Appreciate The Little Things In Life

Spring in Beijing

Spring is short, dry and dusty. Anytime from April to May, for a two weeks period, Beijing may experience "dust storms". That is to say that fine dust particles blown all the way from the Gobi Desert in the northwest may come and sandpaper everything in sight. An experience that should not be missed!



Summer in Beijing
Summers are hot and a little humid, with temperatures reaching as high as 38 degrees Celsius. On occasions in July, there are heavy thundershowers that can be accompanied by interesting lightening shows.








Autumn in Beijing
Autumn is the perfect season in Beijing. During this time it seldom rains, and also the weather is neither too dry nor humid. The temperature remains pleasant and relatively consistent.







Winter in Beijing
Winter can be interesting if you don't mind the cold. Although the temperature can dip as low as -15 degrees Celsius, parts of the capital appear charming in this season. But during the occasional hard winds from the north, wearing layers of clothing to keep warm is recommended.

Beijing, located in the northwestern end of the North China Plains, is the capital of the People's Republic of China. A municipal city directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Government, Beijing is the national political, cultural and foreign exchange center. Area: 16,800 square kilometers. Population: 13.82 million.

Because of its role in the life and growth of China, there is an unequalled wealth available for travelers to discover as you explore Beijing's ancient past and enjoy its exciting 21st Century world. In 2008 when Beijing hosts the Olympic Games, Beijing will show the world something so special that everyone will be awestruck by Beijing's latest accomplishments combined with its ancient history.

Beijing City Facts 
Population 13 Million
County Level Divisions 18
Township Divisions 273
Country Code 86
City Code 10
Postal Code 100000 - 102600
Ethnicities Han - 96%
                  Manchu - 2%
                  Hui - 2%
                  Mongolian - 0.3%
Municipality 16,808 km2 (6,489.6 square miles)
Elevation 43.5 meters (142.7 feet)
Municipality 14,930,000 (26th)
Density 888/km2 (2,299.9/square miles)
Urban Approx. 7.5 million
City Tree Chinese arborvitae, Pagoda tree
City Flower Chrysanthemum, Chinese rose
Voltage Used 220 ¨C 240 watt

Beijing District Guide
There are 10 districts and eight counties in the Beijing municipality proper. Within each district are distinctive "areas". Most areas of interest are the downtown area located in eastern Chaoyang and central Dongcheng district. Districts/areas highlights.

Chaoyang District
Probably the most commercial and residential area in Beijing, Chaoyang offers a lot to see for the visitor. Chaoyang Park, Sanlitun, and the Jianguomen/Ritan area (business/embassy district) are found within this district.

Chaoyang Park
This is a beautiful park, neighbored by many popular bars, pubs, restaurants, shops and high-rises. And if you are looking to buy western food ingredients, Jenny Lous is the place to go.

Chongwen District
Located south of the city, this is an established area with boutiques, and shops selling everything from eyeglasses to sporting goods. Though not as flashy as the other areas, Chongwen is still worth a visit since, attractions like the Temple of Heaven are located there. There are many traditional Chinese handicrafts and other unique knick-knacks in this area and bargaining is accepted.

Dongcheng District
This district is tourist central, boasting Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, and Mao's Mausoleum. Major hotels, such as the Beijing Hotel and the Grand Hyatt, surround this area. Serious shopping can be done in the neighboring Wangfujing area.

Fengtai District
Located southwest of Beijing, this is mainly an industrial area with several cultural and historical sites worth visiting such as, the China Space Museum, Fengtai Park, and Marco Polo Bridge.

Haidian District
Known also as the school district, this northwestern part of the city hosts Beijing and Tsinghua University, China's equivalent to Harvard and MIT. Because of the young student population, this area has a reputation for being hip, artsy and on the cutting edge. Also designated as a high-tech zone, this is where the aspiring computer and internet start-ups are found. There are plenty of good restaurants and casual bars catered to the student crowd.

Jianguomenwai/Ritan
A wide mix of international faces can be seen here: tourists, businesspeople and local Chinese. The main street, Jianguomenwai, is a mad hustle of people, cars, and rickshaws, as well as vendors selling everything from CDs to high-end clothing. Major hotels and office buildings are found here, including the massive China World Hotel. Tourists can try their hand at bargaining at the Silk Market. Just a few blocks away, one can find peace and quiet in Ritan Park, the graceful tree-lined streets of the embassy area.

Sanlitun
Sanlitun is a loosely designated area of bars and pubs with Sanlitun Bar Street at its heart. Sanlitun Bar Street is Beijing's premier people-watching spot. On a warm sunny day, people sit at the sidewalk patios and
chill out over drinks. There are also numerous funky shops selling everything from clothing and framed prints to Tibetan handcrafts. At night, the decadent side of Sanlitun is revealed and the clubs truly come to life.

Wangfujing
Located in the Dongcheng district, this is Beijing's main shopping street and a showcase of Beijing's economic progress to modernity. It is always crowded with shoppers and tourists alike. Partially closed to cars, pedestrians have free reign over the wide sprawling streets. Stop off at the Beijing Foreign Language Bookstore or go shopping at Beijing's mammouth-like shopping mall in Sun Dong An Plaza. Give your taste buds a surprise by dining on deep fried scorpion or any of the other culinary delights at the Wangfujing Night Market. If the idea of chomping on insects is not terribly attractive, upscale dining is available at the several four and five star hotels in the area.

