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A Thinker's Shared Spot of Stories of Living



Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Internet Black Out

by Eko Prasetyo @ 9:44 AM

Another internet blackout happened to me. This meant no conventional, at home blogging can happen. This also meant that my forex trading was uncontrollable. Calls to the costumer support is made, but none picked them up.

 

I hate internet black out


Saturday, August 26, 2006

Kurau Field Trip X - Day 1- 3 (finale)

by Eko Prasetyo @ 1:54 PM

Well, Kurau Field Trip X has been the shortest one yet, with one day travelling into, half day working, and one day travelling back home. That one day of work was spent on assisting a rig inspector in investigation regarding the broken mast of a drilling rig. That's it.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

BanjarPanji-01

by Eko Prasetyo @ 5:56 AM



Click above to see the location of the Mud Flood Well and its relative location to nearest river and beach. I always believe that the only thing to save the area from being Mud Flooded is to divert the mud flow to the sea.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

70 31' 40.5" S, 1120 42' 23.34" E

by Eko Prasetyo @ 9:36 AM

If you have Google Earth, input the above coordinat and see what it is.

It is a location of a hydrocarbon exploration well that has been spewing 50,000 cubic meter of mud daily. It's a mess!!


Monday, August 21, 2006

Peacock Video

by Eko Prasetyo @ 7:36 PM

This video is the video showing the peacock i mentioned on the previous entry.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Peacock on My Backyard

by Eko Prasetyo @ 11:04 AM



Believe it or not, I had a visitation from a loose peacock!! My sisters first noticed that there were strange noises coming, something that sounded like chicks but coming from the roof. Investigations than reveal that the sound came from A PEACOCK!! I immediately climbed to the roof and took some pictures.

Man, Peacock on my rooftop, what a story!!

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Complexity

by Eko Prasetyo @ 6:43 PM

It is somehow introduced by someone able to convince people that it is needed by everyone but in reality it is something that could make things get complicated and unnecessary. Ah, if only the general people of the past could nullify the egoistic hypocricy of some lustful men, we may be able to live in harmony and simplicity by now. We may be able to exchange things peacefully so that we all can get what we need without disrupting others needs and without resorting to war.

Well, you can say that this thought is hypocritic utopia, but you'll be hypocritic if you don't share this thought. Nuff said, or it will be complex.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Going Home on A Bus

by Eko Prasetyo @ 6:11 PM

Another going home video, but this one is taken while I took a public bus, seated up front, and using my handy litte Siemens S75 cameraphone (which can record memory-card-limited-long 3gp video by the way). You will experience the same experiences felt by day-to-day users of public bus in Jakarta.

Love Holocaust?

by Eko Prasetyo @ 5:24 AM

Then read this. It will test your level of freedom of expressions

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

The Real World Today...Is Getting Unreal

by Eko Prasetyo @ 9:05 PM

There are now more overweight people in the world than hungry ones, experts say. Wow, I say. So, there are more people doubling themselves than people who are starving each and every day. Isn't this the EXACT reason to share?

About the war between Israel Defense Force and Hezbollah, this could be the igniter for next war-of-words between the jews pets and short-fused arabs.

The Statistics:

Lebanon deaths:
About 1,000 - mostly civilians
No precise data on Hezbollah dead
Israeli deaths:
Soldiers: 114 (IDF)
Civilians: 43 (IDF)

Lebanon displaced:
700,000 - 900,000 (UNHCR; Lebanese govt)
Israeli displaced:
500,000 (Human Rights Watch)
Lebanon damage:
$2.5bn (Lebanese govt)
Israel damage:
$1.1bn (Israeli govt)

and sadly, like any other lies-propelled war, the statistics will be statistics only, and will not serve as true, heart-felt reminder of future war loving, lies spreading, self-appointed, minority supported leaders.

Do you know that intel (the one who gives you the long-lived and now dying Pentium) is investing so much in Israel? Do you know that many american billionaires are investing heavily in Israel? Do you know that L'oreal was once fined by US Government for stating that "they will not do business in Israel" ? Do you know why conglomerates are even thinking of investing so much in this tiny, unstable, and not-recognized-by-many land? Really, Libya is far more peaceful than Israel, but nos many invest there. The real reason I can think of is the possibility that Zionists threaten them by possibility of plunging their intangible assets using legal and mass-media manipulative powers.

Search for the facts, and you will know why USA looks like an obedient fool bodyguard for Israel: it is protecting the investments of so many of its leaders "fund -givers"

And you, USA citizens and taxpayers, your money are being used to slaughter humans everyday, why don't you do something about it, eh?

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says a new Middle East has emerged as a result of what he called Hezbollah's victory over Israel in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, the presidents of US and Iran have blamed each other for fuelling the crisis.US President George W Bush accused Iran of backing armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq "in the hope of stopping democracy from taking hold". Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed Washington for providing Israel with weapons which he said had been used to target women and children in Lebanon.

Now, you can now believe, based on his previous words, that dubya is speaking garbages whenever he speaks about democracy and the war on terror. Ahmadenijad, on the other hands, speak the truth that dubya has been supplying IDF with weapons used to demolish lives of thousand of innocent people in southern Lebanon.

