Hello, I am
Fikri Rasyid
Indonesian. Father of two. Muslim. Web developer. I’ve blogged here since 2008.
About the blog
It started with “i want a place where i can share my idea in any form that i want“. Over the years i also realize that this is also a form of self expression which helps me to connect with like-minded people.
If you enjoy what you are reading, let’s get to know each other.
Travel ✈︎
I pour hours and lots of love into these. Extensively written and photo-driven blog post. Looks better in desktop / large screen.
Mexico Trip (2019)
Spain Trip (2018)
Japan Trip (2017)
Recent Posts
I used to be “try to only put my best stuff out there“- kinda guy. These days i realize that it significantly held me back from doing anything so these days so i simply write and hit publish whenever I have a chance to do so.
Farewell, Father
My father passed away last weekend. I’ve been trying my best to make sense of this situation but i don’t think I’ve been doing a good job on doing so. The last time someone close to me passed a way was years ago. In a sense i’ve been lucky not to experience these...
Sekiro, Shadows Die Tons Of Times.
I recently finished Sekiro Shadow Die Twice and currently re-playing it already. For those who aren’t familiar with the game, Sekiro is a action ninja game from FromSoftware who’s notoriously known for Dark Souls and Bloodborne: the games so hard but satisfying they...
Thirty
I turned thirty this month. A decade ago I wrote this piece while i was turning twenty and i think i owed my past and future self to write about what happened when I turn thirty. Lots of things happened in the past ten years: I’m married.I’m a father of a son and a...
Streaming Services Review
A very quick review of three active video streaming service subscriptions I use so far: Netflix: The OG of streaming services. It has tons of titles and it has tons of originals / exclusives. However, most of their “originals” movies feels generic and formulaic tho....
Spouse, Marriage, & Kids pt. 1
Couple of thoughts on spouse, marriage, and kids. I'm not sure what leads me to this, I think there was discussion on my twitter timeline couple of weeks ago regarding marriage and i want to share my take on these. Spouse This actually works both way: before you look...
On Making Company Retreat Vlogs
Elegant Themes does annual company retreat since 2016 and I'm fortunate to attend all the company retreats and making travel vlog out of it: 2016 in Berlin - i shot videos using GoPro Hero 4 then automatically edited it using Quik app (spoiler alert: video production...
Games in Quarantine
There are three games that I've been played more this past week during the quarantine which i'd like to talk about: Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch I recently give more Switch time for my son since we're self quarantine-ing ourself. Among my very limited Switch game...
Altered Carbon Season 2
I tend to find stories that explore the limits about consciousness and death to be interesting. Netflix' Altered Carbon is one of them. Altered Carbon general premise revolves around the theme that in the future people extend their life by installing a device called...
COVID-19
It is pretty hard to wrap my mind about this COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of January, we still acknowledged this as epidemic that affects Wuhan (China) and several east Asian countries. In February, it spreads like crazy; Fast forward now at the end of march we've...