Hmmm….it has been quite a while since I last wrote something bout my life. Most of the previous writings where thematic ones that I did intendidly write to kill of time and let flow of some ideas In my head. As they all have been thrown out, I’m now being amazed on how much part of my life I haven’t documented recently.
Ok . . . sekembalinya dari Indonesia ke Perth, menjalani masa2 terakhirku dsana, aq berharap semua berjalan sesuai rencana. Well. . . layaknya hidup, sayangnya banyak yang tidak sesuai harapan. Contoh pertama, harapan tuk kembali kerja ternyata kembali hanyalah sebuah harapan semu. G bisa sepenuhnya menyalahkan boz-q karena mereka sendiri sedang dalam tahap downsizing yang mengharuskan mereka tuk mengurangi jam kerja pegawai. So . . . jadilah aq salah satu kroban yang terkena. Efeknya kea q . . . jelasnya adalah tidak dapatnya aq gaji dan kesempatan kerja di hari2 terakhirku di Perth.
My Graduation? It went well to be honest. And I was glad with the whole process over the last 2 years that have led me to that moment. Rarely do I feel the condition where I really feel proud for myself. I can’t even remember the last time I did. A mention of Distinction on my Graduation Ceremony really raise my pride. Despite the fact that even such moments wouldn’tlast forever, I just wanted to savor that moment . . . that night for myself . . .
Asides the ceremony, I also had to accompany my parents who paid a visit to attend my ceremony. The days with them was fun, but also had its ups and downs. Really made me tired mentally having being able to endure the various needs and wants from parents that have limited access and all sorts of stuffs. The thing it almost made me feel sick due to the lack of rest after they went home.
And came back Pandu, with his family of course. His ceremony was a bit crowded due to the fact that several others of my friends were graduating on the same day. So it was pretty much the last chance for me to see them back then. Happy I was seeing them graduating and continue on with their lives. After the hard work they’ve done, I can only pray that we all succeed in our lives and may once meet again someday.
With pandu’s family visiting Perth, it was also a chance for me to catch up on places that I haven’ t been to. To name a few were the Araluen Botanical Park and Caversham Wildlife Park. The first one was damn tiring as it was bloody hot in the midst of my fasting. Lucky I managed to succeed throughout the day even though I was left sleeping for the rest of the day due to fatigue.For the Wildlife Park, basically it was the second time, being the first time was with my parents. But since my first visit was so unsatisfactory cause we arrived there just minutes before it was gonna close, so this last visit really was fun for me. I just enjoyed the moments to take photos with the kangaroos and koalas while also feeding the kangaroos ^^.
As for my last week in Perth, I just used it to try the cuisines of restaurants I slipped past during my 2 years stay. Though I didn’t managed to try them all, It was still a plesant moment as it still relive my desire to try the best cuisines in Perth. The climax was the dinner I attended on one of my friend’s treat in Northbridge where it was attended by around 25 of friends all together.
My last days in Perth was also in the midst of a heat wave, reaching up to 42 degrees celcius. Man….i guess this is what you call one last gift :P. Damnm it was hot, having needing to finish of some administrational matters on campus and the counsulate. In regards to the administrational matters, I would have to say, they were costly. But since I had to, there was no other choice for me. Just hope I’ve finished my matter in Perth.
Last days there were used to teach the TPA and bid farewell to the crew. I also did bid farewell to my workplace. Too bad most of them were absent, but I made sure to send them a message of gratitude for all the help and support they have provided me over the last two years. For my housemates, I treated them to a new fish and chip in Freo as one last courtesy for all the help over the past 3 months. Though short, my time together with them was damn fun and hilarious :D. Hope to see and meet them soon.
Then came my night to depart. Accompanied by some friends that made it to meet me for the last time, I bid farewell to them. Sayonara Perth . . . Youkoso Jakarta. Thank you for all the precious memories and times. It really has left a wonderful mark in my heart . . .
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Siri . . Siri . . . Siri . . . .
Hmmm…as for this post, you can think of it as a continuation to the previous post. For those who don’t understand what the title means, well . . . it refers to the practice of secret marriage. The act of secret marriage has long been done in Indonesia for all sorts of reasons. And the current news is that it’ll be considered a criminal act for the perpetrator’s and the facilitators. Hmm . . . quite the debate this is (Yoda Mode: ON).
