Wednesday 31 December 2014

Refleksi Akhir Tahun 2014

Alhamdulillah...
Tinggal menunggu beberapa jam lagi menuju tahun 2015. Tahun baru dimana mimpi,resolusi dan target sudah saya tulis di buku mimpi saya dan Insya Allah saya siap untuk berjuang dan berkorban.

Welcome the new you with the new spirit to face the new challenges in the new year !


Tahun 2014
Saya sangat bersyukur di tahun ini, karena di tahun ini saya banyak sekali mendapatkan pengalaman baru dan liku-liku kehidupan yang membuat saya membahami makna kehidupan walau baru sedikit yang saya pahami.
Saya adalah anak dari desa yang merantau di Jakarta, kuliah di Universitas Padjadjaran dan sempat gagal menimba ilmu di universitas pada tahun 2013. Tidak mudah melawan musuh terbesar yaitu diri kita sendiri. Semoga refleksi akhir tahun saya bisa menjadi pembelajaran dan semangat baru untuk kita semua.

Tak mudah melawan musuh terbesar dalam hidup ini, yaitu melawan diri sendiri termasuk melawan keterbatasan. Bagi saya pretending to be okay is okay. Setiap orang mempunyai cerita kehidupan masing-masing yang bahkan cerita hidup tersebut bisa menjadi motivasi dalam menjalankan kehidupan itu sendiri. Saya adalah sosok gadis yang ceria dan semangat dalam melakukan segala aktivitas saya. Melawan diri sendiri haruslah menggunakan cara,dan cara tersebut hanya ada dalam hati kita. It's always hard for the first step and for the first step dan kewajiban disaat jatuh adalah bangkit maka sebelumnya kita harus berdamai dengan masa lalu kita. Karena juga tanpa masa lalu kita tidak ada pada masa sekarang dan keep doing best in every moment that you have. Jangan takut membuat kesalahan, yang penting kita menjadi diri sendiri.

Tidak akan tercipta cerita seindah ini tanpa saya mengalami kegagalan. Yap, gagal kuliah. Awal memang berat sekali dan bahkan menggoyahkan keimanan saya. Tahun 2014 baru sekali saya pulang kampung ke Magetan, yaitu pada waktu lebaran dan mungkin untuk ke depannya saya pulang kampung sekali dalam setahun. Saya amat rindu dengan kampung halaman, namun suatu alasan membuat saya belum bisa pulang ketika liburan.Saya berdo'a semoga bapak dan ibuk di kampung sehat selalu dan saya akan berjuang di tanah perantauan ini sebagai tanda bakti untuk orang-orang yang mencintai saya. Jaga diri baik-baik apalagi kamu anak perempuan, itulah pesan yang selalu bapak sampaikan.

Jakarta kata orang-orang kampung adalah kota yang kejam. Namun, sebenarnya jika kita percaya dan bisa berada di sekeliling orang yang satu visi dan semangat dengan kita, maka Jakarta akan menjadi teman baik dan teman yang selalu dirindukan. Saya bersyukur bisa merantau ke kota ini. Kata orang, saya cukup pemberani berpetualang dan berpergian. Namun sebenarnya saya hanya berusaha melawan ketakutan dengan berani mencoba.

Saya mengucapkan banyak terimakasih kepada teman-teman di komunitas Sahabat Pulau. Komunitas yang berhasil membangun semangat saya dengan guru-guru hebat didalamnya. Saya banyak melakukan kesalahan di tahun 2014, namun saya mau belajar dari kesalahan yang saya lakukan untuk menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik.Menjadi volunteer merupakan pengalaman yang berharga, saya bisa kenal dengan para relawan di Indonesia dan saya bisa belajar bagaimana teori seek to understand than be understood dengan berbagai keragaman yang ada di negara tercinta, Indonesia. Salah satu resolusi sayang di tahun 2015 untuk lebih berkontribusi di komunitas yang luar biasa ini.

Terimakasih Ya Rabb, saya sekarang menyandang status mahasiswa. Berkat dukungan dan do'a dari orang-orang yang mencintai saya juga atas kehendak-Mu.

Kemudian, di tahun ini pula saya diberi kesempatan menjadi Duta DKI Jakarta dalam Indonesian Youth Conference . Suatu pengalaman yang luar biasa bertemu dengan pemuda hebat perwakilan propinsi di Indonesia.

Tentunya meraih itu tidak mudah namun saya percaya saya memiliki keberanian dan motivasi yang lebih yang ada pada diri saya.

