Saturday, December 25, 2004

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! A new record for my mobile, which today has more than 60 smses in its inbox. All are xmas greetings. Most are replies. You see, i'm too lazy to send cards, or even e-cards, so i rely on sms. It's more direct, and it's a good way of updating my phonebook. I'm expecting a hefty bill next month, for sending so many smses! Hahaha... I've been getting some critics for sending xmas sms early, but i guess they didn't read my sms, because in it, there are these words: Christmas is NEAR. "Near"! Not "here"! I also have a habit of separating christmas and new year. That's because i send christmas greetings only to christians,while new year greetings are sent to all. So you can expect receiving another sms from me in less than a week from now. Hehehe...

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

the end is coming! be prepared!!

the end of 2004, i mean. hehe... for me, it's 1 day away. today and tomorrow. er.. does that mean 2 days away? anyway, we at ippr have extra holiday from 27 to 30 dec, due to some redecorations and renovations to be done. don't want to get us consultants dirty, you know? very, very nice, isn't it? sure makes other people envious! ha! nyahnyahnyah! hehe... but i'm bored already. practically have nothing to do. bah.

the situation at infokomputer gets more interesting day by day. yesterday i chatted with mbak warih, and she told me some exciting (and juicy!) updates. and from all that updates, i come to the conclusion that most (or even ALL) of the editorial staffs at infokomputer hate my ex-boss. get that, you grumpy old woman! HAHAHAHA... it's a warning for you, single woman all around the world: GET MARRIED!!! or at least get a long-term relationship. or become old and grumpy! *LOL*

started a new mailing list for alumni sd oel 89. i specifically stated that i needed at least 15 participants (including me) to start. they agreed. so, here i am, managing yet another milis. the others are, of course, isabu and simplicita. i let go of milis-infonet.

speaking of simplicita, yesterday was supposed to be the last practice in december. due to timing reason, i decided not to participate and sing at kkg's christmas party. too bad. i missed singing already! perhaps i'll be able to come and see them sing. yeah. maybe i'll do that, time permitting.

one last note: I'M BORED!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, December 18, 2004

"step" no more

That's it. No more "step" on infokomputer. I just read the latest ed. It still has some articles i wrote before i left. But i can't take any claims on them because they don't have my code. Instead, the grumpy old editor replaced "step" with a star. It annoys me a bit, but i knew she'd did it. Nevertheless i was (and am) still annoyed. So i smsed some of my former co-workers. They agreed that it was wrong. But hey, she's no longer the boss, and obviously she's no longer MY boss. Hahaha...

Btw, i visited old gramedia yesterday. I was called to cisco to see the shooting info did for their vcd. It was good seeing jerry & mas warto again. Although i wasn't thrilled to see BENCONG doing the interview. If i was still in charge, i won't let BENCONG anywhere near the vcd. Funny thing was, i still felt like a part of the vcd. Of course, i wrote the scenario. But yesterday, i felt like i was still an info guy. Hehehe...

Anyway, after the shooting, i went to palmerah with them. It was surreal, going to an old neighborhood. Some people had gone home already, but some were still there. Had a chat with mas ton. Too bad i didn't open the mag before i met him, otherwise i'd tell him about what the grumpy old editor did. Again, mas ton offered me to do some freelance work. I said if i have the time, i'll do it, no problem. But maybe i'll insist on having my name on the mag. Yeah, definitely. They were surprised to see me, all dressed up neat, and wearing tie! Hahaha... It was good to visit them. And i kinda missed them, too. Some of them, i mean.

Monday, December 13, 2004

I'm back!

well, i wasn't really going out or anything, but it feels like ages since the last time i posted. oookayy... what've i been doing...

oh yeah! last week was all Cisco Showcase. from monday to friday. the showcase itself was on wednesday, but i had to attend meetings, go to shangri-la, etc etc etc. we (me, deden, eka, chorie) stayed at shangri-la for 2 nights, which was cool. no breakfast, not cool. good lunch & dinner, cool. it was hard labour. monday night, we had to prepare the "goody bag", which was actually a bunch of brochures put into a paper bag. we had to make 500 goody bags! *groan* hard labour! if i have a good right leg, perhaps it wouldn't be a big problem. hmm... we finished at 3am. i spent an hour or so in the bathtub until me leg felt somewhat normal. hehe..

the showcase itself is considered a success. the cisco person even dubbed it the most successful showcase EVER. wow! i spent most of the day backstage, watching the notebook used for the presentations. *yawn*

even after the showcase was over, our job wasn't finished. there were (and ARE) reports to be made. money to be paid, etc etc etc. even now, i have 400.000 in my hand for one of the talent! damn!

but all in all, i'm beginning to enjoy this pr job. there are highs and lows, of course. but it's good to change.

speaking of change, i've been hearing stories about infokomputer. apparently to improve things, mas tono applied some major changes. one of those is to remove hierarchy. no more managing editor, or "redaktur pelaksana". mbak wiek is still editing articles, but from what i can understand, her power is reduced. that's still ok, i think. the other one is quite scary. there can no more be deadline misses. anyone who miss the deadline 3 times in a row will be fired! *GASP!* that's new! as far as i recall, there hasn't been a case of firing. it's really scary, but i think it's the right way. we.. pardon me, they've been feeling too comfortable, thinking that they can miss the deadline without being punished. is it harsh? don't think so. after all, a discipline is a discipline. i just hope infokomputer will get better and bounce back from the lows of these last few months.

Sunday, December 05, 2004

*yawn* felt so exhausted, i fell asleep around 8 or 9 pm. The effect of the reunion might have something to do with it. And also, i went to mangga 2 yesterday. Let papa picked some audio cds, bajakan, of course, and a new nokia charger. Jola & donny bought some christmas decorations. Oh, and i bought a couple of belts. Dusit & m2m weren't too bad. It was the very crowded itc that have me headache. But overall it was ok.i managed to not buy anything un-necessary (READ: computer stuff). That's quite an accomplishment, you know. Hehehe... Mama didn't buy anything, but we went to mangga besar to this makassar restaurant. There, mama tried some meatballs. They aren't called "bakso", but "nyuknyan" or something. She'd been very curious about them until yesterday, and she wasn't disappointed. Hehehe... I tried the fried rice. It was unusual, the color wasn't black, but red! And it was full of grilled pork. Yummy! So even though i was very sleepy & exhausted come evening, it was quite a day.

