loooong weekend

An agreement, though unspoken, work really well if it's completely understood by both parties .

If usually I still need to check in in the office on holidays, today (national holiday) I could discard the idea and work in this cafe. It's just nice to work in a different atmosphere and sipping latte. Well, the latte isn't that special as I could have that any day in the office.

So what kind of business went the past 3 days...
browsing from one mall to another, checking out hotspots cafes (read: work); slouching in beach and beach (definitely like Bingin!!); met a friend who was vacationing in Bali (thanks for the book, Ri!); eating out on different restos (holiday is expensive!); and lots and lots of driving.

That would be the fun stuff, the working stuff, no need to write it here I guess. Nobody will envy me for working on a holiday (can't help it, am a workaholic!), or celaning up my room, or washing the car.. It's just boring, right?

Hmmm.. let's see if I got pictures to make peole envious :p

Shooting Baturrrrrr……

The media has always been a fun department to be, as I used to think. They’re creative, the got to do something fun and get paid, and they seem to be the kind of ‘happy go lucky’ group of people.

It doesn’t exempt them from deadline pressures tho. One requirement they got was to do some picture scouting and to take pictures of Mount Batur. The special thing about this picture is if you see as if there are 3 layers of mountains, they are actually mountains. The closer front is Mount Batur, in the middle is Mount Abang, and on the back is Mount Agung, which is also the tallest mountain in Bali.

The plan was to catch the first sun, so off we went to the meeting point at 4, reached Mount Batur at 5.30. Man it was soooo darn cold. Big mistake. Was ready for a Denpasar temperature that we didn’t anticipate it would be this ccooollldd!! Pooh!!

Shooting lasted until 8, then off we went back, enroute in Ubud to have some breakfast and headed back home. Too early to nap, but too hype to stay in.

Off round the city on this Independent Day. One can use more holidays..

churchian pt. 2

Back to Bali, I’ve been to GKJ (Gereja Kristen Jalan2 – ie. wandering church). I ‘tasted’ one church after another. And so far, none appeal me so much that I would attend every week, let alone admitting myself to the congregation.

There’s one charismatic with fantastic music, the only thing I went there often is it’s the closest. Some parts of the service bother me though. I also went to the traditional churches (which surprisingly is even more traditional than the ones in Jakarta). Went to an English service 3 times, hmmm…. maybe I should give it another chance.

There were weeks I didn’t feel like going at all. There were weeks I changed my mind and made it to the last screening.. oops I mean service. There were weeks I decided I would do something more useful, such as visiting sick person and pray with them.

What I don’t want is to be trapped in the “must” and become a devoted member of 1 church. It will only happen when it’s a community church where 80% of the members know 80% of them, if not all. Only then the term ‘body of Christ’ can actually function. What I’ve been doing (I admit) is totally selfish, absorbing any teachings I can, but not sharing what I can share.

Well, until I’m ready for that, maybe I won’t find that kind of church.. Just one leg of the body of Christ.. If I’m a leg.. What if I’m a nose? Or a finger nail? Or an acne? Whoaaa…

silly bugger

What do you get when you give a red neck some authority?
An obnoxious bully.

The even started when my boss decided that peolpe should get equal opportunity in getting parking spot, but the application was not full. So some months ago dedicated parking space were removed by half. Only high ranking officers gets one. Not exactly like what my boss wanted, but at least it's getting there.

Soon after there were commotion. People whining and complaining to get their spot back. Jealous managers demand they want the same facility. So at the end only lef 10 kings and queens that got parking spot. What bothers me is some of them have a driver who drop them off and pick them up.

Me, I got no worries. I can park my car wherever. I take mental notes of who are on leave so I can take their spot while they're gone. There weren't any lately, but the security let me use spots that wasn't used.

One very late afternoon one GM called my exension and yelled in mix english-indonesian that I took his parking space and now his driver had to park far and had to walk to the guard post. What the ----???!!

I let that one past.

Just this morning, as I was discussing a form in a colleague's desk, he walked by and just out of nowhere complained from the top of his lungs, that yesterday I parked in his spot and the driver couldn't park so he had to wait for him and couldn't just go on his motorbike.

The argument went for several minute until I realize there was no need for me to fight over stupid matter with this bully. So just to make him shut up I promised him I would never ever park in his precious spot. I let him nag nag, but I said no more. Javanese would say "sing waras sing ngalah".

I was tempted to talk about it with boss, but thought again it's just a silly bugger and my boss is just too busy to hear such. I cooled down and worked away.

Lunch time, bully GM came late to the table. So as per rule, my boss made him pay for ice creams for the whole table. I LOL-ed. I took 1 ice cream but gave it to another staff who didn't get any.

