Negeri Van Orange

Negeri Van Orange

Category: Books Genre: Literature & Fiction Author: Wahyuningrat et 

Says who study abroad is easy? Introduce latitude, Banjar, Wicak, Daus, and Geri. Five sons of men born in Indonesia, stranded in school in the Netherlands for the S2 title. Starting from lack of sleep due to staying up late for paper, less energy because they must genjot bike 5 km back and forth to campus every day, to less money until forced to seek part-time job, all they ever experienced. In addition to undergoing the story hard to delight the students Overseas in Europe, they also make friends and share survival tips living in the Netherlands. They also briefly wrestled with the question in the minds of students who never attended school in foreign countries: to what return to Indonesia? On the way to find answers to each, destiny demands they have courage to go beyond the barrier, reaching for dreams, and do the most difficult: the courage to love! The novel is written in a style lively, hilarious, at once touching the emotions of readers. We will also be invited to tour started from Brussels to Barcelona, ​​visiting the enchanting places in Europe, and share tips adventurous backpacker style.
Endorsements: "Novels are fun."-Andrea Hirata, the author of Laskar Pelangi tetralogy
"Accuracy and detailed story in it made me miss the Netherlands the same."-Raditya Dika, author of Goat
"Her story is very real, full of surprises, and inspiring. Also worth reading for those who want the streets ala backpacker in Europe. "-Trinity, the blog owner and author of The Naked Traveler
"Guidelines must for those who are aspiring to be able to appreciate the friendship and love ...."-Luigi Pralangga, blogger Indonesia in the UN Peacekeeping Mission

About the Author
Wahyuningrat I'm sure I'm not the first person I sekelurahan the school until the Dutch. However, it could be I was the first person sekelurahan Cottage Coffee Duren Sawit district could enter the palace, shaking hands, while chatting with the Queen of the Netherlands. I and some classmates were selected to attend the invitation of The Fifth Anniversary of the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity in Paleis Noordeinde, The Hague. Why was I chosen? This is the wisdom of the often aids to help the International Alumni become a sound system at a conference, also a blessing because it has a thesis supervisor is a kindergarten with Queen of the Netherlands. Living in the country despite the difficult person must be flexible in every way. Various ways can still be done in order to survive. Starting from his own insistent replace a leaking rear tire bike, which was not as easy as imagined. As a result, the cost of service is more expensive because of unloading, when I gave up and took it to mechanic Caucasians. Working as a waiter in a restaurant Indonesia could make me rich quick because of flooded tip, because of excellent service. All guests Caucasian origin soto didongengi Lamongan, why rawon black gravy, and what is salad cingur. Indeed they are amazed. Although the oath, is hard to find an equivalent. Then, the most surprising when it became a poor student in the country people are queuing up strong I can go back and forth seven times to be able to eat french fries dutch typical jumbo that it was celebration time for-for free. After that, I can not eat sparingly two days because of satiety.
Nisa Riyad Late last month, when the world's most destitute. Usually when dry bag so it is less enthusiasm to welcome the weekend. Luckily me and some close friends both had Pathé Unlimited, Pathé Cinema membership card. Pay 17 euros per month subscription, can watch up to long-haired bald. From bald to long and shaggy again not finished-finished watching it, hehehe. Not bad, considering all watching the price 8 euros. So we often declared "Day Watch Up to squint" of each end of the month.'ll Still taste tajir poor, thanks to Pathé card! Abis satisfied watching all day, we still want coffee-coffee, but do not have money. Pas at the time, we just nyadar if it turns out one of the film is again playing center offers a program promos. When watching the film, to a glass of café latte for free! The problem is, the film we've ever seen. What to do? Without thinking, we are busy-busy buying movie ticket promo bishop said, collect a free café latte, then a friend's phone was busy each: "There is interest free movie does not?" Bener aja, not long after came a group of friends who are ready willing to accept the offer "generous" in the form of cinema tickets is "superfluous if not used." Can reward friends make fun, free coffee was accomplished!