But before we step on how we should think about this matter, allow me to explain the different facts in regard to this type of marriage. The first type, is where you conduct a marriage as according to what is asked in the Islamic Law. The only difference is that you do not register your marriage to the civilian register. The second type is where you marry someone, but with the absent of the bride’s guardian.
With what’s going on, the worst part is the government is banning this practice by generalizing the above facts into one. Even though they did not, it is clear that banning this kind of practice not only contradicts Islamic law, but it also won’t even settle the problems they say happened due to this cause.
Despite the facts above, the proponents seem to be generalizing stuffs without taking a deeper look on why such phenomenon has happened. The cause itself is due to a wide range of reasoning, from poverty, intention to hide a certain marriage, working reasons, and all other possible cause. For poverty, well, it is known that the cost to register a marriage isn’t cheap in this country, so rather than banning sirri marriage, I was thinking why can’t the state make marriage registering cheaper or even free? Then at least people won’t have to hide their marriage.
Speaking of hiding marriages, some even do it due to working contract constraints or work conditions. It is well known that some work require for us to be single for a certain period of the work. In regards to this, I would rather hide my marriage. But it would be better for any kind of work to be not decided on our marital status. I mean. Marriage itself is a personal and sacred thing, why make it harder for married couple to get a job. Wouldn’t this just promote further acts of pre-marital sex? And when you already love someone and are determined to live the life of matrimony, wouldn’t it be just cruel just to hide your marriage for the sake of your work? It would be in my thoughts . . .
In short, the thought of banning this kind of marriage should really be reconsidered. I wouldn’t say it’ll even make things better, but it’ll just make things worse. To make things better, I’ld rather recommend to change and reform the practice of the marriage registration, make it cheap, make marriage simple, now wonder people now are used to having pre-marital sex cause they already think that marriage itself is a tedious yet expensive precesiion to begin with . . .
But before we step on how we should think about this matter, allow me to explain the different facts in regard to this type of marriage. The first type, is where you conduct a marriage as according to what is asked in the Islamic Law. The only difference is that you do not register your marriage to the civilian register. The second type is where you marry someone, but with the absent of the bride’s guardian.
With what’s going on, the worst part is the government is banning this practice by generalizing the above facts into one. Even though they did not, it is clear that banning this kind of practice not only contradicts Islamic law, but it also won’t even settle the problems they say happened due to this cause.
Despite the facts above, the proponents seem to be generalizing stuffs without taking a deeper look on why such phenomenon has happened. The cause itself is due to a wide range of reasoning, from poverty, intention to hide a certain marriage, working reasons, and all other possible cause. For poverty, well, it is known that the cost to register a marriage isn’t cheap in this country, so rather than banning sirri marriage, I was thinking why can’t the state make marriage registering cheaper or even free? Then at least people won’t have to hide their marriage.
Speaking of hiding marriages, some even do it due to working contract constraints or work conditions. It is well known that some work require for us to be single for a certain period of the work. In regards to this, I would rather hide my marriage. But it would be better for any kind of work to be not decided on our marital status. I mean. Marriage itself is a personal and sacred thing, why make it harder for married couple to get a job. Wouldn’t this just promote further acts of pre-marital sex? And when you already love someone and are determined to live the life of matrimony, wouldn’t it be just cruel just to hide your marriage for the sake of your work? It would be in my thoughts . . .
In short, the thought of banning this kind of marriage should really be reconsidered. I wouldn’t say it’ll even make things better, but it’ll just make things worse. To make things better, I’ld rather recommend to change and reform the practice of the marriage registration, make it cheap, make marriage simple, now wonder people now are used to having pre-marital sex cause they already think that marriage itself is a tedious yet expensive precesiion to begin with . . .
. . . with Distinction :)
Accounting (Business and Society) 571 . . . warm and interesting as I learned the new horizons and perspectives on how accounting could have and had contributed to business and society. The only class that had more than 8 people till the end of my studies :P. What was memorable? The period of the 3 weeks of hell where I had to prepare a presentation in the midst of a fever >.< .
Accounting (Financial Theory) 561 . . . a 360 degree approach from the normal accounting theory I received in my bachelor days. A more intriguing yet demanding class till the end. Hoped that all lecturers in Indonesia were as fun and motivating as Alistair Brown eventhough he was demanding in the assignments :P
Accounting (Managerial) 565 . . . a more discussion packed class. Thought of having calculations, but it was really more on the managerial kind of things and how it affected the accounting aspect of the company. Forced us to take a holistic and comprehensive view of a company’s case in order to solve the matter.
