THE RAINBOW #1

After the rain stops
Before the sun rises
There is colors in the sky
Seven colors like fly
Like a half of my smile
As a sign of my shy

It is the rainbow
Stop stays mellow
Stop thinking slow
'cause there is the rainbow
That will make me glow

Posted by Rini Hardiyantini

OUR COMMUNICATION IN BALI

In communication we need ‘something’ to communicate with others. Usually we use a language to do it, like Madurese, Bahasa, or English. Actually there are two kinds of communication; verbal and non-verbal communication.

When use verbal communication we use words to communicate. Verbal its mean oral or spoken, if we look up the dictionary. So verbal communication is how to communicate someone with language that come out from our mouth. 

In Bali, when me my friends have a tour, we often use this communication, verbal communication. Such as, when there is foreigner tourist, we try to speak with them. We use English to communicate our purpose like when we want to take picture with them or want to make new acquaintances. We choose English for conversation because of English is International language. 

We met many foreigner tourists when we arrived in Tanah Lot. I and 5 other my friends neared one of foreigner tourist that just already arrived there. She neared sea by him self. We neared her, while introducing our self. Obvious, she came from America, her name is Kania.  We talk many things with her, and she’s kind person. She answered with calm. We thanked god, our English was clearly that time. 

On the other side in the same place; Tanah Lot, 2 of my friends introducing their self to Japanese people my friends-language was very good. They like watching Anime, Japanese cartoon-film. So they can speak Japanese, although sometimes they use English. They acquainted with Tatomoe and Mayuke. Kirei, kirei desu, I think! What a beautiful name.

Previously, I also met many foreigner tourist in Kuta Beach, although Tanah Lot we met more foreigner. We arrived in Kuta Beach when sun going to set. What a beautiful moment and great light there. The light was golden.

Unconsciously, my eyes directed and rivet on a little-pretty child that played wave in front of us. She wore blue clothing. I told my friends about that child. Suddenly my friend beside me call out her,

“Adek, sini!” at then me and my friends clap her arm,

“She’s not Indonesian people you know,” then we laughed together. 

We were conscious that she’s foreigner tourist. To be certain, that little child not turned her head to us. Of course because she did not understand, and there are many people there, so she didn’t hear us. Then, because of our strong desire to know and take picture with her (especially me :D) . We neared to her. After we stood neared the little child we make a signal that we want to take picture with her. We modeled our fingers like push the button on camera. Surprise! She nodding her head, then we take picture together. We were very happy that moment although we can take picture use non-verbal communication, because we were very nervous.

Posted by Shofia Asri

MY LIFE

I am a successful woman who has anything that I want. I think everyone has dreams, and also I who have dreams become success, and useful person in the future. May 10 years ago I just imagine, how can become success women? But it’s not easy. We will happy and proud if we can reach it especially by our own hand. I always believe everything is need a process. Although we he have dreams sky high but without accompany by action is nothing. Now days I proud and enjoy with my activities, I can make happiness all people around me especially my beloved parents and my new family.

I spend my life with my job as business women. Actually my job is so simple and do not spend all my time during the day. I have many big stores in different cities. But I just invite the store where near my residence. And the other just control by my supervisor or sometimes once in two weeks I go to there. I have many employees to keep my store, and my job is just control them. In the first when I pioneer, I felt difficult because I must do anything myself. Eventually it’s easy because I have already had employees that I believe, I give full belief for them so I don’t worried about my store although in other city where far away  from my residence. I like my employees so much I do not just assume them as employer that work for me but also as my friends so that we can built good relationship. I really enjoy accompany them. My other job’s activity is sometimes met my client or my job’s partner.

I spend my life with my beloved family. I live in luxury housing with my family. My family consist of my husband, I (as wife), and my both beloved children. We like stay here and we feel comfort and sure peaceful for my children. My house also has many facilities, and conveniently located too. I am so happy has long time for my family. And I enjoy live with my husband and my children.  My husband is busy man. He has own company so he spend his time in office during the day, but he often spend his time for family. And he also invites us to go vacation on Sunday. My child, my first child is female, she is ten years old. She is fifth class of elementary school. She is studies in the best school in our city that’s one of my dreams. I always accompany his when studies in the night. My second child is male. He is three years old. He is good boy who always hear what I say,but sometimes he is naughty, I think its proper, and his behavior always make me laugh. I love them so much, I am very happy near them.

