19 Maret 2016, pasar malam Universitas, Toko kuning, dan POYA

Bangun tidur, gue langsung kaget.. Ternyata udah jam 6 sore o.o 

Langsung shalat, terus nunggu agak maleman, baru deh pergi ke pasar malem. 

Setelah 2 bulan winter holiday, kini pasar malam depan universitas kembali ramai dan padedet susah jalan.

Tentunya, seperti biasanya, tiap malem minggu gue beli cumi goreng di sini. (Makanan yang paling terjamin halal, Insha Allah). 

Cumi goreng ini direkomendasikan oleh Bapak-Bapak senior di Yuntech. Selain rasanya enak, makan ini juga tergolong aman buat kita yang Muslim. That's why, dari semenjak semester 1 ampe sekarang semester 4, makanan ini jadi snack favorit gue. Biasanya gue beli yang harganya 50 NTD (Rp 20,000). Namun, hari ini gue beli yang harganya 60 NTD (Rp 24,000), ukuranya agak lebih besar. 

Sekarang ini sudah musim spring. Udaranya masih dingin, dan sering hujan. Namun, malam ini udaranya terasa enak. Ga dingin, ga hangat. Jadi, gue memutuskan pergi ke daerah stasiun Yunlin.

Pertama, gue berkunjug ke toko kuning. Actually, gue gatau nama toko ini apa. Tapi, di setiap kota ada toko ini, dan orang Indo tau maksudnya toko kuning adalah toko ini.

Toko kuning ini kayak toko serba ada. Di lantai pertama, mereka menjual makan ringan, kosmetik dan sabun, jam tangan, dan kalkulator. Di lantai 2, mereka menjual perlengkapan kamera, perlengkapan komputer, DVD, dan komik. Di lantai 3, mereka menjual stationaries yang lengkap dan lucu-lucu.

Selanjutnya, gue menuju ke toko sebelahnya, toko tempat menjual kosmetik yang lengkap. Yupss!! POYA! Toko Poya ini tergolong lengkap menyediakan kosmetik drugstore, baik produk dalam negeri maupun import. 

Waktu semester satu, gue sama Endah ketika ke toko Poya ini,, woalaah kelabakaann. Gimana engga, di Bandung susah dan mahal buat dapetin produk import Korea dan Jepang. Biasnaya harus pesen ke OL-shop buat dapet barang langka kayak gitu, which is gue ga percaya sama Ol-shop. Karena, gue gabisa ngecek produknya. 

Tapi di sini, produk Korea, Jepang, melimpah ahhaha. Jadi aja kita banyak nyoba ini itu. 

Di gambar yang atas itu, gue lagi ngecek warna bedak compact-powder Silk Edition dari Bourjois. 

Produk Bourjois ini lagi booming di Indo. Setelah disurvey, harga produk Bourjois di Indo lebih mahal dibandingkan di sini.

Karena sedang ada diskon untuk semua produk Bourjois, minggu kemarin gue udah beli lipstik Bourjois paling laris Rouge Edition Velvet Nomor 07 Nude-ist. Hari ini kakak gue nitip lipstik yang sama, dan gue beli lipsitk Rouge Edition Velvet Nomor 09 Happy Nude Year buat temen gue di Indo. 

Rouge Edition Velvet Nomor 09 ini terlihat lebih muda warnanya dibanding yang nomor 07. 

Nomor 09 ini produk baru, dan kayaknya belum ada di Indo.

Dari bulan lalu, gue nyicil produk kosmetik buat oleh-oleh. Sisanya, produk kebutuhan gue aja.

POYA ini sering ngasih diskon giliran, tergantung musim. Makanya, kalo ada diskon produk yang yang gue belum pernah nyoba tapi unik, gue beli aja. Soalnya gue yakin orang rumah atau temen-temen pasti pengen nyoba yang produk-produk yang unik. (Biasanya, produk unik ini dijualnya di Online Shop).

