<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654</id><updated>2012-02-16T01:35:02.820-08:00</updated><title type='text'>BLOG PERTAMAKU</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-791036851119339767</id><published>2008-07-22T19:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T19:18:32.459-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Website forces money in your pocket.   by Dr.sanjay k mahanande</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="article_text"&gt;There's a "new" kind of website these days - one that "FORCES" money into your pocket!&lt;p&gt; The days are now over where you were left with just "chance" on your side when it came to making money on the Internet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; A brand new "technology" has been developed that makes websites pay you by "force!"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Short of putting a gun to people's heads and making them take their money out of their wallets and pay you without choice, this new technology might as well be the exact same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; This breakthrough was developed by a New York Virtual Marketing Firm, and is taking the Web by storm!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Already some pretty famous names are taking note of this new "money making invention" that "forces" money out of the Internet directly into your bank account!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; A spokesperson for the NYC firm boasted proudly:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; "Imagine the Worldwide-Web as an ocean of money ... our new technology merely makes a way for YOU to be able to dig a big trench from that 'cash-sea' directly into your backyard!"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; And that's obviously a pretty amazing feat to say the very least!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; People get a webpage that's NOT ordinary by any means!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The webpage "captures" a huge segment of the daily visitors it receives and winds up upselling them repeatedly with a predictable conversion each and every time!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Plus, the webpage has a "built-in" device that allows it to generate "free traffic" without end!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; So considering the fact that you get free traffic, along with a predictable and steady stream of sales conversions, you get a guaranteed source of endless income!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Additionally, the webpage you get already contains a PROVEN digital product that no online marketer can live without, and one that is delivered where all your orders are filled automatically by another firm on behalf of you, the webpage owner! (And at no costs!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Not only that, but the webpage contains a video that makes further an irresistible offer so that people must surrender their contact information, and which also becomes a VAST double-optin list!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; This list is maintained by yet another separate online firm on your behalf, and that has the HIGHEST track record for getting over 98% deliverability for follow-up emailings (the same that convert another 378% more sales for you!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; So in a nutshell you get:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  o An amazing website!  o A website that converts sales automatically!  o A website that puts "forced" money directly into your pocket!  o A website that's run by another firm for you (at NO charge!)  o A website that continues to promote for you over &amp;amp; over!  o A website that grows &amp;amp; cultivates a proven list!  o A website that functions automatically (so you never run it!)  o And a website that you get Free H0STING for!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; So as you can easily see you get the whole "Sha-Bang!"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Here are just a few examples of the successes people are having using this "Forced Money" breakthrough system:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  ---&gt; "Lisa C." Made $44,047 In Just 97 Days  ---&gt; "Jay R." Made $102,033 In Just 32 Days  ---&gt; "Cal W." Made $317,951 In Just 17 Days&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Without wasting another moment of your time, why not go to the new site that shows you how you can get this site for yourself (if you'd like) for next to nothing? ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  ~~~&gt; &lt;a href="http://sa19nj69ay.forcemoney.hop.clickbank.net/"&gt;http://sa19nj69ay.forcemoney.hop.clickbank.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; *But I must warn you that they are only giving away a very limited number of these "forced money" websites that forcibly pour money into your pocket! - So please [for your sake] HURRY!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-791036851119339767?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/791036851119339767/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=791036851119339767' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/791036851119339767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/791036851119339767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/website-forces-money-in-your-pocket-by.html' title='A Website forces money in your pocket.   by Dr.sanjay k mahanande'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-8707624947775500095</id><published>2008-07-22T19:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T19:13:38.786-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Promoting Low Priced Products in Affiliate Marketing   by Joel Heim</title><content type='html'>If you are new in the field of affiliate marketing and your website traffic is not very large, then you cannot make more sales. If you are promoting the products that are low priced, then your monthly income will be very low. Usually the e-books and audio files are one of the lowest priced products which you may decide to sell. The usual sale price of these items is less than $100. This means for every sale, you will be receiving about $20 if the sale commission is 20%. In order to generate some reasonable revenue, many sales will be needed. But it is not possible in case of new websites where traffic is not very large.