Di Persimpangan jalan

Pernahkah kau dihadapkan pada pilihan yg sulit?
Pernahkah kau merasa bingung saat berusaha mengambil keputusan?
Tak usah terkejut, bahwasanya itulah hal wajar yg dialami setiap insan yg bernyawa.
Bayangkan bila dihadapanmu terdapat persimpangan jalan, kau memandang lama
Berpikir keras jalan mana yg sebenarnya bisa membawamu ke jalan yg benar.
Merenung, melihat lagi jalan itu.
Ahhh sepertinya kau mulai berputus asa.
Kanan atau Kiri?
Kau mengira jalan disebelah kanan itu adalah jalan yg benar, namun setelah kau menapaki jalan itu, didepan ada banyak sekali halangan dan rintangan yg harus kau lewati.
Kau menyerah? Atau menyesal Karena memilih jalan itu?
Kau berpikir untuk kembali dan mengambil jalan disebelah Kirimu taxi.
Tapi kau berpikir ulang, bagaimana jika jalan disebelah Kiri tadi memiliki rintangan yang lebih sulit? Dan akhirnya kaupun memutuskan untuk menghadapi semua rintangan didepan.
Meskipun pilihan itu sulit bagimu, kau tetap harus memilih. Pilihan terbaik ada dibenakmu, namun jangan lupa until menyerahkan segalanya pada sang Pencipta. Life is a choice, you have to be brave to define your decision, let yourself choose the best version of you yeah you. Don't be scared of obstacles, life is hard, life is struggle. Keep moving forward, dude 🙏

Hidup & Kehidupan

Orang yang hidup memiliki kehidupannya masing2.
Tak usah kau Tanya seperti apa kehidupan mereka?
Karena satu yang pasti, hidup tak akan berjalan mudah.
Lika-liku? Pasang-surut?
Kehidupan bagai roda yang berputar, kadang diatas Dan kadang dibawah.
Hidup itu perjuangan, mengatasnamakan dunia & akhirat.
Kenapa dunia? Karena Sekarang kita hidup di dunia yang membutuhkan mental sekuat Baja untuk mengarungi samudera kehidupan.
Kenapa akhirat?
Karena pada akhirnya setelah kita hidup di funia yang fana ini, Ada kehidupan yang lebih keras, kehidupan yang kekal abadi.
Yaitu di alam akhirat. 😇😇😇😇

Apa sajalah 😂😂😂

Tak terasa sudah 2 tahun aku meninggalkan blog ini. Mungkin klo diibaratkan sebuah rumah yg ditinggal penghuninya bakalan udh suwung bget kali yes.. Haha 😄 ga cman bersawang aja, tpi mgkin sudah ada penghuni yg lain, hayoo lohh 😱
Banyak momen2 berharga dlm hidupku yg sudah terlewati, mulai dari PPL, KKN, proposal, sidang skripsi, wisuda, jadi pengangguran selama 2 bulan, balada mencari kerja, training kerja di Karawang, jalan2 selama di Jawa Barat, balik lagi ke Jepara, sampai sekarang udh kerja hampir 6 bulan di tempat yg tiiiittt - I dunno how to say 🙅 tapi tenang, klo menikah blm kok. Msih ingin mewujudkan mimpi2 yg masih tertunda dlu, so, I pray it will become true for all of my dreams Aamiin 😇

EDUCATION SYSTEM IN UK

THE SCOOL YEAR

The school year runs from September to July and is divided into three terms (semesters).

a)     The autumn term (Fall) runs from September to Christmas.

b)     The Spring term runs from January to Easter.

c)      The Summer term runs from April to July.

The PHASES of education

Establishments	Age Range
Pre-School Nurseries	Under 5
Primary Schools	5-11
Secondary Schools	11-16 or 11-18 (19)
Sixth Form Colleges	16-18 (19)
Further Education Colleges	Over 16
Special Schools	3-18

All children and young people between the age of 5 and 16 must get full-time education.    

