In the Land of Happiness

New blog look

2011-11-12T07:27:00.000-08:00

Just change my blog design...hopefully now i can be more regular in upsating this blog. Ameeennn ;)

God's plan

2011-04-17T07:45:00.000-07:00

Reading my friendster's blog and notice that there are some notes that I want to share. This is one of it.

Have you ever heard a commonly verse that “GOD works in a mysterious way”? Well….kind of agree with that verse right now. I really don’t know what God’s way is for me right now.

When I’m feeling down in my work and seem to me that the only way out is out of this audit life….and seems to me that the way out was just in front of me…God give me an obstacle so I have more time to think….

When I’m feeling lift up again in my work and that I have give up over the way out and it was no longer in my mind….God give me a possible way out again…

Huaaaa….really don’t know what You want to do in my life…. But really give and trust all my life in Your hands….

2010 reflection

2011-01-01T11:32:00.001-08:00

Its 2 AM in the morning of 2nd Jan 2011 and I can't sleep (thanks to the ice coffee that I had during dinner). So this is my 1st blog in 2011 using my beloved E71 phone.

Since we just passed through the 2010, I think it is wise to make a reflection of that year. Here it is:
1. My biggest day happen on 19 June 2010. William & I got married after dating since 22 Jan 2006. The wedding preparation was full of ups & downs esp with problems that william had in his job and fam also I got a big client account that need full attention (making me having less time to prepare for the wedding). Lucky for me, I have a big God that makes all that problems seems sooo small (Love Jesus). I'm now happily married :)

2. I didn't got promoted this year since based on my boss analysis all assisstant manager have to had 2 years in that position however he believe that I (as 1st year AM) still have ratings and bonus (since all my PF said soo). Its funny that the rumours in the office said that I will get double promotion to manager level while I knew from several months before that they are wrong. I was prepare for this but apparaently the not-promoted directly news still have some sad effect on me when it is distributed in July. Thanks to Jesus coz I got up quickly and came stronger than ever! I believe that everything than happen in my life is God's plan to shape me into something. I don't know what that 'something' gonna be but I believe that His plan will always be a good plan for me.

3. Me & hubby bought our 1st car: Yaris with red colour. I give up my Xenia for mom & dad so they use it to go to church etc. Am targetting for a house in 2011 so wish us luck guys!

All and all, 2010 is full with ups and downs but I got passed through it all with Jesus. So I lay all my life in 2011 fully into His hand. Happy New Year prens :)

My long forgotten blog :(

2010-10-09T05:21:00.000-07:00

Dear blog,

My deep sincere apology that I haven't been able to update you for more than 1 year now! Hiks.... I haven't have the time nor the idea to write. I know I'm treating you bad....will try to fix it and write in this blog as soon as possible :)

Warm regards
Me

Perception

2009-09-22T10:20:00.000-07:00

Nothing to do now but I can't sleep yet...so better write something in my notes and blog :p

Right now I want to write about perception. According to Wikipedia, perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of sensory information. I think that this is too "dictionary" meaning!

Ok...I started to bored you out with dictionary meanings! So just lets get into why I want to write about this matter. I write about perception coz I'm tired with people having a perception in their mind bout me before they got to know me first (and even my best friends makes their own perception of myself which is somewhat more tiring for me)! I'm tired with people talking behind my back because of that perception. I'm tired with people moaning all the time before something really happens becoz of perception that they have build in their mind! I'm tired with people especially in the job that I have which was full with perception in their mind that makes them over re-act with something. Am tired with people who decided to give up before something really happens! I'm so damn tired with all of it!

I started to analyse....what makes all that perception happens! Perception happens through this flow: surrounding → input (senses) → processing (brain) → output (re-action)! So the roots of all that perception is the surroundings! Change the surroundings than you can change the perception!

The problem now is...how you could change the surroundings to give the right input (senses)? You can change yourself to give a better input to somebody else but even though you tried so hard to change yourself...can you ever change the surroundings??? I tried and tried and tried repeatedly but never succeed! My attempts can only change the perception of several people but can not change the surroundings and others perception! So how to change other people's perception?? The answer is still a mystery that puzzles me all the time!

So I ask myself: well Win, don't be a hypocrite...you have perception also bout your friends and others too! If you are tired...what will you do with it? Are you goin to give up and moans like everybody else???

My answer is: I'm not trying to be a hypocrite so I confess that I sometimes build my own perception bout others! But am trying my best so that perception does not blocks the right output! Am not goin to give up and start moaning bout it....but am goin to try my best to continuously change my self to be His better image. Let the surroundings have their own perception but I still have faith that day by day...that surroundings will change and give a better inputs and better perception.

To close this notes...I wanna give a good quotes that I have post earlier in my blog. This quotes is from the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage soul: I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY DAY

I am responsible for how I feel and what I do. Nobody can make me feel anything. If I have a rotten day, I am the one who allowed it to be that way. If I have a great day, I am the one who deserves credit for being positives. It is not the responsibility of other people to change so that I can feel better. I am the one who is in charge of my life!

I am the one responsible for what I feel so help me God! Need Your help to give me strength!