Actually become busy woman is so hard to me. I must do my job and take care for my both children as good mother. But it will be better if we facing with relax.

Posted by Syafaatul Udma
The theme of this work is "How do you imagine your life 10 years from now?" 

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF WORLD BANK

I am a woman who has many dreams in my mind, but I really wanted to be an International Director of World Bank. Then now, my dream comes true. I am really happy about my live trip. This is the top career. Thank's full to the god whose gave an opportunity to do. I will keep this and do the best for my job. Many people wanted my job.

To be an International Director of World Bank is the great job that give me many grateful, because this job is better than others job. Especially for woman. This job is good for women, because you stay at room who have complete asset. Like computer, AC, table to work, and also guest room. You can balance with other job in other business. You must work hard-fully and you are not get maximal for the place. 

To an International Director of World Bank you must look interesting, intelligent, and also clever. Your work just sit down on your chair and organize your official employee. You must not to work on hardly. You are not to spend much energy to do this job. You just do this job with your brain. youjust account and also arithmetic the money which is enter and come out. this job is easy if you like Math. You can enjoying with good result with comfortable place another official employee. I am as woman can adapt the place.

I want to tell you about this job. This job is very simple and time arranging. At Monday until Friday. From 08.00 AM until 16.00 PM. We have holiday at Saturday  and Sunday, but we can get pay wonderfully. Every job we just arithmetic the money. The payment also can help our family. For working this job given a big payment than other business. So many women wanted this job.

I as women can help my family. I also have many time to my child and my husband. I can divide my job with my family. so I am not leaving my family. And of course I can help finance of my family.As women we can express and shill than the man. We can get carrier women and also housewife on our family.

Indeed, I am happy with my live, because I can do many thing. I can also make my family happy and proud of me. This is I can be lesson for you all if we worked hard something we can get the great something. If we have a dream and do that maximally, we can also get our dream. So dream and battle!

Posted by Forsa Rafflesia
The theme of this work is "How do you imagine your life 10 years from now?" 

I AM AN INTERNATIONAL WRITER

I am Shofia Asri, an International writer. I can't imagine I can be an International Writer like I had now. I used just a little girl who likes to write stories on a daily diary. Write a poem based on stories of everyday. Be an International writer is my dream since I was child.Who could have thought? Who knows? The God's plan is more beautiful.

I wrote many books. I have 50 books now. 35 of the books are fiction, and 15 others are non-fiction. Some of the titles of the books are: Mengubah Mata Angin, Impian Merangkul Masa, Alur Nada Secangkir Kopi. Mengubah Mata Angin got appreciation as “The Most Favorite Book in 2015-2019” and “The Inspirited Book IBF 2016.” “Great Mother Great Teacher,” “Meraih Negeri Impian: Panduan Tepat Kuliah di Luar Negeri,” and “Muslimah dan Singgasananya,” are some of the title of my non-fiction book.

The book on the tittle "Rose on the Salt" was translated into 63 languages. This is the great book I love that I was written. I wrote this book when I was a new comer in Japan in 2018. "Rose on the Salt" got the Nobel early 2019 in the of literature. I was the woman who got the Nobel Prize after Alice Munro from Canada in 2013. Getting the Nobel Prize was my dream in that time.

 

When I attended that program I met many friends around the world. Certainly, they came from different countries. I met Hafidzah from Lebanon who getting the Nobel on sociality, Fukizawa from Japan who getting two Nobels in that time. The Nobels are Technology and Astronomy. Then there are many others. Besides that, I also attended Iowa Writing Programme in US end 2017.  

I went through the entire world gratis. All of journey I walked on was based on my writing. So I didn’t take my money to go through all of place whole the world. The travel was non-payment because I didn’t take my money for that.

All of I do is based on predilection. I love my work. I love what I do .Then International writer is the job that I love to do. I love writing. Then I write. Now in 2024, I am an International writer. 

