Grand Launching Apsia UI was held on November 23,
2012. Apsia UI officially launched by the director of students University of
Indonesia, Mr. khamaruddin. First of all, we did our ceremony that also we
should do that everytime we have an activity together. The ceremony opened by
singing our national anthem then continued by read a Champion Pledge together.
And here it is, the Champion Pledge:
Champion
Pledge
How we wish our country knows that we love them more
than we did.
We are proud when our souls died as a ransom to the
honour of Indonesia
Or a price for the enforcement of glory, honor, and
realization of the ideals of Indonesia.
Nothing could make us like this, other than the love
that has made our hearts touched, which runs our feelings, squeezes out our
tears and eliminates the sleepiness of our eyelids.
How sore we feel in our hearts, watching the disasters
that tore this nation apart, while we just give in to humiliation and surrender
to despair.
For thee sake of God the All-Knowing, the All-Hearing,
we pledge solemnly, freely, and upon our honor.
We will achieve excellence by improving the capacity
of academic and personal development
We will always firm in honesty and integrity
We will have noble character wherever and whenever we
are
We will use our knowledge and influence to contribute
to society
We will always strive with sincerity and responsibility,
no matter how hard it is
We want people to know that we carry a pure mission,
free from personal ambition, free of the interest of the world, and free of
lust.
We do not expect anything else from the mankind, do
not expect property or other benefits, nor fame, or even just a thank you.
What we hope is the creation of a better Indonesia and
the blessing of God – The Creator of the universe
After di the ceremony, we got some inspirational
speech by Mrs. Riri, one of teacher from Fasilkom. She had so many great
experience. She also had so many inspirational statements that can grow my
motivation up. These are some of her statements that I wrote on my notes:
1. Fortunately,
Indonesia has a ‘bonus of demography’. Demography itself has a definition as the
study of human population dynamics, including the size, structure,a and the
distribution of the population. Indonesia has so many citizens and it gives so
many benefits for Indonesia. With abundant of human resources makes Indonesia
easier to get labors. But unfortunately, we have less role model to be our
references. Most of us have an exemplary from another country. One of her
statement that I’ve remember is: “we are who attending here, especially you are
who joining in apsia, who have an internationally intelegent, must be the next
Indonesia role models”
2. We all know
that it’s so that not easy to be succeed. There is so many obstacles. But, the
one that you have to always remember is: do not ever give up on you own way
that you choose. Imagine that your goal is like a mountain top. There is so
many ways to get your goal. But remember, do not ever change your ‘mountain’
and turn into another mountain. You will get nothing but the goal that you
can’t reach. Ever. Plan your activities everyday. At least you have 5
activities that you have planned and it must be done, successfully. It helps
you to manage yourself.
3. Expand your
networking and do not ever lost your opportunity that you have. Opportunity
does not come twice. If someone needs your help, eventhough you cannot do that
correctly, accept that challenge. You can learn from what you do.
4. Do not ever
compete with another else but compete with ourselves. Can we do and achieve
what we want without any ego from ourseleves?
5. If we stand
2 minutes longer than the others, we will be more successful or successful than
the first.
6. Try to
always listening what your around saying. It will help you to instropect
yourself and also maybe you will get another inspiration from them. And
sometime God’s message is undirectly sent from your friends.
7. Success is
not always being smart. Do whatever consistently is more important. Running
something continues and continuosly.
8. Do what you
love and love what you do
9. You have to
stand on your own feet. Be independent and do not hang yourself up on another
else
10. Be faithful
to your future. No pain, no gain, no shortcut.
11. Do not
compare yourself with others. Be yourself and do be shy to be different. It
will makes you more comfortable.
12. Ask less,
give more.
13. Be careful
everytime you act because your personality will reflected by your action.
On
the second day the consolidation of apsia UI, we got another inspirational
speech from kak Big Zaman. I got some points from his speech. Here it is:
1. Character
building has 3 main concepts: competence, have a strong character and also give
some contributions.
2. Assume that
we are the pearl. So you will know that the pearl will always shinning wherever
it is
3. Nowadays,
we are facing some problems or something like obstacle that inhibit us to
achieve our goals. 1) we are lack of gratitude. 2) we cannot control ourselves
and we haven’t finished our problem yet before act to our environment. 3)
secularism, the concept that separate between the secular and religious, is
have been wider
4. What you
think is what you do is who you are
5. Achievement
is not always in the street with flowers.
6. Passion,
find and live it! Find your way, get your own star, not only for you, but for
everyone.
After that, kak Iqbal also gave us 10 characters of
winner:
1
Good faith; as a winner, we must be have a faith to a
God. Remember who is the Creator of us.
2
Right devotion
3
Strong character
4
Physical power
5
Brilliant thought
6
Continence
7
Good time management
8
Well organized
9
Independent
10 Giving
contribution
On the third day, we also had another great speakers
with great experience too. The first one, we had Kak Jiwo. He is a fresh
graduates from FISIP UI, 3 years ago. He is one of the founder of FLAC (Future
Leaders Anti Corruption). Future Leaders Anti Corruption (FLAC) INDONESIA is
such a Social Movement initiator, which brings passion for fight corruption in
Indonesia with some fun activities and a target is children. He asks children
to avoid corruption by giving them some storytelling so it must be more
attractive and innovative for children. He want to embed a anti corruption
value for children. He also told us to always following our passion and do not
be afraid if you want to take something serious with the fun way. It sometimes
easier to do. He also gave us some spirit to not to give up whatever it takes.
He told us that he had been rejected by one director of company because she
doubted about FLAC. But after FLAC Indonesia successfully went to Brazil and
did some storytelling there, that director went back to FLAC and offered to do
a cooperation. Do not ever doubt yourself eventhough everyone around you do.
Because only you that know what exactly happened.
The last speaker that we had is Revaldo Fanther. He also fresh graduated
from mechanics engineering UI. He currently being a motivator and he had so
many inspirational storie for us. He told us that we actually have so many ways
to achieve our goals if we open our mind and see all chances around us.
Wherever we stand, we will find our own way to get knowledge. He said that the
weakness of Indonesia’ young people is they are less giving contribution for
our beloved country. They more likely to do makes happy themselves without
seeing their environment. And the last one that he said to us is: be impactfull
Indonesia youth! And do not stop to giving contribution for our country.
-GAS-
