For Sinta...

This writing is made specially for sinta...

Thanks so much for pushing me to write some postings in my blog again..
yeah..you're right..
there's something that we can only tell by writing it down..

I learn in psychoanalysis that there is a thing that we called as Ego-defense mechanism..
And recently, My ego-defense mechanism is to keep my problem and my desire deep down, and trying to busy myself, so I could forget all of my id...

but you remind me that it is unhealthy..
yeah..sometimes we have to share our own problem to someone..
Even you could or couldnt solve your problem on your own, it still makes you relieve...

yeah..thanks sinta for reminding me..
promise to you that I will start to write in my blog again..

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SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND

SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas) is local representative of SCOPE CIMSA in Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University,Padang, West Sumatera. SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND was founded in 2001 and the one of the most prominent Standing Committee in CIMSA FK UNAND. We already have had many experience to accept many incoming Students around the world from other NMOs of IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student Associations) , doing their clinical clerkship in our teaching hospital, RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang. We also had sent successfully our medical students to another country getting their incredible clinical experience in foreign country hospital.

About West Sumatera

Satellite Map of West Sumatera

West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia which is lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra, and borders the provinces of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast. The capital of the province is Padang.

The Minangkabau people inhabit the area of West Sumatra province on the island Sumatra. They are predominantly Muslim, and they have a reputation throughout Indonesia as traders.

Mentawaians live on the Mentawai Islands, off the western coast of Sumatra, that are also part of the province. They speak Mentawai languages, which are intelligible with neither Indonesian nor Minangkabau. Most of the Mentawais are Christians nowadays.

Minangkabau girl wears traditional clothes on her wedding

Mentawaians People dance during their festival

Minangkabau Traditional Houses

Minangkabau Traditional house is called 'Rumah Gadang' that means big house or Rumah Adat that means customary house. It is called Rumah Gadang, because of its big size, but it refers to the big function of the house it self. Rumah Gadang in Minangkabau belongs to all members of relatives along the mother's line called 'kaum'. The function is as the place for all traditional ceremonies like wedding party or inauguration of a head of clan.

Minangkabau Cuisine

Padang Cuisine "Makanan Padang"

The cuisine of the Minangkabau people is commonly called Padang cuisine, due to it being the capital and largest city of the region. Padang restaurants are common throughout the country and are famous for their spicy food and their unique way of serving it. Padang food is usually cooked once per day, and all customers choose from those dishes, which are left out on display until no food is left. It is served in small portions of various dishes, but constituting, with rice, a complete meal. In a Padang-style restaurant, the table will quickly be set with dozens of small dishes filled with highly-flavored foods such as curried fish, stewed greens, chili eggplant, curried beef liver, fried chicken, and of course, sambal, the spicy sauces ubiquitous at Indonesian tables. Customers take - and pay for - only what they want from this array of dishes. Food safety is generally a concern, as many customers take food out of communal dishes with their hands, dishes which will be served to subsequent customers. The best known Padang dish is Rendang, a spicy meat stew. soto Padang (crispy beef in spicy soup) is local residents' breakfast favorite, meanwhile sate (beef satay in curry sauce served with ketupat) is a treat in the evening.

Sate Padang

About Padang

Padang City

Padang is a district in West Sumatra, which is the capital of West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Padang known as central of economic, education, healthy affair, and ports in West Sumatra.

Padang city was located at west coast of sumatra island, between 0°44′00″ – 1°08′35″ of south latitude with 100°05′05″ – 100°34′09″ of east longitude. The area of Padang city was about 694.96 KM square, or it is same of 1.65 percent of the West sumatra province. About more less than 434.63 KM square was hills, and the rest was an urban population. Padang city have a beach length along 84 KM and 19 of isles, such as Sikuai Island at bungus, teluk kabung subdistrict with 38.6 KM square area, and Toran Island at south padang subdistrict with area about 25 KM square. The hills across in east and south side of padang city, some of famous hills in padang, such as Lampu Hill, Gunung Padang hill, Gado-Gado Hill, and Pengambiran Hill.

Sikuai Island

Padang City were about 0 M to 1,853 M above sea level with the most high area was lubuk kilangan subdistrict. The rivers in padang city were about 5 big rivers, and 16 small rivers, and have a long river was batang kandis river as 20 KM long. The rain avarage was about 17 days per a month in 2003 year, and have a high temperature, were about 23 to 32 degrees of celsius at noon and 22 to 28 degrees of celsius at night, and about 78 to 81 percent moisture.

Padang Tourism object were about beach tourism (such as padang beach, carolina beach, and pasia jambak beach), island resort such as sikuai resort at Sikuai Island, legend tourism (such as sitinurbaya bridge and the grave of sitinurbaya ata gunung padang hill), historical tourism (such as a adityawarman museum), research tourism, culinary tourism (famous with specific cuisine such as rendang, satay, and curry, and also kerupuk balado as a trademark padang gift)

Accesibility (Courtesy of Padang Tourism and Culture Ofice)

By Air

Padang is the main gate to West Sumatera by air through Minangkabau International Airport, 23 km north of city center (30 minutes bus ride). This airport is serverd by Garuda, Merpati, Mandala, Lion Air, Adam Air, Batavia Air, Sriwijaya Air, Air Asia. International flights served by MAS, Silk Air, to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Minangkabau International Airport

By Sea

Padang has three seaports; Teluk Bayur harbour, Muara and Bungus Teluk Kabung. Teluk Bayur harbour, 6 kms south of the city is the main entry port bye sea. Big ships (passenger and cargo) call at this port. Muara Harbour at Muara river and Teluk Kabung harbour at Bungus Bay served by small and medium boats to Mentawai and Nias Islands.

