The Secret Code

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Info terbaru yang jarang diketahui umum..

1. Nomor darurat
Nomor darurat untuk telepon genggam adalah 112. Jika anda sedang di daerah
yang tidak menerima sinyal HP dan perlu memanggil pertolongan, silahkan
tekan 112, dan HP akan mencari network yang ada untuk menyambungkan nomor
darurat bagi anda, dan yang menarik,nomor 112 dapat ditekan biarpun keypad
dilock. Cobalah..

2. Kunci mobil ada ketinggalan di dalam mobil?
Anda memakai kunci remote?Kalau kunci anda ketinggalan dalam mobil dan
remote cadangannya di rumah, tinggal telpon orang rumah dengan HP, lalu
dekatkan HP andakurang lebih 30cmdari mobil, dan minta orang rumah untuk
menekan tombol pembuka pada remote cadangan yang ada dirumah (waktu menekan
tombol pembuka remote, minta orang rumah mendekatkan remotenya ke telepon
yang dipakainya)

3. Baterai cadangan tersembunyi (entah pada Hitech Bisa Atau Tidak)
Kalau baterai anda hampir habis, padahal anda sedang menunggu telpon
penting, dan telpon anda dibuat olehNOKIA, silahkantekan *3370#, maka
telpon anda otomatis restart danbaterai akan bertambah 50%.
Baterai cadangan ini akan terisi waktu anda mencharge HP anda.

4. Tips untuk men-cek keabsahan mobil/motor anda ( Jakarta area only)
Ketik :contoh metro b86301o (merah no polisi anda) Kirim ke 1717, nanti
akan ada balasan darikepolisian mengenai data2kendaraan anda, tips ini juga
berguna untukmengetahui data2 mobil bekasyang hendak anda beli/incar.

5. Jika anda sedang terancam jiwanya karena dirampok/ditodong seseorang
untuk mengeluarkan uang dari atm,maka anda bisa minta pertolongan diam2
dengan memberikan nomor pin secara terbalik,misal no asli pin anda 1254
input 4521 di atm maka mesin akan mengeluarkan uang anda juga tanda bahaya
ke kantor polisi tanpa diketahui pencuri tsb. *Fasilitas ini tersedia di seluruh atm tapi hanya sedikit orang yang tahu tolong kasih tahu info kepada yang lain. *

Semoga bermanfaat.

6 Arti Pesan Error Ketika Akses Internet

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Jika mungkin Anda sering mengalami pesan kesalahan di computer ketika mengakses internet dengan browser, namun Anda tidak mengetahui arti dari pesan error tersebut, maka berikut sedikit informasi mengenai makna pesan error tersebut.

500 – Internal Server Error

Pesan error di atas diartikan sebagai adanya masalah atau kesalahan dalam server internal situs sehingga Anda tidak bisa mengakses situs yang bersangkutan, selama administrator situs belum memperbaiki pesan kesalaahan tersebut.

404 - Not Found

Ada beberapa hal yang menyebabkan tampilnya pesan kesalahan di atas :

- Data di database sebelumnya sudah ada, namun sudah dihapus atau dihilangkan dari database server.

- Terjadi gangguan akses Internet atau down

- Jika akses Internet tetap gagal, maka kemungkinan halaman tersebut memang tidak ada

- Terjadi kesalahan penulisan alamat URL


400 - Bad Request

Pesan kesalahan tersebut dialami oleh server yang tidak bisa mengerti perintah dari client. Penyebabnya pada umumnya berupa kesalahan script coding di server, sehingga hanya administrator server-lah yang bisa mengatasinya.


403 - Forbidden

Pesan kesalahan tersebut memiliki dua alasan :

- Menandakan bahwa halaman situs tidak dapat diakses karena telah diatur demikian dalam servernya.

-Owner atau pemilik situs belum membayar sewa hosting ke perusahaan pemilik server, sehingga terjadi pemblokiran dari pihak perusahaan server.


408 - Request Timeout

Pesan ini memiliki alasan bahwa timer atau waktu untuk mengakses situs telah habis. Hal tersebut disebabkan oleh kecepatan akses Internet yang cukup lambat, dan server biasanya memiliki timer atau batas waktu tertentu dalam pengaksesan data dalam database-nya.

