mencuci dengan gembira ^o^

Alhamdulillah. Syukur beribu syukur, seminggu ini adalah official last week
saya belajar di Belanda. Two graduation ceremonies hadir sebagai bumbu
‘penyedap’ and a finish line mark, hence this graduation will stay in memori
saya, seumur hidup.

To be honest, saya dulu sudah punya cita2 untuk sekolah abroad, when I
was at my second year of SMU. Wkt itu, saya sempat ada plan for studying
in Aussy right after graduating from my SMU. But then, fate berkata lain.
Saya was given a chance to go to ITB. Yes, Information Technology course
which is jurusan paling top, paling tinggi passing grade ny, dan paling
diidamkan oleh para kawula muda (halah2).

Masuk ke ITB didn’t make my dream of studying abroad fade away. Saya tetap
giat mencari informasi about any chance to study in other countries. Bagi saya,
it’s okay if I have to spend more time in finishing my study for the sake of
belajar di luar negeri. Saya ingin pengalaman itu.

And there you go. Here I am, standing in Europe. Saya joined a program named
Existente (Excellent International Students Entering Technical Education).
Singkat cerita, program ini allows me to gain a double degrees in Sarjana which
come from ITB and one of Universitas di Belanda. Dan sekarang, status saya
adalah separuh finished. My name is "Ing. Ryan Sosiawan" at this moment.

Well, let’s wrap up the story and go back to the graduation topic. Seperti
saya katakan di awal, 2 graduation ceremonies were held a couple days ago.
Acara pertama diadakan di a Dutch university where I went to, InHolland
University, on last Tuesday. Dan berikut adalah some visual records on that
day.

This is when saya menandatangani ijazah saya with Eunice (left), and
Edward (right):

Senyum kepuasan saya after receiving my diploma (kok sy rada jiji y
ngeliatny):

Berfoto bersama Febrian and Wim Lablans, a guiding teacher for my
individual project:

A picture of me together with wisudawan yg laen beserta seorang
dosen InHolland University. From left to right: Me, Nadya, Anne, Peter
Hermans, Febri, Rudy.
(fyi, itu tu, dosen yg paling sering dimaki2 n disumpah2in ma ank2):

Graduation cheers with para pria seperjuangan.
From left to right: Tedi, Me, Rudy, Stevens, Edward, Faried.
(itu jus buah, bukan yg laen. biar keliatan keren aj):

Here we go, wisudawan 2008 InHolland University:

Berfoto dengan Champagne and Flowers in hand.:

Yup, that’s all untuk selebrasi di InHolland. Jauh dari kemeriahan namun
berkesan.

Next up is the graduation ceremony in The Hague. Here, semua pelajar
Existente dari berbagai jurusan di beberapa kota di Belanda berkumpul
to receive a greeting from para petinggi/ panitia Existente program and
to take a picture together in Toga suit.

Berikut adalah beberapa gambar of men and women in Toga

Existente 2007/ 2008:
(heumm, sorry, blm ada gambar. yg ngambil professional photographer.
Jd, mungkin rada nanti diuplot =D)

Existente - Diemen (InHolland University) 2007/2008:
From left to right: Faried, Febri, Nadya, Eunice, Anne, Edward, Stevens, Ryan,
Tedi.

Ready..!! One..Two..:

Three..!!!

Existente 2007/ 2008 from ITB:
(I love this photo, I really love it..!) from left to right:
1st row: Ryan (IF ‘04), Eunice (IF ‘03), Yadi (Tekkim ‘03);
2nd row: Stevens (IF ‘04), Febri (IF ‘03), Fikri (Tekkim ‘03), Mescha (Tekkim ‘03)
3rd row: Heri (Tekkim ‘03), Edward (IF ‘03)

Once again, terima kasih dan puji syukur kepada Allah SWT. Atas karunia-
Nya, saya dapat meraih salah satu mimpi saya. Terima kasih juga untuk
keluarga dan teman-teman who always stay behind me and support me
through tough times.

Tetapi misi saya belum totally acomplished. Saya harus kembali (ini neh,
mulai males d denger kata2 ‘balik’) ke ITB untuk meneruskan studi saya yg
tertunda (ap lagi ditambah kata2 ’studi’, makin mualesh mikirinny..).
"I’ll keep doing my best, then.", that’s what I gotta say.

P. S.:
More photos of Me (who cares) and the others can be viewed here.
And also, thanks to Febri untuk fotonya ^ ^

No more [@De-Arbodienst]. For those who still have no idea of what the hell
is that, it’s name of a company. De Arbodienst, a typical Dutch company. I had my 5
months period spent there for doing what-so-called a project (and for putting this
post’s title as my Y!id status). Seems interesting? Nah, not at all. Seems boring? yeah,
indeed. (joke guys, it’s a joke..)

