Where I Went

image creator Pink Pueblo (istockimage)

School is the place where we actually really enjoy our life, and by school i mean, elementary school, junior high school, senior high school. Of course we also burdened with home works and quizzes, the finals and other tiring activities, but if we think about it again, those experiences are the best experiences we had that will never happen again once we graduated and become adult.

Here i want to reminisce of all the schools i went to in the past, and if i could go back again to that time, i wouldn't mind.

elementary school (1994 - 2000)

I went to two different school in this period of time, first one was a year in Bogor, West Java, and the second one is in North Sulawesi where i graduated at. 

Budi Mulia bogor - screenshot from google streetview

The school itself located behind that main building. I decided to use the google maps version because it still looks exactly the same with the time when i went to this school. My brother and I went to this school for a year when our dad was working in the city, after that we all moved to Manado and continue our education there.

St. Antonius airmadidi - screenshot from google streetview

I couldn't find the old picture of this school, it was totally different than this google maps version. Back then, it was still the typical little town school with soiled yard, wooden building, no security post, there was even a huge tub to keep rain water. It was a traditional old building but full of memories. I remember the church in the middle was on a higher ground, not they made the ground leveled with the old church building and build a brand new building for the church. Too many changes. I feel like this wasn't the place where i spent 5 years of my childhood.

junior high school (2000 - 2003)

I was determined to go to a boarding school once i graduated elementary, it was a prestigious school. 

smp stella maris tomohon - screenshot from google

Here is the exact mapping for the school and its dormitories. 

school, dorm, monastery - google satellite view

I lived in St. Walterus Dorm for half a year, but i couldn't stay there longer. Too strict, i can't adapt with all the rules, especially because i can't even listen to music except on weekend with the maid radio at the lobby shared with all the other girls, i can't even bring any books other than school's printed one, i grew up reading various books while listening to music. My records at school was too low because of the stress, i can't concentrate while studying, i almost leave the school and move to another, but then my mom decided to get me a different dorm nearby which much more free and i can bring my 'music and books' and extra pillows.

tania's dorm - screenshot from google streetview

It is a lot different now, back when i stayed there, the main building was the one on the right. The upper level was the girls dorm, the lower one was the owner's place, and the boys dorm located at the back side of the building. It was fun living there, especially when you became the smartest student in the house, yes, that's me.

 high school (2003 - 2006)

Don bosco lembean - image taken from school's twitter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best time of our life is high school, well, not to everyone, but to most of us. This is the place where we learn complicated subjects, learn friendship, learn love, and take everything into our memories for life. Sometimes i wish i could go back to that time where I can hang out with my best friends, complaining about having to go to school when it's raining, or having to stay at school for extra activities, but it was all fun, i want to experience again even only in dreams. 

But yeah, life is not a fantasy drama, time doesn't roll back into the past and suddenly you can change the whole thing by re-living your life again. For all of you that miss school too, i'm with you. For all of you that is still in school, enjoy it to your heart extent.

Trip to Manado After 6 Years Away

A week before semester finals, I took a flight to Manado to escort my grandma home. She came to Jakarta with my uncle and lived with us about 3 months, when it's time for her to go back home, I volunteered to go with her. I just missed my hometown so much.

We took an evening flight, the plan took off at 6 PM from Jakarta Airport (CGK) and arrived about 9 PM at Manado Airport (MDC). 

Waiting for our baggage about half an hour and took a taxi to grandma's home, we arrived home exactly at 10 PM.

There was a funny story about that too. It's been 6 years since the last time I was there, and the town has been into so many changes, when the taxi entered Airmadidi, I was lost, it's quite hard to recognize some of the places and buildings, especially because there was power outage happened. It was too dark, I let the taxi passed the supposed road we should take, but I know more shortcuts, then we passed another road, that's when I told the driver to slow down, and we get the other shortcuts.