401 - Unauthorized

Pesan kesalahan tersebut artinya user tidak memiliki otoritas atau izin untuk mengakses halaman web tersebut. Biasanya situs diberi pengaman username dan password, sehingga Anda harus mengerti username dan password situs tersebut.

Dikirim oleh: Sugeng (http://artikelmu.com)

Work On Cruise Ship

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Excellente…! Luar Biasa..! Itulah kata pertama yang keluar dari mulut saya, ketika mendengar orang Indonesia bekerja di kapal pesiar luar negeri. Can You imagine, You will arround the world by luxurious cruise ship without spend your money even you'll getsallary in DOLAR US yang nilainya bila Anda bekerja di Indonesia, mungkin sama dengan gaji seorang Manager. Fantastic Bukan..? Ya. VeryFantastic.

In fact, working onboard like Holland America Line, Carnival are not easy thing, tapi bukan berarti susah-susah amat. Modalnya tidaklah besar, Anda cukup menyediakan uang mulai US$300 till US$2000. Tapinya lagi, uang bukanlah modal utama, kemampuan bahasa Inggris Andalah yang utama.

Bila Anda lancar cas cis cus dalam bahasa Inggris, saya pastikan 60% Anda diterima bekerja di kapal pesiar. Koq cuma 60%? Yang 40% apaan??
Yang 40% adalah kemampuan Anda menguasai keahlian pada posisi yang Anda lamar.
Gampang kan?? Bila Anda lancar berbahasa Inggris dan mempunyai skill dalam bidang perhotelan serta berkeinginan keliling dunia dan mendapatkan gaji dolar, bekerja di kapal pesiar adalah jawabannnya.

Ingin Bekerja di Kapal Pesiar? Berikut beberapa tips untuk kamu:

Pertama dan yang paling penting, pengetahuan dalam bahasa Inggris adalah suatu keharusan bagi mereka yang ingin bekerja di kapal pesiar. Lancar bicara dalam bahasa Inggris merupakan nilai plus.

Kedua, pengetahuan dan pengalaman di bidang atau posisi yang Anda inginkan adalah krusial. Sebagai contoh, untuk bagian hotel seperti waiter, bartender, cabin steward, setidaknya Anda bekerja 1 tahun di hotel bintang 5 atau restaurant. Ingat, bekerja selama 3 tahun di McDonals sangat berbeda dengan bekerja di fine dining kapal pesiar.

Ketiga, Anda harus mempunyai fisik, mental dan psikologi yang fit. Karena jam kerja di kapal pesiar itu normalnya selama 12-16 jam sehari. Beberapa dari crew kapal pesiar menyerah karena mental, fisik maupun psikologinya down.

Juga, kalau Anda memainkan kartu Anda dengan baik, Anda akan mempunyai banyak uang karena makan, minum maupun akomodasi adalah gratis di kapal pesiar.
Jika Anda pikir bekerja di kapal pesiar adalah surga, lupakan itu. Kesulitan akan datang kepada Anda dari waktu ke waktu selama Anda bekerja di kapal pesiar. Kuncinya adalah selalu menjaga pola pikir Anda. Usahakan selalu berpikir yang baik-baik saja dan lupakan semua kesulitan Anda. Nikmati… Enjoy aja..!! Good Luck!

Recruitment process on HAL part 3

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Finally, the tests have come to an end and I was given a reference paper to be given to SBI next day. Early in the morning, I reached SBI office and give them the reference paper. I was given another paper for reference to the hospital in Rawamangun. I forgot the name of the Hospital, but I still remember it’s located at Rawamangun.

I went to the hospital and do the test, but on our own expenses, there were some people from HAL as well waiting there. There were 2 tests, first was blood test, and second was chest roentgen.Finished with those medical checks up, I was ordered to submit the results right away on that day also. After that, the lady asked me to go to Mr. Halizah (sorry if wrong spelled) to ask about what to do next. He is known to be my supervisor after that. He told me to bring sums of photos, and cash for administration and visa deposit. Total of the cash was about over Rp.1,000,000+. But there was Rp.900,000 which was for visa deposit will be returned when I finished my training.

