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A Next Journey Preparation

Assalamualaikum...



It was November 2nd, 2011, when his family came to my house and did "khitbah".  It was a happy moment when his family met my family for the first time.  The "when" question is finally answered.  Hopefully, we're gonna make it together! :)

Now is 5 months to go and we have been doing some preparation.  The venue was booked but the theme haven't been chosen yet.  Me and my mom are focusing for detail on "Siraman" and "Pengajian" at this time.  The sad thing is my fiance and i are living in different cities.  So, we're doing the preparation by our own self.  We're doing a segregation of duties here :p... He's focusing on invitation card and other things related to printing, while I'm preparing the "bigger" things.

The tension between me and my mom is getting higher by the time it's closer with the big day.  And i urgently need my auntie in Surabaya. hehehe... she's my second mom...  I never forget to keep praying to God just to make this preparation going well.

I hope next month i can give some progress on this preparation.  Please pray for us,,, :)

Wassalamualaikum...

Ruffle Pony Tail Hijab :p

Assalamualaikum,,

I came to Ulya's wedding on Sunday Oct 23rd 2011and was wearing unusual hijab style. Therefore, when i put the my picture wearing it on BBM profile, some friends asked how to wear it.  So Here they are the steps..

these are what u need
1. Make ruffle using brooch on the center of pashmina
2. Put the ruffle and the brooch right on your head
3. Make sure that pashmina covers your head
4. Take both sides of your pashmina
5. Pull the both sides of your pashmina to your back head
6. Secure it with brooch or safety pin
7. Tadaaaa... ruffle pony tail hijab done! :p

Have a try,, Goodluck..

Wassalamualaikum...

My Reto

Assalamualaikum,,,

He's my stress reliever. I love him muchhhh..
He's the one that i look for at home..
My huggie,,,


Mmuuaacchhh,,,

Wassalamualaikum,,

Lingkungan Kerja

Assalamualaikum,,

Kerja di 3 tempat yang berbeda udah sukses bikin gw dapet ilmu banyak dan juga mengenal sifat-sifat teman kerja.  Ga hanya itu aja, gw juga belajar beradaptasi, hhmm gw lebih senang ngomong "menempatkan diri" di tempat gw kerja.  Walaupun beda kantor, tapi gw tetep bekerja di bidang Industri yang sama.

Kantor pertama.  Di kantor ini gw belajar banyak hal dari mulai hal yang sepele tapi penting sampe hal yang complicated.  Kenapa gw bilang sepele tapi penting?? contohnya, working paper lo harus rapi, dikasih indeks, tickmark, dan kosmetik wp yang lain karena suatu saat bisa aja kerjaan lo kena review sm orang global.  Selama 3 tahun di kantor ini, 3 kali pula gw ngalamin review global (apes!), dan yang namanya rapiin wp itu bisa seminggu pulang pagi dan pulang cuma numpang mandi (hiks).  Kalo hal yang complicated itu banyak, contohnya understanding business process sampai identifying controls, nangkep issue accounting dan audit, bikin adjustment yang fix dan sudah di support dokumen pendukung sampe release report itu sendiri.  Tapi menurut gw yang paling berat adalah mengerti keadaan klien yang berantakan sedangkan manajer minta cepet selesai.  Itulah derita cungpret. .

Nih kantor ga ada duanya kalo soal lembur.  Satpam aja walaupun kerjaannya begadang, tetep ada sistem shift. Lah gw??? rekor gw kerja di kantor ini dan ga pulang-pulang adalah 3 hari 3 malem kalo ga salah.  Kalo lo kira gw kerja terus selama itu? yak, elo salah! gw cuma tahan ga tidur sehari semalam.  Masuk hari kedua jam 11 siang udah mulai dah tuh, jari tengah tangan kanan gw mencet huruf "i" tanpa sadar alias ketiduran dalam posisi kerja menghadap laptop. hahahahaha,,,, Nah, menurut lo ada orang yang tahan ga tidur 3 hari 3 malam?? kalo jawaban lo iya, yak elo benar! itu adalah manajer gw yang super gokil.  Walaupun ga tidur, speed kerja dan ketelitian dia tetep konstan.  Beda banget sama gw. (yaiyalahh...).  Hal yang patut gw syukur-in bekerja disini adalah teammates gw yang asik buat diajak gila dan kerja.  apalagi kalo soal makanan, mereka super kreatif, tau semua tempat-tempat makan enak (cuma itu kelebihan auditor selain mampu kerja lembur, hahaha)