Mimpi dan harapan masih hidup dan terus mengalir. New and Exciting Opportunities has been waiting with the bright smile. 
Dan..
Saya siap dengan tahun 2015.
#Semangat2015

Monday 15 December 2014

Kalian yang Menguatkanku

Surat kecil ini aku tulisan kepada Tuhan-ku

Ya Rabb, Ya Allah..
Terimakasih telah engkau berikan kesempatan kepada Anisa Nur Ropika untuk menghirup udara di dunia fana ini
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Aku tidak tidak menebak sampai kapan aku akan ada di dunia ini
Namun sekiranya jika aku masih ada kesempatan untuk menulis dan mengabadikan moment syukurku pada-Mu, maka aku akan menulis. Dan dalam kesempatan yang begitu indah ini aku ingin menuliskan rasa terimakasih kepada keluarga dan guru-guru hebat yang aku temuin di universitas kehidupan ini.
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Ibuk di Magetan,
Ibuk, Anis sayang ke ibuk.. Much words that I need to say, but it's complicated to say.
I LOVE YOU Ibukk...

(to be continued)

Here to Stay


Friday 12 December 2014

The True Leadership Treasure by Victor Antonio G

The True Leadership Treasure


I went on search to be a leader,

Searching high and low above the meer,

I spoke with authority that I remember,
All would follow, all but one member,

"Why should I trust you ?' the one did ask,
"What have you done to achieve the task?'

I though long and hard of what I did wrong,

then I rolled up my sleeves and worked right along,

Shoulder to shoulder we got things done,
We worked side by side, all were one,

A mate of mine stumbled, I stooped to assist,
My hand he did grab, a smile did persistm

One was lost, didn't know what to dom
I showed him how, the ropes, something new

I praised them one and all for their work, All were unique, but I encourage each quirk,

When the task was done, one did shout
"You're a great leader!" they all turned about,

Without you there to support our plight,
Lost would we be with no end in sight",

I learned that day that I lead bestm
When I get off my butt and help the rest,

To lead by example is the true treasure,
The secret of leadership, in one simple measure.

Victor Antonio G

Thursday 11 December 2014

The Story is just Begin ~ Ambassador Indonesian Youth Conference 2014


 “You can’t have a rainbow without a little rain" - Dolly Parton

That little girl still keep walking on. Even tough some matter make she afraid on but it’s never stopping her legs to keep moving forward, inspire others, and striving to help  others to soar as high. 

“I respect my self, I always do my best in every second for my life and for other’s life”, she said

Being the ambassador of Indonesian Youth Conference is one of the step that she has been trough. Dreams is something that we can make it in reality.
At that time, the end of July, she just got an email that she has been chosen as the ambassador of Indonesian Youth Conference 2014 to represent DKI Jakarta. The selection process are thought enough even the number of candidate for the ambassador from DKI Jakarta were on the top comparing with others city in Indonesia. Something bless for her could going to IYC to represent DKI Jakarta.
She call this as achievement. Why ? Because for her being the ambassador of IYC isn’t only changes her life but also people’s life. After the announcement, she upload the screenshot of the announcement to the social media and such a pleasure for her with the tears hen many people give positive respond.

Check this story out…

4-8 November 2014
Yeah, now is our turn to sing out our mind and sing without doubt.
The IYC are now coming. Actually before I went to Jakarta for IYC’s program, I have some problem that really make me so confused to choose which one that I need to take. I have an event in my campus that hard to be leave and also my friend doesn’t let me go for IYC. And also the alumnae's event for joining induction, the event that coming once in year.  But, I always keep praying and listen to my heart. I dare  my self to being risk taker. Yes, finally I went to Jakarta for IYC program.
Met new people with their high spirit to speak out their idea to contribute the best for Indonesia such a miracle for me. I knew God always give the best chance in  the best time as my best luck to be here. 68 the best youth in Indonesia are gathered become one. The IYC forum it self held in Griya Pejaten, South Jakarta.
Many activities that already prepared by the committee and we have so fun there. Including worth session that open our mind our how to make our idea of our project become reality someday. The session that I love the most is about fundraising session. Because fundraising in my opinion is the biggest obstacle and the biggest support to running the project.
From now on, IYC has a big contribution for me to be more aware, willingness and taking care with social issues around. And youth are the weapon to make everything better. Thank you for Indonesian Youth Conference.
Here, I also big thanks to kak Hendri who always being nice mirror for me and motivate me to keep moving forward till unpredictable time. Thank you kak Hen, for being best friend, big brother and everything.
For the next I hope I could make a synergizing the project that I lead named One Youth one Child and Culturepreneur, realizing that the Indonesian Culture are now becoming stranger for young people. From collaboration between One Youth One Child and Culturepreneur we want to heading some training for youth and kids around Indonesia especially Jakarta with introducing Indonesian culture, entrepreneurship training and we invite some expertise, and also we will use education as a bottom line which is we want to share the moral values from product that will make including the history and philosophy, character building from the process from we training till the sustainable action also English time during the project. 

