tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56269498697713254872024-02-18T21:01:16.124-08:00Stenden University BaliAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690387527697862060noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626949869771325487.post-60128156580616424932015-05-11T01:00:00.000-07:002015-05-11T01:00:50.425-07:00Joining the Hospitality Excellence Programme part 2<h2 style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px;"><i>It's now time for our Stenden students to host the HEP second session in Leeuwarden. The 2 day programme was full of excitement. Yes, it is about a project, but a fun party was also part of it :)</i></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">How do you feel when you are about to find out your test results? And how do you feel about a Maldives trip that you have booked last year is going to be tomorrow? Perhaps, you might be super excited, a little bit anxious or you cannot even sleep properly because you think too much. Well, that probably describes how I felt before that “moment of truth” finally came! Continuing on my previous writing, it was all about the second session of Hospitality Excellence Programme (HEP) 2015 where Stenden Leeuwarden was this time’s host! This year, we got the privilege of hosting a 2-day session instead on 13-14 March 2015. Indeed, it was a mixed feeling whether my colleagues would love the city, the stay, the food and many more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 22px;">Spread over an intensive, 2-day session with an overnight stay at our lovely Stenden Hotel, I would proudly say that Stenden owned it! Together with the other Stenden representatives, we were given an honour to organise a night activity for our buddies from the other hotel schools. As part of the preparation, we even had a meeting to discuss, in which we decided to have a gathering at Hestia Student Lounge. For your information, as part of Stenden’s facilities of 1-2 minutes walk from the main building; Hestia (“a home away from home”) is a perfect place for students to have a group meeting, potluck dinner or house party! Overall, this small bonding night gave us the opportunity to get to know each other better as well as to refresh our overloaded brain from an intensive programme of the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 22px;">Enough said about the small party and let’s get back to the real deal of the programme. Day 1 started with a gentle smile and cordial hug welcoming both students and professors to the capital of Friesland, Leeuwarden accompanied by morning coffee and tea. Carried out in Grand Hotel Post Plaza, Day 1 programme went smoothly with interviews with 2 of every team’s target groups as the highlights of the day. As we started with the implementation of design-thinking method, we put the first step of the method called “Empathise” into practice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 22px;">For my team, I invited two of Stenden students who own hospitality-related businesses in Leeuwarden, one being the owner of a coffee bar (Barrevoets) and the other being the owner of a shisha/tapas bar (Leeuwarden Lounge). They are really nice places to chill and spend your spare time while you are in Leeuwarden by the way. Since my team’s target groups are young entrepreneurs, we gained a lot of insights into how they create and deliver value to their customers as part of the contributing factor towards hospitality in cities. By empathising with your interviewees, you touched their deepest personal dreams, aspirations, worries, thoughts and passions that can be related to the topic of how they manage their businesses to survive. Those aspects reflected the actions they took or the decisions they made to create value and experience for customers. All in all, it was really interesting to have a completely different approach of interview, which you can have a better understanding of people as well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 22px;">Even though Stenden representatives did not get an overnight stay as well at Stenden Hotel, we woke up with full enthusiasm to embrace Day 2 of the programme where this time it was fully conducted at Stenden. After a typical Friesland’s breakfast, Mr Albert Boswijk gave us an interactive lecture concerning “Economy of Experiences”, which again relevant to our project as well. Afterwards, we were split again into team sessions, where we discussed our findings based on the interviews.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 22px;">These interviews were merely practice to create a framework for the project. Throughout the discussion, we were also exposed to the second step of the method called “Define” by creating personas and guest journeys of the target groups. These two were the representation of a typical person’s characteristics that belongs to a certain customer group. As suggested by the name of the method – design-thinking method – yes, I learnt how to draw and illustrate things as well. Besides the team’s professors, my team was also guided by a Master student from Delhi who already had experiences in using the method at Delft University of Technology. To wrap it up, we came into a consensus of the research plan that we could bring up in the next session. To sum up, Day 2 was filled by enriching, eye-opener sessions that were wrapped up with farewell snacks and drinks at the Bar of Stenden Hotel before everyone’s departure back to their home schools.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 22px;">Everything might sound so heavy in terms of content and workload for you, but believe me; all the lectures, workshops and team sessions provided were very fun and interactive. I bet the professors also learnt a lot from them too! Speaking of next session, it will be held in NHTV University of Applied Sciences Breda. Besides another long journey from up north, I really hope that there will be another interesting, new thing to be obtained as well! To conclude, while Stenden was already HEPpening, Breda, you are next! </span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690387527697862060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626949869771325487.post-77048809971985970282015-03-31T00:54:00.000-07:002015-03-31T00:55:32.928-07:00Joining the Hospitality Excellence Programme part 1<h2 style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px;"><i>Two students of Stenden University Bali were selected as representatives of Stenden at the Hospitality Excellence Programme 2015. The proud students, Joshua and Gaby are working together with other students from 4 reputable hotel schools to create a research paper in hospitality. Here is just the first article about their contribution to the programme. Check it out! </i></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">As quoted by a famous American football
player/coach, Vince Lombardi (n.d.), “Perfection is not attainable, but if we
chase perfection we can catch excellence.” This quote has inspired me to apply
for Hospitality Excellence Programme 2015, or HEP in short. Initially commenced
in 2013, HEP is a co-creation between the Association of Dutch Hotel Management
Schools with </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Koninklijke Horeca Nederland</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">
(KHN) or Dutch Association for Hospitality Entrepreneurs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">In other words, this
is also a collaborative networking programme where 5 ambitious students from 5
different, reputable Dutch hotel schools work in teams, dealing with a
real-life, wicked problems within the hospitality industry.</span></div>
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was selected as one of the 5 students who represent Stenden University along
with another Stenden University Bali (SUB) student, Gaby. The selection process
involved the screening of CV and motivation letter as well as an interview with
two Stenden’s best professors, Mrs. Elena Cavagnaro and Mr. Sjoerd Gehrels. </span></div>
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are so proud not only because we were chosen for this prestigious programme,
but also because we are capable of representing SUB as well. This means that
SUB has high academic standards that give us added value compared with the
regular students in Leeuwarden. #BeProud
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Continuing Stenden’s legacy from past
experiences, Stenden is, again, the only university represented by
international students, while the other hotel schools are mostly Dutch. This
year, Stenden send 2 Germans – whom one of them recently won the European Mise
en Place Cup 2015 (</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://emcup.eu/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">http://emcup.eu/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">), 1
Honduran/Swedish and not to forget Gaby and I from Indonesia. Interestingly, this
has always been Stenden’s value where all international students get equal
opportunity to attend various events and programmes offered. It is, in fact,
unity in diversity! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">So far, I have attended the first introductory
session hosted by Saxion University in Apeldoorn on Friday, 13 February. 2
hours away by car from Leeuwarden, the journey was truly worthy as I have
learnt a lot of new, interesting things such as the design thinking method. Besides,
I have also met my fellow (future) young hoteliers and professors from the
different schools in which we share about how the education differs amongst the
schools. As the only guy in the team, I feel so privileged working with
friendly and intelligent ladies from Hotelschool The Hague, Saxion University,
NHTV Breda and Hotelschool Maastricht respectively. </span></div>
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sessions, my team will mostly research on the future of hospitality industry in
cities under the supervision of Dr Karoline Wiegerink from Hotelschool The
Hague and Dr Albert Postma from Stenden University. At the end of the day, the
final product of this programme will be a research paper as well as a