Inspirational words 2

2009-08-27T20:47:00.000-07:00

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY DAY
I am responsible for how I feel and what I do. Nobidy can make me feel anything. If I have a rotten day, I am the one who allowed it to be that way. If I have a great day, I am the one who deserves credit for being positives. It is not the responsibility of other people to change so that I can feel better. I am the one who is in charge of my life

IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES
Making mistakes is something we all do, and I ama still a fine and worthwile person when I make them. There is no reason for me to get upset when I make mistake. I am trying, and if I make a mistake, I am going to continue trying. I can handle making mistake. It is okay for others to make mistakes too. I will accept mistakes in myself and also mistakes that others make.

Inspirational words 1

2009-08-27T20:27:00.000-07:00

As promised....some of the inspirational words in my old organiser. Hope that this words could inspire you as it had inspire me!

I DON'T HAVE TO CONTROL THINGS
I will survive if things are different than I want them to be. I can accept things the way they are, people the way they are, and accept myself the way I am. There is no reason to get upset if I can't change things to fit my idea how they ought to be. There is no reason why I should have to like everything. Even if I don't like it, I can live with it.

I CAN CHANGE
I don't have to be a certain way because of what has happened in the past. Everyday is a new day. It's silly to think that I can't help being the way I am. Of course I can! I can change!

My old organiser

2009-08-27T19:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I clean one of my lockers in the office and find out my old organiser in the locker. I have this organiser as a birthday gift from my old organisation in college.

Opening the organiser really opens up several memories for me. When I enter the working environment in Ernst & Young, I have change the original organiser with several papers since the original papers have been used while I’m in college with my entire schedule for class, teaching, organisational events and meetings.

The new papers were not entirely used since I managed to have electronic agenda in my hand phone. But seeing what was written in the papers really brings up my memory when I first enter the working environment in EY and than move on to PWC. Seeing this also makes me realised how God have really put His angels to guide me all the way from FYP (First Year Professional) in EY than move to PWC as Associate 1 (Associate 45) and now as an Assistant Manager. I realised than I couldn’t make it in this position if it wasn’t for His continue guidance and support. So thank you Lord for everything!

I have also kept several papers that really meant something for me from my previous organiser in my high school years, such as:
1.Photo sticker book in which I kept several photos of myself and my friend (you know... from the photo booths in the mall). Remembering how all of them have managed to fill my world in college, high school, and junior high school. And also seeing how thin I am! OMG…I must have been around 48 Kg at that time and now I’m 58 Kg! This is also a wake up call to go to the GYM again!
2.Inspirational papers! I have written up several inspirational words from chicken soup of teenage soul that I have read in my high school year. Reading this words again…really lighten ups my day! I will share those words in other posts (Olip…as promised, I will try to update this blog regulary! hahahaha)
3.Signature papers! Ok…I admitted that I’m kind of “norak” in my early days since I always asked for signature from celebrity when they came in some of the events that my organisation made. But seeing this papers with signature on it really brings back the memories that I have in my organisational years. And I really don’t regret to be “norak” at that time so that I will have this kind of memories.
4.Expense report… In my early years of working, I kept my expense report manually in this organiser (soon I realise there is an easier way to do it which is by excel file and now I found myself not doing any expense report again!). In the report... there is a description of my wages when I entered this working world! Again…I found myself grateful for His blessings since now my wages have gone up several times from that amount… Thank you GOD!
5. Phone book which contains several names in alphabetical order. Remembering the time where hand phone is still a luxury product with limited phone book memory.
6. Business card holder which was full with business cards from hotels and sponsors when I am still active in several events in my college year.

All and all…it’s a pleasant surprise to found my old organiser yesterday and hopes that my post here will be a pleasant note for all of you today. Happy Friday!

Beberapa Hal Yang Dapat Mendorongmu Untuk Tetap Bertahan !

2009-05-20T06:50:00.000-07:00

I just make a gmail account and transfer several email from my yahoo account and found this email sent by Olip's on 25 Feb 2004... So enjoy!!!

Beberapa Hal Yang Dapat Mendorongmu Untuk Tetap Bertahan !

Jika kau merasa lelah dan tak berdaya dari usaha yang
sepertinya sia-sia...
Tuhan tahu betapa keras engkau sudah berusaha.

Ketika kau sudah menangis sekian lama dan hatimu masih
terasa pedih...
Tuhan sudah menghitung airmatamu.

Jika kau pikir bahwa hidupmu sedang menunggu sesuatu dan
waktu serasa berlalu begitu saja...
Tuhan sedang menunggu bersama denganmu.

Ketika kau merasa sendirian dan teman-temanmu terlalu
sibuk untuk menelepon...
Tuhan selalu berada disampingmu.

Ketika kau pikir bahwa kau sudah mencoba segalanya dan
tidak tahu hendak berbuat apa lagi...
Tuhan punya jawabannya.

Ketika segala sesuatu menjadi tidak masuk akal dan kau
merasa tertekan...
Tuhan dapat menenangkanmu.

Jika tiba-tiba kau dapat melihat jejak-jejak harapan...
Tuhan sedang berbisik kepadamu.

Ketika segala sesuatu berjalan lancar dan kau merasa ingin
mengucap syukur...
Tuhan telah memberkatimu.

