Some Words in Paper

For the longest time, I want to write letters to others. It’s a dream comes true that I finally can do it with the power of social media :))

One time, my friend asked me how have I been? A simple gesture which maybe means nothing to her, but for me, means a lot at that time. I know the feeling of being asked at the right time can means that you still needed. There is someone who still wanting to know your whereabouts and asking you to tell your story.

A human connection. Even in this digital era, can do a lot of things. So awhile ago, inspired by my own writing and thoughts, I asked a simple question (with not so simple answers) to my friends on the internet.

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The Yellow Season

In October, I celebrate a lot of things. It’s a joyful month, which also marks the beginning of the holiday season. The busiest time of the year. I think it is the same in every field of work. It’s funny that we’re talking about the end of the year, but we’re not actually ready to face another end of the year. So, here’s a couple of things that I found at the beginning of October.

At the end of September, MailChimp announced their newest re-brand. I use MailChimp as my e-mail marketing provider at Kawung Living, so I’m quite familiar with their branding. They used a lot of colorful colors and always keep their iconic Freddie the Chimp in a good way. At first, I thought the 17 years old company doesn’t need a rebrand whatsoever. But after seeing what Collins did to the company website and element, I know what MailChimp sees in the future. The marketing provider is growing and now aims for small businesses and brands. Their latest campaign tells a statement: Growing Up Doesn’t Mean to Buttoning Up. That’s why they suddenly getting the Yellow color (which I totally love) and all the quirky illustrations. I love seeing weird designs in a tech company! See more of the rebrand here.

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Starting Small – Memanfaatkan Data

Setelah sebelumnya mengulas tentang cara penghitungan finansial sederhana, sekarang saya ingin membahas hal yang tidak kalah pentingnya: Data.

Akhir-akhir ini, kita pasti pernah mendengar kata Big Data, pekerjaan dengan titel Data Researcher, ataupun beberapa workshop berjudul Data Science. Pekerjaan yang 10 tahun lalu ini masih eksklusif dikerjakan oleh research company seperti McKinsey, sekarang sudah umum dikerjakan oleh seorang individu. Nggak aneh kalau beberapa universitas sudah memiliki jurusan atau mata kuliah Data Science di kurikulumnya. Data seakan menjadi salah satu tolak ukur penting yang digunakan sebagai penentu keputusan-keputusan bisnis ataupun arah perusahaan sekarang ini.

Apakah bisnis kecil juga harus ikut-ikutan memperhatikan hal ini? Data apa yang sebenarnya dimaksud dan apakah akan berguna untuk kelangsungan bisnis kita? Apa nggak bisa kelihatan dari menghitung stok barang saja? Nah, kali ini saya ingin mencoba berbagi hal-hal sederhana tentang bagaimana kamu bisa menggunakan dan memaksimalkan data yang kamu miliki dalam bisnis kecilmu.

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Hilang

Apa arti manusia?
Nama? Identitas? Pendidikan? Jabatan? Warisan?
Napas. Pikiran. Harapan. Masa depan.
Mungkin kita harus kehilangan penghilatan, untuk benar-benar bisa melihat kemanusiaan.
Mungkin kita harus kehilangan ingatan, untuk benar-benar ingat bagaimana cara menjadi manusia.
Hari ini kita tidak kehilangan keduanya, tetapi kehilangan manusia.
Manusia-manusia yang masih ingin menjadi manusia.

The Home Office

Ever since I’ve started working from home, I’ve always wanted a personal desk and the so-called “home office”. I’ve seen many inspirations on the internet on how to make an affordable home office but I’ve never really managed to make it comes true. Like I wrote before, I’ve always worked from my bed or on the floor :)) Though I understand it’s considered not healthy, it’s still bearable because I don’t have any other option whatsoever.

But a girl can dream. I mean, who doesn’t want to have these kinds of office?

A clean and chic office of OhJoy!

A millennial pink paint of StudioDIY

A props shelves of Aww Sam

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