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It has indeed been a restless few months. Running around meeting recruiters, engaging with people, meetings, coordinating with people, organizing, scheduling, trouble shooting, and finding solutions in extraodinary circumstances, not to mention baring the uncomfort of people who just can’t do you justice. I’m talking about job search and my noble task of making the school a better place by organizing case comps Yes, it’s been busy. Almost forgot I got classes to attend and assignments to deliver. But I guess this is just part of the whole experience.

The climax was this Saturday when we hosted the external case comp sponsored by T**. Had been running around in the background with getting approvals and arranging logistics - frustrated with the whole complexity of getting things done in the wonderful world of uncertainty and unexpected surprises -  and now it’s time for the show. It’s great I have Ara as my right hand, and my lovely volunteers to get things executed on the day. Got up at 5:30 am in the morning and wondered why oh why did we schedule the event so early. Got to school an hr later setting up the place running back and forth to the catering. The sky was dark and for the first time I saw people cleaning up the school building. I guess this is the other part of the day at school I’ve never quite acknowledged nor appreciated.

Shortly our teams came but breakfast was not ready. We arranged to have breakfast delivered to their b/o rooms eventually while they were doing the case. Done. Finally the S, C and the others arrived and things are finally coming together, not to mention the key person from the company I’ve been communicating back and forth via email. Time to put a ceremonial role and chat with people. Shortly after teams from other schools and judges came one after another. My volunteers started their duty, just as we planned. And finally.. the presentations, one of the judges came late.. just bc we didnt update him with the latest changed schedule. Darn, but the show must go on. AJ was there, so he handled the interface role. Our teams did great, but you know never know what the judges would think. S was doing an excellent job as an MC. Finally it was time for the reception. Went to the catering and clarified some arrangements. Done. Everyone came to the bar and mingled while the judges deliberate. Just as we planned. Some time in the session I felt someone was hugging me from behind. Our lovely faculty member. I’m glad he felt I did well on the event. Kept telling me how great the whole thing turned out.

2 o clock we opened the dining room. Time for the final show. This company person seemed to be kinda confused with the order but we finally got it resolved. And now.. announcements. Our school planted great hope for our teams, I could feel the confidence. 3rd place.. strike one. 2nd place.. almost.. but hell, strike two.. and finally.. what?? not even one place? AJ was assigned to hand the cup and everyone from the school were silent as rock, faces filled with astonishment. Beyond comprehension. But we had to be sports and came to the winners and congratulated them. I could see our teams full of dissapointment. I caught AJ for a few seconds and we exchanged puzzled looks> he was as lost as everyone else, well except for the winners. Hmm.. so I guess we weren’t meant to be the winner. I just lost my host mood and felt my body surged with exhaustion. One of my volunteers commented how tired I look. I was just stunned. Stunned. Stunned. Sat in the corner while I ate the mexican dish would would otherwise tasted delicious if my mood was cooperating w me. Exchanged comments with my volunteers who didn’t seem quite as surprised. C approached me and expressed his gratitude for the event organizing but I couldn’t help his look of dissapointment bc of another fact. What to say? It’s done. Delivered. Ppl keep telling regardless of the winners outcome the event was great. But I know we had a different sentimental tune. I tried to chat and mingled with students from other schools. Can’t help feeling my mind was somewhere else. Where did things go wrong? I know there’s gonna be a buzz this monday as the school would quickly find out what came out.

Maybe we need to follow a different strategy. Maybe we were over confident. And maybe.. sometimes, shit just happened. But there definitely has to be some explanation. Judges feedback will follow soon. Wonder what they would say about our teams. Felt like my hardwork didn’t quite payoff. Although to think of it, they have no correlation what so ever. But it would have felt great if our teams had won, at least one of them. All this hosting just for another team to win. But hmm, you never know what’s the silver lining.

But I’m glad it’s all over. Well there are still things to be done. But one great deed is delivered. At least after this I could relax a bit and continue with my job hunt and school chores. And when I say school, I mean related to classes. Ofcourse there are more case comps to come, but at least the major one is done. Spent the whole day in bed, literally in bed. So exhausted.

Midterms are coming, so better tune back to my courses. Too much excitement for the past few weeks. Time to tone down. Can’t wait to meet SS tomorrow and exchange thoughts on this. But most of all, can’t wait for an ordinary life as a student who worry just on classes. Hopefully that’s the case..

Listening to some jazz.. that always helps. Until another day of crazy case comp organizing ;p later…

It has indeed been a restless few months. Running around meeting recruiters, engaging with people, meetings, coordinating with people, organizing, scheduling, trouble shooting, and finding solutions in extraodinary circumstances, not to mention baring the uncomfort of people who just can't...

Aku sengaja mau nulis di sini, biar ada yang baca.

Hari lebaran pertama (versi pemerintah), dalam perjalanan dari Bandung ke Jakarta, aku ketemu sama orang yang nyupir mobilnya gak mengindahkan keselamatan DIRINYA SENDIRI, juga keselamatan para pengguna jalan tol lainnya.