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination” –Nelson Mandela-





That’s some story of Anisa during the IYC program. 

Her contribution for Indonesia will never end. She loves everything about culture as her dreams to be a dancer that can go to International level. She still keep striving on to make it come true. Isn’t something lie when challenges are coming trying to knock her down, but challenges for her are something to pursue her dreams cause when challenges comes mean dreams almost turn in to reality. As she ever being the best student of Youth Entrepreneurship Program in Senior High School, she wants be creative social business woman someday. Heart is the key, heart that guiding her to running and working the best. Passion and faith are driving her life. From Magetan moved to Malang then moved to Jakarta and now she studying in Bandung, she always tried to give positive impact and motivate other and make a changes even little changes but in a great way.

Saturday 11 October 2014

Duta Indonesian Youth Conference 2014

Alhamdulillah..
Dalam perantauan wadah berkontribusi semakin bertambah.
Indonesia, tanah air tercinta.
Mimpi untuk bersinergi bersama 33 pemuda Nusantara lainnya akan segera terwujud.
Indonesian Youth Conference akan dilaksanakan pada tanggal 4-8 November 2014



Go and Grow Up ! You Can't Stay Here

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" -Dr Seuss-

It has been several months I graduated from my high school. My high school time was successfully contribute colorful memories. I remember when I was the first time entering my high school. My high school is far away from my hometown, Magetan. It takes around six hours to go to my high school in Malang City. I've got full scholarship by Putera Sampoerna Foundation there. It blessed me so much.
Still as a big highlight in my mind. I was an innocent girl at that time, very very innocent. Could you imagine this? a little girl who come from a small village, know nothing about city, and not a good traveller at all. A stranger look like come with wondered face walked close to the dormitory, and a little bit dizzy when taking the dormitory's stairs because yeah this was something new for me. LOL
Remember for so much, when someone ask me to connecting youtube in her laptop. And I don't know what youtube is. My knowledge about internet still none. In my high school, it was my first saw a laptop. LOL
A lot memories that I couldn't have enough energy to erase those memories. But, actually feeling down in my first high school. Many student know more than me, smarter than me, holding some step forward than me. Yet, this is life.. I keep to encourage my self to move on.
The first crying are when I join a traditional dance competition and I had lose. It's very disappointed me, because almost all competition that I join since I'm in elementary school and Junior High School, I became a star there. Move from the comfort zone is a big challenge, yet it's a must for us to walked away leaving comfort zone to creating our selves. isn't it ?
Yet, I have my biggest achievement in my life when I was high school. I'm brave enough to face all of the obstacles. I move very slowly in my high school. Starting join some organization, I do love a community and being a part of changes. By joining student council then I became a head of community service also other communities. I do love community service so much. It's help me to reflected my self, teach me to not easy for giving up on something, able to describing what love is, etc. I ever stand in runner up of drama competition also I ever be the best student in my high school.
My high school is definitely different from other school. My high school is the best high school and my province also in my country. I's seems very impossible a girl like me could accepted in that school. Many people in my village who was ignore and contemptible are not anymore since I accepted in that school. One thing, my high school teach me more much learning o live able to surviving life, a new perspective about life and etc.
And the greatest gift is, I using 'hijab' (we can called it veil) in my high school.

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein-

Life is 'bout up and down.
I had been graduated last year and I decide to postpone my college. I failed the test and I have no money to continue my study. Even, I have tried to apply some universities, travelling around lonely in Ramadhan last year. Then, I decide took gap year and went to Jakarta by my self. (to be continued)


My Brand New Map ~ Welcome Anthropology

Rabu, 16 Juli 2014
Menggigil bukan karena kedinginan. Mencoba terus tenang dan percaya apapun hasilnya Allah telah memberikan jalan yang terbaik. Allah tidak akan salah sasaran memberikan rejeki juga tidak akan salah waktu untuk memberikan rejeki tersebut. Dan Allah akan memberikan apa yang kita butuhkan bukan apa yang kita inginkan.

