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Some days ago I lost all my cell phone contacts due to silly factory reset. Unfortunately, I did backup my contacts 1.5 years ago. Yeah, it's been so long time, but it's better than no backup at all, rite. To prevent this silly thing happen in the future, I should backup my cell phone contacts regularly.

There are two major ways to do backup your cell phone contacts: offline backup and online backup. Offline backup means you store your phone contacts in a file located on your phone memory card or your PC. Your cell phone usually has this feature (to backup contacts to memory card). Otherwise, you can use cable data (or bluetooth) and your phone PC suite to sync your contacts to your PC.

Another method is online backup. You can store your phone contacts in the cloud. I prefer Google Contacts for this purpose, because I use Gmail for my primary email. Actually Google has a service called Google Sync, which is using Exchange ActiveSync technology, that implemented in recent smartphones, such as BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile phone, Nokia S60. For "not-so-classic phones" user, like me with my LG KU380, you can still use Google Sync service by using SyncML, which is platform-independent information synchronization standard. Here I will describe how to sync your cell phone contacts (in my case: LG KU380) with Google Contacts using SyncML:

1. LG KU380

   On your cellphone, go to menu [0] Connectivity → [2] Server sync → [3] Server synch. centre. You may find it on another menu if you use different phone.
2. Add new server synch. centre
• Profile name: Google
• Host address: https://m.google.com/syncml
• Username: <your gmail address>
• Password: <your gmail password>
• Contacts: On
• Contact name: contacts
• Sync type: Normal
• Access point: <your cellphone APN>
3. Prepare your Google Contacts, especialy "My Contacts" group, because only this group that will be synchronized with your cell phone contacts.
4. Synchronize your contacts
• Go to menu [8] Contacts → [8] Settings → [2] Synchronize contact, or
• Go to menu [0] Connectivity → [2] Server sync → [1] Connect

Voilà! Your phone contacts is synchronized with Google contacts. Now you can add/update/delete contacts through your cellphone or Google, then sync it later. If your cell phone doesn't have feature for autosync, then you should sync it manually and regularly.

Aal izz well… aal izz well! 🎶

Okay, 3 Idiots is hands down one of the best Bollywood movies I’ve ever seen—no contest! This drama-comedy masterpiece has racked up tons of awards in India and even broke records as the highest-grossing Bollywood movie at the time. Fun fact: this is only the second Indian movie I’ve actually finished watching (Slumdog Millionaire was the first). Rare, right? Bollywood usually isn’t my thing. 😜

The movie follows three engineering students:

1. Rancho, the genius who’s passionate about mechanical engineering.
2. Farhan, stuck in engineering because his parents won’t let him pursue photography.
3. Raju, a poor kid carrying the weight of his family’s hopes and dreams.

Their journey is full of laughs, lessons, and some pretty heavy moments—like when Raju attempts suicide under intense pressure. Then there’s Prof. ViruS, the strict dean who’s the epitome of “old-school” education.

Memorable moments? So many!

• When Farhan finally tells his parents he wants to follow his dream of becoming a photographer.
• When the trio prioritizes friendship over exams, staying by Raju’s father’s side in the hospital.
• And who could forget the legendary prank where Rancho electrocutes a senior during hazing—with pee! 😂 “Salt water is a great conductor of electricity. 8th standard physics. We all studied it; he applied it!” Genius.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Bollywood without its signature tropes: over-the-top drama, a love story, and a dance sequence. (Pro tip: this is your nap break. 😴)

But here’s the magic of 3 Idiots: it’s more than entertainment. The movie is packed with powerful lessons about passion, pressure, and finding your path—whether you’re a student, parent, or teacher. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t wait! My rating? 9.5/10. Totally worth it!

"Don’t chase success. Pursue excellence, and success will follow." 💡

"Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer."

Setelah beberapa bulan bekerja ekstra, akhirnya liburan akhir tahun yang ditunggu-tunggu tiba. Beruntung, saya mendapat libur dari kantor selama 4 hari kerja, sehingga totalnya saya bisa beristirahat selama 10 hari, 25/12 - 3/1. Pada kesempatan itu saya sempatkan diri untuk berlibur selama 3 hari di Solo dan Jogja, tempat kelahiran dan kota di mana saya menghabiskan masa kecil.

Stasiun Bandung

Berangkat seorang diri dari stasiun Bandung (Senin 28/12) jam 8 malam, saya menghabiskan malam itu di dalam kereta api Lodaya. Di masa liburan akhir tahun seperti itu, harga tiket ternyata sangat tergantung hari keberangkatan, tidak peduli itu untuk kelas dan jurusan yang sama. Sembilan jam kemudian tibalah saya di stasiun Solo Balapan.. jadi inget lagunya Didi Kempot ♫ ning setasiun balapan, kuto solo sing dadi kenangan, kowe karo akuuu.. halah.. XD

(Selasa 29/12) Setelah makan nasi liwet khas Solo, kami, saya dan dua saudara yang menjemput saya, langsung beranjak ke rumah Oma, bersilaturahmi dengannya selama beberapa jam, kemudian dilanjutkan dengan nyekar ke makam Eyang. Setelah itu, saatnya berkuliner makan siang dengan Tahu Kupat, makanan khas Solo lainnya.

Tahu Kupat