Saturday, December 04, 2004

A reunion! Schoolmates, of course, but from elementary school. OEL 89! I met friends who haven't been in touch for 15 years. Wow! The atmosphere was so unbelievable. Most of the faces stay the same. Most are on my friendster list. Thanks to donald & astia who had the ideas for the reunion. Based on my experience, spontaneous ideas for reunion are the ones that usually work. Take isabu, for example. The buka puasa at ps was quite successfull, because it was a spontaneous idea. The current plan for gathering at muly's place are going nowhere as i write this. Back to oel reunion, i had a blast! I've forgotten how crazy this people can be. Considering that some of them are already married and have children, to have them to stay until 11pm was enough proof that they enjoyed seeing each other. The food was secondary. We ate for the sake of not wanting to get kicked out. Hehehe... The old stories went flying, especially embarrassing ones. And there were some of my early crushes *ahem* hahaha... Thankfully those old crushes are married now. But, honestly, i was a bit heartbroken. *sniff* Anyway, we compiled a list of mobile phone numbers and email addresses. And i got to keep the list! I've already input it into an excel files, and promised them to email the list, probably on monday. I also took some pictures, and i'll upload them to my webshots site. It'll be easier to send them by emails, but not everyone has gmail, unfortunately. There'll a wedding tonight, but i don't know whether i'll come or not. As i said in one of my previous blogs, i'm not a big fan of weddings, currently.

Monday, November 29, 2004

Went to pronto for lunch yesterday. Mom's bday. Actually it was on the 22nd. The bday, not the lunch, mind you. Way much too crowded. Not too long after we arrived, came a horde of country people (or "orang kampung"). All pretended to be modern. But i could see they were nothing but hillbillies. Yuck! From the way the used spoons and forks. The way they ate. The way they talked. Disgusting. Try this, for example. Eat pizza & melons. On the same plate! Pineapple, i could understand. But melon??? Maybe it was some kind of food combining. Or maybe they should stick to warungs and stay out of restaurants! Especially with me around! Grrr... Oya, met lita, too. She was slim, my sister didn't recognize her right away. She said she now works in a hair styling company or something like that. That's why her hair is sorta groovy. Went to metro before getting home. Saw a casio stand. G-shock watches! Hmmm... Wanted to find out how much my watch was (it was a gift i got from im3's point reward program). I wasn't disappointed. 800 thousands something! Wow! I used 6000 points, which i collected for a year or so. It was a very good deal, i suppose.

Friday, November 26, 2004

X-men movies. What's not to like them? Even though they're very different from the comics, they're still great. The stories, costumes, acting, stars, everything! Not too mention the sexy Mistique! Hubba hubba! And there are comic-related inside jokes everywhere. Like in the first movie, where wolverine complained about his costume. Cyclops responded: "what, you'd prefer yellow spandex?" That was so funny, because in the comics, wolverine's costume was yellow! Hahaha... The last movie also makes me chuckled a bit. Near the end, jean grey was sacrificing herself to save the others. She talked to cyclops thru professor x. When she said goodbye, i thought prof x was going to kiss cyclops! Hahaha... Btw, if there'll be a third movie, i'm quite sure jean grey will return as phoenix. There were hints everywhere in the second. Of course, only those who read the comics will get the hints. I was a bit down when i read that brian singer left the project and opted to direct superman. Hey, i like superman, and i think the movie will be great with him in charge. But x-men will be different without him! I don't care about halle berry, though. Storm can be replaced or gets killed. Then she'll return in another form. Or even make her returns as an infant! Then we'll have gambit. Hmmm... Interesting... I'll just hope there'll be a third x-men movie.

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Yikes! I'll be having my first presentation tomorrow. This is for the prospective client i talked about yesterday. I'm very, very nervous. My first presentation in months! In english, nonetheless. *sigh* and there'll be time limit. There 60 something slides, and we have 30 minutes. Luckily i'm not alone. My part is only 6 slides. And i'll be talking about the media, my supposedly strength. I'm still nervous, though. But i must be ready, for it will be a great achievement if we can get this client.

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

dying, media, analysis, stuff

Just watched LOTR: return of the king, again. The ending, where frodo says goodbye to his friend is very, very sad. For me, at least. It makes me think. Let's say you have a friend, who's dying. On his or her last conscious moment, he or she says goodbye to you, well aware that that is the last time. It'll be sad, won't it? But compared to a sudden death, which leaves you with no chance of saying goodbye? Which one is more sad? I can't answer that. I don't really know the answer. Hmmm... If i told this to dyana, she'd say: "you morbid!" Hahaha... Oh well.

My brain worked over time today at the office. Doing analysis & media interviews over the phone. My experience at infokomputer helped me with the connection to media. But other than that, it's a whole new world. I can't speak here what i've been doing about. But let's just say i'm very familiar with this matter. Mbak warih, whom i talked to for the media interview, even laughed & said, "Why ask me? This was your domain. You know this better than all of us here at info." Well, yeah, as a matter of fact, i do. Hehehe... The thing is, my point of view is somewhat different now. I'm not a journalist anymore. So i must listen to the media. Oh, and there's this one little thing. Whenever i speak on the phone, i must pause and think for a moment. I should say "stephen, indo pacific." right? But everytime i'd almost slip and say "stephen, infokomputer." Hahaha...

Saturday, November 20, 2004

Re-decoration. After so many years with the same layout, i've moved around some things in my room, notably the bed. Now it feels much spacious. Heck, when i was at bond, it was a semesterly ritual. I still need to tidy things up, though. It's a complete mess. I have so many stuffs! I figure i'll do it tomorrow. For now i'm just enjoying the new scenery. Hehehe...

Friday, November 19, 2004

It's friday already. The holiday is almost over. Boo hoo. The end of holiday means it's time to work again. No more waking up close to lunch time. At least i can check my gmail again. Doing it from my pda is a pain-in-the-you-know-where. Not to mention heavy drain on my pda's and mobile's batteries AND my eyes. *LOL* Today, i got my hair cut. Very comfy with short hair. Harder to comb, though. But less shampoo needed! Hehehe... Had an sms discussion with venny, yesterday. The topic was: significant other. The other day she told (or rather, texted) me, she was searching for new friends, and if possible, potential boyfriend. But yesterday, she changed her mind. No boyfriends for the moment, she said. And she asked me about the same subject. I said, i don't bother. I'm comfy with my present situation. I can spend my money for myself. Not for some blood-sucking vampires (read: GIRLS). And she agreed! Hahaha...

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Just got back from kelapa gading. Tante anneke & rico treated up for a nice dinner at rico's restaurant, "the corner". Very nice food, and quite cheap, too! But i need at least 3 portions, hahaha... I had chicken steak, sandwich, and crepe. With side dishes, of course! Hehehe... There's one thing that bothers me, though. You see, i brought my two cameras with me. But i didn't take any pictures. The mood just wasn't there. This happens quite a lot. Perhaps this is a good sign that i shouldn't really be thinking about getting a new lens or flash for my canon. But now i'm thinking of having an ipod. Hmmm...

