tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580482616729119282024-03-13T06:01:12.124+07:00blooming edelweiss<i>because melancholy is an art</i>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-41276144846021902992024-03-06T20:00:00.022+07:002024-03-07T17:40:01.149+07:00Book Journey: How Economics Can Save the World<p style="text-align: justify;"> As I grew older, my interest in economics grew. The ability of economics to manage a nation by regulating prices, inflation, or interest rates used to astound me. However, <a href="https://www.erikangner.com/" target="_blank">Erik Angner</a>'s book offers other beautiful perspectives. In fact, by applying <b>the economic way of thinking</b>, economics can help us make the world a better place.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpf6NbaG_niVfaoC4mlpbbd-LUQ2in7CJMFEKUALnCd7mB3EM9jn0oB9RnIrIU_RFcEBlc2ia-rHOcnrUMGjP7qQlv4J0m9FPrTNxNSC1NYzIvBvTAcGLkEx-FSXF8XxoNahQsUUMifumdlu8uqeuFYijnTs7YngyETIGZNc0fe-qv_CDaT7OXGMJAfc/s1000/71QYXIlwJ6L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpf6NbaG_niVfaoC4mlpbbd-LUQ2in7CJMFEKUALnCd7mB3EM9jn0oB9RnIrIU_RFcEBlc2ia-rHOcnrUMGjP7qQlv4J0m9FPrTNxNSC1NYzIvBvTAcGLkEx-FSXF8XxoNahQsUUMifumdlu8uqeuFYijnTs7YngyETIGZNc0fe-qv_CDaT7OXGMJAfc/w260-h400/71QYXIlwJ6L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This book shows how economics can optimistically tackle a startling array of issues, including human behaviour, happiness, parenting, poverty, and climate change. The most fascinating thing I took away from the book was that, by applying "the parenting economist" and conducting extensive research on childrearing, we could raise happy kids while maintaining our sanity. Since every parent's situation is unique, there is no ideal default option because, after all, economics is all about choice. Furthermore, by preventing the issue of overconfidence and encouraging us to test our assumptions before making decisions, economics can impart humility in us.</p><p><br /></p><p>Surely, it is a super exciting book! :)</p><div><br /></div>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-4581298284040749052024-03-03T13:48:00.002+07:002024-03-07T15:49:34.158+07:00Self Reward<p>I have been waiting for 34 years to check off my bucket list: <b>watching a concert for the first time.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMYL241obJBQS0mhzoBx5ZqgGY-yHeD4UdjSYtZJdDfrU5kKwBUgHl9RH1MDwLRXQqHJqxz2Mv30OJIx83LL09rtkJtZrLGazfaJfhUVosoZP9isQFs4G0tfiWgrCXt2goLZV6REXCGz6-zb6QHalByhp94mpozM0aqK92FgLquWsH-R4TLTR8eADXf0/s1600/bracelet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMYL241obJBQS0mhzoBx5ZqgGY-yHeD4UdjSYtZJdDfrU5kKwBUgHl9RH1MDwLRXQqHJqxz2Mv30OJIx83LL09rtkJtZrLGazfaJfhUVosoZP9isQFs4G0tfiWgrCXt2goLZV6REXCGz6-zb6QHalByhp94mpozM0aqK92FgLquWsH-R4TLTR8eADXf0/w300-h400/bracelet.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>That feeling…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-JEr1ta4hxSz3OS5q39Ji2sbN2CU65BO-R6937oqIyIhZsGc4Zx31h2BsZglJHdayGQ-3Gpkfi9F-9V0I9D87YKFoS1-6RKm6jg4yK1RaIKUACb9nqB4Dn29HO_lWgD1SfRNLSXBGImLcSHcqZ4-JlXVClwpe-k7ddsP7rtRdhHu0OxJnh1NKdjz9gU/s1600/ed%20sheeran.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-JEr1ta4hxSz3OS5q39Ji2sbN2CU65BO-R6937oqIyIhZsGc4Zx31h2BsZglJHdayGQ-3Gpkfi9F-9V0I9D87YKFoS1-6RKm6jg4yK1RaIKUACb9nqB4Dn29HO_lWgD1SfRNLSXBGImLcSHcqZ4-JlXVClwpe-k7ddsP7rtRdhHu0OxJnh1NKdjz9gU/w400-h179/ed%20sheeran.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>When you finally say ‘yes’ to give yourself some credit and navigate your inner teenager in your 30s.</p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-48970913081281616612024-01-30T15:26:00.001+07:002024-01-30T15:26:25.097+07:00Fiscal Imbalance is a Wicked Problem<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
definition of “wicked”, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is "morally
wrong and bad"<a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wicked" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>.
This word is frequently used to define undesirable behaviour displayed by
individuals or even associated with witches. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thus, how is a problem considered wicked?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-AU"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByb6VgUDD91lpG-oAZK2lkf_TIjUpU0N0wFqqcLNHW_Atjgaw3oozEA2Dxyubrhtu3_WjUHEwUb9EygDMtWVcSAZfsk4retzcsXCBOkNKOZ-ymHCyk6fb9gOPMJfVsYJmteMneRI-ixnwp7QB9i-LHqtuZenYbNAnigoKuOO0f8l98I-dUXlmSxkVvpU/s941/fiscal.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="941" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByb6VgUDD91lpG-oAZK2lkf_TIjUpU0N0wFqqcLNHW_Atjgaw3oozEA2Dxyubrhtu3_WjUHEwUb9EygDMtWVcSAZfsk4retzcsXCBOkNKOZ-ymHCyk6fb9gOPMJfVsYJmteMneRI-ixnwp7QB9i-LHqtuZenYbNAnigoKuOO0f8l98I-dUXlmSxkVvpU/w400-h304/fiscal.jpeg" width="400" /></a></i></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Horst
Rittel, a professor of design science, and Melvin Webber, a professor of city
planning, were the two University of California academics who coined the notion
of "wicked problems" fifty years ago. They first proposed the term in
their article "Dilemmas in General Theory of Planning" in 1973 as the
complex social or cultural issues for which there are an unknown number of
possible solutions. Based on their writing, the problems are wicked not because
they violate moral principles but rather because of the way they are defined
and addressed—they are "vicious," "tricky," and
"complicated"<a href="Retrieved on November 14, 2023, from urbanpolicy.net/wp content/uploads/2012/11/Rittel+Webber_1973_PolicySciences4-2.pdf" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The term,
however, had only gained popularity in the 21<sup>st</sup> century since
policymakers realised that particular issues, like inequality, poverty,
education, and climate change, cannot be solved by a single best approach. In
contrast to "simple" or "tame problems” that have specific
solutions, "wicked problems" have the potential to grow or change,
and the more we try to solve a problem, the more it becomes apparent to us<a href=" https://responsibility.com/wicked-and-tame-problems/" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDfSE7OMuVySolREfZE2lQyiIN8SbbAtscxJqFZLVrYwfyHJPBWQnnSnJkeHMRh5jjBHhHLmvrKDFMJCblqff7aFa31RwJIuNUffgjzV4mjnzNpJPJZ_sN0BdzdIulq1n3A9osfPRgFCzPMQLN2qggHeE-MIhE9AwrsWaQesWH3tGySsTrDhyphenhyphenX5rei_w/s810/wicked%20problem.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="810" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDfSE7OMuVySolREfZE2lQyiIN8SbbAtscxJqFZLVrYwfyHJPBWQnnSnJkeHMRh5jjBHhHLmvrKDFMJCblqff7aFa31RwJIuNUffgjzV4mjnzNpJPJZ_sN0BdzdIulq1n3A9osfPRgFCzPMQLN2qggHeE-MIhE9AwrsWaQesWH3tGySsTrDhyphenhyphenX5rei_w/w400-h226/wicked%20problem.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><a name='more'></a>In
light of the definition, the Directorate General of Fiscal Balance is working
to address the wicked problem of interregional fiscal imbalances, either
horizontally or vertically. According to Rittel and Webber (1973), there are
certain aspects of the wicked problem that fiscal imbalances might share.
First, there is only good or bad—not true or false—in the solutions to wicked
problems. Second, there's no limit to how many ways or solutions there are to
solve a wicked problem. Third, the issue may be a symptom of another issue.
