There is always a story behind every training. I realize, being a trainer, has given me many meaningful memories. If only I had much time, I would have written all their stories and experiences, and also our training activities.
This evening was the last day training of batch August 5th, 2015. We had this one boy, named Brahma, who is very unique. His uniqueness has brought much cheers in our class. He likes to be the spot of attention. Once I asked him to sing in front of us, he came right away. He sang one of the most famous dangdut songs, “Sakitnya tuh disini..” and then he acted like a professional model with a song from Taylor Swift, “22”. He also had a crush in the class named Wida. This girl he liked was pretty and nice. Unfortunately it seemed that she was not attracted to him.
Kamis, 13 Agustus 2015
Selasa, 04 Agustus 2015
Study or Career
On July 30th, on the bed, I checked on my email through the phone and found something quite surprising. It was from FASS (Faculty of Social Sciences) Admissions Team, Lancaster University. They told me that I officially got the Offer Letter to study at Lancaster University. A conditional LOA.
Wow.
I ran to my computer and quickly printed the letter. Finally, after a quite long time waiting for the LOA, I got one of the required documents to apply for the LPDP scholarship. The letter said that I got the offer for the Full Time program started on October 2016 in English Language and Literary Studies major. Since it is still conditional, so I need to take IELTS test as the prove for my language proficiency. English universities nowadays do not require TOEFL for the admission requirements.
The next day I registered for IELTS test in Sun Edu. The fee for the test is Rp 2.750.000,00. I have made the commitment to pay for the fee by myself. I am saving money now to make sure I can join the test. I hope for the best that I can achieve 6.5 points. It is the standard for Lancaster University as well as LPDP scholarship.
On the other hand, I also got the offer from my two beloved Managers, Sir Hengky (Alfamart Pontianak Branch Manager) and Sir Irwan (People Development Manager) to be sent to Filipine as the representative trainer. The head office was looking for the trainer that has worked in the company for at least a year, has good proficiency in English both written and spoken, and got the permission from the manager, which all pointed at me.
When I asked my parents and my best friends about this, none of them said no. Everybody just cherished me to go.
“This is the chance!”
“Tia, you always dream to use English for your work. What are you waiting for?”
“The salary is good~”
“When you come back home, a manager will be your suitable position”
“It will look great on your CV”
“Filipine is beautiful for its beach”
Well, what if I say,
“Lancaster University probably has Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter...”
On August 7th I will be called for an interview in Head Office, Tangerang. I decided to go and let Allah guides me. Whatever happens, I have asked Allah’s permission, I had istigharah prayer, I involved Allah in my decision. I will still apply for the scholarship, and until the result is announced, I will try for the Filipine.