Cumi Goreng                                          60 NTD = Rp   24,000                                                              

Octopus Tripod                                     149 NTD = Rp   59,600

Cable holder                                            39 NTD = Rp   15,600

Borjouis Lipstick(2)                              638 NTD = Rp 255,200

Compact Power Silk Edition Bourjois  493 NTD = Rp 197,200

Sabun tangan batangan                           10 NTD = Rp      4,000

Sendok bebek (buat message muka ^^)  25 NTD = Rp    10,000

Pengharum ruangan                                39 NTD = Rp    15,600

Total                                                   1,453 NTD = Rp  581,200

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IDN (Indonesian Diaspora Network) in 2015 in Jakarta

Last year, in August 2015, I joined IDN (Indonesian Diaspora Network) in Jakarta. It was so amazing >< ..

I was lucky because I had an opportunity to meet those gorgeous Indonesian Diaspora. All of them are success people and specialized in their own field.

The man in the middle of this photo is Pak Mohamad Al-Arief. When we took this photo together in 2015, he was the Chairman of Indonesian Diaspora Network (IDN), which was responsible globally. He works as Deputy Global Communications Adviser at the World Bank, Washington DC, US.

Not many conversations that we did, I just introduced myself to him. I watched him and I was mesmerized by how he set the IDN event last year in Jakarta and Bandung, how the way he communicates with the committees, how he greet the guests, and taking care of his wife and children while doing a tour in Bandung. He is a humble, religious, and wise person.

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Tips penting! Cara mengecek tanggal kadaluarsa produk kosmetik

Seringkali tanggal kadaluarsa produk sudah terhapus atau tanggal kadaluarsa memang tidak tercetak dalam produkmu. Bagaimana cara mengetahui tanggal kadaluasanya?

1. Kita bisa mengeceknya secara on-line di http://checkcosmetic.net/ yaitu dengan mengetikkan kode produksi kosmetik tersebut. 

Brands yang sering kita lihat di Indonesia yang bisa kamu check di link http://checkcosmetic.net/ di antaranya: Bioderma, Bvlgari, Cartier, Christian Dior, Clean & Clear, Clinique, Covergirl, Dolce & Gabbana, Dove, Dunhill, Escada, Esprit, Estee Lauder, Fendi, Gap, Garner, Guess, Gucci, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Hermes, Hugo Boss, Inglot, Jimmy Choo, Kanebo, Kenzo, Kiehl's, Kose, L'Oreal, La Mer, Lacoste, Lancome, Lux, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Mary Kay, Maybelline, Michael Kors, NARS, NYX, Neutrogena, Olay, Oriflame, Pond's, Pantene, Rexona, Rejoice, SK-II, Sephora, Shu Uemura, Skinfood, Sleek MakeUP, St Ives, Sunsilk, The Face Shop, Tony Moly, TRESemme, Urban Decay, Victoria's Secret, Yves Saint Laurent, Zara.

Caranya:
 Lihat kode produksi produk kosmetik kamu, 

buka web  http://checkcosmetic.net/ ,  lalu ketikkan brand dan kodenya:

klik Calculate.

Hasil: Kosmetik yang aku test diproduksi pada 3 April 2014, dengan daya tahan penyimpanan 36 bulan, aku masih bisa menggunakan produk kosmetik ini dalam 13 bulan ke depan.

Brands yang ada di http://checkcosmetic.net/  lebih lengkapnya:

