Another Busy Day... And Weeks

It's 2 a.m already. I have just finished doing my group assignment. Tons of other things are on the waiting-list. I've been busy from morning till the night which explains why. Today (or yesterday, exactly), I went to the campus to attend two events.

First, was BNMC briefing, at 9 a.m. I was late though, my alarm was not working, again. BNMC is Bina Nusantara Mandarin Club, a mandarin co-curricular. The briefing was about the basic leadership training which will be held at Bogor on 19th-21st October. The training is compulsory for anyone who wants to join the  board of management of the club. After giving a second thought, I decided to back out from joining the management, just before the briefing started, because there was so much to do, until... I was chosen to be the leader of my group for the training later. I was at loss, with mixed-feeling. Flipping the table, people, and everything at that time described it best. What a timing. It made me unable to back out, because it is my responsibility to lead and take care of the group. If I left, it would make sense that I was being irresponsible. Fortunately, the members were all good and highly-initiative. Thank you so much, all!!! Oh, the work did not end here, there were still many tasks given, which need to be sort-out as soon as possible. I am still unsure if I should back out after doing the pre-departure tasks and making sure all are set before let other fill in my position to lead or keep going on.

After meeting with the members, which ended at almost 12 p.m, I and my friends headed for lunch. Man, the food was so salty. --" We went back to our boarding house to rest for awhile, before going back to campus for another events at 1 p.m.

This events was a welcome party of the english co-curricular, BNEC (Bina Nusantara English Club) for its new members. It was better than I thought. At the end of the party, everyone who was interested in joining its board of management was asked to stay, as they would give us a briefing about. So, should I say was, it is more selective when choosing its new member of board of management. There are multi-steps of selection process we have to go through before being chosen. In other words, my works increased.

What made me almost gone insane was the decision to join either of them. I have no much time to join both of them at the same time, so, I can only choose one. I would prefer BNEC, but, if I failed, I would have no chance to join either BNEC or BNMC. BNMC compulsory training started at 19th September, whereas BNEC first stage of selection process is at 19th. First stage only. What should I do????
Sorry, I can't explain it in detail nor blogged the happenings in both of the events. My head is not good. Going to sleep first.

You Are An INTJ

The Scientist You have a head for ideas - and you are good at improving systems. Logical and strategic, you prefer for everything in your life to be organized. You tend to be a bit skeptical. You're both critical of yourself and of others. Independent and stubborn, you tend to only befriend those who are a lot like you. In love, you are always striving to improve your relationship. You have strong ideas of what love should be like. At work, you excel in figuring out difficult tasks. People think of you as "the brain." You would make an excellent scientist, engineer, or programmer. How you see yourself: Reasonable, knowledgeable, and competent When other people don't get you, they see you as: Aloof, controlling, and insensitive

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Little Things That Support Productivity and Life Quality

It's almost midnight already. Wow... Being a college student is so busy. Every seconds is so precious. The schedule is jam-packed with lectures, class, seminars, organization activities, co-curricular, religious activities, and many more—topped with tons of assignments, papers, presentations, quizzes, and discussions to do—not to forget socializing, practicing and learning hobbies, polishing skills and talents.With the pressure to stay top on everything, it is no wonder that sleep deprived is part of your life and leisure time is cut to the minimum. Hey, who have the time to fool around? To get an adequate rest? To slow-down on your meal time? To think of anything else when your mind is full of to-do list? Even more, you are thinking to cramp part-time job to your schedule? And the list go on. Sounds familiar?
Yes, I understand how it feels like. Leaving hometown, arrived in an unfamiliar place, away from parents, living thriftily as budgets are so tight—including skipping meals, which is detrimental to our health, facing a lot of obstacles, worrying your future, etc.
It's been only a month plus and all of my size 25 skinny jeans have loosen. Eye-bag and dark circles is so prominent that I think it will go permanent. Pale and haggard looking, just like a walking skeleton—not that skinny though, still looking healthy.
"This is no good!!!!" I told myself. I have to do something before everything—especially my health—decline, which is the key to living life to the fullest (?). Here is my plan that I am going to incorporate it to my life which can help me to be more productive, which I'll do it step by step, not overnight:

