It's an ordinary morning. I just wake up and guess the world didn't end on 21st December 2012.
Recently, every morning i wake up and thinks about my life and my family. Ehen will i be successful?
I want to do things, small business/trade (obviously i didn't have money for big trade) but there's seems to be no path everytime i started.
Been so confused.
Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Hermes place Polonia Medan
Today,I went to Hermes place polonia to eat and watch Movies with my friends. It is the only mall in Medan that has a XXI Theater, Others is just 21 standard.
XXI is a far better class of the Theater than 21. Although both are owned by the same Company.
Hermes place ls One uniquely designed mall because it emphasized more on fun by having the 4D 6D theater,also Waterpark Inside to mall. Hence it , is usually called lifestyle mall
Going to siantar City
This morning, I waked up at 4a.m. Sun hasn't even had risen from the east.
I would never wanted to go back if it isn't because my passport is expiring. This is the city Where my life started some 24 Years ago.
I have promised myself that I will never go back before I succeeded.
And regarding the "old" bussiness I have lose hoped and lose heart. All because of them.
I would never wanted to go back if it isn't because my passport is expiring. This is the city Where my life started some 24 Years ago.
I have promised myself that I will never go back before I succeeded.
And regarding the "old" bussiness I have lose hoped and lose heart. All because of them.
Hibiscus Tea
At first I didn't Know what Is hibiscus When I first Ordered the drink. when the drink Come. I went to search it in the Internet.
to my surprise, hibiscus is actually a type of flour that can be commonly found in Indonesia. In my hometown, I can find it at the along street.
In Indonesia, We called it "Bunga Kembang Sepatu". Here's the picture:
to my surprise, hibiscus is actually a type of flour that can be commonly found in Indonesia. In my hometown, I can find it at the along street.
In Indonesia, We called it "Bunga Kembang Sepatu". Here's the picture:
Keeping my eyes wide open for new opportunities
I have been Working with multinational company for almost one year already. So far, it has been quite interesting and useful experienced for me. But given the circumstances, I think I can't wait for things to went my way at the office .
I believed it is now the right time to find another opportunities beside working as I have seen that I need some backup plan for my life. I can't depend fully on others(employers or parents) for the rest of my life.
But where Is those opportunity?
Hopefully soon...
I believed it is now the right time to find another opportunities beside working as I have seen that I need some backup plan for my life. I can't depend fully on others(employers or parents) for the rest of my life.
But where Is those opportunity?
Hopefully soon...
Phra Phrom Celebration Nov 2012
Yesterday, i went to my friend's house to celebrate Phra phrom Birthday On 9 Nov 2012. they are making some Simple offerings as Well as providing some food for the believer that comes that night.
Many people Comes to his house from the rich to the poor,also from the noble hearted to the evil hearted.
I'm here not to judge about nobility or richness, but to show that phra phrom has been very wide believed and respected in Indonesia.
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Here is the picture of phra phrom,i took yesterday.
Many people Comes to his house from the rich to the poor,also from the noble hearted to the evil hearted.
I'm here not to judge about nobility or richness, but to show that phra phrom has been very wide believed and respected in Indonesia.
.Finally I get my Samsung galaxy note 2
Now I'm writing this blogpost using my newly bought Samsung galaxy note 2 16GB
such a happy and pleasing day,I can't Stop trying the Various Features' Especially the snote and Spen.
However t seems that My s pen is notthat Sensitive because When I try writing from 45degrees angle Sometimes note can't detect my stroke.
Currently still trying others cool features.
such a happy and pleasing day,I can't Stop trying the Various Features' Especially the snote and Spen.
However t seems that My s pen is notthat Sensitive because When I try writing from 45degrees angle Sometimes note can't detect my stroke.
Currently still trying others cool features.
Whitewater Rafting, Bah Bolon, North Sumatera, Indonesia
Whitewater rafting in bah bolon, north sumatera, indonesia is actually for beginner but it's quite a long journey. We spend 4 hours from starting point to finished line.
