Gilang Iskandar
Hakim

Basic Info

His Past

Gilang won't call his childhood as a bad one, but he wouldn't call it ideal as well. Being the middle child of 7 siblings in lower-middle-class family, Gilang feels detached from both his parents and his siblings due to their individualism.Gilang wasn't content with how he lived but he realized that this is his comfort zone and nothing wrong with staying as long as he had comfort and financial stability, until he eventually enlisted in Indonesian Navy at age 18 as NCO, he realizes how vast the world is.Gilang found himself interested in the world of science and medicine, but his job as Field soldier making him unable to pursue his interest, that until he met an army doctor who trained him to become a field medic.He rose rank to Second Lieutenant after years of serving and he eventually went to backline due to his age. He initially wants to use his remained years to study more science, but his superior won't let him as a squad commander.The combination of not being able to learn science, trapped in desk job, and no longer a field medicine, Gilang eventually retired after 28 years of serving at age 47.He want to achieve another freedom now that he has privilege to do so, he wants to do his own thing.

Secara umum, masa kuliah dia tidak jauh berbeda dengan apa yang dia rasakan sebelumnya. Belajar, mengerjakan tugas, organisasi, lalu kembali ke kediamannya, namun disinilah ia belajar untuk mandiri dan tidak terlalu bergantung dengan kedua orang tuanya. Dama mengambil kesempatan untuk bekerja sambilan sebagai barista di sebuah kafe dekat dengan kediamannya, pekerjaan itu ia lakoni semenjak dia sudah mendekati semester akhir.Berbagai pekerjaan dia lakoni semenjak dia mendapat gelar Sarjana, namun pada akhirnya kembali bekerja sebagai Barista, setidaknya ini adalah pekerjaan yang ia cukup nikmati, bukan yang ia impikan namun setidaknya beban yang ia rasakan tidak terlalu mendorongnya jatuh.

How other sees him

Gilang is well known by his fellow Navy as a hard worker but can be deceiving in some scenarios. Gilang isn't the most expressive person by default so it's harder for people to read his body language, especially for strangers.He won't call himself apathetic but he always seems calm every time his comrade got injured in battle as if it never bothers him at the slightest. He's fully aware of this and blames the strong individualism in his family as the reason, but his time in the army slowly helps him to cooperate with other people.

Dia dan Kopi

Bukan pecinta kopi, setidaknya dulu, menjadi barista juga bukan karena rasa cintanya terhadap minuman ini. Namun seiring waktu perlahan kopi menjadi bagian dari darahnya, seakan tidak ada hari tanpa menghirup aroma kopi.Menjadi barista hampir 8 tahun, awalnya hanya karena perlu tambahan uang dan memutuskan untuk bekerja sambilan di sebuah kafe dekat dengan tempatnya menuntut ilmu sampai akhirnya ia pun lulus, namun seakan tidak ada pekerjaan lain yang cocok dengannya, bukan sekali dua kali ia mencoba pekerjaan lain yang berhubungan dengan gelarnya dan pada akhirnya berakhir menjadi barista lagi, dan lagi.Beberapa kedai kopi ia datangi, sebagai barista tentu saja jika sebagai pelanggan sudah tidak terhitung berapa banyak kedai kopi ia kunjungi. Saat ini menetap dekat dengan lokasi kafenya yaitu di Jalan Braga, kota Bandung. Disitulah ia mendapat panggilan baru "Braga". Mempunya mimpi untuk membuka kedai kopi sendiri, entah bagaimana tapi doakan saja.