Life is strange.
I knew it is for a long time, but never really notice it until it hit me big time, this time in a good way. I always have this strong feeling about when my life will change drastically, won’t call it premonition but close enough… i just knew all along that when i hit my mid thirties, things will change. and so it is.
I was in a very great mess at work when i get this email from a friend of mine in Singapore, notify me that he might have a potential client for me. And then this person he refered me to called long distance directly to my mobile, and that was the moment my life changes drastically. Sufficient to say, it wasn’t only changing my career, but also my perspective on people, and life a large.
Changing perspective on people ? how so ? I’m talking about my own people here, Indonesian people. We are such a big nation, in term of populations, but never a nation with big heart. Seriously. In my 10 years plus working experiences, it never hit me like this time, it’s a simple enlightenment, that i felt most appreciated when i was out of this country. This nation’s inferiority syndrome has widespread and become a cultural disease, and that , my friend, is more dangerous than HIV, avian flu or whatever plague you can think of. I believe strongly that when people start having inferiority syndrome, the symptom will be the opposite behavior. They will intimidate you, acting like they are bigger, bossing around, while they actually realize that deep in their heart they have nothing. nada. big zero. And worst thing is, they will shit on you just because they can, so beware.
So what this has anything to do with life being strange ? a lot. Now I understand why people act like something they are not. And most importantly, I realized i shouldn’t let other people speak for me when it comes to my own well being. It’s not that i can’t trust people, but it’s just difficult to find good people with good motivation to collaborate. I always believe that this kind of people really exist, I just found only very few of them. And most of them are not Indonesian.
Long story short, my strong feeling about my own life proven to be right. 10 months ago I never would’ve thought that all these could happen, but is does happen now. I got a sweet renewable contract from a Singapore company, with Singapore salary standard while I still stationed here in Jakarta. Only part of it is about the money, but most of it are the level of appreciation I can get for my skill and my willingness to work. Not long ago when i worked for local company, i got shit for the same amount of works and dedication.
On my other facet of life, I met this girl, well, again, because i actually known her 14 years ago in my college days. And then everything was just a breeze, we just bought a house ( I amazed myself because of this 
) … and … well, it just feels great