Suwandi

Author: Suwandi

  • Bandung – Semi-Relocate?

    Bandung adalah salah satu kota yang saya suka di Indonesia. Selain Bali, Pekanbaru. Sebelum menyadari pentingnya waktu, Surabaya dan Jakarta masuk dalam daftar kota yang ingin saya tinggali lama. Saya pernah mengusulkan diri ke rekan kerja di Surabaya agar dipindahkan saja ke Surabaya 😀

    Bandung ini berbeda. Modern, ramah, tidak begitu besar, tetapi tetap punya irama yang cepat (dan teratur). Ini sangat mungkin karena banyaknya anak muda yang ambisius, lincah, dan berkualitas di kota ini. Di sini, ada ITB, Unpad yg menurut saya pribadi sudah melakukan sebuah proses seleksi kecil dalam menghadirkan anak muda berkualitas.

    Ekonomi akan sangat dipengaruhi utk mensuplai kebutuhan mereka akan makanan minuman (I love it!), kesempatan ekspresi diri, relaksasi. Dan tentunya semuanya within budget! (Best thing).

    Ekonomi paling penting di sini tentunya adalah pariwisata, beda dengan Jakarta dan Surabaya yg mengandalkan sektor finansial, manufaktur.

    Kedua hal ini ditambah dengan suhu yang beberapa derajat lebih rendah membuat Bandung kota yang sangat amat layak ditinggali.

  • The Uncomfortable Google

    So, there i read (again) about how Google still trying to improve their search engine. I am impressed with their Google Instant, and while i havent finished enjoying their excellent search capability, Google is now saying they are going to improve their search engine. 🙂

    I am amazed with their unrest, how they always think they are far from perfect and keep improving. Why can’t we? Most companies just think they know everything and think they are the best in their industry, they stop learning and stop improving. They will eventually stop earning. We should act like Google: being uncomfortable, being haunted. That’s when we will get better.

    http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17619943?nclick_check=1

  • Growing

    I’ve been working with some partners to build the company. We have put together enormous amount of time, energy, and thoughts. It works well, we are progressing and still looking forward to a greater growth.

    My personal idea is simple. I want a collaborative work, where everyone is responsible for each chunk of their expertise. Everyone must be prosperous and happier within the company. Rome isn’t built in a day, neither a company. Again, it requires lives to build a profitable and sustainable company.

    I will share how these pieces are attached together. My dream is to see the company as a benchmark, of everything that is good and valuable. Like google, like facebook, like toyota, like singapore airlines, like caterpilar, and probably like apple.

  • Sumba, an island far far away

    Had a conversation last night with a girl from Sumba. A short and interesting conversation about her hometown. They, according to this 19-year old girl, eat not with meat or egg or veg, they mix rice with corn, and then cook it just like how we cook our rice and then eat only that. Some of the corn are for pigs.

    They don’t have electricity, so they use “pelita”, (read: candles), and for the rich families they use generator. There’s only few houses that have electricity from PLN. When I asked about telecommunication, some of thme (including this girl) posses the luxury of mobile phones. But, they have to walked 90 minutes to a hill! I don’t even remember where exactly Sumba is in the map. I then realized what a great country Indonesia is. I can communicate with this girl using our own language: Bahasa Indonesia. I can trade with her with our own currency: Rupiah.

    Thinking about Sumpah Pemuda and our Founding Fathers, don’t we all agree the whole concept of Indonesia is way beyond our own imagination. Sent from mobile phone.

  • Roma (can) Wins the Title!!

    I am a die-hard Roma fans, start supporting giallorosso even before the like of Batigol, or Nakata, or Montella, or even Poggi, joined and then left.

    I have seen how Roma youth system developed the like of DDR (De Rossi) – the future Roma leader, or Aquilani (now Liverpool), or even Amelia (now Livorno).

    2009/2010 is probably one of the hardest season, Totti is 33, cash is near zero (not to mention the huge debt), Sensi’s death, and no star player joined the team at the start of the season. Motta? Hmmm not mature enough.

    But, despite of the hard side, Roma is now one of the major contender of this season’s serie-a title. Tonight is the night. A win will push the hope from Olimpico to Trigoria to every Romanista, and back to the sacred Curva Sud. A loss or draw will set our goal to 2nd/3rd spot and forget about the title. Is tonight our night? I do hope so. It’s been a long 9 years since the last scudetto (2000/2001).

    But, in spite of the result, I am still a proud Giallorosso! One day, I’ll be there standing and watching from Curva Sud, cheering for a win, cheering for the hungry wolves!