Along the way, we can witness many beautiful scenery. Sometimes we can even see many species of monkeys hanging around trees on the cliff. The scenery looks like we are in a magical land.
We can also see magic wall which is naturally formed wall but looks like man-made. Locals believed within that on this wall goddess and god came down to sing and dance.
The current are actually not that strong on sunny day but can become uncontrollable on rainy days. For those who seeks more challanged might consider visiting the site on rainy days.
Below are some pictures from bah bolon rafting.
Along the way, we can witness many beautiful scenery. Sometimes we can even see many species of monkeys hanging around trees on the cliff. The scenery looks like we are in a magical land.
We can also see magic wall which is naturally formed wall but looks like man-made. Locals believed within that on this wall goddess and god came down to sing and dance.
The current are actually not that strong on sunny day but can become uncontrollable on rainy days. For those who seeks more challanged might consider visiting the site on rainy days.
Below are some pictures from bah bolon rafting.
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| Starting point |
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| Magic Wall |
Bribery or Extortion
Recently, there has been escalating effort from Indonesian Anti-Corruption Committee to crack down high profile corruption cases in Indonesia involving the riches and high profile politician or political parties. High profile businessman across the country has been detained like Mrs. Siti Hartati Murdaya who are the chief of Indonesian Buddhist Association and owned the Murdaya group plantation mainly focussing in Palm plantation and Palm Oil Mill.
Those recent cases has been reported intensively in many media; television, newspaper, news web and radio. This made me think about it. When people give money/presents to bureaucrat, is it a bribery, extortion or just a pure gift. I think we need to carefully differentiate the difference between each category.
In my opinion, bribery happens when a person give money to a recipient so that the recipient are willing to make everything easy like lower the standard to get certificate, higher the person result, and etc for the person who give them money even though it breaks the laws. Extortion happens when a person was forced whether directly or indirectly to give money to a recipient so that the person wouldn't be given more trouble.
Bribery:
- The person act as the initiator
- The person realized that he can not passed an application
- The person required restrictions to be ease
- The recipient did not expect
- The recipient have the power to change the restriction
- The recipient after receiving benefits from the person are willing to change the restriction
Extortion:
- The person didn't feel he has to change restriction
- The person believe his application has met the required standard
- The person was forced to give certain amount of benefits to the recipient so that its application can be accepted
- The recipient act as initiator
- The recipient has the power to increase the restriction on the application
- The recipient after receiving benefits from the person didn't increase/change the restriction
Well that's what i thought... Probably i need more indepth thought to improve this differentiation.
Disclaimer : This is purely an opinion from me. It might not been verified or accepted.
Thank you.
Those recent cases has been reported intensively in many media; television, newspaper, news web and radio. This made me think about it. When people give money/presents to bureaucrat, is it a bribery, extortion or just a pure gift. I think we need to carefully differentiate the difference between each category.
In my opinion, bribery happens when a person give money to a recipient so that the recipient are willing to make everything easy like lower the standard to get certificate, higher the person result, and etc for the person who give them money even though it breaks the laws. Extortion happens when a person was forced whether directly or indirectly to give money to a recipient so that the person wouldn't be given more trouble.
Bribery:
- The person act as the initiator
- The person realized that he can not passed an application
- The person required restrictions to be ease
- The recipient did not expect
- The recipient have the power to change the restriction
- The recipient after receiving benefits from the person are willing to change the restriction
Extortion:
- The person didn't feel he has to change restriction
- The person believe his application has met the required standard
- The person was forced to give certain amount of benefits to the recipient so that its application can be accepted
- The recipient act as initiator
- The recipient has the power to increase the restriction on the application
- The recipient after receiving benefits from the person didn't increase/change the restriction
Well that's what i thought... Probably i need more indepth thought to improve this differentiation.
Disclaimer : This is purely an opinion from me. It might not been verified or accepted.
