JejakBD.web.id - A flashback story when carrying out an official duty in Singapore.
The Aseancof
Twice a year, the ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF) brings together climate forecasters from across Southeast Asia. The host rotates among ASEAN countries, and the forum is usually attended by experts not only from within the region but also from Europe, America, Australia, and other parts of the world.
In 2015, I was assigned to participate in ASEANCOF. The first session was held in Indonesia, while the second session took place in Singapore. I attended both meetings together with my colleague, Mr. Arif, a senior climatologist from Jambi.
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| With Mr. Arif, climate expert from Jambi |
Because I departed from Lombok, we arrived on different flights and met at Changi Airport. From there, we took a shared taxi to Concorde Hotel, located at Orchard Road. The committee arranged our accommodation, along with that of all other participants, and Concorde Hotel became our home for the next four days.
Before diving into the story, here’s the Indonesian version if you prefer to read it in Bahasa:
Tugas Negara sambil Wisata di Singapura
Training, Meeting, and Presentation
ASEANCOF Singapore was divided into two major sessions. The first was a training on climate prediction modeling, held at the ERC Institute. Our instructors were climate experts from Korea and the United States. |
| Training session. Photo credit to Oh-eh |
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| Dr. Kim, the training instructor |
I actually wrote a summary of Dr. Kim’s material in Bahasa. If you’re into atmospheric science, you can read it here
After the first day of training, we decided to walk back to the hotel instead of taking the bus provided by the committee. We passed several iconic spots like The Istana, The Cathay, and Plaza Singapura.
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After the first day of training, we decided to walk back to the hotel instead of taking the bus provided by the committee. We passed several iconic spots like The Istana, The Cathay, and Plaza Singapura.
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| Walking session :) |
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| With the participant from Myanmar (left) and Laos (right) in front of Plaza Singapura |
The Presentation Days
The second session was a two-day forum where each ASEAN country presented its climate outlook for the next 3–6 months. These speakers were called local experts. The session was held at CCRS (Centre for Climate Research Singapore).
I presented on the third day and had prepared a detailed script. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my glasses, so the script became completely useless.
I delivered the presentation using a combination of English and what I call Tarzan language, and I hope the audience understood at least most of it.
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| With the local experts from some Asean Country in the lobby of CCRS |
I presented on the third day and had prepared a detailed script. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my glasses, so the script became completely useless.
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| My turn presentation on the third day |
I delivered the presentation using a combination of English and what I call Tarzan language, and I hope the audience understood at least most of it.
Besides presentations from ASEAN experts, outlooks were also delivered by global climate agencies such as NOAA from the United States, KMA from Korea, JMA from Japan, BOM from Australia, IMD from India, and CMA from China.
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| With the climate expert from IPB |
Environmental practitioners and academics also attended the meeting. One of the representatives from Thailand came from the Thailand Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, while Indonesia was also represented by a climate expert from IPB.
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| Ms. Oh-eh, the expert from Thailand |
As the host, Singapore was responsible for compiling the official ASEANCOF 2015 agreement.
Funding for the event usually comes from USAID through NOAA, while participants are selected by their respective national meteorological services. The host also organized a formal dinner, which became one of the memorable moments of the event.
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| One moment in the formal dinner that arranged by the host |
A Night Tour in Singapore
The city tour was not part of the official agenda. We arranged it ourselves after dinner, and sometimes we met other participants around the hotel area. On the last day, several of us agreed to visit Merlion Park by MRT.
This was actually my second time meeting Ms. Chalalai from Thailand. We first met during NOAA training in Istanbul in 2014, and this time she brought me a Thailand T-shirt, which I wore for the trip to Merlion Park.
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| At MRT with Ms. Chalalai and Ms. Oh-eh. |
Before walking around the area, Ms. Oh-eh suggested watching the nightly laser and light show near the waterfront. We enjoyed the show first, and then continued exploring the surroundings.
I have forgotten many small details from that night, including where we had dinner, but I clearly remember a delicious durian ice cream. I could not find its photo because it disappeared from my gallery, yet I still consider it a farewell ice cream to close the trip.
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| Nightly Laser & light show |
Before all of that, Mr. Arif and I made a stop at Bugis Street to buy souvenirs for our colleagues back home. The full story of Bugis Street, along with its historical connection to Bugis sailors, is available here: Pusat Oleh-Oleh Bugis Street Singapura, Jejak Pelaut Bugis di Tanah Melayu.
The full story of Bugis Street, please check here: Pusat Oleh-Oleh Bugis Street Singapura, Jejak Pelaut Bugis Di Tanah Melayu.
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| Bugis Street situation |
Closing
That was the story of my official duty in Singapore, filled with scientific discussions, unexpected humor, enjoyable city walks, and simple moments that turned into special memories.
Some of the pictures came from the committee documentation, while others were taken from the Facebook accounts of Ms. Chalalai and Ms. Oh-eh. Thank you for reading.
