Snowman and Snowball Fight

Sunday noon 2 PM, after lunch. There is still some piles of snow in the garden and we have got a lot of childhood spirit in us. So let the fight begin!!!



Then Bernd started to roll a snowball, and at the end everybody started to roll as well. Out of those balls we made a 1.90m snowman, a huge one - but cute :) It was the very first time in my life to build a snow man. It was totally exciting.

Snow and Saman

Ok, maybe there is no direct connection between Snow and Saman, except that both start with 'S', but they connected for me. First, today was snowing, in midst of November, could you imagine?! It is actually seldom to have snow in Hamburg, and I was so happy to see the white calm environment, that was created by this beautiful light element. My day started perfectly, woke up with the snow, then the long brunch with my landlord, together with Shen, Gabita and Arturo of course. I tried new slices and liver-paste-with-apple this time.

Another highlight of the day was the cultural performance by KMKI (Indonesian Catholic Students Community) members for celebrating the 50 years jubilaeum of Franziskus-Kolleg. We sang some happy songs:
1. Yamko Rambe Yamko - a song from papua, east part of Indonesia, this one suppose to be a song for someone who goes to battle, but we sing it as if it was a happy one.
2. Ayo Mama - about a teenager and her mama of course
3. Potong Bebek Angsa - about the goose and the duck
4. Mana di Mana - about the lamb hihihi...
5. Butet - a song from Batak people, this one is also about fighting

We also danced Tari Saman, this is a traditional one from Aceh. The one thousand hands dance, some say, because it needs concentration and coordination to do it. I like it, and this was the first time for me to perform it. Joined the practice for three sessions, so two small mistakes were forgiven. I was so glad as we finished, and it was quite well, the audience liked it to - at least I got this impression, because the clapping was quite cheerful :)

Of course apart from us, there were also other musical pieces from some Koreans and Germans, presentations about different countries from multicultural students. At the end the day was closed with the snow. So the connection for Saman and Snow is that both were making my day perfect :)

PS. It was not only fun stuff today, I also learned a bit at Uni Hamburg in the course of SAP in Logistic, where I got to know the Material Management module a bit. Life has to be balance, no? Work and Fun!

Congratulation...

My little sister got her Master degree in PR today. I am so proud of her!
Cool, the little girl is cleverer now :)

Toastmaster

I begin to start a new thing every month now. On October I moved to a house with my best friend Shen - indeed, it is a house, not an appartment. This month's highlight is joining Toastmaster. It is a club to practice public speaking, where one could give a speech and be evaluated professionally by other member(s).

Although I have not had a chance to give the first speech aka. ice breaker speech, I got a good impression about the club. Some speeches are motivating and inspiring, e.g. today by Alex. He told a vivid tale from Afghanistan called:

The Lion and The Pond

There was a lion, living in a jungle. He was thirsty and would like to drink the water from the still pond. But as he peeked over the pond, he saw another lion, a big and strong one. So due to surprise, he went back and cancelled his intention. But then he decided to come back to the pond because of his thirst and he thought if he roared and showed the opponent his teeth, he could scare him and chase him away. But of course the other lion also did the same. At the end he got really thirsty and decided what ever happen, he will just drink from the pond, maybe the other lion would let him in peace. As he dodged his head into the water, there was nothing but the fresh water.

Moral of the story:
1. Often the enemy lays WITHIN oneself, in the fear, laziness, etc.
2. Often the problem that you see is an ILLUSION, there is no problem if you manage to see it from different perspective. Or if there is any, it will go away as soon as you take ACTION.