For centuries, there is always a pros and cons about polygamy. If everybody else always makes an excuse for supporting and reason for rejecting based on religious texts (al-Quran and al-Hadist), I'd rather elaborate my opinion in a simple way.
For the Pros:
Polygamy has extremely heavy multiple consequences for the actors as well as their surroundings. Consider, reconsider, and re-reconsider for hundredth of times even before you're thinking to do that. Don't just think of it in sexual perspective. You'll regret it. *serious mimic ON*
For the Cons:
Polygamy is merely one solution (among plenty of others) to anticipate bad things that could happen in a marriage and humanity in general. Look at your sorrounding, you may easily find examples of bad things that I refer to. It might not satisfy
some people involved, though, but it would fail to protect most of their interest otherwise.
---> hint: "if all the options are bad, take the least bad one"
To sum up:
Polygamy is an emergency exit that has extremely heavy consequences and therefore it is prohibited unless the necessary and sufficient conditions are met.
Well, the point is that things're NOT what they look like. So? use your fresh brain AND holy heart when dealing with this sensitive stuff.
Friday, August 27, 2004
Friday, August 20, 2004
Multiply.Com (II)
Like I said before, I consider what Multiply offers is impractical.
It is crystal clear that the concept behind Multiply is somewhere between weblog and networked-based community site (ie: friendster and its cloning temanster). People can have friends, see each others' profiles, journal, reviews, etc and do the same with their friends' friend as long as they have the permission. The combination between these concepts is motivated by the tight-coupled between those community: bloggers are most likely friendster users.
However, the merger has not been going as smooth as once could expected. The journal, recipe, and review section it provides to resemble the top three categories bloggers would probably write have neglected fruitful template design, an important feature blggers like (since weblog design, along with the contents, closely speak up anything bloggers want to say) and thus blogtools provide. Multiply only offers plain and monotonic layout for all its sections. This is, of course, might be on further development plan, but I believe it will go much more complex, if ever possible.
The positive thing Multiply users get is that they can limit others user visiting their homepages in a concept similar to friendster. This is useful for those who happen to experience unpleasant abuse in bloggerland. Ow, and another thing: most users may find the image resampling quality it offers better than friendster could provide.
It is crystal clear that the concept behind Multiply is somewhere between weblog and networked-based community site (ie: friendster and its cloning temanster). People can have friends, see each others' profiles, journal, reviews, etc and do the same with their friends' friend as long as they have the permission. The combination between these concepts is motivated by the tight-coupled between those community: bloggers are most likely friendster users.
However, the merger has not been going as smooth as once could expected. The journal, recipe, and review section it provides to resemble the top three categories bloggers would probably write have neglected fruitful template design, an important feature blggers like (since weblog design, along with the contents, closely speak up anything bloggers want to say) and thus blogtools provide. Multiply only offers plain and monotonic layout for all its sections. This is, of course, might be on further development plan, but I believe it will go much more complex, if ever possible.
The positive thing Multiply users get is that they can limit others user visiting their homepages in a concept similar to friendster. This is useful for those who happen to experience unpleasant abuse in bloggerland. Ow, and another thing: most users may find the image resampling quality it offers better than friendster could provide.
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Multiply.com
With all due respect, I consider Multiply impractical. I will elaborate more details later.
Not really sure? Go find out and give it a try. You may want to return to this page afterward.
Disagree? Then what's there in your mind?
Feel offended? HA!! I'm out of the play.
*2 hands up, eyebrows raised*
Not really sure? Go find out and give it a try. You may want to return to this page afterward.
Disagree? Then what's there in your mind?
Feel offended? HA!! I'm out of the play.
*2 hands up, eyebrows raised*
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
How Business is Done
Jack, a smart businessman, talks to his son.
Jack: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son : "I will choose my own bride!"
Jack: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
Son : "Well, in that case..."
Next Jack approaches Bill Gates.
Jack: "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry!"
Jack: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case..."
Finally Jack goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Jack: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president."
President: "But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!" Jack:
"But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
President: "Ah, in that case..."
This is how business is done!!
*)taken from Aria R Baskara's posting in Alste@yahoogroups.com mailing-list
Jack: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son : "I will choose my own bride!"
Jack: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
Son : "Well, in that case..."
Next Jack approaches Bill Gates.
