Mental Harus Bisa

Hmm, hari ini Rabu, cukup bisa santai dibanding weekdays lainnya.. Period pertama kuisi dengan menjalankan tugas ku sbg TA (bs dblg asdos mgkn). Setelah itu disusul dengan serangkaian meeting smp sore hari untuk berbagai event dan organisasi yg kugeluti skrg .. Dan akhrny ak bs menghela napas sejenak stlh long run meeting sambil mkn sore dan berdiskusi ringan tapi berisi dengan seorang senpai (senior). Kita berbincang2 mengenai keluhan2 yang ada di awal semester, dan sepakat masalah utama adalah life style dan niat, juga disiplin. Berbagai plan sudah kita susun untuk sama2 saling bahu-membahu tuk go for a change. Hmm, sehabis itu ak pulang ke asramaku yg baru, disapa dengan rutinitas rmh (masak, dll) yg br kira2 terselesaikan jam 7pm. Dapatlah ak duduk sejam tuk menghadapi reading yg sudah menunggu lama tuk dibaca sejak seminggu lalu. Sejam saja, lalu ak harus beranjak pergi lagi untuk meeting bersama RA(stands for Resident Assistant), part-time jobku yg baru. Habislah sejam waktuku disana. Hmm….

Smp skrg kuputar terus otakku tuk berpikir mengenai banyak hal tntg kehidupanku..
Semester ini ak mengambil jumlah kredit yg bnyk dgn bobot pelajaran yg lebih tinggi..
Tanggung jawabku di organisasi dan part-time job pun hrs ak jaga dan tugas kujalani..
Rasanya waktu dan pikiranku habis disana..
Sementara..
Ak ingin lebih mengenali diriku sendiri.. Ak ingin tau apa yang ak mau.. Apa yang ak suka..
Where Im good at…
Hmm… bingung… Bagaimana caranya ak memanage ini semua ya…
Kali ini ak bener2 salut dengan Presiden… Bagaimana ya seorang Presiden bisa memanage pikirannya..
Untuk keluarga.. Untuk rakyat.. Politik.. Endless problems and natural disasters.. etc.
Well, I guess there’s still a hope for me then to get the key in managing my mind and other stuff going around…
Jadi inget mental harus bisa dari pak SBY,yang kutahu dari sebuah buku leadership…
Uh ya… mentalku memang skrg masih belum kuat… biarku tahu apa kelemahanku skrg… dan kujadikan arahan untuk merubahnya.. ya… mental harus bisa..

Salam semangat
Virgi

*Quick Note – Naik Kapal dan Kekafiran..

Assalamualaikum..

Hiks, sedih sekali deh.. Nemu ayat yang bunyinya begini ni:

“Maka apabila mereka naik kapal, mereka berdoa kepala Allah dengn penuh rasa pengabdian (ikhlas) kepada-Nya, tetapi ketika Allah menyelamatkan mereka sampai ke darat, malah mereka (kembali) mempersekutukan (Allah). (QS Al-’Ankabut: 65)

Begitu baca ayat ini, sy langsung tersentak lagi…! Kenapa? karena terus terang aja itu menggambarkan perilaku saya selama ini. Saya sering bolak balik Indo-Japan naik kapal (pesawat), dan selalu hal yang sama yang saya ulangin.. Yaitu berdoa dengan kesungguhan hati pas mo take off, and pas selese landing, lupalah sy mengucap syukur sm Allah… dan sebenernya di ayat selanjutnya itu dijelaskan kalau itu perilaku orang-orang yang kafir.. astagfirullah.. astagfirullah.. astagfirullahaladziimmmmmmmm…

Hhmmm, ini mungkin terlihat sebagai suatu masalah yang kecil, tapi sesungguhnya Allah tau dan melihat apa yang kita kerjakan ya.. Dan reminder kita pun sudah begitu detailnya tersedia untuk kita.. Subhanallah..!!

-Virgi-

Spring holiday n the beginning of spring semester

Assalamualikum..

Wow, it has been a long time for me not to write anything since a month ago i guess.

This time I would like to share things occurred n experiences gained during my spring holiday on March.

