Rambling

Forrest Gump said: 'Sh*t happens.'

In my case, when it happens, it happens quite bad >.>

So, I was in hype because I'll go back to Pekanbaru @ 24th.

Productivity Tips

A copy-and-paste from this blog.

General Office Productivity Tips:

Procrastination.

It comes down to inertia and momentum.

• Understand the problem. It is very easy to avoid work you do not understand well enough to solve.
• Break it down. Break the larger problem into smaller problems that conceptually you understand and can tackle.
• Review milestones. They are closer than you might think, and it can be a good kick in the pants to think “I have to get this feature done by Thursday” instead of “I have to get this all done in three months”.
• Prioritization. Do not starve a high priority feature for lack of understanding to feed a low priority feature you know like the back of your hand.
• Just do it. Attack the problem, no matter how feeble the attempt. Even if you throw out the work, it increases your understanding. It is better try fail than to waste time on something unrelated. Like writing a blog post or checking the InterWeb. LIKE YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW.
• Go for a walk. Can’t focus? Get away from your desk and stimulate the blood flow to your brain. A change of scenery can unplug a mental block.

It.... Was... Almost...

nyaris: almost, hair breadth difference, narrowly.

Have you ever being in the situation where you already wait for something/someone/some event to happen and after waiting for sometime it's not there yet and you go with disappointment. But just when you go for a minute, the thing/people/event is there, and you can do nothing and only see it/him/her from afar.

So, I was going to a local grocery store here, and then I waited for the bus to go home. According to the schedule, bus is supposed to be there every hour or so. So I wait.

And I waited.

15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes passed. Well, probably I came just after the previous bus came, so it's a tough luck but let's just wait.

And I waited.

Life Lessons

Hi! It's been a looooong... long time since the last time I posted that not-even-important update here lol.

Well, to answer the question of most of you guys, the reason of my hiatus was simply that I didn't have the mood to write. Of course the idea to write something interesting always come once in a while, when I was in walking to the grocery store, when I was having interview(s), when I was at the lake, etc etc but alas, once I faced Minerva, I was drowned with Restaurant City, Farm Town, Barn Buddy, Happy Farm, and the newest is Farm Ville lol xD

And moreover the rest of the time when I'm not playing that games (and having life outside, doing grocery is life), I was drowned with job applications and my current course :)

So, what makes me break my curse? It's just that I got this simple "45 life lessons that you don't learn on school" and want to post it here as my archive.

My favorite is:

"All is good in time. If you don't get it now, either you don't need it now or you don't need it at all."

Let's Get Retarded

I'm currently too anxious about my job search, and this is Saturday evening for God sake, so I try to loosen myself a little by doing simple useless thing, and at last I choose to do ndun's activity in her blog. So, here we go! :D

RULES of THE GAME
1. Put your music on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

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1. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Coldplay - Violet Hill (bury me in armour - descriptive enough :D)

2. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Take Me To Your Heart - MLTR (All I need is someone who makes me wanna sing -- so true indeed)

3. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
SO7 - Terjamah Yang Lain (****, apa yang kau dengar? -- wew, it's quite right in one side, actually)

4. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
SO7 - Perhatikan, Rani!

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Airbiscuit - Lately (Radio Edit) (Making love to you baby -- well.. that's... definitely... one of my life purposes :P)

6. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
The Beatles - Revolution 1 (so all of you think that I bring the revolution?)

7. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Arashi - Smile (Instrumental) (Someone's passing! Should I smile? Yes? No? Yes? No?)

8. WHAT IS 2+2?
SO7 - Terlintas 2 Kata (2 kata: angka empat)

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Artist - Vienna Waltz Track 1 (instrumental) (let's dance through this life!)

10. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Chrisye - Cintaku (self explanatory)

11. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
London Symphony Orchestra - Coda (The Nutcracker) (interesting enough)

12. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Coldplay - Viva La Vida (king that went poor? -.-;)

13. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (my player definitely knows what song to play :D)

14. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Norah Jones - Painter Song (seems like I... regret... my wedding? -.-;)

15. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Space Cowboys - These Dreams (dream comes true... yaa.. bener sih hati gue jedag jedug kaya musik dugem :P)

16. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Jack Johnson - Posters (hobi nempel poster? :D)

17. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
DJ Sammy - L'bby Haba (dugem gak minta ijin? -.-;)

18. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
The Beatles - Getting Better (it's getting better since I have my friends :))

19. WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Jamie Cullum - Our Day Will Come (I'm afraid of... marriage? :)))

20. WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
SO7 - Mantan Kekasih (percayalah, kau tak aku sesali *sambil nangis bombay*)

21. WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
SO7 - Ingin Pulang (.___.)

22. WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Jack Johnson - Holes to Heaven (self explanatory)

23. HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Jikustik - Selamat Malam Dunia (koit pas lagi ngapel????? :)))

24. WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (it's a mystery indeed)

25. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Beatles - Old Brown Shoe (I'm so glad you came here, it won't be the same now, I'm telling you. -- my parents are glad I'm here :D)

26. DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
London Symphony Orchestra - Final Waltz and Apotheosis (The Nutcracker) (some people love ending, some people don't.)

27. WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Dream Theater - Only A Matter of Time (it's only a matter of time indeed)

28. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Lea Salonga - Two Words (wait a minute, I WAS married? xD)

29. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
BEP - Let's Get Retarded (yea, this is retarded indeed xD)

Getting Ready For The Next Phase

I'm already here for about 7 months. This month is (hopefully) the last month which I'm still having full-time college. The next phase will be the main dish, finding job, having full-time employment and distance education. Am I ready? Dunno actually. But ready or not, the time has arrived. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Wish me luck! :)