5 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY JAPAN TRIP

Hi guys, I hope you are well at the moment. If you feel not really well, I wish it will pass soon. Anyway, I just went back from Japan last week (I write this post on the second week of April 2019). It was an amazing 10 day trip that worth doing. Actually I just have no idea about my writing style, it's like I have a lot of things that I want to tell. Okay, I am trying to write about this first, five things I love about my last Japan Trip, here we go:

The Beauty of Blooming Sakura

Even though it's not my first time seeing Sakuara in Japan, I still amazed with the beauty of Sakura. It just lovely to walk and to see Sakura blooms beautifully around our side.

Getting Stuff That I Need 

One thing I love about Japan is its unique stuff that I've never seen in other parts of the world. The stuff that were produced has good, detail and useful design. I just bought a hanging place to put sponge to wash dishes (see.. it's simply but useful!). I also got a lunch box, shoe soles (my old shoes can be used again!), some pouches and lotions for my hand and body. Another good stuff I got are watch and glasses. I got All of those stuff with cheap price!

Meeting My Japanese Friend, Izumi 

I was so happy that I can meet Izumi in Kunitachi. I just knew about Kunitachi area, it's in Tokyo side. The area is so beautiful in Spring. Izumi and I strolled around the University Lane, had lunch and visited supermarket and shop there. I was so happy to meet her, she told me a lot of things about Japan, she help me to read japanese characters and to speak to other people in Japanese language. It was a lovely day!

Talking to Hello Kitty, OMG. 

Hello Kitty is one of my favorite cartoons. I meet and talk personally with Hello Kitty in USJ, it was fun! She said my clothes is beautiful btw, thanks Hello Kitty!

Seeing Mount Fuji Clearly

I have never expected that I can see mount Fuji as beautiful as I saw that time. Moreover, when my friends said that sometimes when the weather is not good, it's difficult to see the Mount Fuji.  I was so amazed when I saw mount Fuji from the bus. And it became clear when I arrived in Gotemba. Thanks God, it completed my Japan trip beautifully.

Gotemba Station

I met Hello Kitty here 

University lane, Kunitachi

Overall, I had a great time in Japan. Those ten days give me new experience and perspectives. I hope I will be able to manage the same trip again next year to Japan! 

Thanks for reading and wish you have a lovely life!

With Love,

Ashry 

a little life update

It's been ten days of Ramadan, a holy month for moslems. It means that we have been fasting for ten days, oh okay actually I have been fasting for 15 days because I started fast early. What I have experienced after 15 days fasting continuously is I feel calmer. I think a lot lately. I become less interested in joining breakfasting with my friends in public areas (I just prefer to breakfast at home with my family and do my prayer more focus).  At first I just confused what has happened. Why I am so calm this past days. But then I realize that probably it is really a result of my fasting. Hopefully. Anyway, I also have some good stories. I am happy seeing my little niece grows so healthy and happy. I also just come back from Japan, yay! and still have a trip plan this year.  Hopefully I can write more in this blog. Thanks for reading, I hope you guys are well.


Cheers,
Ashry

That feeling that I have to remember

I put my make up and my dress on

I came to the venue with Riri by bus

I saw some of my friends were there

some with themselves 

some with their friends

some with their family members.

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It's been not only once I heard my friends said that they don't want to attend to their graduation day just because they feel alone. But I always encourage them to come, even just by ourselves. Some people maybe think graduation is not pretty important, moreover if there was no family members accompanying us. I don't know, I just like to attend that ceremony, even if I just sitting in the guest seats to accompany my friends, or even If I came alone on my graduation day.  

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But anyway, that day I didn't come alone. Some of my friends came  because there were some Indonesian students graduating that day. Even Arbay and Inda made a special photo clip for us, thanks Arbay, it means a lot. 

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That day, I didn't feel alone. Moreover, I talked to some new friends in my line, I just realise that when I was in the campus I  just come and go to the library, really lazy to talk outside to my circle, lol. 

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Anyway, I want to remember the feeling that day forever, because that day was one of the best days in my life. I was really, not really happy, but the best word to describe the feeling is, probably, I just feel mmmm, I just feel I am so beautiful.

my graduation photos are here

Cheers, 

Ashry 

PS. I always try not to feel sad when I was far away from my parents or my family, because I just think that our love ones can feel our feelings. 

INFO TEST TOEFL ITP 2019

Kurang lebih satu minggu yang lalu saya mengikuti tes TOEFL ITP lagi setelah lima tahun nggak pernah ikut tes ini. Saya ingin punya sertifikat toefl untuk jaga-jaga, kalau ada beasiswa lagi tahun ini dan saya pengen ikut jadi udah punya sertifikat bahasa inggris yang masih berlaku. Kemudian saya mulai cari info tes ini di beberapa lembaga. Setelah browsing, saya menemukan tiga lembaga yang lokasinya dekat dengan rumah atau kantor saya, saya pun mendapat nomer telepon, web dan wa yang bisa saya hubungi. Berikut lembaga, info kontak dan biayanya per bulan Februari 2019:


