Stupid Car Driver

This morning, Wednesday, October 26, 2010, I ride my scooter with my beloved wife. I ride earlier because I don't wanna get stuck on the morning traffic jam after last night the road get flooded.

After half way to go, I arrive at the cross intersection. I slowdown my scooter and take the right path, because I want to use the right lane of the street. (Before 10.00 am, the police made a policy that the whole street is one way. So all the vehicle that opposite direction, have to move around.)

After I get to the right lane, suddenly a car that is on the left edge of the lane turn the steering wheel to the right and crossing the road very fast.

CRASHH!!!

He crashed into my scooter and I fell and he stopped.
When I move my scooter, suddenly he went away without leaving a single word.

STUPID JERK!!!

Is this what they always says that a motorist never obey the traffic rule and they always made the traffic even worse?

I simply dunno know...

Damn You BASTARD !!!

Friday, June 4, 2010, after office hour about 17:05, I want to go home immediately. So I pack all of my stuff and put in the bag. I move to the elevator and press the Ground Floor button. I walk to the parking area and headed to my scooter.

I open the baggage and put my bag in. I didn't notice it first, but then 2 parking men approaching me and tell me about the accident.

I look forward to it.

DAMN YOU BASTARD !!!




The parking men said that they notice this after it happen and they don't know who did it. They only know, that there is already one motorcycle that fall on my scooter.

A New Beginning

2009 had passed, it is time to look forward. I know it's kinda late to write this. But it is better late than never, right?

Let see, what have I done on the past...
- Demon Eye
- H4 Headlight
- Migrate to full DC System

Very little indeed. But I'm pretty satisfied with that project, 'cause I can complete that project with lack of time.

Almost forgot; last year I has 2 accident that broke some of my scooter parts. Some can not be fix or replace, and some can. That is because I had trouble to get the parts here, the factory has been stop and shutdown for sure.

So, what next?

Hmmm, don't know for sure... Let me think for a while...

Got it!!!

• First, I want to fix my scooter engine.
  
  The oil is always running out and unpleasant smell from the exhaust.
  I already check the piston, nothing problem with that. I found the problem on the oil valve seal; and I already replace it with the new one. But it didn't solve the problem. Maybe the oil valve seal isn't in a good shape when I buy it, or maybe something else. Don't know.


• Second, I want to open Detailing Workshop
  
  This is always my dream, I had to fulfill this dream no matter what. One by one, I buy the polishing product and also the polishing machine.
  And I carefully select the product on each level, so I can get the best product on each level. Hope this will keep my customer satisfaction later on when it open.


• Third, I want to buy a car
  
  This is the hardest. Because buying a car is not as simple as it look for someone like me. You know why? This is the bad side of me; if I want to buy something, then I will make thorough research and carefully select the product. I don't care about the brand image, as long as it give the best overall value to me, then I will pick it.

It's quite challenging for me. This will take up a lot of my energy and also spent a lot of the budget that I ever imagined.

2008 Resolution

Another year has lapsed, a new year is coming. Year 2008 is coming and it warming my heart to encourage me to take a step forward. Before that, I want to step back to review my past resolution.

- New book of journey

This is the best part of my resolution. The most wonderful day when He has made this book of journey fill with two ink. I am so thankful to Him. Rejoice in my heart.

- New Scooter Techno GT 150

I can not fulfill this one. Because the scooter is not sell in my country, and I don't have enough money either if this scooter is coming. I have to use my money for another purpose. But even I can not buy this scooter, I buy another type.

- Building my house

I don't want to fulfill this resolution, I change my mind. Because the house that I buy, is not good enough based on my criteria. So I buy another one that good enough, but it takes my money alot. Almost doubled from the first one.
What about the first one? I'm gonna sell it to the someone who love it.

- March 17-18th, Yogyakarta Touring

Travel with some of my best friend to the Yogyakarta is so amazing. I already write this one, but I can not finish it, because of one two thing that bothers me.