Posted by Shofia Asri
The theme of this work is "How do you imagine your life 10 years from now?" 

PS: The picture is my favorite author, Asma Nadia

THE LAND OF OUR DREAMS

Nowdays, South Korea is one of the Asian country which has been popular and become the dream of many people besides Hollywood. Many people have dreams to visiting this country or to meet their stars such as boybands, girlbands, singers, actresses, and actors in South Korea. Even, some people want to live in South Korea, so that they can easy to meet their stars or visit the destinations in South Korea. Like me, since South Korea became popular in around the world early 20th century, for about 2006, I am interested in this country. Until the time I was 17 years old, I had a dream I could live in Seoul, South Korea. I learned about the cultures and Korean language at that time. While I was 20 years old, I studied in one of University in Madura Island, namely Trunojoyo University as English Department student. Besides has a dream to live in South Korea, I am also want to be an English lecturer there. Now, in 2024 when I am 30, I can realize my dream to live and work in South Korea.

With my son and my husband, we live in South Korea as legal immigrants from Indonesia. We have a simple house in Seoul. Seoul is the capital of South Korea, like Jakarta as capital of Indonesia. We choose Seoul because this is my dream and also many our friends live here. Before we moved, my husband and I, join the course to learned the cultures and language of South Korea. A few months after our family moved to Seoul, we have been able to adjust to this place. We are happy can live in country that not only my dream, but also my husband’s dream.

Here, my husband and I continue our work. I was an English lecturer in Trunojoyo University while I lived in Indonesia. Now, I am an English lecturer in Konkuk University, Seoul. Besides that, I am a translator because I also mastered the Korean language and Hangul (original letters of South Korea). Same as me, my husband also continued his work. He is a doctor, now he works in Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul. Because we work, we entrust our son who 5 years old in child care near with my University. Although we are busy, we still have time to family because our family is important.

South Korea is country which have many interesting destinations. Because we live in Seoul, we often spent our holiday to visiting destinations such as Lotte World, N Seoul Tower, Myeongdong, Changdeokgung, Namdaemun Market, Han River, Banpo Bridge and so on. Although Seoul is downtown, rarely happen the traffic jam like Jakarta. Because citizen of South Korea prefer to walk rather than drive if the place not too far. Besides for their health if they walk, it is also to decrease the Global Warming effect that are caused by vehicles. Indonesia should like this country. That things that make we are happy to live in South Korea.

Seoul, South Korea, our dream country, we realize all of our dreams. From our hard work and our struggle for a few years, finally we can live and have own house in Seoul. We have a family in the land of our dreams happily. This is our live, in our Korea.


Posted by Iswari Puji Lestrari 
The theme of this work is "How do you imagine your life 10 years from now?"

THE GREAT SPOKEN TRANSLATOR

The translator is a great job in the world. Here I am a great spoken translator and I am be famous woman, can knowing by people. I can around the world meet my partner or people who need me to help them into communication whit the other people who have different language. So, with became a spoken translator, I know about many languages in each big country in this world.

            I am a great spoken translator in the world. It is a good job. Many good experiences that I have felt. For the first experience, I can communicate or make conversation with tourism . The second, I can  around the world and say that I can enjoy my trip to the other country in this world. Third, I can learn about the thing that I don’t know before. Forth be a spoken translator is a job that many unforgettable experiences . Many things that I have gotten and it is useful for me.  Besides great experiences  that I have gotten, I am popular in the world, I have wonderful popularity became a spoken translator. I known by people or new people and I am be more smart woman because much knowledge that I have gotten. So the translator is useful for the other people especially for tourisms.

             The spoken translator is better job than other. The spoken translator is master many languages in this world. Not only speak English but also I can speak some languages of the other country, like Mandarin, Korean, Japanese and French. Because that I have many new friends in this world. Therefore I am happy. I can communicate with my new friends . And then I can help the tourism to communicate with their partner that have different languages. So I can communicate with the other people who have different language easily.