Jack: "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry!"
Jack: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case..."
Finally Jack goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Jack: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president."
President: "But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!" Jack:
"But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
President: "Ah, in that case..."
This is how business is done!!
*)taken from Aria R Baskara's posting in Alste@yahoogroups.com mailing-list
Sunday, August 01, 2004
Noble House: A Novel of Contemporary Hong Kong (II - End)
Hi all... this is the remaining of the novel I had promised to tell you:
After the disastrous landslide that ripped off most parts of main highway at one important districs of Hong Kong, including important towers and buildings alongside, the situation had dramatically changed. The authority had signaled Priority One situation; Police and Army and people worked hands in hands under the order of one emergency command base to help minimize the impacts, search and rescue for missing people and prevent further damages for only-God-knows-when.
Casey, Dunross, Gornt, and Orlanda were among the lucky ones. Unfortunately, Bartlett--the key player on current Dunross-Gornt rivalry--was not. He was trapped somewhere in the debris of Orlanda's apartment where he was sleeping the night before, after they made love ("ups! sorry!" said the landslide ^_^). Like anyone else, Gornt and Dunross tried to search Bartlett whatever the risk and cost. Bartlett himself was quite fine down there, trying to grasp and collect himself, despite his hard time fighting his nausea and supressing his claustrophobic symptomps.
After hours of persistent hardwork, the rescue team was finally able to locate Bartlett's position. But to put him out was another trouble. He was burried about 15 feet down, only his voice indicating he was relatively well and unhurt. Visibility null. The flash light could not even reach him a tip of a hair. As quick as possible, the team then dig to the nearest place just to find out that they were dealing with a block of the broken wall that perfectly protected Bartlett from death yet stumbled him from his rescuer. But they were lucky enough that time.
Until another tremor suddenly shocked the earth and another stream of mud sliding down to the site they were working on. The hole was quickly covered with mud, making Bartlett a history without anyone could do anything for him. (what a tragic end for as financially powerful man as him--Red.).
With Bartlett's death, Gornt was alone then and Dunross could easily take over his All Asia Airways. Not only that, the stock market board of commisioners had decided to close the market and announced the "normal" opening price for Struans to stabilize Hong Kong's economy. And Casey, with her new power as tai-pan of Par Con Industries, had decided to sign the proposed deal with Struans.
Finally, for the first time since Struans went public, Dunross had proved to his ancestors that his decision was right.
After the disastrous landslide that ripped off most parts of main highway at one important districs of Hong Kong, including important towers and buildings alongside, the situation had dramatically changed. The authority had signaled Priority One situation; Police and Army and people worked hands in hands under the order of one emergency command base to help minimize the impacts, search and rescue for missing people and prevent further damages for only-God-knows-when.
Casey, Dunross, Gornt, and Orlanda were among the lucky ones. Unfortunately, Bartlett--the key player on current Dunross-Gornt rivalry--was not. He was trapped somewhere in the debris of Orlanda's apartment where he was sleeping the night before, after they made love ("ups! sorry!" said the landslide ^_^). Like anyone else, Gornt and Dunross tried to search Bartlett whatever the risk and cost. Bartlett himself was quite fine down there, trying to grasp and collect himself, despite his hard time fighting his nausea and supressing his claustrophobic symptomps.
After hours of persistent hardwork, the rescue team was finally able to locate Bartlett's position. But to put him out was another trouble. He was burried about 15 feet down, only his voice indicating he was relatively well and unhurt. Visibility null. The flash light could not even reach him a tip of a hair. As quick as possible, the team then dig to the nearest place just to find out that they were dealing with a block of the broken wall that perfectly protected Bartlett from death yet stumbled him from his rescuer. But they were lucky enough that time.
Until another tremor suddenly shocked the earth and another stream of mud sliding down to the site they were working on. The hole was quickly covered with mud, making Bartlett a history without anyone could do anything for him. (what a tragic end for as financially powerful man as him--Red.).
With Bartlett's death, Gornt was alone then and Dunross could easily take over his All Asia Airways. Not only that, the stock market board of commisioners had decided to close the market and announced the "normal" opening price for Struans to stabilize Hong Kong's economy. And Casey, with her new power as tai-pan of Par Con Industries, had decided to sign the proposed deal with Struans.