presentation, which adds value to the hospitality industry. Overall, new
knowledge gained, new friends made!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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representatives are looking forward for the upcoming session on Thursday, 12
March and Friday, 13 March, which we will host it this time! With an overnight
stay in our beloved Stenden Hotel, I am so excited to welcome these people and
show the arts of hospitality in Leeuwarden, which might include party as well </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">. All in all, it was, is and going to be a
HEPpy time! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690387527697862060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626949869771325487.post-71104940179185811862015-03-12T00:16:00.002-07:002015-03-12T00:16:24.259-07:00My Stenden Journey of a Thousand Miles - by Wadzanayi Chitambo (part 5)<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-ZW">All my life I dreamt of a white Christmas
just like any other kid out there would, and finally now that I was in Europe
for the festive holidays I had the chance to experience it. There really is a
distinct difference of one’s Christmas spirit when living in warm climatic
conditions in December when compared to those in cold climatic conditions. I
suppose a white Christmas is just a norm which has been imbedded into our heads
by the society and other influential things such as television. Without further
ado, I will let you walk down memory lane with my to Christmas holiday of 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZW">It was all well planned by my dear friend
András from the time we were still in Bali, we spoke about spending Christmas
in Szombathely, Hungary with his folks. This has to have been the best
excursions of my life, with my feet touching the ground in 6 European countries
in a space of 2 weeks. During the course of the trip we drove through Germany,
Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic and lastly Poland being the final
stop whereby we would commence the New Year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZW">On the first night of our journey we
stopped over in a small town in Germany for the night and to get into the
Christmas mood, we went to the Christmas market in the village. This was
something I had not experienced before, families wondering around outdoors
having a jolly good time, with a live orchestra staged to sing Christmas carols
and anyone was welcome to join in the carolling. </span></div>
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kinds of antiques, decorations, and most importantly food</span><span lang="EN-ZW" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-ZW">. From the famous German currywurst, to Finnish cuisine to even
Chinese noodles. Hot beverages were also on sale to keep everyone warm as it
was still a cold winter night, with the likes of hot chocolate, tea, coffee,
mulled wine and hot beer, yes! HOT BEER! That also took me by surprise, never
had I thought such a thing existed. The ambiance in this place was astounding,
from the sound of the violins and trumpets, the Christmas lights and
decorations on the olden day German architecture, the smell of all the
delicious food, children running around and the sound of families coming
together and having a splendid time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thereafter we headed back to the hotel to
rest and were off early in the morning as we still had a long journey ahead of
us. After a couple hours of driving we finally reached Hungary and were in András’
hometown. It truly is a nice feeling to see where your friend grew up. After
long awaited rest and seeing as Szombathely is located alongside the Austrian/Hungarian
border, we drove to Vienna the next day for some final gift shopping.<br />
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<span lang="EN-ZW">Vienna is
a beautiful and very clean city, the architecture again was beautiful and the
shopping street with all the crème de la crème brands you can think of. There
was of course a Christmas market in Vienna as well, and this was much fancier
than the previous with very extravagant decorations and lights. It was great to
try the famous Wiener schnitzel in one of Vienna’s fine dining restaurants as
well as some Vienna sausage. It really is mind-blowing how you can grow up
eating something then finally get the chance to eat an original version of it
from the place it originates from. With that being said I was then on a quest
to try or the famous traditional meals in the places we visited, meals such as
the famous Hungarian Goulash, Polish dumplings and the likes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZW">After all the Christmas shopping was done,
then came Christmas itself. Nothing more heart-warming than being surrounded by
loved ones on such a special day, although I was not with my family, it really
did feel like family regardless of the DNA, A home away from home I would like
to call it. A big feast was made with wrapped Christmas presents around the
tree. Almost started to believe in Santa again. Being surrounded by people from
all different nations, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, and Poland, this way
getting to know how one holiday can be celebrated differently in other parts of
the world. It truly was a moving experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was feeling sad that I wouldn’t get to experience snow. However on the 26<sup>th</sup>
the tables turned and it began to snow. It was a dream come true, it felt like
a Christmas miracle. When we noticed it had begun to snow I quickly ran outside
with so much excitement. And all I found myself saying was WOW, WOW, and WOW!
It was absolutely sublime, I had the biggest grin on my face as it was my very
first time seeing snow. To my surprise I found myself crying tears of joy, most
definitely the best and most cherishable moment. As the other people I was with
had experienced snow before they were amused by my reaction. We then began to
play in the snow, throwing snowballs at each other, I really felt like a kid
again. This is an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life. </span></div>
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In the following days we did some
sight-seeing in Budapest, walking through the royal palace, fisherman’s
bastille, crossing the Danube. We found that in Hungary most of the towns have
hot thermal water, and this is a big trend in Hungary after having 150 years of
Turkish occupation to take advantage of these thermal baths for body treatment
purposes. With that being said we visited the Szechenyi spa one of the most
famous spa’s for body treatment purposes.<br />
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<span lang="EN-ZW">After Christmas was over we continued the
journey to Poland and visited a town called Wroclaw – the city of a hundred
bridges which is a town with a lot of German influence in terms of German
architecture. Thereafter we moved on to Warsaw the capital whereby we spent our
New Years. It was of opinion that a very small portion of the old town city
survived, and the remaining being metropolitan. This making it one of most
modern European city with an enormous amount of skyscrapers. It’s been really
interesting to see that part of Europe and being able to distinguish
differences between the several European countries. This has just been an
insight of the many opportunities I have been granted by going to Stenden. The
ability to have a multicultural lifestyle, study as well as see the world. So
go ahead, embark on this journey and also begin walking through your Stenden
journey of a thousand miles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690387527697862060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626949869771325487.post-25477069996241285132015-01-28T20:22:00.004-08:002015-01-28T20:45:35.907-08:00My Stenden Journey of a Thousand Miles - by Wadzanayi Chitambo (part 4)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="background: white;">Studying in the heart of Europe, in the student town of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, gives our blogger Wadzi many opportunities to discover more of Europe. In this blog she describes her trip to Paris, accompanied by her fellow 'Bali' students. Mile by mile eventually all European roads lead to Paris....</span></span></i><br />
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There is an expression that you can not say you have been to Europe without having visited Paris. That seems like a cliché, but like many others I had always dreamt of going to Paris. It arguably is one of the most famous and monumental cities in the world. Lucky for me, I am so blessed to have my beloved friends Shantika and Andras, who took the courtesy of making this dream come true by surprising me with a trip to Paris on my 20th birthday. The ability to travel freely in and out most of the countries in the European Union also happens to be one of the many perks of having a Schengen visa.<br />
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The great thing about studying in a first world country is that there is an abundance of modes of transport one can make use of, for instance train, car, bus and plane. With that being said we found it to be most feasible to travel by car, plus it would make an awesome road trip. To be honest, I actually had no clue what this journey had in store for me or where exactly we were headed. I had just been instructed to pack my bags for the weekend and was told that we were going on an adventure. So it almost felt like a kidnap, but the good kind, if there is such a thing. It took me by surprise to finally arrive in Paris and could not believe that I was really there in flesh. Words alone can not explain the feeling of excitement and how overwhelmed I was at this moment and time. It really did feel like a dream come true.<br />
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As a perfect way to start off our little excursion, we took a visit to the Eiffel Tower right after having arrived. It was just as beautiful as I had imagined, but much more elevated, as if it would scrape the stars in the sky! It looked as though it was made of a tonne steel laces. It is an unwritten rule that one must visit the Eiffel Tower should they ever find themselves in Paris. I myself can relate to this, as it is one of the monuments in the world that should be at the top of your to-do-list and /or bucket list.<br />
