About My Passion

I'm writing this post around half past one in the evening. I don't even know why I wrote this post. But maybe it has something to do with reading @pandji's and @radityadika's blog. I was supposed to be studying for this morning's exam. Yes, supposed to. Even though I had the urge to study, but still, Castle is a far more interesting distraction.

Speaking of the exam, I am fully aware that I'm a senior. Well, the senior's senior actually. I've been lacking on my graduation and, sadfully but true, is a year short on graduation. But what the hey, I don't take it as a serious matter to over ponder. The reason I even took another class is about the class itself. It's about intellectual property rights. A law regime that is very unorthodox for Indonesia's culture. But we'll skip the explanation for further information. Since I joined Provocative Proactive, I've been introduced to an abundant amount of creative people. Those guys introduced me to a completely different world that I've been living in. A world that I've been living in is an uptight-pressured world that pushes you to have a steady job, get married, have children, and live happily ever after. Not that these people aren't living the life of their dreams, but their lives are more...... how can put it...... colorful. They're living by their passion. And it's making them a happier person.

After struggling to find my passion these past couple of years, I'm nearing to find it. I know that I am into law, but I don't think that I will be lawyering for the rest of my life. I actually want a 'life' :p Some of my fellow law students said that I'd be a terrific lawyer. I would not contest that statement, but might as well do. If by lawyer they mean a zombie-like person who sleeps less that 30 hours per week, then I don't want to have that life. But then again, bang @ajisuleiman mentioned something in his tweet. He said, (more or less) if you are doing something that you love, then sleep can wait. For me, it's reading. Reading loads of stuff that I don't have any idea about before. After that, it's writing. I enjoy the process of writing, but I enjoy even more the editing part. Maybe it has something to do with my minor OCD hehehe. If I love reading and writing so much, then why isn't my thesis finished yet? Well, I can only blame myself for that. I've been reading pretty lot about the topic, I've come to an answer to my thesis. Maybe that's the reason I am not fond to finish my thesis. Find another subject? Dude, this is already killing me, you tellin' me I should start from the beginning again?!?!

There's another activity that I enjoy doing. Sharing my knowledge to others. Maybe that is the reason why I created the @Legal1O1 account in twitter and creating the lexomnibus blog. This is my way to make the Indonesian people more aware of the law, and to share my thoughts to others. I also have two other projects, but I'd prefer to talk about that some other time :)

I am still unable to pinpoint what my passion is exactly. Maybe I'd have to have a discussion with Rene Soehardono first hehehe. I think I have to answer @mrshananto's famous line first: "tujuan lo apa?" :p

Life's Moving. Are You?

Gue nulis ini sambil nulis skripsi. Wasting precious time, some would say. For me, it's another contemplating moment.

Setelah ngerjain skripsi ini selama setaun lebih, gue menemukan sebuah konklusi sederhana. Gue ngga berkembang sama sekali.

Setaun lebih gue ngerjain skripsi ini dengan semangat yang sama, dengan bahan yang cuma bertambah segelintir, dengan cara yang sama pula. Einstein bilang, gila kalau mengharapkan hasil yang berbeda dari cara yang sama. Ya, bisa dibilang gue gila karena mengharapkan hasil yang sensasional dengan niat seujung kuku.

Banyak tantangan yang gue terima akhir-akhir ini, yang paling berat gue harus mengkonsep sebuah acara baru dari Pandji (dengan segala persiapannya). Tantangan-tantangan yang membuat gue semakin kreatif dalam mengembangkan pola pikir, tantangan yang membuat gue semakin giat mengasah otak. Tapi, skripsi ga berjalan sebagaimana mestinya.

Analogi yang paling sering gue pake untuk menjelaskan hubungan platonik gue dengan skripsi adalah hubungan suami istri yang udah menikah selama 30 tahun. Skripsi adalah si istri, yang harus dijamah setiap hari, dikasih perhatian lebih, dan diperhatikan segala detil tentangnya. Tapi kemudia muncul 'wanita-wanita' lain yang sebenarnya cuma selingan. Layaknya laki-laki normal, pasti gue melirik godaan itu. Wajar. Yang ga wajar adalah gue kemudian menelantarkan istri gue. Padahal kalo gue merawat istri gue dengan baik, akan lahir 'anak-anak' yang akan buat hidup gue semakin meriah dan sempurna. Gue akan menjadi 'laki-laki sepenuhnya'.

Trus apa gunanya post ini? Self reminder I guess.

Oh well, the whole world is moving, I should too. You all should to.