The MEC Digital Academy

So, this is my 3rd week staying in Singapore.
Don't worry, I'm not here for holiday. I'm working - if that makes you feel better.

In a simple way, this is the new thing that I need to explore. The network, the work atmosphere, the client and also the people.
From my work world perspective, digital media/advertisement is rapidly growing in my hometown. But the client in my market is pretty hard to accept that digital is the 'next big thing'. So yes, we (me and one of MEC Interaction guy from Philipines) are send here to learn more about this market. Otrherwise, Singapore is our SEA regional office. That so, yes, we're here. Working and learning - I'll write later for the fun part.
We are the first batch of the academy on SEA. There's 2 markets that participate in the first batch, Indonesia and Philipines. So there is me from Indonesia and Ninoy Gonzales from the Philipines.

Here he is:

Ninoy is a really nice partner. We share stories, experience - back in our market, and also food. Yes, we're a huge fan of good food. But not the expensive one :D

He has a lot of positive energy and excitement vibrant. You will feel his excitement, curiousness, happiness when you're talk or discuss with him. He can make your lunch taste worse than his, just because he's so happy about his lunch. 

There's one time he said to me: "My lunch is soooo good. Now my happiness level is increase to 11". Yep, he's that expressive.

Worst thing happen, we can't finished our discussion in 2 hours just because there's a lot of distraction during the session. Most of it, is about our campaign back in our market.

Overall, yes, I got a perfect stranger becoming my partner in this academy.

I learn a lot on this academy. About how their work, their client, their way of think, their vendor, their structure, their day to day behavior. Things that I can bring back home and implement it right away.

Takes me couple days to overcome the communication gap with my colleagues. And.. My mentor is really a soft talker. But now it's getting better. 

I really want to give Ajay and Mas Gemi a big bear hug because sending me here and experienced all of this stuffs.

By the way, I really miss my team back in Jakarta. I miss hanging around and doing all the dance with Fina and Mei. Having a nice short conversation with Mas Gemi - yea, at the end it will be another curhat session between 4 of us.
I miss Ajay so much. No one can beat his competitiveness.
I miss my one and only cranky grandmother, Rohan. I really miss hiss 'rempong' - ness, his annoying comment, and his stressful face.
Whatevs - I miss the whole 24th floor resident.

That's it for now. Will update the fun part later.

XO,
Tika

Emotional

So in brief, my job desc has changed, from this:


Into this (sorry about the yellow labels :p):


Dengan jobdesc gue yang baru, gue tau gue bakalan punya sedikit waktu buat santai-santai. Apalagi gue harus belajar banyak untuk tune-in ke pekerjaan baru gue. Tapi mudah-mudahan ngga akan jadi masalah buat gue. Doain gue ya semuanya! :)

Dan yang paling berat dari kepindahan gue adalah:



Berat banget ninggalin orang-orang sinting iniiiii. Apalagi ninggalin bos-bos yang ngga sinting :'(
Terlalu banyak kalo mau disebutin satu-satu kesintingan mereka semua. Tapi semua orang harus bergerak dari zona nyaman mereka kalo mereka mau perubahan. Seenggaknya perubahan buat diri mereka sendiri.

Hari terakhir gue disini dihabiskan dengan ngobrol, ketawa-ketawa, nungguin Taufik sama Awan balik dari client, nungguin Hendy sama Nilla balik dari Bandung, doain Fahri yang lagi sakit gigi biar sembuh, dan.. nulis blog. Pekerjaan ngga penting yang bakalan bikin kangen banget. Oiya, hari terakhir juga akan dihabiskan dengan makan pizza (yang ngga kebagian maap ye :p).

Jadi, selamat menempuh hidup baru saya ucapkan untuk diri saya sendiri.

What's wrong with revisionary?

Masih seputar skripsi dan sidang gue yang tinggal beberapa hari lagi. Ternyata masih banyak kesalahan di dalamnya setelah gue softcover. Tapi ya mau gimana lagi? Hhhhh.. Dan gue semalem gak bisa tidur gara-gara deg-degan. Deg-degan kenapa? Ya karena masih banyak kesalahan di skripsi gue yang sudah di softcover. But a conversation with one of my bestfriend last night, makes me a bit serene. Gue harus banyak-banyak baca doa nih supaya tenang. Dan yang penting seperti kata temen gue, selalu diawali dengan BISMILLAH..

