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Monday, April 28, 2008

Free wi-fi @ Surabaya

Tulisan ini sih terinspirasi baca punyanya Initial-J. Aku sih lumayan sering juga nyobain tempat-tempat yang punya fasilitas free wifi di Surabaya. Tapi, kadang aneh juga dipikir, kantor ku tuh dah free wifi, cuman kan aku ga tiap hari ngantor, sabtu-minggu off..... atau kalo pas liburan? Jadilah saya melanglang buana, mencari tempat-tempat wifi-an gratis di Surabaya.

Berikut beberapa tempat yang pernah menjadi saksi:
1. Sonnen Cafe (JS Plaza)
Aku sering banget, bahkan mas dan/atau mbak nya hapal, kalo aku langganan ke tempat ini. Bagi yang belum tau, JS Plasa itu sama aja dengan Sinar Jemursari. Yah, rumahku daerah Surabaya Selatan, jadi deket kesana. Free wifi mulai jam 9 pagi sampai jam 10 malam. Kecepatan download lumayanlah. Aku seringnya pesen Moccachino atau Capucino. Sinyal: OK. Colokan: ada, tapi kena charge 10 ribu per jam. Cuma berhubung ‘member’, biasanya kalo aku mengkonsumsi minim 50 ribu, free of charge, mau jam berapapun, dari jam berapapun sampe jam berapapun.

2. Sonnen Cafe (Sinar Bintoro)
Kalau disini, aku cuma nyoba beberapa kali. Aturan dan semuanya sama kayak di Sonnen Cafe yang di JS Plaza, cuma kalo di SinBin (Sinar Bintoro) ini 24 jam.

3. de Boliva (Gubeng)

Kecepatan download sekitar 10 Kilobytes/detik (data dari Initial-J.... soalnya aku ga pernah ngeliat dan inget). Keren sih kalo disini, sambil menikmati ice cream nya yang yummy...... Sinyal: OK.


Colokan: ada. Ga ada biaya kalo pake listrik. Jam buka jam 12.00 sampe 22.00 kalo sabtu lebih malam, cuman aku ga pernah pake kalo malam minggu.....buat yang lain lah....

4. Tomodachi Resto
Lokasi nya di Embong Ploso nomor 27 dengan sofa2 empuk dengan meja kayu warna coklat gelap yang elegan plus lampu hias yang cantik. Makanannya lumayan OK. Aku baru sekali aja wifi-an disini. Tapi seru juga. Koneksi cepet. Sinyak: OK. Colokan: ada. Ga bayar kalo pake listriknya.

5. De Java
Lokasinya di Jalan Barata Jaya (sebelahnya Hotel Narita). Pengalaman 3 x kesana, dengan kondisi yang berbeda-beda pula. Pertama kali kesana, free wi-fi, asal mengkonsumsi apa aja (ga ada minimum nya), yang kedua masih sama dengan pertama. Begitu yang ketiga, baru deh kena tambahan: jadi, wi-fi di de Java, baru bisa setelah memesan seharga 30 ribu, plus, nge-charge per jamnya kena 10 ribu. Koneksi lumayan, karena sepi.......

6. Lobby Lounge Novotel Hotel Surabaya
Kayaknya disini paling OK deh…. Pernah nyoba ama teman, agak malam-an sih, jadi bisa lama. Koneksi cepet banget, so far free.... tapi kayak nya (seharusnya) harus pesen minuman atau makanan. Tapi sinyalnya OK kok, colokan ada, free pula....

Ini sih, tempat-tempat yang pernah kukunjungi, kalau tempat lain belum nyoba.... termasuk di tempat-tempat yang sering temenku (Initial-J) sering kunjungi, belum kucoba. Ya, ini cuma referensi aja, kalo ada yang minat....monggo....


Monday, April 14, 2008

Romeo in Love




The Story of ROMEO & JULIET
Based on the play by William Shakespeare, as told by Bart Marks.





In the town of Verona lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded lad with an eye for the ladies. One day, Romeo was recounting for his friends his love for Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family. Romeo's friends chided him for his "love of love" but agreed to a plan to attend the feast of the Capulets', a costume party where Rosaline was expected to make an appearance. The disguises would provide Romeo and his friends a bit of sport and the opportunity to gaze undetected upon the fair Rosaline. Once there, however, Romeo's eyes fell upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more.


