Where the sky meets the earth
(This article was published on Fair Observer at 11 November 2015, co-authored by Fikar and me) The seriousness of the Indonesian forest fires can no longer be ignored. As 40 million people gasp for breath and tens of thousands of hectares of forest are on fire in Indonesia, the world continues to revolve like nothing dangerous…
Six months ago, in the beginning of Michaelmas term, my housemate once commented when I told him that I study Entrepreneurship and Innovation. “Innovation? What are you studying about? Something like—how to innovate?” I just laughed to that sarcasm, though deep down, yes, it got me thinking. He’s studying Finance, something very clear and concrete…
Everybody loves nice people. Nice people won’t hurt you. Nice people will always help you. Nice people can even be the vehicle you use when you need to go further. Oh and everybody likes to be liked. Even before Facebook invented the ‘Like’ button and utilised this as psychological tool to deepen its users engagement. And it is so understandable…
It’s a common mistaken perception that graduates in developed countries are easier to get job. No, not at all. Finding a (proper) job has always been a struggle for majority of people, wherever we are. In developed countries, the case is probably even worse. Most of the industrial manufacturing plants have off-shored to far away countries as a result of…
As I’m getting closer to the end of Summer Term, and definitely to the deadline of my dissertation’s submission, I feel like another worry start to catch me. Now I wonder where would I be in the next couple of months? Would I go back home and find a dream job? Would I stay here with…
Following execution of eight drugs dealers in Indonesia (29/04/15), the world again put their attention on South East Asia, and how death penalty still prevail in this region. Among ten ASEAN members, only two countries have officially removed capital punishment from their law. Cambodia and Philippines abolished death penalty for all crimes in 1989 and…
Tentang Beasiswa LPDP LPDP (Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan) adalah lembaga yang dibentuk atas kerjasama Kementerian Keuangan, Kementerian Pendidikan Nasional, dan Kementerian Agama. LPDP beroperasi sejak 2012 Fungsinya untuk mengelola “dana abadi” pendidikan sebesar Rp 15,6 T dengan tujuan meningkatkan SDM Indonesia dalam jangka panjang Hasil investasi dana tersebut (sekitar Rp 1 T per tahun) digunakan…
Pernah dengar istilah “graduation effect“? Itulah perasaan yang muncul seperti saat kamu lulus sekolah–ketika kamu akan meninggalkan suatu tempat, orang2 di situ, dan semua kenangan yang ada di dalamnya. Rasanya nano-nano kan. Antara sedih karena harus pergi dari tempat yang berkesan dalam, tapi juga lega karena akan segera menyongsong masa depan. Dan saya sedang mengalami…
Zaman sudah canggih begini, ternyata masih ada aja lho diskiriminasi gender di tempat kerja. Memang nggak ekstrim2 banget sih, tapi pasti ada saja alasan bos yang lebih memilih untuk merekrut karyawan laki-laki daripada perempuan. Bos-bos yang masih tradisional cenderung memilih pekerja laki-laki karena dianggap “lebih bisa kerja”. Hmm… Nggak bisa disalahkan juga sih, karena somehow…
“Ya mungkin itu yang terbaik, kamu ditakdirkan untuk menjadi orang profesional.” Begitu SMS dari Bapak saat saya kabari tentang kegagalan dalam seleksi awal beasiswa ADS. Sejujurnya saya juga enggak terlalu berharap untuk langsung memperoleh beasiswa dalam usaha pertama mencoba–I’m pretty sure that it’s gonna be difficult. Apalagi full scholarship dari pemerintah negara yang sudah populer,…