Ini dia topik omongan paling favorit gw....bela diri ! belakangan gw lihat ada dua iklan yang sangat bagus menampilkan koreografi:
1. Iklan Shampoo Clear
2. Iklan rokok Surya Pro
Kebetulan juga, dua duanya ini memakai gerakan-gerakan bela diri asal Brazil, namanya capoeira. Capoeira menurut sejarahnya diciptakan oleh budak-budak di Brazil pada jaman penjajahan Portugis. Karena tangan mereka diraintai erat, maka diciptakanlah gerakan menyerang dan bertahan yang mengandalkan gerakan kaki dan bertumpu pada tangan pada beberapa variasi gerakan.
Jika loe pernah lihat tae kwon do dan merasa udah kagum ama tendangannya, maka pastikan lihat gerakan capoeira di 2 iklan itu dan loe bakal menyadari ternyata badan manusia bisa melintir dan berputar dengan variasi tendangan yang hampir tak terbatas. Apalagi di iklan surya pro, perhatikan...ada teknik tendangan putar di udara yang sekaligus memutar dua kaki secara bersamaan. Teknik ini namanya cabecada (gw dikit dikit ingat dari istilah2x nya di game tekken, soalnya di tekken karakter gw pake ahli capoeira juga). Dilihat mungkin sekilas tidak butuh tenaga, tapi yang jelas kalo loe gak stretching dulu dan tiba2x coba gerakan ginian, pasti minimal loe malem2x pasang koyo cabe 10 biji di kaki ama pinggang loe :))))
Mungkin kalo soal art, capoeira ini cuma bisa ditandingi ama wushu (ini kungfu juga, cuma teknik yang udah distandartkan). yang gue ingat, iklan mastercard yang menampilkan Zhang Zi Yi. Zhang disitu pake teknik pedang yang lumayan bagus dan wire-fu nya lumayan juga, pretty smooth pergerakan. In short, terlihat natural. Sayang gak jelas siapa martial choreographer nya. Biasanya yang bisa level koreografi bagus gitu cuma dua orang, kalo gak master Yuen Wo Ping (koreografer trilogi Matrix, Kung Fu master, Taichi master), ya master Corey Yuen (saudara seperguruan jacky chan dan samo hung, handle koreografi XMen, romeo must die, craddle to the grave)
Tinggal satu yang kurang: kapan iklan yang secara apik menampilkan pencak silat? dulu kayaknya ada di iklan Dji Sam Soe, tp seperti minim banget gregetnya. Padahal kembangan silat itu secara pergerakan cukup bagus, terutama sapuan bawah dan pukulan pukulan jarak pendek.
Any comments people?
25 March 2005
01 March 2005
"You won't truly know someone until you fight them...."
The above quote comes from a movie titled Matrix reloaded. For those
who don't know what Matrix is or really don't have any clue on what it
is, I will explain it a bit. Matrix is a sci-fi movie describing about
human race live under computer control. These humans are grown on
a very very large field. Yes, grown, not born. And computer (or let's
just say robot with superb Artificial Intelligent) are sucking the electricity
generated by human body. Well, using a lowly physics, you will realize that
human body do generates electricity....
And when actually the words come out? Recall when Neo visits Seraph on
tea depot. Seraph is the guardian of Oracle and he is the one who in charge
on allowing or forbidding someone to meet Oracle, or worse..to destroy anyone
who want to harm Oracle. So, Neo visit Seraph in hope to guide him and show
where Oracle is. Right at the time Neo meet Seraph, Neo ask Seraph to
guide him....and Seraph reply "I can take you to her, but first I must apologize.."
And then...whamm, a kungfu fight is started. The fight lasts in about 5 minute
and Seraph give signal to stop a fight.
Seraph said "I need to be sure that you are actually The One" Neo replied
" You could just ask..". And Seraph (here it comes, my favourite quite) said
"No, you won't truly someone until you fight them"...
So, what is the moral of the story? try to teach you about brutality? Or introducing
new concept that fighting is a brilliant way to get familiar with someone?
Not at all. Here is my understanding. Sometimes we are in deep need to know
someone, right? I mean, yeah, you try to understand his/her mind, try to
hook up with a girl, convince yourself that he or she is the right team mate
on your office and so on. In short, kinda of close relationship. If you are
a sane man, you obviously need to know him/her better, because..if not,
bad thing can happen sooner or later. Man is not a paper with clear bold character
printed on top of it so you can easily understand him thoroughly
recently, I also have similar problems. I thought I truly know some of
my friends...and yes, silly me, the great news is I don't know them entirely.
But accidentally, problems are coming one by one. Through the problems,
I can understand my friends better and perhaps they can understand me better either.
Some of the cases reveals the unseen bright side, but the rest reveals the bad side.
And thank God, by this experience I can learn a lot about them.
The conclusion is: dont underestimate the positive effect of suffering problems
related with someone. Maybe it can make the relationship better...but also
prepare for the worst. sometimes you need to introduce a competition, a debate
, even a fight (if you have to, but think twice okay?) to test your friendship.
If you can go through, congratulations....you both grow...if not, well..don't be sad.
Bad things happen sometimes. Either good or bad, you will gain precious lessons.