Friday, November 12, 2004

a week off!!!

damn! i was off for a week. then went to the new office for 2 weeks. then, again, a week off!!! hahaha... and today, we're on casual clothes!! 1/2 day too!!! wow!!! hahaha.... i don't even have anything to do today. no media monitoring. no media analysis. just some e-mails to send.

also, a new n-gage game is out. requiem of hell. dunno what it is, though. this is the description i got from uxge:

"You’re Troy, a hero who has returned to a peaceful village life after traversing deep into the belly of Hell, risking your soul to extinguish the fires for good. What nobody told you is that for the last three years, the good sorceress Linda had been using those fires to imprison Dalu, the most evil fiend in existence. Now that he’s free, his strength has increased a hundredfold and he has re-awakened the Dragon Tree – Hell’s own power source. Smooth move, hero."

sounds scary, eh? i'm downloading it as i write this. and i'll have a whole week to play it. and if i get bored, i still have 12 more voltus vcds to go through! hahaha... sounds like a week holiday well-planned, huh??

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

getting more work

oboy, i'm getting busier and lazier at the same time. busier at work, and lazier at writing to this blog. so, sue me! hahaha...

anyway. i'm getting more involved with the works. media monitoring and media analysis for now. it's not to hard, actually. i just have to decide the summary, message, criteria, such things. much more easier than writing a review, i tell you! hahaha... i was very flattered yesterday, when i got these media clippings from media monitors indonesia, a division of ip. some of them are product reviews i wrote for infokomputer's november edition. *sniff* but it's too bad i can't put them in media analysis. nothing personal, though. it's not because i wrote them or anything. but generally, product reviews are not included in media analysis, especially if they're not connected with the clients. in this case, cisco.

monday, i was more flattered. we had a meeting with commtech. even though i don't know them personally, i've had contacts with them. the meeting was okay. commtech personnels need to be taught english, though. their english is very, very bad. anyway. when we got to talk about media relations, they said they had some product reviews. and they had a sample of one of the reviews. when i looked at it, it was my article! damn! they put it on their display! wow! i couldn't be more flattered. hehehe...

Thursday, November 04, 2004

settling in

i'm settling in rather nicely here, i think. org2nya lymn okeh, funky pula. as far as attitudes go, i'd say not much different to infokomputer. tp yg jelas environmentnya beda banget. di sini, we mostly talk in english. infokomputer, jelas2 kemampuan bahasa inggris sebagian org2nya very, very below standar.

kmrn jg ada buka puasa bersama, sekalian perpisahan sama mbak tjitji, sekretaris chadd. nice food! yeah!

di sini time managementnya jg much better. we have to use a program, called timeslips. it's where we put times on such things like meetings, translations, etc. basically what we do, we put in timeslips. anything that has to do with work, actually. so i don't put how many hours i spent blogging, if you ask me =P

the people... well, i'm comfy with the four people i'm sharing this cubicle with. deden, dania, eka. deden is a consultant, while dania & eka are aes. they're in technology division, like me. enak diajak ngegosip. hehehe... that's the most important thing!

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

new yahoo! id

due to a strange behaviour, my ym, when used with "steve_warouw" wouldn't allow me to add new people. but i needed to add new people. so, i've given up, and created a new yahoo id. it's "stephenwarouw". so if you haven't seen me online for a while, there's a good chance i haven't added you to my new ym. please add me, ok. but i haven't abandoned my old id. i still use it from time to time. i also still use it when i connect to ym from my mobile.

now i feel myself strange. a whole blog in english!!! hahaha... i'm beginning to act like an employee of ippr. here, people talk mostly in english. even though they're fellow indonesians. i used to (and still do) hate talking to fellow indonesians in engligh, but it looks like i'll have to adjust that mindset.

there are some advantages of having worked at infokomputer. my friends have asked me several times to liaise. it feels strange. now i talk to my friends at ik as an outside person. they even changed their tones, you know! hahaha... mbak warih laughed when i talked to her. she said now i talked differently. well... do i?

Monday, November 01, 2004

new office, new job!

nahhhhhhh, akhirnya gw pny akses ke komputer lagi. although, it's rather disappointing as this comp is almost as bad, or even worse, than my ex-comp at infokomputer. hehehe... tp plg gak internetnya kenceng skale!!!

so, here i am. kantor baru. kerjaan baru. lingkungan baru. orang-orang baru! i'll have a hard time remembering all these new people. but that's one of the challenges, right? hehehe...

now i have a spacious desk. it's still very, very empty. but soon it will be full, no doubt about it! hahaha... oya, gw jg skrg pny telp sendiri. tp blm tau nmr ekstensionnya. the chair is much, much better than the one i had at info, for sure.

Sunday, October 31, 2004

Selfish? How dare my sister called me SELFISH!!!!! They all knew i was tired. They were all concerned about my leg. Yet, they dragged me to come out along with them. The reason: no food at home. The real reason was that my sister & her hubby wanted to go watch movie. They need my parents to look after chelsea. Watch movie!!!! For that, i'm the one who was selfish? As you can tell, i'm very, very pissed off as i write this.

Saturday, October 30, 2004

A gathering for us, isabu alumni. Plaza senayan. This "sudden" reuni was set up very quick. About 20 or so persons turned up. We chatted and insulted each other, just like old times. This reuni was so hot, isabu milis was very busy these last few days. Hahaha... A very good gathering, i got to know some people, mostly from pre-98. Muly was so excited, he offered to meet again at his house next week. Fine by me. There was 1 bad thing, though. It turned out that the bill was 1,5million! But the money collected was not that much. Dunno what happened. I think some people left without paying. Or maybe they paid, but didn't calculate the tax & service charge.

InfoKomputer is in panic mode! That's right. I'm not making this up. Thursday i found out that i'm still subscribed to the warungbulek maillist. From there i read some disturbing news. And after i chatted with tolenk & mbak putri, it was confirmed that all is not well there. Now, it doesn't concern me a bit. Or does it? It's been a common knowledge among the editorial staff that the business has been declining. But why the panic mode is started just now? Does that have anything to do with me quitting? Maybe. Probably. Either way, i shouldn't be too concerned. What i think is, the people there are getting a false sense of security. They think IK won't be closed. So therefore they won't be fired. Perhaps. That's why they don't care if the miss the deadline. After all, there's no punishment. A very, very bad work ethics.

