Last week, Datacomm gave us annual bonus for our hard work this year. And of course this made everyone receiving it happy. But there are a few people who are not satisfied. Thus spreading rumors about the bonus calculation formula. It was being said that the bonus is based on how many years we have been working in Datacomm multiply by our monthly salary. I don't know who started this but all I can say they were wrong. Truly wrong.
Well, I can swear by GOD that the value I received is not that amount. And I was almost fooled as well, made me think that they made a mistake in calculating my bonus. But after I use my logic, I can be certainly sure that that is not the formula Datacomm used.
The reason is simple, if that was the formula Datacomm used, then some employees who have been working in Datacomm for more than ten years should be suddenly rich! And that was not true! I don't see a sudden change in their lifestyle. Not at all.
I think this is another hoax created creatively by lazy engineers who always dream of their success but put less effort in pursuing it. Whoever start this, please wake-up! The only way to be a successful engineer is to be dilligent and eager to learn new things by ourselves.
If you're unsatisfied at how much the bonus or salary you're received, I would suggest you consider some things before complaining :
1. Does your jobs position irreplaceable?
2. What is your achievement? Does nobody achieve the same level as yours?
3. How much has company spent for your skill development?
4. Have you been efficient in using company's resources everytime while doing your work?
5. How fast can you solve a problem/do your job? Or do you always depend on other people for solving/finishing it?
6. How many mistakes have you done while doing your job?
7. Do you posses some very highly specialized skill that nobody can ever learn?
Just think all the items I listed above. If you're still think that you deserve more then you have the right to complain.
I myself have to say that I am very happy I was listed among the bonus recipient. Eventhough this year I have come to another level, I realize there are still many things to learn. And those things are more important than spending time wasteful for comparing the bonus I and others receive.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
JNCIP Certified - Finally...
Today I receive an email from Ramesh, the proctor in JNCIP exam I took yesterday. He told me that I passed the JNCIP exam. Finally....:D
Actually before he sent me that email, after the test was done, I've already felt very happy :P. That's because I'm confidence that I will pass after re-checking my work repeatedly.
It was not done without any struggling.
For this test, I sacrificed my holiday a week for doing preparation thoroughly. I just want to make sure 100% that I will pass the test. Having failed two times because of not enough preparation, I learned my lesson very well. The preparation was done using excellent Sybex book pdf made freely available on Juniper website (Thank you Harry Reynolds for such a wonderful book ^_^) and olive.
So what does it means - passing the JNCIP exam? It proves three things.
First, everybody with a determination can pass the JNCIP. (I used to be OSS engineer, didn't I :P).
Second, it shows that my claim was right that I was ready and needed a couple of weeks for doing preparation. Well, actually I was worry I would be a laughing stock if I fail again this time -> that's why I couldn't sleep on the exam day. Bad for me, because it made me sleepy. That's why checking and re-checking tactics over and over again at that time works very well.
And third, if you don't want to attend official Juniper training, you may still pass the exam like me. But you have to prepare yourself mentally for facing the failure (I've told you that I failed two times, haven't I?). Among other engineers in my office, I was unfortunate to not be sent to any Juniper trainings by my company. The other engineers who passed JNCIP, all have attended official Juniper training. So when it comes to calculation cost, you can count yourself. I gained JNCIP certification by taking it three times. The other did it at their first or second time. Add training cost and you can count which strategy more sufficient for you (and your wallet :P) .
Actually there is a funny story behind my passing the JNCIP exam. On the test day, I accidentally skipped reading the OSPF area assignment because the paper was hidden accidentally under other paper. So I thought it was my task for doing OSPF design as well. After thinking for a while, I decided to separate the area according to the summarization task I have to do later. And the area name was assigned based on the clue in redistribution task. It was not 30 minutes before the end of exam time that I found the missing paper. Hurriedly, I checked the area assignment I supposed to do. Fortunately, all was correct!
So I feel very glad. It's not only I have passed the exam and gained JNCIP certification, but it raised up my confidence level of my networking skill. I'm still not an expert - though. I think I still need to learn many things anyway :).
Well for you that want to take JNCIP exam, I will share you some tips below :
1. Read Sybex book very carefully and read it until you understand not only the task for configuring the router but the essence of routing protocols.
2. Do lab practice by using M-series router or olive. It was possible to practice almost every configuration in JNCIP using olive. I have proven that since I did lab practice only using qemu since the M5 and M7i lab was occupied by my colleagues.
3. Never feel over-confidence for we are human. And human do mistakes! So always check and re-check again your configuration eventhough you feel everything have been put into the right place.
4. Enroll to Juniper official training if you don't want to face failure several times like me :)
Next target is to retake my soon-to-be-expired JNCIS-ER and to finish CCIP. Well actually since I have gained JNCIP, I think I won't push myself off limits for CCIP. I am only a human and human do need recreation time :). This year or next year won't be a problem for me because I take it only for fun anyway ;).
Enough said.
Actually before he sent me that email, after the test was done, I've already felt very happy :P. That's because I'm confidence that I will pass after re-checking my work repeatedly.
It was not done without any struggling.
For this test, I sacrificed my holiday a week for doing preparation thoroughly. I just want to make sure 100% that I will pass the test. Having failed two times because of not enough preparation, I learned my lesson very well. The preparation was done using excellent Sybex book pdf made freely available on Juniper website (Thank you Harry Reynolds for such a wonderful book ^_^) and olive.
So what does it means - passing the JNCIP exam? It proves three things.
First, everybody with a determination can pass the JNCIP. (I used to be OSS engineer, didn't I :P).
Second, it shows that my claim was right that I was ready and needed a couple of weeks for doing preparation. Well, actually I was worry I would be a laughing stock if I fail again this time -> that's why I couldn't sleep on the exam day. Bad for me, because it made me sleepy. That's why checking and re-checking tactics over and over again at that time works very well.
And third, if you don't want to attend official Juniper training, you may still pass the exam like me. But you have to prepare yourself mentally for facing the failure (I've told you that I failed two times, haven't I?). Among other engineers in my office, I was unfortunate to not be sent to any Juniper trainings by my company. The other engineers who passed JNCIP, all have attended official Juniper training. So when it comes to calculation cost, you can count yourself. I gained JNCIP certification by taking it three times. The other did it at their first or second time. Add training cost and you can count which strategy more sufficient for you (and your wallet :P) .
