After Office Hour

Feel so tired so I think I have to do this.

 

Heheh. :))

Long time no blog!

How I miss blogging!

I'm being crazily busy lately. Anyhow, thank God for these crazy reasons to live, working is one of my favorite activities now.

 

But I still wish for a holiday. Like, really. Haha.

Well, between my crazy (but fun) office schedule,  thank God I was also managed to add some activities on my weekend schedule, makes the whole schedule more crazy and more fun, heheh.

I had this STAN English Club gathering around early March:

from left: me, Tifa, Uzi

 the young alumni

 

And also Septri and Dirga's wedding, congratulations! :)

Attending the Artistic Speaking Workshop at @America, Pacific Place:

 

And also attending STAN Nation's Culture Pre-event as one of the panel judges of Culture Youth :)

Those activities are my "mini-journeys", like a journey but it's shorter and closer in distance, heheh. They helped me find joy and inspiration :)

Anyway, let's welcome April! Hopefully this month will bring more joy, happiness, and bless. And oh, have I told you that I just had a new boss starting this month? New chapter of my work life just begins. Woo-hoo!

My Spiritual Journey-part 1

I used to be a kid who didn't really obey religion rules. When in high school, I rarely prayed. At that time, I usually I prayed when somethings came up, like final exam or some competitions, or when there were school events which obliged praying. However, I changed. I'm trying to be a better person. Step by step, I started to pray 5 times a day, and then do sunnah prayers, and then read Al Qur'an. I'm still learning, and always be, though.

Anyway, the paragraph above is too short in explaining my spiritual life. Life has too many sides that even if we write it in a thick book, it's still not enough.

I recall Gladwell's Outliers, where it explains that opportunities and external factors, beside our own effort, make us what we are now. Like Bill Gates, he is smart and willing to learn, but that is not the only factor that makes him success. The opportunity of accessing a computer when it's not common at that time, makes him be.

Well, Bill Gates is a nice example of what happens when opportunity meets self-effort. On the other side, my story, perhaps is too far to be compared with Bill Gates. However, the point is, series of opportunities and external factors also makes me what I am now. In this case, what I want to share now is about my spiritual life. Don't worry, I'll share you another part of my life later. There are many to share, heheh.

And anyway, this is not me bragging about how religious I am. I share this because I'm just simply stunned and I think it's one of things that makes me realize how amazing a life is. How our past experience built our understanding, and mindset, about something.

Okay, ready?

...

Hum, I said I wasn't really religious, I rarely prayed when I was a teenager. My mom wasn't a religious person either. But then, she still sent me to a Qur'an learning center few times a week when I was in kindergarten.

In junior high school, I met a very impressive Religion teacher. It was the first time a person asked me, "Why do you choose this religion?" and it was the first time I realized, religion is something that needs our consent, unless we won't feel really belong to it. At least, that's what happen to me. This teacher, named Mr. Toha, was a really nice person. And he didn't force us to "don't ask and just believe". He also explained why he chose Islam. And I thought about that... And decide that this is the right thing for me. It doesn't mean that I bashed other religions or believes. Everyone just have right to decide and believe, based on the knowledge and information they obtain.

However, it's still a long way to go. My journey didn't stop there. At that time I didn't immediately pray 5 times and read Qur'an and do other religious activities. There are other experiences that step by step lead me to really believe and make me decide to do it right...

I see the world so beautiful, but...

I recently see the world so beautifully pink and bubbly and I'm comfortable with it. But some people are so keen on changing my mindset about it.

Well, to them, I just wanna say, "I don't mind if you have different viewpoint with me. I don't mind if you see the world as a place full of rubbish. But if you choose to think that way, the risk is yours. Don't try to drag me onto your pathetic mindset."

