldo etc. In general, there three categories of memorabilia from this site and they are film and TV, sports and music. So if you would like to have signed football memorabilia, just go to sports section. Are those memorabilia authentic? Yes, this site is member of Registered Dealer of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (Barry Brooks, R.D No. 292). Founded in 1965, the UACC is the oldest and most reputable club of it’s kind in the world. It is run by collectors, for collectors.All members of this organization are sworn to only trade in genuine autographs. There is a strict code of ethics and rules that govern membership and monitor the practices of members.

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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Computer Training

In this technology era, job seekers must have computer related skills in order to survive the tight competition. Employers are also eager to enhance their human resources in the field of computer related courses. Most of them even send their employee to such special designed computer training to meet their need. CBT program from computerbasedtrainings.net offer you a very special design computer based training that specifically designed based on software used in your company such Excel training. Other good program offered is PMP training which is important if you are involved in project management business. Sometime, it is not always technology aspect that makes a good company. Leadership skills is also very important to create a strong human resources team.

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