Student on internship at InterMatrix: Wanna Learn And Live Life? Check Out Indonesia!

InterMatrix Communications
22 June 2007

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1. From ulma nurriva haryanto on 22 June 2007 21:14:25 WIB

   hehe.. namanya lucu.. Tjabe (read: Cabe :D) I wonder if there's a history behind that name.. :D

2. From wimar on 22 June 2007 21:37:57 WIB

   tadinya juga kita kira itu nama panggilan karena orang Belanda suka pake nama yang mengingatkan pada Indonesia. Apparently the name Tjabe has nothing to do with our "cabe" and Tjabe only learned here that his name means something in Indonesian .. :)

3. From mr.angga on 22 June 2007 22:20:09 WIB

   tjabe... awal yang baik buat membina relasi internasional imx.
   
   imx berkembang menjadi lebih internasional, pati membuat warna baru dan perspektif baru tentang pandangan luar negeri mengenai indonesia..
   
   so tjabe we need you to promote indonesia, specially from the possitive side for all your friends on your country...
   
   

4. From Erna on 23 June 2007 10:27:37 WIB

   Exactly Tjabe! You've got the point. Here in Intermatrix we always try to balance between work and fun.We want everybody enjoy their work. What's the point if we work hard but then we are not happy? I love InterMatrix and I love Indonesia hehe..Bravo Imxers!
   
   

5. From Erna on 23 June 2007 14:08:30 WIB

   O iya, congratulations Tjabe for winning the competition! Go surfing again deh.. Hehehe...

6. From mel on 23 June 2007 19:00:55 WIB

   Congrats Tjabe...

7. From Daisy on 23 June 2007 22:54:20 WIB

   Well.. i love your last statement "business and pleasure go together perfectly in Indonesia"
   And based on my experience... I can add this statement "especially in IMX" hehe...
   I miss this lovely workplace soooo muchhhh....

8. From ww on 24 June 2007 02:49:13 WIB

   the imx theme song:
   
   smile - though your heart is achin'
   smile - even though it's breakin'
   when there are clouds in the sky
   you'll get by through your pain and sorrow
   smile - and maybe tomorrow
   you'll see the light come shinin' through
   if you just smile
   

9. From fenny on 24 June 2007 19:12:23 WIB

   Tjabe...hope you have a hot and spicy holiday in Bali! (which I'm pretty sure you will) :D

10. From alnesputra on 24 June 2007 19:38:04 WIB

    congrats tjabe !
    
    sayang sekali tiketnya itu hanya diberikan kepada intern yg menang.
    
    coba diberikan juga kepada semua penghuni kantor dimana si intern itu magang (ngarep boleh dong??)

11. From Ria Wibisono on 24 June 2007 21:27:41 WIB

    Whew! Work hard, play hard? Why not? Life can be so stressful if you don't know how to enjoy it. Anyway, can you tell us what places in Indonesia you've been visited, Tjabe? Which one is the most impressive for u?

12. From wimar on 25 June 2007 08:18:36 WIB

    yup, hard work and hard play. right now imx is hard at work, and i am the only one still playing, so let me answer for tjabe:
    
    actually tjabe has only been to two places outside the capital, bali and semarang. but coming from the outside jakarta is exciting enough. ctedit goes to TK coz he finds things to appreciate anywhere, even spending the night in an 8 Euro hotel in Jakarta with the crew and in the company of roaches and nice little mice.
    
    he worked with imx and 350 primary school studets and Tjabe became the clear favorite because of his positive energy.

13. From thea on 25 June 2007 08:23:28 WIB

    heyyy..ome anf visit jogja, it's nice place to visit as well!!!

14. From Tjabe on 25 June 2007 10:40:37 WIB

    Thank you kindly for all your comments!
    
    To my story I can add that I have also fallen in love with Indonesia like all of you haha. The experience here in Jakarta and of course IMX has been beyond my wildest dreams and I say that from the heart... Still have one month left and want to enjoy these last few weeks as much as I can (still going to visit Jogja and Surabaya :) ).
    
    God bless all of you and your country,
    
    Tjabe aka Chili

15. From Martijn van der Beek on 25 June 2007 11:21:28 WIB

    Hey Tjabe
    
    I am also a Dutch student here in Indonesia doing my Internship.
    
    I totally agree on the fact that here in Indonesia business and pleasure go together perfectly. My experience are well related to the experience of you. After being four months here in Jakarta, Indonesia I can say that the people always provide a warm welcome. Next to this I also had the opportunity to travel around and to experience more about the country and culture of Indonesia.
    
    This makes an internship in Indonesia a worthwhile experience.
    
