Campus Life and the Old Shoes

Just few moment, two thing had been remarked. End of Campus life and The Old Shoes.

Left two story behind that stick with me for almost four years has never been easy.
Many reasons can be explained why I should feel sad with these two. Two different frame of thought that can't be distinguished by time.

The old shoes has been retired,

The campus life is over.

The evident of life. Scene should be changed very soon and something is pushing me back, the memories.

NOW it's time to change the scene. Click.

Good bye the Old shoes.

Back to nature

Sunday, 25th March 2007. All EB and our trainee from Netherlands, Mark, went to Dago Pakar Conservative Forest until Maribaya for sunday sport and It's really fun. Dago Pakar Conservative Forest is a place to keep water supply and also there are two caves, Dutch Cave and Japanese cave. They had been used for storing amour and fortress in colonization era. There is path also that connect Bandung and Maribaya and a lot of people use it as a shortcut especially street seller. This road can be taken by walk, motorcycle, and bicycle. This path is about 5 km with really beatiful natu

Some of the EB never been there before and we had a lot of new experience such as see Omas Waterfall in Maribaya, ate honey after it was being taken from it nest, took picture with local children, etc.

IPM conference... leaders' dream

Conference in AIESEC has never less than energy that I have, thus it give me strength and learn how to struggle"

What I believe in AIESEC, I see. What I see in AIESEC, I believe.

...really wonderful experience and I never regret I came to Egypt and see it. It can't be touched, it can't be imagined, it can't be replaced, it can't be forgotten.

That's IPM all about. It just can be experienced by ourself.

The passion, the patient, the intellegence, the respect, the inspiration, the leadership, the friendship, the unity, the dignity, the dedication, the sustainability, the power, the ambition, the power, the loyalty, the truth, the victory, the gentleness, the wisdom, the consciousness, the simplicity, the complexity, the resoluteness, the smartness, the fairness, the diversity, the commitment, the persistence...


What I believe, I saw... What I saw, I believe...

I didn't get what I had expected, I got more than my expectation. Unbelievable.

EXPERIENCING ONE AIESEC!

AP GN Premeeting

I just came to one of university in Cairo. That was a place for GN premeeting and it's good place. NICE! I was confuse with many things. 2 years ago I joined APXLDS 2005 as new members and BOOM... I came again as MCP in another international conggress. It just big stone hit my head and be unconcious later, woke up then realized I was in Egypt and face a lot of foreigner...

Then the premeeting start with roll call then I started with record all I heard and I tried to captured all the things that I can understand. In this premeeting we was developing the plan for AIESEC in Asia Pacific Region start with indentified our problems, then our weakness as Growth Network. Ryan led us step by step to come up with great great OUTPUT to be brought to APXLDS 2007. I really saw the process to make the big things come true and impact ASIA!!!

I can't believe I was part of it. I try to convience myself that I was there! GREAT EXPERIENCE!

Then CC team also great! They always provided meals 5 times a day. Mostly in Egyptian food and tasted so strange in the beginning but it's OK. One of the food is this one. Until now I still remember the taste of it. STRANGE FOOD! there are rice, pasta, noddles, meat, and carrot! Oily!

For 2 days I can't stand with the weather because it was too cold for me and I was not feel well. I got cold. I just convience with me that I was strong and my sickness wasn't my focus. I should focus on my job! Just record record record as Damy said...

To be continued to the conference site...

