Senin, 08 Februari 2010

Pergerakan Online Shop di Indonesia

Online shop semakin merajalela, itu fakta. Dulu mulai menjamur di Jakarta, kemudian dengan jasa tiki dan kurir lainnya, fashionista seluruh Indonesia mulai mengecap enaknya online shopping. Apalagi di daerah rural di mana fashion lucu-lucu dan modern susah dicari.

aku sendiri mulai gemar online shopping sejak setahun lalu. Mulai dari terkenalnya shop seperti Happineesh, Valere la Pena dan Kandang Sapi Buntal, lalu online shopping seperti spora yang menjamur ke mana-mana. Pokoknya, sekarang online shopping jadi satu ajang gaul sendiri.. sebuah wacana window shopping yang irit, murah dan cepat.

Sebetulnya online shopping sendiri udah dimulai dan udah banyak sejak tahun 1997-an di mana internet dan website di Indonesia baru mulai boom, mIRC boom, dan toko online mulai dibuka. Istilahnya generasi awal2 internet.

Waktu itu Indonesia termasuk salah satu negara yang diperhitungkan sekali, di mana2 ada direktori untuk negara Indonesia, dan toko2 online seperti Lippo, Gado-gado, Toko bunga, Indogift, hingga yang sekarang masih berjalan diantaranya Glodokshop, Weddingku, Bhinneka, dan tentunya Simplight, mulai berjalan dan mulai berkembang. Waktu itu bahkan Paypal sudah punya gateway untuk Indonesia, tapi sayangnya saat - saat itu juga saat di mana para hacker Indonesia merajalela. Banyak carding yg dilakukan dan dari segi sistem pengamanan juga masih kurang. Jadi ya kelanjutannya jelas, Indonesia dianggap sebagai salah satu negara yg tidak aman dan terlalu banyak hacker. :P Maka gateway pembayaran pun ditutup.

Tidak lama kemudian, dot com mengalami kejatuhan. Orang2 yang sebelumnya mengira internet adalah media yg powerful sehingga berinvestasi besar - besaran untuk internet, mengalami kerugian yang besar, juga termasuk mereka yg terkena penipuan oleh para hacker. FYI, waktu itu untuk membuat sebuah situs tidak mudah dan tidak murah karena baru sedikit orang yg bisa melakukannya dan belum tersedianya tools2 yg dibutuhkan seperti skrg. Biaya untuk pembuatan situs sendiri bisa mencapai puluhan hingga ratusan juta rupiah ataupun dollar. Tergantung dari kapasitas situs nya sendiri.

Kalau sekarang, semua serba gampang. Ya contohnya ada facebook, friendster, multiply, flickr, twiter dan lain - lainnya yg bisa digunakan sebagai media berjualan. Hanya saja memang ada perbedaan baik dari segi fungsi, keuntungan dan kerugiannya saat menggunakan situs2 komunitas seperti itu maupun situs biasa.

Tapi perlu diingat, saat kita membicarakan tentang toko atau bisnis online, ada dua jenis sebetulnya yang jadi acuan. Satu adalah bisnis yang sesungguhnya yang memang ditujukan untuk dijadikan sebuah usaha penuh, satu lagi bisnis sampingan yang hanya ditujukan sebagai home bisnis. Nah, cara approach dan sistematis dari kedua jenis skala bisnis ini juga berbeda. :) Jadi dari segi penjual juga harus memahami sisi ini.

Belanja online ada susah senangnya, memang. Aku sendiri sudah mengalami pahit manisnya belanja tanpa bisa menyentuh. Mata harus benar-benar jeli, tapi walau sudah jeli pun kadang masih missed, apalagi banyak foto yang bisa di-enhance dan dipercantik menggunakan Adobe.

Online shopping itu susah-susah gampang. Keenakannya tentu saja terletak di kecepatan bertransaksi, dengan setoran ATM atau online banking saja uang langsung terkirim tanpa fee yang tinggi *kadang bahkan free!* Lalu barang diantar tanpa kita harus repot ngantri, mencoba, dan keliling mall. Berhubung macet lumayan parah dan waktu terbatas. Kita juga mendapat akses untuk baju impor maupun lokal yang desain dan modelnya jarang tersedia di mal. Biasanya, baju online murah-murah, bahkan ada yang memasang harga di atas 30ribu (hati-hati, kualitas tidak selalu oke), sampai 300an ribu. Kita juga bisa menawar, bisa memilih lebih leluasa, bisa menjalin hubungan baik dengan penjual, dan belanja dengan beberapa klik mouse dan keyboard. Model baju juga cepat berganti sesuai trend dalam maupun luar negeri, misalnya akhir-akhir ini puluhan pilihan tersedia untuk sunnies, baju bermotif batik, dan tas kanvas. Semuanya berputar secepat trend membawa kita. Menyenangkan, kan?

