December 2007
Some thoughts in field research...
Is it common for you as researcher to ask the respondent’s personal information (such as e-mail, phone numbers)? One thing I know, it is not quite common. Oh okay, maybe some companies accept that, but not me. And if your respondents refused to give their personal information, accept it. You could not, by any means, BARGING in a place - a cafe, for example - take a seat without ordering...
Additional to Micropost #03 (Lets just call it as...
From Sherlock Holmes, I learn something called ‘Diogenes Club’. It is Mycroft Holmes’ (Sherlock Holmes’ older brother - 7 years more senior) club where the members should NOT talk to each other. What they do at the club was reading and keep the voice at minimum. If they have to talk to each other, there was this special place to talk. Inside the club, they should not talk....
Some-Sorta of Micropost #03
When Starbucks arrived at Indonesia, everybody went crazy. All in sudden, every cafe in every inch of Jakarta offer a thing called “experience”. You name it, what-so-called as “good” lightning, “great” place and “best” ambience. Did something like kids’ scream and those hollaballo at the cafe are included as “best” ambience? I never...
Micropost #02
It’s raining cats and dogs outside. I’m stranded here at my office… Meh.
“The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the...”
– Eric Hoffer
CHEATER!
http://popstarfish.blogspot.com It is FILLED with IMAGES IN JPEG FORMAT. And this henious thing won what-so-called ”Blog Award.” The design is excellent, actually. That is why, sadly the ”blog” filled with IMAGES. And you even call this as BLOG?!
Micropost #01
I am hungry now and no food stalls outside. Kappa is pretty dangerous when it is hungry. Growl.
“You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and...”
– George Burns
“You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to...”
– Woody Allen
“There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with...”
– Woody Allen
“When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not...”
– Bob Edwards
Oh yeah, you're messing up with the WRONG person
One word for a certain guy at my office: DICKHEAD. GO. TO. HELL. I. AM. FUCKINGLY. HATE. YOU. JUST. DIE. DIE. DIE. And no, I’m not gonna renounce God’s name. I’m not a freak.
Microblog, anyone?
‘Kay. The mood struck me. And my lecturer confirmed it that I’m a geek. Cheers, mate. Gotta go. Lunch is waiting.
Jakarta = Next Venice
Boy Avianto: makanya
Nindya: heran juga sih, kenapa kalo di turisme itu yang ditonjolin yang bagus2, padahal itu boong juga
Nindya: bilang jakarta adalah kota yang indah, delele... yea rite.
Boy Avianto: lah, namanya iklan
Boy Avianto: memang ada iklan yang menonjolkan keburukan
Nindya: itu ngebohongin konsumen namanya sih sir :D
Boy Avianto: itulah selling
Nindya: iklan kan.. yaa, paling ga same promise, same thing delivered.. :P
Boy Avianto: itulah marketing
Nindya: atau under promise over delivered :P
Boy Avianto: as seth godin said: 'all marketers are liars'
Nindya: :))
Nindya: kalo jakarta perasaan over promise nothing delivered :D
Boy Avianto: jakarta itu indah kok. apalagi nanti kalau sudah jadi seperti venesia
Nindya: :))
Nindya: kereeen :D
Could I borrow that copy of Yahoo! Magazine?
Anak Kos: Kak Nindi punya majalah English ga?
Gw: Heuh? Maksudnya?
Anak Kos: Majalah berbahasa Inggris
Gw: Wah, ga punya tuh... Coba aja beli
Anak Kos: Di mana yah?
Gw: Lha ke TGA aja di Senayan City, kan ada tuh counter khusus majalah berbahasa Inggris
Anak Kos: Kalo Google?
Gw: Google?
Anak Kos: Iya. Google itu bahasa Inggris kan?
Gw: Iyo (dalam hati - Google mah, bahasa Jawa aja juga ada...)
Anak Kos: Oooh, kalo gitu ntar gw beli deh
Gw: Beli?
Anak Kos: Iya. Beli majalah Google di Senayan City
Post Boredom
Nur Hendra: Kucing.. kucing apa yang bikin jayus?
Nindya: kucingnya mr. nur...
Nur Hendra: Salah..
Nindya: apa dong? ^^;
Nur Hendra: Kucing yang bikin jayus itu...
Nur Hendra: Kucing nya Mister BedekTip..
Nur Hendra: :P
Nur Hendra: Soalnya, kalau Mister BedekTip bilang "Kucingtapadamu" ke Binin, pasti Binin jadi Jayus..
Nur Hendra: -maksa yah?-
Nindya: MAKSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Why I shouldn't wear outfit from Black Lagoon...
Nur Hendra: Tapi beda kan yang di Black Lagoon ama yang Binin?
Nindya: maksud?
Nur Hendra: Kalo yang Black Lagoon itu sangar tapi tetep seksi laaa... :P
Nur Hendra: Biar digalakin gimana juga, tetep pada ngiler deh cowok-cowok.. :D
Nindya: kalo saya? ^^;;
Nur Hendra: Kalo Binin, pas galak itu pada kabur semua cowok-cowok..
Nindya: ....
Nindya: *gigit pak nur*
Nindya: ^^;;;
Nur Hendra: Tapi Binin jangan iseng pakai baju yang di Black Lagoon ke JWC yaa..
Nur Hendra: Entar pada nge-fans ke Binin deh cowok-cowok JWC.. :D
Nindya: :))
Nindya: emang bajunya kaya apa siiiih? :D
Nur Hendra: Rapih siyy...
Nindya: saya kira tank top item ama celana pendek gituh ^^;
Nur Hendra: Tapi kalo gayanya kayak gitu yaa.. tetep ajah khayalan kemana-mana.. :P
Nindya: huaa.. jadi penasaran..
Nindya: kan bisa diaplikasikan tuh :D
Nur Hendra: Kalo Tank Top item ama celana pendek, tapi gayanya kayak si Guu itu ya pada kabur semua..
Nindya: kesannya bitchy keren :P gwege
Nindya: :))
“Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the...”
– Tommy Cooper
November 2007
“I’ve got plenty of common sense. I just choose to ignore it.”
– Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes. November 28, 2007)