Why Ph.D ? Is Master degree not enough?

Actually...now I have to make a preparation to apply in several universities in Taiwan and Japan for my Ph.D degree... sounds waow right? but actually i do this because i wanna be a lecturer and change the next generation to a better generation when I come back to Indonesia. 

Several people asked me... "why? don't you wanna have fun before PhD? is Master degree not enough for you?" and i said.... 

NO. 

I'm thirsty of education and as long as I have opportunity to go out of Indonesia to steal other race education, I will do it.

I'm still young. even someday I'll get married, it's ok...i will do it... 

Even if someday I'm just being a housewife...i will still do it. why?

Because I will teach my child with different methods...what do you think if they teach by Doctor since they born? not only when they're in university? the result will be very different...

I want to learn as many as I can... not only my degree education a.k. computer science or information management... but also Life education.

Live in different countries will make your life different... you will learn how to live with different language and culture...that's LIFE education.

when someone asked me... don't you wanna take a rest first after you had your Master? and I said...

I don't think I wanna take a rest...

Because I've ever done that before when I graduate from Bachelor degree and have 6 months worked in Jakarta. After that, I realize...my brain become ice. 

I forgot many kind of thing teacher said to me when I was in school... I don't want that happened again...

another friend ask me... why in other country? don't you think Indonesia is not good enough for you? and I said...

Hmm... if I said Indonesia is good enough for me...it's lie.

Indonesia have very good universities... but, what I wanna do is not going to those universities and learn...

But, I wanna STEAL other countries' education and I will bring back what I've got to universities in Indonesia, so they will be better more than now....

another friend of mine ask me... Ph.D is very difficult and no one can guarantee your graduation...don't you afraid? and I said...

Afraid...not really. :Like they said, no one can guarantee my graduation when I have my PhD because PhD studnts need to submit several amount of journal and it's not easy and of course take a long time.... but no one know what will I had right?

I just say...I will do my best. I will graduate in 3 years. insyaAllah... and I'm not afraid...

Sacha Stevenson : I'm Looking for Open Minded Person

Siapa sih yang ga tau cewek bule cantik asal Kanada bernama Sacha yang udah 12 tahun tinggal di Indonesia? aku yang tinggal di luar negeri sampe tau nih orang siapa... bule yang bisa ngomong lancar banget bahasa Indonesia + Sunda (little bit maybe) + bahasa gaul anak jakarte (loe gue)

She's a YouTube-er (how to spell it actually?)

Make some funny videos about "How to act like Indonesian?" and several other things that mentioned about Indonesia in daily life...like corruption, where is my "kembalian", hijab, etc. 

Those videos are very funny to see but at the same time make me realize, yeah...that's true. hahahaha

Contohnya...

1. Kemana-mana orang Indonesia tuh naik motor walopun jarak cuma 10 meter...

2. Nyangkruk di warung kopi pake sarung...

3. Kalo ketemu bule, minta foto

4. Buang sampah sembarangan

5. Terlalu banyak hal yang harus diurus, jadi akhirnya pake calo...

6. Kalo beli bensin, sama pegawai pom bensin ga dikasih kembalian receh...

7. etc...

8. etc...

Hahahaha sounds funny, right?? 

But, despite all of that kind of "shit but true" things she said, she loved Indonesia so much. I love Indonesia too, of course... but yeah you know, not all people can accept what she said. I think recently many people judge her as "bule" not as a person who criticize Indonesia because she love this country...

She is a muslim actually... not all people know about this. Because she said something about hijab, many people said she's bad person. hmm... i think they're not open minded one... because everyone can say something right? and i think it's because she said setengah english setengah indonesia. so, many people not know much about the real meaning...haha the video of the start of the intrique is in here...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THDZFIYKTek

So....she made the answer buat semua orang yang salah paham tentang kalimat "babi pakai jilbab" di sini...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x6JZCqQsCc

Hmmm... when I saw the video, yeah dia salah di satu sisi, tapi di sisi lain dia juga ga salah... hahaha

Keep open minded... :D

Then, I watched another video...from cosmopolitan FM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcSzSHdrOIE

which Sacha was there... ada satu hal yang aku salut sama dia...dia bilang gini...walopun ga persisi kalimatnya sih ya... :p

"Aku harap...orang akan menjadi lebih open minded ketika liat video aku...ketika aku ketemu orang dan dy bilang dy suka sama video aq, berarti dy pintar..."

Yap that's right! because, open minded people will not just laugh because it's funny but also educating themselves and try to make Indonesia better... not only said "you are wrong, sha!!!" haha

And i just realize...kenapa ya nih orang jiwa ke-Indonesia-an nya lebih keliatan daripada orang Indonesia sendiri...misal, kayak ngritik orang koruptor...itu waow banget.

trus pengemis di jalanan...atau pengamen...

Seandainya para wakil rakyat (mulai dari pengurus RT, RW, kades, lurah, bupati, gubernur, menteri, DPR, MPR, atau presiden) liat video-video sacha, hmmm semoga mereka sadar...ga cuma ketawa doank karena nyadar kalo apa yang divideoin itu nyata adanya...