He gave me date line for me to settle the admin fees and deposit as well as preparing the photos. Besides that, I was told to bring the Photostats of my latest certificate, valid and expired passport if there is any, as well as seaman book if there is any. I settled the photos as fast I could and settle the payment of the fees as well and then I was prompted to sign a contract. He told me how much do I get paid, and tipping and how the salary will be given, how long I will have my training, when it is going to be held and when I will start working, how is my work going to be and so on. After that, I was prompted to go to the visa counter where I was asked to fill in my contacts and pay all the sum of money as well as submit the documents.
Finished with all those, what I have to do next was waiting to be called for a visa interview at the US embassy.

I was going back to my hometown as it’s almost Idul Fitri, so they won’t be calling in short time. Two weeks after I submitted all necessaries, I was called and asked to go back to Jakarta and go to SBI office to get the reference paper from SBI to US embassy. With that yellow card, I go to US embassy the next morning. As he warned me that it will be crowded, I go there about 6.00 am, and it’s true, there are hundreds of people queuing up near the entrance of the embassy even though it will only open at 7.00am. One hour waiting there seems to be most tired from all those efforts to work on board. But there are few local people who rent chairs to those who are tired. Well, Indonesian always knows how to make money, isn’t it? Around 6.55am, there was a lady officer shouting to the queue line "Sailors go to left! Make 2 lines!" I was as fast as I can to reach the front line and there are almost 100 of sailors on that day (it’s Monday). Then, with full security we are all being check before entering the US embassy. Well, luckily sailors have the privileges to enter first before other publics that queuing up before us. As I remembered from the entrance to the visa interview, we have to gone through 3 checks before we can actually enter the building. From human check to metal detector, and even our hand phones, walkmans, discman, or other electronic stuffs must be left at the entering counter.

The first step when interview would be finger print detection. After all finished with finger print which almost same when we do our driving license in the police station, we will be called again to be interviewed. They will ask how many times we work as sailor, how long, which cruise, etc…
Well, I get back to my aunt’s house but off course without leaving my hand phones, and feel good as I’ve finished all those procedures. I only need to gone through the training, and I will be onboard to work as RSA. Well, I don’t know what exactly waiting for me at the training mess, or on the board itself. I was called yesterday from SBI to remind me the training date, and when should reach the training place in Cikarang. I was told to reach there a night before training begin, which is 7pm.

And I was told that there is no washing machine or iron there, I was told as well to bring my suit which is white long sleeve shirt, black pants, black shoe, dark coloured shock, bow tie, and personal belongings. Other than that, I was told that the training session will be 5 weeks English class and 5 weeks professional class. If I can’t pass the first 5 weeks, I will have to repeat until I pass. That’s mean; almost all of the tests were about English skill, written or oral.

Things move great so far, hope so in the next 10 weeks of my training.
Hope this can help you to gain confidence before you actually apply and gone through the process, but this procedure can be changed anytime the SBI or HAL wanted it to be. So, don’t expect it’s all the same as my experience.

Last tips from me, English as I said is the most important, if our English is good enough, well, you can believe on your self and gain your self confidence through your English skill, I am not talking about can say "yes" or "no" but more to intermediate skill.

Good luck but don’t try your luck!

Recruitment process for HAL (Part 2)

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Author: Edy Tantra

This part, I will explain the next step of interview, as I was asked to go to Cikarang for further test.

It was too early as I reached MS Nieuw (The building name), so I waited in the car and just look around the building where I will spend my 10 weeks training if I completed my tests and get a result of pass of course. The building was divided by 2 parts which is a dormitory on the left, and classrooms, offices, and trainee canteen on the right. It was 8 A.M as I entered the gate and asked the security where the training room is. They took my ID card and give me a visitor card. I walked in the pathway, and entered a big hall, it was the training place. I saw a lot of trainees there. Some of them were using black and white with bow tie, some of them not using bow ties. At last I found out that housekeeping trainees are not using bow tie, the one using bow tie are those trainees from Dining room or RSA (Room Service Attendant).

