Thought Canvas

Sulit tidur lagi. Daripada memaksakan tidur dan jadinya melamun memikirkan hal-hal mengerikan, lebih baik menulis. Mau kontribusi apa kita di dunia? Saat tentara Israel di awal minggu ini baru saja membunuh beberapa pemuda Palestina dan dunia tidak berteriak. Saat negara Indonesia sedang dilanda berbagai macam isu yang membuat kita bertanya: apa kerjanya wakil rakyat? apa kerjanya pemerintah? dimana orang orang pintar? saat rakyat Indonesia sebagian besar hanya bisa mengkonsumsi barang impor dan tidak bisa berinovasi.  Mau kontribusi apa? Permasalahan itu hanya besar karena kita belum cukup mampu mengatasinya. Seiring berkembangnya kita, semakin kita akan melihat permasalahan-permasalahan yang tadinya seperti sebesar gunung, menjadi bukit-bukit kecil yang lebih mudah ditaklukan.  Untuk saat ini, latihan mengerjakan permasalahan statistika, menyelesaikan dan mencoba mengerti logika berfikir matematika, membaca dan menganalisa neraca keuangan, pernyataan pendapat...

This may be the first time I make note about my lecturer in ITB. Pak Tota is one of the many lecturers who leave a long lasting impression on me. It was started about 3 years ago when I first got his course "Cost Estimation" and later failed his class. This note though is not intended for me to nag about his course but what I have learned from his teaching style. The largest question mark that has been lingering for me from the moment I entered ITB was what is it that ITB has to offer for me? 1st year in ITB is a preparation phase. We called it TPB (Tahap Persiapan Bersama). For me it was just another extension of high school and it was both uninspiring and emotionally draining. I spent 4-years of high school that normally only took 3 years due to Exchange Student experience to USA. In High School, I suspect that I did not have both the awareness to learn and interest to learn about the subject systematically and comprehensively. As a result, by the time I gradua...