Arrived at grandma's home another problem occurred, after paying the taxi and set off all the baggage, it's time to look for the key. So, when grandma was in Jakarta, the key was kept by my aunt, but she doesn't live here, knowing that we will arrived late, she left the key at a hidden place. The thing is, there is no light, I only use my phone while calling her to ask for the key's location. After a while we finally get inside the house, next task is looking for some candles. 

There is no photo at all because it was really hectic. I had to fill the tub in the bathroom, re-heating the food we brought from Jakarta, reheating the rice my aunt cook this morning and left it inside the fridge, boil some water for drink (my grandma only drink hot drinks, no power to get it from the dispenser), everything had to be done with not enough lights.

After everything, we took a shower and getting ready to rest. I shared room with my grandma in my old bedroom, that's the only bedroom ready for us to sleep that night. The power came back in the middle of the night, but we were too tired to do anything.

The next morning, I woke up to this.

My grandma has already cleaned up the front yard and burned the dried leaves, this is the scene where I don't see often in Jakarta. That tree is an old rambutan tree, my grandpa planted it when I was still toddler. 

I used to play on that tree with my friend when we were still a child. I was lucky, I get to eat some this time I came back here.

Breakfast coming up next after eating so much rambutans.

One of our neighbor was walking towards the market which is only 5 minutes away from home, as she was walking my grandma asked if she could buy breakfast for us and gave an amount of money to her. As a good neighbor she gladly accepted the simple task.

The breakfast was the specialty of our hometown, the original Tinu'tu'an, which is infamously known as Bubur Manado.

This is my favorite dish, eat it with pisang goreng (deepfried banana) and dabu-dabu terasi, perfect. Lekker!

After the breakfast, I continue my activity with cleaning up around the house, then cook the rice, our meals will be delivered by catering  service. All the cleaning made me so tired, we spent the afternoon by taking a long nap.

In the evening I spent my time looking around the back yard, the place where I used to play at when I was a child.

 

 

I missed those time where I still have a lot of time playing around this back yard. The big tree at the corner left of the back yard is a durian tree, the one on the right is a small rambutan tree, and the small one in the front is a lime tree.

It used to be a garage where grandpa's old stuff was kept at, but most of it has been sold or thrown away. I used to play in there when it was still a garage. 

 

The next day is another cleaning up day, and I was caught in reminiscing moment. Old photo albums. I love it.

 I was looking through old pictures while listening to the radio played with my old stereo.

My dad bought this for me when I ranked first in my class on the second year in Junior High School.

I also found the bag rack I made when I just graduated high school, back then I was really into sewing when I was not in college.

Of course I'm taking it with me back to Jakarta.

That night I went to my aunt's house with grandma to sleepover there. My aunt's house had so many changes too, we were talking till late, and I was the last one to go to bed. 

The next day, my grandma went back home first because my aunt and I will go visit my grandpa's grave.

 

This is my aunt's neighborhood. Going to the right way is entering her complex, but I don't want to take a picture of the people on the street without their consent.

 

Now we're entering the graveyard. It's kind of abandoned because most of the family of those buried here were away or probably were just too lazy to come clean up their family's grave.

My aunt is leading me in because she used to come here to clean up grandpa's grave so she knows the way to get there. I remember where is the exact location but the way is full of bushes and too hard to get through it.

 

My grandpa's resting place.

 

The one on the far side isn't our family, but we usually clean it too when we were cleaning up grandpa's.

We were burning grass and leaves, and some trash (I can't believe people still leaving trash in the graveyard), when the sky got dark.

Then I realized, the news told us there will be total solar eclipse (March 9th).

 

I can't get the total solar eclipse picture because it would break my lenses, we decided to say a prayer for grandpa and started tidying up to leave. 

We walked to grandma's house which took about 20 minutes. Passed the Police Station, Town Hall, and through some neighborhoods.

 

I could only take a picture of the Police Station. The mountain behind is the Mount Klabat.

 

 

Above is my grandma's neighborhood. 

I spent the rest of the days cleaning up my room, organizing the inside of my cupboard, organizing my book collection, cleaning up my grandma's bedroom so she could use it after I go back to Jakarta.

