3 A researcher's life

I personally think that academicians cum researchers' life is boring, not routined and without discipline.We usually eat at odd hours to skip the jam and crowd(that's why I have gastric), we sleep when people are working(it's easy to concentrate when the surrounding is quite), we watch movies on Wednesday (it's movie day) and we have many holidays (follow university holiday).

All these are the good things you can see from our surface. If you look deep in, our life is dull. If it's not under control, you will become super lazy pig. Perhaps, that is one of the reasons I cannot complete my master on time because I always like to procrastinate(FEW YEARS BACK!!!). I started to change my lifestyle after MMU threatened to terminate my candidature in July. Ever since, I work hard even during weekends.

We always talk crap and we are good in 'goreng'. XD This is the skill we have to master to write a good paper/manuscript and even teach in a class. Therefore, we definitely need to have good English writing and communication skill .


When we are free, we always come out with some weird and not-necessary productive idea. If you watch the movie "The Social Networks", you can related Mark as one of the nerdy researchers. During my 3 years here in MMU, I've learned Java, C, Matlab, Perl, NS2 and Qualnet in order to complete my master. Previously, I got B+ for my programming and I despised it so much. But now, I'm a programming teacher in MMU.

Many people asked me when will I graduate... But, honestly speaking, I do not know when. I just knew it's a never-ending journey. Everyday, I read IEEE conference papers and journals... think how to come out with new algorithm for my channel assignments... figure out how to beat others' work... master new programming language for my simulations... this is what I'm doing daily.
Currently, I have to come out with another new algorithm for my IEEE journal. Oh god!

Let's pray for me. I'm working really hard to walk to the end. I must hold on!