Mario Hadiwinata

You’ve probably read some of my rants on dealing with bad customer service in here, here and here. This post, i promise, would be different.

This is about a hosting company named : WebHost4Life. I’ve been their customers for years, they offer a windows based hosting and there is ‘nothing special’ during my 2 years with webhost4life. Everything run as expected, i can remote the database server - some of hosting companies banned this features *helloo… you are in internet business*, ssl implementation, frontpage support and the reliability reaching 99% if compared in 2 years range server uptime. They also offer the Sharepoint package, and run preety well.

Yes, you read it right. How does a coffee shop can ruin your day off ? Stay with me..

After rushing from our office in Kemayoran, I finally arrived to Pacific Place. Traffic was so bad due to demonstration happening on my way to Sudirman area. Dude, better save the gov budget for development / education instead of subsidizing the recent oil bubbles.. anyway..

As planned, I have 15minutes or so before my con-call with my peers in Sg start. First things first, I have to find internet connection so I can show our works live. So, there I saw the ‘Free Wifi’ Banner from Cafe Ohlala. Good offer, I don’t have to go to Starbucks in 5th level, save another 5 minutes, I just need the internet anyway.

Bill Gates is in the town.. Everyone is excited. My Ms Indo friends even more excited as they have a chance to meet him in person. Here are several ‘funny’ quote from my friends :

Triari Senawirawan just servived Bill G’s visit!! Yeey! 1 week vacation now!

Erwin Kurniawan has just spoke to the richest man in the world.

Adam Tal Benzion is organizing the universe. <- Smart, organize the man - organize the universe

Brata Rafly was hanging out with the richest man alive, next Microsoft CEO, and Vice of country owner in a country in VIP room!

Last week I went to Taman Anggrek, I decided to give a chance to any salesman who offer me a 15 minutes free-massage voucher on their massage chairs. I usually rejects the offer, but having a back-pain lately, I want give it a try. At the same time, there is an exhibition from one of the brand in main hall, let me keep the brand name for myself as this was a bad experience. It’s using a Japanese brand, but just found out lately for healthy-related product they are operates by Malaysian company.

Some hate him, but lot of us love him.. The old saying is true, you will never appreciate things before you lost it.

CNN put the headlines “Indonesia’s Ex-Dictators, Soeharto Dies”, while  ABCnews gently revise its headlines to “Former Indonesia Leader Dies” with a news description “Ex-president, often villified for his brutal rule, dies at 86.”

While foreign media perceive Soeharto as a fierce and lethal for political opponent, Soeharto start gain respects and admires from the country just after his death. Something that should happen in the last 10 years after his 32years dedication to the country.

(God’s answer : Because America needs him! :-))

Before the Iowa Caucus, I never read (or bothered) about the ongoing presidential election in US. All I know, ‘Ron Paul’ is quite popular - almost everyday ‘Ron Paul’ topics is listed in the front page of digg / reddit.

As in contrary, there is a lack of media support for Ron Paul. So, I assumed it must be a grass root voices that support RP in virtual world. But, after he placing the 5th in Iowa Caucus, I thought his supporter must be very busy digging his story resulting him just in the 5th rank. …and that draw my attention to get to know about Mr Obama…