A journey through the most exciting role-playing game called life.
Once I met a professional writer. Having 20+ novels published, she must be quite famous in Indonesia’s fiction writing scene. Our rendezvous point was a book store. After we had sat down on cozy, tiny couches in the corner, she said, “Please don’t ask me how to write. I hate that question.”
I was stunned.
I love reading. But, how good a reader am I? If we measure it by the number of titles I read last year, the answer varies depending on who you are.
I had a really bad day a couple of days ago. I woke up late. I went to the office without proper preparation. I opened the e-mail and got a very frustrating Quest from my boss. I was overly sensitive towards almost everything. My team was not doing their job properly. Another team we work with kept nagging me with a server bug that had been around for months. Right before lunch-time, I hid in the empty Musholla (a small room fellow Moslems use to pray) and cried.
It was a dreadful 4 hours.
I always love AAG (Agate Alliance Gathering), a quarterly meeting where all crews from my office and its alliances gather in one place… to speak up about their dreams, goals and plans. The theme of the latest AAG was Culture and Philosophies.
You see, Agate is an almost-4-year-old game studio. We are in ongoing process of building our own culture. The goal is simple: To build a company that stands for centuries.
Okay, it is not that simple, hahaha…
The CEO, Arief Widhiyasa, is a great leader. He encourages us to have ATL (above the line) mentalities and to avoid BTL (below the line) mentalities.
Remember my article about tough decision published in September 2012? It was a case I and the other managers had to solve. Here is the answer you have been waiting for.
Well, go on!
Gosh. I hope it is not too late to say, “Happy New Year! May the Force be with you!” ^.^
Last year was a great year. The best year in my life, in fact. And 2013 will absolutely be a blast!
Let’s see…
Last night I made a list. Of all habits I’m willing to have.
Continue?
Recently I had an odd encounter with a long-time-forgotten habit that I thought I should not have done any longer.
I am pretty sure you know already the benefits of reading: Good for your brain, also good for your mental health. But, do you know that, if you want to write, you have to read more than average?
If you are new to Islam, or if you know someone who recently accepts Islam as their religion, here is Welcome to Islam: A Step-by-Step Guide for New Muslims written by Mustafa Amar. It is a really nice, sophisticated guidebook written in English. You will find inside such helpful information as prayer motions, dress code, food you must not eat, challenges you might meet in your journey as a new Muslim and more.
Best thing about the book? You can read the full version for free online. ^.^ Good luck!
Dian Ara's Quest 