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Issue #1 Winter Edition 15 January 2015

Bagus Bhirawa PPIT HarbinPresident 2012/2013

What do you think about LDR??<3 Borobudur the Forgotten Wonder

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Editor Editor’s Note 2 Hauwson Joncer Indonesian Tourism 3

Layout Design Profile 10 Manuel Chandra B. Bill Fennedy Indonesian Culture 12 Yasmin Putri Horoscope 14

Writer Indonesian Food 16 Yastian Wardhana A. Garry Andreson Learn 18

Photographer Calendar Event 19 Aldo Kurniawan My Story 20

VoxPop 24

PPIT News 26

What’s Next 27 Editor’s Notes Take the , and mix it all up, and we have gado2, one of the specialty dishes of ! Winter is here!There is something calming about the snow white atmosphere and tbe frost on the windowsill, though I cannot fully explain why. There were a few issues with the publishing of this magazine, but I’m ecstatic that we have made it this far. This is only possible because of the struggle and hard work put in by each and every member of this division, and I am very thankful for it. 2| Gado-gado | Issue #1 Indonesian Tourism Forgotten world Wonder Comparable to tem- complete Buddha reliefs en- ple of Angkor Wat in Cam- semble in the world, very rich bodia and the great cathe- in artistic value. drals in Europe, Borobudur The structure, com- Temple has stood gallantly posed of 55,000 square me- in Magelang, in ters of lava-rock is erect- Indonesia. Historians suggest ed on a hill in the form of a that the name of Borobu- stepped-pyramid of six rec- dur comes from the Sanskrit tangular storeys, three cir- ‘Vihara Buddha Uhr’ or the cular terraces and a central ‘Buddhist monastery on the stupa forming the summit. hill’. The building called by The whole structure is in the UNESCO as the most magnif- form of a lotus, the sacred icent and the largest mon- flower of Buddha. ument and stupa complex For each direction in the world is visited by pil- there are ninety-two Dhyani grims in the mid-ninth cen- Buddha statues and 1,460 tury until the beginning of relief scenes. The lowest lev- the 11th century. Buddhist el has 160 reliefs depicting people who want to get en- cause and effect; the mid- lightened were flocking from dle level contains various India, Cambodia, Tibet, and stories of the Buddha’s life China. Not only magnificent from the Jataka Tales; the and large, Borobudur Tem- highest level has no reliefs ple wall panels are filled with or decorations whatsoever 2672 sculptured reliefs which but has a balcony, square if arranged in row, it will reach in shape with round walls: a a length of 6 km! It is praised circle without beginning or as the largest and the most end. Here is the place of the

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ninety-two Vajrasattvas or pulses; the middle level, the Dhyani Buddhas tucked into world in which man has con- small stupas. Each of these trol of his negative impulses statues has a mudra (hand and uses his positive impuls- gesture) indicating one of es; the highest level, in which the five directions: east, with the world of man is no longer the mudra of calling the bounded by physical and worldly ancient desire. Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty, the temple was designed in Javanese Buddhist ar- chitecture. Based on Kayumwun- gan inscription dated Arial view of Borobudur 26the May 824, Borobu- Source: http://www.borobudurpark.co.id/ dur Temple was built by King Samaratungga be- earth to witness; south, with tween the 8th until 9th cen- the hand position of bless- tury, coincided with Pawon ing; west, with the gesture of and Mendut. The building meditation; north, the mudra process lasted for 75 years of fearlessness; and the cen- under the leadership of an tre with the gesture of teach- architect, Gunadarma. Al- ing. though not familiar with Besides being the high- computers and other sophis- est symbol of Buddhism, the ticated equipments, Guna- Borobodur stupa is also a rep- darma was able to apply the lica of the universe. It symbol- interlock system in construct- ises the micro-cosmos, which ing the temple. The monu- is divided into three levels, in ment is a marvel of design, which man’s world of desire decorated with relief panels is influenced by negative im- and Buddha statues. The ar-

