Response Time

For man-made technology products, we would expect their response time to be minimum. It’s never fun to have a slow computer, late sensing, or lagging movement. But for humanities (in its widest stretch), it’s not always good to have short response time. Responsive can be […]

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Mereka yang Melecehkanmu

Aku beberapa kali pernah tanggapi. Cuilan cerita di sana-sini. Tapi mungkin saatnya mengulang cerita di sini. Tentang pelecehan. Kalau kamu baca berita, atau cerita, atau dengar dari orang, tentang suatu pelecehan, reaksi normal adalah kamu marah. Selanjutnya akan bertanya, “Apakah korban melaporkan/melawan (atau sejenisnya)?”. Jawabannya […]

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Watching Movie in Japan

Yesterday was my 3rd time going to movie in Japan. It was my first time going alone, though. The previous two I went with friends, one of whom speaks Japanese very fluently. Mind you, Japanese fluency is not enough to bring you an enjoyable movie […]

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Pelanggan Ingin Nyaman

  Kalau ditanya, ada tidak gegar budaya saat tiba di Jepang? Mmm… yang negatif? Hanya kakunya peraturan. Tapi peraturan memang dibuat untuk ditaati, kan? Justru lebih mengganggu dengar “Peraturan kan dibuat untuk dilanggar!” ala Indonesia. Entah itu candaan atau serius (untuk mengelak). Salah satu hal yang saya […]

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Caught by Surprise

The recent strong Kumamoto-ken earthquake and 2 days in a row earthquake hitting east Japan have been a wakeup alarm for me. I’ve been too easy-going thinking Japan is safe. Japan IS safe and its response to disaster is very good. But it’s never said […]

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