TIME is money

“Time is money”, it’s a familiar quote, right? But we often underestimate it and say “be calm and enjoy your life”. Haha it happens to me too before an incident.

A few weeks ago, I went to Singapore to join a study tour from my university. The main purpose is to learn about sign system which is being the subject of my major. At first, all went according to the plan. I got lots of happiness and unforgettable memories with 34 friends and 4 teachers. But in the last day everything has changed. Each of us had different time of flight. I had flight on 20.55. So, me and 3 others friends left our hostel in Jalan Besar on 18.00 with MRT to Changi airport because we’re afraid about traffic jam. Imagine, we brought our luggage by ourselves, on foot, ride an MRT, transit in terminal, on foot, ride an MRT, and so on. Then finally, we arrived at Changi on 20.00.

But the stories have finished yet. In a rush we checked in at the Air Asia’s counter, and suddenly we felt we need to buy some food and bring it to the plane. Then we went to Burger King’s counter on the downstairs, but I didn’t know what happens, we ate our food near BK, and after we finished our food, it’s already 20.40. OH NO! It wasn’t a good news totally. We ran to the gate as fast as we could, but we have known yet that the gate was far far far away. In the end, all of our happiness in few days ago is replaced by the most regret in our life hahaha we’re late and we missed the flight. And the worst news was we had to pay a new ticket to take us home which was more expensive than our promo ticket round-trip at the first. We got flight on 06.55 so we stayed and slept in Changi.

The most important from that incident is we learn a simple thing which is frequently we ignore that this world never wait for people who late, but we have to chase the world to get what we want. No more “jam karet” which is popular in Indonesia, we had made a promise to ourselves that we’ll be ‘an on-time person’ and believe that “time is money”.

This made by my friend, Andrew Setiawan, when we missed the flight

So, This Is Holiday (season 1)

AAAAAAAA holiday is almost over. Only a few days left :( :( Can't imagine that this holiday will be changed by ASSignments soon, very soon literally. If you're a 9gag-er you'll say "Holiday, Y U NO more longer?"

On this holiday, because my lil' sister felt so bored at home, my family and I went to other places outside Jakarta. This place called "Magisit Kareumbi" in Cicalengka (between Kabupaten Bandung, Kabupaten Sumedang, and Kabupaten Garut). For more clearly, from the brochure and web there's an explanation: 

Pintu Masuk Blok KW. (Cigoler)

Ditempuh dengan route jalan Bandung – Cicalengka – Sindangwangi – Tanjungwangi – Blok KW. Jarak kota Bandung–Cicalengka ± 30 Km, menggunakan jalan raya propinsi atau dengan kereta api. Dari Cicalengka menuju Sindangwangi (± 13 Km) dengan jalan beraspal hotmix dalam kondisi baik (2009), dari Sindangwangi melintasi Kp. Leuwiliang menuju pintu masuk Blok KW (±2 Km) berupa jalan aspal kelas III dengan kondisi agak jelek dan sempit.Dari pintu masuk menuju blok KW ±1 km jalan berbatu makadam dengan kondisi agak jelek. Lokasi KW dapat dilalui dicapai oleh kendaraan roda empat, truk tentara dan bis mini (30 seat).

To reach our "Rumah Pohon", we have to through a little forest

In fact, this place want to make the tourists fuse with the nature. In here, we can do such as, tracking, hiking, canoe, and see the deer-breeding. We will fee like live in the forest with a lot of trees, grasses, mushrooms, etc.

Mushrooms on the tree

And if we want to sleep, there were places called "Rumah Pohon", with very very plain facilities. Never imagine that we will sleep like in the hotel. In this "Rumah Pohon", there weren't any electricity for charged our gadget, no TV, no AC, no springbed, no bathroom inside. They only provided floormats, sleepingbags, and petromaks lights and conventional bathroom outside the house. Literally feel lived in the nature :D

"Rumah Pohon"

View from window of the house (like live at Edward Cullen's house in Twilight, right?)

Sleep with sleeping bags

The deer-breeding

View during the trip to Kareumbi <3

But.... Because we went at the rainy season, we could doing nothing in there because rain, rain, and rain every time :( So, we only 1 day in there, and continued our trip to Bandung. Actually because I have studied in Bandung, I feel no excited to go there in this holiday. People know Bandung as a fashion and food city. Many factory outlets and distros in here which are visited by people, from Bandung or outside. And also many restaurants which have variatives menus. This time, beside distros and restaurants, we went to "De Ranch" at Jl. Maribaya No.17, Lembang-Bandung. De Ranch is a vacation place for family (especially children), who wants ride a horse with low price but beauty landscape. They make the visitor feel like a cowboy :D

Welcome drink (strawberry or melon fresh milk)

Beauty scenery, grassland <3

Riding horse like a cowboy

Beside riding horses, there are many facilities in here, such as stands of food, flying fox, panahan, ponny horse, trampolin, balon air, cook n cookies, cow-breeding, etc.

Flying fox

Cow-breeding

Ponny horse

Cook n cookies

Happy happy happy. Happiness was fulfill that day :D And after that we went to Karmel, also in Lembang. People usually know Karmel, or Lembah Karmel in Puncak, pilgrimage place for Christians. But in Lembang there's also Karmel Chapel, place for Christians people to pray, not recommend to pilgrimage.