And oh, do you know that the "terror alert" given last week in UK happened after poundsterling is pummeling dollar? Really, if was not for that terror alert, poundsterling (together with other currencies), will soon make dollar worthless.

I want to take neutral stand, I really do. But Israel...so many lies and coercings are used to justify its existence, I believe that it is there to serve as haven of lies only.

Like cool writer Ken said: oil barons and death dealers are the most profiting people right now.

And you, USA citizens and taxpayers, your money are being used to slaughter humans everyday, why don't you do something about it, eh?



Another Video

by Eko Prasetyo @ 7:17 PM


This is another video showing the places I need to go through to reach home. You will see colorful fruit stalls, people waiting for bus, and a mix of people and vehicles trapped in a jam while crossing railroads. This video takes place in Jakarta

Monday, August 14, 2006

Low

by Eko Prasetyo @ 9:11 PM

Well...I'm still weak to fully return to blogging, so...enjoy these arts instead.
Thoughts on Lebanon, Israel, and all of that armageddon craps will be here soon...

Sunday, August 13, 2006

From Lignins to Silicons

by Eko Prasetyo @ 7:36 PM

I returned finally to this pinnacle of contemporary civilizations called urban life from the cool, clean, and lushful greeneries of the blue mountains.
Photos can be seen in this art gallery of mine

Friday, August 11, 2006

To The Hills

by Eko Prasetyo @ 5:57 AM

Well, the last two weeks have been like hell for me, on every aspects, and its taxing my mental.
So, I'll be up on the hills for the weekend, tasting the fresh smell of mountain air, relaxing my nerves, and hopefully, taking many, many beautiful photos.
See you later!!

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

A YouTube Video: Riding Home on Two Wheelers

The J Scourge

by Eko Prasetyo @ 5:56 AM

Revenge of Mother Nature sometimes subtle and come from fluffly, soft, and wobbly things. Or excessive heat. Or unstoppable waves. (Or simply inherent stupidity in humans, activated as means of self-destruction)

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Shift

by Eko Prasetyo @ 9:54 PM

Pardon me as I shift my focus from philosopher to here

Monday, August 07, 2006

Oil Field Shutdown

by Eko Prasetyo @ 9:12 PM

This shows how current US government is a stupid and greedy bunch. Oilfield that large, if handled properly and in good safety corridors, will not have to suffer a total shutdown. And the reason is pipeline corrosions. Man, are all of the pipes corroded? Where is your corrosion inhibitor chemicals? Don't you have a strategic/selective/partial shutdown mechanism? If not, then you are lower than many third world's oilfield operators.
Trust me, I am a petroleum engineer in charge of petroleum productions.

Writer's block

by Eko Prasetyo @ 7:02 PM

Sometimes, you have this idea running around your head for days. You have developed the idea on your head. You have been managing to come up scenarios. And you thought the time is ripe for idea to be written down on a piece of paper or turned into digital bytes. So you sit down, take your pens, and start to extract the idea from your brain.

Only to find nothing inside.

It's called writer's block. And I hate it when it happens to me. So I write about it now as a way to fight it!

GO TO HELL, WRITER'S BLOCK!

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Examine It!

by Eko Prasetyo @ 8:14 PM

It happened again! I didn't examine a thing I bought, and it turned out a crap when I used it at home. Why did it had to happen all the times I didn't check it? It's like everything in this world needs a checking if I want to buy it, otherwise they'll become useless when I use it.

Kinda creepy, considering I am still a single guy.....

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Danger Cross

by Eko Prasetyo @ 8:58 PM



See the image above, and be amazed. Realize that the structure seen above is a crossing bridge for walking humans, not motorcycling humans.



Yeah, motorcycles do use pedestrians area too here in Jakarta, competing with the walking types and peddlers of all kinds.
Jakarta is a motorcycle haven turning into pedestrians and private-car owners nightmare.


Friday, August 04, 2006

Israel Warcrime

by Eko Prasetyo @ 8:36 PM

Got this from an e-mail circulated around:

Please spread these pictures around to all your lists, this is the ugly face of Israeli warcrimes.__

Israeli children sends gifts to Lebanese children:




Israeli girls write messages on a shell at a heavy artillery position near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, next to the Lebanese border, Monday, July 17, 2006. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)



Lebanese children receive them:





Is that true? Do the Israel parents teach this to their children?



Thursday, August 03, 2006

R.O.C.K

by Eko Prasetyo @ 5:45 PM

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Wow..I thought it's about a man hanged on a cross....but it looks like the symbol of those who forced him to be hanged...

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Power Girl:Powers from Another Krypton

by Eko Prasetyo @ 9:08 PM



Power Girl, Colored and Shaded.
Sexy, isn't it?


Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Cold? Go Get The Medicine!!

by Eko Prasetyo @ 7:09 PM

Man, I got hit by tough cold yesterday, and today I need to be chain myself to bed to recover from it.
At first, I thought I could manage it without taking any poisons. I thought by chanting "be healthy" over and over till I went to sleep will cure me.
Well, this is my first evidence that scientology is not a good religion: chanting is not helping me. I still need cold medicines to cure me.