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![[Thailand]: Muslim Di Mae Hong Son](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-2022227249.w320.jpg "[Thailand]: Muslim Di Mae Hong Son")
2022-08-13 07:53
Alhamdulillah, akhirnya bisa sholat jumat di sini: Mae Hong Son, Thailand.Ini merupakan kunjungan saya yang ketiga di MHS, tapi baru pada kunjungan kali ini saya bisa sholat di sini.Al… Read More
2022-08-06 11:26
I feel like my posts are getting boring over time because I keep talking about work work work work work (read it in Rihanna's song tune). The thing is it preoccupies me, so as I said on my p… Read More
2022-07-28 07:47
pic from pexels.comYou know that rage that slowly builds up inside of you when you receive an email that is super annoying and just utterly upsets you? You might respond as swift as you can… Read More
2022-07-27 09:50
"The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others." - Albert Schweitzer Read More
![Overthink [əʊvəˈθɪŋk]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-1262722448.w320.jpg "Overthink [əʊvəˈθɪŋk]")
2022-06-10 01:00
You know you overthink when you lay awake at nights because your head is full of thoughts about different things and you just can't shut it off. It's probably you don't see it coming b… Read More
2022-06-06 11:30
one of my proudest moments A friend from medical school reached out to me almost 2 weeks ago. We have a group chat so we didn't actually lose contact, but when she messaged me privately… Read More
2022-06-02 01:00
"The object of medical care should not be the disease but the person who should be treated as a whole and not as an organ in which the disorder appears". Hippocrates Read More
2022-05-31 00:00
In the midst of many things that separate us, let's look at the things that connect us.Instead of highlighting our differences, let's find and strengthen what we have in common.Differe… Read More
2022-05-24 01:00
Either I'm burned out, bored.I no longer feel the joy and comfort and excitement that I used to have when I work for this organization. I don't feel motivated any longer.The passion is proba… Read More
2022-05-22 11:02
You might not agree with me, but here are my arguments:By walking you will be able to see and watch and experience yourself the real atmosphere of the city which you may not feel when… Read More
2022-04-25 06:04
pic was taken from here"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."- Harvey Dent/Two-Face Read More
2022-04-19 07:33
Pic from: Text · Free Stock Photo (pexels.com)You know, just because pandemic has taken over the world since 2 years ago, that doesn't mean nothing else happens in other pa… Read More
2022-03-31 04:36
Anak perempuan dari salah satu tetangga saya meninggal 2 hari yang lalu. Walaupun tetangga tapi saya gak bener-bener kenal dengan sang ayah karena walaupun tinggal di cluster yang sama tapi… Read More
2022-03-30 07:27
pic from pexels.comAfter being away for more than a month, I finally can share what I've gone through this month. I feel grateful that I went through this month still with my sanity in… Read More
2022-02-25 08:49
Lankien International AirstripFew weeks ago I ran across a colleague's profile on linkedin whom I worked with in South Sudan few years back. Well, he was actually the project coordinator, so… Read More
2022-02-22 03:03
It's not easy to work far away from the family especially during pandemic like this. You are always in constant fear if they are doing okay. You overthink if something bad and you need… Read More
2022-02-19 06:16
Seluruh dunia berubah karena pandemi. Salah satunya cara orang bepergian. Tidak hanya itu, pandemi juga memaksa penyedia layanan transportasi untuk mengubah cara mereka beroperasi untu… Read More
![[Thailand] Sandbox Program](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-2829613961.w320.jpg "[Thailand] Sandbox Program")
2022-02-08 00:00
Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored by Thai Tourism Authority, but If they want to, they can leave a comment below. :)Sejak November 2021, pemerintah Thailand membuka lebih lebar negarany… Read More
2022-02-05 05:48