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chitecture and stonework UNESCO, following which of this temple has no equal. the monument was listed as And it was built without using a UNESCO World Heritage any kind of cement or mor- Site. Up until now, Indone- tar! The structure is like a set sian government did a lot of of massive interlocking Lego rehabilitation to this temple blocks held together without which was helped by UNES- any glue. The temple also demonstrates the influenc- es of Gupta art that reflects India’s influence on the re- gion, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and ele- ments incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indone- Stairs in borobudur sian. The monument is both Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/ a shrine to the Lord Buddha CO due to some accidents and a place for Buddhist pil- that ever occurred to Indo- grimage. Borobudur has the nesia, such as the eruption of largest and most complete Mount Merapi in 2010. ensemble of Buddhist reliefs The monument is con- in the world. sidered the single most vis- Evidence suggests ited tourist attraction in In- Borobudur was construct- donesia. In 1974, 260,000 ed in the 9th century and tourists, of whom 36,000 were abandoned following the foreigners, visited the monu- 14th-century decline of Hin- ment. The figure hiked into 2.5 du kingdoms in Java and million visitors annually (80% the Javanese conversion to were domestic tourists) in the Islam. The largest restoration mid-1990s, before the coun- project was undertaken be- try’s economy crisis. Tourism tween 1975 and 1982 by the development, however, has Indonesian government and been criticized for not includ-

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ing the local community on Guinness Book of World Re- which occasional local con- cords as the world’s largest flict has arisen. In 2003, res- Buddhist archaeological site. idents and small businesses To follow the flow of around Borobudur organized the story carved on the walls several meetings and po- of the temple, visitors must etry protests, objecting to a walk clockwise around the provincial government plan temple, known by the term to build a three-story mall of “pradaksina”. It is entering complex, dubbed the “Java through the east entrance, World”. walking clockwise to the po- International tourism sition where the temple is al- awards were given to Boro- ways on the right side, until budur archaeological park, reaching the foot of the east such as PATA Grand Pacif- stairs and stepping up to the ic Award 2004, PATA Gold next level. This is done repeat- Award Winner 2011, and edly until all the levels passed PATA Gold Award Winner and reached on the top of 2012. In June 2012, Boro- the temple shaping the main budur was recorded in the stupa. Arriving at the top, put your view in all directions, it will be seen a row of Menoreh Hill, Mount Sindoro, Mount Sumb- ing, Mount Mer- api and Mount Merbabu stand- ing up straight around the tem- ple. Mountains and hills are as if guarding the Source: http://wikitravel.org/ existence of 6| Gado-gado | Issue #1 Indonesian Tourism

Borobudur Temple. wish deep in your thoughts, Enjoying the splendor reach your hand inside the of Borobudur Temple is no bell-like stupa at the top of enough just walking down the temple, and successfully the aisle and climbing into touch the Buddha’s figure in- the top of the temple. One side, your wish will come true. thing to look out for is to see The best way to ex- Borobudur Sunrise and Boro- plore this site is on foot. As budur Sunset over the tem- you climb to the top of this ple. The splash of morning magnificent temple you will sunlight hitting the stupas marvel at the intricate de- and the statue of Buddha tailed stone carvings dis- makes the grandeur and played on the temples walls. splendor of the temple be- You will certainly miss a great ing more felt. While standing experience if you visit this on the top of the temple at enormous temple without twilight within a row of stupas learning about its history and and watching the sun slowly importance which are cap- began to shade will create a tured on its many reliefs. calm and peaceful feeling. As a tourism spot, Boro- The whole monument budur temple is open every itself resembles a giant stu- day from 6 AM to 5 PM. pa. The great stupa at the top of the temple sits 40 me- ters above the ground. The top, which is the main dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perfo- rated stupa. When you’ve arrived at the top of the temple, there is something interesting to do here. Local superstition says that if you climb this temple with one

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Source: http://www.elmirareiki.com/ Profile Bagus Bhirawa PPIT Harbin President 2012/2013

Biodata Name:Bagus Bhirawa Putra Birthday: 16 Januari 1982 University: Harbin Engineering University Major: Mechanical Engineering Hobby: Sports Favorite Food: Nationality: Indonesia

How PPIT was first founded?

A few friends of mine which studied in Beijing and Nanjing province had already established the PPIT organization. They influenced me and asked me why I didn’t create a branch of PPIT in Harbin, because at that time, the number of Indone- sians in Harbin was already 30 or so. From then on, I discussed a lot with them, along with some other friends from the em- bassy and they encouraged me to make the step forward, to bring out this idea of making the branch of PPIT in Harbin.