Actually there is a funny story behind my passing the JNCIP exam. On the test day, I accidentally skipped reading the OSPF area assignment because the paper was hidden accidentally under other paper. So I thought it was my task for doing OSPF design as well. After thinking for a while, I decided to separate the area according to the summarization task I have to do later. And the area name was assigned based on the clue in redistribution task. It was not 30 minutes before the end of exam time that I found the missing paper. Hurriedly, I checked the area assignment I supposed to do. Fortunately, all was correct!
So I feel very glad. It's not only I have passed the exam and gained JNCIP certification, but it raised up my confidence level of my networking skill. I'm still not an expert - though. I think I still need to learn many things anyway :).
Well for you that want to take JNCIP exam, I will share you some tips below :
1. Read Sybex book very carefully and read it until you understand not only the task for configuring the router but the essence of routing protocols.
2. Do lab practice by using M-series router or olive. It was possible to practice almost every configuration in JNCIP using olive. I have proven that since I did lab practice only using qemu since the M5 and M7i lab was occupied by my colleagues.
3. Never feel over-confidence for we are human. And human do mistakes! So always check and re-check again your configuration eventhough you feel everything have been put into the right place.
4. Enroll to Juniper official training if you don't want to face failure several times like me :)
Next target is to retake my soon-to-be-expired JNCIS-ER and to finish CCIP. Well actually since I have gained JNCIP, I think I won't push myself off limits for CCIP. I am only a human and human do need recreation time :). This year or next year won't be a problem for me because I take it only for fun anyway ;).
Enough said.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Soft Opening New Datacomm Office
Today is a good day and is chosen as the day of soft opening our new office in Mampang, Jakarta. While almost our company employees are there, attending the event, I chose to not attending it. The reason is quite simple, if it is a celebration, then there is nothing for me to celebrate yet. And besides, it was only an invitation, not an obligation so I must have a choice, mustn't I?
Rather than joining people in a party, I would prefer to do some JNCIP lab exercise. My exam will come in less than three weeks. And I haven't 100% confident that I will pass it. I'm different from the other colleagues who manage to pass it in term of field job experience. There are several respectable colleagues from Datacomm that have passed the JNCIP. But almost of their time are spent for doing JUNOS configuration, either in lab testing in our office or in customer site. So it's not quite a surprise that they are be able to pass it.
My story in Datacomm is quite different. From the beginning I join Datacomm, I was told by my boss to do many different kind of projects. While it is exciting, the consequences is that I must always have to look back on things I've done. It's impossible to remember all things I've done. Well, I'm still a human after all :P.
In the last meeting, my boss praised me for having many Juniper Certifications. Yes, among all engineer, I have collected the most. And it's because I always took JNCIA before taking JNCIS that make me able to be like that. I know that one of my colleagues is very proud of passing JNCIS without taking JNCIA first and I admire him. But I know I'm not a very special and intelligent person, so I decided to take the basic first before advancing the next level. I always took JNCIA as practice. So when the score is high, it would make me comfortable to take the JNCIS later. After all, I'm not the kind of person that believe success can be reach instantly.
But what is the impact of having many certifications to my career? Many will surprise that my career actually not as good as my certifications number :P. It took me more than three years working in Datacomm before my boss promote me to be a consulting engineer. Well, most engineer manage to reach that position in only 1,5 - 2 years. The secret is they are focused to do only one thing so they are faster to be an expert in their field. So I'm not consider myself as a very highly successful employee. I think I'm average but that doesn't matter since my purposes is different from the other.
Many people join the company for pursuing their career (equal to money, of course). Some people are overdoing it that sometimes they don't even care that they humiliate themselves in front of others. It's not a secret as in every companies, everybody wants to look good in front of their bosses. While they hold knive in their back, it's a different matter. As long as the bosses don't know, usually they will achieve a good position. It's a fact, a sad fact.
But I'm really happy in Datacomm I don't have to do that kind of practice. There are many toys and things to learn here and I'm so happy right now I'm able to get acquainted with them eventhough I'm not the expert of all. There are always people in my company who have more expertise than me. And for them we should also admire their achievements, that they have taken the long road to be in that position.
Rather than joining people in a party, I would prefer to do some JNCIP lab exercise. My exam will come in less than three weeks. And I haven't 100% confident that I will pass it. I'm different from the other colleagues who manage to pass it in term of field job experience. There are several respectable colleagues from Datacomm that have passed the JNCIP. But almost of their time are spent for doing JUNOS configuration, either in lab testing in our office or in customer site. So it's not quite a surprise that they are be able to pass it.
My story in Datacomm is quite different. From the beginning I join Datacomm, I was told by my boss to do many different kind of projects. While it is exciting, the consequences is that I must always have to look back on things I've done. It's impossible to remember all things I've done. Well, I'm still a human after all :P.
In the last meeting, my boss praised me for having many Juniper Certifications. Yes, among all engineer, I have collected the most. And it's because I always took JNCIA before taking JNCIS that make me able to be like that. I know that one of my colleagues is very proud of passing JNCIS without taking JNCIA first and I admire him. But I know I'm not a very special and intelligent person, so I decided to take the basic first before advancing the next level. I always took JNCIA as practice. So when the score is high, it would make me comfortable to take the JNCIS later. After all, I'm not the kind of person that believe success can be reach instantly.
But what is the impact of having many certifications to my career? Many will surprise that my career actually not as good as my certifications number :P. It took me more than three years working in Datacomm before my boss promote me to be a consulting engineer. Well, most engineer manage to reach that position in only 1,5 - 2 years. The secret is they are focused to do only one thing so they are faster to be an expert in their field. So I'm not consider myself as a very highly successful employee. I think I'm average but that doesn't matter since my purposes is different from the other.
Many people join the company for pursuing their career (equal to money, of course). Some people are overdoing it that sometimes they don't even care that they humiliate themselves in front of others. It's not a secret as in every companies, everybody wants to look good in front of their bosses. While they hold knive in their back, it's a different matter. As long as the bosses don't know, usually they will achieve a good position. It's a fact, a sad fact.
But I'm really happy in Datacomm I don't have to do that kind of practice. There are many toys and things to learn here and I'm so happy right now I'm able to get acquainted with them eventhough I'm not the expert of all. There are always people in my company who have more expertise than me. And for them we should also admire their achievements, that they have taken the long road to be in that position.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
JNCIP Exam again, finally....