Stated differently, we will exacerbate the situation if we solely address the
symptoms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After
more than two decades of fiscal decentralisation, now we are implementing Law
No. 1 of 2022. We acknowledge that in an effort to reduce fiscal imbalances, we
have been making numerous changes to policies and solutions. Every attempt is
considered valid, so there is no right or wrong answer. The policies are now
output-oriented instead of input-oriented. After experimenting with
proportionate allocations, we will now use performance-based allocation. The
earmarking component has been added to the general allocation grant concept
through redesign. We are encouraging local governments to increase their
ability to levy local taxes and increase their quality of spending. Some
solutions may not work—that is a wicked problem—while other solutions may be
examined and show additional issues that need to be resolved. Some local
governments have been successful, while others continue to underperform. As a result, the number of solutions to solve
is limitless; it is the journey and never-ending learning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moreover,
fiscal imbalances may be the sign of a larger issue; these issues may include
infrastructure, governance, education, human resource capacity, and income
inequality. It would be crucial to understand how one issue affects fiscal
imbalance in order to prioritise and identify the issues that need to be
resolved first. The issue of fiscal imbalance is multifaceted, and
collaboration is crucial. To address any related issue, we require multiple
solutions from multiple stakeholders. A wicked problem is a shared problem that
cannot be comprehended or resolved from a single point of view. The same goes
for solving it – it can only be tackled as a shared solution. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently,
at least two methods have been proposed to address the wicked problem. The
first way is through collaborative strategy or co-creation. One government or
one organisation could not address all of the problems we were facing. They
required and fostered cross-sector and cross-agency thinking. The second is to
never stop innovating and to concentrate on promoting the knowledge and
insights gained from tackling wicked problems both inside and across public
sector organisations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recognising that we are faced with a wicked problem
allows us to develop policies in a more innovative and cooperative manner. <i>We saw it could be done. And now, we are
ready to do more.</i></span></span></p><p><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">This article has been published in </span><span style="color: #2288bb;"><a href="https://djpk.kemenkeu.go.id/?portfolio=defis-xxxvi" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Media Defis Edition XXXVI-2023</a></span><span style="color: #0e101a;">.</span></span></b></i></p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-72788416111866056692023-09-10T11:30:00.004+07:002023-09-27T22:44:52.851+07:00I Left My Heart in Melbourne<p><i> "The best pain in the world is nostalgia"</i></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLb91NvO3XWpDN67p6chpfU-anpGQZKVqJpLdUm7ITwrr9VEefGhJW9N6vMqEcJLy7VBkSjcdF5gFpPGX58mU-rqFeWB9WfVyU8sza13vXVly6Zbu88HqRFBq8eUh2-y1yzjyNQ3FxgfXLr_5lTl15J4azpiwWDq_6PrXYyPlV8h1CuvM6xQy9ll5zgFs/s4032/1A5B3712-2BBA-4FBE-91FC-23D3848A6B2C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYsclGDfvAh7kq5ZEAJvEEZqFQQnFNiOgmn8Bc6im65UEDiQNu7Zedwgd8qFy3pA7jtLqcbJY4e54elgAihNXPtoAaQvGyGB4VesbcWyaAj-1yAtbc0aLKS_wtSz6S6tO8EgvQ0gkM0vceSracr_k-TaJavV4T8NCVZVgmJ1JY8JrVL6_Np1QdUvm_qQ/w400-h300/4A148344-3713-4B96-8909-4AF254211BA3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nature</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a name='more'></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ6TuiRwNuxENyzIYgyHD4NrPU6m0Mmiiup-QE3KwNxLZY2UDPdCBiR8rd8MBxCH6YzZdqpx5v53M8nfD-Qo_uIZmFC6hLhsPJF2mvy3nia47R35z1B_g7ryCZy5tnb5XKT6cYypUSVflPFmwq933IKh9uruQasT8X-Es0Iiy2wqVsb_68ayyp2F3mYg/s1600/5F7FF68A-BF65-4027-967A-E4F3B33FB0CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1600" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ6TuiRwNuxENyzIYgyHD4NrPU6m0Mmiiup-QE3KwNxLZY2UDPdCBiR8rd8MBxCH6YzZdqpx5v53M8nfD-Qo_uIZmFC6hLhsPJF2mvy3nia47R35z1B_g7ryCZy5tnb5XKT6cYypUSVflPFmwq933IKh9uruQasT8X-Es0Iiy2wqVsb_68ayyp2F3mYg/w400-h299/5F7FF68A-BF65-4027-967A-E4F3B33FB0CB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we lived in this place for one year :')</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXc8jeiPJ_3RdHd9rX7sPsIyJUAYPNaGC3eSFUYB6B8WwRZ0rzbd7hB4mmV2gDZY4XWj8V8Hr2VCnVWthndDt8rRXG0xcdLn8oBKXbtkpbETBXT9lT4yqb3zUOY-rnZWTvGiJJc2GKUH9UEyQ3gojjMn9MOJrMY-395cYIx_uiDdzDhPzMOzm8_4Yjl8/s3679/39F54CA7-38C9-4872-A61B-767A56466F2D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3679" data-original-width="2667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXc8jeiPJ_3RdHd9rX7sPsIyJUAYPNaGC3eSFUYB6B8WwRZ0rzbd7hB4mmV2gDZY4XWj8V8Hr2VCnVWthndDt8rRXG0xcdLn8oBKXbtkpbETBXT9lT4yqb3zUOY-rnZWTvGiJJc2GKUH9UEyQ3gojjMn9MOJrMY-395cYIx_uiDdzDhPzMOzm8_4Yjl8/w290-h400/39F54CA7-38C9-4872-A61B-767A56466F2D.jpeg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">autumn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkzPwirl8gHjVMtILb1vSyyU3g3YVFdYknR03_LhGPp2iS3OfpT1832PHUkDRRPR1K9zCrbR0yNKk7U-aZdtEhF9HEHK9sxyKw1T6cjFtluxLnBmXXHKX2Be5_skyrmHxuIaR1R4rvpasqVxztjpFTzWxxaaBQiQEmMIclZQY2utJxx74wzsaIeLBHM8/s3621/158D6B83-F494-40F1-8C5B-734699A938E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1tZCFBQSEXI1q8lp2CNigxiTpFOKHXN4XbNGGkxYBL2_iOWkMhCo4B5QZ2VyXlSmIh05KZ97WhsXRxK7jjBT3GU-HFBQwIzKyFEtiNj5WlwmtfmGQnLx8B3v3Ce7dFTYJMrvTZg3YZQheptdyzCYH4_9yzqwO8WnPMBSCgT5yRR5YQ6xqzLRdrpAFdU/w400-h300/0930EDF5-E22E-478E-BEE9-B2E7A3CFE997.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pastries</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkV5_hKvwwcQIp13XKDfrd2h5-pV1CFdtgiLjwFnh4nsX-I3XBmNVvimb_HBDPubLnSoW3Ojljpc2p45GTvZGPZbin4M5Fkrqekur37MaGZ2aDhwl0QNufSayIf1plfFMKMwrNTqo37jOdHZyjRrEGS9hJfmO6QS6BFiAgRlLg_mguGk-7QLGMuyu4IM/s4032/6545C87B-381A-4314-B325-61EE1ECC2B21.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAUtcJXbJ0gE7ebUje_7IrpRcIiVGDn3yDrjjV158p0EsDn3TlXyFIJ-r6l-FAOUMoOlsxfehZr96NaWurybnAXJrxRpmsNt9Mr9AuM37WT2BHUmoIe7YlZuapbtd8ZbpiOFeQiMWPNNl3I0XJ3Pvja4JRzmC_-8RjD0lfaC2AKO9KZtz2Qbbfd9kIHQ/w300-h400/B00BDC9E-BD90-43F9-AAD6-CF3CAAC55656.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coffee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLYa5ZZhfTdzrThz1VTzOhsmm-xyhajAqyCTU8jDSNzAyMaKuSdNhckVS_teDCPWbY7uviaSyMgf-n7wN9PyFHK1KZ3lFXn-mE8-qge99WtL_aK6No2Pj-sQiFYhkGObYM_Fx46-4dnd3w-PSZDRKWRQc58VfGpsiDP0Hz1g9oU5yLEPK3cFA_K4q4Og/s1600/B498BA4C-191A-4EE2-B3A8-81F2F900D3D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1600" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLYa5ZZhfTdzrThz1VTzOhsmm-xyhajAqyCTU8jDSNzAyMaKuSdNhckVS_teDCPWbY7uviaSyMgf-n7wN9PyFHK1KZ3lFXn-mE8-qge99WtL_aK6No2Pj-sQiFYhkGObYM_Fx46-4dnd3w-PSZDRKWRQc58VfGpsiDP0Hz1g9oU5yLEPK3cFA_K4q4Og/w400-h299/B498BA4C-191A-4EE2-B3A8-81F2F900D3D4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">city view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3RuTKR-9LoDSnUmYsQjB--YR_DHuP5n-x6668EYIreoG4rYcfZH4RxIE94o3agY_lSKvjwhfEXuuNI460bHou0StSZXX_ieQctHBRxI9KfY4iqGy4gr3trBFpif-czh-5M9qO1WEqHtqcnZZG1igh6DxGUmbDH386bRxA--E7YHwYuyct41wwpB-QIg/s4032/BD30494A-958B-40C5-9C12-2E1AF82C7808.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1196" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZLfB9Vh07Oq_pSfexPsTe_nxpfRdn1EcJ27OWGMq8LLlRk1m4iihD6HGnmOSpErnC8Uk4uqlcCdzqDQ7mk4ZwdLskq_4-qKNb6WtgXAcSGWirC_OM6iMeZnN8YSTL_lKmR2DmcXOXnDUZCWgBJXy0j5_GTsrl_GCz3mTfKaqCrr_9924BPQ8UR8TQ8Y/w299-h400/E17636A0-98CB-4F38-B565-12267AAE57A9.jpeg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1JXMf1IpMFgoVdxUm3AGUmyznrHtEDEjfPjrUc8RgjmcTzYt2FP30xH6TnwGixGjyZTXbQ1BXwzC1zE_Xl_zmEwrU4hEPWHB3RbSlwgnSJhSrsine-Ynq_GrQ4OIX6zS4dMexhBTUMt_LhAFpfNlrAWUTEDVoBqAWZIYVjxQPZUTFB6NLVdnoqu2nv4/s4032/EB24893E-5873-43CC-BB27-C6AABADCC098.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1JXMf1IpMFgoVdxUm3AGUmyznrHtEDEjfPjrUc8RgjmcTzYt2FP30xH6TnwGixGjyZTXbQ1BXwzC1zE_Xl_zmEwrU4hEPWHB3RbSlwgnSJhSrsine-Ynq_GrQ4OIX6zS4dMexhBTUMt_LhAFpfNlrAWUTEDVoBqAWZIYVjxQPZUTFB6NLVdnoqu2nv4/w400-h300/EB24893E-5873-43CC-BB27-C6AABADCC098.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">library</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1shjYAmsXcnO5R72BpkeA5lpvt8boKA7wtD0VyKMHI7wrUpqeo656KaoQZVV2-PAqpNbGfFeulmj__hNZp8-wBC8J-U4qNdU8GB9mn1gQRRJs_9C4AuC_c9jZVD2F1urYxXjJTH4CG4KiYHO7Grj36efOHKrAs5P6L0T4J1wa1WIUmKRJSXJvdyS8Sg/s4032/DCC49542-D17F-40EC-A936-98C7D276C2E8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1shjYAmsXcnO5R72BpkeA5lpvt8boKA7wtD0VyKMHI7wrUpqeo656KaoQZVV2-PAqpNbGfFeulmj__hNZp8-wBC8J-U4qNdU8GB9mn1gQRRJs_9C4AuC_c9jZVD2F1urYxXjJTH4CG4KiYHO7Grj36efOHKrAs5P6L0T4J1wa1WIUmKRJSXJvdyS8Sg/w300-h400/DCC49542-D17F-40EC-A936-98C7D276C2E8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">perfect blue sky</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div><div><i>Till we meet again!</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b style="background-color: white;"><span>Photos are personal documentation.</span></b></div></div>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-4728861171741499952023-08-04T09:28:00.005+07:002024-02-12T11:00:30.733+07:00Self-Appreciation<div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" data-test-id="main-pin-description-text" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"><div aria-disabled="false" class="CCY S9z eEj Tbt L4E e8F BG7" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-radius: 0px; cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; transition: transform 85ms ease-out 0s; width: calc(12 / var(--g-ncols) * 100%);" tabindex="0"><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;"><i>"I hope you appreciate yourself for how far you’ve come and everything you have planned, if no one’s told you yet"</i></div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">So, I want to thank myself for being this far. </div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">Thank you for not giving up.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">Thank you for feeling content with who you are.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">Thank you for understanding that you no longer have to seek external validation.