Muara harbour

By Land

Terminal Regional Bingkuang (Bus Terminal) situated at Air Pacah. Koto Tangah District 20 km from the city on the highway server intercity buses to Jakarta (30 hours), Medan (20 hours). For transportation inside the city, bus, taxi, and small vehicles (angkot) are avaialble. Traditional Horse drawncarts are still maintained.

About Andalas University

Chancellor Offices

Andalas university is is the oldest university in Indonesia outside of Java Island. Located on a hilly highland of Limau Manis, Pauh region, approximately 15 Km from Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra. The campus of Andalas University occupies an area of 500 hectare. The area is called Bukik Karamuntiang / Hill of “Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. It is about ± 255 m above sea level.

The building has a unique architecture: the blend of Minangkabau traditional buffalo-horn roof and modern style of structure. The campus is still in the process of completing its facilities to accommodate academicandextra-curricularactivities.

Faculty Building

Almost all faculties are located in Limau Manis, excepet the faculty of Medicine, which is located in Jati,Padang, near its teaching hospital, the Central General Hospital Dr.M.Djamil (RSUP Dr.M.Djamil)

About

Faculty of Medicine,Andalas University

Faculty of Medicine,Andalas University ( Indonesia :Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas) is is the eldest medical education facility outside Java. In fact, it was established preceding the establishment of Andalas University. The faculty was founded on September 7th, 1955 in Bukittinggi.

The faculty offers a 3.5 years- undergraduate course (academic program) on basic medical science for Bachelor of Medicine degree and a 1.5-year training of physician candidate (professional program) for Medical Doctor degree in 14 Clinical Departments at Main Teaching Hospitals RSUP Dr.M.Djamil,Padang and another teaching hospital affiliated with Faculty of Medicine Andalas University in another district in West Sumatera.

Preclinical year (Bachelor of Medicine program)

Preclinical Students

Faculty Of Medicine, Andalas university has conducted his medical education on basic medical science since 2004 by Problem Based Learning (PBL) Curriculum. It is a student-centered instructional strategy in which students collaboratively solve problems and reflects on their experience. Faculty emphasized students learn independently and give their own perspective on every subject. Lecture, group discussion, clinical skills lab, practical work in laboratory, field work is main activity in Preclinical years. Preclinical years divided in 21 blocks in 3.5 years. After they’ve finished 21 blocks, they will graduate as Bachelor of Medicine (Indonesia : Sarjana Kedokteran).

Clinical Clerkship (Indonesia : Kepaniteraan Klinik)

Clinical Students

Our Clinical Clerkship is conducted in 1.5 years. Clinical Students or young doctors (Indonesia : Dokter Muda or Co-ass) will interact with real patients under the supervision of senior physicians. They will do clinical examination, physical diagnosis, understand patient’s clinical manifestation and make a diagnosis and decide patient’s treatment on their own. They also have to assist surgery and others medical procedures. But their evaluation and recommendation will be reviewed and approved by resident and attending doctors.

Clinical Student performs surgery

Clinical Students are required to rotate through different medical specialties in 14 Departments in Our main teaching hospital, RSUP Dr.M.Djamil and another teaching hospital in another district. Clinical Student may also be required work on weekends and to be on call.

The Central General Hospital Dr.M.Djamil (RSUP Dr.M.Djamil)

SCOPE CIMSA KM FK UNAND

SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas) is local representative of SCOPE CIMSA in Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University,Padang, West Sumatera. SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND was founded in 2001 and the one of the most prominent Standing Committee in CIMSA FK UNAND. We already have had many experience to accept many incoming Students around the world from other NMOs of IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student Associations) , doing their clinical clerkship in our teaching hospital, RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang. We also had sent successfully our medical students to another country getting their incredible clinical experience in foreign country hospital.

Incoming Students

Incoming Students in our main teaching Hospital, RSUP Dr.M Djamil

Our incoming program is offered for foreign clinical students only. We do not accept pre-clinical students doing their clinical clerkship in our hospital. our program offers 4 weeks for intensive clinical practice and training for incoming students. Attendance is COMPULSORY. if your work hours less than 4 weeks, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University and IFMSA will not give you the certificate as a proof that you had finished your clinical clerkship in The Central General Hospital Dr.M.Djamil (RSUP Dr.M.Djamil)

We offer you 4 Departments as you can choose what department you desired. Internal Medicine (General or Tropical Disease and others subspecialties), Surgery (General), Pediatrics (General), and Ophtalmology are 4 departments that you can choose. For Surgery, there might be night shift for incoming students for giving them more exploration to patients.