&lt;p&gt; On the other hand if you are an experienced affiliate marketer and your website traffic is really large then you can expect to earn a good amount even by promoting low priced products. If the products are hot and your traffic is large, then it is not a problem. For example, if you can sell 100 products, then your monthly income will be $2000 at the rate of 20% sales commission. This amount can be increased if you are promoting more than one product. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Small affiliate marketers should not choose the low priced products to promote. Such affiliate marketers should choose the hot product having a good price. For example, if the product price is $1000 and your monthly sale is 10 products then you are getting $2000 per month at the rate of 20% sales commission. It means that less traffic and sales may reward you more, if you are promoting the high priced products.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; But to sell the high priced products requires some extra efforts. Offer some free reports or newsletter or some other useful stuff on your website and store the email addresses of your website visitors. Your offer should be so effective that most of the visitors should give you their email address to take your offer. Now use these email addresses to start your ad campaign. This will result in more traffic to your website. The companies that are making high priced products usually offer the free installations, free maintenance and other benefits to their customers. Study these services in detail and advertise them. Tell your visitors that they will receive the technical assistance after they purchase the product. There may be some other offers like a money back guarantee. Talk to your merchant and get the full details. Then inform your users using your website pages, newsletters and emails. These steps will surely increase your website traffic and number of sales.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The merchants, who are manufacturing low priced products, usually donâ€™t offer extra benefits like a money back guarantee, free installation, technical assistance and free maintenance etc. This is another reason of fewer sales of low priced products. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; But if you can find some merchants who are offering these extra services with their low priced products, you can choose to promote their product. But also choose some high priced hot products too. Try to sell them both.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Conclusion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; As a conclusion, we can say that usually selecting a low priced product for affiliate marketing is not a good decision, because you are required to make many sales to get generate a good income. But if your website traffic is very large then you can select the low priced products, because you can expect more sales. Selecting a well priced product and starting a good advertisement campaign usually gives better results (YOA). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-8707624947775500095?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/8707624947775500095/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=8707624947775500095' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/8707624947775500095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/8707624947775500095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/promoting-low-priced-products-in.html' title='Promoting Low Priced Products in Affiliate Marketing   by Joel Heim'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-6665404908446071053</id><published>2008-07-22T19:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T19:11:56.180-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Three Ways To Make Money Online For Free   by Kristie Chiles</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="article_text"&gt;If you can write a paragraph like this one, you too can make money online for free from home from your own personal computer. It is simply a true fact that if you apply yourself, you can make hundreds or thousands of dollars each and every month using these principles once you have learned them.&lt;p&gt;  Point #1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Article marketing is a sure way to make money online for free. First, go to Clickbank and/or Paydotcom and choose a product and find a keyword that describes that product. It is important to find a product that is selling well and you can tell that by the term "gravity." If the "gravity number" listed is high and/or you searched by popularity of the item you wish to promote, you have a winner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  Point #2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The most important thing to do first is to do your keyword research as this will determine if the search engines pick up your article to promote it. If you look for a term that has low competition in how many pages appear, you have picked one that will be "spidered" and will get listed quickly, often on the first page of Google. Look for a term that is searched for at least 300 times a day and even better, if it has ads besides that term which means that people are paying to show that term.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  Point #3&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; After finding the most popular keyword, also look for what is known as the long-tailed keyword. What that means is that instead of looking for "heart-broken" look for how many people searched for "how do I mend my broken-hearted." Then, see how many times it was searched for in a month, how many ads it had and if there are ten or more ads, you have a winner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Examine that most popular keyword and form your article around it, being sure that you include that keyword in your title, a couple of times in your article and also in your bio box pointing back to your page. If you choose keywords that are high paying pay per click words, you will also make more Adsense income.