snippets from online news outletRasanya memang seperti sudah lama berlalu, tapi apa ada yang masih ingat Juni-Juli tahun lalu ketika rumah-rumah sakit di Indonesia (utamanya di pulau Jawa) m… Read More
2022-02-04 01:54
"If you think you're a leader and nobody behind you, then you're just out for a walk." Ukrainian Proverb Read More
2022-02-02 01:30
he's not throwing a tantrum, it's just daily scenery at homeWhenever I see a child throws tantrum in public, I look at my children and just feel so grateful that they are behaving quite well… Read More
2022-01-31 01:00
It's probably ignorance. It maybe a hard fought won. It can be inherited but it can also be given or granted upon. Whatever it is, we sometimes--many times perhaps--don't realize the privile… Read More
2022-01-29 10:58
"Our crisis is no longer material; it's existential, it's spiritual. We have so much fucking stuff and so many opportunities that we don't even know what to give a fuck about anymore." Mark… Read More
2022-01-20 03:41
Your love is bright as everEven in the shadowsBaby, kiss meBefore they turn the lights outYour heart is glowingAnd I'm crashing into youMhh baby, kiss me, kiss meBefore they turn the lights… Read More
2022-01-18 04:12
The year 2022. The place planet earth. The event pandemic.Unless you've been living under a rock, in 2020 WHO has announced SARS Coronavirus-2 that is causing a new disease called COVID-19 a… Read More
2020-09-22 09:58
2020-09-12 06:32
a feast! The year was 2016. The place was Abs in Hajjah Governorate in Yemen.I believe it was thursday afternoon which is the same as saturday in western civilization. The surgeon, who spoke… Read More
2020-09-07 09:21
Oh, I know that there'll be better daysOh, that sunshine 'bout to come my wayMay we never ever shed another tear for today'Cause oh, I know that there'll be better daysWakin' up in Cal… Read More
2020-08-14 10:02
"Do your little bit of good where you are. It's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." Desmond Tutu Read More
2020-07-16 09:32
pic was taken from hereSaya sudah berada di dunia kerja selama lebih dari 10 tahun dan selama itu pula saya sudah bekerja dengan orang dari berbagai latar belakang, kebiasaan, budaya, ras da… Read More
2020-06-27 06:25
isn't this just beautiful?My wife gave birth to our beautiful daughter on the 8th of February 2020. Little did we realize that it would not be easy dealing with our son that does not q… Read More
2019-11-27 02:00
You know that time never sleeps Keep one eye open like I’ve got my head full of dreams All shattered and broken like Never chose love, it chose me But I’… Read More
2019-11-24 06:55
"Things not said, advice not given,envelopes unstamped, regrets enveloping me.Is it easier, I wonder?I ponder, I guess. I guess. I guess.Guess. Guess.Do you think of me as I do of you, my so… Read More
2019-08-15 02:00
"Mr. War, can you leave us, we are too tired for bloodshed. Your customers are benefiting from our blood, all banks are full of our blood money, because of you." James Kai Juoi Hoth Read More
2019-07-20 01:26
"Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not." -Master Yoda Read More
2019-07-18 02:00
*bukan pencitraan*It's been a month since I start working at a small private hospital near home. I resigned from the previous hospital at the end of May and started to work at this hos… Read More
2019-06-19 01:45
You say there's so much you don't knowYou need to go and find yourselfYou say you'd rather be alone'Cause you think you won't find it tied to someone elseOoh, who said it's trueThat th… Read More
2019-06-17 01:42
Lankien OT after the storm Just finished an exhausting anxiety-inducing shift. It starts around 4 pm on Sunday and supposedly ends on Monday 9 am. So roughly around 18 hours. But in re… Read More
2019-02-13 15:01
"If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello." ~ Paulo Coelho ~It was Monday afternoon around 2 pm, probably 40 degrees outside of the car. I was sitti… Read More
2019-01-20 15:21
Vance Joy - RiptideI was scared of dentists and the darkI was scared of pretty girls and starting conversationsOh, all my friends are turning greenYou're the magician's assistant in their dr… Read More