An incoming Students assists medical procedure under supervision of attending doctor

As Incoming Students, you will be given opportunities as big as possible to explore your medical knowledges and clinical skills to diagnose and to give treatment to your patients. You will have a chance to dig in patient's history, do physical examination, and make a diagnosis from clinical symptoms and manifestations, and decide the best treatments for your patients. You will get the opportunities to give presentation about your patient's case in front of attending doctors, resident, and clinical students and discuss about that with them.

An incoming student is taking BP on patient

English is not widely spoken in Indonesia. We used to speak in Indonesian and dialect language (in this case, West Sumatra people used to speak both in Indonesian and Minang Language). But you don't have to be afraid. Translation would usually made by partners (other Indonesia clinical students or resident) and supervisor (attending doctors). Please do not hesitate to approach them if you have something to ask. for your safety, Health Insurance is strictly required.

Incoming Students take patient's history

Board and

Lodging for Incoming Students

Most of Incoming students will be placed in host family ( usually in an doctor's family) or live in student houses with Indonesian med student, depends on the local's arrangement. You could give your preference about Board and Lodging to Local Exchange Officer (LEO) For incoming SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND. Living with Indonesian family or Indonesian student are designed in order to give you real pictures of Indonesian's way of living. You will study about Indonesian'cultures and can take a benefit from them.

an incoming student spent spare time by playing piano in host family's house

Meals will be provided twice a day, Breakfast and Dinner, and your host family will be served you on breakfast and dinner. It would be better if you can have breakfast and dinner with your host family regularly so you can mingle with them and get

acquaintanced with your host family. in another times, you will have a dinner with SCOPE officer in restaurant and cafe. The officer will give you timetable about the regular dinner with SCOPE officer.

Lunch will be provided in Hospital's Cafetaria (near Department of Pediatrics in RSUP Dr.M.DJamil). SCOPE officer will arrange with cafetaria so you could have a lunch everyday with no charge.

Hospital Cafetaria

During exchange time, Incoming students are required to present about their health system, medical education and medical practice in their own country, to med students in Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, so we can share about our system and take benefit from each others.

Finally, Please take your exchange time seriously. It's one month for a chance to study bunch of unique disease that might only can see in developed countries such as Indonesia. and you will not regret to choose Indonesia especially Padang as your desired country and city. Have a nice and incredible clinical clerkship in our teaching hospital!

Incoming Students with residents and Indonesian clinical student

Have a incredible clerkship!

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Welcome to Indonesia! Welcome to Land of Minangkabau!!

as CIMSA-ISMKI's motto is

"We're always happy to greet special people like you because your coming is our happiness", We are really looking forward to your coming and can not wait to show you, our remarkable Indonesia.

Indonesia is new emerging country in Asia. Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world and the third largest democratic country. We are the proof that Islam and democracy can live together in harmony. People in Indonesia can show their opinion independently and we have our own freedom. 89% population in Indonesia are Muslims but Government recognized 5 others religions and make 6 religions' festival days as holiday. We are moderate Muslims and most of us are open minded people.

15.347 islands, 237million peoples, 350 languages and customs, 6 official religions, but we still live in harmony because our motto is Live in diversity. Come to Indonesia and feel the vibrate of unity in diversity !!!

Friendship are not based on race, culture, religion are commonly in Indonesia

West Sumatera is called as Land of Minangkabau because Minangkabau People inhabit predominantly in this province. Our social program include showing to you Minangkabau culture. You can choose whether you want to learn about Minangkabau traditional dance or simply just want to take a picture of you in traditional dress in Minangkabau big wedding ceremony!!. Contact LEO SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND for further information about social program in Minangkabau culture.

and you can be like us too!!!

Beside Minangkabau Culture, another social program that SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND offer to you is "Enjoy Indonesia's Fascinating Beach" program. On that program , We will bring you whether to fascinating Sikuai Island or amazing Cubadak Island, take you to Whether to Padang Beach or Caroline Beach. You wont forget the feeling when you saw white sand and pristine Island right in front of your eyes!!.

Contact LEO SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND for further information about social program in

"Enjoy Indonesia's Fascinating Beach" program.

Another social program is " Mountain and forest journey". We will bring you to Harau Payakumbuh, and you will see another beatiful landscape of Indonesia. Hiking is a must in this program.

Contact LEO SCOPE CIMSA FK UNAND for further information about social program in

" Mountain and forest journey"

program.

We will specially arrange welcoming and farewell party just for you. regularly we will take you to restaurant and cafe for dinner and you can mingle with Indonesia people, The most warmest people in the world. you can easily get along with them and we will consider you as our siblings!!! you will taste Indonesia and Minangkabau cuisine, Satay Padang, Rendang, Durian, China Seafood.You name it! and we will happily show you and give you the experience being Indonesian people.

Finally, We can assure you that you will not ever forget your experience doing clinical clerkship and Social Program in our country, in our city, and in our medical faculty and teaching hospital. Do not hesitate to choose Indonesia and Padang as your desired country and your desired city.

We'll wait you to come to Padang, Indonesia!!!

For further Information about SCOPE CIMSA KM FK UNAND and about incoming program.

