Fikriyah Winata's Blog

Last two weeks I was really curious to join a 'simple' competition. Actually I have tried many of competition and quizzes that the winner would get the return economy ticket to reach a country. I was just failed. failed and failed.. But I will never give up until the failures have gotten bored of me and left me. Yes! Thats me! Ill do the whole thing, anything that I can do to pursue my dreams. Back to the 'crazy little' competition, I was failed for SQ or SIA (Singapore Airlines) competition, it was last month. It was a big prize 'return ticket from Jakarta-Singapore-Frankfurt-NYC' Thats crazy right. Even I have been Singapore and Frankfurt, but I never been NYC (I do believe someday I will step of my foot in NYC. Aamiin NY Times, I never been there. But someday I will. Definitely! Then, last year, i had a fabulous trip plan 'Macau-Hongkong-Shenzhen' but again. Even I had the aircraft ticket and Chinese visa already but. I just canceled that. I had...

Okay, now let me show my IELSP Cohort 8 - Iowa State family.. I lived with them for 2 months during exchange program, obviously we never knew each other before IELSP. We came from the differences of provinces in Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke, then we made friends, love, and togetherness.. I love u guys, thanks for filled in my heart for 2 months in Iowa.. Hoped can meet you again in the other occasion.. :D She is Sari Ayu Maghdalena, also known Alien. She was my roommate.  She was biology student at her university. Came from Medan, North Sumatera. Alien was like my daughter. She could not cook, I felt really pity of her when she was hungry. Haha. Then, I always cooked for us then we eating together. I loved to make dinner meals for us, for breakfast we were such 'anak kosan' it was expensive time to take breakfast. We slept over then woke up late. Haha, never 'mandi pagi' as well because of the weather was so COLD just "kucek-kucek' mata, make up, and wen...

Ames - Iowa State, April 22, 2011 When I was in the U.S for my student exchange program (IELSP) at the end of the program I and friends of mine held an event named "Indonesian Day in the U.S" then I was as a project officer or leader for this program. I arranged various traditional attractions. We showed Tari Saman (Saman Dancing) from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province by 16 of us without Pravita, Kadek, and Lyla. Then Tari Japin (Japin Dancing) from Riau Province by Yusuf with Ian (ISU Student), Tari Piring (Piring Dancing) from West Sumatera Province by Sucita, Tari Yapong (Yapong Dancing) from DKI Jakarta Province by Pravita, Sri Januari, and me, Tari Kecak Dancing from Bali Province by Kadek, Bugis Traditional Ceremony from South Sulawesi by Acca or Ashar Hamid. We also sang "What a wonderful world" by Louis Amstrong, this song requested by Ms.Xiong, she wanted all of us with her sing this song. Yes, Actually the IEOP (Intensive English and Orientation Prog...