It was a gift for me to get this training. But also become my nitemare after a year passed. I cannot easily leave my current company due to the 2 year bonding after the training. Stress, tired and saturated.
The R&D Team
Nevertheless, my faith there must be a big plan from God for me to let me stay until early of 2011. That’s the one thing that cheer me up, also friends that still stay eventhough one by one are leaving, my best frends are gone and one is going to, at the end it will be the only me who stay ??? Oh Jesus, i need support to survive, please.
OK. want to talk about my training in Germany during the winter time 2009. it was awesome 
and a long story. This page will not be enough. Summary:
the path i going to the office every day
I got the information that somebody should be trained to the product range i’m working with arround 8 months before. It was in June 2008, my first time handling this project. So time passed by and it was forgotten. Then in Nov 08 due to the critical issue of this product then it’s decided the people must be trained to be qualified. So then it became my turn ^^. Lucky my boss asked my what topics I need, please prepare. I collected all topics for me to learn, and at the end came to conclusion that i would need 8wks for all of that.
Oh how lucky I was (blessing from God actually). Mostly, the training only take 1 wks. Max 2 wks. What I got is 2 months, while a friend of me will be trained for 3wks.
It was not so easy when I started to prepare my documents for Visa Application. It was planned that I’m going to Germany at the begining of January 2009. Due to this schedule, i was going to cancel my 3 wks Christmas holiday plan become 2 wks only. But my boss approved my request, then it became almost 3 wks holiday in my hometown.
KL 08
I should provide my passport within December, however my plane ticket for Christmas holiday to Manado was using the International flight. So I must took my passport first going to KL through Singapore, than had a direct flight to Manado. When I arrived in my city, the next day I posted my passport to Batam. The tension was so high, i was worried it will arrive when my company is off. I sent on 22, and should be arrived at 24. In fact 24 was a half working day. Thanks to Jesus, the secratary received it and proceed it immediately.
At the end of my holiday in January, I got a phone call from office. Plant manager during that time, he requested me to directly come to Jakarta at the next day. And it was actually my day to go to Batam. So I extended my day in Jakarta for Visa application and had to let my ticket Jkt-Btm gone.
waktu ngurusin passport di jkt dgn Lina R
In Jakarta, there was an information that the passport will only be done at the end of January. So that time also we have to call the office Btm and people in Germany to re-arrange the schedule from mid of Jan become end of January. I got my Visa then with the new schedule.
my friends who helped me packing
And all the preparation were going well. All the winter stuffs I could find out, one trip in Singapore using company ticket for the winter clothes (eventhough it should not be ;for the ticket), help from friends to prepare (thanks to desi, merlyn ester) and so on.
The day of my flight, i was using the first ferry Batamfast. But because of some issue with a friend NPWP finally we missed the first ferry and had to change with Penguin for the next fastest schedule. Yeah and finally could be in Changi Airport eventhough got an hour delay for the flight.
waiting to boarding
The flight took arround 15hrs if im not wrong. My high school friend picked me up at the Frankfurt International Airport. (Thanks to k’aileen). And a driver from Schneider with the paper on his hand written me and my friend name was waiting outside. The weather was so cold brrbbbrrrrr. It was about 2am in the morning. I still fell jetlag.
The driver brought us the the Seligenstadt Apartment, It’s about half hour from Frankufurt Airport.
The first day in Seligenstadt, Ohhh i was very hungry in the morning. No foods and outside temperature was very low. It’s almost 8-10C and it’s Sunday. I though all of the shopping centre were close. And it’s correct.There was a map of this small city. Me and Lina, a colleague of me, we went outside by using the map from the appartment and finally could reach the market place. People called it MarkPlatz in German. A coffe shop was opened. and We had our first meals and brunch over there. I just used my body language to explain what we need because it’s been long time i never use my German language. But slowly could understand each other. I prefer to use English because they also understand.
after all full with the bread & coffee, sitting in front of the coffee shop
First day training.
Me and Lina were picked up by Remmi at the Apartment. Remmi is inside the team in R&D. The office just about 3 minutes by car or 10 minutes walking. Just near each other. All of the people who worked at Schneider Germany was at their old age. And we are the younger, I am youngest. The training was going well each day.
