November 2011

by 8 comments on "Doa Ibu"

Sebagian surat-surat yang Ibu kirimkan sewaktu SMA “Lakukan saja apa yang kamu inginkan, toh yang menjalani hidupmu kamu sendiri kan??” Dulu saya sering mendengar kalimat-kalimat senada seperti kalimat di atas yang ditujukan terhadap siswa kelas 3 SMA saat “galau”‘ ingin menentukan kelanjutan sekolah: kuliah dimana dan jurusan apa? Dimana ada kasus kehendak pribadi bertentangan dengan…

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by 0 comments on "Mount Tangkuban Parahu (2) : The Dream Comes True!"

It is almost 2 years ago since I made my last riding to Mt. Tangkuban Parahu. In my first attempt (read: Mount Tangkuban Parahu: Between Sweat, Mist, and Proudness) we (Me, Upi & Nuri) haven’t reach the top crater yet. After that, personally, I have an ambition to repeat the journey and finish it in…

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by 0 comments on "Indonesian Heroes Day"

This is an oration from Indonesian Hero, Bung Tomo (Soetomo), whose speech was broadcasted by RRI (Radio Republik Indonesia) during the Battle of Surabaya which began on November 10th 1945. His speech was incredible; could fire up all Indonesian freedom fighter spirit to face British/Allied attack. Here is the recorded speech plus pictures from the…

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by 2 comments on "Engineering: Antara Filosofi dan Prestise (1)"

Suasana ‘kotak’ saya sesaat sebelum libur Idul Adha (sebenernya hari-hari biasa juga sama aja sih) Sudah cukup lama saya mikirin tema tentang tulisan ini. Baru terbersit lagi untuk membahasnya setelah minggu lalu diminta presentasi tentang Teknik Sipil di SMA Alfa Centauri. Menyenangkan juga ya, berbicara di depan anak-anak SMA, lumayanlah buat tabungan ‘jam terbang’ ngajar.…

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