Joko Widodo: The Untold Stories

A Real Simple or just an Act?

Many Western Mass Media such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Time, etc describe the new Indonesia President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as a very good person. He is very smart, clean, honest, and very simple. Is that true?

Well, let's see what Indonesian people, at least me as a Jakarta citizen talk the truth about Joko Widodo. I will quote news from Indonesian National Mass Media and also my experience as a Jakarta and Indonesia citizen. You could see the pictures here.

Joko Widodo (Jokowi) become president at October 20th 2014. At November 18th he raises Gasoline Price (Octane 88) from Rp 6500 to Rp 8500 per liter. 1 dollar = Rp 12,000. It means the gasoline price raise from US$ 0.54/liter to US$ 0.71/liter. Almost the same price with gasoline price on Gulf Coast USA which around US$ 0.72. But remember, minimum wage in Jakarta is Rp 2,400,000 per month ( US$ 200 per month) while in US around US$ 1,500 per month.

No wonder there are riots in Indonesia after Jokowi announced the raise of Gasoline and Diesel Price.

How to Remove MS Office Outlook is Synchronizing Folders Process

When you see the sign Microsoft Office Outlook is Synchronizing Folders Process at the right bottom of your screen, your computer will freeze and very slow. It happens when you use MS Outlook with Windows XP or other Windows operating system.
To remove the process, the solution is as follow:
1. Click Tool
2. Click Option
3. Click Other
4. Click Advanced Options

How to Embed Wikimapia Map to Your Website

How to Embed Wikimapia Map to Your Website
It's quite tricky.
First you have to go to:
http://wikimapia.org
Then find the place you want
Click "Login" in the top menu

Question Tags

A question tag is a declarative statement  is turned into a question by adding an interrogative fragment (the "tag"). For example, in the sentence "You're John, aren't you?", the statement "You're John" is turned into a question by the tag "aren't you". 

frequently used in spoken English when you want s.o. to agree or disagree. They can be an indicator of politeness, emphasis or irony. 

Form:

positive statement ->question tag negative - You are Tom, aren't you?

negative statement->question tag positive - He isn't Joe, is he?

How to Improve SEO and Increase Traffic to Your Blog

First of all, you have to make a good content/writings that will attract many readers to your site. Because if your writings are stink, then you can say goodbye to the world... :)

If you want to be on the first page of some key words you want, then the easiest way is make the keywords as your domain name and page title. Also write the keywords several times in the first paragraphs. Find the right key words for you.

For example, if you want to get the key words house for sale, then you could use domain name: houseforsale.com. And write several posts with title House For Sale. And write the key words in the first paragraphs.

China Surpasses US as World's No. 1 Economy?

According to IMF and World Bank data, China has surpassed the US in terms of GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP). In 2014 China reached $17.6 trillion or 16.48 percent of the world’s purchasing-power-adjusted GDP, while the US made slightly less, 16.28 percent or $17.4 trillion, the FT reported citing IMF data.

PPP is recognized as the best way to compare the size of economies rather than using volatile exchange rates, which rarely reflect the true cost of goods and services. Thus a trillion US dollars are worth a lot more in China than in the US.

Well, China can produce high tech products with a very cheap price. A laser pointer from US that cost US$ 25, in China only cost US$ 0.5. Many US companies such as Nike, Reebok, HP, etc. move their factory to China because of low operational cost there. They could produce products a lot cheaper in China.

The Usage of In, On, and At in Time and Location

The Usage of In, On, and At in Time and Location
IN (General - Bigger)
Time: Centuries, Decades, Years, Months, Weeks. E.g.: The 1800's, The 80's, 1970, July, 2 Weeks
Location: Country, City, Neighborhood. E.g.: England, London, Chinatown

ON (More Specific - Smaller)
Time: Days, Weekend. May 7th, 1964, My Birthday, Friday, The Weekend
Location: Streets, Avenues. Oxford Street, The Corner

Video Solar Cell Boat and Fan - 6 in 1 Educational Solar Kit

 Sollar Cell Boat. It is from 6 in 1 Educational Solar Kit.
It could be turned into a boat, fan,plane, car, etc Sollar Cell Fan from the same toy:

Old Time Selfies

In the old time selfies, beside a camera that is usually quite big, mirror play an important role. The camera is so big, but only could capture part of your face so you have to use a mirror. And they had to wait for days before they could see the photo printed by the photo printing services.
So you have to thank God because we could use smartphone and see the photo instantly in your camera.
Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna uses a mirror and a Kodak Brownie box camera to take a self-portrait on October 1914. (Wikimedia Commons)

List of US Presidents

List of US Presidents

Learn More About Each President

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18th Century

1. George Washington (1732–1799) [1789-1797]

2. John Adams (1735–1826) [1797-1801]