Rizki Pandu Permana
Living in the Netherlands, means must be ready with all sorts of things named EXPENSIVE! With limited scholarship money, the desire to make the roads around Europe just to save disiasati. However, I am not the type of person who can save, let alone have to save more money to eat. So, look for additional work is one solution. Some additional work I've ever done is the cleaning service and waiters in restaurants. A lot like grief. Like when we paid 'enough' big. Makes me feel really lucky. Yes, imagine aja, from just work and school lavatories bersihin for two hours a day, I get a salary roughly equal to 4 million dollars a month. So, my lust roads can be taken from money that course. Her grief is when a waiter at a restaurant impromptu night market, I and friends are not paid because the owner just disappeared. What makes us more and mumps are: an Indonesian restaurant owner! Truly the heart is. Hopefully, he opened the door of his heart.
Adept Lenggana
After several weeks of silence in The Hague, I finally managed to get four lucky enough bike wreck that collected in a bin elite apartment in Scheveningen. Once cleaned and sorted, voila! Thus was born a beautiful bike jumble of gray. Fair had a free bike. Brands in the frame Fongers, same bike brand Kakung my late grandmother, a former clerk in Central Java. With accessory lights and a large luggage bag free green tacky inscribed "Konmar", be a loyal friend to accompany the Fongers my study trip. The bike long enough tireless drive me everywhere, including seeking additional euro as a common practice in European university students. Until one night, after visiting a friend who lives near The Hague Centraal Station, in the parking lot as usual I squinted to find a piece of garish green color of the luggage bag Fongers. However, this time looking for invisible. "Loh kok not exist?" But my heart remains calm. "No way I lost my bike," I'm still optimistic. Twenty minutes went by I finally let go, "Ilang the Fongers deh." Although the bike is missing, the liver is actually giggled. If it is brightly lit parking lot just a drunken thief or less sane who would nyolong my bike. What is not, after almost a year being tortured now the bike was dying. Girnya ambrol, ready to hang off the pedal at any time. Similarly, chains, couplings everywhere, ready to drop out at any time. Finally, while I smile chasing the last tram while praying that the thief did not keseruduk tram because of the dying Fongers cranky when dikayuh.

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Wahyuningrat received his LLM from the Universiteit Utrecht, Nisa Riyadi or Annie Rijadi received his MA from the Universiteit Leiden, Rizki Pandu Permana received his M.Sc. from Wageningen University, and Adept Adept Widiarsa or Lenggana received his M. Comm from Den Haag Haagse Hoogschool. Today they are struggling with their respective careers. 


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Negeri Van Orange
Category:    Books
Genre:     Literature & Fiction
Author:    Wahyuningrat dkk

Kata siapa kuliah di luar negeri itu gampang?
Perkenalkan Lintang, Banjar, Wicak, Daus, dan Geri. Lima anak manusia terlahir di Indonesia, terdampar bersekolah di Belanda demi meraih gelar S2. Mulai dari kurang tidur karena begadang demi paper, kurang tenaga karena mesti genjot sepeda 5 km bolak-balik ke kampus setiap hari, sampai kurang duit hingga terpaksa mencari pekerjaan paruh waktu; semua pernah mereka alami.
Selain menjalani kisah susah senangnya menjadi mahasiswa rantau di Eropa, mereka juga menjalin persahabatan dan berbagi survival tip hidup di Belanda. Mereka pun bergelut dengan selintas pertanyaan di benak mahasiswa yang pernah bersekolah di luar negeri: untuk apa pulang ke Indonesia? Dalam perjalanan menemukan jawaban masing-masing, takdir menuntut mereka memiliki keteguhan hati untuk melampaui rintangan, menggapai impian, serta melakukan hal yang paling sulit: the courage to love!
Novel ini ditulis dengan gaya lincah, kocak, sekaligus menyentuh emosi pembaca. Kita juga akan diajak berkeliling mulai dari Brussels hingga Barcelona, mengunjungi tempat-tempat memikat di Eropa, dan berbagi tip berpetualang ala backpacker.