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">Because you should only prove one person: yourself.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;"><br /></div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">2023 is the moment that I have been living my best life.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;"><br /></div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">I grew up.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">I have friends.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">I have new skills.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">I have time to recognise my strengths.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">I have a chance to read.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">I cried a lot but laughed more.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">I am surrounded by fantastic support systems.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;"><br /></div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">Thank you. </div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;"><br /></div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">And, with the permission of Allah, I could graduate from this amazing place.</div><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekWkJMKiGSm8byIa9g76HyCif-OZKf5n_UJVkyLuYTzKafIzIl-q4yAEwSEivm3wJ4GSC-iVGS8NxySfvsz9m6erTrX-6T9h3v5l_UzqFr9PGwQ4Uu4sSOOwVlU_gKql0CrGiE-HL8WHlGHmUQKRDT-UmG1fmx1OmUHVBMzYdkckax3P1FazaD2rlT9w/s4608/M4E02195.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekWkJMKiGSm8byIa9g76HyCif-OZKf5n_UJVkyLuYTzKafIzIl-q4yAEwSEivm3wJ4GSC-iVGS8NxySfvsz9m6erTrX-6T9h3v5l_UzqFr9PGwQ4Uu4sSOOwVlU_gKql0CrGiE-HL8WHlGHmUQKRDT-UmG1fmx1OmUHVBMzYdkckax3P1FazaD2rlT9w/w266-h400/M4E02195.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto;">Once again, thank you.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="Hvp Jea KS5 b8T ujU zI7 iyn Hsu" data-test-id="CloseupUserRep" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 auto; justify-content: space-between; margin-top: var(--space-300); min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; width: 476px;"><div class="zI7 iyn Hsu" data-test-id="user-rep" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; width: 476px;"><div class="Jea KS5 b8T sLG zI7 iyn Hsu" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: auto;"><div class="KS5 hs0 un8 C9i TB_" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnepTo-iGvEuHy7FmgE6l7WDefLSvXLht4aHIJL9C3YnWeyKtAhIOHyAuoUGAHqtp7_4SoqkgqTK0HDiNSF298Oq8QT5zTbsif2hvwk7eJMfPknPPVoTnSzKUKeqEgM4kvkFsQe7zDvO5RmlDBmLTDnwn9DVM3IPzW2TISxidR13B_M9slRW0Oq0p2/s451/adek%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="451" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnepTo-iGvEuHy7FmgE6l7WDefLSvXLht4aHIJL9C3YnWeyKtAhIOHyAuoUGAHqtp7_4SoqkgqTK0HDiNSF298Oq8QT5zTbsif2hvwk7eJMfPknPPVoTnSzKUKeqEgM4kvkFsQe7zDvO5RmlDBmLTDnwn9DVM3IPzW2TISxidR13B_M9slRW0Oq0p2/w474-h305/adek%202.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>My baby, you are the winner.</b></i></p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-4602869419090142492023-01-27T03:16:00.003+07:002024-02-12T11:01:11.786+07:00Book Journey: Solved!<p>This brilliant book, written by policy expert <a href="http://andrewwear.com/">Andrew Wear</a> in 2020, inspires us to look for solutions by analysing how other nations have addressed global issues. It demonstrates the hope that a solution is available and how we may use the example of some countries' extraordinary triumphs to apply the lesson.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ANZzRMnPpnfXyqIV7G6OdolUlTkN_9TpEYLEh0UqQEvn-bQZVOTsq0w-Th9XQo2INYvdB-aXgzh6-T4w4yYnahzMM7LxSVGYlCi3gSkRfrcEyAfXPgglnMBpflFhcDDrWcrms2zTBU-ZN2CrVkYz0fgTiiQyjjyiRzt-5w8yiuihjrlAyD3-d7hb/s1382/Solved%20(online).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="904" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ANZzRMnPpnfXyqIV7G6OdolUlTkN_9TpEYLEh0UqQEvn-bQZVOTsq0w-Th9XQo2INYvdB-aXgzh6-T4w4yYnahzMM7LxSVGYlCi3gSkRfrcEyAfXPgglnMBpflFhcDDrWcrms2zTBU-ZN2CrVkYz0fgTiiQyjjyiRzt-5w8yiuihjrlAyD3-d7hb/w261-h400/Solved%20(online).jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This book addresses ten of the world's most pressing issues, <b>one of which is education</b>. In 2000, New Zealand school students were achieving some of the best results in the world. In reading, the country was third globally, behind only Finland and Canada. Interestingly, in 2018, the statistic shows that the reading performance of New Zealand students has deteriorated. By contrast, Singapore has built an education system from scratch, now delivering <b>world-best results</b> within a government-run system that values and invests in teachers.<div><div><br /></div><div><b>What Singapore Can Teach Us</b></div><a name='more'></a><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. Value Teachers and the Work They Do </span></i></div><div><span>Singapore recruits teachers from among its top-performing students and provides intensive support during training; the system also shows the importance of supporting the ongoing development of teachers. Singaporean primary and secondary teachers with ten to twenty years experience are paid about US$55,000. It is above the median Singaporean salary and above the OECD average for teachers.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. Government Schools are Great</span></i></div><div>Singapore shows that a well-resourced and well-led public school system can achieve the best results. Around 98.5 percent of Singaporean students are enrolled in public schools. Education in Singapore is well funded, with US$109,060 spent on the instruction of each child between the ages of six and fifteen. With more funding for school education than almost any other country in the world, one of the most valuable lessons Singapore offers is that the <span style="color: #cc0000;">education budget is not the place to look for savings</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3. Use Assessment Meaningfully</span></i></div><div>The assessment system drives learning and achievement improvements because its focus on exams ensures a strong alignment between government policy, school, and student outcomes.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4. Change Policy Sparingly</span></i></div><div>Singapore's educational performance is a central pillar of its national development agenda. Education policy takes time to have an effect, and frequent policy shifts can be harmful. </div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5. Culture Matters</span></i></div><div>Singaporean culture values education enormously, and parental involvement in learning is crucial for educational success. The policy can support this involvement to encourage children's socioemotional development, academic success, student engagement, and reading enjoyment.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6. Keep Improving</span></i></div><div>The changes are considered, evidence-based, and implemented thoughtfully, with a long-term perspective. Singapore does not do big bang reform. Besides, the system's senior managers and all the way down through the middle ranks of the bureaucracy have a clear view of what's important and what they need to do. The curriculum, the pedagogy, the teaching, and the staff development, are all well aligned.</div><div><br /><p>However, <b>reducing inequality</b> is one of the best ways to improve overall educational outcomes. Today, Singapore's GDP per capita is among the highest in the world and has overtaken Australia and the United States. Across the OECD, income inequality is negatively associated with average educational attainment. Therefore, it is vital to promote equality of opportunity in access to and quality of education.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Note:</span></b> I borrowed this book from <a href="https://library.yarracity.vic.gov.au/hours-and-locations/carlton-library" target="_blank">Carlton Library</a>.</p></div></div>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-400486860528293682022-12-04T07:30:00.058+07:002023-02-03T10:25:49.429+07:00Why We Don’t Read like We Used to Do<p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; text-align: left;">In this advanced internet era, everyone can grab information fast – anytime and anywhere. Everything is at our fingertips. We can work, travel around the universe virtually, and obtain multiple access to knowledge in just one click. The proverb "books open windows of the world" may seem irrelevant. Printed books, newspapers, and magazines must survive the challenge of not being left by the readers and compete against free and dynamic online portal news.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">A saying states that whoever controls information also controls the world. Yes, it is fascinating that information has transformed into a significant asset. On the other side, if we fail to control our internet usage, it might result in addiction. "Fear of missing out" is a real social issue in which we are being overwhelmed by the amount of information needed to stay up-to-date so that we can feel 'up-to-date'.</span></p><p></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">During our school years – before the internet was accessible to everyone – reading was the popular choice to spend our days off, and even we managed to prepare some leisure time to read. We might even deliberately set aside some time for pleasure reading. Nowadays, reading paper books have become a bit old-fashioned. Many other forms of consuming content indeed compete with reading. This phenomenon hits me hard. Reading books is something I once did compulsively and joyfully. But, as I get older and spend more of my life online, reading books is getting harder and more challenging since the old habit changes, and staring at the phone becomes the sweet escape. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">So, why could this happen? The possible reason is that people are getting in a rush, always in a hurry, tired, and struggling to read books. We have no time to read, even on the weekends. The next interesting one is due to the internet effect. We are so used to the online world that it provides us with visual entertainment. Scientifically, this online activity gives us a high amount of dopamine – a pleasure chemical released in our bodies. Reading does not provide the same amount of visuals as the videos on the internet today. Then, we get quickly bored because our dopamine level drops </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/why-people-dont-read-738494" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">[1]</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcFH_kZ-UR4a74Tx2Xk61O2ZplxDv-oZVJLKW2VVylH16GTQfowUbVxZePjoUTe0GLBimYosxzxDTD-4-Q97Si0qKPZRT_22GQlX85TJlobmy_evK0lxoEvwZ3cHksWG7pJv-ishC3nNkw2yvlHfYR04jAVAEnUOB9xr2bLIztxQ6FJzEs_RhZmVr/s1091/download%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="819" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcFH_kZ-UR4a74Tx2Xk61O2ZplxDv-oZVJLKW2VVylH16GTQfowUbVxZePjoUTe0GLBimYosxzxDTD-4-Q97Si0qKPZRT_22GQlX85TJlobmy_evK0lxoEvwZ3cHksWG7pJv-ishC3nNkw2yvlHfYR04jAVAEnUOB9xr2bLIztxQ6FJzEs_RhZmVr/w283-h355/download%20(1).png" width="283" /></a></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">That is why many people lose the taste of reading. Although reading enhances the logical understanding, it is something to be practiced. Information is everywhere, but we are used to reading short sentences: captions, feeds, or tweets. I sometimes lose the ability to focus on one page. If people lose the ability to read deep and long pages, it might make them challenging to analyze things and susceptible to information bubbles and fake news.</span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">As parents, it is crucial to develop reading habits for our children. Kids are natural observers and absorb knowledge and experience from their surroundings. Parents are their first role models, so it is imperative to cultivate lifetime reading habits. It seems unfair when parents force their children to learn and read, but parents do not accompany or sit next to them properly – like being busy on their phones or surfing social media. Suddenly, it feels that I need to find a turning point. I am embarrassed staring at the collection of books still sealed on the shelf or just being read for one to two pages. Later, I am distracted by never-ending notifications from my phone when I read or fall asleep. The worst case is that maybe there is no book I could finish reading this year.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Judging by the massive internet effect on adults, it is reasonable to limit screen time for young kids. Audiovisual contents are indeed desirable for kids. Thus, it might reduce their focus and attention span. Studies have shown that overused gadgets on kids may harm the function of their brains, primarily related to decreasing attention and cognitive ability and increasing the tendency of aggressive behavior </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.unicef.org/georgia/reports/gadget-playing-and-tv-watching-habits-children-aged-2-5-antecedents-and-effectsoutcomes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">[2]</span></a>.<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> During this pandemic year, parents have watched and witnessed their children's growth depending on screens for every aspect of their education. There is no turning back to the time when learning involved hitting the actual books. It is noteworthy to inherit the positive family value and quality reading activity by providing suitable books for kids, stimulating their imagination, or taking time to read aloud with kids. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Literacy intelligence is an essential factor in growth in child development. The reading interest in Indonesia still needs improvement. Indonesia's literacy rate ranks 60 out of 61 countries surveyed, below Thailand, and only outranks Botswana </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.ccsu.edu/wmln/dataSources.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">[3]</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">. Despite the low interest in reading, data has shown that most people in Indonesia do online activities for about 9 hours a day </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://andi.link/hootsuite-we-are-social-indonesian-digital-report-2021/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">[4]</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Admittedly, committing to holding one book and reading it slowly and passionately without distraction becomes a real problem. It takes willpower to battle against powerful modern forces: our phones and constantly changing feeds on social platforms that we should take notice of. There should be some reading tactics in place. We can arrange a specific time to read (before sleeping or 10 minutes a day is just more than okay) and install digital books reader on the phone (e-book and e-library) to make reading more accessible and convenient. Putting books inside the bag on purpose can be a good idea, so we have an excuse to read on the way home or just to kill time waiting. There are also some reading challenges to join and setting targets such as one book per month, one book per semester, or one book one year. It is super okay!</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The fun fact is, behind one page of books which looks boring, there are a lot of benefits gained from reading. Reading increases and stimulates brain activities and connectivity. Therefore, it keeps our minds younger to process new experiences and information. It is also great for maintaining our mental health by reducing stress and anxiety</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-reading-books" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> [5]</span></a>.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">So, what books will you read today?</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i><b>This article has been published in <a href="https://djpk.kemenkeu.go.id/?portfolio=defis-xxx" target="_blank">Media Defis Edition XXX-2021</a>.</b></i></span></p><p></p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-80625416258913870422022-11-25T18:47:00.000+07:002023-02-04T06:29:51.613+07:00Patahan #90<p>Lima belas tahun yang lalu, perempuan itu pernah berjanji. Pada suatu hari, dia akan melihat Big Ben dari dekat. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hari ini, perempuan itu telah mengubah mimpinya. Tidak lebih buruk, tapi sama baiknya. <i>Clock tower</i> itu begitu cantik, berdiri tegak di ruang ilmu yang membuatmu betah datang setiap hari. Bermanjakan langit biru dan kelabu yang tak sabar untuk berganti. Camellia yang tumbuh di musim dingin. Pemandangan lalu lalang yang menjelma tenang. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5672BFeUQHS4INCHX2FrNtbZJ9AixMUAxYDRXUD6BHJZv02hRKepwDlTnrPqBPkFXe_rEx4JGFh1XVajk_enaKepBi82fIJSgkSSa8-HNYHjOaVZ_HSkgQxwtb7O288RkGHtHE27fqQi7Gi9gG4vFb3yTg7EeVn5SwGrlfVX9Fo14MH1idcnZPlO/s1644/ClocktowerReflection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="1229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5672BFeUQHS4INCHX2FrNtbZJ9AixMUAxYDRXUD6BHJZv02hRKepwDlTnrPqBPkFXe_rEx4JGFh1XVajk_enaKepBi82fIJSgkSSa8-HNYHjOaVZ_HSkgQxwtb7O288RkGHtHE27fqQi7Gi9gG4vFb3yTg7EeVn5SwGrlfVX9Fo14MH1idcnZPlO/w478-h640/ClocktowerReflection.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><p>Perempuan itu memeluk dirinya lima belas tahun yang lalu. Terima kasih sudah berani menanam asa, dan menghidupkannya kembali. Sampai di titik ini. </p><p><br /></p><p><i>The image is taken from <a href="https://www.unimelb.edu.au/filming-on-campus/gallery/building-exteriors-1900-1950#&gid=0&pid=5">here</a>.</i></p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-27768743291214072212022-11-20T19:36:00.010+07:002022-11-20T20:00:17.272+07:00Tentang Menjadi Orang Tua<p><i>Apa bagian tersulit dari menjadi orang tua?</i> </p><p>Bagiku, mungkin terdengar lucu. Peran itu membuka luka-luka lama pada dirimu yang tak pernah kau tahu. Peran itu menuntunmu untuk mengenal diri sendiri. Peran itu menyembuhkan luka masa lalu. </p><p>Menjadi orang tua artinya menanam sabar, memaafkan, dan menerima. Memahami bahwa kau tak sempurna, kecuali cintamu pada sang permata jiwa. Mencari tahu kenapa kau kadang begitu marah. Mungkin karena dia adalah refleksi dirimu. Kau marah karena kau takut, kau takut karena kau kecewa. Mungkin pada dirimu di masa lalu. </p><p>Saat sang permata sedih, hatimu patah. Begitupun saat dia menang, dirimu melayang, bahagia yang tak bisa diungkapkan. Hingga air mata yang bisa bicara. Mungkin karena dia adalah refleksi dirimu. Kau penuh haru karena dia bisa mencapai suka cita masa kecilmu. Teman, pengalaman, pilihan, keberanian. Luka yang sembuh pelan-pelan karena dia tumbuh mengalahkan kelemahanmu. </p><p>Lagu Nadin Amizah bertaut di telinga, benarlah keras kepalanya sama denganmu. Caranya marah, caranya tersenyum. Kau adalah cermin dari dirinya. Jangan menyerah untuk bersikap baik dan menabur benih baik padanya. Kau adalah harapan untuk tidak menularkan luka. </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Lalu apa hal terbaik dari menjadi orang tua?</i> </p><p>Menyadari tidak banyak yang bisa kau tawarkan, tapi dia tetap memilihmu menjadi ibu. </p><p>Kau bertemu dengan kekuatanmu, menjadi pribadi baru yang memperjuangkan semestamu. </p><p>Peran itu membuatmu belajar sepanjang hari. Namun kadang kau terlalu keras pada diri, hingga lupa kalau kau perlu ruang sendiri. Ruang bertumbuh. Bahwa hidup tak sekedar teori dan menyanggupi ekspektasi sana sini. </p><p>Hingga lupa bahwa posisimu begitu istimewa, doamu dijamin oleh Tuhanmu, menjadi pelindung untuknya, di masa yang semakin gila. </p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-68159695572249346512022-11-07T16:56:00.061+07:002023-02-03T10:47:27.008+07:00Patahan #89<p>"Selamat ulang tahun! Apa harapanmu kali ini?"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1fwk33LWc4lT-gC6dfXv-ioHnvoxsDknqdZ7VUfApuWizb8MM9XiRSlMc925FhG1hQAazwoh8BgSljsG0J-4lYk1mVraSCn3KOgO2TM6wdWTYmfKKPmLpNApuZ4IrikHtsbUgBrcy8uIjn1s86SNWWCfZvtAaoHJ-3t1LYBAgG-6bKAHv8Zty52J/s4096/FC00D7F9-EDCE-4F36-836B-A577F8AA5350.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1fwk33LWc4lT-gC6dfXv-ioHnvoxsDknqdZ7VUfApuWizb8MM9XiRSlMc925FhG1hQAazwoh8BgSljsG0J-4lYk1mVraSCn3KOgO2TM6wdWTYmfKKPmLpNApuZ4IrikHtsbUgBrcy8uIjn1s86SNWWCfZvtAaoHJ-3t1LYBAgG-6bKAHv8Zty52J/w181-h320/FC00D7F9-EDCE-4F36-836B-A577F8AA5350.jpeg" width="181" /></a></div><p>"Aku tidak ingin apapun. Harapanku hanya satu, bertambah kesabaranku"</p><p><br /></p><p>Sabar, satu kata yang sederhana, namun butuh belajar seumur hidup. Sabar dalam sakit, sabar dalam ujian, sabar dalam kesulitan, sabar dalam rezeki, sabar menghadapi proses, sabar dalam ibadah, sabar dalam menuntut ilmu, sabar terhadap diri sendiri, sabar dalam membuat keputusan, sabar dalam suka cita, sabar dalam syukur, dan sabar dalam menikmati hasil.