2019-01-08 02:00
The reporting week is the most stressful week of the month. As the one in charge of compiling data and editing narratives from different medical departments, I work on a very tight dea… Read More
2019-01-01 16:18
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." Ralph Waldo Emerson Read More
2018-12-30 11:14
It's been 8 weeks since I left my family and home for another mission with MSF in South Sudan. It's my fourth time in South Sudan. Second time in Bentiu.Yup. The same project that I worked a… Read More
2018-09-22 02:00
"When meditating over a disease, I never think of finding a remedy for it, but, instead, a means of preventing it." Louis Pasteur Read More
2018-09-18 20:26
There goes my heart beating'Cause you are the reasonI'm losing my sleepPlease come back nowThere goes my mind racingAnd you are the reasonThat I'm still breathingI'm hopeless now… Read More
2018-09-16 02:00
It's been 10 years since I graduated as a medical doctor and served mankind. There has been ups and downs, high and low, happiness and sad, glad and sorrow.From my humble beginnings as a med… Read More
2018-08-08 02:00
"You do not solve the hunger problem by feeding people. ... The problems of hunger and malnutrition can be solved only by ensuring that people can live in dignity by having decent opportunit… Read More
2018-08-06 02:00
Sometimes I'm beatenSometimes I'm broken'Cause sometimes this is nothing but smokeIs there a secret?Is there a code?Can we make it better?'Cause I'm losing hopeTell me how to be in this worl… Read More
2018-08-02 04:38
chaos after the stormBeing a medical doctor working in an ER of a small private hospital in a huge city sometimes gets me scared. I get scared when I receive difficult cases. Cases tha… Read More
![[South Sudan] Life In Tent](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-3052693687.w320.jpg "[South Sudan] Life In Tent")
2018-04-12 10:30
You're currently on a transit in one of the busiest airports in the continent. On your way home after finishing another mission with one of the most prestigious humanitarian organizations in… Read More
2018-01-20 02:00
picture was taken from this articleMelihat timeline facebook dimana ada beberapa teman sejawat yang berangkat ke Bangladesh sebagai anggota tim dari organisasi tertentu yang memberikan bantu… Read More
2018-01-18 02:09
"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." Martin Luther King, Jr Read More
2017-12-17 02:51
AlrightOoh, yeah I'll admit, I was wrong, what else can I say, girl?Can't you play my head and not my heart?I was drunk, I was gone, that don't make it rig… Read More
![[South Sudan] Sometime In Lankien](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-198059643.w320.jpg "[South Sudan] Sometime In Lankien")
2017-12-15 01:57
During my time in Lankien, there was a period when I felt that my presence was not needed. It happened around September, my second month in the project.Time went by and I was still stu… Read More
2017-12-11 02:00
view from an apartment unit on top of Aljumhuri Hospital in HajjahIt breaks my heart to know that another MSF-supported hospital that I personally know, have visited and grew fond of was dam… Read More
2017-12-04 02:00
It's been three weeks--almost four--since I returned from SS. The first week was a torture for me. Not because I'm home, but because I know that SS was my last mission for a vvery long time… Read More
2017-11-29 09:57
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." William Shakespeare Read More
2017-10-23 19:49
Apa sih sebenarnya rumah itu? Sekedar tempat tinggal? Tempat berteduh dari hujan dan panasnya matahari? Tempat dimana seseorang bisa bebas menjadi dirinya sendiri? Tempat berkumpul bersama… Read More
2017-10-15 02:00
I wish somebody would have told me thatSome day, these will be the good old daysAll the love you won’t forgetAnd all these reckless nights you won’t regretSomeday soon, yo… Read More
2017-10-04 04:58
Public health is defined as"the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized effort of society." Sir Donald Acheson 1988 Read More
2017-10-01 19:20
