Never crossed my mind i would present my paper of bachelor degree to such a prominent conference (TEFLIN ; Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia) in front of honorable prof and all determined teachers.
It started when my supervisor told me that he sent my paper to that program. i wasn't that enthusiastic, since what more bothered me was the horrifying presenting duty!!! frankly speaking,,,presentation (especially in the teacher forum) is not pretty my cup of tea. but then by hook or by crook i had to face it, overcome my reluctance, and i began to bust my chops.
I did the rehearsal first to share my paper in the internal of workplace. i was aghast that nearly everyone didn't get my ideas on my paper. Seemed for me it was useless that i made quite thick photo copies of it. Seemed for me i shared nothing for them. I felt a bit hopeless and clumsy.
Still, the journey must go on, the show must carry on...I left for Malang on 7 December 2009 by train. I was with my caring, attentive, and kindhearted fellow teacher, Ibu Sri Wahyuni. We chit-chatted along the way. We were getting know each other better and closer. I asked a myriad things about working in this institution and she gave me lots of enlightenment what-so-called feedbacks, suggestions and advice.
The following day on 8 Dec 2009, we ultimately arrived in Malang Train Station. Malang is a small but peaceful city. We took a cab to get to the hotel. Wow! the hotel is so idyllic. The snack of Apple and Jack fruit chip perfectly teased us every time we passed by the vendor.
The first day of the conference,,,we had no time for shower.hmmm...what a smelly participant! but at around 3 pm we were allowed to leave the opening ceremony to unpack, take a shower, put on some make-up, and prepared for the next event.
We incredibly had a fantastic time there not because we were able to show off our paper but rather we would be able to meet and mingle with splendid prof, authors, educators, teachers from every region in Indonesia and some from other countries like Aussie, Singapore, Malaysia, U.S.A etc. And on top of that, i met the most important Prof. L.F.Bachman (Bachman, L. F. (1990). Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing. Oxford: Oxford University Press), whose inspiring theory was my theoretical background of my paper! unbelievable... he was so humble and warm. and i didn't miss a chance to take a pic with him..cheese!
On the second day, it came for my presentation. it was after lunch. i was totally speechless and numb. i lost my appetite all of a sudden. then when i stepped into the hall, i found only two persons sitting on the chair. what a relief! i finally made it. it was done, and i had nothing to fear no more...then the following hour it was my colleagues' turn to present. and it ran smoothly! thank goodness...whoa,i almost forgot to tell the surprising moment of this priceless experience was that my paper was selected to be one of the international recommended journals! what a nice surprise,,,beside the fact that there was a cash for a credit to this achievement too.nothing more could i do but being so more thankful...
the last day,,,was the happiest moment during the conference. we went on picnic to apple picking-up right in the apple garden! it was deadly hilarious, fascinating, and tantalizing! it was years ago when i last climbed a tree (a "kersen" tree..) that time i was hanging on the apple tree! and picking some apples. though the apples tasted not real satisfying yummy or whatsoever...a bit disappointing yet we enjoyed the sightseeing, picking, and damn sure climbing.
the following day,it came the day we had to check out the hotel and leave Malang.
thank you TEFLIN, my beloved colleagues, Malang city, apples...for making me realize that taking a part in this education world is splendidly worth living.
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