Sunday, March 10, 2024

Motivasi masuk ITB

ITB Ganesha Bandung

               Hai, kamu calon mahasiswa ITB, tapi bukan dari jurusan IPA? Jangan khawatir, sekarang masuk ITB pake jalur SNBT itu ngga dites materi IPA lho di SNBT nya. Jadi SNBT Cuma terdiri dari (1) Tes Potensi Skolastik (Kemampuan Penalaran Umum, Kemampuan Kuantitatif, Pengetahuan dan Pemahaman Umum, Kemampuan Memahami Bacaan dan Menulis) sama (2) Tes Literasi (Literasi Bahasa Inggris, Literasi Bahasa Indonesia, dan Penalaran Matematika. Nah, kamu cuma perlu belajar persiapan latihan soal yang banyak, misalnya latihan soal matematika, atau tes skolastik yang mirip sama tes psikologi. Sekarang udah Maret nih, SNBT biasanya di akhir April atau di awal Mei. Jadi, yuk latihan belajar SNBT!

Ranking ITB


               Buat belajar SNBT ini relatif lebih mudah daripada SBMPTN ya, soalnya SNBT ini hampir ga ada materi  hafalannya lho! Ga perlu ngafalin rumus fisika atau anatomi biologi dan lainnya. Cukup latihan soal! Inget, kuncinya latihan soal! Sekarang gini, beli buku latihan soal di Gramedia, sama beli buku tulis folio. Nah dari sekarang dicicil per hari berapa, misalnya 5 atau 10 soal. Nah abis itu bisa ikutan Try Out online. Bisa dicoba di RuangGuru (Kejar PTN Impianmu Sekarang bersama UTBK Center Ruangguru). Dibuat santai ajaa, coba 5 soal per hari dulu, tapi konsisten. Bisa juga pake rewarding system. Jadi kalau udah ngerjain 10 soal, main PS 30 menit misalnya. Biar ada motivasinya. Tapi jangan keterusan main PS 3 jam yaa.

Soekarno di  ITB

               Nah buat motivasi masuk ITB, kenapa sih harus masuk ITB? Kenapa ngga kampus yang lain. Soalnya ITB itu kampus nomor satu di Indonesia. Di dunia, dia rangking ke 280. Bayangin, dari ribuan universitas di dunia, ITB bisa ranking ke 280! Di Asia dia ranking ke 63! Ini bisa jadi bahan pertimbangan buat kamu yang mau masuk ITB. Pokoknya top markotop deh. Ir. Soekarno, B.J. Habibie, Ridwan Kamil, pernah kuliah di sini. Karena ITB itu kampus terbaik di Indonesia, banyak banget orang – orang hebat dari seluruh Indonesia yang belajar di ITB. Percaya deh, di ITB kamu bakal ketemu sama banyaak beragam macam orang. Dari yang pinter banget, jago organisasi, atlet sepak bola, sampai santri juga bahkan ada. Wajib nonton video di bawah ini buat motivasi!

ITB itu ibaratnya miniatur Indonesia, jadi heterogen banget lah pokoknya. Kamu bisa bergaul dan bermain dan belajar ke orang – orang tersebut. Di ITB, kamu bakal punya pandangan yang luas, yang bakal membentuk kamu nantinya di masa depan. Di ITB juga ada organisasi Gamais (Keluarga Mahasiswa Islam), yang aktif banget dan banyak banget kegiatannya. Gamais sekretariatnya di Masjid Salman ITB, jadi enak banget kalo ikutan Gamais bisa sering beraktivitas sambil ibadah di Masjid. Selain Gamais, banyak banget juga unit organisasi buat nyalurin hobi kamu. Ada unit Speak Bola, renang, selam, badminton, voli, robotic, unit anime atau kpop juga ada. Puas deh kemahasiswaan di ITB mah pokoknya.

Kolam Renang ITB

Lingkungan kuliahnya juga enak, kampusnya nyaman dan adem. Makanan banyak, cafe di mana mana deket. Nah kalo tahun pertama, mahasiswa ITB itu wajib kuliah di Jatinangor. Di Jatinangor juga banyak kok kuliner & tempat jalan jalan kaya Jatos Mall. Kalo udah tahun kedua dan milih ITB Ganesha, langsung puas puasin main di ITB Ganesha. Kampusnya juga bagus, bersih, rindang, dingin, nyaman, free WiFi & perpustakaannya enak banget buat belajar. Ada trek lari dan kolam renang gratis juga. Gym, lapangan bola, lapangan voli juga ada. Pokoknya lengkap deh fasilitasnya.

