My Dorm-mate

Well, I’d like to tell about my dorm-mate for a month in Chiangmai.

From left, Her name is Dea. She is from Bandung and she is 3 years student in Indonesia University of Education (UPI Bandung) for English Education. When I met her in the first time, I can see that she is an easy goin person. Yeah, exactly she is. Then, she is the philantropist person, sometimes she pays something for us. And you know, we called her also as Uber-Agent. Because for a month she always orders uber when we want to go somewhere. And you know, she was the top riders of Uber in Chiang Mai, then she got the invitation for having a brunch and merchandise hahahahahahahahaha. Well, she my best partner here.

After Dea, there is Guia, Guia Magno from Philippine. She is studying in Miriam College for pre-school. She is the last year student. Actually she silent person, but we teach her how to be talkative hahahahahahahaha. She is nice, beautiful, and she loves korean drama too much. Sometimes, when I visit their room she was sitting alone and smiling. When I asked Dea, her roomate, she told that Guia was watching drama, hahahahahahaha. Sometimes, she forgot to eat because of his favorite drama.

Then, the girl who is standing next to me (I am in the middle one) is Uli, Uli Farida Amalina. She is the fussy girl and talkative but funny. She is from Surakarta and studying at Sebelas Maret University Surakarta for English Education in 3 years . She always debates with Afi about something unimportand and yeah we just see them “arguing” each other hahahahahahah. Sometimes, when we talk about something, Uli will comment but her comment is out of topic, that’s why Afi always argues her. Hahahahahahahahahaha, but Uli never want to be defeated. Then arguing each other will happen.

The last but not the least, she is the youngest one because she is one half years student of Indonesian Islam Univeristy (UII) Yogyakarta for Chemistry Education. She is also the funniest one even weird hahahahahahaha. Sometimes she talks and sings by herself that we don’t know what she talks/sings about. Once, she tells about herself to us and she laughs alone, when we ask what she did, she answers “nothing” then continues her talking, fiuhhhhhhhhhh. It is hard to understand her actually hahahahahahahah. Sometimes she makes a joke but then no one of us laugh, she will laugh be herself, hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahha.

Well, those are only a brief description of my dorm-mate. There are a lot of thing that I can not write with some words. The only thing that I know is I am gonna miss them so bad. Eventhough only a month but we are like a family, eventough we are never meet before but we are like knowing each other for long time ago. Those persons who have different characteristics, they are whom I call crazy team, they are my lovely dorm-mate.

Epilogue

I thank to the God because his mercy  I can finish the program with good result. I would like to say thank so much for my parents who support me a lot. Also, thank to my lecturers, Mr. Muth’im, Miss Asmi, Mrs. Dini, Mr. Yamin, Mrs. Novita,  Mr. Sunarno and others who I can’t mention one by one, thank for Mr. Arif who helps me a lot in preparing everything that I need, thank to Miss Vivi who helps me making passport and all people who have contribution in this program. 

Best regard for the host, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University who gives us extraordinary service and facility. It such a great honour for me to come to this university. Thanks a lot for Yupparaj Wittayalai School who is very welcome to me, gives me good facility, and also helps me in doing my teaching practice.

Thank for Chiangmai city that gives me a new experience, gives me a nice view, gives me a delecious food, gives me many humble people, gives me something that I can’t forget about. You are the best city that I have ever visited. I hope we will see each other soon.

The last but not the least, thank you so much for SEAMEO who gives us a chance to join with SEA-Teacher program. Thank you for this amazing program, you help many students to make their dreams come true. Hopefully, SEAMEO can improve this program be better than before and always gives a chance for other students to join with program.

30th Day and Arrival Day

February 14th 2017

Morning Jakarta, Morning Indonesia, hahahahahaha

Hmmmmmm, this morning is very calm. The rain makes the weather be chilly. After taking a bath, we go the up stair in another building in this hotel to have a break fast.

Yuhuuuuuuu, we are so happy when we see the food. This is traditional food from Java. We miss everything from Indonesia, especially the food. We talk about our night in Jakarta while eating. Desy and Rina sleep early before us so they were not going anywhere. Nia was the one who talking too much in this morning and also took much food, hahahahahahahahahaha.

Around 08:00 a.m. we got ready to go to the airport using shuttle bus provided by the hotel. Not for so long we already in our way to the airport and arrive for several minutes later there.