The spring holiday actually started in the beginning of February. The first one week i spent it for resting my body n also my mind after having seven days of final exam. Then, I restarted my struggle again in the winter course titled Globalization and Regionalism in which I met an incredible teacher that Ive ever met. He once worked as a deputy general secretary of ASEAN so that he is greatly knowledgeable. Well, its better for me not to share my opinions about him further than that coz it will never last,hehehe…

Next…

I still had around ten days before my departure to Jakarta, n I spent it by working as a lecturer in IWATA Gakuen; one of junior high schools in Oita city. It was a great experience too since I got a chance to teach them English n introduce my country. Moreover, I also accidentally got an offer to be shot with teaching scene by a Japan’s tv station (NHK). N because of this also I got extra hours to teach means extra payment, hehe, and surprisingly the program was an international program coz my host family in Thai suddenly told me that they saw in NHK. Hihihi. Alhamdulillah. But I did a mistake here as I did not submit my copy of bank book so I lost almost 10000 yen as a salary for this job.

Hai, tsudukeru..

Then, after finishing my part time job, I went back to Indonesia n directly dealing with preparation of 1^st Youth Global Warming Symposium which would be conducted in less than two weeks. N tell u what, this project was successful..! Alhamdulillah.. Thanks to Allah… Thanks to everyone involved in there, the participants, my team, the ministry of environment, British Council, the APU Indonesia Representative, my parents, n many more. Thank you for your support n commitment..! Love u..! J

Oh yea, I also went to Bali with my best friend Rachael who stayed in my house for almost two weeks. We had fun together..! Thanksss ya rachael..! I wouldn’t be able to go diving without u girl.. hihi..

After having three weeks for Global Warming Symposium, I finally had two days to rest my body… I was not in a good condition at that time.

N then, a moment that I waited for so longggg, my departure to Baitullah…..!!!!!!!!!!! Alhamdulillah.. I was extremely feel happy n peaceful when I was there.. I finally could crying because I love Allah.. because I love Muhammad SAW.. because I am missing them..

Thanks to my parents also who had allowed me to go there by myself. I appreciated that, because of this also I had special moments there. Oh ya, before I went there, I always heard that if we go there then we will certainly get what we call spiritual experience. In the first place I did not believe it, but after I got there, I know it’s a fact..

Ya Allah.. I love u more n moreeeeeee.. :)

Thanks for leading my ways… I find the answers…………………… Allah no okagede..

Well, now the spring semester has started… Won’t let it be a waste again… I wanna be a master in everything I learn.. I wanna learn because I love Allah.. hihi… Im so in love..

Hoaaa, feel so sleepy…. Need to take a nap for a while n get back to do my homework..! Wanna finish all stuff tonight n go for monthly shopping tomorrow..!

Salam smangat ya kawan…!!!!

Never let destructive emotions make u down, but let urself be strong and put them down.. J

Wassalamualaikum

-ms. v-

Watch on what u eat friends..! N stop lyingggg…! :)

Ini saya dedikasikan diri saya sendiri dan juga buat temen-temen muslimku di luar sana, terutama yang sedang berjuang dan belajar di negeri orang…

Surat An-Nahl; 115
“Sesungguhnya Allah hanya mengharamkan atasmu bangkai, darah, daging babi dan (hewan) yang disembelih dengan (menyembut nama) selain Allah, tetapi barang siapa (terpaksa) memakannya bukan karena menginginkannya dan tidak (pula) melampaui batas, maka sungguh, Allah Maha Pengampun, Maha Penyayang.

Surat An-Nahl; 116
“Dan janganlah kamu mengatakan terhadap apa yang disebut-sebut oleh lidahmu secara dusta “Ini halal dan ini haram”, untuk mengadadakan kebohongan terhadap Allah. Sesungguhnya orang yang mengada-adakan kebohongan terhadap Allah tidak akan beruntung.

Saya benar-benar ingin share mengenai dua ayat yang begitu menajubkan ini. Terus terang, dulu ketika saya pertama kali menginjakkan kaki di Jepang, saya bener-bener buta mengenai makanan apa yang halal dan haram. Yang saya tahu saat itu hanyalah no pork and alcohol. Tapi ternyata, hewan yang tidak disembelih secara Islam pun haram ternyata. Saya sudah lama mencari kebenaran itu, tadinya saya tak percaya soalnya. Tapi ternyata, memang benar adanya, dan itu tertulis jelas di Al Quran. Dan sekarang, 2 ayat inilah yang menjadi pegangan saya dalam hal ini, yang melindungi saya untuk tidak (lagi) menambah dosa yang tak terhitung. Nah jadi untuk temen2 muslim yang lain yang belum tahu, ini nih suratnya. Kalau mau dicek monggo. Dan yang saya mau tekankan disini, marilah kita jujur pada diri sendiri apalagi pada orang lain. Mari hentikanlah menyebarkan kebohongan-bohongan kepada orang lain mengenai apa yang “bisa” dimakan, dan apa yang “tidak”. Lebih baik bilang tidak tahu dibanding menyebarkan kebohongan yang sudah jelas hukumannya dari Allah.