Xidan/Xianwu
Like Wangfujing, this area is also known for shopping. But unlike Wangfujing, Xidan is a place where many local Chinese shops are located. So generally speaking, shoppers will find better prices here. Browse in the small shops and stalls for bargains on clothing, shoes and CDs. Several shopping centers such as Parksons and Xidan Department Store can be found here.

Beijing Safety
Given its size, Beijing is one of the safest cities in the world. There are relatively low reports of crime and theft. Still, that doesn't mean you should take the usual precautions. It is suggested that you keep valuables in a safe place, put your large sums of money in banks, keep your doors locked at night and do not walk alone at night.

Beijing Sanitation
With the entry of China into WTO and the upcoming Olympics in 2008, Beijing is quickly becoming a world-class city. Sanitation in Beijing is not what it used to mean to the foreigner, that of stinky toilets and litter all over the place. Still, there are squatting toilets, a novelty to the uninitiated Westerner.

The economy of Beijing has changed dramatically since 1949. Traditionally the city was primarily an administrative and cultural center because of its far distance from the country's key economic area, the Yangtze River valley. In the 1990s, however, the environment began to change as the private sector began to take off. Foreign investors began to understand the importance of China as a world economic power, and residents of Beijing continue to witness massive economic growth, structural expansion, and technological modernization. Entrepreneurs were quick to open bars, clubs and restaurants to accommodate the new generation of people who benefited fiscally from this expansion.

As the economy continues to boom on both the local and global levels, Beijing business is one of the hottest topics in the world. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have attracted both foreign and domestic travelers, giving this thriving city further exposure to the outside world. Paired with the fact that foreign trade and global economic cooperation are thriving, Beijing is one-of-a-kind business environment that offers countless opportunities.

As the cultural and political center for the country, Beijing is very safe for foreigners. There is an abundance of events always happening in the city, whether it is an important political meeting or the latest car show. Additionally, Beijing's folklore still holds forth the fascination of old-time peculiarities. A rich heritage in culture and art brought to life by burgeoning urban development has made Beijing the dream place to be for travelers from around the world.

About 95% of the Beijing people are Han Chinese, while the rest of China's 56 official ethnic minorities are scattered about the city.

Beijing is located at the northern tip of North China Plain, the city lies at approximately the same latitude as Philadelphia in the U.S. and Madrid, Spain. Mountainous along the north and west, and flat in the southeast, Beijing has a total area of 16,800 square kilometers, roughly the size of Belgium.

The city is surrounded on the west, north and east by the Yanshan Mountains. The small alluvial plain of the Yongding River lies to its southeast. Beijing faces the Bohai Sea, which is also called the Beijing Bay. The city is 39% flat land and 61% mountainous area. The highest region located in the western corner of Beijing stands at 2303 meters, while the lowest point found in the southern extremity rests at 44 meters above sea level. The city limits extend to about 80 km and consists of 18 districts and counties with a population of over 13 million people.

Beijing's land is beautified by green trees and lots of well-manicured lawns, and cultured with former imperial mansions , such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and other old buildings, religious shrines and amazing old and modern structures.

Capital of China and home to more than 14 million people, Beijing has more to see than you could get through in a lifetime. Beijingers know that they live in the cultural, political and psychological center of China. Throughout the land, people chat in Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect and follow the orders of the Beijing based Central Government. The city is also the educational center of China, with many of the best universities in the country. It follows that Beijing is also where the majority of foreign students choose to live and study. And, as 2008 Olympic Games venue, there has never been a hotter time to be in Beijing.

With a state-of-the-art second terminal being built at the Capital Airport and a new network of underground stations about to be opened, Beijing is a travel hub for both international and domestic destinations. Built on a grid, it is easy to find your way around Beijing as soon as you figure out North from South. The highly developed university area is itself in the northwest. Wandering inside Beijing's second ring road area gives a totally different view. One-storey courtyards, each with a tall tree in the middle, make central Beijing pleasantly green. Surrounded on three sides by mountains, Beijing's local peaks are the site of sections of the Great Wall, a destination for all visitors to the city.

With Governmental departments and national Embassies all located in Beijing, the city is full of people getting paperwork signed for business or travel. From the World Trade Center in the Central Business District to the computer hypermarkets in Haidian, Beijing's economic life has never looked healthier or more diverse. Although more laid back that Shanghai, Beijing sees more money circulating among its cultural attractions, theatres, and art museums. Every cuisine imaginable can be tasted in Beijing, with the best version often served near the provincial representative office or national embassy.

Step into the Forbidden City for a taste of life in the court of the Emperor, or take a walk through the Emperor's personal gardens of Beihai or the Summer Palace. Less obvious than these impressive pieces of ancient urban design are the homes of famous writers and painters, famous restaurants and trading areas that make up the fabric of the past. Beijing's 20th Century history can best be told by Beijingers themselves, so put on your best local accent and head for the streets to listen to some of the best story tellers in the country.

Waktu penyebaran agama Islam di Kudus, sudah ada pengaruh agama Hindu yang kuat. Jadi buat jaga keseimbangan umat beragama, Sunan Kudus melarang umatnya nyembelih sapi, dan sebagai alternatifnya diganti dengan kerbau. Semua daging sapi yang dijual di Kudus tuh disembelihnya di luar kota, ribet amat ya. Makanya banyak banget makanan pake daging kebo di Kudus, dan rasanya malah lebih gurih daripada sapi, cuma pengaruh di warna kuahnya aja yang jadi agak kecoklatan.



