Perwira dan Ksatria by Gong 2000 Ost. Perwira Ksatria

Lagu yang cukup bisa membuat mood booster yang merupakan OST film Perwira Ksatria (Top Gun) versi Indonesia, dibuat pada tahun 1991 ... Sewaktu Indonesia baru membeli 1 Skadron F-16 A/B ...

Berpacu dengan matahari,
tuk meraih cita-cita..
Buktikan aku yang terbaik,
ataukah menjadi kecoak..

Semangatku menggilas halang rintang..
Otak ku pacu meraih prestasi..

Merah putih, janjiku,
kugenggam sampai mati..
Lelahku, lindungi,
negeriku Indonesia..

Skuadron ku menunggu kata ser-bu..
Melesat elang tembus musuh negeri..

Merah putih, janjiku,
kugenggam sampai mati..

Jiwaku, ragaku,
untukmu Indonesia!

Darahku, tulangku,
bagimu Indonesia..

Sumpahku, setiaku,
padamu Indonesia..!!

Indonesia!!!

Link download (mp3) :

http://www.index-of-mp3s.com/download/mp3/lagu/id/b5bc2d0a/gong-2000-15-perwira-dan-ksatria/  

Video :

Quarterly Business Review

18 July 2013 is the date when I must presenting regular business review analysis in front of customer, or usually we call it 'Quarterly Business Review'. 

Doing business presentation was the very first time for me, not only the first time after I joined Cisco, but first time for me ever. Previously I was used to presenting limited materials that related to technical stuff in particular details. But now, I must presenting the tings in a bit wider scope.

Hence the contents are focused on high level operational perspective, that cover certain period of business time in quarter basis (every 3 months). To elaborate the data, I have raw data ready in hand, provided by my colleague in the region. At first, it seems that it is too difficult, as I have to convert and translate all the numbers into data and statistics. To be honest, dealing with numbers is one of my weakness ... For your information I just got D for my calculus in my collage, what a shame !

So, one week before the date ... I was very loaded with preparations, I just got one time opportunity to do one-on-one shadowing with my senior team member and one time dry run session with internal team, corrections-update, corrections-update, and bla bla bla ... Lesson learned here are, I need to improve my skills in terms of attention to details, to have better broad and deep understanding into a thing, last but not least excellent presentation and communication skill ...

Garuda Indonesia and Liverpool FC GALFC Tour 2013

Fly Above and Beyond Garuda Indonesia !

Finally got my GFF membership replaced :)

Candlelight Ceremony

 

 

I am free like the wind
I live with our nature
I am strong like a wave in the ocean
Dreaming of being better person
I am powerful like an eagle
Flying through the sky

For so many days,
I trained and sweated hard, testing my salt
I have trained for this day,
I accomplished many long days of physical difficulties

I have developed both my body and mind
I am here at the beginning with my lovable disciples
Now I give them my body, mind and spirit
So this will be the tip of the flame of their life

I want them to know,
Why we stand up here today
Why we trained very hard for many days
Why we are here together and what our next goal is

Early morning in darkness
We prepared for this moment
With the lighting of the flame
We also lighting our new lives

We birth of the flame
We become newborn again
We have to be candlelight for our society
Like a beacon for others to see
We have to be like the tip of the flame

 

Taken From: The World Tae Kwon Do Federation
“Black Belt Tea and Candlelight Ceremony for Black Belt Students” 

Welcoming Holly Month of Ramadhan 1434 H

 

O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous -

[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.

 

The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.

" As the holy month of Ramadhan finds you praying and fasting. Hope Allah answers your prayers and showers you with countless blessings "
 

Installation - Stowage Net

I just bought an original Mercedes-Benz Stowage Net Accessories last week, I've been looking for this stuff since last 2 years, finally I can purchase it from online seller located in Magelang, Central Java for about IDR 550,000. I will describe its specification and installation process in my W202 as bellow.

Original Part Number : B67650000

Applicable for : C, E, S, SL, and G-Klasse 

Parts Included :

1. Stowage Net

2. Screw (5 pcs)

3. Clip (5 pcs)

4. Nut (5 pcs)

Please ensure you have this tools handy with you to proceed.

