30 December, 2009

Alpha


I can't afford, being given a position, without knowing that i can bring benefit to a particular party who promote me


I can't afford, being given a recognition, without really can brings positive changes to a particular team

I can't afford, if people think i was choosen because the judge is bias


But worst of all those things, I can't afford, if my spouse not impressed by me, couldn't be persuate by me, couldn't be control by me. I can't afford my coach who i wish he will impress by me, has every single right to scold me, has every single right to point out my mistake, has every single opportunity to see mistakes i did.

I feel shamed. Really hope that my coach is actually other person, better if he is old uncle that can be my father or grand pa so i won't feel ashamed whenever being corrected by him. Really hope that i will only get knew to my current coach few years later, when i already well prepared, when i become an almost perfect girl, when i've got something to show him in my career, so that i won't feel so small and being at the same level to him, so i can speak to him naturally... as it used to be... long time ago, before he become my coach.

I can't afford to be just has a "name" and spend my life to mix into a well recognize group without really seeing a progress in my self. I just can't be the type of person that can life with a "name". It must be me who really useful... Not using other people's affort to maintain the team reputation then i also get the praise.

So far my Alpha team member really treat me as apart of them, they are friendly and have a faith in me. That's why i shouldn't let them down.That's why i promise i will improve and keep showing you guys something, keep helping each other throughout the camps and events.

29 December, 2009

they said, i said

they said i am experience as facilitator.

they said i am capable enough to lead a group of strangers.

they said i am excellent student.

they said i am special.

they said i have alot of positive value inside me.

they said... i can.

But why every time before an event i will still feel nervous?

why i couldn't just sleep well before a camp?

why will i worry that i will do mistake?

But then i still took the job when i was informed. Because i don't want to dissapoint my self. Because i don't want to dissapoint people who trust me. Because i want to try and i will keep trying until i manage to over come these fears and worries. Because i know that i will be better if
i am not give up and stop trying. I must motivate my self. keep motivating. i have to face my fear, i have to face my weakness. Because i want to be success.

Dr Sia, our University's vice president always motivate us and believe in us that we are able to change people life by our deed, by our speech. Before i can change their life... before i can motivate them, I am the person who i need to convince myself 1st. I hope 1 day, i am able to change people's life, changes their self value, change their perception, and make them better being. I hope 1 day i can be as good as her.

28 December, 2009

FiNaL


As i said, my ego is very high that not allowed me to step back or give up... and i apply this principle to my working life. Time goes by fastly and before i realize, tomorrow will be my last day working at Acomodation Office. Now i have complete my challange. I tried all the works... even guys' work. I challanged my self, i over come my barriers to adapt to the new environment, build the relatonship from zero with new people, see another side of things and directly on field with all the process regarding acomodation procedures.

Now, after almost 2 weeks working, i can handle almost all the task and even give suggestions already, and honestly, i start to enjoy my work. Still remember 1st time i came, i felt like a stranger.
All the things seems weird. But i belief that this is a natural process that will be tried by everyone. I have to adapt if i want to improve. Just give me some time, and i will be fine. I will mix with this group of strangers. And yesterday... they played cards at my place after work. I am also the one who suggest to make a surprise party for a colleque whose birthday is the day after tomorrow. So, this proved that if i didn't give up when i meet tough things, everything will be just fine. These few days working over time... tired but enjoyed. Now... in 2 weeks, i am already a part of them. Good job dear.

I have no rest time at all, yesterday and today doing mostly outdoor work, tired like hell. After tomorrow'a work, i have to continue to be facilitator for orentation week. Tomorrow is the briefing time. And i still need to plan for my camp; committee camp. Sometime you just feel helpless. But there is just something inside your heart asks you to stand still. I used to imagine if i resigned from ALPHA team and become ordinary student. There will be no competition, no obligation, no stress, no responsibilities. I can fully utilized my spare time.

My friend, senior , brother, officer; Mr Raymond told me that 1 of the famous Miss Universe's judger said "Those candidades who said that they love reading is bull shit. Nodody will make studying as hobby... compare to hang out, having party and enjoy with friends. The think is we realize the importance of fulfilling ourselves with knowledge then we control our self and tell ourselves to sacrifice the time for having fun to study."

