September 4, 2012
And just one day before I was about to take back all my academic transcripts from the med council, the lady called me to come for an interview the next day! Coincidence? Nahh, I'd rather see this as the mysterious way of my God working in my life.
Wish me luck for tomorrow! God bless you all.
P.S. I'm just gonna let all the other pieces of puzzle fall into place.
Update on the interview:
It's more of a formality and part of the long process of getting the 'magic letter' that can get me to register to one of the med faculty here. The professor asked me and my other friends as well about diseases that are commonly encountered during our internship back then and some more about the treatment and some basics of TB and hepatitis, acute coronary syndromes + some peds questions. I'm just glad it's over.
Thanks Father for getting me through the interview.
Update on IM:
It's PACKING time!! -_-
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Hello September!
Dear September,
I know that you are gonna be as unpredictable as August, but I believe that you are gonna be an awesome start of a new path I am willing to take to finally get out of my comfort zone and do things that I have never been able to do before.
This time I would like to write about being grateful as well as being disappointed. But let's get on with the good news first..
1) INDONESIA MENGAJAR, it's official now, I am now officially 'Calon Pengajar Muda V' (CPM V), I finally decided to take on the opportunity although it means that I have to postpone my adaptation program for at least another year and I have to be away again from my family and my mister.. It's H-7 to the 7-week of intensive training for the prep before deployment. So, basically I am going to be an elementary school teacher for the next year if I pass the training session, it's not going to be easy, but I am ready to give my best! I believe this is where God wants me right now, I have to take the longer pathway before going back to medicine.
Most of the times it's a struggle for me, I don't really understand why God wants me in this program.
2) Being a Front Officer at the former school where I used to work as an assistant teacher.
This one also had been a great opportunity for me to become better at communicating with other people and also learn more about problem-solving. Long story short, I nailed the job. :) Thanks God for giving me the opportunity to face my own fear. (in this case: answering phone calls, talking to strangers, etc..) I am now gaining a lil more confidence in this area.
3) Having to postpone my adaptation program is probably one of the hardest sacrifice I have to make for joining Indonesia Mengajar. I am not even sure now how am I going to get back on the med track. Seeing some of my friends already begin with their adaptation is even more suffocating! Because I know for sure that me also is qualified as they are.. Wanting something so much but having no idea how to get it even after you work super hard is the worst feeling ever(well, maybe second to being dumped by someone who you completely head-over-heels in love with yet the person is just not that into you).
4) Not being able to drive is very TROUBLESOME especially in Jakarta! Public transportation in Jakarta sucks. TITIK. Pardon me for being a bit emotional today. My dad had an acute appendicitis last Monday, he was in Bandung at that time so he had operation in one of the hospital in Bandung. Praise God everything went well. But now he won't be able to drive for some times and my mister is also busy working and everybody else is also busy with their own life, all that's left is spoiled-me. -_- I have this fear when I have to ride public transportation just by myself. This is just too much.. H-7 to IM training and I still have so much stuff to pack, God help me!
Have faith Lilli, open your bible, fix your prayer life.. *trying so hard to convince myself*
I know that you are gonna be as unpredictable as August, but I believe that you are gonna be an awesome start of a new path I am willing to take to finally get out of my comfort zone and do things that I have never been able to do before.
This time I would like to write about being grateful as well as being disappointed. But let's get on with the good news first..
1) INDONESIA MENGAJAR, it's official now, I am now officially 'Calon Pengajar Muda V' (CPM V), I finally decided to take on the opportunity although it means that I have to postpone my adaptation program for at least another year and I have to be away again from my family and my mister.. It's H-7 to the 7-week of intensive training for the prep before deployment. So, basically I am going to be an elementary school teacher for the next year if I pass the training session, it's not going to be easy, but I am ready to give my best! I believe this is where God wants me right now, I have to take the longer pathway before going back to medicine.
Most of the times it's a struggle for me, I don't really understand why God wants me in this program.
2) Being a Front Officer at the former school where I used to work as an assistant teacher.
This one also had been a great opportunity for me to become better at communicating with other people and also learn more about problem-solving. Long story short, I nailed the job. :) Thanks God for giving me the opportunity to face my own fear. (in this case: answering phone calls, talking to strangers, etc..) I am now gaining a lil more confidence in this area.
3) Having to postpone my adaptation program is probably one of the hardest sacrifice I have to make for joining Indonesia Mengajar. I am not even sure now how am I going to get back on the med track. Seeing some of my friends already begin with their adaptation is even more suffocating! Because I know for sure that me also is qualified as they are.. Wanting something so much but having no idea how to get it even after you work super hard is the worst feeling ever
4) Not being able to drive is very TROUBLESOME especially in Jakarta! Public transportation in Jakarta sucks. TITIK. Pardon me for being a bit emotional today. My dad had an acute appendicitis last Monday, he was in Bandung at that time so he had operation in one of the hospital in Bandung. Praise God everything went well. But now he won't be able to drive for some times and my mister is also busy working and everybody else is also busy with their own life, all that's left is spoiled-me. -_- I have this fear when I have to ride public transportation just by myself. This is just too much.. H-7 to IM training and I still have so much stuff to pack, God help me!
Have faith Lilli, open your bible, fix your prayer life.. *trying so hard to convince myself*
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Life goes on.. Part 2
Direct Assessment 21 Juni 2012
Wah, wah, sampai juga hari DA! Parahnya hari sebelumnya saya tidak tidur, mengapa begini mengapa begitu?
Jadi begini ceritanya beberapa hari sebelumnya I got my ear pierced (I actually had my ear pierced once before a longgg time ago, tapi berhubung salah satunya sakit waktu itu, saya lepas dan akhirnya lubangnya menutup), akhirnya setelah mengumpulkan keberanian lagi ditindiklah kuping kanan saya sekali lagi dan kali ini saya bertekad supaya jangan sampai menutup lagi lubangnya. Dengan ditindiknya kuping saya, ternyata pada orang dewasa lukanya butuh waktu lebih lama untuk sembuh apabila dibandingkan dengan anak-anak, alhasil badan saya agak sedikit demam dan ada sedikit pembengkakkan kelenjar getah bening di belakang kuping kanan saya. Karena hal inilah saya cukup kesulitan untuk tidur ditambah nyamuk-nyamuk nakal dan sedikit banyak rasa deg-deg-an menghadiri DA.
Saya berangkat pukul setengah 5 pagi bersama kedua orang tua saya, ikut gereja setengah 6 pagi di Gereja Blok B, kemudian mama turun di tempat senam dan papa saya mengantar saya ke kantor IM yang terletak di Jalan Galuh II no. IV, setengah 7 pagi saya sampai dan mencoba untuk tidur sebentar.
Dalam direct assessment ada banyak tes yang harus peserta lalui, termasuk di dalamnya yaitu self presentation, psikotest, role play, simulasi mengajar, interview, dan focus group discussion.
Pendaftaran dimulai pukul 7, sudah ada beberapa peserta yang datang. Saya menyerahkan dokumen-dokumen yang dibutuhkan lalu mulai berkenalan dengan peserta-peserta lainnya.
Dimulai dengan penjelasan singkat mengenai program Indonesia Mengajar oleh Pa Susilo dari bagian rekrutmen tim IM. Beliau menjelaskan bahwa program IM mengirimkan pengajar muda (PM) sebanyak 2 kali dalam setahun, disebut dengan angkatan ganjil dan genap.
Angkatan kali ini ialah angkatan ke V, untuk angkatan ganjil daerahnya adalah: kab. Bengkalis (Riau), kab. Tulang Bawang Barat (Lampung), kab. Paser (Kalimantan Timur), kab. Majene (Sulawesi Barat), dan kab. Halmahera Selatan (Maluku Utara).
Setelah pengenalan singkat, kami dibagikan kertas kasus untuk group discussion, di sini kami diminta untuk menganalisa kasus secara pribadi terlebih dahulu. Kemudian kami dibagi menjadi beberapa kelompok. Kelompok saya waktu itu terdiri dari 6 orang. (ada Hesty, Ratih, Ane, Topan, Eko, dan saya sendiri) Mereka adalah sarjana-sarjana unggulan dari bermacam-macam universitas di Indonesia dengan prestasinya masing-masing, serta visi, misinya yang begitu mantap, saya sangat kagum dengan mereka.
Kelompok saya mulai dengan self introduction, masing-masing mendapatkan waktu 7 menit untuk memperkenalkan diri, sesi tanya-jawab singkat. Masih pagi, masih agak canggung, namun lama-kelamaan makin menyenangkan.
Tes kedua yang harus kami hadapi adalah role play, terdapat suatu kasus yang mesti dicoba diselesaikan bersama dan masing-masing dari kami diberikan peran dan dituntut untuk memerankan perannya dengan sebaik-baiknya. Saya sangat menyukai sesi ini.
