Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Another challange!


Yesterday I've got a personal message in my another blog. From a writer again!!! It's really really surprising me!

She is a really famous and kind hearted writer from Jakarta. I adore her from I was teenager! She has been writing for more than 20 years! She already published more than 30 books and hundreds short story, most of them are best seller!

Oh my God. I cannot believe this. My favorite writer email-ed me!

In her email, she said she wanna offer me a project. She already browsed my blogs in here and she thought my writing style will fit in her project.

So, we talked through and I said YES to the project that offered to me! We will begin this book's project at the end of this month, since I'm still having some responsibility to be done.

Yihaaa! Another challange!

Oh, I feel as I cannot breath, I'm so excited! Thanks God...!

Monday, June 04, 2007

I'm getting close to my another dream!


As you read in my blog's description, I'm a big dreamer. For me, life will be so bored when I didn't fill it with a bunch of dreams!

But, dream just will be only a dream if you didn't do something for your dream! You'll just keep yourself daydreaming! So, here I'm, trying to live up my dreams!

One of my big dream is, I'd like to be a writer. Not only in cyberworld, but also in paper book. Since in Indonesia internet is still an expensive media for most of people, especially for who are living outside Java island. Thus..., I'm dreaming to become a book writer! Especially Chicken soup for the soul's kinda book!

For the first time, I need to practice my writing skill. I need to learn how to express my idea fluently and how to touch other people's heart through my writing. I thought, I'm quite successful in doing that in my another blog in here.

So, few months ago, I tried to send some of my writing to one of the famous writer in Jakarta and he likes my writing style. Yippee!

Here I'm now, waiting for our book about cyberworld to be published in October, this year. We've already got the publisher who is willingly want to publish it. This book is written by 9 people and one of them is me, yay!!! I couldn't wait any longer, so curious to know my book's cover!

Wish me luck for my very first book!

Saturday, June 02, 2007

UK's Life [part One]: One of His Miracle for Me!

Why I Come to UK, this country is so expensive, isn't it?

I just want to let you all know that I come to UK not on my own money. I come to UK because I got a scholarship from Ford Foundation, under the program so called: IFP (International Fellowship Program).

Getting a scholarship for me is such kind of a big gift from God that I've ever had. in my life It is a really great opportunity, concerning that I will never be here if I didn't get it. It is only because that I will never be here if I use my own money. Do you want to know the reason?

The reason is that I only the daughter of a laborman that earn not 'too' much money for a month salary. The money is only enough for earning our daily needs, but not for continuing my study. But luckily, I still can finish my BA degree in Islamic Law in Islamic University of Jogjakarta, Indonesia. While I was studying there, I also should work very hard for paying my living allowance.

After finishing my BA, I asked one of my previous lecturer, Mr. Idris, about studying abroad because he had finished his Doctor degre in Canada , He told me that he could go to Canada because he got scholarship from Mc Gill University. Hearing this, a new hope comes to my mind that I can continue my study to a higher level, getting an MA.

Having a great interest in it, I try to look for information about any kind of scholarship through internet. At the very first, I wasn't really sure, what kind of information I look for? Step by step, from time to time, I finally getting know the Beasiswa Milist. It is a miling list I had found by accident via google after I wrote Beasiswa. Beasiswa means scholarship.

After a while, I got the information from Beasiswa milist, that there was a small NGO from Canada was needing a volunteer to be exchange with some volunteer from Canada to learn about Canadian culture if you chosen by them.

For the first time, I was not sure to apply for this 'chance' because I am not clever enough to pass the test that may be conducted as a fulfilment. But my lecturers, and my friends support me a lot and they said that I would pass it because I already got the knowledge and why I should be afraid of trying to do a good thing. Realising that, I stand on myself confidence, and start to do it.

I had been interviewed by some canadian people. And you know, what it was the really first time for me to be interviewed in English. You can imagine what happen with me. I was trumbling during the time, but luckly I still could control myself for not becoming a 'stupid idiot student' in front of the interviewer.