Asking around to learn the identity of Juliet, Romeo's voice is recognized by Tybalt, a member of the Capulet clan. Tybalt calls for his sword, but the elder Capulet intervenes, insisting that no blood be shed in his home. So Romeo is tolerated long enough to find an opportunity to speak to Juliet alone, still unaware of her identity.

He begs for an opportunity to kiss her hand. She relents. He presses his case, desiring her lips. She has no breath to stop him. Interrupted by the girl's nurse, Romeo learns the name of his heart's desire: Juliet Capulet.

The vision of Juliet now invades his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo returns late that night to the bedroom window of his love, hiding in the bushes below. There, he is surprised to find Juliet on the balcony, professing her love for him and wishing that he were not a Montague.

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name. . .
What's a Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet. .
Romeo appears from the bushes, ready to deny his name and profess his love. The two agree to meet at nine o-clock the next morning to be married.

Early the next morning, Romeo appears at the cell of Friar Lawrence begging the friar to marry him to Juliet. Friar Lawrence does not take Romeo seriously at first, but he is soon impressed with Romeo's sincerity. The Friar agrees to perform the ceremony, praying that the union might someday put an end to the feud between the two households. Still, he advises Romeo keep the marriage a secret for a time. Romeo and Juliet are married.

On the way home, Romeo chances upon his friend Mercutio arguing with Tybalt in the public square. Spying Romeo, Tybalt tries to taunt him into a fight. Romeo has no desire to harm the kinsman of his new wife. Mercutio is stunned and embarrassed by Romeo's soft words and draws his sword. Romeo tries to restrain his friend, but Tybalt thrusts his sword underneath Romeo's arm, stabbing Mercutio. Tybalt then flees with his friends. The wound is worse than at first suspected. "Ask for me tomorrow," says Mercutio, "and you shall find me a grave man." He dies.

Tybalt returns still cursing the unexpectedly reluctant Romeo. But Romeo is reluctant no longer, drawing his sword and slaying Tybalt. The moment Tybalt falls, Romeo realizes he has made a terrible mistake: "O, I am fortune's fool!"

Desperate, Romeo rushes to Friar Lawrence who advises him to travel to Mantua until things cool down. He promises to inform Juliet.

Juliet receives the news of Tybalt's death and Romeo's exile. She dares not mention her marriage to her father now. Then, she receives more bad news. Her father has decided it is time for her to marry. He has selected a suitor: Paris, a kinsman of Mercutio.

Juliet, too, rushes to Friar Lawrence for counsel. The good Friar launches an elaborate plot. Juliet should agree to marry Paris. She will then take a sleeping potion, which will simulate death for three days. Her body will be placed in a tomb while she is mourned, and the Friar will send word to Romeo. Romeo will arrive in time to rescue her. The celebration over her return to life will provide an opportunity to explain about the marriage and the circumstances surrounding Tybalt's death.

The plot proceeds according to plan, and the wedding preparations for Paris and Juliet give way to solemn funeral arrangements. But the Friar's letter to Romeo fails to reach him before he hears of Juliet's death. Romeo obtains a poison from an apothecary and travels to Verona.

Under the cover of darkness, he breaks into Juliet's tomb. They are alone for only a moment. Paris, who also had come to mourn Juliet, interrupts, and believing Romeo to be a grave robber, draws his sword. The two men fight, and Paris is killed. Dying, Paris asks that his body be placed next to Juliet's. Only now recognizing Paris, the guilt stricken Romeo obliges.

Then Romeo kisses the lips of his Juliet one last time.

Eyes, look your last.
Arms, take your last embrace.
And, lips, O you the doors of breath,
Seal with a righteous kiss
A dateless bargain to engrossing death

Romeo thanks the apothecary for his skill and drinks the poison.

The effects of the sleeping potion wear off, and Juliet awakens calling for Romeo. Finding him next to her, dead, with a cup in his hand, she guesses what has transpired. She tries to kiss the poison from his lips, but failing that, unsheathes his dagger and plunges it into her breast.

Friar Lawrence learns that Romeo has not received his letter and rushes to Juliet's tomb to rescue her. He discovers the tomb already open and finds the sad contents within. Soon the Friar is joined by the Night Watchman, who had been alerted to the disturbance. Then the families gather around the star-crossed lovers. The Friar's mournful account of their death shames the two families into ending their feud forever.

Source: www.love-story.com
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