1st Youth Global Warming Symposium and Workshop, 16-20 March 2009, Indonesia

Brief Description:

1st Youth Global Warming Symposium and Workshop is a two days symposium held in Indonesia with Global Warming as the theme. The aim of the symposium is to increase participants’ Global warming knowledge and boost their awareness in order to form sustainable society to protect the environment. This symposium is organized by international students of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan) and Indonesian students together with NGO. Since there will be international students, the symposium will be held in two languages; English and Indonesian.

This event is a really great change, especially for Indonesian students to know more about global warming and its worldwide issues. This is also a big chance to meet international people from different countries such as Japan, China, Pakistan, Nepal, and Taiwan, and have exchange with them.

The symposium will be held twice with below details:

1. Place: Global Islamic School (JHS)
Date: March, 16th-17th 2009
Participants: 50 JHS students ONLY (limited)
Add: Free lunch, snacks, ECO bag and CERTIFICATE

2. Place: SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta
Date: March, 19th-20th 2009
Participants: 50 HS students ONLY (limited)
Add: Free lunch, snacks, ECO bag and CERTIFICATE

FREE OF CHARGE for Participants..!

Agenda:

a. 1st day:
- Lectures on Basic knowledge of Global warming, current issues, and GW issues in Indonesia by key speakers
- Group Discussions
- APU presentation

b. 2nd Day
- Working on Innovative Solutions
- Signing banner
- Rewards ceremony
- Multicultural Exchange

We are currently recruiting:

1)) Participants
a. requirements:
- interested in Global warming
- willing to join the symposium for two days
- get the permission from enrolled school
- willing to have exchange with international students

b. vacant (LIMITED…!!!):
- 50 Junior High School students
- 50 High school students

CONTACT PERSON:
Nisa
ph : +6281381991033
email : ailuvolt@yahoo.com

Shira
email : cradarkside@yahoo.com

2)) Group Leader (LIMITED)
a. Role:
- as a facilitator for group discussion

b. Vacant (LIMITED)
1. Indonesian Group Leader (CLOSED):
- Interested in global warming
- Interested in voluntary activities
- Indonesian nationality
- fluent in English
- able to translate EnglishIndonesia
- willing to cooperate with children and foreigners

2. International Group Leader (5 vacants):
- Interested in Global Warming
- Interested in voluntary activities
- All nationalities (except Indonesia)
- English Native speakers or English non-native speakers
- willing to go to Indonesia to attend the symposium
- willing to cooperate with children and people with different backgrounds
(*note: since this is a voluntary project, we only provide accommodation but will NOT provide for the air fare ticket, and meals)

Participation Fee: 10,000 Yen

3)) Documentation Division
role: documenting the on going symposium
requirements:
- willing to work voluntary
- being able to use camera and handy cam
- being able to participate from (16th-20th, March)

CONTACT PERSON:
Virgi Agita Sari
College of Asia Pacific Management
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Japan
ph:  +818039493514
email: virgi.agita@gmail.com

We are looking forward for your participation

Lets act and save our “home”…..!!!

Regards,

Virgi Agita Sari
Leader of 1st YWGS Indonesia 2009
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
email: virgi.agita@gmail.com
ph:  +818039493514

Mampu dan akankah saya menjadi orang besar?

“Bisakah saya menjadi orang besar..?”

“Akankah saya menjadi tokoh yang mewarnai sejarah bangsa Indonesia?”

“Akankah pula saya menjadi seseorang yang punya andil di dunia internasional?”

“Akankah saya bisa bermanfaat bagi orang lain di masa depan nanti?”

“Mampukah saya melewati semua proses tough-nya?”

“Akan menjadi orang seperti apa saya nanti?”

Sederet pertanyaan2 diatas tak henti2nya berdengung di kepala saya, tak henti2nya membuat hati saya risau, jantung berdegup kencang, dan terkadang pula membuat saya menangis. Entah mengapa, terus terang saya selalu ingin menjadi orang besar dari kecil. Walau cita-cita saya berubah, mulai dari dokter, penyanyi, model, presiden, dan terakhir menteri ekonomi. Dan yang saya tahu, mimpi itu adalah mimpi-mimpi besar. Mimpi dimana dibutuhkan keyakinan penuh didalamnya, mimpi dimana tak akan pernah tergapai tanpa usaha yang begitu berat. Dulu sewaktu saya kecil, saya tidak pernah merasa terbebani dengan bermimpi seperti itu, mungkin yang saya imaginasikan saat itu hanyalah saya ketika mencapai mimpi itu bukan bagaimana saya meraihnya.

