UT SCHOOL FOLLOW UP (1)

Continuing my talk with UT School Jakarta, UT School Director, Mr Amin Santoso, invited me to have another interview and presentation on Tuesday 24 March 2009. The result of the discussion is as follows:

1. UT School Jakarta will organise an intensive English training for 128 students, who will be trained in batches: The first batch (64 students - in 4 groups @ 16 students) will start in August 2009; the second batch (64 students - in 4 groups @ 16 students) will start in November 2009. Each batch will join the English training for one month (23 effective days). After that, they will go to conduct OJT (on the job training) in separate areas in Indonesia for about 11 months. During the OJT the students will have to study English through a distance learning programme. They will take the final examination when they have finished their OJT.

2. For the intensive training, UT School has asked Independent English Course in Bogor to organise the course. I am now working on the syllabus and other details. I hope that the programme will run well and give benefit to both UT School and Independent English Course.

AN OFFER FROM UNITED TRACTORS SCHOOL

United Tractors School or UT School, which is located at Jalan Raya Bekasi Km 22 Jakarta, has invited me to help them with the English language training for their 24 selected students and some instructors from October 2009 to May 2010. The curriculum and other things related to the programme are being made.

UT School is one of United Tractors' CSR activities in Indonesia. As a big international company which produces high tech heavy equipment machines, haul trucks, etc., UT wants to contribute more to the Indonesian people.

Since July 2007 UT has opened UT School to train new students to be professional mechanics for heavy equipment machines and big vehicles. In the first year UT selected and recruited about 90 students from 2000 candidates. Those who were selected come from many parts in Indonesia. They were selected after a series of academic tests, administrative reviews and interviews. After one-year programme finishes, 24 best students will be given a chance to continue their study to the second year programme. They will be prepared to be global mechanics... it means they will be prepared to work abroad where clients of UT are located. Those 24 students will later go to the third year programme to prepare them to be more profesional. This kind of recruitment and programme will continue every year. It is UT concern to prepare the students to be able to communicate well in English so that they can work together with foreigners.

It is a great surprise for my course Independent English Course to be involved in preparing the English language programme. There will be some more meetings and discussions to make the programme run well. I hope that Independent can help UT so that both Independent and UT School can get mutual benefit.

Thomas A. Sutadi

A MESSAGE BY GEORGE CARLIN

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate?

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done largerthings, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak!

And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.

George Carlin

Gratitude is absolutely the way to bring more into your life

I got this text from Mr Ign. Herry Djoko Susilo. Thanks, Pak Herry.
(Thomas A. Sutadi)

SIX SPECTACULAR TECHNIQUES TO MASTER ENGLISH QUICKLY

1. Learn English through simple things. Use the words about things around you… food, drink, utensils, vehicles, feeling, weather, etc. Use simple expressions or phrases such as greetings and daily questions… (How are you? Where are your friends? Would you like some juice? etc.)

2. Use your English every day... every time you can use it... on and on... Speak a lot... Write a lot... Listen a lot... Read a lot... In short, be active!

3. If you do not have any people to talk to, TALK TO YOURSELF... as if you talk to other people. When talking to yourself makes other people disturbed, do it in your heart and mind.

4. Just talk... Just read... Just write... Just listen... Do not be afraid of making mistakes... Making mistakes is human nature. Anyway… speaking is free... reading is free... writing is free... and listening does not need money.

5. Do it from now. Do not wait until tomorrow what you can do today.

6. If you do not agree with these tips, just do tips numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Good luck.

AMBIL KURSUS PRIVAT SEKARANG

Tidak dapat berbahasa Inggris di jaman sekarang memang sangat merepotkan

dan sering sekali menjadi hal yang “memalukan”.
Menelpon, menjawab atau menulis email, membuat laporan, melakukan presentasi bisnis atau presentasi ilmiah, berdiskusi dengan business partner atau ekpatriat...

semua harus sudah mulai dilakukan dalam bahasa Inggris...

Anda yang masih duduk di bangku sekolah pun tidak dapat lepas

dari tuntutan yang tidak sederhana.

Anda harus bisa membaca teks-teks berbahasa Inggris.

Anda harus dapat menulis.

Beberapa dari Anda malah dituntut memiliki Skor TOEFL yang tinggi.

Anda juga harus dapat berbicara, mengungkapkan pendapat dan

berdebat dalam bahasa Inggris...

Artinya:
penguasaan bahasa Inggris
sudah menjadi kebutuhan mutlak sekarang...

Nah... Jika Anda memang mengalami kesulitan berbahasa Inggris,

saya dan tim saya siap membantu Anda mengatasi kesulitan Anda.

