A Journey to Dubai

Hey you, how are you?

It's been a while since I tell you a story about my journey.

Uncertainty has never been easy.

It's okay not to be okay (:

My inner circle has started to seek a new opportunity somewhere else, meanwhile I felt unworthy to even try. But, as you might already knew from my last article, I have my own goals now and I have been working hard on it. All those restless nights, all those ups and downs. I feel tired yet I feel validated at the same time. It's not easy to keep up with everything I've put aside for the past 4 years. I believe everyone walking in their own timezone, but it doesn't mean we can just accept it. It feels strange, I feel the rush to be ambitious. All thanks to my support systems, you know who you are.

Sometimes I feel frustrated if I compare myself with someone's achievements, because we don't always put the same effort. Nothing came easy in life, means others experienced it too. During the struggle, I found articles written by my senior from college, he maintains a website named The Tiny Wisdom, he shared his works in all his social media so whenever I encountered it I find peace. This article: The Brick Walls Are Not There To Stop You really blown my mind. I opened another perspective to how I perceive life thanks to this article.

Personal Goal

Back in 2020, I list down what I want to do in 2021. Writing an article at least once a week is one of it. But, you know, sometimes laziness is taking over your mind. Now, here I am in April 2021, have a shifted mindset. Let me tell you what I have been through...

Last year, when it all started, I mean when I started to question what I'm supposed to do, one of my senior, told me that I need to list down my goals within a specific period. Ok, I listed down several points for one year period. I achieved some of that, and some of it is no. I did't take the advice seriously.

I started to watch all the butlers to filled up my year-end holiday schedule. One of the guest was Park Jin Young. He is the CEO of JYP Entertainment. He shared that, we should have answered these questions:

1. What I want to be?                            
2. What I live for?                           

Now, that I think of it, one of my friend asked me "What is the reason that you get up in the morning?". I realized that I was still in blurry state. I don't know what I want to be, let alone how I can do better.

I, my self, can't answer that blank right away. After one month, I joined Clubhouse. So many high income created a room and shared some insight. One of them shared that:

1. Make goals starting from short-term, like 6 month goal or 1 year goal.
2. Break it down using SMART pattern. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely.

I've known this pattern to shape my OKR goal in my company organization, yet I don't really implement this in my real life situations. I use this instrument to help me achieve the two questions.

Is that it?

No.

Even tho you put it in a way that it may seem achievable and realistic, you have to make the effort. You are not in a fairytale when everything can easily be happened with magic ✨.

I started to think that everything can't work like I expect them to be. Something is wrong. I re-organize how I perceive life. Now, I have my answers (for those 2 questions). I haven't received anything significantly, but I can feel the positive vibes within me and I also can feel the energy to be a better person each day. If you have not, then take a time to self-reflect, or let the time prepare you for it like I did.

Don't let others define who you are. Grab the opportunity while you can. I used to think that everyone is honest, now I don't let my guard down and realize that everyone has their own goal. In short sentence, they have hidden intention behind their action.

Cheers 🍺

Traveling to Busan

Indonesia doesn't have a high speed train yet, so I want to try a high speed train in South Korea. I was inspired by "Train to Busan", so here I go to Busan for a day trip from Seoul. It's a 2 hours trip, so I booked a business class seat for Busan, and I booked an economy class seat for Seoul. My train should be departed by 6:30 AM, and I almost miss the train.

Traveling to Seoul Tourist Spot

As I told my friend that I will go solo traveling to South Korea, few of them told me about unpleasant stories. I also watch the unpleasant experience shared in youtube channel. But, I want to keep my mind open, and just avoid the unnecessary interaction. Turns out, locals are lovely and helpful. Now, I'm going to tell you about tourist spot that I visited during my trip. So many tourists came by, so I think "why not?". Let's begin my story as a tourist in Daehan Minguk...

Traveling to Seoul

Travel to South Korea is one of my bucket list. I've been a Running Man fans, so I'm really curious. Actually I would like to go to Jeonju, Daegu, Jeju, and several other city, but money won't allow me yet. For this trip, I will mainly stay in Seoul and will go one day trip to Busan. Many people has been to South Korea, but I would like to share my story as well. Here is my solo traveling to South Korea diary...

Traveling to Bangkok

Now, let's stroll around Bangkok. Here in Bangkok, you have many transportation choice. But I prefer GrabRide or GetWin (now Gojek) to MRT or SkyTrain. My legs haven't recovered from the cramps I got in Ayutthaya :") Here we go.

Traveling to Ayutthaya

If you have read my article: Traveling to Phuket, you might curious how my journey went on after that. So, I fly from Phuket to Bangkok with Thai Lion, then use Shuttle from Bangkok to Ayutthaya. Language is the main barrier here, but with Grab application it's just a click away. You only need to set the destination, and capture a landmark near you so the driver can find you easily. Once I landed in Bangkok, I rode a GrabCar to the Bus Station. The Bus Station location is quite unique, AFAIK, it's located under a bridge (or highway, not quite sure).

Traveling to Phuket

Hi! Thank you for visiting my blog. It was a quite long time since my last article back then in 2018. This time, I would like to share my story about Solo Traveling. The very first time of my life, I will go to Thailand alone! During this trip, I was planning to visit Phuket, Ayutthaya, and Bangkok. Let the story begins.

Traveling to Sumba (#2 Journey)

Sumba adalah sebuah pulau yang terletak di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur. Jujur, aku gak tau apa-apa lagi tentang Sumba selain keindahan alam-nya. Diantara aku dan Vina, mungkin Vina-lah yang lebih excited. Aku senang karena emang udah saatnya short getaway lagi setelah Bromo, dan tidak terlalu memusingkan destinasi selama aku belum pernah kesana.

Traveling to Sumba (#1 Preparation)

Sumba. Entah sejak kapan, pesona alam di Sumba menjadi populer dikalangan turis domestik. Artis-artis tanah air mulai bergiliran mengunjungi pulau ini. Dunia maya pun geger dengan hadirnya keindahan pulau Sumba ditengah-tengah Feeds. Banyak orang yang penasaran, semakin banyak orang yang melihat, dan semakin sering pula foto-foto itu muncul. Aku dan Vina ingin sekali sebenernya supaya Chan (nama geng sewaktu SMP) untuk mengulangi perjalanan bersama berlima. Dulu, waktu kami masih SMP, kami pernah bepergian ke Bandung. Sepuluh tahun kemudian, hanya aku dan Vina yang akhirnya bepergian kembali.