8| Gado-gado | Issue #1 Profile What were the procedures that you took?

So first, we went to the PPIT central which is the body under the embassy. They told us the procedures to be taken like noting the number of students also some other admin- istrative procedures. I managed to do that with help of some friends here. After two weeks or so, it was accomplished and we had our first meeting of Indonesian students in Harbin, in which I was chosen to be the leader. After that I made a proposal to the embassy and the PPIT central. That was when they approved that we are already a legitimate body under them.

What motivated you to become a leader in this organization?

First of all thank you for having me in this interview. At the be- ginning I understood that there were not so many students that were studying Harbin, perhaps a maximum of 15 stu- dents at the time. By the time we had more students coming to Harbin, I decided to make a legitimate organization that can bring all the Indonesians together and make all the In- donesian students become one big family. Even though we are not living in Indonesia, we can feel the atmosphere of living in Indonesia. That’s my motivation. How did you feel when you were chosen as the first leader of PPIT Harbin?

That’s a very good question. First of all I was glad to be chosen as the leader. Around that time there were around 2 more candidates, making us three candidates in total.

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Those candidates were very qualified and very strong indi- viduals. I’m glad that most of my friends have chosen me, but other than that I also need to carry this responsibility. To move one year ahead from that time to make PPIT an established organization. I’m very happy that we have established one year of PPIT and that it has become even greater than before.

What are the ups and downs of being PPIT leader?

The good side is I can make many friends not only from Har- bin but also from other provinces in china. This is because I have always discussed with them about many things relat- ed with resolving some problems within the branch or the national area. Other than that I can have many organiza- tional thoughts. There weren’t too many bad sides actually. I enjoyed being a leader in the organization. That’s the most important thing. Although, I do feel that I had to adjust and manage my time more to get all those things under control at that time.

What are the unique experiences that you’ve gone through as leader?

As a leader I’ve learnt to be more responsible especially for myself and those who are working with me in this organiza- tion. The most unique experiences I can say would be the fun and the spirit of bringing Indonesians together. This is so that our feeling of nationalism will increase, and we would want more to introduce Indonesians to the world. This is, what I feel, the most enjoyable part of this experience.

10| Gado-gado | Issue #1 Profile What would you hope for in the next line of PPIT leaders?

Now, I see many improvements after one year of organization. I see this young and new line of PPIT members and I feel that they have created so many good things and positive influences to all the students in Harbin. They are full of motivation and are very happy to be part of PPIT. I hope that PPIT will grow more and can become one of the leaders, especially in China, to promote Indonesia in China. To let all the students in china know that even though we are situated in Harbin and perhaps less in number, but we are solid and can still grow to be more advanced in manner of studies, sports, cultures and many others. I want people to feel more at home. So even though they are not home, they can feel more at home in Harbin.

What is the biggest problem that you’ve encoun- tered?

The biggest problem would probably be dealing with some individuals that are not in the same mindset as me. I work in a group, but that doesn’t mean that all the people within the group will think the same way as me. So I needed to find a way to manage or encourage them to do what I want. May- be that’s the most difficult part, albeit the most important.

Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 11 Indonesian Culture

More Than 300 Ethnics!

There are over 300 eth- and Madura are the biggest nic groups in Indonesia, or, to tribes after Javanese. We be more specific, 1.340 ac- also have small tribes, espe- cording to 2010 BPS census. cially the ones in Kaliman- Javanese is the biggest tribe tan and Papua, which might in Indonesia, accounting for 41% of the total population. Javanese, just like the name, usually lives in the main island of Indonesia, Java. But mil- lions of Javanese are spread across several island in Indo- nesia, even some to other Portrait of Asmat Etnic countries. Sunda, Melayu, Source: http://weirdworldwonders.com/

only consist of hundreds of people. Most languages the tribes use are categorized into Austronesian, while the tribes in Papua use Papuan language or Melanesian. The division of ethnic groups in Indonesia is not ab- solute, because of migrations from one place to another, Portrait of Betawi Etnic mixed cultures, and the in- Source: http://www.jakarta-tourism. go.id/ fluence from one culture to another. For example, some