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The school timetable and workload from Stenden is not so hectic. It still gives you a little bit of room to squeeze in some leisure activities as a way to loosen up and get some time off from the books and enjoy. That way you can make the most of your university life. A wise man once told me that there is no point of studying in Europe if you are not going to explore it whilst you are there. Which is indeed a valid point as it also becomes part of the World of Opportunities that Stenden offers. What better way but to study and explore the world at the same time. Such exposure will also be of great use in the future, as a person who has seen more of the world is most likely to be familiar with working and adapting to all sorts of different cultures and backgrounds. Being culturally intelligent is a quality that is increasingly becoming a necessity in today’s hospitality industry.<br />
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Some say the grass always looks greener on the other side and it certainly did look great in Paris, if I do say so myself. The architecture alone was mind-blowing, all the inscriptions and carvings on the buildings show the artistic culture of the city. The weather was also great, as the colours of autumn were starting to show on the trees, with some of the autumn leaves already falling. This makes the walk down to the Arc de Triomphe even more enjoyable. It was like brands galore walking down Champs-Élysées, a street full of all the brands one can imagine. This would make a perfect illustration of a shopaholics heaven.<br />
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This trip to Paris was just a glimpse of Europe and I honestly cannot wait to travel more around Europe and explore all the other monuments out there. That experience will most certainly be shared in the upcoming blogs, as a tribute to my Stenden journey of a thousand miles. Till then…<br />
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Photo Credit to Andras Szemes, follow him on Instagram (@szemesa) for more stunning pictures like these.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="background: white;"><br /></span></span></i>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="background: white;">Just one month after her arrival in The Netherlands to study there for one year, our blogger Wadzi had the unique opportunity to meet and greet with the Dutch Minister of Education to talk about a subject that's top of mind at Stenden as well; internationalisation of education. As being the forerunner in the field of internationalisation in The Netherlands, Stenden had the honour to host this important event at the Leeuwarden campus.</span></span></i><br />
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On Monday the 6th of October the Dutch Minister of Education, Science and Culture - Jet Bussemaker – visited the Stenden campus in Leeuwarden as a first stop on her tour around the country to gather input for her strategic agenda of the coming 4 years (HO tour). The theme I was questioned about was ‘Internationalisation and Regionalisation’ amongst the students fulfilling their tertiary education. A handful of students were invited to join these discussions as what better way to know more about the students than to ask them for their thoughts and ideas in regards to the Dutch education system. Rainer Prasetiya (Stenden Bali student), Daniel Zents (Stenden South Africa student) and I ,Wadzanayi Samantha Chitambo (Stenden Bali student) were invited to join this special event and pitch our ideas as well as give testimonials about our experiences in regards to Internationalisation.<br />
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This event was a great honour and opportunity to be a part of, as I highly doubt I have ever seen such a person of high authority like a Minister face to face yet alone be given a stand to pitch ideas to as well as converse and have lunch with. Furthermore, the day was opened up by the Chairman of the Stenden Board of Directors ‘Mr. Leendert Klaassen’, and thereafter a speech from Minister Bussemaker talking about her aim to aid and enhance the education given to the students in the Netherlands who she referred to as ‘competent rebels’ - rebels, who are able to respond to future problems of the world by thinking critically and being creative.<br />
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Although it was nerve racking to address the hundreds of people that were seated in the Auditorium it was indeed a great privilege to share my experiences with all of them. I opened up my testimonial by saying,<i> “Humans were made to travel and not to remain stagnant as if that was the case we would have roots instead of feet”,</i> which is also the same quote I used in my very first blog. This quote seems to have deemed meaningful to some of the audience. The audience consisted of a few students from other Universities, the Stenden Board of Directors, General Managers form all Stenden campus sites, Academic Deans and teachers from other Dutch educational institutions. Additionally, I shared to the audience that I had chosen to study in an international environment and so far away from home as I wanted to <i>step out of my comfort zone </i>and become a more independent young lady as well as learn about different cultures thus resulting in become more and more cultural intelligent.<br />
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Rainer went on to say that he wanted to be a window to two different cultures so that as a foreigner he can learn a thing or two from the locals and vice versa. This way he would also be able to share his experiences at home and urge others to go out into the world and follow their dreams.<br />
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This is indeed one of the unique attributes Stenden University possesses as students have the opportunity to learn in a multicultural environment as well as the chance to study abroad in the 5 campus sites around the globe. Another aspect is the ability to be able to meet with people of high authority which is always a good once in a life time opportunity. My fellow Indonesian students studying in Leeuwarden for example had the opportunity to meet the Indonesian Ambassador who visited our campus some time ago.<br />
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Many interesting discussions were made on this day with topics such as Student inbound and outbound mobility, Internationalization and Regionalisation and 21st century skills. These discussions led to the conclusion from the Minister that, “<i>the opportunity to self-explore and to experiment motivates students to take courage and to step out of their comfort zone which is a very important part of higher education and one of the 21st century skills students need to possess.” </i><br />
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Furthermore, it was a great honour for Stenden and those involved on the day to have been the first to host the Minister and assist with giving relevant information that could be useful for her strategic agenda for the education system in the upcoming years. This event also made headlines the next day on page 4 of the national Newspaper which was a great achievement for me to make headlines as well as be quoted in the text, which really was a once in a lifetime opportunity and all thanks to Stenden for making this possible!<br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> Hereby, I present you a glimpse of what you can expect from the accommodation in Leeuwarden. As you can see in the picture, we are all smiles in a selfie taken from my neighbour’s bathroom. Currently we are living in a brand new building across the Stenden campus which is developed in close cooperation with Stenden to facilitate the international student community. It is in a very convenient location as it is no more than a minute walk from the campus as well as the gym and the campus café which are also located across the Stenden building. Being 50 metres away from the gym gives one no excuse to not work out and keep fit, and being so close to the campus café is great for meeting up with friends for a nice coffee as well as a cosy place to discuss group module assignments.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">In addition to the great location of this student accommodation, there is also a park just next to the building where you could go for a picnic on a nice sunny day, a walk or even to read a book. It is a great place to clear your mind and there are also many ducks that swim in the canal nearby as well as the ponds that are in the park. As rare as it is there are also two very beautiful black swans that are always swimming in the canal beside the student building.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Even though doing your laundry is in general not the most fun thing to do, it can still be very entertaining at this student building as they not only provide a well equipped laundry room, that has more than enough washing machines, dryers, irons and ironing boards available for your use, but also a television set for your entertainment whilst you do your chores, thus making it more fun and enjoyable.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZW">Feeling homesick for Bali – but a
yummy nasi goreng with abon </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZW">and tempe goreng allways takes us back…and keep us
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690387527697862060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626949869771325487.post-28462919245592870432014-04-17T01:08:00.001-07:002014-04-17T01:08:15.615-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 15pt 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
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Thai by Joshua Pratama</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The end is the beginning of something new.