Auditing (Issues) 570 . . . you would think it was the “real” auditing stuff . . . instead . . . it was more discussion on how auditing affected and was affected by other things. Had lesser students. The funniest part was Inderpal’s cheek that was always red :)).
Accounting (Financial Issues) 562 . . . back with Grantley . . . this time with a more real accounting touch with all those journals and debit credit thingys. Introduced us to the IFRS and all its tib dits. Still….hard to impress him on the final assignments. Nevertheless, it did refresh us on how to do basic accounting matters :D
Accounting (Governance and Ethics) 564 . . . just 4 people . . . the least till that time . . . again….just discussions but this time it was more on the ethical parts of accountants and their challenges. Made us look deeper into the various conditions that could lead to ethical problems in real life cases.
Accounting (Statement Analysis) 573 . . . the most bloodiest and hardest class till the end that I consider. An endless waltz of work on the appointed company to reveal and make a valiation for the next 3 years T_T. But with the help and assistance from fellow group mate, managed to end it beautifully with the highest mark on that semester B-).
Accounting (Financial Issues) 563 . . . broke the record for having the least students . . . just 3 !! Hence, class had to be cancelled and it was made to a office discussion in Alistair’s room. The assignments were again horrendous as we had to read chunks and heaps of journals. But this time . . . it paid off well as I finally gained a HD for his class xD
Accounting (Information Systems) 572 . . . first class in the evenings . . . couldn’t make the most of things due to the lack of discussions and insighty I gain from previous encounters in my bachelor days. But it did add some usefull knowledge on the IS part. A fair result was gained in the end :).
Applied Statistics 501 . . . a mandatory unit that I had to take due to the nature of my course :( . Learning stats again from square one . . . it really took me some heavy and tremendous efforts to secure a HD mark for this unit. The only good things here was that I learned how to use SPSS for stats stuffs :P.
Statistical Data Analysis 674 . . . the sistes unit of the above one . . . it does complement each other for this unit as it implies, puts more emphasis on the analysing part of the statistical result. Had the most students in class around 20 as it was a mixed class from various courses. Couldn’t make the best out of this due to some groupwork disagreements :((.
Accounting (Advanced Auditing) 576 . . back with all the auditing process and stuffs and also back with Inderpal :P. This one really refreshened and put a better insight to me on how audits should be really done. Could have gained better marks had I been more thoughtful on the audit materials that I had previously.
Accounting (Public Sector) 567 . . . all I can say is that this unit went anti climax for me. A mixture of bad luck, insufficient knowledge because of the lack of discussion and teachings on ozzy public sector matters and the stern attitude of the teacher. And it all was wraped up with a final assignment that had nothing to do with public sector itself :-S
Business Research Methods 600 . . . a nite class again…this time with a nihon jin :D. Though didn’t have the chance to practice my nihongo . . . things were up and down for me in this class as I frequently skipped class due to the in evitable boredom of the class. In the end, had to make up a good research proposal just to secure a distinction mark.
Finance (Principles) 515 . . . again . . . another force majeur class that I had to attend duet to mnay of my intended units being phased off. The good thing is, I had another chance to rebuild my finance basic after some not so happy times with finance back in my bachelor days. Though the marks weren’t that good, I would say I was happy enough attending this class ;)
And there goes, my 16 unit period of fast packed and killer moments of study and hard core assignments. The reward? A mention of distinction on my graduation certificate is something I really didn’t suspect would come. Happy? Sure I am :D. At least I know that my two years hard work has finally paid off to some extent. But be not complacent, for this is also the start of a new beginning, the start of my ascending to the work force. My only hope that what I have learnt in Uni up till now is enough as my basic to start work and earn a living for myself. It’ll obviously be tougher, but that’s life . . . ;)
11022010 . . . . :)
Accounting (Financial Theory) 561 . . . a 360 degree approach from the normal accounting theory I received in my bachelor days. A more intriguing yet demanding class till the end. Hoped that all lecturers in Indonesia were as fun and motivating as Alistair Brown eventhough he was demanding in the assignments :P
Accounting (Managerial) 565 . . . a more discussion packed class. Thought of having calculations, but it was really more on the managerial kind of things and how it affected the accounting aspect of the company. Forced us to take a holistic and comprehensive view of a company’s case in order to solve the matter.