It's been a long time since I updated my blog for the last time. Well, I've been busy - as always. One of the reason that keeps me really busy is I will undergo JNCIP exam again at the end of this month. Finally, the time has come again for me :). I'm really excited this time.
And this time my preparation is really better than the past. I've done JNCIP lab since last week...uhmm repeating the same lab that I had practised at the beginning of this year when my JNCIP application is rejected by my superior.
It almost two years since my last JNCIP exam. And yes, I have forgotten all the exam questions I had before. But I have no worries since I'm now very comfortable with myself. And last *cough* Cisco *cough* test showed me my strength and weakness :D. I'm really aware of it and I know I have to do practice it more in the next few weeks if I want to make sure I'll 100% pass it.
I know there are people who dislike me and I believe they will be very happy if something wrong happens and I fail in the exam again. But suppose I fail again, it won't be the end for me because I will pursue this eventhough I have to use my own money. This time, I'm really happy because my company are willing to sponsor me again :D.
Maybe because I haven't received any trainings in the last 1,5 years from my company. But that's quite understandable because I think I made some people very upset by resigning from my position in OSS and chosen to take the Routing path more seriously. And have I told you that I still keep my IVCD certificate safe in my home instead of submitting it to my company :P?
They don't appreciate my work well as an IVCD holder so I think it's best if I frame it and hang it on my room wall in my house as a proof of my achievement. That way, someday I would be able to tell my kids the story of their father when he was young.
Okay, so I think I have to do lab again now :D. After I pass this JNCIP, I will have to renew my JNCIS-ER that is about to expire in next month. If I count it well, I have collected 5 JNCIS that is still valid now plus JNCIA-EX. And don't forget I'm still pursuing my CCIP. Well, I postpone it for a while since JNCIP is my priority now. Still a lot of work until the end of this year. I don't know if I would be able to accomplish all but I wish to and I also wish at the end of this year I will be able to play basketball as good as I was again.
Still struggling with my back injure as I spend one hour a day for the treatment. Well, actually in my condition, I'm still be able to play basketball but my movement is not as free as before. I score average 12 points on the practice session but I cannot do pivoting movement well and I feel really bad about it :(.
But I'm in good spirit now anyway, very good spirit :D.
And this time my preparation is really better than the past. I've done JNCIP lab since last week...uhmm repeating the same lab that I had practised at the beginning of this year when my JNCIP application is rejected by my superior.
It almost two years since my last JNCIP exam. And yes, I have forgotten all the exam questions I had before. But I have no worries since I'm now very comfortable with myself. And last *cough* Cisco *cough* test showed me my strength and weakness :D. I'm really aware of it and I know I have to do practice it more in the next few weeks if I want to make sure I'll 100% pass it.
I know there are people who dislike me and I believe they will be very happy if something wrong happens and I fail in the exam again. But suppose I fail again, it won't be the end for me because I will pursue this eventhough I have to use my own money. This time, I'm really happy because my company are willing to sponsor me again :D.
Maybe because I haven't received any trainings in the last 1,5 years from my company. But that's quite understandable because I think I made some people very upset by resigning from my position in OSS and chosen to take the Routing path more seriously. And have I told you that I still keep my IVCD certificate safe in my home instead of submitting it to my company :P?
They don't appreciate my work well as an IVCD holder so I think it's best if I frame it and hang it on my room wall in my house as a proof of my achievement. That way, someday I would be able to tell my kids the story of their father when he was young.
Okay, so I think I have to do lab again now :D. After I pass this JNCIP, I will have to renew my JNCIS-ER that is about to expire in next month. If I count it well, I have collected 5 JNCIS that is still valid now plus JNCIA-EX. And don't forget I'm still pursuing my CCIP. Well, I postpone it for a while since JNCIP is my priority now. Still a lot of work until the end of this year. I don't know if I would be able to accomplish all but I wish to and I also wish at the end of this year I will be able to play basketball as good as I was again.
Still struggling with my back injure as I spend one hour a day for the treatment. Well, actually in my condition, I'm still be able to play basketball but my movement is not as free as before. I score average 12 points on the practice session but I cannot do pivoting movement well and I feel really bad about it :(.
But I'm in good spirit now anyway, very good spirit :D.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Next Project...
Today I got news of upcoming Indosat project that will be implemented by my team. It's a nice and pleasure news as our team has been working too relax this year. There are no many projects because of global crisis happened at the beginning of this year.
So it seems that I will be really busy doing Indosat project. It will be a nice challenge. I hope I'll be able to fullfil my target of passing JNCIA-FW and JNCIS-FW this year. And there are two more Juniper exams I want to take, JNCIS-ER and JNCIP-M. My JNCIS-ER will be expired in about one month and there are rumour that JNCIP-M will be held on October. These are the things I would like to finish this year but when circumstances don't permit me to do it later, well what can I say....(shrug my shoulder)
Good time management will play a big role here and since now I must cope with my back injure. The injure happened almost one year ago, but until today, I still feel pain. In fact, one week ago I went for physiatrics treatment. It relieved my pain but I still cannot sit continously for a long time. So in recent time, my working hours in the office has been reduced automatically.
That's one of the reason I still work in my company. Don't get me wrong about my salary comparison I made in previous post. My company paid me a decent salary eventhough it's smaller than overseas company (I think I exagerrated a little bit in my previous post :P). But one thing I always keep in my mind, in other countries, the cost of living is not cheap and I also count the social cost I'll lose if I move there.
Money is not everything for me. Maybe that's why I haven't got a girlfriend nowadays. The last beautiful girl I know, she laughed at me after I told her I was looking for sincere love :P. Actually I know that fact, but today I don't even have the time to worry about girlfriend relationship and stuffs.
Maybe not today. Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or else....?
So it seems that I will be really busy doing Indosat project. It will be a nice challenge. I hope I'll be able to fullfil my target of passing JNCIA-FW and JNCIS-FW this year. And there are two more Juniper exams I want to take, JNCIS-ER and JNCIP-M. My JNCIS-ER will be expired in about one month and there are rumour that JNCIP-M will be held on October. These are the things I would like to finish this year but when circumstances don't permit me to do it later, well what can I say....(shrug my shoulder)
Good time management will play a big role here and since now I must cope with my back injure. The injure happened almost one year ago, but until today, I still feel pain. In fact, one week ago I went for physiatrics treatment. It relieved my pain but I still cannot sit continously for a long time. So in recent time, my working hours in the office has been reduced automatically.
