This blog post is an annual review of what happened in my life in 2019, what went well and what went wrong. Hope we can learn something from here.
Sunset at Lapasi Beach, Lakoakelamo (West Halmahera) |
Intermezzo: Google Year-in-Search is my most favourite year-in-review video in the last few years. Check it out!
January
I spent my new year's eve in Seminyak, Bali in a spontaneous end-of-year vacation, which I booked few hours before. I think it's a good idea to start a new year in a relaxing place, so we can think strategically what we should do in the upcoming 365 days.
"You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." – John C. Maxwellhttps://t.co/IVBsk3K0k8— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) January 27, 2019
At work, we finally had outing for the both business units together in Lembang, Bandung. It was two-days company gathering to know more about each other since we separated into two units. I learned that communication, collaboration, and good habits are very important for our growth, not only in professional life but also in personal life.
February
It was my fifth Kelas Inspirasi Bandung, a volunteering event that I continously joined since 2015. I chose to be facilitator again and I got school in SDN 2 Wangunsari, Kab. Bandung Barat with the other 11 volunteers. We shared about our profession to elementary students in Bandung. It was all good.
March
It was a special month because on my mom's birthday I could arrange the second family trip abroad. Previously on my dad's birthday in 2017 we travelled to Singapore – as it was my parents' first experience travelling with passport. This year we travelled to Kuala Lumpur and spent two nights there. It was a short trip but my parent were happy as we took a lot of photos haha.
Setiap cek email lamaran kerja yang masuk ke @Suitmedia, saya selalu menemukan banyak fresh graduates yang 'clueless' tentang dunia kerja.— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) March 10, 2019
Semoga tulisan ini memberikan sedikit pencerahan buat adik-adik yang baru lulus kuliah đ https://t.co/LOQStERxLh
You can't add any time to your life by worrying about it. pic.twitter.com/XVthIlKlct— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) March 10, 2019
What doesn't kill you, make you stronger. pic.twitter.com/Bw7OA6NrqO— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) March 26, 2019
April
It was a bad day at work when my best friend left the company to pursue something bigger that I couldn't afford eventhough I worked my ass off đĨđ°.. but life must goes on.. đ
In April, we had the most awaited movie in a decade. So I decided to book twice, firstly in the early morning with my girlfriend, and secondly in the afternoon with my teammates. Great job, Marvel! Everyone's happy đ
— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) April 24, 2019
Startups are easy, stayups are hard. Keeping the show running for the long term is a lot harder than walking onstage for the first time. So pace yourself. Don’t burn out early thinking the hard part is behind you. #calm— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) April 27, 2019
May
I joined Kelas Inspirasi Bali for the third time, and this year I got SDN 2 Pegayaman, Kab. Buleleng with the other 14 volunteers. It was a unique experience because local people in Pegayaman village have different religion than the rest of Bali. We didn't just share about our profession to elementary students there, but we also visited the school twice months later for some social contributions. I feel blessed with the spirit of my new friends who are all doers, one of the best Kelas Inspirasi groups I ever had.
This month we opened new branch office in Yogyakarta for technical department. Initially some team members requested if we can open new office in central Java area so they can visit their parents more frequently. I think it's an honest request, has a noble cause, and rational decision to expand our business to Yogyakarta, so that my team members become closer to their family and our business become closer to some good universities. Now we are hiring more people for Yogyakarta office, so it's not only for technical department (software engineers), but also creative department (UI/UX designers, content writers, media planners). Visit suitmedia.com/careers.
Carry on, carry on.. pic.twitter.com/PaVu1114wl— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) May 10, 2019
If everything is imperfect in this imperfect world, LOVE is the most perfect in its perfect imperfection.. đ pic.twitter.com/S3eliL7Mll— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) May 29, 2019
June
My fellow partner in Suitmedia and I decided to explore some business opportunities in Singapore, so we tried to establish new company in Singapore. The process was very straightforward. We need to have one director who is ordinarily a resident in Singapore, and it is my Singaporean friend who is experienced in managing social media agency. Then as foreigner I only need to bring two documents: 1) original notarized copy of passport, and 2) proof of residence document (which I could use my credit card statement from international bank). The registration process normally took few hours, but in our case we need to wait for six days because our company name was referred for a check in ACRA.
This month I joined Ruang Berbagi Ilmu (RuBI) for the second time, and I got Jailolo, West Halmahera, in North Maluku with the other 15 volunteers. It was my first experience visiting Maluku, so I went there earlier and spent two days in Ternate before going to Jailolo. It was really great and it was my best traveling experience in 2019.