Please contact SCOPE CIMSA KM FK UNAND Secretariat :

Standing Committee on Professional Exchange (SCOPE)

Centre for Indonesian Medical Student's Activities (CIMSA) KM FK UNAND

Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University

Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, Padang, 25127, West Sumatera, Indonesia

Email: cimsa-unand@yahoo.com

Phone: +62 751 31746

Local Exchange Officer for Incoming

Willy Suryawan

Email : willy_islam@yahoo.co.id

Phone: +62 81362071380

Local Exchange Officer for Outgoing

Muhammad Fikri Afistianto

Email :onlyone_c00lestboy@yahoo.com

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the classic delusional medical education thought process....

Highschool sucks but I just need to get into medical school and everything will be great...
Med school sucks but I just need to get to the clinical stuff and everything will be great...
Clerkships suck but I just need to get to residency and be a real doctor and everything will be great...
Residency sucks but I just need to finish and being an attending will be great...



From my experience, you either love it or hate it, you're either med student or doctor, but things don't get better as you go along...................

Stop counting down....
Stop hoping that time would move faster...
Stop dreaming you're in next phase....

Start live your life...RIGHT NOW....!!!
Life is now, indeed!

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Back On track...

I start thinking to write all my thought in blog again..
it's been a long time since I wrote my last writing in blog...

(well..I believe when Quake trembled West Sumatera,it is the last time i wrote....)

I need some relieves, because there's so many things happened in my life recently...
and I need to share all my burden in my life by writing in my blog..

SO,guys,,
whether you like it or not..
whether there's no one will read this blog...

I will back on track..

wait for me...

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Tetap Tabah Menghadapi Musibah...

Seorang teman menulis ini di facebooknya... 

Kuliah di tenda,gak pa pa,teman2....

Syukur alhamdulillah masih bisa belajar,....

masih bisa ketemu teman2,....

masih bisa melanjutkan hidup....

masih ada jalan utk jadi dokter.ya kan?" ....

bener2 terenyuh banget baca tulisan ini...

ada lagi yang nulis..

Air belum hidup,

dunia tanpa air n listrik benar2 sbh kmatian..

Tp, bsyukur..msh bs menghela napas..

Alhamdulillah..

Alhamdulillah msh bs mkn,

msh ada tenaga utk berbagi..

maaf cm bs segini..

mudah2an...badai pasti berlalu...

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Pengalaman Pasca Gempa Sumatera (Part I)

Udah lama banget gak nulis di blog ini...

Sejak sibuk bgt di kampus dan jadi admin dan contributor bwt GNFI (Good News From Indonesia) Network sehingga lebih sering posting tulisan disana, serta perasaan rendah diri untuk mengekspos kehidupan pribadi (ehem..ehem..), dan udah males jadi orang narsis, saya jadi males banget untuk posting tulisan disini...

Tapi sepertinya sejak gempa, saya berpikir ulang untuk kembali menuliskan semua pengalaman saya serta pikiran2 saya selama dan pasca gempa sumatera...

Pengalaman yang menurut saya sangat berharga..

Sehingga saya akhirnya untuk memutuskan untuk kembali menulis di blog ini agar pengalaman saya serta buah pikiran saya selama gempa ini terdokumentasi secara baik dan tidak sia2 begitu saja...

Oh,ya jika ada yang ingin bertanya bagaimana kabar saya,

Alhamdulillah, kabar saya, keluarga, dan rumah baik2 saja, sehat walaafiat, dan hal ini merupakan sebuah anugerah besar dari Allah SWT yang patut disyukuri...

Mengenai pengalaman saya selama gempa, mungkin teman2 bisa membaca tulisan yang saya buat 1 hari setelah gempa di milis ISMKI (Ikatan Senat Mahasiswa Kedokteran Indonesia) untuk penggalangan dana

Assalamualaikum wr.wb

Alhamdulillah saya mendapat kemudahan dari Allah SWT sehingga rumah saya yang di Padang aman2 saja tidak ada yg runtuh dan saya memiliki generator listrik untuk menghidupkan listrik dan alhamdullillah juga koneksi speedy saya bias ter connect juga…

karena saya mendapat kemudahan2 ini dari Allah SWT, maka saya ingin menceritakan kondisi gempa sumatera barat ke pada teman2 ISMKI semua, semoga teman2 mendapat gambaran sebenarnya dan terketuk untuk menyalurkan bantuan…

Gempa kali ini adalah gempa TERDAHSYAT dan paling menghancurkan yang pernah saya alami,…

saya pernah merasakan gempa Aceh dan Nias (ketika saya di Sibolga), dan juga gempa Sumbar tahun 2007..

tapi G30s (gempa 30 september) adalah gemba terdahsyat dan paling melumpuhkan yang saya alami…

Satu kata yang bisa saya deskripsikan tentang Padang adalah CHAOS…
Kota Padang sampai saat ini gelap total (kecuali beberapa rumah yang memiliki genset)…

tiang-tiang listrik berjatuhan….

Kami krisis air bersih karena PAM belum mampu meyalurkan air ke rumah2…

Hampir semua bangunan bertingkat luluh lantak karena gempa dan ratusan orang tertimpa bagunan runtuh dan sampai sekarang belum dievakuasi…

Rumah2banyak terbakar dan POM bensin meledak…

Ratusan orang tertimbun reruntuhan bangunan dan ribuan orang dikabarkan hilang….