Hmm...one thing that I'm curious about, she said she is a muslim. dan pernah pake jilbab yang sangat tertutup a.k. cadar. trus sekarang ga pake... ya aq tau sih alasannya karena dy bilang di videonya kalo susah cari kerja kalo pake jilbab dan itu susah banget buat dy untuk chase her dream... tapi scha...kmu masih shalat kan? masih ke masjid kan? masih baca qur'an kan? masih mau pake jilbab lagi?

For sacha, thank you for loving Indonesia and criticizes in your way even not all people like what you do...

Keep going on, keep moving forward...

And I hope someday, you can wear hijab or jilbab again and no one can under estimate you... ^o^

Just be yourself and catch your dream!!

betewe, keren banget kamu roller blade dari Merak sampe Bali shaa... >.<

IMCE 2013 Fund Raising

IMCE or International Muslim Culture Exhibition held by NTUST-IMSA (International Muslim Student Association) every year. This year, IMCE will be held in 16 - 17 December 2013 in T4 Building from 10.00 - 17.00 Taipei times. The theme is Halal Food Journey : New Taste New Experience. NTUST-IMSA open the fund raising for this event. The money will be used for the event and give visitors halal food to try.
if you want to donate, please contact :
Isro Hutama (0978579154) isrohutama@yahoo.com
or if you want to transfer the donation, you can transfer to
Rayi Yanu Tara, First Bank, 166-51-031107

We're looking forward for your help in making this event come true in Taiwan... :)

A New Age of Exploration : National Geographic 125 in Taiwan

Of course...you know about National Geographic, right? the magazine...the channel...the traveler...the animals...etc. Yellow box as an icon..make every person on earth know how it feels when go to one part of the world to another...

At first, National Geographic was as simply as research report by scientist on that era...but soon after that, black and white photograph become popular and National Geographic found that pictures can tell a story... so, then they decided to make photos as their main report. Not stop just at that moment, because at that time, the photos were taken inside. But then, several photographers sent their photos to them and one of them is outside photograph about iceberg in Iceland...that's the story behind why the photos are very colorful...have deep meaning...environmental issues...make people care...and that the same time looks like a scientific report... ^o^

This year, National Geographic turn to 125 years old...and they open exhibition around the world...one of them is in Taiwan. “A New Age of Exploration: National Geographic at 125” is held in Taipei, at Huashan 1914 Creative Park until the end of November. The exhibition includes stunning photos of key moments in the past 125 years, arranged in 8 different themes, including one titled, “Remembering Taiwan”.

There are many things we can learn inside because it's not just the history of Taiwan but also the history of the world from 125 years ago. Also many kind of touching moments captured in many beautiful photos...there is a photo about one boy cry because he lost his 6 sheep die after a taxi driver crash those sheep. After the photos published, the boy is given 7000 USD from the reader of National Geographic. Waow... such an amount... O.o

I also just know that Alexander Graham Bell, the one who invented telephone) is the 2nd president of National Geographic... O.o what an amazing world...hahaha

Ahh...and don't forget to buy some souvenir...many kind of NatGeo things there but in chinese...not english.haha even there are several merchandise we can buy in english version.. :)

Also...don't forget to take a picture in the famous yellow box of National Geographic in the park... ^o^

You can go there by MRT to Zhongziao Xinsheng MRT station....the direction is below. or you can go by bus to Guanghua Electronic Market and walk to there around 500 meters.

Exhibition Dates: September 18 – November 24

Huashan 1914 Creative Park

Address: No. 1, Section 1, Bādé Rd, Zhongzheng District

Phone: (02)6630-8388

Admission Fees: 220 NTD (General), 180 NTD(Seniors & Groups of 30+), Free for Children under 110 cm

Notes for Jeremy Part 4 : Someone I Admire

Jeremy said to us at that time... your chat topic for next week is someone you admire the most...

So, who's that someone for me? She is My MOM. 

Seems it's boring to say the answer is mom...because every one maybe think the same like i do...

But yes..my mom is the best for me!!

She's beautiful...like me. of course. If I say she's ugly, then I'm ugly..haha ^o^

She use hijab since she was in university and have a beautiful smile..her body is small (that's why I small too) but very lively... go there and go somewhere and go back again... waow... maybe that's why I become like that too... too organize in everything...

She is a doctor in our city's hospital and i think it's so tiring... because be a doctor is tiring enough but a doctor with 4 children (2 grown up and 2 still kids) make it very very tiring and exhausting... But, she is very patient when face my daddy, me, my sisters, my brother, and her patients in the hospital...maybe that's why she's a doctor..haha

When she was young, she is a traditional dancer and still have a beautiful body (not like me --")...

I still remember when my family got into trouble and my dad is not in home at that time...she's crying so much but keep work on the problem to be solved...i'm still kids and don't know anything about that... i just cry when i saw my mom cry... >.<

At that time...i realize i wanna be like her...

Patient..kind...lovely..obedient with my dad...beautiful...and smart... ^o^

I Love you Mom...