Puti Karina Puar. 22. Geologist in the making. Learning to write and vice versa. There are times…..
When I feel so bad about myself.
“And We have certainly established you upon the earth
and made for you therein ways of livelihood.
Little are you grateful.”
(QS Al-A’raf 7:10)
Kindle Story
After some time waiting, I finally got my e-book reader; a Kindle Touch. For those who asks where I bought it; I asked an engineer fella, Felany, to buy it while she went for training in Houston, US. AFAIK, Amazon doesn’t officially ship Kindle to outside US. For those who want it so much; anything is ‘available’ in FJB Kaskus, so you may check there.
Well, I’m not a gadget reviewer, but as a reader, I recommend it. It’s light, handy, and the battery lasts up to 2 months (they say) without music & wi-fi on. Music & wi-fi? Yes, it’s got an mp3 player so we can play music while reading (I put sounds of the rain and other natural tracks), and wi-fi so we can highlight some catchy lines and tweet it with a couple of touches. Don’t worry about our basic needs for reading like adjusting the font-size or adding bookmarks for they are surely available. My favorite feature in Kindle, by the way, is the dictionary letting us see the definition of a word just by touching it. For those who like to read, it’s probably the best way to spend USD99. (wait, plus 8.5% for the tax, Felany said)
Now let me tell you about the case. I didn’t ask Fel to buy the screen protector or the case. The price of the case could be a quarter of the Kindle price itself, and I didn’t find anything so charming. Then I remembered Mbak Tarlen (Vitarlenology) with her handmade stuff. I met her in Pasar Seni 10.10.10 and regularly checked her blog ever since. So I mailed and asked her to make a customized Kindle case for me. It was tricky because I only told her what I wanted it to be and gave her the dimension. However, after some hard works, it came true and I LIKE IT VERY MUCH.
It’s red outside, batik inside, and titled after my favorite novel.
Well, there are some frequently asked questions from people who are not familiar with e-book reader yet. Here are some of them (hopefully you’d find it informative).
Happy New Year (Literally)
Happy (belated) New Year 2012 :) I wish all joy for everyone of us and may the best is always yet to come.
So how has the first everything in 2012 been?
Mine; I spent the new year eve and my first day of 2012 on the rig because the wireline logging tool got stuck on the borehole and we needed a couple extra days for fishing operation. It was a thousands-dollar experience (literally). Not bad, though. The midnight roast corn & cold Coke weren’t bad at all and I had pie and cake and even roast duck for the first lunch of the year.
As soon as I stepped my feet back on the ground, it was a happy new year, with greetings (and good news) from best friends. I received one from Bolivia as well yesterday which made my day. Another thing was the short conversations of appreciation from my boss(es) about my work. It was relieving.
And it’s a happy new year because I’ve got loads of good plans for this year including:
- Recuperation for 2 weeks starting from January 13th
>> Short trip to Jogjakarta and visiting Zakki in Magelang
>> Meet-ups with best friends in Jakarta and Bandung
>> Rewatching my Ghibli movies collection
- Getting my own Kindle and special customized case from Mbak Tarlen
- Death Cab for Cutie this March
- Japan in April (yes, Japan!) :)
Shall we end it with Another-New-Year-Resolutions? I decided to make them simple.
- Healthier life with fruits and vegs
- Anger and gluttony management with fasting every Monday & Thursday
- To give more
- To enjoy life and travel more
- To do my best
Alhamdulillah – Bismillah.
Sekarang Sudah Besok
Sekarang sudah besok.
Maka biar aku
menjadi biru sarung bantalmu,
merintik hujan di kaca jendela,
lalu menggulai kopi pagi.
Sederhana saja.
Seperti itu.