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; After you take the time to submit your article to article directories, it is usually picked up by both the search engines and other editors that are constantly looking for more content. This is exactly what you want to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; As they say in the article world, once you have done this process and have success, then rinse and repeat the process and you will be on your way to making money online for free through article marketing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; By consistently submitting articles to key articles directories, you will achieve success. Repeating this process also creates many backlinks to your site if you are directing them to land back on your blog. Article writing is a key way to make money online for free. It just takes effort and a determination not to give up!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-6665404908446071053?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/6665404908446071053/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=6665404908446071053' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/6665404908446071053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/6665404908446071053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/three-ways-to-make-money-online-for.html' title='Three Ways To Make Money Online For Free   by Kristie Chiles'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-513716861000076225</id><published>2008-07-22T19:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T19:08:52.743-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Affiliate Program Tactics   by Susan Bravo</title><content type='html'>Affiliate Program Tactics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Select your target audience first First identify who are the people you would like to sell your product to. Start on the basic premise of identifying potential customers before actually selling your product.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to approach your target audienceÂ  Figure out ways of attracting their attention and presenting your product before them. This has to happen by knowing your target audience and their habits well. Do not first invest in constructing a website and then trying to figure out how to get your audience to visit the website. Know your audience well and then construct the site.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Know what is hot and happening Youâ€™ll do well if you are interested in the in things. Rather than setting up a website Â Â  about your favorite hobby, which might not appeal to people, cultivate your interest in something that is hot and happening, becoming a specialist in it.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a positive and realistic mindset Positivism is always good, but setting realistic goals is also vital. Think positive but donâ€™t get caught up in the online hype, expecting to become super-rich very quickly.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have the right amount of information You can ground your business by not using the knowledge you have; also you can cripple your business by not expanding your knowledge.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use the power of Google Adwords Use this powerful marketing tool to try and earn more in commissions than your PPC costs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do your own writing If you can write your own ads, articles and reviews instead of using pre-formatted ones offered by affiliate programs, you will be setting yourself apart from other affiliates.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a matching affiliate program Your affiliate program should match the contents of your newsletter or website. If your content is marketing based then the page should also promote marketing products. Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Promote the in things It is basic common sense, but is often missed. Sell people what they are looking for most, and in the case of the internet selling information based products works best.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get paid - without sales Promote products of affiliate networks and get paid. Make sure that sometimes even when visitors donâ€™t purchase, but fill up forms, take surveys or download free samples or softwares, you get paid.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Build a List It is vital to follow up on every prospective customer who visits your website. Try and get them to subscribe to a monthly or weekly newsletter. Keep them involved, for theyâ€™ll all be valuable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Targeted Traffic Driving Donâ€™t go ballistic trying to buy all traffic in order to drive them towards your site. Instead rely on targeted traffic driving by imagining yourself as a potential customer.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Position links wellÂ  Positioning of ads is a key issue for programs like Adsense. Ads positioned in the so called hotspots of the page like the top of a left hand side bar - or inside content - or at the end of posts above comments section always work wonders. Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clutter free diversification Donâ€™t make your blog look cluttered with links to affiliate programs strewn around all over. This could dilute the effectiveness of each of these links. Instead opt for a moderate number of links but of wide ranging products. Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donâ€™t try to fool your readers Despite the fierce competition be honest in your dealings. Make sure that your readers know what type of links they are clicking on and with what consequences.