Selain kita mempresentasikan hasil
rancanangan kita melalui gambar alangkah lebih baiknya dilengkapi dengan
sebuah bentuk 3d apakah itu berupa bentuk 3D komputer atau pun sebuah
maket. ada beberapa asesoris maket yang sangat penting contohnya model
orang, pohon, mobil, tiang listrik,dll. selain berfungsi sebagai
pelengkap/ mempercantik tampilan maket kita, asesoris tersebut dapat
menjadi tolak ukur perbandingan ukuran antara hasil maket dah kenyataan
sebenarnya. Di post SIXBON ini, saya akan membagi pengalaman saya
bagaimana cara membuat pohon-pohonan dan rumput-rumputan dengan cara
yang mudah dan cepat.
Saya
mempelajari dasar2nya dari pramuka, kemudian saya sering
mengembangkannya hingga mendapatkan cara yang mudah dan cepat. ini hasil
maket pertama saya.Bagian rumputnya terlihat seperti terkelupas, itu dikarenakan dibuat secara terburu-buru.
Cara mudah membuat rumput:
Siapkan
bahan2 seperti serbuk gergaji (bahan utama), lem fox, pilox warna
rumput. siapkan pula alat-alatnya seperti kertas hvs/kertas gambar dan
gelas tanpa kuping.
Siapkan kertas dengan ukuran yang diinginkan untuk dijadikan rumput
beri lem fox secara merata di atas kertas tersebut
Taburkan serbuk gergaji yang sudah diayak ambil yang halus, taburkan agak banyak tidak apa-apa
Biarkan
sebentar skitar 3 menit, lalu gilas-gilas dengan gelas, lalu biarkan
sejenak sekitar 10-15 mnt agar lem menempel dengan baik,bila belum
kering akan seperti maket saya yang diatas
Lalu semprotkan pilox dengan jarak agak jauh. lalu keringkan.
Gambar diatas adalah semak-semak hasil percobaan saya. Bila
saya menggunakan serbuk gergaji yang halus sebagai rumput, sedangkan
untuk serbuk gergaji yang kasar sayapergunakan untuk semak-semak ini.
caranya pun mudah, tinggal ambil segumpal kecil lem fox dan bungkus
dengan mempergunakan serbuk gergaji yang kasarnya. Diamkan sebentar,
semprot dengan pilox hijau, lalu beri cat warna merah dimisalkan sebagai
bunga-bunga.
Pohon
semacam ini cukup mudah untuk dibuat, siapkan kabel serabut (panjang
sesuai skala tinggi pohon), pilin kabel hingga setengah panjang kabel,
sisa kabel yg tidak di pilin dikembangkan seperti ranting2 pohon,
kemudian ambil sabut-sabut hijau dr spon cuci piring, cabut terus
sembari di letakan di ranting kabel hingga penuh menyerupai pohon. Dan
sebagai catetan tidak perlu menggunakan lem pada cara membuat pohon
seperti ini.
Untuk
pohon seperti ini waktu pengerjaan agak sedikit lebih lama. Bila
sebelumnya saya menggunakan spon cuci piring pada bagian hijau nya, kali
ini menggunakan bagian kuning nya, parut spon kuning menggunakan
parutan kelapa dan letakan pada suatu wadah semacam piring. Potong
kabel sesuai panjang skala pohon yang diinginkan (sama seperti cara
diatas), lumuri lem adhesive ex.uhu dll di bagian-bagian ranting pohon,
guling-gulingkan kabel yang sudah dilumuri lem dengan hasil parutan
spons kuning, lalu diamkan. Setelah
beberapa menit,,semprot dengan pilox clear(warna bening) agar semua
bagian spon bisa menempel, sekitar 3 mnt semprot dengan pilox hijau
secara merata. Demikian beberapa tips cara saya membuat pohon dalam keadaan terdesak. SALAM PRAMUKA ۞Peta Harta۞
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Dalam dunia investasi, tak ada batasan pengetahuan yang dapat
dipelajari seseorang untuk membantu dirinya agar menjadi investor yang
lebih baik. Dalam kondisi pasar keuangan yang berevolusi secara konstan,
investor baru mungkin akan langsung kabur jika harus segera mempelajari
berbagai pengetahuan investasi dalam tempo singkat.
Untunglah,
ada beberapa prinsip-prinsip berinvestasi yang tak pernah berubah. Apa
yang digunakan oleh para investor legenda, seperti Benjamin Graham,
Peter Lynch dan Warren Buffett di masa lalu, masih bisa kita gunakan
pada saat ini.
Jika Anda investor baru, ada 6 terminologi investasi yang dapat membantu berinvestasi.
1. Price-To-Earnings Ratio
Paling
pertama yang paling diperhatikan oleh banyaki investor adalah
Price-To-Earnings ratio, atau lebih dikenal dengan P/E ratio. P/E ratio
mengacu pada seberapa banyak yang Anda bayar untuk membeli saham dari
setiap $1 yang dapat dihasilkan. Misalnya, P/E ratio sebesar 10 kali,
berarti investor perlu membayar sebesar $10 untuk setiap $1 yang
dihasilkan perusahaan.
P/E ratio cukup penting karena membantu
untuk mengukur seberapa mahal atau murahnya suatu perusahaan jika
dibandingkan dengan perusahaan lain di sektor yang sama.
Contoh,
berdasarkan harga ketika tulisan ini dibuat, P/E ratio tiga perusahaan
telekomunikasi di Singapura berkisar 13,2 hingga 15,9. M1 mempunyai P/E
rasio terendah sebesar 13,2, dan SingTel tertinggi sebesar 15,9. Itu
berarti investor membayar sekitar $2,70 lebih mahal untuk saham SingTel
jika dibandingkan dengan saham M1 untuk setiap dolar yang dihasilkan.