Auditing (Issues) 570 . . . you would think it was the “real” auditing stuff . . . instead . . . it was more discussion on how auditing affected and was affected by other things. Had lesser students. The funniest part was Inderpal’s cheek that was always red :)).
Accounting (Financial Issues) 562 . . . back with Grantley . . . this time with a more real accounting touch with all those journals and debit credit thingys. Introduced us to the IFRS and all its tib dits. Still….hard to impress him on the final assignments. Nevertheless, it did refresh us on how to do basic accounting matters :D
Accounting (Governance and Ethics) 564 . . . just 4 people . . . the least till that time . . . again….just discussions but this time it was more on the ethical parts of accountants and their challenges. Made us look deeper into the various conditions that could lead to ethical problems in real life cases.
Accounting (Statement Analysis) 573 . . . the most bloodiest and hardest class till the end that I consider. An endless waltz of work on the appointed company to reveal and make a valiation for the next 3 years T_T. But with the help and assistance from fellow group mate, managed to end it beautifully with the highest mark on that semester B-).
Accounting (Financial Issues) 563 . . . broke the record for having the least students . . . just 3 !! Hence, class had to be cancelled and it was made to a office discussion in Alistair’s room. The assignments were again horrendous as we had to read chunks and heaps of journals. But this time . . . it paid off well as I finally gained a HD for his class xD
Accounting (Information Systems) 572 . . . first class in the evenings . . . couldn’t make the most of things due to the lack of discussions and insighty I gain from previous encounters in my bachelor days. But it did add some usefull knowledge on the IS part. A fair result was gained in the end :).
Applied Statistics 501 . . . a mandatory unit that I had to take due to the nature of my course :( . Learning stats again from square one . . . it really took me some heavy and tremendous efforts to secure a HD mark for this unit. The only good things here was that I learned how to use SPSS for stats stuffs :P.
Statistical Data Analysis 674 . . . the sistes unit of the above one . . . it does complement each other for this unit as it implies, puts more emphasis on the analysing part of the statistical result. Had the most students in class around 20 as it was a mixed class from various courses. Couldn’t make the best out of this due to some groupwork disagreements :((.
Accounting (Advanced Auditing) 576 . . back with all the auditing process and stuffs and also back with Inderpal :P. This one really refreshened and put a better insight to me on how audits should be really done. Could have gained better marks had I been more thoughtful on the audit materials that I had previously.
Accounting (Public Sector) 567 . . . all I can say is that this unit went anti climax for me. A mixture of bad luck, insufficient knowledge because of the lack of discussion and teachings on ozzy public sector matters and the stern attitude of the teacher. And it all was wraped up with a final assignment that had nothing to do with public sector itself :-S
Business Research Methods 600 . . . a nite class again…this time with a nihon jin :D. Though didn’t have the chance to practice my nihongo . . . things were up and down for me in this class as I frequently skipped class due to the in evitable boredom of the class. In the end, had to make up a good research proposal just to secure a distinction mark.
Finance (Principles) 515 . . . again . . . another force majeur class that I had to attend duet to mnay of my intended units being phased off. The good thing is, I had another chance to rebuild my finance basic after some not so happy times with finance back in my bachelor days. Though the marks weren’t that good, I would say I was happy enough attending this class ;)
And there goes, my 16 unit period of fast packed and killer moments of study and hard core assignments. The reward? A mention of distinction on my graduation certificate is something I really didn’t suspect would come. Happy? Sure I am :D. At least I know that my two years hard work has finally paid off to some extent. But be not complacent, for this is also the start of a new beginning, the start of my ascending to the work force. My only hope that what I have learnt in Uni up till now is enough as my basic to start work and earn a living for myself. It’ll obviously be tougher, but that’s life . . . ;)
11022010 . . . . :)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
BREAK !!
Haha . . . the above might have many meanings . . . but in my case, it has to do more with making something not working. And why does it have anything to do with me? Well . . for me . . . I seem to have this bizarre love and hate relationship with gadgets . . . any gadgets especially that have to do with sophisticated technology. Love . . . for I really do like how they can easily simplify our daily life and how they really help us enjoy life, but hate . . . it all goes down to one thing . . . I always have the sheer tendency to break almost every single gadget that goes to my possession . . .
