New Chapter

Published March 27, 2012 by Isfa

Finally, i got a job after waiting while working on my lecture’s project for 4 months since graduated from the university. Alhamdulillah. Thanks to Allah. Welcome to the new chapter of my life! And today is my second day as an employee in that company. I have new friends, new environment, I’ll have new experience working mining industry in remote area and there will be so many new things here. So excited. :D

From what I got in this two days, I tell my self that I have to be a better person from day to day. I have to work hard, learn fast, improve my personality, knowledge and so on and so forth. Hope I can make it through even people say it’s a little bit hard for a woman. Like Barney Stinson always said in HIMYM “Challenge accepted!” :)

Tomorrow I still have training, and it will continue till Monday. On Tuesday, I’ll be traveling to site project. I hope it will be a nice trip. Amin.

 

A Glance of Geodesy

Published January 22, 2012 by Isfa

Tonight I have to write one more post in English (this is another assignment from Ari), in order to improve my writing skill. I will write about Geodesy, just in general, only things I can remember from what I have studied during the college. Haha.
Geodesy or geodetics is a branch of earth sciences which is studied about measuring and representing the earth, people called it surveying and mapping. The purposes of this scientific discipline are to determine the position of objects (points) in earth surface, the size and the shape of the earth and earth’s gravity field. Because of the technological development in digital mapping, now, geodesy is not only about surveying but also geographyc information system. It is called Geomatics or Geoinformatics.
In geodesy, we learn about geoid, reference ellipsoid and datum. Geoid is the equipotential surface which is considered same as the mean sea level. It’s represented the figure of earth from its topographical features. But in practical, people do not use geoid as reference in mapping, because it’s complicated. Ellipsoid is also the figure of earth, which is used in measurement because it is described geometrically. Datum is a point which used as center of coordinate system. It’s a reference which is used in measuring others point in earth surface. There are local and global datums. Local datum is geodetic datum that uses ellipsoid reference which is the most appropriate with local geoid. So, there is no geoidal undulation in that area. Geoidal undulation is the height difference between orthometric height and geodetic height. And global datum is the reference which can use globally and the center of coordinate system is in the center of earth gravitation. There are also horizontal and vertical datum. Horizontal datum is used as reference to determine horizontal position (X and Y), for example, WGS84. Vertical datum is used to represent the height or depth information. Some of vertical datum references are MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water), LAT (Lowest Astronomical Tide), etc.
In order to determine the position of points in the earth surface, we can use terrestrial or extraterrestrial method. In terrestrial method (polygon, triangulation, ‘ikatan ke muka dan ikatan ke belakang’-what we call it in English?) we can use theodolite, waterpas, total station, sextant, ETS, etc. Global Positioning System, remote sensing and photogrammetric are extraterrestrial methods. There are always advantages and disadvantages of each method. For example, one of the disadvantages is you can not use it in any weather. On the contrary, you can use GPS in any weather and anywhere.
In surveying and mapping, there are also map projection system and coordinate transformation system. Projection system is a method to represent the all or part of round earth on a flat surface or from 3 dimensional (ellipsoid) to 2 dimensional (plane). There are many projection systems, for example UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator). This system has been standardize by BAKOSURTANAL as National Projection System, but BPN uses TM3 (Transverse Mercator). The difference is in the size of the meridian (UTM = 60, TM3 = 30).
Coordinate is geometric quantities which determine the position of point by measuring vector magnitude towards a reference position that has been defined. Coordinate transformation is a process to transfer a coordinate system to another coordinate system. You can use Helmert method if it is conform or affine transformation if the shape is irregular.
I’m so sleepy, and I think that’s all I can write for today. I hope I can write everyday, haha, kidding, maybe one post every week. Still has yet to 600 words, what else should I write? Haha. Good night. Hope tomorrow will be better than today. :D

Bukiktinggi koto rang agaaam…

Published January 21, 2012 by Isfa

Hello! Nice to meet you again my blog! :)
Actually, I come back to see this blog because one of my friend asked me to write one article tonight, at least consisting of 500 words. And challenge accepted! Haha..
Well, I don’t have any idea. Let me think about what to write. Hmm..

Okay, let me tell you about Bukittinggi in my perspective. Bukittinggi koto rang agaaaam, yo andam ooiii… is one of the largest cities in West Sumatera, Indonesia. It’s about 90km from Padang, the capital city of West Sumatera. Bukittinggi is the city where Bung Hatta, first vice president of Indonesia, was born. If you go to Bukittinggi, you can go to ‘Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta’, I don’t know the address for sure, but it’s near my aunt’s house. Hehe. I will ask her, then tell you, or you can search it in Google. ;p
Bukittinggi was once a capital city of Indonesia, when Indonesia was in critical situation (I mean Pemerintahan Darurat Negara Indonesia). Actually I want to write the story about PDRI, but it will be out of topic. Haha.
I love Bukittinggi so much, why? Because this is my home town, hehe. That’s one of the many reasons. It is located in high land, so the weather is a little bit cold, just like Bandung. It has Jam Gadang, a big clock which is being as Bukittinggi’s landmark, Fort de Kock, Jembatan Limpapeh, Lubang Jepang otherwise known as Gua Jepang, Panorama, Ngarai Sianok, Kinantan zoo, etc. I bet you will like to visit this town. The food such as Katupek and Nasi kapau, Karupuak Sanjai, Gulai Itiak Lado Mudo, etc will make you miss this town. :D
There are so many things I want to write about this town, but I think that’s all for this time. I want to continue reading “Ranah 3 Warna”. See ya again my blog! :D

