Sunday 28 June 2015

FROM SOLO TO SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA)







Cambodia 

A journey of 19 years dreamer from the home land of javanese culture who travelled to the land of Khmer

It was 3 years ago but i always lazy to write and share it to personal blog. Nowadays, i am crazy about writing and decided to make a post about my old journey.



THE LAND OF KHMER or THE LAND OF ANGKOR WAT?


Both are true. According to wikipedia.com, Khmer_Empire ruled the land from 802 AD, since the day when Jayavarman II King declared chakravartin on Phnom Kulen. Then,  at the empire's golden age Suryavarman II King built Angkor war (took 37 years).  



I did not know anything about Cambodia at that time except the beautiful of Angkor Wat and the free visa policy for the South East Asia citizens. :). I travelled to Cambodia via Bangkok, Thailand by a mini bus together with peoples from two ladies from german, two ladies from rusia, three men from france and two men from Japan.
here is my first day's lodge




I recommend to whom might be interested to go there, please search the homestay first. Me and my friend (un)luckily spent one day to a lodge because our paid homestay said that their room was full and we should spend one day in the chosen logde. We still had no idea where would spend at night when the guide asked us whether we would like to rent a room or not. Because of our lack information about homestay so we decided to follow the guide.

Being dissapointed and feeling unlucky, i just wanted to sleep early that night. But it seemed wrong cause peoples in lodge are so nice. The children loved to eat our candy. While the logde keeper loved to speak english with us. After sharing our stories, i got to know that he was trying to learn english. He brought his book (written in english and khmer language) and told us how was his study. I was quite suprised with the cambodian people way to learn. Before arrived in Siem reap, we stopped at small restaurant, i stood near cambodian boy and the canadian tourist. I had a bad opinion before that he just wanted to ask money after questioning the tourist. Hmm.. but i was wrong. He did the conversation for his own sake. He brought a book and questioned the tourist by read the questions which he wrote down first in book. I still remember some of questions, such as where do you from? what is your national flower?, etc.

Ah, let me introduce the lodge keeper, i forgot his name. Sorry. But he was really kind. He showed us where we could eat. Right in front of the logde, we found a local food seller. We treated him and offered him to choose the meal but he refused and just ordered  beverage. Another Cambodian kindness is they respected my religion and understood well that i could not eat pork. So, they cooked the egg instead. I was really thankful to God and peoples there. God Bless you, people of Cambodia!



After had a dinner, Galuh ( forgot to tell before that i didnt go alone there) and I went to Siem reap's most famous night market. We rode the tuktuk and spent almost nearly two hours there. I spent money more than Galuh. hahaha. I spent around 100 dollars there. Well, i didnt regret a thing. Except the bracelet, cause mum never wear it again and i didnt know where it is now at home. haha. Going to local market is a must and really worth it. We contributed to their sales and it means help the local seller keeping their existance in market. I bought cambodian skirt, man shirt for daddy, scarf for grand mother, three pieces t-shirt for me, my sister and my friend.


My travel mate...Galuh :)


We slept well but i was quite worry about  our homestay. They promised to pick up at 7 am but i did not hear anyone knocked our door. Being anxious, i convinced Galuh to go down and asked anyone about this matter. Then, i met the lodge keeper and he told me that all people had been picked up at 7.00 am. Upset!Luckily, the old lady in lodge was so kind and helped us to contact the man.
                                       
she gave us this


                                                                                                                                    







So, this is a warning for people who want to go to Cambodia. Once again, do not forget to book a homestay before. If you did not have time to book, then you should refuse anyone's request and find the homestay by yourself. Dont let this experience happen to you!We went to our booked homestay by tuktuk. The tuktuk driver actually refused our order to give us a ride. Cause actually at that time, he was waiting his friend. But luckily, he changed his mind, We told him about our story and he said a pity. We arrived at the homestay and we would like to pay him but he refused and said to wait him for 30 minutes cause his friend already called him. We agreed his offer cause we needed him too for Angkor wat trip. While waiting, i talked to the homestay keeper about our problem and she said she did not know about it and stated that the HOME STAY was FULLY BOOKED. I did not give up and asked her to call some one who should responsible to our problem. Hello, we paid full and cash to the guide. Same as other tourist. It worked. 10 minutes after the call, someone came. He offered us a ride. But we were in dilemma. We promised to tuktuk driver to wait him so we asked to the man where the home stay is. We planned go there by riding tuktuk. Dont you know what man said about our tuktuk driver? " You should not wait him. If you go to Angkor Wat by riding tuktuk, it will cost much and blalalalalala."
you better sh*t up yeah. We believed people from what they done to us not from their lip service.


