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Clinton endorses Obama, finally: CNN

kurnia — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:00:33 +0000

Finally you did it, Mrs Clinton. Thumb ups.
Gud luck Obama.

Clinton endorses Obama, calls for party unity

Oil prices to reach $150 a barrel? Let’s abandon oil

kurnia — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:10:39 +0000

This is absolutely bad news. Will this lead to another crisis after the 1998 economic crisis? I realize the government could no longer protect the people from being hurt by this soaring oil prices.
the government will again raise fuel price if oil price keeps skyrocketing.
Because we really depend on oil in our daily life such as for transportation, cooking, factory, power plant, can u imagine what will we face should the oil price continue to rise? speculators will laugh at consumers, while the consumers will only be left disappointed, upset, angry.
perhaps there is also a scenario to speed up the development of bio fuel. ah sami mawon.

why can we rely on abundant energy such as wind, water, or solar?
let’s start abandoning oil.

clipped from news.yahoo.com

Oil prices shot up nearly $10 to a new record above $137 a barrel Friday after a Morgan Stanley analyst predicted prices could hit $150 by the Fourth of July. The meteoric surge builds on a huge gain the previous day and sets the stage for the biggest two-day gain in the history of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Clinton unlikely as No. 2

kurnia — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:33:01 +0000

You lost, you should have a big heart to accept the defeat Mrs Clinton.
Give Obama a chance as it;s his time not yours.

clipped from online.wsj.com

Clinton Unlikely as No. 2

Concession Expected Saturday;
Obama Camp Discounts VP Talk

By JACKIE CALMES
June 5, 2008; Page A1

WASHINGTON — Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton suggested she would like to be Sen. Barack Obama’s running mate, but close advisers to Sen. Obama are signaling that an Obama-Clinton ticket is highly unlikely.

Three elegant Nokias in black

kurnia — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:25:18 +0000

Jalan Menuju Pesta Blogger 2008

June 2nd, 2008 | Updates

Kurang lebih bulan-bulan ini juga, tahun lalu, Pesta Blogger yang masih embrio mulai menunjukkan bentuknya yang asli.

Gudeg at Gado Gado Boplo restaurant in Casablanca, not recommended

kurnia — Sun, 25 May 2008 20:19:22 +0000

Starving after my routine exercise at FF, Oakwood, I stopped by at a Gado Gado Boplo restaurant in Casablanca. I remembered I ate in the same restaurant near Dharmawangsa square, at that time I ordered Gado Gado (Javanese salad). It was very delicious indeed.

As there were various food in the menu, this time I tried Gudeg, one of my favorite food. They served it quickly, but when I looked at the gudeg, my appetite was just gone. It was not fresh. Disappointed, I tried the egg and it was expected, the taste was far from perfect. Finally I just ate the egg and the rice.

Still hungry, I decided to order a tomato juice. When the juice arrived, the glass was not washed very clean. Oh my, what happened with this restaurant. I don’t think I am going to eat in this restaurant in Casablanca anymore.

Fuel prices up 30%, Angkot fares up 25%, no rise in Busway fare

kurnia — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:23:50 +0000

I took a busway on Saturday following the government announcement that fuel prices rose around 30 %. The busway fare remained the same at Rp 3,500. But angkot fares up from Rp 2,000 to 2, 500. What is angkot? Angkot is a public transportation in Jakarta (and the whole country as well) comprising minibus and van.

Not yet trying ojek, but I believe ojek drivers will also increase the fares. Usually for a short distance, we only pay Rp 4,000-5,000, but now I still don’t know yet.

I’ll buy mie ayam (chicken noodle) tonight just to check whether the prices increase or not.
Rice price? let’s see.

I really don’t understand the decision to increase the fuel prices at the moment. The money in the state budget is the people money managed by the government. Now the government is more worried about the money than the people.

When the government can’t handle the state budget, it throws the burden to the people. And when the people can’t handle the burden because most of all goods prices rise, where they should go?

Committing suicide? I don’t think I am going to vote you Mr President and Vice President. You disappoint us. We need a new face, a fresh idea, and a novel breakthrough.

Local brand D-One takes on giants in mobile phone market

kurnia — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:06:37 +0000

SANDRA DEWI WITH DG 518

Indonesian firm PT Sarindo Nusa Pratama on Monday launched its mobile phone brand D-One and three new mobile phone devices, aiming to take on the dominant players in the country.

The three new models are DG 518, SG 368 and DM 299.

“Designed in Indonesia but produced in China, we expect D-One to win two percent of Indonesia’s mobile phone sales this year,” Sarindo sales and marketing director Sung Khiun said in a press conference.

The production was carried out in China as China had developed its mobile phone technology and infrastructure much better than Indonesia, he added.

The production cost was also low in China thanks to the Chinese government incentive to labor intensive firms, he admitted.

Therefore, Sung said, the prices of D-One mobile phones were less expensive than those of the main players such as Nokia, Sonyericsson, Motorola and Samsung.

For example, the DM 299, which will be sold at Rp 1.4 million (US150), featured an MP3 player, a video recorder and player, a VGA camera, an external memory card, and speaker phone, he said.

“More than that, it’s a dual-mode GSM and CDMA mobile phone. So you don’t have to buy one GSM mobile phone and one CDMA handset,” he said.

Meanwhile, the better DG 518 offered two GSM card slots, a sliding and mirror phone, a 1.3 megapixel camera, an MP3 player, a video player and recorder, a bluetooth, black listed mobile phone numbers and short message service (SMS), and an external memory card.

The duo GSM DG 518 will be offered to the public at Rp 1.7 million.

The stylish touch screen DG 368, which could immediately grab public attention as it featured four stylish colors: light green, orange, brown coffee and silver, would be only sold at Rp 1.4
million.

The DG 368 also features a 1.3 megapixel camera, a bluetooth, a FM radio, a video recorder and player, and an external memory card.

Sarindo claimed it had 30 service centers across the country. (***)

Manchester United rules, F*** others

kurnia — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:44:59 +0000

Just to remind you that ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League final, Man United has won EPL 2008, while Chelsea only finished second after failing to beat Bolton in its last match. Another fact was that Chelsea lost in the League Cup final against Totenham Hotspur 1-2.Mentally, Man Utd players are stronger than Chelsea when it comes to a big, crucial match.

Sir Alex Ferguson and key players who have won the Champions League such as Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Edwin Van de Sar will certainly boost their teammate confidence to win another Champions League title.

Chelsea players, oh my, under the leadership of Avram Grant, look good in their attacking style , but the manager did not have a winning mentality so far.

Triumph Man United!