Walking through the hall, I saw a lot of class rooms with a sign on the door. There was a room named “Marcopolo”. Some of the classes was designed to fit with actual working condition, for example a class with bath room and bed room for housekeeping. Some were designed to be look like a dining room to support the training session for dining room trainee and RSA trainee. All the rooms were equipped with nice lighting, good environment, and air conditioning as well as of course, desks and chairs. Most of trainee have short haircut, and I guess it’s a must to have neat and short hair.

The formal test began as a person coming and entered the room. He welcame us and asked us to follow him to the room which at last I found out that it was the HR office. He explained what kind of tests we will face that day, and he gave us forms to fill in. It’s actually a form which will be filled with our scored marks through out the tests and interview, and 2 pages of format for CV/resume.

The first test was only a conversation skill in English. This time the interviewer was a lady. She asked few questions about myself, for example where I am living, how old I am, what my parents do for living, how many brothers/sisters I have, how do I found out about HAL, why do I want to work in HAL, what do I know about HAL, etc. There were still a lot of questions she asked me, but one thing for sure to tell readers, don’t wait until she asked you, try to expand your own story by yourself. When she asked about your family, tell her all, not only your parents or how many sisters/ brothers you have, but try to tell them more, such as where are your sisters/ brothers, how old are them, what do they do, and you are the oldest, youngest, or the 2nd, 3rd, etc. That’s one of my tips for you readers.

Having finished from the first tests, the lady asked me, why did I choose to work as Housekeeping as my English is just too good to be Housekeeper. She suggested me to be a RSA, and I told her directly that I actually applied to be RSA but SBI put me under HK as perhaps they do not want to take a risk if let’s say my English was terrible. After that she asked me to follow her to HR office and requested to upgrade my position to be RSA, the HR officer agreed with condition if I pass the RSA test.

The next test was the professional skill test. There was a list of question with a check mark for correct answers. I should have the minimum score to pass this test. The questions that I still remembered were:
- What are the methods of cooking of eggs? (Poached, boiled, scrambled, etc…)
- If a guest order a steak, what do we ask? (How do you like it to be done, sir?)
- What are the criteria of a steak? (Very well done, well done, etc…)
- Name the type of cereals.? (Cornflakes, coco puff, etc…)
- Name the type of breakfast? (American, Continental)
- What is American breakfast, example?
- What is Continental breakfast, example?
- Name the type of soups, example?

After that he gave me pictures and asked me to name it, few are poached egg, boiled egg, scrambled egg, etc. I have to differentiate between tenderloin and sirloin from the pictures as well.
Well, I passed the test even though it’s not a good result as I have no full time experience as I am a fresh graduate in Hotel management, not operation.

The next step was the last test for that day, it was a computerized English test. This test can be very difficult to those who are not good in written or grammar. Before I started my test, I have to pay a sum of money about Rp.45.000 if I am not mistaken for the software copyright. There were about 90’s questions that needed to answer in 1 hour. The question consists of listening (using headphone), which is odd, complete the sentence, option question, true or false question. As for readers information, the question is a bit hard if you are only a passive English speaker. One of the example of which is odd that I remembered and troubled me much was:
Which is odd?
A.Uncle
B.Son
C.Nephew
D.Niece

You might choose son is it? Well, it was wrong, the answer was Niece, because they were all male except niece. Hope this example won’t scare you much as now you already knew the right answer. It was D. Well, you should have a minimum score to pass the test, and it depends on your position. As RSA, the minimum score is higher than HK.

Recruitment process for HAL (part 1)

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Author: Edy Tantra

(Kisah dalam bahasa Inggris ini ditulis oleh Edi Tantra yang baru saja melewati proses rekruitmen di HAL dan sebentar lagi menjalani masa training, sebelum bekerja di kapal pesiar di bawah manajemen HAL. Kisahnya cukup detail dan panjang, maka terpaksa kami bagi 3 bagian. Tulisan tetap kami sampaikan dalam bahasa Inggris. Jika anda tidak mampu memahami konteks ceritanya, berarti anda belum cukup nyali buat gabung dengan kepal pesiar. Salam redaksi).