Adidas, Adolfo Dominguez, Aerin, Aesop, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Ahava, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Alpha Hydrox, Alfred Sung, American Beauty, Amway, Angel Schlesser, Anna Lotan, Anna Sui, Annick Goutal, Antonio Banderas Fragrances, Aramis, Argital, Armand Basi, Artistry, Aquolina, Arnaud, Aura Cacia, Avalon Organics, Aussie, Aveda, Aveeno, Avon, Axe, Azzaro, Badgley Mischka, Banana Boat, Bare Escentuals, Bath & Body Works, Baldessarini, Balenciaga, Balmain, Beautycycle, Benefit Cosmetics, Beyonce, Bioderma, Biosilk, Biotherm, Bliss, Blumarine, Bob Mackie, Bobbi Brown, Bottega Veneta, Borghese, Boucheron, Bourjois, Brelil, Britney Spears, Bruno Banani, Brylcreem, Bumble and bumble, Burberry, Burt's bees, Bvlgari, CAC, Cacharel, Camay, Canmake, Carmex, Carolina Herrera, Caron, Cartier, Calvin Klein, Celine Dion, Cerruti, Cetaphil, Chanel, Cezanne, Charmzone, CHI, Chicco, Chloe, Chopard, Christian Dior, Christina, Christina Aguilera, Clairol Professional, Clarins, Clean & Clear, Clinique, Coach Fragrances, Coffret D'or, Collistar, Comme des Garcons, Coppertone, Cosme Decorte, Covergirl, Crabtree & Evelyn, Creed, Custo Barcelona, Cyclax, Davidoff, David Beckham, DDF, DHC, Darphin, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Donald Trump Fragrances, Donna Karan, Dove, Dr.Ci:Labo, Dr.Hauschka, Dr.Jart+, Dunhill, e.l.f. (Eyes Lips Face), Elemis, Elite Models, Elizabeth Arden, Elizabeth Taylor, Emilio Pucci, Everyday Minerals, Escada, Esprit, Essence, Estee Lauder, Faconnable, Faith Hill, Fekkai, Fendi, Ferragamo, Fissan, Flirt!, Fresh, Fruit of the Earth, Gai Mattiolo, Gap, Garnier, Geoffrey Beene, Gianfranco Ferre, Giorgio Armani, Giorgio Beverly Hills, Giovanni Cosmetics, Givenchy, Gloria Vanderbilt, Goldwell, Good Skin, Guess, Gucci, Guerlain, Guinot, Guy Laroche, H2O+, Halle Berry, Halston, Head & Shoulders, Helena Rubinstein, Herbacin, Herbal Essences, Hermes, Hipitch, Hugo Boss, Impress, Inglot, Isabella Rossellini, IsaDora, Issey Miyake, It Cosmetics, Jacques Bogart, Jane Iredale, Jessica Simpson, Jason, Janssen Cosmeceutical, JC de Castelbajac, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jesus Del Pozo, Jil Sander, Jill Stuart, Jimmy Choo, Jo Malone, Joe Blasco, John Masters Organics, Joop!, Jovan, Juicy Couture, JUJU, Justin Bieber, Kanebo, Kaaral, Kenneth Cole, Kenzo, Kenzoki, Kerastase, Kiehl's, Kiton, Korff, Korres, Kose, L'Artisan Parfumeur, L'Oreal, La Colline, La Mer, La Prairie, La Roche-Posay, Lab Series, Lacoste, Lagerfeld, Lalique, Lancaster, Lancome, Lanvin, Laura Biagiotti, Laura Mercier, Lee Stafford, Lierac, Lime Crime, Lirene, Liz Claiborne, Lunasol, Lux, Lolita Lempicka, MAC, Macadamia, Make Up Factory, Make Up For Ever, Mandarina Duck, Mariah Carey, Marc Ecko, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Mary Cohr, Mary Kay, Masaki Matsushima, Matis, Matrix, Mavala, Max Factor, Maybelline, MD Formulations, Mentholatum, Michael Kors, Milbon, Missha, Missoni, Mizon, Molton Brown, Mont Blanc, Moschino, Murad, Narciso Rodriguez, NARS, NYX, NailTek, Naomi Campbell, Natori, Natural Instincts, Nautica, Neutrogena, Nice 'n Easy, Nicki Minaj, Nina Ricci, Nioxin, Nivea, Nu Skin, Nutrilite, Nuxe, Ojon, Olay, OPI, Oriflame, Origins, Orlane, Orofluido, Osiao, Paco Rabanne, Palmer's, Paloma Picasso, Pantene, Paris Hilton, Paul Mitchell, Paul Smith, Payot, Pert, Peter Thomas Roth, Philosophy, Phyto, Pierre Cardin, Pond's, Prada, Prescriptives, Puma, Pupa, Queen Helene, Queen Latifah, Radox, Ralph Lauren, Redken, Refectocil, Rejoice, REN, RevitaLash, Revlon, Rexona, Rihanna, Rimmel, Roberto Cavalli, Roberto Verino, RoC, Rochas, Rodan and Fields, Rossmann, S.T. Dupont, SK-II, Safeguard, Salerm, Sanoflore, Sans Soucis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Schwarzkopf, Sean John, Sebastian Professional, Sephora, Serge Lutens, Shakira, Shu Uemura, Simple, Sisley, Smashbox, Skin79, SkinCeuticals, Skinfood, Slava Zaitsev, Sleek MakeUP, Sofina, Sonia Rykiel, St Ives, St. Tropez, Stila, Styx, Sunsilk, Syoss, Talika, Taylor Swift, Ted Lapidus, Thalgo, The Face Shop, Thierry Mugler, Tigi, Tom Ford Beauty, Tom Tailor, Tommy Hilfiger, Tony Moly, Too Faced, Tory Burch, Tous, TRESemme, Trussardi, Ungaro, Urban Decay, Uriage, Usher, Valentino, Van Cleef & Arpels, Vaseline, Venus, Vera Wang, Vichy, Victoria's Secret, Victorio & Lucchino, Vidal Sassoon, Viktor & Rolf, Vivienne Westwood, Versace, VO5, Wella, Yves Rocher, Yves Saint Laurent, Zara.