Nah sekarang lanjut ke akademiknya nih. Akademik ITB tuh top markotop deh pokoknya. Di sini kalian bakal diajarin ilmu – ilmu yang pastinya bakal kepake sampe kerja nanti. Mungkin pas kuliah belum sadar ya, apa yang dipelajari. Tapi pas di dunia kerja, bakal kerasa banget bahwa ilmunya itu kepake banget. Dosennya juga hampir semuanya S3 dan lulusan luar negeri (Jepang, Eropa, US). Jadi ilmunya udah pasti standar internasional. Beberapa jurusan juga udah terstandarisasi internasional. Jadi ijazah dari ITB udah sama kaya kalo kita kuliah S1 di luar negeri.

Kuliah Lapangan ITB

Ga cuma di kelas, banyak juga kuliah lapangan di ITB! Jadi kuliah sambil jalan – jalan gitu. Misalnya kalau Teknik Geologi itu ke Ciletuh, Teknik Sipil & Teknik Kelautan bisanya ke proyek – proyek strategis misalnya ke Pelabuhan di Bali, atau ke Konstruksi Bandara. Pokoknya ga bakal bosen deh kuliah di ITB. Kesempatan exchange gratis ke luar negeri pun banyak! Misalnya di Teknik Sipil itu rutin setiap tahun ada program pertukaran pelajar ke Jepang gratis selama 1 bulan.

Exchange ke Jepang Gratis

Satu lagi, kalo udah lulus ITB gimana? Karena ITB itu kampus top, jadi lulusan ITB itu dipandang banget di dunia kerja. Banyak perusahaan sekarang yang cuma mau dari lulusan top 3 universitas (ITB, UI, UGM). Nah jadi jangan khawatir deh nyari kerja pas lulus ITB. Kalau mau magang juga gampang. Di ITB, libur semester itu 3 bulan (Juni-Agustus) sama satu bulan (Desember-Januari). Jadi bisa coba mangang pas libur semesteran. Setelah lulus ITB banyak karir yang bisa dipilih. Bisa jadi PNS, bisa jadi perusahan multinasional, bahkan bisa di luar negeri karena ijazah ITB bisa dipake buat ngelamar kerja ke luar negeri. Gaji lulusan ITB juga lumayan tinggi dibanding lulusan kampus lain. Kamu juga bisa lanjut kuliah S2 atau S3 di luar negeri pake Ijazah ITB. Dan Ijazahnya langsung bisa dipake untuk melamar S2, gak perlu di-translate lagi soalnya ITB udah pake Bahasa inggris ijazahnya!

So, kesimpulannya adalah, kalo kamu bener bener pengen masuk ITB, dimulai dari kenapa kamu pengen masuk ITB. Misalnya, kalo kamu mau ngejar Teknik Informatika ITB, tanya kenapa kamu pengen masuk sana. Misalnya, kamu pengen kerja di perusahaan IT besar kaya Google atau Tokopedia atau Gojek, nah jadiin itu buat motivasi kamu masuk Teknik Informatika ITB! Ada kebanggan tersediri yang lebih pas kamu liat hasil SNBT kamu warnanya ijo yang artinya kamu keterima di ITB. Perasaan yang pasti bakal buat kamu seneng! Percaya deh. Buat lebih memotivasi lagi, ganti screen wallpaper HP sama Laptop Kamu sama logo Teknik Informatika ITB! Biar kamu keinget dan termotivasi terus buat ngerjain latihan soal UTBK-SNBT! Buat target, terus belajar dan jangan lupa berdoa! InsyaAllah pasti bisa.

              

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Saturday, February 27, 2021

How to Install Clubhouse on Android

Hello good people! Today I'm gonna show you how to install Clubhouse on Android. Yes, you heard it right. Clubhouse. Android. Well, isn't it an iOS exclusive app?? Ha, nope. Not anymore. Thanks to some random Russian programmer I found on Github. Kudos to him. So, let's get to the point.
Disclaimer: Use it at your own risk.

Clubhouse on Android
Clubhouse (source:bbc.com)


1. Download the Clubhouse app

Of course, download the .apk file. You can download it from here: https://github.com/grishka/Houseclub/releases (Credit to the author of the app github.com/grishka). Download the .apk from the latest release. Yes, the app name is Houseclub, not Clubhouse.

2. Install the .apk file

Yes, just install the .apk file. If you encounter some permission issues, just give the permission.

3. Enter your phone number

Enter your phone number, then you'll receive a code. At first, I was skeptical that this app would work. But when I got an SMS message from AUTHMSG, I was surprised that this is actually a legit app. Enter the code that you got from the SMS.

