RAC Bandung Metro’s Fellowship : DUFAN TIME!

Actually the long holiday season hasn’t come yet… but RAC Bandung Metropolitan’s crews are restless to have some fun time in a fellowship activity… that was why the club service director arranged a fellowship to Dunia Fantasi (DUFAN – Fantasy World) on Saturday, 7 December 2009…

14 members didn’t want to be left behind in participating in all the fun… they are Mahir, Achy, Mario, Rianti, Angga, Tata, Elok, Maya, Ilham, Bagus, Elok, Uti, Icha, and Gina… coordinated by Elok as the Project Officer, here are the photos from Dufan :

The members arrived at Dufan right at the time the gate was opened, which was at 11 AM… then the excited members started the day with Extreme Log, the 4D theatre… after coming out of the theatre, Hallilintar, the roller coaster, waited for them to sucked their screaming voices out… next, they tried Kicir-Kicir and last but not least, the real challenge of all, which was The Tornado…

Several members got nauseous by the rides, especially The Tornado… but it didn’t stop them from having more fun… after going back to Icha’s house in Duren Sawit, the members had a comforting dinner at Birdcage cafe, where they spend the Saturday Night together…

The next day, which was Sunday, most members had to head back to Bandung…The rest of them who worked in Jakarta, also went back to their own houses… But before afternoon, they had lunch at Pondok Indah Mall (PIM) where the second phase of the fellowship began… On the late afternoon, the cars took them back to Bandung and left them wondering when the next fellowship will be…

 

Costume Meeting : HALLOWEEN

RAC Bandung Metropolitan presents :

HALLOWEEN COSTUME MEETING!!!

The members were obliged to wear horrifying costumes for the meeting on November 5th, 2009…

Then the members appeared as :

- Uti as Mak Lampir (THE WINNER!)

- Gina as The Lady Vampire

- President Libbi as Jihad Warrior (soon-to-be Ghost after suicide-bombing himself, hahahaha)

- Mario and Ola as Ghost Riders couple (cie, cieee…)

- Tata as Slutty Minnie Mouse (wakakakak)

- Angga as V for Vendetta

- Elok as Catwoman

- Aggy as a dead woman in I Know What You Did Last Summer (huahahahaha…)

as you all probably know, this innovative session of meetings is intended as a club service program and held once in 3 months…

during this meeting, there were also several guests, whom we invited to increase the new members…

RAC Bandung Metro’s On Air for Sumpah Pemuda : Hard Rock FM

 

On Wednesday, October 28th, RAC Bandung Metropolitan was invited to be interviewed on-air by Hard Rock FM Bandung…

During that day, Hard Rock FM invited various community clubs in spirit of Youth Pledge (Sumpah Pemuda) 2009… RAC Bandung Metro was represented by Mahir as the VP and Desti (Uti) as Community Service…

There were also Donny and Astri from RAC Bandung Bandung… together with them, we talked about Rotaract’s activities in general… It was quite good for Rotaract branding…

For RAC Bandung Metro, it was the second branding to society this year…The first one was RAC Bandung Metro on Suave Magazine earlier this year…

 

Professional Development’s Special Guest : The Rise and Fall of an Entrepreneur

On Thursday, October 22nd, RAC Bandung Metropolitan had the regular meeting at the regular place, Chili Padi Resto on Jalan Cihampelas… however, the occasion became special because we had a special guest speaker who gave us a very important lesson and knowledge in agricultural and entrepreneurial aspects…

Kang Bimo, the guest speaker, is one of the founders of PT. Inagrin (Indonesia Agro Industry)… his company focuses in agriculture, more specifically on how to plant some plants or vegetables and distribute them on the market… some of the products are corn, lettuce, other vegetables, and some animals such as ducks…

it was also a good entrepreneurial lesson session since he shared us his rise and fall when he started the business from the first time, without knowing anything related to agriculture… but with strong belief and courage that his business will do great benefits for the society in the future, now his business is still moving and growing broader every day…

thanks to Kang Bimo, may success always be with him and hopefully RAC members can be like him once… Amen

RAC Bandung Metropolitan’s Series of Ramadan Events

Minal aidin wal faidzin…!