Although Joshua’s journey has come to an end, he will face new experience back
in Bali and also in the Netherlands when he flies there in September. But
first, let’s read his activities in his last week in Thailand. </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">It Is Just the Beginning…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">It is
unbelievable how time flies. Having “resided” in Thailand for about 10 weeks
for a Grand Tour, the journey has finally come to an end. You may be wondering:
If this ends, then why the title says “the beginning”? Such a contrary indeed,
but this is true as I am embarking upon new journey in Bali again for my second
year’s last Module and eventually, The Netherlands next academic year! For me,
this year is probably the most exciting one as by the end of this year, I will
have both the opportunity to study abroad and travel to the other parts of the
world. Moreover, I believe that many more opportunities await… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Is it a
farewell? Well, it is not certainly true since I will see many of my Grand Tour
colleagues again in Bali or Leeuwarden. On the other hand, of course, it is so
sad leaving a great country like Thailand where people are so friendly and
respectful despite of the language barrier sometimes. Furthermore, I will
surely miss Stenden Rangsit University and the faculty who has been so helpful
as well as supportive throughout my intensive International Business
Communication (or Spanish) Module. I really hope that I could still keep in
touch with them and of course, with my classmates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthMQ44Ge5K-lz00HkTlCeWTrHVvJPyKOrRsUNzuhSHKqJylNQCtCUL1yo_rjAj8_VCXgoYrhCEazQw-dB5dOEoyS-a0S7xaxKEpeTTz4e5Fu2tr0UsEr0WD95LA5poJNfrnCqtLcnvdI/s1600/Having_Fun_at_Dream_World.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Having fun at Dream World" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthMQ44Ge5K-lz00HkTlCeWTrHVvJPyKOrRsUNzuhSHKqJylNQCtCUL1yo_rjAj8_VCXgoYrhCEazQw-dB5dOEoyS-a0S7xaxKEpeTTz4e5Fu2tr0UsEr0WD95LA5poJNfrnCqtLcnvdI/s1600/Having_Fun_at_Dream_World.jpg" height="240" title="Having fun at Dream World" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">My last
week in Thailand does not mean I mostly waste my time by chilling or just going
out. Instead, this week was actually my Exam Week. Luckily, I only had two
exams on Monday and Wednesday so I could spend the rest of the days with my friends before departure. On the other hand, I
cannot experience the Thai New Year called Songkran Festival from 13 April to
15 April as I would already leave Thailand by then. On this occasion, everyone
gets wet as people on the road will splash you with water. This action
symbolises one’s purification in the New Year. It is likely to be the biggest
(water) celebration in Thailand. Nevertheless, I would like to wish all Thai
people a happy Songkran Festival! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Although
a farewell dinner has been organised last week – which was a blast for sure – I
filled up my last two days by hanging out with my friends in Dream World
Rangsit, a well-known theme park in Thailand and going for a day trip to
Ayutthaya, former capital of Siamese Kingdom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dream World, there is “Snow Town”, which is an indoor artificial icy park where
you can play snow sledge in this -5.5<sup>o</sup>C “town”. It is such a weird
feeling to be freezing inside but extremely hot outside. Anyway, I think it was
a well-spent time with my friends by getting drenched of “Giant Splash” or sick
of “Viking” and “Tornado” rides. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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visiting Ayutthaya. From Rangsit, the city can be reached within less than half
an hour by train. Guess what! After three months not riding my scooter in Bali,
I get the chance to ride it again to get around the city since this is probably
a cheaper alternative compared to renting a tuk-tuk. Thank to the traffic in
Ayutthaya that is not as bad as Bangkok as well as GPS technology (of course),
my friends and I managed to “survive” to see different ruins of temples. To be
honest, I really like the city layout since it is much organised even though
three different rivers lock the land. Various historical Buddhist artefacts can
be found here due to its history being the capital of Siamese Kingdom. Ayutthaya
is probably 360<sup>o</sup> the other way around than Bangkok as it is peaceful
and a little bit quiet even in daytime. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Grand Tour in Thailand. In general, I would say this is the best decision and
the perfect moment since this Module does not really have a lot of assignments
or exams to be done. In other words, there were more travelling and leisure
chances for me to explore the country, the culture and the people. In my
opinion, Grand Tour offers you a win-win situation to continue your studies
without any delay besides travelling abroad. So, why don’t you join Stenden and
go for a Grand Tour in other Stenden campus sites? You will never forget this
one-time, wonderful experience for sure! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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farewell post “<i>Choke Dee, La Gorn</i>”
that literally means “Good luck and goodbye!” in Thai, I think it is also the
time for me to say the same thing to Thailand, the Land of Smiles. Surely, you
will be missed a lot!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thai by Joshua Pratama</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This week Joshua stepped outside Thailand
and discovered 2 hidden gems of South East Asia: Ho Chi Minh City and
Vientiane. This is also one of the benefits of going on a Grand Tour. A chance
to visit neighboring countries within easy reach </span></i><i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">The Gems of South East Asia<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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another “Study Week” (if you are not familiar with this term, please refer to
my previous writing </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">) just one week before
the exam week, I made the best out of it by travelling to Thailand’s
neighbouring countries, Vietnam and Laos respectively. One adjective to
describe both countries would be “forgotten” since they have not been popular
tourist destinations yet unlike Thailand, Malaysia or Singapore even though
Vietnam is now emerging as another Southeast Asian’s power. Well, let me tell
you my stories then!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Formerly known as Saigon,
this bustling used-to-be capital of South Vietnam is the largest urban area in
the country that looks like an elongated “S”. Having spent a weekend there is
probably not enough to explore the city and its nearby tourist attractions,
such as Cu Chi Tunnel. Along with my Vietnamese friend/travel buddy called Mai,
she took me around her melting-pot city by her scooter. By saying scooter, I
really mean there are probably zillions of motorcycles. Just to warn you before
visiting this city is to prepare yourself for the insanely crazy traffic. I
really mean it as you should not expect the traffic to stop just because you
would like to get across the road. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Besides the traffic, I would
say that HCMC (Ho Chi Minh City in short) is amazing! Not only because of its
local food (since I love culinary travelling), but also because of its rich, a
bit gloomy history due to French and US’ invasion as well as the civil war.
Since I am not good in history, it may be better if you browse Mr. Google or
Miss Wikipedia for further information :p <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the country to be “same-same” like other Indochina countries, but the city,
apparently, still maintains strong influences of its former occupiers
especially in terms of the architecture, which portrays the influence of French
colonial style. Besides various museums and historical monuments (such as
Independence Palace), HCMC has a lot to offer! Starting from the highest
skyscraper in the city – Bitexco Financial Tower – with the resemblance of
Vietnam’s national Lotus flower to Saigon river to spend your evening while
sipping a sunset cocktail in one of the riverside restaurants. Otherwise, take
an evening walk along the main avenue in District 1 where many branded shopping
malls are located. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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more interesting, surprisingly, are the churches. Along my trip, I have seen so
many churches with unconventional European design. One of them is even flashy
pink in colour! However, Notre Dame Cathedral is probably the most famous one
that attracts a lot of tourists and locals alike due to its central location in
District 1 nearby other popular spots as well, such as the Central Post Office.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">One last note that I have
never experienced it before was Saigon backpacker’s nightlife. Mai brought me
to a local street where a plenty of foreigners and Vietnamese youngsters sit
down on the pavement, having a nice chat while savouring Saigon’s local beers.