Akhirnya gw insyaf dan pindah ke tempat kerja baru yang tidak lain adalah bekas klien gw. (Emang udah nasib auditor kaya gitu, kalo ga pindah ke KAP lagi ya pindah ke bekas klien).  Kantor baru gw ini bergerak dibidang capital market.  Sebenernya gw ga begitu ngerti capital market dibanding banking.  Gw masuk bagian Accounting.  Well, suasana kantor ini asik banget.  Emang sih populasi pegawai yang berumur 35 keatas lebih banyak, tapi mereka asik2.  Dan gw dapet bos yang asik abis disini.  Gw rasa di dunia manapun jarang ada bos kaya gini, ga bakal usil soal kerjaan tapi dia bakal usil soal gosip2. Oiya, dia itu pria nikah beranak 2 gadis kecil yg cantik-cantik.

CFO gw juga asik, orangnya ga ribet!  Suasana kantornya lebih kekeluargaan dan fasilitas untuk pegawainya terjamin.  Mungkin karena pegawainya cuma 300 orang.  Kantor ini dengan mudah ngadain outing di Bali.  Ribet juga sih ngurusin 300 orang berangkat ke Bali.  Gw lumayan dapet ilmu disini walaupun kerjaannya agak monoton but i kinda survive here :)

Lately, i moved to this very big Institution.  Well, i never imagine before for coming to this Institution.  Sebenernya ga jauh-jauh dari bidang kerjaan gw sebelumnya, Capital Market. Tapi sekarang gw sebagai REGULATOR dan PNS.  Kebayang kan lo kerjaan PNS kaya gmn? kl lo kira santai, hmmm ga sepenuhnya santai. Gw santai 2 bulan pertama, bulan-bulan selanjutnya selalu dikejar deadline tapi masih make sense sih deadline-nya.  (bedakan deadline auditor sama deadline PNS!)  Apa kabar dengan birokrasi?? yak, saya benci birokrasi ditambah tata persuratan.. yuckss.. kalo dikantor non pemerintah proses approval paling lama seminggu kalo disini seminggu itu paling cepet,,(fiuhhh).  Tapi gw cukup salut dengan etos kerja pegawai disini yang notabene PNS tapi kerjanya lumayan rajin.  Memang ada beberapa yang masuk kerja hanya demi absen, tapi yang semangat kerja beneran lebih banyak.  Mungkin mereka-mereka yang rajin kerja itu beneran abdi negara. SALUT!

Sampe sekarang gw masih tetep berusaha beradaptasi dengan cara kerja dan terutama SALARY.  Entah gw suka bingung kalo ada orang tanya gw kerja dimana, terus gw jawab kerja di kementrian ini mereka langsung ngomong "wah,,duitnya banyak dong??" dalam hati gw jawab "sebelah mana yang banyak duitnya??".  Sekarang gw udah 9 bulan kerja disini dan mulai bisa nerima keadaan tapi bukan berarti gw mengikuti keadaan.  Gw harus bisa menempatkan diri sama tempat kerja yang baru.  Kalo ada kebiasaan yang salah di kantor ini, maka gw akan coba untuk perbaiki sedangkan yang sudah benar akan gw ikutin.