Setelah role play ada waktu kosong sebentar sembari kami menunggu tes yang selanjutnya, dan pada saat itu tiba-tiba handphone saya bergetar, saya cek handphonenya di caller ID muncul nomor yang sepertinya saya kenal, dan benar saja itu adalah telepon dari MKKI (Majelis Kolegium Kedokteran Indonesia) hendak memberi tahu bahwa hari berikutnya which is 22 June, 6 o' clock they want me to come for the interview!!! SERIOUSLY?! Pas sekali waktunya yaaa, saya pusing, bagaimana iniii. DILEMAA. Yah tapii liburan tetap liburan, liburan yang sudah saya tunggu dari setahun yang lalu, akhirnya dengan sangat terpaksa saya memutuskan untuk re-schedule dan kembali menunggu untuk jadwal interview berikutnya yang entah kapan datangnya. Anyway, back to DA. (fyi, ini saya begitu dapat telepon langsung ngacirr masuk ke kamar mandi, telepon sebentar, pas keluar-keluar ehh pengujinya udah dateng, untung aja gpp, fiuhhh)
Hari mulai siang, perut mulai lapar, tes berikut untuk kelompok kami adalah psikotest! Aduhh saya sudah mulai pusing, mana sejak pagi tadi saya juga merasa tidak enak badan plus masuk angin, saya kerjakan sebisanya. Psikotestnya adalah PAPI test, simple, jawab sesuai hati nurani saja, hehe.. Setelah PAPI test, ada juga test gambar.
Sudahh, namun ternyata hari masih teramat panjang bagi kami. Hahaha.. Dan sebelum kamu bisa beristirahat untuk makan siang, jrenggg.. tiba untuk SIMULASI MENGAJAR, tes yang paling membuat saya tidak tenang. Hahaha.. Tiap peserta dapat giliran 7 menit untuk mengajar (materi dipersiapkan sendiri), sementara satu peserta mengajar, peserta-peserta lain berpura-pura menjadi murid, tambahan murid berasal dari PM sebelumnya dan juga tim IM yang hadir pada saat itu. Luar biasa menyenangkan sekaligus membuat jantung rasanya berdebar dengan sangat kencang. Seruuu sekali bagian ini! Kami para peserta bersusah payah untuk menghadapi anak-anak SD yang sungguh aneh bin ajaib pada sesi ini. Untunglah waktu terasa amat cepat berjalan dan sepanjang sesi ini gelak tawa tidak berhenti terdengar dari kami semua.
Istirahat makan siang, makan bersama, setelah makan ada beberapa peserta yang sholat terlebih dahulu sebelum melanjutkan ke sesi tes berikutnya.
Berikutnya adalah focus group discussion, saya pun sangat menyukai bagian ini, kami dipersilakan untuk berdiskusi antar anggota dalam kelompok untuk mencari solusi paling baik dari masalah yang diberikan. Kelompok saya adalah kelompok yang sangat menyenangkan di mana semua anggota kelompok memberikan waktu kepada masing-masing daripada anggotanya untuk mengungkapkan pendapat masing-masing, pada akhirnya inilah musyawarah untuk mufakat. Sukses untuk tim kami!
Tes terakhir ialah interview, satu-persatu dari kami masuk ke ruangan yang sudah ditentukan untuk kemudian di-interview oleh assessor dari P.T. Daya Dimensi Indonesia, satu jam kira-kira waktu yang dihabiskan, pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang diberikan cukup membutuhkan jawaban yang mendetail, tidak perlu tegang, anggaplah sesi ini sebagai sesi curhat, hehe..
Sekeluarnya saya dari ruangan interview, hanya satu saja yang saya rasakan: legaaaa, lega bahwa akhirnya saya bisa melewati hari tersebut. Sambil menunggu teman-teman yang belum selesai, kami yang sudah selesaipun bertukar cerita, bersenda gurau, sungguh terlihat kelelahan dari wajah setiap peserta namun terpancar pula kepuasan dan kesenangan. I really had so much fun that day, I am very grateful that I could meet so many amazing people and I really hope to see them again in the near future.
That's all for DA day. We were told to wait for at least until the end of July for the results, everybody will get the email (whether we pass or not), Pa Susilo is a person with a very good sense of humour.
So here comes the WAITING part, againnn..
Sekitar seminggu setelah DA berlalu, datang sms dari Topan (teman sekelompok sewaktu DA) menanyakan tentang apakah sudah ada yang dapat hasilnya ataukah masih waiting list. Saya segera cek email pada saat itu dan ternyata ada email yang menyatakan bahwa peserta diharap menunggu untuk hasilnya. Fuh, membuat saya deg2an sekali, bikin gregetannn, hehehe.. Topan memberitahu bahwa sudah ada 2 teman dari kelompok kami yang lolos, wahhhh, hebat!! Congrats to Ane and Ratih!
Saya tidak begitu banyak berharap untuk lolos tahap kedua ini karena obviously all the other applicants are superb! They have this amazing long background (either scholarships or experience in many organizations or other great achievements related to their hobbies, passion etc), it takes more than good grades to get into IM.
And believe it or not, yesterday I got a call from an old friend, she is a figure whom I really have respect to, her name is Ka Novi, she called and she said she was surprised that I applied for IM. Haha.. She said someone from IM called her to ask several questions about me, I felt so happy at that time. I said to her that I still don't know whether I am going to take this IF let's say I got accepted into IM, but I probably will take it since this is like once in a lifetime opportunity.
So, she told me to just wait for the news and wished me all the best. I told my mom about this, and surprisingly she is quite supportive about this.
So later that afternoon, I checked my email again, and there there: "Hasil Seleksi Tahap II". AAAAaaa, I started to panic, not sure of how I was supposed to feel. I opened it and started looking for the key word: "LOLOS", whattttt, I PASSED, I PASSED the second round of the test! I can't believe this!
Setelah mendapat berita ini, senang sekali, walaupun masih agak bingung, tapi bulat sudah saya akan ambil ini apabila Tuhan memang mengizinkan. After this comes the Medical Check Up (MCU), status for now: waiting. I am still waiting on the schedule. Pray for me, will you? :)) Thanks a bunch!
As for the med field, I believe that if it means for me there will be a way to go there, someday, when it's time, just not today. Have faith!
If they can do it, I can do it, and that means you can do it too! Nothing is impossible!
Last but not least, to summarize everything: I can't believe it's JULY already!! The first 6 months of 2012 have passed! I can't believe I was still in China till last December doing medicine, I can't believe I had the chance to work in Bambino, I can't believe I got to go to Malaysia and celebrated my birthday with my loved one there, I can't believe I passed the second round of Indonesia Mengajar, I can't believe that I might be living somewhere really remote by the end of this year. I still can't believe all this, but this is it. This is God unveiling His plan for me, and ready or not, I HAVE TO BE READY because I am ready to work for Him, for the greater good, to actually do something for the society. I have never been more excited. Wish me luck, and please do pray for me. :)) Whatever lies ahead, bring it on!
Thank you God, your gift of life is amazing and I will try my best to live it joyfully so that in whatever I do it will be for the glory of Your name only.
and for verse of the week:
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thes 5:16-18)
Have a good day friends! :))
Wah, wah, sampai juga hari DA! Parahnya hari sebelumnya saya tidak tidur, mengapa begini mengapa begitu?
Jadi begini ceritanya beberapa hari sebelumnya I got my ear pierced (I actually had my ear pierced once before a longgg time ago, tapi berhubung salah satunya sakit waktu itu, saya lepas dan akhirnya lubangnya menutup), akhirnya setelah mengumpulkan keberanian lagi ditindiklah kuping kanan saya sekali lagi dan kali ini saya bertekad supaya jangan sampai menutup lagi lubangnya. Dengan ditindiknya kuping saya, ternyata pada orang dewasa lukanya butuh waktu lebih lama untuk sembuh apabila dibandingkan dengan anak-anak, alhasil badan saya agak sedikit demam dan ada sedikit pembengkakkan kelenjar getah bening di belakang kuping kanan saya. Karena hal inilah saya cukup kesulitan untuk tidur ditambah nyamuk-nyamuk nakal dan sedikit banyak rasa deg-deg-an menghadiri DA.
Saya berangkat pukul setengah 5 pagi bersama kedua orang tua saya, ikut gereja setengah 6 pagi di Gereja Blok B, kemudian mama turun di tempat senam dan papa saya mengantar saya ke kantor IM yang terletak di Jalan Galuh II no. IV, setengah 7 pagi saya sampai dan mencoba untuk tidur sebentar.