"everything has purpose...purpose defines us"
who don't know what Matrix is or really don't have any clue on what it
is, I will explain it a bit. Matrix is a sci-fi movie describing about
human race live under computer control. These humans are grown on
a very very large field. Yes, grown, not born. And computer (or let's
just say robot with superb Artificial Intelligent) are sucking the electricity
generated by human body. Well, using a lowly physics, you will realize that
human body do generates electricity....
And when actually the words come out? Recall when Neo visits Seraph on
tea depot. Seraph is the guardian of Oracle and he is the one who in charge
on allowing or forbidding someone to meet Oracle, or worse..to destroy anyone
who want to harm Oracle. So, Neo visit Seraph in hope to guide him and show
where Oracle is. Right at the time Neo meet Seraph, Neo ask Seraph to
guide him....and Seraph reply "I can take you to her, but first I must apologize.."
And then...whamm, a kungfu fight is started. The fight lasts in about 5 minute
and Seraph give signal to stop a fight.
Seraph said "I need to be sure that you are actually The One" Neo replied
" You could just ask..". And Seraph (here it comes, my favourite quite) said
"No, you won't truly someone until you fight them"...
So, what is the moral of the story? try to teach you about brutality? Or introducing
new concept that fighting is a brilliant way to get familiar with someone?
Not at all. Here is my understanding. Sometimes we are in deep need to know
someone, right? I mean, yeah, you try to understand his/her mind, try to
hook up with a girl, convince yourself that he or she is the right team mate
on your office and so on. In short, kinda of close relationship. If you are
a sane man, you obviously need to know him/her better, because..if not,
bad thing can happen sooner or later. Man is not a paper with clear bold character
printed on top of it so you can easily understand him thoroughly
recently, I also have similar problems. I thought I truly know some of
my friends...and yes, silly me, the great news is I don't know them entirely.
But accidentally, problems are coming one by one. Through the problems,
I can understand my friends better and perhaps they can understand me better either.
Some of the cases reveals the unseen bright side, but the rest reveals the bad side.
And thank God, by this experience I can learn a lot about them.
The conclusion is: dont underestimate the positive effect of suffering problems
related with someone. Maybe it can make the relationship better...but also
prepare for the worst. sometimes you need to introduce a competition, a debate
, even a fight (if you have to, but think twice okay?) to test your friendship.
If you can go through, congratulations....you both grow...if not, well..don't be sad.
Bad things happen sometimes. Either good or bad, you will gain precious lessons.
"everything has purpose...purpose defines us"
22 February 2005
Constantine.....
No, I am not going to talk about Russian emperor or Russian witch
or stuff like that. This is a title of new movie starring Keanu Reeves.
here, Keanu reeves plays as Constantine, a supernatural detective who
work to "send devil back to the place they belong"...in short...hell :)
The interesting things about Constantine are:
1. He was born with unusual gift. He can see devils in their real form
and communicate with them. Now, if you are 3 years old kid with this
ability, you must be scare to the death looking old women with melted face :)
2. He smokes a lot .... a lot here truly means God damn tons of cigarrette :).
There are many scenes show Constantine cough so badly, perhaps an acute TBC?
Don't worry, Constantine won't die so easily. In fact, if he dies, he can just
call Lucifer to cancel it :)) Now, tell me, is it awesome or what?
3. His weapons...Jesus, cool ! I saw a shotgun with cross shape. The bullets
are filled with some sort of holy water, so it can destroy demons. There is
also a weapon called "Dragon breath", guess what...it spills out fire ! Don't
forget, a steel ring crafted with cross sign, COnstantine wear it on his
knuckles to knock out Balthazar ! Wait, he also bring Bible .... certainly
not to be read in the middle of shooting demons :)))
4. Constantine was committed a suicide when he was young (not sure
how old he was at that time). He died and he should entered hell for his
action. Here, I am not sure, but Constantine back to earth realm in exchange...
well, you can say, a holy work...to send devils back to hell.
Although COnstantine is not an Oscar level movie with awesome storyline,
I must say this movie brings us a different perspective. What kind of
perspective? Perspective that devil and angels are actually far far away
from us, but they bring influence to our life. If you go with angels (let's
assume God is also on angel's side, shall we?), you will approach
salvation. What if you go with devil, certainly you will get near to
self destruction. I personally call it "lock, stock and two smoking barrels"
:))
Another positive message from this movie, everyone deserve second chance.
Maybe you do something really nasty in the past (actually, who doesn't anyway?)
Hey, we are mortals with tons of weakness, right? So, get up, ask for His
forgiveness and go within God's way. "What if I fall again?" OK...are
you so badly injured? I guess not, so get up again and repeat the same
routine. Eventually, you will enter Heaven and peace be with you eternally.
End of story.....
The similarity between me and Constantine? That story will stay with
me 'till the day I die.....
or stuff like that. This is a title of new movie starring Keanu Reeves.
here, Keanu reeves plays as Constantine, a supernatural detective who
work to "send devil back to the place they belong"...in short...hell :)
The interesting things about Constantine are:
1. He was born with unusual gift. He can see devils in their real form
and communicate with them. Now, if you are 3 years old kid with this
ability, you must be scare to the death looking old women with melted face :)
2. He smokes a lot .... a lot here truly means God damn tons of cigarrette :).
There are many scenes show Constantine cough so badly, perhaps an acute TBC?