Gw bisa ngerti sih kalo ada yang jijik ama daging kebo, padahal sebenernya ya namanya daging mah sama aja lah. Klo gw uda terbiasa makan jadi uda ga brasa apa-apa. Malah klo di Jakarta gw suka kangen nyari, tapi ga ada yang jual. Di Vietnam yang orangnya omnivora banget, daging kebo ni dianggep beracun, jadi warga sana jangan harap mau makan daging kebo. Look at me! Gw fine-fine aja kok makan kebo-kebo itu wkwkwk. Hidup kebo! ~*gw ngantuk jadi sori ye klo mulai ngelantur*

Bedanya ama sapi yang berserat lembut dan kemerahan warnanya, kebo ini seratnya agak kasar dan berwarna kehitaman. Tapi ga tau knapa, penjual soto ayam pun mengakui klo daging kebo lebi gampang empuk pas dimasak. Kebonya kurang fitness kali ya @_@

Seperti Soto Kudus, disajikannya juga di mangkok kecil... eeehh tapi ada juga dink yang pke mangkok ukuran normal, tergantung belinya di mana. Isinya nasi, daging kebo, disirem pke kuah... ditaburi taoge, bawang putih dan seledri.. kadang ada yang pke kubis dan mie putih/bihun. Harganya tetep aja murah meriah, Rp. 4.000 - 5.000 /porsi. Pelengkapnya juga macem-macem, ada perkedel, krupuk rambak (dari kulit kebo), krupuk udang dan jeroan.


So far, orang dari luar kota pada pergi ke soto kebo Pak Denuh dan Karso Karsi. Dulu sih emank sotonya terkenal enak, tapi sekarang kualitas menurun. Gw selalu perginya ke Soponyono, paling enak di Kudus, bukanya cuma pagi doank.


Okay, I am off to bed now. Ciao!

Again!! Ini makanan kota gw lhoooo!!!! Hihihihi. Recently gw rada homesick, mo pulang ga mungkin karna harus ngantor... jadi ya sutra lah, gw review aja semua makanan khas Kudus.. snifff.... hiks... hiks... srooottt.. ~*lebay*

Lentog ini ga terlalu kedengeran namanya, karna ga smua orang doyan. Temen gw dari luar kota kebanyakan ga doyan sih (=.=). Orang Kudus makan lentog untuk sarapan, jadi di atas jem 12:00, jangan coba-coba nyari bakul lentog karna ga bakal ketemu deh. Di Jakarta juga ada yang jual, daerah Bintaro sektor 1, deket Hero supermarket.

Lentog Kudus terdiri dari lontong yang diiris tipis, diberi lauk sayur nangka muda (seperti gudeg), tahu tempe (tapi perbandingan jumlah tahu lebih besar), diguyur kuah santan (seperti kuah lodeh, tapi beda rasa ya), dan terakhir ditaburi brambang goreng. Biasanya disajikan di piring yang dalemnya dialasi daun pisang. Di tiap penjual lentog bakal ditemuin makanan pelengkap seperti sate telur puyuh bumbu semur, sate usus, kerupuk udang, dan bakwan sayur... ato di Jakarta biasa disebut bala-bala. Minumnya disediain teh botol dan aqua gelas.

Di desa Tanjung Karang bisa ditemuin berderet-deret penjual lentog, suasananya khas pedesaan. Tapi jalanannya lebar dan diaspal, jadi ga perlu kuatir susah parkir... jangan bayangin kaya dusun terbelakang gitu ya hehehe.

Karna yang jual banyak, uda pasti ga smuanya enak. Gw paling suka ke warungnya Pak Mitro, ini langganan gw nih. Lentognya enak dan ga hambar... rasanya juga ga manis, mala rada asin gitu, enak deh. Dulu pernah dia ga buka, gw coba ke warung sebelahnya. Halaahhh rasanya manis mampus kaya aer gula, ga enak pula (=.=").

Menurut si Mitro, klo weekend dia perlu 15 kg beras /hari untuk bikin lontong, dan 6 kg beras /hari untuk weekdays. Sekilo beras bisa jadi sekitar 30 porsi. Terakhir kali gw makan, harganya Rp. 2.000,- / porsi. Isinya sedikit, klo cowo bisa habis 3-5 porsi nih.

Sesuai namanya, uda tau donk pastinya darimana makanan ini berasal... hehehe.. dari kota gw lhoooo!!!!! kota gw!!!!! ~*ga penting*

Disajikan dalam mangkok kecil imoetz, tapi padat.. jadi jangan ketipu ama ukuran mangkoknya. Cewe sih rata-rata makan semangkok uda kenyang, paling banter 2 mangkok. Klo para cowo di keluarga gw, paling banyak ngabisin 2,5 porsi. Harganya murah Rp. 4.000 - 5.000 /porsi... ini daerah gitu loohhhh.. please jangan bandingin ama Jakarta yeeee!

Yang belum pernah makan soto Kudus pasti mikir gini.. masa gw makan soto doank??? Ya kagak lah!... Di tempat jual soto tuh slalu ada macem-macem sate.. misalnya sate kerang, sate jeroan, sate daging ayam, sate usus goreng, kulit goreng. Ditambah lagi masi ada tahu, tempe, perkedel, dkk. Oya gw lupa bilang, soto ini soto ayam ya... bukan soto sapi, karna di Kudus tuh sapi termasuk keramat, jadi ga ada deh klo lu nyari soto sapi. Meski di pasar ya tetep ada donk daging sapi dijual.. kita ga keramatin sampe kaya India kok.