That was just so fun especially when you gather with your friends and start
jamming or singing along. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Laos or officially Lao
People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is probably the “forgotten” gem of
Southeast Asia as it is still untouched in the world of tourism. The only
landlocked nation in ASEAN, Lao PDR boasts about Mekong River that has
nourished the country since ages. Nonetheless, my super short trip, in the
capital namely Vientiane, is definitely worthy. This time, I travelled by
myself from Monday night until Thursday morning on a sleeper night train from
Rangsit to Nong Khai (where it borders with Lao via Thai-Lao Friendship
Bridge). Albeit such a short period, but I have successfully managed to visit
at least, all tourist destinations recommended in its official tourism website.
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much similar to Thailand particularly in terms of language, culture and food.
As it used to be a French Indochina colony too like Vietnam, the legacy of
French-style colonial buildings is still present up to date. In short, I can
say that Vientiane is like a combination of Thailand and Vietnam as they share
similar history. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">What I really enjoy from
my trip in Vientiane was going to Patuxay. A local rendition of <i>Arc de Triomphe</i> of Paris, Patuxay is a
gigantic, gate-like monument that is just located in Lane Xang Avenue, one of
the main streets of Vientiane. Facing a classic French-style Presidential
Palace at the other end of the avenue, you can see the panorama from the top of
this building. One more thing that makes it unique is the presence of the World
Peace Gong, a gift from Indonesian World Peace Committee to Lao PDR Government.
The Indonesian Embassy is even within a short walking distance from this park.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">At last but not least, I
would say that Vientiane is really a “walk-able” city as there is less
congestion and proper traffic light system. In addition, most of tourist
attractions are located in the city centre so you can just walk around like I
did. The city layout and organisation is very clear so it is very convenient to
travel solo on foot. If you would like to immense more in the cultures, I think
Luang Phrabang (an 8-hour road trip from Vientiane) on the north has more to
offer especially if you enjoy seeing the temples. Why should you wait? Be a jet
setter that discovers and unravels the beauty/mystery of the country! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">If you love spicy food and happen to be in
Thailand, chances are, you would try as much local spicy food as you can while
you are there. This week, Joshua went on to more culinary trip, and this time
he got the chance to dine at Asia’s Number 1 Restaurant!</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) theme song hosted by Tyra Banks: “You
wanna be on top?”, I finally got a chance to dine out at Asia’s Number 1
Restaurant/Top 32 World’s Best Restaurant called Nahm. Awarded by Restaurant
Magazine – a UK’s industry publication – Nahm is headed by an Australian-born
Executive Chef, David Thompson, who earned the first Michelin star for Thai
cuisine. As for my friend and I, like we always say: “To see and to be seen”, this
dining experience can just perfectly describe this saying. My friends and I booked a table for
4 two weeks before our visit. I am presenting you:
Thai Gastronomy Part 2. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Strategically
located on one of the high-end, busy streets of Bangkok, Silom Road, Nahm is a
humble Thai restaurant inside a luxurious hotel; Metropolitan by Como. Why did
I even write “humble” when all the signs indicate that this restaurant is
anything but that? There is no barrage of signs in the area indicating that in
the area lies ‘Asia’s Number 1 Restaurant’. The restaurant relies solely on its
performance to woo everyone away.</span><span class="MsoCommentReference" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> Anyways, check out what I ordered during my
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state of indecisiveness commonly known as <i>galau</i>
by Indonesians whether to choose set menu or à la carte, we finally decided on
four different dishes and two desserts to be shared. Again, collectivism! Well,
since pictures paint a thousand words, I guess it is not necessary for me to
describe how ‘delish’ and gorgeous every dish was presented and served. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the highlight dish of the day was soft shell crab stir-fried with chillies,
holy basil and green peppercorns. It was truly ‘flavourful’ with amazing blends
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its minced prawn simmered with shallots, young chillies and coriander fresh
vegetables and smoked pork was highly acclaimed as one of Nahm’s signature
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other favourite would be one of the desserts; Pandanus noodles with black
sticky rice, water chestnuts, tapioca and coconut cream. What an exquisite
sweet treat to end my palate’s gastronomic experience! Although it is similar
to an Indonesian-style dessert, which may be due to typical ingredients used
such as coconut cream or pandanus noodles, I was hypnotised by the combination
the Chef has made for this treat. At the end of the day, my appetite was
satisfied. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">To end
with, let me give you a few tips before coming to Nahm. First and probably, the
most important one is to RESERVE your table, at least one week prior to your
anticipated visit. I am pretty sure that walk-in is hardly accepted even on
weekdays due to its popularity among expatriates. Moreover, do not expect this
place to be able to accommodate more than hundreds guests. In fact, this
restaurant is relatively small, which surely enhances the intimacy and privacy
for each party. Last but not least, if you are not a spicy food-lover, then
this place offers very little. Why so? It is because Nahm takes pride in its
spices. </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Nevertheless, in order to get
such high-end dining experience, be prepared to spend at least THB 1,000++ per
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<i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Although called the Study Week, where
students are given some time off to have individual/group study to prepare for
exams, many of them take this opportunity to travel instead! Our fellow Grand
Tour student, Joshua is also going on an adventure to visit the popular tourism
destinations (and see cabaret live show) in Thailand. </span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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REALLY sounds boring and probably as terrifying as when you hear the word “Exam
Week”. Contrary to what you may initially expect, for me (as a Stenden
student), we always wait for this week to come soon and embrace it cheerfully
in every term/Module </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">. Why so? Because this
week is my “Study Week”, in other words, a one-week off from Rangsit
University. Of course, all of us, the Grand Tour students, make use of this
opportunity to travel to different parts of Thailand. Island hopping is
probably what most Grand Tour students do starting from Koh Pha Ngan for its
famous full moon party held once every month to Koh Phi Phi where one of
DiCaprio’s movie in 2000 called <i>The Beach</i>
was filmed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">As I have spent my entire
life in the Indonesian archipelago, I decided to spend half of my Study Week
back to my lovely home city, Jakarta! Besides staying with my family, I also
got the chance to explore a lot of hip and trendy places, such as The Cloud
Lounge & Living Room, a rooftop bar on the 49<sup>th</sup> floor
overviewing Central Jakarta. Enough said about my trip back to Jakarta and now
let’s get back to my Thai adventure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Located in the Andaman
Sea of southern Thailand, Phuket is an island as well as a province with
tourism as its main income. As I began to disembark from the aircraft, I was
welcomed by a long queue in the Immigration at Phuket International Airport. In
addition, the mid-day heat took me by surprise as I stepped out of the
building. Even so, I would say that my short, weekend getaway to Phuket Island
was worthwhile. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Patong, and I must confess that this island is breathtakingly beautiful.
Considering that this was a short trip, my friend and I did not waste our time,
and thus started our endless spress of sightseeing activities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my trip are Bangla Road, Koh Phi Phi islands hopping and Simon Cabaret Show. At
the heart of Patong district, Bangla Road is the perfect place for the nocturnal
partygoers on the island. Along the road where no vehicle is allowed to pass,
there are different kinds of Thailand’s nightlife entertainment, such as
restaurants, bars, pubs, strip clubs or even “ping-pong” shows. Although I did
not stay for a long time here, my night promenade was awesome seeing the
bustling nightlife of Phuket.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">I believe, Koh Phi Phi
islands hopping is a must in your agenda when visiting Phuket. An hour away by
chartered speedboat from eastern Phuket’s pier, you will be relaxed by the
breeze, azure of Andaman Sea and tropical coral reefs. Whether you would like
to snorkel, swim or just sunbath, this day excursion has something for
everyone. One spot that I enjoyed so was Maya Bay where <i>The Beach</i>’s shoot took place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">At last but definitely
not the least is Simon Cabaret Show. What else can you expect from a typical
Thai entertainment? Surely, a cabaret show performed by the most gorgeous,
good-looking ladyboys of Thailand, known as the otherwise transvestites of Thai.