Poliklinik Embun Pagi Rumah SAkit M.Djamil sendiri yang merupakan rumah sakit terbesar di sumbar, luluh lantak…

Beberapa ruang rumah sakit rusak berat termasuk Emergency room.ruang operasi rusak dan tidak layak pakai. Tenaga Medis sangat diperlukan disini…….

Begitu juga rumah sakit lain sperti Bunda Medical Centre dan Rumah sakit Selasih.. 

Pasien kelas 2 dan 3 tidak mendapat makanan karena paniknya situasi rumah sakit saat ini..

Harga Makanan dan BBM meningkat berkali lipat pada saat ini..

harga minyak per liter bisa mencapai 25.000-30.000/ liter, harga roti bisa mencapai 5.000/bungkus, dan indomie kardus bisa mencapai 200.000/kardus…

jalanan macet dan banyak mobil ditinggalkan begitu saja di jalanan karena habis bensin…

Banyak orang berjalan linglung dan mencari2 sanak keluarga…

Komunikasi lumpuh total…
(Alhamdulillah, malam ini saya berhasil Online ke internet dan menceritakan musibah ini ke teman2 semua)…

Koneksi ke handphone sampai saat ini tidak bisa …

Di satu sisi, saya sebagai anggota BEM KM FK UNAND belum mampu berkoordinir secara maksimal dengan anggota lain dikarenakan susahnya komunikasi…

ini hanya inisiatif saya untuk menceritakan pengalaman saya kepada teman2 ISMKI agar teman2 dapat mendapat gambaran sebenarnya gempa Sumbar kali ini…

Kepada teman-teman anggota ISMKI dan juga 54 institusi FK di seluruh Indonesia…

Kami sangat mengharapkan uluran tangan teman-teman semua…
segala bantuan baik tim medis, dana, termasuk bantuan moral sangat kami apresiasikan disini…

Doakan kami agar mampu menghadapi musibah kali ini…
Amin…

Wassalam…

Willy Suryawan

dan ini tulisan yang saya buat untuk temen2 pertukaran pelajar CIMSA dari Eropa

I just wanna report that all of the CIMSA member in Indonesia is quite alright..
our faculty building collapsed..you wont believe that..it's quite devastating...

The earthquake this time was the most destroyed earthquake I have ever experienced . I ever felt the earthquake in Aceh and Nias (when I was in Sibolga) in 2004 and West Sumatra earthquake in 2007 but this earthquake was stricken and most disabling I experienced .

One word I can describe about Padang is CHAOS .

Padang until now completely dark (except a few houses have generators),
electricity poles were falling (PLN).
Our water crisis because PAMD has not been able to distribute water.
Almost all multistory buildings destroyed in the earthquake and hundreds of people falling down and even until now has not been evacuated.
Fuel burning and exploding.
Many houses burnt down...

Hundreds of people buried in rubble and thousands of people reported still missing.
Morning Dew Polyclinic and M. Djamil Hospital, which is the largest hospital in brag, falling apart.
Some of the severely damaged hospitals including emergency operations room. It damaged and was not suitable to be used. Medical personnel are needed here.
So did other hospitals such as Mother Medical Center and Selasih Hospital.

Patients second and third classes do not get food because the hospital panic situation right now. Food and fuel prices were increased many times at the moment.
Per liter of oil prices could reach 25000-30000 rupiahs or 2-4 USD / liter, the price of bread could reach 5.000 rupiahs/packages, and instant noodle can reach 200.000 rupiahs or 16 USD/box.

Traffic jam and many cars abandoned on the streets because of low gasoline.
Many people walked dazed and looked after their relatives .Communication quadriplegic that caused the information from Padang will be out of reach.

Please,all of my friend..
pray for us..
We really need your support...
there's no mobile connection but I still have my internet connection in my house because I have generator and I can turn on my electricity..
I believe GOD always hear your pray...

oh,ya..tadi kebetulan di facebook ngeliat Album Foto kakak kelas di kampus yang judulnya "Bukan M.Djamil yang ku kenal dahulu", sedih banget ngeliatnya...ini beberapa fotonya...

Oh...Rumah Sakit M.Djamil Ku!!!.....

Situasi di dalam rumah sakit M.Djamil

M.Djamil saat Gempa

Well, Sejujurnya saya sedih banget dengan gempa ini

dari saya sendiri, bisa saya katakan bahwa gempa inilah yang paling betul2 memberikan efek di kehidupan saya, selain kesulitan yang saya sebutkan di tulisan saya di atas, ada lagi efek2 jangka panjang yang saya rasakan, salah satunya adalah :