Ah. Here comes the tricky part. Banyak banget kasus penipuan yang menggema di dunia online shop, ikut mencoreng beberapa seller yang jualannya menumpang di Multiply termasuk saya. Ada kasus penipuan tas branded yang ternyata palsu. Barang yang tak terkirim walau sudah dilunasi. Barang cacat dan tidak sesuai. Saya sering sekali menerima barang yang berkualitas buruk, apalagi karena saya tidak bisa mencoba sendiri barang yang saya beli atau memegang bahannya. Kecewa sudah pasti, tapi itu kan resiko.

Untuk baju dan sepatu yang biasa harus dicoba sendiri, kita harus ekstra hati-hati dengan ukuran. Banyak belanjaan yang akhirnya gak terpakai karena jatuhnya kurang pas di badan. Juga tas, kadang bahannya kurang bagus dan jahitannya gak rapi.

Makanya di Indonesia kini terbentuk Komunitas Online Shop . Alangkah baiknya kalau seller dan buyer ikutan join di sini untuk mengikuti perkembangan online shopping di Indonesia - mulai dari list seller dan buyer yang diblokir, daftar penipu di dunia maya, juga iklan-iklan barang terbaru dan tren yang bergerak.

Sebenarnya online shopping itu seru! Banyak sih yang kurang suka belanja online, tapi saya senang belanja yang cepat, efisien dan tidak makan banyak waktu, walau kadang-kadang ada juga yang mengecewakan :) Kalau kamu sendiri?

Senin, 18 Januari 2010

2PM To Concentrate On Solo Activities

2PM To Concentrate On Solo Activities

With Heartbeat promotions finally wrapping up this evening, it has been announced that 2PM will be taking a break as a group so taht individual members can pursue individual activities for a while.

JYP Entertainment expressed on January 17 that 2PM’s last activities for now would take place that day on Inkigayo. “The members are going to take time to rest and work in various solo activities,” a rep said.

It has been confirmed that Taecyeon and Wooyoung will continue as MCs on SBS Inkigayo, and Taecyeon will begin filming for his role on Family Outing Season 2 at the end of this month. Furthermore, Nichkhun will begin filming for The Shining Diploma next month. Junsu, Junho and Chansung will also have various solo activities of their own during this break period of sorts.

Sabtu, 16 Januari 2010

Lee Min-ho To Make Comeback In New Drama

Lee Min-ho To Make Comeback In New Drama

Korean actor Lee Min-ho is set to make a comeback to the small screen in April, according to television broadcaster MBC on Monday.

The actor has been cast for the lead role in a new MBC TV series, tentatively titled "Personal Taste", which is based on a novel of the same title by Korean writer Lee Se-in.

Lee will play the role of Jun Jin-ho, who pretends to be a gay man in order to become roommates with a woman who wants to live with a gay male friend.

An MBC drama executive explained that Lee's combination of "a sophisticated image and the appeal of a man" was perfect for the part and for fulfilling female viewers' fantasies. He also added that Lee's "gripping dramatic presence and his shameless acting" will be convincing for the viewers.

"I decided to do the drama as soon as I read the script", the actor was quoted as saying.

The 22-year-old actor, who debuted in 2005, rose to stardom after starring in the smash hit "Boys Over Flowers" last year. The drama co-starred Korean actress Koo Hye-sun and idol group member Kim Hyun-joong of SS501.

"Taste" is scheduled to air around April after "The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry" ends its run.

Kim So Eun’s New Drama

Kim So Eun’s New Drama

Rookie actress Kim So Eun has been cast as the main character in the KBS1 daily sitcom “A Good Day For The Wind To Blow” (pending official name). The drama will start at the end of February. She will portray the character Kwon Oh Bok.

“A Good Day For The Wind To Blow” is a much anticipated work from Lee Deok Geun PD and writer Lee Deok Je, who have worked together in “The Bizarre Bunch”. The story centers around Kwon Oh Bok, who was raised like an orphan but grew to be a cheerful girl who would not give up her dream to become an illustrator.

Kim So Eun will play opposite of Kang Ji Seob.

Kim So Eun recently received “Rookie of the Year” award from KBS for her roles in “Boys Over Flowers” and “The Man Who Can’t Get Married”.

“A Good Day For The Wind To Blow” will also feature actors Lee Hyun Jin, Kim Mi Sook, Jin Yi Han, etc. The poster shooting will occur on the 10th, and the filming will start soon.