Finally, for the first time since Struans went public, Dunross had proved to his ancestors that his decision was right.
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Noble House: A Novel of Contemporary Hong Kong
I am still reading approximately the last 200 pages of the total 1377 pages of James Clavell's Noble House. I found it really fascinating yet compelling; one thing because I have read another Clavell's works (Whirlwind and Shogun) to find those works are related to each other and the other is that I like the time-and-place style of description in them, not merely a story but also reflecting the way of life of the society being discussed. Such lovely saga.
As to Noble House, it tells us the picture of Hong Kong around 1960s. The story begin in 1960 when Ian Struan Dunross, a newly appointed tai-pan, decided to make Struan's (one of the bigges trading house in Hong Kong) go public. The decision was strongly against his ancestors' will for Struans had existed and been succeeded for roughly one and a half century as a private company. Ian had ignored the resistence, and this gave so much impact on Struan's as well as the whole Hong Kong. Three years later came Par Con Industries from USA that decided to infiltrate Asian market by seeking new business allies in Hong Kong as an entry point. This brought strict competition between Struans and Rothwell-Gornt into the worst episode of turmoil ever.
With Par-Con's aid, Rothwell-Gornt had smashed Struans momentarily, making its shares value dropped to a devastating level. Stock market become completely unstable. Ho Pak Bank ran out of paper money. Victoria and Blacs were about to be. To make it worse, natural disasters were everywhere: fire, landslides, floods, earthquake. Struans were seeking new deals with Toda Shipping, and made everyone shocked by its takeover plan toward GeneralFood ("By what guarantee?" Gornt always sneering to Dunross). Bank of China was promising half a billion cash. Russian spy is everywhere, creating a lot of troubles. The lost of Dunross' half coin that worth everything at tai-pan cost. Kidnapping and blackmailing by Werewolves triad had never been so bad. The casualties of disasters including some key persons: KGB spies, well-known bankers, gun smugglers; the Sevrin spionage operation had been ruined. In the latest but greatest landslide of the week, Hong Kong had been into Priority One emergency situation.
Then how did the story end? I told you I have the remaining 200 pages to read ^__^
As to Noble House, it tells us the picture of Hong Kong around 1960s. The story begin in 1960 when Ian Struan Dunross, a newly appointed tai-pan, decided to make Struan's (one of the bigges trading house in Hong Kong) go public. The decision was strongly against his ancestors' will for Struans had existed and been succeeded for roughly one and a half century as a private company. Ian had ignored the resistence, and this gave so much impact on Struan's as well as the whole Hong Kong. Three years later came Par Con Industries from USA that decided to infiltrate Asian market by seeking new business allies in Hong Kong as an entry point. This brought strict competition between Struans and Rothwell-Gornt into the worst episode of turmoil ever.
With Par-Con's aid, Rothwell-Gornt had smashed Struans momentarily, making its shares value dropped to a devastating level. Stock market become completely unstable. Ho Pak Bank ran out of paper money. Victoria and Blacs were about to be. To make it worse, natural disasters were everywhere: fire, landslides, floods, earthquake. Struans were seeking new deals with Toda Shipping, and made everyone shocked by its takeover plan toward GeneralFood ("By what guarantee?" Gornt always sneering to Dunross). Bank of China was promising half a billion cash. Russian spy is everywhere, creating a lot of troubles. The lost of Dunross' half coin that worth everything at tai-pan cost. Kidnapping and blackmailing by Werewolves triad had never been so bad. The casualties of disasters including some key persons: KGB spies, well-known bankers, gun smugglers; the Sevrin spionage operation had been ruined. In the latest but greatest landslide of the week, Hong Kong had been into Priority One emergency situation.
Then how did the story end? I told you I have the remaining 200 pages to read ^__^
Thursday, July 15, 2004
N3315, A Handbook of BPR, and LTSP
The very first time I bought my own cellphone using my salary as a part timer. It's been Nokia 3315 (2nd hand). A few days later, I had to take so much pain for the horrible messages from a best friend that became ordinary friend afterward. Hahaha... I don't boast things up. It was a plain text with horror effect to me, that suddenly a chill went through me, so frightened to lose a friend like her, something that I could not afford with my whole life.