Dalam direct assessment ada banyak tes yang harus peserta lalui, termasuk di dalamnya yaitu self presentation, psikotest, role play, simulasi mengajar, interview, dan focus group discussion.
Pendaftaran dimulai pukul 7, sudah ada beberapa peserta yang datang. Saya menyerahkan dokumen-dokumen yang dibutuhkan lalu mulai berkenalan dengan peserta-peserta lainnya.
Dimulai dengan penjelasan singkat mengenai program Indonesia Mengajar oleh Pa Susilo dari bagian rekrutmen tim IM. Beliau menjelaskan bahwa program IM mengirimkan pengajar muda (PM) sebanyak 2 kali dalam setahun, disebut dengan angkatan ganjil dan genap.
Angkatan kali ini ialah angkatan ke V, untuk angkatan ganjil daerahnya adalah: kab. Bengkalis (Riau), kab. Tulang Bawang Barat (Lampung), kab. Paser (Kalimantan Timur), kab. Majene (Sulawesi Barat), dan kab. Halmahera Selatan (Maluku Utara).
Setelah pengenalan singkat, kami dibagikan kertas kasus untuk group discussion, di sini kami diminta untuk menganalisa kasus secara pribadi terlebih dahulu. Kemudian kami dibagi menjadi beberapa kelompok. Kelompok saya waktu itu terdiri dari 6 orang. (ada Hesty, Ratih, Ane, Topan, Eko, dan saya sendiri) Mereka adalah sarjana-sarjana unggulan dari bermacam-macam universitas di Indonesia dengan prestasinya masing-masing, serta visi, misinya yang begitu mantap, saya sangat kagum dengan mereka.
Kelompok saya mulai dengan self introduction, masing-masing mendapatkan waktu 7 menit untuk memperkenalkan diri, sesi tanya-jawab singkat. Masih pagi, masih agak canggung, namun lama-kelamaan makin menyenangkan.
Tes kedua yang harus kami hadapi adalah role play, terdapat suatu kasus yang mesti dicoba diselesaikan bersama dan masing-masing dari kami diberikan peran dan dituntut untuk memerankan perannya dengan sebaik-baiknya. Saya sangat menyukai sesi ini.
Setelah role play ada waktu kosong sebentar sembari kami menunggu tes yang selanjutnya, dan pada saat itu tiba-tiba handphone saya bergetar, saya cek handphonenya di caller ID muncul nomor yang sepertinya saya kenal, dan benar saja itu adalah telepon dari MKKI (Majelis Kolegium Kedokteran Indonesia) hendak memberi tahu bahwa hari berikutnya which is 22 June, 6 o' clock they want me to come for the interview!!! SERIOUSLY?! Pas sekali waktunya yaaa, saya pusing, bagaimana iniii. DILEMAA. Yah tapii liburan tetap liburan, liburan yang sudah saya tunggu dari setahun yang lalu, akhirnya dengan sangat terpaksa saya memutuskan untuk re-schedule dan kembali menunggu untuk jadwal interview berikutnya yang entah kapan datangnya. Anyway, back to DA. (fyi, ini saya begitu dapat telepon langsung ngacirr masuk ke kamar mandi, telepon sebentar, pas keluar-keluar ehh pengujinya udah dateng, untung aja gpp, fiuhhh)
Hari mulai siang, perut mulai lapar, tes berikut untuk kelompok kami adalah psikotest! Aduhh saya sudah mulai pusing, mana sejak pagi tadi saya juga merasa tidak enak badan plus masuk angin, saya kerjakan sebisanya. Psikotestnya adalah PAPI test, simple, jawab sesuai hati nurani saja, hehe.. Setelah PAPI test, ada juga test gambar.
Sudahh, namun ternyata hari masih teramat panjang bagi kami. Hahaha.. Dan sebelum kamu bisa beristirahat untuk makan siang, jrenggg.. tiba untuk SIMULASI MENGAJAR, tes yang paling membuat saya tidak tenang. Hahaha.. Tiap peserta dapat giliran 7 menit untuk mengajar (materi dipersiapkan sendiri), sementara satu peserta mengajar, peserta-peserta lain berpura-pura menjadi murid, tambahan murid berasal dari PM sebelumnya dan juga tim IM yang hadir pada saat itu. Luar biasa menyenangkan sekaligus membuat jantung rasanya berdebar dengan sangat kencang. Seruuu sekali bagian ini! Kami para peserta bersusah payah untuk menghadapi anak-anak SD yang sungguh aneh bin ajaib pada sesi ini. Untunglah waktu terasa amat cepat berjalan dan sepanjang sesi ini gelak tawa tidak berhenti terdengar dari kami semua.
Istirahat makan siang, makan bersama, setelah makan ada beberapa peserta yang sholat terlebih dahulu sebelum melanjutkan ke sesi tes berikutnya.
Berikutnya adalah focus group discussion, saya pun sangat menyukai bagian ini, kami dipersilakan untuk berdiskusi antar anggota dalam kelompok untuk mencari solusi paling baik dari masalah yang diberikan. Kelompok saya adalah kelompok yang sangat menyenangkan di mana semua anggota kelompok memberikan waktu kepada masing-masing daripada anggotanya untuk mengungkapkan pendapat masing-masing, pada akhirnya inilah musyawarah untuk mufakat. Sukses untuk tim kami!
Tes terakhir ialah interview, satu-persatu dari kami masuk ke ruangan yang sudah ditentukan untuk kemudian di-interview oleh assessor dari P.T. Daya Dimensi Indonesia, satu jam kira-kira waktu yang dihabiskan, pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang diberikan cukup membutuhkan jawaban yang mendetail, tidak perlu tegang, anggaplah sesi ini sebagai sesi curhat, hehe..
Sekeluarnya saya dari ruangan interview, hanya satu saja yang saya rasakan: legaaaa, lega bahwa akhirnya saya bisa melewati hari tersebut. Sambil menunggu teman-teman yang belum selesai, kami yang sudah selesaipun bertukar cerita, bersenda gurau, sungguh terlihat kelelahan dari wajah setiap peserta namun terpancar pula kepuasan dan kesenangan. I really had so much fun that day, I am very grateful that I could meet so many amazing people and I really hope to see them again in the near future.
That's all for DA day. We were told to wait for at least until the end of July for the results, everybody will get the email (whether we pass or not), Pa Susilo is a person with a very good sense of humour.
So here comes the WAITING part, againnn..
Sekitar seminggu setelah DA berlalu, datang sms dari Topan (teman sekelompok sewaktu DA) menanyakan tentang apakah sudah ada yang dapat hasilnya ataukah masih waiting list. Saya segera cek email pada saat itu dan ternyata ada email yang menyatakan bahwa peserta diharap menunggu untuk hasilnya. Fuh, membuat saya deg2an sekali, bikin gregetannn, hehehe.. Topan memberitahu bahwa sudah ada 2 teman dari kelompok kami yang lolos, wahhhh, hebat!! Congrats to Ane and Ratih!
Saya tidak begitu banyak berharap untuk lolos tahap kedua ini karena obviously all the other applicants are superb! They have this amazing long background (either scholarships or experience in many organizations or other great achievements related to their hobbies, passion etc), it takes more than good grades to get into IM.
And believe it or not, yesterday I got a call from an old friend, she is a figure whom I really have respect to, her name is Ka Novi, she called and she said she was surprised that I applied for IM. Haha.. She said someone from IM called her to ask several questions about me, I felt so happy at that time. I said to her that I still don't know whether I am going to take this IF let's say I got accepted into IM, but I probably will take it since this is like once in a lifetime opportunity.
So, she told me to just wait for the news and wished me all the best. I told my mom about this, and surprisingly she is quite supportive about this.
So later that afternoon, I checked my email again, and there there: "Hasil Seleksi Tahap II". AAAAaaa, I started to panic, not sure of how I was supposed to feel. I opened it and started looking for the key word: "LOLOS", whattttt, I PASSED, I PASSED the second round of the test! I can't believe this!
Setelah mendapat berita ini, senang sekali, walaupun masih agak bingung, tapi bulat sudah saya akan ambil ini apabila Tuhan memang mengizinkan. After this comes the Medical Check Up (MCU), status for now: waiting. I am still waiting on the schedule. Pray for me, will you? :)) Thanks a bunch!
As for the med field, I believe that if it means for me there will be a way to go there, someday, when it's time, just not today. Have faith!
If they can do it, I can do it, and that means you can do it too! Nothing is impossible!