IPM 2007 - day 0

I just accomplished one of my resolution in this year. The journey that I dream of just start. It's really beautiful until I sat here in the middle of hotel cafe, Palmera Beach Resort, Red Sea, Egypt. 10 days ago, I came here without any expectation about what I will face. I went up from Bandung to Jakarta, was waitin for 6 hours in Cengkareng airport just because my parent told me to take travel bus from Bandung that just have the lattest at 4 p.m and my flight took off at 2.45 a.m. Time was running so sloww.... but it's OK. It's part of the journey. Then when I took off I planned to sleep but I couldn't, I don't know why... and The interesting part is when I looked through the plane' window about how beautiful the dessert is... Then I transited in Colombo for one hour then I just slept in the plane, many people came in, mostly srilankan people. I arrived in Kuwait quite early and woohh.. for the first time I felt "COOL SUNSHINE". There's sunshine, but it's freezing. GREAT FEELIN'... Then I was waiting there looked around in duty free shop, took free water, bought internet and calling card, called my dad, "everything gonna be alright", I said to my self. One thing that I amazed, Kuwait people really look nice, handsome guys, beautiful women with long dresses... and they God damn rich. I felt so poor there... even Mc Donald breakfast so expensive. Then I arrived in Cairo International Airport. There was something wrong happened to their system and around 1000 people was waiting for their passport. It's so chaotic, they shouted, got angry, and I should wait also for 2 hours until I got my passport back. So damn bad! Then I just went out, there's IPM CC picked delegates up. I just met Mino, Vincent ohhh... miss them so much... It's a great feelin being in Egypt after 30 hours..

Nice melody. Amie Namuro "Baby don't cry"

Long road Padang - Lembah Anai - Maninjau - Bukit tinggi - Payakumbuh

Start a DAY without stop saying.. BEAUTIFUL!

After exhausted conference. Thank's to Tatha, Rio (bombye), Kahlil, to arrange REALLY GREAT trip for UP delegates. 6 am. I was being picked up by Kahlil from the venue. Honestly It's so tired coz' I slept in 4.00 in the morning to chat with Edja and Irma. Owww... SO FUCKING TIRED! hahaha..

I arrived in Bombye house then I took a bath after full three days I didn't take a bath! hahah... Fiuh I also borrowed Imed T-SHIRT since no clean t-shirt in ma bag. Bombye threated us as special guests. He threated us for our breakfast "LONTONG KARI PADANG" so nice meal. Then we start our JOURNEY!! Woow.. so exited.

"PARADISE" BEACH

I sat at the front, next to Khalil as our driver of the day, then we just picked girls UP delegates in one of gas station, coz' they lived in Mira's house. After we fill the car and we got ready for our trip.
The OC brought us to beautiful beach, quite far, around 30 minutes from gas station and in the way there we saw many beautiful scenaries.. fresh air, sounds of waves, and many coral mountains, friends laughs, chat each others, heat of our body and wind blew touch our faces when we open car' windows... feel the nature taste. Great feelin' to be remembered.

Yeahh... we arrive on the beach!! wooowww... we found many new things that we can't see in our city. Traditional ship, three cute dogs, and cows. I just chat with some members about our Taiwanese friends that really want to introduce us to her country lives. I thought this one is more "VILLAGERS" than taiwanese talked about. Hahaaa.. and also the members agree with me. We took so many photos and felt the sea water on our feet, jumped on the smooth sand, collect many coral and unexpectedly we got "KUMANG", Sea animals. SO cute.... after we engage with sea atmosphere then we continued our trip to lembah anai..

LEMBAH ANAI
I decided to sat at the back, coz' I felt soooo sleepy. I just know Karin and David found the kumangs and play with them took the photo. But I think they have already in HEAVEN now. It's so cute with their "WHITE HOUSE" hahaha... SO TIRED then I just go sleep without nobody know me sleep. After they noticed that I got slept at the back, they took my photo! Lembah Anai quite far, I think 35-40 minutes from the beach and I don't know nothing until somebody made me woke up and we just arrived in Lembah Anai.

I didn't have any idea about Lembah Anai and what it will be looked like. I just know it as beautiful place and one of Padang Landmark. Hmmm.. I just walked with all members without bring anything. Ohh.. from far away we met other AIESECers from other LC that join post tour with other OCs. Hohoho... HI AIESECCCC!!!!
After shaked their hand, I felt their body so fresh. Still don't know why.... Then After I saw the ANAI with my own eyes... then I know the answer. The Lembah ANAI is waterfall near the street we can reach it and get into it. SO FRESHFULL. We roll our pants and put our feet in to the water. Hiii... the water so cold and fresh.. I thought to swim but I didn't bring any clothes (I'll do it next time! I promise to my self)


LUNCH TIME!!
DUDUDU... I thought Padang food will be expensive and hot again, but this time I met really GREAT CUCO PADANG food in our way to Maninjau! Hardly explain I ate ayam pop, jengkol, and daun singkong! hahah.. COOL! But After that I went to bathroom for ***. hahah....
In the end we just pay around $2/person. So cheap. I saw this restaurant had ever been visited by our President Yudoyono and also has several achievements. Ckckck... We love you LO we do!!!