Recommended by all Phuket’s tour operators, Simon Cabaret Show will pamper you
with an amusing dance performance from different cultures and eras for
approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes in its state-of-art theatre with great
lightings and audio. Taking picture with the ladyboy before or after the show
is also another unique experience although you are expected to give 100 Baht as
tip”. Nonetheless, I really enjoy their performances especially in terms of
their choreography and costumes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Well, was there anything
new that I have learned from my trip to the southern part of Thailand? The
answer is Yes! Apparently, in Phuket for instance, there is a proportional
percentage of Thai Muslims in the society. This fact answers my initial doubt
when passing a number of mosques along the way from the airport to Patong area.
One of the local tour guides also told me that there is an increasing
percentage of Thai Hindu due to the influence of Indian diaspora here.
Interestingly, I met several Thai people who could speak Malay too, which I
rarely see in Bangkok. This may be due to Malaysia’s influence on the
Southernmost provinces of Thailand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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writing, it is another Thailand’s Gastronomy Part 2 as I am going to feature
Asia’s No. 1 Restaurant. So, stay tuned and get back to work (and the real
studies)! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thai by Joshua Pratama</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">At Stenden, students get the chance to
learn Spanish as second foreign language. Joshua has been very busy practicing
Spanish this week and in this edition he is sharing his presentation video on
Alila Villas Uluwatu in...Spanish! Check it out!</span></i></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Hola! Cómo están? </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">These
are just some daily Spanish phrases to say: Hi! How are you? Well, this week
(Week 6) is somewhat very exciting, yet challenging at the same time. It is
exciting because it is my last week before my one-week off commonly called as
“Study Week”. Besides, as I mentioned in my previous writing, I have two oral
assessments in Spanish, which are a sales presentation and a role-play. Gladly,
by the time this writing is posted, I hope that I did quite well for these two assessments.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">I also
would like to use this opportunity to thank Ms Helen Pardo, my <i>Madridian</i>, Spanish teacher, who taught
my class intensively since 6 weeks ago. Without her patience, support and
continuous guidance, I do not think that my Spanish skills could improve
significantly. I also wish her the best and success in her career, as she will
attend a conference in Europe for the next 2 weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">To be
honest, as I was (diligently) practicing my scripts for both the presentation
and role-play, I had less chance to do new leisure activities compared to the
previous weeks. Even so, on Tuesday, I went to a cinema for the first time in
Thailand with my classmates to catch a movie in 3D, 300: Rise of an Empire.</span></div>
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Cineplex – as what the cinema is called – is probably the nearest entertainment
complex from Rangsit University. Interestingly, there is something unique when
you watch a movie in Thailand that even you will probably not experience this
anywhere else. Guess what, before the start of every movie, everyone in the
theatre must stand up, while Thai Royal Anthem is being played. After the
anthem, one has to take a bow to show respect for the King. I was amused and
awed witnessing how Thai people adore their royal family especially His Majesty
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the current monarch of Thailand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the movie proceeds afterwards. Another interesting fact about watching a movie
in Thailand is no scene or segment of the movie that is cut or censored even
though it is gruesome or explicit. This is what my Thai friend, Pook, told me.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">What
else can I say about this week besides the last week of having my last Spanish
classes? I have gained so much knowledge, not only about the language itself,
but also about the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Sometimes, my
classmates and I are treated with visual illustrations through YouTube videos
or images related to the cultures, such as Spanish movies and typical dishes. Indirectly,
we gain a clearer picture of these things instead of just imagining ourselves
from the textbook.</span></div>
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your additional information, my Spanish sales presentation is actually about
Alila Villas Uluwatu, one of Stenden’s strategic hotel partners, which you can
find it here! Please comment and leave your feedback </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> After
my presentation, I received positive feedback from my teacher as well as my
classmates that even they would really love to go to Bali and stay there. It
gave me great pleasure and satisfaction that I could present, at least, a
glimpse of Bali’s beauty to the others who have never been there. As the only
Indonesian in the group (also among the Grand Tour students), I am so proud that
I could represent my country to promote Indonesia’s tourism. In fact, some of
them are highly interested in travelling to Indonesia, including my Thai
buddies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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but not least, I would like to extend my best wishes to my fellow colleagues in
Stenden University Bali that are doing their oral assessments this week! Wish
you luck and success!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Thailand is famous for its tasty and spicy
cuisine. Follow Joshua’s journey of </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">savouring</span></i><i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> the richness of Thai delicious dishes (in his spare time while
preparing for assignments</span></i><i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></i><i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">).</span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Gastronomy 1: Bringing Thai Cuisine to the Next Level<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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flies. For me, this idiom is so true since I cannot believe it is halfway
through my Grand Tour experience in Thailand. Of course, there are many things
going on now, such as my final presentation and role-play in Spanish. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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although the preparation for these two assessments takes so much time and
efforts, it does not stop me from what I truly like; FOOD TRAVELLING! Last
Saturday (which apparently was International Women’s Day too), my friend and I
embarked upon a gastronomic journey to the centre of “The Big Mango”, none
other than Bangkok.</span></div>
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as No. 28 of Asia’s Top 50 Restaurant 2014, Bo.lan Thai restaurant is
wholeheartedly ready to serve you with an authentic Thai dining experience.
Nestled in the bustling, vibrant Sukhumvit district, this restaurant is just
superb in terms of quality, atmosphere as well as service. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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decided for an a la carte menu, I ordered Bo.lan <i>Nahm Mao</i> as the aperitif. <i>Mao</i>,
in Thai, literally means drunk. I was a little bit tipsy somehow even though
the sweetness of palm nectar, warmness of ginger and aromatic of lemongrass balanced
strong alcohol contained. A nice treat to start! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Are you
ready for the full version of a mouth-watering experience? First up was a bowl
of soup called <i>dhom gati nua nong</i>,
which is coconut-based soup of salted “KU” beef shank and pickled bamboo shoot
(THB 320++). It was <i>muy delicioso</i>
(take some Spanish phrases that I have learnt ^_^) although it was a little bit
too spicy for us. Perhaps, this was the lowest spiciness level for a typical
Thai cuisine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Main
courses to be shared? Yes, we are not going Dutch, meaning that we did not
order for individual dishes, but instead two main courses to be shared. Since
we were in a Thai fine-dining restaurant, we embraced Thai’s collectivism
culture in dining. Finally, we fell in with the same decision to order called </span><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">pad pla muk kai kaem </i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">(THB 520++) and </span><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">geang gai sai yuak guai </i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">(THB 620++). In
translation, they refer to stir-fried Ranong squid with Chaiya salted duck egg
and southern-style red curry of organic chicken from Phang-gna with banana
heart respectively. They were not that spicy compared to the previous soup
since we have said </span><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">“mai ped”</i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> to the
waiter, which means “not spicy”. Crafted lovingly in a chic plate presentation
along with tasty flavours is probably the best balance of a proper dish for one
to savour. Similar to Indonesian cuisine, what I can say about Thai food is its
richness in spices and herbs that produce a lot of flavours, textures and
aromas.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">What
else can you expect from a fine-dining restaurant? For me, it should have an
awesome finishing touch to the whole dining experience, the desserts! Again, my
friend and I agreed to the same thing, which is young lotus seed served with
purple yam dumpling with young coconut simmered in coconut cream (THB 320++).