4. Have somebody invites you

After you received the code and logged in, you'll see this message. 
This means that you are not yet registered. As this is an invite-only app, have somebody with an actual Clubhouse app invites you. Ask them to add your number to their contact and invite you to the Clubhouse via phone number.


After that, you'll be able to enter your name, your username, and profile picture to register your account

5. Done!

Voila, congratulations! Now you are one of those cool people with access to the not-so-exclusive-anymore app! Congrats, now you can show off to your friends that you're on Clubhouse too! Here's the screenshot of my Clubhouse running on Samsung Galaxy A51 (Android 10) :



FAQ

Is it safe?

Yeah well, looking at the app permission, it's safe enough I think. The permissions for this app are just Microphone and Phone Call. No suspicious activities.

What works and what doesn't?

I'm quoting from the app creator's Github page (https://github.com/grishka/Houseclub), here :

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Thursday, December 31, 2020

Decisions

Written on 31 Oct 2020

Hello guys, girls, readers, people. Whoever and wherever you are, I hope you all stay sane and healthy. So today I'm going to talk about Decisions. Well, it's not gonna be about Decisions in general. It's about my Decisions. My life Decisions to be exact.

So a while back I wrote this post with the title of Intersection, you can read it here. Yeah, it is about my overthinking thoughts. Things that I cannot or would not share with anybody except with the readers here. Which is obviously close to none (even tho I've put this website on my social media bio). But that is really okay, 'cause that means I can write freely anything I want. You know, it's like a diary, but it's cooler because it has a .com domain. And yes I paid for it, I have a blog with a .com domain. How many people have their own website with a .com domain? Not so many. I'm a cool guy.

Okay enough of small talkin', let's talk about my life decisions. So as I was saying in my previous post, I was so worried about not getting a job. Well, now I have a job yay so excited! And tomorrow I'm gonna have my first paycheck! That feels like a really big step for me. Cause I'm so used to get money from my parents and it ain't much. Even though I'm the only child in my family, I didn't get as much money as I want.

So what's the job? Well, it's not much. I got admitted by a company owned by my lecturer. Just a small engineering consultant. My job desc. is to uh, make a daily report of an engineering project. The project is related to a ship berthing structure out there in the eastern tip of Indonesia. I might do some structural analysis later but for now, I am just writing a report about the project's progress. Even though I accepted the job, well I don't know. I feel like I'm dissatisfied with my current job. It's just there's so much work going on.

So what's the second decision? Yes, it's about one of the crucial aspects of my life. It's about my relationship. You see, I have been hurt a lot of times before. And now I find it hard to fall in love again. I don't know but I kinda like this one girl, but no feelings yet. It's just.. too early to tell. Well, let's see, later! Ciao my readers

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Intersection

Caution: This post doesn't contain anything that really matters for you all. This is just a simple life update of mine.

We've all been there, feeling insecure because of other people's achievements. We tend to look above, seeing all those glamours other people have achieved. And that is where I am now.

Tangled Intersection. Source: Wikipedia

I don't know. I thought upon completing my thesis, I would feel satisfied. But no, no. Now I am feeling more insecure than ever. I feel really jealous if one of my friends posts a job update on their LinkedIn page. I feel insecure if one of my friends updated an Instastory of his/her workplace on Instagram. Even though I know, in this crazy pandemic time, there is barely a job vacancy. Bu still, my heart is full of jealousy, full of the desire of wanting more.

I get this feeling of Fearing of Missing Out (FOMO). I fear what if I don't get a job while most of my friends have gotten a job? What if..what if.. what if..? Thousands of what if(s) cross into my mind. Making my days mostly filled with overthinking(s). I feel guilty whenever I am unproductive, even though I know that I have done good enough and I deserve the rest.

Now I know that I have plans for my future, yes. I am going to share with you. I have a keen interest in Offshore Engineering. There are job vacancies related to offshore engineering. I have applied to those job vacancies but, I haven't got a single reply. I was really picky about jobs, but now I'm desperate. I have applied to whichever job vacancies related to my major. But still, I haven't got a reply. Now my plans, I don't know about it. My plan now is just to follow the stream, follow wherever this life takes me.

You might remember that I like coding and stuff. But seriously, I don't know, the spirit of it has gone now. I used to be so excited about coding. But my dreams, my old dreams felt like dead four years ago, when I decided to apply to Ocean Engineering. Now I begin to think, did I made the right decision? Was I too afraid to pursue my dreams, my passion, my real motives? I don't know. I was 17 when I had to decide on my major. I hadn't grown up yet. What did a 17 years old boy know? Why should he take a decision that will impact the rest of his life? Well, I wish this is the best track for me. For now, I'll stick with Ocean Engineering.

