Thursday, March 3, 2011

Is blogging dying?

It’s been like forever since I last updated this blog.

I just don't feel the passion in blogging like I used to. This isn't 2007 anymore. It's 2011 and I think the media is changing. And sitting in front of your computer writing long babbles isn't my thing anymore.

Now that people are over flooded with information, nobody cares about a blog, well, maybe there are few friends out there still actively blog walking to your blog , but that's all. Sad.

I feel blogging is, uh, dying.. Now that we have facebook and twitter (Okay, i take back my words on Twitter. Twitter is awesome! :D), how could a blog keep up with those effective media streaming real time information?

Still, this is the best place for writing and practicing your writing skills, sharing a secret crush, copying a song lyric you got from metrolyrics, etc. You know, doing things you don't want your facebook friends know, but you still want to publish it online :p (read: teens thing)

Umm yeah, so I'm not expecting myself to routinely post things here anymore.. But I might occasionally.. :p

Sunday, January 9, 2011

2011 Resolution

Happy belated new year!

I'm gonna make new year's resolution this year. Yeah, although the new year celebration has passed like 10 days ago, it's still in the beginning of January, there's still a plenty of new year's spirit. Besides, a resolution or two may make my life not so aimless and pathetic as usual.

Ok, so here's the list:
1. search for God more like liz gilbert did. Be open to all teachings. Take what's good, throw away what's bad.
2. help a less fortunate family.
3. be a very bright person, so that I inspire people.
4. help another less fortunate family.
5. no more selfishness.
6. enjoy life.
7. donate a set of computer to my cousins - God, they need them.
8. be a good employee, in whatever company I'll work in.

That's all of my resolutions this year, though it sounds more like a list of prayers. But I think it's simple yet enough for something that took only 10 minutes to write. Hehe.

Let's live 2011 and beyond to the fullest!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Giving up?

You know that frustrating moment when you just want to lose everything, being careless, turning into a total looser? Yeah, I'm having one. :( We can always give up on this life at any moment.

But although we'll always have that easy option to give up, we shouldn't. We just can't.

If you sit back, and think about your life, there has to be those reasons why you should always staying strong. Mine? My loved ones, my family, my sisters, myself, my dream of rocking a Ferrari under California's sunset - O.K, the last one is a different kind of turn on - rather worldly matters :p - but you get the idea. Chase your dream.

Oh, here are some quotes about life I got from Twitter. I love quotes, especially during rough times.

"If you want to be happy, be."

"It's your decisions, not your conditions which shape your life."

And - I've always say this to myself when I'm down,

"Get a life"

--hey, I finally found one use of Twitter!--

Cheer up everyone! And you know what can make you feel better? Write something! Share it! Tweet, blog, update your status, make a note, publish it! I feel better now that I just wrote something down. It feels like you've just shouted so loud your stress just gone. Let it go!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Whenever - The Black Eyed Peas [lyrics]

Look through the tree
Past the sky
Beyond the northern light
You will see my delight
'Flecting in your eyes

And I won't let go if you wait for me
Whenever whatever
And then you select the destination
Whatever wherever
I wanna go
Whatever wherever
I wanna go

I-wa i-wa i wanna
Love forever love forever baby
Forever wherever you wanna go with me
To do whatever do whatever baby
Forever wherever forever together
Whatever

I fell asleep
Don't know why
You let me come alive
You and me, we collide
Ignite the starry fire

And you warm me up and you wait for it
Whenever whatever
And then you, you wake me up and you wait for it
Whenever wherever
I wanna go
Whatever wherever
I wanna go

I-wa i-wa i wanna
Love forever love forever baby
Forever wherever you wanna go with me
To do whatever do whatever baby
Forever wherever forever together

Whatever whatever
Whatever whatever
Whatever whatever
Whatever whatever

I love you forever and ever
For always i love you
Whenever you need me
I'll be right there by you
Whenever you call me
I'm there when you call
Whenever your falling
I'm there when you fall

Wherever you going
I'll be right there showing
Our love's always growing
And growing and growing
I know that you know it
There's no need for guessing
When i am requested
I'm there with no questions asked

I'll go wherever whenever
If ever you need me
I'll be there forever

=)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Waiting is Painful

Especially when you don't know what to do.
You just sit there and hope for a miracle to happen.
You don't know how all of this gonna end.

I'm nervous.
I feel empty.
I'm sick with all of this.
I'm bored.

I'm angry.
I'm hoping.
I'm tired of hoping.

I want this.
I want that.
I don't know what I'm wishing for.
I'm asking.
I don't know whether it will be answered.


-postingan labil malam ini-

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

“Titian Karir Terpadu ITB 2010”

Let’s start some babbles…

Bridging the Academic and Industrial World Through ITB Career Expo 2010

by Peter Tobing

The ITB Career Expo 2010 held in Sasana Budaya Ganesha, Bandung from October 15th to 17th is one of the biggest job exhibition in Indonesia. The hype of the exhibition brings thousands of fresh university graduates and jobseekers from all over the country to gather in this annual event.

