Bulan ini .. dapet assigment tiga model sekaligus untuk tahun 2006. Uhh. Sedih juga soalnya schedule-nya gak match ma rencana tahunanku. Tapi .. lagi browsing aku dapet topik bagus .. La Tahzan (Jangan Bersedih). La Tahzan adalah sebuah judul buku karangan DR Aidh Al-Qarni. Banyak review yang bilang bahwa buku ini bagus. Ah jadi pengin beli. Kalo nggak keleru kayaknya aku lihat buku ini di Gramedia Manado. Tapi saat itu memang aku belum tahu ada buku bagus ini. Kalo udah tahu, mungkin aku nggak beli buku yang kemaren, tapi ganti yang ini.
Mungkin mau nyari-nyari di Kinokuniya atau Borders, gak tahu adapa gak. Tapi masalahnya kalo ada kayaknya pake basa enggris ya .. males banget. Kalo baca buku semacam ini enaknya pake basa Indonesia. Lebih menyentuh hati. Dari judulnya aja udah lumayan bikin aku bahagia dan merasa optimis, walaupun 3 model menghadangku tahun ini. Alhamdulillah.

La Tahzan …

“Aku selalu mengikuti prasangka hambaKu terhadap diriKu, dan Aku selalu menyertainya ketika ia berdzikir kepadaKu”

Hasbiyallahu .. cukuplah Allah bagiku

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During last few days this blog cannot be accessed properly. Sorry for inconvenience caused :). I just realized today, after I tried in another computer. Actually, I can access it properly using my Firefox browser, but failed if using IE. I thought it was IE problem but then I found something strange to my Awstat statistics. It seems not executed, because all counter is zero for 5 days. Normally. the visit amount is not zero.
I tried to investigate what is the cause. After trial and error, I found that the cause is setting of my Wordpress. I remember I have changed some option items within this week. Luckily, I have made back up for the database, so I can recover my weblog and no need to lost all my old postings.
To recover, I dumped wp_options table using phpMyAdmin and replaced the NG setting with default one. Problem always teach us something ..

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This is the list of rate when we call using VoIP technology from Singapore in USD currency/minute. The destination number is Indonesia, generally if your destination is started with 62 but not 6221 (Jakarta) or 628 (mobile). Please take note, the list below for information purpose, subject to change without prior-notice. Please refer to your VoIP provider.

Skype :0.126

Yahoo/net2phone :0.240

Globalvillage :0.143

Vonage :0.12

Talkfree :0.15

Snaptel :0.16

VoiceEclipse :0.10

v019 Singtel :0.261

IDD 018 Starhub:0.189

BIP :0.181 (+local call)

Sunshine :0.165 (+local call)

For Jakarta fixed line, usually 60 % cheaper than above rate. For mobile, approx. 30% higher.

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Last Sunday I went to PC Show 2005 at Singapore Expo Hall 6. Like previous IT show, nothing has made me interested. Except one thing, one booth displayed cheap overseas call using broadband internet connection, only $0.05 perminute all day all night.

First I impressed enough until a salesperson explained how it is works. I thought by only connecting hardware (voice encoder) to voice enabled Router, we could call any phone number, the router will do the rest. Actually, he said, we must logged in into website that provide this service, buy the credit and use it. If like this, it is no difference if we are using Skype, Yahoo Messanger (net2phone), Vonage, etc. Software client will act as well as voip broadband router. We still need a voip server to connect us to the world.

Due to my work location, I need to get cheap communication way. Currently, I am a “voip” user, eventhough not connected directly to Internet. By using Sunshine or B.I.P card, both from 1World, I can contact my family and friend in Indonesia with cheaper cost compared with v019 and IDD 001 from Singtel or IDD 018 from Starhub.

But, sometimes I still feel “jeleaus” with my friends who might call to his/her family in Jakarta at one third of my cost by using BIP/Sunshine. I need to pay 22 cents per minute compared with them that only 7 cents, not include local call (3.3 cents if using payphone). Hence, I need around 26 cents to call home for low quality voice, due to my contacted number is outside Jakarta/mobile number.

And how to make it cost down? Just now, I tried to use Skype. For initial trial, I have to pay 10 Euro credit. For first 11 minutes trial, the voice I think better than I use BIP/Sunshine, the cost was 1.26 Euro. Cheaper, but still expensive. I need cheaper and cheaper one …

Ups, sorry, actually I got it already. This is the cheapest call I made from Singapore to Indonesia. Less that 6cents, or IDR300 per minute. My Simpati pre-paid GSM simCard can receive Telkomsel signal from Batam, hence I can use it to call other Simpati/Telkomsel number during non-peaktime. 12am to 8am!! Sleepy already …

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