Archive for January, 2007

Argh…

Today I wake up late again… Ugh… there goes my gym

I want to wake up earlier

I always want to have an 48 hours day and yet I know such dream is impossible. Thus, I strive to wake up early every day – just to utilize that precious minutes. This is my typical plan. Wake up: 0600 (shower, breakfast, traveling to school and avoiding sardine hours) Arrive at school: 0700 What [...]

On being positive

My friend once mentioned that according to some research: “five out of ten richest people in the world are drop out”. While such result is indeed unfavorable to world of academia, the realm where scholarly lust to knowledge is highly encouraged, I see no need to deny the result. Being an optimist, I will rephrase [...]

Gajah Mada must be very proud today

The above title is currently my MSN subtitle. Gajah Mada, prime minister of the now-collapsed Majapahit Empire had once vow to himself. “Lamun huwus kalah nusantara ingsun amukti palapa, lamun kalah ring Gurun, ring Seram, Tanjungpura, ring Haru, ring Pahang, Dompo, ring Bali, Sunda, Palembang, Tumasik, samana ingsun amukti palapa “ Okay… okay… English translation [...]

How to become a happier designer

I could not claim that I am a good graphic designer (GD). Nevertheless, after doing several ‘amateur’ design projects over the past few years, I think I could shed some light to many younger designer wannabe who still looks GD through a rose tinted glass. Please note that the tips mentioned below may be applied [...]