We checked our baggages and showed the ticket then go to waiting room. You know I am so happy because I will meet with my Mom only for several hours again. I am impatient to get my flight, if I can make the time run faster than usual, yeaaah I’ll do. 

After waiting for several minutes, it’s time to come back home horraayy....... we came to the plane then took our sit. I sat near with Huda, hmmmmmm means I have a lot of time for gosipping hahahahahahaha. Yeahh actually not, we, both of us just slepping in our way. Around 1 hour we arrived at Syamsudinnor airport, Banjarmasin. Hmmmmmmm I miss my hometown. After finished in baggage claim, we say good bye for each other. Rina and I were taken by Rina’s father. From the airport to the house we used Rina’s car. In our way actually we weren’t talking too much because yeaahh you know we are so tired.......and hungry. Hahahahahahahahahhaa

Around 02:45 p.m., after 45 minutes from the airport , I arrived in the house. The car dropped me in front of gate my complex. I took my baggage and also some bags from car’s baggage. I said thank and good bye for Rina......

Then I walked into home as fast as I can. In front of door, my Mom has been waiting me already. She smiles and say hi...... huaaaaaa I miss her so bad. Yeaahhh finally I am in home now, it’s time to take a rest ....... You know my Mom opened my baggage and tried to find something special from Thailand immediately ahahahahahahahahahaha.

Have a nice rest everyone, especially for all students exchange of SEA-Teacher Program by SEAMEO whereever you are hehehehehehe.

29th Day

February 13th 2017
 

Morning Bangkok......

After praying Subuh in Mushola with some people from Malaysia, we were waiting for Nida, Rina, and Vina. Not for so long they came and we prepare our baggage to chek in. Around 07:35 a.m. we checked in our baggage. You know, here I met with my dorm-mate, Dea. She got the same flight with me. She came with her friends. Ahahahahahahahahahaha, after a brief conversation, we said good bye and came back to our group.

Because our flight around 09:15 a.m. , means we have enough time to take a rest in the waiting room. Here we met with many students exchange. They were from Jogjakarta, from Bandung, from Bogor, and from Aceh. We got new friends here. We talked each other about our region and told our experience. It was nice experience for me. Then, It’s time to have a flight, we came to the plane, yuhuuuuuu Indonesia, I am coming.........

You know, we were so happy because the language in this plane was Indonesian language already hahahahaha. Inside the plane, we saw two actors from Indonesia but we were shay to say hi ahahahahahahahaha. Also, in this plane, there were so many students from SEA-Teacher programs. So it seems like this plane is ours hahahahahahahaha.

Well around 3 hours we arrived in Soekarno-Hatta airport, yuhuuuuuuu. After finished in immigration, we came to baggaeg claim. Then, there was something funny here. When we want to take our baggage, there was an inspection from BEA CUKAI (the institution from Indonesia who make sure and chek there is no one brings illegal thing, usually they work in the airport, harbor, and bus station). They brought the dog as a seeker of illegal thing, or we called K6. When it comes to us, some of my friend yelled even jumped to the trolley because they were scared. Some people saw and laughed at us. Hahahahahahahahahha.

After that we run to take the shuttle bus because we were in hurry. 

Our next flight at 04:45 p.m. After arrived in the another terminal, we cheked in our baggages and got ready for next flight, but you know.... something unexpected was happened. When we show our ticket, the official said that our plane was flying already because the schedule was changed. Goshh really, why there is no ona tells us about it. So what should we do now. We were so confused, Nida and I decided to ask to the official who handles the ticket and complainant. They said that our schedule was changed for a few days ago, and they already told the travel agent for 2 times. Gosssshhhh!!!!! 

We told it to our coordinator in Banjarmasin, Mr. Arif and he said that there is no way except we go home tommorow and we must stay in Jakarta for a night. First, some of my friends were not agree because their family already waiting for them in Syamsudinnor airport, Desy and Feby were crying already, we didn’t know what should we do. But then, after we discussed everyone was agree to stay in Jakarta, in the airport. Yeaaahhh we will be like an immigrant again tonight, I thought like that before. We told Mr. Arif we are agree to take flight tomorrow around 09:15 a.m. and we will stay in the airport tonight. But then Mr. Arif didn’t agree if we stay in the airport, he asked us to stay in the hotel. Ohhhhhhhh, hotel .....I realy want it, but you know our budget was not enough anymore. We said that we already decided that we will stay at the airport for some reasons. But Mr. Arif still with his opinion, and I believed he knows that we didn’t have enough money to book hotel. He said that he will book for us, woaaaaaaaaaaaa I can’t describe my happines, and also my thankfulness for Mr. Arif. After a brief dicussion we go out from the airport to take a taxi for going to hotel.

