2005/05/27

belanja

Kemaren gue belanja nih...hehehe...
Gue belanja di mangdu (M2M a.k.a Mangga Dua Mall).
Gue mo nyari UFD (USB Flash Disk), gak usah sebut merk ya, kapasitas 1GB. Buat boss, hehehe...
Nah, mulailah gue muter2 m2m...dusit...m2m...dusit...gitu seterusnya ampe ketemu harga yg cocok (alias murah...hahaha...).
Gue mulai bertanya2 harga, dari satu toko ke toko lain.
Harga flash disk itu, setelah gue tanya2,
berkisar antara Rp 840rb - Rp 860rb.
Yaaa...memang harganya "lumayan jauh" dari yg gue bayangkan (gue mengira2 harganya kira2 krg lbh Rp 1jt). Boleh lah...
Gue tinggal mencari toko yg ngasih harga paling "bagus".
Trus gue mampirlah ke toko ini.
Anda tahu?
Toko ini memberi harga Rp 785rb.
Rp 50rb lebih dibawah kisaran harga tadi.
Tanpa basa/i lagi (tentunya dgn menyembunyikan wajah senang), gue langsung memesan barang tersebut dan membelinya.
Dulu juga gue pengen beli HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
Gue muter2, dan sama temen gue ditunjukin satu toko ini (toko yg beda). Dan toko ini jg memberi harga krg lbh Rp 50rb dibawah harga2 yg udah gue tanya2 ketoko2 lain.
Sebenarnya gue seneng (iyalah, harga murah gethow lhoo...), tp gue jg bingung. Kok toko2 yg lain ngasih harga dengan harga yg krg lbh sama, sedang beberapa toko ini (gua yakin gak sampe 10 toko) ngasih harga murah.
Klo mo dihitung2 sih, toko2 ini memang memberi harga yg - katakanlah - memang segitu harganya (hitung dengan dolar), plus mereka juga harus dapat untung dong (namanya juga jualan).
Tp kenapa toko2 ini (yg ngasih harga "murah bgt") "mau" ngasih dengan harga murah?
Teknik marketing? Ato apa? (gue sih gak ngerti dagang2an deh :D)
Yah...bagi kita konsumen sih yg penting barang murah tp kualitas ok, gitu kan?

NB : mo tau toko2 nya?
gak enak kali ya...

2005/05/20

mimpi

MELEBIHI MIMPI
Oleh: Martianus Zega*

Pernahkah Anda mengalami suatu pengalaman mimpi yang indah? Tentunya semua manusia pernah mengalaminya. Anda mungkin pernah merasa 'gelo' (kecewa) menemukan bahwa ternyata pengalaman manis dan indah yang barusan saja Anda alami hanyalah mimpi belaka. Beberapa orang punya kemampuan untuk mengendalikan mimpinya agar tidak segera berakhir, bahkan ada juga yang mengalami mimpi bersambung.
Alam mimpi adalah alam maya, alam khayalan yang sering kali dijadikan gambaran idealisme hidup. seseorang yang tidak dapat meraih apa yang dicita-citakannya menghibur diri dengan berkata, "Ah, ternyata itu hanyalah sebuah mimpi indah yang tidak pernah menjadi kenyataan." Namun sebaliknya, mimpi juga sering dijadikan gambaran peristiwa buruk yang tidak bisa ditemui di alam nyata. Kesialan dan kemalangan seringkali dikatakan sebagai mimpi buruk yang menimpa hidup seseorang.
...

Lalu, apa hubungannya dengan gue? Karena gue mau menceritakan tentang mimpi tergila temen gue tentang gue.
Begini ceritanya...

- ... "sini, Rick, gue mo cerita tentang mimpi gue, tentang lo." (waktu itu malam2, sambil makan, abis gue latihan paduan suara).
"Gue mimpi lu MATI!!!".
"Haaa...???", gue tersentak, kaget...
"Iya...tp denger dulu dong ampe abis."
"Ok...ok...!!!"
"Jadi," lanjutnya, "lu mati nih. Dan lu gak ditaro di peti, kan lu Kristen nih, tp lu dibikin pocong, trus dimasukin ke...(g gak tau namanya, itu loh, klo org Muslim mati, ditaro di'situ')."
"Ah...gila...!!!" kata gue gak percaya.
"Iya, trus yg anehnya lagi, lu diarak gitu, trus diikutin ama segala alim ulama, kyai2, dan yg lainnya."
"Waaahhh...makin gila aja nih mimpi!" kata gue.
"Nah...trus, lu diiring nih. Sampe lah kekuburan. Lu diturunin, trus pocong lu dibuka."
"Nah lho...makin aneh aja nih," g bilang gitu.
"Trus ternyata dibalik pocong itu, lu udah pake baju dan jeans robek2." (Skr2 ini sih g sering pake jeans robek2, abis celana lainnya celana bahan, males. Lagian jeans g cm 3, jd kt org, "lu gak punya celana lagi ya?" Hahaha, g ketawa aja...).
"Dan disamping kuburan lu, ada peti yg bagus, dan nantinya lu akan dipindahin kesitu. Dan ternyata, Rick, lu adalah seorang pembalap!"
"Waaahhh...keren juga nih akhirnya," padahal g dengernya ampe merinding2 gethow.

Ah, gila. Mimpi yg aneh. Coba bayangkan (g kasih waktu 13 dtk), apa hubungannya antara gue (yg org Kristen), waktu mati diiringin ama Kyai2, sama gue - yg ternyata - seorang pembalap???
Keren sih, tp tetep aja aneh. Klo kita lihat tulisan sebelumnya diatas, "ah...itu cm mimpi kok."

Piss out y'all.

2005/05/01

"OUR" rules

(Notice that this is the first time I wrote in English!)

We always hear "the rules" from the female side.
Now here are "the rules" from the male side.
These are OUR RULES! Please note...
These are ALL numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You'r a big girl.
If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday = hobbies.
It's the day for us men to get busy with our toys.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
- subtle hints do not work!
- strong hints do not work!
- obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. Yes and no are perfectly acceptable answers to almost
every question.

1. Come to us with problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Symphaty is what your girlfriens are for.

1. A headache that lasts 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In facts, all comments become null and void after 7 days.

1. If you won't dress like Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you'r fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted in two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say, please say it during the commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions, neither do we.

1. All men see in only 16 colors, like windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color.
Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it is itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing", we will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you'r lying, but it is not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer, expect
an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine...really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thingking about, unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I'm in a shape. Round is a shape.

1. Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight.
But did you know men really don't mind that, it's like camping.

Oppinions, arguments, objections, anything ... ???
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