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Posted by Herman Saksono on 3:43 PM 1 comments
In Jakarta, smoking can be expensive, very expensive
Indonesian citizen. Why?
I'm not against smoking, I don't have problem people risking their
health for sheer pleasure, however I DO against public smoking*.
Passive smoker is just as bad as active smoker. If you are a
non-smoker you know how awful it is sitting next to a smoker. I've
been in that situation, and I just cannot understand why these smokers
are not sensitive enough to understand that not everybody wants their
smoke. They keep on puffing their smokes right up my face, without any
guilt or shame.
So what makes me feel awful for being an Indonesian citizen?
Our national economy is driven by Tobacco Companies (rokok). If you
look at your newspaper, on Finance/Investment section, notice that
Indonesian blue chips stocks are dominated by Tobbaco Companies.
Compare this to Singapore where its blue chips stocks are dominated by
IT industry. Under this dependency to Tobbaco Companies, any
regulation against public smoking will have a hard time in the House
of Representative (DPR).
However, today I am suprised that last Friday, Jakarta's state
legislature passed a bill that bans smoking from public area (UU
Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara). You will be fined up to Rp 1,000,000
for smoking on public area. This is a very strong decision and can be
bad for economics since 98% of the Jakarta income from tolls is coming
from cigarettes toll. Yes, by smoking those poisons you actually helps
Indonesia's macroeconomics.
You may ask: 'What does the law good for, if our law enforcement is
still impotent?'
I dont think our law enforcemnt is impotent, it's our Police
Departement thats not working hard enoguh. Maybe there are not enough
polices, maybe police's salary is still too low. I dont know. But law
enforcement in Indonesia is not impotent. All it needs is a proper
reward and punishment, like what happened recently in Jogja where you
will be fined Rp 15,000 if you dont wear Standard Helmet. Rp 15,000 is
a small amount of money, but now, everybody wears standard helmet.
Reward and punishment can be so amusing.
Labels: politik
Posted by Herman Saksono on 9:47 AM 6 comments
Feb 10, 2005
Giordano's obnoxious clerks
Because their sales clerks are very obnoxious. I mean, really
obnoxious. They are making Planet Surf's clerks looking like a stiff
mannequin.
First, they will always refer you as 'kak' (means brother or sister in
Indonesian). Maybe I should remind them that nobody has been using
that word centuries ago! Not only I feel alienated every time they
call me 'kak', but it also makes me feel weird and uncool.
Secondly, they will force you to try on their garments like a mad
Amway salesperson. If you eventually decided to try it and decided not
to like it, they will offer you other models. And it will go on and on
and on and on.
So I you are a Giordano newbie, I share a few tips on: How to avoid
and escape from Giordano's clerks
1. The ground rule: Don't go to Giordano if you are not going to buy
anything.
2. Avoid any eye-contact with any Giordano clerk. Some of them are
cute, but in the inside they are eeeevil. Once you are making
eye-contact with them, they will start forcing you to go inside
their stores, forcing you to try on their product and eventually
forcing you to buy it. So everytime you saw a Giordano store, look
away and pretend it doesn't exist.
3. Just say no to Giordano clerks. These critters are going to use
any possible argument to make you buy their products. Imagine one
of those Amway nut but far more attractive and fashionable. It's a
lot easier to say 'No' to those clerks.
4. If they asked you why you said 'no', answer them with: 'Because
you are ugly!,' or 'Because you're not a virgin!,' or 'Because I
slept with your mom!'
5. For the last resort: RUN!
Labels: shopping
Posted by Herman Saksono on 9:15 PM 7 comments
Feb 9, 2005
Finding Shoes
more dreadful. So I seriosly need a new pair of shoes. After
travelling to Semarang to find a good pair of shoes and returned empty
handed, I made a bold decision: I will buy another Converse in Jogja
(ok maybe that's not too bold).
Maybe the year of Rooster is bad luck for me, because every single
store no longer stock the size 9 (my size) of my favorite model. Okay,
I'll buy another model which I less like. Guess what? The size 9 of
the less liked model is also out of stock. Mmmm okay, I'll buy the
model that I least like, because I seriously in need for a new shoes.
Guess what, they also don't have the size 9!!!
Geeeezzz, whats with all of this shoes scarcity! First they no longer
sell casual Nike shoes? Now they no longer sell size 9 Converse shoes?
Whats next? I have to go to Giordano stores and forced to try on
something before I can buy a pair of shoes?