At first impression, Girls. Yes, there were just too many girls in the office. Especially
those interns (I was also an intern back then, anyway). Happy? Hmmm, not really.
Why? Hmm, since they speak Dutch (So what??). Well, the language thingy was
a little bit troublesome. Not because they can’t speak English (they all have pretty
good English), but there’s still somethin which made me a little bit awkward in talking
to them, and it’s pretty hard to tell. (Err, wait, how come it has anything to do with
those girls?)

Apparently, there’s a thing, a big thing, that I learnt. ‘Initiative’ is the word. It’s not
only being creative in drawing an idea out of your head, but it means more. You have
to be more active (hyperactive is much better) in your tasks, so there’ll be a signal of
your big presence before their eyes. There will be no person who asks you to do this
and that or even asks you to show the results. Do it yourself, manage it yourself,
and then show them. Yes, they don’t ask those things, but they’re expecting them.
Strange huh? But it’s sadly true.

But it’s good. Every experience is good (sigh ). I got ‘too’ much to learn. And now,
it’s all done. Every start has its end (woohoooo……!!). Five months have passed,
and I gotta leave those bunch of people. Happy? Hmm, take it as a yes. Sad? Hmm,
not really, but there should be somethin that I would miss.

So people, please allow me to say somethin for you:

Pim and Gerrit (the Bosses):
You 2 guys really have a typical posture of a boss. You know, big guy, big stomach,
big voice, fat ass (mwahaha, no offense sir. Fire me? So what, I’m out already ).
But thx anyway for letting me join your group for the past few months. It was fun
(lie, lie, lie, it’s all a lie..)
.

Virginia (secretary):
Now I realize why people keep calling you ‘the old Witch’, since in fact you look like
one. But don’t worry, it’s pretty common that a secretary takes a lead on top of
her boss, right..?? (You know what, once I searched your name on Google, and it
showed me a list of Miss Netherlands Contestants in 1998. Is that true..??)

Danielle (HRD manager):
I would say, you are the prettiest woman in the office. I’m gonna miss those blue eyes,
brunette hair, and your beautiful voice. But what to do, you’re thirty-somethin with a
daughter already .

Sylvana (front desk):
"Sylvana, hoe gaat het? Alles goed..?" Ow, did I pay you already for the last row
lunch? (I hope I did. If not, ssst, please don’t tell the boss )

Louisa (front desk):
A forty-somethin mom with a precious capability in so many languages. Louisa,
please teach me that Spanish that you just said . And anyway, I was pretty
suprised knowing that your son born on the same date as me. Hmm, maybe that’s
why you treat me as your own (oh come on, it has nothing to do with that).

Marla (administration):
Here is the thing. She is an Indonesian, but she doesn’t speak any Bahasa. One
of the thing that annoyed me was the way you laughed, Marla. Omg, I thought it
was like pig’s voice (’groock, groock, groock!!’ ). But still, the office needs a
cheerful, hyperactive, and a bit crazy woman like you.

Jeroen and Barbara (internal affairs):
Hmmh, the tallest man and woman. No further comments.

Caro (dietician):
I treat you as my own older sister. Thx for cooperating with me and supporting
me when I was busy with my project. I would miss your funny nose beating while
you’re thinking (beating? yess, that’s true..). But I was wondering, are you married
already? Well, just asking, nothing more.

Werner (programmer):
Well, well, well, my supervisor. Let me tell you this, "You Are Not a Nice Person" .
Damn, it could have been an ‘A’ if you said somethin nicer to my teacher.
But then, well, who cares about the grade. Thanks for the guidance during my stay
in the company. And, are you going to get yourself that new MacBook or not? I still
have my student status until the end of August, if you want.

These are the surroundings of where I worked (well, I liked the room pretty much actually)

And, these are the examples of Dutch species (except the one in the middle).
Caro, me, n Werner:

(all pictures were taken using my iPhone)

Lama dah g maen bola (lama g nulis blog jg -g nyambung-), akhirny sabtu kemarin maen jg.
Plus, pengalaman pertama maen bola di luar negeri. Hua ha ha ha..!!! (trus knapa??)

