Well hello everyone, it has been a year and 3 months since the last time I wrote here.
There were lot of changes in my life. Both personal and professional.
I feel hesitant to write here because of a reason, I kinda stay away from people because of a reason.
The reason that makes me change, to a person that actually not really me, inside.
But life goes on...
I made a lot of career progress during these past 2 years. Four times join and leave the company.
I resigned from Kadence in March 2015, then having had 2 weeks solo backpacking across Europe.
April 2015, I joined IDC and left in just 1 month because I felt not comfortable with the job itself, it was completely different with my previous experience. Then, I joined Deka.
Only for about 2 months, Nestle called me (again) and made an offer. Finally. Nestle is one of my dream company. Since I was college I always dreamed to be landed in a FMCG company, of course Nestle is one of it.
I tried Nestle MT in 2013, after 1 year experience in Kadence. The process was very long, until I met the Board of Directors, the final interview but I failed.
I kept on persistent to pursue Nestle, in 2014 they called me to interview for Brand Assistant Bear Brand, but again it was a temporary position to replace previous employee who was having a maternity leave for 6 months (yes, Nestle offered their employee for 6 months maternity leave)
Until by the end of 2014, Nestle approached me again to be a Consumer Insight Specialist.
Long story short, after 1.5 years, now I landed in Unilever. I never thought to leave Nestle before I got married and pregnant - who else can offer you 6 months maternity leave and a free of growing up milk for your baby?
But Unilever approached me to be an Assistant Consumer and Market Insights Manager and after a very careful consideration, I chose Unilever because their new glamorous office is now located in BSD, nearby my house, so I can keep close with my family.
Beside that, who can't resist Unilever? It is Unilever - one of a dream company for everyone (at least among my friends and colleagues), some said that they have the best talent, best Consumer and Market Insight Organization Structure among all of company (I found this on an article in Harvard Business Review magazine)
So, yeah wish me all the good luck for my new role please... I hope I can survive, I must survive for paying all those "cicilan panci" haha.
On a personal note, I have been to I think almost 30 countries and more cities, travelling, working, couchsurfing, airbnb, making friends, roadtrip, island hoping, snorkeling, cliff jumping, bodyrafting, etc you name it.
I bought my own studio apartment in BSD, just to make sure that my salary is not going everywhere, and soon to buy a mini city car for going to work (hopefully in this year amiinn)
In the upcoming month, I also have a plan to travel with my family - I already bought them the tickets. Hope it will going well.
Another important thing that I will also get married by this year. New chapter of my life will begin. Please wish me all the best. I still have a lot of dreams to pursue but I think we can do it together after married.
However, after all of those above achievements....
I also struggling by the lost of my soulmate, a half of heart, the love of my life, my mother in April 2016. I never thought that she was really 'that sick', I knew she is a strong woman, she never got hospitalized until one day in a Saturday morning, April 16, she got heart attack and locked in her bedroom alone.
My family didn't realized that she was locked for about 3 hours. None beside her when the last time she was here and it was the saddest thing in my life. I wish I could turn back time, I will spent much more time being beside her, every time she needs me. But no one knows what is His plan.
Please pray Al Fatihah to my mum Ibu Herni Rodiah.
I really want to write something about her in this blog, from a long time. But I just couldn't, I don't have that courage to reminiscing the memory about her. I can't bear with that pain, oh I really hope I can, maybe someday.
After my mum passed away, my grandma told me that she really wanted me to get married soon. I said yes of course I will get married soon, please pray for me. But she left me also, she passed away in December 2016.
Everyone will leave you in the end, it is just a matter of time. Then, you have to decide how you will continue your life.
You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her, or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone, or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
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