Mentoring Night..

Three days ago, my convenor took me and 9 of my friends (all Indonesian) to the mentoring night program Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EAINZ) – South East Queensland Division.  So, that nite we went to Charlotte Street to go to that meeting.

Well..when we got there, we should put our name-tag so everyone would know our name. There was about 20 people there, 5-6 people who became mentors and the rests are students or beginner staff. I thought all mentors came from the Environmental background, but i was wrong. Some of them are from IT (same as me) and engineering..:)  So, we started that nite, 6 mentors were sitting in different tables, and then we could freely sit wherever table we want. After some minutes, we switched seats, so we could talk with other mentors as well..

So, the night started with talking about everyone’s job…. All the mentors are specialist in their jobs. There are GIS expert, environment consultants, EPA expert, and so on..

Talking about my job.. to tell you the truth, i don’t have any background in Environment. So, here is my story why i stick in Brisbane, Australia right now..

I graduated from Gunadarma University, Jakarta. Luckily, i didn’t have to wait long for a job. I directly accepted as a staff in a government institution, Ministry of Environment (of course, after passed some test and interview..). The first time i entered the office, i thought they’re going to put me in Information Unit as my background was from IT. Well, they put me in Accounting Unit, which I really really hate accounting. I learnt a bit about accounting in my Uni, n didn’t like it. I was kinda upset that day, never in my life that i want to be an accountant, i never want to involve with anything with money. But i couldn’t say any words of it.  I need the job.

Working wasn’t a new a thing for me. I previously worked in Gunadarma as an English assistant in a Language Laboratory for about 2 years.  So, my day at the new office was very slowly. Even though, now I realize that accounting is an important thing to learn and I started to enjoy my job as an accountant.

One day, I had an offered for a master degree to Australia. I took it, because i really interested in environment. Why should i work in Ministry of Environment if I don’t know anything about environment? So, with a gut, I flew to Brisbane, for a Master of Environment, without any background nor experience at all. So..here i am now, meeting new people and sharing experience..:)

it’s kinda mix-up for me hey..  IT – Accountant – Environment..  lol.. that’s what my life now.. colourful!!!

Note: you’ll never know where’s destiny takes you, until it happens to you..   ^_^

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well.. after that mentoring night, we went to the cassino to have some coffees and live music.. -end-

 

 

fasting month..

Alhamdulillah..

Tonight, me and a couple of friends from Indonesia just finished ‘teraweh’ praying in Mushola (praying room, multi-faith centre) at Griffith University, Nathan Campus.. Although it wasnt crowded as in my home country, Indonesia, and the information of when we started fasting was a little bit late and rushed, but we still have the spirit of Ramadhan.. and the teraweh time flew so sacretly..

So.. this month of September, all moslem in all over the world will have to fasting a whole month until 31st of September.. and will celebrate Ramadhan on the 1st of October. We fasting because our God told us to fasting. We pray 5 times a day because our God told us to do so. God created us so it is our obligation to obey Him. Do what He told to and away from what He forbid to.

This is my first time, fasting away from home away from Jakarta.. I know this will be hard for me, but this is my choice. I have God and also moslem friends here in Brisbane.. I hope i can do all teraweh n fasting smoothly without any trouble.. amiiinnn

So…for all moslems in all over the world, i just wn say ‘happy fasting’.. minal aidin wal faidzin..

Ramadhan kareem. .May all my brothers and sisters receive all the barokah, hidayah, ni’mah of
this glorious month…

library..

 

i will spend all my time in this place.. definitely

i was excited when my flat mate, hansel, took me to this place.. 

well to be honest, i never seen any library like this before in jakarta..  the library is so big n so tidy n so well organized.. (ndeso )

and what make this library so interesting is that they have something like HELP services for the student called english help. This media is very useful especially for the international student like me.. so i can learn how to write, how to speak in english. The programs are English for Postgraduate Studies, English for Business Studies, English for Health and Medical Studies, and English for Engineering and IT Studies. Not only that, all for FREE. All you have to do is just come to the library. But it would be better if you have a group of studies, you can arrange your scheduled for 45 minutes appointments.. im going to the library tomorrow for sure and i will tell you the details next time okay..

it’s quite different studying here in Brisbane than in Jakarta..

the teachers here give us a lot of writing tasks.. discussions.. n presentations.. in every meeting..

and they keep giving that even if we havent done yet..

well..the first week was okay..

the second week was panic..

but if anyone can do it then i can do it as well as them..

doakan saya yah.. **jiayo

unsure..

2 weeks before going to Brisbane.. Many things have doubt me most..

i am definitely not ready.. never away from home before