Last but not least, to summarize everything: I can't believe it's JULY already!! The first 6 months of 2012 have passed! I can't believe I was still in China till last December doing medicine, I can't believe I had the chance to work in Bambino, I can't believe I got to go to Malaysia and celebrated my birthday with my loved one there, I can't believe I passed the second round of Indonesia Mengajar, I can't believe that I might be living somewhere really remote by the end of this year. I still can't believe all this, but this is it. This is God unveiling His plan for me, and ready or not, I HAVE TO BE READY because I am ready to work for Him, for the greater good, to actually do something for the society. I have never been more excited. Wish me luck, and please do pray for me. :)) Whatever lies ahead, bring it on!
Thank you God, your gift of life is amazing and I will try my best to live it joyfully so that in whatever I do it will be for the glory of Your name only.
and for verse of the week:
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thes 5:16-18)
Have a good day friends! :))
Monday, July 2, 2012
Life goes on.. Part 1
Warning: This one is going to be a long post. *secara udah absen nulis entah berapa lama*
Heyhooo! Hello all! I'm backkk, not sure for how long, but always wish that I can constantly write and update this blog so I can always look back whenever I want to and look how far I've gone, have I become better? or the other way around.
I have been busy with the kids up until last month. I am done with my work there and what I can tell you about being a teacher assistant for pre-kindies is: 'it's exhausting!' hehehe.. It is really! the amount of work sometimes is unbearable, but the children are of course super adorable.
During my 4 months working there, I had so much fun with the kids, I made friends and I actually love working there, I also have learnt to be more creative (in ways that I never like to do arts & crafts before and so on). The climax of the work was during preparation for PTM (Parents-Teachers Meeting) where me and the other co-teachers had to finish the never-ending portfolios of each kid and the other one was preparation for graduation concert where we had to train the kids to dance for their final performance. Long story short, thanks God everything went just great! It's amazing, we all feel really happy because all the hard work are finally paid off. It's amazing! The kids had fun, we had fun! Their parents were very happy as well.
On the last day, I got an album of my kid's photos and their writings, and some of the parents also gave teachers farewell gifts. I will upload the pics once I get my bluetooth program fixed.
First chapter of my life in this year 2012 is finished. (February-June 2012: Bambino Int. Preschool)
After I came back home, fyi during the time I work in Bambino I stayed in one of the kost-kostan behind kantor Walikota Jakarta Selatan (it was the same kost-kost-an as my sis when she was still in high school), Bambino is only 15-min walk from that place, and the best thing was my mister! I got to see him so often. :))
This part below I will write it in bahasa so I can express myself more freely! (read: no language barrier, hehe)
Sekitar pertengahan bulan Mei lalu, saat sedang ngobrol-ngobrol biasa sama pacar tentang apa yang akan saya harus lakukan setelah selesai mengajar di Bambino, hmmm, tiba-tiba dia menyeletuk tentang program 'Indonesia Mengajar', kenapa tidak mencoba daftar program ini? Ini adalah kali pertama saya mendengar tentang program ini. Dan di mobilnyalah, menggunakan iPadnya saat itu juga saya buka website Indonesia Mengajar membaca sebentar mengenai programnya dan akhirnya saya putuskan untuk mendaftar, membuat akun, mulai mengisi data. Little did I know that the application form was a bit troublesome. Pada saat itu akhirnya saya hanya mengisi seadanya, data-data dasar, data-data lainnya saya putuskan untuk mengisinya saat saya bisa online di laptop.
Oh ya, mari saya jelaskan sedikit mengenai program Indonesia Mengajar ini: apabila terpilih akan menjadi seorang 'Pengajar Muda' yang kemudian akan ditempatkan di salah satu daerah terpencil di Indonesia dengan tugas utama mengajar anak SD selama 1 tahun, mottonya adalah: "Setahun mengajar, seumur hidup menginspirasi". Untuk lebih lanjutnya bisa dilihat di website Indonesia Mengajar.
Singkat cerita, hari terakhir pendaftaran Indonesia Mengajar, saya memutuskan untuk mencoba menyelesaikan mengisi form aplikasinya yang mana terdiri dari banyak esai yang harus dijawab dengan 200-600 kata kalau saya tidak salah ingat. Saya yang sudah lama vakum menulis rasanya malas menyelesaikan, tetapi saya pikir this is one of the time in which I have nothing to lose but a lot to gain jadi saya putuskan untuk lengkapi form dan akhirnya kirim. Tidak masalah apakah esai yang saya buat itu harus dibuat seindah mungkin, yang saya ingat waktu itu saya hanya menjawab seadanya, yang terpikir saja berhubung waktu juga sudah kurang memadai.
Setelah kira-kira 2 minggu menunggu sementara menjalankan rutinitas seperti biasa datanglah email tersebut di awal Juni, email yang menyatakan bahwa saya lolos seleksi tahap pertama dan berhak untuk mengikuti seleksi tahap kedua yang adalah direct assessment. Jadwal DA saya pertama adalah tanggal 22 Juni, namun pada tanggal tersebut kebetulan adalah jadwal liburan saya ke Kuala Lumpur (thanks to mister who got us cheap Air Asia tickets last year), akhirnya saya minta apabila bisa untuk dipindahkan ke tanggal 21 Juni dan ternyata bisa! Sementara menunggu kedatangan hari DA, saya pun masih mencoba untuk mencari-cari lowongan pekerjaan lain dan satu yang menarik minat saya: walk-in interview pramugari SQ yang jatuh tanggal 29 Juni lalu. Hehe. This one is super random.
Hari-hari yang saya lewatkan sambil menunggu datangnya hari DA cukup membosankan karena kebanyakan saya habiskan di rumah (rumah saya cukup jauh dari pusat kota dan saya belum bisa menyetir sehingga untuk pergi biasanya harus mencocokkan jadwal dengan ibu saya dan pekerjaannya). Cerita mengenai DA akan saya tulis di post selanjutnya. :))
To be continued..
Heyhooo! Hello all! I'm backkk, not sure for how long, but always wish that I can constantly write and update this blog so I can always look back whenever I want to and look how far I've gone, have I become better? or the other way around.
I have been busy with the kids up until last month. I am done with my work there and what I can tell you about being a teacher assistant for pre-kindies is: 'it's exhausting!' hehehe.. It is really! the amount of work sometimes is unbearable, but the children are of course super adorable.
During my 4 months working there, I had so much fun with the kids, I made friends and I actually love working there, I also have learnt to be more creative (in ways that I never like to do arts & crafts before and so on). The climax of the work was during preparation for PTM (Parents-Teachers Meeting) where me and the other co-teachers had to finish the never-ending portfolios of each kid and the other one was preparation for graduation concert where we had to train the kids to dance for their final performance. Long story short, thanks God everything went just great! It's amazing, we all feel really happy because all the hard work are finally paid off. It's amazing! The kids had fun, we had fun! Their parents were very happy as well.
On the last day, I got an album of my kid's photos and their writings, and some of the parents also gave teachers farewell gifts. I will upload the pics once I get my bluetooth program fixed.
First chapter of my life in this year 2012 is finished. (February-June 2012: Bambino Int. Preschool)
After I came back home, fyi during the time I work in Bambino I stayed in one of the kost-kostan behind kantor Walikota Jakarta Selatan (it was the same kost-kost-an as my sis when she was still in high school), Bambino is only 15-min walk from that place, and the best thing was my mister! I got to see him so often. :))
This part below I will write it in bahasa so I can express myself more freely! (read: no language barrier, hehe)
Sekitar pertengahan bulan Mei lalu, saat sedang ngobrol-ngobrol biasa sama pacar tentang apa yang akan saya harus lakukan setelah selesai mengajar di Bambino, hmmm, tiba-tiba dia menyeletuk tentang program 'Indonesia Mengajar', kenapa tidak mencoba daftar program ini? Ini adalah kali pertama saya mendengar tentang program ini. Dan di mobilnyalah, menggunakan iPadnya saat itu juga saya buka website Indonesia Mengajar membaca sebentar mengenai programnya dan akhirnya saya putuskan untuk mendaftar, membuat akun, mulai mengisi data. Little did I know that the application form was a bit troublesome. Pada saat itu akhirnya saya hanya mengisi seadanya, data-data dasar, data-data lainnya saya putuskan untuk mengisinya saat saya bisa online di laptop.
Oh ya, mari saya jelaskan sedikit mengenai program Indonesia Mengajar ini: apabila terpilih akan menjadi seorang 'Pengajar Muda' yang kemudian akan ditempatkan di salah satu daerah terpencil di Indonesia dengan tugas utama mengajar anak SD selama 1 tahun, mottonya adalah: "Setahun mengajar, seumur hidup menginspirasi". Untuk lebih lanjutnya bisa dilihat di website Indonesia Mengajar.