It looked very simple as this warm dessert was mainly made from coconut. However,
the taste was simply stunning combined with a soft texture of a creamy-like pure
coconut pudding. This just made my day after such a long day trip! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Overall,
I would highly recommend this restaurant when you travel to Bangkok. It is
worth to try! If I were given a chance to rate this restaurant, I would say 8
out of 10 by taking the three aspects of food quality, atmosphere and service
into consideration. Make sure you make a reservation in advance (a couple days
before your arrival is preferable) due to limited space and high demand
especially from the tourists.</span></div>
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wish me luck for my Spanish presentation and role-play this week! I really hope
that I could pass with flying colours. Keep following my blog, as I will
feature more food recommendations in the future! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Week 4 already and our fellow student,
Joshua, is almost halfway on his Grand Tour journey in Thailand. He has made
friends with local and international students. He noticed that the Thai
people often referred the international students who come from Western
countries as “farangs”. After talking to his Thai friends, Max and Little, he
came to understand that the term does not mean to be offensive and that the
presence of “farangs” in the country is seen as a positive thing.</span></i></div>
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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Farangs</span></i></b><b style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> VS Thais</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">First thing that probably
pops up in your mind: What the heck is “<i>farang</i>” (or "<i>farangs</i>" in plural)?
Another lesson learnt this week, this term is none other than “<i>bule</i>”, a term commonly used in
Indonesia. Similarly, <i>“bule”</i> can also
be interpreted as foreigners especially white people. Is the usage of this word
offensive? Even though it is controversial, it is generally accepted in the local
community. Just to give you a little bit of what “<i>farang</i>” is perceived in Thailand, here is the definition by Urban
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘Thai word for white people or Westerners,
generically referring to non-asians. Generally used without derogatory connotation,
derived from the Thai word "farangsayt" for French.’ <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">To be honest, I do not
want to ignite a racist clash because of this title. I think it is interesting
to bring this topic up, as this week’s blog will feature two of my Thai
buddies, Max and Little. Not to mention that they are my mobile Google to get
an insight into Thai cultures, but also I am curious to know how they perceive
the influx of foreigners in their country including us, the Grand Tour
students. Thus, this is how my casual interview with both of them goes.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Max (</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/happy.mmb?fref=ts"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/happy.mmb?fref=ts</span></i></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">)</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">A 21-year-old Max who was
born to a Lao father and a Thai mother is currently a second-year student in
the Faculty of Business Administration at Rangsit University. He is my first
Thai friend that I met from the previous Buffalo Village field trip last week.
Since then, I have spent more time with him having dinner together as well as
introduced him to my fellow Grand Tour colleagues. Originally from a rural area
near Thailand and Laos’ border, check out his response below regarding the
issue of “<i>farang</i>”: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Q:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> What do you think about the presence of foreigners/”<i>farangs</i>” in your country? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">A:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> I am thankful that many foreigners come to Thailand.
It is a positive thing. We (<i>refer to Thai
people</i>) are very welcome to foreigners because we can share our cultures and
learn new languages as well. I also learn a lot from you to improve my English
skills. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Q:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> So, what does “<i>farang</i>”
mean for you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">A:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> Well, “<i>farang</i>”
is a Thai word that only refers to western people. It sounds similar to the
word “foreigner”, but since it is difficult for Thai people to pronounce, it is
then a habit to call foreigners as “<i>farang</i>”.
I would say that it is not rude at all. Interestingly, the word “<i>farang</i>” itself also literally means
guava as the fruit in Thai language. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Q</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">: Are you used to seeing “<i>farangs</i>” in your hometown, for example or rural areas? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">A</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">: I saw them also in my hometown. In fact, there are
many women who get married with older “<i>farangs”
</i>because many people believe that they will be rich. Many of us think that “<i>farangs” </i>are rich. That is the reason so
many “<i>farangs”, </i>even in the rural
areas, get married to local women.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">A 2</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">nd</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> year
Thai girl from the Faculty of Liberal Arts majoring in English, Little, as the
name suggests, is my little friend with a big heart as she is very nice and
helpful. Born and raised in Bangkok, Little is proud of studying at Rangsit
University because of these reasons!</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Q:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> How do you feel studying at Rangsit University? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><b style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">A: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">I think Rangsit University is the best university for
me because it is very famous in Thailand and you can get a good job after you
graduate. Rangsit University has set high standards of education and teaches us
invaluable lessons of practical corporate life which would help us in the
future.</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Q: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">What do you think about the exchange programmes at
Rangsit University? Do you like more foreign students to come here? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><b style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">A: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Yes, of course. I think the idea of students exchange
is a good idea to know more about other people’s cultures from various
backgrounds. This makes me curious. Besides, I can be a more open-minded person
that is able to handle different intercultural situations. Even though I am shy
at first, but I am trying to communicate in English to be better.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">To sum up, Thai people are, in general, very welcome
towards foreigners and different cultures. In Rangsit University, for example,
many of the local students are eager to learn from different nationalities and
various cultures, including me myself too. For me, it may not be too obvious
that I am a foreigner since I look like Thai. For the other Grand Tours, I
believe that they are not offended when someone calls them </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">“farangs”</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> due to their “</span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">sabai-sabai</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">”,
which means chillax in Thai.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">So far, I have not experienced or at least, noticed
any resentment against “</span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">farangs</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">” in
Thailand, but it may be interesting to know that there must be someone in the
society that dislikes the presence of “</span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">farangs</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">”.
Even so, just like what karma teaches us, if your deed is bad then you must pay
for it. That is why it is important for me as a Grand Tour student in Thailand
to pay respect to the local customs and adapt to them in order to avoid any
trouble.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Lastly, thank you very
much my buddies, Max and Little! If you would like to connect with them, add
them as your friends on Facebook above </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">J</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690387527697862060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626949869771325487.post-61441870532630760012014-02-27T00:56:00.000-08:002014-02-27T00:56:15.882-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 15pt 0in 0.0001pt;">
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Grand Tour Experience: A Taste of Thai by Joshua Pratama</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="line-height: 13.65pt;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Grand Tour is not just about studying, but also about learning
other cultures and understanding differences. Through the field trips organized
during his Grand Tour in Thailand, Joshua has befriended with a Thai buffalo (!)
and discovered the working behavior of the locals</span></i><i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">.</span></i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Field Trips: I mean literally
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Stenden’s flagship qualities is “Real World Learning”. In line with another
common adage “Learning by Doing”, I am not going to put this into an academic
context only, but also my personal cultural experience. Then, why did I bring
such a “heavy-content” issue for this week?