Don't worry, Constantine won't die so easily. In fact, if he dies, he can just
call Lucifer to cancel it :)) Now, tell me, is it awesome or what?
3. His weapons...Jesus, cool ! I saw a shotgun with cross shape. The bullets
are filled with some sort of holy water, so it can destroy demons. There is
also a weapon called "Dragon breath", guess what...it spills out fire ! Don't
forget, a steel ring crafted with cross sign, COnstantine wear it on his
knuckles to knock out Balthazar ! Wait, he also bring Bible .... certainly
not to be read in the middle of shooting demons :)))
4. Constantine was committed a suicide when he was young (not sure
how old he was at that time). He died and he should entered hell for his
action. Here, I am not sure, but Constantine back to earth realm in exchange...
well, you can say, a holy work...to send devils back to hell.
Although COnstantine is not an Oscar level movie with awesome storyline,
I must say this movie brings us a different perspective. What kind of
perspective? Perspective that devil and angels are actually far far away
from us, but they bring influence to our life. If you go with angels (let's
assume God is also on angel's side, shall we?), you will approach
salvation. What if you go with devil, certainly you will get near to
self destruction. I personally call it "lock, stock and two smoking barrels"
:))
Another positive message from this movie, everyone deserve second chance.
Maybe you do something really nasty in the past (actually, who doesn't anyway?)
Hey, we are mortals with tons of weakness, right? So, get up, ask for His
forgiveness and go within God's way. "What if I fall again?" OK...are
you so badly injured? I guess not, so get up again and repeat the same
routine. Eventually, you will enter Heaven and peace be with you eternally.
End of story.....
The similarity between me and Constantine? That story will stay with
me 'till the day I die.....
21 February 2005
Pemikiran terhadap pernyataan Sekretaris MUI
Yth Bapak Din Syamsudin dan fungsionaris MUI terkait
Sebelum tulisan ini saya lanjutkan, saya himbau pada siapapun yang kebetulan mampir dan membaca tulisan ini agar sejenak berdoa dulu kepada Tuhan YME agar diberi penerangan mata batin dan akal dan dijauhkan dari bisikan setan yang hendak memanipulasi diri kita. Saya sendiri sempat merenung lama dan meminta petunjuk Tuhan agar tulisan saya ini tidak tendensius namun semata menyuarakan kebenaran.
Dari pemberitaan salah satu stasiun TV swasta Indonesia pada sekitar minggu ke-2 Januari 2005, ada sebuah statement dari sekretaris MUI yang kurang lebih isinya sbb (mari berdoa ingatan saya masih segar) "kami mensinyalir ada sebuah kelompok fundamentalis Kristen yang hendak mengadopsi anak-anak Aceh dan memurtadkan mereka......" Sekarang mari kita kupas isi kalimat yang sederhana namun penuh makna ini
1. Kata mensinyalir selalu logikanya disertai bukti-bukti konkret atas dugaan yang dilontarkan. Tapi sampai detik ini sinyalemen hanya tinggal sinyalemen. Dengan demikian, sinyalemen ini hanya diam di tempat alias hanya jadi issue.
2. Dalam segmentasi Kristen, saya tidak melihat dan tidak ada literatur yang menyebutkan bahwa aliran ini fundamentalis, yang lainnya modern, dst dst. Kalau yang dimaksud fundamentalis disini adalah aliran yang masih asli bersandar pada Injil atau Alkitab, maka semua aliran Kristen dan Katolik pada hakekatnya adalah fundamentalis. Jika yang dimaksud adalah Kristen Ortodoks, maka benar, memang ada aliran itu.
3. Mengadopsi anak Aceh yang kesusahan dan ditimpa musibah saya kira adalah hak dan kewajiban semua orang, jadi tidak ada komentar lebih lanjut soal ini
4. Murtad..... ok. Saya akan menyitir salah satu kutipan Al Quran atas sabda Allah(maaf, saya bukan Muslim, tp semoga saya pas mencupliknya), ayat ini memang hendak mengutarakan maksud yang lain, tp ada kalimat yang sangat baik untuk direnungkan "...dan hendaknya menjadi tanda bagi kaum yang berpikir". Dari ayat ini jelas, Tuhan menghendaki ciptan Nya (manusia) berpikir sejernih mungkin dan selebar mungkin. Menyebut kata "murtad" adalah suatu tuduhan serius. Saya kira, lebih serius dari tuduhan yang diarahkan ke Polycarpus sehubungan dengan racun arsenik dalam tubuh Almarhum Munir.
Sehubungan nomer 4 diatas, saya mencoba diskusikan hal ini dengan beberapa rekan, baik yang seagama dan yang tidak seagama.
berikut tanggapan dari rekan muslim:
"itu suatu reaksi karena belakangan dunia memojokkan kaum muslim....tolonglah dimengerti...."
tanggapan saya: Saya pribadi berani mengatakan bisa mengerti, tapi tidak semua orang bisa dijamin mengerti. Nah kalo yang tidak mengerti implikasinya apa? masih untung kalo cuma dongkol dalam hati...kalau merencanakan pembalasan secara diam-diam bagaimana? Nanti saling menyerang...kalau udah saling menyerang? ujung-ujungnya yang susah rakyat kecil. Udah kejepit, ditambah harus menonton tonjok-tonjokan antar umat beragama.
tanggapan dari umat katolik dan kristen tidak saya cuplik disini, karena terlalu keras menurut saya. Tapi pada intinya mereka menyesalkan ucapan Bpk Din Syamsudin.
tanggapan umat Buddha sempat saya tangkap, intinya ada satu kenalan saya yang agak bingung dengan maksud statement Bpk Din. Masih untung cuma bingung......