Some time, i salute this guy. He read alot of books and he remember, and manage to apply the things he used to read. As when i complain if i working straight away at the college once i gaduated, my salary will be very low. Because they can only treat it as internship... because i am not local. Then he asked whether i still remember what the Robert Kiyosaki wrote in the book 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad'. The rich dad said, "don't bother how much you earn, just concern on how much you learn." This words heard similar to the word my coach, senior, friend; Mr Arthur said "if you only care about how much money will you get when you were asked to do some work, at the end of the day, you will only end up getting few bucks of pocket money... you will learn nothing."
How sure a am that i can really "utilized" my time to do or learn something that will be benefit for myself if i quit from ALPHA team? Thirst of authority, thirst of power, thirst of recognition. Maybe this is a very horrrible things for other people, maybe people will look down on or feel that i am dirty me when they know my ambition. Maybe, in people's perception is common, these attitude is the root of evil. But for me, these are the only thing that motivate me to stand still until this moment.

Today, number of students who check in are increasing. Some of them are accompanied by their parents. I saw my dad in their dad's face. Looked straight and firm. Supervise their son and daughter carefully. Sometimes when they feel the things their children said is not exactly correct, they just can not control themselves to jump out and settle for their children, leaving their children stand quiet there, withput any chance to settle down their own problem. It felt bad... and shame... i knew it because i used to be treated same way when i was 12, when i was 1st time study abroad. For our parents, that is the way they show their love. This is parent's natural reaction. That's why since and then, i will rather do all the procedure and visa, even passport thing alone. I want them to trust me... so that i will have confidence... so that i will trust my self that i can actually settle down my own thing,

I used to read a book; there is a so called perfect mother, every night, she read bed time story for her daughter... and she did it for years. One day, at the middle of the night, she felt thirsty and decide to go to the kitchen to have some water. When she passed by her daughter's room, she was surprice to see that the light was on (she already off it when she came out from there after read her daughter bed time story and make sure that she has slept). when she enter the room silently, she saw her daughter was doing her revision. She then asked her daughter curiously why is she soing that? Then the little girl replied "I know you can only sleep well after you know that i am slept, so i just pretend to slept everynight and do my home work an revision after you going to bed" So actually the mother is babysitting the child or the child is baby sitting athe mother? LOVE is a very simple thing. Some time, even a child who we though knew nothing, is actually more than what you see, maybe they even can do more than what you ever imagine. Never undersstimate a pure soul ^_^

16 December, 2009

so this is how it feels to be "work"

When i was a kid, I always wonder.

Why do those adults (no matter in TV, novel, or reality) tend to wake up early then rush to work... even they look unhappy to do so.

Almost all people around me who already works tell me: "you should appreciate your study time, enjpy it. Don't complain" while i am so envy them as they don't need to do assignment, prepare for test. They even can earn $$
1st time staying back at college to do part time job (which unpredictable, we this group of people being told to work full time)


Now i guess i know what they feel. When you still studying, you are forced to go to school by your parents. Whenever you face any misfortune, you got somebody to blame. It make your life at least not that tough.


After you work, you yourselves force you to wake up and go to work every day; because responsibily is there, threat of being fired is there, needs toward money is there. Unfortunately, you have no one to blame now but yourselves... when there is unwanted things happen to you... and you still need to tell yourself to wake up and go to work everyday ^_^

09 December, 2009

when i

When i find out that i am weak in certain thing, i will do something.

When i am having fun with friends and they sing cantonese song in the car... together... their favorite songs because those song accompany them through their high school, and after we dismiss, they find nithing is wrong. The day just end. But not for me. It's a new beginning for me... I fully use every minute of my free time to search the name of singer online... track her song, lyric, write down the pronounciation in alphabeth style by repeating press play and pause. it takes me whole weeks to practise those few songs. And after a while, i suddenly sing in the car... and they are shock. I can't bear being loose... try me and you will know what i will do and what i can do.

