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AWAS PENIPUAN!!!!

Kurang dari 1 bulan hampir aja mengalami penipuan 2 kali!! Yang pertama, nyokap ditele, ktnya dapet undian berhadiah dari Telkom-Undian Rumah Runtuh, dapet Honda Mio ktnya. Itu orang di tele bisa banget kyknya meyakinkan nyokap gw. Modusnya, pertama ada yang menelpon buat kasih tauw kalo menang, trus disuruh menghubungi seseorang yang katanya berwenang. Nyokap disuru nyediain fotokopi ktp, KK, materai dan yang paling aneh adalah pulsa simpati @100rb sebanyak 4 buah!!! dan katanya motor akan dikirim sore itu juga padahal baru ditele jam 2 siang??! Untungnya ada gw sm kakak gw di rumah buat menyadarkan si nyokap kalo itu penipuan, bahkan gw sampe harus menele informasinya telkom buat ngeyakinin nyokap??! gw rasa ada unsur hipnotisnya jg dehh..

Analisa gw mungkin gag si telkomnya mensyaratkan beli voucher simpati?? mereka perusahaan terpisah bukann??!! trus baru tele jam 2, janji jam 4 mau dianter?? biasanya kalo menang undian kan ada jangka waktu pengambilan hadiahnya! masalah serah terima, dimana2 kalo menang undian, serah terima dilakukan di kantor si sponsor dong, masa di rumah??! mana realibility-nya?! trus pake acara meng-oper telepon lagi?!buat apa?? engga jelas substansinya apaan! yang bikin gw puas, orang itu gw telpon balik dan gw maki2!! dan dia iya2 aja denger makian gw,, huahahahah.. GEBLEKK..

Yang Kedua. Di suatu sabtu siang, gw dapet tele yang nawarin kartu diskon untuk penerbangan kecuali airasia, seluruh hotel di Indonesia dan beberapa di asia tenggara, bisa dipindahtangankan, berlaku 5 tahun tanpa iuran tahunan, bekerja sama dengan perhimpunan pengusaha perhotelan seindonesia, iuran di awal cuma 299rb, hanya khusus promo alumni UI, didukung sm dept. pariwisata, blaa,blaa,blaa.. kebetulan waktu itu gw lagi nyetir dan agag2 gag fokus sm yang diomongin, jadilah gw bilang minta dikirimin email promosinya atau web-nya jadi lebih enak cari tahunya dan minta dia tele lagi 2 hari lagi.. awalnya si mba-nya maksa banget minta keputusannya secepatnya, dan serius, gw sangat tertarikkk! tapi akhirnya dia nyerah mau kirim alamat website-nya dan telpon 2 hari lagi..

setelah gw cek website-nya kok anehh,, emang web ttg kartu diskon gt,, tapi kerja samanya dgn indosat  dan merchant di bandung,, buat travel ada tapi gag bisa ke trace apa aja,, dan buat penerbangan juga engga ada.. keanehan pertama! karena gw pikir ini travel pasti cukup gede karena dia kerja sama dng dept pariwisata, seluruh perhotelan di Indonesia dan semua penerbangan kec airasia,, pastinya ada sedikit info ttg travel itu dong di google ato yellow pages.co.id, dannn enggaa ada ajaaaa lohhhhhhh,, keanehan kedua! trus smsnya waktu ini ngasih alamat juga, logikanya dengan banyaknya embel2 mustinya bisa dicari dong nama gedungnya,, engga ada juga! keanehan ketiga!! pas dicari alamatnya ke google map, ternyata tempatnya di kalibata pojok2 yang bisa dipastikan bukan kawasan bisnis!! keanehan keempat!! yang membuat gw tambah yakin adalah di sms itu mbaknya nulis travel dengan ‘TREVEL’ huahahahahaha!!

Fiuhhhhh,, hampir aja ketipu 2 kali,, emang si kalo diliat nilainya mungkin engga seberapa,, tapi kan kesel juga kalo ketipu! belom lagi kalo dia udah tauw situasi rumah kita karena pernah dateng???! walah-walahh.. Jadi modus penipuan lewat telepon itu bisa disimpulkan sbb :

1. MAKSA! maunya cepet2 di-DEAL-kan,, tanpa memberikan kita banyak waktu buat berpikir jernih.. gw rasa ini part of hipnotis juga dehhh,,

2. TIDAK LOGIS!  menang undian koq malah suruh kasi sesuatu lagi? katanya terkenal tapi koq engga bisa di googling?? helowwww,, skr semuanya bisa digoogling kali seharusnya! dan mana mungkin keanggotaan 5 tahun hanya 300rb dengan besarnya diskon yang dikasi?? there’s no such a free lunch!!

satu pesan gw, setiap kali ada telepon engga dikenal yang berpromosi atau bilang kalo menang undian, JANGAN GEGABAH, THINK CLEARLY dan selalu bersikap SKEPTIS!!! be Smart and think Conservatively,,

 

Oktoberfest


Munich’s first ever ‘Oktoberfest’ was held in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding with horse races and various culinary delights. The culinary delights, primarily the beer, were much more popular than the wedding ceremony and horse races.
Since then, the munich beer festival has been repeated on an almost annual basis. Only major catastrophes like war or the outbreak of epidemics can stop Munich’s inhabitants from gathering at the
green expanse called ‘Wies’n’, the festival’s location.
Even though it is called the ‘Oktoberfest’, the festival actually takes place in September, as the Bavarian autumn can be tricky and throw a surprise with early cold and snow.