Sorry friends, I have something to do right now. Tomorrow I will continue this 'miracle' story. Okey?!!

Friday, June 01, 2007

I'm Newbie: My Template Has Gone!

Whuaaaaaaaaaah! I was so stressful last midnight. I've been tinkering my blogspot for two days and last night I've found out my new template has gone!


OMG! I almost cry, since I've been working on this from really beginning and spent a lot of time to do this and that! even though I didn't make a totally new template by myself and I just copy paste-ed every single html from other expert, but I did google for so long hours. I also read and tried put things here and there, especially on Google adsense and the stuff!

Suddenly I felt irritated to myself because I already too much spending my time on this and at the end, it just gone! This happen might be just because I wasn't really care enough to the template and html I already made and inserted to my blog by copying them to my notepad and save it! A big mistake!!!

So, this morning I woke up with the mix feeling on myself. I wasn't really happy. Besides, I also feel stress with my another task as I haven't finished working on that! That's why I try to cheer and fresh up myself by doing something new and different. But now, my disappeared template also ruin my day.

But then, I remembered I have a friend who is really expert on this matter. Then I contact him and ask him some question. Apparently he is now not really pay attention to blogspot and already move to wordpress. He just tried to comfort me by asking me to open my template page and recheck again.

So, last two hours I was working on my template and... I've found what was the problem! I think I haven't moved to the new customize blogspot (working with google)! That's probably my problem. It seems that I was working on two templates, one is the old one and the other is the new on! I guess!

I wasn't pretty sure with my conclusion, but I just gave it a try and went to my template and clicked "CHOOSE NEW TEMPLATE" and continued with clicking the new template as I did before! With my clueless mind I saved it! After that, there's a question popped up in front of me: do you want to go to your new template or you would see your old template?

Heh? For a moment I felt like I had no idea what to do next, but then I realize, I could make my new template comeback to me...!

AND................., tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! My 'old' new template is baaaaaaaaacccccccccccckkk!
Wow, I'm so relieved and satisfied now!

Shocking email, it's ruined my backpacking plan!


(My travelogue on 3 August 2005)


Just a day before I began my Europe backpacking, I was shock and stressful because I'd got an email from Interrail Company that I didn't intend to read since I was so busy preparing everything for my very first backpacking:
Dear Ms. Fatimah,
Please can you contact the Ticketing Dept on 08708 302001 as a matter of urgency regarding your Interail order.
We have tried to call you on your contact number several times today but we have been unable to talk to you or to leave a message. We look forward in hearing from you.

Regards
Paula Tanser
Operations Desk
Ticketing Department

Rail Europe Limited.


As they asked me to contact them, I then called and asked them, what was going on earth???

They said my interrail ticket cannot be used in Europe's land since they put the incorrect age of mine. They just realized and checked it a day before I use it. Oh damn it!!!

Of course I was sooo angry to them. How come this had happened??? And now I've gotta go! TODAY! Since I already planned everything ahead and couldn't be cancelled! My booked flights, hostels and etc. that have arranged by me!

They said, there is no other way except I should send back my interrail pass to them and they'll correct it for me!

With my high tempered, I told them to give me the quickest way to fix this problem and of course I totally refused their idea to send back the ticket!!!

After a moment and so many people mumbling around the lady, the lady on the phone said I could buy the new interrail pass today in Sta travel and then I should ask my friend to send the older ticket to them while I begin my traveling. They promise to refund my money!

Oh My God...
I'm speechless...
My plane will leave this city this lunch time and I didn't have plenty of time to think nor refuse their idea.
I have no choice, then I just agreed to do so!

Fortunately, my friend was willing to help me to do what I supposed to do, following all of their instruction. Meanwhile I went to the neareast STA travel and bought the newe Interrail pass, just half an hour before my flight take off!

Oh God! What a day I had!
This was a really really 'good' first impression on Intterail Pass. I don't think I'll gonna use it again!