Semangkok soto Kudus isinya terdiri dari nasi, kuah (of course!), kecambah/taoge, daging ayam (klo mau bagian tertentu bisa request ke penjualnya), seledri, bawang goreng, brambang goreng. Brambang tuh sebutan bawang merah klo di Jawa Tengah.. klo bawang ya bawang putih. Gw juga baru tau, orang Jakarta tuh ga mudeng klo gw bilang brambang.. taunya bawang merah =.=

Di tiap meja ada disediain kecap manis, sambel ama jeruk nipis. Karna kebanyakan orang Jawa Tengah suka manis, biasanya pada nambahin kecap lagi ke kuahnya, yang aslinya uda coklat muda karna sebenernya uda dikecapin ama penjualnya. Gw sih ga doyan manis, mungkin gw termasuk Jawa Tengah yang aneh, jadi gw mala sering minta tambah garam... hehehe.

Soto Kudus ini kebanyakan dijual di pagi hari ampe siang. Klo uda menjelang malam, tinggal dikit yang jualan. Bahkan ada yang khusus jualan pagi doank mule jem 06:00, palingan sampe jem 10:00 uda habis dagangannya. Gw sih selalu kangen ama ni soto, mungkin karna dari kecil idup di Kudus. Dan meskipun skarang tempat gw tinggal, Jakarta, ada banyak yang jual soto Kudus, termasuk soto blok M yang rame itu, gw bilang tetep lebi enak soto asli dari Kudus.

Ini termasuk salah satu makanan khas dari daerah asal gw, Kudus. Ayamnya pke ayam kampung, bukan ayam pedaging.

Seinget gw, sampe setaon lalu tuh cuma ada 1 resto yang jualan garang asem. Tapi waktu Sept 2010 pulang lagi, kok udah ada 3 resto ya, dan letaknya juga agak berdekatan. Yang paling enak sih tetep yang pertama, buat yang mo mampir klo pas liwat kota gw, namanya Sari Rasa, jl. Agil Kusumadya No. 20. Klo dari jurusan Semarang, letaknya di sebelah kiri jalan. Cari aja resto yang paling rame parkiran mobilnya.

Konon makanan ini asalnya dari Purwodadi, Jawa Tengah. Rasanya seger, pedes, kuahnya tanpa santan. Btw, foto gw kliatannya mungkin ga menarik... maklum gw bukan fotografer =P ..tapi sebetulnya garang asem tu enaakkkkk kokkk. Temen-temen gw dari luar kota ato bahkan luar pulau pada kangen loh pengen makan lagi. Sekali-kali gw promosi ga apa-apa kan.. ~* ya gpp lah ya, orang blog gw ini, sapa yang mo larang wkwkwk*

Nama garang asem ni sebenernya tercipta karna cara masak dan rasanya. Dimasak dengan cara dibungkus daun pisang dan dikukus /digarang /dipanaskan... bahasa Jawa niy. Lauknya bisa apa aja, misalnya ayam, jeroan, ikan, jamur ato tahu. Rasanya agak asem karna dicampuri irisan tomat hijau... bukan tomat merah yak.

Di Jakarta Timur deket Rawamangun ada yang jual juga, tapi gw cobain ga enak ah, rasanya beda, uda ga otentik lagi. Gw demen makan yang di Kudus karna daun pisangnya ga dilapisi plastik, jadi lebih sehat dan rasanya ga ada bebauan plastik. Berdasarkan info dari pemilik Sari Rasa, setiap harinya dia menghabiskan 1,5 ton cabe rawit dan 250 ekor ayam. Itu aja masi banyak pengunjung yang ga kebagian garang asem ini. Gw aja suka buru-buru ke sini supaya tetep kebagian kursi, dan tentu aja kebagian garang asemnya.

Setau gw, bumbu garang asem tu bawang putih, bawang merah dan kemiri. Semuanya ditumbuk halus. Tambahkan lengkuas, garam dan gula secukupnya. Gilingan bumbunya dicampur ama air yang udah dituang di kuali. Trus irisan tomat hijau dan cabe rawit dicampurin di sana.

Ayamnya ditaruh di daun pisang, lalu disiram pke air bumbu tadi. Daun pisangnya ditutup dan direkatkan, dikukus selama 1,5 jam. Emank kayanya gampang, tapi gw nyoba bikin ga bisa seenak itu rasanya. Hiks... hiks.... ~*sedih*

Makanan ini dinamakan combro karna berisi oncom. Combro dalam bahasa Sunda artinya oncom dijero (oncom di dalam)... kok mirip-mirip bahasa Jawa ya hehehe.

Dari namanya udah ketauan donk, combro ni makanan khas suku Sunda. Bisa dibuat lauk ketika makan nasi, sebagai cemilan ringan, ato denger-denger dimakan pke sambel kacang. Kulitnya terbuat dari parutan singkong yang dibumbuin, bentuknya bulat agak sedikit pipih. Meskipun kliatannya kecil imut, tapi pedesnya amit-amit booo'. Perut brasa panas banget padahal cuma makan sebiji.

Gw biasanya beli di Karawang Barat. Penjualnya mojok di mulut gang, ga gitu kliatan dari jalan raya. Gw juga heran knapa dia kok mangkalnya di tempat tersembunyi gitu @__@. Harganya murah meriah dah pokoknya.. Rp. 600,- /biji. Kemaren gw bayar Rp. 14.000,- dapet 24 biji, alias dikasi bonus 1 ama penjualnya.

Oncom yang ada di dalem combro uda dihancurkan, dicampur ama cabe rawit bulat, dan ditumis bareng. Bedanya ama combro biasa, kalo combro setan nih cabenya banyak amit. Klo kata orang-orang, dinamain seperti itu karna pedesnya bikin orang kesetanan. Ada-ada aja yah??