HBD

Published January 15, 2012 by Isfa

Happy birthday, my little sister… Get well soon… Please don’t be sick again, I’m worried about you… I miss you so much, dedek… Soon, if I have got what I’m searching for, I’ll be home, InsyaAllah…

Published January 12, 2012 by Isfa

Hei kamu!
Ya, kamu…
Maaf karena telah sering menjadi orang yang menyebalkan dan sering memancing amarahmu…
Maaf karena sering tidak bisa menyampaikan secara langsung apa yang saya rasakan…
Maaf kalau sifat egois dan kekanak-kanakan membuat kamu lelah menghadapi saya…
Maaf hari ini telah merusak harimu bahkan tidak ingat memberikan ucapan selamat padamu setelah itu…

Maaf…

Hi, 2012! Please be nice to me..

Published January 2, 2012 by Isfa

Seperti biasa, kalau malam tahun baru, pasti ada aja yang ngerayain, biasanya pakai petasan atau kembang api. Gw ga tau tau, apakah gw yang sedang terlalu sensitif atau gimana, yang jelas gw ga suka sama yang namanya petasan. Kembang api bolehlah, masih enak diliat, tapi kalau petasan, udah berisik, trus kalau kena orang kan bisa bahaya. Dari kecil gw emang ga main petasan, dan emang ga boleh juga. Lebih banyak efek buruknya menurut gw. Gimana kalau ada orang jantungan lewat terus tiba2 petasannya meledak, itu orang yang jantungnya lemah bisa aja tiba2 kaget, trus pingsan disitu.

Malam tahun baru yang disambut dengan perayaan dan segala macam itu bahkan membuat orang-orang yang merayakannya lupa shalat subuh keesokan harinya karena ketiduran habis begadang semaleman. Katanya mau berubah ke arah yang lebih baik? So why?

Flashback ke 2011, yang gw inget adalah, di awal tahun gw sakit yang ternyata gejala demam berdarah dan membuat gw batal ikut penampilan UKM dan harus berdiam di kamar sekitar 4 hari (ah, ga mau lagi). Di tahun ini Alhamdulillah gw bisa menyelesaikan pendidikan sarjana dengan hasil penambahan 2 hurus S dan T di belakang nama gw. Tahun ini gw juga dikasih kesempatan buat ke Batam, diajak survey oleh salah seorang dosen, dan gw dan teman seperjalanan gw menganggap ini adalah liburan setelah wisuda (enak juga klo liburan kayak gini, udah gratis, dapet pengalaman, dapet duit lagi, hahaha). Semoga di tahun 2012 ini gw dapat kesempatan lagi buat jalan2 ke daerah lain yang belum pernah gw datangi sebelumnya, amin ya Allah.

Tapi tahun 2011 ini belum cukup bersahabat dengan gw dalam urusan jodoh, jodoh kerjaan maksudnya. Karena sampai saat ini, gw masih belum dapet kerjaan setelah mencoba melamar di beberapa perusahaan. I hope this year Allah gives me the best one that He prepared, I’m waiting for it. I will try my best and pray for the best.

Kalau masalah resolusi, gw sebenernya agak2 males untuk membuat target2, karena dari dulu setiap kali gw bikin terlalu, ga pernah ada yang tercapai, selalu hampir, ga pernah lewat. Mungkin usaha gw masih kurang ya, doa gw juga masih kurang, jadi gw berharap tahun ini gw bisa lebih dekat dengan Yang Di Atas. Shalat udah ga bolong2 lagi, ngaji juga kalau bisa tiap hari, hutang puasa harus lunas secepatnya, rajin2 puasa sunah, minimal itu dululah.

Harapan gw di tahun 2012 ini, yang pasti soal kerjaan tadi, semoga Allah memberikan yang terbaik. Gw juga berharap keluarga gw selalu sehat, panjang umur dan dimudahkan segala urusan mereka. 2012, please be nice to me

Mungkin gw udah agak telat kali ya baru ngepost soal tahun baru, padahal sekarang udah 2 Januari 2012. Tapi ga papa lah, mood nulisnya baru ada sekarang.