Ketika sesuatu yang indah terjadi dan kau dipenuhi
ketakjuban...
Tuhan telah tersenyum padamu.

Ketika kau memiliki tujuan untuk dipenuhi dan mimpi untuk
digenapi...
Tuhan sudah membuka matamu dan memanggilmu dengan namamu.

Ingat bahwa dimanapun kau atau kemanapun kau menghadap...
TUHAN TAHU

A friend in need is a friend indeed

2009-04-18T21:47:00.001-07:00

I remember a phrase: a friend in need is a friend indeed! Well, I kind of agree with this phrase. I feel blessful that I have several friends that when I need them the most...they can come and help me. But have I done the same thing to them? When I flashback my memory...I think I sometimes can't or won't help a friend due to several reason... I regret every single dissapointment that I have made to them.

The reason I posted this blog is because:
(1) I'm in line in the XXI and waiting my friend to come;
(2) I just discover that several of my friends went together to some hang out place yesterday and none of them have the courtesy to ask whether I care to join them.

The last point makes me recall some of my memory...that I sometimes not being asked by my friends to join in several occassion... This makes me wonder...why? What is the reason? Don't they like me? Do they think that I am only a burden if I join them? Do I let them down? Or do they think that I have other occassion and therefore not asking me to join. Well...don't know the answers of those questions since that's a question that need to be answered by them. But one thing for sure.... I know I'm not perfect and I sometimes let my friends down...And for that...I express my sincere apology!

For whatsoever the reason...I'm not going to let myself to be knock down by this coz I'm happy with myself, with my family and with my bear....

^_^

Can not sleep!

2009-04-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

Arrghhh.....in a can't sleep moment! The clock already shows midnight..nut I still can't sleep! This may because of that darn cold nescafe coffee that I made... I should have made a hot cadburry chocolate instead!

Koin Penyok

2009-04-03T04:08:00.000-07:00

Ok... I have no inspiration of what to write but since I promise that I will update this blog regularly so I think I will post an interesting article that I receive today. Here it is:

Sebuah Koin Penyok

Alkisah, seorang lelaki keluar dari pekarangan rumahnya, berjalan tak tentu arah dengan rasa putus asa. Sudah cukup lama ia menganggur. Kondisi finansial keluarganya morat-marit. Sementara para tetangganya sibuk memenuhi rumah dengan barang-barang mewah, ia masih bergelut memikirkan cara memenuhi kebutuhan pokok keluarganya, sandang dan pangan. Anak-anaknya sudah lama tak dibelikan pakaian, istrinya sering marah-marah karena tak dapat membeli barang-barang rumah tangga yang layak. Laki-laki itu sudah tak tahan dengan kondisi ini, dan ia tidak yakin bahwa perjalanannya kali inipun akan membawa keberuntungan, yakni mendapatkan pekerjaan.

Ketika laki-laki itu tengah menyusuri jalanan sepi, tiba-tiba kakinya terantuk sesuatu.
Karena merasa penasaran ia membungkuk dan mengambilnya.
"Uh, hanya sebuah koin kuno yang sudah penyok-penyok, " gerutunya kecewa.
Meskipun begitu ia membawa koin itu ke sebuah bank.
"Sebaiknya koin in Bapak bawa saja ke kolektor uang kuno," kata teller itu memberi saran.
Lelaki itupun mengikuti anjuran si teller, membawa koinnya ke kolektor. Beruntung sekali, si kolektor menghargai koin itu senilai 30 dollar. Begitu senangnya, lelaki tersebut mulai memikirkan apa yang akan dia lakukan dengan rejeki nomplok ini.

Ketika melewati sebuah toko perkakas, dilihatnya beberapa lembar kayu sedang diobral. Dia bisa membuatkan beberapa rak untuk istrinya karena istrinya pernah berkata mereka tak punya tempat untuk menyimpan jambangan dan stoples. Sesudah membeli kayu seharga 30 dollar, dia memanggul kayu tersebut dan beranjak pulang.
Di tengah perjalanan dia melewati bengkel seorang pembuat mebel.
Mata pemilik bengkel sudah terlatih melihat kayu yang dipanggul lelaki itu. Kayunya indah, warnanya bagus, dan mutunya terkenal. Kebetulan pada waktu itu ada pesanan mebel. Dia menawarkan uang sejumlah 100 dollar kepada lelaki itu. Terlihat ragu-ragu di mata laki-laki itu, namun pengrajin itu meyakinkannya dan dapat menawarkannya mebel yang sudah jadi agar dipilih lelaki itu. Kebetulan di sana ada lemari yang pasti disukai istrinya.

Dia menukar kayu tersebut dan meminjam sebuah gerobak untuk membawa lemari itu. Dia pun segera membawanya pulang. Di tengah perjalanan dia melewati perumahan baru. Seorang wanita yang sedang mendekorasi rumah barunya melongok keluar jendela dan melihat lelaki itu mendorong gerobak berisi lemari yang indah. Si wanita terpikat dan menawar dengan harga 200 dollar. Ketika lelaki itu nampak ragu-ragu, si wanita menaikkan tawarannya menjadi 250 dollar. Lelaki itupun setuju. Kemudian mengembalikan gerobak ke pengrajin dan beranjak pulang.