</p><p>Sungguh, aku baru tersadar bahwa segala tindak-tanduk di dunia ini tak lepas dari peran sabar. Sabar melahirkan hati yang besar. Bahagia tidak terlalu, sedih pun tidak terlalu.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jadikanlah sabar dan salat sebagai penolongmu. Dan sesungguhnya yang demikian itu sungguh berat, kecuali bagi orang-orang yang khusyu</span></i><span style="background-color: white;"><i>”</i> </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(QS. Al Baqarah: 45)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">:")</span></span></p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-69864617960963914742022-07-08T19:36:00.030+07:002023-02-04T06:28:16.833+07:00Sebuah Perjalanan<p><b>2018</b></p><p>Percobaan pertama beasiswa, gagal. Harus diakui, aku masih belum tahu apa yang mau kucapai. Tercabik di sesi wawancara. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>2019</b></p><p>Belajar dari kesalahan, menata kembali tujuan, dipandu mentor dan teman berjuang. Saat itu sedang hamil kedua trimester kedua, masuk ruang interview dengan penuh percaya diri. </p><p><br /></p><p>Doaku saat itu, jika Allah menghendaki dan ridho beasiswa ini baik untukku dan keluargaku, maka Allah mudahkan jalanku. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lulus. Tapi nilai IELTS drop! Wajib mengikuti pre-departure training selama 6 bulan tidaklah mudah, ditambah akan melahirkan. Minta penundaan ke tahun depan. Tidak diizinkan awalnya. Pada akhirnya, penundaan diterima setelah beberapa hari yang tak enak makan. </p><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><b>2020</b></p><p>Pandemi COVID-19. Diberi kesempatan mengikuti pre-departure training online dengan angkatan lain selama 5 bulan. Bersyukur karena tak perlu jauh dari anak yang masih butuh menyusu sepanjang hari. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>2021</b></p><p>Menjalani hidup seperti biasa, menikmati WFH. Masih berpikir apakah jadi berangkat, dan jika jadi, apakah bisa berangkat bersama keluarga. Ketidakpastian membuatku bertanya apakah beasiswa ini adalah pilihan yang perlu kuambil? Untuk apa sih sekolah lagi? </p><p><br /></p><p>Aku ingat kembali doaku dua tahun yang lalu. Beasiswa ini adalah rezeki keluarga, aku akan berjuang untuk bisa berangkat bersama. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Awal 2022</b></p><p>Border sudah dibuka, kembali meminta penundaan berangkat di semester 2. Memastikan keluarga siap walaupun pesimis bisa berangkat bersama. </p><p><br /></p><p>Siang itu di bulan Februari, dihubungi oleh salah seorang staf pemberi beasiswa, apakah aku akan berangkat bersama keluarga? Ya! Apakah bisa? Bisa! </p><p><br /></p><p>Dengan izin Allah, semua dokumen bisa dilengkapi tepat waktu dan visa kami terbit. Hanya tinggal menunggu hari keberangkatan. Allahu Akbar! </p><p><br /></p><p>Aku ingat kembali doaku di tahun 2019. Allah kabulkan di saat yang tepat. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>7 Juni 2022</b></p><p>Malam ini jadwal berangkat. Perasaan tidak karuan. Beberapa jam lagi aku akan berada di negara berbeda. Aku kembali menghitung keputusanku, apakah ini tepat? </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8 Juni 2022</b></p><p>Alhamdulillah. Kami mendarat dengan selamat. Rasanya seperti mimpi, aku bisa rasakan dengan nyata, udaranya, keriuhannya, semua ini nyata. Merekam jejak perjalanan yang baru untuk setahun ke depan akan dimulai, Insya Allah. Semoga dimudahkan dalam menjalankan ibadah dan amanah menuntut ilmu. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrphV56EDu76uA8r5qrq3UmFf0d8cWFqrJguW8G1RdG7pab5R1TR6IYHe30JEF4RhcAtRD4hmIvD4gwWLYg2EDXbD5XsI4_ZFaCAfYkB5gtC7lVO9FHA0LXBmdh0FIQkjnYmhtrm005Q7HUB0_cP7-llOuLcdbPtBjBUY7JeKgdEiLYxEETpIT154X/s4096/IMG_20220613_140346_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrphV56EDu76uA8r5qrq3UmFf0d8cWFqrJguW8G1RdG7pab5R1TR6IYHe30JEF4RhcAtRD4hmIvD4gwWLYg2EDXbD5XsI4_ZFaCAfYkB5gtC7lVO9FHA0LXBmdh0FIQkjnYmhtrm005Q7HUB0_cP7-llOuLcdbPtBjBUY7JeKgdEiLYxEETpIT154X/w472-h259/IMG_20220613_140346_1.jpg" width="472" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>8 Juli 2022</b></p><p>Sudah sebulan. Saat aku kembali mengingat beberapa tahun ke belakang, kegundahanku, kesedihanku, kini aku bisa menyimpulkan, "Ini adalah bagian perjalanan hidup yang tidak pernah akan aku sesali!"</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8XX1BAP70HQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="8XX1BAP70HQ"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p>Untuk mereka yang sudah berjalan bersamaku sejauh ini, terimakasih. Terimakasih untuk cinta kalian! ❤ Jika mengingat ini, air mata langsung basah. I am nothing without them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing. </p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-46883107424944301152021-07-14T11:36:00.005+07:002023-02-16T07:51:43.392+07:00Patahan #88<p>Hidup adalah perjalanan dari satu masalah ke masalah lainnya.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadapi ya, berani!</p>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-34395565253965867352021-05-18T21:35:00.005+07:002023-02-16T08:03:07.420+07:00Patahan #87Mereka tak pernah bilang jika menjadi ibu artinya berteman sepi. Sedihmu kau telan sendiri, sedihnya pun kau tahan sendiri. <div><br /></div><div>Riuh ramai di ruangan itu tak mampu mengalahkan kekacauan dalam pikiranmu. </div><div><br /></div><div>"Apa kau butuh teman?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"Aku sudah lupa kapan terakhir kali aku berteman", jawabmu. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sementara dua puluh tahun yang lalu, kau pun menanyakan hal serupa pada ibumu yang terlihat lelah sepanjang waktu. </div><div><br /></div><div>"Ibu, apakah Ibu tidak punya teman?"</div><div><br /></div><div>Ibu hanya tersenyum. Senyum yang baru kau pahami saat ini, saat semesta memintamu menjadi matahari. </div><div><br /></div><div>Kata mereka, kau tak boleh mengeluh lagi. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">She's imperfect but she tries, s</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">he is good but she lies</span></div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">She is hard on herself, s<span style="font-family: inherit;">he is broken and won't ask for help</span></div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">She is messy but she's kind, s<span style="font-family: inherit;">he is lonely most of the time</span></div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">She is all of this mixed up a<span style="font-family: inherit;">nd baked in a beautiful pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">She is gone but she used to be mine</span></i></div></span></span></i></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"><span jsname="YS01Ge"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;"><i><b>(</b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53GIADHxVzM" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sara Bareilles</a><b>-She Used to be Mine)</b></i></span></span></div></div>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-75875941638353709542017-10-12T17:31:00.000+07:002017-10-13T17:33:28.695+07:00Patahan #86Aku.<br />
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Menjadi ibu.<br />
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Selalu khawatir, setiap hari, berlarian bersama waktu.Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-46920059359408591532016-11-07T13:28:00.000+07:002017-01-17T13:42:17.730+07:00Terima KasihPerjalanan pulang ke rumah di saat harus pulang lebih larut dari biasanya adalah perjalanan yang terasa seperti selamanya. Malam terlalu dingin, rintik hujan terlalu tajam, dan setengah jam di kereta itu terlalu lama untuk menggadai rindu. Tak sabar lengan memeluk, tak sabar mata menatap, dan tak kuasa hati terus menawar rasa bersalah.<br />
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Sepasang mata yang lugu itu masih menunggu. Dia bersorak meminta dekap.<br />
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Hikmat, dekap yang hikmat. Damai, inilai damai. Ada satu dua tetes yang jatuh di kepalanya yang mungil. Sesekali jemarinya berdansa di wajah sambil menjemput lelap.<br />
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Masih ada selembar pesan yang tersimpan di atas meja ruang tamu. Selembar pesan untuk ibu yang sungguh tak sempurna dan sering tersedu.<br />
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Terima kasih. Terima kasih sudah menjadi malaikatku di bumi. Semoga langkah-langkah kecil ini bernilai ibadah, karena tak pernah ada surgaku tanpa ridhomu.Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-14862204506768601742015-11-12T10:06:00.000+07:002015-11-12T10:50:45.989+07:00Tentang Menghidupkan Mimpi atau Memimpikan Hidup<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Pukul 06.58 WIB</b></div>
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Aku memaksa mengangkat tubuhku yang
lemah dari kasur, membersihkan kotoran yang menumpuk di sudut mata – aku
tak ingat apakah aku menangis lagi sepanjang tidur, dan beranjak mandi
untuk menghilangkan cairan serebrospinal yang bergerak ke otak dan
menyebabkan pandanganku kabur. Kepala terasa berat seperti mau pecah,
andai saja aku bisa melepaskan dan menghancurkannya sejenak – pasti
hidupku terasa lebih mudah. Dokter pernah bilang bahwa aku menderita
anemia akut karena kadar sel darah putihku memiliki jumlah yang melebihi
batas normal, dan dipicu oleh pola tidurku yang terlalu buruk. Tapi hal
itu tidak membuatku bersedia mengubah kebiasaanku untuk tidur di pagi
hari, apa yang dimengerti oleh dokter itu tentang aku? Tidur pagi ini
adalah kebutuhan primerku, dan aku tetap akan bertanggung jawab untuk
bekerja dan bangun sebelum pukul 7 lebih atau kurang beberapa menit
sebagaimana hari ini. Dokter tidak perlu khawatir begitu.</div>
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Cerita pendek tersebut seutuhnya dapat dibaca di <a href="http://birokreasi.com/2015/11/tentang-menghidupkan-mimpi-atau-memimpikan-hidup/">Birokreasi</a> yang dimuat tanggal 6 November 2015. Terima kasih dan mari ikut berkontribusi menulis di sela kerja :)</div>
Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-80950252452749139322015-11-11T16:30:00.001+07:002021-05-18T21:38:16.584+07:00Patahan #85<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 </span></span><br />
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"... And I watched this man. Every time they hit him, he stood back up again.
Soldier hit him harder, still he got back to his feet. I think because
of this they stopped the beating and let him live: <i>stoikiy muzhik</i>.