Thank you.
Taxi VS Becak in Medan
Medan is the city where i lived in now. This is a developing city, i would say, where there's little accomodating public transport like the bus system or mrt dan lrt. So people here usually hired private coach/bus to take them to work/school or even buy their own modes of transport like car, and motor cycles.
I used to take a lot of becak during my high school here. But since i started working, Becak became a less preffered modes of transport due to the arrival of taxi. Why not? in taxi you can have a comfort seat, with air conditioned and not polluted air unlike Becak.
But sometimes, due to unable to get standby taxi or pass by taxi by the streets, i am forced to take Becak. Becak is always ubiquitously available in Medan. In every corner of street, there's becak stand. Even in the road, there are many becak passed by.
Another important point why i didn't enjoy taking Becak because the driver sometimes is very rude. Also, they like to charge us very high price. So we need to be a good bargainer. Once, A becak driver charged me Rp 25,000.- for a trip from office to my house which is quite near by. If i took a passer by taxi, The maximum i will pay only Rp 12,000,-. And worse, if i call taxi to fetch me, i will only paid a maximum of Rp 25,000 for the ride.
So i really hope that one day in Medan, Taxi will be commonly available in public places unlike now where they can only be found in malls and airports. Or if not, a more accomodatting public transport will be bus dan mrt.
I used to take a lot of becak during my high school here. But since i started working, Becak became a less preffered modes of transport due to the arrival of taxi. Why not? in taxi you can have a comfort seat, with air conditioned and not polluted air unlike Becak.
But sometimes, due to unable to get standby taxi or pass by taxi by the streets, i am forced to take Becak. Becak is always ubiquitously available in Medan. In every corner of street, there's becak stand. Even in the road, there are many becak passed by.
Another important point why i didn't enjoy taking Becak because the driver sometimes is very rude. Also, they like to charge us very high price. So we need to be a good bargainer. Once, A becak driver charged me Rp 25,000.- for a trip from office to my house which is quite near by. If i took a passer by taxi, The maximum i will pay only Rp 12,000,-. And worse, if i call taxi to fetch me, i will only paid a maximum of Rp 25,000 for the ride.
So i really hope that one day in Medan, Taxi will be commonly available in public places unlike now where they can only be found in malls and airports. Or if not, a more accomodatting public transport will be bus dan mrt.
Time Flies
There's a time when we flash back to the old days and say to ourselves, "what a memory!". It is a moment when we suddenly realized that time have actually passed so fast that we didn't even realized it. Everything back then have become memories.
Well i have just had that moment. I sat down and look at the old page of my blog and some beautiful, sad, happy, ugly moments of the past came into my mind.Those "era" when i study hard, when i chase a girl, when i am on diet, when i sing a lot, when i have fun, was so precious.
Also, I realized that i used to have a dream, and i was unable to fulfill that dream by my target. Is it because i didn't work hard? Maybe... or is it because god hasn't give me that way? probably... Anyways, any reason doesn't matter. What matter the most is i am still struggling, striving to do my life in this moment so that when this moment has become memories, i wouldn't think back and regret.
Jia you....
Well i have just had that moment. I sat down and look at the old page of my blog and some beautiful, sad, happy, ugly moments of the past came into my mind.Those "era" when i study hard, when i chase a girl, when i am on diet, when i sing a lot, when i have fun, was so precious.
Also, I realized that i used to have a dream, and i was unable to fulfill that dream by my target. Is it because i didn't work hard? Maybe... or is it because god hasn't give me that way? probably... Anyways, any reason doesn't matter. What matter the most is i am still struggling, striving to do my life in this moment so that when this moment has become memories, i wouldn't think back and regret.
Jia you....
Challengging
Things are getting challenging at work,which is good, maybe because my boss is taking a long leave. Having bigger responsibility does feel good. It makes u feel that your company value you especially your boss.
