Paper 2 in progress

Thank God!

I am so grateful for things happen now in my PhD study. Just waiting for comments from the editor about my paper 1.

How about paper 2? In progress...

God grants me ability and wisdom to finish this stronger with God and my family, Amen.

Jerico F. Pardosi: Berjuang dan Jangan Berhenti

Jerico F. Pardosi: Berjuang dan Jangan Berhenti

3 Feb 2008

Puji Tuhan, pagi ini aku buka website ADS dan ada pengumuman beasiswa ADS tahun 2008 dan Syukur buat Tuhan Yesus....

AKU DAPAT BEASISWA ADS...dengan kursus EAP 8 minggu

tak terhitung uang yang keluar untuk berjuang membeli buku ielts&toefl
tak terhitung tenaga yang keluar untuk berjerih lelah
tak terhitung doa yang selalu terucap
tak terhitung dukungan keluarga dan orang terdekat
tak terhitung ....tetapi tahukah friends di balik semua itu

aku hanya baru memulai langkahku...

aku memulai perjalanan pencarian beasiswa dengan kegagalan saat aku tidak mendapatkan UMPTN di tahun 1998 dan akhirnya dengan kondisi ekonomi keluarga aku berhasil masuk ke akademi kesehatan lingkungan program D3 dengan biaya yang sesuai kondisi keuangan.

Aku lulus tahu 2001 dan ikut tes CPNS di depkes dan kebaikan Tuhan terus berlanjut dengan diterimanya aku sebagai PNS di Badan Litbangkes sebagai staf peneliti. Di tahun 2004 aku melamar untuk training di INDIA dibawah program ITEC/Colombo Plan selama 2 bulan dan berhasil diterima. Sepulang dari sana aku membulatkan tekad untuk kuliah lagi dan di tahun 2005 aku lulus tes program sarjana ekstensi di FKM UI dan lulus tepat waktu di tahun 2007 dengan IPK yang sesuai harapanku 3,35.

Aku pernah gagal untuk beasiswa ADB, tapi gak nyerah...akhirnya aku coba ADS, ini pengalaman pertama kali melamar ADS dan Puji Tuhan AKU DITERIMA, dikarenakan

1. aku banyak baca archive mail di milis ini
2. aku banyak bertanya dengan para alumni dan teman (thanks Sri Irianti, bang IVAN....Prof. Manihar Situmorang, Lusky, Puti Sari, MScPH, Tin Afifah, SKM)
3. aku banyak tanya dengan moderator (thanks bang Dhany, Togap)
4. aku search mengenai universitas disana (Aussie)
5. aku banyak bertanya dan berkirim email dengan Prof disana
6. aku banyak berdoa dan beribadah

Ini hanya langkah awal, tapi aku gak akan pernah berhenti karena kesuksesan bukan tujuan akhir tapi proses yang dijalani dengan tekad dansemangat yang tidak mudah menyerah dan slalu bangkit saat menemui kegagalan.

Teman-teman...aku juga masih terus belajar dan belajar terus seumur hidupku.

DON'T STOP NOW...WALK AND RUN..

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Jerico Franciscus Pardosi,SKM
jerry at litbang.depkes.go.id

Back to Sydney

After having a blessing moment with family in Jakarta, I am back to Sydney. Tight schedule but I want to try my best effort to finish strong with Father God.

Charista Faith Abigail Pardosi

Praise God!

Thank you Lord and thank you my lovely wife for our baby girl Charista Faith Abigail Pardosi.

Her picture coming soon mate. God bless.

I got this from my lovely wife status on Facebook. It was a conversation between my son Ezekiel and my wife doctor during her antenatal visit. 