Singkat cerita, hari terakhir pendaftaran Indonesia Mengajar, saya memutuskan untuk mencoba menyelesaikan mengisi form aplikasinya yang mana terdiri dari banyak esai yang harus dijawab dengan 200-600 kata kalau saya tidak salah ingat. Saya yang sudah lama vakum menulis rasanya malas menyelesaikan, tetapi saya pikir this is one of the time in which I have nothing to lose but a lot to gain jadi saya putuskan untuk lengkapi form dan akhirnya kirim. Tidak masalah apakah esai yang saya buat itu harus dibuat seindah mungkin, yang saya ingat waktu itu saya hanya menjawab seadanya, yang terpikir saja berhubung waktu juga sudah kurang memadai.
Setelah kira-kira 2 minggu menunggu sementara menjalankan rutinitas seperti biasa datanglah email tersebut di awal Juni, email yang menyatakan bahwa saya lolos seleksi tahap pertama dan berhak untuk mengikuti seleksi tahap kedua yang adalah direct assessment. Jadwal DA saya pertama adalah tanggal 22 Juni, namun pada tanggal tersebut kebetulan adalah jadwal liburan saya ke Kuala Lumpur (thanks to mister who got us cheap Air Asia tickets last year), akhirnya saya minta apabila bisa untuk dipindahkan ke tanggal 21 Juni dan ternyata bisa! Sementara menunggu kedatangan hari DA, saya pun masih mencoba untuk mencari-cari lowongan pekerjaan lain dan satu yang menarik minat saya: walk-in interview pramugari SQ yang jatuh tanggal 29 Juni lalu. Hehe. This one is super random.
Hari-hari yang saya lewatkan sambil menunggu datangnya hari DA cukup membosankan karena kebanyakan saya habiskan di rumah (rumah saya cukup jauh dari pusat kota dan saya belum bisa menyetir sehingga untuk pergi biasanya harus mencocokkan jadwal dengan ibu saya dan pekerjaannya). Cerita mengenai DA akan saya tulis di post selanjutnya. :))
To be continued..
Friday, April 20, 2012
I am really glad for my life right now, God is good, because of Him I get to see my mister so often now and I am really grateful for every second I spend with him.
Never take someone for granted.
Yesss, life is so much better, life is perfect when goodbyes really are meant until tomorrow.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Home Sweet Home..
I know I haven't written again for weeks now. I have been busy getting my life back on track in my home country. God has been so good to me despite of some things that has been going on for a while in my family, but anyway everybody have their own issues, who doesn't? So for once, let's just look on the good sides, and be thankful for everything God had given us.
I've been back for almost 3 months now, and yet I haven't started my adaptation program (for the med field thingies). The reason was because I need my bachelor degree certificate, graduation certificate, etc (it was still being notarized etc in China, the process took weeks), but as for now, one more baby step, I just got all the documents and made copies of it and I am ready to move on to the next step which is going to DIKTI and let the government do its job. I probably will go to DIKTI next week (there is this one document though [read: LOG BOOK] which is required for the 'penyetaraan ijazah' process, and what a coincidence my uni doesn't have yet, someone in the uni is working on it and I heard it will be about 500 pages or so which means I have to print out 500 pages myself, mannn, more money to spend on nothing). -_- Sometimes I feel like stopping, I just want to take the easy way out, just quit on medicine and start looking for other options. It's not that I don't want to be a doctor, but it really take lots of my time (and my parent's money). My parents are getting old and I am so afraid of losing them. God help!
Anyway that's for the medicine thingies. Status: complicated.
Still about me and my working life. While I was waiting on my certif etc, I looked for job vacancies in schools, hospitals (this one is tricky, since I don't have license to practice medicine, I basically can't work as a doctor eventhough I am a doctor already, except if I have a strong connection, but that would be a nepotism, but that's a part of INDONESIA culture) - back on the joba vacancies: I finally got one interview on early Feb, it was for a position of Assistant Teacher in one of International Preschool in South Jakarta, I was called on Tuesday afternoon, I did an interview on Wednesday morning, did a teacher trial on Thursday and officially became a Teacher Assistant on Friday, February 10, 2012. FYI, I love children! Many people keep on asking me why did I apply for the job (outside med field), but for me doing something is so much better than doing nothing, honestly, I can't just spend time waiting and doing nothing and also I want to know what working life is all about and get experience (getting to know new people) and plus I really want/NEED to earn my own money (kalo ga kapan marriednya?? - #jeritanhati #curhatcolongan). I actually got another chance to interview as a doctor in one of 'Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat' in Bogor, but since I already took the teaching job and decided to commit to it for now, I didn't go to the second interview. I hope I made the right decision, I hope this is what God plan is for me. I trust my life in God and I believe everything happens for a reason.
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer"- Romans 12:12
I've been back for almost 3 months now, and yet I haven't started my adaptation program (for the med field thingies). The reason was because I need my bachelor degree certificate, graduation certificate, etc (it was still being notarized etc in China, the process took weeks), but as for now, one more baby step, I just got all the documents and made copies of it and I am ready to move on to the next step which is going to DIKTI and let the government do its job. I probably will go to DIKTI next week (there is this one document though [read: LOG BOOK] which is required for the 'penyetaraan ijazah' process, and what a coincidence my uni doesn't have yet, someone in the uni is working on it and I heard it will be about 500 pages or so which means I have to print out 500 pages myself, mannn, more money to spend on nothing). -_- Sometimes I feel like stopping, I just want to take the easy way out, just quit on medicine and start looking for other options. It's not that I don't want to be a doctor, but it really take lots of my time (and my parent's money). My parents are getting old and I am so afraid of losing them. God help!
Anyway that's for the medicine thingies. Status: complicated.
Still about me and my working life. While I was waiting on my certif etc, I looked for job vacancies in schools, hospitals (this one is tricky, since I don't have license to practice medicine, I basically can't work as a doctor eventhough I am a doctor already, except if I have a strong connection, but that would be a nepotism, but that's a part of INDONESIA culture) - back on the joba vacancies: I finally got one interview on early Feb, it was for a position of Assistant Teacher in one of International Preschool in South Jakarta, I was called on Tuesday afternoon, I did an interview on Wednesday morning, did a teacher trial on Thursday and officially became a Teacher Assistant on Friday, February 10, 2012. FYI, I love children! Many people keep on asking me why did I apply for the job (outside med field), but for me doing something is so much better than doing nothing, honestly, I can't just spend time waiting and doing nothing and also I want to know what working life is all about and get experience (getting to know new people) and plus I really want/NEED to earn my own money (kalo ga kapan marriednya?? - #jeritanhati #curhatcolongan). I actually got another chance to interview as a doctor in one of 'Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat' in Bogor, but since I already took the teaching job and decided to commit to it for now, I didn't go to the second interview. I hope I made the right decision, I hope this is what God plan is for me. I trust my life in God and I believe everything happens for a reason.
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer"- Romans 12:12
Monday, January 16, 2012
Wishes?
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| Thanks to Eve for this pic! |
Hello all!! Happy super-belated CHRISTMAS 2011 and NEW YEAR 2012, happy GRADUATION for all of my classmates and happy early CHINESE NEW YEAR! ^^
and I would like to say my farewell to the so-called Long Distance Relationship! :))
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| Meet my lovely mister and me! Taken at my grad ceremony. ^^ This is definitely one of the happiest moment in my life. |
I had a very tiring but super AWESOME month of January so far. I got to meet my mister! We had a really nice vacation in China, we spent some times in Suzhou, got the chance to go to Beijing and Shanghai for a while, and the best part was he managed to attend my graduation ceremony in which I gave a speech in Chinese, haha, pretty awesome, right? I never imagined I would be able to stand in front of so much people and giving a graduation speech and the hardest part is not using my own mother language.
Here are some of the photos from Jan 5, 2012:
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| This is my super mom and me. :)) |
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| All the Indonesians graduates from batch 2006 and their fams, I'll upload more on my facebook later. I miss you all already!! You all are the BEST! |
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| My favourite aunties from the church: left is auntie Jenny, a very happy and fun auntie, centre is auntie Gloria, an amazing cook!, she has 2 adorable daughters Elli and Edna, I miss you all! |
On January 14th, we had the "Heaven or Hell: Prom Night", all credits to batch 2007 and the rest of the juniors. I should really say I am very impressed of what these 19 students can achieve together, you guys are amazing! Thanks for everything, thanks for the efforts, thanks for the amazing yearbook, thanks for the memories. I have to agree with Sylvia's post though, this year prom was not as personal as last year's was. But the event itself was fully organized, superb! Congrats to all people involved during the prep, sure thing it's everything but easy. I feel very lucky to have friends like you all, i love you all and I do hope we will cross-path again in the near future! All the best for your internship year 2007! God bless!
Well, I am back in Jakarta for now. I am very happy! I am meeting my mister for dinner later this evening. :)) I am currently staying at my sis' place (kost-an).