Semakin
rendah P/E rasio, semakin murah biaya untuk memiliki saham itu. Pada
saat yang sama, perlu untuk mempertanyakan mengapa saham-saham tersebut
bisa lebih murah dibanding kelompoknya dalam industri. Apakah perusahaan
yang mengambil lebih banyak utang untuk menghasilkan pendapatan,
membuatnya menjadi lebih berisiko? Atau mungkin perusahaan pada akhir
tahun menghasilkan keuntungan yang tinggi, menyebabkan P/E yang sangat
rendah yang pada akhirnya akan kembali meningkat pada tahun-tahun
sesudahnya. Semua pertanyaan itu, bahkan investor baru, perlu
mempertanyakannya.
2. Price-To-Book Ratio
P/E
ratio mempunyai keterbatasan karena hanya dapat digunakan untuk
perusahaan yang menghasilkan keuntungan. Pada saat bersamaan, hanya
karena perusahaan tidak memnghasilkan keuntungan pada selama satu tahun,
bukan berarti tiba-tiba menjadi tidak berharga. Aset yang dimiliki
perusahaan dalam neracanya, mempunyai nilai yang nyata (tangible).
Price-To-Book
ratio, juga dikenal dengan P/B ratio, digunakan untuk mengukur nilai
pasar (misal, harga saham) perusahaan terhadap nilai bukunya (misal,
aset yang dimiliki minus kewajiban). P/B ratio 1, berarti nilai pasar
perusahaan tersebut sama dengan nilai bukunya.
P/B ratio yang
lebih besar dari 1, berarti nilai pasar perusahaan tersebut lebih besar
dari nilai bukunya. Misalnya, perusahaan bisa bernilai $200 juta
meskipun asetnya hanya bernilai $100 juta. P/B ratio kurang dari 1,
berarti nilai pasar perusahaan lebih rendah ketimbang nilai bukunya.
Misalnya, nilai pasar perusahaan mungkin $100 juta meskipun nilai buku
asetnya mencapai $150.
Berdasarkan riset yang dilakukan terhadap
perusahaan real estate, adalah lumrah untuk mendapatkan perusahaan yang
mempunyai P/B ratio kurang dari 1. Ini terjadi karena perusahaan real
estate cenderung sedikit menahan aset dalam bukunya dalam bentuk
properti yang mereka miliki dan belum akan dijual.
Salah satu
cara untuk memhami perbedaan antara P/E dan P/B ratio adalah dengan
menganggap P/E ratio sebagai gaji dari perusahaan dan P/B ratio sebagai
properti yang dimiliki. Beberapa orang mungkin mempunyai gaji tinggi
tapi hanya sedikit aset. Orang lain mungkin mempunyai banyak aset tapi
hanya sedikit penghasilan.
3. Dividend Yields
Jika
sasaran untuk berinvestasi adalah menikmati pendapatan pasif, maka
mengetahui saham-[saham mana saja yang secara teratur memberi dividen
kepada pemilik saham akan menjadi penting. Dividen mengacu pada sejumlah
dana yang dibayar secara teratur dari perusahaan kepada pemilik saham
berdasarkan keuntungan atau cadangan.
Penting untuk dicatat bahwa
tidak semua perusahaan membayarkan dividen. Ada sejumlah perusahaan
yang tidak mempunyai kebiasaan membayarkan dividen meskipun bisnisnya
menai hasil yang bagus. Salh satunya adalah Google, yang lebih suka
menahan semua keuntungannya di perusahaan untuk menjamin pertumbuhan di
masa mendatang.
Aspek lain yang perlu dicatat adalah apakah
perusahaan itu mempunyai kebijakan tertntu tentang dividen, atau
mempunyai catatan membagikan dividen secara konsisten. Konyol jika
investor berinvestasi di sebuah perusahaan yang membagikan dividen
tertinggi tanpa mempertimbangkan kemampuan perusahaan untuk
mempertahankan keberlanjutan pembayaran dividen yang tinggi.
Perusahaan
telekomunikasi cenderung akan memberikan pembayaran dividen yang stabil
kepada pemilik saham karena aliran dananya yang stabil. Data
menunjukkan, di tiga perusahaan telekomunikasi Singapura pembayaran
dividen berkisar 4,5% hingga 6% per tahun.
4. Volume Weighted Average Price
Ketika
ingin membeli saham, hal pertama yang biasanya terpikirkan adalah
berapa banyak biaya saham pada saat ini. Meskipun pemikiran itu tidak
salah, namun tidak selalu menjadi cara yang paling efektif untuk melihat
pada harga saham tersebut, terutama jika maksud Anda adalah
berinvestasi saham selama periode tertentu, bukan menaruh semua uang
Anda dalam satu kesempatan.
Selama invetasi saham dilakukan
secara bertahap dari waktu ke waktu, maka akan lebih masuk akal untuk
melihat volume harga rata-rata (Volume Weighted Average Price), daripada
medasarkannya pada harga saham pada satu hari. Volume harga rata-rata
memperhitungkan nilai total sham yang telah ditransaksikan selama
periode tertentu (misal, 6 bulan) dibagi dengan total volume yang
diperdagangkan. Perhitungan ini akan memberi gambaran yang lebih baik
tentang berapa harga saham selama priode silam.
Misalnya, harga
saham mungkin sebesar $1 pada hari ini, tapi mungkin mempunyai volume
harga rata-rata $0,95 selama 3 bulan terakhir. Bisa saja, harga yang
dibayarkan untuk saham itu mendekati $0,95, dan bukan $1 biaya hari ini.
