Akuntansi Mengajar 2017

Akhirnya, selesai juga proker Akuntansi Mengajar tahun ini! Yuhuuu my very first time mencoba untuk jadi koordinator konsumsi untuk acara yang berlangsung selama lebih dari satu bulan ini. Terimakasih banyak untuk timku; Fadhil, Athiyya, dan Fikri.

Akuntansi Mengajar sendiri adalah program kerja divisi P3M yang berfokus pada kegiatan sosial dan pengabdian pada masyarakat, yang emang setiap tahunnya rutin diadakan. Kali ini, Akuntansi Mengajar diadakan di Manggarai. Visi dan misinya masih sama, yaitu untuk memberi kepada masyarakat. Dan, sekaligus kita disini ngajarin anak-anak kecil ilmu pengetahuan secara general tentang Bahasa Inggris, dll.

para wanita2 perkasa yang kerja keras demi berlangsungnya acara ini dengan lancar

Ada quote dari film Into The Wild yang bilang kalo "happiness is only real when shared" and I couldn't be more agree! Kalau hidup cuma sekadar hidup, hewan juga hidup kalau kata Buya Hamka.

Dari kegiatan ini gw belajar banyak tentang apa arti memberi, apa arti mengerjakan sesuatu dengan ikhlas tanpa menuntut imbalan. Nggak banyak manusia yang mampu menekan egonya untuk kebaikan orang lain, dan gw salut atas kegigihan panitia Akuntansi Mengajar demi berlangsungnya acara ini dengan aman dan lancar selama lebih dari satu bulan.

Semakin besar gw semakin sadar kalau bukan hanya sebagian gaji kita yang adalah hak orang lain, tapi sebagian dari kebahagiaan kita adalah kebahagiaan orang lain. Ada satu kalimat yang terngiang-ngiang di otak gw yaitu sebagai manusia, lakukanlah sesuatu untuk orang lain yang mana kita tau orang itu nggak akan mampu membalasnya. Kalo ditanya level keikhlasan paling tinggi, menurut gw itu jawabannya. Semoga membuka hati nurani dan menginspirasi untuk selalu melakukan kebaikan pada bumi dan seisinya.

FYI, agak melenceng sedikit. Belakangan gw mulai aktif lagi di komunitas indorelawan, tapi sih cuma yang kegiatan-kegiatan virtual aja seputar berkontribusi di dunia menulis. Kalo kalian mau ikut turun tangan tapi nggak ada waktu, jangan khawatir! Banyak kok kegiatan virtual disana hihi <3

Her Perspective on Mental Health Issue

It is real and it's happening before our eyes.

In my perspective, depression is not a disease that can be "cured" or "battled over", yet it is a constant battle for the rest of our lives. It is probably the hardest battle human beings will ever go to because we don't fight our enemies, instead the fight is inside of us; we fight our own demons. And for a little while, they might be at rest and we might seem okay BUT inevitably, someday they will hit back; creeping our thoughts and win us over. It could happen at one sleepless night, or worse it could happen in the middle of the day when we were laughing with our friends while suddenly it hits us. Thus, this matter should be taken seriously and to have it discussed with the families and friends SHOULD NOT be taboo.

The prevention? Well, almost likely impossible because as I said, depression is not a disease. It doesn't have symptoms like most of disease or illness have as it is different for everybody. One may seem super happy and cheering everyone up at the outside, while the others may seem introvert and lack of social interaction—while the truth is, both of them are in pain and hurting inside. As a Moslem, in my religion, the best way to prevent is to get ourselves closer to God by sending our prayers and doing good deeds in hope that God will put our soul at peace.

The reason? It occurs differently to everyone. It could be because of the pressure from the family or the job, could be love affairs, traumatic events, sadness or grief over death/loss of the closest ones, and there are many more reasons. Underline my word, we CAN NOT compare one to another as there's no such thing like 'everyone else is having it worse than you, but they keep on living' because depression is beyond compare, nothing is better or worse.

The cure? As far as I know, the right move is to make appointment with the psychiatrist (sometimes it takes two and three trials until you find the right one, don't give up on the first try!) and to let our family and friends know about our mental health. It is important to remind ourselves that we are not alone in this battle, that every one CARES if you would only tell them. Or if you don't feel like seeking help verbally, write about it. Write until you feel at ease. Write everything that you feel, every dark thoughts that you think, every decisions you'd want to make. Write it and let it out, and give it to your close ones to let them know how you are feeling inside.

As for depression itself, the only thing we can do is to endure it as long as possible, but can it really be endured forever, alone? NO. It can not be done alone. So that's why people need each other, and if any of your loved ones seem to be in pain, or seem to be different even just a slight, please be there for them and understand that mental health is important. Don't EVER make a joke about it by saying "attention seeker" as we will never know their battles and their struggles.

So be kind, always. ALWAYS. 
For everyone we meet is fighting against a battle we know nothing about. 
Spread love and kindness, not anger and hatred.

#MentalHealthOverEveryDamnThing

Recover Soon, Dad

Jadi, hari Kamis kemarin ayah baru aja abis operasi Pterygium yang tumbuh di matanya di sebelah kiri. Kalo menurut webmd.com, definisi Pterygium yaitu: pterygium (pronounced tur-IJ-ee-um), is a growth of pink, fleshy tissue on the conjunctiva, the clear tissue that lines your eyelids and covers your eyeball. It usually forms on the side closest to your nose and grows toward the pupil area. Pada intinya, ada lapisan yang tumbuh di bola matanya (mirip2 kayak katarak, tapi bukan).

Sesuai instruksi dari om gw yang adalah spesialis mata di Palembang, akhirnya ayah di operasi di RSCM Kirana Eye Health Center yang ada di seberang Cipto dan masih termasuk salah satu groupnya Cipto, tapi ini yang swastanya dan khusus mata aja. Dokter yang mengoperasi ayah kebetulan (eh nggak tau kebetulan apa emang dicariin sih hahaha) itu residennya om gw dulu. Operasinya sih sebentar, cuma setengah jam aja hehe dan alhamdulillah udah berhasil! Sekarang tinggal masa recovery aja, dan kontrol which is masih seminggu lagi.

ruang tunggu di klinik eksekutif Citra lantai 5, RSCM Kirana.
nyaman banget, tapi sayang aja nggak ada yang jual makanan :(

ayah lagi deg-degan nunggu panggilan dari ruang operasi

the view

nungguin ayah dirawat dapet bonus donat + dark choco. yumm!

Pascaoperasi, ayah dirawat dulu sehari dan dikasih obat tetes dan obat salep. Obat tetesnya dipake setiap 3 jam sekali, sedangkan obat salepnya dipake 2 x sehari. Karena ayah alergi obat penahan rasa sakit, jadi kalo matanya lagi cenat-cenut kasian banget! Cepet sembuh matanya, Ayah :(