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TAIWAN 2024 : A Journey to the Heart of Resilience

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In the waning days of December 2024, as the world tilted toward the promise of a new year, I found myself aboard a plane slicing through the clouds, bound for Taiwan. The island loomed in my imagination not just as a destination, but as a beacon of knowledge and beauty—a place where the past and future danced in harmony. I had been granted a rare opportunity: a week-long immersion at the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), a bastion of innovation nestled in the heart of this vibrant nation. Little did I know that this journey would weave together days of profound learning and nights of dazzling exploration, leaving me forever changed. The moment I stepped off the plane at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, a wave of humid air kissed my skin, carrying whispers of the island’s subtropical soul. The terminal buzzed with life—travelers darting to and fro, their voices a symphony of Mandarin, Taiwanese, and English. I collected my bags, my heart thrumm...
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TANGGUH BERDIRI DI BUMI TAPANULI

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 *tulisan ini dimuat di edisi cetak, surat kabar harian Analisa (analisadaily.com) kolom Opini Halaman 12 hari Selasa, 25 Oktober 2022. Naskah berikut merupakan naskah asli tanpa ada penyuntingan; dipublish di platform ini dengan tujuan edukasi khususnya sebagai upaya mitigasi bencana Gempabumi. ------------------------------------------------------- TANGGUH BERDIRI DI BUMI TAPANULI *Alexander Felix Taufan Parera Tambunan   Sebelas tahun telah berlalu sejak terakhir kali wilayah Tapanuli Utara dilanda bencana diguncang gempabumi merusak. Tepatnya tanggal 14 Juni 2011, BMKG mencatat terjadinya gempabumi merusak pukul 07:08 wib pagi dengan lokasi pusat gempa (epicenter) di daerah Sarulla. Representasi besaran energi, atau lazimnya disebut Magnitudo gempabumi sarulla kala itu di angka 5.5 SR. Tiga pekan silam, tepatnya tanggal 01 Oktober 2022, kejadian gempabumi merusak kembali terjadi di bumi Tapanuli Utara. Kali ini lokasinya di Tarutung dan pelepasan energinya lebih b...
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AMARAH YANG TERARAH

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  2023 baru berjalan tiga bulan lebih delapan belas hari Persoalan hidup silih berganti menyita atensi, menguras energi dan merusak ketenangan batin. Kondisi finansial yang belum kunjung membaik;  Pola kerja serta perilaku pongah (angkuh) atasan di kantor semakin memperburuk keseharian; belum lagi dinamika romansa dalam rumah tangga kecilku Puncaknya, amarahku meledak tak terkendali di akhir Maret 31 di rumah dan di awal April kala rapat Evaluasi bulanan di kantor. Segala hal yang menurutku SALAH BESAR dan KELIRU, memancing amarahku hingga etika dalam berpendapat lenyap seketika; yang ada hanyalah celetukan, omelan, keluhan, hingga caci maki sentimental tanpa ada esensi Hari berlanjut, and then I have some days to look back thoughtfully, to contemplate; not only to see but to observe, what I’ve done and how I’ve dealt with my anger issue.   Anger is a common and even healthy emotion. But it's important to deal with it in a positive way.   Amarah adalah...
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MY 1st EXPERIENCE AT THE UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in TOBA

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  KOPIKO GRAND PRIX OF INDONESIA Finally, The D-day is comin’. I’ve been waitin’ for almost one month to watch this race. The UIM F1H2O World Championship is the world’s foremost international series of single-seater inshore circuit powerboat racing.   Highly competitive, intensely challenging, risky and entertaining, inshore circuit powerboat racing is the ultimate adrenalin rush and regarded as one of the most spectacular and exciting sports in the world. (To be continued...) lately bussy, no time for content writing at this post. just upload some photos here, :)
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FLAGSTAFF HILL : Chill Out, Relax, and Rejuvenate!

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  Here,on this blog, I share my experience through my writing, visual, (and some  travel tips) Penang is famous for it’s Medical and Healthcare reputation. “ hmm there must be lot of hospitals   and medical building everywhere !”, that’s my personal prejudice before I set my foot on Penang.   I landed in Penang’s Bayan Lepas airport on a minutes after midnight, about 00:30 am. There are some big flats around the airport. “Aha, I’m right. It must be a hospital!”, I guess an aerial view of the flat and high building around Penang. i took this picture from the  plane after took of from Penang back to my city   Got my taxi (grab car) from airport to my hotel in Little India, Georgetown . It took about 45 minutes. “Welcome to Penang, sir! ” said my taxi driver while he turn the radio on. “ Asmara dilanda angin curiga, Sedia ribut Tropika kan tiba…… Buah hati Dinda, Cemburu tandanya kasih dan sayangku masih setia “ , Bumfuzzle, what a simple and ea...
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Location: Penang Hill, 11500 Bukit Bendera, Penang, Malaysia
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THANKS GEORGETOWN, NOW I KNOW ERNEST ZACHAREVIC’s !

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  When you google “Georgetown-Penang”, however some street-art pictures will show up on your results. this is not just ordinary picture, this is an artistic inventions which engage with their surroundings.   Ernest zacharevic's is the man and the brain behind this street-artistic inventions. At first, the one and only street artist I know is Banksy, which is famous for his “Flower Thrower (Love is in the Air)”. Banksy is less of an artist than a global phenomenon; that’s why he is an icon. But after visiting Georgetown, I know the fact that it’s not only Banksy but there’s a great name too. Yes, he’s Ernest Zacharevic. Ernest Zacharevic conveys the culture and community of a place, adding artistic interventions to different cities across the world. the lithuanian-born artist blends fine art techniques with a passion for public space, working in the mediums of oil paint, stencil, spray, and sculpture to communicate clever and complex concepts. (an interview with Designboom...
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NIETZSCHE DAN PERSOALAN CLICHE SAYA

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Saya tidak terlalu mendalami karya Friedrich Nietzsche, tak sedalam saya mendalami karya Alfred Wegener yang punya relevansi erat dengan bidang yang saya geluti. Tetapi ketika menjalani hidup, saya kadang teringat akan beberapa buah pemikiran Nietzsche. Ide Nietzsche yang selalu saya ingat adalah tentang ‘Will To Power” (der Wille zur Macht) , tentang ambisi, pencapaian, dan hasrat untuk menguasai. Satu lagi karya Nietzsche yang saya ingat adalah yang berjudul „Twilight of The Idols“. Tentu saya tidak mendalaminya, tetapi kutipan dari karya tersebut yang tetap saya ingat adalah „Whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you stronger“. Kutipan ini menjadi menarik, setelah dikutip lagi oleh tokoh fiksi supervillain di Gotham City, The Joker, yang mengutip demikian : „ Whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you Stranger“ . Jadi, ada 2 kata kunci di sini, yakni STRONGER dan STRANGER. Menjadi lebih kuat, dan menjadi ANEH. Hari-hari belakangan ini, sebuah hasrat untuk menguasai, mengatur, memeg...
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