As you can see in the world news, today Indonesia is having a great flood in Jakarta. It is said to be the biggest flood in every 5 year. Most parts of Jakarta are being covered with flood, offices close, schools are off and some people are actually being evacuated. Helps are also coming from all kind of groups. From religious organisations to political parties of course with hope to raise their popularity.
Anyway, speaking of the disaster I was there to help an organisation of doctors in Indonesia. I helped giving medicines prescribed by the doctors to the victims of flood in the tent. My position that time was as a student from a university, in Indonesia we are called as "Mahasiswa" which means "high" students. Well it doesn't mean that we like to get high, it means that we are more than just students who study and keep on studying our lesson at school. We have the right and the power to practice democracy in our country. We submit ideas for the country's improvement, we protest about any wrongness that has been done, etc. Being a "Mahasiswa" or a student of a higher level of education, we have duty to pursue. They are education, research and public service. We are to study (Of course, we are students after all), we are to make researches to improve the country and ourselves in the education field and we are to give out our strength to help those in need. It sounds very idealistic, isn't it? Seems to be so patriotic that it's impossible to be true. Well, even though in the real life it does not really look like that, we do apply those three points in our lives. I keep on searching for events where I can help public. I keep on studying and keep trying to get good grades, and although I haven't been in one research, I'm still trying to make research proposal and get into the national research competition.
A life as a university student is a very different story from when I was in secondary school. I didn't have a chance to get into the executive board when I was in the secondary school and they don't have this kind of executive board in Qatar. I realize that Indonesia makes their young generation a teaching about this leadership thing from school. Every school in Indonesia starting from junior high has their own structure of executive student council. It resembles the ministries in Indonesia. The greatest thing is this organisation is also made in every campus.
In the campus, I can see that I am responsible for my country's prosperity. The three points I said earlier made me realize that. There are things that school students and older people cannot do while university students can. That's how a "maha" student differs from others.
Anyway, speaking of the disaster I was there to help an organisation of doctors in Indonesia. I helped giving medicines prescribed by the doctors to the victims of flood in the tent. My position that time was as a student from a university, in Indonesia we are called as "Mahasiswa" which means "high" students. Well it doesn't mean that we like to get high, it means that we are more than just students who study and keep on studying our lesson at school. We have the right and the power to practice democracy in our country. We submit ideas for the country's improvement, we protest about any wrongness that has been done, etc. Being a "Mahasiswa" or a student of a higher level of education, we have duty to pursue. They are education, research and public service. We are to study (Of course, we are students after all), we are to make researches to improve the country and ourselves in the education field and we are to give out our strength to help those in need. It sounds very idealistic, isn't it? Seems to be so patriotic that it's impossible to be true. Well, even though in the real life it does not really look like that, we do apply those three points in our lives. I keep on searching for events where I can help public. I keep on studying and keep trying to get good grades, and although I haven't been in one research, I'm still trying to make research proposal and get into the national research competition.
A life as a university student is a very different story from when I was in secondary school. I didn't have a chance to get into the executive board when I was in the secondary school and they don't have this kind of executive board in Qatar. I realize that Indonesia makes their young generation a teaching about this leadership thing from school. Every school in Indonesia starting from junior high has their own structure of executive student council. It resembles the ministries in Indonesia. The greatest thing is this organisation is also made in every campus.
In the campus, I can see that I am responsible for my country's prosperity. The three points I said earlier made me realize that. There are things that school students and older people cannot do while university students can. That's how a "maha" student differs from others.
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