Starring : Milla Jovovich as Alice; Ali Larter as Claire Redfield; Shawn Roberts as Albert Wesker; Spencer Locke as K-Mart; Wentworth Miller as Chris; Boris Kodjoe as Luther West
Release date(s) : September 10, 2010
Running time : 97 minutes

My Opinion
Before elu ngotot kaya temen gw, bahwa ni film pasti bagus without watching it, mending liat dulu reviewnya. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. And do not even make a ridiculous reason kaya gini: "Mereka pasti ga ngikutin serial 1-3 nya, makanya ga tau ceritanya, ini box office tauu".

Gw juga tau itu box office selama seminggu, tapi liat dulu grafik penjualan tiketnya. Ramenya cuma di hari pertama doank, dan menurun sampe hari ke-7. Elu yang penggemar film juga ga bakal langsung lompat nonton seri ke-4 tanpa tau cerita awalnya, dan Resident Evil ini udah ada fans tersendiri sejak awal kemunculan gamesnya.. Anyway, back to topic, ni film sucks banget, gw aja nyesel nonton di bioskop, tau gitu beli DVD bajakannya aja.. hihihihi.

Film ini dibikin dengan budget $60 million, dan waktu pembuatannya sekitar 10 minggu. Tampilannya sih bagus, as usual lah, khas serial Resident Evil. Tapi ceritanya bener-bener ga banget kalo dibandingin ama yang sebelumnya. Zombienya hampir ga diekspos sama sekali, dan mostly cuma ceritain tentang Arcadia, ama cara meloloskan diri dari penjara tempat mereka bertahan.

Endingnya juga kacau menurut gw. Kurang menarik dan ga terlalu bikin penasaran untuk nonton seri 5-nya. Tapi ya karna gw penggemar setia.. cieehhh.. jadi gw pasti nonton lagi.

Anyway, ini pendapatan Afterlife di US dan Canada ===> The film opened at number one and took in $10,738,962—$3,353 per theater on its opening day and $26,650,264—$8,320 per theater on its opening weekend. Penurunannya cukup drastis, dan minggu kedua udah ga kedengeran namanya.

The Movie Spoiler
After the events of Resident Evil: Extinction, the Alice clones attempt to kill Albert Wesker at his base in Japan. All the clones are killed in an explosion as Wesker escapes in an aircraft. The original Alice ambushes him, but Wesker injects her with a serum that neutralizes the T-virus in her system, eliminating her superhuman powers and making her human again. Before he can kill her, the aircraft crashes and Alice emerges from the wreckage.

Six months later, Alice follows a repeating emergency broadcast from a survivors' safe haven known as "Arcadia" in Alaska. After many fruitless months searching for Arcadia and finding no survivors along the way, including her friends Claire Redfield and K-Mart, Alice begins to lose hope, believing herself to be the last surviving human on the planet. Stopping on an abandoned beach, Alice finds the helicopter taken by Claire and the others when they and Alice parted ways. A crazed Claire, under the influence of an Umbrella Corporation device attached to her chest, attacks her. Alice removes the device, finding that it has damaged Claire's memory, which she slowly regains.

Flying a two-person plane, they enter the ruins of Los Angeles and find a small group of survivors living in a maximum security prison, surrounded by the undead. Alice crash lands the plane on the roof of the prison and learn that Arcadia is not a fixed place but actually a cargo tanker traveling along the coast. Since the plane cannot take more than two, Alice and the survivors try to figure out a means to make it to Arcadia together. The survivors have been keeping watch on a prisoner, Chris, whom they found locked in a maximum security cell when they arrived. He says that he is a soldier who fought the early outbreak, but was locked up by prisoners as a cruel joke when the mission failed and knows a way to reach the coast, and thereby Arcadia, but will not reveal it unless he is released.

They do not believe him, and keep him locked up until the undead manage to tunnel through the sewer ways and up into the prison; Alice and survivors are out of time to find a means to reach Arcadia so they decide to free him and use his escape route. He recognizes Claire and reveals himself as her brother, though she does not remember him. Chris' proposed method, a stored military vehicle, is legitimate, but the vehicle is not operational and they are left with no other option but to use the tunnel to escape through the sewers, and storm drains which empty at the coast. The group fights their way out — Alice, Claire, and Chris manage to escape into the sewers.

They continue to Arcadia, finding the ship completely functional, but abandoned. Exploring its inner depths, they realize that it is a trap set by Umbrella to lure survivors to the ship to conduct experiments on them. Claire now remembers what happened to her group when they arrived to Alaska: Umbrella ambushed their group when they landed on the beach, attaching the devices to them, though she managed to escape. They release the survivors, among them K-Mart, and Alice continues deeper into the ship, finding escape helicopters and a purging bomb. Deeper inward, she finds Wesker, who explains that he survived the crash thanks to the T-virus, which has also mutated him, granting him super human abilities. However, he finds it difficult to control. By assimilating Alice, the only individual to bond successfully with the T-virus, he will be able to gain full mastery of the T-virus.

Chris, Claire, and Alice battle the super-powered Wesker and seemingly kill him. Wesker does not die, however, but rather regenerates himself and makes his escape via a helicopter. He activates the purge bomb on the Arcadia in attempt to destroy the ship and kill the remaining survivors, only to find that Alice had hid the bomb on board his helicopter, which is promptly destroyed by the explosion. Alice, Claire, and Chris watch the destruction from the deck of the Arcadia, and momentarily blinded by the flash, they fail to notice a figure parachuting away from the helicopter.