Bugis street rame ya bang..
BalasHapusOh iya btw, ke singapura ini lewat batam ga?
Bang, di fyi aja.. he he he mungkin malah sudah tahu kali ya.. di batam banyak juga loh kaos-kaos, coklat2, gantungan kunci dari singapura..
Waktu itu langsung mb dari Lombok landing ke Changi.
HapusOh iya. Saya pernah ke batam bbrp bulan lalu. Di mallnya ada counter2 yg khsuus jualan produk2 Sin hehehe
Ngintip materi trainingnya langsung mendadak sakit kepala hahaha.
BalasHapusBerat banget bahasannya bang, keren dah mondar mandir mulu ke mana-mana, kerja sambil jalan-jalan :)
Kebetulan lagi dipercaya bos2 mba :)
HapusPaling enak memang tugas ke LN disambi dengan jalan2 sejenak buat melepas stres terus bisa menambah pertemanan juga asik bgt dah :D
BalasHapusIya mba. Menambah pertemanan. Saya jadi pny banyak teman dari berbagai belahan dunia
Hapussambil bekerja, cari peluang untuk merehatkan minda dengan berjalan2
BalasHapusIya Cik... cuman bisa malam untuk berjalan2
Hapustak apa. kerja harus diutamakan...
HapusSy bolak balik ke Singapore boro boro belajar, cuma bikin kantong robek! Ini bang day sungguh BIG DEAL!
BalasHapusMantap sekali. Jadi ngiri
Wah kami jg ngirit mas dsri uang saku biar bisa baqa ole2 heheh
HapusMau komentar soal Forum-nya, nggak ngerti jargonnya. Wahaha ... Tapi pasti seru ya, jalan-jalan dengan teman dari berbagai negara. Apalagi Singapura adalah negara yang aman, jadi semua orang dari berbagai bangsa merasa aman jalan-jalan di situ. Tapi saya penasaran. Pembicara dari masing-masing negara ASEAN disebut Local Expert. Kalau dari luar ASEAN? Foreign Expert? International Expert? Atau Loaned Expert? Atau Alien Expert? :D :D
BalasHapusLumayan mb nambah teman dari bbrp negara pada berbagai benua :)
HapusHehhe bisa aja alien expert :)
Istilah local expert merujuk pada mereka yg lebih menguasai data negara masing.
Pembicara lainnya krn berbicara data global jadinya the experts :)
Hahaha... cuma penasaran aja dengan pengelompokkan experts di situ. Soalnya, istilah local dan international kadang-kadang membuat salah satu terasa lebih superior kan. Tapi kalau istilahnya local dan foreign/loaned, nggak masalah karena cuma menunjukkan asal saja. Alien kan istilah umum juga. Sting kan alien in New York. Hehehe...
HapusIt was great experience, Bang Day. And I think the best part is about durian ice cream hehe
BalasHapushHowever, there was no pic about it.
HapusSo you can say that it was hoax.. 😁😁😁🤣
Awesome experiences!
BalasHapusLove to meet experts from around the world.
No doubt. An amazing story in my life :)
HapusKerenn yaa bang Day... Ketemu berbagai ahli dr berbagai negara... Bisa sekalian nyicipin es krim durian jg... Sy pusing bc nya pk english wk wk wk..maklummm 😁
BalasHapusIya mba, beberapa masih berkomunikasi dengan baik. Lumayan nambah2 belajar english bagi saya hehehe. Eh kan ada versi bahasa Indonesianya mba Heni :)
HapusImagining myself in the class, belum ada 15 menit kepalaku mungkin sudah terantuk haha. Dasar tukang tidur. Seru ya ketemu banyak kenalan baru dari berbagai negara. You are living a very good life, congrats on that :)
BalasHapusYa mungkin salah satu bagian yang paling berharga bagi saya adalah mendapat kenalan2 tersebut.
HapusAh lebai mb Ran nih, there is no perfect life in the world :D
Koleganya keren Bang, climate expert from IPB. 😄.
BalasHapusWaktu baca While Indonesia was represented, saya pikir by me eh ternyata bukan. Hehehe. Tetap semangat bekerja dan jalan-jalan.
Pengennya juga, apa daya kami hanya kasta local expert aja heheheh.
HapusBtw kmn aja nih bu guru baru keliatan
kerja iya jalan-jalan iya...
BalasHapusmantap bang..
ingat sambil rekam video ya, buat youtube...
hehe..
Belum pny waktu Bli Eka ut jd yutuber hehehe
HapusJust walk if we wants to feel likes Singaporean ... as they been known for the fastest walker in this world hahaha.
BalasHapuswah baru tau saya hehehe. Yang saya alami sih mereka agak eksklusif :D
HapusMau komen tapi bhs inggris aku pas2an. Cuman ngerti soal bahasa tarzan gegara gak bw kacamata hehe
BalasHapusBTW kayaknya forum nya berat ya tapi semoga membawa manfaat buat bangsa #beratbebannya
Kalo english saya jg pas2n buktinya bikin contekan hehehe
Hapuspasti ada yang istimewa nih sampe bikin flashback story. semoga bukan akrena ms. oh-eh, ya? #Eh?