Which sort of means like a <b>standing man, standing man</b>" - Rudolf Abel.</blockquote>
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"<span class="st">It doesn't matter what people think. You know what you did</span><b></b>"- James Donovan.</blockquote>
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Those two beautiful quotes from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448/">Bridge of Spies</a> movie are really touching and powerful for me - to trust the heart and stay on the right side - no matter what people say. Be brave.Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-55156008372173052742015-11-03T16:54:00.000+07:002015-11-05T18:44:47.822+07:00Would You Like to Comb My Hair?<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"They say pregnancy will bring you to the state of vulnerability. You will be mad, sad, over excited, grateful, and exhausted alternately up and down, then feel extremely fragile without any reason to explain why. Blame the hormones, yes, it's true. They also tell that the wonderful 9-month journey will change you into maturity. Sometimes it's true, yet, sometimes it's not"</blockquote>
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The red sun of twilight alarms me that husband will come home soon. I do my routines, check the grocery in refrigerator, and decide what to cook tonight. No, I've lied. I have pushed my brain to arrange weekly menu the days before and make sure all I need is available. Sometimes it's tiring to be perfectionist - or try to be a perfect wife - while we know it's impossible. But, it's satisfying. It's just... satisfying - at least for myself of knowing that I've achieved something good today or yesterday.<br />
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I prepare corn and cut the long beans, yes, it's tamarind vegetable soup for dinner. Then, something disturbs my focus. I touch my hair, my dull curly hair. I remember something, something very nice. Suddenly, I cry. I know it's not because of the onions. The tears just come, and I let them flow.<br />
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Do you know what I remember? It's just too funny that I picture my mother combing my hair like she used to do when I was a girl, twice a day, with her gentle hands. I miss the moment how she touched my hair, how she tied my ponytail, and ended it by kissing my head. My tears keep falling. I do miss those moments. I miss her hands. I miss being loved like that. But time just changes too fast. The little girl has her turn to be mother soon. So, I blame the hormones again to make me too weak when I am alone. Though I always promise that I have to be cheerful, happy, and active - however I am - because it stimulates my baby to feel so.<br />
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Forgive me, my dear.<br />
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I'm in rush erasing my tears, taking my mobile phone, and typing this, "Mom, I miss you. I miss the moment when you comb my hair"<br />
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Then, I realize. It's not always good to follow what I feel. If she reads this message, will she just be sadder than me, right?<br />
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Those images which mother combs my hair still occupy my brain until my sleeping time. Husband is lying, and I ask him something to heal my feelings.<br />
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"Would you like to be combed before you sleep?"<br />
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I know he loves it. He puts his head above my laps, and I start to cry again - in silence, with smile - a very big smile.<br />
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"Hello baby inside, when you have grown up, I can't wait to comb your hair like my mother used to do"<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Picture taken from <a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/group/1603292">here</a>.</span>Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-9746265232476146752015-05-26T16:11:00.000+07:002015-05-27T16:26:21.853+07:00#15 Mei untuk Maret: SempurnaMaret, ini adalah luka di jari telunjukku yang kesembilan dari tiga bulan pernikahan kita. Pisau ini tidak salah. Dia membantuku, hanya aku yang tak bisa mengendalikannya dengan terarah. Mungkin aku mengantuk atau terlalu lelah. Aku harap kau tak marah. Dari aliran darah yang mengalir di sela-sela potongan kentang untukmu, aku teteskan satu pada kaldu sup itu. Maaf, ternyata belum cukup, ada air mata yang tak sengaja bercampur tanpa kutahu. <div>
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"Apa kau suka?"</div>
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"Ini sangat lezat, Mei. Terima kasih. Ini sup terbaik yang pernah kunikmati"</div>
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Aku bisa melihat sinar kejujuran dari matamu. Kau benar-benar menyukai sup itu, Maret. Menyaksikan hal itu membuatku bisa meledak. Meledak karena bahagia. Aku ingin terus membahagiakanmu, Maret, dengan apapun yang aku punya. </div>
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Ruang ibadah di Narita ditutup pukul 11 malam dan dibuka kembali pukul 5 pagi. Saya terbangun sebelum fajar, menyaksikan keriuhan bandara itu yang mungkin akan sangat saya rindukan. Setelah sholat dan membersihkan diri, kami berjalan-jalan ke lantai 4 bandara tempat toko dan restoran berada. Perut rasanya sangat perih, tetapi saat itu masih sepi. Akhirnya kami pun membeli roti. Dalam hati saya berkata akan puasa makan roti beberapa hari, bosan sekali :(<br />
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Ada layar yang berulang-ulang memutarkan video dengan pesan "Sayonara", ah jadi sedih. Seperti baru kemarin, lalu kini harus pulang lagi. Loket Air Asia telah dibuka dan kami pun segera check in. Pesawat kami akan berangkat pukul 10 pagi dan tiba di Malaysia pukul 16.30 sore. Perjalanan panjang di siang hari tidak lebih baik dari di malam hari. Kebanyakan tidur bikin kepala pusing, novel sudah habis saya baca, dan belum ada pramugari yang menawarkan makanan. Akhirnya saya memilih untuk membeli makanan di pesawat, yang ada saat itu hanya menu kentang dan ayam. Tapi saya masih lapar, saya memesan mie instan lagi. SAYA MASIH LAPAR JUGA DONG -______________________-<br />
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Setelah mendarat di KLCC, kami menukarkan Yen yang tersisa ke Ringgit. Sambil menunggu pesawat yang membawa kami ke Jakarta pukul 10 malam, kami memutuskan untuk mengisi perut. Kangen bangeeeet makan tanpa rasa ragu dan khawatir. Pertama, kami makan nasi lemak. Lalu kami makan mie kuah. Ya ampun, makan langsung dua piring. Masya Allah...................<br />
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Kami mendarat di Soekarno Hatta pukul 11 malam, bergegas menuju parkir inap dan naik sepeda motor menuju ke rumah. Nikmat banget rasanya berbaring di kasur setelah beberapa hari punggung bekerja keras. Alhamdulillah, this is home.<br />
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:)Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-20136506785024908432015-04-27T13:51:00.000+07:002015-05-27T14:00:32.285+07:00Day 8 - Malam Terakhir di JepangSabtu, 18 April 2015.<br />
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Apa salah satu faktor yang menyebabkan Mikado Hotel ini murah meriah? Karena kamar mandi dan toiletnya sharing alias tidak ada male dan female bathroom yang dipisahkan seperti biasa. Tapi, tidak perlu khawatir, setiap pengunjung di sini saling menjaga privasi masing-masing sehingga saya pun selalu merasa aman. Setelah mandi, kami langsung bergegas menuju Osaka Station. Saat itu belum pukul 8 pagi, sementara bis yang akan mengantar kami ke Tokyo berangkat pukul 10 pagi. Lebih baik datang lebih awal daripada terlambat deh :) Sakitnya tuh disini *nunjuk dompet* haha.<br />
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Kami membeli roti dan susu di Family Mart lalu menunggu di waiting room bis. Di sana kami ketemu sama orang Indonesia yang sudah bekerja di Osaka selama 12 tahun. Wow, katanya betah di sana males pulang hehehe. Kurang dari 10 menit menjelang waktu berangkat, bis telah tiba. JR Bus ini dua tingkat gitu mirip double decker, kami pun langsung duduk sesuai urutan di tiket. Sisi menyenangkan dari naik bis siang hari adalah bisa melihat pemandangan. Beda sama bis malam yang memang dikondisikan hanya untuk tidur jadi jendela ditutup rapat dengan tirai.<br />
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Perjalanan menghabiskan waktu 9 jam sampai ke Tokyo Station dengan berhenti sementara di rest area sebanyak tiga kali. Masalahnya adalah saat itu sangat dingin, kalau dingin berarti lapar. Tapi lapar tak ada uang. Ya itu, kami nggak punya cash money karena belum menemukan 7 Eleven hahaha. Akhirnya, kami cuma turun di rest area dan clingak clinguk menelan ludah melihat makanan yang enak-enak dan souvenir yang lucu-lucu. Uang receh kami cuma cukup membeli mochi dengan harga 300 Yen untuk berdua haha. Sementara itu, penumpang di depan kami selalu membeli makanan dengan aroma yang menggoda irama perut. Suami saya cuma bisa kasih puk puk dan kami pun tertawa konyol. Begitulah seninya berpetualang :p<br />
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9 jam itu terasa sangaaat lama (apalagi perut lapar). Syukurlah masih ada sisa novel yang belum habis saya baca. Tapi, pemandangan di luar sana juga sangat memanjakan mata. Bukit-bukit yang asri, sakura yang cantik, pertanian yang rapi, dan tidak ada sampah. Pengalaman paling menyenangkan ada di rest area ketiga yakni saat kami turun di dekat kawasan Gunung Fuji. Dingin bangeeet, seminggu di Jepang bibir kami pecah-pecah dan kulit jari udah terkelupas. Tapi kapan lagi bisa melihat Gunung Fuji sebagai bagian dari perjalanan pulang ke Tokyo :)<br />
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Kami tiba di Tokyo Station sekitar pukul 7 malam. Target utama adalah mencari ATM. Setelah berkeliling stasiun, akhirnya ketemu deh 7 Eleven. Lega banget bisa punya cash money lagi. Akhirnya bisa beli makanan! Target kedua adalah mencari bis ke bandara. Kami datang ke loket JR Bus tetapi bis untuk ke Narita malam itu sudah penuh. Kami pun harus jalan ke luar stasiun dan menemukan terminal Limousine Express Bus, tetapi full booked juga. Kami berjalan lagi sampai ke terminal Keio Bus, kira-kira 10 menit dari stasiun. Alhamdulillah, bisnya masih ada. Bis sudah standby di situ untuk berangkat pukul 8 malam, sementara kami tiba di terminal pukul 19.50. Kami langsung membeli tiket dan naik ke bis. Itu adalah bis malam terakhir, dilindungi oleh Allah lagi. Nggak tahu gimana rasanya kalau kami tiba lewat dari pukul 8, kami nggak akan dapat bis untuk malam itu :)<br />
