Humble is Beauty

To the two weeks onward, the silence does exist in the uni. Of course, the silence does not appear as a consequence of having no academic societies or events in the campus, but rather as the exam period comes. In this context, the term "silence" does not substantially mean as similar as quiet or producing no sounds, but it denotes the "less heterogeneous" events which is held in the campus.  Due this "homogenous happenings", then it is referred as the silence. Generally speaking, campus is believed as an institution in which both of academic learning and social-ethical-emotional skills should be thought. The academic side contributes in building one's logical sense and academic integrity while the latter play significant roles in shaping communication, teamwork and networking competency.  For this reason, now there is no need to question why collections of social interaction in various form apart from academic matters take place surrounding the un...

Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan oleh National Research University Higher School of Economic (NRU HSE) menyebutkan bahwa para orang tua di Rusia menginginkan anak-anaknya kelak bekerja sebagai pengacara (24%), dokter (21%), ahli ekonomi dan akuntan (19%), pengusaha, polisi/tentara dan programmer (14%), enginer (13%) dan yang lainnya. Hanya 3% responden yang ingin melihat anak-anaknya bekerja di bidang kreatif seperti pelukis, penulis, jurnalis, fotografer, dan lainnya. Lebih lanjut, salah seorang peneliti dari lembaga tersebut menyatakan bahwa pendapatan yang stabil dan jenjang karir yang lebih cerah merupakan alasan utama mengapa orangtua memimpikan anak-anaknya menjadi seorang pengacara, dokter maupun ahli ekonomi/akuntan. Semua sepakat bahwa seorang pengacara lekat dengan kehidupan yang glamour dan penuh kemewahan, memiliki mobil trendy dan sporty, rumah dan perhiasaan yang elegan, serta berada dalam lingkaran kaum elit. Kita juga tahu bahwa profesi dokter memiliki kedudukan yang ...

Pulang sekolah, aku langsung menuju dapur untuk menyantap makan siang dengan lauk seadanya. Selalu, dudukan setinggi 15 senti sebagai pengganti kursi kuseret ke arah pintu belakang rumah.  Aku makan dengan pintu dapur kubiarkan terbuka, dengan demikian aku bisa merasakan segarnya udara berhembus sambil sesekali memperhatikan orang yang lalu lalang di jalan setapak belakang rumah. Kalau beruntung, aku bisa menyaksikan gerak jatuh bebas buah pala dari pohonnya. Dalam kecepatan normal, buah yang menjadi primadona ekonomi kampung ini akan mendarat di bumi dalam waktu kurang dari 5 detik.  Aku menjadikan pintu dapur sebagai venue santapan siang bukan tanpa sebab. Selain karena dapur kami tidak memiliki meja makan, alasan lainnya adalah di tempat ini aku bisa makan sambil "berbagi" makanan dengan ayam-ayam piaran. Entah apa sebab, batinku merasa begitu puas kala berbagi dengan mereka. Mungkin itu karena dilakukan dengan ikhlas, tanpa harus ada yang memelas. Ketika sisa-sisa nas...

What could I do? Blaming and condemning? Did those two things are able to relieve my sorrow? Of course they would not help anything, wouldn't they? Don't beat yourself with the stick! that was one phrase that my cross culture  teacher used to say. Get helps, find another alternatives and solutions! Look at from the big picture! Do not be hopeless, do not be frustrated! Every cloud has a silver lining! Be positive the you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. Your story might not have such a happy beginning, but it did not mean you could not find something sweet at the end. It was your choice for the rest of your story.  I was pleased to close this story with happy ending which I mean t that I had to be sincere and candid due to this difficult and sorrow time. I remembered Allah saying through the holy Qur'an that " perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you and you love a thing and it is bad for you, Allah knows while you know not " (Al-Baqarah : 216)...

