BxC Park

This saturday was so exciting as my sister and her family were coming to our small house but sadly it was due to the haze that has gotten worse in Pekanbaru, where they have lived for the last two years. Around  11.oo pm when they arrived, I was still awake just doing a piece of blog writing, while both of my nephews was falling asleep. We just did short chit-chatting before going to bed as they had been on 18 hours journey from Pekanbaru-Padang-Jakarta because no flight could be accessed directly from Pekanbaru; instead, they had to depart trough Padang.

On Sunday afternoon we planned to go to BxC Park, the beautiful and happening one in Bintaro, located in the Bintaro CBD, just beside the Bintaro Exchange Mall (BxC Mall). Our little family often spend time here, especially to enjoy the greenery, the fish ponds as well as the cuisine sold in the BxC food court when getting hungry after an hour of playing in the park. That's why I definitely wanted to bring my nephews there as I'm sure they would enjoy this beautiful open space.

When we arrived (at 5 p.m.), fortunately it was also easy to find the available car park since we often experience a lack of such space if we come on the weekend. We then bought some bread for all of us as the traffic jam, which took almost 1 hour made us a bit hungry hehe. My daughter had her meal while the others ate the bread. Finishing with the meal, we explore one side of the park, taking some photographs and accompanying the children to play maze made of shrubs. These are what I like most from BxC Park, it's spacious, green and children friendly. Also, every Saturday night, there is a gig taken place in the center of the park, but we have never experienced that.

We fell relaxed afterall and I'm happy just seeing their enthusiasm and cheerful faces. :)

When PDT was over.....

Finally, my 4.5 months journey was going to an end, which meant a good news on one hand and an uncomfortable feeling on the other hand. Why? As I would not have to sleep late at night dealing with assignments as well as self-studying, I can definitely spend more times doing other activities as opposed to learning, haahaha. However, since I still had to wait for almost 2 weeks long for the IELTS result, surely it made me difficult just to stay calm before knowing the score. 

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So, what happened with going back to the office? A bit awkward if I could say. I've met lots of new colleagues also a new boss, but fortunately, the same job hehehe making me feel like entering a new office back in early 2011 when I firstly came to this place. Meanwhile, I must have dealt with what so called "jet lag" with this new routine as well, although I still have to start commuting at a similar time, going home at 5 and then arriving around 1.5 hours later seems too hard for me. I've really missed heading off from IALF at 3 and so seeing the sunlight when arriving home, absolutely I do miss accompanying my daughter to enjoy the afternoon just in our neighborhood :( And for sure, I am about to lost my comfort zone during the PDT with an enjoyable learning, a cozy place to study (a.k.a. resource center) and off course great classmates.

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Well, I must admit that these 13 people with their own uniqueness have completed this journey. The duo Phd students, Mas Toto and Mas Agus are like our role models regarding their skills, abilities and also experience, hopefully we could be like them as we reach our mature age hahaha. Another "mature" student is Mas Cahya, the one who got an unconditional offer long before our course ended up, lucky u! no more worries about what the IELTS would be hehe. Our class leader, Mas Bram, is the energetic one organizing our outside-class activities such as munggahan and other eating out moments. He also intended to arrange our video performance for the end-of-course event, but, unfortunately the IALF management didn't give us permission. Pandu, together with Mas Toto and Mas Bram, were my partners in speaking study group in which we each other criticized and gave and received many inputs and constructing comments, these meant a lot for me, guys! Rizky, those showing me how to go home by train from Sudirman Station, is a reading master and thus we called him Reading Wicaksono hahaha. Cahyo, Rizky's BFF I suppose because they will go to the same state, Adelaide, and come from the same institution, is the one who often sends "wrong" messages into our WA group haha crazy! Thariq, the youngest guy in this class, a businessman wanna be but trapping himself being a government officer currently, is the hilarious one. Puji, mr. cheerful, is those never looked angry or sad, thanks for reminding me to avoid saying "but I'm not sure" in every discussion hehehe you now it is unconsciously said :p  Mas Danang, my ex-colleague, is the calm one, I've almost never seen him in a hurry, indeed he did his presentation in an attractive way; thus although exceeding the time limit, he still got good grade, unlike me hehe. Lastly, the women, Putri whose has a British accent is very fluent in speaking and able to stay calm even when given an unexpected topic, amazing! Mba Wulan, coming from Binjai makes her being called "miss Binjai" by Mas Tohari. She is also the funny one with a unique dialect and a well-organized person. And, Novi, another young guy in this class, was the only one who disappeared in the event in Decanter haha. She was always copying the weekly timetables for me, Putri and Mba Wulan, thanks!

Us...at the closing ceremony, 9 Oct 2015

By all of the ups and downs we have passed, I would undoubtedly miss those moments. I hope Allah will allow us to have such a reunion Down Under and ease our study as well...aamiin. Don't forget also with our wonderful plan in the future, Hotchkiss and Partner Consulting Firm hahaha