Over 90 per cent of all school children attend state or public schools, and some others attend private or independent schools.

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

Ø  State/ public school -> by government, free-paying.

Ø  Independent/ private school -> by private and church, fee paying.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Children with special educational needs are educated in ordinary schools, wherever possible. Other children attend day and boarding special schools. Schools and colleges provide careers education and guidance through careers coordinators.

NATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

The National Curriculum defines four key stages, and ten statutory subjects:

1)     key stage 1 age 5-7 (infants)

2)     key stage 2 age 7-11 (juniors)

3)     key stage 3 age 11-14 (PRE-GCSE)

4)     key stage 4 age 14-16 (preparation for GCSE)

The three "core" subjects are English, mathematics and science and there are seven other "foundation" subjects - information technology, history, geography, music, art, physical education and modern foreign languages (in Wales Welsh is also a core or foundation subject).

Qualification

Ø  The main qualification taken by secondary pupils at around the age of 16 is the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE).

Ø  The General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced (A) level is normally taken after other two years of study in two or three subjects.

Ø  The new type of vocational qualification, General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ), in which provide pupils an alternative to the more traditional GCEs and A levels.

Higher education

Higher education institutions include universities, teacher training colleges and other colleges of technology, art, and profession allied to medicine.

British universities can be divided into three groups:

1)     Oxford (1167) and Cambridge (1229).

2)     Redbrick universities.

3)     Universities opened in 20th century.

Students, who start to study at university, are called "undergraduates", and those who do not want to study at universities can be trained in some training courses (in nursing, secretaries, banking, accountancy, manufacturing or service industry).

"The Family's Story"

One, two, three, four, five…  A kid counted and closed her eyes with her hand. “Let me find you guys!” she said, after she opened her eyes. The kid started to find her friends, all of them were hiding. It was called ‘Hiding Games’.

I walked slowly in the park, looked at them who was playing the game. It reminded me when I was in the same age. Always happy, that was the word I could say. No matter why, no matter what and no matter how.

***

That was in the evening, when I played with my sister ‘Paula’ and other friends. As usual before we played the game, we made a deal first (Hompimpa) to decide who would be the keeper. The result was I have to find them. One... two… three… four…five until ten… “Okay guys, I will find you one by one. Wherever you are I will look for you.” But, in fact no one I could find even though I had looked for them everywhere.

I was desperate and started to scream. “Hi, where are you all? I can’t find you.” Suddenly, when I was too far from my place that I had to keep, they came out and gathered in my place. They shouted, “You’re lost Michaela (with laughing aloud) and you have to be a keeper again.” I came to my place and mad, “No, I am not. All of you have been deceiving. I don’t like it and I will go home, now.” Paula got angry because my deceitfulness. “Michaela, you’re lost and you have to be a keeper again. You can’t avoid it!” I hated this situation, as my sister she should pleaded me, but this was the opposite, she wanted to blame me.

“I don’t want to be a keeper anymore, if you want to replace me just do it. I want to go home, mom is waiting for me.” I answered to Paula.

“You can’t do this. You’re lost and you have to play once more.” She yelled at me and hold my hands. I cried and ran to my house. Arrived at my house, I ran into my mom’s cuddle. “Mom, Paula is really naughty.” I told to my mom.

“Oh My God, Paula… What is she doing until make her sister crying?” My mom went to the park an asked Paula to go home.

***

In my house......

“Paula, what did you do until Michaela cried? I said to you to keep your little sister. Why did you make her cried?” My mom blamed her.

Paula didn’t want to accept mom’s blaming. “It was not my fault, she cried because she is childish, you can’t blame me mom.”

”Paula, your sister is a real child.  She is still 5 years old, and you…. You’re elder than her. So, you have to give in to your sister. ” My mom gave explanation to Paula.

Paula decided to enter her room because she didn’t want to hear mom’s twaddle. Before she closed the door, she stared at me and I showed my tongue to her (sign of mocking). What had been happening in this evening was a usual situation. I, Michaela who was the last child in this family, always want to get more pay attention from my parents and more be indulged. Yeah, I won and I was laughing in my heart. I was happy to be me, myself.

