Its Been a Long Time : Working From Home

Its been a long time i haven't visited this blog. Blog seems to be less famous compared to social media platforms nowadays. Youtube, facebook and instagram are more preferable today. Most young people go there to express their aspirations.

I am a bit old fashion, so let me continue using this blog to express my thoughts.

2020 we are living in a pandemic era. Sudah tiga bulan #dirumahaja, alias kerja dari rumah sejak mid Maret 2020. Ga kerasa sekarang sudah di pertengahan Juni. Lebaran yang biasa rame, tahun ini bener-bener sepi. Lebaranpun bener-bener #dirumahaja.

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What a Life

Suatu pagi di pinggiran Jekardah,

Matahari orange tersenyum perlahan muncul dari ufuk, menyembul di antara pepohonan kering yang daunnya mulai berubah kecoklatan…….

“D*mn*d!!udah jam lima lewat lima belas menit!!! Ga boleh telat, haduuh, gaji bakalan dipotong lagi Bulan ini”, Keluh Kendi di dalam hati. Terbangun dengan muka yg agak kusam karena sudah terbayang bakalan kena “diskon” gaji dari induk semang….

Panas, emosi karena hampir kesenggol motor sebelah, marah karena kesalip sama bebek tua yg cc nya cuma 100 begitulah perasaan Kendi saat  tiba di parkiran kantor. Ga cuma itu, Kendi harus lari mengejar mesin absensi yg kalo dibandingin sama jam tangan yg nempel di lengan kurusnya dia masih punya waktu sekitar 4 menit supaya enggak telat. “Yup!!musti berlari demi gaji yg full dan reward 500 ribu!”, semangat dia berlari melewati mesin scanner di depan KPPTI.

First Business Trip To Japan

Today is June 24, 2014

Day 1

I am sitting in front of my laptop in Keio Presso Inn, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It's my first trip to Japan. I left my home since June 22, 2014 at 6pm. I took a cab to the air port. It was sunday and the traffic at that time was not too crowded. It just took less than 2 hours for me to get to the airport from Sawangan. I used Taxiku to take me there. The highway fare is free when you use Taxiku. They will pay it for you.

I paid the cab for about 170K rupiah including the tips for the driver. I use to get the airport by dawn, but that Sunday i left my home right after Magrib prayer (at arround 6pm Jakarta time). I am here for business. I met my friends in the air port and checked into Garuda check in counter. We used economy class which the ticket had to be redeemed at around 760 USD/person. It was quiet cheap compared to the previous day's price which was around 890 USD.

The World Ain't Sunshines and Rainbows

Iseng-iseng cari motivasi di google, akhirnya saya jatuh pada pilihan kata itu. Again, youtube inspired me with its motivational video. Dan saat ini, sebetulnya banyak sekali sumber-sumber yang dapat menginspirasi kita bahkan di hari terburuk yang kita punya. Langsung saja saya kutip kata-katanya Rocky Balboa dalam film Rocky yang saya liat di youtube.

"Let me tell you something you already know.
The world ain't sunshine and rainbows. 

It's a very mean and nasty place, and i dont't care how tough you are,
It will beat you to your knees and keep you there if you let it. 

You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain't about how hard you hit.
It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward".

Listened to the words above, i remember one of my friends. He had got beaten by life for many times. There were so many problems came into his life. I imagined, if i were him i might not be able to handle the problems. He is a tough guy, but again, it's not how tough you are. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

I Wrote The Same, But Different Words

Tulisan ini terinspirasi oleh penjaga penitipan sepatu di masjid RS Fatmawati, Jaksel. Tepatnya masjid yang berada di depan gedung Teratai. Sore kemarin saya, istri, anak-anak dan kedua orang tua saya mengunjungi seorang teman yang sedang sakit di sana. Kami tiba di sana jam 1647 WIB dan terlihat pengunjung sudah ramai menunggu pintu rumah sakit terbuka untuk para pengunjung. Rumah sakit ini sedang berbenah dan salah satu sisi pembenahannya adalah penertiban jam kunjungan.

It was 1700 WIB when the doors were opened finally. My wife and children waited for us in the lobby. I and my parents went upstairs to meet my neighbour who is sick. I asked my parents where the room was but they have no info about that. We were in 5th floor when i decided to ask a nurse about the room. "Sus, boleh tanya ruangan di mana pasien berada?", i asked.

Jangan Lupakan Pelanggan Anda

 Adalah bu Rogayah, pelanggan kami yang berprofesi sebagai guru TK di wilayah Depok yang merupakan pelanggan setia kami. Awalnya saya dan bu Rogayah tidak saling kenal tentunya. Suatu hari minggu beliau berkunjung ke lapak saya dan melihat produk goodiebags yang saya jual. Dia tidak membeli satupun goodiebags saat itu.

Beberapa hari setelah itu, bu Rogayah mengirimkan saya sms dan menyatakan berminat dengan goodiebagsnya namun untuk harga yang lebih murah tentunya. Saya terpaksa menjawab bahwa saya tidak bisa menurunkan harga reseller karena harga yang saya berikan sudah merupakan harga terbawah. Cukup alot hingga akhirnya saya putuskan untuk memberikan produk yang standarnya menurut saya kurang bagus, namun harganya pas dengan yang diminta si Ibu.