We just wait about 10 minutes. Cause our tuktuk driver came and picked up us. He said thank you for believing him and waiting for him.  Then we went to the beautiful ANGKOR WAT. I am familiar with hindu temple. In yogya, there is a beautiful hindu temple too, named PRAMBANAN or RORO JONGGRANG temple.  Even i am moslem, i'd likely to go to temple for learning its history. It really useful for enlighting the knowledge. For the international tourist, we have to pay 20 $ for a day. There is also two or three days package. Quite different from Indonesian tourism policy, here, there will be our photo in the entry ticket. For the complete information, you can refer to picture below.


Galuh while being captured 

my entry card

So, after being shooted, we paid and got our own card. I should do cute pose there. hahahah
I forgot the direction. But the very first destination is ANGKOR WAT Temple.. The biggest one in the complex. I thought that Angkor Wat is not just a temple but also a palace. It is really really big. I fell in love with its lake!! Angkor wat is surrounded by lake. Not a natural lake but it was made as part of its achitecture.


my favorite scenery

angkor wat is a temple for Vishnu (Wisnu) but i dont know what the meaning of the lion and dragon statue

tried to capture a lanscape of angkor wat but failed..sorry

After passing the bridge, i looked around this first temple
Korean peoples  wore all in black

When we felt exhausted after walking around the angkor wat, i saw some korean peoples who were praying in front of tree. I had a short conversation with one lady but the bad thing is i forgot what it was. I do not think it was buddish ritual since Angkor wat is hinduish tempe. May be they performed taoism? Who knows~ Still being mystery.

Since Angkor wat temple is not stand alone, we headed to other temples. Do you still remember about a temple where Angelina Jolie played Tom Rider? Yes, it was Ta Phrom. We also visited and took picture in famous scene as the common people.

A bilateral cooperation between India and Cambodia for conservation and restoration of Ta Phrom
A root tries to grow on temple wall. Hope the root does not break the wall.
front side



 Tetrameles_nudiflora, for whom might become curious about the tree
I lost the picture...the common pose which took below the tree. Hmm. So, the Ta phrom is our third destination. We went there after having a lunch. Our second destination temple is unknown temple. The only thing I remembered about it was the temple has been occupied by another kingdom and they ruined the temple... hiks TT



me and the unknown temple. for anyone who knows this temple name, please let me know soon.

the broken statue

this relief remained me to ken dedes relief. 

from the left side....

there is a well inside the temple 
Galuh, while observing the statue..


yeaaaaaaaah our tuk tuk rider.
our lunch menu...



We paid 20$ dollars to our tuktuk driver after he took about us to Angkor Wat temple and finally drove us to homestay.  Because of our lack time, we could not go to other places again in Siem Reap. We tried to catch our Bus to Phiphi Island so  just spent three days two nights in beloved Siem Reap, Cambodia. What i could learn from this trip?

(+) I learnt South East ASIA ancient History
(+) I should book a homestay before coming to Siem Reap
(+) Cambodia is a  developing country. As a tourism city (such as Bali), Goverment tries  to propel the citizens to study english for economic advantage..
(+) Got new friends, new experiences.


What i did not like from this trip

(-) I just a little bit sad. I know Cambodia is a rich country actually. The ancient Cambodia could build  the biggest hindu temple in South east Asia.but why the guide saying such an irony to the tourist. When we escorted to Cambodia from Thailand border, The guide told us that Cambodia is poor country not similiar as Thailand or Vietnam. Cambodia needs aids from their neighbour. I just shocked for a while. Even Indonesia's economic is not as stable or good as singapore or malaysia but i will never state my country as poor country. Please.....friends..Your country is rich!











Thursday 18 June 2015

한국어 : 이기붕 가족 이야기 ( 쓰기 연습)



지난주에 같이 일하는 한국인에게 "카스가 있느냐" 물어봤는데 없다고 카스가 한국에 아줌마만 쓰는다고 대답을 했어요. 반면에 친구가 저에게 하필 왜 카스를 쓰냐고 물었어요. 웃으면서 카스에 제 한국어를 연습할 수 있다'라고 했어요.

지난주에 성공회대하교의 대안적 지속 협력의 산업 개발 센터 팀장이 민주주의 관련 된 옛날 신물을 번역해 달라고 했어요. 번역할 신문 기사가 조금 많아서 친구들과 번역 업무를 공평하게 분담했어요

제가 번역했던 기사 내용이 눈물이 나게 된 가족 이야기예요
자, 우리가 1960년 4월로 잠깐 뒤 돌아갈래요?

