After One Year...

It has been one year since I left Perth for good. I was relieving at that time since I submitted my first draft thesis. I went home alone taking two flight transit in Denpasar Bali. I took Garuda Indonesia flight and had to change my flight number to Jakarta. I left around 6 am Perth time, Brother Syah family took me up to the airport. Really, they are good family, and they have already known what was going on between me and him. Ok, it is not time to reveal my past time. Let it gone by the wind even sometimes, I always remember what was going on me in Perth for two years.

And now, guess what, I am sitting here back to my office. After one year, I am still struggling with my thesis correction. I was so awful and last time I received one e-mail from my supervisor that I have to address some points which will be negotiated to the research committee that I mind with my first examiner said. Yea, I did it and sent it last Monday.

Now, I am waiting for any confirmation. I hope the good news will come over.

Actually, I had some targets had to be done for one year. Let me lists what I have done and what I haven’t been done.

Well, seems that my live start constantly. I always busy with vicious cycle on my work which I shouldn’t do it. Ok, I apologize myself.

I submitted three papers to both international and national conferences of my thesis. Until now, all are under confirmation. If so, I sent my abstract to the Geological Society of Australia (GSA) which I become a student member. If it is approved then I have to present my work in winter conference in Canberra next July. I also sent my abstract to national conference of Indonesian Association of Geologist in Sengigi Lombok Island on October this year. Well, the last reason why I register as a presenter is because I want to visit its beautiful island. Heard that they have white-sandy beaches which are very awesome I thought.

The last silly thing when I send 3 of scientific paper to the UNESCO summer internship for writing in Italy. I got misunderstanding issues regarding my registration. The committee required the social science background (e.g communication study background) for attending its course. The main goal is how to present research work for non-scientific audience on writing. I though that it is scientific course writing. Thus, the committee said I am not eligible for awarded its course. Indeed, I disagreed with the committee’s decision. I argued that for me whom have scientific background, it is good if I got some training in communication issues regarding present scientific issues to non-scientific audience.
Is it easier to train scientists to write information wrapped in non-scientific language? I think so, but again, the committee did not reply my email.

Well, at least I had try something. For me, failed means never try. I tried and I failed, and that is I called postponed success.

Have a nice day everyone 
God bless you

Give my money back..i m so bad today..

Hey, just let you know that I am bored with this thesis correction. Somehow, I want to change my career. Change from geoscientist into geo-journalist, Lol, sounds interesting, right?

This bloody thesis makes me upset. The examiner comments are too rude and even he said that my reference isn’t be accepted by any universities whole Australia. Well, what else, he asked to me revise?? I don’t know, while I m reading the comments, something want to vomit, things that the is yaks animals I don’t want to take care of it anymore…

Ok, even, I try to write it down instead of addressing the comments. That is what my supervisor recommend to me through his email two days ago. I just read it cause my additional problem suddenly came..Ouh GOD !! please help me out this problems..

I addressed some but the file is in the office, I hope by fixing this im2 modem, I can work at home and no need to get into the internet connection at office. However, my prediction is wrong !! the customer staff isn’t satisfy either and guess ! I went home with a big trouble in my head. I just walk along Naripan Street, even at that time I was under recovery after severe cough last night with some air pollution adding my problems. I don’t want to take angkot ( a public transport, green big van contains 9 people inside).

I visited the shoes shop, I hope I can get a cute shoes, mainly my old boot need to retired soon due to much water during rainy season. I found some, but unfortunately there is no size fit to my foot. Then, I went to the bakery Tabitha bakery shop. It is not big but I want to try whole Bakery in Bandung, what taste does it like. So, I decide to buy cheese brownies and cheese bread. These two are enough and I will give to my friend at boarding house. Holy, she is very nice person, she take care of me while I was sick. Yeaa..i want to give this cake for her and friends.

So, plan to do some work revision is out of schedule. I still upset with the internet connection. It means that I will loose of my 100,000 rupiahs just to sign on im2. Oh No.!! I don’t want give it freely to the company ! instead of doing it, I want my money back within the week end by 9 march. So, I asked my sister to come again to the customer office tomorrow morning earlier.

And what I do now? I don’t want to touch any revision works. I want to write which makes me happy. What is that? Writing some novel? Or doing some journalism things.Oh, well, do I have to take any formal studies relate to journalism or I just keep trying?Give me your opinion guys…

To be honest, I have two-true story novels that I project on. Fist is my dormitory experiences and the second is my adventurous travel in Jogjakarta. The one I start to write when I study in Perth, I got many ideas and I promise myself to write it down once I came here back in bandung. The second one is just start in outline. It is a bit weird I thought. But, both are still good.

Someday, I dreamed I went travel everywhere in many places; busy, scenic areas, metropolis, quite, dry or wherever. I drop there for work or just interact with local people learning their culture, language and custom and do some social work as a geosciences teacher or delegate the UN organization? ( well, and just remember I need someone to support me). It means that to what I do, I always accompanied by my soulmate. What a beautiful life ! God, please, that is my praying for today…

Find the way back into LOVE.. ;)

May 23, 2009

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead I

’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed

I’ve been lonely for so long

Trapped in the past, I just cants seems to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreamed away

Just in case I ever need ‘em again some day

I’ve been setting aside time

To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I want to do is find a way back into love

I can’t make it through without a way back into love, oh oh oh..

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine

I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs

I know that it’s out there

There’s got to be something for my soul, somewhere

I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light

Not somebody just to get me through the night

I could use some direction

And I m open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love

I can’t make it through without a way back into love

And if I open my heart again

I guess, I m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end

There are moments when I don’t know if it is real

Or if anybody feels the way I feel

I need inspiration

Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love

I cant make it through without a way back into love

And if I open my heart to you

I m hoping you’ll show me what to do

And if you help me to start again

You know I will be there for you in the end

I found this song lyrics is very inspiring to find the way back into LoVe

For weekend contemplation, Happy all and Enjoy It !!