My grandma made some dried pork cuts for me to bring back to Jakarta. It's my and my mom's favorite, we can just fried it, squeezed some lemon, and eat it with rice. 

 

She also bought some of my favorite sweet snacks from market.

 

Actually I love the rose flavor but the aunt my grandma told to go buy it at the market bought the chocolate ones. But it doesn't matter, I like it.

 

The last morning before I went back to Jakarta, I enjoy the sun from the porch. That was the time when I tried hard not cry. I forced my self hard to keep smiling and tell jokes.

 

Leaving grandma behind is always hard, but she actually don't mind living alone in her beloved home. I just always pray she will be healthy and safe.

My uncle came to visit grandma and then he drove me to the airport. My flight is on 12 PM, but I had to check in at least an house before, so we left grandma's house at 10:30 AM.

 

Arrived here at night, leaving it at day. Sam Ratulangi Airport.

 

I can still enjoy the view of Mount Klabat from the lounge while waiting for my flight.

 

I already miss you my beloved hometown.

 

Pengenalan Kehidupan Kampus bagi Mahasiswa Baru (PK2MB)

Kembali lagi ke pengalaman saya menjadi Mahasiswa Baru di Fakultas Teknik UNSRAT. Kegiatan PK2MB ini dilaksanakan selama 3 hari, diiringi banyaknya 'tugas', datang pagi sekali, pulang malam sekali, dan sakit setelahnya.

cr. google maps street view

Saat Pra-PK2MB tanggal 24 Agustus 2007, kami sudah diberikan tugas yang harus dilakukan untuk PK2MB hari #1

Berikut tugas-tugas yang diberikan;

1. Vitalong C 3 strip harus dibeli di Apotik 31 yang terletak di depan Bahu Mall, harga harus tepat IDR 15.000 disertai struk. Vitamin ini untuk menambah daya tahan tubuh agar 'kuat' mengikuti seluruh aktivitas. Kenyataannya, semuanya diambil oleh panitia dan tidak dikembalikan.
   
2. Pepsi Blue 1 botol, harga harus tepat IDR 4.750 disertai struk pembelian. Sama halnya dengan vitamin tadi, minuman ini juga diambil oleh panitia.
3. Kacang Garuda Food IDR 10.000 disertai struk pembelian. Jadi total struk yang harus diserahkan ada 3 lembar, dan sama seperti vitamin dan minuman di atas, cemilan ini juga diambil panitia.
   
4. Besok harus menggunakan Kaos Kaki Bola selutut berwarna biru, harus membuat kalung kartu pengenal yang tidak boleh dilepas selama berada di kampus, menggunakan empeng selama melakukan kegiatan kecuali disuruh bicara, dan harus menggunakan kaos biru dongker.
5. Harus membawa sapu ijuk dan kanebo (katanya untuk diberikan ke jurusan masing-masing)
6. Rambut harus diikat sebanyak tanggal ulang tahun. Ulang tahun saya tanggal 27 -_-

 

HARI #1    SENIN, 27 AGUSTUS 2007

04:30 AM    Bangun (segala persiapan sudah selesai malam sebelumnya)

05:00 AM    Berangkat ke Kampus menggunakan jasa ojek

06:00 AM    APEL pagi di Halaman Depan Fakultas Teknik

06:30 AM    Absen perkelompok

08:00 AM    Berbaris ke Auditorium Universitas dimana kami akan mengikuti 

                    Upacara pembukaan PK2MB, ada adu Yell-Yell perfakultas, 

                    menyanyikan lagu MARS, dan Peresmian Mahasiswa Baru 

                    dengan mengenakan jas almamater bersama. 

11:00 AM      Kembali ke Fakultas dan berkumpul di dalam aula T-8

12:00 PM     Makan Siang;    untuk mahasiswa Katolik makan bersama di

                    ruang KMK (Keluarga Mahasiswa Katolik), untuk mahasiswa agama

                    Buddha dan Islam juga makan siang di ruang khusus mereka.

