Nov 27
Today around 4:00pm at the office, I received an SMS from my mother. The SMS was short. It was just telling me that my dad has just passed away last night in Solo, Indonesia.
I was really shocked. I heard that he went to Surabaya just a couple of weeks ago. I never heard that he has any disease or something. After receiving SMS from my mom, I couldn’t think any more at the office. I decided to go home earlier. I can’t keep thinking of my dad.
Honestly, I was not that close to my dad. My parent got divorced when I was still in the elementary school. I rarely meet my dad even when I was still in Indonesia. However, I still feel very sad now… after all, he is my dad. Without him, I won’t be in this world.
Good bye dad… I am going to miss you…. I thank you for all your advices that you gave to me… I can only pray for you now….
PS: I’ll be flying back to Indonesia this weekend….
Nov 23
No big news from me. I just spent this weekend cooking. Yes, cooking… 
The first one is called Ayam Bakar Kalasan (= Kalasan Grilled Chicken?). It’s pretty easy because I just used ready-made seasoning. Boil the kitchen with the seasoning and then grill it.
The second one is my favourite food, Gudeg Yogya (don’t know the English word of it). It is a traditional food from Yogyakarta made from jackfruit. This one is really difficult to make. Not only that. It also takes the whole night to cook it because we need slow-cooker.
Nov 18
(Picture is from stock.xchng.)
This is a follow-up to my previous posting, Layoff Everywhere. I have compiled five signs that might help to determine whether you will be laid-off soon or not.
- Your company’s stock price has dropped more than 90% since October last year.
- Management keeps saying “The fundamental of our company is still great. We expect to have an excellent growth next year.”
- Your company started to have all-hands meeting every week; but you have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.
- Everybody at your office plays Solitaire or checks their Facebook everyday. It is a good sign that your company doesn’t have projects any more.
- Your coffee machine is broken and nobody cares to fix it.
If you are experiencing those signs above, prepare your RESUME right now!!!