It's a lazy Sunday evening in Lankien and something suddenly strikes my mind: what the hell are we all doing here?I get it that it's South Sudan. It's the youngest nation in the world and ev… Read More
2017-09-10 02:00
"Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year, and underestimate what they can do in a decade." A… Read More
![[South Sudan] Lankien: There And Back Again*](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-2796562247.w320.jpg "[South Sudan] Lankien: There And Back Again*")
2017-09-07 11:02
It's been almost 2 months since I arrived in Lankien, South Sudan. I've never imagined that I'll be back here. Yes I had dreams in the past to go back to the project. But never really imagin… Read More
2017-07-28 02:00
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade win… Read More
![[South Sudan] Part Deux](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-2083884224.w320.jpg "[South Sudan] Part Deux")
2017-07-09 07:21
As I'm writing this down on my way to Juba, I still can't forget the mixed emotions I felt during the past few weeks. It has been a roller coaster of emotions that I've never felt befo… Read More
2017-07-08 02:00
Monkey Majik - Around the World Every night I look to the skies and wonder what we didAlways a naive point of view that breaks us in the endIf I could find the meaning of it all I&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-06-14 02:00
MSF yang merupakan singkatan dari Medecins Sans Frontieres yang dalam bahasa Inggris disebut Doctors Without Borders yang diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia menjadi Dokter Lintas Batas… Read More
2017-06-09 02:00
just in case you need it Ketika baru menikah saya dan istri tinggal di sebuah kamar kecil di dalam sebuah gang. Setelah tinggal selama tiga bulan di situ kami menyadari bahwa tidak mungkin u… Read More
2017-06-01 02:00
gambar diambil dari sini "I am not a maker of Pancasila. I am not a creator of Pancasila. I merely put into words some feelings existing among people, to which I gave the name of Panc… Read More
2017-05-25 02:00
staring at the vast ocean can make you feel....hopeless?A patient of mine died this morning.Well, as a medical doctor it happens every now and then despite every effort put in making sure th… Read More
2017-05-24 02:00
picture was taken from here Ada seorang laki-laki pasien kami, 53 tahun, yang beberapa kali dirawat dengan gagal jantung, gagal ginjal serta kencing manis, kali ini beliau datang dengan… Read More
2017-05-12 02:00
When our baby was born we thought, like any other baby, that he would just act as normal baby would do which is crying and then breastfeeding and then sleeping. The rhythm should just contin… Read More
2017-04-24 02:00
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." Pele Read More
2017-04-22 00:45
Tukul--South Sudanese traditional mud hutRumah, gubuk, istana, kastil atau apapun namanya bukan cuma melindungi kita, manusia, dari panas dan dingin. Bangunan ini juga merupakan bagian dari… Read More
2017-04-10 10:53
"to understand health or illness one must understand the social conditions in which health and illness are created, identified, defined, and continued." Rudolf Virchow Read More
2017-04-05 02:00
When despair for the world grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,I go and lie down where the wood drakerests in his beau… Read More
2017-04-02 02:00
Sebagai seseorang yang diajarkan sejak kecil untuk memiliki integritas terhadap apapun yang saya lakukan serta berdasarkan sumpah profesi yang saya ambil, dimana saya diharuskan memiliki int… Read More
2017-03-06 02:00
Jatuh dan tersungkur di tanah akuBerselimut debu sekujur tubuhkuPanas dan menyengatRebah dan berkarat Yangyang patah tumbuh, yang hilang bergantiYang hancur lebur akan terobatiYang sia… Read More
2017-01-31 02:00
"The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent." Mahatma Gandhi Read More
2017-01-20 01:06
Happy new year!Saya sekarang seorang ayah! :)Yup. It's heavy, man. Saya mencari-cari cara bagaimana menuliskan pengalaman besar dalam hidup saya ini.Jawabannya tidak mudah. Bukan… Read More
2016-12-31 02:00