Nur (21), a fresh graduate in electrical engineering from ITB says that she is very excited with the expo as she finally could try her luck in pursuing her dream job in a multinational company. As with Nur, many other participants are very grateful for PCAD ITB for successfully collaborating with the companies and for hosting the event. “I am thankful for this career expo. This means a lot for me and my friends here. We’re just graduated from college and this kind of event acts as a bridge between the academic and the industrial world. It really helps me looking for a job easily. I hope I can start my career path soon within one of the companies in here”, says Irvan (22), one of the participant that feels glad he can attend and get involved in the Career Expo vibe.

This year’s Career Expo showcases more than 50 top companies profile in Indonesia. Most of them are engineering based company, ranging from oil & gas, mining, plantation, telecommunications, IT , banking, manufacturing industries, media, and consulting industries. Each company showcases their company profile and announces available job vacancies in their booth, with a cv drop box for easy job application. Jobseeker may directly submit their résumé to the box or via online application.

Company X, one of the top oil & gas company has been the top favorited company for years. As with preceding years, the queuing line in X’s stand has never been short. Jobseekers & university graduates seem to show high interest in working in the company. “The salary here is the highest paid from all other companies they say. And with so many jobseekers coming nationwide, competitions are going to be tough”, tells Herman (24), while standing in line for application.

Naya, Bunz, Manto, pinjem nama lo2 pada ya buat di artikel geje ini.. hehe.. To the rest of Geng Kampung-ers yg blom dapet kerjaan (hefri, agi, gue, naya, manto, bunz), mudah2an cepet dapet, & semoga kita bisa jadi berkah dimanapun kita nanti bekerja.. Amin.

Finding a Job

I’ve made a final decision that instead of continuing my study to a master degree, I am going to find a job first. Period. Sure it’s nice to have an even higher degree, a Master degree overseas, what kind of typical Indonesian student doesn’t want it? But I’ve come into a comfort settlement to not rushing into the – what I can think about it at the moment – unclear state of being prestigious by extending your last name with embel2 MT or MBA.

*righttt… I just haven’t found yet the true meaning of obtaining a master degree other than getting a slightly higher job position with a slightly higher paycheck. And, to be honest, I am somewhat quite tired of another years of study. 16 years of study, study, and study. I want to do something else! At least, that’s all I can think about it right now. What is the true meaning of a master degree anyway? I hope I’ll find it out someday*

This October, right before my graduation, there is this ITB Job Fair, held for 3 days. I of course don’t want to waste my chances of getting a job. So I printed like 10 résumés and was spamming like every company’s booth back there. LOL. I Look like a desperate jobseeker. A bad one.

Among all of the companies I applied to – most of them are technology based  companies – I nyelenehly applied to an unpredictable position at a company which seems totally unrelated with my background degree: A reporter for a local English newspaper. Why nyeleneh? Because most people would think why would an engineer, from a so-called top university, with a not too bad GPA, and some good technical experience get into journalistic world? What about those crazy 4 hard-working years?

Ah.. Screw you people. I can do anything I want. Who knows what future holds? Besides, those job applications are still on process, I don’t know which will be the one.

Bismillah.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Sidang Tugas Akhir

Semalaman saya susah tidur. Jantung berdegup kencang, pikiran kemana-mana, berkeringat dingin, dan gejala-gejala sidang lainnya sepertinya lengkap dan memuncak pada malam H-1 sidang kemarin. Tadi malam, saya tak henti-hentinya berusaha memasrahkan diri kepada Tuhan. Berdoa. Khusyuk. Akhirnya bisa tertidur juga walau mungkin cuma 3-4 jam?

Dengan bantuan alarm hp, saya bisa bangun jam 05.00 tepat subuh tadi. Mama juga sudah saya minta tolong malam sebelumnya untuk membangunkan pagi-pagi sekali via telepon. Tentunya tidur saya tidak pulas, mengingat tidur hanya sebentar, sehingga badan saya masih terasa pegal-pegal dan tidak sepenuhnya segar. Tetapi, begitu bangun tidur pikiran saya langsung teringat, "Ini Hari-H!", adrenalin pun muncul lagi.

Saya mandi. Berpakaian rapih, memakai kostum sidang lengkap. Sarapan. Kemudian bersiap-siap berangkat ke kampus. Semua keperluan sidang sudah saya persiapkan malam sebelumnya: dua buah laptop beserta charger untuk presentasi dan demo, backup slide presentasi di flash drive, handout slide presentasi, satu salinan draft TA yang selama ini saya gunakan, sebotol minum, satu box tissue (berguna sekali kalau anda suka berkeringat dingin kalau grogi!), dan tidak lupa kamera digital :)

Jam 07.15 saya tiba di lab radar. Ternyata cuma ada Ilma, sahabat saya yang ingin menonton sidang TA saya. Para staff lab radar belum ada yang datang! Untungnya ruangan sidang saya tidak dikunci sehingga saya bisa masuk dan memasang laptop untuk presentasi, serta membiasakan diri dengan ruangan tersebut. Beberapa saat kemudian, Pak Kus datang dan membawakan projector. Saya langsung memasang dan mengatur projector tersebut. Selanjutnya saya masih sempat latihan sidang sebentar, disaksikan oleh Ilma dan Ai. Untunglah penontong sidang TA saya tidak banyak, mengingat banyak teman saya lainnya sedang sibuk dengan deadline draft TA untuk besok, sementara beberapa teman lainnya terlalu enggan untuk bangun jam 7 pagi untuk melihat saya sidang. Hehe.. Tetapi saya merasa lebih nyaman dengan kondisi penonton sedikit tersebut.