Logika
yang sama diterapkan ketika menjual saham. Kendati maksud Anda adalah
menjual semua saham Anda dalam sehari, akan lebih akurat untuk melihat
volume harga rata saham selama periode tertentu.
5. Market Capitalisation
Market
Capitalisation atau kapitalisasi pasar adalah terminologi yang
digunakan untuk menggambarkan nilai total dari suatu perusahaan. Secara
sederhana, terminologi ini mengungkapkan seberapa besar nilai sebuah
perusahaan secara total berdasarkan harga sahamnya saat ini.
Untuk
menghitung kapitalisasi pasar, cukup dengan mengalikan harga saham
dengan jumlah saham yang terlah diterbitkan perusahaan. Misal, DBS sudah
menerbitkan 2,5 juta saham. Jika harga saham ketika tulisan ini dibuat
sebesar $15,68, maka kapitalisasi pasar DBS sekitar $39,2 miliar.
Pada
umunya, kebanyakan orang lebih suka berinvestasi di perusahaan yang
mempunyai kapitalisasi besar lebih tinggi. Hal itu lantaran perusahaan
dengan kapitalisasi pasar yang lebih tinggi akan cenderung mempunyai
likuiditas yang juga lebih tinggi. Sejulah lembaga investasi bahkan
mempunyai mandat investasi yang hanya memperkenankan manajer investasi
untuk berinvestasi di perusahaan dengan kapitalisasi pasar bernilai
minimum tertentu.
6. Beta
Beta
adalah ukuran volatilitas sebuah saham dibandingkan dengan volatilitas
pasar secara keseluruhan. Nilai beta yang kurang dari 1, berarti
volatilitas saham tersebut lebih kecil dibanding keseluruhan pasar.
Misal,
saham dengan beta 1,1 cendrung mempunyai volatilitas 10% lebih besar
dibanding pasar. Investor yang tidak terlalu suka mengambil risiko
kemungkinan besar akan memilih saham dengan beta yang rendah.
Kapanpun
pembelian saham itu dilakukan, sangat baik untuk mengetahui angka beta
dari saham tersebut, terutama jika Anda terbilang baru berinvestasi.
Beta akan memberi gambaran seberapa besar volatilitas sebuah saham,
dibandingkan dengan keseluruhan pasar.
Menggunakan Data Saham Untuk Memilih Perusahaan
Jika Anda terbilang baru dalam berinvestasi, sejumlah situs (termasuk situs ini) menyediakan fasilitas stock-screening yang
siap digunakan untuk mulai menyeleksi saham-saham yang memenuhi
kriteria Anda. Anda bisa membandingkan berbagai tipe saham yang Anda
inginkan dari sejumlah saham yang telah Anda seleksi.
Dear friend,
I love traveling. Traveling has helped me open my eyes and my
perspective to the world. Traveling has helped me make tons of new
friends all around the globe, better understand other cultures, and to
also give me a chance to reflect on my personal values. If I started
traveling all over again, these are the tips I would give myself.
Disclaimer
First of all, there is no “right” or “wrong” way to travel. Everyone will need to discover what works for themselves.
All advice is autobiographical. Many of these travel tips are
counter-intuitive— that took me years of traveling (around a decade)
before I could figure it out.
Furthermore, I am constantly learning and evolving in terms of how I approach my travel philosophy.
So just take these list of tips as a source of inspiration, and to spark your own thinking.
Table of contents
When in doubt, leave it at home
Don’t bring more than one camera and one lens
Why are you traveling?
Always optimize for lightness
Don’t complain
Don’t expect any epiphanies
Don’t expect to make any good photos
Photograph like a local
Don’t always be shooting
Meet with local photographers
Learn a few basic phrases
Spend less time on technology
Either have really cheap meals, or very expensive meals
You will only remember the high-points and the end of a trip
Try to make yourself uncomfortable
How to overcome jetlag
Don’t be a tourist
Don’t plan further than a day ahead
Shop at a local grocery store
Travel locally before internationally
Stick to one backpack
Who you travel with is more important than where you travel to
Where are good places to shoot?
“Will I look at this photo again?”
Know when not to make a photograph
1. When in doubt, leave it at home
My biggest problem in traveling is carrying too much stuff. All of
this stems from the question, “What if?” It is a sense of fear that
makes us over-pack.
One thing I didn’t realize before I started to travel was this: Almost everything you can buy at home, you can buy abroad.
If you are looking at something you’re not sure whether to bring or not, leave it at home.
2. Don’t bring more than one camera and one lens
One of my dreams when I was in college was to backpack through
Europe. Through the help of Cindy, I was able to make that trip happen. I
took out a $5,000 loan from my school, booked my flights, hostels, and
planned my itinerary for Europe:
Fly into Paris
5 days in Paris
2 days in Rome
2 days in Florence
2 days in Venice
4 days in Prague
5 days in London
Fly out of London
For the trip, I brought a Canon 5D (original), a 35mm f/2 lens, and 24mm f/2.8 lens.
I made a few photos I was happy with in my trip, but my biggest
regret was bringing such a big, heavy, bulky camera, and more than 1
lens.
99% of my photos were shot on the 35mm f/2 lens, and I barely touched
my 24mm f/2.8 lens (shot a few wide-angle shots inside cathedrals, but
that is pretty much it — and I ended up never looking at the photos
again).
The advice I would give myself is to pack the smallest, lightest,
most compact camera possible — and to only stick with one lens.
The beauty of traveling with one camera, one lens (preferably with a
camera that is small, compact, and lightweight) is that you will enjoy
your travels more. Traveling can be exhausting, and the more gear you
have with you, the more weight you have, the more miserable you will be.
