From Office to Off"ice"

June 2007

Would you like to go work at Papua?

Absolutely!

As a fresh graduated, a field position would be great opportunity to learn firsthand what is really required to start up and carry out the day to day business on mining project. I clearly remember a foggy (every) day at the mountain, cold weather (for us who live at tropical region), less than normal oxygen around, working in dark underground mine, wake up early in the morning and not going home till dark. In 3.5 years I had ‘tasted’ multiple positions from the planner, project engineer and engineering foreman, 3.5 years? It wasn’t long journey!

December 2010

Would you like to try ‘oversea experience’ at Canada?

Why not?

Frankly speaking, firstly I was afraid, but my curiosity about work oversea helps me out! I made it, I worked with multicultural people, and I passed what they called both cultural and technology shock. Work smart during weekdays and play hard on the weekend looks like a good balance, eh?

(+30), (+ 5), (-35) degree of Celsius - ups I mean summer, autumn and winter experience made me enjoyed my journey here. Three different extreme projects made me confident enough to face my next ‘challenging’ project here, but wait until next paragraph.......

January 2012 (which is this morning)

You want me to go to – Oyu Tolgoi (Gobi Desert)? (Could I even spell that correctly?)

hmm sounds interesting!

I checked to map to truly grasp where I gonna head to this time. A picturesque countryside, Mongolia is nestled between China and Russia with majestic desert, steppe and less SNOW! Right on, less snow doesn’t mean warmer (-40 is not that cold for them). Well – I was excited with my next adventure destination, even for couple months only, though. I can’t tell you more than this, but sure I will later on. The thing that I only know right now is I will leave my comfortable 8x10 ft cubical for couple months, from winter office to winter off"ice" :)

These project has been great opportunities for me to grow both from career standpoint and personally. More importantly, I’ve had a chance to work with interesting people – people whom I now call my friends :D

I'll (not) be home for 2010 New Year

Well, it's not really wise to waste your time posting on a blog while you have a huge task for making smooth transition end and new year. But people, I am bored. So here I am, typing this litle nonsense, hehehe...

I just read a blog, asking 7 places you'd rather be right now, then suddenly my mind flies to a place, the most wanted place I would go now. My home.
This is the first day of year 2010, this is also the seventh time I spend new year's eve far away from my homeland. Homesick, I am trying to figure out what you're guys doing over there.Realistis, saya harus melanjutkan perjalanan saya.

Selamat datang 2010, pasti ada banyak cerita menarik yang akan datang :)Oke deh, saatnya kembali mengejar mimpi

So hopefully I can do better this new year, not just for myself but hopefully for others. There are some hope that I silently whisper in my pray, but no matter how everything will turn out, I will try to believe You more. I know it's going to be hard, but a long journey should be started with one single step!!!

Why going home for good? Said some people. The opportunity is better for you outside. Said the other. Yeah, I know that's all true :) This place is never be a complete home for me :) I enjoy living here, earn some bucks, having lots of fun. But I miss my home so much, the whole family.

Me and my desk on the 1st day 2010 new year.

--di tengah kesibukan yang makin kronis

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Posting ini terinspirasi dari kejadian yang saya alami pagi ini….

Pagi ini, saya bersama Mas Imam berangkat ke WDD (Wanagon Drainage Drift) Project, sebuah tunnel yang terletak di ketinggian 3650.21m di atas permukaan laut. Kamera yang saya bawa awalnya hanya untuk mengambil gambar beberapa hal konstruksi yang belum sesuai design dan butuh improvisasi.

Sesaat setelah itu tiba-tiba saya terbengong terbelalak sadar atas apa yang saya lihat bahwa ‘wow ternyata saya bisa juga di sini yah’… (padahal pagi ini bukan kali pertama saya mengunjungi project ini)

Memang, beberapa hari kebelakang tingkat ke-setressan memuncak karena banyak hal yang musti diselesaikan hingga akhir tahun ini.