Tapi, sekarang kondisi semua berubah. Mata, telinga, dan pikiran saya sekarang sudah terbuka dan terisi dengan berbagai informasi mengenai pencapaian mimipi besar itu. Saya yang sekarang, telah mengerti bahwa untuk menjadi seorang menteri, saya tidak hanya harus pintar, saya juga harus punya excellent academic record dan lulus dari universitas yang ternama. Tidak hanya pintar, saya harus cerdas dalam berpikir, dan juga berdeal dengan berbagai macam orang dengan pembawaannya masing2. Saya juga mengerti bahwa menjadi seorang menteri itu tidak bisa ditempuh dalam waktu yang singkat (sebut saja ketika umur saya 25 misalnya). Saya pun tahu, expert dibidangnya, pengalaman kerja dan involve di project2 besar pun juga salah satu jalan yang harus ditempuh. Tidak hanya itu, mimpi saya ini tidak kenal yang namanya takut dalam segala hal, takut akan kegagalan, takut akan terjatuh, takun akan celaan, takut untuk mengungkapkan pendapat, ataupun rasa takut lainnya yang terus terang saya serin rasakan. Kemandirian, kemandirian dalam bekerja, berpikir, dan independent pun menjadi salah satu “pokok”-nya. Dan yang saya tahu, saya harus berhati-hati ketika di dalam prosesnya, berhati-hati dalam berencana jangka panjang tanpa melupakan fleksibilitas. Karena apa, karna pencapaian mimpi saya itu membutuhkan berbagai macam batu loncatan dan itu bukan di-track yang lurus. Beda dengan profesi, sebut saja dokter, kalau ingin menjadi dokter, jalan sudah jelas, kita harus ambil yang namanya jurusan kedokteran dan pelajari bidang itu sedalam-dalamnya. Berbeda dengan menjadi seorang menteri, saya yakin saya ga akan bisa mejadi seorang menteri ekonomi dengan hanya lulus s3 di bidang ekonomi.

Yah, begitulah yang ada dipikiran saya, cita-cita yang besar ternyata memang diperlukan perjuangan dan pengorbanan yang luar biasa besar.

Ketika saya teringat akan itu semua, saya bertanya2,

Akankan saya bisa??

Akankah saya mampu??

Karena saya tau, saya yang sekarang itu masih jauh jauh dan terlampau jauh dari semua hal2 yang diperlukan untuk mencapai mimpi saya.

Dan sering saya berpikir,

Apakah mimpi saya ini memang benar yang saya inginkan?

Dan apabila ya, masih cukupkah waktu untuk memperbaiki diri dan bersiap2 untuk menempuh proses panjangnya?

Kalau sudah terlampau penat dengan semua pikiran dan pertanyaan itu, sering saya melihat biografi para tokoh2 besar kita, seperti obama misalnya. Ataupun melihat teman2 saya yang terlihat sudah mantap dengan mimpi dan jalan yang ditempuhnya. Dan juga sudah mulai terlihat karakter2 pemimpin masa depan dalam diri mereka.

Entah mengapa, saya selalu tersenyum setelah melihatnya, hati saya bergetar,

dan seiring dengan mengalirnya air mata, saya lirih bersuara,

“Ya Allah, berilah hambaMu ini petunjuk”

“Sesungguhnya hamba ingin menjadi orang besar seperti mereka di masa depan nanti”

“Sesungguhnya hamba ingin menjadi bagian dalam perjuangan membangun bangsa”

“Kuatkanlah ya Allah”

*Quick Note; messages from a father to his daughter

“Gimana sekolahnya?”

“Ya, gini2 aja pak, besok senin mau ujian, doain ya”

“Ade sebenernya belajar apa disana?”

“hhmmm, ga taw pak, blajar semua”

“Ade tuh sebenernya mau fokus dimana si?”

“Ga tau pak, tapi ada keinginan pingin jadi menteri ekonomi”

“Kalau bapak bilang sih, fokus ke keuangan aja, atau ekonomi sekalian”

“Maunya gitu sih pak, tapi di APU cuma ada 4-5 kelas tentang ekonomi”

(start to cry….)

“….”