As a traveling photographer, you want to be as light as possible. The
lighter your gear, your backpack, and your equipment— the further you
can walk, with less fatigue, which will help you have more energy to
actually make photos in the first place.
3. Why are you traveling?
One of the other questions you should ask yourself before traveling is this: “Why do I want to travel?”
For me, I wanted to make beautiful photographs. I was going to school
at UCLA at the time, and I was bored with LA. I thought that
backpacking through Europe would help me finally make the beautiful
photographs I wanted.
However after my trip, I was massively disappointed. I took a few
photos I was happy with, but honestly — I didn’t make the National
Geographic-esque photos I wanted. I realized that most of the photos I
shot in LA were actually more interesting than the photos I shot in
Europe. Most of the photos I shot while traveling were touristy photos —
photos I could easily find on Google Images or online.
As a photographer, I feel like your reason for traveling shouldn’t be
to make nice photos. Rather, think of traveling a way to see and
explore new cultures, meet new people, and step outside of your comfort
zone.
Photography should be a second priority.
4. Always optimize for lightness
When I first started traveling, I brought far too many things. I
brought extra shoes, extra pants, extra shirts, extra socks, underwear,
extra hard drives, extra lenses, extra equipment, extra batteries, and
all these extra things which were unnecessary.
At the moment, here is my current list of things to travel with:
Backpack
Camera
Laptop
Smartphone
2 pairs of clothes (all quick-dry, made out of polyester, includes my shirt, boxers, socks)
1 pair of pants
1 pair of shoes
I’ve almost made a game out of it — I wonder to myself, “How little can I travel with?”
The lighter I travel, the more fun I have while traveling. I have
also found that whatever I have thought is “essential” — really isn’t.
Actually one of the points of traveling should to be a little uncomfortable. Don’t optimize for comfort.
Traveling should help rattle our bones a little. To realize that all
these materialistic things we have back home isn’t necessary.
Traveling has also helped me realize that having more stuff is a
burden. And this is a philosophy we can all apply to every aspect of our
lives.
When we travel we can’t take our car with us, our house, our
thousands of possessions, etc. Traveling helps humble us, and realize
how little we actually need to be happy.
5. Don’t complain
When you travel, things will always be different. They will never be the same as they are back home.
It is easy to travel for the first time and just complain how
everything is so different, and how other people are so “backwards.”
However reality is all about your perspective. If you find something
negative that you don’t like to complain about — you will make yourself
more miserable.
Rather, my suggestion is this: don’t complain. At all. Not even a little bit.
What I have discovered while traveling is that every culture is different. No culture is “better” or “worse.”
In Vietnam, they run on “rubber-band time” (most people are around
10-30 minutes late for appointments). In Japan, you can set your watch
based on the time-table of the train schedule. Who is right? Who is
wrong? Nobody. It is just different.
So don’t expect things to be as you like them back home. If anything,
embrace how different things are. This gives you an opportunity to step
outside of your comfort zone, and realize that other people operate
differently in the world.
It has also helped me realize that cultural differences are all
socially-constructed. The social “rules” that we have back home are
often arbitrary, and only specific to us.
Throw away all the social rules, start from a blank slate, and be
grateful for all the differences you encounter while you travel. After
all, isn’t that the point of traveling?
6. Don’t expect any epiphanies
Before I traveled, I was quite unhappy with my life. I didn’t really
like where I lived, I felt like my photography was being limited by my
geographical location, and I felt that happiness and beauty was located
somewhere else— somewhere possibly in Europe.
But after traveling through Europe for around a month, I realized—
things in Europe were much more similar to back home than I expected.
While the place and people were a bit different, they were much more
similar than dissimilar.
I came back home without any big “aha” moments or epiphanies. Rather,
I realized how simple the world was. None of my dissatisfaction from
back home was cured through traveling. Only through studying tons of
Zen/Stoic/Taoist philosophy — I was able to find more happiness and
tranquility in my life.
If you travel and expect to find some sort of “enlightenment” — you
will be massively disappointed. Because when you travel, you are just
changing your environment. You can never escape yourself and your own
mindset.
Happiness comes from within— from our perspective of the world. We
can easily find happiness by finding gratitude in the small things in
life.
And I feel that is what photography is all about — finding gratitude
in the small beauties of life. The beauty of an old couple holding
hands. The simple joy of having a cup of coffee at a cafe. The simple
chatter of people on the streets, a nice sunset, or meeting interesting
people.
So when you’re traveling — do it as a way to explore the world, see
how the rest of the world works, and runs. Use your time traveling to
introspect. But don’t expect any epiphanies or miracles.
7. Don’t expect to make any good photos
Before I started to travel, I day-dreamed how I would be able to make
all these incredible photographs. I imagined taking these epic photos
in Paris, in the quaint alley-ways, and these gorgeous photos of the
architecture there.
Honestly, I probably only made 2 good photos through my entire month of traveling.
The problem of traveling internationally (especially in foreign
countries) is that we have pre-conceived notions of what “beauty” is. We
have these images of Steve McCurry and National Geographic in our
heads. We imagine “exotic” countries as still be “untouched” by
civilization — where people live in harmony, in simple lives. But
honestly, the rest of the world has movie theaters, iPhones, Starbucks,
and other modern conveniences. Don’t expect to make good photographs,
that will blow your mind.
8. Photograph like a local
My suggestion instead is to try to approach photographing while you’re traveling like a local.
For example, I’m currently here in Hanoi, Vietnam. Before I came
here, I imagined people just in rice-patty hats, bicycles, and all the
other touristy concepts. I knew I didn’t want to make those types of
photographs — so I started to explore and see what other Hanoi-based
photographers were shooting.
