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Fikri Rasyid

I am Indonesian-based WordPress theme developer. I’ve blogged here since 2008. This is my personal blog where I share my thoughts and experiences.

Travel Posts

Obsessively expressive photo-driven blog post. Looks better in desktop / large screen. You have been warned.

Spain Trip 2018

Japan Trip 2017

Recent Posts

Marriage, Like Life, is a Team Sport 

Marriage, Like Life, is a Team Sport 

It took me years to realize that most thing in life are team sports. There are occurrences where you can thrive alone but in many circumstances, you need to be in a team where you can took advantage of the team’s resource + teamwork so you can grow and even outgrow...

Needing, Choosing, and Loving Microsoft 

Needing, Choosing, and Loving Microsoft 

Satya Nadella said this during Windows 10 event in 2015: We want to go from users needing Windows to choosing Windows to loving WindowsSatya Nadella My first reaction toward this was combination of chuckle, shrugging, and a good-luck-bro. I’ve been (and still) so deep...

Junior, Mid, Senior, and Managerial Roles

Junior, Mid, Senior, and Managerial Roles

My somewhat simple observation on roles in a tech organization: Junior role: Not familiar with the codebase, don’t know who to ask yet, have significant amount of insecurity when asking because still in a phase of proofing thy worth, solving what’s in front of their...

Daily Streak

Daily Streak

Life moments and goals come in form of highlights. Graduating college, wedding, loosing weight, you called it. The interesting thing is these highlights are almost always culmination of effort; tons of things happening in span of times and at the peak of it certain...

Being Comfortable Making Less Money

Being Comfortable Making Less Money

Aziz Ansari isn’t really my preference for comedy but this one bit about Frank Ocean on how he managed to work on projects he like really hit home. I’ve been working up to the point where my wife keep suggesting me to take some time off. Heck, even co-worker told me...

A Reason for Mechanical Watch

A Reason for Mechanical Watch

I know that some people enjoy mechanical watch but i never one of them. I’ve been using Apple Watch 2 for years and so far it feels sufficient for me. I like tech and my frame of thinking is if my watch can do more than just telling time, why should i settle with a...

The Taste of Memories

The Taste of Memories

I forgot where did I watch this (either YouTube, Tiktok, or Instagram Reels 🤷‍♂️): there’s this chef who shares his favorite fried rice recipe and he wholeheartedly believes that it is the best fried rice recipe because that’s what his late father used to cook; Fond...

The Exact Same Path

The Exact Same Path

I used to walk in this mall with my girlfriend, which later turned into my wife, years ago. Fast forward recently, i was walking on the same path.. with my son. I chuckled a bit. What will 8 years ago me would think if he knows that he will walk on the exact path he...

Dopamine Addiction

Dopamine Addiction

If i have to recommend best tweet i read this month, it’d be this: https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1445749683003949068?s=21 If your life’s been nice but something is still feel off nonetheless, read the entire thread. it is worth your time. I’ve been working...

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