Pada akhirnya, gw berkesimpulan, dimanapun lo kerja, lo harus kasih yang terbaik walaupun kerjaan itu bukan pilihan lo.  Kebayang kalo lo satu tim sama orang yang demotavated, ngeselin kan?? karena kerjaan lo juga jadi terhambat.  Kalo emang lo udah ga cocok dan ga mungkin bertahan di kerjaan lo, segera cari lagi!  Buat gw, my job is not my career.  Tapi bukan berarti gw ga ngasih yang terbaik untuk kerjaan gw, seenggaknya jangan bikin temen kantor gw kesusahan gara-gara cara kerja gw. Pesen gw buat yang masih muda, carilah kerja yang sesuai passion lo dan jangan takut untuk mencoba! dulu waktu gw mau resign dari tempat kerja kedua karena mau jadi PNS, mereka bilang "udah coba aja dulu, kamu masih muda!" dan yak, here i am.. terjebak,, egga koq bercanda dehh...

Wassalamualaikum....

Mum And Me Time: Singapore


Assalamualaikum,,,

I visited Singapore on 15 - 17 April 2011.  I called my trip, Mum and me time.. I took flight at 8 pm and delayed for 1 hour.  We took off at 9 pm INA time and arrived at 11.45 pm Singapore time.  There is one-hour time difference which Singapore is faster.  Taxi rode us to Ibu Betty house in Tampines.  The taxi fare was S$12, S$2 more expensive than in the afternoon because they charged midnight fee.  Ibu Betty is my neighbor's niece who lives with her family in Singapore. 

Day 1

1.Raffles Place

Due to the kindness of Ibu Betty, we can use her ez-cards for MRT fare. Thank God There was still S$12 and we didn't need to top up.  S$12 is adequate for our 2 days tour in Singapore using MRT. Ibu Betty's House is near the Tampines station, only about 300 m.  We took Pasir Ris - Joo Koon route and stopped at Raffles Place MRT Station.  My Mum and me walked around near the Raffles Place and also captured some pictures with camera, we saw the old Fullerton Hotel, then crossed the Cavenagh Bridge.  We continued walking through the Singapore river side, Esplanade park and ended at Merlion statue.

Tampines MRT Station

Raffles Place MRT Station

On Cavenagh Bridge in front of Fullerton Hotel

With Marina Bay Sand backgroud

Singapore river side


2. IKEA Alexandra

We took MRT through Raffles place station to Queenstown station then took bus number 195. We shopped plenty in IKEA.  I only bought some frames.  Then we crossed the street to Anchorpoint for lunch and window shopping for Charles and Keith.  I finally got a handbag. Yeaayyy,, Then we went back to Tampines for Dzuhur and Ashar prayer.

Queenstown MRT Station


3. Bugis Junction

Actually, our destination was Vivo city, but since my passion of shopping seemed so explosive (triggered by CK :p) we stopped at Bugis Juction MRT for shopping but we got nothing,,huhu.. We off to Harbourfront MRT station, but firstly, we have to stop at Outram interchange then took MRT Punggol - Harboufront route.

4.Sentosa World

We went to Sentosa Island from Vivo city - Harbourfront by bus.  We walked around the mall in the Sentosa World then headed to Sentosa Beaches by monorail.  We bought ticket for Song of the Sea show at 7 pm.
While waiting, we enjoyed the view of Siloso Beach.  The Show began and we were amazed by the wonderful combination between laser, water and the drama. So Mesmerizing! My mum can't stop adoring it. hahaha,,


On the Bus to Sentosa Island

Before the Show at Song Of The Sea stage

Siloso Beach

Festive walk

Day 2

1. Mustafa Centre

This is a must visit place in Singapore because it's 24 hours opened and cheaper price. (uhuuyy). We started at 7 am off to Tampines Interchange bus station then took bus number 23 and stopped at serangoon road.  We got watch, souvenirs, cheap perfumes for daily use , backpack, face cleanser (koq bisa??) and chocolates. We must go home before 12 am because the flight schedule was 2.50 pm.

On the Bus

Tampines Interchange

Mum having Breakfast @Mustafa Centre

2. Tampines Mall

This place is next to Tampines MRT Station.  We bought some Chocolates in Hersey's store.  Then we walked back to Ibu Betty's House and prepared to go home.