That's one of the reason I still work in my company. Don't get me wrong about my salary comparison I made in previous post. My company paid me a decent salary eventhough it's smaller than overseas company (I think I exagerrated a little bit in my previous post :P). But one thing I always keep in my mind, in other countries, the cost of living is not cheap and I also count the social cost I'll lose if I move there.
Money is not everything for me. Maybe that's why I haven't got a girlfriend nowadays. The last beautiful girl I know, she laughed at me after I told her I was looking for sincere love :P. Actually I know that fact, but today I don't even have the time to worry about girlfriend relationship and stuffs.
Maybe not today. Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or else....?
Sunday, July 26, 2009
It's been so long...
Today finally I have time to update my blog again :D. Whoa, a lot have been happened to me and so far my very careful act has proven its usefulness.
As I've ever said in the beginning of this year that this ox year will bring doom to me if I act recklessly. That's one of the reason I rejected the offer from overseas company offering me a valuable salary this year. And guess what? My rejection has paid its price very well :). It's not caused of my raised salary. Well, if I compare my salary now with the offer I got, the number really becomes tiny. It's especially because this year my parent got heart attacks - twice. Fortunately, my parent still survives and I was able to visit when my parent is in hospital.
Anyone who read this maybe thinks how I really love my parent. Well, actually I don't. There is a part of me that really hates my parent. But I think I am still a good child by trying to tolerate the mess they bring to my life. And anyway, if I cannot give love to my parents then to whom should I give? None.
This month I become exactly thirty years old. And having lack of friends remembering my birthday showing that I'm no one but a forgotten being. But that's okay, I have been used to it anyway :P. Every year always the same, no celebration, no cake to cut, no party, nothing. The only thing that always come and I must face every year is trouble!
Sometimes I just wanna yell to the GOD, saying He is not fair to me by obliging me to solve problem caused by somebody else. I really hope that my uneasy life will become better and better each day. I fight everyday for it and sometimes losing my spirit because somehow there is somebody who drags me down again and again, making me frustrated.
But the fighting still continues anyway. And this month I have leaned one step closer to CCIP. How about my JNCIP? Well, I try to forget it for a while because there are no fixed schedule anyway. In near future, the closest targets I want to achieve are JNCIA-FW and JNCIS-FW. It's my debt for more than two years. Or in other words, it's been more than two years ago the last time I did firewall project. And this year, my boss gave me a small firewall project to deploy. It's only three ISG 1000 boxes for Telkom. Piece of cake.
But I'm happy anyway as this bring dejavu for me. Finally I have a lot of time for preparing the exam since the devices I must deploy won't be available at least until August :P. After this, maybe I continue studying CCIP again. And if by no means I pass CCIP before be able to take JNCIP, then it will be an irony for me.
Well, I'm a Juniper engineer working in Juniper distributor company but being certified as Cisco Professional engineer instead of Juniper. Sound stupid, eh :D.
As I've ever said in the beginning of this year that this ox year will bring doom to me if I act recklessly. That's one of the reason I rejected the offer from overseas company offering me a valuable salary this year. And guess what? My rejection has paid its price very well :). It's not caused of my raised salary. Well, if I compare my salary now with the offer I got, the number really becomes tiny. It's especially because this year my parent got heart attacks - twice. Fortunately, my parent still survives and I was able to visit when my parent is in hospital.
Anyone who read this maybe thinks how I really love my parent. Well, actually I don't. There is a part of me that really hates my parent. But I think I am still a good child by trying to tolerate the mess they bring to my life. And anyway, if I cannot give love to my parents then to whom should I give? None.
This month I become exactly thirty years old. And having lack of friends remembering my birthday showing that I'm no one but a forgotten being. But that's okay, I have been used to it anyway :P. Every year always the same, no celebration, no cake to cut, no party, nothing. The only thing that always come and I must face every year is trouble!
Sometimes I just wanna yell to the GOD, saying He is not fair to me by obliging me to solve problem caused by somebody else. I really hope that my uneasy life will become better and better each day. I fight everyday for it and sometimes losing my spirit because somehow there is somebody who drags me down again and again, making me frustrated.
But the fighting still continues anyway. And this month I have leaned one step closer to CCIP. How about my JNCIP? Well, I try to forget it for a while because there are no fixed schedule anyway. In near future, the closest targets I want to achieve are JNCIA-FW and JNCIS-FW. It's my debt for more than two years. Or in other words, it's been more than two years ago the last time I did firewall project. And this year, my boss gave me a small firewall project to deploy. It's only three ISG 1000 boxes for Telkom. Piece of cake.
But I'm happy anyway as this bring dejavu for me. Finally I have a lot of time for preparing the exam since the devices I must deploy won't be available at least until August :P. After this, maybe I continue studying CCIP again. And if by no means I pass CCIP before be able to take JNCIP, then it will be an irony for me.
Well, I'm a Juniper engineer working in Juniper distributor company but being certified as Cisco Professional engineer instead of Juniper. Sound stupid, eh :D.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Congratulations for your increased salary!
I don't know who start the hoax but apparently I had been rumoured as having an salary increased as high as $1000! Well, actually I don't really care about this hoax. But since many engineers in my office believe that as the truth, I think I should give them a slap in their cheek so that they wake up from their dream and stop to envy me for nothing...
Well, I realize there are people who envy me. I have been used to that kind of thing since a long ago. But about this matter, I just feel it's too ridiculous to be pride over nothing. I don't understand why some engineers are blinded by their greedy and when they know their increased salary are not what they expected to be, they started to be upset, not realizing that what they receive is all what they have given to the company.
I have told several of my colleagues that the key point of having high salary is to do what others cannot do and others don't want to do. If you keep doing something simple and do not want to improve yourself, then you are starting to dig your own grave. I know some engineers who doesn't have any responsibility in mind so that even the company have already sent them to training course, they are still lack of skill. And some engineers make it even worse by taking certifications only based on their testking or pass4sure. (That's why sometimes I feel very proud of passing IVCA and IVCD because you cannot find testking and pass4sure for those nowadays)
Of course there is nothing that can force someone into using their consciense. My colleagues even told me that I am more suited to work in singapore since in Indonesia all rules are meant to be broken. Wow. It's really amazing how our society have become! From a long time ago, I know that human are really clever creature, maybe I should call it cunning creature then :P. Some of them are bringing the word "clever" into the next level by starting to manipulate every chance they have for their own benefit.