             The spoken translator is a good job. I am happy and enjoy my job now. I am popular in the world because my job. Many advantages that I got after became a spoken translator.  I have many new friends in the other country, so I can more practice my skill in speaking. And the thing that can’t  forget in my life is a  good experience that I have felt until now. so, a spoken translator is a useful job and a great job in the world.

Posted by Rusmatul Wardah
The theme of this work is "How do you imagine your life 10 years from now?" 

I HAVE HELD MY OWN DREAMS

Dream is wishful of every people in this world. People want their dream come true. They do anything to make it to be real. From believe it, hard effort, and pray are the keys to make it happens. As me right now, I am holding my dreams by my own hands. Formerly, I just can imagine about my dreams. But, finally I have enjoyed my dreams in reality. My dreams that come true are I have a new lovely family and two wonderful occupations. I love my dreams in my new life.

            The first dream that come true is I have had a new lovely family. I have a good husband who loves me so much. He is the man who I wanted to be a leader for me. We married after I graduated and got master’s degree from University of Indonesia. Our family to be perfect when we have three nice children. They have completed our life as the parent. I have two duties as the wife for my husband and as the mother for my children. I enjoy my life with my new beloved family. I am the lucky wife and mother in this world. I love them so much as I love my dreams.

            The last dream that come true in my life is I have had two wonderful occupations. I teach as a lecturer of English department in University of Indonesia. It is a big respecting to teach in University of Indonesia that includes as one of the popular universities in Indonesia. Teaching is my favorite work, I like sharing my knowledge that I had gotten when I studied in school and university. As the lecturer, I can learn lectures again and add much knowledge about English. Besides as the lecturer, Iam an editor in Gramedia publisher. Iam happy very much, it is because I like reading. Every week I should edit a literary work. The thing that makes me always smile after reading and editing. I love my two wonderful occupations that I have had in my life.

            Indeed, my dreams have come true. Dreams that I wanted since I studied in the school. I have become the wife, mother, lecturer in University of Indonesia, and an editor in Gramedia publisher. Iam proud all of my dreams to be real in reality. I enjoy them happily. It is easy to reach when I believe, hard effort, and pray for all my dreams. I have established for my own life.

Posted by Rini Hardiyantini    
The theme of this work is "How do you imagine your life 10 years from now?" 

INSPIRATIONAL INDONESIAN DESIGNER

In this 2024, there are many young designer who appear with a lot of talents in Indonesia. They appear with various kind of fashion model that make their creation loved by a lot of people. One of those creative designer is Oky Gresyaningrum. Oky Gresyaningrum is a successful Indonesian designer in 2024.

Oky gresyaningrum have inspirational biographical life. She was born in Blitar, October 7^th, 1994. When she was two, she moved to Sidoarjo with her family. She start her kindergarten school in 1998 in Waru, Sidoarjo. But, when she was in 3^rd grade elementary school, she moved to Blitar again with her family. She graduate from Junior High School in 2009 and graduate from Senior High School in 2012. She entered University in 2012 and graduate in 2015. Before she become a designer, she worked at an office as an office girl. but beside that, she occupy on her hobby, designing and drawing, so she resign from the office and apply for a job in a boutique. In that boutique, she become an employee. From that job, Oky collected her money and try to build her own boutique.

Oky Gresyaningrum, joined on Jakarta Fashion Week in 2019 for the first time, but she get a lot of underestimate from other designer because she’s still new designer. In that year also, she get an accident in her boutique that makes she almost bankrupt. But Oky still struggle on it and keep spirit to build her boutique again. She got her first achievement in 2021 as The Best Young Designer in Indonesia and Mercedes-Benz Asia Fashion Award in 2022. Those achievement make her be able to compete on the regional level in the next years. Now, O.g boutique, Oky’s boutique, already have around 200 employees in her boutique. Oky also become a tutor for other beginner in designing.
 

In conclusion, Oky Gresyaningrum is a well-known designer in Indonesia who have already built her own boutique. We can learn from her struggle and her spirit to be success. As a young generation, we should imitate her spirit to reach our ambition.

Posted by Oky Gresyaningrum
The theme of this work is "How do you imagine your life 10 years from now?"