오늘 날은 선출된 한국 부통령-이기붕-과 안내가 새벽 다섯시에 두명 아들을 부모방으로 불렀어요. 이기붕이 사랑하는 아들에게  "니들의 양심대로 판단해라 '고 말하여   우리 고생을 끝내자는 말을 전달하고 싶어했어요

저는 그가족 상태를 마음으로 이해하고 싶어서 그당시 사건을 상상해봤어요

자신 아버지가 그렇게까지 말씀 드렸으니 큰 아들이 어깨에 큰 부담을 생기지 않을까요?물론 큰 부담을 생겻지요. 삶의 큰 결정도 해야 되었어요. 군인로서 큰 아들이어려운 상태에 어떻게 해야 하느냐 많이 배웠지요?  가족의 자부심을 살려주기를 위해 큰아들이 가족을 죽였어요.

야야!그 아들은 미쳤어?이건 반대 이야기가 아닌가? 가족의 자부심을 살려준다매 하필 왜 자기 가족을 죽였냐

아이다.아이다..이야기를 아직 안 끝난군요. 큰 아들이 부모하고 동생에게 소파에서 앉으라고 부탁했대요. 아버지부터 머리에 총을 쐈어요. 한국 드라마를 보면 같은 이야기에  보통 범인이  다른 사람 죽인 다음에 눈물을 흘리면서 자살해요. 그때 사건과 이야기가 마찬가질까?


사랑하는 사람의 죽임을 확인하고 나서 큰 아들이 자기 머리부터 총을 쏘았어요. 두번째 총은 심장에 쏘았어요.
막 여기문장까지 제 마음이 아팠어요. 물론, 위의 구절에 이기붕이 누군지와 이사건 배경이 무엇인지도 알고 있지만 이런 슬픈 가족 이야기를 읽으며 닭살하고 눈물이 나게 정도 슬프기도 했어요.

한국 사람들의 정이 너무 강한 건가?아니면 일본처럼 자부심이 강한 건가?어려움을 못 해결 정도는 자살이 하나뿐일 방법인가?
아 몰라요. 우리 나라같은 경우에는 범인이라도 자살하지 않을 것이예요. 예를들면 우리의 32년 독재자가 90년(세)에 세상에  돌아가셨을때까지도 감방에 들어간 적이 없어요.

세상은 언제나 돈전처럼 양점하고 단점이 있고 응원편하고 반대편도 있을 거예요. 지금 이야기를 마치겠어요



KGSP SCHOLARSHIP 2015 (1)



Hai fellas.

I am back!
I decided to write on another post cause previous post is too long.
So,here my story goes
Back four years ago, being depressed after failed getting admisson from Universitas Sebelas Maret, i expressed my real passion on the wall.  I drew KOREA and promised my self to study and go there.

Four years has passed,
I graduated from korean language last year. Still,  i couldnt fulfill my dream. Until now i never been there.  Quite good at speaking Korea but never been studied or gone there. Such an irony.  But nevermind.  Since i am keeping my dream lives,  there is no time for regret. May God already chose the Best Way for me.

On 10th february, the last day worked in M company,  i opened link from my senior in  student facebook group and read the announcement for korean government scholarship 2015. I read it pretty well. Downloaded all attachments. And the next step to do, i made a to do list. A bunch of documents ought to prepare and send before university deadline. it was so tiring!

Why I chose apply scholarship via university?
even I had topik and embassy's korean speech contest certificate, but I have thought once that my chance to be a successful candidate is bigger if I apply via university than apply via embassy. Besides, I have decided where and what major for my two years master study. Furthermore, I have contacted the professor from related major and she welcomed me so well. I got my confidence start from that time. If you have a good relationship with a professor from a certain university, you shall apply via university. But, if you still confuse with major or university, it's better to apply via embassy. Because a grantee who receive recommendation from embassy can choose three universities. For your information,  I chose korean teaching in korean language in graduate studies of Ewha Women University.

MARCH 10th

Here  I took a photo before sending the document to Korea. It cost around $30 (rp 12000/USD) using the fastest way, ems. Took about 4-5 workdays. You can track in the website by inputting the id number.