Thursday, October 28, 2004

I'm no longer an employee of KKG, officially. Gw udah nyerahin ID. So, no more Gramedia discounts, people! Hahaha... The severance pay is also good. I didn't expect that. But i guess i've been a good employee, huh? No long goodbyes, which is good. I hate goodbyes.

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Ok, this is my first post from home. Using WAP, wasn't pretty. It's in english bcoz i can use T9. So what have i been doing? Lazying, of course! Wake up late! Hahaha... It's the paradise. But i do get bored, from time to time. That's why i rely so much on agile messenger. Hehehe... Oh, and just got news, this friday the isabu alumnis will have a get together. I'm in! Bah. There's so much you can type on a mobile before your thumb gets numb. So this is it for today!

Thursday, October 21, 2004

hari terakhir

jam 7 malem ini, gw bakal cabut keyboard, mouse, & kabel2 ide gw. and that marks my last day in infokomputer. i'm having huuuuuge mixed feelings about leaving here. i thought i've put down roots here. hey, i was planning to get satya kalpika! hahahaha... but it wasn't to be, it seemed.

no farewell speeches, nothing. just the way i like it. quietly! hehehe... i'll miss some of these guys, but i'll be relieved to leave most of them!

oya, berhubung gw di rmh gak ada komputer, this will be my last post for a while. gw gak tau gmn kondisi di indopacific, but i'm pretty sure gw bakal dpt komputer.

sooo... that's it! you'll see "Stephen A. Y. Warouw" no more di daftar "TIM Lab". you'll see "(step)" no more in the articles. in fact, even though i did some works for the november, december, and january issues, my boss has decreed that since i've resigned, my name will be removed. whatever.

Monday, October 18, 2004

makin jarang update

folks, i'm not getting lazier. it's just that these past few days i've soooooooo many things to do! bah! proyek vcd yg tadinya dislot utk bln desember, diputusin utk digeser ke januari, commercial reasons. nah, buat gw geser2 ini gak ngaruh. soalnya gw tetap musti kelarin laput & skenarionya plg apes minggu ini. damn! mulai rada pusing nih kepala gw.

selain itu tentu aja gw masih musti bikin klinik virus & isi cd utk desember. tadinya krn ada vcd, di desember gak ada shareware. tp pabolebuat, krn vcdnya digeser, otomatis gw musti bikin rubrik isi cd. tp yg dua ini udah kelar, so no problem there.

laput & skenario ini yg parah! oh, i can do it, sure. it's just a matter of WHEN. minggu depan gw mo sama sekali bebas dari pikiran soal kerjaan di infokomputer. dan gw mo libur 5 hari di minggu depan itu. jadi ya musti minggu ini kelarnya *sigh*

soal laen, mslh beres2. gw udah sortir2 barang2 yg musti dibuang & musti dibawa pulang. it's done deh, kinda. tinggal beres2 komputer nih. i've so many personal things di komputer ini, bahkan lebih banyak dari aset kantor! walah! hahaha... told you i was getting too comfy here.

okeh. time to go home! di bulan puasa gini, mending plg jam 6 deh, pas org2 udah di rmh buat buka. jalanan jd rada lancar! hehehe...

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

seminar gak jelas

hari ini di hotel borobudur ada seminar "network security", yg katanya diadain infokomputer. coba dateng deh. bakal ada hal aneh di sana: gak ada redaksi infokomputer! nah loh! adanya plg org2 promosi. knp bisa gitu? gak ada koordinasi. kmrn di email, andre blg klo disediain 2 mobil, avanza iklan sama katana redaksi. katana redaksi ternyata gak bisa dipake, soalnya kuncinya dibawa/disimpen heni, dan makhluk yg satu ini ternyata sakit, jd gak msk ktr. nah terus avanza iklan, ya dibawa sama andre. perginya gak blg2 pula. grrr... lepas deh makan gratis & bungkus!

ini masalah klise banget di infokomputer, apalagi bagian promosinya. lack of coordination! bayangin, bikin seminar aja, redaksi baru dibilangin tgl 23 september. less than a month! nyaris gak ada promosi sama sekali. itu jg redaksi yg diksh tau cuma gw, adam, sama mbak wiek. emang sih, info nyaris gak kluar biaya, soalnya yg nanggung itu pihak masscom. tp dari 150 kursi yg disediain, kyknya bakal kurang dari setengahnya yg keisi. nah loh! mo bilang apa coba ke masscom? pdhl info yg (mustinya) ngurusin pendaftaran. ckckckck... it's not my problem sih, i'm almost out anyway. =D

but if you ask me (i'd answer anyway if you don't =P), this is a downward spiral infokomputer's going. down, baby, down! redaksi, telat mulu dari deadline. promosi, gak konsen. iklan, too many politics. i won't be surprised if some major changes are going to be implemented. but then again, this is gramedia. perusahaan besar yg (sebagian besar) org2nya itu goblog2, gak tau aturan, egois, etc etc etc. come to think of it, i won't miss much. not these hillbillies, no.

Monday, October 11, 2004

apa ya judulnya?!?!?!

weleh. rasanya males banget nih ngupdate2 blog. but here goes...

kemaren gw kebaktian di effatha, msk jam 5 sore. i'd prefer jam 7, soalnya psgp nyanyi. tp jam 7 itu yg khotbah si bloody priest-cum-money-sucking-vampire-ambon ongirwalu. gw heran sama nih org, bener2 gak pny malu ya?!?!?! anyway, drpd gw berdosa krn selama ngebaktian maki2 si ongirwalu ini, mending msk jam 5 aja deh. lagian gw gak bakal ktemu sama si hypocrite-fashion-designer toh? tp emang dasarnya bandel, wkt doa syafaat gw menyelinap keluar. ktemu ramses, ester, era, &... waduh gw lupa namanya euy. ngobrol2 gitu. udah sekitar jam 6. dulu wkt gw msh aktif & msh ada semmy, jam segitu itu udah mulai latian. plg gak ya stretching deh. kmrn itu, jgnkan latian. kursi2 aja blm diberesin. dasar sial, ya ktemu lah gw sama si fashion designer. dia nyamperin gw, salaman. tau kali ye gw gak mood ngomong sama dia, dia lgs masuk beres2in kursi. bagus! nah terus gw ngobrol2 sama ramses. dia blg skrg anggotanya yg aktif itu sekitar 30-35. bagus donks! sementara yg terdaftar itu sekitar 60an. me included! astaga. keras kepala skale mrk ya. terserah lah.