Di pintu desa dia berhenti sejenak dan ingin memastikan uang yang ia terima. Ia merogoh sakunya dan menghitung lembaran bernilai 250 dollar. Pada saat itu seorang perampok keluar dari semak-semak, mengacungkan belati, merampas uang itu, lalu kabur.

Istri si lelaki kebetulan melihat dan berlari mendekati suaminya seraya berkata,
"Apa yang terjadi? Engkau baik saja kan? Apa yang diambil oleh perampok tadi?"
Lelaki itu mengangkat bahunya dan berkata, "Oh, bukan apa-apa. Hanya sebuah koin penyok yang kutemukan tadi pagi".

Bila Kita sadar kita tak pernah memiliki apapun, kenapa harus tenggelam dalam kepedihan yang
berlebihan? Sebaliknya, sepatutnya kita bersyukur atas segala karunia hidup yang telah Tuhan berikan pada kita, karena ketika datang dan pergi kita tidak membawa apa-apa.

Driving

2009-02-22T09:03:00.001-08:00

Ok...it's been 2 months since my last post. Phew....quite a long time! Well, we can thanks the busy season of auditing.

I'm trying to share a little story about my driving experience. I think that I'm not gifted to do it (same as that I'm not gifted to sing, paint, etc that relates to art).

The first time, I tried to drive alone is in the beginning of this month. I drive to AI which is still in sunter. I forgot to turn off my lamp when I move the car from the parking building to the parking lot. Hence resulted the "aki" to die....

The second time is to my office in Kuningan last week. No problem in the road and I manage to come back home... But, I have a little difficulties in the parking building and need to be help by one of my friend.

The third time, I tried to drive alone to my office yesterday. In the journey to the office, the car died in front of Tugu Tani due to one of the cable of "aki" was loose. Thank God there is one good man that help me so the car can start again. My father eventually come and tied the loose cable. On my way home, I accidentally almost hit a kid. The kid just suddenly appear and crossing the street with his bike. Thank God, I always drive slow so I manage to hit the break. The kid fell but God have help me so the kid only have minor injury.

Lesson learn: I think that my parents was right. I am not ready yet. So I will try to stop driving alone for a while... I will only drive if there is somebody next to me..... Until when? Until I think that I'm ready. God help me on this!

Special Post for the Typewriter

2008-12-30T02:47:00.000-08:00

This post is for a dear friend of mine... who thinks that she is a lousy typewriter....

This is what I think a bout you....

I think that you are a terrific typewriter and I enjoy your writings.... so you need to keep on writing!

Also what is all the fuss regarding not feeling that you are a woman? I think that you only have a different kind of thought and principle than most of the woman (believe that you Brother is the one to blame for this)... Well hello...I believe that I am also in the same category with you.... And also that thought and principle is one of the main thing that makes you a very good friend of mine....

So stop moaning and get back to be a typewriter.....

MOS Burger

2008-12-28T06:05:00.000-08:00

Ok, lesson was not learn. I'm now in starbucks PS enjoying the free wifi facility. Trying to write my blog through the HP. It's still hard but trying to adapt.

Really love this Christmas holiday since it's a long holiday. From 25 to 29 since tomorrow (29) is the islamic new year. But somehow i'm only feeling the holiday spirit and not the christmas spirit. Don't know why...but since that's not what i'm not going to share right now hence we'll talk about that another time.

I want to talk about a new japanese burger resto in town: MOS burger. My bear said that he have seen this resto in spore but have no chance in trying it. At first i think, hmm since when japanese have burger??? but the review over them is good so we try it. I order MOS Burger and corn soup, my bear order MOS cheeseburger and MOS chicken. I love the burger especially the sauce - kind of spaghetti sauce! I think that it is better than burger king and a lot cheaper (all of the orders only cost Rp 60K). For those of you who are in PS, you have to try this burger. But a simple warning from me that you have to queue (as in any other new trend resto in Jakarta).

writing test!

2008-12-26T05:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, i admit that i'm kind of "norak" but i just wants to try to update this blog through my handphone. It works but it's a lot harder than doing it through my computer. Lesson learn!

E71 (continued)

2008-12-03T06:13:00.000-08:00

Finally.... can't resist to buy E71. Bought the device last Sunday...still learning and transfering contacts number until now :P

Hobbies

2008-11-07T06:05:00.000-08:00

Ever curious what is your hobby? I always curious about what’s my hobby….. For example, my bear have several hobbies such as gadget, surfing in the internet, and watches (all are expensive hobbies except for the surfing in the internet); my best friend olip have books as her hobby; my other male friends have games as their hobbies. Hmmm…what’s my hobby? I think that I have no specific hobbies (or just no hobbies at all)…I like to do several things but can that be considered as hobbies? Just to share with you...those several things are as follow:

1. Watching Television
I like to watch TV…and I think that I consume more time in front of the TV rather than sleeping since I have some problem to sleep on let say 9 PM (thanks to the line of work which obligated me to work overtime…sometimes until 1 AM!). So when I come back early from work (around 6 PM), I spent the time in front of the TV…. and still sleep around 12 or 1 AM. What bothers me the most is nowadays, the TV is full with unimportant Indonesian Soap Opera….which made me hesitate to watch the TV…..Can you consider that as a hobby?

