reminder

the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. enjoy life, this is not a rehearsal.

think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate.

don't fear pressure, for pressure is what turns rough stones into diamonds.

live each day in the present and make it beautiful.

believe that your life is worth living and your beliefs will help create the fact.

wherever you go, take your whole heart along. if you love life, life will love you back.

heal the past, live the present, dream the future.

don't count the days, make the days count.

the key to happiness is having dreams. the key to success is making dreams come true.

the world is like a mirror. if you face it smiling, it smiles right back.

happiness is not having you want. it's wanting what you have.

learn to listen. opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.

life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.

good times become good memories. bad times, become good lessons.

it's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast.

success is to get what you want. luck is to keep what you get.

i look to the future because that's where i'm going to spend the rest of my life.

people are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.

source: a PPT file.

existente

okay. it apparently only took a couple of hours for me to write another entry here.

this post is a short one. i just want to let the visitors aware of existente (excellent international students entering technical education). it is a special program that enables excellent students, so far from indonesia, to finish their study in the netherlands and, if possible, to look for job.

last year, we had 16 indonesian students doing this program. as far as i know (afaik), many of them have secured job here and been waiting for work permit to be issued. this year, we have 40 students !!! it's cool, isn't it? i wish them success in their education.

if you want to visit them, please feel free to visit existente website. that's about it for now.

v.

esn diemen - mentors and mentees in action

hey there,

long time it has been since my last entry on this blog. i'm so sorry. i can't help it. these days have been extremely busy here in Diemen.

well, anyway, esn diemen have been actively organizing events in the last couple of weeks (that's one of the reasons why i missed this blog too!!). we had an introduction day for new students (both exchange and first year students). we also had the so-called "incontact week", where the students got time to mingle together with others and know a lil' bit more about the netherlands.

words may not be enough to describe those activities. picture does!! so, feel free to check those out at esn website. looks like a lotta fun, huh?

so, that's about it for now. i hope it won't take ages before i submit the next entry on this site.

v.