Express Weekend (1)

Let me make this thing more clearly. I'll tell a short story 'bout what I did in the last weekend. As you know (do you?) I've been alone for a week because my wife and my daughter went vacation to Cirebon. So, on Friday night I went by train in order to picked up them back to Solo. No, not I, I mean WE . Fortunately, my parent in law, cousin in law, uncle and aunt in law and grandma in law (is that true? I'd confuse to mention their status in English), with two noisy little kids..you imagine that. I was look like a disoriented skinny guy and stupefied in a crowded railway station.

Situation got worse when we ran out of ticket for Senja Bengawan. Thus, we didn't have any options except must went by Gaya Baru (in fact, that train was extremely full of passengers from Surabaya), and honestly I did not like it at all. But for goodness sake, I'll do everything to go altough must get through of this. What else? I'd miss my family much!

So, that painfully journey was happened to me. I can't sit, can't move or even stretch my back, but Alhamdulillah I still can breath...

Seven hours later, at last I and my cousin in law arrived at Cirebon raiway station. With painful bones and annoyed heart we dragged our feet walked down through that quite and cold dorm. And finally, yea finally.. I can laid down my body at a taxi cab.

Every single pain was dissapear when I saw my one year daughter slept. Yes, she's so beautiful...

to be continued

No Breakfast...

This is the fourth day for being a bachelor again. Last night I watched Valkyrie from video rental and I decided to not borrow more than one movie, unless I'll broke my own health and flunk alone like poor loser. Hey, I've slept late for 3 nights! Influenza is coming easier to my condition right now, I realize that as I believe luck come easier for an optimistic man (is that so?). Plus what I did in the afternoon was totally neglect all sentiment, I played futsal with workmates for one hour. Call me freak and I'll nod perfectly :)


And as I thought before, I woke up lately this morning. No breakfast on a table, dirty dishes and smell of coffee still breeze..

Oh, this gonna be a long long day ahead.

Alone for a Week?

I've never imagine to be a single parent. How could I take care a kid while I spin like blended avocado on my own life? No no, that was an extreme one. What I'm talking about is being alone when your family were not at home for some purposes. It mean you'll eat by your self, clean the house by yourself, wash clothes by yourself and of course you'll sleep alone... in Bahasa this situation is like famous song: makan makan sendiri, nyuci baju sendiri, tidur pun sendiri.. :)

My wife and kid went to Cirebon and as a plan they'll stay there for a week. This was not easy for a first time, but let see what can I do in this lonely week!

My Fave Software

I've been working at Experimental Station for River for almost 3 years, and I think there is no reason to not use one of most powerful hydraulic software like HEC RAS. My first experience was when I tried to simulate water profile level at Pulubala river system. As a first case, I consider to not to be afraid to the result, or focusing too much on perfection. While the program running and not meet any errors, I'll shout hooray! Till now I have performed several projects on various type of river to simulate.



And at recent times I often ask to myself 'how to make my model run perfectly?'. Thus, I studied the user guide, hydraulic references and also practicing the examples. Within months I make any types of model and run it in different input. And then I think, well..this is a great tools! When I want to know how high the water profile is in a channel, I just run it. Excel is not necessary anymore :)

I use HEC version 3.1.3 right now. I know there is beta version (4.0), but when I like one tool, I prefer to enjoy it first and stick with it.

D'you have your own fave software?

pic source: here

Have a Cold

It's very annoying to go through the day with mucous in my nose. I get headache when I looked down and my eyes sparkle like fireflies. I guess it start on Sunday when I brought my family went to Klaten to celebrate our daughter's first birthday. As I drove with motorcycle, my wife went by bus because she must handle our angel.

And it happen. The night after we arrive at home in Solo, my wife tattooed my back with balsam (commonly it said 'kerokan').

Till now, Tuesday, this cold still gripping my days.
Hope tomorrow will be okay.

How Facebook are You?

It has been a while when I registered on Facebook, and I hate to tell: this stuff was awesome! This exactly not like friendster, that I had sick of, nor other social network applications (except blogger if you think so), but in this past weeks Facebook had extracted me a lot..both in my off-line or on-line life.


I read this once: Social scientists have a name for this sort of incessant online contact. They call it “ambient awareness.” It is, they say, very much like being physically near someone and picking up on his mood through the little things he does — body language, sighs, stray comments — out of the corner of your eye.
Sorry I forget the source...

It's true due to my experience. I often spent a whole days just for checked my status, my friend's status and even someone's status who absolutely I don't know what he/she comes from anyway. I got crazy when my status had a lot of comments and fiuh..I feel like lost on outsoar. In a maximum stage, it will be have a direct impact to my feeling in that day. Although I don't have any idea to share with, but that blank plain label on 'what's on your mind' always tease me and seems like an old beggar who ask me to fill his hand.

I don't know when it will be over. With sick of checking status and unfulfilled hunger of existence, I think it needs no more time to say 'boring' to Facebook. Next month? Years? You guess one.