Bravo Bybyq: It’s Two!

January 25, 2012

Yes.

If you came last night you might find something weird again about my blog. And it was definitely what you think it was. My blog got defaced again. Two times in a month, now I believe this web hosting sucks beyond repair. I really really really want to move this blog, however I still have no idea where. I think it is going to be a little bit a waste if I bought the unlimited service from some web hosting here, if I only use no more than few MB in a month. Even McXoem has questioned my decision using 5GB before :p

The fact that my blog defaced twice a month gave me impression that either the security of this hosting service is very lousy, or my blog is very popular. I will go for the first one though, although I am so tempted to believe the second one, out of narcissism.

Yes, and Two Heroes as well :D This time, the heroes are McXoem (again, because he’s the only one I know that I can trust to access my cpanel and has proven himself as a very experienced blogger which can do anything about blog), and his friend @aurel_666 (I don’t know what he wants himself to be referred to, but since I knew him on twitter, I’d rather mention him with his twitter name :) ). When I woke up this morning, McXoem just left a message on my BB messenger and also a mention on twitter, which also mentioned his dear friend.

Both of them saved my ass blog. McXoem said he hasn’t checked my cpanel, something I don’t really understand what for, but yes he still has my password so…

I believe in humanity now.

Well… I always believe in humanity.

The back to back hacking on my blog made me doubt it a little bit though :p, even I just knew from McXoem himself that the one that saved my blog was a repented hacker *confused*.

Anyway, I wondered what I should have done to make my blog safe? Is it hard to transfer blog somewhere safer? And which hosting would be safer? I have told myself over and over again that I wouldn’t continue using this service, and have a couple of months or weeks to decide where to go…

Where?

The Blog Goes On

January 17, 2012

Yes, now I can update my blog.

Although I put the “Keep Calm” poster, no I wasn’t calm at all. I was so freaked out when I knew SuperByq was hacked. Questions arose in my mind. Did I offend anyone from entries that I posted before? Did I install some nasty widgets or plugins in my blog which was a way for these hacker to get in? Or, was it because I just simply popular? (narcissism dies hard)

I tried to contact people close to me to help. Of course in that panic situation, links of FAQ and how-to tutorial that Momo sent me wasn’t quite helpful because I was too panic to read anything. The others who said they care didn’t try to offer any help (so now I know who really cares). The one who wanted to help know nothing about blog (but I seriously appreciate their good intention). And I remembered someone that might know about this stuff, I asked McXoem if he could help (because he has self hosted blog, just like me, I assume he’s aware of this kind of stuff).

This blogger ngalam was AWESOME. Of course I gave him my password because that’s the way he fixed my entire blog, he’s a blogger not a hacker remember? It only took one day, or a little bit more, for him to turn my defaced un-backed-up blog to normal. Well, not normal at first but renovation was one of my 2012 resolution anyway, so I hope you like this new Superbyq look. I tried a cleaner look this time, however narcissism struck when I did it.

I want to thank you for the readers that mailed, BBM-ed, tweeted and left comments about the whole situation. Especially, Soe, Divardha, Thi, AK, Momo, and Fajar. It meant so much for me.

I know that it took me so long to come back and it was a torture for me. At least from this incident I know how important this blog for me. It’s nice to be back :)

BYQ’S 2012 RESOLUTION

January 1, 2012

I think I would carry on making New Year Resolutions every year as a part of my personal tradition. It’s not only fun, it also gave me target to achieve. After all, believe it or not, after I made resolutions like those, I think I got better and better each year. So, why not?

So, these are things I am gonna do this year:

1. I seriously need to control my weight gain. It’s not funny anymore. I know that living abroad would make you gain weight, but I am not sure it would be healthy. So:

a. I have to start doing some physical activity (whatever it means) to burn some fat. Probably walk more, or going out more.

b. eating better. I ate better than before, because I cook. But I need to control the time and the amount of intake.

c. sleep better. It helps me to control weight as well. Hard, but not impossible.

 

2. I also need to finish my study. Of course, that was my priority and still would be my priority this year. Of course I have some plans beside that, but I think those could wait. If I can graduate with distinction it would double my achievement, but passing with upper second class grade is great too.

There’s a chance I would apply for PhD as well. I hope I would be able to get one studentship offered here… Small chance, but worth trying.

 

3. This blog should be maintained better. I know I am still active writing stuff, but look at the layout! Look at the color and picture… It’s a pure disaster. I got some friends offering me to help renovating this blog, and it’s time to ask them if they were serious or not? Sometimes it’s just a common courtesy.

I have tried to re-organize the categories, but I don’t think it’s enough. I should make new banner, new backgrounds, and so many things else. I should move the blog hosting as well.