It is because of the field trips, which add valuable experiences in my
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> </span></b><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Organised
by RSU’s International Student Affairs in collaboration with RSU Buddy, I
embarked on a field trip to Buffalo Village at Saphan Buri, a 2-hour-drive
rural district from Rangsit. It was a field trip in literal sense as we visited
one of the many beautiful ‘lush’ rice fields of Thailand. To be honest, this
experience was not new to me, as I have seen many rice fields in Indonesia,
especially in Bali, since Indonesia is an agrarian nation as well. However,
what got me excited about this trip was the chance to actually walk through the
rice fields, which was a first for me. Growing up in a big city, I could not
imagine being soaked in mud while planting the paddies under the scorching sun
just like a farmer. I finally did this! We started off planting and then moved
on to the ‘buffalo show’, a unique attraction of the region, and I even got the
chance to ride on a buffalo, which is another strange feeling to sit on this
gigantic animal’s back. Interestingly, we learn that when someone crawls under
a buffalo, it translates into good fortune. Interesting theory and I sure hope
this has brought good fortune on me! Besides, these gentle giants are regarded
as one of the most sacred animals in Thai culture and contributed immensely by helping
Thai farmers cultivate rice for several decades before they were replaced by
tractors to plough the land. It was a perfect day in my small journey to
explore Thailand.</span></div>
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speaking, this was another field trip arranged by SRU’s Module Coordinator.
Along with the 3<sup>rd</sup> year strategic management students, I had to wake
up in the early morning since we took off at 7 am to the heart of bustling
Bangkok, Sukhumvit area. In general, I really liked the field trip to this
midscale Accor’s city hotel as I got a better insight into dealing with the
cultures for foreigners who would like to work in the Thai hospitality
industry. Guided by Mr Peter, Human Resources and Training Manager of the
property, the group had a chance for a site inspection and presentations about Thai
hospitality industry as well as hotel’s dining etiquette. According to him,
which I also found it is true; working with Thai people (or Asians in general)
is done in a compromising way. This means that it should not be just strictly
about rules and regulations from Accor’s headquarter in France for example, but
also how colleagues should be respectful to each other to avoid any conflict. Otherwise,
in case of unsettled dispute, “compromising” refers to finding best solutions
for both parties. Unlike American’s hospitality industry, for instance,
hospitality culture in Thailand tends to be more collectivistic and harmonious
based on consensus. Even though language barrier may still be problematic, but
Thai people are very friendly, eager to learn foreign cultures as well.
Overall, it was truly an enriching field trip, which was concluded with a
savoury 3-course luncheon. Khap Pun Krab Novotel! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Who does not know Suzanne Collin’s bestseller The
Hunger Games trilogy? Well, you may be wondering why I relate this to my
Thailand experience. The answer is because both of them are about SURVIVAL. Two
things that make me survive are, surely, food and shelter. Otherwise, you may
also be “hungry” after taking a little insight into my culinary journey
especially when you are reading this at night :p. Let me tell you my story of
exploring Bangkok as I spent my weekend in Thailand’s metropolis. </span></div>
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food, I can proudly claim to be a food traveller. Being an essential part of
life along with water of course, Thai food is probably one of the most
exquisite, mouth-watering Asian cuisines that is rich in spices and herbs. Pad
Thai, Tom Yum Goong or papaya salad are just a few dishes out of many
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my 3 days and 2 nights in Bangkok are a luncheon at a beautiful riverside
restaurant by Bangkok’s most important river, Chao Phraya as well as a
Valentine’s Day dinner at an Asia’s Top 50 restaurant called ‘Eat Me’. I should thank Pooy, Stenden’s alumna from
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different” (another popular term in Indochina countries such as Thailand, Laos
and Cambodia) especially in terms of the weather. One word to describe this is
BLAZINGLY SCORCH. On one side, this is good because I can travel and walk the
whole day, especially within the campus complex, without worrying about getting
wet. In fact, there has been no rain so far neither in Rangsit nor Bangkok.</span></div>
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many of the Europeans are really in favour of this kind of weather. On the
other hand, it can be very exhausting especially when I wear shirt, trousers
and shoes which happens to be the dress code visiting different temples in
Bangkok and the world famous ‘Grand Palace’. Every time I found shade, I was
quick to rest and it was an added advantage that my friend always carries an
umbrella as my “shelter”, for I will not allow the heat to ‘ruin’ my
sightseeing tour. </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What can I say more about tourist attractions in the
“Big Mango”? Under a scorching sun, my trip was simply stunning witnessing the
magnificent history of the Thai monarchy and sacred temples. In conclusion, I
totally agree with the motto of “Amazing Thailand” because it really is!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Joshua Ega Yus Pratama is now studying his second year of International
Hospitality Management at Stenden University Bali. Moving to Bali from Jakarta
in 2012, he is keen to explore overseas opportunities offered by Stenden. This February, he took off to Thailand on a
Grand Tour program, where he will be spending 9 weeks of studying at Stenden
Rangsit University. This full scholarship student is sharing his story with us.
This article is just the beginning of his exciting journey. </i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sawadee krub!</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">: Greetings
from The Land of Smiles</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In between my fellow classmates</i></span></h4>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may not be familiar with the meaning of the
title’s first phrase above, but for Thais, it is “Hello!”. Guess what, the
moment that I have waited for is finally here; My Grand Tour at Stenden Rangsit
University (SRU) Thailand, our sister campus site. Having safely arrived at
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Bangkok, I was chaperoned by Ms Ann, SRU’s
Student Relations Officer to Sita Villa, a 15-minute walk student apartment
from Rangsit University. Upon arrival, the other Grand Tour students who
arrived here earlier than me and Mrs On (the owner of the accommodation) warmly
welcomed me. </span></div>
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which turned out to be a very funny Romanian guy, Filip. He helped me settle
into the new environment by introducing me to his fellow friends. Being the
only Indonesian and Southeast Asian in the group makes me feel so special. Some
of them, in fact, are going to continue their next Module in Bali and I am
looking forward to being their host next time! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not experience any cultural shock as there are
lots of similarities between Thailand and Indonesia. The language barrier is
the problem I am dealing with at the moment. As we look alike, I have had many
occasions where my new class mates have mistaken me as Thai. Thanks to the “yellow
information card” given by SRU on my Introduction Day that has basic Thai
greetings and phrases, one phrase that I will always remember is “Phoot Thai
Mai Dai”, which literally means “I cannot speak Thai”. However, all this can be
compensated by the warm Thai hospitality that shows tremendous efforts to
communicate in English accompanied by a cheerful, big SMILE. This is why Thailand
is known as The Land of Smiles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, my first impression about SRU is just “Wow”! The
university complex is so big that I thought to myself whether I need a GPS to
go or find out which building and classroom I should go. In addition SRU itself
is on the 12th floor of the tallest building in the campus complex. When I
first arrived at the campus there was a “Treasure Hunt” game, which requires us
to travel around the campus to find out facilities that might be useful for us,
such as International Student Office, canteen or even clinic. The rule of the
game is simple: the first group that completes all tasks wins a movie ticket.
Although my group did not win, the good thing is that I now know my way around
the campus. On the same day, I was also introduced to my two classmates, Pook
from Bangkok and Hansol from South Korea who will be studying with me for the
completely 9 week International Business Communication (IBC) module. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Siam, the heart of Bangkok: The ultimate shopping paradise begins here. </i><i style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Follow this blog for more of Joshua's stories on traveling and...shopping!</i></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #404040; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=75000 lumo=25000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Overall, it is just another milestone in my 19 years
of life. It’s a brand new journey to study in this beautiful country, something
I have never experienced before. Thanks to Stenden for making this unique,
interesting experience happens. What can I say more? Carpe diem, seize the day
and make this Grand Tour opportunity a one-time, enriching experience for you :-)</span></span></div>
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