What you should focus on = Things that matter ∩ Things you can control pic.twitter.com/IjOVNAlHfv— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) June 9, 2019
You cannot respect someone but disrespect their time. pic.twitter.com/fF5PsA3tK9— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) June 21, 2019
July
At work we had a CSR program, Panti.id, which is a mobile app to discover orphanages and other social activities nearby. It's available on both Android and iOS platform. We created it because we had some difficulties to find nearby orphanages when we wanted to hold social events in Ramadan. We hope that through this app people will help each other more. I also joined YC Startup School, submitted Panti.id, and got some valuable insights to grow it further in the future.
This month I joined Kelas Inspirasi Yogyakarta for the fourth time. This time I also asked my team members in Yogyakarta office to participate and they got selected as well. I went to SDN 2 Kandangan, Slemen, which is located only 16 km away from my office.
Comparison is the thief joy. pic.twitter.com/hjc5UIsW6e— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) July 14, 2019
August
At work we celebrated Independence Day with #SuitMerdeka events in Jakarta and Bandung. Our theme this year was back to high school, so everyone wore their high school uniform and participated in pesta rakyat.
We need to distinguish and differentiate our roles from our self. https://t.co/CeU0LpsqQu pic.twitter.com/ql34aSIBaY— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) August 16, 2019
September
I was very lucky to get a new Arsenal jersey as a gift because I was invited to join The Arsenal Collective to help the club understand their international fans better. I was very lucky too since I got a two-days meeting invitation in Bali right before my birthday. I spent my birthday by visiting a school in Nusa Penida that I was assigned to in Kelas Inspirasi Bali 2018.
This month we held two knowledge sharing events at Universitas Padjajaran (UNPAD) and SMA Cita Buana. At UNPAD Career Fair, I shared about "Discovering Your Expertise in Disruption Era" to communication students who would graduate and enter the industry soon. Meanwhile at SMA Cita Buana, I shared about "Careers in Industry 4.0" to students who were still considering college majors.
Ikigai is about living with purpose (and not money), happiness (and not materialism), community (and not individualism) for a healthy and successful life. https://t.co/Jl2YmJTpwX— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) September 22, 2019
October
After two years of hiatus, we returned to Kepulauan Seribu for volunteering with Komunitas Inspirasi Jelajah Pulau (KIJP). Previously I went to Pulau Pari (2017), Pulau Tunda (2016), and Pulau Panggang (2015). This time I got Pulau Pramuka, which is one the best islands in Kepulauan Seribu. It didn't feel like my previous volunteering experiences, since we stayed at a very nice villa with aircon and nice bed. Haha. This time we didn't introduce our profession to kids there, but we shared about content writing and storytelling using social media. We chose this topic because there are free Internet wi-fi on the whole island, so we thought that it would be better if students could utilize this facility to improve their written communication skills.
At work we had a costume party on October 31. As I can remember, this was the most effortful costume party at office in recent years. Almost all team members prepared their own costumes and even some team members had initiative to create decoration by themselves.
There's always a way to make life better ✨ pic.twitter.com/sznyRLot13— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) October 19, 2019
November
This month I joined volunteering with Ruang Berbagi Ilmu (RuBI) for the third time after Yapen (2018) and Jailolo (H1/2019). This semester RuBI sent volunteers to Aceh Singkil, Jember, Lombok Utara, Sula, and four regencies in Bali (Nusa Penida, Buleleng, Bangli, Karangasem). I chose to volunteer in Nusa Penida to catch up with teachers from SDN 8 Sakti that I visited before with Kelas Inspirasi Bali. In this RuBI, I shared about creative learning methods to elementary school teachers (grade 4 to 6). It was really nice experience.
December
Time flies.. On Dec 1, we had 10th Anniversary of Suitmedia! Ten years!! When I joined the company in its second year, we were just less than 20 people working on several companies (Suitmedia, Bukalapak, HijUp, and other already-shutdown ones). Now Suitmedia has more than 100 employees, while Bukalapak and HijUp have more than 2,500 employees in total. It's a long journey and we're ready for another decade!
Cashflow is reality. Profit is sanity. Revenue is vanity. pic.twitter.com/Coo2mwLnmZ— Anggriawan Sugianto (@anggriawan) December 13, 2019
Epilogue
Happy new year!
Bonus: My Top Songs 2019
"If you have good habits, time becomes your ally. All you need is patience." – James Clear
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