The real fight has just been begun as the real course has just been started. In this period of time, the living might not be as same as the previous life  or at least the last two month period of life. Have been residing in Adelaide for almost two months, for settling, adapting and coping with the new system, people and environment in which so called preparation and orientation program. Generally speaking, there is no doubt how essential this agenda is. This program in which you prepare and get yourself ready before jumping to the real life, in this case the real lecture. And now, here i am in my real life as postgraduate student. Having said that the preparation and orientation worked properly, I have to admit that the challenges and demands in the real course are not easy to overcome.  In the first week of the course, the thought of assignments, academic paper, due date, and so forth "cramp" my mind, not to mention the text books which deeply cost the pocket that every...

Bak kata orang bijak, perjalanan seribu mil dimulai dari langkah pertama. Bermula dari   usaha skala rumah tangga, kini menjadi usaha yang mulai mendunia. Pagi itu udara kota Medan kurang bersahabat, selama seminggu ini hujan mengguyur kota saban hari, hawa dingin mulai menggerogoti, namun itu semua takkan pernah menyurutkan barang sejengkalpun langkah, semangat dan kerja keras yang telah dijejaki guna terus mengeksistensikan usaha yang telah digelutinya sejak tahun 25 tahun silam. Demikianlah potret sisi kehidupan yang dijalalani Ibu Rachmi Novianti atau lebih dikenal dengan sebutan Ibu Mimi, beliau adalah salah satu potret pengusaha sukses kota Medan yang mulai mengindonesia. Dibawah bendera Markisa Family Group, salah satu produk unggulannya ” Noerlen ” telah dikenal tidak hanya dikota Medan dan Sumatera Utara, tetapi telah merambah dikota besar lainnya di pulau jawa seperti Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta dan lain-lain. Tidak hanya itu, ” Noerlen ” telah berkesempatan un...

On 15 December 2013, I was involved in an event organised by the association of USU Alumni (IKA USU). I took a part in the marching stroll ( jalan santai ) by encircling USU walking path. All of the events centred in front of rectorate bureau and all of participants were encouraged to gather in that spot once the march finish. There were many activities to do in that event such as social gathering to underpin the relationship among alumni, had a chit-chat as well as lucky draw. The last mentioned was where the participants pay attention at most.  Besides giving a lucky dip, the organiser also surprised the entrants by providing a small gift such as Garuda Indonesia ticket for Medan - Banda Aceh Flight and some other vouchers. This little surprise was only applied for those who celebrated his/her birthday on December 15th. Lucky me, that I was born on 15 December which means that day was my birthday. MC shouted loudly through the microphone and challenged to come on the stage, ...

Everyone loves weekend. Weekend is always waited by everybody along the week. The reason why it is so special is because it is a perfect time to cheer ourselves up after spending most of the time to work, study or in a duty during the week. Many people spend this special period of time for traveling or touring. Some of them decide to go to the beach, mountain, lake or even to mall for shopping. However, there are some people who only spend their weekend by staying and relaxing at their own house. Personally, I am very pleased with this weekend time. Besides going somewhere to refresh my mood and release all negative feeling and distressful, I usually utilise this interval to do something labelled as "food gathering or livestock hunting". Becoming an international student in University of South Australia, I should be able to manage myself in order to survive.  Living in Adelaide where I am far away from home forces me to handle so-called domestic work myself including for...

In the government office or other institutions, the term so-called rank or position obviously exists. The people who earn greater position relatively compare to others is usually called as the leader or well-known as the boss. The boss is usually associated with superiority and premium standard. Thus, that people will gain more respect among the colleagues. The people in this sub-class are very confident in their workplace reflected with their dominance. Their distinctive is highly apparent. They earn lot of freedom and power.  They free to speak up and convey any single idea they want to pass for, and in most cases, those people often dictate what thing or things should work be or done.    Similarly, the "rank" also exists in communication context. Based on this perspective, people involved in communication will be differed from higher or lower rank. This label is invisible and undetected in the conversation. However, experts believe that it happens in the commun...