Endorsemen:
“Novel yang menyenangkan.” ―Andrea Hirata, penulis tetralogi Laskar Pelangi

“Keakuratan dan detail cerita di dalamnya membuat saya jadi kangen sama Belanda.” ―Raditya Dika, penulis Kambing Jantan

“Kisahnya sangat nyata, penuh kejutan, dan inspiratif . Patut dibaca pula bagi yang ingin jalan-jalan ala backpacker di Eropa.” ―Trinity, pemilik blog dan penulis buku The Naked Traveler

“Panduan wajib buat mereka yang bercita-cita tinggi agar mampu menghargai persahabatan dan cinta ….”―Luigi Pralangga, blogger Indonesia di UN Peacekeeping Mission


Tentang Penulis

Wahyuningrat
Gue yakin gue bukan orang pertama sekelurahan gue yang sekolah sampai Belanda. Namun, bisa jadi gue adalah orang pertama sekelurahan Pondok Kopi Kecamatan Duren Sawit yang bisa masuk istana, salaman, sekaligus ngobrol dengan Ratu Belanda. Gue dan beberapa teman sekelas terpilih untuk menghadiri undangan The Fifth Anniversary of the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity di Paleis Noordeinde, The Haque. Mengapa gue yang terpilih? Inilah hikmah dari sering bantu-bantu acara International Alumni menjadi tukang sound system di sebuah conference, juga berkah karena punya thesis supervisor yang satu TK dengan Ratu Belanda.
Tinggal di negeri orang meski susah haruslah luwes dalam segala hal. Beragam cara dilakukan agar tetap bisa survive. Mulai dari ngotot mengganti sendiri ban belakang sepeda yang bocor, yang ternyata tidak semudah seperti yang dibayangkan. Akibatnya, ongkos servis lebih mahal karena salah bongkar, saat gue menyerah dan membawanya ke montir bule. Bekerja sebagai pelayan di restoran Indonesia sempat membuat gue kaya mendadak karena kebanjiran tip, karena pelayanan yang prima. Semua tamu bule didongengi asal usul soto lamongan, mengapa rawon kuahnya hitam, dan apa yang dimaksud dengan rujak cingur. Sungguh mereka terkesima. Meski sumpah, susah sekali mencari padanan kata. Kemudian, yang paling mengherankan saat menjadi pelajar miskin di negeri orang adalah gue bisa kuat antri bolak-balik tujuh kali untuk dapat makan kentang goreng khas belanda porsi jumbo yang saat itu sedang perayaan bagi-bagi gratis. Setelah itu, gue bisa hemat tidak makan dua hari karena kekenyangan.

Nisa Riyadi
Akhir bulan, saat paling bokek sedunia. Biasanya kalau kantong kering jadi kurang semangat menyambut weekend. Untungnya saya dan beberapa teman dekat sama-sama punya Pathé Unlimited, kartu anggota Bioskop Pathé. Bayar abonemen 17 euro per bulan, boleh nonton sampai botak gondrong. Dari botak sampai gondrong lagi nggak kelar-kelar nontonnya, hehehe. Lumayan juga, mengingat sekali nonton harganya 8 euro. Makanya kita sering mencanangkan "Hari Nonton Sampai Jereng” tiap akhir bulan. Biar miskin tetap berasa tajir, berkat kartu Pathé!
Puas abis nonton seharian, kita masih pengen ngopi-ngopi, tapi nggak punya duit. Pas di saat itu, kita baru nyadar kalau ternyata salah satu film yang lagi diputar tengah menawarkan program promo. Kalau nonton film itu, dapat segelas café latte gratis! Masalahnya, film itu udah pernah kita tonton. What to do? Tanpa pikir panjang, kita ramai-ramai beli karcis biskop film promo tadi, menagih café latte gratis yang ditawarkan, lalu sibuk telepon teman masing-masing: “Ada yang minat nonton gratis nggak?” Bener aja, nggak lama kemudian datang serombongan teman yang siap sedia menerima tawaran “murah hati” berupa karcis bioskop yang “mubazir kalau nggak dipakai”. Dapat pahala bikin teman senang, ngopi gratis pun kesampaian!


