When I decided to take postgraduate study in Communication Management in 1998, I was feeling stuck. After few years working as a programmer, I really wanted to change direction from logical to creative world. To the world where I can create something visually that people can see and enjoy it.
I had fun using photoshop during my days in university. I created 'The King of Fractal' for one digital design magazine 'Idn' competition.
I took Communication Management with expectation that later I could work in advertising or media industry. Mid of 1999 I left my job to focus on my thesis as final assignment. But destiny led me back to the place where I belonged to.
After leaving my job I spent more time in equity gallery instead of studying. Equity gallery is the place provided by security house for their clients to monitor the stock trading and doing transaction as well. I just started my investment in stock market few months before.
By that time the market was so hot. The market became very attractive especially with internet booming and political situation in Indonesia. I did make money. But it was not for so long....
Entering year 2000, the stock market turned direction triggered by unsuccessful story of internet business and unstable political situation. The market was crash. The worst happened when I lost money in one stock share which was stated bankrupt. I was bankrupt too. Not only that. I had attracted my father and few close friends to put money in stock market. I was really feeling guilty and bad.
June 2000 I left my thesis on 'media habit of stock market investor' incomplete. Through my friend Utin I got new job. She is one of my friends who trust their money to me. I was back to IT world. I started collecting money again and first thing I did with that money was to buy back the share that my father and friends bought. It made me feeling much better. I put friendship on top rather than money.
Year 2000. Most people remarked it as millennium year, golden dragon year or internet boom. For me it was my turning point.
It was the time when I accepted the fact that my left brain worked better than his neighbor. I made a deal with my weakness.
At the same time I told myself to stay in the arena of stock market. My failure should not stop me to make investment in stock market. I believed that it was just a matter of strategy. Never jump to stock market for gambling and expect to make money instantly. To date the stock market is giving me much more than my lost. My failure was the price I had to pay...