MANINJAU
We got lost from restaurant to the Maninjau... I don't know why Kahlil can get lost. But finally we can find Maninjau without find other cars (we are separated in two cars). Kahlil and all members decided to stop in WARUNG. Eihh.. we saw there's a monkey and three dogs. I thought the monkey so cute and also I can touch it. Everybody touch and hug it. After 5 minutes the monkey became stressful and bite me. fufu... luckily I wore jacket. DAMMIT!
We were trying to contact people in other car but we can't get any signal. Luckily somebody was called by Tatha and they told us to get closer to Maninjau. Great SCENARY and it's like HEAVEN!!!!! We order coffee in the bar and also hot milk! we drank and chit chat with Mira and Kahlil also Bombye about HOW BEAUTIFUL PADANG IS!
Then as usually WILLY, TATHA, IMED always act as sexy couples... wondering they are in their honey moon...



BUKIT TINGGI
We arrive in Bukit tinggi at 5.30, one of leisure place in Sumatra. It's great city with JAM GADANG as its landmark. I think it's unique coz' it was built in 18th century and has been renovated three times. The uniqueness from this landmark that the number 4 in its clock is different romans, it's not used IV but IIII. We also met again with many AIESECers here and shout HI AIESEC loudly from inside of car. Then many people see us as annoying stranger. hahaha... After we bought some souvenirs and I bought shirt to change coz' I have no more, we continue the journey that we CALLED, "TURN TO THE RIGHT, AND STRAIT!" we will arrived then in PAYAKUMBUH! AH! The Willie's family was waiting for us for DURIAN PARTY for willie' durian tree back side of his house in his lovely HOMETOWN!

GREAT JOURNEY!

Recaptured! Reloaded! National Conference III Padang!

HIT BANG HIT BANG! Brain: could ya deliver the message to the fingers.. type all memories that I can't keep no more because they are too many and too beautiful. It's too naif if I just keep it bymaself in my tiny cells. Fingers: Glad to receive it... just right know I express all your idea by touching the keypad on Aidy's laptop.


DAY 0
many challenges that UP delegates faced in the day we came to Padang. Our fundraising product is failed and we can't bring it here, Aidy had booked wrong schedule for Tatha tickets, then UP delegates lost 3 mobile phones because we just arrived in Padang, stay in Imam' place and we forgot to lock the door. WHAT KIND OF STUPIDITY!!!! Aidy was preparing her booklet and all girl delegates complaining about Padang weather. HOT HOT HOT!

DAY 1
Huaa.. everybody so happy to meet each others since all AIESEC Indonesia members didn't see each other for 3 months. All delegates separated into funtional meeting, then National Conference opened with great appreciation, then Aidy start to speech for MCP candidacy and start Q&A with no proper preparation. This conference has beautiful togetherness...

Aidy: Wait wait... Narator let me explain by ma self...

Narator: SHOOT!

Aidy: Well, I heard many problems and challenges that make me shocked! Then I got blurry with my election coz' I played two roles as MCP candidate and LCP also... (I should to learn play with 2 roles honestly!!) I just remember all delegates got excited then we just slept 2-3 hours in the first day, but we can woke up still with high passion.

DAY 2
(Aidy Still...) What a day! I failed in the Q&A session then I should start to make it better in the 2nd day. TODAY all session made me realized what really happened with AIESEC Indonesia also what we will face futher if MC VP team get elected. I just remember when all candidates can't enter the plenary room and we were waiting in fundraising corner called "LAPAU ETEK" (Minang language means: AUNTY STORE). In this place I met great, fully passion OC, her name is Mega. Truly Mega inspired me to have marketing spirit and her flexibility made me amaze! hahaha...