nah begitu ktemu, pertanyaan yg sama pasti lgs nongol: KAPAN LOE IKUTAN PSGP LAGI?? arrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!! come on, klo emang gw mo ikutan, gw pasti bakal ikutan lah. but it's quite strange, really, even for myself. dulu wkt gw di oz, wah yg jd kepikiran itu ya psgp mlulu. so naturally, begitu gw balik ke sini ya ikutan lagi. but over time, kok lama2 ngebosenin. dan tampang si fashion designer itu juga salah satu faktor yg bikin bosen. sakit hati? maybe. tp gw jg msh pny cukup rasio utk gak bunuh diri dgn jadwal2 latian & "pelayanan" (note the quotation marks) yg gila2an. semua order dijawab! gila! klo mo pelayanan sih ok2 aja, tp gak otomatis artinya klo ada yg manggil nyanyi harus dijawab khan? klo ada yg kliatan ogah2an, scr otomatis bakal ditembak: khan demi pelayanan, lho. pelayanan my ass!!! this fashion designer is so obsessed of being a "KETUA", jd seakan-akan dia yg nguasain semua. ckckck....

pagi ini ktemu mas ton & ngobrol2. basically dia gak bisa nahan gw utk tetap kerja di info. malahan dia nyaranin gw utk tetap nulis sbg penulis freelance, utk artikel2 uji produk. gw blg, sama spt jawaban gw ke mas jul, selama gw bisa dapet waktu, ya ok2 aja.

abis itu lgs rapat utk vcd. org2 iklan kaget jg begitu denger gw mo cabut. jerry malah sampe2 lgs males utk terus bikin vcd, hehehe... kasiannnnnnnnn deh! too bad for them.

Thursday, October 07, 2004

mulur nih!!!

abis pulang dari sizzler nih, nraktir mbak putri, amel, & lia. kenyangggggggg deh bo! skrg perut gw lgs gak enak2 gitu. jgn2 bentar lagi petir menyambar nih! brrr... anyway, dpt byk banget cerita. dasar kita semua tukang gosip, hahaha... stlh denger2 gosip2 terbaru, it's not too bad to leave this office behind, actually. so many wicked people here! but it was great spending lunch time with mbak putri, amel, & lia. byk gosip2 baru, and it was fun! i'm gonna miss these guys.. er.. gals.

tadi adam nanya ke gw, soal gw mo resign. berhubung dia yg nanya, ya udah gw blg aja sekalian ke dia. he can accept that i'm leaving, but he's very sad about it. dia blg gw salah satu org yg dia yakin bisa bikin maju infokomputer. wow! i'm very, very flattered. he may be right. i know he's right. hehe... *Sombong Mode is ON* but seriously, come on, how hard is it to be on time? to meet deadlines? to find your mood to write? to overcome the writer's block? it's not hard! it's in your head! our heads! i can do it. so can everybody else. itu yg mnrt gw jd mslh di sini. terlalu santai, gak jg. gelep deh! yg jelas gw bosen jg always being the first. and i hate that duo, BENCONG & the crony. and i need a new challenge.

apa lagi ya... ohya, sesuai judul, jadwal gw hari ini mulur! gw cuma bisa kelarin 2 artikel, masing2 1 hlm. jadi hari ini cuma 1 hlm!!! what a setback! jadi besok gw musti nulis 5 hlm!!!! busedddddd!!! tapi sapa tau 1 ato 2 bisa gw tulis sore ini, klo perut gw dah rada mendingan.

UPDATE: perut gw akhirnya emang jd rada mendingan, dan gw udah kelarin 2 halaman! yeah! jadi besok sisa 2 hlm. yg 1 lagi buat edisi desember aja dah, itung2 kenang2an gw buat info, hahaha... =P

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

cuma kelar 4 halaman

hari ini gw cuma kelar 4 halaman! ngeselin!!! below standard banget deh! knp bisa gitu, soalnya ada bbrp produk yg nginstall & confignya rada susah, ehhhhh ternyata jelek banget ujinya, jd gw batalin aja drpd nanti malah kliatan jelek tuh vendor. waste of time! ini jg 4 hlm blm bener2 kelar, soalnya gw blm nanya harga ke vendornya. huh...

on a side note, td gw pertama kalinya pergi lunch ke luar, di along, stlh sekian lama, bareng2 amel, sisca, pak tan, sama tolenk. buang duit doank sih benernya, soalnya i wasn't really hungry. tp gpp lah, drpd gw kering di lab nguji2 doank.

Tuesday, October 05, 2004

laput kelar!!!

what is laput, you may ask. laput itu LAPoran UTAMA. di majalah infokomputer, yg jadi judul gede di covernya itu loh. bagian gw utk bln november itu teknologi kamera digital. 4 halaman! dan lagi2 gw yg kelar duluan dibanding yg laen. YIHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! kmrn gw jg udah nurunin klinik virus & isi cd. masing2 4 halaman. jadi 12 halaman udah kelar!!!! not a bad way to end my career here, eh? hehehe... nah skrg tinggal uji nih. ada byk banget kyknya. gw ngitung2 at least 10 halaman. hmmm... 3 days for 10 pages? sapa takuttttttttttttt!!!!

berhubung skrg gw udah kelarin laput, dan otak gw msh dlm 'laput' mode, mulai bsk deh gw kerjain tuh uji. jadiiiiiiiiii, skrg ya santaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii dulu! hahahaha... really, i love this job. it'll be sad to leave it behind.

yg jd pertanyaan gw, gw msh ada jatah kerjaan utk desember. tp khan november gw dah gak di sini. nama gw msh ada gak ya? klo msh ada, mgkn gw musti dpt kompensasi? ato nama gw diilangin, trus artikel gw dikasih tanda bintang? hmmm... tp terserah deh. gw males nuntut banyak2. yg penting kerjaan kelarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

Monday, October 04, 2004

a hurdle passed

pagi2 gw dpt sms dari chadd. he's the ceo of indo pacific. dia blg klo dia udah email offering letter ke gw. begitu gw baca, nyaris gw pingsan! the salary figure! net!!! yikes!!!! i was breathless, suffice to say. tp abis itu lgs bingung, gmn caranya ngomong ke bos. tp td gw dah ngomong ke bos gw. it was much, much better than expected. her reactions, i mean. kyknya dia emang udah pasrah. hehehe... akhirnya kita malah jd ngobrol2 macem2. i feel sorry for her. dr sekian redaks2 info, kyknya cuma sebagian yg bisa & mo ngobrol bebas sama dia, me included.

dunno what'll happen to infokomputer. org2nya demen banget telat, jauh dari deadline. hopefully my resign will be some sort of a wake up call for them. hopefully!