1. Kehidupan kampus. Karena gedung kuliah dan rumah sakit kampus banyak yang hancur, maka untuk sementara semua kegiatan akademik dilakukan secara darurat di tempat yang sementara. Sekarang di kampus, dibuat tenda yang sangat besar di lapangan parkir, yang katanya akan dijadikan ruang kuliah (what the F***?? bayangkan betapa panasnya??), kemudian karena ruang tutorial banyak yang hancur, maka kegiatan tutorial kemungkinan akan dilaksanakan di luar ruangan atau di bangsal rumah sakit..hiks..hiks...
2. Kehidupan Organisasi. Bisa dikatakan semua kegiatan kemahasiswaan akan stuck karena semua dana dekanat dan BEM akan dialihkan sepenuhnya untuk rehabilitasi dan rekonstruksi pasca gempa. Habis deh semua program yang sudah dirancang selama setahun ini. Selamat tinggal Acara Seminar, talkshow dan BEdah buku Nasional!! Selamat tinggal Liga Medika Sumatera!!Selamat tinggal WAD (World AIDS day) dengan Dr.Boyke nya!! Selamat tinggal Kak Seto!!dan ikut sedih juga karena kemungkinan tidak ada delegasi FKUnand dalam Acara2 nasional. Temen2 CIMSA dari Unand banyak yang tidak jadi ikut October Meeting. Saya yang juga rencana ingin ikut muswil di Palembang dan munas ISMKI di Bali, kemungkinan tidak bisa datang karena tidak ada biaya.
3. Teman. Kemungkinan Besar semua Mahasiswa dari Malaysia tidak akan melanjutkan pendidikannya di Indonesia lagi karena Pemerintah Kerajaan Malaysia mendesak agar semua Mahasiswa Malaysia untuk transfer ke Fakultas Kedokteran di Malaysia. Sedih aja ngeliat kemungkinan bahwa 50-60 orang dari angkatan saya MUNGKIN tidak akan lagi berada di sini.  Walau saya tahu hubungan Indonesia-Malaysia memburuk belakangan ini, tapi paling tidak kita sudah berteman, belajr bersama2 dengan mereka lebih kurang 2 tahun. paling tidak, pasti akan ada perasaan kosong jika semua dari mereka pergi. Belum lagi ketakutan temen2 dari negara lain untuk ke Padang. Enric, Temen pertukaran pelajar CIMSA dari Spanyol, yang sangat senang dengan Indonesia khususnya Padang, dan berencana membawa semua keluarganya berlibur ke sini, akhirnya berpikir ulang untuk pergi ke sini. Mahasiswa Swedia yang coass disini, ketakutan akan gempa susulan dan akhirnya memindahkan program clerkshipnya ke FK lain. Bahkan, Mahasiswa dari Afrika Selatan yg tinggal di FK, sejak hari pertama pasca gempa, langsung berpikir untuk pulang ke negaranya.

Itulah Efek gempa yang saya rasakan sendiri. Walaupun begitu, Perasaan sedih saya ini pasti tidak akan bisa mengalahkan rasa sedih saudara2 kita yang kehilangan rumah dan sanak saudaranya.....Well...Saya cuma bisa berdoa semoga kami bisa menghadapi musibah ini dengan sabar dan semua dapat pulih seperti sedia kala...saya yakin orang Indonesia khususnya orang Minang adalah orang yang kuat dan tegar dan merupakan survivor yang hebat...

OK, cukup sedih2nya...sekarang let's move on!!!...

Eniwei...

Update kabar terbaru Kota Padang Pasca Gempa. 

Pencarian korban sudah dihentikan, dan beberapa jenazah sudah dimakamkan..(May Allah Bless them)...

Walaupun begitu Alhamdulillah..perlahan2 semua berjalan pulih seperti sedia kala..

Sedikit demi sedikit...warga kota padang mulai menata hidupnya kembali...

Angkot dan bus kota udah mulai ada...Pasar dan Toko2 mulai buka...(dengan harga yg "lumayan" mahal)...

Dan akhirnya Semua wilayah di Padang mendapat pasokan listrik...(yay!!...gak ada lagi Padang, kota mati)...

Walaupun Air PAM belum ngalir, at least..lampu gak mati..
dan Padang sekarang penuh dengan lautan Bule..kemana mata memandang..pasti ketemu Bule...serasa dimana gitu...

Tadi barusan dari PIZZA HUT, dan beneran sangat rame...(membuktikan, Kota Padang perlahan mulai pulih)

Helikopter dan pesawat tempur dan kargo berseliweran...jadi pengen naik...

Intinya: Tetap cari hal positif dan menyenangkan dalam situasi seperti ini. Gak usah terlalu larut dengan kondisi.

Update Agam dan Pariaman pasca Gempa

Sejujurnya saya kurang tahu informasi di lapangan, mudah2an saja semua saudara kita disana baik2 saja

 After all..

Our Deepest Simpathy for All victims and Refugess of Sumatera Quake, May Allah bless them..

Eniwei, sejak gempa, banyak sekali temen2 kampus yang menjadi relawan di LSM dan NGO. saya sendiri sekarang menjadi semacam local liason officer di WHO. dan jujur, banyak bgt pengalaman saya bekerja di WHO. dan ini beberapa trivia dari pengalaman saya bekerja di WHO :

