Monday, March 31, 2008
Meeting Eunice Olsen
Eunice and Hoiio
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Congratulations, my friend!
My good friend from the university, JM, had a good news to share with me this afternoon over Google Talk. He said he's got a new girl friend. Well, of course, I congratulate him.The night before he asked me:
Apparently, he was trying to call his mother in Java to ask about her suggestion whether he should seal the relationship with the girl that he likes.
Well, I assume that his mother gave a go-ahead signal. Then the conversation over Google talk went on like this:
JM: "What's Hoiio WAP site link?"
Made: "m.hoiio.com"
JM: "Okay, thanks. I need to call Indonesia"
Apparently, he was trying to call his mother in Java to ask about her suggestion whether he should seal the relationship with the girl that he likes.
Well, I assume that his mother gave a go-ahead signal. Then the conversation over Google talk went on like this:
JM: "Yeah, I used Hoiio to call my mother last night to ask for her suggestion"
Made: "How was that?"
JM: "Well, the sound quality is good"
Made: "I mean her suggestion, bro. Anyways, no matter what your mother said, I just want to congratulate you for your new relationship"
JM: "Thanks"
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I feel so alive
This is for the person that I hang out a lot recently. I feel so alive now, and I think I can fly!
I feel so alive
For the very first time
I can't deny you
I feel so alive
I feel so alive
For the very first time
And I think I can fly (fly)
For the very first time
I can't deny you
I feel so alive
I feel so alive
For the very first time
And I think I can fly (fly)
Sunday, March 23, 2008
When reality comes to dream, it's time to sweat more
I think I've worked too much. Well, last night I dreamed about work, I was sitting in front of a bank manager discussing a deal. Well well... that's a sign for me that it's time to go out, enjoy the sun, and shed some fat. As far as I can remember, I've never had the kind of dream about work before. There's a very clear straight line between my real life, and my private dreamy world =). And above all, why a bank manager?... Can't answer that question.
PS: the last picture on the post above, I took it yesterday. The moon was so terrific. It was raining 15 minutes before, and when the rain subsided, the sky was clear, dark and black. The moon was so massive, solid, bright, and simply... magical.
When work stuff has crept into dreams, and late supper becomes a habit.
It's is time to atone the sins and go back to the healthy way of life.
And when mind and body unifiy, one can indulge, find peace, and tranquil time in life
PS: the last picture on the post above, I took it yesterday. The moon was so terrific. It was raining 15 minutes before, and when the rain subsided, the sky was clear, dark and black. The moon was so massive, solid, bright, and simply... magical.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Spring time
Last year when I left, it was winter.
It's spring now. I wish I could spend it with you.
It's spring now. I wish I could spend it with you.
Friday, March 21, 2008
No Regrets
It's no longer a question that established companies always appoint someone above 40 years old to be their CEOs. These people have plenty of experience. They've been there and done that before. The more experience one accumulates, the wiser the person is, and the calmer the person becomes.
Most of my writings here are about life and how I perceive it. How I've got an understanding that I feel like I want to put it into a piece of article as I want to share it with others. This is about how I try to get a piece of experience from one occasion and try to interconnect it with other occasions.
I've got a feeling that life is a journey to understand oneself; a journey to find the answer of the question, how you would like to die. In Indonesia, there's a saying, "tigers die and leave their stripes". What about a human, a homo sapiens? For me, I would like to die without having regrets; or even better, I would like to get old without having regrets. I'm longing to this state of life when I can say, "I have nothing to prove. I've done what I think is right."
Life has taught me that the only direction is forward, we as living things have to move forward. Along the way, we would find troubles, happiness, joys, people, money, etc. Unfortunately, though, we can't stuff in everything that we find on the road to our knapsack when we travel from one place to another. Don't be greedy. Take some which you think is useful, and move forward with smiles.
My goal when I was in the university was to work in a consulting company, because I think it's cool and my creativity and problem solving skills would get enough challenges. However, no matter how many applications that I sent, no consulting companies gave me a shot. No reply or rejection letter, that's all I've got. Disappointment was there, but I didn't dwell on it much. I took it on the chin and pick myself up off the floor. The show must go on!!
So here I am right now, driving a startup company to strive in the market. I've got a great team and very experienced mentors; Enjoying every single day of it. What options do I have? It's either sink, or stay a float.
So many things I have learnt in life, I just wish one day I would sit on my rocking chair and singing Sinatra's song, My Way.
Tigers die and leave its marks (stripes). Made Adi dies and leaves no regrets.
Most of my writings here are about life and how I perceive it. How I've got an understanding that I feel like I want to put it into a piece of article as I want to share it with others. This is about how I try to get a piece of experience from one occasion and try to interconnect it with other occasions.
I've got a feeling that life is a journey to understand oneself; a journey to find the answer of the question, how you would like to die. In Indonesia, there's a saying, "tigers die and leave their stripes". What about a human, a homo sapiens? For me, I would like to die without having regrets; or even better, I would like to get old without having regrets. I'm longing to this state of life when I can say, "I have nothing to prove. I've done what I think is right."
Life has taught me that the only direction is forward, we as living things have to move forward. Along the way, we would find troubles, happiness, joys, people, money, etc. Unfortunately, though, we can't stuff in everything that we find on the road to our knapsack when we travel from one place to another. Don't be greedy. Take some which you think is useful, and move forward with smiles.