***

In another day…..

It was a Saturday night and it meant, time to play anytime we wanted without thinking about study. My friend invited me to come to her house to play a Barbie doll together,

“Michaela, because tonight is a Saturday night, come to my house and let’s play Barbie together.”  Then, I asked my mom to accompany me because her house is rather far from my house.

“Mom, I want to play Barbie doll with Stella. Please accompany me to her house; I will play there in the evening, maybe until night.” I was whimpering to my mom.

“My dear, mom is busy tonight.  Your daddy and I have to visit your dad’s friend in hospital. After that, we will go to family gathering in uncle’s house and it will take so long time. I will ask Paula to accompany you. Don’t worry, mom and dad will take you there and after we finished from the gathering, we will pick you up.”

“I don’t want Paula accompanies me. I hate her so much. She is naughty, mom.” I gave my excuse to my mom.

“Don’t say like that, dear. Somehow, she is your only one sister and you have to love each other. If I ask your elder brother to accompany you, of course he will refuse it directly.” My mom gave explanation to me.

I just answered, “Ok.”

***

When we arrived in Stella’s house, she was welcoming us by gave some drinks and snacks. After that, we played doll together in the living room. I brought my Barbie doll and Paula brought hers. Stella has a beautiful doll house, I took my doll in the large bedroom, because I think it was the luxurious room and Stella took her Barbie in living room, meanwhile Paula took her Barbie in the kitchen and acted she was cooking at that time. I changed my mind to be chef, I asked Paula to change her doll’s position.

“Paula, I want to cook in the kitchen and acts like a chef. Please move your doll to another room.” I moved Paula’s doll to the bathroom.

“Michaela, you can’t do this. I haven’t finished cooking my dinner. You have to wait for me. After that you can use the kitchen.” Paula moved my doll back to the bedroom.

I was bad mood at that time; after we played up to an hour I was bored and want to go home. But, my sister forbad me and said, “Don’t go home now; we have to wait mom and dad who will pick us up. It is 9 p.m. and we can’t walk alone. ”

“It’s okay, if you don’t want to go home with me. I will go home by myself. ” After Stella allowed me to go home, I went out from her house and used my shoes. Paula overtook after me and said, “I will accompany you if you want to go home right now.”

When I want to said words to my sister, suddenly something bit me in my shoes.
“Up t…, Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……… my foot. Something bit me in my shoes. ” I started to cry. Paula opened my shoes and saw a scorpion there. She took the scorpion out and checked my foot.

“Are you okay? Let me see your foot. I think the poison has entered your body.” Paula looked at my foot.

“Hikshikshiks..Mommy, mommy… I want to go home… ” I cried aloud and called my mom many times.

“Ok, let’s go home. I will carry you on my back.” Paula carried me on her back and brought my shoes, finally we went home together. I still cried and hold my foot.

***

Arrived in our house, soon Paula called my mom and then she washed its bit wound. My parents came and give me a medicine. I went to my bedroom and when I want to sleep, my sister came and said. “Get well soon, my dear. We will play together as soon as possible.”

I nod my head, sign of agreeing. I realized that actually she loves me, as a family we have to love each other no matter how. Because, only family who will sincere love me just the way I am. From that time, I promise to myself that I will love my sister, my brother and my parents. Even if, sometimes they did wrong and annoying, but I will always love them as long as I live. For me, ‘family is everything’. J

-----THE END-----

“The Hidden Tribe”

I am Eric, a charming doctor from Atlanta, United State of America and I have a beautiful wife named Luciana, she is a nurse. We like traveling so much and we have a dream we will visit all of countries around the world as long as we life, so that’s why we have our own plane to make our dream comes true. Besides that, we are part of International Red Cross, you know that we are volunteer and our duty is helping people who gets suffer.

Let me tell you about my wonderful experience a couple months a go.......

