7 Deadly Living Sins

1. Wealth without work
2. Pleasure without conscience
3. Knowledge without character
4. Commerce without morality
5. Science without humanity
6. Worship without sacrifice
7. Politics without principles

Non-activate Your Mailbox

Pernahkah Anda menghubungi no hp rekan Anda. Beberapa dering terdengar, dan tidak ada yang mengangkat maka langsung masuk ke fungsi voice mailbox? Apa yang biasa kita lakukan? Pada umumnya kita segera memencet tombol untuk menghentikan percakapan. Tapi terlambat, Anda sudah harus membayar untuk itu, sesuai dengan tarif penyedia layanan jasa telekomunikasi itu.

Karena itu, lebih baik matikan saja fungsi mailbox itu, karena pada umumnya kita juga tidak pernah menggunakannya. Caranya ? Saya kutip dari salah satu blog :

XL (bebas, jempol, xplor)
mengaktifkan: *818#
menonaktifkan: #818#
chek: *#818#

TELKOMSEL (simpati, halo)
mengaktifkan: *222#
menonaktifkan: #222#
chek: *#222#
sampai artikel ini ditulis kartu as belum ada layanan voice mailbox.
INDOSAT GSM (mentari, im3, matrix)
menonaktifkan: call customer service di 300 kemudian minta supaya voice mailboxnya dimatikan.

INDOSAT CDMA (starone)
mengaktifkan: *68122
menonaktifkan: *680
kurang lebih sebulan sebelum artikel ini ditulis, indosat menambahkan fitur voice mailbox tersebut pada star one.

TELKOM FLEXI
Pengalihan tanpa kondisi:
mengaktifkan: *51
menonaktifkan: *510
Pengalihan ketika sibuk/mati:
mengaktifkan: *52
menonaktifkan: *520
supaya perfek tak masuk mailbox, lakukan penonaktifan semuanya.

MOBILE-8 (fren)
idem dengan flexi

ESIA
mengaktifkan : *922
menonaktifkan : *100

3 (three)
mengaktifkan: *100#
menonaktifkan: #100#
(update 27/08/2007)

Yang lebih ribet itu urusan dengan telkom. 7 kali tidak diangkat otomatis masuk mailbox, dan bayar! Saya sudah menghubungi 147 untuk meminta pencabutan fitur ini, tetapi diharuskan langsung datang ke kantor mereka. Repot bener!

Tips on Filling your Vehicles

ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND TEMPERATURE IS STILL COLD. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground, the denser the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening.... your litre is not exactly a litre.
In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products play an important role. A 1degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

WHEN YOU'RE FILLING UP, DO NOT SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OF THE NOZZLE TO A FAST MODE. If you look, you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, Middle, and High.
In slow mode, you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created, while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS IS TO FILL UP WHEN YOUR TANK IS HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank, the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated, so that every litre is actually the exact amount.

ANOTHER REMINDER, IF THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, WHEN YOU STOP TO BUY, DO NOT FILL UP - most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope, this will help you get the maximum value for your money.