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Perjalanan dari Tokyo Station ke Narita Airport membutuhkan waktu 1 jam. Kami tiba pukul 9 malam, mengirimkan kembali wifi portable ke mail box, sholat di musholla, sikat gigi, lalu tidur. Iya, tidur di bandara. Dan ini pertama kalinya buat saya. Tapi kami tidak sendirian, ada banyak orang yang melakukan hal yang sama. Mereka membawa selimut lalu berbaring di sepanjang kursi di bandara. Para petugas bandara juga tidak mengusir kami, mereka malah berjaga dan melindungi para penumpang yang bermalam :) Nggak bisa tidur sih, satu jam sekali saya bangun, tapi suami saya tidurnya pulas banget.<br />
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Rasanya aneh sekaligus sedih, saat sadar. Ini malam terakhir di Jepang. Seperti mimpi, tapi ini nyata.Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-16180813026703142172015-04-26T13:15:00.000+07:002015-05-27T13:52:02.500+07:00Day 7 - Masih di Osaka :)Jumat, 17 April 2015.<br />
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Masih hari yang sepi. Oh, Nagai sepi sekali di sini. Rasanya ingin bergegas check out dari hostel. Setelah mandi dan sarapan, kami pun kembali melanjutkan petualangan tanpa ingin mengingat Nagai Youth Hostel ini lagi haha. Kualitasnya beda jauh sama Utano Youth Hostel ditambah kejadian malamnya yang menghadiahkan kami cerita lucu untuk dikenang :))))))<br />
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Masih ada satu sumber adrenalin lagi. Rencananya, kami akan pulang ke Tokyo malam ini dan naik bis malam (supaya bisa menghemat biaya penginapan gitu). Tapiiiii Willer Bus untuk semua kelas full booked dong. Mau coba transit di Nagoya juga penuh. Saya nggak bisa tenang sebelum dapat kepastian tentang bis. Kami terus mencoba googling alternatif bis yang lain, tapi websitenya tulisan Jepang semua. Sampai akhirnya kami mendarat di website yang menyebutkan nomor telpon bis antar kota dari JR, dan yang paling penting ada keterangan English spoken. So, there is a hope! Jika tidak, alternatif terakhir yang kami punya hanyalah naik shinkansen yang mahal banget itu, huks.<br />
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Kami kembali ke Shin-Osaka Station dan transit di Umeda Station. Kami mencari telpon umum dan menghubungi call center JR Bus. Jadi intinya, tidak bisa dilakukan pemesanan melalui telpon, tapi kami diarahkan untuk datang ke Bus Center di Osaka Station. Baiklah, kami pun langsung meluncur ke Osaka Station, mencari loket pemesanan bis JR, dan.... memang bis untuk malam ini sudah penuh. Kami memutuskan untuk ke Tokyo esok paginya dan alhamdulillah masih dapat kursi. Ya Allah, rasanya tenaaaang banget. Dan itu artinya, kami akan berada di Osaka satu malam lagi :p<br />
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Kami pun mengejar waktu untuk sholat Jumat. Osaka Mosque berada tidak jauh dari Chibune Station. Kangen deh sama suara adzan. Di sini terlihat banyak orang muslim yang berkumpul, dan kami bertemu orang Indonesia juga yang sudah lama bekerja di Osaka. Sesampai di area wanita, saya bertemu dengan beberapa orang Uzbekiztan yang cantiiiik dan menyangka saya dokter :( Mereka memandangi saya dan tiba-tiba bertanya kenapa rambutnya rontok terus sambil menunjuk kepalanya. Saya pikir kerudung saya tidak menutup sempurna, sampai akhirnya saya mengerti apa maksud mereka.<br />
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"At what time should I use it? One, two, three?"<br />
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"Before you go to sleep"<br />
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Aaaakkk sok tau banget rasanya. But they said a lot of thanks to me. Sayang banget saat itu saya tidak membawa minyak zaitun yang biasa saya pakai. Setelah itu, kami sholat Jumat bersama. Ada wanita Jepang muslim, India, dan beberapa mahasiswi muslim juga yang sholat di sini. Ini pertama kalinya saya ikutan sholat Jumat, agak bingung juga sih. Sholat Jumat dilaksanakan pukul setengah dua siang setelah khutbah Jumat yang dibawakan dengan bahasa Inggris, Jepang, Arab campur-campur. Para wanita muslim di sini terlihat sangat mencintai Al Quran, mereka menyelingi waktu dengan membaca sambil mencium kitab suci itu berulang-ulang. Senang sekali bisa ikut serta dalam pengalaman ini :')<br />
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Setelah sholat kami makan siang di Halal Restaurant. Kami memesan roti bernama Nun dengan ayam asam manis, kari, salad, dan minuman dari susu. Duh, enak banget! Rasa masakannya pas banget di lidah dan perut kami. Si pemilik restoran berwajah Timur Tengah dan menggunakan jubah. Dia selalu tersenyum dan menyalami pengunjung yang datang. Restorannya ramai terutama di hari Jumat.<br />
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Kami kembali ke Osaka Station. Sepanjang perjalanan, kami banyak melihat sungai-sungai yang sangat bersih dan cantik. Sayang banget juga nggak bisa mampir ke Kansai Airport yang dibangun di pulau buatan itu. Ah, keren! Nah, di Osaka Station baru deh terlihat tanda-tanda kehidupan, tidak seperti Nagai.<br />
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Yang harus kami cari selanjutnya adalah di mana kami akan menghabiskan satu malam di Osaka. Kami berdua berdiri di pojok stasiun lalu sibuk dengan hape masing-masing mencari info tentang penginapan. Yang pertama adalah penginapan harus dekat dengan Osaka Station agar tidak ketinggalan bis esok harinya. Dan yang kedua adalah harus murah. Akhirnya, kami menemukan satu kawasan yang banyak hotel murah meriahnya yaitu kawasan di sekitar Doubutsuenmae Station. Selain itu, transportasinya juga mudah hanya butuh naik sekali JR Loop langsung deh sampai.<br />
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Bener deh, di sini banyak penginapan yang murah dan bagus. Nyesel kenapa malah pilihnya di Nagai, hehe. Sebagian besar hotel penuh dong, dan kami menemukan satu hotel bernama Mikado Hotel yang direkomendasikan oleh trip advisor. Hanya ada satu kamar tersisa, dan kami diberi diskon sehingga yang kami bayar hanya 3000 Yen saja untuk berdua. Alhamdulillah, ini adalah pengalaman jalan-jalan jauh pertama kali tanpa perencanaan yang sangat serius. Ternyata ada banyak kejutan yang kami temukan :)<br />
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Nah, saat itu kami sangat membutuhkan cash money, tapi kami belum menemukan 7 Bank ATM yang ada di Seven Eleven dan bisa menerima ATM Indonesia. Saat itu, kami hanya punya uang receh haha. Dan malam itu kami memesan mie instan saja di hotel. Suasana di Mikado Hotel sangat menyenangkan. Kami makan bersama dengan beberapa orang Korea dan turis dari Selandia Baru. Gadis-gadis korea itu makan mie sepanci bertiga yang mereka masak sendiri. Sedangkan, turis dari Selandia Baru membeli Bento di Lawson. Kami pun berkenalan. Mereka adalah pasangan suami istri yang sudah menikah 40 tahun dan menghabiskan hari tuanya untuk jalan-jalan. Pekerjaan mereka adalah bertani dan berkebun, punya peternakan sendiri dan pertanian sendiri.<br />
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Yang menarik adalah saat mereka baru sadar kalau Bali itu adalah Indonesia. Mereka belum pernah ke Indonesia, tapi sudah pernah ke Bali. LOL. Moment percakapan seperti ini yang paling dinanti-nanti saat berjalan-jalan dan mereka mengobrol dengan sangat hangat :)Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-52738300499186002102015-04-25T12:12:00.000+07:002015-05-27T13:51:43.898+07:00Day 6 - Ninnaji Temple dan NagaiKamis, 16 April 2015<br />
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Bangun pagi yang sangat segar! Saya pikir saya tidak akan bisa tidur tetapi ternyata saya sudah terlelap pulas pada pukul 10 malam. Udara dingin musim semi menyeruak, mandi, ketemu suami lagi (hore!), membereskan laundry, lalu sarapan dengan menu yang sudah kami pesan dari hostel, yakni Japanese Breakfast: lengkap dengan ikan, tofu, sup, telur, nasi, ubi manis, dan teh hangat. Selanjutnya, kami bersiap-siap untuk check out dan mengumpulkan selimut dan seprai yang sudah kami gunakan ke meja resepsionis. Saya berpamitan dengan Catherine, teman sekamar saya. Dia akan ke Gunung Fuji dan saya akan ke Osaka. Sebelum meninggalkan hostel, kami berencana untuk berkeliling Kyoto dulu dan mencicipi es krim kacang merah yang dijual di hostel, nyam!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Es kacang merah yang nagih :9</td></tr>
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Utano hostel sangaaaat menyenangkan, kurang lama rasanya berada di Kyoto (karena tragedi ketinggalan bis itu hehe). Awalnya, saya pingin dan harus banget berkunjung ke Arashiyama Park, yakni objek wisata hutan bambu yang sangat magis itu. Tapi Arashiyama cukup jauh dari Utano dan kami khawatir terlalu malam tiba di Osaka. Akhirnya, kami memilih untuk berkunjung ke salah satu kuil yang ada di Kyoto. Kalau kita naik bis dari Utano ke Kyoto Station maka di sepanjang jalan akan banyak sekali dijumpai kuil-kuil yang bagus dan dipenuhi turis.<br />
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Kami memilih untuk mampir ke kuil terdekat yang namanya Ninnaji Temple. Ninnaji Temple sangaaat luas. Di pintu gerbang kita disambut oleh patung besar dan saat masuk kita bisa melihat pohon sakura yang bermekaran. Semua orang menikmati keindahan pohon sakura dan tidak terlihat ada yang memetik bunganya sama sekali. Begitulah cara mereka mencintai sakura.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gerbang Ninnaji</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bentuk pohonnya lucu :3</td></tr>
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Di Ninnaji Temple, kita bisa masuk ke area istana dan ada beberapa kios yang menjual souvenir yang unik seperti kaligrafi nama dengan tulisan kanji dan kios ramalan. Saya tidak sempat masuk ke istana, tapi bisa berkeliling di sana rasanya sudah amaaazed banget. Apalagi sakura sedang cantik-cantiknya dan terlihat puncak kuil dari sela-sela pohon sakura yang rimbun. Banyak yang mengabadikan keindahan kuil dengan memotret, tetapi ada pula yang memilih dengan duduk dan melukis. Ah, kagum!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sakura dimana-mana :*</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puncak kuil :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salah satu bangunan di Ninnaji</td></tr>
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Setelah puas berkeliling, kami kembali melanjutkan perjalan ke Kyoto Station dengan naik bis yang sama. Saat itu, Kyoto sedang ramai-ramainya turis. Mereka pun naik bis yang sama seperti kami. Tidak beberapa lama, kami tiba di Kyoto Station untuk melanjutkan perjalanan ke Osaka. Rasanya tidak lengkap ya kalau jauh-jauh ke Jepang tidak mencoba naik Shinkansen. Tarif Shinkansen antar kota memang agak mahal, misalnya dari Tokyo ke Kyoto saja bisa belasan ribu yen, huks. Tapi jangan khawatir, masih ada rute Shinkansen paling murah yakni rute Kyoto ke Shin-Osaka dengan harga sekitar 1400 Yen saja untuk kereta dengan unreserved seat. Kami naik ke gerbong satu, duduk di kursi paling depan haha supaya bisa menghayati kecepatannya gituuu (norak), lagipula saat itu kereta sedang sepi jadi bisa duduk di mana saja. Dan, baru saja duduk, kira-kira 10 menit kemudian kami sudah tiba di Shin-Osaka XD<br />