I came across the work of Chu Viet Ha — who made non-cliche street
photographs of Hanoi. He photographed it like it were just any other
place in the world, not focused on visual cliches like rice-patty hats
or bicycles.
So whenever I travel now — I ask myself, “How would a local
photograph this place?” I try to avoid what I conceive might be a visual
cliche in a place. I try to see the place I am traveling to from the
perspective of someone who has lived there for a long time.
This is a good strategy to help you make more interesting images.
9. Don’t always be shooting
Another common mistake I made when I first started traveling was to
take as many photos as humanly possible. I walked around for 12 hours a
day, only trying to make good photographs.
This made me miserable. Rather than enjoying a leisurely pace for my
travels, I was frantic. Knowing that I only had 2 days in a place, I
wanted to make photos that I hoped would get tons of “likes” on social
media.
Know how to enjoy your travels by not always shooting. Rather, take breaks. Step inside a coffee shop, read a book, and converse with the locals.
Think of yourself as a non-hurried “flaneur” — someone who walks at a
slow pace, without a pre-determined destination. Wander, slowly, and
enjoy the sights along the way.
The irony is that the less pressure I put on myself to make interesting photos while I travel, the better photos I make.
Whenever I put pressure on myself to make good photos while traveling, I never make them.
Enjoy the process of traveling, not just the photo-taking part of it.
10. Meet with local photographers
Through my years of traveling, I never remember the local sights, the
landmarks, or even taking photos. I remember the local people I meet.
And many of these people I have made through traveling, I still keep in
touch with.
My practical suggestion when you’re traveling somewhere: contact a
local photographer, and see if they want to meet up for a cup of coffee
and shoot.
Most photographers in their own cities are quite lonely. And most
photographers love to show off their own city. So contact another
photographer by finding them on Google, or on social media. Send them a
message, and compliment them on their work.
The great thing about spending time with local photographers is that
they will show you places “off the beaten path” — instead of just going
to the local touristy landmarks.
Furthermore, my favorite part of meeting local photographers (or
people) is to “eat where the locals eat.” While there is no such thing
as an “authentic” experience while you’re traveling— there are certainly
less-touristy places you can enjoy. The food is often cheaper, more
delicious, and it feels more comfortable. Avoid Tripadvisor for food
recommendations— always try to ask the locals for their recommendations.
11. Learn a few basic phrases
Sometimes when we’re traveling, we want to pick up some new phrases
in French, Mandarin, or Arabic— but we’re nervous of making a fool out
of ourselves.
However when you’re traveling, try to learn a few basic phrases. Trust me, locals will love the fact that you’re trying to learn their local language, rather than insult you.
Always some phrases which are handy to learn:
How are you doing?
Where is the bathroom?
This tastes so delicious!
Can I have a cup of (coffee, tea, water) please?
Can I have a (beer, wine, shot of vodka) please?
What do you like to do here for fun?
Thank you!
Hello/goodbye
You look so beautiful/handsome!
Try to master the basic small-talk topics. Honestly with 10-15
phrases, you can probably cover 90% of conversations you will have with
strangers.
Another important phrase to learn in a local language: “How do I say
[x] in [local language]”? This will help you quickly pick up words. Or
you can also learn by pointing and asking, “What is that?” And learn the
local language how a child would learn it.
12. Spend less time on technology
I would recommend while you’re traveling, try to spend as little time
on the internet, on social media, and with technology as possible.
Don’t buy a local-SIM card with internet for your phone. Don’t enable international data.
Live in airplane mode.
Learn to enjoy the peace and silence that comes while traveling. The fact that people cannot contact you will give you a peace of mind. It will help you clear your mind, reflect, and meditate more while you’re traveling.
Don’t be afraid — most places have wifi (almost anywhere in the
world). So if you really need the internet for something, you’ll be able
to access it.
But try to use your time traveling to fast from the internet. Use
this time to read that book you’ve always wanted to read. Use this time
to write some reflections. Write in your journal. Take photos without
interruption.
Furthermore, I suggest not to upload photos while you’re
traveling. Try to let your photos “marinate” on your camera or hard
drive, until you go home. Then look at your photos after your travels,
and you will be able to re-live your experiences. And the less you’re
worried about constantly sharing everything that you’re doing on social
media, the more present you can be while traveling.
13. Either have really cheap meals, or very expensive meals
The philosopher Nassim Taleb has a method called the “barbell method”
— embracing two extremes of something, and avoiding the middle.
I recommend trying to “barbell” your meals. Only eat very cheap food
(street food) or very expensive places (fancy restaurants). Avoid the
“middle-tier” restaurants (usually most of the places you find on online
tourist recommendations).
Why do I recommend embracing both extremes?
You’re not going to really remember a “so-so/average” meal. You will
build better memories by eating with locals on the streets (very cheap
meals) or in very high-end fancy restaurants.
This is what Cindy and I did when we were broke college students. For
90% of our meals, we just ate the cheapest things we could find on the
street. But for 10% of our meals, we would eat the best places we could
find — and still 10 years later, we remember eating ramen for 1 euro,
and fancy duck with orange-glaze sauce (that was expensive).
14. You will only remember the high-points and the end of a trip
One of the lessons I’ve learned from psychologist Daniel Kenhamen
(from his book ‘Thinking Fast, and Slow’) is that with the human mind,
we only remember the high-points (most intense experiences) and the end
of a trip.
Furthermore, there is also something called “duration neglect” —
where the duration of a trip isn’t important in terms of building
significant memories.