Then story goes on, still in my cubicle on the corner of our small office and we keep sending SMS occasionally, saying hi to each other as if nothing had happened before (except for one thing I cannot tell you ^_^). The phone is always there beside a pile of books that were arranged neatly on the desk. Gosh! it'd take days to grasp them all, most of which are about Banking rules particularly Bank Perkreditan Rakyat. There were also some documents of credit application: Appraisal Form, Call Report, Letter of Credit Proposal, Major Depositor Info, Fiducia Report, etc. Putting those things together, we should build front-end banking application for the customer to use in their daily operation.
Now that the client have limited budget it is strongly advised for them to deploy LTSP Based Banking Information System in the whole operation.
Now, let's put those things together. A cellphones that became exist in my life thanks to my boss giving me salary in return for I help the company building small banking application system for their client that demand LTSP solution. Don't seem to have a red line, do they? Well, life is complicated sometimes :D
Then story goes on, still in my cubicle on the corner of our small office and we keep sending SMS occasionally, saying hi to each other as if nothing had happened before (except for one thing I cannot tell you ^_^). The phone is always there beside a pile of books that were arranged neatly on the desk. Gosh! it'd take days to grasp them all, most of which are about Banking rules particularly Bank Perkreditan Rakyat. There were also some documents of credit application: Appraisal Form, Call Report, Letter of Credit Proposal, Major Depositor Info, Fiducia Report, etc. Putting those things together, we should build front-end banking application for the customer to use in their daily operation.
Now that the client have limited budget it is strongly advised for them to deploy LTSP Based Banking Information System in the whole operation.
Now, let's put those things together. A cellphones that became exist in my life thanks to my boss giving me salary in return for I help the company building small banking application system for their client that demand LTSP solution. Don't seem to have a red line, do they? Well, life is complicated sometimes :D
Who Are You?
Anytime I ask myself this question in every case that reveals slowly the dark side of me, I suddenly remember one important thesis my personality resembles to: A mirror.
Yeah. I reflect to many people around me. From the spoiled-but-charming-sparkling-loving-caring Anggie to meticulous-deterministic Malik with his Boolean logic analogy over all matters in the world repeated all the times.
Nope. It doesn't work the way you think mimicking or imitating or symmetry principle does. It's rather a piece of puzzle that falls into its place, one by one, 'till complete. Then a dark short young fellow with black-to-red hair and warming smile due to his white teeth is already there.
Still, I don't know who I am. I might be you occasionally. Then who are you?
Yeah. I reflect to many people around me. From the spoiled-but-charming-sparkling-loving-caring Anggie to meticulous-deterministic Malik with his Boolean logic analogy over all matters in the world repeated all the times.
Nope. It doesn't work the way you think mimicking or imitating or symmetry principle does. It's rather a piece of puzzle that falls into its place, one by one, 'till complete. Then a dark short young fellow with black-to-red hair and warming smile due to his white teeth is already there.
Still, I don't know who I am. I might be you occasionally. Then who are you?
Monday, July 12, 2004
My Latest Essays
I've just uploaded my latest 2 essays, including the one I promised you to write. Check them out at http://www28.brinkster.com/kangadi...
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
It's Almost Over...
Hi guys and galz....
how 'bout your GE out there? Hope you just vote the right persons to be our new president and his/her vice.
Me? Still preparing the KKN report coz the deadline is coming up so fast...
From Panjangrejo it is reported that Mega-Hasyim is again on top of the candidates, collecting about 34,14% votes, Amien-Siswono being the second with approximately 30,48 % and SBY-Kalla with 22,05%.
But there is minor unfair practice that I, as a Pemantau Pemilu from LPM UGM, find worth writing. It's about "beraucracy and general election fairness".
As usual, I have to keep you waiting :P So sorry for that, OK? Take care now, Bubye then....
how 'bout your GE out there? Hope you just vote the right persons to be our new president and his/her vice.
Me? Still preparing the KKN report coz the deadline is coming up so fast...
From Panjangrejo it is reported that Mega-Hasyim is again on top of the candidates, collecting about 34,14% votes, Amien-Siswono being the second with approximately 30,48 % and SBY-Kalla with 22,05%.
But there is minor unfair practice that I, as a Pemantau Pemilu from LPM UGM, find worth writing. It's about "beraucracy and general election fairness".
As usual, I have to keep you waiting :P So sorry for that, OK? Take care now, Bubye then....
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