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27 Nov 2006
Happy 200th Entry

So. Took about a year and two months, but here we are. Not bad, huh?

Stop the press!

One reason why MacGyver was -- and is -- my hero is his reluctance to plan ahead. Says the man himself, "I've found from past experiences that the tighter your plan, the more likely you are to run into something unpredictable."

Hear, hear.

Our team building session had me as belonging to the ISTP type. That's according to the MBTI anyway. Honestly, I can't remember what it signifies exactly in terms of my personal preferences. Besides, I always know what I prefer, I don't need a Myers or a Briggs to tell me that. If they tell me what my boss' personal preferences are, now that is useful.

Anyway, I'm not gonna talk about the test or the ISTP type. Jeng May -- or May Not, heh -- can explain to you all about it. It's just that I remember one question from this MBTI thing -- something to do about planning in details versus tackling things as they come. Don't need to tell you which I would prefer, do I?

As MacGyver shows us, improvise is the key. You can come up with a detailed design: if A happens, do Action #1; if B happens, do Action #2 followed by #3. You can crack your head trying to figure out what else could go wrong, all the way to Z.

What if AA happens? Or AB? How'd you deal with that?

That has been my excuse all along to avoid having to think too hard. Well, so far, can't say it hasn't been working for me.

But!

Let's put myself in another person's Nike for a moment. How well would I take it if, having asked someone whether everything has been tested thoroughly, I received answers such as, "Relax, man. You can't test everything, anyway. Let's take things as they come. I promise you, whatever happens, we'll sort it out."

Not very well, I dare say. Especially when we're talking Halilintar or Niagara Gara, for example.

I have a lot to learn and a long way to go. Oh well, like Confucius says, a half-marathon of 21.1 kilometers begins with putting your shoes on. Or something like that.

For now, I'm just glad MacGyver doesn't design my internet banking application.

BTW, Pacarku is currently on 495 and just had her new novel published -- congrats! I wonder what she ate growing up.

Current music: none
Current mood: happy

Posted by at 3:39 AM WIB
Comments

Selamat..selamat. Dan selalu menghibur tulisan anda, Pak.

Posted by on Nov 28, 2006 6:12 AM WIB

Terima kasih karena sudah menghibur tulisan saya. Mamam-mamam tak?

Posted by on Nov 28, 2006 9:54 AM WIB

Long time no posting comment :-P. Selamat, selamat. BTW, gue penasaran cara elu bikin gambar koran di atas itu. Yok opo carane?

Posted by on Nov 28, 2006 7:10 PM WIB

Selamat 200-an! :D

hiyaaa..
ada 'cinta pertama' :D
seandainya beneran ada di koran ya *helanafaspanjang*

Posted by on Nov 28, 2006 8:18 PM WIB

Pake Photoshop dong, Juwi. Ini menjelaskan nggak? Jadi giman man Bromo?

Nggak ada di koran, Say? Bikin koran ndiri dong :)

Posted by on Nov 28, 2006 8:24 PM WIB

Wah, sayangnya tidak menjelaskan, Ren.
Bromo? Udah baca blognya Biki, kan? Tinggal tunggu kelanjutan ceritanya :-).

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 9:10 AM WIB

Abis giman man dong ngejelasinnya? :-/

Bikin korannya sendiri sih nggak susah *gaya* -- kalo udah tau caranya. Yang susah itu bikin koran yang menampilkan 'foto' blog ini dengan entri dan 'foto' yang sama, yang sebenernya belon diterbitin.

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 11:07 AM WIB

Oh, gitu taktiknya..baiklah, baiklah, mulai ngerti gue.

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 2:05 PM WIB

Eh, giman man? Padahal gua sendiri binun lho. Coba dijelaskan, Juwi.

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 2:50 PM WIB

Waaah, selamat 200th posting anniversary *erm .. uh .. bener kan ya?*

Artikel lengkapnya dong, nggantung nih baca koran separo-separo.

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 3:51 PM WIB

Congrats for the 200th entry!

HAHAHA.. you know what, once I had an email address with that name: maynot@xxxx,com

BTW, no wonder they classify you as an ISTP ;) I'm an INTJ.. ;)

*dan jangan khawatir, masih bisa kok nyalip Okke di tikungan. Tinggal di-triple-in aja postingnya, 495 bisa kesalip... HAHAHAHA.. *

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 5:35 PM WIB

Wah, Rin, bikin setengah halaman aja ampe jam 4 pagi gitu. Teganya 13x lu ah.

Jeng May (Not), makanya gua dorong-dorong dia biar ngebanci mulu di Multiply. Jadi yang di blog beneran (trus Multiply blog boongan dong?) nambahnya lambatan dikit gitu.

S vs N ama P vs J itu yang mana ya? Yang suka bikin rencana itu bukan salah satunya?

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 5:56 PM WIB

ya udah deh, sini ga posting lagi di blog beneran, biar situ bisa nyusul :D, tapi situ cepetan yaks? 3 entry sehari gitu, atau sepuluh sekalian.

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 6:31 PM WIB

Nggak bisa, Say, ada beberapa CSS yang tidak mendukung.

Posted by on Nov 29, 2006 7:07 PM WIB

Kok bisa ga bisa, Beb? Bukan tinggal publish entry? CSS bukannya buat tampilan aja ya? :-/

Posted by on Nov 30, 2006 11:16 AM WIB

Template (HTML-nya) yang sekarang ngelompokin entri berdasarkan tanggal. Jadi buat entri-entri hari yang sama, tanggalnya bakal nongol sekali doang. Tapi ada CSS yang berasumsi kalo tanggal selalu ditampilin untuk setiap entri, contohnya yang merah-item itu.

Emang cara yang bener sih ubah template-nya, trus sesuaiin CSS-nya. Cuma kan males, namanya juga konsultan perdamaian.

Perdamaian, perdamaian...

Posted by on Nov 30, 2006 1:56 PM WIB

P vs J yang MacGyver vs Hercule Poirot ;)
S vs N itu masalah menangkap informasi.

Ayoo.. katanya mau nyalip. Targetnya 3 posting sehari kan ;) Hehehe..

Posted by on Nov 30, 2006 7:30 PM WIB

Weleh, gua mamam aja cuma 2 kali sehari, masak ngeblog 3 kali?! Hidup dari ngeblog itu namanya.

Posted by on Nov 30, 2006 7:49 PM WIB

selamat ya Pak....patut dicontoh nich :D he hehe

Posted by on Nov 30, 2006 9:21 PM WIB

Itu kolom Nah Ini Dia ya Ta..

Posted by on Dec 05, 2006 3:08 PM WIB
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