It's not as simple as I thought before.

Hari ini kebagian kerjaan untuk bantuin menilai essay beberapa siswa kelas 1 SMA (Kelas X atau Sepuluh), dalam proses seleksi program pertukaran pelajar. 

Awalnya mengira bahwa tugas ini akan sederhana dan tidak memakan waktu yang terlalu lama. 

Indeed, it's not as simple as that.

Menarik. That's my 1st opinion to begin with.

Usia mereka rata-rata 15-17 tahun. Dan yang menjadi tema kali ini adalah kepemimpinan. 

Segala cerita mulai dari kriteria pemimpin idaman menurut mereka, contoh-contoh figur yang dianggap pemimpin, arogansi menuduh adanya pemimpin yang buruk berdasarkan yang mereka lihat, sampai dengan curahan hati atas kehidupan. Disini nih yang agak tergelitik. Iyaaa, ada yang curhat! 

Menyampaikan ide memang ga akan mudah. Sama kok, saya juga bukan orang yang bisa merangkai atau menyusun kata-kata untuk membuat essay yang baik. Ide besar bisa banyak berseliweran di kepala ini, tapi untuk menuangkannya, nah ini yang perlu dipelajari lagi. Kalau disuruh milih, mendingan ngobrol/ diskusi kemana-mana deh untuk menyampaikan ide, dibanding menulis. 

Merangkai kata, menyampaikan ide, berargumentasi dalam kalimat, mendokumentasikan segala yang pernah terpikir. Ini penting.

Di ujian menulis essay ini, disediakan kertas buram yang bisa dipakai untuk membuat "skenario". Jadi sebelum tulisan itu benar-benar dibuat, peserta diberi kesempatan untuk membuat draft, mau digambar, mau dicoret-coret, dikasih poin-poin, terserahhhh. Dan si kertas buram ini pun dikumpulkan. Jadi saya bisa lihat bagaimana mereka memanfaatkan fungsi "draft". Sebagian menggunakannya dengan baik, sebagian tidak.

Sayang juga ya, kayany kerangka atau framework besar harus ada dulu, supaya saat menulis kita bisa teratur menyampaikannya, tidak random. Kalau frameworknya sudah ada, mudah-mudahan menulisnya pun akan mengalir lanjut.

But anyway, Thanks to you dear younger fellows, thanks to remind me to learn also how to make a good essay. :) 

Tentu saja ada batasnya.

Selama setahun lebih, atau bahkan 3 tahun merasa sangat FIT dengan aktivitas segudang, wira-wiri, mrono-mrene .

Dan hari ini, jatuh sakit.

Sore throat.

Remeh? Tidak. Kalau salah penanganan ya jadi parah.

Dari minggu lalu sebenarnya sudah ada tanda-tanda, tp langsung saya hantam dengan banyak Vitamin dan penguat daya tahan tubuh. Membaik? Ya. Tapi trus saya bandel, masih saja pecicilan jadinya turun lagi daya tahan tubuhnya.

Minggu, 29 April 2012 bahkan ikut 5K Running-Race, wups, it was really fun, but then saya tepar deh keesokan harinya.

Ada Batasnya.

Tenggorokan gatal gelitik-gelitik sebenarnya sudah pertanda, sebelum semakin parah, selayaknya menahan diri dari pecicilan.

Saya harus sehat, harus sembuh buh buh. Supaya bisa olahraga lagi, jaga kesehatan lagi.


#note to myself. Reminder.

Offshore assignment :)

Here we go again, offshore assignment. When other people are busy with what's gonna be the plan for long weekend, I'm heading offshore. Sans problemo, I'm happy :) this expensive feeling that maybe so many people not really sure about. This is now. I'm single and doesn't matter, must meet someone else better later.

When we go for offshore assignment, one of the most important points is : we're escaping this Jakarta horrible traffic jam! Despite of whatever demonstration happen, jakarta will still have permanent traffic jam. This city just need clean government that completely corruption free! People oriented.

Yeah, I don't have any big contribution to the city yet, except my tax paid to central government. I'm doing the things which I believe still make my self-competences improving.

Financial problem shouldn't be a threat for doing hardwork, it's even make u stronger to survive! Just head up! Learn more and do more, breakthrough the living bonds!
Me also grown up in mid-class family. My parents both are government employee, we were also had difficult time back then. But for sure, hardwork can make the condition better. Not to be selfish having all the fancy huge house, everytime u have something more, share it to other people, doing this way, my family even feel richer.

Just a random thoughts.

Wake Up!

Today I was learning such a new tools in the workshop. 

Very interesting, and completely hands-on! I like this kind of mechanical things, probably I'm not really good at it, but every time I do the job with all the hand tools -allen key, screwdriver, chain tong, pipe wrench- I feel so strong!

So Wake Up! 

   

Wasn't that tired but now I'm tired.

It is not that complicated to make me feel comfort. Just stay there, listen, let's discuss, talk and talk, then, voila! problem solved.

Well, today supposed to be perfect with the mom's and dad's day out. Started with late wake up, enjoyable breakfast, swimming, healthy lunch, having some traditional face-acupressure (?) or totok wajah, quick nap at laswi, and seafood as the dinner.

Afterall, then this chatting conversation begin.. A bit high pressure in it, but I've tried to take it slow and patient, then it come his word : tired, which I considered this as so selfish. You are not the only one who feel this way. Why don't you just open your mind and let's keep it simple. I was not asking you the super complicated thing. Just super duper simple and fun talk, then finish, everybody happy.

But yeah. Life isn't perfect. :-|

 

Life is not perfect. I know.

Life is not perfect.
I will let him go.

:'(

Painful

Yes. It is.
Having a bad news in the morning is completely wrong way to start the day. Definitely ruin all the schedules.
But Life goes on.
Don't stop.
Indeed I'm crying. A lot. But I know it will go away too.

Thanks C, whenever you read this post, to always listen to this stupid stubborn person.
This is just hurt. So much.

:'(

C, I'll try not to pretend that everything is OK. Now I'm brave enough to say, I'm not OK right now. 

But thank God I have warm and good family also bestfriend :)

Maybe thousand or even more girls are having the same feeling right now, waiting for the time to be stronger and start head-up for new days. Let's finish it. Finish all the tears.

So, no life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone - mitch albom. This note is also a reminder for myself.