HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!

I just realized, that this is the first post in 2012. What a bad blogger... -.-

Btw I was accepted in Studienkolleg Halle and I passed the exam for the first semester. And I really thank God and my parents so that I can extend my visa to stay here in Germany. Now I still stay in Halle to go through the second semester, hopefully I can start studying in university this October. Woohoo I'm so excited! I really want to focus this semester, to do and to get the best of the best that I can. 

Well because I got into second semester, now I have a project that I have to do from my Biology and my German teacher. I have to do a PRESENTATION about sickle cell disease (SCD). Fyi, SCD is usually characterised by chronic anaemia and also blockage of blood vessels by the sickle-shaped red blood cells, causing bone and chest pain and damage to other organs, failure to thrive, repeated infections and painful swelling of the hands or feet. It is also caused by changes in the structure of the beta-globin chains of haemoglobin, ie. a haemoglobin variant, that result in red blood cells that form an irreversible sickle shape. SCD affects millions of people throughout the world and is particularly common among those whose ancestors came from sub-Saharan Africa, Spanish-speaking regions in the Western Hemisphere (South America, the Caribbean, and Central America), Saudi Arabia, India, and Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy. It's horrible, isn't it? I can show you a picture:

Do you guys see the difference between these red blood cells? Have you ever heard about this before? 

Tell me what you think!

And wish me luck, I have to explain it to the whole class and the teachers next Tuesday 28/2.

*finger crossed*

Halle: Aufnahmeprüfung

After Greifswald's thing, I went to Halle to do another entrance exam. It was very very veryyyyy exhausting!!! Saarbrücken is so far away from every city in Germany o my God I couldn't believe it. Thanks to Chila, Diani, and Kak Mica who helped me and gave me place to stay for one night! And at that time I couldn't even study anymore. I did my test in the next morning, I did my best, I prayed, that's all. And I've seen a little bit of Halle city too, it's quite nice. It's not too crowded of people too. I kinda like it. Well as long there is H&M, New Yorker, Saturn, and Galeria Kaufhof, I think the city is good enough :p

And then while waiting for the announcement until 5th September, I went to Hannover and Hamburg with Shinta, Stephanie, Hana, and Jansen. It was totally fun being with them there together!!!

Greifswald: Saarbrücken

Woww it's been two months since I wrote in my blog. It's really quite a while. By the way I have already got my result from Studienkolleg Marburg. I was in their waiting list but in the end I've got no place either in their Studienkolleg. Of course it's disappointing, but it's okay and I've got to move on. And this 2 months really drive me crazy, especially the entarnce test (Aufnahmeprüfung) that I've got to do in Greifswald and Halle. It was 21st August 2011. I have to go to Greifswald by train and it took around 10 hours to get there!! It was even with the fastest train in Germany and it was like forever. OMG it was unforgettable. I was alone too. Greifswald is somehow a small city and it's located in north of Germany. Literally north. Far faaaaar away from Saarbrücken. All along the journey the only thing I saw was corn field and another field. I thought, where the hell I'm going. But still I keep this on mind: "It's okay Olla, it's okay. You have to do this. This called sacrifice. You won't get Studienkolleg if you're not facing it."

Finally I arrived in Greifswald. I was very very very tired. I couldn't help it. Thanks to Kak Gaby and Kak Vina who help me to find a place so that I can stay in Greifswald for one night. I called Kak Vina and I went to her place by bus. Well I've got to say Greifswald is a small city and it was very..... quiet. I was a little scared that someone's going to rob me or what (well I'm exagerrating) and finally I arrived in Kak Vina's place safely. I had dinner with friends from Indonesia, who were going to do the test too. I read some texts for a while and I fell asleep.

The next morning I woke up and got ready for the test. I was soooo nervous. There were A LOT of people who wanted to do test too oh my God. Well I couldn't do anything but pray and work my as* off!! And it was actually going realy good!! All I could do was to wait for the result and thank God and I had a little bit of hope. After the test in Greifswald, I went directly to Halle to do another test. It was horribly tiring but I had to keep my spirit, I believe that God's always by me and I have full support from my family and my boyfriend!!

P.S.: I didn't take any photos, I totally forgot!! Sorry guys :p

"This life is what you make it."

