Internship in Waste4Change: A Whole New Working (and Learning) Experience

I didn't have a proper short-term plan after I received my scholarship, I know. I will talk about this later in a separate post. Now, let's talk about my internship in a startup company which I did simply because I didn't know what to do after AAS Pre-Departure Training. It's my last 2 weeks now. Surprisingly, this internship has given me a lot, beyond my expectation.  Waste4Change is a startup company focusing in waste management. They provide a range of services from company/office waste [...]

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A Note To Myself in The Past: Try More Things

Underestimating myself when I was in school and uni, then I found out that I can do beyond. I wasn't confident for my ability in doing so many things like designing posters, winning a competition and so on. At the end, I didn't try any, I didn't know if I was good enough. The thought of "I wouldn't win that or I'm not capable of producing that" is a real toxic back then. So, I stayed in my comfort zone. My productivity fell to the lowest point. Until I was pushed to a position where I have to [...]

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Mengunjungi Kakak ke Jabal Akhdar (Bagian Pertama)

Tidak pernah terbayangkan sebelumnya bahwa saya akan ke Timur Tengah, untuk alasan apapun. Timur Tengah, apalagi Oman, bagi saya adalah negeri di entah berantah, hanya ada pasir (dan minyak). Tahunya orang ke Timur Tengah ya ke Arab Saudi untuk Haji, atau Dubai tempat orang orang transit, atau negara-negara yang sering muncul di berita karena peperangan seperti Iran dan Irak. Sampai akhirnya sekitar setahun lalu Kakak ditransfer ke Jabal Akhdar, Oman, yang kata dia sangat dingin. Bagian dari [...]

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