                    Hanya mahasiswa Kristen Protestan yang tetap di Aula T-8 karena 

                    jumlah mereka sangat banyak. Tidak ada mahasiswa baru yang   

                    beragama Hindu

12:15 PM      Ibadah di KMK

01:00 PM     Kegiatan pengenalan bersama Pengurus Senat dan Panitia di T-8

03:00 PM    Pembagian tugas untuk kegiatan hari #2 oleh Panitia

04:00 PM    Kerja bakti, membersihkan area fakultas dari sampah dan daun

05:00 PM    Ibadah penutup kegiatan hari pertama 

05:30 PM    Bubar

Meninggalkan area kampus dan langsung berkumpul bersama kelompok yang akan mengerjakan tugas bersama di Manado Town Square

Tugas-tugas 

1. Sama dengan point 1 - 4 di tugas hari #1
2. Menulis Essay dengan tema "Kampusku Rumahku"
3. Menulis Essay tentang pengetahuan pribadi mengenai jurusan pilihan
4. Mengukur tinggi Patung Sam Ratulangi di depan Gedung Kantor Pusat, menyertai nama perancangnya dan tanggal peresmiannya.
5. Menghitung jumlah lampu dan besar daya listrik yang digunakan perjam di Manado Town Square (tugas yang menuntut kerja sama seluruh kelompok mahasiswa baru untuk membagi tugas di setiap sudut ManToS)
   
6. Menghitung banyaknya escalator di Manado Town Square dan jumlah anak tangganya.
7. Membuat buku tulis dengan sampul biru dilengkapi dengan tabel perkalian 1 sampai 10
8. Jumlah ikatan rambut ditambah 1. Jadi, 28 -_-
   

07:30 PM    Tiba di rumah (pulang menggunakan transportasi umum)

 

HARI #2    SELASA, 28 AGUSTUS 2007

04:30 AM    Bangun (segala persiapan sudah selesai malam sebelumnya)

05:30 AM    Berangkat ke Kampus menggunakan jasa ojek

06:30 AM    APEL pagi di Halaman Depan Fakultas Teknik

07:00 AM    Ibadah di KMK

07:45 AM    Berkumpul di Aula T-8

08:00 AM    Penyampaian Materi oleh Dekan

09:45 AM    Penyampaian Materi oleh Pembantu Dekan

10:00 AM    Penyampaian Materi oleh Pembantu Dekan 2

11:45 AM     Pemeriksaan kelengkapan 'tugas' yang diberikan di hari #1

12:30 PM    Makan siang di KMK

01:30 PM    Penyampaian Materi oleh Sekretaris Daerah Kota Manado tentang 

                  'Manado Kota Pariwisata 2010'

02:45 PM    Penyampaian Materi oleh Bagian Kepustakaan Fakultas Teknik

04:00 PM    Pembagian tugas untuk hari #3 oleh Panitia

05:00 PM    Bubar, sambil bersih-bersih area Gedung Fakultas

Sebelum pulang, masih harus ke ManToS bersama kelompok untuk mengerjakan tugas hari #3 bersama. 

Tugas-tugasnya;

1. Membuat Essay dengan judul "Peranan Mahasiswa terhadap Manado Kota Pariwisata 2010
2. Menuliskan profil Dekan
3. Mengumpulkan foto kelompok tugas yang harus diambil di depan gedung ManToS dengan gaya khas hukuman ala Fakultas Teknik (Kumoto)
   
4. Harus mengumpulkan struk belanja dari Supermarket dengan harga IDR 2007, pembayaran IDR 2050, kembalian IDR 43, dengan waktu transaksi 20:07
5. Menggambar dan membuat spesifikasi mobil NISSAN apa saja (untuk MaBa Teknik Mesin), membuat Sketsa ManToS (untuk MaBa Teknik Arsitektur), laporan perkiraan pembangunan fondasi ManToS (untuk MaBa Teknik Sipil), membuat makalah simbol-simbol instalasi (untuk MaBa Teknik Elektro), membuat Denah Kampus Fakultas Teknik (semua MaBa FaTek), dan menuliskan berita terkini versi masing-masing mengenai apa saja yang terjadi di Fakultas Teknik selama tiga hari PK2MB (tugas kelompok).
6. Jumlah ikatan rambut ditambah 1. Jadi, 29 -_-