Yeah, still, football is fun. Meski badan baru 2 menit maen dah ngosh2an, tp hati tetap
senang . Ya maklum, dah lama ndak olahraga ‘berat’ gara2 full internship semester
ini. So, let’s just start the story

Secara pertandingan berlangsung di ‘desa’ Utrecht (he he, no offense ), dan jam 9 pula, jadilah
kita berangkat paghi2 dr ‘asrama’ Bergwijkdreef tercinta (hoi, cinta g kalian..??). Tentuny, sebagai
para banci foto, kita ambil sesi pemotretan sejenak. Berikut hasilnya : 

 -zzzzzrrrtrrttttt…!!! Tiba2 dah sampe Utrecht ceritanya-
Yak, akhirny kita sampai di lap foetsal (klo dieja Belanda kek gt bukan siy?) yg konon bernama
‘Olympos’. Nih, rupa lap ny: cukup luas toch? .

Selanjutny, pertandinganpun mulai. Yah, kita maenny rame2an en sante2an aj. Asal have fun lah (tp sebel
juga kalah ). Dan ternyata, banyak kegiatan yg bs kita lakukan d sana.

Ada yg serius maen:        ada jg yg g serius (itu ngapain siy?):

ada yg keren (cieeee… ):          ada yg flirting (woi, maen bola woi..!): 

 
Dan yg g habis pikir, sempet2ny banci kamera:

ini juga (bukan yg nendang bola, tp tokoh figuran di belakang tu):

Selanjutny, acara dilanjutkan dg tendang2 bola. Lho? Apa bedanya?
Jd gini, maenny lapangan penuh dah beres due to kecapekan. But, kaki kita ternyata masi pada nafsu sama bola.
Acara tendang2an ini semakin ‘panas’ mengingat adany kamera ‘profesional nan keren bin mahal’ puny bang Febri yg siap mendokumentasikan.
Hasilny, there are so many types of kicking style. Berikut contohny:

gaya ‘Puma’ (ngerti lah ya maksudny..):

gaya ‘E-Do’raemon (jangan sala, bolany kenceng tu):

gaya ‘ray_and_giggs’ (no comment d):

gaya ’sok mlintir’ (aniwei, itu bolany masuk lhoo, yaa, mlintir dikit laaa ):

gaya barebas (mana sot, umpanny g keluar kemarin.. ):

gaya ‘Ndut’ (santai, g keliatan ndut kok di sini ):

Ini yg paling keren, gaya ‘100′ (hei, maen bola pake tangan hei..! -lho??-):

Yak, akhirny selese jg acara. Badan cape seh, tp seneng, krn mang dah lama g maen bola .
Hari pun diakhiri dengan foto bersama di depan sporthal:

Dan kami pun pulang.. (walau ada yg masi kuat pake jalan2 di centrum, hebat -_-).

Thanks to:
- Febri, atas foto2ny
- Daniel, atas kamera videony -> oy, klo mo liat dokumentasi ‘bergerak’, ada di sini
- anak2 Utrecht, atas lapanganny (walau lap jg bukan punya kalian )
- dan sepatu Puma-ku, atas peluang2nya (g ada yg gol.. )

Kapan2 lg mari kita maen. Enak tuh buat refreshing dr project yg g karu2an .

Mumpung lagi sempet, kuuplot nih beberapa poto dari Amsterdam

Yang pertama ini lagi di Centraal Station Amsterdam (tapi lupa waktu itu darimana mo kemana )

Terus yg ini pas lagi di deket kanal bareng temen2 dari Indo

Nah, yg ini hbs dari tes TBC di GGD Amsterdam. Liat d kanalny, bagus dan bersih
 

Ayo-ayo, sapa mau sepeda..??

Berikutny, lg di Amsterdam. Mejeng di depan Museum Madame Tussaud

Terus foto bareng temen2, masih di deket Madame Tussaud (daerah De Dam lebih tepatnya)

Ini pas lagi nunggu trem malam2 di Amsterdam

Nah, yg terakhir ini pas di pelabuhan Amsterdam. Habis dari De Haag, kumpul ma anak2 beasiswa
yang lain dari Utrecht, Groningen, De Haag, dll.
(itu lg ngapain toh ya…?? )

Nah, segitu dulu d foto2ny (emang punyany juga baru itu).
Sekarang mo fokus kuliah dulu, kerjaanny banyak (masa minggu kedua dah ada ujian aj ).
Wish me all the best ya guys

Alloww temen-temen .
Spesial niy kutulis blog malem2 (di sini sekarang jam 11an) sehabis jalan2 di Amsterdam bareng
anak-anak beasiswa di belanda

Sebelumnya aku minta maaf karena sebelum pergi ke Belanda belum sempet pamitan
ma kalian semua. Mungkin karena waktu itu kalian lagi pada full kuliah/ urusan lain
dan aku sendiri g bisa lama2 di bandung (kudu bolak-balik jkt buat ngurus ini-itu ).