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look for alternate revenue streams too Affiliate links and advertisements are not the sole means of generating revenue for your website. In fact some people stay away from affiliate linking because they tend to divert attention from the Adsense ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use tools effectively Keep yourself well informed about the developments in the affiliate marketing sector, by reading ezines and blogs. Newer techniques are being introduced daily, to use the internet to generate more money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donâ€™t Overdo It Donâ€™t over stretch yourself by taking on more than 4-5 products at the same time because you also need to find time to research and analyze the products before actually marketing them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Follow the results Use tracking devices or packages that come with most affiliate programs to keep a tab on the links that are most active and those that are least. This will help your future planning, as far as affiliate programs are concerned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have your own website By not using the exact same sales pages as other affiliates, you will stand apart from the rest. So get your website now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take part in forums and discussion boards This helps you talk about your business and advertise it to various people and also importantly helps you understand things from a consumerâ€™s point of view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start your own ezine or newsletter Thereâ€™s an abundance of such free newsletters on the internet and their popularity stems from the fact that anything well written and passionately presented always is of some use to someone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Share a trustworthy relation with your readers Only then will they take your recommendations seriously and your affiliate profits will rise&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use e-mails E-mail product reviews and special features to people and keep them expectant for future e-mails.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a strong sales page Â  A strong sales page automatically helps sell your product. Step into the consumersâ€™ shoes and see if your sales page is convincing enough to make a purchase.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donâ€™t straightaway send prospects to the merchantâ€™s page Warm your visitors up by â€˜presellingâ€™ to them by giving them a seemingly non-biased review of the product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make people fill out your form Send them to the squeeze page and make them prospects by making them sign up.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speed of replying Reply quickly to affiliate queries to form the best impression in the prospectsâ€™ minds.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Treat affiliates well Offer custom reporting, call them from time to time and cater to all their needs.Â&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exchange plugs with affiliate managers This can be done with fellow managers using inserts with the affiliate checks when they go out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Your Success Susan Bravo&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-513716861000076225?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/513716861000076225/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=513716861000076225' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/513716861000076225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/513716861000076225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/affiliate-program-tactics-by-susan.html' title='Affiliate Program Tactics   by Susan Bravo'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-8443602518887610162</id><published>2008-07-19T12:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T12:27:02.181-07:00</updated><title type='text'>TIME FLIES   by Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman</title><content type='html'>Where in the world did May go? June sped by in a blur. And July is almost gone. How did that happen? Where did the time go? The weeks and months, it seems, just melted into each other. But each single day seemed endless.&lt;p&gt; Last week I bumped into my neighbors Tim and Andrea as I was out walking my pup Poppy in the morning and they were leaving for work. We stood around talking for a few minutes, and then we each proceeded with our day. It was a long and tiring day ï¿½" for me, at least. Filled with work and play, stress and pressure, spirit and pleasure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Late that same evening, I was out with the dog for her bedtime stroll and once again saw Tim and Andrea as they were getting home from work, dinner, and a couple of sets of jazz at a music club. Again, we hung around and chatted. I said something like, â€œWhen I saw you guys last weekâ€¦â€ and Tim interrupted me saying, â€œThat was this morning!â€&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; How could that be? It seemed like forever ago. Time is such a slippery scoundrel. It is impossible to pin it down long enough to grab hold of it. It just keeps slithering away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Time is a paradox, at once temporary and permanent, external and internal, objective and subjective. And it is so confusing. Days that are weeks long and filled with 10,000 million things. Weeks, which seem like seconds, fleeting and ephemeral. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; As Albert Einstein explains it, "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours. That's relativity."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Time is at once universal and intensely personal. It surrounds us and is, at the same time, deep within us. Itâ€™s surging rhythmic force moves the entire world and us, as well. The throbbing tempo of the universe reverberates in each beat of our heart. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Its clear cadence, the repeated patterns of light and dark, high tide and low, growth and death, evident in the natural order is echoed in our own bodies, our biorhythms, our blood. Our internally alternating cycles of activity and rest, energy and mood, sleep and dream, hunger and hormone. The oscillating pulse of the planets surges through our veins and we vibrate in time with the stars. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Duplicitous in its definitions, time flies and time stands still. Time passes, but is forever. Time creates. Time maintains. Time destroys. We save time, we waste time, we keep time, we lose time, we kill time, we make time, we take time out. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Time is a sneak thief, hell bent on racing toward our mortality. The only way we can outsmart it is by savoring every precious moment, by being fully conscious, focused and conscientious in each passing second. By being here now, alive in the eternal present. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-8443602518887610162?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/8443602518887610162/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=8443602518887610162' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/8443602518887610162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/8443602518887610162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/time-flies-by-mama-donna-henes-urban.html' title='TIME FLIES   by Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-5235364496663822595</id><published>2008-07-19T12:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T12:23:13.716-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Crown Tailors   by Benny Thompson</title><content type='html'>I know there's probably been many articles put up about tailored clothes in Bangkok and this is probably going to be one of the millions. But one thing's for sure. I would not write anything up if it didn't mean something or if it didn't make such a difference to me, because for sure, this clothing store in Bangkok did.&lt;p&gt; Crown Tailors was a tailor shop that I discovered in Bangkok through various threads on the internet. I thought I'd pay a visit down to see what was so great about it and to be honest, I was alarmed to see that it was what it was, i.e. what everyone else had said was true. They really do make great clothes and offer some amazing service. What I thought was really great was how down to earth everything was. Sam &amp;amp; Mana were really chilled out folks and knew exactly what they had to offer and was ready to help at all steps. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; All I had known basically was that we needed a couple of fittings and that we had to burn the fabrics to test that they were woolen. Both those were completed and I seriously have never owned nicer shirts or suits before. My shirts fit me great, my suits have got me non stop compliments. Its quite cool also now that I can re-order shirts at will, whenever I want because they have my measurements on hand. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The one thing that I can say best about this business is that it is very well run. Everyone seemed to know what they were doing and talking about and everything turned out great. My suits and shirts looked and felt great and I was overly impressed with their sales service. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Overall, a great tailors, and one that I would recommend whole heartedly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Crown Tailors Sukhumvit Soi 8 www.crowntailor.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Pay them a visit. I assure you, they will not disappoint.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Also I forgot to mention. They offered casual shirts as well, which was quite convenient as it means I only have to make one stop in Bangkok now to get all my shopping for my wardrobe for all kinds of clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-5235364496663822595?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/5235364496663822595/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=5235364496663822595' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/5235364496663822595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/5235364496663822595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/crown-tailors-by-benny-thompson.html' title='Crown Tailors   by Benny Thompson'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-8321366928029237663</id><published>2008-07-19T09:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T09:22:16.880-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Pick a Horse Trainer   by Edna X Wilson</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="article_text"&gt;When looking for a trainer, you need to decide what your goals are. They may change depending on what you and your horse decide to do, but at least have an idea of what you want to do. Do you want to show or just take lessons? Do you want to trail ride and just want to learn how to control your horse and ride better? &lt;p&gt; WHERE to look for a trainer &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; You can start with your vet, horse-related magazines, local tack store, friends or the classified advertisements in your local paper. Tack stores usually have a bulletin board, where they allow barn owners and trainers to post announcements when they have stalls available and if they're accepting new clients. If a tack store has been established for a while, they can usually tell you about the local barns, trainers and their disciplines. Compile a list from everyone and give the trainers and/or barns a call. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Pleasure or show? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Showing your horse is quite different then just riding for fun or taking lessons. If you're serious about showing and winning it requires a different mindset then taking lessons and going trail riding or hanging out with your horse. Its also much more expensive. Show barns usually charge more for boarding, but usually have a trainer available if the barn owner doesn't train and show horses. Make sure the trainer has shown in the discipline you're involved in. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; VISIT THE BARN &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; After you get a list of trainers, call them to set up an appointment. Go to the barn they work out of. Check out the facility. If the barn isn't in great shape, don't worry. Instead, look at the horses - are they well fed and cared for? Do they have plenty of grass and turnout? How's the fencing?? Is the barn neat and orderly? Does it look and smell clean? MEET THE TRAINER&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; It's helpful to watch a trainer teach a lesson, so try to schedule a time when a few clients will be at the barn. Talk to him or her in between lessons. Find out about their personal riding experience. How long did they show as a kid or adult? Where and on what circuit? If they still show as a professional, that will take away from their time to teach. And if they're on the road with advanced students a couple months a year, they may not be the right trainer for you. And find out how long they've been teaching. If they're new to teaching, they may have more time for you and your horse. Just because they're new, doesn't mean they don't have talent. Ask the trainer for references and if they're reluctant, don't enlist their services. And finally, remember finding the right trainer is a personal choice. You need to like and trust the trainer you choose. They should be willing to answer your questions about their training philosophy and what they're doing with your horse. Lastly, go with your gut instinct. If you click with a trainer who's relatively unknown, that will turn out to be a better choice then going with a well-known trainer that everyone knows, that you don't click with. Riding and having a horse should be fun. If you do your homework beforehand you'll have more options and make the right choice for you and your horse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;h1&gt;About the Author&lt;/h1&gt;     &lt;p&gt;Edna X Wilson is a writer for www.HorseClicks.com, popular classifieds of &lt;a href="http://www.horseclicks.com/horses/"&gt;horses for sale&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.horseclicks.com/trailers/used/"&gt;used trailers&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.horseclicks.com/properties/ranch/"&gt;ranches for sale&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-8321366928029237663?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/8321366928029237663/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=8321366928029237663' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/8321366928029237663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/8321366928029237663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-pick-horse-trainer-by-edna-x.html' title='How to Pick a Horse Trainer   by Edna X Wilson'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-5851418143555664328</id><published>2008-07-18T04:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-18T04:55:26.430-07:00</updated><title type='text'>OLD BATAVIA HERITAGE TOUR</title><content type='html'>Old Batavia Heritage Tour including  Refreshment 5 hours. China Town called &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Glodok&lt;/span&gt;  is the oldest China Town in Jakarta. Open markets,  small shop with typical old Chinese architecture,  tiny alleys and charming cracked make this area  a photographers' paradise. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Sunda Kelapa&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Harbour&lt;/span&gt;.  The citys' old &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;harbour&lt;/span&gt; located in the head of  Batavia. En routes the old drawbridge from 17  century. This &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;harbour&lt;/span&gt; is the first used by Portuguese  and Dutch when they arrived in Indonesia. Feel  exciting when the boatman take you around the  waterfront. Fishermen &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Kampoeng&lt;/span&gt; and Traditional  market. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Kampoeng&lt;/span&gt; means small rural which still  can be seen in cosmopolitan city. You will find  the real life of urbanism. Fatahillah Museum.  Original built by Dutch in 1710 as Jakarta City  Hall or Stad Huis. Furnished with antique furnishing,  porcelains, old map and portraits, under water  jail and other items used by former Dutch Governor  General. Lunch at Café Batavia with your  own expenses. Puppet Museum (An old Dutch colonial  house which contains great collections of Javanese  leather &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Wayang&lt;/span&gt; puppets, wooden &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Golek&lt;/span&gt; puppets and  masks of Indonesia and some other parts of the  world. The former Old Dutch Governor General graveyard  also was here. Note: All museums are closed on  Monday and Public Holidays, alternatives are Istiqlal  Mosque, Cathedral and Antique art product Market.&lt;br /&gt;from : http://www.jakarta-cityhotels.com/tours/old_batavia_tour/&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-5851418143555664328?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/5851418143555664328/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=5851418143555664328' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/5851418143555664328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/5851418143555664328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/old-batavia-heritage-tour.html' title='OLD BATAVIA HERITAGE TOUR'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-1521752694534165215</id><published>2008-07-16T18:23:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-16T18:25:29.571-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt; &lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="color:#008b8b;"&gt;Indonesian Botanic Gardens&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kebun Raya Indonesia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt; &lt;h2&gt;In 1997 Bogor Botanic Garden celebrated it's&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="color:#008b8b;"&gt;180th Birthday!