Entah Anda seorang boss perusahaan, sekretaris, dosen, peneliti, pengacara, jendral,

pegawai negeri, guru, mahasiswa, anak sekolah, tukang parkir...

jika Anda mau belajar bersama kami,

Anda akan bisa berbahasa Inggris dengan baik.

Terserah kebutuhan Anda:
English for conversation,

business English,

English for Civil Servants,

English for Secretaries,

English for Elementary School Students,

TOEFL Preparation,

IELTS Preparation,

English for Teachers,

English for Specific Purposes,

dll....
diskusikan dengan saya dan tim saya.

Bagaimana dengan biaya kursusnya?
Biaya kursus privat termurah di lembaga-lembaga kursus pada umumnya

adalah sekitar Rp 150.000 per kelas / per pertemuan.

Kalau Anda datang kursus 2x seminggu, atau 8 x pertemuan dalam satu bulan,

berarti Anda harus membayar paling sedikit Rp 1.200.000 per bulan,

belum termasuk biaya pendaftaran (biasanya paling sedikit Rp 150.000 per group), biaya buku (minimal Rp 50.000 per orang) dan biaya-biaya lain seperti biaya ujian, biaya gedung, dll.

Tapi tunggu... itu ada di lembaga kursus yang lain...
Kalau Anda ingin belajar bahasa Inggris privat di rumah atau kantor Anda

yang terletak di dalam Kota Bogor,

atau atau Anda ingin ikut privat di lembaga kursus saya,

dan Anda memutuskan untuk mendaftarkan diri

sebelum 28 Februari 2009.

Anda cukup membayar biaya kursus Rp 1.000.000

untuk 8 kali pertemuan,

atau hanya Rp 125.000 per pertemuan.

Tapi kalau Anda menghadiri kelas privat di lembaga kursus saya,

Independent English Course,

Anda hanya cukup membayar Rp 800.000

untuk 1 paket/8 kali pertemuan

atau hanya Rp 100.000 per pertemuan.

Serba GRATIS dan DISKON:

Gratis biaya pendaftaran;

Gratis biaya buku/materi kursus;

Gratis placement test...

Materi kursus tetap berbobot

dan sesuai dengan harapan Anda.

Garansi uang kembali 100%

apabila Anda tidak puas dengan pelayanan kami...

tanpa ditanya...

buku dan materi lain tetap menjadi milik Anda.

Anda dapat membentuk kelompok privat 1-5 orang... biayanya tetap...

artinya Anda bisa patungan dengan teman-teman Anda...

Lebih murah kan?
Jika Anda berdomisili di luar Kota Bogor,

hubungi saya atau staff saya untuk pembicaraan lebih lanjut.

Apabila saya tidak dapat melayani Anda karena jadwal mengajar saya yang padat,

saya akan mengirim anggota tim pengajar saya untuk melayani Anda.

Saya bisa menjamin bahwa tim saya

terdiri dari para staf pengajar yang berkompeten dan berdedikasi tinggi.

Silakan kontak saya atau staff saya di

(0251) 2298154

untuk keterangan lebih lanjut.

Ingat,

kesempatan ini hanya berlaku untuk pendaftaran sampai dengan

28 Februari 2009

dan untuk kursus privat yang akan dimulai

Februari dan minggu pertama Maret 2009.

Take Action sekarang

karena besok tempat untuk Anda mungkin sudah diambil orang lain.

Salam saya,

Thomas A. Sutadi

END-OF-YEAR THANKSGIVING

First of all I would like to thank God, who has given me a lot of blessing so that I can serve a lot of students this year (2008). I thank God for the opportunities he has prepared for me. It is also God, who has driven me to move one step further... to enter a different kind of “world”. Indeed... for him and because of him I have done all those things...

I thank my wife, Maria Gracia Maxi, and my son, Yohanes Maria Vianney Sutadi, who always support me... Both of you are my inspiration... you are everything for me...

Thanks a lot to Ibu Caroline T. Priyapto, my mother, who endlessly prays for me and my family. Thanks a lot to my brother and sisters: FX Sutyasno, Sr. M. Kristiana SND and Cicilia E. Atmintarsih for their love and care. Thanks a lot to Madame M.M. Martanti, my mother in law, and Mas Reza, Mas Tino and Mbak Jeny for their support.

To close this year, I also would like to thank Mas Ir A.M. Suryatmanta and his wife, Mbak Ir A. Susanti, both are the owners of Kumon Mathematics School in Jalan Sudirman Bogor, who have encouraged me to start my own English course. Their words triggered my will.

I would like to thank my working partners at Independent English Course: Miss Irma Lismayanti and Miss Ramadhani Nuryunawati for their great job this year.