Unfortunately, things didn't went quite well on spending well. Due to overspending for the last three months, now i am quite in debt. Credit cards bills are hiking up. I'm looking forward others opportunities outside work to earn some money.
Hopefully one or two things can happened in near future.
Unfortunately, things didn't went quite well on spending well. Due to overspending for the last three months, now i am quite in debt. Credit cards bills are hiking up. I'm looking forward others opportunities outside work to earn some money.
Hopefully one or two things can happened in near future.
Step Forward and Be Successful
To be successful there are three ingredients that we need to always keep in mind. They are :
1.If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it
2. If you do not ask, the answers will always be no
3. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.
I have been working under a big company for more than four months now, i just see that in working environment there is too much politics. Sometimes i donot even know who is my real friends. Maybe it's because i am more of a skeptics rather than a believer.
I believe i have the ability to succeed but just i have been arranged to do some jobs which i have stated clearly that i am not very good at it. I rejected at first but my manager convinced me that i will not need to do the boring part of the job which is administrative like making letter, and etc. But as the time went by, the person who has been arranged to do the job is kinda busy, so i am the one who actually make it at the end of the day.
It has went down for four months now. i can cope with it but i just donot enjoy it anymore. Guess, Life will not just gonna be in your favour all the time.
1.If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it
2. If you do not ask, the answers will always be no
3. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.
I have been working under a big company for more than four months now, i just see that in working environment there is too much politics. Sometimes i donot even know who is my real friends. Maybe it's because i am more of a skeptics rather than a believer.
I believe i have the ability to succeed but just i have been arranged to do some jobs which i have stated clearly that i am not very good at it. I rejected at first but my manager convinced me that i will not need to do the boring part of the job which is administrative like making letter, and etc. But as the time went by, the person who has been arranged to do the job is kinda busy, so i am the one who actually make it at the end of the day.
It has went down for four months now. i can cope with it but i just donot enjoy it anymore. Guess, Life will not just gonna be in your favour all the time.
Thai Amulets : Phra Phrom
Having been vacuum in blogging for more than a year finally i have get the time and mood to blog again. I have never been an addicted blogger, i blogged whenever i had the time or whenever i feels good.
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Finally i get a job and can settle down in Medan. In this city, i can find friends and other activities to do beside working, unlike in Siantar. I get to know a person who loves to collect thai amulet from an acquaintance. I was shocked when i visited his house to see that the collection of amulets from Thailand's well known monks or long phor.
I get the opportunity to rent a silver Phra Phrom amulets from him. Here is the photo :
People believe that Phra Phrom or Maha Brahma can granted any wished and protect us from negatives of bad influences.
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Finally i get a job and can settle down in Medan. In this city, i can find friends and other activities to do beside working, unlike in Siantar. I get to know a person who loves to collect thai amulet from an acquaintance. I was shocked when i visited his house to see that the collection of amulets from Thailand's well known monks or long phor.
People believe that Phra Phrom or Maha Brahma can granted any wished and protect us from negatives of bad influences.
My Parents Corn Mill
Currently i am working at my parents' corn mill at pematang tanah jawa, North Sumatera, Indonesia. Here is the picture:
I have a grand plan for expansion but my parents still didn't let me handle the company. I am waiting for the time though i am afraid everything will be too late.
Keep Praying... :)
I have a grand plan for expansion but my parents still didn't let me handle the company. I am waiting for the time though i am afraid everything will be too late.
Keep Praying... :)
Grandma In Hospital
Two days ago, my grandma felt sick and unable to eat. At the night, we moved her to the hospital. Since then, she hasn't been really awake. The condition is better compared to before in hospital though.
I hope she can recovered soon. :)
Buddha Bless her....
I hope she can recovered soon. :)
Buddha Bless her....
Dilemma
Today, my parent's cornmill's warehouse head didn't come due to some reason which i don't really care about it. As a result, i need to work my ass out to cover his absent.