SMILE, the best I can give to you, WORLD..

May 18, 2009

Just receive the nice poem, someone gave it on the bus on the way to Perth city. Thanks for sharing

SMILE

And say “Hello” if you want to SHINE

your life is oh! so divine

And you can be Kind,

even to the blind,

so find out if your Positive Mind,

will be happy, as Smiling is “No Crime”

it’s only a chime

That you create all the time

So let these two virtues, unwind,

to make you feel oh! so sublime.

At nine, without wine, of course, fine!

Relax Now. Alma

Sundanese Breakfast Gathering :)

Every sunday, my housemates and I together has gathering on breakfast. We share our food n meals and eat together outside on veranda. Because we stay in Bandung, west Java, our food is mostly dominated by sundanese food such as raw vegies, salted fish, sup, friend fishes, soybean cake (the traditional food, made from fermented soybean), tofu (same product from soybean).





Here is menu and some pictures captured during breakfast gathering.

The complete menu for Sunday Gathering ( traditional sundanese food; salted fish, sundanese chili sauce (sambal terasi/belacan), friend eggplant (terung), soybean cake (tempe), friend tofu, and sayur asem (sundanese vegies soup).

Traditional sundanese very spicy salted fish

It is a beatiful Sunday, we share and chat happily. Next weekend, we will arrange the same moment and good for us to be relax during weekend.

Enjoying the food with our styles :)

I thanks to all my housemates, host for your kindness. I am happy to be with you all.

THE PAST

By Ray Parker

I was wrong when I hurt you
But did you have to hurt me too
Did you think revenge will make it better?
I don't care about the past
I just want our love to last
There's a way to bring us back together

CHORUS:
I must forgive you (I must forgive you)
You must forgive me too (we must have to try)
If you wanna try to put things back the way they used to be(honey let's start again)'
Cause there's no sense in going over and over
The same things as before
So let's not bring the past back anymore(no looking back, we can't look back)
(honey let's start again)

Out of all the good we had
You only keep track of the bad
Though you knew
I never really loved her
Didn't anyone tell you yet
That to forgive is to forget
How can you be mad if you don't remember

CHORUS:
I must forgive you (I must forgive you)
You must forgive me too (we must have to try)
If you wanna try to put things back the way they used to be(honey let's start again)'
Cause there's no sense in going over and over
The same things as before
So let's not bring the past back anymore(no looking back, we can't look back)
(honey let's start again)

I must forgive you
And you must forgive me too
It's the only thing that's left that we haven't try to do
One thing I'm sure will work
That we haven't tried before
Let's not bring the past back anymore(no looking back, no looking back)
(honey let's start again)

Talking About Appreciation

Hi all,

Just wanna share what I saw, to what I feel and to what I did last week when I attended the seminar in my temporary office. One of the Government Institution in Indonesia particularly in Bandung, west Java.

I with two other my friends organize the seminar and talkshow about up date news related to the natural disaster to what happened lately in Tangerang. Note that, what I am sharing here it is not about the technical discussion but HOW do we appreciate the presentar in front of the forum.

To be honest, before the talkshow begin, the participants always sit AT THE BACK first, they dont willing to sit IN FRONT. The MC keep announching to the audience till the first presentar come in front and present his materials.

Only several people especially the students which I think they are forced by their lecturer to keep concentrate on the presentation as part of their assessment :).

Secondly, is when the presentation is going, many of the audience they keep busy talking discussing with his friends beside him. Seems like they dont follow to what the presenter discussing in front. Thus, it was disgusting as I am the one who sit beside them..

Surprisingly, the VIP person who sit very In Front ( I said this because they are Very Important Person, as the head committe of organization). They keep busy with "their blackberry" weeeks...

To what I saw I can conclude that :
First, we are less antusiastic to attend the event like seminar or whatever which If I can take the benefit from this event. We gain more knowledge by attending this momoent and listening their sharing to what happened technically in Situ Gintung Dam Demolished, Tangerang, Banten.

Second, the less appreciation from us to listen and just "be silent" while the presenter talking in front of the audience.

Lastly, to what the main committe do with "state-of-the-art Blackberry" is seems they just though that this seminar is like only "promotion event" nothing more than that.

Why?? it because during the seminar going, only the presenter, panelist, notulent and some of anthusiastic participants who keep concentrate to what presenter discussing. The committe just busy with their new sophicticated gadget.

Lol, I might guaranty that they might open "facebook" hehe..upps..sorry, Obejctively, I try to write not based on the fact..lol..

Well, I write those things above not for unproductive purposes. Those happended not only to them, it probably happended to us when we might not realize that we did it. Let's we learn from those situation. We can do some " morality contract" by do as follow :

1. Please, try to appreciate people as much as we can
2. Be silent when you are in the seminar and not talking to friends beside you. If so, just whispering and please dont do it more often. Imagine, if you are inside cinema. someone beside you keep talking and Indeed, you fell insult to this situation and therefore, cant enjoy your movie !! Thing about that ..!!
3. If you are not interested with the topic, please get out from the room and you are free to chat with your friends outside.
4. The main committee should give the good manner and attitude. So that, we can absorb the good value of them..heuheu..poor our leader..:(
5. Last but not least...keep trying to change our BAD HABIT. At the first time I know it would be difficult BUT by doing this we have finished 50% from our target !! so...Be Spirit all the time !!!

Well, Hope my sharing would be our advantage to whom want make our life BETTER !!!