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sometimes i feel so grateful that i could find some fresh air just by listening a new band/musician, reading a new book or watching a new moview (might not so new, since i am not so up-to-date in those things).so i happened to buy this book Black Swan in a buy2-get-3 bargain; the author likes to use his initial NNT and i think he gives me some fundamental things to think over about using

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be careful with your wish.when i was a little bit younger (and more naive), i dreamt about working in the middle of a dynamic business situation where i can have a significant role in it. i preferred a chaotic situation in a small or a not-so stable company, if possible. it'd seem quite heroic for me (after working several years in a very stable company).now, i am exactly in that. we are in a

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in these days, most of the news are talking about the high likelihood most cuntries are entering another recession period*. my country, Indonesia, has been gone through several crises...most i remembered was the 1997-1998 which has not been truly recovered until today.many discussions are on how to survive the tides and advance more as a country after the crises (Japan did in 1950s, South Korea

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just to remind myself, the history of all creatures is the surival of the fittest.it's the fittest that wins; the best adaptation that surives.not necessary the strongest, the smartest, the fastest, the cutest, nor the richest.

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for many companies, the question on prioritization between short term vs. long term in the day-to-day activities is always on?of course the textbook answer is the company has to balance between the two to win the market (and, indeed, i think there are some smart companies that can do). unfortunately, in real life it's very rare companies can do it. at least, in my short experience, to answer the

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i thought the US would not ready yet for a serious candidate from non-white race. not this year, maybe next 10 years.when Barack Obama announced his candidancy, i thought at that time he would be viewed as a fresh choice, but maybe not a serious contender for Senator Clinton (as it might Ralph Nader's appeal for a certain segment two elections ago).but i've seen in the latest development (

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in any human-made device or system, as far as i knew there is no such thing as 100% reliability. it means once in a while the device or system can be failed (or deliberately be shutted down for maintenance). for instance, a power generator could be failed and the electricity for a city could not be delivered. it happens in new york in a hot summer...it happens in indonesia as frequent as people

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i've observed that there is no significant correlation between religion and bad people. robbers or corruptors are all represented by all religions. i don't know whether in prison, we could find a better sampling for more accurate observation. but i dont't think that would be necessary, since more bad people are not in prison. even, the most evil people and the most obvious for us in Indonesia is

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when i was in India last year, i had a chat with my colleague who is born and grew up there. we talked about the greatness of the culture; but i remembered he said "but for years till now this country is mismanaged. of course, politicians aren't the smartest people, everybody knew that...and these people are the ones who rule and lead us. we can't blame them because we chosed them, but look at

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this is my honest opinion, my friend.as long as we can blogrolling from one blog to another one, using internet from internet cafe or from your comfortable chair at home or from your office, you could not say your life is tough.many people are just too hungry to even know something called computer or internet or blog.ps. this is mostly tributed to myself (since I have been complaining too much

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i can understand the outcries of fellow Malaysian and Singaporean about the smoke (or haze) which is “sent” from Indonesia. when i lived in Riau until last two years ago it really sucked everytime the haze came. that’s one big thing which made me moved to Jakarta. what i don’t understand is why this thing is cropping day by day; it’s just like the government does not have any

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the worst thing being an adult is realizing that most of theories in the intellectual world could not be implemented in reality. especially if we are talking about management theories.i grow up reading a lot of management books, biz magazines (including HBR, etc.). years ago i decided to take biz school; which i eventually really did. i know some friends who have the same 'interest' about

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1. nationalism vs. foreign investmente.g. who should operate Cepu oil field? the gigantic exxonmobil or the most-probably-not-ready-national-oil-company, pertamina?2. labor vs. corporationse.g. indonesia is revising current labor law, because the current law does not attract investment from corporations (china & vietnam are more attractive). revising the law makes labors are not happy (strike and

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i don't know many people who confesses she/he is happy with her/his jobengineer, accountant, programmer, creative director, manager that i know does not seem happy about what she/he does for living. most of my friends and family are complaining about their job.but.whenever i saw a music concert, i saw what i perceived as happines while working. if you see musicians on stage, i know they enjoy

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do we really have choice in life?if we do, why people is bitching about their life/job, and says "i have no choice"could we choose to live a life that we want?if we do, why more people choose to not live the life they want?

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history and statistics have shown us that one characteristic differentiates the successful country/company/athlete/businesswoman and the loser one is punctuality. This is because, in my opinion, punctuality represents an important trait: discipline (and yes, including the discipline to fulfill our commitment).while it looks obvious, in Indonesia (specifically in Jakarta) people seems have given

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the more IT growing, the more confused I am.if my friends are talking about "windows", "mouse", "client" or any other IT terms, sometimes I am not sure which thing they are talking about. My friend said,"I have just bought a mouse", and I asked if he bought the optical one, and he smirked victoriously then said "nope, I bought a real mouse for lab experiment." He bought mouse the animal.I think

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"the kingdom of heaven may be run on righteousness, but the kingdom of earth runs on oil" - Ernest Bevinthe statement may be true for our current era. the increasing oil price is the headlines of almost all newspaper in the world. government of Indonesia plans to increase the gasoline price (again), and it may be starting a new political crises. all countries are waiting the impacts of Rita

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one thing that makes me not too excited when someone talks about financial freedom is because most of the people who talk or write about this term are kind of materialistic people. They tend to simplify the problem in the world by saying that if you earn a lot of money you'll be free financially.Well, that's bullshit, in my opinion.Freedom (including financial freedom) is a state of mind. If you

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i don't know about you, but these are what i learned from history:Lesson#1: human does not like to learn from history (that's why fancy history books are always on bargain sale; that's why we still make the same mistakes like our ancestors).Lesson#2: there will always be war somewhere sometime in the world. there will be no absolute peace as long as we live. could you mention a year in human

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if you don't like pearl jam..please don't blame me...blame USA Today :) * I link the article in USA Today; just click the title above*as a huge fan of PJ, I am surprised because I thought PJ is not in the radar screen anymore.to be honest, I thought there are two greater bands still around: Rolling Stones and U2, but maybe because the criteria is "american" rock band so they didn't count. I like

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do we need success to live?what is definition of success?got a decent job with high salary?+++does money mean success?got a happy family?+++are we successful if we have a good family but have no money?is it true, that we could only choose one of these things; either we pick: success, social life, or sleep? (from blakeross.com)

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be careful.i run through an online assesment on my habit & behavior in using personal computer. the result is the risk level for me is HIGH. This high level is mainly because i work using laptop a lot, i am typing with my wrist "rested" (it should be floating) and also i work excessively on computer (more than 10 hours a day, 7 days a week).i checked on google using keyword "repetitive stress

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we have to face it: oil is no longer easy to get nor cheap.according to Dave O'Reilly, chairman/CEO of ChevronTexaco, the situation in world oil industry is not the same as before. He calls it "the new equation". What he talks is mainly the significant change in supply and demand.the demand is increasing; the growth in the next two decades will be about 40%. Last year, China alone contribute 30%

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i really don't know, why there is only one publisher (Tempo) got a story about Theo Toemion's amok in Jakarta International School (JIS).There are only two other 'international papers" had the story on their online versions: The Jakarta Post (TJP) and International Herald Tribune (IHT). I got the news the first time from Koran Tempo, which I read on airplane; then I searched thru google and got

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