My-Not-Yet-Succeed-Stories

Hello! :)

Recent days I am too excited as I got invitation letter to attend International Student Week in Ilmenau (ISWI) 2015 on May 29 - June 7. So, yes! I will go to Germany, baby :)

ISWI is renowed international event for student all over the world. It has been held since 1993. More than twenty years. Wow! Although sometimes I feel that it's too big for me for giving such chance. But, then I understand that I deserve, I do.

As I show below, this my-yes-succeed-story is like a sun rising in the right time and right place.

Graduation Is Just Around Corner

Dear empat sekawan :)

How's life? Today is a day after Chinese New Year. We are now in the different place for spending winter vacation. Anthony and Lusi are in Taiwan. Mindia is in Indonesia. I'm in Hong Kong.

Well, this is our second year in National Taiwan Ocean University. University that makes us meet, together, and proud. We enjoy dozen Chinese characters. We have hundred days of studying and traveling. We celebrate thousand dollars of scholarship.

Here in Taiwan, we make wonderful memory. We struggle as joyful Indonesians. We relish difficulties of Chinese language and easiness of Bahasa Indonesia. We share food and stories every Friday night.

Good Shepherd in Taiwan

Dear Teacher Hu,


Today is Chinese New Year's eve. You must be very busy of smiling and sharing stories with your family. This is time of togetherness. It's not too much different with me. I am now celebrating winter vacation in Hong Kong with my family. My family and I are so happy here.

This is the year of goat or sheep. I tend to mention it as the year of sheep because sheep is an unique animal. Sheep can be called as a fool animal. Sheep has thick hairs covered its body, but it must be cut time by time. Male sheep has horn, but it leads to sheep's own self. Female sheep has no horn. We may say that sheep has no weapon to protect its self. A flock of sheeps needs a shepherd to herd.

Not So Many (Ex-)Couple Like Us

Hi Jo,

How are you today? Is the cloud grey? I wish you enjoy a lovely sunny day. It's rainy here, I'm too busy for my winter vacation. It's quite strange, right, if I write something through a letter? Because we used to have chatting, although it's not too frequent. Maybe it's a surprise, but just keep reading :)

Long years ago there was a love story between us that at the very first I was sure we would be last longer. But I remember, we faced hard times during our long distance relationship. We tried to rebuild better communication, but we failed again and again. We attempted to each other loyal and care, but we floated off a bored river. So came the time when we had to terminate our title as a couple.

For Everybody To Pursue Scholarship in Taiwan

Hello, everybody! Good day there, and here :)


Do you have a dream studying abroad? Are you interested learning about ocean, maritime, and sea-related matters? Will you take a chance to consider Taiwan? Why NOT?

Well, let me introduce you myself. My name is Kartika Paramita Klara. I come from a little peaceful town, Blitar, in East Java. It is located in southern part of Indonesia, a big beautiful country. I was a teacher and counselor in a senior high school. But I am now an international master student in National Taiwan Ocean University. My major is education. Are you curious about my research project? Well, it is about an exploration of ecological philosophy for marine education. Seems too complitated? I think, no, it's easy. Hahaha.