I can't just sit down and do nothing though, I need to start looking for a job while waiting for my certificate. My original plan and it is still my plan for now, I will apply for a job (in any kind of field, read: other than medicine), hopefully I get a job SOON so I can get more experience in how to deal with people and get the knowledge of what work life is all about exactly. Then I have to go through all the long procedures in order to apply for adaptation program if say I want to pursue my medical career. God helps me figure this one out. In Him, there is nothing impossible, in Him wishes do come true. :) So don't be afraid, dream big, make wishes, PLUS the efforts!! and let God works!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Bible verse of the week.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7
2 Timothy 1:7
Sometimes we may feel insecure or afraid for reasons we can't share with others. We may feel so alone, so sad, and so down we don't even know how to live another day (kedengarannya emang lebay but it happens once or twice in life), we may have so much fears inside us or we may have so much doubts about ourselves or what future holds for us. Whatever it is that makes you feel this way, fear not, it WILL pass. Just know that you are NEVER alone. Hang in there! Pray, surrender yourself completely to God, and let God works. Know that God is always there, He has great plans for each of us, the obstacles we face in our life will only make us stronger and become a better person in the future, and all is for the glory of His name only.
Am I afraid right now? YES. Am I nervous right now? absolutely YES. But I have my faith in Him, I believe that God's plan is always good. Is my journey gonna be a smooth one or a bumpy one? I have no idea, hahaa, but I rather have a bumpy one with Him guiding me throughout my journey than a meaningless smooth one.
In the spirit of Christmas, let us pray for one another! :) Let us pray for Christmas full of blessings for everyone with no exception. Mari, mari berdoa dan berbagi berkat untuk satu sama lain.
I also would like to pray for one of my junior who had been hospitalized since last Sunday. May God's healing power come upon her so that she can be healthy again. God heals every illness she still has in her mind and body. Amin.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Nostalgila..
Since it's almost the end of the year, looking back to the beginning of the year 2011:
1.) January 2011: hmmm, I can't even remember how I spent my New Year's Eve, hahaha. But, I'm guessing I spent it with bunch of friends here in Suzhou. Nothing special, justtt that I started my Internship training (all those Med chinese class, practical class and case studies). Oh yaa before the training was my senior's graduation and prom! (batch 2005 was the first batch with 12 Indonesian students majoring Clinical Medicine in Suzhou Uni)
And another thing was I cut my hair short, and had a perm curl which lasted for about 2 months.
Here are some pic from back then:
2.) February 2011: still training, short CNY holiday then had a small exam before starting the internship, finally the beginning of my internship, first department was Ob-Gyn, first week was horrible, I remember I tried so hard to fit in, struggled with the language and everything but finally got to enjoy every seconds of it. I love my Ob-Gyn rotation. :))
3.) March, April, May 2011: more internship thingies. Spent most of my time in the hospital except Saturday and Sunday. My last Spring in China! Definitely gonna miss all the beautiful flowers.
4.) June 2011! Probably best month of the year after December. ^^ I got to go back to Jakarta and meet my family and my mister! I got to attend mister's sister's wedding ceremony. It was beautiful and such a memorable one. #ilovewedding I love the gate-crashing part, hehe. I also got to meet my baby niece, Chiara. :))
5.) July 2011: Baddd because I miss home so badly! I got the taste of freedom, love, hahaha aga lebayy. The point is I really really miss everyone back home. The weather was not so friendly either and by this time I have started my rotation in the Internal Medicine department.
6.) August 2011: ...
7.) September 2011: Finally, I went to Huangshan! aka the Yellow Mountain. Cheers!! It was amazing, the weather was great. I always love travelling, it's just hard for me sometimes to find the right time (such a lame excuse yahh) and the most important is that I must save up a lot first. Hehe. If you guys ever have the chance to go to Huangshan, you definitely have to go! Just make sure to spend the night at the peak to make sure you don't miss the sunset and sunrise scenery, both which unfortunately I haven't experienced yet.
8.) October 2011: Peds rotation. 2 months before final exam.
9.) November 2011: Study, study, study!!
10.) Last but not least, DECEMBER 2011: final exam ~ practical (Dec 3, 2011), final exam ~ theory (Dec 6, 2011), I'm just glad it's all OVER. tee hee! Isn't it the most wonderful time of the year? ^^
P.S. I have some trouble uploading photos because of the connection. -_- Going to upload it next time or maybe after I'm in Jakarta, because as you know, here in China I need to use proxy to open several websites.
1.) January 2011: hmmm, I can't even remember how I spent my New Year's Eve, hahaha. But, I'm guessing I spent it with bunch of friends here in Suzhou. Nothing special, justtt that I started my Internship training (all those Med chinese class, practical class and case studies). Oh yaa before the training was my senior's graduation and prom! (batch 2005 was the first batch with 12 Indonesian students majoring Clinical Medicine in Suzhou Uni)
And another thing was I cut my hair short, and had a perm curl which lasted for about 2 months.
Here are some pic from back then:
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| Everything was so white! I wonder whether I'm going to experience something like this again before I'm going back to Indo. |
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| East Camp Dorm, the left building: mostly Koreans, the right one (no AC, hot water): Chinese students' super cheap dorm |
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| Me and the snow, near the building where the internship training was held |
2.) February 2011: still training, short CNY holiday then had a small exam before starting the internship, finally the beginning of my internship, first department was Ob-Gyn, first week was horrible, I remember I tried so hard to fit in, struggled with the language and everything but finally got to enjoy every seconds of it. I love my Ob-Gyn rotation. :))
3.) March, April, May 2011: more internship thingies. Spent most of my time in the hospital except Saturday and Sunday. My last Spring in China! Definitely gonna miss all the beautiful flowers.
4.) June 2011! Probably best month of the year after December. ^^ I got to go back to Jakarta and meet my family and my mister! I got to attend mister's sister's wedding ceremony. It was beautiful and such a memorable one. #ilovewedding I love the gate-crashing part, hehe. I also got to meet my baby niece, Chiara. :))
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| It's me and my mister in front of the Cathedral! ^^ |
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| Meet my baby niece. |
5.) July 2011: Baddd because I miss home so badly! I got the taste of freedom, love, hahaha aga lebayy. The point is I really really miss everyone back home. The weather was not so friendly either and by this time I have started my rotation in the Internal Medicine department.
6.) August 2011: ...
7.) September 2011: Finally, I went to Huangshan! aka the Yellow Mountain. Cheers!! It was amazing, the weather was great. I always love travelling, it's just hard for me sometimes to find the right time (such a lame excuse yahh) and the most important is that I must save up a lot first. Hehe. If you guys ever have the chance to go to Huangshan, you definitely have to go! Just make sure to spend the night at the peak to make sure you don't miss the sunset and sunrise scenery, both which unfortunately I haven't experienced yet.
8.) October 2011: Peds rotation. 2 months before final exam.
9.) November 2011: Study, study, study!!
10.) Last but not least, DECEMBER 2011: final exam ~ practical (Dec 3, 2011), final exam ~ theory (Dec 6, 2011), I'm just glad it's all OVER. tee hee! Isn't it the most wonderful time of the year? ^^
Thanks GOD for such a wonderful year!
P.S. I have some trouble uploading photos because of the connection. -_- Going to upload it next time or maybe after I'm in Jakarta, because as you know, here in China I need to use proxy to open several websites.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Helloo December! ^^
It's the most wonderful time of the year! ^^ I have so much to be thankful for, but firstly I would like to say that I am officially done with med school, well, at least for now! 5.5 years, oh I'm so DONE!
I still have many things before I can actually practice medicine, but still I'm just so grateful now that I finally finished the first step. Thanks to everyone who had been very supportive throughout my study in here. Thanks God, without Him I'm nothing.
I am looking forward to go back to Jakarta! But before that, I can't wait to see my mom and my mister! Yes, that's right they are coming here for my graduation ceremony. Mom is coming on Jan 1st, my mister is coming on Jan 4th.
Hopefully, I will have more time to take care of my blogs. I have way too many blogs to maintain. -_- *my bad* and plus I really need to improve my blogging skills.
HELLO DECEMBER, HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE!!!
Things to do before leaving China:
- Pack my things then send everything back to Indonesia (esp. BOOKS! -_-) I love my books but they are just so heavy and it will cost a lot.*sobs*
- Selling stuffs -_-
- Spending more time with friends here
- Finish my C.V. !! ASAP!
- and the list still goes on..
I still have many things before I can actually practice medicine, but still I'm just so grateful now that I finally finished the first step. Thanks to everyone who had been very supportive throughout my study in here. Thanks God, without Him I'm nothing.
I am looking forward to go back to Jakarta! But before that, I can't wait to see my mom and my mister! Yes, that's right they are coming here for my graduation ceremony. Mom is coming on Jan 1st, my mister is coming on Jan 4th.