What is this world turning to?
Labels: shopping
Posted by Herman Saksono on 11:09 PM 0 comments
Government's Employees are a pain in the ass
As much as I hate Giordano clerks, nothing beats government employees
for it's obnoxiousity and arrogance.
Last Tuesday, my good friend's brother run ovar a man at the mBanteng
area. So we rushed to mBanteng (we were at Lor Kali Cafe when the
accident took place) and helped the guy to the hospital. It was a
no-plotless story with lots of uninteresting details, so I'm not going
to write the entire story, but this incident reminds me how much I
hate government employees (pegawai negeri).
Government employees should realize that they are working for us. We
paid you guys! Everytime the government taxed our salary, everytime we
paid extra 10% when we buy something at McDonalds, everytime Pertamina
sucks Indonesian oils reserve (technically Indonesian oils belong to
us), and so on.
Wanna know the best part of it? We have to pay 330,000 rupiahs for
slow and unfriendly service (all in my friend's debt), just to find
out that the guy who was hit is completely ok. Just a couple of
bruises. No fractured bone. No brain damage.
SBY, if you are reading this, aren't the extra cash from funding cut
for unleaded gas (Pertamax) should go to public health? Especially for
the poors? 330,000 rupiahs is quite a lot of money.
Anyway this is the guy who was hit by my friend's brother:
I took the picture when we were waiting for X-Ray photography result.
Labels: diary
Posted by Herman Saksono on 8:53 AM 0 comments
Feb 8, 2005
Nike Embargo?
of shoes.
Since my old Converse starts tearing down, I decided to buy a new pair
of shoes. Frankly, after hopping from one shoes store to other shoes
store I still can't find a good model. I dont know why, but these
days, every single shoes sold in shoe store are very lame looking. And
then, I started noticing something really queer: nobody sells Nike
shoes anymore.
Then I decided to go to Semarang, hoping to find a really cool looking
shoes, only to be dissapointed by the fact that Semarang stores sells
the exact same models as in Jogja. Just as lame and mediocre as the
shoes sold in Jogja. Even worse, they also doesn't sell any Nike
shoes.
Are we being embargoed by Nike? I hope not.
I might ended up buying those Converse shoes at Malioboro Mall....
Labels: diary, shopping
Posted by Herman Saksono on 9:28 AM 2 comments
Giordano
Whoever invented Giordano marketing strategy needs a swift kick on the
ballz.
Labels: shopping, thoughts
Posted by Herman Saksono on 8:41 AM 0 comments
Feb 7, 2005
SCTV is so gay
I hate when companies changed their logo just for fancy's sake. Some
recent logo changes were good (BII, Excelcommindo) because logo
adjustment were necessary to suit their new philosphy. But take
Indosat for example, it's new logo is making Indosat looking like a
weak newcomer in communications industry. And list goes on.
But the award for worst new logo goes to SCTV for it lame ass logo
hyped as Satu untuk Semua. Not only it looks amateurish, its philosphy
doesnt seem to serve anything.
Even worse, 20 were poisoned during the logo's launch event. The
culprit: Boxed Rice that was served during the event!
Labels: art and design
Posted by Herman Saksono on 3:39 PM 3 comments
Student Protest 101
Roundabout (aka. Bunderan UGM), which is a popular venue for UGM
students to protest against.... everything. So, everytime SBY's
administration is proposing something, I have to hear annoying march
and disturbing oration. It's not that I against them, because most of
the time I go for their views. It takes quite sometime for me to
realize what they are doing wrong. It's not the content that makes me
sick, but the presentation that stirs me (and the rest of Jogja
community) away.
We live in a world where package is everything. Where package
overshadows the actual content. By saying that, I didn't mean that you
should protest against Sumadi's appearing on Kedaulatan Rakyat collumn
every single edition, and wearing a pink and cuddly outfit. For non
Jogjakartans out there, Sumadi is the person who owns the largest
selling newspaper in Jogja, Kedaulatan Rakyat. And yes, he appeared on
every single edition of KR.
I'm saying that student protest should package their statement in an
effective manner as possible to achive the ultimate goal(s). Shouting
and yelling is not effective at all. It is, infact, very ineffective.
Therefore, I decided to write several tips for student protester out
there on: 'How to protest in an effective way':
1. You protest to raise awareness on certain issue to the public,
press, or even better international community. Don't mix your
personal sentiment to the government with the protest. It'll make
you looking like an emotionally-unstable student who has no life.