Senangnya hari ini, melihat jagoanku luar biasa dapat berdiskusi dengan dokter n perawat pd saat menemani mommy. Ini percakapan el dgn dokter n perawat.
El: siang dokter...
Dokter:siang jagoan
El : ini gambar apa dokter? (Menunjuk gbr proses terjadinya pembuahan sampai terbentuknya baby)
Dokter: ooo... ini cuman gambar aja kok. 
El: ini mereka lagi berantaman ya dokter? Mereka semua lagi berantaman semuanya ya? Kok berantaman dokter? (Menunjuk sperma yang lg berenang masuk)
Dokter: iya mereka lg berebut masuk ke sel telur, untuk jadi pemenangnya.
El: trus nanti jadi dede ya? Seperti ini? Jadi dedenya? (Menunjuk gambar pembuahan yg sdh menjadi baby)
Dokter: zus... coba dengar tuh, kok dia bisa tau ya bakalan jadi seperti itu? Jadi baby? Sambil bertanya lagi penasaran sama jawaban el.
Jadi apa tadi kamu bilang?
El: jadi dede dokter.... yang dperut mommy aku.
Dokter: apa? ‪#‎dokter‬ terheran2 dan langsung mengusap2 kepala el, kamu pintar, cerdas sekali. Luarrrr biasa. Kamu hebat!
El: ibu, ibu...‪#‎yg‬ dimaksud perawat. Di ipad aku ada gambar dedenya loh, udah di instal sama daddy aku loh.
Perawat: ipadnya mana?
El: di tinggallah di rumah aku lg di charger sama mommy aku....
Perawat: ckckckk.... aktif sekali gak mau diam bertanya terus. Sambil senyum2.
El: lagi pain dokter pegang perut mommy?
Dokter: lagi periksa, km mau liat dedenya gak?
El: itu dianya dokter, gerak2 terus gak bisa diam, mutar2 terus. Tanpa sadar el bilang: "stop dede jangan gerak2 terus, dokter mau periksa tuh."
Dokter n perawat: senyum n tertawa dengar ucapan el.
El: bye2 dokter, ibu....
Dokter: mengusap2 kembali kepala el dan menyalam el bilang, kamu pintar ya... jadi dokter nanti ya....
Mommy: amin. ‪#‎colek‬ daddy Jerico Pardosi.

Malala Yousafzai’s speech to the UN General Assembly

The full text: Malala Yousafzai’s speech to the UN General Assembly

Some of history’s greatest statesmen have spoken there. Today, the Assembly
listened  spellbound to a 16-year-old schoolgirl. These are Malala’s words

Friday, 12 July 2013

Honourable UN Secretary General Mr Ban  Ki-moon, respected president of the
General Assembly  Vuk Jeremic,  honourable UN envoy for global education
Mr Gordon Brown, respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters:
Assalamu alaikum.

Today is it an honour for me to  be speaking again after a long time. Being
here with such honourable people is a great moment in my life and it is an
honour for me that today I am wearing a shawl of the late Benazir Bhutto. I
don’t know where to begin my speech. I don’t know what people would be
expecting me to say, but first of all thank you to God for whom we all are
equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and
new life. I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. I have
received thousands of good-wish cards and gifts from all over the world.
Thank you to all of them. Thank you to the children whose innocent words
encouraged me. Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me. I
would like to thank my nurses, doctors and the staff of the hospitals in
Pakistan and the UK and the UAE government who have helped me to get better
and recover my strength.

I fully support UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education
First Initiative and the work of UN Special Envoy for Global Education
Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the UN General Assembly Vuk
Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give. They
continue to inspire all of us to action. Dear brothers and sisters, do
remember one thing: Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every
woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their
rights.

There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not
only speaking for their rights, but who are struggling to achieve their
goal of peace, education and equality. Thousands of people have been killed
by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them. So
here I stand, one girl among many. I speak not for myself, but so those
without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their
right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right
to equality of opportunity. Their right to be educated.

Dear friends, on 9 October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my
forehead. They shot my friends, too. They thought that the bullets would
silence us, but they failed. And out of that silence came thousands of
voices. The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my
ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and
hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born. I am the same
Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. And my dreams are
the same. Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. Neither am I
here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other
terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every
child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all
the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me.

Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I
would not shoot him. This is the compassion I have learned from Mohamed,
the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This the legacy of
change I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and
Mohammed Ali Jinnah.

This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi,
Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have
learned from my father and from my mother. This is what my soul is telling
me: be peaceful and love everyone.

Dear sisters and brothers, we realise the importance of light when we see
darkness. We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In
the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realised the
importance of pens and books when we saw the guns. The wise saying, “The
pen is mightier than the sword.” It is true. The extremists are afraid of
books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of
women. The power of the voice of women frightens them. This is why they
killed 14 innocent students in the recent attack in Quetta. And that is why
they kill female teachers. That is why they are blasting schools every day
because they were and they are afraid of change and equality that we will
bring to our society. And I remember that there was a boy in our school who
was asked by a journalist: “Why are the Taliban against education?”He
answered very simply by pointing to his book, he said: “A Talib doesn’t
know what is written inside this book.”

They think that God is a tiny, little conservative being who would point
guns at people’s heads just for going to school. These terrorists are
misusing the name of Islam for their own personal benefit. Pakistan is a
peace-loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their
daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood.
It is the duty and responsibility to get education for each child, that is
what it says. Peace is a necessity for education. In many parts of the
world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflicts
stop children from going to schools. We are really tired of these wars.
Women and children are suffering in many ways in many parts of the world.

In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour. Many
schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. People in Afghanistan have been
affected by extremism. Young girls have to do domestic child labour and are
forced to get married at an early age. Poverty, ignorance, injustice,
racism and the deprivation of basic rights are the main problems, faced by
both men and women.

Today, I am focusing on women’s rights and girls’ education because they
are suffering the most. There was a time when women activists asked men to
stand up for their rights. But this time we will do it by ourselves. I am
not telling men to step away from speaking for women’s rights, but I am
focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves. So dear
sisters and brothers, now it’s time to speak up. So today, we call upon the
world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and
prosperity. We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must
protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the rights of
women is unacceptable.

We call upon all governments to ensure free, compulsory education all over
the world for every child. We call upon all the governments to fight
against terrorism and violence. To protect children from brutality and
harm. We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of
education opportunities for girls in the developing world. We call upon all
communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed,
sect, colour, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality for women
so they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the
strength within themselves and realise their full potential.

Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child’s
bright future. We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and
education. No one can stop us. We will speak up for our rights and we will
bring change to our voice. We believe in the power and the strength of our
words. Our words can change the whole world because we are all together,
united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then
let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield
ourselves with unity and togetherness.

Dear brothers and sisters, we must not forget that millions of people are
suffering from poverty and injustice and ignorance. We must not forget that
millions of children are out of their schools. We must not forget that our
sisters and brothers are waiting for a bright, peaceful future.

So let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and
terrorism, let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most
powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change
the world. Education is the only solution. Education first. Thank you.

Dari D3 menuju S3? Apa bisa?

Halo teman-teman diseluruh tanah air, aku akan memulai dengan kalimat "Harapkanlah hal-hal yang besar dari Tuhan, tetapi lakukanlah hal-hal kecil dengan tekun disertai semangat tanpa menyerah"...

Malam ini di Sydney sedang hujan deras, dan aku rindu membagikan perjuangan dalam meraih beasiswa PhD di Australia melalui beasiswa universitas.

Teman-teman biasa memanggilku "jerry", nama lengkapku Jerico Franciscus Pardosi. Aku bekerja di Pusat Teknologi  Intervensi Kesehatan Masyarakat (PTIKM), Kementerian Kesehatan di Jakarta. Aku bergabung sejak tahun 2003 dengan latar belakang pendidikan Diploma 3 Kesehatan Lingkungan. Dan sekarang thank you Lord, aku menapak terowongan PhD.