Today, the ‘Oktoberfest’ is the largest festival worldwide attracting a multitude of visitors. Apart from beer tents the festival offers amusements as diverse as roller coasters, circus appearances, festival parades and live brass bands.
The
ceremonial opening happens at noon. The mayor arrives in a festive coach followed by a decorated horse-drawn brewer’s cart. Guests, staff and the numerous brass bands are all wearing traditional costumes (lederhosen and dirndls) for the occasion. At the end of the parade the major taps the first keg of beer and shouts, “o’zapft is!” (The keg is tapped).

It takes good nerves and a solid stomach to survive the festival’s 16 days of intensive partying and drinking.
However, the festival is a huge success: Apart from attracting a multitude of visitors, the festivals brand name ‘Oktoberfest’ has been exported all over the world.
Of course, it is always best to get to know the real thing.

Source : http://www.about-germany.org/festivals/oktoberfest.php

the crowd

the crowd

The girls in Bavarian dress

The girls in Bavarian dress

Cheers!

Cheers!

Courtesy : http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/navitem/Galleries/

Me want to celebrate this event one day,, one of my dreams ;D Not now, not yet,, but it doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy the similar ambiance in here…

Tince

Tince

Stephen & me (a bit tipsy)

Stephen & me (a bit tipsy)

Please do enjoy the Oktoberfest at Pizza eBirra Plaza Indonesia, everyday this October!!

HAPPY OKTOBER EVERYONE!! CHEERS!!

Time flies high, passes with acknowledgement

Wind blows the memories, brings the sweet reminiscence

Feels like just yesterday,,

When we’re extremely motivated and young

New buds are arising every seasons

Blows the smell of teen spirit

How I miss when it’s we on the spotlight

How grateful I am to be found on that warm night

and be part of this Family,

Keluarga Mahasiswa Hindu Dharma Universitas Indonesia.

makrab 2009
makrab 2009

Last night, I just saw a musical theater performance. This was the first in my life and I LOVE it!!! It was a such GREAT and BIG production! This event was organized by my high school friends, Pradilah Galuh as Production, Alicia Kasih as Choreographer, and my junior Margaretha Frida (Idot) as Music Director.

This show was adapted from Dream Girls movie which was also adapted from a real Broadway script by Tom Eyen. The story was about several people chasing their dream through music industry. So the casts were singers, managers, song writer, musicians  and dancers. yeahh, just like Dream Girls movie starred by Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson.. The casts not only sang and danced but also talked in English [AMAZED]!! I think the singing and dancing is WUNDERBAR but they need to work out more on the acting. Anyway, to produce this kind of big production is not easy, selecting cast, raising funds, publication, hundreds of reherseals.. so BIG SALUTE for this show!!

dream girls

One thing that tickled me and my friends after the show, is about chasing OUR DREAMS. This Jakarta Broadway Team was founded by Idot-The Music Director who is our -3 years below- Junior! And read the biography Ali-The Choreographer, that she has become a professional dancer and choreographer!  Shame on us! By this 20 something age we still find it hard to chase our dreams, not even closed, or maybe not even started.. Anyway, the morale of the show’s success is that we are reminded again [once again] about chasing our dreams. Maybe not the dreams from the high school or even from elementary, just be realistic to start the dreams from the place we’re standing now. LET’s DREAM BIG!!

The TOEFL iBT Mumbling

toefl

TOEFL test is needed for people who seek how good their English abilities but don’t speak English as their mother language. Usually, it’s required for college registration or job requirement. The newest TOEFL test is using integrated internet based and named TOEFL iBT-internet Based Test. It has some differences than the previous one (Paper Based) which will be described on this passage.

First, It adds one more tests, the speaking test. The speaking test will grade the speaking ability of a person in campus situation. Different from IELTs speaking test which test the ability through an interview with native speakers, TOEFL iBT takers will record their voice using the microphone. There will be 6 speaking test, two are independent speaking test and the other four are given certain campus condition and dialog/lecture. In order to have deep understanding of a lecture, students are encouraged to ask questions or to elaborate their opinions. That’s the reason, TOEFL required speaking test to test students English abilities.

Second, TOEFL iBT provide more integrated test. In reality, students do have to be able to read the materials, listen to the lecture, state their opinions, and write an essay later to response the lecture. The TOEFL iBT makers wants to adapt a real situation that may happen in college life therefore they make this integrated test. An example of the integrated test is in a section of writing test, you have to write a response due to a reading passage and a lecture discussed it.

Third, the test will be done completely by using computer. It’s a paperless test which will be grade straight to the ETS raters. Make sure your computer, microphone and headphone works well before the test, it’s very crucial for the test afterwards.

In conclusion, the TOEFL iBT is different from Paper based TOEFL because of the addition speaking test, more integrated and using computer. So DO prepare yourself for the changing!

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hwhahahahahhaha,,, how’s my writing????? I’m using the formal writing structure for the passage. I really have to work hard to earn big for this test! It’s a $165 test!! uhhh noooo,, I have a big responsibility to my parents who pay for this test, to do the GREATEST.. hwaaa.. it’s easy to write freely like this,, but.. TOEFL is using formal stucture dude! and correct granmar of course! I don’t have to do this if I had been born as native English speakers or Indonesia language is using worldwide.. [dreaming]

I’m really sucked at speaking! especially on independent task speaking. You will be given the task at the same time, 15s to prepare ur speak and talk for 45s the speaking. can u image that? how can this slowy brain with capabilities of pentium 3 can do the such speaking fluently, flawessly, in correct granmar and with native intonation.. hufff,, too much to complain about speaking.. haaa.. the rest of the test is just OK, ONLY if I really DO the test ‘alive’.. a cup of coffee and 8 night hours sleeping are mustooo!!

OK,, no more complains. Time to act and make a change! FYI the test is on October 10th, there’s a lotta time for preparing, but don’t let this little lazy alter ego shown up.. ;pp  Remember KOmS, it’s $165 test!!!

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