DAY 3
I was chatting with many people and getting fun beside all my burden as MCP candidate but truly it help me to engage with the situation also Prepare prepare!!! for 2nd round I should be better now I was trying to encourage many people go for election! But nobody want! Then I just reapply and do my best! I was trying to perform as Aidy then I share who is me from the beginning... where I come from.. from what kind of situation...

DAY 4
OOOHHH... finally all MC team and LCP can gathered as family to talk personally! Make it the best part of this NATIONAL CONFERENCE!!! SO BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE!!! then We are getting late to come to EXTERNAL DINNER coz' we were drowning in the AWKWARD atmosphere! arrrgghh... (Grace, better you hold the stick then we can fundraising in the cross streeT, hahahaha.... JK!)

External dinner make me amaze, coz' AIESEC in Andalas University can show us their powerful external exposure. We can have dinner in Governor house. Cool! All LC sent their representatives to sing a song. We just brought the AIESEC spirit and let world know about our existance and our impact. Huhauhuaha... all people get dressed and so beautiful with traditional gawn and boyz with Batik shirt! HUWEEEE... GORGEOUS!!
When we feel as one of big family and there's a connection between us.. never let it go! feel it, touch it, and keep it!

DAY 5
Ohh... and in the end of the conference so many memories happened until I can't explain it again to the world coz' it's to many! Hmm.. as far I can remember I just hectic all day long for MC VP selection Panel. Edja and Irma as MC VP ER and MC VP F. Cool! Even I hadn't taken a bath for 3 days. ahahah...Can you imagine that! And I well known as people who never take a bath during conference. hahahaah... It's OK as long my job and role can be fulfilled! Yeah! In the end of conference I announced the MC VP position. Edja were elected as MC VP ER and Irma as MC VP Finance. We should celebrate it together by extending the conference for get know each other and set the general expectation!


I LOVE AIESEC INDONESIA BIG FAMILY!!!
BAPISAH BUKANNYA BACARAI!

The Last Class

Nine month ago, when I applied for teaching asisstant, I wondered how to teach other people with knowledge that I got in 6 semesters at university. Then I challenge myself to get involve in this unique life race...
3..2..1.. GO!

The first challenge! Selection test with high level of difficulties and other university FINAL TEST in the same time. (I passed it, YEAH!)
again.. I had been interviewed by lecturers and this is my first presentation in front of three lecturers... really no have idea what I presented in front of them, What's that all about.. Forgot it already! (The important thing is I passed, yeehaa..)

Somehow the jury let me joined the real race, I enter the gear, pushed the pedal... and began the race..
130 km/hours I saw my speedometer..

Then 2nd, 3rd, or what ever the number, the other challenges came on my way, and stroke on the lap... I became the cordinator for the team, the lecturers decided me to be without let me knows. Felt so happy but really didn't know what I should say happy or what (I mean right know!)

Then hundredth challenges until the last lap.. it's never ending challenge. I had never wondered before it has become a great experience. Tough. It's really need commitment, a lot of sacrifices, and patient.. faced a lot of difficulties with not good campus administration, conflict on the team, taught night class, bored to gave mark for students answer sheet and thousand of work as teaching asisstant cordinator.. anyway I earned money by myself.. (I like this one! hehe.. yup the salary a month enough to survive for 4 days as human, it's great! I'm a survivor, Yeah!)

From all I passed, I will miss all moments... Yeah, I will... The moment when everybody did the case, and still busy to keep their calculator on hand, papers, and pencase (I think it's uncomfortable because the table is too small for all kindda stuff). The moment when I was waiting all student jot down the answer in their answer sheet without certain point in their head. The moment when I heard my lecturer thaught in the next class. The moment when I really confused with material that I should teach to my student (I was not well prepared and panic.. hahah..). The moment when I was sick and I should attend the class. The moment when I rearranged my locker and my team mate' locker because it's too mess. The moment when I was telling the wrong answer to my students. hauhauha... they became confuse. I will really miss all of themm...

hmm... I think I miss them now, when I'm writing this blog.

Time passed by.... minutes by minutes, It has already nine months...

Time lead me to the end.

Yesterday is the last class.. I can't believe I should end this. I ended other life race challenge..

With love,

I dedicated this to all my students..
I love you, all!

PS: Sorry for wrong answer and for bad mark!