I’ll start this information as what we all do normally when applying job, we submit our application.
You can click here to find out address of SBI which is HAL’s representative in Indonesia. After that, what we can do is just pray, pray again, or try to apply for another job in case we are not accepted. We just can’t do anything due to this step, as they will call us when our application is accepted.

The first interview held at SBI’s office which I’ve mentioned earlier. That morning, I prepared for everything that I needed in order to get the best results for the interview. When I reached SBI, there are some other applicants waiting in the waiting room, all of them came for many different purposes. Some of them are to be there for a visa or for briefing. But some of them are the same with me, as a new applicant.

When I was called for an interview, I was a bit nervous, as it was my first job interview and I am so called freezing after so long in the fully air-conditioned waiting room. Well, another room, this time, it’s smaller, with 2 chairs separated by a desk, a tough guy sitting behind the desk, with papers and pen in front of him, and again… the cool air condition. When I saying cool, it means very cold, as I get used to air-condition but not this one, it’s just too cool for average people.

I entered the room and said “Selamat pagi, Pak.” But replied me with English, “Good morning Edy, please have a sit.” Well, when he talked to me in English, I was shocked at first, but after that I get used to it. I just needed to get off those “Indonesian-English way of thinking” as I never speak English in Indonesia before.

Next, he said “Ok, before we start our interview session, I will firstly ask you a question. Does all the information stated in your application to SBI are all the truth and no lies?” And of course I answered “Yes.” Then after that, he explained that the interview session actually is just a starting session of the next steps, so it’s not the real interview from HAL, it’s actually a qualifying interview from SBI them self before we sent to have an interview or test from HAL.

In this starting session, the tough guy asked a few questions to test my English. A few that I remembered are:
“Why do you want to work for HAL?”
“What do you know about HAL?”
“Where did you find out about HAL?”
“How do you satisfy the management of HAL from the position you are applying?”
Then he asked me a little bit of skilled questions. At first I was applying as Room Service Attendant, but when they called me, I was offered in Housekeeping only. Well, I decided to grab the chance to work in a cruise and think about what I am working later, that’s why I attended the interview.

Some of the question regarding to Housekeeping position is how to set up a room (bed making) in theory. I explained to him, and after that, he open his files which contain some pictures. He showed me a picture, and asks me to describe the picture in details, short as long as meaningful. It was just a newspaper cut I guess. So worry nothing about this step.

And he told us that this step is end. But we have to attend another test at Cikarang. He gave me a reference paper to be given to the lady at front office. I can’t remember her name, if I am not mistaken, she was Miss Christine.

Tenderloin steak well-done

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Jarum jam menunjuk pukul 10.30 malam. Suasana dinning room sudah sepi oleh hiruk pikuk tamu kapal yang baru saja santap malam. Tak ada satupun tamu yang tersisa malam ini. Semuanya sudah menghilang. Barangkali ada yang sudah menyelinap di balik selimut, merajut mimpi kekenyangan. Atau barangkali ada juga yang sedang mencoba mengadu nasib di casino. Berharap ada hoki malam ini.

Aku dan teman-teman waiter yang lain belum juga beranjak pergi dari dinning room. Banyak dari kami yang masih bolak-balik ke dish-washing buat mencuci dan membersihkan perlengkapan kerja sehabis dipakai “pertempuran hebat” pada dinner malam ini.

Aku sendiri dengan sedikit ngantuk masih harus melakukan table set up buat prepare breakfast esok pagi. Seperti biasa, sehabis dinner, table set up adalah pekerjaan rutin dan wajib yang harus dilakukan seorang waiter. Cutleries yang aku set up di atas meja tidak selengkap buat dinner. Folding napkin yang ditaruh di atas meja juga tidak perlu dibuat khusus. Cukup dilipat menjadi empat bagian. Breakfast memang tidak perlu tampil istimewa seperti layaknya dinner, atau bahkan gala dinner lainnya. Sehabis table set up, aku ngeloyor ke mess room sambil tak lupa membawa potongan tenderlion steak well-done yang tadi aku ambil saat order buat tamu.