08:00 PM    Berkumpul di depan ManToS untuk befoto kelompok

09:00 PM    Pulang (dengan bus terakhir di terminal, untung masih sempat)

10:00 PM     Tiba di rumah - makan - mandi

11:00 PM      Mulai mengerjakan tugas essay

 

HARI #3    RABU, 29 AGUSTUS 2007

04:30 AM    Bangun dengan susah payah karena masih lelah

05:30 AM    Berangkat ke Kampus menggunakan jasa ojek

06:30 AM    APEL pagi di Halaman Depan Fakultas Teknik

                   Mengumpulkan tugas-tugas

07:00 AM    Ibadah di KMK

07:45 AM    Penyampaian Materi oleh Pembantu Rektor 

10:00 AM    Berkumpul di jurusan masing-masing (saya Arsitektur)

                   Pertemuan dilakukan di Aula T-9 untuk menerima materi dari 

                   perwakilan dosen mengenai perkuliahan Arsitektur

11:00 AM    Tour Gedung Jurusan Arsitektur

gedung kampus jurusan arsitektur tersayang yang habis terbakar pada hari

Rabu (5/3/2014). Gedung yang bersejarah dan penuh dengan kenangan.

01:00 PM    Makan siang di KMK

02:00 PM    Penyampaian Materi oleh BPM (Badan Perwakilan Mahasiswa) dan

                    MPM (Majelis Permusyawaratan Mahasiswa)

02:30 PM    15 Mahasiswa Baru terbaik melakukan Wawancara di Ruang Bidang 

                    Kemahasiswaan yang dipimpin oleh 5 orang dosen

                    Wawancara ini untuk memilih 10 orang Mahasiswa Baru yang akan 

                    diberikan hadiah dana penunjang semester pertama sebesar

                    masing-masing mahasiswa IDR 800.000   

03:30 PM    Kegiatan 'Engineering Makes Life Better' peresmian mahasiswa baru

04:00 PM    APEL di Lapangan Fakultas Teknik

04:15 PM     Penutupan PK2MB

04:45 PM    Pengumuman 10 Mahasiswa Baru Terbaik

                   Saya salah satu penerimanya, uangnya saya pakai untuk beli printer

05:30 PM    Bubar (singgah ke rumah teman, diajak makan malam dulu)

09:00 PM    Tiba di rumah

 

Begitulah perjuangan mengikuti proses penerimaan mahasiswa baru di Fakultas Teknik tahun 2007. 

Sebenarnya masih ada juga kegiatan Himpunan Mahasiswa Jurusan (HIMAJU) angkatan 2007 The Avatarch, tapi saya tidak ikut karena setelah mengikuti kegiatan PK2MB ini saya jatuh sakit. 

Tapi ini saya sertakan foto kegiatannya yang saya curi dari teman saya

 

Kegiatan dan Perjuangan menjadi Mahasiswa Fakultas Teknik Sam Ratulangi Manado

First post dengan bahasa Indonesia. Saat ini saya ingin sekali membagikan pengalaman saya saat baru akan masuk Universitas. Saya lulus SMA tahun 2006, tapi karena waktu saya lulus SMA bertepatan dengan kakak saya menyelesaikan skripsinya, jadi kami sekeluarga memutuskan saya menunda setahun agar orang tua saya tidak kewalahan menghadapi pengeluaran yang terlalu besar. Seperti yang kita ketahui, selama mengerjakan skripsi, sidang skripsi, sampai wisuda, biaya yang harus dikeluarkan sangat besar.