So what happens and what we can see in our daily life here is some people who collect sins everyday and then they come to the Lord, begging for forgiveness. After GOD give them, they collect sins again and this cycle become habit and now it has become general truth. How shameful!
To the one who start the hoax, just keep remember : Slander is more cruel than murder. So you are in need to pray even more since you have committed a very bad sin! If you want to be rich very fast and easy then don't be an engineer but be a corrupted government official and rotten in hell. Enough said...
Well, I realize there are people who envy me. I have been used to that kind of thing since a long ago. But about this matter, I just feel it's too ridiculous to be pride over nothing. I don't understand why some engineers are blinded by their greedy and when they know their increased salary are not what they expected to be, they started to be upset, not realizing that what they receive is all what they have given to the company.
I have told several of my colleagues that the key point of having high salary is to do what others cannot do and others don't want to do. If you keep doing something simple and do not want to improve yourself, then you are starting to dig your own grave. I know some engineers who doesn't have any responsibility in mind so that even the company have already sent them to training course, they are still lack of skill. And some engineers make it even worse by taking certifications only based on their testking or pass4sure. (That's why sometimes I feel very proud of passing IVCA and IVCD because you cannot find testking and pass4sure for those nowadays)
Of course there is nothing that can force someone into using their consciense. My colleagues even told me that I am more suited to work in singapore since in Indonesia all rules are meant to be broken. Wow. It's really amazing how our society have become! From a long time ago, I know that human are really clever creature, maybe I should call it cunning creature then :P. Some of them are bringing the word "clever" into the next level by starting to manipulate every chance they have for their own benefit.
So what happens and what we can see in our daily life here is some people who collect sins everyday and then they come to the Lord, begging for forgiveness. After GOD give them, they collect sins again and this cycle become habit and now it has become general truth. How shameful!
To the one who start the hoax, just keep remember : Slander is more cruel than murder. So you are in need to pray even more since you have committed a very bad sin! If you want to be rich very fast and easy then don't be an engineer but be a corrupted government official and rotten in hell. Enough said...
Friday, April 10, 2009
And the winner is.....
Yesterday was the day when we choose our representative in government. Unlike five years ago, this time we didn't hole but mark the party or the person number or the person name. This new mechanism may seem confusing for some people so KPU (general election commitee) suggested that if there was still people hole the election paper, then it's still considered as valid.
I saw in television that many Indonesian people are using this event for not coming to the election but choosing to take their vacation as our government has declared that election day is our national holiday instead. This is really regretful as it depicts the trust level our people has for the government is really low. So it results in the number of participants reported doesn't exceed 60%.
While many television and mass media reports the result of quick count today, all state that the winner is demokrat party led by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, other parties will argue for they noticed some wrongdoings in the election process. Some discovered that the election paper for certain region has been switched with other region while other discovered that the election paper used had already marked.
No wonder many people choose for not giving his/her voice during the election day. I can feel their upset for the government as the election day which should be a democracy parties for all of us may seemed as a mere dirty politics game for them. So it must be said that the real winner is undecided voter. 40% is double from the results of democrat party had. I believe this new government will meet many hurdles as it's only supported by 60% of its people. In history, when a country is not supported by its people anymore, then there will be trouble anywhere.
Let's just hope that this will never happen and the new government will capable of leading indonesia out of global crysis instead....
I saw in television that many Indonesian people are using this event for not coming to the election but choosing to take their vacation as our government has declared that election day is our national holiday instead. This is really regretful as it depicts the trust level our people has for the government is really low. So it results in the number of participants reported doesn't exceed 60%.
While many television and mass media reports the result of quick count today, all state that the winner is demokrat party led by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, other parties will argue for they noticed some wrongdoings in the election process. Some discovered that the election paper for certain region has been switched with other region while other discovered that the election paper used had already marked.
No wonder many people choose for not giving his/her voice during the election day. I can feel their upset for the government as the election day which should be a democracy parties for all of us may seemed as a mere dirty politics game for them. So it must be said that the real winner is undecided voter. 40% is double from the results of democrat party had. I believe this new government will meet many hurdles as it's only supported by 60% of its people. In history, when a country is not supported by its people anymore, then there will be trouble anywhere.
Let's just hope that this will never happen and the new government will capable of leading indonesia out of global crysis instead....
Monday, April 6, 2009
Election days is coming!!!
April 9th, 2009 will be the election days for Indonesian people. That day we are given our right to choose any candidates for represent us in DPR. So this recent weeks are full of candidates campaigning their vision and mission for the next 5 years. I saw some of the campaign activities in the television and amazed at how they did it.
Every candidates had his/her particular way of summoning mass for his campaign. Some use money, some use door prize, and there are many other unique ways. I saw in the news this morning that there was a candidate who throw his money to the mass. It seems usual, isn't it? But he didn't stop and continue to throw his cloth and even his belt. I wonder why he didn't throw his pants as well. I'm sure the crowd will really love him, if he do that :P.
And another candidates were giving Ponari's water for free to the crowd. As we know, Ponari is a little boy from lamongan, east java who gets famous because of his supernatural power. He posses a rock named thunder stone. It was being said that every man or woman who drink the water which the stone was immerse will be cured from any sickness. Stupid tales and yet many people believe him.
It shows how ridiculous some Indonesian people are. But I couldn't complain more. In this crisis, a saviour is really needed. And Ponari is just one of savior's resemblance which some people are looking for. If his action helps people, the let it be....
Every candidates had his/her particular way of summoning mass for his campaign. Some use money, some use door prize, and there are many other unique ways. I saw in the news this morning that there was a candidate who throw his money to the mass. It seems usual, isn't it? But he didn't stop and continue to throw his cloth and even his belt. I wonder why he didn't throw his pants as well. I'm sure the crowd will really love him, if he do that :P.
And another candidates were giving Ponari's water for free to the crowd. As we know, Ponari is a little boy from lamongan, east java who gets famous because of his supernatural power. He posses a rock named thunder stone. It was being said that every man or woman who drink the water which the stone was immerse will be cured from any sickness. Stupid tales and yet many people believe him.