Saya pribadi mengharap, sehubungan dengan no.4 diatas, sudilah kiranya Bpk Din memikirkan ulang implikasi kata-kata "murtad". Sebagai sesama umat beragama, saya kira niatan mengalihkan iman apalagi pada saudara-saudara yang ditimpa musibah sangatlah kecil, boleh saya katakan nol. Jika ada niat menolong, itu semata-mata saya kira justru perwujudan solidaritas yang didorong rasa prihatin. Itu juga jadi sarana untuk menambah amalan sekaligus mengurangi dosa-dosa yang kita perbuat. Saya kuatir, jika Bpk Din tidak mengklarifikasikan ucapannya, beliau ganti akan ditimpakan dosa-dosa orang yang sudah sudi menolong itu. Apa Bpk siap di set sebagai container dosa? Segeralah minta ampun pada Allah sebelum terlambat, minimal istigfar atau berzakat sesuai anjuran Nabi. Anda juga sebaiknya sekarang berfokus mengawai rekonstruksi Aceh yang hingga kini masih kembang kempis sementara pengungsi Aceh semakin didera penyakit dan masalah-masalah lain.
Semoga Tuhan menerangi setiap kata dan perbuatan kita, agar di masa depan tidak ada lagi dengki, dendam dan rasa curiga antar sesama umat beragama.
Sebelum tulisan ini saya lanjutkan, saya himbau pada siapapun yang kebetulan mampir dan membaca tulisan ini agar sejenak berdoa dulu kepada Tuhan YME agar diberi penerangan mata batin dan akal dan dijauhkan dari bisikan setan yang hendak memanipulasi diri kita. Saya sendiri sempat merenung lama dan meminta petunjuk Tuhan agar tulisan saya ini tidak tendensius namun semata menyuarakan kebenaran.
Dari pemberitaan salah satu stasiun TV swasta Indonesia pada sekitar minggu ke-2 Januari 2005, ada sebuah statement dari sekretaris MUI yang kurang lebih isinya sbb (mari berdoa ingatan saya masih segar) "kami mensinyalir ada sebuah kelompok fundamentalis Kristen yang hendak mengadopsi anak-anak Aceh dan memurtadkan mereka......" Sekarang mari kita kupas isi kalimat yang sederhana namun penuh makna ini
1. Kata mensinyalir selalu logikanya disertai bukti-bukti konkret atas dugaan yang dilontarkan. Tapi sampai detik ini sinyalemen hanya tinggal sinyalemen. Dengan demikian, sinyalemen ini hanya diam di tempat alias hanya jadi issue.
2. Dalam segmentasi Kristen, saya tidak melihat dan tidak ada literatur yang menyebutkan bahwa aliran ini fundamentalis, yang lainnya modern, dst dst. Kalau yang dimaksud fundamentalis disini adalah aliran yang masih asli bersandar pada Injil atau Alkitab, maka semua aliran Kristen dan Katolik pada hakekatnya adalah fundamentalis. Jika yang dimaksud adalah Kristen Ortodoks, maka benar, memang ada aliran itu.
3. Mengadopsi anak Aceh yang kesusahan dan ditimpa musibah saya kira adalah hak dan kewajiban semua orang, jadi tidak ada komentar lebih lanjut soal ini
4. Murtad..... ok. Saya akan menyitir salah satu kutipan Al Quran atas sabda Allah(maaf, saya bukan Muslim, tp semoga saya pas mencupliknya), ayat ini memang hendak mengutarakan maksud yang lain, tp ada kalimat yang sangat baik untuk direnungkan "...dan hendaknya menjadi tanda bagi kaum yang berpikir". Dari ayat ini jelas, Tuhan menghendaki ciptan Nya (manusia) berpikir sejernih mungkin dan selebar mungkin. Menyebut kata "murtad" adalah suatu tuduhan serius. Saya kira, lebih serius dari tuduhan yang diarahkan ke Polycarpus sehubungan dengan racun arsenik dalam tubuh Almarhum Munir.
Sehubungan nomer 4 diatas, saya mencoba diskusikan hal ini dengan beberapa rekan, baik yang seagama dan yang tidak seagama.
berikut tanggapan dari rekan muslim:
"itu suatu reaksi karena belakangan dunia memojokkan kaum muslim....tolonglah dimengerti...."
tanggapan saya: Saya pribadi berani mengatakan bisa mengerti, tapi tidak semua orang bisa dijamin mengerti. Nah kalo yang tidak mengerti implikasinya apa? masih untung kalo cuma dongkol dalam hati...kalau merencanakan pembalasan secara diam-diam bagaimana? Nanti saling menyerang...kalau udah saling menyerang? ujung-ujungnya yang susah rakyat kecil. Udah kejepit, ditambah harus menonton tonjok-tonjokan antar umat beragama.
tanggapan dari umat katolik dan kristen tidak saya cuplik disini, karena terlalu keras menurut saya. Tapi pada intinya mereka menyesalkan ucapan Bpk Din Syamsudin.
tanggapan umat Buddha sempat saya tangkap, intinya ada satu kenalan saya yang agak bingung dengan maksud statement Bpk Din. Masih untung cuma bingung......