One day there was a huge disaster in Africa, Haiyyan typhoon. It was very surprising because a week a go, typhoon just ruined Philipine.

Eric

Ohh My God! Honey, come here... (Watching Television)

Luciana

Why? What’s up honey, I am cooking spagetti for you. Wait a minute. (She answered from the kitchen)

Eric

There is a bad news that happened in this morning.

Luciana

What is that? (Come to Eric quickly) Wow, Ohh My God! How pity they are....

Eric

That is a huge disaster, honey..

Luciana

Yeahh, and this is for the first time that happened in Africa, right?

Eric

You are right. Haiyyan Typhoon is one of the most dangerous typhoon in the world.

Luciana

Come on honey, call Mr. Parker (The chief of International Red Cross). We must do something to help them.

Before I called Parker, suddenly the phone is ringing... (Kring...Kring....Kring....)

Eric

(feeling excited) Honey, That’s from Mr. Parker.

Luciana

Just answer it, hurry up honey...

I picked the phone up and talked to Mr. Parker

Eric

Hello, sir...

Mr. Parker

Hai Mr. Eric, have you seen the news?

Eric

Yes, I have, sir. I was very surprised and speechless.

Mr. Parker

We must help them soon and I really need your help. I will send a medical team from International Red Cross to Africa. You can invite your friends in hospital to help them.

Eric

When?

Mr. Parker

As soon as possible, tomorrow if you and your team are ready.

Eric

Ok, sir. I am ready.

Mr. Parker

Thank you. Tomorrow morning we will have meeting for our departure. Just prepare everything, especially your health.

Eric

Yes, sir. See you tomorrow. (Hang up the phone)

After I talked to Mr. Parker in a while, I back to my living room....

Luciana

So, how? What is Mr. Parker said, honey? Tell me. (Curious)

Eric

Be calm, my dear. Mr. Parker instructed us to go to the disaster place, Africa.

Luciana

When?

Eric

Tomorrow, after we have finished our meeting first. Are you ready to join us?

Luciana

Of course, dear. As long as we are together, I am ready to do everything (Smiling at her husband). We must save them and let’s prepare for our journey.

Eric

(Nodding) Yeah, I do agree with you. (Hug each other)

Departure day was coming...................

In International Red Cross office, all of the people who will go to Africa gathers and discuss together.

Mr. Parker

Are you sure, you will use your own plane?

Eric

Yes, sir. I will use my own plane, because it can load a lot of things.

Mr. Parker

Well, just call us if you find an emergency condition. And thank you for your help. We count on you, Mr. Eric.

Eric

Yes, sir. With our pleasure, we can go there.

Mr. Parker

Don’t forget to take care of yourself.

Luciana

You too, sir. We are leaving, now. See you there...

We used a plane to reach the remote place and through unusual route. Because of our careless, we forgot to look the fuel of our own plane. In the middle of our trip we lost our direction and finally we got lose and run out of fuel.

The alarm rang..... Teng... tenggg.... tengggggggg.....

Eric

Honey! Warning! We lost our fuel.

Luciana

(Panic) how come honey? Actually we had checked and filled it full before we go.

Eric

I don’t know, I think the tank is leak.

Luciana

So, we should take an emergency landing, now!

Eric

Ok.

(They take an emergency action to land their plane and they are save)

We decided to land in an unknown place nearby a forest. We stayed next to our plane and waited until the aid came to help us. A couple hours later, there was some annoying sound, I thought they were some people who would help us, but in fact they were a weird tribe.

Eric

Honey! Look! I think there are people who want to coming here.

Luciana

Yeah, I think so. Maybe they are the member of International Red Cross who wants to help us.

Eric

Ah! Finally we can go from this forest safely.

Luciana

Yes honey, just waiting for their help.

Eric

Okay.

How surprised we were, when we knew that they were people from another tribe and they brought spear. All of people stare at us like we were their victims. The Cannibal Tribe surrounded and tried to kill us, but my wife was kneeling in front of them asked to don’t kill us.