Secara singkat aku pernah mendapat beasiswa Australia Development Scholarship tahun 2009  untuk program studi Master of International Public Health di University of Queensland. Aku juga pernah mengikuti training dan conference di India, Thailand, Malaysia, Viet Nam dan terakhir di Korea Selatan. Saat ini aku sedang menempuh pendidikan doktor bidang Health Demography di Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia berbekal beasiswa International Macquarie University Research Scholarship 2012-2016.

Aku pernah menulis sebelumnya dimilis beasiswa beberapa tahun silam mengenai perjuanganku meraih beasiswa ADS. Namun, aku ingin kembali membangun semangat teman-teman diseluruh tanah air, bahwa aku bisa, mereka bisa dan kalian pun bisa. Aku dilahirkan di keluarga yang sederhana, aku sendiri baru merasakan memiliki komputer PC pada saat aku akan menyelesaikan karya tulis ilmiah Diplomaku dan aku tak pernah merasakan kursus komputer. Semua aku pelajari sendiri dan belajar dari teman-teman. Telepon selular pun aku baru memiliki setelah 2 bulan bekerja di swasta. Tetapi aku tidak pernah minder, karena hidup adalah perjuangan yang harus dihadapi dengan iman dan kerja keras. Jangan PERNAH MENYERAH...selalu berusaha kreatif dalam mempelajari sesuatu meskipun kita tidak memiliki fasilitasnya...1000 jalan menuju Roma.

Aku masih ingat bahwa perkataan Ompungku (panggilan kakek atau nenek dalam suku Batak) ketika mengantarkan ibuku merantau ke Jakarta. Beliau berkata "aku antarkan kau ke Jakarta, suatu saat engkau akan mengantarkan anakmu ke luar negeri". Hal tersebut baru diceritakan mamaku  sebelum aku berangkat menuju Brisbane tahun 2009. Kita perlu belajar memiliki visi dalam kehidupan kita khususnya dalam perjuangan memperoleh beasiswa. Milikilah visi sehingga kita punya arah dan tujuan yang pasti.

Teman-teman yang dengan pendidikan dari diploma tidak perlu kuatir. Semua pasti BISA. Aku memulai perjalanan akademik pada jenjang S1 di tahun 2005 dengan uang sendiri di FKM UI jurusan Epidemiologi. Kemudian di tahun 2007, aku memulai persiapanku setelah lulus S1 untuk mengejar beasiswa S2 di luar negeri. Aku bergabung dengan milis beasiswa dan luar biasa bantuan serta bimbingan dari rekan-rekan dalam mempersiapkan aplikasi beasiswa di Norwegia dan Australia. dari D3 menuju S1 terlewati...

GAGAL? aku pernah merasakannya. Pada pertengahan tahun 2008, aku mendapat email bahwa aku lolos seleksi dan diterima TETAPI untuk beasiswa masuk cadangan nomor 1. Marah...Kecewa...Malu...itu yang aku rasakan pertama kali mengetahuinya TETAPI mimpiku pasti akan ku raih yakni dari D3 menuju PhD.

Sebulan kemudian, aku mengirimkan aplikasi ADS dan puji Tuhan aku lolos seleksi pertama.  Aku belum pernah belajar apa itu IELTS? TETAPI itu bukan alasan sahabat. berbekal buku yang aku beli dari tabunganku, aku mempelajarinya dan BERHASIL lalu akhirnya kuliah di Brisbane dari tahun 2009-2010.

Dalam masa perkuliahan aku mendapat kesempatan melakukan penelitian untuk minor thesisku yang didukung oleh salah satu UN agency di Indonesia. Di tahun 2010, aku berhasil menyelesaikan minor thesis dan mendapat nilai thesis High Distinction atau biasa teman-teman menyebutnya HD. Kami pun diberikan kepercayaan dalam keluarga yakni seorang putra yang dibuat (hehehe) dan lahir di Brisbane bernama Ezekiel Fransisco Samuel Pardosi. Yes...aku dapat double degree aku cerita ke teman-teman seperjuangan yaitu degree master dan Father. dari D3 menuju S2 terlewati.