So, i sent the complete document to ewha admission office. But I was afraid they didn't get the document. For those whom apply via university, please make sure the department office has received your document or not yet. Here is my email ( i took some screenshots) to the office.  Make sure to email them at 7-10pm or right after lunch time(korean time, Git+9).
                                       

The answer was they could receive my document, only if I let them know the track number. So, another important thing to remember is the graduate studies's mail address. 
         안녕하세요보낸 사람 이름과 tracking number가 어떻게 되는지요?
         확인되면 저희가 받을 수 있습니다.
          국제대학원 행정실
Hello , Could you please write the sender name and the tracking number?If you let us know the information, we can receive your mail package. 
GSIS Office

MARCH 27th

Admission in Ewha closed on Friday march 27th. I was so happy after checking mail on Saturday ( i was little bit late) . They informed me that i would have an interview next Monday. Oh, i just came back from Jakarta and had to prepare my self for 5-6 minutes phone interview. So, i wrote the possible question and started to practice my korean since the interview would be done in Korean. My tips: Read again your self introduction and study plan. they only asked what i've written there. Besides,  try to imagine and answer this question :  if you would not been selected by NIIED, what would you do then?

MARCH 30th

        면접은  3 31() 한국시간  2부터 3 사이 전화로 진행될 예정입니다.
          학생이 지원서에 쓰신 번호로 전화드리게 됩니다. 반드시  시간에  전화를 받으실  있도록 해주십시오.
         시으로 인해  드려 니다.
         면접은 한국어로 진행됩니다.
         감사합니다.
          국제대학원 행정실

Interview will be held today (Tuesday, March 31th)around 2pm until 3pm (Korean time) via phone. We will contact the written number on your application form. You must answer the call from us during selected time. We are sorry for the inconvinience. Interview is in Korean.Thank you. GSIS office. 
 They changed the scheduled time. Might be they need more times to prepare the interview. At time near the interview's time, suddenly i worried many things  anxious so much. I passed the interview within 6 minutes. I did not get any call again that day. Becoming insecure for several days and really gave all my heart to God.

APRIL 1st

I opened email to check any good news and found this!


    1 에서  니다.   되어 2   되며, 2   4 30 니다.   셔서 다시  리며    니다.Hello! I am happy to inform you that you have passed the first step of university screening for 2015 KSGP.Your documents will be sent to NIIED for the 2nd Screening Process and the result will be announced on April 30 at NIIED website.Thank you again for applying to our school and we hope for the best of your hard works

Thanks God! one step closer to be Ehwa's. I boldlined the announcement day. They asked me to wait for a month. Sure, they need an extra work to check one by one our self description and study plan. I spent my whole time to read book and started to teach Indonesian to Korean.On April 28th, Hana (my friend who applied via Embassy and passed the interview) and I got  a chance to be interpreter for a business meeting. It should be our job to interpret the product explanation. But I swore that was so hard. Let me forget it!

JUNE 16th


Helloo.. I am keeping this a draft and now i am writting about the NIIED's result today. I saw my name on the list and found out that my language course will be spent in Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan (영남대). Hana, my friend will go to Dongseo University in Busan. This is such a destiny or not but i had a conversation before with business woman from Gyeongsan. I thought Gyeongsan is inside or near Busan. She corrected me that Gyeongsan is located in GyeongsangBUK-do while Busan is located in GyeongsangNAM-do. ah and one fact that i already knew about my future city is its dialect. what? DIALECT! 괜찮아 ( gwaenchana) spoken in Seoul while in Gyeongsan it's spoken 괜찬재?(gwaenchanje). That will be my challenge to understand and follow the dialect. Overall, i really grateful to ALLOH who gave me this chance and let me fullfil my dreams.


I want to thanks to all people (my beloved family, Cetar Gayamsari, Korean Language year 2010, Miwon's SAP implementation project, etc) who always support me. I will use this great chance as best as i can do to make a better future of mine, community and country. Love you all!

ENGLISH : God is always with us



Although we pray with different names of God
But God whom you believe in and my God never let us Alone.

Here I am not going to speak about my faith. I want to share what I have got after believing HIS plan. Last year, I was strongly believe that I was able to enroll Korean government scholarship. Even I have not officially graduated yet but there was an exception which allowing a scholar to enroll their submission companying with a statement letter from faculty. Unfortunately, my head Department refused to give me recommendation for applying master scholarship because of my status. I was so angry, so mad, so disappointed and I lost my confidence. "why you are so rude".. I could not sleep until three oclock. I was crying all night. mom woke up suddenly after hearing my cries. "Soon my daughter, God plan would start to work. Believe in Him as she wiped my tears.