Around 06:45 p.m. we were going to the Amaris Hotel, the nearest hotel with the airport because tommorow we have to go back to the airport. That’s why Mr. Arif book the hotel near by the airport. We are so lucky, we got the taxi with funny driver. Huda, Feby, Jami, Nia and I got some fun in our way to the hotel. We arrived before Rina, Nida and Vina for several minutes. I book the hotel by showing the cupon given by Mr. Arif from email. We book 5 rooms and our room in 4th floor, the important thing is our room was near each other. Not for so long three of them were coming and I give them the key to open the room. Hmmmmmmmm this night I am not like a homless person wahahahahahahahaha.

After taking abath and praying maghrib, I decided to buy something around the hotel. There were so many small resaturant here. I asked Nida, Feby, Jami, Huda, and Nia to go out with me. Ofcourse they are agree. First we were going to alfamart (It is like 711 in Thailand) to buy something. Then we brought fried rice, Bakso (traditional food from Indonesia. It is like a soup with some meats ball on it), Sate Padang (this is also traditional food made by rosated meat of cow or goat with peanut sauce). These are the first Indonesian food that we eat after one month in Thailand. Hahahahahahahahahaha. We eat in Nia’s room together, hmmmmmmmmm it is very nice because we eat together while talk about many things that we do in Thailand.

 

After eating and praying Isya, we went back to our room to take a rest early because tommorow we will go back to our hometown, Banjarmasin. Yuhuuuuuu. When I want to sleep, the rain was coming. 

Hmmmmmmmm I decided to sit for a while near by the window. Seeing rain is the moment that I miss, because for a month I never see the rain in Thailand. Hmmmmmmmm, I got the nice view from my room. Many lamps adorn the road combine with the drop of rain. Such a beautiful moment. Well I think it’s time to sleep, turn of the television and also the lamp in my room. I am ready for sleeping. Good night everyone. Hope there’s no obstacle for tommorow. Ameen.

28th Day

February 12th 2017

Morning Bangkok ... I am ready to explore you ahahahahahahahahaha.

Well, after having a breakfast we decided to visit Chinese Town to buy several things in Sampheng market. Huda, Desy and I used uber taxi to go there while Nia, Jami, and Feby went to Chak tu Chak. After 15 minutes, we arrived in Sampheng Market. We tried to find several things that we wanted to buy. I bought traditional clothes, small pocket, wallet, and some souvenirs for my friends in Indonesia. After 3 hours, we were shopping, eating, and taking some pictures there we went back to the hotel for cheking out. When we arrived in the hotel, we met with Feby, Nia, Jami and also students from UPI and also Bogor. We decided before going to the airport, we will talk with them for a while. We shared our experience each other when we were in province. It was a nice conversation.....

Around 8:15 p.m we went to the airport using uber, but Nida will stay in the hotel for one night more because she will go the airport tomorrow. You know we will stay in the airpor until tomorrow because our schedule was in the morning around 09:15 a.m

After arrived in the airport, there was a funny story. We tried to find Mushola (the praying place for Muslim) that placed in 3rd floor. First we didn’t realize that we were dropped in the 3rd floor. We used elevator to get into 3rd floor, but when we pressed the knob number 3 the elevator didn’t work. We were confused! After a couple of minutes, the elevator was going down into first floor. Then we pressed again knob number 3, the elevator was going up into the floor where we were before. We got more confusion, we tried again until 3 times, but we got the same result. Finally, we decided to ask security in the airport. Gossshhhh how ashamed we are. Apparently the floor where we were dropped is the 3rd floor. Fiuhhhhhhhhhhh.....

Well, after this incident we tried to find the Mushola (we also asked the security about it before trying, because we don’t want to get a shame for the second time). After finding the mushola, there was a rule that prohibited us to sleep there, hmmmmmmm... then we tried to find empty space around mushola to get a rest until tomorrow and yeaahh we got it ! we sit together and arrange our baggage in order to make us are easy to watch over and also make other people were not disturbed by our big and many baggages.

Then, we sleep among many people in the airport. May be it was the first time for us to sleep in the airport, but it was nice experience! Okay, sleep tight every one ......