• Gak semua laptop punya keyboard yang susunan hurufnya sama seperti laptop Indonesia. Jujur!! saya baru tahu sekarang!!Kemarin saya minjem laptop intern WHO, Lenja, orang Jerman, dan beneran beda!.perlu waktu lama untuk adaptasi. belum lagi laptopnya pake bahasa Jerman lagi. Dan ternyata hal itu berlaku juga sebaliknya.tadi dia minjem laptop saya, dan dia juga bingung make laptop saya.hehehe...
• Orang Jepang itu luar biasa unik.Kemarin main2 ke barak tentara Jepang untuk meminta data dari mereka bwt WHO. Asli! saya gak bisa mengerti bahasa Inggris mereka. Kk kelas yang pernah coass di Jepang, pernah bilang, orang Jepang itu tuh, susah bgt ngomong bahasa Inggris,dan kenyataanya emang begitu. berganti2 tentara jepang yang ngomong tapi tetap gak ada satupun yg bisa bahasa inggris dengan lancar. Belum lagi ketika dimintain email mereka, susah banget nulis pake bhasa latin. Terus yang lucunya, ketika untuk kedua kalinya datang ke barak mereka minta dokumen, tentara2 itu malah sibuk gambar DORAEMON!!...beneran DORAEMON!! dengan berbagai posisi...dan tumpukan gambar Doraemon berseliweran di meja.Tentara gitu loh...(atau itu kode rahasia mereka???...hmmm). Yang paling lucu, pas Health Cluster Meeting WHO, ekspresi spokesperson tentara Jepang tuh, kayak lagi senam muka, lucu abis...dan pas si tentara ngomong,temen saya yg notulen rapat cuma bisa nulis tanda tanya karena gak bisa nangkap bahasa inggris mereka...tapi yang salutnya, ketegasan mereka. ketika saya memberikan informasi dan perintah dari WHO yg bersifat mengikat ke mereka, mereka dengan tegas tdak mau terikat dengan siapapun dan tetap bekerja dengan cara mereka sendiri. Dan menurut saya, tentara jepang adalan tentara yang paling ramah (bahkan dibandingkan dengan tentara Singapura) dibandingkan dengan negara yang lain.
• Jangan main2 dengan semua hal yang berbau US Air Force. Bisa saya katakan semua negara sangat menghargai dan berharap banyak dari USA. jadi tadi ada NGO dari Perancis meminta contact number US Air Force kepada saya karena mereka membutuhkan helikopter dan pesawat, tapi saya tidak tahu dimana saya letakkan kartu nama spokesperson US Air force. GAWAT!! kondisi kantor WHO yang berantakan dan banyaknya orang dari NGO dan LSM yang datang dan memberikan kartu nama kepada saya membuat saya pusing. berkali2 saya cari tapi tidak ketemu. orang perancis tersebut sepertinya sudah tidak sabar. berulang kali dia berkata "How Come you lose their card?they are the most important organization!".Akhirnya Bos WHO yang melihat kesulitan saya, ikut membantu, kemudian "Gotcha!there it is!"..akhirnya ketemu juga. ternyata kartu yg saya cari itu udah ada dari tadi. cuma karena saya lupa nama si spokesperson (Peewach/Pat Ewings) dan di kartunya g ada tulisan US air Force makanya gak ketemu. Pelajaran yg bisa diambil : Gak semua orang Amrik namanya kebule2an, yang namanya aneh juga ada, Contoh:Peewach/Pat ewings...(ato itu nama organisasi dia??..well..I'm not sure)
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• Orang sangat menghargai WHO. Well...bekerja dengan WHO berarti bisa mendapat akses kemanapun dan dihargai baik oleh organisasi internasional maupun pemerintah. Saya ingat ketika teman saya yg bekerja sebagai relawan di POSKO BEM FK UNAND meminta pasokan obat di dinkes untuk didistribusikan, dia harus menunggu beberapa lama untuk mendapatkan pasokan obat. tapi saya, hanya dengan kata sakti "maaf, saya dari WHO.." langsung dapat pasokan tersebut tanpa banyak birokrasi. malahan, jika ada tambahan,bisa langsung diambilkan. Belum lagi dihargai oleh organisasiInternasional,ketika saya menelpon Australian Defence Force dan French Army untuk meminta CP US Air force dan bertanya lokasi baraknya,padahal mereka berkata "Well...actually We're in rush now, but I will give the number by sms immediately", dengan kata sakti "Hi..I'm Willy from WHO", kurang dari 2 menit, sms tersebut sudahsaya dapatkan.hehe...boleh lah sekali2 numpang nama WHO.
• Ada persaingan antar negara donatur siapa yang paling berperan dalam musibah ini. Ketika saya bertanya kepada tentara wanita saya bertanya" Well..are you from US Armed Force?"..kemudian dia berkata "Gezz..I'm from Australian Defence Force, Do I Look like an American" dengan nada yang agak jijik. Terus seorang Korea dengan semangatnya bergosip tentang orang AUS ID (NGO Australia).Ketikasaya bertanya dengan bos WHO..hal seperti emang sering terjadi...hmm...
• Dalam situasi kayak gini yang berbagai bangsa berkumpul, hati2 dalam berbicara dan bersikap. Suatu kali saya berbicara dengan seorang dari UNICEF berperawakan keturunan China (berpikir kalau dia orang Singapura atau China) dengan bahasa Inggris, ternyata dia berkata.." udah,lu ngomong bahasa indonesia aja.." jah..ternyata dia orang Indonesia...terus suatu kali ngajak ngomong orang dengan bahasa Indonesia, eh...ternyata dia orang filipina...

Hm...mungkin itu aja deh dulu tulisan saya mengenai pengalaman saya pasca gempa, masih dalam bentuk yg agak semrawut, sebisa mungkin saya akan menulis pengalaman saya pasca gempa dan juga buah pikiran saya..