Saya pribadi mengharap, sehubungan dengan no.4 diatas, sudilah kiranya Bpk Din memikirkan ulang implikasi kata-kata "murtad". Sebagai sesama umat beragama, saya kira niatan mengalihkan iman apalagi pada saudara-saudara yang ditimpa musibah sangatlah kecil, boleh saya katakan nol. Jika ada niat menolong, itu semata-mata saya kira justru perwujudan solidaritas yang didorong rasa prihatin. Itu juga jadi sarana untuk menambah amalan sekaligus mengurangi dosa-dosa yang kita perbuat. Saya kuatir, jika Bpk Din tidak mengklarifikasikan ucapannya, beliau ganti akan ditimpakan dosa-dosa orang yang sudah sudi menolong itu. Apa Bpk siap di set sebagai container dosa? Segeralah minta ampun pada Allah sebelum terlambat, minimal istigfar atau berzakat sesuai anjuran Nabi. Anda juga sebaiknya sekarang berfokus mengawai rekonstruksi Aceh yang hingga kini masih kembang kempis sementara pengungsi Aceh semakin didera penyakit dan masalah-masalah lain.
Semoga Tuhan menerangi setiap kata dan perbuatan kita, agar di masa depan tidak ada lagi dengki, dendam dan rasa curiga antar sesama umat beragama.
02 February 2005
(Another) Dream come true, IBM DeveloperWorks....
Whenever I remember how this is started 4 months ago, I always said to myself "Gee, this article is considered to published on IBM DeveloperWorks where top notch writer and scientist share his/her idea. Maybe they are not God but surely they are among the best on earth !" To be honest, the article wasn't planned to shoot for IBM DeveloperWorks. I was targetting to another online publication but....shortly...maybe it is faith or something, IBM DeveloperWorks editor accepted my idea and I strongly considered it as big challenge.
The article is titled "Build a heterogeneous cluster with coLinux and openMosix". As the title said, it describes about the basic idea and how to create cluster of mixed platform. Here I used coLinux and openMosix as basic "igredients" because those are so far the tools me and Andreas Schaefer (my co-author) know best. Actually, it would be more comprehensive if we took another tool such as openSSI into account but I decide to leave that for now. If I already get sufficient knowledge, maybe I'll come back and do more extensive reserarch about it.
"Co-author you said?" Yes, you read it correctly. This is the first time I write something with another people. His name is Andreas Schaefer and he is (together with his colleague) the one who bring the idea of merging coLinux patch onto openMosix so openMosix can be executed on Windows platform. The first report about the successful test was about 9-10 months ago and it drew my attention quickly. I think "this is a simple but very useful idea so it deserve wider exposure. A well written article will do the work !". So, I asked Andreas whether he was interested and he agreed.
Sadly I am not inside openMosix community anymore so I can't share this joy, but I hope this is still considered as "contribution". I am always happy to share my idea and opinion with anyone , so via this article I hope I can draw more people's attention toward cluster technology and support it in every aspect available.
I also found several small surprises here. I and Andreas Schaefer share same birthday ! :)) Holy cow ! And Andreas said "what? your baptist name is Andreas? So we share same name and same birthday?" :)) At that time, I realize this is another wonderful experience God send to me so I can learn how to work with other people. Maybe God understand the difficulty of writing complex subject with other people so He send me someone who has more or less same thinking with me :))
And the conclusion is? I won't make this IBM article my last writing. Conversely, I will make it as another stepping stone to move into higher stage. And...i won't forget a clumsy words spilled at me 5 years ago "....i am not supposed to talk with people from your country..." Let see, which side is actually SHOULD GET MORE RESPECT, his side or my side?
I dedicate this article for the people of Aceh who had been swept away by Tsunami. I hope they regain their spirit to live normally as I also wrote this article using almost my fullest capability and struggle together with the editor to make it better. Live is too short to be spent for cry or sadness. Work hard, expand your knowledge, do something for others..that will make your live a valuable journey and shine eternally like sun through ages.
regards
Mulyadi Santosa
The article is titled "Build a heterogeneous cluster with coLinux and openMosix". As the title said, it describes about the basic idea and how to create cluster of mixed platform. Here I used coLinux and openMosix as basic "igredients" because those are so far the tools me and Andreas Schaefer (my co-author) know best. Actually, it would be more comprehensive if we took another tool such as openSSI into account but I decide to leave that for now. If I already get sufficient knowledge, maybe I'll come back and do more extensive reserarch about it.
"Co-author you said?" Yes, you read it correctly. This is the first time I write something with another people. His name is Andreas Schaefer and he is (together with his colleague) the one who bring the idea of merging coLinux patch onto openMosix so openMosix can be executed on Windows platform. The first report about the successful test was about 9-10 months ago and it drew my attention quickly. I think "this is a simple but very useful idea so it deserve wider exposure. A well written article will do the work !". So, I asked Andreas whether he was interested and he agreed.
