Simple Life : e-ktp oh e-ktp...

Bangun jam 3, masukin form ke kecamatan
Pulang, tidur, bangun lagi jam 6 nungguin nomer urutan, eh ternyata bukanya jam 7.30, antri lagi ditengah teriakan banyak orang. Akhirnya dipanggil sekitar jam 8, dapat nomer antri 160, pulang, bisa makan mandi dulu, mungkin balik jam 12 siang. Entahlah, yg penting sudah dapat nomer antrinya dulu..ngantuk, demi e-ktp..

Simple Tool : am I gadget freak ?

EDC vs gadget ?

Basically EDC is all stuff you carry everyday to support your daily task.

Gadget is something (can be EDC) which has blink-blink effect (price, function, style, etc) but may not always an EDC

I'll show mine, let's see if i'm falling into gadget freak category or not.

1. Buck Odyssey ATS-34 folding knive with Carbon Fiber handle and half serrated blade. I'm not a fan of multitools. I have several victorinox at home, try a leatherman wave, but most of them have "weak" blade and i have seen a friend bent his leatherman phillip screw driver bit during light usage. If i want to carry tool, it need to be something i can depent on, for the task i did everyday. Here i choose this small yet strong folding knive. Thanks to ATS-34 blade i can depend on it (5 years already been passed together, i break the tip as i use it to open a flat screw, but it is far from it's main function). I sharpen it twice a year, and it hold it's edge sharp all day long. I cut cables, i cut metal (alumunium), i cut my nails, i bring it Every Day and i know it will not let me down.

2. Citizen Eco-Drive BL5350-59L Titanium. It has all function that i want : it is sort of mechanical watch (needles, dials), no need to change battery (thanks to eco-drive), dual time (sometimes i go abroad and want to remember my country time), perpetual calendar (once you set, it will keep track of date correctly, forget setting date every monthly basis), chronograph (60minutes at 1/20s increment, just enough), ALARM  (it is a nice little reminder), and it is made of Titanium. Is this a gadget? Nope. i bash it everyday, scratches are all over the glass surface (it is not saphire crystal, too bad). it light and thin enough in my hand and something i can depend on to track time. A very EDC watch !!

3. Nokia E7. It works like a small laptop for me. It syncs to my work email (thanks to it's keyboard i can type fast), it open all file i need (office files, tiff schematic files, pdf, etc) browse internet,It is game station to my son, flash light in emergency, photo uploader to imageshack, flickr/picasa, photo browser directly to SD card from my digital camera, photo editor, HDmovie viewer (i can play MKV, AVI file with it), it can hooked up to HDTV as well, long battery life, really a usefull phone for me.

what else do I carry most (but not daily)?

- Gossen Digisix for my old RF/MF gear (if i carry film camera)

- 1 camera 1 lens (it used to be Pentax istD + DA21), can be Leica M2-T/Hexar RF with nokton, IIIc-T/RD1 with Sonnar, or a simple Ricoh GX100, rollei 35SE, or the mamoth MAmiya C330. one camera, one lens only

I don't babysit my stuff. i don't mind to break it, scratch it, damage it, as long as they are performing well for the service. They are the slave and i am the master. They were bought to serve, to be a tool i can depend on and i really use it to the limit (doesn't mean abuse it)

Am i gadget freak ? I think not. I am just a technical guy with some EDC stuff in my pocket. I'm not buying all new stuff. I bought something i can use to live my life better.

ps : soon, will come CRKT Guppie & Pockettoolx Piranha. I wonder if any of them goint to be my EDC or not. I am not a fan of big stuff, I carry as small as possible, as efficient as possible. we'll see.

Simple Family : Doa Yosua tercepat..

Pa : Yosua, ayo berdoa dulu..
Yosua : Tuhan Yesus, Amin..
Pa : Lho, kok gitu..

Simple Madass : Multitools for Bikers ?

Multitools can not replace the right/proper tool to handle the job, but in case of emergency, you'll realize that to have it is better than not.

1st question, why it need to be a multitool ?

answer :

- because Madass have no space to store proper tool unless you build it

- the only available space every madasser have, i believe is just a pocket on trousers or jacket.

- if the tool can be used as "key-chain" that'll be better.

- it need to be a multitool, as they are compact yet give several function at once.

So what is needed for a multitools?

- madass is a MOTOR-bike, not a bicycle, so all bicycle multitools are not the proper tool for motor (they only provide certain function needed for bike)

- screw driver (s), both normal and phillips, better if it can provide more than 1 size each

- socket (s) & driver, in Metric

- plier, usefull a lot in motorbike, extra bonus if you have cable cutter

- adjustable wrench ? if possible

- allen key, in Metric. most use size is 6mm in madass

- spark plug removal wrench, if possible, but rarely exist in multitools

- knife? why not. you can use it to peel a cable insulator or cut something, or to fight a bad guy asking for your precious Madass ?

- bottle opener, while waiting your Madass being serviced, it can be a nice tool to have a bottle of coke

- light enough

- pocketable, or key-chainable

- heavy duty enough, to handle small-small issue in emergency

- cheap enough :)

so, as i start to search around, here what i found :

- Leatherman => Wave, Charge, if you have more than 50$, you can have it. positive = build quality, negative = price, no sockets, allen key, i have seen my friend bend the screw driver bit in it's Leatherman Wave.

- Gerber 600, and  other with similar design => price from 30-50$, build quality lower than a leatherman, but sometimes it provide the "best for money" for a multitools, but still it is for daily activity, not for Madass

- Cruz Tools M14 Multi-Tool, it really made for bikers !  4 metrix hex keys in 3, 4, 5, & 6mm,  2 screwdrivers, 3 sockets and driver bit in 8, 10 & 12mm.  Two open-end wrenches in 13 & 14mm are provided along with 3 spoke wrenches. but no plier, and i wonder if this will be strong enough to handle the task. and for the price, <20$ is a very good point.

- Harley-Davidson Multitools, this is a leatherman wave copy, but they add extra  functionality to have socket driver for standar screwdriver bit/allen key bit. this makes things easier and more usefull, as you can swap the bit with a good quality one. i have one of this and it made from full metal body, the grip is nice, not wiggle left-right, knifes are sharp (serrated knife and plain one), there plier has spring so it add nice feel to the hand using it. and the cost is <20$. from this stand point i can say this is the best of price and feature point of view. if i can find adapter to use bigger sockets driver in it, it will be awesome !! if i am not wrong, this model made by Ganzo.

so at this moment i stop my search and enjoy my new multitool, for my Madass.

Simple RF : every single picture i've made..

is really a capture of moment i want to remember.
In fact, i can remember what camera & what lens taking the picture.. I may forget the date, but i remember the reason why i took the picture.. I think i have too much photographic memory free space in my mind, and i want to use it for my family. They are the ones i want to be in mind until my days end. Love You So Much Hy & Son.