2. Jika kode tanggal kadaluarsa dan kode produksinya sudah tidak terlihat, kamu bisa memperkirakannya kapan (tahun berapa) kamu membeli barang tersebut, yang mana masa kadularsa kosmetik adalah:

Moisturizer: 1 tahun

Sunscreen: 2 tahun

Body lotion: 2- tahun

Serum: 6-12 bulan

Cat kuku: 2 tahun

Bedak padat: 6 bulan

Bedak tabor: 2 tahun

Maskara: 3 – 6 bulan

Eye liner liquid dan gel :  3 bulan

Eye shadow cream: 6 bulan

Eye shadow powder: 2 tahun

Lipstik: 2 tahun

Concelear: 1 tahun

Foundation: 1 tahun

Kita patut curiga jika produk kosmetik yang kita miliki sudah melewati kadaluarsa, jika menunjukkan tanda berikut ini:

- baunya berubah

- teksturnya berubah

- bahannya terlihat terpisah

- kering dan berbau

- warna mulai berubah

- lipstik mulai berminyak atau menjadi kering, dan sulit diaplikasikan

Semoga bermanfaat ^^

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History Revealed: Soeharto - Who is Suharto?

       Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Jenderal Besar TNI H. M. Soeharto. Beliau adalah presiden Indonesia yang ke-2 (periode 1967-1998). Dalam masa order baru, Soeharto melakukan berbagai pembangunan infrastruktur dan ekonomi, yang masih bisa kita rasakan manfaatnya hingga saat ini.

       Kini, tahun 2015, dosen pembimbing saya di Taiwan bertanya: "Do you know Soeharto? I heard he did so many things to your country. I know it from the history book when I was a student. He is a very good president, isn't he?" 

That is what the Taiwan school say about Soeharto. Well, he is pretty famous. "If you ask me, I think he was not that good. He did nepotism when he was a president." 

       Then, I read a book in the library with title International Business An Asian Perspective (Hill et al., 2012). The book tells a little about Soeharto:

Di tahun 1996, ketika Jenderal Besar TNI H.M. Soeharto memiliki jabatan sebagai Presiden, majalah TIME menggambarkan beliau sebagai sosok seorang professional kantoran dengan rambut hitam keriting, mata coklat, dan wajah terbuka dan innocent.

