Author: mickeyjanesalim
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Tiba-Tiba Jadi Nasionalis
Hong Kong, 2 November 2016 Minggu lalu, Persatuan Mahasiswa Indonesia City University of Hong Kong (PERMISI) memperingati hari Sumpah Pemuda dengan cara memakai batik dan berfoto bersama. Hari ini, kami mewakili Indonesia di Global Festival Night. Tarian, makanan dan persiapan booth sudah dimulai sejak sebulan yang lalu. Selain itu, beberapa dari kami juga sudah mulai memikirkan Indonesia Night tahun depan. Kalau…
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Vietnam #2: Happy Buddha Day
Ho Chi Minh City, May 21 2016 For Christian, it will always be wonderful to celebrate Christmas in Jerusalem while for Muslim, celebrating Eid ul-Fitr in Mecca is their dream. For Buddhist, it’s probably interesting to experience Vesak in Buddhist countries such as Thailand or Nepal. Never ever I thought before that the majority of…
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Journey to the Unknown
Ho Chi Minh City, May 17 2016 Today is the day! The start of my Global Citizen Programme in Vietnam. It is a six week of international volunteering exchange that, as an AIESEC manager, I have been selling to CityU students for the last two semesters. I had heard a lot of fun and inspiring…
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Why Keeping Memories?
Hong Kong, April 17 2016 Some people have been asking me why do I bother to write blog? Many times, I couldn’t give a proper answer except that ‘my cousin urged me to do so’, that is a very stupid answer, I know. I am not into writing; it literally takes days for me to write…
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Tiny Potato Goes to APC 2016
Shanghai, April 10 2016 Overseas conference has always been one of the best parts of my AIESEC journey because, beside meeting a lot of delegates from different nationalities, the energy you feel in a conference is tremendously overwhelming, equipped with a lot of inspiring stories. Here came Asia Pacific Conference (APC) 2016 in Shanghai. To…
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Gratitude
Hong Kong, February 28 2016 February, the month of love, has always been my favourite, simply because my birthday falls right at the end of it. This year was the first time I was being overseas, away from mom and dad. I didn’t know how it would be; I thought it will be just another reminder…
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Living Overseas Survival Kit: Kindness of Others
Hong Kong, September 18 2015 It’s been more than 365 days living here but it seems Hong Kong can always find a way to surprise me. Living overseas, alone and without the ability to speak the local languages, is tough. At the same time, you have to overcome the cultural differences and adjust yourself in…
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I was Lost but now I’m Found
Jakarta, June 2 2015 I come from a country, more specifically a community where religion is a very crucial thing in life. My family is Buddhist, the one who always goes to the temple to pray and reads mantra hoping for blessings. However, since I was a kid I always go to a christian school…
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Too Many Coincidences
Malaysia, March 22 2015 This week has been the most thrilling week of the year. Too many coincidences happen in a very short period up to the point which I believe that all my lucky charms are working at the same time. Think about these 10 Good Fortunes: A simple Facebook message from a guy I…
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It Takes Time, Don’t Worry!
Saturday, March 14 2015 Moving to Hong Kong and fitting in to a new circle of friends have never been easy for me. It is surely fun because it is a new beginning but, at the same time, you have to forget being in your comfort zone with the people you are familiar with. Little by…
Mickey Jane 