Mengapa saya selama ini memandang hidup saya dari satu sisi saja? Seperti mata uang yang punya dua sisi, demikian pula hidup saya. Ada sisi keberhasilan, suka cita, dan kebahagiaan. Di sisi yang lain ada kegagalan (tertunda-red) dan airmata. Tapi sifat saya yang keras kepala dan tidak pernah puas membuat saya selalu berat sebelah. Mata uang itu tak lagi imbang, keberhasilan dan kebahagiaan yang saya dapatkan tak akan pernah membuat saya puas.Contoh simpel dan sepele adalah scholarship yang gagal saya dapatkan 2 tahun lalu. Bertahun-tahun menjelang lulus sarjana saya mencoba mencari beasiswa (saya ingat, beasiswa pertama yang saya coba apply adalah DAAD thn 2007, waktu saya baru saja tugas akhir), dan tidak ada yang sukses. Sampai saya sampai pada titik zero expectation karena beasiswa yang berhasil saya dapatkan hanyalah untuk Universitas Nasional. No more trying. Lalu tiba2 saja saya mengambil langkah untuk memulai berkarir dan kesempatan itu ada, ya di sini sekarang!.

Tapi lalu tiba-tiba di tengah rasa bersyukur itu ... eng i eng ... saya flash back ke dua tahun yang lalu. Ingat sebuah kejadian pahit. in disguise" ? Menurut hasil googling, blessing in disguise = a good thing that you don't recognize at first. But as I person who never feel satisfied, saya masih saja bertanya-tanya, kok jalannya musti gitu ya. Kok saya musti lewat jalan yang sangat tidak mengenakkan? I really thank God for my succeed, but it doesn't stop me thinking "Kenapa saya tidak boleh mendapatkan dua hal yang bagus instead of satu kegagalan dan satu keberhasilan :) ? Maruk ya :) ?"

Ya, saya pagi ini tegar berdiri tersenyum di dinginnya Heat Road bersukur kepada Tuhan saya atas renungan pagi ini tentang pilihan hidup :)

Ibarat etalase bakery shop yang menawarkan beragam roti. Ada yang berbentuk kecil mungil dengan beragam warna-warni. Ada yang berbentuk persegi berwarna kehitaman bertaburan coklat. Ada bulat besar dengan pernak-pernak buah cheery di atas siraman coklat. Kesemuanya menawar rasa yang sama, manis (lho kok analogynya ke makanan?).

Tinggal ambil saja! Tidak perlu mempertimbangkannya. Sepertinya memang begitu mudah. Sayangnya, dalam kenyataannya kita hanya diperkenankan mengambil satu saja. Tidak lebih. Karena tentu saja ada keterbatasan kekuatan pada diri kita untuk bisa mengambil semuanya. Itu keadaan yang paling jujur.

hows royn see the life?

When we were not even ten years old, we looked at the world with amazement.

Grown up people looked weird and whatever they did seemed strange for us. We had our joyful and playful world.

When we were teens, we were confused with all the changing. Our body changed, they way we think changed, the world seemed so confusing. We tried to deal with that, but failed a lot. We weren't a kid anymore, but not yet an adult. So many times I argued with my dad and mom moreover my sister. they didn't like my behavior at that time; they always asked me, where did you go royn, with whom, what for etc etc.. I just couldn't understand why only school matters for them.

When we were twenties, we stood up bravely. We wanted to conquer the world. Everything looked perfect, or would be perfect. People come and go, friends, girls friend, fans, co-workers. But did it bother us? We were young. We thought we had limitless energy and endless future. I was busy with college and study-load, lots of activities, project, and later on trying to have a good career. Everything must work as I wanted, coz I am aries boy, what does it mean? It means I try to reach what I really want with all the way out. And… currently I fight out with the cold Cartenz mountain everyday…..Meanwhile, not everything came as we wanted. Career wasn't as promising as before, love life wasn't any better. We tried to put all pieces together, but we didn't always find the answer.

Someday I will be thirties, forties, fifties, until our last breath ... and maybe, I will continue this posting to see how I see the world at that time ;)

apa yang kamu pikirkan pasti bisa terjadi...

Seperti de-javu aja.....

pernah gak kamu mikirin dulu ketika waktu kecil kamu mau jadi apa, n sekarang kamu bisa menjadi seperti apa yang kamu bayangin dulu?

dulu sewaktu smu aku pernah berpikir, bisa nggak yah aku ngliat truck yang besarnya sebesar rumah yang dipakai di tambang2? hmmm rupanya kesempatan itu datang 3 harii yang lalu ketika aku diajak superintendentku naik ke grasberg 4500m dpl (open pit mining, maklum lah aku kerja di underground)...... jadi aku bisa liat dengan mata kepala sendiri.......

hehehe I got the point,,,,,, sekarang saatnya aku memikirkan impian yang lain yang lebih besar