90 Precious Seconds

10th of September 2020.

The time was coming. It firstly started when heavy rain fallen down to the earth at midnight before departure time in the morning at 08.00 am. All the stuffs that I had prepared had to be put in the luggage but the rain had not stopped. Instead, it was getting heavier with a loud squeak on the roof followed by lightning and very strong winds. but I had to sleep in order not not to miss the flight in the morning, this was all I could think of. the raindrops made my eyes hard to sleep

Four hours carried by a dream, I had to wake up again and when morning came, I did not see the sun but the sound of rain and wind that kept waving. I opened the door of the house, a puddle of water almost creeps into my house. However, I had to go to the airport in the rain situation and left my hometown to achieve my goals in life. But in my mind at that time, my family was at home healthy and not flooded all the way to the airport. The plane was scheduled to leave at 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. from Padang to Jakarta and followed by a train at 12:15 p.m. from Jakarta to Yogyakarta.

Unfortunately the plane I was going to take to Jakarta had a delay of up to 1.5 hours. So at 9.30 I left and arrived at 11 am. I was getting restless, the expressions on people's faces began to change. smile turns to annoyance. I keep watching the time, so I do not miss the train useless. second by second, the time continued to rotate with certainty, anxiety began to mount on my face and soul.

After arriving in Jakarta safely, I thought about how I should get to the station just before the train left. luckily, I did not have too much stuff so I did not have to leave my suitcase in the trunk of the plane. I kept running towards the exit. Very large airports can take quite a while to get out of the airport. the swing of the needle continues to echo. panic and fear always haunted me. 

Arriving at the parking area, I saw the vehicle online and immediately ordered this car where initially I only wanted to take public transportation to the station but because the time was very tight, I did not think at length that I was forced to choose an online vehicle. It was 11:20 a.m., I tried to convince the driver to arrive at the Pasar Senen station as soon as possible. My mouth kept telling the driver if we had to pass the highway to be free from traffic jams. It turned out that not all toll roads are passed, and we had to pass several traffic lights at crossroads. 

Finally at 12.08 noon I arrived at the station. when the car door was opened and my foot was set on the ground, I started to expend energy to run until I got to the ticket counter but to find this ticket, I had to ask the officer with a breathless voice. it was 12:12 p.m., I had to run again to the train while calling my friend. Finally 90 seconds before leaving I sat in the train with a face full of sweat streaming down the train seat with a confused mind but a little calm heart. Finally 8 hours of travel, I arrived safely in the city of Yogyakarta and was picked up by friends at the station. I am very happy to meet them again.

Introducing Myself "The Note-Maker"

Bismillahirahmanirrahim

Assalamu'alaikum Wr. Wb.

In this golden opportunity, let me introduce myself briefly and shortly before we discuss about science topics for the next. but before that, i will ask you about how you are? i hope you all are nice, good, and happy because there is an adage saying that no knowing no loving hehe

Okay no for wasting time, my name is Tomi Kasayev. i am usually called by my parents and friends "TOMI" but you can also call me everything. Many people reveal my name is like Russian Name including my teachers and lectures when i for the first time join in the studying class either at school or at university. According to me, name is a prayer that parents give to us and i enjoy with my name.

I was born in Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia in January 12th, 1994 from a simple family and from that simplicity makes us always grateful and i ensure that i am originally from Padang (Minang Tribe) because both of my parents come from where i am from. So i, in this day, can speak three languages. They are firstly Minang language as my mother tongue, secondly Bahasa as my national language, and lastly English as my international language. In family, i have one older brother, and no younger brother or sister. i think i am the luckiest person born in this world because all my family love me more that everything. Currently, i am taking master degree at Gadjah Mada University, Faculty of Biology, Concentrating in Genetics and Breeding Laboratory. I joined since august, 2019 with a hope that i must graduate with a satisfactory value. Now i am the third semester student doing thesis.

Probably I will share about my earlier education for i am alive. i finished my elementary school for 6 years, junior and senior high school for 3 and 3 years with a total of that is 6 years. i continued my education at Andalas University for 4 years 2 month in Department of Biology, In mathematics and natural Science. i focused on camera trap research with mammalian object in Rimbo Panti Nature Reserve. all this study i took was in Padang, my hometown.

And after this introduction of myself, I will share experiences, knowledge and even tutorials that might be useful for all of you, my friends. This is a few short introductions of myself, welcome to join my blog and hopefully this is useful!

Wassalamu'alaikum Wr. Wb.