The holy month of Ramadhan has just left us… now all members of RAC Bandung Metropolitan are probably spending times with beloved families and relatives… but did u know that during Ramadan, RAC Bandung Metropolitan has made remarkable efforts in serving the community? Well, here it is, a report which is probably suitable to be called, RAC Bandung Metropolitan’s Series of Ramadan events…

Unlike the previous years, RAC Bandung Metro did not only fill Ramadan with one or two events, but there are several simultaneous events distributed evenly I 4 weeks of Ramadan!!! The events are:

1. Teaching program

The Project Officers for this event were Rtr. Anki and Rtr.Bagus… We made a schedule to teach the children at Yayasan Ibu Aam, a charity foundation focusing in taking care of Orphanage and under-poverty children… This program is conducted 3 times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, starting from August 24^th to September 12^th… There, we helped the children studying mathematics and English…

2. Aids to Earthquake Victims

No one expects disaster to ever happen in this lovely country, but a terrible earthquake unfortunately happened on September 2^nd, 2009 in most regions of West Java… RAC Bandung Metro reacted to it, by sending aids and some members to assist the victims in Pangalengan… the aids consisted of food supplies, baby and maternal nutritions, medical utensils, blankets and pillows, etc.

3.First Buka Puasa Bersama

This one was actually VP Mahir’s events at his boarding house… He invited 80 children from 3 different foster homes and organized a merry events (such as games) during the Buka Puasa events… several of RAC Bandung Metro’s members were also involved in setting and helping up the events…It was held on September 5^th, 2009…

4. Second Buka Puasa Bersama

The second one was held a week after, on September 12^th… It was meant as a closing event for the one-month teaching program… this one is an official RBM program, and the event consisted of playing games, Buka Puasa, Magrib pray, then closing speech by President Libbi and Mrs. Meiti as the caretaker of the foster homes

5. Sahur on the Road

The last event was sahur on the road which was held the dawn after… At 12 to 3 AM on September 13^th, the members of RAC Bandung Metro splitted up to distribute sahur meals to the needy people around streets of Bandung…

Well, now Ramadan has left us… We’re better ready to catch it next year…but for all the things we did in this year’s Ramadan, we have nothing else to say…we, all members of RAC Bandung Metro, only hope that the Mighty God will bless all our efforts and wipe away our sins…

Eid Mubarak 1430 H!!!

Minal Aidin wal faidzin!!!

RAC’s Disaster Relief for West Java Earthquake

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009… It was a quite beautiful blue sky Wednesday, but until the hands of clock point to 3.25 PM… At that time, the land of Java, with West Java got the biggest portion, was shaken by an earthquake. People were running around, looking for safe places. In big cities such as Jakarta and Bandung, the skyscrapers felt like they were about to crumble. But thank God, nothing happened but lots of screams and panicky…

However, the other side of fortune happened in small cities or rural villages such as Tasikmalaya, Cianjur, and some villages in rural corners of Kabupaten Bandung. Thousand of houses were wrecked and around 50 people were killed, leaving hundreds more drowned in trauma or fatal shocks. Most of the victims were losing everything they have, and the rescue teams are still trying for dead bodies buried in the ground.

Rotaract reacted toward the effect by forming an Emergency Response Team, focusing on providing aids and donation. Rotary Clubs in Bandung areas established a command centre in Marga…..village in Pangalengan, 100 km outside Bandung, and collaborated with young people of Rotaract in conducting the activity. Together with Rotaract Bandung Bandung and Rotaract Bandung Sentral Kota Kembang, Rotaract Bandung Metropolitan sent some people as the special team members.

During Sunday, September 6th, the team left for Pangalengan, bringing the loads consisting the disaster victims’ needs. The stuffs that we brought are sacks of rice, medications, baby milk and other nutritions, and several blankets to sleep. After arriving in Pangalengan, we splitted into groups to distribute the goods directly into the refugee tents. Hopefully, everything that we did can be useful for the disaster victims and help them to survive…

Obituary

inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi ra’jiun…

the whole family of Rotaract Club Bandung Metropolitan hereby conveys deepest condolences to the beloved mother of our beloved member, Rtr. Muhammad Ilham Nugraha…

the late passed away on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 6.30 PM at Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung…

hopefully Allah gives her the best place for her biside Him

Amin…

September 1st, 2009,

Rotaract Club Bandung Metropolitan

Costume Meeting : NATIONAL HEROES

Happy Independence Day!