- Activating Jakarta-Yogyakarta Mediavisi

I have to apologize to someone who work so hard so that Mediavisi is still alive until now. I'm so sorry, I can not focusing my mind. I am disappoint you.


In 2008, I only has one resolution based on my life experiences. That is:

- Zero Accident

I had enough accident in the past, and I don't want to it happen again and again. I hate it so much. A lot of people say this and that. But I don't know which one is true and which one is not. I'm so confused.

Right now I can only blame my selves to all what happened to me. I know that He want to tell me something, but I closed my ear and closed my heart. Such a selfish man I am.

Now I want to change my self, but I can't do it alone.

"Dear Father, please put a coals in my tongue and thorn in my flesh."

Green is Having a Trouble

Monday, May 21, 2007, my scooter front light won't turn on, I tried short and long distant light, but it won't turn on. But when I press the passes swith button, the bulb suddenly on. I release the button, and the bulb turn off. So I should press the button continuously until I get home? Give me a break!

The sun is not friendly enough, because now is 6.00pm. I should pick up my wife, before its late. Phewf, I don't have any choise didn't I?

I turn my scooter on, and run along the street to pick up my wife. I keep pressing the pass button until we get home. My finger become numb by time we arrive at home.

After get some rest, I open my tool box and fixing my scooter. I think the switch had a problem, so I dismantle the handle bar front cover. I check the switching system. It seem alright, now I check the electricity. I open the shield from cover. Using AVOMeter, I test the cabling system. Yup, this good either. I check the bulb filament, the bulb filament is good either. Now, I'm confused with this situation.

It turn on when I press the passing button, but no sign if button short or long distant is pressed.

But the one, that make me more confused is the long distant light sign on the dashboard keep turn on in every situation. So, my conclution is, there is something wrong with the ground cabling. I check again the cabling system including the rectifier. But hopeless, I can not find whats wrong this. Now the time shown at 9.00pm, I can not continued my search. Hopeless indeed. My last conclution is I must change the bulb with the brand new one.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007, I buy a brand new bulb and replace it. I turn on my scooter and test it. If this is not the answer then I must check the electricity system again. I turn on the light switch system, and see the result. IT WORK! Damn, after a long night search, it only the bulb.

AFter an office hour, I turn on my scooter and run along the parking lane. But when I get out from the parking lane, my scooter suddenly shut off. Oh no, another problem. I tried to press the starter button again and again, but it is not help. I contact my wife to wait, because the scooter having a problem. I try to contact my mechanic friend but I'm running on low battery power. Why this is happen when I needed. I look forward to the power jack for charging my phone battery. After have enough power, I contact my friend. He agree to come, but he said, now he didn't brought any tools. So I must wait for him to get his tools. I tell to him where is my location now.

Very long time to wait, but my office friend accompanying me. Such a gret friend I have.

Now, he arrived. I said sorry to disturb him, and he said, "It's alright, he get used to it". I told to him about my scooter problem. Nervous about my scooter problem, what was it? He check the carburetor and clean it. and he check the spark plug cable. The spark was big enough. He plus the carburetor and turn on my scooter. Tada. My scooter is on, final check he tune my carburetor. Finished with that, we run along together until we separate on the 3 way street. I said thank you and take the right path to pick up my wife.

Thursday, May 24, 2007, I turn on my scooter in the morning before I go to the office. I headed to the road and run my scooter along the street. But after a couple of meter, my scooter suddenly switch off. What happen? I tried to turn it on again and again, but it won't start up. What should I do then? Lets wait for some time.

OK, its time to turn it again. And it can. I open the throttle carefully this time, I don't want it switch off again. I can go to the office without any problem. If the CDI is broken, then symptom is I can turn on my scooter for a couple of few meter and it turn off, and it happen again and again. That happen because the CDI is heated. But this is different, my scooter can run a long way to the office. May be the spark plug, because my friend told me that nothing wrong with the electricity. In the noon, I go to buy a new spark plug and replace the old one. The old one aged was about 30,000km, I never replace it since I buy this scooter.

Lets test it on this 3 days, if nothing wrong with it, then the solution must be the spark plug.