The stowage net can be installed on 3 different positions, it depends on your preference and the type of car you have. For example, it can be installed by :

1. Attaching it to side carpeting in front passenger seat position

2. Attaching it on below instrument panel (please consider you have to make 4-5 holes, so think twice)

3. Attaching it to knee bolster

For C-Klasse, the options is only possible for number 1 and 3, so I choose option 1 

And here we go ... net positioning and measurement, please match the direction on left image with table on the right image.

It should be like this, then complete ... It is simple, but during the installation, I get help from my mechanic to do so ... Let the experienced one complete the job !

Below are the snaps during the installation on my C-Klasse 

Before :

In Progress :

Completed :

Journal of 01-04

Last Sunday, when I was cleaning up my room from bulky unnecessary things, by surprised I found my old journal and some corresponding letters, it was sealed well in a wooden box in my cupboard, it was laying there for almost 10 years. I was very happy because I was assuming that it was gone somewhere long time ago. 

So, before I went to sleep at the same day, I tried to re-open and re-read it from the first page. The journal has the starting date on January 1st, 2001 until December 31st, 2004. The time where I was at 2nd grade in my collage, until I worked at my first job at PT. Pasifik Satelit Nusantara. Thanks God ! It was like a time machine for me, by reading the detail of it, page-by-page, date-by-date, it just like a blitzkrieg !. 

I can recall all the memories behind, it has so many chapters of brotherhood, friendship, family, romance, struggle as well as a lot of conflicts and others bitter-sweet. At that moment, I didn't have any feasibility to predict what I am going to be in the future, I was could not imagine that I could pass all the obstacles behind, until the path bring me to the place where I stand today.

The lesson here, it is all about process, GOD will not give you everything you want, but definitely GOD will gives you everything you need, everything is on time, but not in your timeline it is in HIS timeline. 

Alhamdulillah, thank you my Almighty GOD for YOUR guidance !

Run For Your Life

It's been a long time for me not doing any kind of exercise as I used to be doing. I realized that my previous job has taken most of my time and attention to focus on to it. If I am not wrong the latest time when I did regular exercise was on 2010 ... It is not good at all, so please don't follow it okay ...

I would say Alhamdulillah,  as my new job has very much different environment as the previous. Now I can utilize my spare time to do all activities which I have abandoned for years. One of the example is exercise. Actually I used to be doing practice Tae Kwon Do and Kendo in regular basis, but for now I don't have any plan yet to do so. My choice is goes to the cheapest sport in the world, which is jogging. Why I call it the cheapest ? Absolutely, all you need is only our intention and motivation, though it is the most difficult one, isn't it ?

Starting from last 4 weeks I keep doing it during week end, my target is to run for 5 km on Saturday / Sunday (it already achieved) maybe soon I will doing it every morning for 1-2 km per day.

Even though running is cheap and simple, it  has many benefit for our health which mention as follows :

1. It is capable to make potential weight loss.
2. It Improved cardiovascular and respiratory.
3. It reduced total blood cholesterol.
4. Strengthening of bones.
5. Strengthening of the immune system.
6. It can help us to stay in shape by increasing our metabolism.

Some studies also reveals that running can also have psychological benefits, as running also improved self-esteem and emotional state. It is recommended as therapy for people with clinical depression.

One more thing to be considered, maintaining healthy is very expensive nowadays, so let's reduce any potential risk by doing regular exercise and doing good and healthy lifestyle. 

On my mark ! ... Set ! ... GOOOOO !!

The First 30 Days

Today, 20 June 2013 ...  I have just exactly completing my 1st month on board with Cisco Systems Indonesia. So far I've learned many new things during last 30 days ... Adopting with new system, new culture, new college, new work load and, new customer and so on.

To be honest, it was a quite difficult for me to narrowing down all the gaps with the senior members, as most of them are mobile plus they are very busy on handling daily operational escalations and now I am still working to make it level. However I have involved on each activity for the accounts where I was assigned to. At first I just feel the progress was going a bit slow - I hope it's only my feeling.

No need to worry right now, it just a beginning, I think it is normal to have a good confusion in this phase - so it means I am thinking !