Every lunch time, people there were eating in group. Let’s say I was at the R&D dept. So they will look for me to ask for lunch together and sometimes wait each other. I like it. I like also the foods provided at the cafetaria, since it’s free, the menu were so complete and interesting.
place where i play ^^
First Week, first weekend.
We were just inside the Seligenstadt area, walking arround the city shopping centre. But don’t wish too much as in Indonesia or Singapore. The shopping centre is classic. Not much were there. I finally could get a German number with a mobile phone in packet so I can use it to call Indonesia.
neighbours of my apartment
shopping centre in Seligenstadt, so classic
2nd Wikend
There was a colleague who was from Japan, name Yoshida. He’s so kind by inviting us to go together to Frankfurt and had a lunch with his family. Unlucky the weather during that weekend was rainy, wet and very very cold. My hand and fingers was frozen. But we got a very good time with them. We went home seperately. Me and Lina still had some walk arround the city. I got my new coat, luv it cos it’s discount ^^, also i was looking some modem internet but couldn’t find because all must be in contract at least 2yrs.
So we went back using the train. First time it was so difficult which train must be used. Oh I forget how to use the German train 3 years ago. Finally we got the train. Just be calm down and look at the instruction and direction. Arrived at Seligenstadt, now we were at the middle of the Markplatz overthere, but don’t know the way back to Apartment. It was about 9pm. No body overthere, only a big map on the street. Lina is frozen, my legs ohh so tired. We walk arround 30 minutes then can find out the Apartment we live. A long story actually.
Lina with Yoshida family am Röme
At the next day in Sunday, I finally can go to Church with a a colleague from Schneider.
the international baptist church with Shireen
3rd Week end.
It’s Lina time to going back to Indonesia. She went back on Saturday. So the driver and I brought her to the airport. It was nice, the day was snowy. Lina last day in Germany. In fact, there was no stow for the first 2 weeks. After that Lina left. That was a sad day that I was just alone, don’t know where to go. But finally I decide to go to Wiesbaden about 45minutes from the Airport. Had a walk arround the MarkPlatz, I got affordable winter shoes , parfumes, and had lunch over there. shopping again haha. That to make me forget that im alone 
my excuse.
Lina last day, Seligenstadt Apartment
Sunday morning when I woke up , view from the balkon
So come to the 4rd Wikend.
I was with Shireen, a Marcopolo from Kuala Lumpur worked in Schneider Seligenstadt, the one who bring me to Church at the 2nd Wk. I visit the city where she lived and she showed me some placed that provide all the Asian stuffs. I got tofu, teri and kangkung overthere. I ate also the halb haenschen the half chicken I usually eat during my training 2006. Suppa ^^
cooking after geting all the stuff. Momasa brenebon khas mdc ^^
next day, cook kangkung with teri. No ulekan cabenya terpaksa di potong doank,
dapat bumbu nasi kuning juga. Bikin teri selanjut nya agak gosong ey,,
Now coming to the 5th weekend.
I had no plan. Since my high school friend in Frankfurt was at her final exam so we could not meet. While my uni friend from SGU in Stuttgart couldn’t make it also. So I decided to go to Luxembourg. It’s one of the Europe countries I’ve never been. Belgium, Holland which are near Frankfurt visited in before, just Paris France also I’ve never been and willing to be there one day. Wishing not to come alone to Paris^^, that’s why it’s not become my choice to visit during that time. My 2nd cousine who was there also was pregnant, so she’s not available. The nearest one and the cheaper transportation is still Luxembourg. I searched from the internet how the way to be there. There was a train to that direction and then I noted the schedule at Friday night.
So Saturday early morning, still dark as i remember I started my trip. It was about 5hrs with the economy train RE.
Area sekitar Koblenz, pic from the train
border between Germany and Luxembourg
Indonesia yak.. perjalanannya ngikutin aliran sungai. Trus bisa keliatan di seberang nya sungai ada bukit bukit yang atas nya kayak kerajaan gitu. Pas udah mo sampe di Luxe, bahasa station masing masing udah beda. Ga kayak di German, suasananya juga beda. Kiri kanan di penuhin dengan rumput tipis kayak di swiss dengan pemandangan luas. Rumah-rumah nya pada jarang-jarang. Ada yang di tengah padang rumput gitu, ada juga yang di pinggiran rail kereta. Tapi gak kayak yang di jkt looh.