It shows how ridiculous some Indonesian people are. But I couldn't complain more. In this crisis, a saviour is really needed. And Ponari is just one of savior's resemblance which some people are looking for. If his action helps people, the let it be....
Reckless behavior
A few days ago (April 9th, 2009), I was visiting my sister's house while a bad incident happened. My parents drove the car slowly (~20 km/h) because it's near traffic light (so there's no reason for speeding). Suddenly, a car coming fast from our side and hit the side mirror. It was public transportation (which in Indonesia famously known as angkot - abbreviation for angkutan kota) with car police number D 1995 UV and serving leuwipanjang-cimahi route.
That moron! I yell in my mind. My parents was looked shock at the moment but then regain conciousness and drove the car so we were side-by-side. My parents asked the driver why he went fast and wrecked our side mirror. And yet, the driver - a reckless young man - quickly said it was not his fault, that he had already speeding from far distance. I told him that at least he can sound his horn before but he didn't. And he arrogantly said, "Well if you want to report it to the police, just go ahead"
Damn! That statement just showed me how irresponsible and immature this young man before me. This stupid driver thinks that he are some kind of king the street. I wonder where he got his driving license and why he are allowed to drive a public transportation car? In the future, he will endanger his passenger life more seriously than this! I think any policemen will agree with me and yet, he are free, travelling with his car and searching for another victim to crash.
That moron! I yell in my mind. My parents was looked shock at the moment but then regain conciousness and drove the car so we were side-by-side. My parents asked the driver why he went fast and wrecked our side mirror. And yet, the driver - a reckless young man - quickly said it was not his fault, that he had already speeding from far distance. I told him that at least he can sound his horn before but he didn't. And he arrogantly said, "Well if you want to report it to the police, just go ahead"
Damn! That statement just showed me how irresponsible and immature this young man before me. This stupid driver thinks that he are some kind of king the street. I wonder where he got his driving license and why he are allowed to drive a public transportation car? In the future, he will endanger his passenger life more seriously than this! I think any policemen will agree with me and yet, he are free, travelling with his car and searching for another victim to crash.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Searching my own way...
Today I begin my journey to Cisco network again. Sometimes I think it's funny since I work in Juniper partner company but now studying Cisco. Well, the truth is I don't know whether my company will sponsor me again to take JNCIP test.
Cisco produce good network devices. Some are better than Juniper, some are on par and some are worse than Juniper. As an engineer, learning Cisco or Juniper is not a taboo. And Cisco has many things to learn since they invent their properietary protocols. Even on bgp protocols, they implement weight attribute which isn't advertised to neighboring bgp peer making everything in Cisco world seems different than other vendors which stick to the standard.
I just have to be careful here : not to be drowned in Cisco world otherwise when my company really give me another chance to take JNCIP, I will almost forget everything about Juniper :P.
Cisco produce good network devices. Some are better than Juniper, some are on par and some are worse than Juniper. As an engineer, learning Cisco or Juniper is not a taboo. And Cisco has many things to learn since they invent their properietary protocols. Even on bgp protocols, they implement weight attribute which isn't advertised to neighboring bgp peer making everything in Cisco world seems different than other vendors which stick to the standard.
I just have to be careful here : not to be drowned in Cisco world otherwise when my company really give me another chance to take JNCIP, I will almost forget everything about Juniper :P.
Where were you Steve?
Last week, I suppose to be in official Datacomm meeting held in Mangga Dua hotel. But again, I decided not to come to the event. I have less reason to go to the meeting at that time. There are many things happened and yield a few people whom I don't like to see. I predicted they would come at the event so the best thing for me was not to attend it.
One of my colleagues asked me on the next morning about my whereabouts. I answered him that I didn't know. Then he asked me why I wouldn't come to the event because the food there were nice. I almost laugh but hide my emotions. For me, it is nicer to eat instant noodle rather than sit and eat expensive food at the restaurant with some people.
I don't know when I will start to attend such an event again. But at the moment I know I won't come. I don't have any desire or intention to do it......
One of my colleagues asked me on the next morning about my whereabouts. I answered him that I didn't know. Then he asked me why I wouldn't come to the event because the food there were nice. I almost laugh but hide my emotions. For me, it is nicer to eat instant noodle rather than sit and eat expensive food at the restaurant with some people.
I don't know when I will start to attend such an event again. But at the moment I know I won't come. I don't have any desire or intention to do it......
Monday, February 2, 2009
My RoadMap in year 2009
For the year 2009, I have many plan to do - hence my roadmap below :
I think that's all for now. Gotta back for my homework or I will sleepless tonight :P
- Taking Cisco exams using my own money
- Taking Juniper exams which have been already expired or haven't been tried
- Do as many networking projects as possible and rest from OSS world for a while
- Keep my figure fit
- Open myself to opportunity of having relationship with someone.
I think that's all for now. Gotta back for my homework or I will sleepless tonight :P
Things happened.....
First of all, I would like to say "Happy Earth Ox year!". I know it has been too late to say it, but well, in the recent days, I was to lazy to update my blogs anyway :P.
Like the subject of this blogs, many things happened to me. A couple days before Chinese New Year, I was really glad because I was able to finish Indosat project. The Migration of Indosat' Internet Gateway in Hongkong was finally over and success ^_^. This is the first project that I took great responsibility as leader after leaving networking world and concentrating for OSS two years ago.
That day, I was really happy. Indosat guys can testity easily because when I was finally able to configure load balancing feature which they need so bad, I was smiling and smiling. This is like the blessing in the end of Rat year and I hope this is a sign of good beginning in Ox year. I will undergo this Ox year with very cautios since my Chinese horoscope - Goat - is the opposite sign of Ox.
It is being said that in this year, I will lose my temper easily and get failure in everything if I recklessly do without full preparation. That's why I didn't go against my boss decision of suspending my JNCIP-M request. He is wise enough to let me do many projects before taking the exam. This can raise my spirit and my confidence. Anyway, certification will mean nothing if you cannot do anything in the field which you are certified.
And exactly two days before Chinese, I met an old school friends. We have not met for so long, almost 20 years. But even I still remember her name correctly, it's like meeting a new friend to me. Well, I think it's normal anyway considering how long we have gone to separate ways. Live experience can make someone really difference from what you imagine.
