Aparajita

22 Years old today

2008-08-10T23:02:00.000-07:00

Another year gone and unfortunately I am a year older now, but then it is not a surprise since I feel the same way about it every year, i think it is about time I should stop being paranoid about my age and just enjoy the whole aspect of getting older... hahahaha

At midnight I was thinking that, 22 years have gone by and I did a quick flash back on my life so far, and I was so happy that so far, i didnt have anything to regret. I am so grateful for what God has given me in these past 22 years, the amazing opportunities, a close knitted family, fulfillment of my dreams and desires... it just seems like, I have received so much and I just feel happy and grateful.

The first ones to wish me was of course, Ma, Baba and Didi, it was nice to get their blessings on this day. Then of course my cousin, aunt and people from AIESEC.

So even though I really miss home today and specially Ma's cooking, I think overall I am just happy and satisfied and pray to God that this coming new year, turns out to be even better than the past years, where I learn a lot, do something truely worthwhile, leave something sustainable and make a real difference or IMPACT.

Lets see what this new year brings for me and my family...

The Garudas - ready to Kick Ass!!!

2008-07-08T03:22:00.000-07:00

I think this blog post is loooooggg over due.. I have been planning to post it since so long.

Well I am so happy that MY MC EB team is finally complete is and we have all started working as well.. actually all of us started, even before the official working date..

We have decided call ourselves The Garudas, to represent, fierce, power, intelligence, consistency and the attitude of a fighter.. :) I believe this name truly represents us...
Rama has also made a logo of it and i must say, i have seen this kind of design in professional advertisements... it is absolutely fantastic.

I think this first week has been so memorable for us, specially for me since we together experienced stress, tension, annoyance.. and the best part is we decided to conquer this together by focusing on what are the solutions and what we can do and what should be done as soon as possible, to 'rise out of this pit.'
Actually we experienced all this, on our first day of work, so that means I can safely say this year is going to be challenging, exciting, fun and extremely captivating... and in this situation I would say,

BRING IT ON BABY!!!!

Good Bye KL

2007-10-23T15:08:00.000-07:00

Few minutes are left and i will leave KL and head back home towards Jakarta, all i can hope is that i will be leaving Jakarta as soon as possible to go to another beautiful place to experience something new and meaningful.

More than anything else this trip has been wonderful for me personally and i will truly cherish every moment of it...

In the midst of all this i cant seem to help thinking how hungry i am... hehehe.... well what can i say dinner at KL and breakfast at Jakarta.

Aditi at Heroes

2007-10-23T09:34:00.000-07:00

I couldnt believe it when Sam (sampreet) told me that Aditi was at heroes... hhaha... i am just so glad to have met her after a long time... it was nice to just sit and talk and catch up...
and thinking about that, coming to Heroes was even more worth while..

Malaysia... Truly Asia....

2007-10-23T09:21:00.000-07:00

I wasnt sure if the last minute decision made to attend the Heroes conference in Malaysia was a right decision or not, but when i think about it now i am just glad that i did.
I had absolutely a fantastic time at the conference, in terms of learning new things i am not sure but in terms of meeting so many new people, getting new friends from different parts of the world have truly been amazing.

The conference got over on the 21st but i had to stay longer because of my flight but i am glad it turned out that way.. it gave me a chance to get to know more people, go shopping (even though i just bought a bag and a key chain), and most importantly what i enjoyed the most was to spend time with myself... (i guess i just love myself too much... hahaha)

What my favourite day was probably today since i explored a little part of the city on my own. I went to a place called Masjid Jamek where there is little India.. it was just amazing to see so many Indians and the shops. I also had a ladoo there... which tasted like the ones at home.. i think that made my day..

Right now sitting in Mc Donalds at the LCCT airport i am just grateful for this chance... since after a long time i truly enjoyed my self... it was a good break for me.

Expedition Pasar Baru

2007-10-14T06:47:00.000-07:00

I finally decided to go and visit the famous Indian market that everyone was telling me about.. i definitely expected a market very close to the ones found out home.. but it turned out to be quite clean and empty.. maybe because most of the shops were closed...
however my expedition didnt turn out to be a waste since i met this really nice textile store owner.. who actually tried to find me a place where i can get some ready mix food... but he gave me all the wrong info...
Its really ok.. since i saw more of the place and he actually took a lot of effort... so thank you to him... i hope a lot of customers come and buy his materials and he gets super rich... hehehe...

Over all it was a good day.. i mean it was nice to just go out and spend time with myself..it was a good mini adventure... hopefully when i go the next time.. i will get more of the Indian feel...

Bus way realisation

2007-10-12T22:35:00.000-07:00

I have been here for about 2 months now and its amazing to understand and realise that there is something quite exciting happening to me, nearly everyday.. that is if i can take the time to actually pay attention to it.

The other day, when i was going for my appointment, to meet someone from the foreign affairs.. i met with a little accident.. i missed the Busway step and fell down and hurt my leg really badly, but surprisingly for the first time i didnt pay any attention to my leg.. i mean i didnt even bother to find out how bad was the wound.. what i was thinking about at that time, i cant be late for my appointment and it has to go really well...
Then it actually hit me.. for the first time, in a situation like that, i am thinking about something that is totally not about me... hahaha... wow that was some realisation...

I was actually worried for the past few weeks that i am doing my work, and the work is so functional, so what kind of a development am i getting.. what are the personal results that i am achieving.. and after talking to someone about this i realised.. that i have to look out and evaluate whats happening around me to fully understand what i am getting out of this experience... its all about keeping your eyes open i guess.. and that is a huge learning by itself

Starting off...

2007-09-18T19:24:00.000-07:00

I think its quite apt that i start my blogging off with two quotes from Robert Frost, the first one, "Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening" is one of my favourite poems and the last two lines kind of signifies what i am feeling right now.
3 years ago i wouldnt have believed it if someone told me that i will be leaving my family, home, friends, country and go to another alien land and stay there for 1 whole year... i would have probably thought that person is totally mad or is totally trying to screw around. Sometimes when i sit and think (this is something i do a lot) i get surprised, sometimes it seems like a very long dream, and i wish that i dont wake up from this any time soon.
When i got selected on to the MC of AIESEC Indonesia, i was trilled, i only thought about how exciting and fun its going to be leaving here and working in AIESEC full time, but i never really gave it a complete thought, i didnt think about the problems i will face, the new challenges i have to over come, the things i have to do on a daily basis which i have never done before. Actually, come to think of it i am glad i didnt or else i think i would have 'chickened out.'
When during one of my conversations with Geets, she told me it wont be always easy and i will be facing new things everyday and i need to deal with them, i didnt really pay too much attention to that... but now i see she is absolutely right.
So far i cant measure what i have got professional or in relation to AIESEC out of this term, however i have discovered other things that have are so intangible or was not too relevant before, but now i see that these discoveries will actually help me in the future and i am glad that i discovered them by myself and didnt know about it before. To summaries what these discoveries are i think the following words are enough - LEARNING TO BE INDEPENDENT

finally!!!!

2007-09-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

well what can i say, i have finally got a blog...