BalasHapusJangan suka menuduh yang benar mba wkwkkw
HapusWhat a nice official duty! Got more knowledge, met new people and enjoyed Durian ice cream
BalasHapusJust my lucky... my boss sent me to there hehehe
Hapusgreat experienced ...beautiful views
BalasHapusThank you mas Tanza
Hapusso lets say you was officially represent Indonesia for this conference? it was such a great thing, all the climate experts among Asian gather for discuss, training, and persentation.
BalasHapusi hope in the next conference u will be a trainer, good luck Mas Day :), and dont forget bring ur glasses next time hahah
Hehe Thanks bro. I had prepared for 2 weeks to be a presenter at the event. It helped me although I forgot the glasses. Yeah with a little tarzan's gesture :)
HapusMantap suhuku jalan jalan terus.. berat deh buat nyainginnya hahaha.. seneng liat jalan2 .. sukses terus bang day
BalasHapusAamiiin. Makasih Teh Vika. Smg sukses juga dengan bisnisnya di Bogor
HapusWah keren kak, mantaps!!! <3
BalasHapusTrims kanh Asep... gmn bisnis rumah makannya nih. Smg selalu ramai dan lancar yah
HapusBanyak yang didapat nih, jadinya banyak yang bisa dipelajari..
BalasHapusIya bang Ridsal, alhamdulillah dipercaya bos2 ikut acara demikian
HapusPengalaman berharga nih :) Ternyata sama ya, aku pun gak bisa hidup tanpa kacamata, hahaha. Dunia ngebluuuuur. Hebat juga kalian udah disediain bis malah jalan kaki. Dan aku setiap ke Singapura belum pernah lho ke Bugis Street ;)
BalasHapusKalo mb Indi mungkin kacamata minus yah, yang jauh blur. Nah kalo saya mata tua, jadi yang dekat yang blur. Makanya repot saat itu, contekan saya gak ke baca :)
HapusSaya mencari widgetr translitenya tak ada, jadi pening nih :)
BalasHapusTernyata diatas sendiri, wah mungkin akibat saya juga lupa pakai kacamata :)
HapusMarlion park itu, patung kepala singa itu kan ya
iya mas Djangkaru, foto di sana syarat diakui udah ke Sin apa belum :)
HapusWaah keren banget bang Day ! Semoga makin banyak kesempatan kayak gini didepan yaa :D
BalasHapusAamiiin. Trims mba. smg mba Laili jg demikian yah
HapusKapan ya bisa kerja sambil bisa jalan2 juga,,
BalasHapussekali merengkuh dayung 2 3 pulau terlampaui :D
Aih bukannya dah sering mas :)
HapusSeru nih, ketemu orang-orang keren.
BalasHapusSmg saya bisa ikutan jadi keren yah :0
HapusKeren bisa jalan2 ke singapura sambil kerja dan ketemu orang2 ahli lagi... Mantap om... Semoga bisa ke Singapura juga nanti :D
BalasHapusAamiin mba... sukses terus juga yah
Hapuswah sepertinya saya ketinggalan kereta. hehe... seru ya bang day bisa sambil halan-halan. semoga selalu berkah dan penuh pengalaman ya bang day, selalu dibagi ke kita yang enggak ikut ke singapore, hehe. Bang Day keren!!
BalasHapushalo bang day, apa kabar...he-he, sataa sempat terkejut karena baru buka kolom komentar tiba-tiba udah ada komen yang masuk ternyata komennya bang day, he-he, mantap untuk pengalamannya mas bisa keliling dunia apalagi singapura, negara kecil tapi kaya rata....jos
BalasHapusmantap pak... bisa jalan2 selalu
BalasHapuskereeen Bang Day... ngga bw 2 bulan tau-tau bang day udah go international aja meski flashback ke 2015 hehehe! aku bangga berkawan sama Bang Day!
BalasHapusAku komennya Bahasa Indonesia aja ya Mas...baca artikelnya in English jadi keder kwkwkw
BalasHapusJadi kacamatanya ketinggalan dimana? Kasihan presentasi tanpa kacamata, syukur lancar jaya yaa
Btw, aku pernah tinggal 6 bulan di Singapore jaman OJT saat kuliah 1998. Tinggal di daerah Eunos, magang di Suntec City
Komennya dalam bahasa saja ya Bang hihi
BalasHapusSeru kali ya kerjaan Bang Day ni, levelnya sudah internesyenel. Makin seru lah konten blognya. Makin sering mampir sini untuk baca 😎
Oiya, aku juga terinspirasi dari blog Abang ni krna pinter banget mengolah satu perjalanan jadi beberapa artikel. Masih harus belajar banyak aku nii 😀