4 in 1 Social Service

Hellooooo, I come back with a news of social event that I attended last Sunday.
This social event is held by PATRIA Organization, for the village populations at Hamparan Perak Village I-VIII. As I ever told you before, that the mass treatment and health education will be held this month, on May. And here it is!

The activities are included: Hygiene & Health Counseling, Treatment by General Doctors, Dental Treatment, and Distribution of Food packages.
Yes, all 4 in 1 social service!

The location was still very rural

Ocean of human! Around 400 peoples join this.

Hmpph, oke! My face was very very ugly here. I was grim. so heavy?

The staple foods for distribution

The dentists team

The solid team

Penguin doll and the teeth brush from the sponsor (Bank Ekonomi & Pepsodent), for the children who are not afraid to check their teeth! Chubby right?

 Photographers by: Hardy Chen and Adhi Pratama Halim

By following this activity, providing many lessons and valueable experience for me. I saw still a lot of peoples around us who are not as lucky as us. They can't eat the delicious food everyday, and even haven't the fees for health treatment for their families.
And I saw how the doctors and dentists team serve them with sincerity and love. The point is, trying to learn to appreciate life more.

We were very tired actually. But I'm happy become a social worker like this. I hope I can join the social activities again in another time. When I saw their smiles after that, are the best part. Yeah, Smile, Healthy, and Happy are ours together!


PS: Thanks for all donators, sponsors, participants, and the solid team. So this event can be very successful! Hopefully could be useful for all of us.

Puja rituals

Still in the atmosphere of Vesakh Month, so I'll post about 'puja' event on Vesakh Day, May 17th 2011, at Vihara Mahasampatti.
Actually, the rituals start from the morning until night. But, I just join at the night ritual: The seconds of Vesakh's reflection, Amisa puja and Dhammadesana by Y.M. Bhikkhu Candaviro & Y.M. Bhikkhu Indaguno, and also Padakkhina. As you know, Padakkhina is a buddhism ritual, where we have to walk around the temple. When walk around, we also bring the myrrh and flower as a symbol of honor.

The altar

Amisa Puja

Padakkhina ritual

All crew of Vesakha Puja

Peace is the light of truth!

Vesakh 2555 BE celebration

Just had a time to update this blog, hmmmph it was already a week ago since my last post. Oke, we start from:

Happy Vesakha 2555 BE!
Hopefully all living beings be happy.

A little late, but at least better late than never. Hhahaaa.

I always love the celebration of vesakh. When the candles and lantern glow in the dark. I feel something like... peaceful. Yess peaceful!
By the way, I see in Medan, vesakh celebrated with more enthusiasm. Almost every week in a month, there's Vesakh celebration anywhere. Full month of celebration!

I was celebrate it in some place, like in: ITBC (Indonesian Theravada Buddhist Center), Vihara Mahasampatti, to prayed and did some puja rituals.
Also in KMB USU: "Vegetarian Festival", to celebrate it and have some fun.
But unfortunately, I haven't any photos of them. Just photos in KMB, so I want to share here:

Played in KMB's vesakh drama

Wear this Indian Sari outfit. Hhaha, what do you think?

And have some fun with Janet, Fany, Vinny, Dency, and Henny!

Our 'wishing lampion'

Glow in the night. Bye bye lampion!

See my hair on these photos? Very very bad hair day, because of the hairspray that I used for drama. Huahhh!


PS: Had many activities and event on this month. So busy! The another activities maybe I'll share later :)

The main goal is

Block exam week!
Now I've got used to face the exam, 4 times in each semester. Wah seriously, it drives me crazy! This is the third exam, just need to wait a month for the last one, and then holidays! Huahhh can't wait.

In order to welcome the holy day of Vesakh Day, for a month there's SPD (Sebulan Penghayatan Dhamma) event in Vihara Mahasampatti. Everyday for a month, with the different speakers. But I just come occasionally, can't come everyday. Sometimes, listening the sermons make our soul becomes calm and peaceful.

By the way, actually I want to join this event:

Where all Buddhist in this town celebrate the Vesakh Day together at Lapangan Merdeka, Medan. I've already registered to be a "Dhamma Worker" actually. Buuut, because of this week is my exam schedule, so I can't join that. Huh!


It seems I have to keep my positive thought. Remember what my friend, Ridho, said,

"Dress, your parents send you from Lampung that so far away to here, Medan, aim to learn right? Not only for playing."

Yeah, he's right! Although in a learn, we have to socializing and keep religious too. But, the main goal is to study, to achieve the bachelor degree. I must remember that. Hmmph, focus for studying!


>--->>> Make the priority is the wisest thing!

TRA 2011

Attended TRA (Temu Ramah Alumni) KMB USU 2011, on Saturday night at Paramount Royal Ballroom. The theme is "Jas Merah: Jangan Sesekali Melupakan Sejarah". Hmmphh, it makes me remember about Bung Karno.
Me as a subcommittee of consumption section. As the committees, we got the abundant foods. Siomay, durian compote, cakes, fruits, coffee, tea, and many others. That's too much! Whereas it was night, so I'm very glut.

Herbert, Rivera, Henny, and Me

As I thought previously, that the guest have become the fathers-mothers of alumni and also bring their children. They still look very trendy and stylish. But us? We should wear the black uniform of KMB. Hhahaa, not cool.
Looking at them, I hope someday I can gather with my old friends like this too, and telling all our success. Amen!

Survey the location and the lesson of it

Have a great journey today with Patria members. Surveying the location for a social event on May later, to Harapan Perak village.

At village hall, meet the headman

Yah, although the weather doesn't support us, but we still have the spirit to go on. The rain continues and so muddy!
We start on 8 am, and I was very sleepy actually, dreaming of my bed and pillow in my boarding house is so tantalize. Huaah! It's a far journey, you know. But I got the new experience of this.

First, we go to village hall, meet the headman to permit the event and asked for public data.
Then, we survey some houses of local residents. It's very concerned I think, where there are still many poor families, straw-roofed houses, bamboo matting, limited funds. And the healthy lifestyle here is still very very minimal, especially the system of MCK (bathing, washing, and toilet). There's still many houses which haven't the toilets, so they use a public toilet outside. The health facilities are also so inadequate.
Based on it, we are planning to hold a mass treatment on this May. There will also the health education for them.

From here, we can learn to better appreciate life, how to live more simply and not always complain of what we've got. Because there are still many peoples who are less fortunate than we are!

This called LIFE

Yesterday in KMB USU, there was a great event. That's PPO (Pelatihan Pemantapan Organisasi), from the morning until afternoon. I've join this, although so tired and I was sleepy, but actually it was fun! The topics, games, and they also brought some great speakers, who gave us the encouragement.

Thanks for all senior committees who organized this event! No regret to join this. # By the way, I've just received the information that my grandma had died recently. Sabbe sankara anicca. Huahh, I try to realize that, this called life, we'll never know when we lose someone. Even I couldn't attend her funeral, because of the tight schedule of lectures and also practicum this week. I hope she was quiet there and hopefully get a better life. Saddhu3x.