Sunday, May 27, 2007, I'm having the same problem with the last Thursday. Oh no, its not the right time, because I had to go to the church. I park my scooter again to the garage. This time, I don't want to try again. I will wait until the afternoon. Mean while I go get a rest to cooling down my mind. I will take the afternoon worship.

At 2.00pm, I dismantle my scooter body parts. I check the electricity. It alright, I tried to swap the CDI with the brand new one. The problem is still the same, so my CDI is still in a good shape. I check the spark cable, it good. OK, I unplug the carburetor and check it. I close the intake manifold with my hand and try to turn on my scooter. It start but only a second. I think the fuel is flooding the engine to much. So, I setup my carburetor with the factory standard.

Finished, I plug the carburetor again and turn on my scooter. Yeah, my scooter is on. Last one is setup the stationer. Done.

5.30pm, I go to the church without having any problem.

Monday, May 28, 2007, my scooter start in a very short time, and dead again. I check the carburetor again, and set the stationer a little bit high, and it start. I run my scooter to the office with a very high RPM on the stationer. At the traffic light, I must push the brake if I don't want it to run. After arrived at my wife office, I tried to lowering the stationer a little. And I run my scooter to the office, without any problem.

5:15pm, I turn my scooter to go home. This time my scooter is not having any problem, except this little to high stationer. I run my scooter to my wife office and lowering again the stationer at her office. I'm doing this in step by step, because I don't want my scooter dead again. And then we go home.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007, I'm lowering the stationer based on my feeling. I set to the right set for my riding style. Done. Then I run my scooter to the office without a problem. Hopefully, it keep runing on this way.

Dangerous Ride In The Rain

Wednesday, March 7, 2007, I ride my scooter with my beloved wife to the office. This morning it rained. So we wear our two pieces rain coat gear (jacket and pants) and seal all of our stuff with a plastic, so it will not get wet or dirty.

I rode 40kmh 'til 60kmh, because this is the best speed for lowest fuel consumption, and I think this is the best speed for great handling when the road very slippery.

When we got on a medium traffic, I look at my mirror. I saw a man and a woman riding with a motorcycle and wearing a ponco rain coat both of them. I ride steady at the average speed of 40kmh, because I can not get faster beacause of the traffic. But this motorcycle suddenly on my side and very close indeed. And he is faster than me, I think he is to fast for this traffic condition.

In a few second, his ponco suddenly hook on my right handle bar and he is keep faster. Oh no.....

Me and wife crashed down with my scooter. Fortunately, I'm not riding faster so the wound is not very bad, just some bruised in my knee. Someone help us out of the traffic, we are so glad about that. Thank you for your help sir, I'm very appreciated that. I saw the one who made me down is running away. I'm in deep sad. I look at my wife, how is she. She said that its alright, just some bruised on both of her knee. I look at my scooter condition, there are some scratch on the plastic.

After we are ready to continue our trip to the office, we said thank you again to the man that help us out. And we continue our ride to the office.

So the conclution is: "DON'T YOU EVER WEAR A PONCO RAIN COAT ON A TWO WHEELS, BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUSING OTHERS AND YOUR SELVES"

Can Not Access The Workshop

Wednesday, January 31, 2007, I wanted to bring my scooter to the workshop for fixing the broken parts.

My plan is like this:
- I contact my father in law to borrow his office box car
- I contact my mechanic about my visitation

I must bring it on the Saturday, because my scooter take so long sitting on the garage. Now this is the right time. Yup, this is the most perfect time after my new book of journey is done.

But something horrible happen on the Friday, rain isn't stopping from Thursday until Friday, and that make the road become like a river. I only see water everywhere. How can I bring my scooter to the workshop for repair? What Should I do?

Right now, I can only wait and see for the flood withdraw. I contact my father in law again to cancel the car and changing my plan into another one. Yup, there is always plan B in my life.

I miss riding with my scooter again, but the street didn't support for a safety riding. I choose to stay with a bus for awhile, and I can not sleep tight until I can ride with my scooter again.

