Aah..Yes.. A New Theme…

Posted on January 26, 2007
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For long, I have plans to change the “Krafty” theme to a new one. Actually, I was only going to change the layout positions, and then I thought why didn’t I change the whole theme? Well okay.

Back in December, I started sketching the layout of the new theme. Then implement it unto HTML and CSS. Bad things happen, the power supply unit on my PC rather blew up. Thank God, I can still manage to save my work to a flash disk.

The incident on my PC was so devastating. There I am, on my annual day-offs, planning to build a new theme then something went wrong, I can’t use my box. I understand that that was the only timeslot that I can use a 100% to develop something. Back in the office, no, I can’t do much of anything regarding to personal work. Nevertheless, sadly it happens.

So okay, I thought. Maybe I can develop it pieces by pieces. But a couple of days ago I notice, Man, this would take a very very very long time to finish.

Then I stumbled upon this theme by Brian Gardner. It has the similar layout that I had in mind. I guess this is the answer to my theme designing problems.

One day to modify it, one day to implement it and testing it (actually, right now it still in the development stage).

Here I present to you all: Your Silent Face, a new theme for my blog. I hope that it will stay here for a long time.

Motorcycle and the Traffic in Jakarta

Posted on January 24, 2007
Filed Under Bicycle, Daily Notes | 4 Comments

I might be wrong, but here’s the visualization in my brain when it comes to road user hierarchy:

Higher level will result in high priorities over the road. That’s my ideal thinking. Truck has to prioritize Cars. A car has to prioritize Motorcycle and so on.

In my opinion, this level of priviliges on the other hand has a very strong effect regarding road accidents. I’ve always told my friends, in the case of motorcycle versus car in some road crash

In the case of Truck versus Pedestrians, I don’t have to tell the outcome anymore. The truck would always be the guilty parties. Well, at least that’s how I see it. Don’t know about you all.

Regarding to this, there’s a new law here in Jakarta, which prohibited motorcycle to roam free in some of the specific roads (the one that they called “protocol road”). This, of course ignited some controversies to all sides. The local government of Jakarta thinks that this rule will lessen the traffic in Jakarta.

I totally disagree with that statement above. Yes, the excessive use of motorcycle in Jakarta is very concerning (you can buy a motorcycle with no down payment at all). However, was it the only culprit of making Jakarta’s traffic worse?

Tour de Jatiasih

Posted on January 23, 2007
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Hari Sabtu, 20 Januari 2006. B2W-KKG (Bike 2 Work Kelompok Kompas-Gramedia) melaksanakan acara offroad sepeda bareng di Jatiwarna, Bekasi. Tepatnya di track PGCC. Selain grup KKG sendiri, kami juga didampingi oleh “yang punya gawean” yaitu anak2 PGCC. Menurut Abi, anak KKG yang juga anggota PGCC, track yang rencananya akan kami lalui ini kurang lebih berjarak 10 KM hingga di base camp JJ (Jalur Jatiasih).

Track melintasi tempat-tempat pemukiman warga dan juga perkebunan. Sempat beberapa kali rombongan berhenti untuk mengambil napas sejenak. Akibatnya, rombongan B2W-KKG agak tertinggal dengan rombongan tuan rumah.

Setelah melewati beberapa rintangan yang cukup membuat stamina terkuras, kami akhirnya sampai juga di pemberhentian Base Camp JJ (Jalur Jatiasih). Track di medan tersbut dipenuhi oleh tanah merah berlumpur akibat dari hujan yang terjadi di malam seblumnya. Lumpur tanah setengah kering itu menempel keras di bagian-bagian sepeda terutama di roda. Akibatnya, perjalanan menjadi tambah berat.

Untungnya, sampai di base camp ada tempat cuci steam sepeda, sehingga sepeda bisa langsung dapat dibersihkan. Namun, apa daya setelah menyantap makan siang di base camp, hujan mengguyur daerah tersebut. Walhasil, pencucian sepeda menjadi kurang berguna karena saat pulang kami harus menghadapi lumpur lagi.

Foto-foto aksi dapat dilihat di bawah ini:

Lengkapnya ada disini.

Bike to Work

Posted on January 15, 2007
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It has been a month now since I decided to cut loose and try to go to work by bike. Here’s the background: I love to bike, But the last time I ride a bicycle was back in senior high. The reason was simple, I don’t have time. Workloads at school and some other hobbies occupy my mind to try to ride a bike again. The bike was in the attic all those years.

So now, we back in present year. The “Bike to Work” movements suddenly emerge in the early 2005. It contaminates many urban city workers. Especially those who commute. Including in my own office

Started with Mas Ari from the production division. He arrived at the office one morning, wearing a bicycle jersey and make quite impression to the other guys. After a brief Q&A session, his testimonial changes some of the guys way of thinking regarding the transports to work. Then my friend Dodi started to ride a bike to work. Until October 2006, 4 guys at the office have decided to go to work in a bike.

Me? No, at first I have yet gone undecided. Though the guys were pushing me day to day, forcing me to use a bike instead of mass transport (In this case using an “Angkot”). The reason? I guess it was concerning my hectic job. I don’t have the time to taking care a bike anymore. I once think that it would take some time and some effort to maintain a bike. Well this is true in certain (positive) way.
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