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Saturday, July 8, 2023

I'm Officially A Student at the Indonesia Open University!

Yokatta! Now I'm officially a student at the Indonesia Open University (Universitas Terbuka, UT). Ah, so happy, finally became a student again. I majored in English Literature Specialized in Translation Studies. 

Logo of Universitas Terbuka.

I chose UT not only because of the cheap tuition fees but also because the UT environment suits me very well, its flexibility is godly good I think. There is no reason for me not to be able to graduate on time, let alone I am diligent in studying.


Since the beginning of registering at UT until now everything has gone well, no problems have occurred and hopefully it will always be like that. I feel so powerful now, I can't wait to do my college assignments.

Screenshot of the email from UT stating that I have paid my tuition.

Now I'm waiting for my teaching materials to arrive at my address, no later than 7 days after payment of tuition fees. Yesterday I already paid for the tuition so maybe the teaching materials are being sent to me now. When the books arrive, I can read them.

This is a summary of my UT journey until now:

  • 09/02/2023: I chose UT 
  • 05/05/2023: I went to the UT branch office to ask for the amount of my major's tuition
  • 25/05/2023: I registered at UT
  • 26/05/2023: I paid for the registration fee
  • 14/06/2023: I went to the UT branch office to ask for (I forgot)
  • 23-03/06/2023:  I was filling my biodata
  • 04/07/2023: I went to the UT branch office to upload files 
  • 06/07/2023: I registered for the courses
  • 07/07/2023: I paid for the college tuition 

I have to read more of my course materials because I'm now a student. What should be prioritized is the course material this semester. You can see all the courses in my major at this link. I don't have to hide it you know, it's public information.

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Story of the Day (Tuesday, 4 July, 2023)

Phew, I have uploaded all the files needed for new student registration at this university. During the day, my mother and I came to the branch office of this university to ask a few questions and provide the necessary documents.

Now I just need to wait for the documents to be validated by the university, if something is missing they will let me know. Hope my documents are validated.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:36 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:24 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:25 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:25 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:32 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:35 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:37 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:38 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:38 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:40 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:40 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:41 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:42 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:42 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:43 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:43 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:44 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

This photo was taken on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023 at 15:44 with Samsung Galaxy A10s.

It's been raining a few days, it's also raining today but not as bad as yesterday. If you don't have a strong will to go out of the house, you won't go out. 

~ Sofia Rina the Dancing Star (04/07/2023)

The photos in this article were first published in this article.

Friday, June 30, 2023

Story of the Day (Friday, 30 June, 2023)

From January to June it felt very fast, and I made little artworks during these first 6 months of 2023. Tomorrow is July, good, hopefully I can be more productive. I feel so lazy lah, even though there are many ideas that I want to make. 

I still have a lot of photos from last year to post, almost a year in my gallery. My original plan was to post everything from January to July but it turns out that there are still a lot of photos that haven't been posted yet.

The last few days I haven't chatted with my girlfriend, she's rarely active on the internet now, she said she wants to be more active in the real world, plus she has some mental health problems but I can understand it.

This photo was taken on Friday, 30 June, 20233 at 17:14 with Samsung Galaxy A10s in my boarding house.

Ah, I miss Yara, my sixth ex-girlfriend. She was very talkative before, but we're still friends, she's my best friend (just like El, she is also my best friend), just rarely chat now. 

If it wasn't for Yara I wouldn't be enthusiastic about learning French (she graduated from the French Literature department at the University of Indonesia), although actually I studied French since last year.

For those my Muslim friends who are celebrating, I wish you a happy Eid al-Adha, 10 Dhul Hijjah 1444 Hijri (28-29 June 2023). I did not pray Eid prayer yesterday, haha.

~ Sofia Rina the Dancing Star (30/06/2023)

The photo in this article was first published in this article.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Story of the Day (Wednesday, 21 June, 2023)

It's been almost a month since I haven't uploaded new student files for the registration to this university, of course I can't upload them because my files aren't complete. The documents that I didn't have before were an ID card and a pass photo, now I have both.

This photo was taken on Wednesday, 21 June, 2023 at 22:42 with Samsung Galaxy A10s. What do you think about my pass photo?

Today I went to the photo booth to make a pass photo, the registration requirements require a 4x6 photo and it's up to us to choose what color background, I choose the red background. At first I wanted to wear a white shirt and tie but in the end I wore a batik shirt.

I hope tomorrow I'll upload all the files to the registration website, I'm tired enough today to upload the files. After filling in the biodata and documents required for new students, I just need to wait for the validation by the university staff and then once validated I will pay the tuition fee.

~ Sofia Rina the Dancing Star (21/06/2023)

The photo in this article was first published in this article

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

My Girlfriend El With Ma'am Jeje From Magdalene (Indonesian Progressive & Feminist Online Media)

My girlfriend El with ma'am Jeje (wearing glasses) from Magdalene (an Indonesian progressive and feminist online media) during Women's March in Jakarta on Saturday, 20 May, 2023. My gf was participating in Women's March and took photo together with ma'am Jeje from Magdalene. Jeje is an admin from Magdalene Instagram account and often makes video about feministic contents. 

Always be nice!

Keep peace!

El asked me before if I know about Jeje's Instagram account because she wants to tag Jeje in these photos. If I'm not mistaken I once got the account but I didn't follow it. I also asked El to send his photos with Jeje. If I'm in Jakarta I will take part in the Women's March every time it is held. Always spread feminism! 

You can say us as SJW but we are good SJW, we are inclusive, intersectional, open-minded and progressive. SJW might be a pejorative term but let's make it not pejorative anymore. Be proud to be an SJW, never fear of hatred, keep struggling and fighting for the common good.

The photos in this article were first published on my Instagram.

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