http://gratist.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:46:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please be careful when you sign up for goodtree.com I received an invitation from some friends and accepted the invitation. Upon receiving the invitation i was prompted to sign up. I am not really sure if the website is a scam or phishing. Nevertheless, there certainly suspicious features that we ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2008/03/28/goodtreecom-please-be-careful/ I just established a new website about Indonesia’s tourism. There you can find many information that hopefully will attract you to visit my beautiful country. On the other hand, the website also provides tools for people who have the same passion and love for Indonesia… so what are you waiting… ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2008/02/22/tourism-indonesia/ Suharto - Indonesia`s second president died 2 days ago. The Indonesian people seem to be divided over his legacy. Some regarded him as a hero some as a criminal. Indeed during the Suharto era, Indonesia grew into a considerable power at least in the region supported by strong economic growth and ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2008/01/30/unnecessary-division/ It`s a bird .. no! It’s a plane, yes! it`s a cow… no… they are going into collision Just now i read this news which literally mean: Boeing 737 rammed into a Cow during Landing! Boeing 737 rammt Kalb bei Landung Gefährlicher Ausflug: Ein Kalb hat sich in Indonesien auf die Landebahn eines ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2008/01/30/beware-of-cows/ Have you ever written without purpose? I have and tend to enjoy it so much. Writing is such an enjoyable activities.. especially in blogs. For me, it is really like a break from routinity of work. It is really a way of getting it all out whatever I encountered in ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2008/01/23/smorty-when-pleasure-means-business/ I just lost my chance to visit Italy especially Rome cause my boss did not grant my leave due to some business blaaah.. there goes all my dream to see the Vatican City, Venice, and other nice places and cultures in Italy. Most of all, I miss the ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2008/01/21/dreaming-of-italy/ What is the worth of words? In its simplest and basic understanding, One can say is in the meaning it represIents when they are assembled into a well-designed sentences as understood by the communicants. As the old saying, worthy is the word of credible and trusted ones. At this point ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2008/01/17/blogsvertise-words-worth/ ** in deep regret for the many victims of various disasters ** this is why we are a sorry nation: * there has been too many (natural and man-made) disasters taking place around us. * everybody is sorry about us but ourselves.. if we ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2007/03/07/a-nation-of-sorrow-indonesia/ No doubt that Chirstmas is one of the most celebrated holidays globally. people across across the globe somehow benefit from Chistmas .. at the least form is by taking some days off our routines and works some even make profit therefrom. Well, Christmas was not as fun ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/12/24/to-those-who-benefit-from-christmas/ i have been regularly visiting this wonderful Berlin International Baptist Church.i am happy and surprised that among the secular and humanism-oriented people of the west there are actually christian groups that are alive.I am not talking only in terms of participants (although it is worth mentioning that this church is ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/11/19/wake-up-and-witness/ disclaimer: sekedar ungkapan hati dan doa yang gundah gulana dari suatu makhluk asing Reformasi … katanya Perubahan… katanya Demokrasi… katanya masih lebih suka bicara atau sudah mau mendengar? masih lebih suka jadi orang pintar atau orang benar? masih mau jadi pemerintah atau jadi pelayan? deformasi… kataku! karena kita menjadi semakin kerdil tapi mengira sebaliknya pe-’rubah’-an…kataku! karena semakin banyak ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/07/18/katanya-atau-kataku/ have you ever wondered where the term ‘Gratist’ comes from? if not, you need more curiosity if so, it makes me wonder why you never asked me. I coined gratist as to refer to a person committing him/herself to the way of Gratism. Trivia: try to find ‘gratist’ in google search engine and it ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/07/15/gratist/ disclaimer: tips ini ditujukan untuk wartawan yang beroperasi di wilayah negara kesatuan repubilk Indonesia. penggunaan di luar wilayah indonesia dapat mengakibatkan dampak yang sebaliknya. beberapa waktu lalu wapres kita yang terhormat bapak Yusuf Kalla dikutip: QUTOE: “The marketing needs a better campaign based on the visitor’s appetite and segment,” he said at a seminar ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/07/02/tips-menjadi-wartawan-yang-baik-di-indonesia-saja/ Pertama kali gw terbitkan di sini Dalam situasi Indonesia saat ini, pekerjaan merupakan sesuatu yang sangat sulit dicari. Tingkat pengangguran yang tinggi merupakan suatu masalah yang akut yang dihadapi bangsa dan negara Indonesia. Tidak heran, jika pada saat ini Pemerintah menyatakan komitmennya untuk mendorong Usaha Kecil Menengah atau segala ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/03/02/p41/ we now know there are no weapon of mass destruction over there but corella knew there are weapon of misdirection right here! http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/02/08/a-quote-for-bush/ kemaren tepatnya tanggal 5 Pebruari 2006 sekitar pukul 22an waktu Berlin, gw balik ke rumah sendirian karena istri dan anak masih di rumah sakit… ada sesuatu yang menyeramkan terjadi!!! seperti biasa selesai ganti baju, gw makan dikit lah buat ganjel perut, nyalain tipi nonton berita dan langsung buka laptop gw. komputer mulai ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/02/06/syerem/ tanggal 4 nopember 2006 akhirnya anak yang kami tunggu-tunggu lahirlah puji Yesus semua berjalan normal … sekarang ia telah lahir di muka bumi ini… hasiana naomi gräfin situmorang … selamat datang http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/02/06/37-minggu/ daripada gw lupa mendingan gw tuangkan dulu ide ‘kasar’ gw mengenai bagaimana memecahkan masalah di Indonesia… pada titik ini gw pikir masalah-masalah itu ngga gw uraikan karena terlalu banyak tapi kalo gw simpulkan dalam 1 kata singkat: KACAU! Kekacauan bukan saja pada pemerentah tapi juga masyarakatnya. Nah menurut gw, sudah saatnya ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/02/03/kendali-masyarakat/ gw baru ketemu nih suatu webblog yang judulnya: membangun manusia dan masyarakat. Sekilas agak jayus juga sih judul webblog kyk gitu.. tapi isinya memang kelihatannya ditujukan untuk masalah pembangunan, so gw pikir ngga sama sekali jayus tapi agak serius aja. masak posting diakhiri dengan ’salam pembangunan!’ huahaha Webblog ini juga masih baru ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/01/08/ada-yang-baru-nih/ Christmas Not So Frequently Asked Question Q: Why do we have holiday on December 25??? we all know it is called christmas in english. but do we know what christmas refers to? A: some two thousands years ago, a baby -believed to be the perfect incarnation of the Almighty- was born in ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2006/01/05/christmas-faq-1/ Kalo gw jadi presiden yang berkuasa penuh dan mutlak, gw akan ganti nama negara indonesia yang merupakan nama warisan miskonsepsi penjajah: indo(india)+nesos(kepulauan)=india kepulauan. sekarang sudah abad 21, dan semua orang sudah tahu bahwa Indonesia itu bukan India Kepulauan… yet still we are sticking to this tradition?? Sebagai alternatif gw akan pilih ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/12/29/kalau-saya-seorang-presiden-ri/ Lama juga rumah gratisan ini gw tinggalkan begitu saja tidak terurus…. banyak hal yg telah gw lalui during my absence here.. i am busy writing the story of my life… wel where should I start??? pengennya sih nulis sejak awal gw absen sayangnya gw dah agak2 lupa jadi mendingan gw mulai dari ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/11/06/africa/ Well, i have been wanting to share with you why I name this blog gratist. this name was actually inspired by the nickname my friends in the Caraka Muda 5 Batch gave for me: Marxis Gratisan or malxis glatisan for some persons . It is quite not clear how this ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/09/11/introducing-gratist/ Macet!!! itu sudah menjadi suatu keseharian lagi apalagi untuk penduduk di Jakarta… salah satu sebabnya adalah semakin banyaknya mobil di Jakarta. nah sambil macet-macet gitu coba deh perhatikan… saya yakin yang akan terlihat adalah bahwa pada hampir setiap mobil terpasang suatu stiker (sticker dalam bahasa inggrisnya). Stiker sekarang telah menjadi semacam ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/09/10/stiker-mobil/ Beberapa waktu lalu gw nyebarin mengenai pembukaan lowongan kerja di Deplu. well untuk menanggapi pertanyaan peminat mengenai kerjaan di deplu ini gw sajikan sedikit pendapat dan pandangan pribadi gw mengenai kerja di deplu… gambaran singkat kerja di Departemen Luar Negeri RI. kerja di deplu itu macem-macem urusannya: 1. bisa sangat bersifat ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/09/04/kerja-deplu/ Sejak gw mulai tugas gw, beberapa rekan di kantor sudah ngajak gw main golf. well gw bilang “tidak! i dont play golf.” rupanya, rekan-rekan gw insist supaya gw main sampe menawarkan satu set club golf dengan harga cukup murah (second tapi masih bagus loh)… inti jawaban gw sama. banyak ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/09/04/to-golf-or-not-to-golf/ seperti judulnya yang mencampur-campur unsur barat “blog” (kalau kata ini belum resmi diserap dalam bahasa Indonesia tercinta) dan unsur timur gado-gado yang artinya juga campur-campur. yah inilah resikonya kalau posting di dini hari, segala macam ide keluar masuk aja tanpa mengajukan permohonan visa dulu atau minta exit permit! tadinya gw ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/28/blogado-1/ if you think Indonesia is a total loser in this free global market era… read this!.. if you are fascinated by series like E.R thinking how cool their doctors are…. then read this Just last week i went to a doctor -a specialist and not jsut some general practicioner- to check some ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/23/be-grateful-to-be-in-indonesia/ do you know that wedding ring is among the most often-to-lose articles? in some cases, one can lose one’s wedding ring more than once! really, losing wedding ring seems could really be topic of the day for some fora. no wonder, some try to make business out of it: lost-wedding-ring ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/19/the-loss-of-the-ring/ akhirnya setelah survive dari belasan serangan stroke, my dear uncle passed away this early morning (Jakarta’s time). Now he is on his way home. My cousins…. tetaplah tabah. You have been through alot since he had that strokes which forced him to remain in bed afterwards. Gw tau loe bisa melalui ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/19/tabahlah/ Estafette/the relay race was born in the United States, around 1880, in emulation of the charity races organised by New York firemen who handed on a red pennant every 300 yards. The baton was a wooden cylinder (later metallic) one foot (30.48 cm) long. The relay made its first appearance ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/18/estafette/ Diskon (Potongan harga) merupakan salah satu cara yang paling ampuh dan banyak digunakan dalam memasarkan atau menjual barang. bermacam-macam istilah digunakan mulai cuci gudang, banting harga, jual rugi (yang bener aja! ini istilah yang paling menggelikan), balik modal, dan sebagainya. Para calon pembeli segela menyerbu toko-toko yang menawarkan diskon atas barang-barang ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/17/injil-diskonan/ 17 agustus adalah hari ‘kemerdekaan’ indonesia. di sini sejak sebulan yang lalu sudah sibuk diadakan berbagai pertandingan dalam rangka menyambut hari kemerdekaan tersebut. huhm, gw ditunjuk jadi panitia lomba karaoke … napa yah?? apa supaya gw ngga bisa ikutan lomba karaoke …. well it is indeed the right decision ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/17/berubah-atau-mati/ Well, sekarang gw mau share sedikit tips-tips menangkal hipnotisme yang sekarang ‘katanya’ lagi merebak di Indonesia dan di mana-mana. Bukannya apa-apa gw juga dulu pernah jadi korban kejahatan yang sangat mungkin menggunakan teknik hipnotisme…. yang mengakibatkan motor gw dibawa lari orang. it was one of the most embarassing episode in ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/14/kontrahipnotisme/ this will be my first time i make a writing on this topic.. well i am kind of acquainted to this thing but just havent had any urge to really think about it until recently i am involved with this dude. this is the definition by oxford: ({sm}h{shti}pn{schwa}t{shti}z({schwa})m) The process of ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/12/hypnotism-ilmu-gendam/ (N)eighbour and I met while I was moving my stuffs from my old place N: hey there! I: hi! nice meeting you . N: are you new here I: well yes and no, i am just moving to this flat from the previous flat in this complex N:aaah …okay … so how long were ... http://gratist.blogsome.com/2005/08/12/nomadic-i-am/