Then God showed His plan

I believe in him 
His power and his plan 

Just several days before my graduation, someone called me in early morning for offering me a job in a bank. really thank you for her intention but working in a bank is not my passion. So I was sorry to her by for refusing her offer. I let one chance gone 

when I started to worry about job after refusing the first offer, my senior asked me to replace her position in a University project. while in same time, another senior linked me with one of Korean junior consultant who offered me to work in Korean company . Being confused to choose between two. God once again showed his power. He knew what i need. Mom recommended me to pick the third offer. Working in a company project was my choice then. 

I joined a Korean company sap's project implementation

I have been worked for 8 months. Yesterday was my last time going to office. I got so many things to learn,to observe,to understand too. My Korean and my business process understanding were getting better and I got so many new collagues. I will share my experience as a translator and interpreter in another post. here I couldnt tell the detail. 

As a result of practicing Korean everyday, I passed 4th grade of topik 

It will be very easy if I live in Korea to get 4th grade. But living in my home country where in daily life speaking two languages or three languages is not a piece of cake. I speak Javanese at home, speak Indonesia in University and speak English with my friends abroad and often with my sister. Mostly I just practicing Korean with my korean friends using kakao. well, I appreciated my self as a big achievement in 2014. Fyi, I never get chance to do student exchange and I didnt take the exchange scholarship in a purpose. 

After project life, God still give me a chance to catch my dream

I came back to my hometown after all project work were clear. I am being 백수; a term for some who doesn't has job. I refused some offers from previous company. Rather than being an employee, I prefer to follow my heart desire. I am going to the right way again to catch my dream.

I had once gave up my dream. Throw back several years ago, me and my best friend shared same dream. Junior high school students who want to study in Nanyang Technology of Singapore. Yes as a teenager we didnt know what we should prepare for or what kind field of study that we would take. Simply, we just wanted to study abroad. amazingly, with a lot of effort  and hardwork, my bestie enrolled NTU for several years later and last year has graduated from Nanyang. Not stopped there, she also got a prestigious job in one of American company. Wow..a super achievement of someone who believes her dream and make it happens.

And now come back to talk about my dream. I've learned a lot from my besties. HARDWORK never betray. It always paid off.  So, on February this year, I decided to apply KGSP Scholarship program 2015. though felt little a bit last year trauma, but I was successfull convinced my self that I ought to submitt the scholarship. Being grateful for finally got a chance to apply, I consulted and shared my plan to several friends. I thankful to God because last year I got chance to help my senior research for her magister program thesis. By having a superkind and generous senior ( more like a mentor than a senior), I was allowed to introduce my self to her professor. Such a big honor for me. I emailed her professor and discussed my desire on research. The professor welcomed me and asked whether I could meet her soon (God has opened one door, thanks God).

Then, I spent almost two weeks for preparing the requirement. Having strategy is a must have item on  the list. Since i have a good connection in one of university so i decided to apply scholarship via university. Besides, I don't need admission process. Just one time interview.

I sent my submission on march 10th via EMS and stupidly didn't ask before where I should send the document. I just wrote admission office. So I emailed the graduate school, asking for a hope, and they replied one day later that my submission could be received only if I let them know the tracking number and sender name. Oh God, you saved me.
while waiting for the document screening, I went to Bali (detailed story in next post) and got four days Job in Jakarta. After had a rollercoster week, I've almost forgot to check my email. Gratefully, i was lucky the interview still on two days next.

Having an interview by phone is first experience for me. Took only 8 minutes and answered only three question. They ended up my interview by telling their graduate admission office will inform the result later. Three or Four days later, i got the notice by email and i just couldnt stop thankful to God. Although i still have one more screening process but I was grateful to pass the university selection.

Selection still on progress...waiting for april 30th. i'll BE back.


Write down your dreams
Get up and Hard work for it.
Pray to God and share His love.

alfiana raharjo

FROM SOLO TO JOGJA : PEN(DADAR)AN= PEN(CEPLOK)AN





Tipikal mahasiswi narsis. Menyempatkan diri berfoto bersama dosen dan teman-teman.