Perkara steak hasil “ngembat” ini sudah menjadi kebiasaan anak-anak waiter buat perbaikan gizi. Berharap gizi dan variasi menu di mess room - tempat para kru Indonesia dan Phillipina makan - tampaknya masih jauh dari harapan. Biasanya menu yang dihidangkan adalah potongan iga sapi dengan tulang besar-besar namun minim daging. Kuahnya berminyak. Dagingnya pun masih tampak banyak lemak yang menempel di sana sini. Aku jadi tidak bergairah sebelum menyantapnya.

Kalau ketahuan Head Waiter atau Maitre D’ Hotel saat mengambil steak ini, pasti bakal diomelin dan dicatat konditenya. Bisa-bisa bakalan memperburuk kondite kerja selanjutnya. Tapi biasanya sih mereka tutup mata. Prinsipnya, pada saat mengambil jangan terlalu menyolok mata dan terang-terangan.

Sesampainya di mess room, jas biru yang sudah terlihat kotor itu aku tanggalkan di sandaran kursi. Baju putih yang aslinya berlengan panjang, dan telah aku potong di kedua lengannya itu, tak sanggup mengusir gerah. Dasi kupu-kupu yang mencekik leher aku lepas juga, sambil melepas beberapa kancing baju pada bagian atasnya. Meskipun mess-room berpendingin AC, biasanya tetap terasa gerah. Soalnya banyak dari kami yang merokok sambil makan malam. Pintu besi yang menghubungkan koridor keluar kapal biasanya dibuka lebar-lebar. ###

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Resensi Film 'Terminator Salvation'

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Saat Robot Ingin Menguasai Dunia
Oleh: Fatchur Rochim

John Connor (Christian Bale) adalah manusia yang ditakdirkan untuk memimpin sisa-sisa manusia yang memberontak terhadap Skynet dan pasukan Terminator-nya. John bersama para kaum Resistance kemudian merencanakan untuk menghancurkan Skynet dalam usaha mengembalikan manusia sebagai pemimpin di muka bumi.

Dalam persiapan penghancuran Skynet inilah kemudian muncul seorang pria bernama Marcus Wright. Marcus kehilangan ingatannya dan tak tahu dari mana ia berasal. Yang ada dalam ingatannya hanyalah saat dirinya berada dalam eksekusi. Sebenarnya Marcus adalah manusia yang telah diubah menjadi robot setelah ia sendiri dieksekusi satu tahun sebelumnya.

Di saat yang hampir bersamaan dengan rencana kaum Resistance untuk meruntuhkan Skynet, para robot ternyata juga punya rencana untuk membunuh para pemimpin Resistance. Nama John Connor ada dalam daftar Skynet namun John tak mengerti kenapa nama Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin) juga ada dalam daftar eksekusi tersebut. Menurut John, Kyle terlalu muda untuk dianggap sebagai ancaman buat Skynet.

TERMINATOR SALVATION

Hanya gara-gara Christian Bale menolak peran utama dan bersikeras hanya mau memerankan karakter John Connor maka naskah film yang sudah jadi terpaksa harus disusun ulang. Untungnya kerja keras ini tak terlalu buruk karena tak terlihat kesan bahwa Bale hanya sekedar 'tempelan' dalam film ini. Namun kabarnya McG, sang sutradara harus memangkas sekitar 40 menit durasi film sebelum akhirnya TERMINATOR SALVATION bisa disajikan sebagai sebuah tontonan.

Pemotongan ini bisa dimaksudkan sebagai 'penyesuaian' namun bisa juga dilihat sebagai pertanda ketidakpuasan sang sutradara pada hasil akhir syuting. Yang jelas pada beberapa bagian memang terlihat bahwa ritme film secara keseluruhan sepertinya tak tertata rapi. Ini diperburuk lagi dengan beberapa special effect yang berkesan cheap. Tapi secara keseluruhan dari keempat film TERMINATOR yang satu ini lebih berkesan kelam.