Most Random Thought

I believe I was born to lead. This believe started to grow when I studied in SMA Santa Urusla and grew even stronger when I got the scholarship to United World College of the Adriatic and lived in a model of world peace, with people 88 different countries.

"UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future"

Until now, I believe I am in the right path to prepare my self to be a future leader. I wonder, it must feel incredibly fantastic to be world's leader, just like those people in the photos below.

Because you know what: Great people talk about ideas. Small people talk about other people. Tobias S. Gibson

Hey look, our president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is there. Right to Sarkozy (above) and right to Obama with red tie (below)

Something That is Needed

Hello, I am finally home for winter break. This time I just need to be home to finish my university ,unlike last year I stayed in Europe, and I enjoyed it so much, Europe is the most wonderful land during Natale . It gets me excited (college life!) yet nervous - I need to start working on my essays and supplements, I need to finish these supplement as soon as possible. Talking about essays and supplements, I need to make an art supplement even tough I am not applying to any schools of design, but I think it is really a great chance to tell the colleges your talents. I found my self connected with photography. It is new tough, since last year I got a SLR camera from my father, however in JHS and SHS I was famous as this girl who always walks with her pocket camera. And as I entered a higher education level especially in this international school so called United World College, I get lot of chances to enhance my hobbies. What makes me happier, as a beginner, I got so many credits and compliments from people loving my photos. It motivates me more and more. I think I have this artistic potential, but for now I haven't thought of focusing on it - since I want to do so many things and I still need to learn a lot!

I have been working on my art supplement since this morning. I make kind of fashion pages on from my photo shoot with my Slavic twins, two of my best friends in the college. Fashion page is a real good combination of showing your skill on photography, concept making, styling, design and words-play, all together - and moreover combining them as an eye catching pages. Very interesting! One of my another best friends who is pretty artsy and is applying to art schools told me that I should consider to take Photojournalist in the college, since she saw me capable of taking picture and giving a suitable title on it, it is indeed considerable since I would love to learn more about Journalism with a combination of Political Science and Economics - see I just want to do so many things in life. And this is also why colleges in the USA such a perfect destination for me since we are allowed to learn as much as we want not specifically to a major at the beginning.

Later in this post, I will show you some of 300 photos that have been selected to fill the fashion pages, but not the page. I don't think it is quite proper to put it here, it is like putting your personal statement on your blog, ridiculous. Apart from it, I have issues with originality, I feel like lately some of my styles and ideas were copied by some people that have common interests like I do - so you know, it is indeed unpleasant knowing someone kind of steal my fruit of thoughts again.

The general theme of the pages is about something you need. Something you need in life in order to make you survive; love, friendship, happiness and also education! Have to tell you something that one of my photos won the UN Chronicle Picture Education Photo Contest 2010. And it makes me proud, obviously it is a UN people who decided it.

All right, if I got accepted to one of seven universities that I am applying, I will send post the photos. The notification will be on March tho and you know, time's ticking so fast.
Bye for now.

I like the way she smiles in this photo, and how the sun projects to her hair.

I love her laugh. She is the toughest and kind-hearted girl in the college!

This photo remind me a lot of Gossip Girls.

p.s: I will try to make more photo sessions if I have time, since so many other things interest me .

Women College, Why Not?

Hillary Clinton is a notable alumnae from The Wellesley College, the college is coming here at the end of October.

Yesterday morning, I just had an interview with Mount Holyoke, a women liberal art college in the United State, rated as 5^th Best Woman College in USA by Forbes 2009. The college came to our school (United World College of Adriatic) the day before and giving a general presentation. There were also other four colleges/universities which were Skidmore College, University of Richmond, University of Wesleyan and Carleton College. It was my first time attending a presentation too, since two weeks ago when beforehand Macalister came to the college I was in Germany therefore I couldn’t come. Skidmore and Mount Holyoke called my interest the most. Since Ken the man from Skidmore said that their college was good at journalism and writing which I want to study, and Mount Holyoke, since it is a woman college. Darcy is the young woman who came from Mt. Holyoke, an alumnae and staff, to be honest when she hadn’t said anything I didn’t know that Mount Holyoke was a women college, but after she said that, I said “That’s the reason why she looks so independent and smart”. I have reasons why. I studied in a girl high school in Jakarta its age is 150 years, my junior high school used to be a girl school too, but they went co-ed, so I am familiar with this thing. Since I entered junior high school I had planned and prepared myself to go to my former high school (as I remember I was not accepted for its junior high). My reason to study there is I know that school, if I can mention name it is Santa Ursula High School, will give me the best education in the country and will prepare me as a young, socially intelligent and independent woman to lead the future, therefore that would be again my reason to make an application to a woman college this year.