You might think I’m exaggerating things . . . unfortunately no . . . it has been the case in the past years. And it was just recently that I just realized this uber weird tendency of mine. It all started by my mom’s attention on how I would almost break anything I would use. And my uncles last night again confirmed this when we had some chit chat. One of my uncles said, I was literally born to break and destroy things >.< . Wow . . . now that’s not something you would really be proud of . . .
Nevertheless, some of you might be wondering, what things have I succeeded in destroying, making it not work, or at least breaking some parts. Well. . Here’s the concise list of things I’ve achieved over the past years . . . courtesy of anatomyinteristi :D . . . .
1. My PDA, it was an iPAQ something made by Hewlett Packard. Given by my dad who got it by some gift or door prize he said as a replacement for my stolen mobile phone. The antenna finally gave in as it broke up leaving the inner cords exposed. It happened after like 2-2.5 years of usage. On average, it was quite long, but not long enough to survive my “black aura”
2. My iPod, I’m talking bout the white iPod video my dad again gave me. It just suddenly passed away without any known cause early last year.
3. My laptop, the ACER one. Yep . . . that one just went kaboom to its IC’s on the mobo after a mere 1.5 years after I bought it .
4. Nokia 7610, this one was given down by my mom after I’ld broken the antenna of my PDA. Used it around 1-1.5 years before it abruptly wasn’t able to send text messages . . .
5. The Honda Accord Cielo, my dad’s favourite car. Again, this one also received my wrath as it has been pounded by numerous scratches on its lower left bumper . . . it is also still continuing to be tortured by unfortunately not sufficient care of usage . . .
6. My Brotha’s Creative MP3 player . . . I wouldn’t forget this one as it just went dead after I borrowed and used it . . . obviously . . . it did leave a bemused and unpleasant face on my brother as he just had it for a week !
7. My bicycle . . . the first one I used in Perth. This one wasn’t new and I just bought it for $40. After a 1.25 year of service, it finally gave in with complex problems on its gear, tires and brakes . . . really sad as I did love the bike coz of its service it gave to me . . . . . :((
8. Ah yes . . . the Toyota Corolla . . . this one had its radiator pipe kaboom in the middle of a journey to home on 2007. Though it’s still in service in the hands of my dad now, it still had to endure an extensive service and repair to get it back on the roads.
9. My room’s handle . . . this one really caught the attention of my uncle as he was amazed how such a simple thing could have been broken in my hands as it was meant to withstand daily usage . . .
10. The gate locks . . . looking by this one . . . anyone would be staggered on how I could have broke the keys into two while it was still inside the locks . . .
11. If you want to include another . . . add my recent mobile which was the SE C902 . . . though still in good shape, it did experience a sudden break down in terms of not able to start up. The repair cost . . . a whopping $60 bucks :-S
12. The sink at my workplace . . . this one really happened unexpectedly as I forgot to lower the water and instead opened the smallest knob, blowing out the whole water from the wall T_T
Well . . . that’s some to list. And Im quite certain there are still dozens of things I’ve broken but haven’t been listed above. Damn . . . gotta really use things with the utmost care and respect, as they all seem to break down at one point sooner or later . . . With all those above, I do remember Kamen Rider Decade’s saying . . . the destroyer of worlds . . .well . . . in my case . . . I guess I’m the destroyer of gadgets . . . .
You might think I’m exaggerating things . . . unfortunately no . . . it has been the case in the past years. And it was just recently that I just realized this uber weird tendency of mine. It all started by my mom’s attention on how I would almost break anything I would use. And my uncles last night again confirmed this when we had some chit chat. One of my uncles said, I was literally born to break and destroy things >.< . Wow . . . now that’s not something you would really be proud of . . .
Nevertheless, some of you might be wondering, what things have I succeeded in destroying, making it not work, or at least breaking some parts. Well. . Here’s the concise list of things I’ve achieved over the past years . . . courtesy of anatomyinteristi :D . . . .
1. My PDA, it was an iPAQ something made by Hewlett Packard. Given by my dad who got it by some gift or door prize he said as a replacement for my stolen mobile phone. The antenna finally gave in as it broke up leaving the inner cords exposed. It happened after like 2-2.5 years of usage. On average, it was quite long, but not long enough to survive my “black aura”
2. My iPod, I’m talking bout the white iPod video my dad again gave me. It just suddenly passed away without any known cause early last year.