Hopefully, I will have more time to take care of my blogs. I have way too many blogs to maintain. -_- *my bad* and plus I really need to improve my blogging skills.
HELLO DECEMBER, HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE!!!
Things to do before leaving China:
- Pack my things then send everything back to Indonesia (esp. BOOKS! -_-) I love my books but they are just so heavy and it will cost a lot.*sobs*
- Selling stuffs -_-
- Spending more time with friends here
- Finish my C.V. !! ASAP!
- and the list still goes on..
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
I've been meaning to share this video I found several months ago I think. Do enjoy! It is one amazing stop motion video.
Monday, May 17, 2010
The Wheel of Life
Here come another storm in my life. I've been so anxious about waiting my HSK result to come out.
Turns out I haven't pass level 6 yet so that means I have to re-take the test which will cost me another 250 yuan. :(
So sad, unbelievably sad.. But, I need to look on the brighter side, I need to stay positive.
I'm planning to re-take the exam next month, June 20th, it's almost the end of semester, and I really need to prepare for my other exams as well.
Extra work! Less american tv series will help, I will start to watch Taiwan tv series instead to practice my listening.
So anyway, the old HSK (the one that I took 3 times already) has 4 parts, I screwed up the listening part of my last HSK. The scores for the other 3 parts actually is already inside the range of level 7. But due to my horrible listening ability, it got me into level 5 only. And even worse my uni will hold the old HSK exam no more. They got the new pattern which is utterly absurd, can't really explain it in detail. Singkat cerita it is much more expensive and much more complicated. It's always about the money here.. Money, money, and money. Argh.. ~_~ I have to go to Shanghai this Friday to register for the next HSK (they still have the old pattern guess, gonna ask about it tomorrow by phone).
More current events in my life:
- I applied for a Chinese Govt Scholarship sometimes around last week, the school will choose the winner, and they will announce it at the end of this month. I really hope I can get it. *crossing my finger*
- I moved to the new dorm last weekend (4th floor which is almost the same as 5th floor), the shifting made my whole body ache, especially my feet. Still in the recovery phase now. :p
In need of a cup of comfort and big plate of encouragement. Jiayou Lilli!!
Turns out I haven't pass level 6 yet so that means I have to re-take the test which will cost me another 250 yuan. :(
So sad, unbelievably sad.. But, I need to look on the brighter side, I need to stay positive.
I'm planning to re-take the exam next month, June 20th, it's almost the end of semester, and I really need to prepare for my other exams as well.
Extra work! Less american tv series will help, I will start to watch Taiwan tv series instead to practice my listening.
So anyway, the old HSK (the one that I took 3 times already) has 4 parts, I screwed up the listening part of my last HSK. The scores for the other 3 parts actually is already inside the range of level 7. But due to my horrible listening ability, it got me into level 5 only. And even worse my uni will hold the old HSK exam no more. They got the new pattern which is utterly absurd, can't really explain it in detail. Singkat cerita it is much more expensive and much more complicated. It's always about the money here.. Money, money, and money. Argh.. ~_~ I have to go to Shanghai this Friday to register for the next HSK (they still have the old pattern guess, gonna ask about it tomorrow by phone).
More current events in my life:
- I applied for a Chinese Govt Scholarship sometimes around last week, the school will choose the winner, and they will announce it at the end of this month. I really hope I can get it. *crossing my finger*
- I moved to the new dorm last weekend (4th floor which is almost the same as 5th floor), the shifting made my whole body ache, especially my feet. Still in the recovery phase now. :p
In need of a cup of comfort and big plate of encouragement. Jiayou Lilli!!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Hello, hello! It's time for a change.
Much things happened in this past few weeks. I given my HSK Exam last April 18th, the result will be out in about 2-3 weeks I guess, I just keep on praying that I'll pass level 6 this time so I will not need to give another try. I had enough with HSK, but still need to improve my Chinese! I haven't been so diligent about this one. My Chinese Proficiency Level is just like my life, there's time when it is really good, and there's also time when it is really really bad..
Other than HSK, my life has gone back to its usual routine, classes in the morning, nap time in the afternoon, then I have more classes, finally come back to my dorm and just spend most of my time in front of my laptop.
I need to remind myself again and again to focus on the goal! GRADUATE and become a GOOD DOCTOR, not just a doctor. And in order to do so, I need my Chinese both speaking and writing ability to be ready for next year's internship.
I still have no idea what I'm gonna do after, well, first on my list after I graduate is to continue my study, I just pray that God will make the way, I pray that everything will go on smoothly. It is true what lots of people said that being a doctor is a never ending study. Everyday there is always something new, something to learn. God help me, I want to study diligently because I don't want to have any regrets in the future. I want to do my best.
Anyway, in the midst of uncertainty and doubt, there's always something to be thankful for. I thank God for the weather, finally a nice and warm weather. :) I thank God because I'll be back to Jakarta soon! Haha. Not that soon actually, just for a bit of encouragement. :p I'll be going back to Jakarta on July 15th (papa's birthday), I'll be spending my summer holiday in Jakarta and mostly in Bandung I think, my sister is having her baby. :) See? I still have some things to be thankful for. Hehe..
One more thing, I decided to leave my glasses in its box for a while, I am wearing contact instead. I am trying to get use to it now, I almost buy the one with colors, but finally I got myself 3 pairs of Acuvue Clear contact lens. I really want to try the green color though!! I tried brown ones, and it makes my eyes bigger, I love it, but I really want to try something new and I hope it will be a good change for me. I think I am in a state where I want a lot of things in my life to change, a good change of course.To be continued..
Other than HSK, my life has gone back to its usual routine, classes in the morning, nap time in the afternoon, then I have more classes, finally come back to my dorm and just spend most of my time in front of my laptop.
I need to remind myself again and again to focus on the goal! GRADUATE and become a GOOD DOCTOR, not just a doctor. And in order to do so, I need my Chinese both speaking and writing ability to be ready for next year's internship.
I still have no idea what I'm gonna do after, well, first on my list after I graduate is to continue my study, I just pray that God will make the way, I pray that everything will go on smoothly. It is true what lots of people said that being a doctor is a never ending study. Everyday there is always something new, something to learn. God help me, I want to study diligently because I don't want to have any regrets in the future. I want to do my best.
Anyway, in the midst of uncertainty and doubt, there's always something to be thankful for. I thank God for the weather, finally a nice and warm weather. :) I thank God because I'll be back to Jakarta soon! Haha. Not that soon actually, just for a bit of encouragement. :p I'll be going back to Jakarta on July 15th (papa's birthday), I'll be spending my summer holiday in Jakarta and mostly in Bandung I think, my sister is having her baby. :) See? I still have some things to be thankful for. Hehe..
This is one of the spring scenery that I really love. It's in my campus ground.
One more thing, I decided to leave my glasses in its box for a while, I am wearing contact instead. I am trying to get use to it now, I almost buy the one with colors, but finally I got myself 3 pairs of Acuvue Clear contact lens. I really want to try the green color though!! I tried brown ones, and it makes my eyes bigger, I love it, but I really want to try something new and I hope it will be a good change for me. I think I am in a state where I want a lot of things in my life to change, a good change of course.To be continued..
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Kecelakaan Mobil di Menteng
For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Tentunya teman-teman sekalian mendengar tentang kecelakaan mobil di Menteng yang terjadi pada tanggal 27 Februari dini hari lalu, kecelakaan naas tersebut menyebabkan 3 orang penumpangnya yang semuanya masih remaja meninggal.
Walaupun tidak mengenal salah satu pun dari korbannya, saya turut berduka cita sedalam-dalamnya. Semoga keluarga korban ditabahkan, dan juga kepada kedua teman yang masih dirawat di rumah sakit diberi kesembuhan dan kekuatan mental dan fisik.
Kecelakaan yang dialami sudah sangat berat dan ditambah lagi dengan kesimpangsiuran berita yang ada menurut saya adalah suatu hal yang menyedihkan. Tidak bisa terbayangkan apa yang dirasakan semua yang pernah mengenal korban, terutama pihak keluarga. Semoga Tuhan memberikan penyelesaian yang terbaik dari semua yang sudah terjadi. Rencana Tuhan selalu indah walaupun sering kali kita tidak dapat memahaminya.
All we can do is to let go and let God..
Kejadian ini kembali mengingatkan kita semua untuk menyetir dengan berhati-hati dan mengenakan sabuk pengaman. Selain itu, bagi kita semua, semua yang pernah mengalami masa remaja,dan masih mengingatnya, mungkin hal ini juga bisa jadi suatu pembelajaran untuk kita di mana kita harus bisa lebih menghargai hidup. Kita tidak pernah tahu apa yang akan terjadi di hari esok, so we better start to do something good today..