The other problem besides career is well, you know me. Of course. If you are my close friends or follow my Twitter, chances are you know my problems. You know what  I have been chasing for but still haven't got it. Relationship. Yeah. Why is it easy for people to have a girlfriend?? Like why why why. Well, I don't know. I guess I'm so picky. I'm way too picky. Say if I know a girl or dated a girl, I always overanalyze (Man, I should not even use the word analyze). Like, is she good? Is she beautiful enough for me? (not gonna lie about this part), Is she compatible with me? Is she religious enough? and et cetera.

I'm always confused. Source: Vecteezy

I kinda don't understand myself. Sometimes, I liked a girl, and she likes me back. But suddenly I lost interest in her because, I don't know what... That's just the way I am. And sometimes I really like a girl, she kinda likes me back, then I confessed, but I got rejected. Often times it's because I was a simp, chasing a girl without her bringing anything to the table, like one sided love but it's more than that. Yeah well, I remember one of my friends said, "You're a picky guy who's never be picked". Like damn yeah, that hit me like a train. It was two years ago but I still remember it. 

I don't know. I don't understand relationships. Like, can friendship between man and woman exist? See, I rarely befriend girls. Because, I don't want one of the parties involved to have feelings for one another. Feelings are dangerous, for me. It is not something that I can't control. So whenever I uh, intensely talk to one of you girls, big chances are that I'm into you. But I don't want to confess because, I've been rejected way more than I have been not. Yeah, relationship with girls for me is like, a tangled earphone. It's so complicated. You may think that I am exaggerating it but no, that's just who I am.

So, like this post's title, I am now at the intersection now. Between one choice and another. I hope that I won't be long at this intersection. And I hope that whatever the path that I choose, will lead me to the best destination, I hope Allah guides me to the righteous path.

 


Saturday, June 6, 2020

Lifeline

Lifeline (noun) can be defined as (1) a line or rope thrown to rescue somebody who is in difficulty in the water or (2) something that is very important for somebody and that they depend on

Sometimes in life, we drown in the sea of problems. We sometimes struggle so hard in the sea of problems that it feels like we’re out of breath, drowning. At that point, who is going to throw us the lifeline? Who is going to rescue us?

Lifeline Buoy
Source: Catapult.co

This article will tell you about my understanding of life’s lifeline. This article is for the people out there, especially Muslims, who are currently drowning in the sea of problems and needing a lifeline. I know that this article might sound very religious because it was taken from one of Islamic ustadz speech. But I hope this article will boost any readers regardless of their religions.

Drowning


Drowning
Source: catapult.co

Life sometimes puts us in a rough situation. Whether it’s academic problems, financial problems, love-life problems, existential problems, insecurity problems, or everything altogether. We’ve all been through some of our roughest times, feeling desperate. Then we felt truly alone like nobody was going to help us, nobody was going to understand our problems. We felt like drowning in the endless ocean of problems, with no rescue boat in sight. In those times, who is going to help us?

﴾مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰى ۗ  ﴿الضحى:۳
mā wadda'aka rabbuka wa mā qalā
"Your Lord has not taken leave of you, nor has He hated [you]" (Ad-Dhuha:3)

Allah literally said to you, one by one, that He would never leave you.

People may come and go. They can forget about you, leave you, hurt you, disappoint you. Because that's how people are, sometimes. But Allah, Allah would never leave you, nor would He disappoint you. Worry not, Allah will give you the lifeline and get you out of your problems.

How can we be so sure?

Well, we can look into our past. How much sin and mistake that we have made? How much worse things that we have done? And yet Allah has not punished us. He still gives us His gifts allowing us to live and breathe happily. Look around you, the world is still moving around. Even though we are ‘drowning’, we are still alive and breathing.

Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." (Az-Zumar:53)

Even the sinners are still being cared for and given mercy by Allah. So don't get your hopes down. Allah still loves you and cares about you, whatever your problems are. And believe that, He will show you the path, the righteous path. The one that we might not understand. It may come out of nowhere, just keep praying and don't lose hope.

So every time that we feel alone, hopeless, lost and desperate, just say and repeat :

mā wadda'aka rabbuka wa mā qalā
"Your Lord has not taken leave of you, nor has He hated [you]" (Ad-Dhuha:3)
Don’t lose hope, keep believing that the lifeline will come. Eventually, you will not be drowned and resurface again. 