As information, the company according to my opinion has very little human resource. Only one or two person that are dependable, the rest are just rubbish. I don't blame them for becoming rubbish. This company lack motivation and source on enjoyment in working, let alone, good working condition. How can i change the "system" that has been working in a place for 30 over years? They wouldn't listen to me. I have try to persuade, coax or whatever things that are needed or suggested but still my voice went on wall.
Back to the topic, I worked my ass out to control 15 people who are located in two distinct location. Under the rain, under the sun, i walked, run, direct and coordinate. Since i am backed to Indonesia, i have become darker and darker. And every hard working day's night, i can't feel my feet.
I have been thinking of leaving and trying my luck in this vast world until they decided to let me handle the company wholly. But my mind keep thinking, if i am not staying, they will have to work even harder. They are my parents and i feel it's my responsibility to help them even it hurts me. But also, if i stayed, i will never improved and i even afraid that i might have been forgotten what i needed to do later when it's handed to me as i have been doing the "old system" for so long.
Thinking and thinking.... Leaving or staying... liu xia or li kai?
As information, the company according to my opinion has very little human resource. Only one or two person that are dependable, the rest are just rubbish. I don't blame them for becoming rubbish. This company lack motivation and source on enjoyment in working, let alone, good working condition. How can i change the "system" that has been working in a place for 30 over years? They wouldn't listen to me. I have try to persuade, coax or whatever things that are needed or suggested but still my voice went on wall.
Back to the topic, I worked my ass out to control 15 people who are located in two distinct location. Under the rain, under the sun, i walked, run, direct and coordinate. Since i am backed to Indonesia, i have become darker and darker. And every hard working day's night, i can't feel my feet.
I have been thinking of leaving and trying my luck in this vast world until they decided to let me handle the company wholly. But my mind keep thinking, if i am not staying, they will have to work even harder. They are my parents and i feel it's my responsibility to help them even it hurts me. But also, if i stayed, i will never improved and i even afraid that i might have been forgotten what i needed to do later when it's handed to me as i have been doing the "old system" for so long.
Thinking and thinking.... Leaving or staying... liu xia or li kai?
Business Bisnis
I have been trying to involved in real world business for almost a year now, exactly around 8 months. I haven't made any significant deal yet. The most impressive deal that i think i have made so far is 30 tons to a new customer who found my number on the internet, though my deal was cut by my parents as they feel they are more capable in doing things, which i think is their self delusion.
Not saying i am great enough to overcome them. Not yet, but i believe if i were exposed to the field more, i can be better than them in no time. Alas, i wasn't given any real chance. My only hope is to do business outside my family core business.
I hope next week i can made a deal for rice bran with a customer. Wish me luck! :)
Not saying i am great enough to overcome them. Not yet, but i believe if i were exposed to the field more, i can be better than them in no time. Alas, i wasn't given any real chance. My only hope is to do business outside my family core business.
I hope next week i can made a deal for rice bran with a customer. Wish me luck! :)
Valentine days
14 February 2011, is the date where couples all around the world celebrate the love day. In this day, couples will give the most special and heartening surprises to their partner.
I personally never put special meaning to this date before. I think it was just an ordinary day and talking about love, we can expressed it every day too. So we don't need a "special" love day as everyday can be special.
Around a month ago, i become closer to a girl. I never really meant to woe her at first but it all happened so fast till when i realized i can't let go again. I contemplated several times, is this good?
The problem is not because i don't want her, it's just that my past has something to do with her. I feel so awkward and i am not sure she knew about my past too.
But that's it, day passed and i follow the streams.
Then nearing valentine day, i try to ask her out before the date as we never went out together and only meet on several occasion. So we can know each other better too. But time just weren't right. And till the day come, we still haven't met in person.
On the day, i ask her out for the night but maybe she thinks i am teasing her, she got a lil bit pissed off. Haish... i feel so stupid....
After that date, she become so ignorant against me. She rarely reply my message, she didn't even read my bbm message on several occasion, let alone reply it.