So if you really want to remember things from your trip, consider the following:
You don’t necessarily need to have a longer trip to have a better trip
Make sure to have the most memorable experiences at the end of a
trip (book an expensive hotel for the last night in a place, or have
your expensive meal at the end of your trip)
Also if you’re traveling, and currently not having a good time — just
remind yourself to try to end the trip on a high note. This way you
will better internalize positive memories from your trip.
15. Try to make yourself uncomfortable
I actually feel the best part of traveling is to live in
uncomfortable situations. This might mean staying at a noisy hostel full
of drunk foreign students, and not sleeping well. This might mean
crashing on the couch of a friend (not sleeping in the comfort of your
own bed). This might mean not having all of the clothes you normally
have back home.
This is the beauty of traveling — try to travel in “simulated
poverty.” Even for a few days, try to subsist on the cheapest meals you
can. Then you will discover how little you really need in life to be
happy (and to survive).
So whenever you’re traveling and things get uncomfortable, relish in
it. Being in uncomfortable situations is what makes hiking, backpacking,
and camping so enjoyable.
Treat traveling the same way. Discomfort is what makes us enjoy our
trip, and suffering will later make better stories and memories. And
when you finally go back home, you will appreciate home even more.
16. How to overcome jetlag
Jet lag is horrible. Here are some tips I have learned through my travels to minimize the effects of jetlag:
Fast for 24 hours before arriving at your target destination:
Our body’s internal clock or “circadian rhythm” runs on two things:
eating patterns and light. If you want to be less jet lagged, don’t eat
anything (fast) for 24 hours before you arrive at your target
destination. Then eat breakfast at the time you normally do. Not eating
for 24 hours can be a little painful, but trust me — the pain of jetlag
is 10x worse than a little stomach-discomfort.
Drink caffeine during the day: Drink your
caffeinated beverage of choice when you arrive at your target
destination during the day. For me that is a lot of coffee. Others, that
is tea.
Take melatonin at night if you can’t sleep: Before
traveling internationally, I recommend picking up a bottle of melatonin —
a natural hormone that helps promote sleep. No, it isn’t like some
intense prescription drug that can become addictive. I recommend taking
anywhere between 1-5mg if you can’t fall asleep at night. I don’t find
it habit-forming, as long as you don’t take it for longer than 2 weeks
in a row.
Limit your naps: It is easy to take a nap, fall
asleep for 5 hours, and totally screw up your schedule. Limit your naps
to 20 minutes, and once you wake up, have some caffeine to power you
through the day.
Eat a big meal at night: Nothing worse than going
to sleep hungry. After a long day while on the road, reward yourself
with a satisfying meal. Eat enough to be satisfied, but not too much
that you feel horrible.
Limit alcohol: Alcohol impairs our sleep. For some
of us, alcohol helps us fall asleep — but it ruins our sleep cycles. So
limit alcohol if you don’t want to suffer as much jet lag.
17. Don’t be a tourist
If you really want to have a memorable trip, avoid tours above all else.
Tours take you along a pre-determined route, with no chance of discovery, exploration, and serendipity.
My fondest moments while traveling was to wander aimlessly, following
my nose. To settle into coffee shops that looked interesting, and going
to restaurants which had a lot of locals inside. That meant avoiding
recommendation websites (like Trip Advisor) and instead asking locals,
“What is a good place to eat around here?”
Another tip that will help you be more like a local: don’t ask others
“What is a popular place to eat?” (this is a horrible question, because
they will tell you where the tourists go). Instead, say “Where do you like to eat around here?” By focusing on the question: “You” — they will give you their personal recommendation. This is often a lot more useful.
And when you’re in the restaurant, don’t ask “What is popular here”? Ask, “What is your
favorite dish on the menu?” They’ve probably sampled everything in the
menu, and will probably recommend a meal which is slightly cheaper (but
probably more delicious).
18. Don’t plan further than a day ahead
Another practical tip: when you’re traveling, don’t plan more than a day ahead.
You never know what you might discover when you’re traveling. You
might bump into another traveler who can recommend you plans. You might
meet a local who wants to take you around. You might end up in a certain
location, and hate it.
Don’t plan for more than a day ahead. Have “optionality” — the
freedom to choose different options, the freedom to be flexible, and the
freedom to embrace spontaneity.
Don’t stick to a plan. By sticking to a plan, you become blind to options which might be better for you.
19. Shop at a local grocery store
Strangely enough, one of my favorite activities while traveling abroad is to go to a local grocery store or supermarket.
First of all, you can pick up some cheap food or ready-to-eat meals
there. Secondly, you see how locals shop. Thirdly, I feel that grocery
stores or supermarkets are a good reflection of a local culture.
For example, I’ve found it far more fun and interesting to shop at a
grocery store in Paris, rather than to see the Eiffel tower. And nothing
more fun than going to the grocery store and picking up some yogurt,
cheese, and wine— and enjoying a small little picnic in a park, rather
than eat at a fancy Parisian restaurant.
20. Travel locally before internationally
Another thing I wish I knew before traveling: try to travel as much locally before you travel internationally.
Before I started to travel extensively, I always dreamed of going
abroad to Europe and Asia. I forgot how many interesting places there
were to travel in America.
Some American cities which I found far more interesting and enjoyable than abroad:
New Orleans
Chicago
Portland
Seattle
Provincetown
So as a recommendation, try to travel as much as you can locally
before you buy an expensive plane ticket abroad. You can just go for day
trips in your car, in the metro, or via the train. Try to explore a
little out of your own city, or take a short domestic flight.
The benefit of traveling locally is that it is cheaper, you spend
less time in-transit, and you get to know your own country better.
Why is it that we always try to travel internationally before
locally? We imagine international places as more interesting as local
places. But once again, I have found through my experiences that some
local places are more interesting than international places.
