Having a Baby While Doing Post-Grad Study (part 1)

I'm not a woman. If you assume I myself is pregnant and have the baby born then you're wrong. What I mean by the title is that my wife is pregnant when she is coming with me in the UK.As a PhD candidate, taking care my family and manage PhD project properly is a challenge. I know, some doesn't see family involvement during studying abroad is a good option. Yet, I challenge the idea. I perceive family as a motivator factor. Having more tasks is absolutely demanding and may be tiring physically and mentally. On the other side, when you face problems and have no idea to solve it, you have somebody to talk to. They may not respond you straight away with brilliant solution but you'll be relieved provided you have taken an action to deal with your...

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Indonesian in Birmingham

Being a foreigner in Birmingham is a new think for me. I learn how Englishman talks. They casually speak faster than what I learned at English classes. I didn’t know that elderlies are more than the youths or at least the same. Also, I didn’t expect so many immigrants have come to the UK and that being a PR (permanent resident) has become a life time dream. I haven’t seen all but I believe I’ll get used to all of these alien culture.I’ve just stayed in this city for less than 2 months. There many Indonesians who have been living here for 2 or 3 years. A few of them are already PR’s. Based on my study program which is PhD study-by-project, I’ll have to stay for at least three years. Papers and documents have been approved which means I don’t have worries about legal requirements. As we all...

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Pengalaman Sekolah di Inggris: Tertunda Karena Pandemi

Tahun 2019 saya mendapatkan beasiswa dari Kementrian Agama RI melalui program 5000 Doktor yang diinisiasi dan dikelola oleh Dirjen Pendis. Program ini dikhususkan untuk dosen yang mengajar di Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam atau Fakultas Agama Islam yang berada di perguruan tinggi umum. Beasiswa ini adalah beasiswa pendanaan sehingga saya masih harus mencari kampus sendiri. Dengan kata lain Dirjen Pendis adalah berlaku sebagai sponsor. Bagi yang belum familiar, beasiswa itu dapat berupa pendanaan saja bisa juga berupa pendanaan dan posisi di kampus sekaligus (diterima). Beasiswa jenis pertama ini harus hati-hati karena ada kedaluarsanya. Artinya, apabila dalam dua tahun tidak mendapat kampus - dibuktikan dengan LoA (Letter of Acceptance),...

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Analisis Laporan Keuangan

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Ideology - A Hip

A heated debate has been seen in Indonesia for the last 2 months. A newly-proposed act is under a spot-light. What is it about? Why does it attract so many opinions and comments?The act or rule is called HIP or Haluan Ideology Pancasila (the Guide for Pancasila Ideology). The advocates of this rule argue that without such legislation the country is under lurking threats of anti-Pancasila's group who want to change the constitutional ideology of the nation i.e. Pancasila. In doing so, many activists of human rights and democracy and academicians project and highly aware that the legislation may possibly be used abusively for political interests like it used to be during the new order era (Orde Baru) which was led by Soeharto reigned from 1966 to 1998.   Is Pancasila barely an ideology?...

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