whoo! what a hectic day! and i still managed to finish klinik virus & isi cd. besok giliran laput. besoknya lg ya uji2. my clock is ticking...

kemaren ultah jola. kita ke pronto pi. kenyangggggg... tp kyknya kapasitas gw udah menurun jauh nih. baru bbrp potong pizza, dah kenyang. bah. brp potong ya... 12an gitu deh kyknya. rugiiiii!!! di sana ktemu kak nina & kak heri. ngobrol2 gitu deh. seru. dia jg baru pny bayi lagi. stlh 2 anak co, skrg dpt ce. bedanya sama anak yg nmr dua tuh 9 taon! wow! abis makan, ke gramedia buat nyari2 buku soal pr. lucunya, selama di pim itu, kita 2x ktemu lagi sama kak nina. bused dah.

hari jumat, gw gak sempet update blog sore2 soalnya nyampe di ktr stlh dr mangga 2 itu udah sore. jam 3-4 gitu deh. dapet nih mmc 256mb! asikkkkkkkk!!! now i can have games AND mp3s!! tp kyknya jd rada boros nih batere. cueks aja deh. toh gw pny 2 batere & 2 charger.

Friday, October 01, 2004

a new challenge

tgl 23 september gw tulis: "and everything else will fall in motion... i hope!" and it has! kmrn gw diinterview, lama jg, lebih dari 1 jam. 2x interview. yg pertama sama ceo & gm it pr. it went ok. bhs inggris lah. turned out the ceo pernah (ato malah masih?!?!) ngajar di bond. yg kedua sama org hrnya, pak jimmy. gw kirain org arab, tp ternyata ambon! kristen pula! damn, i still can't tell faces. it went ok, too. yg asik justru sama pak jimmy ini, soalnya ngobrolnya sampe ke mana2. good hr! hahaha... wkt udah kelar, dia sempet blg, klo gw keterima, tolong liatin pda dia, soalnya gak mo nyala. yikes! oya, dibilang gw bakal dikontak utk deal salary, klo keterima.

ok, wkt sampe rmh, gw pikir gw save aja nomor hpnya si pak jimmy ini. i had high hopes, but also still on the ground. jam 1/2 2, wkt gw lagi nutup pintu, kakak gw blg ada telpon di hp gw. si pak jimmy ternyata. they decided to accept me, and offered me net salary 4mil. yikes! it's more than double my current salary. stlh mikir2 cepeeeeeeetttttt banget, i said YES. with that, my career as journalist in InfoKomputer will end in october. gw msh nunggu kontrak/offering letternya sblm gw bisa ngajuin surat resign.

now, i'm feeling strange. this office has been a constant fixture for me for the last 3 years. it will be sad to leave here. and busy! barang2 gw byk banget nih! yikes! serasa pindahan rumah euy! and also the people. with the exception of 2 f*cking humanoids (BENCONG and his crony), i consider these people my friends. gw gak tau gmn reaksinya klo mrk tau gw bakal resign. dan gw jg blm tau gmn ngomongnya ke bos gw. *sigh* but i've taken the steps. and now i must go with those steps. for whatever i may desire. *CIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

interview!!

tadi ada panggilan ke hp gw, nomornya gw gak kenal. gw pikir: maybe this is it. ternyata bener! org hrnya lgs. dari hp pula! i'm flattered. dgn gaya ngomong yg santai banget. jd bsk, jam 10, gw ke indopacific utk interview. disuruh bawa majalah, buat ksh liat contoh artikel gw. pakaian rapi! yikes! musti pake dasi dah. pabolebuat deh. namanya jg demi. hahaha... nah krn bsk gw cuti, jd gak ada blog deh bsk. at least gw udah kelarin artikel klinik virus.

banyak nyamuk!

bused deh, gw nyampe kantor, lgs buka sepatu & ganti ke sendal jepit. tp lgs jg kaki gw digigitin nyamuk! bentol2 dah nih. sayangnya gak ada baygon di sini ye. hmph!

gw mabok snack nih. dr kmrn, udah abis 9! hahaha... gileee... rasanya emang unik sih. gurih2 gitu. pdhl gw gak demen jagung. amat sangat anehhhh!! gagal deh rencana diet. at least sampe abis tuh snack. musti byk2 minum aer putih nih!

ternyata sms2 absen gw sampe semalem msh menghasilkan reply. seru jg. ya itung2 maintain relationship dah. biarpun cuma sms. pabolebuat yeee... mampunya msh sms doank. hehehe...

rencana gw utk nulis skenario vcd, kmrn, gagal total! lagian ternyata kyknya bagian iklan gak mo nawarin ke asus, tp ke gigabyte. gw musti nunggu nih, soalnya motherboard gigabyte khan laen dari asus.

hari ini, pengennya gw kelarin artikel klinik virus sama isi cd! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti! musti!

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

snack!!!

the moment i've been waiting for is here! no, it's not the interview appointment. it's the snack!!! gw nitip snack yg mirip kyk chiki stick ke amel. bedanya ini sticknya kosong, terus dari jagung gitu. gurih banget!!! gw dibawain 1 dus isi 20. sampe saat ini udah abis 5. YUMMY!!!!

absensi sms

semalem, gw iseng. jam 9h30. blm ngantuk. not much, anyway. what to do, what to do. mo maen AOE, pda lg gw charge. nah terus iseng2 gw pegang hp. sms2 aja ye. terus gw tulis sms yg isinya kira2 begini: 'eh gw lg ngabsen nih. sapa tau nomor loe2 ada yg udah mati." terus gw kirim ke 60an nama yg ada di phonebook gw. most of them was delivered, jd artinya nomornya blm mati. few even replied, which was good. ada bbrp yg failed, jadi lgs gw apus aja. irit memori!

dari bbrp sms yg msk, gw jd terlibat diskusi sama sonya. as it turned out, majalah gp "lentera" is dead. no more. it's sad. sonya blg bagian layoutnya pd cabut. tp kasto blg, redaksinya yg pd ngilang. sheeshh... and i was planning to come back! damn! nah terus diskusinya berubah ke kegiatan apa yg cocok utk diikutin. gw udah crossed-out ps deh. dah bosen! lagian males banget klo musti ngliat muka si fashion designer yg menjijikkan itu! hiyyy... note that i won't even write down her name. it's too ugly for my blog! ngajar (teruna ato sekolah minggu) is out of question deh. terus sonya blg gmn klo bikin workshop buat pemuda. gw sih ok2 aja. i like that kind of thing. tp mslhnya, pemuda2 effatha itu gebleg2. pengennya kegiatan yg asik2, hepi, & fun2 aja. jd klo udah disuruh mikir sdikit, bubar semua. that's been the problem since 1994. some things never change.

bangun pagi2, otak gw udah dipenuhi ide2 buat vcd. i'm getting rid of the "speech". it's too boring. gw mo ganti ke "interview", and different camera angle. jd gak kliatan terlalu spt iklan. and other ideas. and so on, and so on. moga2 skenarionya bisa kelar hari ini.