You don’t need to ask how independent a young lady in a woman institution can be. To decide studying in a school with no gentlemen is already such the boldest decision ever made. This might be the worry of every dad in the world, which also my dad’s, because he knows me as a daughter who never had a relationship with boys, which is not right. He knew that some boys have tried to get into me but I attached to none since I just put a little bit higher standard from an already decent level. We woman and man, cannot deny that in this age is when the most attraction occurs. This period is the moment to get the most fun in life, but still there are so many ways to spend a fun time. I don’t know how this perception about men are stronger than women in the Western World perceived, but for me, in a girls school that stereotype is no longer true. We, women are as strong as men, we move our heavy tables, chairs, we do as good sport as men do, technically we don’t necessarily need man for that kind of occasion, we can do it ourselves And one more important thing is our brain is as heavy as man or moreover heavier. Well at least I can say it my former school that we are always at the highest rank for the National Examination in the country compare to another good all boys school and public schools. Why we can do that? Because we know when we go to school we want to study, not to flirt with boys or seeking for attention. We get enough attention from the other girls who physically compliment us; we love everybody's dresses, style, hairpins, watches, and bags.

From my writing, you might get an impression that woman in a girl institution doesn’t have interaction with boys, who says? Well I think, studying in a school like that gave us opportunity to expand our networking outside and be friends with anybody. I would like to tell this, sometimes another students feel reluctant to be friends with us because they think we are girls with very top standards and all, which is not hundred percent true. There are also thousands of events that facilitate all schools to at least meet and see each other like sport, music and scientific events. Many students who study in a co-educational school go along more with their own gender and form a group based on a gender.

But this is a university; it is not just high school? Well then again back to the aim of going to a school, college or university is to get the best education, learn as much as we can and built up a contagious community. Are you afraid on not getting a boyfriend in your age 20s? Let me tell you something, or maybe this what I learn from my high school, a man respects woman with a deep thought, good manner and leadership skill, which a woman institution always prepared their students for. We, women have to be well prepared to argue, dominate, lead and to raise up another women. In every woman college without doubt, we are prepared to be a future leader not only to be ready to face the future. We are prepared to be a woman who will be able to bring change in community and worldwide. We are prepared to be a real ‘woman on top’ in the field that we are going to work at. So, girls, woman college, why not?

Hallu My Kids, be quiet please

Hello, long time no post! After the Final of World Cup 2010. early in the morninh I had to leave house at 6 in the morning which night I didn't sleep. From Monday to Wednesday, the UWC Indonesian students had our Social Activity, with the kids from Yayasan The Master (Masjid Terminal), do you know what Masjid Terminal is? I'm sure you don't. It is Mosque and Station. So this informal school located at the back of Depok Station. Can you just imagine, they must be struggling to study! Despite the classes that are only separated with a tiny wall made from bamboo, the pollution and noisy sounds from the buses bother them everyday.

We are in front of The National Committee Office.

We left from Tendean, whose National Committee's office is there. There were 10 of us, from zero to third year - complete! From Pearson, Adriatic, Atlantic, Costa Rica, South East Asia, Mastricht, Li Po Chun, Mahindra, and Armand Hammer College. Immediately, after arriving there we introduced ourselves to three classes that we were about to teach. Well,I have the responsibility to introduce who we were as the current president of UWC Indonesia, replacing Kak Junius. Our social activity aims are raising awareness how important English is and motivate them to study continuously to face the future.

"Hello, Kids, we are the students from United World Colleges"

The first project was making a wishes list or goals. We gave them pieces of post it, then they had to write thing that they want to achieve by the end of the year. We basically said it was important to set goal, so that we'll be always on the track. I was so touched to see their goals.

" I want to help my parents"
"I want to be a doctor"
"I want to get a scholarship in Singapore"
"I want to be a solider"
"I want to be a nice kid"

Distributing the paper

After that we continued pretty much with learning English, we kept emphasizing that it was so important to learn English, and told them that English was one of the thing that brought us to study in United World Colleges. Also we told them how broad English was. They are so many English speakers with their own accents.

One of the poster about their goals. Picture of my co-year, Dea who studies in UWC Costa Rica.

Continuing Life in Italy!

UWCAd, I think I am Ready, ready for you!














Isn't beautiful. Studying surounded the Adriatic Sea. Bellisima!


This is where I'm going continuing my life, UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF ADRIATIC, Duino, Trieste, Italy. Well I prefer to say continuing life than continuing my study, because I believe it's not all about study, but this is about how I will see, learn, experience things. Things that maybe I have never known their existence, things that are really new for me, things that would open my mind wider and richer. See their mission . . ."United World Colleges is a unique organisation. It is the only global educational NGO that brings students together from all over the world, selected from within their own countries, on merit and regardless of their ability to pay. These students come together at one of twelve United World Colleges (UWC) that aim to foster international understanding and peace." Wow, I am so lucky! This is what I've been dreaming of since I was in Junior High School (it was the moment when I already knew what I wanted to be, do in life). At that time, I imagined having a lot of friend from all over the world. And now, it was not just an imagination, it's a reality, real! In my UWC application essay I wrote that I want to inspire the youth, specially Indonesian youth. I wrote that I want to make a journal, and this blog would be the follow up. So, I hope you like it and got inspired! CIAO!