Suwandi

Author: Suwandi

  • Roma

    “This was the saddest night of my career, I never suffered seven goals in the Champions League,” Totti said, almost in tears.

    Damn! I did not believe this. My team was thrashed with such a sad score 1-7 from Manchester United. We successfully defeated them 2-1 on the first leg, but this trip to Old Trafford was such a humiliation. 🙁

    I follow them since 1998. Almost 10 years. Francesco il Capitano Totti is my all time fav player. A captain, a leader, a Roman, and for me, he is the King of Roma.

    We don’t have the strongest squad this year, Roma still facing several financial problems, but with existing players, like Totti, Perotta, De Rossi, Mancini, Taddei, Chivu, Mexes, and veteran Panucci, Roma turns into a strong candidate for second position! I admire that! And mostly because of Totti’s 18 Goals so far, and Allenatore Luciano Spalleti.

    Season’s almost over, Roma will stay at 2nd or 3rd, next season will be BIG. I hope Roma wins next season!

    Forza Roma!!

  • Picture Perfect


    Our latest picture. Taken in MegaMal Pluit.

    Don’t know where I am, don’t know where I’ve been
    But I know where I want to go

    (Taken from ‘The First Day of My Life’)

  • Quit

    Sometimes, quit is just one of the options you could take. Being persistent is good, but persistent without knowing the end of the path is crazy, stubborn, and being illogical.

    So, i quit. 🙂

    Don’t know where I am, don’t know where I’ve been
    But I know where I want to go

    (Taken from ‘The First Day of My Life’)

  • Change

    I submitted an application of something to a public service unit in Jakarta, it’s a health-care related unit (I dont want to mention the department’s name). It supposed to be a no charge process (call it “free”), but let’s see how it went.

    I went there around 3 pm. I submitted the binder of letters and application to person in charge, a woman around 45, she told me “It requires ‘administration fee’, you know”.

    I surprised and replied “Ooooo… how much, maam?”

    She  : “up to you, Doc”
    Me   : “hmmm,… i dont know the range, what is the usual practice?”
    She  : “if i tell you, i am afraid it will be too high”
    Me   : “but, i dont know the value. Is 10.000 Rupiah OK?”
    She  : “c’mon, Doc, there’re 3 of us”
    Me   : “it’s not mine, i am just a delivery-guy (hoping she cancelled the demand). OK, 15.000 Rupiah then”
    She  : “Gosh, at least 30.000”
    Me   : “OK, you got change?”
    She  : “Got!”
    Me   > give her a 50.000 Rupiah note.
    She  > give me 20.000 Rupiah change!

    How terrible is that? It’s a public service, but it charges you as she likes! And, she has change!

    Don’t know where I am, don’t know where I’ve been
    But I know where I want to go

    (Taken from ‘The First Day of My Life’)

  • The Single Cup

    Today, I try not to drink coffee.

    It’s been several months that I have a certain problem with sleep. Simple, I cannot sleep well. I don’t exactly know why it is, but this ‘cannot sleep well’ thing is frustrating. I can tell you that.

    So, back to the first sentence, I try not to have any single cup of it. I have assumption that the caffeine is the root cause of my problem. I am okay until 3 pm, but, I break myself after that. 🙂 Take a single cup. And, I can tell you, the coffee quite relieving. Before, I have problem with focus and concentration, but after that single cup, I am well awake to start preparing a briefing material.

    Just one, for today. Compared to sometimes four-cup-a-day routine during a training-day. And, don’t tell me I am addicted, I am NOT. I just want and need to…

    (it’s different, there’s a thin line between “want & need to” with “addiction”, and i do hope the thin line is not that single cup of today)*

    *inspired by Friends episode where Rachel kiss Gavin

    Don’t know where I am, don’t know where I’ve been
    But I know where I want to go

    (Taken from ‘The First Day of My Life’)