2. Movies

I love movies!! Movies (especially movies from Hollywood) are refreshing and you are being entertained by the story, actors and actresses, music, songs, dances, and just a glance of the world also cultures of people outside your neighbourhood. Last Sunday I watch High School Musical 3: Senior Year. It’s a teen movies but I was being entertained by the music, songs, dance, and the beautiful boys and girls (you know…the kind of boys and girls that would not exist in the real life of high school). It was an entertaining movie…entertaining it is…

3. Music

I like listening to music.....and I loved my IPOD NANO. The device can accommodate 8 GB or equivalent to around 2,000 songs… I have use around 4 GB and already satisfied with the amounts of songs that I have. My lovely black IPOD have accompanied me during my working hours, my journey back from office/client to my home with busway and taxi, when I’m waiting for somebody, and driving in the car. I really love it coz it accompanied me during my “can not sleep” moment when I can not watch TV since it showing those unimportant soap opera. But can this be categorise as a hobby coz by all means, I think music should be considered as a necessity not a hobby

Books

I like reading books especially novels and comics…I can spent a day without eating and drinking just to finish reading Harry Potter or Laskar Pelangi…...But if books is your hobby, such as Olip and Novi, you will be spending your money to purchase new books published or spending your time regularly in the library…. I think that I’m not that kind of person…so can you say that books is my hobby?

Travelling

I love travelling…I love seeing a different language, people, history, and discover a new experience. Travelling can makes you relax and refreshed your energy. I really love travelling especially when I have friends to accompany during the journey and money to pay for your travelling expenses (really love it when my travelling is free). I think from year to year…my travelling experience always accelerating….

In 2006, I went to Pulau Umang in my Company’s outing event. It’s a beautiful island with beautiful cottages. Recommended if you want to spend a romantic gate away with your love ones…but not in a Company’s outing!

In 2007, I went to Bali and Lombok for my vacation in May with several friends (Novi, Mei, Ratih, Yuli, Mike, and Oey)….. And apparently, my Company’s outing in June was also conducted in Bali…. So there are quite many places that I have visited in Bali. Love Bali a lot and will sure be back!

In 2008, I went to several cities in Southeast Asia…such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Genting, Bangkok, Phuket & Phi2 islands with Ratih, Angghi, Melitta, Jonjing, Abud, and Heri. Love it a lot…. So many new things that I have experience, so many beautiful painting of God’s hand that I have seen, so many new cultures that I have witnesses……in short…I have discover lots of thing during my travelling time.

In 2009, will I have the chance to travel again since all my travelling partners have resigned from my Company?? Hiks!!

Conclusion: What do you think? Do you think those activities I like can be considered as my hobby?

E71…. Must buy Hand phone!

2008-10-28T02:49:00.000-07:00

My hand phone has been with me for almost 3 years now. I really like it since it’s a flip mode and I purchased it under Rp 2 Mio. One thing that I regret the most is that I bought it not from an authorised dealer but from a shop in Cempaka Mas. Now, the hand phone can’t vibrate any more, it can stop and entered into a “Hang” period in the middle of an activity, also if you want to open the text message (SMS) it will take a while for you to enter the inbox. So in depths of so many concern and obstacle found over my hand phone, I decided that it is time to change my hand phone.

After discussing with my bear, he suggested Nokia E71 if I want to buy a hand phone with internet and office function but with a good design and other function (such as camera with 3.1 Mega Pixels). I also play with one of my friend’s hand phone since he already has E71 since July. I instantly fall in love with the phone. But I have checked to all Nokia shop and the price of this hand phone is rising! It has now entered IDR 4.9 Mio where the past months it was IDR 4.6 Mio. It’s all because of the USD exchange rate is rising compared to IDR. Also some shops have no ready stock and we have to indent the hand phone. Well…just have to be patient and wait for another month so that the price will be lower. Meanwhile, will leave you with the beautiful picture of the must buy hand phone – E71 (if only I know how to attached picture to this blog! it seams that the insert picture and other code is missing so will attached it as soon as possible)

Updates on 7 Nov 2008....

Somehow and someway.... the button to attached photos comes back… (actually, it should never gone away at the first place). So enjoy the beauty of E71 which I will have to restrain myself of buying now since the price have goes up to IDR 5.5 Mio

To buy or not to buy that is the question!

2008-10-27T01:32:00.000-07:00

Ok…this weekend is a lavish weekend. This week I have spent money like spending water. At first, I ask my friend Novi to accompany me to watch Eagle Eye in Plaza Senayan last Saturday (a good movie but a typical Hollywood movie where you could guess from the beginning that the bad guy is the computer). After watching movies, we eat Sushi Tei (Dragon Roll rules!). After that we went to Metro Department Store, where I originally intend to buy a bag since my office bag had entered its near death period. At the afternoon, Yuli join our quest in Metro Dept Store and at the end I have bought a bag and 2 office shirts (It’s all because of that Great Sale). Finish with our quest; I went to the Starbucks and order Java Chip Frappucinno while I wait for Yuli and Novi to comeback from their afternoon ritual prayers (Sholat).