So, aku berbagi cerita saja mulai dari keberangkatan (tanggal 27) kemarin sampai
saat ini .

Hari senin tgl 27 kemarin, kita (anak2 beasiswa) semua berangkat ke Belanda dari Cengkareng
pukul 5 sore.
Nah di sini baru kita ngerasain aturan imigrasi yang baru soal pembatasan
barang berunsur cairan dan gel yg dapat dibawa di kabin pesawat. Banyak temen2 yg kudu
ditinggal barang bawaannya (g terkecuali botol minum aqua ).

Kita transit di Singapura pukul 19.45 waktu setempat (1 jam lbh cepet dari Indo).
Secara pesawat ke amsterdam baru berangkat pukul 23.45, kita jalan2 di Changi buat ngabisin
waktu. Ada yg belanja, nuker duit, sholat, ato beli makan.
Pukul 23.00 kita semua kumpul di boarding gate dan siap2 buat penerbangan 13 jam .

Awalnya kita pikir 13 jam di pesawat pasti bakal boring. Tp
berhubung anak2ny pada asyik, kita semua pada enjoy duduk selama itu di pesawat.
Ditambah lg masing2 kita excited dg fasilitas pesawat seperti entertainment dan makananny
(maklum, br pertama kali naek SQ ).

Kita semua tiba di Schipol-Amsterdam tgl 28 pukul 07.00 dan langsung dijemput sama
orang dari universitas kita di belanda.
Nah, berhubung kita baru pertama kali ke eropa, semua bingung krn matahari di sini baru terbit jam 7.
Yang aneh, begitu keluar dari pesawat, angin dingin berhembus. Buuusss….!!!!. Suhu udara luar ternyata
19 derajat Celcius..!! Padahal masih summer, gmn musim dinginny coba .

Hari pertama di Belanda kita diajak keliling kampus dulu ma senior, kemudian pegi ke boarding
house (bagus banget lho kamarny ) kita sama sekalian liat2 shopping centre di deket ‘kosan’.

Hari kedua, kita masih ngurus administrasi ini-itu di kampus dan sekalian jalan2 di sekitar Diemen (daerah tinggal).

Hari ketiga kita smua datang ke kampus dan mencoba koneksi internet di kampus. Dan seperti
dugaan, internetnya kenceng..!! . Sekalian saja kita ‘tes’ download ini-itu, rugi dong kalo g dimanfaatin.

Hari keempat, kita tes TBC di pusat kota Amsterdam untuk dicek apakah badan kita dalam kondisi
atau tidak untuk hidup dengan musim sini.

Hari kelima (hari ini), temen2 pada beli sepeda (bekas) buat alat transport dari kosan ke kampus.
Rata2 mereka beli dg harga 20-50 Euro (kalikan 13rb rupiah aj ). Yah, masih lumayan lah dapet sepeda second
yg masih fine condition. Krn klo mo beli yg baru sayang, hrgny 150 Euro ke atas, padahal cuman dipake setahun.

Nah yg menarik di hari ini,  kita semua jalan2 ke pusat kota Amsterdam. Dan tentu saja kita tidak melewatkan
"Red Light District"-nya . Kita masuk area itu mulai pukul 5 siang (bingung kan, jam 5 tapi masih siang ).
Di sini lah kita menemukan etalase-etalase toko yg memajang para perempuan dari berbagai usia, ras, dan ukuran
(krn emang ukuranny macem2 ) untuk siap dipilih. Di siang dan sore hari tampak ‘produk’ yang dipajang masih
kurang menarik. Tapi begitu menjelang malam, , kita jadi makin betah muter2 area situ sampe hapal
daerah mana yg sedia produk asia, teenage, atopun tante2 .

Anyway, soal bahasa, kita semua pada blum bisa ngomong Dutch . Yah, masih untung org2 sini rata2 ngomong
inggrisny lancar. Tp bakal kesulitan kalo bicara ma org yg udah ’sepuh’, krn mereka pasti cuman fluent
bhs belanda.  Contohny siy hari ini tadi, mo beli sepeda ke kakek-kakek tapi masing-masing pake
bahasa isyarat. Duh repotny…

Ok segitu aj dulu d ceritany. Ini lagi ngenet di kosan, lumayan dapet tembakan WiFi.
Tp g enaknya, musti buka jendela kamar biar sinyalnya kuat .
Sinyal siy jd kuat, tp badannya yg g kuat kena anginny .

Di bawah ini alamat kosanku di Belanda (plus no hp).
Fell free to contact  me yah  (tp pulsanya g free, bisa  sampe 4 euro  buat sms doang ternyata
kata temen cuman 600 perak ).

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