Our Journey Won't Stop Here, Pandawa Lima.

Hahahaa.
After all this time.
Setelah 8 bulan gak ngeblog, finally I'm doing it today.

Cuma ingin berbagi.
I have my most precious moments this month, with my new family named Pandawa Lima.
We were starting all the journey since the beginning of January.
Yaaahh.. you know January is always the time when people are ready to begin the new life in the new year, with their planned resolutions.
Same with us.

Team photo sent to GSVC South East Asia 2014
(and uploaded in Facebook :)

Berawal dari Bima, salah satu teman pra-MBAku di Magister Manajemen UGM, mengajak kami semua buat berani ambil tantangan ini, sebuah lomba Social Venture untuk se-Asia Tenggara.
and then we agreed to take the challenge.
Nothing to lose at that moment, but God said it differently.
We were chosen to be in the final round of Global Social Venture Competition South East Asia 2014!
No words could explain. I was speechless.
Miracle does exist.

We lived the process together.
We shared laughter the most, but no wonder if we got through it in tears or worries.
Mulai dari setiap hari ngampus dengan sarapan ayam geprek (Thanks to Bu Rum for that), delivery lunch, kerja dan diskusi sampai sore.
I swear, I miss those moments with you all, Bima, Putra, Nita, and Vira. ;'(

Flying from Jogja by Lion Air with all the excitements, with our friends' and university staff support.
Flying from Jakarta by Air Asia with more excitement like "Finally, five of us are together flying overseas."

Us in 'nyeleneh' team costume for Gala Dinner.
Location: Glow Hotel, Pratunam.

Menginjakkan kaki di bandara Don Mueang dan disambut oleh panasnya Bangkok (30 Celsius degree), we were ready to face the battle!
Bahkan cerita kami sudah diwarnai oleh kejadian hilangnya koper Vira. hahaaa, but thank God we've found it.
Rangkaian acara mulai dari icebreaking dengan anggota tim lain dari berbagai negara, memecahkan kode-kode misi, I'm telling you, I was so happy to know all of these great people.
Gala Dinner di malam harinya sambil menyaksikan presentasi tim tentang hasil perjalanan icebreaking kami.

The real battle started in the next morning. Presentation in front of the juries and investors at Pullman King Power Hotel. The presenters, Nita and Putra did a great job. Vira focused himself on the operational stuff.
Bima and I were on the stage, ready for the question and answer session.

09.45 AM: After team presentation.
Location: Pullman King Power Hotel, Bangkok

07.30 AM: Getting ready for the battle.
Location: In front of Glow Hotel, Pratunam

We've got the first turn and we're glad to have Pak Bayu with us.
Pak Bayu is one of our lecturers which was mandated from faculty to accompany us during the event.
we've done our very best for the presentation and we believed we would get the best too since there were a lot of good responses from everybody there.
setelah presentasi, we sat together with Pak Bayu and shared a lot of things (nggosip!) sambil menunggu jam makan siang.
after lunch, we enjoyed the whole afternoon by going to Siam Center and Madame Tussauds.

Meeting Obama.
Location: Madame Tussauds, Bangkok.

The superb fountain. (photographer: Bima)
Location: in front of Siam Center, Bangkok.

The superb fountain. (photographer: Vira)
Location: in front of Siam Center, Bangkok.

In the evening, (this was what we were waiting for!), THE AWARDING NIGHT, when all of the champions were announced.
Dressing in black and blue, we couldn't hide our massive joy when we received that honor. The winner of Video Presentation by getting 2.349 votes! :))) Thank you, Indonesia, for the support!

Cheery faces in delightful moment. Thank You, Lord.
Location: Pullman King Power Hotel, Bangkok.

Although we didn't get the first rank of the competition, we were still grateful. let's say a little disappointed, but we thought the positive side.
That's the most important thing.
Maybe, we're destined to join the competition in another country. again. ameenn for that! :)))

After the awarding night, we took a walk in Sala Daeng, to have some dinner.
Then our choice went to Turkish restaurant.

On the next day, we were going to go to Chatuchak Weekend Market, the place where all of you want is there! Pakai acara ilang segala di pasar segede ituu dan berakhir di Pusat Informasi, yang menghubungkan kami semua kembali. hahahaa *ROTFL*
Yup, that's the last night of us being in Bangkok, of being foreign tourists there.
We tried some unique culinary, we also got on the crazy tuktuk (sejenis bajaj Thailand)!

Nothing can describe the memorable moments with you, Pandawa Lima.

In the middle of our countless papers, reviews, and presentations, I want to say: I miss you much, Bima, Putra, Nita, and Vira.

I hope our journey will never end, and it won't stop here.
Feel so blessed being a part of the team.
Thank you for being patient and kind.
I miss how we always convinced ourselves that nothing is impossible, how we told each other that we can do this and that.
I really hope each of us can reach our individual goals. Never ever give up.:)

Someday we gonna celebrate our success, raise our glasses and clink them, in Paris maybe, or London.:))) Of course with our beloved spouses and babies. hahahaa.