Sunday, my bear have to stay at the hospital so I can’t go out on a date with him. Well, you might think that I will stay at home and take a beauty queen sleep. But in fact, I went to Kelapa Gading with my family and treat them Sushi Tei again (because I want to eat Dragon Roll again – to tell you the truth, Dragon Roll in Sushi Tei Gading 5 is bigger than in PS). After that I bought 1 more shirt and a lipstick. To tell you the truth that entire Sale really made you more consumptive than you originally are. To buy or not to buy that is the question!

Aside from all that consumerism, I think that I am not that consumptive since: (a) the last time I bought an office shirt is in December 2007; (b) my bag have enter ICU period which need immediate change; (c) not all weekend I spent with lavishness. So from the point of view to buy or not to buy, I think I have a lot of reason to support the decision of: BUY! Therefore after reviewing all of it, I think that I’m not regretting the lavishness that I have experience on the last weekend

Deadline week

2008-10-10T08:44:00.000-07:00

Finally having access to the internet….The clock is showing 10.37 PM and I’m still in client site…should be working but I think that I need a little break from the clouds of dizziness that I’m facing now.

Deadline week!!!! I think that there is a meaning in that word “DEADline” coz I think that people are dying during that horrible week.

What to write on this occasion yah…hmmm…. Thinking and thinking about wonderful things to be share…. Oh… I have read all the novels that I have borrowed prior to Lebaran holiday. I read the first 3 books of tetralogy Laskar Pelangi.

I think that it is a good book with lots of important message in it such as how education is a very important thing and that I should be grateful that I can have that good education. I especially like the 3rd book where the author (Andrea Hirata) wrote about his experience in Paris when he received scholarship to Sorbonne University. I like how he explained about the differences of culture that he have countered and paradox that he realise such as the paradox where the western people party a lot and spend a little time in studying while he is a follower of Dasa Dharma Pramuka but still those western people have higher grades than him. I also like his writing about his adventure going around the world backpacking. I also like this 3rd book because I notice that he his writing skill have improve significantly compared to the 1st and 2nd book. So I can’t wait to read his 4th and final book.

To my surprise, my mother also read the 1st book because she knows that the book is talking about the struggle of a Belitung’s boy. My mom originally comes from Bangka which is an island near the island of Belitung with some similarity noted such as they are both are under the same province (Bangka-Belitung), there are both produce lead as the main commodity of income, etc. My Mom also asks to watch the movie in the theatre so on the holiday I take her and my dad to watch it. My mom watches it and like the book better but my dad is sleeping in almost half of the movie.

Ok that’s all to share and now the clock is showing 10.58 PM and I think my manager is instructing us to go home... Hip Hip Hurray!!!!

Waiting in the Hospital

2008-10-01T00:51:00.000-07:00

hmm...waiting in the hospital. My boyfriend have a call for emergency action so we drove from my house in Sunter to Karawaci. The first plan is to visit Kate's house which was near Karawaci to see her new born baby. But apparaently her baby got sick so she have to go to the hospital. The second plan is to visit Angel's house to see her house and maybe can have a sneek peek about the house around her so we can purchase it. But apparaently her husband is working at the moment so she is in her mother house. So the first and the second plan was being cancelled and that will leave us with the last plan. The last plan is to wait for Will in the hospital and write on my blog... The last plan, as you see, was going well

The week before, during, and after the Ied

2008-09-25T05:34:00.000-07:00

Ok...I'm writing again in a very short period of hours since my latest post. My best friend Olip has protested me that I rarely updated my blog. My reason for her is (a) I have no time to update my blog and (b) I’m not a good writer such as her so sometimes when I have the time I have no idea of what to write…. Well actually (after thinking it over) all of that reason can be easily broken since (a) you are the time keeper of your life so it is all about how you manage your time so you can still write on your blog and (b) a good writer is a result of writing. So given to that reason…I have force myself to update this blog more frequently.

Indonesia, mostly consisting of Moslem, has one huge public holiday: Ied Fitri (or what we called Lebaran). Ied is a celebration after the Moslem fasted for the whole month. This year, that holiday will be on 1-2 October which is next week. I, as a citizen of Jakarta, really love the Ied. Why although I’m Christian but I love the Ied? It is because on the week before the Ied, during the Ied, and a week after the Ied….. Jakarta will be free from all the traffic jam! Thank God for “mudik” tradition during the Ied.

Mudik is a tradition for all the Indonesian to come back to their original village/city during the Ied. Since Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia so many of the citizen comes from other city and therefore during the Ied they will all leave Jakarta. This tradition has made Jakarta, one of the most traffic and hectic city, becoming a very quiet and free of traffic jam city. Oh…How I love Jakarta at that moment ^_^

Another reason why I love Ied is that because the Company that I work have give us a full holiday in the week during the Ied. I have already borrowed 3 books of Andrea Hirata: laskar pelangi to be read during the next week and planning to enjoy myself next week during my holiday…. Oh how I love Jakarta when I can relax and have a very long holiday. ^_^

Cancelled Meeting

2008-09-25T01:53:00.000-07:00

Ok....I'm writing from my client office where I'm suppose to have a meeting with the HRD department regarding the ELC (Entity Level Control).... I don't want to bored you to death with explanation of what is ELC etc etc..... So the point is that the meeting was cancelled where me and my manager have already waited for several hours..... So we are going back to the office now... I'll write again later on...