Ibu Betty House is actually an apartment.  Most of residence in Singapore are apartment building.  Their Government provides the apartment with affordable price for all financial level.  Even the cheapest one is consists of 3 bedrooms, kitchen and dining room.  More than enough rite?? Please compare with Jakarta apartment with those specification?!   Most of the people of Singapore are welfare because Their Government guaranty it.  But i feel that the People's freedom of speech is a bit limited here.  We may remember about suicidal case of Indonesian's student of NTU.  Singapore's press seems trying to hide it because they're afraid with the Government.  Well, as long their Government can fulfill what people need, there's no need to conduct a demonstration, no?
Mum overslept on the MRT, exhausted!

Me, Ibu Betty and Tufail

Houses

taken from the house 4th floor

Unfortunately, i only had 2 days trip due to no annual leave from my office during CPNS, but maybe later i'll go back to explore other place.  My Mum will visit Singapore this May 24th - 28th.  Lucky her! but never mind, because i've got a spectacular weekend escape in Ujung Genteng last week ;p

Wassalamualaikum

Corporate Email

Assalamualaikum...


Indonesian House of Representatives commission 8 visited Oz on 26 April - 2 May 2011.  PPI Australia forced for a meeting with then to gain information why House of Representatives chose Oz for comparative study regarding Poverty regulation draft.  The end of story of that meeting was a bit messy with the last question from PPI which asking about each of commission 8 members email.. at First no body was able to answer it but finally a unexpected answer came from a  woman who said "komisi8@yahoo.com".  Then you must be know the respond from the audience...Most of them were smiling cynically and the rest are yelling "wooo".  The audience didn't expect a free email address for the answer, they did wish for an official email from commission 8 which represent a professionalism. Coz the email will be a medium for people there to deliver their aspirations.

Regarding official email,,me, as a supervisor and regulator also don't have an official email.  Actually, my office have official website and emails for their employee, but since limitation of server, it's unable to generate 1200 employee's emails and if you see the website, it's so booorrriiinnngg and old.  There's still no effort from IT division to solve this problem.  It was shame on me at the first time my former office mates asking my new office email.  They don't believe when i said i don't have office email.  Blahh,, whatever... I hope "komisi8@yahoo.com" accident will push this supervisory and regulatory agency to run the official email. We're a legitimate institution which stakeholders are market players who need the official fastest way for communication!!

Wassalamualaikum..

Wedding Dian - Remy


Assalamualaikum,,,

It was Baralek of Dian - Remy my ex seniors in EY on April 9th 2011 at Carakaloka (ehm,,why am i surrounded by minangkabaunese??)

Happy to know that finally they came into the next phase of life. Wish them a happily ever after marriage. Amiinn..

Me and Wiwied (college+ex office mates)
With Rindra ex-manager (red dress)
Reminiscing BTPN team (-) Lanny
There she goes lanny in soft pink!
EYers and ex Eyers
Newly wed in traditional Minangkabau Costume with Green Gold Bagonjong
I was so happy that i met my former office mates, i called this a small reunion..

Wassalamualaikum...


Am Grateful for...

1. Added your friendster
It was my best friend who suggest you to me. He was so fussy and forced me to add yours. errhh.. But finally, i decided to add u. I thought that "well, it's great to have a new friend." And I didn't think that u're that good looking based on his spiel..hahahha.. then, continued to ym, u asked for my phone number :)

2. The word "Damn I miss U"
This words was said at the 1st time on mid February 2008 on YM. It was "approaching" moment by you. I was blushing at that time. U may ask Lanny for this. I was in the hotel room in Bandung doing some works with her. Btw, how come u said that u miss me if we haven't met yet??

3. April 17th 2008
The 1st time i met you on Jalan Lombok.  I was amazed by your bold boot.wakakakkk.. Well, finally i admitted that u're good looking.. ;p (gawsa GR ya pak)

4. Night calling til drop
We're having 3 years LDR. Yes, you used to call me before sleep until you were overslept with humming, hehe.. it was good to hear your breath on the phone.  Even you kept calling me in the middle of my hectic midnight in EY without whining only to hear my voice while working though we didn't talk each other..(so sweet..)