Pulang kembali ke tanah air di tahun pertengahan tahun 2010, aku memang berencana melanjutkan studi PhD. Beberapa bulan kemudian aku melamar untuk UQ Indonesia Alumni Award yang bertujuan membangun jaringan para alumni dari University of Queensland dengan para pengajar dan peneliti. Aku kembali lagi ke Brisbane dan membangun jaringan penelitian sebagai bekal untuk PhD.

Sahabat-sahabatku, aku mengirim email kepada seorang pengajar yaitu Dr. Salut Muhidin (semoga aku bisa bujuk beliau menulis pengalamannya memperoleh beasiswa di Belanda dan akhirnya menjadi Dosen di Australia). Beliau menyarankan aku mengirim aplikasi PhD. Perlu diketahui, untuk teman-teman yang sudah lulus dengan beasiswa ADS harus menunggu 2 tahun baru bisa melamar kembali. Lalu beliau menyarankan melamar melalui beasiswa universitas seperti IPRS atau di Macquarie University ada beasiswa International Macquarie University Research Scholarship (iMQRES).

Aku hanya mempersiapkan research proposal dan personal statement yang aku banyak peroleh dari blog I Made Andi Arsana (thank you bli...) dan pada pak Salut. Dengan bahan-bahan yang aku peroleh sewaktu penelitian S2, aku mengerjakannya dan meminta masukan serta kritik (jangan takut dikritik malah bersyukur kalau masih ada yang kritik) dan mengirimkan aplikasi tersebut.

Akhirnya saat yang dinanti tiba, aku mendapat email di pagi hari tanggal 13 Oktober 2011 . Rasa kuatir bercampur percaya diri saat membuka email tersebut dan demikian penggalannya:

"Dear Jerry

Congratulations!

Your application for a higher degree research scholarship tenable at Macquarie University was recently considered in the 2011 IPRS/iMQRES Round. Competition for this round of awards is always very strong, with a highly qualified field of candidates, and the number of available IPRS is limited. It is my pleasure to let you know that you have been recommended to receive an International Macquarie University Research Scholarship (iMQRES) for commencement in first semester 2012, awarded by the University for highly rated scholarship applicants." Praise God

Aku menangis membacanya dari kota Ende tempat dimana aku melakukan penelitianku dan akan kembali melanjutkan penelitianku disana mengenai kematian balita. Aku teringat masa-masa sulit saat studi diploma 3 dimana aku sering telat bayar uang kuliah...TETAPI mimpiku menjadi kenyataan. Dari D3 menuju S3 tergapai...Meskipun terowongan atau PhD tunnel ku baru dimulai, tetapi keretaku akan terus mencapai tujuan akhir yaitu gelar doktor.

Sobat, jangan pernah percaya bahwa orang-orang berkata lupakan mimpimu...TIDAK! kamu bisa dan kita semua biasa.

Hidupilah mimpi-mimpimu dengan

kerja kerja, terus mengasah kemampuan bahasa inggris (especially writing), bertanyalah kepada sahabat-sahabatmu di www.motivasibeasiswa.org atau milis beasiswa atau bahkan pada diriku sendiri, belajar dari kegagalan sebelumnya, mintalah doa dan restu dari orang tua dan keluarga serta akhirnya berdoalah pada Tuhan yang mengetahui segala rancangan dalam hidup kita dan memberkati hidup kita.

manusia bisa berkata tidak mungkin, but in GOD All things are possible, Amin.

Dari D3 menuju S3...TENTU BISA.

Live from Sydney,

Jerico F Pardosi, AMKL (D3), SKM (S1), MIPH (S2)...and the story to be continue...

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