After Vacation's Shocks

2008-06-06T02:55:00.000-07:00

I'm back from my vacations and already have a lot of stuff to do... hiks...Back to reality my friend... will talk again about my trip after I have emough time to do so... GBU

WHY MOVE?

2008-04-29T01:56:00.000-07:00

This is a very nice article that I have got from my friend. Hopefully it could be a blessing to all of you.....

Mengapa karyawan meningggalkan perusahaan (atau paling tidak sering ngedumel)? Berikut ini petikan dari bukunya Haris Priyatna yang berjudul Azim Premji, "Bill Gates" dari India (terbitan Mizania 2007). Azim Premji adalah milyuner muslim dari India yang telah menyulap Wipro, dari sebuah perusahaan minyak goreng menjadi konglomerasi perusahaan dengan salah satunya adalah Wipro Technologies yang merupakan ikon kebangkitan industri teknologi informasi di India . Dia urutan ke-21 orang terkaya di dunia versi Forbes 2007. Azim dikenal sebagai milyuner yang bergaya hidup sederhana. Berikut ini pandangan Premji tentang mengapa karyawan betah dan tidak betah dengan perusahaan. Wipro sendiri memiliki tinkat turn-over (kepindahan) karyawan yang sangat rendah, padahal gajinya tidak lebih tinggi dibandingkan perusahaan sejenis seperti Infosys dan TCS.

Mengapa KARYAWAN meninggalkan perusahaan?

Banyak perusahaan yang mengalami persoalan tingginya tingkat pergantian karyawan. Betapa orang mudah keluar-masuk perusahaan itu. Orang meninggalkan perusahaan untuk gaji yang lebih besar, karier yang lebih menjanjikan, lingkungan kerja yang lebih nyaman, atau sekedar alasan pribadi. Tulisan ini mencoba menjelaskan persoalan ini. Belum lama ini, Sanjay, seorang teman lama yang merupakan desainer software senior, mendapatkan tawaran dari sebuah perusahaan internasional prestisius untuk bekerja di cabang operasinya di India sebagai pengembang software. Dia tergetar oleh tawaran itu. Sanjay telah mendengar banyak tentang CEO perusahaan ini, pria karismatik yang sering dikutip di berita-berita bisnis karena sikap visionernya. Gajinya hebat. Perusahaan itu memiliki kebijakan SDM ramah karyawan yang bagus, kantor yang masih baru, dan teknologi mutakhir, bahkan sebuah kantin yang menyediakan makanan lezat. Sanjay segera menerima tawaran itu. Dua kali dia dikirim ke luar negeri untuk pelatihan. "Saya sekarang menguasai pengetahuan yang paling baru", katanya tak lama setelah bergabung. Ini betul-betul pekerjaan yang hebat dengan teknologi mutakhir. Ternyata, kurang dari delapan bulan setelah dia bergabung, Sanjay keluar dari pekerjaan itu. Dia tidak punya tawaran lain di tangannya, tetapi dia mengatakan tidak bisa bekerja di sana lagi. Beberapa orang lain di departemennya pun berhenti baru-baru ini. Sang CEO pusing terhadap tingginya tingkat pergantian karyawan. Dia pusing akan uang yang dia habiskan dalam melatih mereka. Dia bingung karena tidak tahu apa yang terjadi. Mengapa karyawan berbakat ini pergi walaupun gajinya besar ? Sanjay berhenti untuk satu alasan yang sama yang mendorong banyak orang berbakat pergi. Jawabannya terletak pada salah satu penelitian terbesar yang dilakukan oleh Gallup Organization. Penelitian ini menyurvei lebih dari satu juta karyawan dan delapan puluh ribu manajer, lalu dipublikasikan dalam sebuah buku berjudul First Break All the Rules.

Penemuannya adalah sebagai berikut:

Jika orang-orang yang bagus meninggalkan perusahaan, lihatlah atasan langsung/tertinggi di departemen mereka. Lebih dari alasan apapun, dia adalah alasan orang bertahan dan berkembang dalam organisasi. Dan dia adalah alasan mengapa mereka berhenti, membawa pengetahuan, pengalaman, dan relasi bersama mereka. Biasanya langsung ke pesaing. Orang meninggalkan manajer/direktur anda, bukan perusahaan, tulis Marcus Buckingham dan Curt Hoffman penulis buku First Break All the Rules.

Begitu banyak uang yang telah dibuang untuk menjawab tantangan mempertahankan orang yang bagus - dalam bentuk gaji yang lebih besar, fasilitas dan pelatihan yang lebih baik. Namun, pada akhirnya, penyebab kebanyakan orang keluar adalah manajer. Kalau Anda punya masalah pergantian karyawan yang tinggi, lihatlah para manajer/direktur Anda terlebih dahulu. Apakah mereka membuat orang-orang pergi? Dari satu sisi, kebutuhan utama seorang karyawan tidak terlalu terkait dengan uang, dan lebih terkait dengan bagaimana dia diperlakukan dan dihargai. Kebanyakan hal ini bergantung langsung dengan manajer di atasnya.