My goal when I was in the university was to work in a consulting company, because I think it's cool and my creativity and problem solving skills would get enough challenges. However, no matter how many applications that I sent, no consulting companies gave me a shot. No reply or rejection letter, that's all I've got. Disappointment was there, but I didn't dwell on it much. I took it on the chin and pick myself up off the floor. The show must go on!!
So here I am right now, driving a startup company to strive in the market. I've got a great team and very experienced mentors; Enjoying every single day of it. What options do I have? It's either sink, or stay a float.
So many things I have learnt in life, I just wish one day I would sit on my rocking chair and singing Sinatra's song, My Way.
Tigers die and leave its marks (stripes). Made Adi dies and leaves no regrets.
Labels: life
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ideally, distance is easy to conquer
I was a big believer of a long-distance relationship. But of course, usually people learn a lesson the hard way, and I did it as well. That turned my opinion about LDR inside out, upside down. Lots of my friends were concerned about my long distance relationship, they didn't believe that it's gonna work. But of course, as stubborn as I am, I said to them that it's highly possible. Then I told them about the plan and such, and the determination to do something which sounds impossible.
Ideally, distance is easy to conquer. It all can be planned. I had a good plan. However, though, practically, distance can change a relationship and ... the plan itself. But apparently, it doesn't work.
Why I'm writing this post is because a good friend of mine is in a relationship, and the significant other is going back to his home country. She told me about the possibility of having an LDR. Of course, as a good friend I would say what my experience about having that kind of relationship. My friend should not feel the same feeling that I had.
I think an LDR would need a huge amount of commitment from both parties. Strong foundation and same vision are necessary. Of course it can be done. It just needs efforts.
Why I'm writing this post is because a good friend of mine is in a relationship, and the significant other is going back to his home country. She told me about the possibility of having an LDR. Of course, as a good friend I would say what my experience about having that kind of relationship. My friend should not feel the same feeling that I had.
I think an LDR would need a huge amount of commitment from both parties. Strong foundation and same vision are necessary. Of course it can be done. It just needs efforts.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wake up call: this is the life I'm living... Life we are living in
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
That's what people say, and it works. However, I think some parts of life (world) are broken, and they need to be fixed.
If only I were the only person to live in this world, fixing it would be easy. I know myself inside out.
If only there were only me and my house mates, it makes the matter a little bit challenging; but I've been living with them for almost 3 years, so I, myself, still can fix it.
If only there were only me, my house mates, and the people that I know living in this world, I think I still can tell them, "hey, let's do something about this".
If I were at the centre, I think I can make it all right. I just simply work on my circle of influence.
But life is full of the others, people that I haven't met, people who have direct connection with my friends, people who have different concepts than I do, who can exercise their influence to the people in my circle of influence.
I see differences as something unique. When a nation, or even two people want to be together, the differences shouldn't be a dividing factor. The question that needs to be answered is that, "are you looking at the same vision as I am?"
Perhaps, living a childhood as minority has made me value differences more than anything else. As a kid, the urge to be popular is always there. You don't want to stand out because of being different; you just want to stand out because you're like the others and you wear the coolest shoes as advertised on TV. But I was a minority. Jackpot. I wouldn't be the same as others, and I couldn't afford to buy a quick and expensive racing car like the other kids from my neighbourhood. That goes all the way till the university. I'm a living-and-still-breathing witness of an Indonesian society which is very proud to have 5 religions and thousands of races; a country that mentions God in its 5 principles of a nation; a country that thinks it's civilized because religion is the base of everything, and its multi-racial society can live together peacefully. A country that thinks it can value differences.
The fact is, it needs a long way to value differences and move forward together. Life needs a long way.
That's what people say, and it works. However, I think some parts of life (world) are broken, and they need to be fixed.
If only I were the only person to live in this world, fixing it would be easy. I know myself inside out.
If only there were only me and my house mates, it makes the matter a little bit challenging; but I've been living with them for almost 3 years, so I, myself, still can fix it.
If only there were only me, my house mates, and the people that I know living in this world, I think I still can tell them, "hey, let's do something about this".
If I were at the centre, I think I can make it all right. I just simply work on my circle of influence.
But life is full of the others, people that I haven't met, people who have direct connection with my friends, people who have different concepts than I do, who can exercise their influence to the people in my circle of influence.
I see differences as something unique. When a nation, or even two people want to be together, the differences shouldn't be a dividing factor. The question that needs to be answered is that, "are you looking at the same vision as I am?"
Perhaps, living a childhood as minority has made me value differences more than anything else. As a kid, the urge to be popular is always there. You don't want to stand out because of being different; you just want to stand out because you're like the others and you wear the coolest shoes as advertised on TV. But I was a minority. Jackpot. I wouldn't be the same as others, and I couldn't afford to buy a quick and expensive racing car like the other kids from my neighbourhood. That goes all the way till the university. I'm a living-and-still-breathing witness of an Indonesian society which is very proud to have 5 religions and thousands of races; a country that mentions God in its 5 principles of a nation; a country that thinks it's civilized because religion is the base of everything, and its multi-racial society can live together peacefully. A country that thinks it can value differences.
The fact is, it needs a long way to value differences and move forward together. Life needs a long way.
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