Sadly I am not inside openMosix community anymore so I can't share this joy, but I hope this is still considered as "contribution". I am always happy to share my idea and opinion with anyone , so via this article I hope I can draw more people's attention toward cluster technology and support it in every aspect available.
I also found several small surprises here. I and Andreas Schaefer share same birthday ! :)) Holy cow ! And Andreas said "what? your baptist name is Andreas? So we share same name and same birthday?" :)) At that time, I realize this is another wonderful experience God send to me so I can learn how to work with other people. Maybe God understand the difficulty of writing complex subject with other people so He send me someone who has more or less same thinking with me :))
And the conclusion is? I won't make this IBM article my last writing. Conversely, I will make it as another stepping stone to move into higher stage. And...i won't forget a clumsy words spilled at me 5 years ago "....i am not supposed to talk with people from your country..." Let see, which side is actually SHOULD GET MORE RESPECT, his side or my side?
I dedicate this article for the people of Aceh who had been swept away by Tsunami. I hope they regain their spirit to live normally as I also wrote this article using almost my fullest capability and struggle together with the editor to make it better. Live is too short to be spent for cry or sadness. Work hard, expand your knowledge, do something for others..that will make your live a valuable journey and shine eternally like sun through ages.
regards
Mulyadi Santosa
07 January 2005
A (late) new year
Here we comes folks, year 2005 ! We left behind all the thing we have done, may it be good or bad...all are past, and now...today, we start a new life !
For me 2004 was a great, confusing (or more precisely, frustating), fun and sad year. We call something like this as "gado-gado" or "nano-nano". If you don't understand what I mean, just consider "nano-nano" as a candy with many taste, sweet, salty, sour, every taste you can imagine...all in a candy :))
My great achievement was entering UnixReview.com and Byte.com, something that several person think is an insane target for entry level writer like me, especially from a country that is considered "underdog" by America and Europe (do I need to mention Israel too?). Another important point (but sadly, "not being handled properly") was my participation in Indonesian Air Force and Indonesian Army project. I did several contributions there, and two noticeable remarks are computer-based voice communication and new prototype of multi threading and scheduling code. And the very good news was, I could pass over my knowledge to my replacement programmer (who is the one I chose and recommend personally). The plan was not so smooth as expected before, but generally everything is still on control.
Last year, I also made up into Delft University, The Netherlands. I was accepted in Parallel and Distributed specialization on Master of Science. But unluckily, I got no scholarship. So, I simply dropped the re-registration toward Delft. Was I dissapointed? To be honest, yes. But was it blocking my way? Hell no. I tell myself "you already prove that you are eligible to enter Delft. So next time, you just need to increase your lucky factor on scholarship". Plain and simple.
And what was the most "itchy" thing? Here it comes... Ever read about a story....Indonesian people versus Israeli people? Well, if you think it only happens on comic book or some "blown up" news in a newspaper, then I must be the first person that started "almost frontal" confrontation with an Israeli. This guy is...pardon me, a complete jerk covered with a cloak of businessman and scientist. At first, I thought he already have better paradigm on how to socialize and manage openMosix project...but I was wrong. Not only he was continously spitting some buffed-up words, he also consider himself as " a guy with top rated brain so other must bow and agree to him".
Shit, what a mess.... So, after we did flaming toward each other, I simply decided to walk out of openMosix community and put off all my concern toward every kind of openMosix' development. And I mark Moshe as #1 personal enemy....I believe someday....I will do a competition with him head to head...and at that time, we will see who has "top rated brain"....person from God blessed country? or an adventurer from Indonesia who has nothing than "bonek" spirit...we'll see.
So, what do I expect in 2005? Basically
a. Better achievement on writing. I will develop myself to achieve top rank writers
b. See what I can do on non IT business. Sorry, can explain more about it...
c. Get a girl :)) Seriously, I think I had some improvement on this skill, so why not look for another girl this year? one girl? two? who knows....Maybe for serious relation, maybe just for fun? or maybe for one night stand? i hope the last probability won't happen, but what should I do if it happens? well, maybe i will loosen up a bit and enjoy the show :))) what's wrong with it anyway?
d. Write a book...now this what I call "a struggle". Writing a 12 page article about clustering is a pain...and now, I challenge myself to write a book, i can't imagine the suffering inside my nerve system will be :)). I am not sure if it will be profitable. But I guess, it is worth to try. Maybe not writing a full blown book, somekind of pocket-sized 100-120 pages book is enough. I am not a big fans on thick book with lousy sentences, so I think a small book will be a great start. "How about the fee?" Well, hard to say, but everything is started from "low fee", right? Let's just say, I only bring courage...nothing else, and I think that matters most.
OK, that's it for now...cheers !
