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No Single Formula For Succesful Innovation

Posted in Japan, Technology, Science and Engineering on May 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Kemarin saya membaca sebuah artikel tentang hasil survei negara-negara paling inovatif di dunia yang diselenggarakan oleh lembaga Economist Intelligence Unit. Setelah mencari tahu lebih jauh, saya mendapati bahwa survei ini mendefinisikan inovasi sebagai “the application of knowledge in a novel way, primarily for economic benefit“. Yang dijadikan sebagai parameter utama adalah jumlah [...]

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Ke Osaka dan Kyoto Lagi

Posted in Japan, Random Notes on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Fiuh.. Akhirnya punya waktu untuk menulis di blog ini lagi. Dilihat-lihat, tulisan terakhir itu waktu sekitar tahun baru. Beuh, lama juga.
Akhirnya sedikit reda memang kesibukan yang “luar binasa” beberapa bulan terakhir ini. Akhirnya sendi-sendi pikiran yang sempat kaku, stiff , dan dipaksa fokus pada satu hal ini pun bisa dilenturkan kembali.
Kabar gembiranya bukan hanya kesibukan [...]

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Sprinter or Marathoner?

Posted in Japan on December 24, 2007 | 8 Comments »

One thing I admire from Japanese people is their working ethic. After more than a year working in here, I observed that almost everyone in my department work for a long time everyday. I think my average daily working hours is only 60% of theirs.
And I admire them for that. I admire them for their [...]

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Salted Watermelon

Posted in Japan on November 4, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Today in church, the pastor talked something interesting about how Japanese people eat watermelon.
In western Japan, after slicing the watermelon, people will sprinkle a little bit of salt to the watermelon before eating it. What the…. In eastern Japan, people will sprinkle a little bit of sugar to the watermelon before eating it. What the….

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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Posted in Japan, Random Notes on September 30, 2007 | 10 Comments »

Last Friday I left office at 7.30 PM. The other colleagues (as they usually are) were still “on fire” with their job. But I wasn’t so much into the job that time. So I decided to go home. I reached my room at 7.45. Turned on the TV and had my dinner. It didn’t [...]

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“Dan, aku mau berkunjung ke Ome, naik sepeda!”

Posted in Indonesia, Japan on August 4, 2007 | 10 Comments »

“Yang benar aja lu, muri da yo,” kata si Dana waktu aku sampaikan kalimat di atas kira-kira sebulan yang lalu. “Lha, kenapa?” kutanya balik. “Marvin sama Danny udah pernah nyoba ke Tachikawa, 30 menit ngebut,” jawab si Dana. “Mending kamu coba sampai Tachikawa dulu, nanti kalo langsung ke Ome malah malas balik pake sepeda, sepedanya [...]

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Visiting Toshiba Forest (Gotenba, Shizuoka)

Posted in Japan on June 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »

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