Sebulan yang lalu, 16 Juni 2014 bermodal percaya diri naik busway jam 5 subuh untuk berangkat ke SMA 45 Jakarta mengikuti SBMPTN (Seleksi Bersama Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri), setelah kemarin kehujanan di jalan ketika cek lokasi ujian. Sempat saya minder untuk menghadapi soal2 SBMPTN, namun sanggahan hati saya memberikan pencerahan dan memberikan senjata percaya diri untuk menempuh tes tersebut. Pada saat itu saya meletakkan Unpad (Universitas Padjadjaran) pada pilihan ke-3, sedangkan di pilihan ke-1 dan ke-2 saya meletakkan UI (Universitas Indonesia). Suara hati yang menghantarkan saya, bisikkan all is well masih terngiang dalam telinga saya. Senyum menemani saya mengerjakan soal2 SBMPTN tersebut. Dimulai dengan berdo'a sebelum membuka lembar pertanyaan dan berdo'a tidak pernah henti. Beberapa sistem soal ternyata berbeda dengan tahun kemarin. Tahun 2013 SBMPTN dilaksanakan 2 hari, sedangkan tahun ini SBMPTN dilaksanakan 1 hari. Tak menjadi masalah bagi saya, yang saya perhatikan pada saat itu bagaimana saya bisa melakukan yang terbaik.

Sore itu, saya berharap ada orang berada pada samping saya agar tahu kalau saya kenapa2 ketika melihat pengumuman, mengingat saya sedikit radak trauma dengan pengalaman masa lalu. But no one was here. Jam 17.00 adalah jam pengumuman di website.

"Ya Rabb, jika sekarang sudah waktunya semoga Ropika bisa amanah. Jika belum waktunya, Ropika yakin Engkau akan memberikan jalan lain yang terbaik. Tak mengapa bagi saya kehilangan apa yang saya inginkan. Asalkan Ropika tidak kehilangan Allah yang selalu menemani langkah Ropika dalam berkontribusi dan meraih mimpi. Disini, tak ada orang lain yang menemani. Kalaupun rasa trauma masih menemani hingga sekarang, Engkau selalu hadir untuk menenangkan Ropika. Kuatkanlah, tabahkanlah, ikhlaskanlah" 

Kemudian saya telfon ibuk di kampung, malaikat yang menguatkan saya untuk membuka website pengumuman SBMPTN.

Alhamdulillah, syukron Ya Rabbi...

Bapak di kampung menghubungi saya dan menanyakan bagaimana hasil pengumumannya. Beberapa hari yang lalu, sebelum pengumuman SBMPTN bapak baru saya jelaskan kalau dalam satu tahun saya menunda sekolah. Sebenarnya saya merasa bersalah kepada bapak karena selama ini saya menyembunyikan status dan keberadaan saya sebenarnya di belakang bapak. Namun, bapak adalah hero, sosok yang selalu menyayangi dan mencintai anaknya dengan segala kesalahan yang pernah kita perbuat dan berbagai kekurangan yang kita miliki. Terimakasih bapak.

Cukup lega...
jalan yang harus saya tempuh sudah mulai terlihat. Pintu sudah dibuka oleh-Nya.
Setelah memberi kabar ke keluarga, saya memberi kabar ke teman2 volunteers Sahabat Pulau, Sampoerna Academy Alumni, juga teman-teman lain.



WELCOME MY BRAND NEW MAP !!
Anthropology, Padjadjaran University !
Magetan, Malang, Jakarta and now time for Bandung

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Tidak menduga dan tidak menyangka, apresiasi teman-teman membuat saya tidak bisa membendung air mata. Saya mengira setelah pengumuman akan sudah begitu saja dan selanjutnya saya mempersiapkan apa yang harus dipersiapkan.



Untaian kata tersebut ditulis oleh salah seorang alumni AFS juga senior saya di Sampoerna Academy Malang.
Yapp...
Melalui social media baik facebook maupun twitter banyak teman2 yang membuat saya terharu dan benar2 menggetarkan hati saya. Begitu mereka perhatian kepada saya, sosok bunga liar yang suka berkelana meninggalkan kampung halaman. Air mata menetes, pelan-pelan saya pun mencoba menyimak kembali arti perjuangan, proses, hidup dan cinta. Satu tahun tersebut adalah satu tahun yang berharga bagi saya, belajar langsung di Life University. Dimana satu tahun tersebut juga berhasil melukiskan corak warna berbeda di sayap kecil saya.