For me 2004 was a great, confusing (or more precisely, frustating), fun and sad year. We call something like this as "gado-gado" or "nano-nano". If you don't understand what I mean, just consider "nano-nano" as a candy with many taste, sweet, salty, sour, every taste you can imagine...all in a candy :))
My great achievement was entering UnixReview.com and Byte.com, something that several person think is an insane target for entry level writer like me, especially from a country that is considered "underdog" by America and Europe (do I need to mention Israel too?). Another important point (but sadly, "not being handled properly") was my participation in Indonesian Air Force and Indonesian Army project. I did several contributions there, and two noticeable remarks are computer-based voice communication and new prototype of multi threading and scheduling code. And the very good news was, I could pass over my knowledge to my replacement programmer (who is the one I chose and recommend personally). The plan was not so smooth as expected before, but generally everything is still on control.
Last year, I also made up into Delft University, The Netherlands. I was accepted in Parallel and Distributed specialization on Master of Science. But unluckily, I got no scholarship. So, I simply dropped the re-registration toward Delft. Was I dissapointed? To be honest, yes. But was it blocking my way? Hell no. I tell myself "you already prove that you are eligible to enter Delft. So next time, you just need to increase your lucky factor on scholarship". Plain and simple.
And what was the most "itchy" thing? Here it comes... Ever read about a story....Indonesian people versus Israeli people? Well, if you think it only happens on comic book or some "blown up" news in a newspaper, then I must be the first person that started "almost frontal" confrontation with an Israeli. This guy is...pardon me, a complete jerk covered with a cloak of businessman and scientist. At first, I thought he already have better paradigm on how to socialize and manage openMosix project...but I was wrong. Not only he was continously spitting some buffed-up words, he also consider himself as " a guy with top rated brain so other must bow and agree to him".
Shit, what a mess.... So, after we did flaming toward each other, I simply decided to walk out of openMosix community and put off all my concern toward every kind of openMosix' development. And I mark Moshe as #1 personal enemy....I believe someday....I will do a competition with him head to head...and at that time, we will see who has "top rated brain"....person from God blessed country? or an adventurer from Indonesia who has nothing than "bonek" spirit...we'll see.
So, what do I expect in 2005? Basically
a. Better achievement on writing. I will develop myself to achieve top rank writers
b. See what I can do on non IT business. Sorry, can explain more about it...
c. Get a girl :)) Seriously, I think I had some improvement on this skill, so why not look for another girl this year? one girl? two? who knows....Maybe for serious relation, maybe just for fun? or maybe for one night stand? i hope the last probability won't happen, but what should I do if it happens? well, maybe i will loosen up a bit and enjoy the show :))) what's wrong with it anyway?
d. Write a book...now this what I call "a struggle". Writing a 12 page article about clustering is a pain...and now, I challenge myself to write a book, i can't imagine the suffering inside my nerve system will be :)). I am not sure if it will be profitable. But I guess, it is worth to try. Maybe not writing a full blown book, somekind of pocket-sized 100-120 pages book is enough. I am not a big fans on thick book with lousy sentences, so I think a small book will be a great start. "How about the fee?" Well, hard to say, but everything is started from "low fee", right? Let's just say, I only bring courage...nothing else, and I think that matters most.
OK, that's it for now...cheers !
23 November 2004
Pengolahan sampah dan kekerasan
Judul ini sepertinya sama sekali gak nyambung...Apa coba hubungan
sampah dan kekerasan? yang satu soal penanganan sesuatu yang merupakan
buangan, yang satu suatu tindak emosional pada suatu struktur
masyarakat...... Ini dia kejadian yang bikin saya (semakin) geleng2x
pada fenomena di negeri ini
Masyarakat Cilonjong (salah spell mungkin?) di Bogor, Jawa barat
memprotes pemindahan TPA Bantar Gebang ke daerah mereka. Kebijakan ini
notabene berawal dari pememerintah DKI Jakarta yang mencari tempat
alternatif TPA dan dipilihlah Cilonjong. Hanya saja, tampaknya
keputusan ini tidak diambil secara komprehensif. Buktinya? Masyarakat
Cilonjong memprotes pemindahan TPA ini.
Awalnya berdasar berita2x baik koran dan TV, masyarakat berusaha
menyampaikan komplain secara baik2x (ini memang relatif, tp menurut
saya masih dalam tataran musyawarah), tapi seperti biasa, di Indonesia
hanya musyawarahnya aja yang jalan, hasil nol besar. gak di DPR, gak
di tataran masyarakat. Singkat kata, malam ini saya nonton TV,
ternyata terjadi massive chaos di bakal TPA Cilonjong. Masyarakat
mengamuk membakar mobil, menghancurkan properti kantor. Polisi lalu
menghalau warga dan melepaskan tembakan peluru (tajam) ke bbrp orang
(tersangka).
yang agak lucu campur tragis, saya melihat ada kakek2x yang dituduh
seorang anggota polisi sebagai salah satu provokator kerusuhan dan
diseret paksa oleh polisi. Saya gak akan komentar panjang dulu soal
seret menyeret ini, tp saya akan berkomentar dua hal
1. Sepertinya decision making di negeri ini tambah hari bukannya
getting better malah getting worse. Sekedar masalah TPA saja gak bisa
diambil suatu keputusan yang win-win, malah menghasilkan suatu win
lose solution. Parameternya apa? apa karena penolakan warga? Bukan
itu. Di semua negara (maju) yang namanya TPA itu jauh dari pemukiman
warga sehingga tidak menimbulkan polusi, tp ini malah dekat pemukiman.