I was happy meeting her again. Maybe this is a beginning of new story in my life? Who knows? Life is full of mystery. Sometimes we are longing for someone that never come and give her/his heart to us, instead we are ended with someone we never expect her/him be with in our life journey...
Like the subject of this blogs, many things happened to me. A couple days before Chinese New Year, I was really glad because I was able to finish Indosat project. The Migration of Indosat' Internet Gateway in Hongkong was finally over and success ^_^. This is the first project that I took great responsibility as leader after leaving networking world and concentrating for OSS two years ago.
That day, I was really happy. Indosat guys can testity easily because when I was finally able to configure load balancing feature which they need so bad, I was smiling and smiling. This is like the blessing in the end of Rat year and I hope this is a sign of good beginning in Ox year. I will undergo this Ox year with very cautios since my Chinese horoscope - Goat - is the opposite sign of Ox.
It is being said that in this year, I will lose my temper easily and get failure in everything if I recklessly do without full preparation. That's why I didn't go against my boss decision of suspending my JNCIP-M request. He is wise enough to let me do many projects before taking the exam. This can raise my spirit and my confidence. Anyway, certification will mean nothing if you cannot do anything in the field which you are certified.
And exactly two days before Chinese, I met an old school friends. We have not met for so long, almost 20 years. But even I still remember her name correctly, it's like meeting a new friend to me. Well, I think it's normal anyway considering how long we have gone to separate ways. Live experience can make someone really difference from what you imagine.
I was happy meeting her again. Maybe this is a beginning of new story in my life? Who knows? Life is full of mystery. Sometimes we are longing for someone that never come and give her/his heart to us, instead we are ended with someone we never expect her/him be with in our life journey...
Sunday, January 11, 2009
About my illness...
Some people wonder what my illness is that keeps me from doing activities normally in the last few weeks. Okay so here is the complete chronology for the curious ones:
So good to feel alive ^_^...
- At the end of last September, my back is injured because I had an car accident in Cipularang toll road. That injure was really painful. I barely can walk. But I did try to attend my office as usual, but only lasted one day because at the next day, I could not wake up at all from my bed. So after 3 days lying down in my bed, I decided to go for treatment. I went to alternative massage treatment my mom suggested me. Well, the treatment really helped me at that time eventhough I almost fainted in the process. At least I can walk with less pain. But I still felt pain in my back when I did any movement so I went to neurologist. And I receive physiotherapy treatment several times before the pain became less and I felt I can let it heal by itself
- Two months after the incident, I felt my injure was almost cured. Finally I could bend my back and made both of my palms reach the floor. I'm so glad at that time, thinking I would be able to do exercise again. Well, I'm not a totally behind-the-desk officer, because I love sports too much ^_^. But again, the decision to do exercise seemed too soon. I attended basketball field in my hometown while I had a chance. And after a few shots, a 3-point shot made my injure start to growing pains again. This time, I went to Siloam hospital and got 4 injection there. I didn't know the medicine doctor injected to my body, but it's like miracle! Soon afterwards, the pain I felt was becoming less and less. The doctor also suggested me to do MRG test and prohibited me to do any sports activities at least for a month
- One month later, when I had the MRG result, I visited the doctor in Siloam hospital again. He told me that my back bones are looking good. But he showed me that there is an indication of Herniated Nucleus Pulposus symptom. So he prescribed me some medicine and gave me some advice of exercising that can help relieve the symptom. And he also prohibited me to do any sports activities again for another 1 month.
- One week ago, when I was in Bandung - celebrating for new year holiday - my neighbor invited me to playing basketball with them in their garage. Well, it was an offer I couldn't refuse eventhough I still remember the doctor advise of not to do sport activity. But since this was not the actual game, I think it's okay to practise a little bit anyway (I'm a bad boy, am I :P?). It's really good to know my body can move like it used to be. And knowing I can make 10+ consecutive free throws really make me happy. I also notice my feet were stiff because I couldn't do crossover as quickly as I used to be and my stamina also decreased a lot. But I believe with a few workout sessions, I think I can overcome these.
So good to feel alive ^_^...
Friday, January 9, 2009
The quest for ultimate network engineer continue...
In less than two weeks time, I will retake JNCIS-M exam which is about to expire in the end of the month. Being suspended for JNCIP-M make me have to wait at least 6 months before I can have an opportunity to take the lab exam again. Once I have told that actually I will be able to pass this exam because I have planned to sacrifice my holidays for doing lab practice. I have said that there is enough time just to pass the deadly test. But if I think about it again, I must say that my boss decision is wise.
The reasons are these :
First, soon we will enter ox year. My chinese horoscope is goat, which means I am a mortal enemy for ox. So in this years, my luck will be hard to get. I can't depend of my luck nor my intuition in this whole ox year. Yet, I have to master all and make myself really confident before taking any exam.
Second, while I may be able to pass the exam, it means as small things to me. Except extending my JNCIS-M and taking me to new level, there are no other meaning. Now I think it would be better for me for learning many things about networking before enduring any test. Not because it's fun, but there are something more valuable than mere certification: reputation. Building a good reputation is really hard. Have one means that you are recognized as a responsible and professional network engineer, not only because you're certified, but because of the skill you possess.
Certification is valued "empty" if you have only knowledge for passing that certification only. That's why I reject the idea of studying only testking or pass4sure for passing the exam without having the knowledge. While I cannot prohibit such things to be used, I believe testking or pass4sure on the wrong person will bring only misery for the person instead of fortune.
The good person will study the material and then testking or pass4sure for helping him pass. But this is sounded not right, isn't this? I said good person for a "cheater". Well, the point is it is not considered as a cheating if you learn it before you take the real exam. Because in the real exam, any questions can be asked.
The idealist one will only learn study material and have his own conclusion let him pass the test. Actually, passing the test without using any testking or pass4sure is possible. I have proven that more than once. Of course my adrenalin was increasing when I took the exam and ended it. It made my heart beating fast when I saw the final score and thank god I always passed despite my scores as low as hell.
Debating about testking and pass4sure versus study material is like debating about open book exam vs closed book exam. Which one is better? I think both are good considering that in the real world there are no such thing like closed book exam. In real world, we are free to study anything we wish to accomplish our mission. Closed book exam only evaluate one thing : the capability of one person for remembering something. That's it.