Thank God.
Cara Tuhan mendewasakan kita terkadang cukup kejam, namun Tuhan punya rencana yg sungguh indah dan akan datang tepat pada waktunya.
Terimakasih yang luar biasa untuk para keluarga Sampoerna Academy atas segala cinta, motivasi dan dukungan. Kalian terlalu luar biasa untuk dijelaskan. Love you all

Friday 4 July 2014

Just Found this in my Sticky Notes

Pee,. Ropee...
Saat kamu tengah menghadapi hal wajib yang paling sulit dan menyebalkan, maka tariklah nafasmu, pejamkan mata dan berucaplah dengan ikhlas dan sungguh-sungguh, "La khaula walaakuwwata illabillahil 'aliyyil 'adziim....
^^

Dear Mrs.H
Really thanks for that beautiful words :)

Thursday 3 July 2014

Decision Come Along with Miracle


“I believe that most of us had been faced with tough life decision. I guess that most of us would talk to people who matters to us on how to make the decision. They could suggest us anything. Yet, we all know that at the end, we are the one who make the decision and we are the one who would be affected by our own decision “ -Timothy-

In my 19 years, I had been faced with several tough life decisions.  It all started at the end of my elementary school, when I had to decide to go to Madrasah Tsanawiyah or Junior High School. In other side my family is in economic problem circle. Then I did choose Junior High School because it’s near with my home.
In 15 years old I had been graduated from my Junior High School. Some confusing come close to me. Tears is the best friend. I almost couldn’t continue my study, again because of economic problem. However, there is a school accept me for free paying. But that school is far away from my home, it takes 6 hours to go to that school. Then, did I take the opportunity ? Yes, I did. Because my spirit for grabbing the best education still on the top. A stranger life in a dormitory with another strangers those who come from all around, I don’t know exactly who are they. We passed for 3 years together, and due to with have love bonding we’re not friend anymore, but we’re family.
Up and down. Maybe that words could describe my life so far. Whether I choose my family or continue my study in university. It’s the hardest decision that I made in my life. I left the opportunity for a reason, I took gap year to go to university. For 18 years I get long distance with my parents, last message that I’got, my real mother was sick. It’s kind of hypertency and another illness that come up along with. In other side, I have no money to continue my study in university. I decide to left my hometown again for go to Jakarta alone to get close with my real parent. I decide to build a bonding with my real parents. Hard for me, and I’m envy with another friends who already grab their university. While my parents in my home town are in getting divorced. Painful for me after hear that my father ever live in prison for several month. I stuck on that time. All I know , I just have God. And it’s a blessed decision.
Many reason and many people knocked me down, humiliate me, and implicitly ask me to go. Yet, from moving to another place I met a lot of people who become my best teacher in this the best university, life university. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. I deserve my life for creating happiness and contribute my live for other. Yet I know that my life is an adventure, and my job is to enjoy it and work as hard as possible. 

"I don't wanna know where I would be in 5 years because I want my life to be an adventure" -Robin Scherbatsky-

Monday 30 June 2014

Ramadhan 2014


Marhaban Ya Ramadhan..
Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa Ramadhan 1434 H
Alhamdulillah, Allah Maha Adil
Ramadhan tahun ini adalah ramadhan yang penuh berkah. Kali ini saya merasakan kesan yang berbeda dibandingkan tahun-tahun sebelumnya, setelah 14 tahun Ramdhan di Magetan 3 tahun di Malang 1 tahun di Blora dan sekarang untuk pertama kalinya saya Ramadhan di Jakarta, berarti untuk pertama kali pula saya menunaikan ibadah puasa Ramdhan bersama ibu yang melahirkan saya , bapak dan adik-adiknya. Barakallah…
Semoga fitrah bisa kita raih, semoga bulan nan suci ini senantiasa diiringi hati nan suci pula.. Harapan saya di ramadhan kali ini cukup sederhana, semoga ramadhan tahun ini lebih baik dari ramadhan sebelumnya. Barokah untuk kita para umat muslim… Happy barokah fasting :) 


Hari pertama puasa, 29 Juni 2014

Banyak barokah dari Sang Kuasa saya terima.. Di rumah kontrakan berukuran 2 x 6 meter ini kami berlima tinggal. Bersyukur, dari pagi subuh saya masih diberi umur untuk menciptakan senyum kepada keluarga, menyumbang keringat dengan cinta untuk membantu ibuk. Usai sahur, pekerjaan tak usai.. membantu ibuk membuat makanan untuk dijual. Something that makes you different is something that makes you beautiful . Tak akan menyerah aku menjalani kehidupanku, kehidupanku yang memberi warna seorang “ Anisa Nur Ropika”
Tak ada kata usai dalam perjuangan, karena saya mengejar akhirat J Allahu Yaa Rabbi.. sepenuh hati hamba menyadari betapa diri hamba banyak dosa, semoga di sisa umur ini hamba bisa terus memperbaiki diri… Ijinkanlah hamba terus berhijrah pada jalan-Mu untuk mencari ilmu agar berguna bagi umat Islam, dunia dan akhirat. Terimakasih Yaa Rabb…