Nih... aku sebut nomor mobilnya... B 1405 DR, sekitar jam 3-4 sore melintas di jalan tol Cipularang dan Jakarta-Cikampek. Aku tak tahu, apakah pemiliknya sendiri yang nyupir, atau itu mobil pinjeman, atau gimana... yang pasti bahaya banget.

Ngebut sih ngebut ya... tapi yang namanya ngebut itu kan bisa juga dilakukan secara aman dan penuh perhitungan. Mungkin si pengemudi mobil gilingan ini pakek perhitungan juga, tapi yang pasti rumus perhitungannya gak ada di kamusnya pengemudi mobil-mobil lainnya.

Pertama waktu di Cipularang, dari belakang ada Honda Jazz Hitam ngebut banget... zig-zag pula... zig-zagnya gak tanggung-tanggung... bukan cuman geser kiri kanan antara jalur nyusul (kanan) dan jalur kiri, tapi dia geser dari jalur nyusul, sampe ke bahu jalan, dengan kecepatan tinggi... lebih dari 120km per jam sepertinya, secara mobil-mobil lainnya yang "ngebut dengan perhitungan" kesusul semua, kalo kecepatan Avanza-ku aja sekitar 90 lebih dikit, terus mobil-mobil ngebut itu pasti lebih dari 100, artinya si Jazz giling ini lebih dari 120km. Oya, tanpa lampu sen sedikit pun (mungkin gak punya lampu sen kali ya, kasian deh... mobil bagus-bagus gak ada lampu sennya).

Waktu itu mikirnya, hmm... mungkin dia dalam keadaan emergency, kebelet ke toilet misalnya... who knows...

Abis itu setelah masuk tol Cikampek, aku sempet berhenti di KM42. Kemudian meneruskan perjalanan lagi. Nah... waktu udah lewat Bekasi nih, dikit lagi mau belok ke jalan tol Cikunir-Serpong, jalannya udah jadi 3 jalur (atau 4 jalur??). Dari belakang, muncul lagi si Jazz giling tadi...

Artinya dia udah sempet berhenti di salah satu tempat istirahat juga kan?? Wong dia ngebut banget, terus kita udah berhenti sebentar di KM42, kok sekarang dia ada di belakang kita lagi...??

Jazz giling itu masih juga dengan kelakuan yang sama... zig zag dari bahu jalan, bergeser kiri-kanan sampe ke jalur nyusul yang terkanan... Hmm?? Kalo dia sudah berhenti di tempat istirahat, harusnya udah ke toilet dunk??!! Artinya yang tadi mungkin bukan karena emergency, emang dasar nekat aja.

Nyetir zig zag dengan kecepatan tinggi banget tanpa lampu sen itu kan bisa bikin pengendara lain bingung, kaget, ya bisa memperkirakan sendiri deh akibatnya kalo pengendara lain yang disalib dengan cara seperti itu ternyata kurang sigap dan reaksinya "salah" (which is yang namanya level kesigapan orang itu kan beda-beda, terus level kemampuan mengemudi orang juga beda-beda).

Siapapun anda, hai pengendara Honda Jazz B 1405 DR di hari Lebaran... please deh... kalo nyetir tuh tolong memasukkan keselamatan mobil-mobil lainnya dalam perhitungan anda... kalo keselamatan anda sendiri, itu hak anda, tapi anda WAJIB memperhatikan keselamatan orang lain. Kalo mau nyetir seperti itu... nyetir aja di arena racing, jangan di jalan umum...

Salah satu yang aku suka dari Home Concert kemaren adalah: aku jadi punya fotoku waktu lagi main piano. Ya... dari 20 tahun yang lalu, aku gak punya foto waktu lagi on action main piano. Dulu pas kuliah pernah difoto sama seksi dokumentasinya rektorat sih, mungkin pas wisudaan, tapi pasti tertimbun di antara foto-foto dokumentasi lainnya deh... di rektorat. Males banget mau minta, emangnya kita mahasiswa apaan (dengan gaya bences).

Jadi... untuk mengkomplitkan ke-narsis-an, ini dia poto-poto dari Home Concert kemaren:

Ini waktu main Can’t Help Falling In Love.














Yang ini waktu main Winter Games. Bedanya antara Can’t Help dan Winter Games terletak pada model sisiran dan bentuk partiturnya... aku emang sempet sisiran ulang sebelum makan sup seafood Batam. Takut rambutnya nyemplung ke sup…



















Mungkin aku harus lebih senyum-senyum deh kalo lagi main piano. Ekspresinya tuh enggak banget… kayak lagi terpaksa main....

Ini foto waktu pembagian hadiah... tuh kalo nyengir agak mendingan kan.














Last but not least… yang ini adalah foto favoritku… Unik angle-nya... Konon foto ini special… kenapa? Karena kalo anak kecil gak bisa diambil fotonya dari angle ini… hehehe…