BORN BEFORE 1986

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 60s, 70s and early 80s probably shouldn't have survived, because

our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured Lead-based paint which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.

When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip-flops and fluorescent spokey dokeys on our wheels. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags and riding in the passenger seat was a treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it tasted the same. We ate chips,bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy juice with sugar in it,

but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can, and no-one actually died from this. We would spend hours building go-carts out of

scraps and then went top speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.

After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We would leave home in the morning and could play all day, as long as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no

one minded.

We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99 channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones,no personal computers, no DVDs, no Internet chatrooms. We had friends - we

went outside and found them. We played elastics and rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt. We fell out of trees, got cut, and broke bones but there

were no law suits. We played knock-the-door-run-away and were actually afraid of the owners catching us. We walked to friends homes. We also, believe it or not, WALKED to school & we didn't rely on mummy or daddy

to drive us to school, which was just round the corner. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls.

We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of...they actually sided with the law. This generation has produced some of the best

risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever.

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure,success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with

it all. And you're one of them.

Congratulations. Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good.

For those of you who aren't old enough, thought you might like to read about us. This my friends, is surprisingly frightening......and it might put

a smile on your face.

The majority of students in universities today were born in 1986....The Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel. They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Neneh Cherry or Belinda Carlisle. For them,

there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam . AIDS has existed since they were born. CDs have existed since they were born. Michael Jackson has always been white. To them John Travolta has always been round in

shape and they can't imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.

They believe that 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Mission Impossible' are films from last year. They can never imagine life before computers. They'll never have

pretended to be the 'A-Team', the 'Dukes of Hazzard' or the 'Famous Five'.

They can't believe a black and white television ever existed. And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile phone.

Now let's check if we're getting old...

You understand what was written above and you smile. You need to sleep more,usually until the afternoon, after a night out. Your friends are getting married & already married. You are always surprised to see small

children playing comfortably with computers. When you see children with mobile phones, you shake your head. Having read this, you are thinking of forwarding it to some other friends because you think they will like it

too...

Yes, you're getting old.

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thx to indra
we're gettin old

TRAVELERS’ TALE, belok kanan: barcelona!

Pertama kali melihat covernya [dan sedikit banyak pernah mampir ke blog para penulisnya :-p..], gua pikir buku ini bakal cerita tentang persahabatan, cinta atau petualangan kayak umumnya buku sekarang , atau [juga] malah suntingan blog :-p.

Hohoho……….. tidak sesederhana itu……

Memang masih seputar cinta & persahabatan …………..
Sebegitu huueeebatnya cinta itu sehingga menggerakkan 4 orang penasaran dari 4 penjuru dunia berbeda -- yang ingin sekali tahu bagaimana nasib cintanya, -- untuk bertemu di satu titik dalam satu saat : BARCELONA!!

Hal menarik dari buku ini antara lain adalah penggambaran setting masing-masing personalnya, dan pengalaman perjalanan antar lokasi [benua!!!] berikut suasana, budaya , bahkan politik yang ditampilkan tanpa nada menggurui. Lebih seperti cerita: gue pulang sekolah, sederhana sekali

Bagian mengguruinya ada sendiri :-P : tips-tips bagi para travelers & backpackers yang ditampilkan sebagai sisipan dan beberapa footnote. Sangat berguna lho!! [kecuali di beberapa bagian yang kata orang sunda , mah : hayang dibaledog, iyeuh]

Dilihat dari judulnya… TRAVELERS’ TALE, klop sekali. Tapi gue masih bertanya, kenapa ‘belok kanan’ :-p.

Cara penulisannya seru-santai dan komunikatif [asa maca blog, kitu: ringan, kocak, friendly, dan kartun banget]. Mungkin juga karena keempat penulis buku ini adalah para pemilik blog --nyang mana daripada blognya itu ruuaaamaaiii sekali pengunjungnya, udah pada tau ya.... ya sudah kalo begitu :-p , gak penting -- .
Gaya menulis yang berbeda-beda dari 4 penulisnya membuat 4 karakter tokohnya gampang dibedakan satu sama lain…....
Congrats!!!!! 4 gaya dalam satu buku ini membuat ‘rasa baru’ …. Apa ya…. Bingung gue

Yang pasti, baca buku ini [kata bini gue:] menyenangkan dan bikin stress jadi hilang.

HAL BURUK dari buku ini adalah menimbulkan perasaan yang amat sangat untuk ikut travelling :-p wwkakakakaaka

gak ada duitnya (ihikss)..…...kayaknya asyik ya!!
Sekali lagi selamat buat adhitya, ninit, iman, & aalaya


Ps: thx a lot to aalaya buat bukunya

arsitektur dalam realitas

hip architect

batang getar yang bergoyang

Gue punya teman yang memang rada gila saat kuliah dulu.
Sejak pertama bertemu dia memang jorok sekali...:-p.... jorok dalam artian porno dan juga arti sebenarnya: kotor, menjijikkan, nggilani, geuleuh.

Koleksinya tidak terbatas pada gambar-gambar cewek aduhai yang mendebarkan jantung ataupun rekaman bergerak sang wanita bersama rekannya sedang 'berolahraga'. Tapi juga ilustrasi dari kegiatan wanita tersebut yang bersifat amat sangat pribadi: lagi buang hajat, --- yang tentu saja tidak lagi mendebarkan.
iiyaiiiikkssssssss...!!!

Belum lagi beberapa gambar jebakan --yang sengaja dieslipkan buat para intruder yang terlalu ingin tahu koleksi dia-- berupa 'gambar wanita mendebarkan' dalam keadaan 'polos' , tapi ada sesuatu yang salah.... ya... makhluk hermaprodit!!!!

Pokoknya paten dah !!!

Tapi..., mungkin itu memang kebutuhannya sebagai kartunis. Harus tahu segala bentuk & ekspressi.

berikut salah satu posting-an dia:

Never. ever.. translate an English for IT terms into
Bahasa Indonesia.
Do you know why...? because it\'s dangerous especially
when it is taught in school.

See below examples:
. hardware = barangkeras
. software = baranglembut
. joystick = batang gembira
. plug and play = colok dan main
. port = lubang
. server = pelayan
. client = pelanggan

Try to translate this:

ENGLISH :
\"The server provides a plug and play service for the
clients using either hardware or software joystick.
Just plug the joystick into the server port and enjoy
it.\"

BAHASA :
\"Pelayan itu menyediakan layanan colok dan main untuk
pelanggannya dengan menggunakan batang gembira jenis
keras atau lembut. Cukup dengan memasukkan batang
gembira itu ke dalam lubang pelayan dan nikmati.\"

Now You Know.........!! :))
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Oom Piet.... you'r the best!!