New book of journey

January 28th, 2007 is one of my biggest day. It is the new book of journey.

I closed the old book that full with memory. Memory that still inside my head. There are a lot of wonderful memory, I hope I don't forget it, what a pain if I forget it.

The Holy Matrimony was very great. I know that we don't prepare it very well for the church. Grandma is coming on church,  I know that her health is not very good, but she tried to come to see her best grandson got married.  Tears in my eyes and I cried on her knee. Thank you Father in Heaven for bring her on the Matrimony.

I am very enjoyfull on that day, I can met all of my best friend. They are coming from all over the places. I had a great time with them. But there is something that make me so sad, some of my best friend don't have a picture with us on the ceremony.

But overall, the celebration of love is run smoothly. I thank to Father in Heaven again for this. He is so wonderful, He heard and answer our prayer in the perfect time. Thank you Father.

For Soyuzno, thank you for the invitation design. I keep it one for you.
For Uma Yusuf, thank you for your support.

2007 Resolution

2007 is just begin. But there is so much memory in the past that I can not forget:
- Added new friend and of course best friend, that year I'm so excited that they are so good and nice to me. I can not mention it, because there are so many. Thank you all of you my Kymco friend.
- So much things to learned from what I've done in the job and from my friends.
- So much scooter experimental that takes my money a lot, but I'm so satisfied that it aim to the right path.
- Forcing my body until its limit that causing disaster.
- New Job.
- House for my future.

This Year of 2007, there are so many that I would like to reach

- New book of journey:

This year will be the first year in my whole life, that the book of journey will be written not only by me, but there will two ink scratch in the book. Can't wait 'til the day come.

- New Scooter Tecno GT 150

This year we want a bigger scooter to cruising the town. We had satisfied with this Green Free EX. But we think that we would like to buy another one that bigger than this. It seem that Techno GT 150 would meet our criteria, but with note that this scooter will launch in Indonesia.

- Building my house

I've buy a new house for my future plan. This year, this house must be reform into the new look. I have made the scratch in my mind about the design (interior and exterior), hope it would look great. I just draw it in the paper and give it to the contractor.

- March 17-18th, Yogyakarta Touring

In March, there will be Yogyakarta Touring. This time it will be very big, Yogyakarta will be full with Kymco. I don't know the agenda detail, but I can imagine that it will be great and so much fun. I must prepare Green as soon as possible so it would be ready when the day has come.

- Activating Jakarta-Yogyakarta Mediavisi

After discussing with my friend, we agree that Mediavisi will be active again after a long dormant. I contact my friend from Jakarta and Yogyakarta about their comment and they are so welcome about this.

I think this is the best resolution at 2007.

Merry Christmas 2006

December 24-25th, 2006, I've received a sms from all of my friend. They've send such a good words to me, it make my spirit get renew again after the accident. But on the other side, I'm so sad that I can not reply their messages, I don't have any pulse on my phone. I'm broke right now. All of my money is spend for my day on the next month. Even for the last week on December, I don't have enough money until the next wage. What should I do?

This time I can only pray to Father through His Son, that I hope some miracle in this Christmas. I pray for all of my friend, because this is the only thing that I can do. I can not give a beautiful word, because of my limitation.

This is for all of my friend: "If there is a love in your heart and your mind, you will feel like Christmas all the time. The joy of Christmas stay here inside us, feel each in every heart with love."

2nd Accident

Saturday, December 16th, 2006. Green EX got an accident again. Exactly before one of my biggest day in a whole life. It cession day between our family. First one is one day after the propose.

I think Father want to admonition me about a things. I keep thinking, what does He want from me. But I'm very grateful that He still love me. The proof is, I'm alright, just bruised on some parts of my leg. But Green is so bad, front parts is hardly damaged and broken.

But this is all my fault. I'm pushing my body too hard, that it can not hold up anymore. To few time to get rest and relax. Cause I must prepare all for the day on the next month. I think this is the peak time that Father want me to slow down and get back to Him. All of the preparation is almost done right now, 80% I think.