Perbedaan Surat Edaran dan Pengumuman

Surat Edaran dan Surat Pengumuman adalah surat berisi informasi yang ditujukan kepada sekelompok orang. Dimana letak perbedaannya?
Ternyata oh ternyata,begini nih:

Surat Edaran : 
> Memiliki background permasalahan, sehingga surat ini ditujukan untuk orang-orang yang terkait dengan permasalahan tersebut.
> Contoh: Surat Edaran BPK tentang Cuti Bersama tanggal 3 Juni 2011. Permasalahan yang dihadapi saat itu adalah adanya libur nasional kenaikan Isa Al Masih pada hari Kamis, 2 Juni 2011 (terdapat beberapa concern seperti efisiensi hari libur pegawai negeri, dll) dan terdapat Surat Keputusan Bersama Kemenag, Kemenakertrans, dan KemenPAN RB tentang cuti bersama. Dari permasalahan tersebut, dikeluarkanlah Surat Edaran BPK tentang Cuti Bersama yang ditujukan kepada pihak2 yang berkepentingan, yaitu seluruh pegawai BPK.

Surat Pengumuman:
> Tidak memiliki background permasalahan. Surat ini dapat ditujukan kepada siapapun, baik yang berkepentingan maupun tidak.
> Contoh: Pengumuman Lomba Foto BPK. Tidak ada permasalahan yang mendasari pengumuman ini. Siapapun, baik yang merasa berkepentingan ataupun tidak, dapat membaca pengumuman ini.

 

Contoh Pengumuman

Well, I guess that's all. Haha. :)

Witing Tresno Jalaran Soko Kulino

Pepatah jawa ini terngiang terus di telinga saya sedari pagi. "Cinta tumbuh karena terbiasa". Ah, masa iya? Saya tersenyum kecil. Mungkin saja, memang.

Saya melihat sosok sahabat saya yang sedang menyetrika pakaiannya. Dia dan kekasihnya, contoh witing tresno jalaran soko kulino itu. Lagi-lagi saya tersenyum. Teringat betapa dulu sahabat saya ini tidak mau menerima cinta si dia, namun kini justru ketergantungan setengah mati. Hehe. Hidup memang lucu.

Namun ada sesuatu yang menggelitik saya. Seberapa banyakkah orang yang terbiasa berada dalam hidup kita? Banyak. Dan saya tidak bisa tresno pada semuanya, tentu. Haha.

Menurut saya, lagi-lagi itu semua kembali ke takdir. Cinta itu tumbuh juga karena diizinkan oleh Allah. Kenapa harus jatuh cinta pada sosok X ketika kita juga terbiasa bersama dengan sosok Y dan Z? Kenapa tresno pada si A yang sudah lama tidak dijumpai ketimbang pada si B yang setiap hari ditemui di kantor? Kenapa I bisa luluh dengan usaha pedekate si J, ketika si K yang sudah didekati si L-yang-usahanya-sama-besarnya-dengan-J tidak juga tersentuh? Kenapa ada suami istri yang baru bertemu setelah dijodohkan bisa langgeng, kenapa juga suami istri yang sudah saling mengenal sejak TK bisa langgeng juga?

Hidup itu memang lucu. Subhanallah. Saya tersenyum lagi.

Anyway, cinta memang bisa tumbuh karena terbiasa. Terbiasa bersama, terbiasa berinteraksi, terbiasa nyaman dengan kehadirannya. Namun, memeliharanya adalah hal yang berbeda. Cinta, bagi saya, adalah hal yang memerlukan logika, realitas, dan kompromi untuk bisa tetap hidup.

Tapi, well, apa yang saya tau tentang cinta selain sedikit saja? Haha. Dasar gadis sok tau, saya.

Been Very Thankful

Hello, there? Been good?

Well, I've been good, too. I'm going to have my pre-employment training in two weeks. Can't wait to have it :)))))

These months have been so miraculous for me. When I nearly feel down, I almost always have something excited and it brings up my spirit. Thanks, God :)

By the way, I'm being a committee of BPK Peer Review Training. Yesterday I took a picture with Joseph Christoff, one of the trainer. The training is superb. I wish I could join it as a participant :)