Judul posting ini adalah sebuah anekdot lama. Orang-orang menganalogikan kata pendadaran itu seperti mendadar telur. Jujur soal etimologi kata ini saya juga tidak banyak tahu. Mungkin itu adalah homonim seperti kasus bisa ular dan bisa makan.Ah lebih baik saya segera bercerita tentang hari pendadaran saya.   
 Kamis, 27 Maret 2014

 08.19 WIB
Jumat besok kamu sidang jam 15.00 di ruang C201. Pak Tugi

Sms dari (mantan) sekretaris jurusan tersebut membuatku terperanjat bukan main. Bagaimana tidak? Karena sebelumnya si Bapak selalu mengatakan belum bisa mengonfirmasi dosen-dosen lainnya. Padahal dosen pembimbing skripsi saya telah menyatakan kesediaannya untuk tanggal 28 Maret 2014. Untungnya, tepat semalam sebelumnya, saya telah merampungkan slide presentasi sehingga hari Kamis saya fokuskan untuk berlatih bahasa Korea. Saya bertanya-tanya dalam hati seperti apakah rasanya ujian pendadaran itu sembari komat kamit mengulangi kalimat-kalimat dalam Bahasa Korea. Oh iya, untuk presentasi ini saya bertanya kepada teman Korea bagaimana cara untuk memulai dan menutup presentasi ala Korea. Tidak hanya itu, saya juga meminta dia (sebut: Lee Jinwoo) untuk mengoreksi kalimat-kalimat saya yang salah atau kaku.
Saya 6 kali melakukan uji coba presentasi untuk meyakinkan diri bahwa saya telah siap.

Urusan lain yang perlu diurus adalah makanan untuk para dosen penguji. Saya serahkan semua urusan itu alias tinggal bayar pada rekan (sebut: Vella). Saya habiskan waktu di Jumat pagi untuk mengulangi presentasi dan menebak-nebak pertanyaan dari dosen. Setelah itu bersama Visga saya mengisi perut di Olive (ini penting, jangan biarkan perutmu keroncongan saat sidang). Lalu. kembali kos untuk berdandan. Permintaan dari saudara Dewi yang menyarankan saya harus tampil cantik. Oke saya menyerah dan menurutinya.
Kosmetik yang saya aplikasikan ke wajah :
Wajah : CC Cream Holica Holica
Bibir    : Lip Cream NYX Stockholm
Mata   : Penjepit Bulu Mata, Eyeline Baby Doll NYX
Pakaian yang saya kenakan:
Hijab : Paris hitam
Baju  : Kemeja tanpa kerah lengan panjang (beli di Mirota Fashion)
Rok   : Rok A line satin dengan kerutan di pinggang (pinjam dari Vella)
Sepatu: Wedges coklat dengan ornamen bunga-bunga
Selesai. Selepas berdandan dan ganti baju, saya bergegas ke kampus jam 14.00. Saya bawa net book pinjaman dari Novi (F16), satu ekslempar skripsi, ktm, fotokopi spp dan bop serta kertas berisi kalimat-kalimat yang akan saya presentasikan

Jam 15.00

Teman-teman mulai berdatangan. Ada dewi, asma, adit (cuma lewat), wichan, visga, vella, pipit, mei dll. yang telah bersedia datang di awal waktu untuk memberi dukungan :) Saya langsung masuk ruangan  begitu kosong dan mempersiapkan netbook.

Jam 15.15
Akhir menempa diri di kawah candra dimuka 

Panglima-panglima (Baca: Dosen-dosen muda Bahasa Korea) datang berbarengan. Dua dosen ini Andri Ssaem dan Wachid Ssaem ini bisa dibilang paket sastra. Beliau-beliau terlihat beberapa kali sama-sama menguji skripsi sastra. Belakangan saya diberitahu teman soal paket komplit. hahaha apakah kemudian jika semua dosen penguji menggunakan bahasa Korea disebut paket super mantab?entahlah hoho.
Iseng saya juga sempat bertanya pada mereka apakah mereka tidak capai menyidang mahasiswa seminggu 4 kali hampir berturut-turut. Ada yang menjawab semua itu kewajiban. Secara pribadi mereka sebenarnya ingin menolak tetapi profesionalisme menuntut mereka tetap bekerja. Salut!. Tak lama setelah perbincangan pendek itu, Kanjeng Permaisuri eh..Noni (Semua peran Bu Novi dalam Ketoprak FIB) datang. Berbaju hijau , kompak dengan Andri Ssaem, beliau menenteng skripsi saya.