Posting colongan sebelum mandi

Gue deg-deg an, sumpah. Hari ini softcover, dan mestinya hari ini juga jadwal SIDANG buat kelompok gue udah keluar. Gue deg-degan. Smalem gue baca satu notes di facebook yang di post temen gue. Isinya tentang sidang di BINUS. Disitu di post nama-nama dosen yang biasanya nguji sidang sampe pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang biasanya ditanyain penguji sidang. Buat temen-temen yang mau baca bisa klik disini. Kalo yang gabisa buka, coba YM gue atau comment disini aja, ntar gue kasih linknya. Gue sampe ngopi isi notes itu ke word loh, niatnya mau gue print buat temen-temen sekelompok gue. Hahaha setelah baca notes ituuuuuuuuuuuuuu.. sumpah demi Allah, gue makin makin makin makin makin makin panik super duper deg-degan. Boleh tereak gak disini? Boleh ya. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Oiya, satu lagi yang bikin gue bingung, mau apply kemana ya abis lulus nanti? Hmmm masalahnya gue bukan mahasiswa teladan yang IPK nya diatas rata-rata. Hahaha bingung, dan sejujur-jujurnya, gue gak PD sama kemampuan yang gue punya. Bismillah aja deh.

Udah, udah, udah, udah, udah, gue mesti mandi! And with capitals, WISH ME LUCK, GUYS!

Otak tidak ber-ide.

PC gue rusak. Gatau kenapa ya, beberapa minggu belakangan ini, PC gue suka mengeluarkan suara kayak cegukan anak kecil gitu. Dan makin hari makin sering nge-hang, makin hari makin leleeetttt banget performancenya, makin hari makin males gue nyalain komputer. Akhirnya setelah gak tahan lagi (jieelah), gue memutuskan buat mencolok LAN ke laptop gue aja deh. Hehehe karena gue baru nyolokin LAN ke laptop gue itu kemarin, alhasil Restaurant City gue keteter, MyBrute gue juga keteter, blog gue yang ini apalagi. Ckckckck tapi emang gue akui, otak gue lagi sama sekali gak ber-ide.

Oiya, salah satu presenter infotaiment !nsert, Indra Herlambang, lagi suka bikin daily trivia gitu di tweeternya, he called it Daily Twivias. Jadi Indra ngelempar pertanyaan-pertanyaan trus yang follow twitternya dia bisa ngejawab pertanyaan itu dan dapet poin. Mungkin pertanyaannya gak susah-susah amat ya, tapiiiiiiiiii jawabnya mesti cepet-cepetan sama yang lain. Nahhhhhhhhh setelah beberapa kali mencoba buat ngejawab dan dapetin poin, akhirnya smalem gue dapetin poin juga dengan pertanyaan: "Warna boyband penyanyi All Rise dicampur warna dalam judul film Marsha Timothy menghasilkan warna apa?". Dan jawabannya adalaaaah.. ungu. Akhirnyaaaaaa, yeaaayyy! kekekekeke :p

On the other side, gue salut sama Indra Herlambang. Pertanyaan yang dia lempar bukan pertanyaan yang susah memang, tapinya nggak gampang juga. Ya gue sih gatau ya dia emang beneran tau semua jawaban dari pertanyaan yang dia lempar atau gimana. Tapi gue yakin, dia hampir tau semua tentang dunia entertaiment, baik di Indonesia atau diluar Indonesia. Dengan kata lain, pengetahuannya luas banget. A guy like this? Salute.

Dan hari senin nanti gue ngumpulin softcover buat skripsi gue. Yang bearti jadwal sidang buat skripsi juga gak akan lama lagi. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Deg degan gak bohong. Ah udah ah, wish me luck guys!

I'm melted

Chris Pine as James Tiberius Kirk in Star Trek 2009