#13 Summer Break (what I did and thought)
It's usually around this time of the year, when I received tons of questions regarding my blog. Hahahaha. I have no intention to completely abandon my blog but rather, I wanna stop writing for a while and... well basically think. Now, I've done my thinking and here is my post :)
Earlier this year, perhaps u guys don't know, my dad passed away unexpectedly without giving us any warning. Perhaps that's the best way to go. Many people dying with excruciating pain, so to pass away painlessly is seriously a blessing. I regret I didn't spend more time with him because I was busy and he was too. Losing your father feels like you lose the guide in your life. He used to give me advice and support me financially and emotionally. And so, I thought "if I fail in Japan, i can just go home and start over again". Well, that's not an option anymore. You go and win or die. That's it, no second chance.
I got questions from my friends and one of them was "why would you continue your study to Japan when you can just get your degree in Indonesia much more quickly?" Well, at the beginning, I thought since my father wasn't young anymore, I couldn't depend on him completely, I gotta be independent. I knew that by going to Japan, it's gonna take 6.5 years just to complete undergraduate but hey that's the price to pay. Now I'm glad beyond anything that I made that decision. Can't really imagine if I didn't get a scholarship.
Since I lost my dad, I know my mother has been lonely. Even though she never told me, I know she sometimes still mourns my dad. So, during my summer break, to cheer her up (I also miss Indonesia) I have to come back to my beloved home country. So I did. Arriving at Surabaya on August 4, I thought it's gonna be fun since I haven't met my friends for years. It turns out, well.. it's still fun, but I thought it could be better (?). I imagined hanging out with friends frequently and I don't remember adding "chilling in my room doing nothing" on my plan but that's what I did the most :).
I went to Malang for 2 days with my close friends. It was fun, probably the first time I went there besides school excursion. We made the plan with "eating a lot" in mind so what we did was pretty much eating eating and eating. Probably during that 2 days we ate more than 10 times, I don't know it's just a lot of culinary tours. Here are some photos taken during my stay.
I took this photo in Omah Kitir, Malang. It's a nice-themed restaurant, good food with reasonable price. definitely recommended. Just oh my god the lighting, as you see in the picture, the illumination is so minimal. Especially if you dine on the 2nd floor, you have to be eating in the darkness lol. Indeed there are some candles to provide light, however, it's barely helping. If you want to come here, make sure you bring your girlfriend/boyfriend, I bet it's gonna be more suited for this kind of atmosphere. Just.. don't be like us. We were all guys, no girls, complaining "we can't see the goddamn food".
Next restaurant is located up on the hill, d'Gunungan (they suck at naming things). The view is indeed gorgeous, the food is reasonably priced and taste good. However, because they have no "No Smoking" sign, don't expect the air to be smoke-free. There are some exclusive tables beside the pool and as the name suggests, you ought to make a reservation to have the privilege to sit on it. Definitely a good place to hang out with friends and family. Make sure not to get lost when looking for this restaurant.
As I said earlier, I spent most of my times in my room doing nothing. Well, doing nothing is probably not a good description. I did some productive things like reading book. It's not math or engineering book, it is the biography of what I think is the most interesting person on Earth, Elon Musk.
It all got started when I came to realization that I usually waste my time during holiday. So, this time, I have a strong motivation to turn it into a productive one by reading book. I looked for this guy's biography on Amazon, turned out it wasn't so expensive (800 yen) so I purchased it immediately. I took 3 weeks (well actually just 3 days or something if I didn't slack off) and this book got me thinking about my future more.
Young Elon was like me, an ordinary guy (maybe he is smarter as implied in the book) who is interested in future stuff and believe that using technology, we can make human's life better. At the beginning he started a company (Zip2), I don't know about the details but from what I read it was like an online yellow book, you register your shop's address and information in the internet so people can look for your shop quickly. That didn't go well and Zip2 was acquired by Compaq. Next move, he thought of making an internet-based bank. He made Paypal and that didn't go well too. When it was almost bankrupt, Paypal was purchased, making Elon a millionaire. It didn' stop there because his dream is always about making an interplanetary civilization. He literally studied how to make rocket and although it's a crazy idea, he intended to create a private rocket company, SpaceX. Now, he is known as the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors.
Okay, that's a brief summary. First thing that got into my mind: this guy is "crazy". I mean he challenged the impossible by investing all of his money on SpaceX and Tesla. There are some difficulty in the early days of both company but he managed to cope with that. Also, what got me interested, is how he is not only the CEO but also an engineer. He doesn't just sit back in his office ordering people around, he learned how car and rocket are made, learn the physics, and take part in designing it.
This book taught me how to dream again and set it very high. I once thought working in Japan would be my final goal. However after considerations I decided to take more challenge hahaha. My goal is to do a master degree in America and to work at Silicon Valley, the home of biggest technology companies. You know what, I actually dreamt that when I was like 10 yet considering my condition that time I deemed that to be too grandiose. It's been 10 years since then, I've changed a lot. I've matured and considering my current circumstances, it is not 100% impossible to reach the dream.
I know it's still a long way, gotta focus on what is in front of me. However, at my age, it's not a strange thing to start giving serious thought about my future. I met my best friend the other day and start chatting regarding where we want to continue studying, where we want to work, when we want to get married, and the list goes on and on. Let's face it: the adulthood is right before my face. Unless your parents have bottomless amount of money, you should expect nothing but hardships.