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Kami sudah memesan hostel di Osaka, tepatnya di daerah Nagai. Hostel yang kami pilih sama seperti hostel di Utano, Kyoto yang sama-sama tergabung dalam Youth Hostel. Osaka juga sangat berbeda dengan Tokyo, di sini jauh lebih tenang dan tidak terlihat hiruk pikuk seperti di Tokyo. Budayanya juga berbeda, salah satunya bisa dilihat dari cara naik eskalator hehe. Kalau di Tokyo dan Kyoto kita berdiri di sisi kiri, sedangkan di Osaka kita berdiri di sisi kanan. Kami baru tahu juga kalau Nagai cukup jauh dari Shin-Osaka Station, sehingga harus berganti tiga kali subway. Tapi tetap saja salut dengan sistem transportasi di Jepang yang saling terintegrasi ini.<br />
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Sesampai di Nagai kami agak kebingungan, haha. Stasiun Nagai berada di area stadion Nagai yang juga menjadi lokasi hostel kami. Hostel berada di dalam stadion? Menarik! Lokasi hostel agak jauh dari gerbang stadion, saya sudah ngos-ngosan karena membawa tas ransel yang berat. Di stadion ini ramai orang-orang yang berolahraga entah berlari, membawa jalan-jalan anjing peliharaannya, atau bermain yoyo. Namun, di sepanjang jalan banyak sekali para lansia yang duduk dan saling bercengkrama. Atmosfernya sangat tenang dan sepi (dan sepertinya tidak cocok buat saya yang gampang kesepian haha). Para lansia tersebut tersenyum memandang kami. Kawasan ini seperti kota pensiun :O<br />
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Setelah berjalan 15 menit akhirnya sampai di hostel, yey! Kami menemui resepsionis dan mengkonfirmasi reservasi kami. Awalnya kami memesan bunk bed seperti di Utano, tapi entah gimana pada akhirnya kami malah diberikan kamar untuk berdua yang khas Jepang dengan tatami floor seperti kamarnya Nobita. Syukurlah! Banyak hal aneh di Nagai Hostel ini, sepiiii senyaaaap dan lorong menuju kamar gelap dan suram. Tidak terlihat juga banyak turis lalu lalang dan berkumpul. Kami juga harus menyewa seprai karena seprai tidak diberikan gratis :p<br />
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Kamar kami terlihat seperti ruang ganti atlet haha. Sampai di kamar kami pun sholat dan ketiduran. Saat petang baru menjelang, eh hostel ini sudah sangaaaat sepi. Kami ingin makan malam di luar, tapi membayangkan jalan ke luar stadion yang gelap dan jauh rasanya sudah malas. Akhirnya kami memilih menyewa sepeda. Sepeda yang tersedia hanya satu, dan suami saya pun memboncengi saya. Saya duduk menyamping dan membayangkan ada di scene film romantis Korea. Tapiiii ternyata, moment itu tidak berakhir romantis. Setelah kami mampir ke Family Mart untuk membeli air mineral dan roti lalu tiba-tiba............................... mobil polisi datang.<br />
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IYA, MOBIL POLISI DATANG! Saya pikir mereka ini datang mengejar siapa, eh ternyata mengejar kami. Ya Allaaaah, bermasalah sama polisi di negeri orang, hukssss. Mereka keluar dari mobil dan kami disuruh turun dari sepeda. Suami saya nggak bawa passport pula hahaaaa cuma bawa ktp dong. Lalu terjadilah percakapan yang membingungkan, kami nggak paham banyak bahasa Jepang dan mereka nggak paham bahasa Inggris. Dengan bahasa tubuh, mereka menjelaskan bahwa boncengan naik sepeda adalah melanggar aturan. AAAKKKK.<br />
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Tangan saya udah dingin dong, tapi suami saya tenang saja huks. Dalam pikiran saya, kami akan dibawa ke kantor polisi, trus dideportasi, trus.....................<br />
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Saat itu sudah jam 9 malam, akhirnya dia menelpon temannya yang bisa berbahasa Inggris sambil nanya-nanya.<br />
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"Wife? Husband? Baby?" Kami angguk-angguk, lalu geleng-geleng. Dia tersenyum kayaknya kasihan lihat muka saya huks.<br />
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Tidak beberapa lama temannya itu datang, dia menanyakan dimana hostel kami, dapat sepeda dari mana (takut dikira mencuri kali ya), dan menjelaskan bahwa ini adalah pelanggaran. Kami disuruh naik ke mobil polisi dan sepedanya juga diangkut ke mobil itu! Sudah hampir jam 10 malam, sehingga gerbang stadion sudah ditutup. Maka kami harus berjalan kaki, dan polisi muda yang bisa berbahasa Inggris tersebut menemani kami. Dia ikut masuk ke dalam kamar lalu melihat passport kami. Pesannya adalah passport harus selalu dibawa kemana pun. Polisi itu pamit dan suami saya baru sadar kalau roti yang kami beli ketinggalan di mobil. Akhirnya dia balik lagi ke gerbang stadion, wew.<br />
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Setelah itu, rasanya saya tidak lapar lagi. Kenyang adrenalin.Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758048261672911928.post-89713216707807118392015-04-24T14:47:00.002+07:002015-05-27T13:56:29.422+07:00Day 5 - Kyoto: Utano dan GionRabu, 15 April 2015<br />
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Finally, tiba di Kyoto! Walaupun 1 hari lebih lama dari itinerary yang saya jadwalkan, tapi udah bersyukur banget bisa menginjakkan kaki disini juga. Apalagi kalau ingat perjuangannya haha. Stasiun Kyoto sangat besar dan cantiiiik. Banyak sekali wajah-wajah turis disini. Karena saya sudah memesan hostel via hostelworld maka kami akan langsung menuju ke hostel. Dengan bantuan google maps, kami bisa mengetahui naik bis apa saja dan kereta apa saja untuk menuju kesana, plus ongkosnya! Oh, google maps, dikau keren sekaliiiii.<br />
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Hostel kami berlokasi di daerah Utano, naik bis 45 menit dari stasiun dengan biaya 230 Yen saja. Kartu Suica yang dipinjamkan mbak Dina selain bisa digunakan untuk naik kereta, bisa juga dipakai untuk naik bis, beli minuman dan makanan di vending machine, tarik tunai di atm, dan bayar di convenience store. Sangat berguna! Kartu Suica bergambar pinguin ini bisa dibeli dengan harga 2000 Yen.<br />
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Hostel yang kami pesan hanya berjarak 50 meter dari Utano Youth Hostel bus stop. Suasana disini sangat berbeda dengan Tokyo. Sepiiiii, terlihat ada pegunungan di belakangnya, sangat tenang. Rumah-rumah berjajar rapi dengan taman-taman yang dihias sangat cantik. Orang Jepang memang suka kerapian yaa :)<br />
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Penginapan di Jepang sebagian besar (terutama hostel) membuka check in pada pukul 3 sore, sehingga kami menghabiskan waktu di common room saja. Mulai pukul 10 sampai 3 sore hostel akan dibersihkan, mulai dari toilet sampai seluruh kamar. Tepat pukul 10 para petugas kebersihan berkumpul, mengatur strategi, dan mulai bersih-bersih. Ya ampun total banget bersih-bersihnya, orang Jepang memang sangat total dan perfeksionis :) Yang saya amati, sebagian besar petugas kebersihan disini didominasi oleh orang-orang tua, kakek dan nenek yang masih saja gesit bekerja. Luar biasa. Ohiya, saya tergila-gila dengan smart toilet di Jepang, sangat bersih, kering, bebas bau, dan hi-tech karena dijalankan dengan tombol-tombol dan sensor pintar.<br />
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Suasana hostel ini sangaaaat menyenangkan, bersih, dan dengan biaya yang sangat affordable, I totally recommend this hostel! Ada musik klasik mengalun di common room sampai ke toilet hostel, tenang sekali. Kami boleh menitipkan barang dulu di locker, dan karena kami belum boleh masuk kamar, maka kami meminta izin untuk sholat di hostel. Karyawan-karyawan hostel sangat mahir berbahasa Inggris, dan mereka mempersilakan kami sholat dimanapun. Kami memilih sholat di dapur karena saat itu sedang tidak ada orang :b<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bisa sewa sepeda :D</td></tr>
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Setelah bersantai sebentar, kami memutuskan untuk berjalan-jalan yakni ke Gion! Google maps memberitahu bahwa kami hanya perlu naik bis sekali saja dari depan hostel, dan masih dengan biaya 230 Yen. Hanya dengan 20 menit kami tiba di Gion. Daerah ini adalah daerah penuh nilai historis yang masih kuat, jika beruntung kita bisa melihat geisha berlalu lalang. Di kawasan ini, banyak sekali turis. Yes, Kyoto is very friendly with tourists. Jika nyasar, tidak perlu khawatir, ada Tourist Infomation Center yang mudah sekali ditemui.<br />
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Sudah hampir sore dan kami belum makan siang, maka kami beli kue mochi sebagai cemilan, hanya 100 Yen enaaak deh. Dari blog kami menemukan rekomendasi restoran tofu sebagai alternatif restoran halal, namanya Togaden tidak jauh dari daerah Gion. Saat kami sedang sibuk mencari akses via google, tiba-tiba ada seorang ibu mendatangi kami:<br />
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"May I have you? Are you lost?"<br />
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Mungkin wajah kami memang menunjukkan kami sedang bingung.<br />
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"We need to find a restaurant, here is the address". Website restoran itu disajikan dalam tulisan Jepang, dan... nggak ngerti. Ibu tersebut sangat baik hati dan mengantarkan kami ke pusat informasi turis. Ah, terima kasih bu :)<br />
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Setelah makan, kami kembali ke hostel. Kami segera check in, memesan makan malam di hostel (masih dengan pertanyaan "no buta?" hihi), diberikan denah hostel, dan diberikan seprai untuk dipasang sendiri. Saya dan suami berbeda kamar, saya tidur di dormitory room khusus wanita, dan suami di dormitory room khusus pria. Setiap kamar memuat 4 orang. Setelah check in kami langsung masuk ke laundry room untuk mencuci karena pakaian sudah hampir habis :b<br />
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Saya hanya sekamar berdua dengan seorang gadis dari Jerman bernama Catherine. Di hostel ini, kami bisa bertemu orang-orang dari berbagai negara, seperti dunia versi mini. Suami saya sekamar dengan orang Belgia dan Italia. Saat makan bersama (makan malam yang dihidangkan saat itu adalah sukiyaki), kami berkumpul dengan orang India, Amerika, Korea, dan Chinese. Ada yang memasak makanan sendiri di dapur, ada juga yang memesan makanan seperti kami. Dan seperti biasa, setelah makan, kami membuang sampah dan mengembalikan bakinya sendiri.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pertama kali makan sukiyaki :3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bunk bed :)</td></tr>
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Malamnya, saya tidak bisa tidur. Rasanya sepi sekali, apalagi teman sekamar saya belum masuk ke kamar sehingga saya sendirian. Ingin buru-buru hari esok. Udah kangen suami coba :(Farisa Noviyantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703955388740069926noreply@blogger.com0