My impression after I read my previous post was that it sounds so logical and rational (perhaps because that’s the way I or most men think?). I asked myself again what was the reason I wrote the article, I think it is because there are many uncertainties in life. It may be job uncertainties, relational uncertainties, financial uncertainties, or even faith uncertainties.
It is true that I know that I have a sovereign God. I learned the hard way the importance of the Bible: sola scriptura. I am grateful for the grace of God, salvation by faith not by works. I read scriptures saying that God is in control of my life, hence I should not be worry. Even I name this blog based on Psalm 18:2: The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower. (KJV)
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This is something I’m currently contemplating. Some times, the hardest part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build. 2 out of 3 projects are failing. Whether that number is accurate or not, it is pretty concerning as I’m working in the IT industry. Perhaps that is one of many reasons my interest in business analysis (BA) world has grown recently. BA role is to gather what the users need. Typically a BA would write user stories using this kind of template:
As a [role], I want to [do something], so that [blablabla]. For example, as an artist, I want to create some paintings, so that I can sell it and meet my ends. This sounds simple, right? Now…it seems logical that we need to know what we want in order to estimate its construction and get it on schedule, right? I want to get a brush, a canvas, some paints, and start painting. Things sound simple until we’re actually doing it.
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I once heard that our life is shaped by our beliefs, how we see things in life. For instances, you can believe that the moon is made of cheese. Everyday you put more efforts to prove or realize that the moon is actually made of cheese. Perhaps someday when you can go to the moon, you will establish a kraft dinner factory there. You have the right to hold your belief and I will defend your right to believe it. If you believe that one thing is more important than anything else, then you priorities shift. You will focus on doing action towards what you believe. Days and night your mind will be filled with thoughts of that one thing. You will also have different thinking, attitude and behavior towards what you believe.
Terkadang, saya bertanya-tanya pada diri sendiri: Tuhan akan bentuk saya jadi orang seperti apa ya? Ini pertanyaan random yang rasanya saya tidak akan pernah bisa menjawab secara detail. Pas kecil, ngga punya cita-cita khusus. Pelajaran di sekolah selalu pas-pasan (namun anehnya selalu masuk ranking 10 besar). Pas sma ngga suka ngapalin, jadi memutuskan ngambil IPA. Ketika memilih jurusan, cukup bingung, akhirnya (lagi-lagi karena males ngapalin), memutuskan untuk masuk jurusan teknik. Entah teknik apapun ngga masalah, diterima di teknik industri, menclok ke teknik perminyakan, sampai akhirnya sekarang beres kuliah information technology. Saya suka belajar ini itu. Sampai kadang saya sendiri berpikir, saya terlalu easy-going sama interest saya.
Fiuhh, sekarang ngga kerasa udah empat tahun kerja di bidang IT. Lagi-lagi karena interest dan kesempatan yang ada, belum ada posisi yang specific yang saya dalami. Lazimnya, orang kerja di IT mulai di bidang quality analysis (QA), lalu dari situ barulah loncat ke developer, atau ke dunia analyst. Sedangkan saya, kerjaan pertama jadi systems analyst, dari situ malah loncat ke developer, dan sekarang di dunia support engineer. Pengalaman gado-gado ini ada bagusnya, ada jeleknya. Bagusnya, segala bisa. Jeleknya, semua skill gak sampai dalam-dalam banget.
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