The Remarkable Power of Sharing

“Happiness is not perfected until it is shared”
~ Jane Porter~
The quotation above clearly describes what happened in PwC (People who Care), an event done by all June batch VEs. After two month preparation, the D-day finally came. On August 06, 2011 we went to a small orphanage, named “Darus Salam”. It was located in Ampera, South Jakarta. Some of us went directly to that place, while the others gathered firstly at the office. Luckily, we could arrive there on time without being caught in traffic jam. We had to pass through the small aisle to reach the place. We gathered in small mosque because the special building for orphanage is still under construction due to not having enough fund. When we arrived, we had to wait the children who were having Ashar. The event officially started at 15:00 pm by hearing the welcoming greetings from the head of orphanage. Then, the VE Project officers lead the event and greeted approximately 45 children, started from toddlers to teenagers. After that, we watched film titled “Denias: Senandung di Atas Awan” for approximately 109 minutes. During the film screening, it seemed all children watched it seriously and really enjoyed it very much. They often laughed when there were funny scenes. Finally, the film ended several minutes before breaking fast time, so we distributed snack and jelly ice for them. Soon after that, they had maghrib together with all June batch VEs who were also Moslems. Later, we had dinner together. During the dinner, the event section gave several questions related to the film and Islam. They were very enthusiastic to answer all questions. For those who could answer correctly, were given gifts. As the finishing part at 19:00 pm, we gave souvenirs for all children and took pictures with them. We also gave donation in form of money, books, dolls, and used clothes. We really thanked them for being a part of our project on that day. After all, it was such a remarkable experience to share the happiness together with them. Seeing their smiles is our own pleasure. They all are young generations who will be great assets for Indonesia’s future, so it is our responsibilities, to give love and care wholeheartedly. We hope this event will be done continuously, as a part of our contribution to society. A small contribution like this could create a better world to live in, we believe!

My Unique Friend Called “ Gaby”

Sometimes we don’t know what is going to happen in the future unless we face it. Our first meeting happened deliberately, and I think it’s such a rare experience. I met her during my internship in one of big international accounting firms. At first, I didn’t really like her style because she made me scared. I thought she was a moody person and it looked like she was sarcastic to every new people whom she met for the first time (a.k.a not friendly). But what I have described previously are just first impressions about Gaby. What happened next was really surprising. Both of us were set in the same group, so we could meet frequently. What made me feel surprised is her patience. She always becomes a victim of her friends’ naughtiness. Not to mention who always makes funny jokes about her, but almost every one likes poking fun at her (now I’m also one of them, peace :D). And what her reaction is JAWARA!:)She is never angry and always laughs in responding our cruel jokes. Seeing her patience makes me nominate her as “the most unique person in the world”. Maybe if we could compare it to world’s population, you just can meet 1 type like Gaby from 1000 species provided. What a scarce thing! Now we jump over to her life. It is also unique. After chatting with her, I just knew that her name should be Gabriella Tiffany. Because of the structure of keyboard letter B and V which are located side by side, then human error appeared, as a result, the officer typed her born letter as “Gavriella”. What a pity! She told that story to us and yes it spontaneously made us laugh. Another interesting thing is I have the same favorite figure like she is, yes that is Spongebob Squarepants! Lala…while I love Spongebob more than Patrick, she is in contrast. Overall, I could say that she is a very unique person. She has taught me good life lesson which is: "being patience could touch everyone’s heart and build a stronger friendship afterwards".Thanks for being my friend. I hope our friendship can last forever like what Spongebob and Patrick do although in the near future we can’t meet face to face. Surely, we will be best friends forever, I promise.