Showing posts with label volunteer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label volunteer. Show all posts

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Kuy Berbagi | Volunteer Story

9:09 AM
Hi gorgeous! After being busy with all the work, finally it's holiday! (or half holiday already haha) are you ready to face the eid al fitri celebration? Since I'm not the one who celebrate it, we're not gonna talk about that. I'm just gonna talk about sharing and volunteering, as that's the thing on my mind right now. Yep, that spontaneous post that I always love.

If you're my instagram family, then you must've already noticed that I went to a hospital around two weeks ago, to give out some "ta'jil" as the patient's family breakfasting menu. Not that big nor expensive, all I thought was just I want to share happiness with people who are in need. I know how terrible it feels to wait for our family who are sick at the hospital, especially when the hospital is not well facilitated. All I can think of was RSUD, which was held by regional government. Finally asked some of my friends (through group broadcast,  shared it to every single group I have) and ask them wether they want to join the movement. Got nine people in total, saying they all want to do good deeds together.

Not an easy journey doing this stuff, since it takes time and energy and of course, a lil bit of money. I'm not asking them to give everything mentioned, but if only they come and join it'll be great for us. More hands means more happiness. Well, maybe not everyone can do this kind of commitment, one by one left the group until the final day where only four of us really did the movement. I'm kinda sad, since I already expected that the nine people there will work together.. Well let's just forget the sadness and simply move on.

These four people, made me shed my tears. Seriously, this one's not a well-organized nor bring any organization name.. But we made it! Just some individual people working together to reach the same goal : share to others. Although one of us can't make it to come at the day because of work schedule, still she helped us with donation of ta'jil, which turned out everyone loves it! (Thankyou kak frist <3 you're the best)

Hafiz, Laili, and me, we all came to the hospital together, around five (near the breakfasting time). After we got the permission from security (we came one week before and got the permission for this day), we gave out the ta'jil rightaway. All we gave was kurma drink, mineral water, and some fries. Just a simple meal for breafasting. But somehow.... People there really appreciate what we did. Seeing those big smile, really, all the hard work really paid off. Their smile made us feel happy, and I even want to do this again and again.

Yes, making other people happy and grateful is the thing that made me addicted of doing social activities. This is fun, yet enjoyable. This brings us more friends, and creates a better world.

If you ask me, I'm not a moslem yet I participate in giving out breakfasting dish, why is that? I'd say, our God is one, it's just human who divided into boxes of religion. Every religion teach us to do good deeds, help each other, be happy. As simple as that.

Hopefully this post can move your heart, while reading this, to help others in need.

Have a good day, everyone! Spead some love.

xoxo,
Jenntan

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

What Is Volunteering?

5:52 PM

Hello gorgeous, how have you been? Well, I've been blogging for about two years, almost all about beauty, fashion, and lifestyle. Now, I want to share another side of me. If you're someone close onto my personal life, you must've already know that I love volunteering, visiting and sharing with those in needs. Maybe you're one of my volunteering partner, or even we're in the same organization. I've been dragged into volunteering world since I was in high school, of course by mommy who introduced the fun of volunteering. Now, I want to share to the world, how fun it is, and how good it is if you can also share to those in need. This is gonna be some kind of series on my blog since it'll be too long if I post it only onto one post. So in this first post, I just wanna share what's on my mind about volunteering. 

First, let's distinguish between three things : Community, Organization, and Movement. Those three might seem related or even similar to you, but not to me. These three are maybe related, but not similar. 

Community comes from communal, which means same. There's no commitment in here, just some kind of place where people with similarity gather. 
Moving to organization, this is one level above community. Here, they have vision and mission, structure, and even action. They started gather members of the community. 
The last level I can say, is movement. This is where the complicated area exist, since they have problem, similarity (the problem happens to many people) and of course action! This what makes volunteering happens. 

Have you got the differences between those three? They are related, oh well, there's something left!

There's value that you always forget. Collaboration and time orientation, sometimes you forget it. You often get and focus on competition, which actually less important than those two first I mentioned. If you are more into competition, this inhibits you from growing and even helping more people. 
The biggest change in volunteer works, is the change on yourself. (this is my self reflection too, actually). 

Let's identify some problems on our life, that happens not only to me, not only to you, but to lots of people! 
Here's what comes to my mind : 
1. Racist, this happens not only in Jakarta, in Indonesia, but in this whole world. Why should we bother about race while our Lord doesn't bother about it?
2. Law, well, at least what I feel here is about law which not that strong, am I wrong? I love countries like Singapore which has strong law and have dutiful society. I'd love to make Indonesia, my beloved country, to be like that in the future. Let's move our ass together!
3. Be on time, lots of people make appointment and invitations, considering the one that invites you, not only on time, but I guess will be better if possible to be before time, do you have the same opinion?

Let's grow this world into better place, just like Michael Jackson said. 
Live in this phrase :
" Love Me, Hug Me "

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