The lesson that I receive from this is, I must take more rest and calm down my mind and my heart. After the incident, I decided not to make my family and my heart to be sad because of my act. So from now on until next month I will take a bus. This is for goodness of my self and for them too. Thank for Your guidance Father, my Lord, my devotion.

New Gasoline Consumption

It takes four days to make a trip until I fill up my scooter tank again. The total trip is about 49km * 4 days = 196km

I buy Shell Super Extra for Rp.20.000,- and I get 3.74L.

Let's count my gasoline consumption:
    Consumption = 3.74L : 196km
                            = 1L : 52.406417112299465240641711229947km
                            = 1L : 52km
                            = 1 : 52

Hehe, my scooter is the most economical in gasoline consumption.

Meet at Kymco Mangga Dua

Saturday, October 7, 2006, I go to Kymco Mangga Dua to meet my friend cause he ask me to come there. It's a perfect time I think, well, may be not a very perfect either, because I have to pick my honey at the airport. And the opposite is I can meet my best friend.

After I arrive at Mangga Dua, I meet Tok, Opa Albert, Ryan and of course Stefanus the owner of Kymco Mangga Dua. Opa, Ryan and Stefanus has big conversation between them. So I walk to Tok and simply open some discussion about scooter in Indonesia.

I admired him, cause he also open mind like our. We talk so much thing about many brand of two wheels. We talk about the superior or weakness of it. I think we has some equal that both of us like to observe about development of two wheels.

He ask me so much thing about Kymco, I explain him about so many type that Kymco sell in Indonesia. He is very interested in Easy JR 100. Yes, JR is great I said, it power is about 8,6PS/7500RPM same like other brand that use 125cc. You can get 100cc engine that has power like 125cc, isn't that great?

He loved JR handling, riding position, baggage and odometer. Unfortunately JR use 10" on it wheels, so the ground clearance is so low. I said that JR based engine is not like Free series, JR has so much power on it engine. Even Free LX that has 111cc engine can be catch by JR. I don't know the secret on JR, because I don't have the opportunity to take apart on JR engine.

He loved Kymco steering that has so much low on vibration, he said that two wheels should be like this.

After a long discussion, we conclude that two wheels production in Indonesia is best at 95's and below, and after that there is some descent in quality.

He talk to me that he admired Kymco community in Indonesia, he said that this community is fast in cooling down after some hard debating. Welcome to our cummunity Tok.

Preparation to Bandung

October 05, 2006 I contact Ryan asking for help to book a hotel for me on Bandung. And he pleased to help me. He told me to wait a minute, and then he contact me again. He said "yes, I've book the hotel and make a reservation, And I paid the bill too". I talk to him, that I would substitute his money for the next wage.

Wow, I have such a great friend. He is the best friend I ever have, I am soo grateful about what he has done to me. I said in my heart that I must help him when he need me a favor next time. I must!

Now I must make some preparation for going to Bandung. First thing that I must do is make my body healtier, because my noose got some ache, feel not comfort alright. And of course make some plan to what we must do on Bandung.

I hate those Bike

Last day May 17, 2006 on 17:20pm I came out from my office. I turn my scooter out from the parking line. I really enjoy the street that day, because the street has less crowded than before. Than I try to give more speed on my scooter until 60kph. Wow , I really enjoy it riding with my scooter when the street is like this all the time, but this is rarely happen. So I just stick and enjoy it while I can.

But at the under the bridge that cross Rasuna Said, I stuck. FInally I have to slow down my scooter and walk slowly with other motorcycle.

Than the dissaster is happen. When I go along with other motorcycle, suddenly a motorcycle just hit my scooter so hard. I'm so angry because of this. And that make my scooter fender is broken. Why he can not just ride slowly like other motorcycle or hit the brake at the time before he hit my scooter. Feel like I'm gonna punch that man! But I can't...

'Cause I have to hurry to pick up my honey. So I just leave him and get my scooter out of the crowd. Now I have to prepare some money to buy a new fender.