So before you travel internationally, see how you can maximize your
traveling experiences close to home. You will still see new sights, eat
new foods, and experience slightly different cultures.
21. Stick to one backpack
Another practical traveling tip: stick to one backpack for a trip.
And no, you don’t need one of those huge “backpacker” backpacks that can fit a tent and a sleeping bag.
A simple school backpack works.
Regardless if you’re a man or a woman, you don’t need more than 2
changes of clothes. My suggestion: buy quick-dry clothes that are not
made out of cotton (polyester or other quick-dry materials are
preferable), and wash your clothes every night in the sink or shower
with shampoo or soap, wrap your clothes in towels, stomp them, and hang
them to dry. Usually they’re dry by the morning. Even if they’re a bit
damp, you can still wear them (you won’t die).
This will reduce 90% of your traveling weight and bulk. Furthermore, I
recommend wearing all-black everything (black shirt, black pants, black
undergarments, black socks, black shoes) — even if the area might be
hot. Why? Black covers stains (in case you get dirty), and people don’t
notice that you’re wearing the same outfit everyday (if you wear black).
In terms of brands, I recommend North Face Backpacks. And for
clothing, I recommend ExOfficio undergarments, and the quick-dry and
thin “Airism” line from UNIQLO.
The beauty of sticking with one backpack is that it is a “creative
constraint” — if you can only bring one backpack, you are forced to
travel lighter. And you really question yourself, “Do I really need
this?” before traveling.
The benefit of just having one backpack is also that you don’t need
to check in anything at the airport. Less time waiting in line. The
airline won’t lose your stuff. You can move quickly and be nimble.
22. Who you travel with is more important than where you travel to
I like traveling with other people. It gives me an opportunity to
have new experiences with someone else, and the chance for us to bond
over these new experiences in the future.
Be careful who you travel with. Your traveling partner can either
help you have the best time of your life, or the worst time in your
life.
Travel with a friend who is not fussy, who doesn’t need to be
pampered, and is adventurous. Also find another traveling partner who is
quite independent, but also is similar to you in personality.
If you travel with a friend who loves museums (and you hate them),
you will be miserable. If you have a friend who only likes to stay at
5-star hotels (and you prefer to save money at hostels), you will be
miserable.
Choose your traveling partner wisely — it is more important than where you travel to.
23. Where are good places to shoot?
As a traveling photographer, who prefers shooting “street photography” — here are some good spots to usually shot:
Downtown shopping areas
By the water
In coffee shops/cafes
In malls
I generally recommend against going to touristy landmarks.
For example when I’m in Paris, I avoid the Eiffel tower like the plague.
Even when I travel to new places, I always ask my hosts or local
friends: “Where do you recommend us not to go?” Or I ask them, “What are some tourist traps to avoid?”
Traveling is all about knowing what to avoid, and things not to see, or things not to do.
This is why I recommend against Googling “What to do in city [x]” —
because the internet will always tell you to do touristy crap.
Also another practical tip is to ask locals, “Where do you like to go
outside of the city for a day trip?” This will help you travel to
places that locals travel to — which tend to be much more interesting to
photograph, and less touristy.
For example, while here in Hanoi, my friend Chu Viet Ha took me and
Cindy to a Vietnamese city 3-hours outside via bus for the mid-autumn
festival. We didn’t see any foreign tourists— only local tourists. And
it was one of the most memorable trips so far, and helped me make some
interesting photos as well.
24. “Will I look at this photo again?”
Another problem we make while we’re traveling as photographer is that we overdocument
our trip. The more photos you take while you’re traveling of mundane
details (like what you’re eating, and of every single landmark) — the
more stress you’re going to have when looking through your photos.
So ask yourself when you’re traveling and making photos: “Will I honestly ever look at this photo again?”
If the answer is “no” — refrain from clicking the shutter.
That doesn’t mean to take a few photos. Rather, take more photos of fewer scenes.
For example, if I see an interesting street scene, I’ll take 50-100
photos of it. But I might only find 3 interesting street scenes in a
day. I now usually make it a practice not to take photos of my
food, or of landmarks that I visit. Because I know that I will never
look at my food photos, or touristy photos again.
Take photos of things which have personal significance to you, spark
joy in your heart, or really excites you. Don’t take photos for the sake
of it.
25. Know when not to make a photograph
Which brings us to the last point — know when not to take a photograph, when to put away the camera, and enjoy the moment.
The point of being a photographer isn’t to make great photos. The
point of being a photographer is to enjoy life. Photography should be a
tool that enhances our life experiences, and helps us enjoy day-to-day
living. The point isn’t to try to optimize your life to make the best
photos, to get the most “likes” on social media or to gain more
followers.
Let’s say you’re enjoying a romantic sunset with your partner. Do you
really need to photograph it? Perhaps put away your camera, and breathe
in the air, enjoy the sunset, and relish in the moment. Don’t be like
the parent who tries to over-document his/her child’s sports games (and
doesn’t actually enjoy the game). Or don’t be the person who takes
thousands of photos of fireworks, without actually enjoying the
fireworks.
Conclusion
These 25 tips are a distillation of my last 10 years of traveling on
the road. I hope that you find some inspiration, or
counter-intuitive/contrarian thoughts that help give you a different
perspective.
At the end of the day, I think spending money on traveling is one of
the best investments you can make. Traveling won’t solve your problems
in life — but it will help you stimulate your thinking, help you step
outside of your comfort zone, and challenge your pre-conceived notions.
Don’t seek to be comfortable when traveling. Do things which scare
you. Don’t seek enlightenment when traveling — just enjoy the small
experiences.
