Reflection

My Reflection for visiting Embassy “Australia and Singapore”

Australia Embassy

Exactly when my lecturers of IELL  make a day tour in Australia and Singapore Embassy. I and my friends gather in SSE first before the bus arrived. My lecturers divided us into some groups. I got the last group and I was in second bus.Australia Embassy located in Jl. H.R.Rasunan Said Kav C 15-16 Jakarta Selatan. That day was amazing day for me, because I could get in Australia Embassy. But in the first door of Australia Embassy I was afraid enough, because the securities checked all of my body. But after I got in Australia Embassy, I was very amazed, because that my first time went to  theembassy. Inside of the embassy  there was a guide that helped me to entrance in the big room like cinema. Over there was very cool like in SSE. In the first meeting I directly got a cup of coffee and some cakes.

I got many information’s from that embassy such as culture, lifestyle, religion, national cuisine, education in Australia. In that place I have duty to make a note from presentation over there. The firstpresenter presented about culture, people, lifestyle of Australia.The first presenter was from Philippine same with Mom. Luz. He explained if culture in Australia was very combination. Because of more than 43%  of Australia’s citizen are from other countries in the world. So that’s way in Australia were many cultures and ethnics. Although in Australia there were many ethnics but the people over there always respect each other. That was a special culture from Australia, and also Australia is a product of a unique blend of combining traditions and new influences. The religion of Australia was different with Indonesia. Generally Australia was Kristine country, because 64% of people in Australia were Kristine. ButAustralia has no official state religion and people are free to practise any religion they choose, as long as they obey the law. Australians are also free not to have a religion. Australia has 8 states and 2 territories.

In Australia Embassy there was watching movie documenter together. That was very interested for me. Nation language in Australia was English and also the language as substance of citizen gatherings. But other language were respected by all citizens. More than 15% citizen of Australia use other language when they at home. Common language that almost used by citizen were Italia, Yunnan, Kenton, Arabic, Vietnam and Mandarin. Australia has dynamic art and music. Many good movies were created in Australia such as mission impossible, matrix, etc. Movie was most popular, because every year 70% of people in Australia always watched the movie. About sport Australia was not bad,the popular sport in Australia was football. In Australia Embassy I also got information about scholarship, I was very interested in that section.I think that’s all of my note about Australia, I am sorry for my mistakes.

Singapore Embassy

           

            After I visited Australia Embassy with my lecturers and my friends. I  continued to visit Singapore Embassy because the location was not far away from Australia Embassy. So the trip  did not need much time to arrive there. But before I and my friend looked for mosque to pray first. I and my friends did not do Friday pray because the driver of our bus was late to pick I and my friends up in Australia Embassy. After I had a middle prayer with my friends we continued our trip to visit Singapore Embassy.Singapore Embassy was located in Jakarta Selatan also, after I and my friends arrived in that place. I directly took off from the bus and got in Singapore Embassy. But I was confused, because in Singapore Embassy the checking for getting in different with Australia Embassy. In Singapore Embassy just showed my ID cart and I directly could get in. After I got in, I sat beside my friends. And waited for the presenter, I think in Singapore was different with in Australia Embassy.

            The opening of presentation was, the presenter introduced about Singapore location. And based on that presentation, Singapore was small island country. The large of Singapore just 680 km² and the people of Singapore just 4,5 million. Domination of people in Singapore was Chine ethnic,  the population consist of 77% Chine ethnic, 14% Malaya ethnic,  7,6% India ethnic, and other ethnic 1,4%. Although Singapore was little country but Singapore was one off the rich country in the world. Government of Singapore focus in Nation Building, so almost the children in Singapore were smart and clever. But Singapore also tried to improve the culture and wanted to increase it. The culture in Singapore was dominated by Chine ethnic because Chine ethnic were the big ethnic in Singapore. The military in Singapore was decreasing, so in Singapore for all female after finished senior high school must join in military academic. The rule for joining was obligated, because in Singapore needed the power of military although the population has a problem.

            For education in Singapore has increasing, especially for Math, Technology, English. Singapore has vision to be connected country for education. It means that Singapore wanted to be one of country that as place for international University. And there were many students from other countries that studied in Singapore. That was Singapore vision, exactly in Education substance. The relationship of Singapore and Indonesia was good, because they were neighbor country and also ASEAN members. I was very happy that day because that was interesting experiences in my life. And I will never forget it, I thing that’s all of my reflection for visiting Australia and Singapore Embassy. Thank you for Mom. Luz, and all of IELL lecturers. I am sorry if in my reflection there are many mistakes or I wrong in the date of the country.