PPIA Wollongong: Pray for Indonesia

Walaupun kami jauh, bukan berarti tangan kami tak sampai.

Sekedar info link beberapa foto untuk acara PPIA Wollongong: Pray for Indonesia.

Part 1: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=327345&id=557182518 atau http://www.flickr.com/photos/larimba/sets/72157625162133431/
Part 2: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=327348&id=557182518 atau http://www.flickr.com/photos/larimba/sets/72157625286875470/

Semoga hasil dari acara yang walaupun diselimuti awan mendung dan hujan rintik-rintik ini dapat membantu meringankan beban saudara-saudara kita yang sedang diselimuti awan kelabu pasca gempa/tsunami di Mentawai serta saudara-saudara kita yang lain yang masih dirundung duka dan hujan abu pasca letusan gunung Merapi.

I Say... (6)

"design your plan, act your responsibility, do your best, measure your performance, control your obsession, achieve your goal"

(mlm)

"Nature Is Beautiful, yet It Is Poweful. People Are Resourceful, yet We Are Sinful"

Let me open this post with some of Ebiet G. Ade's Lirik of "Berita Kepada Kawan".

"...

Barangkali di sana
ada jawabnya
Mengapa di tanahku terjadi bencana

Mungkin Tuhan mulai bosan
Melihat tingkah kita
Yang selalu salah dan bangga
dengan dosa-dosa
Atau alam mulai enggan
Bersahabat dengan kita
Coba kita bertanya pada
Rumput yang bergoyang"

Several natural disasters have occurred in Indonesia in only one month. Flood in Wasior, forest fire with its smoke in north-western part of Sumatra, extreme weather in almost all part of Indonesia, flood in Jakarta and most recently earthquake + tsunami in Mentawai as well as volcano eruption of mount Merapi in Sleman. These disasters have taken hundreds of lives and injured thousands of people. Not to mention thousands more to evacuate. We might wonder why these unwanted events needed to happen in this country.

It is true that nature is beautiful, nevertheless it is also true that nature is powerful. Powerful in a good way, and powerful in the worst possible way. Then why we cannot prevent the worst situation and gain the good way? I know that it is God's will, but are we sure that we do not have any contribution that triggers these disasters? 

People are skillful, people are knowledgeable and people are resourceful. But have we dedicated all (or at least) most of our skill, knowledge and resource the way that God intends to? We are all resourceful, but yet we are sinful.

We might not be able to turn back time and prevent all those disasters. However, it is never to late to help and support our friends and family who became the victims of these disasters. Even one prayer is worth a universe for them. Therefore, let's pray for Indonesia and the world.

Finally, see yourself in a mirror and ask yourself 'what have I done in my life?' and 'why have I done that?'.   
 

"If You Cannot Measure, You Cannot Control it"

I just finished my last lecture of Quality in Management couple hours ago. We did the overview of the subject to prepare us for the upcoming final exam. Anyhow, I just realize that there are some interesting statements for information management in term of quality for performance excellence. These statements are:

• if you don't measure results, you cannot tell success from failure,
• if you cannot see success, you cannot reward it - and if you cannot reward success, you are probably rewarding failure,
• if you cannot recognize failure, you cannot correct.

These statements emphasize the importance of measurement in every action or task that we perform. Sometime we might just finish with the output without performing any post-implementation analysis to control further tasks. If you're lucky, it might be that your output will give you a long term benefit. However, we cannot just depend on luck forever! Bottom line, "if you cannot measure it, you cannot control it" (TBS950 2010) 

Diana F+ Lens Adaptor for Nikon F Mount

Wow... Finally I got this baby. It's a pity that I won't be able to use it until I can get my Diana lenses at home in my country. :((

Every Part of the World Is Having Rainy Moments

Just a couple days ago I read an article on the internet and I quoted "... we are afraid that every part of the world is having rainy moments for some time currently..." Well, I couldn't agree more... It should still be a warm and sunny season in Indonesia, but professionals said that it would be wet all year with additional so-called "extreme weather" at some moments. Moreover, it was 25 degrees up yesterday morning with a clear blue sky in W'gong spring time, but it dropped into 13 degrees with heavy wind and tropical-kind rain by the time hit 2 pm. Almost gonna ruin my weekend... I don't know whether global warming is just an unproved paradigm or a proposed theory, but let's face it... It is happening.