3. My laptop, the ACER one. Yep . . . that one just went kaboom to its IC’s on the mobo after a mere 1.5 years after I bought it .
4. Nokia 7610, this one was given down by my mom after I’ld broken the antenna of my PDA. Used it around 1-1.5 years before it abruptly wasn’t able to send text messages . . .
5. The Honda Accord Cielo, my dad’s favourite car. Again, this one also received my wrath as it has been pounded by numerous scratches on its lower left bumper . . . it is also still continuing to be tortured by unfortunately not sufficient care of usage . . .
6. My Brotha’s Creative MP3 player . . . I wouldn’t forget this one as it just went dead after I borrowed and used it . . . obviously . . . it did leave a bemused and unpleasant face on my brother as he just had it for a week !
7. My bicycle . . . the first one I used in Perth. This one wasn’t new and I just bought it for $40. After a 1.25 year of service, it finally gave in with complex problems on its gear, tires and brakes . . . really sad as I did love the bike coz of its service it gave to me . . . . . :((
8. Ah yes . . . the Toyota Corolla . . . this one had its radiator pipe kaboom in the middle of a journey to home on 2007. Though it’s still in service in the hands of my dad now, it still had to endure an extensive service and repair to get it back on the roads.
9. My room’s handle . . . this one really caught the attention of my uncle as he was amazed how such a simple thing could have been broken in my hands as it was meant to withstand daily usage . . .
10. The gate locks . . . looking by this one . . . anyone would be staggered on how I could have broke the keys into two while it was still inside the locks . . .
11. If you want to include another . . . add my recent mobile which was the SE C902 . . . though still in good shape, it did experience a sudden break down in terms of not able to start up. The repair cost . . . a whopping $60 bucks :-S
12. The sink at my workplace . . . this one really happened unexpectedly as I forgot to lower the water and instead opened the smallest knob, blowing out the whole water from the wall T_T
Well . . . that’s some to list. And Im quite certain there are still dozens of things I’ve broken but haven’t been listed above. Damn . . . gotta really use things with the utmost care and respect, as they all seem to break down at one point sooner or later . . . With all those above, I do remember Kamen Rider Decade’s saying . . . the destroyer of worlds . . .well . . . in my case . . . I guess I’m the destroyer of gadgets . . . .
Ku Kan Rindu . . .
Gonna miss those days, of riding my bike to school and work, menempuh 3-6 kilo dari sharehouse . . .
Gonna miss those days, jatuh bangun mengerjakan assignment siang dan malam . . . demi memenuhi cita-cita dan harapan orang tua . . .
Gonna miss those days, walking down the streets of perth, menyegarkan pikiran dan jiwa, sejenak dari rutinitas hidup yang pekat
Gonna miss those days, of eating salami, polony, sausages and meats that would be expensive if would have bought it in Indonesia . . .
Gonna miss those days, of working in the butcher, serving the customers with all their attitudes . . .
Gonna miss those days, of waking up in the night, just to find that speck of hope and luck on life . . .
Gonna miss those days, teaching and interacting with those kids on Sunday, hoping that they would grow up to be fair and religious adults . . .
Gonna miss those days, of walking done the isles of coles and IGA, shop for my daily needs for the sake of living . . .
Gonna miss those days, of eating kebab, for the kebab’s there are authentic and big, enough to fill my stomach for a meal
Gonna miss those days, of using the instant messenger, for it enabled me to keep my contacts and friends, saving me from total isolation
Gonna miss those days, of walking down the pathways of curtin, for the Uni view is just wide and green enough to enjoy the whole study process there
Gonna miss those days, of downloading in the ABACUS labs, for it vastly expanded my data collection and my whole other collection
Gonna miss those days, of watching movies alone on almost every Tuesdays, as it allowed me to enjoy some quality solitude time for myself in the midst of life hecticness
Gonna miss those days, on finding and buying stuffs from the internet, as it allowed me to poses stuffs that were beyond thought when I was still in Indonesia
Gonna miss those days, on enjoying the Sunday market, finding second-hand yet cheap and usable items for daily needs
Gonna miss those days, of spending and gaining ozzy dollars, as it boosted my life’s savings to levels of enabling me to dream :P
Gonna miss those days, of cold winters, for it reminded me of my childhood and allowed me to once again feel the seasons untold in the equator
Gonna miss those days, of enjoying the events at the consulate, as it enabled Indonesians to meet each other and enjoy the scarcity of Indonesian cuisine
Gonna miss those days, of meeting new friends, Indonesians or not, for it expanded my networking and horizons on life . . .