1. Eat healthy and regularly. Skipping meal to save money and irregular meal times has reduced the already skinny me to a skin-wrapped bone—not really a bone though. Additionally it makes me feels listless, weak, craving for more sleep, and keep thinking of food during the wrong time, where I was supposed to study and focus. Low glucose level is one of the culprit to my low energy level even when I get enough sleep, I guess. Thus, I decided not to deprived myself of food so much. Health is my number one prioritize. Eating regularly for at least 3 times a day is a must. I choose natural and wholefoods as often as possible, such as red rice, varieties of vegetables and fruits, beans, tofu and tempe. I mostly eat outside, which is, sadly, not so healthy as they tends to overuse salts, sugars, MSG, and oils. But, at least, I choose the healthiest yet cheapest place available though.
2. Exercise! Yes, I am not kidding you. Try to exercise for 30 minutes a day, and you will reap many benefits. Increase in energy, focus and alertness are a few of them, which are very important to students. Busy is not an excuse anymore, even Obama who is even busier has the time for it. I can't afford a gym membership, but there are many free videos available on Youtube, providing many kinds of workout, which can fit the busy schedule. My plan is 30 minutes cardio (or varieties of workout) in the morning and 30 minutes of yoga in the evening. It's hard, but, I am going to do it, little by little. Exercising also help to improve the quality of sleep. Well-rested = more productivity.
3. Enough zzzzzz. This sounds almost impossible and it is the hardest. Burning the midnight oil is a part of our life. More works means less sleep. I am like literally dragging myself out of bed everyday, not feeling sober or well-rested. Every morning where the lectures start at 7.20 o'clock, I find myself keep yawning and the eyelids are so heavy, as I resisting the urge to shut my eyes for a few minutes. Yes, I can focus and understand what the lecturer taught—by forcing myself to keep myself alert, fortunately, but I realized that it is just short-term. I would have forgotten everything on the next week. What a shame. I am integrating power nap everyday to my schedule. 5-10 minutes is sufficient. If not, 5-10 minutes of meditating will do the trick as well. My target is to get 7 hours of sleep everyday. It is difficult, but I am trying as much as I can. If not, getting up and sleeping in at the same time everyday will help at least.
4. Good time-management. Last but not least. This is the key, if you want to to do the three things mentioned above. Priority comes first, omit what is not important. Stop daydreaming, and get back to work. You may not realized how much time you've wasted by doing nothing. 24 hours a day is actually enough. It all depends on how you utilize it. Search the internet for how-to. Typing and reading is easier than done, though.

Four things above may seems simple, but actually not. Little things like those are actually mighty. Health is always overlooked when it comes to improving life quality. It is actually an essential parts to increase productivity. Four may seems too less, and not to mention the explanations are too short. But, learn to do those right first, before asking for the complicated how-to—I am not saying that others are not important. There are many articles on how to increase productivity on the internet, but not many emphasize that health is an important foundation to support all of those. Believe me, you will not regret it if you do those right. You can do it!
Well, it has passed midnight already. Time to sleep! Good night~

You Act Like You Are 27 Years Old

You are a twenty-something at heart. You feel like an adult, and you're optimistic about life. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. You're still figuring out your place in the world and how you want your life to shape up. The world is full of possibilities, and you can't wait to explore many of them.

What Age Do You Act?

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Introducing Myself

Hi, everyone. Since I am trying to update my blog by sharing my daily life stories—I think. Perhaps. Possibly. Hopefully.—I am going to introduce a bit of myself. My name is Anita, my Chinese name is 蓝甜甜—Blue Sweet Sweet—that was what my friend mentioned, Kelvin Wongso, while I was typing this LOL.
I was born in 12th July 1994 at Tanjungpinang. I graduated from SMAN 1 Tanjungpinang this year, on 26th May.
My hobbies—and talents, perhaps. I guess so—are reading, listening to music, drawing, singing, dancing, photography. I am interested in literature, art, nature, beauty, living, traveling, health, and may more.
My biggest drawback is I AM laaaaazzzeeeeehhhhh. Okay, that's not something to be proud of. I know it. I am working on it now. o(><)o
Also, I have no confidence towards myself, which is a big no no. But, somehow, I have improve so much. I am now challenging myself, exploring more, and getting out of my comfort zone—which is hard.
I am now attending Binus University at Jakarta, majoring in Management—there is a long complicated story about this, which I'll post later. Leaving my hometown, I arrived here on 1st September 2012. Living in a boarding house, living the life of a university student. That's all for now. I am going to do my assignment first. See you!!

You Are Bold and Fearless

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.

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TUGAS GLSC 1: “MEREVIEW KOMIK DIGITAL BANGBLACK”

Dosen: Muhammad Ismail                        Kode Dosen: D4556

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Pembuatan komik tersebut menurut saya adalah dengan menggunakan application software for Graphics and Multimedia yang beberapa diantaranya termasuk Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Expression Design, Corel Painter. Komik yang dulunya dibuat secara manual dengan tangan manusia kini dapat dibuat juga secara digital maupun gabungan antara manual maupun digital. Hal tersebut merupakan bukti semakin modern dan canggihnya teknologi, khususnya adalah imaging technology.