TIP: Try to appeal the public by doing something that appeals them
(doh!). Don't give away flower becuse it is so overused and thus
making it very ineffective.
protester wearing a green army jacket that seems hasn't been
washed since it was bought. And don't get me started how ugly the
hair looks. You may think that people doesnt judge the way you
look, but the truth is they DO. TIP: Take a bath before
protesting. If you dont take a bath often, take a regular bath a
week before protesting. Wash your hair. Put on some Nivea
moisturizer (or even better: Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil Mattifying
Moisture Gel--pictured right) to enhance your skin's complexion.
On P-day, wear a clean clothes. Tucking your shirts will helps.
3. Make a nice protest boards, because a good and visually engaging
protest boards can be as effective as a good oration. Don't just
write a lame-ass phrases and write it on a piece of cardboard.
TIP: Ask a friend majoring in communication and/or graphic design
to design a complete visual communication tools. It doesn't has to
be expensive, but it has to be visually effective.
4. Be a good PR. Practice your speech few days before protesting. As
a friend who you think a good speeechwriter to help you wrting
your speech.
5. Drop happening-art. It sucks, weird, and making you looking like
an emotionally-unstable student who has no life.
6. Behave. Manner does matter. Act like a responsible adult.
7. Be creative. Design an integrated concept for your protest. Create
a distinct visual identity. This will helps people to recognize
what you are fighting against.
Well thats about it. Happy Protesting!
Labels: survival tips
Posted by Herman Saksono on 8:28 AM 4 comments
Feb 5, 2005
Sultan HB X
To be honest, I'm impressed how Yogyakarta's Governor, Sri Sultan
Hamengkubuwono 10th performs lately. I'm not a big fan of his, but his
recent moves shows a bold direction where our crowded dan
human-resource-rich province is heading, namely with the recent
development of infrastructures and commerce facilities.
Recently, the local newspaper writes a report on possible hurricane in
Southern Yogyakarta beaches. Thay said, that it will be a big
hurricane and may cause a major damage.
I didn't expect the government to do anything, because thats what they
normally do in the past: always late in anticipating any disasters.
However, I was suprised when I read today's paper, where Sultan start
commanding many organizations to prepare for the disaster, in case it
does happens.
I'm impressed. If he keep on impressing me like that, I might
eventually voted him.
Provided that our legislative body changed the status of my
Province...
Labels: politik, thoughts
Posted by Herman Saksono on 9:03 AM 0 comments
Evaporating in Motion
long? I just bought this brand new Boss In Motion perfume (or some
fashion elitist might call it Eau de Toilette, but its potato potato
to me), and this thing only last for a 1-2 hours. That is mad.
I want my hard-earned S$73 back.
Labels: diary, random, shopping
Posted by Herman Saksono on 8:51 AM 6 comments
Feb 4, 2005
Light up your face with gladness, hide every trace of sadness
There are certain songs that made you cry, even though you feel
completely ok. Same thing happens to me the other day. I was listening
to this song called Smile which was sung by Michael Jackson (ok get
rid of those questioning eyes, some people might call him a child
molesting plastic, but he has done many wonderful song, start giving
him a break man!).
Anyway, the song is about how to cure you sadness with smile, how to
make you feel magnitudes better with just a simple smile. I started to
imagining how the music video would be, because this great song (which
was dedicated for Charlie Chaplin, CMIIW) never got the opportunity to
be visualised into music video. However, for no obvius reason, I
started to get all teary.
Soo, I imagined the video started with a bunch of commuters sitting on
subway, early in the morning, going to work, feeling lonely and
forgotten. Imagine low saturated, high contrast video. To make things
short, it ends when the sun starts shining, and they saw many cute and
funny things, and these bored commuters start smiling and all.
Okay it may sounds really lousy, but believe me, it would be a great
video. Its just that I sucks when it comes to explaining things in a
non oral way.
Labels: thoughts
Posted by Herman Saksono on 8:40 AM 1 comments
Feb 2, 2005
First Post
This should be my first post on this blog. Here, you will find my
personal rants, a tad of random thoughts, and some annoying
quick-facts. Please note that this blog represents my very inner ego,
which, quite frankly doesnt represents me in real life.
Anyway, have fun!
Herman
Labels: diary
Posted by Herman Saksono on 8:33 AM 3 comments
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