Rizki Pandu Permana

Hidup di Belanda, berarti harus siap dengan segala macam hal yang bernama MAHAL!! Dengan uang beasiswa yang terbatas, keinginan buat jalan-jalan keliling Eropa hanya bisa disiasati dengan mengirit. Namun, saya bukan tipe orang yang bisa mengirit, apalagi harus ngirit makan. Maka, mencari pekerjaan tambahan adalah salah satu solusinya.
Beberapa pekerjaan tambahan yang pernah saya lakukan adalah cleaning service dan pelayan di restoran. Banyak suka dukanya. Suka ketika kita digaji ‘cukup’ besar. Membuat saya merasa beruntung banget. Ya, bayangin aja, dari kerja cuma bersihin wc dan sekolah selama dua jam sehari, saya mendapat gaji yang kurang lebih sama dengan 4 juta rupiah sebulan. Maka, nafsu jalan-jalan saya bisa diambil dari duit itu tentunya. Dukanya adalah ketika menjadi pelayan restoran dadakan di pasar malam, saya dan teman-teman tidak dibayar karena pemiliknya menghilang begitu saja. Yang membuat kami semakin gondok adalah: pemilik restorannya orang Indonesia!! Sungguh tega memang. Semoga beliau dibukakan pintu hatinya.

Adept Lenggana

Setelah beberapa minggu berdiam di Den Haag, akhirnya saya cukup beruntung berhasil mendapatkan empat sepeda rongsokan yang dipungut di tong sampah apartemen elite di Scheveningen. Setelah dibersihkan dan dipilah, voila! Lahirlah sebuah sepeda gado-gado cantik berwarna abu-abu. Lumayan punya sepeda gratisan. Merek di rangkanya Fongers, sama dengan merek sepeda almarhum embah kakung saya yang mantan carik di Jawa Tengah. Dengan aksesori lampu dan tas bagasi besar gratisan berwarna hijau norak bertulis “Konmar”, jadilah si Fongers teman setia menemani perjalanan studi saya. Cukup lama sang sepeda tak kenal lelah mengantar saya ke mana-mana, termasuk mencari tambahan euro seperti yang lazim dilakukan para mahasiswa di Eropa.
Hingga pada suatu malam, seusai mengunjungi seorang teman yang tinggal dekat Centraal Station Den Haag, di tempat parkir seperti biasa saya memicingkan mata mencari secarik warna hijau norak dari tas bagasi si Fongers. Namun, kali ini yang dicari tidak kelihatan. “Loh kok ndak ada?” Namun, hati saya tetap tenang. “Nggak mungkin sepeda saya hilang,” saya masih optimis. Dua puluh menit berlalu akhirnya saya pasrah, “Ilang deh si Fongers”. Meski sepeda hilang, sebenarnya hati ini tertawa geli. Seandainya tempat parkir itu terang benderang cuma maling mabok atau kurang waras saja yang mau nyolong sepeda saya. Gimana tidak, setelah hampir setahun disiksa kini sang sepeda sedang sekarat. Girnya ambrol, pedalnya menggantung siap lepas sewaktu-waktu. Begitu pula dengan rantainya, sambungan di mana-mana, siap putus sewaktu-waktu. Akhirnya, sambil senyum-senyum saya mengejar tram terakhir sembari berdoa semoga si maling nggak keseruduk tram gara-gara si Fongers yang sekarat ngambek saat dikayuh.


ATAU

Wahyuningrat mendapatkan gelar LLM dari Universiteit Utrecht, Nisa Riyadi atau Annisa Rijadi mendapatkan gelar M.A. dari Universiteit Leiden, Rizki Pandu Permana mendapatkan gelar M.Sc. dari Wageningen University, dan Adept Widiarsa atau Adept Lenggana mendapatkan gelar M.Comm dari Haagse Hoogschool Den Haag. Saat ini mereka berkutat dengan karier masing-masing.