Adobe Photoshop dan Microsoft Expression Design merupakan application software for photo editting (professional use). Sedangkan untuk Corel Painter merupakan application software for Paint/ Image Editting (professional use).

Jika dilihat sekilas, komik tersebut seperti memiliki grafik berbasis vektor, tetapi ketika di zoom, gambar komik tersebut pecah. Jadi, menurut saya, comic dengan format jpeg tersebut berbasis bitmap atau yang juga dikenal dengan nama raster. Software applications yang disebutkan diatas semuanya mendukung format bitmap—Microsoft Expression Design dapat mendukung format bitmap dan vektor.

Untuk tugas kali ini, saya akan lebih fokus pada Adobe Photoshop dan Corel Painter.

Adobe Photoshop merupakan application software for photo editting yang paling banyak digunakan didunia digital imaging, khusunya fotografi. Software ini terkenal dalam dunia fotografi karena keunggulan yang dimilikinya dalam memproses images. Segala kekurangan atau kecacatan dapat dihilangkan, bahkan dapat dilebih-lebihkan. Sesuatu yang tidak ada dapat menjadi ada maupun sebaliknya, serta kehebatan lainnya. Kemampuan inilah yang juga menyebabkan Photoshop dapat digunakan untuk memproses segala macam images media selain dalam bidang fotografi, salah satunya adalah komik—yang dapat kita lihat pada komik bangblackk. Kebanyakan Photoshop untuk dunia perkomikan digunakan untuk memperbaiki, seperti menghapus garis-garis pensil, membersihkan tinta yang ‘nyasar’, dan lain-lain. Yang tak kalah pentingnya, adalah membuat ‘balon percakapan’ dan tulisan yang terdapat di komik. Jika tidak ada balon dan tulisan-tulisan, maka komik hanyalah gambar dalam ‘kotak.’ Beberapa fungsi yang saya sebutkan hanyalah sebagian kecil fitur yang terdapat di Photoshop untuk perkomikan.

Corel Painter merupakan program berbasis bitmap yang dapat menghasilkan image dengan tekstur dan warnanya menyerupai hasil lukisan atau gambar yang dibuat secara manual. Kemampuan ini juga membuat Corel Painter merupakan pilihan yang baik untuk pewarnaan. Menurut saya, gambar berwarna pada komik yang digital dapat diberi warnanya dengan Corel Painter, walaupun menggunakan application sofware lain juga bisa. Bedanya, Corel Painter memberikan sentuhan yang professional sesuai dengan keperluan yang dibutuhkan, dari shading, color filling, dan lain-lain. Keunggulan Corel Painter dibanding software lain adalah memiliki banyak fungsi yang juga terdapat pada Photoshop. Hal inilah yang merupakan salah satu alasan yang membuat membuat Corel Painter populer dalam dunia digital imaging. Dengan menggunakan Corel Painter untuk komik, maka dapat menghemat banyak waktu, karena memiliki banyak fungsi yang sama dengan Photoshop. Speech balloon yang biasa dibuat di Photoshop juga dapat dibuat dengan Painter. Karena Painter merupakan program menggambar, maka sketsa komik maupun gambar apapun dapat dibuat langsung, tanpa meimport gambar manual lewat scanner. Fungsi yang paling banyak digunakan dalam Corel Paint untuk perkomikan adalah penintaan atau juga yang disebut dengan inking. Keunggulan inking dengan Corel Painter adalah fitur ketipisan-ketebalan yang dapat disesuaikan dan aneka jenis pen yang dapat dipilih sesuai dengan keperluan kita.

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Unbelievable

Wow... It's been a year plus since I posted on my blog. What have I done in my life?? Time flies! Been so busy that I actually almost forgot the existence of my blog. Bad, bad. I am sorry my dear blog, myself, and reader *no reader*. Hahaha. I have a lot of untold and waiting-to-be-shared stories of my life. Perhaps, I should squeezed in a little time everyday to post and maintain my blog. This blog seriously need to be changed and maintained from visual and content aspects. I can't promise, but I will try to. :) Blogging STARTS now!!!

You Are "Carpe Diem"

You are very open to the world. You try to say yes to as many opportunities as possible. You are a pleasure seeker. You're a bit of a hedonist, and you enjoy the finer things in life. You are easily distracted. There's so much going on in the world, and you think focus is overrated. You are energetic and lively. You stay high-energy throughout the day.

What's Your Motivational Phrase?

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