GO (General Orientation)

Today, I’m going to tell you about General Orientation (GO).

I stayed at Binus Square for FEP and English Foundation. On the 1st week, (FEP) I got a really cheerful roommate. Her name is Josephine Angela, but I prefer call her, Jose. She’s my friend at LIA and we graduated one month after the national exams. She is also a Computer Science (CS) student. On the 2nd week (English Foundation), I got a pretty roommate, her name is Dianti Puspita. She’s from Bandung, and a Visual Communication Design – Creative Advertising (VCD – CA) student. I think I’m lucky enough to get to know good people like them.

Day 1 (Mon)

Jose and I woke up at 04:30 AM, then we took shower. I did shubuh prayer and we had bread and chocolate milk as a fast breakfast. Jose, Dylan, Bintang, Agung and I went to Syahdan campus by shuttle bus. By the way, Agung is a Game Application and Technology (GAT) student, Bintang is an English Literature student, and Dylan is a Cyber Security (CSc) student. We dispersed and looked for our own FEP class. I was part of ABN03 at room L2A. On the 1st day, it’s only discussed about briefing and introducing yourselves. First, every Buddy Coordinator (BC) should introduce themselves. Then, all of us are asked for introduce ourselves and gave at least one explanation why we chose Binus and why we decided to pick our majors. They explicate us about what we have to do and wear for one week. We played some logic games, it was so fun. Some Buddy Coordinators (BCs) also shared their campus life experience. Finally, this plain day is over. Oh God, I almost forgot to tell you about my good friend. We’re in the same class for 1 semester. How lucky I am. His name is Syailendra Adianto, he’s clever and really helpful. He taught me how to learn about programming and design a website. He’s a Computer Science (CS) student too.

Day 2 (Tue)

We woke up as usual. But, I had to go to Syahdan Campus by myself because the others got noon schedule. I was so lonely and bored. Luckily, it didn’t last long. I met many acquaintances. Most of the students in my FEP class are the men, there’s only 10 girls. They are so kind and friendly, especially the girls. I found myself enjoy this class. The Buddy Coordinators (BCs) presented us Binusian Journey, in the end of the presentation we should answer some questions. Every Buddies had to collect some cash to buy many balloons for Opening Ceremony tomorrow. The rest of us might go home, but for the Boarders in Binus Square should go for Boarders Orientation. It took at least 2 hours. Finally, at 02:00 PM we could go home.

Day 3 (Wed)

I had to wake up early morning. It’s an Opening Ceremony day. All of the freshmen should come before 07:00 AM at East Parking Area, Syahdan Campus. We put all of the balloons up and precisely 07:00 AM, the ceremony is started. In the middle of the ceremony, the rector and some lecturer announced officially the FEP is started. The rector cut the string of  the balloons. After that, we prayed and then we went to the Anggrek Campus for Binus Way session. The auditorium seemed so crowded, but the elegance of the room still can be seen. This room is look like a cinema with a huge stage. The rector explained about Binus Way in detail. Few hours later we moved on to the Lab, room 631 and room 721. Our class is divided into 2 rooms, and I were at room 631. Some Buddy Coordinators (BCs) taught us how to logged in, checked and used Binusmaya. It finished at 05:00 PM.

P.S. : Only the batch 1 who attended the Opening Ceremony.

Day 4 (Thurs)

I took the shuttle bus at 09:00 AM, because ABN03 should make a plan for the yell yell. Well, one of my classmate found the match song and the right lyrics. The song is sung by Cherry Belle, Love You. But, we still had no idea for the gestures. That’s why we needed to share our thoughts in early morning. Even though, Bunga Rampai will be started at 11:20 AM in auditorium. I thought my classmate is really talented in art, he has crazy idea for the gestures. I bet it would work well. After that, we entered the auditorium and saw so many incredible things from various Student Activity Units/Community/Department Student Association. My friends and I were planning to join BNCC and HIMTI. Many friends of mine asked me to join the others, which one they chose. But, I prefer to decide it by myself. Then, we went to the room 403. We ought to answer the UNIQ LO questioner, it was entertaining and lively. Every freshman is unique, and some of them are on the list. Including me, I was nominated as an amateur writer. After all tiring day, actually we might go home. But because of the yell ell, we had to stay for a while and practiced a lot. Lack of time made us moved to Binus Square (BS). One of our Buddy Coordinator (BC) is an old boarder. He knew the right place to dance and sing, where anybody else only could catch a glimpse.

Day 5 (Fri)

Today is the last session of Binus Square (BS) orientation for the Boarders. I took the the shuttle bus to Anggrek Campus accurately an hour before 08:00 AM. Entering the room 401, I could see some new boarders like me. We divided into 4 teams, there are some categories like fashion, travel, technology, and photography. I was in photography with Jose and Nabila. We arranged a presentation about it and then I present the result in front the class. The others also did the same things. Later, we moved to the spirituality room. These classes is split based on what kind of religions the freshmen had (Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, Buddhist, Hindu). I’m a Muslim, so I had to do the zuhr prayer. I met new acquaintances again in same religion, and we talked a lot about High School. After this religious session, we come in to the room 403. Knowing about Binus rules and how to be success made my eyes opened widely. This is my chance to change forever to save my future. The end of the day, few freshmen and some Buddy Coordinators (BCs) of ABN03 created some cute and lovely properties for tomorrow, the Togetherness Day.

Day 6 // Expo Day // Togetherness Day (Sat)

Expo Day finally has come. The last day seeing our Buddy Coordinators (BCs) didn’t mean we couldn’t see them around the campus soon. On this day, we performed our yell yell and danced a lot in the field. We also had to make a decision which Student Activity Units/Community/Department Student Association we wanted to get involved. We should pay for register in some Student Activity Units, however we might register for free if we could win the challenge. I made a decision to join BNCC (Bina Nusantara Computer Club), HIMTI (as an activist), and BSSC (Binus Square Student Committee). In the end of the day, ABN03 took many pictures together with our Buddy Coordinators (BCs).

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