I want to give my thanks to my current and former students who have always made me happy and courageous by giving me supports. I will never forget to mention them for their great help and friendship: Etty Nur Baety, Arief Kurniadi, Lorita, Rahmat Hidayat, Risa Guntari, Pramita Fitri, Maria Angela Turangan, Raynaldy, Rini Asmunati, etc.

Thanks a lot to my previous colleagues who have helped me in my previous job: Ms Dewi Lestari HW, Ms Siti Wastunnahari, Ms Latifah Soraya, Mr Amir Syarifuddin, Ms Suprihati Sarlan and Tarmaji. I thank Mr Budianto Wijaya, Mr Satyadhi Hendra and Mr Udaya NH for their guidance when I still joined their company.

I would like to thank Mr Ir Mamul Zein, chairman of HIPKI DPC Kota Bogor, Ibu Ratmi and Bapak Drs. H. Ridwan Jamaluddin from UPTD Dinas Pendidikan Dasar Kecamatan Tanah Sareal, and Bapak Bambang Gunawan SH, MSi, head of Dinas Pendidikan Kota Bogor, who have helped me to establish Independent English Course by issuing recommendation and course licence.

I’d like to express my gratitude to some private students who have trusted me to help them this year: Miss Lorita, who became my first private student at Independent, Mrs. Dr. Nurhaimi Haris, who trusted me to help her to prepare her paper presentation, Mr Dr. Uhendi Haris, who gave support both to his wife and me so that the private lessons could run well. Thanks to Pramita Fitri and Risa Guntari, who kept helping me when I needed them. I’d also like to thank Mrs Yulianti Rosdian, Mrs Tanti Kusumayati, Mrs Nurjanah and Mrs Tuti Herawati from SMAN 7 Bogor, who have trusted me to help them prepare their bilingual lessons. Thanks a lot to Mr Rizal Ponto, Tubagus Riezky and Pramesti.

I also want to thank my great friends at Exultate Choir (Pak Simon, Pak Ludo, Bu Ludo, Mas Gago, etc.), St Theresia Choir (Pak Jack and friends) and BMV Choir, who have given me support and can understand my shortcoming to serve them.

I cannot deny that I learn a lot from some VCDs/DVDs and books written by great Indonesian motivators and successful people such as Pak Tung Desem Waringin, Pak Mario Teguh and Pak Purdi E Chandra. They have given me a lof of inspiration.

Finally, I thank you all for your time to read this blog.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
God bless you all.

(Thomas A. Sutadi)

TESTIMONIALS ABOUT MY ENGLISH COURSE

REGULAR STUDENTS SAY...

If you want to take regular classes, you can just come to my English course, Independent English Course, at Jl Raya Taman Cimanggu 50 RT 03/RW 01, Kelurahan Kedung Waringin, Kecamatan Tanah Sareal, Kota Bogor.

I have a lot of loyal students. Some of them give the following testimonials about the English course they attend twice a week.

“I like studying here because the teacher is very nice, and the atmosphere is good and fun. I really enjoy it…” (Vito Adrian, SMPN 1 Bogor)

“You can feel togetherness in the class...” (Clara Kanajaya, SMA Regina Pacis Bogor)

“Independent is a good English course. It can help us to learn English well. The place is not big but it is cosy. The teacher is kind and funny... You can be his friend and quickly learn English.” (Marwin Suwardi, SMP Regina Pacis Bogor)

“It is a good English course. The teacher is good and kind. Although it is noisy outside, we enjoy the course...” (Stevanie Clarisa, SMP Kesatuan Bogor)

“I think Independent English Course is nice. I like the lesson atmosphere…” (Annisa D.A.K., SMPN 4 Bogor)

“I think Independent is good. When we study, we sometimes laugh together...” (Andrianus Pujianto, SMP Regina Pacis)

“It is a good place to study English. The teacher is friendly and the class is good...” (Mia Sylvia S., SMP Kesatuan Bogor)

“I like Independent and I want to speak English well. I like the teacher, too.” (Christian Ryan, SD Kesatuan Bogor)

“The course is good. The teacher is funny. It is noisy outside but I like studying here...” (Livia, SMP Mardi Waluya Bogor)

“Independent is a good English course. The teacher is very nice, clever and never angry; his knowledge is wide; the place is strategic; it is clean…small but comfortable; the teaching and learning process is so fun and exciting… and there are a lot of stories and games…” (S. Hanun U., SMPN 1 Bogor)

“The course is fun and I think I become smarter after I join Independent. Besides, the teacher is very friendly.” (Rexy Dwi Putra, SMP IT ABN Bogor)

The testimonials above are truly made by my students. You may come to my English course to check whether the statements above are true or false. You will meet my enthusiastic and optimistic students...