Hye peeps ^^
Almost a month since the last post..
As always, sorry, i'm busy (law student's problem ==')
Anyway, lets continue with my journey in Indonesia
(even though months passed *sigh*)
Part 2 ^^
Just as i promised before, i'll share my experience about the camp i joined before. Basically, if i'm not mistaken, it's part of the AIESEC policy, or maybe part of the project (because they told me about this camp before i came to Indonesia) to held a camp that will explain to EPs what to expect from the project and also just to know each other and of course the project's committee.
So, we stayed at a hotel (motel??) which is a comfy one, and what i appreciate the most is that the committee are very nice, they make sure we're comfortable, the guys always help us with the luggage and they always asked us if we're ok or not....
Quite nice right.. much better than my expectation...
So, on the first day, they introduced us to the whole committee and also the EPs.. I took quite some time to open up which i really regret now as they're the coolest people on earth, and the only wish i have is that how i wish i can know them earlier.. The OCs are so supportive, so much fun, so active and i still remember how shocked i am to see how friendly they're.
While, at that time, all EPs still very shy... wkwkwk..
The most shocking moment for me was they started the event with a dance routine which is totally awkward for me, but i'm so amazed by how the OCs were so positive and friendly.. they're having so much fun, and the EPs somehow started to follow.. OMG, how i wish i can record that moment.. Miss the dance tho.
Then, there're few slots held by different OCs that introduced us to Indonesia and Jogjakarta, what is their culture, what to expect from the project, what to expect from the host fam, how to manage the culture shock, what to do if something happen and also the policy of AIESEC and the contract..
I still remember how Tika explained about Jogja ( I won a traditional bag from her..thanks Tika), Titi explained what to expect from the host fam and project, Imam discussed on how to manage the culture shock, and El and Alvin (is it you guys??) explained on what to do if something happen in Indonesia.
Next, i'll share few interesting moment and things that i learnt from the camp itself.
1) Indonesian food (hahahaha...food is the best thing on earth)
The food they prepared during the camp is damn good.. it's not much different from Malaysian food, but still, there're still differences. I'm craving for fried tempe in Indonesia as it doesn't taste the same in Malaysia =='
the food is so good. And owh, i still remember how awkward it is for me when i'm the only one who ate using my hand, while everyone else ate using fork and spoon.. EVERYONE, including the Indonesians. Still remember how Tien (the Vietanamese girl) secretly watched me ate using my hands. wkwkwkwk.....And how amused i am to watch my chinese friends to drink using the small bowl which i use for soup. Well, i know it's normal for them, i heard about this before, and i watched from tv about this, but watching this live, way too amusing.... wkwkwk..
2) Story shared by Rio (lol... Rio, something specially about you ^^)
There's one slot on sharing experience from someone who completed a project before. This guy, introduced as Rio, which i believe he's a Muslim at first, shared his experiences when he joined a project in Hungary (sorry if i'm wrong Rio). It's very inspiring for me, listened to his story.. I know he's nervous (lol, it's too obvious Rio) but still, i learnt a lot. How an Asian survived in a very different culture, much respect towards him.
*sorry i stole your pic from FB Rio.......
P/s: I'm told that Rio is not Muslim almost a month after the project started. Victorio Fikgi Amartha =='
3) Dinner (This is the most interesting..)
Well, for the final night, there's a dinner, with a theme. The theme is 'hospital' and they asked us to wear something that represents hospital which is basically white.. so, when we entered the dinner hall, some of us (especially me ^^) surprised by what we saw.. the lightning in the hall was deemed, party songs, the OCs were playing with bandages and splashing blood everywhere (red ink obviously).. Maybe it's not that weird for others, but for me, it's a rare theme and i don't do 'trick-or-treat'.. It's interesting for someone like me. And it became more awkward when someone ( I cant remember who tho) asked me this:
He/She: Hey Hira, do u want some blood?? *while showing me a bottle of blood (a.k.a red ink)
Me : Errrrrrr......(psssttt, your head bandaged and you're bleeding......)
He/She: I can put some blood on your hand....... ^^
Me : owhhhh... ok.... sure.. give me some blood then
(totally awkward ==')
4) My first time to dance infront of other people
For the dinner, they divided us into groups and we need to perform a dance based on the song they chose. ( A bollywood song). First, they asked me to dance.... Second, my one of my groupmate is a dancer... Third, the other two (including me) are terrible dancers.. Lol, i dont want to remember that part. but somehow, we danced that night.. wkwkwkwkwk, i'm so not going to dance for the rest of my life........
5) Fun part of the program
I'm so inspired with how the OCs planned their program. Maybe it's how Indonesian conduct their camp, but somehow, it's somehow very different from what i'd joined before. The ice-breaking session is very good, which i'll surely do it in my programs in Malaysia... hahahaha... the dance session before each slot is very nice. I love the sugar-cube-thingy... so nice and memorable.. tq guys.
6) First impression
Well, first, my first impression with the EPs. Erm, that time, Alex and Rou were not in Indonesia yet ( you guys should join us.....). But my first impression was, most of us need time to open up.
Erm, Tien (Vietnam) is a very random and extremely active girl. I remember how most of us shocked when she suddenly said that she's too sleepy as she usually have a nap during day. And she danced!!!! to songs early in the morning, which woke me up ==' and join her.. She danced infront of my room with loud music, and my bed exactly next to the door and window.. so yeah, she's my alarm clock.
Szyuin, HuiFen and Doris, in my opinion are very matured, especially Szyuin(Malaysia) as they're older than me. I really respect Szyuin tho..
Duke (China) by that time, the only guy among the EPs, and he's the youngest among us.. He's so innocent and blur and blank.. lol.
Rana and Nada, both from Egypt, they're very nice to me, and by that time, they're my Muslim friends there, we shared about our religion and culture. Very impressed how they spent their free time reading and memorizing Al-Quran.. A lot to learn from their culture.
Zoe (China), well, i met another law student. She's verrrryyyyy quiet which i don't think awkward at all, maybe because of the 'law-student-aura' hahahahah
The OCs, at first, i thought all of them older than me. Well, Alvin looks like 25, El looks like 23, Titi looks like 21, Rio looks like 23, Farid looks like much older...hahahaha. I really impressed by how they held the camp.
And at that moment, i really want to know El, i just have this feeling that i want to be her friend. Elory Leonard, the girl that always smile, the girl that always laugh, the girl that dance like there's no tomorrow, the girl that helped me to borrow the iron from the hotel. Wkwkwkw... i even left a note in her sugar cube, hoping that i can be her friend somehow... lol
And Titi and Alvin are very cute.. they always make jokes in Indonesian language (which only I can understand by that time, but trying my best to laugh secretly...)
And the other OCs are also amazing.. I'll make another post especially about them later..
Anyway, the conclusion is, the camp is very nice, very informative. I had so much fun. I learnt a lot. And how i wish we can gather and have a camp like that again..
So, this is all for this post.. will share about few activities we did in the city before we moved to the village..
Till then, take care people.
I miss Healvolution family ^^
Sincerely,
Hira
