Hello, I am
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
House Feature Bucket List
These are list of “house feature” that I couldn’t afford now but hopefully can afford sometimes in the future. Room with in-room toilet / bath room I used to think that room with in-room toilet is a nice thing to have but not that necessary. However this pandemic...
Hospital Playlist
I’m not really into medical-themed drama but this K-drama on Netflix really get me hooked. What i like about it: It doesn’t create unnecessary suspense or plot twistThe main characters are really just bunch of kind humans with their flaws. Watching the shows doesn’t...
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