Honestly, speaking your dream out loud make me a little scared like "oh my god, it's gonna be f*cking difficult" and I don't know if I can do it or not. Life is short, gotta dream big dude.
では、今回の投稿はここまでで十分だと思う。Hahaha, kenapa kok ganti" terus bahasa nya. I don't know, I just feel like doing it.
Earlier this year, perhaps u guys don't know, my dad passed away unexpectedly without giving us any warning. Perhaps that's the best way to go. Many people dying with excruciating pain, so to pass away painlessly is seriously a blessing. I regret I didn't spend more time with him because I was busy and he was too. Losing your father feels like you lose the guide in your life. He used to give me advice and support me financially and emotionally. And so, I thought "if I fail in Japan, i can just go home and start over again". Well, that's not an option anymore. You go and win or die. That's it, no second chance.
I got questions from my friends and one of them was "why would you continue your study to Japan when you can just get your degree in Indonesia much more quickly?" Well, at the beginning, I thought since my father wasn't young anymore, I couldn't depend on him completely, I gotta be independent. I knew that by going to Japan, it's gonna take 6.5 years just to complete undergraduate but hey that's the price to pay. Now I'm glad beyond anything that I made that decision. Can't really imagine if I didn't get a scholarship.
Since I lost my dad, I know my mother has been lonely. Even though she never told me, I know she sometimes still mourns my dad. So, during my summer break, to cheer her up (I also miss Indonesia) I have to come back to my beloved home country. So I did. Arriving at Surabaya on August 4, I thought it's gonna be fun since I haven't met my friends for years. It turns out, well.. it's still fun, but I thought it could be better (?). I imagined hanging out with friends frequently and I don't remember adding "chilling in my room doing nothing" on my plan but that's what I did the most :).
I went to Malang for 2 days with my close friends. It was fun, probably the first time I went there besides school excursion. We made the plan with "eating a lot" in mind so what we did was pretty much eating eating and eating. Probably during that 2 days we ate more than 10 times, I don't know it's just a lot of culinary tours. Here are some photos taken during my stay.
 |
| This was taken just to know how strong iPhone camera is lol.. |
 |
| Exclusive tables.. damn the pool is nice |
 |
| looks pretty nice, doesn't it? |
Next restaurant is located up on the hill, d'Gunungan (they suck at naming things). The view is indeed gorgeous, the food is reasonably priced and taste good. However, because they have no "No Smoking" sign, don't expect the air to be smoke-free. There are some exclusive tables beside the pool and as the name suggests, you ought to make a reservation to have the privilege to sit on it. Definitely a good place to hang out with friends and family. Make sure not to get lost when looking for this restaurant.
As I said earlier, I spent most of my times in my room doing nothing. Well, doing nothing is probably not a good description. I did some productive things like reading book. It's not math or engineering book, it is the biography of what I think is the most interesting person on Earth, Elon Musk.
 |
| See? I'm not lying. |
It all got started when I came to realization that I usually waste my time during holiday. So, this time, I have a strong motivation to turn it into a productive one by reading book. I looked for this guy's biography on Amazon, turned out it wasn't so expensive (800 yen) so I purchased it immediately. I took 3 weeks (well actually just 3 days or something if I didn't slack off) and this book got me thinking about my future more.
Young Elon was like me, an ordinary guy (maybe he is smarter as implied in the book) who is interested in future stuff and believe that using technology, we can make human's life better. At the beginning he started a company (Zip2), I don't know about the details but from what I read it was like an online yellow book, you register your shop's address and information in the internet so people can look for your shop quickly. That didn't go well and Zip2 was acquired by Compaq. Next move, he thought of making an internet-based bank. He made Paypal and that didn't go well too. When it was almost bankrupt, Paypal was purchased, making Elon a millionaire. It didn' stop there because his dream is always about making an interplanetary civilization. He literally studied how to make rocket and although it's a crazy idea, he intended to create a private rocket company, SpaceX. Now, he is known as the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors.
Okay, that's a brief summary. First thing that got into my mind: this guy is "crazy". I mean he challenged the impossible by investing all of his money on SpaceX and Tesla. There are some difficulty in the early days of both company but he managed to cope with that. Also, what got me interested, is how he is not only the CEO but also an engineer. He doesn't just sit back in his office ordering people around, he learned how car and rocket are made, learn the physics, and take part in designing it.
This book taught me how to dream again and set it very high. I once thought working in Japan would be my final goal. However after considerations I decided to take more challenge hahaha. My goal is to do a master degree in America and to work at Silicon Valley, the home of biggest technology companies. You know what, I actually dreamt that when I was like 10 yet considering my condition that time I deemed that to be too grandiose. It's been 10 years since then, I've changed a lot. I've matured and considering my current circumstances, it is not 100% impossible to reach the dream.
I know it's still a long way, gotta focus on what is in front of me. However, at my age, it's not a strange thing to start giving serious thought about my future. I met my best friend the other day and start chatting regarding where we want to continue studying, where we want to work, when we want to get married, and the list goes on and on. Let's face it: the adulthood is right before my face. Unless your parents have bottomless amount of money, you should expect nothing but hardships.
Honestly, speaking your dream out loud make me a little scared like "oh my god, it's gonna be f*cking difficult" and I don't know if I can do it or not. Life is short, gotta dream big dude.
では、今回の投稿はここまでで十分だと思う。Hahaha, kenapa kok ganti" terus bahasa nya. I don't know, I just feel like doing it.
Turut berduka cita ya nak garry ...semoga diberi ketabahan.
ReplyDelete