Doubts

Now of course that some of us (including me, sometimes) have some doubts about Allah's plan. Like, when are things are going to be right? When will the lifeline come? What makes it so long? What is this “lifeline”? Sometimes we have to be patient and Allah's plans are sometimes so unpredictable. Let us take a look into the story of Prophet Moses a.s.

Ancient Egypt: Civilization, Empire & Culture - HISTORY
Pharaohs once Lived Here
 
A long time ago, in the age of Pharaoh, a Pharaoh dreamed that there will be one male child of Israel that will dethrone the Pharaoh out of his empire. So the Pharaoh decided to kill all of the male babies of Israeli descendants.

Prophet Moses a.s., one of Israeli descendant, was born in the same era of this Pharaoh. His mother was so worried that her son, Moses, is going to be discovered and taken away.

Our logical mind would think that it is best for the mother to leave away from the country, or hide her son somewher, to make Moses safe from the Pharaoh. But what did Allah tell to the mother of Moses?

Allah told her (in Taa-haa : 39) to put her son in a chest and throw it into the river so that Moses would end up into the Pharaoh's bathing palace. Sounds just a very unreasonable thing to do right? Why would you throw your own son to the river, so that he could go straight into the enemy's den. But she believed in Allah, did what Allah has told, and here's what happened next.

When Pharaoh discovered the baby, he wanted to immediately throw it away. But Allah made the Pharaoh's wife convince the Pharaoh not to throw away the baby because she didn't have a child yet. So they decided to keep Moses.

But baby Moses did not want to be breastfed, he kept crying all day. Pharaoh then gathered all the women in the nation, to reward anyone who can breastfeed Pharaoh's adopted children, Moses.

Out of all women, only one woman who was able to breastfeed Moses. It was his mother. The mother was having a tearful of joy, knowing that Moses was reunited with her and safe from all harm, including from Pharaoh itself.

That was just one of many examples of Allah's ways of helping us. The point is, Allah's way is sometimes unpredictable, in a way that we couldn't think of. The lifeline might just come out of nowhere.  We might have doubts sometimes, it's okay. But we just have to believe that, when we have done our best to solve our problems and pray, Allah will pull us out of our problems. Be patient. The lifeline will eventually come, and you will be rescued.

Alone

We were born into this world alone, an orphan. And Allah gave us love through our parents so that they nurture and guide us until we grow up. And Allah will always continue to guide us whenever we're desperate and lost.

I am sure that you all have ever felt alone and felt lost. I have felt lost, even the most chosen ones, the Prophets, had felt lost at some points in their lives. But it is okay, do not worry too much, do not overthink. Because Allah has stated that :

"Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?" (6); "And He found you lost and guided [you]," (7); "And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient." (8) (Ad-Dhuhaa : 6-8)
 
The lifeline will come. You will be fine, you might feel lost and drowning sometimes but, Allah promised that He will guide you. After doing our best to solve our problems and seek others for help, have 'alone' time with Allah, seek guidance. Every problem is a test. When we are drowning, Maybe Allah is teaching us to swim in the sea of problems so we can learn something out of it. Eventually, the lifeline will come and you will survive.

The System

Islam is a perfect and flawless religion. You might have some questions upon reading this article. Like, What the lifeline really is? It sounds so vague and ambiguous. This is where this verse comes to explain.

"So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him]."(9); "And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him]."(10) (Ad-Dhuhaa : 9-10)
 
We help people. We give other people the lifeline. If there is someone who's looking for help to us, do not repel them. Answer their questions the way we could, help them solve their problems. But if we cannot solve their problems, suggest them to someone who can help. 

Just help them however we could. In that way, Allah will give us the lifeline to rescue us from drowning. It could be in the form of other people who will help us, or we could stumble upon information that will help us or anything. Believe that our good deeds will be repaid.

As for the orphans, who have been drowning since day one without any help, we must help them. Most of us are lucky to have parents as our lifeline to guide us, the orphans do not have the luxury. So it is important for us to help and care for the orphans.

Conclusion

I am writing this article because I have been drowning too. When we are drowning, just try to swim and relax. I mean, yeah we must make an effort to find solutions to our problems. But try not to get panic. When we’re literally drowning and get panic, we will get drowned. But if we relax, we’ll survive. You will be just fine, just pray after doing your best. Be patient. Eventually, the lifeline will come, and you will be rescued.  I am also spreading the words because Allah said :

"But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it]." (Ad-Dhuhaa:11)
 
Taken from Hannan Attaki's talk "Sendiri" here. Very recommended video Many thanks for the great speech. Jazakallahu Khairan.

- Muhamad Farid Geonova