> Sunday, January 07, 2007
> Open Your Eyes By Going Abroad
>
> I like to tell my students to save their money and go abroad, just
> for a short vacation. It's not that there is no place in Indonesia
> worth to go visiting, but there is a very good lesson abroad. For
> example, when I did my research for Bandung High Tech Valley, I went
> to Silicon Valley, Malaysia Super Corridor, India (but have not gone
> to Bangalore yet), and Singapore. I want to smell the coffee in
> these places.
>
> First of all, you can see how other people live. True you can learn
> this from reading books, blogs, or watching television, but being
> there is different. There are so many things that cannot be captured
> by all of these. For example, for political reasons or (media)
> company's policy the writers cannot write bad things about the
> object they're talking about. When you go to these places, you can
> see things for yourself. You can see how clean/dirty the place is,
> how un/friendly people are, how things work in these countries, and
> other things.
>
> Second, when you interact with the people of these countries, you
> will realize that we (Indonesians) are not way behind and Indonesia
> (as a place) is not bad at all - in fact, in some places maybe we
> are better. This will give you more power to believe in
> yourself. "Hey, if they can do it, we can also do it." ... And, we
> can! This experience will also make you appreciate what you have
> here in Indonesia. Well, this is why I live in Bandung - of all the
> places in the world.
>
> Yes, going abroad is still expensive for students. I know. Students
> are the same, whether they are in Indonesia or in Ireland. But, if
> there's a will, there's a way. Trust me on this. Just don't give up.
>
> A few months ahead, we are planning to take some people of our small
> team to go abroad. Maybe we'll go to Singapore and Malaysia first,
> just because they are so close to us. Wish us luck.
>
> posted by budi | 5:12 AM
>
> 5 Comments:
> Anonymous said...
> I can't agree more on this.
> You're absolutely right, wish you and your students best of luck.
>
> 3:16 PM
> Oskar Syahbana said...
> What really stuck in my mind when we went abroad, Mr GBT, is that
> how good we are when it's one on one comparation but how lame we are
> as a community.
>
> Most of the hardworkers abroad are mainly come from Asia (some from
> Indonesia too) and they can be categorized as high-achiever.
>
> 8:49 PM
> Anonymous said...
> sometimes when we go abroad, we may not just open our eyes, but also
> open their eyes about us!
>
> 9:23 AM
> Sahat said...
> First time I went to small town in europe, I felt more secure than
> Jakarta or Bandung. I don't know, It's just inspired me much of how
> a country must run.
>
> 2:41 PM
> Marsandre Jatilaksono said...
> By going abroad, we challenge our self to think outside of one
> little world, and see where you really are in the grand scheme of
> things in this world.that's beautiful mind...
>
> 11:27 PM
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