Monday, September 27, 2004

you are what you eat

abis rapat redaksi, rame2 lgs cabut nengokin istri mas bambang di rs internasional bintaro. rsnya bagus banget! gak kyk rs deh! gw rasa rs pi kalah deh tuh. tp klo gleneagles mgkn sama bagusnya ya. dari tampilan sih. gak tau deh klo service.

anyway, istri si mas bambang ini ternyata ada mshl dgn ginjalnya. pdhl tadinya dikira cuma mslh tekanan darah. brrr... musti cuci darah! then it's true: you are what you eat (and drink, or don't drink). aer putih is a must! at least 8 glasses a day! tp jg jgn sampe nahan2 kencing. hiyyy... that visit sure makes me think again. tadi aja abis bezoek, khan mo makan. sampe mikir2 mo makan apaan. tp akhirnya gw makan mie jg. hehehe... at least gw minum aer putih tiap hari 3 liter! *self justification* =P

a weekend

yeah. a weekend. jelas lah! khan gak mungkin gw tulis "2 weekends", "3 weekends", or so on. ada kejadian apa aja ya sabtu-minggu kmrn? hmm... coba gw inget2. what did i do on saturday... oh, gw gak ke mana2. soalnya ada qualifying f1 siang2, since it was in china. it was a good qualifying. how often do you michael schumacher spinning in qualifying?

come sunday, the race! wah! itu balapan plg seru yg gw liat taon ini. wow! schummy spinning again! nah terus sorenya gw ke gereja. effatha! with my parents! that's quite a milestone, i'll say. di sana ktemu ramses & debby, ada ulie jg. terus gw liat nanda & maria. klo gak salah ada kakaknya nola jg, tp gw gak terlalu kenal dia, jd gak terlalu yakin. abis itu ada oma... walah! kok gw bisa lupa namanya ye? anyway, si oma ini emang plg kocak. pernah, nyokap gw telp ke rmhnya utk bilangin klo ada kakak bokap yg meninggal. nah oma ini rada budeg. somehow beritanya bisa dia tangkep, klo gw yg meninggal! nah, wkt ktemu nyokap, dia lgs nangis2 gitu. tp wkt ngeliat gw, dia jd bengong. nah abis itu baru dijelasin klo yg meninggal itu kakaknya bokap gw, bukan gw. dia lgs hepi banget. hepi bcoz i'm not dead, bukannya hepi gara2 kakak bokap gw meninggal. hehehe... skrg2 klo dia ktemu gw, dia lgs ngomong "ah kamu msh hidup!" hahaha...

oya, the knife gw putusin utk ditaroh di rmh aja. drpd ilang dicolong, mending dibawa plg deh. it's irreplacable. klo mo cari gantinya, masa gw mo minta dibawain rianti lagi dari peru?!?!?! that would be irresponsible! ya gak ri? =P

Friday, September 24, 2004

a scary, but also funny, knife

gw dibawain 3 oleh2 sama rianti. yg pertama pisau unik. menyeramkan sekaligus lucu. it's going to be a new piece of my desk decorations! liat gambarnya di bawah ini.


ini dlm posisi berdiri


ini klo pisaunya dikeluarin

scary, eh? hahaha... yg 1 lagi itu patung. patung dewa kali ya? small black thingy. gak bisa dipotret, soalnya kamera gw gak mo fokus. terus yg terakhir itu ktnya jimat. hahaha... i'm supposed to bury it underground so my leg can't be broken anymore. sounds like a good idea! tengkiu banget, ri!!! hehehe =D

payday!!

hari gajian! yiiiiiiiiiihaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! hehehe... it's the day of the month when i feel very, veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy rich!

going to meet rianti today. she said she's going to bring me something from peru. yikes! what's it going to be? in return gw bawain dia sambel ikan roa. it's very yummy, you know! apalagi klo dimakan bareng2 telor! *ngiler* terus gw mo kasih dia majalah infokomputer edisi september ah.

nana blg klo dia udah fwd cv gw ke bosnya. "she'll contact you directly," she said. but.. "if she finds you fit for the job." oh well. hehehe... like i said yesterday, hopefully things will fall in motion. whatever motion that will be.

still have the cold. been taking neozep & redoxon for 2 days. the first time i took proper medication since last week. moga2 minggu depan udah beres.

other than that, today's still a lazy day. and boring! huh. untungnya gw mo lunch bareng rianti. change of scenery will be good.

Thursday, September 23, 2004

a new challenge??

wkt gw lg santai2 di rmh, lg ngutak-ngatik spy e-mail bisa diakses di hp, tau2 ada telpon dari nana. she offered me a job. as a PR!! ktnya mrk butuh org yg backgroundnya IT, ngerti media, sama demen nulis. as far as she knows, i'm qualified in all three aspects. *gulp* now this was surprising. sama sekali gw gak kepikiran utk pindah kerja. i'm happy where i am and i love this job. iya sih, gajinya emang rada kecil. but i'm not looking to be rich, really. tp somehow gw puzzled & excited. dunno why. mgkn krn gw bosen ngeliat temen2 gw pd mulur dari deadline? like i need a new challenge? hmph. nothing to lose, everybody says.

so this morning, gw lgs ngedit2 cv gw. it's been zipped and hasn't been updated for more than 3 years! felt awkward. hhehehehe...

abis gw edit, lgs gw kirim ke nana. and everything else will fall in motion... i hope!

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

a long sleep!!

gile, semalem gw tidur dari jam 7 sampe jam 4! kebo skaleee!!! hahaha... wkt di kantor emang udah ngantuk banget. nah pulang rumah lgs makan, terus mandi. biasanya abis mandi gw turun dulu buat nonton tv ato ngapain lah. tp kmrn lgs aja gw msk kamar, terus tidur dah. bangun2 udah jam 4. mantaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbb!!! gara2 minum neozep kali ye? btw nih pilek msh nongkrong aja. heran banget dah!

seharian kmrn gw santai banget di kantor. i usually am 'nyantai' klo tgl2 segini sih, soalnya deadline udah lewat, & deadline berikutnya msh bulan depan. tp temen2 gw blm! pd blm kelar! bayangin! deadline tgl 10, & tgl 21 msh pd sibuk. gawat banget. apa gara2 bos gw minggu lalu tugas ke luar negeri, jd pd nyantai ye? gak tau dah. bad habit, really. klo kyk gini sih bakalan susah mo nerbitin majalah tgl 20an. hehehe...

