A very inspiring story that I watched it on NHK yesterday. There was an eldery woman. She is about 92 years old. But at her age, she is in good health and looks very happy enjoying the rest of her life by making others happy. Her name is Maisa.

She makes a mochi. It is a traditional Japan cake. It is made from glutinous rice and wraps by bamboo leaves. She sells her Mochi in the Mini Market in her neighborhood. Every morning people buy her mochi and feel satisfied.

She got bamboo leaves from the garden that quite far from her house. To reach the garden she rides a bike from her house to go to. She could pick bamboo leaves around 3000 leaves.

Maisa learned how to make a great mochi from her mother. She said that her mother said that “failure is the mother of success” and also said to her, “you have a hand with ten fingers, so if you use it in properly you won’t get starving”.

So to all of my friends never be afraid to be fizzling out. Because as Maisa said that failure is the mother of success. Never be afraid to face your destiny. As long as you have ten fingers. You won’t be starving.

When I was 8 or 9 years old I knew someone in my neighborhood. He is an old very kind man. People called him by Opa. I love Opa very much because he uses to give money when he buys something in my store. He always buys anything in my store and he always asks me to keep the change.

Usually after receiving money from Opa, I used to go to super market near from my neighborhood. I bought chocholate and candy.

One day I saw Opa home was empty. I was very sad. Because Opa just go like that without any word.

Now I am in 40 and suddenly I remember you Opa. Hopefully, you are in peace in the Eden now.

It is undeniable that these days there is a big change dealing in communication between people in society. Technology in communication particularly mobile phone has influenced the relationships people make. In my opinion, this is a kind of disaster I face nowadays.

Many people argue that mobile phone likely primary need for them. Even more than foods and beverages. They think by just saying hello by phone to their parents is quite enough. They forget then a human being is “Social” they need to interact with other, they need some touching as Bloom said in “Taxonomy of Bloom” that the basic need of human is actualization, comfortable and safe. How someone can find that if they only speak by phone?

So, the invented technology of communication nowadays become a negative development for a human being. For example, people used to talk to each other while waiting for bus, train or airplane. But now they are going busy with their gadgets and even become native digital.

To sum up, in my view the technology of communication especially the mobile phone is a negative development for our humanity. According to my experience, I feel lonely at home even there my daughters and my husband around me. As a result, as they are busy with their own cell phones and chat with their friends. So I think the technology of communication is getting closer the far and getting further the nearest.

I wrote this article in 2015, but after joined in PPG 2019 program I think I have to reconsider my opinion. In this digital age, we must be adapted to this situation and try to be part of native digital. Because as a teacher of the 21first century we have to teach with multimedia so that can engage our student to involve in teaching and learning process. Thanks to PPG Daljab 2019.

written by; Alfi, Teacher of Indonesian School of Jeddah

Pagi ini aku bangun dengan seluruh badan terasa remuk redam. Maklum sudah hampir setengah bulanan aku ikut daring PPG. Ditambah lagi hatiku lagi rada melow karena dua orang guru terbaik Sekolah Indonesia Jeddah yang juga sahabatku di kala suka dan duka tempat berbagi lara (puitis amat yak) harus kembali ke tanah air karena sudah habis masa tugas mereka di Jeddah.

Pagi ini aku seperti biasa setelah semua tugas domestik beres langsung login ke SPADA: Hybrid Learning. Begitu kubuka langsung aku kaget, deg-degan, kalau rada lebay dikit mau pingsan. Ternyata oh ternyata hari ini tanggal 1 Juli 2019 waktu daring modul Pedagogy BERAKHIR. Padahal masih banyak tugas yang belum kuselesaikan. Oh My God…………………..

Langsung ambil ancang-ancang, gulung lengan baju n one by one kucoba selesaikan semua tugas. Alhamdulillah tiga bidadariku selalu siap membantu. Ditambah lagi my beloved husband juga sangat pengertian (mohon maaf lahir batin yang bang, kalau sering dianggurin n kurang diperhatiin).

Aku mau mengucapkan terima kasih banyak untuk nama-nama berikut yang sudah support aku hingga bisa menyelesaikan program daring yang pertama ini, yaitu kepada: Suami tercinta Rahmatulloh Mardani Naisin, Putri tercinta Amira, Jauhara dan Khulud, Bunda tercinta Ibu Surya Megawarni, Pak Afif yang sudah mengajari cara membuat huruf H dalam bahasa Arab, Ibu Roma, Ibu Nelly Yuliana dan semua pihak yang telah membantu. Saya ucapkan Jazakumullah khoiron katsiro.

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Kenalin nih nama aye Alfisyah. Aye biasa dipanggil mpok Alpi. Aye sekarang tinggal di Jeddah, Arab Saudi. Di mari aye ngajar nih ceritanye. Aye ngajar di kelas atu SD di Sekolah Indonesia Jeddah. Tujuan aye bikin ini blog aye pengen banget jadi guru Abad 21 nyang melek ICT (jiahhhh gaya bangat yak!)

Aye demen banget belajar tentang model-model pembelajaran nyang terbaru. Apelagi nyang bisa pake multimedia n interaktip gituh. Cuman masalahnye aye tuh gaptek bin lola. Makanye aye bikin ini blog biar bisa dapet temen alias komunitas nyang bisa saling bebagi ilmu. Udeh dulu yak pekenalan kita eni ari. Bagi nyang mo kenalan n bebagi ilmu aye tunggu yak ide-ide kreatipnye.