    

16. From Jorden on 25 June 2007 11:46:48 WIB

    Hey Tjabe,
    
    congrats on your award winning story! it's really a nice story to read and also to see you have a great time in Indonesia. I agree with you that business and pleasure go perfectly together in Indonesia. Keep up the good work,
    
    Greetz,
    
    Jorden

17. From Herdian on 25 June 2007 22:38:27 WIB

    Banyak sekali pengalaman yang bisa didapat di IMX untuk membuat orang agar menjadi lebih baik lagi dari sebelumnya. Kehangatan dalam bekerja sangat membangkitkan motivasi dalam menambah ilmu kehidupan. Perbedaan pendapat di setiap orangnya dapat saling melengkapi kelemahan masing2 dan membuat lebih terbuka satu sama lain. Boleh serius boleh juga santai, yang akhirnya bisa membuat kita nyaman dan bermotivasi dan melihat hidup dari berbagai perspektif. IMX g'luck always

18. From wimar on 26 June 2007 02:11:11 WIB

    Tjabe, tell us ahead of time when you are going to Yogya and Surabaya, and I will introduce you to some people who will maximize the pleasure of your visits

19. From keket on 26 June 2007 19:33:22 WIB

    Hope I'm not too late to say Congratulations to you.
    
    For sure, you won't find other place like IMX.
    
    Maybe it's the only company where business and pleasure can go together.
    
    good luck!
    
    

20. From thea on 27 June 2007 16:43:09 WIB

    holiday in Bali will be hot and spicy but holiday in jogja will be relaxing.

21. From Azzan Goeting on 15 July 2007 21:32:16 WIB

    Hey Tjabe,
    
    
    We at JuniorExpat hope to see you in The Netherlands during one of our marketing tours, that is myself and Asmarany. And we would like to thank Intermatrix for providing you with such a special traineeship period. We hope to provide Intermatrix with many more students to come.
    
    Oh yeah, and also at JuniorExpat we have an ideal mixture of business and pleasure! Just ask Tjabe, or anyone of our other students.
    
    Warm Regards,
    
    
    Azzan Goeting

22. From Agus Nugroho on 23 July 2007 14:25:35 WIB

    Hello Tjabe...
    I would like to congratulation to your internship at InterMatrix. We read your story and hopefully all students could feel like you where that business and pleasure go perfectly together in Indonesia.
    
    Beside this we also would like to say thank you to Pak Wimar, Bu Erna, Bu Wulan, Mba Rizka, and the other IMX’ers…hopefully we could provide you more international trainee in the near future, Thanks a million.
    
    Good Luck Tjabe! and Bravo for InterMatrix
    
    Agus Nugroho
    JuniorExpat Indonesia, PT

23. From sandy eggi on 21 August 2007 12:04:23 WIB

    It's good to have some foreigner enjoying Indonesia. You need to go to the entire places in Indonesia.

24. From Arham on 08 September 2007 13:08:06 WIB

    Whoa..Good short story, & good start to making relationship.....
    so tjabe, Indonesia have a faces like any other country, just like a good side & other side .well Have fun for that
    I guarante U should get many good experience and good learn from teh bad side of

25. From Bhakti Dharma on 08 November 2007 05:22:29 WIB

    Being a long time resident of Holland (originally from Indonesia) and having a job here selling air tickets to Indonesia, I can tell you here why Tjabe, Martijn and other foreign students are so lucky to do internships in Indonesia. In my opinion it is not just because they had a chance to go surfing in Bali or seeing pak Wimar's TV shows, not even because of eating in fancy restaurants.
    
    It is because unlike most visitors nowadays who think Indonesia is just Bali (why do 90% of our clients going to Indonesia only go to Bali and nothing else as Indonesia consist just of one island?), Tjabe had a chance to get to learn much more about Indonesia than the 5 star resorts in Bali or the discos of Kuta Beach. In fact Bali does not represent Indonesia at all, it just one part of the nation, the same like Amsterdam is not Holland and New York is not the US. Staying a while in Jakarta and the island of Java is frentic, not comfortable all the time, but being a few weeks here will show you a lot more about what really happens in Indonesia than staying 3 months in a villa in Ubud or Lovina Beach in Bali. You will experience Indonesia from the ultra modern society it is now (large shopping malls, offices, seminars, eating places) to still less fortunate situations many people still live in. You will get to know Indonesian people other than the souvenir vendors or disco DJs of Bali. Travelling around Sumatra or Sulawesi will show you even more about Indonesia (not to mention the other far less visited islands). Of course you should visit Bali as well, but you will learn that that island is only one (small) aspect of Indonesia. I think people who just flock to Bali are not really interested in Indonesia, they are only seeking pleasure, fun and comfort. Nothing wrong with that but they can not claim at all they got to know Indonesia the way people like Tjabe did. And they certainly they did miss the opportunity to gain other lifelasting experiences the rest of Indonesia can offer. I am sure that people like Tjabe will feel that way.

26. From maiadita on 24 March 2008 11:34:49 WIB

    the most important is that you are very hondsome ....plz invite your friends to come in indonesia.. b'coz its very beautifull place on earth

27. From trisha on 08 May 2008 11:06:22 WIB

    hey! i'm a filipino living in jakarta and currently looking for an internship job. is it still open? does InterMatrix accept part timers too?

28. From blue on 16 March 2009 16:28:44 WIB

    i miss u! where are u scot?????????????? are u fine????????

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