The chief

Hello bad boy. What are you doing here? This is our area, and you come here without permission. “(Lift up the spear)”

Eric

We are getting lost here. And we wait for some helps. Our tank is leak.

Luciana

Yes. “(With a trembling voice)” I think some helps coming here to bring us go to Africa. Unfortunately, we are trap here.

The chief

I cannot believe you. You will be our prisoner.

Eric

Wait!! How come we become your prisoner? We have mission to help the victim.

Luciana

Don’t bring us. Please!!

‘Finally they brought us went to their place’

We felt so strange when we saw the cannibal tribe discussed about something at the middle of the night and the cannibal tribe made a ritual.

Luciana

My husband.What will they do to us ?. We have to do something to escape.

Eric

Yes we must escape. They seem like want to kill us dear!!

Luciana

But it seems very difficult to get out of here.

The chief

Huh! What are you talking about? Do not talk much because we will decapitate you

for victimizing. So, enjoy your last day to be together.

Eric

No!!!!.

Luciana

(Crying without say anything)

They forced us to join them. There was nothing that we could do. We were so scared to face the fact that they wanted to kill and ate us like their food.

The chief

My members, this evening we will enjoy a delicious meal. We will chop off their

head and we will make it as a victimizing, so we are getting stronger. And no one dares

to Cannibal.

Eric

“(Try to fight, but he can not do anything)”.

The chief

This is your fate boy. Get ready !! hahahaha !!!

The excecution has begun. The fire was on and our hands were bunched by them.

We would to be their food.

The chief

Bring them close to the fire (the king's command and the people pushing them close to the fire)

Luciana and Eric

No…!!! They shouted.

People

Toasty…toasty…toasty !!! (The people shouted and raising their hands to the top)

Before inserting them into the flames, the chief said to the people

The chief

People… !!! This night we will soon carry out a ritual. The two meats of these human are delicious. HAHAHAHA… !!!

In the middle of the ritual, one of the member of Cannibal Tribe was running and came to the leader

Counselor

Our majesty, our queen was dying (said one of the cannibal tribe)

The chief

WHAT ??? What did you said? (with surprising face)

Counselor

Our queen was dying. (Replaced one of the cannibal tribe)

Automatically the process of ritual was stopped. The leader was panic and we could see from his expression

Luciana

(Speechless and instantly stop crying)

Eric

(Look at Luciana) honey…!!! (With smiling)

Luciana

We can try to help her

Eric

So, please exempt us.

The chief: open their bond!!! (the chief’s command)

The people immediately untied

The chief

Follow me!!! (command to Luciana and Eric)

            My wife and I offered our best to help her with our knowledge that we have got. Actually the leader almost gave up to see his wife so he allowed us to cure his wife. All people wait in worry but in the following day the leader’s wife got better. How lucky we were, because of that incident the leader became respect to us and absolutely his people. We were free and they held a great party for us.

Eric

Honey, help me to make medicine

Luciana

Yes. I will do.

The chief

“(feeling confuse with his wife condition)”

Eric

hurry up honey !!!

Luciana

Already dear.

Fortunately, after three hours later, they can save the chief’s wife.

Luciana

All praises to God..

Eric

Yes we can do it (Holding Luciana’s hand)

The Chief’s wife

(Aware) Honey..

The Chief

(Coming to his wife) Honey.. are you well? (His wife smiled) Awesome! Thank you, you have saved my wife..

Eric

Ya, we are waiting for some days again your wife going to better.

The Chief

I don’t know if my wife gone of me, no one of our Samans can save her. But you..your coming to help her.

Counselor

Yes, God has carried both of them to save your wife, Chief.

The Chief

Yes, for of all. I let both of you to be free.

Luciana

Sure?

The Chief

Yah, (facing to his people) All of my people, tonight we going to celebrate our happiness..

Eric

Oh My God.

People

Cheer up! Good long live!

Finally, The Cannibal Tribe helped Luciana and Eric to repair their plane. And they can go to Africa after they are tripe in a unknown area.

-THE END-