Sekitar jam 08.15 para dosen penguji dan dosen pembimbing saya telah berada di ruang sidang. Sidang pun siap dimulai. Format sidang di jurusan saya dibagi ke dalam tiga sesi: (1) 15 - 20 menit presentasi TA, (2) 60 - 90 menit sesi tanya jawab dengan para dosen penguji, dan (3) +- 5 menit sesi rapat pleno para dosen penguji untuk menentukan hasil sidang TA.

Pada sesi pertama, saya diberi kesempatan membawakan presentasi laporan TA saya. Menurut Ai dan Ilma, presentasi saya di waktu sidang jauh lebih baik pada saat latihan dengan mereka. Syukurlah. Selama ini saya berdoa agar saya dapat menyampaikan presentasi TA dengan tenang, menggunakan bahasa baku yang baik, dan tidak terburu-buru. Selain itu, menurut teman-teman saya juga, slide presentasi saya juga bagus. :) Saya pun mengakui, saya suka dengan desain dan tema yang saya gunakan pada slide presentasi saya. Saya membuat desain slide ini sendiri, dengan mengambil gambar latar belakang dari internet tentunya, ditambah dengan sedikit keahlian photoshop amatir. :D Berikut ini beberapa contohnya.

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Setelah saya menyampaikan presentasi, sesi selanjutnya adalah sesi tanya jawab. Menurut beberapa pengalaman teman, sesi ini paling sulit dan menegangkan - tidak jarang  ada dosen penguji yang 'membantai' mahasiswa dengan berondongan pertanyaan dan argumen fatal!  Lagi, saya berdoa agar saya dapat mengerti dan menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan dari para dosen penguji dengan baik, tidak nyolot dan ngeyel (karena - jujur - saya mungkin salah satu orang paling nyolot yang pernah anda temui), serta bisa menerima kritik dan masukkan dari para dosen dengan terbuka. Dan syukurlah, sesi tanya jawab yang saya alami tadi ternyata tidak sebegitu menegangkan seperti yang diceritakan orang-orang. Para dosen penguji cukup ramah, dan sering berkelakar, suasananya santai, pertanyaan-pertanyaan para dosen bisa saya jawab dengan baik. Menurut saya, sesi tanya jawab tadi lebih mengarah kepada bentuk diskusi yang bertujuan untuk eksplorasi ilmu pengetahuan dan pengembangan kemajuan teknologi, alih-alih berbentuk sidang penghakiman 3 lawan 1. Sesi tanya jawab ini juga ternyata tidak terlalu lama, hanya 1 jam! Durasi ini boleh dikatakan cukup singkat untuk sebuah sesi tanya jawab sidang TA.

Sesi terakhir adalah rapat pleno para dosen penguji untuk menentukan nilai akhir sidang TA saya. Para dosen berdiskusi dan mengambil keputusan selama kurang lebih 5 menit. Setelah itu, hasilnya diumumkan kepada saya.

Saya, Peter Hamonangan L. Tobing - 13206092, dinyatakan lulus, dengan nilai sidang TA Baik Sekali, atau - saya lebih suka mengatakannya - A! :D

Saya merasa gembira dan bersyukur sekali hari ini. Akhirnya kuliah selama 4 tahun usai juga. TA - yang begitu banyak menyita waktu, pikiran, hati, emosi, tenaga, kesehatan, dan keuangan saya selama setahun belakangan ini - akhirnya memberikan hasil yang sangat memuaskan. Hari ini indah sekali =')

100_2136 bunz, gue, ai, ilma – setelah sidang

Thanks God, thanks everyone! (mama, papa, uli, baby, pak hendrawan, pak adit, pak tutun, pak iskandar, bunz, ilma, ai, oryza, dito, jeffrey, giri, rara, hefri, yuris, wayan, naya, roy, ananto, dita, ling2, frida, hermanto, firman, anggita, hana, shendi, totz, shiddiq, mbasus, gandhi, mey, marie, febria, trias, tante mirna, tante ina, tulang leo, tulang & nantulang didot, ari, uda mulya, amang tua, namboru & amangboru, semua yang tidak bisa saya sebutkan satu persatu) GBU all!

Monday, August 16, 2010

UML are so..

GAY  ridiculous

real programmer use code/pseudo code/flowchart to understand. period.

Friday, August 13, 2010

aku bak sang surya?

 

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

iseng-iseng kuis tarot. cukup akurat, tapi kayaknya emang semua kuis2 begini yang dimasukin yang baik2 deh –_-!! what are u?