Uniknya, bos yang buruk tampaknya selalu dialami oleh orang-orang yang bagus. Sebuah survei majalah Fortune beberapa tahun lalu menemukan bahwa hampir 75 persen karyawan telah menderita di tangan para atasan yang sulit.

Dari semua penyebab stres di tempat kerja, bos yang buruk kemungkinan yang paling parah. Hal ini langsung berdampak pada kesehatan emosional dan produktivitas karyawan. Pakar SDM menyatakan bahwa dari semua bentuk tekanan, karyawan menganggap penghinaan di depan umum adalah hal yang paling tidak bisa diterima. Pada kesempatan pertama, seorang karyawan mungkin tidak pergi, tetapi pikiran untuk melakukannya telah tertanam. Pada saat yang kedua, pikiran itu diperkuat. Saat yang ketiga kalinya, dia mulai mencari pekerjaan yang lain. Ketika orang tidak bisa membalas kemarahan secara terbuka, mereka melakukannya dengan serangan pasif, seperti: dengan membandel dan memperlambat kerja, dengan melakukan apa yang diperintahkan saja dan tidak memberi lebih, juga dengan tidak menyampaikan informasi yang krusial kepada sang bos.

Seorang pakar manajemen mengatakan, jika Anda bekerja untuk atasan yang tidak menyenangkan, Anda biasanya ingin membuat dia mendapat masalah (be carefull !! ). Anda tidak mencurahkan hati dan jiwa di pekerjaan itu. Para manajer bisa membuat karyawan stres dengan cara yang berbeda-beda: dengan terlalu mengontrol, terlalu curiga, terlalu mencampuri, sok tahu, juga terlalu mengecam. Mereka lupa bahwa para pekerja bukanlah aset tetap, mereka adalah agen bebas. Jika hal ini berlangsung terlalu lama, seorang karyawan akan berhenti - biasanya karena masalah yang tampak remeh. Bukan pukulan ke-100 yang merobohkan seorang yang baik, melainkan 99 pukulan sebelumnya. Dan meskipun benar bahwa orang meninggalkan pekerjaan karena berbagai alasan, untuk kesempatan yang lebih baik atau alasan khusus, mereka yang keluar itu sebetulnya bisa saja bertahan, kalau bukan karena satu orang yang mengatakan kepada mereka, seperti yang dilakukan bos Sanjay: Kamu tidak penting. Saya bisa mencari puluhan orang seperti kamu (inilah yang dipahami perusahaan2 pd umum nya)

Meskipun tampaknya mudah mencari karyawan, pertimbangkanlah untuk sesaat biaya kehilangan seorang karyawan yang berbakat. Ada biaya untuk mencari penggantinya. Biaya melatih penggantinya. Biaya karena tidak memiliki seseorang untuk melakukan pekerjaan itu sementara waktu. Kehilangan klien dan relasi yang telah dibina oleh orang tersebut. Kehilangan moril sejawat kerjanya. Kehilangan rahasia perusahaan yang mungkin sekarang dibocorkan oleh orang tersebut kepada perusahaan lain. Plus, tentu saja, kehilangan reputasi perusahaan. Setiap orang yang meninggalkan sebuah korporasi akan menjadi dutanya, entah tentang kebaikan atau keburukan.Demikian pesan Azim Premji.

Bagaimana pendapat Anda (sebagai bawahan maupun atasan)?

Waiting to go home

2008-04-23T02:05:00.000-07:00

Ok…I must admit that today is a very happy day…. Doing nothing from the morning and now just waiting to go home…. Hmm…Life is beautiful!!!!

I should have been release from my client since my boss is still in Hong Kong for 1 week training but since the retain manager (the manager that was in charge for the schedule) was also away to Bangkok for 1 week training therefore in the schedule everybody see that I still have a client and they can not booked me for another client.

Should I report this matter and find another client for this week???? Yes I should and the old me that was still anxious over this job will do that but…since I think I have enough difficulties in the previous months and I really enjoy this time of peace and quietness….so I decided to stay silent about this matter….. Does that make me a bad person and employee??? Hmm......let me think....Quickly answer: I don’t think so...... Huehehehehehe.......

2.5 weeks to go to my holiday trip....... Hmm.....so close but yet so far……

New Kid on the blog

2008-02-25T02:51:00.000-08:00

Hola hola… so glad that I finally have the chance to write on this blog… I used to have a blog in Friendster but since friendster is being block by the Company that I am working at… so I have to change my blog address….

I had name this new blog - In the Land of Happiness –

Why???

Because I think everybody have their own sadness and sorrow… I believe that everybody has their own difficulties and so do I… But the difference between a failure and a successful person is how they view the difficulties in their life… I choose to see those difficulties as happiness that was being postponed rather than as sadness through out my life…

Okay…that’s it for now and now got to go back to work… OMG…the clock strikes to 7 PM (west Indonesian time) and I am still working … Well just view this Company as the land of happiness……