“…”

“…”

“…”

after throwing out all my feelng to him.. he gives me some important messages

“aku telat yah pak, dah salah ngambil jalan?”

“ngga de, ngga ada kata telat, tenang, nanti S2 kita banting setir”

“jadi sekarang harus apa dong pak ak?”

“ade yang penting sekarang tujuannya itu cuma satu, LULUS SECEPATNYA SEHABIS ITU KITA BANTING SETIR,kita fokusin, mau S2 di mana, fokusin dimana”

“trus, tujuannya lulus cumlaude”

“ya pak, tapi bahasa jepang susah”

“ya pokonya namanya aja tujuan, visi, itu mimpi kita yang paling tinggi de, setelah itu ada namanya misi2 kaya belajar dan sebagainya. yang penting jalanin misi itu, kalau tercapai ya bersyukur dan surprise, kalau ngga ya tetap bersyukur”

“yang penting usaha, ada tujuan”

“dah ya, pokoknya selesain secepat mungkin, belajar yang fokus”

“ya pak, doain ya”

“ya”
(phone off)

The above conversation is the original conversation that I did with my father last nite which last in approximately one hour. Basically it was about my current condition here in APU and also my future. I know I did mistake in taking decision to be here, yet as my dad said, “dont care whatever people say, dont get interrupted, just stay focus n look forward always, otherwise u will LOSE”. Yup, so from now on I decided to never look backward; who I was, how well I did, etc. till I regain the success, i mean the real success in my life. I will start from the beginning, making good habits, hv to read many books, etc. And, that was only one of the important messages given. I also got understand that there is no excuse to say LATE, coz there must be ways to fix it. As in my case, I chose the wrong place to focus my study, but in fact, I still could make it rite, by turn my steer after I graduate later,n continue my study by focusing the field. Yea, there is no word like LATE as long as we could understand our own condition n never give up to seek the solutions for.

N another think is about vision.We should never let our life goes without any vision;real vision, as Ive been done for about 18 years. It is true that finding what we want, what is our dream, what is our target, n apply all those thing to our vision,is not an easy task. But behind all of that, I believe, it will lead me in every single thing I do, coz i must do it on purposes.

However, vision will only be a crap if there is no mission. Here, we are all challenged to realize our vision by put efforts into our mission.

-Virgi Agita-

“Life without a purpose just like being lost nowhere in the sea”

*Quick Note, Saturday Morning

Good morning everyone..! ^-^

I feel so refreshed today after having an early sleep for 10 hours..! haha…

Anw,  just wanna share what I am thinking at the moment when I have to turn off my computer and “chau” in 5 minutes coz I hv to go for exchange outside bepp. Hhm, here they are…

I hv been in an unstable period for about one month, n it is sucks coz I almost crying in every single day and most of them bcoz undtermined reasons…

What I know in my feeling are only about, I dont get along well with my roomates which already made me depressed in almost one year, I suck with all those Japanese and my quesionnairre group members who just always talk in Chinese in which I definitely understand nothing, I feel so depress coz I dont have faith in my self yet,  dont have believe in my self, I lost my dreams for many times, I lost my purposes here. Basically, Its all about being under circumtances where I do feel no comfortable in every single things I do..

buttt…

This morning, I opened up my facebook then took a look at my juniors photos in a local exchange, then I got surprise.. I remember how well I did during my first semester here.. How happy I was.. How soooo live I was..

n… whats wrong with now…??? I dont think I cant get i back….!

Bismillah..

ok, need to shut down now… see ya next time..

- Virgi -

“being a person who is able to inspire others is more difficult than to simply give inspired things out of ur head”

Being a recipient of Ando Momofuku Scholarship Fall 2008

“Congratulations, Ando Momofuku scholarship is one of prestigious scholarships in Japan”

Wednesday, 5^th of November, I was in a small but exclusive room in one of medium-size building in my university APU. There was a conferral ceremony award for fall semester 2008 for those students who were honored various scholarships for their success in either academic or extracurricular life,or both. Anyway, I am one of the recipients of scholarship called Ando Momofuku scholarship. When I stood up in the front with the other 3 recipient, Monte Cassim as APU’s president said to us, “Congratulation, you are honored to receive Ando Momofuku which is one of prestigious scholarship in Japan”.

Began from always dreaming about it

My hands were shaking as those words went passing my ears, and those tears almost fell down on my cheeks. Yea, I was realized at that time, I am one of the recipients of this great scholarship. Don’t u know ma friends, I had always been dreaming about it since my first year to APU n I still remember every second that I spent to starring to those explanations about this scholarship… how I was admiring my senpai (senior) who got it… How my mind often went somewhere just to think about how, when, n could I achieve it or not… yea, I still remember… but now, My dream had come true..!