One of sculpture in Jalan Salib

People put the flowers under the Cross and Maria Cave

The Witch's Attack in Bandung

Hahaha the witch not literally the witch in fairy that we heard in our childhood. The witch is nickname for my friend who studies in Australia. She usual  calls 'nenek sihir' or 'cacing centil'. Hahaha however she is my friend. And during my last week of school, which means there's super duper many ASSignments, she came to Bandung and sleepover at my kost. She came to be my baby sitter and had a duty to cheer me up.  And do you know what we did? We played make-over!!! Hahaha something we never did before. And this is the result :D

Here is 2012 :D

Finally here is 2012, which is a very curious year. Suku Maya said that in 2012 would be the end of this world. AAAAAAAAAAA is that true? Can't I marry someone before the end of this world hahahahaha. Forget it. Yesterday was last day in 2011 and it meant there would be a lot of fireworks wohoooooo :D Every year at the end of year, lots of people will burn lots of fireworks, and the night sky will change color from dark to colorful :D And every year I feel so excite to capture that moment.

Canon EOS 550D, focal length 42, F number 6.3, Exposure time 1/60, ISO 6400

Canon EOS 550D, focal length 34, F number 5.6, Exposure time 1/60, ISO 6400

Canon EOS 550D, focal length 34, F number 5.6, Exposure time 1/60, ISO 6400

50 reasons?

Randomly I found this article in my friend's twitter. Curiously I opened and read it till the end. Hahaha as a graphic designer, hmm it seems funny and I want to share it. Here is the article, enjoy it guys.

50 reasons not to date a graphic designer

by a bourbon for silvia on November 10, 2010

This is by no means a warning to AttentionWhore, or maybe this is – but after 8 months it may be too late, so…
(in bold my most representatives)

1. They are very weird people.
2. There are billions of them in the world, like colors on the screen of your computer.
3. They will analyse conversations in layers.
4. You will spend the day assembling furniture from IKEA.
5. They drink and eat all kinds of weird shit just because they like the packaging.
6. They hate each other.
7. You’ll come out the last out of the movies because you have to see the full list of credits.
8. They cant change a light bulb or without making a sketch.
9. They fuck up all the tables with their cutters.
10. They rather study the paisley pattern on your outfit than listen to what you have to say.
11. They will fill your house with magazines and whatever is out there that has drawings.
12. You never know if it is really an original or a copy.
13. They make collages with your photos.
14. They do not know how to add and subtract, they just understand letters.
15. They idolize people who nobody knows and speak of them as if they were his colleagues.
16. They take pictures almost daily and all are cut in weird shapes.
17. They ask your opinion about everything but  they do whatever they want.
18. Everything is left justified, right or center unless they arrive late.
19. They hate Comic Sans with the same passion they love Helvetica.
20. They use iPhone for everything, because everyone has one.
21. You can not decorate the house without consulting them.
22. They steal street signs.
23. Always carry their hands painted with something.
24. They buy dolls unfinished for them to paint.
25. Everything becomes something other than what it really is: cards as tickets, cards as …
26. When arguing, you will be nicknamed like the OSX spinning wheel (not affectionately)
27. Do not know how to dress without consulting the Pantone book.
28. They hate Excel.
29. They read comics.
30. They want to save the world only with a poster.
31. You will spend the day brainstorming.
32. On vacation they will take you to countries that you do not know exist and have no beach.
33. Museums are their second home.
34. They know more positions than the Kamasutra.
35. They can’t go to a restaurant without secretly critiquing the menu design.
36. They listen to music you have never heard of.
37. They can´t cook a normal dish, they always have to experiment with new ingredients.
38. They read rare books: stories of children, Semiotics …
39. When you are going to tell you something, everyone has read it in their facebook and twitter.
40. They have own iPods before you knew they existed.
41. The orgasm they remember is when they heard that Adobe was acquiring Macromedia.
42. They have their own shops just for them and there are the most expensive in the city.
43. They want to spend all the money in the Apple Store.
44. You will never understand their gifts.
45. They see ordinary objects and laugh.
46. You wake up in the middle of the night hearim them screaming “When is the deadline?”
47. They see CMYK and RGB like Neo sees the Matrix.
48. They dream of the day nobody will make a single change to their designs.
49. They rather pay for a font than for a special birthday gift.
50. They are always sleepy because they work 24/7.

Anpanman!

I have an anpanman doll and my friend make it more more cutieh :D

AnpanHIPHOP

AnpanFARMER

AnpanRIO

AnpanRORO

AnpanMUSIC

Alfamart

My friend and I joined the photo competition which is held by Alfamart. Alfamart is a minimarket in Indonesia, which has a lot of franchise in many cities in this country. Theme of photo was fun activity or creativity and had to use alfamart's properties.

Then, with many references, finally we decided to make this photo. With this photo we wanted to tell that everyone loves Alfamart, because Alfamart near with us and provide our needs.

Till now the result hasn't come. Wish us for the best :D and really thanks to many friends for their votes.