Bold the sentences
Bold the sentences that you have done.
i’m loud.
i’m obnoxious.
i’m sarcastic.
i’m cocky.
i cry easily.
i have a bad temper.
for the most part, i don’t like people.
i’m easy to get along with.
i like to fight.
i have more enemies than friends.
i’ve smoked.
i’ve smoked weed.
i drink coffee.
i clean my room daily.
my appearance
i’m shorter than 5’5.
i wear makeup.
i wear a piece of jewelry at all times.
i wear contacts.
i wear glasses.
i’ve had braces.
i have braces.
i change my hair color often.
i straighten my hair often.
my ears are pierced.
i have small feet.
relationships
i’m in a relationship now.
i’m single.
i’m crushin’.
i’ve missed an ex before.
i’m always scared of being hurt.
an ex has physically abused me at least once.
i’ve told someone i loved them when i didn’t.
i’ve told someone i didn’t love them when i did.
i’ve been in love more than two times.
i believe in love at first sight.
i believe lust is more important than love.
friendships
i have a best friend.
i have at least ten friends.
i’ve gotten a phone call in the last 48 hours from a friend.
i’ve beaten up a friend.
i’ve been in a serious fight with a friend.
i can trust at least five people with my life.
experiences
i’ve been on a plane.
i’ve left the state/province.
someone close to me has died.
i’ve taken a taxi.
i’ve taken a city bus.i’ve gone bungee jumping.
i’ve made a speech.
i’ve been in some sort of club.
i’ve won an award.i’ve spent 24 hours on the computer straight.
i’ve been in a physical fight.
music
i listen to country.
i listen to some pop.
i listen to techno.
i listen to rock.
i’m one of those people who play songs repeatedly until i hate it.
i hate the radio.
i download music.i buy cd’s.
television
i spend at least six hours a day watching television.
i watch soap operas daily.
i’m in love with days of our lives.
i’ve seen and like the oc.
i’ve seen and like one tree hill.
i’ve seen and like america’s next top model.
i’ve seen and like popular.
i’ve seen and like house.
i’ve seen and like 24.
i’ve seen and like csi.i’ve seen and like everwood.
family life
i get along with both of my parents.
my biological parents are still together.
i have at least one brother.
i have at least one sister.
i have at least one step brother/sister.
i have at least one half brother/sister.
i’ve been kicked out of the house.
i’ve ran away from my home.
i’ve sworn at my parents.
i’ve made my parents cry.
i’ve lied to my parents.
i’ve lied to my parents so i’d be allowed out.
i’ve walked out when i’ve been grounded.
hair
i’ve cut my hair in the past year.
i’ve dyed my hair in the past year.
i’ve been blonde.
i’ve had black.
i’ve been red.
i’ve been medium brown.
i’ve been brown.
i’ve had streaks.
i’ve been light brown.
i’ve had purple/pink.
i’ve been blue/green.
i’ve gotten my hair thinned.
i use conditioner.
i’ve used silk therapy.i’ve used hot oil treatments.
i’ve curled my hair.
i’ve straightened my hair.
i’ve ironed my hair.
i’ve braided my hair.
i’ve had/want dreadlocks.
school
i’ve thrown something at a teacher.
i’ve yelled at a teacher.
i’ve been suspended.
i’ve had an in-school suspension.
i’ve been sent to the principal’s office.
i’ve walked out of class.
i’ve skipped an entire day of school.
i’ve skipped a whole month of one certain class.
i’ve failed a test.
i’ve cheated on a test.
i’ve helped someone else cheat on a test.
i’ve failed art.
i’ve failed p.e.
i’ve failed math.
i’ve failed science.
i’ve failed another class.
a teacher has called my parents.
i’ve been caught skipping.
i’m loud.
i’m obnoxious.
i’m sarcastic.
i’m cocky.
i cry easily.
i have a bad temper.
for the most part, i don’t like people.
i’m easy to get along with.
i like to fight.
i have more enemies than friends.
i’ve smoked.
i’ve smoked weed.
i drink coffee.
i clean my room daily.
my appearance
i’m shorter than 5’5.
i wear makeup.
i wear a piece of jewelry at all times.
i wear contacts.
i wear glasses.
i’ve had braces.
i have braces.
i change my hair color often.
i straighten my hair often.
my ears are pierced.
i have small feet.
relationships
i’m in a relationship now.
i’m single.
i’m crushin’.
i’ve missed an ex before.
i’m always scared of being hurt.
an ex has physically abused me at least once.
i’ve told someone i loved them when i didn’t.
i’ve told someone i didn’t love them when i did.
i’ve been in love more than two times.
i believe in love at first sight.
i believe lust is more important than love.
friendships
i have a best friend.
i have at least ten friends.
i’ve gotten a phone call in the last 48 hours from a friend.
i’ve beaten up a friend.
i’ve been in a serious fight with a friend.
i can trust at least five people with my life.
experiences
i’ve been on a plane.
i’ve left the state/province.
someone close to me has died.
i’ve taken a taxi.
i’ve taken a city bus.i’ve gone bungee jumping.
i’ve made a speech.
i’ve been in some sort of club.
i’ve won an award.i’ve spent 24 hours on the computer straight.
i’ve been in a physical fight.
music
i listen to country.
i listen to some pop.
i listen to techno.
i listen to rock.
i’m one of those people who play songs repeatedly until i hate it.
i hate the radio.
i download music.i buy cd’s.
television
i spend at least six hours a day watching television.
i watch soap operas daily.
i’m in love with days of our lives.
i’ve seen and like the oc.
i’ve seen and like one tree hill.
i’ve seen and like america’s next top model.
i’ve seen and like popular.
i’ve seen and like house.
i’ve seen and like 24.
i’ve seen and like csi.i’ve seen and like everwood.
family life
i get along with both of my parents.
my biological parents are still together.
i have at least one brother.
i have at least one sister.
i have at least one step brother/sister.
i have at least one half brother/sister.
i’ve been kicked out of the house.
i’ve ran away from my home.
i’ve sworn at my parents.
i’ve made my parents cry.
i’ve lied to my parents.
i’ve lied to my parents so i’d be allowed out.
i’ve walked out when i’ve been grounded.
hair
i’ve cut my hair in the past year.
i’ve dyed my hair in the past year.
i’ve been blonde.
i’ve had black.
i’ve been red.
i’ve been medium brown.
i’ve been brown.
i’ve had streaks.
i’ve been light brown.
i’ve had purple/pink.
i’ve been blue/green.
i’ve gotten my hair thinned.
i use conditioner.
i’ve used silk therapy.i’ve used hot oil treatments.
i’ve curled my hair.
i’ve straightened my hair.
i’ve ironed my hair.
i’ve braided my hair.
i’ve had/want dreadlocks.
school
i’ve thrown something at a teacher.
i’ve yelled at a teacher.
i’ve been suspended.
i’ve had an in-school suspension.
i’ve been sent to the principal’s office.
i’ve walked out of class.
i’ve skipped an entire day of school.
i’ve skipped a whole month of one certain class.
i’ve failed a test.
i’ve cheated on a test.
i’ve helped someone else cheat on a test.
i’ve failed art.
i’ve failed p.e.
i’ve failed math.
i’ve failed science.
i’ve failed another class.
a teacher has called my parents.
i’ve been caught skipping.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Chinese New Year Resolution Part 2
6. Watch less TV Series! Or at least watch it only on the weekend. Let's count how many TV series I've been watching: ‘24’. ‘Grey’s Anatomy’-definitely my favorite!, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Private Practice’, ‘Heroes’, ‘V’, ‘Gossip Girl’, ‘Ghost Whisperer’, hmm.. I think that’s all, oh no, there’s more.. ‘House MD’, ‘LOST’, ‘The Forgotten’. TV series are getting better and better.
I used to watch ‘Lipstick Jungle’, but this series ended already. Not to mention ‘The OC’, ‘American Idol’, ‘ANTM-America’s Next Top Model’, and many Korean and Japanese dramas. I watched a lot, and still watching a lot of them.
Besides TV series, I also love watching movies.. I am a movie addict.. It’s one way to forget about the world and relax. But sometimes, not sometimes, most of the times I become so attached and can actually feel the feelings of some of the characters. It can be quite depressing sometimes yet it can also make me feel so elated.
The good side is lots of them, they give me inspirations, they teach me how to survive the world, a lot of good quotes too.
7. Be a more people person. Socialize more, make time for friends, patients, teachers.. Be a pro-active not a pessimist!
8. As for my family, pray more for them, email them more. I can’t wait to see my sister’s baby be brought into the world. ^^
Happy Chinese New Year from the piglet family. 新年快乐!
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