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Honestly, there are still dozens, maybe hundreds of things I would love to list, however, regardless of what they are, may they all be a lovable memory that will I always cherish and savor for times to come in my mind, for they all have helped me live enjoyable days along the whole 2 years in Perth . . .
Gonna miss those days, jatuh bangun mengerjakan assignment siang dan malam . . . demi memenuhi cita-cita dan harapan orang tua . . .
Gonna miss those days, walking down the streets of perth, menyegarkan pikiran dan jiwa, sejenak dari rutinitas hidup yang pekat
Gonna miss those days, of eating salami, polony, sausages and meats that would be expensive if would have bought it in Indonesia . . .
Gonna miss those days, of working in the butcher, serving the customers with all their attitudes . . .
Gonna miss those days, of waking up in the night, just to find that speck of hope and luck on life . . .
Gonna miss those days, teaching and interacting with those kids on Sunday, hoping that they would grow up to be fair and religious adults . . .
Gonna miss those days, of walking done the isles of coles and IGA, shop for my daily needs for the sake of living . . .
Gonna miss those days, of eating kebab, for the kebab’s there are authentic and big, enough to fill my stomach for a meal
Gonna miss those days, of using the instant messenger, for it enabled me to keep my contacts and friends, saving me from total isolation
Gonna miss those days, of walking down the pathways of curtin, for the Uni view is just wide and green enough to enjoy the whole study process there
Gonna miss those days, of downloading in the ABACUS labs, for it vastly expanded my data collection and my whole other collection
Gonna miss those days, of watching movies alone on almost every Tuesdays, as it allowed me to enjoy some quality solitude time for myself in the midst of life hecticness
Gonna miss those days, on finding and buying stuffs from the internet, as it allowed me to poses stuffs that were beyond thought when I was still in Indonesia
Gonna miss those days, on enjoying the Sunday market, finding second-hand yet cheap and usable items for daily needs
Gonna miss those days, of spending and gaining ozzy dollars, as it boosted my life’s savings to levels of enabling me to dream :P
Gonna miss those days, of cold winters, for it reminded me of my childhood and allowed me to once again feel the seasons untold in the equator
Gonna miss those days, of enjoying the events at the consulate, as it enabled Indonesians to meet each other and enjoy the scarcity of Indonesian cuisine
Gonna miss those days, of meeting new friends, Indonesians or not, for it expanded my networking and horizons on life . . .
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Honestly, there are still dozens, maybe hundreds of things I would love to list, however, regardless of what they are, may they all be a lovable memory that will I always cherish and savor for times to come in my mind, for they all have helped me live enjoyable days along the whole 2 years in Perth . . .
UAN . . . engga . . . UAN . . . engga . . .
By the looks of the title, I bet some of you might have guessed what this is all about . . .yep . . . the dreaded final national exams faced by all students of class XII nationwide. Dreaded coz it absolutely determines the fate of the whole study for 3 years in high school, whether they graduate or not graduate . . .
Might seem like a simple and mundane matter, it has been able to stir the crowds and opinions of thousands of people across the nation. Either they support or oppose the implementation of a nationwide final exam, what’s really interesting is the fact that it illustrates how horrendous and messed up the education system is in my sadly beloved country.
For starters . . . the whole UAN thingy happened way back around the 70s as a tool to determine the graduation of high school kids. As years passed by, it had been through various changes in terms of names, implementation methods and what is being examined. In my days, it was called EBTANAS and put up 6 units to be examined, in which the subjects are determined by what major you’re taking at the time, whether science, social or languages.
And now it has changed names, but not only name. What changed and caused the whole controversy until now is the fact that this examination turned up to be the sole instrument to determine if a student passes high school. In my days, the final exam was one of the various instruments used aside the students 3 years evaluation by their home class teacher and their report. But now, everyone sees the final exam as some sort of final judgment that overlooks and disregards a student’s achievement and learning process over the pass 3 years they have been through.