There is also a time... lot of time, a situation that expect me to be compared with others... If he or she is too good and i realize that i can do nothing to be better than them, then i'll make their weaknesses being seen. I call it flexibility. If you can't change others, change your self, You you can't change your self, change what people; opinion about "other"

There is lots more "when i", a truth within me, which are typical reaction on most of people, only they don't realize or feel shy to write down... and i , will only share this with myself.

07 December, 2009

dream vs reality

This is my blog, and i have every single right to decide what to write and what not... regardless how real or how fake it is. Again... because this is my blog.


And this blog is private. That's why i never revealed this address to anyone. So that i can express what i am thinking without any interuption.

i can say i want to be a rich and succesful person here, i can also say i want to be the 1st lady of the country, to be a woman that has LOTS of power.

But when i think further, only served as VP in a estimated"time period" only, it drove me almost crazy. Even the best VP award is changed with my blood and tears.

What if i really become 1 of the person i wish i become? Can i mentally and physically afford the pressure? the trhreats, the barriers... with unknown time period? I think the right thing to do now is to prepare my self... inside and outside... mentally and physically.

02 December, 2009

fish head

Use to read a book. There is a middle class family with quite lot of children.... with a mother whose favorite food is fish head so that in every meal whenever there is fish, her husband and children will leave the head a side for their mother to show their love.

This continuing for years till one day when the mother get old and sick... her children sit around her and try to feed her with rice and fish head, try to serve her as best as they could for their mother who has been take a good care of the family. The eldest son said "mom, here i bring you your favorite fish head, eat some."

Suddenly this old lady burst into tears and cries like a baby. She said "i'm sorry, i'm so sorry. i am so regret." Her family try to convience her that there is nothing to regret nor sorry for. She did a very great job for the family. Then she answer"No... i'm not feel sorry for you, I feel sorry for myself. I spend my whole life to serve all of you, to put all your needs upon mine, i don't like fish head at all, i hate them. There are so many thron that will sting my tongue. I told you i like it so that you people can eat more without feel sorry for me."

And here is my conclusion; as a guess, your "respect" controls your desire to eat too much in front of the host. As a host, your "manner" controls your desire from eat too much in front of your guest. As family member, your "love" controls your desire to eat too much. You want to leave it for other family members.

So when can you eat as much as you want??? of course when you are like me now... alone in the middle of no where... you don't need not life for others, need not worry about what will people say. This is privacy, this is all about your own life isn't it? hekhekhek

kuih vs cake

It's quite complicated but we got 2 houses which located just few blocks away. The one who being stayed is the old one while the new one, only being stayed by me and my sister when we back to Indonesia. However, we'll still have to back to our old house everyday for our meals.

Me and my sister prefer the new house because we were left all alone without interuption by parents. But 1 thing annoyed me so much everytime i back to Indo is everyday i will get morning call from my mom or dad or both, rushing us to go back to eat. Even they realize that we are young adult alrd... and know how to come back by ourselves whenever we hungry. Maybe it's my problem for leaving home since i was 12, im nit comfortable not being leave alone, when i think back, maybe they want to see me more ofter... since i only go back few times in a year... even if i also lock myself in the room at our old house, i kow that they just feel "safe", having me around home... even withpout any interaction... so just stay at the old house let them look at me if they want.

ops, 1 more problem, my dad still like to buy me cake (same cake as he bought me everytime when i was in primary school), he don't know and i find hard to tell him that i m not fancy with that kind of cake anymore. But how does anyone expect me to tell him now i prefer secret recipe than the cake he bought me? But i appreciate it, can't blame him cos his memory about my favorite food is just till my primary school... before he sent me out (i request to be sent out) to boarding school to study abroad. So whenever see him bought the cake and knew that he buy for me, i eat it... i don't want to dissapoint him, and i end up as fat girl every beginning of semester after sem break. That's why dis time i came back 1 month in advance... but can't lie... evenn it has been yeas for me to travel, the "home sick" symptom still there... the matter is just now i can convince myself and adapt faster and faster to the changes, like me now... being at my apartment alrd, i enjoy being independent ^_^

this is what i want

quite peace

still me... and the good news is holiday is still 30 more days from now. Will find a job tomorrow. I believe in my self... as always ^.^

01 December, 2009

dear...

Dear diary...

may i want to become a very succesful investor...

i PROMISE.

bless me ^_^