Kedua, sampah dari jakarta dibawa ke Bogor? Gak salah nih? Cost
pengangkutannya apa gak malah jadi membengkak? Lagian, apa sampah kalo
dibawa ke Bogor terus banjir bisa mereda? Bukan rahasia lagi, sampah
adalah number 1 factor penyebab banjir...
2. Nah ini soal pengendalian massa. Seperti biasa polisi akhirnya
represif. OK, that's fine. tapi sampai peluru tajam apalagi melakukan
identifikasi prematur pada calon tersangka? He he he....Udah kering
kayaknya lidah saya komentar ginian.....Lucu bin ajaib binti
membingungkan
Lalu sekali lagi saya membayangkan "Kayaknya kalo Moshe Bar denger
berita ginian, dia akan tertawa geli dari kantor Qlusters di New York
dan tel aviv...." "begini kok Mulyadi Santosa, that smart ass guy,
want to challenge israel? he is better dreaming on his bed". Ya
memang, kalo negara ini begini terus, jangankan mengimbangi Israel
(dah ini mimpi aja deh, kayaknya baru seabad lagi baru bisa), bisa2x
Indonesia ketinggalan jauh ama vietnam. Selalu dan selalu akarnya,
suatu kebijakan pemerintah baik pusat atau daerah yang
prematur.....hrrhh :D Abis lah kata2x gue hari ini...mau ketawa
soalnya campur sedih :D :D :D
Bgmn pak Sby dgn gebrakan 100 hari anda? Bisakah anda menengahi
masalah ini?
regards
Mulyadi
sampah dan kekerasan? yang satu soal penanganan sesuatu yang merupakan
buangan, yang satu suatu tindak emosional pada suatu struktur
masyarakat...... Ini dia kejadian yang bikin saya (semakin) geleng2x
pada fenomena di negeri ini
Masyarakat Cilonjong (salah spell mungkin?) di Bogor, Jawa barat
memprotes pemindahan TPA Bantar Gebang ke daerah mereka. Kebijakan ini
notabene berawal dari pememerintah DKI Jakarta yang mencari tempat
alternatif TPA dan dipilihlah Cilonjong. Hanya saja, tampaknya
keputusan ini tidak diambil secara komprehensif. Buktinya? Masyarakat
Cilonjong memprotes pemindahan TPA ini.
Awalnya berdasar berita2x baik koran dan TV, masyarakat berusaha
menyampaikan komplain secara baik2x (ini memang relatif, tp menurut
saya masih dalam tataran musyawarah), tapi seperti biasa, di Indonesia
hanya musyawarahnya aja yang jalan, hasil nol besar. gak di DPR, gak
di tataran masyarakat. Singkat kata, malam ini saya nonton TV,
ternyata terjadi massive chaos di bakal TPA Cilonjong. Masyarakat
mengamuk membakar mobil, menghancurkan properti kantor. Polisi lalu
menghalau warga dan melepaskan tembakan peluru (tajam) ke bbrp orang
(tersangka).
yang agak lucu campur tragis, saya melihat ada kakek2x yang dituduh
seorang anggota polisi sebagai salah satu provokator kerusuhan dan
diseret paksa oleh polisi. Saya gak akan komentar panjang dulu soal
seret menyeret ini, tp saya akan berkomentar dua hal
1. Sepertinya decision making di negeri ini tambah hari bukannya
getting better malah getting worse. Sekedar masalah TPA saja gak bisa
diambil suatu keputusan yang win-win, malah menghasilkan suatu win
lose solution. Parameternya apa? apa karena penolakan warga? Bukan
itu. Di semua negara (maju) yang namanya TPA itu jauh dari pemukiman
warga sehingga tidak menimbulkan polusi, tp ini malah dekat pemukiman.
Kedua, sampah dari jakarta dibawa ke Bogor? Gak salah nih? Cost
pengangkutannya apa gak malah jadi membengkak? Lagian, apa sampah kalo
dibawa ke Bogor terus banjir bisa mereda? Bukan rahasia lagi, sampah
adalah number 1 factor penyebab banjir...
2. Nah ini soal pengendalian massa. Seperti biasa polisi akhirnya
represif. OK, that's fine. tapi sampai peluru tajam apalagi melakukan
identifikasi prematur pada calon tersangka? He he he....Udah kering
kayaknya lidah saya komentar ginian.....Lucu bin ajaib binti
membingungkan
Lalu sekali lagi saya membayangkan "Kayaknya kalo Moshe Bar denger
berita ginian, dia akan tertawa geli dari kantor Qlusters di New York
dan tel aviv...." "begini kok Mulyadi Santosa, that smart ass guy,
want to challenge israel? he is better dreaming on his bed". Ya
memang, kalo negara ini begini terus, jangankan mengimbangi Israel
(dah ini mimpi aja deh, kayaknya baru seabad lagi baru bisa), bisa2x
Indonesia ketinggalan jauh ama vietnam. Selalu dan selalu akarnya,
suatu kebijakan pemerintah baik pusat atau daerah yang
prematur.....hrrhh :D Abis lah kata2x gue hari ini...mau ketawa
soalnya campur sedih :D :D :D
Bgmn pak Sby dgn gebrakan 100 hari anda? Bisakah anda menengahi
masalah ini?
regards
Mulyadi
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