Trio penguji kemudian meminta saya untuk menunjukkan ktm dan fotokopi bop & spp serta menyuruh saya meninggalkan ruangan sebentar karena beliau-beliau akan mengadakan rapat kecil. Hasil rapat selama kurang lebih 5 menit itu adalah sebagai berikut;
Ketua Panitia: Wachid Ssaem
Sekretaris     : Bu Novi
Penguji Utama : Andri Ssaem
Dengan posisi duduk Wachid Ssaem berada di tengah. Saya berhadapan dengan penguji utama langsung
Setelah menjelaskan poin di atas. Saya diminta mempresentasikan slide dengan durasi maksimal 15 menit.
Saya lantas mengiyakan, tanda mengerti semua perintah dari ketua.
Presentasi pun di mulai. Ini slide presentasi saya.(kalau tertarik silahkan kontak saya)
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Presentasi belum selesai tetapi laptop saya mati. Mampus dalam batin saya. Dari awal saya berniat hanya akan membaca pada saat bagian kesimpulannya dan ternyata saya harus mengarang kalimat sendiri. Alhamdulillah walau agak terbata-bata karena panik selesai juga.
Setelah duduk, Andri Ssaem langsung menyuruh saya untuk minum terlebih dahulu dengan pelan pelan pun boleh katanya. Pertama saya agak kesulitan mengatur nafas dan suara karena sudah hampir habis untuk presentasi tadi. Hahhahhuhuhhehheh Setelah berhasil dan meyakinkan penguji bahwa saya sudah siap untuk ditanyai beliau mengajukan pertanyaan pembuka. Pertanyaan pembuka ini tidak susah, ini sebuah pertanyaan untuk mengukur bahasa Korea mahasiswa. Jika lolos, akan ditanya ke bagian skripsi kalau tidak lolos saya kurang tahu heheh. Pertanyaan kedua dan selanjutnya adalah pertanyaan yang berkaitan dengan skripsi saya. Karena saya sudah familiar dengan kata-kata dalam skripsi saya gunakan itu semua untuk menjawab. Untungnya tidak ada pertanyaan yang susah dari beliau. Beliau juga menyiapkan pertanyaan terakhir. Sebenarnya pertanyaan ini merupakan pertanyaan beliau beberapa waktu yang lalu. Hedeh demi formalitas
Pertanyaan selanjutnya datang dari Wachid Ssaem. Beliau terkenal dengan pertanyaan-pertanyaannya yang unik. Dua pertanyaan Wachid Ssaem sukses membuat saya berpikir untuk beberapa waktu. Untuk pertanyaan mengenai imperialisme Jepang, saya memang hanya catut referensi saja. Namun, untuk pertanyaan siapa bintang rock n roll selain yang di puisi? saya jawab dengan alasan2. Pertanyaan nomor dua ini dijawab juga oleh bu Novi pada akhirnya.
Pertanyaan dari DPS saya tercinta ini pertanyaan yang tidak membutuhkan jawaban saya sekarang tapi di revisi. Beliau menambahkan banyak hal seperti menawarkan judul baru untuk bab dua, mengkritik bagan metode penelitian yang masih cacat, paling akhir kesimpulan. Sejujurnya saya lupa menambahkan poin yang disebutkan bu Novi untuk kesimpulan.
Setelah Bu Novi selesai mengomentari skripsi, dilanjutkan oleh koreksi terjemahan oleh Andri Ssaem. Ini bagian yang seru. Saya mengakui terjemahan ini masih kaku atau masih harus dibaca lagi. Ambil contoh saya menggunakan kata merangkak untuk konteks yang lebih tepat diisi kata merayap. Lha masa iya merangkak dinding. Hehehe. Ada kesalahan satu dua bagian dari baris puisi lanjut Ssaem. Lalu Ssaem mengajukan pertanyaan, apa sih itu Indekos? apa itu air check? ohahahahaha.. saya bukan generasi 80-an jadi kurang
bisa menjabarkan hal itu. Tapi saya bilang bahwa air check itu memang aktivitas perekaman sinyal. Tidak ada istilah khusus dalam bahasa Indonesia. Indekos atau Indekost? Hehehe.. Indekos adalah kata baku untuk kos-kosan (silakan cek di web kbbi.web.id). Bu Novi dengan gamblang menjelaskan bahwa sebagai penyiar radio beliau sering melakukan aktivitas air check tersebut tapi tidak mengetahui istilahnya. Kemudian, saya disuruh keluar lagi untuk memutuskan nilai dan hasil sidang.

Di luar ruangan, teman-teman yang sudah rela berjam jam menunggu (lebai hahah), dewi, visga, mei, pipit, anis, vella, gek ina, rona, arum menyambut saya hahahaa. sepi sekali suasana di luar ruangan. Sembari disuruh keluar saya juga disuruh mengisi berita acara sidang. Lima menit kemudian, Wachid Ssaem menjulurkan kepalanya untuk memanggil nama saya.
Selaku ketua panitia beliau menyatakan bahwa saya LULUS ujian skripsi ini dengan catatan (revisi). Saya diminta secepatnya merampungkan skripsi jika ingin wisuda mei. Saya mengiyakan semua itu sambil bersyukur di dalam hati.  Alhamdulillah.

