Date  : Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Place : Aiesec's office


Today I don't have any schedule to do, and I need to stay at the office because Aurel has the class in the morning. I had a good sleep in her apartment ( Alhamdulillah) and also got the same breakfast like what I got in the second day in Taipei.

forget the name (as always) and only cost NTD 25

Spending time in the office is good because at least I can connect to the internet and surfing with fast connection. Oh yeah, Taiwan has a really high speed connection and its kind of blessing to get an easy access to the internet.

Oya, I get new friend here. She is not an Aiesec-er but she is very nice. She is a singer and be in NTPU for having singing competition. Let's greet Phu Shian :)

she is the one who is standing on the right side

Another hours left, and I need to wait until 6 o'clock for attending the LC meeting. To kill the time, this is the current activities I do: blogging.

Date  : Monday, December 20th, 2011
Place : NTPU, Aurel's room, Aiesec's office

Third day in Taipei. Still cannot start the project yet due to the the problems of confirmation, and we need to get back to NTPU and stay at the Aiesec's office until we get the fixed place to sleep. Thanks God, I get the room for sleep in Aurel's room, behind the NTPU and she is really nice.

Actually, my current mood for the day is not so good. I really want to start the project immediately, and I'm a little bit tired of bringing my luggage everytime we need to move, but hey you are not on holiday, you are here for exchange rite! Just keep in your mind that's everything will be fine, try to adapt quickly, and enjoy every moment in Taiwan whether it is good or bad.

To spend the day, I try to make presentation about Indonesia, keep sharing stories with another TPLC member, get along with them and also surfing in the internet. Thanks God (again) I have a really kind boyfriend that is pleased to help me every single second (wah lebay-nya keluar)  even if he's busy with his thesis stuffs. (sedikit curhat)

Spending almost 6 hours in the office, finally I meet Aurel and bring my luggage to her apartment that is located not so far from NTPU. Then, we decide to have dinner with another member in Taiwanese traditional restaurant. I should only pay NTD 80 for the meal, ah I forget to get the pictures, so bad :(

Aurel's apartment

my luggage

let's greet Aurel :)

Over all, I try to keep in my mind to keep professional doing my internship time in Taiwan. If we got any problem, try to handle it first, don't be panic, then if you need to complain, do it in a good way without hurting each other's feeling because I know that people here are also try to be professional. Then, just let it flow.

While killing the geje time, Ling-da, one of the member, is pleased to stay at the office and spending time with us. She also accompanying us to get our lunch in 7-eleven. One unique thing is that me and Nia teach her how to wear veil and she is pleased to try using veil :)

left to right: me, Ling, and Nia

Louis Lee, the one who teaches us how to make simple  website

Cheesy Grilled Chicken, only NTD 49, grab it at 7-Eleven

I also meet Vicky's classsmate in her department, Business Administration. Vicky said to me that her classmates really curious about me and really want to know me, then we meet when me have dinner near the NTPU. All of them is so nice and curious about Indonesia, they ask about several daily expressions in indonesian language, so I teach them how to say "Nama saya bla bla bla", "Apa kabar?", and "Senang bertemu dengan Anda". It's funny and interesting haha..

I end the day by skype-ing with Harist, telling him that I'm fine at that day, and go sleep in midnight.

I think I'm so lucky to have a partner (partner?) like him. #justsayin :)

Date  : Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Place : NTPU, Taipei Metro Station, Starbucks, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall

Second day in Taipei, I need to wake up early to have the training session with another Aisecer that will explain the job description of the project that I will do during my time in Taiwan. So, Vicky bring us to Starbucks, not so far from NTPU and it takes about 15 minutes walk (yeah we need to walk everywhere haha) and it is another culture that need to be adapted by me as an Indonesian girl who is always lazy to walk and prefer to drive car or take public transportation to go everywhere :p

Along the way to Starbuck, we pass a street that attracts us a lot. This street is called as the art street (Vicky told me that) because along the street we can find many arts especially moshaict (mozaik?) in ceramic that made by Taiwanese artists in order to break the world record.

si Bolang di Taiwan :D

the mosaicht ceramic

the certificate

Walking along Taipei is very nice. You don't need to worry about the polution, get sweat, or feel unsafe.

Soon after we arrive at Starbucks, we need another Aiesec-er members name Louis Lee and Trista that explain us the job description of this project. They are very nice, and Louis Lee told me how to make a simple website using an application named Wix that can be accessed through www.wix.com. It's quite easy and simple.

from left to right: Louis Lee, me, vicky Lin, Aghnia, and Trista

We only spent less than an hour for this training session. So, Vicky asked us whether we want to walk around the town or go to tourist attraction in Taipei. Yeah, then we decide to go using Taipei Metro to go to National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. First time using MRT, first time seeing modern public transportation, and I feel so amazed.

the enter gate for MRT

gaya dikit boleh lah ya

National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is very beautiful. We don't need to pay any ticket entrance, and it is ok to take pictures around that place.

the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

Gonna end this trip by going to Vicky's house, and Gosh I don't know the name of the area, but her mom is so kind and nice, serve us with Taiwanese traditional foods and provide us nice room to sleep. We owe you a lot Vicky, thanks for accompanying us today!

Date   : Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Place  : Soekarno-Hatta Airport , Terminal 2D

This day, I am going to Taipei, Taiwan to have the exchange experience and do the project called "Touch Truly Taiwan" held by LC NTPU (National Taipei University). This project starts from Dec 18th and will be ended on January 28th, 2011.

I'm not going to Taiwan alone as the trainee, but there is one of my friend from ITB named Aghnia Amalia Septiany who is also included in this project. Several weeks before that, my best friend, Pujiana Nurul Hikmah is also already in Taiwan to do a different project. 

I'm using China Airlines for the flight and it takes about 5 hours trip to arrive in Taoyoun International Airport ( do I spell it correctly?) and there is an Aisecer who pick us up to the dorm of NTPU. Yeah, we're staying in Vicky Lin's room, the team leader of this project for a night because we haven't got the host fam yet.

left to right: Vicky, Aghnia, and me

One thing for sure, I need to carry my luggage (which is almost 20kgs) for almost 1 km from the bus stop into the dorm. I'm quite surprised with this condition but okay, let's not complain haha..

There are two words for Taipei in my mind at that moment: SUPERB COLD!

Dago Pakar. November 4th, 2011. Please welcome, Muhammad Harist Muhtadin. More than just an ordinary boyfriend. He is my supervisor, advisor, commentator, brother, mmm what else? A lover, then :) (you should be curious of what does he look like muahaha)