Oh,ya yang saya terus pikirkan..

apakah Pemerintah sudah memikirkan National Security kita selama penanggulangan gempa ini??

well..OK..emang sih gak sepantasnya saya bertanya ini dalam situasi ini..

tapi kita semua tahu, bahwa beratus orang (sekarang saja dalam data WHO,sudah  120an NGO luar yang masuk ke Indonesia) dari luar negeri datang ke Sumbar dengan mudahnya...

beberapa dari mereka bahkan berencana untuk stay di sini untuk beberapa lama..

yang saya pikirkan, dengan begitu mudahnya akses luar masuk ke Indonesia dan meminjam data2 kita semua di Sumbar, siapa yang bisa menjamin bahwa bisa saja salah satu dari mereka adalah agen intelijen...

well..ok mungkin saya kebanyakan nonton film james bond atau apalah...tapi kira2 apakah pemerintah sudah memikirkan sampai kesitu..

hmm...Well..Let's see...

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Bangkitlah Bangsaku, Majulah Negeriku...

tadi gue browsing2 di internet dan ngeliat beberapa situs luar yang menginformasikan tentang pertemuan G-20 di London...

Eniwei, FYI, G-20 adalah organisasi persatuan antara G-8 (negara2maju yang perekonomiannya terkuat di dunia) dan negara2 yang dianggap sebagai new emerging economy power seperti China, India,Indonesia,dan Brazil...

nah,setelah gue baca2, gue melihat prediksi pertumbuhan ekonomi rata2 negara G-20 pada tahun 2009 mendatang...............

dan cukup menarik adalah..Indonesia ditempatkan sebagai negara kedua diantara semua negara G20 yang diramalkan pertumbuhan ekonominya akan meningkat setelah Cina...

Indonesia diramalkan akan meningkat sebanyak 3-4% (tertinggi kedua) sedangkan China meningkat sebanyak 6-7%...
Inggris diramalkan ekonominya akan mundur minus 2,5% dan Korea Selatan mundur menjadi minus 4-5%...

Wah..ketika gue baca berita ini, perasaaan bangga gue sebagai bangsa Indonesia langsung bangkit...


Presiden SBY bersama pemimpin negara lain yang tergabung dalam G-20


Para pemimpin Negara G-20 di Istana Buckingham, Inggris

Sounds Impressive,rite'???
hehehee...

Sebenarnya gue gak nyangka juga, Indonesia yang 10 tahun yg lalu mengalami krisis ekonomi terhebat di Asia, kekacauan politik,disintegrasi bangsa, disusul dengan terorisme, dan bencana alam yang bertubi2,...sekarang bisa kembali menjadi negara yang disegani bangsa lain dan disejajarkan sebagai bangsa2 maju di dunia...

Setelah gue baca2 blog org luar mengenai Indonesia, mereka sendiri juga heran mengenai transformasi Indonesia yang sebegitu cepat...(dan umumnya tanggapan mereka positif..)

bahkan Prof jeffrey Prof. Jeffrey Winters, guru besar di North Western University pernah mengatakan
"jika saya orang Indonesia, saya akan bangga..."
yah...begitu kagumnya dia dengan transformasi bangsa kita, sehingga profesor itu berkata seperti itu.........

Saya ingat ucapan menteri luar negeri Amerika Serikat Collin Powell yang mengatakan bahwa "Indonesia adalah negara yang paling tidak bisa dimengerti di dunia"...dia berkata seperti itu karena melihat kekacauan di negeri kita pasca runtuhnya Orde baru...

dan, sekarang lihat...dalam kurun waktu kurang dari 10 tahun ucapan itu berubah. ketika Menteri luar negeri Amerika Serikat yang baru, Hillary Clinton datang ke Indonesia, ia berkata..
"jika anda ingin melihat Islam,Demokrasi,modernisasi dalam satu negara, maka lihatlah Indonesia.."

Kemudian saya juga pernah membaca,kemajuan Ekonomi Indonesia dalam kurun waktu 10 tahun disebut2 juga dalam World Economic Forum di Davos. Bahkan dalam satu sesi yang membicarakan krisis ekonomi global, hampir semua panelis disana pesimis dengan keadaan ekonomi global,tidak ada satupun yg optimis...

kemudian seseorang nyeletuk:
"tidak adakah satupun yang optimis di ruangan ini??"

kemudian seseorang lagi berkata:
"Ada, jika kita bisa menemukan orang Indonesia, ada gak orang Indonesia yang ikut pertemuan sama kita disini???"

Yah...begitulah orang luar menanggapi ekonomi kita dalam krisis global kali ini..

Yah...walaupun saya sendiri juga menyadari masih banyak ketinggalan kita daripada bangsa lain...
tapi kita sendiri juga harus sadar..bahwa ternyata masih banyak prestasi Indonesia yang dihargai bahkan dikagumi bangsa lain...
sudah saatnya kita meningkatkan rasa bangga kita sebagai orang INDONESIA...
KARENA BANGSA INDONESIA, MEMANG BANGSA YANG MAJU DAN BERMARTABAT DAN TIDAK KALAH DENGAN BANGSA LAIN...

Bangkitlah Bangsaku, Majulah Negeriku!!!

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