shot from the train
Sampe di sana udah jam 12 siang. Waktu balik harus pake train stengah 3. jadi waktu nya singkat banget. Jadi aku langsung aja foto-in map nya yang ada di halte. Trus jalan ke arah MarkPlatz nya. Jalan terus, ketemu jembatan ciri khas nya Luxembourg. Trus Nyampe ke pusat kota, yang ada shopping centre nya. Shopping Cetre ga jauh beda dengan yang ada di German. Kesan kuno dan klasik nya tetap ada. Semua yang bermerek pun ada di sana. Bahasa yang di gunakan ialah bah. Luxembourg sendiri. Di bilang German,, bukan. Prancis juga, kagak ngerti. Jadi ngomongnya pake English aja kalo mo order makanan, juga pas beli-beli sesuatu.
Waktu udah mo habis. Ga sempet makan besar, akhirnya mampirlah aku ke SUBWAY. bungkus buat makan di Train. Ntar lagi kereta mo jalan, jadi mau ga mau harus lari kejar jam nya. And Thanks God I can get the train.
And reach to Apartement safely biarpun sampe nya udah malam. Karna tetep aja ketinggalan trainnya pas transit di Germannya sendiri. pas ganti train yang lain. wkkwkwkkwk.
shopping centre Luxe, not much different with Germany
Local train in Luxembourg
Wk 6..
Mainnya ke Stuttgart, tempat nya BMW sama Mercy. Sebenarnya bukan di Stuttgart nya, tapi masih ke dalam lagi alias Metzingen. Kota kecil yang pusat nya factory outlet… puma esprit swatch etc…. u can shop as you want
The factory outlets Metzingen
Minggu nya, baru lah aku ke gereja lagi ^^ Kali ini ke gereja berbahasa Indonesia. JKI (Jemaat Kristen Indonesia) lokasi nya di Frankfurt. Di situ ada kakak kelas SMA dulu sama sodara se-iman yang lain, plus bbrapa orang manado. Jadi bisa ngelogat mdo dikit d jerman, plus makan makanan khas indonesia se usai ibadah. Karna kebetulan ada syukuran.
@JKI Frankfurt am Main after the communion
Wk 7. Almost The last Wikend I enjoy.
Time for Switzerland.
A week before I call Frau Viola, wife of my former Rector in SGU. I lived with here during my training in St. Gallen 2006 for 4 months. She was very welcome me and my friend Ester during that time. I really want to make a visit there to see her and to feel the aroma of the city to make me reflash back the wonderful memory 2006.
So she was available. Then the days before I went to Frankfurt to book a train ticket using the ticket machine overthere. I was looking for a flight but the cheaper price was not available anymore. So, no choice had to be in train for about more than 5 hrs again until Basel. It’s shorter because I used the fast train ICE.
on the way to St Gallen
As per normal, early in the morning about 5 I start by walking to the Seligenstadt train station. From there I want to Frankfurt and use the ICE Bahn, directly to Swiss, transit in Basel. From Basel, I changed the train to Zurich and from Zurich using another train to St. Gallen. Very long jouney.
A friend of me during my internship last time picked me up. Thanks to Basit and friends. I had a visit to the Cathedral I usually join for worship last time. The shopping centre and the small street I mostly pass by. Oh, I couldn’t believe that I could be back to that city again. That made me wanna cry. Some were missing, which is my friend Ester. Biasanya aku bareng Ester terus di St.Gallen.
Jam 5 sore, aku udah janji sama Frau Viola mo nunggu di depan Post Stelle. Jadi nunggu d situ, trus ketemu deh. She picked me up and bring me to her house.
Mit Frau Viola
Masih aja kayak ga percaya waktu itu, bisa balik lagi. Nah skrg di Eggersriet nama kampungnya Frau Viola.
Besok pagi nya, beliau ga ke gereja gara2 mo temenin aku. Dia pun ngajak ke Fünfländerblick dataran tinggi yang pemandangannya pegunungan dan Bedensee (Danau). Danau nya itu ada di kelilingi oleh German, Austria juga Swiss. Nah tengah nya itu ada pulau namanya Mainau. Itu bagian teritory nya Swedan, as I heard. Wow, a very beautiful place. Orang2 d sana kalo wikend kebanyakan ngunjungin tempat tempat yang natural kayak gini. Trus tempat nya ga sembarangan bisa bikin rumah biar pemandangannya masih tetap alami, ga ketutup sama rumah2 yang baru. That’s info what I got.