Now i became to feel so down. and probably we never meant to be together. But i do 'like' her.
I personally never put special meaning to this date before. I think it was just an ordinary day and talking about love, we can expressed it every day too. So we don't need a "special" love day as everyday can be special.
Around a month ago, i become closer to a girl. I never really meant to woe her at first but it all happened so fast till when i realized i can't let go again. I contemplated several times, is this good?
The problem is not because i don't want her, it's just that my past has something to do with her. I feel so awkward and i am not sure she knew about my past too.
But that's it, day passed and i follow the streams.
Then nearing valentine day, i try to ask her out before the date as we never went out together and only meet on several occasion. So we can know each other better too. But time just weren't right. And till the day come, we still haven't met in person.
On the day, i ask her out for the night but maybe she thinks i am teasing her, she got a lil bit pissed off. Haish... i feel so stupid....
After that date, she become so ignorant against me. She rarely reply my message, she didn't even read my bbm message on several occasion, let alone reply it.
Now i became to feel so down. and probably we never meant to be together. But i do 'like' her.
Failure
I have been helping my parents in their corn mill just outside Siantar city, 20mins journey from the city, since i graduated last year. Having been working for more than 7 months, i feel what i have gained is far more lesser than what i have lost. Working here has never been a pleasure for me not because this city got no entertainment but because of the way i was treated. Being the smallest in the family, i felt a lot of pressure. I am not listened to when i speak, i am not regarded as 'one independent voice' if i may said so. My hard work was not recognized yet my mistakes will always be spoken of in the family.
One thing i have predicted is that in around 2 more years, maybe less, there's gonna be a very big war between 'corn lord' around siantar city. The intensity has been increasing now and i have tried several times to warn my parents but it always fell on deaf ears. With our current system, machinery, it is obviously impossible to withstand such grand war.
There are also so many error in the mill that needs to be corrected. I have done several calculation myself and i need at least 5 years to build a strong company that's if i was given full authority and power on everything including finance.
Everyday i mourn about this company
about this family
Several times i think of just leaving
and betting my luck in this vast world
but when it come down to my parents
i decided to stay a lil longer
trying to convince what i think was inconvincable
trying to amend what i think was unamandable
but it's just because of parents
i stay.... a lil longer....
probably when the sun suddenly shines
and window of opportunity opened
i will packed my back and go for it
so that when the time comes for the big war
i can returned home with a legiun of strong army
I don't think i am the best but i believe i can do better than them.
I am not able to show them what i've got since i was given no power with lil responsibilty and lil trust.
"A DATA PROCESSED BY A FAILED SYSTEM WILL NEVER BECOME A GOOD DATA"
- JUSTLIMZ, Feb 2011
One thing i have predicted is that in around 2 more years, maybe less, there's gonna be a very big war between 'corn lord' around siantar city. The intensity has been increasing now and i have tried several times to warn my parents but it always fell on deaf ears. With our current system, machinery, it is obviously impossible to withstand such grand war.
There are also so many error in the mill that needs to be corrected. I have done several calculation myself and i need at least 5 years to build a strong company that's if i was given full authority and power on everything including finance.
Everyday i mourn about this company
about this family
Several times i think of just leaving
and betting my luck in this vast world
but when it come down to my parents
i decided to stay a lil longer
trying to convince what i think was inconvincable
trying to amend what i think was unamandable
but it's just because of parents
i stay.... a lil longer....
probably when the sun suddenly shines
and window of opportunity opened
i will packed my back and go for it
so that when the time comes for the big war
i can returned home with a legiun of strong army
I don't think i am the best but i believe i can do better than them.
I am not able to show them what i've got since i was given no power with lil responsibilty and lil trust.
"A DATA PROCESSED BY A FAILED SYSTEM WILL NEVER BECOME A GOOD DATA"
- JUSTLIMZ, Feb 2011
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