BIG BANG Interview For Japan Daily Sport

BIG BANG Interview For Japan Daily Sport

Leader GD’s words of love (and criticism) to the other members?
"This is hard. Let’s see.. Daesung is a bit too mature for his age. It always feels like he’s looking after everyone. It would be nice if he acted more cute and dongsaeng-like. TOP hyung is a type of person who gets sick of things really easily. He has no persistence. If it’s something he likes he gets really into it but he also gets over it really quickly. It would be nice if he could maintain his feelings. I want Taeyang to fall in love, since he never has before. It’s an important experience for artists. It doesn’t have to be a girlfriend, maybe even just a friend. It would be nice if he got a girlfriend though. Seungri should get out more often. He needs to mature. (Seungri: What??! WHAAT??!) Me? I want to expand my outlook on life. I want to become a leader that the other members will trust and follow."

BigBang Profile - answered below by each member
1) Birthday (will not be answered below, already known)
2) Something they treasure
3) Something that surprised them in Japan
4) Japanese food they like
5) Japanese food they can’t/don’t eat
6) Favourite Japanese phrase/word
7) Favourite Japanese celebrity
8) What they do on their days off
9) Food they can cook well
10) Most attractive feature

D-LITE
2) My Almighty Bag
3) The driver’s seat is on the other side, so when I first came I was like “OMG NO ONE’S DRIVING!”
4) Curry
5) Umeboshi
6) KiraKira (sparkle sparkle)
7) Hirai Ken
8) I eat my food really slowly. And I stay at home all day.
9) Anything
10) My vigorous, happy spirit

"Cooking is my specialty. I can make kimchi jjigae really well. (laughs) The secret to my Daesung-style Kimchi Jjigae is instant noodle soup packets. It makes it taste really good. When we lived in Korea, I often made it for the other members. I’d also put in haricot beans sometimes. When I’m alone I don’t really cook much, but I do quite a lot when we’re all together.
My Almighty Bag? Everyone calls it that but..it’s kinda embarrassing. (bitter smile) It’s a bag that I carry around no matter where I go. It’s got bandaids and food and handwarmers and stuff… it’s got everything. (laughs) (“So that you can help your members when they’re in trouble?”) Yeah. (laughs)
Though I may be second youngest, I know I’m mentally one of the oldest. I consider myself an ‘adult’."

SOL
2) Pet dog, Boss (male Boston Terrier)
3) Japanese CD stores are so big
4) Curry, Ramen, Yakiniku
5) I like everything
6) Blank
7) Shimizushota Ai
8) Practises piano
9) Noodles
10) My singing voice

"I was really surprised when I first came to Japan because of how big the CD stores are! Everytime we came to Japan, I would go to a CD store and buy a new hip hop or R&B album. Though we don’t have the time to anymore. (bitter smile)
To tell the truth, we haven’t had this much free time in 3 years. There was always so much to do. But I think you have to do what you have to in life before you can start to enjoy it.
,Although the single “Fall In Love”, a collaboration with Thelma Aoyama, is due to be released on the 27th, my “Must-do List” for this year is to create more solo songs.
I’m planning to release a solo album.
The first thing on my “Want-to-do List” is going to Okinawa! I’ve always wanted to go there but I’ve never had the time. It has to be for a vacation though, not just for a concert or part of a tour. The ocean is really beautiful there so I want to go diving."

G-DRAGON
2) Friends
3) The villages are really clean
4) Crab
5) Nothing. I like everything
6) “Naruhodo” (indeed), “Koreomoshiroina~” (This is fun~) “Soodesune” (I see)
7) Nakashima Mika
8) I sleep for 24 hours
9) Dwenjang Jjigae
10) My kindness

“I have good pronunciation no matter what language I speak. Maybe it’s because my specialties are rapping and imitating others. Maybe that’s why people think I can fluently speak languages that I can’t, so at like interviews or press conferences people ask me to answer in more detail. It kinda spoils the mood sometimes. (laughs) My favourite Japanese phrases are “Naruhodo” and “Soodesune”. It’s shows you’re paying attention.
On my days off, I sleep no matter what. I’m always busy so I don’t get much time to sleep, so when I’m not busy I sleep for 24 hours! My record is 36 hours. (laughs) It’s a recent record. I didn’t even eat, just went to the toilet first and slept for 2 days.
Desires? I want a girlfriend! (determined smile)
(“Wouldn’t you be too busy to see her often?”) It’s ok. Just having one would be great.
(“You wouldn’t be able to sleep on your days off.” I don’t have to if I get a girlfriend. I don’t sleep on my days off, who told you that? (laughs) It’s ok though! I have my pet Gaho to cheer me up. (1 Year old Chinese Sharpei) In Korea, he’s more famous than I am. (laughs) I’ve had him since he was 8 months old but he grows so fast it’s scary sometimes! He’s already thiiis big! (spreads his arms) He’s at school at the moment though. Studying things like SIT! and TURN AROUND!"