Travel with those you love and care about. Don’t worry about seeing
everything when you’re traveling. Spend more time in fewer places. Don’t
be frantic when you’re traveling — travel at a comfortable and
leisurely pace, and enjoy every step of the way.
Don’t try to force your environment to adapt to your needs. Rather,
be flexible. Adapt to the world. Don’t complain. Enjoy every breath, and
realize how blessed and fortunate you are to travel. Most people never
leave within a 10-mile radius of their home. You’re one of the blessed
few.
What personal significance will traveling bring you? There is only
one way — experience it for yourself. Then write your own traveling tips
for your friends, family, and others.
Always,
Eric
Cara Stem Gitar Cepat Dan Benar
Sekarang saya mau berbagi pengetahuan saya tentang bagaimana cara stem
gitar.Menyetem gitar sangalah penting,karena hal ini akan berpengaruh
terhadap nada yang kita mainkan. Ada beberapa 3 cara untuk Stem Gitar,yaitu :
1 . Manual
1)Stem senar 1 dulu,
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3)Stem senar 3,Caranya pencet bar ke 4 pada senar 3,samakan suaranya pada senar 2.
4)Stem senar 4,Caranya pencet bar ke 5 pada senar 4,samakan suaranya pada senar 3.
5)Stem senar 5,Caranya pencet bar ke 5 pada senar 5,samakan suaranya pada senar 4.
6)Stem senar 6,Caranya pencet bar ke 5 pada senar 6,samakan suaranya pada senar 5.
2 . Menggunakan Software
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Today, I am going to show you how to build industrial shelves.
This was a new experience for me, so I just learned as I went along.
But first let me show you the inspiration that got my wheels a turnin’
for this project….
I had considered doing pallet wood walls, but when I saw that picture
last year, I KNEW that I wanted to build something like it that in
Jonathan and Luke’s room. Their room is a long, narrow room, and each
side of the room is “their space.”
When we were building the walls in their room, {a veeeerrrrry long
time ago} we covered one wall on each side with faux brick paneling from
Lowe’s.
To help the brick to not look like paneling, we filled the seams with wood filler.
Then we sanded it smooth…
And painted it the same color as the walls, Benjamin Moore, White Dove.
I printed off some of the inspiration pictures I found on my computer, and then began sketching each of the boy’s walls.
Jonathan wanted a place to hang his guitars, so I sketched his wall to look like this…
Then I went to Lowe’s to purchase my supplies. I chose to use 3/4 inch black iron pipes. They come in 1/2 inch and 1 inch sizes as well, and you can also purchase galvanized pipes instead of black, if you want. These are the main four pieces I used:
They only had galvanized floor flanges, so I had to spray paint mine black.
I began laying the pipes out on the floor to make sure I had all the
pieces I needed. Lowe’s didn’t have enough of some of the pieces, but
they ordered them for me and arrived within a day or two!
I bought 2 inch thick pieces of wood for my shelves because I love
the look of the thick shelves. They come in different lengths. You
could save some money by purchasing a thinner wood, if you wanted.
I sanded each piece of wood before using it.
To begin building the wall, I put the bottom row of pipes together
and then lined them up where I wanted them on the floor. I used some
tape to help me keep them straight and a tape measure to make sure they
were the same distance apart.
Then I screwed the flanges to the floor.
I used a 1 and 1/4 inch drill bit to drill holes in the wood where I
needed them. Sometimes I used a tape measure to figure out where I
needed to drill the holes, and sometimes I placed the wood on top of the
pipes and used a marker to draw around the pipe so I could see where to
drill the hole. Does that makes sense?
You can see in the picture below how we added the first shelf. You just continue doing the same thing for each shelf.
Pipe…T-ring….6 inch pipe…elbow…shelf….repeat.
Then we created the open space on Jonathan’s shelf by using 18 inch
pipes. You can see how we still used the 6 inch pipes and the elbows
underneath the shelf.
Since the final pipe on top needed to reach the wall, we used an 8
inch pipe instead of a 6 inch pipe. We attached a flange to that pipe
and then screwed it into the wall. On Jonathan’s wall, it was the
perfect length, and we were able to drill into the wall perfectly, but
for Luke’s wall, we had to add an extra piece of wood to the back of the
flange to make it fit perfectly to the wall. {Do not ask me why.} ) After the shelves were built, I stained them with MinWax Provencial and sealed them with MinWax’s wipe on poly in Satin. Be sure to lightly sand in between each coat of poly. I applied two coats.
In the picture below, you can see the sizes of the pipes we used.
Lastly, I added some guitar clips and storage crates. We’ve put some
“décor” on the shelves for now, but I am sure we will be changing a lot
of it.
Jonathan is thrilled with his wall!! He said he wants to add some
more “music” stuff to it, so that is our goal. I think it is a great
use of space and makes his room look so “boyish.”
I was trying to figure out how much this wall cost, and I think it
was around $300 total. Which is a lot cheaper than most pieces of
furniture and makes a much greater impact in the room.
If you have any more questions about these shelves, just leave me a comment, and I will answer them.
Thanks!
If you love industrial shelving and want even more inspiration, Jen, from Tatertots and Jello, has a great post about them. Just click on the picture below. “In accordance with the FTC
Guidelines, I am disclosing that I received products from Lowe’s for
this project. Although I have a material connection to Lowe’s, any
publicly stated opinions of Lowe’s and their products remain my own.”
karena kesibukan saya jadi jarang menghadirkan tulisan, cerita dan posting posting terbaru, minggu ini akan saya hadirkan posting copas yang menarik sebagai hidangan pembuka, karena saya jg sedang menulis mengenai pengalaman hidup dan karier. semoga bisa cepat rampung.