"Mata kuliah ini resmi saya ambil bulan september tahun lalu. Sempat tidak bisa bertemu DPS saya namun akhirnya setelah 3 bulan masa penulisan, perevisian, dan pengumpulan, kelar juga. Sebenarnya saya menduakan skripsi saya dengan program pendampingan anak-anak Korea dan acara Dies Natalis sehingga memakan waktu 3 bulan."

Oh ya bagi teman-teman yang sudah datang ke sidang, asma, septin dan yang tidak saya temui karena berada di dalam saya ucapkan terima kasih. Terima kasih juga dukungan dari Keluargaku di Solo, sahabatku di Singapura , Ifah, tim sukses cetar gayamsari untuk cinta dan bunga, teman-teman yang menunggu sidang saya sampai kelar, teman-teman yang datang di awal sidang, bakoria lain yang mengucapkan dukungan untuk saya karena berhalangan hadir, Mama Jiung, Kak Jinu, Kak Juhyeon, Mr dan Mrs Han, teman-teman KKN STG 01 Sub unit 1, dan seluruh pihak-pihak yang membantu. Terkhusus terima kasih saya kepada Bu Novi, Wachid Ssaem dan Andri Ssaem yang telah menyidang saya hari itu.























FROM SOLO TO JOGJA : MY UNDERGRADUATE THESIS


yes, after 3 months fighting with my thesis, finally on Friday, 28th March i passed thesis presentation or some people called it thesis defence. Yeay! I presented 13 slides for less 10 minutes. While presenting, i was trying to be confidence in every slide  and pretending that my lectures were looking me too though i knew they were busy reading my paper. Tips for you Guys before and after having thesis defence.
before:
-Before submitting your documents to department, check your check list again. Don't miss anything!
The requirement for applying thesis defense (Korean Language Departement)
a. Surat Keterangan Layak Uji (this letter stated that your thesis is qualified to apply thesis defence). Remember to get this letter, do not make it your own. Just go to department, ask the secretary to print this letter, Your office has already made the format for you). Then, contact your DPS (thesis supervisor) because you need their sign. Before meeting them, make it sure that you've signed it on 6000 rupiahs stamp.
b. Copy of  latest Payment (SPP and BOP). You just need a copy for each items
c. Your Thesis. Copy it thrice. Do not bind it just put a big clip. What you need else is blue map and ballpoint for each copy. Make sure that you have prepared  paper for yourself.
d. Print of Student's Profile ( This letter shows all payments that you have paid during your study)
e. Letter of Statement from Korean Native ( in my case, i submitted it. But if your 요약 (yoyak)'s supervisor is Korean Lecturer, this letter will replace by letter of assignment). I shared mine to you guys xixi NATIVE STATEMENT
f. Transcript's grade.
g. Copy of your student  card (one sheet)
h. Photo 3x4 (colour)

If  you complete those documents it means you are already to get the D-DAY. The office officially inform you after they found judges by short message. A tip: Ask your supervisor first, If they recommend you a date than you should accept it. Usually the office accepts their recommended day.

 After submitting, now your turn to prepare presentation :)
Tip for you:
1.Make it simple cause the judge just ask you to explain your paper for 10 minutes. Totally I had 13 slides to present on d-day.
2.Put picture in each slide. For instance I attached Park Chung Hee and Chun Doo Hwan photograph instead  of giving a paragraph for explaining their policy
3.Prepare your Korean Speech. For everybody who had experience of Korean Speech Contest, the pressure is not big as the contest. However, you need to know how to open and close a presentation, then how to explain a slide by slide without making bored everybody in the room. Addition Tip: Use Eye Contact and Body Language!
4. Do some exercise like a trial. Ask your friend to watch it and ask them to give some questions. I think it will help you a lot!
5. Pray to God, Call your Mum and Dad, do anything that can make you calmer. Maybe take a break for some minutes during exercise. Inhale and Exhale slowly.
6. Stay Healthy! Do not sleep too night, do not drink ice too much!
7. Below are must bring items on your D-DAY
    - Student Card
    -Copy of Latest BOP and SPP payment
8. Last but not least, Prepare your Outfit . A white shirt and black skirt (it doesn't matter whether you wear the long or the short one). In my case, I wore satin shirt ,satin black dress,black hijab, brown floral wedge.

Keep your spirit and do not stop to pray~ God Bless You :)