Alice resolves to turn Arcadia into a real safe heaven and broadcasts its message for any other survivors. As Claire, Chris, and Alice decide how to proceed with all the survivors, they see an approaching Umbrella assault fleet led by Jill Valentine, who now is under the control of the same Umbrella device used on Claire. (Source: Wikipedia)

* Jem kerja: 08:30 - 17:00, toleransi keterlambatan 5 menit
Telat 08:36 - 10:30 bayar Rp. 15.000,-
Telat 10:31 - 13:00 bayar Rp. 30.000,-
Di atas jem yang gw sebutin, lu diitung ga masuk. So mending ga usa datang deh klo uda telat banget. Cuma ni peraturan gw setuju sih, buat jaga kedisplinan.

* Ga masuk denda Rp. 40.000,- / hari, kecuali disertai surat Dokter.


* Lupa absen datang Rp. 15.000,-
   Lupa absen pulang Rp. 15.000,-
Absennya tuh pke sidik jari, dan karna si bos belinya yang murahan, belum ampe setaon dah lemot bin dodol. Terutama buat gw yang suka dateng mepet, ni mesin suka gw gebrak-gebrak karna suka ga kebaca sidik jari gw... makin rusak dah.

* Ga pake seragam denda Rp. 5.000,- /pc /hari
Seragamnya tuh 2 pcs, jadi klo ga pke smuanya ya Rp. 10.000,-. Asal tau aja, seragam gw tuh ajaib banget warnanya... biru telor asin ga jelas gituuuuu. Ditambah modelnya super norak, bayangin aja blazernya pendek, ada pita di kiri kanan (emank kita mo dikado-in ke siapa, bos???)
Then dari segi jahitan juga kasar, kainnya pun bikin gerah. Karna warnanya yang terang-benderang, kalo kulit lu agak gelap, dari jarak 1 km uda kliatan kali @__@
Ini kaga adil neh, karna cuma kaum hawa aja yang diseragamkan. Kok diskriminasi banget ya??? Padahal bos gw cewe lho.

Gw kesel karna =====> Uang  hasil pungli di atas tuh dikumpulin buat lunch di bulan berikutnya. Nah yang cowo kan ikut menikmati makan-makan, jatahnya dibagi rata pula. Trus knapa mereka ga diwajibin pke seragam juga.

* Selling target yang ga masuk akal
Gw ga tau apa dasar perhitungan si bos. Bayangin aja, anak baru masuk dapet target volume 10 ton/bulan + profit $1700/bulan untuk marketing udara. Klo marketing laut itungannya beda lagi, volume FCL - Full Container Load, LCL - Loose Container Load + target profit.
Targetnya harus nutup smua, ga boleh salah satu, dan ga pernah di-nol-kan. So itu target kegulung kaya lingkaran setan.

* Perhitungan bonus yang ga jelas
Kita tuh ga tau harga net/net terutama untuk import laut. Gimana kita mo ngitung bonusnya. Kan ga fair neh.

 * Bonus penjualan baru dibagi 1,5 taon kemudian
Ga usah dibagi aja sekalian, bos.

* Bonus performance
Subyektip banget klo ini mah. Pernah divisi accounting rame-rame resign, karna dibilang ga perform tanpa alesan jelas. Padahal kerjaannya bejibun, hampir tiap hari pulang jem 20:00.

* Minimnya fasilitas
Komputer tuh di tempat gw dah kaya emas berlian. Alias dipake rame-rame. Satu komputer bisa dibuat bertiga, ato klo perlu berempat.

* Toilet ga ada penyedot bau
Kebayang kan seperti apa wanginya kalo ada yang buang aer besar. Ini sih sebenernya fasilitas gedung, tapi ya sutra lah gw masukin sekalian aja.

* Interior kantor
- Klo lu dateng ke tempat gw, mungkin bakal speechless, kaya gw dulu waktu hari pertama. Temboknya tuh ga rata, cuma ditemplokin gitu aja semennya trus dicat. Alesannya sih seni, tapi ini sih kliatan kasar dan ga berkelas.

- Atapnya ga pke plafon, gubrak kan. Lagi-lagi alasannya seni @__@. Jadi pipa-pipa tuh pada keliatan bergelantungan di atap kantor, dibungkus pke aluminium foil, dan disamarin dikit pake kayu horisontal yang cuma secuil. Next time klo ada waktu, gw potoin deh.

- Lampunya digantung pke rangka besi, dan modelnya kaya lampu kafe, vertikal gitu. Jadi gelap deh, karna cahayanya ga menyebar.

- Ga ada partisi. Meja manager pun dipepetin ampe rapet ama meja lain. Meja kita bahkan tanpa laci loh. Jadi taruh barang smua di atas meja, ga rapi kan. Yang punya ruangan cuma Branch Manager ama owner.

- Lantai kantor sih sebenernya dari granit dicampur batu alam. Tapi ga ada konsepnya. Klo ada yang pke sepatu heels, berisik banget deh jadinya. Tak tok tak tok ga keruan.

Sigghhhh!!! Uda mo meledak neh gw!!!

1. Jem 10:00 gw ke toilet. Eh pas uda kelar pee and mo cebok, shower kecilnya tuh ternyata aliran airnya deres mampus. Basah lah celana dalem gw. Good.. Good..

2. Jem 10:30 gw pesen Wendy’s ke office girl (OG). Si Wendy’s ini gedungnya sebelahan ama menara gw. Dan uda gw tanya buat pastiin, lama ato kaga, sapa tau banyak yang nitip makanan aneh-aneh di kaki lima belakang gedung sono. Kata si OG, everything will be fine. Ya uda donk gw nyantai.

