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i'll tell u the truth. this whole preps has officially freak me out. especially when i know the time is running out. i'm an organized person. i need to list down things to do before i start to work. i need to set up deadlines in order to know how i will finish one task. but you can't be like that when u deal with your family and beloved ones. you can't say all the time that white is white and black is black. u need more tolerance, patience, and smile :-) so now, when i can't complete one task of the preps, i really really need to sit down, take a deep breath, and pray that everything will be smooth. amin.

i have a habit to shoot my foot on every floor that i think is interesting :-) i dont know when it started (probably when i had my own camera hehe)... but now i become more aware with floors that has beautiful pattern . u can see some of my footsteps here . i'll update it regularly :-)

jakarta, jam 5 sore. saya menengok ke luar jendela kantor saya. wah tumben, jalan arteri yg ada di depan kantor masih lengang. saya memutuskan untuk cepat -cepat pulang dengan taksi saja. memilih taksi bukan karena malas, tapi karena bawaan saya banyak (itu malas juga ya artinya? hehehe...) setelah teman kantor saya urung pulang bersama karena masih ada pekerjaan yg belum selesai, saya cepat-cepat mencegat mobil publik itu di jalan. hup! rasa nyaman langsung merambat dan saya pun menyandarkan punggung saya ke jok tempat duduk. tak lama hujan pun turun serintik demi serintik. para pengendara motor menepi untuk berteduh atau mengenakan jas hujan terlebih dahulu. sambil mengamati jalan, saya mengobrol dengan pak supir yang masih berusia awal 30an. senang mendengar ceritanya. beliau bercerita tentang suka duka menjadi supir taksi. mulai dari pergi tanpa membayar, dirampok, dan hampir dihipnotis. untuk yang terakhir ini dia memberi catatan tersendiri. sambil agak menasehati saya, dia bercer...

these are my "friends" who sorrounds me when i am on my travel duties. yes, i do (also) work when i travel :-P

i will attend a seminar thesis today.. not me but my other friends in the campus. it's like a requirement before u can start doing your own thesis. you need to have a card which will be stamped for each seminar you attend. you need to have at least 5. i have one. i will try to catch the other four today.

the latest picture of my lovely nieces sent to me by their mother :-)

seperti hari kerja biasanya, pagi ini saya datang ke kantor jam 8 pagi. mengisi kartu absen, meletakkan tas saya, mengisi gelas saya dgn air minum di dispenser kemudian menyalakan komputer sembari mengeluarkan HP dan notes kerja saya. sebelum memulai bekerja, umumnya saya membaca email2 yg masuk dan juga membuka blog saya (hehe..) tp sebelum membuka blog saya menerima email dari teman dekat saya yg memuat tausiyah dari Ustad Yusuf Mansyur . saya membacanya sampai akhir. isinya bagus sekali. Intinya tentang keyakinan pada Allah ketika bersedekah. yakinkah kamu untuk memberikah semua hartamu untuk sedekah dan yakin Allah akan mengembalikan berkali lipat? jujur, saya belum. belum siap. belum yakin. kemudian awalnya saya mengira ketika kita bersedekah sebaiknya kita tidak mengharapkan apa-apa, ikhlas karena Allah ta'ala. kita bersedekah karena kita ingin untuk bersedekah. tapi ternyata (mohon dikoreksi bila saya salah) bahwa sebaiknya justru kita harus mengharap pada Allah. memohon pa...

when i was going to say something about what i want or what i need, dia knew already before i even finished my sentenc e . i guess he can easily read my face .

my nephew's akikahan several months ago. karena ada darah Lampung, s alah satu acara di akekahannya adalah mengambil bendera-bendera kecil ini yang "ditanam" di pohon pisang. bendera ini dilengkapi dengan uang Rp 1000 dan sebutir telur yang dihias dalam keranjang warna-warni. ayo dipilih - dipilih :-)

i've arrived in Indonesia safe and sound, alhamdulillah. melihat kembali posting terakhir saya ttg how lazy i was to go to Singapore, well... i probably should deserve a slap in my face :-) the Singapore trip, instead of extremely lazy, was extremely great! despite that i was placed in a luxurious hotel (alhamdulillah ya Allah) which is a very rare opportunity when u go to Spore (indeed, Spore equals to expensive), i had join a very useful workshop and met incredible people. my presentation also went well, thank God. although at the beginning, i was so lack of confidence because i'm the youngest and just realized that the other invitees were expert on their work. i mean, a REAL scientific expert. but thanks to my colleague, i just spoke and explain about our work the way it is. (and dont forget to pray). in the end, out of my expectation, we received a lot of good inputs and appreciations. yet the best thing, we had an offer from an organization to have a project together. yay!...

next week, me and my colleague will go to Singapore for a two-days workshop. i don't know why, but i feel extremely lazy

gw jarang2 ngomentarin tentang layanan penyedia jasa yang ada di Indonesia , selain karena males :-) kedua karena saya merasa layanan yang ada masih belum pantas buat dikomentarin (kecuali di surat pembaca Kompas). Tapi kali ini gw ngerasa ada baiknya buat komentarin salah satu penyedia jasa transportasi udara negara kita, Garuda Indonesia . Diluar dari segala keterbatasannya, Garuda udah banyak memperlihatkan kemajuan dari berbagai segi, terutama (yang kerasa banget) adalah service staffnya, mulai dari counter check in sampe pramugarinya. Gw ngerasa mbak-mbak di counter check in sekarang lebih ramah (ini pengalaman gw yah) daripada yang di luar negeri. secara gw orangnya males banget liat orang yang ga senyum padahal dia kerja di perusahaan yang service oriented. jadi i was happy waktu si mbak tersenyum (itu berarti loh buat konsumen) and happier waktu ditanya mau duduk di mana(window atau aisle) which sometimes other airplane don't do that except when you ask for it. another...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho My review rating: 5 of 5 stars I chose to read the English version in order to capture the original essence of what Paulo Coelo wrote (without any dislike to those talented interpreters). The words for me are quite easy to digest. The story of the boy is actually quite simple and short, but Paulo succeed in pouring many wise lessons about life in each page of it :-) i believe after u read this u will be refreshed and reminded to step back to out original self, to be positive and to never give up on your dream :-) View all my reviews.

chocolate, is child's best friend. chocolate... chocolate... me love chocolate.. (thank you Pak for sharing with us)