TOP
2) My rings
3) They have so many products with anime characters
4) Sushi, raw fish
5) Umeboshi
6) Bacchishi!
7) BIGBANG
8) Making songs for my solo album
9) Cocktails
10) Blank

“The thing that surprised me the most was that they have so many varieties of BearBrick (bear-shaped block figurines). I like BearBricks so I collect them; one side of my room is completely buried with BearBricks. I have about a thousand. (laughs) Whenever I came to Japan, I would buy a bunch of new ones but since we don’t have time to shop anymore… My favourite Japanese phrase is “ikuradesuka” (how much is it?) – Since it’s the most important phrase to know. (laughs) I also like “bacchiridesu” and “bacchishi”. (I think they mean like, awesome)
Well it’s not really something I can ‘cook’ well, but sometimes when I drink with my friends I make cocktails. Like fruit cocktails for people who aren’t heavy drinkers.
Later this year I’m going to be the main character in a movie directed by Lee JaeHan, director of “A Moment To Remember”. It’s based on war, and co-stars include Kwon Sangwoo. (We’ve already started filming, but I’m trying to focus on this for a while.)
I want to show a different side to me that I haven’t been able to show as a part of BIGBANG."

V.I
2) Books
3) They sell meal tickets even for toppings!
4) Gyudon
5) Umeboshi
6) “Nantonaku” (No wonder) (It’s a new phrase I learnt recently) “Utsukushii” (beautiful)
7) Toda Erika (I wanna be friends with her hehe), Miyazaki Aoi
8) I watch movies or dramas
9) Kimchi Jjigae
10) My dancing

“When I first found out about them (meal tickets) I was sooo surprised! It’s amazing that they can even buy toppings with them!
I have to have egg with my gyudon. Always. I also order kimchi.
I’m learning Japanese through Japanese dramas or variety shows. So I only know how to speak conversationally. I watch stuff like “Boys Before Flowers” and “Nodame Cantabile”. I’ve recently started watching Sakurai Sho’s “The Quiz Show”. And I just watched “Conditions of a Witch” (from 1999) after listening to a song from it. Who sang it? (hums)
Ahhh, Utada Hikaru. She’s so famous.
My favourite Japanese actress would be Miyazaki Aoi.”

Member Analysation by the Members
1) The person who likes things to be clean the most: G-DRAGON
2) The person who creates mess the most: TOP
3) The person who cooks the best: D-LITE
4) The person who dresses up the most: TOP
5) The person who is hardest to wake up: G-DRAGON
6) If BIGBANG was a family, what roles would everyone have?
YB = Mum
GD = Dad
Seungri = Neighbour
TOP = Baby
Daesung = Eldest child

Horror Show ~horeosyo~ Ft Kang Ho Dong, W & Whale

[KHD] siberian yaseng sookut horangi
naneun noogool jabamukneun mabubsa
nideulae mameul salojabneun MC
MC mongiyeo youngwonhala~at

kamkamhan kamkamhan ibamae nollaekilla (nollaekilla)
amoodo moleugae bun gaeboda bbaleugae
akdongae moodaekilla bbunbbunhan deulakyoola
gubnaejimalgo welcome to the horror show

aehaeladiya nolanabolanda jichin bamilado
aehaeladiya nolabolanda mitgo
ddalawajyo
jichin younghoneul eoloogo dallaeneun
teukgeub horror show
sahwae eh bubdo gyoochikdo deunggeubdo
oneulbam mankeumeun pilyeo ubssuh

welcome to the haunted house ggamjjak nollal scream and shout
onmomi hwak soleumi jjwak eodoomeul balkyeojwuh halloween now

dr. mongkenstein, everybody come to life
modoo modoo ileona modoo modoo come to life

kamkamhan kamkamhan ibamae nollaekilla (nollaekilla)
amoodo moleugae bun gaeboda bbaleugae
akdongae moodaekilla bbunbbunhan
deulakyoola
gubnaejimalgo welcome to the horror show

kamkamhan (kamkamhan) kamkamhan bamae BEATneun ddadada ddabalchong sori
yuldooshi ddeng hamyun jombieyeo
moyeola
joomooneul geoleobwa (ahahaha) oogigi bbang bbang