Oke.. abis itu siang nya aku di anterin ke Train Station, turun gunung ke St Gallen. Dan balik lagi ke Frankurt. Long way to go again. St.Gallen-Zurich-Basel-Frankfurt.
So,
next day after working day, Aku di kunjungi mah my high school friend at the apartment. Thanks sista ^^ having visited me over there with your Indonesian other brother and sista from Frankfurt . hehhee
The last week in Germany…
Wktu masih d Batm, Aku minta mah secretary yg ngurusin tiket pulang sebelumnya untuk atur tiket jadi hari minggu. Soalnya orang kalo training pulang nya suka hari sabtu itu juga. Jadi, Apartment di extend sehari, and I back to Indo on Sunday. Extend nya masih di bayarin kantor. Jadi tenang aja.. that’s save. Aku gabunging juga bill internet pas di apartement ke kantor. lumayaan lah dari pada ongkisin sendirii.
Sabtu sebelum pulang aku ke Main. the name of the city. Sebelumnya juga ke Darmstadt Sekitar 1 jam dari Seligenstadt. Darmstadt nya puter puter foto2 kota nya. Plus I got my my watch overthere ^^ bangga gitu dapat jam dari jerman, hihii. iya donk. Lagi Angebot.
Main
Dari Main, balik ke Frankfurt masih mampir ke Airport beli titipan tempat kunci German. Takutnya ga sempet beli pas besoknya. Sampe Apartment udah malam. Time to beres beres.
Ga tidur waktu itu. Banyak barang yang di tinggalin soalnya overweit.
Minggu nya.. return back to Indonesia
Driver took me to the Airport. Kakak klas SMA-ku juga skalian ada di sana, nganterin. Skalian aku titipin barang2 yang di tinggalin, kali aja bisa di sumbangin. Soalnya katanya ada kotak tempat kasih barang bekas. Nah itu bisa d taruh situ bwt amal. Aku nimbang koper waktu itu. Wahh, memang udah 25Kg. Terpaksa, 2 jaket di keluarin dari koper dan tetep d pake d badan. berat jugaa. Ada lagi Rot Wein di tinggalin 1 botol. Sebenarnya titipan orang.
Masih sempet makan di McD sebelum takeoff. “Thanks juga k aileen n budi traktirannya hehe” Aku harus buru2 ngantri di imigrasi setelahnya. Antriannya panjang banget ey. Trus petugasnya juga kasar. Ada 1 orang penumpang yang mo nanya. Bahu petugas nya di tepuk pelan siih, artinya mo nanya. Ehh petugasnya malah marah marah. Katanya ga boleh nyentuh orang sembarang.
Sebelum masuk pintu scan. Semua ikat pinggang harus di lepas. Jaket harus di buka. Laptop dalam tas harus di keluarin. Ribet buangeet. Untung aku bisa lolos. Dari situ, langsung lariiii ke waiting room. Dan ternyata semua orang udah pada masuk dalam pesawat. yahh, I almost missed out the plane wkwkkwkkk.
Tapi ahirnya pas dalam pesawat bisa tenang. Aku dapat yang di pinggir jendela. Perjalanan sekitar 13 jam lebih cepat karna berlawanan arah sama putaran bumi. bener gak??? yak
Batam from the sky in the morning. Pasific place at the bottem left side.
Besokkannya sampe di singapor sekitar jam 7.30 pagi waktu setempat.. Abis itu cari tempat duduk online dulu sejam trus pulang dehhh.
Harbourfront dulu, beli sandal soalnya pada pake buts sama jacket hangat nya di tangan. weekss. hampir ketinggalan ferry pula waktu itu. Untung karna aku pake bagasi, mau ga mau mereka tungguin. Karna bagasi ku dengan koper yang gede udah duluan di Ferry.
Oh Thanks God I could arrive safely in Indonesia. My friend Ester picked me up at the Batam Center ferry terminal.
At the same day, I move from Kintamani to Anggrek Sari. Masih capek2 niih tidur bentar, baru lanjutin pindahin barang-barang ke Anggrek Sari. Besok ngantorr.
So that’s all_ hope I will have another story about Germany or Europe. Especially Parissss never been there in France, really want to visit one day. amiiinn.
Wihelmin
