Selama 5 tahun terakhir ini, nggak seharipun dilewatkan tanpa memikirkan pekerjaan. Karena kebanyakan pekerjaan IT butuh logika dan analisis, otak kiri dipakai secara intensive. Otak kanan hanya sesekali dipakai, misalnya pas lagi benerin CSS styles.
Karena tingkat stress yang sudah cukup tinggi dan demi "memuaskan" otak kanan, saatnya melirik hobby yang memerlukan kemampuan seni. Pernah mencoba photography, tapi malas keluar rumah buat cari objek-objek yang bisa difoto. Di kantor nggak ada yang bisa difoto karena nggak ada yang photogenic :P
Ada sedikit keahlian seni yang diperoleh saat SMA. Karena beberapa kali guru nggak masuk kelas, jam pelajarannya dilewatkan dengan main gitar dan nyanyi bareng sekelas. Ternyata gitar aja nggak cukup, perlu instrumen lain. Kebetulan di ruang guru ada keyboard yang jarang dipakai. Mulailah ngoprek keyboard, nggak ada yang ngajarin, cuman belajar chord dari majalah (lupa majalah apa ya). Setelah lulus SMA, nggak pernah lagi menyentuh keyboard (kecuali keyboard komputer yang disentuh rata2 10 jam setiap hari :P)
Setelah ngobrol-ngobrol dengan teman-teman DyCoders, ternyata banyak juga yang bisa main alat musik. Dan kebetulan, seleranya sama, gak jauh-jauh dari rock, terutama classic rock. Setelah ngobrol-ngobrol, ternyata bisa lengkap komposisinya buat nge-jam bareng.
- Iman pada lead guitar,
- Arie pada bass,
- Yanwar pada guitar,
- Rebby pada drum,
- Gue coba pegang keyboard dan masih belajar. Mudah2an bisa jadi lead vocal juga :)
DyBand? Itukah nama band kami? Nggak juga, itu cuman nama yang sempat terlontarkan. We're not trying to be a professional band. Rasanya belum kepikiran ganti profesi jadi celebritis, masih betah ngoding.
Untuk sementara, Iman dan gue coba nge-jam bareng. Masih kacau abis, but we try. Here are the photos.
Iman - Yamaha guitar. Andri - Medeli keyboard. Mau beli keyboard Yamaha, mahal euy.
Lagi ngulik White Lion - Till Death Do Us Apart
Itulah sekelumit kegiatan lain selain melototin layar komputer tiap hari.
Kayaknya INDC perlu ngadain jam session nih, selain technical gathering :) Gue yakin banyak geeks INDC yang bisa main musik. Sebagai contoh, om Rully yang udah megang Ibanez (btw, beli dimana Rul? kayaknya mahal ya ;) ). Siapa tahu bisa lahir musisi berkualitas.
That's it. Keep rock and roll.
This the first posting since I've been "awarded" as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) of Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO). As announced by Naren at his blog, there are four new MVPs and three renewal MVPs for this July cycle. The formal announcement is sent via email by Lilian Quek, MVP Lead, Southeast Asia on July 1, 2008 10:13 PM. What a historic day for me :)
On July 2008 MVP Award cycle, there are 26 renewal MVPs and 12 newbies. As of July 2008, there are 126 active MVPs in Southeast Asia (SEA). As my self, I am an MVP of VSTO, one of eleven (11) MVPs of VSTO available all over the world (at least, that is the list show me. I have the list but I can't publish it here). My MVP profile can be viewed here.
As declared in the notification email that Microsoft will soon send MVP Award gift package..Hmmm..sound interesting. As a new MVP, off course that makes me curious about what is in the package. After waiting for 7 days, the package finally arrives to my office today morning. Curious what's in the box? Here they are.
Package and gift box
In the box
The gadgets (left to right: bluetooth dongle, bluetooth mouse, bluetooth earphone, audio adapter). All have MVP logo, I'm sure none of these are sold in the market :)
Certificate
Wow...cool package. Thanks.
From July 1st, 2008 until today, almost everyday I received emails from our MVP Lead that notified about benefits of become MVP. Start from MVP jacket, discount at TechEd, access to company store and electronic book shelf, etc, until the cool package I've received today. Hmmm...it's nice being MVP. All hard (and sometime free of charge :P) works and long journey are finally rewarded.
Finally, thanks to everyone that helps to make this award happens to me. This award is an honor and also a responsibility. I will do my best to be more and more involved in community by any means. Special thanks to Naren for recommending me.
For who are not yet MVP, keep my opinion in mind: MVP is a consequence, not an objective :)
Now, I can proudly use this prestigious logo
That's it. Keep good works.