Aria Rajasa’s Blog

My condolences to a very inspiring artist of all decades.. goodbye..

written by Kuy

These are the don’t(s) of teaching someone anything that i gather while teaching Nduts about web and macintosh:

• Keep it simple, no jargon, no geek talk
• Never laugh, smirk, or even give that “what the?” look even if he/she ask the stupidest question
• Let him/her try it themselves, don’t take over the keyboard and do it all yourself
• Be patience, everyone was once a beginner

Hm.. i believe that’s all. Anything I can add?

written by Kuy

Tadi baru aja ditelpon ama notaris Rajasa bahwa harus ada “pelicin” lagi buat ngurus surat pengukuhan PKP (Perusahaan Kena Pajak). Gw cuman bisa geleng2 deh..

Perjalanan untuk menjadi perusahaan legit tu kayaknya susah banget ya. Coba de kita runut kronologis pembuatan PT. Rajasa Grafika. Dimulai dari bulan Oktober kami membentuk PT. Rajasa Grafika, berhubung pake notaris jadi kita ga sibuk-sibuk amat. Sebulan kemudian keluarlah NPWP tapi SIUP (Surat Ijin Usaha Perdagangan) dan Akta perusahaan belum dikeluarkan. Lucunya, dengan keluarnya NPWP tersebut, perusahaan wajib bayar pajak, tapi blm diakui ada.. Aneh..

2 Bulan kemudian gw menerima surat bahwa tanda tangan gw ga mirip sama surat2 lain yang ada, jadi terpaksa bikin surat pernyataan bahwa tanda tangan itu benar tanda tangan gw, dan surat pernyataan tersebut pake tanda tangan gw juga.. ya su lah mo gmana lagi.

5 bulan kemudian akhirnya SIUP dan Akta keluar juga. Sialnya, keluarnya maret awal dan maret akhir adalah akhir periode pajak. Akhirnya kami harus bikin surat pernyataan bahwa kami tidak beroperasi sampai Januari kemarin (gw si pengennya sampe maret, tapi lupa knapa ga bisa). Jadi sampe minggu kemarin masih sibuk pusing ngurusin pajak yang terjadi sebelum adanya SIUP dan Akta.

Setelah itu, kami mengurus Surat Pengukuhan PKP (Perusahaan Kena Pajak), kenapa perlu diurus? well, big companies suka ga mau kalo ga ada surat ini dan client gw yang satu ini cukup bawel mengenai ini. Pengurusan surat ini harusnya hanya memakan waktu 2 hari. Tapi ini sudah hari ke 7 dan masih belum ada kabar juga. Dan tadi (seperti yang telah disebutkan diatas) tiba-tiba ditelpon notaris bilang orangnya minta 1jt kalo mo diurusin (minta as in minta, ga pake nyindir ato indirect..). +sigh+

Baru-baru ini gw menghadiri seminar entrepreneurship yang diadakan oleh Pak Ci (Ciputra Group) di Don Bosco Pondok Indah. Dia bilang bahwa dibutuhkan setidaknya 2% dari populasi negara agar suatu negara bisa tercukupi secara ekonomi. Dan entrepreneurs adalah kunci dari perekonomian negara dan dengan entrepreneurs-lah Indonesia akan maju.

It took me 6 months to even get a legit papers dan ngurus pajak. Not to mention problema dalam bisnis itu sendiri yang seharusnya lebih pantas untuk dipikirkan.

Kalo Indonesia mau berubah, mungkin sebaiknya dimulai dari orang pajak.

written by Kuy

Adobe Photoshop CS3 is announced! hehehe, seneng banget gw dan pengen langsung coba-coba.. it comes with Adobe Photoshop (dan Image Ready tentunya), Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, After Effect, Contribute, Premiere, SoundBooth, and Encore!

Wow, that’s a whole lot of app. Dan tebak harganya? US$ 2499.

Hahaha, tapi gw rasa worth it si dengan segitu banyaknya aplikasi yang ditawarkan. Dia menyediakan beberapa paket seperti design premium, design standard, web premium, etc (udah kayak vista aja) jadi kalo mo beli beberapa aja, bisa lebih murah walaupun ya.. ga murah-murah amat.

Moreover, kemarin gw menemukan kesulitan buat bikin favorite icon untuk website Quantum Magna Financial. Akhirnya nyari-nyari situs dan nemu 2 situs yang cukup berguna: Fave Ico generator dan inspirasi bikin fave ico. Semoga berguna buat kalian juga

written by Kuy

Ehehehe, lucu juga

written by Kuy

Yup, sharing foto akhirnya pasang blog jg. Blog ini akan berisikan update terbaru dari tim pengembangnya mulai dari kita ngapain aja, foto-foto produk terbaru yang mungkin akan kita pasang, hal2 gila yang dilakukan dikantor, well mostly everything about sharingfoto.com

Btw, gw baru liat website WeeWorld, kocak juga! gw iseng2 mo pake buat bikin avatar, trus mo bikin kaos bergambarkan icon gw juga kayaknya lucu tu wakakkaa. Cobain de

written by Kuy

As usual, I’m gonna start with a cliche on why i go hiatus for quite some time. I’m busy.. Rajasa have been really interesting lately. But here’s a quick list of what’s happening recently:

Launching Sharingfoto.com

We just launch Sharingfoto.com. It’s an online digital photo printing where you can also share your pictures and make projects like mugs, t-shirts, mini-album, and more to come. All of that will be delivered right to your door. It’s quite a big project of ours, as in it costs a lot.. It’s still in a closed beta so if you want an invitation, email me and I’ll give you an account. We’ll be dropping the beta phase in mid April

Restructuring

We’re are restructuring, the company broaden the field of work even more by being a creative company specializing in Visual Communication and Design. This means we’re working from A to Z, from corporate identity, multimedia presentation, billboards and of course, websites. We’re changing 3D and photography from core into an added-value services because we’re putting all the resources towards the big picture of being a creative company. The changes will (i hope) go seamless in about 2-3 months.

User Interface Design

We’re also expanding to User Interface design for web applications. Our current clients are Pusilkom UI, Ametis and birumerah. This business is quite unique in Indonesia and it’s still in the range of my core business - which is design, not IT. I’ll be looking forward on partnering with other companies and excell in this field.

Others

Let’s see.. hm.. well.. Many… web design projects i guess..

Well, now you know what kept me busy from new year till today. Aside from that, there’s also the infamous engagement (and everything else of course) break up, buying furnitures for the new office (which include a portable bed and a pillow wakakakka), welcoming deita to the company, teaching a couple of web design training sessions with IBS and also, living my single life to the fullest!

Now that i think about it.. that’s quite a lot for 2 months.. I love it when i look back and see the things that i’ve accomplished. Kinda make you feel very energetic and useful to others..

Ow and I’ll be looking forward on your comments on sharingfoto.com, ideas and suggestions would be greatly honoured.

~backtowork…

written by Kuy