12| Gado-gado | Issue #1 Indonesian Culture tribe might say that their two cultures are different, meanwhile the others ac- knowledge they are just the same, just different ‘sub-eth- nics’. There are also many Chinese – Indonesians in In- donesia, around 7.7 million people. There are even Arab - Indonesians, which consists of 5 million people. Well, no wonder if so many others ask us Indonesian when they Batak Etnic Marrige see several Indonesians with Source: http://upload.wikime- widely-varying kind of physi- dia.org/ cal characteristics. feels like they need some- Actually, Indonesia thing to express their own re- was born from Dutch East In- gion, therefore dances and dies, after fighting the Dutch any other unique thing like for freedom together, so Wayang was created. Lat- there wasn’t any actual bor- er, they are united to what is ders back then. Also, there now called Indonesia. are so many ethnics in Indo- Indonesia’s nature also nesia because we are in the differ from places to places., middle of the Asian continent therefore the difference in and the Australian continent. lifestyle because everyone It is also a trading route be- needs to adapt with different tween Asia and Australia. nature. Their habits are also Indonesia also is an archi- very dependent on their liv- pelago of more than 10000 ing style. That’s why Indone- islands. Back then, Internet sians culture and tribe vary does not exist. Creativeness greatly. exists between people. So, everyone in their own region

Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 13 Horoscope

With the With the With Ve- Mercu- influence nus and ry-Venus of Saturn, Mercury conjunc- you’ll let in Aquar- tion in the Aquari- out an air of sen- ius, just sit back us sign, there’s no suality that your and simply let risk of boredom partner will sense. your love life un- or routine taking Under this plan- fold, action isn’t hold in your love etary aspect, necessary. Justi- life. Nevertheless you’ll try harder fying your every ARIES 3/21-4/19 a strong need for TAURUS 4/20-5/20 to control your GEMINI 5/21-6/21 move to your independence will be emotions. You know partner is becoming felt. In a relationship or exactly what you want unbearable, but don’t single, you’ll be in full and how you want to let that stop you from seduction mode and achieve your goals. spending time with experience intense mo- Your conquest is now them. ments. warned!

With the Anxious Curios- moon on about ity isn’t your side, your sen- a fault you’ll timental unless it embrace your future, you’ll re- turns out to be in- romantic mood. lentlessly ques- trusive. You tend Today you’ll put tion your partner, to disrespect your aside the emo- letting go only partner by being tions that para- after receiving invasive. With the lyze you, such as your answers. In moon and Mer- CANCER 6/22-7/22 timidity and inde- LEO 7/23-8/22 a relationship, VIRGO 8/23-9/22 cury in planetary cision in order to devel- you should make some opposition, you’ll be ex- op your tenderness and changes, because your tremely indiscreet. Be- sensuality. From theory partner might rebel ware of a backlask! to practice, you’ll cross against you. Single, you a step that will bring should be more toler- you much joy. Love is ant. Each person has truly on your side. their own personality.

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Your You’ll You risk emotion- hate be- saying al life is ing alone. some- disturbed. The asteroid Juno thing in- You and your and Uranus will appropriate and partner on not on join forces to al- receiving criti- the same page low you to meet cism. You broach today, changing people and may- a subject that the mood into a be a romantic you feel has no sour one. The as- encounter. You’ll place in your re- SAGITARIUS 11/22-12/21 LIBRA 9/23-10/22 tral dissonance SCORPIO 10/23-11/21 be in line with this lationship. Even- doesn’t give you the astral. More than ever, tually, you’ll tire of not opportunity to speak you will be prone to cut knowing who or where or to be understood. In corners to show you’re to turn to, especial- order to defuse the situ- at your best. ly when you feel like ation, use your sensual- you’re being judged by ity and softness to ease your partner. the tension.

In love, You Regard- you’ll let a should ing your numerous pay at- emotion- encoun- tention to al moods, ters pass you by, your sarcastic hu- you’ll look dispirit- either through mor. This attitude ed and your sen- a lack of confi- is not always timental emo- dence or the fear understood by tions will spoil of a casual fling. your loved ones your mood for To simplify your including your the day. You’ll CAPRICON 12/22-1/19 life, you’ll give AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18 partner. This play- PISCES 2/19-3/20 hesitate. You’ll priority to a person who ful attitude is misunder- be too much on alert to seems to be more im- stood by your partner. strengthen anything in portant than the others. Dialogue and listening love. The duo Sun-Pluto can resolve misunder- will slow you and you standings, because Ve- will remain at a stand- nus protects your love still, at least for today. life.

Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 15 Indonesian Food Gado Gado Gado-Gado with Crackers Source: http://media.maangchi.com/

Gado-gado (Indonesian), served in Indonesian-style res- is an Indonesian of taurants worldwide. Though it slightly boiled or steamed veg- is customarily called a salad, etables and hard-boiled eggs the sauce is a larger com- served with a sauce ponent of gado-gado than is dressing. It is also called usual in Western-style ; , in Sundanese and Ja- the vegetables should be well vanese. It is considered as a coated with it. main course, and it is served The traditional method in room temperature. of making gado-gado is to Gado-gado in Indone- use the cobek (pestle) and sian literary means “mix-mix” ulekan or flat rounded stone. since it is made of rich mix- The dry ingredients are ground ture of vegetables such as first, then the liquor potatoes, string beans, bean is added to achieve the de- sprouts, spinach, chayote, bit- sired consistency. ter gourd, corn and cabbage, Formerly, gado-gado with , and hard- sauce was generally made to boiled eggs, all mixed in pea- order, sometimes in front of nut sauce dressing, sometimes the customers to suit their also topped with and personal preference for the of fried . amount of in- Gado-gado is thought cluded, also the amount of to have originally been a potatoes etc used. However, Sundanese dish. It is widely particularly in the West, ga- available from hawkers carts, do-gado sauce is often pre- stalls and restaurants and ho- pared ahead of time and in tels in Indonesia; it is also bulk, Gado-gado sauce is also

16| Gado-gado | Issue #1 Indonesian Food available in dried form, which sauce is not to be confused simply needs to be rehydrated with sauce, which is by adding hot water. also a . Actually, the basic reci- Food experts of the re- pe is amazingly flexible, which gion note that as the popu- means that you can include larity of gado-gado grows, to- only the salad ingredients that day’s food manufacturers have you like. For it to count as started to sell premade blocks being gado gado, there are of peanut sauce elements, to really only two strict rules. allow cooks to make this food The rule is just that it must more quickly instead of mak- include boiled potatoes and ing it from scratch. Some al- hard-cooked eggs, with the ready prepared versions of this other rule : everything must dish may also be common in modern cafeterias serving the modern citizens of these re- gions who don’t have time to make food from scratch. Gado-gado is similar to some other Indonesian foods such as and . Karedok is considered a ver- Peanut Sauce Source: http://www.aswesawit.com/ sion of Gado-gado. Meanwhile Gado-gado uses a well-done be covered in dressing. vegetables, Karedok uses raw Because of it, gado-ga- vegetables. do’s recipe vary over one is- land to another, and it varies widely because some families have their own preferences. Remember the second rule, everything must be covered in the sauce. To be honest, it’s actually the sauce that turned us into gado gado lov- Ready to eat ers. Let’s be honest: Boiled Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/ vegetables are actually bor- ing on their own. Gado-gado

Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 17 Learn Learn Bahasa Indonesia

In this Issue we’re are gonna learn the basic Introduc- tion of Bahasa.

English Bahasa Indonesia 中文 I Aku 我 You Kamu 你 He / She Dia 他/她 Hi ! Hai ! 你好 How are you ? Apa kabar ? 你好吗？ I’m good Baik 好 What’s your Nama kamu siapa? 你叫什么 name? 名字？ My name is …… Namaku….. 我叫。。 Nice to meet you Senang bertemu 认识你很 dengan mu 高兴 Where do you Kamu berasal dari 你从哪里 come from? mana? 来的？ I’m from….. Aku dari ….. 我从。。 Thank you Terima kasih 谢谢 Excuse me Permisi 请问 Sorry Ma‘af 对不起 Good bye Selamat tinggal / 再见 dadah

What do you think? It’s pretty useful when you see In- donesian people and greet them. And also fun to learn new language isn’t it?! We will teach you more about Bahasa In- donesia, so make sure you wait for the next (issue / edition). Dadah ~

18| Gado-gado | Issue #1 Calender Event 2015 Febuary-April

14th Febuary Valentine’s Day 19th Febuary Chinese new year

1st March Online Singing Competition

8th March Women’s Day Trip to museum 731 18th April Indonesian Bazaar and Food Festival

Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 19 My Story

The Best Things I've Ever Had

I have chosen the Chinese chemistry. And thirdly, the pro- government scholarship (CSC) gram I’m taking is fully Chinese program in Harbin Normal Uni- language based. Three obsta- versity as my personal path to cles in my educational journey, pursuing higher education in despite the fact that it is my my field of study. The admis- first time abroad. Three hurdles sion notice sent directly from that made my venture into this HNU was in my hands by June bamboo ordained country so 2012. I don’t know what sort of heavy. bravery pushed me to accept this change, but shortly after, Provided the support of my I started packing my things best friend (that to this day and finally left my homeland. still accompanies me, truly my This all happened by 26th Au- best) and university instructor, I gust of last year (2012). Leav- managed to hold on. Besides, ing everything behind; all the a chance like this will not come beautiful moments I have ever a second time. In all actuality, had in my entire life, my lovely my parents did not let me go Borneo and Java islands. wholeheartedly…This was be- cause according to them, Chi- Alright, maybe the former para- na was a harsh place 6170 kilo- graph seemed slightly over the meters away. This made them top or exaggerated? But I feel shed tears sending me off when that you as the readers have to they did. give me space to freely express myself in this column. After all, I Worrying about pursuing high- have 3 very valid reasons why er education was something I needed to start the first para- that I considered very normal. graph with such intensity. First- A month before departure, I ly, the master’s program for my had to rest for 2 weeks due to major in HNU lasts 4 long years. illness. I’m guessing this is on a Secondly, I major in analytical huge part due to the pressure,

20| Gado-gado | Issue #1 My Story worry and sadness I was feel- guess what? I am eternally ing that time. I received a lot grateful to the bravery God has of moral support from the Uni- given me to be able to set foot versity of Sanata Dharma, the in China. The first year was prob- place where I got my bache- ably the hardest to go through, lor’s degree with help from my but that didn’t mean that the instructor. The most touching next few would be much easier. display of support would have to be from Professor Dibyo, The first year, I had a one year who taught us a lot in the field course in Chinese Language. of Analytical Chemistry and My roommate told me that I Chromatography techniques learned quickly, although in ac- in medicine preparation. He tuality it didn’t come as natural- was a really humble teacher, ly as they said. Realizing that I gaining both my respect and had to face the actual classes appreciation. As I lay nervous next year; a class with native and ill in bed, I wrote a brief Chinese friends and full Chinese message to him, “Sir, was Ana- content, made me not take lytical Chemistry the major you this course for granted. Always took in Holland? I am really wor- giving my full effort in studying, I ried of the things I will be going received a certificate from HNU through later in China, and it as a reward for 100 percent at- must be no easy path to stride tendance. on.” Message sent, followed by one Inbox. “Don’t be worried, During the summer holiday fol- my child.” The professor replied: lowing the short course, I was “You must be grateful to know quite nervous with the new step that it is one big opportunity to that I had to take by entering learn in difficulties. What is the the Department of Chemistry significance of learning abroad and Chemical Engineering in and going through easy times? Harbin Normal University. I told Learn the hard way.” the teacher that accepted and processed my scholarship It was the third winter I went request about this growing anx- through in Harbin when I wrote iety. This kind hearted teach- this article. I’ve gone through er immediately contacted her two and a half years here, and friend, which was one of the in-

Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 21 My Story structors in the chemistry major I am very thankful for the wis- of HNU. The next day, I set out dom and deftness of Professor for the chemistry department Hong Yu, who always prioritiz- that lies in Jiangbei, an area es the needs of his students. in the north end of Harbin. Af- An example would be when in ter thirty minutes I finally arrived regards to my research, I coin- to the campus that I will be at- cidentally picked a topic that tending for the next three years. is quite different than Professor Hong’s field of analysis. Which is The female instructor then intro- why, I needed 4 new chemical duced me to one of the Vice components. To my surprise, it Dean of HNU, Professor Hong was not a problem for him, and Yu, who turned out to be my he asked one of his students to supervisor in later days. In that help me order it from Shang- encounter, I was introduced to hai. One week later, the four various analytical instruments new chemicals were beauti- that they had in the campus fully placed in front of me. For and given a short tour about your information, the analytical the chemistry labs of HNU. Their grade chemicals could cost warmth and kindness made me a thousand or more Yuan. All optimistic and assured me of he needed in the lab research the future of my education pur- were provided by the provin- suance here. cial research funding. This really meant a lot to me, as it really Two years went by in the blink simplified my situation at that of an eye, time really does fly. moment. Now, I don’t have to sit in class and stare blankly at a slide full of This was a very different experi- Chinese characters, neither do I ence compared to the research have to borrow a friend’s notes in my bachelors program. The to catch up with the teach- latter was all self-financed, ers speeches in class. My class which really impeded progress. moved to a room with 5 other Furthermore, the constant wait- friends. Now, we are Professor ing and scheduling of experi- Hong Yu’s students and we are mental instrument use was real- doing academic research. ly bothersome as well. In here I could have authority over one

22| Gado-gado | Issue #1 My Story instrument, which could be to say that China has given used freely over a period of 24 me quite a lot so far, from the hours. Yes, China is a large and skills that I’ve mastered, to the capable country, with a pas- friends that I’ve made. Truly an sion to develop. They provide a precious and unforgettable ex- lot of funding for advancement perience. in the field of science. This is the plus side for those of you who want to study in China. Anoth- Article by: Felicia Putri H. er thing to note would be how the instructors and friends treat me, a very humane system of mutual respect and apprecia- tion. The help provided by my classmates mean the world to me, they even made a dupli- cate key for me to enter and exit the lab freely. Their trust and acceptance towards me are the things that will leave the deepest imprint in my mind. When I needed to stay the night, a friend would provide a spare bed for me to sleep in the northern campus. This was be- cause research activity could sometimes reach up to 15 hours in the lab, and this doesn’t give me enough time to return to the southern campus. The last shift of the 30 minute journey by the school bus was at 5 pm. Return- ing by the public bus requires changing stops 2 times, and a total of 1.5 hours travel time.

In conclusion, I would have

Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 23 VoxPop

What do you think about LDR??<3 Love, the basic thing among people, everyone wanting to love someone and to be loved by someone too. Not al- ways, love can make us happy like when we fell in love with someone or having boy/girlfriend and have his/her attention everyday, and hangout together. Or even sad like get less attention, different way of thought or point of view, these sometimes can make a conflict. But even in conflict, some- times we miss our couple and we could apologize to him/ her. But what if u are in Long Distance Relationship? Will u still in love or breakup and trying to get another soulmate that can give attention to u? Let’s hear what they think about LDR….

Nikita - Russia

I have no girlfriend yet, and I’m not agree with LDR. Because we can’t see our boy/ girlfriend like u can’t touch him/her.

Kanokwan Sangsuwan - Thailand I think LDR is hard, but if u can main- tain and keep your relationship in long distance, this will make ur relation very strong.

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Regina - Indonesia I’m in LDR, and I think it’s okay. But if I can choose, I don’t want to be in LDR. It has good & bad things. The good things is like u can test his honesty to u and patience to wait me back, and even rarely have a conflict. The bad things is we can’t hangout together, busy with our life and activities, don’t know what he exactly do, and the hardest part is communica- tion because in long distance.

刘青- China

I’m not in relationship but I think LDR not bad though, because happiness can still be produced by distance like China old proverb said. When they decided to be couple, both side must know all consequences, and they should be loyal to each other.

郑阳阳 - China

Not in relationship, but I and my ex-boy- friend experienced this LDR. At first we had no problem but day by day there’s a time when both of us didn’t know what’s we are both doing because live in different city and have a different life too. Good communication is the key to maintain love. Gado-gado | Issue #1 | 25 PPIT News

PES Chanpion Seeker 16 November 2014

Zhengxin building was surrounded by many In- donesian Student, they are the PES Champion Seeker candidate and their supporters. This Event is followed by 16 compet- itors. The Champion of this competition is Suryanto Dharmawan. Congratula- tion to him.

World Culture Expo 6 December 2014

World cultural Expo was held in Harbin Institute Technology in the sec- ond campus. There are so many Countries gather to celebrate this cultural expo. Many performances were per- formed by PPIT Harbin, especially the Indang Badinding dance.

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