Selasa, 10 April 2007

Dengan uang tabungan, saya pergi membeli buku latihan soal-soal SPMB (Seleksi Penerimaan Mahasiswa Baru), waktu itu harga bukunya hanya IDR 30.000

Buku ini benar-benar sangat berguna, setiap hari saya mencoba menyelesaikan 'ujian' dan kembali membuka buku-buku catatan saya saat masih sekolah, benar-benar membawa saya kembali ke masa-masa terakhir di SMA.

Selasa, 8 Mei 2007   

Mengunjungi Kantor Pusat Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado untuk mencari informasi penerimaan mahasiswa baru, pengambilan brosur fakultas, dan jadwal prosedur penerimaan mahasiswa baru.

 

Senin, 28 Mei 2007

Kembali ke SMA Don Bosco untuk melegalisir fotokopi ijazah, raport, dan STTB (Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar). 

Rabu, 20 Juni 2007

Mengambil formulir pendaftaran SPMB di SMA Negeri Airmadidi, dengan nomor peserta 107 - 84 - 00201 Jurusan IPA. Harga formulir; IDR 150.000

Jumat, 29 Juni 2007

Mengembalikan formulir SPMB yang sudah di isi ke bagian administrasi SMA Negeri Airmadidi.

Sabtu, 30 Juni 2007

Mengunjungi salah satu kenalan yang membantu percobaan ujian menggunakan contoh soal tahun 2006 yang tidak masuk dalam buku latihan. 

Rabu, 4 Juli 2007

Ujian SPMB hari pertama. Mata pelajaran yang diuji adalah Matematika Dasar, Bahasa Inggris, dan Bahasa Indonesia. Lokasi ujian: SMA Negeri Airmadidi

Kamis, 5 Juli 2007

Ujian SPMB hari pertama. Mata pelajaran yang diuji adalah Matematika IPA, Fisika, Kimia, Biologi, dan IPA Terpadu. Lokasi ujian: SMA Negeri Airmadidi

 

Jumat, 3 Agustus 2007

Pengumuman SPMB di Koran Komentar, hasil: LULUS YAY

Senin, 6 Agustus 2007   

Mengunjungi Kantor Pusat Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado untuk informasi terbaru penerimaan mahasiswa baru.

 

Selasa,7 Agustus 2007

Kembali ke SMA Don Bosco lagi untuk legalisir ijazah dan STTB (lagi) untuk diserahkan ke Universitas. 

Jumat, 10 Agustus 2007

Melengkapi berkas-berkas di Kantor Pusat Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado, sekaligus melakukan pemeriksaan kesehatan di Poliklinik Universitas. 

Kamis, 16 Agustus 2007

Melakukan pembayaran SPP (Sumbangan Pembinaan Pendidikan) sejumlah IDR 550.000

Kembali ke Kantor Pusat Universitas untuk menyerahkan bukti pembayaran dan mendapatkan Formulir Pembayaran lainnya.

Kamis, 23 Agustus 2007

Melakukan pembayaran untuk;

• Biaya BISMABA (Bina Studi Mahasiswa Baru)  IDR. 400.000
• Pembelian Jas Almamater.                        IDR. 150.000
• Sumbangan Gedung                                IDR. 2.500.000 
• Jaminan Kesehatan                                IDR. 220.000

Setelah itu melakukan pengukuran dan pengambilan jas almamater di Kantor Dharma Wanita Universitas

Terakhir, melakukan pendaftaran di Bidang Akademik Fakultas Teknik

 

Jumat, 24 Agustus 2007

Melakukan pembayaran Dana Persatuan Orangtua Mahasiswa sebesar IDR. 1.500.000

Melengkapi berkas-berkas pendaftaran di Bidang Akademik Fakultas Teknik

Mengunjungi Kantor Senat untuk pendaftaran PK2MB (Pengenalan Kehidupan Kampus bagi Mahasiswa Baru) alias OSPEK

Langsung 'dikirim' ke gedung T-8 untuk mengikuti 'PRA-PK2MB'.

Wow, itu aja dulu, up next; kegiatan PK2MB!

Viva Teknik!

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