 

4. I need to get more cultured. Reading books. Watching movies. Get in touch with the world by subscribing news. Come on! I am cut off from the universe since I’m being here. The only way I know what’s happening was only by small discussion at the class or a news from my mother. That’s uncool.

a. read books (5) I lower my expectations considering my schedule

b. visit museums (5) In a year, 5 museums are not much

c. watch movies (5) Seriously? You can always download with that internet speed.

d. read newspaper at least once a week. At least.

 

5. I still have to work on the relationship with people around me. I know I am not yet good enough… I have to keep my relations with my old friends (which was very hard in the end of last year especially, because I moved to the UK), my new friends (which was hard as well because I have issues with new people), and also my family (which was so hard… I don’t know… maybe I really have problems with interpersonal relationship).

Romance is still in the bottom of my priorities. So, I don’t put that measurement in this year resolution. Serious relationship is of course out of question, so… forget about it.

 

6. I need more patience. I mean… I do really have patience, but I can’t handle people with patience. I tend to get irritated when people asking me too many questions which sometimes for me unbelievably stupid or inappropriate, or drilled with questions about my life; what i do, what i do next, what i plan, and so on and so on… or… if I have to handle people who’s asking me the same question over and over again like three of four consecutive days. I need more patience… for people who cares. Seriously, I got so irritated by affections and attachments… It’s like leeches in my skin >_<

I really need to be more patient. Answering BBM with a little understanding… which is so hard. To be honest, for this one, I am not sure I can do it.. But I still write this down, who knows it’s achieved in the end of this year.. Little less bitchy won’t hurt, I guess…

 

7. I think I need to start thinking of my “100 things I need to do before I die” list. You know… Probably completing one item of that list in a year would be good, although it won’t be enough… Anyways…

 

Have you made your resolution this year?

Happy New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

I hope you’re still enjoying your holiday, because in few days you have to go back to your old miserable life, with new perspective. Whatever it means.

Make sure you have got your New Year’s Resolution list!

 

BYQ~

And Then There Was The Party…

December 26, 2011

I would be lying if I said that the party was epic, and the biggest party at this year. Seriously. Although it can be said that it might be the biggest house party I’ve ever attended in the UK, but still I know that it is far from festive. However, this party was definitely memorable.

It was only people who we know. And who knows us. People who, actually connected by destiny. It sounds stupid but let me explained to you how we know each other.

I met Amy at the first day, and Denise at the second day. I introduced her to each other later, and apparently, Amy used to live at Denise ex-flat. Sheila is my flatmate, and Rosie is Denise flatmate, and apparently they are studying the same course with Yumi-San (who lives in the same building as I do)! Windy is my classmate, and she’s a friend of Denise’s Thai flatmate. There’s a connection between all of us.

Weird.

A little bit creepy indeed.

And yeah, the party went so smooth. For them. Because for me it was a bit torturing, my stomach was acting up all day, so I felt really sick and wanted to throw up almost all the time. Not food poisoning definitely because all of us ate the same thing. I would say it’s the bloody PMS stroke again.

The food was crazy! I mean, I can’t imagine those girls could actually ate that much and still able to take down all the desserts. Like… seriously girl, what kind of stomach you guys have?!

The conversation was crazy as well, we laughed and Denise decided that we came from different generation. Those from the gen X and those from gen Y. I don’t see the differences, because for me, I can still relate to both of them. It’s them who can’t relate to me, and how I write everything here. LOL. Seriously, they might not know that I write everything (or almost) here in my blog. Even if they know that I have a blog, they might not get interested in it.

Anyway, we laughed a lot! In the middle of the evening, some of the girls go home earlier. Probably because they’re so tired, and they might want to connect to their family back home. I don’t really see Christmas as a big thing, so I didn’t do that. Later at night we moved to Amy’s house… because it’s warmer there.

It was another craziness.. Denise and I did a overnight makeover to Amy and it made Amy looks so much different. I think we have to do it more often to many people. And get some money out of it.

Of course, like usual, I got in a hot discussion and a debate with Denise. Now the funny part is, because Denise and I argued a lot, we’re actually okay with it. We don’t actually take everything personally, but Amy is not like us, in the sense of perceiving arguments. She sensed the tension in the arguments, in the middle of the debate she always tried to mitigate, and moderate the discussion. It’s so funny when she tried to find softer words to make us feel better, and it suddenly made me burst out laugh.

“Denise? Do you realize what she was trying to do? It’s just a really good example of how the collectivists dealing with arguments in group…”

Anyways… It’s the boxing day. I should have gone to London, but I don’t feel very well. My stomach was still acting up until past midnight, so I don’t want to push it. After all, there were no bus to take me to the city bus station anyway… and I still have to wander off in London by myself. I still have lots of thing to do later at 4th of January…