Pink Marsmallow

My empty classroom in Civil Engineering department NCKU. Someday I'm going to miss this class. Now, I try to enjoy the class as much as I can. 

In NCKU, Every student must able to find and have a  suitable Professor to be their thesis advisor. It is not an easy job. The Professor must also interest and willing to accept them as their student. Sometimes they interview the students first, sometimes they need to hand over their thesis proposal first and then the laoshi (laoshi means teacher, how Taiwannese call their professor) take their final decision. Like take it or leave it.

 If the student get accepted, they will get a chance to do a research in their new Professor laboratory for graduate students. As for me, I found a very good professor who want and willing to be my advisor. I wish I can study well and finish my Master Degree under his advises. Every professor has their own laboratory (whether wet or dry laboratory). A wet laboratory means you can do a chemical experiment inside. A dry laboratory is kind of a study room group. They only have a desk with each computer for each student. In ITS, we also have a room to study and share about our courses, it is called CECC's room. But that room is available for all civil' students without privilege in ITS. 

In NCKU, each student has different study room, it depends on who is their professor. To make it an easy explanation, If one professor has 5 students, so there are 5 students who has a privilege to enter and use his laboratory. As a good student, you should come everyday in your laboratory to study or write your thesis. In this room also, our Professor held a meeting every week. Well, There are 5 students in my lab, included me. Mylabmates  are very nice and always help me in my difficulties.

My friends requested me to take some pictures of NCKU. Well, to take all of NCKU photos for every corner is a little bit difficult because NCKU is so big and impossible to take them just in one day. So, today i just able to take a photos of NCKU library and also my building, Civil Engineering department. Lucky me because my class schedule actually from 1-3 and 3-6 p.m but my first class today finished at 2 p.m. So before my second class started, I have an enough time to fulfill my friend request. xoxo.

Scanning door, Scan your ID student first to enter the building


I like this bookshelf, This shelf can moving automatically if u press the button



From the right side


Inside the old one building

Pas balik ke Indonesia pada saat liburan sester kemarin, aku punya satu tujuan yang terwujud. Akhirnya aku memiliki foto wisuda S1 ku bersama keluarga. hehe.. Mungkin agak aneh kenapa kok ada yang gak mempunyai foto wisuda. Ceritanya, dulu saat prosesi upacara wisuda angkatanku di ITS, aku berhalangan mengikuti wisuda tersebut dikarenakan tanggal  keberangkatan ke Taiwan mendului tanggal wisuda, kira-kira berjarak 2bulan sebelumnya. Rencana awalnya disempatkan balik ke Indonesia sebentar untuk mengikuti prosesi upacara wisuda ini di tengah perkuliahan semester pertama diNCKU. Sehingga saya dan mama berpikir untuk menjahitkan kebaya wisuda saya sebelum keberangkatan ke Taiwan. Realita yang terjadi adalah pada saat bulan 10 perkuliahan sudah mulai padat dan berat, jadi terhalang kembali ke Indonesia. Batal sudah plan awal disempatkan balik PP Taiwan- Indonesia ini (Foto wisuda pun tidak ada sama sekali). Jadi, pas liburan pulang kemarin sungguh misi pertamanua adalah untuk foto.   Nami tetap saja ada halangan yang mengganggu, mengingat berat badan yang meningkat 7 kg di Taiwan, kebaya yang digunakan pada saat pengambilan foto tersebut bukan kebaya yang dijahitkan oleh mama sebelum keberangkatanku ke Taiwan. Kebayanya kita sewa di foto studionya (foto studio princess). Gimana lagi, kebayanya GAK CUKUP! Hiyaaa,,,sedih juga, pdhl kebayanya tuh bagus bgt warnanya. Baby blue dan baby pink. Sangat menyedihkan,  kecewa kecewa kecewa kecewa...

Once in a week my Professor held a meeting group discussion between him and his students, is. We need to  prepare the presentation of our researches. This meeting will be attended by all of my group laboratory. The dateline time for our next meeting is already closer ao it means I will meet my labmate again in nearby future. The problem is I forgot to bring any presenta for them from Indonesia back then. Oh my, I do remember brought something to my Professor and his assistant, but I did forget my labmates. How come ste, how come. What will you answer if they ask you "do you get us some souvenirs from Indonesia?" 

Well, I remember I didn't forget to bring some present to my family and some of my friends when I came back to Indonesia. But, I'm so stupid forgot my labmate when back to Tainan again. 

Today, I attended my night class (7-10 p.m), Finite Element Method (the most difficult, heavy but an important course). I've heard about so many bad rumors about this class, but I still pretty surprised tonight. Just a minute our professor entered class, he made a shocking announcement "First homework is already uploaded into my web, all of you can download and submit it next week" I kind of whatttt??? The course wasn't even already given, but he just talked about homework as soon as the class just begin. Well, now I think it is not just a rumor about this course has 17 homeworks and 2 close book exams (with each exam has 4 hours time, 18.30-22.30 p.m). Actually I just can drop out and cancel the class right now, however I just can't do it since this is a special course. It does really usefull for so many field in engineering such as Physics eng, mechanical eng, electrical eng and many more.

ah, I forgot to tell the differences between Indonesian students and Taiwannese students. In NCKU, students who come earlier than others will take a 'good' seat (good means the first row of class) not in the back row. However in Indonesia, students who come earlier also will take a 'good' seat (but in here good means in the back row). 

In Kaohsiung last friday, I saw some cuteeeee dog there. Looked at them reminds me my babies. In Taiwan, there are a lot of cute dog which made me screaming "how cuteeee" everytime I accidentally see them around.

He used a clothes and a pair a shoes, 有趣的!!!!

I really miss all of my babies, I just want to pick them up and accompany me in Taiwan rite now.

My Ramses

Me and Flowers

I Love flower,always, but in my history, It is not a secret anymore that I always fail to take care a plant (I don't have a pair of green hamd obviously). I've proved that I'm a bad florist. In CLC (NCKU Chinese language club) trip that I followed last semester, I got a beautiful orchid plant freely. 

my orchid plant, "before"

See, how bad I am?

March, 2010 there will be an International Carnival in NCKU. PPI (Persekutuan pelajar Indonesia) in Tainan also want to participate in this event. So before that, PPI held a meeting to discuss what kind of performances which we can do in this event. 

Here is of How if we do a meeting, the meeting was held in the Sheng-Li6 second floor, some STUT students also come to follow the meeting. Wow, I appreciate their dedication. STUT is pretty far from NCKU fyi. 

Today, My very first class in new semester is begin! The class subject is Analysis Structure of Bridge using Microcomputer. Actually, this course is taught in Chinese aka zhong wen. Bad news, my chinese is still very poor.My labmates   suggested me to take this course because there is no exam for this course and they will help me to translate for every homework. Nah, that is why I took this class at the beginning. I really hope this class will also able to improve my zhong wen.

This semester I took 5 subject. They each are Analysis Structure of Bridge using Microcomputer, Methods of Mechanical testing, Geotechnical earthquake engineering, Negotiation dispute, and last Project schedule control (all of them seem difficult). 15 credits is too many for me, maybe I'll drop one class. My resolution for my new semester :

First month living in Tainan, I went to Anping by bus with some compatriot. This time I try to visit it by myself.  Anping is an intersting spot and big enough to explore so that you can't do it only for a day. It has some interesting spot from edge to edge.

I visited a store which sell all about owl stuff. My bestfriend in Indonesia, Ayu, has an owl called Moyo. I think she'll be excited if know this kind of owl store does exist. 

An owl

All about owl