Dirgahayu Indonesia!!!

To commemorate the historic date of our beloved nation’s independence, RAC Bandung Metro officially brought to you :

Costume Meeting part IV : National Heroes

This meeting was held on August 20^th, or 3 days after the celebration. We chose ChiliPadi Resto as the venue, well, simply because that’s where our regular meeting takes place. The theme ‘National Hero‘ was interpreted freely by each members, therefore, here are the costumes that the members put on during the cheerful evening :

-          Mario : The unawarded hero – a teacher (or was it Muhammad Hatta? Hehehe…)

-          Uti and Ilham : wounded soldiers – or should we say wounded husband and wife after an atomic bomb, LOL)

-          Achie and Tata : Susi Susanti and Mia Audina, 20 kilograms later and no regular exercise

-          Gina : Mia and Susi’s official, well, that’s a hero behind the screen, eh?

-          Rianti : R.A Kartini, completed with her Kebaya

-          Libbi, Mahir and Aan : what are guys supposed to be? Well, let’s say they tried to be heroes by being themselves

Then the polling (or voting?) was held and the result finally came, the winners are ACHIE and TATA!!!

Big Applause!!!

Metrostira Project (RAC Bandung Metro + RAC Semarang Yudistira)

Our beloved guests RAC Semarang Yudistira (RacSY) arrived in Bandung at 10 PM and we got to meet them at the mall Paris Van Java. We spent times rendez-vous-ing and sightseeing on the lovely Saturday night for about one hour, then we continued our togetherness with dinner in Cemar until it was quite late at 12 AM. After that, we escorted the RAC SY guests to their lodging so they could have some rest.

On the following day, we started the 2-hours trip to Garut. It started at 11 AM with lunch at Bancakan Restaurant and after that we picked up the other RBM members at Unpad campus on Dipatiukur Street. After a quite exhausting journey, we finally arrived in Garut at 4.30 PM. There, we spent our time by having some rest before unloading our stuffs from the car.

After dusk, we began the preparations for the most waited event, which are the movie screening. We started to put on the screen and the other equipments before the movie itself began at 7 PM. That time, we played one of the most inspiring Indonesian movies, which is LASKAR PELANGI. Unexpectedly, the kids who came to see the show came in a big number, which almost exceeded the capacity that we prepared. After the movie ended, we provided some simple quizzes to the children. The event itself was wrapped up at 10 PM.

After that we began the hospitality session, which consists of the barbeque party combined with dinner. Adding to it, we also played some exciting games to lift up the atmosphere. After 1 AM, some of us spent times karaoke-ing til dawn and the rest went for bed.

Next morning, we woke up for breakfast and prepared to go back to Bandung. We left Garut at 11 AM then arrived at Ciwalk (don’t ask why we ended up here…LOL)… After having lunch there, sadly we had to wave goodbye to our fellas because they had to leave for Semarang and we had to head to our own homes… Hopefully we can meet again in next occasions, a lot more cheerful ones, of course!!! Viva RAC!!!

RAC Bandung Metropolitan’s BOARD EXCHANGE NIGHT

Finally…after the whole one year of working extra hard and having loads of never-ending fun (LOL), Rotaract Club of Bandung Metropolitan arrives on the day when they have to change their board structure into the new one…

This year’s Board Exchange was held on Thursday Night, July 23rd 2009, at Ciwalk XXI Garden Cafe, which is located on the rooftop of Bandung’s one most cozy place to hang out : Cihampelas Walk (Ciwalk)… the event was held in form of Garden Dinner, which was filled by some introductions from the members and presentation of the upcoming board… oh, and dont forget to mention the ceremonial hand-over of the Past President to the New President…

We were also honored to have the board of Rotary Club Bandung Braga Metropolitan to attend the event…also there were guests from other Bandung Rotary Clubs and the representatives from RAC Bandung Bandung and RAC Bandung Sentral Kota Kembang…nice to have them on the joyful night for the members of RAC Bandung Metropolitan

The event was started by host PP Astri, who guided the event gradually from the introduction of the members, handover of PP Aradhea to President Libby, then continued to the official ceremonial installment of new members and the induction of the upcoming board… then eventually, the event was closed by photo sessions…

After all, please welcome the new board of RAC Bandung Metropolitan with their new tagline : “GOOD GOVERNANCE!!!”