bbaejijomma heundeuleobwa boyilak mallak time to rock
boleumdal ddeumyuneun neukdaelo
byunhaeyo (a~oo)
dooli to gyem nae Empire saranggwa inseng gamoli ggayeo
ileona higher eodoomae fire jooki anneun vampire

dr. mongkenstein, everybody come to life
modoo modoo ileona modoo modoo come to life

kamkamhan kamkamhan ibamae nollaekilla (nollaekilla)
amoodo moleugae bun gaeboda bbaleugae
akdongae moodaekilla bbunbbunhan
deulakyoola
gubnaejimalgo welcome to the horror show

yo. show me what you got. REMIX
a oleunjjok a wenjjok a gubnaeji malgo (siberian)
a oleunjjok a wenjjok a soleumi
ggichil (yaseng yaseng)
a oleunjjok a wenjjok a geudaedeulae motion (sukut horangi)
a oleunjjok a wenjjok a to my horror show (youngwon hara)

sesangae jichyeo beolil jeumeun nun gubnaeji malgo (gubnaeji malgo)
doonggeun bami bitnago taeyangi ddeulggeoya
taeyang dwileul ddalado nun doolyeowuh malgo (nun doolyeowuh malgo)
geudeulae seulpeumi bitnago taeyangi ddeulggeoya

you can't run
you can't hide
dracula is in the night
you can't hide
you can't run
another show's just begun

you can't run
you can't hide
dracula is in the night
you can't hide
you can't run
welcome to the horror show

Love You Till Death feat. Lena Park

juk do rog geu dae reur juk do rog
juk do rog geu dae reur juk do rok
juk do rog geu dae reur juk do rog
juk do rog juk do rok
geu daer bol su rog haeng bok hae us eo jwo
Make me smile baby
Don′t let′s me cry
sa rang e ppa jin nae nun eur bwa
nun i a nin ga seum i mar eur ha janh a
geu daer bo myeo ut janh a
sa rang e mwo ga pir yo hae
tto mwor ba ra myeon ba ral su rog a peul geor
till the end I`ll be you`r man
ni ga won ha deon na ya yes I am
oe ro um e ga kkeum mi chir ttae
u ri bae ga ga ra ant go iss eur ttae
neo neun nae ge yu il han gu myeong jo kki
na reur bi chwo jwo o na ui bul bic
bring bring bring it together
gi eok hae bic na neun sa rang eur ju get deon
bring bring bring it together
geu dae reur juk do rog sa rang hae ju
nae sim jang e bur eur but yeo jwo
tteu geo un bur e tto ba ram eur bur eo jwo
su baeg beon go baek hae nae wi dae han sa rang a
Let`s keep it hot i gotta keep it hot
neor bol su rog haeng bok hae us eo jwo
MAKE ME SMILE BABY
DON′T LET′S ME CRY
sa rang e ppa jin nae nun eur bwa
nun i a nin ga seum i mar eur ha janh a
geu daer bo myeo ut janh a
ga man hi iss eo do si gan eun heu reu go
i si gan i heu reu myeon seo jug eum e mat dae go
pyeong saeng eur sa rang i ran du geul ja man sseu da ga
sim jang eun neo mu dalh a sa rang eur mos neu kkyeo
nae sa rang eun pu reun de ji gu neun sseog eo ga
yeong won hi nun eu ro sa rang eur ba ra bwa
il cha won jeog in in gan deur ui se sang
sa rang eur mol la geu ge u ri ne ja hwa sang
pyeong saeng eur nam ui ir i na geo deul da
ir i ran jok swae e on mom eun meong deul da
naeng jeong han ga seum eun sa ram deur oe myeon e
sseog eo ga jjit gyeo ga nae ju wi sa ram deul kka ji tteo na ga
ma eum i ga nan han ja deur eun
sa rang i ran meo na meon na ra ui sin gi ru
ma eum i ga nan han ja deur eun
sa rang i ran meo na meon na ra ui sin gi ru
neon yeong won han syu peo seu ta kkwag an a jwo
hold me tight
bu jok han na ttaem e nal gae ga kkeokk in
ha neur e seo nae ryeo on na ui cheon sa
neon yeong won han syu peo seu ta
nae sa rang eun eon je na bul ta
geo chin bi ba ram meok gu reum e ga ryeo do
i se sang e geu dae ga je ir bic na
neon yeong won han syu peo seu ta kkwag an a jwo
hold me tight
bu jok han na ttaem e nal gae ga kkeokk in
ha neur e seo nae ryeo on na ui cheon sa
neon yeong won han na ui cheon sa