30 tahun kemudian, majalah TIME tersebut melacak $9 billion uang Soeharto yang ada di akun bank Swiss.
"It was just a part of the huge wealth amassed by the former President and his family; a fortune that included a $4-million penthouse in Singapore and a $12 million masnion in an exclusive neighborhood of Los Angeles, as well as a fleet of planes including a Boeing 747-200 jumbo jet, a DC-10, and a Boeing 737.
Suharto began his political career on a strong anticommunist platform, cleansing the nation of all traces of the previous Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI), and ushering in a new era of development and prosperity. For many years, Indonesia was a paradigm of industrialization. Suharto centralized power and authority in the military but wielded that power to allow the privatization of Indonesia's valuable natural resources. Suharto also modified labor laws, making the investment in Indonesia much more attractive to multinationals. From 1980 to the mid-1990s, Indonesia's GDP rose at rate of about 6.5 percent per year.
However, the same tightly-controlled and well-net-worked systems that allowed Suharto to transform Indonesia was also the basis of a system of patronage, kickbacks, and corruption. Companies involved as agents, distributors, and importers int he overall business environment tended to be owned by family members and close friends, These businesses were often granted preferential contracts, some even holding monopolies on the distribution of major products such as petrochemicals. Indonesia's privatized natural resources, including real estate, became concentrated in the hands of Suharto's family and some of his close allies. Banks lent these family-owned ventures at ridiculously low interest rates, and would often forgo repayment.
The same regime that had brought about rapid economic development was now laying the foundation of deep-rooted corruption and patronage, so much so that it became a way of doing business in Indonesia. The World Bank once estimated that as much as 30 percent of Indonesia's development budget was lost -over a period of two decades- through widespread corruption throughout its civil service. Suharto himself was dubbed one of the most corrupted leaders in the worlds, with Transparency International estimating his personal plunder at anything between $15 billion to $35 billion.
The later part of Suharto's rule was also filled with accusations of human rights violations and other crimes arising from a 24-year occupation of East Timor by Indonesian forces.
Finally, after nearly 32 years in power, Suharto was forced to step down in 1998. The reason: the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 left more than half of Indonesia's population below the poverty line. The growth of Indoensia's Gross Domestic Product tell to indicate regression, with the rate at about -13 percent."

The history revealed. 

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Possessed iPhone 6 and How to Fix It?

Since two days ago, my iPhone 6 was getting weird. It couldn't work well. At the first day, it was frozen. When I tried to switch the screen, it didn't work. However, I didn't care much and just waited for like ten minutes, then my iPhone works normally. On the second day, it started possessed again. Sometimes when I was typing, it typed what I didn't type. Well, it was just "sometimes". When I was trying to sleep, shockingly my iPhone downloaded and played a game by itself. 

Today, my iPhone getting crazier. It is kinda frustrated to deal with this possessed iPhone. It tapped randomly, typed by itself, opened application randomly, and played youtube and move it to the other youtube channel. Even, I was struggling to turn my iPhone off. --" 

I have tried many things to fix it:

1. Reset my iPhone. I pressed the power and home button. Then, I waited until the Apple logo appears. After it went on booting, it remained moving randomly. Apparently, resetting didn't work for my iPhone.

2. I tapped setting, chose General -> Reset -> Reset All Settings. Poorly, my phone getting possessed harder.

3. I did a hard reset: General -> Reset -> Erase All Content and Settings. (If you have data you want to keep, you have to back up the data by using your iTunes or iCloud account first). Unfortunately, this thing didn't help my phone. (I competed with my iPhone brutally when I had to choose the language, the region where I live, Apple ID and my password.)

4. I tried to turn my iPhone off. After that, I took a hair dryer and blew my iPhone up and down (for five minutes). Then, place my iPhone in front of a mini fan. 

After 10 minutes, I turned my iPhone. Apparently, this way made my iPhone being more tamed. Then, I realize maybe my iPhone 6 is freezing. :(

I turned it off, took a hairdryer and blew my iPhone again, longer. Then, I placed it inside the blanket. After a half of hour, I turned my iPhone on, then wallaaaaa apparently this step works on my iPhone. :D 

(Even though after I turned my iPhone on, it looks tapped randomly just for twice, well it can be said my iPhone is getting better). 

I am not sure the reason why my iPhone getting possessed, but it might be because of the extreme weather. A week ago, the snowfall fell into my iPhone. A couple days ago, some teardrops dropped onto my iPhone. I live in Taiwan which is now is winter season, and there is no heater in my apartment. I think it is not only because of the cold but also the humidity. It is so humid in here. Every night, I saw my iPhone has dew on top of its screen, and my iPhone was very cold if I hold it. (Poor iPhone, maybe it feels cold and lonely :p).

I think if it is summer, your iPhone getting hot and has same problems with mine, you just need to cover it in order to protect it from the extreme weather.

EDIT: MY PHONE HAS BEEN FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS ON ITS "IC".

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