12:00 Eeeehhh dia dateng dan ga bawa pesenan gw, malah nyatetin pesenan orang laen.. siomay ato apaan gitu deh. Gw samperin, gw bilang mo ke Setiabudi One building, kan lewat gedung Wendy’s, gw beli ndiri aja. Dia insist mo beliin, bahkan bilangnya pasti duluan dia daripada gw.

12:15 After gw balik dari Setiabudi dan beli tiket Resident Evil 4: Afterlife buat entar malem... eh ni OG belum nongol juga.

12:30 OG dateng bawa siomay. Ya olohhh!!!!!!!!! Mana pesenan gw? Mana?? Mana??? I am starviiinggggg... Ggrrrrrr!!!!!!
Then dia turun lagi cepet-cepet buat beli makanan gw. OMG!!!

12:45 My makanan has arrived. Tapi uda ilang selera makan gw, yang ada di kepala gw cuma mo lempar ni OG dari lantai 5 kantor gw. Jadinya gw makan ngebut kelarin sebelum jem 01:00.

Kesimpulannya: Laen kali gw beli sendiri aja daripada kebanyakan dosa ngomel-ngomel.

3. Yang ini, you mungkin ga tau masalah shipment, kecuali you kerja either di freight forwarding, bea cukai, courier services, ekspedisi muatan kapal laut (emkl), airlines or shipping lines dkk.

14:00 Orangnya customer gw dateng mo ambil D/O – Delivery Order. Dia udah konfirmasi kemarin, dan uda gw tanyain ke manajer operasional. Katanya uda ready D/O nya, tinggal ambil. Eeehh ternyata D/O nya ga ada, harus ambil dulu dari TS Line. Gubrakkkk!!!

Customer gw uda telpon mulu karna tu barang urgent, sambil marah-marah.. ~* sabar...sabaarrr* Jadilah orangnya nunggu lama banget di sini ampe jem 18:00.. karna besok pagi kudu di-custom. Gw juga stuck at the office, padahal mustinya sejam lalu uda bubaran. Belum lagi tiap kali ke toilet, gw ngeliwatin ruang tunggu, tu orang kayanya uda pengen banget merkosa gw saking lamanya.

4. 19:30 Mobil gw tiba-tiba ngadat... hadooohhhh!! Di pintu masuk Plaza Semanggi, mesinnya mati dan susah idup lagi. Ampun deh, untung kacanya gelap, jadi ga gitu malu gw. Besok alamat ke bengkel dah.

5. 21:40 Nonton Resident Evil. Ampun deh, dari semua serial Resident Evil yang gw liat, ini yang paling jelek dah.

THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY? Well, Jumat ini definitely NOT me!

Genre: Romance
Cast:
- Peter Ho as Ou Chen
- Barbie Xu as Yin Xia Mo
- Huang Xiao Ming as Luo Xi


Synopsis
Xia Mo and Luo Xi were both orphans adopted by the same family. Their closeness made Ou Chen, Xia Mo's rich boyfriend, increasingly jealous. He forced their separation by sending Luo Xi to study abroad. However, his overbearing behavior only pushed Xia Mo to breakup with him. Heartbroken, he got into a car accident and lost his memory. Five years later, Luo Xi returns as a superstar. He reunites with Xia Mo and helps her succeed in the showbiz. Just when their relationship seems rosy, it begins to crumple as Ou Chen regains his memory and does everything he can to win Xia Mo back. (source: Wikipedia)

My Opinion
Overall is very entertaining. Akting para pemain utamanya oke punya, cuma sometimes gw kurang bisa ngerasain karakternya Xia Mo. Ga tau ini cuma perasaan gw doank, skenario filmnya emank dibuat begitu, ato si Barbie yang emank aktingnya kaya gitu.

Awalnya agak boring, terutama pas Xia Mo uda jadian ama Luo Xi, kesannya kaya pamer kemesraan. Dari kasian, gw lama-lama jadi sebel ama si Luo Xi di film ini. Kesannya kok bad boy dan ga tau diri banget, padahal uda disekolahin ama Ou Chen, sampe dia bisa jadi superstar. ~*kok jadi gw yang sewot ya @_@*
Pokoknya di serial ini, Luo Xi kerjaannya cuma ngejar Xia Mo doank. Ngakunya sih sayang ama adiknya Xia Mo, well adiknya dia juga, karna dulu mereka bertiga tinggal serumah. Tapi waktu adiknya sakit dan akhirnya meninggal di hospital, gw ga liat Luo Xi prihatin, cuma jenguk sekali doank karna terlalu sibuk mikirin kisah cintanya.
Waktu akhirnya Ou Chen merid ama Xia Mo, Luo Xi juga masi ngerecokin.. ga banget lah ya. Dia baru brenti pas tau Xia Mo uda hamil. Sukurin lu.. huh! huh!

Sementara si Peter aktingnya bagusss banget, terutama ekspresi matanya itu lho. Yay!! Peterrrr I Love Youuuuuu!!!!!!!! Muah! Muah! Muaaahh!!! ~*apaan coba (=.="!)*
Di film ini, dia berperan sebagai tuan muda dari keluarga tajir mampus yang pribadinya super duper dingin, tapi hatinya lembut dan penuh kasih sayang. Sifatnya posesif, egois, suka ngatur dan keras hati. Cuma saking cintanya ama Xia Mo, dia ga bisa nolak apapun permintaan ni cewe... ~enak banget ya punya cowo kaya gini hehehe. Saat hilang ingatan, anehnya dia tetep punya feeling yang kuat, padahal uda 5 taon ga ketemu... ~namanya juga film mah.