Later in the afternoon I got annoyed again to find out (don't ask how) that he actually emailed my boss that I got attitude problem. HAH!! If he only was fair and told what the argument was all about. Not just bully, but he's sooo insecure!! I decided it was time to take the matter on hand and to talk to boss. As predicted boss got furious about labeling the parking spots, so he assured me he's going to kill it. I couldn't agree more.

While for GM bully, most staff (add me now) are watching his moves, quite surprised that he lasted this long. He can make a hut on all the parking spaces he wants, but I will never let him give me s--t ever again. Nobody gives me shiaaaatt other than my boss!!

managerium

The heaviest element known to science is managerium. The element has no protons or electrons but has a nucleus composed of one neutron, two vice-neutrons, five assistant vice-neutrons, 25 pro vice-neutrons and 125 assistant pro vice-neutrons all going round in circles.

Managerium has a half-life of three years at which time it does not decay but institutes a series of reviews leading to reorganization. Its molecules are held together by means of the exchange of tiny particles known as morons.

--- a bit rude eh? well, tell you a story and don't say this is rude.

churchian

That will be a term I would use to describe church goer(s). Nope, didn’t make it up, instead I read it somewhere.

There are Christians, people who aren’t merely a member of a religious group, but actually live by the Word. Then there are churchians, people who seem to care more about his attendance record in the yearly church record (if there is any).

So would you agree if I say Christians ≈ churchians…?

As you know I never intended this to be a religion discussion blog, am not starting it either. Just pondering about a friend’s “concern” of my spiritual state of being. For him it’s troubling to see that after 1.5 years in Bali (more actually) I still am not rooting to any church. Not affiliating, not submitting (?).

I don’t see what the trouble, if there are people who like to be belong to an organization, I don’t. Administratively my family and I are still member of a tribe church in Jakarta. That church will take care of things when one of my parents pass away. I think it will take care of me too, of course it won’t if my dead body never reach Jakarta again. So that part of which I think church is useful, is already fulfilled.

Then comes the more substantial part. What does it serve in day to day life? Honestly, I’ve always seen it as a form of social club. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed going to a certain place where you can get in touch with different set of people you have to deal with everyday. Catching up on their lives (ok, some gossip), being a good support of each other.

As in any kind of relationship it takes 2 to tango. How can I be of good support if I don’t give myself to them? And how can they support them if I don’t open up myself of the downside of my life? Unfortunately I’ve seen the bad of it. I’ve seen sweet relationships turned sour. Yes, even in church that happens. And worse, I’ve seen people judging other by what’s seen. So I knew I just had to avoid that to happen and limit myself. It’s so easy when you can convince yourself that none of what you’re going through is their business.

So I haven’t gone to that church, not once whenever I go back to Jakarta. There’s another church that in terms of teaching appeal me more. Precise, up to the point, described with clear background and presented with a hint of philosophy. I actually miss going to that church. I wish somebody would just record the weekly sermon and send a sound file to my by email.

Attentive Status

Chatting status (yahoo has it, skype has it, who else??) is a fun thing to play it. You can put a description of what’s going on with you (at lunch/on the phone/etc), or what’s going on around you (manic day/crazy boss/etc), or an inspiring quote you just discovered (don’t think what the company can give you, think what you can give to the company).

It’s fun.. Sometimes I write something in the limited space (on Friday it’s usually “tGif”, on Monday usually “manic Monday”), but most of the time I just leave it as it is. You know, me representing the big guy shouldn’t (??) put strange words that would provoke people, like “need a raise” or “need a vacation” or “needy” heheee.. Once put the picture that says “too sexy to display” and some jealous people complaint about it (boohoo).

Anyway, here are some that I see today on my list of friends. Some are duh! some made me frown.

AM: Don’t talk too much…prove it
AJ: Successful people don’t do the things that unsuccessful people do do (he can’t even write it right)
CY: who can help me…!!!! (desperado)
DF: Hate it or Love it
DW: What’s your act today?
E: Four summits left…./G: you are Nice person
GN: 10 semanas hacia dia amarillo
IB: Pray
I: I admire you, respect you and I love you (this one is rather daring, as the message is for the person she’s having affair with)
JK: Hi I am J in XX office. Nice to meet you.
JR: “No man is an island…” John Donne (poet and clergyman 1572-1631)
MA: today…how will you write your day..?
PJ: kesempatan hanya datang sekali…so jangan ditunda…
PM: memerlukan perias pengantin Bali, modifikasi dan lainnya??? (marketing eh? BTW, modifikasi apa? Heheeee)
SR: To pod or not to pod, that is the question!?
TB: NO MOM NO ME (what?? Did she got caught or something?)
V: The biggest risk is when you don’t take any risk
WK: Vis comica :D

Mine: [space to write big words]