Fine

Published December 26, 2011 by Isfa

Yes, I’m fine. I didn’t make it again after trying several times, but, I’m fine, really fine. I don’t want anyone to worry about me. I learned a lot from this, poor me If I didn’t get anything. Maybe I’m not ready yet, or hmm, I still have to pray a lot, and I think I need to improve my skill, competence and my personality as well.  I have to convince myself that it will be okay. It’s just about luck and time, there will be a chance for me, but I don’t know when it will come, hahaha. I just keep trying and believing that someday I’ll get what I want or God will give me even better than what I want. I believe God has a perfect plan for me, I just need to be patient. Hey, cheer up, girl! Keep your spirit up, the road is still long and sure everything will be fine.. :)

Krisis

Published December 5, 2011 by Isfa

Padahal ini hari Senin, baru awal Minggu, tapi semangat gw udah kayak disedot sama tiga dementor. Kenapa? Well, kayaknya ga perlu gw ceritain di sini, karena gw yakin klo gw bikin di sini itu akan sangat panjang lebar. Intinya, kenapa akhir2 ini gw cengeng banget? Mudah menyerah, galau, bahkan ga bisa bersosialisasi, kalau emosian sih tetep. Jujur, buat yang kenal gw dari kecil, mereka tau itu bukan gw.

Dulu gw jarang banget nangis, nangis karena terharu okelah, tapi nangis gara2 suatu hal yang agak ga penting? Sangat jarang, bahkan bisa dibilang ga pernah. Sekarang dikit2 nangis, dikit2 nangis. Kenapa sih air mata ini suka sering keluar sendirinya? *kesel sendiri* Dulu gw kalau gagal dalam suatu hal, biasanya sedihnya cuma bentar, habis itu udah, besok semangat lagi, haha hihi sama temen2. Dulu mikirnya karena kata orang kegagalan itu adalah kesuksesan yang tertunda, jadi kalau sering gagal nantinya malah jadi sangat sukses. Haha, entah pikiran dari mana. Sekarang kalau ga bisa dapetin sesuatu, gw bisa kepikiran sampai berhari2 bahkan jadi mikir ke hal2 yang seharusnya gw ga boleh berpikiran kayak gitu.

Kalau galau dan ngeluh dari dulu emang iya. Mungkin ini yang bikin gw jadi begini? Karena keseringan ngeluh hal2 yang seharusnya ga perlu dikeluhkan. Gw sadar mengeluh itu adalah bentuk kurang mensyukuri nikmat Tuhan, dan gw berusaha untuk menghilangkan kebiasaan tersebut.

Gw emang pemalu dari dulu, tapi setidaknya dulu gw berani buat ngajak kenalan orang lain, ikut acara dan kegiatan ini itu. Tapi sekarang, udah 5 bulan gw di kosan ini, gw bahkan belum bisa ngobrol sama orang2 di kosan ini. Bahkan beberapa di antara mereka seramah itu sama gw. Gw, akhir2 ini juga ga berani ngomong di depan umum, padahal dulu gw seneng dan hampir ga pernah keringetan kalau di suruh maju ke depan kelas buat nyanyi, pidato, baca puisi atau apapun itu. Tapi sekarang, ini ya yang namanya krisis percaya diri?

*barusan di BBM papa, wish the best for you, Dad… :) Isfa sekarang cuma butuh cara buat mengembalikan semangat dan nilai2 positif yang dulu ada.. Give me some times, I promise I will make you and mom proud of me..

Random

Published November 29, 2011 by Isfa

Aaaahh,, lagi2 saya meninggalkan blog ini, dan kembali setelah genap 2 bulan ga pernah bongkar2 isinya sama sekali. Dan sudah genap pula sebulan saya meninggalkan status mahasiswa yang sudah saya sandang selama 4 tahun belakangan ini. Wow, waktu berjalan begitu cepat.

Terima kasih kampus Ganesha yang sudah menjadi bagian dari hidup saya (sampai saat ini pun masih). Banyak cerita dan kenangan yang tidak akan saya lupakan selama berada di kampus ini, walaupun saya tidak pernah ikut2an yang namanya demo atau ketemu dosen super aneh (yang kata angkatan atas itu bagian wajib yang harus dilalui sebagai seorang mahasiswa), tapi ya itu mereka, tiap zaman tiap generasi beda cerita itu pasti. Semua unik untuk masing2 pelaku yang menjalani.

Sebulan berstatus sebagai ex-mahasiswa ini ada enak ada ga nya kalau buat saya. Enaknya, ya udah ga harus kuliah, ga ngerjain tugas, ga ada ujian lagi. Ga enaknya, ditanya2in terus ‘udah kerja? kerja di mana sekarang?’. Pertanyaan2 semacam ini emang ga ada habisnya, waktu ngerjain TA, kita pasti ditanya kapan lulus, udah lulus ditanya udah kerja, dimana, udah dapet kerja, pasti ditanyain kapan nikah, udah nikah, ditanya kapan punya anak, gitu aja terus ga habis2. Hahaha. Saya pribadi entah kenapa selalu galau kalau ditanya soal kapan2 ini. Kelemahan dan kebiasaan buruk yang harus segera dihilangkan. Mari belajar untuk hidup teratur (lho?).

 

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