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;/center&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Welcome to the Indonesian Botanic Gardens (or in Bahasa Indonesia, &lt;b&gt;Kebun Raya Indonesia&lt;/b&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Indonesian Botanic Gardens are a part of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences. Annually the four branches in Java and Bali attract million of domestic and international tourists. We hope that you enjoy your online visit, and look forward to your actual visit. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Indonesian Botanic Gardens are comprised of four Botanic Gardens - Bogor and Cibodas in West Java ( the oldest and most well-known), Purwodadi in East Java, and Eka Karya in Bali. Over the 180 years of the history of Bogor Botanic Garden there have been many major contributions to science, agriculture, conservation and environmental education. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bogor Botanic Garden, Indonesia's first and foremost botanical garden, is 87 hectares of beautifully kept trees, plants flowers, lawns and ponds within a busy expanding city of 300,000 people. It is also a world famous institution for research and conservation that has developed over many years and is continuing to do so. The garden is an important part of Bogor city providing not only employment but a large recreational area for local residents, visitors from Jakarta and many passing tourists. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These four gardens have internationally important collections of plants, and while Bogor has plants from all over the world, Cibodas is notable as having a collection of plants found in cool, high altitude environments, with Purwodadi having many plants dependent upon more seasonal climate of East Java, and the high altitude garden in Bali with a large collection of conifers and Indonesian montane species.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;from: bogor.indo.net.id&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-1521752694534165215?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/1521752694534165215/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=1521752694534165215' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/1521752694534165215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/1521752694534165215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/indonesian-botanic-gardens-kebun-raya_16.html' title=''/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903392000412144654.post-3260711842906782223</id><published>2008-07-16T18:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-16T18:10:02.715-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Buitenzorg</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;BUITENZORG, a hill station in the residency of Batavia, island of Java, Dutch East Indies. It is beautifully situated among the hills at the foot of the Salak volcano, about 86o ft. above sea-level, and has a cool and healthy climate. Buitenzorg is the usual residence of the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, and is further remarkable on account of its splendid botanical garden and for its popularity as a health resort. The botanic gardens are among the finest in the world; they origin-ally formed a part of the park attached to the palace of the governor-general, and were established in 1817. Under J. S. Teysmann, who became hortulanus in 1830, the collection was extended, and in 1868 was recognized as a government institution with a director. Between this and 188o a museum, a school of agriculture, and a culture garden were added, and since then library, botanical, chemical, and pharmacological laboratories, and a herbarium have been established. The palace of the governor-general was founded by Governor-General van Imhoff in 1744, and rebuilt after being destroyed by an earthquake in 1834. Buitenzorg is also the seat of the general secretary of the state railway and of the department of mines. Buitenzorg, which is called Bogor by the natives, was once the capital of the princess of Pajajaram. Close by, at Bata Tulis (" inscribed stone "), are some Hindu remains. The district of Buitenzorg (till 1866 an assistant residency) forms the southern part of the residency of Batavia, with an area of 1447 sq. m. It occupies the northern slopes of a range of hills separating it from Preanger, and has a fertile soil. Tea, coffee, cinchona, sugar-cane, rice, nutmegs, cloves and pepper are cultivated.&lt;br /&gt;BUJNURp, a town of Persia, in the province of Khorasan, in a fertile plain encompassed by hills, in 370 29' N., 570 21' E., at an elevation of 3600 ft. Pop. about 8000. Its old name was Buzinjird, and thus it still appears in official registers. It is the chief place of the district of same name, which extends in the west to the borders of Shahrud and Astarabad; in the north it is bounded by Russian Transcaspia, in the east by Kuchan, and in the south by Jovain. The greater part of the population consists of Shadillu Kurds, the remainder being Zafranlu Kurds, Garaili Turks, Goklan Turkomans and Persians.&lt;br /&gt;from http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Buitenzorg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7903392000412144654-3260711842906782223?l=lanangsejati87.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/feeds/3260711842906782223/comments/default' title='Poskan Komentar'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7903392000412144654&amp;postID=3260711842906782223' title='0 Komentar'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/3260711842906782223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7903392000412144654/posts/default/3260711842906782223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lanangsejati87.blogspot.com/2008/07/buitenzorg_16.html' title='Buitenzorg'/><author><name>Lanang Sejati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08961362638024820549</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