Holding the principle of dare to try everything n believe in my self

Well, in fact is, I walked what had been my dream instead of just imagining and thinking about it. So, I began to realize it by applying the scholarships, all scholarships that I am eligible for. And in my first quarter, I applied 3 of them n so that my schedule was about to be hit by a big storm n just not on the lines coz I need to spend days for writing pages of hard essays, fill on those complicated form, etc. Well, it was quite tough. I can say that applying for scholarship required a big heart and strong mental. It is because u may get crazy when u fail your applications after working hard on it or maybe u just suddenly lost hopes coz u gonna think that you were so stupid n incompetent to be awarded those money, haha. Its true tough, I got failed on it, n crying, n locking my self, n so forth, till I got the Ando Momofuku which I had never think that I am that good to be a recipient of it. Yea, so my point is, I am walking on my principle that just trying every chance in front of me without thinking that I will success or not. Coz the classical phrase that sounds “u wont know if u don’t try” is working on some ways… J

Let me tell u, I got some friends who I think they are really good n better than me, but they did not apply for this scholarship because they think they are not good enough. See, just don’t miss every chance that u may face n believe your self..!! never think about the result, coz for sure u gonna make it if u believe.. J

Message: “by only dreaming, I got so many extra gifts, how about if I could make it come true..??”

I wanna share u a bit about the process of the selections on this scholarship. The first step is u have to make five essays answering on the questions given. N the questions were about ur dreams n the path that u had chose, r choosing, n will choose, to accomplish ur own dream. On my essays, I shared my future dream about being a Minister of Economy in Indonesia. I told them what is my dream, why it has to be that, how can I achieve that, n certain related things around that. N also, I show them the clear path that I plan to achieve it on my presentation (the last step of selection). So, u can see rite, I am just having a dream, a really BIG dream, but it did give gifts even I have not realized it. I got the scholarships, I got money, I gotta known by several professors got new friends, n my name was about on the list of student’s awards..! See, I am just dreaming..! n I got those grateful gift from the God. So, never be afraid of aiming highly…! It is true that live only once and u should enjoy it..! but it is also make ur life time be different with your dreams..

‘again’ present for my beloved parents

I present my achievement to the most precious people in my life… who always never live me away… who always give their full support of me.. Who always listen me crying on the other side of the phone.. Yea… MY DAD N MOM… I am proud to be ur child..!

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Virgi Agita Sari

College of Asia Pacific Management

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Japan

New Job and Its training part 1

I decided to spend my holiday in Indonesia so that I went back there last month and thought to go back in the end of next month, September. Yet, since the future will never be ours, I suddenly had to go back to Japan on earlier date that I wanted to go back on. It’s because I got a new part time job there and just checked it a few days before my departure date. Well, but things happen coz particular reasons rite. I wish that I could stay for more few days so I may have ied in Indonesia with my beloved family, but fact spoke totally different, I couldn’t do it. Yet, God had prepared another lovely thing to give to me..

I got a new part time job in campus which I can say it is not easy to get accepted.. Thanks God, again…

Well, I may tell u more detail bout this job. I got accepted as a Teaching Assistant (hereinafter TA) for freshman workshop II. I think u need to know first about the freshman workshop II. In my university, APU, we offer new students classes called workshop I and II where they will learn more about how to survive during their first-year time. Workshop I will more gives chance to freshman how to survive in APU academically while Workshop II will talks more about how they survive in APU regarding its multicultural environment and society.

Since I am one of the TA in charge in Workshop II, for sure I will help them to learn more about things related about the multicultural stuff in APU by using my experience that I already had and also certain ways that they may try to deal with. TA or what we call asdos or asisten dosen in Indonesia, will gonna deal with discussion, reading & observation class in approximately 4 months. Even this job will never give u a good payment, but working as a TA will give u something to pride of, something that u do not only teach, but u will also get thought in the process to be a good TA itself.

I will start working next week, and I wanna give my best there…..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wish me luck na..

oh yea, I forgot to tell u guys about the training.. but Ill tell u later on, part 2…! Insya Allah..

For those of u who are doing their obligation in ramadhan, I am wishing u a happy eid..

For those of u who don’t, I’m wishing u a great life with those obstacles u may facing now..

cheers,

Virgi

- as a present for my beloved parents who always wanna see their children get success in life-