Furthermore, "having rainy moments" can also mean something else (apart from weatherwise). I don't know what it symbolizes of, but i do believe it means something else... 

I Say... (5)

"Love lifts living life, lost leads leaking lid"

(mlm)

I Say... (4)

"Als Ik een gaat valt, Ik zaal opstaan en doorgaan"

(mlm)

Tersiksa Lagi

Nothing can tell, but one... 

Tersiksa Lagi

Kala surya menghilang
Bulan dan bintang kan bersemi lagi

Bagaikan pelita yang datang

Menyinari sukma

Yang dilanda lara duka nestapa

Kala burung berkicau

Mentari pagi akan datang lagi

Menghangatkan hati yang sedang

Di mabuk asmara dan dilanda lara

Dimanakah akan kucari pengganti dirimu
Entah di mana, oh dimana, oh dimana
Dimana lagi harus kucari

Mengapakah diri ini harus tersiksa lagi
Entah mengapa, oh mengapa, oh mengapa
Tersiksa lagi

Kala surya menghilang
Bulan dan bintang kan bersemi lagi
Bagaikan pelita yang datang
Menyinari sukma
Yang dilanda lara duka nestapa

Kala burung berkicau
Mentari pagi akan datang lagi
Menghangatkan hati yang sedang
Di mabuk asmara yang dilanda lara

Dimanakah akan kucari pengganti dirimu
Entah di mana, oh dimana, oh dimana
Dimana lagi harus kucari

Mengapakah diri ini harus tersiksa lagi
Entah mengapa, oh mengapa, oh mengapa
Tersiksa lagi

Mengapakah diri ini harus tersiksa lagi
Entah mengapa, oh mengapa, mengapa
Tersiksa lagi
Tersiksa lagi
Tersiksa lagi

To explain is just a tip of the iceberg, but to convince is the giant chunk of ice that you need to overhaul!

 It's just minutes away before my project group proposal which by the way will be my one man show presentation. I did several presentations this session in my Uni (University of Wollongong). One of them was

a real experience for me because it was my first academic presentation in the lecture with approximately 70 audiences. 

The topic was about IT governance. It was an interesting topic because the strategic alignment between IT and business objectives has become a challenge in today's working environment.  It was 25 minutes presentation plus 5 minutes questions. I was shocked that I did not feel so nervous. I am proud of my self 'till today because of this achievement.

As I mentioned before, I'm minutes away for my last presentation at Uni. It will be in a smaller classroom (approx. 25 people). Anyhow..., I do feel nervous today. I admit that lack of practice can be one driver of this nerve syndrome. But I do find another reason. Maybe it's related to the aim of the presentation. Previously, it was an explanatory presentation. Now, it is a persuasive presentation (the presentation is about  an IT-related business proposal for a new company). 

As sum, I got to say... "To explain is just a tip of the iceberg, but to convince is the giant chunk of ice that you need to overhaul!"

(mlm)   

I Say... (3)

"We create to dedicate, but our creativity needs boundary" (mlm 2010) 

in response to a beautiful quote at one of my high school epigraphs

"Disiplin pribadi mendorong tumbuh kembangnya kreativitas."  (Ki Suratman 1993)

I Say... (2)

"Your brain is your creation, your mind is your inspiration. Your brain is the obsession, so your mind should be the vision"

(mlm)

I Say... (1)

"Life's a weather forecast, you pretend that you know it's gonna rain or snow, but the truth lies ahead. One thing to remember is your preparation to handle all condition"

 

(mlm)

Indomie: Memang Mienya Indonesia

Biar bagaimana cerita Indomie di negeri orang, tapi inilah kesimpulan tanggapan Indomie oleh masyarakat lokal di Indonesia. (Vivanews 2010)

1. "Takdir Tuhan yang ngatur. Masalah makan mah, kalo gak enak baru saya buang"

2. "Orang-orang sini mah yang penting halal"

3. "Yang penting jangan sering-sering, nanti usus buntu"

4. "Lebih sedap
Indomie, yang lain bau obat"

Tapi bagaimana pun juga, konsumsi mie instant tiap hari tetap tidak baik. Baca cerita lengkapnya di link berikut:

http://sorot.vivanews.com/news/read/183159-indomie-beracun-

(mlm)

Hello Again, World!

// Hello1.cs

public class Hello1
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      System.Console.WriteLine("Hello Again, World!");
   }
}