They say boys don't cryBut your dad has shed a lot of tearsThey say I should be a strong manBut baby, I'm still filled with fearSometimes I don't know who I amSometimes I question why I'm he… Read More
2016-12-30 02:00
Pada tanggal 8-18 Desember kemarin MSF mengadakan photo exhibition yang kedua kalinya di Jakarta setelah sebelumnya diadakan pada tahun lalu. Tahun ini tema yang diusung adalah "No Borders"… Read More
2016-12-29 15:09
There are things that happened in your life and forever changed your perspective, your point of view and your way of seeing life. And after that, you will never be the same person again.For… Read More
2016-12-22 01:30
Being able to see some parts of the world in the last three years have really opened up my eyes, widen my horizon and expanded my knowledge. On my last assignment to the middle east--Yemen t… Read More
2016-12-14 08:43
Sumber daya manusia yang paling kecil jumlahnya di rumah sakit adalah para dokter. But despite their importance, doctors are the smallest in terms of number among other medical professionals… Read More
2016-12-01 07:09
Pada hari Sabtu, 26 November 2016 kemarin MSF mengadakan Bloggers Gathering. The first of its kind di Jakarta. Kegiatan ini merupakan media baru bagi MSF dalam berhubungan dengan masyarakat… Read More
2016-11-17 02:43
As a medical doctor, I have been exposed to many different diseases and weird medical conditions. I have also seen the catastrophic effect of war and violence to human body, but I have never… Read More
2016-11-14 02:00
James Arthur - Say You Won't Let GoI met you in the darkYou lit me upyou made me feel as thoughI was enoughWe danced the night awayWe drank too muchI held your hair back whenYou were throwin… Read More
2016-11-12 04:55
So, I'm back to the gym starting the last week of September. Of course, I also hired a personal trainer to accompany me when I'm training. Seems extravagant, but actually there are reasons w… Read More
2016-11-10 02:20
"Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may… Read More
2016-11-07 01:56
As the wife's pregnancy is coming to the end, the thought of how am I going to raise my son had crossed my mind several times.But then, I had a revelation. The answer has been there all the… Read More
2016-11-05 01:55
"What good is religion if it collapses under calamity? Think of what earthquakes and floods, war and volcanoes, have done before to men! did you think God had exempted Weybridge? He is not a… Read More
2016-11-02 02:00
"The grass is greener on where you constantly water it. Not on the other side." Jordan Yeoh Read More
![[Pakistan] MSF Machar Colony Clinic](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-2535784436.w320.jpg "[Pakistan] MSF Machar Colony Clinic")
2016-10-31 02:30
Project di Karachi merupakan project yang cukup spesial. Hal ini dikarenakan Karachi merupakan kota metropolitan dengan fasilitas kesehatan yang bisa dibilang terbaik seantero Pakistan sehin… Read More
2016-10-29 08:33
Jikalau aku melihat gunung-gunung membiruAku melihat wajah IndonesiaJikalau aku mendengar lautan membanting di pantai bergeloraAku mendengar suara IndonesiaJikalau aku melihat awan puti… Read More
2016-10-28 10:08
image was taken from hereHead Note: This article was actually written exactly 2 years ago. I thought I had posted it but when I looked up in the history and on the internet and found nothing… Read More
![[Pakistan] First Mission](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/929/92861-1766311079.w320.jpg "[Pakistan] First Mission")
2016-10-17 02:58
Akhirnya mimpi/cita-cita itu terwujud juga. Bukan. Bukan naik kelas bisnis di salah satu maskapai penerbangan terkemuka dunia. Mimpi itu adalah mengabdi di tempat-tempat yang jauh. Dima… Read More
2016-10-15 03:30
Pada hari rabu, 12 Oktober 2016 kemarin ada sesuatu yang berbeda di ruangan KC 303 Fakultas Ilmu-ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Indonesia. Pada sore hari itu, MSF beserta CIMSA UI mengadakan MSF… Read More
2016-10-11 02:29
Ruang Sendiri - TULUSBeri aku kesempatan'Tuk bisa merindukanmu(Jangan datang terus)Beri juga aku ruangBebas dan sendiri(Jangan ada terus)Aku butuh tahu seberapa kubutuh kamuPercayalah rindu… Read More
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