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

after a long weekend...

wow! 2 long weekends in a row! tp knp gw msh ngantuk aja ye? oh well. here's the rundown.

sabtu, bangun siang! yes! turun bentar buat makan, terus naek, tidur lagi. tp baru kira2 1-2 jam tidur, dibangunin buat pergi ke carrefour. damn! so i was very, very grumpy. males banget deh. udah gitu rame banget pula. tau aja lah gmn suasana carrefour (kita pergi ke yg di permata hijau, btw) klo weekend.

minggu, not going anywhere. di rumah aja, tidur2an & tidur beneran =D

senen, bangun rada pagi tuh, jam 9an deh. abis itu makan, terus pergi balikin kursi roda ke pangkalan jati. terus makan di inn's. di sini ketemu mey mey. what a surprise! ngobrol2 sana-sini bentar. ternyata si daus skrg lagi di texas! the state in usa, mind you, not the friend chicken (<-- as told by mey mey). abis makan, pergi ke plaza indonesia. nekad aja nih ceritanya, gw di sana jalan sama sekali tanpa tongkat. i can almost walk normally, so why not try it. not without some work, though. bokap blg, klo gw jalan terlalu cepet, kliatan deh pincangnya. so what? i'm limping anyway. hehehe... end result, biasalah cape2 dikit. but not too bad, actually. msh lebih cape wkt abis dari dufan, and there i used the crutches most of the time! kyknya udah saatnya utk fly freeee, freeee from the crutches!! tp skrg di kantor gw msh bawa tongkat utk jaga2 klo2 gw lagi males =D

oya, senen itu khan pemilu ye? lupa! =P disamperin ke rumah, since i was a disabled person (HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!). what a privilege! enak banget deh nyoblos di rumah. =D terus, hasil pemilunya:
MAMPUS MEGAWATI!!!!! HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

update: box blog yg kaco itu ternyata klo di ms internet explorer makin kaco lagi. aneh. hmmm...

Friday, September 17, 2004

a new skin!

it's only been 2 days and the lighthouse is gone! i wasn't really comfortable with it, terus ditambah si icha ktnya pake template yg sama di blog private dia! *grrr..* so i thought "ok, why don't i try a new skin?" edit sana-sini, tambah sana-sini, potong sana-sini. so this is it. my blog with the new layout! ditambah tag board. terus gw spent almost 1/2 hour for the main picture. scary, isn't it? hahaha... i think i should've arranged it so it looks like i'm looking at my other selves. but what the hell, gw gak terlalu kerajinan deh!

oya. box blogger yg biasanya nongol di bagian atas, yg gantiin iklan itu, jadi kaco balo di sini. cuekz aja deh. mnrt gw malah looks cool gitu =D

HAAATCCHIIII!!! *'scuze me*

pilegh beradh. kyknya gw ketularan bokap nih. soon, serumah bakal pilek jg. hehe... untung kerjaan udah kelar semua for this week. otherwise this cold would annoy me so much.

how do you like the lighthouse? kinda... dunno... scary... yg jelas gw jd inget sama byron bay!

1 lagi org tertarik blogging krn gw. si icha, alias tirza gisela, alias gizelle. the thing is, she's almost blank when it comes to html. so to customize her blog, she doesn't have a clue. sad. i'd like to help, really, tp susah klo lewat yahoo messenger, soalnya gw musti liat template dia kyk apa. i'm not too good at being a 'remote helper'. hehehe...

kmrn mas jull nawarin ide utk nerbitin infokomputer tgl 20an. jadi, edisi maret keluarnya 20an februari. it's a very good ide, me reckon. utk bisa kyk gitu, deadline musti dimajuin banget! let's say, 20s the month before. can we achieve that? i know I CAN. there's no reason we can't achieve that, make the deadline. it's all about willingness and attitude, really. cieeee... look who's talking! hahaha... but at least i finished faster than the others. even if it's not going to be credited (i hope it will!!!), i still have the satisfaction. it's all about myself! hahaha... i'm so selfish!

yikes. mendadak dipanggil ngobrol2 utk ngomongin vcd. hmm.. vcd merakit pc lagi. sounds boring to me, honestly. but duty is always first, isn't it. what puzzles me is somehow i feel very important. a career move is on the way? perhaps. tp garis karir gw skrg tuh sbg hardware reviewer, not as journalist. soalnya gw jarang banget keluar utk wawancara2. at times that i do that, mainly from computer hardwares' perspective. oh well. let's just live day by day. hehehe... heavy, man!

Thursday, September 16, 2004

a new blog!

nah, akhirnya gw mutusin utk bikin blog di alamat baru. http://flowchart.blogspot.com. hmmm... alamatnya aneh? mgkn aja. yg jelas gw dpt ide utk pake nama "flowchart" soalnya pas banget di depan mata gw ada "problem solving flowchart". it's an old habit, really. dulu wkt gw msh demen pake icq & irc, utk milih nickname gw bakal ambil dari kata2 yg ada di sekitar gw.

klo titlenya, "whatever i may desire", dunno, it just popped up in my head. kedengeran kyk judul lagunya metallica sih "wherever i may roam". oh well. the idea is, this is my blog. jd apapun yg gw lakuin di sini, ya terserah gw donk. =P jadi juga klo namanya gak nyambung sama alamatnya, ya itu bisa2nya gw aja. =P

the template isn't too bad, actually. dan ini salah satu template standard dari blogger. abis gw tadi sempet milih2 skin di blogskins, kok kyknya aneh2.

all in all, the process of creating & customizing this new blog took less than an hour.

ok, now to the day-to-day routine. i finished all of my main articles, ahead of all the others! yessssss!!! even though i was late 5 days from the deadline. the others are worse! hehehe... skrg tinggal infobaru, but it's so insignificant anyway.

other than that, kyknya gw mulai flu lagi nih *sigh* untung besok udah jumat, dan senen libur soalnya pilpres. i can be happy with that.

si adeline ternyata ketularan ikutan bikin blog. liat aja alamatnya di daftar link temen2 gw. it has a nice layout. ktnya sih alamatnya mgkn bakal berubah, so we'll see. one comment buat adeline: loe blm edit template loe bener2 ya? link comment yg ada di sini msh ngelink ke blogger, bukan haloscan. i assume you've registered with haloscan, soalnya ada link di situ.