Well, sebenernya sih waktu nonton ampe tengah-tengah uda ketauan endingnya gimana. But seru sih, jadi gw lanjutin nonton. Ceritanya ada kilas balik juga, jadi makin lama makin ada kejelasan tentang peristiwa-peristiwa di episode sebelumnya... semacam twist gitu lah.
Gw bilang ini drama cocok buat cewe. Kalo cowo kemungkinan besar ga demen karna mellow gitu, banyak adegan sedihnya. So far, ratingnya gw kasi 4 out of 5.

Ost. Summer's Desire
Salah satu soundtracknya yang gw demen tu Wo Ji De Wo Ai Guo by Peter Ho. Buat yang ga ngerti mandarin, ini ada terjemahannya juga.

Ayo.. ayo.. who wanna buy this little cutie monkie??

Ni monyet gw liat di Mall of Indonesia (MOI), dirantai di pegangan trolley, deket tempat jualan hewan and taneman. Entah tu trolley punya swalayan mana.

Anyway, emank gini ya cara jualan monyet? Baru tau gw.. hahaha.

It was easier to say Hello
Than to say Goodbye

Semua bermula gara-gara freight forwarding company tempat gw kerja kedatangan anak baru yang sok banget.

Kerjaannya:
1. Jelekin Blackberry (padahal dia sendiri punya).
2. Ngeributin hal-hal ga penting.
3. Kritik sana kritik sini ~*bikin gw kebelet beliin lakban*
4. Gangguin branch manager gw tiap ari, terutama pas lagi ngitung gaji karyawan.. untung ga telat gajian >_<
5. Mondar-mandir kaya mandor ngawasin kita kerja, padahal dia sendiri ga ngerjain apa-apa.

Bingungnya, branch manager aja ga berani ama dia. Mungkin ni cowo masih sodaranya owner. Orangnya vokal banget, kita semua diajakin meeting tiap ari. Dia sih emank ga ada kerjaan, bisa ngajakin meeting sana-sini. Lha tapi kita kan banyak gawe bo, yang bener aja deh. Mana meetingnya sering after office hours, dipikir kita semua ga cape kali ya, ga perlu berjuang ngelawan macet sepulang kerja dll. Bener2 ga nalar banget dah tu orang

Setelah 3 bulan dan bikin bete semua orang, dia mengangkat diri sendiri jadi HRD manager ~*edan stadium lima*. Lagaknya mo nambahin jumlah marketing, supaya penjualan meningkat. Permisiiiii...mbok yaaa diliat dulu apa sebabnya sampe marketing kurang semangat cari kargo. Bonus penjualan aja baru dibagiin 2 taon kemudian, apa ga kurang lama tuh. Gimana mo semangat nyari customer, plis deh. Anyway, belakangan ada 4 orang marketing baru yang di-hiring. Jadi ni cowo ada kesibukan lain, yaitu ngerecokin anak baru, dan kasi tips-trick konyol yang katanya strategi marketing.

Finally, someday dia bilang bakal ditransfer ke cabang Denpasar untuk jadi branch manager di sana. No wonder lah ya, namanya juga sodara bos mah, ga kompeten juga ga jadi masalah. Bayangin aja, istilah shipment yang paling basic aja dia kaga mudeng, padahal uda kita jelasin beberapa kali. Ckckckckk. Bukannya iri ato kenapa, tokh gw juga ga mungkin jadi branch manager, tapi emank banyak kok di tempat gw yang lebih kompeten dan smart daripada ni orang. Kok malah dia yang dikasi posisi bagus.. But ooppss!! ..maap sodara-sodari, gw kelupaan kalo dia sodara bos. ~*blushing*. Grrrrrr!!!!

And another ooppss!! Saking jengkelnya ampe ga sadar dah ngabisin setengah halaman buat nulis tentang tu cowo. Back to topic, kolega gw ini uda 5 taon lebih di sana, uda sesepuh istilahnya lah. Terang aja dia keki berat karna tu cowo selalu cari masalah ama dia, bahkan ampe ngambek di ruang meeting. Hellooo.. cowo kok ngambekan yakkk.. have you ever heard about that?!!



Hari itu saking kekinya, kita berdua memutuskan hunting kerjaan baru. Setelah sekian lama berjuang, ampe mata jereng ngeliatin sejibun lowongan di internet, melewati beberapa interview yang bikin mumet..eh akhirnya temen gw dapet kerjaan juga (gw belum dapet.. hiks hiks). Jabatannya sih ga beda jauh, tetep marketing, cuma lain bidang aja..dan the most important is ga perlu nyari customer, cuma maintain aja. Enaknya lagi, kerjanya cuma sampe Jumat, ga seperti company gw sekarang yang Sabtu juga masih kerja.

Ada rasa kehilangan juga ditinggal dia karena biasanya kita berdua uda kaya 'couple' hahaha. Eits jangan mikir negatif ya, couple maksudnya kita selalu pergi visit customer berdua. Kan kalo di tempat gw ga boleh pegi sendirian, musti berdua, tapi bole pilih partner. Akhir bulan ini dia bakal cabut, meski sebenernya ga dikasi resign ama bos. Tapi ya si bos bisa apa kalo orangnya ngotot mah. Meski sedih, sebenernya gw juga ikut hepi karna temen gw uda dapet kerjaan baru, dan wish her all the best. Semoga dalam waktu deket ini gw juga dapet job baru dan bisa segera resign (=^_^=)