So what is the situation making someone considered as cheater? Someone can be called a "cheater" if he/she only depends on testking/pass4sure for passing the test and then he/she stops learn about the field of exam he/she has taken. If a "cheater" realizes his/her weakness and then study real hard to bring him to the same skill level as expected, then he/she have become the true network engineer.
But that doesn't mean he/she can be said as ultimate engineer. To be an ultimate engineer, someone must possess not only knowledge, but the spirit of keep on studying new technologies by himself/herself. An engineer who always depends on others to teach him anything cannot be called as an ultimate engineer eventhough he/she has high skill. Ultimate engineer will never give up if they encounter any hardship, but use any obstacles they meet as challenges to make themselves better and better. That spirit differs them from ordinary engineer.
And even I still learn how to acquire that kind of spirit. And I think before I can be such an ultimate engineer, I will be retired first.
Just realize something - I'm not young anymore. There will be time when I have to pass the stick to my younger colleagues - hoping someday they can be an ultimate engineer and be success in their own journey...
The reasons are these :
First, soon we will enter ox year. My chinese horoscope is goat, which means I am a mortal enemy for ox. So in this years, my luck will be hard to get. I can't depend of my luck nor my intuition in this whole ox year. Yet, I have to master all and make myself really confident before taking any exam.
Second, while I may be able to pass the exam, it means as small things to me. Except extending my JNCIS-M and taking me to new level, there are no other meaning. Now I think it would be better for me for learning many things about networking before enduring any test. Not because it's fun, but there are something more valuable than mere certification: reputation. Building a good reputation is really hard. Have one means that you are recognized as a responsible and professional network engineer, not only because you're certified, but because of the skill you possess.
Certification is valued "empty" if you have only knowledge for passing that certification only. That's why I reject the idea of studying only testking or pass4sure for passing the exam without having the knowledge. While I cannot prohibit such things to be used, I believe testking or pass4sure on the wrong person will bring only misery for the person instead of fortune.
The good person will study the material and then testking or pass4sure for helping him pass. But this is sounded not right, isn't this? I said good person for a "cheater". Well, the point is it is not considered as a cheating if you learn it before you take the real exam. Because in the real exam, any questions can be asked.
The idealist one will only learn study material and have his own conclusion let him pass the test. Actually, passing the test without using any testking or pass4sure is possible. I have proven that more than once. Of course my adrenalin was increasing when I took the exam and ended it. It made my heart beating fast when I saw the final score and thank god I always passed despite my scores as low as hell.
Debating about testking and pass4sure versus study material is like debating about open book exam vs closed book exam. Which one is better? I think both are good considering that in the real world there are no such thing like closed book exam. In real world, we are free to study anything we wish to accomplish our mission. Closed book exam only evaluate one thing : the capability of one person for remembering something. That's it.
So what is the situation making someone considered as cheater? Someone can be called a "cheater" if he/she only depends on testking/pass4sure for passing the test and then he/she stops learn about the field of exam he/she has taken. If a "cheater" realizes his/her weakness and then study real hard to bring him to the same skill level as expected, then he/she have become the true network engineer.
But that doesn't mean he/she can be said as ultimate engineer. To be an ultimate engineer, someone must possess not only knowledge, but the spirit of keep on studying new technologies by himself/herself. An engineer who always depends on others to teach him anything cannot be called as an ultimate engineer eventhough he/she has high skill. Ultimate engineer will never give up if they encounter any hardship, but use any obstacles they meet as challenges to make themselves better and better. That spirit differs them from ordinary engineer.
And even I still learn how to acquire that kind of spirit. And I think before I can be such an ultimate engineer, I will be retired first.
Just realize something - I'm not young anymore. There will be time when I have to pass the stick to my younger colleagues - hoping someday they can be an ultimate engineer and be success in their own journey...
Condolence for Palestine
I'm very sad because this new year's celebration is ruined by Israel invasion to Palestine. Therefore I would like to express my condolence here for any innocent victims died in this stupid war. It's not war triggered by conflict between religions, but this is war for Israel greed. Israelians always claim that the land where Palestine people live is belong to them based on old document or their bible (I'm not really sure, artifact perhaps).
So they declare their country, Israel and start to expand their teritory with support from major european country and USA. If the expansion process is done in peace for example by holding some voting taken from all people live in the area for deciding whether they want to be a part of Israel or Palestine, I think that's okay. But if the expansion process is done by firing weapons to innocent people in order to get rid of small group of people who rising their weapon against, then it's completely wrong!
What Israel has done right now is mass murderer and genocide. This is not war anymore. Because as civilized people, we even know there are rules in war! USA should punish them instead of Iraq because if what USA has been searching for so long is Weapon of Mass Destruction, the it's right there. The Weapon of Mass Destruction has been proven not exists in Iraq inspite of false claims by USA. The real Weapon of Mass Desctruction is lies there, in every Israelian soldiers' soul who dropped boms and rockets to Palestine civilian people.
For every Israelians, and every other people in the world who support this barbaric action done by Israel now, I should congratulate them as they have conducted the most sin in the world. They are nothing but some uncivilized people who hunger of other bloods and tears. Some people just can never learn that peace can be achieved without conducting wars. Maybe they're just too idiot that they don't understand the word P-E-A-C-E at all.
Shame on you Israel.
So they declare their country, Israel and start to expand their teritory with support from major european country and USA. If the expansion process is done in peace for example by holding some voting taken from all people live in the area for deciding whether they want to be a part of Israel or Palestine, I think that's okay. But if the expansion process is done by firing weapons to innocent people in order to get rid of small group of people who rising their weapon against, then it's completely wrong!
What Israel has done right now is mass murderer and genocide. This is not war anymore. Because as civilized people, we even know there are rules in war! USA should punish them instead of Iraq because if what USA has been searching for so long is Weapon of Mass Destruction, the it's right there. The Weapon of Mass Destruction has been proven not exists in Iraq inspite of false claims by USA. The real Weapon of Mass Desctruction is lies there, in every Israelian soldiers' soul who dropped boms and rockets to Palestine civilian people.
For every Israelians, and every other people in the world who support this barbaric action done by Israel now, I should congratulate them as they have conducted the most sin in the world. They are nothing but some uncivilized people who hunger of other bloods and tears. Some people just can never learn that peace can be achieved without conducting wars. Maybe they're just too idiot that they don't understand the word P-E-A-C-E at all.
Shame on you Israel.
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