1. LBI UI  (http://lbifib.ui.ac.id), biaya tes Rp 575000
2. ILP Pancoran (https://www.ilp.co.id/), WA 0811-8499-991 biaya tes Rp 545000
3. Pusat Pengembangan Bahasa UIN Ciputat (http://pusatbahasa.uinjkt.ac.id/), WA0895635347789 biaya Rp 510000

Setelah menghubungi ketiga lembaga tersebut, ternyata jadwal yang cocok dengan saya adalah di ILP. Sepertinya harus daftar kira-kira 2 minggu sebelum tanggal tes, karena biasanya cepat penuh. Ok, sekian infonya, good luck untuk yang tes. Oh ya, satu tips dari saya ketika mengerjakan soal listening: dengarkan baik-baik dan pahami percakapan dan pertanyaan, jangan melihat ke pilihan jawaban sebelum percakapan dan pertanyaannya selesai, karena kadang kita ke distract ketika melihat pilihan jawaban dan malah nggak fokus mendengarkan pertanyaannya. Semoga tips ini membantu.



Ashry

Felt De Javu in Mawson Lakes

Pertama kali aku mengunjungi Mawson Lakes kampus adalah ketika baru banget dateng ke Adelaide. Karena pas awal-awal sampai Adelaide aku masih suka bareng dan bahkan sempat seapartemen dan sekamar bareng dengan mbak Niken. Mbak Niken adalah mahasiswa Phd di kampus dan school yang sama denganku, tapi kampus untuk Phd di School kami ada di Mawson Lakes, kampus yang sama juga dengan mbak Fira juga. 

Hari itu kami berencana untuk melihat-lihat rumah untuk mbak Niken. Dan kami sempat mampir ke kampus di Mawson Lakes. Aku sempat dikenalkan mbak Niken dengan teman satu officenya. Aku juga diajak mampir melihat-lihat ruangan office mbak Fira. Berkenalan juga dengan beberapa teman di ruangannya. Salah satunya pak Faisal yang juga dari Indonesia.

Kesan pertamaku dengan kampus itu adalah kampusnya sepi banget. Soalnya lagi liburan juga sih. Tapi kampusnya juga bagus, besar dan nyaman. Bisa jadi pilihan belajar kalau bosan di kampusku di City West.

Setelah sekali itu aku ke sana, aku nggak pernah lagi main ke sana. Hoho pernah sekali ketika sesi foto dengan mas Umam dan Koko. Aku juga lupa-lupa ingat apakah kami menemui mbak Fira atau tidak. 

Selama satu setengah tahun kuliah, mbak Fira suka ngajak aku ke kampusnya setiap weekend. Tapi aku nggak pernah mau. Alasan pertama karena jauh. Alasan kedua karena setiap weekend bus M44 yang lewat di depan flat kami boleh di stop. Di hari biasanya tidak berhenti. Padahal bus itu yang berhenti di depan kampusku percis. Jadi kayaknya sayang banget kalau melewatkan kesempatan berharga itu. Aku tinggal menyetop bus di depan rumah dan turun di depan library kampus. Kalau hari biasa aku harus turun di city lalu menyambung naik tram atau jalan kaki sepuluh menit. Dengan alasan yang setengah kurang penting itu aku selalu menolak ajakan mbak Fira untuk mengerjakan tugas di kampus Mawson Lakes setiap weekend. 

Hingga akhirnya, di suatu hari yang random, di penghujung waktuku di Adelaide sebelum back for good, aku bilang ke mbak Fira kalau aku mau ikut ke Mawson Lakes. Nggak jelas dan tanpa alasan. 

Mbak Fira menyambut baik dan sedikit amazed. Akhirnya aku ke kampus Mawson Lakes with her. Sampai di sana, yang aku lakukan sama seperti ketika pertama kali aku ke sana. Mengunjungi office mbak Niken dan ber say hello dengan teman-teman di ruangannya. "Oh Ashry, you just finished your study? Congratulation" Kata salah seorang teman mbak Niken. Rasanya baru kemarin aku mengunjungi ruangannya ketika pertama kali datang. 

Di ruangan mbak Fira aku sempat mainin komputer sebelah meja mbak Fira yang kosong while she was working. Mbak Fira juga sempat membuatkan kopi dari coffee maker yang ada di kitchen. She is a good barista btw hehehhe.

Nemu foto Fanny di meja mbak Fira hehehehhehe

Kopi bikinan Ibu Hajjah Dr. Safira :D 

Kami juga sempat berjalan-jalan di Danau Mawson. Sore yang indah. Memandangi puluhan burung-burung di tengah danau. Mengingat ketika pertama kali aku datang ke kampus ini. Dan berandai-andai suatu hari aku datang lagi ke tempat ini. 

tangga di tengah danau Mawson

Kami kembali lagi ke ruangan mbak Fira. Lalu kami berjalan menuju kafe Primo. Aku tidak ingat kapan Riri mulai datang di kepingan cerita ini. Yang aku ingat kami sudah duduk manis bertiga di kafe Primo, menunggu pizza dan bonus pancake yang enak sekali.

Jakarta, 8 Juli 2016.