On this part, honestly, I am in no position to judge whether this way is a fair way to conduct things, but if I were asked my personal opinion, I would say that things can be a lot more fairer if a student’s is evaluated on a comprehensive basis on all aspects from class X to the time they graduate. I mean, the essence of learning is all about internalizing everything we have learn't and gained from education and how we can implement and understand it through our lives. So it takes a lot of consideration to decide whether someone has failed or not. And using the final exam as a sole tool, I wouldn’t say it’s a good idea . . .
On the other hand, the final exam is also notorious for the fact that it raises its passing mark every year. What seen wrong is that the rise is seen as disregarding the fact that the education level and quality is not yet equally spread across the republic. Hence, for the opponents, they see that the government is turning a blind eye on the fact that they have yet to educate the citizens with equal quality on those in the established areas and cities.
I have to admit that the government still has its homework on providing better and equal education across the nation. But on the other hand, this doesn’t mean they shouldn’t raise the standards slowly. If this republic have to wait till all things are equal in terms of educational quality, I’m afraid that it’ll be too late. The fact now is that we are far left behind in terms of standards of graduation. And it ought to be done immediately while taking care of all the other problems simultaneously.
For the students, I can often see they do have idle time to protest the final exam. While it is a good thing to convey your thoughts and ideas in a healthy manner, I would rather prefer you guys to prepare for the exams thoroughly. The decision to tackle the final exam implementation, if it were to ever happen, would take years and a lot of consideration from the higher ups. By then, you might have entered college . . or even worked. So . . . its clear to put your efforts on what is inevitable . . . also with plenty amount of prayers too . . . last word . . . May
God Speed You ;).
Might seem like a simple and mundane matter, it has been able to stir the crowds and opinions of thousands of people across the nation. Either they support or oppose the implementation of a nationwide final exam, what’s really interesting is the fact that it illustrates how horrendous and messed up the education system is in my sadly beloved country.
For starters . . . the whole UAN thingy happened way back around the 70s as a tool to determine the graduation of high school kids. As years passed by, it had been through various changes in terms of names, implementation methods and what is being examined. In my days, it was called EBTANAS and put up 6 units to be examined, in which the subjects are determined by what major you’re taking at the time, whether science, social or languages.
And now it has changed names, but not only name. What changed and caused the whole controversy until now is the fact that this examination turned up to be the sole instrument to determine if a student passes high school. In my days, the final exam was one of the various instruments used aside the students 3 years evaluation by their home class teacher and their report. But now, everyone sees the final exam as some sort of final judgment that overlooks and disregards a student’s achievement and learning process over the pass 3 years they have been through.
On this part, honestly, I am in no position to judge whether this way is a fair way to conduct things, but if I were asked my personal opinion, I would say that things can be a lot more fairer if a student’s is evaluated on a comprehensive basis on all aspects from class X to the time they graduate. I mean, the essence of learning is all about internalizing everything we have learn't and gained from education and how we can implement and understand it through our lives. So it takes a lot of consideration to decide whether someone has failed or not. And using the final exam as a sole tool, I wouldn’t say it’s a good idea . . .
On the other hand, the final exam is also notorious for the fact that it raises its passing mark every year. What seen wrong is that the rise is seen as disregarding the fact that the education level and quality is not yet equally spread across the republic. Hence, for the opponents, they see that the government is turning a blind eye on the fact that they have yet to educate the citizens with equal quality on those in the established areas and cities.
I have to admit that the government still has its homework on providing better and equal education across the nation. But on the other hand, this doesn’t mean they shouldn’t raise the standards slowly. If this republic have to wait till all things are equal in terms of educational quality, I’m afraid that it’ll be too late. The fact now is that we are far left behind in terms of standards of graduation. And it ought to be done immediately while taking care of all the other problems simultaneously.
For the students, I can often see they do have idle time to protest the final exam. While it is a good thing to convey your thoughts and ideas in a healthy manner, I would rather prefer you guys to prepare for the exams thoroughly. The decision to tackle the final exam implementation, if it were to ever happen, would take years and a lot of consideration from the higher ups. By then, you might have entered college . . or even worked. So . . . its clear to put your efforts on what is inevitable . . . also with plenty amount of prayers too . . . last word . . . May
God Speed You ;).
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