5. Your presence on My birthday
I suddenly realize that you always come to Jakarta every June 9th except in 2008.  On my birthday in 2008, u sent me a surprise..

6. Your working spirit
Well, as a Minangkabaunese, you do have their work ethic and i like it.  It shows that you're a responsible man. halah..

7. Your big family
It's an honor for me that your family accept me though we're from different ethnic. Your big family are friendly and i love your Mother! Your family home is the 2nd warmest place after mine,,

8. Your morning greetings
Your early morning greetings are my daily mood booster! also wake me for morning prayer.  An early morning smile after read the greeting makes my day brighter..

9. A humble person
I thank God that you're humble. It makes you see me just the way i am and never complain unless I'm over the line.  I learn a lot from your simple and religious lifestyle.

10. All memories about U
This is one of my great gift in my life. Though we may not be meant to be, but i never ever wanna lose all of them especially the warmth of your family.  I'm gratefully happy to have it!

Dedicated to Abang, the one i adore...

Bushido

Assalamualaikum,,


Ikut berduka cita dengan gempa 9.0 SR dan tsunami yang terjadi di Jepang Jumat 11 Maret 2011,, Semua mengingatkan kita pada gempa dan tsunami di Aceh. Painful and sad.. Namun, ternyata gempa dan tsunami di Jepang lebih besar dari yang terjadi di Aceh begitu pula dengan dampak bencana tersebut.  Meledaknya reaktor nuklir Fukushima Daichi menambah beban penderitaan bangsa itu.  Semoga bangsa Jepang tetap kuat dalam menghadapi bencana ini.

Ada yang lain ketika kita melihat rakyat Jepang menghadapi bencana ini.  Mereka terlihat tenang dan tidak menunjukkan kepanikan.  Mereka tetap mengantri di supermarket dan stasiun pengisian bahan bakar tanpa berebutan.  Ahhh,,tidak ada di negara lain yang seperti ini ketika mereka dalam kesusahan.  Kadang sudah menjadi sifat manusia untuk menang sendiri dalam keadaan terhimpit. Papa sering bercerita betapa kagumnya dia dengan bangsa itu, begitu teratur dan disiplin bangsa itu dalam menjalani kehidupannya.  Ketika gempa pun, mereka tidak panik berebutan keluar gedung, namun berlindung di meja karena itu sudah merupakan prosedur yang dilakukan ketika gempa.  Selain itu, gedung-gedung di Jepang sudah memenuhi persyaratan sebagai gedung yang tahan gempa.  Keteraturan dan kedisiplinan itu semata-mata karena mereka begitu cinta negaranya menurut papa.  Saya setuju bahwa bangsa Jepang memang bangsa yang nasionalis dan banyak yang mengakui.  Kekaguman saya ini, membuat saya berharap bisa kesana suatu hari nanti. (Amiinn...)

Saya pun teringat dengan buku Bushido: The Soul of Japan.  Buku ini berisi penjelasan tentang jiwa kesatriaan seorang samurai, dan ajaran ini tidak tertulis namun melekat di setiap diri rakyat Jepang.  Dari buku ini, saya menjadi mengerti mengapa bangsa Jepang begitu tegar dan sigap dalam menghadapi bencana.  Ada 7 nilai kebajikan dalam Bushido yaitu: Gi (kejujuran atau keadilan), Yu (keberanian), Jin (rasa kemanusian), Rei (kesopansantunan), Makoto (ketulusan hati), Meiyo (kehormatan) dan Chugi (kesetiaan).  Ketujuh nilai itulah yang membentuk karakter dan watak bangsa Jepang. 