Zweibrücken: The Style Outlets

Two days ago I went to a city called Zweibrücken. This city is located in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Well I know nothing about the detail of this city, but what I know is that this city has a place called: The Style Outlet. It's a God d*mn shopping world!!! I went there with my friends Shinta, Hana, and Jansen. It's about half an hour with train, and then it's continued with another half an hour with bus. There are around 120 international brands and shops and also the price is reduced until 30-70% from the original price. Nike, Adidas, Body Shop, Mango, Versace, Esprit, etc etc etc. A lot. Literally, a lot. I think one day is not enough when you want to come into all of the stores! Well... you guys don't need to know what I bought. It's gonna make you like, shock. It's not recommended too for you who assume yourself as a shopaholic. You'll go crazy. Trust me.

Karlsruhe: Sportfest 2011 3/3

Well yg terakhir ini cuma foto-foto aja, aku copas dari Fb nya Hana 
*maap ya Hana dan Jansen aku gag modal huehehe*

Enjoy ! :)

Karlsruhe: Sportfest 2011 2/3

Jadi begini saudara-saudara, bagian ngenesnya:
Ceritanya, kami-kami ini kan bawa sangu tuh dari Saarbrücken. Sangu makan besar gitu biar pas disana kagak usah beli dan repot-repot. Pertama terima kasih banyak kepada donatur-donatur yg sudah membantu konsumsi untuk para atlit, yg saya sendiri juga tidak tahu menahu siapa donaturnya. NAH, kami itu sangu opor ayam gitu. Selain itu juga banyak makanan enak lainnya. Pas istirahat, kami semua makan siang, di bawah panasnya terik sinar matahari (tetep ngiup sih cuma panas gitu hawanya), karena di dalam stadion repot bgt kalo mau makan besar gitu dan dijamin nggak boleh juga sama panitianya. Makanlah kami di luar.

Beberapa jam kemudian nih, pas perjalanan pulang dan di Hauptbahnhof Karlsruhe, aku sama Shinta tuh udah ke kamar mandi, ngrasa perut nih ga enak bgt... Ditemenin sama Hana kan. Pertamanya aku ngira tuh aku sm Shinta aja. Ternyata eh ternyata nih saudara-saudara, serombongan pada sakit perut semua alias mencret-mencret!!! Beuh... Gila bener dah... Akhirnya kami semua menduga-duga dan mengira-ngira apa yang sedang terjadi. Dan tentunya, APA YG TADI KAMI MAKAN. Akhirnya kami tariklah kesimpulan, ayam opor yg tadi kami bawa udah basi, udah gitu kepapar di bawah matahari dan di hawa panas pula. Kami sama skali nggak merken karena memang enak bgt rasanya saudara-saudara...

Kalo aku nih, puncaknya pas di Zug dari Kaiserlautern ke Saarbrücken. AJE GILE DAH ITU DI ZUG, BENER-BENER... PUNCAK DARI SEGALA PUNCAK! Keluarlah semua isi perutku berupa cairan. Literally, cair. Maaf nih jorok, tapi bener-bener parah bgt waktu itu. Udah gitu tu ya, kan waktu di kereta aku ada 2 sesi, yg sesi kedua tuh ada bule ngantri juga. Akhirnya saking nggak tahan aku bilanglah tu ke bule, "Maaf bgt aku bisa ga duluan? Soalnya udah sakit bgt nih perut...." Untung dibolehin!!! Gimana coba itu kalo dia kebelet mencret juga?? Sekianlah saya sampai disitu. Sampe di rumah pun masih begitu juga, yg pada akhirnya, pagi setelah bangun tidur pun ga ada lagi yg bisa dikeluarkan tapi perut rasanya sakit buanget! Minumlah saya diatabs, dalam 2 hari pun sembuh perut saya ini.

Bagian lucunya:
Temen-temen yg cowo ni pada gila smua. Kamar mandi di Hbf tuh ya kmr mandi cewe cowo penuh semua! Gilak bener. Belom di Zug, pada ngantri juga, muka udah pucet semua nahan-nahan boker.. Udah gitu ada yg kereta udah berhenti, masih di kamar mndi juga, tuh gimana jadinya coba kalo kebawa sampe stasiun berikutnya??? Apa ga berabe?? Udah gitu ada yg ga punya cukup koin buat masuk kmr mndi, untung yg lain ada yg punya koin, kalo nggak gimana tuh perut apa bisa ketahan??? Ada pula yg pake celana di luar kmr mndi sambil jalan saking buru-burunya, diliatin tuh sama penumpang-penumpang di kereta... Pada akhirnya nih ya setelah sampe di Saarbrücken tercinta, ga ada dah yg namanya pamit-pamitan.. Adanya pada langsung buru-buru ke kamar mandi di stasiun ato kalo nggak langsung pulang dan menuju kamar mandi di rumah!!!



to be continued...