Jiwa kesatrian bangsa Jepang pun telah teruji ketika Perang Dunia 2, ketika itu Jepang masih menjajah Indonesia dan Amerika menjatuhkan bom atom ke Hiroshima dan Nagasaki tanggal 6 dan 9 Agustus 1945.  Hal tersebut yang membuat Jepang menyerah tanpa syarat kepada sekutu.  Namun, hal yang lebih penting adalah bagaimana membangkitkan kembali bangsa Jepang.  Pada saat itu Kaisar Hirohito menyampaikan pidato yang membakar semangat rakyat Jepang "....ini merupakan kelahiran kembali bangsa Jepang..." dan seluruh rakyat pun menyabutnya dengan semangat yang membara.  Selain itu masih ada gempa Kobe 1995 dan ChÅ«etsu 2004 yang juga telah menguji bangsa ini.

Mungkin Indonesia memang perlu banyak belajar dari Jepang.  Perlu diketahui bahwa Jepang termasuk bangsa yang homogen, mungkin hanya ada sekitar 5-10 suku bangsa saja yang tinggal di negara tersebut sehingga tidak heran mereka lebih mudah menimbulkan jiwa nasionalisme.  Namun hal tersebut bukanlah halangan untuk bangsa Indonesia dalam menumbuhkan rasa nasionalisme, karena Indonesia memiliki falsafah "Bhineka Tunggal Ika" yang berarti "berbeda-beda tapi tetap satu".  Mudah-mudahan kita bisa lebih siap lagi dalam menghadapi bencana alam seperti Jepang.  Seperti yang kita ketahui bahwa Indonesia berada di pertemuan 3 lempeng tektonik yang menyebabkan rawan gempa dan tsunami, kondisi yang sama untuk Jepang.  

Ada yang perlu kita sadari bahwa, sesempurna apapun usaha pencegahan dan penanganan bencana yang kita lakukan, tidak terlepas dari takdir Tuhan.  Namun, setidaknya kita telah berdoa dan berusaha yang terbaik.  Gambaru Japan...

Wassalamualaikum,,,

Baralek 12 Maret 2011

Assalamualaikum,,,

Saturday 12 March 2011 at Gedung Wanita Patra Simprug,,
it was Da Dedi and Uni Dini baralek,,Souvenir Nikahannya juga unik loh, Buku Pintar Agama Islam, daripada ngasi pajangan, mending buku, ketauan isinya berguna. Tapi modalnya berapa yah kl mw ngasih buku bwt souvenir nikah?? untung aja yg nikah punya penerbitan, hahayyy..
gw dateng bareng adek gw Ical yang hari itu luar biasa betenya, bilangnya siy dia capek baru tidur jam 4 dan sakit perut, tapi dipaksa nyokap untuk nemenin gw..
Busyet itu muka ga behave amat betenya


Uda Dedi itu kakak Pertama Romi and he was gorgeous on his big day.  Itu pertama kalinya gw ketemu Uni Dini and she was fabulous, sayang kmrn ga sempet foto the happy couple..

Di acara keluarga Romi itu, gw ketemu juga sm keluarga Bukittinggi, They were so nice to me on that day, tp kesel aja si Ical ga bs diajak asik jd ga enak sm mereka. Keluarga Bukittinggi yang dateng waktu itu ada Bunda, Silvy, Dissa dan Tante il,, yang gw kenal siy itu aja,,
Tante Il, Disa, Me, Silvy, Ka Windy sayang Bunda ga ikutan

With Silvy
With Dissa

Selama Acara siy lebih banyak ngobrol sm Ka Windy (Kakak ke 2 Romi), ngobrolin acara shopping, hehe what a girl talk! Sambil jagain Salwa sm Wildan.  Oiya, Salwa cantik bgt hari itu pake baju dari kain yg sama kaya mamanya Ka Windy.
She's so lovely


The Baralek ended at 1.00 pm then finally Ical smiled! dasyar tuh anak ga iklas ikut gw! Overall, gw seneng bgt ketemu keluarga Bukittinggi, dan berharap bisa maen kesana someday..

Wassalamualaikum,,